This star is wrong

Chapter 427 Casting of "Langya Bang"
Fireworks Media Company.

As a popular artist of Huahuo Media, Wang Kai has a very full work schedule.

In the past six months, the number of rest days can be counted on one hand.

Wang Kai himself is also very hardworking, and he is willing to take any job he can.

After all, in recent years, capital promotes celebrities, and they become popular quickly, and they pass away quickly.

Especially for Wang Kai, who became popular with a TV series, if there is no follow-up work with a good reputation, it is likely to become a drama idol.

Therefore, when Wang Kai communicated with the company, he asked for as many scripts as possible and less participation in business activities.

This morning, it was Wang Kai's work meeting to arrange work arrangements and schedule for the next month.

Liu Shijie, artist director of Huahuo, specially came to the meeting today and asked, "A Kai, have you finished reading the script of "Furong"?"

Wang Kai was stunned for a moment, and replied, "I read a part of it, but I haven't finished it yet."

Liu Shijie urged: "The crew of the project "Furong" is very good, and it is an S-level production, so we have to follow up on this project. You should read the script as soon as possible, and then contact the Furong crew for an audition."

Yesterday, the executive director and casting director of the Furong production team came to Liu Shijie together, and expressed their sincerity in inviting Wang Kai to participate in "Furong Tent Warm Spring Night", and the remuneration is very beautiful.

That's why Liu Shijie came to today's work meeting.

This time "Furong Tent Warmth Spring Night" asked Wang Kai to play the second male lead, which was requested by the producer.

Generally speaking, the audition is just a formality for the actors named by the producers and directors.

However, even if it is going through the motions, there must be this procedure.

Only after the audition can the official contract be signed, and then the cast will be announced by the crew.

Everything is subject to change before the contract is signed.

Wang Kai hesitated for a moment, then said aloud: "Mr. Liu, I personally prefer the new play of Ark Culture. The script is very good."

Liu Shijie didn't object directly, but said, "It's true that you became popular because of Fang Xing's "The Pretender", but Fang Xing is also famous for his salary. Not even half."

"As long as the drama is popular, the salary is not important." Wang Kai still wants to participate in popular dramas.

Moreover, if a drama becomes popular and the actors follow suit, subsequent business activities will also flood in like a flood.

In the entertainment industry, you are not afraid of not making money, but you are afraid of not being popular.

"The problem is that Ark Culture's filming this time is an ancient costume conspiracy, and this kind of drama is too difficult to catch fire." Liu Shijie's understanding of the TV drama market is relatively accurate.

Before anyone knew whether a drama would be popular, Liu Shijie's conclusion was actually correct.

Costume tactics, this type, is difficult to shoot.

If the filming is not good, then the ratings and word-of-mouth will both hit the street.

Even if it was taken with care, it may be due to word of mouth and not cleaned up.

Because of the machinations of ancient costumes, they are usually more inclined to historical dramas, and historical dramas are often dull.

In recent years, historical dramas have been filmed, and some have good reputations, but even if the reputations are good, the ratings are not necessarily high.

Because the current audience of TV dramas has a large proportion of female audiences.

This is also the reason why costume idol dramas and heroine dramas are so popular.

In recent years, puppet dramas, sweet pet dramas, and heroine dramas are golden themes, and they can be successful no matter how they are filmed.

These dramas all have one characteristic, they are relatively relaxed and happy, and if the male and female protagonists sprinkle sugar hard, they can have good ratings and broadcast volume.

However, the new drama of Ark Culture this time is "Conspiracy in Ancient Costume", and it is based on revenge.

This runs counter to the current popular relaxed and sweet pet heroine.

"The drama of Ark Culture is still guaranteed." Wang Kai is very confident about this.

Liu Shijie didn't deny it either, nodded in agreement and said, "Ark Culture only relies on the previous dramas to make people confident. It's just their ancient costume schemes this time, and the subject matter is not good.

"The question that needs to be considered now is, can Ark Culture really make every drama popular?"

The Huahuo Media management team present were all in deep thought.

This is indeed a more pragmatic question.

So far, Ark Culture has filmed four TV series, each of which has become popular.

However, in the film and television industry, even those famous film and television drama production companies cannot guarantee that every drama will be popular.

Ark Culture has already been popular in four dramas, which gives people a lot of confidence.

However, this ancient costume strategy is a subject that Ark Culture has never dabbled in. Is the past successful experience useful?neither knows.

Liu Shijie paused, and added: "I feel that Fang Xing, after filming "Hurricane", was a little bit drifting, and the subject matter he chose was farther and farther away from the market.

"Now there are two choices. Choose Fang Xing's new drama, betting that it will be popular. If it doesn't, it will have a bad reputation and a low salary.

""Furong Tent Warm Spring Night" is different, the pay is high, and it is still the most popular old puppet.

"Moreover, the role given to you is still the male second who is most popular among female audiences."

At this moment.

Wang Kai's manager interjected, "Is it possible to accept both dramas?"

"This won't work. The Furong crew made it clear that if you accept their script, you can't accept the new drama of Ark Culture." Liu Shijie shook his head.

Wang Kai thought about it, and fought hard: "Actually, Director Fang just gave me the script, and I haven't participated in the audition yet. Or, wait for me to audition first, and then think about it. If the audition fails, there is no need to discuss this matter at all."

Liu Shijie emphasized: "The casting director of "Fu Rong" told me clearly that their audition is just a formality, and they will definitely pass."

In fact, he still didn't say a word. Gu puppet's requirements for acting skills are not that high. With Wang Kai's acting experience, he can easily handle it.

Wang Kai nodded and fought hard, "I still want to audition for Fang Xing's play first."

In the past year, Wang Kai has been one of Huahuo Media's most profitable artists.

Although Wang Kai has not been popular for long and lacks qualifications, Huahuo Media is still willing to listen to his appeal.

Liu Shijie nodded and agreed, "That's fine, then we can discuss it after the audition."

……

Time came to the end of July.

Ark Culture's new drama has officially started casting.

Since there are so many characters in this new play, and Fang Xing hopes to choose actors with good acting skills as much as possible.

In terms of appearance, the requirements are not so high.

When Fang Xing chooses actors, he always looks in the direction that fits the character's image, not looking for a vase.

First day of auditions.

In the morning, the auditions for several main roles were arranged.

These important roles were all contacted by the crew and invited to audition.

Generally speaking, actors who are invited by the crew to audition meet the director's expectations in terms of image and acting skills, and the chances of passing the audition are relatively high.

Among the actors invited to audition this morning, there are actors from "The Pretender".

Especially Wang Kai, who was the highlight of today's audition.

Fang Xing wanted him to play the role of Prince Jing "Xiao Jingyan".

Wang Kai played "Ming Cheng" in "The Pretender" very successfully.

Fang Xing recognized his acting skills.

However, "The Pretender" is a spy war drama, and this new drama is a costume drama, and there is a big difference between the two.

In the film and television industry, some actors are only suitable for a certain type of TV series.

If you change the style or theme, you may not be able to perform well.

Therefore, even if Fang Xing took the initiative to invite Wang Kai to audition, he would decide whether to use him or not depending on the results of the audition.

and.

In the circle of actors, rumors about the strict audition of Ark Culture have long been known.

Especially when casting for "Hurricane", the actors who were dismissed could form a battalion.

Facts have also proved that this strict audition requirement has a very obvious effect.

The record-breaking broadcast performance of "Hurricane" has already proved this point.

Also because "Hurricane" is too fierce.

So after Ark Culture announced the casting of the new drama, the actors who submitted their resumes to Ark Culture were almost a sea of ​​people.

In order to stand out from the crowd, many actors attach performance videos when submitting their resumes.

The crew of Ark Culture, after screening their resumes, sent out an invitation for an audition, informing them of the time and location of the audition.

……

7 month 25 number.

Donghai film and television base.

Ark Culture rented an activity room next to the film and television base and used it as an audition venue.

It's nine o'clock in the morning.

Many actors heard the news and gathered outside the audition venue.

At the entrance of the audition venue, a stand with the Ark Culture logo was placed there, with a few large characters "Langya Bang" casting scene printed on it.

Among these actors, there were no audition invitations, but after receiving the audition news from Ark Culture, they took the initiative to gather to try their luck.

The actor industry is very voluptuous.

Not to mention the bottom-level extras, even the slightly better special actors, sometimes they audition for hundreds of crews a year, but they can't get a role.

So for these actors, congregating outside the audition space is really a matter of luck.

The staff of Ark Culture maintained order at the door, and actors who were not invited for auditions were not allowed to enter.

After all, the venue is so big, and there are hundreds of people crowded outside the door, it is impossible to put all of them in.

The casting director held a loudspeaker and shouted: "Everyone, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to audition.

"Actors with audition invitations can report to me, and actors without audition invitations can send their resumes to me.

"After the previous auditions are over, if there is still time, the director will choose a few more actors to audition.

"However, there are too many people today, and I'm ugly to say, I can't guarantee that everyone will have the chance to audition.

"Forgive me, everyone. Those who brought their resumes can come here to submit their resumes now."

As soon as the words were finished, hundreds of people rushed forward and handed over the resumes printed on A4 paper in their hands.

……

Since the audition venue is next to the Donghai Film and Television Base, many actors who come here to try their luck are group performers.

Every group performer has a dream of playing the leading role.

Of course, there are very few people who can succeed, after all, not every group performer can become Wang Baoqiang.

The casting director collected more than 200 resumes, put them in front of Fang Xing, and said, "The resumes at the door."

Most of these resumes are printed on A4 paper, and some special ones are handwritten on letter paper.

There are also some thoughtful ones, which are printed in color.

If there is a file folder, it is considered a high-quality resume.

Fang Xing looked at these messy resumes and didn't feel disgusted.

However, the audition is about to start, and it is impossible to read through the more than 200 resumes at this time.

So, Fang Xing picked it up and handed it to the assistant director next to him, and said, "Screen through it, look carefully, and pick out those with potential. After the auditions for the invited actors are over, pick a few to try."

The assistant director nodded, and started to read the resume.

With the development of the company, the scale of the crew of Ark Culture is also getting bigger and bigger.

The number of directors has also expanded to eight people.

In addition to Zhang Yigao, there are two executive directors, two assistant directors, and two casting directors.

At 09:30.

There was a commotion outside the door.

A nanny car was parked outside the film and television base, and an actor, accompanied by his agent and assistants, got out of the nanny car and walked towards the audition location for "Langya Bang".

Hundreds of people outside the audition venue saw a star coming, and immediately turned their heads to look.

"It's Wang Kai!"

The identity of the person who was soon recognized was Wang Kai, a popular actor from Huahuo Media.

"It's really him. He must have been invited by Director Fang to audition."

"Now he is too popular. He became popular after acting in a play by Director Fang, and he is very lucky."

These actors guarding outside the door all cast envious glances at Wang Kai.

Among the hundreds of people guarding the door, most of them came to try their luck, and some were special actors.

One of the special actors has acted in many film and television drama roles with lines. When he saw Wang Kai, he felt a little embarrassed.

Because Wang Kai used to be a special actor like him, and he often auditioned for the crew together two years ago.

Later, Wang Kai signed a contract with a brokerage company, and the roles he accepted gradually increased, but they were still small roles.

Until Wang Kai was spotted by the crew of "The Pretender", and then he soared into the sky.

When Wang Kai came over, the crowd automatically moved out of the way.

"Wang Kai, I really like your play." Someone in the crowd shouted at Wang Kai.

"I would also like."

Wang Kai waved to them and responded politely: "Thank you, thank you..."

Fang Xing stood in front of the window on the second floor, watching the crowd outside the door.

It is already the end of July, a big summer, and the sun is already very big before ten o'clock.

Fang Xing looked at the crowd below, and said to the assistant director behind him, "Are they planning to wait outside?"

The assistant director nodded and replied: "The actor industry is like this. When the day gets bigger, some people may leave, but most of them will still be waiting here."

Fang Xing thought about it, and said, "How about this, you go and buy a batch of sun umbrellas and stools, and ask someone to bring them over. In the future, our crew will audition, and if there is such a situation, we will arrange it like this."

"Okay, I'll move it right away." The assistant director agreed, and called two crew members to buy a sun umbrella together.

After making arrangements, Wang Kai knocked on the door and walked in: "Sorry, I'm late."

"No, it's still early."

Fang Xing closed the window to cut off the hustle and bustle outside, and was about to start the audition.

(End of this chapter)