Fumakuno came to the studio early in the morning. As the executive director of "I Am Legend" and the only one available, today's audition was enough to keep him busy.
Not only Li Qian, but also Su Lun and Guo Fan.
I grabbed my things and went to an ordinary hotel nearby. There were a lot of people auditioning today, so I arranged for them to be in the hotel.
When we arrived at the scene, we found two groups of people already waiting.
"Mr. Cai, Mr. Chang, are you here so early?"
Wen Muye smiled and said hello to Cai Yinong from Sugar Man and Chang Jihong from Hairun.
After looking at the actors around them, they took out a few A4 papers from their bag and handed them over. They contained some information about the roles they were going to audition for.
In the entertainment industry, these two people are considered well-known. A well-known agent, a well-known domestic TV drama production company CEO, can also be regarded as industry bosses. This time they also accompanied the actors to the audition.
However, when facing the little-known executive director Fumumino, the two of them showed no airs of being bossy at all, and quickly stood up and took a few A4 papers from Fumumino's hand.
As the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to mess with, but the devil is difficult to deal with. How could they not understand such a simple truth after they have been in the industry for many years?
What's more, although this Wen Muye is unknown, as he was the assistant director of Li Qian's last movie "A Perfect World" and the executive director of Li Qian's new movie, they both did not dare to neglect him.
Look at Xu Zheng, Su Lun and the others, maybe the kid will become the king of hell.
"I'm sorry for the literary director."
"You're welcome, just wait a moment. Director Li and the others will be here in a while."
Wen Muye nodded and said nothing more to them.
Even though both of them have a certain status in the industry, he himself is just a small executive, the other party's attitude is still very enthusiastic, and there is no wave in his ambition.
In fact, as Li Qian's assistant director, Wen Muye has also received calls from several companies in the past few months. Some even have ready-made film projects. If he is willing, he can take over them immediately.
But he is not stupid. The audience doesn't care who your deputy is. They only believe in the film produced by Li Qian.
How many people want to be Li Qian's deputy but don't have the opportunity. Over the past six months, he has benefited a lot from some of the concepts that Li Qian taught by words and deeds. He couldn't have learned them in the entire four years of college and the one year in the film school training class.
something arrived.
Moreover, Wen Muye is not worried at all about the opportunity to direct independently.
Xu Zheng and Su Lun did one execution for Li Qian and then started making films independently.
But even if he was given this opportunity, Wen Muye didn't want to make his own film so soon.
The main person in charge of the "Perfect World" crew is Xu Zheng, and Wen Muye also does some odd jobs. This time, the "I Am Legend" crew is the first time that he has been fully responsible for a crew.
There is still a lot to learn.
.......
It was still early and no one had come in for several minutes, so Wen Muye was busy with his own business.
Go sit down on a sofa at the door, organize the things on your hands, record the actors present, the roles they auditioned for, and arrange them in order.
I sent a message to BaseFX and asked about the production of concept drawings and three-dimensional drawings of zombies.
I looked at the message from the art director again and found that he had already led the set team and a large number of workers to build a studio in Huairou.
Wen Muye was busy in all aspects, except Li Qian who was in contact with the Modu government. Basically, he did most of the early work at Li Qian's orders.
...
Cai Yinong and Chang Jihong watched Wen Muye keep moving his hand, looking very busy, and did not engage in conversation.
Sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something wrong.
Idle and bored, the actors under my command were seizing the time to read the few hundred words in their hands, and the two of them were chatting away.
"Mr. Cai, I heard that Tong Liya has a guest appearance in your new drama "The Stranger Yizhimei"?" Chang Jihong looked at Hu Ge and Liu Shishi who were discussing something next to them and asked with a smile.
Sugar Man is a TV drama production company. This time, the two actors and actresses promoted by Cai Yinong actually entered the final audition. Moreover, Chang Jihong also noticed that the two actors they auditioned for were the male and female protagonists of Su Lun's new film.
"Yes, we talked about it at the beginning of last year. We have some cooperation, so I came to make a guest appearance." Cai Yinong also said with a smile.
Those who didn’t know it thought they were cooperating with Li Qian, but they just hooked up with Jiangning TV Station.
In fact, even Cai Yinong doubted whether Tong Liya helped him to let Hu Ge and Liu Shishi enter the final audition.
But they are not familiar with each other at all, which is strange.
But this is a good thing. Cai Yinong did not think about it and started gossiping, "It seems that the contract between Mr. Chang and Hairun has expired. What are your next plans?"
Chang Jihong would definitely not talk about this kind of thing to outsiders, so he would just have a laugh and deal with it.
While we were chatting, a quarter of an hour later, someone else came in.
It was Li Xiaowan, who came in with Chen Kunhe's newcomer Li Qing, who played Xue Baochai in "The New Red Mansion".
Somewhat unexpectedly, except for "A Dream of Red Mansions", Li Qing had never even filmed a TV series, let alone a movie, and yet he came to the final audition.
When people come, Wen Muye will note it down, send information to them, and let them sit and wait.
They were all in the same circle and were acquaintances. Seeing that they had arrived first, Li Xiaowan also came over to get some news.
Then Liu Xiaoli came with her daughter Liu Yufei. As undoubtedly the most famous among the younger generation of actresses, Liu Yufei's arrival made both Cai Yinong and Li Xiaowan a little nervous.
Several groups came in succession, and most of the actresses were in their twenties. Combined with the script given to them, it was obvious that one of the films wanted a heroine of this age.
Moreover, Cai Yinong was quite dissatisfied with Liu Yufei, just to praise his own Liu Shishi. When this enemy met, he looked at Liu Xiaoli coldly.
But that's it, nothing will happen in this situation.
Not long after, Yang Mi, one of the new generation of four female actors who had signed a contract with Meiya Entertainment, also came, together with her manager Zeng Jia.
I was a little embarrassed when I saw my old club Li Xiaowan.
After walking for a week, the newly-wishped newcomer finally became famous and ran away again. It was impossible for Li Xiaowan to say that he had no idea in his heart.
But there's nothing wrong with leaving when the contract expires. This is another audition occasion.
There are a lot of grievances and grievances in the entertainment industry.
For a moment, the atmosphere at the scene changed somewhat.
Even without a woman's sixth sense, Wen Muye felt something was suddenly different.
He glanced back at them.
It's alright?
However, half of the people had arrived, and Wen Muye had made the phone calls that needed to be made, and sent the messages and emails that needed to be sent, so he stopped what he was doing and began to look at the actors who were present.
Although it wasn't his audition, at least he had a rough impression of these people first, so that he could give Li Qian and the others a reference when the time came.
Wen Muye just stared at them blatantly, and while staring, he looked at the information in his hands, regardless of gender.
If he were a greasy Mediterranean man, it would probably be easily misunderstood.
Time passed by, and actors came one after another, and the hotel's banquet hall was almost packed with people.
Three movies, three male leads, one female lead, and several supporting roles. Even in the final round of auditions, there were still a lot of people.
Deng Chao arrived shortly afterwards, followed by five or six actors from Huayang, who were very powerful and impressive.
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The agents and actors present were all looking at Deng Chao and the actors behind him, comparing them with their own actors.
Wen Muye also got up from his chair, said hello to Deng Chao, handed over a few pieces of paper, pointed to the sofa next to him, and said with a smile, "Let's sit down for a while. I just finished the phone call. Director Li and the others are coming soon."
, you are late, we will start later."
"Thank you, Lao Wen."
Deng Chao thanked him, asked the others to find a place to sit, and started chatting with Wen Muye.
"Perfect World" The two of them have also met and got to know each other, and they are fellow Li Qian. Even if Wen Muye is still young, he doesn't understand things like human nature and sophistication.
However, Wen Muye still knew what to say and what not to say.
It's just that in the eyes of others, they seem to be chatting quite familiarly, but they don't think so.
There’s nothing strange about this, it’s a human society.
.......
At nine o'clock in the morning, it was time for the audition. Li Qiancai, Guo Fan, and Su Lun arrived late, followed by several crew members and creators.
"Boss." Wen Muye immediately greeted him.
Everyone's eyes were also looking at Li Qian.
Glancing at the actors at the scene, Li Qian asked, "Is everyone here?"
"We're all here, ready to start."
Wen Muye said and handed over the form he had compiled. Basically, the principle of first come first served audition was followed. The earliest ones had been here for two hours, so they had enough time to prepare.
"How are the crew doing lately?" Li Qian asked again.
"I asked again this morning and everything is normal," Wen Muye said.
"Then let's get started."
Li Qian nodded, took Su Lun and Guo Fan out again, and each led people into a room.
Do your own thing.
In fact, these three movies don't have many characters. They mainly focus on the protagonists, that is, Guo Fan's "Time Planning Bureau" has a bank boss villain and a policeman chasing them.
"I Am Legend" was even simpler. Li Qian only auditioned for one role, which was the male lead.
The heroine is not important, the zombies only need to find an actor who is the zombie boss, and other zombie replacements can take care of it.
Yes, zombies are still played by real people. CG production is much more expensive in terms of time and technology than real people.
Real person plus post-production is enough.
The first one to come was Liu Ye, and he was also the first to arrive.
They are also acquaintances. He has come to audition for "Frequency of Life and Death" and "Moon". This is the third time.
"Brother Ye, sit down." Li Qian pointed to the sofa and smiled.
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Don’t you need to audition for an audition?
Liu Ye was a little confused, but he still sat down across from him, facing the constantly scrutinizing gazes of Li Qian and photographer Zhang Zhonghua.
I was stared at for more than a minute without saying any lines or acting.
With two grown men staring at his face like this, Liu Ye felt a little frightened.
However, after watching for more than a minute, Li Qian and Zhang Zhonghua looked at each other and nodded.
"That's it, Brother Ye, please go outside and wait. We will notify you after the audition is over."
Liu Ye was puzzled. Why didn't he find Li Qian so strange in the first two auditions?
However, it is normal for directors to have quirks, so Liu Ye went out and waited.
...
"Lao Zhang, what about Liu Ye?"
"I looked at other actors, and there is no one more suitable than him. To be honest, among this generation of actors, many people in the industry always think that he is the best." Zhang Zhonghua casually flipped through a pair of information in front of him.
Said.
"And it just so happens that he has been transforming into a tough guy in the past two years. He has neutralized his original artistic style and has not completely turned into a tough guy type actor. It is perfect."
"That's right, if we hadn't transformed, we wouldn't have come to him." Li Qian nodded.
In fact, the first person Li Qian considered for this role was Liu Ye.
This time I just wanted to take a look at the appearance, especially the eyes.
In the past few years, he was the best feminine niche in the country. In the past two years, his transformation has changed a lot, but he has become more in line with Li Qian's requirements.
He is the male protagonist of "I Am Legend". First of all, he has a lot of action scenes. After all, he has to fight zombies.
And the most important point is that throughout the movie it is not an exaggeration to say that mankind is facing a desperate situation and is about to perish, but in this context, it must also give the audience hope.
The core point of apocalyptic movies is hope!
The male protagonist must have a cheerful personality and exude a positive atmosphere from the inside out.
Similarly, Chen Kun, the gloomy niche representative who was as famous as Liu Ye at that time, was not suitable. His figure was a problem. There was also a difference between his femininity and Liu Ye's. Liu Ye's eyes were pure, and it was these eyes that were favored by the industry back then.
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On the one hand, he is cheerful and positive, but at the same time, he also has a lonely side. After all, he is the only one in the whole city. I don't know if there is anyone else in other places, maybe there is no one in the whole world.
This is what he is good at, being a feminine little boy.
Then there's no problem.
Li Qian was originally worried. After all, there were several movies and TV series in his memory, so his image had changed too much.
Liu Ye got married last year and took a French wife. She seems to be pregnant and about to give birth. I wonder if it has changed since becoming a father.
Most ordinary people will undergo great changes after getting married and having children. Actors are also human beings, and even if they control themselves well, changes are inevitable, especially in their mentality.
Basically it has been decided, the next audition will be as normal, one person will perform a part, and then go out and wait for news.
I auditioned five actors, which took about forty minutes in total. When it was over, Li Qian discussed the storyboard with Zhang Zhonghua in the room.
It's just an actor who travels abroad alone most of the time. It seems that shooting is simple, but the simplest things are often the most troublesome.
One person doesn't have many lines, and he doesn't even have a rival role. How to express what the camera needs to express, and how to capture people, is a difficult problem.
"Sniper Phone Booth" has a sniper, and "Moon" has clone companions and robots.
"I Am Legend" is really all alone. Is it possible that I can't communicate with zombies?
The discussion lasted until noon. Four hours later, Guo Fan and Su Lun had also completed their auditions. When they came to Li Qian, they basically had ideas about the candidates for each role.
"Boss, do you think Liu Yufei and Liu Shishi are somewhat similar? If one of them plays the female lead, can the other play the mother?"
Instead of talking about the male lead, Guo Fan talked about the heroine excitedly, "But Master Liu looks dignified and quiet, and Liu Yufei looks like Wang Yuyan and Xiao Longnu, but she lacks a little bit of that feeling."
There is also Li Qing in Long Xinda, who has a cool temperament and is also younger, only 20 years old. The feeling of not knowing the world will be better."
After all, Guo Fan himself has not yet made it clear who to choose.
Then I pulled out information about an actress.
"Also, this is an actress from Huayang Media and Deng Chao. She is also quite young at 23 years old."
Looking at the slightly rounded face in the photo, Li Qian interrupted Guo Fan.
"No, the contrast is a bit big."
"That's not what I meant. I meant to add a character. Originally, it wasn't daughter, mother, and grandma who appeared at the same time. Plus the great-grandmother. Anyway, they only appeared for about ten seconds. This girl looks smaller and not tall.
She has a tall face but a round face. If she plays the great-grandmother, the contrast in time will be even stronger. The other three will play the daughter, mother, and grandmother."
"you..."
Li Qian was speechless for a moment, this Guo Fan was too funny.
In the plot, the villain introduces his family to the male protagonist. He keeps his appearance as a daughter, wife and mother walking hand in hand, making the male protagonist unable to guess.
It has nothing to do with the plot, it mainly serves to highlight the insignificance of the protagonist.
Originally, the protagonist was given hundreds of years, but suddenly he seemed to be very powerful. As a result, his family's ancestors were still alive for many generations, and they didn't know how many years they had lived. One bet could last for thousands of years.
Of course, it’s also meant to be fun.
However, to be honest, the scene described by Guo Fan would probably make a group of people laugh in the cinema.
Li Qian shook his head, "You are the director and you have the final say. I have no control over it. As for the other roles, if they are confirmed, then let's make them."