This movie was released in the original time and space in 2021, with a box office of nearly 1 billion. It may not seem like a lot, but considering the cost and the creative lineup, it is definitely a dark horse.

For Wei Yang, if he wants to make money, the best way is to make youth films.

With his popularity, as long as he adds another well-known and popular actress, the box office will definitely not be too bad. The same goes for romance films.

The subject matter of "To Be Famous" is more comedy and drama, with certain suspense elements. It is not his best and currently popular subject matter.

Moreover, this movie is an ensemble drama, so the bonus to him is not particularly strong, which is also a disadvantage.

However, after much hesitation, Wei Yang finally chose this movie because he wanted to make some breakthroughs.

In terms of TV dramas, he has already become the representative of idol dramas. If the youth film and romance film he made as his debut film are successful again, his acting range will be limited.

Wei Yang is not afraid of being limited in his acting range, as he is the producer himself and can tailor other themes. However, he is afraid that he will make too deep an impression on the audience, and the audience will not buy into his other themes.

Compared with the box office, Wei Yang believes that the reputation of his first movie is more important.

You have to give people the impression that Wei Yang is quite capable. He is not only good at idol dramas, but also good at making movies.

But this movie can’t be too great. It needs to have a good reputation and room for subsequent development.

Otherwise, if Wei Yang had filmed "Dying to Survive" first and was immediately praised to the sky, then whatever he filmed afterwards would be a waste of ideas, and Director Chen would be second only.

Movies and TV series are two different things. The latter are free, but the former require people to pay for tickets.

Therefore, not only do you have to be able to shout and attract audiences, you also have to make them feel that their ticket money is worth spending, so that they will continue to spend money to support you.

Wei Yang is open-minded. Making movies is not a one-time deal. Even if the performance of "Famous" is not satisfactory, the subsequent movies will also benefit from the good reputation.

Wei Yang doesn't plan to shoot youth films anymore. This type of film is usually shot by newcomers. With his current status and fame, there is no need for him to shoot this type of film unless he wants to promote someone.

There is no need to rush for a romance movie, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, and Boss Wei will not go against money.

In addition, Wei Yang also has a selfish motive, which is that after all, this is his first time as a director, and it is very likely to be his only time as a director.

Director Wei has no presence when shooting a youth film or a romance film, but only group portraits and feature films like "Famous" can make Director Wei famous.

In Wei Yang's opinion, even if his personal actor's bonus in this ensemble drama is not high, if the director's bonus is added, it will be a different story.

Once "Fame and Fame" is a success, even if he doesn't direct the next movie, but is given titles such as screenwriter or producer, the audience will still think it is his work, which can also be regarded as a box office appeal.

After all, Wei Yang's explosive popularity and abundant funds give him the qualifications to be willful.

Even for his first movie, he doesn't have to focus on making money like he did with "My Love from the Star", but can mix in some other ideas.

Of course, even so, Boss Wei's business policy of focusing on money remains unchanged.

The first goal of "To Be Famous" is to build word of mouth, but he would be very happy if he could achieve success in both word of mouth and box office, so he tried every means to promote the movie.

Since the official announcement of the movie, the crew has started flirting with various popular celebrities, including Ge Daye, Huang Bo, Jiang Wen, and Liang Chaowei.

Some of these rumors are true, and some are false. For example, the one about Liang Chaowei is false, but Ge You's crew really sent an invitation.

The character is about a former movie emperor, his role is not weak and is quite outstanding. Ge Da Ge doesn't care about his ranking and is interested in the script, but his pay is really not low.

You know, last year Ge Youge starred in three movies, "The Orphan of Zhao", "If You Are the One" and "Let the Bullets Fly", and he single-handedly supported the Lunar New Year box office, with a total box office of over 1 billion yuan. He is currently the actor with the most box office appeal in mainland China.

The pay for mainland actors is relatively low, so if you want to invite him to act, the price must be no less than 5 million.

Ge Da Ge doesn't make many movies. On the one hand, he is picky about the scripts. On the other hand, his pay is too high. Moreover, the box office performance of a single person is not ideal, so his cost-effectiveness is limited.

Whether this price is worth it for "Fame" is aside, but it is a bit over the budget.

After all, Wei Yang’s own salary is not low, and it is expected that the salaries of other leading actors will also be high.

Fortunately, "To Become Famous" itself is a closed-room script, the scene costs are limited, and the bulk of the expenses are the actors' pay, so it is not impossible to negotiate.

Except for Uncle Ge, the others are just pure hype.

No, it’s not entirely hype. Jiang Wen was not invited, but the crew and his brother Jiang Wu sent him an invitation, planning to let him play the role of a down-and-out tycoon.

In addition, the competition for the film's only female lead, a vase actress, is particularly fierce.

Most of the popular actresses such as Xu Cainv, Zhou Gongzi, Liu Shishi, Da Mimi, Fan Xiaopang, and Sister Zhiling have had scandals with "Famous", and most of them are true.

In some cases, the female artist’s team took the initiative to contact Blue Whale, and in other cases, Blue Whale sent audition invitations to the artist’s team.

As she is likely to become a major publicity point and box office draw like Wei Yang, Blue Whale attaches great importance to the selection of this so-called female lead.

Little stars in the TV drama circle like Liu Shishi and Da Mimi were just there to make up the numbers. Blue Whale never intended to choose them from the beginning.

Liu Shishi had already known about the situation from Wei Yang and had no hope at all. She was already preparing to join the crew of "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky", but Tangren did not give up and tried again.

Da Mimi was also told the truth by Wei Yang early on, but she was not willing to accept it. She believed that everything depends on human efforts, so she kept fighting for it.

This was not a decision he made on his own accord. Considering her figure, looks, acting skills and influence, she was the most suitable candidate.

However, Blue Whale still brought in another person to compete with her, that is Liu Tianxian.

In terms of popularity and topicality, Liu Tianxian is not much inferior to Fan Xiaopang, and her appearance and figure also meet the requirements of the role. Her only weakness is her poor acting skills, but her vase attributes are somewhat similar to this character in the movie.

The popularity of "My Love from the Star" was largely due to the popularity of Fan Xiaopang and Fan Qianqian's integrated acting skills.

If Liu Tianxian can replicate the original topic and the character is similar to the real person, it will be of great benefit to the quality and publicity of the film.

Not only Liu Tianxian's crew, "Famous" even wanted to find Fat Wang from Hong Kong, planning to let him play the role of the bad movie director, he was also the prototype of this character.

You know what, Wei Yang had never considered Liu Tianxian before, but because of this suggestion, he really hesitated for a moment.

Although he was more optimistic about Fan Xiaopang, he still asked the crew to invite Liu Tianxian to audition.

Anyway, why not give it a try? There's nothing to lose. Maybe you'll run into the curse of a 85 flower bursting at the sight of him...

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The preparation of "To Be Famous" was not slow, and the first batch of actors were announced very quickly.

Rookie Policeman - Lin Gengxin Singing Nightingale - Naza

Military Control Commission leader - Zhang Songwen Hollywood supporting actor - Wu Jing

The first three are Blue Whale artists, and they will definitely show up in their own film projects if they are suitable.

As for Wu Jing, he has always played supporting roles in Hong Kong, which is actually a bit similar to the character in the movie who goes to Hollywood and is discriminated against as a supporting actor.

In the past two years, Wu Jing has been interested in developing his career in the mainland and even filmed a TV series.

Wei Yang invited him, and since the object of his current affection is an artist under Guangguang, one of the investors, he was invited without much hesitation.

As for Wei Yang himself not announcing his role, it is because the actors for the roles of screenwriter and murderer have not yet been determined.

He is now contacting actors and will play whichever role is left.

The murderer is more outstanding among the two characters, but the performance is difficult, and Wei Yang wants a rough man, so that there will be a greater contrast between the iron-blooded tenderness and the rough outside and the delicate inside.

Therefore, he tends to favor Sun Honglei, Liao Fan, Duan Long and others. He himself is most likely to be the screenwriter, who has the most roles and is also his main profession.

In late August, Chef Xie and Zhang Yunv announced their divorce, and the XX scandal that caused a lot of buzz a few years ago has a new twist.

Everyone in and out of the circle was watching the show, but while Wei Yang was watching the show, he was also busy auditioning.

Magic City, Blue Whale Company Liu Tianxian looked at this company that has been in the spotlight in recent years with some curiosity. The office location is more... simple than she imagined.

Liu's mother, who came with her, whispered some instructions to her daughter. She was both happy and worried about the invitation from Blue Whale.

What made him happy was that his daughter was still kind-hearted. After returning from the Hong Kong circle, she not only caught the attention of the public, but even the famous Wei Yang couldn't help but extend an olive branch of cooperation to her.

Although Wei Yang had never made a movie before, he was well-known as a "Wei Girl" and the outside world was still very optimistic about him.

What I am worried about is naturally Wei's reputation. To put it nicely, he is a romantic and dashing man, but to put it bluntly, he is a sex maniac.

Rumor has it that all the actresses who have worked with him have suffered at his hands. Her daughter is famous for her beauty and has a clean reputation in the circle, so it is hard for Liu's mother not to worry that Wei will have evil thoughts.

Liu Tianxian was instigated by his mother and felt a little uneasy. He couldn't help but think of the revelations he had seen before he came here. The image of Wei Yang in his mind gradually became greasy and wretched.

After staying in the lounge for a while, the Liu mother and daughter were led to the conference room by the staff.

Wei Yang was chatting with several responsible persons. When he saw them coming, he stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"Hello, thank you for your hard work."

"As we should. We also want to thank President Wei for his appreciation."

"I don't deserve it. If Yifei can join our crew, it will be a great help."

“…”

Wei Yang and Liu's mother were greeting each other and bragging about their business. Liu Tianxian quietly looked at him from the side.

He looked natural, handsome and cool, much more refreshing and positive than what she had imagined and what her mother had described.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Wei Yang shook hands with Liu Tianxian again. The latter didn't like to talk much, so he didn't chat much either, but he felt very emotional in his heart.

Huayu Rebirth is in this period, and it’s almost 800,000 words before Liu Tianxian is seen for the first time. Who else…

(End of this chapter)