Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

Yanjing People's Art, Audition Rehearsal Room.

After all the auditionees were finished, Zhou Cheng called Gu Xintong over to prepare for a small meeting.

"Today, only Sun Jia, who was auditioned by Meng Xiaoling, best met the requirements of the role. The other audition candidates we reserved were not satisfactory." As the director, Chen Li took the initiative to take over the responsibility and took several audition reservations.

List said: "This is mainly my responsibility. My reputation is too small and there is no way to attract the attention of more capable actors."

Chen Li believed that if it were Zhang Yimou's project, the people who came to audition could go from the People's Art Theater to Tiananmen Square.

"It's because we are too inexperienced and not well prepared in the early stage." Zhou Cheng shook his head, opened up the box of heavy nine that Chu Ran had just taken out, and handed one to Chen Li: "Brother Li, if we audition again next time, we will

I won’t be as busy as I am today.”

Chu Ran also lit one and said, "This is our first time hosting an audition. When we communicated with the teachers from the two schools, we did not make our needs more clear, so the people they recommended did not meet the role requirements."

"Could it be that your requirements are too high? I think the appearance of Song Leitao who came in the afternoon is quite suitable for the role of Zhou Tienan?" Gu Xintong saw the smoke rising, sat on the other side of the table, and took out a resume from the eliminated personnel.

asked.

"Song Leitao's mind is not on acting. His development goal should be to be a singer. He participated in several talent shows when he was in school and released a single this year." Chu Ran was relatively familiar with these students and explained to Gu Xintong.

"So that's it, I still want to sign him."

Zhou Cheng shook his head at Gu Xintong: "We will meet about the artist contract later. Now let's analyze the people who auditioned."

"Hehe, keep going..." Gu Xintong stuck out his tongue, showing a hint of playfulness.

Chen Li continued to analyze the several lists in his hand: "Wang Kai is an unexpected gain. I originally wanted to choose this role from actors from Renyi, but now that Wang Kai is here, I can save some trouble. It's just that his agency contract is in China."

Brother Yi, we still need to communicate about the remuneration."

Zhou Cheng wrote this down in his notebook: "Tomorrow I will inform Wang Kai's agent that the salary for this role cannot exceed 100,000, otherwise we will have to choose someone else."

Chu Ran held up another list: "Ma Chi should be easy to negotiate with. He is still a student at school, and his salary can only be 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."

Chen Li nodded and looked at Zhou Cheng: "Ma Chi is a very talented student. I have overlooked it. I didn't expect Zhou Cheng that you could see his strengths at a glance. He should be a good actor after training."

Some people in this industry are born to be stars. But most of them are unknown actors. They may not be able to play the leading role in their lives, but they are indispensable and important roles in movies and TV series.

Zhou Cheng reminded Chen Li: "After he joins the cast, let him learn from some veteran actors. The role of the coppersmith is very important, and his performance will have a great impact on this drama."

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After analyzing several reserved personnel, they found that they still had not found a suitable actor to play "Zhou Tienan". This role played a very important role and was considered one of the main roles. Chen Li did not want to make do with it.

Watching the discussion end, Chen Li concluded: "Okay, today we are here first. We are looking for the role of Zhou Tienan. Young artists are easy to find. We can also consider those who have graduated. If we find a good one, we

Send him an audition invitation."

"Brother Li, let's have dinner together. Chu Ran is treating us tonight." Zhou Cheng pushed Chu Ran out again.

"You are also the boss of the company, so you can't exploit part-time workers like us... Okay, I'm treating you tonight, I'll answer the phone first..." Chu Ran was about to retort, when his cell phone rang, and he looked at the same incoming call.

, made gestures to several people, and came to the door to answer the phone.

"No, I will go home for dinner tonight." Chen Li waved his hand and refused: "Today, the first episode of your sister-in-law's variety show will be broadcast. I want to go home and watch it with her."

"Congratulate your sister-in-law for us." Zhou Cheng did not force it, and sent Chen Li away with Gu Xintong. Chu Ran, who was on the phone outside the door, also made a gesture to see him tomorrow.

Returning to the room, Zhou Cheng asked Gu Xintong: "Of the people who auditioned today, who do you like more? Which ones do you plan to get the agency contract from?"

Gu Xintong took out three resumes and handed them to Zhou Cheng: "There are three main prospects, Ma Chi, Song Leitao and Meng Xiaoling. But just now Chu Ran said that Song Leitao's mind is not on acting, so I am going to think about it again."

"As long as you can get Meng Xiaoling's contract, we don't have many resources at the moment. We can only bring two to three artists." Zhou Cheng singled out Meng Xiaoling's contract.

"I've had some contact with this girl Meng Xiaoling, and I think she's pretty good. She's quite independent. I'm afraid our company won't be very attractive to her."

"It's okay. A small company has its advantages. I'll help you think of a solution in terms of resources. Follow me to the TV station next Monday, and I'll leave Lin Shan to you."

"Lin Shan? Is that the singer in your hands?"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "In this program, I plan to push him to the monthly championship, so that he can take on some announced performances before the annual finals, and you can also make some money."

"Thank you, Brother Cheng..." Gu Xintong looked surprised. She had already heard Zhou Cheng introduce Lin Shan. As long as the monthly competition is over, Lin Shan's announcement will be normal. Twenty thousand yuan for a performance is not a big problem, even if the company keeps part of it as management fees.

, as a broker, Gu Xintong can also receive several thousand yuan in brokerage commissions.

"Don't take these small amounts of money seriously. Think about it. In the future, when an artist makes tens or even millions per announcement, it will no longer be difficult for you to buy a car or a house."

Before Gu Xintong's mood calmed down, Chu Ran had already answered the phone, looked at Zhou Cheng with a mysterious face and said, "Brother Cheng, guess whose call I just received..."

"What's Zhou Kaiwen's phone number? Are you asking for resources to help Jia Yue?" Unable to see Chu Ran, Zhou Cheng exposed it directly. He heard Chu Ran's call just as he was sending Chen Li out.

"Brother, you make me feel very unfulfilled." Chu Ran made a contemptuous gesture towards Zhou Cheng: "It was Zhou Kaiwen who just called me, planning to invite us for a drink at night."

"I should have an appointment with you." Zhou Cheng shook his head.

"Yes, that's why I refused." Chu Ran smiled proudly at Zhou Cheng and said, "Master Chu, am I so easily bribed?"

"A gentleman does not accept gifts from peaches and plums. Mr. Chu did the right thing." Zhou Cheng gave Chu Ran a thumbs up.

"That's right, a gentleman is magnanimous and a villain always has his own concerns." Just as Chu Ran muttered, his phone rang again.

Chu Ran smiled bitterly when he saw the call and showed it to Zhou Cheng. It showed Teacher Huang Lei.

"Teacher Huang, hello..." Chu Ran answered the phone, and Huang Lei called on the other side. He didn't say anything, he just invited them to dinner.

"Teacher Huang? Isn't it for Wang Renjun and Song Leitao?" Zhou Cheng looked at Chu Ran and said worriedly.

"I just said that a gentleman does not accept gifts from peaches and plums." Gu Xintong on the side heard Zhou Cheng's words and sneered disdainfully: "You can't bend if you are powerful, you can't be lascivious if you are not noble..."

"Have I given in?" Zhou Cheng rolled his eyes at Gu Xintong and continued: "Teacher Huang has to give her face, but they are really not suitable. We have to find a way to deal with it."

Chu Ran also considered this possibility and suggested: "How about the two of us try to deal with this matter by being a bad guy and a bad guy?"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "This is the only way. If it doesn't work, I will pretend to be drunk, and then you will blame everything on me. They all know that my drinking capacity is not good anyway."

Chu Ran showed a smirk: "Otherwise we get Teacher Huang drunk so that he has no chance to speak."

"Brother Tong is also following me. I'll probably ask you to be the driver again tonight." Zhou Cheng greeted Gu Xintong, who was slowly packing his things beside him and glancing here from time to time.

Hearing Zhou Cheng's words, Gu Xintong immediately stood up and packed his things quickly, but said reluctantly: "You can drag me to drive at any time. I will soon become your driver now."

"I'll give you an extra salary next time." Zhou Cheng joked, but he didn't expose her misunderstanding.

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Taihe Media, film and television production department.

Zhou Kaiwen, who pretended to be the project manager of the production department, turned blue and white after Chu Ran hung up the phone.

Although the assets of Chu Ran's family are much higher than those of Zhou Kaiwen's family, Zhou Kaiwen's family is rooted in Yanjing.

Where is Ningxi? In Qinghai, a poor province in the west, its political status is not as good as that of South Tibet, and its geographical location is not as good as that of Western Xinjiang. Many people don’t even know where Ningxi is.

"Serena, please go and investigate for me which company produced the drama "Donkey Gets Water"." Zhou Kaiwen called and ordered one of his subordinates. Since you Chu Ran

If you don't give me Zhou Kaiwen face, then don't blame me for kicking you out. You must know that this is Yanjing, and it's not for you, a Ningxi countryman, to bluster.

After a while, my subordinates sent me a piece of information. After all, the drama "The Donkey Gets Water" has the involvement of Yanjing People's Arts, and several film and television companies have also done research on it.

"Star City Culture? Legal representative Zhou Cheng? Registered capital 100,000?" Zhou Kaiwen took this information and browsed it: "It turns out that it won an award at this year's Youth Film Festival, no wonder it's so crazy."

"Yes, I found out that the author of this script is Zhou Cheng, a graduate of Nortel Literature Department in 2006. After winning the award at the Youth Film Festival, the drama copyright of this script was acquired by Yanjing People's Art, and the film copyright is still with them

In hand."

"How much capital does this small company founded by Zhou Cheng a year after graduation have? He and Chu Ran should be classmates, so no wonder they are working together. He probably wants Chu Ran to invest in movies." Zhou Kaiwen felt that he had discovered the truth.

: "Serena, if we have any activities recently, send an invitation letter to Zhou Cheng. I will talk to him personally and purchase the film rights of this drama."