Chapter 798 Preparation

Beijing.

Brilliant Entertainment Company.

President's Office, Tan Yue's Office.

"Xiao Ye, come in for a moment." Tan Yue looked at the documents in his hand and confirmed that there was no problem.

"Mr. Tan."

"Send these two documents to the new media department."

"Okay."

Chen Ye took the folder and turned to the new media department.

Tan Yue took a sip of the teacup, stood up and walked to the window, with a massager on his neck.

This massager is relatively small and very convenient to wear around the neck, and does not affect daily activities.

Tan Yue stood by the window for more than ten minutes, looking into the distance, thinking nothing.

"Huh?" The massager suddenly stopped working, and Tan Yue thought it was a malfunction. He took out his mobile phone and checked it, only to find that the massager had no power.

He took off the massager, returned to the desk, and plugged it in to charge.

Tan Yue stretched his waist and opened the list of characters in "Infernal Affairs" and began to select suitable actors for the roles in the play.

"Infernal Affairs" is a movie with two male protagonists. One of the protagonists, Chen Yongren, is an undercover sent by the police.

Tan Yue plans to let Ma Guoliang play this role.

As a general of the Brilliant Entertainment Company, Ma Guoliang did not arrange a role for him in "Nirvana in Fire" because he considered that the role of Chen Yongren in "Infernal Affairs" was more suitable for him.

After the baptism of several film and television works, Ma Guoliang can be said to have stepped into the ranks of veteran actors.

In the actor industry, being called a veteran actor means that his acting skills have been recognized by the audience.

The biggest reason why Ma Guoliang can be valued so much by Tan Yue is that he can play any role like what he wants. Changing a role is like changing a person. He fully integrates into the role and will not make the audience feel uncomfortable.

Such actors will have greater room for development in the future, and Tan Yue is constantly creating opportunities for Ma Guoliang.

Tan Yue wrote Ma Guoliang's name after Chen Yongren.

There is no need to worry about Ma Guoliang's acting skills. He can fully interpret the role of Chen Yongren.

What's more important is that Ma Guoliang's personality is similar to the character, both are calm and taciturn.

In the movie, Chen Yongren's lifelong ambition is to be a good policeman.

He applied for the police force and was selected into a core undercover program.

When success was in sight, the superiors in charge of the program died one after another.

Chen Yongren faced a dilemma, whether to restore his identity or continue the mission.

Years of undercover work have caused Chen Yongren great physical and mental distress, severe insomnia, and a tendency to violence and self-harm.

Such a character's personality is a great test for the actor's acting skills.

The actor who played the role on Earth, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, won the Best Actor Award.

Tan Yue felt that Ma Guoliang's role would be of great help to his future development.

Another protagonist in "Infernal Affairs", Liu Jianming, Tan Yue temporarily plans to let Zhang Wenhua play.

During this period, Zhang Wenhua has also made considerable progress. He has filmed three TV series and one movie. His performances in all aspects are not bad. He has gained a group of fans with his acting skills. After the experience, he obviously feels much more mature and no longer gives people a childish feeling as before.

‘Ting, ting, ting.’

Tan Yue tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about the compatibility of Zhang Wenhua with this role.

“Let’s choose him for now.”

Then Zhang Wenhua’s name appeared on the list.

However, there is still a lot of uncertainty, and it will be confirmed after the audition.

Tan Yue treats each of his film and television works very seriously and harshly, and the actors he finds must be able to fully interpret the roles. Only in this way can he live up to these excellent works.

Every film and television work he has produced has achieved very good results on Earth, and Tan Yue naturally does not want so many good works to be ruined in his hands.

There are still many roles on the list, and Tan Yue looked at it for a while before closing the page.

Now he has a rough idea of ​​the actors for several important roles. Like "Nirvana in Fire", he plans to hand over the candidates for other roles in "Infernal Affairs" to Zheng Tong, the director of the film department.

However, the final decision is still in his hands.

After so many castings, whether it is the film department or the TV department, the actors selected can basically meet the requirements.

Tan Yue was still very relieved to leave this matter to them.

Even if there are unsuitable actors, there are still auditions, and there will be enough time to replace the actors.

Tan Yue's task for the next period of time is to select suitable actors for "Nirvana in Fire" and "Infernal Affairs".

After the actors are confirmed, the filming can start.

In Tan Yue's plan, the filming of "Infernal Affairs" will start earlier than "Nirvana in Fire".

After all, "Infernal Affairs" is a movie.

Both the preparatory work before the start of filming and the selection of actors will be much simpler than "Nirvana in Fire".

"Nirvana in Fire" can be regarded as a large-scale costume drama.

Just the preparation of costumes and props takes a lot of time.

Moreover, Tan Yue has very high requirements for costumes in costume dramas, and pays special attention to such details.

Just like when filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the cost of costumes and jewelry reached a terrifying figure.

Tan Yue has always believed that only by doing these details to the extreme, the possibility of a huge ratings explosion will increase.

Picking up the cup and drinking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Tan Yue took out his mobile phone and called Ma Guoliang.

"Guoliang, how have you been resting recently?"

During the filming of "Kung Fu" on the eve of the day, Ma Guoliang did not play a role in the movie, but received an invitation to play the leading role in another movie.

Tan Yue knew that Ma Guoliang was easy to get into the role, and it would take some time to get out of it.

Ma Guoliang smiled knowingly: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Tan, I have already gotten out of the role."

In fact, it is not a good thing for an actor to get into the role too easily.

If the role played is more depressing, it will have a great impact on the actor's own mental health.

Tan Yue asked this because he was worried that Ma Guoliang would play Chen Yongren when he had not gotten out of the previous role, which might have an impact on Ma Guoliang's psychology.

Now Ma Guoliang is very famous in the circle and often receives invitations for movie scripts. After adjustments, the situation of getting too deep into the role has improved a lot.

"I just wrote a script, and there is a role that suits you very well. Do you have time to come and play it?"

"Okay, no problem." Ma Guoliang agreed immediately after hearing this, trying his best to control his excitement.

Tan Yue added: "This time I'm the protagonist."

Ma Guoliang said indifferently: "As long as there is a role in your script, Mr. Tan, any role is fine."

For him, as long as he can play a role in Tan Yue's movie, it is enough. After all, Tan Yue is the guarantee of the movie's big hit.

"Well, I will let Chen Ye send you the script later, take a look first."

After hanging up the phone, Ma Guoliang finally couldn't control himself and laughed out loud.

Tan Yue called Zhang Wenhua again.

Zhang Wenhua's reaction was much stronger than Ma Guoliang's, but he also had a lot of pressure, and it has not been confirmed yet.

But Zhang Wenhua was very confident that he could get this role. After hanging up Tan Yue's phone, he went to ask the acting teacher for advice.

A week later.

Zheng Tong knocked on the office door with a document in his hand.

"Come in!"

"Mr. Tan." Zheng Tong handed the document to Tan Yue: "This is the final list of candidates for all the roles in "Infernal Affairs", take a look."

Tan Yue put down the work in his hands, took the list and read it.

Zhang Wenhua's name was prominently listed on the list. His performance during the audition surprised Tan Yue. Even Ma Guoliang, who was acting with him at the time, praised him highly.

Tan Yue immediately decided to let Zhang Wenhua play the role of Liu Jianming.

Tan Yue also participated in the auditions of several other important supporting roles, and they were all confirmed at the time without any problems.

Zheng Tong was responsible for selecting other minor roles, and there were also artists from other entertainment companies on the list.

Zheng Tong sat opposite and waited for Tan Yue's reply with a little nervousness.

Tan Yue looked at the names of the actors, and checked the names of those he was familiar with and those he was not familiar with on the computer.

Half an hour later, Tan Yue said, "No problem, just follow this list."

"Okay." Zheng Tong breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was not the first time, he was still worried that the actors he selected would not suit Mr. Tan's wishes.

The cast of "Infernal Affairs" has been determined, and the next step can be started.

Tan Yue arranged, "Costumes, props and venues can all be arranged."

Zheng Tong was in high spirits, and the filming of "Infernal Affairs" could start soon.

After reading the script of "Infernal Affairs", he has been imagining the scenes in his mind and wants to see the movie as soon as possible.

Zheng Tong left Tan Yue's office and walked much faster than when he came, thinking about completing the preparations before the filming of the movie.

Tan Yue continued to deal with the documents in his hand. The documents on the desk had not been dealt with yet, and Chen Ye knocked on the door and came in to deliver a few more.

Two hours passed in a blink of an eye.

Tan Yue signed his name on the last document: "Xiao Ye, send these documents over."

After Chen Ye left, Tan Yue drank a sip of water, got up from the chair and moved his body.

Then he picked up the phone and called Xu Nuo.

Before Tan Yue spoke, Xu Nuo said directly: "Play ball?"

"Yes, are you busy there?"

"Not busy, but I have a request, I can't run before playing ball this time."

Every time Tan Yue asked him to play billiards, he would run on the treadmill for half an hour first, which was really a bit torture for him.

"You"

"Stop, I'm fat, so I am. There are always people who like my body shape." Xu Nuo knew what Tan Yue was going to say, and interrupted him without giving him a chance to speak.

"." Tan Yue was speechless: "Okay, let's go to the gym now."

Xu Nuo arrived at the gym before Tan Yue, and when he saw Tan Yue coming, he said angrily: "Today I will let you see how strong I am when I am in a state of undefeated."

The two picked up the clubs they usually liked to use and started a new round of competition.

Unknowingly, the two played to the fifth set.

Compared with Tan Yue's calmness, Xu Nuo looked a little anxious. He only won the first game.

At present, there is only one black eight left in the fifth game.

"Fatty, hurry up, you have been thinking about this ball for two minutes, and you haven't figured out how to play it yet?"

"Don't worry, watch me win it in one fell swoop." As soon as the voice fell, the club was hit out.

"How could this happen?!" The white ball went into the pocket, Xu Nuo slapped his head and said regretfully: "I used too much force."

Tan Yue laughed, and with the chance of a free ball, he easily won the fifth game.

In a week, Tan Yue's billiards skills improved rapidly, and Xu Nuo was no longer his opponent.

Tan Yue smiled and said: "Do you still want to play?"

Xu Nuo waved his hand and said guiltily: "I still have some work to deal with when I go back. Let's stop here today."

From today on, Xu Nuo has developed a resistance to billiards. He has been playing billiards for such a long time, but he never thought that he would lose to Tan Yue, who has been playing billiards for less than a month.

In the elevator, Xu Nuo asked puzzledly: "Old Tan, how did your skills improve so fast?"

Tan Yue said something heartbreaking: "Maybe it's talent."

...

Afternoon.

After lunch break, Tan Yue stood by the window to clear his mind and think about the next work.

Before the start of "Infernal Affairs", Tan Yue prepared to do something.

After a while, he called Chen Ye to the office.

"Xiao Ye, go to the public relations department and ask Director Wu to come to my office."

After Chen Ye left for a while, Engineer Wu came to Tan Yue's office.

"Sit down first, Mr. Wu, there are some work tasks for you."

Engineer Wu listened carefully.

Tan Yue took out two files from the folder: "This is a story outline of a new movie, and a brief biography of the two protagonists. Take a look first."

Mr. Wu was a little shocked. He knew without thinking that this was Mr. Tan's new movie. He took the script outline, which had three big characters on it - "Infernal Affairs".

While Mr. Wu was reading it, Tan Yue said: "Consider the preliminary promotion plan for this movie."

The movie has not started yet, and Tan Yue started to make a promotion plan so early. The main purpose is to let netizens know the type of the new movie in advance.

I don't know how many people ask about the type of new movies every day, and Tan Yue feels it is necessary to reveal it to fans.

There is another purpose for doing promotion so early. "Infernal Affairs" is a police and gangster movie.

It can be classified as a small-scale movie by the General Administration of Culture. This type of movie is not very active in the market.

Promotion in advance can increase the popularity in advance and let more people pay attention to this movie.

The real large-scale promotion of the movie is after the filming is completed.

Mr. Wu nodded in response.

After a moment, Engineer Wu said, "Mr. Tan, I now have two publicity plans."

"So fast!" Tan Yue was a little surprised.

Engineer Wu said quickly, "Now it's just a general idea. I'll go back to the department and sort it out and give you the result."

Having worked in the public relations department for so long, Engineer Wu had already started thinking about how to promote when he was reading the script.

But now Engineer Wu only has a rough outline of the two ideas in his mind, and what Tan Yue needs is a complete publicity plan.

Later, Engineer Wu will make both plans. As for which one he will choose, it depends on Tan Yue's final choice.

"Okay."

Engineer Wu left Tan Yue's office and hurried to the public relations department.