Chapter 115 Characters
One Tree Company.
Wang Shu called Zhou Xiaofa and said: "Notify all the brokerage companies and artist studios about the audition."
"Understood." Zhou Xiaofa accepted Wang Shu's arrangement and immediately left the office. .
Soon, news about Wang Shu’s audition for his new play spread throughout the film and television circles, causing a sensation.
The new film prepared by Director Wang, the winner of the Cannes Best Screenplay Award and the Cannes Best Actress, is indeed an excellent opportunity for many actors.
For a time, all the people became active.
"Wang Shu, are you going to film another movie?" Wang Jinghua was quite surprised when she learned the news, because Wang Shu had just finished filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and started auditioning and preparing for the filming within a few days of filming. A play.
This.
“Yes, Sister Hua, the audition notice has been sent to our company. The male lead is required to be between 20 and 25, and the male supporting actor is required to be around 60. The two of them are in the scene Playing a father and son. The heroine is required to be a quiet and elegant girl between 20 and 25 years old, and the female partner is required to be a sexy girl between 20 and 25 years old." The assistant glanced at Wang Jinghua and nodded.
"Is the male partner about 60 years old? Is the Taoist name suitable?" Wang Jinghua was stunned for a moment and asked.
In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Chen Daoming plays Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty. He has just collaborated with Wang Shu and has a good foundation.
Now that Wang Shu is filming a new movie, Wang Jinghua feels that on this basis, Chen Daoming has great advantages.
Although it is a male supporting role, this is Wang Shu’s play.
"Uh", the assistant glanced at the mark on the A4 paper and said cautiously: "The male supporting role requires kind eyebrows and kind eyes, Teacher Chen"
"That's it." Wang Jinghua understood what the assistant meant after hearing it for a moment. Although Chen Daoming met the audition requirements for male supporting roles in terms of age, his face was a bit harsh. There was a high probability that he would not meet the requirements. Even if he went, he would be rejected. Down.
"Then print out the information of the suitable artists in the company and send it to Wang Shu." Wang Jinghua glanced sideways at the assistant and said.
"Understood." The assistant nodded, and then did as she said.
Wang Jinghua looked at the assistant's leaving figure and couldn't help but muttered: "I don't know if Yang Wei can get another role."
The filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" started, and Wang Shu naturally did not cast Yang. Wei Luo was given a small supporting role.
Although there are not many scenes, it is extremely good for a young actor like Yang Wei who came from a small role.
"Between 20 and 25 years old."
On the other side, Zhou Xun and several friends in the industry were visiting Chen Kun's home. When he learned about the audition of Wang Shu's new play, he was a little stunned. .
Several people looked at Zhou Xun in unison.
Zhou Xun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "When I was filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", I did hear about Director Wang planning to shoot a new movie, but Director Wang didn't come to me, and I didn't ask any more questions."
"Now, this is the first time I know these contents."
She finally understood why Wang Shu didn't speak when she was on the set of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
The heroine is clearly between 20 and 25 years old, so she must be played by a girl with a youthful appearance.
She. No.
And the news released also clearly shows that the heroine and the second heroine will not account for much of the scenes, mainly the male protagonist, and the scenes between the male protagonist and his father.
Such dramas are extremely attractive to male actors such as Chen Kun.
Just
It also clearly shows male actors between 20 and 25 years old.
Chen Kun is already 30 years old and does not meet the audition requirements.
Zhou Xun saw several friends looking at him eagerly, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll call Director Wang and ask about the specific situation."
With that said, under the expectant eyes of Chen Kun and several friends in the circle, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Wang Shu's number.
"Hey, Director Wang, what are you busy with?" Zhou Xun asked with a smile when the phone was connected.
"Work in the company." Wang Shu was lying on the boss's chair and replied with a smile.
When Zhou Xun heard this, he was speechless for a while, and then joked: "Then Director Wang is so pitiful. A great director still has to go to work?"
"So, this Doesn’t that mean I’m not a great director?” Wang Shu answered with a smile.
"Haha." Zhou Xun was too lazy to continue talking to Wang Shu about this issue, and then asked, "Director Wang, I saw the audition news from your company. The male lead is destined to die between the ages of 20 and 25. Right?"
Chen Kun and others listened silently. No one dared to interrupt at will, and no one dared to make any noise. They all kept quiet and left enough environment to facilitate Zhou Xun. Talk to Wang Shu.
"As an actress, shouldn't you be asking about female characters? Why did you come here to ask about male characters?" Wang Shu asked in confusion after hearing this.
“Can’t I ask someone else’s questions?” Zhou Xun and Wang Shu are already very familiar with each other, and they no longer have the polite politeness of strangers, and they speak more casually.
"That's right." Wang Shu pondered for a moment and said, "It's not necessarily that he will die between 20 and 25."
Chen Kun was waiting to hear this, feeling excited and nervous at the same time.
It is not set to die between 20 and 25, which shows that they all have a chance.
Zhou Xun was stunned when he heard this. Since the male protagonist’s age is not determined between 20 and 25, is the female protagonist’s age not determined as well?
But soon, she gave up her thoughts.
Because, even if the heroine's age is not determined, it is not suitable for her to play the role.
Wang Shu then said: "The age of the male protagonist in the play is set at 21 years old."
"So, as long as the actor can perform the feeling of being 21 years old, it doesn't matter whether the actor is older or younger. Accept."
"I set the audition age at 20 to 25 years old because actors younger than 20 are too young, while actors older than 25 tend to be mature."
"What I want is an image that looks like it is at the stage of transition from youthfulness to maturity, that is, between 20 and 25 years old."
"Such an image rarely exists at other ages."< br>
After listening to Wang Shu's explanation, Zhou Xun raised his head and looked at Chen Kun and others, and then responded: "I understand."
Then, he chatted with Wang Shu casually for a few words, and said with a smile, "When you are not busy and have time, let's have dinner together."
"Haha. I don't know when I will have time." Wang Shu smiled mockingly to himself.
Then he continued to chat with Zhou Xun for a few words and hung up the phone.
Zhou Xun put his mobile phone on the table, looked at Chen Kun and others, and said softly: "You all heard it, right? Although the age is not determined to be between 20 and 25 years old, it is not determined to be between 20 and 25 years old. Almost.”
"Because from what I know about Director Wang, he probably wants to choose a young actor with some maturity."
"You guys."
"Mature already. , Qingse is just a bit bad.”
Although Zhou Xun said it more euphemistically, Chen Kun and others could hear it.
“It seems that this drama is destined to miss us.” One person lamented, wishing he could be a few years younger.
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, but it's just this drama." Seeing that the atmosphere among his friends was not right, Zhou Xun quickly expressed relief.
“I hope so.” One person responded with a wry smile after hearing Zhou Xun’s words.
One Tree Company.
Wang Shu just took a sip of tea when his cell phone rang. It was Wang Changtian from Guangguang.
"Director Wang, didn't you say you wanted to make an art film? Why did it become a commercial film?" Wang Changtian asked with resentment in his tone.
When Wang Shu heard this, he slapped his thigh and said that he had been thinking about something and seemed to have forgotten something during this period. It turned out that he had forgotten to communicate with Wang Changtian. "Originally, I planned to make an art film, but after Director Han came to see me several times, I changed to a commercial film." Wang Shu began to blame the blame honestly.
"." After hearing this, Wang Changtian immediately realized.
Since it is a commercial film that Han Sanping, the old man, has been looking for Wang Shucai over and over again, Han Sanping will naturally not share the profit share with other film companies.
Wang Shu is not to blame for this.
Wang Shu is quite a good person. If Han Sanping hadn't interfered, he would never have forgotten the light.
Wang Changtian sighed and said: "Director Wang, when do you have time, let's have a meal together?"
"I probably won't have time in the near future." Wang Shu calculated it, and he My schedule is very busy and I really can’t spare any time.
For this answer, Wang Changtian seemed to have expected it. He said: "Then we can meet again when we have time."
"Okay." Wang Shu responded politely.
After hanging up the phone with Wang Changtian, Wang Shu received another call from Huayi Wang Zhonglei.
"Brother Wang Shu, why didn't you inform me about the new project? Although my brother's Huayi is severely weakened, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse."
"As long as Brother Wang If you open your mouth, even if you are trying to sell iron, you will still support Brother Wang.”
The production cost of "The Tuner" was 20 million, and it generated a box office of 160 million. It really made the two brothers Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun envious. Apart from China Film and Wang Shu's Yishu Company, Huayi is the only one that has had bad luck.
However, such a big piece of cake was missed.
"There is no shortage of investment, so we didn't announce it to the public." Wang Shu replied with a smile.
Although Wang Zhonglei’s question is somewhat similar to that asked by Wang Changtian, different answers still need to be given to different people.
“So there is no shortage of investment?” Wang Zhonglei replied pretending to be suddenly enlightened, and then asked tentatively, “Then, doesn’t it mean that we won’t accept new capital investment?”
< br>"I don't accept it." Wang Shu knew that Wang Zhonglei was pretending to be confused, so he followed his example and gave the same answer, pretending to be confused.
Wang Zhonglei's heart sank when he heard this answer. He thought to himself: Why can't this boy Wang Shu understand human speech? Thinking of Wang Shu's attitude towards Hua Yi before, he was only slightly unhappy and didn't take it to heart.
After all, Wang Shu is young and may not understand the ways of the world, so it is normal for him not to understand.
The filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" started, and the three most important roles were all left to Hua Yi. Although Zhou Xun was the only one to star in the end, Shuang Bing did not play the role because they themselves did not play it. It was not that Wang Shu did not give Hua Yi face.
So, Wang Shu can’t be blamed for this, but Shuang Bing is too difficult to take care of.
Wang Shu must have been thinking about Hua Yi, otherwise he would not have given the three most important roles to Hua Yi.
Wang Zhonglei kept it in mind.
I also understand that Wang Shu will still position himself correctly in the Beijing circle and is not arrogant or arrogant.
He pondered for a moment and said: "What I mean is, can we sign another contract in private? You transfer part of your share to me, and I will give you money."
Wang Shu smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "Mr. Wang, the share in my hands is not large."
After speaking, he added, "And the budget is not high."
When Wang Zhonglei heard this, his heart sank again.
He understood instantly what the budget was not high and the proportion was not large.
The low budget means that the amount of investment is not large, and the small proportion also means that Wang Shu did not invest much money.
Therefore, even if you buy it at a premium, you can buy Wang Shu’s investment share for not much money.
Obviously Qian Wangshu doesn’t like this, so there is no need to sell it.
And if the premium is too high, Huayi cannot take advantage of it and pay that price.
"In that case, let's not force it." Wang Zhonglei smiled, and then said, "When will Director Wang have time? I'll call Zhou Xun and Binbin, and let's get together."
When Wang Shu heard this, he naturally knew that the Binbin Wang Zhonglei mentioned was Fan Binbin.
Because Li Binbin, the other one in the double ice, has his own plans.
"Binbin should have received the script of "Apple" by now, right?" Wang Shu muttered in his heart.
"Apple" was launched at the end of September 2006, and there are only more than three months left.
At this time, Binbin's career was the most important thing, and it would be useless even if he tried to persuade Fan Binbin not to take over the filming of "Apple".
Because Fan Binbin is counting on "Apple" to help her get the top three in Europe.
Especially now that Jiang Wenli won the Best Actress crown at Cannes, it must have stimulated Binbin even more and made her even more willing to devote herself to the art of film.
"As for time, I will be very busy recently, and I don't know when I will have time." Wang Shu declined politely.
Since this girl directly said to call Zhou Xun and Binbin, then nothing good will happen.
As long as you avoid this situation, you will never be tricked.
"Is that so?" Wang Zhonglei pretended to be disappointed and said, "Then we can meet again when we have time."
Then he chatted politely with Wang Shu for a few words, and then Hang up the phone.
The next day.
The audition begins.
This audition was much easier than the previous crew.
Although there were two chairs in the entire audition room,... Wang Shu was the only one.
Han Sanping didn't come, nor did he send anyone to come. He just told Wang Shu to let him know after the audition.
Obviously, this is one of the benefits of Wang Shu making commercial movies because of Han Sanping's repeated requests.
In terms of casting, he has absolute power.
Han Sanping not only had no involvement, but also gave him full power.
Under normal circumstances, China Film Group, as one of the investors, must have the right to cast.
It is even said that investors have greater power in casting rights than producers.
However, this situation does not apply to Wang Shu’s play.
Because, Wang Shu didn’t take the script and go to the investors to ask his grandfather to sue his grandmother for investment, but the investors took the initiative to give him money to fund the filming of the film.
Even for this movie, he originally wanted to make an art film instead of a commercial film. It was Han Sanping's request that made him change his mind.
As for Han Sanping, who is also an old fox who knows how to behave, he kept silent about China Film's casting rights and left it directly to Wang Shu.
God's calculations are not as good as those of people. Today, colleagues had a dinner together, which was delayed
Therefore, today's first update
From tomorrow, normal double updates will resume.
(End of this chapter)