Chapter 41 Role Confirmation
Domestically, Huayi Company.

Wang Jinghua's office.

"Sister Hua, the role requirements for the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow have come out."

Assistant reports.

"Please send me a list of artists who agree to the conditions, and I will give it to President Wang."

"Okay, Miss Hua."

.........

While domestic actors are trying every possible means to get movie roles.

The production of some special effects for the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" has already begun.

Warner Corporation headquarters.

Gu Wei was called over early in the morning. When he entered the company's post-production department, he saw many employees busy at work. There were a large number of machines and equipment, offices with fine division of labor, and frames of footage were being produced bit by bit.

"Gu, the special effects production for the film's post-production has already started a few days ago. Someone will explain it to you in detail later."

Mike, the head of Warner, said.

After a while, a middle-aged white man with glasses came to Gu Wei.

"Gu, this is the head of Warner's special effects department."

Mike stood between the two and introduced them.

"Hello."

Gu Wei stretched out his hand and the two shook hands.

As the middle-aged technician explained, Gu Wei nodded slowly.

The post-production special effects for a film take half a year to produce, not to mention the crew’s shooting time. A large number of shots need to be processed frame by frame using machines.

For example, the construction of a virtual scene requires the special effects designer to communicate with the director in advance, and then design the special effects according to the requirements of the director and the script. It can be presented in the form of hand-drawn first, or a static work can be drawn on the computer first.

Only a portion of the special effects shots are being produced now, and the rest will have to wait until the crew completes preparations and arrives at the shooting location.

After visiting the special effects production center, Gu Wei left Warner headquarters directly.
Compared with China, the competition for movie roles in Hollywood is more intense.

The quality of a movie cannot be determined by one person, especially a blockbuster with high production costs. It depends on the director, actors, screenwriters, filming crew and the entire logistics team.

Even in Hollywood, there are not many big productions produced every year, given the high investment of Warner Bros. and the box office performance of Gu Wei’s last film.

Everything indicates that this is an excellent film project, with a high budget and a big director, and of course, top actors.

At the Warner headquarters, Gu Wei looked at the audition list handed over by Mike, many of whom were well-known Hollywood actors.

The audition location was chosen to be Warner, and Gu Wei, Mike and two other company department executives were in charge.

"Boss, shall we start the audition now?"

A white secretary walked into the office and asked.

"let's start."

The first role I auditioned for was the male lead.

Dennis Quaid, 48-year-old American actor.

After coming in, Dennis Quaid demonstrated a performance on the spot according to the requirements of the role in the script.

I have to say that this is a talented actor who has a very accurate grasp of the role.

Gu Wei picked up Dennis Quaid's introduction information and started reading it.

In 1979, Dennis made his debut with the bicycle inspirational film "Breakthrough", and later starred in many films including "Jaws " and "The Rescuers".

After the audition, Dennis left the office directly and he would be informed of the follow-up results.

After reading the information and Dennis's performance, Gu Wei nodded and asked several other people. The others had similar opinions as Gu Wei, but they still needed to see the audition results of other actors.

Gu Wei saw Mike mark Dennis Quaid's name.

"Next person."

George Clooney, 41-year-old American actor, is also an actor with rich experience.

In 1994, he starred in the medical drama "ER", in 96 he starred in the action movie "From Dusk Till Dawn", and in 97 he starred in the superhero movie "Batman & Robin".

Gu Wei watched George Clooney's performance and nodded in approval, but his age was not an advantage and his interpretation of the male lead role was a little worse.

Auditions are ongoing.

"Jake Gyllenhaal."

"Dash Mihawk."

"Jay Sanders."

Actors are auditioning one after another, but the final decision lies with Warner, and Gu Wei will make his own suggestions.

"Emy Rosen."

A young white girl walked in.

Gu Wei looked at her and started reading the information.

Born in New York, USA in 1986, he passed an audition at the age of 7 and entered the New York Metropolitan Opera to perform. He then performed more than 20 operas in six languages ​​at the Lincoln Center.

In 2000, he made his film debut in "The Ballad Collector" and was nominated for the Best Debut Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards.

The girl is pretty and has a good resume.

After the audition, Gu Wei saw Mike and others nodding with satisfaction.

I have to say that this movie is very attractive and many people came to audition.

For the next week, Gu Wei stayed at Warner Bros. and auditioned a large number of actors.

Most of the roles in the movie have also been confirmed one after another.

In the Warner Bros. conference room.

"Gu, do you have any suggestions for the male protagonist's personnel?"

Mike inquired as he took a sip of his coffee.

“I felt like Dennis was the best person and his audition was perfect.”

Gu Wei glanced at him and spoke slowly.

"OK, Gu, we will consider your suggestion carefully."

A white executive said.

When Gu Wei heard this, he shrugged and said nothing.

"Gu, how is the selection of the movie role you requested?"

"Don't worry, I will decide on the cast before the film starts. This role doesn't have many scenes, so we can focus on filming."

"no problem."

The next morning, Gu Wei stayed in the company, looking at the list of domestic actors sent by domestic film and television companies. China Film, Guangguang, and Huayi all recommended actors. "Zhou Xun."

"Li Binbin."

"Fan Binbin."

.........

Gu Wei looked at the resumes in the email. There were quite a few people, most of whom were from Huayi.

He shook his head and did not respond to Huayi for the time being.

At this time, Gu Wei's phone rang.

"Where did this guy find my number?"

Chen Jinfei in China called Gu Wei and asked about the role, but Gu Wei directly rejected the proposal.

...

Domestically, the Tianlong crew.

"Old Chen, what's going on?"

Liu Xiaoli took the phone, walked to the side and said.

"Xiao Li, I don't think this role will work, the other party has rejected it.

You let Xixi concentrate on filming, and I will continue to invest in other crews so that Xixi can always participate."

After hearing Chen Jinfei's answer, Liu Xiaoli did not hide her disappointment at all, but she was not familiar with Gu Wei and could not ask for the role directly.

The two chatted for a while. After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaoli turned around and found Liu Yifei behind her.

"Mom, how could you do this?"

Liu Yifei spoke with tears in her voice.

"Sissi, Mom and your godfather are doing this for your own good."

As soon as Liu Xiaoli finished speaking, she saw her daughter turn around and leave.

"Sissi."

Liu Xiaoli hurriedly chased after him.

In the evening, after the crew finished work, Liu Yifei returned to her hotel room and was still thinking about what happened during the day.

After hesitating for a while, he picked up his phone and sent a text message to Gu Wei.

In Los Angeles, Gu Wei had just finished lunch and was staying in the company, thinking about the crew's preparations.

"Ding."

Gu Wei picked up his phone and saw the text message from Liu Yifei.

I checked the time and it was evening in China, so I called Liu Yifei directly.

After a while, the call was connected.

"Hey, Senior."

A pleasant voice came from the phone.

"Sissi."

Gu Wei directly called Liu Yifei by her nickname.

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and Liu Yifei called and kept explaining the matter.

Gu Wei didn't take it to heart. He was going to give the role directly to Liu Yifei. As for whether other people had any ideas or opinions, it didn't matter.

After all, Liu Yifei has played many classic roles, whether it is "Zhao Linger", "Wang Yuyan", or the later "Little Dragon Girl", they are all memories of a generation.

However, this role could not be given to her through Chen Jinfei, but was given to her directly by Gu Wei himself. Since it was a favor, there was no need to give it to him easily.

For Gu Wei, a supporting role in Hollywood means nothing at all, and there is no need to exchange other resources for this role.

...

Half an hour later, Gu Wei hung up the phone and sent Liu Yifei's resume to Warner Bros. by email.

After a while, I received a call from Mike, the head of Warner.

"Gu, the role has been confirmed."

In the Warner office, Mike looked at the email and asked directly.

"Yes."

"I'm an Asian American. I grew up in the United States. I'm currently studying at a film school in this country. I've had experience in a TV series and I'm currently filming another one," Mike muttered as he looked at the information in front of him.

"No problem, Gu, is it in time? I found out that this girl is filming a TV series."

"I will arrange the time. This role doesn't have many scenes, so I can focus on filming."

"I will also make some changes to the script and change the character to an Asian international student."

"Then there's no problem."

"By the way, Gu, the male lead has been confirmed and will be played by Dennis."

Mike added.

"Ok."

"The crew is almost ready and will start filming at the end of the month. The filming location is set to be Montreal, Canada, and some scenes will be shot at the Manhattan Public Library in New York."

Mike then said.

"no problem."

Winter in Montreal, Canada, usually starts in November and lasts until April of the following year. During this period, the temperature is low, the weather is cold, and there is often a lot of snowfall. The average low temperature is minus 15 degrees Celsius, and the extreme low temperature is minus 36 degrees Celsius, which is very suitable for the filming of the movie "The Day After Tomorrow".

After chatting with Mike, Gu Wei replied to emails from other domestic agencies, saying that the roles had been selected and they hoped to work together again next time.

The next day, Gu Wei sent the actor's contract to Red Star Entertainment Company, with a salary of 5 US dollars, which was a normal price for a supporting role.

The other party responded quickly, saying that there was no problem with the contract and that it could be signed at any time, and that the time to join the team would be notified by Gu Wei.

At the end of October, the funds from China Film Group and Light Media arrived, and the two companies also arranged for several personnel to follow the crew in filming, which was a disguised form of learning.

The main actors from Warner Bros. have been confirmed, and most of the crew's logistical staff have already set off for Montreal, Canada.

On November 11, Gu Wei and the head of Warner Bros., together with the main creative staff of the crew, held a start-up ceremony in Hollywood.

Liu Yifei, who is in China, was unable to attend the event, but her name and introduction were on the list of actors released by Warner Bros.

The news was immediately transmitted back to China, along with a large number of photos of the launch.

When Liu Yifei's fans learned the news, they celebrated happily, which also caused dissatisfaction among many female actors in the circle.

Fans of various celebrity artists attacked each other online, causing another round of excitement.

At the same time, after the film's opening ceremony, Gu Wei and some of the main creative staff of the crew set off for the shooting location. Due to different shooting times, some actors will join the crew one after another.

(End of this chapter)