director of the millennium

"Are you here to look for Wu Jing?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly realized something. He heard that Wu Jing would join Wu Yuan's new movie after finishing filming "The Great Wall".

Privately, he also lamented that Wu Jing's luck had turned, and he was very lucky as he was able to play the leading role in two new films by two big directors.

Zhang Yimou is quite impressed with the actor Wu Jing.

It’s funny that before preparing for "The Great Wall", Zhang Yimou actually knew little about Wu Jing.

There is no way. Wu Jing was in the TV drama circle when he was in the mainland. Later, he went to Hong Kong and became an action movie actor.

Zhang Yimou is really not very good at making action movies. When he was filming "Hero" he said that he couldn't make martial arts action movies. Later, when he was making "House of Flying Daggers", he finally understood how to make martial arts action movies.

But he only did it for fun, and he never made another action movie after that.

It was not until the casting of "The Great Wall" that Zhang Yimou had almost looked through the entire list of domestic actors before Wu Jing caught his eye. Later, after privately calling him for an audition, Zhang Yimou had a clearer understanding of this actor.

Although his acting skills are not outstanding, he is very suitable for certain specific roles and can be considered a top-level special actor.

At least in "The Great Wall", he played a very good military commander and was able to almost perfectly achieve the effect that Zhang Yimou wanted.

Zhang Yimou had also heard about Wu Yuan's new film. He knew that it was a tribute film for next year. It was also a war-themed film, at least a film describing the Anti-Japanese War period.

Then it is reasonable for Wu Jing to be chosen.

At least Zhang Yimou didn't think it was anything to be surprised about.

Picking up the intercom, he ordered, "Wu Jing, come over to the monitor."

After a while, Wu Jing, who was dirty and had some dust on his face, trotted up to Zhang Yimou and Wu Yuan.

Wu Jing recognized Wu Yuan from a distance, and with a smile on his face, he greeted him cheerfully, "Director Wu, what brings you here?"

"Okay." Wu Yuan rolled his eyes and waved his hand, saying, "Don't try to flatter me. That's too blunt."

"I just came to visit the set and see you by the way."

"The script for Riding the Wind is almost finished. I'll send it to you once you finish filming The Great Wall."

"We will learn it as soon as possible, and we estimate that the filming will start around October."

"I hope you won't let me down then!"

"I guarantee to complete the mission!" Wu Jing straightened his back and saluted Wu Yuan. He didn't know if it was because he had acted in military roles too many times and it got to him.

Wu Yuan was too lazy to cooperate with him in his antics, and smiled and shook his head: "I ordered two trucks of milk tea for the crew. Let's notify the Life Producer and ask the production staff to distribute them."

"You guys continue filming, I won't stay here to disturb you."

"I have booked a table at the hotel tonight and I'm inviting everyone to dinner."

After visiting the set of "The Great Wall", Wu Yuan, who had almost had enough rest, threw himself back into work.

While he was resting, the company's screenwriters were also perfecting the script details of "Riding the Wind" according to his requirements, mainly the large amount of character dialogues.

At Wu Yuan's level, when he writes a script, he usually just sets the main plot outline, draws some important storyboards, and improves the character background.

As for the specific lines and dialogues, they are completed and filled in by other screenwriters, and Wu Yuan only needs to do the final review.

He would only write some classic lines himself. The original story of "Riding the Wind" was not enough to make a two-hour feature film, so Wu Yuan filled in a lot of the main storyline to make the story of Ma Renxing and Ma Chengfeng, the father and son, more three-dimensional.

The Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment, which serves as the background of the story, also has a complete account of its experience in the film. The most important thing is the main storyline of the "May 1st" anti-"mopping up" operation, which is filled with many large scenes and war scenes.

The filling of these story lines inevitably adds some new characters and involves higher-level leaders of the Eighth Route Army at that time.

Fortunately, these leaders themselves have their own commonly used special actors, so Wu Yuan doesn't need to bother selecting actors.

However, who to find to play the most important role of "Ma Chengfeng" is still a big problem.

Wu Yuan had no choice but to do the same as Zhang Yimou and start looking through the list of domestic actors.

What's more, he is even more miserable, as he only plays the roles of unknown new actors, students from the four major colleges and universities, and young actors who debuted as child stars.

He strictly set the age range between 17 and 20 years old, and also spread the news within the circle, hoping that actors who fit the age group would take the initiative to submit their resumes.

In such a difficult situation, Wu Yuan spent a month screening and actually found an actor who was quite suitable for him.

Chen Xingxu was born on March 1996, 3, and just turned 31 this year. He passed the art exam in February and was admitted to the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama with the first place!

Chen Xingxu is an actor who debuted as a child star. In 2000, when he was only 4 years old, he starred in his first TV series "The Passionate Years", in which he played the childhood version of Shi Hai.

From then until 2007, he participated in the filming of nine TV series, the most famous of which was the red children's drama "The Red Star", in which he played the leading male role Pan Dongzi.

It can be said that he is full of red blood at such a young age.

Moreover, he is not the kind of child star who reaps all the rewards. Perhaps it is because his parents' planning is clearer. After 2007, Chen Xingxu did not indulge in the prosperity of the entertainment industry. Instead, he chose to calm down and continue to charge towards his studies.

Only this year did he get admitted into the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama with the first place in his major.

With such achievements and his handsome looks, his future development prospects in the entertainment industry are definitely very bright.

The reason why Wu Yuan chose him was because he had acting experience and his facial features were relatively deep. Although delicate, he did not look weak.

If he wears a military uniform, he will be very handsome, but he will not give people the feeling that he is not like a soldier. He has a tough style.

Of course, compared to a rough guy like Wu Jing with muscular body, he still looks a little thin.

But if compared with the original Wu Sanshi, they are just about the same and it is hard to say which one is better.

If Chen Xingxu starts exercising now and manages his body properly, he will be able to become more muscular before filming starts and will be fully capable of playing the role of Ma Chengfeng.

This is the tallest person Wu Yuan picked out from among the short ones after looking through thousands of resumes.

After having him come to the company for an audition, mainly after changing into costumes and trying out makeup, Wu Yuan decided on this actor and had his parents sign the contract.

It’s still the same old routine. When you sign an actor’s contract, you also have to sign into the company.

Chen Xingxu and his parents agreed very readily, and even felt that it was a pie in the sky. Being able to sign with a big company like Guangying Times and play the leading role in Wu Yuan's new movie was something that no newcomer could refuse.

When Wu Yuan saw the young and heroic Chen Xingxu, he also felt deeply for the first time that he was getting old.

This handsome guy in front of you, who is 186cm tall, was only 2000 years old in 4!
At that time, Wu Yuan had already made his debut and filmed his first movie!

Time is really a butcher's knife. (End of this chapter)