1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 187 "Smiling Proudly" casting chaos, the heroine's first choice is exposed!
Jiang Xiaofeng thought it was a liar at first, but after chatting with the other party for a few words, he began to believe that it was Zhang Jizhong himself.

Because of Jiang Xiaofeng's identity and status here, Zhang Jizhong was also very respectful and polite when talking to him. In front of Jiang Xiaofeng, he didn't have the airs of a gold medal producer.

And when Zhang Jizhong called Jiang Xiaofeng this time, he also wanted to invite Jiang Xiaofeng to play the role of Linghu Chong in the CCTV version of "Swordsman".

The reason why Zhang Jizhong invited Jiang Xiaofeng to star in "Swordsman" was also because he found out that Jiang Xiaofeng had just finished filming the costume series "Youth Bao Qingtian" and sold an average of 90 yuan per episode.

In Zhang Jizhong's view, Jiang Xiaofeng's popularity and popularity are at the top level, especially the influence of Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as other Asian countries, is the most unparalleled existence among mainland stars.

If Jiang Xiaofeng could be invited to the crew, then the market of "Swordsman" would definitely rise sharply, and it would be sold at a higher price.

For Zhang Jizhong's invitation, Jiang Xiaofeng was only surprised, not too excited, because he knew Zhang Jizhong's virtues, worried that Zhang Jizhong would trick him, and worried that Zhang would continue to regard himself as a hype tool.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's previous life memory, in all Jin Yong dramas that Zhang Jizhong participated in, there were all kinds of turmoil in the casting, and all kinds of smoke bombs before the actual start.

Because there are so many smoke bombs, they can be written into several feature-length TV series.

However, in Jiang Xiaofeng's impression, the earliest Jin Yong drama filmed in the mainland was "Book, Sword, Enmity and Enmity" in 1994. At the beginning, it was the CCTV version of "Swordsman" that started filming in 2000 that attracted the most attention.

In this version of Xiaoao, Shao Bing was originally the actor who played Linghu Chong.

At that time, we filmed for a while, and TV magazines also sent news about the visit, but it was said that he "did not act well, had too much airs, and had too many cutscenes" and was "swept out" by the crew.

After Shao Bing left, many actors tried Linghu Chong, including Hu Jun.

Zhang Jizhong felt that Linghu Chong was not suitable for him at the time, and if he made "Dragon Ba Bu" in the future, he would definitely be invited to play Qiao Feng.

At that time, Linghu Chong's role could be regarded as walking around half of the entertainment circle, even singers were involved, such as Huang Gexuan and Hanxiao.

This arrogant brother probably doesn't know young people nowadays. Back then he sang "Flying Apsaras" which was very popular, but his image...was really inappropriate.

Zhang Jizhong was most optimistic about Zhao Wenzhuo, but Zhao Wenzhuo's schedule did not match, and in the end the chief director Huang Jian chose Li Yapeng.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaofeng was absolutely skeptical of Zhang Jizhong's character. He was really not sure whether Zhang Jizhong really wanted him to shoot "Swordsman", or if he was using himself as a hype tool.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't immediately reject Zhang Jizhong, nor did he rush to agree, but asked with great interest: "Director Zhang, why did you think of asking me to play Linghu Chong? Do you think I'm suitable for Linghu Chong?"

Zhang Jizhong said solemnly: "Suitable, very suitable. First of all, your appearance looks very chic and extraordinary."

"The second is Ni's figure, which is also very tall..."

In order to invite Jiang Xiaofeng to act in "Swordsman", Zhang Jizhong spent a lot of time talking and talking a lot.

In addition, Zhang Jizhong also played tricks on Jiang Xiaofeng, saying that he would invite a very famous movie actress to play the role of Ren Yingying in the movie "Swordsman".

Jiang Xiaofeng really didn't expect that in the current Huaguo film and television industry, there is a young female movie star who is very famous, and then asked with a smile: "Director Zhang, let's make it as fast as possible? Don't be fooled!"

"If you are really sincere, let's open the skylight and speak honestly, don't fix all these things..."

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's words, Zhang Jizhong stopped beating around the bush and told Jiang Xiaofeng what he thought: "To tell you the truth, I want to spend 200 million to invite Zhang Ziyi to play Ren Yingying, and let her play with you."

Jiang Xiaofeng was also happy, and replied with a smile: "Impossible, in my impression, she seems to have always acted in movies, and I have never heard of her acting in TV dramas."

Zhang Jizhong said disapprovingly: "You can act in TV dramas, why can't she act? What I don't like the most is that those who watch movies higher than TV dramas pretend to be fucking grandchildren."

Jiang Xiaofeng felt that the more Zhang Jizhong said, the more outrageous he was, he was fooling himself, and joked with a smile: "Director Zhang, how about it, if you can really invite Zhang Ziyi to play Ren Yingying, I will definitely play Linghu Chong."

Zhang Jizhong didn't hesitate, and immediately replied: "All right, then you just wait for my good news."

The day after the phone call with Jiang Xiaofeng, Zhang Jizhong immediately used his connections to contact Zhang Ziyi himself, and offered 200 million yuan to invite Zhang Ziyi to play the role of Ren Yingying.

Starting from Zhang Ziyi, she just finished filming the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and rested for several months, waiting for Zhang Yimou's "Hero" which has been in preparation.

Zhang Ziyi sat on the bench for a long time, and heard that her idol, Jiang Xiaofeng, was playing the leading role, Linghu Chong, to play with her, so she was moved.

But after Zhang Yimou found out, he scolded Zhang Ziyi, saying that if you want to shoot this, it will be useless, let alone 200 million, even 2000 million!
After being frustrated by Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Jizhong was not discouraged, and was still picking actors in various ways.

The key point is that the big bearded Zhang at this time is indeed well-respected, especially after his "Water Margin" became a classic, he became a ceiling-level producer in the TV circle.

As for the role of Lin Ping, at first Zhang Jizhong wanted to find Lu Yi, and Lu Yi said that if he wanted to act, he would play the male lead Linghu Chong, but he refused on the grounds that there was no time to record a new album.

Therefore, Zhang Jizhong commented on Lu Yi and said: "He doesn't know what he is acting" and is eager to sing, "typically confused."

Hearing this comment, Lu Yi also choked back in an interview: "Who is Zhang Jizhong, I don't know him."

Because he was not sure whether Jiang Xiaofeng would like to star in "Swordsman", Zhang Jizhong also invited many actors to come to the crew to audition.

But after trying it out, Zhang Jizhong still felt that Jiang Xiaofeng was more in line with his standards, and he was the most suitable actor for Linghu Chong in his mind.

Moreover, Jiang Xiaofeng is not only suitable for his image and temperament, but also his popularity and popularity in Asia can promote the drama "Swordsman" overseas, which can achieve immediate results.

Obviously, in Zhang Jizhong's view, Jiang Xiaofeng was Linghu Chong's "best candidate", and the other actors who came to audition were just Jiang Xiaofeng's spare tires.

As for Jiang Xiaofeng's acting skills, Zhang Jizhong wasn't worried at all. He also knew that he won the Golden Rooster Award for Supporting Actor not long ago with the movie "That Mountain That Man That Dog".

Basically, for an actor who can win the Golden Rooster Award for a supporting actor, it is impossible for his acting skills to be poor. There are definitely two brushes.

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