Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Li Xiangdong felt very ashamed: "Brother Che, you didn't tell me yesterday, and I didn't realize it this morning either."

Yang Che opened his mouth: "Back to Tazhai."

In fact, Yang Che had a guess: Zhang Qin, Jin Qiaoqiao, Cheng Hong, Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Bingbing, Xiao Yi, Dong Qing, Wang Fei, and Liu Xiaoli, nine women, 0.9.

However, whether this is true or not still needs to be verified.

If that's true, if it can grow indefinitely, then... damn it!!!

..............

Tazhai is very lively today.

The main branch of Doubao Media is busy discussing the casting for "Waiting Alone".

Today, Dongfang's Gugu Gaga launched the audition page for the female lead of "Happy Times". The company's seven full-time employees were all busy with serious expressions, while the dozen or so part-time male students were also posting on various websites to attract traffic.

Of course, dozens of city newspapers also published news about Zhang Yimou's new movie looking for a "new Zhang Yimou girl," and naturally published the registration method: log on to the 360 ​​website, fill in the information, and upload photos.

Requirements: Girls aged 16-19, in good health, with regular facial features, fluent Mandarin, and a pure and innocent temperament with a unique personality; prior acting experience is not required.

Nowadays, websites are not so limited in their attributes; they can do any kind of business, as long as there is traffic.

While 360 ​​Navigation did not pay copyright fees to New Picture or GG fees to the media, its server costs doubled, with monthly expenses soaring from the usual 18,000 yuan to around 40,000 yuan.

This is naturally because the images increase bandwidth.

But it's worth it.

Upon seeing Yang Che enter, Yu Wenhao said with relief, "Brother Che, thank goodness you insisted on expanding the bandwidth, otherwise the system would have crashed."

Yang Che glanced at the improved data cable and nodded: "I'll transfer another 50 into the company."

"Brother Che..."

"Alright, I've already said, no matter how much I invest within a year, my equity stake will remain unchanged. By the way, how's the performance of that new guy, Xiao Ding, with his pirated game bundling installations?"

"Very good, progress is being made gradually."

"Those who deserve a reward should be rewarded."

"Okay. Brother Che, I'm planning to start the GG implantation."

"You can decide that. I'll say it again: everything is based on user experience, but we must decide what user experience is."

"I understand."

Yang Che then looked at the backend, which already had 160 registered people, and after a few glances, he spotted a few familiar faces.

Dong Jie was naturally on the list.

And then there's the beautiful Wang Ou, whose name is Wang Junmei.

There's also Yang Rong, who's incredibly pure and innocent-looking, even more so than Yuan Yuan...

I don't recognize the others, but there are quite a few beautiful women among them.

However, Yang Che remained completely unmoved by the sight and, having lost interest, returned to his main room.

"What are you talking about? Have you made a decision yet?"

"Look, look."

Yang Che took the A4 paper from Liu Chang.

Male lead Chen Wenxiayu

Female lead: Liu Rong, Qu Ying, Jia Jingwen, Chen Hao, Li Xiaoran

The second female lead is played by Li Jing and Gong Beibi.

Yang Che raised an eyebrow. Damn, these people really know how to pick people.

It's said that the movie "Waiting Alone" is somewhat similar to "My Sassy Girl," both of which can be broadly described as a love story between a backup lover and a manipulative woman.

The difference is that "Waiting Alone" is more realistic because the backup option never becomes the main one.

The story is roughly about Chen Wen, a young man who runs an antique shop and is also a passionate and imaginative youth in a bustling city. Every now and then, he chats, eats, drinks, and plays mahjong with a group of friends who are equally passionate and imaginative.

During this time, Chen Wen fell in love with Liu Rong at first sight and, with the encouragement and advice of his friends, began to pursue her in various ways.

However, Liu Rong's feelings for Chen Wen were wavering, always keeping him at arm's length and his attitude unclear. He kissed and went on a date with Chen Wen, but ultimately got into a Mercedes-Benz and drove away under Chen Wen's gaze.

The second female lead, Li Jing, is the younger sister of Chen Wen's business partner. She has had a crush on Chen Wen since high school and keeps every piece of junk that Chen Wen gave her, such as a panda pendant from five years ago, a keychain from a year ago, and a chewing gum wrapper ring from a month ago. However, Chen Wen only treats Li Jing as a buddy and turns a blind eye to her years of dedication.

In the end, everyone went their separate ways, leaving Chen Wen alone to guard that unremarkable antique shop and wait.

To be fair, "Waiting Alone" is much more thoughtful than "My Sassy Girl," but it is not profound. Among the many films about confused, hesitant, and rebellious youth at the same time, it was so dazzling that later people said it was the best youth romance film in China.

Yang Che put down the paper: "I'll take the role of the guy with the Mercedes."

Wu Shixian was speechless, rubbing his temples as he asked, "Whom does the female lead favor?"

Yang Che pondered for a moment: "Choose between Jia Jingwen and Chen Hao. Who suggested Qu Ying? That's ridiculous. She's 1.75 meters tall barefoot. Li Xiaoran isn't outgoing enough."

Wu Shih-hsien didn't actually want to audition at all. He believed that actors could be trained, and as a screenwriter, his first choice was Alyssa Chia.

However, the "tradition" passed down from "My Sassy Girl" made him have to discuss it with everyone, and besides, everyone was used to letting Yang Che make the final decision.

Upon hearing this, he looked around and said, "Then I'll contact the two of them and talk to them."

Yang Che nodded: "Things are different now. Once the production team is officially established, we won't stay here. Let's rent a few rooms at the Taiyang Palace Hotel. The company's investment in 'The Grand Mansion Gate' is also there, so I won't have to travel back and forth."

Zhou Liren nodded: "That's how we agreed."

Then everyone started talking about the college student film festival that will open next month, and "My Sassy Girl" is one of the 20 films to be screened and selected.

"I think it's about right if Haibo and Bingbing win the most popular award."

"Is the male lead in 'Hai Bo' out of the running?"

"Jiang Wu in 'Shower' is so great."

"That's true."

"Haibo still has a chance at the Best Newcomer award."

"......"

People were all talking at once, and no one had much hope that "My Sassy Girl" would win an award. If it weren't for its high box office and breaking overseas records, it probably wouldn't even have been nominated.

It really doesn't have much "nutritional value," just like "Lost in Thailand" didn't win any prestigious awards.

In the afternoon, although it was Saturday, Yang Che still went to the Xinqiao Hotel to meet with some members of the writing team of the "Application Report" and the CCTV photography team to discuss the video shooting plan for the "Application Report".

The project leader was Secretary-General Wang Wei, so he spoke first. After saying a few words about the importance of the video, he said, "Yang Che is the producer of this video, and I hope everyone will cooperate actively. Yang Che, please say hello to everyone."

"Clap clap clap clap".

Yang Che looked around. Most of the people clapping were expressionless, but some had obvious dissatisfaction on their faces, which was unavoidable.