Chapter 119: Serious Talk
In the next two days, Lin Yuquan stayed in the office as before to write the script, and during this time, Gao Xixi, who has always acted fast, and Liu Meng, who directed a TV series for the first time, have almost completed the casting of important roles in "The Age of True Love" and "I Am Special Forces".
"Director Lin, this is my final list of actors, do you think I need to adjust it?" Liu Meng handed the list to Lin Yuquan and looked at him nervously.
"Zhuang Yan (Xiao Zhuang, the first assaulter, Siberian wolf) - Lin Yuquan as , Zheng Sanpao (old cannon, demoman, mountain wolf) - Zhu Yawen as , Qiang Xiaowei (strong son, second assaulter, steppe wolf, evil wolf) - Liu Ye as , Geng Jihui (Xiao Geng, commander, timber wolf) - Luo Jin, Deng Zhenhua (paratrooper, ostrich, sniper, big tail wolf) - Ren Ke No, Shi Dafan (hygienist, observer, bald tail wolf) - Huang Bo, Gao Brigade (high school team, wild wolf) - Duan Yihong, He Zhijun (captain, wolf head) - Hou Yong, Lin Xiaoying - Wang Luodan, Du Feifei - Liu Xiaojie"
And because of Liu Meng's identity as the front-line art troupe of the political department of the Nanjing Military Region, the filming location of "I Am a Special Soldier" was also selected in the Nanjing Military Region, and the very important supporting roles were all from the drama team of the art troupe.
Lin Yuquan quickly glanced at the list and said with a smile: "This is almost the actor you discussed with me before, and now that you are the director, you have the final say, I am just an actor this time, and I am not prepared to worry about other things." ”
He immediately pushed the list to Liu Meng, the theme of special forces is not what he is good at, the reason why he decided to make a TV series at that time was more to improve his popularity, but now he doesn't need to care about this, and he doesn't want to affect Liu Meng's decision-making as a director because of his special status.
"Well, then I'll contact all the actors immediately and inform them of the collective military training on the 12th." Liu Meng looked at Lin Yuquan gratefully and said calmly.
He didn't expect that his time as a director would come so quickly, he originally wanted to take advantage of Lin Yuquan's filming to become an instant hit, and seek the opportunity to direct as a successful screenwriter, but Lin Yuquan gave up filming and handed over the directing rights of "I Am Special Forces" to him, and completely trusted him.
"Okay." Lin Yuquan nodded, and after Liu Meng left, he took out a credit list of "The Age of True Love" from the text folder.
Unlike "I Am Special Forces", the starring lineup is almost played by the artists of Shuguang Agency, Gao Xixi's "Age of True Love" to be filmed has relatively high requirements for actors because of the long span of the era involved, and young actors can't hold back the scene at all, so only Jiang Wenli and Xu Jinglei are qualified within Shuguang Agency.
Originally, Jiang Yan's acting skills were enough to play the other heroine in the play, but her schedule for the second half of the year was full, even "I Am a Special Soldier" was a cameo, so she had to give up, and Xu Jinglei is now bent on developing on the big screen and no longer wants to take over the TV series, and in the end, only Jiang Wenli starred in this TV series alone, playing the heroine He Ying.
The other roles are basically played by the actors of the Kongzheng Zhì Repertory Troupe because of the favors owed by the last filming of "Happiness Like Flowers", which is exactly the same as "I Am a Special Soldier", which includes the star lineup of Hou Yong, Yin Tao, Ding Zhicheng, and Yu Hewei.
When he and Gao Xixi were discussing, the most obvious thing was that the company had a good TV series, but there was no suitable actor in the company.
In the afternoon, Lin Yuquan received a call from Wang Luodan, who was the heroine for the first time, and she was going to invite the big guys to dinner in the evening, and after finishing his work in the afternoon, he stepped on time to rush to the hotel.
"Yuquan, thank you for letting me realize my dream of being a heroine so early, I originally thought it would take at least two or three years to do it." Wang Luodan said gratefully, and then drank the glass of liquor in his hand.
"Do we need to say thank you between us? And, like you said, I just moved the time forward a little bit. Lin Yuquan smiled faintly: "To be honest, we were the first to know each other in this group of friends, did you think that I was not righteous enough to take care of you in "Huo Yuanjia" and "Red Cliff". ”
For Wang Luodan, Lin Yuquan has a deep apology in his heart, in the past few days, she suffered a lot of hardships and grievances between herself and Huang Shengyi, which can be described as heartbreaking, but because she can't favor one over the other, she didn't repay her well.
"Of course there is, you know, not only did we know each other first, but I also worked so hard to help you hide it, well, you actually asked me to play a woman who is similar to a beggar in "Huo Yuanjia". Wang Luodan suddenly counted at him.
Let her say, she really said it, Lin Yuquan was a little speechless, he belongs to the kind of person who only puts gratitude in his heart and proves himself with practical actions, so he squinted his eyes and said: "Sure enough, as soon as I tried you, I said what I held in my heart, I didn't expect you to be so dissatisfied with me, you are embarrassed to say me, do you remember how you told me at the beginning?" You say that I am bragging to become a director, you don't need me to give you a chance to be the heroine, and you also say that the person who regrets it is a puppy, now, I will give you a chance regardless of my previous suspicions, where is it not righteous. ”
"Did I say that? How I don't remember. Wang Luodan made full use of his acting skills to pretend to be confused.
Lin Yuquan didn't press step by step, but looked at Liu Yifei, who was sitting on his left, and said, "Yifei, what arrangements do you have next?" ”
Neither "I Am a Special Soldier" nor "The Age of True Love" has a role that suits Liu Yifei's image and temperament, and at the same time has a lot of weight, so he did not let Liu Yifei play.
"Oh, my mom contacted Sony Entertainment in Japan for me, and I was going to Japan for training and then release a record." Liu Yifei had a charming smile on her face.
"You're going to make a record." Not only Lin Yuquan exclaimed, but the others also looked at her with surprised eyes.
"Hmm." Liu Yifei nodded seriously, and then said: "Sister Yanzi, you are also very good at singing, and you can also create, or the two of us will sign a contract with Sony Entertainment together." ”
"Me." Jiang Yan pointed at herself and said with a smile: "Of course I'm interested, but it's not easy to sign a record company, it's not that I'm interested, you signed it because you have an aunt to Zhang Luo for you, I can't." ”
"Or I'll get in touch with my mom for you." Liu Yifei said with a smile.
"Can Auntie help me sign the contract?" Jiang Yan said curiously.
"It shouldn't be a problem." Liu Yifei bit her lip.
The two chatted hotly, but Lin Yuquan frowned, he knew that Yifei had a special singing and dancing room at home, but he didn't know that Liu's mother actually intended Yifei to enter the music scene, isn't this nonsense? Is it that good to be a singer?
In his opinion, although Yifei sings not badly, nor is it out of tune, it can barely be regarded as good, but it is 108,000 miles away from singing well, if a successful actor, his own image temperament and superb acting skills are indispensable factors, then for singers, the recognition of the voice and his own singing skills are also indispensable, and precisely, both are not possessed by Yifei.
As for Yanzi, like Yifei, although she was once from the "Beautiful Baby" singing group, she also sang songs in "Can't Escape with Wings" and the just-filmed "Happiness Like Flowers", but her timbre and singing skills are very average.
In the case of the two of them, how can they become real professional singers, at most, like many actors who act and sing, like meteors in the night sky of the music world, fleeting, leaving no traces, just wasting time.
As a professional actor, instead of wasting time in vain, it is better to hone your acting skills or take on the role, even if it is better to rest and relax at that time than to sing.
"You two really want to sing?" Lin Yuquan asked in a deep voice.
"Of course, my biggest hobby is singing and writing songs, well, writing is okay too." Jiang Yan said with a smile.
Liu Yifei also smiled: "In the past, my mother always asked a special teacher to ask me to sing, dance, and play the piano, and she asked me to try it. ”
"Well, let me ask you, do you think you can sing well? Is it capable of competing with real singers such as Han Hong, Sun Yanzhi, Wang Fei, and Na Ying? ”
Jiang Yan and Liu Yifei looked hesitant and did not answer.
"Very good, your expressions have already told me the answer, in that case, do you still insist on singing and releasing records? Don't be stupid, now many music producers will say that so-and-so is the most talented person in the actor when they release EPs and albums, but in fact, in my eyes, there are very few people who have really changed from actors to singers, and there are very few people who have achieved great success. Instead of wasting time and energy on it, it is better to be an actor with peace of mind, and being an actor is the way you should go. Lin Yuquan said earnestly.
"Yes, Yanzi and Yifei, we should be pure actors and act with our hearts, otherwise we will be distracted and we will only be able to do nothing." Wang Luodan said with deep feeling.
"That's it, you two sing, it's not like we haven't heard it at karaoke, if I were you, I would be embarrassed to sing in front of outsiders, let alone release a record." Xiao Yang said with a poisonous tongue.
"Then Brother Yuquan, you can talk to my mother!" Liu Yifei suddenly looked like a deflated ball.
"Well, since you don't sing anymore, if you don't have any other arrangements in the future, you will have to rest for too long." Lin Yuquan felt a headache for a while.
He wanted Liu Yifei to shoot "I Am a Special Soldier" with him, but several important female characters in "I Am a Special Soldier" are all female soldiers, and they all need to cut their hair short, and Liu Yifei is really not suitable for short hair, which will dissipate her most rare temperament.
He doesn't like to say it himself, if he really lets her cut her hairstyle into a short hairstyle, won't she be sprayed by her huge fan base now?
But how should she be arranged?
After thinking about it, Lin Yuquan just didn't have a way, so he said to the others: "It's definitely not good to rest for too long, but I don't know what to let Yifei do, what do you think should be done?" ”
"It's actually very simple, isn't an actor's job to film? If you want to film, you naturally need to take on the scene, you and your aunt said that after letting Yifei concentrate on acting, it would be good to let the aunt and Sister Chang find suitable film and television dramas for Yifei. Wang Luodan stared at him like an idiot.
Lin Yuquan was embarrassed for a while, wasn't it, he only thought about the film and television dramas arranged by Tongguò Company, but he forgot about this stubble, before joining the Yuquan family, weren't Yifei's plays all found by Aunt Tongguò?
With a wry smile, Lin Yuquan hurriedly changed the topic: "Yifei, you release a record, why should Auntie be reluctant to seek the near and far, and let go of the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan music companies instead of looking for Sony Entertainment?" ”
"How do I know, Brother Yuquan, you should ask my mother this question." Liu Yifei's words suddenly made Lin Yuquan choked and couldn't continue the topic.
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