Sugar Man Film and Television Company, in the office of the boss Cai Yinong.
Boss Cai held a cup of green tea in his hand, but did not bring it to his mouth for a long time. He remained in this state of wanting to drink it for a long time.
"That is, Zhou Yuming, Yan Chengxu, Wu Jianhao, Zhu Xiaotian and their four brothers..."
Zhang Yuan's words were still swirling in her mind.
Is this what he meant by "not a big star"?
In 2001, "Meteor Garden" was released.
This first generation idol drama adapted from the work "Boys Over Flowers" by Japanese manga artist Kamio Yoko, once it came out, it swept the entire Asian film and television drama market like a typhoon!
After this battle, Chai Zhiping, who originally had an average reputation, became the "godmother of idol dramas".
At the same time, 15 TV stations in the island country jointly broadcast it, and later produced a local version.
When Bangguo was broadcast for the first time, the number of fan members exceeded 200,000 within a week. When it was replayed in the middle of the night, it broke the historical record of Bangguo broadcasting at the same time.
In Indonesia, it became the most-watched TV series of all time.
Two years later, Jerry Yan went to Indonesia to attend a conference and was personally received by the president and his wife.
And, in all popular areas, there is a Chinese craze.
This is the case in Hollywood. "Meteor Garden" has played a powerful cultural propaganda role with just a few fledgling young people, which shows its terrifying influence.
Many of the cultural propaganda routines of later generations of Bangguo are based on successful experiences learned from this drama.
Due to the terrifying influence of the film, the four male protagonists and the female protagonist instantly became full-time idols.
That shoehorn-faced Shancai can be named a goddess, all thanks to the blessing of this drama.
However, this movie, which became a hit all over Asia, encountered a little embarrassment in the mainland market.
After six episodes were aired, it was banned...
And on the premise that 300 minutes were deleted, it was still because of promoting school violence, showing off wealth, promoting class differences, etc. Due to common reasons in recent years, it has been banned.
It wasn't until 2018 that this film was fully released on online platforms, but by this time there had been several remakes in China.
Zhang Yuan clearly remembers that when he was a child, his school only held a school-wide meeting because of two entertainment-related incidents.
One is to inform all students not to watch "Meteor Garden".
The second is to inform all students not to view Teacher Chen’s photography.
But the upper management ignored one thing.
Children of that age are mainly rebellious!
The more you don’t let people see it and the more you block it, the more interested they will be!
Most people didn’t even know that there was such a TV series, but now that it’s been announced, they all understand.
The reason why Zhang Yuan remembers it so clearly is because when he was young, his family had a DVD player.
After several girls in his class borrowed pirated discs, he took the initiative to invite them to his home to watch them.
Draw the curtains, close the door, and let's take a look.
Come to my house and watch a movie. Will you charge some rent?
Touch your hands, touch your legs, etc. It’s not too much.
It’s natural to have a few secret kisses.
It’s quite interesting to imitate scenes from movies, such as forced kisses and so on...
Anyway, "Meteor Garden" made Zhang Yuan addicted to his hands and mouth at that time.
He could not remember the specific plot of the film, but the feel and taste were still fresh in his memory.
While students of the same age rely on game consoles to attract the same sex, he has already achieved "Three Thousand Beauties in the Harem" with a DVD!
In short, even though "Meteor Garden" was banned from broadcasting by the superiors, the four male protagonists still became the top among the top in that era.
Cai Yinong never thought that she could find such a popular actor to audition.
So, as Zhang Yuan said, were these people arranged by Baodao investor Wu Dun?
Of course not.
This was Zhang Yuan’s request to Wu Dun.
Let this Baodao boss help him gather these four people and package them for auditions.
Wu Dun was quite generous and agreed immediately.
However, he also made a request to Zhang Yuan.
“You must take good care of An Yixuan.”
Zhang Yuan immediately said that from now on, I will treat An Yixuan as my godmother...
Can’t mess with it. Get up!
If we say that he is helping Mr. Yuan Kuocheng "take care of" his senior sister Liu Shishi, he has the idea of guarding and stealing.
When it comes to taking care of An Yixuan, he really has no other ideas at all.
Forget it if you are in a normal relationship. If you play tricks on others and make the eldest lady angry, you will have to wear a helmet when you go out in the future...
Anyway, the "deal" between Zhang Yuan and Wu Dun "Achieved.
He will help An Yixuan develop in the mainland, and Wu Dun will bring the four people here.
Then why did he find these four people?
Of course it’s a stepping stone!
Zhang Yuan discovered very keenly that although Cai Yinong was relatively satisfied with himself, Li Guoli, who owned half of the shares of Sugar Man Film and Television, and was also the producer, was not satisfied with him.
Just like He Jiong whom he met on Xiangnan TV Station, that person is his ideal partner.
Boss Cai’s ideal partner is the man of her dreams, classmate Hu Ge.
Zhang Yuan knows one thing.
He presses the head of a cow without drinking water, and presses the head of a woman without opening her mouth...
What you need to get along with others is a person who is sincere and sympathetic.
During the subsequent filming, I had to keep seeing Li Guoli without looking up.
If someone sees you and gets angry, it will make you feel uncomfortable too, which is not good for everyone.
“Boss Cai?”
"Mr. Cai?"
"Beauty Cai?"
"Hey!"
Zhang Yuan:...
Just fucking call her beauty There is a reaction, right?
Seeing that Mr. Cai was stunned for a long time, Zhang Yuan waved his hand in front of her: "How about this?"
"Don't you agree?"
"I agree, of course I agree!" Cai Yinong beamed.
"Okay." Zhang Yuan looked helpless: "Since you agree, what can I, a young actor, say?"
Boss Cai saw that he looked depressed. , I felt happy for a while.
There are times when your kid is deflated!
To be honest, any one of those four is much more famous than Zhang Yuan.
The gap is almost equivalent to the intellectual gap between Shu Chang and Liu Qianqian.
The beauty gap between Liu Qianqian and Xu Xiyuan.
In short, there is no comparison.
Boss Cai thought, if one of these four people can play Li Xiaoyao, wouldn't our movie become popular even before it is aired?
"Mr. Cai, if this cooperation fails, you will have to think of me more when you have the opportunity in the future." Zhang Yuan prayed miserably, taking retreat as an opportunity to advance.
"Don't say that, it's just an audition..."
Zhang Yuan went to the dressing room to prepare, and Boss Cai informed the director and collaborator Li Guoli about the matter.
The other party was also surprised and delighted.
Soon, exclamations came from the office of Sugar Man Film and Television.
Those four are here!
Flowers, autographs, screaming, cheering, all the female staff of Sugar Man Film and Television went crazy.
That popularity is irritating.
Boss Cai and Li Guoli also welcomed them personally, brought the four of them to the makeup artist's room, and assigned the company's best makeup artists to a few of them.
After a while, the audition began.
The first person to appear was not the four, but Liu Qianqian who had already prepared.
Zhang Yuan had taken care of her before coming here. Zhao Ling'er had a lively nature. Although she gradually matured and stabilized after understanding her destiny, she was still a young girl at heart.
She doesn’t have to act, just be herself. At this time, she did not wear a wig. Instead, under the care of a makeup artist, she gently put her enviable long hair, which was already dark and bright, on both sides of her head, letting the remaining hair fall down her back.
The two flat little "tweets" on both sides of the head are also tied with two cloth flowers made of green silk, which look particularly fresh and pleasant.
After walking into the audition room, the open window sucked in a wisp of cold wind and blew her hair.
Boss Cai and Director Li were in a trance for a while, feeling as if they were in a celestial state, not resembling the beauty of the human world.
“Her hair is so beautiful.” Boss Cai muttered in his heart.
But what she doesn’t know is that what Liu Qianqian wants to do most is to shave her head...
She thought it was too much hair, it was stuffy and hot, and it was troublesome to wash her hair.
As Chen Yixun sang: Those who are not available are always in commotion, and those who are favored are confident.
People are worried about having less hair, but she thinks she has too much hair. So, human beings are always so unappreciative of what they already have.
Sissi was wearing a semi-transparent cyan flowered blouse and a light green cotton skirt underneath. She walked forward and bowed slightly to Shi Shiran, a member of the crew. .
Although Li Guoli was already in his forties and fifties at this time, when he saw Liu Qianqian smiling sweetly, a hint of youthfulness arose in his heart.
"No wonder Xiao Yinong has been trying to bring her under the company's banner." Director Li thought to himself and spoke at the same time.
"Liu Qianqian, start your performance."
Qianxi nodded.
Her performance is divided into several parts, all very simple.
I saw her putting her hands to her mouth, smiling, and her clear voice coming out one after another.
"Brother Xiaoyao!"
"Brother Xiaoyao."
"Brother Xiaoyao..."
Just call someone, it's that simple.
But there was obviously no content, and there was not even a trace of performance, but Director Li and Boss Cai looked at each other, and then they both nodded vigorously at the same time.
"Okay, she is Zhao Ling'er!"
Director Li turned to look at the other director next to him. This one was Director Li's friend and co-director of the film, named Wu Jinyuan.
This person’s reputation in mainland China is average now, but in the future, he will also have several “small works of average fame.”
Such as "The Legend of Chu Qiao", "Beauty's Scheming", "Step by Step", "You Fei"...
"What do you think?" Director Li asked Director Wu .
"The real person has been found." Director Wu said calmly.
"Hehehe..."
Seeing that several people had reached a consensus, Director Li smiled and shook his head: "Okay, you go and rest."
" Huh?" Liu Qianqian scratched her head.
“Zhang Yuan was right again, he told me not to act, just be myself.”
Immediately, he walked away happily with a heartless pace.
"It went very smoothly. As soon as we came up, the heroine was decided." Director Li smiled and looked around. Everyone was very satisfied.
"Then let's go to the next one."
"Hey, the next one is the highlight." Boss Cai crossed his arms and replied with the same smile.
“Oh, it’s those four.”
"Exactly!"
Immediately afterwards, the four popular kings of Treasure Island appeared one by one in ancient costumes.
It goes without saying that the four of them are good-looking.
Zhou Yuming is an early milk dog saint.
Jian Chengxu was the early sunshine boss.
Although Wu Jianhao has average looks, his banana ABC temperament was still very popular in those days.
Zhu Xiaotian was a little inferior in all aspects, but at that time he had not yet gained weight, and his temperament was relatively reserved and gentle.
The four people put on their costumes and walked into the audition room one by one.
Boss Cai is only in her thirties and has the heart of a girl. This game is enough for her.
To describe it as dizzying is not an exaggeration at all.
Not to mention her, there were many female company employees standing at the door of the audition room, all peeking in secretly.
When all four people finished their performance, Boss Cai sat back in his seat with satisfaction like a glutton after a full meal.
“Director Li, what do you think?”
Mr. Cai thought that any of these people could come, especially the most popular Zhou Yuming and Yan Chengxu. One stop there is a beautiful scenery, enough to attract a large number of female spectators.
"Uh..."
But she didn't expect that Director Li would frown and hesitate.
“Let’s take a look again.”
“Why, you are not satisfied?”
“I always feel that although they are young, handsome and popular, But something seems to be missing?" Director Li rubbed his chin, frowning.
“But for a while, I couldn’t tell.”
After Boss Cai was silent for a while, he nodded.
"Okay, let's look at others first."
She trusted Li Guoli very much. After all, she promoted herself, started a company with her, helped plan and supervise the company's films, all of this A big brother.
It can be said that Li Guoli is the most noble person in Cai Yinong's life.
Boss Cai almost never doubts his opinions.
Calling someone to greet the next person, Zhang Yuan opened the door and entered after a short while.
At this time, he was wearing a pure white coat, a green-purple chivalrous shirt, a two-fist-wide green belt tied around his waist, and a pair of black boots. .
He walked briskly and came in front of everyone.
He held a golden prop sword in his hand. It was made of plastic fiber and was so light that it could be lifted at will with one finger.
But this "sword", which was so fake that it couldn't be more fake, showed a hint of power in Zhang Yuan's hand.
Wave it gently, the sword breeze blows, making people feel that it is a secret treasure rather than a toy.
Because I had a bald head for a long time on the set of "Liancheng Jue", I still only have some hair stubble.
So Zhang Yuan asked the makeup artist to put on a wig for him.
With the single ponytail with bangs and the clear and sharp facial lines, Director Li felt that Zhang Yuanying was very impressive when he first met him.
But the eyes that match this face reveal three parts of stupidity and two parts of innocence. There is a feeling of being a newbie, dumbfounded, and the youthful look is surging between the eyebrows.
After a lot of looking up and down, Director Li raised his eyebrows fiercely and then turned to Boss Cai.
"Xiao Cai, I know what those people just lacked!"
"They don't have that 'old spirit'!"
At the same time, Director Li picked up a photo of a game character from the table and handed it to Cai Yinong.
After checking several times, Boss Cai looked up at Zhang Yuan again.
She seemed to understand what Director Li meant.
“I understand!”
Boss Cai put the photo in front of him, facing Zhang Yuan.
"Those four are myself."
"Only him..."
"It's Li Xiaoyao!" (End of Chapter)