Xu Ji had already expected that the official actors would not refuse to participate after reading the script.
But what he didn't expect was that the enthusiasm of these actors was so high.
Many people are rushing to try out the show right away.
Chen Kang was the first one to come to him after reading the script, and told Xu Ji that he wanted to star in this drama.
There are no big requirements for the role, as long as it is suitable.
In the end, it took Xu Ji two days to choose the one he thought was suitable among the official actors.
Chen Kang successfully won the role of Ma Huanshui.
Xu Ji also tried his best to choose some actors from the Guanzhong area this time.
Xu Ji still plans to have the actors use dialects for the original soundtrack of this drama.
Dialect is a huge bonus in the drama "Mountains and Seas", and Xu Ji naturally cannot give it up.
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After the project was approved, the casting process was nearly half settled.
Some older roles in Love of Mountains and Seas have been temporarily decided, but Xu Ji still has to find actors for younger roles in it.
Mainly because the official actors are more or less middle-aged veterans, but there are basically no young ones.
Thanks to Duan Shengyu's help, Xu Ji was able to successfully solve the problem of middle-aged actors who needed solid acting skills in the play.
But when it comes to young actors, Xu Ji is worried.
Most of the young actors in the entertainment industry are not very good at acting.
Even far inferior to Ji Yiyang.
Many young actors with good acting skills are not well-known. Xu Ji still needs to spend a lot of effort to find these actors.
These days, he is looking for actors on the Internet who are not well-known but whose acting skills are widely praised.
But in fact, most of the results found in the search are marketing-flavored articles.
Most of the actors mentioned in it are just for creating characters.
What about "exploding acting skills", "infectious crying scenes", etc.
But in fact, when Xu Ji watched some of the roles he played, he found that most of them didn't even meet the passing standards.
The incomprehensible roar is called an explosive acting performance, and the ability to cry is called a great crying scene.
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"Why?"
"Xiao Bai, you have obviously completed your audition for this drama this time, and the director said you are most suitable for the role of the lead actor."
"Now he suddenly changed his mind again, and even pretended to arrange a special role for you. Who would be surprised!"
Hearing the other party's words of apology for him, Ran Bai's face was full of helplessness.
"Forget it, special roles are fine too."
"After all, the investor is from Phoenix Entertainment, so it is normal for the male lead to ask to use artists from their company."
"Stop talking about me, how about your drama?"
"Is there hope this time?"
Zhu Zinan shook his head sadly after hearing this.
"Let me come back and wait for news."
"There will be no follow-up."
The two looked at each other and sighed in unison.
As artists from a small company, they are used to having nothing to film.
There are only so many resources in the entertainment industry. Even if actors with no background like them have so-called acting skills, not many directors are willing to use them.
Opportunities are much less than those for artists from other big companies.
"Love really requires courage to face rumors"
At this moment, Zhu Zinan's cell phone rang.
"It belongs to my agent."
"Why is he calling?"
Zhu Zinan frowned.
She doesn't have much favorable impression of the agent arranged by her company.
As an agent, the other party basically didn’t bring her much help.
On the contrary, every time I tried my best to find a role to act in, the other party would shamelessly take away part of the remuneration.
Recently, her contract is about to expire, and Zhu Zinan has already planned not to renew the contract and to find a way to enter the three major entertainment companies.
We have had enough of small companies without resources.
But why are the Big Three so easy to get into?
Zhu Zinan answered the phone while thinking about it.
"Hello?"
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The expression on Zhu Zinan's face changed from impatience at the beginning, to surprise later, and finally to surprise.
Ran Bai looked at Zhu Zinan who was changing his face at the speed of light strangely. After she hung up the phone, he immediately asked:
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Zinan has not yet recovered from the excitement.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke this time:
"It's Xu Ji Xu Dao."
"Contact my agent and ask if I can audition for his new play!"
Ran Bai frowned.
"Xu trace?"
"Is this the sequel to Sword and Fairy?"
"It's true or false, don't be fooled."
"Xu Ji will invite young actors like us who don't know how to play?"
Obviously Ran Bai felt that Zhu Zinan was deceived.
At this moment, Ran Bai's phone also rang.
Two minutes later, he hung up the phone and the expression on his face became weird.
"It seems you invited me too?"
......
When Xu Ji met Ran Bai and Zhu Zinan, he realized that they were from the same company.
Zhu Zinan was sure that he was seeing Zhenren Xu Ji, and he was extremely excited.
Then, before Xu Ji could speak, she spoke first.
"Director Xu!"
"I...I am Tongtong's fan!"
"If possible, I would like to ask you to help me get a signed photo of Tongtong."
"By the way, although I am not your and Tongtong's CP party, but..."
Before Zhu Zinan finished speaking, he was pulled back by Ran Bai with a dark face.
"I'm sorry, Director Xu, her head was caught in a door when she was a child, don't mind."
Xu Ji originally thought that the other party would say that he liked his film "Sword of Sword One" or something, but he didn't expect that Zhu Zinan was a fan of Sha Yetong.
And from the way she was glowing with excitement just now, is she still a fanatical fan?
In fact, the reason why Xu Ji chose these two people, in addition to matching their image and temperament, was mainly because he had watched several movies in which the two of them were supporting actors. In terms of acting skills, among the actors in their twenties, they can definitely be considered top-notch.
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Xu Ji has spent the past few days looking for actors to audition like a needle in a haystack, but has gained little.
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And I'm also wondering why these two people actually look pretty good and their acting skills are so outstanding, but still not many people seem to pay attention to them.
Even the number of fans on Weibo is only over 100,000.
Of course, it’s impossible to make a decision based solely on past works.
So the main purpose of inviting these two people here this time is also to try out the show.
Xu Ji asked Yang Anran to give part of the script to the two of them, giving each of them ten minutes of preparation time.
The two auditioned for the roles of Ma Defu and Li Shuihua.
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The audition is over.
Looking at Zhu Zinan who was still wiping her tears during the crying scene, Xu Ji's first impression of her changed greatly.
She looked like a crazy fan just now, but she didn't expect to get into the role so quickly.
After I got the script, my serious look was completely different from the one before.
Although the performance just now is still far from the standard of the final film.
But after all, Xu Ji only gave him ten minutes.
Xu Ji felt that the audition effect was up to standard.
And as for the male actors, Xu Ji was also quite satisfied with Ran Bai's performance.
Xu Ji was very happy. He invited so many actors to audition continuously, and this time he finally met one that met his expectations.
To be on the safe side, Xu Ji asked the two of them to try out several scenes in a row over the next hour or so.
In the end, I no longer hesitated and made the decision immediately.
"Welcome to join the cast of "Mountains and Seas"."
When Xu Ji stretched out his hand to shake hands with the two of them, both Ran Bai and Zhu Zinan were stunned.
They have become accustomed to the director telling them to go back and wait for news after the audition.
This was the first time I was confirmed directly during the audition.
"Thank you, director!"
Ran Bai and Zhu Zinan said in unison, both looking very excited.
"I will take the script back later and prepare carefully. I will notify you of the time to join the group."
Xu Ji said with a smile.
Just as he was about to leave, when he walked to the door, Zhu Zinan seemed to have thought of something, turned around and trotted over to Xu Ji.
"Director Xu, I told you before, Tongtong's signature must be for me!"
Zhu Zinan clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture.
"Also, are you and Tongtong together?"
"I'm so anxious!"
Then, before Xu Ji could answer, Ran Bai quickly came over and dragged her away.