At half past ten, just when the audition actors could hardly wait any longer, the door to the conference room finally opened.
Xu Shi was shaking his legs under the table, shaking his head with a long pen between his two fingers. He won, and Zhang Qiling returned to Fangjing.
The casting was discussed by four parties, three companies and the director. The director did not contribute the money and was only responsible for filming. He had no say in this kind of thing. As long as he and Happy World were on the same page, there was nothing iQi Video could do.
"Hey! Okay, I understand, let him pass now."
In the office, Yang Ning hung up the phone, looked at Fang Jing who was playing with his cell phone, and said, "I asked you to come up for a audition."
"Okay! Sister Ning, help me play. I will advance to the ranking match." Fang Jing put the phone on the table, opened the door and walked quickly upstairs.
After taking the phone, Yang Ning did not click to close it, but kept hanging up, leaving the hero at home. After one round, she started another round. After a few minutes, she wanted to start again, but found that the player reported that she could not play.
"View No. 1!"
"Hello teachers, I am Fang Jing."
"What do you think of the character Zhang Qiling? Have you read the original work?" Xu Shi pretended not to know him and asked two simple questions.
The assistant director of iQi Video rolled his eyes wildly, "Are you two pretending to be stupid? Just now, Xu Shi and Xu Shi were so red-faced that they almost didn't get into a fight over this role, but now you're pretending like you don't know each other, you're just lying."
"I have read the original work two or three times, and this is what I think about Zhang Qiling..."
Part of Fang Jing's answer was his personal experience after reading it, and part of it was the notes he took in the book that Yang Yang gave him.
I talked eloquently and happily for five minutes, and my throat was a little dry.
Xu Shi nodded frequently and said in appreciation, "Not bad." He turned to look at the person in charge of Huanrui World and iQi Video, "What do you two think?"
"Ahem! I have no objection." The person in charge of Huanrui shook his head.
The deputy director of iQi Video complained, Bah! What do you have to say?
"Since both teachers have no objections, I don't have anything to say. It's just you!"
The director turned to the staff and said, "After the notification, none of the people who interviewed Zhang Qiling came."
"Thank you teachers!"
Seeing that the assistant director's face was not very good, Fang Jing felt a little guilty, so he thanked him and hurried out.
It turns out that what he and Xu Shi told him was to be more modest and not to reveal any traces. Now in this situation, even fools know that they are related.
You have to think of countermeasures first, otherwise it will be difficult to explain.
When he came out, Fang Jing took a look at the row of people in the corridor. They were all artists with management companies. He had seen them downstairs before.
The space here is limited, only about ten or twenty people can come up, and the rest have to wait.
He shook his head, turned around and went downstairs.
…
Because I wasted a lot of time in the morning, only about 20 people were interviewed during lunch, and there were still 40 or 50 people waiting.
As a large company, Huanrui World naturally has a canteen. Taking advantage of his meal, Fang Jing walked to Xu Shi's table with his dinner plate.
As soon as I sat down, dozens of pairs of eyes immediately came over to me.
Everyone knew that this was the examiner for the casting. Others did not dare to come up and talk to Xu Shi to avoid suspicion. Fang Jing was not shy at all.
"Old Xu! What's going on? Has something changed?"
Knowing what Fang Jing was asking, Xu Shi smiled confidently, "It's okay. Everything is under control. Just rest assured and wait for the script."
"That's good." Fang Jing nodded slightly and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, "A young actor named Su Haozhe will come for an interview later. Don't let him pass."
"Do you have a grudge?"
"He scolded me quietly before."
Xu Shi...
"Okay! Got it."
At a table not far from Fang Jing, Huanrui's manager Huang Jinyuan and producer Qin Lan were sitting together.
"Director Qin, I asked you to help me with the role..."
"No, the role goes to Fang Jing."
"Why give it to him?" Huang Jinyuan frowned, "Is this what the higher-ups meant?"
"No, Xu Shi strongly recommended Fang Jing, and I also voted for it. Jinyuan, it's not that I won't help you, but there is really nothing we can do about that situation."
Qin Lan pursed his lips and chuckled, and continued, "Anyway, people from our company are fighting for the roles. Whoever plays the role is not the actor, don't you think so?"
"Well, that's what Director Qin said." Huang Jinyuan forced a smile and had no appetite for food.
Originally, she had little hope for this role and was just asking around for her artists, but she never expected that it would fall into Fang Jing's hands.
Why would a singer join in the fun?
Although it’s not strange for someone to rap and act, but it also depends on the time. It’s only been half a year since his debut.
…
As soon as Fang Jing returned to the office, Yang Ning looked at him directly.
"Okay, Fang Jing, you can take such a big role quietly, tell me! What's your relationship with Xu Shi? Why are they helping you?"
Yang Ning originally thought that Fang Jing was just auditioning for an ordinary role, one of seven men and eight men, but unexpectedly she got Zhang Qiling.
Originally, this role was reserved for the popular young student Yang Yang, and the company even discussed it during a meeting.
But after the vice president changed jobs, it became a shame.
Unexpectedly, the pie hit her head in a blink of an eye, and Yang Ning was still dizzy.
Fang Jing chuckled, having already thought of an excuse.
"You also know that I like to write to kill time in my spare time. Xu Shi and I work on a website and we have known each other for a long time."
"Years ago, he came to the company to sell copyrights, and I even had dinner with him. I guess he helped me in this matter because he was an acquaintance."
"I'll have to thank you for it later."
Seeing that Fang Jing's words were true, Yang Ning was dubious, "Is there such a good thing?"
"Isn't it? I feel lucky too. Do you think it's a coincidence?"
The deal was done, Yang Ning had nothing to say, so she took out a contract from her desk and threw it on the table.
"Hadidas China brand endorsement, Mr. Jia just passed it on, 6.8 million a year."
"For me?" Fang Jing couldn't believe it. This was the first time he had received an endorsement of this level.
"Who will give it to you if I don't give it to you?"
Fang Jing picked up the contract excitedly and looked at the Hadidas official seal on it. Fang Jing's heart was pounding. Compared with some beer and guitar endorsements, this was the bigger deal.
Not only do they get a lot of money, but merchants also help artists increase their exposure when selling products.
When customers go to a Hadidas store to buy clothes and see his profile picture on the background wall, they will be somewhat impressed.
"Can you be a bit promising?" Yang Ning was disdainful. Although she looked calm on the outside, she was also very happy on the inside.
"This is just the endorsement in China. I'll be happy when you get the global endorsement."
Fang Jing shook his head, "Forget it! I will be very satisfied if I can be a spokesperson in the Asia-Pacific region in the future."
Luxury goods endorsements are also divided into three, six or nine levels: endorsements in China, endorsements in Asia, endorsements in the Asia-Pacific region, and global endorsements.
Generally speaking, domestic second-tier stars rarely get luxury endorsements. Only first-tier stars are eligible, but first-tier stars are also divided into high and low levels. Those with weak points are the same as Fang Jing, who is endorsed by the Chinese region.
The stronger ones can get endorsements in Asia.
Endorsements in the Asia-Pacific region are top-level star configurations, and no more than 20 people in the entertainment industry can receive this treatment.
As for global endorsements, they basically have nothing to do with China. They hire international superstars.
As far as Fang Jing knows, there seem to be only two or three entertainment circles that can get global endorsements.