Chu Xiaxing heard her friend's ridicule, she squinted at Zhaoyan and said, "Isn't this also your dream?"
Xie Zhaoyan retorted: "I'm not someone who just looks at the face."
Chu Xiaxing said calmly: "Yes, you also look at gender. If you choose an actress, you will definitely not come."
Xie Zhaoyan: "...you saw through it."
After the whole season of "24 Frames of Light and Shadow", Chu Xiaxing relied on several ranking points to get the first place this season. Her short films are of stable quality, and she is good at a variety of subject matter. Basically, she is in the top three.
Xie Zhaoyan said at the beginning that she wanted to invite the first director to make a film. She wanted to make a biography of Chu Xiaxing. Who would have thought that Chu Xiaxing would actually start a trumpet account, and the follow-up plans would be completely disrupted. Chu Xia's star was not good enough for her championship reward, so she simply dragged Xie Zhaoyan to make a cameo appearance in "Thunder Gun Saint", and also entrusted her to help select actors from the audition.
Actors who play Gun Saint need a sense of mixed blood. Xie Zhaoyan has lived overseas in recent years. They want to pick out facial features that meet both Chinese and Western aesthetics, and naturally discuss the interview for the actors together. Of course, auditioning actors sounds like the thrill of an emperor choosing a concubine, but it is actually extremely tedious work, and it is difficult to even remember faces after a long time.
Xie Zhaoyan was in high spirits at the beginning, but at this moment, she lay on the table tiredly and complained: "Why do children now look like? There is no feeling of bright eyes in the past."
The candidates for Chu Xiaxing and Xie Zhaoyan's interviews have all been preliminarily screened. Perhaps people's aesthetics have become unified now. After they interviewed many people in a row, they became blind, and they always felt that everyone's temperament was similar.
Chu Xiaxing teased: "You are also starting to miss the past. Is this the characteristic of getting old?"
Xie Zhaoyan was shocked when she heard the words. She quickly touched her face and sat upright, "Nonsense, are you thinking that my medical and beauty money is wasted? This is a question of human technology!"
In the waiting area, the actors also chatted and exchanged news. Due to the large scale of the audition for "Thunder Gun Saint", the people were mixed and quite lively. There are not only professional actors in the circle, but also newcomers who try it out at will, and there are even some people in fancy clothes.
Many players came to participate in the interview and selection. They were dressed in the clothes of gun saints and looked like senior game fans.
The regular actors have never seen such garish competitors. They are usually introduced by the casting director. Man's face brushing.
"Can these people act?" The actor from the big company looked at the layman next to him, and he couldn't help frowning, "If this wasn't for director Chu's play, who would come here to suffer? In the end, it's a fake audition. , then I really want to vomit."
Many actor auditions are routines, and there are operational relationships behind them. Actors from large companies can even skip the early stages. Chu Xiaxing is very famous recently because of "24 Frames of Light and Shadow", and "Thunder Holy War" belongs to the big IP, the film of the cooperation between the two naturally attracts many actors.
The actor on the side is from a small company, he hesitantly replied: "There should be no default appointment. It is said that Xie Zhaoyan is interviewing in the building. I think it is good now, otherwise I will be completely dead..."
The small company's contacts and resources are not strong enough. If the "Gun Saint" crew does not have a fair audition attitude, then the small company actors will definitely accompany the cannon fodder, and there is no chance of winning the role.
The "Gun Saint" crew now treats the registered actors fairly, and gathering pure newcomers and old actors in one place means that they don't value their past resumes, and are even willing to accept inexperienced ones. There are many good-looking game lovers in the house. They may not have any works, but they signed up with their enthusiasm, and they just came to play.
"Dude, you really look like a gun saint!" A player stared at the actor in the corner for a long time, and he finally couldn't help but sighed with admiration, "If you play, I'll definitely watch it, it's just like a model. Yes, what's your name?"
"Qiao Zhansi." Facing the enthusiastic player, the tall man in the corner answered in surprise, his voice low and hoarse, "Aren't you also here for the interview?"
Qiao Zhansi is quite puzzled. They should be competitors, so how can they tout each other
The male player waved his hand relaxedly: "Hey, I was lucky enough to get through the primary selection, but I couldn't be selected in the end, I like "Thunder Holy War", and I also like Director Chu's play, so I said come and play it, it belongs to the interview star chasing …”
"I'll tell you the truth, you look like a gun saint, you can definitely act, and you won't be scolded!" The male player is most afraid of the collapse of his image when the paper man turns into a real person. He is very satisfied with Qiao Zhansi now. Touching his head again, he said, "But I haven't heard your name before, and I don't seem to have seen your play."
Qiao Zhansi didn't say much about this, the male player just thought that the other party had few works, and chatted happily. After he finished talking to Qiao Zhansi, he returned to his seat, but heard the actor next to him ask, "That person said his name was Qiao Zhansi?"
The male player nodded and looked at his phone: "Yes, but I haven't watched his play, I'll check it out now..."
The actor showed a thoughtful look, and then explained, "It's normal that you haven't seen it. He turned out to be from Weihuang Media. It is said that he was banned for a long time."
Chu Xiaxing and Xie Zhaoyan have been busy for many days, but they really chose a suitable candidate. The actor's name is Qiao Zhansi, and the match is far beyond expectations. Qiao Zhansi is of mixed blood. His nose is high and his facial features are exotic, but it happens to be in line with Chinese and Western aesthetics. This is not a common thing. What is even more rare is that his acting skills are not bad, but he is not famous for some reason.
Xie Zhaoyan stretched her arms, she moved her body leisurely, and said happily: "I finally got something, I didn't break the sign that you don't lose money, you can go to inform the selected candidates."
Chu Xiaxing handed the information to the casting director: "Okay, is Qiao Zhansi still here? If he has left, please call to let him know."
The casting director hurriedly took the information. He was about to call Qiao Zhansi when he saw Weihuang Media on the paper and hesitated: "...he was from Weihuang Media before?"
Chu Xiaxing: "What?"
The casting director hesitated: "This company has a bad reputation, anyway, we don't like to work with them..."
Casting directors all have their own personal connections. Although everyone does not necessarily cooperate, they can inquire about each other's opinions and form their own circles.
The casting director was a bit shy, but Chu Xiaxing didn't worry so much. She happily said, "That's just his former company. It doesn't matter if he leaves now."
Casting Director: "Okay, then I'll call."
When Qiao Zhansi received the notification of being selected, he suddenly lost his mind and couldn't digest the great news. Instead, he asked unconfidently, "Is it really me? How can it be me?"
"The director and the casting team did choose you after discussion." The casting director laughed, "Why can't it be you? Don't you all come to sign up?"
Qiao Zhansi's voice was dry: "...I thought there would be a shady scene."
Qiao Zhansi really didn't expect that he would be able to act. He originally tried it out habitually, but he didn't want to actually receive an admission call. He had also performed well in auditions before, but soon after he came back, there was no news. Even if the directors were satisfied at the scene, they didn't notify him to play in the follow-up. He thought it was the same this time.
Casting director: "Director Chu is not that kind of person. She doesn't eat shady tricks, otherwise she won't be auditioned."
The casting directors had recommended actor candidates in the early stage, but Chu Xiaxing was not satisfied with all of them, so the actor audition began. Although most of the auditions are publicity stunts, the crew of "Gun Saint" is indeed not this route. The original intention is to find suitable actors and finally delineate Qiao Zhansi.
Qiao Zhansi and the casting director finalized the signing time, and then talked about when to join the group to meet Director Chu. He was still a little dazed when he put down the phone. He couldn't believe that he was actually receiving the show, so he squatted down slowly, forcing himself not to choked out.
He hadn't really acted in a long time, so he had to do his best and not lose precious opportunities.
Qiao Zhansi thought about this and cheered up again. He heard that the male players talked about Gun Saint today, so he simply collected information on the Internet, and wanted to know more about the game characters in the players' hearts.
In the film crew of "Thunder Gun Saint", after Chu Xiaxing finished the audition for the actors, they arranged for Duan Chengyan and Xia Hong to handle the follow-up actor contracts, while she and Song Wenye talked about the special effects company again, and the two sides acted separately. However, she did not wait for President Song in the office building where the group was established, but received a group of uninvited guests.
"People from Weihuang Media?" Chu Xiaxing asked in surprise, "Do you want to discuss cooperation?"
After the cast of "Gun Saint" has gone through the audition of actors, the office location is indeed well known in the industry. Of course, not everyone can come here, and visitors must also submit business cards and information.
Since it is a peer, it is not easy to refuse. Chu Xiaxing let people in in confusion, intending to listen to the other party's intentions.
Two men and one woman came from Weihuang Media. After they politely greeted Chu Xiaxing, they said straight to the point: "Director Chu, I heard that you just finished the audition, and the actors have not signed contracts, right? If the actors happen to be called Qiao Zhansi, we want to trouble you with one thing, don't sign with him."
Chu Xiaxing was silent for a moment, then she calmly said, "Did you ask about it?"
The three politely said "coincidentally", but obviously they already knew who the main actor was, so they came to the door.
The man at the head looked back at his companion, and when the woman in the suit behind him nodded, he smiled and said, "Director Chu, Qiao Zhansi used to be our actor, but there is actually a dispute over our contract, you choose him Acting is very risky…”
Chu Xiaxing looked puzzled: "Didn't he already terminate the contract with you, or does he have other stains? Breaking through the legal boundaries?"
Chu Xiaxing remembered that Qiao Zhansi has no contract now. If he has bad behavior beyond the limit, he will definitely not be cast, but if it is just an economic dispute, it is a normal operation in the entertainment industry, and it is nothing more than torn.
The leading man: "That's not..."
Chu Xiaxing nodded: "Then it's over. You should have a lawsuit and a lawsuit. I should let him act as well. If you win the lawsuit, the money he can lose is even more."
Chu Xiaxing didn't care about the economic dispute between Qiao Zhansi and the original company. She only needed him to play a good role. It didn't matter who the money went to, she was not a judge of the court.
The man didn't expect Director Chu to be so straightforward, he smiled dryly: "You can't say that."
The only woman among the three saw that the situation was wrong. She finally got up and shook hands and introduced herself: "Hello Director Chu, my name is Shu Jie, in fact, Qiao Zhansi's situation is more complicated, and we don't really want to see his works. came out…”
"The Thunder Spear is your hard work, and I don't want it to run into trouble in its subsequent release. I also ask the director to make it easier." Shu Jie smiled implicitly. Her remarks were both soft and hard. people understand.
Chu Xiaxing raised his eyebrows: "Does this mean you want to block it?"
Shu Jie: "Well, you can understand that too."
Chu Xiaxing: "Is there any problem with him?"
Shu Jie: "I'm really sorry, it's not easy to tell you this."
Chu Xiaxing: "I'm really sorry, then I'm not good at changing actors."
When Shu Jie heard this, she frowned slightly and said softly, "Did you and Qiao Zhansi know each other before?"
"do not know."
Shu Jie hurriedly said, "Then why should the director ask for trouble..."
Chu Xiaxing was half-smiling, "Did you guys often do this kind of thing before? Those crews were afraid of trouble, so they replaced the actors in the end."
Chu Xiaxing has been in the circle for a long time, she has heard and seen everything, and Qiao Zhansi must have offended others, so that they can't get the show.
Shu Jie pursed her lips: "Yes, if you change an actor now, it will also save the crew's worries."
Chu Xiaxing said casually, "I'm sorry, I'm not the same as them. I don't like to be stinky by nature. It's because people in the past were too afraid of trouble, which led you to be unscrupulous, thinking that everyone would listen to you."
"I'm the director, I only look at the roles and actors, not your relationship."