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Chapter 24 Come on!

"Concubine Yang doesn't have a lot of roles, so let Fan Binbin do it!" In fact, Fan Binbin has played Yang Yuhuan once before, in the 2007 TV series "Datang Paradise", and played Yang Guifei for the second time. I believe this gimmick can also bring some topicality to the TV series.

Concubine Yang in the original work is a soy-sauce role, a scene that can be filmed in a few days, so Fan Binbin is just right to play it. Xu Lu's version of Yang Yuhuan is really unconvincing, with a shriveled figure and Xiaojiabiyu's facial features. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji has also seen it before. How could he openly pick up ashes for such a beautiful woman?
"Hehe! She is quite suitable for this kind of role." The person who heard Concubine Yang chose Fan Binbin. Although Jiang Shuying didn't like this goblin, he had to admit that the looks and temperament of these sisters were really suitable for playing such a beauties who would bring disaster to the country and the people.

"Tanqi is the heroine. I'll ask Shishi if she's interested. For Wenran, I'd like Mao Xiaotong, who played the nobleman Ying in the Legend of Zhen Huan, and Wang Yunxiu to contact Tang Yixin. As for the female killer, Yuchang, let me think about it first."

The role of the female killer Yuchang in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" is very good, and the actor Li Yuan who played it in the previous life is also very good, especially it is very rare for a girl with a flat head to be so beautiful.

"Help me find a female artist named Li Yuan. She has debuted for a few years and is not well-known. Let her play Yuchang. By the way, ask her if she is interested in joining our company."

Jiang Shuying has always found it very strange that when Gu Zhongyu was deciding on a role, he would always suddenly think of a certain actor who hit the streets, and then name someone to play a certain role, and it turned out afterwards that he could always choose the right person.

"By the way, the design drawings of the characters in the play have already been drawn, and I forgot to show you." Jiang Shuying suddenly remembered, and took out a bunch of drawings from the back of his butt and gave them to Gu Zhongyu.

The "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in the previous life was widely praised by history lovers and Hanfu circles, because the Fuhua Tao of this drama has a very high degree of restoration of the Tang Dynasty, and the titles of the lines are also rigorous and elegant.

Even the armor worn by the imperial guards in the play is restored with reference to the Dunhuang murals, and the real-shaped iron armor is used, not the bad street studio-style plastic armor.

In fact, whether the costumes of film and television dramas should be 100% restored to history has always been a major problem in the shooting of costume dramas.In the early years, historical dramas in mainland China were all based on real history, and they were very earnest. Costume dramas such as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Tang Minghuang" were basically restored to their fullest if they were able to do so.

But after Hong Kong and Taiwan capital began to enter the mainland film and television drama market, the taste changed. All kinds of ridiculous lines, Japanese pirate-style clothing and make-up, and ancient people with disheveled hair all became popular at this time.

Naturally, Gu Zhongyu would not learn from those old gangsters, and his attitude towards "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" was the same as that of his predecessors, and he wanted to restore the style of the Tang Dynasty as much as possible.

Of course, it is also compatible with the aesthetics of modern people.

After all, you have to take care of the emotions of the audience. The makeup and costumes of many ancient nations do not conform to the aesthetics of modern people.Just like the common Qing palace dramas today, the hairstyles of people in the early and middle Qing Dynasty in real history are all "money rattail braids", which are extremely ugly!So in order to reduce everyone's antipathy, all of them were replaced with yin and yang hairstyles that only appeared in the late Qing Dynasty.

It's not that it's just to beautify the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court dramas in Hong Kong and Taiwan don't even shave their hair.In fact, all costume dramas will definitely make some beautification changes, and the same is true for TV dramas of other dynasties.

For example, women's foot binding, which became popular in the Song Dynasty, rarely appeared in costume dramas, and the female characters were all jumping around, and none of them would bind their feet.Occasionally, there are women with bound feet who appear on the stage, and they will definitely not take off their shoes and socks for the audience to see, because they are afraid that you will not be able to eat!

Another example is the costume dramas with the background of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There is a highly sought-after facial makeup, which will draw the eyebrows short and thick or upwards, and also paint a small half of the face.If an actress puts on this makeup, instead of making people look more beautiful, it will even feel a little funny and scary!

Similar styles also appeared in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in the last life. For these details, Gu Zhongyu thinks it is better to make the audience feel more comfortable!
Another more common one is the common hair style of Han men. In costume dramas, everyone wears hair covers. If you really use your own hair to tie your hair in a bun, it doesn’t look so handsome, because many people have insufficient hair volume or high hairlines. The result of tying their hair up is like a bald patch on the forehead (refer to some Taoist priests you see in your daily life)!And the hair near the sideburns is also easy to fall out, and it looks a little messy.

Gu Zhongyu has a deep understanding of this. When he was filming "Han Wu Dadi" when he first debuted, he played the champion Hou Huo Qubing. Because he hated the trouble of wearing a hair cover, he had to toss for more than half an hour every time. He simply grew his own long hair before joining the group. As a result, he had to clean the sideburns before each filming, and the real hair was easy to knot and frizz, and the time needed to deal with it became longer!

After that, when he was filming costume dramas, he no longer pretended to be smart, and went honestly wearing a wig.

So when filming this show, Gu Zhongyu and other main creators discussed repeatedly, and finally decided that in terms of the appearance and styling of the actors, they do not pursue 100% restoration of history, as long as the overall style is in line with the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

The previous drama "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" did not restore the Fuhuadao, and even had a studio style, but it did not affect people's becoming the first monument of historical dramas.

"Well! There is nothing wrong with these costumes, let's wait until the actors try on makeup!" After reading the drawings, Gu Zhongyu was relieved, and they basically matched the characters he had in mind. The fish intestines and Longbo in the original drama of the previous life were too modern, and this time they were changed to the normal Tang style.

"There is also Zhang Xiaojing's old lover Li Xiangxiang who has not been decided who will play it!" After looking at it, this role does not have many roles, so Gu Zhongyu aimed at the secretary beside him.

"How about letting you play Li Xiangxiang?" The company's female artists are basically arranged, and he doesn't want to use extras, and it's not cost-effective to invite artists outside, so he just thinks about letting Jiang Shuying come. Anyway, she has some acting experience and doesn't have many roles, so she should still be competent.

You don't even need to pay a salary, and you can save a lot of money, hehe!

"I'm going to act?"

"That's right! Isn't it your dream to be an actor?"

Jiang Shuying didn't expect that this doggy man would suddenly let herself act in a play, although her goal from the beginning was indeed to become a big star.But after staying in Zongheng Entertainment for more than a year, although he is still a secretary in identity, he has a lot of power.Not only can she intervene in various businesses of the company, but she can also directly handle problems that arise on behalf of Gu Zhongyu.

Many people regard Jiang Shuying as Gu Zhongyu's shadow in the company. Both department managers and entertainers and stars respect her very much and dare not offend her in the slightest.

Jiang Shuying was very satisfied with the respectful appearance of those glamorous big stars on the screen on weekdays, so his thoughts on being an actor have faded a lot, and he feels that this is pretty good now.

"Okay! I will reluctantly agree to you!" Jiang Shuying responded arrogantly, but in fact, his heart was already full of joy.

I didn't expect this dog man to still remember his dream of being an actor back then.

(End of this chapter)