China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 592 New Stars Emerging in the Group Performance
October, has entered the golden autumn
Cao Xuan's new album is basically done, and now he is mainly shooting the MV.

The MV of the album "Brilliant" is relatively rare, because Hu Jing's body is not suitable, so she didn't participate in the MV.

Zeng Li is busy with work + raising children, and after "Sword Rain", he deliberately kept a low profile, so he did not participate this time.

Cao Tianwang suddenly became a lonely family.

But it doesn’t work if the MV is not filmed, so Cao Xuan can either perform it himself, or use the anime style, and the other few songs will be used to praise newcomers, playing the male and female protagonists, and Cao Xuan will appear as a singer.

There is also a song "Because of Love" that directly asked the crew of "Putting Love to the End" for material, which is considered a trailer.

At the beginning, Cao Xuan promised not to let anyone outside the East and West Second Palace play the heroine of his MV, but if he does not play the hero this time, it should not be considered a broken promise... right...

But no matter what, the recruitment of actors for the Cao Xuan MV this time is definitely a big news that caused a sensation in the industry.

Cao Xuan is the world's top heavenly king. So far, the sales volume of each album has not been lower than 500 million copies. The coverage of MVs is often popular all over the Internet, and even spread around the world.

For example, the MV of Cao Xuan's "Sugar" is currently at the top of YouTube's broadcast list.

Several newlyweds who appeared on the stage have become starlets. Among them, an American couple has become a hot search in many countries because of their divorce.

Cao Xuan was still a little scared at the time, so he left the couple because of the loss, otherwise he would not be the king of red affairs, but the king of breaking up marriages...

This influence is definitely enough to make some popular florets put down their figures, and ordinary stars are willing to snatch them if they break their heads.

Not to mention that Cao Xuan is not only the king of the world, but also a bigwig in the entertainment industry, if he takes advantage of this opportunity to be favored by Boss Cao, he will soar into the sky.

However, to the disappointment of the entire entertainment industry, the MV crew said that famous artists are not considered, only amateurs, and amateurs with certain performance experience are given priority.

Elemental people, do you have to have acting experience?
Everyone thought about it carefully, isn't this just for group performers or those ordinary actors who are not well-known.

This is a special opportunity for newcomers!

Countless newcomers with star dreams shouted Boss Cao's long live, and then rushed to the capital to sign up.

In fact, this matter was placed on a separate official website, and applicants uploaded their own information and video photos to participate in the audition.

After passing the audition, they will participate in the video interview on time, and there will be two rounds of re-examinations. In the end, only a few hundred or even dozens of people may be eligible to come to the capital for interviews.

This is also to prevent everyone from running to the capital and not being selected, wasting time, energy and money.

It's a pity that this opportunity is so rare that many people don't feel at ease about interviewing at home, so they pack their bags and come to the capital directly, wondering if they can increase their chances of being selected.

It is hard to guarantee that one day I will run into Cao Xuan or the interviewer by chance, and the other party will be surprised when he sees it, and he will make an exception to accept him.

This kind of situation is really uncommon in the entertainment industry, so many people believe that such a good thing may not happen if they go to the capital, but they will definitely not be able to keep up if they don't go to the capital.

Especially for many group performers, who don't have regular jobs themselves, it's better to come and fight for a while, and the benefits will be great.

Besides, if you really can't do it, you can go directly to the Fanxing Film and Television City not far from the capital to find some odd jobs, anyway, you won't die of hunger.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the few days after the news was announced, at least tens of thousands of group performers came to the capital, and the number increased sharply.

Even Hengdian had a labor shortage, not to mention other small film and television bases, and the price of group performances doubled in a short period of time.

I don't know if they scolded Cao Xuan or not, but those group performers who stayed to make money are also very grateful to Cao Xuan...

But for Fanxing, no matter the interviewer is in the capital city or anywhere in the country, the process remains the same. The interview is done online first, followed by the in-person interview in the last round. Only 4 to 8 candidates will be admitted.

4~8 candidates, and the number of applicants exceeds 35000.

Moreover, these 35000 people had to answer a basic film and television knowledge answer sheet at the beginning.

Then enter the next level, fill in three forms + a personal resume of 1000 to 3000 words, and three photos + ID photo + 5-minute performance sketch, with a topic of your own choice.

The website has a special review system, and the registration is considered successful only after completing all the steps. The main purpose is to dissuade and eliminate those who come to make trouble, otherwise the number of applicants will not be able to hold 10,000+.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some boring people really have the patience to complete these steps, but the number is definitely not many, and they will not pass the manual review later.

The workload of 35000 people's resumes is not small. The review team is mainly composed of Fanxing staff and MV crew members. There are only a dozen people, and it is impossible for them to carefully review everyone's information.

Those who review the information form may only look at the key information, those who review personal resumes and photos generally go through it, and the video review may only take half a minute.

Even if the cross scoring method is used, each audit team will give a score, and then the computer will make a comprehensive assessment, but it is still a test of luck, and it is also the one with the highest risk of elimination.

After all, strength is strength and advantage is great. As long as you get to the interview, the chance of elimination is not high. The most fearful thing is that you will be killed during the audition for muddleheadedness.

After that, there will be two rounds of re-examinations, mainly self-introduction, answering questions, performing talents + a short sketch of a few minutes.

Cao Xuan did not participate in the audition, but the re-examination asked for recordings of some contestants to see if there were any good candidates.

In the final analysis, it was Cao Xuan who really decided on this matter.

If he thinks it's good, it will be smooth sailing in the future, if he thinks it's not good, there's no need to participate in the future.

The Empress of the East Palace is not far from the expected date of delivery, and the weather has turned cold, so she also moved back to the capital, and is currently waiting for delivery in a villa in Changping.

She has nothing to do, and she also served as an examiner, helping Cao Xuan to review, which can be regarded as a way to pass the time.

【X】

Hu Jing eliminated a boy with a non-mainstream hairstyle, and she was a little devastated: "What's wrong with the children now, they all have such weird hairstyles."

"You don't understand, this is the rebellious spirit of the new generation of the Internet, and it is a gesture of individuality, just like when we were young, didn't we also like to pursue some so-called fashion.

It's just that their performance is more exaggerated, and many people can't accept it. In fact, it is quite touching when you look closely. "

Cao Xuan said a good word to help the non-mainstream, but turned around and eliminated a girl with a green afro in his hand.

Although he understands, it doesn't mean he accepts it.

For Cao Xuan, this fashion style is still too avant-garde, and he would not agree to appear in his MV.

Before the re-examination interview, everyone has been reminded to pay attention to dressing during the interview, and try not to be too different.

Maybe they didn't care about the regulations, maybe they wanted to be unconventional and unique, but unfortunately they didn't impress Cao Xuan.

Hu Jing had time, but she couldn't bear it. Cao Xuan had to be busy with other work, so she took a look at it occasionally in her spare time. The two of them only looked at more than 100 numbers in three days.

But honestly, these guys are pretty lackluster.

Cao Xuan's vision was still very high. Even many students in the Chinese opera department were not outstanding in their eyes.

It can't be said that there are no bright spots at all, but it is far from meeting Cao Xuan's requirements.

Of course, it's not that there are no good seedlings, so Cao Xuan just took a fancy to one named An Ze.

An Ze, from Jin Province, is 25 years old this year. In fact, he is also a half-educated student. He studied at an art school run by Sun Yanjun, the actor who played Liu Bei in CCTV's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Graduated in the summer of 2006, and has been doing group performances for more than four years. Last year, he officially became a special contract, and this year he also participated in the leading role of a small crew, which can be described as steady and steady.

Cao Xuan took a fancy to him mainly for three points.

The first is good looks, thick eyebrows and big eyes, tough and handsome, and handsome and recognizable.

To put it bluntly, there are celebrities.

Second, the acting skills are not bad, although it is not very good, but judging from the video, the basic skills are solid and bold.

The sketch he chose was the classic crying scene in Cao Xuan's "When a Man is in Love", which was extremely difficult, and most people would not dare to take such a risk in an interview.

Third, the swarm performance background is also the swarm performance background of Fanxing Film and Television City, and he has studied in the group performance training class of Fanxing Film and Television City.

As I said before, Cao Xuan intends to promote a few group idols, and this MV audition actually has this intention.

But Cao Xuan is not a sage either, and the group performers are the group performers, but he definitely hopes to advertise for his own film and television city, and at the same time, it can also make the group performers in the film and television city more self-motivated.

If it fails, it may even cause Hengdian a serious injury.

If Hengdian follows suit and starts advocating group performances, it will be even better, as there will be another way out for group performances.

Anze perfectly met Cao Xuan's needs, and asked Cao Xuan to put him on the candidate list. If there were no problems in the next few rounds of interviews, then he would check his word-of-mouth character and meet the standards, and he would be officially included in the "star-making list" ".

Cao Xuan has a crush on a guy, and Hu Jing also has a crush on a girl.

She didn't meet it by herself, but after the first round of re-examination, the review team listed several key targets, and this girl was one of them.

Born in a major dance class, she has just been admitted to STA, and has little acting experience, but she has an excellent appearance.

Even Empress Donggong, who was used to seeing beautiful women, was a little surprised. Such a beautiful face, even if she had no acting experience, was enough to make up for it.

"Dili meaty!"

Cao Xuan raised his eyebrows when he looked at the information that Hu Jing sent him specially.

He didn't know whether it was Donggong Empress with good eyesight or Di Li's chubby luck, but this one was indeed a good candidate.

Cao Xuan handed over the information of the two people to the person in charge, paid special attention to it, and then asked someone to inquire about Anze's reputation.

After all, Boss Cao has good intentions, but he can't entrust others with bad intentions, and bring out another disaster, which would be embarrassing and embarrassing.

For this MV selection, registration began in early September, and the deadline was September 9. The re-examination began in late September, and the final selection began on October 9.

Of the 35000 successful applicants, only 156 of them got to the real-person interview in the end. On average, one out of 200 people got a ticket, and 156 people had to go through fierce fighting to finally select a few.

The real-person interview lasted for two days, and there were two rounds in total. The first round of examiners was led by the deputy director of the MV + the deputy director of the Fanxing agency department.

In the last round, Cao Xuan and director Chen Hanzhu came over in person to make the final decision.

.........

Sun Yanyan looked at her best friend boredly. The other party had been tinkering in the mirror for a long time, and she still didn't give up, so she couldn't help but interrupt.

"It's almost done. It's 8 o'clock. It's already 7:10. Are you still going?"

"Go! Go! Go."

The best friend finally sprayed herself with some perfume, took her to a taxi, and went straight to the final round of interviews - Fanxing Building.

During the period, the driver heard that they were going to Fanxing Building, and immediately chatted.

"Hey, the two younger sisters are celebrities. Look at my luck today. I will get a [-]% discount on the fare when I turn back."

The taxi drivers in Beijing are definitely the most eloquent group of people, they opened up the chatterbox and wailed.

"I often travel in this area, and I have also drawn a few celebrities seriously, just that Huang Bo, the one who speaks island dialect, don't watch TV so talkative, you are privately introverted.

Another time, I pulled Cao Xuan's master Li Xuejian, and the old man didn't bring any money. After a phone call, and guess what, Cao Xuan came over to settle the fare himself.

What I mean is no, he wants to give it life and death, if it weren't for the fact that he has a big business, according to our old Beijing dialect, the situation..."

The driver chattered for a while, at first it was reliable, but then it became more and more false. If it wasn't for the short road, Cao Xuan would be pulling Cao Xuan to worship his brother.

Sun Yanyan and her best friend listened with gusto at first, but then only perfunctory remained.

When they arrived at the building, they paid the money, and the two quickly got out of the car. Looking at the word "Stars" on the building, the best friend's face showed longing.

"This is Yang Mi who presented Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, and Hu Ge. It's so spectacular."

Spectacular?
Sun Yanyan took a look at the Fanxing Building. Although it is not a small family, it is really not a particularly good building in the capital. The compliments from her girlfriends have a strong filter element.

But having said that, aside from the building itself, this building does have a good aura.

I don't know how many high-quality movies and TV shows are born here every year, and newcomers enter this building one after another, becoming famous all over the country, and even popular in Asia.

Fanxing Group has become a very influential star company in China and even in Asia, and Fanxing Building can be regarded as a semi-landmark building in the capital.

Every year, tourists and fans come here to try their luck, to see if they can meet celebrities and ask for autographs and group photos.

For young people who are interested in performing arts, Fanxing Building is like a "sacred place", a paradise where fish can leap into the dragon's gate.

As an unknown young actor, Sun Yanyan can actually feel the magic power standing in the Star Building.

But she was born with bad luck, and she never believed in anything soaring to the sky.

It's not that she has never participated in these so-called public selections. During the audition for "A Dream of Red Mansions", she was even expected to become the champion of the Daiyu group.

In the end, she learned that the character had already been decided by default, and some people wanted to use other roles to rule her, which caused Sun Yanyan to withdraw from the selection in a fit of anger.

From then on, she never believed in the so-called open selection. Even if her best friend made it to the final round this time, she was forced by her best friend to strengthen her courage, and at the same time accompanied her with the mentality of comforting her best friend after losing the election.

There are a lot of relatives like girlfriends, and the most exaggerated ones bring their parents directly, so that the staff keeps looking at them, for fear of causing trouble after losing the election.

When they came to the special rest area, the girlfriends looked around, observed these potential competitors, and whispered a few words to Sun Yanyan from time to time.

"Yanyan, look at that handsome guy, does he look like Zhao Wenzhuo?"

"Hey, it turned out to be a close-fitting short skirt inside, so I'm not afraid of freezing to death in winter."

"Wow, the girl next to us is so pretty."

Sun Yanyan looked up, and saw a girl with a bun, big eyes, and delicate appearance who was silently reciting interview scripts and the like.

"I don't seem to be Han Chinese."

Sun Yanyan saw that the girl had slightly deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge, with a bit of exotic color, but it was not obvious, so she was not sure.

But regardless of whether it was true or not, Sun Yanyan and her best friend mourned in silence.

Even if she doesn't make an official decision, with this girl's condition, her best friend has little chance of winning against her.

But my best friend didn't have this vigilance at all, and ran over to make love very familiarly, and ran back 2 minutes later.

"You guessed it right, a Uighur, a first-year student at the Shanghai Opera."

"Three."

Sun Yanyan once again mourned for her best friend. He is still in the performance department of Zhongchuan, not as good as the top three, but he can also be ranked in the top five in the art performance category.

My best friend graduated from Luyi, and said she was from a major, but many people don't know that this school exists, and the most famous alumni are singers.

If Cao Xuan knew what she was thinking, he would definitely correct her. The singer cultivated by Lu Yi can't compare with a single hand from the three major universities...

Sure enough, Sun Yanyan watched with her own eyes that the Uyghur freshman from the show was called out for an interview. The interview lasted for more than half an hour, the longest interview time among all the people.

When she came back, although the examiner told her to go back and wait for the notice, she could tell from the happy smile on her face that the interview went well.

Seeing that she was getting closer and closer to her best friend, not to mention her best friend herself, Sun Yanyan felt a little nervous.

"Yanyan, accompany me to the bathroom."

My best friend is going to the bathroom to touch up her makeup, so she can make adjustments by the way, and Sun Yanyan follows her with her bag.

As a result, the bathroom adjacent to the meeting room was full, so I had to ask the staff to go to another one, and then ran into Cao Xuan who had just come out of the bathroom and wiped his hands with a paper towel at the door.

"Hello, Teacher Cao."

Sun Yanyan reacted very quickly, and immediately pulled her best friend to bow, Cao Xuan nodded, "Hello."

Then Cao Xuan walked away, but before he left, he looked back at Sun Yanyan thoughtfully.

Although the two of them did not expect to run into Cao Xuan, they were surprised and scared at the same time.

Surprise is easy to say, I am afraid that the scene just now left a bad impression on Cao Xuan and affected the interview.

Sun Yanyan could only keep comforting her girlfriends, they bowed so fast just now, maybe Cao Xuan didn't see their faces clearly, besides there are so many people coming and going, people might think they are Fanxing employees.

Under her persuasion, the best friend gradually relaxed.

However, what they don't know is that when Fanxing employees go to work, they must wear badges on their chests that clearly state the department, position, and employees. Whether they are employees or not can be recognized at a glance.

At the same time, Boss Cao has a particularly good memory, and he dare not say that he has an unforgettable memory, but at least he won't fail to recognize the people he met just now.

So when my best friend participated in the interview, I saw Cao Xuan nodding and smiling at her, and then I was completely dumbfounded. After two or three sentences, I was led away with rhythm.

"The girl who was with you just now is..."

"My good friend Sun Yanyan."

"Did she attend the interview?"

"No, she came with me."

"Can you help out and ask her to come?"

"Ah, okay."

So, Sun Yanyan was dragged into the conference room by her best friend in a daze, introduced herself, and performed a few sketches at the request of the examiner.

The more Cao Xuan looked at it, the more satisfied he was. Just now, he just saw that the girl's eyebrows and eyes were gentle and heroic, with a calm demeanor, a bit of the demeanor of Nishinomiya when she was young.

Originally, I asked one more question out of curiosity, but I didn't expect to discover a talent.

Born in the acting department of Zhongchuan, he is 27 years old this year. He has been in the group for two years and has acted in dramas for three years.

Let's put it this way, how high is the threshold for talent and art? Basically, only 1 or 2 actors are recruited every year, mainly in Chinese and Shanghai operas.

Sun Yanyan was able to pass the exam and quickly acted as a substitute for the B corner of the Renyi drama, which is considered extremely good.

Boss Cao has a rare love for talents, but it seems that actors from Renyi cannot sign with outside brokerage companies.

After knocking on the table, Cao Xuan still planned to let Sun Yanyan participate in the MV, and then asked her agent to chat with her.

The talent is very good and worthy of admiration, but it is too difficult to get ahead, and the earning is very little.

But signing with Fanxing is different. I dare not say if there are too many. The one million and 80 earned a year is just like playing.

The other party chose to stay behind, and he respected it.

When the other party comes to Fanxing, he welcomes it.

Of course, it would be great if we can find a way for both parties to survive. If Cao Xuan remembers correctly, those big names in arts and crafts seem to have companies outside.

Sun Yanyan and her best friend left the meeting room in a daze, today was too exciting for them both.

The people who came to the interview became the foil, and the original foil was appreciated. Not only did they participate in the MV, they were even expected to sign a contract with Fanxing.

A day later, Sun Yanyan was notified by Fanxing to come to sign the MV actor contract, and then met the final winner of the interview.

Counting her, there are 6 people in total, three women and three men.

Yesterday's Uighur girl was also there, and Sun Yanyan knew that she was called Di Li Rouba, and she was the youngest among the group.

There is also a girl named Wang Ya, who also worked as a group performer in Fanxing Film and Television City for two years and graduated from the Academy of Chinese Opera.

It is said that in the past two years, Wang Ya has monopolized all the opera-related tricks in Fanxing Film and Television City. During the interview, she sang "The Injustice of Dou E", which surprised everyone.

The three boys are Anze, Ma Yuntao and Yu Shi.

The first two are also group performers, Anze needless to say, Ma Yuntao is from Hengdian, he looks a bit like the roaring leader when he was young, at first they thought they were related.

At the same time, Ma Yuntao is also the only one in this group who has never attended any professional art school, or even university.

Cao Xuan thought that he had evil spirits and ruthlessness, and he was very suitable to play a villain, so he took him down.

Yu Shi is a student of NUFA. He is a senior this year, and he is considered the best among them. He has acted in a few films, but they are all small supporting roles. It is better to call it an ordinary actor, but it is not an exaggeration to count him as a group performer. .

After a few people discussed, they found that what they had in common was group performances, and they could vaguely guess part of Cao Xuan's intentions.

But this is a good thing for them. After all, if they fight against those real majors, they have little chance of winning.

After signing the MV contract, another agent came to sign Fanxing's official actor contract with them.

Except for Sun Yanyan who didn't think about it for the time being, the other five signed their names on the contract without hesitation.

But it is worth mentioning that Ma Yuntao, Wang Ya, and Yu Shi only signed a three-year contract.

The meaning is obvious, if the performance is not good in three years, the contract will be terminated and left immediately.

Although Fanxing is a star-making factory, not everyone can succeed. Over the years, there have been a few scattered cannon fodder, and they will even be included in the inventory of entertainment gossip.

Anze is a little better, and won a 5-year contract. It seems that the company still has some confidence in him.

Only Di Li Rouba won an 8-year contract when he came up, and the meaning of focusing on training is beyond words.

Seeing the well-behaved Di Lirouba, the other people had mixed feelings.

However, what they didn't know was that, apart from the contract, the key was to distribute it to the meaty broker.

Liu Rui!

Fanxing's manager ranks in the top three, and its artists are Zhao Xiaodao, Yang Xue, Da Mimi, and Hu Jing.

Di Li Rouba is the only newcomer she has taken the initiative to bring in the past five years...

(End of this chapter)