Chapter 470: This is what it feels like to support a movie star
Secretary Lin said, "Students are more obedient, and it's easier to train them once they've graduated from school. We're already doing a great job finding people from university, but you wouldn't know that some companies start recruiting from the very beginning, specifically looking for child actors. People these days like teenagers, so many are looking to sign junior high school students to form groups."
[A. W] The current plan is to make films and TV series. Chen Zhichu also just wants to be a producer honestly, without even thinking about forming a team.
"Sign someone with acting skills."
After the release of "Who is the Ghost", it became the number one in the domestic box office history, and its reputation and fame were improved. With this beginning, many artists and actors from other film and television companies will extend olive branches to them.
Chen Zhichu prefers to sign his own artists and provide them with resources. As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family.
If Bai Qiujing still plans to develop in the entertainment industry and make movies, then [A. W] good film production and good scripts will definitely be his first priority.
When she thought of Bai Qiujing, Shen Zhichu immediately ignited her ambition. She had many good scripts in her hands. With the first experience, the next movie would be much easier to get started.
There are naturally advantages and disadvantages. The current achievements are a double-edged sword. Once the next movie encounters some minor problems and receives bad responses, the advantages brought to her by the success of the movie "Who is the Ghost" will be exhausted.
Netizens only look at the results. If the results are not satisfactory, they will mark you with a black mark and use it as a reason to attack you.
If something goes wrong, the [A. W] Group will suffer losses.
But should she retreat because of an unknown result? Shen Zhichu was not that kind of person. The more afraid a person was, the more she had to overcome it. Besides, she was no longer alone.
Making a movie is not a one-person job. In addition to the director team and suitable actors, the producer and investor also need connections. She likes to constantly break through herself.
Shen Zhichu's goal is not the domestic market, but the global international market. She wants Bai Qiujing to become an international superstar actor.
The sky is his limit.
Shen Zhichu inexplicably felt a sense of pride as if he had supported a famous movie star.
Shen Zhichu already has a plan in mind for his next film, which is to make a science fiction film.
It’s not that there are no science fiction films in the domestic film market, but science fiction films are even worse than horror films. None of them are worth mentioning, they are the worst of the bad.
Science fiction films mainly rely on special effects. You get what you pay for, and lack of funds will lead to failure.
Foreign science fiction films are well made because people there have plenty of money.
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[The Long Gate Hate] has also recently been scheduled for release. Wang Xiangrong took advantage of Shen Zhichu's popularity and can be said to have released the film in advance.
Changmenhen was fiercely sought after by various satellite TV stations, and was finally sold to Pineapple TV at a high price. It was broadcast every night from 8 to 10 pm in the prime time, and mobile phone videos were updated simultaneously.
There is still a month left before the broadcast. Not long after the marketing account released the news, the official Weibo account of Nagato Hate released a promotional trailer.
In the trailer, Shen Zhichu plays the second female lead Zhao Zijin. Although there are not many frames in the picture, the few fleeting moments of her figure have caught everyone's attention.
It is completely different from the female ghost played in the movie. If the female ghost played by Shen Zhichu is reserved and beautiful, then the second female lead in the TV series is noble and proud, especially when she wears a phoenix robe, she looks like a beautiful and gorgeous woman in the world.
Netizens repeatedly cut out the clips played by Shen Zhichu, and a short ten-second segment can be watched a hundred times.
Netizens are somewhat aware of Shen Zhichu's beauty, but they did not expect that she would look so beautiful in ancient costume. Just for this appearance, it is worth squatting in front of the TV.
A lot of things have happened since the filming of Changmenghen. The first is the casting. At that time, netizens didn’t understand why the director insisted on choosing Shen Zhichu to play the second female role. Now they understand.
As a beautiful and cool female artist, if Shen Zhichu is second to none, I'm afraid no one dares to claim to be first.
In the original novel, after Zhao Zijin's death, he became the cinnabar mole in the heart of the dog emperor, the white moonlight in his dreams, so when he met the heroine Zhao Jinyu again, seeing that she looked very similar to Zhao Zijin, he recruited her into the palace as a "stand-in"
Among fans of the original novel, Zhao Zijin, the white moonlight, has the second largest number of fans after the female lead.
If she wasn't beautiful enough, why would the Dog Emperor have been thinking about her for so many years and even spent so much effort to find a substitute?
Therefore, casting for the second female lead was more difficult than the first female lead. The audience accepted Xia Yanyue's role as the female lead and focused all their attention on the second female lead. Who knew that it would be Shen Zhichu who played the role?
Various things happened during the filming process, including the cat abuse incident, the collapse of Xia Yanyue's character, Changmeng's hatred for replacing the heroine, the bankruptcy of x Entertainment, etc. We stumbled all the way through, and now it is finally going to be broadcast.
At the beginning, many netizens made Nagato Hate a hot search. The drama was popular before it was even filmed, but now everyone has tasted its real appeal with just a short promotional trailer video.
Wang Xiangrong organized the actors to go to various places for publicity, and first asked Shen Zhichu.
Chen Zhichu couldn't spare the time, and it wasn't necessary for her to go for the promotion. Besides, the promotion mainly depended on the male and female protagonists, so it didn't matter whether she, the second female lead, went or not.
"Director Wang, I'm in Chengdu right now and can't spare the time, but I will definitely go to Chengdu for promotion."
Wang Xiangrong was easy to talk to and agreed immediately. It was already great that Shen Zhichu could take time out to promote the film in Chengdu with the crew. You have to know that she is now the executive director of [AW Group] and her recent movie has won the first place at the box office. He has seen the movie and it is definitely of award-winning quality. By then, Shen Zhichu will become the highest-grossing female actress in history. What's more worth mentioning is that she is only 24 years old.
"Okay, just make time to come over. I'll send you the address and time. If you don't have time, you don't have to come."
So, in the following time, Shen Zhichu continued to be busy with his work, working during the day and accompanying Bai Qiujing in the afternoon and evening.
"Who is the Ghost" has been successfully released in foreign markets and received good responses. It has earned 1 billion box office in one week and is still growing. The overseas praise rate is also over 90%. Many people sighed that they did not expect that country Z could produce such an excellent horror film.
A top foreign luxury brand contacted [A. W Group] hoping to cooperate with the heroine in the movie.
Secretary Lin showed the newly printed information to Shen Zhichu.
If Shen Zhichu takes over this brand, it will be beneficial to both the company and individuals. Otherwise, why do they say that a rising tide lifts all boats?
Secretary Lin originally thought that Shen Zhichu would be very happy to accept the endorsement when he saw it. After all, this brand is a luxury brand chosen by many top stars, but an ordinary wallet costs hundreds of thousands.
The other party wanted Shen Zhichu to become the domestic spokesperson.
Shen Zhichu has always been cautious, especially when it comes to foreign luxury brands, he must conduct thorough investigations before deciding whether to cooperate with them.
"You should investigate this brand carefully to see if there is any scandal."
As soon as Secretary Lin left, Shen Zhichu turned around and sent the news to Bai Qiujing.
Bai Qiujing didn't know much about luxury brands, so he sent it to Bai Wanwan and her mother.
Bai Wanwan had Shen Zhichu’s WeChat and when she learned that this luxury brand was looking for Shen Zhichu to be its spokesperson, she immediately sent her a text message.
"Chu Jie can't accept this endorsement."
"Why?" Shen Zhichu asked.
The other party quickly replied, "This luxury brand's foreign spokesperson has insulted China. She's publicly insulted China on social media, using profanity-filled language. The brand is aware of her behavior and hasn't stopped it. This inaction clearly shows they're in cahoots with that spokesperson. They're looking for you as their spokesperson now, most likely because your movie has been doing well in foreign markets, so they're looking to cash in. If they truly want to work with you, they must terminate their contract with that spokesperson."
Afraid that Shen Zhichu wouldn't believe it, Bai Wanwan directly found the spokesperson's social account, took a screenshot and sent it to Shen Zhichu.
"I used to like this brand, but because of this incident, I burned all the clothes and bags from this brand."
The more Shen Zhichu looked at it, the heavier her expression became. Fortunately, she had investigated it beforehand.
If she had been careless enough to accept this endorsement, and netizens had dug up these things afterwards and labeled her as "insulting the country", she would probably not be able to clear herself of the accusation even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
Shen Zhichu took a deep breath and finally replied to Bai Wanwan's text message: "Thank you, Wanwan."
Putting down the phone, Shen Zhichu called her secretary and asked her to reject the brand.
Secretary Lin was very surprised: "Boss Shen, don't you think about it again?"
Shen Zhichu moved the phone next to him over: "Look at what this is?"
Secretary Lin picked it up and looked at it, his expression as ugly as Shen Zhichu's before.
But he also felt it was a pity: "Actually, the matter is not that serious. The spokesperson made this statement a year ago. It's been a long time since the incident and it probably won't attract the attention of netizens."
In the past, those people abroad looked down on China to some extent, but now interests come first. As China becomes stronger and stronger, it is time to lower their attitude.
“Boss Shen, how about we discuss this? If the other party wants to cooperate with us, we should ask them to delete these comments, or directly terminate the contract with that spokesperson?”
Shen Zhichu said: "The brand ignored us a year ago and still hasn't deleted the message after contacting us. This shows their attitude. I have my own attitude. Just based on the insulting words this person posted about China, I feel sick to my stomach to even talk to them."
"Oh, this..." Secretary Lin sighed, and agreed with Shen Zhichu's point of view in his heart.
"Don't be lucky. I don't make any decision based on other people's opinions. I act according to my own conscience and morality, and they have touched my bottom line." When Shen Zhichu said this, his eyes turned cold.
Secretary Lin was the only one in the office, and she was frightened by her chivalry. "I understand, President Shen."
Shen Zhichu's refusal to cooperate surprised the luxury brand, and they even felt that she was somewhat ungrateful.
When asked why, Secretary Lin directly said, "We will not cooperate with those who insult China."
After hearing this, what is there to understand? However, they think it is not cost-effective to terminate the contract with their current spokesperson for a partner who has not yet signed a contract. If the previous remarks were deleted, they could have a good talk, but Shen Zhichu did not give them a chance to talk at all.
The matter was left unresolved. They will never understand why the Chinese are so patriotic. It was just a random joke posted a year ago, but they still care about it.
The ending had just ended, and there were some minor problems with the publicity and promotion of the drama.
Because Shen Zhichu did not follow the crew to promote the drama in various places, he was rumored to be a big shot.
Some people think that she became arrogant just because she made a living in a movie. If the crew had not given her the opportunity to play the second female lead, would she have had the chance to stand out and be noticed by the film company?
On the contrary, Lin Qi, who played the role of Nagato Hate-no-san, lost popularity in the movie, but recently she has gained back a lot of fans by following the crew to various places for promotion. She has a strong sense of variety, is very friendly, and there is no sense of distance. In addition, she looks well-behaved and tries hard to pretend to be enthusiastic and dote on fans. After the videos and photos were uploaded to the Internet, many of the ugly filters in the movie were washed away.
The host deliberately set up a trap: "Isn't Zhichu here with you guys today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became cold. Wang Xiangrong's brows were twisted into a ball. He had instructed in advance not to mention Shen Zhichu, so why was he suddenly bringing it up now?
Lin Qi took the phone and said, "Zhichu might be very busy lately. I sent her text messages and called her, but she didn't answer. I understand. I heard that she's recently been in contact with a foreign luxury brand to discuss cooperation."
"Wow," the host exclaimed, continuing to dig up more information. "Congratulations to Zhichu in advance. Could you please tell me which brand it is?"
"Well..." Lin Qi paused and pretended to be mysterious. "Zhichu is still in talks with the brand, so I can't say much. You can just guess in your hearts. You'll know when the brand officially announces it."
"It seems that Lin Qi and Zhichu have a very good relationship and even know such a secret."
"It's okay, except that she never replies when I occasionally send her text messages." Lin Qi said jokingly.
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