I'm not just a director

Looking at Zuo Xiaoqing in front of him, Jiang Pei'an picked up her resume with interest.

Many actors have their own special careers before embarking on the career path.

This is the case for Zuo Xiaoqing, who grew up in a family full of cultural atmosphere.

Parents are highly educated people.

In such a family environment, Zuo Xiaoqing showed his versatility.

She was selected for the gymnastics team in elementary school.

With her strong and unyielding spirit, Zuo Xiaoqing has achieved outstanding results in competition after competition.

Whether it is school level, city level or provincial competition, she has won remarkable honors.

Such outstanding performance has attracted the attention of the national team.

This set her on the path to becoming a professional athlete.

Unfortunately, however, due to physical problems, Zuo Xiaoqing was forced to end his career early.

In the summer of 93, Zuo Xiaoqing played with her friends on the set of "Sunny Day".

She was spotted by Jiang Wen and invited her to play the guest role of Zhang Xiaomei, the girl she met at the embassy.

Lao Jiang is a well-known tyrant on the set. Because he is not from a major, Zuo Xiaoqing can be scolded and cried by Lao Jiang on the set just for a walking scene.

After all, he is a gymnast. When filming, his form will always be different from that of the actors in the same group.

In Lao Jiang's words at the time, it was awkward to look at.

But although this guy has a bad temper, he is very good at training actors.

Later, when it was finished, Lao Jiang took the initiative to find Zuo Xiaoqing and said bluntly:
If you change your walking posture, you can be admitted to Nortel.

The performance experience of "Sunny Day" also inspired Zuo Xiaoqing, who is about to retire from the gymnastics team.

Two years later, she was admitted to the acting department of Nortel, in the same class as Yu Nan and Sun Li.

She is the senior sister of Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, and the star class.

After graduation, she worked as a host at Shonan TV, but she still couldn't let go of acting.

I gave up my stable support job and went back to "Bei Piao", constantly auditioning, and working hard to become an actor.

There is one thing to say, Zuo Xiaoqing's appearance in ancient costumes is amazing.

Gentle, agile, and outstanding beauty.

In 99, she starred in her first TV series "The God of Wealth", thus officially entering the show business circle.

After returning to the capital from southern Shonan, she starred in "Never Look Back".

The actors in this play include Zuo Xiaoqing's teacher Xie Yuan at Nortel, and her colleague He Jiong at Shonan TV.

However, the two TV series did not cause any splashes, Zuo Xiaoqing is still a little transparent in the entertainment industry.

What really made her famous is probably her scandal with Chen Daoming, Sun Honglei and others.

And the wife who played Xu Zheng in "Tai囧"...

In the interview room, Jiang Pei'an silently exchanged opinions with the two assistant directors.

First of all, the body and appearance must pass the test, and the next step is the consideration of acting skills.

Zhu Decheng glanced at the contents of the movie character biography that Zuo Xiaoqing handed over, and said:

"Then you try the character in your hand first, 3 minutes of preparation time, I'll play with you, okay?"

"A good director."

After Zuo Xiaoqing nodded politely, he began to look down at the character card.

These role materials are to be distributed in advance to the actors who come to audition.

All audition actors need to familiarize themselves with roles and memorize lines in the waiting area.

When the audition in the room is over, these character data will be recycled.

When Zuo Xiaoqing was preparing for the role, Jiang Pei'an was also watching her secretly.

Chen Daoming has always given people the impression that he is an image of a veteran cadre. A woman who can take down a veteran cadre is not bad.

Of course, there are also rumors that Chen Daoming treats her differently.

It's because Zuo Xiaoqing looks a lot like Chen Daoming's wife when she was young...

As for the reason, only the parties know best.

But what is certain is that since meeting Chen Daoming, a big man in the film and television industry.

Zuo Xiaoqing's film and television career has also begun to embark on the fast track...

"Director, I'm ready."

Zuo Xiaoqing held the script book and said to Jiang Pei'an and others with a smile.

"Okay, let's start..."

Holding the script book, Zhu Decheng slowly opened his mouth and said:

"How do you make sure your idea is right?"

Zuo Xiaoqing took a deep breath, and his expression changed from the stiff one just now to a natural one.

She said:

"What is the most adaptable parasite?
bacteria?Virus?Or roundworms? "

Zuo Xiaoqing's line skills are very good, and her voice is soft and calm.

Obviously, she had already prepared this line when she was preparing. At this moment, she fixed her eyes on Zhu Decheng and shook her head slowly.

As if with emotion, he said:
"It's an idea, highly adaptable, highly contagious.

Once a thought lingers in your mind, it's hard to get rid of it.

A fully formed, well-understood idea takes root in the mind and lingers..."

Jiang Pei'an and Lin Di'an looked at each other.

nice!
The lines are good, and the grasp of emotion is also very accurate.

He is much more stable than the actors who auditioned before, that's right, it is stable.

Whether it is the breath control of the lines or the change of expression with the lines, it is very in line with the current plot rhythm.

Just from the performance of these two conversations, Jiang Pei'an already had a conclusion in his mind.

The conversation between the two was still going on. After waiting for about 10 minutes, Jiang Pei'an said slowly:

"Okay, Zuo Xiaoqing, right? Very good, your contact information is on your resume, go back and wait for the notification."

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Zuo Xiaoqing's eyes, but she still smiled and said:
"Okay, Director Jiang, sorry to bother you three, goodbye."

After Zuo Xiaoqing left, Jiang Pei'an looked at the two and said:
"how do you feel?"

Zhu Decheng smiled and said:
"I know this Zuo Xiaoqing, I met her last year when I visited the crew of "Never Look Back".

A very hard-working actor, when I played with her just now, she gave me the impression that she is a particularly experienced actor.

I think she can basically fit the female characters we're looking for. "

There are many roles in "Inception", and the supporting roles are divided into two groups of men and women for audition.

It doesn't limit everyone's fixed role, which can give the crew a lot of room for adjustment during post-shooting.

However, there are only 5 or 6 female supporting roles, which can be said to be a radish and a pit.

Lin Di'an smiled and said:
"The appearance and posture are very good. Since he is from a major, judging from the scene just now, his skills are still very solid, and I think it is good."

What the two said coincided with Jiang Pei'an's thoughts, he said with a smile;
"In that case, let's decide on this one first."

"Ok."

……

"Hi, hello judges and directors, my name is Wang Baoqiang, from, from Henan province..."

Bao Qiang waited in line all morning, and finally it was his turn.

As soon as he entered the door, disappointment appeared on the faces of Lin Di'an and Zhu Decheng.

Height, looks, and voice are basically not good enough.

This one looks like luck.

Jiang Pei'an looked at him with a smile, but laughed in his heart.

Baoqiang, my movie is a combination of handsome men and beautiful women, why are you here to join in the fun.

Jiang Pei'an glanced at Wang Baoqiang's resume, and sure enough, he had already finished filming "Blind Well" at this time.

Zhu Decheng tried Baoqiang's play symbolically, and then announced with a blank face:

"Go back and wait for the news."

"Thank you three directors."

Hearing this, Wang Baoqiang also knew that he was out of action, so he bowed to the three of them.

"Wait a minute...you didn't write your contact information on it."

Jiang Pei'an suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, Baoqiang's face was filled with joy, and he quickly said:

"I, I don't have contact information, but my fellow villager does. Can I give his mobile phone number?"

Jiang Pei'an was stunned, you don't even have a contact number for this interview, why do you still have an interview, you can confirm your employment on the spot?
This is not looking for extras!
"Well, keep one."

Jiang Pei'an said slowly.

Bao Qiang happily left his contact information.

Jiang Pei'an has left his contact information, so this role is not stable!
After Wang Baoqiang left, Zhu Decheng asked suspiciously:

"Director Jiang, this actor seems...not suitable for our movie, right?"

Lin Di'an on the side also looked over suspiciously.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said;

"It's really not suitable for our movie, but it may be suitable for other movies..."

Seeing Wang Baoqiang, the first thing Jiang Pei'an thought of was the idiot in "A World Without Thieves".

In fact, Wang Baoqiang at this stage is indeed the most suitable for comedy roles.

It's not that he wants to compete with Xiaogangpao and make "A World Without Thieves".

Instead, I have other plans, just to make a low-budget comedy, to give other directors of Starfire Entertainment a try...

Casting is still going on, but Jiang Pei'an will definitely not spend here again.

After handing over the casting task to Zhu Decheng and Lin Di'an, they stopped asking about it.

……

The outside world has also given enough attention to Jiang Pei'an's casting this time, and the media have reported this matter one after another.

""Inception" has entered the countdown, and the casting scene is comparable to the draft."

"Book in advance the best movie to watch this year, director Jiang Pei'an's new movie is currently casting."

"It's revealed that Cheng Long will be participating in Jiang Pei'an's new movie soon!"

"Zhang Yimou's "Hero", Jiang Pei'an's "Inception", domestic films are about to rise!"

When the outside world was buzzing about Jiang Pei'an's new movie, Jiang Pei'an came to the hotel where Cheng Long lived.

"Here comes Baian."

In the hotel, after seeing Jiang Pei'an, Cheng Long greeted him warmly.

"Brother, how are you resting recently?"

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Originally it was just an ordinary greeting, but Cheng Long shook his head and said:

"Honestly, not so good."

As he spoke, he took out the crumpled script from the bedside, and said:

"Ever since I got this script, I have become more and more fascinated by it. You know, I was born as a martial artist, and the most annoying thing is reading the script.

Especially for a thick stack of scripts like yours, if it was put in the past, I would definitely ask the assistant to break it down and tell it to me.

But your script is different. The story is really exciting and very attractive. In the past two days, I just read it when I have nothing to do.

You see, some of the papers are ripped apart, hehe, it's really wonderful! "

Cheng Long said with a smile on his face.

If you look closely at his eyes, there are indeed heavy bags under the eyes.

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Hahaha, thank you big brother for your approval. When Director Han got the script, he read it all afternoon and fell asleep waiting for me.

As a result, when I opened my eyes, the room was filled with smoke. I thought there was a fire, but it turned out that Director Han was smoking. "

During this time, apart from discussing the movie with Han Shanping, Cheng Long was reading the script in the hotel.

To what extent the two of them discussed, Jiang Pei'an didn't know, but from the fact that Cheng Long was still in the mood to study the script.

The estimated result will not be too bad.

Jiang Pei'an was very open about the group of Hong Kong cast and crew going north.

After all, this is the general trend. When the policy is released next year, it will not be stopped at all.

Jiang Pei'an didn't even think about going over to stop them, as long as this group of people were honestly working in Huaxia, he wouldn't bother to bother.

When Jiang Pei'an let go of his thoughts, Cheng Long said with emotion:
"This is the power of a good script, and the so-called script of a play probably means this.

In the mainland or Hong Kong province, the status of screenwriters is not as good as that of Hollywood, and they have no right to speak in the crew. "

The so-called screenwriter-centered system means that when filming film and television dramas, the screenwriter is the center and integrates upstream and downstream resources.

In Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, which have been recognized by investors, the screenwriter-centered system has been implemented for many years and has a fairly mature model.

In China, due to the existence of the existing director-centered system, screenwriters have no right to speak, low remuneration and low status are often the reasons for screenwriters to complain.

Until later generations, some film and television production companies began to try to learn from the practices of South Korea, Europe and the United States, and implement the screenwriter-centered system.

But the end result...

Chicken ribs!

The two chatted for a while, Cheng Long cut to the chase and said:

"Pian, I like your script very much, and your director ability, I think the box office has proved it.

So, I want to be in your movie. "

Jiang Pei'an was not too surprised by Cheng Long's statement.

After all, he and Han Shanping had discussed this issue before.

From the director's point of view, with the participation of Cheng Long, an international superstar, both the film's box office and exposure are guaranteed to a certain extent.

But the only thing that makes Jiang Pei'an a little uncertain is the salary!

We must know that Cheng Long has completely established his foothold in Hollywood, which means that his salary will definitely not be low.

Is it necessary to reduce his salary?
Jiang Pei'an glanced at Cheng Long who was full of expectation, thinking about how to speak.

"is there a problem?"

Seeing Jiang Pei'an's delay in expressing his opinion, Cheng Long asked.

"Uh... Brother, let me make it clear that it is definitely our honor that you join this movie.

But I also have my own difficulties here, the main one is Director Han's side..."

Since it's hard for me to speak up, I'll just throw it to the leader.

Sure enough, upon hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Cheng Long immediately asked:
"Director Han disagrees with my participation?"

"That's not it, it's the budget of our movie... Director Han didn't give too much."

Jiang Pei'an didn't speak clearly, but Cheng Long understood everything.

He pondered for a while, and said:
"In terms of remuneration, it's not impossible to discuss..." (End of this chapter)