In the jeep speeding along the Second Ring Road, Chen Jianbing heard the WeChat prompt and quickly opened it. It turned out to be his cousin Chen Gang?
Very few people knew that they were distant relatives. He had also contributed to the boy's ability to stay in school and teach. Over the years, they had a good relationship, and they often went home to drink and chat.
"Huh?" Chen Jianbing looked at seven or eight videos and frowned: "What?"
Even though I was driving, I couldn't help but turn on the voicemail. After listening to it, I was shocked and asked: "Find the right person so quickly?"
I happened to get off the bridge at an intersection, parked directly on the side of the road, and opened the first video. I still had confidence in Chen Gang, my cousin.
"Is this?" His eyes gradually became serious, and he looked more and more carefully. In the end, it all depended on observing the details bit by bit.
"Okay!" He couldn't help but pat his thigh. He looked at the last pair of eyes before death and exclaimed: "Awesome!"
I quickly dialed my cell phone, and the person on the other end just connected, and asked anxiously: "Where is this Su Ze?"
"Go to school." Chen Gang was prepared and deliberately joked: "Where else can my students be?"
"You kid, stop nagging me!" Chen Jianbing scolded with a smile: "Hurry up and tell me his situation."
Chen Gang laughed loudly, knowing that his cousin was really anxious. After explaining Su Ze's basic situation, he said: "He is my most promising student. It can be said that there is no one with the most potential after teaching for so many years!"
"Well, not bad." Chen Jianbing also calmed down and said thoughtfully: "The acting skills are indeed suitable, but the image is a bit too handsome."
"You are the director and you decide." Chen Gang said, "It's up to you whether to use it or not. Anyway, I recommended the candidate."
"Also, even if you go, you have to wait until summer vacation. You know the rules of the opera!"
"What nonsense do you have to say?" Chen Jianbing said with a smile: "The crew is still in preparation, it will take at least three or four months, and the time will definitely be fine."
Chen Gang breathed a sigh of relief, "This is the reason why he recommended Su Ze. Last time we chatted, Chen Jianbing asked him to recommend young actors to direct and star in a movie?"
It's normal to act well and direct well, not to mention that Chen Jianbing, who has deep connections, has roughly read the script, and the investment is not large, with a maximum of five million to complete it.
The male lead must be Chen Jianbing, and the female lead is naturally his wife Jiang Qingqing. The second male lead needs a young actor, preferably an amateur with excellent acting skills?
The first thought at that time was Su Ze, but he still hesitated. After all, that kid was only a freshman. As a class teacher, he couldn't take the lead in breaking school rules, right?
"It's not a big deal if it's summer vacation." Thinking of this, he said seriously: "There's no rush. After all, it's the director's debut. Work slowly and carefully."
"It's up to you to decide who you want. Just let me know if you decide. I won't tell Su Ze yet."
"Yeah." Chen Jianbing also means the same thing. My cousin is still reliable in doing things. As the first performance class monitor of the Chinese Opera, how can he not know the rules?
"Give me a few days to think about it and give you an answer as soon as possible." Chen Jianbing said cheerfully: "I remember this kid. Don't worry, I will never run away if I have the chance!"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Gang smiled. He not only helped Chen Jianbing recommend good candidates, but also helped Su Ze connect. It was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.
This is also the confidence of Chinese opera instructors. Apart from other things, students can basically get recommendations as long as they study hard and have excellent acting skills.
I can’t say the main character, but the supporting roles are definitely indispensable. With so many famous stars graduating from China Drama, I definitely have this reputation.
Zhang Zifeng, Qian Xi, Dong Zhijian, Liu Haoran, Li Landi...
Why do these actors work so hard in dramas?
It’s not just about using connections!
"Forget it, we'll talk about it later." He stood up and said that it was not a big deal. Even if Chen Jianbing was the director, it would only cost a small amount and the box office would not be much. Just recover the cost.
It’s not that small-budget projects won’t be popular, but the probability is too low. Many of them have good reputations and average box office.
After all, the vast majority of the audience buys tickets to watch movies for entertainment and entertainment, and they want to have fun for two hours. There are literary and artistic young people, and they are definitely a small group and cannot make big waves.
It is estimated that Chen Jianbing became a director mainly because he was itching to have fun and it was best to recover the cost. It would not matter if he lost money. Five million is not worth mentioning to a couple.
Chen Jianbing hung up the phone, transferred the video to Jiang Qingqing, and said in his voice: "This is the Chinese opera student recommended by Chen Gang. He is the first in his major. Please help check it."
I continued driving and arrived at the company in half an hour. I received a voice message on WeChat: "What an amazing young man!"
"Are the standards of Chinese opera students so high now?"
"You can act better than me!"
I couldn't help laughing and replied: "Then let's do this for now. We are students anyway, and we have to wait for the summer vacation to join the group. We can't break the rules of the drama."
"It's still early. It will take three to four months to prepare the crew. If you are satisfied, I will give Chen Gang a reply in a few days."
"Nonsense, where can you find such an actor?" Jiang Qingqing called directly and joked: "Believe it or not, if Chen Jianbing doesn't use him, he won't be able to use him in another two years!"
"hurry up!"
"Okay, okay, that's it." Chen Jianbing hung up the phone, reopened the video, and murmured to himself: "Su Ze, Su Ze, don't let me down!"
None of the parties involved knew about it, and time flew by quickly. In a blink of an eye, the grass grew and the orioles flew away, and April arrived.
"My sister?" Su Ze looked at the new script handed over by Zhang Zifeng and asked curiously: "When will you join the team?"
"At the end of June, we should be able to do it in two months during the summer vacation." Zhang Zifeng urged: "Hurry and help me take a look!"
Seeing that Su Ze was puzzled, he explained: "This is a script tailor-made by the company. The character has a great breakthrough, the acting requirements are very high, and the character's heart is very complicated. In short..."
"Oh, please help me take a look!"
Seeing that Zhang Zifeng was a little incoherent, Su Ze could only start reading the script and quickly understood why she cared so much.
"Well, it's indeed a big breakthrough." Su Ze nodded and said, "Not to mention anything else, my image will have to change drastically. According to the character design, I will not only have to cut my hair short, but also speak fluent Sichuan dialect."
"It's nothing!" Zhang Zifeng said excitedly: "It doesn't matter if you have long or short hair. I was about to try cutting it short, but my manager didn't agree. What's more, didn't you say you wanted me to adopt Hirosue Ryoko's style last time?"
"You can learn Sichuan dialect. Anyway, there are still three months. The crew will definitely arrange a language teacher by then, so it won't be a big problem."
Su Ze smiled, this was not a big deal for an actor. He opened the staff list and said in surprise: "Xiao Yang?"
"And Teacher Zhu Yuanyuan." Zhang Zifeng said with a smile: "Xiao Yang is very funny, we have worked together before, and Zhu Yuanyuan is also an experienced actor, no worse than Zu Feng Hao Lei."
"Are all directors, producers, and screenwriters women?" Su Ze asked curiously, "Yin Ruoxin?"
"This is our second collaboration. Last year we collaborated on Goodbye Boy, which is expected to be released by the end of the year." Zhang Zifeng explained: "A very delicate director who won the Best Director Award at the Changchun Film Festival."
"The screenwriter is even better, Golden Horse Award for Best Screenplay!"
"This is my opportunity for transformation!" Seeing that Su Ze was noncommittal, he said anxiously: "Don't you think the characters in the script are all suitable?"
"The characters are complex, the plot is down-to-earth, the characters are full-bodied, and there is a lot of room for acting..."
"As long as I succeed, I will no longer be my sister!"