Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 133 Preliminary Preparation and Casting
Just after the Spring Festival, Chen Linfeng, together with Xiong Yu and Luo Shan, participated in the early preparations for "Li Shimin".

Among these two people, Xiong Yu is a producer like him, and Luo Shan is one of the producers.

Chen Linfeng followed them, not only for the purpose of learning, but also because he was the representative of the Dragon and Qilin Company.

So there is also a supervisory function.

For this kind of large-scale drama, the sources of investment are quite complex, involving investors from all walks of life.

There are at least five companies involved in the investment that have been announced to the public.

The Art Department of Central China Television, Emei Film Studio, and Dragon and Kirin Company are considered the three core ones.

There is also another film and television industry company, which should be like Dragon and Kirin. It has a film and television city under its jurisdiction and wants to encourage the crew to shoot in the film and television base.

In addition, there are several pure investment companies.

With so many investors, each one has to send personnel to participate in the preparation and production of film and television dramas.

Therefore, even the supervisors and producers are divided into several groups, each responsible for supervising different directions.

Like looking at the scenery, selecting the scenery, and taking the picture.

We also select behind-the-scenes crew members, such as artists, photographers, and sound recordists.

These two tasks are handled by the producers of other groups.

Chen Linfeng originally wanted to follow this group, but unfortunately, neither he nor the Dragon and Kirin Company had very wide connections in this area.

Group allocation should also be based on their respective strengths, after all, they also have to work.

In the current group, Chen Linfeng is responsible for controlling the selection of actors and formulating shooting plans and schedules in the later stage.

Director Zhang Li and his team had already broken down the script during the Chinese New Year period.

We are currently doing the preliminary work of storyboarding and scene division.

Word of the massive audition had spread.

Chen Linfeng began to work with the assistant director to oversee the layout of the venue and the procurement of materials.

When he becomes a director in the future, he will definitely not care about these things.

However, you still need to be aware of the specific process and approximate costs.

Otherwise, spending more money is not a problem, but being looked down upon, losing the director's authority, and causing others to disobey your orders will become a problem.

Audition scene.

As the chief screenwriter and producer, Chen Linfeng sat in the most central position together with Fang Hua, the producer.

Those who came in were not surprised to see a very young man sitting in the middle.

The drama has already started its early promotions. The screenwriter is international bestselling author Chen Linfeng, who is also one of the promotional directions.

It is obvious that such a screenwriter has a high status in the crew.

The actors who auditioned have already gone through the initial screening.

Nowadays, the actors who come in are relatively mature actors, either first- or second-tier in the industry, or senior actors.

For example, the one coming in now is Huang Haibing.

He originally wanted to play the role second only to the protagonist in the play, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

However, due to his overly heroic appearance, he doesn't quite fit the character's personality.

So during the first round, someone from the crew suggested that he could try changing his role.

In the end, he chose Qin Qiong, a character with relatively weaker roles.

The important thing is participation.

The interesting thing here is that Huang Haibing also played Qin Qiong in The Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties a few years ago, which can be regarded as a kind of identity in time and space.

However, he is the protagonist there, while this drama mainly highlights Li Shimin.

It is almost impossible to eliminate a famous actor like this who is willing to play a supporting role with not much importance.

Chen Linfeng put a check mark behind his name and waited for the next auditioner.

When there are auditions for some important roles, the leading actor Chen Linfeng will personally come on stage to help.

Among them he also saw Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang.

After Liu Qianqian came in, she pretended not to know him and just winked at him secretly. She came to audition for the role of Guanyin Bi, the concubine of the Prince of Qin, which was one of the few important female roles in the male drama "Li Shimin".

It’s not an exaggeration to say that she is the heroine.

No matter how good Liu Xixi's acting skills are, at least her appearance is top-notch. When she puts on ancient costume, she gives people a very stunning feeling.

Although Chen Linfeng said so, he always looked down on her acting skills.

But such a vase role would not matter to anyone, so he decisively put a check mark behind Liu Qianqian's name.

Including Shu Chang who auditioned later, he was the Princess Yang of Qi, and he also just ticked the box to get the job done.

It depends on other people's choices.

But to be honest, Chen Linfeng is not very optimistic about Shu Chang. An investor has spent a lot of money to reserve this role, so it is estimated that it will be difficult to grab it.

Afterwards, he suggested that Shu Chang try out for "The Reign of Zhenguan", where there were several princess roles played by Li Shimin, and it should not be a problem for her to be chosen.

In addition to the two of them, Chen Linfeng also saw other familiar faces.

For example, Yan Danyu, who played the fairy Chang'e in the previous Lotus Lantern, and Zeng Li, who became very popular in online novels in later generations.

I don’t know what these two are thinking.

In the drama "Li Shimin", several main female characters, such as the Princess of Qin and the Princess of Qi, need to be played by relatively young actresses, at least in terms of image, they should be more compatible with Chen Linfeng.

These two are more like the royal sister type.

Chen Linfeng was in the crew of The Lotus Lantern and had some friendship with Yan Danyu, so he directly suggested that she try the crew of The Zhenguan Reign.

As for Zeng Li, he looked this "celebrity" up and down with curiosity.

I think she does look pretty good, but not as exaggerated as described in previous online articles. That’s all.

There are also many female celebrities who are more beautiful offline than in front of the camera, and they are not the type that look good on camera.

Compared with others, Zeng Li doesn't have much advantage.

And this guy doesn’t look very good in the camera, his face looks a little too long.

Chen Linfeng immediately shook his head slightly. Even if the age was suitable, he would not choose this person. There was really nothing he could do if he was not photogenic.

After several days of auditions, the main actors have basically been finalized.

Li Jiancheng was played by Lu Yi, who is now a top-tier actor in China. The production team chose him considering his fame and status.

If he were to play this kind of character with a soft nature and seemingly bright appearance, he should be able to bring out some flavor in it.

After all, the truly upright character in his previous life's In the Name of People, Hou Liangping, was able to allow him to perform this feeling.

As one of the first four young actors, Lu Yi can easily compete for an important supporting role without deviating from his image.

Lu Jianmin, who played Li Jiancheng in his previous life, is Wei Qing in "The Emperor Wu of Han". This time he will continue to play the general, Li Ji, one of the three great war gods in the early Tang Dynasty.

Another important young character, Li Yuanji, was played by Fu Dalong, who was introduced by Huaying.

Fu Dalong is not very handsome, but after putting on makeup he looks a little exotic, which fits the appearance of Li Yuanji in history. Moreover, his acting skills are excellent, so he successfully got the role.

The role of Princess Qin was actually won by Liu Qianqian.

I don’t know if it was because of the short film "The Goddess of Luo River" during the New Year’s Day, or if money played a role.

Chen Linfeng didn't inquire about it in detail. He was quite satisfied with the result. He would not be bored in the crew then.

The Princess of Qi, also known as Li Yuanji's wife, Yang, was played by a less familiar actress.

Chen Linfeng knew that this person was the one strongly recommended by the investors, but he couldn't recognize who he was just by looking at the name.

Finally, when we met, I realized that this was the heroine in "The Long Song of Zhenguan" in my previous life.

I heard that the reason why the plot of "Song of Zhenguan", especially the palace drama, became so boring and long was related to this.

In the past, there was a lot of discussion in the media about the story behind this.

The reason this actor was chosen was purely because of money.

But it’s okay, at least she’s still pretty.

As a beauty that Li Shimin was willing to snatch away regardless of his reputation after killing his younger brother, this is consistent with his character.

(End of this chapter)