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Chapter 128 Screening for Young Actresses

Chatting with Liu Tianxian again, Li Jingkun seemed to be in a much calmer mood.

So this time I observed her more carefully, probably because today she has short hair, and her eyebrows and eyeliner are also drawn sharper.

So you want to wear a more handsome look tonight?
"I saw that you sent out many albums, can you give me one too?" Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

It turned out to be this matter, Li Jingkun was a little surprised.

But what surprised me was not just the fact that she asked for the album itself, but her intentional move to get closer?

After all, if you really like this album, you can just buy a copy.

"I don't have the album right now, I just asked my assistant to go back first--you can give me your mobile phone number, and I will send you one; I will release another Mandarin album later, and I will also send it to you at that time A few passed."

He didn't lie, He Xuekai did go back.

"Okay."

Liu Tianxian didn't say anything, and gave him the number naturally.

"Then contact again."

Li Jingkun called and asked her to save his number; he would send her another text message when he got back to the car later, asking her to report her address or something.

"Okay, bye."

"Goodbye."

The next day, Li Jingkun posted a poster about "Detective Chinatown" and Huang Baoqiang on his bib, announcing that he is one of the leading actors in the movie; at the same time, it is equivalent to telling everyone that the investment is okay and the movie is under normal preparation .

Then I finally made an appointment with Huang Bo, because he was busy making a movie before, and it should be that "The 101st Marriage Proposal" had just finished filming.

Huang Bo is indeed a little hesitant, because he has borrowed too many supporting roles recently.

One is "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", although the character is Sun Wukong, but the male lead is Xiang Nan, he is just a supporting role;

One is "Lost in Thailand", and the male lead is Xu Guangtou and Huang Baoqiang;

One is "The Cook, The Actor, and the Ruffian". He is the leading actor, but there are three leading actors in this movie.

Now there is a "Detective Chinatown"?
Does he have to keep acting for others?

"I really like movies, but I have another film to start filming at the end of August, so there may be some conflicts in time." Huang Bo was talking about "The Cook, The Opera, and the Ruffian".

"It's a bit tight, but "Detective Chinatown" will be launched in early July, and we plan to shoot for 7 days. If there are adjustments, we should be able to adjust."

"Yes, but generally I don't want to fight unprepared. I have to have time to prepare in advance."

This makes sense. He filmed "Lost in Thailand" in May and June, and then filmed "Chinatown" and "The Cook" from July to September. It was basically a seamless connection.

There may be some actors who don't care about drama, but Huang Bo is obviously not such a person. He respects his profession and wants to play every role well, so he must be prepared in the early stage.

"Otherwise, let me go back and think about it. Can I reply to you within a week?"

"Okay, no problem, don't worry, it won't start until July."

After the business was finished, the two did not part immediately, and chatted about other things, such as Huang Baoqiang, such as the matter of Jingying and so on.

After the farewell, Li Jingkun also had confidence in his heart, and it is estimated that Huang Bo will not play this role with a high probability.

One is because the role assigned to him in "Chinatown" is not important, even less than that for Xiao Yang; the other is that the role overlaps with his role in "Lost in Thailand".

Of course, there is another reason, that is, he does have a lot of film appointments this year, and he feels that playing such a supporting role will not have much effect on his career.

But since Huang Bo said to let him think about it for one more week, no matter it was an excuse or he really wanted to think about it, then wait another week before considering the next candidate.

So then I started to play the actor who played the little girl.In the original life, Zhang Zifeng was very suitable, but now she is too young.

There are also a few who are of the right age, and the actor information has been obtained.

One of them was highly recommended, that is, Guan Xiaotong in 97.

More than two people have greeted him, and they will take care of him if they say it is appropriate.

In fact, Guan Xiaotong's age and appearance are suitable, but his figure is a bit tall.

The age of 15 is written with a height of 167, and looking at her photo, Li Jingkun still doubts that she is a little shorter.Maybe she is over 170, so I can only say sorry to them.

In the end, it seemed that only Song Zufan was suitable.

Song Zufan was born in 1998, made his debut in 2005, and went to the Spring Festival Gala in 2007. He has participated in "Lotus Lantern" and other works. He is 14 years old this year.The height and appearance are good, and it fits the character well.

So she was temporarily identified.

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The main shooting location of "Suddenly This Summer" is also Qindao.

Li Jingkun likes Qindao very much and has been here many times.It is estimated that I will come again in the future. The scenery and weather are good, which is very suitable for filming.

The main creators have come to investigate several times before the start-up, and several main locations have already been decided.

The director team, photography team, recording team, production team, props team, etc. also arrived at the shooting location one after another. After completing the preliminary work, they waited for the crew to start up.

However, the press conference before the launch is also held as usual, and the necessary procedures must be followed, and there will be no less publicity.

Questions from journalists who don't know how to do this occasionally go off topic, some ask about the release of "Hummingbird", and some ask about "Chinatown Detective".

"The post-production of "Hummingbird" has been completed, and the release date is still under discussion." In fact, the date is determined after waiting for the film festival.

"Most of the actors for "Detective Chinatown" have already been confirmed, and the audition for the young male lead will be held after "Suddenly This Summer" is finished." Huang Bo has officially rejected the role, and Longqi Film and Television has already given it to Cheng He Invitation sent.

""Suddenly This Summer" is planned to shoot for 62 days, and the time is relatively tight. I hope the filming can be completed smoothly."

Li Jingkun usually finishes a lot of things ahead of time, trying to shorten the shooting time.Because the most expensive expenses are incurred during shooting.

Most of his shooting shots are determined, and he works strictly according to the pre-drawn shot scripts. He rarely makes changes, and there are not many unplanned shots, so he can still save a lot of time.

"It's not the first time to shoot a TV series. I also filmed "The Days of the Sky" before and sold it; now it's just that there are more episodes and the crew is bigger, haha."

Although most of the media prefer to ask Li Jingkun questions, several actors also answered one or two questions.

Zhu Yilong said: "Yes, this is the first time to cooperate with the director, but I have seen all his works and I like them very much. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to cooperate so soon."

Zhu Yilong is the third actor signed by Longqi Film and Television. He had a contract with a TV show before, but the liquidated damages were not much.

Mao Xiaotong said: "Yes, this is the second time I have worked with Director Li, and I am looking forward to it. I like this character and the script very much. I hope we can finish filming it smoothly and present the finished product to everyone as soon as possible. "

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"Suddenly This Summer" is about the pure love story between the heroine He Luo and the heroine Zhang Yuan who spanned ten years of youth. The first half is basically a story that happened on campus, and the second half will be separated into two cities and finally two countries.However, love makes them go through thousands of mountains and rivers, and the world is vicissitudes, and they must come together in the end.

Therefore, in the first half, the campus is the most important location in this drama.In the early stage, a large number of scenes were shot in classrooms or on campus.

"Hi, classmate." Mao Xiaotong, who was wearing a blue and white school uniform, caught up with Zhu Yilong, "Did I count the cakes loudly just now? Can you hear it with headphones?"

"I don't listen to music, I wear headphones to sleep more peacefully," Zhu Yilong said.

"what?"

"You lose one three times. When I counted thirteen, you counted one. When I counted 25, you still counted one. When I counted 29, you stopped counting." Zhu Yilong said, "Student, you It's affecting my quality of sleep."

"No, you don't sleep well. You make me go to the blackboard to do problems."

"How do I know that such pediatric questions can stump you?"

"Crack!"

This section was shot intermittently into several sections, and both of them had some problems to adjust.

But in this place, Zhu Yilong's role has more to show.The characters in the early stage have to stand up first, so that the audience can be interested in the characters and the plot.

The male protagonist is a person who seems arrogant, but actually has a very smart mind; he is a top student, he may be hesitant and immature when it comes to relationships, but he has always been relatively stable when it comes to learning and doing things.

In the previous plot, it is necessary to show the charm of the character, so that the audience can understand why the heroine likes him; at the same time, the audience also likes this character at this time.

"The character is really confident and smart. You understand it right, but you don't need to be too deliberate. One is that the protagonist himself doesn't think he is very smart, and the other is that we have already designed the language well. Here it is shown by the lines. His character traits are fine.

His self-confidence is introverted, and it can be seen in his eyes, corners of his mouth, and micro-expressions; but he can't live in a natural and natural state-just now your eyes were closed too quickly, and it turned into a feeling of disdain.can you understand "

Zhu Yilong nodded silently, and began to recall the character's story and those lines, and combined with the director's explanation, he continued to understand him as a character.

The plots and characters of many youth movies are simple, and there is no need to study and figure out the characters too much, such as the previous "Introduction to Architecture" and "Positive Physique" and so on.

But "Suddenly This Summer", as a TV series with dozens of episodes, there are still many changes in personality and emotion.So you can't play him too flatly - this is not an idol drama.

After resting for a while, the scene was rearranged and the shooting continued.

"You, you really don't remember me at all?" Mao Xiaotong frowned and pointed at himself.

Zhu Yilong felt a little baffled. He didn't know what this classmate was going to do, so he didn't want to talk to her, and wanted to continue to leave.

For him at this time, the heroine He Luo is no different from other ordinary students, just a classmate he doesn't know well.

Mao Xiaotong didn't want to give up, she continued to catch up: "There was one time when I was on the bus, 115, you..."

Zhu Yilong stopped in his tracks, looked at her seriously for a while, and then chuckled lightly in a daze.

Seeing his expression, Mao Xiaotong couldn't help laughing: "Remember?"

Zhu Yilong said: "Classmates, be smarter in public places from now on, bad guys are everywhere."

Mao Xiaotong smiled a little embarrassedly, "Here, didn't I meet you?"

"Fortune to you."

After saying this, he continued to leave.

"Ai, Ai, you..." Mao Xiaotong felt a little sudden, isn't this a good conversation?Why did you leave without saying a few words?

"You don't still think about some old stalker who is a hero who saves the beauty and breaks through love together?" Zhu Yilong turned around and took a few steps towards her, "If you have time to think about these things, why don't you do more? question.

The girl is hung on the blackboard, really ugly! "

He smiled at her, took a step back, and turned away again; the whole person looked confident and free.

However, Mao Xiaotong stood there in a daze and a little annoyed by what was said, and this time he did not dare to continue chasing after him shamelessly.

What are you so proud of!Isn't it smarter than me and stronger than me?Is it necessary to be so condescending?
"Crack! Sure, it's over."

Li Jingkun finally shouted with satisfaction, and continued: "Very good, Elon, that's how it feels! You performed very well."

Zhu Yilong really performed well this time. At the beginning, it may be because he filmed too many costume dramas, so he changed to a modern drama all of a sudden, and there are many things that need to be adjusted.

But on the whole, he is an actor with very good quality and attitude, so it won't be too difficult to adjust.

He chooses actors, one is to fit the characters, and the other is to have strength.Coupled with the advantage of foresight, you can also choose some actors who are more cost-effective and have better professional ethics.

Zhu Yilong obviously belongs to this type of actor. At least in the next few years known to Li Jingkun, his reputation and acting skills are still good, so it will not be too difficult for him to play this role.

The next step is to see if Mao Xiaotong can enter the role as soon as possible.

The latter is the part where Cai Wenwen comes to talk to Mao Xiaotong.

There is nothing to express here, a few simple back and forth, two shots, and then changed to indoor scenes.

In the computer room, Sun Hao and Ning Tao were normally urging Zhu Yilong to help them with the test questions, when Mao Xiaotong came in with a big cardboard box in his arms.

"I was able to enter the third middle school because of my dad's sponsorship fee. It's no secret anymore. What's the point of buying a laptop? My dad said that if I can get eighty points this time, my dad will give me a limited edition Give me your motorcycle."

Ning Tao is also an art school student, but he is a student of Chinese opera.

"Your father must know that you won't get [-] points in the exam, so he just talked about it to tease you." Mao Xiaotong said with a smile.

"Then I should get eighty points in the exam and fight for honor!" Ning Tao said.

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The shooting plan for the first day was successfully completed, because it was the first day, and I did not arrange too many big scenes.Therefore, the filming ended after six o'clock, and then each of them packed up their things and disbanded.

The box lunch is also here at this time, and most of the people have finished taking it back to the hotel to eat.

Nothing to say all night, and work as usual the next day.

Most of the staff worked until [-] or [-] o'clock that day, while Ning Tao and Cai Wenwen had an extra night scene, which was over three times.

On the fifth day, Mao Xiaotong's scene of "being wronged and cheated" was NG several times, and after being said a few times, his face became gloomy, but it fit the character's state of mind, and he no longer seemed exaggerated, so he passed it.

"Don't be angry just talking loudly, it's too superficial. Do you recall the feeling of being wronged? There should be a sense of hierarchy when the mood changes, and don't be too blunt."

"understood."

In fact, Mao Xiaotong didn't stretch her hips too much, but compared to Zhu Yilong, her progress was indeed slower, and she also had more NGs in the back, so she seemed to be a level behind in comparison.

But in fact, she has always been very serious and hardworking. These days, she basically returns to the hotel to rest and study after work, and rarely goes out with the crew or eats late at night.

She looks like a soft girl on the surface, but in fact she has a tough personality; she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, which is quite similar to the heroine.

"Want to go out for supper?"

"No, I've already eaten something to fill my stomach."

It was already 10 o'clock when I got off work and went back to the hotel to take a shower, but Li Jingkun still sent Mao Xiaotong a message.

Mao Xiaotong seldom goes out these days, and he is basically the same.Because in many cases, it is quite late after work is over.

Usually he starts to rest after taking a shower, and spends most of his time playing with his mobile phone, and when he is diligent, he will roughly cut some clips.

In fact, he seldom went out for supper. He just thought of what happened today and wanted to talk to her, but she refused.

"I've been talked a lot today, aren't you angry?"

Mao Xiaotong first responded with an angry expression, and then said: "No, how come, you are the director, this is our job."

It's true that Li Jingkun is the director, and usually he doesn't go out of his way to explain things to actors, but Mao Xiaotong has a good relationship with him anyway, so I still want to talk to her.And there is still a long time to come, and this kind of thing may happen again later, so it is better to solve it in advance.

"So the face still stinks after the filming today, is it because the scene hasn't been played yet?"

"...Aren't boys unable to see other people's faces?"

"I'm the director, so I don't have to pay attention to the actors' expressions?"

"You don't have to pay attention to this. I must be a little emotional at the moment, but I know this is work. I will only be criticized if I don't do it well."

Well, now Li Jingkun can confirm that Mao Xiaotong is really not angry anymore; in fact, it is quite pleasant to work with her, she is a very well-behaved type of actor, and her personality is relatively simple; she is willing to listen to professionals, and she will really go implement.

You just have to grind with her to make progress.

"Then you can't be angry if you NG later, and I read it in public later?"

"No, just come, it's all for work."

"Yes, it's all about making a good TV series. Let's work hard together and make it your masterpiece!"

"Okay, director, I'm fine."

After that day, Mao Xiaotong did not reply to the director's message for three consecutive days.

However, it works normally during the day, and the shooting plan has gone much smoother, and even if there are delays, it can be quickly made up the next day.

Of course, Zhu Yilong is not without problems all of a sudden. Everyone has bad times, and no one can never make mistakes.

Fortunately, they are all people who can see the problem, and they can see and talk about the problem. This kind of problem is easier to solve.

In fact, the roles of the protagonists are relatively heavy, and the overall work is still a little harder than other actors. It is not the main thing that you can rest immediately when you go back to the hotel at night, and you must have to preview or memorize lines.

Of course, leading actors generally earn more.

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"Director, congratulations, "Introduction to Architecture" has received 4 nominations, so it should be able to win an award?"

"Hopefully."

"Introduction to Architecture" won four nominations at the Kyoto University Student Film Festival, namely "Best Film", "Best Screenplay" and "Most Popular Actor and Actress".Many people in the crew also saw this message. After all, many of them were also staff members of the previous crew, and some of them were employees of Longqi Film and Television.

"Then the director will go to the awards ceremony later, right?"

"So everyone has been working hard recently, and the filming is finished according to plan, and then the whole crew can have a day or two off."

I definitely have to participate in the film festival, which itself has reserved time for it; and maybe there are also arrangements in May, so the shooting progress here really can't afford to be delayed.

However, compared to the nominations for movies, the sales of songs are already a real achievement.

"Very Convergent" has been on sale for less than a month, and it has sold more than 6 copies, which is not bad in today's market.

But what is shocking is the sales of English singles, "fire" has sold more than 7 copies, and "something just like this" has officially exceeded [-] sales!
For an Asian singer, the English single sold over [-] copies in less than a month, which shows that this song is really popular.

"In the British song charts, the highest score is fifth, and in the United States, the highest score is eleventh. I can only say that Li Jingkun is really awesome!"

"A professional netizen analyzed that if Li Jingkun was not from Asia, it would not be a big problem if the sales of this single reached 50 in the end..."

"The style and melody are really excellent, and I have been looping singles recently."

"Two very stylish songs! You don't feel anything when you don't listen to them. Once these two songs are played, you will feel that the words about Li Jingkun on the Internet are not too much!"

"I seldom buy genuine albums, but this time I really paid for it, because the quality is really good and I like it very much. Of course, the main reason is that I can still afford it at this price..."

When it comes to the identity of an Asian singer affecting the sales of singles, this is absolutely certain.The professionals at Omi understand the problems that domestic netizens can see more clearly.

And apart from this, the singer Kane Lee has not yet participated in commercial promotion and other activities. If an Omi singer is asked to release these two singles according to the normal Omi singer's promotion process, it is not easy to get 50 sales for each single. impossible.

So soon someone contacted Shenghuaxin's company in the United States, and then contacted the domestic Shenghuaxin company, and Shenghuaxin contacted He Xuekai.

The other party said that they can give a very suitable price, and then ask him to help write a song, and they will sing it for first- and second-tier singers in the United States, which will make Kane Lee's name more famous.

Of course, the share of songwriting is the same.

"I don't have time recently, I'm filming."

Li Jingkun's response was very simple, and he was not available for the time being; moreover, the other party's original words were to offer a very suitable price, which didn't seem to have much sincerity, and even looked down upon him.So it is definitely impossible to talk to them now.

"At that time, I can publish it myself. Is the money I earn worthy of the word 'very suitable'? And I don't care if I can become more famous, I care more about how much money I can make."

Li Jingkun asked Sheng Huaxin to reply with the original words. You have to be more arrogant than the Omi people who are arrogant and prejudiced, because they also care more about profit than face.

They also talked about the Mandarin album "22", and he also felt that there was no need to procrastinate any longer. It happened that "Very Convergent" had been sold for a while, so he started to promote the album again and planned to release it in more than a month.

"Then let's go public on May 5th. When will the first song be released and when will the second song be released? Please give me a promotional schedule."

The graphic design and poster promotion of "22" were completed a long time ago, but only three MVs have been completed. In addition, most of the MVs for the second title song come from the movie "Youth School". It can be said that four MVs have been completed. The MV for the first song is already released, so it will not seem too hasty to decide to release it in a month.

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