After getting Shidi at the start

Chapter 157 The actors are all confirmed, and the press conference will be held again

According to Lu Xing's request, everyone who participated in the audition was quickly recruited.

The reason why there is an interval of two days is because it takes time to send an invitation from the crew, to accept it from the actor, and then to come to audition.

In fact, the invitation was sent out even earlier, because Lu Xing planned to choose more, not even a fixed actor, but an open audition, that is to say, the news was sent out, and anyone who felt that he had a chance could come over.

If it is really embarrassing, the crew can even help to reimburse the travel expenses and provide accommodation, of course, there will not be many such cases.

In addition, some information about the role must be revealed, otherwise it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and no matter how powerful an actor is, he doesn't even know what he is going to play, and it will be difficult to show his strength.

Anyway, there is no need to hide the background of the story, and it doesn’t matter if we talk about some general character settings.

For example, the elder brother is "resolute and courageous, strong and heavy-duty", and the third brother is "good at heart, innocent and innocent". They belong to the kind that allows you to grasp the characteristics of the characters, but they are more popular and will not be seen by others. A general word that gives some clues.

And if an actor can still grasp the essence of the character, or get close to the image of the character under such requirements, he will naturally gain an advantage in the audition.

Of course, this is not fair to everyone, but there is no absolute fairness in this world, and auditions are a part of both strength and luck, and even relationships.

If you want to make it in the entertainment industry, that's pretty much it. This kind of audition is just a reflection of reality.

Although director Lu Xing may have suffered from these hidden rules in the past, he has no obligation or ability to change them. Even he himself needs to adapt, otherwise he would not have approached Li Mingji.

However, although Lu Xing attached great importance to Li Mingji's opinions, he was a very assertive person, so letting Li Mingji aside was just to listen to him and to use another person's opinion as a reference.

The main judges of the audition were Lu Xing, Wang Fengze and another casting director.

The main significance of the existence of the latter is to let them first understand the identity and experience of the auditioners, and at the same time, he must contact those actors in a unified way, especially those who failed the audition, and try to make proper arrangements as much as possible.

"...This time, is it according to the role, or according to the personnel?"

Hearing Lu Xing's question, the casting director smiled and said, "Let's do it according to the person. Their schedules are different. I adjusted the time and arranged them in a little order."

Lu Xing gave him a meaningful look, but he just nodded and didn't say anything.

Everyone knows that there must be some tricks in it. After all, the order of auditions is sometimes very important. Although it will not play a decisive role, it may take an advantage and become "preconceived".

But he and Wang Fengze are the ones who make the decision. As long as the subordinates don't go too far, it's also worthwhile to give them some benefits and make them work harder.

After all, the crew's budget is only that big, and Lu Xing is actually a bit stingy when it comes to staff salaries. Even Li Mingji, let alone others, was signed at a price lower than the market price.

In this case, if you don't let people get some benefits, who else is willing to do things?

Although remuneration is linked to work, it seems reasonable to pay wages and work hard, but there are not so many things that should be taken for granted in this society, and human nature is always unsatisfactory.

"Then the first one is - Wei Yingluo, the audition is 'Hua Ying'..."

Hua Ying is a female character in the film, and she can be regarded as the second female lead in terms of roles.

But even the heroine's role was not in the top five in the whole film, let alone the second female lead.

And compared to the heroine who became slightly more useful and lovable after being changed by Li Mingji's suggestion, the second female lead has fewer scenes and doesn't have much to stand out about. She is a pure vase character.

Such a role is definitely not up for grabs, forget about famous and powerful actresses, Lu Xing just hopes to find someone with good looks and temperament that fits the role, as for the acting skills can be adjusted a little, anyway, the role is not very difficult.

For example, Pan Wenlong also auditioned for this role before, but because of his poor looks and temperament, he was not passed. In the end, he had to play a role in a brothel with fewer roles, which is considered the heroine's "girlfriend".

According to the casting director, Wei Yingluo, who came to the audition right now, is from a major and has experience in several dramas, and has experience as the second female lead in TV dramas, so she is qualified for ancient costumes.

Li Mingji looked at it but always felt that this woman looked a little strange, and then he remembered that her face was a bit "bitter and bitter", so when Lu Xing asked her to perform a part, it was obviously a smiling expression, She always looked like she was going to cry at any moment.

But he didn't intend to give any opinions, it depends on Lu Xing's choice.

This role is not very important, and there are not many options. The casting director chose her first, which may have something to do with her off-stage skills. Naturally, Li Mingji would not show up at this time.

What's more, apart from the awkwardness in her expression, her acting skills are actually passable, at least passing, but Li Mingji thinks it's a bit out of character.

"How does it feel, this one?"

But after the actor walked out, Lu Xing turned around and asked Li Mingji.

Li Mingji didn't know if he was serious or just asked casually, he waved his hand and said, "I don't know this character very well, so I can't say..."

This was obviously evasion and perfunctory, Lu Xing nodded, so he didn't make things difficult for him anymore, and then continued to call the next one.

"How does this feel?"

After the second actor left, Lu Xing turned around and asked Li Mingji again.

Li Mingji said helplessly: "I'm just here to watch. Director Lu, what do you want me to say?"

"Hahaha..." Wang Fengze laughed and said, "I guess he hopes that these actors can trigger your inspiration for the role, and then give you suggestions on the script. The drunkard's intention is not to drink."

Li Mingji was speechless when he saw Lu Xing's erratic eyes, clearly feeling guilty after being accused.

But the casting director didn't understand what they were talking about. Isn't Li Mingji an actor?

If he hadn't worked with Director Lu before and knew his abilities, he would have wondered if he had touched an embroidered pillow or boarded a pirate ship.

The audition was still going on, and Lu Xing finally stopped asking Li Mingji's opinion for no reason, and the two roles in the middle were quickly determined.

One is the candidate for the villain role in the final battle. This is also an eunuch who not only betrayed the master, but also treasoned the country. The root cause of the three protagonists' troubles was also started by him.

Lu Xing gave this character a very interesting name, Zhao Zhongyi, but in fact he was unfaithful and unjust. He not only betrayed his adoptive father, but also colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. He directly and indirectly killed the protagonist's two brothers. kill.

It can be said that besides the protagonist, this is another important role throughout the film, and it is also the top three in the film in terms of roles--as we all know, there are five in the top three.

This role has higher requirements for an actor than the protagonist, and requires the characteristics of a villain. In addition to acting skills, the actor also needs to be able to let go.

After all, in the current market, many people still have a certain rejection of villains, because the acting is so good, it is easy to stereotype and frame themselves in it.

Among the actors who came to audition this time, there were actually three actors who were auditioning for this role at the same time.

But in the end, considering various factors such as acting skills, image, and popularity, Lu Xing chose a Mesozoic actor who was a bit outdated.

The name of this male star is Ni Yuan. Li Mingji even searched his information and found that he has a lot of negative news. A promising actor who ended up in this state.

Although he has appeared in many films and TV shows in recent years, most of them have not caused any splashes.

This time I am willing to take part in such a role, obviously I am doing it with great determination.

Although he has been plagued by negativity, as long as he is not directly banned, those things will not determine the attitude of people in the circle towards him, not to mention that it has been so long, the audience is a kind of forgetful creature, and he is not playing the leading role or acting. Villain, then there is no need to think so much.

It was also the other two opponents who really didn't live up to expectations, and they were "picked up" by him.

And the other role that had been determined earlier was "Third Brother", and he was the first one to audition, so he fell into Lu Xing's eyes.

As a screenwriter, he naturally has imagined the images of the main characters in his mind, so when he meets actors who are interested, he will specially ask them to put on makeup to see how they look. As long as the appearance meets psychological expectations, other aspects will be fine Add points.

And this actor named Li Dong is not an unknown supporting role. He has participated in many popular dramas. Although they are all supporting roles, he has accumulated a wealth of experience and his strength has long been recognized.

And his appearance is what really impresses Lu Xing. According to the character shape that has been determined long ago, even Li Mingji's eyes shine when he comes out.

In terms of pure appearance, he is definitely not as good as Li Mingji, but this costume in ancient costume embodies the youthfulness, which is rare.

When Lu Xing asked him to act according to the script and say two lines, the feeling became more obvious, and basically no one present had any doubts.

Lu Xing was so excited that he told the casting director in front of him: "This role has been decided, let's delete it later..."

However, after the large-scale audition on the first day was over, only these two actors were confirmed, and the rest had to be seen on the following actors, and on the other hand, they had to discuss further.

Then Li Mingji came to participate in several auditions intermittently during the intervals of training, most of the time as a foil, but he still expressed his opinions on the casting of "big brother" and senior brothers, and because of his opinions, Only those two actors were chosen.

One named Yuan Qian will play the role of the eldest brother among the three brothers.

The other is Wei Zhengnan, who will play the role of the third brother's senior brother.

Both of them are also capable, and they are only one word "old" away from the old drama players.

Needless to say, the acting skills only need to be relatively consistent with the image, and they must also join in the training and "suffer" with Li Mingji.

After the main roles were settled, Li Mingji stopped participating in the less important supporting roles. Lu Xing also knew that he was busy with training, so he didn't call him anymore.

In fact, during this time, apart from auditions, they were also busy with other aspects.

It's okay for people to worry about all kinds of things in a crew, but the arrangement of venues, props, etc. must be calculated into the budget in advance, including the loss of pre-evaluation, or else they will have to worry about it when the time comes. It takes a lot of work.

After more than a week of preparation time, all the preliminary work was finally completed.

For a movie, such a preparation time is considered short, although they have already spent a lot of time before.

During this time, Li Mingji was also the first to enter the state, and then slowly started to practice together with other actors who joined.

Then, when the time was about to enter August, all the main actors and staff were in place, and the crew was finally officially assembled, and then they were going to hold a press conference to officially announce the start-up.

Prior to this, the official had actually announced the news of a number of actors joining the cast, which was a warm-up for this.

Although because of Li Mingji's attention before, this news actually leaked out a lot intermittently, and the crew also saw this, so they took advantage of the Dongfeng to make some publicity.

The press conference this time is more like going through a process and letting the flow take its course.

Undoubtedly, taking advantage of Li Ming's great popularity, his new film, which is called a martial arts film, naturally attracted widespread attention and heated discussions as soon as it was officially announced.

Chinese people have a special plot for martial arts, which is a bit like the feeling for superheroes in foreign countries.

How many young people have dreamed of traveling to the end of the world with a sword. Although that thought has gradually been eliminated through study and work, life and growth, it has not been completely erased over time, but has slowly settled into a feeling.

It’s just that due to changes in the general environment, martial arts movies have become less and less competitive now, and a vicious cycle has formed. The profits from making movies are not good, the finished products are not good, the audience does not like to watch them, and if there is no profit, they will not make them...

No one expected that when this kind of martial arts was about to become a backwater, a top star like Li Mingji would choose to join such a movie.

Is it selling dog meat under the guise of a sheep, and the name is martial arts, but it is romance, or is it crudely made, just to attract fans and cut leeks?
Or maybe Li Mingji really wants to "change his evil ways" and start filming seriously?
(End of this chapter)