Huayu is here for you

When giving Liu Yifei the script, Lin Yu didn't do it openly. Instead, he found a time when no one was paying attention and quietly handed the script to Liu's mother.

After watching the Legend of Sword and Fairy series for the second time, Lin Yu headed to Kyoto. He first went to the company for a stroll before returning home. He hadn't eaten his mother's cooking for several days and was really craving it.

2004 was a great year. Not only did Chinese films begin to enter the era of 100 million yuan in revenue, but the sports world also saw the birth of Liu Xiang, the "Flying Man".

Moreover, when talking about the 04 Olympics, one cannot help but mention Zhang Yimou's darkest moment. At that time, domestic audiences criticized Zhang Yimou relentlessly. Although it cannot be entirely blamed on Zhang Yimou, anyway... when Lin Yu watched it in her previous life, all she remembered were the cheongsams and beautiful legs.

Uncle Jackie Chan also returned from Hollywood in disappointment and began to develop his career in China again, but his desire to break into Hollywood again has never been extinguished.

In short, this year has been a good year for cinemas and audiences. Jackie Chan's "New Police Story", Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers", Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves", and Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle" were all released this year. The box office that directors hoped for and the visual feast that audiences hoped for can both be realized this year.

The cinemas were naturally all smiles. Wanda had also entered the market ahead of schedule this year. Lin Yu estimated that these high-grossing films might reach even greater heights in his lifetime.

As for TV dramas, the most popular one during this period was undoubtedly Liu's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". The title of "Fairy Sister" was officially settled on her. Lin Yu even sent a message to congratulate her.

The young lady didn't seem to care much about it. Instead, she asked Lin Yu if she needed to find a time to audition. Lin Yu's answer was, of course, no, and she only said that she would be notified in advance when the filming started.

Putting all that aside, the final audition for "The Martian" was approaching, and the main person auditioning this time was Lin Yu. However, China Film Group, Enlight Media, and other companies also sent one or two people to support Lin Yu.

Andy Lau was the first one to walk in…

"Director Lin, everyone..."

"Brother Hua, you can choose a scene yourself. The scripts of all of you competing for the lead role are similar, and I also highly approve of your acting skills. It's just a matter of who is more suitable to perform it."

"Okay, Director Lin and all the executives, please wait a moment."

As Hua Zai spoke, he began to adjust his demeanor. A few seconds later, Lin Yu clearly felt that Hua Zai's aura had changed.

Andy Lau is acting in a scene from the movie where the protagonist's potatoes are destroyed, putting him in a desperate situation.

It has to be said that his acting skills are excellent. If he weren't so handsome, his acting skills might be even better in the public's eyes. Moreover, Andy Lau has always maintained humility, a fine Chinese virtue. So it makes sense that he has been able to remain so popular.

Unfortunately, Andy Lau doesn't have any major awards to his name now, and his box office performance is just so-so. Even Lin Yu can't help but feel sorry for him.

After Andy Lau finished his performance, he greeted everyone before standing silently in place, awaiting their "judgment".

Regardless of how well Andy Lau performed, Lin Yu was already very fond of him just because of his attitude.

"Brother Hua, your performance was excellent! I personally really liked it. However, please wait a couple more days. I'll let you know after the audition is over," Lin Yu said after thinking for a moment.

"It's alright, Director Lin, I'll be going now."

After Andy Lau left, the next one was Leung, who had just won a Golden Rooster Award. He was in high spirits, but when he wasn't acting, he gave Lin Yu a slightly shy feeling.

However, his performance was quite good. Lin Yu couldn't find any major flaws. If there was any shortcoming, it was that Liang Yingdi's temperament didn't quite fit the protagonist's character. Although his performance could make up for this shortcoming to some extent, Lin Yu's first thought was to exclude him.

Then came the auditions for Hu Jun and others. After most of the day of auditions, Lin Yu finally decided on the three main actors: Hu Jun, Jiang Wen, and Hua Zai.

However, he is not in a hurry to make a decision, after all, he has set aside two days for consideration.

For the two main female roles, Lin Yu directly cast Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. Putting aside acting skills, these two were the only choices based on international fame alone. If a female actress with no international fame were chosen, Fox and China Film Group would probably disagree. Although someone is a bit too ambitious, there's nothing that can be done about it.

In fact, Lin Yu had been thinking of having Gong Li and Maggie Cheung play the two female roles in the main aerospace team, to satisfy his vanity from his previous life. Unfortunately, only Gong Li came, and Maggie Cheung didn't even audition, which made Lin Yu feel a little disappointed.

After two days of consideration, Lin Yu finally decided to cast Hu Jun as the lead actor because his temperament was a little more suitable than the others. As for Jiang Wen, Lin Yu felt that he had a bit too much of a bandit aura, and Andy Lau... looked a bit "weak".

On the day the actors were cast, Lin Yu informed Hu Jun that he needed to start working out. After all, the role involved a scene where the upper body was completely naked, and having some muscles would look better. Moreover, Han Sanping had already contacted the space agency, and they would soon begin training the actors. Lin Yu was happy to be free, since he didn't have to go through the training himself.

Furthermore, Lin Yu slightly modified the script for the movie "The Martian," removing all the messy and irrelevant rescue scenes. After all, the motto of our great China is to help those in need.

Besides Hu Jun, the main character, the other three male characters in the protagonist's space team are Zhang Hanyu, Liu Ye, and Xia Yu.

The director of the space agency is played by Li Xuejian. In Lin Yu's script, the director of the space agency has a lot of scenes, and the rescue operations on the ground are basically centered around him.

As for the research and development personnel, they were all taken away by various companies. Fox also took care of the scripts and casting of foreign actors, since those scripts only added up to a few minutes long, and Lin Yu would just need to check them out after they were filmed.

It's worth mentioning that Huayi only allocated one role, and gave away the rest of the roles with some screen time. After all, their own company already had two important roles, one of which was a lead actor, so there wasn't much to say, and it also made them seem more generous.

Lin Yu tried to avoid all the training and other miscellaneous things that followed, only needing to learn a little about what he needed to know. He was also thinking about opening his own company again, and the timing of the actor training for "The Martian" was perfect. As for what type of film to shoot, he still needed to think about it.