Tang City in Xiangyang, also known as Tang City Film and Television Base, was an ancient city built by Cheng Kaige in Xiangyang for the purpose of filming this film.
For the sake of the film's texture, Cheng Kaige spent six years to build this huge palace. It could be said that he had really invested a lot.
To build a city for a movie.
This was Cheng Kaige's ambition.
Tang City in Xiangyang was made up of the Tang Imperial Palace, Mingde Gate, Qinglong Temple, Triumphal Gate, Qianbu Corridor, Gao Lishi's residence, and the eastern and western markets. It was huge and had the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty.
This film studio was planned to be a place for tourism and filming. It could be considered a great feat for the benefit of one side.
The movie that Cheng Kaige was going to film was none other than " The Legend of Catwoman "!
The things that big directors filmed were often slightly different from the mainstream market. This time, Cheng Kaige's idea was to film the golden age of the Tang Empire and let the world see the beauty of the Tang Empire!
In Parallel World, the reputation of " Legend of Catwoman " wasn't very good, but it had to be admitted that this movie had captured the true prosperity of the Great Tang.
Even university history professors advised students to take a look, saying that it was the closest to the real scene of the Tang Empire's golden age.
Cheng Kaige was going to film " Legend of Catwoman." This was shocking news in the entertainment industry. Many entertainment companies were keeping an eye on it.
After all, this was a masterpiece that had invested hundreds of millions of yuan. Of course, the various entertainment companies were concerned.
No matter which artiste could play a role in it, they would definitely be able to greatly increase their popularity.
For entertainment companies and popular artists, Cheng Kaige had a grand plan and was also an international director, so there was no need to worry about his ability.
On the other hand, as long as they could greatly increase their exposure, they would flock to it. Even if the post-production film did not have a good reputation, they could shift the blame to the director and clear their name, gaining a lot of fans.
Lin Fei didn't have much status now, so the audition role naturally couldn't be a big role like the first and second male lead.
He wanted to audition for another important role in " The Legend of Catwoman."
That was the immortal poet, Li Bai!
Li Bai was a mountain that the Tang Empire could never cross.”
Lin Fei was especially excited to audition for such a role.
Cheng Kaige attached great importance to the role of Li Bai. Whether it was the investors or Cheng Kaige's friends in the entertainment company who tried to get in through the back door, they were all rejected by him.
"If you want to act as Li Bai, then you have to rely on your own abilities!”
Cheng Kaige said to these eager entertainment companies.
Many entertainment companies saw Cheng Kaige's firm attitude and gave up on the idea of using the back door.
After all, these entertainment companies knew better than anyone what their artistes were capable of.
Monday was the day of the audition, and Lin Fei had arrived in Tang City early. He had to admit that this ancient city was really beautiful. As he walked through it, the feeling of prosperity of the Tang Dynasty hit him in the face.
He walked all the way until he almost reached the palace.
The casting location was in the Tang Imperial Palace!
At the foot of the palace's stairs, there were all kinds of people standing densely together. They were all gathered around their respective artistes.
A few artistes were particularly ostentatious. If one looked carefully, they would see that a few B-list fresh meat were standing in place. The makeup artist and stylist were constantly touching their bodies. There were even assistants holding umbrellas for them behind them, afraid that they would be exposed to the sun.
This scene made Lin Fei raise his eyebrows.
Weren't they standing in the shade? Why was he holding an umbrella on this occasion?
When Cheng Kaige was filming the Legend of Catwoman, he had decided to portray Li Bai as a young man, so he hoped to find someone who could play the role of the young Li Bai and act out Li Bai's fairy and domineering aura.
This also caused many popular artistes to come here to join in the fun.
"Yo, Lin Fei, long time no see."
At this moment, Lin Fei heard someone call out to him.
He turned around and saw a middle-aged actor called Tian Yu.
Tian Yu was a true actor. He usually looked gentle and refined, but when he acted, he was very lively. He looked completely different.
She heard that his ex-girlfriend was Tang Wei, but for some reason, they broke up. However, it could be seen that Tian Yu was very charming. Otherwise, he would not have attracted Tang Wei's attention.
"Teacher Tian, long time no see."
Lin Fei greeted him with a smile.
The two of them had met at an event and had a good chat. They could be considered friends.
They could tell that the other party was a more "real" person with similar personalities, which was why they could become friends.
"You look like you're here to audition for Li Bai. Do you need a makeup artist? I happen to know one.”Tian Yu said with a smile.
"It's fine. It's just an audition. The clothes and hairstyle don't affect much. The key is still the acting skills.”Lin Fei replied," Teacher Tian, are you here to audition for Li Bai too?”
"Haha, why should I join in the fun at my age? I'm auditioning for Gao Lishi. After all, it's Director Cheng's movie.”
"We have no choice. Those who have connections have used their connections to snatch all the roles that should be snatched. As for the remaining roles, we can only fight like this.”
"Good luck. Director Cheng's casting is very difficult, but it's still considered fair. This is a very good opportunity for you.”
"I'll try my best."
The two of them chatted for a while before Tian Yu went to prepare.
At this moment, the audition began. The staff came out to call for people. A young actor walked out from the crowd and walked into the palace alone.
"It has finally begun!"
After the audition began, Lin Fei felt a little excited.
This feeling was very strong.
He loved acting, especially the feeling of being immersed in his character.
In contrast to Lin Fei, some of the other second-tier and third-tier artistes looked worried.
Their assistants kept praising them," Don't worry, you're so good. You'll definitely be selected."
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Cheng Kaige, the two assistant directors, Ding Meng, the investor representative of Qianda Pictures, and Lin Ye, the master of Chinese studies, sat behind five tables and quietly watched the people who came to audition.
The imperial palace was decorated in a resplendent manner, giving people a depressing feeling the moment they entered. Looking at these five judges, it made people even more nervous.
The person who came to audition was a young man in his twenties. His name was Wu Hong, a young artist who often appeared on the screen. He had acted in many web dramas and was quite famous.
At this moment, he was staring intently at the script for the audition.
He knew that this audition was very important to him.
The script was called Drunken Poetry.
It was to perform a scene of reciting poems while drunk. There was no time limit. Beside him, there were a few ancient poems by Li Bai for him to choose from.
This scene was simple to describe. It was just a drunken poem.
However, if one really wanted to study it carefully, there was a lot of knowledge inside.
His aura, voice, gaze, and demeanor were all criteria to be considered.
There were also the breaks in the poem, the pitch, and so on.
In other words, the actors who were auditioning for the role had to act drunk and muddle-headed while also expressing the strong emotions in the poem.
Wu Hong hesitated for a while, and finally chose the poem," Silent Night Thoughts ". He felt that this poem was relatively simple. It was just a place to express the feelings of homesickness, and the emotions would not fluctuate too much.
However, he did not notice that the moment he chose this poem, Lin Ye, the master of Chinese culture, had already secretly shook his head.
The reason was very simple. The poem," Meditation in a Quiet Night ", was not written by Li Bai when he was drunk!
The artistic conception of this poem was not suitable to be recited while drunk!
Wu Hong didn't know about this and started to perform. He was drunk and his eyes were blurry. His footsteps were swaying as he muttered,"The moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be the frost on the ground."
After Wu Hong's performance, Cheng Kaige leaned back in his seat without saying a word, and his expression did not change.
Seeing Cheng Kaige's expression, the assistant director already understood, so he said politely,
"Your performance was very good, but you're still not suitable for this role.”
Hearing his words, Wu Hong bowed and said,"" Thank you, teachers." Then, he left gloomily.
After that, the audition team tried out more than ten young actors.
Cheng Kaige sat on the chair, already somewhat numb.
Out of all the actors, only two were acceptable. One was Liu Haoran and the other was Ou Hao.
These two people's acting skills and popularity were not bad.
However, Cheng Kaige felt that something was missing from them.
They were not suitable to play Li Bai, but they were suitable to play the other two roles.
If this movie was just for making money, Cheng Kaige would definitely choose one of them without hesitation.
However, what he wanted to do was not just to make money. This movie was a dream that he had been thinking about for a long time.
He wanted to recreate the unrestrained and romantic immortal poet Li Bai!
"Call the next one." Cheng Kaige said to the crew.
"Director Cheng, that's enough. I think Wu Hong from Guang Ming Entertainment will do. Or Liu Haoran or Ou Hao.”said Ding Meng, the investor representative.
"Let's see." Cheng Kaige waved his hand and signaled the staff to call in the next actor for the audition.
Outside the palace.
When Lin Fei saw young actors walking out one after another, he felt a little nervous.
He was next.
At this moment, the staff of the production team came out and let Lin Fei go in for an audition.
Lin Fei nodded and took a deep breath. Then, he slowly walked towards the gate of the Imperial Palace.
"Finally, it's about to begin."
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