Chapter 900: To act, one must know classical Chinese?

The news that Earthling Studio was going to publicly audition for roles in its new drama spread throughout the entertainment industry almost as soon as it was announced.

After all, under the halo of the global box office of "Roman Holiday", even if Lin Fan sneezes, let alone filming a new movie, someone will probably write a special report and publish it.

Yang Hongxia has been suppressing Lin Fan's hot searches recently and is exhausted. Now she has announced that she will be open for auditions for roles in her new drama. People in the industry think that most of the reason is definitely to divert fans' attention, and a small part of the reason is to do pre-promotion for the new drama.

But no matter what, Lin Fan is going to shoot a new movie, and anyone in the circle who has some ideas wants to try their luck and see if it is possible that pie in the sky will fall and they will pick up a role, then become an overnight sensation and reach the peak of their life.

Even Zhou Xiang's roommates were eager to make preparations and stand out in the public interview to get a role! Of course, it would be even better if they could catch Lin Fan's eye and become a signed artist of Earthling Studio.

Unfortunately, there were four people in the same dormitory who submitted their resumes together, but in the end Yang Hongxia only took a fancy to Zhou Xiang, and the others were rejected.

It's impossible not to be envious.

But the other three girls also knew that their acting skills, qualifications and potential were not as good as Zhou Xiang's. Jealousy and exclusion were the most useless things in this circle. If they had the time, they would rather hone their acting skills and strive to sign a legitimate contract with the Earthling Studio based on their own strength.

The only thing Zhou Xiang could do for them was to open a small back door for them, allowing them to skip the auditions and go directly to the role interviews.

As for whether they can get the role in the interview, it all depends on themselves.

Zhou Xiang didn't need to be interviewed. Lin Fan directly assigned the role internally. Not only Zhou Xiang, but Li Xiaodong and Lu Bingyang also got their own roles and scripts.

But this script is more like a novel than a script.

It’s still a classical Chinese version.

Zhou Xiang was better off. Although he went to a film school, at least his college entrance examination scores were solid. For children who have experienced the college entrance examination, reading classical Chinese novels is not very difficult.

But Li Xiaodong and Lu Bingyang...it's really hard to describe.

"Ms. Zhou Xiang, can you translate this paragraph for me? I think I understand it, but just in case, can we compare answers?"

"Sister Zhou Xiang, let me explain this paragraph to you. This is how I understand it. Please listen and see if my understanding is the same as yours."

Zhou Xiang: "...Actually, I'm not 100% sure, but I understand..."

Li Xiaodong waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Let's do a comparison first. Brother Fan will definitely hold a script reading session later. Then we will know whether we understand it or not."

Lu Bingyang concluded: "In short, no matter whether you understand it or not, you have to finish reading it first."

Zhou Xiang: "...Okay..."

In fact, if the script didn't need to be kept confidential, Zhou Xiang would have wanted to find a teacher at school to help him translate it.

If I had known that I would have to continue interpreting classical Chinese after the college entrance examination, I would not have returned the knowledge to the teacher so early.

However, who would have known that one day they would have to read a script in classical Chinese?

Not only did Zhou Xiang and the other two have a headache looking at the script, but the writers in the Earthling Studio were also in great pain. After all, compared to writing a normal script, the task they had to face now was to read the classical Chinese novel first and get a general understanding of the whole story.

Then the classical Chinese is translated into modern Chinese. Only after ensuring that the translated content has not deviated from the truth can the story be rewritten into a script.

It feels like going back to high school class and doing classical Chinese reading comprehension.

The colleagues in the animation studio are also in great pain.

Liang Wen touched his increasingly thinning hair, then touched his squashed cigarette box, and finally took a look at his busy work schedule. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Tell me, Director Lin, is this drama also going to be made into a comic first and then made into a TV series?"

Lin Fan corrected him, "It's not one by one, but we're updating the comic version while filming the TV series. By the time the TV series is finished, I estimate the comic version will be almost finished."

Lin Fan feels that the ending can be left as a suspense for the time being and not updated yet. When the TV series is online and the finale is broadcast, the comic version of the ending will be released simultaneously.

In this way, the market can be cultivated in advance without being spoiled, and the suspense can be kept until the last moment.

Liang Wen also understood that since Lin Fan had made the decision, he would definitely do it, but: "What about Journey to the West? Director Lin, didn't you go write Journey to the West?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Where is the book?

How come you wrote a new play before Journey to the West was finished? Don't think I don't know that the ancient puppet script you gave to Yang Hongxia was not the one you have now! This is clearly a new script that was just rushed out! No, a new novel! "Cough!" Lin Fan coughed dryly to cover up, "Journey to the West, that one is almost done, very soon, give me a little more time."

In fact, Lin Fan really wanted to take out the original "Journey to the West" and throw it to his colleagues in the animation studio, asking them to quickly redesign every character that appeared.

But I was also worried that if I was so happy to spend money, what would happen if these people became even more aggressive in the future? What would I do if they asked me for a script again and only gave me one day to write it? So, although procrastination is the most useless thing, I still have to procrastinate.

Liang Wen wasn't really pushing for the manuscript, after all, if he really pushed for it to be finished, he would still be the one who had to work hard. So after getting Lin Fan's verbal assurance, Liang Wen stopped talking: "Okay, I'll wait a little longer. But, Director Lin, I'm going to be interviewing for a role in the new drama next, so remember to be there!"

If you don’t show up, we won’t know what role you are going to choose!

Although Liang Wen considers himself to have a good cultural quality, he really does not have that much time to interpret classical Chinese scripts. He can only wait for his friends in the screenwriting department to complete the formal script before looking at the final version.

Therefore, in the entire studio, Lin Fan was the only one who knew what roles were needed for the show and who was suitable for each role.

Lin Fan would naturally not refuse this matter: "No problem, I will definitely be there on time."

(End of this chapter)