Become famous another day.

The auditions for "Burning Fire" were in full swing, and many people came to ask Lu Yanhe for news.

After all, Lu Yanhe is currently the only actor confirmed to be the leading actor in this movie. In everyone's eyes, Lu Yanhe should know some information.

But Lu Yanhe really didn't know any news. In this play, he was just an actor, not a screenwriter, and was not invited to participate in more productions, so he was not well-informed.

As for how Longyan Film Group selects its talent, no one knows.

The only thing Lu Yanhe knows at the moment is that "Burning Fire" is going to be directed by Director Wan Renhai.

One of the top commercial blockbuster directors in China, he has never directed a low-budget film in his career, only commercial blockbusters, ranging from gunfights to police and gangsters, from martial arts to action, from magic to war. He is experienced and has directed more than ten films.

Wanrenhai started working with Longyan Films about eight years ago. At that time, he helped Longyan Films shoot a costume fantasy film called "Exorcist", which grossed 12 billion yuan at the box office. Although the word of mouth was a bit polarized, the picture was unanimously praised. After that, he shot the second part of "Exorcist", which still grossed nearly 11 billion yuan at the box office. After that, Wanrenhai's third film shot at Longyan Films was an action war film called "Through the Valley of the Fallen Eagle", which made the domestic action-themed film with war as the background get more than 20 billion yuan at the box office for the first time, and won 22 billion yuan at the box office, becoming the third place in the box office of the year.

It can be said that the name of Wanrenhai Director, if nothing else, is at least a guarantee of box office success.

He also maintains a very good relationship with Longyan Pictures, so it is not surprising that he will direct "Burning Fire" this time.

After all, the investment in "Burning Fire" is so huge, and it was intended to be a series from the beginning, so it would be reliable to find a director who can handle the task.

Unfortunately, Lu Yanhe has never met director Wanren Hai. Wanren Hai is not the kind of director who will appear at award ceremonies. His films have never been selected for mainstream domestic awards. Lu Yanhe rarely attends other events.

After knowing that the director was Wanrenhai, Lu Yanhe specially found all the movies he had made before and watched them one by one. For a film director, any evaluation from outsiders is indirect. Only by watching his works with your own eyes can you personally feel his charm as a director.

After watching seven or eight of Wanrenhai's films, Lu Yanhe discovered that this director's style was very similar to that of a director named Wuershan whom he knew before he traveled through time. Both had a very grand and strong visual style. Regardless of the subject matter, his film vision actually had a comic-like rendering feel.

His narrative rhythm is indeed not humanistic or restrained, but very commercial, fast, and progressive, interconnected, and has a strong story. Combined with his strong visual effects, it makes people unable to take their eyes off.

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but get excited. Although it was a commercial film, it was not a routine or popcorn movie at all. It had a very strong personal style and there was no substitute.

After reading it, he immediately called Shang Yongzhou.

"Senior brother."

"Hmm?" Shang Yongzhou was quite surprised when he received his call and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yanhe asked: "Brother, have you decided whether to act in "Burning Fire"?"

"I...I'm still thinking." Shang Yongzhou said.

"Brother, have you seen the film 'Exorcist' directed by Wan Ren Hai?"

"'Exorcist'? I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it."

"Go and see it. If you can't make up your mind after watching this movie, then it will be difficult for anything else to help you decide on the idea of ​​starring in "Burning Fire." Lu Yanhe said.

Shang Yongzhou was confused, obviously not understanding why Lu Yanhe suddenly called and said such things.

However, Shang Yongzhou still listened to Lu Yanhe and went to find both movies in the "Exorcist" series to watch.

That night, Shang Yongzhou sat in the audio-visual room of his home. After watching two movies in the "Exorcist" series, he pondered for half an hour and then watched the whole thing again from beginning to end.
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On March 21, "Burning Fire" announced that Shang Yongzhou will join the cast of "Burning Fire".

This news made the movie "Burning Fire" and Shang Yongzhou a hot topic.

Some media reported that after Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe collaborated on "Road to Glory", they worked together again on "Burning Fire".

This news made the already tense and intense audition even more eye-catching.

The results of the first round of auditions have come out, and many people have received notifications for the second round of auditions.

Among them is Huai Qian.

In fact, Huai Qian had basically been locked in by Longyan Pictures to play one of the roles. However, in order to further confirm his suitability, Longyan Pictures still notified him to participate in the second round of auditions.

The second round of auditions was done directly with makeup testing.

Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe both received invitations from Longyan Films to watch this round of auditions, especially a role that has a lot of scenes and will require them to act together more. Mrs. Huang and the others also wanted to hear Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe's opinions.

Not only the two of them, but Liu Bige was also invited by Huang Tai and others.

Many people came to watch this second round of auditions and to see the movie.

Lu Yanhe only brought Zou Dong and Wang Biao with him.

As a result, several actors who came to audition had teams of seven or eight people each. They occupied a space in the waiting room and even brought makeup artists to touch up their makeup at any time.

Lu Yanhe came to the audition room and greeted Mrs. Huang and the others first.

As soon as Huang Tai saw Lu Yanhe, he greeted him enthusiastically and said, "Yanhe, the film critics forum your girlfriend organized is great. When can you invite all of them to China and hold an offline forum so that we can communicate with them on the spot?"

Lu Yanhe immediately said, "Okay, I'll ask Siqi if we can invite them over. In fact, we should indeed hold and organize more exchange activities like this, so that these influential people in the critics' circle can see more of our Chinese films and understand our Chinese films."

"Yes, they didn't pay any attention to our movies before. I didn't expect that your film "Jump Up" could establish such a familiar relationship with them." Mrs. Huang said, "These film critics are usually very arrogant. We wanted to ask them to say a few good words for our movie, but no one paid any attention to you."

Lu Yanhe was speechless for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said, "They all have their own evaluation standards, and they will definitely not give up their standards and praise our movies just because of personal connections. The European and American film circles don't work that way. At our premiere now, all the people who come are relatives and friends, and they all say compliments based on personal connections, but their film critics don't work the same way as we do in China."

Mrs. Huang immediately said, "Domestic and foreign, they are all the same. In the past, they said that things were made in Japan, and they had a spirit of craftsmanship and high quality standards. Now, aren't they being accused of cutting corners?"

Lu Yanhe felt like he was talking at cross purposes.

It seemed like Mrs. Huang didn't understand what he was saying at all.

Or maybe she simply didn't want to accept it.

"Mrs. Huang, that's true. You're right. I can't guarantee that all film critics are like them, but at least the film critics we invited have their current reputation and status in the critic circle. This shows that the film reviews they wrote and the things they said before are still recognized and respected."

Lu Yanhe didn't want to argue with Mrs. Huang about film critics here.

If there weren't so many people in the audition room and Mrs. Huang brought up the topic so openly, Lu Yanhe wouldn't even deny her words to her face.

Lu Yanhe just didn't want to leave any trouble for himself.

So, after saying this, Lu Yanhe immediately took the initiative to change the subject and said to Mrs. Huang with a smile: "Mrs. Huang, you must be very busy recently. I heard that most of the actors in the entertainment industry have come to audition for the movie "Burning Fire."

When this topic was brought up, Mrs. Huang's face was filled with a bright smile again.

“That’s true.” Mrs. Huang nodded. “The movie ‘Burning’ has received a huge amount of attention. Everyone can see what kind of achievements this project will make in the future.”

Lu Yanhe smiled slightly, successfully changing the topic, and he didn't say anything more. He saw Shang Yongzhou sitting alone in the corner, so he smiled and greeted the others, walked over and sat down next to Shang Yongzhou.

"Senior Brother." Lu Yanhe called him.

Shang Yongzhou nodded to him and asked, "Yongshan Hesan hasn't said anything to bother you recently, right?"

"Not yet, but I don't know if he will continue to go crazy later." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

Shang Yongzhou nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have you finished filming both Rouge and Lost on Journey?"

"Yes, it's all filmed." Lu Yanhe nodded.

"When is it going to be released? If you hold a premiere, remember to send me an invitation." He said, "I really want to see what the script you wrote looks like after it is filmed."

"Okay." Shang Yongzhou took the initiative to show his support, so Lu Yanhe was of course happy.

Shang Yongzhou added: "However, it is a pity that these two films cannot be shown at this year's Jose-La Rocha Film Festival."

"Huh? Why?"

Shang Yongzhou said: "This year's Jose-La-Cebu International Film Festival invited me to be the image ambassador."

Many film festivals will invite a filmmaker who has status and influence in the festival and can represent the festival's standards as an ambassador at each session.

The fact that Shang Yongzhou received such an invitation when he was just over 30 years old is enough to show his achievements in the film industry over the years.

Indeed, Shang Yongzhou is the most representative Chinese actor of his age group and one of the most famous Chinese actors in the world.

Lu Yanhe's eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh..." Lu Yanhe lowered his voice and exclaimed, "This news has not been announced yet, right?"

"Well, not yet. It will be announced soon." Shang Yongzhou said, "The annual Jose-La-Cebu International Film Festival is held in May."

As the most audience- and critic-oriented of the four major international film festivals, and the only film festival that awards awards every year through voting by one hundred film critics and two hundred audiences, although its artistic quality has always been known as the weakest of the four major film festivals, its influence and dissemination are generally the greatest.

Shang Yongzhou said: "If these two films can be screened at the Jose-La-Jacques Film Festival, it will be a very good and top-notch promotion window."

Lu Yanhe thought about it and said to Shang Yongzhou, "It may not be possible to miss it. It depends on the editing of the movie. If it really can't catch up and can't be released there, it's okay to promote it there and sell the film there."

Shang Yongzhou smiled and nodded, "That's right."

The two of them chatted, and soon the second round of auditions began.
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For Lu Yanhe, the story of "Burning Fire" is actually a bit like the Prince's Revenge version of Harry Potter.

A man with a deep blood feud came to a magic school and became a mentor. His enemy was the dean of the school, and Li Wushang, played by Lu Yanhe, was the adopted son of the dean. Li Wushang was also a student of the magic school. He accidentally discovered that the new mentor Wei Yang was secretly investigating his father, so he also started an investigation on Wei Yang.

A standard story mode of confrontation first and cooperation later.

Because it is a series of movies, the world view of the entire movie has actually been built. Why is it so carefully selected for each role? It is very likely that a character with only two lines in the first film will become a crucial role later.

Of course, at this point, no one knows what will happen next. All we can say is that we must be extremely cautious.

Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou were not interviewers. They just sat aside and watched. However, Lu Yanhe did not expect that he would meet so many acquaintances who came to audition.

Among the actresses, even Meng Li and Xiao Yun came to audition.

The more Lu Yanhe looked at it, the more his head began to ache. It was really hard to choose, as there were so many excellent actors with great acting skills, it was like a battle between gods.

It can be said that this was the highest quality audition Lu Yanhe had ever seen.

Only a blockbuster like "Burning Fire" could gather so many famous actors to audition on site, including Li Yuefeng.

During the break, Lu Yanhe whispered to Shang Yongzhou, "I originally thought it was difficult to get famous actors to audition in our country."

Shang Yongzhou said: "Burning Fire is different. It is a blockbuster movie with a box office target of over 1 billion. The added value it brings to the actors is too great. No one would not be tempted."

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether "Burning Fire" could be made into a classic fantasy blockbuster, but as a time traveler who had experienced a series of blockbusters such as "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "Twilight", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the Marvel Universe, he knew very well the significance of a successful film series to an actor.

Just like "Mission Impossible" to Tom Cruise, it can be said that the height of his career is completely tied to this film series.

Lu Yanhe didn't know what kind of blessing "Burning Fire" would bring to himself, including Shang Yongzhou. They want fame and money, but it is indeed different. The difference is that as an actor, do you have a role that almost everyone has seen, knows, and is deeply rooted in people's hearts?
In short, as an actor, do you have a role that has entered the common memory of all mankind? This statement is a bit exaggerated, but it is actually the meaning. This means that there is such a role that actually unifies the world's memory of you. This collection of memories is much more influential than the collection of roles in fifty or sixty film and television dramas.

This is also the reason why Chen Ziyan must let Lu Yanhe star in a blockbuster movie as soon as possible.
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There are more than a hundred characters with names in the movie "Burning Fire".

And "Burning Fire" has a very new way of playing.

After the second round of auditions, they announced a list of actors:
Welcome five actors, Bao Zhenzhu, Huai Qian, Xiao Yun, Lang Xia and Li Yuefeng, to join the film series "Burning Fire"!
It is not announced all at once, but in rounds.

The announcement of this round of actor list has sparked heated discussions.

Many actors have been photographed entering and leaving the Burning audition set before.

At this time, because they did not appear on this list, many people began to ask:

——Did XXX get rejected from the audition?
——Yin Xincheng, who starred in two seasons of "Friends" and became a first-line star, was rejected?
……

These actors who were suspected to have been eliminated also became hot topics.

The topic of "Burning" is almost the highest among all movies in the past five years. At this time, it has not even started shooting and is still in the preparation stage.

Lu Yanhe has witnessed how much attention a real blockbuster can get.

No wonder so many actors are flocking to play the role.

When it came to selecting actors, Mrs. Huang did listen to the opinions of Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe.

She would ask almost every actor she was about to sign what she thought of their performance.

Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe did not play the villains either. Basically, people said they were good and suitable for the roles.

Including Lang Xia, Lu Yanhe did not deny him. The main reason was that even if he denied it, Mrs. Huang might not listen to him.

After several contacts with Mrs. Huang, Lu Yanhe had already vaguely felt that he and Mrs. Huang were not the same kind of people. It would be better for them to have less contact in the future and just maintain a working relationship.

Just like Zhong Benshuo and Maxine, there will be no possibility of personal relationship in the future, so it is enough to maintain a good working relationship.
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In early April, "Burning Fire" announced the third batch of actor lists. Among this batch of lists, there was a person who did not appear in the audition scene, Huang Kairen.

When Huang Kairen's name appeared, everyone had only one feeling: is Longyan Film planning to put all the most popular actors in the country into this movie?
Lu Yanhe was also surprised.

Because before this list came out, he had no idea that Huang Kairen would also join.

He immediately called Huang Kairen.

As a result, I made two calls and both showed that they were busy.

I guess a lot of people are calling him at this time.

About ten minutes later, Huang Kairen called him back.

"Are you also going to ask me about the movie 'Burning'?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "I just saw the list they released, saying that you will also join. Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Because this matter itself was only finalized this morning. They have a role for me to play as a guest star, just two scenes." Huang Kairen said, "I didn't expect that they would make such a big fuss to put me on the list of participants."

Lu Yanhe: "Hahaha, so that's how it is. Of course, as long as you are willing to join, any movie will make a big fuss to publicize your joining."

Huang Kairen: "However, this movie has received so much attention, I can make a cameo appearance and show my face. Maybe my character will play an important role in the sequel."

"Hmm? What role do you play?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"There are only two scenes. In the first scene, I question the new rules proposed by the dean. In the second scene, I was expelled from the academy by the dean." Huang Kairen said, "It was Mrs. Huang who told me that my role might play a big role later, but it has not been completely confirmed yet. The dean is a big villain, right?"

"Well, that's what happened in the script I got." Lu Yanhe said, "Looking at the setting of your character, it seems like you will continue to appear later. Otherwise, what are these two scenes used to show? Is it the setting of the dean as a villain?"

Huang Kairen hummed, "That may be the reason. Anyway, based on my experience reading the script, the two scenes in which I appear in the movie only last about 30 to 40 seconds."

Lu Yanhe said: "Brother Huang, even if you only appear on screen for 30 or 40 seconds, I believe you will definitely make the audience stare at you for those 30 or 40 seconds."

Huang Kairen laughed.

"Of course. There are only so few scenes. If you don't think about it carefully and make it more impressive, then your performance will be in vain."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Brother Huang, what are you doing now? Are you in the group?"

"How could I be in the crew? I just finished filming Rouge and I haven't recovered yet. I'm taking a break." Huang Kairen said, "I will record an episode of China in Culture later."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned. "What does this show have to do with you? Why are you recording it?"

Isn’t this program about inviting scholars to give lectures?
Huang Kairen said: "Zixing added a new format to the program. In each episode, she would find a short story from the lecturer's talk and arrange it into a stage performance of about ten minutes. Actors would perform it as a form of interpretation and it would be placed at the end of the program. After the lecturer finished each episode, he would sit in the audience and watch such a stage performance. I had no choice but to go because she named me and asked me to go in the first episode."

Huang Kairen’s words shocked Lu Yanhe.

This kind of shock is something that other people simply cannot understand.

Because this format is actually very similar to a program, "China in Classics". Originally, Lu Yanhe planned to wait until "China in Culture" was completed before proposing such an idea to make a new program. Unexpectedly, Xin Zixing had already thought of it on her own.

Sure enough, these are just two different worlds. But even if they are different worlds, they come from the same culture and historical heritage. With a little inspiration, capable people can figure out a lot of things by analogy without being led step by step.

It can be said that Xin Zixing's idea of ​​"China in Culture" and her proposal to add actors' stage performances to the program were all her own ideas and creativity. Lu Yanhe never discussed this with her.

Lu Yanhe found it unbelievable.

He shouldn't have the arrogance of a time traveler.

The world will not wait for you to take things out of its treasure house bit by bit.

While you are still hiding some things as treasures, someone in this world has already created similar treasures.

But on the other hand, Lu Yanhe was sincerely happy that Xin Zixing could think of these things.

"Sister Zixing is really amazing." Lu Yanhe said, "This show will definitely be a hit."

Huang Kairen said: "She has been busy day and night for this program. I finally got a chance to take a break, but she got busy again. Sigh."

"So what are you going to do, Huang?"

"What else can I do? I'll just be her assistant." Huang Kairen was helpless. "Now everyone knows that we're together, so she doesn't have to hide it anymore. Of course, she won't waste it if she doesn't use a free labor like me."

Lu Yanhe laughed even louder.

Huang Kairen complained: "You don't have to laugh so loudly."

Lu Yanhe: "This is great. I am not making fun of you, absolutely not."

Huang Kairen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, just wait, I will never laugh at you again, absolutely not!"

Lu Yanhe hung up the phone, and the smile on his face remained for a long time.
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"Dear, Yan He's salary really can't be that high."

Mrs. Huang looked at Chen Ziyan helplessly and said, "You can see that our movie has an all-star cast and the cost is too high, but we only have a budget of 500 million. If we need to pay Lu Yanhe such a high salary, our production budget for other aspects will have to be reduced."

Chen Ziyan said: "Mrs. Huang, I believe you must know that the conditions I proposed are not excessive compared to the current market conditions of Yanhe."

Mrs. Huang: "Of course, of course. It's just that, Zi Yan, you and I are old acquaintances, and you know me well. If the actual situation did not allow it, why would I be so fussy about such a small matter?"

Chen Ziyan said: "For a top commercial blockbuster, Yan He could only be paid 8 million yuan. To be honest, if such a figure is signed and spread out, our Yan He will become a joke in the entire entertainment industry."

Mrs. Huang said: "Yan He took the initiative to reduce his salary in order to support a sincere movie. How can this be a joke? This is a compliment."

"Then all the actors should take a pay cut together. That would be a good reputation." Chen Ziyan looked at Mrs. Huang unmoved. "Shang Yongzhou can get a pay of 5 million plus 20% of the box office revenue, while Yan He can only get a pay of million plus % of the role-derived revenue. I think this is a condition that no agent would sign for Lu Yan He."

When Chen Ziyan said this string of numbers, Mrs. Huang's confident expression finally changed.

"After all, Yan He has never starred in a commercial film. His ability to carry the box office in commercial films has never been verified. We also need to explain to the shareholders." Mrs. Huang said, "Besides, for him who is starring in a commercial blockbuster for the first time, this number is not a number that people will laugh at, right?"

"Let's not talk about the TV series. Although Yan He only had a cameo in Three Mountains, he was responsible for the early promotion of the movie and the hottest topics during its release. In the end, it cost more than 10 million yuan, was released twice, and the total box office exceeded 100 million yuan. You know more about Late Spring, which was an art film used by Longyan Pictures for director Liu Bige to practice his skills. From the director to the actors to other main creative staff, the only star is Yan He, and the only publicity point is also Yan He. It cost about 10 million yuan and the total box office exceeded 600 million yuan."

Chen Ziyan stated every number clearly, word by word.

"It's true that Yan He has never starred in a commercial blockbuster, but if you say that he doesn't have the ability to carry the box office and hasn't been verified by the market, I think, Mrs. Huang, if you say this, other film companies will probably laugh at us."

Chen Ziyan smiled slightly, "Eight million for a film? Nowadays, there are very few films that offer less than ten million for Yan He's films, except for art films. Even for comedies that Yan He has never acted in, they can generously offer an eight-digit salary. Maybe the current cast of "Burning Fire" is luxurious enough, and Yan He is not actually needed to play the second male lead. Anyway, we have only signed a contract of intent. If Mrs. Huang changes her mind, we can withdraw."

Mrs. Huang was silent for a few seconds and then smiled.

"Zi Yan, from the situation in the industry, anyone can see that 'Burning' will be a blockbuster that everyone is looking forward to. How much additional income can such a movie bring to Yan He? Endorsements, business, fame, popularity, explicit and implicit, this loss in salary, he can completely make up for it through other aspects, why should we haggle over this little number here?"

"If Yan He wanted to make money, with his influence and fame, why would he come to play the second male lead in "Burning Fire"?" Chen Ziyan smiled gently, "Mrs. Huang, this is not about the amount of pay. If you really care about the absolute number, I said that there are many film companies that use money to attack Yan He, not to mention the nearly 30 endorsement invitations we turned down this year. If we accept all of them, we can make hundreds of millions of dollars in endorsement fees."

Mrs. Huang finally couldn't hold it anymore and her expression turned ugly.

Chen Ziyan remained unmoved.

"As an actor, Yan He deserves the money he deserves. When discussing the money, don't mix in other factors and take everything into account," Chen Ziyan said. "Did we haggle with you about the salary for Late Spring? You agreed immediately without hesitation. Why should we haggle over the salary for Burning Fire? This is not about haggling over pennies. This is something that must be clearly calculated."
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