The military recruitment propaganda drama with Tao Mu as the protagonist has a very simple and crude tentative name, which is simply called "Soldier King". After picking a name, Tao Mu began to prepare for the audition. There are two scopes of auditions, one is for the entertainment industry, and the other is for the military art troupe. Tao Mu vaguely remembered that when he was watching a similar military drama in his previous life, a large number of actors with outstanding performances were selected from the art troupe. Although Tao Mu didn't remember the names and specific units of those actors, he still remembered those faces. So during the audition, Tao Mu paid special attention to the photos, and if there was anyone who looked familiar, he would choose him directly.

However, what Tao Mu didn't expect was that after the news of the audition for "Soldier King" spread, there were actually quite a few students from Yanying and Shanghai Drama Academy who came to audition. The latter is understandable, but isn’t Yanying also preparing a drama about Qing Dynasty history recently? Instead of auditioning for their own production crew, students from Yanying Film Studio went to audition for "Soldier King". This made Tao Mu feel incredible.

What is even more surprising is that among the Yanying students who came for the audition, there was Gu Yuzhang - in the previous life, after Yan Sheng left China and moved to Country M to attack Hollywood, Yanying began to support Gu Yuzhang to get to the top. Gu Yuzhang lived up to everyone's expectations and within just a few years he jumped from a newcomer to a first-line star. At the peak of his popularity, he even surpassed Yan Sheng. Unfortunately, he did not have the halo of a leading man. When Yan Sheng returned to the domestic entertainment circle to defend his box office myth, Gu Yuzhang's rising momentum was immediately suppressed. Later, his popularity plummeted because of his outspokenness and low emotional intelligence.

The reason why Tao Mu was so impressed by Gu Yuzhang. This is because after Yan Sheng announced his marriage at the Oscars, he knew that his image as a homosexual would likely affect his development on screen. So Yan Sheng began to move behind the scenes. Gu Yuzhang is the first artist signed by Yan Sheng to his own film and television company. Shen Yu was jealous of Yan Sheng several times because of this incident. It was not until the two officially announced their marriage that their anger turned into joy.

After Gu Yuzhang performed according to the crew's requirements, Tao Mu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why did you come to audition for "Soldier King"? "

"Because I am optimistic about Mr. Tao's production capabilities." Gu Yuzhang said frankly.

Tao Mu nodded, and then asked: "What I mean is that Yanying is also preparing a TV series. As a student of Yanying, you did not audition for your school's drama, but instead went to audition for "Soldier King". Can I ask the reason?"

"There are many seniors in Yanying. They are all famous stars in the circle. I am just a freshman who has just entered the school not long ago. One more or one less of me will not make much difference in the crew. The school will not value a newcomer who has never acted before." Gu Yuzhang explained very frankly: "But "Soldier King" is different. I noticed the casting requirements of "Soldier King". In addition to Mr. Tao, who is the male lead, many old actors are the original cast of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood". As for the role of the new soldiers who joined the army at the same time as the male lead, most of them are pure amateurs with no acting experience. I inferred that Mr. Tao must want to choose some new faces to play the roles in order to increase the sense of substitution for the audience."

Gu Yuzhang had never filmed a movie before, but he felt that he had a good talent for acting. So I came here for the audition just to try my luck.

When Tao Mu heard Gu Yuzhang's words, he thought that it was no wonder that this kid was slandered to such an extent in his previous life. This way of speaking is full of loopholes. But this kid's talent and acting skills are still good. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become an instant hit with his first film in his previous life.

Tao Mu thought for a moment, and then said, "If you pass the audition, you will have to follow the crew into the army to experience life for three months. After that, there will be nearly three months of closed-door filming. In other words, a total of six months of filming time, can you bear it?"

Gu Yuzhang nodded: "No problem. My family runs a boxing gym. I learned Sanda from my dad since I was a child. I can endure hardships."

In Gu Yuzhang's opinion, the training these actors receive in the army is at most military training. Gu Yuzhang felt that military training was not as hard as his usual boxing practice!

Seeing that Gu Yuzhang was so sure, Tao Mu didn't ask any more questions. He waved his hand and said, "Go back and wait for notification."

Auditioning with Tao Mu also included representatives from the military, the crew and two teachers from Beijing Film Academy. After Gu Yuzhang left, Jingying's teacher said admiringly, "He's a good talent."

Another lamented: "He is just too straightforward. His personality is not suitable for this circle."

"It would be better if you just become an actor or act in a drama." Unfortunately, probably none of the students who apply to Yanying are going there to act in a drama.

Tao Mu ticked Gu Yuzhang's resume and said with a smile, "Everyone has their own destiny. With his personality, if he meets a good management team and carefully packages his straightforward and ignorant old cadre personality, he might be more likable."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other examiners sitting in the classroom were suddenly confused: What does it mean to be a straightforward and ignorant old cadre?

Tao Mu just smiled and said nothing, and continued to call the next person.

The entire audition process for "Soldier King" lasted a total of one week. With more than half a month left before the Lingxiao Awards ceremony, Tao Mu, who had already asked for leave from Beijing Film Academy, took the screenwriter team of "Soldier King" and all the actors who passed the audition to enter the army to experience life.

In order to facilitate filming, the unit where the crew moved in happened to be the unit where they would be stationed during future filming. The army had already greeted the soldiers before the crew entered, and directly announced that all crew members would be training with everyone for three months, during which time they would be living, eating, and traveling with the soldiers. When the official shooting begins, many soldiers will also be included in the shot. If some soldiers perform well, they may even become special actors.

People from the military propaganda department specifically emphasized that this is a conscription propaganda drama. The troops were asked to cooperate with the crew's filming as much as possible. At the same time, we must ensure that all training is never slacked off, and require all actors to at least reach the level and quality requirements of ordinary soldiers. This one was also proposed by Tao Mu himself. He has always been a person who either doesn't do something or does it to the best of his ability.

Moreover, this military recruitment propaganda drama is also related to the reputation of Tao Mu Film and Television Company, and even to the big resource that the military will cooperate with Beijing Film Academy a year later. Tao Mu was determined to win and would not tolerate any loss.

However, what Tao Mu didn't expect was that the entire crew had a conflict with the soldiers on the first day they entered the army.

When the leader of the army came over, Tao Mu was in the conference room, discussing the issue of material with the screenwriter team. Tao Mu had already taken out the plot outline when he met with the military representatives. But the details still need to be filled in slowly. In order to more realistically reflect the style and demeanor of the troops, Tao Mu decided to let the screenwriter team go deep into the soldiers to collect materials. To put it more simply and bluntly, it means asking soldiers who have been in the army for different years and officers at all levels to find out what these soldiers think is "the coolest thing about being a soldier." Then combine the face-slapping routines of cool novels and add these things in when writing the plot.

Before he could say a few words, the army leader came over. He told Tao Mu with an embarrassed look that the actors brought by the crew had a fight with the soldiers. When Tao Mu heard this, his first reaction was that there were spoiled actors who didn't listen to orders and wanted to be special. The troop leader quickly explained. It turned out that after the crew members joined the army, they were all required to be dispersed and assigned to different classes according to regulations. It's basically like training with soldiers from different classes as an auditor. Because there are indicators, the assessment results of these actors will also be linked to their class grades.

Most of the soldiers had never seen the filming of a TV series, nor had they come into contact with actors from the entertainment industry, so they all found it quite new. Moreover, this is a task assigned by higher authorities, and it is also linked to next year's conscription propaganda, so everyone is willing to cooperate. But there was a small group of soldiers who were not happy. I think these actors are here just to attract attention. How can an actor endure the hardships of being a soldier? If you can't keep up with the training, it will drag down the class's performance. Most soldiers have a sense of collective honor, and they are worried that their class or even their company will be dragged down, so they can't help but complain a few words.

Generally speaking, those who can become actors must have some advantages in dealing with people, regardless of their acting skills. Otherwise, there is no way to survive in this circle where every word and action will be magnified by the camera. But there are also newborn calves that are not afraid of tigers. For example, the ancient jade halberd.

He was very dissatisfied with the old soldiers' doubts that these actors would not be able to keep up with the training and would definitely be a burden to the company. What I hate even more is that veterans say that these actors are just trying to attract attention, are just wimps who appear on stage for a while, and are not real men (Veteran: I didn’t say that).

Then, the young and energetic Gu Yuzhang who refused to bow his head challenged the veteran! Veterans were required to do various training with him. If he loses, he won't say a word and will grit his teeth and keep up with the training even if he is exhausted. And they are responsible for washing the veterans' dirty clothes. If he wins, the veteran must apologize to them.

This dramatic challenge immediately gained support from both sides. But the key point is that the veteran that Gu Yuzhang challenged was the company's top soldier selected for three consecutive years. The army leader admired Gu Yuzhang's youthful vigor and courage, but he certainly did not believe that Gu Yuzhang could defeat the Soldier King. He was also worried that Gu Yuzhang had not received systematic training and would exhaust himself during the challenge, so he hurried over to find Tao Mu, the person in charge of the crew. Let Tao Mu stop Gu Yuzhang. He also considerately pointed out that Gu Yuzhang was not a soldier and had no chance of winning the challenge against the King of Soldiers, so he didn't need to do the laundry for the King of Soldiers.

Hearing this, Tao Mu was speechless. The screenwriters on the writing team became excited: "This is a great plot entry point. Who is this Gu Yuzhang? This guy really knows how to add drama to himself!"

Tao Mu sighed and quickly followed the army leader to the training ground. Regardless of whether it was a dramatic move or not, if he didn't hurry over to stop Gu Yuzhang, that stupid fool would probably have tortured him half to death.

By then, the news that the crew of "Soldier King" abused actors and caused them to become disabled will really make the entertainment headlines. How can they continue filming this recruitment propaganda drama?

Tao Mu simply couldn't understand Gu Yuzhang's train of thought! He dared to challenge the king of soldiers on the first day of joining the army, why doesn't he go to heaven!