Chapter 25 Industry Conventions
There is a classic saying in the film and television industry, "Be famous as early as possible." The earlier you become famous, the earlier you can occupy a track and reap a wave of dividends.
Therefore, most students from film and television schools often try to run around and attend dinner parties during their school years, just to get a chance to appear on camera and have more hope of becoming famous.
Schools like the Central Academy of Drama generally do not prevent students from taking on other plays except for freshmen in their first and second years. Some lecturers and majors will also contact major film and television companies to actively provide opportunities for students.
In fact, it is the same as ordinary college students looking for internship units, except that students from film and television schools start earlier.
The Central Academy of Drama also has a similar tradition, and as the "Tsinghua and Peking University" among domestic film and television schools, its resources are much better than those of ordinary schools.
For example, every few years, it will cooperate with the Beijing People's Art Theater to form a People's Art Class. Some big directors like Lao Mouzi who like to use newcomers are also more accustomed to selecting people from top schools like the Central Academy of Drama.
This is why Meng Bai asked Professor Zou for help.
If he contacted the teachers in the acting department himself, I guess they would not bother to look at their small web drama.
"Director Lin, thank you for your help."
Meng Bai looked at the thick pile of resumes on the table and thanked the middle-aged man in front of him.
It must be said that Professor Zou thinks highly of Meng Bai, his former student. He had just agreed to Meng Bai's request the day before, and the next day a man who claimed to be Director Lin called Meng Bai and asked him to come and get the student resume.
It was the middle-aged man in front of Meng Bai.
"It's okay, Professor Zou and my teacher have been friends for many years, and he is also my predecessor. You are his student, and also my junior brother, so it's okay to help a little." Director Lin said calmly. Although the words were very polite, there was no intimacy in his tone.
Meng Bai didn't care. He raised his hand and swiped across the table, and an envelope was placed on the table without a trace.
Director Lin looked at the envelope with a flickering eye, picked it up and squeezed it in his hand, then looked at Meng Bai: "What are you doing..."
"I know you are enthusiastic, but there are rules in the industry, and I can't let you help for free." Meng Bai said in a tone of "it should be so", "Besides, this is my first play, and I want everyone to share the good news, and I want to ask for good luck from you."
Teachers of the film and television major are keen to recommend students to the crew, of course, not entirely out of "deep affection between teachers and students", but more because the crew will give a part of the thank-you fee to the "middleman" after selecting the actors.
Although this fee is often not much, on the one hand, there are many people, and on the other hand, it is also an attitude, which can be regarded as a means for the crew to express gratitude and respect to the teacher who introduced it.
Sometimes the latter may even mean more - for these "highly educated groups", money is sometimes not as important as "face".
In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Director Lin is distant from Meng Bai. Although Professor Zou is indeed his predecessor, he is not a direct teacher after all. He feels a little uncomfortable in his heart to arrange him to help.
But after Meng Bai's words, Director Lin's resistance softened immediately.
He just estimated the thickness of the envelope by feel, and knew that it was indeed given according to the average level in the industry. This means that this young man knows the rules and is not deliberately using Professor Zou to pressure him, so he feels much more comfortable now.
"It's normal to be a little nervous for the first play, but Professor Zou is so optimistic about you, which shows that he has confidence in you. Where there is a will, there is a way. Young people, just go for it boldly." Director Lin's tone was still flat, but it was obvious that he was much closer.
"Yes, thank you for your encouragement, senior brother." Meng Bai nodded in response.
Director Lin picked up the information on the table again, flipped through it a few times, and divided all the resumes into two, and then patted the thinner pile and said: "Among these resumes, there are still students and some who have just graduated. Basically, they are all those who their professional teachers think have good performance or are more talented. You can take a look at them."
Meng Bai's eyes lit up.
The students who were recommended were already quite outstanding. After Director Lin screened them again, it was like selecting the best from the best. The efficiency of selection would undoubtedly be much faster.
Humph, as expected, I guessed that this old guy had a trick up his sleeve.
"Thank you, senior brother. This is really a great help." Meng Bai did not hesitate to express his gratitude, and showed the director of the performance department what "grateful beyond words" meant.
Director Lin was probably a little overwhelmed by Meng Bai's "sincere" thanks. After thinking for a while, he continued, "Go back and see which ones you need. Send me the list later and I'll help you contact them, so you don't have to run back and forth again."
OK, this envelope was not sent in vain today!
Meng Bai said secretly in his heart while thanking him.
Whether it was for Professor Zou's face or for "industry conventions", Director Lin's help really saved Meng Bai a lot of energy.
There is no other way. Although Liu Zhi has helped with many trivial matters, most of the decisions still have to be made by him as the "producer" and "chief screenwriter".
During this period, Meng Bai supervised the renovation of the set during the day and interviewed the technical staff of the crew; at night, he had to discuss the script with Wu Bai and the order of shooting to ensure the construction period.
If the set had not been renovated, he would have wanted to live in the crew.
Meng Bai also knew that his working mode was not quite right, but this was his first time doing this job, and he really had to grope his way around a lot of things.
Now Meng Bai is both grateful and entangled that "Pendulum" is a low-cost project.
Fortunately, it was a small project, and he could still hold on;
the trouble was that if it wasn't a small project, he could justifiably quit and find a proper producer.
God bless, nothing has happened during this period, and all the preparations for the crew are going smoothly.
The only problem is that Meng Bai is exhausted.
"Wow--"
In the basically completed set, Li Qin looked at Meng Bai in surprise and exclaimed: "It's only been a short time, how come you have lost so much weight!"
"Thin? Really?"
Meng Bai looked at himself, not knowing whether it was because of the large amount of exercise every day or the heavy work done when decorating the set, he felt that he had become much stronger recently.
Not only did the previous frivolous state caused by writing manuscripts every day disappear, but even the abdominal muscles that gradually disappeared after graduation have now returned.
So rather than saying that he is thin, it is better to say that he is more solid. His current state is in line with the "male god standard" that has been popular on the Internet recently-looking thin when dressed, and having meat when undressed.
Of course, the most important thing is that his face looks good.
"Tsk tsk! Not bad."
Li Qin stretched out her finger and carefully touched the muscles on Meng Bai's forearm, and then couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"Girl, I can understand your current mood, but please restrain yourself now."
"Tsk, it's as if someone likes to watch it."
"Wipe your saliva first."
"Ah? Really, Jia Jia, give me a tissue... Bad guy! How can I drool!"
Li Qin glared at Meng Bai, and was almost fooled by this bad guy.
Meng Bai showed a triumphant smile, looked at a young girl next to Li Qin and asked: "Who is this?"
"Jia Jia, my assistant." Li Qin pulled the girl to her side and introduced.
"Hello, producer Meng, I am Sister Qinqin's assistant. I will trouble you again for the next filming." Jia Jia had obviously asked Meng Bai's identity before, and when she heard that she was mentioned, she hurried forward to say hello.
"It's okay, you're welcome."
Meng Bai looked at Jia Jia, well, a very ordinary girl.
There was no way, with Li Qin on the side to compare, this girl was indeed not very eye-catching.
Retracting his gaze, Meng Bai winked at Li Qin.
Meng Bai: Does this girl know about us?
Li Qin: I don’t know. I haven’t told anyone about this.
Meng Bai: Then can she be trusted? If we talk about profit sharing in the future, do we need to send her away?
Li Qin: It doesn’t matter. She is my recruit. She has nothing to do with the company. I can still trust her.
Meng Bai: Okay, she is your person anyway. Just be sure of yourself.
After the eye contact, Li Qin asked: "By the way, what is the matter with you calling me here today?"
"Two things. One is that I contacted the makeup teacher and tried the character's look today to see if it fits the character." Meng Bai said: "In addition, there are two male lead auditions today. If you are interested, you can come and take a look."
The first round of recommendations will be tomorrow. I heard that the PK system of Diannang is much more cruel than it was in the past, so Baomu thick-skinnedly asks all readers to vote and read more, and we will rush for the first and second rounds together. (Love you~
(End of this chapter)
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