Three hundred and ninety-eighth, the director's terrifying actor appeal
After getting out of the elevator, Mingyan and Mo Ye nodded and walked straight to the gate of Shanhe Company.
Guo Jinfei was more polite, and gave Mo Ye a few polite words of encouragement, wishing him a smooth interview, and then waved goodbye.
When Ming and Guo walked away, manager Sister Liu dragged Mo Ye with a gossipy look and said with a bit of schadenfreude.
"Oh my god, it turns out that Guo Jinfei won the male lead in "The Hustler". There were rumors outside that it was Cen Kun who took the role. Haha, I see how arrogant that little girl Huo Juan is."
There is a reason why Sister Liu is gloating about his misfortune. Mo Ye is so handsome, and you can tell at a glance that he is on the traffic route. But at the same time, Mo Ye and the company behind him are also working hard on his acting skills.
The intention is for Mo Ye to imitate Gu Xiaoge's "top-level + drama" model with explosive traffic and superb acting skills, so as to make money from traffic without affecting the artist's reputation and delaying the artist's career life.
In fact, speaking of it, this artist model has been around for a long time. At that time, the four kings of Hong Kong were all "idols + powerful people". At the beginning of the century, there were also many handsome and powerful artists.
However, when the era of popular entertainment comes, appearance is the rule, and the word "idol", which was avoided by domestic artists in the past, is now openly on the table.
Everyone has discovered that many of the new generation of popular artists don't need you to be able to sing, dance or act. As long as you have a face that makes some fans scream, you can become a star.
At the same time, a large amount of capital poured in, cooperating with these popular stars to produce a series of jaw-dropping bad dramas and movies.
This period can be said to be the darkest moment for the domestic entertainment industry. The entertainment industry that should have taken advantage of this momentum to develop into a new era has instead degenerated and regressed to the stage at the beginning of the century.
It’s not even as good as at the beginning of the century. At least at that time, although conditions were poor in all aspects, high-quality films and TV shows were emerging one after another...
As for these so-called traffic stars who became popular, although they received a lot of dividends, their reputations also became bad, and they were disliked by countless people, and even reached the point where everyone called for beatings.
Under such circumstances, Gu Xiaoge, a top-notch handsome guy with superb acting skills, stood out from the crowd as soon as he debuted, and quickly became the top actor in the country in a very short period of time. His popularity has not declined for many years since.
Since Gu Xiaoge became popular, many popular celebrities who debuted later imitated him.
But handsomeness can sometimes be artificially shaped, but the level of acting skills often really depends on talent.
And not all fresh meat and the companies behind it have this long-term vision.
The most important thing is that under the temptation of making quick money, few people have the patience to implement the plan step by step.
Therefore, although there are countless newcomers who claim to be "Gu Xiaoge's second" and use their acting skills as a selling point, they are basically trying to fool the fans. If they are really exposed, it will cost people their lives.
Of course, there are those who mess up and there are those who imitate well.
It can’t be said to be imitation. China is such a big country, and there are always a few winners in life who are handsome and talented, and Mo Ye is one of them.
His family is considered a literary and artistic family. His grandfather is a drama director, his grandmother is a piano teacher, his father is a drama actor, and his mother is a dancer and teacher. Influenced by his family, Mo Ye has longed for the stage since he was a child, and he also has talent.
During the professional arts exam in the senior year of high school, he got fifth place in National Opera, first place in Magic Theater, and second place in Jingdian University. In the end, he chose Jingdian University because his father also graduated from Jingdian University of Technology.
After Mo Ye was admitted to Beijing Electronics, he signed a contract with his current company soon after. In the first half of his freshman year, he played the second male lead in an online drama. In his sophomore year, he played the male lead. In his senior year, he played the lead role of an A-list actress.
As a supporting actor in the main drama, although his position is not even comparable to that of the third female lead, he is still nominally one of the male leads.
After a few years, Mo Ye can be regarded as a young star with a pretty good momentum of development in the industry.
The most important thing is that because of his good acting skills, he has a good reputation among the audience, and he is also labeled as having an aura in acting, which is relatively rare among the new generation of artists.
As an agent, Sister Liu is very proud to have such a promising and sensible artist under her, and she also takes good care of Mo Ye. Except for the two top artists, all the resources in her hand are given priority to Mo Ye.
However, what makes Sister Liu a little worried is that Mo Ye has such a good condition, but his acting career is not very smooth.
It stands to reason that he has participated in many film and television dramas, and his roles are relatively important in the dramas. However, it is a pity that none of his dramas have made it out of the industry, and his reputation is not even tepid.
Otherwise, based on the number of TV series and the proportion of roles that Mo Ye has participated in, he would have already become popular. I dare not say that compared with Gu Xiaoge, he is at least not that much worse than Cen Kun.
That's right, it's Cen Kun.
The reason why Mo Ye's manager, Sister Liu, targeted Cen Kun is that Cen Kun is now following the "traffic + drama" route in Shanhe.
And this is not the key point. The most important thing between Cen Kun and Mo Ye is that their images and acting styles are similar.
To put it bluntly, the two of them have collided in the same way, and they are similar in age, so there is inherent competition.
Some insiders and fans often compare the two and like to rank them high and low.
As for Cen Kun, who has the resources of Shanhe and has participated in Shanhe dramas many times before, he easily surpasses Mo Ye in terms of his works and reputation.
In addition, Huo Juan, Cen Kun's manager, has a strong temper and is rather domineering. She once forcibly obtained an endorsement deal for Cen Kun from Mo Ye.
It was this endorsement incident that made Sister Liu very dissatisfied with Cen Kun and Huo Juan. This time she heard that the male lead of "Mao Liang" that Cen Kun had obtained was gone, and she couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
Seeing Sister Liu's excited expression, Mo Ye expressed helplessness.
Sister Liu was not like this before. When she heard that Cen Kun was going to play the male lead in Zuo Le's new drama, she almost despaired that Mo Ye would be suppressed by Cen Kun in two or three years.
I brought him to audition for "Mao Liang" and I had a lot of thoughts for several days. Before that, I gave him many warnings not to conflict with Cen Kun if I met him in Shanhe.
As a result, Sister Liu now heard that the male protagonist of Cen Kun's "Mao Liar" was released, and she immediately revealed her true colors. She will join Shanhe Company immediately. Don't show your flaws and get beaten...
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Three minutes later, Mo Ye and Sister Liu, who had regained their composure, stepped into the gate of Shanhe. The staff who had been waiting here took them to the interview area.
On the way, Sister Liu wanted to take the opportunity to get something out of the staff, but the staff was very strict and kept talking for a long time. She only said what she should say and what she shouldn't, without saying a word of value.
When they arrived at the large conference room where the interview was waiting, the staff left, and Sister Liu quietly praised Mo Ye.
"As expected of Shanhe Pictures, which is at the forefront of the industry. The quality of our employees is so good. Our company can't keep any secrets."
Mo Ye ignored her and looked at the people in the conference room. There were quite a few people in their forties or fifties, but most of them were agents and assistants like Sister Liu, and there were less than 20 actual actors.
He looked around at these actors with his eyes and secretly sighed in his heart. They were basically all well-known artists in the industry. His position among them was almost in the middle and upper reaches.
You know, Mo Ye came to interview for just a supporting role, and these people are probably the same.
Mo Ye knew that Zuo Le's influence was strong, but he didn't know that it had reached this level.
It is normal for several celebrities to compete for the male and female protagonists of a movie. It is also within the normal scope for several celebrities to compete for the male and female protagonists of a TV series.
It is relatively surprising for celebrities to compete for a starring role that is not the hero or heroine, but if the director is well-known or the film company is strong, it can be justified.
However, for a group of celebrities to audition and compete for a supporting role in a TV series is somewhat exaggerated.
At least in Mo Ye's limited career in the entertainment industry, this was the first time he encountered such a strange scene.
Sister Liu has taken care of Mo Ye for several years and she has a fairly good understanding of his character. Seeing Mo Ye's appearance, she immediately understood what was going on and said happily.
"It's silly, this is the appeal of great directors. There are no more than five people in the industry who can do this.
It’s hard to say what Director Zuo is doing with his movies, but in the field of TV series, his new drama is definitely the paradise that many people dream of.”
Speaking of this, Sister Liu glanced around and whispered: "These people come to audition with the same idea as us. They are not for supporting roles with few scenes, but they hope to show their faces in front of Director Zuo."
, if he remembers me and plays the leading role in the next drama, it will be a great success."
Mo Ye suddenly understood.
No matter how popular or awesome the Shanhe drama is, it is impossible to make everyone in the drama popular. The protagonist is just the leading role. It is too difficult for supporting roles with limited roles.
Perhaps for many newcomers or supporting actors, playing a supporting role in Zuo Le's new drama or Shanhe drama is a great achievement.
But for celebrities like Mo Ye who have already made their mark, this "resource" is far from enough to impress them.
But the reason why he came to compete in the lineage, regardless of lowering his status, and was willing to be a green leaf, was actually not to increase the popularity of "Mao Liang", but because he was the director Zuo Le.
For a great director like Zuo Le, it is difficult for ordinary stars and actors to get in front of him. Due to his strong capital, when he makes new plays, he instinctively gives priority to the actors he has worked with before, or those who are famous.
Even when he was looking for new people, he would take turns visiting several art schools, and countless popular young talents would fly over like butterflies for him to choose from.
Therefore, the chances of an ordinary star or actor unexpectedly getting favored by a director like Zuo Le are very slim.
But everyone has the dream of reaching the sky in one step, especially those who are confident that they have the ability, but don’t have a big boss to help them. All they think about is to successfully show their face in front of the big boss, and then Bole will recognize the horse that covers a thousand miles, and become a good story in the film industry.
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Of course, the boss will not appear for no reason, so you need to find the boss. The above method is one of the methods.
In fact, this trick is quite useful to a certain extent and is beneficial to both parties.
For example, this time with "Mao Liar", Zuo Le is naturally happy that so many stars have come to help out, which has a great positive effect on the quality of the TV series and later publicity.
And the actors are not too grateful. They spent more than ten days or less to show their professional skills in front of the great director.
If the performance is really outstanding, Zuo Le will not be stingy about paying attention, and it is really difficult to cooperate in the future.
Anyway, there are not many chips, and many people are willing to give it a try. Of course, the premise is that the banker (director or capital) has the appeal. If you were an ordinary director, you would see who would take care of you.
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Around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, several people came to the conference room to inform them that the audition was about to begin. Zuo Le and several relevant persons in charge of the crew were already in place.
The celebrities in the conference room were very excited when they heard that Zuo Le was coming, and their faces were filled with high morale.
Generally speaking, in auditions for supporting roles like this, the director doesn't have much involvement. Except for some important supporting roles, the assistant director for ordinary supporting roles will choose them instead.
But for Zuo Le, whenever he has time, he will come over to see the casting of supporting actors. He may not necessarily intervene specifically, but at least take a look at the overall quality of the actors.
It is also because of Zuo Le's good habit. I heard that he personally followed up the entire casting process this time, which is why "Mao Liar" attracted so many stars to come and audition.
I was playing a supporting role on the set and had someone to share the scene with me. I came here to audition for the role, but it was a rare one-on-one performance. How could I not seize the opportunity...
Mo Ye arrived late and was at the back of the queue. It wasn't until nearly 5 o'clock that it was his turn to audition.
Under Sister Liu's encouraging eyes, Mo Ye came to the room dedicated to auditions.
There was a long wooden table with four people sitting behind it. Mo Ye only knew two of them, director Zuo Le and the vice president Mingyan who had met in the elevator before.
The appearance of the other two people was relatively unfamiliar to Mo Ye, but according to the information Sister Liu got from the artists who had finished the interview.
One of these two people is a producer and the other is an executive director. They are considered to be relatively important executives in the crew of "Mao Liar".
It can be seen that after several hours of interview experience, Zuo Le and others were a little tired. Mo Ye came in. Zuo Le and Mingyan did not speak. It was the executive director with a shaved head who talked to him, and then started the audition directly.
The script of "Mao Liang" is highly confidential, and everyone who comes to audition only has a rough outline of their role, an introduction to the character, and the lines for a certain plot.
Mo Ye wanted to play A Lang, a villain leader of the villainous Fox Organization. This character was not in the original version. It was an original character created by Zuo Le based on several small bosses of the Fox Organization in the original "Mao Liar".
This Ah Lang has a relatively large number of roles among the ordinary supporting roles, and he also has some key roles.
Naturally, the competition for roles was unprecedentedly fierce, with several artists participating in the competition. Mo Ye had little advantage among them, and he was even prepared to lose.
This is also true. The original A Lang character design is more comical, and Mo Ye's performance in this aspect is a disadvantage.
Zuo Le and the others didn't do anything like "go back and wait for the letter" and directly announced the results.
Mo Ye thought he had failed this time, but when he bowed and was about to leave the room, Zuo Le, who had not spoken much before, stopped him.
"A rich second generation who thinks he's smart but ends up being fooled by others. Can you accept such a role?"
Let me explain in advance that this character doesn't have many roles, it's a unit, and he only appears in one episode, but the plot is still quite interesting, and of course, he appears in a negative image."
Mo Ye didn't expect Zuo Le to speak suddenly. He was stunned for a full two seconds before nodding hurriedly: "No problem, I don't choose the role. The main reason is that the crew will learn from you, the director, and the teachers."
Zuo Le couldn't help but laugh: "Young man has a good image and a sweet mouth. Someone will contact you later when you will join the group. Just go back and wait for notification."
"Thank you, Director Zuo."
Mo Ye left happily and Mingyan looked at Zuo Le: "Why, the chairman has taken a liking to him. Would you like me to say hello to Director Cao and get in touch to see if we can recruit him to our company?"
The producers and executive directors on the side were very calm. After all, poaching was an old corporate culture of Shanhe Company.
Zuo Le waved his hand when he heard this: "No, I just saw him and remembered myself when I was young. I thought that I was also a handsome young man full of vigor."
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Mingyan said with a look of disapproval: "You were much more handsome than him back then. This guy's skin is a bit dark, not as fair as yours back then."
Zuo Le smiled shyly, and the producer and executive director next to him gave Mingyan a thumbs-up in his heart.
If you don't say that someone can be a vice president, to use an ancient poem to describe it, it is really shameless and shameless...
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