"Oh, really?" Lin Yuquan smiled at the quiet girl next to him who was pinching the peeled grapes and quietly waiting for him to end the call, and said with a smile: "Who are the main actors?" ”

With an investment of hundreds of millions, directed by Chen Kaige and planned by Lin Yuquan himself, there is no doubt that "Tongtian Empire" is the most important film production of this year's Dawning Films, and its importance is far above that of another "October Siege", which also invested more than 100 million, so it is inevitable that he will need to make decisions.

After discussing with Director Chen, most of the actors reached an agreement, the actor Song Renjie considered inviting Liu Dehua to play, and Wu Jin invited Liu Jialing, Ling Donglai Liu Ye, ghost hand Liang Jiahui, and Shenwu general Zhang Fengyi

Lin Yuquan nodded with satisfaction while listening, Song Renjie is a mature and introverted, both civil and military, and charismatic role in the film, in terms of actors, there is no suitable candidate for this role in the Yuquan family, Liu Ye, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin are too young to play the feeling of a mature middle-aged man, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Sun Honglei, Huang Lei are too big with Song Renjie in terms of image, and they are also not suitable, when considering other actors outside, today's Hua Zai is indeed an excellent candidate, not only mature and stable, is full of charm, and his acting skills are good, and he has rich experience in filming, in addition, his box office appeal in the entire Chinese film industry is unmatched except for himself, Zhou Xingchi, Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Yanfa. For any film,

In addition to the actor and heroine candidates who are suitable for their own image and temperament, if they can still have the box office appeal to promote the box office, it is undoubtedly undesirable. In addition to Song Renjie, the actors for other roles are also quite suitable in his opinion.

"That's pretty much the same. However, there were obstacles in the selection of actors for the role of Murong Wan'er. ”

Lin Yuquan's eyes froze. Glancing at Yifei again. He said in a deep voice: "What is the problem? ”

"Director Chen does not approve of Miss Liu Yifei playing the role of Murong Wan'er, he thinks that Zhang Ziyi and Li Binbin are more suitable, considering that Zhang Ziyi's salary is relatively high, he tends to choose Li Binbin, so that he can spend more money on film production." Qiu Qingyi said immediately.

Lin Yuquan naturally hopes that Yifei will play the female number one in this big production zuò, but I have to say that Chen Kaige's choice is actually completely reasonable, in "Tongtian Empire". Murong Wan'er, the female number one, is by no means a vase role that decorates the façade, and the requirements for the selection of actors are very high, not only must they have a youthful and beautiful appearance, but they also need to have good acting strength and be able to shoot martial arts scenes.

The reason why Chen Kaige considered the two of them is that the two of them fully meet the above conditions, not to mention the appearance conditions and performance strength, the filming of the two of them is quite rich, before that, Zhang Ziyi played in "Rush Hour 2", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides", and Li Binbin not only starred in "The King of Kung Fu" in movies. has also played many roles in TV series, such as Ling Chuchu in "Young Bao Qingtian" and Qin Sirong in "Young Zhang Sanfeng". Feng Laiyi in "Eight Heroes".

The two are indeed suitable, but from such a choice, Chen Kaige's problems in the selection of actors are also exposed, if it is himself, he will decide the candidate based on the compatibility of the actor's strength and image temperament, rather than considering the salary. Of course, Chen Kaige's situation is the same as him, and Chen Kaige can't be completely blamed on this point. But Chen Kaige's abandonment of Zhang Ziyi for salary reasons exposed the problem that he did not have much pursuit of the box office of the film in the international market, showing his lack of confidence in his heart.

In Lin Yuquan's view, unless Li Binbin far exceeds Zhang Ziyi in terms of the fit between actor strength and image temperament, he will only choose Zhang Ziyi from Chen Kaige's point of view, the reason is very simple, because Chen Kaige's own influence is mainly in China, and to put it more broadly, it is the Chinese-speaking region, in Europe and the United States, Chen Kaige's box office influence is almost none, and between Zhang Ziyi and Li Binbin, it is obvious that Zhang Ziyi will be more helpful to the overseas box office of the film.

"Director Chen didn't choose a few actresses from our Yuquan family because of his acting experience?" Lin Yuquan asked out loud, in his opinion, in addition to Yifei, in the Yuquan family, Yanzi, Zhou Xun, Gao Yuanyuan, and Jiang Qingqing can actually play Murong Wan'er on some kind of Cheng dù.

"Not exactly, Director Chen thinks that Miss Liu Yifei, Gao Yuanyuan, and Jiang Qingqing are too beautiful and have no capable temperament, Jiang Yan and Zhou Xun have no experience in filming, Wang Luodan, Jiang Wenli, Haiqing, and Zhou Haimei are either of age or image is not suitable." Qiu Qingyi said slowly.

"Tsing Yi, aside from my designation, as a producer, who do you think is the most suitable?" Lin Yuquan asked in a deep voice.

Hearing Lin Yuquan's question, Qiu Qingyi said without hesitation: "Zhou Xun." ”

"Oh, why?" Lin Yuquan didn't show any surprise.

"Zhou Xun is undoubtedly the first sister of our Yuquan family, she has starred in the two movies of "Red Cliff" and "Painted Skin" of the boss, she already has a high reputation in the world, and is the only actress in China who can compete with Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi in international popularity, and her acting skills are also the top among domestic actresses. can also further consolidate her position in the Chinese film industry. Qiu Qingyi said loudly.

"But Zhou Xun really doesn't have any experience in filming, and her scenes in "Red Cliff", "Painted Skin", and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are just a superficial taste." Lin Yuquan continued.

"Boss, I don't think this is a problem, except for the actors who specialize in filming fighting scenes, other actors have no relevant experience before filming fighting scenes, as long as they are not completely unsuitable for filming scenes, they can be trained, through guò "Red Cliff", "Painted Skin" and other works, Zhou Xun is not unsuitable for filming scenes, in this case, with the help of martial arts instructors, I believe that Zhou Xun will definitely be able to complete the filming of the fighting scenes in "Tongtian Empire". Qiu Qingyi is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Huh." Lin Yuquan chuckled, his eyes showed a deep appreciation, this guy in Tsing Yi was indeed very comprehensive. Putting aside the emotional factor of Yifei. Objectively speaking. There is no doubt that Zhou Xun playing the female lead in "The Empire of Babel" is the most correct choice for Shuguang Films, because Zhou Xun can not only act well and help the box office impact, but also Shuguang Films' own people. Senior, his considerations can't be said to be wrong, but not all right, filming experience is important. But as Qiu Qingyi said, unless they are completely unsuitable, they can be developed, and Li Binbin and Zhang Ziyi themselves are not from playing women, both of them have been polished by the crew to complete the filming of the scene.

"Tsing Yi, you have thought about it very well, but for the role of Murong Wan'er, I still insist on my opinion, and I will explain it to Director Chen in person later, in addition. For the role of Wu Jin, Liu Jialing doesn't need to be invited. She definitely doesn't have time to act, you and Director Chen will discuss the candidate, I think Liu Xiaoqing is actually very good, you can refer to it. ”

Lin Yuquan said with a smile, of course Liu Jialing can't act, the other party is secretly preparing for the wedding now, this time she and Wei Zai are playing really, how can they come out to film? And in his opinion, Liu Jialing is not suitable for playing Wu Jin, for the role of Wu Jin, due to the influence of Wu Zetian, he naturally hopes to show the domineering spirit of a generation of empresses, and in the film and television dramas about Wu Zetian that he has seen, Siqin Gaowa, Lu Zhong, and Liu Xiaoqing have the best interpretation of Wu Zetian's domineering, among them, Liu Biqing is generally regarded as the best actor of Wu Zetian, and the Wu Zetian she plays is both charming and domineering, which can be called the perfect interpretation of Wu Zetian.

Lin Yuquan understands that Chen Kaige and others have taken the box office factor into account when considering this role, in this regard, Liu Jialing will indeed be stronger than Liu Biqing, but since there are already star actors with strong box office appeal such as Hua Zai, Yifei, Liu Ye, and Liang Jiahui, in other roles, they should pay more attention to the image fit between the actor and the role, obviously, Liu Biqing is more able to present the domineering spirit of a generation of empresses than Liu Jialing.

"Okay, boss." Qiu Qingyi nodded.

"By the way, Brother Hao, has his new movie come out?" Lin Yuquan asked.

"Because of the assistance in the script creation of "The Empire of Babel", Director Ning's own new film is still under consideration, but our company received a comedy script called "Nightclub" last month, although this script is more far-fetched in terms of plot, but the creativity is good, the screenwriter who wrote the script is a young man born in the 80s, and he has written a lot of scripts without authorship rights before this, and has also directed several bad films with very low cost and can never be broadcast, and the other party intends to invest in us, and then direct "Nightclub" himself However, judging from the script of "Nightclub" and the investigation of him, his current level of directing and screenwriting is far from enough, and it can only be said that he has a certain training value, so in the end, I bought his script at a price of 50,000 yuan, and included him in the company's screenwriting system, temporarily serving as an assistant to several other screenwriters. Qiu Qingyi said slowly.

"Oh, there's such a thing, you send the script to my mailbox later, I'll take a look." Lin Yuquan said.

"Okay, boss."

After chatting with Qiu Qingyi for a few more words, Lin Yuquan hung up the phone.

"Brother Yuquan, Director Chen, does he think I'm not suitable to play Murong Wan'er? In fact, I also think that it will be more difficult for me to play that role, and it doesn't matter if I can't play it, I don't have to ask Director Chen to accept me for me. Liu Yifei smiled, but a hint of disappointment flashed imperceptibly in his eyes, as an actor, it is impossible not to aspire to play the heroine of a large-scale movie, not to mention, "Tongtian Empire" was planned by Brother Yuquan himself, and it will definitely be a quite wonderful movie.

"Fool, senior, he thinks you are too beautiful, and he doesn't know much about your situation, so he didn't choose you, in my heart, you are the most suitable candidate." Lin Yuquan chuckled lightly and said confidently: "Don't worry, I will make it clear to the senior, I believe he will definitely agree with my opinion, when did I miss my vision?" ”

"Hmm." Liu Yifei smiled happily, revealing a cute little dimple.

Without any friction, Lin Yuquan immediately dialed Chen Kaige's phone, and as soon as the phone was connected, Chen Kaige's hearty voice came from the phone.

"Yuquan, it's rare to get your call, how is your movie?"

"Overall, it's smooth, and congratulations to the seniors in advance, your "Tongtian Empire" will officially start filming soon." Lin Yuquan said with a smile, because "Tongtian Empire" involves rigorous logical reasoning and well-crafted plots and dialogues, therefore. Even Qin Tiannan, He Jiping, and Ning Hao teamed up to create the script. There is also the help of the famous reasoning master Remy. It took two and a half months to finalize the script on the basis of his ideas.

"No, there are still some problems in the selection of actors." Speaking of this, Chen Kaige paused, and seemed to hesitate: "Yuquan, who do you think is more suitable for the role of Murong Wan'er, is it Liu Yifei?" ”

It's no wonder that he asked this, although Qiu Qingyi didn't say it explicitly, but Qiu Qingyi's insistence on letting Liu Yifei play is enough to explain the problem. Lin Yuquan and Liu Yifei, Jiang Yan, Wang Luodan and others in the Yuquan family are good friends, and it is not a secret in the entertainment industry. In Chen Hong's opinion, Qiu Qingyi insisted on letting Liu Yifei play the heroine, even if it was not Lin Yuquan's instructions, there must be Lin Yuquan's factors, otherwise Qiu Qingyi would never have done this, you must know that in the Yuquan family, it stands to reason that the most likely person to play this role should be Zhou Xun, although Zhou Xun is currently filming "October Siege". But the schedule is by no means a problem, after all, Zhou Xun does not have many scenes in "October Siege".

"I think Yifei is a perfect fit. Don't you think so, senior? Lin Yuquan said without hesitation.

"Yes, I admit that Liu Yifei's appearance conditions are very good, in terms of popularity and influence, in China, no, among all the actresses in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, they are top-notch, and only a few people such as Gong Li, Zhou Xun, Maggie Cheung, etc., can beat, but she is too young, although she has starred in a lot of costume dramas, but there are not many plays, and her acting skills are difficult to compare with Zhou Xun, Li Binbin and others. Chen Kaige said calmly.

"Senior, I know what you mean, but Yifei is indeed suitable for the role of Murong Wan'er, although her acting skills are not the top among actresses, but after the accumulation of rich acting experience and her own hard work over the years, at least among young actresses, I think she is one of the actresses with the best acting skills, so in terms of acting skills, Yifei has no zài problem. As for the play, I can assure you that she's fine. Lin Yuquan smiled.

"Well, I don't know much about her in this regard, because I haven't watched TV series much in the past few years, but what about her age, I still think that Liu Yifei is too young and too sweet in appearance, and it is more difficult to play a cold and mature Murong Wan'er." Chen Kaige said.

"Of course, to play the role of Murong Wan'er well, it is extremely important to fit the character's temperament and aura, which has a certain relationship with age and appearance, but it is not absolute. I was only 20 years old when I played Huo Yuanjia, and my appearance was not related to the grandmaster's demeanor and heroism, but who can say that I didn't act well, and whether it was at home or abroad, there were many situations similar to me, I believe that Yifei She can play well, at least not inferior to Zhang Ziyi and Li Binbin, I can guarantee this. Senior, don't you believe in my vision? Do you think I'm going to make fun of Babel Empire? Lin Yuquan said sonorously.

"Of course I trust your vision and know you won't be joking." Chen Kaige hurriedly said, although he was still a little uneasy about Liu Yifei, but his words were absolutely from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think that Lin Yuquan, whom he knew, would joke about this kind of thing.

"Okay, since Yuquan, you firmly believe that Liu Yifei can play well, then I'll wait and see, but I said it in advance, if I find that Liu Yifei is not suitable at that time, I will immediately change the role, because you will be responsible for the losses caused by the change of roles."

"Heh, it's not up to me to bear the loss, who else is to bear the loss, if you think she is really inappropriate, just change the role, I have no opinion." Lin Yuquan smiled.

"Okay, remember what you promised me." Chen Kaige also smiled.

"By the way, Liu Jialing can't play there, I also think she is not suitable, I think the role of Wu Jin can be considered to be played by Liu Xiaoqing, she plays Wu Zetian with both form and spirit, which is quite good, and Wu Jin's prototype was born from Wu Zetian, specifically, you and Tsing Yi discuss it." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"Okay, but how did you know that Liu Jialing couldn't act?" Chen Kaige was quite curious.

"Senior, there is a saying that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed, isn't it?" The corners of Lin Yuquan's mouth turned up slightly.

"Brother Yuquan, Director Chen, did he agree to me to act?" Although the answer was already known from Lin Yuquan's call, after Lin Yuquan hung up the phone, Liu Yifei immediately said with a little apprehension and expectation.

"Hmm." Lin Yuquan nodded and said.

"Wow." Although he had learned from Lin Yuquan a long time ago that he would play the female lead in "Tongtian Empire", at this moment, Liu Yifei still couldn't hide his excitement.

"But the senior also said that if he thinks you are not suitable, he will replace you immediately." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"Brother Yuquan, I heard it, I will do my best." Liu Yifei said firmly, not only because this is a rare opportunity, she cherishes it very much, but also because this is the opportunity that Brother Yuquan fought for her to act.

"It's not enough to give it your all, there are a lot of things that you can't do with hard work." Lin Yuquan smiled and shook his head.

"So what should I do?" Liu Yifei wondered.

Lin Yuquan chuckled: "I've thought about this question for a long time, and before the start of "Tongtian Empire", I will give you a special training." ”

"Brother Yuquan, what kind of special training?" Liu Yifei showed a curious look.

"Of course, it is a special training for the role of Murong Wan'er in "Tongtian Empire", in my opinion, you still lack a lot of things if you want to play the role of Murong Wan'er well, so during this time, you must work hard to make up for what you lack." Lin Yuquan no longer had a hippie smile, and said quite seriously, objectively speaking, Chen Kaige and Qiu Qingyi don't consider Yifei, in fact, there is nothing wrong, no matter what aspect you look at, Yifei is indeed not an excellent candidate to play Murong Wan'er, but this is based on his non-interference, and when he is willing to take the initiative to intervene, the situation is naturally very different.

"Brother Yuquan, I will work hard, when will the special training start? Now? Liu Yifei said firmly.

"Oh, don't worry, let's go out to watch a movie first! I'll talk about it in the evening. Lin Yuquan got up and said.

"Brother Yuquan, what movie are you watching?" Liu Yifei was a little confused by Lin Yuquan's words.

"Watch "The King of Kung Fu", this movie has been released worldwide one after another, before, I asked you to turn down the film contract of this play, now let's take a look, is it the right choice to turn down this kung fu film that is definitely a super-large production in the Chinese film industry?" Lin Yuquan chuckled. (To be continued......)

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