Chapter 31 The Simplest Management Method
Although Yu Yi's audition was not a formality, it was indeed over very quickly.
There was nothing to complain about. His professional acting skills, honed by more than ten years of acting experience, completely crushed young actors such as Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun.
As for the image, what a joke, that was the person personally selected by the main creative screenwriter, how could he not fit the character's personality.
Meng Bai: No one knows what a "soul ferryman" should look like better than me.
After Yu Yi, the remaining two auditioners did not bring more surprises, and their levels were basically around Chen Ruoxuan.
At this point, the actors of the three main characters of "Pendulum" were basically determined -
the male lead "Xia Dongqing", Zhang Ruoyun.
"Soul Ferryman Zhao Li", Yu Yi.
The female lead "Wang Xiaoya", Li Qin.
Meng Bai was quite satisfied with the result.
He had been worried before that if the male lead was finally chosen by a newcomer, his status would not match Li Qin, and it would be easy to have some problems when filming.
Now, whether it is Zhang Ruoyun or Yu Yi, although they are not first-line celebrities, they are not much different from Li Qin.
Meng Bai sent the result of this candidate to Gan Wei. Fortunately, this elder sister did not give him any extra trouble, but only expressed her trust in Meng Bai and their choice.
Since the investors have no objection, the lineup is set. The crew quickly notified the two of the results and asked them to come and discuss the issue of salary.
Compared with Li Qin's "outrageous" contract for participating in the performance, the contract requirements of the two male protagonists are undoubtedly normal, and they are all basic requirements.
After negotiation, Yu Yi's salary was 300,000. It is consistent with the director's salary of 500, but there is no additional ladder performance incentive. At most, if the performance of the final project is good, the investors may be happy to give a celebration red envelope.
Zhang Ruoyun's salary is much lower, only 120,000. But he didn't say anything. This price actually exceeded his previous expectations.
According to his original idea, 70,000 or 80,000 yuan is not unacceptable.
Meng Bai privately inquired about this buddy's situation and roughly learned some information.
It is true that Zhang Ruoyun is Zhang Jian's son. Since he entered the industry, he has indeed mostly filmed his father's dramas, but the relationship between the two is not very good.
There are many people in the entertainment industry who are loyal, and there are even more promiscuous ones. Especially those at the big boss level, they play more and more.
And the director Zhang Jian obviously belongs to the latter. Zhang Ruoyun is his child with his ex-wife, and after his ex-wife, he has three or four wives. Zhang Ruoyun grew up with his grandparents since he was a child, from which we can imagine the complex emotions between the father and son.
Of course, Meng Bai has no intention of blaming Zhang Ruoyun's father. He is confident in himself, and if he gets to the same status, it may not be much better.
In other words, sometimes a person looks upright, it may not be because of his good character, but because he is poor.
With the confirmation of the three leading actors, the preparations for the "Pendulum" crew have also entered the final stage.
The decoration of the "convenience store" set has been completed. There are all kinds of shelves, counters, and goods. It looks like a proper convenience store to anyone.
The crew and technical personnel are in place. Except for the production team and the director team, the rest are basically pulled in by Liu Zhi.
In his words, these people are "the best candidates that can be found under the current budget funds."
The outdoor locations that the crew needs to use have also been contacted. Professor Zou from the Central Academy of Drama helped to find someone to talk to them and agreed to lend a dormitory building in the new Changping campus to Meng Bai free of charge.
At this point, the entire "Pendulum" crew has been set up.
Meng Bai waved his hand and decided to treat everyone to a "start-up banquet".
Of course, it was definitely paid for by the crew.
Not everyone was invited, but the main creative team, director team, technical team, logistics team, plus three leading actors and their assistants. There
were about 30 people in total, and Meng Bai directly found a hotel and booked a small banquet hall.
Meng Bai stood in the middle of the banquet hall, looking at the full crowd below, and a sense of pride suddenly surged in his heart.
More than a month ago, he was still an unknown screenwriter who was looking for a meal and wandering around the crew.
Now, he is a producer who directs an entire crew and leads everyone to work on a project.
The reversal between life situations is sometimes really amazing.
After sighing for a few seconds, Meng Bai regained his composure.
Now is just the beginning of his long journey in the future, not even a step, just a little feeling of the atmosphere, if you want to continue, you still have to take it step by step.
"Everyone!"
Meng Bai greeted, and the banquet hall immediately became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to their own "producer".
"I know everyone is waiting for the dinner to start, and I don't want to delay the meal, so I'll try to keep my words short."
There were bursts of low laughter and applause from the audience, and it was obvious that everyone agreed with Meng Bai's words.
"This is not my first time filming, but it is indeed my first time as a producer. In the past month or so, I thank everyone for their cooperation, which has enabled me, a 'new producer', to set up the crew so quickly. There is my work here, but more importantly, it is everyone's efforts. I would like to thank everyone here first."
"The preparations are now basically completed. Next week, we will officially start filming. It is expected that we can finish filming before the end of the year. This requires not only my efforts, but more importantly, everyone's cooperation."
"I can promise everyone here in advance that as long as the crew can complete the filming on time and with quality and quantity, there will be red envelopes when the filming is completed!"
"Wow--"
As soon as Meng Bai finished speaking, there was applause from the audience. Many people even cheered loudly at Meng Bai, shouting "Producer Meng is awesome!"
Obviously, compared to making big promises and giving chicken blood, direct monetary incentives can mobilize everyone's enthusiasm more.
Meng Bai looked at the noisy scene with a smile, and continued until it was a little quiet, "But I also like to put some ugly words in front. This project has placed the efforts and hopes of many people, including me, on it, so I don't want to see any problems caused by human factors."
"If there are any doubts about the requirements of our main creative team and director team, then raise them at the beginning of the discussion. But if anyone keeps complaining and talking nonsense when the requirements are implemented, sorry, please leave."
Meng Bai did not say any serious warnings or orders, but everyone present has been with Meng Bai for more than a month at least, and everyone understands that this "producer" will really be merciless in some aspects.
After all, he has been in the crew for two years, and Meng Bai knows the temperament of these people in the circle.
He knows very well that he has little management experience and can't come up with any too advanced management methods.
Therefore, he chose the simplest and easiest management method-clear rewards and punishments.
If you do a good job, I will give you more money;
if you don't do a good job, you get out!
(End of this chapter)
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