China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 540 Actor with High Cost-Effectiveness
"Me? Playing Gao Qiqiang?"

Zhang Songwen's pupils dilated rapidly.

To him, everything seemed so unreal.

He is a person who played supporting roles more than leading roles, and Li Yu actually let him play Gao Qiqiang?

At this moment, he was as shocked as Dean Chen when he heard Director Qi say that he could promote his sister to director.

People have been arguing about who is the protagonist between Gao Qiqiang and An Xin.

Some say Gao Qiqiang is the protagonist, while others say An Xin is the protagonist.

People who agree that An Xin is the protagonist say that Gao Qiqiang is a villain. How can a villain be the protagonist?
People who think Gao Qiqiang is the protagonist say that An Xin is a pseudo-protagonist created for the purpose of passing the review, and his existence is just to show Gao Qiqiang's life.

Zhang Songwen feels that these two characters are both protagonists and are both very important.

From an actor's perspective, if he were asked to choose, he would choose Gao Qiqiang without hesitation.

Because villains often have more in common with protagonists than they do with heroes.

Positive characters like An Xin and Hou Liangping are extremely brilliant. No matter what difficulties they encounter, they always stick to their ideals and never give up.

In order to protect Meng Yu, An Xin actually gave up her love and chose to break up.

It is undeniable that there are people in real life who are willing to sacrifice themselves for a just cause, but they are too few.

Many people will never meet such a person in their entire life, but instead they see a lot of dark things.

Therefore, these extremely positive characters are not as likable as the villains.

Because many outstanding villains have strong commonalities with ordinary people.

They come from grassroots backgrounds, they have suffered all the hardships of society, and they once wanted to be good people.

However, their unfortunate experiences caused their beliefs to begin to collapse, and they eventually turned to evil and achieved success.

Even if those successes are bloody successes, the audience can still identify with them and resonate with them.

After the original time and space version of "Kuang Biao" was broadcast, many people said that Zhang Yi's acting skills were not very good. Why did he feel that his acting in "Kuang Biao" was very average and far behind Zhang Songwen?

Actually, this is an unfair game.

If you look at Hou Liangping in the original version of "In the Name", you will find that Zhang Yi's acting skills are very good.

Zhang Yi did not play a positive character in "Kuang Biao" who was easy on the eyes and looked disgusting.

It is really difficult to play a character with a too positive image. If you try even a little too hard, it will appear hypocritical and artificial.

As a veteran actor, Zhang Songwen knew that if he were asked to play An Xin, it would be difficult for him to perform the role well.

Moreover, this kind of role has too many rules and regulations, so he can't unleash his nature when playing it, and it's not fun to play it.

If he were allowed to choose, he would choose Gao Qiqiang, a more layered and complex villain, without hesitation.

But... he didn't dare to tell Li Yu this.

How could he, an unknown actor, dare to ask Li Yu for a role with such an important part?

What he didn't expect was that Li Yu gave him the role without him asking for it.

Could it be that Li Yu heard the voice in his heart?

Or maybe he has persisted for so many years, and God is finally willing to give him a chance to prove himself.

This proves that the 800-plus crews had made a mistake. It's not that he was incapable of being an actor, but that they did not give him the chance to get on the table.

After more than ten years of debut, Zhang Songwen finally got a good role. An irrepressible smile appeared on his face and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Director Li, are you... serious? Although I haven't finished reading the script, I can see that Gao Qiqiang is a very important character. Are you really willing to give me such an important role?" If there weren't so many people around, tears would probably burst out of his eyes.

He finally met a director who was willing to believe in him.

"We met for the first time today. I won't joke with someone I don't know for no reason."

Li Yu is very serious. Apart from Zhang Songwen, are there any other actors who can bring the role of Gao Qiqiang to life?

Maybe, but Zhang Songwen had a verified correct answer in front of him.

Why would he go to such great lengths to make things difficult for himself by looking for another actor?

He thinks Zhang Songwen and A Runa are the two best actors in the show.

Zhang Songwen's grasp of the role is very accurate.

Li Hongwei, played by Aruna, is extremely arrogant, but becomes as timid as a mouse after being blocked by Lao Mo and Gao Qishengsheng. He portrayed a person's bad nature vividly.

Even though he is just a minor character, he can still perform very well.

In the words of many viewers, others were acting, but they two didn't look like they were acting.

"Thank you Director Li for your kindness. I will do my best to play the role of Gao Qiqiang well." Zhang Songwen was extremely determined and tidied up the script that had become a little wrinkled due to his excitement.

"The role is given to you. The pay won't be very high. I'll give you 35. Is that acceptable?" Li Yu said again.

"That's totally acceptable. I'm just a little-known actor, and 35 is a lot." Zhang Songwen quickly answered.

Many years later, his salary for playing Kuang Biao was only 35 yuan. It was very generous of Li Yu to raise his salary to this level now.

Zhang Songwen naturally would not have any complaints.

He once said that as long as the role is good enough and satisfies him, he would play it even if he didn't get paid.

Gao Qiqiang is such a character. Even if Li Yu said that the crew was in financial difficulties and could not pay his salary, he would still play the role.

However, Li Yu's crew was facing financial difficulties, so it would be a bit funny to say this.

As one of the most prestigious directors in the circle, it is impossible for Li Yu to have financial difficulties even if he spent 1,500 yuan to buy a straw hat.

He said he didn't have enough money, and many investors and investment companies were rushing to invest in him, but they were afraid that he would not accept it.

After chatting with Zhang Songwen, Li Yu chatted with Gao Ye and Lin Jiachuan again.

Of course, they envied Zhang Songwen for being able to get a good role with as much screen time as the male lead.

They also know that they are just small actors and have no bargaining rights with Li Yu.

At most, they said they wanted to play a certain role, but in the end, it was still up to Li Yu to decide which role they would get.

Fortunately, Li Yu gave them the roles of sister-in-law Chen Shuting and Gao Qiqiang's right-hand man Tang Xiaolong.

Given their current status in the industry, it is already good enough to get such a role, and they are all very satisfied.

Li Yu was also very satisfied because the combined pay for the three of them was less than 70.

Zhang Songwen is very transparent in the circle, and Gao Ye and Lin Jiachuan are even more transparent than Zhang Songwen.

"I'll go next door to sign the contract before leaving. Wait for notification later. It won't be long before the machine starts operating.

Remember to think carefully about your roles when you go back. If you play your roles well, I can't guarantee that you will become famous, but there is hope that your career will move forward."

Li Yu did not forget to give them a few words of advice at the end.

(End of this chapter)