After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 232: Verbal sparring, making Zhou Xun cry
"The next step is to choose the male lead. Do you really plan to play the role yourself? Do you have good acting skills?" Wang Changtian said with some reassurance.

Li Mingyang pounded his chest and said, "Don't worry, I have signed the gambling agreement, I will be responsible for myself."

Zuoshandiao scratched his face. There was nothing wrong with Director Li Mingyang's ability, but his acting was really not good enough!

What a waste of the script!
"Okay, let's start." Zuoshandiao pointed at the staff.

The staff nodded and bowed, then ran out to notify the auditions, and Huang Xiaoming came in soon.

There is nothing we can do about the fact that people from Huayi can participate in the casting.
Not only actors from Huayi came, but also actors under Wang Jinhua came.

After all, most of the outstanding male and female actors in the country are in the hands of Huayi and Wang Jinhua.

Once an actor reaches a certain level, he or she will not only have the support of the company, but also financial sponsors, capital, and personal connections...

As the top star of Huayi, Huang Xiaoming also cooperated with Li Bingbing and Ren Quan in investment. He has great power in himself, and Zuo Shandiao still admires him very much.

If Li Mingyang hadn't suddenly started a bet, Huang Xiaoming would still have a chance, although it wasn't high.

Now...there is no chance at all.

But I still have to pretend...

More than an hour later, the audition of the male lead Lin Xing ended.

Li Mingyang was in the house, leisurely drinking tea and cracking melon seeds with Zuoshandiao and Wang Changtian.

Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Hu Ge, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, He Rundong, Su Youpeng and others started discussing in the lounge.

They all felt something was wrong because everyone's audition was just a formality...

It feels like I was chosen.

"What do you think? Will Li Mingyang want to act in it himself?" Deng Chao said.

"No way……"

"Gender change. The male lead's role is quite difficult. He has to act out of character and be natural at the same time. With his acting skills, can he watch it?"

"But he's handsome!"

"It makes us look uncool."

"But he's young...it fits the character."

"This movie can win awards, he won't really do anything stupid!"

"His movie will definitely not win any awards for director or screenwriter, but he can certainly give it a try as an actor, and it will be helpful for his qualifications if this movie wins an award!"

"Kunkun, doesn't Zuoshandiao approve of you? Did he say anything to you?"

Others looked at Chen Kun, who was sitting on the chair with his head down and not saying a word.

After a while, Chen Kun stood up from his chair and went out to call Zhou Xun. He recalled and felt that Zuoshandiao had already given up power and Li Mingyang had the final say on this movie.

How outrageous!

Li Mingyang actually convinced Zuoshandiao!
Zhou Xun also looks like he is in trouble...

……

There are big problems with the casting of the male lead, and Li Mingyang may have to play the leading role himself.

The news soon spread to the actresses competing for the female lead.

The actresses who had been waiting for most of the day had different expressions and looked at Jing Tian.

After spending most of the day together, the actresses commented that Jing Tian couldn't act...she was childish...

Apart from being age appropriate, there is nothing else good about it.

If I change to another script, maybe I can act it after some practice.

But for your name, they don’t believe Jing Tian can play it.

What's more, Jing Tian has benefited from Running Man, but is still a nobody, so he is not someone who can easily become famous.

They didn't believe that Zuoshandiao and Wang Changtian would agree.

The heroine Mitsuha is not a vase role, she just needs to be pretty.

She has more scenes than the male lead!
The queen sat in the corner, looking at other actresses who appeared calm on the surface, but she was actually very panicked.

Jing Tian seemed to be in a panic, but actually he had almost been chosen.

It feels funny and hilarious.

The queen knew long ago that she couldn't act, so there was nothing to regret.

She was just curious about how Li Mingyang convinced Zuoshandiao.

Zuoshandiao is not an easy person to talk to, and he is very serious.

At the last party, when she was facing Zuoshandiao backstage, she couldn't speak clearly and was so embarrassed.

"The young are really promising... Oh, it would be great if I could recognize him as my brother, I'm so worried..." Sun Li muttered softly, thinking of the time when Li Mingyang recognized Liu Shishi as his sister.

Liu Shishi didn't come for the audition, she joined the crew directly, I don't know what role she will play, but it's definitely not an ordinary supporting role...

The competition for supporting roles in Your Name is so fierce that even Xuexue is here.

Still waiting for the results.

Liu Shishi joined the group directly, so enviable!

By the way, Jing Tian and Liu Shishi are in the same crew, acting together, will something go wrong?

Curious, very curious!

The Empress thought to herself that she would find an opportunity to visit the set and have some fun.

Suddenly, a staff member from Guangguang came running and called out names. The audition for the female lead had begun, and the first person to audition was Sun Li.

Sun Li came to the studio of Guangguang and came to the spotlight in the center. Sun Li determined the three camera positions with just one glance, and then stood at the intersection of the three camera positions and greeted Zuo Shandiao, Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang. "Sister Sun Li, you are a veteran actor, very professional, and you found the camera positions very accurately." Li Mingyang said.

"It's all basics, Director Li, I'm free, or you set the questions."

"no need."

What do you mean by no need? At least give me a chance to show myself in front of Zuoshandiao and Mr. Wang!

Li Mingyang waved to Sun Li, motioning her to come over.

Sun Li glanced at the three of them in confusion and found that the casting was indeed decided by Li Mingyang. Wang Changtian lowered his head to drink tea, and Zuoshandiao lowered his head to play with his mobile phone.

The two major producers really don't care.

"Sister Sun Li, I told you last time that we don't have the chance to work together this time. We can work together next time. I have already secured the next opportunity. Please reserve a date for me next year."

"OK……"

After saying that, Li Mingyang waved his hand and said goodbye to Sun Li.

Sun Li felt very complicated at the time. You just let me go like this, with nothing. You should at least give me a script so that I can prepare in advance...

Sun Li left speechlessly.

The other actresses came on stage one after another, and all three of them were perfunctory, just wanting it to end quickly.

It was not until Zhou Xun appeared that Zuoshandiao and Wang Changtian immediately became alert.

They still want to protect Zhou Xun.

A triple-Award winner, she is one of the few actresses in China who can carry the box office!

In addition, in order to play your name, Zhou Xun turned down many scripts and promoted your name on Weibo.

She really thinks of herself as the heroine.

The other two are friends with Li Shaohong, and Kun Kun can’t save them, so Zhou Xun and the others want to try to save them.

Zhou Xun's appearance was a little different from the others. She didn't say hello right away. Instead, she came to the corner, moved a chair, and sat opposite the three people, making it like an interview.

"Director Li, I heard that you are playing the male lead?" Zhou Xun asked directly without beating around the bush.

"Ah."

"Can I still play the female lead?" Zhou Xun's voice was a little hoarse and she was in a bad mood.

"Let's try acting out a scene." Wang Changtian said.

"Xiao Zhou's outfit is very thoughtful and the details are very well done," said Zuoshandiao.

Zhou Xun's dress today was indeed very thoughtful. She had a hairband on her head with red Chinese knots hanging on both ends.

There are bangs on the forehead that make you look younger.

He was wearing a white cartoon T-shirt and blue jeans, and had an ordinary cartoon watch on his hand.

The shoes on his feet were white canvas shoes, a bit like cloth shoes, but more fashionable and as if they were custom-made.

Although I am not young anymore, I am almost 40 years old.

But Zhou Xun's dress and makeup today make her look younger, with a youthful vibe in her agility.

It can be regarded as the afterglow of sunset, young and pure.

It fits the character of Sanye in the script very well.

"Next time……"

Wang Changtian and Zuoshandiao shook their heads speechlessly. They felt that Zhou Xun was the perfect fit.

Li Mingyang didn't know what was wrong with him.

"You will regret it." Zhou Xun said lightly.

“I never do anything I regret.”

"Director Li, do you know what the taboos are when promoting female stars?" Zhou Xun suddenly said.

"What."

"That is, before you praise her, you have to let her know how difficult it is to get into the film industry. If she doesn't experience the ups and downs... If you praise her too much, she won't be able to see herself clearly... and she won't cherish you... You praised Liu Yifei and gave her a bouquet of flowers, but what did you get in the end? Didn't she just leave without saying goodbye, thinking that you are not as good as Tsui Hark or the big directors in Hong Kong?"

"The four Dans and two Bings, except for Yan Zi and Zhang Ziyi who are too embarrassed to come, the four of us are almost 40 years old, and we are still competing for it. Why? Because this kind of commercial film centered around actresses is too rare. If we can't act now, we will have no chance in the future. We cherish it very much, but will your girlfriend cherish it too?"

"Let's take a step back and say that you polished the shots and helped her reach a level that she couldn't possibly reach, and your name became a big hit at the box office, wouldn't she think that it was her own efforts that led to such a high box office, just like Liu Yifei."

"I said this for no other reason than to tell you."

"Actresses who have never experienced fierce competition and have been too successful will not understand how precious you are."

Wang Changtian and Zuoshandiao agreed deeply with Zhou Xun's words. They kept nodding their heads and thought Zhou Xun was awesome.

Li Mingyang covered his head with one hand and tapped the table quickly with the fingers of the other hand, making a series of tapping sounds.

Suddenly the tapping sound disappeared.

Snapped.

Li Mingyang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Xun said it very well, but I have my own idea. If I let you be the leading actress, who will be responsible for the box office success?"

Zhou Xun said nothing.

Li Mingyang stood up slowly and looked Zhou Xun straight in the eyes. "If I want to be a big director, I have to prove my box office appeal. I want everyone to know that anyone can act in my movies, and the box office success has nothing to do with anyone but me."

After saying this, Zhou Xun suddenly burst into tears.

Because she knew she had no chance.

……

(End of this chapter)