Chapter 158 Starring lineup of the high-end version of 'Spicy Next Door'
Regarding Zuo Le's idea for "The Story of a College Student", he must communicate with director Xue Jun.
After the two people finished communicating, Xue Jun felt excited.
The choice to come to Shanhe that year was really a good bet.
Xue Jun is not stupid, and Zuo Le means very clearly. Shanhe started its business with sitcoms, and most of the company's revenue now still comes from sitcoms.
However, for the sake of the company's development, Shanhe's shooting themes will definitely expand and transform to a certain extent in the future, but at the same time, the company cannot give up on sitcoms, which is an important part of the company's territory.
At present, the company's mainstay director Zuo Le has shifted his development focus from sitcoms, and the company's only sitcom project cannot be "Family with Children."
The "Story of College Students" he is currently responsible for is a new IP that Sunward has supported to share the pressure of "Family with Children".
If Xue Jun completes these projects, his status in Shanhe will rise sharply, not to mention surpassing Gao Xinjian, but at least he will not be as anxious as before.
Xue Jun is suffering!
Among the four official directors of Shanhe, Zuo Le is the boss and mainstay, occupying the top spot unshakably. Gao Xinjian is the director of "Family with Children" and is the veteran of the company, firmly occupying the second position.
Based on his qualifications and works, Xue Jun should be the third in line, but how is the new director Kong Sheng deeply admired by Zuo Le?
Not long after he came to the company, he was assigned to join the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" to accumulate merit and gain qualifications. Later, the company established the project of "Serious Case Group Six" and asked him to be the director.
This is Shanhe's first non-sitcom-themed TV series not directed by Zuo Le. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the intention of the company or Zuo Le to reuse Kong Sheng.
Seeing Kong Sheng and a newcomer climbing on top of him, can Mr. Xue not be anxious?
What makes him even more anxious is that as Shanhe grows stronger, new directors will definitely be recruited into the company in the future.
By then, the competition for resources among the company's directors will become even more intense. If Xue Jun doesn't accumulate enough credit and confidence before the new director comes in.
Kong Sheng is not the only new director who has climbed over him, and Xue Jun's chances of getting ahead in Shanhe will be even lower.
Fortunately, Xue Jun was gratified that his boss Zuo Le did not give up on him, but instead entrusted him with an important role.
Even though Xue Jun has been in the industry for many years, he can't help but feel a little moved towards Zuo Le by dying for his confidant.
At the same time, more emphasis is placed on the project "Stories of College Students".
He knew that if he messed up this project, then Xue's journey in Shanhe would be over...
………
Zuo Le's Office
"Left... Chairman."
Xue Jun was a little uncomfortable with Zuo Le's new position, but he quickly got down to business.
"I have read the script. In a few days, I will go to Quancheng University for on-site shooting. The casting process has also begun. Do you have any instructions?"
Zuo Le nodded and said: "I have already said hello to the leaders of Quancheng University. I will meet with them in the past two days to talk about the specific details. You and Mr. Yan will follow and get to know the leaders of the school.
After all, when I go to the Black Province, I won’t be able to come back for a while. If there’s anything going on at the school, I need you to contact me. As for casting..."
Zuo Le paused for a moment, looked at Xue Jun, and encouraged: "Let's talk about what you think first."
Xue Jun nodded: "The idea of the screenwriting department is to hire all new people, but I think if all new people are used, the performance will be weakened to a certain extent. After all, it is a new IP, and it still needs well-known artists to help attract traffic.
So I plan to introduce the old to the new, with four leading actors, two well-known artists from our company, and two newcomers. The other characters except An Yi and Wang Xiaotang (Tiantian) don't have many roles, so they can be replaced by guest appearances.
As for An and Wang, the two main female characters in the first film, their roles are slightly less, so it might be difficult to use stars, so we can find new people to play them."
After listening to it, Zuo Le felt that Xue Jun's idea was quite appropriate. It seemed that he had carefully considered it before.
"Tell me about the specific actors. Do you have any candidates?"
Xue Jun has obviously thought about it for a long time: "Lin Dachong, I plan to let Mao Xiaolai and Jiang Chao play Lu Pangpang, and Li Fanda and Liu Xiaodao will find new actors.
I was filming "The Story of the Health Team" before, and there was a young man named Zheng Kai who was pretty good. I'm going to let him try Li Fanda, but Liu Xiaodao doesn't have a particularly suitable candidate for the time being."
“…”
Zuo Le didn't speak, silently going over Xue Jun's casting in his mind, frowning.
"Mao Xiao is not good, he is not tall and has a baby face, and cannot fit in a dormitory. Jiang Chao can still play the role of Lu Pangpang. The script was originally intended to be from Huiwan, but it can be changed to an outsider.
As for the Zheng Kai you are talking about, I have seen his plays, and they are too pretentious, and he cannot take on a role as lowly as Li Fanda."
Speaking of this, Zuo Le suddenly remembered someone, signaled Xue Jun to wait, took out his mobile phone and called Shen Teng.
"Can you speak Tangshan dialect?"
Shen Teng was a little confused when he received the call, but he replied honestly: "Yes, Tangshan dialect is what I'm good at."
"Okay, if you know the tongue twister about the Yang family raising a sheep, please say it in Tangshan dialect, and use a little looser tone."
With that said, Zuo Le turned on the speaker phone and motioned for Xue Jun to come closer.
Seeing this situation, Xue Junyao still didn't understand that he had been living in vain for so many years. Apparently Zuo Le had a suitable candidate for Li Fanda. Now after a brief assessment, he immediately listened to the phone call seriously.
Shen Teng, who was on the other end of the phone, also vaguely noticed something, but time was tight and he had no time to think about it. He coughed a few times and spoke.
“The Yang↗ family→ raised a sheep↗
The Jiang family → built a wall↗
The sheep of the Yang family→ hit the wall of the Jiang family↗
The Jiang family’s wall ↗ suppressed the Yang family’s sheep ↗
………”
After a tongue twister in Tangshan dialect with a devilish and coquettish tone, Shen Teng's slightly nervous voice sounded: "Director Zuo, what do you think of what I said?
“The Tangshan dialect is so good↗”
Zuo Le imitated something in reply, and then looked at Xue Jun. Old Xue nodded slightly, and then Zuo Le spoke.
"Hurry up and come to Quancheng now and try out a scene with Director Xue Jun. This is the company's key project this year. You should treat yourself better."
"Just take a look."
Shen Teng suppressed his excitement and replied, and Zuo Le could imagine Shen Tengle's wrinkles on the other end of the phone.
But having said that, Shen Teng seems a bit old to play a college student.
Forget it, just look older if you look older. College students are bald, so why do you care about having a few wrinkles?
It's all for artistic needs. This is not even a flaw. Maybe in the future, if I make a movie, Shen Teng can look like a high school student...
After hanging up the phone, Zuo Le briefly introduced Shen Teng to Xue Jun. It probably meant that Shen Teng was good at acting and had a wide range of roles, including dramas and comedies. He thought he was more suitable for Li Fanda, so he gave him an audition opportunity.
Of course, Xue Jun is the director of "The Story of a College Student" and has the right to make casting decisions for the crew. Zuo Le respects Xue Jun's wishes as to whether Shen and Teng are suitable for each other.
One day later, Shen Teng came to Quancheng and took only two hours to win the role of Li Fanda. He also boldly recommended an actor to Xue Jun. He felt that the actor was very suitable for the role of Lin Dachong.
The actor recommended by Shen Teng is named Guo Jinfei, whom he met when he was doing drama. This person is quite famous in the drama industry. He is known as the little prince of the drama industry. He has won two important drama awards in his 20s and is one of the few young talents in the drama industry. star.
However, the overall environment in the drama industry is not easy to get along now, and even the little drama prince is living a normal life. Shen Teng has a good relationship with Guo Jinfei, so he plans to give him a hand, and at the same time, they can become a team and move from the drama industry to the film and television industry together.
Guo Jinfei is known as the little prince of drama, and his acting skills are not to mention. Although his image is not as handsome as Lin Dachong like Xue Jun, he is still pretty good.
So, after Shen Teng, Guo Jinfei also took the role of Lin Dachong.
Three of the four leading actors were cast, and just when Xue Jun was worried about Liu Xiaodao's role, Guo Jinfei stepped forward.
