Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Zhou."

"Senior Sister Wan Qian."

Wan Qian, who had coordinated her schedule with the crew of "Bridge of Life and Death", hurried to Zhou Qing for an audition.

It can be said that Wan Qian attaches great importance to this audition invitation.

You have to know that although she has graduated for nearly three years, she is still a real newcomer in the circle.

Not to mention any fame, he doesn't even have many serious works.

For an actor like her, receiving an audition invitation from Zhou Qing is definitely a godsend.

How could Wan Qian dare to be negligent in the slightest?

"I'm so sorry Director Zhou, I actually wanted to come here for an audition a long time ago, but I just couldn't get away from the crew."

After the two sides greeted each other, Wan Qian began to apologize to Zhou Qing carefully.

"You're too polite, Senior Sister Wan. It's nothing."

Zhou Qing waved his hand nonchalantly. How could he take such a thing to heart?

"Senior Sister Wan Qian, let's go to the audition room and talk."

After chatting with Wan Qian for a while, Zhou Qing also asked Wan Qian to try out a scene.

That's the scene at the end of the movie where the FBI agent confesses to Interpol.

However, this time it’s not Zhou Qing and Wan Qian who are acting opposite each other. After all, Zhou Qing’s studio has male artists with acting skills and experience, and there is more than one.

Zhou Qing gave this glorious and arduous task to Huang Bo.

"I started planning, planning every detail, but there was one thing I didn't expect: you!"

Although all the lines at this moment are Huang Bo's, Wan Qian, who is playing opposite him, also quickly got into the state.

"I know your ability to draw logical conclusions. You will definitely find out the truth, and then you will arrest me."

Huang Bo looked calm, not panicked, just peaceful.

Anyway, he has done what he should do now, so it doesn’t matter even if he is caught.

"It depends on how I interpret the logic and the truth. You know, there are some things I would rather keep secret."

Wan Qian smiled, with a tacit understanding.

As the FBI agent said, she had analyzed the truth, but she decided to let the other party go.

Zhou Qing, who was sitting in the back, couldn't help but nodded secretly. He was very satisfied with Wan Qian's overall performance.

There is no need to worry about her image and temperament, there is no problem, and her acting skills are still very good.

It can fully meet Zhou Qing's requirements.

In terms of the overall effect, it is better than Xu Qing.

Zhou Qing made a decision quickly.

"When will Senior Sister's "Bridge of Life and Death" be finished?"

After stopping Wan Qian's audition, Zhou Qing began to ask her about her schedule.

"It should be wrapped up in July, Director Zhou, I wonder if it will be in time?"

Wan Qian immediately stared at Zhou Qing and asked, her breathing becoming slightly rapid.

It is obvious that I have passed Director Zhou's audition.

I just hope there won't be any schedule conflicts.

But sometimes things don't go as we wish, and Wan Qian's schedule just happened to conflict.

"July might be too late. I'm also planning to start filming in July."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Although he was quite satisfied with Wan Qian, he would definitely not wait for Wan Qian's schedule.

If Wan Qian's schedule is not suitable, he will have to continue auditioning other people. There are many people in the circle who can play this role anyway.

"Director Zhou, please give me a few days. I will try to coordinate with the crew to finish filming my scenes first."

"I'll give you an answer in a few days, is that ok?"

How could Wan Qian be willing to miss such an opportunity? She immediately negotiated with Zhou Qing.

She is actually just a supporting role in "Bridge of Life and Death". Although it is an important supporting role, she is not the protagonist after all.

If you start shooting your own drama ahead of time, it will still be in time to finish filming early.

"Then I'll wait for your news."

There was naturally no problem with this kind of thing, and Zhou Qing agreed to it very readily.

Anyway, there are still several months to go before the filming of "Now You See Me", so there is no rush.

Right now, my main task is to cooperate with the production team to carry out a series of related film preparation work.

The production team had already set off for Hollywood half a month ago, so Zhou Qing didn't need to be so anxious.

He can go there when the production team has finished the preliminary preparations and is ready.

"Director Zhou."

"Producer Zhang."

In the afternoon, I had a phone call with the producer in Hollywood and got to know the other party's preparation progress.

Some important outdoor filming locations are being contacted and confirmed, and the assistant director will also start casting work tomorrow morning.

Overall, all work is progressing steadily.

"Director Zhou, Director Jiang Wei is here to visit by appointment."

While busy with some things about "Now You See Me", assistant Xiao Liu told Zhou Qing this news.

Jiang Wei?

Or a director?
Zhou Qing just thought about it for a moment and reacted quickly.

Isn’t this the director of the classic spy film “Insidious”?

If we calculate the time again, damn, could it be that Director Jiang Wei is planning to adapt the novel "The Hidden Corner"?

That’s right, the novel adaptation rights of “The Disguiser” had already been acquired by Zhou Qing!

"Tomorrow morning."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and made the corresponding decision.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

The assistant immediately rushed over to make arrangements.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Jiang!"

At 11 o'clock the next morning, Zhou Qing received Director Jiang Wei in the reception room of the studio.

Director Jiang Wei, now 45 years old, wears black-rimmed glasses and looks a little quiet.

It has quite an intellectual vibe.

But this is just an appearance, Jiang Wei is still very eloquent.

"We have another great director at the Beijing Film Academy who is on the same level as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai. I've been wanting to meet him for a long time."

The two sides shook hands politely and courteously, and Jiang Wei smiled and greeted Zhou Qing respectfully.

That’s right, Jiang Wei is also a director from Beijing Film Academy.

I can only say that Beijing Film Academy is worthy of being one of the top film schools in the country, and this circle is full of fellow students from Beijing Film Academy.

"Director Jiang is too polite. Come to think of it, I should call Director Jiang my senior brother."

Zhou Qing also smiled and greeted Jiang Wei.

As they were fellow students from Beijing Film Academy, the communication between the two could be said to be very pleasant.

"Director Zhou, actually the main reason I came here this time is because of the novel "Insidious"."

After the two sides chatted for a while, Jiang Wei explained his purpose, which was just as Zhou Qing expected.

Jiang Wei accidentally read the short story "Lurking" and liked it very much, so he thought of adapting it into a TV series. But after contacting the author of the novel, Long Yi, he learned that the film and television adaptation rights of the novel had actually been bought by Zhou Qing.

Jiang Wei naturally wouldn't give up easily.

So he immediately found Zhou Qing and planned to get the adaptation authorization from him.

Or just buy the adaptation rights directly from Zhou Qing.

"Brother, to be honest, I bought "Insidious" and originally planned to adapt it myself."

After listening to Jiang Wei's words, Zhou Qing smiled and said this to the other party deliberately.

Jiang Wei on the opposite side couldn't help but feel a pain in his balls. What a mess!
If he were an ordinary person, Jiang Wei felt that he could still fight for it, but facing Zhou Qing, Jiang Wei really didn't have much confidence.

After all, this person has a very big status in the circle and his position is too high.

He is clearly a top director on par with Master Zhang.

Jiang Wei was a little nervous about competing for the project with such people.

But no matter what, the novel "The Disguiser" is so wonderful that Jiang Wei will not give up easily.

"Director Zhou, aren't you going to shoot Now You See Me? You probably don't have that much time, right? Why don't you let me adapt Insidious?"

"I have done very in-depth research on Insidious, and I am confident that I can adapt Insidious well."

Jiang Wei began to persuade Zhou Qing with all his heart.

In fact, Zhou Qing had long been planning to hand "The Disguiser" over to Jiang Wei, and he deliberately said that he was going to adapt it just for the sake of negotiation.

Therefore, after Jiang Wei persuaded him for a while, he saw that the time was right and gave in.

"I originally planned to start adapting this novel after I finished filming Now You See Me. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't have agreed to it. But you're my senior at Beijing Film Academy."

Zhou Qing deliberately hesitated for a while before he looked like he had made a decision.

Jiang Wei, who was sitting opposite him, was immediately overjoyed.

It was not easy, but he finally got Director Zhou's authorization. He immediately thanked Zhou Qing.

"Brother, you can go back and write the script first. After the script is out, we can discuss the following issues."

Zhou Qing then said the same thing to Jiang Wei.

"Your words put my mind at ease. I will go back to write the script now. I am confident that I can adapt this novel into a masterpiece."

Jiang Wei is full of energy and looks ready to go.

I can't wait to go back and do something big.

"Then I am looking forward to Senior Brother's masterpiece."

This matter was agreed upon so happily, and it must be said that Zhou Qing was in a very good mood.

He had already made up his mind that once Jiang Wei finished the script, he would immediately produce this TV series!

This will be Zhou Qing Studio's first shot into the TV drama industry.

And what is certain is that it is definitely a very eye-catching and stunning first shot.

You should know that the ratings of "The Disguiser" are very high, it is a real hit drama.

The key reputation is also overwhelming, and the influence is also huge.

It can definitely be called a benchmark for spy war dramas.

After this drama was released, there were very few spy war dramas that could be compared with it in the next twenty years.

The key point is that "Insidious" is not like "Soldier Assault". Although it was a hit, in the end it made almost no money after all the hard work.

Even the limited amount of money was still owed by several TV stations.

"Insidious" at least made the producers earn tens of millions of dollars in profit.

And the total cost was only about 2000 million, which is considered a very successful TV drama project.

"Director Zhou, my part will be finished in June. Is that okay?"

Wan Qian received a letter, and she finally convinced the crew of "Bridge of Life and Death".

"June is fine. Then, Senior Sister Wan Qian, please ask your agent to come over and go through the signing process."

Zhou Qing gave a very affirmative answer.

The last domestic actor for "Now You See Me" has finally been confirmed.

Zhou Qing then asked the studio to issue a statement, announcing the cast list for Now You See Me.

“The main creators and cast of the movie “Now You See Me” are as follows:
Producers: Zhou Qing Studio, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Wanda Films

Director: Zhou Qing

main character:

Wes Lee: Huang Xiaoming

Daniel Liu: Zhu Yawen
Jack Zhou: Huang Bo
Merritt Chen: Liu Yifei
Henry Zhang: Chen Daoming

Chris Liu: Duan Yihong
Anna Wang: Wan Qian

......"

As soon as this lineup came out, the circle immediately became lively.

Everyone is really envious and jealous of the actors on the list.

It would be fine if it was big names like Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, and Chen Daoming, they are all top-tier stars.

It is reasonable and worthy of the title to be able to get the role resources for "Now You See Me", one of the industry's top movies.

As for Huang Bo, he is an artist from Zhou Qing Studio, so it doesn’t matter if his status is not as high as expected.

But Zhu Yawen?

Who is this guy?
Oh, it turns out to be the lizard spirit in “Painted Skin”, and also Director Zhou’s classmate.

He was just signed by Director Zhou last year.

numb.

Really numb.

Everyone in the circle is extremely envious of Zhu Yawen.

This guy is so lucky to have a great director like Director Zhou as his classmate.

He was able to star in "Painted Skin" and "Now You See Me" right after graduation. I'm so envious.

As for Duan Yihong and Wan Qian?
That is even more so.

What presence do these two have in the circle?
"Old Duan, you are really good. You actually got the role in Now You See Me?"

"Congratulations, Yihong, you even made it into Director Zhou's play!"

"Is this true? Duan Yihong actually appears in Now You See Me?"

Duan Yihong's classmates group suddenly became lively.

Almost everyone online was crazy about @Duan Yihong.

Ask Duan Yihong about the situation.

It's not just the Penguins. From the moment the cast list was announced, Duan Yihong's phone started ringing non-stop.

Known and unknown, familiar and unfamiliar, all became enthusiastic at this moment.

Duan Yihong couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He felt that such a change could happen just by taking on a role.

The influence of a great director is so terrifying.

"Congratulations, Wan Qian, you're starring in Director Zhou's movie."

"You're amazing, Wan Qian. You even got Director Zhou's role!"

"Wan Qian, do you have time to get together some other day?"

The situation was similar on Wan Qian's side.

Speaking of this person, he is an absolute nobody in the circle, and his fame is even lower than Duan Yihong.

But since the cast of Now You See Me was revealed, Wan Qian's popularity has skyrocketed. (End of this chapter)