director of the millennium

"However, it's not easy to find the male lead." Wu Yuan raised his head slightly and looked towards the ceiling, muttering.

Although it is not difficult to find an actor to play "Sun Wukong", the male protagonist "Sun Wu" or "Sun Wu" of this superhero movie "The Great Sage" also needs to find an actor who has a temperament that is somewhat in line with the "Monkey King".

After all, he is the successor of the "Monkey King". Although he is not a monkey that jumped out of a crack in a rock but a human being, he must have the shadow of Sun Wukong.

However, it is somewhat difficult to meet this requirement for the current domestic entertainment industry.

Among the current young actors in the domestic entertainment industry, are there any actors who can perform the essence of "Sun Wukong"?
Not to mention reaching the eight points of Mr. Liu Xiao Ling Tong, even four or five points would be enough!
After thinking about it, the only person Wu Yuan thought of was Liu Xing from the TV series "A Family with Children".

After Zhang Yishan grew up, he still looked like a monkey. To put it bluntly, he had a pointed face and monkey cheeks. Even if he didn't try hard to imitate his movements and expressions, he still had a monkey-like vibe to him.

Moreover, his acting skills are also pretty good. He played the leading role perfectly in the movie "Better Days" which he previously collaborated with Liu Yifei.

This guy is the typical actor whose influence depends on the director's level. If the director is good at training, he can perform beyond expectations.

If the director’s skills are not good, the acting will be terrible!
A typical representative of this type of actor is Brother Xiaoming.

Wu Yuan remembered it very clearly. In his previous life, he had watched "The Deer and the Cauldron" starring Zhang Yishan. It was so bad. The good Lord Wei was played like a monkey from Mount Emei. It was bad enough that he had a lot of sneaky feelings, but his expressions were also very exaggerated, which was simply unbearable to watch.

But to be honest, the director has to take most of the blame for this problem, because it was the director who asked the actors to act that way, or it was the director who wanted the performance to be this way, and the final film would be like this.

The actors were just performing according to the director's request, and Wu Yuan also watched the behind-the-scenes footage. There were many scenes where the director felt that Zhang Yishan was not free enough after performing them once, and was not satisfied, so he asked him to be more exaggerated and his expressions more flamboyant, which eventually resulted in such an eye-catching film.

It's very strange, because the TV series "Nothing Good Can Match You" directed by this director before was quite normal, and Zhang Yishan was not so exaggerated in the drama.

Why does a remake of "The Deer and the Cauldron" require the actors to be so exaggerated?

"Please make an appointment for me and Zhang Yishan to have a tryout." Wu Yuan thought about it and gave the order.

"Him!" Li Xiaoping's eyes lit up and she nodded in agreement, "He is indeed the most suitable person for the role of the Monkey King in the industry."

"But he's a little too thin. If we really want to use his words, we need him to gain some weight. Just looking like a monkey is not enough. He is the Monkey King, not a skinny monkey."

From Liu Xiao Ling Tong to Dicky Cheung and then to Benny Chan, which of these Monkey King images that have left an impression on the audience is not a handsome guy?
In comparison, Zhang Yishan's appearance is definitely inferior, and the main reason is that he is too thin.

Nowadays, domestic actors are all pursuing neutral beauty and a good body (thin), which makes everyone look frail. This is not what the Monkey King should look like.

Fortunately, the protagonist in the movie "The Monkey King" is an ordinary young man, who later only obtained the inheritance and equipment of the Monkey King and cannot be regarded as Sun Wukong himself. This can make the audience more tolerant of this character and not be so demanding.

If "The Monkey King, Sun Wukong" is the inviolable god in everyone's mind, then "Sun Wu" is just a lucky boy who has inherited the Monkey King's legacy, a mortal.

He is also a cool male protagonist who is easier for the audience to identify with and does not feel distant.

Let me ask you, which Chinese man didn’t use bed sheets as cloaks and broomsticks as golden hoop sticks when he was a child, and fantasized about becoming the Monkey King Sun Wukong?

The "Sun Wukong" in the story of "The Monkey King" is the self who once dreamed of becoming the Monkey King, but he realized this fantasy!
If you put yourself in this role while watching the movie, it will be so cool!
Wu Yuan even had a few moments when he thought about whether he could play the role himself, which would be a childhood dream come true. He grew up watching the 86 version of Journey to the West!

But this idea is just a thought. He is too handsome and his age is not suitable. How can a middle-aged man play a "hot-blooded" movie?
"Let's leave it at that for now."

"Find some time to meet Zhang Yishan."

"As for the script, I will finish it as soon as possible."

Just do it.

Wu Yuan, who originally came to the company just to kill some boring time, completely ended his time of slacking off and returned to work.

The movie script of "The Monkey King" was quickly perfected with the concerted efforts of him and the company's screenwriting department.

After writing many films in the fairy-tale movie universe, the screenwriter department of Light and Shadow Times has become very familiar with this type of superhero movie and has rich experience in routine creation.

They worked with Wu Yuan, who had practical experience in filming, and quickly completed the script in just one and a half months!
The weather has just entered summer, but the early preparations for "The Monkey King", a project that did not even have a script, have already begun.

Wu Yuan also took some time to meet with Zhang Yishan, who had a good cooperation with Guangying Times.

Zhang Yishan’s development in the circle is currently at a very awkward stage, neither going up nor down.

As an actor who debuted as a child star, he has indeed successfully transformed himself after his outstanding performance in "Better Days" and is no longer labeled as a child star.

But because of his "special" appearance, he really has no competitiveness compared to those pretty boys and young handsome guys in the circle.

What is the quality of the young handsome men in mainland China nowadays?

Li Moufeng, Mouyang, Chen Mouting, Wu Moufan and Moulu, the five most popular young actors of the first generation are firmly grasping the mainland TV drama market. The five most popular actors are all beautiful, with clean temperament and refreshing dress. In addition, Jing Mouran, Zhang Yixing, Huang Zitao, TF Three Little Ones and others are catching up closely behind.

An actor like Zhang Yishan who has good acting skills but a poor image can hardly get any good scripts in the actor market.

This resulted in him having fame but not being recognized by the market. He only filmed two web dramas in the past two years, one of which was a self-produced drama of Guangying Kuaibo.

Now the great director Wu Yuan has asked him to audition. Zhang Yishan must seize this opportunity!
No matter what Wu Yuan said, he just kept nodding, trying to listen to advice.

When they met, Wu Yuan asked him to gain ten kilograms within a month. They didn't even sign any letter of intent. In other words, even if he gained ten kilograms, he might not be able to play a role in Wu Yuan's new movie. It was just a possibility.

But even so, Zhang Yishan nodded and agreed without any hesitation!

If you gain weight, you can lose it, but if you miss the opportunity, it will never come back again. (End of this chapter)