Chapter 187 Competing for Roles

Hu Xiaoxiao said: "But if we only run training classes, our reputation will not be big enough, and it will not be conducive to sustainable development in the future. That's why I suggested that we run a real school and put these trainings under the name of the school. In order to raise the school's profile and deepen the students' sense of identity with the school, we hold a grand and grand dance competition every year. If we open a music class in the future, we will also hold a music competition every year.

All students from our school, as well as students from our affiliated training programs, are eligible to participate. The prize money must be attractive enough. The first-place prize must be at least ten times the tuition they paid, an amount that will make people excited at the mere mention of the prize money..."

It may seem like a huge expense, but it can attract more students to enroll in their school and provide a great advertisement and promotion for the school.

Compared with advertising costs, the bonus money saves a lot.

The more Chen Tianhua listened, the more reasonable it seemed to him, and he kept nodding his head. When he heard Hu Xiaoxiao say that if the champion of the competition had good conditions, he could be taken to participate in some activities, he was a little tempted.

This is a piece of cake for Hu Xiaoxiao. She receives a lot of activities every year, both commercial and non-commercial.

She has a good singing voice and commercial companies often invite her to sing. She had previously tried to bring a few dance students to dance with her, and the effect was very good.

"I'll listen to you!" Chen Tianhua decided on this matter, and while Hu Xiaoxiao was free, he immediately discussed the location of the new school with her.

Hu Xiaoxiao stayed at school until the sun went down and the teachers started to get busy.

After determining the future development of the school, she had one less thing to do and began to focus on studying the new script "The Bund Storm".

In addition to the two main characters in "The Bund", the three female supporting roles with the most screen time are An Baojuan, Yamamoto Masako, and Xie Weihua.

An Baojuan was born in the city and often dressed as a man, nicknamed "Tomboy". She was a rickshaw puller. She had a generous personality, was eccentric, very loyal, and had good kung fu skills.

An Baojuan is very likable both in terms of character and plot. She is a character that is easy to shine and very popular with the audience.

Masako Yamamoto, a Japanese actress, is beautiful but vicious. She has the most screen time of the three supporting actresses, but she plays a villain. She is proficient in Japanese martial arts and works as a subordinate of the main villain, Sato Ichiro. She causes a lot of trouble for the male protagonist, Zhao Zhenchuan, and the female protagonist, Bao Jingmei. She is in love with Zhao Zhenchuan and almost kills him.

Xie Weihua, the eldest daughter of the Xie family who returned from studying abroad, was born into a merchant family. Her father, Xie Zhe, was a famous Shanghai tycoon. After returning to China, she worked in the Wang Puppet Government and had a love affair with the male protagonist Zhao Zhenchuan.

After Hu Xiaoxiao reviewed the character designs and backgrounds of the three important female supporting roles, she began to ponder which role to choose. First, she had to rule out Yamamoto Masako, as she disliked Japanese people and was a villain. After only reviewing Yamamoto Masako's character design, she had no interest in her.

An Baojuan's character, who is skilled in martial arts and has a certain underworld spirit, is the role she is most familiar with. If Hu Xiaoxiao chooses this role, it will be easy for her to play.

However, roles that are too easy for her are not challenging. The dramas she plays are always full of fighting and killing, and they are stereotyped, which makes her a little tired.

She values ​​this anniversary drama so much because she wants to play something different, break through herself, and act with the two protagonists, the first sister and the first brother.

So, Hu Xiaoxiao turned his attention to Xie Weihua.

Xie Weihua doesn't know martial arts, but she's a very good marksman. After studying abroad, she's very stylish. Although she works for the Wang Puppet Government, she secretly helps Zhao Zhenchuan cover up and helps him deliver supplies to the anti-Japanese army.

Moreover, Xie Weihua and Zhao Zhenchuan have a love scene. In the eyes of the audience, a female character who has a love scene with the male protagonist will be more or less regarded as the heroine or semi-protagonist.

Hu Xiaoxiao pointed at Xie Weihua. This role was one she had never played before and was very challenging, so he decided to choose her.

She put down the script and thought about how to get the role.

Charlie secured her one of the three supporting actresses, but didn't specify which one she would play. In other words, he only gave her an admission ticket and allowed her to choose one of the three supporting actresses. Which of the three supporting actresses she could compete for still depended on the director's decision.

This is a major anniversary drama that took ten years to produce. To make it a classic, the director, who is the most respected director at the station, has the final say. The director can reject actors who are unsuitable for the role.

Therefore, Hu Xiaoxiao had to persuade the director to give her the role of Xie Weihua.

Hu Xiaoxiao first investigated which two other female artists had obtained the admission ticket and which two female artists she would compete with for the role.

The next day, Hu Xiaoxiao went to the TV station and visited the production and writing departments. He happened to run into Zhu Wanwen, who was also there on business. The two got chatting, and Hu Xiaoxiao learned that Zhu Wanwen would also be starring in "The Bund."

It was at this time that Zhu Wanwen learned that Hu Xiaoxiao was also participating in the show, and she said happily, "Then we can act together again."

"Are you sure which role you want to play?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked.

Zhu Wanwen said: "It's settled. Sister Linda helped me get a role. In the play, it's Sister Yu's daughter-in-law. This role doesn't have many scenes, so it was decided relatively early. Sister Yu also told me that she will guide me when the time comes."

Upon learning that Hu Xiaoxiao had not yet decided on a role, Zhu Wanwen knew that Hu Xiaoxiao was playing an important role. Only important roles would be cast more carefully, and the actor must fit the role and serve the role, rather than the role serving the actor.

For other unimportant roles, if their images are not too different, they can be decided in advance.

Zhu Wanwen has always been well-informed, and since she also starred in "The Bund", Hu Xiaoxiao simply asked her about her two competitors.

Zhu Wanwen actually knew about this and said, "Sister Yuna is also competing for one of the three supporting actresses. She's currently studying the script at home every day, pondering the character. I heard that Sister Yuna wants to play the role of Xie Weihua. Xiaoxiao, which role do you want to play?"

"I also want to play Xie Weihua." Hu Xiaoxiao told Zhu Wanwen about her idea. The character of Xie Weihua has a good personality and is different from her previous roles. She wants to get this role.

"I guess all three of you want to play Xie Weihua. This character has a romantic scene with Yige, which is very impressive. As far as I know, Sister Yuna came here for this role, and I heard that the director also wants Sister Yuna to play Xie Weihua. Xie Weihua returned from studying abroad with a fashion sense that was ahead of her time. Sister Yuna has always played career women, so her style and temperament are quite suitable."

After hearing this, Hu Xiaoxiao felt much more at ease and asked Zhu Wanwen, "Do you know who the other competing female artist is?"