The invitations sent by Beimang Company and Gao Mang have basically been responded to.
Not surprisingly, they all refused.
Beimang is now only famous for music production. As for TV series? Everyone knows that they are a group of newcomers.
Zhang Chong? Just a little-known director.
With a small company and a small director, no one would be willing to waste their precious few months on such a combination that doesn't seem to have any courage at all.
But at the same time, no one is willing to have a tense relationship with Beimang. After all, Beimang is a company with first-line artists to support its appearance, and as the saying goes, if you act well, you will sing, and if you sing well, you will act.
Anyone who is an actor will always dream of becoming a singer. Maybe they will collaborate with Beimang in the future.
Not to mention building a good relationship, but not to have a stalemate!
Therefore, even if they refuse, their replies are very tactful, they just say that they don't have time, or they don't plan to take the role for the time being, and they express their gratitude to Beimang for taking him seriously and hope that they will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.
That's not right. Although most people responded tactfully, there was still one person who didn't care about Beimang's attitude at all.
That is Li Liang.
At first, Gao Mang saw a letter of polite rejection, but when Li Liang did not reply, she had expectations in her heart.
Maybe the other party hasn’t made up his mind yet and is hesitating!
But after waiting for a few more days, there was still no response from Li Liang. Gao Mang inevitably thought more.
Seeing that the crew of "Sword and Fairy" had put together the framework, Zhang Chong and Yang Bei had already begun to select locations for outdoor shooting, but there was still no reply from Li Liang.
Finally, Gao Mang decided to take the initiative. She made some preparations, found Li Liang's manager's phone number, and called him personally, hoping to persuade him with affection and reason, and impress him with sincerity.
Unfortunately, when the call was connected, Li Liang's agent on the other side said chilling words.
"Hesitation? No, our Xinghuo artists have a high degree of freedom. The agent only makes recommendations, and the artists themselves make the final decision. I remember that Li Liang rejected Beimang's invitation a long time ago."
Starfire's artists have a much higher degree of freedom than other companies. Being an agent in this environment often involves too many tasks and very little power. He still remembers Li Liang's attitude at the time, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with Beimang.
Thinking about it carefully, he just ignored Li Liang's wishes and refused to agree or reply. He also did so...
Of course, there is no need to tell the other party in detail about this kind of thing.
As he spoke, he muttered a few more words and hurriedly hung up the phone.
"Little things!"
On Gao Mang's side, the other party hung up the phone, and the perfunctory attitude made her a little angry.
Although Beimang Company is a level lower than Xinghuo, the circle has always been about being friendly and getting rich. Although others refused without looking at them, they all declined politely and politely.
If it were Xinghuo's person, he would have refused, but he didn't even give a reply. Now he took the initiative to find him, and responded so perfunctorily, as if he didn't want to pay any attention to him.
The other party's attitude was a bit too contemptuous.
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Not to mention Spark Media and Li Liang, who have left Gao Mang with nowhere to vent his energy. On the other hand, the preparation team of "Sword and Fairy" has already found several suitable locations.
Thanks to the highly developed film and television industry in this era, there are various studios, mountain views, water views, ancient cities, palaces... almost all the scenes Yang Bei wants can be found corresponding or even better.
Moreover, these scenes are all ready-made and only cost a rental fee. There is no need to spend extra money to build them out of thin air.
The crew and shooting environment are all in place, and now we just have to wait for the actors to get in place.
The male protagonist of "Sword and Fairy" is undoubtedly Li Xiaoyao, and Yang Bei is ready to take on this role himself. He can handle both his appearance and Li Xiaoyao's cynical temperament.
Then there is the heroine Zhao Ling'er. This requires a girl with a sweet appearance and an innocent image. The most important thing is that touch of aura. This requirement, the actor is either born with it, or has enough experience to be able to perform it with her acting skills.
For this alone, neither Lin Xin nor Liu Qi can do it, but Lin Yueru, the second heroine, and Anu, the supporting actress, can be arranged.
There are also several important supporting characters and villains.
...
In fact, in recent times, the invitations sent by Beimang are not completely wiped out. At least those who are close to Yang Bei and Gao Mang and happen to be free have all agreed after receiving the invitation.
Yang Bei was studying how to arrange the roles. Just at this moment, another call came to his mobile phone.
It's actually Zhao Liya.
The two of them haven't seen each other since the last episode of "It's a Wonderful Life". They only occasionally chat online when they have free time. The main reason is that both parties are very busy, but the relationship has still been maintained well.
After answering the phone, a sweet voice on the other side rang: "Hey, are you busy, Mr. Talent? You seem to be tinkering with filming a TV series recently."
Yang Bei replied: "Yes, we are preparing the crew. What are you busy with?"
"I feel very relaxed recently, as if I'm on vacation." Zhao Liya seemed to be laughing, her voice as light as a bell.
Suddenly, her voice changed: "By the way, you are sending out invitations to film TV series, why didn't you send me one? Aren't we friends?"
Yang Bei was slightly stunned when he heard this, vaguely guessing something, and felt happy, but he quickly calmed down and whispered: "Aren't you worried that a big star like you doesn't like my small crew? In fact, I hope you can come, but I'm just worried
I can’t afford your salary.”
When Zhao Liya heard what he said, she hummed happily and said, "It doesn't matter. I can take a reduced salary to appear or make a guest appearance. If that doesn't work, just write a song for me. Your songs are now hard currency."
"This... is not good, and you won't suffer much."
Yang Bei's tone of voice was deliberately lowered. From the sound of his voice, Yang Bei seemed to be embarrassed, as if he was ashamed that he had deceived his friend.
Zhao Liya did not doubt that he was there, and said very generously: "It doesn't matter, we are friends, friends talk about whether they should suffer or not. Besides, it doesn't take much time to just make a guest appearance."
"No, no, no, just a guest appearance would be too derogatory to your identity."
Yang Bei shook his head on the phone, without giving Zhao Liya a chance to react, and continued quickly: "Well, I decided to let you be the heroine."
"Eh!"
Things happened so fast that Zhao Liya's brain circuit was a little down for a moment, Na Na said: "But, but..."
Yang Bei interrupted directly: "It's nothing to worry about. You already said that we are friends, and I will never let my friends suffer."
"Yes, is that so?"
"That's it, we are friends, you have to trust me!"
Yang Bei's tone was full of solicitude.
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A few days later, the official blog of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" crew registered separately by Beimang announced the official establishment of the crew.
Director Zhang Chong, produced by Beimang Entertainment, currently has tentatively selected actors including Yang Bei, who will play the male lead Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Liya, who will play the female lead Zhao Ling'er, and Lin Xin, Liu Qi and other acquaintances who will play supporting roles.
Others are easy to say, but the male and female protagonists of "Sword and Fairy" happen to be the two most popular artists on the Internet. This news will undoubtedly choke those who were planning to watch the joke before.
No one would have thought that Beimang, a company that had just been established and had established itself as a third-rate company through music, would have such high specifications for its first TV series.
Yang Bei's fans naturally sent them encouragement and congratulations, and there were also a large number of people urging him to release new songs.
Netizens made a unique meme about Yang Bei. They made detailed statistics on the intervals between Yang Bei's songs and various weights, and calculated the average frequency of Yang Bei's singles.
Then, based on the time that has passed since the last "Blue and White Porcelain", it was calculated that Yang Bei already owed two singles.
It's a pity that Yang Bei didn't notice that they were playing tricks here. At this time, he and Zhang Chong had already led the team to a certain scenic spot, and the accounts were handed over to Beimang's staff for custody.
Although the filming process was confidential, because many extras had to be recruited, Yang Bei still showed up and was even photographed by local fans and posted them online.
"The clothes look ordinary. He doesn't look like a knight, but looks like a waiter. He has a good temperament. As expected, handsome people look handsome in whatever they wear."
"I am a waiter, is this still a martial arts in ancient costume?"
"Don't you read on Weibo? The crew has already posted a character design. The protagonist, Li Xiaoyao, works as a waiter at his own inn."
"The title of this drama is "Legend of Sword and Fairy", which is about an immortal, a sword, and a knight. The elements are too complicated to be promising. How can a young director grasp it?"
"..."
The topic in the comment area gradually became a little off-topic. At first, some people were talking about Yang Bei, his clothes, and his character. Gradually, they began to talk about the success probability of "Sword of Immortal".
Those unfavorable comments were not refuted much. After all, everyone who knows Yang Bei knows that Yang Bei has almost never filmed a drama before. Bei Mang is not only a small company, but also a new company. The investment of the crew is also low-cost.
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There are too many factors for defeat. To be honest, even if he is a big fan of Yang Bei, he is mentally prepared for failure at this moment.
