The script of "Donkey Gets Water", in addition to the drama, Zhou Cheng also needs to be filmed into a movie. When communicating with Renyi, the casting rights of actors were specifically proposed. Originally, Yang Lixin and He Jiping still had small words, but in the end, it was Dean Zhang Heping who made the decision.

"Since the theater of this project is handed over to Xiao Chen and Xiao Zhou, they are in charge, which is also a kind of support for young people. Young people are not afraid to make mistakes, they are afraid to do it. ”

With the approval of the dean, Feng Yuanzheng, the leader of this project, is more confident. In order to show support, the list of actors who did not have film contracts was taken out and handed over to Zhou Cheng and them for selection. Even other non-human actors can bring it up, and Feng Yuanzheng promised to invite him personally. The only expectation is to make this drama a classic.

During this time, in addition to being busy with Lin Shan's affairs, Zhou Cheng has been discussing the candidates for actors with Chen Li and Chu Ran, hoping to confirm it as soon as possible and officially start rehearsals.

As Wu Xiaotian said, the play "Donkey Gets Water" does not have a few roles, and there are not many actors needed.

Principal Sun, Pei Kuishan, Zhou Tienan, and Zhang Yiman, these four teachers with educational dreams are the main characters. The coppersmith who pretended to be Mr. Lu Deshui, Sun Jia, the principal's daughter, the commissioner and the secretary, and finally a coppersmith's daughter-in-law who didn't have many roles and the commissioner's adjutant, there were only about a dozen people in total. However, if you want to use a limited number of roles to complete a classic play, the quality of the actors is more demanding.

Zhou Tienan, Sun Jia, coppersmith and coppersmith's daughter-in-law, these relatively young characters, Chen Li suggested going to Zhongju or Nortel to find them. Although Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran are more inclined to Nortel in their hearts, it is still Chinese opera students who are more likely to integrate into Renyi.

The other roles need to be pondered by Zhou Cheng and others. After not finding Ren Suxi in this world, Zhou Cheng has given up the idea of using the original cast for the starring role.

The filming of the other world is seven or eight years later than now, and even if a few young actors can be found, they are estimated to be underage now, and Zhou Cheng cannot wait for them to grow up before filming.

And with the glory of being on the stage of human art as the banner and Feng Yuanzheng's support as the endorsement, Zhou Cheng can rest assured that they can boldly choose their favorite artists.

First of all, the role of Principal Sun needs an actor around 50 years old, and there are many actors in this range in the arts. Several people selected a few relatively suitable candidates from the actor information sent by Feng Yuanzheng. One is Mr. Huang Teng, who played Yue Buqun in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", one is Mr. Hou Dali, who played Hong Qigong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and the other is Mr. Fang Zige, a well-known old drama bone, and the second uncle he played in "Love in the Courtyard" in the other world impressed Zhou Cheng deeply.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's suggestion, Chu Ran was a little speechless: "These three teachers are all old drama bones, will they take a fancy to our new drama?" Teacher Huang Teng has won the title of Magnolia Award. ”

Zhou Cheng is full of confidence: "There is an old saying: how bold the heart is, how productive the earth is." If you don't try, you know if they'll say yes. Besides, we have a new drama that hasn't appeared in Renyi for many years, and they don't want to try it? ”

Director Chen Li didn't dare to let a few teachers come to audition, so he thought of a compromise decision: "Let's send the script to these teachers first, and finally see what the teachers have before making a decision." ”

"It's okay, these teachers don't need to audition." Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran did not object, these are all old actors with superb acting skills, no matter who they are, they can easily provoke the role of Principal Sun.

The role of the commissioner is also easier to choose, Zhou Cheng took a fancy to Zhang Zhijian, who played the secretary of "Gao Yuliang" at a glance, this teacher originally belonged to the Jinling Drama Theater, and after participating in "The Ming Dynasty" last year, he felt that there were more opportunities in Yanjing, so he found someone to turn the working relationship around and attach himself to Renyi.

The role of the commissioner's adjutant with few scenes can be easily selected from the cast pool of talents.

"What about the two characters Pei Kuishan and Zhang Yiman?" Chen Li looked at Zhou Cheng, who had been picking and turning in the actor's information, and asked, "These two are the most important characters in this play." ”

Chen Li is right, these two people are definitely the soul of this play.

If Zhang Yiman represents freedom and the goodness of human nature, then Pei Kuishan represents the vulgar and evil side of human nature.

Putting aside his glamorous coat as an educator, Pei Kuishan is actually a layman. a layman who continues the entanglement, vanity and hesitation of the vast majority of people in that era; a layman who values the feeling of face and status as extremely important; After discovering that Zhang Yiman, who found out that he couldn't get it, had a relationship with a coppersmith, a layman who was blackened by jealousy.

This transformation of different personalities before and after makes the character of Pei Kuishan very complex and distinct, which requires an actor with excellent acting skills to interpret it. Several people rummaged for a long time and did not find a suitable candidate, and they were ready to try their luck at the two schools.

"Put him aside for now, let's consider the role of Zhang Yiman first." Zhou Cheng looked at Chu Ran and asked, "Don't you have a suitable candidate?" Tell us about it. ”

"What do you think of her?" Chu Ran picked one out of a bunch of photos of the actors.

"Yuan Quan?" Zhou Cheng frowned slightly.

Chen Li was also a little hesitant: "She has just been inducted into the 'Chinese Drama Centennial Hall of Fame', and she is still the youngest one, and she is in full swing, will she watch our new drama?" ”

"Didn't Zhou Cheng say it just now, how bold and prolific his heart is." Chu Ran had a different opinion: "Besides, she doesn't have much fame except for dramas, she used to be able to hype up some topics about golden boys and girls when she was with Xia Yu, but now that the two have broken up, she can't find her own position." ”

Maybe Yuan Quan more than ten years later made too much impression on Zhou Cheng. Whether it is "The First Half of My Life" or "Chinese Captain", or even "The Covenant of Roses", which was on the air before Zhou Cheng crossed, Yuan Quan's interpretation of many shrewd and capable female elite images perfectly shows her intellectual charm, but makes Zhou Cheng forget that this is the world fifteen years ago.

At this time, Yuan Quan debuted not for a few years, and her last agency has always positioned her as a "sexy Lori", focusing on her straight beautiful legs, and some media once described her with the title of "beautiful leg doll". Instead, she ignored the defect that her figure was too thin, so that she never found a suitable position for herself.

After a few years of discomfort, Yuan Quan terminated the contract with the agency and returned to the drama stage. In addition to winning the "Centennial Hall of Fame of Chinese Drama" was reported by some media for a few days, one of the few reports this year is because of the scandal between Xia Yu and Gao Yuanyuan, and the news that Yuan Quan broke up with him.

Zhou Cheng thought about it for a long time in his mind before he said to Chu Ran: "Okay, let's decide her, I have watched her play "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", she looks good in a cheongsam." ”

Even if Zhou Cheng and the others decided to find Yuan Quan to play the role of Zhang Yiman, it would not be unilateral to make a decision.

When several people told Captain Feng that they wanted to find Yuan Quan to play Zhang Yiman, Feng Yuanzheng only agreed to help them get in touch, looked at Chen Li and said: "Yuan Quan is very picky about dramas, whether she can impress her depends on the director's strength in addition to the script." ”

Directorial strength?

This Zhou Cheng didn't have it, and Chu Ran didn't have it either.

Although it is said that when a screenwriter writes a play, he has to go through it in his head, but this does not mean that he can direct a drama.

The expression of words is abstract.

For example, we saw that a woman was crying in the book, crying pear blossoms with rain, crying heartbroken. We can understand the inner life of the characters by comparing the plot before and after the text.

But the performance is different.

In response to this text, the director may make an actor cry silently, cry loudly, or even laugh and cry. The specific way to move the audience is better, which requires the strength of the director. Whether you can sign Yuan Quan depends on the communication with her.