Chapter 547 Casting

Soon Li Qian understood why Jin Han asked such a strange question just now.

He asked, "Is this the main room?"

Li Qian replied: "The main room."

Open the folder, on each page, the name and requirements of the role are written on the top, and below are the photos of two or three candidate actors and a brief personal introduction.

Flipping through a few pages in a hurry, it is not an exaggeration to say that the students of Huaxia Academy of Drama accounted for less than half of them.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Li Qian understood that the reason for the current situation is not because someone deliberately did it, but because of the actual situation.

"Meteor Garden" is an urban idol drama. In another time and space, it was a remake from Japan. But at this time, Li Qian deliberately collected information in order to avoid accidents. Japan has not done so at least until now. There is a comic, novel or film and television drama, so, of course, a considerable degree of Chinese settings can be made in terms of name and setting.

But no matter how the basic setting is changed, this is an idol romance drama filmed for young people. It must be the main tone of the whole drama, and it is also the guarantee of its future success. Naturally, it is impossible to change it.

Since it is an idol drama, it is conceivable that most of the actors needed in this drama are young actors in their twenties - the characters in the drama are all set to be seventeen or eighteen years old, but the actors can relax It's okay to be twenty-five years old. If you are particularly young, it's not a big problem for a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old actor to play an eighteen-year-old character.

Therefore, logically speaking, the casting range of this play can be very large.

Not to mention the domestic entertainment industry, there are a lot of handsome men and women at a young age!

But don't forget, there is also a cost issue here!

Both Minghu Culture and Li Qian himself belong to the kind of existence that is willing to spend money on filming, but even so, it is necessary to suppress costs appropriately and within a controllable range.

Even, for any production company, film and television company, and producer, it is a profound knowledge to find ways to reduce the cost as much as possible without affecting the quality of the shooting!

What's more...it's just an idol drama!

As Li Qian said to Jin Han before, he can completely regard this TV series as an extended version of the MV - handsome men and beautiful women, talk about love and love, the picture is exquisite and beautiful, that's it!

Jin Han and Han Shunzhang, the main filming locations, have already visited. They chose a university in Xiamen. Li Qian did not go, but he has seen the videos and photos taken by Jin Han and others. The scenery, buildings, and even The weather is very beautiful and picturesque, and it couldn't be more suitable for shooting idol dramas.

Then, rent a few more suitable apartments and villas in the local area to shoot some shots, and the framing of this movie is basically completed!

As for the costumes, there are not many characters in urban dramas, and a few school uniforms ordered by one person, plus a few simple young people's clothes, are enough.

Even the props needed for filming this movie are very simple...

These are all aspects of controlling shooting costs, but for this drama, the actors' remuneration, crew expenses, and shooting expenses are the biggest ones.

Especially the remuneration of actors can be more or less, big or small.

Although China has not yet entered the era of idols, if you want to hire big names, young actors in their twenties in China can earn tens of thousands of yuan per episode, and it is not unreasonable for them to earn more than one million yuan for a film. There is no shortage of such people, but in Li Qian's view, a TV series like "Meteor Garden" can be admired, and there is no need to spend a lot of money to hire those actors who have already become famous.

So, it needs to be cheap and handsome, and it also needs to have a certain guarantee of acting skills, what should I do?

Students from Shunying, Huaxi, and Songjiang Drama Academy are of course the most affordable.

Li Qian carefully flipped through the folder in his hand, while looking at it, while thinking about various aspects in his mind, he didn't turn back to the first page until he finished reading it all, and nodded slowly.

Han Shunzhang is prudent and thoughtful, while Jin Han looks careless, but his thoughtfulness is so delicate that it is scary. Just think about it, he is a director of literary films!

So this time the casting, the current candidate list left to the present, is simply exhaustive.

As a product of the Minghu Culture Film and Television Department, it is of course the right thing to give priority to and take care of one's own people as much as possible. Therefore, except Bai Yujing is a bit inappropriate, and Jin Han doesn't dare to use Bai Niangzi to make idol dramas. In addition, Wang Jinglu, Zhu Qiang, Shen Tiantian, and Ming Hai, the four contracted actors of the Minghu Culture Film and Television Department, were all included in the candidates.

Even Bai Yujing's younger brother Liu Zhongxin, who is currently considered a drama manager in the film and television department, was specially included in the ensemble list by Jin Han and Han Shunzhang.

What was particularly surprising was that Sun Ruoxuan, Xie Bing and Wang Jingxue were also included in the candidates.

Li Qian guessed that this was probably the result of Zou Wenhuai's operation, but the three of them followed the path of the idol group, and it was really a natural fit to film this idol drama.

In the end, the sisters Wang Jingxue and Wang Jinglu, together with Xie Bing, became the candidates for the female number one.

Xie Bing, Sun Ruoxuan and Shen Tiantian became the candidates for the second female lead.

As for Zhu Qiang and Ming Hai, both became candidates for F4, and Zhu Qiang was the leading actor—at another time, this character was called Daoming Si, but now, his name is Du Mingfeng.

Except for Minghu Culture, most of the other candidates are almost all graduates and current students of major art academies.

Li Qian also paid special attention to it. Among them, there are only four of them in the Performance Department of Huaxia Academy of Drama, which means they must belong to classmate Wang Jinglu!

Looking at the resume, there is a man named Zhu Yukun, even in his sophomore and junior year, he has already acted as the male lead in a romantic drama, and he is already considered a little popular in China, and Jin Han listed him as the male lead The number one candidate is obviously more desirable.

Of course, maybe this has something to do with Wang Jinglu being the official proprietress of Minghu Culture?

Li Qian was too lazy to guess what they were thinking. After reading it, he thought for a while, closed the folder, and said with a smile, "Xiao Lu probably doesn't want to accept the show, right? You go to her, I can't agree on her behalf, but I personally suggest , Wang Jingxue is not suitable, brush it off, her temperament is too cold and hard."

Having said that, he thought about it again, and said seriously: "Lao Jin, Senior Brother Han, the three of us have cooperated for a long time. I entrust this drama to you, and I entrust it to you. You can rest assured to do things." , all I want is to shoot the show well, for the rest, you don’t need to worry about anyone or anything.”

Han Shunzhang looked at Li Qian and nodded silently when he heard the words, while Jin Han said "Hey", with a half-smile. After a while, he said: "It's done, your intention has been received!"

While talking, he didn't even look at Han Shunzhang, and said directly: "Then I'll just talk about my opinion. Wang Jingxue is indeed too cold and doesn't match the character setting. Xie Bing is sweet enough, but too sweet. It’s really Xiaolu who is the most suitable, if she is not willing to take the role, then we will know that we will consider other people, and at worst we will notify some people and have a third interview.”

Having said that, he continued on his own: "As for Sun Ruoxuan, it's fine to make a cameo appearance. Don't watch her host the show, but I've seen it when I was filming their MV. The acting skills are too bad, so blunt It's a head-scratcher, Ming Hainan No. 4 can be used, but Zhu Qiang is too demonic and beautiful, so I don't need it. Besides, as soon as he appears on stage, everyone knows his name is Xu Xian, and he's a fart for an idol drama! Shen Tiantian is worthy of sculpting Zhuo Zhuo, it's not impossible to give her the role of Xiaoyou, but she doesn't look like an idol..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Qian with raised eyebrows, still with the prelude to a half-smile, "Then I will really start picking people from outside the company, don't blame me afterwards for not cultivating myself people!"

Li Qian laughed, "I told you from the very beginning, let you take full responsibility, you have to test me, and you still use such a thing to fool me, are you tired?"

Jin Han chuckled, "Come on! That's clear! This will make things easier!" While speaking, he glanced back at Han Shunzhang triumphantly.

Han Shunzhang just smiled lightly and didn't intend to speak.

But then, Jin Han asked again: "But having said that, you wrote the script, so you must have a very similar prototype in your heart, right? Do you have any suitable actors to recommend?"

Li Qian thought for a while after hearing the words, "Let's not talk about it, there are a few that you can recommend, but... you won't say that I interfere with your selection?"

Jin Han said carelessly: "You can just recommend yours, it's my business whether you need it or not!"

Li Qian nodded, "Okay, then I'll ask if he wants to act!"

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"Okay, I just finished filming that film last time. How long has it been? No one has asked me to act in a play until now. I thought about it a few days ago. As an actor, I really failed! At any rate, I also starred in a movie. It’s a movie, but there’s not even a movie contract!”

While talking, Cheng Suping slowly cut the steak on the plate, looked up at Li Qian, and said with a smile: "My brother still thinks of me, and misses my sister when there are good things."

Li Qian smiled, "So, you took it?"

Cheng Suping gracefully put a piece of beef into his mouth, and said relaxedly: "Accept it, why not? My second role! I will accept it even if I don't give money!"

Li Qian was also cutting the steak, and said with a smile: "I'll just wait for your words. Then there will be no pay! Joining with zero pay, Jin Han must be very happy! He is worried that he can't control the cost!"

Cheng Suping stopped when he heard the words, chewed the beef in his mouth slowly, and stared over.

Under the slightly yellowish light, her eyes were shining brightly, her thin smile tinged with anger, she was a rare beauty in the world.

Li Qian smiled, "There is a salary, of course!"

Cheng Suping smiled triumphantly, and continued to wave the knife and fork.

However, she cut another piece of meat, just put it on the fork, and before putting it in her mouth, she suddenly looked at her plate, then at Li Qian's plate, licked her lips, put down the knife and fork, and turned to slap the waiter over there. Snap your fingers.

Li Qian chewed the beef in his mouth, watched the waiter come over curiously, and then saw Cheng Suying pointing at himself lightly, and said to the waiter: "Give him another sirloin, seven ripe, he only likes steak .”

The waiter nodded, "Okay ma'am, I'll take your order right away, please wait a moment."

Li Qian's half piece of beef hadn't been chewed, and when the waiter left, he wondered, "I didn't want it!"

Cheng Suping gracefully forked up the beef and put it in his mouth. Looking intoxicated, he chewed a few mouthfuls before saying, "I didn't ask for it for you, I asked for it for myself! But I'm a girl, so I'm sorry to ask for two. ! Finally, a man invited me to eat western food, of course I have to take the opportunity to eat two servings!"

Li Qian was stunned, and after a while, nodded, put down the knife and fork and was about to raise his hand, Cheng Suping quickly dropped the knife and fork, and slapped his hand down, "Don't call the waiter, don't use my method!"

Li Qian smiled, lowered his head and picked up the knife and fork to continue eating.

Cheng Suping also smiled, continued to cut the steak, and at the same time asked casually: "By the way, you haven't told me yet, what role do I need to play?"

Li Qian said: "A supporting role, can be regarded as... the third female lead? In the play, it is the leading actor's sister. Oh, by the way, I am only responsible for recommending it. I can't make the decision whether it is used or not. Jin Han is the director."

Cheng Suping smiled arrogantly, put down the knife and fork, and clenched his fist. The queen said in a full-fledged way: "I will definitely take it!"

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"Hello, Li Qian? Why did you remember to call me?"

"Mr. Lu, are you awake?"

"No, I just went to take a shower, and it's late, so you can tell me something."

"That's right, Senior Sister Qin is doing well recently? Are you still accepting dramas?"

Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "Why, I'm afraid she won't be able to repay the debt?"

Li Qian also smiled, but did not defend himself, but said: "Our company is going to open a movie recently, the script is mine, the director is Lao Jin, brother Jin Han, and the executive producer is Han Shunzhang, brother Han. For idol dramas, I think Senior Sister Qin's image is more suitable for acting in this type of TV series, and her acting skills are definitely fine, so I would like to ask you to ask her to see if she is willing to come and take a role or something."

On the other end of the phone, Lu Lingxi was silent for a moment, and said: "Li Qian, you have a heart. I will thank you on her behalf!" At this point, she hesitated for a moment, but suddenly sighed, "This girl...how can I say it! "

Li Qian asked: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Lu Lingxi said: "Recently...she is pursuing Jin Han, you know that?"

"Well……"

Li Qian was stunned. Of course he didn't know about this matter. He was so busy every day, and he was constantly under siege by the media recently. How could he care about the situation of a senior sister who was not very close? What's more, there doesn't seem to be any media reports on this matter, and it seems that it is still underground?

At this time, Lu Lingxi had already continued: "Hey, I guess you don't know. You must have been devastated by your own affairs recently, right?" At this point, she paused for a moment before continuing: "I know you are I'm trying to help my senior sister as much as possible, but that girl Jingjing's situation is a bit special recently, so... I'll find time to help you ask, but I guess she won't pick it up, hehe..."

Li Qian smiled wryly, but nodded, "Well, it's her problem whether she takes it or not, right?"

Lu Lingxi let out a "hmm", and after a while, said: "She should already know that you lent me the money, but it seems that she really likes Lu Ping, and Lu Ping..."

"I know." Li Qian smiled, "I know."

"Yeah." Lu Lingxi said, "I'm... a little sorry for you! I've hurt you! Lu Ping... Well, I don't know what to say. For you, it must be a disaster for no reason!"

Li Qian laughed, "It's my honor to be the flower protector of Mr. Lu. It's not wrong!"

Lu Lingxi laughed, "Nonsense again! Did you ever talk to the teacher like that? How dare you moles the teacher, you've grown up!"

Li Qian also laughed, "Then it's a deal! You can ask her what she means according to the situation. If she is interested, she can go to our company and go directly to Lao Jin. If she is not interested at all, forget it. .”

Lu Lingxi gave a "hmm" and said, "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."