Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 142 The strongest sixth generation director.

Xiangjiang's audition ended quickly.

Because these lists were already drawn up.

Many actors come to audition just as a formality.

Like the superstar Zhang Xueyou.

Well, Zhang Xueyou didn’t come to the audition.

Please invite Zhang Xueyou to come over and make a guest appearance.

They are here to give you face, why are you auditioning for Zhang Xueyou?
However, another superstar, Li Min, still auditioned.

Moreover, this audition is quite strict.

This is not to look down on Li Min. The status of superstar Li Min is also very high.

The reason why it is more strict.

That’s because Liu Yubai, played by Li Min, has a relatively important role and is also an important character in "The Siege of the City in October".

More importantly.

This role was originally given to his brother Leslie Cheung by Chen Desen.

But at this time Leslie Cheung was no longer around, and the role of Liu Yubai still had to be played.

So Li Min was invited.

not bad.

The most noble of the Four Heavenly Kings is undoubtedly Li Min.

Although the audition process was strict, everyone, including Chen Cheng, still approved of the role.

As for some other Hong Kong actors.

Such as Chen Shaobai played by Liang Jiahui.

There is no need to talk about Liang Jiahui, a multi-faceted actor. There are not many people in Hong Kong who can compete with him in acting skills.

Ren Dahua, who came to audition for the role of Fang Tian, ​​is also a talented actor.

Both his fame and acting skills are online.

There is also Zeng Zhiwei.

Zeng Zhiwei mainly plays a guest role, and he is also a big shot in Hong Kong.

He came to make a guest appearance as a courtesy.

Another Donnie Yen not only has great box office appeal, but his martial arts scenes are also a big attraction.

"Chen Cheng, Xie Tingfeng's agent called and said he agreed to put on ugly makeup."

After the audition in Hong Kong was over, Chen Kexin talked to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng nodded: "That's no problem."

"You have no objection?"

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I have no personal grudge against Xie Tingfeng. If he can meet our filming standards, I certainly have no objection."

"That's good."

Chen Kexin nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Chen Kexin is the producer.

He has the greatest power here.

It doesn’t matter whether he discusses it with Chen Cheng or not.

But Chen Kexin knew Chen Cheng’s strength.

Also.

This time for "October Weicheng", Chen Cheng raised an investment of 5000 million.

If you still insist on having the final say, you have no idea how to behave as a human being.

And judging from the fact that Chen Cheng was able to attract 5000 million in investment this time, Chen Kexin became more and more confident in Chen Cheng's position in China Film.

In his opinion.

Chen Cheng must be promoted by China Film Group.

You can offend anyone but not Chen Cheng.

of course.

Chen Cheng is not as mysterious as Chen Kexin thought.

Although China Film Group Corporation intends to promote Chen Cheng, China Film Group Corporation itself does not sign artists.

So this kind of praise is not safe.

If Chen Cheng's ability can be maintained or even increased in the future, we can all help each other and jointly promote the development of mainland films.

It's a pleasure.

If Chen Cheng was not capable enough, China Film Corporation would not have treated Chen Cheng as a godson and continued to provide him with resources.

"The next step is the audition in the mainland. Director Chen, let's go back to the mainland together."

Chen Cheng invited Chen Kexin to join him.

Chen Kexin shook his head: "I don't have time. We still have a lot of behind-the-scenes work to do for our film. Especially Central City, I have to catch up. Desen, please go with you."

"That's okay too."

Chen Cheng nodded.

……

A few days later.

Chen Cheng returned to Hengdian.

Just got off the plane.

Before the auditions even started, a series of calls came in.

The first person to call was Wang Zhonglei, vice president of Huayi.

Although Chen Cheng and Wang Zhonglei did not have a very pleasant time in the cinema before.

But in this circle, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

"Director Chen, congratulations, really congratulations."

On the phone, Wang Zhonglei smiled and congratulated Chen Cheng: "Finally, our mainland will have another great director."

Chen Cheng said politely: "Boss Wang, you are joking. We directors have to work for you."

Wang Zhonglei said, "Director Chen, you are being too polite. How can you be considered working for us? Even if we have signed with Director Feng, Director Feng is still our shareholder, our partner, and our important partner. How can you be considered working for us?"

I have to say that Wang Zhonglei is quite good at speaking.

At least.

This scene was said quite nicely.

Chen Cheng knew what Wang Zhonglei meant and said, "Mr. Wang, the audition will be in about three days. If you are free, can you recommend a few actors to come over?"

Wang Zhonglei didn't expect that Chen Cheng would speak directly without him making any request.

Wang Zhonglei was stunned for a moment, but then he shouted, "Great!"

"I didn't expect Director Chen to be such a straightforward person. I was embarrassed last time. In this case, I won't bother you anymore. In the next few days, I hope Director Chen will take good care of our Huayi."

"If there's a suitable role, no problem."

Chen Cheng doesn't like Wang Zhonglei.

I don't want to curry favor with Huayi.

The reason why Chen Cheng agreed was to repay the favor of Huayi for signing his junior sister Liu Yifei.

After Huayi.

Then several more calls came in, all from major brokerage companies.

The purpose is the same as Huayi, which is to recommend its own actors.

of course.

On the Hengdian side, Wang Hua also called Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng did not refuse these calls.

He was originally auditioning and selecting actors.

If these agencies have suitable roles to play, Chen Cheng will not refuse.

of course.

Not refusing does not mean that Chen Cheng will lower his standards.

For Chen Cheng, his principle is.

Opportunities can be given.

But it is up to Chen Cheng himself to decide who to choose.

……

"Brothers, have you heard recently that there is another big movie co-produced between the two places that is about to cast."

"Oh, yeah, yeah, which one?"

"October Siege."

"I know. I heard that this drama is really great. Even the singing god Zhang Xueyou plays a minor role in it."

"Not only that, I also heard that Li Min is in the drama."

"Damn, two of the Four Heavenly Kings are gone."

"There are also Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Tse Ting Fung... and Miss Hong Kong champion Li Jiaxin who is said to be retiring..."

"Sister, this movie is top-notch in Hong Kong."

Such a lineup.

In the decades of film development history of Hong Kong, it is also one of the best.

“I heard that the mainland has also started casting.”

"Damn it, I want to go, who cares."

"Pfft...brother, forget it. Look at the lineup in Hong Kong. You have to imagine how big a mainland actor must be to get there."

"Yeah, I can only think about it."

"Not necessarily. If you know Chen Cheng, maybe there's a chance." "Chen Cheng, the assistant art director in charge of color in The Golden Armor?"

"you know?"

"Damn, I've been following him. This guy is simply a master of cheating in our circle. In just over a year, he has taken on so many big productions. At the same time, his position has skyrocketed all the way, from deputy martial arts director, martial arts director, deputy art director, art director, assistant director, acting assistant director, first assistant director... It's really amazing."

"Well, now he is the co-director of The Siege of the City."

“What is a co-director?”

"It's similar to the position of chief director, but he doesn't have as much power."

"Isn't that the assistant director? Why is he called the co-director?"

"You're stupid. He's so talented, you can't call him assistant director. He should be called co-director. Anyway, you can just treat him as the chief director."

"Ahhh... I'll look for any friends I know at Beijing Film Academy. I want to get close to Chen Cheng."

It can be said.

Although Chen Cheng is not very popular in front of the camera, he is followed by many people in the circle.

In fact.

Chen Cheng is not without popularity in front of the camera.

He just hasn't been discovered by the mainstream yet.

In the [Chen Cheng Bar], the number of members in Chen Cheng's forum has exceeded 300 million.

This forum became popular before because of Jin Yong's various character reviews.

But after becoming popular, everyone discovered that there was a figure like Chen Cheng in the circle.

Originally, people were not particularly fond of Chen Cheng.

After all, Chen Cheng was not very famous at that time.

Even though he played the role of "Jiang Ming", he still had a little bit of popularity.

But as Chen Cheng continued to defeat monsters and level up in the circle, he went from being an invisible figure in the circle to a big director with great power.

Chen Cheng’s fans are growing in number.

This is not.

At this time, a number of posts related to Chen Cheng and "The Siege of the City in October" appeared in the forum.

"Brothers, I think Chen Cheng may become the leader of the sixth generation of directors in mainland China."

"Don't think that he is the leader. Look at some other directors. Although some other directors are good, none of them have participated in so many big productions like Chen Cheng. Moreover, Chen Cheng is now the co-director of "The Besieged City" and holds real power. No one among the sixth generation of domestic directors can compare to him."

"Of course, with an investment of 1.5 million and so many superstars participating, apart from Chen Kai, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang... these big guys in the mainland can handle it, who else can?"

"Yes, this bar of ours can be regarded as witnessing the rise of Chen Cheng. Let's give Chen Cheng a thumbs up."

"like."

“Great.”

……

A film crew in Hengdian.

Zhang Xiaofei, who was taking a break after filming, was chatting with his companions.

An actor handed Zhang Xiaofei a bottle of drink with a smile.

Zhang Xiaofei said: "Oh, you are here to curry favor with me."

The other actor laughed and said, "What do you mean by fawning? That's such a harsh word. Well, you are right, it is fawning."

"Pfft...you're quite humorous."

"It's a must. Xiao Fei, I heard that you are in the same class with Director Chen?"

"There are a lot of people in our class with the last name Chen. Who is the Director Chen you are talking about?"

"Don't be like that. There are several Chen teachers in your class, such as Chen Cheng."

"You mean him, what's wrong?"

"You get along well with him, don't you? When there's nothing going on, I see you and Shanshan always go to play with Chen Cheng."

"You're still staring at me pretty closely."

"Everyone in the crew knows about this. Well, I heard Chen Cheng went back to the mainland to select actors."

"Ah."

"It seems that Director Chen has made a big production, "The Besieged City in October."

"It seems so."

"Don't you have any ideas?"

"If you have any ideas, don't tell me you want to audition. Brother, I really don't have the time. Look at me, I'm too embarrassed to call Chen Cheng."

"How can that be possible? Don't be so modest."

"real."

Zhang Xiaofei said, "Just act well. If your acting skills are not good enough, nothing you say will be of any use. Of course, that includes me."

Zhang Xiaofei has encountered this kind of thing many times.

Almost every once in a while, Zhang Xiaofei would encounter such a situation.

no way.

Chen Cheng was like a rocket in the circle.

It would be fine if he was just an actor.

After all, no matter how famous an actor is, the resources he brings are limited.

Then you can only envy.

But Chen Cheng is different.

Chen Cheng is not an actor, he is a director.

director……

If one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit.

Even the lowest-ranking assistant director has enormous power in his hands.

Not to mention.

A great director from a top crew like Chen Cheng.

To this level.

To say that others don’t fawn is to be blind.

However, fawning is one thing, but Zhang Xiaofei didn't react at all.

Although Zhang Xiaofei himself is just a small actor.

But after playing with Chen Cheng for a long time, Chen Cheng's mentality also affected her.

To outsiders, Chen Cheng’s classmates like Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan have a shortcut to take.

But both of them still worked very hard on filming in Hengdian, even though they only got small roles.

but.

Just when Zhang Xiaofei was telling his friends not to think too much, Chen Cheng called.

"Xiao Fei, where are you? I'm back in Hengdian."

"Oh, I know. I'm filming in Hengdian and can't leave these two days."

"It's okay, take a day off in a few days. I have an audition here, you can come and try it."

"Don't tell me, your play is called "The Siege of the City in October"?"

"Yeah, didn't you just know that?"

"No... what role should I audition for at your place?"

"There is a character named Ah Chun, a female supporting role. Talk to Shan Shan later and both of you should try out for this role."

"I……"

"Why, do you think the role is too small?"

"No, what are you thinking? Your crew is so top-notch, but my acting skills are not up to par, so the audition is useless."

"It's okay, let's give it a try, who knows. Even if you don't pass the audition, it's good to practice your courage."

"To build up my courage."

"Hahaha, half of it is about training your courage and half of it is about audition."

"Okay, I'll talk to Shanshan, but it'll take a few days for Shanshan and I to come."

"It's okay. The audition will take quite some time for me. I'll wait for you."

Although Chen Cheng also knew it.

Given the current situations of Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan, they probably won't be able to get this role.

But "The Besieged City in October" can be regarded as a rare top domestic crew in recent years.

It's good to come here to test your courage and broaden your horizons.

of course.

Chen Cheng also did not forget to talk to Zhu Xiaohua and Zhang Wei.

Although Zhu Xiaohua's relationship with Chen Cheng is average.

But Zhu Xiaohua is more talented.

The last time Chen Cheng introduced him to the crew of The Warlords, Zhu Xiaohua’s role as Xiaogouzi was quite outstanding.

If he plays the role of "Li Chongguang", it should be possible.

of course.

The same goes for Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei is doing pretty well at Tangren recently.

After Brother Hu got into trouble, Zhang Wei was considered the second person to be trained by Tangren.

It’s just that Zhang Wei’s previous films were all TV series, and the quality was slightly lower.

But it is also an opportunity.

Some other roles were not suitable for the students, so Chen Cheng did not mention them in the class group.

(End of this chapter)