Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 156 - Liu Shishi: I only feel sorry for Giegie!

The four endorsements needed to be filmed before joining the production team.

It will take about a week to coordinate.

The Pinocchio crew can also start filming now.

Lin Yufen is basically the go-to director for "White Night".

Because of her good working relationship with Bai Ye, and because of Bai Ye's growing fame, Lin Yufen's reputation has also been increasing.

Lin Yufen wasn't nearly as famous as she is now.

Since "The Best of Us," "Someday or One Day," and "You Are the Apple of My Eye," the two have collaborated three times, and each time they have achieved great success.

Therefore, whenever there is a TV series, Bai Ye's first thought is Lin Yufen.

After all, she was someone he knew well, and Lin Yufen's methods for filming idol dramas were quite good.

Tang Yan has also coordinated her schedule to join the crew. Bai Ye was originally supposed to join the crew at the same time, but after the endorsement was delayed, he will probably be a little later.

"Sister Lin, could you talk to Director Lin and ask her to prioritize filming other scenes? I'll join the crew in seven days!"

Bai Ye made arrangements for the next steps.

Lin Yufen's side can prioritize filming other people's scenes.

"Okay." Lin Wan nodded in response, then hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Bai Ye, have you ever thought about signing a director into your studio?"

Although Lin Wan didn't say it directly, it was a blatant reference to Lin Yufen.

Because Bai Ye and Lin Yufen are collaborating more and more.

If there is further cooperation in the future.

Then why not just sign Lin Yufen?

Of course, the key to this matter is whether Bai Ye wants to or not. If Bai Ye doesn't want to, then forget it.

"I need to think about it. The main issue is that if we sign a director, it's not as flexible as we are now in terms of collaboration."

Directors and actors are different.

Directors generally have more freedom than actors.

After all, not every company or studio can consistently produce resources.

The director's words don't seem like those of an actor; they belong to the behind-the-scenes world.

If you have the ability and enough fame, then someone will seek you out for collaboration.

Actors are different. Sometimes, with actors, resources are exchanged, and even if you are famous and have good acting skills, you may not get a chance.

There are two main forms of directors signing contracts with film and television companies: project collaboration and long-term contracts.

Project collaboration is a short-term cooperation agreement between a director and a film and television company, usually for a single project cycle, after which the cooperation ends.

A long-term contract means that the director becomes a shareholder or partner of the company, forming a long-term cooperative relationship with the company, which requires providing shares and creative funds.

Of course, this is not necessarily a done deal; the key lies in the negotiations between the two parties.

"Freedom is freedom, but in the future, there may be a situation where you will continue to cooperate, while she will also cooperate with other companies."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about that. As for signing a director, I'll have to take another look. But you could try contacting Director Lin and ask him if you'd like to give it a try, and what the terms would be."

Bai Ye wouldn't discuss these things with Lin Yufen.

Some things are best left to the agent to discuss.

If you try to talk about this yourself, and it goes well, then that's fine. But if it goes wrong, it will damage the relationship between the two of you.

If Lin Wan and Lin Yufen's conversation falls apart, I can still act as a mediator.

Besides, negotiating terms is something you can't do yourself; that's something your agent should do. As an artist, it's best not to say anything, even though you're in the industry to make money.

But if I talk about money, it will affect my artistry!

Well, although everyone is trying to make money, we still need to save face.

"No problem, I'll talk to Director Lin."

Lin Wan thought it was a good idea, since it was something she was going to do anyway.

I can't talk to Lin Yufen right now; we can talk after the TV series is finished filming.

Furthermore, it's uncertain whether Lin Yufen has signed with Tangren Media or not, as this was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Since everyone had been working together before, she hadn't really looked into this matter.

Let's investigate thoroughly first.

Don't let Lin Yufen sign with the company and then you're still asking here.

On the endorsement side.

Anta wants to do more than just endorse Bai Ye; they also want to design two to three sets of three-piece outfits for him: a jacket, trousers, and shoes.

The people who contacted Bai Ye were from the product department and the design department.

Lin Wan was in charge of the negotiations, since a contract had already been signed, and the main topics of discussion were design-related.

"Mr. Baiye, if you were to incorporate some elements, what elements would you like to incorporate?!"

Because it's a collaboration with White Night.

Before the White Night arrived, the marketing and design departments had already held a meeting.

Basically, we need to ask about the elements of "White Night". The design department will be responsible for creating the concept sketches first, and the marketing department will continue to communicate based on market feedback.

"me?"

Bai Ye stroked his chin for a moment and glanced at the Anta logo.

"How about incorporating elements of Chinese culture, like dragons?"

"dragon?"

This fusion
After listening to Bai Ye's words, the people in the design department pondered for a moment, and then asked, "A five-clawed golden dragon?"

"No, this design feels a bit silly. How about using blue and white elements for the dragon? It can be a cute type, not necessarily the domineering kind, like a chibi version?"

The shoes also feature a blue sky and white clouds color scheme, along with cute little dragon elements. The jacket also uses a blue and white design, which I think gives it a more youthful feel.

Bai Ye didn't really understand this thing either.

The main reason is that I felt this design wouldn't go wrong.

A dragon that's too imposing isn't something a gangster would do, like getting a dragon or tiger tattooed on their back.

Won't these shoes make me look a bit silly when they're actually designed?!
So Bai Ye thought, why not add some cute elements? Then she used blue and white as the base colors, with light blue and white, and a chibi-style dragon.

"is that so!?"

Before long, one of the artists in the design department drew out what Bai Ye had just described, according to his request.

A cute little dragon is at the back of the shoe, and the colored part is light blue running through white.

The little dragon on the clothes is on the chest and is also in a chibi style. There is no dragon on the pants, but there are some blue clouds around them. Overall, it is a pure white outfit with a touch of light blue.

Besides the Anta logo, the logo also features a cute little dragon.

"That's right, that's about it."

"This design is pretty good. For future designs, I suggest making the little dragon black. Since your name is white, which corresponds to the white base color of your clothes, and black corresponds to the night, what do you think?"

The person who just drew this continued.

After she finished drawing it, she felt that what Bai Ye said was pretty good. It wasn't flashy, the color scheme was very simple, and it had a creative chibi-style dragon.

It should be considered a pretty good collaboration.

This is actually an experiment for Anta, mainly because it's unclear whether celebrity endorsements will be effective.

"Any other opinions on keeping these designs?!"

"That's all. It's up to you guys to design it from here on out. After all, I'm not a professional. It's best to leave professional tasks to the professionals!"

"it is good!"

The design department needs to design and produce this garment as soon as possible.

Because Bai Ye will be joining the production team soon.

So on the first day I came to Anta, I got the design done first. Later I'll be shooting commercials for Yadea and L'Oréal.

After confirming the collaboration between the two parties, Bai Ye and Lin Wan rushed to L'Oréal and Yadea's stores without stopping.

Compared to Anta, they only required cooperation during the filming. Although it was Bai Ye's first time shooting an advertisement, she felt it went surprisingly smoothly.

We completed the photoshoots for L'Oréal and Yadea in two days.

After a day of rest, I filmed an advertisement with Liu Shishi on the fourth day.

Photo studio.

Liu Shishi had been waiting here for a long time; she had taken leave from the film crew yesterday to come over.

Looking at Bai Ye, Liu Shishi walked forward with a smile, hugged Bai Ye, and asked, "You and I are filming Dove chocolates, your sister Mi won't be angry, will she?!"
If we share a chocolate later, will your girlfriend be jealous?
"If your girlfriend knew we just hugged, she'd probably beat me up, right? Your girlfriend is scary, unlike me, I only care about Giegie."

"Where did you learn that?"

Bai Ye's mouth twitched.

What has Liu Shishi been learning lately?
It sounds like it has a strong green tea flavor.

Well, you can't say she's that much of a "green tea" type; you can only say she's a good younger sister who knows what's good for her.

"Just kidding, I've noticed lately that most men fall for this. Do you?"

"I don't know if I'll eat it or not, but if you're going to do it this way, I don't think there's any problem."

"Dream on! I won't do it that way!"

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes at Bai Ye. Did she really have to keep doing this?
She doesn't.

After saying that, Liu Shishi felt goosebumps rising on her skin.

However, she had indeed been observing Bai Ye's expression the whole time.

Although Bai Ye's expression was somewhat strange, it was clear that he didn't seem to be opposed to it.

"Okay, stop staring at me like that. Hurry up and go inside. I took a day off to shoot this commercial."

Liu Shishi's time is very tight. Recently, Cai Yinong has repeatedly instructed her to finish filming as quickly as possible without compromising quality.

Otherwise, once the hype dies down, we won't be able to eat it anymore.

Palace was the number one time-travel drama in the Qing Dynasty. Although its reputation declined later, its popularity exploded!

It was precisely because Liu Shishi's popularity was no less than Yang Mi's back then that Cai Yinong would be furious now.

"Senior Sister, are you still filming Scarlet Heart?"

"Yeah, after all, you didn't invite me to act in it. If you had invited me, I would have come all the way here to find you!"

"Does your company still allow you to take on acting roles outside of your company?"

Bai Ye had heard that Cai Yinong was quite strict about her artists taking on roles outside of acting.

Basically, it's much harder for Tangren's contracted artists to get roles outside of Tangren compared to other companies.

"It depends on the person. If it were you, K-jie would probably be more than happy to have me with you. I'll be joining the cast soon after Scarlet Heart."

K-sister has booked me for work until next year, it's such a pity I won't have the opportunity to work with you.

Liu Shishi wanted to collaborate with Bai Ye, but her schedule was already full.

There was simply no chance to cooperate with Bai Ye.

She's been incredibly popular this year. At the beginning of the year, she played the role of Yan San Niang, a character with a cheerful, cool, and arrogant personality, in the drama "The Vigilantes in Masks." After the drama aired, it ranked first in viewership on major video websites.

Then came those years when I earned the title of "Nation's First Love".

The name Shen Jiayi will accompany her throughout her life, just like Long Kui.

After finishing filming Scarlet Heart, she has another movie, The Next Miracle, followed by Tangren's self-produced drama, Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, and Sad Fairy Tale.

It's fair to say that she simply doesn't have any free time, and there are likely other projects planned for the future.

At the peak of her popularity, Cai Yinong certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

Not everyone can maintain their popularity indefinitely.

Who can guarantee that today isn't their peak? So, in this situation, of course, you have to work like crazy.

"What about you?"

Liu Shishi hasn't asked about Bai Ye's situation yet.

Speaking of which, Bai Ye must be quite busy, right?

"Me?! I'll work on a TV series with Sister Tangtang first, then a movie with Jing Tian, ​​and finally a TV series with Sister Mi. After that, we'll see if there's any time left, maybe we can film a martial arts movie."

I thought the script for that movie was pretty good. After some revisions with the main creators, and once the funding was secured, we started filming.

Pinocchio, My Love from the Star, and How Long Will I Love U are all confirmed to be part of the series.

If we have enough time this year, we will start filming Brotherhood of Blades again.

He felt that the role in this film would give him a good entry.

So I accepted the role. I'll discuss the script with the screenwriter and director later, and we'll start filming once it's suitable.

"Oh~"

Liu Shishi silently wrote down what Bai Ye had said.

Will he collaborate with Tang Yan, Jing Tian, ​​and Yang Mi?!

Just as I expected, Bai Ye still prefers to work with familiar people.

"Senior Sister, let's go take pictures first."

"it is good."

Inside the studio.

The director explained the rest of the script to Bai Ye and Liu Shishi.

The title of this advertisement is "Those Years, the Sweetness We Missed".

It's also a bit of riding on the coattails of those years.

When they first met at the bookstore, Liu Shishi, with her ponytail, was tiptoeing between the bookshelves to get a book when Bai Ye happened to pass by and helped her get it. As their fingertips lightly touched, a Dove chocolate slid off the page.

The director focused close-ups on Liu Shishi's flustered eyes and Bai Ye's smiling face.

The background music is the piano prelude version from those years.

The next scene is a train station on a rainy day.

Bai Ye broke the last piece of Dove chocolate in half at the bus stop and handed it to Liu Shishi, who was soaked.

In slow motion, the melted chocolate threads fall in sync with raindrops.

Following this, the letters will be accompanied by the phrase "a flutter of the heart, like chocolate that won't melt."

In the final scene, the adult Bai Ye attends Liu Shishi's wedding as a guest, and the two exchange glances as the bride throws her bouquet.

Suddenly, a scene from their youth is inserted: In a high school class, Liu Shishi secretly pushes a Dove chocolate bar on the desk, and Bai Ye responds by writing "DOVE" in his notebook.

Finally, the scene shifts to reality: a Dove chocolate box hidden in the bride's bouquet, Liu Shishi biting into the chocolate and smiling sweetly.

Then a voice-over of Dove appears, turning regret into fulfillment.

"Cut! Great shot!"

The director was quite satisfied with the final cut.

These two have such great chemistry! The way Liu Shishi and Bai Ye look at each other doesn't seem like acting at all.

Then we can add some special effects.

The product presentation was also incorporated, with the new Dove packaging appearing at each scene transition, and ribbon elements integrated into the movie poster designs from those years.

The ending freezes: the two lean back-to-back against a large tree, sharing a chocolate wrapper with the words "DO YOU LOVE ME?" appearing on it.

The commercial should be kept under one minute and thirty seconds, since it's going to be shown on television.

If it takes too long, that costs money. Every second of a TV commercial costs money.

This set of photos is just so good, I feel like I can't bear to delete any of them.

And most importantly, isn't a one-year contract a bit too short?

However, this is a company matter and has nothing to do with the director.

After the photoshoot, Liu Shishi took something out of her bag and handed it to Bai Ye, saying, "Here, it's been a long time. I have a gift for you."

(End of this chapter)