Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 185 The casting meeting is like entering a country of women
Saturday morning, 8 o'clock.

The casting for "The Empress of China" was held at Zuibai Entertainment Company.

Cheng Xi was sitting in the chairman's office, holding the final casting call for "Empress of China" sent by Li Wentao, and felt that this was indeed a women's play.

There aren't too many familiar names in it.
In Li Wentao's list, he recommended 2 to 4 actresses for each female character with a name and who appeared in at least a few episodes.

As the first emperor, Li Shimin had four imperial concubines, each of whom had a personal maid.

There are four talented women: Wu Meiniang, Xu Hui, Xiao Qiang and Zheng Wanrong.

There will also be corresponding maids for subsequent promotions.

There is also Li Chengqian's Crown Princess.

The second generation Li Zhi had Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shufei, Min Yue and a personal maid.

There is also Princess Gaoyang, who is quite outstanding and is determined to become an empress and take control of her own destiny.

Among them, three roles of the Four Concubines have been decided, namely:
Li Xiaoran plays Concubine Wei, the head of the four concubines.

Zhou Haimei still plays the former princess Yang Shufei.

Zhu Zhu plays the role of Concubine De, who is a vegetarian and a Buddhist.

Zhu Zhu was invited by other investors to perform in the film. Cheng Xi thought she was suitable, so he agreed.

Wu Meiniang's best friend Xu Hui is played by Zhang Tianai.

Nazha has been promised a role, and the others have not been decided yet.

So today all the artists including those from the studio will come to audition for roles, and Cheng Xi also wants to see how much they have improved.

Especially Nazha, in the past half month, she specially invited Reba’s former acting teacher to give her intensive training.

Although she was promised to be the third female lead, Cheng Xi would at most give her a vase role if she couldn't live up to the acting standards.

Just practice first, I believe your acting skills will get better over time.

Apart from the four or five selected roles, there are still 20 actresses to be finalized.

So today is probably another day of overtime for everyone.

At 8 o'clock sharp, Fan Binbin arrived at Zuibai Entertainment.

In addition to Cheng Xi and Li Wentao, the selection judges this time also include one person from each of the three investors.

Sohu is of course the familiar old friend Zhang Mingzhong.

She came to Fan Binbin's studio in person.

In addition, Cheng Xi also brought Reba with him and asked her to learn from him.

One is that I haven’t had time to accompany her recently.

Secondly, after all, there are more than 20 characters and the acting skills of nearly 100 people are very instructive for myself.

It also allows her to see the gap between herself and others and to improve her acting skills together with Nazha.

Otherwise, if there are good scripts in the future, they won’t have the opportunity to participate, which is such a pity.

When all the judges arrived, Cheng Xi took the lead and walked towards the casting meeting room.

When the hundreds of actresses knew that Mr. Zuibai and Fan Binbin were coming, they all came out to watch the fun.

But they all stood consciously on both sides of the corridor.

When Cheng Xi walked over, it felt like he was choosing a concubine.

And I am the emperor who is being welcomed.

The corridor was packed with beautiful young women, many of whom even crowded on both sides and leaned out to look at him.

If they weren't here for an audition today, they would probably all come up to ask for autographs.

In the corridor of nearly dozens of meters, Cheng Xi could smell the mixed scent of nearly a hundred perfumes.

It was like entering the cave of a spider spirit, or like transforming into Jia Baoyu and coming to Dream of the Red Chamber, or even more like Tang Monk coming to the Kingdom of Women.

Not to mention that the auditions were all done by women from the Tang Dynasty, and each of them had half of their breasts squeezed out.

There are no male creatures anywhere.

All I see are girls with big breasts.

They all looked at themselves with curiosity, and some of the bolder ones were already rolling their eyes and raising their breasts, hoping to leave a good impression on Teacher Zuibai in advance.

"Director Cheng, are you choosing a concubine?"

"Sister Binbin, please stop laughing at me. I'm a little scared when I see this scene."

"That's almost a hundred, right? Director Cheng, can you handle it?"

"I can't control it, so I asked Sister Binbin to check it."

Of course Cheng Xi didn't respond and gently deflected Fan Binbin's wit.

Because Cheng Xi clearly saw her look back at Reba behind her before she said this.

Cheng Xi's answer was also very clear, which was to tell her not to cause trouble.

As Cheng Xi walked, he also spotted many familiar faces from the college's performance department.

Because I spend a lot of time with Rebanaza, sometimes we take big classes together and play Werewolf or something.

Basically, everyone is familiar with it.
Bai Xue is an old friend, and Li Yitong and Nazha are from the studio.

Yang Caiyu, Chen Xinxuan, Li Chun, Wu Jinyan, Huang Mengying and others are all regular guests of Wolf Kill.

Maybe they had been classmates before, and many of them were even his seniors.

But now that they have come to audition for opportunities and see Cheng Xi and Fan Binbin chatting and laughing, I wonder what they feel now.

When Cheng Xi saw Bai Xue on the way, he stopped and said hello:

"Shirayuki, you're here. Come on later!"

"Well, Shiyue wanted to come too, but she had something urgent to do."

After listening to this, Cheng Xi nodded. It had been a long time since he had heard from Qin Shiyue.

Maybe he still felt too shy to come, so Bai Xue explained.

But Cheng Xi doesn't take these things to heart now.

Yang Zi didn't come either, so naturally there was no role suitable for her.

She also looks down on those who are neither good nor bad.

Everyone saw that Bai Xue and Teacher Zui Bai seemed very familiar.

Now all the girls' attention was focused on Bai Xue.

This feeling gave Bai Xue goosebumps all over her body.

After Cheng Xi and Fan Binbin entered the casting conference room, the corridor outside became completely lively.

It's full of various discussions.

"Wow, is that Mr. Zuibai? He's so young and handsome, isn't he?"

"To be honest, before I came here, I thought I would be focusing on my idol, Sister Binbin. I didn't expect Mr. Zuibai to be so powerful. He was the only one I could see!"

"This is their company. They have the final say on casting. Of course you think he's handsome."

"Looking at the way he's chatting and laughing with Sister Binbin, it seems like Sister Binbin is even weaker than him."

"Who is that tall girl? She seems to know Mr. Zuibai. Is she competing with me for a role?"

"If it's just one role, then you're done. It's obvious that she knows Director Cheng!"

Hearing everyone’s discussion, the students who knew Cheng Xi felt a little unreal for a moment.

In the past, Cheng Xi always interacted with everyone without any airs, and everyone knew that he was famous and rich.

But I haven't actually experienced his grandeur.

At most, there will always be a few beautiful women around him.

The key point is that Cheng Xi usually pays for all the food at gatherings.

Whenever he buys something, he gets coupons and tells me which store offers the best deals.

They dress more casually, without much emphasis or style.

You can't tell at all that he is a rich man or a big director.

Yang Caiyu asked at this time:
"Senior Sister Mengying, I heard that you were the one who welcomed Cheng Jin into the school, right?"

Huang Mengying just nodded lightly when she heard this, thinking:

How could I have known that such a freshman would become the current Director Cheng?

If I had known, I would have definitely gone up to help get the box instead of waiting there.

Just gave them a bottle of water.

If you say that I am welcoming the new students, then I am not lying.

Chen Xinxuan: "Brother, your performance just now was really cool. Please choose me this time. For the sake of our fellow countryman, Amitabha Buddha, please bless me!"

Li Chun: "Bai Xue, do you think Director Cheng will choose us?"

Li Chun and Bai Xue had starred in "The Flowers of War" together, and they originally thought it would be a good start.

I don't want to take on TV dramas anymore.

But I didn’t expect that no one would look for me later, and the movie was considered a flop.

Moreover, palace fighting dramas are very popular now, and there are always a few characters in them that can become popular, plus it is Cheng Xi's drama.

So I signed up.

Bai Xue also considered whether to greet him directly, but she felt that it was against the rules and she was embarrassed. She also felt that she could do it with her own strength.

Even the Imperial Master thinks highly of me, so there’s no reason why my old classmates wouldn’t think highly of me.

I remember when I was teaching him to paint in the studio, he even rubbed my oil on me.

Don't think I didn't know, I just didn't say it out loud at the time.

Wu Jinyan: "If I had known earlier, I would have checked on Director Cheng less often."

Mao Xiaotong: "You've been asking for my contact information for so long, but you still haven't contacted me!"

When Nazha and Li Yitong saw so many people being interviewed, they all looked at the boss eagerly.

I couldn't help but feel lucky that I was a member of the studio, and I also understood how rare this opportunity was.

I didn’t really feel like I received any preferential treatment in the studio before, it just felt normal.

But when I think about how many girls of my age are trying so hard to get roles.

My boss has already promised me a role, so I can be much more relaxed compared to now.

"I still think Mr. Zuibai is handsome. Fan Binbin and Reba are both good matches for Mr. Zuibai!"

"You two should stop being so crazy. The audition is almost here, and you're still discussing this."

I don't know who shouted this, but the girls in the corridor suddenly became quiet.

They all hurried back to their actors' waiting room and quickly picked up their food.

He started to tidy up his face.

By the way, squeeze your breasts a little, maybe you will have a better chance!

"Hello, judges! I'm Gao Ye, from the 06 acting undergraduate class at the Beijing Film Academy. I've played the role of..."

At this time, Cheng Xi picked up the materials of No. 6 Gao Ye and saw the drama he would perform after graduation.

Then she played two young nurses in a movie and a TV series.

I can't help but sigh that Gao Ye has not been developed yet.

Having the sister-in-law in "The Storm" play a young nurse is really the wrong role.

"The role I'm auditioning for is General Luo."

General Luo was the person who disfigured Wu Meiniang at the behest of Concubine Wei when she was banished to the palace.

Because he was illiterate, he was framed and kept in the dark, and his lover died tragically.

He was eventually beaten to death.

After saying that, Gao Ye began to perform.

Cheng Xi saw Gao Ye's image and the madness she performed.

I can't help but think of roles that would be more suitable for her.

So after she finished her performance, I asked a few questions and said:
"You're not quite suitable for this role. General Luo needs to be a bit rustic."

When Gao Ye heard this, he was instantly disappointed.

I thought I had failed the audition and was about to bow and leave.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Xi said:

"Wentao, give Gao Ye the manuscripts of Concubine Xiao Shufei and Gao Yang."

When Li Wentao heard this, he felt that both roles required some acting skills and there was room for improvement.

I couldn't help but look at Cheng Xi.

But the script was still given to Gao Ye.

She was given ten minutes to prepare and perform the two roles again.

Because of General Luo’s interpretation just now, as well as his own impression in later generations.

Both of them have the temperament of a crazy woman, which should suit her.

And they were all ambitious, especially Princess Gaoyang, who was a rebel and wanted to become emperor.

"Well, Sister Binbin, what do you think?"

"It's more suitable for Concubine Xiao Shufei. Her face is a bit sharp, not suitable for Gao Yang who is forbearing and rebelling."

When the others heard this, they all nodded.

Cheng Xi didn't expect that Fan Binbin was quite good at judging actors, after all, he was an award-winning movie star.

"Apple" and "Guan Yin Mountain" are well-made.

"Senior Sister Gao, are you interested in playing Concubine Xiao Shu? This role has a lot of scenes, and it will be outstanding if you perform well."

Gao Ye originally thought that there was no hope, but unexpectedly there was a sudden turn of events.

Since he actually gave me a better role, why am I still hesitating?

What's more, Teacher Zuibai calls me senior sister.

This means to build closer ties.

Although I have been in the entertainment industry for five or six years without much progress, I do have some vision.

"Thank you, Teacher Shi Zuibai, thank you, Sister Binbin, and thank you to all the judges."

"Hello, judges! I'm Mao Xiaotong, from the 05 acting undergraduate class at the Central Academy of Drama. I played Concubine Ying in The Legend of Zhen Huan."

"I'm here to audition for Wu Meiniang's niece, Minyue."

Min Yue looks like a sweet girl, but she is actually a crazy revenger who is obsessed with Empress Wu and jumps between several princes.

"Mao Xiaotong, I have an impression of you."

"Let her play the youngest virtuous concubine. She's not very experienced and was defeated in just a few episodes."

"Hello, judges. I'm Chen Xinxuan."

When my fellow villager came in, I took a few more glances at his mixed-race appearance.

Cheng Xi thought of a character:
"Xinxuan, don't try other characters, just try the Western Region Pipa Girl."

Originally, the role of the Western Region would be best played by Ermei, but she has too few scenes, so I'll give it to my fellow villager.

"Hello, judges. I am Yang Caiyu."

"I don't have much acting experience, so I'll just play a personal concubine."

You should know that the personal maids of several concubines in the play also have quite a few roles, so Cheng Xi is considered to be giving them face.

"Hello everyone, I'm Wang Ziwen."

When Cheng Xi saw Wang Ziwen, he thought that his sister-in-law would take charge.

"She should play Princess Gaoyang. Her acting skills are good and her face looks like someone who can endure."

"Hello everyone, I'm Cheng Longni."

Seeing the familiar Cheng Longni coming in, Cheng Xi thought:
Qiqiang's sister is here too.
Now the cast of "Kuangchuan" is pretty complete, including Qiqiang's sister-in-law and Qiqiang's sister, but can it pass the review?
"My acting skills are okay, but I have no acting experience, so I can just play a concubine."

"Hello, judges, I am Sun Jiaqi, a 10 undergraduate from the Department of Acting at the Central Academy of Drama, and I have participated in"

Sun Jiaqi was specially invited by Cheng Xi to audition. She is Xiao Qiang, the talented person who rolled her eyes the fastest in the play and became popular.

Seeing that the roles she plays now are all anti-Japanese war dramas
Killing the devils with a sword and now fighting in the palace is a bit of a stretch.

"The role I'm auditioning for is Xiao Qiang."

After Sun Jiaqi finished her performance, Cheng Xi asked:
"Can you perform it in an exaggerated way?"

"It's best to make this character arrogant and domineering, but the audience can't hate him."

After listening to Cheng Xi's request, Sun Jiaqi thought for a while and then gave another performance.

"Be a little more exaggerated."

"Can it be more exaggerated?"

Until the end, Cheng Xi was still not satisfied, it was just a prototype of the original drama.

So he said:

"Well, I'll leave this role to you. Have you watched the currently airing 'The Legend of Zhen Huan'? You can learn from Jiang Xin's role as Concubine Hua."

Jiang Xin is also the character who became popular the fastest in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and the audience does not dislike the villain.

I just hate that villains have no personality and are brainless.

As long as the performance has its own characteristics, it will be easier to stand out.

When Sun Jiaqi heard that his role was to be determined, he became a little nervous.

So he nodded, thanked the judges, and left.

"The acting is actually pretty good. Are Director Cheng's expectations too high?"

"Sister Binbin, this character will have many scenes with you in the early stages, and the audience's focus will be on her. If you perform well, it will be easy to become popular."

"I see. Of course I fully trust Director Cheng's judgment."

Staff: "Next."

When Cheng Xi was looking at who was the next one, he saw Nazha come in and said softly:
"Hello everyone, my name is Nazha, and I'm from the 11 acting undergraduate class at the Beijing Film Academy."

"The role I auditioned for is Concubine Xiao Shufei."

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Cheng Xi.

Even Reba, who had been silent, perked up.

(End of this chapter)