"This year we present the youngest director among the five directors of the drama, Xu Ji."
Yu Shengyu said.
The actors sitting in the conference room applauded one after another, but judging from the expressions on their faces, it could be judged that they were not enthusiastic.
Xu Ji expected this.
Duan Shengyu had warned him before he came that these people had bad tempers.
Xu Ji saw a lot of familiar faces and was quite excited.
These actors who can still stay with the official side are basically over 30 or 40 years old.
Having been in the industry for so many years, he is a seasoned actor.
Not to mention that the official side does not accept young actors.
But unlike these people, many young actors can withstand the temptations outside.
Official actors will definitely not be paid to support them like those from entertainment companies.
Neither their income nor their fame can compare with actors who go to the Big Three or other entertainment companies.
Therefore, many people will choose to leave the officialdom and sign contracts with outside entertainment companies.
On the contrary, those who remain are seniors who truly love the profession of actors.
This group of people is simply a rare asset to Xu Ji!
"Can you be more positive?"
"What does it sound like to be lifeless?"
Duan Shengyu saw the perfunctory expressions of the actors in the conference room and couldn't help but speak.
Many of these actors are actually a few years younger than Duan Shengyu. Although they respect him very much, Chen Kang couldn't help but complain at this time:
"Mr. Duan, let me tell the truth on behalf of these old guys."
"We are not targeting Director Xu, and we also know that presenting dramas is an annual task."
"But the quality of this tribute drama has always been uneven..."
......
Chen Kang's words were actually somewhat restrained.
Although the gift drama is an honor for the director, the network ratings and online broadcasts have always been low.
Even most of the scores are not high. A score of around six to seven is considered normal, and those who fail appear every year.
It’s not just the audience who often criticizes these tribute dramas for being fake and full of preachiness.
Even these official actors are actually resistant to most tribute dramas.
If you look at their standards for accepting dramas, many of the tribute dramas they participated in actually did not meet the standards.
But after all, my identity is there, and the gift drama is equivalent to a task, and I can't refuse it.
Of course, although there is no way to refuse, it is normal to not have much enthusiasm.
If it were normal times, Duan Shengyu would definitely start appeasing actors like Chen Kang.
But this time it's different.
Instead, he opened his mouth and said:
"You guys read the script first."
"Think carefully. There are five tribute dramas in total this time, so there are still many choices for everyone."
......
Xu Ji then took a stack of printed scripts and distributed one to each of the official actors present.
The younger ones are all in their thirties and have been actors for at least ten years.
And I have never pursued fame and fortune too much. Instead, I have focused on my job as an actor.
Xu Ji has also watched many of these people's dramas, and his acting skills are definitely among the top actors in the industry.
He admires these people very much.
Chen Kang took the script from Xu Ji.
As he said before, he actually doesn't have much objection to Xu Ji himself.
Mainly due to the subject matter restrictions related to gift dramas and the director's expertise in subject matter, there are too few good characters and scripts.
If possible, among the five tribute dramas this time, his first choice would naturally be Cha Jianmu’s crew.
The qualifications and experience of the other party are there, and he is also an official director and has rich experience in shooting tribute dramas.
No matter how bad it is, it's not that bad.
Next are Huang Yi, Ke Na, and Xia Yunjie. Although the tribute drama directed by these three people has the risk of overturning, after all, they are all directors who have been in the industry for so many years.
At least there won't be too much trouble if we cooperate.
The only thing that Chen Kang resists the most is the tribute drama to a new director named Xu Ji.
It's not that he dislikes young directors, on the contrary, he quite likes to work with some young directors.
But Xu Ji is different.
Xu Ji’s limelight is a bit too great.
From last year's "The Best of Us" to this year's "Legend of Sword and Fairy", both dramas were huge hits.
Such achievements are remarkable even for directors who have been in the industry for many years.
What's more, it's a new director like Xu Ji.
Being young and energetic is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing.
If they really cooperate, Chen Kang wants to concentrate on acting, and it will be very troublesome to have a conflict with such a young and energetic director.
In particular, Chen Kang would constantly put forward his own ideas when filming, and would have quarrels with the director from time to time.
Forget it, let’s read the script first.
Chen Kang thought to himself.
.......
At this time, when the official actors were reading the script, Xu Ji also asked Duan Shengyu for relevant information about these actors to read.
There is no need to worry about the acting skills of these official actors, but it is still necessary to choose actors who fit the roles.
During this period of time, he did watch some of the roles these people had played before, but because of the large number of people, Xu Ji couldn't understand them too deeply in a short period of time.
The information obtained from Duan Shengyu can be used as a reference for his casting.
......
Time passed slowly, and the official actors sitting in the conference room were just going through the motions at first, but gradually they were all immersed in Xu Jigui's script.
Except for the sound of the printed script turning pages, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
At first, Chen Kang just thought that this script called "Mountain and Sea Love" was not as boring as most of the previous gift dramas.
It allows him to see inside.
But slowly, he has completely entered this story.
He always reads scripts very quickly and is the first among everyone to finish them.
After reading it, Chen Kang suppressed his inner excitement, raised his head and looked around.
Then he stood up gently and walked outside the conference room.
Gradually, as the actors gradually read the entire script, they began to communicate with each other.
It can be seen that most people have excited expressions on their faces at this time.
"The Love of Mountains and Seas is really good! I haven't encountered such a good gift drama script in many years."
"I didn't expect that a script with a theme of poverty alleviation could actually write such a touching and wonderful story."
"This script is really good. I was moved when I read it. The role of Principal Bai is quite suitable for me to play."
When someone said this, someone immediately retorted:
"Fart!"
"Niu Junming, you look like a rough guy, which doesn't fit your image."
"Did you do a good job?"
"I think I'm much more suitable than you."
There was a quarrel at the scene over who was more suitable for which role.
But suddenly someone said something.
"Where's Lao Chen?"
The others suddenly became quiet, and then looked around for Chen Kang.
"Fuck!"
"Xue Fengyuan and Lao Lin seem to be missing too?"
The actors who were still in the conference room realized something was wrong.
"Chen Kang, that bastard, was sitting next to me just now. When I saw him going out, I thought he was going to the toilet!"
"As for that? It's just a role..."
"Don't talk about martial ethics!"
The middle-aged actor who spoke was seen cursing, but he stood up and walked out of the conference room without any slowness.