Compared to Microbroadcasting, Facebook's performance was much more lackluster. It was even more popular among university students. Young and energetic university students preferred to post some photos and diaries on Facebook.
However, when it came to working people, Facebook could not be promoted. Even though the person in charge of Facebook had applied for funds from Yang Yi to advertise in office buildings a few times, the results were mediocre!
This kind of semi-public and semi-private homepage that was similar to a blog was not popular. This made Yang Yi feel strange. Could it be that it was the same as in his previous life, where social networking sites like Facebook or Renren did not have the potential to develop in China?
Yang Yi was still a little unsatisfied. He decided to give it another try. Therefore, Yang Yi called Mao Peifu, who had been performing well recently but was only in charge of the human resources of Backwave Technology Company and the micro movie competition that had just ended, over.
He gave Mao Peifu a new project and asked her to be the person in charge to develop a web game called "Leisure Farm." Of course, it was not to change her career to a game. Instead, this project would be like the micro movie competition and shoulder the role of promoting their social networking site.
However, whether Leisure Farm would be used on Facebook or Microbroadcasting was still up for discussion.
Yang Yi was inclined to use it on Facebook to increase Facebook's popularity. Then … he would look at Facebook's development and decide whether to keep Facebook or not.
Of course, Yang Yi did not communicate with Mao Peifu. He only handed over a very promising project to a business talent who had shown that she was worthy of being trained by Yang Yi.
Needless to say, Yang Yi's plan had reignited Mao Peifu's fighting spirit. She had also put her heart back into it. Even though her family was quite satisfied with her and wanted to call her back to take over some of the family business' affairs, after all, the family business had too many restrictions. Mao Peifu still wanted to rely on her own efforts to achieve results!
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After Yang Yi returned to Jiangcheng, he discussed this with Mao Peifu at the coffee shop. Not long after, Du Yuanlei, who knew that Yang Yi had returned, came to the coffee shop.
"Teacher Yang Yi, you're finally back!" Du Yuanlei looked at Yang Yi with some resentment.
This resentment made Yang Yi think that he had done something wrong to the girl. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Why are you looking for me? About the casting for the movie? "
Du Yuanlei nodded. Her helpless eyes seemed to say, "Do you still remember that you have a movie in preparation?"
"Then tell me, what do you need my help with?" Yang Yi said straightforwardly.
"Let me report to you about the casting progress of 'The Fugitive'," Du Yuanlei said to Yang Yi as she picked up a book.
Ding Xiang brought a cup of coffee to Du Yuanlei and also poured some for Yang Yi. Yang Yi called out to Ding Xiang, "Ding Xiang, take out the special Blue Mountain coffee beans I brought back from Yang Cheng some time ago and grind a pot."
This batch of coffee beans was more authentic. Fu Jun had specially ordered someone to buy them for Yang Yi. They had almost changed hands, so naturally, the price wasn't cheap.
However, Yang Yi wasn't stingy. He let such good coffee beans stay in the coffee shop. Occasionally, he would come over to drink a cup or two. He would also invite friends to taste it. For example, Guo Ziyi drank with Yang Yi a few times.
Du Yuanlei wasn't particularly interested in coffee. After Yang Yi finished explaining to Ding Xiang, she continued, "After a few days of auditions, we've decided to let Guo Ziyi play the role of Police Officer Du Jiang. He's very experienced in playing the role of a police officer, especially some of his hand movements. He's able to portray the police officer very realistically in detail."
"Other than Guo Ziyi, we've also invited a few experienced actors to audition. But overall, Guo Ziyi's portrayal of Du Jiang is the most realistic. Plus, his entire person is full of laughs. Any random scene can make people laugh." Du Yuanlei was worried that Yang Yi would accuse her of abusing her power for personal gain, so she added on.
Yang Yi didn't think much of it. He smiled and said, "I was wondering why he went to the police station recently to experience life. It turns out that he's observing and imitating to gain experience!"
It was also Guo Ziyi who had the qualifications. In order to play a good role, he could mix into the police team and go to the scene with experienced old police officers to figure out other people's movements, expressions, and dialogue.
"Wang Li's candidate has always been difficult to choose because he has strict requirements for the body. He has to be short, thin, and good at acting. He has to be able to portray the character's naivety and clumsiness without leaving any traces. We've let a lot of actors audition, but none of them could satisfy us, "Du Yuanlei said.
"Then how did you find him?" Yang Yi asked curiously.
"Because of Guo Ziyi's recommendation, he let Geng Sha, the young actor who gave you the award for the lead role of 'Soldier Assault', come over for an audition. We found that he completely met our requirements." Du Yuanlei revealed a smile and said, "Not only does he meet all the requirements, but his acting is also really good."
Yang Yi was a little surprised. "You mean Geng Sha? So it's him. "
"Yes, even Guo Ziyi was surprised by Geng Sha's acting skills. After all, it was under Director Chen's guidance. Geng Sha's acting skills can already portray his naivety without any traces of acting. Furthermore, he's usually not naive. He's quite a smart boy, "Du Yuanlei said.
"Isn't Geng Sha still filming 'Soldier Assault'? Why is he free for an audition? "Yang Yi asked, puzzled.
"He took the time to come over for an audition. It happened last month, and 'Soldier Assault' is about to finish filming. Geng Sha doesn't have any scheduling conflicts, so I don't think there's a problem," Du Yuanlei said.
"I don't have any objections to him playing Wang Li, but who's playing Ludi?" Yang Yi asked with a smile.
Du Yuanlei took a deep look at Yang Yi and said slowly, "We've found suitable candidates for the other roles, but there are only two. First, we're still conflicted about the person you asked about playing Ludi, but let's talk about Wang Mai first, the little girl who's mentally isolated in the script! "
Yang Yi had an ominous feeling.
Sure enough, Du Yuanlei said, "Some talent agencies recommended some little girls for the audition, but in comparison, I'm more inclined to let Xi Xi play the role of Wang Mai."
Yang Yi said with a headache, "Why are you talking about Xi Xi again? Didn't I tell you that Xi Xi isn't even five years old? She doesn't know anything about acting, right? "
"In the script, Wang Mai is also five, six, or seven years old. Furthermore, Xi Xi is tall, so she looks very suitable for the role. For example, Guo Ziyi's age doesn't match Du Jiang's, but with makeup, he can also play a middle-aged police officer, "Du Yuanlei said. "Also, Mr. Yang, you've misunderstood your daughter. It's not that she doesn't know how to act. She knows it, and she's very talented and interested. Have you forgotten her performance at the Christmas party?"
Of course, Yang Yi remembered. He still remembered that his daughter played the role of the ugly duckling.
"But Wang Mai is too different from Xi Xi. Wang Mai is silent and gloomy, while Xi Xi likes to talk and laugh. Even if she acts, she can't play a role like Wang Mai!" Yang Yi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Yang Yi didn't want Xi Xi to come into contact with the entertainment industry too early. Therefore, even though he liked to show off on Weibo, he had never posted a picture of Xi Xi's face! Or he would use other pictures to cover Xi Xi's face.
"Acting is all about playing a role. She can't play a role just by being herself. For a role like Wang Mai, we can't find a little girl with autism to play it. " Du Yuanlei tried her best to persuade Yang Yi, but she couldn't find the crux of the problem. "I believe that Xi Xi, a little girl who likes to act, can play a role that only requires her to maintain a silent and sad expression."
Seeing that Yang Yi was still hesitating about how to reject her, Du Yuanlei became anxious. She said, "Mr. Yang, regarding Ludi, we don't have a suitable candidate, right? Actually, we think that this role is very suitable for you! "
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