1642 [Wan Ziliang]
"I want you to write to Wan Ziliang." Huang Baiming said to Xia Tian.
Xia Tian was stunned and said with a smile, "Wan Ziliang?! He is now a first-line superstar. If you give him the script, it would be a bit of a waste."
Wan Ziliang was originally an actor of ATV's predecessor, Li Di. As soon as he debuted, he was highly praised and starred in "The Sword of the Third Young Master", and became a hit. Later, he starred in "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "The Great Insider", etc., which were also very popular.
During the same period, he was also very popular in Shaw Brothers. He starred in "Men and Women", "Bold Women in the Tang Dynasty", "Old Bean for Guns", etc., and then filmed TV series "Rogue Tycoon", "Lu Xiaofeng's Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens", "Journey to Life", etc., which were also very exciting.
Moreover, he also filmed two movies: "Heroes" and "Love in the Rivers and Lakes" at World Pictures. Although he played the villain, his performance was still very eye-catching because of his outstanding acting skills. Even when he appeared in a rival scene with Zhou Run, he was not at all inferior, which also made him gain a lot of popularity.
Last year, he also collaborated with New Art City to film "The Legend of Dragons and Tigers". The movie was well received and popular, and almost won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards. Unfortunately, he lost to Liang Jiahui, who was shortlisted for "The Love of Man and Ghost".
Overall, Wan Ziliang is a big star with works, fame and value. Even if he doesn't write any scripts for him, he is enough to be considered a first-line superstar.
"Wanzi is well-known enough, but his box office appeal is still a bit small. He hasn't starred in a movie with a box office of over 30 million Hong Kong dollars." Huang Baiming shook his head and sighed, "And although he has many works, he has not yet been able to stand up."
When Xia Tian heard what he said, he nodded in agreement.
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Although Wan Ziliang has many works and the roles he has created are very successful, he does not have any particularly outstanding roles. Just like Liang Jiahui, he is an actor rather than a star.
He has a wide range of acting careers, both decent and villains can be played, and no matter whether he is a black brother or a street gangster, he can handle it vividly. But this makes his personal image very blurry, making it difficult for the audience to remember him.
Generally, as a star, he will constantly repeat his acting style and strengthen his image.
For example, Cheng Long's image is that Xiaoqiang cannot be beaten, so he constantly strengthens his image of daring to fight to the death in the movie. "Police Story", "Plan A Sequel", "Dragon Brother Tiger Brother", "Red Fan District", "Who Am I", he plays all characters who play fate, even if he is on the verge of life and death;
Zhou Runfa’s image is a loyal man, so his roles in "Dragon, Tiger, Wind, Tiger," "The Legend of the Rogue," "The Peace Hotel," and so on are also the images of this kind of passionate men with loyalty and prosperity;
Zhang Guorong's image is a romantic and warm man, so his acting roles in "Rouge", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "A World of the World", "Happy Events in the Family", "A Rich Family", "Golden and Jade Hall", etc., are also continuing this image.
Zhou Xingchi is good at counterattacks from small people at the bottom and civilian heroes, so almost all the roles he plays are like this, such as "The Saint of Cauldron", "The King of Destruction", "The Nine-rank Sesame Official", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Dead and the Cauldron", "The Martial Arts Prize Su Qier", and even "Shaolin Football", "Kung Fu", etc., all of which are all this trick.
They keep repeating their acting styles to strengthen their image, which makes their image more and more popular. This is just like Coca-Cola keeps advertising, which makes everyone know that they want to drink Coke, so they look for Coca-Cola.
The actors will try to try different roles and will not fix their image.
For example, Liang Jiahui can play both a weak scholar (prison storm), a two-strong young man (92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose), a black stick boss (black gold), a street gangster (human skin lantern), a deep affectionate (lover), and a cruel and vicious (black x club).
Because there is no fixed image, it cannot leave a deep impression on the audience, and therefore it is not well-known.
This is also why celebrities like to help themselves establish their own personality because of hype in their previous lives. For example, Dilly Reba's character is a foodie; Guan Xiaotong's character is a national daughter and a top student; Jin Dong's character is an old cadre; Huang Lei's character is a good father... It is just to make a label for himself so that others can remember him.
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"Then I'll look back and think about it for you." Xia Tian thought for a while.
In his opinion, there is no difference between writing scripts for Wan Ziliang or writing scripts for others, and it is the same for anyone to write.
"Thank you, Mr. Xia." Seeing that he agreed, Huang Baiming nodded happily.
"What do you explain to Miss Yuan?" Xia Tian asked with concern again.
"Let me write one for her myself. Although my script is not as good as yours, I think it should not be inferior to others' writings." Huang Baiming said humbly.
"Mr. Huang, you are too modest." Xia Tian said with a smile.
Huang Baiming is also a well-known talent in the Hong Kong film industry. He has written countless wonderful scripts, such as "The Best Partner", "Why Have Me", "The Wrong Car", "Happy Events in Family", "Happy Ghost", etc. To be honest, he is the real talent.
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After talking about the matter, Xia Tian and Huang Baiming put their energy back on the screen.
He has watched the drama "Fire Dance in the Storm" in his previous life and is a very excellent movie.
It tells the story of the young girl Amin being forced to be a dancer for her family and getting to know the loyal Hongjie, and from then on, she depends on each other and overcome difficulties together.
This drama was starring Zhang Min and Chung Chuhong in the previous life, and this version replaced Chung Chuhong with Ye Tong.
Although Ye Tong is a little worse than Chung Chuhong in terms of appearance, she is better than Chung in terms of acting skills. She plays the dancer Ah Hong, which is very charming. She is truly a figure who won the actress twice.
Compared with Zhang Min, her acting skills are much younger. However, because of her high appearance, she is quite eye-catching.
The drama "Fire Dance and Storm" has fighting, conflict, funny, and affectionate elements, which can be said to be an essential element for all commercial films.
Although the rhythm of the movie is not particularly good, and it is too suppressed in the early stage, which leads to psychological discomfort of the audience. It is not refreshing enough in the later stage, which makes the audience unable to completely vent their emotions, but in general, it is still a good commercial film.
"Director Chen, you used a substitute for that powerful anti-epidemic drama, right?" Xia Tian asked Chen Musheng in a low voice.
"Of course." Chen Musheng nodded quickly.
Chapter completed!