It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 737 The Mermaid Female Leading Role Audition Finals! Star Group VS Amateur Group?
China Film Group, inside the chairman’s office.

Looking at Lu Zheng and Jing Tian sitting opposite him, La Beikang felt quite helpless and even a little speechless!

He repeatedly ordered his subordinates to keep the "Great Wall" project confidential and not to leak any information.

But what no one expected was that the people below did keep the secret, but it was eventually leaked by the people above!
"These people are really something. Why are they so talkative?"

After secretly complaining in his heart, looking at the expectant eyes of Lu Zheng and Jing Tian, ​​he could only respond: "The leading actress has indeed not been officially confirmed yet."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

If it’s not confirmed, that means Jing Tian has a chance!
In such a large-scale Sino-foreign co-production project, if an actor can get the leading female role, it can be a huge help to him!

Although Jing Tian was just sitting there obediently, his eyes were quite eager at this moment.

Of course, what she is looking forward to more is meeting the director she wants to work with.

But at this moment, La Peikang's words forcibly suppressed the expectations and hopes of the two people opposite:

"Although the role has not been confirmed, I cannot promise you anything now, because this is a co-production project after all, and I can't make the final decision alone. We have to wait for the person in charge of Universal Pictures to come and make a decision together."

In fact, in La Peikang's early planning, he was going to let Chen Fei direct and invite Liu Yifei to play the leading female role.

But unexpectedly, Chen Fei refused to direct the film.

But he is not someone who will give up so easily. The person in charge of Universal Pictures will be here in two days. He can then invite Chen Fei and Liu Yifei together and try to offer more favorable terms.

If Chen Fei is still unwilling to accept it at that time, then he can only find someone else.

As for Liu Yifei, she has always been the leading female candidate in La Beikang's mind.

Because whether in terms of popularity or box office appeal, she is the tallest and strongest among the current female stars in the domestic entertainment industry.

As for Jing Tian, ​​even with the support of "Pacific Rim", she is still far behind Liu Yifei.

At best, she can only be considered as a backup option for the leading female role in "The Great Wall".

"Should we wait for the people from Universal Pictures to come over?"

Lu Zheng deliberately repeated this sentence, and after seeing La Peikang nod, he temporarily put aside the doubts and anxieties in his heart.

"In that case, I won't bother you anymore. Let's wait until the people from Universal Pictures arrive."

He was not going to give up. After all, he had used all his connections. If he still couldn't get the role, wouldn't it be a waste of all these favors?

La Beikang stood up and escorted the two of them to the office door.

Recalling the phone call he had received not long ago, he specifically reminded Jing Tian, ​​"You may need to audition when the time comes. Go back and prepare. There are quite a few action scenes in this movie."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, Mr. La."

Jing Tian bowed to La Beikang very sincerely, which made him stunned.

For a moment, he was inexplicably moved. It was rare for children from a second-generation family to be so polite.

Compared to the two second-generation stars who had just entered not long ago, Jing Tian undoubtedly gave him a much better impression.

However, if you want to survive in the entertainment industry, being too naive is not a good thing.

It would be fine if someone continued to protect her, but once they let go and let her fly on her own, there is a high chance that she will be cheated.

……

A new day begins.

There are still a lot of people discussing Wang Quanan on the Internet, so the two second-generation stars who were arrested successfully avoided the netizens' abuse and became invisible.

However, Chen Long seemed to have other ideas.

Chen Fei received news that Prince Fang took a lot of books about directors, screenwriters, producers, etc. when he went in. It was obvious that he was planning to learn more in the coming days, hoping that he could use them after he came out.

Although I don't know whether he will study seriously, retreating behind the scenes is also a good development direction. At least ensuring food and clothing should not be a problem.

At the same time, Huayi also announced a new news:

"Produced by Huayi Brothers, written and directed by Li Rengang, with Chen Long as both the lead actor and producer, and co-starring John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Choi Siwon, Lin Peng, Wang Ruoxin and many other stars, the costume action film "The Heroes" has officially been completed!"

This piece of news has attracted a lot of attention and sparked a lot of discussion.

Many photos and videos have been leaked from the wrap-up conference, and it can be clearly seen that Chen Long, who has not appeared in public for many days, now has gray hair on his temples, as if he had become much paler in just a few days.

However, in response to reporters' questions, he was still very dedicated and asked fans to support his new movie.

"I have lived for most of my life, but I was betrayed by my own son. What kind of thing is this?"

In the business car, Chen Fei read the news on Weibo and felt speechless.

There is even a group of brainless fans who say that it is wrong for Chen Long to beat his son and that he should be influenced by love.

How can you reform a person like this? It's good enough that he wasn't beaten to death.

Wang Changtian, who was riding in the same car with him, shrugged: "When he was young, he was not disciplined enough, but was left alone. In addition, in a place like the entertainment industry, how many people can remember their original intentions?"

"It's just a pity for the old father. From now on he has to pay for the mistakes his son made."

After a lifetime of glory and honor, he ended up being blamed for his poor teaching. I don’t know how Chen Long feels.

After chatting about online news for a while, the two quickly turned their attention back to the business they were going to do today.

Wang Changtian said, "Today is 13 to 6, right?"

"Yes." Chen Fei added: "According to Zhou Xingchi, one of the six selected will be chosen to play the leading female role, and the remaining five will appear as supporting roles."

At this point, the outside media has even started warming up for the audition finals of "The Mermaid".

"It is reported that the fantasy love comedy film "The Mermaid", jointly produced by China Film, Star, Feiyue Film and Guangguang, written and directed by Zhou Xingchi, with an investment of 4 million yuan, will officially start the audition finals for the leading actress at 10 am today."

"At the final audition, Director Zhou Xingchi will be on site to select the mermaid of his dreams. There will also be several important guests to show their support."

"It is reported that the audition finals will be broadcast live, and the live auditions can be watched on Mango TV, Youku, Mango TV and other platforms."

When it comes to hype, Zhou Xingchi has tried every possible means.

When he heard that he was going to put this "Mermaid Audition Finals" on the Internet and on satellite TV, even Chen Fei was a little confused.

He clearly just said “We all owe Zhou Xingchi a movie ticket”, but how did it develop to this situation?
But I have to say, this marketing method is really awesome.

Anyway, up to now, the number of viewers who have made live broadcast reservations on Youku alone has exceeded 3000 million!
Regardless of the results of this audition final, the popularity has been there.

"Zhang Yuqi responded."

Wang Changtian's sudden words startled Chen Fei.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that Lao Wang had turned the screen of his mobile phone towards him.

Zhang Yuqi's response to her husband's prostitution suddenly appeared on the screen:

"I feel very complicated. I believe that the law enforcement department will handle it fairly. We will jointly bear the impact of this incident on the family. Thank you for your concern..."

"This response shows a very high emotional intelligence!"

Fade Chen raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.

If Zhang Yuqi suddenly started crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself, it would be really funny.

But now she actually said that she would "share the responsibility", which successfully won her a wave of goodwill, which will definitely be of great help to her future acting career!

Wang Changtian muttered in confusion, "It seems that people in the circle are saying that this person is a fierce woman? She doesn't look like one."

"Maybe it hasn't been revealed yet." Fade Chen analyzed casually.

……

At 9:30 in the morning, the business car arrived smoothly at the audition site for the final audition.

"Tsk, tsk, are there a lot of people?"

Chen Fei glanced out the window and saw that both sides of the red carpet were already crowded with people. There were hundreds of media gathered here, waiting for the final casting results.

Wang Changtian was also shocked by the scene and subconsciously asked, "Shall we go in first?"

"Wait a moment." Chen Fei waved the phone in his hand: "Zhou Xingchi asked us to wait for him. In five minutes, we will walk on the red carpet together."

"Okay." Wang Changtian smacked his lips and muttered quietly, "When will Guangguang launch a new film project with such a big fanfare?"

After a few minutes, Fade Chen saw several Maybachs coming from the other side of the block and heading straight for the red carpet.

His cell phone rang, and he looked down and saw that it was a message from Zhou Xingchi.

Fade Chen casually instructed the driver: "Let's go, follow this convoy."

~

At the same time, both sides of the red carpet began to become lively.

The media at the scene became excited when they saw the Maybach convoy slowly driving into the red carpet entrance of the venue, and the uniformed security personnel lined up tightly like a solid wall to ensure that everything was in order.

For a moment, flash lights were flashing one after another, and various media and fans were already on standby, eager to capture every wonderful moment.

As the first door opened gently, Zhou Xingchi, wearing a custom-made dark blue suit, stepped out.

He had a faint smile on his face. Facing the swarm of reporters and cameras, he did not rush forward. Instead, he stopped, bowed slightly politely to the people around him, and then looked behind him.

"Wow, why is it so grand? Who is the mysterious guest?"

There were whispers from the crowd, followed by a commotion.

Because under the gaze of the crowd, China Film Group Chairman La Beikang, Light Media Chairman Wang Changtian, and Feiyue Film and Television Chairman Chen Fei all stepped out of the car and walked onto the red carpet.

"Fuck! This scene is even more grand than an award ceremony!"

“Take a picture now!”

"Director Chen, look here, when are you going to leave to shoot Operation Mekong?"

There was constant noise at the scene.

Chen Fei glanced at the tactless reporter in the front row of the crowd, secretly complaining in his heart that this guy really didn't know the situation and asked random questions.

Zhou Xingchi didn't care about this and smiled: "Let's go in first."

The four of them walked side by side, passing through the human wall formed by security personnel, leaving behind a string of admiring and surprised glances.

……

By the time all the guests, media and staff had entered the venue, it was only a few minutes until 10 o'clock.

"Please take your seats."

Under Zhou Xingchi's arrangement, Chen Fei, Wang Changtian and La Beikang sat on the judges' panel together.

I have to say, this feeling is quite rare.

Over the years, Chen Fei has personally participated in at least 50 auditions, but this is the first time he has experienced such an atmosphere.

Fortunately, there were no buttons or anything like that in front of him, otherwise he would have to prepare to turn his chair and listen to the contestants' miserable life experiences.

Not far away, several cameras were pointed directly at them, recording faithfully.

Chen Fei knew that the broadcast had already started, so he didn't do anything or say anything. He just sat there quietly, waiting for the contestants to enter.

After a while, at the invitation of the host, 13 contestants came in one after another and walked onto the stage from one side of the T-stage.

As expected, Chen Fei saw Zhao Liying in the crowd.

In addition, it also includes Yang Ying, Chen Yao from Tangren, Hu Bingqing, Zhou Dongyu, Ma Sichun, Yang Zi and others.

Apart from these people, most of the rest are amateurs.

"Celebrity group + amateur group?"

Chen Fei's eyes swept across Zhou Xingchi imperceptibly.

This person seems to have completely let himself go, and for the sake of marketing and popularity, he is becoming more and more exaggerated!
……

The auditions began soon.

Under the gaze of the guests and media, contestant number one took the stage first:

"Hello, Director Zhou, hello to all the judges, hello to all the media present. I am contestant number one, my stage name is Lin Yun, and I am a print model..."

Usually, if a star or actor gives himself a stage name, it means that his real name may not be that nice.

For example, Lin Yun who is currently undergoing assessment.

Chen Fei also had a more detailed document in his hand, which recorded her real name.

"Fei Xia?"

He murmured quietly, "No wonder he chose a stage name. If he debuted with this name, he would be forced to quit the industry as soon as he became famous."

Although they are judges, Chen Fei, Wang Changtian and La Beikang are actually here to support Zhou Xingchi and the "Mermaid" project.

They had agreed before that they would not interfere with the casting, and the same is true today.

"Zhao Liying, you come and act out the chicken-eating scene..."

On the stage, Zhou Xingchi gave the test questions with a very calm expression.

In today's final, each question was randomly selected by him, testing the actors' reaction ability.

Compared to those amateur actors, the test questions for celebrity actors are much more difficult!
Previously, Yang Ying was asked to perform a crying scene on the spot, and as expected, she still failed to cry in the end.

And that acting level was so high that Fade Chen felt a little embarrassed for her!

However, this situation will obviously not happen to Zhao Liying.

Having received the script in advance and a valuable character profile, her performance was very consistent with the test questions and also met Zhou Xingchi's expectations.

After the two-hour audition, Zhou Xingchi's eyes swept over several contestants on the scene one by one, and finally fell on Lin Yun.

This girl was very pleasing to his eye and met his requirements.

As we all know, when he is selecting star girls, he never asks whether the actors have acting experience or not, nor does he care whether the other party is a professional. As long as he likes her, it's fine.

This is also caused by the general environment of the Hong Kong industry. After all, there were no professional actors in Hong Kong 2000 years ago. They all depended on talent or crossover.

However, today Zhou Xingchi is not going to follow his previous habits of selecting players.

The investment in this movie is too large and too high, and as a director and investor, he has a lot to consider.

If he chooses a newcomer who has no box office appeal, will fans accept it? Will the market approve of it? These are all things he needs to consider.

After pondering for a long time, he finally set his eyes on Zhao Liying.

"Congratulations, contestant number 7."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sensation at the scene!
The media raised their cameras and pointed them at the girl on the field who had not yet come to her senses.

On the stage, Zhao Liying looked down at her number plate in disbelief. When she confirmed that she was number 7, she was instantly excited!

"Thank you, thank you Director Zhou, thank you to the judges, thank you to everyone present..."

At this moment, she officially became the focus and center of crowd's attention!

In the judges' area, Wang Changtian glanced at Zhao Liying on the stage, then glanced at Chen Fei, and couldn't help laughing: "Director Chen, you are quite lucky, aren't you?"

Fade Chen shrugged and said innocently, "This is not luck, this is strength. Her acting skills are the best among all the people present, aren't they?"

La Peikang, as one of the shareholders of Feiyinghuang Agency and Chairman of China Film, echoed: "Yes, that's right."

At this time, Yang Ying, Zhou Dongyu, Chen Yao, Lin Yun and others who had moved to one side were looking at Zhao Liying with envy, with an unconcealable sense of loss in their hearts.

From being a competition among hundreds of thousands of people to now, they have devoted a lot of time, energy, connections and resources, all in the pursuit of becoming the heroine.

But I never expected that in the end they all became supporting roles!
Although they were unwilling, they couldn't say it out loud. After all, in the audition just now, Zhao Liying's acting skills were indeed the best among the few people, and there was no such thing as unspoken rules or shady dealings.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Xingchi specially broadcast the event live.

The best one will be selected under the watchful eyes of the entire online audience. No matter who the final result is, no one will doubt it.

……

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