Huayu started by giving the system to female stars

Chapter 312 311. This girl is very smooth

On January 20, 2008, the Capital Hotel was bustling with people and traffic, and the hotel was surrounded by reporters from all walks of life.

Because "囧" is holding a celebration party here today for its box office exceeding 300 million, Wei Wu definitely hopes that through this wave of publicity, the box office will surge even higher.

It is certain that the box office of "Lost in Thailand" will exceed the 317 million of "Painted Skin", but how high it can reach in the end depends on the specific publicity effect.

As the host, Wei Wu was still waiting at the door. After a while, he saw a familiar young man saying with a smile:

"Director Wei, congratulations on the box office of "囧囧" exceeding 300 million. You are so powerful! You are the box office king of the new generation!"

Wei Wu shook hands with him, smiled modestly and said:

"I don't want to take it seriously. What movie is Chen Kun filming recently?"

""New Love" directed by Er Dongsheng."

Wei Wu was stunned for a moment: "Is it a remake? Wasn't "New Love" released as early as the 1990s? I remember it seemed to be starring Liu Qingyun and Yuan Yongyi."

The reason why Wei Wu is still impressed by this movie is because its box office was extremely high.

The film took in 31.14 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office on Hong Kong Island in 1993, ranking third at the box office that year, one place higher than Jackie Chan's "City Hunter".

Chen Kun smiled and waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm sorry I didn't make it clear. This is not a movie, but a TV series."

"Oh", Wei Wu nodded. He knew that "New Love" had been filmed in a movie, but had it even been filmed in a TV series?

"By the way, how are you working on the script? We will start filming after the Chinese New Year!"

Chen Kun nodded seriously: "Well, please don't worry, I'm ready!"

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Although Zhao Jingzhong doesn't have many roles, he is a character full of complexity and depth.

“He is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also good at planning and has insight into human nature. He is a character full of contradictions and twists.

"On the one hand, he is the admiral of Dongchang, and on the other hand, he is Wei Zhongxian's adopted son. This dual identity makes his behavior and decision-making full of variables.

“His actions and decisions not only demonstrate his intelligence and strategy, but also reflect the multifaceted nature and complexity of human nature.

"Zhao Jingzhong said a very classic statement when he first appeared, which reflected his insidiousness and cunning.

"Shen Lian asked why he arranged for the three brothers to chase Wei Zhongxian?

"At this time, Zhao Jingzhong showed a disdainful smile on his face, and seemed to reply with a hint of sarcasm:

"Looking at the virtues of the three of you, you must not be from Wei Zhongxian."

Chen Kunruo had some realization: "Yes, I understand."

Although Chen Kun agrees in his heart, the character Zhao Jingzhong does have something worth exploring.

But if the director of "Xiuchundao" was not Wei Wu, he would definitely not take it.

After all, if he is asked to play a villain, even if he is a eunuch, he is still a traitor. Who would take the role?

But Wei Wu is different after all. Not only is he one of the top directors in the mainland, but he has also been kind to him.

It was with "Painted Skin" that his fame soared, and his salary increased from 1 million to 4 million, surpassing Huang Xiaoming, Lu Yi, Deng Chao, Liu Ye and others, becoming the highest paid among mainland niche actors.

Chen Kun couldn't refuse the role either emotionally or rationally, and the role was indeed brilliant, so he gritted his teeth and took it.

And another reason why Chen Kun agreed is because the male protagonist of this drama is Nie Yuan.

If it was Huang Xiaoming or Liu Ye, he would not be able to pick it up no matter what.

After all, it was impossible for him to match up with his competitors. That would be tantamount to surrendering and surrendering.

But Nie Yuan is okay. After all, Nie Yuan has been deteriorating in recent years since he failed to compete with Huang Xiaoming for Yang Guo in 2004, and he even has some signs of being outdated.

If it hadn't been for last year's "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" that helped him survive, he would have fallen out of the ranks of first-line male stars by now.

In this case, even if Nie Yuan can become famous through "Xiu Chun Knife", it will be difficult to pose a substantial threat to himself, so Chen Kun can accept being a supporting role for him.

Moreover, Nie Yuan is still considered his predecessor. He became famous as early as 2001 with his debut film "The Wrong Sedan and Marry the Right Man", two years before his famous film "The Golden Family".

Producing music for seniors is at least better than composing music for juniors.

Chen Kun suddenly glanced at Wei Wu and said hesitantly:

"Director Wei, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"

Wei Wu smiled slightly and said, "But it doesn't matter."

Chen Kun then said cautiously: "Director Wei, why don't you play the role of Shen Lian yourself?"

Wei Wu explained patiently: "First of all, the age is not suitable. In the movie setting, Shen Lian is about thirty years old, ten years older than the heroine Zhou Miaotong.

"After all, when Zhou Miaotong was sent to the Jiaofang Division at the age of 12, Shen Lian had already joined the Jinyiwei. Moreover, he joined the army first and only officially joined the Jinyiwei after the Battle of Sarhu.

"In other words, Shen Lian was already an adult when the male and female protagonists first met ten years ago."

Wei Wu was born in 1984 and is not yet 24 years old. He is not a baby face, but perhaps because of the extra dots, time has left almost no traces on his face.

He looks very young, in his early 20s at most, and he really doesn't look like a 30-year-old man.

Of course, the age problem can be solved through makeup.

It is difficult to make an actor younger through makeup, but it is much easier to make him older.

So this is not the main contradiction. Wei Wu then talked about the second problem:

"The other, and most important problem is temperament.

"Shen Lian's overall temperament is decadent, alienated, sad, and confused... Not to say that he is bitter and resentful, but at least he is a little closed and even self-abuse.

"After he survived the battlefield of death, his humanity was transparent to the point of having no desires and only wanted to live.

"Zhou Miaotong is his self-salvation, a completely discouraged person who tries to find a little hope like a faint flame for himself in the vast world.

"However, his struggle always seems to give up. From the bottom of his heart, he never believes that he can win.

"Shen Lian does not believe that he can control his destiny, but he has never gone with the flow in the ups and downs of his destiny. He lives the most soberly: not catering to or flattering. "

At this point, Wei Wu concluded: "It's not that I can't play this role, but it does not match my own image and temperament.

"Suppose I have 10 points of acting skills, then I have to spend 2 points to overcome the conflict between the role positioning and my own image.

"That is to say, even if I give my best, I can only play 80% of my level at most."

Chen Kun suddenly realized: "So that's it..."

In short, the role of Shen Lian is a bit of a show, he has a decadent style.

But Wei Wu, as a reborn, is here to change his fate and control his own destiny, so he is incompatible with this role.

And everyone knows that he was successful at a young age. If he forced himself to show a look of love and sin, bitterness and hatred in the movie, it would actually be quite inconsistent.

Of course, these are all objective factors, and there is also a subjective factor that the role of Shen Lian itself is not likable and does not attract fans.

To be fair, Zhang Zhen has a high degree of fit with the role of Shen Lian in terms of appearance and temperament, and his acting skills are also very solid.

But he still did not leave much impression on Wei Wu in this movie, and his memory point is far less than Ding Xiu and Wei Zhong. Xian, Bibala Zhao Jingzhong and even sworn brother Lu Jianxing.

Therefore, Wei Wu was not prepared to play this role, but he was unwilling to be just a director, so he left the most popular role of the film to himself, of course, it was "Brother Jiaqian" Ding Xiu.

In fact, if Zhang Zhen was not from Taiwan, there would be no need to replace the male lead.

Since Wei Wu was not prepared to play himself, and the actors under his company did not say that there was a particularly suitable substitute, there was no need to force a replacement.

But there was no way. Now Wei Wu has raised the banner of "local protectionism" in the entertainment industry and has long become an "opinion leader."

While he was reaping the benefits of this wave, he had also tied himself up.

If he rashly "backstabbed", he would immediately be backlashed by public opinion.

If it was a supporting role, it would be fine, but the male lead really couldn't be given.

So he only It is possible to choose from mainland actors, but the role of Shen Lian is really not that easy to play. Considering the image, temperament, fame and acting skills, Wei Wu finally decided to give this role to Nie Yuan.

In fact, Chen Kun was also considered, but Chen Kun's face is too beautiful, not as bitter and vengeful as Nie Yuan.

Nie Yuan, whose career is declining, is naturally very grateful, fearing that Wei Wu will regret it, and he almost kowtowed to Wei Wu on the phone.

When filming "Embroidered Spring Blade" in his previous life, Nie Yuan had already passed the test.

But now, although Nie Yuan is no longer among the "Four Little Freshmen in the Mainland", he still tries to maintain his position in the first line.

He was about to fall to the second line, but last year's "Flying Fox on Snow Mountain" helped him to extend his life.

Although this version of "Flying Fox on Snow Mountain" is not particularly popular, it is a Jin Yong drama after all, and it is directed by Wang Jing. , starring Zhu Yin, Gillian Chung, Ady An and others, the drama still won a lot of attention.

So at this time, Nie Yuan has not started to go downhill, after all, there are many TV stations that are still replaying this drama!

But Nie Yuan played Shen Lian, so he certainly can't play the villain Zhao Jingzhong again.

So Wei Wu continued to look for candidates, and suddenly thought of Chen Kun's role of Yu Huatian in "Dragon Gate Flying Daggers", who also played the role of eunuch admiral, and his performance was unforgettable.

So Wei Wu sent an invitation to Chen Kun, and Chen Kun agreed after a little thought.

Chen Kun and Wei Wu finished their greetings, so they said goodbye and went in first, and Wei Wu continued to stay at the door as a concierge.

After a while, a beautiful woman came late and smiled and congratulated:

"Boss, congratulations on "Lost in Thailand" breaking the box office of 300 million, and I wish you a record in Chinese film history soon!"

Wei Wu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, thank you for your good words. I haven't seen you for a while, Shishi, you are getting better and better! "

Liu Shishi touched her face subconsciously and said with a smile:

"Really? Thank you for the compliment!"

Today, she wore an Armani beige trench coat, paired with a lake blue woolen inner layer, light blue jeans and black shoes. The overall look was fashionable and stylish. She walked with a strong aura and was very eye-catching.

The reason why Wei Wu praised her as soon as they met was, of course, because he felt guilty.

Why did he feel guilty?

Of course, it was because the heroine of "The Blade of the Assassin" in the previous life was none other than the one in front of him.

But to be honest, Liu Shishi's performance in this movie was definitely a drag, and it was widely criticized after the release.

Even the reason why her name "Blind Sister" is so loud is closely related to this movie.

It is said that when the filming of this drama started, Liu Shishi couldn't wait to film "Startling Love" with Wu Qilong, and she left after only ten days of filming.

I don't know if it's true or not, but the filming of this drama is a bit perfunctory.

To be honest, the heroine Zhou Miaotong in this movie is actually a decorative vase, with little room for performance.

But even if it is a vase, it can't be a vase with empty eyes.

And now Liu Shishi's acting skills are not even as skilled as when the filming of this drama started in 2013 in her previous life.

If this drama still lets her play Zhou Miaotong, then nine out of ten will still repeat the same mistakes, and eventually she will get the title of "Blind Sister" earlier than in her previous life.

Ahem, this is a bit rude.

In order to save her reputation and to continue to give her the golden signboard of knowing people and using them well, Wei Wu decided to replace her.

The first person Wei Wu thought of was of course Jing Tian. After all, among the actresses signed by Shu Culture, except for Reba and Nazha who have not officially entered the industry, everyone else has played the leading role at least once.

Although Jing Tian has not signed yet, she should be able to play the leading role after the Chinese New Year.

Then give Zhou Miaotong to her, at least it's fair!

What's more, she has switched to Wei Wu, so Wei Wu can't not show his appreciation!

Zhou Miaotong was originally a lady from a noble family. When she was young, her family changed and she fell into prostitution. She was gentle and weak, and she had no desire to live after becoming a prostitute.

She was afraid of Shen Lian, who was a Jinyiwei, and her heart was with Master Yan. No matter how tender Shen Lian was, she was rarely moved. After Master Yan died, she was completely desperate.

In fact, Liu Shishi's appearance was suitable for this role, but her acting skills were not up to standard.

Liu Shishi lost the leading role, although she didn't know it herself, but Wei Wu decided to compensate her a little, so he decided to give her the second female role Zhang Yan.

However, the second female role had even fewer scenes, but it was better than nothing! I'll see if I can make up for it in other places later.

Or let her play the heroine of "I Am a Witness". Lu Xiaoxing is blind, so she can play the role in her true colors.

Zhang Yan is the sweetheart of the third brother Jin Yichuan. She is the daughter of the doctor in the clinic. Jin Yichuan often goes to the clinic because he has a serious lung disease, and then he and the simple and kind Zhang Yan fall in love with each other.

In fact, she is the one who was hugged by Ding Xiu and praised "this girl is very smooth".

Although she was knocked unconscious at the time, Ding Xiu did not defile Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan's father was not killed by Ding Xiu, but by Zhao Jingzhong.

But Ding Xiu said that deliberately, just to provoke Jin Yichuan to get angry and make him impatient, so as to gain an advantage in the next duel.

This also shows that the gap between Ding Xiu and Jin Yichuan, the brothers, is not that big.

Otherwise, Ding Xiu would not have to bother with these little tricks.

Speaking of the role of Jin Yichuan, Wei Wu decided to give him to Chen Xi.

Li Dongxue's performance is remarkable, but the problem is that he is not well-known, which will affect the box office to some extent.

In addition, there is no plan to replace Wei Zhongxian, Lu Jianxing, and Wei Wu, and Jin Shijie and Wang Qianyuan will still play them.

The reason for not changing the actors is that on the one hand, their performances are indeed outstanding, and on the other hand, there are no particularly suitable replacements for the artists under Shuguo Culture.