Chapter three hundred and eighty fifth role
With Jiang Wen's efforts, "Xu Sanguan's Blood Selling Record" passed the review and obtained a shooting permit.
He invited an actress to play the leading actress in the film, named Chen Chong, who is from Hollywood, USA.
Chen Chong is from Shanghai City. He became popular in the 1980s and then went to Hollywood, the United States to develop. He did a good job among Chinese actresses. He was once a judge at the Berlin International Film Festival.
She is not only an actor, but also directed a film. In this regard, she is similar to Jiang Wen, and she is both acting and being good at directing.
Lin Zixuan didn't expect Jiang Wen to invite Chen Chong. He originally thought Jiang Wen would let Liu Xiaoqing play.
Chen Chong is willing to lower his pay for acting, otherwise, according to Hollywood pay standards, it will not be lower than Gong Li's pay.
She is interested in this story and wants to work with Jiang Wen and Ge You.
She has been in Hollywood for many years and knows that such films have won awards in the international film industry. With the investment and operation of European filmmakers, there is a great chance of winning.
Jiang Wen and Chen Chong are friends, and this time they invited Chen Chong mainly to explain to investors.
Chen Chong has a certain influence in the Western film industry. He may be a little worse than Gong Li in terms of influence, but his acting skills are not bad.
In the 1980s, a group of outstanding actresses in China were produced, most of whom went to Hollywood to develop. After more than ten years, some made a fortune, while others fell into ruin and disappeared.
Jiang Wen felt that Chen Chong was suitable for this role. Xu Sanguan’s wife in "The Legend of Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" was called Xu Yulan.
Before getting married, Xu Yulan was a fried dough stick in a small town. She was known as Xi Shi, who had a beautiful appearance. She loved fashion and liked to dress herself up. Her every move could attract the attention of men in the small town.
She doesn't have more clothes than others, but others think she is the fashionable girl with the most clothes in this town.
The person Xu Yulan likes was He Xiaoyong, but in the end he could only marry Xu Sanguan.
After getting married, Xu Yulan adapted to the current life and felt that Xu Sanguan still had many advantages. She could live, be calculating, smart and capable, and was tenacious and tenacious when facing the hardships of life.
However, Xu Yulan also has the stingy side of a small town woman. She would sit on the threshold and cry and make a fuss, telling about the scandals at home.
For example, she and He Xiaoyong have a son, Xu Sanguan's eldest son, Xu Yile.
She would scold He Xiaoyong's wife on the street, like a shrew.
This is an ordinary small town woman, with both a strong side and a vulgar side, which is not beautified and very real.
This character is like Fugui's wife Jiazhen in "Living", both of whom are flesh and blood and have distinct personalities.
Zhang Yimou added a lot of scenes to Gong Li in "Alive". Jiang Wen had no such plan. He felt that the character was already full and real, and there was no need to add any other plots.
Jiang Wen felt that Chen Chong could interpret Xu Yulan's charm and stinginess.
After obtaining the filming license, getting investment, and finding an actor, Jiang Wen found a small town in a remote area of Hebei Province, pulled the crew over, and spent the next half year here.
It was a typical northern town with an underdeveloped economy and a bad environment. Fortunately, I could make phone calls in the town.
"The conditions here are pretty good, much better than when filming "Alive", so don't worry." Ge You said on the phone.
This is a phone call with Sister He. The two have just passed their wedding anniversary and are about to separate. This is the life of the actor.
At the Beijing TV Art Center, the casting work of the TV series "Luxing" is in progress.
Lin Zixuan doesn't have to worry about these things. The Art Center has filmed so many dramas and is very familiar with them. As long as you have a good book and find a good actor, the drama will basically be done.
The Art Center is not short of good directors, and even if it is the first time filming a spy war scene, there is not much pressure.
The plot of "Luxing" is complex, with many characters, and each character has his own story.
The spy war drama emphasizes that we are not distinguished from each other. You don’t know whether the people around you are friends or enemies. You can only be constantly tempted, constantly fighting, murderous intent, and crises.
Only in this way will the audience find it interesting and there is a sense of fun guessing riddles during the watching process.
If a character comes out and the audience knows that he is a traitor at the glance of his appearance, it will be boring, and it will surprise the audience.
In the past, when the crew chose roles, the protagonists were often handsome young actors, and the villains were all erroneous, which gave the audience an inherent impression.
This time, Lin Zixuan asked that when casting, whether it is a decent or a villain, the image should not be too different.
This is a spy war scene, and the villain can also be very positive. In the end, the audience will be surprised to find that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes is actually a traitor, why didn't he see it before?
I can only say that this guy is lurking too deeply, so this drama will have a show.
Of course, doing this is a bit risky. After all, if the audience determines that this person is a positive character and has a sense of substitution, they will eventually find that he is the mastermind behind all kinds of evil, and they will not be able to accept it psychologically.
Since Lin Zixuan wants to create a classic spy war drama, he needs to make all breakthroughs, take risks, and break the audience's stereotypes.
The protagonists in "The Hidden" are Yu Zhicheng and Wang Cuiping.
Yu instructed him to be the field office of the Military Control Commission. There was a fiancée named Zuo Lan. He did not expect that Zuo Lan was an underground party.
Under the influence of his fiancée, he secretly joined the underground party, lurked inside the Military Control Commission, and began his own spy career.
Wang Cuiping was a guerrilla sent by the organization to cooperate with Yu's work. He and Yu were instructed to pretend to be a couple. She actually replaced her sister to come and save the scene temporarily.
Wang Cuiping can be said to be the biggest surprise in this spy war drama.
What kind of person is this? A woman who has never left the loess high slope, has never seen the world, is whispering, has no culture, has no education, is lazy, and has lost her grave.
Such a woman appears in the upper class and you can imagine what kind of chemical reaction will occur.
"Luxing" not only has the thrilling and exciting spy dramas, but also has humorous elements, which makes the audience smile knowingly while nervous.
Other characters, such as Wu Jingzhong, the webmaster of the Secret Service, Lu Qiaoshan, the director of the Intelligence Department, and Li Ya, Yu, the biggest enemy, all need to be played by powerful actors.
Lin Zixuan wanted Wang Zhiwen to play Yu Shi, who could not only play a positive character, but also a villain.
He said that he would give people a feeling of being one with good and evil. As a spy, you need to have a dual personality. You don’t know what you will do next.
When viewers watch it, they also feel like they are struggling with thunder at any time, and they can't guess what this person will become.
As for Wang Cuiping, this role is very important, and Lin Zixuan couldn't think of a suitable candidate. The crew is preparing to conduct an interview to find a suitable actress. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!