novellhall Chapter 37 was rejected, and a new choice was made.
Chapter 37 was rejected, and a new choice was made.
Chapter 36 was rejected, and a new choice was made.
Three days later, still at the National Chang Sheng Company.
The production team held its second meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting, executive producer Zhou Haopeng informed everyone about a problem.
The two previously considered candidates for the female lead, Fan Xiaopang and Liu Qianqian, both declined the invitation from the production team.
It was a disastrous start.
Director Liu Junjie was a little confused. "Why did they reject such a good script? What were their reasons?"
Zhang Guoli's expression was also a bit unpleasant. After receiving Zhou Haopeng's report, he had personally called Fan Xiaopang and Liu Qianqian to invite them, but he didn't expect that his influence wouldn't work and he was still rejected. However, he finally figured out the reason.
He explained to everyone, "This is my fault. I didn't understand the market situation and oversimplified things."
Fan Xiaopang and Liu Qianqian are not taking on any TV dramas right now. They want to focus entirely on the film market, and they will only consider TV dramas that are super big productions or based on big IPs.
Everyone fell silent. There was nothing they could do; the hierarchy of contempt in the film and television industry was too obvious these days. Those who acted in movies were naturally considered superior to those who acted in television dramas.
What's even more interesting is that many international luxury brands also use film achievements as a criterion when choosing spokespeople, so everyone is desperately trying to squeeze into the film industry.
Liu Junjie, being a Taiwanese television director, was a little confused. "Why are they all doing so well in television before, and suddenly they're all crowding into the film industry? There aren't that many opportunities in the film industry."
Lin Zixuan couldn't help but think of co-productions, a unique film collaboration model.
Actually, the biggest loss for him was that Fan Xiaopang and Liu Qianqian refused to act. Originally, he was determined to win the female lead role to help him cultivate.
Normally, the filming period for "Someday or One Day" is about one and a half months. With such a long time, if he could find a top-tier female star to help him cultivate, how fast and enjoyable would his cultivation be?
Of course, given the speed at which he absorbs popularity during his cultivation, only the popularity of top-tier female celebrities would be enough.
Although he had never met Fan Xiaopang and Liu Qianqian, he figured they must be just as popular as Xu Qing.
Unfortunately, they didn't even consider his small production team worth their attention.
Sigh, it's all the fault of co-productions.
As expected, Zhang Guoli continued to explain, "That's right, the current film market is very small, and the number of films produced each year is limited, so in theory, opportunities are very few."
However, two years ago, the central government and Hong Kong signed the CEPA cooperation agreement, which kicked off a major trend of co-productions between the mainland and Hong Kong.
According to regulations, one of the male and female leads in a co-produced film must be a mainland Chinese actor.
The current situation is that the male lead is a Hong Kong artist, so the female lead naturally has to be a mainland Chinese artist.
Following the signing of the CEPA agreement, a large number of Hong Kong filmmakers moved north, bringing with them a large number of co-production film projects.
This created numerous opportunities for mainland actresses to star in co-productions, naturally leading these ambitious top actresses to flock to the film industry.
Director Liu Junjie scratched his head, "Then why not find a Taiwanese actress to play the role? How about Joe Chen?"
Lin Zixuan objected first, "Director, our target market for this drama is young people in mainland China. Chen Qiaoen is not very popular here, and the Taiwanese girl's accent is very distinctive, which is very different from our accent. If we don't dub her, the audience will feel a sense of incongruity."
Liu Junjie knew that Lin Zixuan was telling the truth, so he didn't insist any further.
Zhang Guoli set the tone again, saying, "Since top-tier actresses don't care about our drama, let's accept reality and look among second-tier actresses. Let's find a few and then decide through auditions."
The director of photography first suggested a candidate, "How about Li Xiaolu? She's beautiful, has great acting skills, and has even won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress."
Executive producer Zhou Haopeng was well-prepared this time, immediately pulling up Li Xiaolu's photo on his computer and projecting it onto the conference room's projection screen.
Director Liu Junjie shook his head. "Our requirements for the female lead are either pure or radiant. Li Xiaolu is indeed very beautiful, but as you can see, she is the seductive type, which is not suitable."
Executive producer Zhou Haopeng pulled up a picture and said, "What do you think of Dong Xuan? I think she's quite suitable."
Dong Xuan is indeed quite good. She is beautiful, and her debut work, "Snowflake Goddess Dragon," is a memory for a generation of young people. She meets all the requirements and no one objects, so she has been included in the audition invitation list.
Director Liu Junjie also suggested a candidate: "I recently watched a TV series called 'Jingwei Fills the Sea,' and the lead actress, Shu Chang, is very good."
Shu Chang's photo also appeared on the projection screen at just the right time.
Shu Chang is also very good. She is excellent in terms of popularity, appearance and acting skills. The only concern is that she was born in 1987 and is only 18 years old. She may not be able to portray the temperament of an urban white-collar woman. However, everyone still included her in the audition invitation list.
Zhang Guoli looked at Lin Zixuan and said, "Zixuan, don't you have a suitable candidate? Hurry up and suggest one."
"Okay, I recommend the most beautiful Chang'e, Yan Danchen."
A photo of Yan Danchen was projected onto the screen; it was the pitiful photo of her auditioning for the role of Wang Yuyan.
Yan Danchen's appearance is undoubtedly stunning. Moreover, after the broadcast of "Lotus Lantern" last year, she became a sensation for her role as the fairy Chang'e and was awarded the title of the most beautiful Chang'e.
From any perspective, Yan Danchen meets the requirements, and everyone unanimously agrees to include her in the audition invitation list.
Next, the art director suggested a candidate: "How about Dong Bailian? She has a good image and good acting skills."
At the same time, a photo of Dong Bailian appeared on the projection screen.
In fact, Dong Bailian is a really good choice. A few years ago, she starred in "The Story of a Noble Family", which was a huge hit across the country. Last year, she also starred in the Taiwanese idol drama "If Heaven Has Feelings", which had very good ratings. Whether it is popularity, image, acting skills, or age, she is very suitable.
Unfortunately, Lin Zixuan had returned from the future, and he knew the shocking and disgusting things Dong Bailian had done in that era.
Despite being the one who cheated, she preemptively accused her husband, Pan Yueming, of gambling and domestic violence, portraying herself as an innocent victim.
This led to Pan Yueming being universally condemned online; if Dong Bailian hadn't been caught cheating on her husband with a married man by paparazzi king Zhuo Wei, Pan Yueming might have been completely abandoned by the entertainment industry.
To be honest, although the moral standards of people in the entertainment industry are generally much lower than those of ordinary people, a female celebrity who acts without any bottom line and has such a vicious heart has still broken the public's perception and completely ruined her reputation.
Lin Zixuan had no desire to work with someone like that under any circumstances, but he couldn't find a convincing reason to refuse, so he resorted to a blunt argument: "I don't like her, and I won't feel any chemistry with her when we act together."
Everyone looked at him strangely. It's just acting in a TV show, do you really want to have a real romance?
Zhang Guoli pointed at him and said jokingly, "Zixuan, it seems you don't have enough conviction as an actor. Oh well, since you have concerns, let's just move on."
However, please don't spread this around, lest it cause unnecessary trouble.
They discussed all the second-tier actresses born between 1978 and 1983 one by one, and finally finalized a list of 6 audition invitations.
They are: Gao Yuanyuan, Yan Danchen, Dong Xuan, Yin Tao, Qin Lan, plus Shu Chang, who was born in 1987.
After the meeting, executive producer Zhou Haopeng immediately sent them audition invitations, and the auditions were held 3 days later.
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