Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 106 Reba: Who is prettier, me or Nazha?
The three of them checked in and took photos along the way, and soon it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

Reba starts her acting training at 2:30.

So Reba and Cheng Xi first sent Nazha to the entrance of the college.

This time she came for the first test. If she passed, she would have to take the second test in April.

And I also have to go back to continue preparing for the college entrance examination.

Although the art exam has very low requirements for college entrance examination scores, you must basically pass the line anyway.

After sending Nazha away, Cheng Xi then sent Reba to a professional teacher for training.

On the way, Reba was finally able to talk to her brother alone, so she chatted a lot along the way.

It was as if he wanted to say everything he had said to his brother in the past few days in one go.

When they arrived at the door of the training classroom, Reba looked up at Cheng Xi and asked:
"Is my junior sister prettier than me?"

This is a life-or-death question, so Cheng Xi dared not give a random answer.

"No way, your junior sister is indeed good-looking, but Reba will always be the most beautiful in my heart."

“That’s not going to change.”

Cheng Xi swore that this was the truth.

"Hmph, you're fine. Don't even think about doing anything to her!"

Cheng Xi thought, I will definitely not do anything to her, but she will decide how to treat her brother-in-law.

I can't stop this.

This falls under your jurisdiction as an older sister.

So the two of them talked for a few more words, and Cheng Xi gently hugged the little cutie Reba for a while.

As Reba was reluctant to leave, Cheng Xi waved goodbye to her.

Nazha first returned to the hotel where she was staying.

Thinking about which ticket to buy to go home.

I hope I can successfully enter the re-examination, so that I can come again in April.

"Classmate, do you believe in fate?"

Looking at the scenery outside the window, I felt a sense of loneliness as I came to Yanjing alone from the Western Regions.

And these words from the tall senior brother seemed to have taken root in her heart.

But Reba is my good senior sister and she was so enthusiastic in helping me with the interview.

It would be nice if Cheng Xi could be my brother-in-law.

I believe in fate, but I won't cross the line.

In the afternoon, Cheng Xi returned to the studio as usual. There was still a lot of work to do on "Beginning".

The first step is to secure the roles that can be confirmed, and then for other roles, we will invite auditions or look for them among the resumes received.

The first one is Officer Zhang from the Criminal Police Detachment. Cheng Xi still wants Liu Yijun from his previous life to play the role.

He had already told Li Wentao about this and asked him to contact his agent.

We are still in communication.

The second is the choice of driver. Cheng Xi wants to consider Zhang Songwen to play the role.

He was deeply shocked by Gao Qiqiang's acting in "The Storm". At that time, Zhang Songwen should have been unknown.

Fitting the role's positioning, he's not very famous, and his appearance makes him inconspicuous in the crowd, but his acting skills are explosive.

When the outbreak occurs, the contrast will be even greater.

Cheng Xi felt excited just thinking about the audience seeing that famous scene.

So he picked up the phone and called his class teacher Cao Jinnan. He remembered that Zhang Songwen also graduated from Beijing Film Academy and had worked as an assistant and teacher in the school for a period of time.

Cao Jinnan is an old counselor, so he should have had contact with me.

Sure enough, Cao Jinnan quickly sent Zhang Songwen's contact information.

And he had already made arrangements for Cheng Xi in advance.

So the two of them got in touch.

"Hello, Senior Brother, I'm Zuibai."

"Hello, Junior Brother. Lao Cao just told me about your situation. How about this, I happen to be free recently. You can give me the script first. If it is suitable, I will definitely support you."

Zhang Songwen spoke directly to the point.

Cheng Xi also likes this way of communication, which does not waste everyone's time.

As he listened to the familiar voice coming from the microphone, he really wanted to see this late-blooming actor break out in his hands earlier.

Discovering the potential of actors is also a very important part of a director's ability.

Often the actor you discover will become a good connection for you.

So Cheng Xi sent the book and the general salary details of the contract to Zhang Songwen without saying a word.

Since the two of them were in direct contact without going through an agent or anything, this was also an advantage of the college helping with the contact.

The two people can talk directly, which makes communication more efficient.

The third one is to go to the National Theatre to look for "Auntie Pot" Liu Dan.

Liu Dan happens to be his senior in the 90 acting class, and is a college classmate of Huang Lei and Jiang Wu.

This point clearly reflects the importance of circles.

The above three actors, including Liu Yijun, are Cheng Xi’s seniors.

As long as Cheng Xi is doing well, it will be easy to get in touch with them.

Of course, if you have nothing and are just your senior brothers and sisters, it is useless to contact them.

The three of them are now in the accumulation stage and have not yet blossomed into their most dazzling brilliance.

This is also a challenge for me, whether I can take it over, guide it out, and let their accumulation be presented.

This is a question that Cheng Xi had to think deeply about when he first became a director.

Cheng Xi immediately took action and asked Jin Xiaoluo to look at the latest schedule of the National Theatre of China and see if there was any show with Liu Dan in it.

Book two tickets for the nearest departure time.

Not long after, Jin Xiaoluo came in to report to Cheng Xi that there would be a match tomorrow afternoon.

So Cheng Xi booked two tickets and prepared to go directly with Li Wentao to meet her in person to show his importance.

Cheng Xi already has a rough idea of ​​the three most important acting roles in his mind. He will contact the first one first, and if it doesn’t work out, he will consider the second and third candidates.

Next up is the actress Li Xiaoran who will be the finale for me. I wonder if teacher Jin Miaomiao has helped me convince her to guest-star as the female director.

But there is no news yet, so it may not be decided yet.

Give her some more time. If she really doesn't agree, we can only look for other actors.

Although what Cheng Xi wanted most was Li Xiaoran to come.

Then Cheng Xi continued to look through the list of actors that had recently been handed to the studio.

Most of the actresses wanted to compete for the role of the heroine Li Shiqing.

Although the female lead role has been given to Reba, they definitely have no chance.

But everyone can take advantage of each other and grab each other's popularity.

Originally, Cheng Xi was planning to hold an audition for the male and female protagonists to do some publicity, and he had already contacted Yang Mi to help.

So I looked around to see if there were any suitable candidates to invite for an audition.

There were quite a lot of scripts handed over, and the actresses that Cheng Xi was more familiar with included Mao Xiaotong, Tan Songyun, etc.

I went over their images in my mind, and to be honest, the script was not handed out randomly, and it is indeed more in line with the personality and image of the heroine of "The Beginning", a kind-hearted junior girl.

Maybe her acting skills may be better than Reba's.

What surprised Cheng Xi the most was that he actually saw Dashuangzi's resume.

Wow, even Shuangzi is here.

It seems that this drama of mine is not as unpopular as the outside world says.

I think Dashuangzi’s agency has good vision.

Hey, come on, let Shuangzi come.

Cheng Xi added Shuangzi to the audition list without hesitation.

With the popularity of Shuangzi and Yang Mi, the actresses are almost there.

So Cheng Xi finally decided on a list of actresses to audition:

Reba, Yang Mi, Zheng Shuang, Mao Xiaotong, and Tan Songyun.

Let’s add Li Yitong, who is from our own studio, to let her take advantage of the popularity.

To be honest, Li Yitong is quite suitable for the image of the heroine, but I'm sorry, you are a little late.

I'll arrange it for you next time.

Li Wentao helped filter the male actors' resumes first because there were a lot of them submitted.

Everyone knows that Zuibai Studio basically signs young actresses, and there is only one male actor, Qiao Shan.

Also, the age and appearance don't match.

So the competition for the male lead was much more intense than expected.

According to Li Wentao's preliminary screening, the final audition list for male actors is:

Zhu Yilong, Qu Tianlin, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Yishan, and two male actors that I am not very familiar with.

I looked at everyone's profiles and they are all good candidates.

But Cheng Xi didn't expect that Tianlin, the evildoer, would come.

At that time, this person's words "I don't know CNKI" really hurt everyone.

After Cheng Xi graduated from a 211 university in his previous life, he worked for a few years and then took the postgraduate entrance exam for a top-ranked 985 university. Writing the thesis at that time was really painful.

It was directly caused by this big guy. At that time, everyone even made up a joke about what year it was in Tianlin's reign.

Every time the defense season comes, this big shot will be brought out and his corpse will be whipped, which is also a great spectacle.

After looking at their resumes, I found that most of them had graduated just one or two years ago, which really fits the role of the male lead.

Apart from the fact that Zhang Yishan is a student, it is Zhang Yishan who has the greatest fame.

He didn't expect Zhang Yishan to come. Does he know that this is his own drama?

Thinking back to the day when they attended the symposium for outstanding students held by the Youth League Committee of the college, Yang Zi introduced the scene to the two of them.

But whether he knew it or not, Cheng Xi felt that this list was in line with the requirements.

I have a rough idea of ​​the candidates in mind, and it will depend on their performance when the time comes.

Finally, there are a few supporting characters who appear more frequently.

Cheng Xi plans to recruit people from his own studio first, and then consider actors from Sohu.

Zhang Tianai can play the role of a fashionable girl who is afraid to report the case after seeing the real situation.

The driver and Aunt Guo’s daughter can let Li Yitong try.

The technical policewoman asked Jin Chen to shave his hair shorter to see if it would work.

Her pair of basic attacks should be able to play this role without being out of place.

I wonder if there has been any progress in her breast augmentation plan so far?
Qiao Shan can try the anchor who broadcasts live on the bus.

Because the timeline in the book has been changed to the future year 2018, the plots of live video streaming and food delivery will not seem abrupt.

Instead, it adds a bit of a futuristic feel to the show.

After Cheng Xi made these plans, he immediately called a meeting of the entire studio.

In addition to arranging the next plans and work arrangements, Cheng Xi also encouraged everyone and reached a consensus.

After the meeting, all departments of the studio started to move.

Cheng Xi's first TV series written and directed by himself, "The Beginning", is about to get on track!
(End of this chapter)