At this point in time, when mentioning actress "Liu Tao."
If you're not a fan of hers, the first things that come to mind are probably the roles she played years ago, like Azhu in "Tian Long Ba Bu," and the infatuated princess in "My Fair Princess."
The role of Princess Nihuang in "Nirvana in Fire" that made her famous again is still a few years away.
Therefore, when Liu Tao received the audition invitation from Su Yihuan, she was immediately moved.
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Liu Tao's house.
Wang Ke, Liu Tao's husband, held their eldest daughter while watching his wife holding their youngest son, and heard about this from her.
"This is Su Yihuan's first self-written and self-directed drama. I don't think it's reliable."
"Do you think I have any other choices right now?"
Liu Tao said with a resentful look on her face.
Before, she didn't dare to say how popular she was, but she was at least at the top tier of second-tier actresses.
Now, she's about to fall to the third tier.
Wang Ke smiled awkwardly, and then Liu Tao continued:
"Besides, this drama has a lot of attention. No matter what, it can at least help me get enough attention and make it easier for me to come back."
Wang Ke agreed with this.
Regardless of how Su Yihuan's drama turns out, it's incredibly popular in the entertainment industry.
Not to mention Su Yihuan's own popularity as the "top male lead in ancient costume dramas" in China.
He actually rejected the role of Jing Tian, the male lead in "Chinese Paladin 3," and insisted on directing and starring in his own drama.
This alone is enough to draw attention.
It can be said that the current popularity of this drama is second only to "Chinese Paladin 3."
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Although she was prepared, Liu Tao was still a bit confused when she arrived at the audition site.
Seeing the little kids in the changing room with her, she almost thought she was not at a film crew but at a primary school.
If she hadn't just given birth and hadn't been invited for any other plays.
She wanted to turn around and run.
"Little, little brother, this is the women's changing room."
Liu Tao said to a boy who looked about nine or ten years old with a somewhat neutral and delicate face.
"Auntie, I'm a girl."
The girl with short hair pouted and said with dissatisfaction.
"Ah? That, that, I, I'm sorry."
Liu Tao smiled awkwardly.
"It's okay, you're Auntie Liu Tao, right? The one playing my mother?"
Zhao Jinmai, dressed in a set of pajamas, grinned and said:
"I'm Zhao Jinmai, you can call me 'Maimai,' I'm playing your son, Xiao Zhi, in this drama."
Liu Tao was stunned for a while after hearing the other party's introduction.
Su Yihuan found a little girl to play the male lead?
But kids at this age haven't developed yet, and cutting their hair short will make it hard for anyone to recognize them.
Didn't Stephen Chow play this trick in "CJ7"?
"Maimai, are you done changing your clothes? Director Su called us out."
At this time, a girl who was two years older than Zhao Jinmai, with a baby-fat face and a side ponytail, shouted from the entrance of the changing room.
"Oh! Coming!"
Zhao Jinmai waved her hand in response.
Liu Tao also glanced back.
She remembers her name is... Zhang Zifeng, playing Xia Xia, the female lead.
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After changing clothes and coming out of the changing room to meet the male actors formally.
Liu Tao felt even more like she had entered a primary school.
Wu Lei, playing the third male lead, Xiao Mao, is a well-known child star.
He has starred in five or six TV dramas.
But they were all small supporting roles, not much better than an amateur.
Peng Yuchang, playing the second male lead, Xiao Gang, is a complete amateur.
Being a 90s kid, he was almost a head taller than these 00s kids.
But it's not strange that Xiao Gang is a few years older than Xiao Zhi and Xia Xia in the script.
After wandering around for a while.
Liu Tao discovered that except for the extras, and Su Yihuan, who played Professor Oak and directed the show, being adults like her.
All the other actors she could name were little kids.
Isn't Su Yihuan making a sitcom like "Home With Kids?"
But no, there are more than two adult roles in "Home With Kids."
Liu Tao felt increasingly unreliable.
"Are you leaving?"
A calm voice suddenly sounded behind her.
Before Liu Tao could turn around, the little kids around her all shouted:
"Yihuan Uncle!"
"Huan Ge!"
"Director Su!"
Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Zifeng called him "Yihuan Uncle," Peng Yuchang called him "Huan Ge," and Wu Lei called him "Director Su."
There's no problem with 00s kids calling 80s kids "Uncle," and 90s kids calling them "Brother."
And Wu Lei has starred in several dramas already, so his address is also different from other kids his age.
"Su, Director Su, that, I..."
Liu Tao turned around, her face slightly awkward.
"It's okay if you want to leave, I have backups."
Su Yihuan said that he is not the licking-dog male lead of a certain platform, he wouldn't cater to women.
He did find Liu Tao to play the role of Aunt Hua Zi because her temperament fits.
But more than one person fits.
His ex-girlfriend, older sister Jia Jingwen, also fits.
If Liu Tao wanted to leave, Su Yihuan wouldn't hold her back.
Before the awkward-faced Liu Tao could reply, Su Yihuan said to the group of fledgling little radishes:
"Listen, you little brats, you are about to film the world's number one IP. This drama will be enough for you to eat for a lifetime!"
Hearing Su Yihuan's words.
Not to mention Liu Tao, even these elementary and high school students were shocked.
Both "world's number one IP" and "eat for a lifetime" are scary.