novelslam Chapter 180 Offense and Defense Against Aliens
Chapter 180 Offense and Defense Against Aliens
Gu Heng stroked his chin, mentally reviewing the timeline from 2009.
At this point, Tong Liya from the Central Academy of Drama probably hasn't gotten together with Chen Sicheng yet, right?
"For the role of Ah Xiang, go to the Central Academy of Drama and find out who a girl named Tong Liya is currently signed with. Poach her directly; we'll cover the breach of contract penalty!"
Then, he named two more people: "Also, find someone named Xiao Yang to play the role of Police Officer Kuntai. As for Huang Landeng, go find Chen Chichi from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Just ask Weizheng for his contact information!"
Ning Hao listened while quickly taking notes.
"What about Qin Feng and the other supporting characters?" Ning Hao asked, looking up.
"Well..."
"That's not right. Before you became the boss, I made the decisions. Now that you're the boss, I'm still the one making the decisions."
"Then you've been a boss for nothing! Go decide for yourself!"
……
Ning Hao scratched his head and left the office.
Let them decide for themselves!
But after thinking it over, Ning Hao discovered an extremely embarrassing problem—Vision Entertainment was completely out of people!
Indeed, with the full-scale development of "Source Code" and "Inception", plus the upcoming "Detective Chinatown", the few remaining artists under Vision Group have long been completely drained.
Well, if we can't afford to eat at home, then we'll have to go out and find food.
Finally, Ning Hao slapped his thigh and decided to hold a public audition!
Good heavens, the moment Ning Hao's studio released this audition announcement, the entire Beijing and Shanghai entertainment circles went wild.
That's Ning Hao!
What's worse, the announcement blatantly stated that they were recruiting a male lead!
The eyes of those male actors in the entertainment industry immediately turned red.
In Gu Heng and Ning Hao's previous works, the core characters were known to be handled internally, with outsiders at most getting a taste of the process.
This is like a windfall!
Major talent agencies, coal mine owners, and investors all used their connections and resources to try and get their artists into Ning Hao's bed.
What? You're saying this isn't the male lead?
That's also acceptable.
While people outside were fighting tooth and nail for roles in "Detective Chinatown," Gu Heng had already quietly set up camp in Huairou with the "Original Code" crew.
The location was arranged by my uncle, Liu Jun. Originally, the production department wanted to rent a professional film studio, which would cost hundreds of thousands of yuan a month.
But Liu Jun is someone who can even come up with the idea of having unemployed Wall Street elites act in a play.
He walked around Huairou twice and saw that there were many old factories in Huairou that were planned to be renovated.
After communicating with the staff in Huairou, they suggested that since we would have to wait several months for construction to begin, it would be better to rent it to us instead.
Thus, the huge space of more than 3,000 square meters was negotiated down to a monthly rent of just over 100,000 yuan.
Besides the price, the most important thing is that the place is big enough.
Train carriages, underground laboratories, and even space capsules can all be set up in separate areas within a single shed.
It saved a lot of time in relocating and moving equipment.
On this day, the main actors of the film crew arrived one after another.
Gu Heng led everyone to a script reading session in a temporary shed outside the factory.
This lineup is quite intimidating.
As always, Mr. Li Xuejian sat calmly with a teacup in hand, while Liu Qianqian, Tang Yan, and Jing Tian sat together reading the script and occasionally exchanging a few words.
Of course, the villain Zhang Yi is also there.
To maximize the suspense factor, Gu Heng also made some clever moves in casting.
Look at the supporting cast sitting at the reading session: Wang Yanhui, Ji Chunhua, the postgraduate entrance exam duo Wang Shuangbao and Bado, and so on.
Good heavens, these guys with their menacing faces sat there, their expressions fierce.
People would believe they were plotting to rob a bank!
Gu Heng wanted this effect. He threw all the good guys and bad guys into one group, creating a smokescreen to fool the audience!
After flipping through a few pages of the script, everyone gradually realized something was amiss.
Looking around, the supporting actors and actresses are all there, as are the veteran actors, but one crucial character is missing.
What about Huang Xiaoming?
Isn't he supposed to be the main character in this show?
The male lead isn't even here, so what's the point of everyone sitting here reading aloud?
Jing Tian, who had just joined the crew, was a little confused.
She leaned close to Liu Qianqian's ear and whispered, "Qianqian, why didn't Xiaoming come? Was his schedule canceled?"
Liu Qianqian, who was concentrating on highlighting key points, burst out laughing upon hearing this and pointed out the window: "He's out there doing infrastructure work."
Everyone was even more confused and looked outside in the direction Liu Qianqian was pointing.
In the center of the factory, Huang Xiaoming, wearing a safety helmet, was sitting on a small stool in front of a train tunnel set.
He stared intently at the workers painting, occasionally touching the paint with his hand; his back view was filled with longing.
"Director, what's going on?" Zhang Yi pushed up his glasses and couldn't help but ask.
Gu Heng then explained to everyone that he had never given Xiaoming the complete script from the beginning.
Even now, Xiaoming still believes that he has entered into a military experimental project.
The killer must be found in this project.
As for who the bomber is, what is the truth behind the experiment, and what is the character's background?
Sorry, I didn't write it!
It would be just right if Xiaoming looked completely bewildered at the time.
After listening, everyone immediately felt that it made a lot of sense, and some even wanted to applaud.
No wonder people in the industry have been saying you're ruthless lately.
This is not just heartless, it's utterly immoral!
Liu Qianqian, always eager to stir up trouble, raised her hand and said, "If Brother Xiaoming asks us about the plot later, can we just make something up to fool him?"
"Just make things up! The more outrageous the better!" Gu Heng waved his hand, granting him special privileges.
Well, the director has already set a trap, so what else can they do?
We have to cooperate!
The veteran actors and skilled performers on set were all eager to get started, saying that when they got to the set, their only task was to find all sorts of ways to fool Huang Xiaoming!
A group of people started whispering and discussing how to trap Huang Xiaoming.
They even made up storylines about serial killers and alien invasions.
While the meeting room was filled with laughter and plotting to swindle people, Huang Xiaoming, who was sitting outside supervising the work, seemed to sense something.
He rubbed his sore nose and turned to look resentfully at the closed door of the conference room.
Although he couldn't hear what was being said inside, he always felt that some treacherous people wanted to harm him.
Gu Heng left him outside to watch others build the set while he led a group inside to read aloud. There's definitely something fishy going on!
At that moment, Gu Heng, who was sitting by the window, happened to meet Huang Xiaoming's resentful gaze, and couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.
You were freeloading at my courtyard house a while back!
Now, the roles of offense and defense have reversed!