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Chapter 276 The Great General Xue Rengui, Who Can You Find to Act [I ask all the big guys for advice]

December 2012, 2.

On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the dragon raises its head.

East Zhejiang Province, Jinhua Wanda Realm Hotel.

Fang Ziheng brought his team into the hotel and officially cast the cast for "The Great Wall".

Five days ago, the two major companies, Hengyu Media and Wanda Film and Television, jointly distributed hero posts to the film and television circles, inviting interested parties to audition.

The huge momentum shook the entire entertainment circle.

Everyone on TikTok, who is paying attention to this matter, knows that the new movie of the top director Fang Ziheng has started.

"Great Wall"!
With an investment of up to 1.5 million U.S. dollars, it is indeed the top S+ film project in the history of Chinese film.

Being able to participate in such a large-scale epic war film is something worthy of praise and pride for any front-line or even top-level actor.

On this day, actors and entertainers with word-of-mouth and online acting skills gathered in the Wanda Hotel in light attire early in the morning.

In the large conference room on the [-]th floor of the hotel, more than a hundred actors and actresses sat quietly in chairs, carefully studying the scripts of their roles for interviews.

Looking around, Fa Ge, Hua Ge, Deng Chao, Liu Ye, Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Uncle Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Hu Jun, Zhang Hanyu, Xia Yu, Gu Tianle, Wu Yanzu, Hu Ge, Nie Yuan, He Zhonghua, Zhou milk tea.

Except for Uncle Long and Brother Jie who didn't come, almost all the top actors came.

More than 30 actresses also came, Zhang Yinghou, Fan Bingjie, Li Lianhua, Zhou Gongzi, Zhao Zhetian, Xu Jinglei gathered together.

Da Tiantian, Carina Lau, Shu Qi, Liu Tao, Liu Ruoyin, Sun Li, Yang Xue, Yan Danchen, Bai Baihe, Wang Luodan, Huang Shengyi, Wang Ou, Jiang Shuying and others were all present.

Even Liu Qianqian, Zeng Li, Song Yi, and Da Mimi also came to join in the fun.

Everyone wears casual clothes, and no one wears heavy makeup, all of which belong to the breath of life.

We are all veteran actors, and we know that the bigger the cast, the more we must pay attention to details.

Big directors don't like self-righteous entertainers the most, auditioning in front of him with a thick face of foundation.

Liu Qianqian, Song Yi, and Da Tiantian sat together, talking in low voices, without even looking at the A4 script in front of them.

"Tian Tian, ​​several elder sisters are here, do you feel the pressure?"

Liu Qianqian glanced at Zhang Yinghou and the others, put her arm around Da Tiantian's shoulders, leaned into her ear and whispered.

"Don't be afraid, I'm the appointed female number one." Da Tiantian pursed the corners of his lips, and replied very stinkingly.

For the female artists present today, the role of the audition is not the number one female, but the second and third female.

Female No. [-]: The imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty, the future Wu Zetian.

Female No. [-]: The wife of General Xue Rengui, the mother of Xue Mutian, the character of Da Tiantian.

"The Great Wall" needs a lot of roles, and there are four leading actors alone, three men and one woman.

The rest of the leading actors are as many as seven, five men and two women, including a gringo.

There are two reasons for the presence of gringos in the film.

One is practical reasons, to standardize the procedures for co-productions.

The second is the reason for the plot itself. The Tang Dynasty's war against wild beasts needs to be described from the perspective of a foreigner.

In layman's terms, it is through this foreign role that the Western world is told how awesome the Tang Dynasty is.

Fang Ziheng named this character Belisarius Johanker, and set it as a middle-class nobleman in the Eastern Roman Empire.

John Ke served in the army of the Eastern Roman Empire. His grandfather participated in the fourth battle of the Persian War, and his father participated in the fifth battle. His ancestors were famous noblemen in the army of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Of course!
This character belongs to the unlucky character. When he led the team out hunting, he was attacked by a wave of beasts. The circuit was blocked, so he could only escape by the opposite way, and wandered all the way through the Western Regions to the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, he was rescued by Da Tiantian and became an ordinary soldier in the Tang Dynasty's frontier resistance against the Beast Dynasty.

There are a lot of roles, and it belongs to one of the seven leading actors under the leading role.

When creating this character, Song Ge also suggested that John Ke and Da Tiantian have a slightly ambiguous exchange and develop mutual admiration.

Fang Ziheng firmly disagreed, and scolded Song Ge for being out of his mind. What qualifications does such a foreign nobleman have to have an emotional drama with the daughter of a great general of the Celestial Dynasty and the second generation of a famous imperial family.

Even if there is, it is also the little nobleman who is grateful for Da Tiantian's life-saving feelings, secretly falls in love with him, and finally hides his secret love deep in his heart, regretting to embark on the journey back to the country.

Then the camera turned, Da Tiantian appeared in military uniform, nodded calmly after hearing the news of John Ke's return, looked up at the imperial capital, and missed a certain suave young man from the Celestial Dynasty.

Yes, this young gentleman is none other than an important supporting role played by Fang Ziheng.

nine in the morning.

The door of the conference room was pushed open, Fang Rou came in with a man and a woman, and two executive directors.

Holding a list in her hand, she first smiled at Liu Qianqian, Zeng Li, and Song Yi, and then shouted, "Artists who are auditioning for the Great General, please go to room 1806 to make up."

"Actors auditioning for the Captain of the Frontier Battalion, please go to room 1806 to make up."

"Entertainers auditioning for the imperial concubine of the Celestial Dynasty, please go to room 1805 to make up."

Everyone in the meeting room heard it and looked at each other.

Deng Chao, Liu Ye and the others bowed their hands to Uncle Daoming and Zhang Guoli, indicating that the two seniors should invite them first.

Uncle Daoming and Zhang Guoli did not refuse, they looked at each other with a smile, and went out one after another with the script.

Actors talk about seniority with a relaxed look on their faces, while actresses are not so harmonious. They are hostile and almost tear themselves apart.

Zhang Ying was sitting with Zeng Li, and the two stopped talking at this moment.

She patted Zeng Li's hand, put on her sunglasses and stood up, looking proudly at his three major female roles and Shuang Bing.

Just as she was about to take a step, Zhao Zhetian, Mr. Zhou, Xu Jinglei, Li Lianhua, and Fan Bingjie stood up almost at the same time.

boom..
Four dens and double ice, the six big flowers will not give in to anyone.

In front of everyone, the six pushed aside their chairs and strode out of the meeting room.

However, Zhang Yinghou is a real international actress after all, and her status in the industry is not at all watery.

Deng Chao, Liu Ye, and Uncle Daoming and Zhang Guoli, who went out a few steps earlier, slowed down, looked sideways at her and asked, "Zi Yi, aren't you filming "The Great Master", why are you free today?"

Regardless of how angry Zhao Zhetian, Fan Bingjie, Zhou Gongzi and others behind him are, among actresses, Zhang Yinghou is indeed more popular than them in the eyes of male actors.

What's more, Liu Ye and her are still classmates.

Even Uncle Daoming thinks that Zhang Yinghou's acting skills belong to the ceiling level among actresses.

Among the artists born in the 80s, only Mr. Zhou can stand shoulder to shoulder, and Li Lianhua has to be a little behind.

""The Grandmaster" hasn't resumed work yet, I'm here to try my luck."

Zhang Yinghou smiled slightly, and instantly made the gesture of a little girl in front of the four of them.

The momentum of releasing and retracting made many people stare blankly.

Behind her, the other five big flowers sneered at the corners of their mouths, secretly calling her a vixen and shameless.

Zhao Zhetian waved to Chen Kun behind him, and the two gathered together, slowing down their pace and chatting.

"Brother Kun, are you sure?"

"It's not bad, my image is quite suitable to play Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

The conversation between the two was not hidden from others, and Chen Kun was not afraid to compete with others for the role.

A group of top celebrities haunted, making the young actors in the meeting room not dare to kick, only envious.

Liu Qianxi didn't move, she sat on the chair and played with her mobile phone, ignoring the big flowers who were tearing her apart.

She came here today for no other reason, just to accompany her lover and best friend, and stop by to taste the snacks in Hengdian.

Oh, by the way, there is also a big meal for Huang Bo.

She and Fang Ziheng hadn't forgotten the box office bet on the first day of "Embroidered Spring Knife".

Diagonally opposite her, Da Mimi looked at the backs of Zhang Yinghou and the others, pursed her lips, and let out a soft snort of dissatisfaction.

What a bull!

Isn't it because of good luck at age, she became famous ten years earlier than her, and my aunt debuted at the age of six, and I haven't seen you so arrogant.

When she entered the door just now, she once again humbled herself in front of several big flowers and took the initiative to greet them.

On the other hand, the vixen on the opposite side was calm and composed, and the six big flowers stepped forward to chat with her one by one.

They are all backed by a man, why Liu Qianqian can enjoy the treatment of North Korean nationals.

Da Mimi was not angry in her heart, she was not angry at all.

Fortunately, she didn't want to get any roles today, and she came to Jinhua just for show.

In a few days, "Four Famous 2" will also be launched in Hengdian.

She is the second female lead in the play, and her role is only slightly less than Liu Qianqian. She becomes the phoenix envoy of the Luanfeng Pavilion in the film, and executes the plan in place of the second pavilion master Li Lianhua who hides behind the scenes.

Thinking of the many head-to-head scenes between the two, Da Mimi's heart moved, and she glanced at Liu Qianqian who was playing with her mobile phone with her head down.

Foxy child!
Let's see how I can beat you with my acting skills!
Hmph, with your pediatric acting skills, you can only play cold, silent, ruthless characters with no expression.

On the other side, Song Yi noticed Da Mimi's peeping, and she hurried to Liu Qianqian's ear to tell the truth: "Sister Qianqian, the other side is looking at you."

"Don't worry about her, come here, Tiezi, I'll play games with you."

Liu Qianqian smiled softly, without raising her eyelids, lightly bumped Song Yi with her shoulder, and asked her to take out her mobile phone and get in the car.

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There was a low cock crowing sound from the young lady's mobile phone, it was a new game just developed by Hengyu Game Company.

Angry bird!

In room 1806.

Fang Ziheng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, unaware that Da Mimi and Liu Qianqian were starting to look different again.

But even if he knew, he didn't care about these things now.

For the four leading roles in "The Great Wall", except for Da Tiantian who was appointed, the other three male roles had to audition one by one.

A general, a lieutenant of the vanguard battalion, and an ordinary player from Xuanjiawei.

The three characters fully demonstrate the strength of the Tang Dynasty's army at three levels: middle, middle, and low.

General Xue Rengui, in his early forties, is courageous, majestic, intelligent, strict in law, able to fight well, and has excellent commanding skills. He was the top handsome talent in the Tang Dynasty.

Lieutenant of the Qianfeng Camp, Pei Suyun, 25 and six years old, superb in skill and extraordinary in martial arts, a leader of the new generation in the Tang army.

(Original) Xuanjia Guards member, Wang Meng, 32 years old, brave and invincible, with unparalleled archery and riding skills, is a precious low-level military backbone in the Datang Army.

To be honest, Fang Ziheng didn't have very suitable actors for these three roles, so he could only be selected through auditions.

The roles of the three are generals.

First of all, the first point is that actors must have a certain foundation in martial arts. If they don't know martial arts, at least they have to have filmed martial arts action scenes.

The second point is to be able to ride a horse and be tall, which can show the aura of a general.

The third point has to be in line with the age of the character. A young man in his twenties will never be able to act out an iron-blooded soldier who has been in the army for many years, experienced wars, and killed decisively.

Originally, he could play the role of the captain of Qianfengying himself, but he still has to find time to participate in "Four Famous 2". The time is limited, so it is not suitable for him to play the leading role in "The Great Wall".

Check it out first.

Fang Ziheng sighed, stubbed out his cigarette and returned to the chair, allowing the actors to start auditioning.

Next to him, there are five people, producer Lin Feifei, film art director Zhang Yimou, and assistant directors Guo Fan, Sang Lin, and action director Cheng Xiaodong.

Lao Mouzi has a wealth of experience in the big war scenes, coupled with his world-class composition and picture, the art director of "The Great Wall" must be him.

Fang Ziheng asked Lao Mouzi to help, because he wanted the two to join forces again to create two superb visual feasts of famous scenes.

咚咚
The first actor appears.

Uncle Daoming strode in, wearing Mingguang Shenwu armor, with a big red cloak on his shoulders, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, with a majestic expression, his eyes were deep and unpredictable, showing his true qualities of a hero.

When they saw him, they were overjoyed and smiled: "Uncle Ming, why are you here?"

"Haha, I think that Xue Rengui is in his early forties, I am 57, not yet 60 years old, I don't look old with makeup, and I can still play the role of this kind of general who fights the war."

Uncle Daoming came to the front, clapped his hands and sang, and then sat down in front of everyone's table.

Fang Ziheng got up, handed him a cigarette to light up, and said with a smile, "Uncle Ming, you look alike in this outfit, but it's more than domineering. I always have a sense of seeing Qin Shihuang and Emperor Kangxi!"

"Hey, Director Fang, it's not my fault. Director Zhang and the director of "Kangxi Dynasty" asked me to act like this."

While smoking a cigarette, Uncle Daoming complained in front of Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi shook his head and laughed, pointing at him and scolding with a smile: "Old Chen, how can you blame me for this? It was caused by the acting method of one person and one face that you learned yourself. If you learned the same acting method as Liang Zhaohui when you were in school , how can there be today’s troubles.”

As soon as these words came out, Uncle Daoming could only smile wryly.

One person with thousands of faces, only one mind to intimidate others, integrate all acting methods for his own use, and play any role is himself, which somewhat means that I am the only one.

Uncle Daoming, Brother Fa, and Uncle Ge are the masters of this journey.

Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and later Lei Datou also followed this path.

One person has thousands of faces, according to others also observe oneself.

Also known as Thousands of People and Thousands of Faces, it pays attention to the use of different personalities, eyes, makeup, and different clothing to decorate.

This kind of performance method requires a perfect fit between external decoration and internal performance in order to achieve a sense of reality with thousands of faces and thousands of people.

Among the Chinese-speaking actors, Li Xue met the teacher, and Leung Ka-fai reached the apex of this road, and the entire Chinese-speaking film and television circle is second to none.

There is also teacher Zhang Guoli, who has also gone far and wide on the road of interpretation by thousands of people.

In addition, like Wu Gang, Chen Kun, Yu Hewei, they are all climbers on this road.

There is no distinction between the two performance methods, and when applied to specific film and television dramas, they also serve according to the roles.

But what to say.

Uncle Daoming's image in film and television dramas goes too deep and too far in playing the role of emperor.

It's not that he can't play the role of Xue Rengui, who is decisive and decisive to win thousands of miles away.

Fang Ziheng was just worried that Uncle Daoming was acting out of acting, and the general Xue Rengui was played as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was personally conquered by the imperial driver.

If that's the case, he won't have a place to cry when the time comes!
(End of this chapter)