"Thank you all for being invited to come here for casting. The actors selected this time are mainly for my script "Three Idiots in Hollywood". This movie has a total of four male protagonists and one female protagonist.
The heroine is Ms. Zhen Zhen, and the four male protagonists are all college students in their 20s majoring in industrial design.
This is a drama college film. The three of them are trained by two drama masters, Fen Juhua and Yu Zhanyuan, and they all have relatively deep acting skills. I believe that everyone should be able to perform this movie well."
Zhang Zhonghua briefly introduced the movie to the four people.
"Zhang Sheng, what about me?"
Meng Hai asked anxiously. He found that what Zhang Zhonghua said did not fit his role.
"You play the role of a boy who works as a handyman in the university. I think this role fits your funny image very well. I think this role is very suitable for you. Here are some of your classic lines, try it!"
Zhang Zhonghua said, and after he finished speaking, he handed a piece of paper with classic lines printed on it to Meng Hai, and Meng Hai did not disappoint Zhang Zhonghua. It was so interesting to read it for the first time.
"Not bad, not bad, you just need to practice more and you'll be fine."
Zhang Zhonghua was quite satisfied with Meng Hai's performance. There weren't many scenes where this character appeared, and there were quite a few lines that were pretty good.
"The first male protagonist of the movie is Hua Teng, a very smart college student with good grades. He has an unusual love and talent for machinery.
You can give this role a try. Of course, there are backup actors for this role. If you don't want to play it or it's not suitable, you can let the backup actor choose.
Another protagonist of the movie is Jin Yanhong (Fahan). Jin Yanhong is a funny student who dreams of becoming a field photographer.
Yuan Hua's image is somewhat suitable for this role, you can give it a try.
The other protagonist of the movie is Jack Yun. This actor also needs to be auditioned from outside, and there is currently no suitable choice.
Another protagonist of the movie is Ni Ertu. Ni Ertu studies hard and works hard. He needs a tragic character with a talent for comedy.
I think Zhengying you can try to play this role.
The three of you have a learning and adaptation period of half a month. If you are suitable, you will play your respective roles. If not, you can only replace other actors.
This movie uses a compact and tortuous plot and a humorous style to reflect the shortcomings of current university education. It is a thought-provoking and inspirational story of success."
Zhang Zhonghua introduced.
"Sheng Zhang, I don't know how long the filming of this movie will take. I plan to go to America to work and study next year. If it takes too long, I'm worried that it will affect my plan to study there."
Zun Long was a little worried and told Zhang Zhonghua that he really wanted to star in Zhang Zhonghua's movie. This was an opportunity that countless people longed for, but he felt that it was more important to study.
Also, he was worried about time conflicts and that his rejection of Zhang Zhonghua would make Zhang Zhonghua angry.
"Oh, it shouldn't delay your schooling. This movie will take about four or five months to shoot. After all, this is a movie that will be released around the world. It cannot be shot in a few weeks like the current movies in Hong Kong.
And we can give priority to filming your plot, which will not delay your study."
Zhang Zhonghua comforted Zunlong with a smile. At the same time, he looked at the longing eyes of several people and knew what they were most concerned about now, so he continued:
"In terms of remuneration, Zunlong, you are still a newcomer, so the remuneration can only be 100,000 U.S. dollars. If the movie does well at the box office, I will give you another reward.
As for the other three leading actors, their remuneration is set at between 50,000 and 80,000 U.S. dollars. You, Meng Hai, play a relatively important supporting role, so your remuneration is around 10,000 U.S. dollars.
Of course, if the box office is good, the three of you will also be given a big red envelope each.
This film from our Jade Emperor Pictures is going to be released globally, so the pay will be higher. This pay is a special case, so don’t compare it with other companies in Hong Kong."
After Zhang Zhonghua finished talking about the remuneration, he could clearly hear several people gasping, and they were a little shocked now.
However, Zhang Zhonghua doesn't think anything about this remuneration. If this movie is released in Japan, the box office will be less than a million dollars just because of Zhang Zhonghua. Moreover, Zhang Zhonghua is confident about the quality of the movie. The box office will definitely exceed this.
a little.
The four of them were a little speechless by Zhang Zhonghua's indifferent tone. To Zhang Zhonghua, the salary was nothing, but to them it was really scary. Moreover, this was a movie that was going to be released internationally. They all hoped that they would
can be selected.
After handing over their respective scripts to the four people, Zhang Zhonghua followed Li Hanxiang to the audition site at the stadium, and they had to rely on themselves for the rest.
The role that gives Zhang Zhonghua a headache now is the guy who wants to be an engineer but is superstitious about gods and Buddhas. However, this role is still difficult to find. There are not many actors who are 20 years old and have the talent to be funny.
"What do you think of Xu Guanwen playing Jack Yun?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked.
"Xu Guanwen has no schedule in the first half of the year. I invite him to play the role in "The Warlord" in the second half of the year. There will probably be conflicts."
Li Hanxiang said.
"Well...which 20-year-old actor in Hong Kong looks stupider now?"
Li Hanxiang rolled his eyes after listening to Zhang Zhonghua's words. There seems to be no one who meets the requirements. It seems that only Chen Baixiang is more suitable. But your movie has too many leading actors. Whose movie has four or five leading actors?
Zhang Zhonghua and the crew sat at the table and began to screen actors. Several leading actors also had to find backup actors. What if something unexpected happened to the selected guys? Zhang Zhonghua would do it himself?
"Hello Zhang Sheng, my name is Du Qifeng. I am 16 years old and want to find a job at Jade Emperor TV Station."
Du Qifeng said anxiously.
"You little guy, you are so outstanding. They are here to try out roles, and you come here to interview for a job? Also, how did you get in?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Zhonghua asked the young man Johnnie Du with a smile.
Zhang Zhonghua was a little speechless. The future great director Johnnie To just showed up like this? Without any precautions or worries, you just appeared in front of me like this?
But now that he is here, Zhang Zhonghua is not ready to let him go. This little guy is the apprentice of director Wang Tianlin, the younger brother of Wang Jing, and a super director in the future.
"I sneaked in by pretending to deliver food."
Du Qifeng said cautiously.
"Well, you are really good. So, you can go to Wang Tianlin's crew to do some odd jobs first."
After Johnnie To thanked him, he also left the Hung Hom Stadium, while Zhang Zhonghua was also quite speechless. This future great director is only 16 years old now, and he will have to study for at least ten years before making independent films.
"Sheng Zhang, this little guy Du Qifeng is only 16 years old, so he should be considered a child laborer. Do you consider this to be hiring child labor?"
Li Hanxiang said to Zhang Zhonghua speechlessly.
"What are you talking about employing child labor? You are slandering me! I just think that the little guy is very smart, but most smart children are scumbags. If I let him do chores and run errands, I am giving him a
rice bowl."
Zhang Zhonghua explained to Li Hanxiang.
The two soon began to screen actors. First of all, there are still many requirements for the appearance of actors. At least the appearance of the leading actors must be well distinguished. Foreigners can see yellow people and yellow people can see foreigners. The distinction is not very clear.
, must be discernible.
The artist training departments under Jade Emperor TV and Wireless TV are also screening actors. This time they can also recruit a group of outstanding newcomers to be trained as artists. It is relatively easy for artists to borrow from each other.
The script of "Three Idiots in Hollywood" has also been modified in many places, and the unique culture of Ah San in the movie has also been greatly modified.
At the beginning of the movie, it was funny that Farhan received a phone call before the plane took off. For example, the scene where a smartphone appeared in the play had to be modified. There was no mobile phone at this time.
In addition, the structures of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Asan Polytechnic are completely different. The film crew members are constantly revising the script, and the layout of the dormitories in the schools is also very different.
There are a lot of Ah San songs, dances and music in the movie "Three Idiots", which looks interesting, but in fact most countries cannot accept this kind of culture, so they can only switch to hip-hop, rock and disco.
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America's "High School Musical" series of movies are very good. In the future, the "High School Musical" series of movies can also be filmed at the Chinese University, and the box office should still be very good.
There is little market for martial arts movies in the world, so Jade Emperor Pictures will take the lead in shooting gun fight movies, spy movies, etc. in Hong Kong Island.
The laws of social development still need to be followed. Science fiction blockbusters will not be released until the 1980s. Although the special effects are a bit low, the 50-cent special effects are still special effects.
"I am Wu Mengda, I am 20 years old..."
"Uncle Da!?!?"
Zhang Zhonghua was stunned when he heard the name. It was very familiar, but he quickly realized, isn't this Uncle Da?
Zhang Zhonghua looked at Wu Mengda in front of him with emotion. He didn't expect to see his uncle again. Zhang Zhonghua was still very sad when Wu Mengda passed away in his previous life.
Uncle Da is a super golden supporting role and adds a lot to the movie.
In the original historical trajectory, Ng Man-tat, Chow Yun-fat, Lam Ling-tung and others applied for the third TVB artist training class in 1973. It is said that their results in the training class were always among the top five, but then Ng Man-tat started drinking and playing cards.
, it’s easy to pick up girls.
In 1979, Ng Man-tat became famous as "Hu Tiehua" in "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", so he completely let himself go and became addicted to gambling.
It is said that Ng Man-tat owed 300,000 Hong Kong dollars in gambling debts and went bankrupt overnight. His image as an artist with a bad reputation was also hidden by TVB.
Although Chow Yun-fat has made many gambling movies, he hates gambling the most, while Ng Meng-tat likes gambling the most. It would be a damn thing if the two of them could play together. It would not be easy to make a movie together.
The life of artists in this era is still relatively difficult. Although big names like Xie Xian, Wang Yu, and Zheng Shaoqiu are more prosperous, they still have to give up when they get to the set.
Zhang Zhonghua carefully looked at the 20-year-old Ng Man-tat in front of him. The young Ng Man-tat was still somewhat handsome. After all, he couldn't get into the artist training department because he was too tall, and he couldn't be the leading role if he was crooked.
Looking at the incomprehensible looks in the eyes of the people around him, Zhang Zhonghua knew that he had made a mistake, so he instantly made up an excuse: "Oh, I used to have an uncle also named Wu Mengda, but he fooled around with people of different religions and religions every day, and was addicted to gambling. In the end, he owed money
He suffered huge gambling debts, and eventually his wife and children were separated, and his family was destroyed.”
Zhang Zhonghua looked at Wu Mengda and said with a smile.
"Zhang Sheng, I have never gambled, and I don't know how to gamble."
Wu Mengda felt very depressed, wondering whether his name would affect his interview.
In his opinion, his parents brought their family to Hong Kong Island from Macau when he was seven years old to make a living. Now the whole family lives in a housing estate of less than 20 square meters. How can he have money to gamble.
"Sheng Zhang, I think Ng Mang-tat's image would look pretty good if he plays Jack Yun, and he also has a bit of a sense of humor in his appearance.
Jack Yun's family is very poor, so if Ng Meng-tat plays the role, he will be acting in his true colors..."
Li Hanxiang suggested to Zhang Zhonghua.
"Well, then put him on the reserve list and screen out more..."
Zhang Zhonghua said.
"Thank you Zhang Sheng, thank you Director Li."
Wu Mengda said excitedly to the two of them.
"You should go to the artist training class tomorrow to start temporary training. Learn acting first, and then enter the training class system to learn other knowledge later. Next."
Li Hanxiang waved his hand and asked Wu Mengda to leave.
"By the way, how much is the monthly subsidy for our training class now?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked Li Hanxiang.
The training class is not just for cultivating artists, it also trains all the crew members. Of course, the salary is a little higher than that of Shaw Brothers, but the value of artists is still relatively low now.
"Different wages are set according to each type of job. The technical one is about 500 Hong Kong dollars, and the artist one is about 300 Hong Kong dollars.
After they graduate and sign contracts, they will follow the company's salary system. Now that the three TV stations are competing, the benefits of their staff have also been improved a lot."
Someone on the side immediately explained to Zhang Zhonghua.
"Singers are still developing better now, but everyone can make a living."
Jade Emperor Records is also the first to share copyrights. The better the record sales, the more singers will earn. Of course, this is also to attract more talents to join.
After the establishment of Golden Harvest, the film industry also started a box office sharing system, and the treatment of artists has also undergone earth-shaking changes. Artists in the 1950s and 1960s were really poor and couldn't take the blame.
Afterwards, Zhang Zhonghua followed everyone and started to continue casting. Well, many members of the club also went to the Hung Hom Stadium to join in the fun. Everyone wants to be a star.
That guy Xiang Huaqiang is about to make his debut. There are 13 Xiang brothers, and Xiang Huaqiang ranks tenth.
In 1987, Xiang Huaqiang and his younger brother Xiang Huasheng founded Yongsheng Film Company. Yongsheng also produced hundreds of excellent movies and made celebrities such as Stephen Chow and Zhang Min popular.
In the future, Xiang Huaqiang will be the entertainment industry tycoon on Hong Kong Island, the boss of Yongsheng, China Star, and 100 Years Film Company. He was later surpassed by Emperor Entertainment.
Zhang Zhonghua spent the morning with the staff in selecting roles, and only five or six people were selected from hundreds of people. It is not easy to join the entertainment industry.
