Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 123 I Knew She Was Pretty (1) [55 more]

Originally, Xia Yuan was very worried.

After a period of preparation, we have been looking for actors, and now most of the actors have been confirmed.

But until now, there is still an exception that has prevented him from finalizing it, so much so that even after finding a place to set up the scene, he still hasn't figured it out.

That is, the last actor has not been finalized.

This character is actually the main villain in the play, Captain Jia Guijia.

Xia Yuan had been keeping an eye on this role from the beginning, and had asked all the actors he had worked with before to see if they had any recommendations.

The final conclusion is no.

Of course, it’s not that they don’t have any, but that they can’t use them because the ones that meet the requirements are very expensive, even more expensive than Professor Xu Dazhi’s original price. If they invite him, their funding will immediately be reduced by half.

There is no need for this.

So he held a few more castings afterwards, and some actors did come for auditions.

However, Xia Yuan was not satisfied with all the actors who came for audition and gave them all a cross.

Because he always felt that these actors were still missing something.

In his eyes, Jia Gui should not be such a simple role that can be played by anyone.

He thought he had a keen sense of scripts, and with the existence of a fully concrete database in his brain, he could watch the original film from another world.

It would not matter if he did not look at it, but as soon as he looked at it, Xia Yuan immediately saw a problem.

The actor who plays Jia Gui must be carefully chosen! You can't just pick anyone! Because the key to this play lies in this Jia Gui!

Almost 90% of the jokes and gags in the whole play are from Jia Gui, and he is directly or indirectly involved in 90% of the plots!

The real protagonist Shui Gen can be played by any actor, but Jia Gui’s role is definitely not allowed!
Not only the image and temperament must match, but the acting skills must also match.

But don't underestimate sitcoms. The acting skills required of sitcoms are unmatched by other types of TV dramas.

Situation comedy and drama are two major genres that produce talented actors. Actors who come from these two genres can perform well, because it is the irritating and boring scenes that require actors to have great dramatic tension, so that they can perform the richest plot in the most limited space.

But after searching for a long time, Xia Yuan still couldn't find an actor who satisfied him, or the actor's image was not up to standard.

To put it simply, it's so handsome.

Even if the acting skills are good but the image is not, then he won't be able to play the role well and it will still look out of place.

Or, the image is good, the person is okay, but the acting skills are not.

This also looks inconsistent.

It might be a bit difficult to find someone who can satisfy both of these requirements.

Xia Yuan also began to sigh.

He was in this situation again, with no actors available.

There was no way, he knew it himself, it was simply because he had very high requirements and didn't want to just find an actor to get away with it.

But just at this moment, when he was still worried, a turning point came.

It was his teacher Xu Dazhi who finally showed him a way forward.

"Seeing you're so distressed, I do have a candidate here. I didn't tell you before because I didn't know if I could hire him. I'm not sure because he's retired. Plus, he's not in good health. I heard he's sick. It's very troublesome. Although it's not serious, he can't get better."

Xu Dazhi said: "So I haven't filmed a movie for five or six years."

"Excuse me, who are you?" Xia Yuan asked immediately.

This feeling is so good!
As for whether he would feel less hot after not filming for so long.

Other directors might consider this kind of thing, but Xia Yuan would never consider this kind of problem.

When he hires an actor, he only considers whether he can play the role well. Other things are not within his consideration. As long as the other party has not made any mistakes in principle, he dares to use him!

It’s the wife’s fault. Now it’s working time. This is what his senior once told him. When filming, the work should be prioritized, not traffic and making money. You can’t think about making money first, otherwise you will fall into the money trap and you won’t be able to do anything well.

When creating, you cannot consider whether you can make money or not!
Therefore, he has always kept these words in mind and has always considered the work from the perspective of the work. Let's meet the other party first!
Xu Dazhi also slowly said: "Yan Yunying!"

"Yan Yunying?" Xia Yuan was stunned. For a moment he tried his best to search for detailed information about this person.

But after searching for a long time, he found that he had no impression of it at all.

Xu Dazhi obviously noticed what he was thinking and shook his head: "You can't possibly know him. He's not a professional actor."

Aren’t you a professional?
Xia Yuan was in deep thought.

But since Teacher Xu Dazhi could recommend him, the other party must be no simple person.

After Xu Dazhi left, he finally found Yan Yunying's information among many internal documents of the actors.

I have to say that hidden among a bunch of actors, Yan Yunying really doesn't attract any attention at all, and his information is probably rarely dug up.

Xia Yuan opened the information and started reading it, and also saw Yan Yunying's information.

"Yan Yunying followed his parents to Beijing to make a living when he was three years old. He worked as an ironer for 48 years. Later, due to the reorganization of his unit, he was sent to work in a bathhouse. At the age of 60, Yan Yunying resigned in anger. Having lost his way to make a living, he chose to work as an extra in a film and television base. Later, he was discovered by the director for his talent and joined the crew of "Peng Ma" and worked with Xu Dazhi. Since then, he has worked hard to study acting skills and improved rapidly. He then began to play some important supporting roles, but he was always unknown. Finally, five years ago, at the age of , due to excessive fatigue and pressure, he suffered from diabetes, and his condition worsened. He had to bid farewell to the film and television industry and retired from the film industry."

The information also comes with many stills and model cards of Yan Yunying.

Xia Yuan immediately made up his mind, booked a plane ticket, and flew to Shangjing.

He found Yan Yunying's home according to the address.

His destination, Yan Yunying's home, was surprisingly simple and shabby. It was located in an old neighborhood and was a very dilapidated and run-down house.

Then he found Yan Yunying at the card table in the community.

A very peaceful old man, a very kind old actor, who even lives worse than some white-collar workers with slightly better conditions.

After Xia Yuan's discussion, Yan Yunying was also surprised about Xia Yuan's purpose.

In Yan Yunying's words, he didn't expect that even at this time, today, someone would come to him specifically to film a movie.

In Yan Yunying's words, in fact, his body had almost recovered a long time ago, and he had submitted information to some crews before, expressing his desire to go back to filming again.

The most recent time was when he heard that Xie Daga was making a new film, so he wanted to try his luck and submitted his resume.

In Yan Yunying's words, he is not picky about roles, he just wants an opportunity and he can play any role.

It just so happened that he had some experience in playing traitors and wanted to give it a try.

But the result was obvious. The crew of "Charge Forward: Tough Sniper" did not include him but rejected it.

This is the current situation of old actors. They are not famous actors in the first place. Is it useful to have acting skills? Is it enough?

Nowadays, the thing that the entertainment industry lacks the least is actors. If you quit for a while, there will always be someone to replace you. No one is irreplaceable, unless you are a director, who organizes his own shows, shoots his own films, and acts by himself.

So he gave up the idea.

Until Xia Yuan came.

Faced with the opportunity given by Xia Yuan, he did not hesitate at all and immediately said: "Thank you Director Xia Yuan, I will definitely cherish this opportunity and I will definitely play this role well."

Even Xia Yuan saw that the old man's eyes were a little moist.

This caught him off guard, and he soon learned through follow-up that, in fact, the old man had indeed not had a happy life in recent years.

His children's career setbacks and their plans to get married have drained all his savings.

Supporting actors like him are not much better than Da Te, and their pay is actually not high.

Then, coupled with the torture of illness and the money required for treatment, I don’t have much money left.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be in his sixties or nearly seventies, and still thinking about returning to the stage to make money by filming.

Xia Yuan also comforted the old man: "Teacher Yan, you don't have to be like this. You are also my predecessor. Let's work together."

So, the last and most important actor has been confirmed, Jia Gui will be played by Yan Yunying!
Soon, after everything was finalized, "Underground Traffic Station" finally started filming without stopping.

(End of this chapter)