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Chapter 496 The short Sakyamuni? ([-]-in-[-])

The bad news is that the actor previously confirmed to play Shakya was caught drunk driving.

The good news is that he was arrested in Hong Kong City. Although the media in Hong Kong City reported it, it did not spread to the mainland.

And because this actor is not a well-known actor in the mainland, the crew of "Buddha Plus" did not do any publicity for this new supporting role before. If they had not insisted on using this actor, this controversy would not have happened. It's very likely that it will be involved in their movies.

"It's ironic that the death of Foshan Zai (Du Cai) in our movie was caused by a drunk driving accident. If he is still used, the audience who know about it will be very angry."

Kong Yaojie finished his late-night snack hastily. When he returned to the hotel, he used his mobile phone to hold a video conference with the bosses Shi Yanqiu, Yang Yi, and Le Zehan to discuss how to solve the problem.

"I don't think we can use him anymore. He may still be able to continue acting in Hong Kong City, but it will definitely not work here. When we make movies, we use artists with no stains on morals and behavior. We are responsible to the audience. I am also responsible for the work.”

Le Zehan nodded and agreed with Kong Yaojie's statement.

Of course, what he said actually meant what Yang Yi meant. Before the meeting, Le Zehan and Yang Yi had a chat. Although Yang Yi firmly believed that actors who ignored the law and the safety of others and drove drunk should not be used, after all, this film is now produced by Zhiqiu Film and Television, and the crew is also Kong Yaojie's crew. , it is more suitable for Le Zehan to be the villain who intervenes.

"What's Director Yang's opinion?"

Shi Yanqiu asked Yang Yi.

"My views are consistent with what Director Kong and our Mr. Le said."

Yang Yi answered briefly.

"Okay, since we all agree that this actor needs to be removed, we will notify him as soon as possible. However, my suggestion is that this matter should be handled in a low-key manner and try to minimize the impact."

Shi Yanqiu said to Kong Yaojie.

"Okay." Kong Yaojie nodded.

"Has this character not started filming his scenes yet?"

"Not yet. The original plan was to photograph him next week."

"That's okay, we just need to change an actor, so the loss is not big."

Said that the loss was not big, Shi Yanqiu's tone was somewhat meaningful.

Director Shi Da obviously thought of his previous film "Born to the Sun", in which an actor was banned due to a scandal.

Zuo Wencheng!

After Zuo Wencheng's incident was exposed, Shi Yanqiu quickly cut off the relationship with the other party. Although the impact was minimized later, the crew suffered a lot. The scenes that Zuo Wencheng had shot before had to be re-shot by Yang Yi. .

Fortunately, the problem with the actor of "Buddha Plus" happened before the filming of his scene started. Otherwise, this bad incident would have been a very heavy burden for their low-cost literary film!

"Yaojie, see if any of the actors who have auditioned for this role before are suitable. If not, try to arrange the audition time in the past few days and hurry up and find the new actor."

Shi Yanqiu continued to give instructions.

Now is the filming period with intensive schedule. As a director, Kong Yaojie’s daily work is already very hard.

But there was no way, just like when Shi Yanqiu had to take time to audition Yang Yi during the filming, in order for the film to go smoothly, Kong Yaojie even split himself in half and raced against time to finalize the new actor.

"I suddenly thought of a good candidate for the role of director Shi, who was an actor in the past."

In fact, after Kong Yaojie returned to the hotel, he had been thinking about who to replace.

The character "Sakyamuni" is humble and insignificant, even more miserable than the two protagonists who are already at the bottom of society, because no one knows where he comes from, no one cares about his food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and no one cares about his life. No words were spoken.

At the same time, like his name, Sakyamuni, he looked at this materialistic, impetuous and cruel world without any emotion, saw through the hypocritical high-ranking officials, and understood the ugliness and sin behind it all.

"Sakyamuni is a mirror created by Director Yang in this script. He uses his desirelessness, simplicity and purity to reflect all kinds of situations in the world. Then I think that for such a role, he needs at least an actor At first glance, he looks like a member of the lower class, but at the same time he has the kind of innocence that most people don’t have.”

When Kong Yaojie was talking about his understanding of Sakyamuni, Yang Yi didn't think much about it.

But when he changed the subject, he suddenly cueed Yang Yi.

"So based on these two characteristics, I think the little brother Xiaoqiang brought by Director Yang is very suitable for this role. Of course, I am just talking about my personal feelings. Whether he can play Shakya, I may have to find time to let him come tomorrow. Give it a try and see how it goes."

Kong Yaojie actually said that he thought Xu Xiaoqiang was suitable for the role of Shakya!

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment. Although Xu Xiaoqiang was from their company, he had never thought of letting Xu Xiaoqiang play this role!

Because Xu Xiaoqiang’s image is completely inconsistent with Sakyamuni in the original film!

The Sakyamuni in the original film was tall and thin. Although Xu Xiaoqiang was also quite thin and suffered from malnutrition all year round, he was too short and completely different from the Sakyamuni in Yang Yi's impression.

"Director Kong, can Xiaoqiang play Sakyamuni? Hasn't he already played another role?"

Yang Yi put forward his opinions tactfully.

If he hadn't known that Kong Yaojie favored Xu Xiaoqiang because of Xu Xiaoqiang's identity as a farmer's child, and Xu Xiaoqiang also told them that Director Kong often invited him to supper, Yang Yi would have felt that Kong Yaojie was causing trouble and was deliberately poaching Xu Xiaoqiang. pit.

"The one he played was a bit player, it was just a few scenes. Just find someone to reshoot it when the time comes. I think the role of Shakya is very suitable for Xiaoqiang. The two points I just mentioned can be found in Xiaoqiang. Got it. And looking at Xiaoqiang’s eyes, Director Yang, don’t you think they are very clean, really like a mirror that can reflect all the bad things in the world? "

Kong Yaojie insisted on letting Xu Xiaoqiang give it a try.

"In fact, I feel that through his eyes, you can see all the beautiful things in the world. There is nothing bad in his eyes, but only expectations for the future and the pursuit of beauty. He believes in people. Be kind!”

Yang Yi has a different view. He feels that Xu Xiaoqiang is very similar to Wang Baoqiang in "A World Without Thieves" or Wang Baoqiang in "Unfortunately".

They are all the same, innocent and cute. Although they have a hard life, they still treat others warmly and maintain their trust in the beauty of human nature.

It was because they saw this trait in him that Liao Chunsheng and Shen Qiushuang wanted to take him out of the hundreds of thousands of extras in Hengdian. Yang Yi also saw that he looked so much like Wang Baoqiang, and felt that he should have a lot of plasticity. It's just that my acting skills are not good enough now, and I still need to learn and hone. Their conversation really confused Shi Yanqiu.

No, this Xiaoqiang is from Yang Yi's side, right?

Why does it sound like Kong Yaojie wants to help his direct descendants to rise to power, but Yang Yi talks about things and blocks them?

"Xiao Yang, do you have any recommendations for a candidate who is more suitable for this role? You can also ask him to come and try it out, and then compare it with the Xiaoqiang Yaojie mentioned."

Shi Yanqiu tested Yang Yi's true intentions on behalf of Kong Yaojie.

"No, no, Director Shi, I haven't actually considered this issue, so I didn't think of any suitable recommendations for a while."

When Yang Yi heard this, he also knew that Shi Yanqiu had misunderstood and thought that he wanted to insert an actor.

"Xiao Yang, this happened quite suddenly. Yaojie probably wants to find a suitable actor to play this role now, but he can't spare so much time to slowly find someone to choose. So, since he thinks there is Such an actor may be suitable, why not let him give it a try? Maybe he can show you a very different feeling during the audition?"

Shi Yanqiu continued to speak for Kong Yaojie.

"Director Shi, since Director Kong is so optimistic about Xiaoqiang, I certainly won't stop Xiaoqiang from auditioning. Well, Director Kong, let's let the actual results of the audition speak for themselves, okay?"

Yang Yi decided to go to Jiangmen again.

It's true that Xu Xiaoqiang is theirs, but Yang Yi always feels that film and television works should choose the most suitable people to shoot, instead of deliberately adapting the characters to the actors for the sake of nepotism.

Otherwise, what is the difference between what they do and those investors who blindly direct and arrange actors at will?

Yang Yi didn't even ask his wife to play Lu Xiaojuan in "Dear", even though Yan Jihong, who played Lu Xiaojuan in this movie, later won many awards.

If Xu Xiaoqiang is suitable for the role of Shakya, Yang Yi would certainly be willing to support him in playing it.

If it's not suitable and it destroys the original feeling of the role, then Yang Yi doesn't want him to play it.

Acting and playing roles with more scenes is a very good opportunity for Xu Xiaoqiang, but at Mumu Film and Television, Xu Xiaoqiang does not need to worry about not having such opportunities.

Xu Xiaoqiang had read the script of "Big Buddha Plus". Yang Yi showed him the script before bringing him to Jiangmen.

At that time, Yang Yi told him that regardless of whether he had the opportunity to act or not, since he went to work and study on this crew, he had to read the script thoroughly, find out what kind of movie he was filming, and better observe the actors' interpretation of the script.

Xu Xiaoqiang is very obedient, so in addition to helping the crew, he would read the script when he had nothing to do in the hotel. He would also compare it with the short film "Big Buddha" that Yang Yi had shot before, trying to understand the story.

After knowing that he was going to audition for "Sakyamuni", a relatively important supporting role in the film, Xu Xiaoqiang was a little excited, but also a little nervous and called Liao Chunsheng and Shen Qiu Shuang to tell them.

Liao Chunsheng comforted him and told him not to be nervous, just perform with your heart, and not to take success or failure too seriously.

"You can actually ask Brother Yi for advice. This film was written by Brother Yi. He must have conceived all the scenes in his mind, including how your role is suitable."

Liao Chunsheng didn't know that Yang Yi had denied Xu Xiaoqiang's candidacy during the video conference and asked him to ask Yang Yi for advice.

However, Yang Yi would not refuse to talk to Xu Xiaoqiang just because he thought Xu Xiaoqiang was inappropriate.

On the night of arriving in Jiangmen, Yang Yi was in his room and carefully analyzed the "Sakyamuni" in "Buddha Plus" to Xu Xiaoqiang.

"Sakyamuni is actually like the incarnation of Buddha in the human world. He wanders around and strolls around, watching his friends scavenging without any sense of existence, and watching friends conflict and fight with the police. He even foreshadowed the fate of Foshan Tsai. Death, he woke up in a hammock by the sea, but there was nothing to stop him. He couldn't change it, just like in Buddhism, all living beings suffer, everyone has his own destiny, and he can only practice on his own!"

"To play this role, you have to have Buddha nature. Buddha nature means that when you play this Sakyamuni, you can only watch with cold eyes. You can't be like when you saw your Brother Wu being bullied before and got into a fight angrily. You have to put your emotions aside. When you suppress it, you can look at everything with compassion, but you can't participate in it. Think about how the Buddhas in those temples look at you, and you should be able to understand this Buddha nature."

"However, in addition to Buddha nature, Sakyamuni is also a participant. The Buddha has come to the human world, so he naturally has to experience the warmth and warmth of the human world. He has to be involved in many things, such as watching a friend being pinned to the ground by the police just mentioned, such as He said he would send his friend's ashes for burial. He had no desire before, but after witnessing his friend being bullied and murdered, he may have had deep thoughts and may have a new understanding of the world."

"It doesn't have to be pain, it doesn't have to be regret, and it doesn't have to be sadness. My understanding is that it goes further than the previous indifference. He has a clearer view of this materialistic world, and he also sees the humanity of these evil people. More understanding, greater enlightenment.”

Yang Yi said it very mysteriously, mainly because the role of "Sakyamuni" is very special.

He wasn't sure whether Xu Xiaoqiang could understand it. The boy listened very carefully and just listened without speaking.

Students who work hard are not necessarily smart and their grades are not necessarily good.

Finally, the second night after Yang Yi came to Jiangmen, Yang Yi and Kong Yaojie, who had finished filming for the day, watched Xu Xiaoqiang's audition together.

Xu Xiaoqiang's performance greatly exceeded Yang Yi's expectations.

In the audition, he played a very different Sakyamuni and also showed Yang Yi a very different Xu Xiaoqiang.

The Sakyamuni played by Xu Xiaoqiang is dull and silly.

His eyes were not as pure and clean as before. Instead, they were blurry and could not see the world clearly.

Maybe he really wanted to work hard to perform the "Buddha nature" that Yang Yi told him, but this "Buddha nature" didn't look very smart.

It seems like "Hello!" Wang Baoqiang in "Mr. Tree"?

It seemed as if he was half stupid and half insane, and as if he was already outside the Three Realms.

Yang Yi was a little surprised, she didn't expect to see such a special performance from Xu Xiaoqiang.

Is it possible that this kid is really the chosen one?

You have never studied acting at all, but you have a convincing dramatic appeal?

However, Yang Yi then fell into deep thought. Is such a "Sakyamuni" suitable for "Buddha Plush"?

(End of this chapter)