Chapter 988 The Old Godfather Changes and Signs Fan Shan

After Zheng Tong left, Tan Yue made himself a cup of tea and stood by the window thinking about the main actors.

Considering the importance of this film, he had to be cautious in selecting actors.

Tan Yue took a sip of tea and murmured in a low voice: "Ma Guoliang is no problem."

Ma Guoliang's acting skills have successfully entered the circle of veteran actors, and he can play any role like what he wants. Even if there is no audition this time, Tan Yue is particularly relieved.

Along the way, the two have cooperated more than ten times, and there is no doubt about their tacit understanding.

Besides, with Ma Guoliang around, he can help Tan Yue in many places during the filming.

For example, explaining the play to the actors.

Sometimes actors are in awe of the director, especially young actors, who dare not talk too much.

If Ma Guoliang is around, many actors will go to him to ask questions.

"Old Godfather, Old Godfather." Tan Yue returned to the computer with the cup.

These days he has been thinking about whether Jiao Cheng can support the role of the old godfather.

Jiao Cheng's role is more important than Ma Guoliang's, after all, everything that happens in this movie still revolves around the old Godfather.

Jiao Cheng's acting skills are beyond reproach, and he is very capable, but it feels like something is missing, which makes Tan Yue a little worried and at a loss for a moment.

Although the role of Vito Corleone has been given to Jiao Cheng, if a more suitable actor can be found, Tan Yue will personally explain the situation, and Jiao Cheng will definitely understand.

Tan Yue lay on the chair, staring at the ceiling with a frown, thinking in his mind if there is a more suitable actor.

"Or let Teacher Fan come and try?"

After a mental struggle, Tan Yue sat up straight and picked up the phone.

His main consideration is that Fan Shan was born as a skit actor. No matter what, the audience can always catch some shadows of a comedian in him.

But "The Godfather" is not only released in China, but also released simultaneously around the world.

The audience can relax a little bit about the inherent impression in their hearts, and don't take it so seriously, and Fan Shan is a real talent.

The phone beeped for a few seconds, and then Fan Shan's voice came.

"Mr. Tan."

"Sorry, Mr. Fan, I'm calling you at this time. I hope I didn't disturb you."

Fan Shan smiled and replied: "No, no, what can an old man like me do?"

Tan Yue joked: "I heard that you have received a lot of scripts recently, and some invitations from other directors."

"That's true. The influence of "The Long Season" is too great. Many directors want me to play an old man." Fan Shan's words also expressed his bitterness.

It is undeniable that "The Long Season" did allow him to receive scripts again, but the quality of the scripts was too poor, and the image was almost the same as "Wang Xiang". It was obvious that he wanted to take advantage of the popularity, and he was not a good director at all.

After acting in "The Long Season", he also figured it out. Even if there is no play to act, he will not take some bad dramas casually.

Tan Yue asked, "Are you in your hometown now?"

"No, I'm at my son's house. I have nothing to do in my hometown, so I came to pick up my grandson and help my son and his family cook."

"If I remember correctly, your son's home is in Beijing."

"Yes, it's more than an hour away from the company. I was thinking about waiting for you to be free one day to go over and chat."

"That's great. I just happened to find you for something. I wrote a new movie here, and there is a role in it that I want you to come and try. Do you think you have time?"

"I have time now." Fan Shan said quickly, "I'll leave now, wait for me for more than an hour."

"Teacher Fan, this role is quite difficult, and you may make a wasted trip."

Fan Shan said indifferently, "It's common for us actors to have unsuitable auditions, so what's the harm in making this trip?"

What he was thinking at this time was: This is Tan Yue's movie!

"Let me send a car to pick you up now."

"No, it's a waste of time. I can just take the subway."

"This..."

Fan Shan interrupted, "Let's put it this way, Mr. Tan, I'll pack up and leave quickly."

"Please be safe on the road."

Fan Shan put down the phone, changed into a decent outfit, put on a baseball cap, told his son, and hurried out.

No one can resist the charm of Tan Yue's movies.

Tan Yue asked Chen Ye to go to the front desk to explain and wait for Fan Shan to arrive.

Time passed by minute by minute, more than an hour later.

Fan Shan came to the downstairs of the Brilliant Entertainment Company, and as soon as he walked in, he saw the front desk coming towards him.

"Teacher Fan."

"Hello! I'm here to see Mr. Tan."

The front desk said, "It was Mr. Tan who arranged to pick you up. Please come this way."

"Thank you!"

Fan Shan followed the front desk receptionist and took the elevator to the president's office on the eighth floor.

"Secretary Chen, Teacher Fan is here."

"Leave it to me." Chen Ye said, "Hello, Teacher Fan."

"Hello! Long time no see."

Chen Ye smiled and said, "Mr. Tan is waiting for you in the office. Please follow me."

"Okay."

Chen Ye knocked on the door gently.

"Come in."

"Mr. Tan, Teacher Fan is here."

"Come in quickly." Tan Yue stood up and went to greet him.

After Fan Shan came in, he greeted him, "Mr. Tan."

Tan Yue also came over and held Fan Shan's hand: "Teacher Fan, I haven't seen you for a while. Sit here."

The two of them sat on the sofa, with Chen Ye making tea.

Tan Yue said: "I'm so sorry to have you come here so suddenly today."

"I should be happy to receive a call from you, Mr. Tan. You still remember me as an old man."

"You are too modest."

Fan Shan waved his hand and said: "I have no regrets about being able to appear in "The Long Season". I will be content even if I don't act in the future."

"The Long Season" dropped a nuclear bomb in the TV drama circle, and its impact was far-reaching.

"It's serious, Teacher Fan, your acting skills can still continue, there will be no problem in twenty years."

Chen Ye poured tea for the two of them and went out.

Tan Yue also started to get down to business: "During this period, I wrote a gangster movie and prepared to release it simultaneously around the world. The difficult role I told you is one of the protagonists in this movie. I want you to try it. Give it a try.”

“Is this character a gang boss?”

"Yes, the name of this movie is "The Godfather"." Tan Yue told Fan Shan the basic situation of the movie.

"I have seen some movies of this type before, but I can't remember how many years have passed."

Tan Yue's words brought back Fan Shan's memories from many years ago. He was not unfamiliar with the title "Godfather", but he was surprised that Tan Yue actually wrote such a script.

"Wait for me a moment." Tan Yue stood up, picked up a document on his desk, and said, "This is a biography of the character and a movie script. Please take a look."

Fan Shan accepted the offer excitedly: "Give me some time to get to know this character."

"No problem." Tan Yue made an inviting gesture.

Fan Shan first put the script aside, picked up the character biography and read it carefully.

Through Tan Yue's explanation of the plot of the movie, he has become very interested in this character and feels that the character is very three-dimensional.

Now when the words 'gang boss' are mentioned, many people think of being cold and ruthless, but Vito Corleone is a very emotional person, especially when it comes to his family, he is very caring.

Fan Shan has been in the film and television industry for decades, but he has never played a role like a gang boss like "Old Godfather".

Because he is famous for his sketches, it is difficult for audiences and directors to associate him with such a character.

As Fan Shan learned more and more about Vito Corleone, his interest grew.

He personally likes this kind of character very much.

It has strong plasticity.

After reading the first character biography, Fan Shan couldn't help but extend his thumbs up and said with emotion: "This character is so well written."

In his heart, he has played so many roles, and the old godfather is the best one.

"Would you be interested in taking this role?"

Fan Shan immediately responded: "Yes, of course there is. Such a role in the actor circle will probably be a bloody one. I don't mean to exaggerate. Even if this movie is not your work, any director can make it. There will be a long queue at the door.”

Tan Yue smiled. The actor who played this role on Earth won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for the movie "The Godfather".

"There is a scene here. You should prepare it first. We will start auditioning it later."

"Sure." Fan Shan did not rush to watch the plot of the audition, but read the character biographies again.

He felt that he was not ready yet and that he had not mastered the essence of the role.

A good role, a good script, such a great opportunity, of course you must be well prepared.

In the following period of time, Fan Shan read the character biographies several times before looking at the content that needed to be auditioned, but he also combined the character biographies from time to time.

"It's almost done." Fan Shan opened his eyes, walked through the plot in his mind, and said, "Mr. Tan, I'm ready."

Tan Yue had already returned to the computer to handle his work. Hearing Fan Shan's figure, he stood up and sat back on the sofa: "Looking forward to your performance."

Fan Shan took a few deep breaths to make himself feel what he wanted.

Tan Yue watched the performance with great anticipation. This role had too high requirements for actors. If Fan Shan was not suitable, it would be difficult to find an actor.

An old actor is an old actor.

As soon as the audition started, Fan Shan was already in the mood.

Watching the performance, Tan Yue's eyes lit up and he felt that he had found the right person this time.

When Jiao Cheng was auditioning for this scene, his bad feeling was found in Fan Shan.

After Fan Shan's performance, Tan Yue couldn't help but applaud: "Great, Teacher Fan, your scene was great."

"There are still many bad things." Fan Shan felt that his control of the characters was not perfect enough.

Tan Yue shook his head and said: "It's already very good. You should also know how difficult this role is. It's amazing that you can perform like this in such a short time. It will definitely be no problem if I give you more time."

Fan Shan was a little panicked, but the next words made him excited instantly.

"Teacher Fan, you will play the role of Vito Corleone."

Fan Shan and Jiao Cheng's audition content was exactly the same, but Fan Shan was more suitable.

"Thank you, Mr. Tan, for giving me such an opportunity."

"You're welcome, you won this role yourself." Tan Yue picked up the freshly brewed tea and said, "Drink tea."

"Then let's have tea instead of wine today, thank you."

The two chatted for a while.

Tan Yue suddenly asked: "You haven't signed an entertainment company yet."

"No." Fan Shan said: "The last entertainment company I signed was many years ago, but recently several entertainment companies have contacted me and talked about this, but I didn't agree. Now I'm old, and once the heat is over, there is no value at all."

Tan Yue put down the tea set and said: "You can't think like that. An old actor like you is a priceless treasure in any entertainment company. Teacher Fan, are you interested in joining our company?"

"Mr. Tan, please don't joke with me."

"I'm serious."

"This" Fan Shan was a little embarrassed: "At my age, I would have retired long ago in other industries. I'm worried."

"I know what you are worried about, but I just want to say that your joining is a good thing for the company." Tan Yue said: "When filming "The Long Season", I always had this idea that actors value acting skills rather than age, and your acting skills are great. I hope we can cooperate often in the future."

Looking at Tan Yue's outstretched hand, Fan Shan's heart was moved at this moment.

Age and experience have made him look at many things indifferently, but being an actor is the only thing he can't let go of in his heart.

Who doesn't want to leave a classic work in the acting industry?

Of course, the last time I filmed "The Long Season", I had a great time working with Tan Yue.

Whether it was the atmosphere of the filming or Tan Yue's personal charm, Fan Shan wanted to continue the cooperation.

"Okay." Fan Shan nodded heavily and stretched out his hand to shake it.

"Welcome to join!!" Tan Yue was also very happy. From today on, the company has one more veteran actor under its umbrella, which has improved the company's foundation.

A moment later, Qin Tao was called to the office.

It's still Qin Tao who should be consulted for signing contracts with artists.

"Mr. Tan, Mr. Fan."

Tan Yue introduced: "This is Qin Tao, the director of our company's artist department."

"Hello, Director Qin."

Tan Yue said: "Ms. Fan agreed to join our company. You take Ms. Fan to sign the contract and talk about the specific matters."

"What kind of contract?"

Based on the actor's fame, acting skills and other aspects, Brilliant Entertainment Company has formulated several different levels of contracts.

"Let's follow the standards of first-line actors."

Qin Tao replied: "Okay."

Fan Shan was very touched. He didn't expect Tan Yue to give him such a good contract.

After all, his age is here.