Chapter 230 The Villain Is Willing!

Lu Chuan's father and aunt are both well-known writers in the literary world. In 1995, he was admitted to the Beijing Film and Television Department as a graduate student and received a master's degree in 1998. However, after graduation, from 1998 to 2001, Lu Chuan did not receive any filming contracts.

The helplessness of "there is no place for heroes" made Lu Chuan feel frustrated at this time. It was at this time that a novel called "Looking for a Gun" hit his heart. Therefore, Lu Chuan bought the copyright of "Looking for a Gun" for 10,000 yuan, and tried to adapt it into a script and put it on the big screen, in order to find his "lost gun."

Jiang Wen's "The Devils Are Coming" was banned, and he was banned from directing for five years. He also felt that he had lost his gun. Frustrated and aggrieved, Jiang Wen treated "Looking for a Gun" as his own work, venting his inner emotions wantonly.

Both men lost their guns. Obviously, Lu Chuan was not as fierce as Jiang Wen, and the gun eventually took the shape of Jiang Wen.

Wu Yuchen had no other meaning when he thought of this in his mind. He was aware of Jiang Wen's inner state. He was aggrieved and angry. He urgently needed to find an outlet. He wanted to explode.

And Shen Lian is a Jin Yiwei and a Xiuchundao. To put it bluntly, his status is similar to that of a tool. There is a big difference between Jiang Wen's pent-up frustration and anger and Shen Lian's boredom of holding everything in his bones and carrying it on his own.

Wu Yuchen knew this clearly, so Jiang Wen's words were simply messing with him.

Jiang Wenzheng wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Wu Yuchen again:

"Brother Wen'er, don't break up with me. If it doesn't work, it won't work. Shen Lian, don't think about it. Your face is not good. I want to find someone good-looking to attract box office!"

"me……"

Jiang Wen was choked and was speechless for a moment. He could be round in other aspects, but that was all about his appearance. When he was not famous before, he was often called a big horse monkey, which was not enough. Not up to the standard of handsome men.

After reacting for a moment, Jiang Wencai said:

"No, you, Director Wu, are looking for good-looking actors when filming? With your reputation, do you still need to find actors to attract box office?"

"Brother Wen'er, just give up and stop pestering me."

Wu Yuchen was not afraid that he would not be able to suppress Jiang Wen, but he would find it troublesome. This guy is so depressed right now that if he were to play Shen Lian, he would have to discuss every scene with Wu Yuchen for a long time and come up with his own reasons. If that were the case, the film that he could have filmed in two or three months would have to be postponed to half a year.

Jiang Wen was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I won't play Shen Lian anymore, then I'll sign up for Big Brother's head office! You, Lu Jianxing, have to find a handsome guy, right?!"

This time it was Wu Yuchen's turn to hesitate, and then said: "The registration for Lu Jianxing has closed, you can change it now..."

Jiang Wen on the opposite side said directly: "Hey, don't fool me with this. Isn't it just a matter of your words? I won't make it difficult for you. I will go for the audition in two days. I can't compare to others and I have nothing to say!" "

Wu Yuchen sighed and could only agree to Jiang Wen. He thought about letting Jiang Wen play Lu Jianxing...

Lu Jianxing in the original version was played by Wang Qianyuan, with a calm, loyal, honest and filial character. If Jiang Wen were to play this role, wouldn't he become the leader of the rebellion?

After he hung up the phone, Jiang Qinqin came over with a smile and asked, "Did Jiang Wen also come to you to ask for a role?"

"He wanted it, but I didn't give it to him."

"Didn't I hear you said you would let him audition for Lu Jianxing?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head: "At that time, everything will depend on the results of the audition. If he can't act well, he won't be able to do it."

Lu Chuan asked Jiang Wen to rely on Jiang Wen as the protagonist to attract investment, but he didn't need to.

At this time, Jiang Qinqin gently shook Wu Yuchen's arm, and then asked: "Husband, are you going to audition tomorrow to confirm that there are two more female characters in the play?"

Wu Yuchen nodded, then he glanced at Jiang Qinqin, and then asked: "Why, do you have anyone to recommend?"

In this movie, in addition to the heroine Zhou Miaotong played by Jiang Qinqin, there are indeed two female characters who don't have many roles, but are still memorable.

One is Wei Zhongxian's adopted daughter and personal bodyguard, Wei Ting; the other is the medical girl that his third brother Jin Yichuan likes, Zhang Yan.

Jiang Qinqin bit her red lips, and then asked tentatively: "What do you think of Shasha and Bingbing?"

Shasha is Jiang Qinqin's classmate and roommate. Chen Shasha, one of the three golden flowers in their class, has now been named Chen Zihan; Bingbing, of course, is Fan Bingbing!

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this: "Why, they came to intercede with you?"

"No, I heard they signed up, so I wanted to come and ask about the situation. If you think it won't work, it will save them too much hope and disappointment."

Wu Yuchen laughed, then rubbed Jiang Qinqin's hair and said, "Let's see how the audition goes. If it's suitable, I will consider it as appropriate."

When Jiang Qinqin heard this, she immediately smiled and gave Wu Yuchen a kiss on the face.

Wu Yuchen looked at Jiang Qinqin and thought to himself, even if you didn't say it, I would definitely give this role to Bingbing. The relationship between the two of us is much more real, reliable and intimate than the plastic love you two have!

…

The next day.

In the morning, Fan Bingbing easily completed the audition for the role of Zhang Yan. In fact, she just tried to show her lively, cute and kind side. She just needs to act like herself. Director Wu has already promised her this role.

In the afternoon, after Chen Zihan went out, Wu Yuchen shook his head slightly. Her acting skills were completely passable, but her image was deducted a little. It's not that she's not good-looking, on the contrary, she's too beautiful for this role.

Wei Ting is Wei Zhongxian's adopted daughter and bodyguard. She is responsible for military force and must be heroic and tough. At this point, another person is more suitable!

Sighing, Wu Yuchen picked up Yu Nan's information and photos, thinking of her appearance just now, and nodded slightly.

The next day, after the audition, the two brothers went to a small restaurant.

"Boss, please bring two mutton casseroles and two bottles of Yanjing beer!"

After ordering, Sun Honglei said to the other person: "Duan Long, if you don't sign up for Jin Yichuan, why do you come over here and join me to sign up for Ding Xiu?"

Duan Long shook his head: "Why should I repay Jin Yichuan? That doesn't suit me at first glance. I looked over and over, and the only one who can repay me is Ding Xiu."

"Hey, you kid! If you lose in comparison with me then, don't blame me, brother. Today's meal will be an apology banquet for you in advance!" Sun Honglei said as he picked up the bottle, opened the beer and poured it for the two of them. .

"You're just using this to apologize? You're so stingy! When the time comes, I'll knock you off and I'll treat you to a hot pot meal!" Duan Long raised his wine glass.

"Just go ahead and dream!"

Sun Honglei and Duan Long toasted and drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, Wu Yuchen was also thinking about Ding Xiu's choice. In terms of roles in the movie, Ding Xiu, the money-gaining guy, might only be ranked fifth. But to be honest, the brilliance of his characters is even comparable to that of the male protagonist Shen Lian. In a way, it is so memorable that even Shen Lian cannot compare to it.

In his previous life, Zhou Yiwei played this role so well that Wu Yuchen didn't want to replace him. It's a pity that this guy is too young now, only 18 years old.

As for Sun Honglei, he has enough villain temperament, but Ding Xiu is not a real villain, and Sun Honglei's performance is a little less evil. Duan Long, on the other hand, has made great progress in the past two years. Two years of hard work in the theater has really paid off, and he has performed a performance that is both good and evil.

Wu Yuchen thought about it and decided on Duan Long!

…

The role of Wei Zhongxian was so well played by Jin Shijie in the original version that Wu Yuchen personally sent him an invitation this time, hoping that he could come to audition. Jin Shijie naturally did not refuse, and rushed to the capital from Wanwan.

Although Jin Shijie is now nearly 50 years old and still a little short of 60 years old, his performance did not disappoint Wu Yuchen. As for age, it doesn't matter much, just put on a little makeup.

Then Wu Yuchen picked up another important eunuch role, which was the real villain in the movie, Zhao Jingzhong.

To be honest, when it comes to literary drama, Wang Zhiwen's performance is very good, but the role of Zhao Jingzhong is not only a literary drama, but also a lot of martial arts. And considering the martial arts, if the fight is beautiful enough and the role can be played well...

Zhao Wenzhuo appeared in Wu Yuchen's mind again. In fact, when Zhao Wenzhuo first debuted, he amazed the film industry with his ruthless role as the villain "Admiral of the Nine Gates" in "Fang Shiyu". In terms of literary drama, he is not as delicate as Wang Zhiwen, but he is really good at martial arts!

And Zhao Wenzhuo is not without acting skills. He has played the villain "Nine Gate Admiral" before. With this experience, he should be able to play Zhao Jingzhong this time.

Up to now, among the important characters, the three protagonist brothers are the only ones left. The first person to be chosen first is the eldest brother Lu Jianxing.

After Zhang Hanyu changed into his costume, he was a little nervous. He is a voice actor and has been doing voice acting for more than ten years. Don't think that voice actors have no acting skills. In fact, when dubbing behind the scenes, many dubbing actors put themselves into the role of actors, performing and dubbing at the same time.

The good thing about Zhang Hanyu is that he looks better than other dubbing actors. Therefore, under the recommendation of his friend Fu Biao two years ago, Zhang Hanyu was able to play his first role. Later, he also participated in Feng Xiaogang's "Endless" and now he has become A real actor on stage.

And now, Zhang Hanyu didn't even expect that he just signed up for the role of Lu Jianxing and reached the final round! This also changed his initially relaxed attitude, and now he started to feel a little nervous and anxious before the audition.

The competitive pressure on him this time is really big. After all, his opponents are all big names. In addition to Zhang Fengyi, who he met in the last round, he actually saw Jiang Wen here today. In front of these big names, he, Zhang Hanyu, really looks like little Karami!

Zhang Hanyu wanted to smoke a cigarette at this moment, but he was afraid that he would be called after a while, so he could only keep taking deep breaths to adjust.

Sure enough, after a while: "Teacher Zhang, it's your turn!"

Looking at Zhang Hanyu's back as he walked out the door, Wu Yuchen was writing and drawing on his profile. His image and temperament were quite in line with Lu Jianxing's requirements, at least better than the last Zhang Fengyi who came in. Zhang Fengyi's air of decency was a bit too strong. He thought this was a martial arts movie, so he acted as a knight-errant. I don't know if he really misinterpreted the role or failed to accept it.

Wu Yuchen shook his head, Zhang Fengyi didn't think about it anymore, and then looked at Zhang Hanyu in his hand. Although his image and temperament are okay, I don't know if he was nervous just now or if he lacked acting experience and his performance just now was flawed.

Then he looked at Zhang Hanyu's resume. There were quite a few dubbing works, but so far there were very few opportunities to actually perform on camera. No wonder his acting skills weren't as good as in his previous life and he lacked training!

Wu Yuchen rubbed his chin. Zhang Hanyu definitely had potential. If there was no better choice, he wouldn't mind being a bole and giving him a hand...

Just as Wu Yuchen was thinking, Jiang Wen walked in. And the way he came in was quite special. At this time, Jiang Wen was wearing a Feiyu suit, with an embroidered spring knife across his waist. Then his back was slightly tilted forward, and his head was slightly lowered. He looked like a subordinate entering the leadership office. appearance.

When Jiang Wen stood in the center, he hugged his hands and bent his back: "I'm humble, I want to meet Mr. Wu!"

When Wu Yuchen saw this, he couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. Jiang Wen did something like this, which was quite interesting!

Wu Yuchen didn't say anything, just looked at Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wen kept maintaining this respectful posture. Instead of raising his head, his entire upper body lowered a little further.

What's this? This is a sign of Lu Jianxing's respect for his superiors, which is very consistent with Lu Jianxing's character.

Wu Yuchen raised his hand and said with a smile: "Get up, the task is completed?"

Jiang Wen straightened up and said humbly: "It's all done by the adults. The credit should go to the adults! That's what the villain said in the document as well!"

Wu Yuchen nodded, and then said calmly: "Yes, very good. Okay, it's not time to draw lots yet, so you can go down and rest~"

When Jiang Wen heard this, he paused and did not step back. Instead, he took two steps forward and reached Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen raised his eyelids: "Huh? Is something wrong?"

Jiang Wen immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Sir, I have mentioned to you before, the matter of filling the gap of hundreds of households..."

Wu Yuchen pointed at him and said mockingly: "Lu Jianxing, you are so unprofitable that you can't afford it early! I don't believe you!"

With that said, he waved his hand impatiently to Jiang Wen!

Jiang Wen hesitated for a moment, and then said in a simple and helpless tone: "Sir, I also gave you the money to take care of. Even this credit is yours..."

Wu Yuchen interrupted him loudly: "Lu Jianxing, you are so fucking brave! Do you think I care about your contribution? You can never ask me to fill the gap in the future!"

After saying that, Wu Yuchen snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and turned around.

Jiang Wen hurriedly folded his arms and knelt down again, and strode up to Wu Yuchen again: "Sir, please calm down, please don't blame the villain, the villain said the wrong thing! It's just that the mother at home has been asking all day long, when will I be able to make up for my father?" lack……"

At this point, according to the script, it was Wu Yuchen who was about to interrupt Jiang Wen. However, he did not follow the script. Instead, he looked up at Jiang Wen's eyes and asked: "Lu Jianxing, do you want this shortcoming?" It’s not impossible, let me ask you, are you willing to complete the task in a down-to-earth manner?”

When Jiang Wen heard this, his heart moved and he also looked at Wu Yuchen and saw him looking at him with a smile. He knew what Wu Yuchen meant, that this was the role, and what he was asking was whether Jiang Wen was willing to act steadily in the crew, obey Wu Yuchen's orders, and complete the task honestly.

Jiang Wen bowed directly again and shouted: "I am willing!"

"Okay, you go down and wait for news from me." This time Wu Yuchen's voice was filled with a smile.

"I obey my command!" Jiang Wen then straightened up and walked out.

Wu Yuchen looked at Jiang Wen's leaving figure and couldn't help but laugh out loud. It's so rare! This guy was actually willing to play the role of Lu Jianxing honestly today, and he really acted decently. His whole aura was suppressed, and he looked like a loyal, honest, stupid guy.

Since Jiang Wen had already agreed to his request, and had bowed to him repeatedly and behaved quite well, it would be unreasonable for him not to agree to him now.

Let's give him the role of Lu Jianxing. Anyway, he's not the protagonist Shen Lian, so he probably won't be able to make any mistakes. Moreover, Wu Yuchen is not comparable to Lu Chuan. The crew is completely under his control. If he doesn't turn on the camera, who would dare to touch it?

…

After Lu Jianxing, the second character to be confirmed is not Jin Yichuan, but the male protagonist Shen Lian! Because after Wu Yuchen decided on Shen Lian, he would choose Jin Yichuan based on Shen Lian's actor.

For the combination of these three brothers, Lu Jianxing, the eldest brother, looks for tough guys, and they are all older. He looks like the eldest brother. As for the role of Jin Yichuan, you have to wait until Shen Lian has decided on it before choosing it, because since you are the third brother, you have to look like the third brother, and you have to make the three brothers look good together.

And this time for the role of Shen Lian, there are really many big names coming, not only from the mainland, but also from Hong Kong and Taiwan!

The first one to walk in was Liu Dehua. Andy has just turned 40 this year and is still in his prime. Wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife on his waist, he can't help but make people shine.

To say that Andy Lau is indeed an evergreen tree in the film and television industry, one of the four kings, that is, he can always remain active, and even 20 years later, he can still get an important role with top resources such as "The Wandering Earth".

However, after watching a performance of Liu Dehua, Wu Yuchen felt that he was handsome, but Liu Dehua's temperament did not match Shen Lian's aura.

There was always a sense of loneliness and sadness in Shen Lian. Wu Yuchen could not find this feeling in Liu Dehua. Although Andy has just won the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and his acting skills have been proven, his artistic temperament is still lacking!

Hard work is hard work, but there are some talents that Andy does not have. Wu Yuchen shook his head and made a cross after Liu Dehua's name.

…

Dawn, it’s so beautiful! But just because he is so good-looking, with his damn good looks, when he puts on this Feiyu suit, he feels more like a handsome noble man with excellent temperament, rather than a tool man who performs tasks. How can this be possible? It's Shen Lian!

Wu Yuchen decisively crossed out Li Ming's name.

…

After Jin Chengwu walked in, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Jin Chengwu is also called a literary god by fans. Of course, what Wu Yuchen cares about is not this, but the aura of Jin Chengwu, which has a deep and mysterious feeling.

Then after a performance, Wu Yuchen asked some more questions and couldn't help but smile and nod. Jin Chengwu is the kind of person who has a boring personality in real life, very similar to Shen Lian's personality, which is another plus point.

And Jin Chengwu's acting skills are also good, which can be seen in the performance just now. Wu Yuchen felt that letting him play Shen Lian would best match the feeling of Zhang Zhen's performance in the original version.

Following Jin Chengwu, after going out, Wu Yuchen put a check mark behind Jin Chengwu's name, but then put a question mark to indicate that it was pending.

Jin Chengwu doesn't have any other shortcomings, but judging from his previous experience, his box office appeal is a bit lacking. Although Hong Kong and Taiwan support him, he can't stand up to the box office of big productions.

However, "Xiu Chun Knife" has him as the director, so there should be no problem in terms of publicity, and doesn't it involve Jiang Wen? He is already a big player on the mainland, but he is worse in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

To be honest, the role of Shen Lian was not targeted by Wu Yuchen and did not want to choose a mainland actor, but the Mesozoic generation of mainland actors. Really none of them can compete with the stars from Hong Kong in terms of fame.

As he said to Jiang Wen, he did "Xiu Chun Knife" not to win awards, but to make a big commercial production. Naturally, he wanted to find a leading actor who could carry the box office. And as far as possible, it can have a certain appeal on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, three places, and even Asia. From this point of view, mainland actors in the Mesozoic era suffered a huge disadvantage, and now they basically have nothing to offer.

Therefore, Wu Yuchen is now focusing on selecting actors who are famous and have charisma.

Then Wu Yuchen asked the assistant next to him: "Who is next?"

"It's my brother." The female assistant replied.

"Huh?" Wu Yuchen turned to look at her.

The assistant quickly added: "I'm sorry, Director Wu, it's Zhang Guorong!"

Just in the middle of the conversation between the two, the door was pushed open again, and Zhang Guorong was seen walking in quietly, dressed in black ancient clothes, holding a saber in his hand, and stepping on his boots.

It’s not that Wu Yuchen has never dealt with Zhang Guorong. At the 1998 Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Guorong was a judge. That time he won the best director at the Berlin Film Festival.

In the past, Zhang Guorong always behaved in a "gentlemanly manner", "unparalleled elegance" and "kind and kind" to the outside world. This is the most intuitive impression he gives everyone in public. At this time, he didn't look like a gentleman at all, nor was he elegant and calm...

Some people are born loners, just like a tree standing in the wilderness independent of the forest. They prefer to face the ups and downs alone. Silence contains a firm power.

This is Zhang Guorong.