Section 199: All-Star Lineup
After spending several days to deal with Hangzhou's affairs, Du An returned to Nanyang and devoted himself to his leisurely daily life. After spending another half a month, he finally completed all the exams and obtained his driver's license.
Bentley Elegy 728, this is a car Duane was interested in during his driving experience. He booked it early in the morning and parked it in the garage. This car is quite compatible with Duane's requirements. It is thick, low-key, safe and has strong performance. After getting his driver's license, he couldn't wait to try this car he would later. At first, he just drove around his home carefully, but after driving for a few days, he became bolder and dared to run around Nanyang.
Men seem to have a good impression of cars, especially those newly learned car owners, who are more addicted. They want to leave the car 24 hours a day, and even drive out to buy vegetables. Du An is just like this, but before his addiction has been enough, he has to leave his car and go to Beijin.
"Liberation Day" is finally about to be launched.
“…What’s the situation now about the preparations for personnel?”
Han Sanping brought two cups of tea, placed it on the coffee table, and then sat opposite Duane.
Du An said "Thank you" and did not move the teacup on the coffee table, and said directly: "Half and half, half of the cast and crew are certain, and some need to continue to choose."
He is now in Han Sanping's office, sitting next to him Shu Yu who was rushing over from Nan Yang.
This project cannot be underestimated, especially for a new film and television company like DreamWorks, it is Jin Ming’s key project in two years, so Shu Yu, the general manager, dared not neglect and came with Du An. Now, the three of them hold a small meeting before the project is launched to exchange specific information about the project.
"The male lead has decided to be Jia Hongsheng, and the female lead has chosen to be Zhu Qian,"
Speaking of this, Du An nodded when he saw Han Sanping, obviously very satisfied with the two candidates who had just won the Huabiao Award for Best Actor.
Zhu Qian was contacted by Du An herself. She planned to play the role of Xiao Han, the wife of David Jiang, computer engineer in the film. Zhu Qian also agreed and said that she would give him a free time.
Du An continued, "For other personnel, the deputy director has appointed Huang Jianxin,"
He had contacted Huang Jianxin again before and confirmed that the other party was really not just talking casually at the beginning, so he dared to say this to Han Sanping now.
Speaking of this, I also observed Han Sanping's expression specifically and found that Han Sanping was really not as surprised as he expected.
So he smiled and said, "I was thinking before, why did Brother Huang suddenly come to be my deputy director for no reason? Now it seems that it is really the way you are going to be, Master Third?"
Han Sanping also smiled and said, "Actually, I had already made a plan before. I planned to ask him to shoot a main theme movie in two years. Now I can make him familiar with the rules in this area in advance and learn and learn experience."
Another very important reason is that the public opinion is not optimistic about this main theme movie. After the type of the film was announced, the expectations for this film plummeted, so Huang Jianxin came to support Du An, which increased the audience's expectations for this film a little.
Du An nodded, no longer obsessed with the topic, and continued, "There is also an assistant director who decided to Zhang Yi."
As soon as this said, he was surprised when Han Sanping looked.
"Director Zhang?"
Du An nodded and replied, "Yes", and then saw Han Sanping frowning.
After all, Han Sanping is a big shot in the industry. He considers Zhang Yi's joining this film as an assistant director. He considers much more things than ordinary people, and his words are very different from those of ordinary people: "Will there be any impact?"
Others know that Zhang Yi joined the film he invested in, and they will only be happy with the popularity effect it brings, but Han Sanping considered differently. The first thing they considered was whether it would affect Du An's performance.
With Han Sanping's ability, it is not difficult to invite Zhang Yi to shoot a video. The reason why he skipped Zhang Yi and asked Du An to shoot such a video was that Du An's unique ability, so he did not want Zhang Yi's joining to affect Du An's performance.
Duane shook his head. "He means to only hang a name and not participate in the specific production, so there will be no impact."
As soon as this said, Han Sanping relaxed his face and narrowed his eyes, "That's OK."
He also heard that Zhang Yi was completely lowering his figure and came to support him without interfering in Du An's creation. Of course, he welcomed this.
Then he couldn't help but look at Du An meaningfully. Obviously, he didn't expect that the boy in front of him was quite capable and could actually make Zhang Yi support like this. It was the first time he had to know that with Zhang Yi's status, it was not a problem for him to ask the other party to make a movie, but he could not force the other party to do such a thing.
"Basically, there are only a few people who have been ordered. There are some people. I have a preliminary idea. Let me tell you now."
Du An finally took a cup of tea from the coffee table in front of him and took a sip. Then he continued to say: "San Master, you have read the script and you also know that there are three main male characters in it. Now the role of computer engineer David Jiang, I plan to let Jia Hongsheng play the role of the other two roles, the role of Chairman, I think Liang Jiahui is a good candidate, but I have not contacted him yet."
"Liang Jiahui?"
Han Sanping leaned on the sofa and thought for a while, saying, "I can contact you. If the schedule is fine, there shouldn't be a big problem."
It's so comfortable to have such a producer as a partner.
Du An sighed in his heart, glanced at Shu Yu next to him, and gave a wink, meaning: Look at this producer.
They are all old partners for several years, and they have a tacit understanding. Du An believes that Shu Yu understands what she means, but she ignores her, with no expressions on her face, just a cold face.
Du An then continued, "There is another role as a pilot, and I plan to find Shi Zhongtian to play."
Han Sanping had no objection to the candidate for this role and expressed his approval.
"As for female roles, there are three. Among them, Zhu Qian, I plan to let her play David Jiang's wife, Xiao Han, and the chairman's wife, that is, the first lady. I think Gong Li is pretty good."
After Du An said that, he looked at Han Sanping's reaction.
Han Sanping was laughing.
"This is really an All-Star lineup."
Jia Hongsheng, Zhu Qian, Liang Jiahui, Shi Zhongtian, Gong Li... are all first-tier stars, one actor and one actor. The other three have also won the Huabiao Award for Best Actor. If all of this is implemented, it will be a brilliant All-Star lineup. The movie has not been filmed yet. Just throwing this game out can attract a group of movie fans to come to the cinema to watch stars.
Duan looked at him and smiled, saying, "This must be implemented in place."
Han Sanping nodded, "Okay, I'll help ask Gong Li wherever she says." Then he asked with interest: "What about the last one? It's the pilot's girlfriend. Who are you going to find? Zhang Manyu? Zhou Xun?"
He quite appreciates Duane's idea: not to talk about the story, just go to the All-Stars directly. The more stars come, the better, and directly use the lineup to knock you out. At this point, no matter what you are shooting, there will always be loyal fans of these stars to spend for these stars.
Duane shook his head, "I don't plan to find anyone, this place is directly auditioned."
"Single?"
This answer made Han Sanping stunned, and Shu Yu knew Du An’s plan on the plane that came, so she did not show a look of surprise, but she never seemed surprised. No matter how turbulent her heart was, she looked like a dead person on her face.
“Yes,”
Duane said his plan, "There are quite a lot of actors suitable for this role, but in fact, you can find anyone. Since that's the case, why don't we make full use of the value of this role? Auditions are a good way."
"All women who meet the age in the country and even the world can sign up. After the auditions, top 32 games, top 16 games, top 8 games, top 4 games, and finals, considering the comprehensive qualities of appearance, temperament, body shape, acting skills, etc., we can compete for the most suitable person to play this role. The whole process is best broadcast to the national audience on TV, so that the national audience can participate in the production of our play, and even the finals can open the audience voting session."
Du An said his thoughts in one breath. Seeing Han Sanping's eyes flashing, he finally saw Han Sanping hesitantly asked himself: "It's like "Super Girl"?"
Duane nodded and said, "It's like "Super Girl", but it's still a little different. After all, the people selected in this competition are going to participate in the production of our film, and they also play a major role with a lot of scenes, so it's impossible to let the audience decide directly like them."
"This is a technical job, so I think in the audition process, we can increase the power of judges, and use the professionalism of judges and the popularity of the audience as an auxiliary, to select a professional and popular candidate."
Han Sanping stopped talking. Judging from his expression, he was obviously shocked.
Can casting still play like this? Han Sanping has gained some knowledge now, but Du An’s idea becomes more and more moved: If this event is well organized and audiences across the country are involved, then for "Liberation Day", it is an unparalleled promotional method. The candidate for the protagonist is chosen by the audience themselves, just like the audience's children. Then when "Liberation Day" is released, many participating audiences will probably go to the cinema to watch this film.
Chapter completed!