A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 457 Game Character Audition

Zhuying is a state-owned enterprise group, and no one person can make the final decision. Even if it is just to add a Mandarin version in addition to the Cantonese version, a meeting needs to be held to discuss.

During the waiting period, Chen Jinnian simply set up a temporary branch in Shenzhen and rented a place in the industrial park to interview actors.

He planned to film "I'm Surrounded by Beauties" while filming "The Legend of White Snake".

The production cost of the game is very low and does not require advanced technology, making it a perfect project for the company to enter the game industry.

It’s just that Chen Jinnian underestimated his influence.

After the company released the audition news, it immediately received a large number of emails. Not only students from Guangzhou Province applied, but also students from several neighboring provinces, and even students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy were eager to try, which completely disrupted Chen Jinnian's plans.

He originally just wanted to find actors on a small scale, and never thought of turning it into a grand audition.

So the company could only repeatedly refute the rumors, saying that they were not a film or TV project, but just a low-cost game project, but it was still of little use.

Who asked Chen Jinnian to book six roles at once?

After several days of online resume screening, hundreds of beauties rushed to the industrial park to participate in offline auditions.

"Why are there so many people here?" Chen Jinnian felt a little tired when he saw the group of beautiful women outside the audition room. Even if they were divided into six groups, with each group responsible for one role, it would be difficult to finish the interviews in one day.

"It's not really that many. Xiao Zhao and the others have already screened out quite a number of people." Zhou Jiahang said, and put the pile of resumes on the table.

"Besides, the chances of success in the audition are incredibly high. 1.4% is much higher than what they received during their art exams. How could they not be so eager to get in?"

"Maybe." Chen Jinnian was noncommittal. "I feel like there are just too many actors. Most of the resources are concentrated on that small group of people, leaving new actors with no chance."

He then picked up a resume and said, "According to our pre-planned plan, we'll keep five candidates for each role, and the final candidate will be selected from the candidates. Okay, everyone, hurry up and finish the interviews as soon as possible."

Following Chen Jinnian's notification, the team began to get busy.

He did not delegate the power to decide the roles to Zhou Jiahang and other assistant directors, because the most feared thing about auditions is behind-the-scenes manipulation. Often, after much selection, the ones chosen are those with the strongest connections.

Since things have turned out like this, let's just be fair and give the role to the actor who is suitable.

The entire audition process lasted from ten in the morning to the evening, and everyone's face was filled with deep fatigue.

On average, each group has to audition up to sixty actors, and there are even nearly a hundred candidates for the most sought-after roles, which is beyond our capacity.

"Damn, I used to see on the news that some production crews would audition thousands of actors at random. That's bullshit. If there really were thousands of people auditioning, wouldn't they be exhausted to death?"

"Because it's different. Their auditions look at the resume first, then the person's appearance. If they like the photo, they keep it. Then they put the photos on a board for the casting director and the director to review. If they think they're suitable, they circle them. If they don't, they throw away the photos."

"I give up! With this kind of audition, I can interview 10,000 people."

It's no wonder everyone is tired. The crew really follows the formal audition process. Self-introduction, height, and weight are all basics, and even include line presentation and clip audition, and the entire process is recorded on video.

For many new actors who were auditioning, this was their first time seeing such a formal crew audition.

Chen Jinnian also looked dazed. He was in charge of the "Zheng Zixuan" group with the largest number of auditioners. He was about to go crazy because they were assigned to groups first and then the notice was sent out.

God knows why, while the actors in other groups are all average, there are an unusually large number of actors auditioning for the role of "Zheng Zixuan". Even Chen Jinnian suspects that some of them are either there for the role or want to get to know him and lay the foundation for future film collaboration.

"Pack up everything. We can't do any more tonight. Let's all go home and have a rest."

Chen Jinnian rubbed his temples and stood up.

"Then should we send out a notice for the second audition?" Zhou Jiahang asked.

"Slow down, my mind is a mess right now."

When Chen Jinnian participated in a subject competition last year, he pushed his memory to the maximum level, and his instantaneous memory ability was comparable to that of a camera, but the consequences were also very serious. The information overload in a short period of time gave him a splitting headache when defending.

It was as if there were a hundred actresses living in his head, arguing over a role. What was even worse was that each actress had a name, height, weight and other measurements.

As a result, he is now really in a dilemma.

Seeing that the boss had spoken, everyone else packed up their work and prepared to leave.

Zhou Jiahang looked around and saw that no one else was paying attention to him, so he quietly walked out of the room and chased after Chen Jinnian who had already left.

"Boss, I have something I want to discuss with you."

He glanced sideways at Zhou Jiahang, who was rubbing his hands nervously. "Are you in a hurry or not? If you're not in a hurry, then we can talk about it tomorrow."

"I feel a little anxious."

"Then tell me," Chen Jinnian said expressionlessly.

"Well, another company contacted me and wanted me to help direct a TV series. The total investment in the project is decent, around 80 million yuan, which is a big gap compared to first-tier film and television projects. However, it is said that top-tier artists are involved, and the broadcast data should be very good."

After Zhou Jiahang finished speaking, seeing that he still had no reaction, he asked tentatively: "Boss, what do you think?"

"I have never restricted you. As long as you don't have any company projects, you can leave anytime you want." Chen Jinnian was not surprised at all.

The company is unable to incubate young directors now, and Chen Jinnian's energy is not focused on training directors, so it is understandable that people from other companies come to poach his assistant director. He has no reason to stop others from seeking better development.

"Boss, do you mind?" Zhou Jiahang asked cautiously.

"Why should I mind? You're free, and you didn't sell yourself to me." Chen Jinnian said, then took out his phone. "When do you plan to leave? I'll ask Sister Tingting to arrange it for you."

"I'm leaving in February next year, and I want to collect my year-end bonus, haha." Zhou Jiahang said shamelessly. He knew that Chen Jinnian would not treat him unfairly, so he said it directly without any hesitation.

"Don't worry, you're leaving early, and I'll give you what I deserve." Chen Jinnian held his phone in both hands and typed, sending the message that the other party was leaving. "By the way, there are not many people who can be called top-tier artists. Who will you be collaborating with on your new project?"

"It's the artist who was just officially announced on the last day of National Day."

Hearing this, Chen Jinnian's eyes widened instantly and he looked up at Zhou Jiahang, who looked a little proud.

"What? Guan Xiaotong's boyfriend, your new project isn't going to be about boxing, is it?"

Now it was Zhou Jiahang's turn to be surprised.