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

Chapter 96, The Premiere Invitation to "Infernal Affairs 2"

"You...you...you really got it?"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Jiang Chenggang was one of them.

He really didn't expect it.

Li Yun really managed to outshine veteran actors and take the role of Cao Zhengchun.

He was the most surprised.

While actors with official positions at CCTV cannot be categorized as first-rate to fourth-rate, the ranking of an actor should be based on their status, popularity, and acting skills.

These things cannot be fully evaluated among actors who are choreographed by CCTV.

After all, you can't judge someone based on their status or fame.

It doesn't seem quite right to judge someone based on their popularity.

If we can only judge based on acting skills, then we can only judge them by veteran actors, first-tier and second-tier actors.

Lee Kin-yee has brought many characters to life, and from Chiang Sing-kong's perspective, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a veteran actor.

However, during this audition for "The World's Number One".

He actually lost to Li Yun.

This...this...

"Although I admire Lee Kin-yee's acting skills, there's a saying that goes something like this: sometimes, what determines a role's position isn't so much external factors, but rather whether it's suitable or not."

Li Yun smiled faintly.

This is especially true for CCTV's planning.

This is because most of the actors in the central circle are national-level actors, belonging to the National Theatre of China, and receiving government salaries. If they can't work here, they can work elsewhere, which doesn't affect their monthly income.

They are quite different from ordinary actors who sometimes don't even have enough to eat.

So.

Perhaps the judges and actors from the central circle can offer a more objective perspective on who should be cast.

"No matter what, you've got the 'Cao Zhengchun' position this time. Awesome, Li Zi, you're now the head of the Eastern Depot." Jiang Chenggang gave Li Yun a thumbs up. He had truly fought head-on and won against Li Jianyi, that was absolutely undeniable.

Putting aside other factors, this is absolutely a shocking thing.

You should know that Li Jianyi had observed the eunuchs of the late Qing Dynasty since he was a child.

When he was five years old, he was already able to chat and laugh with eunuchs from the late Qing Dynasty.

This is his absolute advantage as an actor: he has observed the "prototype" up close, rather than relying on documentaries or materials to portray him.

Most people want to see the prototype of the eunuch.

They can only imitate the image through other people's TV dramas or books, and there is no way to imitate the image through the real appearance.

This can be said to be Li Jianyi's absolute advantage, an advantage that no one else can match.

But that's precisely why they have this advantage.

She was still robbed of her role.

"I bet a lot of people in the industry think you're some kind of favored son of some circle." Jiang Chenggang clicked his tongue at this point, "Even the people in the 'Number One Under Heaven' crew won't be convinced. Anyway, I think Zhu Wushi definitely won't be convinced."

Jiang Chenggang had heard about it. On the day of the audition, Zhu Wushi Liu Songren went to the audition site because he heard that a young man had come to audition for Cao Zhengchun.

Zhu Wushi was terrified.

After all, he's a veteran in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Putting aside everything else, Feather is something she cherishes very much and cares a lot about her co-stars.

"Yes, Senior Li Jianyi had the advantage of observing real eunuchs in the late Qing Dynasty during his youth, but my advantage is..."

at this time.

Li Yun silently watched the eunuch from the Eastern Depot beside him.

that

He talks nothing but murder and arson.

But the bottom line was that of Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch who held imperial power.

You have a father-in-law.

I have one too.

and.

He was a genuine eunuch.

In the Ming Dynasty, the powerful official in charge of the Eastern Depot (Dongchang) was the head of the Eastern Depot.

No matter what.

The release date for the role has been set, and unless something special happens, there probably won't be any last-minute changes to the cast.

During this period, Zhu ignored Liu Songren's visits to Deng Yancheng and the others, and confirmed repeatedly that the role would be taken by Li Yun, a third-rate actor of the new generation.

Although he didn't say anything and said he respected the production team's decision, many people actually knew that he was still somewhat helpless.

However, since the die is cast, there's not much to say at this point.

The industry's reaction has gradually become lukewarm.

Li Yun also faced many comments and words of congratulations.

From Tian Xiaoli, from Gao Yuanyuan.

Especially Gao Yuanyuan.

She was quite surprised to learn that Li Yun had actually been cast as the second villain.

After all, Cao Zhengchun was originally appointed as Li Jianyi.

This is a veteran actor from CCTV.

He's a specialist in playing this type of role.

She doesn't seem like the kind of character that could be taken away by someone.

But Li Yun snatched it away.

At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan said.

"That's pretty impressive. I really can't imagine you playing Cao Zhengchun."

This second villain is the extremely wicked eunuch from the Eastern Depot.

"Is it because I've only played minor villains that you think I can't handle the role?"

"Song Qingshu is hardly a petty villain; he's just a little fool."

Wow, Song Qingshu actually got called a little fool one day.

If Song Qingshu knew this in the afterlife, he would probably be even angrier.

Li Yun was happy to make fun of him here.

Well, by this time Song Qingshu was no longer there either.

Those two old men are right next to me.

The best audition in the world has come to a close.

At this moment.

The time has come for "Blind Shaft" to be released.

This movie, "Blind Shaft," was shown in Hong Kong.

Or rather, it was only shown in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

It would definitely be banned in mainland China. From both the subject matter and the filming perspective, it doesn't seem like it could be shown in mainland China.

If you want to see the premiere, you'll have to fly to Taiwan in Hong Kong.

In contrast, there's the wildly popular "Infernal Affairs 2".

Compared to the lackluster reception of Blind Shaft, Infernal Affairs II has captured a lot of attention, and the controversy surrounding the replacement of Lau Kin-ming has not affected its popularity at all.

It wasn't affected at all!

It really had absolutely no impact.

Especially with the added popularity of Edison Chen, it seems that the popularity of Infernal Affairs 2 has exploded even more, and the pre-sale tickets have been sold out.

Li Yun could already picture his fans calling him a clown.

Of course, the premiere of Infernal Affairs II was still in Hong Kong.

The creator, Liu Qiangwei, even invited Li Yun to watch Infernal Affairs II.

However, Liu Qiangwei didn't have any ill intentions; he was simply inviting Li Yun to take a look.

After thinking about it, Li Yun decided that going to Hong Kong wasn't out of the question.

I also got to see the premiere of Blind Shaft while I was at it.

That's killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?

The current situation is that after watching Blind Shaft and Infernal Affairs 2, the filming of The First Under Heaven will probably start, and I can go directly to report on it.

After telling Jiang Chenggang, Li Yun also packed up and prepared to go to Hong Kong.

Anyway, the film crew of Infernal Affairs 2 will reimburse my airfare, so it doesn't matter.

After arriving in Hong Kong, I met Liu Qiangwei. They say that people are in high spirits when they have good news, and Liu Qiangwei looked to be in great spirits. This time, the resources and publicity for Infernal Affairs II have been fully utilized. Compared with Infernal Affairs I, the resources are incomparable.

When he made Infernal Affairs 1, he was worried that it might flop at the box office, but he had no such worries about Infernal Affairs 2.

With Emperor Entertainment's powerful promotional channels, I feel so reassured.

"Congratulations! I heard you've made a name for yourself in the TV drama industry."

At this moment, Li Yun smiled faintly.

"It's alright, still a distance from my ideal, but I'm gradually catching up."

"Then you have pretty big dreams." Liu Qiangwei was slightly surprised.

Frankly speaking, Liu Qiangwei felt that Li Yun's rise to fame, from a small-time extra to his current position, was something many people could only dream of.

Although the best project in the world might fail.

But being able to act in this role at least solidifies his status as a star.

"However, I still think young people shouldn't be too ambitious. Let's take it one step at a time," Liu Qiangwei said with a smile. "Let's not say anything more. Let's go watch the premiere of Infernal Affairs 2 later."

Lau Tak-wah was also invited, even though he didn't participate in Infernal Affairs II. As the key character Lau Kin-ming, he was still among those invited.

She appeared at the premiere of Infernal Affairs II still dressed in formal attire.

I greet everyone politely, from the oldest to the youngest.

When they took their seats at the premiere, Tony Leung also took his seat here.

"We weren't in Infernal Affairs 2, but we can't be absent from Infernal Affairs 3," Tony Leung joked.

"The audience will never expect that you've been shot dead, so how did you end up here?" Lau Tak-wah said with a slight smile. At this moment, he had already received the script for Infernal Affairs III.

Unlike Infernal Affairs II, Infernal Affairs III was launched almost simultaneously, after all, the commercial success of this IP had already been proven.

"Of course it's Lau Kin-ming who's gone mad, thinking he's a good cop like Chan Wing-yan."

"Hahaha"

At this moment, Lau Tak-wah and Leung Chiu-wai began discussing Infernal Affairs II. Although it was a sequel to the first film, they had both read the script and found it to be quite good.

Liang Chaowei said.

"Especially the actor who played Lau Kin-ming was replaced by Edison Chen, which made the influence of Infernal Affairs II even more profound and laid the foundation for the popularity of Infernal Affairs III."

Like actors, the popularity of IPs will decline.

The reason the trilogy was filmed in one go was to prevent the hype from fading.

That's clear.

"Changing the actor" was just a casual remark by Lau Tak-wah, who touched his chin and said, "Actually, I think Li Yun would have been a better fit for the role of Lau Kin-ming."

"Hmm? Chen Guanxi's acting is pretty good too." Liang Chaowei was a little surprised, not expecting that the person in question, Liu Jianming, would actually approve more of the previous Li Yun.

Yes, you should know that Edison Chen is considered one of the leading figures of the new generation in Hong Kong.

To say that the pinnacle of the new generation is inferior to these third-rate mainland actors is an understatement.

Liang Chaowei said at this moment.

"I think the opposite of you. I think Chen Guanxi would be better. His temperament is more suitable for playing a petty thug."

"Haha, you'll see after you watch it."

Even if everyone is more optimistic about Chen Guanxi's performance.

Including the director.

But Liu Dehua knew it.

I know it deep down.

Anyone who plays Lau Kin-ming is just acting.

Li Yun is real.

(End of this chapter)