Chapter 60:

When Chu Xiaxing heard her friend's ridicule, she squinted Xie Zhaoyan: "Isn't this also your dream?"
Xie Zhaoyan retorted: "I am not a person who just looks at the face."
Chu Xiaxing calmly said: "Yes, you still look at gender. If you are an actress in audition, you will definitely not come over."
Xie Zhaoyan: "...you see through it."
After the end of the season of "24 Frames of Light and Shadow", Chu Xiaxing relied on several ranking points to get the first place of the season. Her short films are of stable quality, and she is good at a variety of subjects. They are basically in the top three, which is well deserved.
Xie Zhaoyan said at the beginning that she wanted to invite the first director to make a film. She was going to make a biography of Chu Xiaxing. Whoever thought that Chu Xiaxing actually opened the trumpet, the subsequent plans were all disrupted. Chu Xia was so angry that her championship rewards were dwindling, and she simply dragged Xie Zhaoyan into a guest star in "Thunder and Spear Saint" and entrusted her to help audition actors.
The actors who play the gun saint need a sense of mixed blood. Xie Zhaoyan has lived overseas in recent years. They want to pick out the five senses that meet the Chinese and Western aesthetics at the same time, so they naturally discussed the interviewing actors together. Of course, the audition actors sound like the pleasure of choosing a concubine by the emperor, but it is actually an extremely tedious job, and it is difficult to remember the face over a long period of time.
Xie Zhaoyan was still in high spirits at first, but at this time she lay on the table tiredly and complained: "How do children look like now? There is no feeling of being bright in the past."
Both Chu Xiaxing and Xie Zhaoyan’s candidates for interviews have gone through a preliminary screening. Perhaps people’s aesthetics have become uniform now. After interviewing many people in a row, they began to face blindness. They always felt that the temperament of everyone was similar.
Chu Xiaxing joked, "You also start to miss the past. Is this a feature of getting old?"
Xie Zhaoyan was shocked when she heard the words, she quickly touched her face, and sat in a dreadful manner: "Nonsense, are you spending money on my doctor? This is a question of human technology!"
In the waiting area, the actors also chatted and exchanged messages. Due to the large scale of the audition of "Thunder Gun Sage", the staff was mixed and quite lively. There are not only professional actors in the circle, but also newcomers who try at will, and even some people in fancy dresses.
Many players have come to participate in the interview selection. They are dressed in the clothes of the gun saint.
No regular actors have ever seen such a fancy competitor. They are usually introduced by the casting director. They thought they were professionals and could skip the previous selection by their relationship, but they didn’t want the "Gun Saint" crew to ask for the same treatment and would not accept any. People's face brushing.
"Will these people act?" The big company actor looked at the layman next to him, and he couldn't help frowning. "If this is not for acting in a play directed by Chu, who wants to come here to suffer? In the end, a fake audition will be decided. , Then I really want to throw up."
Many actor auditions are routines, and there are operational relationships behind them. Large company actors can even skip the early stages. Chu Xiaxing has recently become famous for "24 Frames of Light and Shadow" and "Thunder Holy War" belongs to the big ip, the film that the two cooperates naturally attracts many actors.
The actor on the side came from a small company. He replied hesitantly: "There should be no appointment. It is said that Xie Zhaoyan is interviewing in the building. I think it is good now, otherwise I will be completely out of play..."
The small company's contacts and resources are not strong enough. If the "Gun Saint" crew does not have a fair audition attitude, then the small company actors will definitely accompany the cannon fodder, and there will be no chance to grab the role.
The "Gun Saint" crew now treats registered actors fairly and gathers pure newcomers and old actors together, which means that they don't value their past resumes and are even willing to accept inexperienced ones. There are many good-looking game lovers in the house. They may not have any works, but they signed up with a lot of passion, purely for fun.
"Dude, you really look like a gun sage!" A player stared at the actor in the corner for a long time. He finally couldn't help but sighed and exclaimed, "If you play, I will definitely watch it. It's just like modeling. What's your name?"
"Joe Zhans." The tall man in the corner faced the enthusiastic players. He answered in surprise, his voice low and hoarse, "Aren't you here for the interview too?"
Joe Zhans is quite puzzled. They should be competitors, so how can they tout each other?
The male player waved his hand relaxedly: "Hey, I was lucky enough to pass the primaries, and it was impossible to choose in the end. I like "Thunder Holy War" and I also like the drama of Director Chu, so I said to come and play. ..."
"I'm serious, you look like a gun sage, you can definitely do it, and you won't be scolded!" The male player is most afraid of the collapse of the paper player's image when it turns into a real person. He is now extremely satisfied with Joe Zhans. Touched his head again, "But I haven't heard your name before, and I don't seem to have seen your play."
Joe Zhansi didn't say much about it, and the male player just thought that the other party didn't have many works, and chatted cheerfully. After talking to Joe Zhans, he returned to his seat, but he heard the actor next to him ask: "That person said he was called Joe Zhans?"
The male player nodded and looked at the phone: "Yes, but I haven't seen his play, I will check now..."
The actor showed a thoughtful look, and then explained, "It's normal that you haven't seen it. He turned out to be from Weihuang Media. It is said that he has been blocked for a long time."
Chu Xiaxing and Xie Zhaoyan have been busy for many days, and they really selected a suitable candidate, the actor named Qiao Zhansi, the match was far beyond expectations. Qiao Zhans is a mixed race, his nose is high, his facial features are exotic, but he happens to be in line with Chinese and Western aesthetics. This is not a common thing. What's more rare is that his acting skills are not bad, but he is not famous for some reason.
Xie Zhaoyan stretched her arms, she moved her body leisurely, and said happily: "Finally, you have gained something. If you haven't smashed the sign that you don't lose money, you can go to inform the selected candidates."
Chu Xiaxing handed the information to the casting director: "Okay, is Joe Zhans still there now? If he has left, please call to inform."
The casting director hurriedly received the information. He was about to call Joe Zhans, but he was taken aback when he saw Weihuang Media on the paper, and he hesitated, "...he used to belong to Weihuang Media?"
Chu Xiaxing: "What?"
The casting director hesitated to say, "This company has a bad reputation, anyway, we don't like to work with them..."
Casting directors all have their own personal connections. Although everyone may not cooperate, they can inquire about each other and form their own circles.
The casting director was evasive, but Chu Xiaxing didn't have so many worries. She happily said, "That's just his former company. It doesn't matter if you leave now."
Casting director: "Okay, then I'll call."
When Joe Zhans received the notification of selection, he suddenly lost his head and couldn't digest the great good news at all. Instead, he asked without confidence: "Is it really me? How can it be me?"
"The director and the casting team did choose you after discussing it." The casting director laughed, "Why can't it be you? Don't you all come to sign up?"
Joe Zhans' voice was dry: "...I thought there would be shady."
Joe Zhans really didn't expect that he would be able to play. He was habitually trying, but didn't want to actually receive an admission call. He also performed well in auditions before, but soon after he came back, there was no news. Even if the directors were satisfied with the scene, they did not notify him in the follow-up. He thought it was the same this time.
Casting director: "Director Chu is not that kind of person. She doesn't take the shady set, otherwise she won't audition."
The casting directors had recommended candidates for actors in the early stage, but Chu Xiaxing was not satisfied with it, and only then opened the actor audition. Although most auditions are publicity stunts, the crew of "Gun Saint" is indeed not this route. The original intention is to find suitable actors and finally delineate Joe Zhans.
Joe Zhans and the casting director finalized the signing time, and then discussed when to join the group to meet with Director Chu. He put down the phone and was still a little dazed. He couldn't believe that he really received the scene. He squatted down slowly, resisting the choking sound.
He hasn't really acted in a play for too long, and he must do his best to not lose precious opportunities.
Qiao Zhan Si thought about this and got up again. He heard that male players talked about Gun Sage today, and simply collected information online, hoping to get a deeper understanding of the game characters in the players' hearts.
In the crew of "Thunder Gun Sage", after Chu Xiaxing finished the actor audition, he arranged for Duan Chengyan and Xia Hong to deal with the follow-up actor contract. She and Song Wenye went to the special effects company again, and the two parties acted separately. However, she didn't wait for President Song in the office building of the construction team, but she ushered in a group of uninvited guests.
"People from Weihuang Media?" Chu Xiaxing asked in surprise, "Are you going to talk about cooperation?"
The crew of "Gun Saint" has gone through the actor audition, and the office location is indeed well known in the industry, and the location will be known at a glance. Of course, not everyone can come up here, visitors also have to submit business cards and information.
Since it is a colleague, it is difficult to refuse. Chu Xiaxing let people in with a bewildered head, intending to listen to the other party's intentions.
Weihuang Media came from two men and one woman. After they greeted Chu Xiaxing politely, they said straightforwardly: "Director Chu, I heard that you just finished the audition. Now the actors have not signed the contract? If the actors happen to be called Joe Zhans, we want to trouble you one thing, don’t sign a contract with him."
Chu Xiaxing was silent for a moment, and she calmly said, "Are you here to find out?"
The trio said politely "coincidentally", but they obviously knew who the protagonist was, so they came to the door.
The man leading the head looked back at his companion, and when the woman in the suit behind him nodded, he smiled on his face: "Director Chu, Joe Zhans used to be our actor. In fact, there is still a dispute on our contract. You choose him. Acting is very risky..."
Chu Xiaxing was puzzled: "Has he already terminated the contract with you, or does he have other taints? Breaking the legal limit?"
Chu Xiaxing remembers that Joe Zhans has no contract now. If he has a bad behavior that transcends the boundaries, he will definitely not be selected to play, but if it is only an economic dispute, it is a normal operation in the entertainment industry, and it is nothing more than torn to the ground.
The leading man: "That's not..."
Chu Xiaxing nodded: "That's not the end. You should fight the lawsuit. I should ask him to act as well. If you win the lawsuit, he can lose more money."
Chu Xiaxing had no interest in the economic dispute between Joe Zhans and the original company. She only had to let him play a good role. It didn't matter who the money went to. She was not a judge of the court.
The man didn't expect Director Chu to be so simple, he smiled dryly: "You can't say that."
The only woman among the three saw that the situation was wrong. She finally got up and shook hands and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Shu Jie. Actually, Joe Zhans’ situation is more complicated. We don’t want to see his works. come out……"
""Thunder Gun Saint" is your painstaking effort. I don't want it to be in trouble in its subsequent release. I also ask the director to make it easy." Shu Jie smiled implicitly and said, her words are both soft and hard. People understand.
Chu Xiaxing raised her eyebrows: "Does this mean to block?"
Shu Jie: "Well, you can understand that too."
Chu Xiaxing: "Is there any problem with him?"
Shu Jie: "I'm really sorry, it's not easy to tell you."
Chu Xiaxing: "I'm really sorry, then I'm not good at changing actors."
Shu Jie was taken aback when she heard the words, she frowned slightly, and said softly: "Did you know Joe Zhans before?"
"do not know."
Shu Jie hurriedly said: "Then why bother the director..."
Chu Xiaxing smiled but didn't smile: "Did you often do such things before? Those crews were afraid of trouble, and finally replaced the actors."
Chu Xiaxing stayed in the circle for a long time, and she had heard everything before, and Qiao Zhans must have offended others, so that they could not catch the scene.
Shu Jie pursed her lips: "Yes, if you change an actor now, it's also easy for the crew."
Chu Xia Xing casually said: "I'm sorry, I'm not the same as them. I don't like them by nature. People in the past were too afraid of troubles, which made you unscrupulous and thought everyone would listen to you."
"I am a director, I only look at the roles and choose the actors, not your relationship."