Chapter 359: Audition (I)

Starry Sky Building, Dream Media.

Today was a bit special, the company's conference room had a new look, the conference table was rearranged horizontally, covered with a light gray tablecloth, and placed with laptops, mineral water and other items.

Li Mengru, Luo Kai, Shao Honghui and a middle-aged man sat behind the desk, talking and laughing softly.

Auditions for Dream Media's first film, "Chasing the Murderer", are taking place here.

For this film, which has reached an investment of 20 million, Li Mengru undoubtedly attaches great importance to it, she personally served as the producer of the film, and with the help of various connections, she pulled up a production team from scratch and completed the whole process from project approval to approval of "Chasing the Murderer".

Although she encountered many difficulties during the period, they were not able to stump her.

Now "Chasing the Murderer" has set a time for filming, but there are several roles that have not been fully determined, mainly because director Shao Honghui is a little worried, so at the suggestion of Li Mengru, this small trial meeting was held, and some rookie actors were invited to participate, hoping to select the most suitable candidates.

Due to the limited budget, Dream Media can't give too high a salary, so those well-known actors are not considered at all.

In order to settle the cost, Li Mengru's approach is to first tap the potential from the inside, and then recruit externally if it is really inappropriate.

There are twenty or thirty signed artists under Dream Media, and the number of trainees is even more, but most of them are singers, and there are few professional actors, so in order to ensure the quality of the film, there are very few artists who are really selected.

Then there was a problem, the two non-star dream actors who had been negotiated suddenly regretted when they signed the formal contract, and their agents put forward various requirements in terms of salary and treatment.

Such a situation is actually very common in the entertainment industry, especially some actors' agents and brokerage companies only care about their immediate interests and often make some short-sighted behaviors.

The main reason is that Dream Media is a rookie in the film industry, and its own strength is not strong, so it is inevitably easy to be calculated by others and deliberately put on the table.

If you really run into a predator in the industry, it's too late to kneel and lick, where do you dare to go back on your word.

In the face of such a situation, Li Mengru's attitude is very resolute, that is, she will never renegotiate with the other party, and would rather re-select the actors than compromise.

It's very simple, taking a step back is not a big deal, it will only make the other party gain more inches, and the interests of the other side are ceded out, so what will the other actors who have signed a contract think when they know the situation?

At that time, there will be problems with the hearts of the entire crew!

Today's audition also appeared from this, which can be regarded as a remedy.

"Next..."

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and a girl in a police skirt walked in, bowed down with a smile and said, "Hello four teachers, my name is Fang Yu, I am 20 years old this year, and the role I applied for is Su Xiaoman." ”

This heroic girl is none other than Fang Yu!

Li Mengru's expression suddenly became very strange, in short, very surprised.

Su Xiaoman is an important supporting actress in "Chasing the Murderer", and she is the hero's police department colleague, and she has many scenes.

Originally, the role of Su Xiaoman had already been chosen, a young actress named Ye Qian, she had participated in two movies and a TV series, and her image and temperament were more in line with the requirements of the role.

Originally, Dream Media and Ye Qian had already negotiated, but the latter temporarily repented and caught Li Mengru off guard, and the most important thing in today's audition is this role.

Li Mengru never thought that Fang Yu would come to apply for the role of Su Xiaoman.

Earlier, Li Mengru just planned to let Fang Yu play a cameo role in the film, because now Fang Yu's schedule is quite full, and there are many commercial performances and announcements, so he doesn't have much time to participate in the performance.

The company's positioning of Fang Yu is also a cutting-edge female singer, and her future goal is a first-line female singer, as for whether she sings and acts, it depends on her future development, at least at the moment, there is no plan for her to enter the showbiz.

So Fang Yu's appearance made Li Mengru a little dumbfounded, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Luo Kai.

Luo Kai showed an innocent expression at her, saying that he didn't know either.

"Mr. Li..."

It was Fang Yu who revealed the mystery himself: "I deliberately rushed back to the company to participate in the audition, I like the role of Su Xiaoman very much, I hope you can give me a chance to try!"

As she spoke, she bowed to Li Mengru again.

Li Mengru said helplessly: "Okay, then you can try, as for whether you can pass or not, it depends on the meaning of Director Shao and your Teacher Luo!"

Although Fang Yu's sudden attack made her cry and laugh very much, as the company's number one star, Li Mengru still likes Fang Yu, who is well-behaved and obedient and works hard.

She actually understands the thoughts of this little girl, the role of Su Xiaoman is in the film, and the setting is that she has a crush on the male protagonist!

In fact, when "Chasing the Murderer" was just established, Li Mengru even thought about letting Fang Yu play the heroine, but because the latter's age and temperament did not match, she just thought about it.

But she didn't mention this idea to Fang Yu.

Shao Honghui asked, "Miss Fang Yu, have you acted before?"

Fang Yu shook his head: "No, but I will study very hard, I believe that I will be able to play the role of Su Xiaoman well!"

Now Fang Yu is no longer the immature and young girl she was at the beginning, after the cultivation of the "Aurora Goddess Creation Plan", her temperament can be said to have undergone a reborn change, and the whole person is also full of confidence.

In the past, she would never dare to rush in so rashly and recommend herself.

Shao Honghui turned his head to look at Luo Kai.

He knew Fang Yu and knew that Fang Yu was Luo Kai's student.

And Luo Kai is not only the actor of "Chasing the Murderer", but also the screenwriter and investor, so in terms of casting, Shao Honghui, as the director, also has to respect Luo Kai's opinion.

Luo Kai smiled and said: "I have to avoid suspicion of this, Director Shao, you can decide!"

Shao Honghui heard that Luo Kai was not polite, so he thought for a while and said, "Then try a section first..."

He feels that Fang Yu is still okay, Fang Yu's appearance image is very good, and she is a popular female singer, and she is also under the banner of Dream Media, at least participating in the filming will not make any trouble.

Another very important point is that Fang Yu is obviously not playing tickets or messing around, she deliberately wore a set of police uniforms to come over, obviously has a considerable understanding of the role she applied for, and has made full preparations.

As for the lack of acting experience, it is not very important.

Many big-name stars are not from professional backgrounds, and there are many people who become monks halfway through acting and filming, as long as they are willing to work hard and have spirituality, it is enough!

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