I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 193, Joining the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" Team

"Alright, let's not just talk about the characters anymore, let's go check out the city first."

Li Yun took the initiative to end the topic of acting—even though all she knew was how to be an actor and how to act.

And only when talking about an actor's career.

Only then will you feel that your life is shining brightly, and that you have flesh and blood inside you.

But I'm shopping with a girl right now.

The Liu Qianqian in front of me is still a teenage girl in the throes of first love.

Still in school.

Unlike me, her world certainly can't consist of just acting.

Li Yun, relying on her "high emotional intelligence," managed to steer the conversation several times, eventually bringing it to the topic of local customs and traditions.

Turn onto this bustling commercial street in Shanghai.

At this moment, Liu Qianqian spoke.

"Well, this isn't my first time in Shanghai. I came twice when I was a kid."

"They're really rich," Li Yun exclaimed. Liu Qianqian told her that she had always flown by plane since she was a child. Back then, you needed a letter of introduction to fly.

Having money alone isn't enough; there should only be one flight per day.

Even now, not everyone can afford to fly. Most people travel by train, unless it's to a very far place, like Hong Kong, in which case Li Yun would choose to fly.

"My mom says that in Shanghai you can see the world's most advanced views, and in Beijing you can see the highest political peaks—but all I really want to see is the clearest water of Erhai Lake." Liu Qianqian smiled, her eyes narrowed. "Erhai Lake, have you ever been there?"

"No."

"You'll have a chance. Have you seen the movie 'Shangri-La'? It was filmed at Erhai Lake."

"I've seen it!"

at this time.

Liu Qianqian steered the conversation back to acting and movies. Li Yun would get very excited whenever she talked about movies and acting.

Liu Qianqian rested her chin on her hand and just looked at Li Yun.

Ok.

She steered the conversation back to the topic again. It was Liu Qianqian doing it on purpose.

She knew that Brother Li's eyes lit up when he talked about this.

As the sun set and dusk fell, their shadows stretched long and thin beneath its rays.

"How come you two joined the group together?"

"On the way?"

"Um"

Li Liguo watched as Li Yun and Liu Qianqian arrived at the film set together.

There was a strange feeling in my heart that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

The main villain and the female lead report together.

This seems incredibly strange.

I had no idea they were such good friends in private.

Of course, Li Liguo wouldn't think that Li Yun and Liu Qianqian had any relationship. After all, Liu Qianqian's background.

The circle is also obvious to all.

Her biological father was a diplomat, and her mother's family after her remarriage was even more impressive.

all in all.

The pride of this family.

He would never have a relationship with someone like Li Yun, a commoner, that goes beyond friendship.

The problem that Li Liguo was worried about was actually this:

If the actress playing the villainous Baiyue Cult Leader and the actress playing Zhao Ling'er have a good relationship in real life, will she be able to portray the hatred and hostility between them?

Tang Min was already reluctant to agree, since Xu Mianjiang not only asked for a high price but also wanted more screen time, which Tangren Media found unacceptable. They felt that they needed to give so much screen time to the main characters to develop their relationships and fall in love, and that Xu Mianjiang was just making things up for no reason. Giving them too much screen time wouldn't attract viewers.

Negotiations also reached a stalemate.

In fact, the production team of "Chinese Paladin" favored Xu Mianjiang as the leader of the Moon Worship Cult, and choosing Li Yun was a reluctant move that was second best.

If Xu Mianjiang had made even the slightest concession in any aspect, the role would have been his.

However, Xu Mianjiang had his own principles and could only regretfully give up "Chinese Paladin" to take on the male lead role in "The Lamp Monk," which was destined to be a tiring filming journey.

"It's okay. Although we have a good relationship, Brother Li's professional attitude is definitely not a problem," Liu Qianqian assured him, patting her chest.

Li Yun smiled and said.

"No problem..."

Li Liguo thought about it and decided that now that the roles were finalized, they would act and film the scenes as they were.

When Liu Qianqian appeared on the set of "Chinese Paladin," her beautiful face and temperament instantly amazed everyone present.

Regardless of the outcome of the performance.

But one thing is beyond doubt.

Her appearance and demeanor.

She truly deserves to be described as having a face as beautiful as a flower and as lovely as the moon.

Her temperament is like that of a celestial fairy.

Li Xiaoyao and Hu Qu, standing nearby, were also amazed: "Our female lead is really beautiful."

Li Yun glanced at it.

Old Hu—no, wait, back when I was still young Hu before the car accident, back when I was still this handsome guy.

It still has that stunning appearance that can amaze countless young girls.

Li Xiaoyao, the Drunken Sword Immortal, Tang Yu, and even Liu Jinyuan

You can't criticize Tang people's aesthetics no matter what you do.

Regarding the appearance of important characters.

It is absolutely rigorous.

The female characters, such as Lin Yueru, Anu, the Holy Maiden, and the previous Nuwa, are all top-tier beauties. Of course, they are still somewhat inferior to the absolute female protagonist, Zhao Ling'er.

Li Yun looked around and pondered, realizing that he was actually somewhat overwhelmed by the aura of good looks.

This is the first time I've encountered such a situation while filming.

can only say.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy had a very keen eye for its target audience.

Precise!

At this point, everyone took their scripts and began a group reading.

After joining the group, Li Yun also temporarily said goodbye to Liu Qianqian.

Or rather, to temporarily clarify the relationship between the two.

Colleagues, colleagues, and filming crew.

You are Zhao Ling'er, and I am the leader of the Moon Worship Cult.

We have an irreconcilable hatred between us.

You want to save the world, I want to destroy the world, I even killed your mother, that feeling of hatred needs to be acted out.

"Our Moon Worship Cult Leader seems quite friendly; you'd never guess he could play such a villain," Hu Qu joked with a smile.

Peng Yuyan, who was standing next to Li Yun, stared at him for a while, then smiled and said.

"Some things shouldn't be judged by appearances. Maybe he's one way in front of us, but he can be a much more vicious person behind our backs? After all, we're actors, and we wouldn't show our true selves to the public."

"That's true," Hu Qu said, stroking his chin.

Tang Min then arrived and quickly gave some instructions on what to pay attention to during the filming.

I even took the time to check on all the actors, including the leader of the Baiyue Cult.

"The casting is really good." Tang Min nodded slightly. Apart from Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er, who were handpicked, the other actors were either from Tangren or selected from other places.

Judging from the results, Li Liguo's choices were all quite good; at least in terms of image, they were very acceptable.

It was worth the high price Tang Min paid to bring in director Li Liguo from Lijiapo.

Mr. Li was able to abandon his employer of more than ten years without any hesitation for money; his purpose and motive were pure and clear.

You could say he was a very greedy person, and the price he asked for was just as painful for Tang Min.

But Li Liguo should be worth that price.

This director from Singapore deserves it, and it is precisely because of his ability that Tangren Media gave him a lot of power.

The only thing that Tang Min felt was somewhat lacking was the choice of the leader of the Moon Worship Cult.

However, this is not Li Liguo's fault. It can only be said that Tang Min felt that Xu Mian would present a better image of the character, but from the perspective of cost and effect, Mr. Li Yun might be a more cost-effective choice.

It's fair to say that when it comes to cost-effectiveness, there will always be some dissatisfaction in the end.

Li Liguo joked.

"You don't seem too satisfied with our Moon Worship Cult Leader."

"There's no such thing as being satisfied or dissatisfied. It's just the best choice we made after weighing all the options," Tang Min said with a genuine smile.

"Don't let Li Yun's harmless appearance fool you, he's quite adept at playing villains." Li Liguo offered a small defense of Li Yun's image here.

It's not just the wise man seeking knowledge he portrayed in the villa that day, or his domineering performance in The Lotus Lantern, but also the domineering aura of Cao Zhengchun, the number one in the world.

All of this made Li Liguo realize that Li Yun, who was harmless as an actor, could still transform himself into a completely different being through his acting skills when he was performing.

However, Tang Min probably didn't have too many thoughts about it, as she trusted Li Liguo.

More emphasis is placed on the characters with romantic storylines.

Regardless of how this Moon Worship Cult Leader presents himself.

They are the core of the entire Legend of Sword and Fairy series, the face that keeps viewers watching.

In fact, this is also true from director Li Liguo's perspective.

The focus is actually on another group of people, namely those roles that companies are desperately trying to squeeze their own new generation of actors into.

That is, Zhao Ling'er, Lin Yueru, Li Xiaoyao, Tang Yu, and the others.

While the character of the Moon Worship Cult Leader is important, he is definitely not as crucial as the face of the entire Legend of Sword and Fairy series.

After prioritizing this point.

That is the main significance of this script reading.

To foster rapport among the actors.

Let them get into the role and empathize with the character's emotions.

The emotions expressed through moon worship.

At least in the script, he didn't include this.

At this moment, the script reading begins.

An Yi-Hsuan, from Taiwan, was the most outstanding in the first round of solo reading, as she herself came from an idol drama background.

They have their own experience and advantages in emotional empathy.

This includes Eddie Peng.

Their strength lies in their ability to empathize.

Of course, Li Liguo also didn't hold back when it came to scolding people, such as Anu Liu Pingyan, whom he didn't hesitate to slap.

At this moment, however, an awkward situation arose for Liu Qianqian and Hu Qu.

"I'm sorry, director, could you give me a little time? I'm having some trouble finding this feeling." Liu Qianqian was under a bit of pressure at this moment.

"It's okay, it's alright if you can't find it like this."

Liu Qianqian couldn't find any romantic connection with Li Xiaoyao here.

However, Li Liguo was quite tolerant of Liu Qianqian.

Who can blame her for having such an angelic face?

(End of this chapter)