(To be honest, in fact, it is still a little unsettling to be put on the shelves in the case of this kind of achievement, but since this is already the case, the only thing that can be done is to continue to code the word well, right? So, it's still the code word 2333)

As a PD, Li Minghan has never felt so humiliated. Although he used to be a PD of a variety show, it was indeed a bit reluctant to say that he produced a TV series, but that variety show was a famous "two days and one night" - this was enough to prove that he was a very capable PD, he thought that even if he was aiming for his fame and appeal, he could recruit good actors, but the reality ruthlessly shattered his confidence.

According to the original plan, there is still a week before the entire crew will officially start operating, but until now the actor of the male lead of this drama has not been determined: even if it is just a small-cost TV series, this is enough to give people a headache, I have never seen a TV series that will not be able to invite actors before the start of filming.

Why are those Busan-born artists not interested in this drama at all? S.M.'s Choi Sherry is the best female number one candidate in his mind, but the script sent to S.M. is like a stone in the sea, and he hasn't even given him an official reply for so long -- this is not the most hateful, when he sent the script to JYP to ask Jang Woo-young, who was born in Busan, to play the male lead, JYP told him directly." Li PD, if it's a variety show, we're very willing to act, but if it's a TV series, Yourong won't be able to act"--what is this called? It's simply a naked expression that the other party doesn't take himself seriously at all.

It has been nearly a month since the script was first sent to major brokerage companies, and Lee Myung-han never thought that he and the entire crew would fall into such a bleak situation - after Zhang Yourong, he went to ask many male artists from Busan, but he didn't expect that half of them were willing to join his crew, and his last hope was dashed four days ago - CNBlue's captain, Jeong Yong-ho from Busan, also officially rejected the crew, which directly pushed Lee Minghan into despair.

Since the artists from Busan are unreliable, they have to find an artist who fits the role positioning and can do their job as an actor to star, and Lee Myung-han, who was deeply hurt, quickly launched a new round of action after a sleepless night: he asked the screenwriter of the TV series, Lee You-jeong, to make a list of six candidates for the male number one, and then he personally called the companies of these artists to try to seek the possibility of cooperation.

"I'm very sorry, Li PD, our artist's itinerary for the next two months has been arranged. ”

"Li PD, we have such a good relationship, I really wanted to cooperate with you, but your contact time is too late, right? ”

"I'll just say it directly, Li PD, you were still looking for actors a week before the official filming, and our artists will not participate in such a nonsense TV series. ”

Lee Myung-han, who has retreated to the second best thing and is no longer obsessed with Busan artists, finally found that both himself and the entire crew have come to a very dangerous situation, except for the candidate Xu In-guok, a newcomer from the draft and no experience found by director Shin Won-ho, they have no choice.

Is it better to use this guy to play the role? It is better to straighten the boy named Li Haoyuan in the infinite group who has confirmed the identity of the male number two to the position of the male number one, at least he looks much better than the child named Xu Renguo. The closer to the official start of filming, the more Li Minghan can't sleep peacefully, he personally thinks that the script of this TV series is very interesting, and he was full of ambition and passion when he decided to make Zuò, but now except for the female lead Zheng Eundi, the big girl of the Apink group who won the Best Newcomer Award last year, has no other gimmicks and selling points at all: is it really necessary to use "all newcomers, please look forward to their youthful performances" Has this kind of propaganda been like this? Has it really come to this point?

Li Minghan lit a cigarette in annoyance, thinking hard about what way out, his mobile phone rang at an inopportune time, and recently he would call himself in the dead of night, either the screenwriter or director of the TV series "Please Answer 1997", what new trouble did they encounter?

Thinking of all the ups and downs since the preparation for the filming of this TV series, Li Minghan took a deep puff of the cigarette holder, spit out a big eye circle, and then took out his mobile phone from his pocket:

"Hello, I'm Li Minghan. ”

"I'm really sorry for the interruption late at night, I'm Kim Sung-ho from the artist management department of S.M. Company......"

What are they looking for in the S.M. company? Aren't Cui Xueli already determined to star in the drama "To the Beautiful You" that they collaborated with SBS? Thinking that he had not even received an official reply in the nearly a month since he had submitted the script, Li Minghan's heart was on fire: Did they only think of rejecting themselves at this time? It was really too deceitful! But after all, they were S.M. companies, so what could they do with them?

"Are you from S.M. Company?I already know the news that Sulli is going to star in the beautiful you, and you only remembered to reject our crew at this time, is it too late?" I tried to keep my tone calm, but the flame of anger burned in my heart, making Li Minghan's voice sound a little hoarse.

"I'm really sorry that Lee PD and Sulli can't appear due to the schedule, but our company's planning department has been studying the script very carefully, and I am really interested in the TV series 'Please Answer 1997'. I called Li PD so late, I just wanted to discuss the problem with Li PD about the actor......"

The actor's question? What time is this, the whole drama is about to start filming, what kind of mess is S.M. going to make for itself? Li Minghan tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and responded to the guy on the other end of the phone who had never even heard of his name and was called Kim Sung-ho: "We have now confirmed that Jung Eun-di, a member of the Apink group, will play the female number one, and we have made a decision on the selection of actors." ”

"Li PD, what I want to ask is not the actor arrangement of female characters, I ...... I'm going to ask, 'Please answer 1997,' are there any male characters in this TV show that have no confirmed actors, and if you have the chance, can you arrange an audition for our artists?"

What did that guy say?Male artist?Audition?The cigarette in Li Minghan's mouth fell on his thigh, burning his skin before he could tell what the other party was saying -- if it had been a few weeks ago, he would never have taken this kind of mention from S.M. seriously, but now he and the entire crew were about to be cornered. The male artists who debuted in the S.M. company have never been popular, from the earliest H.O.T, to the new group EXO that has caused a storm just two months after their debut, if you can really invite a male artist from the S.M. company, it will be better than the newcomer of Seo In-kook anyway, right?

Cheering up all of a sudden, Li Minghan's tone became much softer, and he asked cautiously: "There is still one male role that has not been finalized, I don't know which artist you want to arrange to audition?"

"Oh, if PD Lee is willing to give us a chance, it would be so grateful, no matter what the role, we can accept it. ”

Why is this guy on the other side more urgent than himself? No matter what role he is willing to accept? Who are they going to audition for? Why does this person's words sound so unreliable? When did the people from S.M. Company also lower their voices so low? Li Minghan, who felt a little inexplicable, couldn't help but raise his voice a few points:

"Which artist are you going to audition? Our crew is about to start filming, will his schedule be able to handle our filming schedule?"

"Oh oh oh, no problem, no problem, no problem at all. This time, our company arranged for the audition, a member of our company's new boy group EXO, EXO-M's captain NAN, and asked for a lot of attention from PD Lee. ”

Is he a member of EXO? I've heard the name of this member called NAN, and when he first debuted, the media advertised him as the first creative idol of S.M. in many years, and he was the future GD of S.M., and it seems that he did make a splash. Some time ago, this kid seemed to have made headlines in the entertainment sector because he was injured at a concert, and it seems that it was because he saved SHINee's Lee Taemin or something? His "hero saves beauty" behavior has also won a lot of praise: In short, although this kid has only debuted for more than two months, he has indeed accumulated a lot of popularity, at least he who can't recognize who the EXO members are knows the child's name.

Happiness came so suddenly, if there really could be such a popular male idol who could join the crew, and then run it well, and have an affair with Apink's Zheng Eundi or something, would this show have no future? It's going to make people excited to think about it, it seems that their luck is really good...... Wait a minute, this kid seems to be an alien member?

"Golden ...... Agent, I want to ask, this member is a foreign artist, right? Our whole crew is about to start filming, and the Korean side is ......."

"Don't worry, we have been living in Korea for seven years, and there is absolutely no problem with Korean. Please give us an audition and promise not to disappoint. ”

Korean may be no problem, but what about Busan? It would be nice if the Korean members of EXO came to audition, and Lee Myung-han slowly walked out of the excitement just now: Although this kid named NAN came from the popular group of S.M. company, he is a foreign artist, and they have really been forced to the point of inviting a foreign artist to play the male lead? Is there any TV series that uses a foreign artist as the leading role? Why don't you arrange the infinite Lee Ho-won as the protagonist and let this kid play the second male lead? It seems that we have to find a time to discuss the role with the director and screenwriter - compared to the situation where no one is available, this is already a happy trouble, right?

"Agent Kim, because the time is already relatively tight, the audition is scheduled for nine o'clock tomorrow morning, do you think it's okay?" When Li Minghan finally started to contact the person from the S.M. company on the other side of his phone to contact the audition arrangement, he had completely forgotten about the newcomer Xu Renguo that Director Shen had found.