Chapter 064: Casting
The script has been perfected, the crew has been formed, and while the heat is still there, the preparations for the Tang Dynasty idlers have also been put on the agenda.
Although Nuwa Culture is only a new company, and director Ma Tengyun seems to have appeared out of thin air.
But this drama has been hotly discussed recently, so when the news of the crew's casting spread, Ma Lin soon received a lot of information about the actors.
Regardless of the industry, only those who stand at the top of the pyramid are glamorous, and no one cares about those who are struggling in the middle and lower classes.
For many actors, it's good to have a play, no matter what kind of play he is, even if it's a bad drama?
How many workers would quit their jobs because of the poor quality of the products produced in the factory?
Everybody's going to have a good meal.
As the screenwriter of this drama, Yan Lin can be said to be the person who knows the characters best, so Ma Lin asked him to assist in selecting the characters.
And he didn't have much to do with the creation camp, and he flew to Kyoto as soon as he finished recording.
When he was in the camp, Yan Lin also contacted Tu Tu and Wang Yijin, and after asking the company, Tu Tu quickly agreed, while Wang Yijin said that he still needed to think about it.
He also understands that judging from the current popularity, there is little chance that Tu Tu can form a group, and it is naturally undesirable for her to find someone to film at this time.
And Wang Yijin is very likely to form a group, and the difference in value between before and after forming a group is very large.
Although the company's current account is still about 50 million, Ma Lin did not invest all of it in this drama, and the budget is 35 million.
Although it can't be compared with those crews with hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn, it is more than enough for a crew with no special effects, no big scenes, and no popular actors.
In the past few days, they have successively identified many actors, all of whom are old actors, but there are a few roles that have not found suitable candidates.
One is Li Shimin, one is Cheng Yanjin, and the other is Wang Zhi.
In the adaptation, Yan Lin inherited the characters in the original book as much as possible.
In the original book, Li Shimin is similar to the image in history, a shrewd emperor and an unqualified father.
Sometimes benevolent, sometimes ruthless, I value the protagonist very much, but I am also calculating the protagonist.
And Cheng Yanjin and Wang Zhi are both funny, and Yan Lin has strengthened this attribute in the process of adaptation, making them the laughing point in the play.
These three roles are all very important supporting roles, and there are many scenes, so several people are very strict when selecting people, so they have not found a suitable one.
It's not that there are really no candidates, the key is that they can't afford to hire the right one, or they can't invite it.
In Yan Lin's heart, the most suitable teacher for Li Shimin is definitely Mr. Chen Zhiming.
There are also debates on the Internet about Chen Zhiming's acting skills, some people think that his acting skills are very good and he interprets the role well, while some people think that he can only play the superior, and acting is the same taste.
But no matter what, if he is asked to play Li Shimin, absolutely no one dares to say that it is inappropriate.
But the problem is that Chen Zhiming's worth is not much lower than that of those popular little fresh meats, they can't afford to hire them at all, and with their status in the circle, it is impossible for them to come to a small crew.
Maybe Old Man Ma had a higher status than him at the beginning, after all, he was the director of a film factory, but who let him quit the circle early, after so many years, who still remembers him?
"What do you think of Teacher Ding Yongdai?" Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Liu Yunchun asked.
"Who?"
"Ding Yongdai is the Emperor Liang in the Langya list. ”
Yan Lin then understood.
Most of the old drama bones are like this, many people know this person and know which role he has played, but most of them don't know the name.
is like Li Yunlong in Bright Sword, it can be said that women and children know it, but how many people know the real name of the actor?
He naturally watched the Langya list, and brushed it several times, and was very impressed by Emperor Liang in it, which made people hate it in the early stage, and the appearance of the cape in the end made people feel a little pitiful, which shows the acting skills of the actors.
He seems to have played other emperors.
I didn't expect him before, but now that Liu Yunchun mentioned it, he immediately substituted him into the role of Li Shimin, and then said to Ma Lin: "I think I can get in touch." ”
Ma Lin obviously knew this actor and felt that it was very suitable, so she quickly nodded.
Li Shimin had a candidate, but several people discussed for a long time, but they couldn't find anyone suitable for the roles of Cheng Yanjin and Wang Zhi.
No matter what kind of person Cheng Yanjin is in history, he uses his image in Romance in most films and television.
In the script, Cheng Yanjin is the great demon king of Chang'an, and he is not stingy in the court, and he has never been reasonable, unless he is reasonable.
Although he is a bastard, he takes advantage of the protagonist every day, but he really protects the protagonist and treats him as a nephew.
For old actors, it is not difficult to perform this image, but the problem is that the actor must be tall and burly, a little older, and have comedy talent.
As for Wang Zhi, they wanted to find Guo Dalin, after all, his stupid son of the landlord's family in Qingyu Nian was too likable, and Wang Zhi's personality was similar, but his family background was different.
But the question is how can Yan Lin be a supporting role with his popularity and status, it's not a matter of money or not.
Today's actors pay the most attention to the position, and I think this is a problem of ranking, not to mention the first male and the second, sometimes the male and the female have to fight.
They are afraid that even if Guo Dalin doesn't care about these willingness to come, his fans will tear Yan Lin apart.
Many crews don't dare to find supporting roles that are more famous than the protagonists, unless they are in the same company to support newcomers.
If the actors outside the play are like fire and water, then how can you believe in the brotherhood and love in it when you watch the play, doesn't this make people play!
"It's really not possible to find it from the group performance, I don't believe that so many people can't find a suitable person. The discussion was fruitless, Marlene said hatefully.
The others smiled helplessly, now they are all selected from the actors who handed over the information, if they really can't find it, then they can really only find it from the group actors or newcomers.
It's going to be a big job.