The entertainment industry has very high expectations for Wei Lan's mysterious third film, especially after Wei Lan announced the public casting. A large number of actors came for interviews, and the agents of some movie emperors and actresses also contacted Wei's public relations department, politely asking whether they met the requirements for the protagonist.
The award-winning actors and actresses have enough scripts in their hands, and they will never be without dramas to shoot. Naturally, they want to save face. They will not participate in open casting like other ordinary actors. Their attitude is too humble. They usually express their intentions through their agents. Then the director can directly judge whether they are suitable for the role based on their past works and send them an audition invitation.
It is worth mentioning that because Wei Lan is very busy now, Wei’s Public Relations Department transferred Secretary Wang to Wei Lan’s studio to handle some public relations and external liaison work for her.
As for agents, managers and other positions, Wei Lan did not look for one. Her career plan was very simple, which was to make the movies she wanted to make. She did not deliberately develop the name Wei Lan into a trademark. Moreover, these roles required frequent contact with her, which was also very inconvenient for her current situation.
For this open casting, Wei Lan did not even announce the requirements for the main and supporting roles, gender, etc., but only set an approximate age and acting skills standard.
In this regard, Wei has a dedicated casting director to do the initial screening. There is no need to worry about missing out on some unknown actors, because the threshold for the initial screening is actually not high, it is just to judge whether a person can act.
Wei Lan had plenty of time to prepare for the casting, as he was planning to make it into a series of films in the future. All the characters in the series had the potential to become the protagonists, so age, room for growth in acting skills, etc. were all factors that needed to be taken into consideration and required careful selection.
Now the film has only formed a complete framework. If she can meet an actor who triggers her inspiration during the casting process, she will not rule out adding or changing the character setting.
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Wei's Films.
"I know. I have an audition right now. We can talk later."
The agent's voice came from the other end of the phone: "What other auditions are you going to go to now? Gu Yun, are you willing to play a supporting role with only two lines?"
"...Listen to me, this is an opportunity I fought so hard for you. If you can please Mr. Zhang, he will send you to play the third male lead in that ancient idol drama. At your age now, this role is your best chance. Maybe if Mr. Zhang is happy, you can even play the second male lead!"
Gu Yun had no expression after hearing this, he just said calmly: "This matter is not negotiable."
"It's just a show. You looked so glorious back then. You debuted as the second male lead. Even the male lead wasn't as popular as you. But you insisted on offending Mr. Chen... If your agent hadn't changed jobs, and you were assigned to me, I don't know how long you would have been hidden. Listen to my advice. In this circle, strength and appearance are not the most important. The most important thing is to have a backstage. Otherwise, it's like you had good luck back then, but what about now? How many audiences still remember you? If you really want to be famous, there must be people willing to support you..."
Gu Yun just felt that the agent's 'earnest' advice was just annoying.
"Beep..." He hung up the phone directly, feeling a little itchy in his throat. He reached out to take out a cigarette from his coat, but when he saw the no-smoking sign in the aisle, he put his hand down in disappointment.
He didn't know how long he could maintain the stalemate with his agent. Maybe after failing this audition, he would choose to leave the entertainment industry. Or maybe next time, he would agree to let his agent go drink with Mr. Zhang. And the next time, it would be something else.
At this time, in the audition space of the holographic world.
"My performance is over, Director Wei."
Qiao Jiamu clasped his hands in front of him and bowed slightly to the panda in front of him.
Facing a Golden Tripod Award for Best Director, even though Qiao Jiamu was a top star, he behaved properly and modestly, and was as well-behaved as a newcomer in the industry, not daring to be negligent.
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. I'll contact you later."
Wei Lan nodded. After the audition, she quickly ruled out the possibility of choosing him as the protagonist. She might try the supporting role, but there was no rush for that for the time being. He was not a must, and Qiao Jiamu might not be willing to come.
However, Qiao Jiamu felt that this was a tactful refusal. He felt a little disappointed, but he did not show it on his face. He still bowed modestly to express his gratitude: "Okay, thank you for your help. Goodbye."
Soon his figure disappeared in the holographic world, and the next moment the actor cabin opened and Qiao Jiamu walked out.
The agent quickly asked, "How is it?"
Qiao Jiamu shook his head: "There probably isn't much hope."
The agent couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Qiao Jiamu's current popularity has reached the pinnacle of the industry, even higher than the top star Yu Zizhen who once filmed a romance drama with Su Yining. However, this popularity is very superficial. If he cannot take this opportunity to transform it into qualifications, then his current popularity is nothing but a castle in the air and may disappear at any time or be replaced by others.
Qiao Jiamu was not as regretful as his agent. He was not a professional actor, and his daily schedule was very busy. Even if he could find time to take acting classes, he would not have enough time to actually study.
In a professional field like film, especially for a director like Wei Lan whose previous works were both critically and commercially successful, it would be normal for him not to be selected. Being selected would be a stroke of luck.
After leaving the studio, the agent saw that Qiao Jiamu was still a little thoughtful and asked, "What's wrong? Have you thought of anything?"
"Nothing." Qiao Jiamu scratched his head: "I just feel that Director Wei looks very familiar."
I don't know where this sense of familiarity came from, but when Qiao Jiamu saw the panda during the audition today, he always had a strange feeling that he had seen it somewhere before. However, when he thought about it, there was no matching object in his mind.
"Oh no." His agent was amused by his strange focus: "Maybe you accidentally saw the variety show that Director Wei participated in."
The two of them left the aisle chatting and laughing, passing by Gu Yun who was wearing a sun hat.
"Mr. Gu Yun, this way please."
Gu Yun looked at the actor cabin, took a deep breath, and lay down in it.
Wei Lan in the holographic world looked at the new actor who had just come in. He had a handsome face, a thin figure, and a calm temperament, but he looked a little haggard, and his stubble showed traces of fresh shaving.
It was obvious that he wanted to appear in good shape, but Wei Lan caught the haggard and desolate aura on his body at a glance.
Her consciousness shifted, and the basic information about the actor that she had previously entered was retrieved.
Gu Yun, now 28 years old, made his debut in a costume drama when he was 20 years old. His first work was the second male lead, and his performance got worse and worse afterwards, with about one drama a year, and his ranking became smaller and smaller.
Because of the open casting, we have seen quite a few actors who became famous at a young age and then gradually disappeared for various reasons.
In her previous life, Wei Lan was dissatisfied with some strange phenomena in the entertainment industry, which buried many outstanding actors. She was an independent film director in both of her lives and had the power to say no to capital. She only chose the most suitable actors. Because of the example of Yang Xingyuan, she still did not set too many restrictions this time, so many actors came to try their luck.
Although the panda in front of him was a little funny, Gu Yun's mood still unconsciously lifted, and then he heard the panda in front of him say:
"Give me a free performance, without a script, that you think best demonstrates your acting skills."
Gu Yun was caught off guard and his mind went blank for a moment. Then his first reaction was to act out a clip from his famous work. As the second male lead, he had to sacrifice himself and endure the heartache to fulfill the female lead's wish.
He chose this clip not because he had any feelings for it, but because it was the highlight of his career. Even now, it still often appears in various remixes of Station D and is appreciated by countless viewers.
"Go find Jiang Feng. He needs your care now."
"The King of Medicine's poison... I have a way to deal with it."
"I didn't lie to you." Gu Yun smiled calmly, showing an expression that everything was under control. His pale face exposed his vulnerability.
It seemed that the heroine turned and left, and he suddenly showed a painful expression, as if he "coughed" out a mouthful of blood.
His eyes were looking in the direction where the heroine left.
Up to this point, Gu Yun was acting based on his memory. His emotions had reached a climax, and he needed to show the look of satisfaction and contentment he once had.
But at this moment, looking at the panda in front of him, his heart was filled with another emotion.
"Please choose me..."
"I will really try my best to play this role well..."
Wei Lan and his agent seemed to be on two sides of the world, one was heaven and the other was hell. He didn't want to pay for mistakes that were not his own, he wanted to be a serious actor. He was unwilling to return to the small town in embarrassment after being hidden for eight years for refusing the unspoken rules, and he was even more unwilling to compromise with those who pushed him to this point in order to prove himself.
He even imagined what his agent would say to him after he failed the audition: See, you finally listened to me obediently. You should have agreed earlier. You should have agreed eight years ago. You persisted until now, and what have you got?
Wei Lan looked at the handsome man in front of him and suddenly a spark ignited in his eyes.
The feeling of unwillingness and the desire to escape the predetermined fate made Wei Lan's originally calm emotions moved.
Time is kind to good-looking people. Gu Yun's appearance can be called excellent, and his face does not look old. However, his eyes always gave Wei Lan a feeling of frustration and wasted time. Until this moment, he suddenly showed up from nowhere to fight against the emotion, which made him full of vitality again.
At this moment, Wei Lan actually saw a kind of youthfulness and strangely stubborn innocence in him.
This found Wei Lan very interesting and inspired her to come up with new ideas for the character design of one of the main characters.
"Director, I'm done with my performance."
Gu Yun looked dejected. He knew that his performance had failed. Judging from the previous situation, he had just been distracted and the emotions he displayed were totally wrong.
"Well... go back and wait for a phone call." Wei Lan said briefly, and then directly ejected Gu Yun from the holographic world.
Gu Yun felt that there was no hope. According to the unspoken rules of the workplace, waiting for notification meant that you would never get anything.
After Gu Yun left, Wei Lan left the director's office and informed the studio manager to postpone the next audition to tomorrow. Then he immediately took out his tablet and opened the script of "Soul Epidemic":
'Protagonist 2: An extremely idealist who hides his true self, a psychopath who thinks he is not mentally ill...'
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