China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 709. The Hidden Rules of the Entertainment Industry

Zhou Xingchi has a special meaning in the hearts of Chinese audiences. He grew up with many people born in the 70s and 80s.

Even in the new century, Stephen Chow's classic movies are still popular.

There is even a saying that I owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket.

Although this ticket has been almost paid off during the time of "Kung Fu", "CJ7" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", the appeal of Stephen Chow's films is still unquestionable.

This time, with the promotion of Douyin, Wen Zhang's magical laughter, the pure appearance of Chen Duling who plays the mermaid, and the blessing of director Stephen Chow, the audience is still willing to go to the cinema and buy him another movie ticket.

In addition, Zhang Yuqi’s two car lights are indeed bright enough.

Although the Spring Festival holiday is over, the storm surrounding the movie "The Mermaid" is not over.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, the box office of this movie had exceeded 2.6 billion yuan. The leading actress Chen Duling, the new star girl, became a hot star just like Huang Shengyi back then.

Under such circumstances, Feiyu Entertainment's selection of "Little Dragon Girl" this time naturally became the most talked-about thing in the entertainment industry.

Not only actors from the mainland have registered, but also female stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

For this audition of Little Dragon Girl, Cao Yu chose Xiangshan Film and Television City.

On the day of the audition, many domestic entertainment media came, wanting to see what kind of Little Dragon Girl Boss Cao could choose this time.

Unfortunately, Feiyu did not plan to make the audition public this time, and when the reporters arrived, they were turned away.

"It's not a beauty pageant, why are you making it so secretive?"

"Who said it's not a beauty pageant? Isn't Xiao Long Nu beautiful? She is one of the most beautiful girls created by Jin Yong."

"Do you think Boss Cao will use hidden rules when he chooses Xiao Long Nu this time?"

"Hard to say"

"I think Boss Cao is not only choosing Little Dragon Girl, he might also be choosing a concubine."

"Hush! Don't you dare talk nonsense!"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue..."

The reporter who said "selecting a concubine" was shocked. If Boss Cao really heard this, he would probably be finished.

However, those reporters who were turned away could only make wild guesses and imagine what the situation was like at the audition site.

In fact, the reason why Cao Yu did not allow reporters to come in during this audition was that he was worried that they would affect the audition process, and also wanted to maintain some mystery.

In the hall of a palace in the film and television city, cameras are set up everywhere. These machines will record the audition process of each girl in all directions without blind spots.

The news of selecting Little Dragon Girl was released on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and within two days we received more than five thousand girls’ information.

The number is not large, mainly because Boss Cao’s requirements are very strict.

First of all, he required that the little dragon girl must be between 1.6 and 1.7 meters tall, not too tall, between 18 and 25 years old, and must have studied acting and have a certain level of dancing skills.
This condition directly eliminated more than half of the girls who wanted to become Xiaolongnu.

Afterwards, the company conducted a preliminary selection of these 5,000 girls and only notified 300 of them to participate in the final audition over three days.

"Godfather, people on the Internet say you are participating in a beauty pageant. Is that true?"

In the lounge, Song Zue took advantage of the four-day holiday and came over to watch the audition. He also wanted to see what kind of beauty his godfather could pick out.

"What do you think?"

Cao Yu naturally didn't bother to pay attention to such rumors. He even suspected that someone was saying this deliberately to ruin his reputation.

"I don't think you are. You are not interested in a little beauty like me."

Song Zu'e said, hugging Cao Yu's arm affectionately: "Godfather, if you can't choose a suitable little dragon girl, what do you think of me?"

"You are too naughty, and your image as the most rebellious person in heaven in The Legend of the Lotus Lantern is too deeply rooted in people's minds."

Looking at Song Zue's cherry lips and sweet looks, Cao Yu felt that as long as this girl could focus on improving her acting skills, she would definitely become the most outstanding one among the post-95 young actresses.

However, this girl followed Shu Chang around for the past two years and often stuck to him. From this point of view, she is a little too scheming.

Song Zu'e was not satisfied with his godfather's evaluation: "When I am not naughty, I am still very pure."

Cao Yu smiled and said, "Can you play a pure character for me to see?"

"Acting? Godfather, you are bullying me. I am innocent by nature. I don't need to act at all."

Song Zu'e didn't act, but tried to fool people by acting coquettishly.

"You can act if you want!"

Cao Yu snorted. Although he thought that this girl was indeed pretty, she had many bad habits and needed to be taught a lesson.

He said with a straight face: "You are still innocent? If you were innocent, how could you have said such words last time?"

When Song Zue heard this, he showed a naughty look and hugged Cao Yu's neck directly: "Godfather, what did I say last time?"

"Don't you know what you said last time? Look at your bean sprout-like figure, haha."

"I'm a bean sprout? Where am I a bean sprout?"

Song Zu'e immediately puffed out his chest and protested: "I don't believe you"

Before she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door and Song Zu'e hurriedly got out of Cao Yu's arms.

"Come in."

Cao Yu saw the little girl sitting down before he spoke to the outside.

Cai Yinong pushed the door open and came in: "Mr. Cao, everything is ready. When does the audition start?"

"Let's start now."

Cao Yu stood up and walked towards the audition place. Song Zue followed him happily, intending to see what the beauties looked like today.

Cao Yu had done auditioning actors many times and was already very familiar with it.

But this time he just hopes to find the best Little Dragon Girl.

Song Zu'e was sitting next to Cao Yu, and she was also very curious whether her godfather could find a satisfactory candidate this time.

After Cao Yu sat down, he looked at the cameras around him and nodded to Cai Yinong.

"let's start."

Cai Yinong announced the start of the audition, and a girl in white walked out from the backstage.

"Hello, Mr. Cao, hello, teachers. My name is Zhao Yuanyuan. I was born in 90 and I am from Jinling. I graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2011 and have starred in"

This girl named Zhao Yuanyuan introduced herself and looked at Cao Yu and others with a smile on her face.

She understood that when facing a big shot in the entertainment industry like Boss Cao, she had to try hard to show her best side in the hope of winning this good opportunity.

"It's pretty good. I've never heard of it before."

Cao Yu looked at the girl with fair skin and two dimples and gave her an 80 on her profile.

Although he recognized the girl's appearance, he always felt that something was missing.

However, he still followed the audition process and asked the girl a question: "Have you seen The Return of the Condor Heroes?"

"Seen."

The girl nodded and added, "My favorite character when I was a child was Yang Guo, played by Mr. Cao."

"When I was little."

Song Zue, who was next to Cao Yu, almost laughed out loud.

Is my godfather very old?

You don't seem to be old at all. You actually said that you liked my godfather's Yang Guo when you were a child. You definitely won't be selected.

Cao Yu was not angry. After all, the girl was born in the 90s and he was born in 82. There was nothing wrong with her saying that she liked her own character when she was a child.

He said to Zhao Yuanyuan, "Then act out how Xiao Long Nu and Yang Guo behave when they meet sixteen years later."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Zhao Yuanyuan looked at everyone with a smile, and after a while, her eyes suddenly turned red, and then a shocked and unbelievable expression appeared on her face.
"It was a good performance"

Cao Yu carefully observed every detail of Zhao Yuanyuan's performance and nodded slightly.

He was very confused. Why wasn't such an excellent actor, who also looked good, popular?
It turns out that having talent is useless in the entertainment industry, you also need a background and someone to support you.

He ticked the girl's profile, intending to support such a talented actress if he had the chance in the future.

"Thank you for your performance, it was great. We will call you if it's possible."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao, and thank you, teachers."

The girl doesn’t know whether she can succeed, but she sees that Boss Cao seems to be quite satisfied with her, so maybe she will have a chance in the future.

The audition continues.

Cao Yu planned to look at all 300 girls within three days.

On the one hand, it is to find a suitable Little Dragon Girl, and on the other hand, it is to see if we can sign a few potential actors for Feiyu Entertainment.

Every person who came on stage next was beautiful in her own way. Girls like Meng Ziyi, Xu Lingyue, Chen Yao, Xu Lu and others were all there.

"Our China is the place where real beauties come from."

On the first day alone, Cao Yu looked at a hundred beauties and felt like he was overwhelmed by the beauty of the world.

But the right candidate for Xiaolongnu has not been found yet.

However, he still asked the company to sign two actors, Meng Ziyi and Chen Yao.

In the evening, after dinner, Cao Yu and Song Zue took a stroll in the film and television city.

The Lantern Festival is coming soon. A bright moon has just risen overhead, shining on the roadside forsythia flowers that have already sprouted tender buds, indicating that spring is about to come.

"Godfather, you have such high standards. Meng Ziyi, Chen Yao, and Xu Lu are all so pretty today, but you don't like any of them?"

In fact, Song Zue felt very pressured when he saw so many beauties today.

She also understood why her godfather called her a bean sprout during the day.

Compared to those sisters, I am indeed a little younger.

“She is indeed beautiful, but not as beautiful as you.”

"Godfather, you finally know that I'm beautiful?"

"You are not suitable for Xiao Long Nu, how can they be suitable?"

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Song Zu'e was choked and speechless. He felt that this godfather was so annoying. Every time he made him happy first, and then made him mad to death.

After a long while, she asked, "Godfather, are you trying to play some unspoken rules on those girls? Why haven't you decided who will play Little Dragon Girl?"

"Unspoken rules?" Cao Yu was startled and asked in surprise: "How do you know these things?"

"I'm not stupid. I've been in the entertainment industry for so long, so of course I know." Song Zue said, "I also had a female classmate ask me if I've been seduced."

"Little girl, how old are you? Why are you talking about this? Don't you want to study?"

Cao Yu shook his head silently in his heart. No wonder Wu Jing said that girls should not enter the entertainment industry because they would be polluted.

But if it wasn’t a mess, how could I be so happy?

It's still a bit contradictory.

As a result, Song Zu'e raised his head and said, "I'm not a kid anymore. Discussing these things has nothing to do with studying, okay?"

"hehe."

Cao Yu recalled that when he was the same age as Song Zue, although there was no Internet, he was still full of curiosity about the unknown world of men and women.

And these children nowadays are much more open-minded than they were when they were young.

Cao Yu was reminiscing about his youth, but Song Zue said, "Godfather, are you still answering my question? Do you want to have a secret relationship with those girls today? I think Meng Ziyi is so beautiful, do you have any feelings for her?"

"What do you think about every day in your little head?"

Cao Yu knocked Song Zue on the head and denied it: "Am I that kind of person in your heart?"

"I'm just asking."

Song Zu'e was happy to see that his godfather had no thoughts about the girls he met during the day.

After walking for a while, she suddenly came over and said, "Godfather, I actually hope to be seduced by you once."

"Are you itching for a fight? Do you want to be spanked?"

Cao Yu was a little angry this time. How old are you, little girl? What are you thinking about?
Seeing Cao Yu really raised his hand, Song Zu'e was so scared that he ran away quickly.

Cao Yu didn't chase after him, but walked slowly behind him.

Suddenly, he noticed a girl in a pink down jacket standing by the lake under a tree in the distance. The waist-cinching style of the clothes showed off her beautiful curves.

The moonlight shines on half of her face, making her look very peaceful. The breeze blows, making her long hair flutter, giving people a feeling of wanting to go home with the wind.

As it was late at night, Cao Yu didn't recognize who the girl was, so he walked over and asked, "Are you from that crew? Why are you here alone?"

The film and television city usually closes at six in the evening, and no tourists are allowed to enter except for some film crews.

It is already past eight o'clock, and Cao Yu found the girl alone here, so he naturally wanted to ask her, fearing that she might be in danger.

"I came in this afternoon and haven't had time to go out yet"

The girl thought it was a staff member, but when she turned around, she found that the man in front of her looked familiar.

But soon, she said with a surprised look on her face: "Are you Boss Cao Cao?"

Cao Yu finally saw the girl's face clearly and found that she had a delicate face, a straight nose, and a pair of bright eyes. She looked very beautiful.

"I'm Cao Yu."

Seeing that he was recognized, Cao Yu nodded. He also recognized that the girl was an actress, so he asked, "Which crew are you from?"

"I'm not an actor in the crew. My name is Chen Yuqi. I'm here to audition for the role of Little Dragon Girl. I just arrived at Xiangshan this afternoon and wanted to take a look around here. I haven't had time to go out yet."

This girl named Chen Yuqi never expected that she would meet the legendary Boss Cao.

Cao Yu was also a little surprised that this "Zhao Min" would come to audition for the role of Little Dragon Girl. It seems that there were some unexpected gains in this national selection.

He smiled and said, "Well, hurry up and get out. It's cold at night and it will be dangerous to stay here alone."

Chen Yuqi hesitated for a moment and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Cao, I... Actually, I'm lost. This film and television city is so big."

"That's it."

Cao Yu remembered that this place was indeed some distance away from the park exit, and it was already late. For someone who was visiting the film and television city for the first time, it was really not easy to find the way out.

He looked at the girl's helpless look and said with a smile: "Come with me first, I'll have someone take you out later."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao."

Chen Yuqi knew that she was pretty, so she didn't dare to ask strangers for directions for fear of meeting bad people.

Seeing this rich man so kind, I felt that I had met a good person this time.

At this time, Song Zu'e, who had just run away, came back. Seeing such a beautiful woman like Chen Yuqi, he immediately became alert: "What are you doing? Who is she?"

"I came here for an audition and got lost."

Cao Yu glared at Song Zue, and the girl almost called out "godfather".

"Oh"

Song Zu'e was relieved then, and acted well-behaved in front of outsiders and didn't say anything.

Cao Yu took Chen Yuqi and Song Zue and walked towards where he lived.

He knew Chen Yuqi, and also knew that she had played Zhao Min in the slow-motion TV series "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber". As for other things about this person, he didn't know much.

"Ms. Chen, which school did you go to? Have you graduated?"

"I'm from Sichuan University, majoring in acting. I'm a junior this year and will graduate next summer."

"Oh, junior year, that's good."

Cao Yu didn't ask any more questions. He took out his phone and called the driver. After a while, his driver drove over.

"You take this girl to the hotel arranged for the audition personnel outside."

After Cao Yu finished speaking to the driver, he said to Chen Yuqi, "Have a good rest tonight and do your best for the audition tomorrow."

"Thank you."

Chen Yuqi hurriedly thanked him, but felt a little disappointed.

She also thought that Boss Cao would personally send her off, and maybe she could build some connections along the way. Even if she couldn't play the role of Xiaolongnu, it would be nice to get other roles.

After Chen Yuqi got into the car and left, Cao Yu immediately grabbed Song Zue's arm and slapped her on the butt twice.

"Little girl, if you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful of getting your butt broken!"

"Father, I was wrong!"

Song Zu'e begged for mercy and tried to escape, but his arm was grabbed by Cao Yu and he could not run away at all.

Cao Yu hit him a few more times and taught him, "Besides talking nonsense, if you don't know manners in the future, I'll beat you up. Don't think that you don't know who you are just because you call me godfather!"

"understood."

Song Zue agreed aggrievedly, and whispered: "I just want to try the feeling of being in love. Other boys are not as good as my godfather."

"You are still in school now. Even if you want to fall in love, you have to wait until you go to college. If you dare to fall in love too early, don't blame me for being rude!"

For the first time, Cao Yu acted like a godfather and taught the little girl a lesson.

"Ah."

Song Zu'e agreed softly, turned his head and stuck out his tongue.

……

The next day, we continued to select the actress for the role of Xiaolongnu.

But before the audition started, Cai Yinong whispered to Cao Yu, "Boss Cao, I thought about it last night and I think Meng Ziyi is pretty good. What do you think?"

"It's good, but I want to see better."

Cao Yu met Chen Yuqi last night. As long as this girl's acting skills are good, he plans to choose her.

After the audition began, among the dozens of people in front, only one named Zhang Ruonan was decent; the others did not impress Cao Yu.

Just as the morning audition was about to end, Chen Yuqi, whom Cao Yu had met last night, walked in front of the camera.

This girl was wearing casual clothes last night, but after she changed into white clothes today, her temperament really came out.

"Boss Cao, this one is also good."

Cai Yinong immediately forgot about Meng Ziyi and started muttering to the boss.

"Let's see how they act."

Cao Yu, dressed in white, looked elegant and graceful. He asked Chen Yuqi, who was beautiful, "Can you dance?"

"meeting."

Chen Yuqi took a deep breath, then shook her sleeves and danced on the spot.

Although there was no music, Cao Yu was still satisfied with the light and elegant scene.

He ticked a box on the information first, then said, "Try to act out the scene when Xiao Long Nu meets Yang Guo again sixteen years later."

"it is good."

Before coming to the audition, all the girls naturally studied the fictional character of Xiao Long Nu in order to get the role.

For this audition, Cao Yu also selected the role of Xiaolongnu from "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and randomly asked the auditionees to perform.

Among them, the scene of reunion after 16 years is the most difficult one.

"Mr. Cao, is this question a bit difficult?"

Cai Yinong is now the head of Feiyu Entertainment's TV drama department. Naturally, she has a good eye for actors and is afraid of missing out on this good talent.

But just as she finished speaking, she saw Chen Yuqi's expression slowly changing from calm to surprised, but there was also some heartache in the surprise.

At the same time, two lines of tears slowly slid down her eyes.

This time, not only Cai Yinong was surprised, but Cao Yu was also surprised.

This touch of heartache was exactly what Xiaolongnu felt when she saw Yang Guo's white hair sixteen years later.

The newcomer Chen Yuqi actually performed the essence of this scene.

"It's her!"

Although he thought so in his heart, Cao Yu still wanted to see how good Chen Yuqi's acting skills were.

"Perform another scene where Yang Guo refuses to marry Xiao Long Nu after she loses her virginity."

The question he asked was more difficult than the previous one.

To perform this part well, you usually need the guidance of a director.

Cai Yinong even felt that the boss was deliberately making things difficult for her.

Is the boss deliberately making things difficult for these girls and planning to take advantage of them?

(End of this chapter)