Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 81 Role Selection
Gao Yuanyuan walked out of the suite, and everyone in the room was shocked.

The long boots are matched with an off-white coat, like a ray of sunshine in winter. The cut of the clothes perfectly outlines the figure and shows off the charming waist.

She was carrying a cowhide bag, which matched the color of her coat.

These are all good.

However, she put on light makeup on her face, and her hair, which was not long to begin with, was curled into ramen curls, turning the girl into a married aunt in an instant!

She is mature and married. If she can keep this hairstyle without it becoming a bird's nest, her life must be quite good...

Teacher Huang...completely met Cao Yang's requirements, but it just felt weird.

"This movie is about a married woman with a child. Her husband cheated on her and died unexpectedly. The woman didn't want to face it, so in order to escape, she took her child back to a small place..."

Cao Yang had just said this when he saw Gao Yuanyuan lower her head and seemed to wipe away her tears. When she looked up again, her eyes were a little red.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Director Cao, I...I think this story is too sad, I can't help it, I'm really sorry."

You must be feeling the same way, right? I'm really sensitive now.

"It's okay. I'll give you a rough outline of the plot, and then you can try out some scenes for me later."

"Okay, okay, Director Cao, please continue."

Gao Yuanyuan took the tissue handed to her by Teacher Huang and said thank you softly.

"In that small place, the woman opened a piano training class and sent her son to kindergarten. Then her son was kidnapped and killed because the ransom was not enough..."

Then, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't stop crying. You are made of water, right? This mental state... is very suitable.

"I'm...I'm sorry, Director Cao, I...I..."

Gao Yuanyuan quickly apologized and thought, it's over, I've messed up the audition. I felt a little disheartened for a moment, and my tears couldn't stop.

"Do you think you can play this role?"

After she calmed down a little, Cao Yang asked.

"I...can?"

Gao Yuanyuan felt that she definitely could not play such a complicated character, not to mention that she had messed up the audition. But even if there was a little hope, she did not want to give up, because this was Director Cao's movie.

"Well, go back and wait for news. Think about what I said when you have time."

Cao Yang gave an order, and he felt that Gao Yuanyuan could understand what he meant - you have been given free time to figure out the plot and characters, and the role is basically given to you.

Gao Yuanyuan returned home a little dazed. She felt that she had little hope, and then began to think about what Cao Yang had said.

"What did Director Cao ask me to think about?"

So, I went over every word Cao Yang said today from beginning to end, and suddenly I felt a chill all over my body and began to understand a little.

"Is Director Cao giving me some advice by explaining the plot of the movie? After all, we all know each other, and Director Cao is a very nice person."

"In the script, the woman was betrayed by her husband and cheated on. This plot is very similar to me... and because of the woman's escape, the child died in the end. So, is Director Cao telling me that escape can't solve the problem, but will only make things worse?"

This reading comprehension ability is still very good.

Unconsciously, Gao Yuanyuan's tears began to flow again. Deep down in her heart, she wanted to escape, but also wanted to break up resolutely.

However, Director Cao is such a powerful and smart person, so what he said must make sense. We cannot just avoid it. Avoidance will not solve any problem, but will only make it worse.

So Gao Yuanyuan plucked up her courage and made up her mind to break up.

Break up, immediately, right now, you must break up, don't be a hesitant and confused woman. The movie Cao Yang is going to shoot is called "Milyang". Miryang is a small town in South Korea, but in the movie, it represents the secret sunshine.

In fact, it would be more accurate to say that it is the hidden sunlight, the place where the sunlight cannot reach.

So this is a tragic film. Throughout the whole film, the heroine is in a corner where the sun does not shine, a person who is missed by happiness, and a person abandoned by luck.

Cao Yang hadn't chosen a role yet when Sony Classics and MK2 came to him.

They want to buy out the foreign copyright in advance.

From this we can also see that Cao Yang’s status is indeed different.

In other words, Cao Yang did not release the news of selling the copyright to the public, otherwise, not only Sony Classics and MK2, but probably all companies with a little bit of strength in Europe and the United States would join the competition.

But for art films like this that want to win awards, you can't get the copyright just by paying more. What matters more is the strength behind the film and the effort they are willing to invest.

This is the good thing about selling copyrights in advance. If you want the movie to make you more money, then organize more awards to make the movie more influential, so that you can sell more box office and make more dollars.

This time, in order to show his sincerity, Bellman directly offered a copyright fee of 320 million US dollars. MK2 was almost there. The box office of award-winning art films in Europe is a long-term income, but after all, the market cannot be compared with that of the United States, and the profit-making means are not as many as those of the United States, so it only offered 260 million US dollars.

It’s not bad, it’s increased a lot compared to before I won the Golden Lion. The revenue in Europe increased by one million, and the revenue from Sony Classics doubled.

Since "Empty Room" won the Golden Lion Award, Wu Qihua, as one of the main actors, has seen his salary increase rapidly. The external offer has increased from 30 to 150 million, a five-fold increase.

Now it is also top-notch among the second-tier cities.

Moreover, since "Empty Room" was released in Hong Kong, he has received many invitations, and even several scripts directly invited him to play the leading role.

Wu Qihua's agent has been very happy during this period and feels that his original choice was absolutely correct.

He was discussing with Wu Qihua which script to take when Wu Qihua's phone rang.

"Hello, Producer Cheng."

"Really? Yes, yes, I told you, as long as it's Director Cao's movie, I'm always available."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Producer Cheng. Thank you for your help, Producer Cheng."

"Goodbye, Producer Cheng. I'll treat you to dinner when I go to Beijing."

After hanging up the phone, the agent looked over expectantly.

Wu Qihua couldn't help but grin, "Director Cao's exclusive producer Cheng Jianye."

"Director Cao has a new movie?" The agent asked happily, perked up.

Wu Qihua nodded, grinning even wider, "Producer Cheng said that I'm the protagonist this time, but most of the scenes will still be played by the heroine. Producer Cheng asked me to be mentally prepared."

"Don't worry about that."

The agent waved his hand and said with emotion: "A while ago, the Four Heavenly Kings and Liang Chaowei all publicly expressed their desire to work with Director Cao, and even joked that they would be fine without pay. Director Cao thought of you first when he had a new movie, which shows that Director Cao is a nostalgic person."

"Yes, Director Cao is a very nice person. Except on the set, you rarely see him get angry. He is always polite to everyone. His character is really great."

The agent nodded and discussed, "How should we charge for the film this time? Still based on the previous price?"

Wu Qihua replied without hesitation: "Just let Director Cao decide how much to give. If he gives too much, we will return it. The most we can charge is the 20 yuan we received last time."

The agent nodded. "No problem. The company won't make a fuss about it."

　Thanks to "Let's talk again a thousand years later" for the reward, thanks to my brothers for the monthly tickets and recommendations, I sincerely thank you all for your support, thank you!
　　
　
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