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Didn't make Luo Xun wait too long

In mid-October, he received another call from Zhao Jian, but the news he received was mixed: "The opinions in the team are not unanimous. The director wanted to cast you after watching Murong Fu in "Dragon Movie". The producer is interested in Liu Chen. Both of you are considered good actors among young actors, so it is difficult to choose, so you may have to compete. "

"Liu Chen?"

A series of information immediately appeared in Luo Xun's mind. Because of the parallel world, there are also some stars in this world that have never appeared in previous lives. Liu Chen is one of them, and he is a very powerful one!

The debut film is "Young Bao Qingtian"!

In this drama, Liu Chen starred as Gongsun Ce, who was supposed to be played by Ren Quan, and became an instant hit. He also played the second male lead in "Ci of the Ming Dynasty" to replace the original actor, which consolidated his popularity and also proved that I am not a flash in the pan.

The most important thing is...

By the time of the third work, Liu Chen had already become the protagonist. That drama was unprecedented in the previous life. Liu Chen's company created a male protagonist drama tailor-made for him. The impact of this drama was not as good as the first two. But it also triggered a certain amount of discussion and became a part of Liu Chen’s resume.

Compared to Luo Xun...

Liu Chen not only has the experience of playing a leading role, but also has good popularity and qualifications, and his acting skills have been professionally recognized. Such an artist can indeed be an alternative actor for Erlang Shen Yang Jian, and Liu Chen is 28 years old this year, and he is older than Luo Xun has the advantage.

"This role is important."

Zhao Jian smiled bitterly and said: "I can tell you some news. The investors and CCTV originally planned to find an experienced first-line star to play the role of Erlang Shen, but you know, even if it is a CCTV drama, the second male lead will be the male lead." No. 2, many actors who only played the male lead didn't want to take it at all, and some who were willing to give in for the sake of CCTV never asked to play the role again after hearing that they would be paired with a new actor in the play. It’s happened…”

What Zhao Jian said is true.

In "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", Lu Yi played the second male lead, but you must know that the lead male lead in this drama is Chen Kun, and the character of the second male lead played by Lu Yi is quite outstanding. Without such reasons, how could a first-line artist be willing to take on the second male lead so easily?

This is why Luo Xun is confident.

Those first-line actors don't know how popular "Lotus Lantern" will be in the future, and they don't know that Yang Jian's character can actually overpower the protagonist, and it is no different from taking the lead. But now that there is an extra Liu Chen, but It's the branches that have arisen.

"What do you say in the end?"

Luo Xun asked: "Are you going to audition?"

It is quite normal for this kind of situation to occur. After all, it is a CCTV drama, and Luo Xun is not without advantages. Liu Chen does not have the background of the Golden Eagle Award. The Golden Eagle Award is quite important these days!

"It's not about the audition."

Zhao Jiandao: "Your acting skills are between the two. You may be slightly better, but you are not much better. So after discussion, a group of our main creative staff decided to send you the full version of the script first, and you can each write something." , such as character biographies, character understanding, etc. In short, there are no specific requirements. Even if you write poetry, it is your freedom. I know this is your strength. Otherwise, you would not have become famous with the role of Murong Fu, but I want to remind you that Liu Chen is not easy to deal with. He has a nickname in the industry, which is called turning decay into magic. Even characters who are not so outstanding in the first place have a different flavor in his hands. "

"Yeah?"

Luo Xun smiled: "Okay."

Zhao Jian was surprised: "Although I knew you would face the challenge, I was still surprised by how calmly you faced it. Someone should have sent the script to you soon. Take a good look. The team has very high requirements for the role of Erlang Shen." Gao, I hope you can dig deeper.”

"clear."

Luo Xun was still very relaxed.

Discovering characters is Luo Xun's strength, and Luo Xun has an advantage that no one knows about. He can refer to the original version in his memory. Jiao Enjun in his previous life has already performed a classic Erlang Shen. That is the correct direction of interpretation.

Luo Xun did not intend to subvert it.

But of course, if two different actors perform the same role, even if they use similar methods and have similar understandings, they will eventually show differences in details, and this difference is one of Luo Xun's pursuits.

And with the classics as a reference...

It may not be that simple for Liu Chen to defeat himself with character understanding in a short period of time after being exposed to the script. Although this is suspected of cheating, what Luo Xun is pursuing is not fairness, but this role.

"End of November."

Zhao Jian said for a time: "Send your understanding of this character to my email at the end of November. Investors, producers, directors, etc. will all have to read it by then. You have one and a half months to prepare. , should be enough?”

"That's enough."

"Then I'll hang up here."

Zhao Jian put down the phone, looked at director Yu Mingsheng sitting on the sofa, and said, "Director Yu seems a little worried. Is he worried that Luo Xun will lose to Liu Chen at the end of November?"

"The odds are against him."

Yu Mingsheng frowned and said: "Liu Chen is the nephew of our investor. Liu Chen has already read the script of "Lotus Lantern". I'm afraid they have already made sufficient preparations when they proposed this decisive method. ”

"What?"

Zhao Jian's expression changed.

Yu Mingsheng sighed: "I didn't react for a while and agreed to his competition method. Now that I reacted, I realized that I had fallen into a trap."

"There's nothing I can do."

Zhao Jian shook his head. Although he personally admired Luo Xun, Yu Mingsheng couldn't do anything in this situation, not to mention that he was an action director and had no decision-making power at all.

"Liu Chen's acting is very good."

Yu Mingsheng said: "If Liu Chen had found me at the beginning, I would have agreed without hesitation. After all, the most needed actor for the role of Erlang Shen is a star who has experience in taking on important roles, has audience appeal, and has acting skills and strength. In a sense, this role is more important than our No. 1 male role."

Took a deep breath.

Yu Mingsheng said: "But after watching Luo Xun's performance in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", I began to think that Luo Xun might be more suitable for the role of Yang Jian than Liu Chen. Although he is not as good as Liu Chen in terms of some of the conditions required for the role, I always feel that he will give me a bigger surprise..."

"It's useless to say these things."

Zhao Jian felt a little uncomfortable: "In this case, unless Luo Xun has a super high degree of fit with this role and can fully understand the role right from the start, how can he compare with Liu Chen who got the script in advance in understanding the character? You know, Liu Chen is not a mediocre person..."

Shaked his head.

Yu Mingsheng did not speak.

For him, it was not "Luo Xun is the only choice". Liu Chen was also a very good choice, even safer than Luo Xun, but he still felt a little regretful.