I'm not just a director

Chapter 324: I still have experience playing the role of a scumbag.
There is no doubt about Zhou Xun's acting skills, even though "Painted Skin" was filmed three years earlier than the original time and space.

But Jiang Peian has confidence in Zhou Xun.

"We will start shooting this movie as soon as possible. You should prepare it first. We will meet next time to sign the contract."

Jiang Peian stood up and said to Zhou Xun.

Seeing Jiang Peian looking like he was about to leave, Zhou Xun looked at him in surprise.

Is this over?

Zhou Xun blinked her big eyes. She was not familiar with Jiang Pei'an. The only thing she knew was that the director in front of her, who was younger than her, was a leader in Chinese films in recent years, on par with the famous director Zhang Yimou.

In the past, when directors saw her, they all wanted to chat with her and hold her in their hands.

This is really not an exaggeration. Many directors who have worked with her like her very much and want to have in-depth exchanges with her.

The person in front of him actually wanted to leave immediately, which made Zhou Xun doubt his "scum-absorbing" physique for the first time.

"Anything else?"

Seeing Zhou Xun looking at him, Jiang Peian asked in confusion.

"Uh, nothing's wrong... By the way, director, has the role of Wang Sheng been decided in the movie?"

Mr. Zhou turned his head and asked.

"Uh... I have other plans for the role of Wang Sheng."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Mr. Zhou nodded in despair and said:

"I also want to introduce you to an actor, Chen Kun, who plays Jin Yanxi in "The Golden Family". I think his temperament matches well with Wang Sheng."

Hearing Mr. Zhou's words, Jiang Peian twitched his lips.

These two are really good friends, and they never forget to recommend each other when they make a movie.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:

"I know him, but you don't know what happened between me and him?"

Zhou Xun shook his head in confusion and said;
"Is there anything going on between you two?"

Seeing her ignorance, which didn't seem to be fake, Jiang Pei'an waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, it's all Chen Zhima's fault. It's okay. I have other candidates for the role of Wang Sheng. Thank you for your recommendation."

"Oh, well, see you later, director."

"See you."

……

After Zhou Xun returned, he immediately turned on his computer and searched for Jiang Peian's related deeds.

If you don't search, you don't know.

She personally doesn't care much about things in the entertainment industry. She doesn't have many friends, but she does have quite a few boyfriends...

“My first film won the Cannes Grand Prix, and ‘Taken’ had a box office of over [-] million.

"Source Code" has a box office of over [-] million, "Inception" has exceeded [-] million, and "Heartbeat" was also shot by him. Oh my god, what kind of monster director is this? "

The more Zhou Xun read, the more frightened he became. Although these lines of text are simple, they contain achievements that many directors cannot achieve in their lifetime.

And this young man actually did it all in just a few years.

Terrible, really terrible.

But in her heart she was eager to give it a try.

Just like a person who is hit in love and has a bloody head but still keeps moving forward bravely, Zhou Xun, as an actor, is also very picky about scripts.

When she saw the role of Xiao Wei in "Painted Skin", she felt that this role fit her very well.

There is even an illusion of being tailor-made.

Now that she knows what a powerful director the other party is, she is no longer calm.

The better the director, the more her potential as an actor can be maximized.

Not even a drop of it is left...

"But he and Chen Kun seem to have some... holiday?"

Driven by curiosity, she continued to search for relevant news about Jiang Peian and Chen Kun.

Finally, after flipping through several pages of news, she finally saw the relevant reports.

After half an hour of browsing, Zhou Xun rubbed his swollen brain and finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

"Kunzi is on the wrong team..."

Zhou Xun said slowly.

No wonder Zhao Yanzi, who was at the height of his popularity a few years ago, disappeared from the public eye overnight.

She was not familiar with Zhao Yanzi, and could only be regarded as an acquaintance.

In the original time and space, she and Zhao Yanzi were both well-known artists in the entertainment industry, but they had no intersection.

But the appearance of a person brought the two of them together and they became close friends.

This person is Chen Kun, their common friend.

In 2008, under the recommendation of Chen Kun, the three of them co-starred in "Painted Skin" directed by Chen Jiashang.

Although the two people in the play are love rivals, they have a good relationship in private and have become good sisters who talk about everything.

In 2009, the crew of "Painted Skin" went to Bay Province to promote, and the two of them pretended to be passers-by and enjoyed the food together.

"Painted Skin" achieved very good results that year, with a box office of 2.32 million.

At that time, it was a huge amount of money.

Later, the three people gathered again to film "Painted Skin 2". The most concerning thing during the filming was not the plot but the relationship between the two heroines.

There have been frequent reports of disagreements between the two. Although they are both female protagonists and their roles are equally matched, where there are women, there is always a world.

There are always many topics to talk about, and a single move will be greatly exaggerated by the media.

Quarrels and bickering have become a common occurrence, but it is also very good for the crew.

Controversy will attract attention, and it can be regarded as another promotion of "Painted Skin 2".

During this period, Hong Kong media revealed that Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi kicked each other's stools during filming.

The story is very simple. Zhou Xun was filming in the crew. Zhao Yanzi sat on a stool to rest and kicked Zhou Xun's chair away. This scene happened to be seen by the person involved...

Although in subsequent interviews, both of them claimed that they were joking and how could they do such a childish thing with their own IQs.

But gradually the two became strangers...

In order to refute the rumors that the two heroines are at odds, the film crew also posted photos of the two in the same frame many times.

But there is no smoke without fire, and many things cannot be covered.

After the filming of the movie was finally completed, there were reports that two people were competing for the poster position and the title.

Both are heroines, and no one can be offended, so the film crew had no choice but to change the poster.

The two people are almost the same size, but basically you can't see them on the same stage at the road show. Chen Kun is the only one to support the scene.

After that, the two never starred in the same movie again, and their relationship naturally ended...

Back to reality, Zhou Xun still felt that Jiang Peian's statement that he had already decided on someone else for the role of Wang Sheng was a pretense.

Probably the other party also guessed about his relationship with Chen Kun and knew who he wanted to recommend, so he said this deliberately.

She really feels that the role of Wang Sheng is particularly suitable for Chen Kun, and although Chen Kun has performed well in TV dramas in recent years with "Like Fog, Like Wind and Like Rain" and "Golden Pink Family".

But he didn't have any film works that he could produce. Instead of working hard in the field of TV series, he might as well move to the big screen... With this thought in mind, Zhou Xun called Chen Kun.

"Kunzi, what are you doing?"

"Xiao Xun, you are reading a book. Why did you suddenly call me today?"

Chen Kun said with a smile.

"I met a director today, guess who it is?"

"Could it be Director Zhang, or Director Yan?"

Director Yan, Yan Hao, is the director of "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies", a movie they will star in in the second half of the year.

Zhou Xun shook his head and said:

"No, it's Director Jiang Peian."

After hearing Zhou Xun's words, Chen Kun didn't reply for a long time, and then he laughed dryly and said:

"Director Jiang, he is a pretty good director. He has become very famous in recent years. Have you received a role from him?

Congratulations, all the movies this person has made since his debut have exceeded [-] million in box office. It is estimated that your movie will definitely be a hit. "

After hearing Chen Kun's words, Zhou Xun felt as powerless as if he had punched cotton.

But as they were good friends, Zhou Xun naturally heard the abnormality in Chen Kun's tone.

She still said to herself:
"His movie still needs a leading actor, so I recommended you to him."

"Xiao Xun, forget it, what did he say?"

Although he knew it was impossible, Chen Kun still had some expectations.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun shook his head and said:
"I didn't even know that something like that happened to you two before, and Director Jiang didn't tell me. I only found out after I came back and checked the information online."

Chen Kun paused, then laughed dryly and said:
"These things are all in the past. Back then... forget it, it's all in the past, it's in the past."

"It's passed? Kunzi, do you know how much of an opportunity you missed?"

"Xiao Xun, there are many directors in the entertainment industry, and I don't have to hang him on this tree."

"Why don't you hang him on a tree? Why do you know so much about his deeds? You are just a tough talker!"

Zhou Xun said with hatred that iron cannot become steel.

The two were good friends who talked about everything, and Chen Kun didn't care about Zhou Xun's attitude. He said slowly:
"There's nothing I can do about it, it's already happened, and I can't change anything now.

I really wanted to star in his movie. When he visited Liu Yifei in "The Golden Family", I thought about reconciling with him, but people looked down on me..."

After hearing Chen Kun's words, Zhou Xun paused. After a moment of silence, she calmly said:
"I'm going to his company to sign a contract in two days. Then come with me, bow your head and admit your mistake, and this matter will be over."

"..."

"you are not willing?"

After not hearing Chen Kun's answer for a long time, Zhou Xun immediately asked on the phone.

"It's not that I don't want to, but it's just that it's too utilitarian to go to him to apologize at this time."

But no, they've already cast their new movie, and you're trying to find someone to apologize to.

Why did you go early?
Zhou Xun smiled and said:
"Don't even think about this movie. Since Director Jiang said he already has a candidate for the male lead, whether it's true or not, don't worry about it.

I just thought of this. Since you two have a feud, let’s clear up this misunderstanding. How old is Director Jiang this year?

He will have many opportunities to make movies in the future. Are you going to continue to be in such a stalemate with him?
Regardless of your own conditions, once the misunderstanding is resolved, there will always be an opportunity for you to participate in the show. We are not doing this for now, but for the future. Do you understand? "

Hearing Zhou Xun's words, Chen Kun seemed to be enlightened.

Who said Xiaoxun was uneducated? What he said was true to every word.

"What's wrong? You don't want to. Your face is so valuable, and you don't even want to bow your head and apologize? Besides, this incident was originally your classmate's fault. Aren't you ashamed that a bunch of people bullied one of you? Do you want to drag yourself down for the rest of your life because of that incident?"

Zhou Xunhan asked with a face.

"No, no, I was thinking about what posture I used on the day I apologized, haha."

Hearing his friend's caring words, Chen Kun felt warm in his heart and joked.

"Hmph, that's the best way."

……

After the Zhou Flood was settled, Jiang Peian was very happy.

In his opinion, now that the role of Zhou Xun has been finalized, one-third of the movie is basically completed.

Without him, Xiao Wei’s role is too important.

When "Painted Skin" was announced, it was said to have two female protagonists, but after the movie was played, who still remembers Zhao Yanzi's Mrs. Wang?

Xiao Wei is yyds!

Even Wang Jingdu said that Zhou Xun is definitely not a peerless beauty. She is really only [-]% beautiful, but she has [-]% acting skills.

You can play the fox in "Painted Skin". You can see that she is very sexy and attractive in "Painted Skin".

Looking at the entire entertainment industry, there is only one person named Zhou Xun who can perform [-]% of appearance and [-]% of charm.

She has a unique aura about her, and the fox demon she plays is both simple and charming.

Even when "Fengshen 1" became a hit in later generations, many people said that if Zhou Xun was 20 years younger, Wuershan would not be able to let anyone else play Daji...

After finalizing the role of Xiao Wei, Jiang Peian faced another problem.

Who will play Wang Sheng?
The most discussed question in "Painted Skin" is: Does Wang Sheng love Pei Rong or Xiao Wei?
But Jiang Pei'an felt that he loved these two women, but this "love" had to be put in big double quotation marks.

Half desire, half duty.

From the moment Wang Sheng and Xiao Wei first met, their fate was doomed.

Wang Sheng was not defensive about Xiao Wei, and settled down after rescuing Xiao Wei back to his house.

If it wasn't because of lust, how could one capture a strange and beautiful woman?

His feelings for Pei Rong were much simpler. He knew very well that if he abandoned Pei Rong for Xiao Wei, Pei Rong might choose Pang Yong.

Possessiveness made Wang Sheng stick to this marriage.

The main reason for persistence is the word responsibility.

To reach the stage of marriage, it is impossible to rely solely on feelings. Responsibility is the backbone of marriage.

"I love you, but I already have Peirong."

Typical scumbag talk.

This sentence actually contains Wang Sheng's feelings for the two of them.

"I love you" is to comfort Xiao Wei who is in a rage.

"But I already have Pei Rong" seems to be single-minded, but actually it is out of responsibility and possession.

Such a character is actually very laborious to create.

If someone has this kind of relevant life experience, it is probably easy to play this kind of role between two women.

If possible, Jiang Peian even wanted Qi Yuefei to play the role of Wang Sheng. Without him, this old man would be a replica of Wang Sheng.

Ok?
Thinking of Qi Yuefei, Jiang Peian was suddenly stunned...

"Why are you asking these people to play the role of Wang Sheng? Boss, I see you are quite suitable."

At some point, Su Qing appeared in Jiang Pei'an's office. Looking at the names of some male celebrities written on the manuscript paper in front of him, Su Qing said.

No, you can just say that I am suitable. Can you put away the disdainful expression on your face?
(End of this chapter)