Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 129 Casting
three days later.

Zhou Mo hung up the call from China Film.

Everything is ready.

Once the filming of "Legend of Chu and Han" is completed, he can start shooting immediately.

"By the way, I still don't know who you are going to choose for the female role in "Chu and Han"?"

Da Tiantian counted on her fingers.

"Liu Bang is Chen Daoming, Xiang Yu is He Rundong, Han Xin is Duan Yihong, Zhang Han is Huang Xiaoming, Long Ju is Feng Shaofeng..."

"It's Empress Lu or Qin Lan." Zhou Mo said casually.

Da Tiantian nodded, and suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"But hasn't Qin Lan already played Empress Lü in two TV dramas? If you ask her to play Empress Lü again, aren't you afraid that the audience will find it annoying?"

Zhou Mo also realized that Qin Lan had almost become a professional actor of Empress Lu in the past two years.

A film called "The Feast of Kings".

A film called "Legend of Chu and Han".

Another "Chu and Han" of my own.

He thought for a moment and decided to keep the plan unchanged.

“It’s nothing, actually. As I said before, our film ‘Chu and Han’ is expected to be released the earliest, so even if the audience is annoyed, they won’t be annoyed by us.

Moreover, I can actually tell you right now that compared to us, Rikutaro’s “The King’s Banquet” will most likely be ridiculed by the audience immediately after it is released.”

"Why?" Da Tiantian was curious.

“Because the character design is so ugly.”

Zhou Mo found stills of the actors from "The Banquet" on his phone.

"Let's not talk about Liu Bang, who dressed like a wild man. Wu Yanzu's Xiang Yu had an extremely high hairline. The others also had their own shortcomings.

It would be fine if Rikutaro really went for the realistic style, but the key is that he didn't go for what he should go for, such as clothing and weapons, and messed up what he shouldn't go for, such as the character images. It can only be said that he has some weird habits."

Da Tiantian took a look at Qin Lan’s stills.

He frowned subconsciously.

"Tsk, this makeup looks so weird. It only processes the skin. The texture is okay. The age spots are there, but the wrinkles seem to be superficial."

Zhou Mo said something fair on behalf of Lu Tailang: "I don't think Lu Tailang can be blamed for this. The skin of you female stars often costs millions of dollars a year for skin care. It is indeed difficult to transform a young woman with smooth skin into an old woman with wrinkles all over her face."

Da Tiantian asked, "So what are you going to do? When you shoot "Chu and Han", are you going to make Qin Lan an old lady?"

"Of course not. The timeline of Chu and Han only goes up to the time when Lü Zhi attacked Han Xin. This period of time is still 16 years away from Lü Zhi's death. Lü Zhi is not that old at all.

In addition, our play inherits the new version of "The Myth" in terms of world view, which is inherently a bit mysterious, so there is no need to pursue authenticity excessively.

So I decided that I must dress Qin Lan beautifully in "Chu and Han" this time, and then have someone compare the two movies, and then have the station promote them so that all the audiences can see the difference between the two."

Zhou Mo did not intend to make "Chu and Han" into a pure epic film.

Countless cases have proven this.

If historical film and television dramas want to achieve good results, a character image that has been transformed and has "aesthetics" is essential.

Da Tiantian covered her mouth and laughed: "It's really unlucky to meet you when eating skewers."

Last month, Shanhe announced relevant information about "Chu and Han".

The news came out just two days ago.

Rikutaro started jumping again.

He didn't mention any names, but just said that if a historical film wants to be good, it must be prepared and produced for a sufficient amount of time. Without a long period of preparation, a good film cannot be made.

I can only say that when it comes to disgusting people, Lu Tailang is a professional.

"Who told this bastard to be so mean? He even dared to drag me down a few days ago. If he wants to cause trouble for himself, don't blame me for giving him more strength."

After confirming the role of Lu Zhi, Da Tiantian asked about another female character.

"What about Yu Ji? Who are you going to choose?"

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"It hasn't been decided yet."

The character of Yu Ji is highly tied to Xiang Yu in "Chu and Han". Her main characteristics are her love for Xiang Yu and her steadfast and unyielding character.

The acting skills required of the actors are not high.

In "The Legend of Chu and Han", the actress who played Yu Ji was Li Yixiao, whose acting skills were average and whose fame was not high enough.

Zhou Mo didn't choose her.

he asked his assistant.

"Are there any female celebrities competing for Concubine Yu recently?"

the assistant answered.

"There are Huang Shengyi, Wang Luodan, Jiang Yiyan, Liu Yifei..." Da Tiantian suddenly looked up: "Liu Yifei, has she contacted our company?"

"Yes." The assistant nodded.

Da Tiantian looked at Zhou Mo: "Liu Yifei is suitable. She is pretty enough. And I remember that she has a good foundation in martial arts. She can just be competent for the fighting scenes of Yu Ji in "Chu and Han"."

"Hasn't she usually accepted supporting actress roles? Why did she accept the role of Yu Ji?" Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

"It should be to cooperate with you. The performance of your movies is so good. Not only did you make me famous, but you also made Liu Shishi and Wang Zhi famous. Liu Yifei has been working in the film industry for the past few years, but she has never had any good resources and her performance has been average. Now that she has the opportunity to work with you, she is naturally willing."

"But Liu Yifei is too expensive. In the movie Chu and Han, neither Empress Lü nor Concubine Yu actually had important roles. It's a big loss to hire a supporting role at such a high price."

Zhou Mo instinctively became wary of Liu Yifei.

At this stage, this girl has not yet reached the stage where she will fall into the mortal world.

The price/performance ratio is too low.

If Liu Yifei is willing to act in a TV series, Zhou Mo is 100% willing.

But as for movies, it’s at the level where it’s optional.

His box office performance is not really better than that of his peers.

But the price is higher than other young actresses.

Assistant: "When Liu Yifei contacted the company, she expressed her willingness to lower the price."

"That's fine. The most important thing is that Liu Yifei is very famous." Da Tiantian secretly asked Zhou Mo to choose Liu Yifei.

In fact, she has always been curious about Liu Yifei.

The two are of similar age, but Liu Yifei debuted many years earlier than her, and has also left behind classic roles such as Xiaolongnu, Wang Yuyan, and Zhao Linger.

There is an opportunity for collaboration right now.

She also wanted to go in and out to see the full appearance of the "celestial fairy" up close.

Zhou Mo glanced at Da Tiantian and felt that she seemed to have recently awakened a strange habit.

I always like to work with different female stars.

Just like collecting "Pokemon", every time you collaborate with a different female star, you can achieve the achievement of "being on the same stage with the female star".

Whether it was Wang Zhi when he was filming "John Wick" or Zhu Dan when he was filming "Victory is Justice".

Da Tiantian has a good relationship with these female stars.

The assistant added: "But Liu Yifei has a request."

"what?"

"She wants to hire Director Zhou to help her with career planning. There are rumors online that Director Zhou's vision is unmatched in the industry, so she wants Director Zhou to give her some pointers."

Da Tiantian teased, "I didn't expect your business to be so popular so quickly. There are even female celebrities willing to reduce their pay just to have a word from you."

"Why, are you jealous? Don't forget that you can enjoy my service every day." Zhou Mo said casually.

On the side, the assistant looked at the nose through the mouth, and the heart through the nose.

I can't see anything, I can't hear anything...

"What's your opinion? With just one bit of guidance, you can get a wild young actress at a low price." Da Tiantian continued to persuade.

Zhou Mo thought for a moment and felt that this was feasible.

After the price reduction, Liu Yifei is no longer useless.

On the contrary, her fame can bring good publicity to the film.

"Okay, please help me contact her and arrange a time for her to come to the company."

The assistant nodded and took note.

After the assistant left, Da Tiantian suddenly had an idea: "Speaking of which, Zhou Mo, with your vision, even if you only give advice to others in the future, your status in the entertainment industry will definitely not be too low."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "It's still different. The premise for my vision to be recognized by others is that I have the box office of the movie as a foundation. Only then will people believe me. If I don't have any results, even if what I say is right, let alone others, even you probably won't listen to me at the beginning, but will dive into the cave of bad movies and can't extricate yourself."

"Driving again."

Da Tiantian rolled her eyes at him and said, "Speaking of which, when you meet Liu Yifei, don't let her seduce you before you even have a few words to talk to her."

"You underestimate me too much. Just looking at my face, you think I have seen everything in the world." Zhou Mo said with a smile.

Just Liu Yifei.

It's far from being enchanting.

It was pretty much the same when he was fucking young.

　The heroine of "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" Yu Ji was originally Liu Yifei.

　　Armor Stacking 1: The male protagonist won’t lick it, don’t worry.

　　Layered Armor 2: The male protagonist would rather see the "Great Tang Poet" fighting in a movie.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)