China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 432: Going in with the right foot first was discovered?
In late September, Hualiu Company officially announced the launch of the "Nujiang River Operation" project.

On the same day, news that the film had begun casting was also announced.

This kind of action-drama film with propaganda purposes must use tough actors.

There are no tough guy actors among the artists signed by Hualiu Company, so they can only look outside.

Looking outside is the most cost-effective way.

Even a wealthy company like Hualiu Company would not be so extravagant as to sign a group of special actors just to make one or two movies.

After the two pieces of news spread, they caused quite a stir both inside and outside the circle.

In the previous few months, the script had been in the basic polishing stage, and Li Yu had not made the film public.

He only mentioned it to Zhang Yingmou and Fan Xiaopang in private.

Neither of them is the type to spread nonsense.

Therefore, some people have speculated these days that Li Yu is preparing for his next film project, but few people know what the details of this project are.

It is precisely because the level of confidentiality is so high that people are shocked when the news is made public.

Feng Xiaogang, who was arranging the early marketing for If You Are the One 3, learned that Li Yu had obtained a film project specially approved by the relevant authorities. His pupils dilated and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Li Yu has been very popular in recent years, with one hit movie after another.

Not only did it take away his title of King of Mainland Commercial Films, but it also took away his position as the third-ranked director in the Mainland.

He has never been convinced.

He wanted to make a hit movie to prove to the world that he could take back what he had lost with his own hands.

Not long ago, Li Yu went to Cannes and brought back the Palme d'Or. His desire for a comeback was completely dashed.

This time, Li Yu got the opportunity to direct "Operation Nujiang River", which made him excited.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the cruel truth was right in front of him.

It is almost impossible for him to surpass Li Yu and regain his position in this life.

Not to mention him, Chen Kaige's position was somewhat precarious in the face of Li Yu's powerful offensive.

"This kid has so many good opportunities at such a young age, ah!"

Feng Xiaogang sighed.

Although he was envious, he understood that Li Yu got this opportunity through his own strength.

Without Li Yu's full firepower and shining performance at this year's Cannes Film Festival, it is hard to say whether this glorious task would fall on Li Yu.

All we can say is that they seized the opportunity with their strength at the critical moment.

This thing is really enviable.

"I've said it before, it's hard for people like this to do badly."

Mr. Wang sighed.

The development of events once again confirmed his evaluation of Li Yu back then.

Young, talented, and in the right position, how can you not like such a director?
“Perhaps Operation Nujiang River is just the beginning. If Li Yu can seize this opportunity, he can give the highest government a very good answer.

Other departments may also assign him the task of publicity in the future. This is what it means to lean on a big tree for shade.

No... this is not a big tree at all, this is a towering tree."

Xiao Wang always felt that Li Yu was taking off faster and faster.

This is the snowball effect, the further the snowball rolls, the bigger it gets.

Xiao Wang always has foresight. In the future, some departments will really look for directors to shoot promotional films. That's how "Operation Red Sea" came about.

Feng Xiaogang was silent for a long time.

Forget it, if he can't afford to offend him, can't he just avoid him? He will never compete with Li Yu again.

When the gap is so big that there is no hope, it is easy for people to have the idea of ​​giving up, and that is what Feng Xiaogang is doing now.

In addition to industry leaders such as Feng Xiaogang and Xiao Wang who were shocked by the two pieces of news released by Hualiu Company today, the entertainment industry was also in an uproar, especially male actors, who were all eager to audition for Operation Nujiang River.

With special approval from the highest government, and directed by Li Yu himself, such a movie is the top resource in the circle, and any ambitious male actor would be tempted.

The actresses were also moved, but it was useless because there was no room for female characters to perform in this movie.

"Director Li, you are so awesome. The burden of Operation Nujiang River has fallen on your shoulders. Can you give me an audition opportunity for the sake of our friendship?"

The person who called Li Yu was none other than Huang Xiaoming, a well-known figure in the domestic entertainment industry.

Huang Xiaoming was very sensible and did not ask Li Yu for the role right away.

He was asking if he could be given a chance to audition.

For requests like this, even if Huang Xiaoming has no personal relationship with the director, the director will generally not refuse.

His status is there. During the period from 05 to 10, he had the honorary title of the number one young actor in mainland China.

This is what Huang Xiaoming thinks, and directors he doesn’t know will give him some face.

Even if they didn't think highly of him, they would still agree to let him audition, not to mention that he had such a good relationship with Li Yu.

However, life is full of surprises, and Li Yu's answer almost made his brain burn out and his computer crashed.

"No, you can't audition."

Li Yu's tone was extremely serious.

"what?"

Huang Xiaoming almost suffered cerebellar atrophy.

Li Yu's answer really confused him.

So he didn't give him face? Did he offend Li Yu invisibly?

Could it be that the last time he went to Hualiu Company to find Li Yu, he entered the door with his right foot first and was discovered by Li Yu?
"Brother Xiao Ming, you can't attend the audition. There are too many male actors auditioning, so many names that they can't be written on an A4 paper.

Don't add to my workload, just come and sign the contract when you have time."

A few months ago, Li Yu mentioned to Fan Xiaopang that he could use Huang Xiaoming.

Of course Li Yu wouldn't just say it casually.

In fact, it is quite reasonable to let Huang Xiaoming play the role of the spy.

The spy character doesn't need to look like a policeman.

At first glance, a person who looks very righteous cannot be an eyeliner. Such an eyeliner will be discovered within a week and cannot stay hidden for a long time.

"!!!"

In just a few seconds, Huang Xiaoming's mood went through ups and downs like a roller coaster.

The next second it was less than one meter from the ground, and the next second it had rushed to a height of dozens of meters.

He was directly selected without having to audition, and he really didn't expect that he would receive such treatment.

He was so excited that he wanted to say, Director Li, I heard that you don’t have a son yet, and I want to take care of you in your old age.

He restrained himself and said, "Director Li, are you serious? I was directly selected?"

Li Yuxin said, of course it’s true, didn’t you say you could act for no pay?

However, Li Yu would not really let Huang Xiaoming bring his own food and participate in the film without any pay. He replied: "The ranking should be the second male lead, and the pay will not be very high. You should be mentally prepared."

"Director Li, look at what you're saying. I'll act in your movie even if you don't pay me."

Huang Xiaoming said that was not a big deal.

Acting for free was nothing to him. When he was able to successfully get into "The Return of the Condor Heroes" to play Yang Guo, there were rumors that he bribed a lot of money.

The salary he received for playing Yang Guo might not be as much as the money he gave out. This is called working with a loan.

He could accept taking out a loan to work, and getting paid for a film was a dream start.

(End of this chapter)