"Teacher Fan?" Qian Tao's voice brought Fan Shan back from his slightly messy thoughts.
"Sorry, I was a little excited when I heard what Director Qian said. It feels like a dream." Fan Shan explained.
"It's okay, Teacher Fan. What Mr. Qian said is true. I just want you to be the male lead in this TV series."
"Mr. Tan, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate."
"What's inappropriate?" Tan Yue asked. Qian Tao on the side also had this doubt. If there is a director in the circle who can't refuse his play, it must be Tan Yue. I don't know how many actors are vying for a role in the play.
Fan Shan was not dazzled by the surprise at this moment, and expressed his concerns: "As an old man, I am not suitable for playing the male lead, right? It requires fame but not fame, fans but no fans, and no ratings during the broadcast. The rate is guaranteed. I think you should think about it again and don’t let me affect your reputation in the circle.”
"Teacher Fan, you are prejudiced against me by saying this. Reputation is certainly important in our industry, but it is not absolute. A movie or a TV series, even if it has an all-star cast, will not be successful in a world where there is no acting skills but only traffic. Under the circumstances, it would never be popular in this era. Today's audiences are not stupid, and actors cannot go far just by relying on traffic. When it comes to selecting actors, I will always have only one criterion, and that is suitability." Tan Yue After a pause, he continued: "Teacher Fan, you will definitely like this role in this play. There is no one in the entire circle who is more suitable for this role than you."
"Mr. Tan, I apologize for what I just said. I didn't think it through well. Since Mr. Tan has said it, I must try this role." Now Fan Shan finally understood why Tan Yue was able to play this role at such a young age. He has achieved his current status in the entertainment industry.
As Tan Yue said, if a director blindly pursues traffic, he is destined to not last long.
He has been in the entertainment industry for so many years and has seen many real-life examples.
"The script is on the desk, help me get it."
"Okay." Qian Tao stood up to get the script, and Tan Yue said, "Teacher Fan, have some tea." Tan Yue said, "Teacher Fan, let's try out a scene first."
"Of course there is no problem." No matter how high the compatibility between the actor and the role is, the audition process is indispensable. Fan Shan understands this very well, and his impression of Tan Yue is getting better and better. He was previously a fan of Legend The good impression of Tan Yue in the movie is now the good impression of this person in reality.
"Mr. Tan, script."
"Okay." Tan Yue took the script and said, "This is the biography of Wang Xiang. Wang Xiang is the character you will play next." Fan Shan looked at the biography and listened to Tan Yue's introduction.
"This is the script and the story outline. You can read it first, and we will try this scene later." Tan Yue pointed to a plot in the script.
"Give me some time." Tan Yue
He said "Hmm" and sat aside to drink some water and some tea. Fan Shan calmed down the excitement in his heart. He hadn't been excited about looking forward to a script for a long time, because the person who wrote the script was called Tan Yue.
I was very excited. After so many years of working in the industry, I have already developed my psychological quality through experience. I quickly entered the state and concentrated on reading the biographies of the characters.
Tan Yue and Qian Tao had a tacit understanding and did not disturb each other. They sat aside and waited for Fan Shan to become familiar with the plot and characters.
Time passed by, and after reading the character biographies, Fan Shan couldn't wait to pick up the synopsis of the story and get familiar with it.
Just a short biography of a character aroused his great interest. The entire timeline is very long, spanning twenty years, and the characters of each era also have significant changes. These need to be interpreted and mastered by the actors themselves. , which tests the actor’s acting skills.
Fan Shan likes this kind of scene very much. After familiarizing himself with the outline of the story, he had a general understanding of the entire plot.
To be honest, he liked this drama very much, because the background of the whole story happened in Northeast China. When reading the script, Fan Shan felt even more intimate when he looked at the lines in the script.
"Mr. Tan?"
"What's wrong, Teacher Fan?"
"I want to ask a digression."
"You say."
"Are you from the Northeast?" Tan Yue smiled and shook his head: "No." Fan Shan explained: "I saw that the Northeast flavor in the script was too strong, so I had such doubts." Tan Yue's expression did not change. He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and then found a random reason: "I have a relative at home who is from the Northeast, and I am usually more interested in the Northeast dialect." Fan Shan nodded and continued to devote himself to the script.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for the audition, Fan Shan would have wanted to read the entire script.
"Mr. Tan, I'm ready, we can start." Tan Yue said: "Then we are looking forward to Teacher Fan's performance." This scene is a plot from Wang Xiang's youth. Fan Shan slightly adjusted his state, Put yourself in a youthful state.
Then the script was put aside and the performance began. Tan Yue and Qian Tao could intuitively feel that Fan Shan was in another state.
The two of them also gradually fell into watching the performance. The scene lasted only a few minutes. As Fan Shan's performance ended, applause broke out in the office.
"Wonderful, so wonderful!" Tan Yue praised. Qian Tao on the side was deeply impressed. In his opinion, Fan Shan has not appeared in the audience's field of vision for a long time. He may have been out of touch with the times and will have regressed in his acting skills. However, there is still a very good reason why he is called an old actor. Fan Shan's performance can crush many people in today's entertainment industry.
What surprised Qian Tao even more was that in this short period of time, Fan Shan's control over 'Wang Xiang' was already very high, as if he had read the script before.
Only now did he understand why Tan Yue found such an old actor.
"thanks, thanks."
"Teacher Fan, have a cup of tea and take a rest." Tan Yue said: "The performance you just performed was so wonderful that it can be called a textbook-level performance."
"Mr. Tan, you are too flattering to me. There were many things that were not very good in the performance just now."
"Very few people can understand a character to such a high level in such a short period of time." Tan Yue extended his thumb: "A seasoned actor, he deserves to be an experienced actor." The performance just now was exactly right. It's a feeling he wants. The strong northeastern flavor is a major feature of this drama.
Tan Yue picked up the cup: "We will have tea instead of wine. Congratulations to Teacher Fan for passing the audition. This role will belong to you." Fan Shan quickly picked up the cup: "Thank you, thank you Mr. Tan for giving me such an opportunity. , I will definitely perform well." The three people clinked their cups, and there was laughter after drinking tea.
Fan Shan said with emotion: "It feels like a dream. I didn't expect that one day I would be able to collaborate with Director Tan. No one would believe it if I told him." As he spoke, there was a trace of sadness on his face. Thinking about it carefully, it was almost seven years ago. I haven't been on a film crew in years, partly because there are no good dramas, and partly because there are no good dramas that would hire him, an old actor who has passed his time.
A few days ago, I was still worrying about the script when I suddenly received a phone call. I almost thought it was a scam call.
I came to the capital to join the most powerful entertainment company in the country, met the most famous director, and even starred in the drama... This series of things can only be encountered when dreaming, how could it be possible at other times? What happened to you?
"Now the domestic entertainment industry needs veteran actors like you. It is also a trend now. Many crews will find some old actors in the drama to support the drama. I believe you will get better and better in the future." I saw Fan Shan shook his head and said: "This situation is also true for some popular old dramas. Even if they are old dramas, they are not famous..." Tan Yue did not refute this time. What Fan Shan said made sense. Also divided into fire and non-fire.
If you want an old drama star to break out of the industry, the first and most important thing is to have a good quality drama, otherwise it will still not be familiar to the audience.
Qian Tao said: "Teacher Fan, I believe that after you finish filming Mr. Tan's drama, it will become popular again, so that you will be reluctant to take on roles in the future." What he said was not an exaggeration at all. Zhang Shengwen, who became popular, received many invitations from film crews.
What's even more exaggerated is that in the previous dramas that Zhang Shengwen starred in, even a small role was picked up by many netizens to watch.
What's more, Fan Shan is still the male lead in the play, so more crews will definitely look for him.
"Director Qian is right, filming Mr. Tan's drama will definitely make the audience remember me again." Fan Shan was very happy, the happiest he had been in seven years.
Tan Yue said: "The biographies, plot outline and script are all yours. It will take some time to prepare for the start of filming. Please prepare carefully. I believe that with the participation of Teacher Fan, this drama will definitely achieve satisfactory results." Fan Shan He said sternly: "This drama is a memory of our era. During this period, I will definitely prepare the characters and plot carefully. I will definitely satisfy Mr. Tan before starting the show."
"Let's work hard together!" Tan Yue ordered: "Mr. Qian, take Teacher Fan to sign the relevant contract."
"Leave the rest to me." Qian Tao stood up and said, "Teacher Fan, come with me."
"Mr. Tan, I'm going back first." Before leaving, Tan Yue asked: "Take good care of Teacher Fan." Fan Shan returned to the conference room of the TV series department under the leadership of Qian Tao, and the two of them chatted and waited. Ask the secretary to send the contract over.
More than ten minutes later. Qian Tao said: "We're done now. Now you just wait for the crew to start filming."
"sorry to bother you."
"It's all what I should do. Are you living in the capital, or are you going back to Shencheng?" Fan Shan pointed to his backpack: "My son's family is in the capital. I'll go see them."
"In that case, I will make arrangements for you, and the company will send you directly to the place."
"It's too much trouble. I can just go by myself."
"Don't be polite." Fan Shan said without hesitation, "Thank you." Sitting in the car, Fan Shan smiled more and more happily as he recalled the experience of the past half day.
...After sending Fan Shan away, Qian Tao came to Tan Yue's office to report the situation.
"Mr. Tan, Teacher Fan's relevant contracts have been signed." Tan Yue
I said "Yeah" and it went much more smoothly than expected. Although veteran actors like Fan Shan haven't appeared in the audience's sight for a long time, it doesn't mean that they have nothing to film.
But they have relatively high demands on themselves and will not accept a drama easily. Tan Yue believes that it is absolutely impossible for Fan Shan not to have received an invitation from a crew in the past seven years, but he just did not meet the requirements.
Although Fan Shan is no longer as famous as he was back then, his appearance will definitely awaken memories in the hearts of the audience. Tan Yue put down his cup and said, "Find some suitable actors and arrange auditions in a few days." The selection of actors for "The Long Season" has officially begun.
Qian Tao replied: "I'll go back and prepare right away." The plot is very short and requires relatively few actors, so the preparations for selecting actors can be completed quickly.
Qian Tao came out of the office, went straight to his office, and turned on the computer. There are not many actors required, but they must all be actors with online acting skills.
This time Tan Yue returns to film a TV series, there will definitely be a lot of attention from both inside and outside the industry, and the most suitable actor must be selected for each role in the drama.
Qian Tao first opened the company's internal actor list and began to look for suitable actors. No matter which actor can seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is very simple to become an instant hit.
Of course, Qian Tao will not focus all his attention on the company's actors. As long as the company does not have suitable candidates, he will find actors from outside the company.
After sorting out the internal actor information, Qian Tao began to look for actors from other places. ...Ma Guoliang, who has had nothing to do recently, started looking through materials to improve his acting skills again.
As for many people recently saying they wanted him to publish a book, they declined politely. He feels that his ability has not reached that level yet.
'Dongdongdong' there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in." Ma Guoliang put down the book in his hand and looked at the door. The person coming in is a broker.
"Teacher Ma." The agent looked mysterious. He made sure that Ma Guoliang was the only one in the office, looked back at the door, and closed the door.
"What's wrong?"
"I heard something big?"
"Big deal? What big deal?" There was only one person in the office, and the manager still spoke in a low voice: "I just heard someone say that Mr. Tan is preparing a new drama."
"Isn't this a normal thing? It's not a big deal." Ma Guoliang took a sip and said: "The previous "Nirvana in Fire" and "Hurry Up" were both scripts written by Mr. Tan."
"That's not what I meant. I heard that Mr. Tan took the photo himself this time."
"Mr. Tan took the photo himself?" Ma Guoliang didn't believe it: "Where did you hear this gossip?"
"A friend from the TV drama department heard that the selection of actors has already begun. Don't worry, this news will be kept true." Ma Guoliang was surprised when he saw the serious look on his agent's face. Directors usually transition from TV dramas to movies. Back-crossing situations are rare.
