Xu Ke was thinking about how to explain to Lin Youlun, and Lin Youlun suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'm not going to go around the bush with you, I'm going to show you these 23 sketches, in fact, I want you to be the director of this series, because this idea came from you first, and there is no one else in Hong Kong who is more suitable to make this movie than you...... Isn't it a bit hard for me to say that? ”

Xu Ke was stunned with a smile and a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Lin Youlun seemed to see through his thoughts, and then said: "I know you already have a complete script in your hand, but it doesn't matter, the entire Di Renjie series is not only these 23 films, if you feel that your idea is good enough, you can add it as a new material, and now these 23 stories are just a preliminary concept on my side, and the details still need you to expand, which is another reason why I have to ask you to be the director of this series." ”

Speaking of which, Xu Ke knew that he had no room to refuse, and he was really interested in the 23 story concepts that Lin Youlun came up with, so he agreed.

"Okay, you can take these sketches back and think about them slowly, now let's talk about the actors."

Lin Youlun pointed to the rest area next to him, and Xu Ke followed knowingly.

After sitting down, Lin Youlun cocked Erlang's legs, leaned his whole body into the comfortable sofa, and put on a posture of chatting, Xu Ke had to change to a more casual sitting posture, but his brain was running rapidly.

Lin Youlun's words just now had a little consultative tone, which means that he has not yet made up his mind on the selection of some roles, and at this time, Xu Ke's thoughts are very important.

In order to deal with Lin Youlun's questions that may pop up at any time, Xu Ke has prepared several sets of candidate plans in his heart, but Lin Youlun did not immediately ask this at the beginning of the conversation.

"Are you sure you want to use Yang Gongru for the heroine?"

Just now, Lin Youlun had already told Xu Ke the general storyline of "Tongtian Empire", so it didn't seem abrupt for him to ask now.

The heroine in this movie is Wu Zetian, but the female character with the most scenes is a maid with strong martial arts next to Wu Zetian, Xu Ke knows it. Lin Youlun is talking about the latter.

"It depends on whether she can endure this hardship, because playing is generally more tiring." Xu Ke also glanced at Lin Youlun as he spoke, he didn't know what kind of role Lin Youlun played between Wang Jing and Yang Gongru, so he could only test it first.

Lin Youlun didn't take this issue to heart at all. waved his hand and said, "If you can't even overcome this hardship, then what kind of actor are you going to be?" ”

Xu Ke then asked, "What about Director Wang?" ”

Lin Youlun pouted and smiled: "She is too busy to take care of herself now, you help him out of the siege, it's too late for him to be happy, how can he object?" ”

"Then there's nothing wrong with me." Xu Ke agreed without much thought.

It's not that Xu Ke is not cautious on this issue, but because the character itself is similar to the Bond girl in the 007 series, and only plays the role of a vase in the film, and does not have too high requirements for acting skills.

Lin Youlun's arrangement of Yang Gongru to play this role may have more far-reaching considerations. But this is not something that Xu Ke needs to consider, he is more concerned about who will play Di Renjie and Wu Zetian.

"It depends on whether you're going to use a newcomer or an actor who has already become famous."

On this issue, although Lin Youlun has some ideas, he mainly wants to hear Xu Ke's opinion.

"If you are a newcomer, I am afraid that the influence may be a little insufficient, after all, it is the first work in this series. It's very important to get off to a good start, so I still mean to use actors who are already famous. ”

Lin Youlun pinched his chin in his hand, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Xu Ke then said: "I mentioned it a little to Liu Dehua a while ago, and he was very interested. ”

Lin Youlun said, "You mean to let him play Di Renjie?" ”

Xu Ke did not shy away from it, and said bluntly: "Whether it is fame or acting skills, he is the most suitable candidate at present." ”

"I thought you would recommend Li Lianjie or Zhao Wenzhuo." Lin Youlun suddenly said this.

"If it's a pure martial arts film, the two of them will definitely be the first choice. But Di Renjie's series is definitely not good, to put it mildly, the two of them have no expression in acting, which limits their development. ”

Xu Ke mentioned this, which can be said to be a common problem of action actors, at least at present, there has not been an actor in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who can act and is good. Including Bruce Lee, who has been dead for many years, is the same.

"Okay, then it's up to you to come forward and talk to Andy, I don't think he will refuse."

Seeing that Lin Youlun adopted his own opinion, Xu Ke was of course happy, just like taking this opportunity to determine Wu Zetian's candidate together. But at this time, Lin Zhiling pushed the door and walked in.

Lin Youlun stood up and walked a few steps to the side, Lin Zhiling came to him, lowered her voice and said, "Can you interrupt?" There's a very important phone here. ”

Lin Youlun turned around and shrugged at Xu Ke with a slight apology: "There's something going on here, let's talk about it here today." ”

Xu Ke nodded very knowingly and got up to say goodbye.

Lin Zhiling personally sent Xu Ke to the elevator door, Xu Ke asked her to stop, and then walked into the elevator by herself.

——

"I'm sorry, I won!"

Zeng Zhiwei pushed the mahjong tiles in front of him and happily waited to collect the money.

"Damn, why are you so lucky today?"

While Tan Yonglin took out the money from his wallet, his eyes looked at the faces of Liang Chaowei and Liu Jialing, who were at the same table.

It's not that he is too careful, but Zeng Zhiwei has won 7 in a row today, if it weren't for Liang Chaowei and Liu Jialing's tacit understanding of "releasing water", it would never have been possible for such a situation.

Liang Chaowei smiled at Tan Yonglin awkwardly, with a lot of helplessness in his eyes.

Liu Jialing reacted a little better, and secretly made a look of pleasement to Tan Yonglin.

looked at the two of them, and then looked at Zeng Zhiwei, who was happily collecting money, Tan Yonglin seemed to understand something, and it was difficult to say anything because of the situation.

Mahjong will continue, Liu Jialing saw the opportunity and chatted with Zeng Zhiwei.

"Brother Zhiwei, have you been in contact with Director Xu Ke recently?"

"Yes, I was on the phone with him two days ago, what's wrong?" Zeng Zhiwei asked while tired of cards.

"Nothing, nothing." Liu Jialing shook her head, but her tone looked preoccupied.

Zeng Zhiwei actually saw that Liu Jialing and Liang Chaowei had been deliberately giving him cards today, and when he contacted Liu Jialing's reaction just now, he immediately had a plan in his heart.

"No, something must be wrong with you!"

"Actually, it's not a big deal, Director Xu and Mr. Lin are recently preparing to cooperate in making a martial arts film, it is said that the investment is quite high, and there is now news in the media that Liu Dehua and the new Hong Kong sister Yang Gongru will play important roles in this movie......"

"So you want to fight for a role in it too?" Zeng Zhiwei directly broke Liu Jialing's thoughts.

Liu Jialing nodded, which was an acknowledgement.

"The meaning of wireless now praising Yang Gongru is obvious, and Xu Ke's new film is invested by Mr. Lin, since there has been news that she will participate in this movie, it must be the heroine, I can help you get a supporting role at most, but it's not interesting."

Zeng Zhiwei explained the situation, and left the right to choose to Liu Jialing.

At this time, Liang Chaowei coughed, attracting Zeng Zhiwei's gaze.

"Yesterday I called Andy, and he told me that there is still a very important role in that play that has not been decided."

As soon as Liang Chaowei explained this, Zeng Zhiwei immediately understood that Liu Jialing's purpose was this.

Of course, what surprised Zeng Zhiwei the most was Liang Chaowei's reaction, in order to help Liu Jialing win this role, he was willing to put down his son and call Liu Dehua.

You must know that the media has always compared the two of them, especially recently when the two of them acted against each other in "Infernal Affairs", and the two of them have actually been dissatisfied with each other, this time it is equivalent to Liang Chaowei taking the initiative to back down.

In addition to being surprised, Zeng Zhiwei also understood that Liu Jialing was really interested in this role, and since the other party asked for him, it was not easy for him to refuse.

"Okay, I'll call Xu Ke now and ask, but I don't guarantee that this will be done, because you all know Xu Ke's temper, and this time he has a Mr. Lin above him, and it is estimated that he can't make his own decisions about many things."

Zeng Zhiwei got up to make a phone call, and Liu Jialing looked over there nervously, her eyes full of expectation.

Zeng Zhiwei and Xu Ke chatted on the phone for about five or six minutes, and then when they came back, their expressions were not very satisfied.

Seeing this, Liu Jialing's whole heart suddenly pinched.

"I told Xu Ke what you thought, but the situation is a bit complicated, because there is another person who is also fighting for this role, and she is following the path of Mr. Lin, but Mr. Lin is still thinking about it."

Zeng Zhiwei said the news, Liu Jialing's face suddenly became a little gray, and she asked with a smile: "Did Director Xu say who that person is?" ”

"Mainland actor Liu Xiaoqin."

"How is she?"

Liu Jialing couldn't help frowning.

Zeng Zhiwei shrugged his shoulders, he was also helpless about the news.

"With Mr. Lin's emphasis on the mainland market, I think she will be your fierce rival, of course, Xu Ke also promised to consider recommending you to Mr. Lin to play this role, there is only so much I can do, if you really want to get this role, it is best to think of other ways."

Liu Jialing was stunned for a long time, and then nodded.