Actor: Thank you.

Accompanied by his assistant, manager, and two newly recruited actresses, Zhang Yuan embarked on a journey to Hengdian.

Dongyang Qingyu received a call from him a few days ago.

It is said that there is a change in the female lead.

The female boss Zhang Jing and the director Jiang Wei were silent for a long time, but they were not too surprised.

This kind of thing has happened before.

Changing actors at the last minute is a topic that almost all film and television companies and crews cannot escape.

The only unexpected thing is the absence of an accident.

Uncertainty is the only thing that can be certain.

Not to mention TV dramas, even movies often encounter this kind of thing.

Later, when Wu Jing was filming "Wolf Warrior 2", he encountered the female lead breaking the appointment just before the filming started.

Before filming "Dying to Survive", Xu Zheng encountered the female lead breaking a date.

When Guo Fan was filming "The Wandering Earth 1", the male lead broke his promise.

These are all front-row works that have left their names in the history of Chinese cinema, and they all encountered last-minute replacements of actors.

Not to mention the other small crews.

Moreover, when these three movies were filmed, they already had well-known works with good box office performance, yet they still encountered such treatment.

This shows how short-sighted most people in the entertainment industry are.

They don't care about the class leap that will be brought about by the movie's release in a year or two.

I only care about how to get more pay or other benefits in the current period of time.

Be patient and work hard on your work. If you don't take off in three years, you will soar into the sky?
nonexistent!

I would rather make a movie that I know is a bad movie and get paid millions.

Nor would I choose a good script and lower pay.

Pursuing short-term gains rather than long-term gains is a common problem for most people in this circle.

But it is easy to understand why they would do this.

Especially in the later era of traffic, how many of those traffic artists have completely clean butts?

You don’t know when your house will collapse, so you have to grab as much as possible while the going gets hot.

Even for works by big directors, it takes at least one to two years from preparation to release.

They may not be popular for more than two years in their lifetime...

People in this industry are particularly anxious.

Coupled with the generally low cultural level, the situation is just like that.

So there is a reason why the Four Dans and Two Bings can become the top female stars of a generation.

Most of these six have much bigger visions and ambitions than the rest of the industry.

Yao Cheng is also very ambitious.

But in her eyes, the resources provided by Huayi are still greater than a TV series.

"Coming!"

After a long time, Zhang Yuan arrived at his destination, Dongyang Qingyu's office.

He shook off the rain on his body.

As soon as he arrived in Dongyang, Qingyu was showered by God.

Zhang Yuan felt that the company’s name might not have been chosen well.

"Brother Honglei, nice to see you again." Zhang Yuan greeted Sun Honglei very politely.

"Hey." Brother Honglei just replied indifferently.

At the same time, he narrowed his already small eyes and carefully observed the two visitors.

He knew Jiang Xin, but they had never worked together.

I don't know Zhao Liying at all and have never heard of her.

The rain kept falling and the atmosphere was not very harmonious.

There was a hint of awkwardness in the office.

After a long time, the boss Zhang Jing asked tentatively.

"Zhang Yuan, I can understand."

"Why do you want to replace Yao Cheng?"

They are all in the same circle, and Dongyang Qingyu and Sun Honglei have also heard some news.

But whether it is out of curiosity for gossip or for the purpose of handling events, they always want to understand clearly.

Especially from the mouth of Zhang Yuan, the person involved.

"Yao Cheng has terminated his contract with my company, so he will no longer be used." Zhang Yuan replied calmly.

Sun Honglei secretly cheered in his heart.

So, Yao Cheng’s “rebellion” is true!
The reason he applauded was that when Zhang Yuan described the incident, he did not show any emotion but just stated the facts objectively.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have cursed on the spot.

His expression was normal, without a trace of anger.

Sun Honglei had seen too many things like this when he was in the underworld.

It is common for dance halls to poach top performers from each other.

There were countless people with broken legs, broken arms, and blasted heads.

But looking at his brother, he seemed to have no anger at all.

I haven't heard of any action he took.

However, Sun Honglei changed his mind and remembered that when they discussed the pay before, Zhang Yuan had shown his fangs.

He is not a cowardly person.

The calmness at this moment is even more frightening.

"Okay, we understand." Zhang Jing also looked at Jiang Wei.

But in their hearts, Yao Cheng is indeed a very suitable candidate.

Now...

"Let me introduce you, Jiang Xin. I think everyone should know her."

"I have a lot of experience in performing. If you count from the beginning, I have been in the industry for more than ten years."

"The professional ability and professionalism are obvious to all the directors and actors who have worked with me."

"I think she is suitable for the role of Cuiping."

"Really?" Zhang Jing gave him a puzzled look.

"We can try it out on the spot later." Zhang Yuan ignored the other party's doubts.

"This is Zhao Liying, a young actress who has just started her career."

"I have studied in many large crews, so I have some experience in supporting roles."

"You can put it on later and see how it looks and feels."

When Zhang Yuan mentioned Zhao Liying, he did not mention her acting skills.

Compared with Sun Honglei and Jiang Xin, her current acting skills are indeed not worth mentioning.

"Okay then, I won't say any more, just try it."

Director Jiang Wei said no more.

Zhang Yuan is both the copyright holder and half of the investor.

Although he was unhappy with the role change, he could do nothing about it.

After a while, Jiang Xin and Zhao Liying came out of the dressing room next door.

Both of them changed into cheongsams in the style of the Republic of China.

It’s just that Jiang Xin was wearing dark floral fabric, a cheap style similar to brown.

Zhao Liying wore a bright satin dress with green patterns, which was a noble style.

This fits the character the two were trying out for.

Cuiping is a "stand-in" and her true nature is a rural female guerrilla leader. She wears coarse clothes, which better reflects her temperament.

Wanqiu was born into a wealthy family, so clothes made of fine fabrics would better suit her character.

The two of them walked out together, which was quite impressive.

Jiang Xin, who doesn't have a particularly Western look, looks even more rustic in this dress.

Zhao Liying, who originally looked a bit rustic, looked more fashionable after putting on this cheongsam.

Jiang Wei glanced at Zhao Liying first.

In addition to the cheongsam, she also wore a medium-length curly wig.

The director took a look and thought the girl was quite good-looking, with a kind of attractive appearance and features.

Especially when standing with the person next to him, the contrast in their temperaments is extremely obvious.

This is the effect I want!
In terms of appearance, Zhao Liying has passed the test.

You can wait until the audition starts and you have to say your lines.

She was prepared and had read the script several times according to Zhang Yuan's requirements.

Being able to read a script and understand characters requires skills and experience.

Apparently she was still average.

"The image is good, but the performance..." Before Jiang Wei finished speaking, Zhang Yuan had already spoken.

"I will teach her myself." "I have also arranged for someone to train her."

"I will be ready before the shooting starts."

Seeing Zhang Yuan's unquestionable tone, the director had no choice but to nod and agree.

Well, she's the third female lead anyway, her role isn't as important as the lead, and her image is there, the audience likes her, so it can't be too bad.

But when he turned to look at Jiang Xin, he looked embarrassed.

She does have Cuiping's "rustic" qualities.

But this figure...

Simply put, Jiang Xin's body was about to burst the standard-sized cheongsam costume!
The diagonal buttons on the chest were pulled out of shape.

The hip area is also bulging.

Now that he has kept his mouth shut and isn't saying anything, Zhang Yuan wants to go up and pinch him to try out the feel of it.

Too meaty!
It’s comparable to when Teacher Yin Tao played Yang Guifei.

"Zhang Yuan, this figure is quite different from the Cuiping I imagined..." Jiang Wei whispered in his ear.

Zhang Yuan nodded, then turned his head and spoke to Jiang Xin.

"Xin, the director thinks you are fat and your image is not good."

Jiang Wei: …

Should I get you a speaker?

Is there any way to pass a message face to face?
The director thought that Zhang Yuan was not usually such a tactless person.

how come……

Then he saw Jiang Xin hugging his shoulders, tilting his head, showing an expression of dissatisfaction, and then pointing his finger at Sun Honglei.

"He can play the leading role with this image, so why do you say that my image is not good?"

Sun Honglei: First of all, I have not offended any of you...

Hey!
Jiang Wei took a look at Jiang Xin's condition at this time.

That kind of rebellious and reckless spirit.

Even though they have different figures, they look very similar!
Zhang Yuan instigated it on purpose.

Who is Jiang Xin?
Her mouth is much faster than her brain!

Working with her, especially for male actors, is either choking to death or getting angry to death.

Chen Jianbing is such a difficult person to deal with.

When his wife Jiang Qinqin worked with him for the first time, she wanted to quit acting after filming for a week.

I can't stand this guy's temper and attitude!

When filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Sun Li acted with him for a week and couldn't stand it anymore.

Later, I found out that Jiang Qinqin couldn't stand it either, and then I realized that this guy was just like that and was not targeting her.

But every time Chen Jianbing met Jiang Xin, he was choked and speechless!
I was really impressed by this guy.

At first, director Zheng Xiaolong was sought to help and seek justice.

But Jiang Xin doesn't care if you are the leading actor or the director, she will point fingers at you when she is unhappy with you.

Later even the director was convinced.

In this regard, Jiang Xin is actually a bit like her predecessor, teacher He Saifei.

She often plays female characters with strong explosive power, and she is also straightforward in real life and dares to scold anyone.

But it was her energetic look that caught the attention of director Jiang Wei!
This kind of unreasonable energy is what we want!

now it's right.

Turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

Amazing!
Not to mention the lines and performance, my temperament is close to the character.

Yao Cheng's state is just acting, she is real!
These people had never met Jiang Xin before, and her previous roles were not too willful and reckless.

So no one expected that this person's true character was like this.

Therefore, Jiang Xin’s real fame and success had to wait until she got the role of Concubine Hua.

This role was not originally hers, Zheng Xiaolong intended to let her play Concubine Cao.

It was she who took the initiative to request to audition for the role of Concubine Hua, a character with a more prominent role.

Zheng Xiaolong also said that you are not domineering enough and you can’t act like that.

Because the communication had just begun, this person had not yet revealed his true nature.

After much persuasion, I finally got the role.

Zheng Xiaolong felt that Concubine Hua was not as domineering as she was...

Moreover, she portrays this character not only with a fierce side, but also with depth.

Jiang Wei turned around and whispered a few words to his boss Zhang Jing, then asked Jiang Xin to start the audition.

He also specifically asked Sun Honglei for help.

Brother Honglei tried his opponent and felt something was wrong!
In terms of momentum, the other party is no weaker than himself.

Just the opposite of Zhao Liying, Jiang Xin can handle the acting, lines, and character traits, but her image is a bit lacking.

Zhang Yuan assured the director that he would personally find someone to supervise her in losing weight and adjusting her figure.

And forced her to issue the military order herself.

Lose at least 20 pounds a month.

At least she has to look energetic. After all, Cuiping is a female hero and she can't be fat.

In her current state, she is good at actual combat but not at filming.

"Brother Honglei." When they were having dinner together in the evening, Zhang Yuan pulled him aside to say hello.

"Those two are mine."

"But when you work afterwards, the filming will be done at your own pace."

"Zhao Liying's acting is not good, you should scold her and say something, you're welcome."

"I really mean it. I'm not kidding."

Seeing Zhang Yuan's seriousness and understanding that he was focused on acting, Sun Honglei felt relieved.

"As for Jiang Xin..." Zhang Yuan received another call.

"Just refrain from hitting her."

"I'll try my best." Brother Honglei glanced at Concubine Hua who was eating with Zhao Liying.

"Does she usually talk to you like this?"

"It's worse than with you, I can bear it."

"Let's encourage each other!" They both drank a glass.

Zhang Yuan felt a little relieved after finally completing the second round of work on the "Disguiser" crew.

He took Jiang Xin and Zhao Liying back home and arranged for Cheng Hao, who was currently attending classes and not in the group, to keep a close eye on the two.

One teaches you to control your mouth and move your legs, while the other teaches you how to understand the characters and the script.

Before the shooting started, except for sleeping, we kept the two of them at home for training.

The crew's business has been settled.

Next, he asked Yang Siwei to call all his artists.

Anyone who is free, come and eat.

Everyone should be together.

Yang Siwei has actually been a little panicked recently.

Because she is the manager, all the artists are under her management.

Now that something like this has happened, I cannot escape the responsibility.

This is my first time serving as an artist manager, and it’s been less than a year.

The company's most valuable female artist ran away.

She thought that it was possible that her boss would get angry and ask her to leave.

But what made her even more panicked was

The boss hasn't said anything since the incident!

Did nothing either.

Not even a word of blame.

She was not a fool and knew that there was no way she could get away with this.

She felt that the boss was planning something big!

And now that she was asked to gather everyone together, she became extremely nervous.

You're not going to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and are planning to sacrifice me in public, right?
When calling the artists, these people also asked these questions repeatedly.

The questions asked are similar.

What on earth is going on with Yao Cheng?
What are you going to cook for dinner this time?
How is Zhang Yuan feeling recently?
Can I take a leave of absence?

Yang Siwei did not dare to answer easily and could only convey what Zhang Yuan had clearly explained.

Everyone try to come.

She and everyone else were all feeling uneasy.

Because everyone thinks that this banquet should be the Hongmen Banquet! (End of this chapter)