r18novel Chapter 30 Refusal
Chapter 30 Refusal
In this world, movies and TV shows are not broadcast on television sets, but primarily using 3D projectors.
In addition, 3D glasses or holographic helmets can also be used.
Of course, if you want to experience even more stunning movie special effects, you can go to the cinema.
The cinemas in this world are not the kind of cinemas on Earth where a single screen plays videos.
The cinemas in this world are sometimes like football stadiums, or like the spherical cinemas in Las Vegas.
Watching a movie in such a cinema gives the audience a sense of being there.
It's as if you've personally entered the world of the main character, experiencing everything firsthand alongside the characters in the movie—it's truly breathtaking.
If shooting a TV series requires a dozen or so 3D holographic cameras, then shooting a movie might require dozens, or even hundreds, of holographic cameras.
In addition, the footage needs to be rendered with special effects.
The special effects rendering of holographic films is not the same as that of 2D images. The rendering of 3D holographic films is three-dimensional, more complex, and more expensive.
It is said that to make a holographic movie, the cost would be at least several hundred million, several billion, or even tens of billions.
Of course, movies have high production costs, but they also make a lot of money. As long as it's a good movie, it's easy to recoup the costs in a super-large market with over 120 billion people.
Around 2 PM, accompanied by Zheng Xinyao, Zhang Zeyan arrived at the first floor of the hotel.
Today, the audition for the second male lead will take place here.
When Zhang Zeyan arrived, more than a dozen competitors were already there.
Zhang Zeyan's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention because he was so handsome.
"Holy crap, someone this handsome is playing the second male lead? Is there no justice in this world?"
Upon seeing Zhang Zeyan's appearance, everyone who came to audition immediately lost confidence.
"He came with Zheng Xinyao. Could he be a new talent that Zheng Xinyao's company is promoting?"
"I don't know, but he'll likely be your biggest competitor today."
Just as a group of people were discussing Zhang Zeyan, the director arrived with the production team and representatives of the investors.
"Please wait a moment, everyone. The auditions will begin shortly."
About a few minutes later, the staff started calling people to audition.
The first person went in, and about ten minutes later, he came out with a blank expression and left quickly.
Next, one auditionee after another entered the audition room.
More than an hour later, it was finally Zhang Zeyan's turn.
Under the guidance of the staff, Zhang Zeyan pushed open the door and went inside.
Inside was an empty room, a large room, with six audition judges sitting in a row.
When Zhang Zeyan entered the room, the people's eyes lit up upon seeing him.
"Hello director, hello teachers, my name is Zhang Zeyan, and I'm here to audition for the second male lead." Zhang Zeyan introduced himself to everyone.
"Hello there."
At this moment, before anyone else could speak, a middle-aged man said, "The second male lead has a lot of fight scenes. I'd like to know if you've studied martial arts?"
"I've studied it." Zhang Zeyan nodded.
"Then give me a performance!"
"Can."
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhang Zeyan began his performance.
Zhang Zeyan's fighting style is not only highly practical, but also looks very beautiful.
"You're pretty good in that respect. Next, we'll need to see your acting skills in dramatic scenes. Take a look at this scene and then perform it."
He handed a script to Zhang Zeyan.
Zhang Zeyan glanced at it and quickly knew which scene it was.
This scene is arguably the most difficult of all the scenes featuring the second male lead.
"Teacher, I'm about to perform."
Zhang Zeyan put aside his lines and quickly immersed himself in the performance.
Seeing Zhang Zeyan's performance, several people on stage nodded in approval.
Only the person who asked Zhang Zeyan to perform looked rather unhappy.
Not long after, Zhang Zeyan finished his performance.
"Your acting in dramatic scenes was pretty good too. Alright, you can go back and wait for our news."
"Okay, thank you, teachers."
Zhang Zeyan bowed slightly to the group of people and then walked out.
"How is it?"
When Zhang Zeyan came out, Zheng Xinyao immediately asked him questions.
"I feel okay, but I don't know if I can succeed."
Inside the audition room, after Zhang Zeyan left, the director asked the others, "What did everyone think of Zhang Zeyan just now?"
Upon hearing the director's words, one person shook his head immediately without waiting for the others to speak, saying, "I don't think it'll work."
"Why?" another person asked.
"Because he's too handsome. If he plays the second male lead, what will happen to the male lead?" the man said casually.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked thoughtful.
Yeah, if such a handsome guy plays the second male lead, where does that leave the male lead?
The male lead is an artist heavily promoted by Qingtian Entertainment. To promote this artist, Qingtian Entertainment has invested a lot of money and even invited Zheng Xinyao to act opposite him.
If Zhang Zeyan were to star in this, no one would even care about the male lead.
"Let's put it on hold for now and see how the other auditions go," the director said to everyone at the end.
As a director, he hoped that Zhang Zeyan could play the role, preferably the male lead, so that his drama would have higher ratings.
However, he is just a director and doesn't have that much say.
After Zhang Zeyan finished his audition, he found a hotel nearby and stayed there.
At 5 p.m., Zhang Zeyan received a phone call from a woman.
"Hello, are you Zhang Zeyan? I'm the manager of Qingtian Entertainment. Can we meet and talk?" the woman's voice asked Zhang Zeyan.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zeyan directly refused: "Sorry, I really don't want to sign with any entertainment company, so you shouldn't waste your time on me."
Upon hearing Zhang Zeyan's words, the woman on the other end of the phone said calmly, "I know you auditioned for the second male lead in 'Legend of Jiang Yue' today. 'Legend of Jiang Yue' is a film and television series invested in by our Qingtian Entertainment. As long as you sign with our company, we can provide you with the resources you want. What do you think?"
"Does not signing a contract mean there's no way to get this role?" Zhang Zeyan asked instead of answering.
"I can only say that resources are precious in the entertainment industry, and no company would reserve the best resources for outsiders," the woman said calmly.
"I'm sorry, I still don't want to sign the contract." Zhang Zeyan shook his head.
"How about this, if you're willing to sign a contract, you can have the male lead role in this drama."
"Sorry, I don't want to sign a contract. You should look for someone else."
Zhang Zeyan didn't want to be sold out by the male lead of a TV series.
"Alright, that's settled then." Seeing that Zhang Zeyan was determined not to sign the contract, the woman hung up the phone immediately.
At 8 p.m., Zhang Zeyan received a call from Zheng Xinyao.
"Zhang Zeyan, I'm so sorry!"
As soon as the call connected, Zheng Xinyao's weak apologetic voice came through.
"What's wrong? Why are you apologizing to me?" Zhang Zeyan asked, puzzled.
"Your audition was unsuccessful. The director said your acting was alright, but you're too handsome and don't fit the character of the second male lead. I'm sorry! You made a wasted trip."
"It's okay, if it didn't work out, it didn't work out." Zhang Zeyan accepted the result quite calmly.
After rejecting the contract offer from Qingtian Entertainment, Zhang Zeyan had a premonition that he might not be able to get the role of the second male lead in this drama.