Chapter 27 Casting
Linxi Experimental Middle School.
Chen Jingxing’s mother, Teacher Yang, is a Chinese teacher who teaches second grade students.
Linxi Experimental Middle School has a bit of a yin and a yang in terms of teacher composition, especially the office for Teacher Yang's grade. There are three teacher offices on the entire floor where the second grade class is located, one for Chinese and English, and one for mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Office, one office for other subjects
There are seven teachers in the Chinese Language and English Office, only two are old men, and the rest are lesbians.
Now is the 20-minute long break. The teachers are all taking a break and drinking tea in the office. The courses have been taught a hundred and eighty times. The experimental middle school and junior high school do not have ordinary parallel classes for the Olympiad experiment. Except for the head teacher who gives special snacks to his own class.
, the same course is taught several times a day, so there are basically no teachers preparing lessons during the break time, and everyone is frantically replenishing the saliva consumed in the previous class. The water dispenser in the office usually consumes two barrels of energy a day, which can be said to be a large water consumer.
The teachers held the thermos cups and chatted about which student didn't listen carefully in class to the recent personnel changes in the school leadership.
Then the topic turned to their children. The youngest teachers in this office are all over 35 years old, and children often have a lot in common.
If there is anyone in this office who is the quietest, it must be Teacher Yang. It’s not that he doesn’t like to gossip, it’s just that he spent too much saliva in the last class. His mouth is a little tired, and his hands are tired. Which subject is the teacher’s most salivating?
, Chinese language plays its part.
"Well, they say that the children of our teachers are generally not bad at studying, but it is one thing to study well in school. Out of society, this study may not really determine anything."
"I just said that Principal Yuan's daughter didn't pass the postgraduate entrance examination, and she said she had to study for another year to continue taking the exam."
"She doesn't study well? How come she didn't pass the exam?"
"Well... imagine again, you are the mastermind behind the murder. No one could have imagined that you are the murderer beforehand. You are three parts sinister, three parts terrifying and four parts evil. Do you understand?"
This slight change was inspired by a movie from Chen Jingxing's previous life, "Detective Chinatown".
What's more, the script of "Fatal Identity" is too suitable for these drama actors. The suspense story in the style of Blizzard Villa is very consistent with the drama. Even from an artistic point of view, it is difficult for people to refuse.
She should look better, or even cuter.
The smile on Teacher Kang's face could no longer be maintained. He turned around, opened his notebook and started writing.
I even introduced a few colleagues and finally got the role of "Fatal Identity".
After learning about Chen Jingxing's idea, Zhang Jingyan from Fantasy World proposed to hold a small audition for this role.
Of course, there is one character that has not yet been finalized, and that is the biggest boss and the most evil personality in the entire movie.
And because "Comet" sparked heated discussions after it was broadcast online, it not only attracted many young netizens to watch it, but also received high ratings on film and television drama rating websites such as Douban, with no score lower than 8. These actors who have worked with them also
They all benefited a lot from it. When faced with Chen Jingxing's invitation to play, except for two who couldn't make time, everyone else readily accepted it.
The office fell into silence.
During the filming of "Comet", Chen Jingxing had a good time cooperating with the seven drama actors hired at that time. Of course, he continued to cooperate with actors he was comfortable with.
The conference room at DreamWorks Studios has been converted into a recording room, with two cameras filming the ongoing auditions.
"The main reason is that Principal Yuan's daughter chose the wrong major at the beginning. She was dumbfounded as soon as she graduated from the undergraduate program. Not only the scope of job search was narrow, but the salary was still low. She said that if she was directly employed, the monthly salary would only be 5,000. You said she scored so high in the exam?
Can you accept that a good school is still in a first-tier big city? That’s why I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination across majors.”
The casting of one of the characters in "Fatal Identity".
As the only well-known actor and star in the movie, he will become a focus of the future promotion of the entire movie.
"Hey, when that kid was in high school, he was always clamoring about making movies and becoming a director. We could still control him a little while he was in school. Once he took the exam and went to the capital, the sky was high and the emperor was far away. We couldn't control it anymore. Lao Chen and I
I also figured it out, young people have their own dreams, and we, the older generation, can’t let our children work and live according to our ideas every day, right? If people have dreams, let them go for it.”
But the child in the original version is a bit fat and strong, and he is a fat tiger type.
The rest of the supporting roles, such as police officers, psychiatrists and other characters such as Chen Jingxing, have also been basically finalized.
"...This is just a joke."
What Chen Jingxing wants is a Nobita-type child.
It just so happens that it can also add a warm-up topic for the movie.
Combining several favorable factors, Chen Jingxing assembled the cast of this movie at the minimum cost. Except for Luo Chen, who plays the male protagonist, the total salary for other roles is only two million, and his business ability is also guaranteed. In fact,
It's quite a bargain.
In the original version, this evil personality is a child. Chen Jingxing does not intend to change the character's setting. The child's character setting itself adds a lot to the final twist.
A reserved smile appeared on Teacher Kang's face: "It's not that exaggerated. I just joined the company not long ago, and my rank is still relatively low. My monthly salary is only 15,000, but I can get four more months of salary a year, plus a year's bonus."
It’s only around 200,000 yuan. If you want to take root in BJ with this income, it’s hard.
It’s not easy. Let me tell you, it’s better to let him come back and find a job in the nearby provincial capital. When we get married and have children in the future, it will be convenient for us to take care of the children, right? The capital is still a bit far away, and I can’t go back home once a year. It’s still your home.
My daughter is filial and married to a good husband who runs a company!"
Chen Jingxing waved his hand: "The lines are not important. This character doesn't have many lines. The point is to laugh, right?"
This will make the final twist of the movie even more shocking. Of course, the setting that a cute and well-behaved child is the murderer behind the scenes is a bit buggy if you have to investigate the rationality, but the original fat tiger-type child cannot kill several people in a row.
It's very reasonable to say it. It can only be said that since it is all about personality, the strength and ability of personality are not necessarily linked to appearance.
"This is a superficial joke."
Of course, the main reason why this invitation went surprisingly smoothly is that "Fatal Identity" is a screen movie. Faced with an invitation from a movie that is definitely going to be released in theaters, it is difficult for a drama actor who has not yet made it in the world to have the confidence to refuse.
"It's really hard for children nowadays. They have to go to school endlessly."
Huanshi.com has decided on the choice of the leading actor in the movie. Although he is no longer popular, he is not considered a has-been idol actor in his thirties, Luo Chen.
"It's not as good as you said. It's not easy for entrepreneurs these days."
They are all drama actors from the May Day Theater.
Xu Wenshen coughed helplessly at the side: "Boss, what are you doing? What kind of trial is just making them laugh? You should at least let them say a few lines?"
"Majors are really important. Sister Kang, your son is promising and has learned computer science. Li Yang is in the capital and his monthly salary is tens of thousands, right?"
The appearance of the evil personality at the end of "Fatal Identity" is also similar. A seemingly well-behaved and cute child reveals his evil nature at the last moment. Maybe his weird smile will become a classic shot of this movie?
"The school and major I chose are too popular, and it's even more difficult if it's a cross-major. People won't go to inferior schools and majors."
"Ahem..."
"Oh, let me tell you, Teacher Yang's children are the most popular in our school. I have seen the news before, saying that the first movie made by this kid Xiao Jing sold several million dollars just for the copyright alone. What do you think?
I haven’t studied directing yet, but I seem to be born with this artistic talent.”
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Zhang Zifeng's sister's evil smile at the end has become a classic scene in the film, and it has also been talked about by the audience.
"Eh? Teacher Yang, I just saw the news on my phone. It said that your Chen Jingxing is going to make a new movie. It is a police suspense film with an investment of 50 million. It also invited a popular star to star. Look at the title.
, your sons have become talented directors!"
After the casting news spread, many parents brought their children to audition.
Except for a few child actors who have acted in TV series or even movies since childhood, most of them are child models who have filmed TV commercials or print media advertisements. Especially with the rapid development of online shopping platforms, there are more and more child models. These child models
Naturally, their parents would not let go of the opportunity to appear in a big screen movie.
However, Chen Jingxing's audition was a bit difficult for parents to understand. The laughter had to be weird, terrifying, evil, and contrasting.
This was hard to do for the children who came to try out the show. Their faces that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and also crying but not crying made the whole conference room become weird and scary.
Chapter completed!