This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 433: The casting of "The Wandering Earth" has caused unrest in the domestic entertainment industry!
Finally, on the evening of September 9th.

With people in and out of the industry eagerly waiting, the official account of "The Wandering Earth" released the casting information nationwide:

"The Wandering Earth", science fiction/adventure/disaster
Subject: Movie

Producer: Shinhwa Media Co., Ltd./Tianying Group/
Director: Cheng Cheng; Screenwriter: Cheng Cheng.

Initial cost: 7 million.

Now we are conducting an open casting call to the whole society.”

This time, Cheng Cheng plans to bring out three main characters.

There are five main characters in "The Wandering Earth", namely the father Liu Peiqiang played by Wu Jing, the grandfather Han Ziang played by Wu Mengda, the son Liu Qi played by Qu Chuxiao, Han Duoduo played by Zhao Jinmai, and Wang Lei played by Li Guangjie.

Others include Li Yiyi, He Lianke, Tim, Zhou Qian, etc., but they are not included because their character arcs are too short.

As for the five main roles, the roles of Liu Qi and Han Duoduo have already been chosen. They are the child actors who played the son and daughter of the banker in "People in the Alley". They are around seventeen or eighteen years old and very suitable.

The other three, Liu Peiqiang, Han Ziang and Wang Lei, Cheng Cheng plans to recruit from the circle.

In short, he must be famous, good at acting, have good character and a good attitude.

The reason they need to be famous is because they have to carry the box office. The characters of Liu Qi and Han Duoduo cannot carry the box office, so we have to find actors who can carry the box office. Otherwise, if it's a bunch of unknown actors, Cheng Cheng may not be able to lead them.

The requirement of being able to act is understandable.

Cheng Cheng requires that the person has good character. He is afraid that the movie will be finished but not released yet, and then his reputation will be ruined. That would be a disaster.

Good attitude is required, so Cheng Cheng naturally hopes that all actors will listen to him when they enter the set.

After he released the news, the top leader of the Radio and Television Bureau also called Meng Hai of Tianying Group. His tone was somewhat dissatisfied:

"Meng, we have been friends for many years, and I have something to talk to you about. I heard you say on the forum that Director Xiaocheng intends to aim for the top spot on the domestic film box office charts. This sounds encouraging, but after careful consideration, it seems a bit inappropriate."

As soon as Meng Hai heard it, he knew that he was here to call him to task, but he did it on purpose.

Cheng Cheng humiliated him at the meeting and killed his prestige.

He didn't want to make things difficult for Cheng Cheng on the project, so he came up with this idea.

He said nonchalantly, "Director Zhou, what's wrong with this statement? I don't think there's anything wrong with it. We've made such a big fuss this time, with both China Media Group and Tianying joining in, and an investment of 7 million. Isn't it all for the sake of high box office? Cheng Cheng won't be able to get the top spot, right?"

The top leader of the Radio and Television Bureau frowned:

"Meng, the box office is the result of the market, the audience and many other factors. How can we easily give it a 'number one'? The problem is that what you said really put a lot of pressure on Xiaocheng. We have been working in the government for so many years, and you know that we must be careful about what we say and do, especially in this era of information flying around. A careless word may trigger a chain reaction. Don't let Xiaocheng fall into an unnecessary whirlpool of public opinion because of our quick words."

Meng Hai thought to himself: I am not a talker.

He said:

"Director Zhou, I've already said what I want to say. What else can I do? Don't worry. I'm saying this to give him pressure and a goal. Anyway, if he doesn't get the top spot, the audience will only blame him and won't implicate us. If he gets the top spot, won't everything be fine?"

The top leader of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau was furious. Was he talking about the issue of responsibility?

He warned:

"Anyway, Lao Meng! This matter ends here, don't make any more trouble."

Meng Hai smiled and agreed:

"Director Zhou, of course I know that. We still have to count on Cheng Cheng to make a movie for us, don't we?"

-

In the next few days, countless domestic entertainment actors heard the news and took action.

A film and television company.

"Quick, no matter what role they choose, send all the artists' resumes! Once you receive an audition notice, immediately put down everything you are doing and go to the audition!"

A studio.

"We can't fall behind, we have to fight too! Notify all artists, no matter who joins Cheng Cheng's project, even if the role is small, I will make sure he becomes a big star!"

A film set.

"I heard that the leading male roles have all been released this time! What a great opportunity! If I can be chosen and I don't get any roles for the next three years, I will be happy with that!"

Shadow Island.

“Should I vote too?”

"Yes, Uncle Sheng. There is a role of 'grandfather' in Director Cheng's play this time. Director Cheng said that it would be best to find a veteran golden supporting actor to play the role. You have a good chance. I hope you can be selected."

"Okay, I'll try it then."

A performing arts school.

"Ahhh! That's great. It's my first year at university and I've finally caught up! Xin'er, will you come with me and try it?"

"Matsuko, the hope is too slim, isn't it?"

"It's okay, just consider it as accompanying me."

"Okay, I'll go with you! Let's go see the world!"

"Right, maybe you'll be chosen and I won't be?" "Pfft, if I'm chosen, we'll be chosen together."

A small southern town.

"Brother, what are you packing for?"

"I'm going to the Imperial Capital."

"Why are you going to Dijing? Is Dijing far away?"

"Very far away, don't follow me, I'm going to audition for The Wandering Earth, I want to be a star."

"Ah? A star on TV?"

"Yes! It's the star on TV. Sister, I'm leaving. I'll come back to see you when I become a star. Then I'll buy you candies, a new school bag, new shoes, and we'll move to the city together."

-

Both inside and outside the circle have been turned upside down because of "The Wandering Earth"!

Cheng Cheng has proven himself countless times.

"All or Nothing", "Those Years", "A Little Thing Called First Love", "The Killer Is Not So Cool", "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", "Resident Evil", and "Charlotte's Troubles"!
It is recorded in history and is still vivid in our memory!
But there has never been such a big budget, and there has never been such a luxurious lineup of producers! It is also the only time that Cheng Cheng wrote and directed a film, but gave up the position of the male No. 1.

Too many people are eyeing this position.

You know, this could be the male No. 1 at the top of the box office charts in the future!
This may be the hottest performing arts resource in the past decade. Whoever can get this role will be able to take another step forward.

-

For the next few days, the employees of Shinhwa Company were extremely busy, dealing with a huge amount of resumes and had no time to rest.

The two young actors in "Small Alley People", Xu Rui and Su Simin, were told by their agents that they had been designated by President Cheng and had got important roles in "The Wandering Earth" while others were still vying for roles.

Xu Rui, a boy from Northeast China, is 18 years old this year, 179cm tall, handsome, with regular features, but without the feminine air of the young handsome guys in the domestic entertainment industry.

Su Simin, a girl from Jiangnan, is 15 years old this year, 162cm tall, just like a lotus bud about to bloom in the water, pretty and delicate, smart and naive.

Both of them joined Shinhwa Company during the casting for "Alley People", and their parents signed the contract on their behalf.

It can be said that they already had the best resources in the entire domestic entertainment industry before their debut, including "People in the Alley" and "The Wandering Earth", a TV series and a movie, and they were involved in both the film and television industries at the same time.

From now on, as long as they don't go astray, their future star path will definitely be smooth.

Perhaps he will become the second generation artist of Shinhwa after Yan Gou'er, Wen Lian, Wang Hong, Li Yang and Nilu Kezi.

-

In the office, Cheng Cheng was screening the resumes over and over again. He read very quickly, spending no more than ten seconds on each resume.

If he thinks someone has potential, he will keep them for a second screening.

If he thinks someone has no potential, he will eliminate them directly.

Two hours later, after reading nearly a thousand copies, Cheng Cheng said to his secretary:
"Give the order to send interview notices to those who have passed the preliminary screening. The time will be seven days later and the location will be in the Myth Building."

The secretary nodded:

"Okay, Mr. Cheng."

Then, she quickly took the order and left.

After walking out the door, the secretary looked at the 67 resumes that had been screened out and felt deeply moved. There were nearly a thousand resumes in total, but only less than a hundred passed the initial screening, which was a one in ten probability.

Nine out of ten people will be screened out.

And this is just a preliminary screening.

There will be more rounds of auditions to come!
Their success, every choice they make, determines a person's fate.

And how many people’s dreams, hopes, and daydreams are carried by these screened-out resumes?
Over the next two days, the casting process went smoothly.

Because there is no threshold, even amateurs are accepted, and Cheng Cheng reads nearly 10,000 resumes a day.

He also received a call from the leader of the Radio, Film and Television University, who had only one question: why didn't Cheng Cheng appear in the movie?

For a movie, having Cheng Cheng in the movie and not having Cheng Cheng in the movie are completely different concepts. With Cheng Cheng in the movie, the box office can easily reach over 30 billion. Without Cheng Cheng, the box office may not reach that much.

And this is not just his question, the investors also want him to perform.

Cheng Cheng never expected that there would come a day when he himself would be considered as having “cheng content”, but the problem was that there was really no role suitable for him in “The Wandering Earth 1”.

Liu Peiqiang is impossible, right? Liu Peiqiang is too old.

Although Cheng Cheng’s acting skills are good enough to play an older character, and he can handle roles in his thirties or forties, it would feel too awkward to the audience, so there is no need to force it.

It's impossible to play Liu Qi, right? Liu Qi is too young, only 17 or 18 years old.

Of course, Cheng Cheng can definitely play a teenager of 17 or 18 years old. He has also acted in "First Love" and "Those Years", but Liu Qi plays someone's son, which is not in line with his status. It's not that he is being a big shot, but he is also considering the actor who plays Liu Peiqiang.

After much thought, Cheng Cheng decided to play a minor role of appropriate age, which could be included in posters and trailers.

(End of this chapter)