A dilapidated car followed the bus in front towards the gate. The bus entered smoothly, but the car was blocked by the railing at the door.
"Hello, please show me your ID." The guard next to him came over.
The car window rolled down, Ouyang Zhenhua stretched out his chubby head and asked: "Do you need ID? We are here to audition for Mr. Kang's new film."
The guard said: "No vehicles other than those of our group or invited are allowed in. Sir, please go back and turn left. There is an underground parking lot over there."
"Oh, thank you." Ouyang Zhenhua drove back and searched for a while before he found a parking lot sign on the side of the road.
After parking the car in the underground parking lot, the three of them took the elevator in the parking lot and arrived at the film and television city.
Ouyang Zhenhua put the parking number plate away and complained in a low voice: "Kang Jianfei is really stingy. He is so rich, and he has to pay by the hour for a parking lot."
"How can you make money without being stingy? Shao Daheng is not the same." Wu Zhenyu complained.
"I heard that the salary of actors here is higher," Liu Qingyun looked at his watch, "I have a movie in the afternoon, and I can't even ask for leave. Let's go back after the audition as soon as possible."
Ouyang Zhenhua said: "There is enough time. You can drive from here to Qingshui Bay in the blink of an eye."
Liu Qingyun said: "I'm afraid that the shabby car you borrowed breaks down halfway."
Wu Zhenyu did not waste any time talking to the two of them and ran to find passers-by to ask for directions to their destination.
Not everyone can participate in the audition for Kang Jianfei's new film. After submitting the application form and basic information, it must be screened by the casting director Chen Bingkun, and then approved by Kang Jianfei himself before he can get the opportunity to audition.
The audition advertisement was only published in newspapers for three days. Chen Bingkun received more than 5,000 application forms, and even actors from Taiwan and Singapore signed up.
If it were another director selecting actors, if two to three hundred people applied, he would be considered a big name. These more than 5,000 application forms not only exhausted Chen Bingkun, but also shocked other people.
, this number is really ridiculous.
Kang Jianfei's fame and influence aside, his ability to attract celebrities is obvious to all. Among the actors who have been the leading actors and actresses in his films, which one is not popular now?
Li Shan, who starred in Kang Jianfei's debut film "Happy Ghost" together with Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia, even if she did not continue to be an actress and film. Because of her status as a veteran - the first clerk and receptionist of DreamWorks, she became a member of Oriental DreamWorks
Middle managers.
Among the more than 5,000 registration forms this time, only more than 300 people have actually acted, and most of them are minor actors. The remaining thousands of applicants have never even been seen by the camera. They are purely acting.
I signed up because I wanted to be a star.
Chen Bingkun selected more than 200 people for Kang Jianfei. After Kang Jianfei's re-screening, there were only more than 40 people who were lucky enough to participate in the audition today, and Wu Zhenyu and the three of them all passed.
The audition was held in a studio, and the three of them searched for directions for a while. Liu Qingyun looked around and said, "The Tseung Kwan O area seems to be bigger than the Clear Water Bay studio."
"It's quite big. I heard that this land alone is now worth two to three hundred million. Kang Jianfei only spent more than 10 million when he bought it." Ouyang Zhenhua sighed repeatedly, "It's much easier for others to make money than for us."
Wu Zhenyu smiled and said: "It's easy to put it. The property market collapsed in those two years. I don't know how many real estate companies went bankrupt. If it were you, would you dare to spend more than 10 million to buy hundreds of acres of wasteland?"
"That's right," Ouyang Zhenhua laughed, "If I had 10 million, I would put it all in the bank and earn interest."
The three of them walked all the way when they suddenly saw a sightseeing car stop in front of them, with many people getting off the car. Liu Qingyun said regretfully: "It turns out that you can take a car here. We have been walking for so long. If I had known better, we would have taken a car."
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"Just think of it as a stroll here," Ouyang Zhenhua comforted, "Don't worry, you can go back in time to film."
Wu Zhenyu walked over and caught a person who had just gotten off the car and asked: "Brother, is Mr. Kang's movie audition in there?"
The man turned around, looked at Wu Zhenyu, raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, you are in luck. If you are picked by Mr. Kang, you will be prosperous."
The tone of this man's words was a bit strange, and Wu Zhenyu recognized him at a glance. He was Huang Qiusheng, who had played the second male lead in "God of Gamblers".
Huang Qiusheng's situation is really embarrassing. After filming "God of Gamblers" with Kang Jianfei, he became famous for a while. However, in the past few years, he has been neither good nor bad, and he has always been a little far away from the first-line stars.
Now that Kang Jianfei is filming a new film, Huang Qiusheng also has some thoughts. He recommended himself to Kang Jianfei, but Kang Jianfei's answer was: You are so handsome!
Huang Qiusheng, who is in his twenties, is really handsome. He is definitely a handsome mixed-race guy.
But is it my fault for being handsome?
Huang Qiusheng was very speechless about this. If he could be the leading actor in Kang Jianfei's new film this time, he would rather be uglier.
Huang Qiusheng felt unhappy and naturally spoke in a bad tone. After speaking, he turned around and left. The first meeting between two very good friends in another time and space ended like this.
When Wu Zhenyu and the others arrived at the studio, more than 30 people had gathered here, more than half of whom were young actors or employees of Oriental Group.
Liu Qingyun suddenly found an acquaintance and walked over to say hello: "Hey, A Ming, are you here too?"
The man was also a graduate of the wireless training class. His name was Wu Qiming. He smiled cheerfully and said: "I signed up with Ekin Cheng, but he was kicked out. It seems that people like us who are not handsome are also in trouble."
When good things come."
Ouyang Zhenhua also laughed and said: "Qingyun and I are not handsome, but you and Wu Zhenyu are both handsome, so our chances of auditioning this time are greater than yours."
The four TVB extras were communicating with each other, and the others also gathered together in twos and threes to talk, and the whole scene was noisy.
"Pa bang bang..."
Not long after, Chen Bingkun stood at the door and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention and then said: "Everyone, be quiet. Mr. Kang is coming soon. Anyone who hears his name will go into the room inside to audition.
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A few minutes later, Kang Jianfei finally walked in, followed by assistant director Ang Lee and actress Wang Zuxian.
"Good morning Mr. Kang!"
"Hello, Miss Wang!"
"..."
The actors who came for the audition went over to say hello one after another, trying to leave a good impression on Kang Jianfei and Wang Zuxian in advance.
Wu Qiming also wanted to go over, but after taking two steps, he came back and asked Wu Zhenyu and the others: "Why don't you go over?"
Wu Zhenyu rubbed his teeth and said, "What were you doing in the past? Dozens of people were waiting there, and Kang Jianfei could remember the one or two at the front."
Liu Qingyun said: "If you can leave a good impression by saying hello in the past, then Mr. Kang will not need to audition to select actors. He has many male actors. Whether he can be selected depends on his performance in the audition.
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Kang Jianfei, Wang Zuxian, Li An and Chen Bingkun quickly entered the room inside. A DreamWorks employee stood guard at the door, opened the roster and shouted: "Chen Junlin, is Chen Junlin here? You are the first to audition, Ke Xuncheng is ready
one time."
Four TVB applicants stood aside and waited. Some people came out disappointed after entering for tens of seconds, while others stayed for several minutes and looked happy when they came out.
Needless to say, those who came out disappointed were killed directly without even a chance to show off their acting skills. Because when the application forms were screened, they relied on photos. Now after seeing the real people, Kang Jianfei felt that it was too outrageous.
They will ask people to leave directly.
"Wu Qiming, it's your turn, Zheng Duo is ready!"
More than ten minutes later, Wu Qiming among the four was the first to be called. This guy went in and stayed for more than three minutes before he came out happily.
"How is it?" Ouyang Zhenhua asked quickly, and other people waiting here also asked about it.
Wu Qiming said with a smile: "It was okay. They just took out a page of the script and asked me to act opposite to the air. After the performance, Mr. Kang said that my performance was good and asked me to go back and wait for news."
Ouyang Zhenhua patted Wu Qiming on the shoulder and said, "If you become a big star, don't forget us old friends."
"No, no, besides, I may not be chosen." Wu Qiming smiled from ear to ear, as if he was really chosen to be the leading actor.
After more than ten minutes, it was finally the turn of Wu Zhenyu, Ouyang Zhenhua and Liu Qingyun. Since they submitted their registration forms at the same time, they were also next to each other during the audition.
The first one to go in was Ouyang Zhenhua. He came out in less than half a minute with a depressed look on his face and said speechlessly: "I'm too fat, and he said the photos I sent were dishonest."
Wu Qiming comforted him: "It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future."
Liu Qingyun entered next. Ouyang Zhenhua thought that this dark-skinned man would come out as quickly as he did, but he didn't expect that he actually performed for several minutes.
After Liu Qingyun came out, he said to himself without waiting for them to ask: "Mr. Kang said that I behaved too seriously and was not suitable for his requirements."
Wu Zhenyu patted Liu Qingyun's arm to express comfort, and then walked towards the small audition room.
"Wait a minute," Liu Qingyun stopped Wu Zhenyu and said in a low voice, "Zhenyu, I just read a short paragraph of the script. The male protagonist is an honest person. He needs to have a little bit of comedy in his clumsiness, but he can't act too much.
You slip. I only thought about this clearly after I came out, so you should pay more attention."
"Thank you." Wu Zhenyu wrote down his words, and then took a deep breath and went in.
Pushing the door open, Wu Zhenyu walked in, bowed and said hello, then sat down and looked at Kang Jianfei and others. His thinking, which was clear just now, suddenly became blurry, and his mind became a mess. (To be continued.