Chapter 39: Buy One Get One Free

Sure enough, just as Tang Feng thought, most of the contestants who came to participate in the audition had no practical experience.

It's not so much that they're here to participate in the auditions, but rather to join in the fun, or just to try their luck.

According to their ideas, they may be valued by the director and selected as the protagonist of this movie, and then they can blend into the film and television industry and become a hot star.

But things are not what they imagined, Tang Feng is not a philanthropist, nor is he a Santa Claus who can fulfill everyone's wishes.

What he wants to choose must be people who are really capable, how can he waste the opportunity on them.

What's more, even he himself is not considered to have successfully entered the entertainment industry, whether he can be recognized and accepted depends on how well his movies are made.

Therefore, in the following more than two hours, the judging team led by Tang Feng completed the selection of more than 100 people in front, but in the end, only a few people successfully advanced to the next round.

The break time is only one hour, and in order to save time, Tang Feng asked Steven to prepare a Chinese-style boxed lunch, which is simple but also hearty.

There are 2,000 boxed lunches, and Steven's old face is happy to be a chrysanthemum, and in order to take over this big deal, he has made a lot of money, not only temporarily hiring more than a dozen Chinese chefs, but also preparing all the ingredients early.

When he learned that the order for the lunch box had doubled, he immediately bought it everywhere non-stop, although he was too busy to talk, but his face was happy.

Just one day's orders exceeded his usual monthly income, so it's no wonder that he is so unhappy!

I have to say that the friends of the media are really dedicated, they would rather wait for the boxed lunch to be cold before eating, and they must rush to send out this news during the noon broadcast time.

Before the audition ended, the reporters of the TV station were busy and began their reports on the spot.

"Good afternoon, I'm Catherine, the news host for KTLA TV in Los Angeles, and I'm on the high street of East Los Angeles to cover an unprecedented audition. ”

"It is said that this audition, planned and initiated by the Eastern Police Department, was specially held for a movie called "Killer Tragedy", and the director of this film is an 18-year-old Chinese teenager, and I will do a separate interview with this talented young director in a moment, which will be broadcast on the evening news. ”

"Countless people rushed to the audition site from all parts of Los Angeles this morning, leading to one of the worst crises in the region's history, with tens of thousands of people pouring into the high street and Sheriff Hunter activating a red alert due to the limited police presence in the area. ”

"But fortunately, the situation did not develop in the direction we did not want to see, and with the help of the supporting police force, in the end, the Eastern Police Department was able to control the situation on the scene and ensure that the audition went on normally. ”

"Good afternoon, I'm Jenny, a reporter for Los Angeles TV, and I'm reporting from the East Los Angeles shopping mall right now......"

"I'm Franco, a reporter for ICN TV, and this is the roughest audition I've ever seen, with only one minute for each contestant, and as far as I've observed, none of the three judges, including the director who was too young to speak, are professionals from Hollywood. ”

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Originally, Tang Feng was in a good mood, but when he heard Franco's report, he immediately felt bad, "After all, it wasn't invited for money, this report... It's too realistic. ”

But he didn't care very much, after all, what people said was the truth, at least he didn't exaggerate to hack himself.

After eating, most of the contestants gathered together to chat and exchange ideas with each other.

Some wander around the mall, which has a lot of discounts and has a certain attraction to them.

There are also some contestants who were arrested by reporters and dragged them to interview endlessly.

The live broadcast of the TV station over there continued, and as soon as Tang Feng finished eating the boxed lunch, he was surrounded by several reporters.

"Hello Director Sean, I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, can I have an interview with you?"

"Director Sean, I'm a reporter from The Hollywood Reporter, according to the contestants who participated in the audition, you don't have a professional judging rule, and you decide the fate of a contestant entirely based on your personal likes and dislikes, is that the case?"

Tang Feng frowned, the reporter's question was very polite, and he wanted not to answer his question, but he couldn't help but respond to these reporters, so he decided to accept their interviews uniformly.

Since a TV station wanted to give him an exclusive interview, Tang Feng invited the reporters to the lounge, and when he saw that everything was ready, he answered everyone's questions eloquently.

"The questions are very professional, but time is limited, so I will pick the two most representative questions to answer. ”

"First of all, I would like to state that our judges are all investors and participants in this film, so they are absolutely qualified to be judges for the audition. ”

"Someone just said that it only takes us one minute to decide the fate of a player based on our own subjective judgment, which is not true. ”

"In fact, our evaluation criteria are also very clear, we have to select people who are really capable, that is, what everyone calls professionals. ”

"So, you have also seen that all the players who can advance are really capable or have experience in film. ”

For his explanation, the reporters also nodded in agreement, but then someone asked a more sensitive question, "Sean, I just interviewed judge Jossen, and I heard him say that you will set up your own film company and an economic company?"

"Oh my God, this is incredible, don't you know that these two companies are mortal enemies?"

Tang Feng smiled: "You're right, but it's not that mortal enemies can't coexist, right?"

"The most fundamental reason for this so-called sworn enemy is the problem of interests, and if you want to solve this problem, you still have to start from the root. ”

"I'm going to start two companies at the same time, but both of them will grow according to their own models, I mean according to their respective professional models. ”

"There is no conflict between the fact that the film company shoots, produces and distributes the film with peace of mind, and the economic company also runs the career of the contracted actor in a professional manner. ”

"You all know that many economic companies will take the lead in preparing for the production of some film and television dramas, do they completely abide by the business rules when they shoot themselves?"

"And my economic company is just thinking about the actors, and they won't do such unprofessional things, all they have to do is to help sign the actors and reasonably undertake some shooting contracts. ”

"For example, movies, TV series, advertisements, media endorsements, etc., they only earn this part of the profit, so they will treat the actors with the most professional attitude. ”

"And my economic company will comprehensively evaluate the value of an actor every year according to the film and television dramas filmed by the actors, as well as their popularity, etc., and then help them develop a broader market according to this price. ”

"Even my own film company has to stick to this price, and all the data is open and transparent, so it doesn't have any adverse impact on its actors. ”

What Tang Feng said was exactly what he thought in his heart, without any exaggeration. Since he has decided to become an economic company, it is impossible for him to engage in these tricks in secret.

He knows that the most important thing for economic companies is word of mouth, and if there is a matter of squeezing signed actors, they will lose their most valuable reputation in the future.

Without credibility, who would be willing to sign a contract with him, and he would not do this kind of dry and fishing.

What's more, he disdains to do such a degrading thing!

He has a lot of movies to make and a lot of things to do, and with this kind of time to play tricks and make small moves, he might as well write scripts and seize a few IPs that will be popular in the future!

Moreover, if he can really find those big stars in his previous life, unless his brain is in water, he will exploit the benefits they deserve!

As soon as the interview ended, he couldn't help but get up, "I don't know if I have that kind of luck, if I can meet Brother Tom, or sign Xiao Lizi, it will be the ideal." ”

"If Monica can agree to be my heroine, and then be paired with a handsome guy like Tom, it's hard for my movie to be popular, haha. ”

After a little rest, the afternoon audition began again, and this time it did not disappoint him, and the first one to come up was a big acquaintance.

When Damon, who was full of nervousness, came to the stage, Tang Feng went crazy directly, and he was so excited that he even began to stutter when he spoke, "You, you are, oh, yes, please introduce yourself first." ”

His reaction made everyone stunned, Ken looked at him incredulously, and thought to himself: "Doesn't this guy hate to introduce himself the most, everyone who comes up and talks a lot about it first, he has been eliminated, how did he let him introduce himself when he saw this kid?"

Damon was also a little confused, and his good buddies who accompanied him before going on stage kept telling him: "That director has a problem with his brain, you must start performing as soon as you come on stage, otherwise you will be eliminated!"

Although he didn't understand what the situation was, he still said in a proper manner: "Hello judges, my name is Matt Damon, I am twenty years old, and I am from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ”

"I love movies so much that I dropped out of school with my friends before I graduated and came to Hollywood. ”

"But I've never had a lot of luck, I've played a supporting role with just a few lines so far, but that's made me happy, and I think I've fulfilled my dream as a kid. ”

"I also have a good brother, he came with me today, he is much more handsome than me, and he is very talented in acting......"

Tang Feng grinned, "This kid is too real, why can he say anything as soon as he asks." ”

"Still, I like real people!"

"Hey, hey, what a big fish, and it's still buy one get one free! Here comes Matt Damon, can you still run Ben Affleck?"

"You two are inseparable good friends, everyone on this earth knows it, haha!"