Strictly speaking, "Search for Heaven" was a Xianxia novel, but it also had a very high status in the genre of Xuanhuan novels. It was at the level of an ancestor. Now, many Xuanhuan masters who had a place in the online literature industry had written "Search for Heaven" as their inspirational works. It could be seen that it had a very high status in the industry. In the hearts of the readers, it was almost a godly existence. It went without saying how much pressure it was to produce such a movie.
From the two-month casting process, one could see the sincerity of the producers for this movie. However, no one had expected such a thing to happen. It would have been fine if it had been an important supporting role, but it just had to be the main male lead in the movie. They had to reshoot Han Kun's movie, which was tantamount to increasing the production by one-third. If this had happened to anyone, they would have hated the heavens and cursed the earth.
Therefore, when Zhou Yuhe and Yang Yu arrived at the set, they could clearly feel that there was a low pressure everywhere. The management was under a lot of pressure, and their behavior was a lot of anger. The people below also dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything. They were busy on the set with a sullen look on their faces.
Because of the last-minute casting change, the ostentation and procedures of the audition were all simplified. The number of people was also much smaller than a normal audition. Including Zhou Yuhe, there were a total of three actors. However, this did not mean that the audition would be very vague.
The reason why there were only three candidates was that when it came to the level of investment of "Search for Heaven," the selection of the male lead would definitely not be like "Youth Again," where hundreds of people started the open audition by putting up a banner in the theater. Instead, the actors and assistant directors would independently screen the candidates in the entertainment industry and determine two or three potential candidates whose status and popularity were compatible with "Search for Heaven." Then, they would contact the other party's management team and inform them to come for the audition.
This kind of audition had a small number of people, but it was very important.
The first one to arrive and rest on the side was Luo Hao, who had a reputation in the industry for being a good actor. Luo Hao was handsome, but ever since his debut, he had been focusing on acting. He rarely marketed or hyped himself up. Scandals were almost unheard of. Such actors were usually either very popular or lukewarm. They always seemed like they were one step away from success. Luo Hao was obviously the latter.
He had been in the industry for nearly ten years and had quite a number of fans. However, he had never once become famous. He was just a little bit away from becoming an A-list actor. Seeing him sitting upright and still, constantly muttering his lines as if he was going to war, one could tell how important this opportunity was to him.
When he saw Zhou Yuhe and Yang Yu walking over, he immediately put down the script in his hand, stood up, and politely greeted them. "Mr. Zhou, I'm so happy to see you here. I like your role as Shen Yan very much."
Zhou Yuhe had some interactions with Luo Hao in his previous life. They had worked together on a few movies, so he knew that Luo Hao was not the kind of person who liked to flatter people. If he said he liked someone, then he really liked someone without any color.
Zhou Yuhe also revealed a smile. "Brother Luo, you're too polite. You can just call me Little Zhou."
Zhou Yuhe was very popular now, but he was not arrogant at all. He was humble and polite. Compared to some of the young people in the industry who were arrogant once they became famous, there was no harm in comparing them. Luo Hao immediately had a good impression of Zhou Yuhe. He quickly got his assistant to pour two cups of coffee.
Yang Yu waved his hand. "There's no need. I'll go look for Teacher Zhang now. Have a seat."
Saying that, he left.
Luo Hao got his assistant to pour a cup of coffee.
Zhou Yuhe thanked him as he took the coffee. He looked at the label on his audition book. "Brother Luo, you're so serious?"
Luo Hao smiled bitterly. "What else can I do? To be honest, I feel that it will be very difficult for me to compete with the two of you, especially Fan Junxi."
Fan Junxi, the last candidate, had not arrived yet.
Seeing Luo Hao's disappointed look, Zhou Yuhe did not know how to comfort him.
If Luo Hao was the representative of acting skills among the three, then Fan Junxi was the representative of popularity.
Ever since Fan Junxi shot to fame two years ago, it had been smooth sailing in the entertainment industry. Every year, the number of fans increased exponentially. He was one of the hottest young idols. In June of this year, when all the media's attention was focused on Xie Yifeng, and all the big names were fighting to work with Xie Yifeng, Fan Junxi was still able to get the endorsement for DHID's men's clothing line. It was enough to show how amazing he was.
More importantly, he had something that Luo Hao and Zhou Yuhe did not have —
Box office appeal.
The romance movie "Lover" that he starred in took a high box office of 260 million on Valentine's Day this year. 260 million did not seem like a lot, but romance movies were not commercial movies. Their ability to make money was limited. This result was already very eye-catching in the movie market this year.
The female lead of that movie was completely a foil, and the original novel was not particularly famous. It could be said that he had single-handedly carried the box office of more than 200 million. This strong box office appeal was not inferior to Han Kun's.
Speak of the devil.
There was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the set. Among the crowd, a tall and handsome young man walked over with an imposing manner. Beside him were two bodyguards and three assistants. Don't talk about how ostentatious he was.
Even one of the investors, the person in charge of the Star Line, Wang Jing, personally came out to greet him. Behind him was a delicate beauty in ancient clothing. Looking closely, it was Ning Qiner with makeup.
Zhou Yuhe was not surprised to see Ning Qiner present, because she was the female lead of this movie. She was also the actress who would be acting with them in the next audition.
Everyone surrounded Fan Junxi, but Ning Qiner looked deeply in Zhou Yuhe's direction.
Before he could understand the meaning of this look, Ning Qiner had already turned around and walked over to Fan Junxi.
"Uncle Wang …" Fan Junxi's eyes lit up when she saw Wang Jing. Thinking that they were in public, she swallowed her words and changed the way she addressed him. "Mr. Wang, Sister Qin 'er, how could I trouble you to come out?"
Wang Jing patted Fan Junxi's shoulder carelessly. He smiled and lowered his voice. "I told you to take on this movie, but you didn't listen. You insisted on taking on 'History of the Tang Dynasty.' Now that there's a funding problem, you can't start production. If you come and audition for 'Search for Heaven,' your salary will not be the same as before …"
Fan Junxi scolded the old fox in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face. "Of course. I'll have to ask you, especially Sister Qin 'er, to take care of me during the audition."
When "Search for Heaven" first started filming, Fan Junxi was actually approached. At that time, he was conflicted between the commercial "Search for Heaven" and the literary "History of the Tang Dynasty" for a long time. He had been in the industry for almost four years, but he had not been able to produce an award worthy work.
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