I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 163 Casting
"What's so shameful about it? For a company to grow, it definitely needs to diversify. The film market is only so big. If everyone in the entertainment industry flocks to the film industry, how can this market survive? Besides, the television market is also quite profitable. Haven't you seen that Orange Sky Entertainment is also making moves in the television market?"

"The most important TV dramas can make people famous. With a little manipulation, they can gain countless fans and traffic," Wang Jinhua said.

In Wang Jinhua's eyes, movie stars and TV stars are pretty much the same, as long as they can make money.

Hearing Wang Jinhua's words reminded Fan Shuangbing of several TV series he had filmed before.

For example, when she played the role of Tie Xinlan in "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws", she wasn't very famous at the time. It was because of this drama that she quickly became famous.

As Sister Hua said, TV dramas are the easiest way to make someone famous.

Compared to Fan Shuangbing's reluctance to play supporting roles, Yang Mi, who has been a child star since childhood, doesn't seem to have as many ulterior motives.

At 19 years old, she was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with the highest score in her major. While her classmates were still struggling to find their first roles, she had already made a name for herself by playing the spirited Guo Xiang in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

As soon as she saw the audition announcement posted by Victory Studio, she immediately signed up online.

Whether she's the female lead or not is irrelevant to her, as long as she has roles to play.

Moreover, she felt that the second female lead role in "My Love from the Star" was perfect for her.

Liu Shimei is the female lead Qianqian's best friend and rival. She is independent, intelligent, and cunning. She is a competitor of the female lead in her career, but the two still keep in touch in private.

On the surface, she appears gentle and friendly, but in reality, she is deeply scheming.

He is also an actor by profession, but due to his outstanding acting skills and his ability to utilize public opinion, he has gradually become a new generation of top star.

Seeing the information about the second female lead, Yang Mi didn't think she was scheming, but she always felt that the role was tailor-made for her. It seemed like she didn't even need to act; she could just play herself.

"Mimi, did you sign up?"

Zhang Xiaofei, who shared a dorm room with her, exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Yang Mi, sitting in front of the computer, nodded and said, "Did you guys sign up too?"

"I signed up, Yanyan, the class beauty, did you sign up?"

After Zhang Xiaofei finished speaking, she looked at the other two people in her dormitory.

Yan Yan's real name is Jiao Junyan. She has a very fresh and clean appearance and a generous and easygoing personality. In particular, her short hair makes her look especially energetic and neat!
She smiled slightly and said, "Of course I applied, but I don't know if I'll be selected."

"Me too."

The girl Zhang Xiaofei called "class beauty" was named Yuan Shanshan. At that time, Yuan Shanshan was indeed very beautiful, even more so than Yang Mi.

"Which TV series did you choose?" Yuan Shanshan then asked.

"I chose 'My Love from the Star'."

"I also chose 'My Love from the Star'."

Jiao Junyan and Zhang Xiaofei spoke at the same time.

Then, the two looked at each other in surprise, not expecting that they had chosen the same drama.

Yang Mi was startled. If all three of them chose the same drama, would they all choose the same role?

"What roles did you choose?" Yang Mi asked, trembling. She really didn't want to compete with her roommates.

"The third female lead, Xu Yihua."

"The third female lead, Xu Yihua."

Zhang Xiaofei and Jiao Junyan spoke at the same time.

Yang Mi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, thankfully they didn't choose the second female lead like she did.

“I’m the second female lead,” Yang Mi said. “Xiaofei, does that mean we’re not competitors?”

Jiao Junyan, who has a rather cheerful personality, said.

“It’s not just us competing; there are definitely many other candidates for the third female lead role. I wonder who will get it,” Zhang Xiaofei sighed.

"Whichever of you gets selected, you have to treat us to a meal," Yuan Shanshan said.

Zhang Xiaofei and Jiao Junyan exchanged a smile and asked at the same time, "Class beauty, what did you choose?"

"Descendants of the Sun, the second female lead." Yuan Shanshan smiled slightly.

If the female lead role hadn't been given to Su Chang, she would have actually wanted to choose the female lead role.

It's a pity I don't know Cheng Sheng, otherwise that would be great.

……

With the casting announcements for "My Love from the Star" and "Descendants of the Sun," Jing Tian and Su Chang, who were pre-selected as the female leads, instantly became headlines.

Su Chang won the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai Film Festival for her role in "The Great Tang Dynasty".

She's arguably the most popular female celebrity right now, yet there's not much discussion about her playing the lead role.

Since Jing Tian was pre-selected as the female lead, there were many rumors circulating online.

She has never acted in any film or television dramas; it's as if she suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

First, she became the female lead in Cheng Shengxin's new movie, and then she landed the female lead role in a TV series.

There's something wrong with Jing Tian no matter how you look at it.

Either they slept with the director, or they have incredibly powerful connections.

Anyway, all the rumors circulating online are unfavorable to Jing Tian, ​​as if someone behind the scenes is manipulating things.

In addition, many celebrities in the entertainment industry are very interested in these two dramas. Many young actors have taken action as soon as they heard about them, and have directly applied online and submitted their resumes.

There's no way around it; Cheng Sheng's reputation is just too big now.

The success of "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" is truly astonishing.

He won two Best Actor awards at the Venice Film Festival, Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, and Best Newcomer at the Venice Film Festival. This year, he also won Best Actor and Best Actress at the Shanghai Film Festival.

The box office broke domestic records, and it also broke records abroad.

Especially in the Little Country, "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" is incredibly popular, considering that the Little Country has a special kind of admiration for the Tang Dynasty.

The name "Emperor of the Little Kingdom" was actually inherited from Emperor Li Zhi's title. Unfortunately, since Li Zhi, there has been no emperor in China who has called himself Emperor.

The Tang Dynasty became a model for Japan to emulate. The strength of the nation, the development of the economy, and the superiority of the system amazed the Japanese, who sent batches of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn from it.

In the third year of the Longshuo era, the Chinese and Japanese sides fought a major battle at Baijiangkou. More than 4 Japanese troops were routed by more than 1 Tang troops, which made the Japanese realize the power of the Tang Dynasty even more.

The ruler of this powerful nation, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, was titled "Emperor of Heaven." In the first year of the Shangyuan era (674), Li Zhi was called "Emperor of Heaven," and Empress Wu Zetian was called "Empress of Heaven."

While absorbing and introducing Tang culture, the upper class of Xiao Ri Zi Kingdom was also influenced by it, and the emperors of Xiao Ri Zi Kingdom began to call themselves "Emperor of Heaven" for more than 1,300 years. Not only did subsequent leaders call themselves Emperor of Heaven, but they also called deceased predecessors Emperor of Heaven.

On the contrary, many Chinese people are unaware that China has an 'Emperor'.

As for Emperor Li Zhi, in the eyes of many people who do not know the true history, how could Li Zhi possibly be an Emperor?

(End of this chapter)