Inside the audition room for "The Golden Armor".
In front of Lao Mouzi, Zhang Weiping, Gong Li, and Cheng Xiaodong.
Zhang Yuan's pupils were trembling, his lips seemed to be open and closed, and his expression gradually changed from confusion and panic to ferocious and angry.
The three most famous among the fifth generation of Chinese directors are naturally Zhang, Feng and Chen.
But these three people have a common problem, that is, their ability to create and adjust scripts is very average.
The most obvious one is Poet Chen.
From "Farewell My Concubine" to "The Promise", the ability to tell stories is simply as good as in the sky or on the earth.
No way, "Farewell My Concubine" has the original work by Li Bihua, and Lu Wei, a top Chinese screenwriter, controls the script.
In addition, Gu Changwei is responsible for photography, and Mr. Chen is the art and action director.
All aspects are strictly controlled, and Poet Chen's "creative" space is limited.
But when it came to "The Promise", Poet Chen personally acted as the screenwriter, and got sufficient "creation" and "development" space, and then...
"The Promise", "The Night Banquet", "The City Is Full of Gold" "A" Among the three top-notch costume masterpieces of the same era, the story of "The Promise" is the most chaotic.
The remaining two knew that they were not good at making up stories, so they learned from famous books.
"The Night Banquet" directly copied "Hamlet", also known as "The Revenge of the Prince".
So the whole film has a strong flavor of a stage play.
"Golden Armor" is a copy of "Thunderstorm", but Lao Mouzi is indeed more experienced in shooting blockbusters than Director Feng, and the final effect is better.
Both Directors Feng and Zhang were very clever in re-skinning existing masterpieces for filming, but only Director Chen was very confident in being original.
"Okay!" Lao Mouzi thought to himself after seeing Zhang Yuan's performance.
“The transformation from disbelief to anger and hatred has been shown.”
“There is a gradual process.”
Gong Li couldn't help but nod.
“That’s good.”
“With such performance at such a young age, his future will be limitless.”
“He is very talented!”
While Emperor Gong was thinking, he saw Zhang Yuan looking at her fiercely, and at the same time he gritted his teeth and spoke angrily, as if there was a blood clot in his chest.
"Why did you say it!"
The queen deliberately said it to his face, just to avenge the emperor.
After the collapse, there was endless resentment towards the queen as the whistleblower.
Zhang Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he was filled with anger.
Gong Li's heart trembled when he saw this.
"What a strong emotional tension!"
"Okay, that's enough!" Lao Mouzi smiled and waved to stop, and at the same time glanced at Zhang Weiping.
He said in his heart that his financial backer and old brother often seduce people on the set, but this was the first time he had managed to seduce such a decent person.
“What other strengths do you have that you can show?” Lao Mouzi asked.
"Martial arts skills are a million points." After Zhang Yuan thought about it, he knew a lot, but not many of them were useful in this film.
"Okay, you give it a try."
Zhang Yuan performed a few sets of punches.
From Shaolin boxing to Tongbei boxing, I also mastered the Fanzi boxing that I had picked up from Li Lianjie.
Wuzhi Cheng Xiaodong felt that the more he looked at it, the more familiar it looked, and he secretly cheered.
After showing off everything he is good at, he stopped.
"Well, is there anything else?"
"That's almost it." Zhang Yuan shook his head gently.
"Well, let's go back and wait for the notice."
After Zhang Yuan bowed and thanked him, he turned and left.
“How did you do with those few sets of kung fu just now?”
Lao Mouzi turned to ask Cheng Xiaodong.
The martial arts director of the two masterpieces "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" is Cheng Xiaodong, so Lao Mouzi has special trust in him in terms of martial arts movements.
"The intersection of reality and reality shows that he has received excellent professional training and has a very good foundation."
"If the design is reasonable, he should be able to perform many difficult actions."< br>
I have heard from my younger brother Ma Yuchen that there is a young actor in mainland China who has excellent kung fu, and today I saw it for real.
It is indeed not a false rumor.
"Well, it's a pity." After hearing what he said, Lao Mou nodded in response, and then sighed.
After that, some dissatisfaction was directed towards Zhang Weiping.
The eldest prince has action scenes in the film, but very few.
Most of the action scenes are on the second prince.
Lao Mouzi saw that Zhang Yuan had excellent appearance, good acting skills, and was good at action scenes. He was very suitable for the role of the second prince.
But this role happened to be given to Zhang Weiping.
That’s why he feels so pity.
"As for the role of the eldest prince, although he is younger than Liu Ye, his temperament is still quite calm." Lao Mouzi recalled comparing the performances of the two.
“Liu Ye’s performance has a stronger sense of stage, while Zhang Yuan’s performance is more realistic.”
"You can't just distinguish by merit."
Gong Li also nodded in agreement.
"His action scenes are better than Liu Ye..." Cheng Xiaodong added weakly.
“But in terms of acting experience, Liu Ye still has an advantage.”
“Experienced actors perform more stably.”
"The controllability during the filming process is also stronger."
"So I think Liu Ye is more suitable for the role of the eldest prince." After thinking about it, Lao Mouzi took a safer approach. choose.
It’s a good seedling, but it’s a pity.
But he is still young and there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future... Zhang Yimou thought this.
Although Liu Ye is a junior and one of his own, Gong Li also feels that Zhang Yuan is a little pity.
She liked Zhang Yuan's wildness just now, especially the angry look in his eyes.
Amidst the regrets expressed by several professionals, Zhang Yuan was temporarily excluded from the eldest prince's shortlist.
It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with Lao Mouzi’s choice. Anyone else would prefer to use Liu Ye, a good actor who has become a double actor.
But things are unpredictable...
……
Zhang Yuan didn't care too much about whether he was selected.
After all, he already has a big production "The Night Banquet" as a guarantee for next year.
Wearing costumes and rushing to the dressing room, ready to take off makeup and go home.
In the corridor, he saw a slender figure walking back and forth, uneasy and muttering.
"Hello." Zhang Yuan raised his arm hidden in the sleeves of his robe, went up to him, and shook hands with the other person.
"Hello..."
The young girl with long hair and an oval face is called Li Man, and she is preparing her lines for the audition.
She is not very old, even one year younger than Liu Qianqian, so it is normal for her to be nervous when auditioning for such a large production crew.
She glanced at the man in front of her and immediately recognized him as "Li Xiaoyao".
Looking at his outfit again, it was almost the same as Liu Ye's outfit just now, which means that the two of them were trying for the same role.
Li Man is now unknown, and Liu Ye didn't pay attention to her when he passed by just now.
Now that Zhang Yuan took the initiative to chat with her, the other party felt that this recently popular actor was quite friendly.
The role she auditioned for was Xiao Chan, the third female lead, who was exactly the eldest prince’s “loved relatives and friends, brothers and sisters”.
After Zhang Yuan chatted for a few words, he stopped disturbing and turned around to leave.
"If I had to choose, it would be better for him to play the eldest prince." Looking at Zhang Yuan's back, Li Man whispered.
"After all, there are many rival scenes, but this one's appearance is more eye-catching and easier to get in touch with than Liu Ye."
"Oh, I didn't count what I said, and I can't even protect myself." Thinking of this , Li Man patted the back of his head and continued to memorize his lines nervously.
"I can't tell if it's crowded..." Zhang Yuan speculated after returning to the dressing room.
You know, a major feature of the movie "A City of Golden Armor" is the white northern hemisphere that fills the screen.
Especially led by Gong Huang and Li Man.
He didn't dare to look at Gong Li, he didn't even dare to take a look. He must respect the old artist.
I glanced at Li Man a few times while talking to him, but I didn't see any clues.
"It seems that we have to do some actual operation to know whether it is true or false." Zhang Yuan shook his hands in the air.
“I just don’t know if I have a chance.”
“How did you behave just now?” Jay Chou pulled him and asked.
"It's not bad."
"It would be great if you could be hired. I would also have an acquaintance in this crew." Jay Chou was still not confident about acting. Especially facing a top director like Lao Mouzi, he was very afraid of being embarrassed and scolded.
Zhang Yuan is not only familiar with him, but also gave him guidance and help in performance before on the crew of "Initial D", so he sincerely hopes that the other party can work with him again.
“Why, you still can’t bear to be a father?” Zhang Yuan smiled sideways.
"Go away!" Jay Chou imitated Northeastern dialect in his own Baodao accent.
After bidding farewell to Jay Chou, he returned to the courtyard to rest.
New Year's Eve is coming soon, and after a busy year, he finally has a few days of leisure.
"The next step is to wait for the filming of "The Night Banquet" to start." He lay lazily on the sofa.
Didi didi... At this moment, the mobile phone rang.
After picking it up and taking a look, Zhang Yuan immediately smiled.
The fish I caught earlier was hooked.
“Hello, is this Brother Zhang Yuan?”
The caller is Yao Cheng.
Logically speaking, this person is older than Zhang Yuan, but when he needs help, he naturally has to call him brother.
The next day, Zhang Yuan invited this man to his home.
Yao Cheng found the address identified in the text message and nervously raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Invite me directly to your home..."
She has been thinking about it recently, especially after "Wulin Gaiden" was completed and she lost her job.
No crew has come to visit us yet.
She became increasingly worried about her future.
Thinking of the bait that Zhang Yuan threw out before, it was a program on Modu TV and a movie role. Isn’t this just work?
She is now an unknown little actor, and big companies do not need her.
Although Zhang Yuan is a small workshop, "Wulin Gaiden" was invested by others, and the money was generous enough.
In addition, Zhang Yuan used Ni Hongjie to stimulate her, so she couldn't bear it anymore and came to her door.
But after seeing that the meeting address given by Zhang Yuan was his home address, this man's heart skipped a beat.
“It seems that I still have to sacrifice my appearance.”
Isn’t it obvious enough that you are willing to give me resources but come to my house?
There are no free resources in the entertainment industry!
Thum, thump, thump… This man closed his eyes and knocked on the courtyard door.
Yao Cheng specially changed into purple lace underwear today and came with "bubble gum" in his pocket, fully prepared.
Creak, the courtyard door opened wide, this person opened his eyes and took a look.
Then I realized that my preparations might be too much.
"Come on, come in." Cheng Hao, who was specially dressed up in a red dress, appeared in front of her.
Yao Cheng took a closer look and found that on the other party's exposed snow-white neck, in addition to a delicate platinum necklace, there was a fresh "strawberry mark" above the collarbone.
Then she saw Zhang Yuan waving to her not far away, and she understood.
Cheng Hao is his woman...
How can I be attracted to someone who eats so "good"?
This one is quite self-aware.
At the same time, Cheng Hao also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhang Yuan called him yesterday and said he wanted to sign an actress, alarm bells went off in his good sister's head!
I had noticed this guy getting confused with several women at the online festival party before, and all of them were beauties.
Are you going to take it home?
She specially styled her hair and put on a red "battle" because she planned to demonstrate.
But after opening the door and looking at Yao Cheng's appearance, my good sister immediately felt relieved.
"Zhang Yuan doesn't like her..."
Compared with her, he is simply a crusher, without having to use his charm.
After meeting each other, both of them felt that their preparations were in vain.
"Come, sit down, you're welcome." Zhang Yuan greeted the other party.
“Cheng Hao shouldn’t need an introduction.”
"No need." Yao Cheng lowered his head and shook hands with his good sister.
“The brokerage company was opened by Cheng Hao and I, and we are in charge of it for the time being.”
“Office space and team will be gradually added in the future.”
“Start a business At the beginning, I hope you understand.”
“Oh, I understand!” Yao Cheng nodded.
"In this case, let me introduce my current situation to you first..."
Zhang Yuan spoke loudly, and informed his subordinates, Baoqiang and Ning Hao, first.
He also mentioned that he has invested in three TV series: "Bright Sword", "Wulin Gaiden" and "Baolian Lantern", as well as the movie "Crazy Stone".
Yao Cheng's eyes widened after hearing this.
Wang Baoqiang knows it. She won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, and her role as Sha Gen in "A World Without Thieves" won the love of many audiences.
She was not familiar with Ning Hao, but when she heard that he had just received funding from Andy Lau to make a movie, she knew that this person must be something good.
With the addition of Cheng Hao, a popular actress, Yao Cheng found that although there were not many people under Zhang Yuan, they were all elite soldiers and generals, and none of them were just dawdling.
And the TV series we invested in are also amazing.
In addition to "Wulin Gaiden" in which he starred, "Bright Sword" has recently become popular all over the country.
She also knew that "Lotus Lantern" was a CCTV masterpiece.
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to mention that Shu Chang is also mine." Zhang Yuan added.
Yao Cheng opened his mouth and nodded slightly.
Shu Chang is also one of his... He is the most powerful child actor in the country. He became famous in his teens. Even though he is younger, his salary is much higher than his own!
Yao Cheng discovered that although there were few people on Zhang Yuan's side, they were few but capable. Except for the director named Ning Hao, the rest were all top leaders.
It is difficult for medium-sized companies to find three artists of the same level as Cheng Hao, Shu Chang and Wang Baoqiang.
Only a few big companies can stabilize the pressure.
So, there is quite a future here?
“The conditions I mentioned to you before can be written into the contract.”
“If an accident occurs, I will also provide you with the same level of resources as compensation.”
Yao Cheng was afraid that he would write a bad check before, but now that she saw that the other party was so sincere, she gave up her last worries.
When drafting the contract, Yao Cheng carefully chose a three-year contract.
After finishing the matter, Zhang Yuan treated the other party to a meal.
During the meal, Yao Cheng toasted repeatedly, and after drinking a lot, he asked tentatively.
"Well, boss, when will you contact me about the programs and movies you mentioned?"
"No rush." Zhang Yuan responded with a smile: "I will reply to you before the New Year. Yes, don’t worry.”
Now is not the time for contact.
Because "Wulin Gaiden" will not be broadcast until three days later.
At that time, if you contact Yao Cheng yourself, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
After eating, Cheng Hao took his arm and they returned to the small courtyard together.
"What do you see in her?" the good sister asked.
"I like that she can make money for me." Zhang Yuan immediately replied: "By the way, you can sort it out after a while and give her some of the small businesses and advertisements that I don't like."
"They are looking for you, and she has no reputation. Who can use her?"
"So I said in a few days."
Looking at Zhang Yuan's mysterious smile, Cheng Hao Frowning, he had no idea what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
A week later, Zhang Yuan received a call from Director Jay.
"I helped you find out the news about the crew. They seem to have decided to use Liu Ye." Jay Chou said with some regret.
Zhang Yuan put down his phone after thanking him.
“After all, the man who Hu Jun can’t forget is still powerful.”
“Even I can’t shake the opponent’s position?”
“What a pity. , no chance to play with Gong Li.”
"There's no way of knowing how old Li Man is..."
Not long after, he also received a call from the crew of "The Golden Armor".
The other party informed him that there was no suitable role for the time being.
This is a polite rejection.
But at the same time, he specifically mentioned that Lao Mouzi was very satisfied with him and said that he would consider him again if there was an opportunity in the future.
Zhang Yuan felt that if he could leave a good impression on Lao Mouzi, his trip would not be in vain.
At the same time, Zhang Weiping also revealed to the media the news that Jay Chou, Zhang Yuan and others participated in the "Golden Armor" audition for the sake of publicity.
It seems that everyone has started to learn the bearded hype tricks, and they don’t talk about anything without raising the heat in advance.
This matter naturally spread to the ears of the Wang brothers very quickly.
Of course, it was not just the audition news that was put in front of the two brothers at this time.
There are also the broadcast results of "Wulin Gaiden"... (End of this chapter)