Chapter 190 Are You Worthy?
The casting of "Go Go Squid!" is still crucial. Since he has handed this web drama to Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo, Yu Xiaoshu must communicate with Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo in the early stage.
Although Yu Xiaoshu's next focus is "The Hidden Corner", this does not mean that Yu Xiaoshu will ignore "Go Go Squid!".
Are you kidding??
Yu Xiaoshu actually doesn't have any preference on which of the three works, "All Is Well", "The Bad Kids" and "Go Go Squid!", in his opinion, these three works are equally important.
He just follows whoever is in a hurry first.
Yu Xiaoshu is now planning to air "The Hidden Corner" this month, so naturally he has to focus on "The Hidden Corner" first. So in the next few days, whether it is casting or other matters, Yu Xiaoshu will do everything personally.
But "Go Go Squid!" is different. First of all, there is no rush for this web drama, whether it is filming or other things. Secondly, web dramas with youth campus themes are easy to film. For this reason, Yu Xiaoshu is still relieved about Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo.
But no matter how reassured you are, you still need to communicate before casting.
Casting is crucial to the success of a play.
Therefore, Yu Xiaoshu needs to know the casting styles of Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo.
After hearing what Yu Xiaoshu said, Jiang Bo spoke first: "Teacher Yu, according to the script, basically we need handsome men and beautiful women. Among them, Lu Qiachuan, Zhong Bai, Xiao Haiyang, Lin Luoxue, Yu Hao, Ren Yifan, Gu Yixin, Bi Shisan, and Li Shu are the leading actors, and the whole play revolves around them in college, so I think the key is to choose these nine people. My idea is to use popular artists directly, and the price of popular artists is not high recently..."
Jiang Bo's idea is understandable.
First of all, traffic artists are suitable for youth campus dramas, and the acting skills required are not high. They just need to play themselves. After all, youth campus dramas are all about showing off their looks.
Secondly, there are endless traffic artists nowadays, and new traffic artists are inherently cost-effective. Many traffic artists can be said to be good value for money. For this reason, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Bo's idea.
But Xiao Xue said: "I don't think popular artists are suitable."
"Hmm?? Teacher Xiao, what do you think is inappropriate?"
Jiang Bo looked at Xiao Xue and asked with a hint of inquiry.
After all, he is a new director, and it is his first time directing a web drama. Even Yu Xiaoshu told him to discuss more with Xiao Xue, so of course Jiang Bo has to respect Xiao Xue.
At this time, Xiao Xue said with a smile: "Director Jiang, don't get me wrong, I have no opinion on you, I am just discussing the matter at hand."
"Hey, Mr. Xiao, what are you talking about? After all, this is my first time directing a movie, and the script was written by you and Mr. Yu together, so naturally no one knows it better than you two."
Jiang Bo lowered his attitude and said, "So, Mr. Xiao, can you explain why you think traffic artists are not suitable?"
Xiao Xue said: "The reason why popular artists are not suitable is because they are all paper-thin, too thin, and not healthy. The characters in this drama are all young, beautiful, energetic, and sunny, except for Lu Qiachuan, of course. Lu Qiachuan himself is a very depressed person."
That's true.
I said it before.
Lu Qiaochuan has always been relatively negative, even a little depressed.
But now the culture of mourning is popular.
Moreover, in "Go Go Squid!", Lu Qiaochuan is actually quite qualified as the protagonist.
I remember the previous introduction was like this: the bridge of bridges, the river of mountains and rivers, the autumn water and the sky are the same color, jokes and good looks fly together, a gentle personality does not like adventure, the ideal is to turn into a pool of mud and quietly pile up in the corner, but under the torrent of fate, he has been the first to make a move again and again, and confessed to Lin Luoxue three times, but was rejected every time. In the later period, he was arrogant and complacent, and his attitude towards Zhong Bai was very bad, but he finally woke up.
So we can see that this character actually grows, and at the same time is not a cheat like other youth soap operas.
So, it would not be appropriate for Lu Qiachuan to find a popular artist to play the role.
Except for Lu Qiachuan, everyone else is similar.
This is what Xiao Xue thought.
After listening to what Xiao Xue said, Jiang Bo hurriedly said, "Teacher Xiao, you are indeed right. I was thinking in the wrong way."
"Not really. In fact, if we really want to invite popular artists, it's fine, but they definitely can't be the lead actors."
Xiao Xue shook her head slightly and said, "But the leading role is definitely not okay. We can't just follow some popular artists from other dramas and let some veteran actors play supporting roles. I don't think this kind of hype routine should exist."
Obviously, Xiao Xue still has some aspirations.
Yu Xiaoshu found the discussion between Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo quite interesting.
And he thought neither of them was wrong.
Xiao Xue has her own persistence, otherwise she would not have not written the script for so long, because Xiao Xue does not want to make quick money. To put it in a metaphor, Xiao Xue has the spirit of a craftsman.
But what about Jiang Bo? ?
He was originally a small figure, and had even been in the crew for a long time. He was different from the otaku god Xiao Xue. Jiang Bo had seen a lot of ugliness in the crew, and he understood that being famous was the kingly way in the entertainment industry.
Similarly, as a director, the first priority is to be responsible for the work, in simple terms, it must make money.
This is the right way.
So, what Jiang Bo wanted was to make "Go Go Squid!" popular.
How can I become popular???
Then naturally, the traffic artists will pave the way, and then just as Xiao Xue guessed, some veteran actors will be used as supporting roles, so that everything will be there.
There are many popular artists recently, so the prices are also cheap.
As a director, Jiang Bo also has no problem with this idea.
"Teacher Yu, what do you think?"
Jiang Bo and Xiao Xue both looked at Yu Xiaoshu.
Yu Xiaoshu laughed: "I think they are all right."
“They are all correct?”
The two were somewhat stunned. Isn't this just a standard perfunctory answer? ?
"Actually, I know what Director Jiang is thinking, and I can understand Xiao Xue's thoughts, but I think you have all overlooked one thing."
Yu Xiaoshu said to the two of them.
At this time, both of them sat up straight and looked at Yu Xiaoshu.
"When we are shooting a drama, we don't consider popular artists or veteran actors when casting. We consider who is the right person to play the role."
Yu Xiaoshu smiled and looked at Jiang Bo and said, "I agree with one point you said, that is, youth campus dramas are quite suitable for popular artists to act, especially some popular artists who have just debuted, and some of them have graduated from college, so it is more suitable for them to act..."
Jiang Bo nodded slightly, listening to Yu Xiaoshu's words thoughtfully.
"Then it's Xiao Xue. Your thoughts are equally important. We at Baiqian Media want to make high-quality web dramas, so it's impossible to make quick money. The audience is not stupid. If you think about fooling the audience, then the audience will definitely abandon you in the future. After all, if you fool the audience once, the audience may believe you, but if you keep fooling them, how can the audience believe you? So I think you are right. We shouldn't follow the crowd just to make quick money, but..."
Yu Xiaoshu changed the subject at this point: "However, this does not mean that traffic artists are not suitable for acting. Some traffic artists are actually quite good. What we need to do is to find suitable actors. Also, are all veteran actors good? The character and professionalism of some veteran actors are not as good as those of traffic artists."
Speaking of which, Yu Xiaoshu actually has a stage-by-stage understanding of traffic artists.
At the beginning, Yu Xiaoshu looked down on traffic artists. When the traffic market was booming, Yu Xiaoshu was disgusted with some traffic artists who had nothing but their faces. He could understand the market decision, but he absolutely could not accept it.
However, later, Yu Xiaoshu discovered that traffic artists are just a product of an era, and those who can really break through the siege still have some strength. On the contrary, some veteran actors disappointed Yu Xiaoshu. Even Yu Xiaoshu obviously admired some veteran actors, but these veteran actors became less and less attentive in acting, and they all acted the same way. They completely ignored their reputation just to make money.
At that time, Yu Xiaoshu understood that sometimes it was not the traffic artists who were wrong, but the rules and the market.
Everything, look forward.
As a broker, you must have a clear understanding of this.
Of course, the most important thing is that Yu Xiaoshu’s tolerance towards some traffic artists may be entirely due to the support of his peers.
Some traffic artists have at least finished college, while some have not even graduated from elementary school.
Do you think it can be the same?
Yuanxing is actually a bit similar to the Earth.
Now is a dividing point.
The traffic market will not die out in the short term, but it has gradually become inward-looking. The endless stream of traffic artists every year has resulted in not enough leeks.
It is precisely because of this that Jiang Bo said that today’s traffic artists are becoming cheaper and cheaper.
What Yu Xiaoshu said made Jiang Bo and Xiao Xue both think deeply.
Of course, when they thought about it carefully, they found that Yu Xiaoshu seemed to have said a lot, but it also seemed as if he had said nothing.
Xiao Xue said, "Then, Mr. Yu, how do you think we should choose the cast???"
"It's very simple. We treat everyone equally and openly select actors. And since they are college students, we must find people in this age group. There can be a few years up or down, but we absolutely cannot find someone with wrinkles all over his face. It's totally inappropriate to use beauty filters."
Yu Xiaoshu said: "We at Baiqian Media never use filters in our works."
In the past two years, the filters of major film and television dramas have indeed become more and more outrageous. In some film and television dramas, you can't even see the actors' wrinkles, and the beauty effects are not good at all.
Xiao Xue nodded slightly after hearing what Yu Xiaoshu said: "Then Teacher Yu, I understand."
Jiang Bo also said: "Teacher Yu, I understand too."
"Well, I believe you won't let me down."
Yu Xiaoshu nodded gently: "Don't rush the open casting. I'll give you two days. Before I leave, you can make the biographies of the nine main actors more complete. Also, think about which artist in the company is suitable?"
"kindness?"
Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo looked at Yu Xiaoshu at the same time, and then they suddenly realized.
That's right.
Baiqian Media’s works must be closely related to its own artists.
You have to eat the meat yourself.
So, Xiao Xue and Jiang Bo said, "We understand."
"Well, also remember that this matter must be kept absolutely confidential."
Yu Xiaoshu thought for a moment and said, "Because these artists still need further investigation."
"no problem."
Jiang Bo and Xiao Xue both expressed this.
"Okay, you guys go out."
Yu Xiaoshu waved his hand and said.
After the two left, Yu Xiaoshu turned his attention to "The Hidden Corner" again.
Now everything is ready, all that’s left is to turn it on.
On the other side, Jiang Bo left Baiqian Media as he had something else to do, while Xiao Xue returned to the office.
"Xue'er..."
Wu Lan came over and asked, "Has the female lead for the web drama 'Together With You' been decided yet?"
Xiao Xue said: "Not yet."
Wang Tianfang came over: "What about the male lead?"
"It's still undecided."
Xiao Xue did not lie.
Now, let alone the male and female protagonists of "Go Go Squid!", even the supporting roles have not been decided yet, and there is no need to hide these.
But.
Xiao Xue did not say that Yu Xiaoshu asked her to choose some suitable actors from these people.
Since Yu Xiaoshu said he would keep it a secret, he must have his own ideas.
Xiao Xue just needs to obey.
Everyone had different feelings when they heard that the main actors of "Go Go Squid!" had not been decided yet.
Everyone feels that they can give it a try.
After all, with the flop of "The Man Who Fell to Earth", they don't have many chances.
So what else can they do at this time???
Of course, it’s Yu Xiaoshu’s turn.
Among them, Wu Lan is the most prominent.
She has the most ideas.
She believes that good things should be kept within the family.
There should be no problem for her to be the female lead in "Go Go Squid!"
While others were trying to get close to Xiao Xue, Wu Lan had already quietly left the office.
Wu Lan is a smart person. She knows that whether it is Xiao Xue of "Go Go Squid!" or the so-called current director Jiang Bo, they cannot decide anything.
The person who truly decides this drama is not someone else, but Yu Xiaoshu.
Wu Lan knew that she had offended Yu Xiaoshu last time, so Wu Lan thought that she should apologize first, then gain Yu Xiaoshu's forgiveness, and then take advantage of the opportunity to play another role.
The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her.
"Teacher Yu..."
Wu Lan knocked on the door and was about to say something when Yu Xiaoshu interrupted her and said, "Wait for me for ten minutes."
It was said to be ten minutes, but in fact it had been 30 minutes, and Wu Lan was already a little anxious. She said again: "Teacher Yu, I..."
"I understand. You can go back now."
Yu Xiaoshu raised his head and said lightly.
These words made Wu Lan's face change, and her next words made Yu Xiaoshu feel a little funny.
Ning match? ?
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(End of this chapter)
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