Chapter 161 Finding Actors

Wen Zhaodong was eating instant noodles in the kitchen. He was not in such a miserable condition, but he was too lazy to get food when he was sad for spring and autumn.

He was eating instant noodles and browsing hot searches on his mobile phone. Unfortunately, when he became popular, Weibo had not yet taken off. Otherwise, he should have been on the list often.

Jingle Bell……

The phone in his hand rang, and it was an unfamiliar Beijing number. Although it was most likely an advertisement, Wen Zhaodong answered the call with the expectation of a job invitation: "Hello, how are you?"

"Hello, is this Wen Zhaodong, Mr. Wen?"

Wen Zhaodong was very disappointed when he heard a very nice female voice and a standard sales greeting: "It's me. If it's a credit card or something, I don't need it, thank you."

Yan Ran couldn't laugh or cry: "Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Ran. I am the director of "The Night the Comet Came". I wonder if you have heard of it."

Wen Zhaodong was stunned. Not only had he heard of this movie, but he had also watched it a few days ago. However, he had no illusions about having anything to do with this new director. In his opinion, with the popularity and enthusiasm generated by this movie, Due to his popularity, there must be many investors who want to cooperate with Yan Ran. The artists signed by then will either be top-notch or powerful, so he will never be able to get his turn.

"Are you really Director Yan?" Even though he was older and more senior than Yan Ran, Wen Zhaodong still couldn't help but use honorifics.

"Yes." Yanran explained, "I originally wanted to contact your agent, but I heard from Teacher Peng Hai that you don't have an agent at all now, so I asked for your contact information. I hope I won't disturb you."

Wen Zhaodong said quickly: "No, no, Director Yan, please don't be so polite, don't take it seriously, are you looking for me?"

Yan Ran got straight to the point: "I want to ask about your schedule. I will be planning to film a new movie after the year. If your schedule allows, I would like to invite you to star."

"I have no problem." After Wen Zhaodong said that, he realized that he was too impatient and hadn't even read the script.

Sure enough, the script won't be settled just because of his words. Yan Ran smiled and said: "If schedule permits, I can send you the script for a look. If you are interested, I hope you can come to audition. We will meet then." Talk in detail?”

"No problem." Wen Zhaodong calmed down. With his current popularity and status, it is impossible to get a role without auditioning. It would be good if others can think of him.

But why a new director asked him to play the male lead? There must be no conspiracy, but if you think about it more carefully, now he is not worthy of the other party's calculations.

At this time, he heard Yan Ran ask again: "Then let's add WeChat and I will send you the script?"

"Okay, okay."

Wen Zhaodong and Yan Ran immediately added each other on WeChat, and not long after, he received the script.

As soon as he read the script, he had a general understanding. This was another low-cost movie, a comedy with an interesting concept.

The role he was invited to play was a wealthy and leisurely young boss who was forced by his lover to go back and divorce his wife. He was at a loss as he set out on his way home, only to meet the second male migrant worker asking for his salary. The two had constant misfortunes along the way, but It was precisely because of the twists and turns along the way that he was touched, made important choices in life, and changed his destiny.

After thinking for a long time, Wen Zhaodong felt that he could control this role. In his current situation, someone invited him to play the leading role. He was not qualified to be picky at all. Besides, this script was not bad in his opinion. Maybe it was not as good as "Comet Comes". "That Night" is so brain-burning, it can't be said to be deep, but it is funny and has some warmth, which is already very good.

Having made a decision in his mind, he immediately sent a message to Yan Ran: "Director Yan, I like this role very much and I want to play it. When will we audition?"

Soon he received a reply from Yan Ran: "Are you in the capital?"

"exist."

"Then let's meet first. When is convenient for you?"

"I'll be there any time."

"Then I will send you the address at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"OK."

After receiving the news, Wen Zhaodong didn't sleep all night. He knew very well that this was an opportunity. It was like pie in the sky. If he missed it, he might not come back again. So he studied the script all night and didn't rest until the morning. After a while, he started to pack his bags early, shaved meticulously, combed his hair, and then went to the agreed place.

Yan Ran made an appointment in a private room of a teahouse. It was quiet and suitable for conversation.

Wen Zhaodong arrived half an hour early, but when he entered, he found that Yan Ran was already there, and there was someone beside him.

Before coming here, he searched some things about Yan Ran on the Internet. Of course, even if he didn't search, he would recognize Xu Rui, the most popular young singer at the moment.

"Director Yan, Mr. Xu, hello."

"Teacher Wen, please sit down."

"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." This title made Wen Zhaodong a little scared.

He politely entered the box, and after sitting down, Wen Zhaodong took the lead and said, "I'm sure Director Yan didn't ask me to audition here, right?"

"Let me tell you." Xu Rui said, "When I was writing the theme song for "Dang Jiuzhou", I accidentally saw your performance in it, because I liked "The Confused Detective" very much when I was a child, and I was fascinated by the character you played. The image impressed me so much that I mentioned it to Yan Ran. This also became an opportunity for us to plan a comedy. Naturally, we thought of you as the lead actor.

How important is the starring role to a movie? You should also know that once something goes wrong, the entire movie will be ruined, so we hope to have a general understanding of it for you. "

What does it mean? Wen Zhaodong understood it immediately. He was mentally prepared for it: "You want to know why I disappeared after filming "The Confused Detective" and now I'm filming again?"

Xu Rui smiled and said: "We have no intention of prying into your privacy. We just want to know if there are any factors that will affect the release of the movie."

"I understand." Wen Zhaodong definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity. Someone threw an olive branch to him at this time, and he decided to treat it with sincerity. "It's not that I can't say it. I have seen the rumors on the Internet, but I couldn't clarify it at that time. I was banned by the company.

The reason, of course, is that I offended someone, but it wasn't the rich woman who supported me as rumored. That was a rumor. I offended the boss of the previous company. I was young and frivolous at the time and a little inflated.

At that time, I signed a long-term contract with the company. The company took the lion's share of the contract. I worked so hard to film, but I was very upset that so much of the salary was taken away. I asked the company to re-sign the contract.

The company verbally agreed, but kept dragging it out. Once I drank a little too much, I scolded my boss to my agent. I scolded him at home. I thought my agent and I were brothers, but I didn't expect that he actually recorded it and gave it to our boss, so I was banned.

If I had made a scene at that time, the company would have sued me, and I would have faced a huge amount of breach of contract compensation. I could only stay honestly and wait for the contract to expire. This wait lasted for ten years.

It's that simple. Now I don't dare to find an agent when I return to filming. I'm afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake once.

So I can guarantee that I have not done anything illegal or disorderly, and it will not affect the review and release of the movie. "