The king of all people

Chapter 207 Casting Operations in Five Major Cities
"Okay, no problem, which movie is it?" Jay Chou was even more forthright than Li Xian imagined, and he agreed to his invitation almost immediately after Li Xian finished speaking.

However, in the next second, Jay Chou reacted as if he was half a beat behind.

"You mean... you want to make a movie yourself, become a director?" Jay Chou's tone suddenly became unbelievable, and he even suspected that Li Xian was joking with himself.

To be honest, Jay Chou has always subconsciously regarded Li Xian as a leader among his peers. He is two years younger than himself, but he has already made a name for himself in the film and television industry and the record industry at the same time.However, although Li Xian has appeared in several TV shows and movies, Jay Chou never imagined that one day he would have the idea of ​​being a director...

Usually when shooting song MVs, Jay Chou would occasionally follow the director to learn some skills in handling the camera.But the interlacing is like a mountain, he understands how difficult it is to actually take action to shoot a movie...

To put it bluntly, there are many outstanding people in the film and television industry. Some veteran actors who are more famous and have more experience than Li Xian rarely have a precedent for setting foot in the director industry. Li Xian has only made his debut for two years. Is it a little too hasty to make a movie?
"Are you sure you're not joking, man?"

Li Xian has been used to seeing other people's skeptical reactions to this matter these days, so he didn't find it strange. Instead, he was very interested in Jay Chou's "panicked" expression. "You heard me right...I'm serious. The name of this movie is "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years". It's a youth romance movie. It's a movie I independently produced, wrote, directed, and acted in." work."

On the other end of the phone, Jay Chou froze for half a minute before speaking. He felt his head was going to be dizzy by Li Xian's thoughts...

Jay Chou really couldn't understand why Li Xian seemed to have endless talents in various fields. Now Li Xian said seriously that he wanted to be a director, directing, acting and writing a movie by himself. He found that he had already confirmed this statement unconsciously...

He is always at the forefront of his peers, and every step he takes is unique, and there is no way to emulate him.

At least if it were him, he would not have any plans to become a director in the short term... Even so far, he is only a singer and has never been in contact with a film or television production.

Thinking of this, Jay Chou's thinking has undergone a great change.He is also a young man in his early 20s, and what he lacks most is hard work and drive. Now Li Xian invites himself to play a cameo role in his movie. Although there will not be many roles, it can be regarded as his entry into the film and television industry One try and one stepping stone.

"Okay, then I won't say any other hypocritical things... The guest role is not a big problem, but you said that you left the company and took full power to direct a movie. Is the money enough? If not, I will spend the past two years I also saved some savings, which can be used for emergency relief first.”

Jay Chou is not just pretending, he sincerely regards Li Xian as a friend he can make friends with.He has always been a person who can do anything for his friends, and money is not worth mentioning in front of friendship.

Li Xian did not expect that Jay Chou would agree so quickly, let alone that Jay Chou would worry about his financial problems, and even said without hesitation that he could use his savings for emergency... In his last life, Li Xian often saw netizens on the Internet The comment said that Jay Chou is a very loyal friend, since he started his own company, he has been supporting his artist friends at a loss... The more well-known ones include Nanquan Mama and others.

He was very moved, and he regarded Jay Chou more and more in his heart as a close buddy.He smiled and jokingly said, "Dr. Chou is really rich...Thank you for your kindness, but this movie is a low-cost style, and the funds should be able to bear it."

"I'll fax you a copy of the script this afternoon, and I'll contact you as soon as the filming starts in a while, so don't let me go."

Afterwards, Li Xian had a preliminary discussion with Jay Chou on the salary issue, and then ended the cross-sea long-distance call this time.Basically, Jay Chou is the only guest star in "The Girl We Chased Together". After it was finalized, Li Xian was ready to start the filming scene, set props and location selection.

At the same time, Li Xian's agent, Xiao Yun, released a film casting plan in five major cities including BJ, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Hangzhou.The title of the film "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" was announced, but it was not indicated in the casting plan that it was just an independent film written, directed and acted by Li Xian.

In China, many people have a dream of being a star, and they are eager to become a star of tomorrow that everyone is looking forward to one day.Therefore, although the casting plan for the five major cities this time is not very large, it still attracted more than 3 applicants for the audition.After the first round of screening by the jury specially invited by Li Xian, 3000 of them were selected for the next round of performance evaluation.

However, the location of the second round of performance assessment is in BJ. Many finalists from the other four major cities may feel that the journey is far away, and they are unwilling to go to BJ to fight for an unknown role, so they voluntarily gave up continuing to compete. quota.In this situation, it is not easy for Li Xian to force anything. After all, this time the casting is only supporting roles starting from the second male lead and the second female lead. It is only natural that some players will feel unworthy.

Although Xiao Yun initially did not disclose Li's current identity in the casting plan due to confidentiality, but this time "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" involved five major cities across the country and attracted more than 3 people to sign up for competition The casting plan of the film still set off a wave of enthusiasm throughout the country and attracted a lot of attention.

After all, in this era, talent shows have not yet sprung up in China, and such a "star-making" plan for the general public is relatively new and unique.Li Xian is also very pleased with the attention this casting event has brought to the movie.The more people pay attention, the more likely this work will become popular.

In the end, due to various reasons, 1750 people arrived at BJ to participate in the second round of performance assessment. Li Xian divided the dozen or so acting examiners recruited into 10 groups, and each group assessed 175 contestants. After working hard for four days, finally 55 newcomers with excellent performance were selected to enter the final re-examination.

As the highest helm of the entire film, Li Xian also participated in the final assessment as a judge, and personally selected several supporting role candidates that fit his image.

(End of this chapter)