Huayu started by playing Lao Ai

Chapter 131: Beauty's Secret Audition
The price is a matter that is relatively negotiable.

Yamaguchi Akiie has come to China and attaches great importance to the drama "Lü Bu and Diao Chan". It can be said that she is determined to get it.

On the one hand, Lu Bu and Diao Chan have gained attention in Japan. On the other hand, the character of Lu Bu and the story of the Three Kingdoms are very popular in Japan.

NHK's introduction of Lu Bu and Diao Chan is a sure-win deal.

People always say that the Korean Wave is terrible and that we must fight against it. But in fact, in terms of cultural exports, Goryeo is not even close to Japan.

In 2000, Japan was the strongest point of cultural export in Asia.

Whether it was movies or TV series, Japan was very strong at that time, not to mention the anime and games that were popular all over the world.

China has cultural heritage, but it has not been properly explored and promoted, and it is also developing its economy in a low-key manner.

Compared with the cultural output of Japan, there is a big gap.

When you have an advantage in something, you tend to be more tolerant.

Compared with the restrictions imposed by the three major TV stations in Korea on the introduction of foreign TV dramas, especially the restrictions on Chinese TV dramas.

As the largest TV station in Japan, NHK is very open to introducing foreign TV dramas.

Many people don’t know that Korean dramas have become really popular, and I really have to give a thumbs up to NHK.

It was NHK that introduced the Korean drama "Winter Sonata" in 2002, which made Korean dramas popular in Asia.

According to official statistics from the Goryeo government, the drama Winter Sonata brought Goryeo economic benefits of more than 3 trillion won.

After watching this drama, a large number of Japanese people went to Goryeo to travel and see the snow scenery.

After Winter Sonata became a huge hit in Japan, the prices of Korean TV dramas in Japan have been rising year by year.

By the time of Descendants of the Sun, the unit price had reached 10 yuan per episode.

Zheng Jing also plans to follow the Goryeo route, building up reputation first and then raising prices later.

The two sides chatted in the conference room for a whole morning and the overall atmosphere was quite friendly.

The final price reached was 3 EUR per episode, with a total price of 90 EUR. NHK bought the exclusive broadcasting rights of Lü Bu and Diao Chan in Japan for three years.

For this price, Zheng Jing also agreed to Yamaguchi Akiie.

When the show "Lü Bu and Diao Chan" starts broadcasting in Japan, he will go to Japan to participate in the recording of the show and perform shooting the halberd at the gate on the spot.

Yamaguchi Akiie is very smart. If Zheng Jing goes to perform, NHK can also take the opportunity to make some money.

Of course, Zheng Jing didn't lose out either.

In 2000, Japan was the largest film and television market in Asia.

The most important way to measure whether a star is an Asian superstar is to look at his popularity in China and Japan.

As long as we can become popular in these two countries, the rest of the Asian countries will be a by-product.

If Zheng Jing wants to increase his popularity, going to Japan to carry out promotional activities is also a good way.

After discussing the cooperation, we had lunch together.

In the afternoon, Zheng Jing brought Yamaguchi Akie and his party to visit the Golden Eagle Horse Farm.

Although Zheng Jingyuan's performance of shooting the halberd at the gate had ended, there were still many people coming to the Golden Eagle Horse Farm.

Many people came to the square where Zheng Jing performed to take photos.

As they entered the stables, Yamaguchi Akiie took the initiative to ask, "Is Princess Kako still learning archery here?

If I were here, I should go and pay my respects.”

Zheng Jing shook his head and said, "She flew back yesterday.

By the way, Kenichi Yamamoto made a documentary, recording what they saw and heard when they came to watch me shoot the halberd at the gate.

If you are interested in documentaries, you can talk to him.”

Zheng Jing's three apprentices all left yesterday.

After all, he is a foreigner and it is impossible for him to stay in China for too long.

Yamaguchi Akiie pointed to the roll-up display stand at the entrance of the Racecourse Hotel and asked, "Is there any event being held here today?"

Zheng Jing explained: "Yes, our company is preparing to start filming a TV series, and this is auditioning actors."

According to Zheng Jing's arrangement, "Beauty's Rival in Palace" and "The Emperor Wu of Han" would start filming at the same time after the Chinese New Year.

Now the scripts of both dramas have been finalized and the crews have entered the preparation stage.

Today, an audition for Beauty's Rival in Palace was held at the Golden Eagle Racecourse.

The reason why the audition was held at the Golden Eagle Horse Farm was that Du Wei noticed the popularity that Zheng Jingyuan's shooting of the halberd at the gate had brought to the Golden Eagle Horse Farm, and she adjusted her business strategy appropriately.

Continue to use film and television topics to increase the popularity of the Golden Eagle Horse Farm.

Yamaguchi Akiie asked, "Can I watch for a while?"

"no problem."

The two dramas, Beauty's Rival in Palace and The Emperor of Han Wu, might also be sold to NHK TV station.

Let Yamaguchi Akie take a look first, it would be nice to have an impression of her.

Yamaguchi Qiuhui walked to the display stand of Beauty's Rival in Palace and saw Yang Xue and Yang Rui dressed in Hanfu costumes. She exclaimed: "They are very beautiful and their costumes are very exquisite."

"These are the two heroines of Beauty's Rival in Palace. There are a total of 6 heroines in this drama. Today we will audition the other 3 heroines, as well as some supporting roles."

Beauty's Rival in Palace is a palace drama, mainly focusing on the struggle between six women, namely Wang Zhi, Wang Erzuo, Queen Bo, Li Ji, Princess Guantao and Empress Dowager Dou.

Among them, Wang Zhaojun and Wang Erzuo were played by Yang Xue and Yang Rui, and Princess Guantao was played by Li Xiaoran.

The other three female protagonists, Li Ji, Empress Bo and Empress Dowager Dou, will be selected through auditions.

There are other investors in the drama Beauty's Secret. It would not be a good idea to use only actors from western film and television. We should also respect the opinions of other investors.

We are now organizing an audition, and investors can recommend people to audition.

Regardless of whether it works or not, at least the face is given and the procedure is fine.

At the same time, you can also use auditions to hype up TV series.

The bearded Zhang Jizong is the best at this.

Every time he shoots a TV series, the audition and casting is a hot topic, and the TV series has attracted a lot of attention before it even starts shooting.

Zheng Jing introduced her casually and took Yamaguchi Akiie into the audition room.

There were four people sitting in the room, namely director Wu Jinyuan, Yang Wenjun, producer Wu Xiaowan and screenwriter Li Susu.

Wu Jinyuan is the director of A Step into the Past. After filming the show, he left TVB and wanted to develop his career in the mainland.

Zheng Jing had a good relationship with him and extended an olive branch to him, so Wu Jinyuan signed a contract with Western Film and Television.

This director originally directed the Yu Zheng version of Beauty's Secret, and now he is directing the new version of Beauty's Secret. It has to be said that this is also a kind of fate.

As for Yang Wenjun, he is the executive director of Lüshi Chunqiu.

Zheng Jing felt that this person was thoughtful and meticulous, and quite capable, so he signed him to the company.

Seeing Zheng Jing coming in, the four of them stood up.

Zheng Jing introduced Yamaguchi Akiie to them. After a few greetings, the staff moved new chairs.

Let Zheng Jing and Yamaguchi Akie sit in the middle.

Wu Jinyuan introduced, "The role being auditioned now is Li Ji, a spoiled and willful woman." The translator was translating Wu Jinyuan's words to Yamaguchi Aki, and Zheng Jing said, "Go on, we'll watch it for a while and then leave."

As for the crew's preparations, Zheng Jing only looked at the final result and didn't pay much attention to the process in between.

Otherwise, you have to take care of everything, big and small, which is too tiring.

Wu Jinyuan nodded and waved to the staff.

After a while, an actress walked in.

Seeing that there were two more people in the room than before, she reacted quickly and spoke directly.

"Hello, President Zheng, Director Wu, and all the teachers. I am Jin Ming, and I am currently studying at Yenching University."

Zheng Jing took a look at Jin Ming and could only say that it was a very low probability event for a child star to grow up at the same proportion.

The role of Xiao Wanjun she played is very cute and has touched many people, earning her considerable fame.

But after growing up, he lost his spirit and looked a bit fierce.

When Zheng Jing saw Jin Ming, he thought of Shu Chang.

Both of them were child stars and were academic masters. When they became famous, they chose to attend non-art universities, and eventually they gradually faded out of the circle.

Jin Ming's acting skills are pretty good. She plays Li Ji in ancient costume, and she plays the willful and arrogant character very well. It's just that her appearance is a little lacking, she is not pretty enough.

In other words, not feminine.

Although Li Ji is not smart, she is definitely beautiful.

After all, Emperor Jing of Han was a very realistic person. He would favor whoever was beautiful and have children with her.

Wang Zhi gave birth to four children for Emperor Jing of Han, one boy and three girls, while Li Ji gave birth to three sons.

After Jin Ming, came Fu Miao, an actor from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, whose performance was average.

"Hello, teachers. I am Zeng Li..."

After Zhang Xun joined Western Film and Television, he received many roles. As a classmate, Zeng Li also came to Western Film and Television to look for opportunities.

But her face is too long, she doesn't look good in ancient costumes, and her acting skills are average.

Wu Jinyuan directly passed it.

Zheng Jing discovered that the entertainment industry was indeed not very big, and there were many acquaintances among those who came to audition today.

The person who came in after Zeng Li was Huo Siyan.

Although 20-year-old Huo Siyan is not a stunning beauty at first sight, she becomes more and more attractive the more you look at her.

Her ancient costume looks give people a sense of arrogance at first glance.

Especially the little baby fat on her cheeks and her slightly plump figure make her very feminine.

When counting the slightly plump women in the entertainment industry, Huo Siyan is also a frequent visitor to the list.

After she finished her performance, Wu Jinyuan and others nodded, obviously satisfied with her look as Li Ji.

Zheng Jing also thought it was okay.

He looked for a while and was about to leave, but unexpectedly a girl of about sixteen or seventeen walked in.

"Hello everyone! My name is Zhu Zhu, and I'm here to audition for the role of Li Ji."

Zheng Jing was a little surprised and asked, "You don't look like a professional actor, how did you get in?"

Facing Zheng Jing's questioning, Zhu Zhu was not at all flustered. She raised her eyebrows and said a little proudly, "I came here to ride a horse today. I saw there was an audition here, so I wanted to experience it."

Zheng Jing looked at Zhu Zhu, who had never been an orthodox beauty.

This is especially true when you are young.

There are many flaws in her facial features, and there is a beauty mole at the corner of her mouth.

Although Zhu Zhu was still very young at this time, she had a willful and wild feeling.

This is the confidence that comes from a good family background.

No matter how you play, your family will back you up.

If we really talk about playing wildly, Zhu Zhu was much wilder than Li Xiaolu when she was young.

Zheng Jing thought for a moment and said, "You are too young to play Li Ji. Are you interested in playing Chen A Jiao?"

Emperor Wu of Han was also looking for a female role, and Zheng Jing originally wanted Liu Yifei or Jing Tian to play Chen Ajiao.

But after trying on makeup, I found that they were still too immature.

Moreover, Liu Xiaoli also discussed with Zheng Jing that she hoped Liu Yifei would study hard this year, complete the credits first, graduate early and return to China, and then consider acting.

So there is currently no candidate for the role of Chen Ajiao.

After seeing Zhu Zhu, Zheng Jing felt that she was suitable.

Her willfulness and arrogance, as well as the temperament that comes from an affluent life, are all there without any need for acting.

And in terms of appearance, Zhu Zhu is quite suitable, but she is not the kind of simple and straightforward pretty.

Chen Ajiao is certainly not an ugly girl, but she is probably not a great beauty either.

Hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house is just an anecdote in unofficial history, not a record in official history.

Generally speaking, queens of marriage alliances are not particularly beautiful women.

The fact that Chen Ajiao was queen for ten years but did not have any children can also explain the situation.

Emperor Wu of Han is a serious drama, so the casting should try to fit the role as much as possible.

Hearing Zheng Jing's words, Zhu Zhu asked, "Isn't Chen Ajiao a little girl?"

In Beauty's Rival in Palace, Liu Che and A Jiao were both four or five years old.

Zheng Jing explained, “It’s from another drama, Emperor Wu of Han.

If you are interested, you can come here for an audition the day after tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu snorted and said with some disappointment, "We have to audition again, that's boring."

She looked at Zheng Jing and said, "I'll use the costume first. I still need to take some photos."

After saying that, he left the audition room directly, and regardless of the crew's attempts to stop him, he ran outside and asked his friends to help take pictures for him.

Seeing this, Wu Jinyuan smiled and said, "Zhu Zhu is so willful. If she were a few years older, she would be the best candidate for Li Ji."

Zheng Jing looked at Wu Xiaowan and said calmly, "Go and take back the costumes. The crew still needs to strengthen management and don't let such mistakes happen again next time."

Zheng Jing could tell at a glance that Zhu Zhu came in for the audition because someone had definitely paid her.

There are even crew members who deliberately recruit suitable targets who don't know anything about the industry and trick them into auditioning.

This kind of operation is also one of the ways for some people in the crew to make money.

Looking at the way Zhu Zhu used the costume with confidence, you can tell that she paid a lot of money.

In front of the Japanese woman, Yamaguchi Akiie, Zheng Jing didn't say much. He just nodded twice and then got up and left.

But Zheng Jing still had some ideas in his mind.

The company needs to recruit some capable and skilled producers, and Wu Xiaowan is really not up to the task.

(End of this chapter)