At the entrance of a hotel.
With the help of his assistant, Hu Changsu, who was wearing a black windbreaker, got rid of the enthusiastic fans and got into the nanny van.
Hu Changsu was sweating profusely. He took off his sunglasses and scarf and put them aside. He grinned and said,"Aiyo, he's too enthusiastic. I can't stand it.”
A yellow-haired man sat beside him. It was his assistant, Zhang Mian. Seeing Hu Changsu sweating profusely, he quickly handed over a few tissues and a stack of scripts."These scripts were sent to you in the past few days to invite you to audition. I've already screened them. Look at the notebook at the top. I think you can take it.”
"So many."
Hu Changsu took the script and asked casually,"What kind of script is this? The movie…Inception."
"It's a sci-fi film from Shenxiu Pictures. The director's name is Zhang Fan. They're investing 150 million yuan in this drama, and they're letting you audition for the male lead." Zhang Mian said with a serious expression.
"Shenxiu? I've never heard of it."
"This is a new company that has filmed two web dramas. I've seen it. There's no problem with the director's photography and editing, but the story and the female lead are a little problematic. Recently, their major shareholder had withdrawn his investment, and Zhang Fan had managed to pull in a large amount of investment. He had even found Xu Qingqing from " Lost in the Stars " to be the female lead.”
Hu Changsu nodded.
In a drama, if there were problems with the story and the female lead, the problem did not necessarily lie with the director.
Most of the time, the director did not have the right to decide on the script and the actors.
"Has Xu Qingqing been confirmed to be the female lead?”
Hu Changsu asked in surprise, his interest piqued.
"I called Xu Qingqing's manager and they said that it's basically confirmed.”Zhang Mian said.
Hu Changsu opened the script and began to read it seriously.
He was definitely the king of the small screen in the entertainment industry. He had received countless honors and contributed countless classic screen images. It could be said that as long as he acted in a TV series, the viewership ratings would be a strong guarantee.
However, his performance on the big screen was exactly the opposite. After losing four movies in a row, some people even called him a box office poison. As a result, no investors approached him to film a movie, and he was bound to the small screen.
At his level of acting, pay was secondary. The most important thing was the breakthrough brought by a good script and a good director.
The first match, Sun, Inner.
On the beach, Su Zhe woke up…He was discovered by the guards and brought into the castle.
The old man asked,"Are you here to kill me?"
Su Zhe ate silently, almost greedily. He lowered his head and didn't say anything.
The old man picked up the top." I know what this is. I've seen one before." It belonged to a man I met in a vague dream many, many years ago.”
Close-up of the spinning top
Hu Changsu was fascinated.
This was a story where the male protagonist redeemed himself through the ability to steal dreams. Hu Changsu then found that the script was shockingly compact. Every line and scene was full of deep meaning, expressing the character's personality while quickly advancing the plot.
It seemed to be a meaningless design, but at some point in the future, it would be able to shock people.
The male lead showed a confident and powerful image of a dream thief when he appeared. Then, as the plot progressed, he gave the character more meaning.
Hu Changsu was even more shocked by the magical dream world in the storyboard.
One of them was a picture of a quiet and peaceful city with folded spaces. This was the picture that Zhang Fan intended to use as the cover of his poster.
The other picture was of the entire space spinning like a kaleidoscope, with six tiny figures standing on the platform of a tall building.
The script came to an abrupt end when it was one-third of the way through.
"Yeah, where's the rest of the script?" Hu Changsu asked in surprise.
"They only sent a third of it.”
" Old Zhang," Hu Changsu said with a serious expression," make the arrangements. I want to go to the audition. I must act in this movie."”
……
In the manager's office of a certain company.
Zhang Shan, who was dressed casually, walked in arrogantly and said to the bald man sitting behind the desk,"Dad, why did you call me over in such a hurry? Can't you tell me over the phone?"
The bald manager did not answer. Instead, he handed over a script with a white cover.
"Xiao Shan, your chance to make it to the big screen is here. I've seen this script and feel that the second male lead is very suitable for you.”
"Second male lead, are you kidding me? Asking me to play the second male lead is too embarrassing.”Zhang Shan said unhappily.
"Take a look first."
Hearing his father say this, Zhang Shan became serious.
Half an hour later, his expression became extremely serious."Dad, tell me, this Divine Show Film Company has made such a big move and used an unknown director. Is it possible that they…"
As he spoke, he made a scrubbing gesture.
"Doesn't look like it."
"Then I'm going to the audition."
……
At a fitness center.
Peng Yan, who was showing off his well-proportioned muscles, frowned as he looked at the script in his hand. He said to his manager beside him,"Call Director Zhang and tell him that I'll be on time for the audition.”
"Ah Yan, a male's pay is only six million. With your net worth, it's far more than that.”
"I'm not short of money. I just need a good movie.”
Peng Yan wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and said solemnly,"I want to be the male lead."
"Since you've already decided, I'll inform them immediately.”
"Yes."
……
In a resting room of a certain mall.
Lu Ze threw the script onto the table.""I'm satisfied with everything else, but I don't want to play a supporting role.”
"Then we'll reject it?"
"You're so busy every day, so you don't have much time at all." Moreover, the price offered by this director was clearly insincere. For a small director who had filmed two web dramas to pull in 100 million investment like he was filming a blockbuster, it was simply wishful thinking. You should focus on preparing for the concert next week.”
"I'll listen to you, Sister Zhen." Luze nodded.
He admitted that this was a good script, but the male lead's pay of only 6 million was too low. With his appearance fee of more than 100 million, it would undoubtedly reduce his value.
……
Other than the three popular celebrities mentioned above.
Deng Chaochao, Yang Yang, Liu Haoran, Zhang Xing, and other male actors received the audition invitation. Some of them immediately agreed, some politely declined, and some even ignored it and did not even reply.
Similarly, in addition to the female lead being confirmed to be Xu Qingqing, the script for the role of " Heart Demon " had also been sent to many actresses. Naturally, most of them still rejected it. After all, Shenxiu Film Company's foundation was too weak. Those who agreed were only because the script was good and the investment was over 100 million.
Shenxiu Pictures '" big move " didn't cause much of a stir in the film industry.
In the actor circle, the news of Inception's godly script spread like wildfire.
Since Zhang Fan had only sent out the script after he had messed it up, everyone received an incomplete version of the script. Many new and old actors and actresses became interested in the script and desperately wanted to know more about it. This caused quite a stir.
The center of this storm was none other than Zhang Fan!
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