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"I don't know where you found these actors from. How come they are so good at acting?"

Chen Yu and Xin Pingqing were drinking together. After three glasses of wine, Chen Yu started to talk a lot.

"I used to film with my teacher, and the most difficult part was always finding actors. It was so hard to find good actors who were suitable for the roles, and scheduling was also a big problem." Chen Yu said, "How did you do it? The actors for each role are so amazing."

"All actors in the Jumping Theater have gone through auditions. For actors who don't have much acting experience, they will hire acting coaches to help them figure out their roles. Moreover, after the formal team is established, the director will start to work with the actors to think about the script and rehearse offline." Xin Pingqing said, "It's basically the same as a drama. When the show started filming, everyone had basically worked together many times in private."

Chen Yu couldn't believe it.

“Will they be willing to invest so much time upfront?” he asked.

Xin Pingqing said, "Unless it is at the level of Yan He, who plays a leading role, and has very good acting skills, we will not be worried. We will not hire actors who cannot invest time and energy from the beginning. We made this very clear during the audition."

"Well, you guys are awesome. If we make this kind of request to the actors, many of them won't come." Chen Yu said, "The theater is still different when we dance."

"No, in fact, many people did not come after hearing such a request." Xin Pingqing said, "But we have established a very large actor database. We will create an information file for every actor who comes to audition. In this way, when we select actors, many roles will have targeted candidates directly selected. After the selection, some actors will not come."

Chen Yu was shocked.

“This is really something that only you, the Jump Up Theater, can do. Otherwise, we might only have one project a year, or even one project every two or three years. There is not much point in building such an actor pool.”

Xin Pingqing nodded: "So, in fact, there are professional casting companies in the industry now."

"There is a problem with professional casting companies. They are not that familiar with the requirements of the crew. They look for people based on a few key characteristics." Chen Yu said, "Your method is more targeted than theirs."

Xin Pingqing nodded, "It's mainly because on average we have to start a project every week, so it's very necessary to do something like this."

"I've learned that." Chen Yu nodded. "If I can't find an actor in the future, I'll come to you."

Xin Pingqing smiled.

"It's mainly because my leaders are very courageous. They interview actors from the perspective of role suitability and acting skills in every play, even if there is no actor who can carry the show." Xin Pingqing said, "Except for this, which crew in the industry can do this? Behind the interview, there are all kinds of personal connections and undercurrents. You never know who is standing behind an actor."

"This is great. Jump Up Theater is really changing the ecology of the industry time and time again." Chen Yu nodded, "I hope that all major film and television companies will follow your example in the future."

At this point, he offered Xin Pingqing a glass of wine. After drinking it, he asked, "But, Brother Qing, what happened to Director An? Why is he suddenly unable to direct? It shouldn't be due to a sudden illness, right?"

Xin Pingqing was stunned and looked at Chen Yu in surprise.

"Anyway, I've been dragged onto this boat by you, so you have to tell me what happened to the people who were on this boat before?" Chen Yu said.

Xin Pingqing looked hesitant.
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Liu Yuan was assigned by the company to the crew of "Silent Stairs" as a financial assistant.

He also didn't expect that one day he would suddenly be working in human resources.

Before the boss came, he asked him to privately investigate which people in the crew were brought by Director An Jian and to compile a list, including all the information he could get.

Although Liu Yuan was confused, a worker would not directly raise questions because of his doubts.

He still followed Chen Siqi's request very seriously and learned about the relevant situation.

However, after he sorted it out, it became even stranger.

Logically speaking, shouldn't this kind of thing be done by Xin Pingqing, the production assistant?

He has the information of all the crew members in his hands, so why should he let a financial assistant who has nothing to do with the crew do this?

He took the information and gave it to Chen Siqi.

Chen Siqi nodded and asked, "Is there any problem with the crew's finances?"

"Every account is clear," said Liu Yuan.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Chen Siqi nodded.

After Liu Yuan left, Lu Yanhe asked him, "Why don't you just ask Xin Pingqing to sort out the information for you?"

"He's so busy now."

Lu Yanhe paused, "But for him, this information is ready-made."

Chen Siqi looked back at Lu Yanhe, "Okay, to be honest, he was also the one who received the anonymous letter and was related to this matter. I want to find someone unrelated to investigate what the interpersonal relationship situation of An Jian is in the crew."

Lu Yanhe: "Do you suspect Xin Pingqing?"

"A little bit." Chen Siqi asked, "Don't you find it strange? There were only two people in the entire crew who received the anonymous letter. One was Director An Jian himself. We can all understand this, but why was the other person Xin Pingqing the one who received it?"

Lu Yanhe: "Because he is a production assistant?"

"Then why not give it to the producer, but to a production assistant?" Chen Siqi asked.

Lu Yanhe frowned slightly. "Because Xin Pingqing is from Linghe Film and Television, but the executive producer on the scene is from Northern Lights Video? In this person's eyes, Xin Pingqing is more trustworthy?"

"Director An Jian is the director we decided on, not Northern Lights Video. If we talk about who is more trustworthy, Northern Lights Video has the most distant relationship with Director An Jian." Chen Siqi waved her hand, "But I'm just suspicious. I don't have any evidence. I'm just checking it out based on my judgment."

"I'm just surprised that the first person you suspected was Xin Pingqing."

"I didn't doubt him right away, but I did have doubts about him," Chen Siqi said frankly, "Because Hu Siwei mentioned to me that Xin Pingqing was not very friendly to An Jian. Knowing that An Jian wanted to join Linghe, he expressed his opposition to this matter to Hu Siwei."

Lu Yanhe was slightly stunned.

"There is such a thing? Why is this?"

"Who knows?" Chen Siqi said, "The people who know these things about An Jian must have known An Jian for a long time. After all, these things have never been exposed, and the range of people who know about this is limited. The ones I can think of are either old people who have followed An Jian for a long time, or people who know these old people. So, I asked Liu Yuan to help me inquire and investigate in the crew. This kind of personal relationship can be seen from the resume, but sometimes, it can't be seen from the resume."

Lu Yanhe nodded. "By the way, how is your communication with Tropical Rainy Season going? When is the latest time to go there?"

"Fortunately, Wang Biao coordinated with them and they were able to adjust my filming schedule to a later date. I don't have many scenes anyway." Lu Yanhe said, "We have a lot more time here. If we really can't shoot in a week, or if we need to reshoot, I can cooperate."

"That's great." Chen Siqi smiled, "By the way, I will also go to Malaysia in June."

Lu Yanhe smiled, "Visiting the set?"

"I visited the set and discussed publishing the Chinese and English versions of Jump Up in Malaysia." Chen Siqi also laughed, "A cultural fund invited us to discuss cooperation. Since there are many Chinese people in Malaysia, this fund has been promoting Chinese culture overseas. They knew that our Jump Up has been trying to make an impact overseas and wanted to go overseas, so they took the initiative to contact us."

Lu Yanhe: "That's true. Malaysia, Singapore...there are still many places in Southeast Asia with a lot of Chinese people."

"Yes." Chen Siqi nodded. "Although the sales of the three books of Jump Up published in Japan are so-so, they have been losing money all the time. It's really depressing."

Lu Yanhe: "Work hard on it."

"I have already planned to have the Japanese version of "Jump Up" cooperate with celebrity agencies to see if I can get celebrities to promote the products."

"It's not impossible, but the cost of this cooperation should not be low, right?"

"We'll see what kind of cooperation model we have." Chen Siqi said, "Now that the Jump Up Theater has been established, these dramas will have the opportunity to be broadcast overseas in the future. I plan to use its influence to translate the theme book of Jump Up wherever it is broadcast."

"That's fine too." Lu Yanhe nodded, "Only if the TV series is popular in the local area."

"Let's just work hard. Fortunately, the cost of making a book is not that high, and we can still afford it with our advertising fees." Chen Siqi smiled, "Especially now that the Jumping Theater has been launched, our copyright operating income has skyrocketed, giving us the capital to continue."

"Very good." Lu Yanhe nodded. "These days, there are not many companies that can still earn advertising fees from print media."

Many people think that Jump Up magazine relies on advertising fees from other channels to support the magazine. In fact, many people don’t know that the income from the advertising pages distributed with Jump Up magazine every month is enough to support the magazine’s attempt to go overseas. At the same time, with sales of about 250,000 copies per month and sales revenue from the electronic version, the magazine’s annual net profit is more than 10 million, which is completely self-sufficient. Not to mention the income from copyright derivative cooperation led by Jump Up Theater.

Chen Siqi herself summarized why "Jump Up" has been successful, and a sustained success. There is a very critical factor. This magazine has never been complacent and stayed in its own comfort zone. It has been trying various cooperations, from electronic versions to inviting famous writers to contribute articles, from combining holidays or some themes to make special editions and create topics, to in-depth cooperation with the film and television industry, whether it is a column for celebrity artists or the development of the Jump Up Theater. Chen Siqi and her team have never felt that the success of "Jump Up" has reached a bottleneck and can stop there.

We still believe that the magazine's readership and audience can be larger, and through constant efforts, the magazine's readership is actually expanding little by little, and thus, a solid user base has been accumulated for the entire media matrix.
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"For a large group drama like ours, which tells the story mainly through dialogue, everyone's rhythm is very important. If a sentence is said a second earlier or a second later, it will not feel right."

What was unexpected was that Chen Yu would invite several main actors to eat together every day, including breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Every time he had a meal, Chen Yu would express his understanding and opinions about the drama while eating.

The main reason is that time is too tight.

Chen Yu also has no other time to communicate with everyone.

If a director does not understand his actors well enough, then the scene will often be a mixture of superficial harmony and spiritual separation - this does not refer to the relationship between the director and the actors, but the director and the actors' understanding of how to present the characters.

"In the scene we filmed this morning, the slap in the face given by Teacher Yufen at the end was just right. It was a movie queen-level performance." Chen Yu gave Peng Yufen a thumbs up. "It was amazing. In five seconds, she showed three different emotions at once. Then, with that slap, the whole scene came to life."

Peng Yufen smiled and waved her hands, saying, "The director is really good at praising people."

Zhang Yuan immediately asked: "Director, am I acting worse than her?"

Peng Yufen immediately put away her smile and rolled her eyes at him, "How old are you and you're still asking for compliments?"

It seemed as if Chen Yu was completely unaware of the discord between the two of them.

"The feeling between you two is just right." Chen Yu smiled, "After the show airs, I think there will be a lot of viewers who like you two as a couple."

"What the hell?" Zhang Yuan's eyes widened immediately.

Peng Yufen also looked disgusted.

"The audience should eat something good instead of just eating anything. It can easily upset your stomach."

Chen Yu laughed, turned to look at the photographer who was filming the crew's documentary, and said, "Remember to edit this conversation out, and when the audience is ready to watch this couple, we'll show it!"

After he said that, the two of them felt embarrassed to continue arguing with each other. They glared at each other and stopped talking.

Lu Yanhe smiled.

It's really funny.

However, Chen Yu was able to suppress these two old-timers, which showed that he was really capable.

Lu Yanhe was very curious about how Chen Yu grew up. It was not surprising that the young director was talented. Talent was mostly innate. If you were talented, you should thank God for it. However, it took practice to master the social skills and know how to act.

At this moment, Lu Yanhe really wanted to recruit Chen Yu to his company.

However, he dismissed this thought in time.

When "Love Letter" was being made, it was already troublesome enough to dig up Li Fenglei.

Lu Yanhe didn't want to go through such trouble again.

Now that we know each other, we just need to maintain a cooperative relationship and work together on suitable projects in the future.

There is no need to think about poaching someone you admire to join your company just because you meet him or her.

His company is not a warehouse where all the good stuff can be put.

Lu Yanhe's cell phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Chen Siqi: Xin Pingqing's father used to be a screenwriter in Director An Jian's company, but later committed suicide.

The smile on Lu Yanhe's face suddenly froze.
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Recommend the old book "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight" and the new book "The Demon-Catching Sword" (End of this chapter)