Chapter 216 Very handsome, very powerful, and very handsome
If we talk about the best "Mou girls", it must be Gong Li.
And if we talk about the worst, Ni Ni is not the first, but in the top three.
At the beginning, she became famous overnight with "Yu Mo" in "The Flowers of War", but before she could enjoy the dividends, she ran into the "two Zhangs broke up".
In 2012, Zhang Yimou issued a statement that he broke up with Zhang Weiping, who had worked with him for 16 years, and withdrew from New Picture Film and Television.
The direct fuse was that the performance of "The Flowers of War" did not meet Zhang Weiping's expectation of "10 billion box office".
The fundamental reason was that Zhang Yimou had reached the limit of his tolerance for Zhang Weiping's long-term interference in filming and production, and the uneven distribution of benefits.
Zhang Weiping is not a pushover either. He quit his fans on the spot and stepped back, breaking the "over-birth gate" incident.
At the same time, he also took back the contracts of all his actors, including Zhou Dongyu, Dou Xiao, and Ni Ni.
It has to be said that Master Zhang is still very popular. Almost all the actors stood on his side in this conflict.
Ni Ni is no exception.
After all, at the beginning, Zhang Weiping wanted to assign the role of "Yu Mo" to his own Han Xiting, but in the end, Zhang Yimou insisted on choosing her.
Whether it's about repaying a favor or finding a thick thigh to hug, Ni Ni stood on Zhang Yimou's side anyway.
But the problem is that the contract is still with Zhang Weiping.
So she was directly hidden.
At the beginning, "The Flowers of War" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and most of the crew went there, but she, the heroine, could only watch the broadcast at home.
She had just debuted, had no connections, no resources, and her biggest backer became an enemy, which was a complete disaster.
For a long time, Ni Ni had no movies to shoot, and her popularity was all supported by shooting fashion magazines.
Now her situation has recovered a little, but it is difficult to return to the momentum of the year.
I don't know if it is the team's plan, but her main idea of taking roles in the past two years is to follow the trend.
"Love Is Not Blind" became popular, and she immediately took on another work by the same author, "Waiting for the Wind".
After the popularity of "So Young", she quickly accepted "Fleeting Time".
Even for investment and financial management, she also obtained financing from LeTV Pictures...
It is reasonable to suspect that her agent is probably a web writer who has changed careers.
This year, the "tomb raiding IP" is very popular. She didn't get the movie version, so she set her sights on the TV series version.
Although it is a web series, it is a big production with an investment of hundreds of millions after all. It is a rare resource for Ni Ni, who just broke up with her new teammate at the beginning of the year.
In the audition meeting room, Meng Bai sat behind the table and looked at each other.
Speaking of which, Ni Ni's face is not that of a standard beauty.
The "catfish-style" appearance is called "high-end face" in a nice way, or in other words, it is not that good-looking, and it depends on the angle and makeup.
Just like today, she was obviously prepared. There is no heavy makeup on her face, but a more natural style is chosen, which looks very comfortable.
The long hair draped over her shoulders was tied into a high ponytail and stood upright behind her head, and her temperament was much more sassy.
A military green jacket and a rose-red tight shirt on the upper body, and tight jeans on the lower body.
Although her figure is not curvy, her proportions are very good. Especially her legs, which are long and straight.
It's a pity that it's winter, otherwise she would have worn shorts and long boots, and the effect would have been better.
Oh, he meant the role adaptation effect.
While Meng Bai was looking at Ni Ni, Ni Ni was also observing him.
Before coming, she asked someone for some information about the other party.
A genius screenwriter, he started from scratch and opened the curtain of the online drama market.
He shot four hit dramas in two years and created a top production team in the field of online dramas. Every
one of them sounded amazing.
Originally, Ni Ni thought that Meng Bai would be a middle-aged uncle, at least thirty years old.
It was not until today that I saw the real person that I realized that he was actually a young man younger than me. And he was very handsome. There was also the temperament of a teenager mixed with maturity, which made people want to explore. And he was very handsome! Maybe he felt his sight, and Meng Bai looked at her eyes. Ni Ni hurriedly smiled brightly. "No need to laugh so big." Meng Bai suddenly said. The smile on Nini's face couldn't help but stagnate. "Shirley Yang's personality is highly educated, graduated from the Naval Academy, rational, calm, gentle, and has a spirit of fraternity and compassion, so most of the time, at most, she can just smile knowingly. Your smile now looks a little...greasy." "..." The smile on Nini's face faded, and she couldn't help feeling depressed in her heart. She had read a lot of negative reviews on the Internet, such as not good-looking, not getting, etc., she could understand. But, this was the first time, the first time I heard someone say that their smile was greasy. The things I was most confident about in my appearance were, first, my figure, and second, my smile! What kind of description is this!
If it wasn't because you were handsome, if it wasn't for an audition, if it wasn't for asking for help, if it wasn't...
Never mind, the more I talk, the more guilty
I feel. Ni Ni was complaining in her heart, and Meng Bai was also thinking.
The character of Shirley Yang is very charming in the original work, which also means that it is difficult for an actor to fully show the essence of the original work.
Moreover, each audience has a different understanding of the role, and no matter how you choose, there will inevitably be people who are dissatisfied.
Among the other versions, "Nine-story Demon Tower" uses Yao Chen - I really doubt the mental state of director Lu Yu when choosing people.
"Mojin: The Lost Tomb" uses Shu Qi, which is related. However, the movie has not been released yet, so I don't know the specific situation.
The only thing I want to complain about is why this group of middle-aged directors likes to use Shu Qi so much. Like Xu Qing in the Beijing circle and Zhiling in Taiwan, they are almost becoming standard vases in movies.
In comparison, Ni Ni is relatively suitable in terms of comprehensive conditions.
She has a good appearance and figure, and has the temperament of an adventurer. She is of the right age, speaks English very well, and is also a quasi-first-tier celebrity.
There are some disadvantages. First, the acting is a little bit poor, and second, it is a bit expensive.
Pan Yueming's salary is 700,000 per episode, Chen Minghao's is 350,000 per episode, and Ni Ni's offer is 1.1 million per episode.
(Special note, the actor's salary is calculated according to the plot, not the total number of episodes)
Shirley Yang did not appear until the middle of the first story, and her role was relatively small.
But even so, Ni Ni's total salary alone is more than 11 million.
Looking back a year ago, the investment in the entire drama of many projects may not be 10 million, which shows how fast the online drama market is developing.
In fact, as a producer, Meng Bai's control over the actors' salaries is already quite powerful, basically keeping it below 35% of the total investment.
You know, according to the usual situation in the industry, if the actor cost of a drama is less than 50%, it can be said that "spending money on quality".
"Before filming, the leading actors must undergo action training in advance. Including the shooting time, it will take about four to five months. Is your schedule OK?" Meng Bai looked at Ni Ni and asked.
"Sure, no problem on my side!" Ni Ni said hurriedly.
"Okay, that's it for today. We at Arclight will give you a specific answer within two days."
Meng Bai stood up, smiled and shook her hand, saying, "I hope we can have a chance to work together."
Ni Ni's eyes lit up. The tendency of this sentence was already very obvious. It was almost certain that she would participate in the show.
She habitually wanted to smile, but halfway through, she suddenly remembered what she had just said. She quickly suppressed her grinning mouth and smiled lightly, saying, "I am also looking forward to working with Teacher Meng."
"It's much better now. But the shooting hasn't started yet, so it doesn't matter if you smile a little more. It's still pretty good."
Ni Ni was stunned for a moment, and looked up to see Meng Bai with a natural expression, as if he had just said something very ordinary. She
tilted her head, and the smile on her face was replaced by a bright smile, and her mouth was grinning.
——Not
too long after the audition, Ni Ni received news from Arclight Films the day after the audition, confirming that she would play the role of "Shirley Yang".
So far, the last piece of the puzzle of the "Gold-touching Trio" has been formed.
Arclight and Penguin Pictures quickly announced the final cast.
As Meng Bai expected, there was a heated debate online.
One was the choice of Hu Bayi. Pan Yueming used to be very famous, but he has been quiet in recent years. Many young audiences have not even heard of him.
The debate about him is mainly about his appearance. After all, Tianxia Bachang once said that the prototype was Liu Huohua.
Most fans of the book know that there is little chance to invite him, but they will still use this as a comparison.
So let alone Pan Yueming, even Chen Kun from "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" was not reliable when it was first announced.
Of course, it is still much better than Zhao Youting from "Nine-story Demon Tower".
However, no matter how much the debate is, the overall popularity is still average.
Before seeing the final film, no one dares to guarantee whether any actor is suitable or not. What
is really surprising is the "Shirley Yang" version of Ni Ni.
Not to mention the problem of image adaptation, no one expected that this former "Mou Girl" would come to participate in the web drama.
But think about it again, it seems to be okay.
Big productions with hundreds of millions of dollars of investment are really no worse than some movies.
The audience suddenly discovered that, since some time ago, the labels attached to online dramas are no longer "shoddy" or "vulgar".
Instead, they are "novel themes", "well-made", "interesting plots", etc.
However, some people have raised doubts.
It's not that the online drama market has grown. On the contrary, there are still a large number of shoddy online dramas broadcast on various platforms. The
only ones that really have these labels are actually the works of Arclight Film and Television.
In other words, it is Arclight that has raised the upper limit of the entire online drama by itself.
As soon as this view was put forward, it was immediately recognized by the vast majority.
No matter how the Internet quarrels, it is the audience's business, and it has no effect on the crew.
With the cast confirmed, Arclight's casting work has been completed for the most part, and the rest are some supporting roles.
Meng Bai didn't care much about these, and basically left them to Li Muge and the director team to decide.
He also didn't forget to call Wang Ou and said that he was sorry that she was not chosen.
The young lady was mentally prepared and didn't take it seriously at all. She even teased him about what he was going to do at the National Drama Festival in a few days.
Meng Bai said that escaping is shameful, but it is very useful.
(End of this chapter)
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