After sending Zhong Weiguo away, Lin Shu returned to his room, sat at his desk and started sketching.

The main actors in A Study in Scarlet are: Sherlock, Watson, housekeeper Mrs. Hudson, forensic doctor Molly, Mycroft, Sheriff Lestrade and the last murderer, the taxi driver.

For other small roles with one or two lines, Lin Shu is not planning to publicly audition. After all, the acting is just around the corner. Such small roles are still easy to find.

The male protagonist Sherlock will be played by Lin Shu himself, and the casting of Watson and Jasmine is not a big problem. For the remaining four roles, Lin Shu already has suitable candidates in mind.

After the actors were initially determined, all that was left was to notify Zhong Weiguo to send them an audition invitation. The actors Lin Shu chose were all second-tier or below, and he knew that even if he used Huantu's signature, he would be unlikely to swindle actors above the second-tier.

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Moreover, he couldn't afford the salary of second-tier or above actors. If Lin Shu's biggest worry about this movie was the actor's reputation.

In 2008, most of the audiences went to movie theaters for special effects and celebrities. The combination of unknown actors and directors was really fatal.

This problem cannot be avoided. Although Lin Shu has prepared a publicity plan to compensate for it, he has no confidence at all in how effective it will be in the end.

Lin Shu shook his head gently, trying to put this worry aside for the time being. Lin Shu stood up slightly tiredly, took out his mobile phone, and called the actor Watson in his heart according to his predecessor's memory.

The phone was connected after the third ring. "Hello, is this Lin Shu?" Listening to the deep voice from the other end of the phone, Lin Shu thanked his predecessor for the connections left behind.

"Senior Wang Kai, it's me! Do you have time recently? I have a movie and I want you to be the second male lead..."

After getting a positive reply from the other party, Lin Shu hung up the phone. Wang Kai was a student of China National Theater in 2003, and his relationship with Lin Shu could be said to be very good. After all, who made him Prince Jing?

Lin Shu chose Wang Kai to play the role of Watson. The main reason was that in addition to his excellent acting skills, the role played by Wang Kai always had a feeling of not being very smart. This temperament is really in line with Watson, and the other party

It’s still very cheap now.

The candidate for Jasmine Forensic Doctor was also a classmate of Lin Shu's in drama. He just invited her to play the heroine. After hearing this, she agreed.

Ninety percent of the students from the Film and Television School start their careers in soy sauce roles after graduation. It’s not bad to have a prominent role, let alone the heroine of a movie.

Almost no new actress can refuse such an opportunity. Competition in this industry has always been very fierce, especially for actresses.

After finalizing the main actors, Lin Shu called Zhong Weiguo and explained to him the actor information for the secondary roles.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lin Shu received a reply from Zhong Weiguo. All the actors' schedules were OK, and they agreed to audition at Huantu Company in a week.

"Huh~" He took a big step out, and Lin Shu felt really relieved.

It is now late September, and Lin Shu will set out to form his own temporary shooting team in the next week. If he moves quickly, Lin Shu plans to complete the shooting and edit the film in November.

A major selling point of this movie is the editing, and he needs to personally control all aspects of it. The first step of a startup is always the most difficult. As long as Lin Shu's movie is successful, then his second movie,

The third movie will be much easier.

……

Huantu Film and Television, in the reception room.

In seven days, Lin Shu went to Hengdian Film and Television City and reached a preliminary cooperation intention with the selected shooting team. Now he only needs to finalize the actors and can directly sign a contract with the selected team.

This living room was used by Lin Shu as a temporary audition location. The actor in front of him was the biggest name in this audition and the most difficult to get. If he was selected, it would be basically no difficulty for the others behind him.

"Teacher Zhu Yongteng, hello. My name is Lin Shu. I am a 04-level graduate of the Directing Department of China National Theater Academy. I am also the director of the film Study in Scarlet. I also serve as a judge for this audition!"

Zhu Yongteng looked at Lin Shu and forgot to respond for a moment. He didn't know if it was appropriate for him to turn around and leave now? His popularity has declined in the past few years, but it has not declined. He needs to hang out with a newly graduated director.

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Lin Shu felt the awkward atmosphere in the air, but he could do nothing about it. The other party was a 95-level acting student at the Shanghai Theater Academy, and he had been debuting for nearly ten years.

In the first few years, he did quite well and was an actor above the second tier. However, because he has not become popular and there are more and more new-generation actors, his status will inevitably slip to the lower tier.<

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"Ahem, Teacher Zhu, can we talk about the characters?"

In order to prevent the atmosphere from continuing to be awkward, Lin Shu could only speak out to break the deadlock. Logically speaking, the actors should be the weakest party during the audition process, but now the situation has completely reversed, and Lin Shu, the director, has become the weakest party.

"Director Lin, the audition invitation sent to me by Huantu is for the third male lead. I would like to ask who are the first and second male leads?"

Zhu Yongteng suppressed the idea of ​​turning around and leaving, and brought the topic to the cast of this movie. If the first and second male actors are higher than him, then it is not a bad idea for him to star in this movie.

"The first male lead is me, and the second male lead is my senior, a 2003 Chinese Opera Performance Department student."

"Director Lin, I think there may be some misunderstandings between your company and I, and my schedule may not be so free..."

Lin Shu heard the other party's rejection and quickly said, "Teacher Zhu, wait, wait! Look, you're already here, why not give me a little more time and listen to me finish introducing this to you?"

Role, how about making a decision again?"

Zhu Yongteng thought for a while, then nodded silently.

He considered that everyone belongs to the same circle, and Lin Shu is a director. No one knows how high he can go in the future, and there is no need to make the relationship too tense just for a few minutes.

"Teacher Zhu, the character you play, Shakoff, is the brother of the male protagonist. He is also the person with the highest IQ in the whole drama, and he belongs to the type of boss behind the scenes!"

Shakoff is the Chinese pseudonym of Mycroft Holmes. The reason why Lin Shu chose Zhu Yongteng to play this role was mainly because of the evil femininity on his face. Moreover, Lin Shu is 187cm tall and wanted to play his brother.

He can't be a dwarf, Zhu Yongteng is also 185cm tall.

"Director Lin, I understand the role you mentioned, but my schedule is really..."

Schedule is always the best excuse for actors. Zhu Yongteng has already rejected this project in his heart. The reason why he is willing to stay and listen to this is for the sake of dignity for both parties.

"Ten days! I only need ten days of schedule! Teacher Zhu, for these ten days of schedule, I am willing to pay you 500,000 yuan!"

"Ten days, 50w."

I have to say that this price still made Zhu Yongteng's heart flutter. Actors' salaries have not soared yet, and a salary of 500,000 for a ten-day period is already the treatment of a second-tier or higher star.

Actors do movies not for fame, but for profit. Now Lin Shu has no reputation. The only way to attract actors with a little bit of celebrity is to spend money. As long as you can afford the money, Brother Fa and Uncle Long can find them.

, a few years later, there will be a wealthy person who will do this.

"Director Lin, can I read the script?"
Chapter completed!