Chapter 336 The casting of the heroine is confirmed

The casting of "The Pretender" has been confirmed one after another.

Because Fang Xing basically didn’t look at the actor’s reputation when choosing the role, only his acting skills and image.

As long as your acting skills are passable and your image matches the character in the play.

Moreover, in order to save as much money as possible on film remuneration, we try not to use popular actors.

The total investment for "The Pretender" this time is 100 million. Since there are many roles, even if one actor costs 2 to 3 million, it adds up to a lot of money.

Spy dramas also need to shoot a lot of exterior scenes, explosions, and gun battles, all of which cost money.

The lower the film remuneration is, the more funds will be available for explosions, gunfights, and big scenes.

Therefore, Fang Xing's casting is still mainly based on actors who are not well-known.

The eldest sister "Ming Jing" who plays a major role in the drama is played by Liu Minxiu, who is not well-known. The salary is only 3 million, which is less than 70,000 per episode on average.

Fang Xing planned to play Mingtai himself, so he saved the salary.

Now, what needs to be considered is the casting of the role of "Cheng Jinyun", whether Lin Yingxue should be used.

After Lin Yingxue's audition, the crew auditioned several actresses one after another.

However, young, beautiful and talented actresses are actually a scarce resource.

Moreover, spy dramas are different from idol dramas.

Idol dramas only need to be beautiful, and the acting requirements are not that high.

If there were no acting skills in a spy drama, the audience would be digging their toes in embarrassment.

But acting skills often need to be honed slowly.

Young actresses have relatively little acting experience, and not many can hone their acting skills quickly.

If an actress is young, beautiful, and has good acting skills, she is actually very popular in the film and television industry, and she often has constant film appointments.

Especially those who are just starting out and have good acting skills. Because they are just starting out, the pay is not high, and the price/performance ratio is very high. Many film and television companies will use them.

From time to time in the television industry, there will be a new actress who has so many film appointments that she lives in a hotel next to the film and television base almost all year round.

Then, in the second year, two or three TV series were aired in succession, occupying the screen for a whole year.

This kind of actress is the template for a popular little girl to become famous quickly.

The crew of "The Pretender" also tried to negotiate with one or two popular stars, but the salary was relatively high and the schedule adjustment was very troublesome.

For a popular agent like this, when negotiating a film contract, the time spent on the set is calculated on a daily basis. The contract clearly states how many days the filming will take, and no extra day is allowed.

There are even some popular agents who directly ask for a role in the show.

If you are filming an idol drama or a low-budget online drama, it is not uncommon for you to skip the scene.

However, "The Pretender" is more of a group drama, and the planning of shooting time is inherently difficult. If you use a popular little girl, time adjustment will be very troublesome.

Fang Xing's requirements are also high, and he is absolutely not allowed to do scenes. In addition, the salary of a popular actress starts at 20 million.

After thinking about it, Fang Xing asked the crew to give the complete script to Lin Yingxue first, and then invited her to the company to have a chat.

This is Monday.

Fang Xing worked overtime and met with Lin Yingxue and her agent in the afternoon to discuss filming appointments with the crew.

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After Lin Yingxue got the complete script of "The Pretender", she was very happy.

Because getting the complete script means that the director wants to use her, and the rest is to coordinate the schedule and negotiate the salary.

Monday at half past two in the afternoon.

Lin Yingxue and her agent arrived at the office building where Ark Culture is located ten minutes early. After confirming with the front desk, they were taken to the small conference room.

In the small conference room, Zhang Yigao was discussing the start-up of the film with several assistant directors of the crew.

Seeing Lin Yingxue coming, he called the assistant director next to him to call Fang Xing.

"Ms. Lin, please sit down. Director Fang is next door. I'll send someone to call him over."

"Okay, I brought some drinks. I don't know what everyone likes to drink. Just pick whatever you want." Lin Yingxue took a large bag of drinks from the assistant behind her, put it on the conference table, and pushed it to the crew members present.

After Fang Xingxue came in, Lin Yingxue picked up a cup of hand-made lemon tea and handed it over: "Can I drink this?"

Fang Xing took it casually, walked to the main seat of the conference table, and said, "Have a seat. Have you read the script?"

"I have read it. I read it overnight. It is more exciting than the script I saw before." Lin Yingxue nodded and replied.

"Currently, the casting of 'Cheng Jinyun' and 'Yu Manli' has not been decided yet. We repeatedly watched the tape of the audition that day and felt that you can act, so we came to have a chat with you today. What do you think?" Fang Xing took the initiative to start.

The topic is not sloppy in the slightest.

Lin Yingxue nodded and replied: "I think both roles are good, and I am confident that I can play both roles well. I will play whichever one Director Fang arranges for me to play."

The role she initially wanted to audition for was "Yu Manli".

However, she discovered that Lu Xiang'er was also auditioning for "Yu Manli" Zhibang, and felt that both roles were actually suitable.

Besides, "Cheng Jinyun" is the heroine of "The Pretender" after all.

Although "Yu Manli" is equally brilliant, the heroine's name is more advantageous in publicity.

Therefore, she had already thought about it before she came. Either one of the two roles would be fine.

In order to avoid competing with Lu Xiang'er for the role, she has already made plans to fill the role.

As for which role Lin Yingxue should be cast in, the crew had already discussed it before.

Zhang Yigao took up the topic and said: "At present, we are leaning towards finding you to play 'Cheng Jinyun'."

This is similar to what Lin Yingxue guessed.

She nodded and replied: "Yes, I will obey the arrangement."

At this moment.

Lin Yingxue's agent said: "Director Fang, Director Zhang, and Yingxue really like this script and stayed up all night reading the script for the past two days.

"However, as an agent, you still need to ask questions clearly. This is also the job that an agent should do."

"Of course, you ask." Fang Xing nodded.

"I also read the script. The role of 'Cheng Jinyun' is for the female lead, but the role is not much different from that of 'Yu Manli'. Is the arrangement of the role inappropriate?" Lin Yingxue's agent asked.

In fact, the arrangement of scenes can be changed.

It's not difficult to change it.

For example, I want to increase the role of "Cheng Jinyun" and reduce the role of "Yu Manli".

Then, just change the partner who performs a certain task in "Mingtai" to "Cheng Jinyun".

Of course, such adjustments may lead to deviations in the character's personality and behavior, or even a sense of fragmentation.

Fang Xing answered firmly: "The script has been basically finalized and there will be no major changes in the future."

Zhang Yigao added: "Actually, this drama is a group drama. It can be seen from the script that among the female characters, there are also a lot of scenes for the eldest sister of the Ming family, so the scenes will not be changed."

Lin Yingxue glanced at her agent and signaled her not to question this matter.

The agent agreed with his eyes, and then asked another question: "Then let's check the schedule. When will we start filming? After starting, we hope that Yingxue's scenes can be shot intensively."

Zhang Yigao replied: "The crew preparations have been basically completed. Filming will start next Tuesday. We will coordinate the shooting schedule.

"This time Director Fang plays the role of 'Mingtai', and he will definitely be with the team throughout the entire process, so the filming schedule will be arranged to accommodate you as much as possible."

Celebrities' schedules are very tight nowadays. After all, if you spend an extra day on the set, you will make less money for a day.

Therefore, many celebrities will require that the shooting scenes be concentrated as much as possible.

This can actually save the crew's expenses, because when the actors stay with the crew, the expenses for staying in hotels will be charged to the crew.

If an actor's role is completed one day earlier, he can save a day's accommodation fee.

Therefore, when filming a certain actor's scenes together, the coordinator of each crew will do it.

Zhang Yigao opened the shooting schedule prepared by the crew and said: "If Ms. Lin plays the role of 'Cheng Jinyun', the filming time will be about 50 days, probably in late January, February, and another week in March.

The scene can be completed."

After hearing this arrangement, Lin Yingxue's manager frowned and said, "The schedule is a bit tight, and are you with the group for the entire 50 days?"

Zhang Yigao nodded and replied: "Yes, 50 days of shooting, basically every day."

Lin Yingxue's agent took out the tablet, found Lin Yingxue's schedule, and said: "There is a variety show recording in January, two commercial performances cannot be postponed, and I have to take three days off. In February..."

When Fang Xing heard this, he frowned and interrupted: "Turn them all down."

Lin Yingxue's agent frowned when he heard this tough tone: "It's normal to take a day or two off while on the set. Other crews have similar arrangements."

Fang Xing looked a little unhappy, but the schedule was indeed a bit tight this time, and said, "If the schedule is scheduled until February, it will be difficult to coordinate this schedule."

Lin Yingxue quickly winked at her agent, signaling her not to contradict Fang Xing.
To be continued...