Chapter 694: "The Hidden Corner" Casting

After "What Happened to the Rabbit That Year" became popular, major video websites have launched this animation work.

Not only is the popularity good, but the reputation is also very good, and there are almost no bad reviews.

Occasionally, there are certain groups, because they see Fang Xing's name, they go up and spray.

As a result, it directly caused netizens across the network to besiege it.

[If you want to scold Fang Xing, you also have trouble finding the right place, and you can spray under the topic of "That Rabbit", isn't it purely uncomfortable? ] 】

[I'm convinced, some NC groups, when they see Fang Xing's name, they spray directly without looking at the work, what do you think? 】

[Can you get 500,000 for reporting? ] 】

[If you can arrest this group of NCs by reporting, I will give you 500,000 alone.] 】

[I'm old, and my tears are low, and my eyes are red when I see it. Such a good animation.,I feel indebted to give an 8 points.,How can anyone still give a score of 0? 】

[Now it's okay, Fang Xing has made a no-spray work. Those who don't like Fang Xing and can't kill him are really uncomfortable. 】

Although "That Rabbit" is basically well received on the whole network, there will still be strange species in some strange circles.

Even on individual online platforms, some people praise "That Rabbit", and there will be a group of yin and yang weird groups below.

[If you don't watch "That Rabbit", it's not patriotic? 】

[Patriotic rice is delicious, and such a simple cartoon can even make a group of little pink climax. 】

Occasionally, there will be more rational netizens who debate seriously, but there is no point.

For the most part, the online world is the butt that decides the head.

Fang Xing made this cartoon, never thought of preaching to anyone, but just used a witty way to tell the history of the motherland and commemorate those memorable ancestors.

As for what kind of meaning an animation work can produce, this should be left to future generations to comment.

Fang Xing likes this animation work and hopes to let the world see it, that's all.

In "That Rabbit" swept the whole network, "As Wished" and "Dream Chasing Pure Heart" swept the hot song list.

And Fang Xing's name was once again pushed to the cusp.

Nebula Animation has also become the hottest animation company in the industry, and companies that want to cooperate can queue up for a long time.

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Last year, "Nezha" was a hit and won 4.5 billion box office, which once caused a wave of animated films.

Countless film and television companies have invested in animated film projects, and the production is fast, and some animated films have already been released.

It's just that the animated film that was produced in more than a year is not of good quality and the response is mediocre.

The entertainment giants that invested in animation companies at the beginning still haven't recovered their investment costs from the animated film industry.

The trend of animated films hasn't passed yet.

"The Wandering Earth" plus "Three-Body Problem", a movie, a TV series, and a sci-fi trend has been blown.

So, at the beginning of this year, many entertainment companies began to invest in sci-fi projects.

However, this time, there are not as many film and television companies that follow the trend of making sci-fi films as last year.

Because the bowl of rice in science fiction movies is really not delicious and too difficult.

Animated films, relatively speaking, look better, or at least look good.

Science fiction movies are a different story entirely.

Entertainment companies are not stupid and know very well which audience groups make money and which groups make hard money.

The group that makes money is naturally a fan circle fan, as long as there are idols participating in the performance, the fans' money can be cut.

And the most difficult money to make is the two themes of suspense and science fiction.

Audiences who like the two themes of suspense and science fiction are relatively more logical thinking and more rational in character.

If you want to make money from these two groups, it's not enough to find a few idols to lick the screen for fans, you have to show real skills.

Therefore, the cake of science fiction movies is really not delicious.

Therefore, although the sci-fi trend has risen, there are not many film and television companies that dare to follow suit.

Moreover, there are examples of failures right in front of your eyes.

"Dark Civilization", which was released together with "The Wandering Earth", used a loss of more than 400 million to tell other entertainment giants that the cake of science fiction is not something that everyone can eat.

Therefore, there are indeed film and television companies that have launched sci-fi projects this year, but the number is not many.

The sci-fi trend of "The Wandering Earth" has just begun, and Ark Culture turned its head and released a serialized cartoon "Those Things About the Rabbit That Year" directly swiped the whole network.

It's okay now, the animation companies that follow "Nezha" haven't made mythology-themed animated films yet, and a new outlet is coming again.

Moreover, the theme of "That Rabbit" is even more difficult to follow.

What's going on?

Do you follow the animation style?

With the simple and witty animation style of "That Rabbit", follow the trend, can the audience buy it?

Either that, or follow the trend of patriotism.

This is indeed a direction, but not every film and television company can understand the implications.

Besides, Fang Xing didn't plan to rely on patriotic feelings to cut leeks, he just wanted to present good works.

It's just that there are always people who want to demonize it.

Fang Xing was very calm, no matter how some strange groups smeared, they just didn't respond.

After the first season of "That Rabbit" was all broadcast, the popularity also rushed to the highest.

Because this cartoon is very special, after the first season was broadcast, many official media forwarded the dynamics of "That Rabbit".

In particular, the Tuan Tuan official Weibo forwarded the news of the end of the first season of the animation "That Rabbit", which set the tone for this matter.

Originally, there were some groups spraying "That Rabbit" on the Internet while waking up with Black.

As a result, after the Tuan Tuan official forwarded the dynamics of "That Rabbit" on Weibo, the nature of the matter was different.

Within a day, the remarks on the Internet smearing "That Rabbit" disappeared in an instant.

Obviously, the masters of some groups have a strong desire to survive, and they know that if they let this group of strange people go so far, it will end up being a tragedy of fans acting and idols paying.

Therefore, in the fan circle group, fans began to order fans to delete all remarks that insulted "That Rabbit".

From this day on, the world suddenly became quiet.

……

The situation on the Internet is changing, but Fang Xing doesn't pay attention to it at all.

Because "The Hidden Corner" began casting.

From the perspective of filming, this drama is not difficult to film, but there is one key point, that is, casting is very important.

Whether it is a young actor, a young actor, or an old actor, the requirements for acting skills are very high.

Therefore, in the casting stage, Fang Xing and Wang Yutao were responsible together.

On the other side, "Remnant Sins 2" is in preparation.

Relatively speaking, the casting of "Remnant Sins 2" is much simpler, because this is the second part of the series, as long as the cast of the first part is used.

Individual new roles need to be auditioned, and Zhang Yigao can also cope with it.

"The Hidden Corner" requires all the acting skills of all the staff, especially the young actors, which is the most difficult to find.

The male protagonist of this drama is a 13-year-old junior high school student.

The big boys at this age are all studying in school, and there are few actors in the first place.

Fang Xing didn't really want to find a child star.

In fact, when many child stars grow up, they will have a car problem, and they have developed the habit of receiving attention from others since they were young.

Therefore, Fang Xing needs to find a young actor who looks young, but is very smart, to play "Zhu Chaoyang".

The casting of other old drama bones cannot be sloppy.

Fortunately, Ark Culture has made remarkable achievements in both TV series and movies, and has cooperated with a lot of actors, as long as Fang Xing speaks, even if he is looking for a movie actor to act in a TV series, there will be people who are willing.

At the beginning of casting.

Fang Xing already had a preliminary idea of the casting of individual roles, and communicated with Wang Yutao in advance:

"The mother of 'Zhu Chaoyang' in the play, I think Liu Ling is very suitable, I don't know if there is a schedule, you can contact the casting director to take a look. If there's a schedule, it's finalized, or invited to audition. ”

Liu Ling is the actor who played the role of the Sheng family's eldest lady "Wang Ruofu" when filming "Do You Know" before.

This actor's acting skills are very good, but he has not been very popular before.

After playing the role of "Wang Ruofu", he immediately became popular, and the film appointments continued.

In the preparation of "The Hidden Corner" this time, Fang Xing thought of her, so he mentioned it to Wang Yutao.

Wang Yutao did not delay, and personally contacted Liu Ling on the same day.

Since Wang Yutao is the director of "Know", he has Liu Ling's personal contact information, which can be contacted without going through an agent.

After the initial chat, Liu Ling was very interested in hearing that it was a drama of Ark Culture, and immediately agreed.

Wang Yutao told her not to worry, read the script first, and if she felt that the script was suitable, she would come to the company to negotiate the contract.

After chatting, I sent the script over.

In addition to Liu Ling, there is also Xu Zhiwen, a professor at the Film Academy.

Fang Xing called him personally, preparing to find him to play the father of "Zhu Chaoyang".

A few years ago, when they were in "Hurricane", the two worked together, and their friendship has been good since then.

When Fang Xing was casting for many projects, Xu Zhiwen helped recommend actors, after all, the professor of the film academy knew many actors, and when he saw the role introduction, he knew which student could act, and one recommendation was accurate.

Contact the actors you have worked with, and you can finalize some of the roles, and the rest of the audition work will be much easier.

In order to find a suitable actor for "Zhu Chaoyang", Ark Culture launched various channels to invite young actors to audition.

An actor at the age of 13 has little acting experience and no time to learn acting, so it is difficult to show acting skills.

Basically, it's about finding young people who have a talent for acting.

Because it is a new drama of Ark Culture, although it is not directed by Fang Xing himself, Fang Xing's name is hung in the producer column, and when casting, Fang Xing auditioned in person.

This means in the film and television industry that this drama is going to be popular.

Therefore, all major entertainment companies have recommended their artists, hoping to join the crew of "The Hidden Corner".

Among them, the most recommended is the candidate who plays "Zhu Chaoyang".

Because "Zhu Chaoyang" is the male protagonist.

13-year-old male lead.

If a trainee trained by an entertainment company is on Fang Xing's drama at the age of 13, the premise can only be said to be too bright.

For entertainment companies, it's a cash cow.

In the entertainment industry, where are the 13-year-old artists the most?

In addition to child stars, it is indeed the entertainment company that specializes in cultivating idols the most.

An entertainment company specializing in the operation of idol groups, and the excavation of trainees, it starts from about 10 years old.

Moreover, most of the trainees at this age are boys.

Because there is a very fierce group in the fan circle, called mother powder.

Most of this group are already working, have money, and are willing to spend money.

And mom fans are much more loyal than girlfriend fans.

There is a popular saying in the fan circle that the husband can change every day, but the son will always be the son.

So my mother is loyal to her fans, has money and is willing to spend.

Many entertainment companies that operate idol groups have already understood this rule, and they are all from the group of primary school students, looking for a group of boys as trainees, and debuting at the age of twelve or thirteen.

Imagine that mother fans watch their "son" grow from a boy to a shining star, this sense of accomplishment arises spontaneously, and loyalty can last for more than ten years, or even decades.

Therefore, in many entertainment companies, there are twelve or thirteen-year-old trainees.

After "The Hidden Corner" issued the audition request for "Zhu Chaoyang", these entertainment companies all pushed their trainees around the age of thirteen.

After sorting out these resumes, Wang Yutao personally took them to Fang Xing's office.

"Director Fang, the casting of 'Zhu Chaoyang', I received a batch of resumes, can you take a look?"

"Let's take a look." Fang Xing stretched out his hand to take it, opened the first resume, and saw a boy with red lips and white teeth.

Just one glance at the photo, you can recognize that the style is cultivated in the direction of idols.

Take a look at the recommending company, and sure enough, it's a company that specializes in running idol groups.

"There are also some companies that have sent videos over, in the crew group."

Wang Yutao said, took out the tablet, clicked on a video, and played it out to watch together.

In the video.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy with makeup danced in front of the camera, and after the dance, he began to introduce himself: "Hello director, my name is Teng Zixuan, I am the face of the troupe, the head of dance, and I also have a nickname called Maruko, because my face can be turned into a ball." ”

After saying that, he used his hand to pinch one of his cheeks into the shape of a ball.

Fang Xing's eyes widened directly after reading it, he was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he was already so greasy.

Moreover, this state is from the inside out, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to play a young junior high school student.

Because of this age, there is no acting skills at all, and you basically have to find someone to play in your true colors, and you are usually in the wrong state, and if you want to perform in the play, this is what the acting school should do.

"Are resumes like this?" Fang Xing was very dissatisfied with the first video.

Wang Yutao spread his hands and said: "There are very few actors of this age, and many of the recommended ones are trainees of idol companies, so we can only see if they can be used." ”

Fang Xing frowned and said, "What we are looking for is an ordinary junior high school student, preferably looking like a good student, and preferably like a top student." ”

Fang Xing flipped down as he spoke, and found that these resumes were not "ordinary".

However, you can't just look at your resume and make a judgment right away.

After Fang Xing screened, he still selected a few points that looked okay, and said: "It depends on the situation, if there is no suitable one, just look for these auditions." ”