Chapter 651 Opportunity
In this industry, there are so many unknown actors who desperately need a chance.
The moment Lu Yanhe saw so many people, his subconscious reaction was to turn around, avoid them, and leave through another exit.
Of course, he didn't do that.
He can't do that either.
This is so hurtful.
Zou Dong and Wang Biao moved forward very skillfully, one on the left and one on the right, blocking Lu Yanhe diagonally in front of them, ready to clear the way for him.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath, smiled broadly, and spoke before they could speak.
"Everyone hasn't left yet?"
The actors waiting in the lobby didn't seem to expect Lu Yanhe to take the initiative to talk to them.
"Mr. Lu, I, we want to... want to..." The man standing in the front spoke hesitantly, but couldn't say a clear sentence for a long time.
"We want to ask, actors like us...do we have a chance?" asked a young woman with an ordinary appearance and not a very good image.
Lu Yanhe had an impression of this actress. She was recommended by Liu Bige.
She has been acting for many years and has good acting skills. She is very good at playing the role of a shrew in the market. She has played a lot of such roles in the past.
The others also looked at Lu Yanhe eagerly.
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, saying, "I don't remember the results of today's audition for each person, and they will contact everyone later. However, even if this drama doesn't work out, there are other dramas. I saw a lot of actors at the audition today who I think are not suitable for 2 Broke Girls, but are very suitable for my other projects."
“We’ve been meeting crews and auditioning all the time,” someone said, “but everyone says your audition is the only real audition.”
"We don't know the situation in other places, but Linghe and Jump Up Theater do have many projects to audition and need actors every year." Lu Yanhe said, "Also, as long as everyone comes to audition, we will collect the database here, and contact everyone for audition when there is a suitable role."
“So for the show 2 Broke Girls, will all the main characters really be chosen from auditions? Won’t big stars be used?” someone asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded. "This drama needs some actors who are not familiar to the audience, so we held a large-scale audition to find actors. This drama has a great demand for both regular roles and guest roles. You were invited to audition, which means that you must have been considered by the casting team to meet the characteristics of one of the roles in some way."
"Great."
Lu Yanhe smiled and encouraged them.
"Come on, everybody."
"Boss Lu, please hold on."
"If even you don't want to use us little actors, we may not have a chance."
“We are all very cheap.”
Lu Yanhe nodded very seriously.
"We will work hard, and please continue to support us."
Lu Yanhe chatted with them for a while and was finally allowed to leave.
After getting in the car, Chen Siqi was a little surprised and asked, "Why did you come out so late? Didn't you send me a message half an hour ago saying you were coming down?"
"There were a lot of actors waiting for me in the lobby," Lu Yanhe said. "I chatted with them for a while."
"Is that so?" Chen Siqi asked, "How was the audition today?"
"I saw a few good actors." Lu Yanhe said, "but we need to try out the play with a more detailed script to see if they are suitable."
"But I didn't expect you to invite over a hundred people to audition."
"This is just the first batch, there will be another batch tomorrow." Lu Yanhe said, "I am also watching the actors of Home Alone. This movie will also start shooting in January next year."
Chen Siqi said: "There aren't actually that many characters in this movie, right?"
"Yes, very few." Lu Yanhe nodded, "So I'm going to choose them all at once."
"Then do you have any that you like?"
"Not today." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "We have already sent audition invitations to those actors in the comedy circle who have suitable looks. The roles of the two thieves still require a deep acting foundation. Actors without enough acting experience may not be able to take on the role."
"Yeah." Chen Siqi nodded.
"By the way, have you decided to be the chairman of the jury for the Lingyun Award (TV Series)? Will you accept this job?"
"There has been no official reply yet, but I will probably take it if Chen Hengyi still insists." Lu Yanhe said, "I have already done my best to benefit myself, and I want to benefit the world... Don't laugh at me for thinking too much and too big. Within the scope of my ability, I hope to do more to promote the progress of this industry. The Lingyun Award (TV Series) is willing to make such an attempt, and they need me..."
Lu Yanhe couldn't quite explain what he was thinking.
However, Chen Siqi nodded.
She knew very well what Lu Yanhe was thinking.
"I understand."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Chen Siqi: "I support you in what you want to do."
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"What do you think of the new movie 2 Broke Girls produced by Lu Yanhe's company?"
At an internal meeting of Bingyuan Video, several executives sat together and discussed the drama "2 Broke Girls".
Although this drama is still in the preparation stage, because the script idea was provided by Lu Yanhe, it has already attracted the attention of major platforms.
The two sitcoms "Friends" and "Wulin Waijia" performed well, and "2 Broke Girls" is back again.
Moreover, it is still a sitcom for young people.
This made many people associate it with "Friends" at the first time, and think that perhaps "2 Broke Girls" is another drama that can create the "Friends" myth.
"However, the script of this drama was not written by Lu Yanhe himself. Although he provided the idea for the script, it is still different from him writing it himself," someone said.
"Although he didn't write the script himself, I heard that he had to look at each episode and give his approval before he approved it. Needless to say, Lu Yanhe has a good eye for scripts, right?" "The production cost of this drama is very low, and all the actors are unknown. It's the same as the previous drama 'Housemates' that Linghe did. It's still uncertain whether it will be a hit."
"The show 'Housemates' ended up at Northern Lights. Do you know when Northern Lights is going to be aired?"
"It seems that they are planning to release it in March or April next year. The second season of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" will be broadcast during the Spring Festival. They can't let a company's drama compete with it. They are all sitcoms, so they can't beat them."
"The sitcoms we have produced in recent years have not met expectations, which is a pity. So far, these two are the only sitcoms that have achieved the same level of popularity as Friends and My Own Swordsman."
"But none of our sitcoms lost money. They all made money. It's just not as good as expected. The basic market for sitcoms is much higher than other genres. People's demand for comedy is still very strong."
"2 Broke Girls, how much do you think we should bid per episode to beat Northern Lights? Currently, the shows that Linghe is airing on our Icefield are basically simulcast with Northern Lights, and they didn't get exclusive airing."
"It can't be lower than the purchase price of an A-level production."
"Grade A? This drama is a sitcom with no famous director, a bunch of new screenwriters and a bunch of unknown actors. The investment is also very low. Why should we give it the purchase price of an A-grade production? Just because the idea of the script of this drama comes from Lu Yanhe?"
"Yes, it's because Lu Yanhe's name is on this drama." Someone immediately said, "Isn't that enough? Isn't that enough? Let alone the purchase price of an A-level project, even at this price, Linghe may not buy it."
"Are you still planning to offer the purchase price for an S-class project? Are you crazy?!"
"Based on the situation of Linghe's recent projects, they will definitely want a low price + dividend model."
"If we do this for a TV series with no quality, the risk is too great. How can we attract investment? Are there any brands willing to invest?"
“We have discussed this with some brands, because 2 Broke Girls is a sitcom set in modern life, and even if there are no famous actors in the show, many fast-moving consumer goods brands are willing to invest in it,” said the person in charge of advertising investment. “As long as the name Lu Yanhe is mentioned in the show, advertisers will not even read the script and will trust Lu Yanhe unconditionally.”
For a moment, no one spoke.
“In fact, it would be great if 2 Broke Girls was a show invested and produced by Icefield.”
“2 Broke Girls is a show produced solely by Linghe and they don’t accept outside investment. They don’t lack money at all. This is an obvious money-making project with low production costs, so why would they give up their investment share to you?”
"Linghe is too strong. I still have to say that even if this drama really becomes popular, it is still under the Copyright Bureau. The copyright is not in the hands of Bingyuan and it is not ours."
“Even if 2 Broke Girls only achieved half the success of Friends, it would still be the most popular drama on our Icefield Video. So what if it doesn’t have our last name?”
"I think, why don't we go talk to Lu Yanhe and his team, just like we did with Northern Lights, and discuss the cooperation framework with them."
"How could they possibly have a framework cooperation with a second video platform now? Every time they launch a project, all platforms are vying for it. Only projects like The Legend of Sword and Fairy, which have hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, are not enough for Linghe to handle on their own, so we are qualified to participate."
"In my opinion, instead of buying their projects one by one, it is better to spend money and buy Linghe Company in one go."
"Too many people think so. I heard that a private equity fund went to talk to Linghe last month and offered 800 million to buy Linghe, but they didn't even meet Lu Yanhe."
"Eight hundred million is too little. The copyright IPs of Linghe alone are worth more than eight hundred million. The derivative value of Squid Game alone is more than eight hundred million."
"I said, eight hundred million dollars."
(This data is adapted from a Hollywood actress who sold her film production company for $2021 million in )
For a moment, the room was silent.
"Lu Yanhe has announced that Linghe is a company he founded out of personal interest and hobby, and it mainly serves him. At this stage, he is not considering any financing or investment, let alone selling it to others."
At this moment, no one said anything.
Eight hundred million US dollars, Lu Yanhe refused it directly without changing his expression.
Who here has such courage?
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"Are you really not considering selling the company to anyone else?"
Hua Ruzhen sat in front of Lu Yanhe and asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Yes, I... I quite enjoy this situation. At least everything is in my own hands." Lu Yanhe said, "For me now, selling the company and making more money is just a number. It can only stay in my account."
"You should know that you can use this money to build a few more Linghe."
"Why do I need to make so many spiritual rivers? One is enough." Lu Yanhe smiled.
"Okay." Hua Ruzhen said, "If you have this idea, feel free to contact me. The fund behind me is also interested in Linghe Company. Our offer will definitely not be lower than that of other companies."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"What is Director Muken doing recently? How is his script for The Mist 2 going?"
Hua Ruzhen said: "He has revised the script of "The Mist 2" with A19 for several rounds, but neither side is very satisfied."
“Will this be in time for next year’s filming?”
"We will definitely catch up, unless there is a big problem with the script." Hua Ruzhen said, "After you filmed "Hurricane 2", you haven't taken any Hollywood movies. Have you considered it later?"
"I'm not considering commercial films for now. If there are other good projects, I will consider them." Lu Yanhe said, "I have made a lot of commercial films in the past two years. I want to make something different."
"Yeah." Hua Ruzhen nodded.
She added: "By the way, if your company's projects need investment in the future, feel free to contact me. Your projects will definitely be given priority here."
"Okay, great." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Linghe has been working on low-budget projects in recent years. In fact, in addition to "Legend of Sword and Fairy", we also have some other projects with slightly larger investments that we want to do, but the company's cash flow is so limited that sometimes we really need to get some money from outside."
Hua Ruzhen nodded.
"I have something to tell you." She suddenly said to Lu Yanhe, "Hollywood wanted to find you for a script before, but someone else snatched it away. I guess you don't know about it yet. I only heard about it from other people gossiping with me."
"what?"
"Lune Reese is developing a new movie called Doomsday, a science fiction movie with two male protagonists, one of whom is Asian. You were originally Lune's first choice, but before he even contacted your agent, someone heard the news and managed to change his mind. Now the role has fallen to another person."
"Who? Do I know him?" Lu Yanhe asked curiously.
"He's also a very famous actor in China, two generations older than you. They even changed the script for him and adjusted the age of his character." Hua Ruzhen said, "Chen Pinhe, have you ever dealt with him?"
(End of this chapter)
