Chapter 108 Casting is finished and released to the public
After a whole week, the preliminary auditions for "Love Apartment" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" finally came to an end.

This week, various news reports and marketing messages have been flying around.

Some reports claimed that a popular star auditioned for Cheng Cheng's new drama, which caused a heated discussion; some gossips rumored that a certain actor had already locked in an important role, and fans excitedly told others.

There is new news coming out every day and new progress being made every day.

Although most of this news is fake, it undoubtedly added a lot of heat to Cheng Cheng's new play audition, just like a raging fire, unstoppable.

It can be said that Cheng Cheng had already become very famous before the filming of these two dramas even started.

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After Li Zhuo sorted out the information of all the candidates who passed the interview, he handed it to Cheng Cheng.

She looked a little tired. In the past week, there were countless people who came to the interview. Some were young people who dreamed of becoming actors, some were frustrated people at the bottom of the entertainment industry, and some were already well-known in the entertainment industry.
Audition is a huge undertaking. Twenty-eight people were selected for "Zeng Xiaoxian" alone! Thirty-one people were selected for "Guan Gu Shenqi"! Forty people were selected for the aunt of Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"!
The actors are so passionate!

Cheng Cheng took the information and did not rush to check it. Instead, he looked up at Li Zhuo and said:
"You've worked hard this week. I'll give you a few days off after this period of time. Also, find two secretaries to share your work. This way you can relax a little and have more energy to deal with more important matters."

Secretary's secretary?
Although Li Zhuo also serves as the company's general agent, his artists do not have much sponsorship, and he does not need to go around the world looking for acting opportunities for them. His company's own dramas are enough.

Therefore, she spent more time as Cheng Cheng's secretary, handling all the major and minor matters in the company.

But as the company grows, this status quo is certainly not sustainable.

"Okay, Mr. Cheng, I will find two suitable secretaries to assist me as soon as possible." Li Zhuo couldn't help but say a few more words, "Also, you should also pay more attention to your health. You work much harder than me and need more rest."

Cheng Cheng said calmly: "I'm fine, I'm fine."

Li Zhuo opened his mouth but stopped trying to persuade him.

Then, Cheng Cheng checked the information. After a while, he asked calmly:

"By the way, those people who were forced in didn't show up for the audition, right? I don't think I saw them."

Speaking of this, Li Zhuo's face turned very ugly. She suppressed her anger and said:

"If one of them doesn't come, they won't even do the job of showing off. They either keep shirking their responsibilities or simply say that they don't need to open the office."

Cheng Cheng asked: "I saw one of them was called Lin Jia, is she the one who had a conflict with Wen Lian?"

"Yes." Li Zhuo nodded and said, "They were on the same show that year. Wen Lian was competing with her, but she used her connections to suppress her. It was also in that episode that Wen Lian disobeyed Lu Zhuofeng and was banned by him."

Cheng Cheng said: "That's a coincidence."

Li Zhuo asked, "Boss Cheng, what should we do? They are so uncooperative. I'm afraid they will slow down our filming progress after they join the crew."

Cheng Cheng said: "It doesn't matter, some actors and some personalities are normal."

What Cheng Cheng was thinking was:
He originally wanted to give these people a chance. If they were suitable, he might be able to give them one or two real roles. Now it seems that he was overthinking and they didn't take him seriously at all.

"Ah?" Li Zhuo was confused. Was it just a matter of personality? Was it too light?

Cheng Cheng took out a few scripts from the drawer, wrote their names on them, and said to Li Zhuo:
“Send them the script.”

Li Zhuo took it and took a look, then found something wrong: "Director Cheng, these characters don't seem to be in the script, right?"

Cheng Cheng said: "Oh, I changed the script."

"Ah?" Li Zhuo was puzzled. "Boss Cheng, wasn't the original script very good?"

Cheng Cheng said: "I customized four more roles for the four of them."

Li Zhuo: "Isn't this too much? Is it worth it for them?"

Worth it, of course it’s worth it!

Cheng Cheng is doing this for points!
"Don't have any questions, just send the script over." Cheng Cheng interrupted her and didn't intend to explain further. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. The fewer people who knew about it, the more surprise there would be in the end.

He wants to have some fun!
Li Zhuoqiang suppressed his emotions, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Cheng Cheng said: "Let's talk about the sponsorship."

Li Zhuo quickly adjusted his state and said, "The merchants currently interested in sponsoring include Yimeng Cosmetics, Yueyanxuan, Zhijie Mobile Phones, Yishenghuo Furniture, etc. Here is the list of brands and their quotations."

She pulled out a document from her arms and handed it to Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng pointed at this 'Yue Yan Xuan' and asked: "Is this Yue Yan Xuan still a good domestic brand?"

Li Zhuo said: "Yes, it has a good reputation online. I have used it before."

Cheng Cheng said: "What about Fanghua Meiji?"

Li Zhuo shook his head: "It can be said that there is no comparison. Whether it is in terms of product pricing, product sales, market positioning or brand influence, there is still a certain gap. Moreover, the users of Fanghua Beauty do not look down on Yueyanxuan. They think that its price is low and it is a product of the common people."

Cheng Cheng said: "Then you go and contact them. If their reputation is good and their product quality is up to standard, then accept their sponsorship."

Li Zhuo asked: "But the price offered by Yueyanxuan is not very high."

"It doesn't matter." Cheng Cheng smiled, "It's time to find a rival for Fanghua Meiji."

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Another half a month passed, and the highly anticipated "Love Apartment" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" in the entire domestic entertainment industry finally came to an end.

70% of the important roles in the two dramas were bagged by Shinhwa Company, and all the selected new actors also signed agency contracts with Shinhwa Company.

In this casting, Cheng Cheng chose new actors who not only fit the image, but also have good acting skills and potential. In the future, they will become the company's new force.

Another 30% of the important roles were released and distributed to other brokerage companies.

This is the signal Cheng Cheng is sending to the outside world that he is not a dictator and is willing to cooperate with other domestic entertainment companies and other actors for a win-win situation.

Of course, the cooperation list does not include artists under Xianghua Entertainment and Lu Zhuofeng, as well as spokespersons from thirteen brands.

The spokesperson for Kunshan Beer came to Cheng Cheng's crew for an interview. He was a good actor, but he didn't even pass the initial audition. Cheng Cheng told him bluntly that he couldn't pass the interview because he was the spokesperson for Kunshan Beer.

This undoubtedly made the thirteen brands and Xianghua Entertainment very upset! Lu Zhuofeng was mentioned again!

Xianghua Entertainment.

There were loud noises of smashing and looting coming from the chairman's office.

In the corridor, the employees passing by were silent as a mouse, not daring to breathe.

"This damn thing! This vindictive, ungrateful villain! Why does he mention it for no reason? Why does he mention it for no reason? Has he forgotten who made him famous in the first place? It's me! It's our company!" There was another executive in the office.

The executive had a gloomy face, as if there were dark clouds gathering in his heart.
Cheng Cheng's attitude towards them led to a change in the direction of the entire domestic entertainment industry.

Now, no one is willing to use his artists, for fear of being associated with them and being boycotted by Cheng Cheng.

During this period, there were constant complaints from artists, some of which were even reported to him openly or secretly, just to let him hear. In addition, the company was in a recession and its business scope was tightened, so the company was on the verge of collapse.

Moreover, Cheng Cheng has just released two movies, and he already has such a great reputation. If his two TV series also become a hit, I'm afraid the whole company will be doomed.

The chairman smashed things for a while, then stopped panting. He asked in a cold voice, "Has Ma Rong found a new job now?"

The executive said cautiously: "I'm not sure, what do you mean, Chairman?"

The chairman said bitterly: "Half of the company's current situation is due to him. If he has found a new job now, then talk to his leader and promise him benefits but make him unable to continue with his new job! If he has not found a new job, that's even better! Let him remain unemployed and let him live in hardship!"

After hearing this, the executive couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

He knew that the chairman couldn't do anything to Cheng Cheng now, so he could only take his anger out on Ma Rong.

Poor Ma Rong, when he was full of vigor and power over life and death, he probably never thought that this day would come, right?

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The day after the casting was completed.

Shinhwa Company's official account posted a Weibo post:
"#愛公寓##仙剑奇侠传##CASTING#After a long and rigorous casting process, we have finally confirmed the important roles for the two TV series!

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"Love Apartments"

Leading role: Hu Yifei @ Wen Lian
Leading role: Zeng Xiaoxian@Zhang Zijie

Leading role: Lin Wanyu@林茵
Leading role: Lu Zhanbo @ Jiang Jun
Leading role: Guan Gu Shen Qi @ Zhu Xing
Leading role: Chen Meijia@Wang Hong
Leading role: Lv Ziqiao @Qi Hao
Leading role: Zhang Wei@Mengcai
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The Legend of Sword and Fairy

Leading role: Li Xiaoyao@Cheng Cheng
Leading role: Zhao Linger @颜咕儿

Leading role: Lin Yueru@Wen Lian
Leading role: Moon Worshiper @Chen Ce
Leading actor: Drunken Swordsman
"

As soon as this Weibo post was released, the entire Internet was shocked.

Over the past month, "Love Apartment" and "The Chinese Paladin" have made too much noise. There's news about the casting of these two dramas all day long, and it's impossible not to pay attention.

It was difficult to tell the truth from the false news on the Internet before. There were many news reports about this star and that star. There were even rumors that Chu Qing was coming, and that a freshman from a certain film academy had won the favor of Cheng Cheng, and was suspected to have risen to fame overnight and was hyped as a "Cheng Girl".

Now that it has finally been officially announced, they really want to see which actors have been selected.

Especially those fans who were looking forward to their brothers appearing in these two dramas, rushed in almost as soon as the official announcement was made, wanting to see if their brothers were in the show.

Comment area:
"Wow, there are so many new people I don't know!"

"I knew that the so-called 'Mature Girl' was just marketing! I looked through the cast list and didn't see her! Although she looks good, she is far inferior to Wen Lian and Yan Gou'er. How can she be worthy of the title of 'Mature Girl'?"

"I've only seen Cheng Cheng using other people's traffic, but I didn't expect that one day Cheng Cheng would also use traffic. Hahahaha, I have to say, although this method is very low-level, she has indeed been remembered."

"Sure enough, many of the rumors are not there, most of them are just to gain traffic, but there are my favorite Yu Rong and Chen Ce, thanks to Director Cheng!"

"Zhu Xing is also great!!!"

"I'm looking forward to seeing Jun-kun! I like stupid handsome guys too much, woooo!"

"I have a feeling that this Zhang Zijie is going to be famous. I just searched for him and there is no such person. I can only say that he has become famous overnight."

"Oh my god! My high school classmate was chosen!"

"I like Cheng Cheng's casting method! The entertainment industry is now almost reduced to the backyard of the rich second generation. It's great that Cheng Cheng can give newcomers a chance! There should be more entertainment stars who can represent us ordinary people in the domestic entertainment industry, otherwise the dramas shot will be empty and imaginary!"

"That's right! I really don't want to listen to 208 million people discussing breakfast that costs hundreds of dollars."

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In the rented house, Zhang Zijie was so excited as he watched his Weibo followers increase rapidly. In less than half a day, the number had risen by 40,000 or 50,000.
God have mercy on him, in the first three years, apart from his girlfriend, no one followed him on his Weibo account, and he posted updates just for his own entertainment. I didn’t expect that his fans would increase so much just with the official announcement!
He hugged his girlfriend excitedly and said:

"A Xiu, I finally made it! I will make sure you live a good life in the future and let all your efforts over the years be rewarded! I will also hold a grand wedding! I will make you a woman that the whole world envies! Also, I will let your parents know that you made the right choice!"

He Xiu's eyes also turned red: "Zijie, you never need to prove anything to anyone. I know I have never made the wrong choice. We will definitely get better and better in the future!"

Zhang Zijie was full of confidence: "Of course!"

"Oh right!" He suddenly thought, "A Xiu, do you think I should post a Weibo post?"

He Xiudao thought for a moment and said, "Let's post it. Let's thank Director Cheng."

"Yeah!" Zhang Zijie lowered his head and fiddled with his phone. He quickly finished editing the message, discussed it with his girlfriend, and sent it out:
"#愛公寓##選CAS# Hello everyone, I am Zhang Zijie. First of all, I am very grateful to be selected by "愛公寓", and thank you for being selected by Director Cheng Cheng and Director Dao Guan. This is undoubtedly a huge surprise and honor for me! I will cherish this opportunity, go all out, live up to everyone's expectations, and I will do my best!"

Zhang Zijie is the absolute male lead of "Love Apartment" and also a super amateur in this casting. Not only the media pays attention to him and wants to dig up some information from him, but netizens also pay close attention to him and want to know his past.

It can be said that he is now at the top of traffic.

After this Weibo post was published, it quickly attracted comments from netizens.

"Come and see Lucky."

"Is this the man chosen by Cheng Cheng?"

"I looked through this guy's previous Weibo and I really think it's not easy for him. He only acted in small dramas and his Weibo interactions were very few. He was chosen by Director Cheng this time, which is really a grassroots counterattack! Seize the opportunity, I'm optimistic about you!"

"Indeed, seeing this guy's previous Weibo posts really made me feel sad. Out of more than 300 Weibo posts, the most interactions were only a few comments and a few likes, not even any reposts."

"Although it's so miserable, I really want to laugh. This guy has a sense of finding joy in misery. Moreover, he really loves to post on Weibo."

"It's so funny. He often interacts with himself on Weibo. What a comedian!"

"Okay, I'll call you Brother Bozi from now on!"

Zhang Zijie never expected that just because he posted a Weibo, he would get a nickname "Brother Bozi", and this nickname even became a trending search!
Is this the influence of Director Cheng?

It's outrageous!
(End of this chapter)