Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

Representatives from China Film Group and Wanda Group arrived at Yihuai Media on time to sign the contract.

In particular, the lawyers sent by Wanda, after confirming that the contract was correct, signed it and directly contacted the company to transfer six million into the film's designated account.

Seeing this, China Film Group didn't delay and quickly transferred the money as well.

Now that the first part of Black Coal, Thin Ice has been completed, it's time to start recruiting actors.

Jiang Huai took Huang Bo directly to the company to screen the actresses who had submitted their resumes.

Ning Hao arrived late, muttering things about art and vision, but Xing Aina dragged him back by the ear to continue screening male actors.

Thanks to the huge box office success of "Crazy Stone," Xu Zheng and Huang Bo became famous, and the number of actresses whose resumes were sent to the company was no longer small.

"Wow, they even have Zhou Xun's resume."

Huang Bo had only been accompanying Jiang Huai to admire the beautiful women, since he was just a minor character with little screen time in "Black Coal, Thin Ice." However, while casually scrolling through a few videos, he unexpectedly came across Zhou Xun's information.

The other party is a top-tier actress who is currently very popular. I never expected to receive a resume from them.

"What's the big deal? The most important thing for award-winning films is the script."

Although it was officially stated that the script for "Black Coal, Thin Ice" was completely confidential, first- and second-tier actresses with award aspirations had already obtained the script from Fu Lulu.

Since the money would ultimately end up in Jiang Huai's pocket anyway, he naturally wouldn't stop it.

So now the resumes here are not only Zhou Xun's, but also many first and second-tier actresses. Jiang Huai just saw Zhang Jingchu, who just finished filming Peacock with Gu Changwei, and Hu Jing, Zhang Ziyi's classmate.

Of course, it was impossible to call up all the interview materials that were piled up on the table. Most of the newcomers who had no acting experience were directly eliminated by Jiang Huai. After all, he had only directed one movie and did not have much skill in training newcomers.

Even so, there were still more than twenty people coming for the first round of interviews. After having the recruited administrators send emails to each of them informing them of the interviews the next day, Jiang Huai went to the side to check on Ning Hao's progress.

"How's the male actor situation? Any suitable candidates?"

Seeing Ning Hao's dark circles, Jiang Huai felt a little apologetic. He poured Ning Hao a glass of goji berry water and then helped him with his reading.

"These few are not bad, but the others don't quite fit the look."

Black Coal, Thin Ice is, after all, a male-centric drama, and the number of male actors submitting their resumes was almost three times that of the female actors from Jianghuai.

Unfortunately, the male lead's temperament needs to be that of a rogue yet not sleazy, upright yet reckless.

Therefore, after seeing suitable photos, Ning Hao had to check the information one by one, and Xing Aina was helping him with this the whole time, but it had been two days and it was still not over.

"Just throw these young guys away."

Seeing Ning Hao's meticulous work, Jiang Huai, after helping him eliminate some problems, immediately decided to give him a raise of 10,000 yuan. As for the rest, he could keep doing it himself. Jiang Huai was also getting a little tired of constantly checking information on male actors and various videos.

After leaving the company, Jiang Huai was exhausted from selecting materials all day, so he didn't engage in any entertainment activities and went straight back to his rented high-rise apartment to rest.

Jiang Huai was half asleep when he heard the phone ring. He assumed it was Ning Hao who had finished selecting interviewees, so he answered the phone without even looking at it.

"Feed Haozi, just put the picks in my office."

After finishing his sentence, Jiang Huai didn't hear a response from the other party and assumed that the other party had hung up the phone, so he tossed his phone aside and prepared to go back to sleep.

"Director, I'm Song Jia. Can we meet?"

After hesitating for a long time, Song Jia on the other end of the phone decided to fight for a chance.

She had read the script for "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and it was indeed the best script available for actresses to audition for. However, when she heard that Zhou Xun and Zhang Jingchu were also competing for it, she knew that she was absolutely no match for them in terms of fame or acting skills.

After so many years in the industry, the Song family still can't even hold a second-tier position. Now that there's a script that could potentially give them stardom, she's really unwilling to just spout nonsense.

"Hmm, who?"

Jiang Huai had just tossed his phone under the covers. He only heard that a woman wanted to meet him, but he didn't catch her name.

There was another moment of silence, but Jiang Huai, who had regained some composure, picked up the phone again.

"Director Jiang, you are from the Song family. I am also in the capital tonight."

Song Jia, her lips trembling as she picked up the phone, had almost bitten them until they bled. After all, she had produced some works in the industry over the years, so the other party was likely to have heard of her. For now, she simply assumed that the other party was calling her out.

"Oh, I've seen your performance in 'Very Romantic.' If you want to come over, I'll give you the address."

Jiang Huai understood the meaning behind the other party's words, but since the other party was being so proactive, he wouldn't pretend to be a gentleman. Hearing the other party's soft "hmm," he directly gave the address to the other party.

The other party arrived even faster than he expected, reaching Jiang Huai's house in about half an hour.

Although it wasn't too cold in Beijing in March, it wasn't cold enough to warrant wrapping oneself up completely. Jiang Huai was a little curious about the other person's outfit, but he didn't say anything and stepped aside to let the other person into the house.

"Director Jiang, it's a bit hot there, may I take off my clothes?"

"Just drag it and put it on the sofa."

"it is good."

Jiang Huai was also a little surprised to see Song Jia's face flushed. It was just taking off a coat, and they hadn't even gotten to the main event yet, so why was she so red?

Song Jia took off his clothes very slowly, and Jiang Huai was also curious about what the other party was wearing underneath, so he didn't take his eyes off her for a moment.

Only after Jiang Huai completely took off his long cotton-padded coat did he finally see the true face of Mount Lu.

It's no wonder the other person was wearing such thick clothes on the outside; the red ribbon underneath really doesn't keep out the cold wind.

Seeing the Song family dressing him up like a gift, Jiang Huai instantly recalled the dream he had on the set of "House of Flying Daggers," and he felt something choke him.

"Stop, this is the feeling right now."

Jiang Huai stopped the other person from continuing to take off the stockings, saying that it was just right as it was, like a work of art.

As an excellent director, Jiang Huai put a lot of effort into explaining the scenes. During the process, Song Jia was a little shy and resistant to his role, but he corrected her every time.

As dawn broke, Jiang Huai looked at the Song family, who had completely immersed themselves in their roles, and decided to remain a moral person.

With her nestled close, Jiang Huai assured her that she was the perfect choice for the female lead in the movie.

Although Zhou Xun and the others might be better and more suitable for this movie, Jiang Huai still prefers the one who takes the initiative.

Having received Jiang Huai's assurance, Song Jia's legs, which had been trembling from acting all night, stopped shaking. He stood up and said he could continue to try more roles.