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"Are you here to see Wu Jing?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly realized that he heard that Wu Jing would join the cast of Wu Yuan's new movie after finishing "The Great Wall".

Privately, he also lamented that Wu Jing was lucky enough to play the leading role in the new films of two great directors.

Zhang Yimou quite approves of Wu Jing as an actor.

It's funny to say that before preparing for "The Great Wall", Zhang Yimou actually didn't know much about Wu Jing.

No way, Wu Jing used to work in the TV drama industry in the mainland, and then went to Hong Kong Island to work as an actor in action movies.

And Zhang Yimou is really not good at making action movies. When he was making "Hero", he said that he couldn't make martial arts action movies. Later, when he made "House of Flying Daggers", he finally understood how to make martial arts action movies.

But it was just for fun, and he never made an action movie again.

It wasn't until Zhang Yimou went through the list of domestic actors for the casting of "The Great Wall" that Wu Jing caught his eye. Later, after privately calling him to audition, Zhang Yimou had a clearer understanding of this actor.

Although his acting skills are not very good, he fits some specific roles very well, and he can be regarded as the most advanced type of actor.

At least in "The Great Wall", the army commander he played was very good, and he was able to achieve the effect Zhang Yimou wanted almost perfectly.

Zhang Yimou has also heard about Wu Yuan's new film, and knows that it is a gift film for next year. It can be regarded as a war-themed film, at least a film depicting the Anti-Japanese War.

Then it is very reasonable for Wu Jing to be chosen.

At least Zhang Yimou thought it was nothing to make a fuss about.

Picking up the walkie-talkie, he ordered: "Wu Jing, come to the monitor."

After a while, Wu Jing, who was dirty and with some dust on his face, trotted up to Zhang Yimou and Wu Yuan.

Wu Jing recognized Wu Yuan from afar, with a smile on his face, and greeted cheerfully: "Director Wu, what kind of wind brings you here?"

"Yes." Wu Yuan rolled his eyes and waved his hands: "Don't try to flatter me, it's too blunt."

"I'm just here to visit the class and meet you by the way."

"The script for "Riding the Wind" is almost finished. When you finish filming for "The Great Wall," I will send you the script."

"Find it out as soon as possible, and it will be launched around October."

"I hope you won't disappoint me then!"

"Promise to complete the mission!" Wu Jing straightened his back and saluted Wu Yuan. He didn't know if it was because he had acted too much as a soldier and it had spoiled him.

Wu Yuan was too lazy to cooperate with his antics. He smiled and shook his head: "I ordered two trucks of milk tea for the crew. Let's notify the production staff and let the drama staff distribute them."

"You continue filming, and I won't stay here to disturb you."

"I made a reservation at the hotel to treat everyone to dinner tonight."

After visiting the crew of "The Great Wall", Wu Yuan, who had almost rested, returned to work.

While he was resting, the company's screenwriters were also perfecting the details of the script for "Riding the Wind" in accordance with his requirements, mainly including a large number of character dialogues.

When it comes to Wu Yuan's level, when he writes a script, he usually just outlines the main plot, draws some important storyboards, and completes the background of the characters.

As for the specific lines and dialogues, they are all completed and filled in by other screenwriters. Wu Yuan only needs the final review.

Unless it is some classic lines, he will write them himself.

The original story of "Chengfeng" was not enough to make a two-hour feature film, so Wu Yuan added a lot of filler to the main plot to make the story of the father and son Ma Renxing and Ma Chengfeng more three-dimensional. .

The background of the story, the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, has also been fully explained in the movie. The most important thing is the "May Day" counter-"mopping up" in the main line of the story, which is filled with many big scenes and war scenes.

The filling of these story lines also inevitably adds some new characters, as well as involving the higher-level leaders of the Eighth Route Army at that time.

Fortunately, these leaders themselves all have commonly used special actors, so Wu Yuan does not need to bother to choose actors.

But who to play the most important role of "Ma Chengfeng" is still a big problem.

Wu Yuan had no choice but to start looking up the list of domestic actors like Zhang Yimou.

And he was even worse. He portrayed unknown new actors, students from the four major universities, and actors who had made their debut as child stars.

He strictly set his age between 17-20 years old, and also released news in the industry, hoping that actors of the right age group would take the initiative to submit their resumes.

Looking for a needle in a haystack like this, Wu Yuan spent a month screening, and finally found a reasonably suitable actor for him.

Born on March 31, 1996, Chen Xingxu, who just turned 18 this year, passed the art exam in February and ranked first in the performance major of the Central Academy of Drama!

Chen Xingxu is an actor who started out as a child star. In 2000, when he was only 4 years old, he starred in his first TV series "The Passionate Years", playing the role of Shi Hai in his childhood.

From then until 2007, he participated in the filming of nine TV series, the most famous of which is the red children's drama "Sparkling Red Star", in which he played the male lead Pan Dongzi.

It can be said that at a young age, he is full of red blood.

And he is not the kind of child star who exhausts all resources. Perhaps his parents have a clearer plan. After 2007, Chen Xingxu did not indulge in the prosperity of the entertainment industry. He chose to calm down and settle himself, and continued to charge towards his studies.

This is why he was admitted to the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama with the first place in his major this year.

With such results, coupled with his handsome appearance, his future development prospects in the entertainment industry are definitely very broad.

The reason why Wu Yuan fell in love with him is because he has acting experience, and his facial features are more profound. Although they are very delicate, they do not look very weak.

If he wears a military uniform, he will be very handsome, but he will not give people a feeling of not being a soldier. It is considered to be a tough style.

Of course, compared with Wu Jing, a rough man with tendons all over his body, he still looks a little thin.

But if compared with the original Wu Sanshi, it is just the same, and it is hard to say who is better.

If Chen Xingxu starts to exercise now and manage his body properly, he will be able to become stronger before the filming starts, and he will be fully qualified for the role of Ma Chengfeng.

This is the tallest person among the short people that Wu Yuan has picked after reading thousands of resumes.

After letting him come to the company for an audition, mainly after changing into costumes and trying makeup, Wu Yuan decided on this actor and asked his parents to sign the contract.

It was still the same old routine. When signing the actor contract, he also had to sign into the company.

Chen Xingxu and his parents agreed very straightforwardly, and even felt that it was a pie in the sky. Being able to sign into a big company like Guangying Times and play the leading role in Wu Yuan's new movie was something that no newcomer could refuse.

When Wu Yuan saw the young and heroic Chen Xingxu, he also deeply felt that he was old for the first time.

This handsome guy in front of him, who was 186 cm tall, was only 4 years old in 2000!

At that time, Wu Yuan had already made his debut and filmed his first movie!

Time is really a butcher's knife. (End of this chapter)