New Age Artists

Chapter 3 The Director is So Happy
"The female lead hasn't been chosen yet?"

Han Sanping came to see the progress of the project and was listed as the producer.

Shen Santong is a graduate student in directing at Beijing Film Academy. It is not difficult for him to produce the movie with his own money and then seek cooperation from China Film.

Han Sanping read the script and became interested.

He is currently the vice chairman and deputy general manager of China Film Group, in charge of the group's production efforts.

His mission is to develop the local film industry, which requires commercial films.

"There are three candidates. In the final stage, I went for a completely commercial film approach. The vase must have the quality of a vase and make the audience feel comfortable at first sight."

Currently, the actor Yan Ni has arrived in advance.

She is not yet Tong the shopkeeper who gained national popularity in "Wulin Waijiao".

But she wasn't in a very good condition. On the one hand, she was confused, and on the other hand, it seemed that there was a problem in her family.

Xu Zheng has also arrived. After reading the script, he took a pay cut to act in the film.

He has been performing in period comedies and wants to make a transition.

In the previous life, for the movie "Crazy Stone", I took a pay cut after seeing the script for this reason.

He has a play called "A Happy Family" - the ninth part - "Happy Love", which is scheduled to be released in late September.

Wang Baoqiang is still filming "A World Without Thieves" and will join the crew at the end of August. The intention has almost been finalized.

He currently only has one role in "Blind Shaft" and is only famous in the industry.

We had to wait for the release of "A World Without Thieves" to increase Sha Gen's fame, and then "Soldier Assault" came out to establish Xu Sanduo as a golden figure.

Huang Bo is easy to make an appointment with. He is enrolled in a vocational dubbing class. Just give him a phone call. He has already graduated.

I'm working on "Survival of Migrant Workers" and will be there soon when it's finished.

Sun Honglei failed to get the offer and was unwilling to take a pay cut.

There is no other way, all salaries have to be cut.

If Xu Zheng is given a low salary, Sun Honglei cannot be given a high salary either, otherwise it would be unjustifiable.

He became so popular after "Conquer" that Shen Santong suspected that the script should not have been handed to him.

Yanni recommended Zhang Jiayi, the original robber.

They are both from the same hometown, so they will know each other.

Shen Santong was used, but the role of the robber was not the key to this play.

The intention has been agreed upon, and once the shooting plan is out, he can join the crew.

The key actors in this play are Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.

Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo need training, they are not yet complete.

There is no doubt about his potential, but how much ability he has depends on him as a director.

Otherwise, Jiang Yiyan will be given a role with lines and screen time.

If you feel like drinking soy milk that burns your mouth, ask Fan Ming to make a cameo appearance. It will only take one day.

Fan Ming, who later played Constable Xing in "Wulin Waijiao", is now represented by "Lao Gao", the deputy squad leader Lao Gao in the story of the kitchen squad.

As for the female lead, it has not been decided yet.

Han Sanping took a look around and left. There was no problem with the dispatch.

"You have very clear facial features, a high nose, a sharp lower bar, and a good figure."

Shen Santong puts makeup on Li Xiaolu.

He doesn’t like the current popular aesthetic of makeup, so he did it himself, using techniques from later generations.

"really?"

Li Xiaolu rubbed it. She was a little surprised when she received the invitation for the audition.

She had to audition for a movie directed by a new director, even though she was the Golden Horse Award winner.

After learning more about it, I found that this project is pretty good. The director is a professional from Beijing Film Academy. In order to make the movie, he wrote a book to raise money. It has already attracted some attention.

"Emperor Qianyuan" is still being updated daily. Shen Santong had previously intentionally created the image of writing online articles in order to raise money for filming a movie.

Learn from the later generations Xue Zhiqian, writing books to make money for the dream of making movies.

You know what, we started shaping it in 02, and it’s been two years now.

When he announced the project, there was a wave of enthusiasm.

With the addition of China Film Group, there was nothing to do, so Li Xiaolu came.

Director Shen Santong is unexpected and surprising.

His looks are not inferior to those of male actors who go for the role of a handsome guy, and he must be the most handsome director in the world.

I felt Shen Santong drawing my eyebrows, touching my skin bit by bit, and I felt a little trembling.

"You have an unusual beauty, not just the girl-next-door kind, but also a rap sense, cool girl."

Still dreaming of flying, Shen Santong rapped a little. "Wow, you're so cool."

I was attracted on the spot, and when she smiled, dimples appeared.

"That's it, let's take some pictures and you change into some clothes." I asked about the size.

"So lovely."

Li Xiaolu looked at himself in the mirror in disbelief.

It’s an indescribable feeling, so fashionable and ahead of the aesthetics of this era.

"Let's take some pictures."

I took a lot of pictures and suddenly realized something was wrong. There was something wrong with his eyes. Don't draw lines.

"Director Shen, I want this role."

When Li Xiaolu saw her own makeup, she became eager to play this role.

She smelled a hint of Zhang Yimou's style, as Zhang Yimou always managed to make women look beautiful.

It is difficult for an actress who has appeared in Zhang Yimou's films to fall from the second-tier even if she starts out as a second-tier actress.

Shen Santong has a modern aesthetic and takes beautiful photos of women.

He resorted to trickery and took action, and his younger brother, who was three years younger than him, did not suffer any loss.

"No, work is work."

Jiang Yiyan is different, we can barely be considered friends. What are you doing? It's not allowed.

"Director Shen, I want it."

Day two.

After Zhang Jingchu looked at her own makeup, she took action on the spot, giving enough hints.

She lied to her family and said that she was admitted to the Fine Arts Department of the Film Academy. She went to BJ alone and stayed there for a year to study fine arts.

The goal is very clear. She is nicknamed "Little Zhang Ziyi", not just because of her looks.

There are also some similarities in personality.

"It's a normal audition. We are a normal crew. We don't do that."

A little scary.

Are directors so happy in this era?

However, these sisters filmed Gu Changwei's "Peacock" last year, which caused a lot of controversy.

Shen Santong could tell the difference between the important and the minor, and asked Zhang Jingchu to wait for news.

The other party wanted a set of photos, which would be developed and given to her.

end of August.

Wang Baoqiang joined the crew, Zhang Jiayi also joined the crew, and the main actors were in place.

"Director Shen, this is incredible." Tang Tang was very surprised.

Shen Santong needed an actor with dimples and he shortlisted three people, with Tangtang being the last one.

She was busy performing an eight-minute BJ at the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, so she just briefly discussed her intentions.

Shen Santong's makeup for Tangtang, to put it simply, is "Don't show your big head."

Let your bangs down to look more like a queen.

The long legs look really good with Tangtang's good looks.

There is no denying Tangtang’s looks. She got into the Central Academy of Drama based on her looks. The shame of the Central Academy of Drama is no joke.

"I think she is a good match for you."

Ning Hao chose Tangtang between Li Xiaolu and Tangtang.

Zhang Jingchu has been eliminated, mainly because of the big quarrel between her and Gu Changwei.

In this drama, Li Junwei and Tang Xiaolian are going to have some sweet moments.

When Zhang Jingchu is mentioned, I think of Gu Changwei with the dead eyes, and the atmosphere becomes bad.

"Inform Tangtang. She is a junior in college and it is easier for her to take a leave from the Central Academy of Drama. We have a serious film project under the name of the Central Film Academy."

After the nursery rhyme incident, the Central Academy of Drama has become much more cautious in this regard.

Ning Hao laughed. He and Shen Santong were both from Beijing Film Academy. They were from the Central Academy of Drama and they were happy.

On September 9, all the main actors were in place, the rented supermarket was also decorated, and the final rehearsal began.

To assemble the crew, Shen Santong found some of his own people, Ning Hao also had a team, and they were joined by people from the Beijing Film Youth Studio.

Three days later, the machines, behind the scenes, lighting technicians, sound engineers, and props were all in place.

On September 9, a start-up ceremony was held, with Han Sanping present. Many media outlets reported that after the ceremony, the filming officially began.

(End of this chapter)