Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

"Do you think what happened today is a little weird?"

Li Ye suddenly asked.

Tonya nodded, frowned and said, "Something is indeed wrong. Why does it feel like that Kirilenko is just waiting for me? When I walked in, I didn't ask anything and just asked the character to sign the contract.

Liye, tell me, could this be a fake crew..."

Liye shook her head, "It should be impossible to fake the crew. After all, this is an audition jointly held with the school, and NTV is also a very famous TV station. With such a big scene, it is impossible for anyone to dare to impersonate its name.

What I say is weird is that it was too easy for you to get this role.

Could it be..."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Dongnia with a complicated expression.

Dongnia was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what Liye was talking about.

He bit his lip lightly, then took out his phone and said, "Let me ask...Misha, see if he knows about this."

Obviously, if there is someone behind this matter, there can be no other person besides Wang Ye.

Because among the people Tonya knows in Moscow, Wang Ye has this kind of energy. How could anyone else be so proud that NTV TV station came to the dance academy to hold an audition specifically for her?

Seeing that Dongnia was about to talk to Wang Ye on the phone, Liye wisely found an excuse to go to the bathroom.

The call was quickly connected, and Wang Ye's gentle voice came from the other side, "Dongnia, why are you calling me at this time? What's the matter?"

Dongnia said while thinking about it: "Misha, I encountered something strange today, so I want to ask you.

It’s like this, NTV TV station, you know, they are going to film a super big drama recently, and then they will come to our school..."

After briefly recounting what happened, Tonya finally asked: "So Liye and I feel that this matter has something to do with you, otherwise NTV shouldn't have done this..."

It turned out that Wang Ye mentioned this matter in front of Serev and just did it casually, so he didn't call Dongya specifically to tell her.

But now that Tonya asked about it, he didn't hide it and said with a smile: "Oh, it's true. I did tell NTV director Serev that I would let you join the set of Ekaterina."

Dongnia couldn't explain how she felt, and she was grateful that Wang Ye was willing to come forward for her, but she was a little disappointed.

The reason why I was disappointed was that it turned out that this rare opportunity was not because of how good I was, but because others were just looking at Wang Ye's face...

Sighing softly, Dongnia cheered up and said: "I still need to trouble you to come forward for these small things, I don't know..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Ye interrupted and said with a smile: "No need to tell anyone, and you may not know that NTV TV station was acquired by me, and it will be our own TV station from now on, so you still think this Is it any trouble?"

Dongnia was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say for a moment.

She originally felt a little guilty because Wang Ye came forward to help her get the role. Although others would give him this face, it was also a personal favor.

For a big shot like Wang Ye, he is often unwilling to owe favors to others, so Dongnia feels apologetic.

But I never expected that after a long time of operation, NTV TV station would actually become its "own" industry...

After a long time, Dongnia said at a loss: "Huh? I was acquired by you, then...that's good."

This is certainly good news for her.

Now that Wang Ye owns a big TV station, it will be easy for her to have any acting or advertising opportunities in the future!

With such a backstage, it would be difficult for her not to become a big star...

Wang Ye casually chatted with her for a few words, then hung up the phone and continued to go about his business.

Dongnia stood there in a daze, holding the phone that had been hung up, until Li Ye came back and woke her up.

"What did Speaker Mikhail say? Did he say hello?" Liye asked curiously.

Tonya nodded, and then immediately shook her head again, which confused Liye.

"Is that true? What do you mean by shaking your head and nodding your head?" Liye asked in astonishment.

Dongnia hesitated for a moment, thinking that this kind of thing shouldn't be a secret, and there was no harm in telling Liye.

He said: "Misha said... he has bought the NTV TV station! He invested in this script."

Suddenly, Li Ye was also stunned...

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For Serev, one thing has caused him a headache recently.

He suddenly discovered that life was difficult when the TV station had no funds, but having too much money was also a worry!

Apart from anything else, for this big drama that was hand-picked by the boss, the budget is of course very, very sufficient, and all the details can be done to the extreme, without having to consider money at all!

However, just because of this, he felt that he had a lot of responsibility and a lot of pressure!

After all, that is half a billion dollars of real money. To spend so much money to shoot a drama, it must be perfect. If it goes wrong, Serev can't even imagine the consequences...

To be honest, he doesn't think his life is worth half a billion dollars...

These days, he has asked his right-hand assistants to contact top screenwriters and top directors everywhere, and the large framework of the crew has been established.

Needless to say about screenwriters, the most well-known and professional screenwriters in the industry were recruited to form a huge team of screenwriters.

As for the director, he chose national treasure director Goncharovsky!

He was also paired with two well-known directors as assistants. Anyway, it just highlighted a luxurious lineup!

The director, screenwriter, etc. have all been decided, and most of the supporting roles have been almost chosen, but the most critical role, the heroine, has never been decided.

Just by looking at the name of this drama, you can tell that the absolute protagonist is the female lead, and this role will be the backbone of the entire drama.

How well she performs will directly determine the fate of this show!

Therefore, Serev and director Goncharovsky discussed and discussed, and almost found information on well-known actresses at home and abroad who were more suitable for this role, but they still could not make up their mind which one to use.

In the end, they selected five actors who felt more suitable, and Serev took them to Wang Ye to listen to his opinions.

Ordinarily, this would be inappropriate. After all, as the director of a TV station, Serev would have to bother his boss even with choosing an actor. Wouldn't this make him look very irresponsible?

But the stakes were so high that Serev couldn't care less.

It would be best if the boss is willing to give his opinion. In this way, if the TV series does not achieve the expected effect after it is released, the boss will not blame himself too much. After all, he chose the heroine himself...

Even if the boss is too lazy to answer me and doesn't give any advice, it doesn't matter. In that case, I can come back and continue the discussion with the director and bite the bullet and make a decision. Anyway, the situation can't be worse.

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Through Wang Ye's assistant Nova, Serev came to Wang Ye's office at the appointed time.

Fortunately for him, when he explained his purpose, the boss did not show any displeasure, but carefully looked through the actor information he had brought.

Wang Ye was indeed not unhappy. On the contrary, he felt that Seryov was right to do this, which showed that Seryov really valued and took this drama very seriously.

Of course, he should be cautious when choosing a heroine that is related to the fate of the entire drama. If he really chooses a well-known actress casually, then Wang Ye will consider whether Serev is suitable to continue to be in charge of NTV.

While looking through the actor information at hand, Wang Ye recalled the movie "Empress Catherine" he had watched in his previous life. He was quite impressed by the heroine and the acting skills of the actress who played the heroine. It's indeed in place.

Especially the domineering and beautiful Ekaterina, without losing the royal majesty and temperament, are brought to life!

The actress' name seems to be Marina Alexandrova.

He also searched for Marina's information on the Internet at that time, and he could see that although Marina in daily life was also a beauty, she was almost completely different from the Ekaterina in the play.

It can only be said that after putting on the classical clothes and the crown, Marina seemed to have changed into a different person, transforming into the empress whose name is passed down through the ages!

However, Wang Ye did not find Marina among the documents that Serev brought. Obviously, at this time, she was not well-known in the entertainment industry, so she was not one of the candidates...

After reading it, Wang Ye closed the folder and thought for a while.

He felt that Marina should be used to play the female lead. In 2006, Marina was already twenty-four or five years old in 2006, so it was quite suitable to play the adult Ekaterina.

After all, in the previous life, the show started filming its first season around 2012, which is only a few years ago.

Moreover, Marina has appeared in movies since she was a child. She entered the entertainment industry as a teenager and has appeared in many TV series and movies. She should have no problem with her acting skills, but she is not famous enough.

Now she is cast as the female lead, and the money I have invested now is much more than in the first season of "Ekaterina" in her previous life!

Therefore, the effect and impact of the shooting are much greater!

Thinking of this, Wang Ye said: "When I was watching TV a few days ago, I felt that a famous actress was more suitable to play the role of Ekaterina. That actress is called Marina Alexandrova. You can Contact her and let her try it on to see if it’s suitable.”

Serev was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his boss actually recommended an actress to him, and he even knew the actress!

After all, Serev has been in the television industry for so many years and is naturally familiar with the entertainment industry, and Marina is also a well-known actress. The TV series she starred in have been broadcast many times on NTV, so Serev knows that Marina is also Very normal.

It's just that he didn't expect that Marina could actually get into the relationship with Speaker Mikhail!

I never saw that before...

Seemingly sensing Serev's thoughts, Wang Ye smiled and said, "Don't think too much. Marina and I don't know each other. I just saw her in classical dramas on TV. I feel that she is very suitable for this kind of historical drama." The heroine’s temperament matches her very well.”

Serev nodded quickly. It didn't matter whether the boss knew him or not, but since the boss recommended it, he had to take it seriously.

He said verbally that he would work with the director to review Marina's audition, but Serev had already made up his mind. As long as it wasn't too bad, the female lead would be Marina's!

In fact, with the acting skills of a senior actress like Marina, there is a high probability that there will be no problems during the audition...

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Marina is 24 years old and is a well-known actress in the Russian entertainment industry.

He has appeared in movies and TV series such as "Northern Lights", "The Sun Prince", "Love in Petersburg", "Star Era", etc., with both leading and supporting roles, and his acting skills have been unanimously recognized by people in the industry.

It's a pity that these dramas don't have any hits, and most of them are small productions, so Marina can't be called a star, at most she can be regarded as a capable actor.

In the past few years, the economic situation of Da Mao was not easy for the entertainment industry. Big-name stars were relatively better off, but ordinary actors like Marina did not have an easy time.

Her net worth in the past two years is basically $100,000 for a movie, and $1,000 for an episode of a TV series...

The price is really low, but the problem is that it is still very difficult to get a role. It has been almost a year since I received a movie.

With the money I earn, I can barely make ends meet in Moscow.

After all, actors like them have much higher daily expenses than ordinary people. Clothes, makeup, etc. cannot be too shabby...

On this day, Marina was being auditioned by a small crew director.

The greasy director with a bald head and a big belly seemed to have some evil intentions. What he meant was that if Marina wanted to get this role, she would have to pay a little price.

As for the price, he didn't say it clearly. He just asked Marina to come to his hotel room to discuss it in detail at night. By the way, the two of them could discuss the script in depth.

Of course, Marina knew what the director was thinking. She suppressed the anger in her heart, suppressed her mood, forced out a smile and politely declined:

"I'm sorry, director, I made an appointment with my boyfriend tonight to go see a movie together. How about you think about it again and I can make some concessions in terms of salary.

Your TV series is planned to be shot for twenty episodes, which will take about two months. I only need a salary of fifteen thousand US dollars..."

In fact, she didn't have a boyfriend, she just used this as an excuse to refuse the director's invitation.

If I really went to the director's room at night, I could only imagine what would happen next.

In this circle, she has seen and heard of too many scandalous things. Marina is relatively clean and has never been willing to sacrifice herself for a role or a play.

Maybe this is one of the reasons why she hasn't become popular yet.

Because of this, she also lost a lot of good opportunities... (End of chapter)