Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 483 Opening Champagne Early
Huace's "Love O2O" TV series and movie were launched simultaneously, but the movie preparation was more detailed than the TV series, so the expected start date for the movie is still uncertain, but the start date for the TV series has been set for two months.

The problem now is that the female lead for the TV series, Bei Weiwei, hasn't been cast yet.

Gu Man clearly describes Bei Weiwei in the novel as nothing more than a pretty face!

"Indeed, Bei Weiwei is a beauty, and a super beauty at that. But there are many kinds of beauties: the elegant type, the intellectual type, the sweet type, the gentle type, the virtuous type... and then there's Weiwei—the vase type."

"With her stunning eyebrows and eyes, captivating gaze, ever-red lips, and fiery figure, even if Bei Weiwei wore A University's shabby school uniform, no one would think she was a student from a prestigious university."

"Long, slender legs", "stunningly beautiful", "a stunningly beautiful woman with a captivating figure", "her hair is as black as a waterfall and her skin is as smooth as jade".

In short, Bei Weiwei is just a pretty face with no substance.

Of course, the casting for a TV series doesn't necessarily have to follow the novel's description, but the production team still wants to restore Bei Weiwei's character as closely as possible.

Nowadays, there are many pretty faces among young actors in the industry, but few who are truly outstanding.

Huayi's agent hopes to secure the role of Bei Weiwei for Yang Ying. Although Yang Ying broke up with Huang Xiaoming, she has become a huge star through "Running Man" and her commercial value has soared. Huayi has not given up on her yet.

Yang Ying has finished filming her scenes in "Independence Day 2" and returned to China. She knows the value of Gu Man's IP in the industry, and getting the role is a win, so she actively cooperated with the company to try to get the role of Bei Weiwei.

She felt she was a perfect match, being a stunningly beautiful woman.

In recent years, she has gained countless fans solely based on her looks. Regardless of whether she has undergone cosmetic surgery or not, just look at her appearance!
Gu Man has never cared about casting for her own IPs, unlike Rao Xueman, who dislikes standing in the spotlight and doesn't even attend press conferences for her own dramas.

So Huayi's agent's attempt to win over Gu Man failed; she simply wouldn't see him.

Of course, there are others vying for Bei Weiwei's affections, and her biggest competitor is Shuangzi.

Yang Ying is a top-tier actress with countless fans, but Zheng Shuang isn't?
In what way did Shuangzi feel inferior to her?

But neither Yang Ying nor Shuangzi expected that they had another competitor—Jing Tian.

Huace and Century Autumn signed a cold cooperation agreement. Huace wanted to exchange "Love O2O" for Autumn Pictures' "Lost in India", which showed great sincerity.

However, Qiu Tian doesn't have an artist management agency, so Qiu Tian either only focuses on investment and production, or can only recommend artists with whom she has a vested interest.

In the autumn of the century, Jing Tian was selected.

She doesn't have a very good reputation among viewers, but she's a pretty but empty-headed woman, and Jing Tian is indeed a good fit for the role.

Jing Tian is currently filming "The Great Wall" in Qingdao and cannot come to Yanjing, so in the fall, Jing Tian needs to film a set of audition materials in Qingdao and send them to the "Love O2O" production team.

Jing Tian's makeshift team actually thought that a TV series like "Love O2O," which involved playing games, was too frivolous and didn't want Jing Tian to take the role.

They still wanted Jing Tian to focus on movies, and even if she acted in TV series, they wanted her to act in historical dramas like "The Legend of Da Yu'er" or "The Legend of Ban Shu," which was the path to becoming a top actress.

The relevant officials at Century Autumn were almost driven mad by Jing Tian's makeshift team!
Do you have Sun Li's ability to act in historical dramas? Don't you know your own limitations and the audience's opinion of you?

Still a big star? If she flops in two more movies, she'll be forgotten. What's the point of her acting style then?
In the autumn of the century, the manager in charge of the initial project proposal bypassed her brokerage team and called Jing Tian directly.

If it weren't for Jing Tian's deep and complicated connections, her own well-behaved and polite demeanor, and her excellent public image, Century Autumn really wouldn't have wanted to bother with her. After mentioning the audition, she added, "Combining it with games is very much in line with the tastes of today's young audiences, and Gu Man's IP is also guaranteed. This is a great opportunity. Prepare carefully, and send us your audition footage to review first."

Jing Tian genuinely didn't know that her team would even dare to reject resources from Century Autumn, but she still had to make amends for the team: "They don't play games, so they don't know what audiences like to watch these days."

I promised to record the audition footage properly and try my best to get the role of Bei Weiwei.

After Yang Ying returned to China and made her first public appearance, she was met with a massive wave of discussion.

However, judging from the photos taken at the airport, Yang Ying did not seem to be affected by the breakup. She was in good spirits, but she was unwilling to face the camera or say anything to reporters. She was escorted by staff to leave the airport.

After Yang Ying returned to China, an article titled "Yang Ying's Development History: From Young Model to Top Actress," written during her breakup, was resurfaced.

Without a doubt, this is a smear campaign against Yang Ying. The article also includes photos of Yang Ying from her early modeling days, comparing before and after to try and prove that she had plastic surgery. It also claims that she was "very smart, choosing Japan over South Korea, saying that Japanese plastic surgery is no less advanced than South Korea's, and that Japanese plastic surgery techniques are more advanced. Japanese doctors will take 3-5 years or even longer to gradually adjust her appearance, so that the changes in her image won't seem particularly abrupt to the public, and the public will accept it more easily."

She also brought up Yang Ying and Chen Weiting's past relationship, mentioning that the two had a matching tattoo on their waists.

There's really nothing new to report, at most people say her acting is bad, but that's enough. It doesn't matter if the information is new or old, as long as it gets out.

Liu Yifei has been targeted with malicious attacks for so many years, how much new information is there now?

As soon as Yang Ying returned to China, she and her agent met with relevant personnel from Huace Media to try and secure the rights to "Love O2O".

Perhaps desperate to salvage her public image after the breakup, her team actually bought press releases for "Love O2O" in advance.

"Huace has a major production coming out in the second half of the year, and they're looking for a stunningly beautiful leading lady. They really want to sign Yang Ying."

"Huace has its eye on Yang Ying's popularity and wants to sign her for a new drama. Many actresses want to snatch the role from her, but none of them have as much popularity as Yang Ying. Huace is currently promoting the role to Yang Ying."

"After Yang Ying broke up with her boyfriend, people thought her resources would decline, but that's not actually the case. She is still Huayi Brothers' leading lady, and the company values ​​her highly, giving her priority in some resources."

"Yang Ying is making a lot of money, but the leader is not doing so well. Now many actors are emerging, and young idols are all the rage. Production companies prioritize these young idols. The leader has lost a lot of roles, and even now, despite his willingness to lower his price, no one is willing to hire him."

Huang Xiaoming is currently filming on set; otherwise, seeing these things would probably make him very uncomfortable.

Autumn doesn't care. If you can get a role just by publishing two press releases, then what's the point of having a company?

Li Qiutang didn't care at all. He had so many things to do all day long. Right now, he was in the company's screening room watching the three movies that the company would be showing this summer.

He was the main producer of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" and "Go Away Mr. Tumor," and co-produced and distributed "Jianbing Man."

"What will Huayi release this summer?" Li Qiutang doesn't care about other companies, but she's now focused on Huayi.

"One film co-invested in, 'Gardenia in Blossom,' and another film controlled by the company, 'Destined to Love You.'"

Li Qiutang lost interest as soon as he heard that; these two monkeys weren't worth his time.

(End of this chapter)