The female role of "1937" has been determined Sun Li, and the two important male characters in the movie, that is, the male number one and the male number two.

After careful thinking and discussion with the assistant director, Lee Shengyao decided on the actor in mid-May.

He plans to find Brother Xiao Ming to play the male number one, and Zhang Yi to play the male number two.

Although Brother Xiao Ming has always wanted to play the boss, he looks very greasy in some TV series.

But as long as the director can hold it down and let him act well, Xiao Mingge's acting skills are still guaranteed.

And he has a good image and a positive temperament, which is very suitable for playing a soldier.

Li Shengyao has actually considered many people, such as Chen Kun, such as Liu Ye, and Tong Dawei.

This group of post-75 actors in the mainland actually have online acting skills, that is, whether the image and temperament are in harmony.

Chen Kun's problem is that he is too feminine, even if he deliberately plays Hu Bayi, who is a tough guy, Li Shengyao thinks that it is okay, and he has no sense of righteousness.

Liu Ye's words were too feminine when he was young, such as "What to Save You, My Love", and later, he intended to get rid of such a temperament, Zhong Yuemin was very good.

It's a pity that Zhong Yuemin can't do it after that, especially Liu Ye acted in "Tough Guy", after working out, the whole person is a lot more wooden, and he has a more naïve feeling.

Tong Dawei's words are not enough.

The soldiers in "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" are very good, but Li Shengyao always felt that there was something missing, and later felt that his appearance was not enough, and a pair of small eyes were still obvious on the big screen.

Especially in the movie where Tong Dawei is the leading actor, the picture is fixed on a pair of small eyes for a long time, and Li Shengyao feels that the audience will be uncomfortable.

After the synthesis, Li Shengyao plans to choose Brother Xiao Ming.

If the second male chooses Zhang Yi, first, he has acting skills, and second, he has a temperament and looks like him, and he will not rob the male number one play.

Li Shengyao originally wanted to find someone under the age of 30 to play the second male lead.

But the post-80s actor is really not as good as the post-75s, the heraldic guy later derailed, and the treasure wall is easy to play.

Zhang Yi is thirty-two years old, but he actually made his official debut in 06 years and looks young.

Now that the actor was confirmed, Li Shengyao asked his assistant to contact Xiao Mingge's agent.

Soon after the phone contact, they said that they would immediately bring Brother Xiao Ming over to negotiate.

On an afternoon with soft sunshine, fluttering spring breeze, and the fragrance of flowers, Li Shengyao saw Brother Xiao Ming.

Director Li ...... Thank you, I won't say more, I remember your support. ”

Brother Xiao Ming looked excited, opened the door, took the lead in entering the office, and then shook Li Shengyao's hand.

"Don't be so out-of-the-box, I chose you, not because of our friendship, but because I think you're really suitable."

"Yes, yes, I understand, I will do a good job."

Li Shengyao smiled, and then asked Brother Xiao Ming and his agent to sit down, "I have considered it carefully, and finally I think you are more suitable, I believe that your image and acting skills are no problem, but there are some things I need to explain clearly before signing the contract." ”

"You say."

Brother Xiao Ming immediately followed.

He is still very grateful to Lee Shengyao for choosing him.

After filming "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Brother Xiao Ming actually deliberately developed towards the film industry, "The Wind" is the best resource that Hua Yi gave him, and later he found Li Shengyao himself and won the villain role of "The Fall of Hong Kong Island".

Both roles have brought him a good reputation.

However, Huayi's resources are limited, Feng Xiaogang's movies, comedies fix Ge You, and in "Sugar Mountain Earthquake", the actor went crazy.

Brother Xiao Ming still doesn't have any resources in Huayi, so he has to cooperate with the Hong Kong circle.

"Sharpshooter" and "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance 2: The Four Talents" are all works of the Hong Kong Island film industry.

He also made guest appearances in several Hong Kong Island movies, "Ip Man 2", "Zhiming and Chunjiao", "Dahu City", "Blood Drops" and so on.

For movies like "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance 2 Four Talents", even if Brother Xiao Ming is aesthetically average, he also knows that the quality of the movie is average.

But there was no way, there were no resources, this was already the highest level of resources he could get.

"Big Shanghai City" can be regarded as accompanying Zhou Runfang, which is just that, Zhou Runfang's status is there.

Movies like "Blood Drops" are disgusting, and he licks Ruan Jing as a companion, isn't that just a way to lift the card for the crooked artist?

This time, Li Shengyao actually chose him to be the next blockbuster male number one, and when the agent hung up the phone, he couldn't help but stand up and shouted a few words.

Li Shengyao continued: "You should have heard of my rules, even if it is Brother Cheng Long, in my movies, you must follow my rules."

"My films, listen to me, I will act how I say, of course, if you have ideas, you can discuss them during the break, but when shooting, don't question them."

Brother Xiao Ming immediately nodded, "It should be." ”

"It's not allowed to roll dramas, I hate rolling dramas the most, and people who roll dramas have no respect for the film industry."

Brother Xiao Ming immediately followed and said: "The director is right, I don't like actors who play dramas."

"Also, I've already decided on the main actors, and the film will start in mid-June at the latest, I need you to take care of everything before the film starts, I don't want to have messy trivial matters to bother you then."

"I understand, I can handle it."

Li Shengyao smiled, then took a sip of tea, "You have to be prepared, this movie will be very tiring, this is a war movie, and I will use a more special shooting method." ”

"There is no problem with this, I am not afraid of hardship."

"I believe in you."

Li Shengyao paused, then nodded to the table, and said slowly: "The last thing, and the most important thing, this movie will be filmed for at least eight months, you have to think about it carefully."

Films on the mainland usually take three or four months to shoot.

It's faster on the Hong Kong Island, and it's often a month or two to finish a movie.

The reason why "1937" takes so long is because it takes a lot of time to rehearse.

In Lee Shengyao's previous life, "1917" gave the actors six months to rehearse.

Because you can't keep shouting cards, movies are long shots, so you can't make mistakes, whether it's the main actors or group performances, you have to rehearse for a long time.

Lee plans to set the rehearsal time for five months, the filming time for three months, and strive to complete the filming in eight months.

Then it was made in two months.

Attend the Cannes Film Festival next May.

When Brother Xiao Ming heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the agent.

Eight months of filming, as well as post-dubbing, publicity, a total of ten months in the film's time.

In other words, in the next year, it will be almost this movie, and with such a schedule, Brother Xiao Ming will earn tens of millions less.

"This is the situation on my side, don't answer me now, give me an answer within three days."

……

didn't have to wait for three days, a day later, Li Shengyao saw Brother Xiao Ming and his agent.

"Director Li, I'm sorry, we didn't release the news outside, we didn't expect those money paparazzi to be so annoying, so they took pictures."

Brother Xiao Ming looked apologetic and worried, and apologized to Li Shengyao with a bitter face.

That is, last night, major news networks in the mainland broke the news that Li Shengyao and Brother Xiao Ming met, and also released photos of Brother Xiao Ming and his agent leaving the Liangmahe Building together.

The news that "1937" confirmed that Brother Xiao Ming was the starring role, like a spring breeze, quickly blew all over the country.

Such news obviously disrupted Fenghua's deployment in this regard, and when the official announcement of the starring role should be arranged by them.

This is the reason why Brother Xiao Ming is worried and sorry.

Li Shengyao knew the urine of the paparazzi, and he didn't care.

"It's okay, I understand."

Brother Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and then said seriously: "Director Li, thank you for valuing me, I am willing to act in "1937", there is no problem with the filming time of eight months, but I ...... it."

"Just say something."

"Director Li, I have a new girlfriend, and I made an appointment to take her back to my hometown to meet my parents during the New Year, I hope that I can have a week's vacation during the New Year."

"That's as it should be, we would have taken ten days off for the Chinese New Year."

Brother Xiao Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, "Okay, director, I can sign the contract now." ”

Lee then beckoned his assistant to prepare the contract.

"Who's your new girlfriend?"

"Big baby, do you know?"

"Oh, I've seen it a few times, but I'm not familiar with it."

"She's a good girl."

Brother Xiao Ming's face was happy, the corners of his mouth were upturned, and he was naïve.

Li Shengyao touched his chin.

Respect for the fate of others......

Soon after, Huang Xiaoming signed a contract with the crew of "1937", and he will star in "1937" with a salary of 3 million.

Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief, he glanced at Brother Xiaoming, who was also relieved, thought about it, and planned to add some fuel to the leading actor.

"I'm very optimistic about your image and acting skills, this film, strive to be completed before May next year, my goal is to participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival, and I hope to have a success by then."

When Brother Xiao Ming heard this, his eyes lit up.

A good movie is a big bonus to actors.

is like "Farewell My Concubine", several actors did not win awards, but they had a great positive impact on the actors.

Zhang Guorong, Gong Li, and Ge You all got the movie dividends.

He didn't expect Li Shengyao to be the target of Cannes this time.

Since "Farewell My Concubine", no film at the Cannes Film Festival has won the Palme d'Or.

Even Lao Mouzi, Brother Kaizi, and they dare not say that they want to make a difference.

Li Shengyao should have some certainty when he said this.

"This movie is very demanding for the male number one and the male number two, you act well, and you hope to win three gold medals in China."

In Lee Shengyao's previous life, the film was nominated for ten at the Oscars, ten at the British Academy Film Awards, and all kinds of nominations.

is the only one who did not get the nomination for Best Actor, mainly because there are not many scenes in the movie that show inner changes, and the actors can't compare with those acting bigwigs.

However, the movie has very high requirements for the actors' acting skills, all of which are long shots, no inner monologues, and not too many shots focusing on the actors' faces.

This requires the actor to embody the inner change with physical behavior.

If Brother Xiao Ming plays well, he really hopes to win the three gold medals in China.

Brother Xiao Ming later won three gold medals with Cheng Dongqing, in fact, this role is not as difficult as the actor in "1917".

When Brother Xiao Ming heard this, he nodded excitedly, "Director, I will definitely redouble my efforts." ”

Very good, the second bowl of chicken soup was served.

Li Shengyao continued: "We want to make an unprecedented film, this is the first feature-length film in film history to do this, you play it well, this movie will be your masterpiece, and it can be used in Nortel's Chinese opera textbook."

When Brother Xiao Ming heard this, he opened his mouth wide and looked at Li Shengyao in a daze.

The chicken soup was too thick, and Brother Xiao Ming couldn't drink it for a while.

Li Shengyao smiled, "You'll know when you turn it on." ”

(End of chapter)