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Coupled with the blessing of Da Tiantian's background, the screening schedule of "Warring States" has not been suppressed at all.

So Director Wei soared to fame.

Then he acquired Station A.

From hugging the sweet princess' thighs, it became Big Sweetie hugging his thighs.

So far, almost everyone Director Wei wants to promote has become famous.

No wonder the outside world has such a strong filter for him.

"Well, I did make Sweet Princess famous, but I haven't made her a Best Actress yet, let alone an artist with both talent and integrity." Director Wei shook his head. "An artist has to rely on themselves for more than 60% of their performance. The rest is resources and luck. Lack of talent is not enough. Winning Best Actress is not enough, and even gold and silver trophies won't win the audience's praise."

There are so many water awards in the circle.

It can even be said that those prestigious awards in the circle eventually became mere water awards.

The golden rooster is powerless and the flowers are withered.

Water flooded the Golden Eagle and withered the magnolia.

It's all their own fault.

There is no problem in destroying the silver horse of the treasure island.

The problem is that it gave their own people the opportunity to rise. As long as they seized the opportunity of the Silver Horse being abolished, they would have had the opportunity to rise.

pity……

It's useless even if I give you a chance.

Mud can't support the wall.

Director Wei is confident that he can bring out a few best actresses.

But that is a victory of connections and background.

It has nothing to do with art.

The person in charge expressed understanding of this, but was not worried.

"A mentor can only lead you to the door, but the practice is up to you. Director Wei, just use your professional vision and experience to select the people, and the rest depends on their own efforts. Our country has such a large population, I believe there will always be no shortage of talent."

Director Wei shrugged: "No problem, I will do my best."

Just try your best.

Whether you can do it depends on luck.

After all, there are so many people in our country, but it hasn't stopped the national football team from getting worse and worse.

Some things cannot be helped by having more people.

……

When the news spread that the army would restart the art troupe and Director Wei would serve as the examiner, celebrities in the entertainment industry immediately got in on the action.

Of course, they are those stars who have not yet made a name for themselves.

Especially newcomers who have just graduated from film and television academies.

Stars who have already made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry certainly wouldn't think of joining a military art troupe and being bound by military rules and regulations.

The army is the army, even the arts soldiers are soldiers, and the rules are so strict that they are definitely not comparable to those of an agency.

However, those newcomers in the entertainment industry who have no background and no fame cannot consider these things at this time.

They have to consider survival first.

Then think about becoming famous.

Although the military art troupe has strict rules and regulations, it is endorsed by the army after all.

The most important thing is - there is a system.

Don’t think that the establishment is unimportant for those who want to be a star.

The center of the universe is weaving.

Prince Yi has no shortage of money or resources, and he wants to get a position through special channels.

Not to mention those who have no background, resources or money.

If you really can't make it in the entertainment industry, joining the military art troupe is not a bad choice.

If you still have hope for the entertainment industry, you can still give it a try. There are many stars in the entertainment industry who came from art troupes.

If we all come from the same school, we may be able to help each other.

These are all connections.

Moreover, along with the news that the army had restarted the art troupe and that Director Wei would serve as the examiner, there was also a rumor that was neither confirmed nor denied:

"In the future, when Guan Fang and Director Wei are directing and producing patriotic dramas, will they give priority to actors from the cultural troupe?"

"real or fake?"

"I don't know. Director Wei has never admitted it."

"But Director Wei didn't deny it either."

"Actually, even if it's true, it's normal. Many of the protagonists in patriotic dramas are soldiers, so using actors with military experience naturally fits the role better."

"Want to give it a try?"

"I don't fight hard. I want to become famous as early as possible. While I'm still young, I still want to make more breakthroughs in the circle."

"I've been trying for a year now, and I've been hitting walls everywhere. I'm kind of looking for help."

"I feel the rumor is true. After all, doing this will help with publicity and strengthen the relationship between Station A and its stakeholders. Most importantly, it's politically correct. If I were in charge, I would definitely make it come true."

"agree."

"Joining the art troupe now might cost you a few years financially, but the rewards you'll gain in a few years are equally great."

"It's a gamble, but the chances of winning are much better than with the big A."

"I want to take a gamble."

"We're so animated in our conversation here, we might not even be selected even if we take the test."

A group for encouraging and communicating with new actors died down when they were talking about this.

I can't talk anymore today.

But it's also true.

The admissions process for the military art troupe and the film and television academy is different.

The enrollment of film and television academies is aimed at newcomers who have just taken the college entrance examination. The main purpose is to train students, and the requirements are not that high.

Appearance is the biggest hurdle.

The military art troupe directly recruits these students who graduate from film and television academies.

In essence, the art troupe is not a school, but a workplace.

There are educational and ability requirements.

For example, the standards for the actors recruited by the art troupe that Director Wei obtained this time clearly listed the recruitment conditions:

College graduates or social talents; full-time undergraduate (bachelor) or above; undergraduate majors are drama and film, music and dance; postgraduate majors are art (professional degree), drama and film (professional degree), music (professional degree); the professional examination subject is comprehensive basic arts.

Other conditions: Graduates from key professional art colleges, with musical theater majors preferred.

Because of these conditions, many extras do not meet the standards.

The level of the art troupe must be maintained.

Of course, I won’t take just any cat or dog.

It is no exaggeration to say that passing the art troupe's assessment is more difficult than passing the postgraduate and doctoral examinations for celebrities.

After all, I don’t know if celebrities from CNKI can also graduate with a doctorate, but it is really difficult for celebrities without special skills to get greater help at the military level.

The military is not even close to the authorities; they don't place that much emphasis on influence.

So even though the news of rebuilding the art troupe was spreading like wildfire in the circle, when the actual interview day came, those who came to participate in the interview were basically candidates with a certain level of ability.

Some people even looked familiar to Director Wei.

"Your name is Aruna?" "Yes."

"Mongol?"

"Correct."

Director Wei and the military examiner looked at each other.

The military examiner nodded to Director Wei with satisfaction, but then showed a hesitant look.

Satisfaction is due to Aruna’s nation.

There is no doubt that ethnic minorities have extra points at the level of the relevant authorities.

There are various meanings and various stakeholders.

Unless you are competing for the highest-level leadership position, your minority identity will not only not add points, but will actually deduct points.

If they were only competing with ordinary people, people of minority origin would automatically be given priority, only slightly lower than the privileged class.

So Aruna won just by relying on nationality.

But where he loses is appearance.

"Can I ask a slightly offensive question?"

As an examiner, Director Wei has the right to ask questions, but he still shows respect.

Aruna nodded readily: "Of course."

"Has anyone ever told you that you look like a bad person?" This question is indeed a bit offensive.

But Aruna just laughed it off: "Many people say so. My teacher at the Shanghai Theatre Academy also said that villain roles are best suited for me."

This is also the track he found for himself.

However, although his Mongolian origin will allow him to be taken care of at the local level, it will not be the case in the entertainment industry.

Capital does not recognize this.

Making money is the bottom line.

The relevant parties need political correctness, while capital only needs book profits.

Unfortunately, Aruna does not have the ability to help capital make money.

So he was unknown in the entertainment industry, at least in 2018, he was unknown and saw no hope.

Even if it is just to play a villain, investors hope to find more popular stars.

So here he is.

Director Wei glanced at Aruna's resume and asked, "Have you ever been in 'Dragon Ball'?" "Yes, I was a sophomore at the time. I was supposed to be auditioning with a senior, but the director chose me."

Director Wei laughed: "It's a very familiar story, a bit old-fashioned..."

Aruna was originally quite proud, but after hearing what Director Wei said, he also felt a little old-fashioned.

Because there are too many stories like this in the circle.

Deng Chao accompanied a friend to the Central Academy of Drama and unexpectedly got in. Han Xue also claimed she accompanied a friend to the "Century Star" film and television music competition hosted by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest Film and Television Company, where she won first place. She then starred in Ma Chucheng's "Romantic Sakura," opposite Aaron Kwok and Zhang Baizhi. This changed her life and she applied to the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Director Wei expressed doubts about this story.

But such true stories are indeed common in the circle.

The most confirmed and influential story is naturally the one where Liang Chaowei accompanied Zhou Xingchi to apply for the wireless training class. Zhou Xingchi dragged Liang Chaowei along, but Liang Chaowei passed while Zhou Xingchi failed. Compared to these predecessors, Aru Na's story is not only old-fashioned but also has little influence.

But Aruna’s acting is pretty good.

After watching a performance by Aruna, Director Wei gave her a very high evaluation: "Although you are still young, I think you are already at an above-average level among the actors in the industry in terms of acting skills. There are many currently popular stars whose acting skills are not as good as yours."

Aruna thanked Director Wei for the compliment, then said with a wry smile, "The entertainment industry isn't a place that values ​​acting skills."

"really."

Director Wei nodded in agreement, then made a self-deprecating remark: "Even for me, what matters most is not the acting skills, but the results."

There's nothing wrong with that.