Millennium director

A conference room in the age of light and shadow.

The company's top leaders are all located here.

"Who is suitable to play Lu Dongbin?"

"Actually, I think Director Zhang is very suitable for this role."

"Director Zhang's wonderful performances in Painted Skin and Ashes of Time are still fresh in my memory."

"His temperament is very suitable for this kind of sword fairy feeling!"

The director Zhang who is mentioned by everyone is naturally not director Zhang Yimou, but director Zhang Guorong.

At this time, Zhang Guorong was sitting in the banquet.

He owns shares in Light and Shadow Times. Although after several splits, he only owns shares in Light and Shadow Times Film and Television Company, but he is still considered a member of the company's senior management.

Facing everyone's suggestions, he shook his head and laughed: "I'm so old, why should I act? Aren't I afraid that the audience will hate me?"

"No, no." The executive in charge of the company's production said with a smile: "Director Zhang is only nine years older than Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man. He can play Iron Man, and so can Director Zhang. "

"Besides, we Asians are much younger than Europeans and Americans. Director Zhang looks to be in his forties or fifties at most now, which is the golden age of a mature actor!"

"Stop trying to persuade me." Zhang Guorong shook his head and solemnly refused: "I have retired and I have no plans to come back to film."

"I agreed to be banned from the show back then, but ended up coming out to sing again. I've already deceived my fans once, and I won't deceive them a second time."

Zhang Guorong announced last year that he would completely retire from acting and would no longer take on roles.

The actors on Hong Kong Island still attach great importance to their speeches in this regard and will not break their promises easily.

People like Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong, Maggie Cheung, etc., who said they were retiring, really did so, and they never made movies again.

Guanxi brother is the same. He said in a press conference that he would quit the entertainment industry and he quit the entertainment industry. He never took on a movie or released a song again.

This aspect is indeed commendable.

It is hard for everyone to let Zhang Guorong break this convention and "virtue".

"Then let's discuss other candidates." Everyone turned the topic back one after another.

This meeting mainly discussed the casting issues for the company's next phase of new movies.

"Kunlun" is easy to say. The main actors are selected from the company's artists. It doesn't matter whether they are new or old, because this movie tells a story similar to the protagonist of an online novel, and any actor with qualified acting skills can play it.

But it's hard to say about "War of the Demon Tide".

There is a very important character in this movie, that is, the immortal Lu Dongbin from the lower realm. This immortal who came down from heaven to resist the demonic tide is the core character of this major event.

Moreover, this character is very powerful as soon as she debuts. It is a bit similar to "Vision" or "Scarlet Witch" in Marvel. They first appeared in major events and did not have their own independent movies, but they are both awesome. force.

Even Lu Dongbin is more powerful than the "Scarlet Witch" and will be at the peak of his combat power in "Tide of War", equivalent to Captain Marvel.

For such a rich and colorful character, you must find an actor who can handle it.

It would be best for the audience to feel that he is Lu Dongbin at the first glance, and that he is at the peak of his combat power. It makes sense!

"How about He Zhonghua?" Liu Jia, the director of the company's brokerage department, suggested.

He Zhonghua is the actor who plays Lu Dongbin in "The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals". His role as Lu Dongbin can be regarded as the memory of a generation and brought a very deep impression to the audience.

The main reason is that "The Complete Story of the Eight Immortals" was well filmed, and the starring actors Guo Jinan, Jia Qing, He Zhonghua and others are all impressive.

"He Zhonghua?"

"My reputation is a bit low, and he has always acted in TV series. Is it okay to let him take the leading role in movies?"

"Let's wait and see. Are there any other suitable candidates?"

After some discussion, everyone felt that although He Zhonghua's image was suitable and the audience had an impression of him, he was a bit unworthy of a movie with an investment of more than 200 million.

Although the Xianxia movie universe in the Light and Shadow Era doesn’t rely on actors’ fame, it can’t really find some TV drama stars, right?

This is a worse option than finding someone new.

At least the newcomer's resume is blank and there are no stereotypes.

As for TV drama stars, currently none of the actors in the TV drama-to-movie field have succeeded, and the audience is particularly unpopular with them. They feel that movies made by TV drama actors are at a disadvantage if they go to the cinema.

There is a real gap between TV series and movies.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, I would not hire actors from TV dramas to star in movies.

Especially after there are too many failed examples, the entertainment industry has become somewhat superstitious about this phenomenon, let alone using TV drama actors.

There was silence in the conference room for a while.

For a while, they really couldn't think of any suitable candidates.

The main reason is that this kind of swordsman character is really too high-end, young actors are difficult to control, and old actors are rare.

"How is Hu Ge?" At this time, Li Xiaoping, who was sitting at the top, spoke.

"Hu Ge's image of Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the character design is actually quite similar to Lu Dongbin."

"Lu Dongbin was originally a swordsman who played with the world, not the stereotype of a fairy who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world."

"Hu Ge and him are actually quite compatible."

"And although Hu Ge's achievements in the film field in recent years are average, he is after all an actor that Director Wu once valued and used."

"His popularity among the public is also very high. He has been delayed by his agency in recent years. If the agency had not delayed him and provided him with a few good scripts, he would have become a leading figure among young actors in the mainland, and even a potential movie emperor."

Li Xiaoping now has blind faith in Wu Yuan's vision.

Back then, Wu Yuan was very optimistic about Hu Ge and even thought of poaching him from Tangren. However, Hu Ge was a "loyal man" and had deep feelings for Tangren, which had promoted him, so he didn't do it.

That's why Hu Ge's development in recent years has not been very good. After the success of "Your Name", he not only did not continue to make steady progress in the film field and make further progress, but instead regressed and bullied others in the field of TV series.

Even though his "Chinese Paladin 3" and "Myth" had high ratings and became popular TV series among the public, Li Xiaoping still felt sorry for him and felt that Tangren had delayed him.

If Hu Ge could be in the era of light and shadow, he would probably be a leading figure in Chinese-language films by now.

When looking for the actor to play "Lü Dongbin" this time, Li Xiaoping thought of him.

Over the years, Hu Ge's most popular role is still the male protagonist in the two "Chinese Paladin" series.

The male protagonists in these two "Chinese Paladin" series all use swords, especially Fei Peng in "Chinese Paladin 3", who has a brilliant temperament.

Letting him take on the role of Lü Dongbin is undoubtedly one of the most suitable candidates at this stage! (End of this chapter)