"So that's what you're building on?" Time went forward for a while, and the construction of the set had already begun, with Shen sending Miyamoto and Sony, as well as Colombian people, to supervise the construction of the site, while he himself began to cope with the most difficult casting work.

"Do you think that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Sophion should be led by Kate. Bletchett starred, I thought she was tired of playing the queen? Shen Zhenghui blinked, "Or do you think you should look for the cast list according to "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter"?" ”

"We felt she was the best fit." In the face of Shen Zhenghui, Mark Gordon looked neither humble nor arrogant, "We must also use actors to attract the audience to the cinema, obviously, since "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" have high popularity, it is obvious that it is okay to use them. He replied.

Thomas nodded.

"Looks like you're on a consensus on this candidate?" Shen Zhenghui asked.

"We think she's a good fit, but it's not like there's no alternative, do you have any questions or do you want to mention yì?" Mark asked, "Of course we fully understand the director's opinion, but in terms of acting and temperament, we all think Cate Bletchett is the best." ”

"The premise is that you are casting for the entire series of films," Shen Zhenghui pursed his lips, "In terms of the importance of the role, Princess Chrissy is indeed an important character, throughout the whole film, but her role in the first part is far from rich. She only needs to play a female magician who is a little mentally crazy," Shen Zhenghui's fingers tapped on the table, "I'm not saying that Kate is bad, but it seems a little too extravagant to use her, and besides, she is already old, thirty-six years old." Considering the sequel later, I feel like we should think about it strictly. ”

"I don't think there's a problem, makeup can save a qiē." Thomas said, but under Shen Zhenghui's gaze, he spread his hands, "What do you have to say?" ”

"That's the problem," Shen replied. "I'm not very familiar with Hollywood, so I don't know how to find an actor, but I think you should look for someone who is no more than twenty-five years old when you take this role."

"You should have sued us in advance." Thomas muttered.

Shen Zhenghui spread out his hand.

Mark Gordon pursed his lips, "What do you think of Theron?" Although the age is not appropriate, the appearance and acting skills are okay. ”

Shen Zhenghui couldn't help but want to roll his eyes, he clapped his hands, "Okay, let's be professional and bring all the photos you have collected." He said.

Thomas gave Mark Gordon a look. Then he said to himself, "Okay, let's see who is going to be the lucky one." ”

"Do you want Natalie or Scarlett? They are the best choice for your qualifications. Mark Gordon sat down close and said, "Besides, you should still have a relationship with one of them." ”

"Are you going to be paid?" Shen Zhenghui asked rhetorically.

"My budget is generous," Mark Gordon replied, "especially after saving a lot of money on construction," he paused. "The star cast of the movie is also very important."

"Of course I know," Shen Zhenghui rubbed his head vigorously. "But both Natalie and Scarlett don't seem to be up to the character's crazy requirements."

"I think you should trust the acting skills of Hollywood actresses." Mark Gordon was a bit of a-for-tat.

Shen Zhenghui rolled his eyes, "I believe that they have enough experience in expressing madness, but this madness is a kind of madness with great power, and I need a woman with the temperament of a real magician." Shen Zhenghui didn't say that he had long, long dreams every night, all about the plot of "Magic Apprentice", and Scarlett and Natalie's faces didn't match Chrissy in his dream at all.

"You should have read the full novel, right?"

"Mr. Director. IMHO, it's not possible to choose people exactly according to the fantasy of the novel," says Thomas, "and the process of filming is to find a way to connect the two systems, and you don't have to be too demanding from the beginning." ”

"$200 million pressure." Shen Zhenghui replied.

"It won't be that high." Mark Gordon said, but under Shen Zhenghui's pressured eyes, he immediately changed his words, "But it's not much different." ”

"So for this character, it's best to be able to see from the outside that she contains strength and madness, I don't want weak women and vases, and now I'll mention your shortlist. Begin! The provincial council looked at Thomas.

"How's Keira Knightley?" Thomas asked, "I think she has the power you say." ”

"So we're back in Pirates of the Caribbean?" Shen Zhenghui bit his lip, no, he still can't catch up. "I said, do you have any non-Hollywood candidates?"

"Sophie Marceau?"

"It's too old."

"At least not on the outside." Thomas argued.

"Mira. Jovovich, I think she's good, and although she's thirty years old, there's nothing more than she could be. Mark Gordon said.

You must be an older woman, Shen Zhenghui squinted.

"There's no way around it," says Mark Gordon, "and you can't find a young actor who can perform Cheng dù who is mature enough to do what you want." ”

"Who is she?" Shen Zhenghui is sometimes not too sensitive to names.

"She's the woman who starred in Resident Evil." "It's definitely tough enough." ”

"Ah," Shen Zhenghui fell into the memory, "her eyes are beautiful. He looked at Mark Gordon, "We look like we need a better makeup artist." ”

"It's definitely the best." Thomas replied.

"I think let's talk about the star," Mark Gordon coughed, "won't you take a look at it again?" ”

"It's absolutely not okay to move the crew of "Harry Potter" here, even if the actors agree, Warner can't agree."

"They might say yes, and it's a good publicity opportunity for them." Thomas said.

"Do you think those actors have the time?" Shen Zhenghui asked rhetorically.

"At least Emma can give it a try," the role of Bertina fits well with her, "and if she's tired of playing a magician, she can play a little princess." ”

Several screenwriters who were listening on the side couldn't help but get excited when they understood what was being said. If Hao Min can play Bertina or Princess Frannie, these guys have already started YY.

"There's no time." Shen Zhenghui shook his head, Hao Min didn't appear in movies other than "Harry Potter" until 2007, to be honest, Harry and Ron's future appearance was simply too disappointing, and everyone could only count on Hao Min.

"We can ask Warner." Mark Gordon was insistent.

"Okay, but I think it's important to discuss the backup first. What do you mention? Princess Farni and Bertina. ”

The writers who were watching were a little disappointed.

"Anne. Hathaway," Thomas said, looking at Mark Gordon's expression, "Princess Frankie, I think she could." ”

"Yes, if she has time, by the way, Kate's actor, he and the princess will be a couple in the future." "Robert. Swartzman? ”

"It's been four years, so don't mention him anymore." Thomas denied. "He's not tall enough, I've got someone in my hands," he said, holding out a stack of photos. Pace, I think his image is just right. ”

Shen Zhenghui covered his face, and after a while, he began to seriously look at the photos that Thomas took out, this American actor is really good. His eyes looked very upright, and he was twenty-six years old. It is the golden age of male actors to show off their amorousness. Shen Zhenghui also showed the photo to Ning Huan, Lan Jing and other screenwriters, and Ning Huan couldn't help but sigh as soon as he saw the photo and name.

"What's wrong?" Shen Zhenghui asked.

"Uh, I think that's pretty good." Ning Huan said with some sneering.

So Lee. Pace was included in the list of scouts.

Screening actors is a difficult job, and even after being filtered by Sony and Columbia, Shen Zhenghui still has a lot of material to watch. And he also has to beware of the selfishness of Sony and Columbia, these two companies are trying their best to stuff their own related accounts in, which makes Shen Zhenghui a headache, the meeting was held again and again, and the actors never settled. In Shen Zhenghui's mind, the movie that had taken shape was like a nightmare that tugged at his soul, torturing him to recreate the story in the real world, looking for those faces that matched his ideas.

In the role of Bertina, Shen Zhenghui hoped to be a simple and good-looking girl, but as a result, Thomas and Gordon fought over a few vase actresses, of course, this may also be deliberately played for Shen Zhenghui, which can be regarded as indirectly putting pressure on him.

When Jerry decided that Daniel Wu would play his brother, he had already decided that he had to find a guy with black hair and black eyes to play him, and Shen Zhenghui felt too annoyed for a while, and he asked Thomas and Gordon to make a big list and let a few screenwriters participate in the discussion. Gordon made his displeasure clear, and finally, with Thomas's persuasion, the meeting was temporarily adjourned. Shen Zhenghui walked out of the office with an annoyed face, and Ning Huan hurriedly followed.

The two of them walked quietly through the streets of Tokyo, as usual. But this seems too long.

"Will the talk collapse and the movie can't be done?" Ning Huan was very worried.

"Don't worry, it's still the preparation period, so they are arguing unscrupulously, and they are also fighting for the power of the crew in the future, so they can't back down at this time." Shen Zhenghui replied, and at the same time he also scratched his head, "It's really annoying me." ”

"Uh, oh, by the way, Lao Bai's team has been successfully promoted, next year, no, next season you can see the Chinese derby in the Bundesliga." Ning Huan found a topic to divert Shen Zhenghui's attention.

"Oh? Is it? Shen Zhenghui pursed his lips when he was hungry, "This guy really has this potential." ”

'Yes, it is said that their manager values him and he has established himself in the main position, even in the Bundesliga.

'Hopefully, it would be nice to see him in the Bundesliga next year.'

'He said they were going to have a big move in the summer, maybe they were going to do that. Both sides deliberately avoided the fact that they actually knew Hoffenheim's trajectory, but in fact, a year earlier, Hoffenheim's trajectory had changed, and now it was up to us to see how Lao Bai's trajectory would change with Hoffenheim.

"Are you sure you want to use Chinese in this movie?" Ning Huan asked, "Do you like Daniel Wu?" ”

Shen Zhenghui scratched his head, "It's a metaphor," he thought for a moment, "to not necessarily Chinese." Even if it's a yellow race, in this way, from Jerry to Jerry's brother, Jerry's father, is all yellow in the setting, at least the appearance is black hair and black eyes. And then the diversity of the yellow race is reflected in the family of such a character. Shen Zhenghui smiled, "You should understand my bad taste." ”

Ning Huan opened his mouth.

Shen Zhenghui continued, "Jerry's character is a bit like Wei Xiaobao in Zhou Xingxing's movie," he looked at Ning Huan again, "I think it's quite appropriate for you to play in your true colors." ”

Ning Huan pouted.

"But your looks are so unphotogenic, you pumpkin face."

Ning Huan shouted, "Nonsense, what a pumpkin face, I am obviously a baby face that everyone loves and flowers bloom." is never old, which is like you, with an uncle's face. ”

"I'm thirty years old, my uncle's face is normal, and women like such a tasteful face."

"Cut ......"

"I'm telling the truth."

"I also have women who like it!" Ning Huan raised his eyebrows.

"I know you have a Japanese girlfriend."

"It's good to know."

"You still have an ambiguous relationship with Wenwen?"

Ning Huan jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "How do you know?" ”

"I thought you'd mature a little bit, and it turned out like this." Shen Zhenghui shook his head.

"It's feelings!" Ning Huan said stiffly. "I definitely didn't miss her because she dumped me in her last life."

"Alright, the truth is going to be spoken." Shen Zhenghui was very grateful to Ning Huan. With such an old friend, I was able to release the pressure in my heart through guò and his small talk.

And at this time, his phone rang, and the number showed that it was an international call, "Is it Mr. Shen?" Miyamoto's slightly surprised expression came from the other end of the phone, "I have good news for you." ”

"Miyamoto? Where are you? Shen Zhenghui asked. He looked at his phone again, "You should supervise the setting up in China, where are you now?" This is not a Chinese phone number. ”

"I'm in Thailand." Miyamoto replied, "There was no problem with the scenery being watched by Sony and the Colombian people. The construction team is also very professional, you don't have to worry at all, I have good news for you. ”

"What is it?" Shen Zhenghui asked casually, with a little inspiration in his heart, let Miyamoto run from China to Thailand, he said that it was good news, then it must be related to the preparation of "Magic Apprentice".

"I found a good fit for the lead role in 'The Magic Apprentice,'" Miyamoto exclaimed, "and I was stunned, and the first time I saw him, I thought he was a perfect fit for the role of Enleko." ”

"He saw a shemale?" Ning Huan asked in a low voice on the side, he naturally heard Miyamoto shouting on the other end of the phone, "That ladyboy is too beautiful to speak?" ”

"No, it's not a shemale!" I don't know how Miyamoto's ears are so sensitive, "Tony Jia emailed me, saying that he saw the news that "Magic Apprentice" was being casting, he read the novel, and he felt that a young man he knew fit the image of Enleko in the book, he emailed me, and I came to Thailand. It's true, this young man is too ...... looking," he didn't know how to describe it, "very unique and temperamental. ”

"Thailand has always produced a male and female physique." Ning Huan pursed his lips.

Shen Zhenghui said out of trust in Miyamoto, "Don't worry, you take a few photos first, then go online and send the photos to me." ”

"I have a picture," Miyamoto said, "Tony Jia took a picture and sent it to me, I have forwarded it to you, I came to Thailand to meet the real person, oh my God, Mr. Shen, we should report to President Fukuda immediately, we must sign this young man and his brother immediately." ”

"His little brother?" Ning Huan continued to complain, "Is he about to be sent to a shemale school?" ”

"He has a great future," Miyamoto cried, "he is the actor we want, we should sign with him as much as possible, we can't wait for Sony and Columbia to do it, we have to ...... quickly"

"You calm down," Shen Zhenghui said, "I will report to President Fukuda immediately, you send me your address by email immediately, and Kasuga will send staff to assist you immediately." ”

"If I don't have enough authority," said Miyamoto, "Mr. Shen, can you please come to Thailand, I think it would be better for you to come forward." ”

"If this is necessary," Shen Zhenghui has already sensed from Miyamoto's attitude that this may be the beautiful jade that really makes Miyamoto tempted, in terms of his talent and vision, if he is so out of shape, then it can only be said that this little actor is too high for Enleko's Cheng dù, "Don't be nervous, take a deep breath, you are a famous Japanese director, the assistant director of "Magic Apprentice", your identity is enough for you to prescribe any conditions, so don't rush yet." ”

Let Miyamoto calm down first, and then Shen Zhenghui continued, "Now, tell me, what is the situation with this child?" What is his family background like? What was the attitude of his parents? ”

Miyamoto's answer proves that he is a faithful and capable assistant director, who has always paid attention to the selection of roles, and has also studied Hollywood cast lists in private, but it seems that in order to make such a movie, the director is more important than the actor. But "The Magic Apprentice" and "The Lord of the Rings" are different, the design of the characters in "The Magic Apprentice" is weirder than "The Lord of the Rings", Enleko can be male or female, and the description of women's clothing is better than men's clothing is simply a bug.

Miyamoto himself felt a lot of pressure, although he was not a director, but he still worked hard for the director, and when he unexpectedly received an email from Tony Jia, an actor he had worked with, saying that he felt that someone he knew was eligible for the role, Miyamoto flew to Thailand without hesitation.

Shen Zhenghui had already deduced the cause and effect, so his question was much simpler-tell me about the child's situation, let's look at the photos for the specific situation, and let Miyamoto bring the child back to Japan, or to China. He knew that children generally would not refuse, so he asked the parents straightforwardly about their attitudes. (To be continued......)