Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

Li Xuejian had naturally heard of Cheng Yuan.

Nowadays, there are probably few people in the industry who haven't heard of Cheng Yuan.

The two movies have generated quite a bit of buzz.

He had also seen Cheng Yuan's two works. They were both somewhat depressing, but they were both good movies, especially "The Hunt," which was still showing in theaters.

Li Xuejian is really looking forward to Cheng Yuan's new script.

It definitely won't be bad.

If it were bad, my own cousin wouldn't have sent it to me.

He seemed a bit smug when he mentioned the script earlier, clearly very satisfied with it.

Li Xuejian flipped through the script; the male lead was a writer in his fifties.

She's the right age and has a good temperament.

He still manages to capture the essence of a writer.

The story begins with the writer returning home in triumph and then descends into absurdity.

"What a great script!" Li Xuejian couldn't help but say after reading it. "The script is great, but..."

"During this time, he was being criticized by some old guys, and that's how this script came about," Tian Zhuangzhuang said. "Even if it's filmed, the criticism might be even fiercer, but if it's not filmed, can't all this criticism go to waste? As for how many people he'll offend... he hasn't done anything, yet so many people are inexplicably jumping out to criticize him, aren't they?"

Li Xuejian was somewhat surprised. Was this script written because of criticism?

But thinking about it, it's not surprising at all; the movie "The Hunt" was also met with skepticism.

As for how many people I've offended?

Besides those who took it personally, who else?

"A person who isn't envied is mediocre," Li Xuejian said. "In that case, he has a good character. He didn't get discouraged by this; instead, he became even stronger."

"He didn't care about the overwhelming doubts before because he knew he could prove himself," Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded and said. "This time, even with so many people picking on him, he doesn't seem to be affected, which is related to his character."

Tian Zhuangzhuang valued Cheng Yuan not only because of his talent, but also because his temperament was well-suited to this industry.

This circle has too many temptations and too much nonsense.

If one has a poor temperament and is not mentally strong enough, one will become depressed sooner or later.

If someone is praised too highly, they will eventually become arrogant.

Once you get carried away, no matter how talented you are, you'll probably start to decline.

But Cheng Yuan wouldn't.

At least for now, Cheng Yuan doesn't seem to be getting arrogant at all.

Should I answer it?

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at Li Xuejian and asked.

"Take it," Li Xuejian said. "Why not take such a good script? How many times in a lifetime can you encounter such a great role?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Zhuangzhuang laughed.

The lead actor for "Distinguished Citizen" has been confirmed, and Cheng Yuan didn't even bother auditioning for the other actors; he was invited directly.

Besides the lead actors, there are also many other important roles.

The male protagonist's childhood friend married the man's first love.

There are also age requirements for this role.

Cheng Yuan sent an invitation to Zhang Fengyi.

"You've been offered a supporting role in a movie," Zhang Fengyi's agent told him. "It's a film directed by Cheng Yuan."

"Who?"

Zhang Fengyi didn't react for a moment.

He now mainly works in the television industry.

The last time I appeared in a movie was several years ago when I played an alien number N in "Saving Love".

"The one who filmed 'Buried Alive' and 'The Hunt'?" Zhang Fengyi snapped out of his reverie and looked at his agent. "We don't have any connection with him, do we?"

"Why not?" the agent said with a smile. "Didn't you graduate from the Beijing Film Academy?"

"There are many directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy," Zhang Fengyi laughed. "Everyone in the industry knows where they like to cast actors."

Should I answer it?

"The agent asked."

"Sure, as long as the schedule doesn't conflict," Zhang Fengyi said. "By the way, did they say who's in the lead role?"

"Li Xuejian," the agent said, looking at Zhang Fengyi, "aren't you going to take a look at the script?"

"Do you need it?"

Zhang Fengyi waved his hand dismissively.

Putting aside the fact that Cheng Yuan has already proven his talent as a screenwriter, even if he hadn't, the fact that Li Xuejian accepted the role shows that the script was quite good.

He can pick scripts himself.

Besides, if there are movies to act in, why would anyone want to act in TV dramas?

The male lead and second male lead have been confirmed, and there are still quite a few roles to be played.

"How about Sister Yun playing a cameo role?"

Cheng Yuan smiled and looked at Zhou Yun.

"Which role?" Jiang Wen asked. "Which roles have you decided on?"

"The assistant role," Cheng Yuan said, "The male lead and second male lead have been confirmed: Li Xuejian and Zhang Fengyi."

"no problem."

Zhou Yun smiled and nodded.

She had read the script; the assistant's role wasn't large and wouldn't take much time.

"Has the role of the second male lead's wife been cast yet?" Jiang Wen asked. "Want me to recommend someone?"

"Who?"

Cheng Yuan asked a question out of curiosity.

To be honest, he hadn't really decided who to cast for that role yet.

"Liu Xiaoqing!"

Jiang Wen then said a name.

Cheng Yuan subconsciously looked at Zhou Yun, and seeing that she didn't seem to be acting strangely, he nodded.

When Liu Xiaoqing was imprisoned, Jiang Wen ran around trying to help him.

You might say Jiang Wen is a scumbag, but you also feel he's loyal and affectionate.

You might say he's not a scumbag, but what about the things he did?

After Liu Xiaoqing came out of retirement, she was naturally not as successful as before. She no longer accepted any role that came her way, but she was also less selective about the roles she used to play, and she accepted even supporting roles.

Liu Xiaoqing is close in age to Li Xuejian and Zhang Fengyi, so their ages are compatible, and their acting skills are naturally beyond question.

"OK!"

Cheng Yuan nodded.

We should still give Jiang Wen face, especially since he is indeed a suitable candidate.

As for the other characters, that's not difficult.

Does the Beijing Film Academy still need actors?

"Is Brother Wu probably unavailable?"

Cheng Yuan asked if he could fill in as the driver who wipes his butt with the protagonist's book if he had the time.

"After 'The Hunt' became a hit, he received many acting offers," Jiang Wen said. "He probably just didn't have the time."

Cheng Yuan nodded and said nothing more.

His teacher, Wang Jinsong, gets even more acting offers.

Many actors have been confirmed for "Let the Bullets Fly".

At least things are settled with Ge You.

As for who will play Huang Silang, Jiang Wen is still debating.

However, Chow Yun-fat is probably out of the running.

He was unavailable; he was filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 3".

Thinking about his role in that movie, Cheng Yuan was speechless. He was only slightly better than Danny, the wolfhound in Kung Fu Emperor.

As for who will actually play the role, that will have to wait until after the auditions.

On the day of the audition, Cheng Yuan went to the mountain city again.

"When will filming wrap up?"

Cheng Yuan looked at Ning Hao.

The movie has been in production for two months.

"Filming should wrap up in early July," Ning Hao said to Cheng Yuan. "I heard you're preparing for a new film. Your film is still showing in theaters."

"Since you're free anyway," Cheng Yuan said with a smile, looking at Du Jie. "You should be able to rest for about half a month. My movie is estimated to start filming at the end of July."

"It's good to have something to do."

Du Jie said with a smile that he is still quite famous in the industry.

He was the cinematographer for both of Cheng Yuan's films.

He signed with Cheng Yuan's company, and he gets paid when things are going smoothly, but it's far less than when things are busy.

Who doesn't want to earn more money?

"Does Director Cheng need any more actors?" Huang Bo asked with a smile. "Anyone with lines will do."

"have!"

Cheng Yuan looked at Huang Bo and nodded with a smile.

There are still a few roles left, so it wouldn't be a problem to just use the actors from "Crazy Stone".

Let Huang Bo play the driver and Guo Tao play the town mayor.