This director lacks vision.

Chapter 255 A Special Audition

Jiang Yifeng is practicing Five Tiger Fist today.

This style of boxing is also called Tang boxing. It is said to have existed in the Tang Dynasty, but the one with real relevant records should be the one passed down by Li Tianxiang, a descendant of Li Zicheng.

If categorized, Five Tiger Fist can be considered a style of Lost Track Fist. It combines hardness and softness, with flexible and graceful movements, making it highly entertaining to watch.

Jiang Yifeng mainly focused on learning the routines when he learned boxing.

He has superhuman physical abilities and innate talents such as the heart of a beast, so he learns boxing very quickly.

While learning martial arts, Jiang Yifeng would also consider the perspective of a director, using his talent for violent aesthetics to think about how martial arts movements could be used and presented in movies.

After all, there is a big difference between actual martial arts or combat and the action effects in movies.

The film needs more intense and exciting sound and visual effects, which must be supplemented by various props and facilities, as well as the arrangement of the entire action scene, with the main and supporting actors performing together, plus the camera movement, to create a perfect action scene.

This is the result of teamwork.

That's why Jackie Chan always takes his brothers with him wherever he goes, because his action movies need the help of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.

Jiang Yifeng was aware of this as well.

He also assembled a small action team this time, led by Li Zhongzhi, who came from the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.

This person is quite versatile; they excel at gunfights and action scenes.

Not only did he participate in the action design of many of Jackie Chan's action films, but after leaving the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, he also had representative works such as "The White Storm," "SPL," and the "Wolf Warrior" series, making him a backbone of the new generation of action directors in Chinese cinema.

In addition to Li Zhizhong, Xie Miao and Wang Baoqiang, who starred in two seasons of Pacific Rim, also joined the team. Jiang Yifeng selected several promising young talents with martial arts backgrounds, and everyone discussed and worked together to refine the action sequences for the film and television series.

Practicing martial arts is much more fun when you have someone to do it with.

Jiang Yifeng's training schedule consisted of practicing martial arts routines in the morning, which was tedious and repetitive.
In the afternoon, we recreated classic action movie fight scenes to get a feel for the action in real combat, which was quite fun.

After changing into his training clothes, Jiang Yifeng practiced very seriously. An hour and a half passed, and he performed the basic routines five times in a row, completing each one meticulously without taking a break.

His stamina and physical fitness not only impressed the veteran boxing instructors, but also impressed Xie Miao, Wang Baoqiang, and others.

After finishing the routine for the fifth time, Jiang Yifeng caught his breath and prepared to rest.

As soon as he sat down, Li Yitong handed him a bottle of water.

"Boss, I'd like some water."

Li Yitong rarely spends time alone with Jiang Yifeng, and is rather reserved in front of her boss.

Especially now, after Jiang Yifeng's intense workout, his training clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to his body, revealing clear and smooth muscle lines that, combined with his handsome and masculine face, exuded masculine energy.

Li Yitong's expression of wanting to look but not daring to is quite amusing.

In addition, Li Yitong also smelled a scent, a mixture of sweat and a strange fragrance, which smelled very nice.

She thought of the legends within the troupe.

Everyone says the boss has a pleasant body odor; she didn't believe it before, but now it seems to be true.

Thinking of this, Li Yitong became even more nervous, and her little hand that was handing over the water trembled slightly.

Jiang Yifeng took the water and found that the bottle cap had already been unscrewed.

He tilted his head back and took a big gulp, then said with a smile, "Thank you. How's your dance practice going? If you feel tired, take a break and don't push yourself too hard."

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's concern, Li Yitong smiled subconsciously.

Her smiling eyes are truly unique, sweet yet playful, no wonder many people call her the most beautiful and charming Huang Rong.

"Thank you, boss. I'll be careful."

Li Yitong killed the conversation with just one sentence.

Actually, the reason she came to hand out water was because she had mustered up the courage to ask Jiang Yifeng for a role.

Jiang Yifeng's plan to film a TV series called "Youth With You" for the hot and spicy girl group has caused a great stir within the group.

Li Yitong, Yang Caiyu, Zhang Yuxi, and He Na, the four women, all wanted to act.

This is where the benefits of Yang Caiyu's strong work ethic become apparent.

After all, she had made sacrifices, so Jiang Yifeng would still take care of her and gave her the second female lead role in "Youth With You".

Strictly speaking, she should be the fourth female lead, and she's still a villain.

However, this character has a lot of screen time and is a female villain with her own storyline, so if she plays the role well, she can gain fans.

Because of this, Yang Caiyu often boasted about it in front of Li Yitong and others.

Li Yitong also wants to act in Youth With You, even if it's just a small role.

But when she stood in front of Jiang Yifeng, she didn't dare to speak, afraid of being rejected and feeling embarrassed.

Fortunately, Tian Qianwei helped.

Xiao Tian had a lot of contact with Jiang Yifeng and was quite bold. She ran over and massaged Jiang Yifeng's shoulders, saying with a smile, "Boss, Sister Tong wants to play a role in your TV series."

She's been nagging me about it non-stop for the past couple of days; I'm sick of hearing it.

Jiang Yifeng looked at Li Yitong and said, "The audition for the female role in 'Youth With You' is the day after tomorrow morning. If you want to play the role, you can come and give it a try."

Hearing this, Li Yitong was overjoyed and asked, "Boss, which role would be suitable for me to audition for?"

It must be said that Li Yitong is quite clever; she knows how to test the waters.

After being relentlessly pleaded with by three hot-blooded women, Jiang Yifeng finally had to give in and agree to play the male lead in "Youth With You".

He even changed the male lead's scenes for this reason.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "I'll play the male lead in this drama, and you can play my sister."

The role wasn't large, but the character was quite well-developed.

Jiang Yifeng has nominated Li Yitong for a role. As long as her performance isn't too outrageous, she'll basically get the part.

Li Yitong understood this principle, and she said excitedly, "Thank you, boss!"

This time, she was genuinely happy, and the smile on her face was sincere and even sweeter.

Li Yitong was about to speak when she saw a dozen boys wearing matching practice uniforms walk into the venue.

Ahead of them was Hu Qian, the general manager of the company's production department.

"President Jiang, these are the promising candidates we've selected."

Although Jiang Yifeng, the male lead of Youth With You, played himself, there were quite a few male characters.

After all, the plot of the TV series is that Dilraba and Zhang Tianai disguise themselves as men to participate in a male talent show called "Youth With You".

There are quite a few male characters in talent shows alone.

Currently, Fengxing Media's artist roster is predominantly female.

Among the male artists, there are only Bai Yu, Bai Ke, and Qiao Shan, with Da Peng also counted as half.

Wang Baoqiang's contract with Huayi is about to expire, and he plans to sign with Fengxing Media.

Even so, the company doesn't have many male celebrities with high commercial value, especially male idols.

This is a weakness for Fengxing Media, the leading media company in China.

After all, male celebrities have higher commercial value and can earn more money.

Taking advantage of the Youth With You auditions, Fengxing Media plans to sign several promising young talents and give them a good makeover.

The TV series directed by Jiang Yifeng was originally just a pie in the sky.

There's still an opportunity to sign with Fengxing Media, and the news has attracted a large number of young artists. The dozen or so people in front of them are the result of several rounds of selection by Hu Qian.

Jiang Yifeng glanced around and spotted many familiar faces: Zhu Yilong, Li Xian, Peng Guanying...

His gaze lingered on Dong Zijian for a moment.

This ugly man stood out starkly among a group of handsome men.

Hu Qian explained in a low voice, "His name is Dong Zijian. He is Wang Jinhua's son and a student at the Central Academy of Drama."

Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "I know, let them practice."

In this circle, connections are everywhere.

Wang Jinhua approached Han Sanping, who personally asked for a role, and Jiang Yifeng couldn't refuse.

Jiang Yifeng didn't care much about it. He could make good use of Wang Sicong, so Dong Zijian was even easier to manage.

They directly cast him as a powerful second-generation star in the drama, who, despite knowing nothing, consistently scores very high marks in the "Youth With You" talent show.

This is just his true self.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Hu Qian gave a signal and began having the group of young people practice boxing with the master.

Today is a special audition arranged by Jiang Yifeng.

Having them box can reveal not only their physical fitness and coordination, but also their mental fortitude and willpower.

At the same time, it was also a bit of Jiang Yifeng's personal desire that he hoped the male artists in his company would have some masculine qualities.

Of all these people, Dong Zijian was the most impetuous, wanting to show off right away.

Boxing is very tiring, and he quickly ran out of energy and couldn't keep going, so he bent over and gasped for breath.

Dong Zijian's overall qualities are indeed lacking, no wonder he can't become popular no matter how much he's promoted.

Seeing this, Tian Qianwei couldn't help but complain, "This guy is no good; his stamina is even worse than mine."

Upon hearing this, Dong Zijian blushed and had no choice but to stand up and continue practicing his boxing.

However, his punches were weak and powerless, making them very unsightly.

Hu Qian kept an eye on Jiang Yifeng's gaze. Seeing him staring at a young man in the front row who was performing the best, she introduced him: "His name is Wang Jiaer. He is a former athlete and has won the Asian Youth Fencing Championship."

His strengths are his physical fitness and his good looks; his weakness is that he doesn't speak Mandarin well.

He originally wanted to go to Korea to become a trainee, but when he heard our company was selecting people, he came here first.

No sooner had Hu Qian finished speaking than Tian Qianwei said, "Tch~ Is this all the champion can do? They can't compare to the boss!"

Tian Qianwei has many hidden agendas, and she doesn't hesitate to flatter without hesitation.

Jiang Yifeng patted her little head. Tian Qianwei seemed encouraged, raised an eyebrow at Song Zuer, and showed a smug smile.

Not to be outdone, Song Zuer also offered her comments.

Later, Yang Caiyu and Li Yitong also joined in.

Men are prone to showing off and flaunting in front of beautiful women; it's a male instinct ingrained in their genes.

Moreover, the people in front of us are still young, and they are at their most restless.

Spurred on by the four beauties, the group became even more enthusiastic.

After careful observation and considering their past development, Jiang Yifeng finally decided to sign Wang Jiaer, Cheng Yi, Zhu Yilong, Li Xian, and Jiang Mingyang.

In addition, there are Bai Yu and Bai Ke, who were previously signed by the company.

These seven individuals are the future "Seven Musketeers of Fengxing". The company will provide them with comprehensive packaging and promotion based on their individual characteristics.

Of course, Jiang Yifeng isn't doing charity work.

He offered all the seven members of Fengxing a long-term contract of more than ten years to ensure the company's interests.

After the audition in the morning, Jiang Yifeng did not leave. In the afternoon, he was suspended by wires at the venue and rehearsed the final battle between Li Lianjie's Zhang Sanfeng and Dong Tianbao.

Xie Miao, Wang Baoqiang, and others took turns playing the role of Dong Tianbao, who fought against Jiang Yifeng's Zhang Sanfeng.

There was no requirement to film, so everyone practiced each other's moves and had a lot of fun.

Around 6 p.m., everyone gradually dispersed.

Jiang Yifeng went to his private rest room to shower and change clothes, and Yang Caiyu secretly followed him in.

Seeing this, Tian Qianwei said to Li Yitong, "Look at Yang Caiyu's flirtatious behavior. When she saw the boss, she couldn't even close her legs."

Girls mature early, and Tian Qianwei knows everything she should know.

That's just how direct the Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus Rex is.

She nudged Li Yitong and encouraged her, "You can't fall behind either. Be bold, happiness is just ahead!"

Think about Hot Love, then think about Yang Caiyu, you've already been excluded from the inner circle!

In Tian Qianwei's view, her current best friends are Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, and they have one major flaw—neither of them has had a relationship with Jiang Yifeng.

In contrast, Song Zuer's side has Shu Chang, as well as Shu Chang's good friend Liu Yifei and others.

She has to find a way to make up for her disadvantage in competing with Song Zuer for the role of the witch.

That's why she encouraged Li Yitong to be brave.

Seeing Li Yitong's hesitation, Tian Qianwei took out a key and said with a mischievous smile, "This is the key to the boss's rest room. I just stole it."

I'll lure Song Zu'er away. When no one's around, you open the door and go in, then lock it from the inside. Everything will fall into place then!

At this moment, Tian Qianwei's big eyes shone with a mischievous light, making her look like a little devil.

But Li Yitong needs a little devil like that to give her a push.

She didn't say anything, but silently took the keys.

In the lounge, Jiang Yifeng leaned against the bathtub, while Yang Caiyu scrubbed his back with shower gel behind him.

Just as I was feeling comfortable, I saw Li Yitong walk in.

She also wore a red gauze dress, which made her look bright and charming.

Seeing that Li Yitong had locked the door, Yang Caiyu was about to make a sarcastic remark when Jiang Yifeng said, "You've come at the perfect time. I was just thinking of having some red wine."

Under Jiang Yifeng's instructions, Li Yitong opened a bottle of red wine and poured it into a cylindrical glass.

Li Yitong had never drunk red wine like this before, and she quickly became slightly tipsy.

Her face flushed red, making her even more beautiful.

Yang Caiyu was unconvinced and started comparing herself to her.

As the boss, Jiang Yifeng has always remained calm and composed, encouraging employees to compete actively and creating a tense yet lively environment.

Li Yitong is a trained dancer with an irresistible smile; Yang Caiyu is a master of both singing and dancing, and possesses a fierce edge.

The two women were evenly matched.

This is destined to be a protracted competition.

For the next period of time, Jiang Yifeng would come to the martial arts school to practice martial arts, using up his excess energy and preparing for the filming of the fast-paced chase scene.

The martial arts training didn't end until November 18th.

On the one hand, the vacation of the 101 girl group is over, and Li Yitong and Yang Caiyu have to go back to work;
On the other hand, Lost in Thailand has entered its promotional period, and the TV series "The New Legend of Wu Zetian" produced by Fengxing Media has also been launched, so Jiang Yifeng also needs to help promote it.

(End of this chapter)