Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Guo Baochang, who was about to get up, sat down again: "You're such a hands-off boss, you never come even once."

Yang Che said helplessly, "The boss just granted me a week's leave yesterday."

Guo Baochang nodded: "That's true, the Olympic bid committee is a big deal. You... you know each other, right?"

Yang Che then reached out and shook hands with Jiang Wenli, who had stood up: "Sister Jiang, it's an honor to meet you."

Jiang Wenli had her hair simply braided, her skin was fair, and her smiling face was charming and mature.

"The famous Boss Yang is really young."

"You're joking. I heard the sound as soon as I got off the elevator. What happened?"

Yang Che turned to look at Guo Baochang, babbling away.

Jiang Wenli then spoke up, announcing that she would no longer play Yang Jiuhong, but would instead play Bai Yuting.

"I truly love Bai Yuting, and please understand, Master Bao, Changwei and I have been trying to conceive for so long..."

Guo Baochang was silent for two seconds before looking at Yang Che.

Yang Che smiled and said, "I think it's a good idea, suitable. Who is this young girl? She could play Bai Yuting's younger self; her eyes are so similar."

"My niece, Ma Sichun. Sichun, call me uncle."

Ma Sichun was a little shy, but she still greeted him, "Hello, Uncle."

"Hello, have you ever acted before?"

Ma Sichun glanced at her mother, who just stared at her, before she said, "I've acted before, playing my aunt's daughter."

Yang Che smiled and nodded. She was a really good aunt.

Guo Baochang lit a cigarette with a snap. He was extremely helpless, but Yang Che's words were a way of offering a way out.

"Wenli is going to play Bai Yuting, and I have no idea who will play Yang Jiuhong."

Yang Che paused for a moment, then asked, "He Saifei, what do you think?"

"He Saifei?"

"The third concubine in 'Raise the Red Lantern,' the one who sang Peking Opera."

Seeing that Guo Baochang was still deep in thought, Yang Che called out, "Xiao Zhou, go find the DVD of 'Raise the Red Lantern'."

"Okay, I got it."

Guo Baochang raised his hand: "No need, I remember now, she was in Chen Kaige's 'Temptress Moon' too, right? She's from the South, her accent wouldn't work, and Yue Opera is all about gentleness and charm, while Yang Jiuhong is fiery, stubborn, and ruthless. She's also older, Yang Jiuhong was 19 when she first appeared."

"The person is young... Here's what we'll do: invite them to audition, and you can make the final decision."

Guo Baochang was about to retort, but then he realized that Yang Che was the sole investor and this was the first time he had spoken, and it was Guo Baochang who had asked him for permission.

Guo Baochang isn't exactly a confrontational type of person. Not only has he been writing this script for nearly forty years, and each character has gone through countless iterations in his mind, but he's also been stressed out by the investors in the past.

"Okay, then contact them for an audition."

Jiang Wenli watched the two of them discuss quietly and found it quite interesting.

Then Jiang Wenli signed the contract for Bai Yuting, and of course, it was also confirmed that Ma Sichun would play Bai Yuting.

The little girl was nudged by her mother, bowed to Yang Che, and thanked him.

Jiang Wenli also smiled and thanked Yang Che.

The nature of their gratitude is different.

The former is a thank you for giving me the opportunity, while the latter is a thank you for helping me out of a difficult situation.

As for respect for investors, there is some, but not much; it's not appropriate to go to such lengths with them.

Moreover, the overall social status of Chinese actors is among the top tier globally. This is not only due to their status as artists, but also because of the market. China has a huge domestic market, and no one can monopolize it. If you are truly capable, you can organize your own event.

Korean actors represent the other extreme. Because the Korean entertainment industry relies on foreign markets, and only a few companies control these markets, Korean actors have no upward mobility and can only depend on those at the top. Therefore, they are essentially slaves.

Chinese actors can ignore all capital if they're not happy with their work.

For example, in the TV series "The Grand Mansion Gate," the investors wanted to replace the director, so Chen Baoguo led a strike, and then all the actors pointed their fingers at the investors and cursed them...

Well, Chinese capital isn't really much capital.

Even if Jack Ma were rich and wanted to play Feng Qingyang, Zhang Dahuzi wouldn't let him.

Jack Ma wanted to spend 1.6 million yuan to book a concert by Wang Fei, just for a chance to sing a duet, but was rejected three times.

Of course, they still sang together later, for free, the theme song of "Gong Shou Dao", "Feng Qingyang". Look at this, how stubborn they are, still thinking about Feng Qingyang.

Those who claim to be persecuted by capital or subjected to unspoken rules are not actually being persecuted by capital; rather, the previous conditions were no longer met.

This is China's entertainment industry; if you don't want to, very few people dare to force you.

Just as Jiang Wenli left, Li Chengru arrived. Coincidentally, he was also there to resign from his role.

Yang Che realized that he was originally supposed to play the role of Bai Sanye, but he was pulled from the role after filming for the first time due to other matters, and Ni Dahong took his place.

Guo Baochang approached him again for this reshoot, and he had just agreed when it fell through again.

Guo Baochang launched into another long rant, and Li Chengru was practically ready to kowtow to him.

Of course, the two are friends and have a good relationship.

Yang Che decisively stopped Guo Baochang from contacting Ni Dahong. He simply couldn't accept it; Liu Peiqi was so wonderful.

Afterwards, Yang Che, along with Guo Baochang and assistant director and production manager Liu Gege, went over the main actors again.

There are many vacancies for actors.

Bai Mengtang, Wang Xiguang, Bai Yingyuan, Bai Yingxuan, Huang Chun, Eunuch Chang...

Yang Che wrote down the original actors, and Guo Baochang went from subconscious resistance to He Saifei, to Liu Peiqi's patient listening, and then to the recognition and joy of Du Yulu, Lei Kesheng and others.

As for the actors' salaries, Guo Baochang's highest salary was 10,000 yuan per episode, followed by Chen Baoguo at 8000 yuan per episode. In total, the actors' salaries accounted for about 27% of the total budget. With so many big names and so many actors, the total salaries amounted to 405 million yuan... This is not only due to the times, but also because this is Guo Baochang's production team.

Guo Baochang was indeed delighted as he looked at the list of actors that satisfied him, and most of the pressure from the recent preparations was relieved.

Liu Gege was also very happy, saying that Guo Baochang has been taking insulin four times a day recently.

Finally, Yang Che said, "Master Bao, Sister Liu, I have some ideas about the role of Second Madam."

The two men's expressions changed simultaneously.

"you say."

Yang Che nodded: "After so much discussion, you two should understand that my understanding of the script is not superficial, and my suggestions for the candidates are not just empty promises."

"I know that, just tell me."

"I suggest that Siqin Gaowa play the role of Bai Wenshi."

To Yang Che's surprise, Guo Baochang was not angry. After a moment of silence, he said, "Let's do the audition."

The reason was that the candidate Yang Che had previously proposed was exactly what Guo Baochang wanted, so although he didn't agree with it, he also had the idea of ​​"giving it a try".

"Alright then."

The three then chatted about photography, etiquette training, clothing, and so on...

话说选8月1号开机，是因为索尼的HDW-F900摄录一体机7月下旬才会批量引入北视。所以《大宅门》将会是中国第一部1080p 高清解析度‌的电视剧。