This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 215 Young people should strive and work hard.
In the afternoon, at the wrap party for "The Beginning".

The lead actor and director sat at a table.

Xi Meixia and Ning Sirou sat side by side.

The two developed a much closer relationship while filming the movie.

Xi Meixia smiled and said, "If there's a chance in the future, I hope I can play Sirou's mother for once."

Ning Sirou appears well-behaved and obedient, and has a generous and poised personality, making her well-liked by her elders.

Ning Sirou also said, "If I have the chance, I definitely won't let it go."

After chatting for a while, Lu Ran asked Xi Meixia, "How's Brother Tian's movie going?"

Xi Meixia: "It's almost done. It should be online by the end of the month or early December."

Everyone present knew that Lu Ran had made a movie for Pang Yuntian, which was an action film.

Lu Ran asked, "What are your plans for next year, Brother Tian?"

Xi Meixia shook her head: "I really don't know, but he should be fine next year. Even if he joins a production team, he won't be too busy."

Someone of Pang Yuntian's caliber has a team under him, so he doesn't have to do many things personally.

Xi Meixia asked curiously, "Do you want to cast him in a movie?"

Lu Ran nodded.

Meng Yichuan immediately became interested.

What kind of movie do you want him to act in?

Lu Ran truthfully replied, "I want to make kung fu movies."

In the current film market, there are terms like martial arts films, action films, and kung fu films.

The first film in the "Once Upon a Time in China" series belongs to the martial arts genre, while the latter two are classified as action films.

Action films are a broad category; any film with action scenes can be called an action film, such as police and gangster films, gunfight films, and Lu Ran's "Black Tide."

Martial arts films and kung fu films are unique to China.

The former incorporates martial arts culture, while the latter showcases Chinese Kung Fu.

One major difference between the two is whether the kung fu involved actually exists.

However, the Foshan Shadowless Kick in "Once Upon a Time in China" that involves kicking seven times in a row is simply impossible in reality.

Lu Ran didn't want to make things too complicated, otherwise he would have to explain that he felt "Once Upon a Time in China" was actually a kung fu film.

Everyone present frowned.

Meng Yichuan said earnestly, "Kung Fu movies have no market now, right?"

He was using a rhetorical question to persuade Lu Ran.

No matter how much money you put into this, it's all for nothing.

Lu Ran's attitude was firm: "I want to give it a try first."

Xi Meixia was quite understanding of Lu Ran.

Pang Yuntian is also that kind of person.

If you tell him that kung fu movies are no longer popular, Pang Yuntian will admit it, but he won't give up.

“You can just tell Brother Tian about this. He’ll definitely come if you’re making a kung fu movie,” Xi Meixia said with a smile.

At Lu Ran's level, there's no need to get involved in messy things.

She even went on to make kung fu movies; it can only mean she genuinely enjoys them.

Wang Peng exclaimed excitedly, "Idol, can I act in this too? I know kung fu!"

"sure."

There is a supporting character named Leung Foon who appears in all three films of the "Once Upon a Time in China" series.

The character Liang Kuan is Huang Feihong's disciple. He is mischievous, clever, passionate, and righteous. Wang Peng is quite suitable to play the role.

Lu Ran's first reaction upon seeing this role was to cast Wang Peng.

A simple, honest smile immediately appeared on Wang Peng's face.

After the wrap party, everyone dispersed.

Meng Yichuan hitched a ride home in Lu Ran's nanny car, as Lu Ran happened to have something she wanted to talk to Meng Yichuan about.

Inside the car, Meng Yichuan's drunkenness had worn off.

"Hey, there were too many people here, so there are some things I can't say. I have a suggestion for you: first establish yourself in the TV drama industry before you try to get into theatrical films."

In the industry, many actors who became famous for acting in TV dramas have never acted in theatrical films.

Movies and TV series are two different things.

Moreover, the film market is currently filled with complaints, and audiences are no longer going to the cinemas.

If you want to make money and gain fame, you might as well make web series.

Lu Ran said seriously, "I don't have such a strong obsession with establishing myself in the industry. For me, the most painful thing is having a good script but not being able to bring it to life for the audience."

Meng Yichuan was taken aback.

This idea is quite different from that of today's celebrities; they focus all their attention on their work.

But that's just the kind of person Lu Ran is.

"You're still young, you can take risks, it's okay to give it a try," Meng Yichuan sighed.

Lu Ran: "Director Meng, I have a script here, would you like to see it?" Upon hearing this, Meng Yichuan immediately woke up.

"What script?"

"The script for a TV series."

"You wrote another script?" Meng Yichuan asked suspiciously.

"The Beginning" has only just finished filming.

Lu Ran sent the script of "Soldiers Sortie" directly to Meng Yichuan.

He has already finished the script for this TV series and has made modifications to some parts of the script that do not fit the current background, following the system's prompts.

The TV series "Soldiers Sortie" is definitely a classic military drama.

The spirit behind it is timeless, inspiring generations.

"Never abandon or give up."

"Living well means doing meaningful things, and doing meaningful things means living well."

"There are two words between thinking and getting, and that is doing."

In Lu Ran's life experience, these three sentences have also helped him a lot when he was confused.

Truly great dramas endure and continue to shine even after many years.

Meng Yichuan took out his phone and glanced at the script.

After watching for a while, he shook his head.

"No, no, I don't understand it. This show isn't for me. But I think this show is very positive. I'll recommend someone to you, Liu Dayong. He'll definitely be interested in this show."

Meng Yichuan gets a headache whenever he sees military dramas.

He's actually better at dramas with suspense elements.

The online movies he made before were also of this type.

"The Beginning" is actually a suspense drama.

If you ask him to film "Soldiers Sortie," he'll be completely clueless.

It's not that I'm not good enough, it's that I'm not good at this.

Directors who can film anything and film it well are top directors in the industry.

Many directors are already doing well if they can achieve success in their own area of ​​expertise.

When Lu Ran heard Meng Yichuan say that, he realized that it made sense.

But it doesn't matter.

He also has a series called "Day and Night".

Although the script hasn't been completed yet, we can talk to Meng Yichuan about the story first.

"Director Meng, I have a great story I just came up with, but I haven't started writing it yet. It's sure to suit you."

Meng Yichuan waved his hand: "Ran, I'm older than you, so I have to give you some advice. Work is work, and life is life. It's not right to always think about working hard when you're young. Health should be the most important thing. The filming has just finished, so what you need to do now is to rest well and not think about these things."

Lu Ran nodded.

"Okay, I'll talk to you another day."

Li Quan leaned closer.

"What's the story? Tell me, and I'll give it my opinion."

Li Quan is very confident.

"The story isn't complicated. There are twin brothers, the older one named Guan Hongfeng and the younger one named Guan Hongyu. The older brother is the captain of the criminal investigation team, and a family annihilation case happened in their area..."

As soon as Lu Ran mentioned the massacre of the entire family, Meng Yichuan's ears perked up.

That's a great case!

He just loves to bang on the table!
The more he listened, the more excited Meng Yichuan became.

This story is interesting, more interesting than the web movies he made.

Yang Fang writes such rubbish scripts, it has to be Lu Ran's scripts!

Li Quan listened intently, nodding repeatedly.

"The consultant Guan Hongfeng, who appears in the police force during the day and at night, is actually played by two brothers."

After Lu Ran finished speaking, Li Quan raised his hand.

"I have a question: if it's going to be filmed, will you cast two actors or just one?"

Lu Ran: "It has to be one actor, playing four roles."

Li Quan: "Isn't it supposed to be one person playing two roles?"

Meng Yichuan poked his head out: "There are four roles. This actor has to play the older brother, the younger brother, the older brother pretending to be the younger brother, and the younger brother pretending to be the older brother."

Li Quan responded with an "oh".

Lu Ran asked in confusion, "Director Meng, are you listening? Did I disturb your sleep?"

Meng Yichuan looked a little embarrassed and coughed twice.

"That's inspiring! I think young people should strive and work hard. If we don't strive now, are we going to wait until we're old to strive? When are you going to finish writing this script? I'll report to President Shen and we'll approve the project immediately and start filming next year. By the way, have you thought of a title for this drama yet?"

"I've decided, let's call it 'Day and Night Chase'."

(End of this chapter)