Regarding the role of Sun Wukong.
Producer Zheng Qi had a few candidates.
These individuals were all from prominent artistic families, descendants of old artists, possessing excellent education.
Generally speaking, the more one comes from an artistic lineage, the more they understand what playing the role of Sun Wukong would bring.
Throughout the Journey to the West, although the protagonists were the pilgrimage group, only Sun Wukong was truly outstanding.
Furthermore, online discussions and expert analyses consistently focused on this monkey.
If one could secure the opportunity to play Sun Wukong, they would absolutely become famous overnight with one show!
"Please ask Producer Zheng to contact this person and have him audition," Su Yu said, handing his phone to Zheng Qi.
On his phone was a Weibo account named Zhang Chenghua.
The Weibo displayed photos of his usual performances.
And an official certification: "Monkey Performance Intangible Cultural Heritage Successor!"
"An internet celebrity?" Zheng Qi frowned as he looked at Zhang Chenghua's profile.
He felt he couldn't quite keep up with Jiangnan's thinking, and his casting choices were quite unconventional.
When he had so many children nurtured in artistic families, why would he choose an internet celebrity with only a hundred thousand followers?
"Let him try, perhaps he can surprise Producer Zhang?" Su Yu nodded with a smile.
Su Yu had noticed Zhang Chenghua at the new game launch event. At that time, as a cosplayer, he had performed monkey performances on stage, truly bringing the monkey to life.
After all, on Earth, Teacher Liu was also from a monkey performance family.
Although Teacher Liu had some questionable actions later on, his portrayal of Sun Wukong was undeniable, not an exaggeration to call it a generation's classic.
And Su Yu saw a glimpse of Teacher Liu in this Zhang Chenghua.
He felt that for the role of Sun Wukong, rather than letting those from academies perform it with their formulaic routines, it would be better to incorporate folk performance to make this monkey more vibrant.
"Alright... Alright." Zheng Qi had received a strict order this time; any request from Su Yu was to be fulfilled unconditionally.
Even if he had different opinions, he wouldn't voice them. All he needed to do was report today's events to his superiors.
Working in such an organization, one should never step outside their responsibilities; this was advice he had received from his seniors when he first entered the industry, and he had always kept it in mind.
"Then, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave?" Su Yu checked the time; they had been talking for nearly two hours without him realizing.
"Alright, I'll escort you to the reception area," Zheng Qi said, standing up.
He was waiting to see how Su Yu would win over Zhao Chengfeng.
After all, this person was notoriously picky.
After following Zheng Qi out, Su Yu put on his mask.
Then, as he passed through the work area, he saw Zhao Chengfeng sitting in the reception area, looking towards them. When he saw Su Yu, a smile immediately appeared on his face. "Hey, you're here. Come, sit!"
"Commander Zhao, can we add each other on WeChat?" Su Yu opened his QR code.
Zhao Chengfeng quickly opened WeChat and scanned it.
Then Su Yu sent him the script document.
"Wolf Warrior?" Zhao Chengfeng's eyebrows rose as he saw the document name.
This name was quite good.
"I'll take a look at the script first. You guys do as you please." Zhao Chengfeng opened the document and began to read it seriously.
Seeing the two discussing business, Zheng Qi sat down beside them and took out his phone, instructing his assistant to bring two cups of coffee.
...
The atmosphere was a bit silent.
While Commander Zhao was looking down at the script,
Su Yu was idly browsing Weibo.
The online public opinion regarding Dark Night Rabbit and Mo Yan was still ongoing.
Scrolling through those Weibo posts, Su Yu found it somewhat amusing.
There were those criticizing Dark Night Rabbit, and those responding to these critics.
Among them, a music critic's comment was quite well-put.
"I've said it many times, high notes don't represent singing skill; emotional resonance is the most important. Dark Night Rabbit's emotional resonance is leagues ahead of Dolphin Doll's. His win as Singer of the Week this episode is well-deserved. Some people are fixated on a cracked note, but please look at the uncracked version of this song covered by this singer and compare the difference. Dark Night Rabbit's version of this song absolutely deserves the praise of those pure-hearted dream chasers!"
Unfortunately,
This music critic's comment section had been flooded with trolls.
Of course, a large portion of these were trolls funded by overseas capital, and some were from the Dynasty Entertainment trolls.
That's right, Dynasty Entertainment was also scolding, and scolding fiercely.
In fact, Su Yu had received a call from Lin Chaoyang earlier, asking him if he could perform the dolphin sound.
After receiving Su Yu's answer of "a little,"
Lin Chaoyang was as happy as a child.
"I'll go add fuel to the fire!"
And so, the situation now was that there was no control whatsoever; public opinion was flying everywhere.
Su Yu understood Lin Chaoyang's intention; having public opinion was the best opportunity to gather fans. As long as one could prove their strength, the greater the public opinion, the better.
Moreover, with the finals approaching, this kind of public opinion surfacing was essentially overseas capital giving Su Yu a significant gift.
...
"Good!!!"
Suddenly, Zhao Chengfeng slapped the coffee table.
Startling Su Yu and Zheng Qi, who trembled slightly.
"Hahaha, those who offend my China, though far away, shall be punished! This story is awesome, so awesome! Let's film it like this!"
He stood up excitedly, praising it repeatedly.
"Alright, I'll have the company contact Commander Zhao regarding the subsequent matters?" Su Yu stood up, smiling. Da Feng Novel Network
"No problem, just say what you need, and we'll fully cooperate with you as per the old chief's instructions!" In fact, when Zhao Chengfeng received the script, he had already sent it to the old chief. After only a few minutes of reading, the old chief had instructed him to cooperate fully. However, the story was so captivating that he had read it all the way to the end right there.
The line "Those who offend my China, though far away, shall be punished" had filled him with immense excitement.
"Good," Su Yu nodded.
After a few more words, Zhao Chengfeng left in a hurry.
Su Yu also bid farewell to Zheng Qi.
Leaving Zheng Qi alone, sitting there completely bewildered.
"Ah, this, this, this... it's done just like that?"
The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
Then he stood up in shock.
Since when was it so easy to discuss a script with Zhao Chengfeng?
Since when did they agree so readily?
Wasn't it supposed to be passing Zhao Chengfeng's hurdle first, then reporting for approval, then everyone offering opinions to revise the script, and after revisions, they were still not satisfied, leading to a cycle of changing screenwriters?
You got through it so easily, do you know how awkward that makes the screenwriters I hired previously feel...