This director lacks vision.

Chapter 423 These are all little ears!
On the morning of September 5th, Su Youpeng, accompanied by his assistant, entered Guangxian Media Company.

Upon arriving at the conference room on the third floor, Rao Xueman and the others were already seated inside.

Seeing Su Youpeng come in, Rao Xueman put down her phone, sighed, and said, "I still think Chen Duling is more suitable to play Xiao Erduo. It's such a pity!"

Su Youpeng glanced at Rao Xueman's phone; it was a trending news item on Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator), with the headline: "[True Academic Star! Chen Duling Graduates Early to Become a Postgraduate Student at Peking University.]"

At the top of the news article is a photo of a girl in a school uniform.

She was completely without makeup, and her face, devoid of any cosmetics, radiated a bright smile, looking pure and lively, like a fresh and lovely lily.

Upon seeing this photo, the word "school beauty" immediately came to Su Youpeng's mind.

He immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Great! Is this girl named Chen Duling? Let's cast her as Little Ear!"

Starting in May of this year, Enlight Media initiated the "Left Ear" project and invited Su Youpeng to be the director.

Essentially, it's also about learning from Zhao Yanzi, turning acting into directing, and then engaging in capital speculation.

Since the goal is to generate buzz, the casting for The Left Ear needs to be promoted in a high-profile manner and carefully selected to raise the profile of the project.

Su Youpeng and others did the same.

Since the film project was first conceived, they have contacted several well-known candidates, including Milk Tea Sister, Ma Sichun, Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi, and have also screened many ordinary people online.

Most of the main actors for the movie have been confirmed, but the actress for the female lead, Xiao Erduo, has yet to be chosen.

In her previous life, Chen Duling entered the entertainment industry by playing the role of Xiao Erduo.

Now, with Jiang Yifeng's arrangement and help, Chen Duling has completed her credits ahead of schedule and graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She has entered Yenching University to pursue a master's degree and is studying under Academician Gao Wen.

She has completely devoted herself to scientific research, so it's impossible for her to become a celebrity.

Su Youpeng was unaware of these circumstances.

He spends most of his time in Taiwan and doesn't pay much attention to news from mainland China.

Rao Xueman explained: "Chen Duling was the most popular contestant in the second season of Produce 101 training camp."

If she wanted to be a star, she could have debuted back then and would be the leader of the second generation of Produce 101 now.

Chen Duling has no intention of entering the entertainment industry; she's a true academic achiever and only wants to be a scientist.

Although Chen Duling is not in the entertainment industry, she is quite famous, and people often post photos of her life at Yenching University online.

People compare Chen Duling to Milk Tea, saying that Chen Duling is a true academic achiever and mocking Milk Tea for being all about packaging.

There are still many people in China who look down on celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Chen Duling's choice to give up being a star and become a scientist aligns with the values ​​of these people.

Even the official media has repeatedly promoted Chen Duling and praised her pursuit of her goals.

Su Youpeng knew about the 101 girl group. Hearing Rao Xueman's words, he sighed and asked, "So who are the other candidates now?"

Producer Sun Yonghuan said, "I have already made an appointment with an actress. Today we are going to go and talk to her agent."

We called you here so you could come with me, to show our sincerity.

Sun Yonghuan is not only the producer of the Left Ear project, but also the president of Enlight Media's Youth Pictures, and the person with the most say in the Left Ear production team.

Hearing her words, Su Youpeng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Which actress is so famous that we need to go and invite her together?"

Sun Yonghuan said, "Zhang Yimou wants to invite Liu Jicun, the Cannes Best Actress."

Upon hearing this, Su Youpeng immediately shut up, saying that inviting a Cannes Best Actress winner is not shameful.

On the contrary, Rao Xueman said: "Liu Jicun's image is indeed good, and he should have no problem playing Xiao Erduo."

But I saw online that Zhang Yi delayed filming by a second, waiting for Liu Yicun to play the female lead.

Can we win against Zhang Yimou?

Sun Yonghuan said, "Let's give it a try. If it succeeds, we'll make a fortune. Even if it fails, we can still hype it up."

Now everyone understood.

The meme about the wronged woman plotting and Zhang Wangcun is arguably one of the most popular memes online this year.

Especially after the Great Wall's reputation was ruined, netizens brought up this incident again to humiliate Zhang Yimou.

If the Left Ear project were to compete with Zhang Yimou for Liu Yicun's signature at this time, the buzz would definitely be high.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the group took a car together to Fengxing Science and Technology Park.

Looking at the various advanced facilities in the park, especially the dreamlike world of light and shadow in the cinema, Rao Xueman exclaimed, "No wonder it's Asia's number one film company. Working here, I'm sure I'll have endless inspiration every day!"

Since the global success of Pacific Rim and The Witch, Fengxing Media's market value has continued to rise, and its title has been upgraded from the number one film company in China to the number one film company in Asia.

Of course, this statement is also controversial.

Ultimately, opinions differ on whether Sony Pictures belongs to Japan or Hollywood.

The group walked to the front desk of Building A and were just about to register when they saw Liu Yifei walk in.

She was wearing simple jeans and a white T-shirt, with long, straight black hair and rimless glasses. She looked very plain and innocent.

As if lost in thought, Liu Yifei's brows furrowed slightly, instantly giving her a stubborn and aloof beauty. Rao Xueman was mesmerized, murmuring, "Little Ears, it really is Little Ears."

No sooner had she finished speaking than someone called out, "Sister Xixi, it's been so long!"

Chen Duling jogged into the building.

Liu Yifei turned around and saw her teammates from the "chubby" group, and smiled happily.

"Congratulations, my dear top student from Yan University! When are you going to treat me to dinner so we can celebrate properly!"

"Seriously, Sister Sisi? You're a big star and a rich woman, and you expect a poor student like me to treat you?"

"Of course I'll take it! You're receiving subsidies from Lao Jiang." Liu Yifei hugged Chen Duling tightly and said with a smile, "Lao Jiang basically doesn't spend money on women, but he sends you money every month on time. You're the first one!"

Seeing Chen Duling in real life, she is even more beautiful than in photos, and she has a much more spirited personality.

Over the past year, Chen Duling has completed many character development tasks.

With the accumulation of various awards, her physical condition is getting better and better, and she exudes a healthy beauty from the inside out.

But her innocent and pure nature remained, creating a wonderful chemical reaction.

Especially when standing next to Liu Yifei, who is known for her ethereal beauty and powerful presence, she exudes a delicate and vulnerable aura that can intensely ignite a man's protective instincts.

After seeing this scene, Rao Xueman felt that Chen Duling was more suitable to play the role of Xiao Erduo, who is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.

Watching the two women enter the elevator, Rao Xueman reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

I looked up and saw the "Tongxinweimin" duo again.

The witch obtained the key to extend the theatrical run, and the film has already grossed over $8 million worldwide while still in theaters.

During this period, Tian Qianwei and Li Yitong are very popular. Their intimate interactions in the movie have been edited into various video clips and repeatedly played on various platforms.

The total number of views across the entire network is at least over 100 million.

More and more people are shipping Tong Xinwei and Min as a couple.

Many men, in particular, only understood the feelings of those women who were into the "Wenji Qiwu" (literally "Rise at the Rooster's Crow") pairing after watching Tong Xinwei's videos.

This pairing is really interesting to ship.

Today, Tian Qianwei wore a pink and white dress and had her hair styled in a bun, giving off a sweet and cute vibe.

Needless to say, Li Yitong, who was standing next to her, had a pair of smiling eyes that were sweet enough to melt anyone's heart.

Seeing them, Rao Xueman thought that these two would be good as Xiao Erduo, and they could both play the role of a pure and innocent school beauty.

As a result, seven more beautiful women walked in behind the two.

They are all around sixteen or seventeen years old, and all of them are very beautiful. They are members of the second generation of Produce 101.

Rao Xueman was a little dazzled by the sight, when Su Youpeng next to her exclaimed with envy, "These are all Xiao Erduo! No wonder we couldn't find a suitable leading lady; they've all been chosen by President Jiang!"

After the film project "Hello Dong Lili" was approved, all the female artists in the company paid attention to it.

Not to mention these young actresses, even Liu Yifei, Nazha, and Jing Tian all want to play the role of Dong Lili.

So these days they've been taking turns coming to the company.

Some of them went straight to the point, trying to persuade Tong Jiang Yifeng to hand over the role, such as Liu Yifei.

She even specially invited Chen Duling to come and help today, hoping to use the chubby duo to defeat Jiang Yifeng.

Some people try to gather intelligence indirectly, like the Tongxinweimin duo.

Their goal today was to find the company's screenwriting team to learn about the script and Dong Lili's character.

As for the second generation of Produce 101, they just finished their tour and came to join in the fun.

I also took the opportunity to chat with the boss.

Wang Churen, in particular, wanted to see Liu Jicun make a fool of himself.

The person who is most anxious right now is Liu Jicun.

Her one-year ban period doesn't end until September 26th, meaning she still has twenty days left before being unbanned.

Liu Jicun hoped that the script for "Hello Dong Lili" would be written slowly and that Jiang Yifeng's audition would not start so early.

But her agent doesn't see it that way.

The agent felt that the competition for the role of Dong Lili was too fierce. In addition to the female artists in the company, Fan Bingbing and Yang Mi from outside the company were also trying their best to get the role.

Even if Liu Jicun were to be unbanned in time and catch up with the audition, the chances of him landing the role would be extremely low.

Therefore, the agent took precautions and, while maintaining contact with Zhang Yimou, also contacted the production team of the film "Left Ear".

Left Ear wanted to use Liu Jicun and Zhang Yimou for publicity, and Liu Jicun's agent did the same.

The fact that two major production teams are vying for Liu Jicun's attention is news that could boost his popularity and status.

(End of this chapter)