An investment of eight million is definitely a small investment in the film industry.
Generally speaking, only online movies that cannot be shown in theaters will have an investment of less than 10 million yuan, while the investment in regular theater movies is usually more than 10 million yuan.
Especially since Wei Lan is going to shoot a science fiction film that needs to consume data streams to achieve surreal content, such an investment, and it is still planned to be released in theaters, sounds simply ridiculous.
But Wei Lan and Wei Mingjie couldn't resist, one had the courage to shoot, and the other had the courage to invest.
Wei Lan already had a complete framework for the script in his mind.
As this is his first holographic movie, and he has a targeted theme, Wei Lan's preparations will naturally not be perfunctory.
Due to cost constraints, the background cannot be set on an alien planet like in Star Wars, and too many grand scenes cannot be created. Ever since Wei Lan encountered insufficient data flow from the director's machine for the first time, she knew that it would be extremely expensive to create space scenes. One must eat one bite at a time, and she cannot afford a grand scene yet.
However, it doesn't mean that it can't be filmed on a low budget. When it comes to science fiction, what ultimately counts is imagination. What is more infinite than the universe is the human imagination.
Chen Yuanhang's Star Wars is set in the outer universe and writes the history of alien wars, while Wei Lan uses the method of seeing the big picture from the small and sets the story background on Earth.
The inspiration came from a story she had seen in a dream.
The entire earth is facing the crisis of destruction, and the human elites are helpless. However, an unexpectedly small and ordinary person finally saves the earth.
For his first film, Wei Lan was very ambitious and wanted to strike a balance between commercial appeal and story depth.
It's not about personal heroism, nor is it a pure comedy like swordplay... She is planning to make a science fiction film that is completely different from the conventional perception of the audience in this world.
Unlike "Swordsman" which only took a few days to revise the script, Wei Lan spent more than half a month behind closed doors to finalize the overall framework of the script for this movie. As for the details of the lines, she planned to slowly polish them while looking for actors.
For Wei Lan, the most difficult part of this movie was not how to construct the scenes within a limited cost, but finding the right leading actor.
The film budget is limited, so the actors' pay naturally cannot be too high. However, this film requires very high acting skills from the male lead, and Wei Lan obviously cannot afford to hire an actor.
In the villa, Wei Lan held a tablet and looked through the actors' resumes one by one.
From the day before yesterday to today, she has read hundreds of actors' resumes.
Even though the investment is small, as a movie that is ready to be released in theaters, there will still be many actors who want to participate. Of course, the most famous ones are only third-tier actors.
"Director Wei, these are all the resumes for this role that we have received as of this week. If you have chosen one, please let me know and I will contact the agent or the actors' union."
"Okay, thank you Secretary Wang."
After hanging up the phone with the PR secretary of Wei's Pictures, Wei Lan opened the folder that the other party had just sent him and started screening the resumes again.
An afternoon passed and Wei Lan rubbed his eyebrows.
It is not an easy task to read an actor's resume, because acting skills cannot be seen from a resume alone. You also need to look at the corresponding representative works. Fortunately, the film industry in this world is quite advanced. The Actors Guild not only conducts certain industry ratings on actors, but the Wei Public Relations Department also does a meticulous job. Most resumes contain acting clips of the actors' representative works, which saves Wei Lan a lot of time.
Unexpectedly, when screening the resumes, Wei Lan saw two familiar names, He Zixuan, who played An Eleven in "Sword 4", and Yan Xun, who played Guo Jianglong.
After working together on "Sword and Sword", Wei Lan had a good impression of these two actors. Yan Xun is a typical genre film actor. Because of his temperament and appearance, he basically only takes villain-type roles, and he sticks to this path until the end, playing this type of role to the extreme, making the audience feel that this character is not a good guy as soon as they see him in the film; He Zixuan is young and handsome. Although his acting skills are immature, he will perform well when he meets a director who knows how to train actors, because the other party is very cooperative, obedient and hardworking.
After considering it, Wei Lan directly rejected these two resumes. She had worked with Yan Xun before, so there was no problem for him to play a gangster like Guo Jiang Long, but as for the leading actor in her own movie, his appearance and temperament were fierce enough, and he was used to the performance style of villains, so it would be difficult to change that in a short period of time.
Not to mention He Zixuan, his appearance and age are not suitable for the leading actor of this movie, and his acting skills are far from the "plastic surgery level" that makes people ignore his appearance.
But after all, they were actors they had worked with before, so Wei Lan sent a message to Secretary Wang, asking her to politely decline the offer.
In the afternoon, He Zixuan received news from his agent Xi Hui.
"Zixuan, Secretary Wang has received a reply saying that your image and temperament do not match the setting of the role. Is it time to give up now?"
"Ah...what a pity." He Zixuan sighed regretfully when he heard the news.
Xi Hui's disapproving voice came from the phone: "What's so regrettable? This is good news. You have just entered this circle not long ago and don't know the industry situation. Let me tell you, I got the news from the project department. The investment in this movie is only 8 million, which is a lot in TV dramas, but in movies, it is a completely small investment. The most ridiculous thing is that the subject matter is science fiction!"
"Science fiction!" Xi Hui's voice suddenly rose. "Eight million to make a science fiction movie, what can be made? I simply can't imagine it. An alien war like a monkey fight? Look at Star Wars, that's what a science fiction movie looks like. How much money did they invest? 900 million!"
Xi Hui has several new actors like He Zixuan. Originally, the most famous one under her was another B-signed actor. He Zixuan, like other newcomers, was not taken seriously. But after the hit of Sword and Fairy 4, his current fame and popularity are no longer comparable to that of the B-signed actor. Other colleagues are very envious of Xi Hui, saying that a hot commodity has fallen into her hands.
Xi Hui has been an agent for several years, so she naturally attaches great importance to He Zixuan. She wants to plan a path for him that she thinks is best:
"Listen to my advice. You are on a roll now. Finish filming "Sword 5" to consolidate your popularity. Then slowly improve your status through TV dramas and get involved in movies. I have received news that the station is planning to invest in a costume idol drama in the second half of the year. With your current performance, it will be no problem for you to get the second male lead. As long as you perform well in "Sword 5" next time, I will find a way to get you the first male lead..."
"I understand, Sister Hui." He Zixuan agreed, but couldn't help but add, "You should ask Director Wei for me. If I'm not the male lead, any other suitable role will do. If I'm not the lead, we can all shoot in the studio, so it won't take up too much time."
Xi Hui frowned, not understanding why He Zixuan was so insistent, but she still wanted to have a good relationship with He Zixuan, so she agreed with a smile on her face.
"Okay, I'll talk to them."
After hanging up the phone, Xi Hui's face turned serious. She had to go and ask around. She seemed to have heard a rumor before that the new director seemed to be quite kind to He Zixuan...
Xi Hui was thinking about this and that, as if she was facing a formidable enemy, but she didn't know that the reason why He Zixuan made this choice was very simple -
He had a hunch that Wei Lan was a golden thigh.
Before meeting Wei Lan, He Zixuan, as a potential actor trainee, had also participated in the filming of some TV dramas and collaborated with other directors.
But after working with Wei Lan, the contrast was so obvious.
He Zixuan had previously taken on supporting roles in ordinary productions, and met directors with B or C signatures. It cannot be said that the other directors were very bad, but in terms of grasp of the entire play, he had never met anyone better than Wei Lan.
When Wei Lan was filming, whether it was the setting of the set environment, the control of the atmosphere, or the dispatch of the actors, it was all extremely clear and precise, giving a feeling of making light of a heavy task and being at ease.
To put it in an exaggerated way, when entering the holographic world to film, He Zixuan even felt that Wei Lan was like an omniscient and omnipotent deity. The whole world was in her hands, including them, the actors.
He Zixuan felt from the bottom of his heart that Wei Lan was a very good director, especially for an actor like him who was not a professional actor, because he watched the entire "Sword 4" as soon as it was released. His performance in it was obviously far better than his performance in other dramas. He felt that he learned more from filming a drama with Wei Lan than from filming ten dramas with other directors.
As the saying goes, an expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.
For example, an ordinary martial arts instructor and a master who founded his own school, both teach martial arts. Who can better tap the potential of a beginner based on the individual's differences? Is there any need to say more?
Unlike He Zixuan, Yan Xun is older and not as adventurous. His fame and income are relatively stable. Acting is more like a job to him. He submitted his resume only because Wei Lan's film was a movie. After receiving the rejection message, he naturally didn't take it too seriously. He asked his agent to reply that he looked forward to the next cooperation and that was it.
As for Li Feng, the real leading actor of "Sword 4", he had never thought of working with Wei Lan again.
He is also the only actor who has not contacted Wei Lan again after reaping the benefits of "Sword 4", because in his opinion, "Sword 4" became popular just because the creative combination of martial arts and comedy happened to suit the market's appetite. If they grasp this core, it will be the same no matter who shoots the next one.
When they were filming before, he was very unhappy with Wei Lan for changing the great hero Lu An Ning into a person who was restricted in every way. Now that Sword and Fairy 4 is a big hit, he has become popular again. Peng Haobo, who took over "Sword and Fairy 5", has already decided that he will continue to be the protagonist. How could he want to participate in Wei Lan's movie, which sounds unreliable, at this time?
After four days of screening resumes, Wei Lan only found five actors who could be further interviewed. She also spent another two days watching some genre films in order to find a male actor with the right temperament and appearance.
During this screening, Wei Lan invited a total of seven people to interview. One of them thought the film investment was too small and when he heard that it was the director's first time directing a film, he directly refused. In the end, there were only six male actors interviewed.
Because of Wei Lan's appearance, the interview was also conducted in the director's room.
"Lanlan, how is it?"
After getting out of the director's machine, Ye Luoxue stepped forward and carried Wei Lan out.
Wei Lan frowned helplessly on his fair, chubby face and shook his head: "Neither of them is suitable."
Ye Luoxue was also a little disappointed. She patted her on the back and encouraged her: "It's okay. We can find it eventually. Let's go home today."
"Yeah." Wei Lan agreed weakly.
At 5 pm, the two returned home together and unexpectedly saw Wei Sijia in the living room, who had not appeared for a long time.
The second performance was over, and this time there were two days of vacation. She hesitated and struggled for a while, but still couldn't help but want to come back and take a look.
Seeing Wei Sijia, Ye Luoxue was full of surprise: "Child, why didn't you tell me in advance that you could come back? I could ask Aunt Zhang to cook some dishes you like."
Hearing this, Wei Sijia wanted to smile, but couldn't help feeling a sour nose. However, she glanced at Wei Lan standing next to Ye Luoxue and forced herself to hold it back, trying to maintain a mature and calm appearance: "No need to prepare anything specially~ I'm eating well there too!"
After saying that, she hesitated for a moment, but still greeted Wei Lan: "Wei Lan."
"You're back." Wei Lan, who was in a bad mood, forced a smile at her and exchanged some business greetings: "I've seen your show, it was very good, keep it up!"
Wei Sijia: “…”
How abominable! Why did Wei Lan use this tone of an elder encouraging a younger person?
Wei Sijia's every move has been under the camera most of the time during her competition career and dormitory life. The little frictions between girls, as well as various undercurrents, have made her thinking more mature, which is why she took the initiative to say hello just now.
In essence, there was no unsolvable conflict between her and Wei Lan. If they could get along, even if it was just to make her parents happy, she was willing to maintain peace with Wei Lan.
When Wei Lan mentioned her show, Wei Sijia was looking forward to it, but when she heard the last two sentences, she suddenly got angry:
Isn't her performance good enough? Even if the other party is not jealous, shouldn't they envy her for taking a big step towards her dream at such a young age? She is pretending to be a child at home every day! There are so many beautiful girls in the world, but only a few have made their debut successfully. She is already very good!
Wei Sijia had built up a good mental state, but it was ruined as soon as she greeted Wei Lan. Wei Lan's reaction made her more frustrated than no reaction at all, it was like a punch thrown on cotton.
The favorability level did not reach 80, and Wei Lan did not observe carefully, so he had no way of knowing Wei Sijia's complicated psychological activities.
Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
In fact, after learning the cause and effect of the incident, Wei Lan did not have any bad feelings towards Wei Sijia. After all, this wrong baby incident was not the responsibility of the other party's parents, and she herself was not the original owner, so she did not feel any injustice psychologically.
But for the time being, Wei Lan wasn't in the mood to ask her to take the initiative to make friends with Wei Sijia.
Wei Lan could say that he had no grudges against the relationship between a real daughter and a fake daughter, but there was no guarantee that Wei Sijia would think so. Even if it was for the purpose of gaining favor, she didn't have to deliberately pick the most difficult one. She could just let things take their course.
At the moment, her entire mind was occupied by the issue of the film's casting. She thought she had already been polite enough to greet Wei Sijia, so she turned around and said to Ye Luoxue, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to continue working. Call me when it's time for dinner."
"Okay, go ahead and do your thing." Ye Luoxue nodded.
Wei Lan walked back to his room on the first floor with his short legs. Wei Sijia listened to their conversation in confusion, with a lot of questions in her mind.
Wei Lan can now only be known to the outside world as a three-year-old child. If he wants to go to school, he can only go to kindergarten. What is there for him to be busy about?
Ye Luoxue was afraid that Wei Sijia would misunderstand that Wei Lan didn't want to pay attention to her, so she quickly explained: "Lan Lan is busy casting for a new movie recently."
Wei Sijia: ???
"Mom, what did you say?" Why does she know every word but can't understand this sentence?
Ye Luoxue didn't expect Wei Sijia to be so surprised, and explained again: "Lanlan is going to make a movie, and I'm busy with the casting for the movie during this period."
"No, you mean, Wei Lan... is making a movie?" Wei Sijia asked in disbelief.
Ye Luoxue: "Yes."
"Then, then..." Wei Sijia was stunned: "Then how did she take the photo?"
"Use the director's camera, which does not require real contact with the actors. I will accompany her to the studio. When she cannot go, Lao Wang and Aunt Zhou can also take her to the company." Ye Luoxue explained with a smile.
Is there such operation? ?
Wei Sijia originally thought that she could not compete with Wei Lan in terms of family love, but she could always compete with her in career. But why am I still an idol and you are already a director?
It’s not that being an actor or star is not a career, but whether from the general concept of the entertainment industry or the nature of the profession, at the same level in the industry, the status of a director is much higher than that of an actor.
"You just let her play like this?"
The huge blow made Wei Si freeze in place, her eyes red with reluctance. She wanted to develop in the entertainment industry in the future, and she knew that even a low-budget movie would cost millions. She wanted to go this way without using any family resources, and she relied on her own efforts. Why were her parents willing to spend so much money and let Wei Lan play like this? Surely she was no match for Wei Lan?
In Wei Sijia's opinion, Wei Lan had never filmed a movie before, nor had she made any preliminary attempts. The first time she asked her parents to invest in a movie for her, what else could this be but throwing money around for fun?
Ye Luoxue was surprised and said, "The Sword and Fairy 4 that I recommended to you before was directed by Lanlan! I thought you already knew it after looking at the production schedule."
Wei Sijia was suddenly stunned: "What?"
"That TV series is great!" Ye Luoxue said proudly, "You should have watched it, right?"
Wei Sijia took out her phone in disbelief and checked the director's name - it was indeed Wei Lan.
She thought that "Swordsman 4" was good before, and even recommended it on Weibo after watching it, but she forgot about it after watching the drama. Who would go out of their way to look at the director's name after watching a TV series? !
...At most, she looked up the actor who played the most handsome An Shiyi in the drama and knew that his name was He Zixuan.
Wei Sijia murmured: "I... didn't expect it was her who took the photo..."
After knowing this news, Wei Sijia could no longer say that investing in Wei Lan's movie was just a joke. Denying the excellence of "Sword 4" at this time would be too much of a slap in the face for herself.
"It doesn't matter. It's not too late now." Ye Luoxue was very excited. "Don't you want to be an actor in the future? I asked Lanlan about this movie. She said that your appearance and temperament are suitable. When she shoots the next movie, if there is a suitable role, she can directly ask you to play it. How great!"
Wei Sijia: “…”
She now had extremely complicated feelings, as if she had worked hard and prepared for a long time, and finally the time had come to face her old enemy, but when she stepped onto the ring, she found that her opponent had changed his identity and was now sitting on the referee's bench...
Wei Sijia suffered a great mental shock. She stayed at home for only two days. Just when the university started, she packed her luggage and went to live on campus.
Wei Lan was completely unaware that he had inadvertently caused a remote mental attack. He just felt that Wei Sijia acted like a gust of wind and disappeared before he could even see her twice.
However, she didn't bother to follow his movements. After spending nearly half a month, she still hadn't found a suitable male lead within her conditions, so she decided to take other approaches.
It is now early September. Although "Star Wars" will not start shooting until October, the actors are already there. Wei Lan needs to prepare ample time for shooting, so it would be best to decide on the male lead before October. She does not want to produce an incomplete work in a shoddy manner just to meet the release date of "Star Wars".
Wei Lan contacted Secretary Wang from the Wei's Public Relations Department who had been in contact with her: "Yes, it's an open recruitment. Male actors who meet the requirements can come to the company and enter the studio for an interview in the actor cabin."
"Okay." Secretary Wang on the other end of the phone frowned and rolled her eyes in pain, because Wei Lan's proposal meant that their department and the Human Resources Department would be busy. However, her voice was still sweet when she spoke: "Just send me your requirements for the actors."
"Okay, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Wei Lan sent the request he had written in advance to his secretary.
If she can't find an actor whose acting skills meet the standards she requires, she will find an actor who fits the character's personality well enough to play the role herself.
Wei Lan felt very uncomfortable about this because it would cost extra money to organize public recruitment.
She hadn't experienced this feeling of wanting to split a dollar of investment into two halves for a long time. She even took out all of the more than 200,000 yuan in director's dividends from "Sword 4".
This dividend is quite generous, because Wei Lan did not contribute anything during the filming, and she took over through the back door. It is a pure technical investment. Even though everyone knows that she has made a great contribution, she cannot get much money. Wei Lan did not care about this before. Her original purpose was to gain favor. Now she just wants more dividends.
Handling open recruitment not only consumes extra funds, but is also a very time-consuming and energy-consuming task.
Even though there has been a rough selection to screen out unreliable candidates, in order to avoid missing out on suitable candidates, Wei Lan still needs to interview a large number of actors through the director's machine every day.
Because she has removed the qualification restrictions, as long as you meet the conditions she set, you can come for the interview even if you have not played any important roles.
For many extras wandering in H City, this is a golden opportunity. After all, this is the leading actor of a movie! Even if the director has only one completed TV drama, even if the investment in this movie is only 8 million... there are many dreamers who are scrambling to enter the entertainment industry. They are crazy about opportunities and will not refuse anyone, as long as there is a role to play.
Maybe the only difference is that some people are chasing money, while others are chasing dreams.
Wei Lan was interviewing non-stop for eight hours a day except for eating. She originally wanted to extend her working hours, but was forcibly stopped by Ye Luoxue. Although Wei Lan had the thinking of an adult, her body was still that of a child. Her busy days were enough to make Ye Luoxue worry.
After a busy week, Wei Lan did have a few actor files in her hands, but unfortunately their qualifications were all mediocre and there was no candidate that really satisfied her.
During the weekend, Ye Luoxue suddenly brought Wei Lan good news.
She had a suitable candidate for the female lead, who was a popular first-tier actress, and was willing to take the role.
"However, this actor...you should take a look and think about it first." Ye Luoxue spoke hesitantly.
"Oh?" Wei Lan was a little surprised to hear that he was a first-tier star. To be a first-tier star, no matter how capable one is, one's fame should at least be enough that when one asks passers-by on the street about his name, the other person will remember it.
"The salary I offer is not high, but I can give her a certain percentage of the box office share. Will she agree?" Wei Lan asked.
Of course, a heroine for the movie also needs to be found, but compared to the hero, the selection of a heroine is relatively easier, and the acting requirements are not high. Ye Luoxue took the initiative to ask Wei Lan about it, and Wei Lan told her that there were only two requirements: one is a sufficiently delicate and dazzling beauty, and the other is a proud temperament that can be seen at a glance.
Because there are no high requirements for acting skills, there are so many good-looking people in the entertainment industry. This is also the reason why Wei Lan is relatively not in a hurry to find a heroine. She is planning to find newcomers from the film academy. After all, the more she can save on film pay, the more money she has to invest in film production.
But if a popular star really joins, and he is a first-line star, then apart from anything else, just the fans and popularity alone can save a lot of money on film promotion.
If there really was a suitable first-line actress to play the role, how could Wei Lan be unwilling?
"I agreed. Her mother and I are friends. She mentioned her when we were chatting. I asked her at the time. They were interested. She doesn't want to be paid for the role, but she wants a share of the box office."
Ye Luoxue originally asked Wei Lan with the intention of asking Wei Sijia if she was okay, but when she heard Wei Lan ask for someone with a proud temperament, she gave up the idea. Unexpectedly, she got this unexpected reward when she went out for a spa with her friends, but... Ye Luoxue added awkwardly: "Any place is suitable, but she recently... just won the Golden Raspberry Award."
"Raspberry?" Wei Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, what's her name?"
Wei Lan knew about this world's Golden Raspberry Awards when he read about the industry's information.
The difference of one word is similar to the Golden Raspberry Awards in her previous generation's world. It is also a reverse rating of film awards. Various other awards are used to select outstanding films and filmmakers of the year, while this award is used to select the worst films and performances of the year. It originated from the audience's painful expression after watching a bad movie, as if they had eaten a sour plum and could not spit it out... Don't mention it, Wei Lan imagined it and thought it was quite appropriate.
Ye Luoxue replied: "Her name is Su Yining."
So Wei Lan immediately turned around and looked up the information of the actress named Su Yining.
My goodness, you wouldn’t know until you checked, and once you checked, you’d find overwhelming negative news.
Marketing accounts have compiled a list of actresses in the entertainment industry with bad tempers and low emotional intelligence. This actress named Su Yining must be in the top three.
Most of the news on the web page is about Su Yining winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress this year, and her acting skills were criticized as "not even a good vase". There are no good entries for other news, most of which are about her acting like a big shot in a certain interview, etc.
Wei Lan raised his eyebrows. So that was the case. No wonder first-line stars were willing to take part in such a small production worth eight million.
However, she did not immediately deny that Su Yining could not be her leading lady because of her negative reputation. In Wei Lan's eyes, fame and reputation are things that can be easily reversed. What the audience ultimately needs to see is spiritual food that satisfies them. Under this premise, as long as it is not negative news on principle, it does not matter.
Moreover, negative popularity is also popularity. In the absence of heat, the topic can also be converted into a certain amount of heat. There are many artists in the entertainment industry who are only known after being in the news. It is not necessarily a bad thing that Su Yining himself can bring about so many related discussions.
Wei Lan opened Su Yining's encyclopedia entry and looked carefully at the photo of this actress.
The first impression is that she is beautiful, very beautiful, and the kind of beautiful that is aggressive.
This kind of beauty is also one of the best in the entertainment industry. From the perspective of director Wei Lan, this actress's appearance is still very recognizable in movies. No wonder she can become a top star even though she is said to have no acting skills.
Just looking at the photos was not enough, Wei Lan went to look for the works in which Su Yining had participated to observe them in detail.
Her representative film is also her debut work. She is one of the heroines in a famous fantasy adaptation filmed by a big director. She is a cold and beautiful fairy type. Su Yining is beautiful and speaks little in the film. Because of her character setting and the foreshadowing of the plot, her actions are as powerful as thunder, accompanied by gorgeous special effects. She is simply the pure, proud and mysterious fairy herself.
While watching the movie, Wei Lan opened the bullet screen and saw the following comments:
"It's the peak since debut. It would be great if Su Yining's acting skills can maintain the current level. I don't know what he is thinking. He has to play silly and innocent roles in the future."
'What's coming up are the famous scenes from various D-station beauties' clips! '
'To be honest, no matter how many negative rumors there are about Su Yining, her looks are still amazing.'
"It's still the director who knows how to train the actors. Director Liu is a national team member, and his level is there."
After watching the movie and several interviews with Su Yining, Wei Lan became very interested in this actress and immediately asked Ye Luoxue to help contact her and arrange an interview.
The next day, Su Yining and his agent came to Wei's as scheduled.
"Hello, Miss Su, Director Wei is waiting for you in Studio 3."
Su Yining's agent Gao Wen is a tall and handsome man wearing glasses. After hearing what Secretary Wang said, he asked, "Should we interview directly in the director's office? It would be more convenient to meet in person, right?"
"Yes." Secretary Wang smiled and explained politely, "Director Wei is quite introverted. We interviewed her in the director's office. We haven't even met her in person."
Gao Wen frowned after hearing this and looked at Su Yining who was wearing sunglasses.
Su Yining took off her sunglasses, revealing a beautiful face that would attract 100% attention when she walked on the street.
Even though Secretary Wang often comes into contact with female celebrities in the entertainment industry, he was still amazed after seeing Su Yining in person.
Su Yining looked a little tired and said indifferently: "Then let's stay in the actor cabin."
It is not strange to interview in the actor cabin. Some directors have this habit because they can complete the appearance and scene at one time when interviewing actors, and see more intuitively whether the actor is suitable for the movie.
Su Yining entered the holographic cabin, and the scene in front of his eyes went dark, then quickly brightened again.
She sat on the soft sofa in this simple lounge, with a cup of coffee on the table in front of her.
Opposite her sat a chubby little panda.
A cold and magnetic female voice came from the panda's mouth: "Hello, Miss Su, I'm Wei Lan."
In the holographic world, Wei Lan can generate the external images of people and animals at will, but her own consciousness cannot enter into it, so it seems that the panda is talking, but in fact Wei Lan just put the "listening interface" of her own words on the panda.
This kind of scene is just like using a profile picture on a social software. It is a personal preference. Su Yining was not surprised and greeted Wei Lan: "Hello."
Wei Lan finally met Su Yining and was very satisfied with her appearance and temperament. He went straight to the point: "Can I know why you are willing to audition for this movie?"
Su Yining leaned back on the sofa and answered very straightforwardly: "Because this is a movie, and because this character is the heroine."
Su Yining became an instant hit at the age of 20 because of this first work. In the four years after entering the entertainment industry, he continued to film two movies and three TV series.
Because her starting point was high enough, she always played the leading female role.
As a result, Su Yining's second film was a box office failure. The film itself was not good, and her performance in it was even more lackluster, exposing her lack of acting skills.
However, the bonus from the first movie was still there, and the agent took the opportunity to get Su Yining three idol dramas with different backgrounds. In the TV drama industry, Su Yining can reap enough benefits just by relying on his face, so he consolidated and accumulated a large number of fans.
It didn’t work last time, it must have been an accident… That’s what Su Yining and his agent thought at the time.
Because of the huge success of the three idol dramas, Su Yining took on a modern food romance drama, and the result... won the Golden Raspberry Award.
Wei Lan went to see this movie on purpose. The IP is a popular IP adapted from a well-known romance novel with many book fans. However, Su Yining, who plays the famous chef in the drama, not only has exaggerated and stiff acting skills, but some of his cooking movements are also very bad. It is obvious that he is not very good at cooking. You have to know that the holographic movie mode is not like camera shooting, where you can find a stand-in to perform, and many plots can only be performed in person.
Due to her poor acting skills and lack of professionalism, Su Yining was not only criticized by ordinary movie fans, but book fans also felt that they were ruined by her. The media called her box office poison. For a time, Su Yining was criticized by many people and won the worst actress award of the year without any controversy.
"So even if I can only offer you a share of the box office revenue as remuneration, will you accept it?" Wei Lan asked.
"I accept." Su Yining was surprisingly straightforward in her answers to some questions, just like when she was interviewed: "Plus my mother's relationship with Aunt Ye, I don't care about the pay. The key is that I can't lose to my rivals."
"Rival?"
To Wei Lan's surprise, she originally thought that Su Yining's predicament was that he couldn't get any film roles and could only go back to filming TV series.
Because generally speaking, the status and commercial value of movie stars are higher than those of TV stars. It's okay to try it when you're a newcomer, but once you follow the route of a movie star and then start filming a TV series, once your status drops, it will be difficult to raise it back up.
I didn't expect that from what Su Yining said, she was willing to perform for another reason.
Su Yining shrugged, "Yes, you know Li Tongtong, right? My first movie was the one where I played two female leads. She and I had a feud in that movie. I've been at odds with her since I entered the industry. This is nothing new in the entertainment industry. You can find it with a simple search. Later, I was always better than her in TV series, but in movies..." Su Yining looked a little embarrassed when she said this, "She played the second female lead in Star Wars before, and now she only takes the lead in movies."
Su Yining added very honestly: "But I can't get any other movie heroine roles now. Yu Zizhen's fans are boycotting me collectively now."
Wei Lan wondered: "Why should I boycott you?"
The first thing Wei Lan thought of was, could it be a love scandal or something like that?
When Su Yining mentioned this, she was full of anger: "When I accepted the Golden Plum Award, I said that it was not my sole responsibility that the movie was not well made. Was I wrong?"
After saying this, Wei Lan suddenly remembered that Yu Zizhen was the one in Su Yining's previous food romance drama.
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