In terms of artistic level, the reason why "I Am Not the God of Medicine" can be called a milestone in critical realist films in the history of Chinese cinema is that the six main characters it portrays are very full, and it leaves enough room for the audience to interpret and taste.

And Cheng Yong, as the protagonist, is the top priority.

He is a typical little person's counterattack, but his counterattack is a change in image and mentality, not to slap his face, to show off his wealth, to be cool or anything, "middle-aged greasy domestic violence man→ local tyrant nouveau riche → god of medicine" These three stages, if one link is not in place, the whole movie will collapse.

"Ugh." Xu Song sighed, leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his head.

Others didn't dare to speak, because their understanding of the role must not be as profound as that of the screenwriter, since the actor Xu Song, who was "good at playing small people", was not satisfied, it was up to him to add what requirements he wanted.

After many actors in his mind, and the roles he has played, Xu Song finally has two candidates in his mind. One is Zou Yu, the king of comedy who has retired from the circle to become a director; One is the current comedy star Shen Feifei. The roles they play are all small people, they can win the actor, not to mention their acting skills, and they should be handy at understanding Cheng Yong's psychological conditions at all stages.

"Let's contact Shen Feifei." Xu Song said.

"Shen Feifei's festive appearance, can he play a good male lead?" The casting director is not raising objections, just confirming it.

Xu Song nodded: "Looking at festive people, but life is a mess, isn't it more ironic?" And the festive people, in the end, are willing to sacrifice themselves for others and become Buddhas, is it more moving? The most important thing is acting, I think

Shen Feifei will not let me down. ”

"Okay, I'll get in touch right away." The casting director wrote it down in a notebook.

"What about the other main actors?" Xu Song asked.

The casting director looked at his notebook and said, "Wu Peng said that he wanted to try to play Lu Ying. ”

Xu Song shook his head and said: "His acting skills are fine, it's nothing to be handsome, you can solve it with makeup, but his body shape is too standard, what I need is thin, like a bamboo pole is the best." ”

The casting director smiled wryly: "He read the script and had to try." Brother Song, two days after you went to Qifu City, he didn't eat anymore, and he went to the hospital every day to stay with leukemia patients and learn their demeanor, movements, and psychology. ”

"But we're too short on time to allow him to go hungry and lose weight." Xu Song didn't want Wu Peng to hurt his body for this drama.

The assistant director said: "Brother Song, makeup can make Wu Peng's face look thin and deformed, and his body can also make him look thin by wearing long and wide clothes." ”

"Isn't that obtrusive?" Xu Song asked.

The assistant director knew that Xu Song was powerful, but he also knew that he was indeed a rookie in practice, so he said: "No, let the cameraman and lighting pay attention to it then, with the color and light difference, it can look real." ”

"Then let him try out the camera, and if it doesn't work, he will be replaced." Xu Song will not become inflated because of his current achievements and status, and he will not listen to persuasion, he knows how many pounds and taels he has.

"What about Peng Hao and Pastor Liu?"

"Pastor Liu has no problem, I invited a few old actors to audition tomorrow, it's Peng Hao......" The casting director paused, "There will be many people coming to audition tomorrow,

But I personally think that the appearance does not fully meet your requirements. The face should be honest, stubborn and ruthless, this problem is not big, but there is still a sense of vicissitudes in the eyes of the young and gentle, and I didn't find it. Only look at tomorrow, whether there can be surprises. ”

No surprises.

After an interview on the 22nd, all the actors who came to play the role of Peng Hao were rejected by Xu Song.

And the worst news, Shen Feifei declined the invitation, because he had two dramas in his hands filming, and he really couldn't pull away.

Substitutions?

For whom?

Xu Song had a headache.

In the end, it was decided to fly to Shengri Mansion Meteor City to meet Shen Feifei in person.

Shen Feifei also expressed great respect for Xu Song, because he was going to shoot a night scene, knowing that Xu Song was short of time, he directly arranged to meet on the set.

"Director Xu, I personally want to participate in the drama "I Am Not the God of Medicine", because it is to win glory for the Dragon Kingdom movie. But I really can't find the time right now, and of course, the main thing is that I'm really not good at black comedy. I'm afraid that the audience will want to laugh when they see me, as before, and dancing like this will ruin the movie. Shen Feifei said regretfully.

"Can you play a good little character?" Xu Song did not answer Shen Feifei's question directly.

Shen Feifei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled very confidently: "Haven't I been acting as a little person in the past 20 years?" ”

"That's okay, Brother Shen, your joy is what I need the most." Xu Song said very firmly, "The audience laughs when they see you, then no matter how bad you are in the previous stage, you will not lose the audience." ”

"How bad?" Shen Feifei didn't read the script, so he guessed that this was a movie about the prodigal son's return.

"Domestic violence man."

"Uh......" Shen

Feifei was a little scared.

In the entertainment industry of the Dragon Kingdom, there is zero tolerance for dU and domestic violence, but in the foreign entertainment industry, dU stars can still be whitewashed, but domestic violence must die, which shows who is the most powerful.

"Director Xu, I'm not questioning your ability to write a screenplay, I'm just curious, can such a character whose reputation fell to the abyss at the beginning be reversed later?" Shen Feifei was curious.

"Why don't you read the script first?"

"Is that okay?"

"Of course."

"Okay, I'll go filming first, and I'll invite Director Xu to have supper later."

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening after filming, and Shen Feifei only ate a few bites of supper, so he couldn't wait to take the script and read it.

After reading it for an hour and a half, Shen Feifei put down the script and said, "Director Xu, let me think about it for a night." ”

Xu Song asked, "Brother Shen, do you have any concerns?" ”

Shen Feifei said with a smile: "I don't have any worries, the script is very good, but the situation of the protagonist is a little complicated." I have a habit of writing biographies when I encounter such challenging characters. If I can write it all, I will take it, if I can't finish it, it means that I can't act, then I'm really sorry. ”

"No problem, I'll wait for your news."

Back at the hotel, Xu Song couldn't sleep at first, and he kept worrying about Shen Feifei's side. I really wanted to get up and make up a message for Shen Feifei to help him dissect Cheng Yong to the bottom, but he was afraid that it would affect Shen Feifei's mentality, so he could only give up.

Then I considered the role of Peng Hao, and I didn't sleep well all night.

Fortunately, the hard work paid off, and Shen Feifei called early in the morning and agreed to play Cheng Yong. However, because of the addition of "I Am Not the God of Medicine", he is filming three dramas at the same time,

So the shooting plan has to be left to him to make the final decision, as long as it does not affect the overall speed.

Of course, Xu Song has no opinion.