Ye Zhen remembered that in Ning Yang's movie in the novel, other than Meng Jie, the rest of the cast were all unknown actors. Among them, there was even a supporting role that Ning Yang picked up from the entrance of the film studio. Just the selection of the actors alone took more than two months. Ning Yang could not afford to hire actors with good looks and acting skills, and famous celebrities were even more dismissive of Ning Yang's script. Fortunately, the actors that Ning Yang found all had good acting skills.
Because the movie could not find an investor, the filming was postponed again and again. Left with no choice, Ning Yang invested all his money into the movie.
However, it was only a drop in the bucket. The crew did not have any money, so filming was tight. Many of the scenes that should have been grand were reluctantly abandoned by Ning Yang because of the lack of money.
After the shooting of the movie, Ning Yang had to run around everywhere to review the materials. He didn't have any background, so it took him more than half a year to review the materials. After that, the movie was delayed for about two to three years.
Ning Yang almost went bankrupt. In the end, he could only sell the movie to a video website at a low price. The reviews were good, but unfortunately, there was no promotion and there were very few viewers. Under such circumstances, Ning Yang submitted the movie to a very important film festival overseas. In the end, it shocked the world and won the Best Film Award.
It had been ten years since a domestic film won the Best Film Award at the film festival.
When the news spread back to the country, many people in the film industry and movie enthusiasts expressed that they had never seen the movie in the cinema. When they found out that it was a movie from a video website, the number of views of the movie on that website broke the record.
Many people expressed that it was a pity that they did not see Ning Yang's movie in the cinema. If Ning Yang continued to film movies, he would definitely buy a ticket.
Unfortunately, Ning Yang did not film any more movies after that.
Ning Yang was young and full of vigor. Without a background or backing, he stood out too much and was suppressed by others out of jealousy. In the end, he was blacklisted and could not achieve anything for the rest of his life.
However, these were all plots in the novel. After reviewing them, Ye Zhen threw them to the back of her mind. Now that the Lu Clan was rich and powerful, she was Ning Yang's backing. She would take care of this mediocre but talented new director!
Ye Zhen and Ning Yang reached an agreement regarding the investment. To prevent any undue delay, Ye Zhen represented the Lu Clan and officially signed the contract with Ning Yang.
The terms of the contract included that the Lu Clan would be the sole investor of Ning Yang's movie and that Ye Zhen would be the film's producer. This contract gave Ning Yang the greatest preferential treatment. Of course, Ning Yang had been an assistant director for seven years, so he naturally understood that he was not worthy of the preferential treatment that the Lu Clan was giving him for the time being.
But Ye Zhen repeatedly reminded Ning Yang that as a director, the most important thing for him to do was to film the movie. He did not need to worry about anything else other than that.
As such, the matters of finding sponsors, finding investors, setting up the film crew, and selecting the actors fell on Ye Zhen's shoulders.
The Lu Clan was rich and overbearing, so Ye Zhen did not need to worry about it. Ning Yang had been an assistant director for seven years and had his own people in the film crew, so Ye Zhen did not need to worry about it. The only thing was that Ye Zhen had to personally check on the actors and actresses.
At present, the main force in the film market was young and capable middle-aged people. People of this age group were not picky about the requirements of the movie. As long as the movie's plot was exciting, the pace was tight, and the acting skills of the main character and supporting characters were up to par, the box office would not be too bad.
Ye Zhen could not gather the original cast members that Ning Yang had found in the novel, but there were countless capable actors and celebrities in the entertainment industry. How could they not be able to gather together a film crew?
Ye Zhen did not personally contact the actors and actresses. Instead, she found Qin Zhiyin from the public relations department and asked her to contact them.
When she thought of Qin Zhiyin, Ye Zhen felt a little guilty towards Lin Zhan. After all, Qin Zhiyin was Lin Zhan's right-hand man. It was not kind of her to poach her without saying a word. However, Ye Zhen had seen Qin Zhiyin's ability before. There was no industry that she couldn't handle when it came to a public relations crisis, and the entertainment industry was a piece of cake.
Ye Zhen sat opposite Qin Zhiyin and smiled. "Miss Qin, I heard that you have been a celebrity manager for a period of time?"
This experience only lasted for a year. A year later, the celebrity that she had brought to debut kicked her out and went to another famous manager. It was also that year that Qin Zhiyin saw through the various rules of the entertainment industry and decided not to directly contact anyone in the entertainment industry. She turned to deal with public relations crises behind the scenes.
"I have a year's experience."
"I think you should be clear about the company's investment in the movie. It's like this, there are some things that are inconvenient for me to come forward, but I don't feel at ease if others come forward, so I may need your help with something here."
"Mrs. Lu, just say it, as long as I can do it."
Ye Zhen took out a piece of white paper. There were about ten names written from top to bottom on the white paper.
She handed the white paper to Qin Zhiyin. "These are actors with superb acting skills. Although many actors are still depressed, their strength cannot be underestimated. I would like you to contact these actors and hand over our script to them. Be sure to ask them to consider participating in the filming of the movie."
When Ye Zhen said this, Qin Zhiyin quickly browsed through the list. Ye Zhen was right. In Qin Zhiyin's memory, most of these people were not famous enough. Many of them were struggling to play a supporting role, but when it came to superb acting skills …
"Mrs. Lu, with all due respect, are you sure that these people have superb acting skills?" Qin Zhiyin was skeptical.
Ye Zhen: "You'll know after you come into contact with them. But before the dust settles, don't let too many people know about this, and don't reveal that I'm the producer."
"Why?"
Ye Zhen thought for a moment. "You'll know about this later." Ye Zhen understood the principle of a tall tree attracting the wind. Her series of operations would inevitably make people think too much. Lu Beichuan trusted her, but what about others?
Qin Zhiyin nodded and then went to do it.
Qin Zhiyin didn't spend too much effort finalizing the contracts for some of the small-time actors. The only male lead that Ye Zhen had chosen made Qin Zhiyin feel a headache.
After all, the appointed male lead had a lot of bad reviews on the Internet. He was a playboy who cheated, drank too much, hit people, and acted like a big shot. If Qin Zhiyin didn't understand the hidden rules of the entertainment industry, she might have really believed it.
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