Chapter 101 Long time no see, ex-girlfriend
Hengdian, Noon Sunshine Company.
Different from the two auditions organized by Meng Bai himself before, the audition atmosphere at Noon Sunshine was more casual. Basically, after the audition actors performed, the main creators of the crew raised their hands and voted on the spot, and then the final result was determined.
To be honest, Noon Sunshine is the producer that Meng Bai has seen in recent years, and it respects the screenwriter the most.
As a screenwriter, he not only has the right to vote for the audition actors, but also in the case of missing the audition for a few days, the crew will send him the recorded video of the audition actors every day to ask for his opinion.
When Meng Bai first received the video, he was very surprised and called Hou Hongliang to verify it.
"You are the original screenwriter of the script, and you know best what kind of actor is most suitable for each role. We naturally have to consider your opinion." This was Hou Hongliang's reply to Meng Bai at the time.
Since he is so respectful, Meng Bai will not deal with it casually. Those days happened to catch up with the important plot shooting of "Pendulum 2". After returning home every day, Meng Bai would stay up late to watch all the audition videos.
Fortunately, the auditions for Noon Sunshine are not arranged every day, otherwise, if the time is longer, he feels that he might die suddenly.
Now that the filming of Lingpeng is coming to an end, Meng Bai has some time, so he simply flew over and watched the auditions with Li Xue and others.
Because before inviting the audition actors, the crew already had some expected candidates, so the auditions were also very fast. Before Meng Bai came, several major roles, such as "the four sisters and brothers of the Ming family", "Wang Tianfeng", "Liang Zhongchun" and "Nantian", were basically determined.
Meng Bai had previously questioned Noon Sunshine's idea of choosing Hu Ge for the male lead "Mingtai", mainly because he didn't know whether this "Xiaoyao brother" could still perform the feeling of a young gentleman when he was older.
However, after watching the audition video, it was found that the role of "a playboy" is indeed a "comfort zone" for Hu Ge, and people can get into it by standing there.
So in the end, Meng Bai also agreed with Noon Sunshine's decision to let Hu Ge play the male lead "Mingtai".
As for the other three main roles of "Ming Family", Jin Dong, Wang Kai and Liu Mintao, who were finally confirmed, are all from Noon Sunshine.
Although these people are all powerful, and their image and acting skills can bear the roles, it can also be seen that their own artists will indeed affect the possibility of the production party in choosing some roles.
Among the remaining main roles, the candidates that have not yet been confirmed include "the femme fatale Wang Manchun", "the military agent Yu Manli" and the official match of the male lead "Cheng Jinyun".
Meng Bai privately suspected that these female roles would be left, probably because Noon Sunshine was too "male", and there were not many female actresses.
At the audition site of Noon Sunshine, a wave of auditions had just ended, and the people in charge of the auditions were waiting for the next agreed audition actor and chatted casually.
"The crew is scheduled to start filming in mid-January next year. Is your time available?" Li Xue asked.
"Don't worry, we've reserved time for our crew in advance." Meng Bai said, "Besides, I'm the screenwriter, and I don't have to stay in the crew all the time. If there are any problems, we can communicate online."
"We still have to see it on site."
As he was talking, the next actor to audition came in. She was a woman with a mature temperament.
"Hello, directors and teachers, my name is Wang Yuejun, and I'm auditioning for 'Cheng Jinyun'." The woman introduced herself.
Meng Bai subconsciously took a look at Wang Yuejun. By ordinary people's standards, she was pretty, but her appearance was a little dull, giving people a "rustic" feeling.
He leaned over and whispered to Li Xue next to him, "Just look at this face. No need to introduce it when you appear. Anyone can see that it must be a comrade of our party."
Li Xue's mouth moved, probably trying to hold back a laugh. After taking a breath, he whispered, "This girl is from the capital."
"Ah, this...then why do we need to audition? Can't we just decide directly?"
"There must be a process. Now it's not the time of coal bosses. The capital also needs to maintain its reputation." Li Xue said, "And we always have to see what the real level is. If it's too outrageous, we have to refuse it."
Noon Sunshine is also considered to have capital. Although the requirements of the capital must be respected, it is not without any bottom line.
However, Meng Bai had no interest in watching the audition. He made an excuse to go to the bathroom and asked Li Xue to vote according to his wishes.
Coming out of the bathroom, Meng Bai glanced at the audition meeting room and found that it was not over yet, and he didn't want to disturb them in the middle. He found a small meeting room with an open door, opened the window to look at the scenery and take a breath.
Noon Sunshine is similar to Arc Light Film and Television. It also rented an office building in a film and television industry park in Hengdian. But compared with the exquisite scenery of Arc Light, this place seems much noisier.
Especially when you walk a few steps outside the gate of the industrial park, you can see small crews queuing up to recruit extras. The crowds are almost like a rural market.
Meng Bai missed the pleasant environment of Arclight Films in his heart. He was about to go back to see if the audition was over, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door behind him. Then, a familiar girl's voice came over.
"Hello, teacher, where is the audition for the crew of "The Disguiser"?"
Meng Bai's eyelids trembled, and he slowly turned around.
A girl with a face as beautiful as a ragdoll cat was standing at the door. She was wearing a slightly oversized black down jacket on her thin shoulders. She looked like a little girl who stole her father's clothes.
Sure enough, it was really her.
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"Hello, senior sister. How can I get to our school's experimental theater?"
"It's over there."
"Would it be convenient for me to leave your contact information? I'm afraid I can't find it, I can ask you again."
"...Since you are my junior, okay."
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"Ah--you are talking about Senior Sister Song. Tsk, she is very nice, but her name is too hard. Why is such a beautiful girl called Song Tie?"
"That word is pronounced 'zhi', my name is 'Song, Zhi'!"
"Sorry, senior sister, I didn't see you."
"Haha, I finally caught you. It turns out that the one who has been calling me 'Song Tie' behind my back is you!"
"Senior sister, it's all misunderstanding..."
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"Tiezi, what are you doing?"
"I told you, don't call me 'Tiezi' anymore! Who is so nice that he calls his girlfriend 'Tiezi' every day!"
"Okay, Tietie."
"You are not allowed to call me 'Tietie' either!"
"Then as your boyfriend, I have to have a more intimate name for you, right?"
"I thought it was cute when you called me senior sister before."
"Don't be funny, girl, you are less than half a year older than me, okay?"
"One day older is still older, and I'm one year older than you. Be good and call me sister."
"Call me sister? I'm going to let you call me sister today!"
"No, no, we're outside! I was wrong, I was wrong..."
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"Meng Bai, can you be more mature? This is not a school. The investors are paying for it. What's wrong with changing the script?"
"I didn't say they are not allowed to change it, but the problem is that they have to follow basic logic, right? Look at the piece of crap they have changed now, it's disgusting even if my name is put together."
"I didn't say you are wrong to insist, but at least we have to make money first before considering other things. Do you think the two of us can live on my salary?"
"Money can be divided into what should be earned and what should not be earned. Besides, I have been taking part-time private jobs to make money, okay? What else do you want?"
"I don't want to quarrel with you now. I think we should calm down and talk."
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All kinds of memories of the past came to my mind. As time goes by, those feelings that I thought were unforgettable can no longer be felt.
Meng Bai sighed in his heart. Walking to the door, looking at Song Zhi who was standing there in a daze, he smiled naturally, stretched out his hand and said,
"Long time no see, Senior Sister."
(End of this chapter)
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