67. The twists and turns of selection (Congratulations to Luobo for becoming an executive)

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  Ye Su Mang was a name Wang Bao Qiang was very familiar with.

  "In June, 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy', in July, 'A World Without Thieves', the hot topics for the past two months have all been closely related to this name. This name represents China's most popular young director at present, who is also a master of creating stars."

  In the eyes of Wang Baoqiang and other Beijingers, Ye Su Mang, who is good at discovering new talent, is far more popular than those big-name directors.

  Sometimes when they got together to eat, they would jokingly discuss that if they could be chosen by Ye Su Meng to star in a movie, it would be great! Maybe they could become famous overnight like Huang Bo and Hu Ge.

  But Wang Baoqiang never thought that happiness would come so suddenly. His usual private longing became a reality, and he didn't even have enough mental preparation.

  So for a moment, he stood there stupidly with his phone in hand.

  "Hey, Mr. Wang Baoqiang, are you still there?" Ye Sumang had been waiting here for half a day and the other party didn't respond, so he had to speak up again to ask.

  "What? Ah! Yes, yes, Director Ye, I'm here!" Wang Baoqiang finally came back to his senses, but along with it was a tremble from the bottom of his heart, Director Ye Sumang really wanted him to film a movie!!!

  "It's like this, I saw a movie you were in before called 'Blind Shaft', your performance was very good and the image is quite suitable for one of the main roles in my new play 'A World Without Thieves', if you have time maybe..."

  "Of course I have time, Director, whenever you call me, I'll report for duty!" Ye Sumang's words had barely fallen when Wang Baoqiang hastily chimed in.

  "Huh? Haha, okay, so a week later at 2 pm you come to our company, the address is XXX Street XXX Building XX floor." Although Wang Baoqiang snatched his words, Ye Sumang didn't get angry, but instead couldn't help but laugh. He really didn't expect this actor named Wang Baoqiang to be so eager, he hadn't even said what role it was yet and he had already hastily agreed.

  After finishing speaking, Ye Sumang hung up the phone, because there was still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

  However, Wang Baoqiang, who had been holding the microphone all along, did not put it down. Listening to the busy tone of 'doo... doo...' on the other end of the phone, he could feel that he was not dreaming.

  "What's wrong, Baoqiang? Whose phone is this? How did you end up like this?" An elderly villager passing by Wang Baoqiang's side looked at the child holding the receiver in a daze and asked with some concern.

  "Hahaha!!! Brother, I'm going to act in a movie!!!" Wang Baoqiang's eyes changed from being confused at first, slowly filling with excitement, and finally turning into extreme joy. He was so excited that he directly hugged his fellow villager beside him and started spinning around happily.

  "Oh no, put me down quickly, I'm going to pass out. Are you excited about filming a movie or something? You're always acting like this..."

  "How can that be the same? I'm telling you, this time I'm going to star in Director Ye's movie, and it's a major role! Director Ye is Ye Su Mang, do you know who that is?" Wang Baoqiang immediately retorted with his neck stiffened, hearing the skepticism in his fellow villager's tone.

  "What? Director Ye wants you to star in a movie, and it's the main role!?" The old villager's eyes suddenly widened, this news was simply too shocking.

  "That's it!" Wang Baoqiang's face was full of pride at this time, and his voice was still shaking with excitement as he said: "Just now, Director Ye called me to ask me to star in 'A World Without Thieves', and he also asked me to go to their company for a trial performance in a week!"

  "Oh my! Bao Qiang, big brother, you're going to be famous now! "Heavenly King"! Aren't you going to act alongside Liu Dehua?! Brother Bao Qiang, don't forget to get me an autograph, Liu Dehua is my favorite star!"

  "Let me see, if Liu Dehua is nice to talk to, I'll help you ask him."

  That night, Wang Baoqiang's dormitory was filled with a chorus of envy and jealousy.

  The cast of "No Thieves in the World" is still being selected, and the female lead has finally been confirmed to be Taiwanese actress Rene Liu. Although this Asia-Pacific film queen does not look particularly outstanding, she has a good temperament and her eyes reveal a sharp wit, giving off a very astute feeling.

  What makes Ye Sumang most satisfied is that she has played many roles, with a wide range of personalities, but she can handle them all well. This super high role handling ability is also the reason why Ye Sumang was chosen in the end.

  The big villain Li Shu's actor is Chen Daoming who had an outstanding performance in "Kangxi Dynasty".

  Actually, the role of Uncle Li was originally intended for Ge You, and at that time Ge You's schedule was also free. However, in the end Ge You still refused to perform. After inquiring many times, Ye Sumang only knew that at the same time, Feng Xiaogang's new play "Cell Phone" had also sent an invitation to Ge You.

  Between two plays, Ge You finally took on a role in Feng Xiaogang's new film "Cell Phone".

  This is also the first confrontation between Ye Sumang and Feng Xiaogang before the New Year's Day, relying on his reputation and years of word-of-mouth, Feng Xiaogang won slightly.

  Yeh Su-meng didn't mind this, Chen Dao-ming's acting skills were not inferior to Ge You in Yeh Su-meng's eyes, and even more rich.

  In "The Kangxi Dynasty", Chen Daoming fully demonstrated the domineering air, broad-mindedness, wisdom and cunning of an emperor, which is exactly why his outstanding acting skills made Ye Suman immediately confirm him instead of competing with Ge You.

  However, not all roles were selected so smoothly.

  In the selection of thieves' gang female thief Xiaoye, Ye Sumang was originally determined to be played by Li Bing, who had an excellent performance in "The Young Detective", and both parties had even gone through interviews and basically confirmed. However, when discussing the contract, Ye Sumang encountered a lion's mouth from the actor brokerage company.

  "Hmm, how much did you say your appearance fee is?" Ye Sumeng narrowed her eyes and looked at the other party with a cold smile.

  "Wei Ying is such an excellent actress, I think she must have a price that matches her worth, 2 million, not a single digit less." The representative of Li Bing's agency had an arrogant expression, as if he had already secured Ye Su Mang.

  Looking at the opponent's confident appearance, Ye Sumang felt that the opponent was really too absurd and couldn't help but laugh. The other side seemed to have taken themselves as a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

  "Ah, I admit, she's indeed a good actress. But do you know how much the female lead Liu Ruoying was paid for this performance? One million five hundred thousand, fifty thousand less than your offer." Ye Sumang's tone suddenly became unusually calm, as if he wasn't provoked at all by the other party's aggressive momentum, and even revealed a mysterious smile while speaking.

  Looking at Ye Su's eyes, which showed no signs of anger, Li Bing's agent thought the other party was willing to compromise and then slightly negotiate the price, which is very common in negotiations between drama crews and actors.

  The representative of Ye Sumang, who thought he had already eaten and digested, immediately coughed and was about to speak, trying to grasp a few more sentences and gain enough benefits. However, Ye Sumang did not give him another chance.

  "I'm telling you this, not to negotiate the price with you again. I just want to tell you that your actor is not worth the price now. Given your company's lack of sincerity in cooperation, we have decided to refuse to cooperate with your company's actors anymore. That's it, goodbye!" Ye Sumang slowly stood up and walked out of the conference room under the agent's surprised expression.

  "Y...y...y..." Li Bing's agency representative was so angry that he couldn't speak, pointing at Ye Su Mang's back in disbelief. This doll-like director, whom he had thought so highly of, actually dared to kick his actor out of the crew, this was simply a slap in the face.

  No matter how angry the representative in the conference room was, when Ye Sumang walked out, he happened to see Li Bing waiting at the door of the conference room.

  "Director, I'm sorry..." Li Bing's face showed both grievance and regret. The agency's decision was not something she had the right to refute, so she could only silently watch as the opportunity slipped away from her, while also feeling a little guilty towards Ye Su Mang.

  "Hehe, no deal this time, but we'll keep the friendship for next time. We'll cooperate again in the future." Ye Sumeng said with a understanding smile, and gently shook hands with Li Bing.

  However, the roles that were originally confirmed became tricky again due to the sudden change of heart from the actors' agency. Ye Sumang didn't want to be a substitute, so he wouldn't go find those female celebrities who had been interviewed before again.

  Just as he was worried, a woman's figure suddenly appeared on the TV screen in front of him, and Ye Sumang's eyes lit up instantly.