director of the millennium

A conference room in the age of light and shadow.

The company's top leaders are all located here.

"Who is suitable to play Lu Dongbin?"

"Actually, I think Director Zhang is very suitable for this role."

"Director Zhang's wonderful performances in Painted Skin and Ashes of Time are still fresh in my memory."

"His temperament is very suitable for this kind of sword fairy feeling!"

The director Zhang who is mentioned by everyone is naturally not director Zhang Yimou, but director Zhang Guorong.

At this time, Zhang Guorong was sitting in the banquet.

He owns shares in Light and Shadow Times. Although after several splits, he only owns shares in Light and Shadow Times Film and Television Company, but he can still be regarded as a member of the company's senior management.

Facing everyone's suggestions, he shook his head and laughed: "I am so old, why should I act? Aren't I afraid that the audience will hate me?"

"No, no." The executive in charge of the company's production said with a smile: "Director Zhang is only nine years older than Robert Downey Jr., who played Iron Man. He can play Iron Man, and so can Director Zhang. "

"Besides, we Asians are much younger than Europeans and Americans. Director Zhang looks to be in his forties or fifties at most now, which is the golden period for mature actors!"

"Stop trying to persuade me." Zhang Guorong shook his head and solemnly refused: "I have retired and have no plans to come back to film."

"I agreed to be banned from the album back then, but ended up coming out to sing again. I have already deceived my fans once, and I will not deceive them a second time."

Zhang Guorong announced last year that he would completely retire from acting and would no longer take on roles.

The actors on Hong Kong Island still attach great importance to their speeches in this regard and will not break their promises easily.

People like Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong, Maggie Cheung, etc., who said they were retiring, really did so, and they never made movies again.

Guanxi brother is the same. He said in a press conference that he would quit the entertainment industry, and he quit the entertainment industry. He never took on a movie or released a song again.

This aspect is indeed commendable.

It is hard for everyone to let Zhang Guorong break this convention and "virtue".

"Then let's discuss other candidates." Everyone turned the topic back one after another.

The main discussion at this meeting was the casting of the company's next new film.

"Kunlun" is easy to say. The main actors are selected from the company's artists. It doesn't matter whether they are new or old, because this movie tells a story similar to the protagonist of an online novel, and any actor with qualified acting skills can play it.

But it's hard to say about "War of the Demon Tide".

There is a very important character in this movie, that is, the immortal Lu Dongbin from the lower world. This immortal who came down from heaven to resist the demonic tide is the core character of this major event.

Moreover, this character is very powerful as soon as she debuts. It is a bit similar to "Vision" or "Scarlet Witch" in Marvel. They first appeared in major events and did not have their own independent movies, but they are both awesome. force.

Even Lu Dongbin is more powerful than the "Scarlet Witch" and will be at the peak of his combat power in "Tide of War", equivalent to Captain Marvel.

For such a colorful character, you must find an actor who can handle it.

It would be best for the audience to feel that he is Lu Dongbin at the first glance, and that he is at the peak of his combat power. It makes sense!

"What about He Zhonghua?" Liu Jia, director of the company's brokerage department, suggested.

He Zhonghua is the actor who plays Lu Dongbin in "The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals". His role as Lu Dongbin can be regarded as the memory of a generation and brought a very deep impression to the audience. The main reason is that "The Complete Story of the Eight Immortals" was well filmed, and the starring actors Guo Jinan, Jia Qing, He Zhonghua and others are all impressive.

"He Zhonghua?"

"His reputation is a bit low, and he has always acted in TV series. Is it okay to let him take the leading role in movies?"

"Let's wait and see. Are there any other suitable candidates?"

After some discussion, everyone felt that although He Zhonghua's image was suitable and the audience had an impression of him, he was a bit unworthy of a movie with an investment of more than 2 million.

Although the Xianxia movie universe in the Light and Shadow Era doesn’t rely on the fame of its actors, it can’t really find some TV drama stars, right?

This is a worse option than finding someone new.

At least the newcomer's resume is blank and there are no stereotypes.

As for TV drama stars, currently none of the actors in the TV drama-to-movie field have succeeded, and the audience is particularly unwelcome. They feel that movies made by TV drama actors are at a disadvantage if they go to the cinema.
There is a real gap between TV series and movies.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, I would not hire actors from TV dramas to star in movies.

Especially after there are too many failed examples, the entertainment industry has become somewhat superstitious about this phenomenon, let alone using TV drama actors.

There was silence in the conference room for a while.

For a while, they really couldn't think of any suitable candidates.

The main reason is that this kind of swordsman character is really too realistic. Young actors are difficult to control, and old actors are rare.

"How is Hu Ge?" At this time, Li Xiaoping, who was sitting at the top, spoke.

"Hu Ge's image of Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the character design is actually quite similar to Lu Dongbin."

"Lu Dongbin was originally a swordsman who played with the world, not the stereotype of a fairy who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world."

"Hu Ge and him are actually quite compatible."

"Although Hu Ge's achievements in the film field in recent years are average, he is after all an actor that Director Wu once valued and used."

"His national favorability is also very high. He has been mainly delayed by the agency in recent years. If the agency had not delayed him and could provide him with several good scripts, he should have become a young mainland actor long ago. A leading figure, maybe even a movie star.”

Li Xiaoping now blindly believes in Wu Yuan's vision.

Wu Yuan was very optimistic about Hu Ge back then, and even considered poaching Hu Ge from the Tang Dynasty. However, Hu Ge was "loyal" and had deep feelings for the Tang Dynasty who supported him, so there was no further progress.

For this reason, Hu Ge's development in the past few years has not been very good. After the success of "Your Name", instead of continuing to make further progress in the film field, he went back to bullying others in the TV series.

Even though his "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "The Myth" had high ratings and became popular national dramas, Li Xiaoping still felt pity for him and felt that Tang Dynasty had delayed him.

If Hu Ge could survive in the age of light and shadow, he would probably be a leading figure in Chinese films by now.

When looking for the actor to play "Lu Dongbin" this time, Li Xiaoping thought of him.

Over the years, Hu Ge's most popular role is still the male protagonist in two "Sword and Fairy" movies.

The male protagonists of these two "Sword and Fairy" movies both use swords, especially Fei Peng in "Sword and Fairy 3", who has an outstanding temperament.

Let him be the leader of Lu Dongbin. He is undoubtedly one of the most suitable candidates at this stage! (End of chapter)