Chapter 1052 Special Audition
The next morning, Tiemen finished films and Zhou Pengfei's phone number were blew up. Many film and television companies and investors called to inquire and ask what was going on with the guarantee for the film.
Zhou Pengfei was very moved. Three years ago, he received an order from the company to form the Ironmen Finishing Film. At that time, he was full of confidence and felt that the peak of the century took the lead, and the Finishing Film Guarantee System would soon be promoted and opened in China.
After all, the film market is very risky. Seventy percent of the more than 600 films produced in China each year cannot be released. A considerable part of them is due to the break of the capital chain during the filming period, unfinished films that were filmed unlimited, and a large number of directors cheated investors of money. Finishing guarantees can avoid these situations to a large extent and ensure investment safety. Zhou Pengfei thinks that investors will definitely welcome the Finishing guarantee system and are willing to Finishing guarantees.
But after the company was established, Zhou Pengfei found that this was not the case. Chinese films currently implement the director-centered system, and directors have a strong control over the film process. The market is full of hot money and there is no shortage of investment, most directors are unwilling to accept guarantees for finishing the film. Moreover, the guarantee company needs to agree to guarantee the finished film after the funds are in place, so that the film will not be broken in the middle of the film. However, domestic investors are more accustomed to phased payments. More importantly, the iron-gate finishing guarantee is generally charged at 5%-8% of the investment cost. That is to say, if the film cost is 100 million, the company will charge a fee of 5 million to 8 million, and many investors are unwilling to spend this money.
If Zhang Ranqiang had not ordered the film of the Century Peak to be guaranteed to be released, the film would have gone bankrupt long ago.
This time, the team responsible for the guarantee business of "Monster Hunt" made serious mistakes and did not conduct strict reviews of the actors in advance, which caused serious losses to the company. But in disguise, the Tiemen Finishing Films has completely gained fame in the industry. Now the industry is discussing the Tiemen Finishing Films and Finishing Films guarantee system, and various comments and articles are flying all over the sky.
So far, several investors have clearly stated to Zhou Pengfei that their movies must be guaranteed to be released.
At this moment, Zhou Pengfei's phone rang again. As soon as he answered the phone, the other party said impatiently: "Is it Mr. Zhou Pengfei, who is the Iron Gate Finishing Film? I am Zhang Zhao of Guang. I don't know when you have time. I want to ask you about the guarantee of Finishing Film."
At the same time, in a villa on the outskirts of Lin'an, Zhang Jingchu was chatting with Zhang Ran with her daughter in her arms. Zhang Jingchu knew the guarantee for the end of the film, and knew that the guarantee for the end of the film could ensure that the movie would not be overspent and completed on time. But she was not particularly clear about the specific content.
After hearing that the remake of "The Monster Hunting" was borne by the Tiemen film, Zhang Jingchu was very puzzled: "Isn't "The Monster Hunting" finished? Why do you still have to pay for it?"
While teasing her daughter, Zhang Ran explained: "Only after the production of the film is completed and delivered to the distributor, the guarantee obligation of the film guarantee company will be over. "Monster Hunt" is still in the later stage, and the film has not been delivered yet, and it is still in the guarantee period."
Zhang Jingchu said again: "What about the review issue? If you can't pass it, will you lose money?"
Zhang Ran said: "The company has a special evaluation team, including people who have retired from the film review committee. They are clear about whether the movie can be reviewed and what scale can be reviewed. If a movie has risks in review, the company will definitely ask for the script to be revised. If the other party refuses to modify it, the company will definitely not provide a guarantee. After we make guarantees for films in China, we basically make commercial films, and the review risk is relatively small."
Zhang Jingchu nodded and said, "Ke Zhendong has brought such serious losses to the end of the Iron Gate. So what measures do you have to sanction him?"
Zhang Ran thought for a while and said, "The Tiemen films and film and television industry alliances and the Actors Guild have cooperation agreements. This time, Ke Zhendong will not only be on the Tiemen blacklist, but also on the Alliance and Guild blacklists. In the future, he will not be able to accept the Alliance and Guild dramas. Now the domestic crew is very chaotic. Some actors ask for leave every two days, and a three-pointer is completed by a stand-in. Some actors even make various non-point requests. The crew dare not say to him, otherwise he will do it and I will not film it anymore, and the crew will suffer a great loss. There are almost no such situation in Hollywood, and Hollywood stars will also make various requests, or even very excessive demands. But these are negotiated before signing the contract. If you agree, you will sign the contract, and if you don't agree, you won't sign it. Once you sign the contract, both parties will follow the contract completely, unlike us.
It is often said that Hollywood actors are of high quality and professionalism! In fact, it is not, but that there is a system that is stuck, so that they dare not act randomly. If they act randomly like some domestic actors, insurance companies will definitely open a blacklist. Once they are on the insurance company blacklist, the entire performance career will be over. The guarantee for the ending is not perfect, and there are problems, but it can indeed solve many problems faced by the Chinese film and television industry and force the industrialization of films. Therefore, we try every means to promote it."
After chatting with Zhang Jingchu for a while, Zhang Ran looked at the time. It was almost two o'clock, and it was almost time to audition.
Three months ago, after Zhang Ran met Jing Tian in Los Angeles, he was very dissatisfied with her condition, so he contacted three more actors and handed the script to them. Today is the day for the four of them to audition.
Zhang Ran said to Zhang Jingchu, kissed his precious daughter, and then drove to Century Film Capital.
Half an hour later, Zhang Ran saw the gate of Century Film Capital. Century Film Capital has now become a scene in Lin'an. At this time, dozens of tourists were surrounded by the logo of Century Film Capital. They posed in various shapes and took photos together.
After entering Century Film Capital, Zhang Ran came to the company building and entered the audition room. The audition room in front of him was different from the usual audition room. There were no long tables inside and no performance area for the actors. There were four large-screen TVs in the room. Zhao Fei was sitting in front of the TV and was discussing something with the crew.
When Zhao Fei saw Zhang Ran come in, he greeted him and asked with a smile: "What medicine are you selling again this time? This is the first time I have seen an audition like this!"
Zhang Ran smiled mysteriously: "You will know in a while!"
Zhang Ran walked to the TV, pulled a chair and sat down, staring at the screen.
The four girls who participated in the audition were arranged in four rooms. The rooms were arranged in Xia Xuejiao's room. The furnishings were very simple, including a bed, a wardrobe with a dressing mirror, a long table, and a wooden chair. On the table were filled with milk and cat food. The floor was full of paper, garbage, and dirty clothes, which looked very sloppy.
The four girls auditioned were Jing Tian, Bai Ling, Yang Mi, and Huang Shengyi. Their reactions were different at this time. Jing Tian seemed particularly nervous, walking around uneasy like an ant on a hot pan. Huang Shengyi sat on the edge of the bed, looking confident. Bai Ling sat on the chair and read the script quietly. Yang Mi was looking around in the room like a curious baby. When she saw a movie poster posted on the wall, she giggled: "Xiao Ranran is so narcissistic!"
When Zhao Fei heard Yang Mi say this, he laughed: "This girl is good and she is quite brave!"
The other staff were also very happy, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud, thinking that Yang Mi was really brave and dared to say that to Teacher Zhang!
Zhang Ran also smiled, and he picked up the microphone and said, "My Yang, it is not a good habit to say bad things behind people, especially when talking bad things on the director during the audition. This consequence is quite serious!"
Bai Ling and Huang Shengyi heard Zhang Ran's words and both looked up at the camera in the room. Jing Tian also looked at the camera, but her face was pale as paper, thinking to herself that Sister Yang Mi is very strong, can I beat her? Yang Mi giggled as if nothing had happened, "Teacher Zhang, I didn't say bad things about you, I'm telling the truth!"
Zhang Ran coughed and said seriously: "Tell me the truth? OK, then tell me why I am narcissistic. If you don't say that you are not a clue, you will lose the qualification to audition!"
Yang Mi stuck out her tongue, looked at the room with her head around her head, and said proudly: "This room is Xia Xuejiao's room, the scene of the first scene of the movie. There are pieces of garbage and dirty clothes on the floor, cat food on the table, and door mirrors on the door." Yang Mi pointed to a movie poster on the wall and said: "This movie poster is "The Wandering Earth", which says the release date is July 18, 2045, and the director's name is Zhang Ran. Think about it, Xia Xuejiao's room is messy and the garbage is not cleaned up, but she posted such a poster. It must be that only fans will do this. In other words, Xia Xuejiao is your fan. If 2015 is normal, but it is 2045, and there is still a little girl who is your fan. Isn't this narcissism? "
In fact, Zhang Ran posted the poster of "The Wandering Earth" on Xia Xuejiao's wall, which is a foreshadowing for the subsequent development of the movie. The scene of "The Wandering Earth" will appear later. However, it is also possible to understand it according to Yang Fan's interpretation.
Zhang Ran looked at Yang Mi looking at the camera with a proud look on the screen, and shook his head gently. He knew that Yang Mi said that he was narcissistic on purpose, just to tell himself, Teacher Zhang, look, I have observed and analyzed it carefully!
Fan Yang is very smart and has enough talent for acting, but she has too much thought.
People who are too smart often find it difficult to become good actors!
Zhang Ran ignored Yang Mi, looked at the reactions of the other three girls, and said slowly: "There are four people participating in the audition today, namely Jingtian, Bai Ling, Yang Mi, and Huang Shengyi. Now you are in different rooms, and the rooms are arranged according to Xia Xuejiao's room. You are all my students. In my eyes, you have many advantages and disadvantages, but I will definitely choose based on your performance today."
Bai Ling and Huang Shengyi were also a little nervous. They didn't care about Yang Mi and Jing Tian, but they were a little afraid of each other. Yang Mi still looked heartless, but her eyes were also nervous. She shouted to the camera: "Teacher Zhang, you are so bad! You are making our fellow disciples tragic!"
Jingtian was very nervous at first, but now he heard that Bai Ling and Huang Shengyi were also even more nervous. His hands were trembling slightly. He thought to himself that the master not only called Sister Yang Mi, but also called Sister Bai Ling and Sister Shengyi. They were so strong, how could I win!
However, Jingtian knew that he could not give up on himself at this time and cheered himself up in his heart. Although I was the weakest, I was the most prepared and I still had a chance to win! The master said that you can be beaten to death, but you can't be scared to death! There is nothing scary! Tiantian, come on!
Under normal circumstances, the director would not let the audition opponent meet, nor would he tell the other party who else was auditioning, so as not to be too stressed. Zhang Ran said which of the people who participated in the audition was deliberately putting pressure on Jing Tian and the others.
Seeing that the four girls were nervous, Zhang Ran smiled with satisfaction and raised his voice and said, "You have already obtained the script. I believe you have a deep understanding of the role of Xia Xuejiao. We are very confident in you and believe that you can all play this role well, but what I want is the best! Just say so much nonsense! In the next hour, you will live in Xia Xuejiao's state. The person who is closest to Xia Xuejiao will get the role. Start now!"
Chapter completed!