The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 213 Competition (4K)

Teng Huatao looks very ordinary, with a round face, small eyes and a bulbous nose.

When Lu Yuan followed deputy casting director Cao Youjun into the conference room, he hurriedly smiled and stood up to say hello, looking quite friendly.

In addition to Wen Zhang, his wife and the director, there were two producers in the conference room, namely Ma Ke and Xu Xiaoou.

Looking around, Wang Zhonglei was nowhere to be found.

Producer Ma Ke was also sizing up Lu Yuan silently. He liked this popular youngster more.

The shadow of the famous tree, the several dramas he has participated in in succession are all hits, no matter how you think about it, it is a bit metaphysical.

The entertainment industry is a very superstitious place, such as the incense-burning ceremony before starting a movie and choosing a good and auspicious day when setting a movie.

I wish I could take all the constellations, Tarot, and fleeting years into account and make a set of metaphysical combination punches.

In order to become popular, some actors will go to Thailand to hire ghosts, consult with masters during their downturns, and then change their names.

Or refuse to be put on the shoulders by others, thinking that this is detrimental to luck.

Some directors even have to calculate their horoscopes when choosing actors to see if the movie is going to be successful or not.

This kind of saucy manipulation is common in the industry. After all, some people really turned around by changing their names.

Ma Ke is from Shanxi Province, and his family actually owns a mine. The coal boss is very particular about working in the mines, so he should be more or less trustworthy under the influence of his elders.

After graduation, he entered the Golden Shield Film and Television Center under the Ministry of Public Security. At that time, Golden Shield basically produced realistic themes, including police and criminal films, police dramas, etc.

Some time ago, Jiang Wen and I were planning the movie "Let the Bullets Fly", and a friend recommended "Snail House" to him.

"Snail House" focuses on social criticism, is based on reality, and focuses on the growth of housing prices, which naturally attracted his attention.

Investment, project establishment, there were no problems in the early stage until casting.

Director Teng Huatao had great differences with him in the choice of roles, which made him quite dissatisfied.

Originally, he wanted to invite the powerful actor Sun Honglei to play the role of Song Siming.

Sun Honglei is currently very popular. He is starring in "Mei Lanfang", which is about to be released. This drama is directed by Chen Kaijie. He also won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Asian Film Festival for "The Mongol King".

Then hand over the role of Beckham to the popular young actor Lu Yuan, and join forces. If you have acting skills and popularity, you will definitely not worry about the ratings.

His wishful thinking came true, but he didn't expect that Teng Huatao firmly disagreed and even threatened to refuse to film and refund the director's remuneration.

The reason is that Sun Honglei looks too fierce and can play the role of a gangster boss. Who in the agency would let such a person be a secretary?

He admitted that this sounded reasonable, and after thinking about it, he stopped dwelling on it.

But what dissatisfied him was that Teng Huatao once again raised objections to Xiaobei's choice.

What the hell does it mean that Lu Yuan doesn't look affectionate enough, ordinary enough, or a little man enough.

Yes, Xiaobei lives at the bottom of society. Every penny he earns is hard-earned money, and he has been working hard for survival his whole life.

There are many people like this in reality, they are just ordinary men through and through.

But the role of Song Siming is too strong, and the screenwriter greatly beautified the image of this corrupt person.

From his appearance to his temperament and his attitude towards his mistress, his personality charm has skyrocketed.
If Beckham is played by an ordinary actor with no temperament, how can the dramatic conflict be strengthened?

Rely on Wen Zhang to inspire the sympathy of thousands of girls.

He didn't want the audience to be biased towards Song Siming after the show was aired. That would undoubtedly be a failure.

Over the years at Golden Shield Film and Television, he knows that film and television dramas must tread the line, pay attention to the orientation of values, and pay attention to influence.

You are allowed to tease the sensitive areas a little, but not excessively. In case of orgasm, the big scissors should be removed.

In addition, Ma Ke still couldn't figure out why Wang Zhonglei didn't explicitly reject Teng Huatao's proposal.

Could it be that there was a conflict between Lu Yuan and Hua Yi?
In the conference room, several people exchanged greetings.

Teng Huatao looked at the crowd, stood up and said with a smile, "Then let's go over."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and Cao Youjun opened the door.

He took a resume, walked to Teng Huatao, put it down, leaned over and whispered a few words.

Director Teng nodded and said, "Bring her in."

Cao Youjun turned around and soon brought Li Nian in again.

Being looked at by a circle of people, Li Nian was a little frightened. She held the corners of her clothes with both hands and glanced at Lu Yuan involuntarily.

Lu Yuan looked at her and nodded in encouragement.

Teng Huatao flipped through his resume casually and said, "Li Nian auditioned for the role of Seaweed. He graduated from theater and worked with Chen Daoming. Let's play opposite her later."

After Cao Youjun handed the excerpted script to the three of them, he looked around and asked with a smile, "Do you need time to prepare?"

Wen Zhang glanced at Lu Yuan, shook his head, and said directly: "No need."

"I can do it at any time." Lu Yuan shrugged, then looked at Li Nian and said, "But you have to give her some preparation time."

Ma Ke looked at the two of them, not to mention their acting skills, at least in terms of personality, Wen Zhang was at a disadvantage.

"Okay, we'll start in half an hour."

Li Nian thanked him and sat down on the sofa in the corner, silently pondering the script and analyzing the characters.

The meeting room fell silent.

Lu Yuan put away the excerpts from the script in his hand, closed his eyes and thought about the next scene.

The three works that Teng Huatao collaborated with screenwriter Liuliu all started from the little people in life and told the urban life of ordinary people.

It displays various cross-sections of society, breaking up the cross-sections of the times and placing them in a certain apartment, a certain brick house, or a certain alley.

Face the current hot social topics directly, thereby arousing resonance and discussion among the audience.

This is true of "Double-sided Tape", and the same is true of "Dwelling".

"Wiaoju" tells the story of a pair of non-local sisters' life experiences in Jiangzhou City during a time when housing prices were soaring.

The married sister Haiping couldn't bear the alienation of being separated from her children, and made up her mind to buy a house.

But house prices have risen sharply, and the couple is financially weak. They have to raise money to pay for the down payment. They are worried about money all day long and almost get divorced.

At this time, the unmarried sister Haizao stepped forward and wanted to help her sister, but her ability was limited, so she wanted to borrow money from her boyfriend Xiaobei.

Xiaobei refused, thinking that Haiping's purchase of a house was motivated by vanity.

Haizao had no choice but to borrow money from Song Siming, a married and powerful official.

Song Siming fell in love with Haizao's innocence, and Haizao could not resist the temptation of Song Siming's successful man.

After experiencing several psychological changes of rejection, hesitation, and contentment, he and Song Siming finally fell into a secretly entangled emotional quagmire.

The script fragment given by Teng Huatao was the scene in which Xiaobei refused to lend money to Haiping.

Lu Yuanlai had read the original novel before coming, and his views were shattered. He felt that Liuliu, who could write such a story, was a capable person.

Beckham should be one of the few characters in the whole drama who has normal outlook.

As Haizao's live-in boyfriend, he is gentle and persistent, yet rational.

He is very realistic, very young, down-to-earth in doing things, and has a composure beyond his actual age.

When facing anything, try not to be impulsive and treat it rationally.

The salary is not high, but he has saved 6 yuan, which is more than the savings of Haiping and his wife.

Material conditions are limited, but the best is always given to Haiwei.I am reluctant to buy good food and clothing, but when my girlfriend Haiwei’s eyes sparkle at the Haagen-Dazs ice cream, she will buy this "luxury product" without hesitation.

Only when Haizao offered to use all his savings to support his sister's purchase of a house, he refused.

He wanted to give Haizao a slightly better life, and did not want to ruin his and his girlfriend's future on Haiping's house.

About half an hour.

The group of people came out of the conference room and entered a smaller room, where the staff had already arranged it.

Teng Huatao sat down behind the camera, turned to the two people behind him and said, "Who comes first?"

"I'll go first." Wen Zhang let go of Ma Yili's hand and took a step forward.

Lu Yuan glanced at him, then looked at Teng Huatao's questioning eyes, and nodded indifferently.

The camera was facing a sofa. Wen Zhang sat down carelessly. Li Nian stood up, took a breath, and walked over slowly.

Teng Huatao glanced twice and waved: "Let's start."

Li Niandao: "If you love me, you must learn to love my relatives. If my sister is not happy, you and I will not be happy either."

"What are you talking about? Who are you talking to?" Wen Zhang stood up suddenly and shouted.

To be honest, Wen Zhang was not handsome enough, with dark skin, lean and short figure. Lu Yuan was nearly a head taller than him.

But this kid's explosive power was good, coupled with his body movements, just such a voice, Li Nian was stunned for an instant.

She reacted and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Wen Zhang glanced at her, frowned, and said nothing.

"Again."

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"Again."

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"it is good."

Teng Huatao was quite satisfied with Wen Zhang's performance, which was explosive, infectious and spiritual.

He had seen Struggle, and Xiang Nan was played by the other party, and he really interpreted the ruffianism in the character quite well.

As for Li Nian, he looks pure and a bit cute.

Because of her own real-life experience, she wavered between quitting the entertainment industry and continuing to be an actor.

Therefore, there is still a little wandering in her eyes, which is very suitable for Haizao's character image of choosing between Xiaobei and Song Siming, who is both responsible and independent.

It's just that his acting skills are too immature, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm in the previous scenes. His performance was stumbling, and the gap between him and Wen Zhang was very obvious.

He looked at Lu Yuan, who was squinting at the side.

In fact, when he first discussed the selection of actors with several producers, he only expressed dissatisfaction with Ma Ke's proposal to choose Sun Honglei, and strongly resisted it.

As for Lu Yuan, he agreed in his heart.

But Teng Huatao knows very well that management these days is particularly fond of intervening in casting and filming.

So in order to test the bottom line of the employer and considering Ma Yili's request, he slightly raised his voice with Lu Yuan.

He was ready to be rejected.

But the next development of things was somewhat beyond his expectation. Wang Zhonglei from Huayi was actually non-committal.

He didn't know what was going on between the two, but he was willing to go with the flow.

So it was very natural to invite Wen Zhang for an interview.

Of course, favors are favors, and in the end, the choice of actor must rely on his strength. After all, it is related to his job.

After retracting his thoughts, he smiled and said, "Lu Yuan, it's time to take care of yourself."

Lu Yuan nodded, stood up and walked to Li Nian. Under the doubtful look in his eyes, he suddenly frowned and said, "I don't think you are suitable for filming, so you might as well change your career."

"Teacher Lu, you and me." Li Nian was stunned and a little overwhelmed by his sudden change of attitude.

"What are you waiting for? Don't waste everyone's time. Get out of here after filming." Lu Yuan sat down on the sofa and shouted sullenly.

Playing big names?
This scene puzzled several other people in the room.

Teng Huatao held his chin and thought for a moment, and soon realized that this was really trying to arouse Li Nian's emotions.

In the next scene, Haizao feels that her boyfriend, who is usually considerate to her, will lend money to her sister to buy a house.

But the fact is exactly the opposite. Xiaobei did not agree, but made a lot of sense.

Haiwei's three views are that since you love me, of course, everything about you is mine.

According to this logic, she asked Xiaobei to lend money to her sister to buy a house. Xiaobei refused and did not want to borrow, which was to show that he did not love her.

As a result, she felt that the man in front of her had become unfamiliar, and her emotions should have ranged from shock to suspicion, doubting whether his feelings for her were true.

Darling, there are no empty warriors under the great reputation, how awesome!

Teng Huatao glanced at Wen Zhang, who was thoughtful, and felt that he couldn't compare with him.

He waved: "Start."

Li Nian calmed down a little and said, "My sister is getting divorced. Can you bear to have her live alone?"

"Can you bear to see Ranran without a father? Why are you so cruel?"

Lu Yuan changed his sitting position, turned sideways, and ignored him.

Li Nian tugged on his sleeve again and said, "If you love me, you must learn to love my relatives. If my sister is not happy, you and I will not be happy either."

"What are you talking about?" Lu Yuan stood up abruptly, and at the same time made a motion of throwing something with his arms, and shouted: "You have the idea of ​​going to a bar."

"Why can't we be happy if your sister is not happy? Your sister is your sister, and we are us."

Li Nian looked into his eyes, and couldn't help but think of the scene where the other party suddenly lost his temper, and his eyes turned into astonishment.

She didn't understand why Lu Yuan suddenly became like this when he used to be very gentle on the set.

Teng Huatao looked at the two people looking at each other and admired it in his heart. He wanted to start filming immediately.

Although producer Ma Ke has never studied acting, he has been in the industry for many years and can still tell the difference between good and bad acting.

Wen Zhang's performance in the scene just now was indeed good and full of appeal, but he was acting by himself throughout the whole process.

In comparison, Lu Yuan is much more skilled. He is leading Li Nian through the scene, and his acting is more natural and sophisticated.

Sit down!

"it is good!"

After the audition, Lu Yuan found Li Nian and started to explain.

He touched the back of his head and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry just now and couldn't communicate with you in advance."

Li Nian had completely understood at this time and said: "It's okay, it will only be effective if you don't tell me."

The scene between her and Wen Zhang was stumbling and repeated back and forth several times.

Lu Yuan only took her through it once, and she was not stupid. She could figure it out quickly after she calmed down.

PS: I watched Snail House again, my outlook was so explosive, and the seaweed was so irritating.
(End of this chapter)