The first time I turned it on, there were no stars. We shot scenes of parks and offices, and all my colleagues were playing with me. It was a demo. I copied the sample to my mobile phone and showed it to everyone, telling them what it was. Sohu has a special artist relations department, and they will also take samples to visit major brokerage companies. But because there were no stars in the sample, it was difficult to invite them at first.
I can only start with my close friends. Ada and Li Xiang, with the mentality of helping the needy, were the first stars who agreed to participate. Ada sacrificed the image of the goddess for me, and Li Xiang took me to smash the "vocation". With these contents, we gradually have some confidence to convince others.
In addition to taking the initiative to invite, I also seized every opportunity to "smash the stars." One afternoon, Sun Li visited Sohu. I suddenly thought of a bridge that can be completed in the lounge, without too much trouble, so I simply asked her to play herself, and I played a fan who asked for a photo. During that time, the empresses were in full swing in the palace. I thought it would be very funny if I put on the emperor's clothes to take a group photo, so I asked my colleagues to take a taxi to the North Film Factory to rent clothes.
Actually, I didn't know Sun Li at that time, but I knew her husband Deng Chao. We have a basketball team called HIBA, and we often play together. I had the cheek to call Deng Chao and said I wanted his daughter-in-law to record a clip of a program for me. I dare not say it's a short play, because even I don't think it's appropriate. Let Sun Li make a guest appearance for me? Will you be scolded? I said make a detour, and Deng Chao readily agreed. I was ambivalent. On the one hand, I feel particularly embarrassed, as if I used my friends. On the one hand, I feel glad that there is a big man in The Man of Dios.
Speaking of which, I want to interrupt a story about HIBA. Once we went to Shanghai for a competition, and our opponent was the Hong Kong Hengzhou Industrial Team led by Shawn Yue. I can't take part in the competition because of my knee injury. Well, the fact is that I can't play even if I'm not injured, so I said to Deng Chao, "Put on my jersey and score for me." Deng Chao's eyes were red at that time, and he said, "Why are you so emotional? Do you think I can play? " Haha, the break is over.
Then "Zeng" filmed Sun Li, which was her first remake after "Harem". She said she was a little nervous when I called "action". We played twice, and then we called it a day. It took less than an hour from conception to shooting, but it was of great significance to diors man. At least the next time you invite a star, you can say that Sun Li came to play.
Another experience of "rubbing stars" made me unforgettable all my life. One day, I was arranged to visit Nicky Wu in a hotel, and I had evil thoughts again. By the way, can I take a picture of the Aussie in Johnny? So Nicky Wu asked me to help him repair the TV set, and I played the role of the white-haired witch myself. I thought it would also help promote his work, but the crew rejected me directly. They said that Nicky Wu would never agree to star in an online drama, let alone agree that the name of the drama is "Dios", so we dare not even think about it.
I've been soft-grinding and hard-soaking a few times, and their attitude is very tough. I'm depressed. As a matter of fact, I was a video reporter who followed the whole process at the Spring Festival Gala in Little Tiger. I thought Nicky Wu would remember me and decided to bypass the staff and tell him directly.
The crew only gave us half an hour to interview. We prepared all the props in advance and tried the seats several times. When Nicky Wu showed up on time, I boldly told him what I thought, and wanted to spend 25 minutes in the interview, and the remaining 5 minutes for "Dios". I told him that I made the play myself and all my friends came to help me. I really hope he can appear, and the plot is also related to bride with white hair. Nicky Wu is very good. He said no problem. The staff next to him turned green.
I "rub" not only domestic stars, but also foreign stars. Ian Joseph Summer Geldet, the hero of the American drama The Vampire Diaries, has been here. At first, I prepared his script for paul wesley, the actor who plays his brother in the play. Once Paul went to Sohu to attend an activity, and I wrote a script about learning English temporarily for his agent. My agent told me that their itinerary in China had been fixed before departure, and there was no way to temporarily add any jobs unless they said hello earlier. I asked people shamelessly, who will come next time? The agent said Ian would come in a few days. I said, then leave this script to Ian. Is this a greeting?
Actually, I'm not a cheeky person, and I don't want to bother others, but I've done many such things for diors man. However, these are all successful cases of "rubbing stars", and more often they are unsuccessful. We wrote the script and waited for a long time. In the end, there are far more stars than us, but no one knows.
The "rubbing" thing has not been done yet. After all, the effect of temporary snapshot is much worse than that of normal shooting. There was no way to hire people at that time, but things are much better now. In addition to "rub", we also think of many cooperation models to attract stars.
For example, Lin Chi-ling starred in a movie called 10 1 proposal, so we discussed with the film company whether we could invite Lin Chi-ling to play "The Man of Dios". Our scene revolved around proposal, which was the heroine's experience before the story of10/proposal. We wrote more than a dozen scenes for the film companies to choose from, and finally they chose three of them, so filming "Diesman" became a part of Lin Chi-ling's film promotion. We bypass the brokerage company and cooperate directly with the film company, so that the film company can help us convince the artists. In this way, we got the star, the film was exposed, and the best of both worlds.
Later, Wu Xiubo and Tang Wei filmed under similar circumstances, and they appeared in Superman, becoming a combination of Beijing and Seattle. The difference is that Wu Xiubo's enthusiasm is quite high. He is a very humorous person. He also watched The Man of Dios, and showed it to Tang Wei with our clips to help us invite Tang Wei. On the set, Wu Ye himself had many ideas. It was his idea to pick up "chastity" from the ground.
Generally speaking, some stars in The Man of Dios are my friends. They joined me to help me. Some of them were "scraped" away by me by hook or by crook, and got on the boat in a fog; Some of them were invited by us, and we proved our strength to them with the star lineup we have participated in; Part of it was won through cooperation. We exchange resources and get what we need. Later, there were more and more stars, and "Diers Man" rose from a column drama of "Dapeng" to a major event of Sohu. The whole company is using resources to help me invite stars, and some stars take the initiative to ask for participation with scripts. All these stars have one thing in common: no pay.
No business, no harm. Stars only have simple makeup and hair expenses, and they are not paid. I can't afford it, and I don't know how much is suitable. I can only say to you: "If one day you need me, I will be there."
I will also use some specific working methods to ensure that the filming of Dios is relaxed and happy: before the arrival of the stars, we will rehearse repeatedly, so as to complete the filming in the fastest time; They also choose their own scripts, and we will give them more than a dozen scripts in advance for them to choose at will, so that the content they shoot will be liked by stars.
A very important reason for the popularity of Diors man is that the audience saw the other side of the star different from the traditional film and television drama. I am especially grateful to each and every one of them for their dedication, and I hope you can see here and cheer for their entertainment spirit again.
The number of people I want to thank is still increasing. According to the order in which they appear in the series, they are:
Ada, Sun Li, Yang Pu, He,, Si Manan, Shen Teng, Xu Chuhan, Yu Shasha, Qiao Shan, Nicky Wu, Zhou Weike, Li Xiang, Wu V, Xu Weien, Li Yahong, Xiu Rui, Li Daimo, Liang Chao, Zou Shiming, Xu Kejia, Xian Zi, Wu Mochou, Liu Kejia. Deng Chao, Yu Baimei, Feng, Yi Yi,,, Lin Chi-ling, Pan Binlong, Wang Xun, Jiang Tao, Wu Sifan, Fang Ling, Yang Mi, Wang Xuebing, Gong Rui, MC Stone, Yang Dapeng, Wen Zhaolun, Guo Mengheng, Yuan Chengjie, Xu Haixing, Ian Somerhalder, Yu Jia.