It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1315: Time is not forgiving, Mr. Zhou becomes Ms. Zhou

"This morning, the Film Bureau announced the latest batch of film and television scripts that have passed the review. Among them, the film script "Parasite" submitted by Feiyue Film and Television has successfully obtained a filming license."

"At 9:30 in the morning, Liu Dehua showed up at Feiyue Films. It seems that the two sides will start a new cooperation..."

"Wanhe Tianyi and Tingdong Pictures jointly released a casting press release, and the comedy film "Famous" directed by Liu Xunzimo and produced by Han Han has successfully completed the casting yesterday.

Actors Yin Zheng, Deng Jiajia, Yu Rongtai, Chen Minghao, Qin Xiaoxian, Zhang Benyu, Ke Da and others want to jointly make "A Shocking Case" into a movie. "

"'Peak Explosion' has officially started filming!"

Another brand new Monday has arrived as scheduled, but unfortunately, there are still no blockbuster movies in the film market.

There was a new movie called "Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet" released on Saturday, but the audience for this type of animated film is fixed.

Therefore, although the box office on the first day on Saturday was as high as 7096 million, it plummeted by more than half on the next day, Sunday.

Obviously, the peak box office period for this type of film passed as soon as it was released.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably last for another twenty or so days, and then there will be no movement at all.

The current cinema market is in a sluggish period, and there are no high-quality new films released yet.

There is still about half a month left until the May Day period, and the market enthusiasm and audience willingness to pay attention are not very high.

Moreover, most of the films played in theaters are old films that have been released for some time. Audiences have limited choices and their enthusiasm for going to theaters is also not high.

However, the film and television industry has never lacked attention.

People are paying quite a lot of attention to the film and television projects that are currently in production.

For example, many people are paying close attention to "Parasite", which just passed the review.

When many people first saw this name, their first reaction was that this must be a big-budget science fiction film!
After all, judging from the name alone, the three words "Parasite" are full of science fiction. When people see them, various images of alien creatures and interstellar adventures will unconsciously emerge in their minds.

But when everyone was full of curiosity and asked around, trying to dig deeper into some project details, they found that they could not find out any useful information.

The only thing that is certain is that it is not a big-budget science fiction film, which makes many people who are in the mood to watch a science fiction blockbuster feel a little disappointed.

As for who the director and screenwriter are, as well as information about the entire creative team, all of them are kept confidential, as if blocked by a thick curtain, making it impossible to peek in.

As time goes by, people inside and outside the circle still can't get more information about this film.

This also caused many people to gradually lose interest.

Most people are thinking that since it is not a big-budget science fiction film and the news is kept strictly secret, it might be one of those projects that is left "in limbo" after it is approved.

This kind of project is usually just a gimmick, and it usually takes several years for it to actually meet the audience.

Instead of focusing on such fruitless projects, it is better to shift attention to other film and television projects with more promise.

For example, the cast of the new film "Famous" officially announced by Wanhe Tianyi looks quite interesting.

There are both talented actors and comedians, as well as the currently very popular "fresh meat crosstalk actors".

With this cast combined, and with Han Han as the producer responsible for quality control, it is possible that they will produce another high-quality comedy!
For a time, heated discussions surged.

However, what many people don’t know is that although "Parasite" has not disclosed more details, its casting auditions have already quietly begun.

Long before, Han Jianv had already decided that the film's protagonists would be a cast of all the best actor and actress winners.

Chen Fei naturally had no objection to this. After all, he also preferred actors with superb acting skills.

So, after discussion, the two decided to adopt the "invitation system" for auditions.

This method can directly save a lot of complicated work processes. It is simple and efficient, and can be said to be tailor-made for these two "lazy" directors.

At the same time, in order to prevent the news from leaking out and being bombarded with phone calls and text messages, all actors invited to audition must sign a short-term confidentiality agreement.

"The confidentiality agreement will be valid until the casting list is announced. Before that, no matter what the audition result is, it cannot be disclosed to anyone. Do you understand?"

"Mmm Good."

In the audition room of "Parasite" of Feiyue Films, Zhou Xun saw Chen Fei and Han Jianu with serious expressions, and suddenly became a little nervous, thinking it was a very important project.

But after taking the script and reading it, she scratched her head in confusion: "There's nothing to keep secret about this? There's nothing confidential in it."

Fade Chen said seriously, "Just don't go out and say anything."

"Pfft." Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing, "Sister Xun, they just didn't want to be disturbed, so they did this, don't think too much about it."

Zhou Xun was speechless for a moment and looked at the two of them helplessly.

"Let's get started, Sister Xun. Show us your movie queen-level acting skills."

"okay."

Zhou Xun came back to his senses and stopped worrying about the confidentiality agreement. He put down the script, took a deep breath, and quickly got into the state.

She stood in the center of the audition venue, repeatedly sketching the image of the mother of the Jin family in the script in her mind.

As Han Jianu shouted "Start", Zhou Xun instantly seemed like a different person.

The originally gentle temperament suddenly disappeared, replaced by the cunning and tenacity of an ordinary citizen.

When performing the scene where Jin's mother discovered the secret in the basement, her eyes changed from initial fear, to the shrewdness of quick calculation, and then to the pretending of calmness. Every subtle emotional change was handled just right.

Faced with the "sudden intruder", she questioned in a trembling voice while unnoticedly moving the tools beside her towards herself, vividly displaying the complex psychology of a small person trying to survive in desperate situations.

Behind the audition table, Fade Chen and Han Jianu looked at each other, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Although he was performing at the last minute, after this audition, Zhou Xun not only accurately restored the personality traits of the mother of the Jin family in the script, but also added his own unique understanding of the role, making the character more vivid and three-dimensional.

After the audition, Zhou Xun stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the two people in front of him.

Han Jianv was the first to break the silence and said with a smile: "Xun Jie, your acting is not bad!"

Fade Chen also nodded with satisfaction: "Your performance is completely in line with our expectations. It just so happens that the filming of Manslaughter 2 has just finished, so you can join the crew directly."

Hearing this, Zhou Xun raised the corners of his lips in a calm arc, his expression calm.

After filming for so many years and winning several Best Actress trophies, all the glory she received under the spotlight has already made her calm and composed.

If you can't even handle a role like this, then why are you still in the film and television industry?

But at this moment, she suddenly sighed softly, with a trace of melancholy between her eyebrows: "Alas, this day has finally come. Time is unforgiving. Now only these middle-aged women's roles are suitable for me."

The drama "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" completely broke Zhou Xun's mentality.

In recent years, many costume drama crews wanted to invite her to film, but unfortunately, she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

Liu Yifei's eyes flickered as she quickly stepped forward to hold her arm and consoled her, "Sister Xun, look at what you said, this character is not an ordinary middle-aged woman.

Although she appears to be a street woman bargaining in the market, she is actually the mastermind of the family. This is a high-profile role with distinct layers! Many actresses want to play it but cannot. "

She blinked her big, lively eyes and smacked her lips in an exaggerated manner: "Besides, being able to play a middle-aged role well is a real skill. It's called crushing with experience, a complete dimensionality reduction strike!"

Zhou Xun laughed immediately, and said with emotion: "You are really good at talking. If I were a man, I would be obsessed with you for the rest of my life."

"Cough cough!"

Chen Fei quickly reminded her that her legal husband was still there.

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you."

Zhou Xun's smile was still on his face. He glanced at the script on the table and suddenly thought, "Hey? By the way, besides my role, have the other leading actors been decided?"

Fade Chen shook his head: "No, you are the first one to pass, and the rest will have to be screened slowly."

He actually already had a number of candidates in mind, and had already sent out audition invitations. He was just waiting to see how they performed in the auditions. However, at this moment, Zhou Xun's eyes lit up, and he asked curiously, "Can I recommend an actor?"

"Who?"

Chen Fei and Han Jianu both looked up at her.

"My niece Zhang Jingyi is very talented and willing to study hard. She is the perfect person to play the role of the rich man's daughter. She has inherited my style. Her eye acting is very contagious."

Hearing this, a girl's face suddenly appeared in Chen Fei's mind.

When filming "Where the Wind Goes", he did observe the acting skills of this little girl, and she was indeed very talented.

Although he is not as good as Zhou Xun when he was young, he is definitely in the first tier among today's young actors.

Zhou Xun took out his cell phone from his bag with great interest and found several photos of Zhang Jingyi in her latest ancient costumes and modern makeup.

Han Jianu came over to take a look, her eyes showing some interest.

Chen Fei stroked his chin, thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, since you recommended her, let her try. But let me be frank, the audition still has to follow the rules. Whether she can pass or not depends entirely on her own ability."

"Haha." Zhou Xun laughed, "Of course. If I can't even stand an audition, I'm not worthy of your 'Best Actor and Best Actress Bureau'!"

There are quite a few young actors in the several studios that Feiyue Film and Television has cooperated with.

Among them, Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai have accumulated super high popularity thanks to many hit works and are firmly sitting on the throne of the new generation of traffic.

In comparison, although Zhang Jingyi has also acted in many works, there is indeed a big gap between her and the first two in terms of popularity and commercial value.

Of course, we can only draw conclusions about the specific situation after the audition is over, and we are just discussing it casually at the moment.

Half an hour later, Zhou Xun signed the contract and walked out of the company quickly.

The first thing she did after getting in the car was to take out her phone and send a message to Zhang Jingyi: "Get ready, there will be an audition in a few days, it's very important!"

"Okay, Auntie."

At the same time, inside the company, Chen Fei and Han Jianu were packing up and preparing to leave work.

Liu Yifei looked at the two of them with a smile on her face, "We're going to try this one today?"

"Yes." Han Jianu stuffed the script into her bag and said, "All my brain cells are dead today. I'll deal with the rest tomorrow."

Chen Fei laughed, closed the lid of the thermos cup, and explained, "Don't worry, the actors won't run away. Our 'invitation-based' audition has to wait until their schedule is free."

Apart from the auditions, other preparatory work has now been carried out in full swing and is expected to take a month to complete.

Just building a new villa scene and arranging the display in the basement requires a lot of energy and time.

Because of this, casting, which should have been the most critical task, has become the least urgent thing at the moment.

After packing up, Han Jianu smiled and excitedly invited Liu Yifei: "Come on, Sister Yifei, let's go shopping!"

Liu Yifei heard this and turned to look at Fade Chen: "What about you? Are you coming with us?"

"No." Fade Chen waved his hand. "I still have things to deal with. I won't be back for dinner tonight. You two can handle it on yourselves."

"Ok."

Liu Yifei smiled faintly and nodded in agreement. She elegantly hooked the chain of her Chanel bag with her fingertips and walked out the door holding Han Jianu's arm.

After watching the two leave, Fade Chen walked out the door and headed straight for the "The Wandering Earth 2" project team.

Liu Dehua came over a few days ago and successfully auditioned for a role.

Yesterday, Guo Fan sent a message saying that the actor auditions have all been completed.

As he happened to be free now, Fade Chen decided to go over and take a look at the project progress.

At the same time, in the outside world, Yinghuang and Golden Harvest also officially jointly released the casting announcement for "The Antique Bureau Wars", and disclosed the specific plans of the project.

"Breaking news! The suspense/adventure film "Antique Bureau Mid-Game", adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, is about to hit theaters."

“This is a masterpiece of the year that combines thrilling adventure, intricate suspense and gripping emotions; the story is set against the backdrop of the mysterious world of antiques, and it deeply reveals the unknown legendary stories and thrilling disputes behind the appraisal and collection of antiques.”

"The leading female role of the film will be played by Jing Tian. This time in the film, she will interpret the role with superb acting skills, bringing everyone a wonderful visual feast..."

The leading actor of this movie is Lei Jiayin.

With the adorable image of "Lei Big Head", Lei Jiayin has won the hearts of the people, and his joining of "The Antique Bureau Wars" is also highly anticipated.

However, due to Jing Tian's strong presence in publicity resources, his exposure was diverted a lot.

Among the overwhelming posters and press releases, topics about Jing Tian frequently appeared on hot searches. In comparison, his solo promotion looked much thinner.

However, he himself is quite open-minded about this. In an interview, he laughed and joked: "My 'big head' can't compare to their 'big popularity'!"

He even took the initiative to forward promotional materials about Jing Tian, ​​with the caption "Waiting to see Queen Si Teng stir up trouble again", showing his humorous demeanor.

On the other hand, Jing Tian was also unambiguous. That night, she reposted Lei Jiayin's teasing dynamic on Weibo, and attached a photo of the two of them at the script reading meeting, with a playful caption:
"Teacher Lei's 'big head' hides great wisdom. This time, I must hold on tight to your thigh and learn a few tricks from you in the antique world!"

In the photo, Lei Jiayin is grinning, Jing Tian is smiling and making a scissors hand gesture, the atmosphere is relaxed and humorous.

This back-and-forth interaction quickly became a hot topic.

Fans made jokes in the comment section, with some joking about the "dreamlike collaboration between Lei Datou and Renjian Fuguihua" and others praising the two for their "open-mindedness".

The difference in publicity resources, which was originally likely to cause controversy, was immediately turned into a light-hearted joke through the high emotional intelligence interaction between the two sides.

As for those noises trying to stir up "fighting" and "grabbing" of the roles, they completely dissipated in the joy on the screen before they even caused any waves. Instead, netizens' expectations for "The Antique Bureau Wars" skyrocketed.

However, on the other hand, the family urban-themed TV series "Little Willingness" produced by Ningmeng Film and Television has set off a wave of controversy about the "role-fighting" between Song Jia and Jiang Xin!
The tearing lasted for several days!

"I heard that it was because of the number of lines, the ranking, the poster position, and then the fans of the two groups started arguing..."

Liu Yifei herself didn't understand the whole story, but she told Chen Fei about it, leaving him completely confused.

I opened Weibo and saw, great!

"Isn't this a deliberate operation by the publicity and promotion department to set the pace and stir up the hype?"

"Ah? Is that so?"

Chen Fei was a little amused and said, "Don't eat this kind of melon anymore. If you don't understand it, it's usually deliberately made up by the production team to attract attention and traffic."

"Oh, okay, I know."

Putting away his phone, Chen Fei picked up his coat and prepared to go out. "I have to attend the premiere of Guangguang's new film "Your Wedding". How about you and Han Jianu arrange the audition this morning?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei immediately said enthusiastically: "Sure, no problem, leave it to us."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Chen Fei walked out of the door and headed straight to the cinema.

At the same time, major media outlets outside have begun warming up for the upcoming May Day period.

"The Hollywood imported sci-fi blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong was officially taken off the screen at 12:14.66 a.m. last night, with a total box office of billion yuan."

"This morning, the youth love movie "Your Wedding", produced by Guangguang and starring Xu Guanghan and Zhang Ruonan, will hold its premiere at the Pan-Asia flagship cinema in the capital."

"The May Day holiday is coming soon, and many movies such as "Sweeping Black: The Final Battle", "Chasing Tigers and Catching Dragons", and "Secret Visitors" are ready to go!"

The cinemas and the film market are bustling with activity, but at this time, the cold war between Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying has reached its "climax"!
Both of them came to the premiere of "Your Wedding", but not together...

(End of this chapter)