Chapter 191 The most accurate use of the groove formula

Hearing Chu Ze say this, the four female singers and Chen Liang present were stunned and looked at Chu Ze.

What does it mean?
Zhang Susu took the manuscript a little dazedly, looked at Chu Ze and then at Chen Liang.

She prepared for a while and familiarized herself with the lyrics. She sang it softly several times in a voice that only she could hear. After confirming that there were no problems, she took a deep breath and sang aloud according to the lyrics.

After just singing a few lines, Chu Ze's eyes lit up.

Zhang Susu's voice is very magnetic and her voice is somewhat unique. In terms of singing skills, she is indeed quite inferior to the previous four singers, but only her voice can sing out the unique sadness and helplessness of this song. With a touch of sorrow, she sings out the charm of the song very well, which is very close to Karen Mok.

When Zhang Susu finished singing the whole song, Chu Ze immediately made a decision:
"Director Chen, let Zhang Susu sing this song."

Chen Liang was stunned when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect Chu Ze to make this decision.

"Mr. Chu, she hasn't made her debut yet." he reminded.

"I know. This song can be her debut song. You don't have to find other songs for her." Chu Ze smiled.

"But letting a newcomer sing such a good song, what if..." Chen Liang felt that this decision was too risky.

Letting an unknown newcomer sing such a good song, without the foundation of fame, may cause the song to be buried even if it is of high quality.

Chu Ze waved his hand without any worry:
"Don't worry, it's fire-proof."

Even if this song becomes a surprise hit, Chu Ze still has plenty of songs.

Don’t panic at all!

After hearing what Chu Ze said, Chen Liang had nothing more to say.

There is no way for you, a director, to refute the general manager's opinion.

At this time, the four female singers were looking at Zhang Susu with an expression that was unclear whether it was envy or jealousy.

They didn't expect that after all the fighting for the song, it would end up in the hands of a little trainee who hadn't even debuted yet.

Zhang Susu walked out of the door of the general manager's office. Shu Yan, a girl who was traveling with her, saw her and quickly pulled her over.

Zhang Susu was still a little confused. Shu Yan thought she was being scolded and comforted her, "Susu, I told you not to be impulsive. We can go and talk to the instructor first."

"Yan Yan, let's pinch each other." Zhang Susu ignored her and just said.

"What?" Shu Yan didn't understand.

"Pinch it." Zhang Susu took her hand without explaining and placed it on her fair face.

Shu Yan was confused, wondering why Zhang Susu was still thinking about self-harm.

Did he become stupid because of being scolded?

This is not okay.

So she thought about it and pinched her pretty face hard as he said...

Wake up, the ants have been racing for ten years!
"Ouch, it hurts! It's real!" Zhang Susu jumped up and covered her face with her hands, but she was not angry at all. Her eyes were wide open and her face was full of excitement.

"What really?"

“I’m going to be famous!!”

……

Zhang Susu's debut song Chuze was fully entrusted to Chen Liang.

After all, this is not simply a matter of a trainee’s debut; it is a very important part of the company’s current strategy, so naturally the artistic director has to personally oversee it.

Chen Liang was busy supervising Zhang Susu's affairs, and Chu Ze was also busy.

"Mr. Chu, regarding this year's campus recruitment..." Human Resources Manager Cai Hui came up to ask for instructions.

"This is up to your human resources department to decide. In addition to local schools, you can also look at more schools outside the province and try to recruit as many talents as possible." Chu Ze said.

Because of previous events, there has been a relatively high staff turnover in the company during this period, and this campus recruitment period is just the right time to fill job vacancies.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Cai Hui nodded and left the office.

Seeing this, Chu Ze called Ding Jie in again: "I have to go on a business trip these two days. If my subordinates have any questions, ask them to contact me by phone."

"Mr. Chu, don't you want me to accompany you?" Ding Jie asked doubtfully.

Normally, the general manager would bring a secretary with him when he goes on a business trip to help with affairs and daily life.

"No, I can go by myself." Chu Ze shook his head.

It’s not that he was afraid of what Xia Anruo would say if he brought his secretary with him, but mainly because he was not doing this for the company’s sake.

"Okay, Mr. Chu." Seeing this, Ding Jie naturally didn't dare to ask more questions.

After explaining the company's affairs, Chu Ze packed his luggage and took the high-speed rail to Shanghai the next day.

As soon as you exit the high-speed rail station.

"It's Teacher Digua, hello. I'm Yu Dong, the deputy director of our Fights Against the Graveyard crew." A middle-aged man came up to them.

"Hello, hello, I'm Sweet Potato."

Chu Ze shook hands with Yu Dong, exchanged a few polite words, and then got into the business car.

Chu Ze came here this time because the script of Doupo has been written and now is the stage of selecting actors.

As for the actors, the crew has actually already basically made their selections, and has decided on preliminary candidates for each role. Now the main thing is to let Chu Ze come and see if he is satisfied with the candidates. After all, the actors also need to be approved by the original author. This was the condition when Chu Ze agreed to sell the copyright, and it was written in the contract.

Soon we arrived at Xingyi Film and Television Entertainment Company.

Yu Dong brought Chu Ze all the way to a meeting room. In the room opposite the meeting room were many men and women sitting. They looked like male and female actors who were about to prepare for auditions.

Entering the conference room, there were several long tables lined up side by side near the window, with five or six people sitting behind the tables.

One of the middle-aged men wearing glasses saw Chu Ze coming in, and quickly stood up and walked over with his hand extended:

"Hello, Mr. Digua. We finally meet."

"Director Cao looks much thinner than in the video." Upon seeing this, Chu Ze also reached out and shook hands with him.

"Haha, you look fat on camera."

Chu Ze greeted director Cao Dexing familiarly.

Because we had discussed the script before, communicated through video or online script meetings, and met many times, we were quite familiar with each other, so even though it was the first time we met in real life, we didn't act that unfamiliar.

After being introduced by Cao Dexing and having a brief exchange and getting acquainted with the other crew members, Chu Ze took his seat and the audition officially began.

Since this is not the kind of open audition that we had at the beginning, the actors present here are all carefully selected by the crew, so for this audition every actor dressed up as the character in the play in advance, and then started acting according to a certain part in the script according to the director's requirements.

This will also allow Chu Ze to more intuitively judge whether the actor's appearance and acting skills are suitable for the role.

The actors came in one by one in order as their numbers were called, from the actor who played Xiao Xun'er, to Medusa, Nalan Yanran, Yao Lao, Yun Yun... basically every important protagonist and supporting role had to audition.

"Xun'er shouldn't just be gentle and kind. She should be polite and distant to others, but gentle and considerate to Xiao Yan. These two contrasts should be acted out."

"Medusa is supposed to be sexy, charming, cold and seductive, but you, as the queen, only act as the domineering one, and lack a bit of seduction."

"Nalan Yanran's acting is okay, but her image is a little off."

"This medicine is quite good, very Taoist."

Chu Ze watched the actors' performances and gave his evaluation to Cao Dexing.

Some are satisfied, while others are dissatisfied.

Soon, Chu Ze suddenly discovered a very important question: "Director Cao, where is Xiao Yan's actor?"

It’s been a long time, and I still haven’t seen the actor who plays the male lead.

"Old Yu, isn't Xiao Bo here yet?" Cao Dexing also noticed this problem and turned to ask Yu Dong.

"I've asked his agent, and he said that there was a traffic jam and he'll be here soon, so let's wait a little longer." Yu Dong said. Then half an hour later, when all the remaining actors had finished their auditions, the actor named Xiao Bo finally arrived.

"Sorry, there's a bit of traffic on the road." Xiao Bo apologized casually as he came in.

His attitude seemed to be nonchalant.

Chu Ze couldn't help but frown, and looked at Director Cao and found that he also looked unhappy.

Being late for an audition is bad behavior in itself, not to mention that the attitude of the apology after being late is so insincere, which gives people a bad first impression.

Then Chu Ze asked him to act out the scene where Xiao Yan was broken off from engagement by Nalan Yanran at the beginning, which was a plot that tested his acting skills.

Xiao Bo read the script, prepared for a while, and started performing.

Just as he watched, Chu Ze's already frowned brows became even tighter.

No, what is this acting about?

Is there something wrong with my script?
Don't bully the young and poor, why do you have to act like an impotent and furious woman, like a shrew scolding in the street?
Did Xiao Yan change his gender when he participated in the Holy Grail War?
Asking you to act youthful doesn’t mean you should be a sissy!
With a distorted expression, Chu Ze forced himself to watch Xiao Bo's performance. Let alone give any comments, he was speechless. The fact that he didn't curse was a reflection of his high quality as a contemporary college student.

Wait until Xiao Bo leaves the meeting room...

"Director Cao, did you find this actor for Xiao Yan from a circus?" Chu Ze finally couldn't help but complain.

He doesn't look like Xiao Yan, but more like a clown.

It would have been more like this if someone had been beating a gong nearby.

You should go to the Douluo Studio next door, that's where you can perform.

"..."

Cao Dexing couldn't find any rebuttal to Chu Ze's comments for a moment.

There is one thing to say, indeed.

He wanted to curse at them, but...

It’s just the employer’s task.

"You'd better let him go back to the circus to perform. Our Doupo is not suitable for him. It's a waste of his talent." Chu Ze continued.

"I want to, but it's hard to replace this person." Cao Dexing said with a wry smile.

"Why, is this guy a big shot?" Chu Ze asked.

"It was the investor who specified that Xiao Bo play the leading role." Cao Dexing said.

"A relative?" Chu Ze frowned.

Cao Dexing shook his head: "It's not because of connections. It's mainly because the investors are attracted by Xiao Bo's traffic and fans. His traffic is quite large."

"Oh, it turns out he's a traffic idol." Chu Ze suddenly realized.

Sure enough, it arrived late.

After escaping the harm of stupid screenwriters, is it finally the turn of popular young actors to harm you?

“You also know that these days, if you don’t put a few popular idols in a drama, the investors are afraid that no one will watch it and won’t want to invest.” Cao Dexing also sighed.

“If we really let this Xiao What-something Bo play Xiao Yan, then no one will watch it.” Chu Ze was determined not to allow Xiao Yan to let such a thing play the role.

It hurts the eyes.

If he played the leading role, with a thunderous opening, the audience would probably run away before they even finished listening to the opening song.

There were only a bunch of fan girls left there chanting "Ahhh, brother is so handsome" and ovulating on the spot to support their brother.

If this is really the case, the IP of Doupo will be ruined.

"But this is the investor's request. If we give up Xiao Bo, the investor might be dissatisfied. Then there's the issue of funding..."

Cao Dexing is also in a difficult situation. If he were to choose, he would definitely not choose Xiao Bo, a traffic idol who has no acting skills at all. But what can you do about the request of your sponsor?

Filming costs money. No matter how well you choose the actors and how great their acting skills are, without money, it would be useless.

"Then change the investor. We can't let a bad apple spoil the whole pot of soup." Chu Ze said lightly.

"..."

Cao Dexing was speechless after hearing this: "Investment is not that easy..."

The investor said to change it, so we changed it. Do you think he was changing your girlfriend?

Even if you change the investment, can you be sure that he won't ask you to insert another young hunk?
Today's investors are more weird than each other. They are not like the coal bosses in the past who just give money and don't interfere in the affairs of your crew at all.

I miss the days when coal bosses invested in movies.

"The investment can always be settled. The quality of the TV series is the most important thing. No matter what, we can't compromise because of money." Chu Ze said righteously.

Cao Dexing rolled his eyes.

I thought that it was quite easy for Chu Ze to talk without any worries. After all, the original author only needed to give instructions from the side, while he, as the director, had a lot of things to consider.

He still has to worry about all the things related to the filming.

This is the episode that uses the groove formula most correctly.

It's just like the boss of a company telling his subordinates what to do as if it's easy...

Chu Ze: I’m sorry, I’ve gotten used to being a boss recently, and as a result of this, I can’t empathize with the common people.

Cao Dexing is now in a dilemma.

Don’t choose Xiao Bo as the leading actor, the investors will not be happy.

Let's choose Xiao Bo as the leading actor, but Chu Ze disagrees.

If Chu Ze doesn't agree, the show can't be filmed.

But if we really give up on Xiao Bo and re-select the actor for Xiao Yan, and the investor withdraws his investment and runs away, the producer will be unhappy and say that you drove away the investment that I worked so hard to get. Then you will have to find a way to get the funds during filming.

What should I do then?
BYD is putting all the pressure on me, right?

Before, when filming a movie, he had to endure the investors' meddling and interference in the filming. This time, there was also the original author. He, Cao Dexing, was stuck in the middle. Being a director had never been so uncomfortable.

"Director Cao, this is for art." Chu Ze was still chattering.

"Art is bullshit. How can you create art without money?" Cao Dexing finally couldn't help but swear.

"It's just money. It's not a big deal. Just tell me how much money you want now. Is 20 million enough?" Chu Ze generously pointed out a number when he saw this.

"Enough, will you give it to me?"

"Yes, I'll give it to you."

Cao Dexing rolled his eyes.

Young people nowadays love to talk nonsense and make sarcastic remarks.

You treat 20 million as cabbages and I’ll give it to you just like that.

Two days passed.

Chu Ze led the people from the marketing department over.

"Come, have a good talk with Director Cao about the investment."

Cao Dexing: “???”

Do you really give it?

(End of this chapter)