The next day, Qin Sheng asked Wei Shaoyan to send text messages to those who had obtained audition spots. The audition location was set in Wei Shaoyan's own office, and the time was set between nine and eleven in the morning.
When Qin Sheng woke up and went to the office, there were already nearly a dozen familiar faces standing in the corridor.
The moment they saw Qin Sheng coming, everyone bowed and greeted him.
"Hello, Director Qin!"
This scene is like a certain sauna club...
"Well, get ready, we'll have the audition soon."
Qin Sheng nodded and walked into the office.
Wei Shaoyan has already selected the script clips needed for the audition.
Seeing Qin Sheng coming, out of deep consideration, he still asked emphatically,
"Would you like to take a look at the clips I've curated? Or pick a few yourself?"
"It's okay, anything's fine." Qin Sheng waved his hand dismissively. "Let them try out the clips for each character later, so they can get a more accurate positioning."
In fact, if this wasn't the first time the two of them were working together seriously, Qin Sheng could have just handed over all the work to Wei Shaoyan.
But all things are difficult at the beginning. In order to let Wei Shaoyan clearly understand his bottom line in selecting actors in the future, Qin Sheng had to personally demonstrate.
"By the way, have you found someone to take on the leading role?"
"There are two. One is Kui Dongqiang from Tenghui Entertainment. He's also a graduate of a professional school and has solid basic skills. He won the Phaeton Award for Best Supporting Actor a few years ago. However, things haven't been going well for him in recent years. Last year, he finally got a role as the third male lead in Wang Bo's "Gray Killing," but the results were mediocre and the advertising wasn't very good either. So, since then, basically no one has shown any interest in him."
Qin Sheng had heard about the Phaeton Award. It was probably similar to the Golden Eagle Award in his previous life. It was not very valuable and was not considered an honor.
"Hmm..." Qin Sheng listened carefully and rubbed his chin with his fingertips. "Do you have any information? Let me see it."
"have."
Wei Shaoyan handed Qin Sheng the relevant resume information of Kui Dongqiang.
Qin Sheng took it and took a look. Kui Dongqiang's resume was indeed quite impressive:
In 2008, he participated in the talent show "Produce Boy" and was signed by Tenghui Entertainment with the fourth place. After joining the agency, he began to carefully hone his acting and singing abilities.
In 2009, he gave up his singing career and officially debuted as an actor, starring in "Gray Girl" invested by Tenghui Entertainment. "Gray Girl" received rave reviews after its broadcast, and as the second male lead, Kui Dongqiang's status naturally rose, and he attracted the enthusiastic love of a large number of audience fans.
It’s just that Kui Dongqiang’s luck doesn’t seem to be very good. He reached the peak as soon as he debuted, but that peak lasted only two years.
In 2011, after the TV series "Gray Killing" in which he participated flopped, he was criticized and scolded by a large number of passers-by. Coincidentally, the idol drama "Let's Watch Meteor Sea Together" in which he participated was also a disaster, with a terrible ratings. After the two failures, the performance of various popular variety shows that Kui Dongqiang participated in also began to decline.
Not only that, the advertising endorsement did not receive a good response in the market, and advertisers began to terminate the contracts.
As a result, this rising star has almost disappeared from the film and television industry in recent years.
This industry is so realistic. Without influence and popularity, your value is zero.
Qin Sheng remembered that he had watched "Grey Girl". Although Kui Dongqiang's acting skills were not top-notch and there was still a lot of room for improvement, it was still enough for him to play a leading role in this drama.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Sheng turned to look at Wei Shaoyan, tapped the table with his finger, and asked, "Have you contacted his agency?"
"Not yet. Isn't this another option? After all, we're not a big crew. And even though Kui Dongqiang hasn't had a smooth journey in recent years, Tenghui Entertainment still intends to promote him. If we contact him, it won't be easy for us to make a last-minute replacement later."
Tenghui Entertainment is a large-scale agency with many famous artists under its management. This is indeed not someone Qin Sheng can afford to offend at the moment.
If a temporary replacement is made after discussion, it will be considered as slapping someone in the face.
Therefore, Wei Shaoyan handled this matter very cautiously.
"Well, you did the right thing. What about the other candidate?" Qin Sheng picked up the water cup beside him, took a sip and continued to ask.
"The other one isn't a washed-up actor; he's someone who never really rose to prominence." Wei Shaoyan pushed the information sheet in front of Qin Sheng. "This is a young actor I recruited to star in 'Double Vision'. He graduated from Shengying Film Studio. He's quite humble and capable, but he's had fewer opportunities."
Qin Sheng took a quick glance and found that this actor's resume was a far cry from Kui Dongqiang's. He was completely naked, with no agency and no glorious past. He only had a few scenes in "Double Vision".
Although it is not known whether there is any personal sentiment involved in Wei Shaoyan's recommendation of this person, the conditions are there, and any normal person would know which one to choose.
"Well, let's contact Kui Dongqiang first. If the conditions are right, sign with him."
After making a decisive decision, Qin Sheng put down the water cup in his hand.
"OK."
Wei Shaoyan did not add any more fuel to the fire. In fact, although he wanted to help the latter, the main decision maker of the crew was Qin Sheng, not him. Since Qin Sheng said no, there was nothing he could do. He could only say that he had tried his best.
"Also, you need to find a child actor to play the role of 'Mo Xiaobei' in this film, and the standards shouldn't be too low."
The overall market pay for child stars is not high, so Qin Sheng left this aspect entirely to Wei Shaoyan.
"Understood."
"Well, call them in for an audition then."
Wei Shaoyan made an OK gesture, then walked out the door and shouted to the group of people who were waiting anxiously,
"Sisters, come in for the audition!"
"Hurry up!"
“Here it comes!”
…
"puff!"
Qin Sheng, who was originally drinking water, was so startled by Wei Shaoyan's roar that he spilled water all over the floor...
Oh my god, what the hell is going on with this flashy brothel owner’s tone?
Damn it, this is a serious audition, not a sauna massage, okay...
The audition process is very simple. It is nothing more than asking everyone to take on different roles and perform them for Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng observed the entire process very carefully, not missing any subtle changes in expression or the scale of movement.
Finally, the cast list was confirmed.
Guo Furong is played by Li Yanyan.
Lü Xiucai is played by Zhang Dongsheng.
Tong Xiangyu is played by Zheng Yuerong.
Li Dazui is played by Gao Guangliang.
Zhu Wushuang is played by Ying Qin.
Yan Xiaoliu is played by Wang Donghai.
The criminal detective is played by Wang Zhenhe.
Now we are only missing two protagonists to be determined...
Bai Zhantang, Qin Sheng's favorite.
There is also the quirky Mo Xiaobei...
As for the work teams such as photography sets and props, Wei Shaoyan has basically contacted them.
All in all, the day of filming is getting closer and closer...
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