This director lacks vision.

Chapter 426 Yang Zi breaks through defenses, audition in vain?
September 11th, a day with special commemorative significance.

Yang Zi got up early in the morning to put on makeup.

Yesterday, she was still filming the war drama "The Big Yangko" in Haiyang City, Shanlu Province. In order to audition for the role of "Dong Lili", she rushed back to Yanjing overnight.

Although she knew the chances were slim, Yang Zi still wanted to give it a try.

She feels that she has some advantages in acting in dramas and comedies.

After everything was settled, Yang Zi and her assistant took a car to Fengxing Technology Park.

With nothing to do on the way, she picked up her phone to browse Weibo and saw the top trending topic on Weibo.

#Zhou Dongyu confirmed as the female lead in The Left Ear#
Clicking into the entry, the first Weibo post was a report from Sohu Entertainment.

"#Zhou Dongyu confirmed as the female lead in The Left Ear# After four months of selection, the actress playing the female lead, Xiao Erduo, in The Left Ear has been officially confirmed as Zhou Dongyu, a 'Mou Girl' (a term referring to actresses discovered by director Zhang Yimou).

Two days ago, Zhou Dongyu and Su Youpeng followed each other on Weibo, which sparked a lot of speculation among netizens who thought Zhou Dongyu would play the role of Xiao Erduo.

On the morning of September 10th, the official account of the Left Ear production team officially confirmed the news.

Su Youpeng also posted on Weibo that he had seen Zhou Dongyu's works, especially "My Old Classmate" which was released this year, and was deeply impressed by Zhou Dongyu's image and acting skills.

To date, Rao Xueman, the author of the original novel "Left Ear," has remained silent and refused to give interviews, seemingly indicating her dissatisfaction with the casting.

Netizens joked that the small ears had been downgraded to ugly ears, while others said that Zhou Dongyu might be a replacement for Liu Yicun.

Liu Yicun is a "Feng Girl" (a term referring to actresses who have worked with director Feng Xiaogang), and someone Zhang Yimou longed for but could not have.

The production team of "The Left Ear" couldn't find a "Feng Girl" (a term referring to actresses who have worked with director Feng Xiaogang), so they had to settle for a "Zhang Yimou Girl."

Under Jiang Yifeng's influence, the entertainment industry has undergone significant changes.

The film "My Old Classmate" was originally directed by Guo Fan, with Gao Xiaosong as executive producer, and produced by Enlight Media.

Now Gao Xiaosong has been completely discredited by Jiang Yifeng. He didn't participate in the production of this movie; he only granted the authorization.

Guo Fan was with Fengxing Media, so Enlight Media hired Taiwanese director Chen Zhengdao to direct.

The Chinese film market is currently booming, and these nostalgic youth films are performing quite well at the box office.

Despite the efforts of the production team, "My Old Classmate" still grossed 4.3 million yuan at the box office, roughly the same as its predecessor.

This is Zhou Dongyu's second leading role film after "Under the Hawthorn Tree," and it performed quite well at the box office, which satisfied Enlight Media.

The production team of "Left Ear" has yet to finalize the female lead. They are trying to create hype by focusing on Liu Yicun's past, but then Qiu Shuanglu's revelation of the unspoken rules backfired, causing a public outcry.

So Liu Tong, vice president of Enlight Media, stepped in and cast Zhou Dongyu as Xiao Erduo.

Zhou Dongyu has some fame and good acting skills. She has a successful track record of working with Enlight Media, so it's reasonable for Enlight Media to cast her as Xiao Erduo.

However, the original author, Rao Xueman, was a bit upset. After spending so much time choosing, she ended up with Zhou Dongyu, and she couldn't accept this kind of small ear.

Yang Zi is the same.

She was very angry after seeing this news.

Yang Zi also auditioned for the role of Xiao Erduo and felt that she performed very well, but she was rejected because of her appearance.

Yang Zi held a grudge about this matter and brought it up several times when she met Su Youpeng on the Chinese Restaurant show.

But to be honest, Yang Zi also knew that her appearance was a disadvantage, and she could accept losing to Chen Duling in her previous life.

Yang Zi is extremely unhappy about losing to Zhou Dongyu.

"If Zhou Dongyu can do it, why can't I?" Yang Zi couldn't hold back any longer and started complaining in the car. "They said they wanted to select the most beautiful little ears and give ordinary people a chance, but in the end they still chose someone with connections!"

Yang Zi's complaints also reflect the thoughts of most netizens.

The Left Ear production team is being ridiculed online.

However, the Left Ear production team was at a loss. Qiu Shuanglu's revelations had already ruined the production team's reputation, and at this point, they needed to act decisively and quickly allow the situation to settle down.

Yang Zi thought for a moment, liked the news article on Sohu Entertainment, and then exited the entry.

I saw that the second most searched news item was about my own company.

#Mango TV buys exclusive TV broadcast rights for Gu Jian Qi Tan for 1.4 million yuan#
"1.4 million! Hunan TV bought the exclusive TV broadcasting rights for 'Swords of Legends' for a record price. Huanrui Century turned the tide, and Yang Mi once again proved her super strong ability to carry a drama!"
The Legend of Gu Jian Qi Tan will premiere on Hunan TV on September 16th, but its online streaming platform has not yet been determined.

Hunan TV adopts an exclusive broadcasting strategy for dramas, so the price for buying dramas has always been very high.

This year is just the beginning of the trend. When the "one drama, two channels" policy is introduced next year, major TV stations will raise the price of buying dramas.

With internet platforms vying for roles and driving up prices, it's common for a drama series to fetch 200-300 million yuan. Actors have truly entered a golden age of easy money.

The units of Shuang and Lun are only those that have appeared in recent years.

Upon seeing this Weibo post, Yang Zi felt both envious and happy.

What I envy is that "Swords of Legends" sold for a good price, so the quality must be pretty good. This drama has the potential to be a hit, while "The Four Great Constables," which she starred in, only achieved moderate popularity.

The good news is that Huanrui has made money, and the company will definitely produce more film and television dramas in the future, so her resources will also improve.

Yang Zi was scrolling through the news when her assistant suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! We've been sold out!"

"What? It was sold!"

"We were sold to LeEco by Sohu! Look at the news, LeEco just released an announcement!"

Yang Zi trembled upon hearing her assistant's words.

She read LeEco's announcement, then Sohu's announcement, and read them several times before she was convinced that this was not a hallucination.

LeEco acquired H&R Century Pictures for 35.6 billion yuan in cash. The drama series *Gu Jian Qi Tan* will also be broadcast on LeEco.

In fact, according to the plan, this transaction should have been announced to the public on September 1st, along with accompanying publicity.

However, Accountant Jia played tricks on Jiang Yifeng, wanting to pay in installments, first paying 5 million in cash, and then paying the balance in 6 installments within a year.

This is actually quite common in the industry.

However, Jiang Yifeng knew about Jia's situation and naturally couldn't tolerate it, so he directly overturned the transaction on the grounds of breach of payment method.

Accountant Jia had never encountered Jiang Yifeng's table-flipping tactics before. He was now eager to push up the stock price to raise funds for "car manufacturing"—ostensibly car manufacturing, but actually just a way to transfer funds for arbitrage, which is why the car company's headquarters were located in the United States.

The issues involved here are quite complex.

After weighing the costs and benefits, as well as the cash flow from Huanrui's subsequent equity pledge, Accountant Jia was ultimately willing to pay the full amount.

However, Jiang Yifeng stated that Accountant Jia had previously breached the contract and was required to pay back the deposit, which Accountant Jia had accepted.

The final transaction amount increased by another 6000 million, reaching 35.6 billion.

This deal is a win-win situation for both Sohu and LeEco, and even beneficial for Fengxing Media.

But for Yang Zi, it was a bolt from the blue.

She was suddenly traded to another company, and now her future is truly uncertain.

At least under Jiang Yifeng's management, Huanrui took good care of her, providing her with planning and resources, for which Yang Zi was very grateful.

Now that LeEco has taken over, it's like a new emperor bringing in a new court!
After receiving two pieces of bad news in a row, Yang Zi was a little overwhelmed. In addition, when she arrived at the audition, she saw a whole bunch of female celebrities, including Jing Tian, ​​Nazha, Liu Yifei, Fan Bingbing, Yang Mi, Meng Ziyi, Tong Liya, and so on.

These people are all here because of the role of Dong Lili.

Yang Zi really couldn't hold back her emotions and turned a comedy into a tragedy at the audition, eventually bursting into tears.

Jiang Yifeng was stunned by her sorrowful expression.

Given Yang Zi's condition, she was obviously eliminated from the audition, which amused Jiang Yifeng and Hu Qian.

However, today's audition did not go very smoothly.

As for Jing Tian and the others, they were just there for the fun of it, and Jiang Yifeng hadn't had any expectations to begin with.

However, Fan Bingbing's audition results were far from ideal.

Although Fan Bingbing is also very beautiful, she has worked her way up through the ranks and has enough experience and knowledge to play the role of an ordinary worker without any problem.

Whether it was Apple a few years ago or "I Am Not Madame Bovary" which she co-starred in with Feng Xiaogang, Fan Bingbing's performance was always spot-on.

Jiang Yifeng thought highly of her.

During the audition, Jiang Yifeng discovered that Fan Bingbing had two problems.

The first problem is the lack of comedic effect. She plays the role of a suffering female worker very well, but it doesn't feel natural when she tries to create a comedic effect.

Secondly, the effect of acting with Shu Chang was also mediocre; the two of them had completely different styles.

Besides Fan Bingbing, Yang Caiyu's audition also fell short of expectations, Yan Danchen and others seemed too old, while Tong Liya was just average.

After all the actors had auditioned, Jiang Peiyao surprisingly gave the best performance.

She has a boyish quality, and her image and temperament are quite in line with Dong Lili's persona.

But Jiang Yifeng still felt something was missing; he hadn't found the most ideal candidate.

He thought for a moment and said, "Have a few of the company's young actresses come over for an audition."

In the script, Dong Lili is 24 years old, and since she's about to get married, Tian Qianwei and the others didn't participate in today's audition.

But after some consideration, Jiang Yifeng felt that he could do the opposite.

The mother in the script is younger and more childlike, with a more immature personality, while the daughter is the more mature one.

This comparison might be better.

It allows the daughter to see a side of her mother that is unknown and very different from others, which can increase the comedic effect and make the final twist more logical.

Not long after, Tian Qianwei, Song Zuer, and several girls from the second generation of Produce 101 walked in.

After they took turns auditioning, Jiang Yifeng was genuinely pleasantly surprised.

First is Zhang Ruonan. Her appearance isn't the kind that's stunning at first glance; she has a more girl-next-door vibe.

Especially when she smiles, it's very pleasant to look at.

This is very important in comedic works.

Then there's Yang Chaoyue. This girl is truly down-to-earth, as expected of someone who dropped out of school to work.

Even now that they've formed a girl group, their core values ​​haven't changed easily.

Seeing her, Jiang Yifeng could still recall the widely circulated photo on the internet from his previous life—Yang Chaoyue eating in a shop while working, which was unintentionally photographed by someone.

Yang Chaoyue's image and temperament are also suitable for playing Dong Lili.

When Jiang Yifeng auditions actors, he pays the most attention to the fit between the actor's appearance and temperament and the role.

As for acting skills, those can be taught gradually on set.

(End of this chapter)