Following!

Lin Shu slept a little later than usual.

The audition for "The Legend of the Demon Cat" has ended, and there is no similar commercial performance at this stage, all he can do now is wait quietly for the audition results.

After getting up, Lin Shu did not go to the company.

He plans to use these few days to fully master the Russian language, and by the way, think about the languages he will learn later.

At this moment, in Tangcheng Film and Television City!

After a brightly dressed actor left the audition set, Chen Kaige drew a horizontal line behind his name, and said expressionlessly:

"Notify the next auditioning actor!"

There are not many supporting roles in the movie "The Legend of the Demon Cat", and Chen Kaige could have handed over some less important roles to the assistant director.

If you do this, you can save a lot of time.

But the movie "The Legend of the Demon Cat", he polished it for six years.

Even if it is some unimportant supporting roles, he wants to check it himself, and he doesn't want to have any flaws in it.

According to the process arranged in the morning, the casting proceeded in an orderly manner.

A few hours passed.

Chen Kaige, who was sitting in the chair, yawned, his face was a little tired: "How many actors are there in the back?" ”

"Director Chen, there are three actors who auditioned for "Dezong". The staff whispered from the side.

"Let's do this for now! The rest of the cast will start auditions again at 3 p.m.! ”

As the core of the entire crew, Chen Kaige naturally does not need to clean up the documents on the table.

Therefore, after instructing the staff, he left the crew with Chen Hong.

Sitting down in the familiar box, Chen Kaige lay on the chair and sighed deeply:

"The actors auditioned this morning, their acting skills ...... It's hard to put into words! ”

Chen Hong, who was sitting next to him, didn't mean to respond, and didn't say well until the waiter left the box:

"In fact, the actors interviewed in the morning did not have too bad acting skills.

I think you have been thinking about Lin Shu's performance yesterday, and comparing him with other actors in your heart, you will feel that their acting skills are not good. ”

Chen Kaige thought about it and found that it was indeed as Chen Hong said.

Among all the actors who auditioned in the morning, the only thing that satisfied him was a gold medal supporting actor who had been acting for many years.

As for the other actors, he always felt that there was a little bit of flavor missing.

Looking back now, the acting skills of those actors are still very remarkable.

Before yesterday, although his requirements for actors were very high, they were not at the point where they were not satisfied with anyone.

"When you say this, it seems to be true, and I don't know what kind of luck "cross-era" has taken, such a good actor can be signed by them! ”

Chen Kaige's tone was a little emotional.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly put away the smile on his face, turned his head and said very seriously:

"After dinner, you can contact "Cross Era", and be sure to sign Lin Shu, even if the other party's price is slightly higher. ”

"Don't worry, if you don't say I'll do the same."

Chen Hong agreed.

Although she is not a director, one thing is clear to her.

A good actor can indeed affect the overall quality of the movie to a certain extent.

Especially a good actor like Lin Shu.

"If the contract is signed later, I have to have a good relationship with him, and there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Chen Hong said silently in his heart.

After seeing that the dishes were all ready, the two picked up the chopsticks.

It's just that before he has eaten two bites, Chen Kaige's mobile phone on the table rang.

Originally, he didn't want to answer it, but the note displayed on the screen made him have to answer it.

The person who called him was Cao Yi, the largest investor in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" and the chairman of Xinlidu Media!

"Cao Dong, why do you have time to call me!" Chen Kaige picked up the phone, and smiled without a smile.

Don't blame him for this attitude.

Although Cao Yi is the largest investor of his film, he has made a lot of requests, and he always tries to stuff people into the crew.

If it was an ordinary role, he would have given it, but he just wanted a few leading actors with the heaviest roles.

The leading actor is the soul of the movie, if you can't even play the leading role, is there still a need to shoot the movie?

So every time Cao Yi called, Chen Kaige had a headache.

"Am I not concerned about the progress of the film's casting? I don't know when Director Chen plans to officially start up? ”

Cao Yi on the other end of the phone didn't care too much about Chen Kaige's attitude, but still smiled.

"Casting will start as soon as it's over, almost early December."

Chen Kaige calculated in his heart and gave an accurate time.

"Huh...... That's good, that's good! Cao Yi laughed a few times, and then changed the conversation:

"Everyone is an acquaintance, and I don't go around in circles with Director Chen, I know that it is impossible to change the leading role, but our company has invested so much money in the movie, let's give a few supporting roles in general!"

Regarding Cao Yi's words, Chen Kaige naturally didn't believe it.

When talking about the actors of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" before, Cao Yi's posture was eager to replace the leading actors with his own people.

Chen Kaige dared to promise that if he dared to let go before, Cao Yi would never be polite.

But since it's not the starring role, it's all negotiable.

After all, it is also an investor, and this bit of face still has to be given.

Breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, Chen Kaige said in a deep voice:

"Yes, but not more than two, if everyone plays like Mr. Cao, I won't be able to make this movie!"

Cao Yi is an investor, yes, but Chen Kaige can't let people in casually.

And before investing, Chen Kaige had already said that he had absolute autonomy in the choice of roles.

But it's good to talk about it, and Cao Yi should make no fewer calls.

If you make a few phone calls, you can stuff more artists from his own company in Chen Kaige's movies, and he can't wait to call 24 hours a day.

"Tang Xuanzong, Li Bai, I want these two roles!"

At the same time as Chen Kaige's voice fell, Cao Yi immediately spoke.

It seems that before the phone call, he guessed that Chen Kaige would agree.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Kaige nodded from time to time.

When he heard the words Li Bai, he couldn't sit still for a moment.

"Li Bai can't do it, you can't change someone!" seemed to realize that the tone of his voice was a little heavy, and Chen Kaige's tone eased a little.

"Mr. Cao, there is already a suitable candidate for the role of Li Bai, you better change someone!"

"That's it! Let's change it to Colliers! ”

"Okay!"

Chen Kaige gritted his teeth, and finally agreed.

After a few casual conversations, the two hung up the phone.