The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 42 First meeting (please follow up)

"Hello teachers, I am Liu Yifei..."

In the audition room, Liu Yifei introduced herself while secretly looking at the other people in the room.

The three audition teachers directly in front are the same three as last time. The only difference from last time is that this time there is another person sitting on the left.

A very young man.

He looks to be in his early twenties at most.

He did not wear serious formal clothes like the previous three teachers, but dressed in casual casual clothes. His appearance was not very handsome in the entertainment industry, but he was very good-looking. His thin face was well-defined, and his facial features were very recognizable. He can leave a deep impression on others, with a calm expression and a very indifferent look, so indifferent that Liu Yifei even had the illusion that she had not attracted the other person's attention.

I've never seen him... Is he the one responsible for the scene?

Liu Yifei subconsciously thought that the other party was also an actor.

But until the audition teacher asked me to start performing, the other party made no move.

Even until he finished his performance and started to walk out, the other party didn't say anything or take any actions. It was like a mascot, with or without him.

"Sissi, didn't I ask you to act happy when you come out?"

Liu Xiaoli frowned and asked with concern: "Did you not perform well?"

"what?"

Liu Yifei came back from her thoughts and stuck out her tongue: "No, it should be regarded as normal performance. I was thinking about other things and forgot about it."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head helplessly and took the bag: "Let's go!"

After leaving the hotel, she asked about the audition.

"Have you seen that director Han Jiadong?"

Liu Yifei shook her head: "No, it's the same three teachers as last time."

"strangeness……"

"But this time there is an extra young man."

"Young man?" Liu Xiaoli was confused.

Liu Yifei told Liu Xiaoli the appearance characteristics of the young people she saw.

After finishing, he added: "By the way, although that person didn't say anything during the whole process, the teachers seemed to watch his reaction often."

"Ok?"

Liu Xiaoli was confused at first, and then she thoughtfully guessed: "Maybe, he is the director Han Jiadong!"

"impossible?"

Liu Yifei was surprised: "It feels like he is a few years older than me! I believe he is a senior in my school."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head: "When your godfather went to inquire before, he heard the other party shouting 'Dong Shao' because 'Dong' and 'Dong' have different pronunciations. I didn't pay attention when your godfather told me, but Now that I heard you talking about that young man, it is very likely that he is the 'Master Dong' and the director of the show Xiuchundao."

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After watching the performance of the female lead candidate, Han Jiadong went to observe the auditions of the male lead, the second male lead, and the third male lead.

After finishing the day's audition, he and Wang Zhonglei went to have dinner together and talked about the role selection.

"The heroine...Choose one from Fan Bingbing or Liu Yifei, you decide for yourself."

Wang Zhonglei is surprised that no one dares to use mainland actors as male and female leads in blockbuster films at this time.

They are filming "A World Without Thieves" with the combination of Andy Lau and Liu Ruoyin.

Chen Kaige's "The Promise" even used foreigners.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" used mainlanders.

But Jet Li first worked in Hong Kong, and then went to Hollywood to develop his career. Even his nationality was changed to American, and the label of mainland China has long been washed away.

Zhang Ziyi is now following Jet Li's path, but she hasn't gone as far as changing her nationality, but she has come back gold-plated and is no longer an ordinary mainland actor.

Based on this, Wang Zhonglei originally thought that the heroine must choose between Zhang Baizhi and Zhang Ziyi. Unexpectedly, the prince eliminated both of them at once.

"Zhang Ziyi is quite suitable! Why not use her?"

Wang Zhonglei was curious, and his first choice was actually Zhang Ziyi.

Although Fan Bingbing is his own artist.

But a large investment of tens of millions must be mainly focused on making money.

Fan Bingbing has not proven herself in a blockbuster film so far. Perhaps she has not had the opportunity to prove herself.

The highest-grossing film is "Mobile Phone" with more than 50 million yuan.

There is no comparison with Zhang Ziyi, who has starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with a global box office of over 2 billion, and "Rush Hour " with a global box office of over billion.

Even if we only look at the mainland, the domestic film "Hero" with the highest box office also stars Zhang Ziyi.

Han Jiadong's answer was simple: "Not pretty enough."

Wang Zhonglei: "..."

"What about Zhang Baizhi?"

"I didn't plan to use Hong Kong and Taiwan for the male and female protagonists from the beginning."

Han Jiadong thought very clearly that he could use Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to develop the mainland film market, but at the same time he had to cultivate people on his side who could compete with the box office.

Just like "Painted Skin" a few years later, both the male and female protagonists were from the Mainland, and then one or two Hong Kong stars were included in the main supporting roles. As long as the Hong Kong stars were at the forefront during promotion, it would be enough.

Moreover, the role of the heroine in "Xiu Chun Dao" is just a vase, and there is no difficulty at all.

An eighty percent acting skill is enough.

So even if Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun have acting skills above 90%, they are no different from Fan Bingbing and Zhang Baizhi who have 80% or above.

Even due to image reasons, the effect may not be as good as that of someone with only 70% acting skills.

"Who are you going to use as the male lead?"

Wang Zhonglei asked again.

Han Jiadong recalled that except for Xiangjiang's Nicholas Tse, only Chen Kun, Liu Ye, and Lu Yi from the mainland auditioned for the male lead.

It can really be said that no one is available!

No matter who you choose, you can only say that you are the taller one among the short ones.

"Chen Kun!"

After thinking about it, Han Jiadong decided on Chen Kun, who was more in line with the male protagonist's temperament: "There are still almost three months until the filming starts. Let him join the set now to practice more with the martial arts instructor. The same goes for other action scenes."

"Xiangjiang Star...may not have that much time."

"They can get special treatment."

After all, if you have to rely on others to compete at the box office, it doesn't matter if you give some special treatment. Moreover, Hong Kong's stars are well-versed in acting, so there is no need to worry about them falling behind in this aspect.

After deciding on the male lead, Han Jiadong also decided on the other two of the three brothers.

"The second male lead is Liu Dehua, and the third male lead is Deng Chao."

At this time, the Hong Kong star with the most box office appeal in the Mainland is undoubtedly the "bi-weekly star". Apart from these three, it is Andy Lau.

However, Andy Lau's salary is only a fraction of the other three, which can be said to be high quality and low price.

And to be honest, in one of the "two weeks", the mainland box office appeal may not be as strong as Andy Lau.

More importantly, compared to other Hong Kong celebrities who ignore the Mainland, or simply just want to come to the Mainland to make money, Andy Lau is obviously one of the Hong Kong celebrities who are closest to the Mainland.

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