Chapter 19: Am I the Male Lead?
"Mr. Xu, I'll leave first if there's nothing to do", Wei Xue stood up very politely and said.
Wang Jin muttered, "Ah Xue lives far away from here", and then gestured to Xu Ziming with his eyes.
"Ah Xue, why don't I send you", Xu Ziming said to Huanxue.
"No need Mr. Xu, I'll leave first if I have something to do, I'll come to the film", Xu Xue mistakenly thought that Xu Ziming was worried that his sudden departure was dissatisfied with the role, so she wanted to dispel Xu Ziming's doubts.
Xu Ziming was embarrassed to say something, but with Huan Xue's departure, Zhong Chuhong couldn't stay, and left after talking for a few minutes.
There were only two big men left of the four people chatting, "Ah Jin, how did you get it, you won't be the male protagonist", without the beautiful girl, Xu Ziming naturally let go of the scolding.
"Ziming is discouraged, I have already chosen the male protagonist, but there is still a position for the male protagonist, ready for you to be", Wang Jin looked pitiful,
"You're kidding, I'm just a trickster, how can I play the leading role", Xu Ziming hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand to refuse, "I don't have acting skills, I will definitely mess up if I act." ”
"Okay, then I'll change the role, how about you play a supporting role", Wang Jin's longing eyes were like ancient women waiting for their husbands to return.
"Okay, I can still play a supporting role, but the protagonist can be left unnecessary. Xu Ziming had the urge to beat Wang Jin, this guy obviously wanted to see his jokes, and he pretended to be slaughtered.
"Then I'll push Huang Jinsheng away, and you will play Guo Sheng, an intelligence officer. Wang Jin thought about it, and crossed out one name from the staff list on the last few pages of the script, and of course added two more names.
Xu Ziming asked curiously, "Ah Jin, this is the first time you have been a director", Xu Ziming didn't know much about Wang Jin, so he naturally didn't know that this was Wang Jin's debut.
"Of course it's the first part, I still expect to shoot better and make more money", Wang Jin glanced at Xu Ziming angrily, "This is the main cast, you can take a look", and handed the pages of the cast list to Xu Ziming while speaking.
Xu Ziming must take a good look at the cast list of director Wang Da's first movie, otherwise it will be really difficult to make up for the guilt of Wang Jin's ignorance. The God of Gambling is Wang Jin's masterpiece, and in his previous life, he couldn't put it down, and he often sighed and envied Wang Jin's screenwriting ability, but he didn't even know his first movie, if this was spread out, I really didn't know how ruthless it would be ridiculed by others.
Xie Xian starred in Luo Sihai, Wang Yu played Lei Li, and Chen Guantai played Luo Li. "Ah Jin, what are your candidates for this vacant Lulu role", Xu Ziming asked, pointing to the vacant line.
"Originally, it was planned for Huang Xinxiu to play the role, but she also has a schedule in wireless recently, so the suitable candidate has not yet been decided," Wang Jin explained.
"I suddenly thought of having a suitable candidate, but I just don't know if she will agree", this Lulu's character in the play is more rude and willful, this kind of character is let her play, it is completely her true colors, this is just like the original McDonald's "Pretty Girl", why the box office is so popular, is because Wen Bixia's image in the play is her true image.
"Who do you want to play", Wang Jin looked curious.
"You don't know her, and she may not be willing to say it, but if she is willing, it will be easy to do" Xu Ziming's tongue twister made Wang Jin a little confused.
"You can decide this role", Xu Ziming finally left the hotel with this question, and the two finally agreed to start filming as soon as possible.
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Judging from the final results of the summer file competition, although the box office of "Killer Trench" is a grade lower than that of "Senior Brother Out of the Horse" released by Golden Harvest in March, it surprisingly exceeds other movies released in the same period.
Shaw Brothers' "Playing the Wild" originally planned to make a lot of money at the box office by virtue of Zhou Yanfa's popularity in Shanghai, but due to the old-fashioned plot of the story and the abrupt connection of many contents, it was very popular when it was first released, and the attendance rate was less than 30% in the next few days.
Picking up these newspapers and periodicals, Xu Ziming is more concerned about "Blue Blood and Yellow Flower" starring Lin Qingxia, and sure enough, Golden Harvest has increased its publicity efforts, it stands to reason that "Blue Blood and Yellow Flower", a literary film with a bad box office, has achieved a good box office, and Xu Ziming has to admire Golden Harvest's publicity ability.
Although the Hong Kong film industry was dominated by comedies and martial arts films in the 80s, most film critics in the newspaper were very interested in literary films.
"Ah Jin, the vacant female protagonist I talked about the day before yesterday, you should find it yourself", Xu Ziming dialed Wang Jin and explained the reason, only to see Wang Jin on the other end of the phone say "Okay" and hang up the phone.
"This Ah Jin, it's a little strange today", Xu Ziming put down the phone and said with a smile.
For the role of Lulu, Xu Ziming wanted to find Lei Shimeng to play it, after all, Lei Shimeng's personality can be said to be similar to Lulu and it, and it is not left or right.
But the strange thing is that when I called Lei's house yesterday, Lei Menghuan said that Lei Shimeng went to the United States the day before yesterday, and she was accompanied by her classmates who studied abroad. I really can't figure out what this little unruly princess is all about, Xu Ziming thought to himself.
may be used to being lonely, Xu Ziming also began to miss going to the set of Clear Water Bay, but for the original idea, now in retrospect, I feel a little naïve, it is better to invest in movies, I can play roles, let alone look at people's eyes. It is best to tailor their classic films and television for Fa Ge, Sister Qian, Sister Hong, and A Xue.
Thinking of this, Xu Ziming couldn't help but smile again, the little brain melon seeds are really simple, and the heart is really good.
Xu Ziming thought a lot, what happened recently, what happened in his previous life clearly came to mind, whenever he recalled the first meeting at the airport, Xu Ziming was full of expectations for Lin Qingxia's encounter again.
I don't know if she is in Taiwan or the United States now, in Xu Ziming's memory, Lin Qingxia went to the United States to film soon after, and Xu Ziming couldn't tell whether Lin Qingxia came back to Taiwan or went to the United States to board the plane at the airport last time. Xu Ziming had the urge to pat his brain, why didn't he take a good look at the route of that flight in the first place.