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Chapter 217 Preparing for the filming of "The Deer and the Cauldron", Wei Xiaobao and his seven wives!

Author: Lone Orange on the Moon

Chapter 217 Preparing for the filming of "The Deer and the Cauldron", Wei Xiaobao and his seven wives!

However, Jiang Xiaofeng did not sign Yan Danchen to Century Film and Television just because she was good-looking and had a good figure.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's view, Yan Danchen's potential can only be regarded as average in this circle, and it is difficult to be promoted to a first-line star like Fan Bingbing.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaofeng only invited Yan Danchen to star in the drama "Young Man Bao Qingtian 2" this time, and had no intention of recruiting her to his subordinates.

After this meeting and exchange, Jiang Xiaofeng and Yan Danchen left a very good impression on each other and became good friends.

That afternoon.

Jiang Xiaofeng made an appointment with Zhang Jizhong to the Sanjin Courtyard in the Second Ring Road to secretly discuss cooperation matters.

Now Zhang Jizhong is nominally the production director of CCTV. In fact, he and Jiang Xiaofeng have been plotting a deeper cooperation in private.

Moreover, Jiang Xiaofeng also bought the remake rights of four novels from Jin Yong with the help of Zhang Jizhong, "Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Dragon", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Deer and the Cauldron", including those currently being filmed.

"Xia Ke Xing", Century Film and Television Company bought a total of five remake rights of Jin Yong's novels.

Of course, Century Pictures did not go smoothly in purchasing the copyright of Jin Yong's drama, and it also encountered many competitors.

For example, China Audiovisual Global Media (BJ) Co., Ltd., in competition with Century Pictures, won the film and television adaptation rights of three Jin Yong novels, including "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" and "The Blue Blood Sword."

Ciwen Film and Television Production Co., Ltd. in Yanjing has obtained the film and television adaptation rights of two Jin Yong novels including "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain".

The reason why Century Pictures was able to win the remake rights of five dramas: "Dragon", "Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Deer and the Cauldron", and "Xia Ke Xing" is mainly because Jiang Xiaofeng is rich and willing to

Spend 7 million to get the remake rights of these 5 dramas.

Because the movie "Xia Ke Xing" is already being filmed, and "The Swordsman" has been completed for three or two months, Jiang Xiaofeng and Zhang Jizhong began to discuss which work to film next.

Zhang Jizhong's original intention was to film "Legend of the Condor Heroes" first. He felt that this drama would be more exciting, especially the casting of Guo Jing and Huang Rong, which would attract attention easily.

However, in Jiang Xiaofeng's view, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Dragon" all have very loyal audiences, so there is no need to rush.

Jiang Xiaofeng wanted to prepare for the filming of "The Deer and the Cauldron" first, because he always felt that Xu Zheng's current age, appearance, temperament, and acting skills were very suitable for the role of Wei Xiaobao.

Looking at the entire mainland entertainment industry, there is no actor more suitable to play Wei Xiaobao than Xu Zheng.

In the memory of Jiang Xiaofeng's previous life, mainland China later remade several versions of "The Deer and the Cauldron", including Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Yishan, Han Dong and other mainland actors who all played the role of Wei Xiaobao, but a few of them only knew how to wink and make exaggerated and obscene actions.

And expressions, one is more eye-catching than the other.

Especially Wei Xiaobao, played by Zhang Yishan, acted like a mentally retarded monkey, turning the fake eunuch into the real father-in-law. Zhang Yishan's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron" scored an absurdly low 3.2 points on Douban, which is higher than Huang Xiaoming's

This version is even worse than Han Dong's "The Deer and the Cauldron" by two levels.

It can be seen that in order to successfully film the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron", the choice of actor Wei Xiaobao is very important, especially the acting skills, which have extremely high requirements for actors.

Jiang Xiaofeng really can't think of any mainland actor who is more suitable to play Wei Xiaobao than the current Xu Zheng.

Originally, Jiang Xiaofeng also considered challenging the role of Wei Xiaobao himself, but considering that he was too good-looking, it was really unconvincing to play Wei Xiaobao, so he had to give up the idea.

All in all, if Jiang Xiaofeng wants to film the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron", then Wei Xiaobao has one and only one candidate, and that is Xu Zheng.

After the project of "The Deer and the Cauldron" was established, it quickly spread online and offline. As Xu Zheng is a contract artist of Century Film and Television, his image and temperament are very suitable for playing the role of Wei Xiaobao, and he has also won the support of many netizens and audiences.

In addition to Xu Zheng, mainland actors such as Lu Yi, Li Yapeng, Nie Yuan, and Wu Jian have also become one of Wei Xiaobao's acting candidates.

However, producer and director Zhang Jizhong announced that his next TV series masterpiece - "The Deer and the Cauldron" will be "searching" nationwide for the actor to play the protagonist "Wei Xiaobao" through a website.

Moreover, Zhang Jizhong set the age of the candidate to only be around 14 years old. The crew of "The Deer and the Cauldron" revealed that the film will start filming in Hengdian Film and Television in April next year. The film is invested and produced by Century Film and Television, with a single episode costing 500,000 yuan.

Currently, finding a actor to play the male lead "Wei Xiaobao" has become a top priority for the crew. The crew's requirements for "Wei Xiaobao" are: around 14 years old, short stature, naughty, cute, and thick eyebrows.

Reporter: "Why did you choose someone so young to play Wei Xiaobao?"

Zhang Jizhong believes: "The previous actors who played 'Wei Xiaobao' were relatively famous, but I think they were all too old."

"In the original work, 'Wei Xiaobao' was just a child of about 12 years old when he first appeared. He was very childish. It would not be fun if he found an older actor to play the role, and no one would believe him. At present, there are almost no professional actors in China suitable for the role.

No, so I chose an amateur actor for this role."

When a reporter asked about the rumor that Xu Zheng would star in "Wei Xiaobao", Zhang Jizhong said bluntly: "Xu Zheng should be about 15 years old when he is 15 years old. He is too old now, Wei Dabao."

At this time, Xu Zheng was filming the TV series "Li Wei is an Official" in Liuyuan, Suzhou. After watching Zhang Jizhong's interview news, he thought he had no chance to play Wei Xiaobao and couldn't sit still. He immediately called his boss Jiang Xiaofeng.

Telephone.

When the call was connected, Xu Zheng did not dare to ask Jiang Xiaofeng immediately. After a few pleasantries, he asked about the candidate for the leading actor in the drama "The Deer and the Cauldron".

Jiang Xiaofeng smiled and replied: "Lao Xu, don't be anxious, finish filming the scene at hand first, and then consider other things."

"Don't take what Director Zhang Jizhong says seriously, just listen."

Xu Zheng was not reassured by Jiang Xiaofeng's words, and then asked: "Director Jiang, tell me the truth. Director Zhang said that I am too old and have no chance to play Wei Xiaobao. Is it true?"

What Xu Zheng didn't know was that Jiang Xiaofeng had long been interested in Xu Zheng to play the role of Wei Xiaobao, and then asked with a smile: "Do you really want to play Wei Xiaobao?"

Xu Zheng didn't even think about it, and said firmly: "I think about it, I think about it so much. Give me a chance, Director Jiang. I will definitely not betray your trust. I think I am very suitable for this role. No one can compare with me."

I am more suitable..."

Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly: "Old Xu, don't worry, you are mine. If you want to play the role of Wei Xiaobao, I will definitely help you fight for it with Director Zhang."

Xu Zheng also knew that Zhang Jizhong had a great say. As long as it was a film where he was the producer, Zhang Jizhong basically had the final say in the casting of actors. Even if he was cooperating with CCTV, Zhang Jizhong would still go his own way.

Xu Zheng said gratefully: "Director Jiang, I'll help you. Please help me say a few more nice words to Director Zhang..."

Jiang Xiaofeng said cheerfully: "Don't worry, Lao Xu, I will definitely mention it to him,"

After talking to Xu Zheng on the phone, Jiang Xiaofeng made an appointment with Zhang Jizhong to come to Sanjin Siheyuan, entertain him with good food and wine, and discuss with him the casting of the drama "The Deer and the Cauldron".

What Xu Zheng didn't know was that Zhang Jizhong was now just a tool of Jiang Xiaofeng, and Jiang Xiaofeng was the financial backer behind Zhang Jizhong.

Therefore, regarding Wei Xiaobao's casting, the real decision-maker is Jiang Xiaofeng, not Zhang Jizhong.

The reason why Zhang Jizhong was willing to obey Jiang Xiaofeng was mainly because Jiang Xiaofeng gave him a lot of money.

When he previously collaborated with CCTV on the drama "Swordsman", Zhang Jizhong's production fee was not much, with a monthly salary of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan at most. The income from filming a movie was around 500,000 yuan.

But this time, Jiang Xiaofeng asked Zhang Jizhong to direct the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron" himself, and offered him a salary of one million yuan, which doubled his salary.

Being able to receive such a high salary made Zhang Jizhong smile from ear to ear, because he knew very well that the salary for a first-line film director like Feng Xiaogang to make a movie would only be around 2 million at most.

The reason why Jiang Xiaofeng was willing to spend 1 million to hire Zhang Jizhong for the role of "The Deer and the Cauldron" was first of all because of his production ability, and secondly because of his hype skills.

(End of chapter)