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Chapter 105 Yan Li: Am I a Lucky Wife?

Yan Li signed contracts with several financiers and obtained investment, and then Wang Decai resigned from the crew of "The Untold Story" and came to Beijing.

On the day Lao Wang arrived, Yan Li appointed him as the producer of "The Seven Fairies", assisting Yan Li in the preparation of the project.

Screenwriter Fei Yingli also came. Yan Li and the planner had some ideas about the script and planned to discuss it and make some modifications.

Director Chen Yongge is still in the crew of "The Untold Story" for the time being, but the show is about to be completed, so he will be here soon.

Yan Li had no intention of burning bridges after crossing them, but director Chen Yongge had previously been a martial arts director and had never directed independently. Yan Li preferred to find a director who was good at literary dramas to co-direct with Chen Yongge.

Han Xiaojun is a good candidate, but Yan Li feels that his ability is still lacking and he has no experience in independent directing before.

Therefore, Yan Li still prefers to find an experienced director, preferably one with representative works.

Yan Li has worked with several directors before.

Gao Qunshu, the director of "Conquest", is not capable of filming this kind of subject matter, and Yan Li does not think highly of the director of "Cornucopia".

Hu Mingkai, the director of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", is a famous director in the industry, but his price is relatively high, and Yan Li does not really appreciate his style. As for Hu Mei, who played the role of Emperor Wu of Han, it would be humiliating to hire her.

Then Yan Li thought of a director he was about to work with——

梦季
The director of "The Legend of the White Snake" and "The Swordsman" has experience in mythology and costume dramas. He is good at shooting emotional scenes and is also good at creating certain comedies.

The key is that I have a good personal relationship with Yan Li, so it's easier to cooperate with him. And the price is not too high.

"Fortune Star Pig Bajie" is about to start filming, Yan Li plans to lay the groundwork and then go to the crew to talk to him in detail.

The plot of "The Seven Fairies" is not complicated, and it is actually easy to find a director.

If Yan Li hadn't been cautious and wanted to find a famous and experienced person to take charge, any random person would have been fine.

After communication between Yan Li and several planners including Wang Decai, Chen Yongge, and Fei Yingli, they all agreed that the key selling point of this drama is still the people.

The Seven Fairies

The key is not the joy, but the Seven Fairies!
Let’s put aside the love line and other things for now. The person must be beautiful, so that women and children can feel happy and happy when looking at them, and men can drool when looking at them.

Also, the love interests of those fairies cannot be too ugly. They should be handsome men and pretty women so that it is pleasing to the eyes. After all, one of the main audience groups is women, so having more handsome guys is also beneficial.

As he was speaking, Wang Decai looked at Yan Li and said, "Mr. Yan is quite handsome. He must play a role and add luster to our drama."

Yan Li glanced at Wang Decai. Ever since Wang joined his team, he had been in an extremely high position and had been flattered by people every day.

"I'll decide whether to take the role or not. Even if I do, I'll look for other actors first. If there's really no suitable role left, I'll take it."

Although Yan Li has not given up the idea of becoming a famous actor, he still knows what is more important.

The purpose of "The Seven Fairies" is to make money, so he doesn't need to worry about whether to act in this play or what role to play.

However, although Yan Li said so, Wang Decai and the planners would not agree so easily.

Just kidding, let the boss pick the remaining roles, do you want to continue your career?

Wang Decai communicated with the director and screenwriter privately.

Among the seven fairies' love interests, the seventh one, Dong Yong, has relatively more roles, but he is a weak and honest man, which does not fit the image of Yan Li.

The rich young master and the scholar who have emotional ties with the fifth and sixth brothers have average presence. The fourth brother, Yu Ri, is the one who plays the comedy role, and is not very suitable either.

Therefore, the roles that Yan Li is suitable for are the God of Cookery who has a love relationship with the eldest brother, the constable Black Hawk who is the second brother, and Jin Zha who is the third brother.

Among them, in terms of role and performance, Jin Zha is undoubtedly the best character.

The relationship between Jin Zha and Lao San is also the most rich in plot among the seven love lines. They love and hate each other, and they live and die, which is very impressive.

Also, considering that Yan Li has played military generals many times and is good at fighting scenes.

Although it was not stated explicitly, Wang Decai and the others all tacitly agreed that the role of Jin Zha would be left to Yan Li.

Of course, it depends on Yan Li's own choice. If he really wants to play Dong Yong with more roles, those who work there can't stop him.

At present, leaving aside Yan Li, the role of the Seventh Fairy has been decided on one person - Dong Xuan.

After much consideration, Yan Li still felt that Dong Xuan was more suitable for the image of a fairy than Qin Lan.

In addition, Yan Li also corresponds to a first-come, first-served basis, after all, Dong has been with him for a longer time.

For the first project I led, it would be fine if there was no suitable role, but if there was a suitable one, it would be hard to give up Dong Xuan and use Qin Lan.

Since Dong Xuan has been confirmed, Qin Lan will not be able to participate, so Yan Li can only compensate her in other ways.

At the same time, Huang Shengyi could no longer act, Qin Lan could at least cover it up, Dong Xuan hated Huang Shengyi with gnashing teeth, and Yan Li didn't dare to put them together.

This is quite a pity for Yan Li, as he had been thinking about getting some of the fame from Star Girl.

Dong Xuan is internally selected to play the Seven Fairies, but which one she will play has not been decided yet, so we have to wait and see what other candidates are available.

Yan Li thinks that Lao Qi is good and has more roles, so she can be considered the first female lead.

The second or third child is also fine, they are the type with strong fighting ability, strong and arrogant. Dong Xuan has played the heroine in "Snow Goddess Dragon" and has experience in such roles.

Except for Dong Xuan, the rest have to be cast externally.

Among them, Yan Li’s favorite candidates include Li Bingbing, who plays the eldest and second-in-command, because the other party owes him a favor because of "Cell Phone".

Although it is a bit of a waste of talent to let Li Bingbing play a fairy, this favor may be more useful in other dramas in the future.

But Yan Li felt that while Li Bingbing was still grateful to him and easy to talk to, it would be better to do this favor as soon as possible and save trouble.

When "Cell Phone" was released, the star's status rose, and the film was delayed many times, which made it easy for many things to go wrong.

Not to mention signing the contract, even if you make a public statement in front of the media, there are many people who go back on their word and make a fortune. The best strategy is to lock in the money.

It just so happened that "The Seven Fairies" needed a star to take charge, and with the popular young actress Li Bingbing there, it would not only give an explanation to the investors, but also help sell and promote the show.

As for the future, if Yan Li becomes successful and no longer needs favors, Li Bingbing will come to him for cooperation.

Dong Xuan is definitely dead, Li Bingbing and Yan Li have to go to negotiate. He thinks the probability is high, so it is tentative.

The remaining five fairies, Yan Li has no idea for the time being.

So, he planned to make a bigger move and hold an audition for the Seven Fairies.

Wang Decai was quick-witted and understood what she meant: "Are you talking about hype?"

"Ah."

Yan Li nodded. He knew that honestly filming a drama would not fetch a high price. Zhang Da Huzi was good at hype, and Yan Li knew that.

Seven fairies, seven actresses, or even seven female stars, what a good marketing gimmick, it would be a shame not to hype it up.

External auditions, online voting, and media publicity.

It doesn't cost much, but it can greatly increase the influence of "The Seven Fairies".

Maybe we can attract some famous young actresses to participate in the show, and then we can raise the price when selling the show. We may not even need to use local channels to build momentum, and can directly contact satellite TV stations.

Oh, and there are also pre-roll ads. Profits from this aspect aren't something you can just make. The TV series itself has to be well-known, popular, and in high demand to attract advertisers, who can then negotiate with the TV stations and get a share of the profits.

Television stations make money from advertising, and you can't just put up pre-roll ads whenever you want.

The producer must have enough confidence to put their chopsticks into the client's bowl.

So in the final analysis, the only way to make a lot of money is to hype up the drama and make it a hot commodity.

"I understand."

Wang Decai nodded thoughtfully: "I'll contact the media right away, and then find someone to set up a voting website."

Yan Li instructed: "Don't rush to vote yet. First, do a round of auditions, then put the good ones online, and then add those popular young actresses. Then start voting."

Other crews have used the online voting casting trick before.

For example, in the movie "Ping Zong Xia Ying" starring Fan Xiaopang, the production team held a vote for the male and female protagonists.

They claim that they will contact the actor chosen by netizens, but in fact, the decision has already been made.

The number of votes for the male lead Zhang Danfeng was higher than that of Zhou Jie and Huang Sanshi. However, due to a "system failure", the previous votes were invalidated and the website restarted the voting. Later, Huang Haibing, who got the role, successfully "counterattacked".

The heroine Yun Lei is even more of a mess, one after another comes on stage.

Xiaoyanzi, Jiang Qinqin, Huang Yi, Michelle Reis, and Ruby Lin fought each other, and finally Fan Xiaopang "emerged as a dark horse" and successfully took the top spot.

I can only say that those who understand this stuff understand it. The crew gained some attention, and several actors were also exposed. Everyone knows it.

Even among the netizens who voted, except for some fans of the artists and the original book, most of them were just joining in the fun.

The same goes for the Seven Fairies voting!
When the time comes, we will do some data and increase the votes for candidates like Li Bingbing and Dong Xuan so that they can naturally appear in the show.

Of course, if there really is a candidate with low pay, good conditions, and a high number of votes, Yan Li might consider using her.

After all, there are seven fairies, so there is a lot of room for choice, which can make netizens feel involved.

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The meeting lasted until the evening. Yan Li had dinner with a few people and then drove to Guanghuali.

Qin Lan is back.

When he got home, Qin Lan was watching TV. He stood up from the sofa, helped Yan Li put his bag down, and sniffed him: "No social engagements today?"

"The crew had a meal together, but didn't drink."

Qin Lan nodded with relief: "That's right, there's no need to drink all the time during social events, it's bad for your health."

During the few days she returned to Beijing, she happened to catch up with Yan Lila's investment. Although she didn't get drunk every day, she was still reeking of alcohol, which made her worried.

"I don't want to drink either, but there's no way around it. It's unacceptable to refuse a drink when someone pays for it."

Yan Li put his arm around Qin Lan's waist and lowered his head to smell the scent of shampoo on her head.

When Yan Li returns home after a day of work, the woman at home offers him gentle care. No matter whether it is Dong Xuan or Qin Lan, Yan Li enjoys this brief warmth.

Of course, it would be even better if two people were together!

Qin Lan let Yan Li hold her for a while, then pushed him away: "Hurry up and take a shower. The water is ready, otherwise it will get cold."

Yan Lishou said dishonestly: "How about we do it together? That way we don't have to wash the sheets."

Qin Lan raised her foot in embarrassment and anger to step on him, but Yan Li grabbed her leg and half-carried and half-hung her as she was taken into the bathroom.

"..."

After taking two showers, Yan Li wiped himself clean and walked into the living room without putting on any clothes to sit and watch TV.

Qin Lan was not as casual as him. She went to the bedroom and changed into a long T-shirt. However, since there were only two people at home, she only wore the T-shirt and underwear.

Yan Li hugged Qin Lan and said with a hint of guilt, "You are not needed for this project. Don't take it to heart."

"fine."

Qin Lan kissed him and said sympathetically, "After all, there are so many investors here. You don't have the final say on everything. There will be another chance next time."

Yan Li could not hide the fact that he was preparing for "The Seven Fairies", and he had no intention of hiding it from Qin Lan.

But since the crew is led by a man, why don’t they use her? They need to think of some strategy.

So, the "evil" investors came out to take the blame.

Although Yan Li did not say it explicitly, his words implied this. Qin Lan understood Yan Li's difficulties and did not want to embarrass him, so she took the initiative to suggest not to participate in the play.

But in this way, seeing Qin Lan being so sensible and considerate made Yan Li, who had something to hide, feel even more guilty.

In fact, Yan Li had thought about exchanging the play of the Seven Fairies for a play for Qin Lan, but he was not sure what play and role it was. It was not the case that he could find the right one if he came across one.

We can only take it one step at a time. If there are no suitable resources, we will wait until his funds recover and then make arrangements.

Qin Lan really didn't take it seriously. She still didn't know enough about Yan Li.

I thought Yan Li was just a working producer who had to listen to the boss behind him and had limited say.

Just like the producer of "My Fair Princess 3", he was very powerful in the crew, but he only had the right to recommend and execute the casting of the leading actors, and the decision was made by Qiong Yao in Taiwan.

All the leading actors had to get Qiong Yao's approval before they could get their roles, and Qin Lan, the Zhihua chosen by Qiong Yao, had the deepest understanding.

Speaking of "My Fair Princess 3", this drama has started to be broadcast on many terrestrial channels with outstanding results. It has been designated as the opening drama of the year by Hunan Satellite TV.

Perhaps in the near future, when Yan Li comes to see Qin Lan again, he will have to bring some camouflage equipment, otherwise he will be easily photographed by paparazzi.

Not only Qin Lan, Dong Xuan's "Snow Goddess Dragon" also had good data in its first broadcast and is expected to be broadcast on satellite TV.

Yan Li didn't expect that after more than a year of hard work, he still hadn't become famous, but the two girls who slept next to him every day were about to become famous first.

Could it be that I have some kind of talent for "bringing good luck to my wife"?!
But no matter what, becoming the lover of two future female stars is indeed a different feeling than before.

The sense of stimulation is greatly enhanced, and the sense of happiness and accomplishment is also multiplied.

At this moment, Yan Li caught a glimpse of the entertainment news on TV. Liu Xiaoqing, who was arrested for tax evasion last year, was released from prison recently after being detained for more than 400 days.

Qin Lan also saw the news and sighed, pointing at the photo on the screen.

"I heard that there were hundreds of reporters squatting at the prison gate to film her release, but her release was delayed and they didn't get to film her."

"Later, a paparazzi named Zhuo went to her residential complex and, disguised as a renovation worker, squatted there for a few days. He found out she liked playing badminton, so he went to the gymnasium and took photos of her and her boyfriend."

"Good guy, what a talent."

Yan Li was amazed, but compared to this paparazzi, he was more curious about whether Liu Xiaoqing could film now?

This person is a well-known figure, and he is exposed by nature. Now he is at the lowest point in his life, living a good life but making little money.

It just so happens that the Queen Mother of the West in "The Seven Fairies" has not yet been decided...

(End of this chapter)