Chapter 219
Eat, drink, have fun, and do an informal interview
Ling Suisui stayed in the United States for a week and had preliminary discussions with Diland on cooperation matters.
The film will probably start shooting in October this year and the shooting period will be about two months. Ling Sui's income is a combination of fixed salary + box office share. The specific numbers and proportions are still under negotiation. If Zhang Wen can't handle it, Tong Xiaoman will step in personally.
Dilande also wanted to sign Ling Suisui to several films at once to prevent her from becoming more internationally famous through this film and then raising her price wildly next time, but Ling Suisui refused.
If Dilande has a specific plan, they might be able to continue the discussion. She will not star in projects that require opening blind boxes, even if the person opposite her is Diland.
Putting aside the petty haggling over interests, Ling Suisui had a pleasant chat with the director and screenwriter in the field of film creation. The most rare thing is that the director of "Beauty and the Beast" is a woman, her name is Kelly Austin.
Ling Suisui: "I also know another Kelly, she works for Netflix."
Ling Suisui was referring to Carrie Bradshaw, the person who first decided to buy the overseas copyright of "Game On". She also led the cooperation project between Netflix and Antenna.
These two achievements alone are enough to earn Brayshaw a promotion and a raise. Therefore, she has always maintained friendly exchanges with Ling Suisui's team. The domestic entertainment star studios will send gift boxes during festivals, and Bray Xiao also often receives international express deliveries.
Austin had heard a little about this senior executive of the world's largest streaming platform. While she was still curious about Ling Suisui's intention, she heard her say:
"I'm currently preparing an all-female reality show, one of which will be an international special on the film and television industry. Bray Shaw has agreed to come."
"I will also invite my teacher, Ms. Tang Bing, the director of the movie Zhao Jiang, to participate. Are you interested?"
When Austin heard "Tang Bing", his eyes lit up. Austin believes that this "miracle-creating" high-grossing ancient war movie, although not perfect in some details, also has many things worth learning from it, and she is very willing to communicate with its director.
After she confirmed the recording time with Ling Suisui, she said she would fly to China to participate in the recording of the program. At the same time, she also wanted to bring her good friend Heidi, who is an excellent screenwriter. Ling Suisui readily agreed.
After saying goodbye to Austin, Ling Suisui contacted Tang Bing first. The teacher had said before that she could come, and now her most admired screenwriter Heidi is here, so there’s no doubt that she might be tempted.
Then she contacted Bradshaw again, and when he heard such a luxurious lineup, his previous "consider it" turned into "I will definitely come."
Finally, Ling Suisui contacted Xiao Zhang, and the international special that had been mentioned before could be officially started.
Look, she has achieved a perfect closed loop.
**
Although Ling Suisui's team did a good job of keeping secrets, there had been rumors of her collaboration with Dilande for a long time. However, before everything was settled, the rhetoric internally and externally by Suisui fans was "no unofficial agreement". It is believed that Ling Suisui is the only real gossip maker in the Suisui circle.
At present, no one knows what project they are going to cooperate on. Suisi is cautious about various rumors, fearing that the fan circle will be overturned by other parties. Their unanimous attitude is: whatever Ling Suisui plays, everyone will watch it.
When it comes to career development, Suisi has always been the one being led by others. Rather than giving advice on your career, it is better to just trust her.
After finishing the negotiations with Dilande, Ling Sui flew directly to Europe to attend this year's Fall/Winter Fashion Week. The two major brands have been looking forward to it for a long time. The same treatment as the previous year is still available this year, and it is an upgraded plus version.
The senior executives who decided to sign Ling Suisui in the first place also achieved a leap in status within the group as Ling Suisui's career took off. Buying her shares was simply one of the best things they had ever done.
At the show, Ling Suisui also greeted several top Hollywood stars and exchanged contact information. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be colleagues in the future. Although she, an "outsider", may squeeze out their resources, the Chinese market behind her is full of temptation.
The stars were toasting each other, and their conversations fully expressed the words "Vanity Fair".
Among the many new contacts, the girl who impressed Ling Sui the most was Bertha Dempsey. She has long golden hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a sunny and cheerful smile, which perfectly fits all her imaginations of an "American sweetheart".
Moreover, Bertha was the cheerleading captain in high school! The elements are more complete!
Ling Suisui has a great affection for Bertha, and Bertha is even more enthusiastic about her. She really wants to pronounce “sui sui” correctly, but it is a little difficult for her and she always pronounces it as “shui shui”. In the end, she still called her English name Lindsay.
Bertha described her as a "porcelain doll from the East". It has to be said that the two people's label impressions of each other are very complementary.
Bertha: "God! You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. My heart fell for you the first time I saw you."
Western people's enthusiasm is always so straightforward. Ling Suisui smiled and said, "Maybe it's because you are very interested in my oriental face."
“No, I have an Asian friend, and I am familiar with your appearance.”
Bertha denied it at first, then leaned close to her ear and said, "It's obvious that I'm not the only one who thinks so."
If she was talking about a handsome white guy who was holding up a glass and nodding at them, Ling Suisui would have noticed it too.
"It's James." Ling Suisui recognized him. "I've seen the movies he acted in. Do you know him? His chest muscles are pretty good."
"Oh, honey, don't be fooled by his appearance."
Bertha said in a lower voice, "The chest muscles are real and feel good, but just touch them. His skills in that area are really not that good. If you want to have some fun, I can introduce you to a younger and more handsome guy."
When Bertha said this, she also shrugged her shoulders, which was probably the evaluation feedback after the trial.
Ling Suisui: ...
Well, this is entertaining.
Ling Suisui declined Bertha's kindness and changed the subject.
She invited Bertha to visit China, and Bertha said she would come. But with her busy schedule, it would probably be difficult for her to find the time, so Ling Suisui thought that this was just a polite remark in social occasions.
After returning to China, Ling Sui attended the CMG TV Drama Annual Ceremony without even having time to adjust to the jet lag.
This event is very important to the television industry. Its organizer is China Central Television (CCTV). The event is positioned as "an authoritative, ceremonial, credible and influential cultural and artistic event" that not only summarizes the past but also leads the future.
At this year's event, "Perfect Life" was nominated for the Outstanding TV Drama of the Year and won the award. Although it missed out on the Drama of the Year, it was able to win both the Annual Integrated Communication Drama and the Annual Overseas Communication Drama, which is still a great achievement.
The annual best TV series award is okay, after all, there are many works on the award list, but there is only one winner for the last two items. It’s not that some people have complaints about the monopoly of "Perfect Life", but no matter how jealous they are, they have to admit that it is the work with the best broadcast performance both in mainland China and overseas.
Not to mention that on the online broadcast list, "Perfect Life" and the second place are several times ahead of each other. Even if we compare the ratings, the TV stations that follow the show are far ahead of the same period.
In terms of individual awards, Ling Suisui won "Actress of the Year". Also, because the annual ceremony has another award called "Annual Powerful Actress", the lineup of nominees and winners is very luxurious, basically all seniors in the industry, which makes it difficult for marketing accounts and fans to figure out which award is more important.
Therefore, no one praised Ling Sui for winning the Best Actress award. Sui Si would just write the title on the performance chart based on the official award. Someone tried to stir up trouble, but Sui Si didn't fall for it. Everyone firmly believed that Ling Sui would win more Best Actress awards in the future and they were not in a hurry for this one.
Based on past experience, the annual ceremony has a strong guiding role on the nomination lists of other mainstream awards. Although it is still March, Suisi is already looking forward to this year's Magnolia and Golden Eagle Awards.
Good news also came from the crew of "The Great Swordsman". All investments for the project have been finalized. Ling Suisui will join the crew for training in early May, start filming in June, and is expected to be wrapped up in August. Considering Director Pei’s shooting speed, this is considered relatively slow.
So far, the confidentiality of this pie has been well done. Even if many people who know about it in advance, they only post on Weibo that is visible only to themselves. If the project is to be officially announced, it should be before the official start of filming.
Sui Si had long been accustomed to Ling Sui's filming frequency, and with a few more lines of "variety show recording" added to her schedule, no one urged her to join the crew, but she was just eagerly waiting for "Sui Sui With You".
She is the leading lady in every drama and is the center of attention in variety shows. She is the heroine of the entertainment industry’s cool novels.
As a scenario-based reality show, "Sui Sui You" was recorded in a villa. Although this is a temporary rental house, in the program it is positioned as Ling Sui's "home". She will invite friends to her home to eat, play games, and have an informal interview.
Whether it is Xiao Zhang or Ling Suisui, the program is positioned as entertainment and leisure first, supplemented by value output.
Ling Suisui believes that his own cultural background is not enough to lead discussions on particularly professional topics; while Xiao Zhang considers it from the perspective of marketing, thinking that as many audiences as possible should be attracted first. Only with a large audience base will further sublimation be meaningful. Otherwise, who would see it?
In order to attract more attention to the first episode, Ling Sui invited domestic actresses of different ages as friends.
The four female guests in this episode are: Qi Xuan, who has become a big star, Meng Yu, who has the highest national popularity among the 85 flowers, Ling Suisui, and Lin Yahan, a freshman at the Film Academy and a former child star. (Sort by age)
Xiao Zhang thought that younger actresses could also be invited, but Ling Sui vetoed the proposal.
Actors under the age of twelve may not understand what they are saying and cannot chat with them, which can easily turn into everyone coaxing children; while actors over the age of twelve and under the age of eighteen may not have learned the conversational emotional intelligence of adults, and have already passed the protection period of "children's words are free of charge."
Innocent and naive minors don't think too much when they speak, but the audience will not show mercy to them, which is what Ling Suisui does not want to see.
When the first episode of the program was officially recorded, Ling Sui organized a hot pot party. There are twelve episodes in this season, and she plans to eat twelve different kinds of hot pot.
The actresses all want to eat something lighter, so let's arrange a porridge-based hotpot.
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