Chapter 91
When Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng returned to Haicheng, they took the same flight as Zhu Lan.
Zhu Lan knew exactly what the status of these two people was in the Shen family, it was just that one was in the open and the other was in the dark, so here she discussed it directly with Su Ning, she knew who had the final say in this family.
"Boss Su, if you're still short of actors for your project, I have plenty here." Zhu Lan has more than just Shu Miao under his command. "Are there any vacancies?"
Su Ning looked at her and smiled: "This is just a small project, Mr. Zhu is interested in it."
Not only does Zhu Lan like him, but when comparing the two, she still feels that Su Ning is more reliable.
Especially after seeing the earth-shattering situation on He Fan's side, he said a few more words to Su Ning: "I think it's a mess over there. It's better to worry about your side."
Even though that place was her home, Zhu Lan was telling the truth. And her words came true.
The team brought by Hong Kong Island's Shen Zhaolan is indeed very luxurious. The first movie he is going to shoot, "Zero Degree Space", is a commercial film of future science fiction and exciting battles, and the team is fully staffed.
But maybe the offer was too generous. Just a few days after the announcement, problems arose when the two teams met formally.
The guests from Hong Kong Island were the famous actor Zhang Libing and actress Fu Jing. Both of them are around 40 years old and are leading stars. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are famous both at home and abroad, especially Fu Jing. She has won many awards overseas and has also won the Best Actress Award twice.
Shen Anlin found some who are younger, but also the top ones in the circle, including the female lead Tan Jiahui who broke the 5 billion box office not long ago, and Cai Tongsheng who won many awards in the middle-aged circle.
These people are influential in the circle and can be said to be top-level agents.
When the news of their participation first broke on the Internet, many viewers exclaimed at the luxurious configuration, and their expectations were immediately maxed out. Now, only the Shen family can bring all these great actors together.
These four people are the male and female protagonists of the decent side, and the male and female protagonists of the villain side. For the sake of balance, the roles of both sides are almost the same. But after the roles in the script were decided, this time they are competing for the ranking in the movie.
Fu Jing is the oldest and has the most experience, so she was originally ranked first, and there was no controversy about this.
But as for the second place, if we talk about seniority, it should be Zhang Libing, if we talk about box office, it should be Tan Jiahui, if we talk about awards, it should be Cai Tongsheng, this is what they are arguing about.
According to internal rules, the second one should be given to Shen Anlin's people, which would be fairer.
Cai Tongsheng and Tan Jiahui had worked together before, and he was the one who ranked second. However, at that time, Tan Jiahui did not have a box office of 5 billion. But now the roles are to be switched, and he will be unhappy. Even if they are tied for the same role, Tan Jiahui will naturally be unhappy.
Although she has a lot of roles, as the decent female lead she feels that her character is too much of a vase and there is no room for her to perform. If she can't even get a high ranking, this movie won't mean much to her.
After all, she has acted in too many commercial films of this kind. They can only be considered icing on the cake in her development. It would be embarrassing if she were to be relegated to third place or even outside the third place.
If the division is this way, Zhang Libing will be relegated to the third position. He feels that with his qualifications, it is impossible for him to be ranked after the third position. And Zhang Libing plays the male lead. Cai Tongsheng chose the villain and partnered with Fu Jing.
The second, third and fourth groups already had conflicts when they met on the spot, and together with Fu Jing's first group, these people began to have some opinions.
She has a high status, but she has rarely appeared in the past two years, and has not released any works for a while. Her momentum is not as strong as others. Moreover, this project is in charge of the Shen family in the capital. Is it a bit too polite to give the first place to Hong Kong Island?
The old man's attitude towards Shen Zhaolan has been too good recently, which has made many people in the Shen family feel that something is not right, and they have said this and that in front of him.
Shen Mingzheng had reminded him about this matter when he was at home. It was like giving him some advice. He should not just go along with it. At least he should make Shen Zhaolan feel a little awed. Otherwise, if he gets too careless, it will be hard to control him.
Shen Antang listened to it, and this was also his usual method, using both kindness and force, giving a slap in the face and then giving a sweet date, just using this matter of the ranking to give a warning.
The capital has already provided the best configuration, given so many opportunities, and shown the greatest sincerity to ease the relationship. It also let Zhang Libing from Hong Kong Island play the male lead with the most scenes. It is a bit unreasonable that he still can't get the first role.
But this is not entirely decided by them. When stars become famous to a certain extent, they will have their own ideas.
When Fu Jing was at the peak of her fame, Chen Zhaolan was not even born yet. Her face was one of the representatives of Hong Kong Island, and her husband's family was also powerful. Even the fact that the young Chen Zhaolan was able to rise to the top in the company was due to her support.
She is one of the important forces of the Shen family in Hong Kong Island. It is absolutely impossible to lose face for her at this time.
Even if Chen Zhaolan didn't want to haggle over every penny and knew that she had to retreat, the situation had come to that point, and among those who didn't want to retreat was Fu Jing. When she was stirring up the storm in this circle, these people didn't know where to play, and how dare they question her status!
Moreover, Tan Jiahui and Cai Tongsheng, who were invited by the Shen family, also have big Buddhas behind them, representing different heirs of the family, so these two were unwilling to give in.
This is a matter of both face and substance, and it's all mixed up. The filming is about to start, but no one has figured it out, so the film's opening ceremony has been delayed until now.
The competition for ranking is no secret among the audience. Everyone is waiting to see the show, which makes people feel even more embarrassed.
Su Ning had no business dealing with this matter. He and Shen Mingzheng had no involvement in it, so it was none of their business no matter how chaotic it was. They were just sitting on the mountain and watching the fight. Shen Mingzheng mentioned this to him when they were stewing soup at home, just like chatting at home.
The weather was getting colder, and they got off work earlier today, so the two of them stewed bone soup at home. When they were about to take it out of the pot, Shen Mingzheng scooped a spoonful for him to taste the saltiness and asked him, "Is it ok?"
Su Ning: "It seems that no salt was added."
"It's my fault. I forgot about it while talking to you." Shen Mingzheng reached out to add a spoonful of salt, and then said, "They're going to make a fuss over there. Shen Zhaolan went to the capital again a few days ago. There's no result."
Su Ning hummed.
Fighting for ranking is not uncommon in the industry. After entering this scene, those who don't care about their ranking will be forced to fight for the ranking, otherwise they will be at a disadvantage. But it is rare that such a fight lasts for several months without any result. Who makes these people more famous than others? This is not just a movie matter.
Shen Mingzheng put on gloves, put the stewed soup on the table, and took out the dishes from the pot. Su Ning took the bowl and chopsticks and asked him, "Don't you have any thoughts on this matter, old man?"
Shen Mingzheng smiled: "He has a lot of ideas."
He took the soup that Su Ning had prepared and said, "But this matter cannot be resolved by his words. No one is willing to give in, and the situation is chaotic, so he got angry."
Before, Shen Antang held great power and seemed to be living a peaceful life in the capital. But now, he has to deal with so many things. He has been running around, tired and worried. He has indeed gotten angry several times. I don't know how many teacups and tea bowls in the house he has broken.
This is what it's like when you have a big family business, there are always some conflicts and things that are hard to get over. Even if you say what you mean, it's impossible for everything to go smoothly. The people below have their own ideas and concerns. In the past, he just focused on the big things and let the small things go, turning a blind eye and it was done. But now that he really wants to take charge, there's a lot of room for him to lose his temper.
Because of this incident, Zhu Lan was called back during this period. According to her and Su Ning, the old man didn't look that good and said he was so angry that his heart and head hurt.
Shen Mingzheng said this, put another piece of meat in his bowl, and asked in surprise: "Zhu Lan still has the mind to talk to you about this?"
She didn't even mention it to herself.
This was found out by Shen Mingzheng's people in the capital. He has been to the capital many times and now has useful spies at home.
"She talks a little bit from time to time," Su Ning said, "maybe because she and I have a lot of cooperation now."
Zhu Lan is a very good person, but this is a difficult matter that no one can mediate, not even her.
There weren't so many problems in Su Ning, and everything went smoothly for him.
The first criminal investigation drama he is going to shoot has already had its roles selected and its script finalized, and filming has already started for half a month. The first part is expected to have twelve episodes, with one case in each episode, just to test the waters first. The small size of the series can also fit into Ji Mowei's current schedule, so he can concentrate on filming in the crew during this time.
The second part of the ghost story started filming two days ago. Shu Miao teamed up with Qu Shoubai because it was a school scene, and there were many other young actors. There was no competition for ranking among these people, so it was good enough for the newcomers to have any roles to play.
Qu Shoubai is indeed more popular than Shu Miao, and it is no exaggeration to say that the group has the top traffic in the circle. He is also the captain, but he is a new actor after all. At this time, he honestly plays second fiddle to Shu Miao who has works, and has no objection at all. Even if some fans are dissatisfied, people with a discerning eye know that the role comes first.
Yan Lu spent quite a while writing the script for "Home God". She was very efficient and had revised many drafts during this period. Su Ning thought there was no problem with it and they would start filming in two days.
The male lead chose a young actor who is famous for his acting skills, named Wen Zijing. His popularity is not low. He is considered a second-tier actor among the younger generation and has many works. He submitted his resume himself.
According to him, the reason for sending in his resume was because he heard that the female lead was Ji Xue and he really wanted to act with her, so he came. He is not signed to any company and is considered a self-employed person in the circle. Although he has no background and can only rely on his own resources, which are not good, he is very free.
Su Ning went there when the filming started.
The two leading actors are young, but many of the other supporting roles are senior actors. There are also a few actors from Hong Kong Island who were inserted by Shen Zhaolan. Su Ning had seen these actors' auditions and thought their acting skills were good, so he let them come in.
The filming location for this drama was not in a film and television city, but was basically real. The crew actually went to the south and selected a few rural areas with some old buildings still preserved. They were a bit remote, but they were very suitable for filming folk stories.
As soon as that scene was shot, the atmosphere was immediately filled with the old house, old tiles, faded pillars and gates.
The first story filmed was about "Lady Willow".
The story is based on the fact that in order to pray for blessings for sick children, the villagers would let the children worship the longest-lived tree in the village as their godmother. This happened when the male protagonist was born.
The oldest tree in Liujia Village is the hundreds-year-old willow tree at the entrance of the village. A temple was built next to it, called the Willow Goddess. When the male protagonist was sick, he worshipped his godmother, and many children in the village also worshipped her.
The male protagonist returned to the village after he became an adult because his grandmother passed away. When he passed by the entrance of the village, he found that a new road was planned here. The willow trees were to be cut down, and the dilapidated Willow Goddess Temple was also about to be demolished after the New Year.
But after that, strange things kept happening in the village.
The only witch in the village, the hero's grandmother, died suddenly, leaving behind a young apprentice, a girl she adopted. She has only learned half of what the witch taught her, and cannot perform rituals as before. The village is blocked by heavy snow, and outsiders cannot enter. The heir of the witch, who is said to be able to communicate with spirits, is the heroine. She can only figure out that Lady Willow is angry, and she has to calm her down.
The male protagonist, however, does not believe in such weird things. He thinks some things are just coincidences or simply someone is messing up. And so the story begins.
——The fixed main characters in this play are three people: the male protagonist who is a staunch scientist, the female protagonist who is a half-witch and is said to be able to communicate with spirits and has rich folk knowledge, and the male protagonist's friend, a comedic character who is responsible for adjusting the atmosphere in an overly scary and tense environment. The character setting is a likable little fat man.
The first few days of filming went pretty well.
This kind of Chinese folk story is not easy to shoot, as it is easy to accidentally go down the path of feudal superstition. Yan Lu set the tone in the script. This kind of "faith" in the countryside is different from the religious beliefs abroad. It is essentially a simple value of "good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil" with pragmatism.
To shoot this kind of folk "horror", you must not just shoot the horror itself. It is easy to go astray and fall into clichés. The focus should be on the rural culture itself.
So Su Ning stayed here for a while, watching the crew's filming and observing the actual style and effect of the story.
This is a real scene. In this season, there is really heavy snow in the village. Although it is not to the extent of closing the mountain, it is indeed very cold. Moreover, the conditions in the village are really not very good. There is no hotel to stay in. During the filming, the actors lived in the courtyards of rented villagers. It was a bit hard, but filming is like this. Actors have to act well. There is no such thing as comfortable everywhere.
Even the screenwriter Yan Lu, who didn't have to follow the crew, came over to monitor the effects.
But during the filming, one of the actors expressed his opinion.
Wen Zijing and Ji Xue naturally wouldn't. This little bit of hardship was nothing to them. They knew the environment before coming and were mentally prepared. Other experienced actors wouldn't say anything either, even if they were just extras. Since Su Ning paid them enough money, they were happy even if the weather was a little cold.
But the fat guy in the leading role is an actor from Hong Kong Island. His background is not simple. He is the nephew of film queen Fu Jing, and his name is Fu Yongzhi.
The fact that he was able to become one of the main characters was not simply because of his connections. He had acted in several dramas and movies in Hong Kong Island and participated in variety shows. He is a familiar face across the country and is not unknown, so he is suitable for this role.
His acting skills are suitable, but his character may not be.
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