147 Chapter 147
Just like the most ordinary audition, Chu Yan finished performing his role, then bowed politely, and then left the audition room. Behind him, the directors discussed in a whisper, ready to give their own evaluations and scores on the electronic board.
Chu Yan didn't seem to hear the whispers behind him, he left the room with a steady pace and closed the door with him. And just after the door was slammed shut, the discussion finally became lively, but as soon as the door closed, all voices were choked in the room.
Outside the door, Zhou Hehui and his assistant stood not far away. The former looked at Chu Yan calmly, while the latter rubbed his hands nervously and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Yan, how is it?" Feel...... How does it feel? β
Since Yu Tongtong became Chu Yan's assistant, it was the first time she was so nervous. In Tongtong's heart, there is nothing in the world that her family Chu Yanyan can't do, and being able to serve as Chu Yan's assistant is the happiest thing in her life, and she will witness Chu Yan go farther and higher step by step - but the premise is not to go head-on with this group of super first-line artists.
Yu Tongtong has been an assistant for two years, and gradually, she has become more and more aware of some rules in this circle.
"Hearing the Wind" is different from Chu Yan's previous films, the specifications of this movie are definitely no less than Chu Yan's "Starlight", and even worse than "Dark Invasion", and the role that Chu Yan wants to win is not the second male lead, let alone the third male lead, not the fourth male lead, but the male lead.
Who is Chu Yan's opponent?
That's Gu Shenze, Liu Hang, Zheng Weixuan and Zhao Hong, as well as some super first-line artists from other countries.
These people all hold at least one actor trophy in their hands, their names are very loud in the whole galaxy, they may have made some bad movies, but they have made more classic movies, and they have excellent resumes.
In such a situation, Chu Yan wants to compete with them, can Yu Tongtong not be nervous? In fact, as early as last month, after learning that Chu Yan was going to audition for "Hearing the Wind", Yu Tongtong pinched a sweat for Chu Yan, which was not shown until Chu Yan's audition was over, so as not to increase the burden on Chu Yan.
Hearing this, Chu Yan took the coat handed over by Zhou Hehui, looked at the little assistant with a smile, and asked, "What's the matter?" β
The little assistant was so nervous that he was in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said, "It's how you feel, the audition ...... just now"
After putting on the thin denim jacket, Chu Yan took the cap in the little assistant's hand and gently buttoned it on his head, and the broken hair on his forehead was suddenly pressed into obedience, revealing only a pair of cunning and clear eyes. He calmly looked at the nervous little assistant, the corners of his mouth curled, and said, "Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven." I think I'm doing a good job. β
When the words fell, Chu Yan didn't say anything more, and walked away. And behind him, Zhou Hehui also laughed, and then quickly followed his footsteps, only the little assistant Yu Tongtong scratched his head in confusion, and waited for a while before he hurriedly caught up, muttering in a low voice: "So what the hell is going on, can you get this role......
On the way from the crew building to the interstellar conversion station of the A-2 film and television planet, the little assistant was thinking about Chu Yan's words with a confused face. From beginning to end, she only wanted to know if her family Chu Yanyan could get this role, but no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't get a result.
Seeing the little assistant's stunned appearance, Zhou Hehui couldn't help but smile and said: "A fair and just audition, how can you let the actor know if he has passed after the audition?" Xiao Yan has already shown his strength, as for the result, it depends on what those people think. β
Yu Tongtong was stunned, and then nodded slightly.
And at this moment, in the crew building of "Hear the Wind", the No. 22 audition waited for half an hour before it was his turn to audition. The auditioner was a super first-line artist from South Korea, and he came unfortunately, Chu Yan left from another exit, so he didn't see Chu Yan's figure, and he didn't know why he waited so long.
When he auditioned, most of the main creative members of the crew were already very calm, as if nothing had happened just now. Only the producer looked up inexplicably and glanced at Chu Xiaoqing, who was sitting at the end, several times, and finally silently withdrew his gaze.
At the end of the day's auditions, there were more than 40 auditions for the male lead, and more than 70 auditions for the second male lead. Today, only male roles are auditioned, so when the sky is dark and the A-2 film and television planet enters the night, all the actors have finished auditioning and are waiting for the final score statistics.
Just like Zhou Hehui said, an absolutely fair and just audition will not inform the auditioner of his audition results halfway. After the crew had watched all the auditioners' performances, all the crew gathered for a meeting to decide on the cast overnight.
In the bright and spacious room, a long table is placed in the center, and the main creative staff of the entire "Hear the Wind" crew sits around. The four assistant directors sat on either side of the table, several screenwriters sat at their hands, and then there were the heads of the props team, makeup team, camera team, etc.
Chu Xiaoqing sat at the top of the table on the assistant director's side, and Liang Xiao, the deputy general manager of Tiansheng and the producer of the film, sat on the other side.
In a film, the highest-ranking person should be the producer, because the producer is responsible for the whole film's script coordination, execution of shooting, post-production and other processes. There is a saying in Huaxia that the one who has money is the boss, so in the crew, the producer either doesn't give an opinion, or if he does, he will basically be adopted.
But the crew of "Hear the Wind" is different.
Tiansheng contacted Chu Xiaoqing four years ago and specifically said that he would invest in her next movie. In this play, Chu Xiaoqing is the real soul, and this director has earned himself the right to speak that no one can replace with his outstanding strength and heavy trophies.
And after several hours of heated arguments, everyone in the crew sat around here, waiting for the final decision on the choice of the leading actor.
As early as the day before, the crew had already discussed the selection of the main female role, and now only the male protagonist remains.
Needless to say, the second male lead is naturally Raymond, whether it is in terms of acting skills or fame, Raymond is the most suitable candidate, and he deserves it; The male No. 3 is a popular first-line artist in an island country, and the male No. 4 is a Chinese first-line artist.
Now the only point of controversy is - the male number one.
"Gu Shenze's acting skills are very outstanding, his performance is very good, and all of us also gave high marks. And his fame and status are very high, as long as he plays the leading role, he can attract countless audiences, which is very guaranteed for the box office. An assistant director said, "Gu Shenze is our best candidate." β
"I agree."
"Although Zheng Weixuan's performance is also very good, if it is Gu Shenze, I also think there is no problem."
Several screenwriters and assistant directors expressed their attitudes, and Chu Xiaoqing, who was sitting on the top seat, lowered his eyes and looked at the desktop, and did not say a word, but just listened carefully. Without waiting for her to react, Liang Xiao, who was sitting at the other end, said in a solemn tone: "I am more inclined to Chu Yan." β
Everyone's eyes immediately looked at Liang Xiao, only to see him say with a serious face: "Chu Yan's score is not much worse than Gu Shenze's, and his age and image are more suitable for Li Yue." β
As soon as Liang Xiao's words fell, someone retorted: "Chu Yan is not famous enough. β
Liang Xiao asked: "Our audition this time, look at fame?" β
The man was immediately silenced.
Although no one could refute Liang Xiao's words, they all knew that if they chose between Gu Shenze and Chu Yan, they would definitely choose Gu Shenze. Gu Shenze's fan base is several times more than Chu Yan's, one is a top actor who has been famous for many years, and the other is a popular first-line artist, so it is natural to choose Gu Shenze.
A screenwriter said: "Producer Liang, Chu Yan's score is lower than Gu Shenze, and his acting skills are not as good as Gu Shenze." Gu Shenze's ability to read lines is very strong, and in the lens of every miniature camera, his performance has no dead ends. β
Liang Xiao said calmly: "Chu Yan is the same. β
"Chu Yan's qualifications are too shallow, so he may not be able to keep up with the crew."
"He has made a lot of movies and won the Jinsheng Award."
"That's the Best Newcomer Award at the Jinsheng Awards."
"But he's only been debuting for two years."
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For a time, the two sides were arguing. Liang Xiao is nearly forty years old, and he can climb from an ordinary assistant to the position of deputy general manager of Tiansheng, his negotiation methods are absolutely first-class, and he has a strength that ordinary people cannot resist.
The crew only dared to argue with Liang Xiao like this because Xu Yurong said that "all matters in "Hearing the Wind" are based on Director Chu's opinion as the highest order, otherwise they would not have dared to say a word to Liang Xiao a long time ago.
In the end, these "literati" engaged in art have always been nothing more than a businessman, they were dizzy by Liang Xiao, and gradually they even felt that Chu Yan was really better than Gu Shenze: his acting skills are not bad, his image is more consistent, his popularity is quite high, and his salary is lower than Gu Shenze.
However, when everyone ended the argument and looked at Chu Xiaoqing, who was sitting at the top, they saw that the handsome and generous female director was gently tapping on the table. The rhythm was regular and neat, and it hit everyone's hearts at once, and after a long time, Chu Xiaoqing raised his eyes, looked at Liang Xiao calmly, and said: "You fought for Chu Yan just because he was suitable for this role?" β
Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment.
Just a month ago, when Liang Xiao was appointed by Tiansheng as the producer of "Hearing the Wind", Xu Yurong had a special conversation with him.
In that conversation, Xu Yurong said bluntly: "Four years ago, we wanted to invest in Chu Xiaoqing's new work, and at that time, we really only wanted to invest in a classic movie. But now it's different, this movie, Mr. He wants to leave it to Chu Yan. β
He Baishen invests in movies, and he doesn't care how much money he spends. For a businessman, as long as he can make a profit, no matter how much he spends, it is only an upfront investment, and there will always be a day when the profit will be recovered.
But now, He Baishen wants to invest in a movie for his lover.
According to his words to Xu Yurong, that is: "I invest in movies and shoot for Chu Yan." β
He Baishen's original words were like this, but he also took care of Chu Yan's mentality. He speculated that with Chu Yan's character, he didn't like to accept his investment directly like this, so he made a fair and just audition to let Chu Yan show his acting skills.
However, Mr. He is not a person who likes to work for nothing, and the movies he spends money on are to shoot for his family, do you have any opinions? Then you can also spend money to invest in movies for the people you like! Anyway, he's willing to invest, you can't care!
However, "Hearing the Wind" is always different, and there is another person with a lot of power to speak: Chu Xiaoqing.
After weighing it for a long time, Liang Xiao suddenly sat back on the chair and said with a calm smile: "This is only one of the reasons, and the other reason is that Chu Yan is our Tiansheng's person, and we Tiansheng want to support him." β
One sentence directly explained the reason, no matter how the screenwriters and assistant directors next to him changed their faces, they complained in their hearts, "You are too obvious, can you restrain a little", Liang Xiao is calm, rough skin and thick flesh, and these speechless eyes are not painful.
However, what Liang Xiao didn't expect was that Chu Xiaoqing suddenly stopped tapping on the tabletop and said calmly: "Then let's settle Chu Yan." β
All the crew members in the audience were stunned, and even Liang Xiao didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
A meeting ended completely under Chu Xiaoqing's decision.
The male protagonist is the popular star Chu Yan, the first person in the Chinese Super League, the second male is set as the top American actor and the world's sixth-ranked superstar Raymond Sidru, the heroine is Russia's recently popular first-line actress "Little Angel" Anfia Larissa Ivanova, and the second female lead is Cao Xin, a famous first-line female artist in China.
After the other crew members left the conference room one after another, Liang Xiao thought for a moment, and finally sat down in his seat and looked seriously at the director sitting opposite.
Chu Xiaoqing asked, "Don't you want to leave?" Liang Xiao finally couldn't help but ask, "Why did you agree to hire Chu Yan, Director Chu?" β
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoqing chuckled lightly and asked, "Didn't you notice that I had anything special about him?" β
Hearing this, Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he said in a strange tone: "Could it be...... You all have the surname Chu? β
Chu Xiaoqing immediately laughed.
The beautiful female director sighed softly, got up and walked in the direction of the gate, and said in a calm tone as she walked: "In the entire audition, I only gave Chu Yan a score of 9.5. β
The words fell, and Chu Xiaoqing's figure also disappeared at the door of the conference room. Liang Xiao was stunned for a long time before his eyes widened in realization, and then he quickly opened the information of all the auditioners, and turned out Gu Shenze's results, and then Chu Yan's results.
There are a total of ten crew members who participated in the audition scoring, each of whom has ten points, a total of 100 points. Among them, Gu Shenze had the highest score, with ninety-eight points, while Chu Yan only scored ninety-six.
However, I saw that on this electronic screen, the last column showed these two lines of records-
Chu Xiaoqing: Gu Shenze scored 9.3 points.
Chu Xiaoqing: Chu Yan scored 9.5 points.
All of a sudden, Liang Xiao understood everything, he looked at these two lines helplessly, leaning back in the chair, wanting to cry without tears.
In the end, it turned out that Chu Xiaoqing had already decided to choose Chu Yan to play the leading role. But at the same time, she also knew that other people in the crew would definitely prefer Gu Shenze to play this role, so she sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, sat and watched him Liang Xiao speak for Chu Yan vigorously, and finally won such a situation for Chu Yan.
After he Liang Xiao paved the way for Chu Yan, she opened her mouth and decided to let Chu Yan play the leading role, and everything was logical and natural!
Who said that Chu Xiaoqing is a good director in China who is "pure-hearted and has few desires and just wants to make movies well"?
It's just wilting!
What does it mean to be moody and invisible?
Liang Xiao thought that he was already a leader, but compared with Director Chu, it was still far behind!
In the vast night sky, a bright full moon hung in mid-air, scattering its clear light on the earth.
The entire A-2 film and television planet has been contracted by the crew of "Hear the Wind", and at this moment, many engineering teams are working in various parts of the planet, and they want to make some corresponding modifications to this planet to create a world that belongs to 800 years ago.
And not far away in the capital star, now it is also brightly lit, prosperous and confused, and hovering cars are speeding through the air, drawing a beautiful colored lantern trajectory line.
Between the skyscrapers, there are many light advertisements flashing, including the concert tour of a certain singer, the release of a certain movie, and the "Light of the Stars" promotional signs.
Although it has only been two years, Chu Yan already has nearly 600 million fans. On the Bright Huaxing List, he firmly dominates the thirty-sixth position, and has never fallen, and his name has climbed on the 24-hour Huaxing List in three days.
Walking in the mall, you can often hear him singing "Cycle"; On Skynet, the name of this young actor also appears frequently on many forums.
Chu Yan's fire has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if someone suddenly mentions "Hey, Chu Yanyan seems to have only debuted for more than two years", some people will explain with a smile, "But Chu Yanyan has a lot of works, and the model worker Chu Yanyan is great."
As the filming schedule of the movie gradually came to an end, the promotional activities of the crew of "Invasion of Darkness" gradually increased. Chu Yan's name can often be seen on Weibo, and on the official website of "Dark Invasion", there are also people discussing Chu Yan, the actor of Wind Bullying, from time to time.
"Invasion of Darkness" was completed the day before Chu Yan went to audition for "Hear the Wind". This film, which was filmed for eight months, gathered top stars at home and abroad, created a realistic and fantasy world for the audience, and also received the corresponding attention and support from these audiences.
Chu Yan has not updated the new single photos except for the makeup photos released on the first day. However, the popular crew of the wind bully also knows about it, so An Shaoyang posted a picture on his Weibo, which attracted countless fans to scream in surprise.
It was the hug between Wind Bully and Zacia, the pale and handsome sword spirit had tears in his eyes, and he was about to cry out in surprise, as if he was hugging the most precious treasure in this life, while the black-haired elf was stunned and his beautiful eyes widened, as if he didn't understand what was going on.
In response, the reaction of fans is-
[Ahhhh It's so sweet, it's so sweet!! γ
And the reaction of book lovers was-
[Zacia in my mind, wind bully in my mind! ] Woo woo woo, it's so beautiful, I have no regrets in this life to enter "Darkness!! γ
Since the news of Bai Qiran's filming of "The Sound of Rocking the Oars" was released, the once vigorous β β β and daily "Chu Bai" and "Bai Chu" CP have long disappeared into the dust of history. Bai Qiran's current most popular CP object is Gu Shenze, but Chu Yan suddenly became a lonely person, with many CPs, but there is no longer a "main palace".
In Chu Yan's fan square, all kinds of CP combinations are dazzling and blooming, no one can compare with anyone, and no one is worse than anyone. Even some very unpopular CPs - such as "Qin Du x Beishan Zhuo" and "Yan Xing x Su Yuguang" - are loved by many people.
Of course...... cough, a very strange Lalang with CP has recently joined a lot of new fans of Amway, and there is only one Amway material used, that is, at the Jinsheng Awards, the two parties walked the red carpet together.
[What? You said that Boss He and our Chu Yanyan have no intersection? Come on, come on, look, Boss He also took our little hand with Yanyan! Think about it, one is the cool and crazy boss of Tiansheng, and the other is the most popular first-line artist in Tiansheng~ What a combination this is! Oh yes, friend, have you heard of Amway? γ
In this way, within three days after the audition for "Hear the Wind", Chu Yan had a rare holiday. In addition to reading books to learn knowledge, his favorite thing to do is to open a trumpet and go to his fan square to peep.
Occasionally, Chu Yan would go to the fan square of Bai Qiran and An Shaoyang to take a look, and he was surprised to find that the painting style of each of their fans was really different!
For example, Bai Qiran's fans, it is completely complaining while working hard to produce food, and one second he said something "Xiaobai, a scumbag professional, must be a scum Gu actor", and the next second he excitedly gossiped "What kind of scum Gu actor will Xiaobai be"; And An Shaoyang's side seemed much calmer, all the "goddess looks at me", "goddess I love you", "goddess you are my only one, please post on Weibo", it is normal.
Of course, Chu Yan looked at An Shaoyang's private complaints about Weibo at least two times a day, and he couldn't cry or laugh, and he didn't know whether to say that this was normal or abnormal.
In the quiet and peaceful library, Chu Yan withdrew his trumpet, raised his hand to pull a book from the shelf, lay directly on the smooth sloped staircase, pressed the button to summon the nearest suspended white light, and began to read the book by the light.
Not long after, a crisp sound of opening the door sounded behind Chu Yan, and with the sound of "da-da" footsteps, a low magnetic male voice gently echoed in the spacious library: "What are you looking at, not sleeping yet?" β
The author has something to say: He Wuhua: If I want to invest in filming for my daughter-in-law, I will invest in filming for him!
Chu Yanyan: Hehe, who are you going to invest in filming?
He Wuhua: Give me a man. γPositive colorγ
Chu Yanyan: Good.
Fuwa: ......
Good night, babies, Fuwa, a little expert in flirting girls, gives you a wall knock, Mo Mo Da = 3=
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