"If there is a disagreement between the director and the producer during the actor's audition," Xiao Yao said, "first of all, of course, the producer and the director discuss and discuss, and try to reach an agreement..."

"Mr. Xiao, I mean..."Chen Jun said.

"I know," Xiao Yao waved his hand, "If neither the producer nor the director can convince each other, and they really can't reach an agreement, who the actor uses, listen to the director!"

Xiao Yao originally didn't plan to be the producer of this TV series, but it was only because of Yin Xi's insistence that Xiao Yao agreed to be the producer of this TV series, but he was only one of the producers. In the preparatory work in the early stage, Xiao Yao basically only understood the situation, and did not personally participate much, participating in the actor audition was a task assigned to him by Yin Xi and several other producers who must participate, and it was not Xiao Yao's own request, so he did not attach much importance to this final decision, and was ready to completely delegate power to the director.

"Really?" said Chen Jun happily.

Chen Jun also knows that what Xiao Yao is talking to him about now is limited to the roles and actors who participated in the audition, and the two roles of Xiao Yao and Yin Xi, he has no right to change actors. Xiao Yao and Yin Xi played a male and a female respectively, which was determined before it was determined that Chen Jun would be the director of this TV series. When the producer invited Chen Jun to be the director of this TV series, he had already made it clear to Chen Jun that if Chen Jun did not agree, the two parties would not sign the contract at all.

However, even if he doesn't have the right to decide one or two roles of a man and a woman, Chen Jun was overjoyed enough when he heard Xiao Yao's words.

The directorial power of TV drama projects is generally not as great as that of film directors. In terms of the actors who decide the role, the film director only generally has more say than the TV series director, but not every film director has the absolute right to decide on this matter, and only some top big-name film directors can guarantee this power. And it is absolutely rare for a TV series project to completely hand over the final decision of most actors to the director.

"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded, "Your director was chosen by our producer." Being able to choose you as a director shows that we believe in your ability, and naturally believe in your vision of choosing actors. ”

"Since the final decision is up to me, I don't think there's any need to adjust this list of auditioners. Chen Jun said, "I think the actors on this list are still good, whether they are suitable or not, we can wait until we see their performance during the audition to decide!"

"No, this list still needs to be adjusted. Xiao Yao shook his head and said.

"Why?" Chen Jun wondered.

"Because all the projects led by our company have some hard and fast rules for actors!" Xiao Yao said, "That is to say, although the final decision on which actor to use for which role is up to you, the actors you choose, in addition to the pre-screening of the casting studio, must also meet these hard rules! ”

"Hard and fast rules?" Chen Jun said strangely, "Since there are certain restrictions on audition actors, doesn't the casting studio know? Why didn't the casting studio select people according to those regulations in the early screening to draw up the list of audition actors? Why does the list given by the casting studio not meet your company's regulations?"

"This can be regarded as an oversight on my part!" Xiao Yao said, "This is our company's internal regulations, and it has not been made public, and it was not intended to be made public." In the past, the company's internal regulations were that it would not be proposed to the actor himself until the end of the audition and when the contract was negotiated with the actor, so it was not sent to the casting studio as a selection request. But after reading the list yesterday, I felt that there would be more people who didn't meet the company's internal rules. I didn't want to waste too much time, so I wanted the casting studio to sift through the cast again according to the company's internal rules and adjust the cast list for the audition. ”

"The issues that only come up when talking about contracts are generally either treatment issues, or the filming requirements of kiss scenes or some special scenes. Chen Jun said with great interest, "I'm curious, what are the company regulations you are talking about!"

"Since it's asking the casting studio to adjust the cast of auditions, of course I have to tell you this. Xiao Yao smiled.

"First," Xiao Yao stretched out a finger and said, "Actors are not allowed to play during the filming, and they must ensure that they only shoot our scenes during the filming, which is written in the contract, and those who do not agree would rather change actors." Of course, this is only for the main actors such as the protagonist and the big supporting role, and the small supporting roles, dragon sets, cameos, and group performances are not counted. However, the roles to be auditioned this time have big supporting roles, and some of the candidate actors have a history of rolling dramas, and some have comments that they like to play dramas. ”

"Don't you want to play?" Chen Jun was surprised for a moment, and then nodded.

The actor does not play the scene, which is conducive to the director team to arrange the shooting plan, and he, the director, is also happy to meet.

"Second," Xiao Yao stretched out another finger and said, "Whether it is a film project or a TV project, it is mainly for TV projects, the actors use the original sound, and they basically do not find another voice actor in post-production." During filming, the simultaneous sound recording is used, and if the on-site recording effect is not good, it must be supplemented by the actor himself in the later stage. This also means, don't talk about those Mr. Numbers Misses, even actors who are willing to say their lines, but don't have good line skills. Again, only for the main actors, small roles are not in this range. There are some actors on this list, I haven't heard her original voice in his film and television works, it's all dubbing. ”

"Don't need a voice actor?" Chen Jun was surprised again. This time, though, he didn't nod, but frowned.

Relatively speaking, this is making trouble for the director. Without the use of voice actors, all the simultaneous voice recording and the post-recording of the actors themselves are used, which means that it is impossible to help and improve the performance of the actors through professional voice actors in the later stage, which not only puts forward higher requirements for the actors, but also puts forward higher requirements for the director during filming.

"Third," Xiao Yao stretched out his third finger, "No matter how big an actor is, normal literary dramas do not use stand-ins, and in terms of action scenes, unless it is a dangerous action involving the actor's own safety or some professional stunts, a stand-in is not allowed." The characters in this modern urban drama are all ordinary people, and the biggest action scene is the scene of ordinary people fighting, and there are no actors in some drag racing scenes, so there will be no stand-ins in this drama!"

"You don't need a stand-in for literary and martial arts, so strict?" Chen Jun was surprised, "According to you, most of the actors now don't meet the requirements of your company." Especially those star actors, how many of them don't act, don't use stand-ins, and don't use voice actors?"

"It's a lot!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded, "But now there are so many actors in Huaxia, and there must be many actors who can meet these requirements, I believe we can still find actors who meet the requirements." ”

"Actually," Xiao Yao continued, "This is just our requirements for actors, and we also have internal requirements for behind-the-scenes work, but it has nothing to do with casting, so I won't say more!"

"Don't, let's hear it!" Chen Jun said curiously, "I have always known about the formation of the crew, and the behind-the-scenes staff have been almost found, but I haven't heard of any internal regulations!"

"Okay," Xiao Yao counted with his fingers, "The filming of the TV series project, the cameraman, and the shooting equipment are all in accordance with the standards of filmmaking." Props and sets, whether it's a film or TV project, must be believable in every scene. Post-subtitles, absolutely no typos. The last rule, which includes photography, props, costumes, and post-production, is that no goofs are allowed. This cannot be absolutely eradicated, but once discovered, all those involved must be punished!"

"What kind of company are you?" Chen Jun said.

"A conscientious company with pursuits!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Do you suddenly feel that our company is a clear stream in the industry?"

"Conscience, Qingliu?" Chen Jun smiled, "You're really embarrassed to say it!"

Xiao Yao smiled and didn't speak, but his expression did not look the slightest bit embarrassed.

"But it's true when you think about it!" Chen Jun thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay! If that's the reason, I agree to adjust the list of auditioning actors." ”

In the list of audition actors given by the casting studio, there are also some star actors with considerable traffic. Although these actors are not completely unable to act, Chen Jun also knows that some people will definitely not be able to do the three points that Xiao Yao said.

The casting studio chooses those people, not only for the TV series project itself, but also for itself. After all, behind those traffic star actors, there is an entertainment company with a lot of influence, and the casting studio chooses those people to build a good relationship with those companies for themselves, so that other casting projects can get better actor resources in the future.

The same is true of Chen Jun's considerations. He did not sign with any company, he is considered an independent director, and by cooperating with those traffic stars, he has a good relationship with the entertainment company behind him, which is also conducive to his future projects and work.

However, as an independent director, Chen Jun not only needs resources and connections to take over the job, but also has artistic pursuits.

Xiao Yao said that these requirements are all for actors, but if they really do this, the work of Chen Jun, the director, will be more difficult. After all, with post-dubbing, it must be easier to shoot, and it is definitely easier for the director to direct the stuntman than the star actor. However, as a director with artistic pursuits, Chen Jun could not raise any objections to Xiao Yao's requests.

From another point of view, since Xiao Yao's company has put forward so many requirements for actors, it also shows that they also have the pursuit of the quality of their works. If he can really make a work with excellent reputation, it will also be of great benefit to him as a director.

"If it's convenient for Director Chen, I think you can go to the casting studio with me in a while. Xiao Yao said, "We don't say who won't audition, we just let the casting studio send a supplementary note to these candidate actors, adding these three requirements." Actors who can't do it, I believe they themselves won't want to run for nothing. ”

"No problem!" Chen Jun said, "I'll go with you!"

As the producer and producer of this project, Xiao Yao can go and tell the casting studio about it himself. Inform him in advance, even if it is a lot of respect for him as a director. Now that Xiao Yao invited him to go with him, Chen Jun didn't want to refuse.

"If I can, I hope that the actors in every TV drama project I direct in the future can meet the requirements you said," Chen Jun said, "When I was filming in the past, I also wanted to put forward these requirements to the actors, but unfortunately I am only a director, not a producer, and the current industry environment..."

"Alas~" As he spoke, Chen Jun sighed, "If all the production units were like your company, the average level of our TV series would definitely not be what it is now!"

"Even if the production unit is willing, the investors may not be willing!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "As you said, the general environment is like this." However, we can't ask of others, at least we can ask of ourselves. I said that these are our company's internal regulations, which means that as long as it is a project led by our company, we will make these requirements for the actors. If you want to be comfortable filming, it would be nice to cooperate with us more in the future!"

"Okay!" Chen Jun said with a smile, "In the future, when your company asks me to film, I will definitely give priority to cooperating with you." ”

"Otherwise," Chen Jun said suddenly, "Does your company sign a director?" If you like me, I will simply sign a long-term contract with your company and film specifically for your company." ”

Chen Jun is an independent director, but he relies on the reputation of the industry to take over the work. Compared with those directors with company backgrounds, Chen Jun suffers a little in all aspects, and he also thought about finding a film and television company to sign a contract, so that with the support of the company and a good team, whether it is taking over work or filming, it will be easier and more comfortable. Over the years, it is not that no film and television companies have extended an olive branch to him, but either large companies look down on him or he looks down on other companies. After chatting with Xiao Yao for a while, he suddenly found that this young company seemed to be a good choice.

"Are you serious?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Chen Jun nodded seriously.

"Our company does not sign actors and artists, but it does have contracted directors, screenwriters, producers, and other behind-the-scenes personnel. Xiao Yao also put on a serious expression and said, "But to be honest, our company doesn't sign these people casually." Although you are also a well-known director in the industry, if you do want to sign a contract, you will have to wait until we have worked together at least once. If the quality of the TV series is good, and you are willing, we will seriously consider signing with you. ”

Nowadays, the contracted directors and screenwriters of young film and television companies are basically newcomers, although they have momentum and ideas, but they lack experience. At the company's annual meeting at the end of last year, the company decided to sign some experienced and good directors, and Chen Jun in front of him is a very good choice in terms of age, experience and reputation for past works.

However, signing a contract is not a trivial matter, even if it seems to be suitable, Xiao Yao did not agree casually. Not only did their company not cooperate with Chen Jun before, but several founders of the company had never cooperated with Chen Jun before as actors, Xiao Yao still wanted to see the cooperation process of this project and the quality of the final work.

"Let's cooperate once and see how both sides feel and will, it's very reasonable!" Chen Jun nodded.

"But I'll give you a little caution. Xiao Yao said again, "We can only manage ourselves, not others." Therefore, the regulations of our company will only be resolutely implemented in the projects we lead. Even if you become a contracted director with our company, we cannot guarantee that your participation in every project will be led by our company. Of course, you are the director of our company, and we will do our best to fight for you in the project, but we cannot guarantee that you will have absolute authority in every project. ”

"Of course I understand. Chen Jun smiled, "I am already very satisfied with a company like yours that can do its best to support me." ”