From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

While the heated discussion caused by Ding Zhi's interview video is still lingering in the outside world, the casting of "The Hidden Corner" has also begun to proceed in a low-key manner.

In fact, it is unusual for a film crew to conduct large-scale casting. In the past ten years, the most sensational casting was probably the version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". For the purpose of casting, there was even a program called "A Dream of Red Mansions".

People" variety show to conduct a nationwide selection, making it look like a talent show.

As a result, the "Dai", "Chai" and "Bao" who were selected after all the trouble were all discarded. In the end, even the original planned director was changed. It took nearly a year, and it was a farce, and a lonely person was selected.

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The casting of "The Hidden Corner" is certainly not that sensational. After all, it is not an adaptation of a big IP, nor is it the work of a big director like Zhang Guoshi.

Moreover, the news that this drama is still "produced by Ding Zhi" has been considered again and again, and it is not planned to be publicized in the early stages of preparation. At this time, too much irrelevant attention and banners are not conducive to casting.

Therefore, to the outside world, this casting choice does not attract too much attention.

However, the original team that created such a hit as "Peeping" reunited again, which attracted a lot of attention in the industry.

Many people with connections came over to inquire about the news, but when they saw the character configuration, they couldn't help but start to feel guilty.

What kind of configuration is this? Either there are old and weak women and children, or there is a greasy middle-aged boss, or there is a mistress in charge, but the main characters are still three children?

It smells like a family ethics drama. Are you really filming a suspense drama?

Of course, the casting process will not change because of individual people's disapproval.

Chen Ke can be said to have fully supported the preparation team this time, and the casting director team also used all connections and channels to search for any children who meet the age group.

It's a pity that Ding Zhi and the others' request is not actually to select ordinary young actors, but to select three "little geniuses".

Children are too young, and their so-called acting skills actually have to be brought to the characters from their true personalities.

In other words, to a certain extent, it is about finding three real Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang and Pu Pu among the many children who came for the interview.

This is a difficult screening process.

In the past few months, Ding Zhi and his group of creative and casting teams, including those who went to schools to find materials, read submitted materials, and even video chatted, there were at least 2,000 people.

After several months of selection, the director team found that most of the children just looked like the exaggerated performances in the "Little Dragon Club".

First of all, the first person to be confirmed was Zhu Chaoyang, who Ding Zhi thought was the most difficult to decide on at first.

Zhu Chaoyang is the child closest to the murderer Zhang Dongsheng among the three children. Simply from the name, it means "the sun will rise in the east".

This child is extremely complex in nature. To a certain extent, he is closer to the core of the metaphor of "the secret corner" than Zhang Dongsheng.

The kid who settled down was actually an acquaintance of Ding Zhi, who played the role of Rong Zishan when Zheng Zhi was a child in "Peeping"!

When they met again after almost a year, Ding Zhi was shocked to find that the little kid had grown a lot taller. The kid who was originally only tall enough to reach his waist was now almost up to his chest.

He was originally going to audition for the role of Yan Liang.

Yan Liang was a child who ran away from the orphanage. He took Pupu, who was a few years younger, to take care of her while wandering, while trying to help Pupu raise money to treat her younger brother.

However, Ding Zhi found that the temperament that Rong Zishan exuded from the inside out from the moment he entered the performance state was actually more suitable for playing Zhu Chaoyang.

In fact, it was not for nothing that he was chosen to play the role of Ding Zhi when he was a child in "Peeping".

At Ding Zhi's suggestion, without any prior preparation, Rong Zishan gave Zhu Chaoyang's script a try, and was immediately decided by Ding Zhi and Li Wenfeng at the same time.

Another character, Pu Pu, was attracted by the eyes of a little girl in a photo when the casting director was selecting materials.

This little girl is called Wang Shengdi. She is only 9 years old, but she is an "old opera star" with 4 years of acting experience.

When he asked the young actor for an interview, director Li Wenfeng had some doubts when he saw the girl's resume.

"I'm afraid she might be a little oily."

"How about I try it out with her."

Ding Zhi thought it would be easy to solve, so he could just go and try out a scene.

As an "old" actor, Wang Shengdi has actually been exposed to acting for a longer period of time than Ding Zhi. He is familiar with what auditions are like, so he has omitted the teaching time in this aspect.

"Little girl, are you ready?"

Wang Shengdi had long hair and was dressed in exquisite clothes like an ordinary princess. She raised her head at this moment, her voice was milky, but her tone was serious.

"My name is not little girl, my name is Wang Shengdi."

When she said this, her eyes glanced at the script on the table.

"Of course, you can also call me Pupu. I'm ready."

Of course she couldn't recognize all the words in the script, so the audition scene was also an impromptu scene set for her by the staff on the side based on the character's background.

Her name was Pu Pu, and a police officer suspected that she and two friends named Zhu Chaoyang and Yan Liang pushed a little girl out of the window.

But it's obvious that she has already given herself "impression points" very well.

What a smart little girl.

Ding Zhi smiled and shook his head.

"Then uncle is here."

He got into the mood instantly.

"Did you push that sister down?"

Faced with Ding Zhi's low pressure, Wang Shengdi raised his head and said timidly, "It wasn't us, we didn't touch her at all, she fell!"

"Then it has nothing to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with me."

Wang Shengdi's eyes lightly met Ding Zhi's downcast gaze and then looked away randomly.

"Okay! I'll call the police!"

Ding Zhi turned around and left.

"Hey no! Don't call the police!"

Wang Shengdi then chased after him in a hurry.

"Since you didn't do it, why can't you call the police?"

Ding Zhi's eyelids narrowed slightly and he asked in a deep voice, with a very serious tone.

As a result, Wang Shengdi raised his eyes and looked at Ding Zhi, and with a "swish" sound, tears came out, and he was a little choked.

"Well...Zhu Chaoyang will not have a father!"

Although this interesting line was a bit disjointed, when the little girl raised her eyes to look at Ding Zhi, Ding Zhi was surprised to find that Wang Shengdi's hazy tearful eyes actually had emotions communicating with him.

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This sensibility! This talent!

He raised his head and nodded lightly towards Li Wenfeng, who was not far away.

It’s this little girl!

The actor who plays Yan Liang was finally decided.

No one expected that Zhu Chaoyang, who was originally thought to be the most difficult to choose, would be the fastest to implement it, but in the end he was stuck on the role of Yan Liang.

Because the character of Yan Liang has a more distinctive personality than Zhu Chaoyang and Pu Pu in appearance.

You must have a very wild energy.

Many young actors can actually perform "wildness", but in fact these are just superficial, and naturally there is no advantage in being born wild.

Nowadays, for boys born in their 10s, it is actually very difficult for them to have a particularly wild and wild temperament, because everyone protects them very well.

It's equivalent to being "captive".

By the time we got to the casting team, we were basically a little desperate and even went to look for them under the basketball hoops of various schools.

Until an accidental trial, the costume stylist had nothing to do and took the initiative to do styling for the children who were auditioning. As soon as the styling was done, one of the children named Shi Pengyuan instantly attracted Ding Zhi's attention.

The wildness in his eyes and the charisma in his whole person are very consistent with the character of Yan Liang.

So far, after many difficult selections, Ding Zhi and the other creatives finally found these three "bad kids".