Run, Best Actor!

Chapter 62 script successfully revised

"You actually have connections to the 'The Crossing' project?"

When Yang Mi learned about the private deal between Liu Taile and Chai Zhiping, she couldn't help but feel a bit resentful. "You didn't even think of introducing me to someone?!"

"Seriously, Honey? Haven't you had enough of playing supporting roles?"

Liu Taiyue glanced at her sideways and retorted, "You should know that even if you get a role, you'll never get the lead!"

With such a large amount of traffic coming to them on its own, they must be very happy.

But the lead actor shouldn't even think about it; they'll definitely be given an unlikable supporting role.

Hearing Liu Taile say this, Yang Mi used her clever little brain to think about it carefully and found that it really was true.

After all, Director Wu's actions regarding the "Red Cliff" series have been thoroughly exposed in recent years.

You don't even need to watch "Red Cliff," just watch the 2010 period martial arts action film "Reign of Assassins," produced by Wu Da and written and directed by his apprentice Su Zhaobin.

The main production company is still Pony Media, but there are very few mainland actors in the entire crew.

One of the more significant roles is played by Wang Xueqi, who portrays the main villain, King Wheel.

He was playing a eunuch...

Even more ironically—

Yang Ziqiong, who plays the female lead Zeng Jing, is from Malaysia;

Jung Woo-sung, who plays the male lead Jiang Asheng, is from South Korea!

Haha, the male and female leads aren't even Chinese!

This gives a glimpse into Wu Yusen's mindset.

Therefore, the movie "The Crossing" is expected to be a "great unity" film, with actors from various countries.

As for mainland actors, even if there are one or two leading roles, it's not Yang Mi's turn.

Even if you go out of your way to get a role, you'll most likely end up playing a supporting character, and the role probably won't be very good either.

"Okay, I guess I was overthinking it."

Yang Mi sighed, "I'm just a little unwilling, because the industry still values films by big directors, and not having acted in any of them is a serious disadvantage in terms of experience."

This still falls under the discipline of the academic school.

Since most of the great directors are graduates of film academies, the tradition of alumni mentoring and guiding each other is well-established.

Almost all actors who graduate from formal film and television academies take pride in having acted in films and television works by renowned directors.

Without this experience, one lacks the necessary qualifications.

Yang Mi was almost cast in Chen Shiren's film "Caught in the Web," but she was replaced because of a conflict over filming multiple projects at the same time.

The key is that if this movie is still at Chen Shiren's usual level, it won't be a big deal.

In recent years, Chen Shiren's films have either been well-received or commercially successful, but usually neither has achieved both.

But "Caught in the Web" is actually Chen Shiren's best film since "Together"!

The box office in mainland China alone exceeded 2 million!

With a Douban rating of 7.4, it achieved both box office and critical success!

The role originally intended for Yang Mi was later replaced by Yang Jiaqi, played by Wang Luodan, and the audience's feedback was also very positive.

In this situation, Yang Mi must be filled with regret!

If I hadn't chosen to film multiple projects at once, would I have avoided being replaced?

Then, acting in movies by famous directors almost became her obsession.

The obsession only deepened over time.

In the original timeline, she was nearly 40 years old when she finally got the opportunity to act in Zhang Yimou's film. She once said, "I would be content even if I only played a character from behind." Then she played a female spy who used herself as a weapon, and surprisingly, she became one of the few highlights in the entire film.

"This thing will become less and less valuable in the future, after all, a good reputation among the people is worse than any award."

Liu Tai-le takes this very lightly, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to participate in "Tiny Times". "Let's think carefully about how to act out the revised version of 'Tiny Times'."

Because Chai Zhiping agreed to the deal proposed by Liu Taile, she will no longer object to their changes to the character of Gu Li.

Thus, Liu Taile and Li Yi's scheme succeeded.

Afterwards, the characters Nan Xiang and Gu Li will be changed towards a "bitter and dark" direction.

However, Nan Xiang's true colors as a wolf in sheep's clothing were revealed in the second season, while Gu Li "hid herself away."

Her true nature is hidden in the various details of the film.

There's a saying in the industry: good movies are always kept hidden!

On the surface, it's the same thing, but there are various details that hide the true meaning of the film.

Just like the movie "Let the Bullets Fly," which was almost nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status in the future, the content that was "hidden" could not be told.

Therefore, it is something that is always fresh and new to look at.

Due to its inherent flaws, "Tiny Times" is far from being able to achieve the level of "hiding a movie in secret".

However, by adding some details, the character of Gu Li can be made more complex and also more cunning.

So fans who like this movie no longer need to argue with others about those ambiguous details.

At least all the details about Gu Li indicate that she is also a bad seed.

Of course, there's no need to specifically point it out, because Gu Li's mean-spirited personality is a standard trait for bad guys.

Moreover, compared to Nan Xiang, who pretends to be innocent and naive, Gu Li, who is more cunning, hides her true self more secretly.

On the surface, she was as close as sisters with her four best friends, but in reality, she betrayed the other three.

Especially the female protagonist, Lin Xiao, is truly a pawn completely manipulated by him.

"If you make this change, I'm afraid Guo Caijie will come after you and fight you to the death."

Yang Mi covered her mouth and laughed, "Before, Gu Li could be described as a wealthy older sister with a sharp tongue but a kind heart, but now she's a cunning and wicked woman who deliberately manipulates other people's fates."

"Hey, Director Guo also agreed to this change?"

"I agree, he absolutely loves it!"

Liu Taile shrugged. "According to him, he originally wanted to change the tone of the later films to a darker one. Li Yi and I are practically his confidants."

According to Li Yi's analysis, Guo Jingming probably also projected a self-destructive mentality into this film series.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have killed off everyone except Lin Xiao when writing the script.

This even includes Gu Li, who was clearly his favorite before, and Gong Ming, who represents wealth and status.

Especially Gu Li, whom he loved very much before, had previously been drugged by Xi Cheng, had her sisters turn against her several times, almost had her family's company taken away, had her boyfriend Gu Yuan go to jail for helping her forge financial records, and had also contracted cancer and almost died.

After enduring so many hardships, just when things were about to turn around, a fire wiped them all out...

The "heavy love" from the Creator.

It's a clear case of self-destructive tendencies.

It's probably because the earliest ideas were all borrowed, and later the story got out of control, so they just wrote the process as melodramatic as possible, and in the end, to save trouble, they killed off most of the characters.

"Li and I tried our best to make the story work for him."

Liu Taile said helplessly, "Besides, the scriptwriters aren't credited, so he should be thanking us."

"I was right before, you're a complete liar!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi pointed at Liu Taile and laughed, "You really are worthy of being from the Northeast."

Hehe~~

To this, Liu Taile could only chuckle sheepishly.

Just then, Liu Yuning came over with her laptop, "Hey, A-Le, that documentary that Sister Ting mentioned before is finally online!"

"Oh, so fast?"

Liu Taile asked in surprise, "I was thinking it would take a few more days."

"Sister Ting said that Director Guo's team is working overtime."

Liu Yuning explained, "Moreover, Youku values your film 'The Thinker' very much, so they sent some editors, colorists and the like to help out."

"Was this part of the pre-release promotion for your short film?"