Chapter Forty-Eight: The Casting Storm (I)

The three of them came to the artist department of TVB and gathered in Fang Yihua's office. On the table was a large stack of information on the wireless artist, and the three of them had a short meeting.

"Hey, Arin, why are you bringing out all the information of young people? Many of them have not yet graduated from the training course. Wei Jiahui asked puzzled.

Fang Yihua sat on the sofa on the side, drinking coffee, paying attention to the conversation of several people. She also wondered in her heart that as soon as Yang Lin came, she asked her assistant to take out the artist information, and all of them were under the age of 30, including the trainees of the training class.

Yang Lin touched his chin, considered the words, and said slowly: "I have an idea, we will shoot this drama with an unprecedented genre. ”

"What's that?" Wei Jiahui is a little puzzled, TV series are TV series, what other types are they divided into?

"This "People on the Journey", I want to make it into a youth idol drama."

At this time, even Du Qifeng was confused, scratched his head, and said suspiciously: "What is a youth idol drama?" ”

Yang Lin sorted out his thoughts and explained: "To put it simply, idol dramas are idol artists that use a large number of handsome actors, costumes that are in line with social trends, gorgeous sets, and suitable for young people, fashion TV dramas with delicate love scenes as the main scene, and teenagers as the main viewing target. Idol is the foundation of idol dramas, creating several flawless characters, and bringing out a few idols who turn all beings upside down is the biggest difference between idol dramas and other types of TV dramas. ”

"This, will it look good?" Wei Jiahui asked with some uncertainty.

Du Qifeng said: "

In the 80s, TV dramas were either costume films or family dramas, and in order to innovate, "Li's" TV produced the first youth romance drama "Sunshine in the Shower" led by Mai Dangxiong. That drama should be the category of your youth idol drama, but it is not as accurate as your positioning. ”

Yang Lin was stunned, the Xiangjiang TV series is really a cow b, and similar TV series did not appear in the book until the 90s.

Du Qifeng asked again: "You said earlier that the budget for this drama is only 1 million, if this is the case, will the budget be increased?" ”

Yang Lin smiled mysteriously: "No, if we do it properly, there will be a surplus, and the sixth uncle may give us a bonus." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The script of "People on the Journey" takes 'romantic love' and 'warm friendship' as the main axis of the plot, and the emotional appeal is easier to impress the audience, and the typical romance plot can especially capture the hearts of female audiences, and young female audiences especially love TV series that describe the development of romantic love, because of their yearning for romance, and even the character plot projected in the story. Such a TV series will definitely be popular. Yang Lin said firmly.

The shock in Fang Yihua's heart could no longer be concealed. analyzed a TV series so meticulously and thoroughly, what kind of plot, what kind of theme, what kind of actors, what kind of style, what kind of audience can be attracted, and what are the reasons for attracting them, clear and reasonable. How can the TV series produced in this way not be popular? How can such a person not have a bright future?

Du Qifeng pondered for a while, a little enlightened, and said: "Okay, you are the producer and director, you have the final say." How should I choose an actor? Young and handsome, handsome? ”

Yang Lin nodded and said, "Not bad." Actors should be handsome, acting skills are not important, as long as they can be handsome. Because most of the audience is female, they are going to scream at the male protagonist. The actress has to be beautiful, and if a man sees it, he will even dream about her. ”

This standard is very easy to do, in TVB, there are only a few recognized ones that have super good acting skills. But handsome men and beautiful women with good appearance, grab a lot of them.

Yang Lin took the artist's information and flipped through it, wondering who would be suitable for which role in his mind. Unconsciously, I turned to Miao Qiaowei's information. Yang Lin still lives in Miao Qiaowei's house, and Miao Qiaowei has been of great help in life and work since the day Yang Lin stepped into TVB.

Yang Kang, the little prince in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", made Miao Qiaowei famous, but since then, he has not had any classic roles and poor mouths, half red and not black, until he quit the showbiz and did business. In both public and private, Yang Lin should help Miao Qiaowei and consolidate his current status as a first-line student.

In the play "People on the Journey", Huang Ziqin, the manager of the hotel sales department, is honest and self-controlled, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and has outstanding ability, he is a typical good man, and his role is quite heavy and very popular. said: "Miao Qiaowei plays Huang Ziqin, what do you think?" ”

Wei Jiahui rolled his eyes: "That's your brother, what do we have to say?" "This person has always been witty and smart-minded, otherwise why would he be nicknamed "Wei Xiaobao" on TVB?

Du Qifeng smiled and nodded: "Wei Zai is good, handsome in appearance, sunny in temperament, very suitable for this role." ”

It hasn't been long since the script of "People on the Journey" has been in Du Qifeng's hands, but he has only understood the general plot line. However, in the script, Yang Lin has described the surnames, appearance requirements and other factors of each character in detail and clearly, as long as it is in accordance with the requirements of the script, there is no problem. The script of this drama has been refined by Yang Lin to the extreme, and you don't need to figure it out at all, even if you read an episode of the script and then shoot an episode, there is no problem.

"Liang Chaowei is very suitable for the role of the actor Du Jianan, but he is now in the crew of "Beidou Heroes", and the schedule is inseparable." Du Qifeng said with some regret. Liang Chaowei's performance in "God of Wealth from the Sky" is super good, and his appearance is handsome and chic, which meets Yang Lin's requirements very well.

Wei Jiahui proposed, "How about Ah Tang?" ”

Yang Lin didn't think about it, and vetoed: "No, this person has a lot of whites of his eyes, has a frivolous and deceitful appearance, and can't be the hero." ”

Wei Jiahui thought about it carefully, it was really like this, and said: "Then how about letting him play the ambitious accountant Jiang Tianwen?" ”

Du Qifeng also agreed: "It should be good, but Ah Tang seems to be filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", right? Tang Zhenye played Huo Du in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

"There's no drama, it'll be over in a few days, and the schedule is fine." Wei Jiahui explained.

"That's okay, but who's better as the hero?" Yang Lin was a little worried.

Du Qifeng handed over a resume and said, "How is this person?" Yang Lin saw it and got to know Wu Qihua, who had acted in countless big villains and many tertiary films in his previous life.

Wu Qihua's image is tall and handsome, quite popular with female surnames, and is known as the "Grandma Killer". The first role he took on was a villain. Because of his outstanding performance and vivid performances, many TVB key TV dramas, such as "The Grand Canal" and "Rogue Tycoon", Wu Qihua was arranged to play the role of the villain, and since then he has laid the foundation for his future role in the role of the villain.

Of course, none of this has happened yet, this kid is in the artist training class, and Zeng Huanqian and Liu Jiaji are classmates.

Yang Lin pondered for a while and said: "Wouldn't it be better to mix Miao Qiaowei with him, Miao Qiaowei to play Du Jianan, and Wu Qihua to play Huang Ziqin?" ”

Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui thought for a while, and considering the appearance and fame of the two, they both thought it was appropriate.

If the main actor is selected, the actress will save a lot of trouble, and TVB is known as the "beauty concentration camp".

The heroine Ye Qianyun is self-reliant, strong, and enterprising, played by Liu Jiaji.

Zeng Huanqian plays the daughter of a wealthy Indonesian businessman, a delicate and clever Xiaotian.

Accountant Jiang Tianwen's fiancΓ©e Kang Li is played by Qi Meizhen.

Huang Ziqin's disabled wife is beautiful with a hint of neuroticism, and the most suitable is the frost beauty Lan Jieying of "Beautiful Wutai Mountain".

Yang Lin extracted the information of several people, recorded it, and the three of them immediately notified them separately.

Fang Yihua, who had been silent, looked at the list and was a little worried. She is now in charge of TVB's artist department and knows a lot about its artists. Except for Miao Qiaowei and Tang Zhenye, who have acting experience, the rest of the main actors are all students in the wireless training class. Isn't that child's play? But considering Yang Lin's consistent performance, as well as the experienced Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui, Fang Yihua did not say anything to remind.

I just thought in my heart, now, the wireless artist training class may be lively.

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Things were just as Fang Yihua expected, and within a few hours, the news had already spread. The entire wireless artist training class was like a bomb being thrown, and the crowd was excited and boiling.

Countless boys and girls have dreams and come to the wireless training class, studying hard, hoping that one day they will be like those well-known big stars, standing in the spotlight, enjoying the respect and love of thousands of fans, wearing gold and silver, rolling wealth, and becoming a superstar in the limelight.

However, the ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny.

If you want to fight your way out of the encirclement and ascend to the dazzling throne among countless people who share the same ideals, appearance, wisdom, and opportunities are indispensable, and it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

A newcomer, even if it is the most authentic "descendant" who graduated from the most authentic wireless training class, will go from a role with lines to a supporting role and a leading role, and it will take several years or even more than ten years. The long ordeal cannot be persevered unless there is great perseverance. Like Zhou Runfa, it only took two years to go from a trick to a protagonist, which is just a special case. All Xiangjiang, only that one Zhou Runfa.

And this time, Wu Qihua, Zeng Huanqian, and Liu Jiaji, who are still studying in the training class, directly became the important supporting roles and even protagonists of "People on the Journey", which is simply crazy with jealousy, and all the students are red-eyed!

This is a godsend! Although the budget of "People on the Journey" is not high, Yang Lin, the producer, is a magical existence in TVB!

His experience can almost become an inspirational legend. From a penniless and homeless stowaway, to the scene notes of "The Announcer", to the famous "music wizard", to the most watched assistant director in the annual drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", to the youngest executive producer of TVB. For more than half a year, Yang Lin has reached a height that others may not be able to achieve in half a lifetime, which can be described as a "miracle".

His deeds all the way up have been seen by countless people, and hope is ahead. Countless obscure tricks and hard-working training class students have long regarded Yang Lin as a spiritual idol.

Now, the most legendary producer of wireless has brought hope directly to them.

When Yang Lin's footsteps just stepped into the door of the wireless training class, the students who flocked to him surrounded him, and he couldn't get through.

Yang Lin was a little stunned, is this the situation of Shenma?

The crowd was noisy, like a group of buzzing planes, making Yang Lin dizzy. Someone shouted: "Please Producer Yang give us a few words, do you say okay?" ”

"Good!"

"Tell me the secret of your success!"

"Tell us about it!"

"Are you still looking for actors? The supporting role is also completed! ”

In the noise, Yang Lin was surrounded and came to the rostrum of a large auditorium.

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