Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 767 Role Change

Chapter 767 Role Change (14)

Operation Red Sea is a war film!

What is a war film?
Despite the numerous detailed scenes depicting severed limbs and flesh, it didn't make the audience feel disgusted or nauseous...

Instead, they subconsciously feel that this is the right thing to do.

Because war is cruel!
Shen Yan has a deep memory of "Operation Red Sea"—a patriotic film that was made to the extreme of its genre.

This movie was enjoyable to watch, and the filmmakers must have had a lot of fun too…

Get a few T-72s and M60s, drones, Hercules helicopters, whatever! What?! They want the gory scenes removed? Let them eat shit!

Honestly, it's just that Shen Yan doesn't have much time; otherwise, he would definitely film it himself...

There are very few movies that can be made entirely according to one's own ideas!
Oh, it's understandable that the Navy Political Department would ask Xinghuo to make "Operation Red Sea," given the success of "Operation Mekong."

For mainland Chinese film companies capable of producing high-quality patriotic commercial films, Spark Studio is the top choice!

……

Meng Ziyi plays a character named Lan Xinjie…

To be specific, she is a woman with a tragic life!
Her identity is that of a dancer.

Born in a chaotic world, it is difficult to find peace.

Even though she is very smart and knows when to advance and retreat...

Chen Moqun and Japanese spy Eisuke Ikeda were particularly fond of her.

They liked her; she was beautiful, charming, yet never inappropriate, offering them moments of tenderness without interfering in their private affairs.

This kind of tenderness that money can buy, and trouble that money can cut off, provides the most suitable distance and space for men who are out there fighting.

While working hard to earn money from the entertainment industry, she also carefully looked for a suitable marriage partner.

Yes, she wanted a stable home in this chaotic world.

Actually, according to the established setting, Lan Xinjie is five years older than Lin Nansheng…

Meng Ziyi is not suitable to play this kind of role!

We've been shooting for a week, but nothing just feels right...

Then, Kong Sheng approached Shen Yan and proposed changing the role...

Let's find someone older!

According to the plot, the first thing Lin Nansheng did after finding Lan Xinjie was to learn to dance—Lan Xinjie was already used to the ways of the world when she appeared, and she was more concerned about and teased this young man.

Even if makeup could compensate for the differences in their appearances in the early stages, later on... when Lan Xinjie reappeared, she had given birth to a son, had a man who deeply loved her, and a happy family. Unfortunately, in the chaos of the times, she lost her husband and son one after another...

This kind of temperament is truly impossible to change...

Shen Yan also felt it wasn't suitable, but he couldn't think of a suitable actor, so he simply asked Kong Sheng, "Who does the director think is suitable?"

"Liu Tao?"

"Liu Tao... is ten years older than me, his image is not suitable!"

"Then... what about Wang Ou?"

"They're probably filming a movie!" Shen Yan shook his head, then added, "...It would be best to find someone who isn't too famous..."

"That's difficult..."

"There's no other way, I'll go talk to Meng Ziyi..."

Kong Sheng immediately nodded: "That would be great if you went to say it!"

"...Are you waiting for me here?"

Kong Sheng said shyly, "That young lady put in a lot of effort..."

"Alright, I'll go talk to them..." After a pause, Shen Yan said, "I've been thinking, four people, you can invite them..."

"Three?"

"Yes, Zhu Zhu, Zhang Yuqi, Yin Tao, and Song Jia... mainly considering whether their schedules are suitable, we need to replace them immediately!"

"I had Hongliang contact them one by one..."

"It would be best to find Sister Yin Tao or Song Jia..."

After talking with Kong Sheng, Shen Yan felt a little awkward—he knew how dedicated Sister Meng was; she spent every day on set studying, and even after returning to the hotel, she wouldn't come out, busy memorizing scripts and analyzing film clips…

Tell her now, 'Because your image isn't right, we've decided to replace you!'

No, where were you all this time?
Why choose her if her image isn't right? Besides, the director and producer both agreed!

Isn't this just playing with people?

……

"Sister Meng...are you memorizing the script?"

I knocked on the door, entered Meng Ziyi's room, and saw a script spread out on the coffee table, along with a notebook where someone was making notes...

It's clearly adding character biographies!
Meng Ziyi was quite happy: "Yes, I feel like I understand the character more and more!"

Shen Yan didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly, "But Lan Xinjie is 7 years older than Lin Nansheng..."

"I know," Meng Ziyi said happily, "I already told the makeup artists, they'll make me look more mature..."

"Ahem... The director and I have decided to replace him!"

"Substitution?"

"Yes, the director has already contacted Yin Tao and Song Jia. If all goes well, one of them will be here soon..."

Meng Ziyi was stunned for a long time before asking, "Then what should I do?"

"You could play Hu Xiufen, Zhu Yizhen's best friend..."

"what…"

"There's no way around it, you're too young. You're seven years younger than me, it's just not a good match! It would be difficult to portray the storyline later on..."

Lan Xinjie was a dancer who had been married and had children. Later, she moved to Chongqing. For her son who was far away in Shanghai, she most likely engaged in prostitution. She worked like crazy in Chongqing to earn money for her child, taking on any kind of gig and flattering others to earn money to send to the nanny to take care of her child who was forced to stay in Shanghai.

The plot that Shen Yan mentioned afterward refers to the events following the relocation to Chongqing...

Meng Ziyi certainly understood Shen Yan's meaning; in fact, she herself had similar concerns…

Therefore, I tried my best to memorize the script and do as much preparatory work as possible.

Moreover, one can also sense it from the filming process…

Zi clearly put in a lot of effort, but the results were not good...

But even though I understand, it still hurts when it actually happens to me!

Looking at her expression, Shen Yan continued, "This time it was my fault. I shouldn't have agreed to let you play Lan Xinjie..."

"...You agree?"

Shen Yan nodded: "The entire production team was built around me... but I haven't done in-depth research on the character of Lan Xinjie, and you are quite beautiful, very suitable for playing a dancer or similar role... so I agreed!"

"Do you think I'm very beautiful?"

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment. Wait... are we talking about appearance now?

However, she still nodded: "Yes, you are beautiful, and the kind of beauty that is a little bit seductive. This kind of appearance is very memorable!"

Meng Ziyi pouted: "Then why don't you pursue me?"

"what?"

"I know about your relationship with Dilraba..."

Shen Yan swallowed hard: "...What's my relationship with her?"

"I was on set when you came to make a cameo appearance in 'Ex Machina' last time... I saw you get into her RV!"

"so what?"

"You two are definitely in that kind of relationship!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "You're overthinking it... We're just a normal couple. If I had to add an adjective, we'd be a secret couple!"

"underground?"

It means it can't be made public, and people can't know about it!

"Why?" Meng Ziyi suddenly remembered something: "You're an idol, and Dilraba is an idol too. You two can't go public!"

"Yes, that's what it means!"