Regarding the TV series, we still need to communicate with the main agent first. Chi Jingyuan called Li Chenghuan and then went to his office with the information.
Chi Jingyuan read the script and related information that Jin Yuanxi gave him countless times. At the same time, he asked Park Jae-hyun to inquire about the news about the drama in the industry.
After two days of careful consideration, Chi Jingyuan has decided to participate in this drama.
Regardless of the creative team, cast, script, and support from the TV station, "Signal" can be regarded as one of the best in the Peninsula TV drama circle. In particular, although there are many bugs in the script, it is really It's very exciting, and once you watch it, you feel like it's half done before filming even starts. It's obviously much better than Bae Suzy's previous ambitious film "Attachment".
Of course it's still not as good as "Martial God Zhao Zilong"
"Jingyuan, do you finally have a script you like?"
In the SM director's office, Li Chenghuan looked at Chi Jingyuan who was sitting in front of him and was rummaging for something in his shoulder bag. He sat upright and waited with great curiosity.
In the beginning, the company's arrangements for Chi Jingyuan's acting route were actually very ambitious. They would read and screen the scripts and role invitations about Chi Jingyuan that were sent to the company very carefully, and after careful selection, they would pick out the basic ones. Give him the script that I feel is the most exciting and most promising to succeed.
It's a pity that no matter how optimistic they are about the drama, all the scripts selected by the company are passed by Chi Jingyuan without exception. Over the past few years, none of them have been selected, and the company has nothing to do about it. Chi Jingyuan's own treatment It's quite special in SM. Every time he chooses a script, he basically makes his own decision. In addition, since his debut, every drama has been a success. He also relies on himself to contact the resources for each role. His personal film and television The resources were even better than those of the entire company, so in the long run SM just let it go.
SM is actually a little anxious about Chi Jingyuan, who has been idle for almost a year after "Misaeng". Recently, SM has actually begun to try to select scripts for Chi Jingyuan. Unexpectedly, both parties actually thought of it. We went together, and Li Chenghuan suddenly received a call from the other party just now. He was very much looking forward to Chi Jingyuan's choice of script this time.
""Signal"? It's actually this show?"
As a result, when the other party handed over the script, Li Chenghuan was immediately surprised when he saw the title on the title page. Apparently he also knew some news about this drama.
"What role?" He immediately looked up and asked.
"One of the three protagonists. Judging from the arrangement and roles in the information, he should be considered the male lead."
Chi Jingyuan sat on the chair leaning on the armrest. He saw Li Chenghuan's curiosity and took the initiative to explain: "It was a script that PD Jin Yuanxi gave me privately a few days ago and asked me to come back and think about it... I thought about it for two days. Tian feels that this drama is very suitable, and the filming is expected to start at the end of the year and it is not very busy."
"Ah, qingjia, the company has known about this drama for a long time. It is a tvN 10th anniversary special project. You also know how popular the last special project was... so many companies in the industry are coveting the characters in it, but this drama The casting of the crew was very purposeful and not disclosed to the public. As a result, many actors had no way to audition... I didn't expect that it was PD Jin who took the initiative to find you. Jing Yuanqi's personal network is really wide, I don't know. Tell me how many people will envy you."
Hearing Chi Jingyuan's extremely relaxed narration, Li Chenghuan looked at the information in front of him and clicked his tongue with great emotion. After talking for a while, he finally raised his eyes to confirm: "Are you sure this is this one?"
"Yeah, sure."
Nodding, Chi Jingyuan thought for a while, and then added: "I will contact PD Jin later. The crew will probably communicate with the company tomorrow, but according to what PD Jin said, I still have a few more roles to play." The competitor is not completely determined yet, so an audition will be arranged in the near future.”
"The company remembers to coordinate
"I understand. I will follow up immediately tomorrow."
Li Chenghuan nodded solemnly and then looked at Chi Jingyuan with a smile: "I'm not sure yet, but I have full confidence in you Jingyuan. This role must be yours!"
"I hope..."
…
"I've been really tired these past few days since my debut. I often record shows until midnight and have to get up very early the next day."
Chi Jingyuan was sitting in the back seat of the nanny car, holding a mobile phone and texting Zhou Ziyu.
After confirming their interest in the drama "Signal", both SM and Kim Won-seok's crew were very efficient. Three days later, on the 27th, a special audition was arranged for Ji Kyung-won. At the same time, I also sent detailed scripts for the previous episodes so that he could prepare.
At this moment, he was on his way to the audition location, and his destination was tvN in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.
Not long after he got in the car, Chi Jingyuan, who was reading news online, vibrated when his phone vibrated and received a text message from Zhou Ziyu.
What makes people feel a little strange is that although Twice is a new girl group that has just debuted, JYP’s management of their mobile phones is not as strict as most girl groups such as Gfriend. Instead, it seems a bit loose. Although It will be confiscated and not allowed to be used during the event, but there is no special prohibition on using it privately like a lounge after running a schedule.
During this time, when Chi Jingyuan was free and bored, he took a few glances at Twice's live broadcasts on the V APP. Some of the live broadcasts were held in the lounge of the singing show the day after tomorrow. During the live broadcast, he saw several members of Rabbit Gas at a glance. Sitting there playing with their mobile phones, except for the live broadcast members who put on makeup, everyone else basically had one.
Why is JYP so good...
I originally thought that after Zhou Ziyu and the others made their debut, they would be unable to contact each other for quite some time due to company management. Unexpectedly, on the third day after their debut, which was the night of recording "Music Bank", Chi Jingyuan received vents and questions from the other party after returning home. of text messages.
Maybe it was because Chi Jingyuan made two weird comments about her style backstage in the afternoon, or maybe it was because of some other reason. Anyway, it made the girl angry, and after a while of being 'hateful', she started a one-sided cold war. Well I haven't said a word to him for several days, and he seems really angry.
But according to Chi Jingyuan's understanding of her, Zhou Ziyu's anger with him never lasts long. Sure enough, the girl seemed to have lost her anger just now, and she took the initiative to send a message as if nothing had happened. Come complain and seek comfort at the same time.
According to her, Twice’s schedule after their debut has been almost full, with various singing shows, autograph sessions, variety shows, and radio stations attracting people one after another. JYP even arranged many campus surprise performances for them. In order to accumulate popularity and popularity, he is willing to go to various schools and small stages. He has basically never taken a break since his debut.
Although they are still very excited about their debut, and at the same time they are willing to work hard and run in order to increase the popularity of the group. They put their best face on every schedule and every stage and take it seriously, but being so tired from the continuous work makes Zhou Ziyu , and other members also had some small complaints in private.
"Then you have a lot of pimples?"
"No!"
"It's like this for newcomers. You have done well in your debut, so you have a lot of schedules to strike while the iron is hot. At this time, every time you perform on stage, you are increasing your popularity, and others can't even envy you."
After the ridicule, Chi Jingyuan sent a message more rationally, but after thinking about it, he added: "If you feel you don't have enough sleep and are very tired, you should learn to catch up on your own sleep during the trip, and play less on your mobile phone...for example Say it now."
These are all words of experience, but Zhou Ziyu seemed to have no experience at all and continued to post a few more:
"We went to Jeju Island the day before yesterday for the special episode of "Inkigayo". We went for a walk in the middle. Wow, the wind was really strong over there. By the way, we even broadcast it live at the time. Did you watch it?"
"No."
"(Pouty)...I sang at the book signing yesterday. Guess what I sang? (Wink)"
""Beauty Trap"?"
Chi Jingyuan will probably never forget Zhou Tzuyu's bizarre performance on the first stage of "Sixteen" in a few years.
"You...I sang "Important Person" by the Seventh Princess. Have you heard it? I have been practicing it for a long time."
"Why don't you sing "Beauty Trap"?"
"You, why are you so annoying? I won't tell you anymore (angry)."
"Ha ha……"
Seeing the last reply, which was obviously angry, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing in the car.
Although this little girl has made her debut, she has not had much contact with him in a short time and has not matured much. She is still as unable to withstand teasing in front of him as before.
I don’t know how many more days I will be angry this time.
Two days maybe...
Smiling and shaking his head, Chi Jingyuan glanced at the busy road outside the car window, put his phone back, picked up the "signal" information placed next to him, and started browsing again.
According to what I have learned and heard about, the role of Park Hae-young, one of the three protagonists he is currently competing for, the most competitive one besides him is Lee Je-hoon. The other Lee Jong-suk is said to be missing due to various reasons. The chances of success are slim.
Therefore, Li Dixun is now Chi Jingyuan's biggest competitor.
So Chi Jingyuan specifically asked Park Jae-hyun to find some information about Lee Je-hoon and his agency.
Although Lee Je-hoon is considered an outstanding young actor and has good acting skills, he has not had any outstanding works in recent years and is not very eye-catching among the rising stars.
He filmed his last work before enlisting in the army in 2012. "Fashion King", which he collaborated with Kwon Yuri, had relatively average ratings and reputation. "Secret Door", his first and only TV series after his discharge from the army, was released on SBS last year. It won many awards at the Acting Awards, but in fact the average ratings were only 6%, which was not as high as "Music Bank". The outside world's evaluation was also very low. It can be said that it was a very disappointing TV series.
Last year, Chi Jingyuan's "Misaeng" was a big hit. In addition to having two TV drama candidates, it also had great social influence. It also gave Chi Jingyuan a good reputation on tvN.
Therefore, in terms of achievements in TV dramas in recent years, Lee Je-hoon and Ji Kyung-won are far behind.
And Lee Je-hoon hasn't had much success in the past two years in terms of major movies. The biggest advantage of "Introduction to Architecture" before he enlisted in the army was taken by Bae Suzy. The two movies he shot after he was discharged from the army, each one grossed 200,000 people. , a talent of 1.7 million people, the former is very miserable, the latter is just average, neither is good.
In the competition for roles, his biggest advantage is that he has collaborated with Zhao Zhenxiong in the last two movies, and the two have a good relationship and work well together. The writer Kim Eun-hee is more optimistic about him.
Other than that, there's not much.
The former actually doesn't matter, but the attitude of the writer in the latter is still very critical.
However, after contacting Jin Yuanxi again, Chi Jingyuan felt that the competition for the role this time was not very stressful.
Because Kim Won-seok's attitude is very confident, saying that although Kim Eun-hee is optimistic about Lee Je-hoon, she only thinks that his appearance and acting skills are more suitable for this role, and his attitude is not very firm, and Kim Eun-hee actually has a new appreciation for Ji Kyung-won. Yes, I think he is also very suitable.
Therefore, with the support of the director and tvN, the audition should be OK as long as there are no big problems. Chi Jingyuan didn't even need to look for some relevant networking activities.
On TV day, Chi Jingyuan went upstairs to the designated room directly under the leadership of the staff.
The room is not large in size. On one side are four transparent stools, with a small table and their own name tags in front of them. Facing a white wall, there is also a stool in front of it. It is obviously a pool. The location of Jingyuan.
He was the only actor coming today, and it was a solo audition.
"Jingyuan is here."
After a while, several people walked into the room one after another. Jin Yuanxi, the leader, saw Chi Jingyuan and said hello. He did not shy away from the familiar relationship between the two. After sitting down, he began to introduce the people next to him. .
In addition to PD Kim Won-seok, there are also writer Kim Eun-hee, production company representative Lee Sang-bae, and tvN producer Lee Chan-ho.
The two people in it, Ji Kyung-won, are familiar with each other. Besides Kim Won-seok, he also knows Lee Chan-ho. He was also one of the producers when filming "Misborn" last year. He has met them many times, but he didn't expect "Signal" this time. He is also a producer.
What a coincidence.
Needless to say, Kim Eun-hee and Lee Sang-bae had a good attitude towards Ji Kyung-won. After chatting casually and asking a few questions, the formal audition began, and Park Hae-young was appointed the impatient one. The angry bits asked him to try acting.
Although the connections behind the scenes and the activities of the agency account for the largest proportion in the casting of Peninsula TV series, the actor's acting skills actually also play a very important role. Although acting is very subjective, everyone has his or her own opinion. , but whether the actor is good or bad, the interpretation of the character is actually a relatively unified standard.
The characters actually have a certain compatibility with the actors. Some characters would have a completely different flavor if they were played by another person.
For example, Kim Hye-soo, although her acting skills are great and her status is very high, if you gave her the role of "Love Rain", did she do it?
It’s not even Yoona-senpai.
Auditions are very important for the main creative team of TV series to select actors. Through auditions, they can see whether the actors' reactions are clear and true, how they respond to the script and the role, and judge whether the actors are suitable for the roles. At the same time, they can observe The creativity of the actors and the breadth of their performances.
Chi Jingyuan naturally attaches great importance to this audition. He has made a lot of preparations in the past few days. After a short period of deliberation, he started to perform.
To be honest, even though Ji Kyung-won has filmed several popular TV dramas and his acting skills are widely praised in the circle, to be honest, the role of Park Hae-young is really a big challenge.
Because judging from the few episode scripts he got, the actor's character has not been fully developed, and the shaping of the character image is not very profound. Moreover, in the scripts, Park Hae-young has a lot of situations where he is extremely anxious due to unexpected events. Angry plot.
If the interpretation is not good, it is easy for Park Hae Young's anxious expressions and scenes to become the same every time. Every time it is 'The situation is urgent now, you listen to me, you shut up, it's too late, I tell you to listen to me', Making this image seem too thin to stand up.
In fact, Chi Jingyuan is not particularly satisfied with some settings of the male protagonist Park Hae Young. He has some ideas of his own about the plot and shaping and wants to communicate with the writer.
But this is all after the contract is officially signed.
After performing several clips in a row, several creative staff asked Chi Jingyuan to stop, make eye contact, discuss in a low voice and then give their evaluation.
The comments from several people did not praise him too much, but instead found some shortcomings and deficiencies in his performance just now. However, Chi Jingyuan could tell that writer Jin Eunxi looked at him with much warmer eyes, and he should be quite satisfied.
"Jing Yuanxi and I have already worked together on "Misheng" last year, and I know his capabilities."
After discussing for a while, Li Canhao took the initiative to express his opinion. Although he did not express it clearly, his favorable attitude was already very obvious. .
"The role of Park Hae-young requires a lot of control from the actor. When the other two protagonists have chosen capable actors, it is easy for Park Hae-young to be cast as a weak image, and because there are certain requirements for age and appearance. .So there aren’t really many choices for actors..."
After exchanging opinions, Li Sang-pei nodded and said: "Chi Kyung-yuan's performance just now was not very eye-catching, but the flavor came out. I feel like Park Hae-young's feeling, which is good... In this way, in a few days Let’s have another makeup audition tomorrow, let a few people try it out, and then we’ll decide.”
This drama is not expected to start filming until December, and there is still more than a month of ample preparation time. It can be seen that the crew is very careful about the choice of characters, and Kim Hye Soo and Zhao Zhenxiong have not signed contracts yet, so today No decision was made on the spot.
But looking at the expressions of these four main creators and the attitudes they just showed, it should be pretty much the same.
Jin Yuanxi also agreed with this. He smiled and looked at Chi Jingyuan: "With makeup, or if it is a formal role, Park Haeyoung needs to cut her hair because she is a policeman. It is best to have short hair. Is there no problem?"
Chi Jingyuan's hair is medium-long now, which is not very long among idols, but it is a bit inappropriate to play a policeman.
"certainly."
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan burst into laughter and shook the bangs in front of his forehead. His expression looked very expectant: "Actually, I've been thinking about cutting my hair short for a long time."
…
After the audition, Chi Jingyuan received another call from Kim Won-seok. According to this brother, today's audition was actually quite good. Not to mention the two people who originally supported Chi Jingyuan, the writer Jin Eun-hee also thought he was very suitable. Park Hae Young's attitude has obviously changed in private.
Kim Won-seok hinted that Chi Kyung-won is basically fine and should be able to confirm it after the next audition.
And he also knows that Park Hae Young is not easy to act, and he also said that some plots may be added to make this character more fleshed out.
With the director's guaranteed ticket, Chi Jingyuan felt relieved and quickly expressed his gratitude before hanging up the phone.
Although most of the roles have been confirmed, we still need to prepare carefully for the next audition with makeup. However, the next audition will probably have to wait for a while. According to Kim Won-seok, it should have to wait for the other two roles. That is to say, auditions will begin after Zhao Zhenxiong and Kim Hye-soo sign the contract.
This schedule is actually just right for Chi Jingyuan, because EXO will be busy these days. In addition to several consecutive concerts at the end of the month and early November, they will also release an album on Neon to officially debut. , it was almost time to return to Seoul after finishing a lot of activities.
Returning to the dormitory in the evening, several members were chatting on the sofa in the living room. When they saw Chi Jingyuan coming back, he said hello, and then someone asked out of curiosity:
"Jingyuan, who are you going to cosplay as for the Halloween party?"
(End of chapter)
