China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 500: The Unexpected Choice for Daji

It’s not surprising that Fan Xiaopang auditioned for the role of Daji.

She previously played Daji in "The Legend of the Gods: Fengming Qishan".

She has experience in playing Daji.

And her appearance is very suitable for the role of Daji. She has a pointed chin and big eyes, and is a cold and beautiful woman.

With just a little makeup, the image of a charming and enchanting Daji is created.

Recalling the audition experience, Fan Xiaopang felt a little regretful: "What a pity. Someone told me at the time that I had a high chance of being selected. I didn't expect that I would lose to a newcomer."

Li Yu couldn't help laughing a few times when he heard this.

"Is that so funny? My losing to a newcomer makes you so happy, right?"

Fat Fan rolled his eyes and said speechlessly.

"I'm not laughing at you losing to a newcomer, I'm laughing at you actually holding out hope.

Famous directors always have their own cliques around them, and you are not familiar with the national master, so why would he give you such a big advantage?"

Li Yu said two very realistic words.

The national master has had scandals with many of Mou's actresses.

It is hard to say whether it is true or not, but there are such rumors circulating inside and outside the circle.

Moreover, the national master prefers to choose young newcomers as his actresses.

Fan Xiaopang is not from the same circle as them, she is not a newcomer, and she is over the age limit. It would be strange if they chose her.

It’s not that the national master has never worked with Fan Xiaopang.

In the original time and space, Fan Xiaopang and the national master collaborated once, and it was a super bad movie called "The Woman of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei".

This bad movie was announced to be co-directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, Cheng Shiqing and Guo Shi.

This film went through many twists and turns, with constant changes in actors and directors, and it took five or six years to complete production.

A big part of the reason why the national master assisted in the filming of this movie is because of human relationships.

Many people believe that the national teacher is just a title and does not actually contribute much.

From this perspective, it seems that the National Master and Fan Xiaopang have collaborated, but it also seems that they have not collaborated.

"That's true. Nowadays, people talk about cliques and factions. It's hard for outsiders to fit into other people's small circles."

Fat Fan nodded silently.

"By the way, the new guy who defeated me was quite good-looking and had an exotic look."

Fan Xiaopang's addition made Li Yu quite curious.

exotic?

There are not many female stars in the circle who have exotic looks and can leave a deep impression on people.

Apart from Chen Sicheng's current wife who is active in people's vision, Li Yuzhen has rarely heard of the other exotic beauties who are doing well.

Is it possible that the generation of actresses discovered by the national master will be one of those people?

Thinking of this, Li Yu became more interested.

"What's the new guy's name?"

Li Yu asked curiously.

"I think her name is Naza. She's a girl from Xin Province, and she graduated from your Beijing Film Academy's Performance Department. I heard that she was chosen by the Imperial Master right after graduation and got the opportunity to play Daji."

Fat Fan paused for a few seconds and tried to integrate the information in his brain.

"..."

Li Yu was shocked.

She is actually one of the three beauties in New Province.

Li Yu vaguely remembered that Nazar in the original time and space was signed by Tangren as soon as he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 11, and also participated in "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky" produced by Tangren.

The sudden appearance of Li Yu led to a lot of butterfly effects. Hu Ge and Shi Shi, two big brothers and sisters, were abducted by Li Yu, causing Tang Ren to lose a lot of money.

The development of sugar people in recent years is not as good as in the original time and space.

Maybe this is why they didn't notice Nazar.

Naza studied at the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy for several years, and was later selected by the national teacher.

Interesting. Li Yu thought it was very interesting.

He was really looking forward to the national master's "Fengshen", maybe it would really bring surprises to people.

"Do you know this Nazar? You seem quite surprised by your reaction."

Fat Fan said suspiciously.

“I have seen the names and photos. I have seen the names and photos of every freshman class of the school’s performance department. The school gives them to me regularly every year.

When I saw her photo, I felt that she would be famous in the future. She is so beautiful. She is one of the most outstanding people in the entertainment industry with so many handsome men and beautiful women. "

Li Yu gave a pertinent comment.

Later, Nazha was given the title of the beauty ceiling among the post-90s actresses. She was really very beautiful.

Unlike some controversial female celebrities with so-called high-end faces, Naza has basically no controversy when it comes to appearance.

People would complain about her acting skills and her love-brainedness, but very few would question her appearance.

"You've already seen that she has the potential to be a big star, why don't you sign her? Also, why don't you ask her to act in a movie?"

Fat Fan was even more confused.

"Let me answer your second question first. Why didn't I ask her to act in a movie? Her acting skills are too bad.

Why not sign her? My company hasn’t signed a new person in many years.

The cost-effectiveness of supporting an artist is too low for me. The acting skills I require from the actors when I am filming now are quite high.

When I choose actors, I usually only pick those who best fit the role. If I want to use all my own artists, I may have to sign a group of artists for each movie I make.

It's unrealistic to do so. Many talented movie stars cannot be signed just because you want to.

For me now, it is more appropriate to choose actors from the entire entertainment industry."

Li Yu replied seriously.

The company signed artists in the early years because Li Yu’s main battlefield at the time was the television industry.

He was filming idol dramas in his early years. Idol dramas are not very high-end, but they are really popular.

After an actor is made famous by an idol drama, he or she can make money quickly by taking on endorsements and commercial performances.

The income brought by artists in the early years was one of the company’s important sources of income.

It’s different now, the proportion of artist income is not that important.

On the contrary, after signing an artist, you still have to find work for them to do, which actually increases your workload.

Li Yudu plans to not renew the contracts of the company's artists after they expire, and let them open personal studios under the company, and then the company will hold a certain percentage of shares in their studios.

When Li Yu shoots new works later, he will give priority to them if there are suitable roles, and if not, he will look for external help.

It is a general trend for celebrities to open their own studios, and more and more celebrities have done so in recent years.

Even if Li Yu didn't bring it up, most of the artists in the company would do the same after their contracts expire.

After they open their own studios, they will find work for themselves. Li Yu's company can remove the artist management department and focus all its attention and energy on the work.

In addition to reducing Li Yu's workload, this has another benefit.

As Li Yu and Hualiu Company develop better and better, they will inevitably attract jealousy and exclusion from their peers.

Some film and television companies that were originally well developed but quickly declined did so because they liked to eat alone.

In the future, Li Yu and his company will only be responsible for producing works. There will be no contracted artists under them. Many companies and people in the industry will be able to gain profits by participating in his works.

As long as everyone's interests are tied together, not to mention that Li Yu is fine, even if there is a problem, they will have to help solve it.

(End of this chapter)