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

Chapter 67 No one plays Zhang Muzhi

Although there are not many best actor winners, there have actually been quite a few best actor winners in the film and television industry over the years. Among these actors who have won the honor of best actor, it is not easy to just pick any one at random.

Not to mention that the actors are actually suitable for the roles, and also there is a gap in the level of the best actor.

Secondly, actors of this level are not something you can easily hire just because you have money.

After all, this is different from shooting commercial endorsements. All you have to do is pay money, and you can get an actor to stand in front of the camera, wearing a set of exaggerated armor and saying, "Play it for a while, and enjoy it for three years. You haven't experienced a new version of the ship, free trading, equipment recycling, if you are a brother, come and kill me!"

But film contracts are completely different, as this is their main job. In this regard, many veteran actors and actresses are very careful about their reputation, and they are not short of film contracts, so naturally, they will choose scripts.

If you don’t like it, don’t take it, unless you have a lot of face in the director circle and even the best actor will have to give you this face.

Otherwise, even if it is the big boss's face, he may not give it to you.

In other words, for an actor who has reached this stage, the senior’s face is not very useful.

Moreover, is Xia Yuan that kind of director?
Obviously not, so this is bound to be a difficult task.

He now has four main goals.

One is Huang Yuansheng, who is famous for shooting films on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and modern times. He has won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor twice and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor once.

One is Lin Yihu, who is relatively young but has excellent acting skills and has also won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor.

But first, Lin Yihu tried to contact them, and the final answer was no.

He had already read the script, and it was because of it that he decided not to take the role.

He even avoided her and didn't even meet Xia Yuan.

Then there are only three options left.

One of them, named Zhou Jiaxing, is a veteran actor from Jianggang. He was also very popular in the early years. With the popularity of Hong Kong films, his roles as the king of gambling were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Another one, Ge Fu, is a local film emperor in mainland China. He has an official background and has appeared at the Cannes Film Festival. His screen image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and he is truly a talented actor.

In fact, these two are Xia Yuan's favorite candidates. They are the actors with the highest net worth, the best acting skills, and the ones who best meet the character requirements of the script.

Moreover, they are two national-level actors and enjoy special allowances.

Therefore, Xia Yuan dreams of signing these two people, because they are naturally suitable for the roles of Master Tang and Huang Silang. There are not many actors who can play these two roles well. Judging from the film and television materials of past works, these two can be regarded as one of the best candidates.

But the difficulty lies in the fact that these two are the hardest to invite. Not to mention that they have official backgrounds, this means that their acting skills are recognized by the country.

Secondly, these two haven't appeared in public for a long time.

According to the information, Ge Fu is actually selecting scripts. In recent years, there has been no script that satisfies him and can invite him to appear.

Zhou Jiaxing is one of them. He has retired from the film industry for a long time.

Zhou Jiaxing is now in his sixties and has not been active in the film industry for a long time.

Money can't affect them at all. At this point, they are no longer short of money.

Therefore, in order to invite these two people to come out, Xia Yuan racked his brains for a long time. He learned from the previous two lessons and did not contact them immediately this time!
Instead, after preparing for a long time, he took Tang Ying to Shangjing and Jianggang in person.

First, he found Ge Fu and told him that Mr. Zhou Jiaxing had read the script and decided to act in it. If he accepted the role, the two of them could act together.

Then, he ran to Jianggang and found Zhou Jiaxing, who was living a leisurely retirement life, and told him that Teacher Ge Fu would star in this movie. Then he said the same thing, but with a different name.

Thus, the two most difficult and most core roles were decided.

After lobbying, Huang Yuansheng agreed to play the role of Zhang Mu, who is also the protagonist Zhang Mazi.

In the following period of time, other roles were finalized one after another.

Of course, it was Tang Ying who made the greatest contribution in the end.

Many actors were unwilling to take the role, and in the end it was only Tang Ying who went with Xia Yuan to sign them.

During this period of traveling around, Xia Yuan's admiration for the senior sister deepened a lot.

Look, look, what does thrift and diligence mean?

He is such a rich boss, but he still squeezes into economy class and lives in a standard room with others every day!

When finally, most of the actors were confirmed, we can only say that the lineup is extremely luxurious.

None of the actors are bad, the most frustrated one is Chu Zhongtian. Yes, Chu Zhongtian still participated in the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly". After filming "Master", he was able to get rid of the image of Chu Huizhang, a character that destroyed people's worldview. Some companies also made invitations to sign him.

But later Tang Ying thought about it carefully. Since Chu Zhongtian was easy to use and was also her junior, she signed Chu Zhongtian at a 200% premium.

Now Dan Da can be considered a direct actor of Heye Film and Television.

This time, the role he plays in "Let the Bullets Fly" is Liuzi!
Xia Yuan said to Chu Zhongtian: "Dan Da, there is a role that is very suitable for you this time. Look, it's an all-star cast. This is a chance to act opposite an award-winning actor. I really love you with all my heart!"

He patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder.

"Can you please stop calling yourself by this name? If this gets out and my fans find out, I'll be out of the game!" Chu Zhongtian frowned.

"Haha, you've grown up." Xia Yuan was happy.

"And the key is, can the role this time be more normal? After I blanched the mule, I turned around and filmed a movie where I was stabbed a few times and ran around with my intestines spilling out. Can you give me a normal role?" Chu Zhongtian shouted.

Why did others sign with the company early on, but he was the only one who had to be absorbed internally in the end? Don’t you, Xia Yuan, have any idea of ​​the situation?
Xia Yuan thought seriously for a moment and nodded: "This is a normal role, would I, Xia Yuan, lie to you? What kind of person am I? I am absolutely sincere from the bottom of my heart, really, from the bottom of my heart, just tell me whether you want to act or not!"

"Hmph, act!" Chu Zhongtian raised his head proudly.

It's just a few words, but when the time comes and I'm asked whether I can act or not, there's no need to hesitate.

After all, Xia Yuan really treats him well and takes him with him to play any role he has.

Moreover, this opportunity is truly rare, as I get to act opposite the best actor.

"It's settled then!" Xia Yuan slapped his thigh.

After deciding on Chu Zhongtian, all the roles are now almost confirmed and the crew is fully prepared.

We’ll start filming right after we get paid for “Master”.

But there is one biggest problem.
Just when everything was almost finalized, suddenly one day, Huang Yuansheng called him.

The person on the other end of the phone said that Huang Yuansheng had a health problem, which suddenly worsened some time ago, and he has now been admitted to the hospital.

I'm afraid I won't be able to continue playing the role of Zhang Muzhi.

This really put Xia Yuan in a dilemma.

Because after all, the most central, most important, and also the most important character in this movie is undoubtedly Zhang Muzhi, also known as Zhang Mazi.

He had finally managed to trick a movie emperor into coming, but now an unexpected situation had occurred and he was actually told that the other party could no longer act?
How to do this?
You know, it's not easy to find actors of this level, especially those who are willing to take on this role.

She has a health problem, but you can't let her perform while she's sick, right? This is obviously unrealistic.

So here comes the tricky question again.

Who should play Zhang Muzhi?
He quickly started thinking of solutions and found two movie stars in the group to ask if they had any recommendations.

But in the end, the answers he got were all the same: No.

Ge Fu said bluntly: "If you change any script, it may not be so difficult, but to be honest, not many people in the circle dare to accept your script. Lao Zhou and I dare to accept it because we have subsidies and are on the list. But I also tell you the truth, if you want to shoot this film, it will be very difficult. Do you really think Lao Huang has health problems? As far as I know, he is in good health, but there are some things, regarding human relationships, I can't say much to you."

The meaning can be summed up in one sentence: It’s hard to find another best actor!
Xia Yuan had a toothache.

The film hasn't even started shooting yet, but the difficulties arose.

What should I do now? It would be troublesome if no one dared to play such an important role.

This was the first time he experienced the power of this script.

Why did you choose this?

Ugh.
But just when he was in trouble, Chu Zhongtian gave an answer.

"How do you solve it? It's simple. Why don't you direct and act it yourself? Is it because you don't like it? It's not like you don't have experience."

This made Xia Yuan stunned.

Direct and act on your own?

Come again?

Damn, how can I act like this? I can act like this?
(End of this chapter)