Chapter 156: Casting (Xie Youyi Full of Sail 7/12)
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The staff list of "Sword and Horse" was well drafted, but the casting of the actors really stumped Xu Cun.
Several actors in Xu Ke's version of "Dao Ma Dan" played quite well - Wu Ma, Gu Feng, Zeng Jiang, and Qin Pei's performances were all remarkable.
Qin Pei was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Hua Jinxiu.
But Xu Cun admits Qin Pei's acting skills, but does not recognize Qin Pei's appearance - Xu Cun doesn't understand the mentality of a good man, but Xu Cun thinks that no matter what his sexual orientation is, his appreciation of beauty should be the same, Qin Pei's square face is too inconsistent after painting the top, and his body is too bloated, it is impossible for him to stand out in the cruel competition of the troupe, let alone be favored by the captain of the inspection team.
In Xu Cun's opinion, even if there is a man who can attract men, it should be Cheng Dieyi played by Zhang Guorong, not Hua Jinxiu played by Qin Pei.
Looking for Zhang Guorong to play Hua Jinxiu?
This thought lingered in Xu Cun's mind for a long time, and then was deleted by Xu Cun.
There are three reasons why Zhang Guorong was not chosen:
First, Zhang Guorong, who is only twenty-four years old now, is too young and too far from Hua Jinxiu.
Second, Xu Cun is really afraid that Zhang Guorong will not survive if he is not crazy, and he will change his bend in advance because of his role in "Dao Ma Dan", and Xu Cun does not want to bear this infamy.
Third, Zhang Guorong is too talented to play this kind of role, Xu Cunzhen is afraid that Cheng Dieyi will appear in advance, and then steal the scenes of Lin Qingxia's three daughters, so that Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong, and Ye Qianwen will completely become Cheng Dieyi's supporting roles.
The role of Hua Jinxiu made Xu Cun embarrassed for a long time.
In the end, after Lin Zhengying learned that there was such a role, he recommended his senior brother - Zunlong.
After Lin Zhengying reminded him, Xu Cun also remembered Zunlong.
Born in Hong Kong, Zun Long immigrated to the United States to continue his studies in acting, dance and martial arts. He is the first Chinese-American actor to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and the only Chinese-American actor to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award twice. starred in the Hollywood movies "40,000 Years of the Iceman" and "Year of the Dragon" and rose to fame. starred in "The Last Emperor" directed by the famous Italian director Bertolucci, as the actor Pu Yi. He became a sensation in the world film industry, winning nine Oscars in one fell swoop, and his superb acting skills made him famous in the international film industry, and his fame has endured. Moreover, Zunlong was Cheng Dieyi's first choice, but because of some special reasons, he was changed to Zhang Guorong to play.
However, let Zunlong play Hua Jinxiu, Xu Cun also has concerns about letting Zhang Guorong play Hua Jinxiu - you must know that Zunlong's beautiful Cheng Dù is not inferior to Zhang Guorong at all, and he is not yet thirty years old.
But Xu Cun really didn't have a very good candidate in his hands, and Zunlong was recommended by Lin Zhengying, so Xu Cun agreed to let Zunlong try the play.
The troupe leader played by Wu Ma, Xu Cun gave it to Wu Mengda - To be honest, Xu Cun, who is used to seeing Wu Mengda acting in comedy, also hesitated before giving this role to Wu Mengda. However, considering that Wu Mengda won the Best Supporting Actor after all, and he is not ready to make "Dao Ma Dan" a particularly strict tragedy. Therefore, after thinking about it, Xu Cun still gave this role to Wu Mengda.
For the role of the captain of the inspection team, Xu Cun did not change people, but let Shaw Brothers actor Gu Feng play it.
Xu Cun's decision was also a helpless move - the time when DreamWorks was established is too short, and Xiangjiang is too small, even if you count the bends, Xu Cun has not been able to find a person who is more suitable than Gu Feng to play the captain of the inspection team, plus Gu Feng's acting skills are not bad, as long as he is a little more restrained, there should be no problem in playing this role.
In the corner of Cao Overseer, Xu Cun is ready to go into battle in person - this role and Lin Qingxia's three daughters each have a little intimate scene, which is so cheap that he Xu Cun himself takes advantage of it. In addition, Xu Cun, who has been a man in two lives, is very confident that he can play this role well.
The most troublesome thing is the two male protagonists of this play.
Let's talk about the patriotic youth Ning Beihai first.
Ning Beihai's original actor Zheng Haonan is only sixteen years old this year, too young to play this role at all.
So, this role had to be replaced.
For whom?
Xu Cun used his brain to go through all the actors in Xiangjiang and Taiwan several times, but he couldn't find a too suitable one.
These actors have a common problem - their acting skills are not good.
And the image and age of the actors whose acting skills are okay are not good.
Picking and choosing, Xu Cun decided to let Andy Lau play Ning Beihai.
chose Andy Lau to act, not because Andy Lau's conditions were sufficient, but because Xu Cun liked Andy Lau, a model worker with a sense of morality.
But-
Xu Cun is also afraid that because of his intervention this time, Andy Lau's personality will change -- if he does not experience 400 days of wireless snow hiding, can Andy Lau still know how to cherish it?
Because he couldn't find a better candidate, Xu Cun stepped on the school stop and personally went to the Keli Middle School where Andy Lau is now studying.
When he was young, Andy Lau was a little fat, a little dark, very sunny and energetic.
After observing Liu Dehua from a distance for a while, Xu Cun asked Zhong Fa to help him call Liu Dehua over.
Xu Cun didn't say much to Andy Lau - he just sat in the car and threw a sentence to Andy Lau: "If you can lose fifteen pounds in a month, I'll give you a role." ”
After saying this, Xu Cun asked Zhong Fa to drive him away - Xu Cun didn't wear glasses, so it was impossible for Andy Lau not to know him. Take 10,000 steps back and say, if Andy Lau really doesn't know him, then it means that the fate of the two has not yet arrived.
As for Andy Lau to lose weight, there are two reasons.
First, the current image of Andy Lau is indeed not good.
Second, and most importantly, Xu Cun didn't want Andy Lau to get this opportunity, so that he could not destroy his character so that he could still become the Liu Tianwang who had been working hard in the previous life.
The kind-hearted warlord soldier Dong Min, Xu Cunzài Ren Dahua and Wan Ziliang hesitated.
To be honest, Xu Cun is not too optimistic about both of them - in Xu Cun's impression, the bad guys they play are classic, but they play good people......
However, Ren Dahua and Wan Ziliang are both rare good actors with acting skills! So, Xu Cun decided to give them a month to figure out the role by themselves before making a final decision.
As for the other actors, it is easy to do, Lin Zhengying plays the boss of the drama troupe, Liu Xun makes a cameo appearance as a Peking Opera actor, Cheng Kuian plays the platoon commander of the Northern Dynasty Army who takes advantage of the chaos to rob, and Huang Shrimp plays the warlord who has no money to make a sound.
The soldiers of the Northern Expedition, Xu Cun are all played by students in the police academy. Male Peking Opera actors, Xu Cun is looking for professional Peking Opera actors to play - he will not be like Xu Ke, making a large group of group performances to fool the audience.
The personnel are almost ready, and Xu Cun announced that "Dao Ma Dan" has officially entered the stage of preparing to start filming.
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(To be continued.) )