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Chapter 221 The director is crazy? Zhang Yang is crazy! The big star calls in tears

"Are you Zhang Yang!?" Tang Wei took off his sunglasses, surprise revealed in his bright eyes.

Xue Xiaolu and Tan Zishan beside her picked up the file documents in front of them.

This is the information that Jiang Zhiqiang had someone sort out and send over, which contains Zhang Yang's resume.

There are not many dramas and movies that have been aired, but the pile of dramas and movies waiting to be aired make people know that he is very valuable.

However, the two girls' focus at this moment were the photos of Zhang Yang without filters or makeup.

"Are you sure he is not Zhang Yang's brother?" Xue Xiaolu compared the photo with Zhang Yang himself.

They look 80% similar, but the one in front of me has a beard and his eyes don't have the clear stupidity of the young one. He gives the feeling of a mature uncle in his thirties.

This person is actually Zhang Yang?

"Director Xue, I'm an only child." Zhang Yang sat down on the chair in the middle of the hall and said calmly, "Director Jiang told me that Wu Xiubo is not suitable for the role in "Beautiful Destiny" and hopes that I can play this role."

"It just so happens that the role I'm about to play also requires the appearance of a mature man, so I deliberately maintained this image. Do you think it's suitable?"

suitable!
This is so fitting!

Xue Xiaolu clenched the file in her hand tightly, wanting to just say there was no need to audition.

His image is impeccable and he was chosen by the largest investor. Although she has not seen his acting skills, she is sure that his acting skills will not be bad based on the movies waiting to be broadcast, such as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Special Identity", "So Young" and "Dragon King of the Divine Capital".

Otherwise, Zhou Xingchi, Zhen Zidan, Zhao Yanzi, Xu Ke and others would not have invited him to act.

What are you still wasting your time on?
But on second thought, Xue Xiaolu felt that she could see how Zhang Yang performed.

If the audition was announced to be over directly, wouldn't this handsome guy just leave?

"The image is very suitable. I feel like Hao Zhi has walked into reality." Xue Xiaolu gave direct affirmation, and then continued: "As for your acting skills, I heard many big directors in the industry praise you."

"I believe you have the ability to play the leading role in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons and in a film directed by Xu Ke."

"I am more concerned about one issue now."

Xue Xiaolu looked at Tang Wei and asked, "Do you feel like you and Tang Wei are compatible?"

Tang Wei and Gao Yuanyuan are of the same age. Although they don't look like they are in their thirties at all, they are 11 years older than Zhang Yang. It's normal for people to worry about their CP feeling.

Tang Wei's eyes moved, and he took the initiative to speak: "Why don't Zhang Yang and I give it a try."

Xue Xiaolu looked at Zhang Yang, who smiled and nodded: "Director Xue, I'm here for the audition."

"Have you read the script?" Xue Xiaolu smiled.

"It's all here." Zhang Yang reached out and tapped his temple.

"So amazing?" Xue Xiaolu became even more interested. She sat with her knees crossed and picked up the pen and started turning it: "Which part do you want to act out?"

"Let's adjust the difficulty." Zhang Yang stood up slowly, took out a pair of glasses from his pocket like a magic trick, put them on, and gently pushed them: "How about acting out the part where Wen Jiajia takes my daughter to New York without my permission?"

This suggestion made Xue Xiaolu's expression become very serious.

The smile on Tang Wei's face faded, and she also felt the pressure.

This section is not the most difficult one, but one of the last few difficult sections.

In "Beautiful Fate", the male protagonist Hao Zhi is a young and successful famous doctor, but he doesn't have a wife to make money, and the latter has to develop in Seattle.

In order to give his daughter a complete family, the genius doctor compromised and came to Seattle. However, because he had to take care of his daughter, he could only work as a driver in the confinement center, a job that was relatively easy.

But because he is handsome and has good temperament, and lives in a mansion, he is seen as a gigolo by others.

Hao Zhi never argued, he just wanted his daughter to be happy, his daughter was everything to him.

The heroine is a pregnant mistress (the setting is that her lover said he was preparing to divorce and marry her, and he did marry her in the end). It was difficult for her to get a birth permit in China, so she went abroad to give birth with the help of her lover.

Because they have money but lack love, and because of the stimulation of progesterone, they like to show off their wealth.

She self-righteously brought Hao Zhi's daughter to New York for a trip, which irritated this good-tempered man who had always been very stable.

"Okay, let's do this part." Tang Wei came to Zhang Yang.

She put one hand on her waist, imitating the posture of a pregnant woman.

Zhang Yang looked at her, his eyes gradually changed, his expression also became different, with hidden anger: "Wen Jiajia, what right do you have to bring my daughter to New York without even saying hello?"

These lines, and the emotions contained in them, made Xue Xiaolu and Tan Zishan's eyes light up.

An expression of natural helplessness appeared on Tang Wei's face.

Zhang Yang's expression changed again, and he could no longer hide his anger: "If anything happens to her, will you be responsible?!"

The last four words are a little trembling, but the expression is not particularly exaggerated and does not give people the feeling of overexertion.

It's like an honest man being forced into a corner and releasing his repressed emotions.

"Why are you being so arrogant?" Tang Wei explained weakly, "She is standing here now, okay?"

"I paid to bring her to New York, and she took me to the police station. You saw it. I was almost deported."

"I haven't even come to settle accounts with you yet, and you're still being reasonable with me?"

At the end of the conversation, Tang Wei naturally felt aggrieved.

When it comes to expressing the feeling of grievance and tearful eyes, she is very good at it.

"Being rich is a big deal, right?" Zhang Yang let out a suppressed roar: "Money is bullshit!"

"This is my daughter, this is my life!"

"This place is 3,800 kilometers away from where she lives!"

Anyone can feel how much a father cares for his daughter.

For the three women who knew the background, they just felt that Hao Zhi was brought to life by Zhang Yang.

"Can you please stop teaching me? What's wrong with me being rich?" Tang Wei said her famous line in the drama: "Is being rich a crime? Is that true?"

"I'm telling you, don't think I don't know that everyone in the world calls you DB."

"What does DB mean? He's just a gigolo!"

These few sentences give the feeling of someone speaking without thinking when they are angry during an argument.

In the script, Hao Zhi's daughter will yell angrily to defend her father and explain this part.

However, there were no child actors on the scene, so this part came to an abrupt end.

"it is good!"

Xue Xiaolu stood up and clapped her hands, saying, "It feels absolutely right."

"It gave me the feeling of a brother educating his sister, or even a father educating his daughter. It didn't feel out of place."

"The age difference between you two can actually become a gimmick to promote our movie."

"Ayang, I'll call you that. You'll play the male lead in our movie. Is that okay with you?"

Zhang Yang suppressed his emotions, took off his glasses and smiled: "Director Xue, I'm here for the audition. I'm definitely interested in the role, but the scheduling issue needs to be resolved."

"I know you're going to London to film Edge of Tomorrow." Xue Xiaolu took the initiative to speak: "Director Jiang told me that if you are chosen as the male lead, the filming schedule may have to be adjusted."

"We were originally scheduled to start filming in December. When do you need to postpone it?"

Xue Xiaolu’s current idea is very simple, the male lead must be Zhang Yang.

The financial sponsor is also on Zhang Yang's side, so it seems okay to start filming later.

"My idea is to see if we can start shooting earlier, maybe in late October or early November." Zhang Yang's answer surprised Xue Xiaolu and the other two girls.

"In advance?" Xue Xiaolu frowned slightly: "I started preparing for the crew last month, and the investors' advance investment has also been in place. We can catch up with the start of filming at the end of October, but can I ask you why you want to advance it?" Xue Xiaolu suspected that Zhang Yang's role in "Edge of Tomorrow" was ruined.

But when I think about the fact that he said at the beginning that he needed to grow a beard in order to act in England, I feel that this suspicion is wrong.

This made her very confused as to what was going on.

"I have a movie that will start shooting in Harbin at the end of November." Zhang Yang said honestly, "If 'Beautiful Destiny' is also scheduled at that time, I can't travel between Seattle and Harbin, filming in two countries at the same time. I haven't even heard of that."

Hearing this, Xue Xiaolu and the other two girls smiled.

Even world-famous stars don’t get this treatment as they are filming in two different countries.

With this kind of treatment, people would not be able to handle it, right?

Frequent jet lag can drive a person crazy.

"I have invested in that play. Director Xue, you may have heard of it. It's Black Coal, Thin Ice, directed by Diao Yinan. I can postpone the start of filming to the end of December, and the shooting period will be three to six months." Zhang Yang continued.

What he said to Wu Xiubo at the beginning was not completely lying.

He will indeed be very busy in the next six months and will not have time to take on any new roles.

He joined the set of "Edge of Tomorrow" in October, and his scenes are expected to be filmed until the end of November or the end of December.

We will decide whether to start filming "Black Coal, Thin Ice" in November or December depending on the situation. We can focus on filming the female lead's scenes first, and then film the male lead's scenes after he joins the crew.

The achievements of the drama "Black Coal, Thin Ice" are there, and in order to have the right time, place and people, and to catch the 14 Cannes Film Festival, it must start shooting this month.

But it is unrealistic to wait until March 13 to start filming of "Capital Meets Seattle", unless he is the investor of this film or a top superstar.

"So it was you who invested in 'Black Coal, Thin Ice'." Xue Xiaolu nodded: "That script is indeed good. It is a good choice for actors who want to pursue acting skills and win awards."

"If you are going to shoot Black Coal, Thin Ice in December, you really won't have time to shoot Beauty and the Beast."

"But you're going to the UK in October to film Edge of Tomorrow, so you can't do it, right?"

It takes nearly ten hours to fly directly from the UK to Seattle, which is also not suitable for overlapping filming.

"So I have a small suggestion." Zhang Yang smiled: "Can we set most of our filming locations in London? They are all European and American countries, and the architectural styles, language, culture and races are not much different."

"After I finish filming my role in Edge of Tomorrow, we will go to Seattle and visit some iconic buildings to make up for the scenes, especially the Empire State Building scene."

Xue Xiaolu's third daughter: "."

"This is not just a small suggestion!" Xue Xiaolu rubbed his eyebrows.

"The main reason is that I really like this script." Zhang Yang said immediately: "I think it would be a pity if I didn't act in it."

It would be a real pity if I didn't play him, and it would be a long-lasting regret.

The movie "The Capital Falls in Love with Seattle" broke the record of "Under the Hawthorn Tree", becoming the number one Chinese romance film and winning various awards.

Although films like "So Young" also talk about love, they are classified as youth films and are not in the same category as "Love in Seattle".

Romance films tend to be more literary and artistic, and are more popular with professionals. The acting skills are easily recognized by the industry and win awards.

"The Empire Falls in Love with Seattle" not only set artistic but also box office records, and the one that broke this record was "The Empire Falls in Love with Seattle 2: The Unbreakable Love Letter", which was also written and directed by Xue Xiaolu, with Wu Xiubo and Tang Wei playing the male and female protagonists.

It has higher box office records and more award-winning records, and no one will be able to break the records in the next decade or so.

In other words, as long as he gets these two films, he will be the number one in Chinese romance films in the next ten years.

In fact, he was the second for a long time and was both critically acclaimed and popular.

By then, the four big and three small, the four sons returning home, will all be younger brothers.

He had not considered it at first for various reasons, but now that the meat had been fed to his mouth by Jiang Zhiqiang, he was reluctant to give it up.

“If I hadn’t signed the contract and didn’t want to offend anyone, I wouldn’t want to act in Edge of Tomorrow,” Zhang Yang added, his tone very sincere.

Xue Xiaolu was amused: "That's a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, and you play an important supporting role. There are only a handful of people in our country who can take on such a role. Are you willing to do it?"

"I'm willing to give it that. There are many science fiction masterpieces, but such good romance films are rare." Zhang Yang nodded.

"You are giving me a hard time." Xue Xiaolu knew that Zhang Yang's words were a little false, but she felt comfortable listening to them. After thinking for a while, she said, "I will discuss this with Director Jiang later and then give you an answer. How about that?"

Is it feasible to change the shooting location from Seattle to London?

According to Zhang Yang, there is indeed no big problem.

We only needed to shoot a few scenes under iconic buildings in Seattle, and avoid shooting the iconic buildings in London.

The problem is not very big, but it is a problem that needs to be solved and overcome.

She personally could accept it, but it was impossible for her to decide the matter alone.

"Of course, this matter is decided by you, Director Xue, and Uncle Jiang." Zhang Yang nodded.

After a few more polite words, he left the room, met up with Gao Yuanyuan and several other girls next door, and then left.

Jiang Zhiqiang is not in the company today because of something, so there is no need to go and see him specially.

"What do you think?" Xue Xiaolu asked Tang Wei and Tan Zishan for their opinions.

"It felt great." Tang Wei was still trying to calm down: "She brought me into the role with just one look. My performance just now was definitely not as good as his."

"It's almost there, but it's above the passing line. Once the filming starts, you just need to have more scenes with him." Xue Xiaolu nodded.

Tan Zishan: “.”

You've obviously already decided that he will play the role.

“From the perspective of the role itself, it is impeccable,” Tan Zishan replied.

The three girls discussed it and decided to wait until they had watched Wu Xiubo's performance in the afternoon before making a decision.

If he can perform as well as Zhang Yang, then we can still consider him.

After all, Zhang Yang not only has to change the filming location, but also has to overlap with other projects, which will affect his acting skills.

On the other side, Mo Xiangwan asked Zhang Yang after getting in the car, "How confident do you think you are in getting this role?"

“I did get the role, but on the condition that I don’t act in Edge of Tomorrow,” Zhang Yang replied.

Women:?
Xue Xiaolu is crazy!
"Just kidding." Zhang Yang smiled faintly: "I think the role is almost certain, mainly because I made a few requests."

He tells what happened after the audition.

After listening patiently, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Yitong and Mo Xiangwan looked at each other.

It turned out that it was not Xue Xiaolu who was crazy, but Zhang Yang.

He actually asked them to reschedule the filming in Seattle to London to make it easier for him to do other projects.

The drama tyrant is just like this, right?
"No, I'll just invest a few million as compensation for the crew's hard work in changing the filming location." Zhang Yang held his chin and thought.

Girls: "."

Sure enough, he was crazy!

Zhang Yang had no idea what the three girls were thinking, and he took them to a more upscale Hong Kong-style tea restaurant to "pay their IQ tax."

After eating and drinking and returning to the hotel, he began to wait for Xue Xiaolu's call.

The first call I received was from Liu Yifei.

"Ayang~"

Zhang Yang frowned subconsciously: "Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

(End of this chapter)