Gu Chen took the initiative to shake the young man's hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen should be the first time to come to Hong Kong, how do you feel?" ”

This young man is none other than Chen Baoguo, the actor in the original version of "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty", there is no doubt that Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty played by Chen Baoguo, is undoubtedly successful, and this has become one of the classic roles played by Chen Baoguo. So Gu Chen meant that Chen Baoguo still played the ATV version of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, Chen Baoguo's suitability to play Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is only a superficial reason, and the deep reason is still in political considerations, since the main purpose of filming "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" is to show goodwill to the mainland, it is undoubtedly the most direct to choose a mainland actor to play Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Chen Baoguo was a little flattered and shook Gu Chen's hand with both hands, and said: "I just arrived in Hong Kong last night, and I haven't had time to look around, but Hong Kong's first impression is that it is developed, and it is more modern than any big city in the mainland." ”

Gu Chen gestured to the sofa and said casually: "Hong Kong's speed of integration with international standards in recent years is indeed very fast, you rarely come to Hong Kong once, you can go out more to take a look if you have time, but in a few years, some cities in the mainland should not be much worse than Hong Kong." ”

Seeing Li Zhuanglie and Chen Baoguo sitting down on the sofa, he then said to Chen Baoguo: "Mr. Chen should have read the script, what do you think?" ”

Chen Baoguo rubbed his hands and said, "The script is naturally very good, but I wonder why Mr. Gu chose me to play this role." ”

Gu Chen smiled, just Monica? Bellucci walked in with a plate and waited for Monica? After Bellucci put the coffee down. Only then did he speak: "I went to Beijing twice the year before last and last year, and I watched Mr. Chen's TV series on TV, but I forgot the specific name. However, Mr. Chen's performance left a deep impression on me, and the first person who came to mind when I decided to shoot "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" was you. In addition, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is a historical drama, and the characters, plots, customs, etc. in the play must be in line with historical facts as much as possible, and this alone is not suitable for Hong Kong actors, Hong Kong people grew up under British rule since childhood, and they are too deeply influenced by Western thought. With a lack of understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and some of them not even knowing the simple question of how many years of Chinese history there are, it is hard for me to believe that such an actor can show the charm of the character when interpreting. ”

"Maybe my thinking is a little biased. But I always think that an actor who understands Chinese history and is familiar with traditional culture can interpret the role of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty more fully. ”

Chen Baoguo agreed with Gu Chen's words in his heart, but he couldn't express it because of his position, so he could only say gratefully: "No matter what, I have to thank Mr. Gu for giving me this opportunity." I will try my best to play the role of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Try not to let you down. ”

He said this not so much to reassure Gu Chen, but to cheer himself up again, after knowing that he was selected as the leading actor of the first TV series officially co-produced by the mainland and Hong Kong, he was called by the leader to talk, and the leader said a lot of words, some encouragement, some pressure, in fact, it can be summed up in one sentence - your appearance in this TV series will not only be an important turning point in your life and career. It is also a political task entrusted to you by the state, and you must play the role of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. There must be no mistakes.

This shows how much pressure he has, but as his leader said, if he can really succeed in playing Emperor Wu of Han, it will bring a huge boost to his career, so this full pressure can also be said to be the source of motivation for him to move forward......

The actor chose a mainland actor, CCTV was naturally happy, so it didn't put forward too many requirements for other actors, more than 70% of them are from ATV, especially several of the important roles, including Wei Zifu, Liang Wang Liu Wu, etc., are all played by ATV's contracted actors.

After the cast list was determined, the preparation of the entire crew was also nearing completion. Before the start-up, ATV also held a start-up press conference, but because CCTV is the official media of the mainland, it inevitably involves political issues, CCTV did not send anyone to attend the press conference, and only Chen Baoguo attended the mainland actor, which was because he was the leading actor and had to attend.

The Hong Kong media have long heard that "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" will be jointly filmed by ATV and mainland CCTV, and even the reason why Gu Chen and Qiu Dehe jointly invested in Nanshan Film and Television City is to meet the filming of "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is not a secret, so although this drama is not very famous except for Mi Qiao, who plays Wei Zifu, the other actors are not very famous, but it still attracted many media to attend the press conference.

At the press conference, whether it was the role he played or his own identity, Chen Baoguo became the focus, at least half of the reporter's questions focused on him, Chen Baoguo, who had never seen the direct and 'presumptuous' Hong Kong media, was really taken aback at first.

Fortunately, before the press conference began, Li Zhuanglie told him some about the media situation in Hong Kong, so that he was a little mentally prepared and not too caught off guard, but despite this, some questions asked by the media still made him unable to cope with it, such as the reporter of "Sing Tao Daily" asked: "Mr. Chen, in almost ten years, Hong Kong will return to the mainland, and the mainland government has been trying to increase its influence in Hong Kong in recent years. Do you think that ATV's cooperation with CCTV, the state media of the mainland, to shoot this TV series with a strong historical flavor is purely for commercial purposes, or is it mixed with political considerations? Are you officially assigned by the mainland to star in this TV series? ”

Just when he didn't know how to answer, Li Zhuanglie blocked the fight in a timely manner: "I think this reporter's question is a bit ridiculous, historical costume dramas have been filmed in the history of Hong Kong TV no less than 100, ATV has also filmed a more rigorous "Qin Shi Huang" before, but "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is more rigorous in comparison, more respectful of historical facts, I think the audience's tastes are constantly changing, I have watched too many costume dramas based on history, and historical dramas with a rigorous attitude like "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" will become more and more marketable. ”

"The reason why I chose to cooperate with CCTV is because CCTV is more experienced in filming this kind of magnificent TV series, and there are many war scenes in "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty", which require thousands of extras and a large number of horses, which need to be coordinated by CCTV."

"It can be said that if there is no cooperation with CCTV, the filming of "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" will be difficult. So there are no political considerations at all that the reporter just said. As for Mr. Chen Baoguo was appointed by the mainland official, it is even more nonsense, at the beginning we planned to use ATV actors, but unfortunately none of them met the requirements of the role, and the most reluctant Chen Shao personally designated Mr. Chen. ”

"I can't say much about the process of Chen Shao's acquaintance with Mr. Chen, but Chen Shao appreciates Mr. Chen's acting skills very much, and Mr. Chen's image and temperament are indeed very in line with the requirements of the role, I believe that after the TV series starts, you will believe what I said."

A reporter from "Sing Tao Daily" asked: "Isn't there any of the many actors in Hong Kong who are suitable to play the role of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Li Zhuanglie smiled faintly: "I have just said that "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is a historical drama with a very rigorous attitude, and we will do our best to show the audience the true face of the Han Dynasty, which requires the actor of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to have a deep understanding of the history of the Han Dynasty, otherwise the image of the character will not be full and profound enough, and among the many actors in Hong Kong, there are only a handful of actors who can meet this requirement. ”

Another reporter who was named stood up: "Mr. Chen, although "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is a co-production of ATV and CCTV, both the production team and the cast are mainly based on ATV, and it will also premiere in Hong Kong, it should be regarded as a Hong Kong TV series, have you ever thought about staying in Hong Kong to develop?" ”

Chen Baoguo groaned and said: "To be honest, whether it is a TV series or a movie, Hong Kong is much ahead of the mainland in terms of technology and theory, and the environment and market are also more mature and standardized than the mainland, if I can have the opportunity to come to Hong Kong to film again in the future, I am naturally very happy, as for staying in Hong Kong to develop, I haven't considered these yet, the only thing I want to think about at present is how to make this drama well, and present the audience with a majestic and strategic Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that's all, Xie Lu Xie." ”

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The whole press conference lasted for almost an hour, and when he walked out of the venue, Chen Baoguo couldn't help but say to Li Zhuanglie: "I heard Mr. Li say that I was still a little unimpressed, but I didn't expect that in fact, the media in Hong Kong is completely different from the mainland, and it is more bold and direct than Mr. Li's description, and you dare to ask any question, thanks to your help, otherwise I really can't deal with it." ”

Li Zhuanglie has also heard a little about the news environment in the mainland, all of which are under the control of the government, and naturally cannot be compared with the free media atmosphere in Hong Kong: "Today's scene can only be regarded as ordinary, and you haven't seen the real madness, but after the filming of "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty", I believe that Mr. Chen will have more opportunities to come to Hong Kong, and then maybe you will be able to experience the crazy and unscrupulous side of the Hong Kong media." ”

Li Zhuanglie would say this, but because he mistakenly thought that the reason why Gu Chen chose Chen Baoguo to play Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was because he valued Chen Baoguo. In Hong Kong, as long as Gu Chen values an actor, his career is smooth sailing, so much so that he has been very polite to Chen Baoguo these days. (To be continued......)