Cheng Yuan was very busy throughout May Day.

After the news of the Asian casting for "Inception" was released, not only actors from China, but also actors from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand came.

As for the "Before Dawn" crew, due to the addition of Director Chen, the cast configuration of the entire crew needs to be reorganized, and Cheng Yu'an also needs to go there to check it.

But Director Chen was not interested in the role of Liu Xinjie, but was more interested in Tan Zhongshu.

"My age is no longer suitable to play Liu Xinjie, but I think Director Tan is quite good." Chen Daoming's original words.

Although the role of Liu Xinjie was very good, he had to give it up due to age restrictions.

Does Director Chen need to audition?

joke!

Director Chen! Audition? Thank you for saying so.

Cheng Yu'an chatted with him for a few words, but not about the drama. He was not worried at all that Director Chen would not be able to play Tan Zhongshu.

Director Chen also asked him about the production of "The Martian", in which he played the role of Gao Jianqiang, the leader of the Mars project, which was considered a supporting role.

"All the special effects have been completed and are being finalized in China. It will be completed by July at the latest and will be released in November."

"Why did you choose such an embarrassing time in November?"

"There is no way. I have to put "The Founding of a Republic" and "The Wind" in October, and then put "The Martian" in it, and beat myself up. It's not worth it. I have already applied with the General Administration, and the box office of "The Martian" only needs to break

If it exceeds 300 million, it will be postponed for one month. If it exceeds 500 million, it will be postponed for another month."

"So confident?"

"Let's take a gamble."

Director Chen admired Cheng Yu'an's humble and confident temperament very much.

After settling on Tan Zhongshu, Chen Daoming left.

Cheng Yu'an, the character at the back, gave two instructions. In short, it was just one sentence. This drama is a remote drama king, and the cast configuration can be stretched to the top without fear.

"Okay, as long as you say this." Guo Fei said with a smile.

"Before Dawn" is her first drama after taking over the role of Remote Film and Television. If it fails, it will be difficult for her to convince the public in the company.

Then, Cheng Yuan went to the casting team of "Inception". People from Warner and a major film company had already started working.

When Cheng Yu'an came over, she happened to be interviewing Liu Yifei. There was no one else in the audition room and everyone knew it was the boss's wife. Bob even joked: "Crystal, you don't have to come. This role was assigned to you last year."

Everyone knows that the so-called Asian casting is just a formality. There is no need to choose the heroine at all. They mainly choose the role of Lin Mu (formerly Saito).

Cheng Yu'an was very serious and tapped the pen in his hand: "We still have to go through the process. Liu Yifei, please introduce yourself."

The young lady stood in front seriously and introduced in English: "Hello everyone, my name is Liu Yifei. I am 22 years old. I graduated from Beijing Film Academy. I started acting when I was 15 years old. I worked with Ja and Jet Li in "The King of Kung Fu"

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People at Warner were still unfamiliar with her. I heard that she had collaborated with Jackie Chan, and then I remembered that she was last year's Golden Swallow.

The U.S. box office of "The King of Kung Fu" was a bit underwhelming, ending with US$52 million.

Having achieved such results by cooperating with Double J, under the rules of Hollywood, Liu Yifei basically said goodbye to A-level production.

But she is the boss's woman, and "Inception" needs the Chinese market. According to Cheng Yu'an's description in advance, Liu Yifei is extremely popular in the country. Her participation in "Inception" can bring more than 8,000 yuan to the Chinese market.

million dollars in box office.

Cheng Yuan was too embarrassed to brag.

Moreover, by adding Chinese actors, China Film Group can gain favor, and Cheng Yu'an can also use this to win more preferential policies.

This is what Warner needs.

The domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, and major Hollywood companies want to get in and take a bite out of it.

Back at the audition site, because there was still a video, Liu Yifei showed her front, left and right side images to the camera.

Then they performed a martial arts show and then tried out their lines.

There is a very formal audition process.

Cheng Yu'an looked at it. After his own training, the young lady did not say how good her acting was, but at least her line skills had improved a lot. She could already be described as very good.

The scene was smooth and smooth, and the casting team was very satisfied with it. Cheng Yu'an said: "Okay, let's stop here. We will notify you of any news later. Thank you for coming to the audition."

"Thank you, teachers." Liu Yifei bowed her thanks and then went out.

In the green room, there were more than a dozen people who came to audition today, all crowded into one room.

No one has the guts to mention that they want a VIP lounge.

Didn't you see Zhang Ziyi sitting there obediently waiting to be called?

"Do you think Liu Yifei can succeed in the audition? I heard that he has a good relationship with Director Cheng." It took a while for Liu Yifei to go in.

"It's useless," the speaker vowed, as if he knew something, "Liu Yifei has been banned by Huayi. There is no need for Director Cheng to offend Huayi for Liu Yifei."

"What if I want to take the beauty home?"

"If you were a director, would you offend Huayi over a woman?"

"Hey." Obviously not.

The door opened with a creak, and Liu Yifei ran in a few steps, holding the hand of her good friend Shu Chang, and said nervously: "There are a circle of foreigners sitting in the room. I have never seen Director Cheng behave like this. He has a straight face and doesn't speak well."

Calm down."

"Okay, okay." Shu Chang took Liu Yifei's hand and comforted her, "How are you doing?"

"It's not bad. I think those foreigners have a pretty good attitude."

"Teacher Zhang Ziyi," someone shouted at the door, "it's your turn."

Zhang Ziyi stood up, smiled at the staff and said, "Okay, come on."

Because they met at Cheng Yu'an's house, Liu and Zhang knew each other, and Liu Yifei even called Zhang Ziyi: "Come on, Sister Ziyi."

Zhang Ziyi smiled at Liu Yifei and went out to audition.

After all, Zhang Ziyi is somewhat famous in Hollywood, and some people in the casting team know her.

This made her feel like she had a good chance of winning.

After the same very formal audition process, members of the casting team, including Cheng Yuan, were very satisfied with Zhang Ziyi's performance.

This is the best actor they have ever encountered in auditions.

"Although Zhang is only 30 years old, her face is too sharp. Although Adrian has a strong heart, Zhang's face will not make the audience believe that she is just Cobb's assistant."

Bob added one last sentence: "Her ambition is written all over her face."

After choosing someone for a day, Cheng Yuan dragged his exhausted body back home.

My girlfriend happened to be there too.

"Didn't you say you were going out to play with Shu Chang? Why are you back?"

"Shu Chang was temporarily taken away by her manager to audition, so I had no choice but to come back. How was the audition today?"

"It's not bad." Cheng Yu'an said, "Sometimes I feel sorry for them."

"How to say?"

"You were cast in "Inception" from the very beginning. Wouldn't it be a little inappropriate to hold a casting call with such a big fanfare and walk them around?"

"Didn't you say this is just marketing? Besides, I actually came to the audition, and my performance was not bad. No one else will have anything to say if they choose me."

"That's what I said." Cheng Yu'an still felt a little confused, so she simply didn't say anything about it, "What are you going to eat tonight?"

"I don't want to cook, I want to eat what you cook."
Chapter completed!