Chapter 2: Actor vacancies? NO!

As a well-known male artist in China, Huang Lei became famous at a young age.

In 90, he was admitted to the Performance Department of Shanghai Film Academy. In the same year, he starred in the movie "Singing While Walking" directed by the poetry master Chen Kaige.

Later, he became known to audiences across the country for his role as Xu Zhimo in the TV series "April in the World", in which he portrayed a passionate yet cold, affectionate yet ruthless romantic figure in the Republic of China to perfection.

It can be said that Huang Lei is now a unique figure in the film and television industry - highly educated, good image, not greedy for fame and fortune, and has a steady and orderly development. He can easily handle the three areas of film, television and music, and has the artistic image of a refined intellectual.

At this time, he was not the "variety show money-making king" who appeared on too many variety shows and gradually became "greasy", and naturally chose to rely on his "old capital" and looked like a "middle-aged househusband" in every role.

He still has some aspirations for his acting career.

It’s a pity that there are too many people and too little resources in the Chinese film and television industry today.

Although "Hero" a few years ago completely opened the prelude to the "blockbuster era" of Chinese films, in today's film industry, the ones who can carry the box office and gain the trust of investors are still the Hong Kong stars who have moved north.

For a well-known middle-aged actor like Huang Lei, it is very easy to start work.

But it is very difficult to find a good film project that suits you, helps you break through the inherent impression of the audience, and be able to participate in it and have a suitable position.

So even though he still had doubts about Wang Hao's directing ability, Huang Lei was really reluctant to give up this project.

Of course, no matter how much he liked her, it wouldn't show on his face.

After all, he has been working in this industry for more than ten years and is a professional actor. He has seen countless so-called good scripts and good movies.

Making a movie is a systematic project and a team effort. It cannot be accomplished simply by having a good script.

The director's level, the team's tacit understanding, the amount of funds, and even the policy direction of the top leaders...

These can all affect the final quality of the film. On this point, Wang Hao, a senior directing student, cannot give people absolute trust.

"Have you got all the investment for this movie?"

Huang Lei, who still had some concerns in his heart, couldn't help but ask a question, and Wang Hao nodded confidently.

"Don't worry about the funding, there will be no problem.

I took this into consideration when I was writing the script, and deliberately chose a one-man show with a single scene to save on filming costs.

In addition, the crew members can be recruited directly from the school, and the equipment can also be sought for help from our school’s Qingying Studio. In fact, it doesn’t cost much to shoot the entire film.

Let alone others, Mr. Huang, with your wealth, it is more than enough to invest in this movie."

"Hey, you bastard, you're targeting me."

Huang Lei cursed with a smile, but he also knew that what Wang Hao said was not wrong.

Just by looking at the script, the experienced man could roughly calculate the amount of funds needed for the entire filming process.

It will definitely not exceed 50!
And this is still taking into account his salary as a big star. If this item is removed...

Wait, stop it!
Huang Lei shook his head, instantly ending his crazy idea.

The pay of actors represents their worth and status. Unless it is an art film that is competing for awards, few actors will lower their own pay. Although Wang Hao's script is novel in content, it lacks critical savvy and has no potential to win awards. It is a pure commercial film.

But this also shows that this movie is indeed promising. Putting aside the fact that Wang Hao is only a senior student director, the entire project requires a small investment, has low risk, and is short in time, so it is no problem to use it to earn some pocket money.

Huang Lei was in a state of hesitation. On the other side, Wang Hao, after looking at Huang Lei's left hand tightly holding the script, knew that the actor problem for his movie had been solved.

In this kind of situation, I'm not afraid of the other party hesitating, but I'm afraid that the other party has no interest at all.

Hesitation is the norm. After all, not everyone is like him, with the memory of the next 10 or 20 years. It is normal to be cautious. The worst that can happen is that he will have to make some concessions in the distribution of benefits in the end.

Thinking of this, Wang Hao stopped urging Teacher Huang.

Even if you are fishing to pick up girls, you have to go through the process of pulling, right?
It is not a good business to force yourself to do something. Wang Hao is confident in his script and is also sure about the success of the project.

And the key is the choice of the protagonist, Huang Lei is not the only option.

You know, the place where he is now is one of the two top universities in the entire Chinese film and television industry.

It’s hard to find a three-legged frog in this school, but excellent middle-aged male actors with two legs can be found everywhere.

Even before he came to Huang Lei, he had already thought of several alternatives.

The older ones include Huang Lei’s boss, Wang Jinsong, who is currently the vice president of the Performance Department of Shanghai Film Academy.

The younger one is Huang Bo, who just graduated and is in the same class as Liu Yifei.

Both of them have good acting skills, and compared to Huang Lei, they are even cheaper.

Of course, we won’t mention the difference in fame.

Anyway, for Wang Hao, if Huang Lei agrees, he will naturally try his best to get it. If he doesn't agree, he won't be too disappointed.

"Then Mr. Huang, I'll leave the script with you for now. Please think about it first. I'll go to see Dean Wang later."

Wang Hao's words awakened Huang Lei who was in deep thought, and the content of his words also became the last straw that caused the balance to tip.

"You kid, you're playing tricks on me again," he closed the script in his hand, rolled it into a paper tube, and pretended to knock it, while saying, "Dean Wang is busy with official duties, so he doesn't have time to deal with these unreliable things with you. Forget it, I'll take this movie!"

"That's great! Thank you, Boss Huang! Thank you, Boss Huang!"

Wang Hao dodged Huang Lei's attack by turning sideways and laughed happily.

"Don't be too quick to thank me. Let me be frank with you. I have accepted the script, but that doesn't mean everything is settled.

I can choose not to accept the remuneration for now, but after the film is finished, you have to show it to me first. If the final product is not good... I can't let you ruin my reputation.

So, are you confident in your directing ability?"

Huang Lei looked at him with a slightly questioning look. This was both a temptation and a test.

If a director has no confidence in his own work and does not have an unshakable sense of conviction, then he should simply not make movies.

(End of this chapter)

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