afternoon.
Tan Yue came to the TV drama department, and Qian Tao was already waiting.
The two went to the audition place for "Lotus Lantern". On the way, Qian Tao told Tan Yue about the situation of the audition actors.
Tan Yue raised his eyebrows, but he was not surprised that Liu Qian also came to audition.
Among the many female artists in the company, Liu Qian can be said to be one of the most advanced ones.
Tan Yue has also heard of her reputation and often sees some information about her.
Putting yourself in another person's shoes, without knowing the script of "Lotus Lantern" and without knowing the previous achievements of "Lotus Lantern", if Tan Yue were an actor, he would not be very fond of "Lotus Lantern". Be optimistic.
For rising artists, the most important thing is not to make money, but to build a good reputation among the audience. Of course, stars like Xianrou, who have a small amount of traffic and then fall after making a fortune, do not count.
At present, almost all the traffic stars appearing in China, except Zhang Wenhua, are performing to the public what is called a flash in the pan.
This kind of traffic star can reach extremely high levels in a short period of time, but it is too vain and has an unstable foundation. It will be like a shooting star, leaving a brief brilliance in the sky and then turning into ashes.
Chen Ziyu was one of the driving forces behind the rise of traffic stars. Traffic stars are also divided into different categories. The top one is the top traffic star. This kind of top traffic star belongs to the ranks of first-line stars. Looking at all the top traffic stars in the past few years, there are also Only six or seven people.
Among these six or seven people, two are contracted artists under Bright Entertainment.
One is Zhang Wenhua, a current first-line artist. The other is Li Youfan, who has fallen from the first line to the second line.
Li Youfan looks more refined than Zhang Wenhua. It is said that he was the school idol when he was in school. Later, he was discovered by a talent scout from Bright Entertainment Company and signed.
Later, the traffic boomed, and Li Youfan was lucky enough to become one of the chess pieces selected by the Bright Entertainment Company. After being praised again and again, he finally stood out and became a top traffic. In just two or three years, he entered the ranks of first-line artists. .
However, trying to encourage growth is not a long-term solution.
He stayed in the position of a first-line star for less than half a year before he fell off again in a hurry.
However, although he has already started to go downhill, Li Youfan has made a lot of money in just two years, at least enough to live on for several lifetimes.
And the Bright Entertainment Company naturally made a lot of money.
Once the money is made, the artist is useless. In the future, he will probably only become a topic of conversation for people after dinner. In the entertainment industry, he will never be the protagonist again.
In recent months, it seems that no big productions or popular variety shows have come to Li Youfan. He has become cold. This industry is very realistic. People without value are equal to useless people.
Compared to Li Youfan, Zhang Wenhua can be said to be lucky. If he had not met Tan Yue, his fate would not be much worse than Li Youfan.
It can be said that it was Tan Yue who saved Zhang Wenhua. This is one of the reasons why Zhang Wenhua still maintains great respect for Tan Yue even though he is a big star.
From the original "Tucao Conference" to the later song delivery, he even gave Zhang Wenhua a surprise at the concert. During this period, Zhang Wenhua was guided to develop in the direction of singing and dancing.
Although the current Zhang Wenhua is not as prosperous as he was at his peak, he is still a top player. He is the top player that has been maintained for the longest time, and there is a faint trend of transforming from a top player to a powerful one.
Tan Yue and Qian Tao came to the audition place.
This is a large conference room. At this moment, the staff has moved the long table out of the conference room, making the conference room empty.
A staff member stood at the door. They saw Tan Yue and Qian Tao walking over and greeted them.
Tan Yue smiled softly and nodded slightly.
The two walked into the conference room before the audition started.
At one end of the conference room, there was a rectangular table with a baby velvet blanket spread on the table. Mineral water was placed on it. Next to the mineral water, there was a small sign with the name written on it.
This is the position of the audition judges. Judging from the name, there are three audition judges.
At this time, there were already two people, one on the left and one on the right, and the middle position was vacant.
"Mr. Tan, Mr. Qian."
"Mr. Tan is here."
"Mr. Tan, Mr. Qian."
People in the conference room greeted the two people one after another.
Tan Yue nodded in response, walked to the table, and greeted the two people standing opposite.
"Director Lin, Teacher Zhang."
These two people are Lin Qingye, the director of "Lotus Lantern", and Zhang Hong, the screenwriter.
Lin Qingye is in his forties, with thick black hair and a medium build. From the appearance, he is a relatively artistic person.
Zhang Hong just celebrated his 50th birthday some time ago. Tan Yue had previously given the original script of "Lotus Lantern" to five outstanding screenwriters in the TV drama department, and Zhang Hong was the oldest among them.
Regarding the script of "Lotus Lantern", Zhang Hong put forward the most opinions, so in the end Tan Yue decided to let Zhang Hong join him as the screenwriter of "Lotus Lantern".
Of course, Zhang Hong must be ranked behind Tan Yue when signing his name.
The reason for doing this is because Tan Yue is too busy at work. It is destined to be impossible to put a lot of energy into the second revision and polishing of the script. It only needs to be checked one last time.
In this case, the experienced Zhang Hong is a good assistant.
After saying hello, Tan Yue walked to the middle of the judges' table and sat down. Here in the middle was his name - Tan Yue.
Qian Tao sat to one side. He was not one of the audition judges and could only watch.
After Tan Yue sat down, Lin Qingye picked up the script and asked Tan Yue some unclear points.
Lin Qingye came into contact with the script later, but after getting the script, he immediately felt excited and devoured most of the script in a short time.
After reading the script, Lin Qingye instantly admired Tan Yue for writing such a good script for the first time.
Lin Qingye read the revised script, but no matter how the script was modified, it was always modified based on the original script given by Tan Yue.
The more I read the script, the more I like it. However, although I have researched it deeply, there are still some parts that are not clear. After all, this story was not written by him, and if I asked Zhang Hong, Zhang Hong could not give him a very satisfactory answer.
Lin Qingye's question was more general. What was this story about?
Because at his level, he has read too many scripts. At a glance, he knows how to shoot here and how actors should act.
He needs to have a deeper grasp of the story as a whole so that he can have a clearer direction when filming the drama.
Tan Yue looked at Lin Qingye and said, "Director Lin, the story of "Lotus Lantern" can actually be summarized in one sentence. In order to save his mother, Chen Xiang ignored the obstruction of his uncle Erlang Shen and split Huashan Mountain with an axe."
Lin Qingye nodded.
Tan Yue continued: "But how to shoot more than 30 episodes requires very high requirements for the script. You should know the folk legend of Agarwood splitting the mountain to save her mother, but the story our script tells is even more bizarre than this folk legend. .”
Lin Qingye looked serious and said: "Yes, purely from the perspective of the direction of the male protagonist, it is just this one line, but it has to tell a story of more than 30 episodes. The requirements for our script are very high."
Tan Yue said: "Yes, like how Chen Xiang discovered his mother, there was a very tortuous process. At first, he felt that he had magic, then he discovered the existence of the lotus lantern, and ran to the underworld to see the Book of Life and Death. Then he Discovered, eh? My mother is not dead. Not dead, but where is she? With this question, I keep looking for the answer."
The drama "Lotus Lantern" is one of CCTV's rare mythological dramas. For this drama, CCTV abandoned the historical dramas it has always pursued. It took several years, huge investment, hard work to shoot, and so much effort. Naturally, it is because Be optimistic about the quality of this drama.
Lin Qingye's face flashed thoughtfully, and he nodded slightly.
Tan Yue looked at Lin Qingye's look and knew that he already understood, so he didn't ask any more questions.
After all, even if Lin Qingye hadn't figured out "Lotus Lantern", there was still Tan Yue. As the second male lead in the play who is more eye-catching than the first male lead, his role runs from the beginning to the end of the play. Tan Yue has always been Keep an eye on the scene and there will be no mistakes in terms of quality.
Participating in "Lotus Lantern" this time, there are so many scenes, and it is also an exercise for Tan Yue.
Tan Yue has great ambitions in the future. Success after success has given him confidence and the confidence to realize his huge ambitions.
He has never been involved in TV dramas before, and he now wants to have an in-depth understanding of the entire process of filming and even publicity of film and television dramas as quickly as possible.
He learned from Lin Qingye on the macro level, and learned on the details by playing Erlang Shen himself.
The filming of "Lotus Lantern" is bound to progress at a slow pace this time, because Tan Yue has already made preparations for repeated NGs.
At this time, a staff member came over and asked if the audition could begin.
Tan Yue, Lin Qingye, and Zhang Hong are all ready to start the audition.
As the audition began, the conference room quickly began to clear, and everyone except two staff members left the conference room.
And soon, footsteps came from the door.
According to Tan Yue's requirements, when selecting actors, first consider artists contracted by Bright Entertainment Company.
When the actors arrive on time, audition for important roles first, because actors who come to audition for important roles usually have bigger seats. In this case, it is not easy to keep these high-ranking artists waiting for a long time.
The entertainment industry is such a reality. There are only a small number of cafes, so you have to wait outside.
The first person to audition is second-tier artist Liu Qian. The role Liu Qian wants to audition is the female lead in "Lotus Lantern", the vixen Xiaoyu.
Although she is a contracted artist of the company, the procedures should be followed normally. Information about Liu Qian was placed in front of the three judges. Qian Tao, who was sitting on one side, was not ignored, and the staff also gave him a copy. After all, this was the head of the TV drama department, and the staff still knew who his immediate boss was.
Tan Yue picked up Liu Qian's information and some information about her came to his mind.
Tan Yue had been at the top of the list of second-tier public figures for some time before. Because he had read the list of second-tier public figures several times, Tan Yue had some impressions of some of the people at the top.
Liu Qian is at the top of the list of second-tier public figures, maybe...sixty or seventy?
...
Liu Qian came to the conference room that was temporarily used as an audition venue.
Her arrival has brought a lot of pressure to many artists.
After all, apart from the three A-listers, Liu Qian is one of the most popular artists in the company.
Of course, everyone subconsciously ignored that the company had recently added a front-line person.
It's just that everyone is accustomed to only thinking of first-tier celebrities, but Tan Yue is not an artist, but a staff member behind the scenes. He can be called a first-tier public figure, but he cannot be called a first-tier celebrity.
"So beautiful!"
"I guess Liu Qian is here to audition for the female lead."
"That's for sure. If everyone auditions for the second female lead, who is qualified to audition for the first female lead? Are you worthy?"
"Your uncle, if you don't know how to speak, just shut up."
"Like a fairy, so elegant."
Many people were talking in low voices, and some who knew Liu Qian had already stepped forward to say hello.
As the staff came out to inform, Liu Qian walked into the conference room with everyone's envious eyes.
Liu Qian walked in and the staff closed the door behind her.
For a moment, I felt a silence in my ears. In fact, it was not noisy outside, but some people were talking in low voices, and the conference room was very quiet.
Although the environment was a bit depressing, Liu Qian didn't feel nervous at all. She had experienced this kind of situation many times.
When she came to the center of the field, she looked calmly, looked at the three teachers opposite, and said: "Hello, teacher, I am Liu Qian, and I am here to audition for the role of Xiaoyu, the heroine of "Lotus Lantern"."
In fact, among the three people opposite her, except for Tan Yue, the other two were not as high as her.
Liu Qian looked at Tan Yue, who was sitting in the middle of the judges' table. She always acted indifferently when outsiders were present, and she only appeared coquettish in front of people close to her.
It can be seen from the seats of the three judges that Tan Yue is the main judge among the three judges.
Generally speaking, this kind of audition should be directed by the director. But now Tan Yue is the main one, and no one will say anything, including Lin Qingye, because Tan Yue's status is much higher than them and he can't think of anything else.
Tan Yue did not refuse, or in other words, he was happy to do so. He wanted to be familiar with the entire process of film and television drama preparation, filming, and promotion, and he had to take the initiative in this process.
Tan Yue has a gentle personality, but that does not mean that he is gentle in his actions. Anyone who is familiar with Tan Yue knows that Tan Yue does things in an orderly manner and is not sloppy.
Part of Xiaoyu's script has been given to Liu Qian before, so that she can understand it in advance. Next, Tan Yue needs to choose a place in the script for Liu Qian to perform.
If Liu Qian's performance can satisfy the three people present, she can pass the audition. If she can't satisfy the three people, she will have to replace her.
In fact, when Liu Qian came in, Tan Yue had a feeling that his eyes lit up, but Liu Qian gave him the feeling that he was not the vixen Xiaoyu, but the fairy Chang'e.
It's a pity that Fairy Chang'e has too few scenes, and she is destined to miss Liu Qian.
