Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 93 Actor who plays Miyazono Kaori

[Screenwriter Su Yan has reached a cooperation with Qingkong TV, and the new drama will be broadcast in July. ]

[Su Yan would rather leave the Big Three and go to Qingkong TV than stay at Sakura TV. Why did he make this choice? 】

[Leaving the industry's top TV station and choosing to cooperate with a first-rate TV station, Su Yan's chess performance is terrible. 】

[In script creation, talent does not represent the screenwriter's wisdom. The influence of Qingkong TV is one level lower than that of Sakura TV. Su Yan's choice to cooperate with Qingkong may make him indistinguishable from the crowd. ]

[Young people are too arrogant and will regret it later.]

A group of people in the news media and television industry were extremely concerned about the news that Su Yan was cooperating with them as revealed by Qingkong TV.

After all, the fans and popularity accumulated by Su Yan's three dramas are quite large. As long as the news is slightly related to Su Yan, the number of people watching is obviously higher.

Many reporters even found Su Yan at the film and television base in Shanghai.

As for Su Yan, when he worked at Sakura TV Station, he usually avoided these people.

Because I’m afraid of trouble.

But now, he accepts interviews from reporters from any channel.

After all, this is equivalent to increasing the exposure of Your Lie in April.

Through interviews with these reporters.

A group of drama fans in Xia Country gradually learned some basic information about the drama in April.

Music-themed drama.

The male protagonist is a piano genius.

There is an element of love.

And the story is healing and touching.

And most importantly, the male lead is still played by Su Yan.

However, the actress who plays the female lead is no longer Gu Qingyuan.

Although Gu Qingyuan has collaborated with Su Yan on three consecutive works.

But Gu Qingyuan is more suitable for the role of an ice beauty.

The heroine of this drama in April, Kaoru Miyazono, is obviously a beautiful girl with a lot of energy.

Of course, if your acting skills are good enough, you can also switch your acting style.

But Gu Qingyuan has a weakness: she can't play the violin.

Even if the filming does not require such a high level of violin playing skills from the actors, if you want to act like it, it is impossible for a pure beginner to do so. You have to really know how to play the violin.

From this point of view, Gu Qingyuan can be ruled out directly.

However, after Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan collaborated on three dramas, the two became good friends. Although she was not suitable for the role of the heroine Gong Yuan Xun, she could play some important supporting roles.

Among them, the role of Su Yan, a key supporting role in the drama "Igawa Emi", was given to her.

After all, her piano duel with the male lead in the original work was really cool and she had enough scenes.

Although Gu Qingyuan doesn't know how to play the violin, she learned piano before going to college. Although her playing level is a bit weak, she has no problem coping with filming.

Although the funding for this drama in April is not abundant, it is still a B-level drama anyway. It is not a problem to invite some popular idol stars to play the supporting female role Tsubaki Sawabe and the supporting male role Ryota Watari.

Even Qiu Junlin and Takezawa Kayono agreed to guest-star as middle-aged and elderly characters in this drama.

After the reporter announced this information through an interview with Su Yan, Su Yan's fans finally became interested.

"So, old thief Su Yan can also play the piano and violin?"

"During an interview, he told the reporter that he is very good at playing the piano and violin, and that he will dub the piano and violin performances of many characters in the drama. He must be confident to say such a thing!"

"Is this true? In Xiaguo's music-themed dramas, the music is basically dubbed by professional musicians. Otherwise, there are many music enthusiasts in the audience, and if the level is low, it will be distracting. What Su Yan means by this is that he thinks his piano and violin playing level is comparable to that of professionals?"

"It's nothing to be surprised about! The guzheng played by the heroine Lu Yuan and the flute played by the hero Shen Buyan in Ancient Love Song were both dubbed by the old thief Su Yan. Don't you think the music is full of emotion? Isn't it normal for the old thief to play ancient Xia instruments such as guzheng and flute, as well as some Western instruments such as piano and violin?"

"Ah? I haven't heard of such a thing! Was the music for Ancient Love Song played by the old thief Su Yan himself? I cried many times when I listened to those songs!"

"You guys are fans of Su Yan without knowing anything? I don't know how good he is at playing the piano and violin. But the theme song of Rurouni Kenshin, Ancient Love Song, Empty Waiting, Watching on the Wall, and Tracing Back, were actually written and composed by Su Yan!"

"These things are listed in the work information list on the official website of Sakura TV. In my opinion, although Su Yan is handsome and has good acting skills, his talent in music is just as good as his talent in screenwriting!"

"I've never heard of such a thing. I only know that he is an actor and screenwriter in these three dramas. Can he also compose music?"

"So his good looks are just his most insignificant advantage?"

"Hearing what you said, I almost fell in love with him. But judging from the tragic dramas he starred in, I guess Su Yan is also a gloomy guy in real life, which is not my style."

"Well, that's not the case. I have a high school classmate who works at Sakura TV. I heard that he is quite popular at Sakura TV and is a sunny and cheerful boy! But why all the dramas he created have such tragic endings is unknown."

"Sunny, cheerful, big boy? Hahaha, are you going to make me laugh to death so that you can inherit the less than 3,000 Xiaguo currency in my bank account?"

"I read all the comments all night and didn't laugh at all, but you, a sunny and cheerful boy, made me laugh. Haha."

"Lao Zei said in an interview that this drama is a pure musical romance drama, absolutely touching and healing, without any messy heart-wrenching plots. How credible do you think it is?"

"I believe him a ghost!"

"I'd be worried if he was filming other dramas, but I'm really worried about a musical. You can't make him depressed, right? The worst that can happen is that he failed in a music competition and got beaten by others. How sad can it be?"

"Well, now that you mention it, I really can't think of any precedent in the history of Xiaguo's TV dramas for musical dramas with tragic endings!"

"Anyway, I've already booked a list of shows to watch in July. I'll definitely watch Your Lie in April then."

"You little haters. When Ancient Love Song and Rurouni Kenshin ended, you all said you wanted to block Su Yan. Now that there's news about a new drama, and even the final photos haven't been released, you've all added him to the list of people who want to follow the drama, right?"

"I can't help it. Although I feel like dying every time I watch the old thief's drama, after the depressing mood passes, I still want to watch it! Maybe I am an M!"

"Yes, me too."

Su Yan's frequent media interviews also helped the drama in April gain a lot of attention before it was aired.

All these also gave the April crew a great advantage in the casting process.

There are many young actors in Xia Country, and not all of them only focus on starring in those big productions with ratings that are at least in the top three of the quarter.

Qingkong TV is also a large domestic TV station.

Su Yan is now very popular in the film and television industry.

From the perspective of screenwriter, he can be considered a first-class screenwriter.

From an actor's perspective, Su Yan, who has starred in three hit dramas, can be considered a second-tier star in the acting industry.

The drama in which he starred naturally attracted the attention of a group of domestic celebrities.

Although the crew paid the actors a low salary in April for the sake of the quality of the series, it doesn't matter if it's a little less. What's the most important thing for a star?
That’s right, famous!
Once you become famous, you can take on commercial performances and advertising endorsements, and the lost film remuneration can naturally be made up from other places.

So in mid-April, the auditions for supporting roles in Your Lie in April were quite lively.

Many popular young idol stars, some singers who want to enter the film and television industry, and many stars from variety shows came to audition.

These people can make it in this industry, so their looks and acting skills must be good, so the actors Su Yan and Shinozaki Yumi for several important supporting roles were quickly decided. But the casting of the heroine Miyazono Kaoru was the only one.

The acting style is cute and lively, and he needs to be well-known and have certain attainments in violin.

This is a bit difficult.

Su Yan has been worrying about this matter for two days.

It can be said that as long as the role of the heroine Miyazono Kaoru is confirmed, the April crew will be formed.

"To be honest, this kind of role is really hard to choose." Ikumi Shinozaki.

"There are many celebrities in Xiaguo who can play the piano. But there are very few who can play the violin."

There were several documents on Su Yan's desk, which were the information of several movie stars that Shinozaki Ikumi had found.

“They’re not of the right age.”

Su Yan sighed after reading it.

"I am 21 years old and I am playing a 15-year-old middle school student. It is not a big problem if I put on makeup! But no matter how much makeup they put on when they are 30 years old, they can't play the teenage heroine Miyazono Kaori. That is not a problem of acting skills."

Shinozaki Ikumi was not surprised by Su Yan's words.

"Then there is another option now."

Ikumi Shinozaki took out a file bag.

When Su Yan opened it, what caught his eye was a photo of a beautiful girl and her message.

"Shen Liqian." Su Yan read out her name.

"We can't afford her, right?"

Su Yan thought for a moment and extracted her information from the original owner's memory.

"Yes, that's true. Although Shen Liqian is only 20 years old, she debuted at the age of 15 and has already starred in six TV series and two movies. Moreover, all six TV series are A-level dramas." Shinozaki Ikumi said.

"One of her films ranked first in the quarterly ratings, and two of her films ranked in the top three. The two films she starred in performed mediocrely, with a total box office of less than 200 million. If we count purely by fame, she should be a first-tier actress in Xiaguo's TV drama industry, but she is one of the first-tier actresses with relatively low popularity and appeal."

"What I just said was her resume as of more than a year ago. Ever since the A-level fantasy romance drama 'Pear Flower' starring her suffered a disastrous ratings failure a year ago, ending with an average rating of 2.87%, she has not had any new works aired until now." said Ikumi Shinozaki.

“It’s worth mentioning that the drama “Pear Flower” was broadcast on Sakura TV.”

Shinozaki Yumi spent some time talking to Su Yan, and Su Yan finally understood.

The ratings of the drama "Pear Flower" were not good, and then Yoshitoki Akasaka and his producer Noriko Sano put the blame on Shen Liqian, and even said that she was acting like a big shot on the crew.

The best way to cover up your own mistakes is not to explain, but to magnify other people's mistakes, so that you can hide yourself.

The actions of Akasaka Yoshitoki's gang were simple and disgusting. They were sure that Shen Liqian would not dare to offend them and would suffer the loss in silence.

But Shen Liqian happened to be a lively and straightforward person who would never hold back her anger. In an interview with reporters, she scolded Akasaka Yoshitoki, producer Sano Noriko, and the screenwriter and director of "Pear Flower" all to pieces.

That's live TV!

She acted in this drama according to the plot created by the screenwriter and the requirements of the director and producer. If there is any problem, it is all blamed on her acting skills?
But impulsiveness comes at a price.

The poor performance of the drama "Pear Flower" caused her influence to decline, and she also offended Yoshitoki Akasaka, who suppressed her through his operations in the industry.

An actress whose future seems uncertain, whose personality is not smooth, and who is hated by Akasaka Yoshitoki.

The production departments of Zhongxia and Hudu TV stations also gave face to Yoshitoki Akasaka.

After all, if you give face to Akasaka Yoshitoki today, he will give face to you tomorrow. There are some tacit understandings among colleagues that everyone understands.

This also resulted in Shen Liqian being approached by almost no big-production crews from the three major TV stations over the past year.

"So after Shen Liqian learned about the casting conditions for the April heroine, she asked her agent to contact me!" said Shinozaki Ikumi.

"She was paid 8 million Xia Guo Yuan for her role in the drama 'Pear Blossom'. But now, she is willing to take 4 million Yuan for the role in 'April'."

The film and television industry in Xiaguo has relatively strict control over the pay of leading actors.

The total pay of the leading actors usually does not exceed one-third of the budget.

Compared to Su Yan's previous life in China, the pay of the top actresses in TV dramas in Xia Country is not so exaggerated, often reaching tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

But the average pay per episode is not low.

Most of the TV dramas in Xia country are only 11 or 12 episodes long, so the 8 million yuan salary is equivalent to 700,000 yuan per episode.

If we convert the average pay of 700,000 per episode into a TV series like the one in Su Yan's previous life in China, which often had 40 or 50 episodes, then the pay for a series would be more than 30 million.

"She hasn't filmed a movie for a year. Is her influence still there?" Su Yan asked doubtfully.

"Of course. The disastrous failure of the drama was due to mistakes in management and the script. Her fans know very well that it has nothing to do with her as the lead actress. The allegation that she acted like a big shot and disappeared during filming, which caused delays in the filming schedule, is completely false."

"So in the latest media popularity statistics of female TV stars in Xiaguo, she still ranked sixteenth even though she hasn't filmed a drama for a year! But if the gap between works is longer, her popularity will definitely decline seriously, so this is one of the reasons why she took the initiative to find us and reduced her pay," said Ikumi Shinozaki.

"She saw the potential you showed in your previous three dramas. Your Ancient Love Song had a viewership rating of over 4% when it was broadcast during the midnight slot, so April might be able to achieve even higher viewership figures after it is broadcast on Qingkong TV, helping her return to the peak of her acting career. Now she only needs to prove her value and popularity through the success of a drama, and then the film and television industry in Xia Country, including the capital of the three major TV stations, will pay attention to her again."

"Besides, you, like her, have had conflicts with Akasaka Yoshitoki and have been suppressed before. This can be considered as a common sympathy."

Su Yan was somewhat moved by what he said.

He couldn't afford the eight million yuan salary, but he could still afford four million yuan.

After all, he is the boss himself, and he must have received zero pay for playing the male lead, Arima Kousei. Otherwise, what is the difference between that and transferring money from one hand to the other? He has to pay taxes once more.

In this way, among the leading actors, only the female lead Kaoru Miyazono's salary of 4 million can be said to be directly controlled to one-fifth of the budget.

"Can she play the violin?" Su Yan asked curiously at this time.

"Of course. Even her agent proudly said that Shen Liqian is the best violinist among all the actors in Xia Country."

Ikumi Shinozaki took out her laptop and played a video.

That was the final of the youth violin competition officially held by the Xia State five years ago.

Shen Liqian, who was only fifteen years old at the time, won seventh place in this competition.

Because of her stunning looks in this competition, she was spotted by an entertainment agency and eventually became an actress.

"Not a bad level." Su Yan listened to Shen Liqian's performance in the video.

Su Yan had never touched a violin before, but the violin expertise given to him by the system allowed Su Yan's brain to automatically judge Shen Liqian's level.

It's very close to being a professional violinist.

It's a pity that I chose the path of being an actor.

Good level?

Shinozaki Ikumi looked surprised.

Five years ago, he ranked seventh in the Xia National Youth Violin Competition!
Su Yan, your tone of commenting from a high position is too natural, as if your level is higher than hers.

(End of this chapter)