Chapter 127 "Hearing Girl" stirs up the entertainment industry, Director Zhou is both popu
Chapter 127 "Hearing Girl" stirs up the entertainment industry, Director Zhou is both popular and controversial
"Lao Hu, the casting for "Hearing Girl" has started, why don't you give it a try?"
"Shanghai Theatre Academy," good friend Yuan Hong said excitedly to Brother Hu.
As for the requirements for the leading male role in the recruitment notice, Brother Hu fully meets the requirements.
It would be a lie if Brother Hu said he wasn't moved. After all, this was Director Zhou's play, and his heart was beating quite violently as well.
There was also a hint of heat in his eyes.
But soon Brother Hu calmed down again, with a hint of hesitation and worry on his face.
"All of Director Zhou's films so far have been designed to impact the top three European cinemas. He places very high demands on actors, and I'm afraid I won't be able to meet those requirements."
Brother Hu said with some concern.
Brother Hu has actually seen all three of Zhou Qing's movies, and the male and female protagonists in them all have superb acting skills without exception.
It's simply not something that Brother Hu at this time can compare to.
"What are you afraid of? Who among those actors of the same age can compare to you? My great hero Xiaoyao!"
Yuan Hong shouted at Brother Hu angrily.
"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was revised so many times and applied for so many reviews, and it was finally broadcast in January this year.
Even though it wasn't broadcast on satellite TV, the ratings were extremely high, and Brother Hu became famous overnight.
Among actors of the same age, Brother Hu's conditions are definitely the best.
If even Brother Hu can't meet the requirements, wouldn't others be even less able to do so?
"It's just sending a resume. At most, I won't be selected. What's the loss? But what if I am selected?"
Yuan Hong continued to persuade Brother Hu, which made Brother Hu more and more agitated.
It seems that what Yuan Hong said makes sense.
Not to mention someone like him who has works to his name, aren't those people in the class who are far inferior to him also eager to try?
Brother Hu no longer hesitated and made a decision.
The first thing I did when I returned to the dormitory was to send a resume to Zhou Qing's studio email address.
However, Zhou Qing definitely won’t be able to see it for a while.
It wasn't because the mailbox was full in such a short period of time, but because he was dealing with all the actors who called.
"Brother Xiao Ming, I want college students this time. Your words are a bit pretentious, aren't they? And I plan to start filming in April. Can you finish filming The Condor Heroes?"
"Brother Xun, why are you here to join in the fun? Do you think you look like a college student? You look more like a teacher."
"Bingbing, your image and temperament are indeed not suitable. I want a college student."
Zhou Qing was speechless when answering the phone.
What are they thinking? They are already 27 or 28 years old and they still plan to play college students?
Especially Zhou Xun and Li Bingbing, they are both in their thirties, please don’t go too far.
"Bingbing, come over here and have a try."
As for Fan Bingbing's words, Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and decided to ask him to come for an audition.
This 24-year-old actor can be justified in playing the role of a college student a few years younger.
However, regarding the female lead of "The Hearing Girl", Zhou Qing is actually most optimistic about Shu Chang.
They are just serious college students, they don't even need to act.
So even if Fan Bingbing comes, he is just a backup option.
If Shu Chang is suitable, Zhou Qing will definitely choose Shu Chang first.
But if Shu Chang is not suitable or cannot perform for some other reason, you can consider Fan Bingbing.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that these two people are either one or the other.
If there are other more suitable candidates, Zhou Qing will also consider them.
"Thank you, Director Zhou. I will definitely not let you down!"
Fan Bingbing was very happy and immediately agreed on a time for the audition with Zhou Qing.
"Xiao Liu, how many resumes have you received so far?"
He called assistant Xiao Liu over and asked about the situation.
"Director Zhou, there are already more than 500 resumes added up."
Xiao Liu answered truthfully, but couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.
The casting announcement was sent out just an hour ago. Is this the powerful influence of the mainland's top directors?
"Sort them into categories and send them to me. Also, send Shu Chang an audition invitation."
Zhou Qing just gave the other party an instruction casually.
"Understood, Director Zhou."
Assistant Xiao Liu immediately took the order and started working in a hurry.
Not only has Shu Chang's audition time been arranged, but his resume has also been compiled as quickly as possible and sent to Zhou Qing's personal email address.
Zhou Qing began to slowly look through the massive amount of resumes.
First is the heroine’s resume.
There are really a lot of stars, including many first-tier and second-tier big stars, including top actress Zhang Ziyi.
It’s a pity that most of them don’t meet the age requirement, so Zhou Qing won’t even consider them.
As a time traveler, he knows very well how terrible the destructive power of pretending to be young is.
It's really too eye-catching.
But if that's the case, then there would be fewer candidates to choose from.
After all, those who are of the right age generally don’t have very good acting skills.
Especially since there were many college students among them, Zhou Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
These people feel that their age and image are suitable and they are all willing to give it a try, but their own skills are generally not up to par.
"Tang Yan?"
Zhou Qing also saw this familiar name among them and couldn't help but shook his head secretly.
This person was considered the "shame of the Chinese Academy of Drama" after graduation, let alone now.
It’s okay to play a silly and innocent role, but she really can’t handle a role like the heroine in “The Hearing Girl”.
"Sun Li?"
This name made Zhou Qing's eyes light up.
I didn’t consider Sun Li much before because the Empress’ filter was too thick.
But looking at her resume now, Sun Li is only 23 years old!
There is no problem in playing a college student, after all, the difference is really not that big.
What’s more important is that even at this stage, Sun Li’s acting skills are already very good.
In 03, she was nominated for the Outstanding Actress Award at the Feitian Awards for her role in "Jade Guanyin" and even won the Golden Eagle Awards.
Of course, the requirements for TV dramas are generally lower, but you still need to have a certain level of acting skills to get it.
Zhou Qing thought about it and made a mark on Sun Li's resume, listing her as another candidate for the female lead.
As for other people, I really haven’t found anything that is particularly suitable.
The male lead?
The same situation.
Either their age is not suitable, they are generally a bit too old, or their age is suitable but their acting skills are not good enough.
These two things are inherently contradictory, but now they have to be possessed at the same time, which is indeed not easy to find.
Fortunately, the male protagonist is just a vase, or a tool.
The requirement for acting skills is not that high, in fact, much lower than that of the heroine.
It’s not that I really can’t find anyone.
"Brother Hu?"
Zhou Qing stared at Lao Hu's resume and fell into deep thought.
As for Hu Ge, first of all, his image and temperament are absolutely suitable, and he is a college student now. This is his advantage.
So what about Brother Hu’s acting skills?
Well, it's definitely lacking a bit of heat.
But to be honest, compared with people of the same age, it is already very good.
In addition, although Brother Hu has not graduated yet, he has actually filmed many works and has rich acting experience.
Especially the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" at the beginning of the year was a very popular TV series.
Although Brother Hu’s performance in the film is still a bit immature, it is actually quite remarkable.
Some crying scenes were also done quite well.
Before "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", Brother Hu had already starred in other works such as "Pretending Not to Feel", "Suspicious", and "Dandelion".
All things considered, the resume is actually pretty good.
Plus, the acting requirements for the male lead aren’t that high.
After a brief contemplation, Zhou Qing also marked Brother Hu.
He was listed as a candidate for the male lead.
"Director Zhou!"
Fan Bingbing, who has always been very enthusiastic about filming Zhou Qing's movies, was the first to appear in Zhou Qing's studio.
"I heard that Bingbing, you are preparing to release an album recently?"
Since they were quite familiar with each other, Zhou Qing exchanged a few simple greetings with the other party.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Director Zhou. I just wanted everyone to see another side of me."
Fan Bingbing spoke modestly and understatedly, but Zhou Qing could still feel Fan Bingbing's ambition.
And this is not something strange.
These days, many celebrities want to develop in multiple fields including film, television and music. It's just a routine operation.
Not to mention anything else, didn’t Liu Yifei sign a singing contract with Sony after filming The Return of the Condor Heroes?
I have the impression that even Wang Baoqiang has released an album.
But how to say it, Zhou Qing is actually not very optimistic.
A person's energy is limited, and the areas in which he is good at are also limited.
After all, there are only a few people like Liu Dehua who can sing and act and do very well in both.
Of course, this is Fan Bingbing's personal choice, so Zhou Qing naturally wouldn't say much.
"Let's try a scene."
The two sides had a brief chat and then began the formal audition.
"You like to sing, and you really want to sing, but you are afraid to open your voice in front of others. You have a fear of this."
"Because your parents and brother are both deaf and dumb, you grew up in such an environment, which caused you to learn to speak much later than others, and you didn't speak well, so you were ridiculed."
"This childhood experience has created a psychological barrier for you. You don't dare to sing in front of others."
"So when your music teacher asked you to sing, you turned and ran away in fear, and you rushed out of the classroom."
After Zhou Qing finished describing the situation, Fan Bingbing thought for a few minutes and then began to perform in front of Zhou Qing.
To be honest, this performance requires a certain level of acting skills, but it’s not too complicated.
However, Fan Bingbing's degree of completion can only be said to be passing, which is just passable.
But it's not that outstanding.
"Go back and wait for notification."
Zhou Qing understood what was going on and nodded to Fan Bingbing.
Although Fan Bingbing also wanted to know what Zhou Qing thought of him and what he was inclined to do, it was naturally not appropriate for him to speak up at this time.
He could only greet Zhou Qing politely and then leave politely.
"Famous actor Fan Bingbing appeared in Zhou Qing's studio, presumably auditioning for Zhou's new play "Hearing Girl". Fan Bingbing left with a smile on his face, and may have won an important role."
"The much-anticipated heroine of "Hearing Girl" has been revealed? Fan Bingbing will work with Director Zhou and star in Director Zhou's new film?"
There are all kinds of speculations and all kinds of bullets flying.
However, the media soon photographed Sun Li appearing in Zhou Qing's studio again.
Although he is not as famous as Fan Bingbing, he is also a star of some size.
Plus, her age is suitable, and anyone with a decent eye can guess that she is definitely auditioning for the female lead.
So the relevant reports flew out again.
Many people are also arguing about who is more suitable for the female lead in "The Hearing Girl" between Fan Bingbing and Sun Li.
The popularity of "Hearing Girl" has increased a lot.
Zhou Qing finally understood why Zhang Jizhong was so keen on hype.
It turns out the effect is really good.
However, Zhou Qing disdained this method.
He ignored it, did not add fuel to the fire, and just quietly continued with his casting work.
As for Sun Li, overall her performance is not much different from Fan Bingbing's.
His acting skills are indeed better than Fan Bingbing's, but only to a limited extent.
So far, Shu Chang is still the best candidate in Zhou Qing's mind.
However, Shu Chang is currently out of town for promotions and will not be able to come for the audition for two days.
On March 3, the "rumors" that had been circulating in the circle became reality, and the Olympic Organizing Committee issued an announcement.
We are publicly soliciting opening ceremony proposals from around the world. We hope and welcome all directors who meet the requirements to actively participate and sign up.
Many directors have begun to get excited, as this is a major opportunity that only comes once in a century.
Of course, everyone understands that this is not something that an ordinary director can handle, and there are probably not many such directors in China.
Although the organizing committee did not name any specific people, everyone understands that there are only a few people in the entire Chinese entertainment industry who have this qualification.
In an instant, the eyes of the entire circle were all focused on those directors.
Zhou Qing is one of them.
Even Zhou Qing's popularity is quite high because he is quite controversial.
On the one hand, Zhou Qing's battle record was too dazzling, second only to Master Zhang.
There is no other director who can compare.
Judging from the strength alone, Zhou Qing is definitely qualified, and is even not inferior to poet Chen.
But at the same time, Zhou Qing was too young, so young that he was not suitable in any way.
After all, it’s the Olympics.
Everyone wants to know whether Director Zhou Qing will sign up.
What would have been the result if Director Zhou had signed up?
"You really don't plan to go? You're very popular online."
Tian Zhuangzhuang also talked about this matter again.
"Teacher Tian, I don't have the qualifications to do this. It's just netizens making trouble."
Zhou Qing smiled and reiterated his attitude.
"But teacher, you don't plan to sign up either, isn't that a pity?"
Zhou Qing stared at Tian Zhuangzhuang and asked.
With Tian Zhuangzhuang's background and qualifications, he is absolutely qualified to get involved.
"I no longer have that ambition. Now I am just a teacher and I don't get involved in irrelevant matters."
Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hand and refused it flatly.
Being banned for so many years is indeed a big blow to a director. It seems that Tian Zhuangzhuang is really disappointed.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing did not continue with this topic, but started chatting with Tian Zhuangzhuang about other things.
(End of this chapter)