Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 133 Audition
"In Time" is a blockbuster, so naturally it has to use big stars. At least Li Qiutang doesn't like second-tier or below actors for the male and female leads.

Isn’t it enough if the play is good?

If the play is good, there will be opportunities to perform, and then things will be easy.

The casting team of "In Time" is slowly inviting actors to try out costumes and audition.

There was no hype surrounding the casting, that would be shameless.

For a blockbuster movie, casting is a struggle among various investors!
Among the four major investors of "In Time", China Film Group, Autumn Film Group, Orange Sky Film Group, and Guangxian Film Group, only Orange Sky Film Group has artist management business.

The only outstanding hosts under Guangxian are contracted hosts like Liu Yan and Xie Nan. It's okay for a host to make a guest appearance, but if Guangxian dares to promote them and act seriously, Li Qiutang will dare to scold them.

But Orange Sky Artist Management has a fatal shortcoming: there are too few of them, and the internal strife is very serious!

After Wang Jinghua left, the only actors left in Cheng Sky who can be considered outstanding can be counted on one hand: Jiang Yiyan, Xiao Songjia, and Zuo Xiaoqing.

That’s all!

Any more second-tier and above ones are gone.

The former future boss lady Cheng Hao was a first-line actress, but it was because Boss Wu had too many beautiful women around him and Cheng Hao couldn't bear it anymore, so she broke up with him and left.

But even if there were not enough people, we had to get together a table of people to squeeze into the "In Time" crew.

In addition to Jiang, Song, and Zuo, Chengtian also stuffed Tang Yan, who is still a small fry, in to form the Four Golden Flowers to go to the crew for costume trying on.

Would Guangxian give up such a good opportunity to Chengtian?

No one has to get together to audition!
Second-tier and above? Just push it over! Anyway, we can’t let Orange Sky take all the advantage.

Xie Nan, Liu Yan, and a bald man named Bao Bei'er were brought into the crew by Guang Xian. If they couldn't get the lead role, how could they get a supporting role? Anyway, for the three of them, being able to act in a play now was considered a success.

What if China Film Group and Autumn Film Group don’t have any artists?
If you don't have any artists under your company, can't you do favors? Take the initiative to invite people to audition, or exchange some roles for some resources.

Especially Autumn Pictures, a startup company, is in particular need of resources, and Cao Ping is even planning to sell two roles.

However, at this time, Li Qiutang's role as the director of Dinghaishenzhen came into play.

Li Qiutang doesn't have to participate in who the casting team meets and how the audition is conducted if she doesn't have time. This is the job of the casting director. But every three days, Li Qiutang must review the casting materials, including the actors' trial costumes and audition videos, and then hold a meeting with the casting team to discuss them.

Li Qiutang has the final say on who is good or bad, who is good or bad, and who is pending!

As for resource exchange, Li Qiutang said: "This is a commercial blockbuster, but we can't just focus on money. Choose the right one first, then consider other things."

Of the four golden flowers promoted by Cheng Tian, Li Qiutang overthrew three at once, leaving only Xiao Song Jia to be determined.

Jiang Yiyan still wanted to get in touch with her old classmates, but she didn't even get to meet Li Qiutang.

Of the three people brought by Zhang Zhao, Li Qiutang only kept two girls, saying that they would see when the time came and show up in a suitable place and say a few words, which would be considered a guest appearance.

Finally, it was Liu Yifei’s turn.

Liu Yifei knew that the crew of "In Time" auditioned many actors, and from what she heard, they were all very good and excellent actors, including some best actor and actress winners.

For example, today, there were only three people who came to audition with her, two of whom had worked with Li Qiutang: Qin Lan and Gao Yuanyuan.

Another one, Chen Kun, came to audition for the male lead, Yang Peng.

Liu Yifei hadn't had such a public audition in a long time, which made her nervous and excited. She also blamed her mother in her heart: "You didn't even come with me."

Qin, Gao and Liu didn't know each other. People in the entertainment industry were very cold and indifferent. The three women just sat in the waiting room and no one spoke to each other.

Liu Yifei did know Chen Kun, but she didn't want to pay attention to him.

Liu Yifei was bored, so she took out her phone and sent a message to Li Qiutang. "I'm waiting in the backstage now, so nervous."

"Qin Lan and Gao Yuanyuan came with me. They are both so beautiful."

"Are you here at the casting office? Or somewhere else?"

Seeing that Li Qiutang did not reply to the message, Liu Yifei guessed that he might have gone abroad to work again.

"Yifei, it's your turn." The assistant in charge of calling people opened the door of the waiting room and said.

"Hey, here I come." Liu Yifei ran out.

At this time, Qin Lan and Gao Yuanyuan said the first words to her: "Come on, do your best."

Chen Kun still ignored her.

Liu Yifei smiled at her two sisters and left the waiting room.

Liu Yifei walked into the audition room with a smile on her face, but her heart skipped a beat and the smile froze on her face because she saw Li Qiutang, who was sitting on the far right of the casting team's table, smiling at her.

Not only Li Qiutang was there, but also Huang Jianxin and Mr. Han.

A room full of big guys made Liu Yifei nervous.

Although everyone knew her, she still had to go through the audition process. Liu Yifei still had to introduce herself, show her body, and briefly introduce her past experiences.

After completing these fixed procedures, Huang Jianxin handed Liu Yifei a one-page synopsis of "In Time" and 10 pages of Lan Xin's script: "You have half an hour to read the script, and tell us your understanding after half an hour."

"Okay." Liu Yifei took the script and sat down to read it carefully. The script she got was slightly different from the one Li Qiutang gave her, but it did not affect her understanding of the story and characters.

Half an hour later, Liu Yifei closed the script and said, "I think this story is not just about a good guy defeating a villain. It's about resistance to exploitation, about the struggle of one class against another..." Then, Liu Yifei told the casting team about her insights from reading history and political commentary during this period, combined with the story of "In Time".

Of course it is not deep enough, but having this understanding is already rare and precious.

At least she has talked about the exploitation of the whole society by capitalism, especially the exploitation of the lower classes. Liu Yifei even specifically pointed out financial capital, which is why Lan Xin's father is a banker.

Liu Yifei spoke for twenty minutes and Li Qiutang listened very carefully. These twenty minutes made him look at Liu Yifei with a new respect.

It was really worth reading the book.

After Liu Yifei finished her speech, the casting team discussed a few more questions with her and found that her understanding of In Time was much deeper than that of the actresses who had auditioned before.

The actresses before couldn’t even say the word capitalism.

"Good, your understanding is very profound. I can see that you like reading and have accumulated a lot of knowledge."

"Thank you." Liu Yifei could also tell that the casting team liked her very much. What was strange was why Li Qiutang didn't say a word after writing so much on the paper.

"Lan Xin is Yang Peng's close comrade-in-arms. She has a lot of action scenes in the movie. We will test your physical fitness and movements later."

"no problem."

"Go out with him now." The casting director pointed to a staff member, "Go to the training ground and do a physical fitness test."

"Okay, thank you teachers."

Liu Yifei left.

"Next, Teacher Gao Yuanyuan."

(End of this chapter)