"Director Feng, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look more energetic."

Inside a building, in an office.

Zhang Yuan brought Wang Baoqiang and greeted Feng Xiaogang.

"Is this the person you said you would bring?" Director Feng spoke as usual, wearing a beige baseball cap, with a protruding mouth and bared teeth.

He glanced at the country-skinned boy behind Zhang Yuan who looked nervous and wished he could hide half of his body behind his elder brother.

Director Feng not only did not have the same preconceived skepticism as Cheng Hao, but instead felt his eyes brightened.

Actually, this is not Cheng Hao’s fault.

With her looks and figure, she is able to make it in the film and television industry, which is definitely an image advantage.

Not to mention the film and television industry, in life, even if you are just looking for a job, beautiful girls have more advantages than ordinary girls, and they can obtain more resources and advantages in life.

It's unfair, but that's how the world is.

So Cheng Hao has her "path dependence".

In her eyes, appearance is very important for an actor.

The same goes for Zhang Yuan. She thinks that Zhang Yuan's appearance is definitely a plus, or even one of his key advantages, for him to have achieved what he has today in such a short period of time.

But Feng Xiaogang is completely different.

Because of his life experience, he is actually very tolerant of appearance, especially the appearance of male actors.

You can understand this by looking at the actors he often works with.

Ge You, Fu Biao, Yingda, Fan Wei...

Not only does none of them make a living by their looks, but many of them even have looks that only appear once every few hundred years.

But actresses are different!

Needless to say, Xu Fan is my wife after all, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing, Guan Zhilin... I only picked the pretty ones.

The male actor is looking for his own kind.

Actresses are looking for aesthetics.

So for him, there was no problem at all accepting Baoqiang's appearance.

"His name is Wang Baoqiang, and he just won the Golden Horse Best Newcomer Award a while ago."

"Oh!" Director Feng immediately remembered: "I was wondering if he looked familiar."

"I just opened a brokerage firm and he's my guy."

"Agency?" Feng Xiaogang's eyes flickered, as if he had heard something incredible.

"Why are you driving this thing?"

"To make money." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

Of course, it is not just about making money, it can also influence the market to a certain extent.

What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century?
Talent!

"You want to act, can you manage it?"

"Someone will help me manage it." Zhang Yuan then told Cheng Hao all about his shares and position.

After listening to it, Feng Xiao's surprised look was replaced by envy.

"This kid, he slept with someone else and used them... He didn't waste anything at all."

"It's amazing that he's so handsome!"

"But he is really generous. He dares to give shares to people before they are married. No wonder people are willing to follow him."

In fact, he didn't think it through. Even if they got married, they could still get divorced, and they would have to go to court to divide the property.

Winning people's hearts cannot be achieved with words alone, but with real money.

"You little brat..." Director Feng said with a twisted mouth, "You've taken advantage of me!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Zhang Yuan dragged Bao Qiang to him and said, "Take a look, is there anything the crew can do with him?"

"You know what, it's true!" Director Feng rolled his eyes, looked it up and down, and touched it up and down with his hands.

"Hey, this kid is quite natural and pure," Director Feng praised.

"The purity of a grown-up girl?"

"Then I like the waves."

The two smiled at each other.

Because of their previous collaboration "Cell Phone" and the script revision for "A World Without Thieves", the two were already very familiar with each other.

Saying some inappropriate words can actually make you seem closer.

"Come to think of it, the lady in the cheongsam on the set of Kung Fu looked quite wild."

"Tsk!" Director Feng clenched his teeth when he said this: "It's a pity that your sister-in-law is here. I don't even dare to touch her properly during filming."

It’s okay, I’ve touched you all night long... Zhang Yuan thought to himself.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let your little brother get ready. You should also get ready for the audition later."

"The boss is here today, too." Director Feng leaned closer and said softly.

Baoqiang changed into a rustic outfit of a villager, which was in line with his original temperament.

Zhang Yuan was given two sets of clothing.

A set of plainclothes police uniform with a pure black base.

A set of tourist clothes with a beige jacket.

Wang Baoqiang went for the audition first because he didn't need to put on any makeup, just put on his clothes, which was of course faster.

He was waiting outside in a plainclothes uniform.

"What a waste of time." Zhang Yuan looked at his makeup and then said softly.

"The role I'm trying out now is a policeman disguised as a painter."

"Although this character doesn't even have a name, he has quite a few scenes."

"But I probably won't be able to get it."

Zhang Yuan knew that, firstly, he was too young. According to the setting, this character had to be a middle-aged man, otherwise how could he be assigned such an important tracking mission?

Secondly, with Zhang Hanyu, a kid from a big courtyard, around, his own hopes were very slim.

Director Feng is also from the compound, so we help each other.

No matter how familiar I am with him, I am not as familiar as Zhang Hanyu.

So the person he was targeting at the beginning was not the policeman.

"Okay?" Thinking of this, the door opened and Baoqiang walked out happily.

"Looking at your expression, it should be good."

“Hehehe…” The silly man smiled.

If Zhang Yuan wants to perform, he has to fight for it.

If Wang Baoqiang wanted to play the role, he didn't need to fight for it.

Because he doesn't need to act at all, he's just a fool.

Of course, this also made his subsequent transformation much more difficult and painful than that of ordinary people.

Director Feng also came out and gave Zhang Yuan a thumbs up.

"really not bad!"

[Received thanks from Feng Xiaogang, +1 for observing his words and expressions! ]

[Received thanks from Wang Baoqiang, physical fitness +1! ]

"That's good." Zhang Yuan was naturally happy, as he could get a commission from his film pay.

The most incompetent boss in the world is the one who is jealous of his employees' success.

If a company is not tolerant, it will fail sooner or later.

Of course Zhang Yuan would not be like this. The more his employees earn, the happier he is, even happier than when he gets the role himself.

"You should rest for a while. Liu Dehua and his little brother are on a tight schedule, so they need to audition first."

"OK, I can wait. No rush."

Zhang Yuan saw Director Feng return to the audition room, and soon after, he saw Liu Dehua and Dongguanzi also walked in.

Lin's frozen...

Zhang Yuan paid special attention to this younger brother of Brother Hua.

"Speaking of which, we have some fate..."

Lin Jiadong played Zhu Rourong in the TVB drama "Lin Shirong", and he had just fought with Zhu Rourong's disciple in real life, Zhao Zhilin.

It's quite interesting both on and off the stage.

Around 00, Lam Ka-dong left TVB and joined Andy Lau.

At that time, there were many tabloid rumors that the two of them were "difficult to deal with" because Liu Dehua had gone bankrupt several times... This old professional bankrupt, Lin Jiadong always followed him and never left.

In fact, if I knew that Liu Dehua had Zhu Liqian supporting him, I wouldn’t leave!
Everyone later knew that Miss Zhu came from a wealthy family, but most people probably had no idea how wealthy her family was.

Miss Zhu’s two uncles are real estate and car sales tycoons in Malaysia, and they are also investment tycoons.

But Malaysia is, after all, a “small place” in the eyes of many people, and is always felt to be not strong enough.

Don't be anxious.

Miss Zhu’s uncle’s company is called Success Group, and it has a company called Cosway under it.

Cosway has a major shareholder, a lady named Deng.

The uncle of Ms. Deng drew a circle on the edge of the South China Sea in the spring of 79 and established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone...

There is a reason why Brother Hua and Miss Zhu are so low-key.

As one of the few good brothers with a good reputation in the entertainment industry, Liu Dehua naturally has to promote his younger brother Lin Jiadong whenever he has the chance.

Traditional folk art emphasizes passing on, helping and leading.

But in the entertainment industry, it seems that Brother Hua is the only superstar who can really do this.

Compared with him, Fa Ge, who is also a big brother, has a lower character...

Lin Jiadong is indeed quite competitive, keeping a low profile, having good acting skills, and can also hurdle...

The reason why Zhang Yuan paid so much attention to him was that after much calculation, he realized that there was only one role he could compete for.

Four-eyed boy!
Therefore, his direct competitor is Lin Jiadong.

After a long time, Brother Hua and Lin Jiadong walked out of the audition room, walking hurriedly with smiles on their faces.

It seems that the try was not bad.

"Teacher Zhang Yuan, it's your turn."

Led by an assistant, he also stepped into the room.

"Oh……"

Director Feng had specifically mentioned before that "the boss is here today."

He was still wondering who the boss was.

Now at a glance, Feng Xiaogang, who was supposed to be sitting in the middle, which is the main seat, behind a long table covered with red cloth, has turned away.

The person actually sitting in the main seat is the so-called boss, Xiao Wang.

The younger king among the two kings of Huayi, the thunder among kings!

In addition to these two, there are two more.

One of them is the film’s producer, named Chen Guofu.

This person is the production director of Columbia Pictures Asia, and Hua Yi is now trying to win him over to join his team.

This will kill two birds with one stone, as it not only attracts talent, but also allows you to hook up with Columbia Pictures' overseas resources.

Although the overseas distributor of Zhang Yuan's recently completed film "Kung Fu" is Sony Pictures on the surface, it is actually Columbia Pictures, because Sony acquired Columbia in 89 in order to enter Hollywood.

He was also the one who brokered the overseas release of "Kung Fu".

This guy is not only a producer, he also often directs.

The bizarre film "Double Vision" is his directorial masterpiece.

The later "Detective Chinatown 2" plagiarized the setting of this film.

He later co-directed the famous spy war blockbuster "The Sound of the Wind" with "Conquer" director Gao Qunshu.

The other one is the action director of this film, named Jiang Daohai.

This one is totally different from the ordinary martial arts directors!

Unlike Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo-ping, he is not well versed in martial arts.

This person's attainments in martial arts scenes are not as good as the above two.

but!

He was born into a family of magicians.

He is the action designer for "God of Gamblers" and "The Saint of Gamblers".

He is particularly good at designing small hand movements and is particularly proficient in card skills. He is known as the King of Gamblers in the Hong Kong film industry.

Completely different from other martial arts directors who prefer hard-core and bold movements, he loves to shoot detailed actions and his designs are extremely exquisite.

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

"Hello, Director Feng."

"Hello, Director Chen."

"Hello, Director Jiang..."

After greeting everyone one by one, Xiao Wang turned his head and said something to Director Feng.

“It’s a good image.”

"Yes, Mr. Wang, he just came from Stephen Chow's set." Feng Xiaogang was nice to him and mentioned it at the right time.

"Oh?" Xiao Wang looked at him again.

Although he is an investor, he hardly interferes with Stephen Chow's creations.

But I also know that he had a falling out with Sammo Hung.

"Since Zhou Xingchi likes me, I must be quite capable." Xiao Wang thought.

"Come on, start right away. Your current role is a policeman disguised as a painter." Director Feng gave the order without any nonsense.

Zhang Yuan picked up the drawing board, paper and pen beside him and sat in the reclining chair.

He glanced at the paper. There were several irregular horizontal lines on it. It was very messy. They should have been smeared by the person who auditioned before when he pretended to draw.

He was not vague, his eyes were determined, and he picked up the pen and started working.

Natural, relaxed, and casual, as if he was the only one in the room. It didn't feel like an audition, but more like a street artist working at a stall.

After being "tortured" by Stephen Chow, he has made a lot of progress recently, especially in the naturalness of his performance.

read more, walk more.

The points collected are like ten thousand books, and the torture of Stephen Chow shooting a shot dozens of times is like traveling ten thousand miles.

Director Feng glanced at the other three people. They all had blank expressions and remained silent.

"Okay, change the scene." Director Feng ordered again.

But Zhang Yuan didn't wait for him to continue speaking. He took a piece of white paper from the drawing board and handed it to him.

"what is this?"

"Painting, I am not a painter."

Director Feng took it and looked at it, his face tensed.

Mr. Wang glanced at it, then took it with a chuckle.

Director Feng's facial features were simply sketched on the paper with pencil.

Although it was painted in a hurry and is very simple, it is very vivid, especially the protruding mouth of Thunder God.

Xiao Wang then handed the painting to the remaining two people.

The two of them also chuckled.

"You're kidding me..." Director Feng sniffed.

"It's a good painting." Mr. Wang said, "This painter really knows how to paint."

That's right, they were all copied from Xu Jingjiang, so of course they are well drawn.

Although I know the chance of getting this role is very small, I have to try my best if there is an opportunity to show my talent.

An audition is like a peacock spreading its feathers, showing off each other’s talents.

If someone notices your special skills, they might not use you in this play, but they might remember you for the next one.

Leaving a lasting impression is the most important thing!
Next, he tried a few more scenes of pretending to chase someone with a gun. The reactions of the few people were lukewarm, and they were not as curious as when they saw the painting.

"Okay, let's change into another outfit."

It would be a waste of time to go to the dressing room again, so the assistant had already placed another set of clothes on the table nearby.

Anyway, he is the master and everyone here is a master too, so there is nothing wrong with replacing him on the spot.

What if it’s a woman?
Same thing!
Even if the director asks you to take off all your clothes on the spot, you have to do it.

Unless you don't want to act anymore, or your background is big enough, you can avoid this from happening.

He didn't have to take off all his clothes, he just had to change his coat and put on the red hat of the tour group.

"Fortunately it's not green..."

Zhang Yuan changed into a beige coat and put on a hat, then turned around and walked towards the center of the room.

He hadn't even started the performance yet, but just these two steps made the eyes of the four people present move slightly.

"After changing his clothes, his temperament...seems to have changed."

...(End of chapter)