superstar director

Chapter 619 Protest
After Wang Xiaochen's hard work, the female lead was finally decided, and the male lead was next!
For this boxing movie with the heroine as the core, the hero should not only set off the core story of the heroine, but also not be overwhelmed by the heroine's story line, showing his own story and charm, and because of the role setting, It is still for the elderly, which puts this role in a very difficult position all of a sudden.

Therefore, this male lead needs an old actor who is skilled in acting and has a strong control over his role!
And Ning Cheng already has a candidate in his heart. Ning Cheng believes that this role is absolutely no problem for him. The only problem now is how to invite this teacher!

That's right, the male lead candidate that Ning Cheng had his eye on this time was someone who wouldn't immediately join in because of Ning Sheng's status as a great director, let alone this work that most people thought was Ning Cheng's test of the waters and was doomed to fail. , Even if it is the kind of big commercial works before, it is not easy to invite this teacher. They really only look at the works and not other things!

Ning Sheng signed a contract with Wang Xiaochen, and then found a professional boxing coach for her to give her special training. Naturally, the audition work of the actor union stopped. Except for the heroine, the other two important roles, the leading actor and the supporting actor, are actually Ning Cheng already had a suitable candidate in his heart, so this huge casting audition came to an abrupt and hasty end!
Such news naturally cannot be concealed from the media, so soon, the latest news of Ning Cheng's new play appeared in the newspapers!
China Sun News wrote in the entertainment section, "Ning Sheng's new movie "Life Boxing" has just finished auditioning for the heroine. According to reliable sources, the actress who got the role was an actress from the small TV screen named Wang Xiaochen. A middle-aged woman on her 30th birthday, looks pretty and cute, and her acting skills are not bad, but in terms of popularity and popularity, she barely stands in the front line. Ning Sheng's award-winning work this time may really be as everyone said, It's just a test of the waters, otherwise, with Ning Cheng's ability and self-confidence, how could he find such a young actor to make up for it—"

The Northwest Herald said in an unceremonious tone, "If Ning Sheng made a random movie out of anger and for the sake of winning awards, regardless of the impact on his future and reputation after failure, it would be very difficult for him to participate in this movie." The actor himself is an act of respect, especially the heroine Wang Xiaochen, you should ask Ning Sheng how much energy he has devoted to this movie, lest you become a casual victim of Ning Sheng, a great genius!"

In addition to these, there are also entertainment media who are very curious about this TV drama girl who suddenly appeared. Wang Xiaochen and Jiang Shuying, a supporting actress in Ning Sheng's other blockbuster movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", are good best friends. Both of them have participated in the first filming of "Angels in the Thunderbolt", and they have also participated in Ning Cheng several times in private. The friends of Tong, Liu Shishi, and Zhao Liying gathered together. Through these clues, we can roughly see what a scheming girl she is. How many years of hard work—”

Of course, apart from such ulterior conspiracy theories, there are also those who simply envy and hold grudges. For example, Xiangjiang Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Although no one has seen Ning Sheng's first award-winning work, they want to get the heroine of this movie." There are still countless celebrities, especially for those second-tier artists who are eager to develop their careers and whose popularity has reached the bottleneck. If they catch the express train of Ning Sheng's movie, even if they can't be as popular as the heroines of those commercial films before, The aura of the heroines in Ning Cheng's new movie is enough to make their popularity and popularity skyrocket and open new doors for their careers. It's a pity that such a good opportunity was quietly taken by a small-screen actress. Let's go, at this moment, how many girls are there who wish to replace their bodies? Surely there will be many, right?"

I don’t know about the others, but Wang Xiaochen herself has indeed felt the recent increase in her exposure. Since the news of him joining Ning Cheng’s new movie was exposed, even though she has kept a low profile, besides going to special training, she just goes home and reads the script. But still can't stop the enthusiasm of those paparazzi reporters stalking and chasing him!
But Ning Cheng, who caused all this, came to a residential area in the imperial capital with a fruit basket and casual clothes, and visited a teacher.

Of course, he had already called before coming, otherwise it would be impolite to come to the door!
Ning Cheng took a deep breath, then rang the doorbell, and the door opened after a while. To Ning Cheng's surprise, the person who opened the door was not the maid, but the teacher himself!

Ning Cheng hurriedly said, "Hello, Teacher Chen, I'm really sorry to bother you!"

Chen Daoming smiled and said, "You're welcome, come in!"

After entering the house and changing the shoes, Ning Cheng looked around, and it seemed that there was no one else. Chen Daoming looked at him and said, "Oh, everyone in the family has gone out to play, so I'm the only one at home. You can do whatever you want. Good tea, try it!"

"Oh, okay, thank you teacher, I'll do it myself!" Ning Cheng quickly sat down, took down the teapot and got a cup of tea, and then took a sip, because he was thinking about something, but he didn't taste anything good or bad. !

Chen Daoming saw him like that and smiled, "Don't be so cautious, let's stop talking nonsense, you can bring me the script first."

Ning Cheng nodded immediately, took out the script from his bag and handed it to the other party, then quietly watched Mr. Chen flip through the script. After a while, Mr. Chen took off his glasses, pinched the corners of his eyes, and took a sip of tea. After thinking for a while, he said to Ning Sheng, "This script is good, the story is a bit similar to something that was reported in the news a while ago."

Ning Sheng said, "That's right, I decided to make this movie only after reading the news."

Chen Daoming nodded and said, "I heard that the heroine of the movie has already been decided, and it's the girl named Wang Xiaochen, isn't it?"

Ning Sheng nodded and said, "That's right, I have worked with her a few times, she is very hardworking, serious, and quite talented. She is currently undergoing special training. It is estimated that she will have to wait for three months of special training before starting filming after next year."

After hearing this, Chen Daoming calmly had tea, and then said, "Since it's still early, I'll study the script first, and I'll give you news in a few days."

Ning Sheng nodded and said, "Of course, if you have any questions, you can call at any time, or ask me to come over. By the way, there is also a supporting actor in the play, do you have any good suggestions?"

Chen Daoming glanced at Ning Cheng and smiled, "Well, let me think about it first, and I will give you the answer together!"

Ning Cheng had no choice but to nod his head in agreement. After doing it for a while and chatting for a while, Ning Cheng said goodbye and left. In the next few days, while Ning Cheng was preparing for various tasks in the play, he asked Wang Xiaochen if there was any There is no problem, and then I am patiently waiting for the news from Teacher Chen.

This wait lasted for nearly half a month, and then one morning, Ning Sheng was making a heart-warming breakfast for Emma and Xinxin, when the phone on the table rang, Emma picked it up for him, after a while Emma walked in, Pass the phone to him and say, "Honey, you need to answer this call yourself!"

Ning Cheng took it and saw that it was the call he had been waiting for for half a month, and immediately said, "Mr. Chen, I'm Ning Cheng——"

The call time was only 5 minutes, but Ning Sheng's half month of waiting finally paid off!
In the afternoon of that day, some media photographed Chen Daoming and Ning Sheng coming out of the hotel together, and the two of them were accompanied by their respective managers. Soon after, a post titled "Ning Cheng invites Chen Daoming to join the new movie!" "The news detonated the Internet!

"Is there a mistake? Didn't it mean that no one is optimistic about Ning Cheng's new play? Then why did Chen Daoming, who has been invited all along, join? Don't tell me that Ning Cheng paid for it!"

"If Chen Daoming can spend money on it, there will be no actor in Huaxia who can't be recruited by money!"

"With Chen Daoming's strict approach to the play, and his high requirements for the script and director, I think the media will probably be slapped in the face by Ning Sheng again this time!"

"What I'm worried about now is, does Ning Sheng really have a chance to win an award for this drama?"

"I don't believe that Ning Sheng will win the award, but I don't want Chen Daoming to be nominated for the Golden Tripod Award!"

"That Wang Xiaochen has made a lot of money! If he can play against a big guy like Chen Daoming, he will have a bright future in the future!"

"I didn't get the heroine and actress, I guess I will cry to death!"

"Will Di Liba regret it? That's Chen Daoming, maybe I miss this opportunity, and I will never have such an opportunity again in my life!"

"I can't wait to see what Ning Sheng's movie will be like—"

When Di Liba saw Chen Daoming joining Ning Cheng's new play, she did have some regrets and regrets. If Ning Cheng had let Chen Daoming join earlier, maybe she and the company behind her would have reconsidered. After all, Ning Cheng The combination of adding Chen Daoming is too tempting!But now, they have no chance!
And Wang Xiaochen is in a sweet trouble. Not only is her best friend Jiang Shuying begging for support every day, but also many colleagues and friends from previous work congratulate her, and want her to ask if Ning Cheng has other roles. ?What a joke, even if there is, she, a young actor, asks Ning Sheng for a role, isn't that courting death!

But apart from these ridiculous things, Wang Xiaochen has also gradually gained a lot of practical benefits. It is better to have more audition invitations. Perhaps many companies want to take advantage of Ning Cheng's name as the heroine of the new play to get a good reputation. Of course, for the sake of Play Ning Cheng's play well, Wang Xiaochen has already told his manager that he won't accept a single play before Ning Cheng's finale!
In addition, Wang Xiaochen's Weibo popularity broke through the 1000 million mark for the first time, and it was the first time that he broke into the top ten in this week's popularity list, and the search index also ranked in the top three. Feeling on fire out of nowhere!
Ning Cheng's new dramas successively signed male and female protagonists, and finally Ning Cheng personally took charge of the supporting actor. Under Chen Daoming's suggestion, Ning Cheng chose an old drama player in China called Liu Peiqi. There was no problem with his acting and appearance. After talking with Ning Sheng, he readily agreed, and the contract was signed soon.

After signing the three actors, Ning Cheng was finally relieved. Then, in the days before the filming started, Ning Cheng replayed the original version over and over in his mind while planning the filming. Occasionally, he had a phone call with Wang Xiaochen and Chen Daoming. , or come out to have a meal together, get together, talk about the script, the time will pass quickly!

This year's Spring Festival is approaching again, and the three of Ning Tong were invited by the Spring Festival Gala again. There is no way, the three of them are not only popular throughout the year with three solo movies and a co-produced movie, but also in Japan, South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries in the second half of the year The ten-show tour was held and it was a huge success!Various music performance awards, and film awards have won countless!
And after the Spring Festival, the new Golden Tripod Awards Ceremony will be held at the Imperial Grand Theater!

What attracts people's attention the most is that among the nominations for this awards ceremony, last year's phenomenal film "A Chinese Ghost Story" won seven nominations including best screenplay, best soundtrack, and best photography. However, the most important best director, Neither Best Picture nor Best Actor and Actress were nominated!

And at the awards ceremony that night, the most surprising thing was that Ning Sheng was absent. Everyone knew that the organizer had sent him an invitation letter, especially since his film still had seven nominations, but Ning Sheng was absent. , and the reason for absence announced to the public is that I ate lamb this afternoon, bit my tongue, and couldn't get out of bed because of the pain!

Hey, this reason is really a toothache!
However, many media and netizens did not say that Ning Sheng was wrong, but many people supported Ning Sheng's behavior, because everyone's "A Chinese Ghost Story" did not win the best director, best film, and best man and woman. The nomination of the leading role is really unbelievable!
Just like some media wrote, "World movies are moving forward every moment, and Huaxia Movies, as an increasingly prosperous movie market, has a group of the oldest, most old-fashioned, and most annoying judges! They They don’t care about the movie’s influence on moviegoers and society, they only care about whether your movie meets their award-winning standards, even though their standards have been superficial decades ago, they are still scrupulously scrupulous. This is the greatest sorrow and misfortune of my Chinese film!"

Ning Sheng also couldn't understand such a result. He remembered that although the movie of Another Time and Space could not be said to sweep the awards, it was nominated for countless times and won many awards, especially Best Director, Best Picture and Best Actor and Actress. It is the most nominated at the major award ceremonies.

But here, there is no nomination for these four awards. Even if Shishi and Lu Han's acting skills are worse than the original version, it is not even a nomination, not to mention his best director and best director. What about the film's nominations?Have you been eaten by a dog?
Thinking about the former judge of the Golden Tripod Award who insisted that he was not worthy of the award, Ning Cheng almost suspected that the Golden Tripod Award was deliberately suppressing him!

Therefore, Ning Sheng simply expressed his protest by not attending!
After Ning Cheng refused to attend, Ning Tong, Shi Shi, and Ying Bao also expressed that they were too busy with work and had no time to attend the awards ceremony. We all know, and no surprise!But after that, even Rong Shao posted on Weibo that he was abroad and could not attend the award ceremony, which was a bit surprising. With Rong Shao taking the lead, Fa Ge, Ti Lung, Lin Qingxia, Zhang Manyu and others followed suit. All the big names couldn't post on Weibo, and suddenly, the entire Chinese movie world was a sensation!
(End of this chapter)