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

Chapter 385, Greed and Arrogance!

"You're very greedy. You want both Zhuge Liang and Lü Bu. Isn't that a bit too greedy?"

Lu Zhengguang had also heard about Li Yun's remarkable achievement in auditioning for "New Three Kingdoms".

Lü Bu and Zhuge Liang.

Everyone went with one role, but Li Yun presented two roles, two completely opposite roles.

These two are completely opposite in terms of their roles and personalities.

Only a madman would do something like auditioning.

Even if it's greed.

There has to be a limit.

If they were two third-tier characters, it would be barely acceptable, but both Zhuge Liang and Lü Bu are first-tier characters.

All.

It's easy to end up losing everything.

This is a very simple and clear principle.

Lu Zhengguang didn't believe you understood this point, and his words implied that Li Yun's actions were indeed a bit impulsive.

It's gotten a bit bloated.

This work is a bit rough.

Li Yun was also frank about this.

"Grandpa Lu, they are both my precious children, I can't abandon them no matter what."

Lu Zhengguang: "."

Lu Zhengguang, who was in his office at that moment, was almost speechless.

I knew my grandson was an arrogant fellow, but I never imagined he would become this arrogant.

It means he clearly knew about this.

However, it still chose to portray two characters together. Unlike previous scripts, "New Three Kingdoms" is a true ensemble drama.

Each character almost slipped up.

If you get caught, that means you've broken a cardinal rule.

This applies to both actors and directors.

It's easy to imagine that director Gao Xinxin is under considerable pressure right now, as this is the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Great Classical Novels.

Moreover, there's a previous work, the old Three Kingdoms. If anything goes wrong, he'll be the target of public criticism, and his abundant resources will become a stain on his history.

Therefore, directors need to be cautious and careful when choosing roles.

Even from the perspective of the trial, Li Yun's behavior was somewhat frivolous.

Quite frivolous.

If I were the director, I definitely wouldn't be able to offer a single role.

I can't offer it.

If someone tells themselves that they have prepared two completely opposite roles, their reliability is infinitely reduced.

Regardless of his past experience.

Is it impulsive?

Maybe a little.

Everyone who knows about this story talks about the impulse they felt when choosing this role.

Lü Bu and Zhuge Liang are two characters that cannot be discussed together at all.

This is a feeling that cannot be confused at all.

Li Yun also felt that, for an ordinary person, these two characters would not be able to resonate with each other in essence.

The gap between them is too large.

They are from completely different worlds.

One person plays two roles in the same film set.

How are the audience supposed to think about this?

Even in the old Three Kingdoms period, there were times when one person had two roles.

But these are all third- or fourth-tier characters; no one with a name would dare to do such a thing.

Not to mention that they are the main characters in their respective parts of the story.

"Arrogant and inflated, so young yet so ignorant, I've never seen anyone so arrogant." Even the old director of the August First Film Studio was stunned. Logically speaking...

His impression of Li Yun has now reached a point where it's neither good nor bad.

Although he still harbors some prejudice against such secular actors, his work demonstrates his talent far surpassing that of younger actors.

Their strength is beyond doubt.

As an actor, he is worthy of his official position within the system, which is barely acceptable.

However, one point is puzzling.

That was his absolutely inflated ambition.

Although I've met ambitious people before, I've never seen anyone as arrogant as him.

The old factory director, in particular, was a big fan of the Three Kingdoms and felt even more strongly that Li Yun was acting nonsensically at this moment.

Lu Bu is a character whose reputation is extremely polarized. People who admire his bravery naturally like him, but there are also quite a few who dislike his character. Regardless of the circumstances, he is not a character worthy of respect.

Zhuge Kongming.

A character that commands respect regardless of whether one likes or dislikes him.

A wise man whose wisdom commands respect.

Regardless of stance or ideology, even if Lü Bu had lived to that time, he would probably have admired Zhuge Liang.

One is Mr. Kongming.

One was a traitor who served three masters.

The difference between them is like heaven and earth.

Let alone whether fans of the Three Kingdoms can stand it, even ordinary viewers and actors in the production crew might not be able to stand it.

The old factory director had always felt that Li Yun, this young man, might have to pay a price for his arrogance.

For example, this time I was originally supposed to get one or two roles.

But due to his arrogant actions...

That one or two characters are gone.

However, when Liu Hewei and Chen Jianbo, two old guys from the August First Film Studio, told him that it was done.

Li Yunzhen took on two roles all by herself.

This almost made him spit out his tea.

It's ruined, completely ruined.

The new Three Kingdoms is doomed; it will become a notorious example in the history of remakes.

It's already a done deal.

"I'm starting to feel sorry for you guys." The old factory director looked at Liu Hewei and Chen Jianbo with a complicated expression.

"Actually, I didn't expect this either," Liu Hewei said with a complicated expression. "Although I think Li Yun is capable of playing the role of Zhuge Liang, having him take on two roles in one drama, especially two important ones, is indeed an extremely impulsive act by the director."

Liu Hewei.

He was actually a little confused about this; Gao Xinxin's decision violated any principle of casting.

To put it bluntly, this kind of impulsiveness can easily ruin an excellent TV series.

Mr. Gao's gambling addiction is too extreme.

Or perhaps, this idea is too radical.

Regardless of his purpose or thoughts, having one person play two such important roles is definitely an impulsive act.

Extremely impulsive.

"It seems the Four Great Classical Novels will still be the 1980s versions."

Classic works from the older generation.

It will still have that classic feel.

After all, if things continue like this...

It's hard to say how many positive reviews it will get.

The old factory director said with some helplessness, which made him even more convinced that only those within the system could save the domestic entertainment industry.

Gao Xinxin still has too much of the feel of a capitalist roader.

Unlike the 1980 version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which was purely produced within the system, this was an excellent work created through the concerted efforts of everyone involved.

Everyone is the protagonist of their own story.

He debuted at the peak of his career and is the white moonlight in the hearts of all Three Kingdoms fans, and his performance lives up to his reputation.

They certainly deserve that title.

And it has indeed achieved a degree of success.

It's not so easy for newcomers to surpass them.

And they bear such pressure.

Gao Xinxin actually chose to play both roles as Li Yun and another person as if nothing had happened. I don't know whether to admire her courage or feel helpless about her nonsensical decision.

But if we think rationally... no, if we think rationally, we wouldn't make such a choice, we wouldn't make such an extremely dangerous choice.

At this time, Gao Xinxin's decision caused a huge uproar in the industry.

The fact that Lü Bu and Zhuge Liang were played by the same person is enough for the industry to condemn this project to death.

Lu Yi plays Zhou Yu

Sun Ce is played by Sha Yi.

Diao Chan is played by Liu Qianqian.

Lin Qingru is Da Qiao

Chen Haohao is Xiao Qiao

After this list of characters was released...

The already controversial portrayal of Diao Chan seemed utterly powerless under Li Yun's dual role.

This pace is just too fast.

It's almost incomprehensible to some.

How dare he entrust such an important role to the same person?

That's very illogical.

"So why wouldn't I dare?"

At this moment, Gao Xinxin was somewhat confused by the barrage of phone calls, including greetings from Yang Tai, the head of the Ouyang County government. She seemed to have made a crazy decision.

In fact, Gao Xinxin also felt that her decision was a bit impulsive, but it was actually a choice made in accordance with her own logic.

It wasn't something that was just made up randomly.

"Actually, when I made this decision, I was very clear about what I was doing. I was fully aware of the risks involved. But there's one thing I want you to understand: as a director, my decision was to select the most suitable actor, at least the most suitable actor at the audition stage. This is a lesson I learned from the old Three Kingdoms series. It was a choice I made after fully absorbing and appreciating the works of my predecessors."

Gao Xinxin took this matter exceptionally seriously.

He came to this conclusion after watching countless episodes of the old Three Kingdoms.

The importance of the word "suitable".

The old Three Kingdoms used many suitable actors, many of whom were not professionals, but the result was even better than that of excellent actors. This is because the old Three Kingdoms followed a selection principle of being suitable enough.

When he saw He Rundong and Lu Yi, the thought that they should be a good match came to mind.

They all have the public's impression of the character.

That's fairly accurate.

Even Gao Xinxin's own impression of him was quite consistent with hers.

But when he saw Li Yun's Lu Bu and Zhuge Liang, he felt from the bottom of his heart that the Crouching Dragon and the Tiger General were alive right before his eyes.

Gao Xinxin felt this from the bottom of her heart.

If they were still alive, they would definitely look like this, they would definitely look like this.

They live right before their eyes.

To live authentically.

So he took the gamble.

From his perspective, it was a huge gamble.

He went to gamble on the most suitable person, the one who, in his eyes, was most suitable to play Lü Bu and Zhuge Liang.

Following this principle, he felt that he had never crossed the line.

It's a genuine feeling that the person in front of me is suitable for this role.

Even Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo recognized him at first glance.

How could he not be suitable?

To suit this.

He was willing to gamble on that possibility.

Even with this possibility, everyone believes there's at least a 70% chance it will backfire.

But isn't there still a 30% chance that things won't go wrong?

I want to make a good movie.

Then there's no need to think about compromising.

If you're going to use something, use the best.

At least I think it's the best.

"When everyone thought our 'New Three Kingdoms' was a money-grabbing, weak production, I used a more radical plan to push it forward."

At this moment, Gao Xinxin murmured.

This is a gamble made in order to catch up with the works of our predecessors and to recapture their glory.

Let me take a gamble.

Is a resume more important, or is a clear fit more important?

When the audition results for "New Three Kingdoms" came out, everyone was taken aback.

At least those in the industry and fans of the Three Kingdoms were taken aback.

One person playing two roles?

If you want to pay homage to the old Three Kingdoms period, that's fine.

But it's not worth paying tribute to such an important character.

Lü Bu and the Prime Minister are two important figures who should not be ridiculed.

"This director is pretty crazy. Everyone says he's always being criticized, and now I know why. It's no wonder he gets criticized." At this moment, Jiang Chenggang even admired his choice.

One would probably not make such a choice without a bit of a gambler's mentality.

You can tell from that that this guy is a huge gambler.

He has an insatiable gambling addiction.

"I could tell before that he loves to gamble, so he would gamble on me, who seemed the most suitable. Even if I played two roles and my status wasn't as high as that middle-aged Zhuge Liang, he would still choose me."

Only gamblers would make this choice.

He had to play two roles all by himself.

"So how did you figure out he's a gambler?"

"Because I also love to gamble, so it's not unreasonable for me to see other people who also love to gamble," Li Yun said with a squinty smile.

Jiang Chenggang's lips twitched, but no matter what, Li Yun had won this gamble; he had become the Lu Bu and Zhuge Liang.

Regardless of the final product, Li Yun is at least a winner now, having won this audition.

Although this victory was accompanied by great controversy.

There's also pressure.

"Although I don't know how well you're prepared, you still need to be mentally prepared. Public opinion won't let you off easily. After all, from their perspective, you probably used strange means to get these two roles."

It's hard to believe even when you say it.

Deep down, Jiang Chenggang was also a little curious whether Li Yun had used some underhanded tactics.

This is simply too absurd.

I'm also a little worried.

Playing two roles can have a serious backlash if not handled well, especially from fans of the Three Kingdoms period, who come from all walks of life.

They all have their audiences and fans.

Strictly speaking, the larger the IP, the greater its influence, and the greater the backlash from a failed attempt.

Crisis and risk absolutely coexist.

(End of this chapter)