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

Chapter 173 Casting for "Crazy" (1)

"Really?" Chu Zhongtian looked at him in confusion.

But with years of experience, he wanted to understand Xia Yuan.

If Xia Yuan said that there is no scam, then there is no doubt that there must be a scam.

But one thing that is very obvious is that Chu Zhongtian clearly knows there is a pitfall, but if you ask him whether he will take on this role.

He will just give you an answer without hesitation.

Although it might seem to outsiders that Xia Yuan has been cheating him for a long time and has never given him any good roles.

But in reality?

For any actor working in this circle, do they really care about the type of role?

When actors read a script, they actually rarely consider whether a character is a villain or what kind of character he is.

When an actor looks for a role, he only considers one condition, that is, whether it is his turn.

This is the most realistic situation.

For most actors, this circle is too big, and the opportunities are there, but there are only so many opportunities. Not only do you have to face competition from other people, you also have to consider whether you can get this opportunity, and whether this opportunity is your turn.

The reason why he always complained to Xia Yuan was that he didn't have any good roles.

To put it bluntly, it was just some jokes because of their personal relationship.

For example, brothers often pit each other over trivial matters.

But if we are really brothers, would I cheat you?
For example, Chu Zhongtian himself knew very well that Xia Yuan always took him with him when filming, even though he had more and better choices and didn't necessarily have to use him.

But he still chooses to take himself with him.

He is also very good at knowing what kind of roles his acting style is actually suitable for.

You have to admit that every role Xia Yuan gives him is very suitable for him.

For example, he has now made a name for himself and is about to be included in the first-line list.

If it were another actor, would he have such an opportunity?
Obviously not.

So if you ask him if he can act?

"Hmph! Act!" Chu Zhongtian took the script with a scornful tone and a serious expression: "Tell me, what's the trap this time?"

Xia Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, "This time the role is quite special. I plan to divide the script into several parts. Now you should read the first part carefully. I am right. The first part is indeed the same as I described."

This was also the approach he chose after careful consideration, and it was not that he deliberately tricked Chu Zhongtian and asked him to play a crazy person.

Yes, that's right, Gao Qisheng, as the second villain in "Kuang Bi", is a very special character and a lunatic himself.

But that is a story that happened after the plot developed. In the early stage of the plot, the character of Gao Qisheng was just as Xia Yuan said, a very introverted otaku. He wore glasses, was very gentle and honest, didn't talk much, wouldn't speak loudly to people, and even had a little inferiority complex and weakness.

It was in the later period that he turned evil.

So Xia Yuan decided to divide the roles among the actors one by one.

In this way, the actors will not know what kind of changes the character will undergo in the future, and they can better portray the current state.

Then the transformation will be more dramatic.

After all, as an actor, you yourself don’t know whether you are playing a good guy or a bad guy, so how can the audience tell it in the early stages?
Xia Yuan must ensure that the actors are in the best condition and present every stage of the role in the best way.

This is also the troublesome part of the play "Crazy".

None of the characters in this drama are simple. They are all very complex and extremely vivid, including Gao Qiqiang, who is a particularly cowardly and honest fishmonger in the early days.

In the early days, he would bow his head and bend over for a living, and would smile at everyone. He was very honest, just like the vast majority of ordinary people, nothing surprising about him.

His transformation to the dark side also requires a process.

Compared to giving the actors a complete script from the beginning, letting them play the role of a fishmonger knowing that the character will turn evil later.

It would be better to give them only the script for the fishmonger stage from the beginning, let them shape the role of this stage first, and then give them the second part, shape other images and enter other stages.

This is a small detail set by Xia Yuan, which is more conducive to the actors' presentation of small details.

Therefore, he had no intention of telling Chu Zhongtian that Gao Qisheng's character would turn evil later on.

Chu Zhongtian also didn't expect that this character would turn evil later on.

Instead, he simply opened the script, took a look, and nodded.

"He is indeed a very cowardly character."

Gao Qisheng, the third son of the Gao family and the younger brother of Gao Qiqiang and Gao Qilan, is a top student who graduated from the Provincial University of Technology with a degree in finance and trade. He has a sharp mind and excellent grades, but he has been a quiet person since he was a child and is easily bullied.

When I was in school, I was a follower of rich classmates. I would write homework for my classmates for the sake of relationship and do whatever they said.

Isn't this the kind of person who has been bullied since childhood?

In fact, there are many such people in our daily life.

Let’s just say that school violence and bullying have always been rampant.

Xia Yuan had experienced all of this before, and Chu Zhongtian knew it. He also knew that Xia Yuan had always had a bad relationship with his roommates.

But the biggest difference between Xia Yuan and Gao Qisheng is that Xia Yuan is a tough guy. If you ignore him, he really won't pay any attention to you. Do you still want to bully him? You're overthinking. He's too lazy to even give you a cold eye.

But people like Xia Yuan are a minority after all, and most people will actually choose to surrender.

For example, people like Gao Qisheng.

Chu Zhongtian analyzed: "Then he will most likely work hard in the later period, right? Then change his mindset and become an entrepreneur who can stand on his own? Or someone else? And then take revenge by slapping him in the face?"

Of course, this is just his guess.

Xia Yuan shook his head: "Just think about how to shape this part first."

"Okay." Chu Zhongtian nodded.

In this way, the selection of Gao Qisheng has been decided.

But actually all the characters in this drama are quite important.

There will be other roles that Xia Yuan needs to look for next.

This time, although they are cooperating with the Propaganda Department and the General Military Headquarters, they will not provide any actors. As for the talented actors, Xia Yuan needs to deal with it himself.

This time is also different from the past, as only a few characters are important.

This time, all the characters are important.

So Xia Yuan decided that he would conduct a large-scale casting this time.

He doesn't need famous actors with high salaries, but he needs actors with good qualities, who are also hard to find.

Especially many of the roles this time are actually quite difficult to play.

Now that Heye Film and Television and Xia Yuan have become completely famous, they have also gained considerable fame in the industry.

So when the news spread that Xia Yuan's new drama was going to launch a large-scale casting, many actors also noticed this news.

They are all ready to make a move.

For example, Zhang Tianyu is one of them.

Zhang Tianyu might have been somewhat famous more than 20 years ago.

But today, this name may not be so familiar.

The reason is very simple, because he made the same mistake that most actors would make.

That is because they are too confident in their future and company, and always think that capitalists will behave like human beings.
(End of this chapter)