Chapter 597: Initial Selection of Actors

In the office of Zhang Wenhua, in the Brilliant Entertainment Company.

Zhang Wenhua was the only one in the office. He was so excited that he was circling around the coffee table. His face was filled with unconcealed joy. He was mumbling something and looked extremely happy.

Just now, he received a call from Mr. Tan, who told him that he was going to be the male lead in the new drama.

This was simply a pie in the sky, and it was a huge pie. Zhang Wenhua was a little dizzy and didn't know why.

In the entertainment industry, Mr. Tan's new drama is a golden signboard. No one doesn't want to participate in Mr. Tan's new drama. Some actors with a relatively high status even hope to show their faces in Mr. Tan's new drama.

This is hard to imagine in normal times, because the roles played by actors with a relatively high status in the drama are either the male and female protagonists, or the second male or female lead.

Simply showing your face is called a friendly performance. Unless you have a good relationship, it is difficult to invite you.

After all, it is a bit cheap for a big star to play a small role in another TV series, which is difficult for many big actors to accept.

But Tan Yue is different. The three TV series "The Lotus Lantern", "Underground Traffic Station" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are more popular than the other.

Through these three dramas, everyone has seen Tan Yue's outstanding screenwriting ability.

Moreover, actors with big status do not like to play roles with fewer scenes in other TV series. Such TV series are limited to TV series with a rating of less than 2%.

For TV series between 2%-3%, they are still willing.

As for TV series with a rating of more than 3%, it is already a hit of the year. In fact, they are willing to just show their faces.

As for TV series with a rating of over 4%, let alone, there is only one TV series with a rating of over 4% in the past few years, "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Many people do not think that Tan Yue's next drama can surpass the performance of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", but even if it cannot compare with "The Legend of Zhen Huan", it is not a big problem if the rating exceeds 3%.

To be able to show up in such a TV series, not to mention second-tier and even first-tier actors are also happy.

Although Zhang Wenhua's development in recent years has improved and he has slowly returned to the peak of his career, he is still a little up and down in his mood because of the big pie of the male lead in Mr. Tan's new drama.

He has a good relationship with Mr. Tan and knows Mr. Tan very well.

If you are not suitable for this role, he will definitely not give you the role. Only when you are suitable, he will give you the role.

Since Mr. Tan is willing to give this role to him, does it mean that he believes that he can bear such a big weight.

Zhang Wenhua was excited, uneasy, and full of expectations. It was difficult to calm down for a while. He was circling in the office.

Just now, he talked about the new drama with Mr. Tan on the phone. He only knows that the name of the new drama is "Beginning". The specific content is not clear, but Mr. Tan said that he will send him the script of "Beginning" later.

Zhang Wenhua took a deep breath. He decided to shoot this drama well no matter what, and to play this role well. Although his acting skills are not as good as his singing skills, he will work hard and live up to Mr. Tan's trust.

Zhang Wenhua had already thought about it. After Mr. Tan handed the script to him, he took the script and studied it carefully, and then went to learn from some familiar old actors in the company, learning how to become a good actor and how to play a role well.

"Buzz buzz buzz."

The phone on the coffee table vibrated a few times, but Zhang Wenhua jumped up like a frightened cat, and then walked quickly to the coffee table.

He bent down, reached out to pick up the phone on the coffee table and took a look. It was indeed a message from Mr. Tan.

Mr. Tan told him to take a good look at the script. If he wanted a paper version, he could go to Chen Ye to get it, or he could print it himself.

Zhang Wenhua replied with a "OK", and then quickly opened the document sent by Tan Yue.

This is the role of the male protagonist Xiao Heyun in "The Beginning". It mainly contains Xiao Heyun's identity background and the background of the story, as well as Xiao Heyun's specific lines and scripts.

As for the scripts of other characters, they were not sent to Zhang Wenhua.

Zhang Wenhua sat on the sofa, looking at the document on the phone, and began to concentrate on figuring out this role.

Such speculation will accompany for a long time, or will accompany the completion of the drama "Beginning".

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On the other side, in the office of actress Liu Qian.

Liu Qian also received the script of the heroine of "Beginning" sent by Tan Yue.

In the list updated on the official website of the General Administration of Culture last month, Liu Qian has been promoted from a second-tier public figure to a first-tier public figure.

With her wonderful performance in "Baolian Lantern" and the role of Shen Meizhuang in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Liu Qian is now very popular and is sought after by many netizens, and her fans are increasing rapidly.

With the same mood as Zhang Wenhua, Liu Qian was overwhelmed by excitement after learning that Mr. Tan's new drama would let her be the heroine.

Although she had played a role in "Baolian Lantern" before, and it was Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu can also be said to be the heroine in "Baolian Lantern", but the presence of this role is not strong.

It is basically not much different from other female second, third, and fourth female roles.

If she can play the leading female role in Mr. Tan’s new drama, even though Liu Qian has now been promoted to a first-line public figure, her promotion speed will not slow down.

She has confidence in Mr. Tan's new drama, and the ratings will definitely not be low. At least it will not be lower than 2%, and it is not impossible to exceed 4% if it goes online.

After all, the ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" exceeded 4%, and it exceeded it by a lot.

However, one thing is that the shortcomings of "The Beginning" compared to "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are that "The Beginning" is shorter and has less plot, which may not be half as much as "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

This means that the ratings of "The Beginning" will basically not exceed that of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and may even be worse than "The Lotus Lantern".

After all, if the number of episodes of a TV series is too short, it will be difficult to extend the ratings line, the time for ratings to increase will be short, and the ratings will not be very high.

Fortunately, this is Tan Yue's new drama. If it had been someone else's drama, the industry would have been pessimistic about it.

Although "The Beginning" is short in length and has a lower upper limit of ratings, it has participated in overseas activities and has the support of the General Administration of Culture, so the weight of this drama is much greater.

Most people believe that this drama can become the top three TV dramas participating in overseas activities, and will eventually be broadcast in Southeast Asia, South Asia and other countries.

A few days ago, news came out that Mr. Tan would be developing a new drama. At that time, it was just a rumor and the news had not yet been confirmed. However, many people in the industry were already asking about it and wanted to get involved and get a share of the pie.

Liu Qian also thought about asking Lin Qingye or Mr. Tan if there was a role suitable for her. Unexpectedly, before she asked, Mr. Tan had already decided that she would play the heroine.

Liu Qian would definitely not refuse such a good opportunity.

However, unlike Zhang Wenhua, Zhang Wenhua mainly sings. He is currently following the singing and dancing route and does not know much about acting.

Although Zhang Wenhua also has some guest roles, there are still many shortcomings compared with professional actors.

Liu Qian is an actor herself. She has been engaged in the entertainment industry for so many years since her debut.

Moreover, her acting skills have been recognized by many people, who believe that she is spiritual and will have great potential in the future.

Before she even participated in "Lotus Lantern", she was already at the top of the list of second-tier public figures, and many people believed that she would soon be on the list of first-tier public figures.

After receiving the script of Li Shiqing, the heroine of "The Beginning", Liu Qian sat behind her desk, picked up her notebook, and began to figure out the role of Li Shiqing.

She started writing in her notebook, starting with Li Shiqing's background.

Li Shiqing's detailed childhood information is not given in the script, but Liu Qian wants to write it all out.

What kind of family Li Shiqing was born into, what kind of background she was in, what her childhood was like, which university she went to and who she was good friends with, what she liked, what she had experienced, through Liu Qian's reverie about Li Shiqing's background, she slowly Slowly Liu Qian and Li Shi fell in love.

This is a common method used by professional actors to enter the role, but this method also has a shortcoming, that is, it is too integrated into the character.

Write down and imagine all the character's experiences from childhood to adulthood, as if you were that character. It's okay at the beginning, but if it lasts for a long time and remains in this super immersive state, it will easily lead to being unable to get out for a while.

However, Liu Qian is also a veteran actor who has been in the theater for a long time. She is aware of this problem and has her own solution.

By listing Li Shiqing's background, Liu Qian has a deeper and deeper understanding of this character.

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Ma Guoliang's home.

During this period, if there was work, Ma Guoliang would go to the company; if there was no work, Ma Guoliang would stay at home and rest.

From "Lotus Lantern" to "Underground Traffic Station" and then to "The Legend of Zhen Huan" these three TV series, he has a lot of roles, and his spirit is also very tense. The constant switching of roles makes him feel a little tired.

Moreover, when filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", during the Chinese New Year, he did not leave the filming location to go home for the New Year like other members of the crew, but stayed on the crew to figure out the role.

After the filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was completed, Ma Guoliang conducted a series of promotions with the crew.

Then I spent most of my time at home watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan". After watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan", I pondered some of the roles I had played before and thought about how I could perform better and surpass myself before.

Ma Guoliang has an idea. Every time he plays a role, every time he joins a crew, he must have a breakthrough and surpass himself. Only through such transcendence again and again can he go higher and further.

With three dramas, Ma Guoliang has also experienced a surge in popularity and popularity, and has successfully entered the list of first-line public figures.

And since the completion of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", many crews have sent invitations to him, but Ma Guoliang rejected them all.

One is that he really needs to rest now, and the other is that he wants to choose a high-quality script, not to mention that it can be compared with "Lotus Lantern", "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Underground Traffic War", at least it cannot be too different.

Of course, Ma Guoliang thought too much. The quality of all the scripts he received was far from comparable to these three dramas.

Although he could not receive a satisfactory script for a while, Ma Guoliang did not abuse his influence casually.

I had just had lunch that day and was about to go back to my room to rest for a while when I received a message on my phone.

Ma Guoliang opened his phone and saw the message that Mr. Tan sent him, asking him to audition for a new drama.

Ma Guoliang was overjoyed when he saw the news. He had been resting for a while and was now worried about not being able to find a suitable script.

Unexpectedly, when he dozed off, God sent him a pillow, and it was a very comfortable pillow.

If you ask who Ma Guoliang likes to act in the most now, it is undoubtedly Tan Yue's drama. After all, he can have such a brilliant position now, which is inseparable from Tan Yue's help.

Ma Guoliang spends a lot of time at home, and the news is not as well-informed as Zhang Wenhua and Liu Qian.

Zhang Wenhua and Liu Qian have heard rumors about Tan Yue's new drama, but Ma Guoliang has not even heard of the rumors.

So when he saw the invitation sent to him by Mr. Tan, he was a little dumbfounded.

Then he quickly replied to Mr. Tan, fearing that Mr. Tan would reject him if he was a second late.

After receiving Mr. Tan's reply, Ma Guoliang received a script about Police Officer Zhang.

Ma Guoliang is a real drama fanatic. During this period of time, he has not had any dramas, and he has been practicing his acting skills in front of the mirror.

Now that he has the script in his hand, he can't wait to start reading it.

Liu Qian is very talented in acting, but in terms of acting skills, she is still not as good as Ma Guoliang.

Ma Guoliang is not as talented as Liu Qian, but Ma Guoliang's efforts are at least three times more than Liu Qian's. It's not that Liu Qian doesn't work hard, but that Ma Guoliang works too hard.

Once he enters the crew, Ma Guoliang is almost immersed in the role and the atmosphere required by the plot except sleeping and eating.

When Lin Qingye selects actors, he often uses Ma Guoliang as an example to warn new actors.

It doesn't matter if you don't have talent. This is acceptable. After all, no one is born with extremely high talent. Some people have high talent, and some people have less talent.

It doesn't mean that you can't eat this bowl of rice if you don't have high talent. But if your talent is not as high as others, you need to work twice as hard and use your efforts to make up for the talent gap between you.

If you have neither talent nor hard work, then basically you can get out of here in disgrace and are not suitable for this circle.

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The main roles of "The Beginning" have been finalized. In addition to the male and female protagonists and Police Officer Zhang, there are also many roles for veteran actors.

However, Tan Yue did not intervene too much in the selection of these actors. He just handed these things over to Qian Tao.

In the end, he will look at the results of Qian Tao's selection to see if he is satisfied with the actors. If not, he will replace them. If satisfied, they will join the group directly.

Qian Tao acted quickly. After a week, he handed the list of actors to Tan Yue's desk.