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Chapter 449: Personal struggle must also take into account the course of history

This time, the premiere of "The Age of Hard Work" was quite grand. Although Lin Xing was the male lead, the most important person for this TV series was Zheng Zhou.

Because Zheng Zhou can no longer afford to lose.

In "The Age of Hard Work", Zheng Zhou compromised too much. Not only did he give the leading male role to Lin Xing, he also stopped being involved in the screenwriting and directing.

He just played the role of the second male lead and the babysitter.

The director, screenwriter, actors, investors, broadcasting platforms, etc. all need to communicate, and this time Zheng Zhou is just a nanny.

Before this, Zheng Zhou was the type who wanted to control everything. He wanted to control this and that. To use a popular internet term, he was a "very daddy".

Even Zheng Zhou is not aware of this "daddy style" most of the time. He can even see that the variety shows he produced were good in the beginning but gradually became annoying to passers-by.

What should I say? ?
Zheng Zhou is surrounded by good people because he is a screenwriter, actor, director, teacher at the Imperial Capital Film Academy, producer, and owner of a film and television company.

Tell me, who dares to say anything bad about him?
In fact, it’s a good thing for Zheng Zhou, because after he found out something was wrong, he stopped the variety show and sorted out everything. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a drama like "The Age of Hard Work".

Think about Ouyang Qing, has he changed in these years?
That's really not the case at all.

Because Ouyang Qing is now completely unwilling to listen to other people's opinions, let alone the truth.

Anyway, Ouyang Qing is already this old. He also said in an interview: "I will make one less film now, and I just want to film my own ideas. As for many audiences now, their appreciation level is far behind that of the past. Even many of my films cannot be appreciated by the current audiences, but I believe they will like them in 20 years..."

It cannot be said that there is anything wrong with what Ouyang Qing said, because the movie "Death of a Knight-errant" he made 20 years ago was criticized by many people. Everyone thought that Ouyang Qing just couldn't make a martial arts movie.

But later, with the interest on the Internet, more and more people interpreted the movie "Death of a Swordsman".

It's just magical a lot of the time.

Back then, a lot of people thought that "The Death of a Swordsman" was a hoax, and that it was clearly a martial arts film, but how could it be made to look like a spy drama? Even everyone said that they kept half and half, etc., which was simply unrealistic.

How do you think a knight can be like this?
But with the development of the Internet, a lot of people have interpreted "The Death of a Swordsman", and this movie seems to have become a phenomenal work.

So, this is what Ouyang Qing meant when he said that people would like many of his films 20 years later.

He is blindly confident in this regard.

But then again, if a creator doesn't even have confidence in himself, he will definitely not be able to create any good work.

But what Ouyang Qing didn't know was that first of all, times have changed. To determine whether a movie is good or not, the most important thing you should do is to respect the audience. Even if the audience can't understand what you made, it is definitely not the audience's problem.

Secondly, in the past 20 years, how many movies that were bad at the time became good later?

Most of them were bad movies back then, and they are still bad movies later.

Ouyang Qing cannot change, but it doesn’t matter if he is still making bad movies now. Some blockbusters and even mainstream movies are his best choice.

That's status.

But Zheng Zhou is different.

Zheng Zhou might be okay in the TV drama circle, but he is far behind in the film circle, otherwise he would not have been in the TV drama circle all this time.

But now Zheng Zhou can hardly make it in the TV drama circle, so of course he is anxious.

For this reason, Zheng Zhou almost put all his bets on "The Age of Hard Work", so there were so many friends in the circle who came to the premiere.

Of course, An Yifeng, Yang Tian, ​​Tang Yishan and others didn't come here just because of Zheng Zhou, they all came for Lin Xing.

Leaving Yang Tian aside for now, An Yifeng felt that it was too late for her to say anything now. She just told Lin Xing to tell her as soon as possible if he needed her help later.

As for Tang Yisan, she knew that she might have offended Lin Xing, but she still wanted to ease the situation.

Compared to the three women, Wang Lu was more direct.

"Axing, why don't you invite me?"

Wang Lu asked first when he saw Lin Xing.

Lin Xing smiled and said, "You are now an actress with a box office of 30 billion. I am afraid I can't hire you."

You know, Wang Lu also gave a pretty good performance in "Going to Heaven".

In today's circle, it is often the case that as long as you play a role, the billions of box office revenue will be yours.

It is also because of this that many so-called billion-dollar box office actors and actresses are so pretentious.

Just like Wang Lu, even though she didn’t have too many scenes in “Going to Heaven”, it is still considered a part of her resume.

And with his performance in "Going to Heaven", Wang Lu has successfully entered the film industry.

But it was impossible for her to take on the leading female role, so in this segment Wang Lu just played some special roles.

The good thing about this type of role is that there is a certain amount of room for improvement, and if you play it well, you will shine.

At the same time, you don’t need to carry the box office for these roles.

Even if the movie really flopped, it would have nothing to do with you.

In this respect, Wang Lu is quite smart.

In fact, regarding "Death on Earth", Lin Xing did not consider letting Wang Lu play the leading female role.

It’s not that she is not beautiful, but her kind of beauty is not suitable for the leading female role. Not only that, she doesn’t have the skills for fighting scenes.

What's more, after asking An Yifeng and Tang Yisan, Lin Xing decided to just choose ordinary actors.

Anyway, "Death on Earth" was recognized by everyone for its script and special effects. To put it bluntly, there is not much that the actors can change.

Who is not using it? ?

"Ah Xing, please stop making fun of me. What kind of actress am I who earned 30 billion at the box office? Don't you know how I became like this?"

Wang Lu said speechlessly: "Don't change the subject. I don't believe that there is no role suitable for me in "Death on Earth"?"

"Are you really going to act???"

Lin Xing smiled at Wang Lu and asked, "Regarding that everyone thinks that Death on Earth is going to fail, aren't you worried?"

"What do I have to worry about? I'm not like An Yifeng and the others. I haven't even entered the film industry yet. What's the point of failing or not?"

Wang Lu said nonchalantly, "As long as I can play a role in a movie, Ah Xing, I'm serious. Even a small role is fine."

"Okay, read the original novel of Death on Earth in the next few days, and then decide which character you like. Then write a short biography for each character..."

Lin Xing thought for a moment and said, "But don't even think about the female lead role. Anything else is fine."

"it is good."

Wang Lu said hurriedly.

Apparently Wang Lu is not very picky. As long as there is a role to play, it's fine.

"We'll talk later. I'll be on my way."

At this time, Lin Xing saw Zheng Zhou calling him over, so he chatted with Wang Lu for a few words and went straight over.

Just as Lin Xing walked over, Tang Yisan came over.

Actually, Tang Yishan and Wang Lu have a pretty good relationship, so Tang Yishan said to Wang Lu, "Are you really going to act in "Death on Earth"? "

"Yes, but it depends on which role you play..."

Wang Lu nodded gently and said.

Tang Yishan advised: "Wang Lu, you should know that Lin Xing's "Death on Earth" is being avoided by everyone, why are you still rushing forward???"

"I understand what you mean, but I believe in Lin Xing. He has never been defeated..."

Wang Lu said to Tang Yishan: "Actually, I also advised you to play a role. You have always said that you want to enter the film industry but can't find an opportunity. This is such a good opportunity..."

"I haven't told you yet, I rejected Lin Xing before."

Tang Yishan said with a smile: "If Lin Xing invited me to play another type of role, I would definitely do it without thinking twice, but this is science fiction, which is even cooler than martial arts. I have nothing better to do than to play this..."

After listening to Tang Yishan's words, Wang Lu said nothing more.

She just felt that Tang Yishan was thinking too beautifully.

How could it be possible that you get all the good things in this circle most of the time?

To put it more bluntly, if Lin Xing really had other types, then why did he have to invite Tang Yishan? ? ?
Now, no matter what, the investment of the movie "Death on Earth" is heading for 200 million yuan, and if you can play the leading female role in such a big production movie, how many people would want this? ? ?

But Tang Yisan thought that the movie was bound to fail so she didn't want to choose it.

"So what if? What if this movie is a big hit at the box office???"

Wang Lu was still thinking about asking Tang Yisan, but she finally gave up the idea.

Because there is actually not much point in asking this question.

To put it more bluntly, Tang Yishan would definitely think that the film would flop at the box office before she dared to do this.

Let time decide.

Just at this time, the premiere of "The Age of Hard Work" began. Basically, it was a set of processes, and Lin Xing also expressed why he chose to take on this TV series.

"I always feel that sometimes choices determine destiny, just like the character I play in this TV series, every choice he makes is crucial"

At the premiere, Lin Xing first talked about the situation and understanding of the role he played in the TV series.

Of course, Lin Xing finally said that personal struggle must also take into account the progress of history.

If the country does not get better and better and develops better, more choices will be useless.

There are also some people who mistakenly take the dividends of the times as their own abilities, like the character played by Zheng Zhou in the play.

This is also the charm of this drama.

Or we can say that "The Age of Struggle" is a group of references, and the two characters Lin Xing and Zheng Zhou are opposing groups.

Anyway, judging from the first two episodes, Zheng Zhou’s performance in playing this kind of character is quite impressive.

Of course, everyone is more amazed by Lin Xing's acting skills.

It's really too strong.

You should know that the male protagonist in "The Age of Hard Work" is actually not easy to play. If you play such a role too hard, he may appear to be a black-bellied man, but if you play it too lightly, he may become a white lotus.

This is also a main-theme TV series, and it involves the large-scale layoffs and various painful reforms of that year.

But at this time, whether it is the lines or the acting of the protagonist played by Lin Xing, if it is presented in a way like "If I don't get laid off, who will?" or "For the sake of the overall situation, you should sacrifice a little", then I am afraid that this character will instantly become the most annoying protagonist for everyone.

Just like in the anti-corruption dramas before, why were some of the tall and handsome male protagonists unpopular?

In the end, everyone even fell in love with the villain.

The reason is the same.

This time, "The Age of Struggle" basically eliminates this situation from the very beginning.

In the beginning, when Lin Xing got the script, especially the character he was playing, it was actually a little bit out of touch with reality.

Being an idealist does not mean being out of touch with reality.

Especially in "The Age of Hard Work", after the protagonist became the leader of a state-owned enterprise, he was actually a little detached from the masses at this time, but he still had to go among the masses.

For this reason, one week after the character of Lin Xing was aired and the show gradually became popular, Lao Zhong also posted a Weibo.

To put it simply, Lao Zhong believes that many of the roles played by Lin Xing now are deviating from his own shadow.

If you look at the many roles played by Lin Xing, you will find that no matter which role, Lin Xing is completely different.

In other words, Lin Xing can also be regarded as the Emperor of a Thousand Faces.

Of course, what Lao Zhong is most concerned about now is the upcoming Hundred Flowers Awards, because she wants to see whether the movie "Unbroken Line" can win the Best Actor award.

You should know that at present, Lin Xing has the highest voice in "Never Breaking Connection".

"Old Zhong is right. I always thought that Lin Xing was very strong, but he always exceeds my expectations. I now hope that he can win the Hundred Flowers Award."

"I think Lin Xing is completely worthy of the title of the Movie King with a Thousand Faces, but Lin Xing has too few movies. I just don't know when Death on Earth will be released."

"I think this movie is a bit difficult. It's a science fiction movie and I heard from Lin Xing that it's a special effects blockbuster. It will take at least a few years."

"Yes, I think so too. It's possible that this movie could take several years to shoot. I remember that the filming of "The Fall of the Demon City" took about three years, right?"

"Please stop talking about "The Fall of Mordor". Damn, this movie is really rubbish. I don't want "Death on Earth" to be as rubbish as this."

"We're getting off track. Let's talk about the Hundred Flowers Awards."

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As everyone was discussing it, the ratings of "The Age of Hard Work" also soared. This TV series has only 30 episodes in total and is rare and compact. Lin Xing played the role from a college student to a 40-year-old.

Of course, Lin Xing has played a character with a large age span like Hong Yi before, so this is really not a big deal.

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(End of this chapter)