11. Chapter XI
The main role of "Lonely City" is basically determined, according to the unanimous agreement between the producer Wang Yong Studio and the investor director, the protagonist is the actor He Qian, who plays the third prince Hongcai, the second male is the newcomer Li Chengze, who plays the second prince Jingtong, and the heroine uses the latest actress Lin Han of the Star Emperor to play Qin Xiang.
As for the emperor and queen, they are veteran actors Jin Jianshu and Leng Cui. The role of the eldest prince Minghui has been kept secret, and it seems that it will be a bombshell.
Originally, Wang Yong's studio released the news that the actor of the second prince Jingtong would be a newcomer, and the network area exploded.
Although "Lonely City" is an original work of the plot, the concept of character design comes from the famous painter Hou Xingyuan's "Emperor Series", "Emperor Series" has ten princes from different kingdoms, and this "Lonely City" only takes three.
Hongcai is personable and indifferent, He Qian's character is very plastic, and fans are eagerly looking forward to seeing the makeup photos when they know that he will play Hongcai.
But Jing Tong is ruthless but handsome, and several times in today's entertainment industry, there are few actors who are completely suitable for this role, and they can only rely on modeling to add points, and this kind of character can only stay in the painting.
Recruit newcomers? Wang Yong is simply going to smash his own signboard.
But when the official website of "Lonely City" released a series of makeup photos, not only Hou Xingyuan's fans were shocked, it was like throwing a deep-water torpedo into the calm entertainment industry.
The poster shows Jing Tong wearing a robe with ink-colored silver threads, his black hair is tied up, and his bright eyes are full of disdain, and the color of this contact is too natural. In the picture, Jing Tong has no superfluous movements, just standing with his hands down, and he interprets the second prince in the emperor series vividly.
Of course, the posters are all not recognized by P's mother, but if the picture can be beautified to this level, the artist will have to increase his salary.
Hou Xingyuan's fans shouted that with this Jingtong, they didn't want the one in the painting.
Jing Tong is played by Li Chengze, according to the news released by Gucheng, he is an actor of Huadu Entertainment Film and Television, netizens turned into Huadu's website, but found that there was no news of this actor.
It's probably because the crew is engaged in mysterious marketing again, but this kind of publicity method has really aroused everyone's expectations. Before the filming of this scene started, many netizens had already left messages expressing their expectations.
Wang Yong looked at the reaction on the Internet, and touched the stubble with satisfaction, he has been filming for many years, and he still doesn't know how to pick a role? Acting skills come first, but looks can't be less, and you can't be too bad for the audience's eyes.
The makeup photos and the list of actors have been released one after another, and when all the crew members are in place, they will wait for the actors to join the group.
Before the start-up, the studio held a press conference, and Wang Yong found Li Chengze before the press conference and chatted with him about "heart matters".
"Li Chengze, you also know He Qian's brilliance, you will shoot this scene according to my requirements, I guarantee that you can become the second He Qian."
No one doesn't want to be popular, if you want to make the actors obedient, you must pour ** soup on them, which is what every director is best at. Especially today's young people, which one is not thinking about becoming a hit? They have needs, the crew provides a platform, mutual benefit, why not?
Li Chengze said: "Then it will be promoted by Director Wang." ”
Wang Yong feels that Li Chengze is a little cold, just to be positioned differently from He Qian, facing different fan groups, the audience will also feel very fresh, and he has to hold on to this cash cow. If this drama is successfully released, it may be possible to shoot a few more "Three Cities" and "Four Cities", take out all the princes in Hou Xingyuan's "Emperor Series" and make use of them, and it is not impossible to form a "Ten Handsome Empire" combination.
Thinking of the happy place, Wang Yong couldn't close his mouth with a smile.
Lee Sung-taek participated in the first press conference as a newcomer, and Wang Yong specially explained that the stylist took special care of Lee Sung-taek, and sometimes whether he can leave a good impression on fans is very important at first sight.
The scene of the press conference was the studio of the Star Emperor, the main creators and actors sat down one after another, and the audience was full of reporters from various media, large and small. answered the basic information of the film and the distribution of basic personnel, and when it was time for reporters to ask questions freely, everyone's usual focus was on He Qian alone, and this time there was one more Li Chengze.
A male reporter wearing glasses asked: "I heard that Lee Song-taek did not graduate from the film school?" ”
Lee Sung-taek had long expected the other party to ask such a question, and his original major was financial management.
"Yes."
The reporter then asked: "Then how much do you think you will be suppressed if you play against actor He Qian?" ”
Wang Yong was obviously very dissatisfied with the reporter's question, but he was not good at attacking, but Deputy Director Cheng Jie came out to answer questions, "At the beginning, I had the same idea as this reporter comrade, I didn't think that an ordinary newcomer could play with He Qian, until after Li Chengze's audition, I always held this idea, but! Cheng Jie's tone changed, "The charm of a character depends on the actor's interpretation rather than the comparison with other characters, if you think Jing Tong's role is performed well, there is no need to compare him or Hongcai." ”
Cheng Jie said very pertinently, and Wang Yong took the lead in applauding with satisfaction.
But the journalist remained unrelenting. "I heard that Lee Cheng Ze was originally a predetermined role in the Star Emperor, and the dart incident at the charity banquet a month ago was a hype for Lee Cheng Ze, I don't know what Li Cheng Ze himself thinks about this?"
Wang Yong hurriedly said: "Whether it is decided or not, when the time comes, everyone will know when they go to the cinema and watch the movie, whether Lee Cheng-taek has this level or not, and everything he says now is false." ”
Dealing with this kind of scene was a piece of cake for Lee Sung-taek, he said: "At that time, anyone could go on stage, and God would not have booked me alone." ”
He Qian said: "Yes, the opportunity is equal, it depends on whether others can seize the opportunity quickly like Li Chengze." ”
The reporter understood that he couldn't fight the collective siege of everyone in the crew, so he turned to gossip and asked: "I heard that Li Chengze is a friend of Lin Rongyang of Futianhui, what is the specific intimacy between the two?" ”
Wang Yong: "This is the press conference of "Lonely City", does his selling clothes have anything to do with this reporter?" ”
The reporter was unyielding, "Lee Cheng-taek, some people say that you once had a girlfriend with more than double digits when you were abroad, is it true?" ”
In the end, the press conference simply turned into a gossip conference, and the questions asked had nothing to do with the movie.
In the end, the reporter even asked about Li Chengze's family background, which is simply his death hole, and to be honest, he is Li Wenrui's illegitimate son?
In that case, not only will he be ridiculed by the group, but he may even lose his job, and the headlines of the major media will definitely be the next day -- Li Wenrui's shocking secret has been exposed, and the philanthropist is actually amorous.
If you fabricate a family background at will, you will be doxxed in minutes, and then he will be portrayed by the media as a newcomer full of lies, and in the end he will be forced to be unable to mix in the entertainment industry.
What a headache.
Halfway through, Lee Song-taek pretended to be ill and left the scene, but stopped when he passed by Mr. Zhang's office.
He had always found it strange.
On the night he won the Best Newcomer Award in TV Drama in his last life, he personally mentioned to Zhang Haoxiang that he wanted to terminate the contract, and Zhang Haoxiang, who was so stingy, agreed without hesitation.
That night, he had a car accident, and it was like a logical line, from beginning to end, so smooth......
Curiosity killed the cat.
Lee Song-taek had spent two years in the Star Emperor before he was reborn, and he knew the location of the monitors in the corridor.
He dodged the monitoring range of the monitor, pushed open the door of Zhang Haoxiang's office, walked in gently, and then closed the door.
The first time he entered someone else's office as a thief, it made him slightly nervous.
Zhang Haoxiang's office is very huge, in addition to the desk and sofa, there is also a small golf course on the ground, and there is a row of photos hanging on the wall opposite the door, from left to right are the photos of the star emperor and the actresses of the past dynasties, and the photo of He Qian is at the back.
Oh, Lee Song-taek used to look forward to his photo being on the Star Emperor's Hall of Fame, but now his world is much wider than before.
He was clueless rummaging through the bookshelves for something.
Hell, there was no reason for him to do such a thing, but his head was buzzing.
Lee Sung-taek put the things back in place, he shook his head at his inexplicable behavior, and planned to leave.
He walked to the door of the office and just grabbed the doorknob, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door.
Heavy, leather shoes hit the floor, echoing in the empty hallway.
Lee Cheng-taek stood still, trying to wait for the footsteps to pass, but the sound was getting closer and closer, and it was coming towards the door, and then Lee Song-taek could feel a hand holding the doorknob.
- Lee stepped back behind his desk.
Then there was a "rattle", the door was unscrewed, and at that moment, Lee Sung-taek hid under the table.
The people who came in closed the doors, the footsteps got closer and closer, and finally the people sat down on the sofa and began to boil water and make tea.
Time passed unusually slowly, and Lee Sung-taek hid under the table and did not dare to make a sound.
Unlucky, he was too rash, if the person who came was Zhang Haoxiang, how would he explain? If it weren't for Zhang Haoxiang, how would he explain it? You can't say you want to find the bathroom and get lost.
He was very nervous, anxiety and uneasiness burst out at the same time, Li Chengze had already clenched his fists, if the other party found him, he would have to knock the other party unconscious.
After drinking two cups of tea, the person on the sofa suddenly stood up and walked towards the door, and Li Chengze secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He waited for the door to open, and then the sound of closing, and the footsteps became more and more distant, Li Chengze breathed a sigh of relief, revealing one eye staring at the door, he estimated that the person had gone away, the whole person relaxed, stretched his muscles and wanted to get out from under the table, and suddenly a head appeared from above the desk, and a pair of eyes stared at him.
Lee Sung-taek's pupils constricted.
Eerie and insolent sounded in the quiet room.
"Li Chengze, if it wasn't me but Zhang Haoxiang, what do you know about you?"