In Li Xiaole's mind, the knight "Sherlock" is very good in all aspects, especially in terms of actors, whether it is Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Sherlock Holmes, or Martin Freeman who plays Watson, and even the supporting role of his big cousin Mark Gatis, and police officer Rapert Graves, these are all excellent actors with great personal charm. (For the sake of convenience, the two leading actors will be referred to as 'Juan Fu' and 'Little Freedom')

You must know that in a story where the audience knows the plot, the actors who attract the public, the charismatic actors are the most important, and in this regard, the original "Sherlock" can be said to be very good, but the fly in the ointment is that not all actors are satisfactory, compared to those impressive protagonists, two of which are important roles are a little inferior.

First up is Erin, the woman who claims to be able to beat Sherlock Holmes, the original character of Laura Puvo is not unremarkable, but a bit old-fashioned in the younger series, and every time she appears, she pulls the modern sense of the film into the old-fashioned nostalgia of the last century.

Of course, this is just a slight flaw in the atmosphere, what really makes this plot a little unbalanced is the villain Moriarty in the plot~~ Although its actor Andrew Scott is expressive, his internal and external explosiveness is extremely lacking, this is not a problem of acting skills, but a problem of talent, Andrew Scott does not have the "charismatic villain" gene at all, which led him to interpret Moriarty, a high-IQ criminal genius, into a funny ****.

If it weren't for the plot in the foil of many other characters, in those Sherlock Holmes vs Moriarty rivalry scenes, Andrew Scott would have been beaten to pieces by Juan Fu.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are some of the most prominent actors of the Mesozoic era in Britain, one with poetic explosiveness and hypnotic charm, and the other with a simple and elegant temperament like mercury, both of which have a rare charm that is difficult to turn their eyes on the screen.

It is not a simple matter to find an enemy to meet their opponents in chess for their radiant combination, they can not be more than 40 years old, but they also need to have a natural temperament that makes people hate and love "charismatic villains", does such an actor exist in this world?

Li Xiaole has asked this question repeatedly in his heart, and there is only one answer each time, Heath Ledger~~Heath Ledger~~ or Heath Ledger~~~~~ the villain in "The Dark Knight" released this year, the "Joker" who makes people's souls tremble - "The Joker"

But want to use a TV crew that looks completely unreliable and has a "second-rate actor" as the lead role to hire Heath Ledger? It's almost impossible.

The Australian actor, who was nominated for Best Actor in "Brokeback Mountain" last year, is now recognized as the most promising of Hollywood's B-grade actors, allowing him to play supporting roles for "Juan Fu" and "Little Freedom", who have not yet fully stood on the world stage? Even if he Li Xiaole's current status can't do it.

Li Xiaole thought about it and thought of the only way, which was to trick him into coming, and then let him take the initiative to play Moriarty, in short, he signed a contract first, so he had already emailed the script of the first episode of "Sherlock" to Heath Ledger before coming to the UK, and expressed his hope that he would play the leading role of "Sherlock Holmes".

As an Australian in the British Commonwealth, Heath Ledger is also very interested after receiving this invitation, as an "Australian redneck" in the English population, every Australian actor will want to use his own works to conquer those high-flying Brits, but no matter how popular he is in Hollywood, it is still difficult for them to perform British local themes that make British people speechless.

In particular, Heath Ledger had devoted himself to a drama career in London before he went to the United States, but his slight Australian accent made this short acting career extremely unsuccessful, which is a pain that the talented actor will never want to mention.

And now there is a role that can subvert the British audience, after reading the script, he keenly felt the attraction of it, in his experience, the role of Sherlock Holmes, no matter which actor plays it, will become a masterpiece in his acting career, any actor will be moved when he sees this kind of role, of course, he is no exception.

However, Heath Ledger's only concern is that the series will not have enough impact, although there will be a lot of scenes in England in the upcoming "The Dark Knight", and he can just stagger the time to take "Sherlock", but whether such a blessing is worth it is another matter.

"What can this role bring me?" The ambitious actor asked Li Xiaole this question very directly on the phone.

"To make every Englishman know you, not just for the roles you've played, but for you, Heath Ledger himself." Li Xiaole's answer to this is also very direct.

After some discussion, Heath Ledger offered Li Xiaole a condition that he would be willing to accept the job if the series was rated as "A-level" public opinion influence among the three major evaluation companies in Hollywood.

And now Li Xiaole has done this in the midst of being abused by the whole British...... He immediately sent the data to Heath Ledger, called him and smiled: "Heath, have you finished reading the script?" When will it be reported. ”

"Tomorrow, I'll be here next year......" Although Heath Ledger's voice on the phone was low and gloomy, Li Xiaole could hear his ambitious desire......

He knows that this sunny and handsome Australian actor has great ambitions, I am afraid that he is unique among the actors he has seen, although Li Xiaole has never met Heath Ledger, but he can clearly feel his acting ambition from the actor's various film and television works, and the actor even has a criterion: "Never play a role without difficulty, even if it is a leading actor." ”

successfully got the biggest actor in the series, the strongest villain in film history, Heath Ledger, it was time to recruit Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, the original actors, and it was precisely the easiest step that Li Xiaole thought was the simplest, but there was a little trouble.

Li Xiaole offered generous remuneration conditions to those actors, and originally thought that the other party would agree, but whether it was a phone call or an email, although these actors showed a lot of interest, they all said "under consideration", and none of them simply agreed......

Could it be that his world-class director and supporting roles of Heath Ledger can't attract these second- and third-tier British actors? What's going on!?

Could it be that these actors are afraid that the drama will be smashed and embarrassed? But British actors like to challenge the most difficult? Who the fuck cares about this? "Juan Fu" dares to act in even Hawking's biopic......

"What went wrong? Do they still dislike the price being too low? £120,000 per episode isn't enough? Li Xiaole also felt a little headache in the face of this situation, and sighed at Charlie in the office, but the old Charlie opposite was smiling, standing there looking at him calmly.

Charlie...... Do you know anything? Li Xiaole is a smart person, and he immediately saw that old Charlie had a way, so he walked over and grabbed his shoulder and asked.

"Oops~~ Slow down, I'm ......dizzy" Charlie was dizzy and dizzy, and waved his hand again and again, until Li Xiaole stopped, took a few breaths to stabilize his breath, and smiled: "Li, in fact, you still don't know our British actors, so you will use the wrong method." ”

"What am I wrong?" Li Xiaole was a little confused, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Charlie, are you saying that I am now the public enemy of the English audience? So they're afraid of criticism, so they're reluctant to act? But these actors are not laymen, they should know that the more this is the case, the lower the audience's expectations for this series, and the more conducive to making their performances brilliant, not to mention that I gave them all the scripts, and their schedules are no problem, I really can't understand, what are they hesitating about? If you want to increase the price, at least you have to set a price before you can continue to talk......" Li Xiaole really couldn't understand the thoughts of these Brits.

"Don't increase their salaries~~ The more they rise, the less they will come~~" Charlie pursed his lips and smiled:

"Let me tell you straight, London actors, as long as they are not newcomers who have just debuted, they are generally not moved by money, not to mention that the actors you recruit are already well-known actors, they are acting now, not for money at all, but to get a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, acting is like a gymnastics competition for them, what they mainly care about is not the appearance fee, but the quality of the performance itself."

"But it's not a contradiction, the better the work, the more you should be paid." Li Xiaole couldn't understand what Charlie was saying, the European style was noble and wouldn't have trouble with money, right?

"That's generally speaking, but you're shooting our council's work, and you're shooting a theme that every actor considers honorable, Sherlock Holmes~~ The more you pay, the more criticism they will receive if they act, and they don't want to be the villain of 'supporting the enemy of the audience all over England for money'......" Charlie pointed out the key.

"So what should I do? You can't let them star for free......" Li Xiaole felt that some temples were numb, these Brits were really difficult to serve, and they had to act well and cherish their feathers...... Sentimental......

"It's simple, don't be so rigid." Charlie smiled and turned his hand around his head: "Lee, you still don't change the salary price, but change the contract and propose that this is to save the work of the Drama Council, and each actor must donate one-fifth of his salary to the Council as a development fund." ”