raknovel Chapter 38 Beijing Film Academy Admissions, Zhou Ye, Sister Meng, Chen Yao
Chapter 38 Beijing Film Academy Admissions, Zhou Ye, Sister Meng, Chen Yao
"Mr. Zhao, our company, Monkey Head, has hired an original author as the screenwriter, and we have high hopes for this drama."
Wang Xiaohui, the chief content officer of Kiwifruit, is still unwilling to give up.
They were even thinking of getting Huayi to invest as well.
Zhao Lei interrupted him: "President Wang, you know the situation of Huayi. We really don't have the capacity to invest at this stage, but I can recommend an actor to you."
Wang Xiaohui's face turned black.
You haven't invested a single penny, yet you still want to squeeze people into our crew?
"Mr. Zhao, we've already found actors for our drama, which puts me in a difficult position."
"Mr. Wang, it's easy to say, but do you even believe it yourself? The project hasn't even been launched yet, and you've already chosen the actors?"
The two stopped acting at this point. Wang Xiaohui's meaning was clear: you can send people in, but you have to invest.
Zhao Lei's meaning was also very clear: investing is out of the question, and he will never invest again in his life.
The two were frozen in place for a moment. In the end, Zhao Lei had no choice but to suggest that Huayi Brothers could act as the production company.
It will be a joint production between iQiyi and Huayi Brothers.
With Huayi's name, many things will be much easier.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse!
Zhao Lei, of course, wouldn't let himself be taken advantage of, so he grabbed Wang Xiaohui's hand and started complaining about being poor.
They said that it's difficult for the company's artists to get resources, and that they must give the company's artists a chance.
His attitude and expression were perfect; anyone who didn't know better would have thought Xu An was a relative of his. He was so willing to go all out for a role.
This is what high-level business warfare is like!
"Alright, alright, let him try out the role later, but I can't guarantee anything. We'll have to see how well he fits the role."
"Don't worry, although Huayi has declined, anything produced by Huayi is still guaranteed to be of high quality!"
Zhao Lei has that much confidence.
Although the company doesn't have many artists left, those who remain all have merit.
Especially Xu An, who had just finished filming "Youth," was someone that Feng Xiaogang personally signed a contract with.
He still trusted Feng Kuzi's judgment.
Xu An was unaware that Zhao Lei had already meticulously arranged everything for him.
On his third day in Beijing, he was summoned to the company by Zhao Lei.
He initially thought he had been approached by a potential candidate, but the other party said that since he was just staying in Beijing anyway, he might as well go with him to the school to recruit students.
Zhao Lei didn't tell Xu An that he had gotten him a role.
The reason is simple: if you don't keep the other party hanging, how can they understand the value of the role and the company's favoritism towards him?
Everyone else is out of work, but the company went to great lengths to get you a role. Shouldn't you be incredibly grateful?
If you're a complete newbie, you'll definitely be completely outmaneuvered by this tactic.
Just like Dilraba from Jiaxing and Nazar from New Classics Media, one drama series tied them to the company.
Although Naza is love-struck, she said she didn't even blink when she left the company.
Dilraba is in a bad situation; she's been trapped by Jiaxing.
These two beauties from the Western Regions are quite peculiar.
One of them spends all his time doing nothing but thinking about how to raise fish.
Someone who's busy all day but ends up becoming increasingly confused.
Huayi has really fallen on hard times; now they're even recruiting students from schools.
In the past, college students would vie to come to the company to look for opportunities; back then, everyone was very selective.
There were quite a few people on this recruitment trip, but apart from Zhao Lei, Xu An didn't recognize the rest of them and could only hang out with his agent, Chen Hong.
"Who are these people? Are they from our company's HR department?"
"A relative of General Manager Wang."
"Got it!"
As expected of Huayi Brothers, this is how a family company should operate!
The group's first stop was the Central Academy of Drama, which is the top art school in China, boasting first-class faculty and rich history.
Actors from the Central Academy of Drama aren't particularly interested in Huayi, and very few of them come to inquire about it.
By this time, we were in the era of internet traffic, and students were no longer confined to traditional film and television companies. Instead, they wanted to find companies that could cultivate them into internet traffic stars.
Yu Zheng's reputation is now much greater than Wang Zhonglei's!
After spending the morning at the Central Academy of Drama, the group finally arrived at the Beijing Film Academy, looking rather dejected.
On the way, Mr. Wang's relatives were still complaining, saying that these students didn't know what they were talking about.
It's not that the students don't know what's good; it's just that Huayi is really incompetent now!
If Enlight Media, New Classics Media, and Huayi Brothers all had their eyes on Xu An, Xu An would decisively give up Huayi Brothers.
He chose Huayi because he had no other choice; New Classics Media and Enlight Media didn't even notice him.
I just entered the gates of Beijing Film Academy.
Xu An ran into a girl right in front of him.
He walked to the left, and the girl followed him to the left; he walked to the right, and she followed him to the right.
Is this a staged accident?
"You go left, I'll go right!" Xu An said helplessly.
If he doesn't say anything soon, the two of them could probably spend the whole day here.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to."
The other person looked up and pursed their lips, their alluring face now appearing quite adorable.
Mencius's meaning.
The famous beauty queen of Beijing Film Academy filmed several movies and TV series during this time.
Despite this, she was still incredibly dense.
"It's alright, you go ahead with your work."
As Meng Ziyi walked away, Zhao Lei clicked his tongue.
"Did you see that girl just now? I think she has a nice appearance."
"I saw it, and I think it's a good idea too. Let her come over for an interview later."
Mr. Wang's relatives act all high and mighty.
He thought Huayi was once a behemoth, but even if they didn't have a company, they might not necessarily give him face.
"Let's go in and see if there are any other promising talents."
The quality of students at Beijing Film Academy is quite good.
Besides Mencius, whom they had just met, the group also spotted Chen Yao.
When the other party replied that she already had a company, Zhao Lei immediately broke down.
"All the good cabbages have been eaten by pigs!"
"I don't think we should focus on the upperclassmen. There are also freshmen, who probably haven't been selected by the company before."
Xu An's suggestion made Zhao Lei frown, while President Wang's relative burst out laughing.
"Freshmen? What's the use of them? Even if they're signed by the company, we still have to train them. It's much easier to hire juniors; I can use them right away."
This statement made both Zhao Lei and Xu An frown.
What he said was true, but it was too blatant; he treated people like tools.
"Good morning/afternoon, leaders. My name is Chen Yan, a freshman from the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy."
This freshman girl was just average, with nothing particularly outstanding, and none of the group was very satisfied with her.
Surprisingly, the girl who accompanied her drew everyone's attention.
Zhou Ye, a freshman at Beijing Film Academy.
"Excuse me, are you here for an interview too?"
Zhao Lei gave what he thought was a warm smile, but Zhou Ye shook his head repeatedly.
"No, I came with her. Right now, I just want to focus on my studies."
Zhao Lei's smile froze instantly, and his expression turned extremely ugly.