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Chapter 185 The Legend of Sword and Fairy (asking for double monthly tickets)
"It's indeed not easy, but it can still be broadcast, and it can be broadcast in Hong Kong or Taiwan first. If the effect is good, it will be easier to sell in the mainland." Ms. Liu is not worried about this.

When you skip the rules and focus on a higher level, nothing becomes a problem.

"The film crew has a very unique idea." Hao Yun gave a thumbs up.

"We have already started preparations and will probably start filming early next year." Aunt Liu and the others have already decided on the roles, with An Xiaoxi playing the leading female role.

"I heard that this drama has decided to select artists from many popular stars including F4 member Zhou Yumin, 5566 captain Sun Xiezhi, Xie Tingfeng, Lin Zhiying, Luo Zhixiang, etc." This was the news that Wu Laoliu got.

"Well... this is almost impossible. The film company does not have sufficient funds and cannot afford big-name stars. Most of the actors they hire are newcomers or actors who are not very famous. They save as much as possible."

"Well, I have no access to information here." Hao Yun said helplessly.

It’s not that Wu Laoliu is incompetent, but his connections have long been unable to keep up with Hao Yun’s pace, and now he has begun to rely on Hao Yun’s status in the entertainment industry to negotiate business.

"Xixi has reached their limit." Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"The Story of a Noble Family" made two female stars famous, one is Dong Lian and the other is An Xiaoxi.

Dong Lian went straight to Hong Kong, signed a contract with Wang Jiawei, became Liang Chaowei's junior sister, and worked with big names like Liang Chaowei. She no longer looked down on the mainland market.

In this way, An Xiaoxi became the biggest beneficiary of this drama.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" invited her to participate in the show so that she could take the lead in boosting the ratings. In addition to her popularity in "The Story of a Noble Family", she will also be in the upcoming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

With these two big dramas as a guarantee, the film producers are more confident in proceeding.

Well, you could also say it's hype.

It’s just that they learned how to hype things up from Zhang Jizhong, but they didn’t grasp the essence of it.

Zhang Jizhong is talking about this and that, so it is really possible to sign him. For example, if he talks about Lu Yi to play Duan Yu, as long as Lu Yi nods, the crew will dare to sign.

In "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", they were trying to lure Lin Zhiying into it, what if Lin Zhiying really agreed?

He wanted to pursue An Xiaoxi, and knowing that An Xiaoxi was going to act in the role, he might actually agree to do so, but he could forget about reducing her pay.

He reduced his own pay for his role in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. There is nothing wrong with doing it occasionally, but if he keeps doing this, it is not called reducing his own pay. His pay will really be lowered by the industry.

There's no problem with An Xiaoxi, she doesn't have a standard for her pay.

He didn't get much pay for the two films he has starred in so far, and there are capital operations involved, so he didn't get much pay for this "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" either.

Anyway, An Xiaoxi earns much more money from filming commercials than from film pay.

The cost for Hao Yun's advertising endorsement together with Hei Dou was 350,000 yuan, and An Xiaoxi directly earned hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Currently, many brands are willing to bet that after the broadcast of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", it will not be a problem for her to earn over a million yuan in endorsement fees.

"Who is the director?" Hao Yun wiped his mouth. He ate two plates of dumplings, while Aunt Liu and An Xiaoxi neither finished a single plate.

"There are quite a lot of directors, including Li Guoli, Wu Jinyuan, Liang Quanzhi, and Mai Guanzhi. There are currently four directors in total. Li Guoli is also the producer, and the main investors are Tangren, Shanghai Film Group, and Yunnan Broadcasting." Aunt Liu knows everything and there is nothing to keep secret.

"Wu Jinyuan, I know him. He was filming A Step into the Past in Hengdian before. I went there to be an extra and he discovered me. He wanted to give me a small role, but I was going to act in You and Me at the time, directed by Teng Huatao, so I turned him down. However, we agreed to work together again next time we have the chance, and we even added each other's contact information." Hao Yun heard the name of an acquaintance.

"The producer and director Li Guoli is the director of Tangren. The TV series is mainly produced by Wu Jinyuan. If you know him, it will be much easier." Aunt Liu will have to spend a lot of effort to help Hao Yun get a role in this drama.

However, she coveted the film resources in Hao Yun's hands and had to exchange resources.

"What roles can they offer us?" asked Hao Yun.

"You have two choices. One is the No. 1 male lead, but you have to sign an agency contract with Tangren. The other is the No. 2 male lead, which means you have fewer roles. They hope to open up the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets through you. You are very popular there." Aunt Liu and the others couldn't help Hao Yun get the No. 1 male lead directly.

There is no problem with the second male lead.

In Hong Kong, Hao Yun is considered to be one of the four most handsome men along with Chen Guanxi, Wu Yanzu and Xie Tingfeng.

In Taiwan, because of Infernal Affairs and The King's Avatar, Hao Yun is considered the most handsome young actor in mainland China. Lu Yi, Tong Dawei, and Huang Danan are not as good as Hao Yun in Taiwan, even if they play the leading male role.

Tangren really hopes to sign Hao Yun.

But they were not sure whether Hao Yun would agree. After all, Hao Yun had a good relationship with Jiang Wen and Ge You, so there was no reason for him to choose them instead of Aunt Hua.

Tangren started working on "Two Constables from Suzhou" in 98, and then gained a foothold in 99 with "The Twins", but they were only co-producers at that time.

In the following years, they participated in the production of many TV series, but they never made much of a splash. What really gave them the confidence to take on the leading role in a TV series was last year's "The Book and the Sword", which was the version starring Zhao Wenzhuo.

Although all the actors used are from outside, Tangren has realized that combining film and television with brokerage is the real way out, which can not only ensure quality but also reduce labor costs.

So, they put forward a requirement that Sugar Man must be signed.

Even An Xiaoxi and the others were talking about it.

I just didn't have much hope, because Tangren's independently produced "The Heroines of the Yang Family" and "The Book and the Sword" were really not up to par.

And An Xiaoxi has no shortage of resources.
The reason they looked for An Xiaoxi was that they hoped that he could bring out some new people from their company.

The same goes for Hao Yun.

If they fail to sign Hao Yun, they won't suffer any loss. On the one hand, it can help open up the TV drama market in Hong Kong and Taiwan and reduce marketing costs. On the other hand, it can also help them bring in new talents.

They just don’t want to give him the leading male role.

They are now targeting He Jiu, who has popularity, status, and is also very cheap.

"When will the shooting be started?" asked Hao Yun.

The second male lead is not bad either, he has never played the second male lead before.

"It will be around the end of this year or the beginning of next year. We are still in the process of preparation." Aunt Liu is not sure about this.

"Ah, so early," Hao Yun was dumbfounded and said, "I have accepted Fang Long's new movie, and the shooting time is estimated to be at the end of the year."

Things in Hong Kong move relatively quickly. If the leading actors have been confirmed, and the investment and script are in place, then the filming will definitely not be delayed until next year.

"..." Aunt Liu didn't know what to say.

"The mainland TV series are being prepared so quickly. I thought it would take at least until the middle of next year." Hao Yun sighed.

“By the middle of next year, even The Return of the Condor Heroes might start casting,” Aunt Liu said subconsciously.

"'The Return of the Condor Heroes', Aunt Liu is also interested in this project?" Hao Yun was also very surprised, but when he thought about the other areas of cooperation between Zhang Jizhong and Aunt Liu, he could understand it.

I just don’t know which female stars Zhang Jizhong plans to date first.

"I am indeed interested. But how did you get involved with Fang Long? What role will you play? The second male lead?" Aunt Liu didn't want to talk much about The Return of the Condor Heroes because it was still too early and nothing had been decided yet.

They can't make any promises to Hao Yun for the time being.

"I met him on the set of The Matrix. He thought I played the villain well, so he asked me to play the villain again. I can't help it. The resources we mainlanders have there are limited. I can only play villains and supporting roles."

Hao Yun didn’t think this resource was that good. If he wasn’t given 500,000 yuan, he might not even bother with Fang Long.

If the role is really good, why don't you let your son play it?

You wait and see, when his son makes his debut, he will definitely play serious leading roles.

"That's Fang Long. If you can work with Fang Long, and you have just finished filming "Infernal Affairs 2", even the leading role in "Chinese Paladin 1" is not out of the question." Aunt Liu was almost crying with envy.

This brat Hao Yun never comes back empty-handed every time he goes to Hong Kong.

That place is simply his perfect place.

“But I’m afraid there will be a schedule conflict, so I will definitely give priority to Fang Long’s New Police Story.” The basis for Hao Yun’s choice was actually the pay.

Since they are not top-tier pie, we can only talk about money.

"New Police Story" cost 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to 530,000 RMB.

Even if they paid him 1 yuan per episode for 8000 episodes of "Chinese Paladin ", it would still not be half of his salary for "New Police Story".

It’s self-evident how to choose.

"It seems that our resource exchange never succeeds." Aunt Liu was also speechless.

It's not that neither side is without resources, but unfortunately either there is a problem with the role or the schedule doesn't match. If this continues, there will be no way to continue discussing cooperation.

(End of this chapter)