It's normal for them to be confused.

The school's education makes them think that casting is a complicated thing.

Primary, second, final, fixed...

This is a process-based operation mode!

The school teaches that most rookie actors with no background do have to go through this!

In the original time and space, Di Lieba also went to participate in the audition of Yu Ji in "The King's Feast".

Oh, this is a toxic audition, Di Lieba, Guli Nazha, Xu Lu, and Xin Zhilei all went to participate, and then they were all eliminated...

In the end, He Dujuan...

Many people say that she is not beautiful enough, what does it matter?

At the most difficult time of "The King's Feast", she could bring 20 million into the group to let the filming continue, which is of course the most beautiful in the director's heart!

In fact, the casting of the male and female protagonists is not so complicated, basically at the script stage, the producer and director have to contact the main actors according to these roles.

Usually according to the actors' salary, schedule, and popularity, at least three or more combinations are matched.

And then the most important thing is to make sure that the director and the actors meet. This meeting is not an audition, it is a relatively relaxed state.

Specifically, if it is a big investment, it must be a star!

Then according to the genre, for example, comedy, at this stage, Ge You and Huang Bo are the first grade choices for comedy movies.

It is also necessary to consider whether there is a balance between the actor's own image and character positioning.

The most typical is Xiao Shenyang starring in "Three Guns", which makes people infinitely disobedient...

In addition, the personal likes and dislikes of the director and the management are also very influential, so there is no way, after all, nothing can compare to the likes of the financier.

This is very similar to TiMi, the most critical point of TiMi casting: try to use your own people!

At least for now...

In later generations, the Internet will play the leading role, traffic will be supreme, as long as you have traffic, no matter how garbage your acting skills are, there will be a market...

Pulling it back, "Northern Love" is a movie produced by Tianmei, and using Di Lieba and Zhu Yilong is a very normal choice in Shen Xudong's opinion.

……

At noon, Xudong took them to the restaurant in the racecourse...

This horse farm has undergone three expansions and is now more like a resort...

The food in the restaurant is specially transported from Fengze Garden and Dadong.

Now that the main creative team of "First Love" is here, the topic naturally shifted to youth films, and Shen Xudong spoke first: "On the 6th of next month, "Those Years" will be released in the mainland, and it is estimated that the box office will not be bad, and the trend of youth films is about to open! ”

Ning Hao answered: "... Are you so sure? ”

"Haven't you seen the average age of the moviegoers?"

“… What am I looking at that thing for? ”

"22.43 years old, 4 years younger than three years ago, what does that mean?"

"The moviegoers are younger?"

"Yes..."Shen Xudong nodded: "And most of them are post-85s and post-90s, this group of people has only graduated from college not long ago, and it is a good time to miss their youth... Therefore, youth films naturally have a wide audience..."

This means: no matter what the movie looks like, people who have had youth will go to the theater to remember their youth!

That's what it means to be more popular than content!

The moment many viewers enter the theater, they have actually given up thinking about the content itself with the logic of the movie, and the movie has become a large-scale youth memoir, basically as long as you shoot a white shirt that can resonate, a big playground, early love, and a few songs from that era, sentimental people can touch the scene...

Then, in those years, domestic youth films were like the Hong Kong martial arts of the year, flooded!

In fact, censorship also has an impact - censorship will encourage speculation in the film and television industry, a genre film has not encountered any censorship hindrances to pass the review, and it has made money, and the investors behind will inevitably swarm to choose this insurance film type, and the model will be followed, because if you shoot like this, it is too safe, at least it will not be lost.

and then become a representative of bad movies - as long as you see the word 'youth' written on the label, you will default to bad movies.

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong said: "If you want to make money at the box office, you can try this genre..."

"How do I have time..."

"I didn't let you shoot, you can be a producer or producer. Some time ago, I read a very good script called "Love You, Simon", and I set up a project! ”

"Love You, Simon? Foreign language films? ”

"Yes, tell the story of a middle school student who came out of the closet... It's also called "The Little Thing of Coming Out"..."

"Love You, Simon", different from ordinary gay films, has no negative struggles, no Amway preaching, and no in-depth portrayal of society, with a youthful atmosphere like a rainbow, so that the male protagonist's letters and narration witness the growth...

"This thing can't be filmed in China, and it can't pass the review!"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "You collect, if you have a special favorite, just tell me, I'll find a way..."

Hearing this, Chen Sicheng immediately answered: "It's like your new work "Detective Chinatown", transplanting crime stories overseas? ”

"Yes!" Shen Xudong nodded appreciatively: "Transplanting the background overseas, there are many benefits, the first is censorship, I tell the story of solving the case, and I need detectives, but there is no detective profession in China; Second, the scale can also be zoomed in a bit, for example, I can spoof the police and take some shots of the police's incompetence... In China, this thing is simply impossible... In addition, it can also give the audience some exotic freshness... Kill three birds with one stone! ”

"Then go overseas to shoot... Is it expensive? ”

"Fortunately, originally we calculated that the total cost of "Tang Detective" was more than 100 million, we filmed in Thailand, and the Thai government has issued a series of incentive policies, foreign actors filming in Thailand are exempt from personal income tax, followed by exemption from the filming approval fees of government-owned products, including national parks, immigration departments, railway bureaus, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, etc.; In addition, there is a reduction in import duties on shooting equipment, so that our cost is reduced by at least 20%..."

"Okay, there's a suitable book, I'll remember to tell you!"

"Hmm... When you finish filming "One Shot to the End", the company will arrange for you, Wu Jing, Guo Fan, Lu Yang, Yang Qing, and five people to go to Hollywood to study for half a year! ”

Before Ning Hao could answer, Chen Sicheng was surprised: "Study? What to learn? ”

"The industrial process, the producer process... How Hollywood co-ordinates projects... We've already said hello to Warner and Fox, and we'll have a teacher with them! ”

“… Half a year? ”

"Well, charging and learning is also a way to take a vacation, and each thinks about the future path..."

……

After the meal, Su Lun took out the project he had prepared: "Ping Pong"...

Shen Xudong only read the introduction and immediately understood: "Matsumoto Taiyo's "Ping Pong"? ”

"Well, I know the adaptation rights are in your hands."

"The adaptation rights are indeed in my hands, but... This is my work for myself! ”

The story of "Ping Pong" is not bloody at all, it is about 'talent is like a container, hard work is to pour water into it, you can keep pouring it, but in the end, how much it can be loaded is actually the final word of the container. ’

That is: if you can 'succeed' just by 'working hard', then 'success' is too simple!

"Ping Pong" is a short film animation, you only look at the front, you will think that the protagonist is a talented laughing man, but in fact, it is not, but the talent is mediocre, but I firmly believe that diligence can make up for the clumsiness!

Of course, in the end, he saw his own ability and limit, accepted it calmly, walked towards his rightful destination, and could get along well with himself and the world...

- He quit the table tennis club and went out for a year without success, and when he returned, he re-entered the competition venue and saw that his former opponent was now more ferocious. Suddenly, tears flowed down his face, because in the end he found that his favorite was still table tennis.

He finally understood that liking something is not to make it to the extreme, not to use it in exchange for some utilitarian achievements, as long as he can keep doing it, it is enough to be happy and happy.

Shen Xudong was very impressed with this work!

In 09, I bought the adaptation rights ...

Su Lun said: "Then when are you going to do this play?" ”

Shen Xudong didn't answer her, but asked rhetorically: "... How did you become interested in this genre? ”

"I watched "Blue Youth" that day, and after watching it, I was very moved, so I looked for other works by Taiyo Matsumoto, and then I saw "Ping Pong"..."

“… I have a project in my hand, which is an adaptation of Full House, if you have time, do that! ”

"Full House, that TV series by Song Hye Kyo?"

"Yes..."

Yin Ruoxin interjected: "Change according to the original plot? ”

Shen Xudong was taken aback: "... You both don't do youth movies anymore? ”

Su Lun hurriedly shook his head: "No, we have already set up three films, "Left Ear", "Secret Fruit", and "The Best of Us", and we are all producers... Looking for a director! ”

"That's good..."

It's a pity that such a large market is cheap for outsiders...

Shen Xudong continued: "The setting of "Full House of Romance" is home and big stars, and the jokes and love brought by this difference in identity are impressive, so what you have to do is to let two people with huge identities live in the same house..."

Ning Hao interjected: "A multimillionaire and a prostitute? ”

""Pretty Woman"? Then explain to me why they live together in the same room? ”

Ning Hao waved his hand: "... I'll just say casually, don't you want a difference in status..."

“… You two think for yourself, if you can't think of it, make a fuss from time, add a setting, the hero and heroine are separated by time and space..."

(End of chapter)