Chapter 315

China, Momo Company.

Wang Jinghua had already prepared the casting matters for *The Wandering Earth*, just waiting for Chen Mo to return so they could start the open auditions.

On the second day after Chen Mo arrived in China, various young actors flooded into the gates of the Momo Company.

Chen Mo, Da Liu, and Wang Jinghua sat at the table; they were responsible for selecting the candidate for Liu Qi.

Soon, the auditions began. The first young man to enter was someone who looked mysteriously confident.

"Hello, teachers. My name is Zhang Han. I believe I have the ability to act alongside Teacher Chen Mo. Choosing me to star will definitely be the right decision."

As soon as Zhang Han entered, he said a whole bunch of things to Chen Mo and the others.

It made Wang Jinghua and Da Liu frown tightly.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, recognizing this person as the "pond owner" from his future life.

"You should go back and contract your fish pond."

Chen Mo directly rejected Zhang Han.

"Contract a fish pond? Which fish pond?"

Even until he walked out the door, he was still puzzled.

He couldn't figure out at all what Chen Mo meant.

"It's fortunate that Momo is here; otherwise, if the younger generation of actors were all like this, then the future of Chinese film and television would definitely decline."

Wang Jinghua looked at Zhang Han's back and shook her head.

Now there were more and more young people like this, lacking strength but mysteriously confident. Chen Mo was indeed a rare existence in the entertainment industry.

Chen Mo and the others interviewed several more people in succession.

They found that not one actor met their requirements.

It made Chen Mo feel a bit helpless.

Just as they were thinking that they probably wouldn't find an actor for Liu Qi today, a head suddenly poked out from the doorway.

"Teachers, can I come in now?"

That person grinned at them, acting very eccentric.

From the moment this head appeared, they didn't even need this person to introduce himself; Chen Mo and the others had already recognized him.

Isn't this Zhang Yishan, who played Liu Xing in *Home with Kids*!

"Hello everyone, I am the actor Zhang Yishan. I am here today to audition for *The Wandering Earth*. Teachers, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

Zhang Yishan grinned foolishly at Chen Mo and the others; he looked a bit rascally and bad, which actually fit the image of Liu Qi very well.

Moreover, Zhang Yishan debuted as a child star, and his acting was very natural.

Letting him film this movie should be the best choice.

Chen Mo and Wang Jinghua looked at each other; their thoughts were very consistent.

"You have passed the audition. After today ends, I will send you the casting notice and script for *The Wandering Earth*."

Wang Jinghua spoke to Zhang Yishan.

Zhang Yishan said "Ah."

He didn't expect to be selected as soon as he walked in.

"May I ask what kind of role I need to play in the movie?"

Zhang Yishan scratched his head.

In fact, when the Momo Company released the open audition notice for *The Wandering Earth*, they didn't say what role they needed to play.

People who came to audition were all aiming to act alongside Chen Mo.

Zhang Yishan also came to audition because he had admired Chen Mo since he was a child and dreamed of one day acting alongside him.

"You are my son, I am your father."

Chen Mo smirked.

Pfft...

Da Liu and Wang Jinghua couldn't help it, and both laughed out loud at the same time.

Is there anyone who introduces a character like that?

It was clear that Chen Mo was taking advantage of Zhang Yishan.

Zhang Yishan was also very depressed to be called a son by someone for no reason.

However, being able to act alongside Chen Mo, if he had to be a son, then so be it.

It was worth it.

……

The actors were selected, and *The Wandering Earth* was about to prepare for filming.

The news that the Momo Company was going to film a science fiction movie reached the domestic media for the first time.

"Momo Company is going to film a Chinese-themed science fiction movie!"

"Following *Avatar*, another science fiction movie begins filming!"

"The rise of Chinese science fiction films, two major moves by the Momo Company!"

"Chen Mo strikes strongly with a domestic science fiction film!"

The media were frantically reporting on the two moves of the Momo Company.

The Momo Company's plan to film two consecutive science fiction movies attracted the attention of the Chinese public.

The reason for the attention was very simple.

Chinese science fiction films had basically never developed.

To talk about good science fiction films, they must be the series of science fiction films filmed by Hollywood abroad, while in China, not to mention going international, there were very few science fiction films filmed domestically.

The quality was also very poor.

So many people paid attention to the two moves of the Momo Company.

Especially since the lead actor of both movies was Chen Mo, which made the public look forward to them even more.

"I absolutely support the moves of the Momo Company!"

"As long as it's a movie starring Chen Mo, I will support it."

"Wuwuwu, is the domestic science fiction film finally going to rise?"

"This is winning face for China!"

"I have already started looking forward to the movie."

Many Weibo users posted their comments on Weibo.

Domestically in China, there was widespread support for the Momo Company's move to film science fiction movies.

However, international comments were completely different from domestic ones.

"China can also film science fiction movies?"

"To be honest, I have never watched any science fiction movie filmed by China."

"Cameron is crazy? Actually selling the script to the Chinese."

"Chen Mo choosing to star in these two movies must be the worst decision he has ever made."

"Science fiction films depend on production technology. Does China have this technology?"

Internationally, there was no optimism about China filming science fiction movies, and they didn't understand why Cameron would sell the script to a Chinese company.

They believed that China would only waste an excellent script and wouldn't be able to film science fiction effects.

Even Fox, which had already given up on *Avatar*, expressed willingness to re-invest in *Avatar*.

The price was for Cameron to abandon his contract with the Momo Company, and Disney also expressed that it was willing to invest together with Fox.

The controversy triggered by the two movies internationally was very large.

"*Avatar* belongs entirely to the Momo Company. I am just a filmmaker, and I also believe that the Momo Company can produce this movie."

Facing international comments, Cameron only replied with one sentence.

This sentence was enough to prove Cameron's thoughts.

……

While international rhetoric became more and more intense, the filming of *Avatar* was nearing its end.

— Author's Notes —

PS: Responding to everyone regarding why *Avatar* sold for 1. billion: because *Avatar* started production a long time ago, and a lot of funds had already been invested, including filming equipment and 3D technology. It was just that Fox gave up on continuing the investment in *Avatar*. The 1. billion also included the funds for the later promotion and production of *Avatar*, which is roughly the same as the money Fox and Cameron spent on *Avatar* in reality, not just the money for buying the script.