He was a little afraid that one day he would not understand and would point to the teacher and ask him to introduce himself...

While being busy, the crew of "The Best of Us" is also moving forward.

On April 18, Wei Yang passed the audition and was officially confirmed to play the second male lead Lu Xinghe.

As of April 22, most of the supporting roles have been confirmed, and most of the main creators have also been decided.

Starting from April 23, the crew began the final screening of the shortlisted interviewees for the remaining main creative roles, mainly the male and female protagonists.

Blue Whale Company, Meeting Room

General Manager Xia Cong was in person and even Director Zheng, who had not been seen for a long time, attended the meeting, which shows how much importance they attach to this meeting.

"We have already contacted the school, Chongming Middle School. The school leaders are very supportive of our filming..."

"The relevant props have already begun to be produced, and they will definitely be completed before the filming starts..."

"The filming team has basically been formed and will start gathering in late May to review the filming plan together..."

"The hotel and lunch boxes have been arranged, and there are four cars left for us to use at any time..."

"The expenditure budget has been preliminarily estimated. Without taking into account the actors' salaries and other miscellaneous costs, it is about 4.5 million..."

Before the discussion, each department reported the situation first, and Xia Cong and Liu Junjie were very satisfied.

"Everyone, please keep working hard and make sure the production starts on time in mid-to-late June."

Some people finished and left, while some stayed here, waiting for the next meeting. The assistant director presided over the meeting and operated the computer to click on two pictures on the projector screen.

"After a series of competitions, Shu Chang and Yang Rong were the final two roles we agreed on."

"Shu Chang's advantage is that she became famous at a young age, has excellent acting skills, and has a certain reputation, especially in the past two years, she starred in "The Lotus Lantern" and "Jingwei Filling the Sea", which have had a considerable influence.

The downside is that it’s expensive. Because our show conflicts with hers, Shu Chang’s agent asked for 35,000 per episode in order for her to come to our place.”

The heroine Geng Geng has scenes in about 20 episodes, with each episode earning 35,000 yuan, which totals 700,000 yuan. This is not a small amount for the low-budget "The Best of Us".

Xia Cong hesitated for a moment and knocked on the table: "Next."

The assistant director introduced: "Yang Rong also has a certain amount of works and popularity. The disadvantage is that she is not very popular. The advantage is that Director Liu and Screenwriter Wei are very optimistic about her, and the salary is not expensive, and the price per episode is no more than 5,000."

Things have come to this point, and it’s actually a very good choice.

Yang Rong has the recognition of the director and screenwriter, and her own salary is only one-seventh of Shu Chang's, or even lower. There is no reason for the crew not to use her.

Even Mr. Zheng, who is very wealthy, did not make any other comments. He may be a coal boss, but he is not a big loser. He spends what he should spend and saves what he should save.

The female lead has been decided, but the competition for the male lead is more intense. There are more than five candidates shortlisted, each with their own advantages and supporters.

After some discussion, they were at a stalemate and Xia Cong felt a little headache and looked at Liu Junjie.

"Director Liu, what do you mean?"

"I agree with Xiao Wei. Let's choose Cui Peng."

Xia Cong was not surprised. Wei Yang and Liu Junjie had been together every day during this period, and it was normal for them to communicate with each other and reach an agreement.

"Cui Peng..."

Xia Cong muttered the name and looked at Wei Yang: "Tell me what you think."

"He's handsome, looks young, can act like a teenager, has a reserved temperament, which fits Yu Huai's character. He has good acting skills, and he became a little famous because of "Red Dragon" and "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang". However, his salary is not expensive..."

Wei Yang obviously had a plan in mind. After expressing his thoughts, he added a summary at the end.

“He may not be the most suitable one, but he has the best overall conditions at the moment.”

"Director Zheng?"

Xia Cong asked Director Zheng for instructions again, and the latter nodded indifferently: "Let's choose him."

The boss had spoken, the director and screenwriter supported it, and there was no doubt about the choice of the male lead. The remaining candidates were easier to choose from, and the battle was resolved easily.

After the discussion, Mr. Zheng, who was originally unhappy, immediately became energetic: "Thank you for your hard work today. Let's go, I'll treat you to a karaoke at the nightclub."

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and team building was carried out right after the meeting. This is the entrepreneur who is truly loved by employees...

…

In the early morning, Wei Yang, with a flushed face, returned to the rental house and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed to rest.

The beast Lao Zheng got drunk by him last time, and this time he even brought two drunkards to help him.

Although Wei Yang was fighting one against three, he still managed to defeat Director Zheng and two of his strong allies, as well as a few sycophants who were trying to please Zheng.

"You're back?"

The lights in the living room came on. Li Jiahang, who got up after hearing the noise, looked at Wei Yang. Knowing his good brother's drinking capacity, he couldn't help but frown.

"How much alcohol did you drink?"

"I don't remember either. It's okay. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

"It must be a group of people who got you drunk. Damn, these people are crazy. If you can, let's fight one-on-one."

Li Jiahang was indignant and suddenly slapped his forehead: "I still have the honey you bought at home, I'll go and mix some for you to sober up."

He turned and went into the kitchen. Within two minutes, Li Jiahang brought a cup of warm honey water. Wei Yang took it and couldn't help but sigh.

"well…"

"What?"

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"The first person who brought me honey water to sober me up in my life turned out to be a man. Why didn't I think of finding a female roommate to share the rent with me?"

What Wei Yang got in return was a middle finger from Li Jiahang. He laughed and drank the honey water in the cup.

"I don't have classes tomorrow afternoon, so accompany me to the used car market. It's really inconvenient for me to run around without a car."

Li Jiahang knew a little about Wei Yang's savings, and there was only one possibility for him to have enough money to buy a car.

"Has the pay come in?"

"15 episodes, 2,000 yuan per episode."

As for the price, the crew was more or less considerate, but it did not exceed the market price. After all, the role was there, and it was impossible to take too low.

This also shows that actors make more money than screenwriters! Fortunately, at present, the gap between actors and screenwriters is not too big, at least in the field of TV dramas.

But things will be different in a few years. Even if the top screenwriters earn millions, it is only a fraction of the star's pay.

Wei Yang wants to buy a house in Shanghai before graduation. He hopes to sell scripts, even if he gets tendonitis from working himself into a slump, that will probably not be possible. But if he becomes an actor, that's hard to say.

You don't have to be particularly famous, just like Shu Chang, who can earn hundreds of thousands from one drama. With the current housing prices in Shanghai, buying a house is not a difficult thing.

"This drama made tens of thousands of dollars."

Li Jiahang was a little envious. His role was only in 5 episodes. In this case, the price per episode would usually be a little higher, but it was only 1,000 per episode.

The total amount is 5,000 yuan, which can barely cover the rent.

He also understood why Wei Yang told him not to worry about not having money to buy a computer, because it was waiting for him.

…

The next day, Wei Yang took Li Jiahang to the used car market and bought a used white Jetta for 12,000 yuan including the transfer fee, which they could drive back home on the same day.

The speed was so fast that Wei Yang, who had waited for two years for a license plate from Shanghai in his previous life, felt mixed emotions.

Wei Yang can drive, but he doesn’t have a license now. Li Jiahang took the driving test in high school, but he doesn’t know how to drive very well.

The two of them drove around, and if there were people checking in the city, Li Jiahang would take over, and if there were people in remote places where no one was checking, Wei Yang would take over.

But driving like this is not a common practice. Wei Yang has already called home and asked them to help get a driver's license and send it to him. Supervision is not strict now, especially in a small place like his hometown. As long as you have connections and money, this is not difficult to do.

Unlike the cars that were everywhere in the streets in later generations, today's cars are still valuable and can be considered a luxury item.

Therefore, it is a very happy and even proud thing for young people to be able to buy a car independently, even if it is just a second-hand Jetta.

Wei Yang was fine, but Li Jiahang couldn't help showing off and insisted on driving him back to school to show off to his roommates and classmates.

Sure enough, He Lingfeng, Ma Xin and a group of classmates were envious. They were not envious of Wei Yang for having a car, but they were envious that he bought the car himself.

Not to mention a Jetta, even if it's just a small junky motorcycle, it's still cool if you pay for it yourself!

After showing off enough, Wei Yang and his friend were ready to go home. Someone wanted to go out of the school to surf the Internet, so he asked Wei Yang to give them some space.

This shouldn't be a big deal, but there were too many people who wanted to take the bus to surf the Internet, and there were not enough seats.

So, they squeezed in by themselves, with Li Jiahang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, holding one person in his arms, one person squeezed in between the main console and the aisle in the back seat, four people squeezed in the back row, and another person lay on top of them, and then another person lay on top of them.

A small Jetta ended up carrying ten people. Wei Yang felt that if his car had consciousness, he would rather let the car dealer sell it as scrap metal than suffer this...

(End of this chapter)