083 Choice of heroine
While Ye was busy working on his new drama, Jingwen had also calculated the sales of "Stubborn". By the end of the National Day, "Stubborn" had sold 80,000 copies.
This data is definitely not comparable to the first-round sales of "Youth".
Ye Fan had been mentally prepared for it. It was only because of the dispute he had with Gao Dagen some time ago that many people bought it.
In addition, apart from the concept, most of the songs in "Stubborn" are not as good as "Youth", so Ye Fan is very satisfied with the sales volume.
Mai Tian saw the sales volume of "Stubborn" and announced to the public that Gao Dakong's album had sold 80,000 copies, which was exactly the same as Ye Fan. It could be regarded as saving some of Gao Dakong's reputation.
Ye Fan didn't believe in this sales volume. He remembered that in 2000, the total sales volume of the short and tight album was only 400,000. It sold 80,000 at the beginning. Four years later, it was not going to break through 100.
Ten thousand pieces?
Ye Fan told Xu Zhongmin to ignore the data and just do his own publicity.
Xu Zhongmin didn't believe that data either. Seeing that Ye Fan didn't care about the sales volume of both parties, he stopped investigating.
However, Xu Zhongmin told Ye Fan that Ai Dagen was going to hold a solo concert at the Wutaishan Stadium in Jinling at the end of the year and had already started promoting it, and asked Ye Fan if he had any ideas in this regard.
After thinking about the income from the concert, Ye Fan was a little greedy, but considering that the number of songs was too small and Xiao Qi was going to release an album at the end of the year, he still rejected the proposal.
Ye Fan is planning to release two more albums, otherwise the current number of songs would not be enough to sing in one concert.
So Ye Fan's next album is going to have some more exciting songs, but currently Ye Fan's focus is still on TV dramas and studies.
As the sales of the album increased, the on-demand volume of "Stubborn" also continued to climb. In the first week of its release, "Stubborn" squeezed out "Believe in Myself" and rose to the tenth place on the on-demand list.
Zhou Xiaoou was a little disappointed when he saw it, but "Believe in Myself" had also been on the list for a few weeks. He was satisfied with this achievement and even called Ye Fan to congratulate him.
By the second week, "Stubborn" had risen to six, one place shy of surpassing Tian Hou's song, and "Your Answer" and "Snail" also appeared on the rankings, ranking
9th and 10th.
It's easy to get into the top ten of the charts, but the songs in the top five are all very strong and have been released for a long time. It will take some time to catch up with them.
On the other hand, none of the short and tight songs appeared on the charts, which explains the problem.
So when I heard that Maitian also announced that "Youth Without Regrets" had sold 80,000 copies, many people had a playful look on their faces.
Ye Fan was too lazy to pay attention to the disturbances from the outside world. After deciding on a director, he began to adapt the script with the cooperation of the screenwriters of Shengtian Company.
A week later, on October 15th, after several days of fierce fighting, Ye Fan finally adapted the script. He made a copy the next day and gave it to Chang Li.
Because Chang Li had already asked Xia Yu, and Xia Yu's reply was that he would only consider starring in a TV series after reading the complete script. In order to get Xia Yu to participate, Ye Fan had stayed up late these days coding.
Regarding the venue, of course Ye Fan chose No. 9 Middle School, which was more suitable in all aspects.
Lin Guang received Ye Fan's call and after learning Ye Fan's purpose, he agreed without saying a word.
After all, if you can repay a favor, you should do so in a timely manner. Regarding the venue fee, Ye Fan did not ask for any discount and paid the normal rental fee.
Lin Guang declined for a while and then accepted. He kept feeling that Ye Fan was a good comrade who never forgot about school when good things happened.
After Ye Fan saw that the general direction was figured out, he began to think about the actors. He was busy revising the script in the past few days, and he didn't have time to think about the actresses.
At this moment, Huang Sanshi came to the door.
When Ye Fan heard that Huang Sanshi was looking for him, he guessed that he was here about the heroine.
After school in the afternoon, Ye Fan went alone to the place where Huang Sanshi made an appointment with him...
Seeing that Huang Sanshi was the only one in the private room, Ye Fan became more sure of his guess.
After chatting with Huang Sanshi for a while, Ye Fan heard Huang Sanshi ask: "Xiao Fan, I heard that you want to make a TV series by yourself?"
Otherwise, how can we say that entertainment is a circle? News spreads quickly.
Ye Fan smiled and replied: "Yes, we are planning to film a school drama. Director Li told you, right? Why do you have an idea, Mr. Huang? Play the role of a teacher in his true colors?"
After hearing what Ye Fan said, Huang Sanshi did not deny it, and the two of them smiled tacitly.
"How can I compete with Xia Yu for a role? If this were to happen, Teacher Chang would have to scold me to death." Huang Sanshi said, "I heard that the role of the female teacher in your drama has not yet been decided, so I wanted to ask.
Ask, have you decided now?"
"Not yet. I've been working on the script these days and don't have time to look for it." Ye Fan started eating and said, "Mr. Huang, do you have anyone to recommend?"
"You know, Sun Li." Huang Sanshi said: "I want her to give it a try. I listened to Director Li's talk about the role and I think she is quite suitable."
Ye Fan stopped his movements, thought for a while and said: "We can let her try out the role. The image of Senior Sister Sun is quite suitable, but you are not jealous of her acting with Teacher Xia?"
Huang Sanshi said with a calm expression: "No way, they are all professional actors, they can still distinguish between on-screen and off-screen. I believe them."
Hearing this, Ye Fan couldn't help but complain in his heart: 'Oh, if you have the ability, you were telling me this after meeting Liu Ruoying in 1999.'
However, Ye Fan said teasingly: "Teacher Huang, let me say it first, if Senior Sister Sun is not your girlfriend, then I will not agree to it?"
Huang Sanshi was amused by Ye Fan's words. Now in Beiying, not many students dare to talk to him like this.
So Huang Sanshi smiled and said: "Don't worry, she is already my girlfriend. I will drink tea instead of wine. Thank you in advance."
After having a drink with Huang Sanshi, Ye Fan began to inquire about other members of the 96-level Beijing Film Academy. In addition to Zhao Zhetian, he also wanted to think about who he could recruit to star in this drama.
After all, the role in the drama is one point, and the remaining roles don't have much role...
The next morning, Chang Li brought good news to Ye Fan. After reading the script yesterday, Xia Yu agreed to star in this TV series. Not only was he helping, he also liked the role of Gu Jiantao.
Because Ye Fan wrote Gu Jiantao's character based on Bao Jianfeng's acting style.
Because the teacher in the original script of "The Eighteen-Year-Old Sky" has a relatively decent personality, and it was Bao Jianfeng's witty humor that brought this character to life, making this teacher different from ordinary teachers.
It was precisely because of his different style from the teachers of this era that Xia Yu agreed to play this different role.
However, Chang Li told Ye Fan that although he was willing to act and was willing to give him a preferential remuneration, Chang Li believed that given his celebrity status, the remuneration should not be too low.
Ye Fan immediately agreed. After all, in this era, mainland actors are not very well paid. In "Water Margin" filmed in 1998, the highest paid teacher Li Xuejian only received 10,000 yuan, while the other main actors only received a few dollars.
A thousand yuan, for Ye Fan, it's just a waste of money.
So Ye Fan asked for 5,000 yuan an episode, which made Chang Li very satisfied. This way she would have an explanation for Xia Yu, so that Xia Yu would not feel that she was suppressing him as a teacher.
Seeing that the starring role had been settled, Ye Fan discussed it with Chang Li and asked her to announce the news to the class after school in the afternoon. Chang Li also agreed.
Sure enough, when the students heard that there was now a TV series that could be filmed, every one of them was very excited.
Especially knowing that the script was written by Ye Fan, and the money was invested by Ye Fan, most people looked at Ye Fan with bright eyes. If Chang Li hadn't been there, they would have wanted to come up and give Ye Fan a thumbs-up to please this golden man.
Lord daddy.
Niu Qingfeng and others looked at Ye Fan and Zeng Li with complicated expressions, and finally gave up their unrealistic thoughts. The gap was too big and they couldn't win.
However, some girls looked at Zeng Li, guessing that she was the first heroine, and felt very envious and jealous. However, at this time, there was definitely nothing visible on their faces, which made some girls even more determined.
He looked at Ye Fan with burning eyes.
Ye Fan couldn't stand being annoyed by Liu Huahua next to him. This guy kept asking him what roles he could play, so Ye Fan had to go to the front desk and said: "Don't get excited yet, listen to me."
When everyone saw this, they became quiet.
Ye Fan saw that everyone finally calmed down, so he said:
"Although I am an investor, in terms of roles and scenes, except for the protagonist, I will leave it to the director and Teacher Chang to choose other candidates. I will give you a copy of the script when the time comes, and you will also have to audition and compete for the position.
This is fairer!”
When the students heard this, they all nodded in agreement, feeling that this was indeed more fair. As for the choice of the protagonist, Ye Fan was the investor.
Then everyone heard that the male protagonist was Xia Yu, not Ye Fan. They were surprised and quickly understood. After all, Xia Yu's status was there, and Ye Fan was suitable as the second actor.
When they heard that Zeng Li was not the heroine and there was already someone else chosen for the heroine, the girls felt a little more balanced.
Although Ye Fan didn't say it, everyone could guess that it would definitely be Zeng Li in the second round, but this would at least make the female classmates less emotional.
After all, we have only known each other for more than a month, and the relationship is not that deep yet. There is still some jealousy that should be there.
And this is also the effect Ye Fan wants. This is a group scene, and Shi Yanfeng and Lan Feilin also have a lot of scenes.
If you don't do anything, you can reduce the impact. Once the show becomes famous, Ye Fan will have a better choice.
And who says that the second time is not good? Thinking about Jinsha’s future development, it is a typical example of the second time becoming more popular than the first time.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Ni Jingyang is too tall and unwilling to accept unspoken rules.
So Ye Fan can't mess up people's hearts just because he makes a drama. How will he lead the team in the future?
Is Zeng Li’s classmate relationship still there?
Ye Fan didn't want to just focus on girls and end up in palace fights every day in the days to come.
However, after seeing the looks in the eyes of Yan Danchen, Zhang Ziyi and others, Ye Fan still felt that he had made a mistake. There was no need to wait until later. It was estimated that the palace drama would be staged soon.
Ye Fan saw Zeng Li again without noticing, still smiling heartlessly, and couldn't help but worry for her.
After thinking for a long time, Ye Fan couldn't think of any good solution. After all, how many female celebrities who can become famous in the industry in the future are fuel-efficient lamps?
He could only wait until his 16th birthday to confirm his relationship with Zeng Li as soon as possible, so that the female fairies with "ulterior motives" would know Ye Fan's thoughts, and also be able to dissuade some of them.
Thinking of this, Ye Fanjian had almost finished what he said. Before Chang Li could leave, he took Zeng Li's hand and ran out of the classroom quickly, leaving this "place of right and wrong" first.
Seeing this scene, Liu Huahua and others howled excitedly, while some people saw complex, sad, and envious expressions on their faces.
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Ye Fan looked calm, while Zeng Li blushed and patted Ye Fan reluctantly, but held Ye Fan's hand tighter...
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Chapter completed!