Chapter 285 Audition
In the morning, at Zhongqiu Film and Television Company, Yang Xue pushed open the door of a dressing room and asked, "Xixi, are you ready?"

"Okay, Sister Xue."

Liu Yifei stood up quickly.

"Boss Yang."

The stylist, makeup artist, and costume designer all shouted.

"Yang Xue is here."

Liu Xiaoli also stood up and said with a smile.

Yang Xue greeted everyone with a smile, glanced at Liu Yifei, and her eyes lit up.

The girl was dressed in a pink dress, which matched her natural temperament and indeed met the requirements of a Qingqiu fox girl.

The props are not finished yet. If they are equipped with suitable decorations and lighting, the image will surely be more perfect.

Today is not the interview day yet, it will officially start on the 8th, but I have already started interviewing the artists in my company and some of my connections.

However, the interview was very strict. If an artist failed to pass, no one would be spared, even if it was her own artist. With such a huge investment, she could not afford to be careless.

At this time, several more people came in, led by Brother Fei, followed by Zhou Xun, Jiang Qingqing, Xu Qing, Jiang Yiyan, Tang Yan and others.

They have all changed into various ancient costumes. Like Liu Yifei, they are also auditioning.

Among them, Zhou Xun’s outfit is the same as Liu Yifei’s, and he is also preparing to audition for the role of the Qing Qiu Fox Girl.

But after seeing Liu Yifei's costume, she felt that this role might not belong to her.

Although Liu Yifei's outfit is exactly the same as hers, her temperament is so suitable for this role.

Although this character is a fox girl, she is not set up like Daji, but has a pure temperament that is not worldly.

But her experience no longer allows her to show that kind of temperament.

"Teacher Yu..." Liu Yifei called out hurriedly.

"Wow, Liu Yifei, with this look of yours, you've got this role decided! No need to choose anymore." Brother Fei said after taking a look.

"Hehe!" Liu Yifei's eyes were curved with laughter.

Jiang Yiyan said: "I even suspect that this role was written specifically for her."

Yang Xue hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense. The company has never interfered with Director Zhang and the others regarding the script."

Everyone laughed and complained in their hearts, "Do you need me to say this? A hint is enough. For example, Director Zhang, what role do you think is suitable for Liu Yifei? Why doesn't Director Zhang arrange it for her?"

Yang Xue was also helpless. Sanjin wanted Liu Yifei to play a fairy, so she could only cast the fairy on her. What else could she do?
"Let's go, Director Zhang and the casting director are waiting." she said.

Zhongqiu Film and Television has rented the sixth to tenth floors of this building. They are now on the seventh floor, and the auditions are on the sixth floor.

A group of people went downstairs. Jiang Yiyan fell behind and whispered, "Brother Fei, do you think Liu Yifei is the same as our boss He?"

As she said this, she gave a pair of thumbs up.

Brother Fei glared at her and whispered, "Stop gossiping. Don't you know that Yao Dazui suffered because of her big mouth? Do you want to follow in her footsteps?"

"Big Mouth? What's wrong with her?" Jiang Yiyan was stunned.

Brother Fei whispered, “She used to confront Yang Xue and make fun of the relationship between Yang Xue and He Zhongqiu. She was jealous of the relationship between Yang Xue and He Zhongqiu. Now Yang Xue doesn’t pay much attention to her.

Zhongqiu Film and Television has invested in so many dramas, have you seen her get any roles?"

"That's not right. I heard that last time she asked Yang Xue for investment, Yang Xue gave her five million without saying a word!" Jiang Yiyan said.

"What do you mean by without saying anything? Just listen to her bragging."

Brother Fei rolled his eyes at Jiang Yiyan and said, "Is that a favor to Yao Dazui? That's Zhongqiu Film and Television's investment.

Yang Xue thought that Wai Zhuan was a novel type of drama, and there had not been any dramas of that kind before, so she invested five million yuan in it, since she had plenty of money on hand anyway.

Besides, that was Liu Yunnong's company's play, so he probably also contacted Yang Xue."

Jiang Yiyan nodded in astonishment, but she was still curious and whispered:

"I think Liu Yifei and Boss He are in jeopardy. I've never seen them in contact. Maybe Yang Xue and Boss He are the real couple."

"Yeah, I think so too. They might be having an affair..."

Fei Ge was also burning with gossip, and the two of them fell behind without realizing it.

Sitting in the audition office were Zhang Yimou, Yang Jie, and Li An, who had just returned from the United States.

Yang Jie is the director of Journey to the West. He is 75 years old this year and has been retired for many years. This time he was invited to serve as a senior consultant and casting director.

The workload was not large, and the main work was still done by Zhang Yimou and Li An. She was only responsible for the final interview and selecting a few suitable ones from the best group of candidates.

"This kid is good, his temperament is suitable, and his appearance is impeccable."

The first time she saw Liu Yifei come in, she couldn't help but nodded.

Zhang Yimou also smiled and nodded, saying: "The appearance and temperament are suitable, it all depends on the acting skills."

Yang Xue told him at the beginning that there were no other requirements, just to design a role for Liu Yifei. When he wrote the script, this role was created for Liu Yifei.

Liu Xiaoli was standing outside feeling a little uneasy. Although Yang Xue agreed to give Xixi a role, it was also agreed that if Director Zhang and the casting director did not approve her, she would have to wait for the next opportunity.

Ten minutes later, Liu Yifei came out.

"Xixi, how is it?" Liu Xiaoli hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Director Zhang said to wait for notification." Liu Yifei said softly.

"Didn't you pass?"

Liu Xiaoli felt like a bucket of ice water was poured over her.

At this time, Yang Xue came out and said, "Aunt Liu, it's not that I didn't pass. Director Yang, Director Zhang and Director Li are all very satisfied, but we still need to give other people a chance to interview."

"oh oh"

Only then did Liu Xiaoli feel relieved.

At this time, Yang Xue said to Zhou Xun: "Xun brother, it's your turn."

"it is good."

Zhou Xun went in quickly.

She will audition twice today, first for the Qing Qiu Fox Girl and then for the Sword Demon Girl.

Watching Zhou Xun go in, Liu Xiaoli showed a worried look on her face.

Xixi's acting skills are totally incomparable to Zhou Xun's, and I don't know if she can get this role.

At this time, Wang Jinhua was under a lot of pressure.

Chen Daoming was her first artist. It was Chen Daoming who took the initiative to find her and asked her to be his agent. That’s how she embarked on the path of an entertainment agent. So she is very grateful to Chen Daoming.

Now Feng Xiaogang invited Chen Daoming to participate in Aftershock without going through her, and Chen Daoming had agreed. This was a film project of Zhongqiu Film and Television. So Chen Daoming thought Zhongqiu Film and Television was good and asked her why she didn't choose Zhongqiu Film and Television, but chose a Japanese-funded company that had not yet been established.

This was also the first time that Chen Daoming expressed his opinions, which put a lot of pressure on her.

The second person who put pressure on her was Liu Jialing.

Liu Jialing wanted to audition for the role of the White Bone Saint Queen in the White Bone World, but was banned by Zhongqiu Film and Television because of Hua Yi, and her registration was rejected.

So Liu Jialing felt very wronged. She was not an artist of Huayi, and she did not issue a statement to ban He Zhongqiu.

Liu Jialing thought that Zhongqiu Film and Television was now so popular, but Wang Jinhua wanted to take them to another company that had not yet been established, which showed that she did not have their interests in mind.

Wang Jinhua has a lot of people like Liu Jialing under his command.

……

On this day, in Xiangjiang, Chenglong had just returned from Los Angeles and was called to Yinghuang by Yang Shoucheng.

When they met, Yang Shoucheng said, "Aaron, I just received news that their White Bone Realm invested 1.2 million US dollars."

"Cough cough..."

Chenglong was drinking water, and when he heard this, he almost spit it out. After coughing, he said:
"That's impossible, Mr. Yang. It's impossible to have $1.2 million. I've talked to Director Li An about it. The actual investment is $8000 million. The $1.2 million is probably just a publicity stunt."

"8000?"

Yang Shoucheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still not very good, because the actual investment in Kung Fu King was only 4000 million US dollars, only half.

Of the 4000 million US dollars, Jackie Chan's salary was 1000 million US dollars and Jet Li's was 600 million US dollars. Their salaries accounted for 40% of the investment.

Therefore, the actual production cost of The Forbidden Kingdom will not exceed 2000 million US dollars, and the special effects production cost will be at most million US dollars.

But he had no choice. An investment of 4000 million US dollars and million Hong Kong dollars was already a huge amount for Yinghuang.

Chenglong added: "Mr. Yang, Zhongqiu told me personally that Zhongqiu Film and Television will have at least two dramas competing against us."

"Is he so confident that he dares to tell you the situation?" Yang Shoucheng immediately paid attention.

"He can afford to lose." Chenglong said helplessly.

Yang Shoucheng was even more helpless. He Zhongqiu could afford to lose, but he couldn't. The investment in these two movies was too huge. If they suffered losses, it would be a huge blow to Yinghuang.

Chenglong said: "One is Feng Xiaogang's movie, the specific content is unclear. The other is that Wu Jing and Zhang Jin will make a movie in Hollywood. These two movies will compete with our baby project."

"Two against one, and then Journey to the West vs. Journey to the West next year?" Yang Shoucheng felt the pressure.

Chenglong said: "It is March now, and the filming will be completed in late June or early July. It should be released at the end of the year. The Baby Project will compete with their two films for the Spring Festival slot."

"Spring Festival period?" Yang Shoucheng felt even more stressed.

The Spring Festival period, also known as the New Year's film in mainland China, was created by Feng Xiaogang, who had previously worked with Stephen Chow on the set.

"Kung Fu" grossed 1.7 million RMB in mainland China, 1700 million USD in North America, and 1 million USD worldwide.

A World Without Thieves was almost exclusively box office hit in mainland China, but it still grossed 1.26 million RMB. Yang Shoucheng does not dare to underestimate Feng Xiaogang's film.

It is March now, the season of lush grass and singing birds.

On the 1st, Ross Lewis held a press conference in Los Angeles, and Iron Eagle King 2 was officially launched.

Iron Eagle King 2 will have an investment of 1 million US dollars, and He Zhongqiu will receive no salary + 22% of the global box office share, which will bring the production cost to about 7000 million US dollars.

This time, He Zhongqiu will team up with Statham, the heroine is Jessica Alba, and the director is still Guillermo del Toro.

Wu Jing and Zhang Jin will also participate this time, but Xie Miao has no role.

But Wang Baoqiang will also come over after he finishes filming Soldiers Assault. He has a role, but he still needs to audition.

There was a Chinese female role, but the company didn't have a suitable female star, Yang Xue was not available, and Liu Yifei had to prepare for White Bone Realm, so the role was finally changed.

On the same day, in China, the TV series Soldiers Assault started filming.

On the 3rd, in Shanghai, Huo Yuanjia started filming.

On the 4th, in Hong Kong, the filming of the Baby Project began.

On the 5th, filming of "Tangshan Earthquake" began.

On the 6th, in Hollywood, filming of "Gun Fighting" began.

On the 8th, the auditions for the Journey to the West: White Bone World officially began.

Most of them had passed a round of online registration and were eliminated in this round. Those who were qualified to come to Yanjing Zhongqiu Film and Television Company for an interview were all beautiful women selected from thousands of miles away.

On this day, auditions for Iron Eagle King 2 also began.

Scarlett Johansson asked He Zhongqiu for an audition opportunity. She wanted the female role that was changed because she had a lot of scenes and was the second female lead.

As a result, she actually passed the audition, and this was also her first time to play an important role in a big-budget commercial movie.

……

After Oscar, the Knicks won three consecutive games, and after losing to the Pistons after the All-Stars, they won six consecutive games, with 49 wins and 11 losses, continuing to be first in the league.

On March 3, the Knicks welcomed the SuperSonics at home.

At this time, the Supersonics' record was 41 wins and 19 losses, far behind the Knicks.

The Spurs have 47 wins and 15 losses, three games behind the Knicks, and cannot catch up for the time being. The Knicks are currently in first place in the league.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

SuperSonics: Jerome James, Reggie Evans, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, Luke Ridnour

Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Karl Malone, Shane Battier, Josh Howard, Nash
The game was broadcast live by ESPN. Bill Walton said: "After Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, the Supersonics welcomed the twin stars of Ray Allen and Lewis. Now their record is very good."

Michael Breen said: "Now that the Knicks have a complete lineup and have recovered from injuries, it should not be a problem to deal with the SuperSonics.

Of course, this is based on the paper lineup analysis. If the Sonics twins play super explosively at the same time and make more than a dozen three-pointers, it is hard to say whether they will win or lose. "

Bill Walton said: "Now Josh Howard has secured the starting No. 2 position because of his defensive ability, and Crawford plays as the sixth man. Both of them have performed well, and their technical styles are very suitable for their current positions."

Michael Breen said: "Crawford is not efficient enough. Playing as the sixth man is the best for him and the team. He is equivalent to Alan Houston who played as a substitute before. He is the strongest competitor for the sixth man this season."

Bill Walton said: "But the Knicks' lineup still has hidden dangers. The Mailman can't play much time. Just like Mutombo last season, he plays conservatively, but his injury looks more serious than Mutombo's."

Michael Breen nodded and said, "If he gets injured, Varejao may not be able to step up. The Knicks' power forward position is indeed a hidden danger.

But there is no perfect lineup. The Knicks still have Malik Rose at the four position, and there is still no shortage of power forwards. "

In the player tunnel, the starting lineups of both teams met.

Even Ray Allen didn't dare to speak in front of He Zhongqiu, and the other four members of the Supersonics didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

There is no way, mainly because their martial arts skills are too high and their fame is too great, which puts too much psychological pressure on them.

After all, this is just the NBA, not a gladiatorial arena. He Zhongqiu took the initiative to talk to them and liven up the atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)