Later, Xiang Nan drove Zhang Yimou directly to the Central Theater.
On the way, although Zhang Yimou said nothing, his eyes were still full of envy for Xiang Nan's car.
No matter how much he is a world-class photographer, he only gets salary and bonuses, so he is not considered a rich man. In comparison, Xiang Nan's car costs millions, which is higher than the cost of filming this movie.
Xiang Nan was stopped when he drove to the entrance of Zhongxi Theater.
After asking for his identity, the guard was shocked.
"Professor Cheng, please forgive me, we are all blind." He apologized quickly, and then even the vice-principal received the call and came over on bicycles to greet him.
"Professor Cheng, welcome, welcome." Vice President Shen Mingjun shook hands warmly.
"Principal Shen is so polite." Xiang Nan smiled, "This is Comrade Zhang Yimou from Chang'an Film Studio. I believe you should know him."
"I know, hello, Comrade Zhang." Principal Shen nodded.
Zhang Yimou not only won the Photography Award, but also won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor and the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actor the year before last. Principal Shen is also half of the entertainment industry, so how could he not know this?
"Hello, Principal Shen, I'm sorry to bother you, but I have a play and I want to find an actor in the school." Zhang Yimou said with a smile.
"Okay, welcome." Shen Mingjun smiled.
Zhang Yimou has won the Best Cinematography Award and the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. He is also considered a figure in the film industry.
And Xiang Nan is even more incredible. He is the number one person in today's literary world, and his writing and scripts are all successful. This year's hot hits "Triumph at Midnight" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" were both written by him, and they became extremely popular, fully demonstrating his ability.
Therefore, he is very confident in this movie and thinks it will definitely be a good project. And it is naturally a good thing for them that their students can star in this play.
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"Is there any specific candidate?" Shen Mingjun asked subsequently.
"I heard that there are five golden flowers in your opera, and one of them named Gong Li is even more outstanding." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Okay, this student is indeed good." After hearing this, Shen Mingjun nodded with a smile, "The appearance, figure, and temperament are all very outstanding. In order to let her enter the school, our Chinese Opera specially reported to the Ministry of Culture, and she was demoted by ten One point admission.”
Hearing what he said, Zhang Yimou was a little surprised.
How outstanding are the girls who can be allowed to make special reports for Chinese drama and drop 11 points for admission! He couldn't help but have expectations for Gong Li.
Then, led by Shen Mingjun, everyone came to the dance practice room together.
The reason why he didn't go to the office was because Shen Mingjun thought it would be more appropriate to see each other in the dance studio. After all, in the dance studio, everyone is wearing dance clothes, so the body shape can be seen more clearly.
Sure enough, when I arrived at the dance practice room, I saw a group of students practicing dance.
They wore tight dance clothes and practiced dancing to the accompaniment of music. The body is soft, the limbs are slender, and the figure is slim... showing great vitality.
When Xiang Nan saw it, he couldn't help but move his fingers.
Zhang Yimou noticed at a glance that among the middle school students, there was a female student with a silver basin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and thick lips. She had a wild charm.
"Principal Shen, can you call that student out?" He pointed immediately.
Xiang Nan was stunned when he saw it.
Shen Mingjun also waved his hand and said with a smile, "Director Zhang, that student's name is Shi Ke, not Gong Li."
"It doesn't matter, you can call her out first." Zhang Yimou nodded.
Shen Mingjun nodded, opened the classroom door, spoke to the teacher first, and then called Shi Ke out.
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The students were a little surprised when they saw this. They stopped practicing and looked outside the classroom curiously.
They saw Xiang Nan and Zhang Yimou standing there. For a moment, the students were very excited.
Xiang Nan is a well-known writer. He became famous in the 1970s and has been popular for more than ten years now. Especially this year's global bestseller of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has brought his popularity to a new level.
There was no young man present who didn't recognize him. Moreover, one of them, Jin Lili, was once a student of Xiang Nan. She had attended his classes for a year and now recognized him at a glance.
Although Zhang Yimou became famous late, he is also the first international film star in China. And everyone is filming, so who doesn’t know him?
Therefore, seeing them appear at the same time, many students felt a little restless.
"Isn't that Professor Cheng? What are he and Zhang Yimou doing here?"
"They must be here to select actors. I wonder if I don't have a chance?"
"Shi Ke was called out. Could it be that he took a fancy to her?"
"It's great. Being beautiful has advantages. It's a pity that I don't have this life."
The students were chattering, excited, expectant and nervous.
"Okay, don't be distracted and continue practicing dance." The teacher clapped his hands and reminded.
The students soon started dancing again, but their thoughts were no longer on dancing.
Everyone who enters art school has a desire to become famous. No matter men or women, there are no exceptions.
And Xiang Nan represents a shortcut to fame, because most of the people who film his movies are famous.
For example, Zhu Shimao and Cong Shan from "Wrangler" two years ago, and Shi Zhaoqi and Zhu Lin from "Triumph at Midnight" this year...so who doesn't look forward to being selected.
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After Shi Ke was called out, he felt a little nervous and excited.
After going out, Zhang Yimou looked at her carefully. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she was suitable to play the heroine in "Red Sorghum".
Shi Ke's thick dark hair, thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose bridge, thick lips, plump bust, and perky hips... all reflect her vitality.
The heroine in "Red Sorghum" represents the maternal nature of the Chinese nation. Therefore, he believed that Shi Ke was really suitable.
"Professor Cheng, I think it's okay, what do you think?" Zhang Yimou nodded.
"It's better to call a few more people and compare shopping." Xiang Nan suggested with a smile when he saw it.
Shi Ke is good, but he has preconceptions about Gong Li and still thinks she is more suitable.
Zhang Yimou heard what he said and couldn't refute, so he had no choice but to nod.
Then, Xiang Nan glanced at them and called out Gong Li, Wu Yujuan, and Jin Lili.
"Professor Cheng, you're here, long time no see~" Jin Lili took the initiative to make friends when she saw Xiang Nan.
"We haven't seen each other for a few years, and we are now grown girls." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded, "Let me introduce to you, Director Zhang and I are here to choose the heroine for "Red Sorghum"."
Hearing what he said, everyone suddenly became excited.
"Red Sorghum" is Xiang Nan's work released in 1981, which caused great repercussions after its release.
Especially the scene where Yu Zhan'ao takes Jiu'er to the sorghum field, the description is so bold that many young people regarded it as Liu Bei, which caused quite a controversy at the time.
But no matter what, this film has a really great influence. If it is adapted into a movie, it will definitely be popular. So these girls are very excited.
