Chapter 67: Self-submission, self-writing, self-directing, self-acting, self-editing
What surprised them most was...
It’s also a sitcom.
In this time and space.
Since "The Story of the Editorial Department" and "I Love My Family" in the last century, there has not been another popular sitcom in China.
Brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun saw new hope after reading the script of "Wulin Waijia" written by Su Chen.
At this time, the clock has a new idea:
"Xiao Chen, how about we find you an experienced assistant director to assist you?"
Zhong Lei didn't want such a good script to be wasted due to Su Chen's lack of directing experience and level.
Zhong Jun tacitly agreed with Zhong Lei's statement.
Su Chen immediately refused: "No need!"
The difficulty of shooting this drama is actually not high. For Su Chen, who possesses the skills of a master director, it is a piece of cake.
You still need to find someone to help you. Who are you looking down on?
Well, brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun stopped talking.
Now they dare not look down on Su Chen. After seeing Su Chen's screenwriting skills and his attitude, they have a vague feeling that the reason why Su Chen dares to invest in TV series himself is that he must have something to rely on.
The director's ability shouldn't be too bad.
So they began to discuss issues such as the crew, production, and casting with Su Chen in a serious manner.
What surprised them was that Su Chen seemed to be confident in every aspect and answered all the questions fluently.
This made them look forward to the future of this drama.
It seems that this kid is serious about this.
If this drama is well done, it should have good prospects. After all, there hasn't been an excellent sitcom in China for a long time.
The next day, Xingyi’s film and television department received the project launch notice for “Wulin Waijia”.
Producer Zhou Bing, photographer Da Kang, lighting technician Huang Tao, and makeup artist Xiao Qing were all very surprised when they received the notice.
Because yesterday Zhong Lei asked Su Chen what options the crew had.
Su Chen’s answer was to just find a few experienced ones.
So Zhong Lei directly brought these four most experienced people into the crew.
However, when they received this news, they felt a little puzzled.
Su Chen is going to film a TV series?
Moreover, he invested, wrote, directed, acted in and edited the film himself!
To be honest, they thought this matter was a bit far-fetched.
Da Kang: "Su Chen is going too far."
Zhou Bing: "Now the entire Xingyi has to act according to Brother Chen's mood! You should say less and just treat it as a joke!"
Xiaoqing: "This drama was produced by Brother Chen himself, and it didn't cost the company much money, okay? It doesn't matter who we work for!"
Xiaoqing is already a die-hard fan of Su Chen, and she is looking forward to working with Su Chen on a TV series. As for the rest, she doesn't care.
The company's general vice president has approved it. Su Chen is an amateur in the field of film and television, so he might as well just do it for fun.
The most important thing is that she can stay close to her idol Su Chen for a long time.
Huang Tao: "Brother Chen does things with personality. Even if he is just playing around, he can understand the company's difficulties. He is very conscientious! Do you know what kind of price the major entertainment companies have offered to poach Brother Chen? As far as I know, it is in the billions!"
Zhou Bing: "Maybe Brother Chen is running out of inspiration and wants to find new inspiration through new experiences!"
This is the most reasonable explanation Zhou Bing could think of.
But what surprised them was that
Just two days later, they received the notice that filming of "Wulin Waijia" had started.
When they arrived at the venue, they found that brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun, Su Chen, and a group of main and supporting actors were already there.
Moreover, reporters from major entertainment media were present at the scene.
Originally, Su Chen did not plan to invest too much in publicity in the early stages.
However, brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun felt that since this was Su Chen's TV series, it must be taken seriously and promoted extensively.
This is also a good thing for boosting the morale of the entire Xingyi.
Moreover, with Su Chen's current popularity, Xingyi can also make a .
However, at this moment, brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun felt a little unbelievable when looking at the cast that Su Chen had brought in.
Yan Ni, Yu Entai, Jiang Chao, and Wang Shasha, none of them knew how Su Chen found these young actors. Except for Jiang Chao who had some fame in the past, they had never even heard of the names of the other three.
Even Jiang Chao has become an ordinary person now, and almost no one remembers him.
What surprised brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun in particular was that the pay for the first three actors was only 2,000 yuan per episode, and because Wang Shasha was relatively young, her pay was only 500 yuan per episode.
In this era when young actors’ pay can easily exceed 100 million yuan, such a low pay is simply a bargain.
What made them even more speechless was that Su Chen actually brought Yang Mi in as well. Because of the popularity of "Love Offering", Yang Mi's popularity is already quite high.
But the pay is only 5,000 yuan per episode. Of course, Yang Mi is now an artist of Su Chen's studio, and because of the restrictions of the contract terms, most of Yang Mi's pay will eventually go into Su Chen's pocket.
Therefore, Yang Mi's actual pay is almost the same as that of the previous actors.
In addition, Deng Ziqi was also pulled in to play a minor supporting role.
This once again refreshed the Zhong brothers' understanding of Su Chen.
Although these actors are not very famous, they all graduated from the school, and they look quite realistic when they stand there.
You wouldn't tell that this kid is usually taciturn, but when it comes to doing things, he is not only extremely efficient, but also has a sharp eye.
Zhou Bing, Huang Tao, Xiaoqing and the others were all stunned at the scene before them.
It only took two days from project initiation to start-up, which is simply unimaginable in the industry.
You know, for some film and television dramas, casting alone can take more than half a year.
After the company spokesperson made an opening statement, the meeting began with questions from reporters.
To be honest, all the entertainment media reporters at this time were very surprised and delighted.
They never expected that today's number one top hat Su Chen would be filming a TV series.
This provides them with an excellent material for hype.
As long as this news is reported, you can write anything you want, without any exaggeration, and it will set off the entire Internet.
By reporting on Su Chen's TV series filming, they can complete their performance targets for this year ahead of schedule.
Reporter: "Brother Chen, why do you suddenly want to make a TV series?"
Su Chen: "Because I saw the advertisement for "The Lonely Queen"."
