Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 96 Role
After reading the script, several people began to discuss casting.

Ding Xiu's role had already been decided.

It’s still Zhou Yiwei.

Brother Jia Qian in his previous life left such a deep impression on Zhou Mo that no one could replace Zhou Yiwei in the role of Ding Xiu.

Dybala and Zhao Jingzhong have naturally been decided, as well as Nie Yuan.

The rivalry between Zhou and Nie will be one of the biggest highlights of the whole drama.

The two main actors have already been confirmed, and Zhou Mo has no plans to hold open auditions for the remaining actor.

It would be easier if we could just arrange someone directly.

Li Guoli also came. This time Zhou Mo made a big move, so Cai Yinong pulled him over for reference.

"Hu Ge's role should be Jin Yichuan. When he played Jingtian in the past, he was indecisive and hesitant. It's just right for him to play Jin Yichuan."

Zhou Mo smiled and nodded.

"As for Shi Shi...it should be this Zhang Yan. She is white on the outside but black on the inside. She appears to be kind and harmless, but she actually has ulterior motives." Li Guoli said with certainty.

"As expected of Director Li, he captured the character's context accurately."

In the original plot of "The Blade of the Assassin", the role played by Liu Shishi was originally Zhou Miaotong.

But after the plot was optimized, it was no longer appropriate for Liu Shishi to play Zhou Miaotong.

In addition to Zhou Miaotong's personal story, including her love with a young man from a noble family and the setting that her property was confiscated by Shen Lian, the other characters were cut.

The most important thing is that Liu Shishi’s performance of this slightly worldly image is really lacking.

She is more suitable for playing the kind of contrasting role where she appears to be a innocent girl on the surface, but actually has an unknown personality hidden inside.

For example, the character Long Kui has two sides, and Liu Shishi played it very well.

"Shi Shi, look, I said that the role of Zhang Yan is tailor-made for you. It is especially suitable for your temperament. On the surface, she looks a bit weak, but as for the inside..."

Zhou Mo said half of his words and didn't say the rest.

Liu Shishi glanced at him sideways, but was still satisfied in her heart.

Although she already has the label of "New World" with a box office of 600 million, any discerning person can see that the performance of this movie has little to do with her.

The character of the heroine she plays is not particularly perfect.

It wouldn't make any difference if someone else played the role.

But the character of Zhang Yan is different.

Although Zhou Mo portrayed Zhang Yan as a bad woman and not so positive in "The Qi Family Blade", the character is more three-dimensional and has more connotation.

If it's performed well, it will definitely bring more benefits than "New World".

Zhou Mo asked Hu Ge again, and Hu Ge naturally had no questions.

The role of Jin Yichuan was not too difficult for him. He just had to show his weakness and the helpless state of being tormented by his senior brother.

He was very suitable for playing the role of Jingtian when he was repeatedly tortured by the Evil Sword Immortal.

"Well, your two roles have been finalized. Next, let's talk about Zhou Miaotong and Shen Lian's roles."

Liu Shishi and Hu Ge were originally joking with each other, saying that the other party was playing contrasting roles.

Upon hearing Zhou Mo's words, he immediately sat up straight.

They are still very concerned about the casting of Zhou and Shen.

In terms of plot, Zhou and Shen's story lines are similar to Zhang Jin's. When they are made into a movie and released in the future, the audience will definitely make a comparison in their minds after watching it.

If these two people were cast by two actors who are more famous in the film industry than them, they would implicitly be inferior to each other.

"Director Zhou, do you have any candidate?" Hu Ge asked.

"not yet."

Zhou Mo shook his head.

During these seven days, he only perfected the script, and the actors have not been decided yet.

In the previous life, the role of Shen Lian was played by Zhang Zhen.

But after the script was changed and Shen Lian became a supporting role instead of the protagonist, it was no longer appropriate to call Zhang Zhen over.

Because no one would take this role at all.

With Zhang Zhen's status, it is impossible for him to play a supporting role to Zhou Yiwei, a little-known figure in the film industry, at this stage.

In addition, there is Zhou Miaotong.

Since there is a plot of conflict with Zhang Yan in the plot, the popularity of the actress who plays Zhou Miaotong cannot be too bad.

In 2012, there were not many stars in the entertainment industry who had played bad women and had similar popularity to Liu Shishi today.

"How about Tang Yan?" Liu Shishi suggested.

Tang Yan?

Everyone turned to look at Liu Shishi.

She explained: "In the script, doesn't Zhou Miaotong have the temperament of a queen? And she also runs a pub. Tang Yan's Zi Xuan in "Xian III" has a similar setting in one life, so I think it shouldn't be too difficult to let Tangtang play the role." Zhou Mo thought about it and felt that Tang Yan was indeed a good choice.

Although he has always felt a little regretful that Tang Yan has completely embarked on the path of a naive and innocent girl since she starred in "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family" and has never returned.

But actually this sentence is a joke.

After all, just a few months ago, Tang Yan played a demon princess named Dugu Ningke in "The Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky".

Both Zi Xuan and Dugu Ningke actually have some bad woman style.

Tang Yan does have a certain alluring quality when she plays these two roles.

More importantly, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan had a competition some time ago. Now bringing the competition into the play will surely greatly improve their acting skills.

After all, it’s competition between female stars.

No acting skills are required at all.

Just show your true self.

But Zhou Mo was a little curious: "Tang Yan is indeed good, but Shi Shi, didn't you stop talking to Tang Yan before? Why are you recommending her again?"

After saying this, Hu Ge coughed repeatedly, but quickly forced himself to stop.

Because he had already felt Liu Shishi's murderous eyes.

"Nonsense, we have always been good sisters!" Liu Shishi tried to defend herself.

Zhou Mo naturally wouldn't believe such a lie.

He guessed there must be some special circumstances.

It’s just that Liu Shishi didn’t want to say it.

But Zhou Mo was not in a hurry.

Just ask later.

When beaten with a stick, no little tricks can escape exposure.

Now that Zhou Miaotong’s casting has been confirmed, the only person left to be selected is Shen Lian.

In the plot, the character of Shen Lian is somewhat indecisive and twisted.

Zhou Mo was thinking about the candidate for Shen Lian, and inadvertently glanced at the three characters that had already been confirmed, Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, and Tang Yan.

He suddenly felt that this lineup seemed somewhat familiar.

After thinking for a moment, an idea suddenly came to my mind.

Aren’t these three the protagonists of “Chinese Paladin III”?

In that case, why not just call over another male lead from "Chinese Paladin III", Huo Jianhua, to play the role of Shen Lian, who has become a supporting role?

The more Zhou Mo thought about this choice, the more appropriate it seemed.

Before, he had been thinking about how to hype up the popularity of "The Swords of the Qi Family".

Although Hu Ge, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi are popular, their scope is mainly concentrated in the TV drama industry.

In the film industry, these three people are undoubtedly newbies.

Among the main actors, including Zhou Yiwei, basically none of them can carry the box office.

This is also the reason why Zhou Mo does not have particularly high expectations for the box office of "The Swordsman of the Qi Family".

But now, if Huo Jianhua could be added and the object of hype was changed to the protagonists of "Chinese Paladin III", the result might be different.

It is different from the later fantasy dramas which were basically produced for female audiences and were crudely made throughout.

In 2011, the audience group of "Chinese Paladin III" was even larger in proportion to male viewers than female viewers.

More than 60%.

Many of these audiences are nostalgic fans who are willing to buy tickets for the sake of sentiment.

Although Huo Jianhua's acting skills cannot be compared with Zhang Zhen's, the problem is that for the role of Shen Lian, which has become a supporting role, Zhou Mo does not need the actor to have the same level of acting skills as Zhang Zhen.

Based on Huo Jianhua's performance as Xu Changqing in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III", it was not too difficult for him to play out Shen Lian's helplessness at being controlled by Zhou Miaotong.

It just so happens that he and Tang Yan have a similar relationship in "Xian III".

The performance in "Qi Family Blade" was equally controlled, and even less difficult. After all, Zi Xuan in "Xian III" slowly seduced with her beauty and words.

However, "The Qi Family Blade" directly uses threats.

This kind of Japanese-style control makes it easier to act.

　I saw a message in the comment section of another novel yesterday.

　　Anyone who feels that the system is watery actually does so because it is not updated enough.

　　The more I agreed with this statement, the more painful it is now.

　　I'll try to update more in the next few days.

　　I should be able to guarantee at least four updates a day. As for the rest, I can only say that I will update as much as I can. I hope to get your support. Thank you.

　　
　
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