Chapter 125 Casting, Jing Tian

Han Sanping hopes to make this project public, and Shanghai Film, Enlight, Wanda, etc. all agree.

Since most people have this idea, Lin Nan will not express his opinion.

In the large conference room of China Film Group, everyone participated in this press conference.

"China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, Enlight, and Aerospace Science and Technology Group jointly held a new film project launch conference in Beijing with director Lin Nan."

"The new movie is a hard-core science fiction blockbuster with an initial budget of 300 million yuan. Additional investment will not be ruled out in the future."

"According to the introduction at the press conference, this script is the one that 20th Century Fox has chosen. This script is written by Director Lin and will be directed by himself. It tells the story of a rescue operation across space..."

Many media have questioned whether such a production can be produced in China, but they don’t know where the hundreds of millions were spent in the end.

A US$700 million production project is still undergoing auditions, whetting the appetites of a large number of actors; another US$300 million science fiction blockbuster has been approved, and the entertainment industry is buzzing with activity.

Lin Nan's cell phone has been turned off. From the moment the press conference ended, several investors were probably not in peace.

Liu Yifei puffed out her cheeks and looked at Lin Nan, very angry.

"why did not you tell me?"

The girl's angry look is pitiful.

"Have you ever heard of an astronaut who is a girl around twenty years old? The only role you can play is a supporting role, which will not help you at all."

Lin Nan held Liu Yifei's hand and said warmly.

"But I just want to partner with you."

Liu Yifei said unwillingly.

"Don't you also want to star in Hua Yi's co-production? She's the heroine. If you can't get it, how about you come to my place again?"

Lin Nan promised comfortingly.

"Okay, don't lie to me." Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan and finally smiled.

"I won't lie to you. If I lie to you, you will dump me, haha."

"Okay, what you think is quite beautiful."

…

It is difficult for ordinary people to eat Huayi's cake, but Lin Nan's film casting is relatively fair because he does not have his own artists.

This time, Lin Nan still made the call for casting. The actors submitted their resumes, several investors could recommend people, and some audition invitations were also sent out.

"The Martian" can almost be said to be a one-man show with a male protagonist. In view of the general age requirements for astronauts, Lin Nan set a special threshold for this.

"The male protagonist is required to be between 30 and 45 years old, with a strong and burly physique..."

…

Many agencies have received the news, and the casting requirements for "The Martian" have also been sent out. This operation is much more open than Hua Yi's film.

"Didn't Yawen receive Lin Nan's letter?" Wang Jinghua asked the assistant.

"Sister Hua, look at those role requirements. Yawen's age and temperament are completely inappropriate. Even the male supporting role is required to be around thirty years old..."

"So, Lin Nan didn't bring Yawen with him this time?"

"Yes."

"Well, for a production of 300 million, you can't be emotional. Who else in the company is available now? Let me know who is suitable and let them try."

"Okay, I'll go notify you now."

Lin Nan was thinking about the adapted script and thinking about which actors to send audition invitations to.

There are no shady things in the script I filmed. The ground space agency monitoring center rushed to rescue the protagonist the first moment it discovered he was alive.

Get rid of the dark side, and the plot completely revolves around the male protagonist's self-rescue and rescue.

The six-person Mars team, four men and two women, are the main actors. The remaining Earth part has more actors but slightly less roles.

The team of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group is really powerful. No wonder it is a key unit of the country. The team of twenty people throws out various design drawings one by one, and the efficiency is very high.

"Infrastructure, we gave it to a state-owned enterprise, and we have also reported it to the relevant departments there. The procedures are all in place, and we can start construction at any time to build the Mars base and various cabins."

"Approximately how long will it take?" Lin Nan asked someone from China Film.

"It will take more than a month. Don't worry, Director Lin. The efficiency of our infrastructure is not something to be boasted about. In addition, the training hall at the space center has been communicated. Once the roles are confirmed, training can start immediately."

"As for the construction on the Hongya side, I'll ask China Film to keep an eye on it first. It must be based on the drawings of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group."

"There's no problem with this. Mr. Han has repeatedly warned me that nothing should go wrong."

After contacting the China Film Project Team, Lin Nan took the time to look at the casting.

The number of audition resumes received so far is more than five times that of the last "Time Cruiser", and they are still being sent in a steady stream.

China Film, Han Sanping is hosting Yang Shoucheng and Huo Wenxi.

"Mr. Han, I need your help this time no matter what. Hua Yi's film is a co-production, and there are requirements for personnel according to the rules. We may not be able to squeeze in, but this "Mars" still hopes to have a Hong Kong production. Island actors participate..."

"The most I can do is recommend someone for you to audition. It's impossible to get an appointment. Lin Nan doesn't like this."

Han Sanping said.

There was another sentence he didn't say, unless it was someone Lin Nan had a good relationship with. But this time it seems that he didn't even take care of his classmate Zhu Yawen.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Mr. Han."

"Who do you want me to recommend?" Han Sanping asked.

"My godson."

…

Lin Nan didn't expect that someone would actually go through the back door. Looking at Prince Long in front of him, he was a little speechless.

Jiang Wen was too unreliable. He just brought people here.

"Has Director Jiang's film finished?"

"Soon, Director Lin."

Although the director in front of him was two years younger than him, he didn't dare to underestimate him at all. He was one of the few commercial film directors in the mainland and the only director in the 200 million club.

Jackie Chan also told him not to care too much about gains and losses, just treat it as a face-to-face.

"You should know the requirements sent by the crew?"

"I know, Director Lin, don't be embarrassed. I will just take it as a training experience. If I succeed, it's good. If I am rejected, I can accept it..."

Just saying this is enough. Lin Nan chatted with him for a while, asked him to say hello to Jackie Chan on his behalf, and finally sent him out.

The two Huayi people were very cunning. They sent their actors to Lin Nan's side while their own blockbuster was still auditioning.

After the deadline, Lin Nan asked people not to count the resumes anymore. There were too many and they couldn't finish reading them, unless they were pushed by several investors.

In order to reasonably control the proportion of actor costs in production, Lin Nan excluded all high-paid big-name actors in advance.

The resumes of many Hong Kong and Taiwan artists were also cut off because their Mandarin was not standard.

"Hu Jun, Zhang Hanyu, Fan Bingbing..."

"... Zeng Li, Chen Minghao, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo... Sun Honglei, Xu Zheng, Liu Ye, Jiang Wenli..."

After a circle, all the names were familiar. Jiang Wenli made Lin Nan even more amused and embarrassed, and she was pregnant.

Although Lin Nan was in charge of the actor selection this time, the results also needed to be informed to the other parties. The plate was big, so supervision was needed.

"That's it, notify the audition."

Lin Nan pointed to the table, and said that there were more than a hundred names on the A4 paper. These were the ones he had spent a whole day screening.

"Okay, Director Lin."

At present, actors in the film and television industry are running two audition locations, one is Huayi and the other is Lin Nan's side.

…

“Director Lin, the person recommended by China Film has arrived.”

Nicholas Tse is the son of the Hong Kong circle, from childhood to adulthood, but he is really not suitable for Lin Nan’s role, whether in age, temperament or Hong Kong Mandarin.

The key is that he is not even as polite as the Dragon Prince.

Chen Baoguo has a really good temperament, and he is at least a director-level official when he sits there.

This is Lin Nan’s special invitation.

“Teacher Baoguo, this director of the Space Administration is very suitable for you, sitting in the rear and stabilizing the morale of the troops. Do you want to try it?”

“Haha, since you said so, of course I have no problem.”

Han Sanping and Lin Nan had a phone call, and rejecting Nicholas Tse still made Ying Huang a little emotional.

“Boss Han, I think it would be better for the higher authorities to issue a document in the future. If they want to act in mainland movies, please ask them to speak Mandarin well, and his temperament makes him unable to play an astronaut.”

Huang Xiaoming ran out while the crew was filming other scenes.

"I need to go to the space center for training. Are you sure the crew of "The Deer and the Cauldron" can let you out?"

"As long as you give me a supporting role, one of the roles of the Mars team, I will crawl out."

Huang Xiaoming promised without thinking.

Lin Nan had a good impression of Huang Xiaoming. He was of the right age. As long as he didn't go astray, he should be handsome in the space suit and military uniform.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Nan nodded, "Remember to keep it a secret. If you can't be there during the training, just pretend that nothing happened today."

"Don't worry, unless I'm gone that day, hahaha."

"It's better not to say such things."

Lin Nan never expected the person sent by Wanda.

"Tiantian?"

"Brother Lin Nan, yes, Director Lin."

Jing Tian, ​​who was originally smiling happily after entering the door, suddenly thought of something and hurriedly changed his words.

"You are really wild."

"What?"

"Nothing, where is Mr. Lu?"

"Uncle Lu is waiting outside, let me come up alone." Jing Tian said honestly.

"Really cunning." Lin Nan muttered in his heart.

"Lin, Brother Lin, I'm here for an audition."

Jing Tian whispered, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, feeling a little confused.

There are two main female roles, one is the captain of the Mars team, which requires a very high temperament of the actor, and must have the aura of a big sister.

The other is a system operator, which is not very demanding, but Jing Tian is really too young and looks very immature.

Lin Nan was thinking.

Jing Tian was a little anxious, "Brother Lin, I can endure hardships. No matter how intense the training is, no matter how tired I am, I can persist. If I can't shoot well, you can scold me..."

Looking at Jing Tian's nervous look, Lin Nan couldn't bear to refuse. If he relied on the makeup artist to make Jing Tian mature by five or six years, it should be no problem.

"You go back."

Jing Tian was about to cry now, "Director Lin, I can really do it, I..."

"I mean, you go back and wait for the news, I'll think of a way for you."

If she really cried, she would go out with red eyes, and the media would say a few more nonsense, and Lin Nan would not be able to explain it clearly.

The girl relaxed a little, looking back at Lin Nan every few steps.

"Brother Lin, I'll go back first..."

"Go."

Lin Nan watched Jing Tian leave, then took out his phone and called Ye Ning, who smiled and asked him to take care of the girl, blah blah blah...