Chapter 255 Star-Studded, Top-Notch Mainland Movie Configuration

As a new director, Wei Yang was very humble and took the attitude of "the early bird catches the worm". If he had no experience, he would learn more and practice more.

So after a rehearsal with Fan Xiaopang in the office, Director Wei, who was still not satisfied, took the latter to Tomson Yipin to further deepen the communication.

After working overtime until late at night, Director Wei finally took a break after a long hard work. The actress was exhausted, but she still finished the finishing work professionally.

Throwing the tattered cheongsam into the garbage bag, Fan Xiaopang lit a cigarette for Wei Yang and also lit one for himself.

Wei Yang didn't like women smoking, but he didn't plan to control Fan Xiaopang. Besides, the character in the play had to smoke, so he just took it as practice.

"Really? Then I'll ask the team to coordinate the schedule."

"Let's adjust it. I'll tell the producer later and then both sides will coordinate. Our crew won't be shooting for long, it's expected to be about two months, you should at least leave me 40 days."

Fan Xiaopang thought about it: "40 days is no problem, and I have more schedules later, try to get more."

"Thank you."

Wei Yang nodded. At Fan Xiaopang's level, the schedule is sometimes calculated by hours or even minutes. Even if it's just extended by a few days, it's not a small matter.

"We're going to follow each other."

Fan Xiaopang squeezed into his arms and hugged Wei Yang's arm: "I heard that you have a schedule in Japan and South Korea later?"

"Yes, I took on a few activities and some publicity."

"My Love from the Star" and "Eastern Palace" have caused a good influence in Japan and South Korea. "My Love from the Star" was naturally introduced by Japanese and Korean websites. It happened that Wei Yang had an event abroad, so he took on two publicity events.

"I have activities too, why don't we get together?"

Fan Xiaopang took the initiative to invite him. Wei Yang recalled the eight-day fun in Korea and the five-day fun in Japan. It was great, but it took more than a month to recover after returning home.

If he goes out a few more times, before he turns 30, he should think about making some tiger bone and deer antler wine...

Boss Wei still attaches great importance to health preservation. After all, there are many women, so he has to pay more attention to moderation and sustainable development.

"Forget it, the schedule is not set yet, and we may not be able to get together."

"Okay then."

Fan Xiaopang was a little disappointed, but he didn't take it too seriously. If he couldn't go to Japan and South Korea, he could still shoot together later.

Two months is enough time to discuss the plot with Director Wei, which is more cost-effective than a few days in Japan and South Korea.

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Blue Whale quickly announced the news that Fan Xiaopang joined the crew of "Famous", and the outside world was boiling.

Ordinary audiences were more surprised and looking forward to the second pairing of the male and female protagonists of "You Who Came From the Stars", and [Fei Fan CP] was even more excited, as if it was the New Year.

However, in the industry, people have more ideas.

Originally, it was thought that Liu Tianxian was the first to audition for the "Famous" crew, and she made great progress. Unexpectedly, she was intercepted by Fan Xiaopang within two days.

Fan is still professional in auditioning!

Wei Yang specially called Liu's mother and explained the situation tactfully.

Although the latter was unwilling, she still replied politely. Wei Yang didn't want to make things too awkward, and Liu's mother didn't want to offend Blue Whale. After all, if it didn't work out this time, there might be a chance for cooperation next time.

But she couldn't hold this breath in her heart. Wei Yang couldn't blame her, so she took her anger out on Fan Xiaopang.

There were rumors that Fan Xiaopang was intercepting, and Liu's mother thought so too. Originally, they were talking well, but suddenly the role was gone. It must be that this vixen used some tricks.

However, although she was angry, she had no choice. Liu Tianxian's resources in the mainland declined, not only because she offended Huayi, but also because her godfather had an accident.

Fan Xiaopang is not easy to mess with. Maybe he was afraid of Liu Tianxian before, but now he has a great chance of winning if he really fights.

Even if the two sides go to war, Blue Whale will come to help her.

Wei Yang may not care about their personal grudges, but Fan Xiaopang is currently the heroine of "Famous", which is related to the prospects of the movie. Whoever touches her, Wei Yang will touch her.

Fan Xiaopang is still very proud, although Wei Yang clearly stated that the reason for choosing her is that she is good at acting, not "audition", to prevent her from coming to "audition" at any time in the future.

But whether it is an audition or an "audition", it is enough to get the role, not to mention suppressing Liu Tianxian.

Liu Tianxian is the only new generation of young actress who can threaten the four Dan Shuangbing. Now her popularity and reputation are still good, and several big actresses are more or less unhappy with her.

She was happy to get the role, and made Liu Tianxian suffer another setback, and Fan Xiaopang was even happier.

"The little girl still wants to compete with me. I have seen it a long time ago. That dog man likes big sisters..."

After Fan Xiaopang was determined as the heroine, the speed of the remaining roles was much faster.

First, the murderer. After various contacts between Sun Honglei and Duan Long, the latter was finally chosen. Boss Wei felt that Sun was rough and handsome, while Sun was a bit fierce.

After the murderer was decided, Wei Yang was also determined to play the screenwriter, which was also the role with the most scenes in the whole movie, the nominal male lead.

After that, Wei Yang personally flew to Beijing and Hong Kong to meet with Ge Da Ye and Wang Pangzi to persuade them to join.

Ge Da Ye was easy to invite. He was interested in it, but he was a little stuck on the salary.

The salary of 5 million is actually not expensive.

If you invite a Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrity of the same level, you have to at least double it. Even some actors with weaker status have higher salaries than Ge Da Ye.

This is determined by the market. Chow Yun-fat's salary in "Let the Bullets Fly" was 45 million, while Ge Da Ye's salary was only 5.3 million. Even Liu Jialing's role was 4 million+.

This is the gap between Hong Kong and Taiwan actors and mainland actors in the current film and television market, especially the film market.

Fan Xiaopang's salary for "Famous" was 2.8 million, which was discounted and saved some money.

Wei Yang also moved a little budget from his director's fee, and finally raised 4.8 million to get Ge Da Ye.

This price can be regarded as a friendly price.

Although Ge Da Ye's salary has been maintained at 5-6 million for many years, and his salary for "If You Are the One 2" and "Private Customization" was even less than 5 million, it was because of his old partner. Ordinary crews don't have this treatment.

In return, Blue Whale immediately issued a press release, saying that Ge Da Ye joined the new director with all his heart and lowered his price.

It not only praised Ge Da Ye, but also praised "Famous". After all, Ge Da Ye lowered his price to join, which shows that the script is strong and can attract attention from the outside world.

At the same time, the order of the actors in the "Famous" crew was announced, and Ge Daye was ranked second, just after Wei Yang, and Fan Xiaopang was ranked third.

Wei Yang had a special chat with Fan Xiaopang, and finally made her give in after a lot of effort.

After all, whether it was seniority or status, it was not shameful for her to be ranked behind Ge Daye, and she was still the female No. 1.

Wei Yang, Ge Daye, Fan Xiaopang, plus a producer Ning Hao, are also at the ceiling level in the mainland film industry.

Not to mention that Wei Yang went to Hong Kong and tried hard to invite Wang Pangzi out of the mountain.

Wang Pangzi was not easy to invite, he had a lot of projects on his hands, and it was impossible for him to go out as an actor easily.

Wei Yang invited him through many connections and his own favors. In addition, the script was well written and the role was written into Wang Pangzi's heart. He felt that Wei Yang understood him and had a sense of confidant, so he finally chose to join.

Wang Pangzi not only played the role of the bad movie director Wang, but Wei Yang also asked him to be the nominal producer.

Although this actor has made many bad movies, he has also made many classics. His comedy and directing skills are beyond reproach. With him helping to check the bottom line, there is an extra layer of security.

Therefore, the actors of "Famous" are complete, including Wei Yang, Ge Da Ye, Fan Xiaopang, Wang Pangzi, Duan Long, Jiang Wu, Wu Jing, Na Zha, etc., which can be said to be star-studded.

In other words, "Famous" is a closed room drama, which does not require too many scenes and other investments.

Otherwise, if you want to gather this lineup, the budget will have to be increased by at least tens of millions. If there are big scenes, it is not difficult to cost over 100 million.

The shooting location is in Shanghai, and the crew specially built interior scenes in the studio. In addition to the actors' pay, the biggest expenditure is here.

Boss Wei also made some requirements for the actors.

For example, the leader of the Military Control Commission, Zhang Songwen, he hopes to learn Shanghai dialect, and if he can't learn it, it's better to have an accent.

It's better for Ge Da Ye to learn Shanghai dialect. If he really can't change his authentic Beijing accent, then slightly change the character's background.

Anyway, the foreign lands in the Republic of China were originally a mixed bag of people from all over the country. It was not uncommon to have an old actor from Beijing and a director from Guangdong Province.

If it really doesn't work, Wei Yang's role can be changed to a person from Shanghai. Although he is from the north, he has lived in Shanghai for decades in his two lives, so he can still speak some Shanghai dialect.

Fan Xiaopang doesn't need to learn an accent, Mandarin is fine.

But Wei Yang hopes that she can work out her figure, wear the cheongsam more curvaceously, and then master the manners of sitting, standing, walking, etc. of the ladies of the Republic of China. The performance will come later, and she will be beautiful first.

During the early preparations, Wei Yang also began to consciously gain weight, wanting to make himself less noticeable.

However, the effect of gaining weight was not very good. Wei Yang could only work hard on the shape and clothing, trying to weaken his charm as much as possible to fit the setting of the down-and-out screenwriter.

I think he actually has some experience in this. After all, he was also frustrated in his previous life. Although the reasons for his downfall were different, there were some similarities.

According to the current progress of preparations, the filming can be started smoothly in late September.

Even if it can be filmed in two months, plus the time for post-production and publicity, the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival schedules are out of the question.

If it is not postponed for a few months in between, "Famous" will most likely choose the summer schedule next year and compete with many popular movies.

The outcome is unknown, but Wei Yang is confident in the movie itself and the luxurious creative lineup.

In September 2011, the entertainment industry was still surging. First, the finals of "Super Girl" ended, and the top three were not very famous later.

Then, the relevant departments suddenly issued a restriction order on entertainment, and the variety shows of major satellite TV stations will face a new crisis. It is rumored that Hunan Province is ready to stop the next "Super Girl".

However, before everyone could react to the news of the Hunan variety show crisis, the new drama broadcast by Hunan Satellite TV immediately robbed all the attention.

And the name of this new drama is - "Step by Step"