"Did you ask me for me, which big director is it, and what kind of film?" Cheng Hao shouted on the phone.

"I asked, I asked Sister Hong, and Mr. Yu asked, and the other party said that this is the producer's rule, as long as the director does not arrive, nothing can be revealed. Besides, your agent is so powerful, she can't even inquire about things, where can I inquire?" He Xin said helplessly.

Recently, there are probably young actresses with names and surnames in the circle who are asking about one thing.

The cause of the incident originated from an inconspicuous casting advertisement that appeared on the bulletin boards of major art academies such as China Opera, Nortel, Shanghai Opera, and Beijing Dance in early April.

"Age 19-23 years old, height 164-168cm, devil figure, intelligent, elegant and classical. ”

In addition to age, height, and devil's figure are hard indicators in this casting advertisement, the so-called intelligence and elegant temperament are all relatively abstract. After all, the sympathetic actress who said "global warming, baby penguins in the Arctic will starve to death without food" also looks very intelligent and has an elegant and classical temperament.

At first, no one cared, but the rookie director was picking up the leaks.

But those rookies in art schools and the little stars in the eighteenth tier couldn't help but give it a try, so they contacted one after another. At the same time, inquire about the title, director and synopsis of the script.

But the other party is like a state secret, covering it tightly, and the only thing revealed is: Republic of China opera, an internationally renowned director, a real big man.

Although the circle is often criticized for being full of lies, there are some things that must not be lied, this is the rule of the trade, if you say that you are a big man, you must be a big man. So in this way, more and more people are interested.

The news soon came out that the person in charge of the casting advertisement in Beijing is an assistant director named Wu Huiyan from Hong Kong Anle Film and Television Company.

Anle Film and Television, well, is the company of the second son of Jiang who has short legs and is easy to step on the hem of the windbreaker if he is not careful.

This is a veteran film distribution company in Hong Kong, which was the first to distribute Western films, and also distributed some mainland films, such as "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides", "Blue Kite" and so on. In recent years, he has also begun to get involved in the field of film investment and production, such as "Huo Yuanjia" released at the beginning of the year.

The nature of the company is somewhat similar to that of Huber&Ranner in Yudong.

As a result, everyone was interested and began to speculate about which internationally renowned director it was? For example, Wu Gouzi, the current leader of the Hong Kong Island film circle, Wu Yusen, who broke into the US imperialism and finally tossed MGM into bankruptcy and "returned with honor"; the apprentice of the king who was born out of blue, the newly announced chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, the king of sunglasses, Xu Ke, who could not be filmed in the "Seven Swords" trilogy, and even guessed that it was a big-nosed dragon, and so on.

Of course, there are also some legitimate ones, such as Zhang Niangniang, one of the judges of the Cannes Film Festival who has also just been announced, who went directly to the door to try to extract a confession with both hard and soft. At most, I can't tell you, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss it, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!

Well, that's not very friendly, but it's more exciting.

Even Cheng Hao, who was filming in Shanghai, actually called and asked his boyfriend to inquire.

"Then you should inquire carefully!" said the girlfriend on the other end of the phone.

He Xin knows that his girlfriend's biggest wish now is to develop in the direction of movies, but unfortunately there are really few film resources these days, there are only a few big directors in China, but people either have their own spheres of influence, or they are aiming at popular female stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, like Cheng Hao, it is really difficult to get better quality movie resources.

And her image is relatively fixed, and her acting path is not wide, even the role of Caifeng, the heroine of "The Tale of Two Donkeys" currently prepared by He Xin's own company, he can't use his girlfriend.

"What's the use of asking, you're twenty-eight, and you're a lot older!" He Xin couldn't help but quip.

"Phew, who's twenty-eight, it's okay to be twenty-six! Don't talk nonsense, you have to take this matter to heart, don't be confused all day. ”

When it comes to age, the girlfriend on the other end of the phone is like a cat with a stinger.

"Well, I'm doing my best anyway, and don't blame me if I can't find anything useful. ”

"Okay, then that's it, the director is calling me, bye-bye!"

"Hey......"

He Xin originally wanted to say that he was going to visit the class in two days, but before he could finish speaking, the phone hung up. He shook his head helplessly.

In fact, he somewhat understands his girlfriend, after all, the conditions listed in the mysterious casting advertisement, in addition to being a little older, other things such as height, devil figure, intelligence, elegant and classical, his girlfriend basically meets everything.

After hanging up the phone, He Xin walked back to his office from the balcony.

It's not easy, the company is finally decorated, the metal gray façade looks very solemn, He Xin's chairman's office is on the second floor and faces south of a large office of more than 30 square meters, a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows are facing the small garden outside, and there is an open-air balcony. Inside, there is a water of modern and minimalist style office furniture, and there is a circle of cream-colored sofas by the door.

He Xin felt that he didn't spend much time in the company, which was a bit too luxurious. But Xiaodouding insisted that, in her words, the boss's office represented the face of the company.

At this time, it has only been less than a week since the renovation was completed, and the office still smells of paint.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng. ”

He Xin nodded at a flat-headed, slightly chubby, and stocky-looking middle-aged man, and sat down across from him.

"It's okay, it's okay. Cheng Qiang smiled and politely said.

As he spoke, he glanced at Tang Wei, who was sitting next to him, and continued the topic just now: "I think Xiao Tang is very suitable, of course, if she speaks with a hint of Shanghainese accent, it will be more perfect." ”

"Tang Tang, I heard that Teacher Cheng has already made a clear request to Nong, and Nong can carry it?" He Xin looked at Tang Wei and said to her with a smile in Shanghainese.

"Brother, don't worry, of course I can carry it!" Tang Wei also replied with a smile in Shanghainese, which still sounded a little pidgin to He Xin.

Although she is from Hangzhou, she worked as a model in a cultural agency in Shanghai for a period of time before being admitted to Chinese opera, and her ex-boyfriend who has been talking for three years is Shanghainese, so Cheng Qiang's request for a Shanghai accent is not difficult for her at all.

As a fellow villager of Xiao Luzi, Cheng Qiang from Xi'an heard it, although he didn't understand Shanghai very well, but when he heard this emphasis, his eyes lit up and he was surprised: "Then it's even more fine." ”

The drama "Double-sided Tape" went very smoothly, Cheng Qiang, as a fledgling director, has very low requirements, as long as there is a chance to direct, he can shoot this drama.

In recent years, the film and television industry has been sluggish, investment is not easy to pull, local tyrants are difficult to find, Xinhao Media can invest, it is an undesirable thing for him, and any copyright and other issues are not a problem. It's completely a posture of lying on the ground, and then the local tyrant please face me.

In fact, although Qiang participated in the adaptation of the script of "Double-sided Tape", the main adaptation work was completed by the original author, the female writer with the pen name Liuliu in Singapore.

After the project of "Double-sided Tape" was finalized, He Xin met with this young woman in her thirties, chubby, and very sensual young woman, in addition to the agreement between the two parties on the film and television copyright adaptation of "Double-sided Tape", the company also took down the film and television adaptation copyright of her debut film "Anna and Wang Gui".

This is also a surprise for a preschool teacher who loves to write. Not to mention the cost of film and television copyright adaptation plus the screenwriter's remuneration, more importantly, his work can be put on the screen, which is something that can be encountered but not sought by any writer. What's more, the chairman of Xinhao Media, the famous movie star He Xin, also told her that she likes her works very much, and if there are any new works in the future, Xinhao Media is very willing to continue to cooperate.

In the original time and space, Cheng Qiang found a friend without attracting investment, and at the same time, Nortel was born and relied on Tenghua, who had directed several film and television works by his father.

That's right, it is the director of the famous "Liuhai Fortress" in the future.

Tenghua still has resources, and attracted the investment of Beijing Hualu Baina, which has a state-owned background, and the two co-directed "Double-sided Tape".

The two also had a mutual friend at that time, who was also a Nortel teacher, and then Mr. Huang recommended his good student Haiqing to play the female number one Lijuan in the play.

After "Double-sided Tape" became popular, Cheng Qiang naturally went out. Then he opened the mode of 66 + Tenghua set + Haiqing, and successively created two hit dramas "Anna and Wang Gui" and "Snail House".

So he has become a big screenwriter, a big TV series director, and a big heroine.

In fact, from the first time I saw "Double-sided Tape", the heroine He Xin in it was prepared for her girlfriend. It's a pity that people now have a high horizon and pursue film and art. would rather play the female No. 2 Fang Yanyun in "New Shanghai Beach", which has complex emotions and full of tension, than take on the heroine of this kind of short family ethics drama among parents.

Even if He Xin patted his chest and assured that this drama would be popular, Cheng Hao's reaction was still faint. In addition, at this juncture, the news that an unknown international director was going to cast broke out, and my girlfriend is now talking about this matter in addition to filming. What kind of "double-sided tape" is even less interesting.

His girlfriend's refusal made He Xin very helpless, but on the other hand, it is still beneficial to her future development in the direction of movies, after all, it is easy for TV series to frame the type of an actor and restrain the actor's further development in the future, just like his girlfriend is still trying to get rid of the label of "heartthrob".

There is no way, I can only find another candidate.

At the beginning, He Xin was a little hesitant whether to choose the original Haiqing. Haiqing has worked with him before, although there is no direct rivalry, but it can be regarded as an acquaintance, and there is such an incense relationship.

is not black or blowing, Haiqing's acting skills are still very reliable, and Lijuan in the original version was played by her very well.

However, the play "Double-sided Tape" is a typical drama guarantor, and he is so cheap for Mr. Huang's good students, He Xin is very unwilling.

In fact, another important reason is that he has disliked that teacher Huang since his previous life, purely from his personal perception, he feels that this person is both greasy and hypocritical, and he is full of the atmosphere of a shrewd businessman who is a "little good man". Of course, this may not be accurate, but if you don't like it, you don't like it.

Then he naturally thought of Tang Wei. It is said that with the popularity of "Wulin Gaiden", Tang Tang, who plays Zhu Wushuang, is also a small hit this time, I heard that there are still a lot of costume dramas looking for her recently, from the previous third and fourth women, the treatment of the second female has been improved at once.

In terms of the casting of "Double-sided Tape", He Xin had several communications with Cheng Qiang before. Although Cheng Qiang's posture is very low, he also has his own certain ideas in terms of actors, of course, this idea is very practical, he does not bother with the candidates for the heroes and heroines in the play, but the actors and actresses who are also very important to play the parents of both sides.

But when he communicated with He Xin, he was surprised to find that his thoughts were surprisingly consistent with He Xin. For example, the role of Yaping Mama, a powerful old lady in the Northeast, he was interested in Rong Mama from the beginning, and the candidate proposed by He Xin was Teacher Li Minqi.

For example, the candidate of Lijuan's parents, he imagined that it would be best to invite Shanghainese actors to play. He Xin immediately proposed Teacher Pan Hong and Teacher Wang Huaying of the Shanghai Drama Center, which were also the ideal candidates in his mind.

In this way, he was completely relieved, obviously the other party was knowledgeable, and he had thoroughly read the script and had a deep understanding of the characters in it.

He Xin is of course the best to do, in terms of casting, unless you are a big director, the father of the gold owner always has the greatest right to speak. In addition to the female number one who circled Tang Wei, the candidate for the male number one Yaping, he felt that Zhang Yi was the best choice from the beginning.

Recall, Shi Xiaomeng, the poor boy in "Beijing Love Story", and Ma Baonan in "The True Story of Hot Mom", when combined, is a living Yaping.

Of course, out of respect for the director, He Xin still invited Cheng Qiang to have a face-to-face exchange after framing the actors. Zhang Yi, who is a guy from the Northeast, has no problem at all, although he is not very famous, but as the actor of Changshun in this year's CCTV drama "Qiao's Courtyard", his acting skills are still very reliable, not to mention that he can get the recommendation of He Xin, who plays the male number one Qiao Zhiyong, is very revealing.

Alas, "Qiao's Courtyard", as a set of CCTV's New Year's drama after the Spring Festival in 2006, almost forgot such an important thing.

And Tang Wei dragged on for a few days because he was filming before, and only today did he have the first face-to-face communication with director Cheng Qiang in He Xin's office.

So there is the opening scene. Tang Wei herself is a southern woman, she is gentle and tough, and she can speak Shanghainese, Cheng Qiang is particularly satisfied.

At this time, the woman sitting next to Tang Wei, who was about thirty years old and looked very shrewd, had a flattering smile on her face, and bent down to He Xin and Cheng Qiang again and again: "Thank you Dong He! Thank you Director Cheng!"

This woman is Tong Wei's current executive agent, named Anna. Sister Hong's current agency is getting bigger and bigger, and now in addition to taking Jiang Wenli, He Xin, and Li Xiaoran in person, more than 20 other actors, including Sun Li, Liu Li, who is very popular, and Wang Ruodan, a newcomer who signed last year, all have special small agents.

This Anna just joined the company last year and was the first to mix under Wang Jinghua for a period of time. At the beginning, because Huayi intended to squeeze out Wang Jinghua's power, after resigning from Huayi, he jumped to Chang Jihong's Haiyu Qianyi.

Tang Wei signed a contract with Qianyi at the beginning, and Sister Hong still looked at He Xin's face more or less, and her resources in the company were not particularly good. Even the executive agent who took her was not a descendant cultivated by Sister Hong herself. However, Tang Wei's personality itself is very arrogant, and for her, it is very satisfying to be able to act, and to have a six-figure income a year.

This is the first time she has received the role of the female number one, although the investment in this play is not large, and the director is not famous, but it is still a big heroine play. It's no wonder that her executive agent, probably Anna, who is also the lowest level of Haiyu Qianyi, is so excited.

He Xin didn't have much contact with this little agent, but when she took over Tang Wei's brokerage affairs, he asked Li Xue about this person's personality. Li Xue looked very disdainful at that time, and gave the four evaluations "too smart"! So his impression of this Anna was very ordinary.

Anna thanked him and kicked Tomway lightly underneath.

"Huh?"

The first time he got the role of the female number one, Tang Wei, who was grinning happily and smirking, realized that he was stunned for a moment, and then under Anna's eyes, he remembered and said busily: "New brother, Director Cheng, I'll have a treat in the evening, let's have a meal?"

"I'll forget it, I still have a game with Mr. Yu of Bona tonight, you guys go. He Xin smiled and waved his hand.

Cheng Qiang saw that He Xin was not going, after all, he and Tang Wei had just met today, and he also declined: "I'm sorry Miss Tang, forget it today, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

Tang Wei is a straight man, and without waiting for the agent next to him to say a few more polite words, he stood up and said, "That's it! Brother Xin, go back and wait for you to come back, and I'll invite you two to dinner again." It's okay, then we'll go first!"

Anna originally wanted to talk to He Xin for a few words, but the set was almost. After all, there are not many opportunities for a small agent like her to talk to the company's first brother and He Xin, who is also the owner of a film company.

But at this time, he had to stand up, and while saying goodbye, he also laughed and said: "He Dong, you see the contract, you ...... it."

"Oh, about the contract, I'll ask our company's Mr. Hu to contact you when I go back. He Xindao.

He understood the urgency of the little agent, and laughed twice and said: "Don't worry, Tang Tang and I are our own people, and I won't release your pigeons." ”

Anna was slightly embarrassed, nodded hurriedly, and said, "I'm sorry Dong He, then we'll say goodbye, goodbye!"

......

"Xiao Wei, why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Anna complained to Tang Wei after leaving the company's door.

It's pitiful to say, the two of them don't even have a car, and they have to go out to get a taxi.

"The matter is all over, and the role has been obtained, since they don't have time to eat, then why are we still sitting?" Tang Wei said with a look of course.

said, patted his slightly chubby face, and said: "Recently, I always feel that the skin on my face is a little dry, it must be that the crew's cosmetics are not good, and I still want to go to the beauty salon for maintenance!"

Looking at her own artist's calm appearance, Anna, who is familiar with her character, still can't help but hate iron and steel: "Do you know that Xinhao Media is still preparing a movie now, or He Xin himself starring, I heard that the heroines in it are still set, you don't want to ......"

Before she finished her words, she saw Tang Wei make a pause gesture towards her, and said in a continuous voice: "Okay, Sister An, stop! Xinhao Media's own investment in the movie, Xinge himself starred, and the heroine is undecided, isn't this obvious that it is for good keeping, why should I bother with all my efforts? Besides, I have now got the female number one of "Double-sided Tape", so don't get an inch anymore!"

"Uh......"

Anna couldn't help but be speechless, but she still muttered unconvinced: "What if the contracts are signed, what if something happens?"

"Cut! You don't know my new brother, anyway, he never broke his promise to me. To be honest, even if I don't have a contract, I won't worry. ”