Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

a few days later.

Jiang Bai, who was still learning acting from his acting coach, received the script for Lu Zhiang, the second male lead in "Rush to the Dead Summer".

Yes, the script is four or five times thicker than the one for Ou Jun, who played a minor supporting role before.

In contrast, his salary also increased tenfold, from 30 yuan before tax to 300 million yuan before tax.

Even so, this is still an extremely low price.

According to Xu Xu, the company originally offered Bai Jingting a contract with a salary of 800 million yuan.

Because Bai Jingting is already a fairly popular actor.

He has played the second male lead in several well-received TV dramas and is also a regular guest on a currently airing variety show called "Who's the Murderer".

In this booming market, even a minor celebrity who specializes in playing supporting roles can earn millions of yuan for a single film.

In other words, Jiang Bai was a complete newcomer, and since he was acting in a drama produced by the parent company, he only received a salary of 300 million yuan.

Moreover, the company takes 70%, so he can only get 900,000 before tax, which is a super cheap price.

Therefore, when CeWatton heard that Guo Jingming wanted to cast Jiang Bai as the second male lead, they were very supportive and encouraged it.

With the combined efforts of the production company and Guo Jingming, Han Yang, the director who was essentially just a tool, had no right to refuse.

Bai Jingting, the originally selected actor, was thus eliminated.

Jiang Bai was both amused and exasperated upon learning the result.

I never imagined that I would snatch someone else's role so soon after entering the industry, thus "offending" someone in the industry.

"Offend people?" Xu Xu scoffed.

"In this industry, which actor hasn't had a role snatched away?"

"Let alone just signing a letter of intent."

"It is not uncommon for many actors to be replaced just before filming begins, or even during filming."

"Your situation is all too common."

"This isn't the first time Bai Jingting has been replaced at the last minute."

"There have been several rumors in the industry before that roles he had agreed to were snatched away."

"You won because you have your own people."

"The production company supported you because you are an artist signed to their own studio, which is why they joined Guo Jingming in supporting you."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to snatch the role so easily."

"Bai Jingting failed because he went it alone and didn't have any backing to help him secure resources."

"Don't worry too much about it. Whether you two will even run into each other in the future is another story."

In Xu Xu's view, at least for now, Jiang Bai and Bai Jingting are artists in the same category, both following the route of campus youth and youth idol dramas.

The two of them were destined to be rivals, not friends, so what if they offended each other?

The most important thing is that he gets the chance to play the second male lead in a big-budget production right from his debut!

Jiang Baixiaoxiong shrugged: "Okay."

"Next, study the script carefully and consult with the acting coach. We'll try our best to play this second male lead well."

Xu Xu said with anticipation, "Rush to the Dead Summer is Cehua's major production this year, aiming for the top spot in ratings."

"If this drama really becomes a hit, then you, the second male lead, might also become a minor celebrity."

"If the drama the studio has prepared for you, in which you play the male lead, airs in the same time slot, you have a good chance of becoming an overnight sensation!"

At this point, Xu Xu smiled and revealed to Jiang Bai, "After President Dai found out that you actually got the second male lead role in 'Rush to the Dead Summer,' he sped up his work considerably."

"As for 'A Love So Beautiful,' we have already reached a cooperation agreement with Tencent's platform and have also hired the original author, Zhao Qianqian, to refine the dialogue. The script is currently being polished."

"If all goes well, the filming of 'A Love So Beautiful' will be able to start after 'Rush to the Dead Summer' wraps up."

"So fast?" Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised.

After Jiang Bai signed with the Cute Drama Studio, Dai Lu, the studio's head, immediately began looking for scripts specifically for him.

Just like in the original timeline, Dai Lu set her sights on the original novel of "A Love So Beautiful," which has a sweet quality, and the copyright price was within her budget.

However, within the behemoth that is Cevocroton Group, this project represents only a minimally funded production.

Since it's a web series designed to promote newcomers, it's unlikely to receive much attention or resources internally, so the preparation process wasn't fast.

If things follow the original timeline, the script polishing and crew assembly should not be completed until March of next year, and filming should not officially begin.

Now it's been moved up to the end of this year?

Jiang Bai sighed inwardly, realizing that since he had chosen to take a different path, the butterfly effect had become increasingly pronounced.

"You're the star of our studio."

Xu Xu winked and said, "And you also did well, getting the second male lead role in 'Rush to the Dead Summer'."

"Of course, President Dai can't hold you back. He'll beg and plead with everyone to speed up the 'A Little Thing Called First Love' project."

Both Dai Lu and Xu Xu believed that Jiang Bai possessed all the qualities of fire, and all he lacked was an opportunity.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, we certainly can't miss it!

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Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Bai studied the script of "Rush to the Dead Summer" with the acting teacher and underwent targeted role performance training.

Meanwhile, he also took time to return to school to complete his graduation defense and receive his diploma.

Having just turned 21, he became a graduating student a year earlier than his peers because he skipped a grade in elementary school.

On August 1st, the entire cast and crew of "Rush to the Dead Summer" gathered in Xiamen for a press conference to mark the start of filming.

All the main cast members attended.

Jiang Bai, who arrived in Xiamen a day early, also met the famous Shuangzi backstage at the press conference.

In 2016, Zheng Shuang was at the peak of her beauty and her career was about to reach its peak as well.

In 22 days, the drama "Love O2O," which briefly made her a top-tier actress born in the 90s, will be broadcast.

But who would have thought that beneath this top-tier actress's exquisite appearance lies a crazy personality with unpredictable behavior?

"Hello, Sister Shuang, I'm Jiang Bai, a newcomer actress."

"Wow, you're really handsome."

"Oh, no, Sister Shuang, you are the one who is truly beautiful."

Regardless of what he was thinking, on the surface, as a newcomer, Jiang Bai was still very proactive and enthusiastic in praising Shuangzi.

But to his surprise, Shuangzi, who had praised him for being handsome and was quite enthusiastic towards him when they first met, suddenly turned cold.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment."

what?

Jiang Bai stood there, stunned. How could she be unhappy after he praised her for being pretty?!

Shuangzi's inner thoughts are just too hard to fathom!

With a slightly awkward smile, Jiang Bai immediately turned his attention to another actress on set and started talking to her.

"Hello, hello, you're Keiko, right? It's nice to meet you."

Zheng Hehuizi, a contracted artist of Wanhe Tianyi, is the fourth female lead in "Rush to the Dead Summer", but in terms of billing, she can only be counted as the sixth female lead.

However, Yan Mo, whom she plays, is Jiang Bai's love interest in the drama, and the two have a lot of scenes together.

Jiang Bai's deepest impression of Zheng Hehuizi is her role as Snow White in "Unexpected".

When he watched this episode back then, he noticed this beautiful girl. Among all the actors in Wanhe Tianyi, she was considered the most beautiful.

She is also the only actress from Wanhe Tianyi who successfully entered the mainstream film and television industry, and later played the leading role in many film and television dramas.

"Hello." Zheng Hehuizi was much more normal, and shook hands with Jiang Bai with a bright smile.

After a brief exchange, the host on stage began calling the lead actors onto the stage, following the script.