China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 185 Two Dramas, Most of the Entertainment Circle
"Director Li, do you have anything special to say about the choice of the heroine?"

Director Xue Xiaolu closed the script in her hand and said.

Li Mu replied: "The acting skills must be passable, and the face must be beautiful. The character design of this character is not very pleasing. If the casting is not pleasing, I am afraid that the audience will scold me at that time."

Xue Xiaolu nodded.

Director Xue Xiaolu graduated from the Department of Literature of Beijing Film Academy. Since 03, she has been an associate professor and master tutor at Beijing Film Academy. Her most famous screenwriting work is "Don't Talk to Strangers", which is regarded by countless people as a childhood shadow. Her directorial debut "Ocean Paradise" " was paid 1 yuan by Li Lian to star in it, and now she is hired by Li Mu as the director of "Beijing Meets Seattle".

"Beijing Meets Seattle" set a new box office record for domestic romance films. It also performed well in terms of awards. It has been nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award and the Hong Kong Film Awards. The 40th anniversary of China's top ten outstanding love movies.

In his previous life, Li Mu watched this movie with a learning mentality, and after watching it, he felt that the overall feeling was okay, so he dug out this movie when he was sorting out the movie library in his mind last time.

"How about Bai Baihe?"

Director Teng Huatao asked suddenly.

Li Mudao: "In the past two days, the company will spread the news of the casting. The two films will be merged and selected together. Whether it is suitable or not will be discussed after watching the audition."

Director Teng Huatao was specially invited by Li Mu to direct "33 Days of Broken Relationship".Director Teng was actually very surprised to get Li Mu's sudden invitation. After all, compared to movies, his achievements in TV dramas are obviously higher.

Director Xue Xiaolu was also surprised. Although she has already made her mark in the field of screenwriting, she finally completed the filming of her directorial debut until this year.

What surprised her even more was that when she first saw the script, she was deeply attracted by the story in it, and even had an inexplicable sense of intimacy, as if the story had already existed in her heart .

It's really strange, she obviously didn't have any intersection with director Li Mu before, let alone any similarities, but after reading this script, she felt a sense of sympathy for each other.She is fully confident that she can make this film well, and at the same time, she is deeply impressed by director Li Muxuan's vision. This is simply a film tailor-made for her.

After the matter is settled, Li Mu's new assistant, Liang Bing, will see off the guests on Li Mu's behalf.

In fact, Li Mu was quite reluctant to let Chen Zhixi become a producer. This girl has a very high emotional intelligence and is very capable. She can handle all the tasks assigned by Li Mu in an orderly manner.

But at the same time, this girl has great ambitions and has her own career plan. Her ability is not limited to being an assistant, so it is an inevitable choice for Li Mu to put her on a bigger stage to realize the value of life. In this way, Li Mu had to choose a new assistant for himself.

This Liang Bing was Li Mu's new assistant chosen for him.

The girl is 24 years old, she is smart and beautiful.Through recent observations, Li Mu is convinced that she is basically qualified to be his assistant.

As for why you have to choose a beautiful female assistant, Mr. Fan's answer in "Magic Phone" is: "Which big boss's secretary is a man? Are you out of your mind?"

As for whether choosing a beautiful female assistant will make his girlfriend unhappy, Li Mu feels that since he has been reborn, if he still lives so cautiously and always depends on other people's faces, it would be a little sorry for God's treatment of him. This favor.

After the change of assistant, Liu Xiaoli, the mother-in-law-to-be, once asked Li Mu about the change of assistant. Li Mu said frankly that it was necessary for work, and she didn't say anything later.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei was very rough during that time, especially at night, he became very active, energetic like a pile driver.

Recently, two major events have happened in the entertainment industry.

One is that "Lost in Thailand" has finally been fully screened, with a total box office of 15.4 billion in the mainland, ranking second in the history of mainland movies.

After all, it still failed to break the box office record of "Gravity" in the mainland, but it still shocked the entire Chinese entertainment circle.

The second is that Huashang Media will prepare two new films at the same time: "33 Days of Broken Love" and "Beijing Meets Seattle".

The two films are both about love. In Hollywood, this kind of movie is also called "chicken movie". Unexpected miraculous effect.

I heard that director Li Mu doesn't have a suitable lead candidate in his mind at the moment, and the casting of two films will be made public in the near future.

When these two major events were combined, it was like dropping two powerful depth charges into the Huaxia entertainment industry, and almost the entire entertainment industry exploded in an instant.

"Lost in Thailand" has just been released, with a cost of less than 3000 million, and a box office of 15 billion in the mainland, it is so outrageous that people want to slap themselves madly to see if this is a dream!

Huashang Media's new film?

A project that Director Li Mu attaches great importance to?
Are the two still major heroine movies?

The cost of "Beijing Meets Seattle" is even higher than "People on the Journey: Lost in Thailand"?
The lead actor has not yet been decided, and the casting will be announced soon?

Leaving aside the activities of the stars in the entertainment circle and the financial backers behind them, anyway, the fans of the big stars are not calm.

For a while, countless fans rushed to the bottom of their idol's Weibo and strongly urged their idols to be more ambitious.

Take Yang Mi's fans for example:

"Big Mimi's old club's contract has expired and signed with Huashang. It's a god-level operation. Don't you think this opportunity is coming soon?"

"I mean, we have already signed a contract with Huashang. It's hard to justify director Huashang Li without some 'betrothal gift', right? You say that it's not too much to ask for one of the two movies as a betrothal gift with Sister Mi's coffee position." ?”

"Sister Mi, take the initiative, don't lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At the critical moment, you choose to 'sleep suit' Director Li, fans can understand."

"I don't understand!!!"

Gao Yuanyuan fans:
"Yuanyuan, don't you have a good relationship with Director Li? Didn't you invite an audition this time?"

"Relationships, you have to be more 'caring' at ordinary times, and you can 'have a relationship (drama)' at critical times. Yuanyuan, you should be more concerned about it."

"The heroine movie, it's still Huashang's heroine movie. If anyone succeeds in snatching it, maybe this movie can be eaten for a lifetime! Be sure to pay attention to it!!!"

Tang Yan fans:

"Does Tangtang have nothing to do with director Li Mu? Let's find a way to get in touch!"

"It's really necessary to make some friends. Firstly, director Li Mu will be the ceiling for making movies in the future. Second, even if he doesn't make movies, Hua Shang is still very good in TV series. Why did you watch the first TV series "Latent" become popular? How is it?"

"I heard that Director Li is also one of the co-screenwriters of "Mythology", and "Celebrating More Than Years" is about to appear. These two dramas are also going to be popular. In short, no matter which direction they develop in the future, as long as they can catch up Director Li's route is the best choice."

Liu Shi Shi fans:
"It's all crazy!! Many fans of actresses are crazily appealing to their idols to attack Director Li. Shi Shi should also have some fun!"

"The Four Beauties of the Immortal Sword, Liu Yifei, jumped out of the Three Realms after hooking up with Li Mu. Now that Yang Mi has also signed with Huashang, it may take a few years to distance herself from the actors of the same period. Shi Shi should make plans early!"

"Have you received an invitation to an audition? If you don't, can you take the initiative to go? If you can't win the heroine, you can actually try the supporting actress. Let's get acquainted with Director Li first!"

In addition, there are Fan Binbin fans, Liu Tao fans, Zeng Li fans, Hu Jing fans, Jiang Xin fans and other fan groups. Almost all of these fans strongly demand that their idols be more ambitious, take the initiative, and put pressure on their management companies. Fight for opportunities for idols.

Even the fans of the actor have already taken action, let alone the actor himself.

These people in the entertainment industry may sometimes have bad brains, but they are absolutely full of ambition.

Without the ambition to be competitive, without the determination to do whatever it takes, why should the role fall on you in the end?

In short, almost half of the Chinese entertainment industry has been mobilized, and there are not a few big actors who actively ask for an audition and bluntly say that it doesn't matter how small the role is.

Take the crew of "33 Days of Broken Love" as an example. The actors who have confirmed to audition for the leading role include Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang, Lei Jiayin, Su Youpeng, Tong Dawei, Pan Yueming and others.

The competition for the heroine was unprecedented. Basically, famous actresses in China expressed their interest through various channels, and some of them were rejected by Li Mu directly.

For example, his hometown, Jing Tian, ​​who is also from Xijing and is one year younger than Liu Yifei, etc.

The audition location was chosen at Beijing Film Academy.

Li Mu's Huashang Company's total annual box office is already scary. Especially last year, the total global box office of the four blockbuster films has already exceeded 30 billion US dollars. , but when it comes to the company's office space, it seems a bit shabby compared to the output value.

In the final analysis, the core wealth of Huashang Media is the boss Li Mu himself. Although the company's performance is amazing, the number of employees has not been large, so Li Mu has no urgent need to expand the office space.

Just like this, people can't build a "Hua Shang Mansion", right?

In fact, it is not impossible to cover.

At least in the future when I can't copy the truth and "the talent of Jiang Lang is exhausted", I can still rely on rent collection to nourish myself.

"Liang Bing?"

"Mr. Li."

"Help me remember that our company will also build a building in the next stage."

"Ok."

……

A few days later, the auditions officially began.

When Li Mu appeared in the audition waiting hall accompanied by his assistant Liang Bing, he couldn't help being shocked by the scene in front of him.

A lot of celebrities!

And, many of them are still little Karamis now, but they are future stars!

These are people he couldn't afford to offend in his previous life, and a certain actress who drove him off in his previous life is not even a little Karami now.

"Director Li."

"Director Li is here!"

"Director Li."

Those who greet Li Mu are basically characters who have achieved a certain status in the circle.

The entertainment industry has always been a place with extremely strict levels. Those actors who have no masterpieces and are not popular, when they see Li Mu's arrival, most of them react silently to give way and keep quiet.

The first one to try was the role of Huang Xiaoxian, and the first one to be called in was the actor Liu Shishi.

"Hello teachers, I'm Liu Shishi."

He secretly looked at the people behind the table, and finally his eyes fell on the face of the youngest man. At this moment, Liu Shishi thought of a completely irrelevant question: "Does he know that I am also called '" It's not about Xiao Liu's business?"

Director Teng Huatao said at this time: "You want to audition for a role where you witness your best best friend get married with your boyfriend who has been in love for many years. At this time, your boyfriend suddenly called..."

The lines were handed over to Liu Shishi, and the casting director personally acted with her.

"Don't be so mean!" the assistant director said.

Liu Shishi held the lines in his hand and read:

"Am I mean? Who chased after me and said: Girl, I really like your meanness."

"But now I'm tired, little fairy."

"Then what do you want me to do? Kneel on the ground and cry and beg you? 'Lu Ran, come back and don't leave me.' Then you really misunderstood the person. I, Huang Xiaoxian, have been lacking in this since I was a child. A gene."

"Xiao Xian'er, I didn't call you to ask for your forgiveness, do you understand? If you really..."

After a long line:
"Hey, little fairy, forget about me."

Liu Shishi paused for a moment, then said, "I can't do it."

Director Teng Huatao said: "Okay, let's go back and wait for the news!"

Liu Shishi bowed, turned around and backed out.

"What do you think, Director Li?" Teng Huatao asked.

Li Mu shook his head lightly.

Teng Huatao nodded and said: "The front is okay, but when the opponent says 'I didn't call for forgiveness', that is, when the character suddenly realizes that the relationship between himself and his boyfriend for many years is really coming to an end, the tension of this plot is originally It's very satisfying, but the actor shows almost no emotion at all."

Li Mu nodded to express his approval of director Teng Huatao's opinion, and said, "Next!"

The staff turned and went out to call the next one.

The next one to come in was Tang Yan.

It is obvious that the requirements are still not met. Later, Yang Mi, Zhang Jiani, Jing Tian, ​​Song Yi, Bai Baihe, Wang Luodan, Tong Liya, Jiang Xin, Bai Bing and other actors were tried one after another. Director Teng Huatao spoke in his heart Baihe and Wang Luodan recognized it the most, but after seeing that Li Mu obviously didn't like these two people, he didn't speak for them.

After trying for a long time, Li Mu was not very satisfied with these candidates, so the role of the heroine was put aside for follow-up discussion, and everyone went on to try other roles first.

"Huang Xiaoming is not suitable, he is a bit greasy, and he lacks the kind of temperament that is thrown away in the company. It might be better to ask him to audition for "Beijing Meets Seattle" next door. Playing this..."

After interviewing several candidates for the heroine one after another, Li Mu shook his head and discussed with Director Teng Huatao.

"What about Deng Chao?"

Li Mu still shook his head, feeling that compared with Wen Zhang in his previous life, his temperament was a bit worse than his character.

As for Wen Zhang, that's even worse, who made him Wen Zhang.

In fact, the crew didn't invite him at all, but he called and sincerely said that he must come. There is no reason for Li Mu not to even give him an audition opportunity.

Tong Dawei is very comfortable playing this kind of lip-smacking role, but it seems that he lacks a bit of sissy air.

"What do you think of Lei Jiayin?" Li Mu asked.

Teng Huatao nodded and said, "It feels okay."

"Then let's preliminarily decide on him."

(End of this chapter)