Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 147 Summer Season

So Su Yan still played the male lead Nagao Kanji. As for the lively, cheerful and independent-minded Akaname Rika, her image has certain similarities with April Miyazono Kaoru, so Shen Liqian is naturally suitable for the role.

The reputation of Dong Ai Li has always been criticized, but Sekiguchi Satomi, who also has a lot of screen time, is played by Gu Qingyuan.

Gu Qingyuan is suitable for playing such a quiet role, and her acting skills are beyond doubt.

It's just that this character isn't very likable.

After the three main actors were confirmed, the most crucial role became Kenichi Mikami.

There are actually only two requirements for the actor for this role: he must be handsome and at least not be overshadowed by Su Yan.

Also, he has to look and have a mature, playboy-like temperament, and definitely not be a young and handsome guy, otherwise it will be ruined.

Tomorrow, there will probably be seven or eight second-tier male stars of Xia Guo's style coming to the Dimension Film and Television Production Company for auditions.

As for why no first-line male stars came to audition, it’s not that Su Yan’s current level makes it difficult for him to hire these people, but that it’s unlikely that a first-line male star would come to play the supporting male role. That would be too degrading and no one would be willing to do that.

The same goes for Madoka Magica.

In this drama, Su Yan will definitely make a guest appearance for the sake of topicality.

The only male character in Madoka Magica is Oume Kamijou Kyousuke, whom Sayaka likes.

Although this character has a bad reputation, Su Yan doesn't care.

Similarly, Gu Qingyuan is most suitable to play the role of Akemi Homura in the Five Color Magical Girls Team, with long black hair, cool and cool
Although in the original work, Homura Akemi is a girl with ordinary breasts, Gu Qingyuan is actually quite well-endowed.

However, Xia Country does not have the original animation of Madoka Magica, so it is okay for Su Yan to pay a little less attention to such details.

As for the heroine Kaname Madoka.
After the show Life is Strange was broadcast, weren’t there a lot of CP fans for Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan?

Let them knock the magic circle again.

Although Shen Liqian had never played a role like Kaname Madoka, who was naive and saintly in the early stages, after Su Yan discussed the role with her repeatedly, she made it clear that she could play the role and even auditioned several times. With her acting skills, she really felt good in the role.

In Su Yan's previous life, fans of Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi jokingly called the two girls "wife and husband" in Su Yan's magic circle.

What really gave Su Yan a headache was the casting of Mami Tomoe, Kyoko Sakura, and Sayaka.

First of all, it goes without saying that the acting skills of these three must be good. And in terms of appearance, they may be slightly weaker than Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan, but they are definitely on the same level.

Otherwise, there would be a sense of disparity when the five-color teams stand together.

Generally speaking, Su Yan now chooses roles based on the actor's fame, appeal, and the fit between her image and the role.

Seeing Su Yan's expression of headache, Shinozaki Ikumi smiled.

"Don't worry. With your current fame and status in Xia Country, you can hire any actor you want for your new play. The only difference is that you will have to spend more time on auditions."

"I understand. But even though I understand, I'm still worried that I won't be able to find a suitable role at the audition." Su Yan chuckled.

It's an anime adaptation after all.

Su Yan was an old fan of the anime in his previous life, so he would definitely have an original filter for comic adaptations, and his innate requirements were extremely high. He was really afraid that there would be no actors who met his requirements among the auditioners.

But there is no point in worrying about these things now. Su Yan quickly dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind.

"By the way, I'm still negotiating with Chuu-Natsu TV about the broadcast time of Puella Magi Madoka Magica after it's completed. They don't quite understand what a magical girl-themed TV series is, but when they learned that we're willing to produce this work on the scale of an S-level drama, they immediately became very interested in cooperating. I think it's only a matter of time before we can reach a deal."

"But as for Tokyo Love Story, I have discussed with the head of the production department there. It will be broadcast in October this year. If everything goes well with our production, it will be broadcast at the same time as Edge of Tomorrow, at 8 o'clock on Sunday night." Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan and said.

"October?" Su Yan thought about it.

It’s July now, and for a work like Tokyo Love Story, three months is more than enough production time.

"Then we have to speed up. We can't stay in Shanghai for too long." Su Yan said.

Although three months is enough time for production, everyone understands the reason.

The more time you allow, the more you can carefully select and polish the quality of the episodes.

Su Yan attached great importance to the drama "East Love". After the leading actor was confirmed, he did not want to waste too much time on actor selection and audition.

"I see. So in the next few days, you have to work hard together. Let's..." Shinozaki Ikumi thought for a while and then said.

“There must be over 200 people auditioning for a bunch of roles in the two dramas!”

“This is not easy!”

The next day, Su Yan, Shinozaki Ikumi, and Shi Peihua, as the three giants of the creative team, officially began the auditions for Madoka Magica and Tokyo Love Story.

Filmed on location in Tokyo.

Madoka Magica is an S-level drama. Although East Love is not as exaggerated, the investment of 60 million is much higher than that of A-level dramas in the general sense, and it can also be regarded as a quasi-S-level drama.

Although the protagonist was taken control in advance by Su Yan and his two partners Gu Qingyuan and Shen Liqian.

But with Su Yan's fame, for two dramas with such a large investment amount, even if he plays supporting female or male roles, the probability of the actors becoming famous after participating in them is higher than playing the leading male or female roles in general A-level dramas.

A large number of amateur actors and famous second- and third-tier actors in Xia Country will be flocking to audition for Su Yan's two dramas. They will find various connections in the industry and make arrangements with the deputy producer, deputy director, and other middle and senior management in Su Yan's crew. Through various channels, they will submit their resumes and real photos to Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi.

And after the auditions for Su Yan’s two dramas started.

The news that he had a new work to be produced and broadcast could not be concealed at all in the Xiaguo TV drama industry or on the Internet.

Su Yan's fans are still paying attention to the news that the movie The Garden of Words will be released at the end of the month. Who would have known that Su Yan would have the energy and time to audition actors for two new dramas at such a critical time without making any noise?

After the audition, do you have to spend a lot of money to go to Tokyo for on-site shooting?

The fans are a bit off.

The related news instantly topped the hot search lists of major online streaming platforms, and Su Yan’s fans became collectively active.

"Where does old thief Su Yan get all this energy? Two new works?"

"It is said that the two works that have been circulated are called "Tokyo Love Story" and "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". The former is a quasi-S-level love drama with an investment of 60 million, and the latter is an S-level fantasy drama with an investment of 80 million." "This makes me feel that these TV series that started in the summer are meaningless. Time passes quickly, so that Su Yan's TV series can start soon."

"Oh my god, this old thief Su Yan is crazy. Other famous screenwriters can't come up with a work in two years, but this old thief Su Yan has come up with two scripts in less than a month?"

"What could support the prolific creative desire of Su Yan?"

"Of course it's the money. In the long run, Edgewalker can provide Su Yan's company with a total revenue of more than 200 million. If it were you, you would probably want to create ten dramas a day."

"But this is too outrageous. And Tokyo Love Story and Puella Magi Madoka Magica are titles that really confuse me."

"Why Tokyo? Isn't Shanghai good enough?"

"Why do you care what old thief Su Yan thinks? Tokyo is Tokyo. After all, it is one of the top five metropolises in Xia Country's economy. It's not worse than Shanghai, and it's only slightly worse than the imperial capital."

"What's Puella Magi Madoka Magica? The name sounds like a TV series for young children! It can't be a special effects drama like the Masked Hero that starts at 6pm on Sakura TV!"

"It's unlikely. What has been confirmed is that Tokyo Love Story is a love triangle drama between Su Yan, Gu Qingyuan, and Shen Liqian. And Mo Yuan, Shen Liqian, and Gu Qingyuan are filming together. It is very likely that they will have a two-person CP like Life is Strange."

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"The love triangle between the old thief Su Yan, Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan? I'm so excited, this is a must-see)"

"Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan are starting to produce another CP drama?"

"No, time is running out, I want to watch Touai, I want to watch Madoka Magica!"

“Although the names are weird, I will definitely watch these two dramas!”

"It has to be you, old thief Su Yan! The savior of our Xia country's TV drama industry, the only true god for us TV drama-starved people!"

Su Yan did not stop the spread of these rumors in Xia Country. After all, it was also a form of propaganda.

But while this information is exciting among the fan community, it means something different to Yoshitoki Akasaka at Sakura TV.

He has already issued a military order to the top leaders, and will defeat Su Yan, the traitor of Sakura TV, at all costs.

The previous disastrous defeat of Kuromon and the ridicule from the media really brought shame to Sakura TV.

Su Yan has a new work in such a short time?
"Tokyo Love Story? Madoka Magica?" Yoshitoki Akasaka took a deep breath, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

The arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot. Today, whether he wants to or not, he has to do it.

The broadcast dates of these two dramas have not been determined yet, but Yoshitoki Akasaka has a rough idea of ​​the investment budgets for at least one of the two dramas, one being a quasi-S-level drama and the other an S-level drama.

干.
It must be done!

We must completely defeat Su Yan’s two dramas so that he can no longer be so arrogant in the market.

If Su Yan doesn't lie down, it will be Akasaka Yoshitoki who will lie down.

The undercurrents in the TV industry have had little impact on the film industry.

time flies.

Su Yan was very satisfied with the audition as a whole.

Although not perfect, the important characters in both dramas have generally found actors with images and temperaments that fit them very well.

Su Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.

During this process, in early July, the movie "Gun Grave", which had an investment of nearly 200 million yuan, was released first.

The box office on the first day was 82 million, on the second day it was 87 million, and on the third day it was 91 million.

The box office grossed over 200 million yuan in three days after its release, which is a very good result.

The film industry in Xia Country is not as exaggerated as it was in Su Yan's previous life. The main reason is that the purchasing power of Xia Country's currency is relatively stronger. In addition, the inflation in Xia Country's market is very small, and the movie ticket prices are also low. The movie tickets that cost seventy, eighty or even hundreds of dollars each in Su Yan's previous life were rare in Xia Country.

Most movie tickets cost only twenty or thirty yuan, so the total box office of Xiaguo movies was not as low as Su Yan's previous life, but the number of moviegoers was not much different.

The movies that top the annual box office generally have hundreds of millions of viewers.

What’s more, what’s different between the Xia Country’s film industry and Su Yan’s previous life is that the Xia Country’s audience is very rational.

Your movie is good and has a good reputation, so it will have strong box office potential.

There are many examples of high-profile movies that had average box office in the early stages of their release but then made a comeback in the middle and late stages of their release.

However, those purely fan movies have basically no market. The box office data may look good one or two days before the release, but after that, the box office will immediately collapse.

It’s not that Xia people don’t chase stars, but they are not chasing the actors’ looks, but the actors’ and screenwriters’ abilities and acting skills!

So for a movie like Gun Grave, although the box office data was very good in the first three days of its release, the 7.3-point score given to the movie by the media and the audience directly caused the box office of the movie to plummet on Monday, falling directly to the million level.

Even though Monday is a workday, this is too bad.
Then in mid-July, another movie with an investment of over 1.7 million yuan was released. The total box office in the first three days was 8.6 million yuan, but its reputation was very good, with a score of 5000. On the contrary, the box office on Monday, a working day, was still over million yuan.

During this process, a bunch of movies with small and medium investments were released one after another, and the summer movie market in China officially kicked off.

Promotional activities for the release of the movie The Garden of Words are also being carried out intensively.

After cooperating with the distribution company in roadshows and promotional activities before the film was released, Su Yan also flew to the Tokyo area in late July.

Along with them, a large number of employees from Dimension Films and Television and the actors from the two dramas that had signed contracts flew over.

After all, the filming plan has been confirmed. As for the promotion of The Garden of Words
Su Yan has conducted roadshows and promotions in Shanghai, the capital, the coastal economic zone and other regions.

Tokyo, another economically developed region in Xia Country, is Su Yan’s last stop.

Su Yan came here at this time not only to film but also to promote The Garden of Words.

(End of this chapter)