The next day, as Wan Qiwen promised, Chen Shisan, who originally wanted to protest against making Mai Weijian surrender and begging for mercy, came to work honestly. Although the general counsel Liang Liren still asked for sick leave at home, it was no longer important to Yang Can.
The news of even more sensation among ATV insiders followed. The return of the traitor Yin Tianzhao caused a huge response. When Yang Can personally greeted him and took him up the elevator from the entrance of the building, he clearly felt the shocked eyes of the people around him. According to Yin Tianzhao, when Yang Can invited him, he also invited a lot of trouble to come back.
But when I heard the words "Azhao" and "Boss Yin" come over to say hello to Yin Tianzhao constantly, Yang Can knew that he hadn't hired the wrong person this time, but calmly patted Yin Tianzhao's shoulder: "You can do your professional work. Matters, those troubles and trivial things are left to me to deal with."
On the second day, all newspapers in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories published this heavyweight news. Even some TVB bosses exclaimed that ATV’s behavior was so crazy that they invited the defected old generals to come out. I’m afraid it’s already here. At the end of the world, a sensational title appeared on the atv official forum, "Today's ATV is definitely the most declining era in history."
Why are all these gossip questions? Yang Can reluctantly put the newspaper aside and stopped reading it. He turned on the computer and was about to start working, for the first round of selection for the role of "I have a date with a zombie".
In fact, a few days ago, when Yin Tianzhao returned, and Chen Shisanwan and Qiwen's husband and wife formed the former iron triangle of ATV, it has been convened in a tepid manner, photography, lighting, makeup, deputy director, executive, and recording. , Etc. Everything about the crew, plus Mai Weijian with a top-notch team, all the logistics staff are already in place.
Yang Can took advantage of this time to write a casting list for "I have a date with a zombie" and asked Lin Baixin to send it to the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association and agency companies to give them some good introductions. It is impossible for contract actors to beat ATV's dramas, but there are still many film actors in Hong Kong for them to choose from.
This time, "I have a date with a zombie" is different from the series with most indoor scenes like "The Good Wife". There are only a separate story, and there are more than 20 main actors in the separate plot, so if you don’t let the agency Help, it will increase the workload of the top self, and it is undoubtedly asking for trouble.
Executive Producer Yin Tianzhao first formulated the basic criteria for casting roles. All the main characters except the male and female protagonists were described in detail. For example, the second female protagonist, Wang Zhenzhen's appearance: slender, gentle and simple, long hair shawl... In the name of ATV, Lin Baixin sent the casting list to the various actors and artist agencies as the first round of standards. The agency notified members who met the requirements of the role and had a schedule, and was replying to ATV with the information of members who were interested in screaming for the role.
Then, Yin Tianzhao consulted these materials, filtered out those who did not meet his requirements, and then returned the final list of actors to the institutions, and agreed a time for collective audition.
Today, the company has received replies from the actors' union and several organizations. They passed the information of eligible members who are interested in participating in the audition of "I Have a Date with Zombies".
In the past few days, after negotiation between Mai Weijian and Chen Shisan, the content of the original three parts was integrated, and a story outline was drawn up, with the main story line of the second part as the main line, and then supplemented by the short stories of the first and third parts. As a whole, delete those unattractive plots, and the script is more complete.
Among them, in addition to the male and female starring roles, there are eleven characters, the most important of which is "Sex", the zombie king general, Nuwa, female second Wang Zhenzhen, male second Kazuo Yamamoto, female third Jin Miku, dreaming zombie Domoto Shizu, snake demon Bai Suzhen , Ma Xiaoling's wimpy apprentice, Jin Zhengzhong, the little zombie resurrection, Qin Shihuang Mausoleum (Raily), Shi Ya.
As for the five "color" messengers, Axiu, Green Snake, Fahai, Nino, and other roles, there is no need to worry about candidates. These "colors" appear less and mainly play a role in undertaking the plot, as long as they don’t It is enough to drop the chain.
This time the casting is also mainly for the eleven important roles. These eleven roles not only have a lot of requirements on the image, but also must conform to the character’s temperament and appearance, sufficient acting skills, and pay. It can't be too expensive.
As for Yang Can and Yin Tianzhao’s idea, if you can, try to choose the original team as much as possible to maintain the continuity of the previous drama, but the characters that did not meet the requirements in the original version, such as Nuwa, Ma Dingdang, etc. Still have to choose suitable actors to perform again.
But even so, everyone still has to participate in the audition, even Yang Can appointed Wan Qiwen to play the role of Ma Dingdong, Yin Tianzhao as the minister, the two big roles will audition with everyone to show fairness.
And now there are only three roles set for "Lose". In addition to the male and female protagonists, it is Shi Ya played by Han Ting. Since Shi Ya's "Lose" is a British person, it is more appropriate to play only a mixed-race role. Han Ting's class The acting skills are pretty good, and there are only two episodes of Shiya, so everyone has no objection.
Originally, Yang Can deliberately let her play Wang Zhenzhen, but in the internal audition, although Han Ting worked hard, she still couldn't grasp the innocent Wang Zhenzhen's natural "nature", so the role "color" needs more from the inside than acting. Gentle and kind temperament, otherwise it is easy to become contrived.
Although Yang Can has signed her, he will never be stupid enough to do stupid things in order to praise the newcomer and affect the effect of the work. In this regard, Yin Tianzhao and Chen Shisan are very pleased in their eyes. After all, Yang Can is an investor and production The *** power is in hand, and no one can stop him if he is forced.
*** At the beginning of the interview, about a hundred actors came this time. In addition to those recommended by the Hong Kong Performing Arts Association and the Emperor’s brokerage companies, there are also some actors from Singapore, Taiwan, and the mainland who have heard of the wind. Singer, after all, using dubbing this time does not require deadly terms such as Mandarin or Cantonese standards.
Among the interviewees are old-style actors, such as Chen Qitai, Wu Tingye, and Zhang Wenci, as well as senior film and television actors such as Mo Shaocong, Fan Shaohuang, Zhang Weijian, Yuan Anyi, Chen Farong, and Du Wenze. Of course, more of them are new singers from the mainland of Taiwan. Supporting actors and the like.
It took about an hour for Yin Tianzhao and Chen Shisanguang to greet acquaintances. Although the external critics are like "tide", but the charm of Yang Dapao and the huge production fee has attracted many people who know the goods, Yang Can The most surprising thing is that the Mesozoic actor facing the transition period like Zhang Weijian also came to interview Kazuo Yamamoto.
His influence in the film and television industry turned out to be so huge, Yang Can "touched" his chin and felt quite comfortable.
Wanting to test more than 100 people in one day, no one has any ability, Yang Can made an unbelievable decision. After all the interviewers arrived, he ordered their agent to let them each take it. The draft outline of the new version of the zombie was re-screened and passed in front of him.
Then he nodded and stayed, letting him go out of the gate without showing that he was eliminated.
This request sounds extremely absurd, but there are all kinds of freaks among these artistic directors and producers in the show business circle. What kind of weird interviews, such as taking off your shoes to see if your toes look good, "touch" you The back of the head judges whether the circle is round or not. When walking, whether the left foot stepped first or the right foot stepped first comes one after another.
For example, Niu Cheng, who has just won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award, used to make interviewing actresses scream in front of him one by one for a supporting actress. It’s just because of their miserable voices that they are not miserable, just because of that character. " Lulu is just being fucked in the plot.
So everyone is not surprised, no matter the big and small cards pass by Yang Can and the creators of the script one by one, everyone doesn’t know what Yang Can is going to look at, grinning grinning, throwing Winking winks, even a few actors did a few push-ups before they left to make their muscle lines more obvious.
But to their disappointment, Yang Dapao, who holds the power of life and death, was not interested in their faces at all. He just stared at the script in their hands and didn’t know what to watch. He nodded whether he passed or not, his attitude was extremely casual. ".
After about 20 minutes, one hundred and twenty-seven Yang Can quickly eliminated only thirty-eight people, and some of them were very similar to Wang Zhenzhen’s former Hong Kong sisters and Miss Asia. Elimination made Yin Tianzhao and Chen Shisan feel a bit incomprehensible. They are both very competitive in appearance. How could Yang Can eliminate them
In the face of fierce protests from several agents, I wanted to find out why, but I had some disputes with the staff on the creative side. In the end, Lin Baixin also called and asked what was going on. Yang Can also knew what was going on. Quite a few people came here because of Lin Baixin’s face. Don’t be too perfunctory. Let the deputy director Xu Qian take the group of "legacy beads" to interview alone in the next room, and come back to me after the deputy director’s level. Look.
Yang Can did not realize that since "The Proud Wife" made Yang Xiuya Xianyu stand up and Lu Zibo made a blockbuster, he has been recognized as a producer of gold medals in the circle. His second work is not only for ordinary audiences. Wait, many actors are eagerly wanting Yang Da Pao to choose himself and shine on the screen.
This is the case in the entertainment industry. Newcomers are not famous and need to be known by their works. Over-excited idol actors need to transform their works to make people re-accept themselves. Beautiful stars no longer need suitable roles for their second spring. The powerful actors who have been in the circle for decades need a hugely popular work to make their careers reach the pinnacle.
If there is no "Ip Man" Donnie Yen is probably only a second-rate martial arts actor today. Without the "Harry Potter" series of movies, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson would never be in their teens. He is famous all over the world at his age.
If the showbiz wants to get ahead, it does not lie in how many bad movies are played. It only needs a representative to do it. No matter how optimistic about "We Zombie Have A Date", after all, the co-production of the two sides of the strait, plus Yang Dapao, the gold medal promoter Sitting behind the scenes is undoubtedly extremely attractive to most actors.
Last time, the average consciousness energy of the good wife finished was 345, and the scene of Yang Xiuya's super performance by the swimming pool was also the scene with the highest ratings. Her energy reached a peak of 423, which made the good wife proud. The fruit of the popularity in Asia.
This time, Yang Can’s standard is even higher. To enter the US market, the energy standard is 400. The top ten American TV dramas with annual yields are all above 387. Foreign dramas who want to enter the US market make those who think they think they are the world. The invincible Yankee accepts that the energy must be at least 400. What does the average energy value of 400 mean? That is to say, the two protagonists should be kept above 420 at least, and the other supporting roles should not be lower than 350 when they are displayed on the screen.
Therefore, for those who have less than 300 consciousness energy with the script, Yang Can directly screened them out without any hesitation, and the rest of the interview was much simpler. Everyone performed a five-minute play according to the role. It is decided by the main creative personnel through consultation.
Then the long interview began.
Zhang Weijian was born in 1965. He has countless works such as "Journey to the West" and "Young Fang Shiyu" that are familiar to everyone. The Chinese market has a strong appeal. The role of the interview is Kazuo Yamamoto. The interview energy is 326, but it is a pity that his personal characteristics are too great. Strong, not burly tall enough, and the baby-faced appearance is not masculine enough to set up a rather domineering role and be eliminated.
Mo Shaocong was born in 1962. He has made more than 50 movies and TV sets. The image after makeup is very in line with Kazuo Yamamoto. His temperament is slightly mediocre, his eyes are not attractive, and his interview energy is 312. The image of recent drug abuse has been greatly destroyed and eliminated.
In the end, Kazuo Yamamoto’s role was set as an interview energy of 368. The original ATV actor, Chen Qitai, who was thin but more flavorful as he got older.
While competing for the role of Nuwa, both of them are well-known beauty stars. Chen Farong was born in 67 and was the first Miss Hong Kong in 1989. He is tall and well maintained, and has an interview energy of 324.
The other has a bigger background. It is also the champion of Miss Hong Kong. Anita Yuen, born in 1971, has an interview energy of 372 after the two Golden Awards. After giving birth to the baby, he is only interested in the show, because he is a fan of the original zombie movie. 』So I came to participate in the interview this time.
After some measurement, the main creative team decided to negotiate, with Yuan Anyi playing the role of the ancient Chinese god Nuwa, and Chen Farong as the thousand-year-old snake demon Bai Suzhen. Chen Farong decided to consider for some time.
Most of the next roles are the pk of newcomers and original actors. Even if Yang Can doesn’t comment, the original roles are almost all newcomers, Ma Dingdang, the female No. 3 golden future, dreaming zombies. Domoto Jing, without suspense, was won by Wan Qiwen, Wu Tingye, and Zhang Wenci.
Although most of the original actors are not as prosperous as they were at the beginning, they have maintained their appearance very well. For example, Zhang Wenci looks more beautiful and attractive than a decade ago, and looks younger. Only Chen Qitai It needs to be modified slightly with makeup.
And the little zombie resurrection is for children to interview, "Uncle, can bite and suck blood~ isn't it called a mosquito? Don't zombies only like to bite plants? Am I here to play a mosquito or a zombie?" Tong Yan Tong Yu It made everyone leaned forward and reunited, and also relieved the fatigue of the scene.
However, the role that made Yang Can and Chen Shisan headache the most was beyond everyone’s expectation. The most brilliant role in the play was the battle between the generals and ministers, except for the original Yin Tianzhao who owns 345. In addition to energy, there is another person who is not equal to him.
Fan Shaohuang, born in 1973, a martial arts star with a burly appearance, rich experience in film and television filming, excellent acting skills, and a certain market appeal. His energy reached 357 when interviewing generals, and he slightly outperformed Yin Tianzhao.
If according to the meaning of Chen Shisan and Mai Weijian, although the two of them are equal in strength, but Yin Tianzhao plays the generals, then the Dingdang and Wan Qiwen are also a pair. They have a very special inheritance of the new and the old version, which will make Those original audiences are more receptive, but Fan Shaohuang doesn't have this feature anymore.
Yang Can's hesitation is not because he disagrees with Chen Shisan's point of view, but because the role of Jiang Chen is not the protagonist, but the soul character who does run through the plot is also Yang Can who found the highest performance energy in the original version. One of them, Ren Dahua appeared in "I Have a Date with Zombies 2" that year with up to 489 energy, which brought the whole series to a higher level. Yin Tianzhao is not bad, Fan Shaohuang is also good, but they are far behind Ren Dahua.
Seeing Yang Can's decision in silence for a long time, Yin Tianzhao took the initiative to ask to re-watch the footage of his audition. After watching it, Lian Lian sighed with disappointment: "No, I'm far worse than Hua, I Can't afford to be a general and minister..." Turning around and taking the initiative to come over and whisper to Yang Can:
"Yang Sheng, I will contact Brother Hua personally tomorrow. I see if he has a schedule. If the pay is too high, I will cut it in my salary."
Yin Tianzhao’s words moved Yang Can a bit. Even a strong person like him is not good at giving up this brilliant role to the Yin Tianzhao he invited. Yang Can can see that Yin Tianzhao has a strong sense of acting as a general. He's ***, but he gave up so quickly. This dedicated and objective attitude really made him deeply admired.
"Please ask for as much money, and we will earn it back with US dollars at that time." Yang Can didn't say anything but squeezed Yin Tianzhao's shoulders and nodded calmly.
In the end, Yin Tianzhao was transferred to Qin Shihuang (Raily). Although Fan Shaohuang was rejected, he seemed to be extremely interested in the play. In addition, Wan Qiwen had a lot of friendship with him, and under weighing balance, he readily agreed to appear in Fahai as a guest performance. .
Now there is only the only question left, who will play the female number two Wang Zhenzhen! ? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation.)