A different director [entertainment circle]

On June 2013, 6, the movie "Hundreds of Schools: Prosperity" was officially filed.

It's not that Qin Yan issued any announcement, but the relevant department of the film announced the review list for this time——

"Hundred Schools: Prosperity", reporting unit: Huayan Films, director: Qin Yan.

The momentum of Qin Yan's new movie was too great before. When Qin Yan took the script to the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television to file a case, there was no need for Qin Yan to release the draft. Countless media had already inquired about the news through various means.

This also allowed "Hundred Schools: Prosperity" to officially enter everyone's field of vision, instantly stirring up a thousand waves with one stone.

However, the publicity documents of the relevant departments are too brief. A movie has only a few hundred words of brief introduction——

"Philosophy and Hundred Schools used to be the most splendid era in the history of Chinese culture. In another parallel world, Hundred Schools are not only the inheritance of words, spirit, and culture. The power to pass on and reproduce."

""Hundred Schools" describes the crisis hidden under the prosperity, and this will be an adventure for a group of people."

What can be seen in these more than 100 words!

Everyone knows that the relevant departments must have the script of "Hundred Schools". Do you dare to show us the script?

Countless people have already planned in their hearts how to sneak into the relevant departments and steal the script of "Hundred Schools"!

Just seeing these more than 100 words, Qin Yan's movie fans and entertainment media were so excited that they trembled all over.

First of all, these words can confirm that Qin Yan's new movie does not contain any foreign elements from the beginning to the end, and it is also the most brilliant cultural crystallization of Huaguo!

If you want to ask when was the most splendid era of Huaguo culture, it must be the hundred schools of thought that pioneered the world.

Legalists who do not distinguish between relatives and estrangements, no distinction between high and low, and who are determined by the law; Confucianism who advocates rituals and music with the six arts as the law;

That was definitely the era with the most splendid civilization in the history of China, and it was also the era that was rated as one of the three major civilizations of the Axial Age by the world. [1]

Just thinking about these cultures engraved in their blood is enough to make every Chinese excited!

On the other hand, after understanding the basic content, everyone is also full of doubts about the type and content of "Hundred Schools".

"Director Qin, since you want to make a movie, can you explain the content of the movie in more detail? You only said a hundred words like this, which really makes us feel very uncomfortable."

"Personally, I think the theme of various schools of thought is beyond Director Qin's control. For a good commercial film, you have to pretend to be profound and shoot schools of thought."

"Actually, I think Director Qin can handle this theme. Take "Born in the Silt" as an example, Director Qin's skill in literary films is absolutely extraordinary. What I am worried about now is whether this movie is good or not!"

"Although I admit that "Born in Silt" is a good movie, I really want to watch a purely commercial film, like "Fortress Earth", "Harry Potter", and "Versailles". A film that has gone viral all over the world."

These comments all represent netizens' worries about Qin Yan.

Because the meaning of "Zhuzi Hundred Schools" is too unspecial for Huaguo, it is like an important weapon of the country, and it is not easy to show it to others.

It's not that there are no works in China that have filmed works from the era of philosophers and schools of thought, but the works related to this era are too heavy, so heavy that viewers often feel out of breath.

And without a certain confidence, I dare not shoot this era at all. "

Because the content of the movie will inevitably involve schools of thought and Yue theory, but these contents are still controversial and controversial in the academic circles.If you accidentally misinterpret the doctrine and original intention of a certain genre, it is likely to cause controversy.

In particular, the world is full of fundamentalism and textual schools, and people will be criticized if they are not careful.

Even if there are occasional works from the Spring and Autumn Period, the form and content will be very heavy. We don't ask for any changes and highlights in the plot, but we only ask for no mistakes in the content.

The tension, excitement, adventure, romance and other elements that movie audiences like are basically insulated from those of the Spring and Autumn Period.

This has also led to the fact that although everyone is yearning for the culture of various schools of thought, the industry has gradually shelved them.

The screenwriter can't write a good script, the movie characters are hard to shine, and the film company is unwilling to make it!

What is the purpose of the film company?Is it propaganda culture?Is it artistic creation?

The answer is obviously no, it is to make money.

In the face of "All Schools of Philosophy", which is doomed to make no money, and is even extremely sensitive and dangerous, no "smart" film company, director, or screenwriter can touch it.

Qin Yan is such a young director, how dare he change all schools of thought?Qin Yan is really good at making commercial films, but his age is there.

There may be geniuses in the field of natural sciences, who become famous at a young age and write books.But it is impossible in the field of social sciences, and it is absolutely impossible in the field of history!Which master of Chinese studies does not achieve success only after he has studied the scriptures for decades.

This alone is enough to make many people not optimistic about "Hundred Schools".

Moreover, Qin Yan also directly said in the introduction that "this is what happened in another parallel world". Doesn't this mean that a large-scale adaptation will be carried out?

Take a look at how domestic films change history, and why don't the audience

In fact, many people are already guessing how Qin Yan will change the story of the various schools of thought, and whether the final story can pass the review is unknown.

The country has very strict control over culture.

But after the review report from the relevant departments came out, they found that "Hundred Houses" not only passed the review, but also had another thing that surprised them all, that is, "Hundred Houses" became a "national cultural key support film and television work" .

It sounds like a layman thinks this is a support project, isn't it just to give some money? Huayan's wealth and wealth don't care at all, but experts know how terrible its gold content is.

This means that the script of "Hundred Schools" has received any approval and support from the relevant departments of the country. It is believed that it is qualified to represent the cultural image of the country and should be vigorously promoted.

The financial support given by the state may not be particularly large, but all cultural fields will give the green light to "Hundred Schools".

Only some gift films or films directly led by relevant departments have such qualifications every year.This is much more important than money!

Countless movie screenwriters and directors let out a long sigh: Qin Yan, what a virtue and what ah!

We must know that for traditional culture, it is precisely because of prudence that it will not be easily changed.And the more you dare not change and innovate, the more no one dares to explain them.

Gradually, Huaguo culture, in the field of film and television, has become like a flower in a mirror, or a collection in a museum, which is out of reach.

Although they still don't know the specific content of "Hundred Schools", everyone's fans are excited. For some reason, they all think that Qin Yan is the one who can reach out to reach the stars.

But when I think of it as a special effects movie, it takes at least half a year to shoot, and then there is a production cycle of half a year, and then wait for the release schedule, which is two years if I am not careful.

More importantly, everyone knew about the bet between Qin Yan and Dianjinmeng Company.After the film production is completed, we still have to wait for the click dream company to take the initiative to compete on the same stage.

Qin Yan gave Jin Meng some time at that time, but it was a whole year. Should they be made to wait another year?

Just thinking about it is enough to make people feel hopeless, and they can't take it anymore.

So many people also began to study the recent work plan of Jinmeng Company, whether the company has approved projects internally, whether it has provided film records to relevant departments, whether actors have been invited to audition, whether there is any capital flow...

Not only the public, but even the major media in the industry are doing their best to dig out news, and they have their own channels.Dian Jinmeng is like an actor under the spotlight, and his every move attracts attention.

However, this actor should be a comedian.

Recently, Dianjinmeng has been trying to keep a low profile, and try to avoid the negative influence brought by the previous "Prowler" from continuing to ferment.

"The Prowler" has already been released. With an investment of 6 million yuan, the final box office was only 4.3 million yuan, and 70% of the box office was contributed in the first week.

Dianjinmeng Company can be said to be seriously injured, and more importantly, its reputation is in a mess.It is said that its boss is self-willed, and all the directors and actors in the industry do not want to cooperate with Dian Jinmeng recently.

During this period of time, Golden Dream Company kept a low profile, basically not doing anything in front of the public.

In fact, their strategy is also quite useful. At least recently, the voices mocking them and mocking "Prowler" have gradually decreased. After half a year, the public will probably forget about it.

Who knew that netizens suddenly began to pay attention to Jinmeng again?

There are countless people every day @点金梦公司 on various platforms——

"Dian Jinmeng, can you do it! Hurry up and make a movie! Don't forget the agreement with Qin Yan!"

"Mengmeng flies bravely, and Qin Fan will always be with you. You must hit the rubbish director Qin Yan. If you can make a good movie within half a year, Qin Yan will be the embarrassing one! [Manual dog head]"

"Don't be afraid in the face of difficulties, you must overcome him! @点金梦"

Later, Dian Jinmeng had to cancel the accounts of the major online platforms, but who knows that netizens still refused to let them go.

Those who stood up for Dian Jinmeng before all received indiscriminate ridicule from netizens.Especially those actors who are closely tied to Dian Jinmeng.

Now they can't wait to cut off Jinmeng immediately, even if they lose money.Being ridiculed by netizens all the time, they don't even think about getting a job.

Seeing these messages, Aite, Dianjinmeng's PR department couldn't say a word, how low-key they are already, why netizens still don't let them go.

Anyway, Jiang Deshan, the boss of Dianjinmeng Company, lost his temper again. It is said that after getting angry, he also suffered from some physical problems and was hospitalized. He only left one sentence:

"Qin Yan, you and I are at odds with each other."

In fact, this has nothing to do with Qin Yan's dime. If others say that Qin Yan can't control it, it is impossible for Qin Yan to be responsible for the health of his competitors.

"Oh, my dear opponent, how is your health recently, I am going to make a move?"

But even if Qin Yan knew, he wouldn't care.

The matter of "Jiang Deshan was so angry that he was hospitalized" was indeed on the hot search, but it passed quickly because Qin Yan organized a super big audition.

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When the pair announced the new movie, Qin Yan and the entire Huayan company had already become the center of the storm.Numerous companies and artists have expressed their willingness to cooperate through various channels.

Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang sorted out 27 roles that required individual auditions, attached the basic requirements and characteristics of each role, and compiled them into audition invitations, which were sent to various companies.

In such a huge entertainment circle, the last invitation letter has not been leaked even today.This is indeed related to industry habits. More importantly, the enclosed sentence "leaking the content of the audition will be investigated for legal responsibility according to law, and we will never cooperate." The company and studio that received the invitation had to take it seriously.

In order to prevent information leakage, even many artists did not see the specific role information, so the company directly determined the role and submitted the information.

Within a week, Huayan Company received thousands of resumes, and up to now, there are still hundreds of people who had to hold such an audition.

This time, the audition for "Hundred Schools" truly brought together well-known actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three regions. Whether it is Taicheng or Hong Kong City, Qin Yan gave them a chance to audition as long as their acting skills and character are good.

After all, Qin Yan has never worked with most of the actors, and he doesn't have much time to watch their works one by one.Moreover, it is also possible that the actors cannot display their acting skills due to various reasons in the movie.

So the best way to audition is to call all these actors together to audition.This is something that many directors want to do, but not everyone can do it.

Especially those actors who have achieved success and fame. After so many years of hard work, they finally became famous. Who would like to be like a young boy, standing on stage and being selected by others?

Of course, the number of actors auditioning for "Hundred Schools" is definitely not the largest.At least the number of auditions for the protagonist of "Life of Pi" is said to have reached 3000. It took half a year just to select the actors of "Pai", and Ang Lee personally auditioned for the last 12 roles.

But the problem is that the actors auditioning for "Hundred Schools" are not unknown newcomers, they are all well-known actors in the industry, whoever is brushed will be embarrassed.

Everyone is used to all Qin Yan's actions, and some even think that this is Qin Yan's style, and they have a little more confidence in the "Hundred Schools" whose content is still unknown.

It can only be said that these people have been tortured by Qin Yan to suffer from Stockholm Syndrome.If Qin Yan dared to send an invitation letter for an audition, these people really dared to come to participate!

One factor is that Qin Yan’s films have repeatedly created miracles. Everyone wants to get on the Noah’s Ark called "Qin Yan". Another reason is that everyone knows that the audition criteria for Qin Yan's films are really fair and transparent. .

If you fail to face the role in Qin Yan's movie, it is definitely not because you are not famous enough, let alone because you have encountered unspoken rules. The only reason is that your acting skills are not good enough for this role.

Because of this, all actors with acting skills and confidence in themselves are willing to audition. It is gratifying to pass the audition, but they will not blame others if they fail.

Various reasons have created this audition meeting, which can be called a grand event in the industry.

Some people privately described Qin Yan's audition this time as like the emperor's choice of concubine, and he dare not refuse to obey.Then the show girls tried their best to just smile for Mr. Bo.

The most interesting thing is the intrigue of the actors, and it is also vividly displayed. At the beginning, it seems that everyone has no confidence in "Hundred Schools".

"Qin Yan is such a brat, how can he capture the sophistication of various schools of thought?"

"This is probably another literary film. I don't think it's very interesting. If you have this time, it's better to make two more TV series to make money."

"Sister Wang, I won't go to the audition this time, and you won't go either, that would be great. Let's go to Director Tang's for an audition together. I really want to have a chance to work together."

"Hey, it's said that director Qin's drama requires a lot of physical fitness, so I, an old guy, won't participate."

"Yes, after patting for half a year, my children can't leave me. I owe too much to my children and my family."

However, many actors who privately agreed with each other not to come to the audition saw each other in the audition field, and they also tried for the same role. The scene was as embarrassing as it was.

"You are here."

"Well, you're here too."

"the weather is nice today."

"I feel so too."

Say hello to each other, and immediately go to the side to prepare to go.In any case, this role must be won by myself!

It's not terrible to lie and bump into corners, whoever loses the election will be embarrassed!

Anyway, the audition scene of "Hundred Schools" can be said to be peaceful, with constant laughter.

And today is the first day of the audition.

Mou Tiancheng is a young actor, but because he looks too dignified and decent, he looks like a good guy at first glance. He basically bid farewell to all young idol dramas and can only play supporting roles in some historical and revolutionary dramas.

It stands to reason that it is generally difficult for young TV actors to enter these large-scale movie auditions.

Although Mou Tiancheng's popularity and traffic are not comparable to many young niches, his acting skills are outstanding among his peers.

In fact, a few years ago, Mou Tiancheng had been working hard with the goal of Qin Yan's movie.It is difficult to describe what Qin Yan means to these actors.

Many actors will be very confused after staying in this industry for a period of time: Is it because they are not in line with the aesthetics of the market, so they are destined to go far? Is acting not so important to movies?

But because of Qin Yan's existence, these doubts have a firm answer.As long as the acting skills are good, there is a chance to be recognized by Qin Yan, and there is a possibility of skyrocketing.

At that time, Mou Tiancheng was obviously not qualified enough, so he held back his temper and honed his acting skills seriously.

After all, Mou Tiancheng thought that he was good enough in acting among his peers, but he encountered Qin Yan's three-year rest.

During the period, his agent and the company advised him whether to transform, but Mou Tiancheng refused. He has been waiting for an opportunity, and "Hundred Schools" is the opportunity Mou Tiancheng has been waiting for for a long time.

Not worthy of Mou Tiancheng's efforts, at least Mou Tiancheng successfully passed the hurdle of resume screening.According to the information that Mou Tiancheng inquired, the screening rate of resumes of Huayan Company was as high as 80%.

However, the role that Mou Tiancheng faced was not simple, and he himself was a little flustered.

For all male actors, the most exciting thing is definitely the two male characters who are placed one after the other on the first page of the character introduction.

There is a role that should be the most important male number one, and the prototype should be "Mozi" in the Spring and Autumn Period. The introduction is-love the world, a school giant;

And the other role is Mozi's apprentice Gongshu-inheriting the lofty aspirations and turning upside down.

Judging from the contents of the invitation letter, Mozi's role in the role is obviously more than that of his apprentice.

At that time, there had already been a lot of doubts in the show business circle. Is Qin Yan going to use a middle-aged actor as the protagonist again this time?

If it is a purely historical and literary film, it must be a good choice to use a middle-aged actor as the protagonist.But you must know that for special effects movies, especially commercial movies, the older the actors are, the more flat the box office market's response will be.

At the same time, another reason why everyone is so surprised is that everyone knows that Xie Beiyang will participate in "Hundred Houses", so is Xie Beiyang not playing the male lead?

Of course, they also doubted whether the most important role had already been hidden by Qin Yan and left to Xie Beiyang.

So some people also asked Huayan Company about the role setting and Xie Beiyang in private. Huayan Company did not hide this point at all, but was very frank.

"Now all the main characters of "Hundred Schools" are on the audition list. This time Mr. Xie Beiyang will also participate in the audition for the movie."

Not only Xie Beiyang, but also Xi Qianqian and some actors who had worked with Qin Yan, all participated in the audition.

So everyone knows in their hearts that Xie Beiyang's acting skills are still top-notch, and it's his relationship with Qin Yan. It is definitely impossible to play a role without a sense of presence.

They never doubted that Xie Beiyang would play a suspected "Mozi" role. The age and image did not match. Based on their understanding (trust) of Qin Yan, even if it was Xie Beiyang, Qin Yan would not open the back door.

Then the only role that is really suitable for Xie Beiyang is the role of the second male public loser.

Therefore, when the vast majority of actors submitted their audition intentions, they never considered the role of "Gongshuo" at all.Going to compete with Xie Beiyang for the role, they don't want the old birthday star to eat □□—court death.

[1] The German thinker Karl Jaspers, in his book "The Origin and Goal of History", for the first time called the phenomenon of human cultural breakthroughs that occurred in China, the West, and India around 500 B.C. Axial age.

In short, it is Plato and Aristotle in Greece, Gautama and Siddhartha in ancient India, and the hundreds of schools of thought headed by Confucius in China.