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Chapter 500 The Selection of the Second Heroine, Liu Mengli
Seeing that Deng Chao was relaxed, Zhou Xia said, "That's right, I'm preparing for casting for my movie "Legend of Sword and Sword 4". Now there is a supporting role I want to invite you to play. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Oh, I heard about this. Many people came to guest star. We ran the men's team, but Wang Zulan, Wang Baobao and I didn't participate. I didn't expect that Director Zhou finally remembered me. The first 3D fairy tale masterpiece in China , I'm excited to be a part of it!"

When Deng Chao heard this, he immediately answered happily.

"Hehe, you are not a cameo, you should be said to be a very important character, one of the bosses of the whole film, one of the six generals of the monster clan."

"One of the strongest bosses. It's interesting. It's different from the roles I played in the past. Do you have many roles?" Deng Chao became more interested.

"Hehe, there aren't many scenes, so I'll give you a brief introduction. This character is named Gui Xie, and he is the confidant of the leader of the demon clan, Chan You. He has powerful combat power and a violent and impulsive personality. In the end, Yu Qionghua died at the entrance of the demon world because of a failed sneak attack on Xuan Xiao.

The main thing involved is fighting scenes. If the shooting is concentrated, it will take about three days. There are more special effects and less action in this area. You can rest assured that we will find a suitable stand-in for you. "

Seeing that Deng Chao was full of expectations, Zhou Xia felt relieved and explained to himself.

Although this character is a boss, it will not be interpreted too much in the movie, after all, there is not much intersection with the protagonist.

"I'm very satisfied. At least I can challenge myself. The three-day schedule is easy to talk about. The director just needs to communicate with my agent in time." Deng Chao was not disappointed.

It is now rumored in the circle that Zhou Xia has strict requirements on actors, and that he will make the actors do their best in any roles they choose.

Especially in "Detective Chinatown", the role of Xiao Shenyang changed many people's views on him. They didn't expect Xiao Shenyang to have such a side, and they appreciated Zhou Xia's ability to train actors even more.

"Well, I'll have my assistant contact your agent when the time comes, and I hope our filming will go well."

While talking, Zhou Xia got up and sent a few people out of the company, then walked back to the office again, and continued to read the casting materials of the past few days.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye the end of the month, the entire cast of "Legend of Sword and Sword 4" has been basically confirmed, only the second heroine Liu Mengli has not yet been confirmed.

Looking at the photos of the actors on the entire character relationship diagram on the conference board, Zhou Xia and all the main creators breathed a sigh of relief and felt full of confidence.

"Boss, this lineup is really too strong. It can be said that it includes all actors from the Mesozoic and younger generations in China." Zhang Zhao sat aside and watched the assistant put photos of actors whose roles had been determined on the character map, and sincerely praised .

"Yeah, I really didn't expect some people to be guest stars in this movie, especially the couple Deng Chao and Sun Li." Zhou Xia sighed. At present, this couple has not been hyped as a representative of bad movies, so it's just a matter of saving them. .

Zhou Xia's eyes once again fell on the relationship between actors and characters. There are photos of four candidate actresses in the corner of Liu Mengli, namely Zheng Xiaoshuang, Zhao Xiaoying, Ni Ni, and Zhou Dongyu.

"Director, we should discuss the candidate for the role of Liu Mengli. After the decision is made, we will notify the actors as soon as possible. The machine will start up in three days. The preparation time for the actors is very short." Yao Bo, the casting director, reminded.

"Well, let's forget about Ni Ni and Zhou Dongyu for the time being. Whether they belong to Zhang Dao's studio or Xinhuamian Company will have to go to court to decide. We don't have time to fiddle with it. We will not name the remaining two. Vote."

Zhou Xia thought about it carefully, and said seriously.

Although he invited Xiaoshuang to play the role of Xuanji, she still participated in the audition for the role of Liu Mengli. As a result, no one expected that everyone else was eventually rejected, but she entered the final stage.

The protagonists of this movie are all relatively young, and there are indeed not many suitable actors in the industry. Xiaoshuang does have an advantage when he is so young and famous.

In addition, although Xiao Shuang does not have the round face he wanted, she is highly distinguishable from the other heroine Xiao Ai, and her temperament is obviously different, so the two characters are highly recognizable and can add points to each other. She was not ruled out.

Another actress, Zhao Xiaoying, made it to the end after many screenings, which made Zhou Xia very satisfied.

After all, he had thought of Zhao Xiaoying to play this role before.

But the audition had to perform a few scenes. Zhao Xiaoying was not from a major, and she hadn't played the leading role in a few plays. She was able to play Liu Mengli so well at that time, which really surprised Zhou Xia.

Although this character is the daughter of the lord of the demon clan, she was raised by humans since she was a child, and she is a ladylike type. In his eyes, Xiaoying is more cute and cute, and she can show this side very well, which can also be seen She has potential and talent too.

Zhou Xia was thinking about who to choose, but everyone else had already made their choice and handed over to his assistant Li Jingwen.

In total, there were three assistant directors, a screenwriter, a casting director, and Zhou Xia, a total of six people, but Zhou Xia got two votes.

Zhou Xia finally chose Zhao Xiaoying.

She can also be regarded as a model established by Xiahua Film and Television. Xiahua has a set of actor scoring mechanism internally, which fulfills many requirements of the company, such as the performance of the last film, regular participation in performing arts training, etc. People with high scores will get more resources.

Those who work hard are lucky.

Zhou Xia still wants to convey this idea to so many newcomers in the company, so that they can work harder to improve themselves.

"Zhao Xiaoying has four votes, Zheng Xiaoshuang has three votes!" Li Jingwen announced to everyone after verifying each ticket.

Zhou Xia was a little surprised. She didn't expect Xiaoshuang to get votes from three people. It seems that her age really gave her a lot of points.

She is not from Xia Hua, which shows that she has been truly recognized by the other three directors, and Zhou Xia can't help but feel a little sorry for her.

But there is only one role, and this time it can only be like this.

"Okay, now that the candidate is confirmed, let's notify the actors who haven't been notified yet. As for Zhao Xiaoying, she is in the company, right?" Zhou Xia stopped thinking about this matter and looked at his assistant Li Jingwen.

"Yes, Boss, after she finished filming "Shanshan is Coming", she has been preparing for your new movie for a month, and she is working in the company." Li Jingwen said happily.

Zhou Xia glanced at this usually capable and quiet assistant in surprise: "It seems that you have a very good relationship with her."

"Boss, we are fellow villagers, so we usually communicate more." Li Jingwen didn't hide it.

"Okay, since she's in the company, tell her to come to my office, and don't tell her that the actor has booked her."

Zhou Xia also didn't want to explore the relationship between the two, so she got up and walked out of the conference room.

When Zhao Xiaoying got the role, his vote played a key role, so it was necessary to give her some instructions to prepare for the role.

Although it is a secret ballot, the casting process is open. In the end, everyone will know how to choose and who voted for whom, so Zhou Xia is obliged to do so.

Not long after Zhou Xia returned to the office, there was a knock on the door, and Zhao Xiaoying obediently walked in.

"Sit down, how are you doing recently? I heard that you just finished filming "Shan Shan Is Coming"? How is it? How is your collaboration with the male lead Qu Bufan?"

"Huh? He's pretty good." Zhao Xiaoying thought she was talking about movie characters, but she didn't expect to ask this, and she was a little at a loss.

After all, "Shanshan Is Coming" has a lot of intimate scenes.

Of course, she is a very professional actress and doesn't mind those things, but that Qu Bufan actually refused, and had to borrow a seat and put a cover. She was an actress, and she couldn't ask for more at the time, but she just felt a little humiliated.

(End of this chapter)