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What is the natal role?

For example, An Jiahe in "Don't Talk to Strangers" was played by Feng Yuanzheng; Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was played by Tang Guoqiang; Kangxi in "Emperor Kangxi" was played by Chen Daoming; Yang Guo in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was played by Gu Tianle...

This is what actors pursue.

When you mention zombie movies, does the image of Uncle Nine Lin Zhengying flash through your mind? When you mention Li Xunhuan, do you think of the ancient costume male god Jiao Enjun?

Luo Xun also hopes so.

I hope that when people mention Erlang Shen Yang Jian in the future, they will think of his performance in "The Lotus Lantern". This is his first role with enough weight, which is of great significance, and the character setting of this role is enough to support it to become a classic. The so-called classic means that even if people forget the plot of this TV series, they will not forget your role and your performance.

This means...

Luo Xun has to do his homework.

Of course, having a natal role will also limit an actor's performance in the short term. For example, after Feng Yuanzheng played An Jiahe, he was a perverted domestic violence maniac in the play, which made ordinary people grit their teeth when they saw him. Even for a long time afterwards, the roles he was asked to play were all of the same type!

Luo Xun has read some of his interviews.

After Feng Yuanzheng starred in "Don't Talk to Strangers", he was asked to play in 20 or 30 scripts. The roles were all the villain male lead, and the price was very high. However, Feng Yuanzheng rejected all of them. In his own words, he couldn't surpass An Jiahe's script, so there was no need to accept it...

Obviously.

His acting path was limited.

It took him a long time to complete the breakthrough of An Jiahe, and let people inside and outside the circle know more about his possibilities. He can handle all kinds of roles. This is very common. When Luo Xun just finished "Tianlong Babu", there were many similar roles for him to play, and even "Xiao Shiyilang" could create a certain popularity in the future. After playing "Sex and the City", the scripts for him began to be mostly rich second-generation...

This is very common in the circle.

Luo Xun is also worried about being restricted, so the roles he currently plays are not repeated, from the domineering president to the ambitious villain, and even this time Erlang Shen Yang Jian, are completely different personalities.

And if you have a destiny...

Even if you are stereotyped in the short term, Luo Xun can accept it, and he has information advantages and knows what role can help him break the existing framework after playing a play.

However,

Because "Baolian Lantern" is still in the preparation stage, the specific start time is still to be determined. Because the investment scale and the cast are larger than in the previous life, there are naturally more things to prepare. Luo Xun just took advantage of this time to calm down and make the final considerations.

On the other side.

Jiu Nian was sitting on the sofa in a daze. As the screenwriter of "Baolian Lantern", Jiu Nian was very satisfied with his script adapted from the Chinese mythology. He felt that this script could take his screenwriting career to a higher level!

But today.

Jiu Nian is a little autistic.

Looking at the character biography called "Life is Long and Hateful, Water is Long East" in his hand, Jiu Nian's mood is a bit complicated, and he even wants to drag the author of this character biography out and beat him up...

How can it be so cruel!

But thinking carefully, Jiu Nian felt something was wrong. Obviously, Yang Jian in "Baolian Lantern" was a character created by himself, but why didn't he feel abused when writing this story, but after reading a character biography, he was tortured to death?

Let's call it secondary creation...

It just so happens that the character's personality is completely in line with the original intention of writing the script, but if it is completely in line, Jiu Nian always feels that Yang Jian in this character biography seems to be more attractive.

"Change the script."

Jiu Nian had this idea for the first time. Although he didn't want to make such a decision, because doing so means that the character he created lost to the actor's personal understanding, but Jiu Nian felt that combining the character biography of "Life is Long and Hateful" with the story of "Baolian Lantern" must be very explosive!

For the effect.

He can make concessions.

As for Luo Xun's decision to play Yang Jian, Jiu Nian was originally dissatisfied, because Luo Xun had never played such a significant role. After all, Yang Jian was a very important male second in "Baolian Lantern", and even the existence of the male first needed the male second to support it!

But.

Just like the group of main creators, after watching "Life is Long and Hateful" Jiu Nian also began to feel that Luo Xun really understood the role of Yang Jian, and he could be completely assured if he played the role.

As for how to change it specifically...

It actually has nothing to do with the role. Yang Jian will still be a supporting role. After all, "The Lotus Lantern" tells the story of Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother, but the way of telling the story may need to be slightly changed.

"First of all."

"You can't tell the audience directly that Yang Jian is actually a good person, and everything he did was for Chenxiang. That way of telling the story is not shocking enough. You have to make the audience wrong him, but at the same time, you can't make the audience completely hate this character."

"Villains can also be charming."

"You can refer to Luo Xun's Murong Fu in "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". This requires testing the actor's acting skills, and when he keeps doing things from the villain's standpoint, he has to leave some clues to make the audience curious..."

"And as the clues increase."

"The audience will gradually realize that Yang Jian has a deeper purpose. At this time, we still cannot say why Yang Jian did all this. We have to let the audience guess whether Yang Jian has a bigger conspiracy or something unspeakable..."

"The audience will think unconsciously."

"And when Yang Jian finally failed, I changed the ending to use the Kunlun mirror to reflect the past, so that Chenxiang and all those who abandoned Yang Jian can see Yang Jian's true face and know Yang Jian's real purpose..."

"That's it!"

Jiu Nian slapped his thigh hard!

Once you get over that hurdle in your heart, many things become simple. The ending of the original "Baolian Lantern" is to use the Roaring Sky Dog's mouth to say everything Yang Jian has paid, but it can be said that it is ultimately empty talk. "Life is Long and Hateful, and the River Flows East" is well written!

The Kunlun Mirror reflects the past!

As for whether this involves plagiarism of Luo Xun's "Life is Long and Hateful, Water Flows East", Jiu Nian said that how can a scholar's work be plagiarism? I am also doing it for the good of the script. If the script is good and the role is good, Luo Xun as an actor will also benefit!

I feel at ease.

In this way, the acting requirements for the actor who plays Yang Jian will also rise sharply, but this is not a problem that Jiu Nian needs to consider. He just wants to combine the plots of "Baolian Lantern" and "Life is Long and Hateful, Water Flows East" to write a truly heartfelt story!

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