During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 29 Project Establishment and Casting
  Early in the morning, Wei Jin came to China Film and Television, and under the guidance of the staff, he came to Han Sanping's office for the first time.

"Xiao Wei, it's rare to see you. Why do you think of coming to my place today? Come and sit down."

Seeing Wei Jin, Han Sanping raised his hand to greet him to sit down, while his secretary handed him tea.

"Mr. Han is joking. He is busy with the company, so I don't dare to neglect Mr. Han."

Wei Jin said politely that in a few years this unattractive man in front of him would be known as a figure in the film industry.

"I have been preparing the script for a new movie before. This is not something I will rush over as soon as it is released."

"Oh? I was thinking about it before. Did you bring the script? What is the theme this time?"

Han Sanping's eyes lit up when he heard this. Wei Jin's first award-winning film actually took in more than 3500 million yuan at the box office, which was far beyond the group's expectations. It had already proven its strength. In this project, China Film Group Corporation had to participate in one share.

"Youth campus theme, adapted from my novel of the same name."

Wei Jin handed over the script and explained:

"How much are you planning to invest this time? Let's agree first. China Film's investment share cannot be less."

Han Sanping took the script and said while reading:

"The initial budget is 1000 million."

"The investment is not big. Have you ever thought about a big event?"

Han Sanping said with regret after hearing this:
  "Mr. Han is joking, youth movies can't create big scenes."

Wei Jin couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, Mr. Han just likes big scenes and big productions.

"In this case, China Film will invest 30 million, accounting for %, and leave the publicity and distribution to us."

Han Sanping thought about it for a while and realized that there was no need to report such an investment amount, he could make the decision himself.

"No problem, thank you very much for your support, Mr. Han. Also, does Mr. Han have any suggestions for actors?"

Wei Jin readily agreed. The reason why he roped in China Film Group was to seek support in promotion and film arrangement.

At present, most of the domestic theater chains are administratively assigned. The leaders can give a lot of help in arranging films. Furthermore, the film and television industry is also most taboo about eating alone.

"First tell me your plans. Are there any you are optimistic about?"

"This is what I think. The most important thing in a youth film is the compatibility with the character. The acting requirements are not high. The main thing is that the image matches the character. So I am going to notify the industry of open auditions."

Wei Jin explained that in fact Zeng Li was originally intended to play the role. After reading the script, Sister Li said that she could not play such an innocent school beauty.

When Wei Jin thought about it, it was true that Zeng Li was a bit partial to Yu Jie, who belonged to the category of bright beauties, so he might as well just have an open audition.

"Well, yes, in this case, I will submit the script first. After it passes the review, we will start casting the project."

Han Sanping also agreed with Wei Jin's statement and settled the matter.

Later, Wei Jin asked Han Sanping for advice on the operations of many domestic theater chains and some policy issues.

Han Sanping learned that Wei Jin was interested in getting involved in the cinema and had an intuitive understanding of the young man's ambition, but he wished more people would invest in this industry.

After leaving China Film Academy, Wei Jin headed to school. Along the way, he met many alumni who came to say hello. Wei Jin also smiled and nodded.

When I arrived at Zhang Jiandong’s office, Teacher Jiang Wei happened to be there too.

"Hello, teachers."

Wei Jin was very polite to the teacher:

"You kid, I haven't seen you for a few months. Tell me, what's the reason for your visit this time?"

Jiang Wei was the first to speak jokingly:

"Teacher Jiang, don't blame me. Aren't you busy writing a script?" Wei Jin quickly explained:
  "I wonder how many senior brothers are interested in the things we agreed to before?"

Since Wei Jin expressed the need for graduates majoring in film and television dramas, the school has communicated with the senior graduating class at the beginning of the semester, and those who are interested have already registered with Zhang Jiandong.

"I've sorted out the list here. You can take a look first, or you can ask them to come over and meet."

Zhang Jiandong took out the list from the drawer and handed it to Wei Jin.

Wei Jin glanced at the list and didn't see any names with attributes in his memory, but this was normal.

In fact, there is no shortage of talents in the entertainment industry, but the lack of opportunities. Directors who were familiar with them in their previous lives are just because they got the opportunity. The unknown people may not be able to achieve results, or maybe the opportunities are not good enough.

"Okay, let these senior brothers come to my studio on the weekend. There will be a project for everyone to practice on."

"Oh? You have a new project?"

Jiang Wei was a little curious, and he also had a restless temper.

"The script has been submitted to China Film for review. Once approved, the project will be approved. Shooting will begin this month as soon as possible."

Wei Jin explained, and then looked at Jiang Wei:
  "Teacher Jiang, I have a TV drama script here. I wonder if you are interested in directing it?"

After speaking, he handed the script he had prepared to Jiang Wei.

"Is there such a good thing? Let me see."

Jiang Wei took over the script, with two big words on the cover - "Latent".

It only lasted half an hour. Wei Jin and Zhang Jiandong chatted about the new movie. In the meantime, "Buried Alive" was also helped by Jiang Wei. This time, Wei Jin was really the one to take the lead, and Zhang Jiandong also gave advance guidance. One or two, lest the seedlings you are optimistic about be frustrated.

"Phew, the script is so well written. You always have so many wonderful ideas. I took this project."

Jiang Wei felt a little emotional:

"That's okay, Mr. Jiang, don't worry. In terms of remuneration, I will give you the best in the industry. Besides, there is no rush for this project. You can take the time to submit the script for review and make preliminary preparations first. We will start filming after the year."

Wei Jin is somewhat compensatory towards Jiang Wei. In the first movie, Teacher Jiang paid a lot.

"Okay, I know your kid is very rich, so I won't be polite to you. Then I'm currently preparing a crew here, waiting for your notification."

Jiang Wei said without any politeness:

Two days later, Wei Jin received a notice from China Film Group that "Those Years" had been reviewed and the project could be approved for casting.

On September 9, Weijin Fengliu Studio issued a notice to companies in the industry:

"Those Years", the country's first youth campus-themed movie adapted from a best-selling book and directed by Silver Bear director Wei Jin, will have open auditions on Saturday, September 9.

Audition roles:

The first female (Zhang Shiyi), the second female (Ma Lijuan), aged 17-27 years old;
  Male one (Wei Liang), male two (Zhang Bochun), male three (Wang Jianguo), aged 18-25 years old, several supporting roles
  As soon as the notice was sent out, Wei Jin's phone calls were all inundated with requests for dinner, flirting, and personal relationships, all of which were rejected by Wei Jin. He only said that China Film Academy requested an audition and there was no way to accommodate them.

While artists from major companies are gearing up, college students from major film and television schools are even more crazy, because open auditions for movies mean that they also have opportunities, and the age requirement is tailor-made for them, excluding many Fewer competitors.

For a time, almost everyone in the major film and television schools had a copy of "Those Years", which contributed a lot to the sales of the novel.

The reason why artists are so excited is that there are too few movies released in China in this era. As of September 04, there were only a dozen or so domestic movies released, most of which were not noticed by anyone, and some with box office exceeding 9 million. There are only two.

One of them is "Buried Alive" directed by Wei Jin.

Therefore, "Those Years" is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name and written and directed by a well-known director. In this era, it is really a very high-quality resource.

　This is the first time a new author writes a book. I beg you to collect, follow, read, and recommend. Thank you all. This is the first time a new author writes a book. I beg you to collect, follow, read, and recommend. Thank you all.

(End of this chapter)