Chapter 153

Wu Wu Yuchen pressed answer and said with a smile: "Hello, Sister Sister Xiao Little Xian, long time no see. How have you been lately?"

"Thanks to the great Wu Dao, after winning the mainland box office champion last year, I have a constant stream of film offers in my hands now~" Wang Wang Zuxian laughed.

"Haha, Sister Sister Xiao Little Xian, you don't need to flatter me. As long as you are willing to make a comeback, the film offers in your hands will definitely not stop."

"Oh, how can that be the same? How can those compare to the world-renowned great Wu Dao~"

The two were already quite familiar with each other, so Wang Wang Zuxian spoke quite casually:

"Wu Wu Da Dao, I wonder if you still remember the agreement between us before?"

"Of course I remember."

"Then Wu Dao, I heard you are starting a new film. This female lead......"

"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say it was this one!"

"Oh, Wu Dao, do you want to break your promise?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wu Yuchen's heart stirred. Actually, it wouldn't be impossible for Wang Wang Zuxian to play Zhang Zhang Yiman. The character Zhang Zhang Yiman is a girl who is charming on the outside, seemingly flirtatious but actually sincere and kind. In fact, Wang Wang Zuxian's Nie Nie Xiaoqian, Xiao Zhuo, and even Bai Bai Suzhen were all of this type.

Immediately, Wu Wu Yuchen said:

"Sister Sister Xiao Little Xian, listen to me first. My female lead needs to shave her head. Can you accept that?"

"Shave her head?!" Wang Wang Zuxian also couldn't help but show an expression of astonishment.

For a man, shaving his head is usually no big deal, but for a woman, it's different, especially for Wang Wang Zuxian, who has such thick, black, flowing long hair. It would take at least several years to grow it back. And she is a star with advertisements to fulfill.

At the same time, she and Qi Qin have already started discussing buying a wedding house to get married. Suddenly cutting a bald head......

"Must I shave it?"

"Yes."

Wang Wang Zuxian let out a long sigh: "Wu Dao, you have really put me in a difficult position!"

Wu Wu Yuchen chuckled: "No way, it's a character requirement."

"Alright, then let's forget it this time. But you won't have all kinds of strange and weird requirements in the future, right? An agreement is an agreement~" Wang Wang Zuxian emphasized twice in a spoiled, naive tone.

"Don't worry! How about this: if I still have time after filming this movie, I'll tailor a film for you in the summer. How about that?"

"Really?" Wang Wang Zuxian said with surprise.

"Yes, I'll definitely film you looking beautiful and lovely!"

"Pfft, am I doing this for that? I'm already beautiful, okay!" Wang Wang Zuxian said haughtily.

"Then you don't want to film?"

"Film, film, film~" Wang Wang Zuxian said immediately.

Then she pretended to be weak and added: "Who makes you, the great Wu Dao, the biggest now~"

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Wu Yuchen shook his head with a smile before hanging up the phone.

"Go, go, we aren't recruiting extras this time!"

A young man with a green and immature face was dismissed, hanging his head as he returned to his companions who were looking at him with mocking eyes.

"Fool, I told you it was impossible. What kind of daydreams are you having? Would an international great director even look at a simpleton like you?!"

"How do you know it won't work if I don't try?"

Wang Wang Baoqiang said stubbornly. At just 16 years old, he had an actor-star dream. When he was practicing martial arts at Shaolin, he met child star Shi Zheng Xiaolong, and a thought was planted in his mind: if he can do it, I can too!

But after arriving in Beijing, he was splashed with a bucket of cold water by reality. Having never studied acting, he couldn't get an opportunity at all, and because of his short stature and baby face, he couldn't even grab a role as an extra.

This time, Wang Wang Baoqiang heard that great director Wu Wu Yuchen was holding open auditions for his new film, so he went to the door full of dreams, but unfortunately, he was still rejected.

"Still talking back, huh? Then just stand here. Let's see if you can wait for great director Wu Wu Yuchen to look at you straight!" His companion said, curling his lips and walking away.

Wang Wang Baoqiang looked back at the hotel. Although he was unwilling, he knew he still had to go find extra roles and couldn't delay here, so he trotted after his companion.

Actually, the staff didn't fool Wang Baoqiang, because the filming location this time was set in Jinxi, so even if they were looking for extras, they would look locally; it was impossible to bring a bunch of extras from Beijing. As for the few main roles, those with absolutely no acting experience couldn't even get a resume in front of Wu Wu Yuchen.

To tell the truth, among the tens of thousands of extras over the decades nationwide, Wang Baoqiang is the only one who made it out; the success rate is too low. If you really want to pursue an acting career, it's best to find an institution to get gilded first. Even a local art vocational college can produce someone like Jiang Xin; it's really better than starting as a Hengdian extra......

At this moment, inside the hotel, the auditions had already begun.

Wu Wu Yuchen looked at Zhou Xun in front of him, wearing a Republic-era student outfit. With her small body, a pair of watery big eyes, a slightly baby-fat face, and exquisite features, she was innocent, lively, and cute, without any makeup or powder—it couldn't be more pure!

Wu Wu Yuchen nodded with satisfaction and then said to Zhou Xun with a smile: "Alright, go back and wait for news!"

"Thank you, Wu Dao~" Zhou Xun bowed and went out.

The role Zhou Xun just auditioned for was the student Sun Jia in "Mr. Donkey," the only truly good person in the entire film who dared to speak the truth and persist in truth and justice. At the same time, she also symbolized beautiful hope, so this actress needed to have the purity, cuteness, and beauty of a young girl in her appearance.

Many people came to audition for this role, including students from the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy. Yan Yan Danchen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jing, Yuan Quan, and others all came, but the one who performed best and had the highest fit was indeed Zhou Xun.

The next day.

"Teacher Li, thank you for your hard work. Your performance just now was great. I'll give you a definite answer in a few days!"

"Alright, then thank you, Wu Dao!" Li Li Xuejian nodded to Wu Wu Yuchen with a smile and walked out of the room.

He came to audition for the role of the Sanmin Primary School principal Sun Henghai, who is also Sun Jia's father—a person who appears upright and honest on the surface but is actually hypocritical and greedy. To achieve his own goals, he sacrifices others and compromises, eventually even "selling" his own daughter.

Wu Wu Yuchen savored Li Li Xuejian's performance just now. He is truly worthy of being a veteran actor, and he had just played Song Jiang, so he really had a unique understanding of this kind of character.

On the third day, Wu Wu Yuchen looked at Liu Ye, who was getting up from the ground, and asked:

"Hey, I say Liu Ye, haven't you already signed for 'Postmen in the Mountains'?"

Liu Ye scratched his head and said: "Wu Dao, I asked Director Huo. 'Postmen in the Mountains' won't be filmed until the summer vacation. I want to try here too......"

Although he had already signed for "Postmen in the Mountains," if he could be cast in "Mr. Donkey," he would naturally be more willing to come to "Mr. Donkey." After all, this is Wu Dao's big film aiming for awards!

Wu Wu Yuchen shook his head with a smile and then waved his hand at him: "Alright, alright, I know. Call the next one."

Liu Ye didn't know what Wu Wu Yuchen meant by this, but he didn't dare to ask further and walked out.

The role Liu Ye auditioned for was Zhou Zhou Tienan, who has a straightforward personality, a fiery temper, and a Northeast accent. In the first half, he performs quite like a man, a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, as if his temper could explode at any moment, but deep down, he is actually a coward, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, completely losing his dignity in front of a gun.

There were also quite a few people auditioning for this role, such as Chen Kun, Huang Huang Xiao Ming, and others, all aiming for this role. However, up to now, their performances were indeed not as good as Liu Ye's.

Liu Ye himself is from the Northeast, and he also has a fiery temper, so he is more fitting for this role than Chen Kun, Huang Huang Xiao Ming, and others. In his past life, at the wrap party for "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress," he and Zhou Xun directly cursed at each other and almost started a fight, leading to the two of them not speaking to each other for the rest of their lives......

Oh, no, actually there was another person, Sun Sun Honglei, who is also a Northeast bully. In terms of explosive power, he is no worse than Liu Ye. Although he is not as handsome as Liu Ye, this performance of being arrogant one moment and kneeling to beg for mercy without dignity the next was actually quite interesting, making Wu Wu Yuchen wonder if this really happened when he was hanging out in the Northeast?

Wu Wu Yuchen turned the pen in his hand, comparing the two, Liu Ye and Sun Sun Honglei.

The fourth day.

Wu Wu Yuchen asked Zhang Zhang Guoli: "Teacher Zhang, can you accept shaving your head?"

Zhang Zhang Guoli immediately smiled and said: "Of course, no problem. What's a little hair!"

Wu Wu Yuchen looked at Zhang Zhang Guoli's back and smiled. He came to audition for the role of the special commissioner, who has a gun and force in his hands, representing absolute power. As for why he asked him to shave his head, it's because the image this character reflects is Chiang Kai-shek, so the look naturally has to align completely!

Actually, Li Li Youbin also came to audition for this role earlier, and his performance was quite good, but Wu Wu Yuchen felt that Old Zhang was more suitable. Although he was not successful in teaching his son, Old Zhang's acting skills are still very worthy of praise.

"Teacher Ding, that's enough, that's enough! Your performance as a shrew is truly spot on!"

Ding Ding Jiali showed joy on her face: "Wu Dao, then......"

"Teacher Ding, that's about it for now. You go back first and wait for news~"

Ding Ding Jiali came to audition for the role of the copper craftsman's wife, a rustic, ugly, shrewish, and spicy rural farm woman. Her performance was very spot on, and Wu Wu Yuchen had basically decided on her in his heart.

The fifth day.

The audition for Pei Kuishan, a very typical refined egoist. The character is also relatively complex. In the early stage, he likes Zhang Zhang Yiman, but after failing to get her, he extremely demeans her, stepping on her like mud. Moreover, he is a sycophant, changing from a hypocrite to a very typical true villain in the film.

After the audition for this role was over, Wu Wu Yuchen himself found it difficult to choose. There were several big names.

Chen Chen Daoming, no need to introduce him, but his performance for this role wasn't the best......

Pu Cunxin, from the Beijing People's Art Theatre, his acting skills are truly top-notch. The temperament he grasped was even more spot on than Chen Chen Daoming's.

Wang Wang Zhiwen, his performance is vivid and delicate, with a natural intellectual aura, and his lines are even more impeccable.

But Wu Wu Yuchen was wondering if these two were a bit too good-looking?

Now, whether it's Pu Cunxin or Wang Wang Zhiwen, they are both screen heartthrobs loved by everyone.

In the film, Zhang Zhang Yiman slept with Pei Kuishan, but never agreed to be with him. If these two came to play it, even if he were sexually impotent, perhaps it might not be unbearable?

There was actually another person whose performance was also commendable: He Bing from the People's Art Theatre. If you talk about his representative works, "The Amazing Detective Di Renjie" and the character Sha Zhu in "The Story of Happiness," he has practically supported a large number of web novel authors. It's truly damn true that everything can be a courtyard.

Having said that, He Bing's image is quite suitable, and his audition performance earlier was also very good......

The choice for this role really made Wu Wu Yuchen fall into a dilemma.

However, although conflicted, the auditions still had to continue......

The sixth day.

"Good! Worthy of having rehearsed the stage play for a year. Dalong, you go back and prepare well!"

Hearing Wu Yuchen's words, Fu Dalong showed a look of surprise and then immediately bowed halfway: "Thank you, Director Wu!"

To be able to have Wu Yuchen say this on the spot is naturally because he was very satisfied with Fu Dalong's performance. This was also the first main role he decided on the spot.

Fu Dalong auditioned for the copper craftsman. This character is simple and honest in the early stage, and later becomes a villain who pursues fame and fortune, is extremely vengeful, and stops at nothing.

The copper craftsman is brought in to temporarily impersonate an English teacher, and the entire absurd story is strung together by him. Many story turning points and rhythms also happen here, so he is undoubtedly an extremely important character.

It's not that no one competed with him; Duan Long also came to audition for this role, but in terms of performance, Fu Dalong was still a cut above. Fu Dalong understood this character very thoroughly and even specifically found someone to learn some Mongolian. That year of stage plays was truly not practiced in vain.

The seventh day, which was the audition for the female lead in the film, Zhang Zhang Yiman.

After Jiang Jiang Qinqin, wearing a cheongsam, came out of the large audition room, she let out a long breath. She considered her performance pretty good; after all, she had read the script two years ago and had rehearsed the stage play for more than half a year, so she was definitely at an advantage compared to others. And at the very end, Wu Wu Yuchen even nodded at her with a smile, which made her feel much more at ease.

Although Wu Wu Yuchen said it was entirely based on audition performance and she hadn't "slept" her way to success, could other actresses compare to her intimate relationship with him?

Jiang Jiang Qinqin came back to her senses and found that the actresses waiting outside were a bit restless. Even her good roommate and rival Chen Chen Shasha didn't look calm, so she walked over and asked:

"Chen Shasha, what's wrong?"

"There, there's a big star here......" Chen Chen Shasha murmured.

A big star?

Jiang Jiang Qinqin frowned and then said:

"Isn't it normal to have big stars? Weren't Ning Jing and Jiang Jiang Wenli, who already went in to audition, big stars?"

Ning Jing and Jiang Jiang Wenli are currently first-tier female stars in the country, with great fame and outstanding acting skills.

Chen Chen Shasha shook her head: "Gong Li is here! She was just taken to change clothes......"

When Jiang Jiang Qinqin heard the words "Gong Li is here," her mind went "crack," her head couldn't help but sway, and she felt that this time it was likely hopeless......

You can't blame Jiang Jiang Qinqin for having this reaction. In the current domestic scene, Gong Li is in a league of her own, a level of existence that no female star can compare to. She is the "Big Demon King" in the hearts of all actresses today!

Although the title "Empress Gong" hasn't been invented by fans yet, her acting skills and status are already unquestionable!