OBS Chapter 22 Four Golden Flowers
Chapter 22 Four Golden Flowers
"My Beautiful Boss" is a film invested by Starlight Brilliant Films, which tells the love story of a poor boy who discovers that his girlfriend, with whom he spends every day, is actually his boss.
The female lead, Jing Tian, had already been cast in advance. After all, Starlight Brilliant Film Company was established specifically for Jing Tian, and this film was tailor-made for her.
Previously, Jing Tian's career progressed gradually, starting with her first music EP, "Who Are You," followed by her film debut, "Anaconda," then a supporting role in the TV series "An Epic of a Woman," and the lead role in the TV series "The Legend of Sun Tzu."
But when she saw her classmate Deng Shuang become an overnight sensation, she decided to take a bigger step and directly play the female lead in the movie "My Beautiful Boss," using her "movie star" status to compete with her "TV drama star" status.
Actually, the original idea for the male lead in "My Beautiful Boss" was to choose Peter Ho, a male star with a higher profile. However, Peter Ho did not want to star in the movie from the start, as he was unwilling to elevate the status of a newcomer.
Just as Lu Zheng, the president of Starlight Brilliant, was preparing to continue his "money strategy" by increasing the salary to continue inviting He Rundong, Jing Tian suddenly suggested:
"Uncle Lu, the movie 'Meteor Shower' is all the rage right now. We could try out Lin Feng for the male lead in our movie. I think he's pretty good."
Actually, the reason Jing Tian thought of Lin Feng was somewhat related to Deng Shuang.
The "Four Golden Flowers" of the Class of 07 were divided into two regions: "Northeast" vs. "Northwest".
Deng Shuang and Kan Qingzi are both from Northeast China. They came to Beijing to study together and were roommates and best friends, so their relationship was naturally very good.
Jing Tian and Chai Biyun are both from Shanxi and are also roommates and best friends. They have a very good relationship.
The two sides disliked each other, mainly because Deng Shuang and her friends looked down on Jing Tian, who, upon entering the school, marketed herself as "the most beautiful campus belle in the history of Beijing Film Academy" and "the most beautiful campus belle in 20 years of Beijing Film Academy."
This marketing is way too much! Forget about being the most beautiful girl in Beijing Film Academy, she's not even a class beauty. And to call her "once in 20 years" or "unprecedented" makes you wonder what about Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and Jiang Qinqin before her?
Actually, this was orchestrated by the company, but Jing Tian didn't think much of it. Besides, before entering the school, she had already acted in several films and television dramas and had even met with the governor of Washington State, so she had some confidence and didn't take Deng Shuang and the others seriously.
Unexpectedly, the drama "Meteor Shower" propelled Deng Shuang to stardom, while Kan Qingzi also starred in the epic drama "Dream of the Red Chamber," which put Jing Tian under even more pressure.
Especially when they met at school last time, Deng Shuang's arrogant expression towards Jing Tian made Jing Tian very unhappy. It was as if he was saying, "I don't rely on anything, but I'm still more famous than you!"
Another time, when Deng Shuang was being interviewed, she brought up Jing Tian and said, "I believe she will become as famous as me in the future." What does "as famous as you" mean? It means that I am not as famous as you now! This made Jing Tian very unhappy.
What upset Jing Tian even more was that recently, many media outlets had been comparing Deng Shuang and Jing Tian, but now Deng Shuang was more popular and Jing Tian was no match for her. Some media even interviewed her, asking, "Deng Shuang is famous now, what do you think?" This made her even more upset!
Jing Tian is having a blast all day long, she's practically dying of happiness!
However, one thing that made Jing Tian happy recently was that her two rivals, Deng Shuang and Kan Qingzi, had fallen out because of a man, Lin Feng.
Lin Feng and Jing Tian certainly knew that if their titles of "the most beautiful campus belle in the history of Beijing Film Academy" and "the most beautiful campus belle in the 20 years of Beijing Film Academy" did indeed have a marketing element,
However, Lin Feng's titles of "the most handsome campus heartthrob in the history of Beijing Film Academy" and "the most handsome campus heartthrob in 20 years of Beijing Film Academy" are well-deserved, even though he hasn't marketed them.
As for how Deng Shuang and Kan Qingzi fell out, Jing Tian didn't need to guess; she roughly knew what happened. Lin Feng was Kan Qingzi's boyfriend before, but later Lin Feng and Deng Shuang rose to fame together because of "Meteor Shower." The story script was already written; it was simply a matter of who stole whose boyfriend.
This made Jing Tian even more interested in Lin Feng, so after He Rundong initially rejected the offer for "My Beautiful Boss," she suggested that Lin Feng play the male lead.
Moreover, given Lin Feng's current popularity, it's believed that the final box office results of the movie "My Beautiful Boss" won't be too bad. Jing Tian even considered whether to snatch Lin Feng away from Deng Shuang and Kan Qingzi, killing two birds with one stone and making the two of them cry their hearts out!
Hahaha!
Jing Tian found it interesting just thinking about it.
Jing Tian didn't expect that Lin Feng would also look down on her movie, "My Beautiful Boss".
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At this moment, Hu Shan took the new movie script, "My Beautiful Boss," carefully read it, gave a brief analysis, and then handed it to Lin Feng.
"This is a romance film, and the premise is quite interesting—the girlfriend is the protagonist's boss. However, it's not easy to make a good film like this, and I haven't heard of any other works by the director, Li Hong."
However, this movie offered a starting salary of 50 yuan, which is so high! It seems a bit out of line with market norms!
Hu Shan was very puzzled. She had gone to great lengths to secure the 30 yuan salary for her previous role in "No Limits: Dangerous Delivery."
The fact that "My Beautiful Boss" offered 50 yuan upfront suggests there's room for further negotiation, indicating that this film company called Starlight Brilliant must be quite wealthy!
At this point, Hu Shan didn't know what to say. The two movies were of similar quality and had similar investments. Even though Lin Feng and Deng Shuang were both cast in "No Limits: Dangerous Delivery," she couldn't persuade Lin Feng to refuse the high salary for "My Beautiful Boss."
When Lin Feng received the script for the movie "My Beautiful Boss," he suddenly didn't know what to say. He had heard of the movie before.
However, it's mostly because of Jing Tian, and it seems that apart from "Si Teng," the other films and TV series Jing Tian has acted in are either bad or flopped.
Therefore, this movie, "My Beautiful Boss," is definitely not very good, and its box office performance won't be great either. However, it will definitely be better than "No Limits: Dangerous Delivery," since Lin Feng has never even heard of it.
Moreover, "My Beautiful Boss" is a big-budget production with generous salaries, so there's no reason for Lin Feng to turn down money.
If I had to choose, it would definitely be: "My Beautiful Boss" is better than "No Limits: Dangerous Delivery".
Lin Feng suddenly became a little angry. Whether it was "No Limits: Dangerous Delivery" or "My Beautiful Boss," they were still bad movies in the end!
Why are all these kinds of roles coming my way? Am I only good for playing these kinds of characters now? Lin Feng felt looked down upon.
Are there no good movies out there? Even if the pay is lower, it's fine!
Lin Feng was speechless for a moment, but then he calmed down and realized after a little thought that, in the end, he was just a newly famous newcomer who hadn't proven himself yet.
Moreover, we are not in the era of pursuing data or "traffic" anymore. People still have some bottom line when making movies now.
Thinking about this, Lin Feng suddenly understood. Since others weren't coming, he would take the initiative to try, just like in "Meteor Shower"!
"Sister Hu, to be honest, I didn't like either of these movies. I was even thinking of just going through the motions, since nobody's ever acted in a bad movie before."
But I can't. I can't knowingly act in a bad movie. I can't get over that mental hurdle. So please forgive my stubbornness!
Moreover, this is my first movie, and I don't want to slack off. Although I'm short of money, sometimes money isn't the most important thing. Since no one is approaching me, I'll take the initiative!
Could you please check if there are any recent audition notices for film investments? I'd like to give it a try first. If it's not a good fit, I'll follow the company's arrangements.
Since Lin Feng was so crazy, Hu Shan also went crazy for a while, and the next day she brought over some film and television projects that she was preparing to invest in or audition for.
"These are the projects that major film and television companies are preparing to invest in and shoot recently. I've marked them all for you. This is the project name, this column is the investment amount, and this column is the director. Take a look."
The table that Hu Shan made was very clear and easy to understand. After Lin Feng looked at it carefully, he actually found a good movie, and it was a movie in which he had the opportunity to act.
"Buddha Mountain" is Fan Binbin's masterpiece!
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