director of the millennium

Male protagonist, this is really a tricky question.

In the original version of "Ready Player One", Spielberg chose Tye Sheridan, who was considered a new actor in Hollywood.

He made his debut in 2011 and started acting in movies as soon as he entered the entertainment industry. His debut film was with a big star like Brad Pitt. It can be said that his path to stardom has been very smooth.

After starring in several movies, he joined the "X-Men" universe a few years later and became the famous Cyclops among the X-Men.

Tye Sheridan may not be so-so internationally, but he is quite well-known in North America. He is a bit like the North American Peng Yuchang. No, he is even better than Peng Yuchang.

When Wu Yuan wanted to choose the male lead for his Chinese version of "Ready Player One", his first thought happened to be Peng Yuchang.

Peng Peng is really suitable for the role of the male protagonist in "Ready Player One". Both his personality and appearance are very suitable.

But the sad thing is, it’s only 2013 and Peng Yuchang is still a newcomer who can’t be any newer.

The drama that made him famous after his debut, "Go Princess Go", would not be aired for another two years.

He is probably still in school now and has never acted in any work. It seems a bit too casual to find him and turn him into the leading actor of a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions.

But, Wu Yuan thought about it again.

He is an internationally renowned director, so what's wrong with using a newcomer?
Director Zhang Yimou uses new actors to make movies every day, and Cameron doesn't like to use big-name actors. The male and female protagonists of "Avatar" are also unknown third- and fourth-tier actors.

But does this affect the success of their films?

No impact at all!
Come to think of it, among the big-name directors, Wu Yuan is the only one who has never used new actors.

People including Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige have all boldly used newcomers.

You know what, when this thought came to his mind, Wu Yuan was really excited.

"It doesn't make sense that everyone else can use new people, but I don't dare to do that!"

Thinking about his impression of Peng Yuchang, this young man is quite spiritual and is the kind of actor who is blessed by God.

Not long after his debut, he starred in the movie "An Elephant Sitting Still" and gave a very brilliant acting performance.

Even though he has no acting experience now, as a talented actor, Wu Yuan believes that he can train him well!

Just do it!

Wu Yuan, who was quick to act, immediately picked up the phone and made a call.

"Hey, go to the Puppetry Department of the Magic City Drama Academy and find a student named Peng Yuchang and bring him to Beijing."

"reason?"

"Let him audition for the male lead in my new movie, but don't tell him yet. Just say he's here to audition for a role."

After saying that, Wu Yuan hung up the phone.

Not to mention, if you ask him to find other newcomers, even people like Bai Lu and Zhao Lusi who later emerged in the entertainment industry, he will definitely not be able to find them, because he has no idea where these actors are now or what they are doing.

But Peng Yuchang knew it!

It’s true that this young man’s major is very special, it’s puppetry performance!

After he became a little famous, this inspiring story could be seen everywhere on the Internet.

It is said that because Peng Yuchang loves acting so much, he tried his best to take the entrance exams for the acting departments of the three major universities, but failed. In order to enter the acting academy, he had no choice but to obey the transfer and was stuffed into the puppet performance department, a rare major.

Then when I was in school, I kept going to the acting department to take classes.

You know what, he really got the chance, and after graduation he was given an opportunity to enter the entertainment industry, which led to the later Peng Yuchang. Very inspiring.

Wu Yuan, who happened to read this self-media article, took note of the incident. It is very convenient to find him now!

The next day.

The boss says one word and the employees run themselves ragged.

Just after Wu Yuan gave the order yesterday, a scout from Light and Shadow Times was dispatched immediately and flew directly to the Magic City overnight.

When Wu Yuan woke up, the scout named Li Wei had already arrived at the Shanghai Drama Academy.

After revealing the identity of Light and Shadow Times Company, the teachers of Shanghai Drama Academy welcomed Li Wei very warmly and took the initiative to help him look through the student list.

It must be said that the Shanghai Theatre Academy has always had to keep a low profile in front of the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy, and the Shanghai circle has never been able to play together with the Beijing circle.

Therefore, over the years, Light and Shadow Times has signed contracts with only a handful of Shanghai Theatre Academy artists, and its cooperation with the Shanghai circle is almost zero.

Who told Wu Yuan to be a Beijinger for both of his lives? His network of contacts was built around the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, so naturally he didn't have much ambition for the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

This is also the first time that Light and Shadow Times has sent people to the Shanghai Theatre Academy to select actors. In the eyes of the teachers at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, this is definitely an ice-breaking action!

Soon, within ten minutes, Peng Yuchang, a student studying puppetry, was taken to the teacher's office by his counselor.

It's really easy to find a student at school.

It's even easier to find someone in a department with only a few dozen students in total.

When Peng Yuchang was brought to the office, he was completely confused.

Even on the way here, he thought about it a thousand times, wondering if he had done anything bad in the past few days. Why did the teacher want to talk to him in person?
He also did bad things!
"Teacher Chen, Peng Yuchang is here."

"Thank you for your hard work. Go get busy first."

The head of the Performance Department waved his hand kindly, and Peng Yuchang finally realized that it didn't seem like he had made any mistakes that caused the teacher to talk to him.

He finally noticed that there was a man in a suit in the office.

"Hello, you are Peng Yuchang, right?"

Li Wei smiled and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake hands with Peng Yuchang. Without waiting for the dean to say anything, he took the initiative to say, "I am a talent scout from Light and Shadow Times."

"It's like this. Our company has a movie in preparation and is recruiting actors. The director accidentally saw your information and was very satisfied with your image. He hopes you can go to Beijing for an audition."

"I won't beat around the bush. This is director Wu Yuan's new movie. You should know how important his movies are to us Chinese actors. It's definitely an honor to be able to be a part of it."

"So I hope you can go back to the dormitory right away to pack your luggage and take a few sets of clothes with you. We will rush back to the capital directly in the afternoon."

"is that OK?"

Very good, Peng Yuchang, who had just recovered, was confused again, and even more confused than before.

A new film directed by Wu Yuan?

Audition?

I?
He looked at the department head in astonishment. Could this guy be a liar?
But if he could trick the Dean of the Acting Department into believing it, then right?

"Student Peng Yuchang, I have already written your leave application. Don't worry, there will be no problem at school." The department head obviously misunderstood Peng Yuchang's look and said encouragingly. (End of this chapter)