Chapter 113 Re-examination
The re-examination location of "Heroes of Heavenly Sword" was chosen at Lu Liping's art school. This can be regarded as a disguised form of helping to raise the reputation of her school - some unimportant supporting roles in the future will also be from art. Choose from students in the school.
In the large conference room, in addition to Xu Kun and Liu Haibo, the judges for the re-examination were Chen Xuebin, Chen Luoping, Xu Yiling, and Zeng Lai.
The oldest among them is Chen Xuebin, but he is mainly responsible for chores and expenses.
Xu Kun thought that he would have to find an old-timer to take charge of the show. He just happened to have a good reputation in the arts. He could try to hire an acting master to help the young actors get into the groove as soon as possible.
Before the formal audition, Xu Kun first let everyone read the post on Tianya Zatan. When he saw the statement of "two immortal swords" and the subsequent obvious pushback, Chen Luoping's face was very ugly.
"how so?"
He murmured: "I just told the 'name collision' thing as a joke to a few friends, and I also specifically emphasized at the time that the plots of the two dramas have nothing to do with each other!"
Xu Yiling on the side didn't say anything, she just put her hand on his shoulder.
Xu Kun showed everyone his posts and news on the website one by one.
Finally, he said: "I let everyone read this post, not to blame anyone, but to remind everyone that entertainment journalists are becoming more and more unruly, and the Internet is even more lawless, coupled with the hype methods of film and television companies There are also more and more tricks, and we all need to be more vigilant to avoid being used as a target or a weapon. "
Everyone nodded, and Chen Luoping patted his chest and promised that he would never reveal information about the crew to anyone else. He also gritted his teeth and wanted to find out the 'traitor' around him, but was stopped by Xu Yiling.
Liu Haibo, on the other hand, frowned and suggested that he should simply be affiliated with a big company, so that other film and television companies would be wary.
Those two posts were quite popular, but they were not so big that several news websites reported them at the same time. Moreover, the tone of the press releases from major media outlets were almost exactly the same. To say that no one was secretly coordinating, Liu Haibo was I definitely don’t believe it.
If Xu Kun had not discovered it in time and provided public opinion guidance, where would these "twists and turns" news reports have gone?
Chen Xuebin shook his head: "I'm afraid we can't make the decision in this matter."
Xu Kun also said: "We haven't reached that stage yet. This time we accidentally fell into someone's crosshairs. We just need to be more vigilant in the future - we can't just film in a down-to-earth manner while others still hold on to us, right?"
The main reason why the two refused was that they were inexperienced when they signed the investment contract and forgot to leave some room. Now they want to talk to Jia Yueting and Lao Baigan, and it will be more troublesome to bring in big companies.
Seeing that the two of them persisted, Liu Haibo said nothing more. Seeing that no one had any other opinions, Liu Haibo hosted the audition.
The second female lead, Huang Xiang, auditioned first.
Last time, hoods were used, but this time a makeup teacher was specially hired, and the costumes were also carefully selected, so the girls' appearance was raised to a higher level.
The first person to be eliminated was Wang Luodan. This girl's acting skills and personality were very suitable for Huang Xiang, but the performance just didn't feel right.
The remaining three people, Tongyao, Bai Jing, and Ma Su, all showed similar levels, and they had no obvious strengths or weaknesses.
After discussion, Bai Jing was eliminated second because she was the only one among the three who had no acting experience.
At the end of 2002, Tong Yao starred in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", and Ma Su starred in the historical drama "Song of the Tang Dynasty" - this drama only became popular on CCTV two months ago.
It stands to reason that Ma Su has a greater advantage, but the problem is that her schedule is relatively tight, and she currently has two scripts in hand, so she hopes that "Heavenly Sword" will allow her to join the cast, or improve her 'salary'.
Naturally, Xu Kun and Liu Haibo could not agree to this.
Therefore, the candidate for the second female lead, Huang Xiang, was tentatively decided to be the nursery rhyme of the Chinese opera.
However, Zeng Lai had some doubts about Tong Yao's resume: "She was graded in 2002. How could she appear in a TV series at the end of 2002?"
Chen Xuebin said disapprovingly: "Hasn't the Chinese Academy of Drama changed its rules a long time ago? As long as the class teacher agrees, even freshmen can go out and film."
Zeng Lai opened his mouth again, but in the end he said no more. The current regulations of the Chinese Academy of Drama are that as long as the class teacher is accommodating, freshmen can also take leave to film. But the problem is what film you are taking leave to film.
If a big director asks you to play an important role, then there is no problem.
Or if you're going to star in a classic, that's no problem.
However, the supporting role played by Tong Yao in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" does not meet these two conditions at all. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the teacher in charge to agree.
However, Zeng Lai could feel that Chen Xuebin seemed vaguely hostile to him, so when he saw him coming out to refute him, he didn't speak again.
After all, the relationship between Chen Xuebin and Xu Kun is not inferior to that of Li Yixiang, and they are the big housekeepers of this drama. Naturally, she does not want to have a confrontation with Chen Xuebin face to face.
Seeing that no one had anything to say, Liu Haibo shouted again: "Baoqiang, let the second male lead come in."
Xu Kun is the boss in the crew, so he naturally has to seek benefits for his younger brother.
The role he assigned to Baoqiang was a personal follower around the protagonist. He usually dressed up as the servant inkstone next to Xiao Ting. When he returned to the Blood Moon God Sect, he was a sword slave under King Abelo and also a member of the Blood Moon God Sect. The only person who knows the protagonist's dual identity.
Baoqiang agreed and soon led a few actors in makeup.
Then he walked around behind the table and whispered to Xu Kun: "Brother Kun, that Jia Nailiang and Ma Su left together."
"Um?"
Xu Kun asked curiously: "Why? Is it to fight against injustice for classmates?"
"That's not true. He thought he was here to audition for the second male role. He was not very happy when he heard that he was the third male actor. Later, he simply left with the eliminated classmates."
After Xu Kun listened, he looked up Jia Nailiang's resume and found that he had also played a role in "Song of the Tang Dynasty". No wonder he left after hearing that he was auditioning for the third male role.
Forget it, Liu Haibo was more optimistic about Wen Zhang anyway.
Putting aside this episode, everyone started re-testing for the second male lead.
The best performer is still Zhu Yawen. He seems to have an energy that others don’t have. Whether it’s confidence or straightforwardness, he is more impressive than those classmates anyway.
In addition, he himself had already starred in a youth drama. In the end, except for the female screenwriter Xu Yiling, everyone unanimously approved Zhu Yawen to play the second male lead Gu Hanyang - and Xu Yiling had a soft spot for the tall and handsome Luo Jin.
Because Jia Nailiang voluntarily quit, the third male role of "Big Ball" was undoubtedly played by Wen Zhang.
Finally, there was the audition for the third female lead, Fire Phoenix.
Although only Tang Wei auditioned, she was by no means the only candidate, nor was she the first choice.
However, in terms of acting, it is even better than last time, and the fiery phoenix's sizzling energy was perfectly performed.
If this had been a drama of the Republic of China, Xu Kun would have made the decision immediately. Unfortunately, "Heroes of Sword" is a costume drama, and Tang Wei's costume appearance is really not interesting.
You must know that Fire Phoenix is more beautiful than Zeng Lai in the play.
In the end, the crew only listed Tang Wei as a candidate. Xu Kun still hoped to find an actress like Chen Hao who was sexy and charming enough to compete with Zeng Lai.
(End of chapter)