1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After Zhou Yan's name appeared, more and more people gathered around. Huo Jianqi turned around and smiled, "Director Zhou's name is still effective. The place is packed with people right away."

"I think it's because you have a good mouth." Xiao Can muttered, he still blamed Huo Jianqi for attracting so many people here.

According to Xiao Can's plan, he would either walk around the school in a low-key manner, or ask the director of the performance department for help in organizing it.

Now they were surrounded by students in the cafeteria and their plans were disrupted.

To be honest, Xiao Can now regretted agreeing to let Huo Jianqi be his producer. Why didn't he realize that Huo Jianqi was a guy who was out of control?

Xiao Can himself is a person who doesn't like his plans to be disrupted. He is now afraid that when the filming starts, Huo Jianqi will cause him some trouble.

The students who gathered around were all very excited to see that it was really Zhou Yan. A female student squeezed in and asked, "Director Zhou, are you going to shoot a new movie again?"

Zhou Yan smiled and pushed Xiao Can forward, "It's not me, it's Director Xiao Can. He has a new movie in the planning."

He also didn't forget Huo Jianqi, "This is Producer Huo. We came here today to see if there are any suitable actors."

"What kind of actors do we need?" a boy asked courageously.

This is the question that most of the students present wanted to ask.

In fact, Xiao Can and his friends didn't have any fixed purpose for coming here today. They just wanted to take a look around and maybe see a few students they liked.

If Zhou Yan hadn't had time today, Xiao Can wouldn't have planned to come out today. He was not ready for the casting.

Speaking of roles, there are many in the new movie, such as several young teachers in the school, young people from the same village as the protagonist who go out to work, and some "veterans" in the den of thieves, all of whom are quite suitable for these students.

Xiao Can thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few roles, but not every role has a lot of screen time."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as there is a role to play."

The students are not picky, as long as there is a role to play they are satisfied.

Yenching Film Academy is relatively relaxed about students performing outside of school, and students are quite eager and active in doing so.

Regardless of whether they are students of the acting department or not, they all want to be chosen by the crew to act.

On the one hand, you can accumulate experience, and on the other hand, you can earn extra money.

For those majoring in acting, it goes without saying that being able to play a role in a movie is a great practice. If you are not majoring in acting, you can also go to the crew to see what is going on behind the scenes and learn from the crew's experience.

If you are lucky enough to get a good role, your career will be easier after graduation. You may even become famous while you are in school without having to wait until graduation.

Although Zhou Yan is not the director of this new movie, Xiao Can is also the deputy director of "The Chorus" and "Time Traveler", and Zhou Yan also personally accompanied him to select actors, which shows how much Zhou Yan values ​​this new movie. In this case, the students are certainly unwilling to give up the opportunity.

Seeing the students' enthusiasm, Huo Jianqi smiled and said, "Old Xiao, why don't we just register the students who are interested today, and then arrange a time for them to go to the studio or factory for an audition."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Let's go to the studio for the audition. The space at the factory is not easy to find right now."

Office space has always been in short supply at the Yanjing Film Studio. Although Zhou Yan would definitely be able to help Xiao Can get an office for the crew if he asked, since the studio had plenty of space, there was no need to compete with the Yanjing Film Studio for space.

Although his studio is not decorated, there is a lot of space, so there will be no problem in arranging an audition for them.

"Okay." Xiao Can nodded, and then said loudly, "Students, if you are interested in the new movie, you can sign up with me and go for an audition later."

As he spoke, Xiao Can took out a pen and a small notebook, ready to record their information, while Huo Jianqi began to maintain order at the scene and asked students who were willing to sign up to line up.

Soon, a long queue formed in the cafeteria.

Many students were confused when they saw the long queue when they first entered the cafeteria.

After asking the students in the team, I found out that it was a director who was selecting the actors.

"Which director?"

"Where are the three directors? Zhou Yan is here too."

Upon learning that Zhou Yan had also arrived, the new student joined the team without even having his meal.

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Xiao Can originally planned to record information for students one by one, but after writing a few, he found that the speed was too slow. If he finished recording for everyone, he didn't know how long it would take.

He simply went out to borrow some paper and pens and asked the students to write down their personal information and hand it to him.

Zhou Yan helped collect the students' registration forms and saw their names, making sure he had not recognized those students wrongly.

Yan Danchen was quite brave. After submitting the application form, she asked Zhou Yan, "Director Zhou, when will there be news? How did you find us?"

Zhou Yan smiled and looked at Yan Danchen's registration form. "The information you left there is quite detailed. Don't worry, we will definitely find you."

The information on her registration form was indeed very detailed, including name, gender, height, major, grade, dormitory number, name of class teacher... the tofu-sized piece of paper was filled with her writing.

"If... I mean if, Director Zhou, you guys accidentally lost the registration form, can I come find you?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Okay."

"Then where can I go?" Yan Danchen asked again.

"Did you know there's a state-owned electronics factory near the Third Ring Road?"

Yan Danchen shook his head, "I don't know."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. When the time comes, go out of your school and walk a few hundred meters west along the Third Ring Road and ask someone where the old electronics factory is. There will definitely be someone who can show you the way. My studio is over there."

"Electronics factory, yes, I'll remember that. Thank you, Director Zhou."

"You're welcome. Normally, I won't lose your registration form."

Yan Danchen smiled and said, "Hehe, I'm just afraid of the worst."

In addition to Yan Danchen, other students would also talk to Zhou Yan, but basically they would not ask about the audition. They were more interested in Zhou Yan himself.

Especially since "Time Traveler" is currently in theaters, they will definitely ask about this movie.

Quite a lot of students have watched "The Time Traveler". After all, this is a film academy, and the students here go to the movies more frequently than ordinary students. Moreover, "The Time Traveler" is indeed quite suitable for the tastes of young people.

"Director Zhou, the music in Time Traveler is so beautiful. When will the soundtrack be released?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Maybe after a while, at least until the movie is released."

“There are a lot of songs in it. Will there be a complete version of each song?”

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "It is definitely impossible for the soundtrack to include the complete versions of all the interludes, but if some of the interludes are popular enough, they may be released as singles or as an album later."

There are too many interludes in "Time Traveler". If a full version of each song is made, the soundtrack will be too long. From the beginning, Zhou Yan did not plan to put the full version of all the songs in the soundtrack, so when those singers were asked to record the songs, they were not allowed to finish recording. When the songs are released as singles or albums, the singers who sang the interludes may not sing them. They may be replaced by other people.

"Oh, that's a shame."

"Yeah, the album should come out soon."

"Will these songs be popular in Europe and America? Director Zhou, all the English songs you wrote before have been on Billboard."

Some students have some knowledge of European and American music. They know that there are charts and billboards there, and they also know that Zhou Yan’s previous songs performed very well.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "I will gradually select some songs and release them as singles."

"Director Zhou, where was the hero's home in Time Traveler filmed? It's so beautiful."

"It's in Jiaochangwei, Pengcheng, a seaside town. Although it's a bit far from Yanjing, you can go there if you have the chance. There's tourism development going on there now, so it will be convenient to visit there in the future."

"Haha, I just want to go see the pier where we got married. It would be great if I could get married there in the future."

The person who said this was a girl. After she finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter from the side. Of course, there was no malice in the laughter. Everyone just thought that it was too early for her to consider getting married.

"Director Zhou, you look much better in person than in the movie. Are you not photogenic or are you putting on makeup on purpose?"

Before Zhou Yan could speak, a classmate next to him said with a smile, "Of course it's the makeup. Director Zhou is very photogenic. The characters he played before were all very good-looking."

"I just remember the commercial that Director Zhou acted in with Chen Hong before. It was really good."

"Yes, yes, I remember that too."

"The commercial I acted in with Xiaoxian was also really good."

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A group of students gathered around him. At first, Zhou Yan chatted with them, but later the students started discussing on their own and Zhou Yan couldn't even get a word in.

Although Zhou Yan is only a few years older than these students, and some of the students are even older than Zhou Yan, students are still students and are all very lively.

If Zhou Yan was thrown into the Yenching Film Academy, if he didn't speak, others might think he was a student of the acting department. But when he started talking, he felt completely different from a student and had a strong teacher vibe.

After a while, almost all the students who were supposed to register had submitted their application forms. After Xiao Can put away the application forms, he said to the students, "Don't worry, students. You will be notified of the auditions in a while."

After saying that, Xiao Can walked to Zhou Yan and said, "Director Zhou, it's almost done."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Let's go then? Do you want to go shopping some more?"

"I've received so many registration forms, so I'd better not go shopping."

Huo Jianqi also said, "Yes, let's go to the Central Academy of Drama again."

After the three of them made their decision, they waved goodbye to the students.

The students were also very enthusiastic and didn't leave until they saw the three people out of the cafeteria before slowly dispersing.

The three of them carried their lunch boxes and staggered towards the Yanjing Factory.

On the way, Huo Jianqi asked, "How many registration forms have you received?"

"I have received sixty-five."

Just now, when Zhou Yan was collecting the report list, he had been counting.

"I have about thirty or forty copies here," said Xiao Can.

"So, today's battle was fruitful, and nearly a hundred people signed up. Is there anyone among them that you like?"

Xiao Can thought for a moment and said, "I think Jiang Qinqin from the 94 undergraduate class is pretty good."

Huo Jianqi laughed, "Old Xiao, you really know how to choose. Jiang Qinqin is not a newcomer. She has acted in many dramas."

"She has filmed a lot of movies?" Xiao Can asked in confusion, "Why don't I have any impression of her? What movies has she filmed?"

"She played the leading role in the TV series Xi Shi, which was broadcast this year. The director was Yang Jie."

“Oh, I don’t watch much of this TV series.”

It’s not that Xiao Can doesn’t watch TV dramas often, but that he doesn’t watch TV dramas at all.

It's not just Xiao Can. Most of these people hardly watch TV series. When they have time, they watch movies.

Only a few people will focus on TV dramas.

Zhou Yan also noticed Jiang Qinqin just now. She was not there at first, but came later.

Jiang Qinqin is also the type who stands out even in the film academy. She has a tall figure, and her makeup and clothes are very fashionable.

In fact, it is very easy to tell among the girls in the film academy those who have acted in movies and those who have not. For example, Jiang Qinqin looks more like a star.

It's not just because she is good-looking, but also because she has acted in dramas, and even played the leading female role, so the things she has been exposed to are different and the requirements for herself are also different.

Jiang Qinqin should now be holding herself to the same standards as a female star.

However, although Jiang Qinqin has acted in dramas, those were TV dramas after all. Xiao Can's movies were still very attractive to her, so she signed up later when she came to the cafeteria.

"It's even better if he has acted before. You can make a note of this Jiang Qinqin and pay special attention to her when the time comes." Zhou Yan said.

Xiao Can nodded, took out Jiang Qinqin's registration form and put it aside, then said, "Zuo Xiaoqing from the 1995 undergraduate program also left a good impression on me."

Zuo Xiaoqing did not leave much impression on Zhou Yan. Although Zhou Yan knew Zuo Xiaoqing, she looked rather ordinary today. It was Sun Li, their classmate, who impressed Zhou Yan more.

However, Xiao Can may think that Zuo Xiaoqing's image is more suitable for his movie, not just in terms of appearance.

After talking about the two female students, Xiao Can mentioned a few male students. However, except for Zu Feng, Zhou Yan was not familiar with the other boys.

Xiao Can did not mention Chen Kun and Fu Dalong, two boys who left a deep impression on Zhou Yan. But when you think about it, Chen Kun's image is indeed not very suitable for Xiao Can's new movie.

"How are we going to get to the Central Academy of Drama later?" Huo Jianqi asked.

The Central Academy of Drama is indeed not very far from the Yenching Film Studio, just a few kilometers, but you definitely cannot walk these kilometers.

"Let me drive." Zhou Yan said.

Huo Jianqi nodded, "Okay, let's go wash the lunch boxes first, and then we'll go over." (End of this chapter)