The next day!

Lin Shu went to bed a little later than usual.

The audition for "The Legend of the Demon Cat" has ended, and there are no commercial-like activities coming to his door at this stage. All he can do now is wait quietly for the audition results.

After getting up, Lin Shu did not go to the company.

He plans to use these few days to fully master Russian and think about the languages ​​he will learn later.

At this moment, Tangcheng Film and Television City!

After a well-dressed actor left the audition set, Chen Kaige drew a horizontal line behind his name and said expressionlessly:

"Notify the next actor to audition!"

There are many supporting roles in the movie "Legend of the Demon Cat". Originally, Chen Kaige could hand over some less important roles to the assistant director.

Doing this can actually save a lot of time.

But for the movie "Legend of the Demon Cat", he spent six years polishing it.

Even if it's some unimportant supporting roles, he wants to personally check them and doesn't want any flaws to appear on them.

According to the process arranged early in the morning, the casting process was carried out in an orderly manner.

Several hours passed in a flash.

Chen Kaige, who was sitting in the chair, yawned and looked a little tired: "How many actors are there behind you?"

"Director Chen, there are three more actors auditioning for "Dezong"." A staff member whispered from the side.

"Let's do this for now! The remaining actors will start auditioning at three in the afternoon!"

As the core of the entire crew, Chen Kaige naturally does not need to clear away the documents on the table.

So after giving instructions to the staff, he took Chen Hong and left the set.

Sitting down in the familiar box, Chen Kaige lay on the chair and sighed deeply:

"The acting skills of the actors who auditioned this morning...are really hard to describe!"

Chen Hong, who was sitting next to him, had no intention of responding. It was not until the waiter left the box that he said angrily:

"Actually, the acting skills of the actors interviewed this morning were not too bad.

I think you have been obsessed with Lin Shu's performance yesterday and compared him with other actors in your mind, so you feel that their acting skills are not good."

Chen Kaige thought about it and found that it was indeed what Chen Hong said.

Of all the actors who auditioned in the morning, the only one he was satisfied with was a gold medal supporting actor who had been acting for many years.

As for the other actors, he always felt that they were missing a little bit of flavor.

Looking back now, the acting skills of those actors are still very remarkable.

Before yesterday, although his requirements for actors were very high, they had not yet reached the point where no one was satisfied with them.

"From what you said, it seems like this is really the case. I don't know what kind of luck "Cross Era" got that such a good actor could be signed by them!"

Chen Kaige's tone was somewhat emotional.

Then, he suddenly put away the smile on his face, turned his head and said extremely seriously:

"After dinner later, you contact "Cross Generations" and be sure to sign Lin Shu, even if the other party's price is slightly higher."

"Don't worry, I would have done it even if you didn't tell me."

Chen Hong agreed immediately.

Although she is not a director, she knows one thing very well.

A good actor can indeed affect the overall quality of a movie to a certain extent.

Especially a good actor like Lin Shu.

"If the contract is signed later, I will have to establish a good relationship with him. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Chen Hong said silently in his heart.

After all the dishes were served, the two picked up the kuaizi.

But before he had even taken two bites, Chen Kaige's cell phone rang on the table.

Originally he didn't want to answer the call, but the note displayed on the screen forced him to answer it.

The person who called him was Cao Yi, the largest investor in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" and the chairman of Xinlidu Media!

"Director Cao, why are you calling me when you have time?" Chen Kaige answered the phone and said with a smile.

Don't blame him for his attitude.

Although Cao Yi is the largest investor in his film, he makes a lot of demands and always tries to find ways to add people to the crew.

If they were offered ordinary roles, they would be given, but what he wanted were the leading actors with the most important roles.

The leading actor is the soul of the movie. If the leading actor cannot even make the decision, is there any need to make the movie?

So every time Cao Yi called, Chen Kaige had a headache.

"Am I not concerned about the progress of the film's casting? I wonder when Director Chen plans to officially start filming?"

Cao Yi on the other end of the phone didn't pay much attention to Chen Kaige's attitude, but still smiled.

"Filming will start as soon as the casting is over, around the beginning of December."

Chen Kaige made some calculations in his mind and gave an accurate time.

"Haha... That's good, that's good!" Cao Yi laughed a few times and then changed the subject:

"We are all acquaintances, and I won't beat around the bush with Director Chen. I know it's impossible to change the starring role, but our company has invested so much money in the movie, so let's give it a few supporting roles!"

Chen Kaige naturally didn't believe Cao Yi's words.

When talking about the actors in "Legend of the Demon Cat" before, Cao Yi wished he could replace all the leading actors with his own people.

Chen Kaige can guarantee that if he dared to let go before, Cao Yi would never be polite.

But since we are not the main actors, everything can be discussed.

After all, he is also an investor, so he still has to give him some face.

Feeling relieved in his heart, Chen Kaige said in a deep voice:

"Yes, but there can't be more than two. If everyone behaves like Mr. Cao, I won't be able to make this movie!"

It is true that Cao Yi is an investor, but Chen Kaige cannot let him in casually.

Moreover, before investing, Chen Kaige had already agreed that he would have absolute autonomy in character selection.

However, after the talks were over, Cao Yi made all the phone calls he needed to make.

If he made a few phone calls, he could get more artists from his company in Chen Kaige's movies. He wished he could keep calling 24 hours a day.

"Tang Xuanzong and Li Bai, I want these two roles!"

As Chen Kaige's voice fell, Cao Yi immediately spoke.

It seemed that before making the call, he guessed that Chen Kaige would agree.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Kaige nodded from time to time.

When he heard the words Li Bai, he couldn't sit still for an instant.

"Li Bai can't do it. I can't change him to another person!" As if he realized that his tone of voice was a bit harsh, Chen Kaige softened his tone a little.

"Mr. Cao, there is already a suitable candidate for the role of Li Bai. You'd better choose someone else!"

"That's it! Then change it to Gao Lishi!"

"OK!"

Chen Kaige gritted his teeth and finally agreed.
Chapter completed!