Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 765: Salute
early morning.

Gu Wei, wearing a bathrobe, pushed open the balcony door and walked out, watching the snowflakes falling. Everything outside the villa was covered in silver. It was poetic and picturesque, and beautiful beyond words.

Looking at the snow flying all over the sky, Gu Wei seemed to be able to feel the tenderness and power of nature. Under the cover of snow, everything became quiet and pure, as if it was an eternal painting, which made people fascinated and intoxicated.

Perhaps the cold wind blew into the bedroom when the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony was opened. Gu Wei stayed on the balcony for a while. When he returned to the bedroom, Miss Liu was yawning and staring at him.

"What are you doing outside?" After looking at Gu Wei for a while, Miss Liu asked.

"It's snowing. I just went out for a look." Gu Wei came to the young lady and pinched her chin and said.

"Really?" Hearing this, Miss Liu's eyes lit up instantly.

Seeing her like this, Gu Wei couldn't help but smile. It turned out that snowing days could always attract everyone's attention no matter what time it was.

Early in the morning, Song Ge reported the good news to Gu Wei that the "note" for "The Battle of Nantianmen" was approved.

This so-called "note" is unique to military and public security-type films. For general themes, the General Administration is basically responsible for reviewing the submission of scripts and the release of films.

However, for movies and TV series involving military themes and public security officers, there will be an extra procedure, which means they need to be reviewed and approved by the cultural department's department in charge of united front work and public security.

Just like when we were filming "Wolf Warrior", this procedure was handled with the help of Jinling Art Center.

Now that everything is fine at "Nantianmen", Gu Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as there is no crust on it, in his eyes, nothing is difficult or impossible.

After having breakfast with Miss Liu, Gu Wei went straight to the company.

Along the way, all Gu Wei was thinking about was the audition and casting.

As time goes by, I realize that the most difficult thing about auditioning is not the process, but the result.

How to make the choice is the most vexing issue.

In addition, Gu Wei knew a little more than others, so he would naturally choose to avoid some actors who were later "banned".

It is precisely because of this that Gu Wei is a little cautious. After all, if you don’t know so much, it would be easy to choose with your eyes closed.

When he arrived at the company, he saw that the scene downstairs had not changed much in the past few days. Gu Wei originally thought that since it was snowing today, there would be fewer reporters waiting.

But at a glance, almost all of them were reporters holding umbrellas, and not far away were many business cars and RVs parked. If nothing unexpected happened, they must be the celebrity artists who came here for auditions today.

With a smile and a nod to the reporters who were waiting there, Gu Wei called out to several employees at the front desk as soon as he entered the company gate.

"Prepare some milk tea and snacks to share with our journalist friends outside. It's not easy in this cold weather."

"Okay, boss." When the front desk staff heard this, he naturally agreed immediately.

Gu Wei has always been very generous to reporters in the circle. Generally, at premieres and celebration parties of the company's movies, he would arrange for staff to prepare red envelopes and small gifts for any reporters present.

This habit has continued for several years now, so much so that reporters from major news media in the circle are most willing to participate in and report on various activities and news of Star Film and Television Company.

Of course, the benefits that Gu Wei gave were only for ordinary reporters. Even he would not give much good face to those paparazzi who had low morals, no bottom line, and even specialized in secretly photographing the privacy of people in the circle.

After casually explaining these things, Gu Wei went straight to the meeting room. The auditions were already halfway through today. Except for half a day spent attending the celebration banquet for "One Step Away", Gu Wei was basically busy until the end of the night.

Naturally, about half of the 600-plus celebrity artists selected have already auditioned. Many of them are basically just going through the motions and have very little chance of being selected, after all, the number of places is limited.

As for the dozens of auditioners from Hollywood, except for Leonardo DiCaprio and Denzel Washington who have already been confirmed not to come, the others have been scheduled for the end of the month. Gu Wei plans to get it done in one or two days.

As soon as he entered the meeting room, Gu Wei found that everyone was discussing something, and the voices were quite loud.

"What's wrong?" Gu Wei took out a file bag and turned to ask Wu Jing next to him.

"Hey, it's not a big deal. It's just my uncle's news. What's said online is both true and false. No one can tell for sure."

After hearing what Wu Jing said, Gu Wei took out his mobile phone and searched, and it was true.

At the moment, the internet is inexplicably filled with gossip about Uncle Zhao, and Weibo is in an uproar.

This piece of news said that he had been blocked, that piece of information said that he had been arrested, and another hot search article said that the person was missing...

It's simply a mess.

However, there is a saying in the circle: If you have any problems after passing Shanhaiguan, find Ben San.

Uncle Bensan's influence in the circle is indeed not to be underestimated. Putting aside the fact that some online news is true or false, the current situation is that most of the people in the Northeast circle have come out to speak out, strongly supporting Uncle Zhao and refuting all entertainment media.

Not to mention netizens, after all, he has been the king of sketches for so many years. With the hot discussion on the Internet, the attention and topic volume have skyrocketed!
After casually reading a few news items, Gu Wei smiled and didn't care.

Seeing that most people had arrived, Gu Wei looked at the time and asked his assistant to go out and call for more people.

The first person to come in was none other than the leader.

When he saw the leader, Gu Wei couldn't help but think of Miss Liu.

As the Dead Girl version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" continues to be popular, Liu Yifei and Huang Xiaoming have become the two busiest people on Weibo.

A large number of fans directly used the two people’s Weibo as the comment section. Once they found any shocking looks or lines, they immediately rushed to comment, and all kinds of hot topics continued to appear.

These two are also famous for being very fond of their fans. They frequently post comments and interact with fans, making Weibo extremely lively now.

"Hello, Director." As soon as he came in, Huang Xiaoming greeted everyone one by one.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and Gu Wei asked the other party to perform a non-property performance on the spot.

Huang Xiaoming was obviously prepared, or even if he hadn't prepared before, there were so many people auditioning in the past few days, and all kinds of gossip spread in the circle. For example, one of the items that Director Gu Wei must test is non-property performance, and Director Gu has a good impression of celebrities with tough looks and temperament.

So many people in the circle are discussing why Gu Wei is so fond of non-property performances?

Actually, this is not what Gu Wei likes, but the nature of this movie determines that the celebrity artists must be good at performing without props. After all, except for the actors, more than 90% of the entire movie depends on special effects.

If the artists we choose don't know how to do this, it will be troublesome when filming.

The performance of a few minutes passed quickly. From these few short minutes, Gu Wei could tell that the other party had good acting skills, and it would be no problem if he didn't play the role of a domineering president.

"Is the schedule okay?" As soon as the other party finished speaking, Gu Wei went straight to the point and asked.

"No, I'll be free for the next few months."

"Okay, you look a little thin now. Eat more and exercise more during the New Year." Gu Wei looked Huang Xiaoming up and down and teased.

"Let Director Wu teach you this." Guo Fan also interjected.

"Haha, then I have to learn from Director Wu."

While the few of them were joking, the assistant had already handed over the briefcase.

After taking the file bag, Huang Xiaoming finally felt relieved.

After all, among so many female stars who auditioned before, according to reports from media reporters, only Liu Yifei, Su Chang and Tang Yan had file bags in their hands when they left, and as for the others, no results were released.

After the leader left, the second person to come in was Huang Haibo.

At this moment, this man, who is considered to be one of the most popular male artists in the domestic entertainment industry, is doing very well in the field of TV dramas and has countless resources.

However, for Huang Haibo, from the moment he received the audition invitation, he focused all his attention on the audition. According to media reports, he rejected invitations to several TV series in succession, and his purpose is self-evident.

The moment Huang Haibo pushed the door open, Gu Wei's eyes lit up.

Speaking of Huang Haibo, he initially starred in the "Zhu Bajie" series, and later became famous for his role as "Xu Wenqiang".

Then he gradually rose to prominence with high-quality TV series such as "The Unforgettable Number" and "Let's Get Married", and has now become a household name in China.

However, for the TV series filmed by the other party, Gu Wei was most impressed by "Three Heroes in Troubled Times". Today, Huang Haibo's temperament has a bit of "Tang Ziyi" flavor.

"This posture has been practiced." When Huang Haibo walked to the center of the stage, Wu Jing next to him suddenly said.

“It does have a bit of a military feel, and is somewhat similar to Director Wu’s temperament when he was filming Wolf Warrior.” Guo Fan also commented.

"Hello, Director Gu!"

“Hello, directors!”

"Hello there!"

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Gu Wei stared at Huang Haibo thoughtfully and did not speak a word.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became quiet, and many people looked at Gu Wei, including Huang Haibo, who was a little nervous on the stage.

I have to say that the audition methods of various directors in the circle are a little different. Some directors like to let actors perform on the spot, some get to know the other party through conversation, and some people judge based on personal chemistry and often decide on the other party as soon as they meet.

However, a director like Gu Wei who only focuses on the actors did make others curious today.

About five minutes later, just when Huang Haibo couldn't help but want to speak, Gu Wei spoke up, "Haibo, give a military salute."

"Pa." Almost as soon as Gu Wei finished speaking, Huang Haibo saluted with a very standard military salute.

"Not bad." Gu Wei nodded slightly. "We are quite familiar with each other and have worked together before. I won't say anything extra. Is the time okay?"

As soon as these words came out, Huang Haibo's expression became visibly excited, "No... no problem, Director."

"Okay, take the script back and study it carefully. There will be two or three months of training before filming begins. We will notify you when you can join the crew."

"Remember to keep it a secret."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Haibo stepped forward, took the script from the assistant, and bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

After Huang Haibo left, Wu Jing couldn't help but said, "Before, the media said that the director likes to rely on non-property performances. Now Huang Haibo has changed it to a military salute. If this gets out, I wonder how many actors will practice hard in private!"

"Haha." As soon as the words fell, a group of people laughed.

"It's good to practice. I think our domestic entertainment industry is full of young and handsome guys now, and lacks this kind of masculine temperament."

"The director should have said this in front of the media reporters. Maybe it can change the atmosphere of our domestic entertainment industry."

"There's no need to say this. Everyone will understand once the cast list is confirmed." Gu Wei said with a smile.

When others heard it, they found it to be true.

Just imagine a row of masculine men and women standing together. Anyone with a discerning eye would probably instantly understand Gu Wei's casting requirements.

Maybe it can really change the atmosphere of domestic entertainment...

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(End of this chapter)