Starting from a Fake University
Chapter 699 - 409: Want Actors, Not Traffic (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

Chapter 699: Chapter 409: Want Actors, Not Traffic (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

After Jia Nong returned, he began preparing for the Rural Support Project, and as Principal Ding said, he would timely notify the students in the College of Agriculture about it.

[College of Agriculture Group]——

Director Jia Nong: @everyone, dear students, today Principal Ding and the education authority have set the location and work content for the Rural Support Project. We in the College of Agriculture are actively preparing for it, to officially launch it after the spring festival.

In light of this, I hope you can all return to the campus as soon as possible after the spring festival to prepare.

"Received!"

"Alright, Director Jia."

"Understood!"

"No problem at all, this winter break is so long and boring, it’s quite good to get back to school early."

"Can I return to school after the Lantern Festival?"

"Hahaha, after the Lantern Festival? I really don’t want to stay at home, so I’ll go back to school after the seventh day of the spring festival."

"In that case, I’ll also prepare to return to school earlier."

"Director Jia, which location have we been assigned to for the Rural Support Project?"

"Honestly, I’m pretty excited about participating in this round of the Rural Support Project."

Unexpectedly, most students reacted quite positively to Director Jia Nong’s notice about returning to school early.

At this moment, in the principal’s office in the Administration Building.

Ding Yue was discussing with Director Su Yangfan about the casting for the science fiction film, "Wandering Earth".

"Principal Ding, these are some actors our assistant director has found for a few roles. Take a look."

As soon as Su Yangfan arrived at Principal Ding’s office, he immediately gave the actor profiles to Principal Ding.

Upon receiving the profiles, Ding Yue didn’t look at them immediately, but turned to Su Yangfan and asked, "Director Su, which of our students at Mist City Arts and Sciences University have been finally chosen to play the male lead Liu Qi and the female lead Han Duo Duo?"

Ding Yue was indeed quite concerned about this.

During the audition, Ding Yue and Su Yangfan selected a number of standbys. That is to say, any of these students could possibly end up playing the male and female leads.

However, when it came to professional matters, Ding Yue ultimately chose to hand it over to Su Yangfan and his team to make the final decisions, without intervening too much himself.

Moreover, for Ding Yue, the candidates selected actually did match his views on how the male lead Liu Qi and the female lead Han Duo Duo should look. Crucially, these students all boasted quite impressive acting skills.

"Ah, Principal Ding, after extensive discussion within our team, we’ve made that decision."

Su Yangfan immediately replied.

"Really? Which two students then?"

"Zhao Hao will play the male lead Liu Qi," Su Yangfan answered.

Upon hearing the name Zhao Hao, Ding Yue vaguely recalled him. If he remembered correctly, the first student who auditioned on stage was Zhao Hao, right?

His performance at that time definitely satisfied Ding Yue, and he seemed a perfect fit for the character of Liu Qi.

"Fang Yin will play the female lead Han Duoduo," Su Yangfan then revealed who would play the female lead.

"Fang Yin..."

Ding Yue also had some recollection of her, indeed an outstanding performance arts student from the auditions for the female lead Han Duoduo.

With her serious attitude when acting, coupled with her inherent purity and slightly adorable charm, she was extremely suitable for the character of Han Duoduo in "Wandering Earth", a not yet adult student.

"As for the character Tim, that’s Zhou Shanchuan who you, Principal Ding, chose." Su Yangfan continued.

"Yes, I know that."

Ding Yue nodded slightly in response.

Zhou Shanchuan was indeed the best choice to play Tim. Unless someone who looked exactly like the original Tim on Earth was found, Ding Yue wouldn’t consider changing the role, and would let Zhou Shanchuan play the mixed-race "young man" Tim who brought the comedic elements.

"Ah, there’s also a character named Li Changtiao, right? Is that role being played by one of our students from Mist City Arts and Science University?"

Ding Yue suddenly remembered this character and asked curiously.

Although Li Changtiao was not a lead character, he was still a very important supporting role. According to the plot of "Wandering Earth", Li Changtiao was in charge of computer programming, an indispensable part of the main team.

"Principal Ding, we didn’t assign this role to any of our students from Mist City Arts and Science University. Currently, among our confirmed actors for ’Wandering Earth’, only Zhao Hao, Fang Yin and Zhou Shanchuan from the university are involved. The rest of the cast were scouted and invited by us."

Su Yangfan explained, motioning to the actor profiles in Principal Ding’s hands.

"Well, it’s okay. Having three is already very good."

Ding Yue didn’t insist on having all the roles played by performance arts students from his own university.

Even if he did wish for this, whether performance arts students could handle major roles would be a question.

So, to ensure the quality of "Wandering Earth", Ding Yue just decided on Zhao Hao, Fang Yin, and Zhou Shanchuan, three students who were very suitable for their roles.

As for the actors needed for other roles, Su Yangfan could make his own selection.

In Su Yangfan’s team, the person responsible for selecting the actors was Su Yangfan’s most trusted assistant, his assistant director Wang Chou.