Yanjing in May is neither hot nor cold, more than 20 degrees, and the cool wind blows, as comfortable as blowing a fan under a quilt.

Li Shengyao was busy again.

The script for "1937" has been reviewed and the filming permit has been obtained.

He arranged for the assistant director and photographer to go to the south to visit the scene, arranged for the navy to hype up the news, arranged for the editing department to make a pilot trailer, and arranged for the assistant to find the relevant story.

In addition, a large number of photos of actors in the Chinese film and television industry appeared on his desk.

The film project has been established, and investment is not a problem.

Bringing in China Film and Warner, plus Fenghua is enough, and the total budget is 80 million.

In addition, the partner of "The Hangover 23" has been determined, which is Warner.

Lee Shengyao rejected Disney, which made Warren very helpless and quietly left Yanjing.

And Toby was very happy, and before parting, he pulled Lee Shengyao for a meal, saying that Warner would cherish this friendship.

Then Toby also imagined the future, praising "Air Rescue", "The Hangover 23", and "1937".

Toby left Yenching shortly after.

And Lee Shengyao devoted himself to the preparation of "1937".

The main characters in the original version of "1917" are two people, that is, the male number one and the male number two.

There are not many other roles.

Especially for the female characters, there is only one female character, about five or six minutes of scenes, and the other female characters have no names, and their figures flash in the camera.

For such a movie, what needs more attention is the choice of male number one and male number two.

The adapted plot of "1937" is that during the Battle of Songhu, our army formulated a tactic to attack the west.

In addition to the main battlefield, a force of 2,000 people was also arranged to attack a force of the island nation.

But the intelligence department soon got the news that the island nation had already prepared, and waited for the 2,000-strong troops to take the bait so that they could be annihilated in one fell swoop.

In order to avoid losses, our army naturally had to cancel the original plan, but by coincidence, the telephone line was broken, and there was no way to contact the troops who had been arranged.

So the top brass sent two communicators to convey the order to the friendly forces seven kilometers away to cancel the battle plan.

These two communicators are male number one and male number two, and they have one day to complete this task.

It doesn't sound like a difficult one, but it's only seven kilometers.

But in fact, they had to pass through the battlefield, through the area where the artillery was roaring, which was very dangerous.

The plot design male number one is an egoist, he is a veteran, and he has long worn out the passion for the battlefield.

He treated this war very negatively towards everyone.

The second male is a young soldier who is generous, warm and kind, and still maintains a strong curiosity about the outside world.

The character of the male number two has hardly changed from beginning to end, because he will die in the middle of the story.

And the male number one has a very obvious change in his heart, from the negative as long as he survives, to the guilt after the death of the male number two, and then to the birth of a sense of mission, to complete the task, and finally see hope and sublimate life.

In general, the requirements for male number one are much higher than those for male number two.

But because the movie is a pseudo-one-shot movie, the vast majority of the shots are long shots.

In this case, the time for the actors to adjust is much shorter.

Whether it is the male number one or the male number two, they all need strong acting support.

Just imagine, all the shots are three minutes shorter and eight minutes longest, and the camera follows the two actors all the time, if it's Duanwang, or a toothpick like that.

It takes them three minutes to show them a prototype.

Duanwang couldn't help but show off his jawline, and the toothpick couldn't help but choose a concubine.

The audience will naturally play after watching it.

It's definitely not easy to get the audience focused for three minutes without being distracted.

Therefore, the actors are very demanding.

must be a powerful actor, and if you don't have a strong actor, don't come.

On the whole, the requirements for the male number one are to have a military temperament, good acting skills, good lines, good image, and be able to reflect the inner changes of the protagonist through external physical performances.

It is best to be between twenty-five and thirty-five years old.

The requirements for the second male lead are to have a military temperament, good acting skills, good lines, good image, and the age requirement is between 20 and 30 years old.

Li Shengyao determined the requirements for actors, and then chose them within Fenghua.

No matter how unfortunate it is, the male artists signed by Fenghua are either too old or have insufficient acting skills.

Like Zu Feng and Guo Xiaodong, their acting skills are enough, but their faces are too old.

They don't look like ordinary soldiers.

is still an ordinary soldier at this age, so it can only be said that they are rookies, which does not match the film's character.

As for the younger male artists, such as Brother Hu, Yuan Hong, and Wang Kai.

It's not that they don't have acting skills, but obviously they don't have enough on the big screen.

Therefore, Li Shengyao quickly excluded the company's artists, and instead set his sights on other companies' artists.

His desk is covered with photos of male artists.

There are Xiao Mingge, Chen Kun, Lei Datou, Zhang Yi, Du Alcohol, and Huang Xuan and other actors.

There are quite a few actors with acting skills in the mainland, so there is no need to worry about this.

The only thing to consider is whether it's really a good fit.

On the morning of this day, Li Shengyao was in the company, looking through the information of the actor in his hand, and at this moment, the assistant came in.

"The boss, heraldry, and his agent are here to try out for "1937."

The coat of arms is a post-80s generation, in Li Shengyao's previous life, he acted in the anti-Japanese war drama "Snow Leopard", although he is not tall and looks thin, but his acting skills are really good, and he has no problem playing a soldier at all.

Such an actor is very good, and his photo should be spread out on the desk.

But Mr. Lee's desk does not have a picture of him.

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But Lee Shengyao naturally doesn't want fans to see the starring role of "1937" a few years later, and immediately think of this man's cheating, rather than this man's outstanding performance in the movie.

So the assistant sent in the information on the coat of arms, and Li Shengyao didn't hesitate, so he threw it aside and didn't even look at it.

But now that people are kind, there is naturally no need to reject people immediately, and they can't see them.

Moments later, Heraldic arrived at Lee's office with his agent.

Heraldic wore a white shirt today, with a pair of jeans and sneakers, he looked very young, he was thin and small, but his facial features were good, very upright.

It's not very handsome, it's comfortable to look at, it's not aggressive, it's a little handsome.

The agent of the coat of arms is in his forties, he is a slightly chubby middle-aged man, this guy has a ruddy complexion, a lot of meat on his face, and the fat has changed the trend of his facial features, and his eyes are small and greasy.

"Hello, senior brother."

Heraldic saw Li Shengyao and immediately waved his hand.

Li Shengyao used to be famous in the Chinese Opera Director Department, and the heraldic later studied in the Chinese Opera Performance Department, so he can indeed be his senior brother.

The heraldic greeting is very natural.

Seeing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded.

Heraldic and agent Hu Yan saw each other, and they both saw the joy in each other's eyes.

This senior brother and junior brother brought the relationship between the two people much closer at once.

"Director Li, we came here this time to audition for the male number one in "1937".

This time it was Hu Yan who spoke.

He then handed a document to Li Shengyao, "Director Li, this is the information of the coat of arms, he graduated from the Chinese opera performance department, and since his debut, movies and TV series have been filmed, and the best performance should be last year's "Ocean Paradise". ”

Hu Yan especially talked about "Ocean Paradise", in this movie, heraldic plays a mentally handicapped person, and his performance is indeed very good.

Li Shengyao knew this, nodded, and then said, "I know."

He picked up the heraldic information, flipped through it, and then put it in front of his desk, "Heraldry, I make movies, and I always see who is the most suitable, since you are here to audition, then put on a military uniform and see the effect." ”

"Okay, senior brother."

The coat of arms is very polite, and then follows the makeup artist to change clothes and put on makeup.

Hu Yan stayed in the office, and then talked about the advantages of heraldry, "Director Li, our heraldry is definitely suitable for this play, he just acted in an anti-Japanese war drama last year, and he played a soldier in it." ”

"This TV series will be broadcast in June, and in order to prepare for this role, heraldry put a lot of effort into it, and it was very focused during the filming."

"If you let him play the male lead in "1937", then you don't need too much extra preparation, just let him continue the performance state of "Snow Leopard", and he will not disappoint."

The drama "Snow Leopard" is indeed okay, and the heraldic performance in it is very good.

Since he has played a soldier, there should be no problem with letting him play the signal soldier of "1937".

Hu Yan went on to say good things about heraldry, "Heraldic has no other skills, acting is focused, responsible, and serious, which is very recognized by almost all the crews who have worked with heraldry." ”

"We are heraldic, and we will definitely not cause any trouble to the crew."

"He also has a very good personality, and his relationship with the rest of the crew is okay, and among the younger generation, he is very rare."

Although heraldic cheats, he likes to pretend to be Yanjing people on the Internet, and he always has a mouthful of voice, but he has filmed so many scenes, and there are indeed no bad rumors on the set.

The working attitude on the set is still very good.

Li Shengyao listened and nodded, but did not express his position, he still had the previous opinion, and he would not use heraldry.

Although the coat of arms does look very suitable, he is not the most suitable person.

At this moment, Heraldic followed the makeup artist back to Lee Shengyao's office.

After the transformation of the makeup artist, the whole temperament of the coat of arms has changed dramatically.

Originally, because he was too short and thin, the military temperament was not enough.

At this time, he looked stronger, his face was gray, and he felt a little more during the Anti-Japanese War, as if he was from that era, and even his eyes changed.

I have to say that the acting skills of heraldry are definitely top-notch in the post-80s.

His eyes were much more resolute at this time, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, which was confident and polite.

"Senior brother, do you think this is okay?"

The image is very good, and the eyes are there.

But......

Lee Shengyao didn't intend to be untargeted, he found some reason to refuse the coat of arms.

"Okay, then you come to play a scene, your best friend is dead, you are full of despair about the future, and you are sure that you can't complete that task."

After the words fell, Li Shengyao glanced at his watch, "I'll give you half an hour to prepare, you can go to the reception room." ”

Emblem and Hu Yan then went to the reception room together.

Lee sat down, raised his teaglass, and watched the actors on the table.

He then removed some of the photographs.

is like Zhou Yiwei, his acting skills are good, but he can play a military ruffian, not an ordinary soldier.

His overall image is too frivolous, and the male number one and the male number two are not frivolous soldiers.

There is also Zhang Luyi, this acting skills are absolutely enough, he belongs to the kind of person who does things silently.

However, Zhang Lu's face was too long, and when he didn't speak, he looked a little gloomy, as if he was thinking of a trick to deal with someone.

It's not impossible for such an actor to be, but it can only be said that he has no chance with "1937".

He then looked at the photos and took out the photos of several actors, this time there were Du Alcohol, Huang Xuan, and Lei Datou.

Du Chun has not mixed with Yu Zheng at this time, he is the male protagonist of several CCTV New Year's dramas, and his whole temperament is very positive, and he gives people a stable and down-to-earth feeling when he looks at it.

However, there is nothing wrong with his performance in the TV series, and there is no outstanding performance in the movie yet.

Huang Xuan was too tender at this time, and he laughed and looked a little treacherous.

There is no problem with Lei Datou's acting skills, but he is too young at this time.

Just as Li Shengyao was thinking, there was a knock on the door, and Heraldic and Hu Yan returned.

Hu Yan walked with the wind, his eyes were full of confidence, and there was some little pride.

Apparently the coat of arms has just been prepared.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Come on." ”

Heraldic nodded, "Senior brother, you're watching." ”

He then began to perform without physical objects, with almost no lines, relying on expressions to reflect the change of mood.

Although the overall interpretation is a little jerky, it is very accurate, and no lines can make the audience understand what he means.

I have to say that her heraldic acting talent is really good.

Li Shengyao can't find fault if he wants to.

When the heraldic performance was over, Director Li smiled and nodded.

"Very good, junior brother, I will seriously consider you."

The scene was just talking, and Director Li came as soon as he opened his mouth.

Emblem's face showed a look of excitement, and he bent down and saluted, "I'm waiting for news from my senior brother." ”

Heraldic then left the office, and he went to change his clothes.

This time, Hu Yan did not leave Li Shengyao's office, and he continued to say good things about heraldry.

"Our heraldic is Li Lianjie's godson, the two of them have a very good relationship, Li Lianjie is relatively idle now, Director Li, if you let heraldic play the male lead, we are sure to invite Li Lianjie to make a cameo."

This guy has a really good relationship with Li Lianjie.

"Ocean Paradise", "The Legend of the White Snake", and "Fuji Detective" all carry heraldic coats of arms.

Li Lianjie seems to have four daughters and no sons, so it should be the kindness of the heraldic name that awakens his father's love.

However, Lee Shengyao's film does not need Li Lianjie.

"1937" is not an action movie, and he doesn't need an action star to support the scene.

"Okay, I got it."

Hu Yan looked at Li Shengyao, wanting to see through Li Dadao's true thoughts, but he couldn't see it no matter how he looked at it.

After a few moments, the coat of arms changed his clothes, and before saying goodbye, he bowed again.

"Senior brother, I'll go first."

"Go ahead."

Li Shengyao smiled, he just played with heraldry.

(End of chapter)