Chapter 195 Casting
The casting for "No Man's Land" was conducted in Ning Hao's company. There were not many candidates involved, and those who were famous in the circle were all filming movies, so there was a little conflict in their schedules.

Ning Hao was auditioning for "No Man's Land" and Gu Wei was called over by him.

The reason is that he is the main investor of the film.

In the company office.

Gu Wei lay on the sofa in an ungraceful manner, watching people coming in and out.

In the office next door, Ning Hao was auditioning the candidates he had invited. Xing Aina had just given birth and was recuperating at home.

The characters in “No Man’s Land” are all too dark, and casting was quite laborious.

"Director Gu."

There were so many people auditioning outside, but only Huang Bo was so casual as to come over and chat with Gu Wei.

"confirmed."

"That's for sure. Our acting skills are amazing."

Huang Bo said happily with a smile on his face.

"It's pretty good. Now I've become Director Ning Hao's favorite actor."

"Since I make a living from this, I definitely won't slack off on my acting skills."

There were quite a few actors outside, and when they saw Huang Bo and Gu Wei chatting, their eyes were full of envy.

Ning Hao invited only old faces. Except for the two recommended by Gu Wei, the others had basically participated in previous movies.

"Director Gu, long time no see."

As he spoke, Chen Minghao knocked on the door and came into the office.

"Haha, it's been quite a while."

"How was the audition?"

Seeing Chen Minghao come in, Gu Wei smiled. Thanks to Qin Hao's relationship, Gu Wei has always had a good impression of him, thinking he is an actor who can calm down.

"It's pretty good. It's basically settled."

Chen Minghao said cheerfully that after performing in dramas for several years, he was indeed confident in his acting skills.

"Director Gu, I still want to thank you and Director Ning for recommending me."

The other party's tone was sincere and he spoke cautiously. This time he was auditioning for the role of the boss of a poaching gang in the movie.

It's a villain role, but if this type of movie is played well, the villain can also be very outstanding.

In addition, Chen Minghao meets all the requirements in terms of height, body shape, and appearance. Even if there are some problems with his age, it can be solved through makeup.

"Hey, act well during the filming. I'll let you partner with Haozi in the second half of the year."

"Thank you, Director Gu."

Hearing this, how could Chen Minghao not react? A few days ago, Qin Hao mentioned to him the new drama in the second half of the year, and he didn't expect that he would be included in it.

Huang Bo standing by had an envious expression on his face. Big directors are different. They can secure new roles with just a simple click.

After chatting for a while, Yu Nan saw Gu Wei here and came over to say hello.

"Director Gu."

"Well, sit down. I just wanted to talk to you."

In terms of seniority, Yu Nan was the heroine of Gu Wei's first movie, and the two have always kept in touch.

"The roles have been decided."

"Well, Director Ning has replied, basically there is no problem."

Compared to Chen Minghao's humor, this one seems more reserved.

.........

The global box office of "Batman: The Dark Knight" has basically settled, breaking one billion worldwide. There are still a few regions where it has not been released, but the impact is not significant.

The most popular actress in the circle now is Liu Yifei.

She plays the female lead in the Hollywood blockbuster "Inception" which has not yet been released.

Gu Wei and Nolan, two Hollywood blockbuster directors, have had her involvement in several consecutive films. One can imagine how high the box office will be after the films are released.

It is no exaggeration to say that Liu Yifei is the highest-grossing actress in China.

The domestic heroines who made their way into Hollywood are about to cry. They worked so hard and exerted so much effort to get the leading role in the blockbuster movies, but now Liu Yifei can get it easily.

Zhang Ziyi watched his second Hollywood movie "The Rider" being released on a small scale. According to audience feedback, this type of movie is not popular and it is estimated that it will not even rank in the top 50 at the box office.

She was the most jealous of Liu Yifei's resources, and had expressed many opinions, both openly and covertly.

The recent surge in various endorsement invitation fees is the best proof that Liu Yifei's net worth is unique.

At the same time, Lu Chuan, who was promoting "Nanjing!", looked a little uncertain.

I originally wanted to win the title of leader of the sixth generation of directors with this movie.

However, Gu Wei intervened and the new movie was released two days apart from his own film. He felt a little nervous about confronting Gu Wei head-on, but changing the release date was even more impossible.

It is definitely not a good idea to be defeated before the battle. Thinking of this, I can only bite the bullet and continue.

There is still hope if you try hard, but once the time is changed there will be no chance at all.

The casting for "No Man's Land" went smoothly, with the addition of Huang Bo, Chen Minghao, and Yu Nan.

For several other roles, Ning Hao chose old acquaintances from the previous "Crazy Racing".

Wang Shuangbao and Badu.

Wang Shuangbao, born in Xa City, Shaanxi Province in 1965, is a mainland film and television actor, and his main profession is a Peking Opera martial arts actor.

In 1999, he participated in the TV series "12 Shooting Case" and played the villain Dong Lei.

In 2003, he starred in the independent film "Blind Shaft" and won the Best Actor Award at the 2nd Bangkok International Film Festival together with Wang Baoqiang and Li Yixiang.

In 2008, he starred in the 20-episode TV series "Western Police Story". This year, he played the role of the "brother-in-law" who made many mistakes in the comedy film "Crazy Racing" which was shown during the Spring Festival and became well-known to the audience.

Another character, Badu, was born in Xa City, Shaanxi Province in 1972 and is a male actor from mainland China.

In terms of acting skills, they can be said to be one of the few actors that Ning Hao is satisfied with and with whom he has worked.

Whether he is a good guy or a bad guy, he can perform in his own style.

"Are you sure? Your style of selecting people hasn't changed much. The crew has enough funds, so don't skimp."

"That's for sure. It's basically settled."

The next day, Ning Hao's company announced the selection of new movie roles.

Yu Nan, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Chen Minghao, together with Wang Shuangbao and Baduo, include both old faces and newcomers, and generally speaking, they are all talented actors.

“Looking forward to Director Ning’s latest movie.”

"They are all actors with acting skills. I support Director Ning's choice."

...

Just when Gu Wei was busy with the post-production editing of "A Dog's Purpose", Dean Xie Xiaojing of Beijing Film Academy recommended a director to him.

Lu Yang was born on November 1979, 11 in the capital city. He graduated from the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy in 23. He is a mainland male director and screenwriter.

This 07 master's graduate, who was introduced by Xie Xiaojing, came to Xingchen Film and Television inexplicably.

Lu Yang, who had just graduated the year before last, was preparing for his first film. Now that the script was ready, he was counting on the college to get some investment.

Unexpectedly, the college was in a recession last year and had no extra funds. This year, the situation was even more exaggerated, even the directing department was closed down.

Feeling disheartened, Lu Yang had no choice but to find director Tian Zhuangzhuang and ask about the next developments.

Although the other party was a big director, he was unable to solve the financial problem. After thinking for a long time, he had no choice but to come to Gu Wei.

When investing in Cao Baoping, Gu Wei left a message to the people in the school, telling them to come to him anytime if they had a suitable script.

"Then you have the right script."

In the office of Xingchen Film and Television Company, Gu Wei looked at the other party curiously.

"Well, there is indeed a script called "The Blind Cinema"."

The other party was a little embarrassed. He was much older than Gu Wei, and there was nothing he could do about it by coming to him for help this time.

"Let me take a look at the script."

Gu Wei took the document handed over by the other party and looked at it carefully. He had no choice but to be cautious as it involved an investment of hundreds of millions.

That’s right, after reading the script, Gu Wei was sure that the other person was the one in his memory.

"The script is good and creative, so the company invested in it."

After putting down the script, Gu Wei didn't waste any time and agreed directly.

An investment of 300 million is considered very small for Xingchen Film and Television at this stage.

Seeing that the other party had no objection, Gu Wei signed the contract directly.

"Dean, I've read the script. It's pretty good. He's a nice guy too. He's a qualified director."

During their conversation, Gu Wei asked a lot of questions about directing, and the other party answered them very fluently, and it was obvious that he was indeed the real deal.

"That's good. I was afraid you wouldn't like it."

Hearing Gu Wei's words, Xie Xiaojing was immediately happy and spoke in a relaxed tone.

At the beginning, after Tian Zhuangzhuang handed the person over to him, he didn't care about him anymore. Now that Gu Wei likes him, he has saved himself a lot of trouble.

As for his future development, it depends on himself. If he has the ability, he can succeed. If he doesn't, he can't blame others.

Liu Yifei, who runs to the crew all day long, has received many film invitations recently, most of which are audition invitations from Hong Kong Island.

"Let's just turn it down. There's no suitable crew."

After reading the script sent to him, Gu Wei said lightly.

Hong Kong directors do have great imaginations. Some of their movies have changes that are seriously inconsistent with history and are pure nonsense.

"Look at Hu Ge's film Sword and Butterfly, it was criticized so much.

The directors over there invite you because they want to make money from your popularity."

Gu Wei commented bluntly that few historical films shot in Hong Kong are consistent with the original works.

"Yeah, I let mom push it all."

Liu Yifei has 100 percent confidence in Gu Wei's vision. Besides, she doesn't need to raise her status by watching Hong Kong movies.

"Racing", which was released on January 1th, finally grossed 20 million yuan after a month of screening.

With a cost of less than 20 million, this figure is quite exaggerated. Ning Hao established his status as a great director through these two films.

The investment of Xingchen Film and Television Company in Lu Yang's new film was reported by the media, and all parties gave high praise to the move of supporting directors graduating from Beijing Film Academy.

Especially at the Beijing Film Academy, the dean even mentioned this matter specifically during the meeting.

The cast of Lu Yang's new film is basically composed of people from Beijing Film Academy.

Wang Jinsong and Zhou Yiwei have been confirmed to star in the film. Both of them are relatively unknown figures at this stage and not many people pay attention to them in the circle.

There were also very few media outlets that paid much attention to this movie, so a mere three million is really not worth mentioning.

"It's a good movie. The script is very good. It can be screened at surrounding film festivals."

In the company, Gu Wei encouraged Lu Yang.

"Don't worry, Director Gu, I will definitely not let you down."

Lu Yang was very confident at this time. He sat upright on the sofa, looking at Gu Wei, who was younger than him, and spoke with certainty in his tone.

(End of this chapter)