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Chapter 188 Punishment

The ticket subsidy war is expected to be fierce next year, and Shen Qing needs to invest in several films in advance as a reserve of resources.

The project "So Young" was proposed by Shen Qing.

The original novel was serialized on the Sohu Reading Channel starting in July 2007. Shen Qing bought the rights immediately, and the novel has now sold more than 1.4 million copies. It is a top IP in the field of youth literature and has a high popularity among online literature readers, but it has not reached the level of a phenomenon, that is to say, it has not yet broken into the mainstream.

Shen Qing appointed Zhou Shenlai, with whom he had collaborated many times, as director.

The project had just been proposed when everyone who needed it received the news, and many people started taking action.

A few days later, Jing Tian arrived at the hotel where the crew of the film "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was staying in Dalian.

night.

hotel room.

Shen Qing hadn't touched Jing Tian for quite a while, and she was initially quite happy that he had finally come over today. However, Jing Tian turned his head away from Shen Qing's kiss and said, "Wait a minute."

"Hmm? Is something the matter?"

"I heard the company is about to start a new movie project."

"Yes, that's true."

Jing Tian smiled and kissed Shen Qing on the cheek, then asked, "Are there any roles suitable for me?"

"Yes," Shen Qing said with a smile, pulling Jing Tian into her arms. "Whenever the company starts a new project, I always mentally go over the role first. Why do you think that is?"

Jing Tian was secretly delighted and tentatively asked, "Do you know of any roles that would suit me?"

Shen Qing gently pinched her chubby cheek and said, "How come you're so smart?"

Jing Tian chuckled.

Shen Qing was telling the truth. Whenever the company had a new project, Shen Qing would check if there was a suitable role for Jing Tian to play. However, what he didn't say was that she wasn't the only one receiving this treatment.

Actresses like Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, Fan Bingbing, Li Yitong, Zhao Liying, and many others have received this treatment.

After the passion subsided.

"Introduce me to the character," Jing Tian said, snuggling into Shen Qing's arms.

"Okay." Shen Qing put her arm around Jing Tian and said, "The character's name is Ruan Wan. She is the female lead's college roommate and best friend. Because of her beautiful and intelligent appearance, she is known as the school beauty 'Ruan Ruan' ————"

"The female lead's college roommate?"

Jing Tian's cute little nose was already wrinkled, and he emphasized the words "female lead" when he mentioned them.

"Yes, the role reserved for you is called Ruan Wan, the second female lead in this movie."

In the original version, the role of Ruan Wan was played by Jiang Shuying.

Jing Tian is not scheming and wears her heart on her sleeve. Shen Qing could clearly sense that she was unhappy.

Why did she travel all this way to the film set? Wasn't it to try and win the lead role?

She has played leading roles before; in fact, she has played quite a few. But none of them can compare to Mo Kuai, the second female lead in "The Great Wall".

The role of Mo Jue made Jing Tian an overnight sensation, and all the previous negative reviews were completely reversed almost overnight.

In "Bad Genius," she played the second female lead, portraying a good-for-nothing rich heiress. Her performance far exceeded her usual acting potential, demonstrating a perfect match between herself and the character. "Bad Genius" further boosted her popularity and reversed her public image.

This also fueled her ambition in her career.

Right now, all she wants is to be the lead actress in a movie produced by Magical Films! She doesn't care about being the lead actress in some shady company.

And it turns out she's the second female lead again!

It's impossible not to be disappointed.

"May I ask who the female lead is this time?" Jing Tian asked.

"It's not a final decision yet. I'd like to give Yang Mi a try. 'Bad Genius' grossed over 20 billion yuan at the box office, and she's currently very popular. Using her would guarantee box office success."

"Why is it her again?" Jing Tian said, turning his face away.

She already played a supporting role for him in "Bad Genius," why is she doing it again this time?

If this continues, I might as well just become her assistant and follower.

Shen Qing straightened her face and said, "I, Shen Qing, don't have much else. I'm so worried about good scripts that I can't even film them all. But if I give you a good script, can you carry the role of the female lead? If you can carry it now, I can tailor-make a movie for you right now. But if the movie doesn't turn out well and your acting is terrible, who will netizens criticize?"

The company has completed the script for a web series called "Si Teng". We originally thought that after the training you received in the role of Ruan Wan in "So Young", you would be able to star in a web series. In the future, as your acting skills improve, there will naturally be movie scripts suitable for you to star in.

Since you're in such a hurry, then you can skip the second female lead role in *So Young*, and also skip the more gradual *Rattan*. I have a script called *Knives Out*, aimed at the global market, and I'm giving it to you today. I don't have time to film it right now, so let's get Ning Hao to direct it. But there's one condition: if this movie flops—"

Shen Qing didn't continue speaking; he simply sighed and stopped there. A little fuss is fine, but letting it run rampant can easily escalate into something much bigger. So, Shen Qing would occasionally express his dissatisfaction and tell them that there were some things he didn't like.

Jing Tian secretly glanced at Shen Qing's face, feeling both guilty and somewhat afraid.

From Shen Qing's words, she learned that Shen Qing had actually prepared a web series starring her called "Si Teng" long ago? He had even prepared a blockbuster movie for her that could be made in Hollywood called "Knives Out"?

That seems to be the name.

As long as she improves her acting skills, the roles of these two leading ladies will be hers at any time.

It was her own fault for being unworthy; her acting skills were terrible and she couldn't reach the level of starring in "Si Teng" and "Knives Out," which is why those two projects were delayed.

He's been planning everything for me, and I've actually come here to do this. I hope he won't think I'm being unreasonable and then abandon me.

Jing Tian is quite satisfied with his current life and genuinely doesn't want any more changes.

"It was my fault, I'll go and play Ruan—Ruan—"

What was the name of the second female lead I just mentioned? She actually forgot it at this crucial moment.

"Ruan Wan," Shen Qing said.

"Yes, yes, it was Ruan Wan. I know I was wrong. I will definitely play this role well from now on."

"Um."

After Jing Tian finished speaking, she bit her lip and secretly glanced at Shen Qing's face. Then, as if she had thought of something, she first knelt up, then crawled forward two steps like a cat, and then lay down on Shen Qing's lap.

Shen Qing leaned against the headboard, looking at Jing Tian lying across his lap, trying to guess Jing Tian's purpose in doing so, but for a moment he had no clue.

Fortunately, Jing Tian finally spoke up again: "If you're angry, then hit me a couple of times, and then don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"

Shen Qing looked at Jing Tian, ​​who was lying across his lap, again. The two had just done it a little over an hour ago, and then took a shower together. After the shower, they went straight to bed, and neither of them put their clothes back on late at night.

Shen Qing raised his right hand to look at the lines on his palm. He was destined for romantic encounters. Then he raised his hand and gently slapped it down.

"Snapped!"

It feels very good.

Some people were so fond of it that they applied a little more pressure.

"Snapped!"

The cast of "So Young" was decided upon by Shen Qing, Chen Zhixi, Dai Ying, and Zhou Shen.

The female lead, Zheng Wei, is played by Yang Mi.

The second female lead, Ruan Wan, is played by Jing Tian.

The tomboy Zhu Xiaobei is played by Wang Zhi.

Zheng Wei's rival in love, Shi Jie, is played by Lan Yingying. This girl signed with Jumei Entertainment after filming wrapped on "Empresses in the Palace".

Li Weijuan is played by Yang Caiyu.

Zeng Yu is played by Tan Songyun.

The male lead is played by Li Xian.

The second male lead, Lin Jing, is played by Chen Xiao.

Xu Kaiyang will still be played by Zheng Kai.

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Zhang Kai is played by Guo Jingfei.

This movie has many female characters, which is a good opportunity to promote our own artists.

Yang Mi came to visit the set again, but I wonder what she had to see.

Even the supporting female roles in the latest movie from Magical Films are top-tier resources that would make actors fight tooth and nail for them.

However, the female lead in "So Young" wasn't as well-received by Yang Mi.

"Bad Genius" grossed 21.5 billion yuan at the domestic box office alone, which is simply outrageous. Yang Mi is riding high right now and is getting really cocky.

"I don't really want to play Zheng Wei anymore."

At night, Yang Mi and Shen Qing chatted idly, leaning against the headboard.

"Why? She's the female lead, and the novel is quite popular; it might just be another huge hit when it's adapted into a movie."

Why did you cast Jing Tian as Ruan Wan?

Yang Mi suddenly turned to Shen Qing and asked.

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Shen Qing said, "Because she's suitable."

Yang Mi asked, "The script says Ruan Wan is the prettiest among the girls, is that true?"

"Yeah, she's the school beauty."

"The script says the female lead, Zheng Wei, isn't as pretty as the second female lead, Ruan Wan, but you insisted on casting Jing Tian to play Ruan Wan. You genuinely think Jing Tian is prettier than me, right?"

"No, what kind of brain circuit is that?"

"Yes, that's what you think," Yang Mi pressed on relentlessly.

"How could you possibly know what I'm thinking?"

Shen Qing smiled and tried to put her arm around Yang Mi, but Yang Mi turned away and didn't let her.

"I knew it!" She paused for a moment before saying, "Many people in the comments section of 'Bad Genius' said that Jing Tian is too beautiful, prettier than me, and that Jing Tian should be the female lead."

"Netizens are bound to be a mixed bag, it's normal for them to say all sorts of things, right? Okay, don't take it to heart," Shen Qing comforted her.

"There's a highly-rated review on Douban that says I was overshadowed by Jing Tianyan," Yang Mi said. "You spoil her too much. What was she like before?"

The person who was ridiculed by the entire internet has terrible acting skills, yet they're almost being hailed as a great actor. The audience must be blind.

Shen Qing smiled but didn't reply.

"In short, I find her quite annoying. If she plays Ruan Wan, I won't play Zheng Wei."

After speaking, Yang Mi carefully observed Shen Qing's reaction.

Shen Qing said, "If you don't want to act, that's fine. No one is forcing you. Just take a good rest first. Jing Tian is desperate to play the female lead, so let her play Zheng Wei this time."

Yang Mi immediately became agitated upon hearing this. She was simply upset because someone said she wasn't as pretty as Jing Tian, ​​and she was just making a scene with Shen Qing, not intending to actually push the role away. She immediately knelt up, glanced at Shen Qing's expression (which didn't seem particularly angry), and said, "She's playing Zheng Wei? Then what am I supposed to play? I'll play Zheng Wei. You can just revise the script. Zheng Wei is the school beauty, the prettiest girl in the class. She's the female lead, so she should be the prettiest."

"Let's switch to Jing Tian," Shen Qing said. "You can't imagine how much she likes the character Zheng Wei."

Yang Mi continued to secretly observe Shen Qing's expression.

Is he really angry?

Am I being a little too dramatic?

Should Jing Tian be cast as the female lead?

Dream on! I'm not stupid.

What if this movie becomes a box office hit?

But it seems Shen Qing is genuinely unhappy this time?

Yang Mi is also a flexible person; once she understands things, she can let go of her pride.

"Are you angry? Don't be angry, I'll do whatever you say." Yang Mi saw that Shen Qing wasn't smiling, but he used to smile whenever she acted cute, so she quickly said, "Okay, okay, I'll let you hit me a few times to vent your anger, okay?"

Yang Mi crawled forward two steps like a cat, then lay sideways on Shen Qing's lap.

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment.

He thought to himself:

Are you and Jing Tian identical twins?

How come we're so in sync about this?

Even the way they crawled over seemed exactly the same.

Yang Mi waited a while but didn't see any further movement from Shen Qing. She turned to look at his expression and noticed his gaze seemed to be fixed on her buttocks. Yang Mi then turned to look behind her.

The pajamas seem to be getting in the way.

Yang Mi silently knelt up again, then took off her cumbersome pajamas, moved forward a few steps like a cat, and then plunged down.

Shen Qing then raised his right hand, glancing at his palm lines as he did so. He confirmed that he was indeed prone to romantic entanglements, and then gently struck down.

Snapped!

Snapped!

The next day.

Dai Ying called Shen Qing and said that the content of the first four episodes of "The Masked Singer" and "Ace vs Ace" had been approved. She was going to ask iQiyi first to see if they were interested in the show.

Shen Qing nodded.

"The Masked Singer" was the first of the three variety shows to start filming.

The variety show host is Ma Dong, a former CCTV host.

Ma Dong had actually wanted to leave CCTV for a long time, but he hadn't figured out what he could do after leaving, which is why he kept putting off resigning.

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Shen Qing invited him to host "The Masked Singer". After reading the proposals for the first few episodes, he immediately asked Shen Qing whether the variety show was original or had a foreign version. If there was a foreign version, had the copyright been purchased?

Shen Qing told Ma Dong that the variety show was original and had no foreign copyright holders.

"This variety show is good. If done well, it can even be exported overseas. 'The Masked Singer' is very creative."

It's original.

Ma Dong couldn't help but sigh as he held the proposal.

Shen Qing immediately said, "The proposal is a good one, but whether it can become a classic depends on whether there is a suitable host to control the flow. So, Teacher Ma, you must come."

Ma Dong was somewhat tempted, and Shen Qing decided to strike while the iron was hot, immediately formally inviting Ma Dong to serve as the "Chief Content Officer" of Magical Film and Television Media Company.

Besides "The Masked Singer", Shen Qing also wants Ma Dong to host "Who's the Murderer".

Now that the first four episodes of "Ace vs Ace" and "The Masked Singer" have been completed and passed the review, the next step is to find buyers for these two variety shows.

Each episode of "The Masked Singer" and "Ace vs Ace" costs around 3.5 million yuan, so four episodes would cost 14 million yuan. Each episode of "Who's the Murderer" costs 2 million yuan.

The first four episodes of "The Masked Singer" produced two generations of singers. The first generation of singers was successfully challenged by the new singer in the second episode, and the first generation singer, Jane Zhang, was unmasked and left the stage.

The second-generation singing champion was G.E.M., who was invited from Hong Kong. Even Shen Qing doesn't know how many times she can defend her title.

The format is a one-to-one replica of the Korean version. The Korean version had an 11-person judging panel, and this version also has that number of judges. The Korean version had comedians, and so does this version. For example, the production team specially invited Xiao Shenyang to play one of the comedic roles.

Recently, Shenqi Film & Media has been in frequent contact with video websites such as iQiyi, Tencent, and Youku.

At this time, in addition to the two variety shows that had already been produced and approved—"Ace vs. Ace" and the first four episodes of "The Masked Singer"—Shenqi Film and Television Media also had several TV series that were in the stage of negotiating prices.

"Why is Secretary Chen like that?" starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Wang Kai.

"W - Two Worlds" starring Li Yitong and Chen Xiao.

"Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" starring Wang Zhi and Pan Yueming.

"The Lost Tomb" starring Zhu Yilong and Xiao Yuliang.

"With You" starring Bai Jingting and Tan Songyun.

"Love O2O" starring Mao Xiaotong and Chen Xiao, etc.

Dai Ying has been in contact with various video websites, including iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku Tudou, Sohu Video, LeTV, and PPTV.

Throughout October, Shen Qing remained on the set of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," and before she knew it, November had arrived.