The group also stood up, smiling.
Shen Fang gestured for a pause: "Sister Na, bring over the scripts we prepared this year."
Xing Aina handed several stacks of bound scripts to Shen Fang. Shen Fang picked up the scripts.
"These are some of the film and television works we plan to release this year: The Legend of Mi Yue (a Qin Dynasty drama), The Legend of Wu Zetian (a Tang Dynasty drama), The Return of the Condor Heroes (a project produced by Zhang), Infiltration (a spy drama), Snow Leopard (a war drama), Mythology (a time-travel drama), Son-in-Law (a fictional drama), Day and Night (a modern crime drama), Judge Dee (a Tang Dynasty detective drama), Kite (a spy drama), and Temptation of Going Home (an urban romance)."
"There are 11 scripts in total. You can choose whichever you like. As for the cast, I only have one option: the male and female leads must be artists from our company. Unless they are particularly unsuitable, we can use artists from outside the company, but that requires Sister Lifang's approval. The benefits should still be used on our own people."
These words were meant for the artists present, but it's also an unspoken rule: if it's a TV series produced by the company, they'll definitely use their own people. Zhao Baogang, Zheng Xiaolong, and others didn't have any objections.
Zheng Xiaolong immediately picked up the Legend of Wu Zetian: "I want this project. I'm interested in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian is a very legendary historical figure. It's just that the actress is..."
Zheng Xiaolong looked at the female artists in the company.
Shen Fang gave Fan Xiaopang a wink, and Fan Xiaopang immediately stood up and volunteered, "Director Zheng, I hope we can collaborate sometime. I greatly admire Empress Wu Zetian, and I've read quite a few books about her..."
Zheng Xiaolong glanced at Chen Fang, then at Fan Xiaopang. He really did have a bit of Wu Zetian's alluring charm. Empress Wu was known as a notorious femme fatale. Since the big boss was interested, he was willing to help him make it happen.
Zheng Xiaolong smiled and said, "Okay, let's give it a try first. If it's suitable, we'll choose you, Little Fatty."
Zheng Xiaolong didn't give a definitive answer, since he and Fan Xiaopang had never worked together before. Of course, as long as Fan Xiaopang didn't act like a boss lady, he was willing to help out. If her acting wasn't good, he could slowly train her.
Fan Xiaopang was naturally very happy. Zheng Xiaolong was a big shot in the Beijing entertainment circle. Although she no longer needed to mingle in the circle, she was still very sensible in terms of her conduct and actions. Moreover, she also had artistic pursuits. If she won an award or something, she would have something to brag about in front of her friends.
The female artists present didn't object. Anyway, there were plenty of opportunities, and in terms of status, Xiao Pang was much more famous than them. Besides, there were only a few people, and with so many resources available, there was no need for them to fight over each other. That's the advantage of a big company: plenty of money, plenty of projects, and fewer people. Everyone can get their share of resources. In addition, the company was newly established, and the members weren't very familiar with each other yet, so there was no need for infighting.
The newcomer, Gao Yuanyuan, was extremely grateful for her choice. A big-name director, a big production—she didn't have to compete with others, nor did she have to drink with clients; she already had the lead role. She couldn't be happier.
Zhao Baogang flipped through the TV series "The Legend of Mi Yue": "Old Zheng, this is also one of your strengths, filming 'The Legend of Mi Yue'."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiaolong took the film and glanced at it, recognizing it as one of his films. He was skilled at filming women, especially historically famous women, particularly palace dramas.
Needless to say, Liu Qianqian and Huang Xiaoming are the leads for The Return of the Condor Heroes.
Zhang Li naturally took on the role in Snow Leopard, as it was originally intended to promote Zhang Ruoyun. However, Zhang Ruoyun was still a greenhorn at the time, so they needed to find someone else to play the lead role.
Zhang Yongxin found the mythological and time-travel drama interesting and accepted the role.
Ning Hao accepted the role in "Day and Night," wanting to give this crime drama a try.
Zhao Baogang took on the roles of "undercover agent" and "temptation to go home".
Only the Judge Dee case remains, and the kite remains unclaimed.
The case of Judge Dee wasn't that the directors present lacked the ability to film it, but rather that they weren't good at it. As for "The Kite," that's also a bit mind-bending. Ning Hao was interested, but with his current experience, he wasn't qualified to film this kind of Republican-era spy drama.
These days, those who make spy dramas are usually from established families, at least 40 years old, and come from traditional revolutionary families. Ordinary people can forget about it.
However, since the company doesn't have anyone to handle this, we can hire someone from outside.
"If it's about kites, I recommend Liu Yunlong," Zhao Baogang said, giving his old friend a direct recommendation.
Zheng Xiaolong nodded upon hearing this: "Old Liu is an expert in making this kind of film in China, and I recommend him as well."
Zhang Yimou nodded: "Spy drama, Brother Liu is the one." Zhang Yimou gave a thumbs up.
Liu Yunlong is considered the leading actor in Chinese spy dramas.
"Speaking of Judge Dee, I recommend someone, Qian Yanqiu. He's also a director from the Beijing Film Academy, the same place as President Shen. He's quite talented," Liang Guanhua said softly. He was also new here. None of the people present were big directors or stars. Although he debuted early, he wasn't particularly famous, and the works he acted in were all small-budget, low-productions.
Shen Fang's lips curled up slightly. Wasn't Detective Di Renjie created by this person? He just happened to run into the line of fire.
"Brother Liang, have this person come to the company and tell us his ideas. Let him draw a few storyboards. If it's suitable, we can finalize the deal. Everyone can recommend suitable talents. We welcome talented and capable people to join our family."
"Sister Hong, Brother Bin, as you can see, there are many projects, and our company's artists can't handle them all. We don't have enough talent. But as I said before, Longteng's artists still need to meet the three principles I mentioned. Only those who meet those three principles will have the opportunity to join our company. As for script and role arrangements, you should communicate well with Director Zhang and Director Zheng."
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