Chapter 318 - Chapter 318: Priority
Chapter 318: Priority
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was because of these reasons that the producer found Jia Le and chose Ansha as the female lead. On one hand, Ansha was popular enough, and on the other hand, Ansha’s acting skills were guaranteed.
Logically speaking, in a large-scale television drama, the male and female leads should be top actors. However, the situation of this IP drama was a little special. There were a total of three male leads in this drama, and their scenes were basically similar.
That was the problem.
The money invested by the investors did not come from the wind. After signing Ansha, they would not be able to fork out so much money to sign with three top male artists. If there were difficulties, there would naturally be a solution. For the production team, the solution was to choose three B-list actors.
This way, on the one hand, they could control the cost. On the other hand, they could also let a top female artist bring the popularity of these three B-list actors. If the popularity of the television drama was high enough, these three B-list actors might be promoted to A-list actors.
As the three male actors knew that they would have a chance to improve their status in the entertainment industry by acting in this movie, their remuneration would be even lower, and the production team would save a lot of money.
However, the current situation was not as good as he had imagined.
After Ansha’s accident, the investors had no choice but to find another top female celebrity on the same level as Ansha to be the female lead. However, top female stars with acting skills were not like cabbages that could be found everywhere in the market. How could they find them just like that?
The other top female celebrities had either signed contracts with other production teams or were invited to variety shows.
Now, this television drama was in a hurry to start filming. For a moment, they really could not find a suitable female lead.
At this moment, the producer cast his gaze on Lu Zhen.
Lu Zhen had just participated in Celebrity Performance Class 2 and was very popular. Her popularity was not inferior to Ansha’s at all, and Lu Zhen’s acting skills were naturally flawless. In all aspects, Lu Zhen was an extremely suitable candidate.
More importantly, the producer had asked around. There was only one movie
Lu Zhen was filming in the second half of the year. Moreover, Lu Zhen was
not a female lead, but a supporting role. The scenes would be completed quickly, so Lu Zhen had a schedule for the second half of the year!
For all the reasons above, the producers suggested that Lu Zhen could play the female lead. To them, this was the best solution within the range of choices.
Ye Xuan held her chin and thought for a few seconds before quickly shaking her head. “No, if Lu Zhen is sure that she wants to participate in Samir’s new movie, she has to prepare for that role in advance in the second half of the year. Not only is Samir very demanding of actors, but he also hates it when actors go to other production teams to film. If Lu Zhen takes on other films at the same time, it will definitely anger him.”
If she offended an internationally famous director, Lu Zhen would not be able to survive in the international film industry in the future.
Song Jia nodded. “l think so too, so I haven’t responded to them yet.”
The company’s current idea was to send the other A-rank female celebrities to the production team of this IP drama. Although it was a forceful lowering of the female lead’s level to the other party, it was very beneficial to Jia Le. Perhaps an A-rank female celebrity in the company could rely on this first-class big production drama to become popular.
There was no suitable female lead in the production team now, and there was still room for negotiation between the two sides. Hence, Jia Le did not reject them too firmly and was still testing if the other party could accept an A-rank female star as the female lead.
At this point, Ye Xuan sighed and said to Song Jia, “It’s a domestically produced big IP television drama and a small supporting role in an international director’s movie that appears for a few minutes, but we can only choose the latter. It’s really lamentable when I think about it.”
Song Jia didn’t say anything and looked ahead calmly.
Ye Xuan didn’t want Song Jia to agree with her. She and Song Jia knew very well that it was extraordinarily difficult for domestic actors to step onto the international stage, They had to seize all the opportunities. Therefore, no matter what resources in the country found Lu Zhen, she could only give up.
It was a matter of priority.
The elevator door opened and Ye Xuan bade farewell to Song Jia. She didn’t plan to go home at first, but since she had asked Song Jia to pick up Lu Zhen, she could only go home and rest now. Ye Xuan stretched and watched Song Jia walk towards the parking lot. A faint smile appeared on her lips.. “You’re pretending to be cold, but you must want to see someone immediately, right?”