Chapter 325 Absolute Confidence
Yuan An'er didn't dare to dream of becoming famous. She just wanted a job with a good income that could support her and her family. She came with Xiong Caiwei, prepared to be rejected, just like the other film companies she had visited before.
Slightly larger companies looked down on her, and the base salary offered by smaller companies was too low, not even enough for her to eat. The contract was also extremely harsh, like a contract of sale.
She heard Xiong Caiwei say that Shengshi Entertainment's contract was very fair and the base salary was high. This was told to Xiong Caiwei by several artists from the dance school who had signed with Shengshi Entertainment.
Xiong Caiwei graduated from a dance school and was in contact with her former classmates. When she heard that Hu Xiaoxiao had become her own boss and had signed people from the school, she immediately wanted to go over. Because Hu Xiaoxiao was a female boss, it was safer for beautiful actresses, as they didn't have to worry about being exploited by the boss.
After hearing that Shengshi Entertainment offered a higher base salary than other companies and the contract was not too harsh, Xiong Caiwei immediately brought Yuan An'er over.
"Mia, take them to register." Hu Xiaoxiao instructed his secretary Mia.
Mia responded and took Xiong Caiwei and Yuan An'er to the Human Resources Department to report and sign the contract.
The HR department had a dedicated supervisor responsible for contract signings. Xiong Caiwei had a certain level of fame, so her base salary and commissions were different from those of newcomers—much higher. Yuan An'er, while not as well-known, had been in the industry for two or three years and was skilled in martial arts. Because she was Hu Xiaoxiao's associate, the HR department simply gave her the same treatment as Xiong Caiwei.
The two were pleasantly surprised when they saw the base salary and commission ratio in the contract.
Xiong Caiwei whispered to Yuan An'er, "I told you our principal was a good person. See, I wasn't lying to you, was I? You didn't dare come before. If you hadn't come, you would have missed it."
Yuan An'er nodded heavily. Seeing such a high basic salary and commission, she felt a little guilty. She thought to herself that she must work hard on filming to be worthy of the salary and not let Sister Xiao down.
After the two of them completed the onboarding process and signed the contract, Mia told them, "You will have to undergo an assessment after joining the company. Only after the assessment will you have a dedicated agent to guide you."
"What is the content of the assessment?" Yuan An'er was a little unsure again.
Mia led them to the training room and the practice room, saying, "The training room has classes with the acting teacher, and the practice room has classes with the martial arts instructor. Passing one of their classes will qualify you. If you pass both, you'll get a lot more resources, and an agent will take the initiative to guide you."
Mia told them a lot about the company's rules and regulations, and helped them familiarize themselves with the responsibilities and positions of each department.
Shengshi Film originally only had one floor of office space, but after the reorganization and renaming to Shengshi Entertainment, it rented two more floors, making the space much larger.
After Mia finished the introduction, she finally took the two to the floor where the training room was located and let them familiarize themselves with the place.
Seeing that there were artists in the training room, Xiong Caiwei pulled Yuan An'er over and saw several younger students from the dance school. When they heard that an acting teacher would be giving a lecture later, they immediately found a seat to sit down and listen to the class.
Having a free teacher to teach her acting and being able to ask for advice and resolve any doubts she has has been a rare opportunity for Xiong Caiwei. She has relied entirely on her own experience from her debut to now, and only she knows the hardships involved. With such a good opportunity, how could Xiong Caiwei let it go?
This is especially true for Yuan An'er, who has mostly been a stand-in and extra in the film industry, rarely having a serious role, and has very little acting experience. Now that she has a teacher to teach her, she cherishes this opportunity even more than Xiong Caiwei.
The two of them studied very seriously. After finishing the acting class, they went to the training room to familiarize themselves with the situation.
Seeing that it was a place for martial arts training, the two of them followed suit and learned.
Xiong Caiwei had a good foundation in dancing and learned much faster than a newcomer who knew nothing. In addition, she had worked hard to learn martial arts for several months. After she performed, Nie Jinlong nodded.
What satisfied Nie Jinlong the most was Yuan An'er, whose martial arts skills showed that he came from a pure martial arts background. When asked, Yuan An'er found out that he had been learning martial arts since he was a child. Nie Jinlong was even more satisfied and directly taught Yuan An'er as a half-apprentice.
There is a big difference between knowing martial arts and being able to perform martial arts scenes. After being taught by Nie Jinlong, Yuan An'er realized that she really couldn't act before, whether it was a literary or martial arts scene.
The new artists are constantly learning and improving, and they are all ambitious to appear in Hu Xiaoxiao's new play. Although they don't know what the subject matter is, they are full of confidence. Hu Xiaoxiao has long been a box office guarantee. As long as they can appear in her play, they will become famous.
On this side, Liang Jiafeng had already polished the script and sent it to Hu Xiaoxiao as soon as possible, and introduced this new script.
"This is a police film, tentatively titled 'Policewoman of Baogang'. It tells the story of a female police chief battling criminals with wits and courage..."
From Liang Jiafeng's narration, Hu Xiaoxiao understood the general plot. There was no doubt that this was an action film. Many fighting scenes were written specifically for Hu Xiaoxiao's specialties. Even the protagonist's head shape was based on Hu Xiaoxiao's current shoulder-length hair.
After listening to the general outline, Hu Xiaoxiao began to flip through the script in her hand. After browsing a few pages of the main characters and settings, she saw that there were not many female characters. She said to Liang Jiafeng, "Since the title of the film is "The Female Police of Baogang", let's make some of the heroine's colleagues women."
Liang Jiafeng asked, "Sister Xiao, aren't you afraid that they will steal your spotlight?"
He chose a male police officer as a foil because he thought Hu Xiaoxiao would be more eye-catching and more eye-catching among the men. He was serving a female boss, so he had to consider how to make her stand out, more charming, and unique.
But Hu Xiaoxiao has absolute confidence in herself. "Before I debuted, in the Miss Treasure Hong Kong competition, so many carefully selected contestants couldn't steal my spotlight. Do you think I've been in this industry for so many years that I'd lose to a few newcomers?"
A word awakened the dreamer, Liang Jiafeng said: "I am obsessed."
When writing scripts in the past film companies, the company would always explain that this drama was written for so-and-so, and must not let other people steal the limelight from the protagonist. For a moment, I subconsciously regarded Hu Xiaoxiao as one of those stars who were easily overshadowed, forgetting that Hu Xiaoxiao himself was a brilliant person.
Hu Xiaoxiao selected the three characters with the most screen time and asked Liang Jiafeng to play a woman, thus forming a play with four female protagonists.
"Four female protagonists?" Liang Jiafeng asked, "What about the male protagonist's role? If there are four female protagonists, they will steal the male protagonist's attention."
Since she is the protagonist, of course she has to have more scenes. If there are four female protagonists in a play, they will take up most of the story, and there will be much less room for the male protagonist.
"It's been cut," Hu Xiaoxiao said. "It's just a man. Just a little spice. There's no need for him to have a romance with the heroine. Audiences go to action movies mainly for the thrilling fights and the exciting plot. If they want to see the romance, they'll buy tickets for a separate romance movie."
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