Chapter 190: Audition Strategy
Directors, especially film directors, from preparation to filming to the end to release, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the king of the entire crew.
It's not that they're arbitrary, it's just that they have a lot of power.
For Director Ma Chucheng, who is about to meet, Zhou Xiao took a lot of time to get to know him.
He began to work as a photographer in '86, and his first work was nominated for the Golden Horse Best Cinematography Award, and in '98, he switched to directing, "Sweet Honey", "City of Glass", "Star Wish", "Mulan", and "Hancheng Raiders", "Tokyo Raiders" are all from him.
So far, dozens of films have been filmed, and countless awards have been awarded.
His works have always given people the impression of taking the fashion route, whether it is action, funny, or sensational, he does not take the "ordinary road", and likes to use the upward shot lens to bring out the handsomeness of the male protagonist, or use close-ups to highlight the youth and beauty of the heroine, which is also a habit developed when he is a photographer.
After more than ten years, the last part of the trilogy has just announced its plan, and it has already attracted the attention of major media and actors.
has a reputation, a good director, and feelings, who would want to miss it.
In the whole play, except for the director Ma Chucheng and the starring Tony Leung, everyone else can be changed, and Zhou Xiao naturally won't want to miss it.
The director in power mentioned before is also reflected here, first of all, there is no script, only the name of the character and little information, and then in addition to the protagonist, the female protagonist and the second actor have all arrived at the magic capital Yinrun Company, and they will audition in a unified manner, no matter how big you are.
Tang Yan, Jin Chen, Zhang Xueying, Jing Tian, Wu Yifan, Xiaolu, Yang Yang, Deng Lun...
In addition, Zhou Xiao has twelve people, and there are five competitors for the role of the second male in particular, and whether it is well-known or popular, they are all above him, and the pressure is really not small.
Male No. 2 Rocky, a top hacker, a computer genius, wants to be cool and handsome.
The economic company is not a fool, no matter how you watch this movie, it will explode, and it will definitely not miss the opportunity.
As soon as he was taken to the lounge, Zhou Xiao was really startled, just the dozen or so people in the house, it was very easy to hold a stage party, he was a younger brother.
Fortunately, I still know a fawn, or I don't know how to spend the waiting time.
After greeting around, Zhou Xiao sat down next to the deer, and the two spoke at the same time: "You are here too!"
Not surprising.
"I didn't expect there to be so many people, I guess there was no hope. Zhou Xiao said in a low voice.
"I guess it's hanging too. Xiaolu's face did not change: "I heard that the investor is optimistic about him." ”
As he spoke, he elbowed Wu Yifan on the top side.
"What?" he asked, turning his head.
"Say you're handsome!" the fawn laughed.
"Thank you!" Wu Yifan replied seriously.
"Hey... If I knew you were all here, I wouldn't join in the fun, and I'm not bored. Zhou Xiao sighed.
"Don't be discouraged, you won't know how desperate it is until you try. ”
"Brother Deer, you've gone bad. "Zhou Xiao thought it was chicken soup.
"If you choose, you'll be treated at night!"
"Don't dare to talk nonsense. Wu Yifan shook his head: "Before the results come out, who dares to guarantee that it will work, everyone has a chance, and Zhou Xiao, you were very fierce last year!"
"You are all big brothers, I just came to meet the world and see the stars. Zhou Xiao hurriedly shook his head.
The chat was quite pleasant, everyone was very polite and modest, there are no fools in the circle, even if it is someone inside, it will definitely not say it, and it will not be good to be the target of public criticism.
"What are you looking at?" Seeing that Zhou Xiao didn't speak, Xiaolu asked quietly.
"Look at the young lady, they are all so beautiful. Zhou Xiao quietly observed the enemy's situation.
"Tsk, I can't see it, you're still calling it. "The fawn is staggered.
"???" Zhou Xiao turned his head and glared at him: "Of course I'm good at this, aren't you?"
As he spoke, he pretended to lean back.
Xiaolu laughed angrily: "Fuck off, I didn't mean that, if you like it, go up and ask for a phone." ”
Zhou Xiao shook his head: "Just appreciate the beauty, just say you like it." ”
"Just kidding, you still take it seriously, are you going to find Brother Chichi when you're over?"
"You've really given up!" The conference room was huge, and the three of them were alone in a corner, not too worried about others hearing it, but they would still pay attention.
"I didn't give up. Xiaolu shook his head: "Isn't this a follow-up arrangement?" ”
"Okay, I also happened to have something to look for him, so I came out first and waited in the parking lot. ”
"Good!"
The audition started on time at nine o'clock, and Zhou Xiao was the third to be named in front of the two.
From entering the door, to greetings, to auditions, to going out, it takes less than five minutes.
Zhou Xiao knew that it was over, so he sent a WeChat message to Xiaolu and went to the parking lot with Brother Wang, who was waiting outside.
Along the way, Brother Wang didn't ask anything, knowing that it was not suitable, and only after getting in the car did he speak.
"What's going on?"
"Don't think about it, it's definitely no fun. Zhou Xiao was very disappointed.
"How?"
"Have you ever seen the male number two, who is paid five million, fall on the actor who only gives three minutes of audition?"
"So exaggerated?"
"Well, Director Ma didn't speak at all, but the assistant director next to him simply asked two questions, and then gave me a notebook, let me perform the feeling of a hacker, and finally threw out a sentence, wait for the notice. ”
"That's normal, it's no fun. Brother Wang didn't deliberately comfort him: "It's normal to audition, big stars will be rejected, not to mention that you are a newcomer, and you will suffer a loss Although you have some fame, but the TV series and movies you starred in have not yet been released, people have no information to watch, they can't refer to it, and the disadvantage is too great." ”
"Actually, when I see the lineup, I feel that there is no drama, all of them are more famous than me, and there are also works launched, if I am the director, I will not consider it, but I will still feel a little unhappy, it's okay, just adjust it, Brother Wang, don't worry. ”
"You understand, this kind of production and casting with a big investment is exquisite, you just take it as learning, nothing. ”
"Well, I know. Zhou Xiao nodded.
It's unlikely that you can recover at once, after all, I was too smooth before, I didn't encounter any setbacks, and it seems that there are indeed a lot of things to learn.
"Where are we going now, back to the hotel?"
"Oh, don't worry, I made an appointment with Xiaolu, and I'll go to Chichi's hot pot restaurant for lunch later, and you can also do it, just to help me with some staff." ”
"Join a hot pot restaurant?"
"Yes!"
"Okay. ”
The two waited for about half an hour, and Xiaolu's phone came, and when he saw that Zhou Xiao had a car, he asked his agent to go back first and went directly to the back seat.
Zhou Xiao didn't ask, turned to look at him.
"Don't look at me, it's hopeless. The fawn spread his hands.
"Then how did you manage to be so calm and not shocked?" Zhou Xiao humbly asked.
"I got used to it after a lot of experience, I didn't experience too much when I was a trainee in Korea, I got used to it a long time ago. ”
"Okay!" Zhou Xiao suddenly became happy: "Why don't you ask me what the situation is?"
Xiaolu was dumbfounded: "When I look at the expression on your face, it looks like a bitter gourd, so you still need to ask." ”
"Is it so obvious?" Zhou Xiao rubbed his face.
"Quite obvious. The fawn nodded.
"Then I'm going to eat a big family and relieve my mood. ”
"That's what I thought, too. ”
When I arrived at the hot pot restaurant, it happened to be lunch time, the business was really good, the hall was full of people, and after seeing Chen Chichi bring the two of them in, they didn't care about eating, and they all took pictures with their mobile phones.
This is also one of the reasons why celebrities open stores and customers love to come, because they may be able to see it one day, which can be regarded as a benefit.
Zhou Xiao waved to them as he walked, and followed him to the private room.
The soup was already boiling, and there was no doubt that Chi Chi must have eaten alone for a while.
"Come, sit down, what do you drink?"
"I drink juice. ”
"Same. ”
"How many cups?" Chi Chi suggested.
"Forget it, it's too uncomfortable to drink at noon. The fawn shook her head.
Chen Chichi was not reluctant, and asked the waiter to bring in two pots of watermelon juice.
Zhou Xiao mixed the seasoning: "Don't ask, we almost don't have a show, and the topic ends here." ”
"Hahaha!" Chi Chi laughed: "You will answer it." ”
"Please don't rub salt in the wound, thank you. "The fawn is on the same front.
"Okay, okay, what's the arrangement for the afternoon, if it's okay, let's find an Internet café to play a few rounds?"
Zhou Xiao nodded: "I'm going to shoot a poster the day after tomorrow, no problem." ”
"But the Internet café is in a hurry?" asked the fawn slurred.
"I know, there is a private room with four machines in one. ”
After eating and drinking for a while, Chichi wiped his mouth.
"I told the other two people, I plan to allocate Jinling City to you to do, you are a personal shareholder, limited to the local area, the publicity strategy is also based on you, you account for the majority of the shares, we also contribute some money, it is considered cooperation, the specific contract is still drafted, and I will send you an email in a few days." ”
"Okay, take care of Brother Chi more, but can you give me a thorough understanding of how much this store has invested, I have a good preparation. ”
"The magic capital is more expensive, more than 300 square meters, and the decoration is almost more than 2 million, mainly because the store rent is expensive, 5 million a year, 7788 adds up to more than 10 million, Jinling is estimated to be cheaper, at least 8 million. ”
"I see, it doesn't seem that simple!"
Zhou Xiao didn't expect to spend so much money, and suddenly he had a feeling that he was burdened with eight million foreign debts, so tired!
"You don't have to pay the money alone, the head office will invest here, you can't take advantage of you in vain, Jinling is your territory, and the business will definitely not be bad, we are talking about it." ”
"Okay, we'll talk about it later. ”
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