Chapter 101 Preparing for the Online Audition
Because it is a short play, the crew does not have such high requirements on the actors' acting skills.
After your image and temperament are up to par, as long as you can follow the instructions and give the emotional feedback required by the director, you have basically passed the audition.
Just as Meng Yitong had thought before, the interview, which had been going very smoothly, started to get stuck when it came to Fu Qiuchi.
"I still think the male second role is more suitable for you. You are handsome, suave, and the perfect match for the female lead."
"Although he has appeared less frequently, his statistics in all aspects are far superior to those of the male lead."
"After this short drama is released, the second male lead's ability to attract fans will most likely surpass the male lead."
The director advised earnestly.
It’s a pity that Fu Qiuchi is completely determined to play the leading male role in "The Boss’s Sweetheart".
The director, who was about to talk until his mouth was dry, could only look to Meng Yitong for help helplessly.
Seeing this, Meng Yitong spread her hands helplessly.
When Liu Siyu signed the contract with Fu Qiuchi, he promised that he would be the first to choose roles for all the company's future film and television productions.
This is only the first part, so I can’t go back on my word now.
However, Meng Yitong's comfort did not last long. As soon as she returned to the office, the director who had just interviewed her came over.
"You mean the script needs to be changed?"
These scripts were created by Meng Yitong in advance by finding the original authors of the novels and working with professional screenwriters.
In order to create a big IP for their bookstore, Meng Yitong also plans to retain the original plots of these novels as much as possible.
Only in this way can readers of the novel feel more involved when watching the drama.
That is why, in Meng Yitong's opinion, these scripts should not be changed if possible.
"Yes, according to the original plot, the second male lead looks better than the male lead, so the male lead feels very threatened and is madly jealous."
"Now Fu Qiuchi insists on being the male lead. Where can I find someone who can make him crazy jealous?"
The director was distressed.
With Fu Qiuchi's looks, he couldn't find many people in the circle who were as good as him, let alone better than him.
"Well……"
Meng Yitong also realized the problem the director was talking about at this time.
"Can we invite someone to make a cameo appearance? For example, Xiao Fengyu."
Meng Yitong lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then she thought of the top star that the original owner had once chased after.
"It's not easy to invite such a top star, and even if we invite him, he's over the age limit."
"The male lead in this short drama has a campus scene. Xiao Fengyu is already 32 this year, so he can't film that kind of youthful feeling."
After the director finished speaking, Meng Yitong did not respond, and hesitantly suggested: "How about Mr. Meng, you take some time to discuss it with Mr. Liu, or we can just replace Fu Qiuchi."
"Don't even think about changing it. This is what we agreed on in advance."
"How about we change the lines a little bit?"
Meng Yitong looked at the smile on the director's face which was gradually stiffening, and could only ask him to go back first while she thought of a solution.
In the evening, after washing up, Meng Yitong complained about this matter to Qin Zhuoran.
"Fu Qiuchi seems to have a gun in his head. He won't listen to anything and insists on being the leading man."
"The director is also constantly pushing me. It's so annoying."
"Other companies have their bosses urging their employees to work, but why is it the other way around here?"
Qin Zhuoran likes Meng Yitong very much and shares the trivial things in life with him.
Seeing Meng Yitong's distressed look, Qin Zhuoran kindly suggested, "Maybe you can also hold a talent show?"
Qin Chengze's company holds a talent show every year to attract fresh blood for the company.
This kind of public talent show is like a ladder to heaven for ordinary people who want to enter the entertainment industry.
Many people who feel their talents are not recognized and dream of entering the entertainment industry will actively sign up.
Qin Zhuoran has also read their company's financial statements. This kind of talent show has indeed helped their company find a lot of talents.
Although this kind of talent show takes a long time and requires a lot of money, Qin Zhuoran feels that these are not problems.
As long as Meng Yitong wants to do it, he will definitely support her unconditionally.
"Hmm~"
Meng Yitong was stunned by Qin Zhuoran's suggestion.
yes! There's also a talent show!
Originally, because there was no shortage of actors, Meng Yitong had never thought about starting a talent show for short dramas.
But now, there is a role that is difficult to find a suitable actor.
Instead of searching aimlessly for a needle in a haystack, it would be better to just start a talent show.
Of course, Meng Yitong does not intend to be a talent show on that kind of TV show.
The reporting process for this kind of talent show is too complicated, and there are also great constraints in the later stages.
Meng Yitong felt that there was no need for her small company to spend time on such procedures.
It’s better to wait until your company becomes bigger and stronger before doing this.
Now Meng Yitong just wants to organize an online talent show, and it would be best if the winner can be selected immediately.
Meng Yitong, who had an idea, logged into her own QQ Music account directly and posted that the popular novel on the website, "The Boss's Little Sweetheart", was going to be filmed into a short drama, and she was going to select the second male lead during the live broadcast room.
Sure enough, the online platform is the fastest.
As soon as Meng Yitong's work was released, the comment section exploded.
Countless netizens began to actively and enthusiastically recommend their favorite stars or anchors in her comment section.
Meng Yitong looked through the pictures in the comment section and was not very satisfied with any of them.
The thoughtful Meng Yitong wrote in detail the specific requirements for the second male lead in the comment section.
In order to give everyone a more intuitive feeling, Meng Yitong directly posted the photo of the male lead Fu Qiuchi, who would be crushed by the male lead No. 2, in the comment section.
Although Meng Yitong has only more than 1.2 million fans, these fans are all active fans from the live broadcast rooms of various anchors who have been rewarded by Meng Yitong.
These anchors are not in the same field, so many fans have never seen Fu Qiuchi.
As soon as Fu Qiuchi's photo was released, it immediately attracted exclamations.
Fu Qiuchi’s personal account also gained a lot of followers because of Meng Yitong’s work.
By the next day, when the artist finished making the official promotional poster and released it through Meng Yitong's Yunyin account, her previous work had already received more than 2 million likes.
Fu Qiuchi’s account also gained more than 600,000 followers. The number of fans has increased even more than Meng Yitong’s account.
When Fu Qiuchi was broadcasting live at night, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to his live broadcast room.
These new viewers who entered the live broadcast room were asking him frantically about the short drama audition.
This completely disrupted his original live broadcast rhythm.
In desperation, he could only notify the boss and call Meng Yitong, the "culprit", over.
As soon as Meng Yitong arrived downstairs, Liu Siyu pulled her into the room where Fu Qiuchi was broadcasting live.
When Fu Qiuchi saw the two people coming, he stood up and gave his seat to them.
Before Meng Yitong could react, Liu Siyu pressed her onto the live broadcast chair.
When she saw her own face in the camera, Meng Yitong suddenly realized that she was on camera.
Meng Yitong reflexively wanted to cover her face, but as soon as she raised her arms, she realized it was too late.
With hundreds of thousands of people online in this live broadcast room, there must be something that wasn't captured by someone.
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