Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 760: A notification caused unrest

industry.

As Huayi’s stock price soared, Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun’s status in the circle naturally rose.

However, the de-filming of the Big and Small Wangs has been implemented for more than a year. Although countless celebrity artists want to join Huayi, more and more are leaving.

This situation cannot be changed. After all, if you don't even make a movie, why should we stay?
We can’t just sit back and watch others develop better and better while we just sit back and enjoy our past achievements.

So following Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, the current number one star of Huayi, announced the establishment of a new company in a high-profile manner.

Yang Ying and the entire team of the studio jointly established Taiyang Chuanhe Film and Television Company.

Strictly speaking, this is considered poaching from Huayi, but Huang Xiaoming supports it because Huayi has completely stopped paying attention to the artist management business, and staying here would only mean death.

However, the big and small Wangs of Huayi don't care at all. After all, the value of an artist in their eyes is not as valuable as a one-point increase in the stock price.

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Various inside information about the audition of "The Battle of Nan Tianmen" spread quickly, and various news firmly occupied the top of the hot search list.

What’s even more exaggerated is that the Xingchen Film and Television Company has not yet announced any specific data, and big stars led by Zhang Ziyi have not received audition notifications!

In just less than three days, Xingchen Film and Television Company has received nearly three thousand resumes!
There are also reports that Fan Binbin, Deng Chao and others privately approached Liu Yifei to say hello.

It has already spread throughout the entertainment industry.

At this moment, news also came back from the other side of the ocean.

"At about 16 a.m. New York time on the 11th, Hollywood superstar and Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio was interviewed and revealed that he had accepted the invitation of Oscar-winning director Gu Wei to play the leading role in his new film."

"Denzel Washington, the first black Oscar winner, publicly revealed that he has signed a contract with director Gu Wei...

According to Denzel Washington, the two may not be limited to this collaboration, and may continue to collaborate on an art film in the future…”

"Hollywood actresses Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Megan Fox, Kate Winslet and others are suspected to have received audition invitations from director Gu Wei..."

"It is reported that Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Dornan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Robert Pattinson and others have received invitations from director Gu Wei and will arrive in the capital in the near future to audition for "The Battle of Nantianmen".

According to the disclosures of various male stars, the audition roles include supporting roles and guest roles…”

Now, even without excessive media publicity, the domestic entertainment industry has been unable to calm down. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the influence of this movie.

It is no exaggeration to say that whoever gets one of these roles will determine his or her status in the domestic entertainment industry in the next few years.

“Fuck, Benedict Cumberbatch, Loki, and the male lead from Twilight are all coming?”

"Oh my goodness, there are so many Hollywood actors and actresses, how much does it cost just to get paid for the films?"

"Haven't you seen the news? Many of them are supporting roles and cameo appearances. Do you know what a cameo appearance is? I guess Director Gu reimburses them for their airfares and gives them a little as a token of appreciation. Maybe the chosen ones don't even want any money. After all, there aren't many opportunities to be in a big director's movie, haha."

"Based on my understanding of Director Gu, even if he invites more stars, most of the cost will still be spent on filming and special effects production. Look at all the films he has made before, none of them cost too much in terms of salary."

"Isn't 'The Battle of Nan Tian Men' a Chinese military science fiction blockbuster? Why do they want to cast so many Hollywood stars?"

"You're stupid. Didn't you see the news that this movie will be released worldwide? If it only stars Chinese entertainers and no foreigners, I guess many countries won't consider importing it."

"That's nonsense. The Wandering Earth is made up of only Chinese artists, but it still grossed over 1 billion US dollars worldwide."

“Haha, you didn’t read the reports about the overseas release of The Wandering Earth. Many foreigners went to see the movie just for the cameo appearances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. Only after watching the movie did they think the movie was good.”

The celebrities in the circle haven't said anything yet, but netizens have started discussing it.

This group of people are very aggressive on the Internet and say all kinds of things.

On Gu Wei's side, he was screening the audition list.

"Director Yang, if there are suitable people, please ask them to submit their resumes. I can't make a promise to you directly."

"Director Ren, why are you doing this? As I said before, we can have a fair audition, but we can't just decide it privately."

In the office, Gu Wei received phone calls one after another, causing Song Ge and Zhong Lifang next to him to look up at him from time to time.

"Boss, do you want to make a statement saying that you will only accept fair auditions?"

Zhong Lifang saw Gu Wei rubbing his forehead and immediately suggested.

"Forget it, let's finalize the audition list today and start directly tomorrow. I'm afraid if we delay any further, more and more people will call." Gu Wei waved his hand and said.

"Haha, I heard that Gong Li called you last night?" Song Ge didn't know where he heard the news from, and couldn't help but joked.

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled helplessly and said nothing.

It’s all my fault for posting a Weibo last time, telling Gong Li that there was a chance for collaboration, but I didn’t expect that she would call me directly.

And it was Miss Liu who answered the phone, and the two of them chatted for more than half an hour.

Afterwards, Miss Liu said a lot of good things about the other party and pestered Gu Wei for most of the night.

As a result, he was naturally taught a lesson by Gu Wei's "big stick"! !
“If you ask me, this project is really attractive. People in the industry are saying that even if they don’t get paid, it would be great if they can just show up in Director Gu’s movie.

I think it's a good thing, boss, if you use your influence, maybe we can get a group of actors for free." Song Ge kept talking happily.

Zhong Lifang smiled but said nothing. The entire domestic entertainment industry was indeed going crazy right now. Not to mention her own boss, even she, who was in charge of the auditions, was about to have her phone blown up by calls.

A few people chatted and laughed, and time passed quickly.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Wei finally selected nearly seven hundred audition resumes.

"Arrange someone to call them one by one in batches, and the auditions will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Well, control it to 80 to 100 people per day, and finish it within ten days."

Gu Wei handed the list to Zhong Lifang while giving instructions continuously.

"Okay, boss." Zhong Lifang took the list, handed it to the three assistants waiting nearby, and nodded to signal them to start taking action.

"Also, is there anything going on with Guo Fan for the time being?" Gu Wei asked after watching the assistant go out.

"Not at the moment. Director Guo's new movie is expected to start after the new year." Zhong Lifang remembers it very clearly.

"Okay, let him and Wu Jing come over to help in the next few days."

"Ok."

...

The three assistants who received the list had just left the chairman's office when they were surrounded by the staff who had been waiting for a long time.

"Xiaoya, Yan'er, is the list out?"

Someone asked directly.

"Yeah." The two girls in the lead nodded, "It's freshly baked. Everyone has to work overtime today. These must be notified according to the schedule."

"Okay, let me see who is here first." Some of the impatient ones couldn't help themselves.

"Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Fan Binbin..."

"Fuck, this is Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Chen Kun and Tong Dawei..."

"And, and, Su Chang, Liu Shishi, Yang Mi, Tang Yan..." After seeing the list, everyone couldn't help but get excited. Since these stars came to audition, they could naturally take the opportunity to ask for photos and autographs. This could be considered a disguised benefit.

"Hey, why are there no artists from the company?" Someone looked through it and discovered something.

"Why not?" The female assistant named Yan'er raised the list in her hand, "All of them are the company's artists, more than a hundred?"

"Let me see?" The one who was close to Yan'er grabbed it and flipped it open to see, "Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Tong Liya, Wan Qian, Zhao Liying..."

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"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll be there on time."

"Hey, hey, hey, okay, thank you for your hard work."

"Excuse me, thank you."

January 2015, 1, 17 p.m.

This is a day that is destined to be remembered by many celebrities and artists in the circle. On this day, many people received a call back from the Xingchen Film and Television Company, which they had longed for.

Magic City, in a villa.

"Jia Jia, hurry up and book a flight for the morning of the day after tomorrow... No, tomorrow afternoon."

Yang Mi just hung up the phone and shouted loudly towards the living room.

"What's wrong? Mimi." Zeng Jia rushed into the bedroom with coffee and asked.

"Haha, good news. Director Gu called back and asked me to go for an audition the day after tomorrow afternoon." Yang Mi dropped the phone, rushed over and hugged Zeng Jia, then lifted her up in excitement.

"Really?" Zeng Jia spilled the coffee in her hand directly onto the carpet on the bedroom floor, but she couldn't care less about that at the moment.

"Yeah." Yang Mi nodded continuously, "I just received a call."

"Did you say that for the audition role?"

"I don't know. The note on my resume said female No. 5 Yang Yingying, but the other party didn't specify which role it was." Yang Mi came back to her senses and suddenly regretted not asking clearly.

"Oh, never mind. As long as there's a role, it's fine. This is a great thing."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too. Even a cameo appearance is fine."

"That's right. If we are chosen, we can reduce our salary to leave a good impression on Director Gu. Maybe we will have a chance to work together again next time..."

"Yes, even if it's free."

"Oh, it's rare to be so happy, shall we go out and celebrate?"

"Let's go."

On the other side, Fan Binbin, who received the call, immediately called his assistant.

"Xiao Rou, tell the brand in Shanghai that I can't go to tomorrow's event. Either postpone it or cancel it."

"Okay, Sister Binbin."

The crew of "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon".

"Come on, Ms. Gong, please take a break first. We'll do another one in five minutes." Soi Cheang looked at the monitor screen and said politely to Gong Li.

"Okay, Director Zheng." Gong Li had just finished speaking when she saw her assistant waving not far away, and his expression seemed to be urgent.

"Director Zheng, I'll go over first."

"Okay." Naturally, Soi Cheang also saw this situation and responded immediately.

Turning around and coming to the assistant, before Gong Li could speak, the assistant hurriedly said, "Sister, this is a call from Xingchen Film and Television Company, answer it quickly."

After saying that, he immediately handed the phone to Gong Li.

"Hello, Ms. Gong Li, I am from Xingchen Film and Television Company..."

"Hello." Gong Li said as she walked into the lounge. Her assistant followed behind her, always paying attention to the surrounding situation.

"Teacher Gong Li, I wonder if you have time tomorrow morning. We have arranged an audition..." the staff member on the other end of the phone said politely.

"tomorrow morning?"

"Yes, tomorrow morning at nine." The girl on the phone was probably a fan of Gong Li. Seeing that people were making phone calls at the same time, she immediately continued in a low voice, "You are the first one to audition. Is there a problem with the time?"

Hearing this, Gong Li, who was sitting on the sofa, raised her lips slightly, "Okay, you can talk to Director Gu, the time is no problem."

"Okay, Teacher Gong Li."

After hanging up the phone, Gong Li thought for a while and dialed the number, "Yifei, are you free tomorrow night? Let's go out for dinner together?"

"Okay." A clear voice came from the phone, "Sister Li, are you back in the capital?"

"Yes, I just arrived at the airport." Gong Li replied with a smile, and the assistant next to her turned his head and glanced at her.

"Okay, see you tomorrow night then."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Gong Li went straight to director Soi Cheang without any hesitation.

The same scene is happening all over the country.

All the celebrities who received calls from Xingchen Film and Television Company put down their work.

Whether taking a plane or a car, the means of transportation are different, but everyone’s destination is the capital.

eight pm.

After dinner, Gu Wei and Miss Liu sat on the sofa, shoulder to shoulder, watching TV.

As soon as the phone rang, Miss Liu immediately asked, "Are you calling to inquire about the role again?"

Gu Wei didn't even raise his head. "At this point, everyone who should be notified has been notified, and those who haven't been notified already know what's going on. No one should be so inconsiderate."

When she picked up the phone, she saw the words "Mr. Ye" clearly displayed on the screen. Miss Liu stretched her head to take a look and immediately lost interest.

"What's wrong? Mr. Ye, is the project completed?" Gu Wei came up and teased.

"Haha, Director Gu, stop joking. Even if I were a god, I wouldn't be that fast." Ye Ning replied with a smile.

The two of them joked around for a few times, and then got down to business. Unexpectedly, Ye Ning was asking about the role on Jing Tian's behalf, both openly and secretly.

"Mr. Ye, the auditions have been arranged. There are only two things Wanda needs to do now. One is to speed up the construction, and the other is to have the funds in place before the end of the month." Gu Wei did not make any promises to the other party. After all, Jingtian's filming start time was about the same as his, so it was better not to run back and forth.

"Okay, I'll just ask. Don't worry, Director Gu, I'll transfer the money in the next two days."

Perhaps Gu Wei did not inform several investors in advance about the auditions starting tomorrow, and now they are calling one after another to inquire about the details.

In response, Gu Wei only had one sentence, "Transfer the money to the account before the end of the month. The account number is 6212......"

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(End of this chapter)