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Chapter 322 Slap in the face of the American director!
"... What you said is pretty good, but it's just a prediction of yours now, and I don't know if it can be realized!"

Da Mimi is still very sober, afraid of making irrational actions.

"And this is a cooperation with Netflix, for the global market! Maybe you can be promoted to the position of an international actor later. Think about Gong Li, think about Zhang Ziyi."

"I don't have such big ambitions now... It's fine, let's do this first! I won't tell you too much, or I will be fooled by you later and it will be over!"

Alas, Li Jingkun said so much, so Da Mimi really felt it was a pity.

She was really moved, but she really didn't want to play for Liu Tianxian. Didn't she admit that she was indeed inferior to her?She can be the heroine, but I can only support her?

Forget it, stop chatting, I don’t even dare to ask Li Jingkun for specific character settings and scripts, I’m afraid that after reading it, I really think it’s suitable and it’s over—I have to continue to be the heroine no matter what!I'm a big honey!How can you play a supporting role for others?

As for Li Jingkun, he was actually sincere.After all, she has been in the industry for so many years, it would be too much for Da Mimi to say that she has no acting skills at all.

And with him in control here, it's still possible to play this vicious female number two well, after all, he will have plenty of time to grind with her by then.If it doesn't work, just create a template for her to act according to, and she doesn't need to figure it out by herself.

So what I said to her just now was not entirely teasing her, if you really want to, it's okay.

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Recruiting actors for two TV dramas even caused controversy. From Li Jingkun's point of view, this is a bit unbelievable. Moreover, others said that they favored their own artists, let their own artists go through the back door, etc., which is a bit of a rascal .

These projects themselves were initiated by themselves, so there is nothing wrong with favoring their own artists, right?
Besides, there is no partiality this time, and almost 90.00% of the characters have been taken out, so it is said?
Even if he only favors Liu Tianxian as an actress, the movie she is currently starring in is also brought from "outside". From "Night and Day" to "The Witch", and even now "Dark Glory".

Even now that she is going to make a TV series, she didn’t compete with domestic actresses, but pulled her onto the world’s stage, and even now she is creating a way for other artists to reach the world’s stage. Does this despise that?

So soon, this time it was he himself who responded directly to the controversy, issuing a statement directly on the bib:
"About the recent casting of TV dramas that have caused a lot of discussion, here is a unified reply.

First, as an actor, the most important thing is to have a good role, not to watch some extras every time.

If you are particularly concerned about the size of the episode, you can refuse it, because this is just an invitation, and it is not mandatory to say that you must act in it-you can refuse if you don’t want to!

Second, why didn't Liu Tianxian in "Dark Glory" audition?
In fact, I can tell you that she has auditioned, but it is not necessary. One is that I know her very well. We have cooperated many times and know how to cooperate well. At the same time, several works in the past few years have also made me think of her. trustworthy;

The other is that this project itself was initiated by me. From the beginning, I was planning to create one or two works tailored for her before I created this script and initiated this project. So who else should I turn to if I don’t look for her?
Thirdly, yes, apart from Liu Tianxian, basically all the other roles have to audition this time, and all the cast members of "Paper Money House" are auditioned, as are the male and female protagonists, and it will not be limited to artists who only use Longqi Film and Television.

The same is true for "The Queen's Gambit", which was launched on Omi's side. Everything is going according to the normal project process, and all the characters there basically have to go through the audition of the producer and director.This time our project is also a work for the world, so everything must be professional and high-quality. These TV series are also filmed according to the specifications of the movie!
This time, whether it is for the actors or behind the scenes, the requirements are very high, so if you are not mentally prepared, you don't have to come if you don't think about it!
If you have passed the audition and signed the contract later, it will take too much time for you, and if you break the contract, it will be ugly for both of you-by the way, filming is not allowed, in short, many rules will be clarified.

All actors and fans of actors, please think carefully before doing anything!
Finally, let me say one more thing. These projects are the most important works of Longqi Film and Television in the past two years. My goal is to be able to fire the first shot in the whole of Asia and even in the world. That's why I am so strict this time. If I succeeded this time, maybe I won’t have this opportunity in the future, maybe I don’t need to audition so many actors in the future—maybe I just find the right person.

This is the case, no more to say! "

This time Li Jingkun said a lot in the bib and it was very important, but if you want to sum it up, it actually has a simple meaning:
This project was initiated by me, anyone can use it if I want!
If you are interested, come to audition, if you are not interested, don't BB, and don't force you to come!
Thinking about it, there may not be a chance!
It's been a long time since he said so much on the scarf, and in the past one or two years, he only used the scarf as a place to interact with friends and fans, and as a place for leisure and entertainment.So this time I can say so much, and everyone has given me a lot of feedback.

"That's what I said. I didn't force you to come. It's just an audition invitation. If you're not interested, you don't have to come! Is it insulting to receive an audition invitation?"

"It's really strange, and these projects are also big productions, right? It is said that the investment for one season is about 1.4 million! Modern urban dramas, the production cost of 1.4 million is a big investment, right? The investment of many costume dramas is only How much. And if the shooting is successful, is this the world's work in front of you?

Let your idol wait to board this huge ship and you feel wronged?It's a little bit ignorant, right? "

"Actually, this reaction is normal. Many invited celebrities feel that they have been underestimated? Or their fans feel that they have been underestimated? Please, I feel that I am not worthy of my position, so it’s fine to refuse... ·There is no need to promote your own idol, you rejected Li Jingkun's invitation, okay?"

"I have to clarify on the right, it's just an audition invitation..."

"Indeed, I see a lot of fans getting angry and anxious about their idols, and I think it's funny. Your brothers and sisters are adults themselves. If it doesn't work, the company is sensible. If it doesn't work, just refuse! It's so pathetic!"

"Actually, it's not that I'm obsessed with foreigners. If I'm responsible for movies and TV shows, it's really better to audition, which is more professional. It's the right thing to be as professional as possible, and to be responsible for the work, regardless of personal relationship!"

Li Jingkun's reply was a bit tough, but most netizens thought that what he said was very pertinent and reasonable, and they all supported him.

After all, these are really big productions and big projects, and the ones that are sent out are not only supporting roles, but also leading actors and actresses.And even if it is a supporting role, it is also one of the main characters of the project, and the smaller supporting roles are definitely not like this.

At the same time, the artists of Longqi Film and Television are also like this. Many of them are also the stars of the protagonist, and they are also invited to audition for supporting roles?
Of course, not all the actors who were invited to audition had any objections. There were still many actors who were very interested in these two projects and wanted to know what kind of story they were filming, so they agreed to come to the audition normally.

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However, the process did not go through so quickly, and the actors did not finish their auditions so quickly, because Li Jingkun will soon go to the United States to shoot a movie.At present, only a few can be determined, and there is still time for others, because the startup will not start until next year at the earliest.

Not long after the beginning of September, he also flew to the United States, but this time he did not go to New York first, but to Los Angeles first, because Liu Tianxian auditioned for "Mulan" there.

This time I also called him over, saying that the producer and director of the film wanted to meet him and ask some questions.

Since it's my girlfriend's order, let's go.

So after arriving in Los Angeles, he soon met Liu Tianxian.

But it was already late when we got here, no matter how urgent we were, it was impossible to meet at this time, so we slept there for the night; as a rest and to overcome jet lag.

Met with producer Chris Bender and director Nikki Caro only the next day.Because I came to talk about the script, several screenwriters who participated in this movie were also there.

After arriving in the meeting room, Li Jingkun and everyone shook hands and introduced each other.

With so many people present, it must be because the identity and status of the producer and director are relatively high. At the beginning, Li Jingkun mainly talked with these two.

Producer Chris Bender used to be an actor, and later became a full-time producer.He is an excellent and fruitful producer. Over the years, he has initiated and produced more than 40 film works, such as "American Pie", "Death Comes", "The Hangover", "The Butterfly Effect" and " Ultra Brain 48 Hours" and so on.

Compared with the producer, the resume of the director is slightly worse.However, there are also Hollywood directors who have independently directed many works, such as "The Wind and Cloud of the North" and "McFarlane" and so on.

Of course, his reputation must be worse than that of Li An, who was so powerful before.

This is true whether it is in Huaxia or Hollywood.

But Disney is such a big company, whoever chooses to be the director also has their own reasons, and these are not something outsiders can understand.

Producers, directors and others are very friendly to Li Jingkun, not only because they asked him for advice this time, but also because he is a rich man—their attitude towards rich people will naturally be particularly respectful and admired.

Even though they are not poor themselves, there is no comparison in front of the super rich with assets of more than 50 billion meters. To put it more bluntly, Li Jingkun is now a capitalist with connections and resources, and they can only be regarded as high-level part-time workers. young.

"Actually, the role has not yet been officially determined, but Kristal's performance is particularly good and outstanding. We are inclined to choose her, but we did not expect that the question she raised this time surprised us, and at the same time felt very constructive. .

She said that the reason for these ideas is your suggestion, so we really want to meet with you and plan to ask you some questions, is that okay? "

"Of course, that's why I'm here today, isn't it?"

If it wasn't because Liu Tianxian was related to this project, Li Jingkun really didn't care about this project - there are so many good projects, why bother with this?
Even if you have a relationship, you can't make much money, can you?

But now that it's here, let's talk about what needs to be said, whether it's to make Liu Tianxian's later works better, or to make a good relationship.

Come here.

"Maybe you would mind if I read the script? It's best if it's complete. I just heard my girlfriend talk about it before, but if there is a complete script, maybe I can make it more comprehensive for you. Later, you can choose It’s okay to listen to it, I’m not necessarily right.”

"Of course I don't mind, I just want to hear your opinion when I invite you here."

If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely not make these actions with their arrogance and self-confidence, but the achievements Li Jingkun has made over the years are really too scary.

"The Witch", "Little People", "Detective Chinatown 2", and even the "Wolf Warrior 2" he invested in, all of which have achieved super high box office in China and the world!
And Hollywood believes in grades and statistics very much, and sometimes is superstitious about luck. In the past two or three years, Li Jingkun's grades can be described as terrifying!
In addition, he also had a relationship with Netflix a while ago, and Li Jingkun actually had a deep cooperation with them, which also shocked them——

The explosion of Netflix in recent years has been astonishing, and the film and television works are also very attractive, and Li Jingkun can bind them with three stories, which definitely shows that he has super creativity and production ability.

That's why they decided to meet Li Jingkun under various circumstances.

Without these miracles, without Li Jingkun's astonishing vision and huge wealth, their urgency really might not have met this time.

Li Jingkun is like many Hollywood directors and capital predators, his experience can be said to be a legend, a myth!

They still believed what the legend said.

"Actually, the script hasn't been finalized yet—but it's likely to be like this."

The producer took two scripts from the screenwriter and handed them to Li Jingkun and Liu Tianxian respectively.

The script is in English, about a dozen pages long.

They didn't talk anymore after that, Li Jingkun began to read the script seriously and quickly.

After about 20 minutes, he saw almost everything and marked many problems.

Then I read the script again from the beginning for the second time, and this time I read it faster; because the second time I mainly read the places he marked himself.

For more than half an hour, the meeting room was very quiet, except for an assistant who occasionally brought coffee in, no one else spoke.

Of course, Chris Bender, Nikki Caro and others would occasionally exchange a few words in a low voice—they were already a little surprised, because Li Jingkun marked too many places...

This made the faces of several screenwriters look a little bit ugly-what the hell, even if you are here to slap your face today, isn't it necessary to mark so many places?

Are the scripts written by the few of us that bad?
"Okay, that's about it."

"..."

Chris Bender, Nikki Caro and others looked at each other again, then sat up straight, wanting to listen carefully to what he would say.

The same goes for the 4 main screenwriters, they all want to see if Li Jingkun is really as good as the rumors say - can we find so many problems in the work we have worked so hard for so long after watching it for more than half an hour?

Don't you go to heaven?

Of course, Li Jingkun didn't pay attention to what the screenwriters were thinking. To him, the producer and director are nothing, let alone you screenwriters...

If my girlfriend didn't like this project very much, I would care about your project life or death?
(End of this chapter)