Chapter 190: Casting
Ji Yuanyuan stared at Bi Xia with a pair of big black eyes, as if she was looking at some novel species, she gave a thumbs up: "Wood, real men, pure masters, what you do, I have nothing to say!" "Women's perspective on people is really different from that of men, Ji Yuanyuan is concerned about Bi Xia's maintenance of Liu Yufei.
"Xia Zai, did that girl promise you!" Xue Jianxi hooked Bi Xia's neck and asked shyly.
When Bi Xia heard this, he quickly shook his head, and he shook it like a rattle: "Brother Tiger, we are just friends, really just friends!" ”
Ji Yuanyuan suddenly picked up the conversation and said, "I finally know where he got his name of wood. ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all suddenly realized that Bi Xia's feelings between men and women were really too wooden.
"Yuanyuan, our Xia Zai is so good, so MAN, and so honest, you are not interesting? I think it's okay, a talented man and a woman......" Wenbo is also an old disrespectful guy, and he blinked his eyes when he said it.
Ji Yuanyuan was blushing, chopped his feet, and decided to turn his head and ignore these men.
"Ha Lu Ha ......" All of a sudden, the scene was full of laughter. Wenbo is the director, he is very dignified on the set, and now that the film is finished, everyone is friends in private, and they get along very happily.
On this night, the crew of "Keep Talking" had a final banquet, and the whole venue was full of laughter and laughter. I saw that several leading actors on the side secretly stuck out their tongues one by one, fortunately they didn't get on the bar with Bi Xia, otherwise the assistant would have been busy today.
There were a lot of reporters in ambush outside the dinner place, and they all received the news, if they could take photos of these celebrities drinking and losing their temper, wow, it would be a big deal! It will increase their newspaper sales by a notch.
In recent years, the credibility of society has been declining. Everyone has long been not interested in celebrities attending a charity event or something, they are interested in some unknown sides of celebrities, such as cheating, trysts or something, which is the most exciting. is this mentality, so Bi Xia, who has always had a healthy image, broke out to beat people that caused such a big sensation in the entertainment industry.
The emperor paid off, and finally these reporters waited for the crew of "Keep Talking" to come out, because the surrounding area was densely packed with agents and assistants, so the reporters couldn't get close, so they could only shoot secretly from afar.
"Huh. This person doesn't seem to be from the crew of "Keep Talking", but he's familiar...... Wow, big news, it's Bi Xia, why did he come to Xiangjiang? ”
Bixia was wearing a dark khaki leather jacket, and it was dark night, so he was not recognized by reporters at first. After recognizing him, the reporter's heart kept rolling, was Bixia going to promote his new album? "Sailing" has been very popular recently. There are more and more singers singing Chinese songs in Xiangjiang, and the number of listeners listening to Chinese is also increasing day by day, and the Chinese album market is much larger than before, and the "Sailing" album is selling quite hot in Xiangjiang.
"Newcomer Wang Bixia appeared in Xiangjiang last night. Participated in the finale banquet of the movie "Keep Talking", suspected of promoting the album "Sailing"! ”
Early the next morning, the newspaper published the news of Bi Xia's arrival in Xiangjiang, and this news alone became the headline news of the people's attention that day. What other news is all on the sidelines.
The last time Bi Xia came to Xiangjiang to shoot "Keep Talking", there were occasional fans who came to visit the class during the period, and the popularity was quite good. But it's just good. is not at all like this time, after experiencing the ups and downs of the "beating incident", Bi Xia's name has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially female fans, there is no reason to talk about it at all, just because of Bi Xia's man's behavior, they will go out to support Bi Xia.
So Wenbo's studio, Xue Jianxi's residence and the brokerage company were full of reporters, and they couldn't find Bi Xia, so they could only look for them. What is disappointing is that Bi Xia flew back to the capital early this morning, and they once again flew into the air, and these reporters gritted their teeth with hatred.
Also disappointed are Xiangjiang fans, and mainland fans are not often Bi Xia, but Bi Xia occasionally holds some fan meetings and other activities in major cities, and many people have met Bi Xia in turn. But the fans of Xiangjiang and Baodao are very miserable, Bi Xia does not participate in activities, does not hold concerts, and it is not their turn to meet fans, they are like resentful women in the deep palace, waiting hard.
So many fans called on Bi Xia to come to the two places on the Internet, and their words were sincere, and people who didn't know the way thought it was a courtship letter.
However, Bi Xia really didn't know what to do, as soon as he returned to the capital and started to preside over the casting of the TV series, Bao Xin had already prepared a stack of materials, all of which were artists from major economic companies. Although Hairun Film and Television has declined in recent years, its appeal is still strong and cannot be underestimated.
Bi Xia carefully looked at the information in his hand, turning the pages one by one, the images of these actors are basically not bad, they have debuted for two or three years, and they have played some small roles, but they have not accumulated much popularity. The entertainment industry is very cruel, it's not that you can be popular if you have the strength, and you can't get ahead if you are willing to fight. Without company cultivation and no work support, it is useless to work hard.
Bi Xia ticked the people he felt could one by one and put them aside, which could be determined through auditions.
Hey, that's good.
On the information is a photo wearing a camouflage uniform, which looks very heroic, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, very handsome, Bi Xia admires this type of actor more, masculine.
Xu Zhe, male, 28 years old, has starred in TV series such as the anti-Japanese drama "Blood War" and "Dances with Wolves". His experience is very interesting, Xu Zhe, who was born in the countryside, enlisted in the army after graduating from high school, served as a big soldier for two years, and was admitted to the Southwest Film and Television Academy after retiring from the army, thus embarking on the road of interpretation.
This person has military experience, and has starred in many military-themed TV series, and his image is also very sunny, Bi Xia is more satisfied, and he put a big exclamation mark on this page of information.
There are several important roles in "I Am the Sword of Special Forces", Zheng Sancang, paratroopers, hygienists, Deng Zhenhua, etc., the images are very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the choice of these actors must be cautious.
In fact, "I Am Special Forces" is said to be a series, but in fact, the characters in the three TV series are not related, just because the subject matter is the same and the actors are the same, so it gives people an illusion.
Bixia didn't want to change that. "I Am Special Forces" does not have the ability to become popular with an artist overnight like "Soldier Assault", its influence is to slowly penetrate into the hearts of the people, and through the accumulation of several films, these artists stand out one by one. Even if Bi Xia made some changes to this script. Making it more perfect also doesn't have the ability to make people famous overnight.
This TV series is a typical example of a film celebrity who is not popular.
"Brother Xin, notify these people to audition." Bi Xia handed over the selected materials to Bao Xin.
Bao Xin took the information and looked at it one by one, made a "tsk" sound in his mouth, and said: "Okay, wood, it's a bit of a director's frame, don't worry, leave it to me." He patted his chest and said, and then he said: "Wood, I asked the relevant departments, and there is no problem with the script." But if this film wants to pass the censorship smoothly, we may need to use some troops in the actors. ”
"Huh?" Bi Xia was stunned, nodded thoughtfully, he suddenly thought of why so many actors from the army's art troupe would be used in the original work, in addition to the fact that this film is produced by a subordinate unit of the army, and the director Liu Meng himself belongs to the art troupe, there may be another reason.
After all, the film is about modern soldiers, no matter what, the release of this film will affect the public's perception of the image of the country's soldiers to a certain extent, and the image must be beautified. But beautify anyway. If you want to find faults, you can't escape, if you use soldiers to play, it's completely different, the army and the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television are also subordinate to the state apparatus, and they have a natural affinity. It's a lot easier to approve.
"Well, that's fine, I'll give them three roles." Bi Xia thought for a moment and said. He immediately had a plan in mind. He planned to hand over the three roles of "Geng Jihui", "Qiang Xiaowei", and "Shi Dafan" in "Sword" to the personnel of the Art Troupe to play, these three roles are very distinctive, "Geng Jihui" and "Qiang Xiaowei" are even perfect military images. Impeccable.
Bao Xin nodded, he knew Bi Xia, Bi Xia's personality was not tough and easy-going, but when it came to things he cared about, he would become very stubborn, in the field of directing, Bi Xia was a paranoid. Perhaps only a paranoid person can achieve such a thing in one year like Bixia.
The auditions were carried out one after another, and the first one to pass was Xu Zhe, his acting skills are quite skillful, there is no problem at all to play "Xiaozhuang", and his image is also very healthy, especially a pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks particularly bright when he looks straight ahead, maybe it is because he has been a big soldier for two years, his standing posture and temperament also have a little military characteristics. Bi Xia and Bao Xin were very satisfied.
The three actors of the Political Frontline Art Troupe of the Beijing Military Region were also successfully selected.
Art Troupe Headquarters, Bi Xia and Bao Xin were warmly received by the deputy head of the Art Troupe, Bao Xin's background is really strong, Bi Xia still doesn't know his specific origin, but the brothers are in the heart, Bi Xia doesn't care about his identity.
"Report!" "Report!" "Report!" Three breathless voices came, interrupting Bi Xia's communication with the regiment leader. Three tall men walked in, and their arms were strong and gave a military salute to the three of Bi Xia.
"Director Bi Xia, these are the three actors you designated, they are all outstanding actors in our art troupe, and their political quality is excellent, you can use them with absolute confidence." The regimental commander praised his men.
After Bi Xia agreed to use the actors of the art troupe, Bao Xin brought a lot of information, among which Bi Xia selected these three, and specially found some films they had acted in before to watch, and was very satisfied. Although the audition has not yet been conducted, Bi Xia already has the answer, because these three people give Bi Xia a feeling very similar to the actors in the original book, not appearance, but a feeling, a trait.
"He Da, Lang Feng, Gu Peng, this is Director Bi Xia, I believe you all know him, so I won't introduce him much. The script has also been handed over to you, and this time Director Bi Xia's cooperation with our art troupe is a rare opportunity, you must take advantage of it. "The head of the art troupe has obviously done a lot of work. He has also read the script, and naturally knows that the theme of Lu Dao belongs to a new category in China, and if it is filmed well, it will cause a lot of repercussions.
Not to mention Bi Xia's directing skills, his screenwriting skills are very strong, which is beyond doubt, and Bi Xia's super popularity can be said to be well known to the whole people, which has brought a good audience base to this TV series. And it is not a secret that Hairun Film and Television cooperates with Bi Xia, Hairun Film and Television has an official background, they are very good at shooting military themes, the company is strong, and it is also the political achievement of the art troupe to cooperate with them.
"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission!" Another resounding answer. Bi Xia and Bao Xin looked at each other and smiled, they were the same back then, they really miss their military career!
He Da has starred in many movies produced by film and television units under the military and government: "Nanjing Massacre", "Qinhuai Family", "Blood Oath", "Spicy Female Soldier" and so on. He is 1.84 meters tall, tall and handsome, and will play the role of Geng Jihui, Bi Xia is still quite satisfied.
Lang Feng's experience is also very interesting, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, just because of image problems, he has not been able to find his suitable position in the circle, and later was recruited into the Beijing Military Region Political Frontline Art Troupe, starred in a lot of military-themed film and television dramas, and the image created is mostly humorous and wise, which is quite consistent with the role of "hygienist" in the script, Bi Xia believes that he can do it.
Gu Peng is also from the Art Troupe, he graduated from the Shenhai Drama Academy with a bachelor's degree in performance, and was also specially recruited into the army. The same popularity is also the highest, and he has starred in TV series such as "Life and Death Sniper" and "Wolf Smoke", and it is most suitable for him to play the role of "Hadron".
"Very good, I have read all of your materials, and I have seen your previous performances, I have no doubt that you are qualified for these roles, but I have a doubt." Bi Xia said.
"Xiao Xia, I'll just rely on the old man to call you Xiao Xia, if you have any problems, just say it, we will solve it if it can be solved." The head of the regiment has taken care of everything, and we must seize this opportunity tightly.
Bi Xia discussed with Bao Xin before he came, although Bao Xin didn't understand film and television, but he was a soldier, and he was an excellent scout, they knew far more about special forces and the hardships of special forces than ordinary people. He once proposed to Bi Xia that these actors may be competent in acting, but they don't know about special forces, they don't know about special operations, whether they can be competent in action scenes, and whether they can perform the characteristics of special forces.
This question made Bi Xia break out in a cold sweat, it was his negligence. (To be continued......)