Lee Shengyao has been very busy recently, in addition to flying to Hong Kong Island in person, he also has to arrange for the film crew to go to Dalian to take the lead in the scenery, and arrange for some people to go to Tyrande to find a suitable place to shoot "Three Billboards", and also select the male and female protagonists of "La La Land".

Whether it is "Three Billboards" or "Dalian by the Sea", there are actually many related types of actors and actresses.

There are many actors to choose from, it depends on who is more suitable and more in line with the requirements of Li Shengyao's heart, and it is not difficult to choose actors.

And the choice of actors in "La La Land" is really difficult.

Wu Yusen once told the media that mainland actors and actresses have no sense of urbanity and have a more earthy temperament, which is why he praises crooked actors.

The first half of the sentence is true.

can't say 100%, but it can be said that at least eighty percent of the actors are more rustic.

Just like Huang Xiaoming, the most successful movie role he played is Cheng Dongqing, a struggling young man from the countryside.

Among the four major students, there is also Chen Kun, who is dark-skinned, who can play the son of the country, and he can act in urban dramas, and he doesn't feel it anymore.

Liu Ye is also rustic, and the characters in "What to Save You and My Love" look like they come from a small place.

Only Lu Yi has a slightly urban feeling, sunny, handsome, and white skin.

Other people, such as Tong Dawei, articles, and heavy responsibilities, what "Yanjing Youth", "Struggle", is obviously rich in the second generation, but it is still very earthy, earthy in shape, and earthy in temperament.

The same is true for actresses, the four big Hua Dan have never acted in any outstanding urban dramas, and the modern movies they act in are also very rustic.

Xu Jinglei's "Du Lala's Promotion" doesn't look like a white-collar worker in the company at first glance.

Zhao Yanzi's "Shaolin Football", "Sunset Angel", and "Lover's Knot" are all very earthy.

Of course, you can't blame the actors for this, the main reason is that our economic development time is too short, before the new century, everyone is dirty, and stylists are dirty.

The post-70s and post-80s actors who grew up in such an environment are naturally rustic.

As for the second half of what Wu Yusen said, it was very wrong.

Because the actors are as rustic, Ruan Jingtian, Peng Yuyan, and Zhao Youting are the same earthy.

These three people are similar to mainland actors, and they don't have a sense of urbanity.

And in an urban love movie, the male and female protagonists must not be dirty.

Not to mention that "La La Land" requires the male and female protagonists to sing and dance, and the most basic image and temperament brushed off most of the actors.

Li Shengyao received self-recommendation from many actors, such as Deng Chao, Liu Ye, Chen Kun, actresses, Yin Tao, Yu Nan, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun and so on.

He really didn't like any of them, and none of these people had a sense of urbanity.

He actually likes Yin Tao very much, she has two small dimples when she laughs, and her acting skills are good.

But Yin Tao's famous role is either a girl from a small town in the south or a girl from a rural village in the northeast, she plays a modern urban drama, she really can't hold up, she doesn't look like a person living in a big city.

Zhang Ziyi is the same, she didn't say anything about her acting skills, costumes, Lu Guo, or rural dramas, she didn't pick them, but the few urban movies she acted in were extremely exaggerated, not like a girl in the city.

This made Li Shengyao very distressed, he was very serious about looking for an actor with a more fashionable temperament, but he didn't find it.

Hong Kong Island Bend also has none.

Nicholas Tse is black, the same is very earthy, Yu Wenle wears a pair of black-framed glasses all day long, but unfortunately there is no goods in his stomach, and he is also very earthy.

Like Lin Feng and Wu Zhuoxi, they are all black and earthy.

Only the photographer has a fashionable temperament, but it's a pity that he can't act.

The group of small-minded actors who bent the bend couldn't get on the stage.

In fact, if you have a choice, Li Shengyao thinks the most suitable people are 35-year-old Leslie Cheung and 30-year-old Zhong Chuhong.

It's a pity he couldn't turn back the clock.

Looking at it comprehensively, among the actors who delivered the information, only Lu Yi had a better image, and he looked like the male protagonist of an urban love movie.

But Lu Yi's acting skills are not very good, he can't bear this role.

The American version of "La La Land" Gao Commander and Sister Shi performed very well in this movie.

Sister Shi has won several heavyweight actresses, including Oscar actresses, Venice actresses, and Golden Globe award actresses.

Commander Gao didn't get so much recognition, but he also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

Lu Yi's acting skills are not so good, he can still mix in TV series, and he is not as good as Nicholas Tse in movies.

Since Lu Yi can't do it, Li Shengyao can only expand the scope of his search and bring some actors who are not very famous and have no self-recommendation to analyze and study.

After a dragnet investigation and discussion with a group of assistant directors, Li Shengyao locked up two people, namely Pan Yueming and Zhu Yilong.

When Li Shengyao filmed "Winter Love Song" twelve years ago, he felt that Zhu Yilong was suitable for such a role.

He has a stronger sense of urbanity and a more Su temperament.

However, Zhu Yilong was only twelve years old at that time, and now Xiao Zhu is grown up and twenty-four.

As for Pan Yueming, when he was white-skinned, he had a sense of urbanism, and when he was 27 years old, he acted in "Can't Help It", in which he played a gangster, in Li Shengyao's view, it is the most similar performance of urban boys in all film and television dramas in the mainland so far.

Considering that Zhu Yilong is still young, it is estimated that his acting skills have not been mentioned yet.

Li Shengyao finally locked up Pan Yueming, and he arranged for an assistant to ask for someone, but Pan Yueming refused.

Then Bi Gan and Dapeng set off and went over to persuade together, but they also refused.

Dapeng has completed the filming of "Diao Si Man 2", and knew that Li Shengyao was going to make a new movie, so he planned to come over to study, and now he has become an assistant director.

In addition to these two, there is also Wen Muye who joined the ranks of assistant directors.

Wen Muye was found by Li Shengyao, this brother's talent as a director is okay, higher than Chen Sicheng, and he belongs to the kind of director who can make a commercial film completely.

Many directors in Hollywood belong to this category, and the movies they make are not artistic, and they can't find anything particularly outstanding, but they are very commercial, the story is complete, the emotions are in place, and there are ups and downs.

On the morning of this day, before nine o'clock, Li Shengyao took Dapeng, Bi Gan, and Wen Muye to a courtyard in Chaoyang District by car.

Since Dapeng and Bi Gan couldn't be invited, Li Shengyao planned to talk to Pan Yueming in person.

"Director, do you want us to go and see it again, it's really not good, you go over again?"

On the business car, Dapeng weighed and said his thoughts.

Li Shengyao raised his eyes and looked over, "What do you say?" ”

"Pan Yueming's current situation is not very good, maybe he will refuse and embarrass you."

Pan Yueming has indeed fallen into blood mold in recent years.

In 08, his brokerage company acquired Huayi, and he didn't like the atmosphere of Huayi very much, so he didn't renew his contract with Huayi, and since then he has become a "self-employed".

In 09, he encountered a car accident, and at that time it was said that he was given a critical illness notice, but fortunately he was finally rescued.

After that, in order to nourish his body, he significantly reduced his workload.

In 11 years, he only starred in one TV series, one movie, and made a cameo in a TV series for a few minutes.

By 12 years, he hadn't started yet?

The reason why he didn't start work was because of emotional problems, Dong Jie didn't know if his brain was in water, and he actually got along with Wang Dazhi.

Then the black material about Pan Yueming being a gambler began to spread all over the network, and now no company dares to use Pan Yueming.

Dapeng went to find Pan Yueming before, and he was closed.

has been hit again and again, and Pan Yueming has no intention of acting now.

Later, he finally took advantage of Pan Yueming's efforts to go out to eat and expressed his intentions, but he refused.

At this time, Dapeng said this for Li Shengyao's consideration.

Bi Gan sat next to him and pursed his lips, he felt that Dapeng was a little doglegged.

Wen Muye looked left and right, but did not answer.

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's okay, it's his own choice whether he plays or not, I'm not embarrassed, this is not a confession, it's normal to not be able to cooperate, I'll just go to him." ”

Soon after, the van stopped in front of a compound.

Pan Yueming's family is superior, and she has already bought her own yard in Yanjing.

Dapeng pulled the car door for Li Shengyao, and then ran over quickly and rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong."

The bell rang inside, but no one came out to open the door.

Dapeng glanced at Li Shengyao, and then pressed it twice.

"Yikes."

This time, someone finally opened the door, and it was an eldest sister about fifty years old.

"Are you looking for Mr. Pan, he's still sleeping."

Now the weather is much cooler, the sky is overcast, the autumn breeze is blowing, if there is heating at home, cover with a duvet, it is indeed very suitable for sleeping.

But at this point in time, there are not many people still lying in bed.

"Can we go into the house and wait for him?"

Dapeng asked.

The eldest sister looked at Li Shengyao and felt that Li Dadao was a little familiar, she thought it should be Pan Yueming's friend in the entertainment industry, so she nodded, "Okay, come in." ”

entered the compound, then sat down, and the eldest sister poured tea and fruit plates for them.

Dapeng asked, "Director, do you want me to call Pan Yueming?" ”

"No, they're sleeping, let him sleep, we'll wait a while."

Li Shengyao has already thought about the male and female protagonists of "La La Land", and the male lead actor he expects is Pan Yueming, and the female lead is Li Lianhua.

Li Lianhua should have no problem with her acting skills, compared with other actresses in terms of temperament, she is more like an urban girl, and the only problem is singing and dancing.

She began to go to Hollywood for development in the past two years, and acted in "Resident Evil 5" last year, but she has not started work this year, and there are very few roles that can be played by Asian actresses in Hollywood.

Li Shengyao called Li Lianhua last night, and when the other party heard this, he was very excited and immediately said that he would return to China immediately to sign the contract.

Li Lianhua is solved, and Pan Yueming is left.

Li Shengyao has time now, so there's no problem waiting for a while.

In fact, Dapeng had already called Pan Yueming and sent text messages, saying that Li Shengyao was coming over.

But I didn't answer the phone, and I don't know if I read the message.

In all fairness, if it were me, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to accept it.

Dong Jie's cheating is just that, he cheated on Wang Dazhi, an ugly brother, and it was uncomfortable for a man.

Li Shengyao can understand why Pan Yueming sank, and he is willing to wait.

"Eat melon seeds."

Li Shengyao then grabbed a handful of melon seeds, then peeled them, and bragged to Dapeng, saying that in his hometown, there are red melon seeds that are difficult to peel, and he can easily get out the melon seeds inside with only his teeth.

Seeing that Li Shengyao was so calm, Dapeng didn't say anything, and followed Li Shengyao to brag and fart.

At about ten o'clock, the clouds cleared slightly, and the long-lost sunlight poured down through the layers of atmosphere.

At this time, Pan Yueming finally got up.

His hair was messy, and he looked a little impetuous, probably because he had drunk and slept a lot.

Dapeng frowned slightly, "Director, why don't I think he's suitable?" ”

"It's not good right now, we can recover in eight months, and we won't start filming until next year."

Li Shengyao believed in Pan Yueming very much, and he nodded at Pan Yueming from a distance.

Pan Yueming noticed Li Shengyao, was slightly stunned, came back to his senses, and then hurriedly nodded in response, and then shouted: "Director Li, you wait, I'll change my clothes, brush my teeth and wash my face." ”

He didn't look at his phone, didn't know that Dapeng called him, didn't see the message, didn't know that Li Shengyao would come over.

Li Dadao has won two Palme d'Or, and now his domestic status is second only to Lao Mouzi, and Li Shengyao is still a big capitalist.

Although Pan Yueming was decadent, he had no idea of quitting the circle, and he didn't dare to offend Li Shengyao.

I hurriedly changed my clothes, then washed up, stepped on a pair of woolen shoes, and trotted over.

"Director Li, you're here, I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to come, I didn't look at my phone yesterday, it's my fault, my fault.

You like to eat melon seeds, I still have them at home, Sister Mei, take some melon seeds out.

And the wine, and the big grapes of the Western Xinjiang. ”

Li Shengyao smiled, "Teacher Pan, you're welcome, I'm just idle, just sit down." ”

"Yes, Director Li, you ......"

Sister Mei brought some melons and fruits again, and changed a pot of tea for them.

"Director Li, this tea was given to me by my father, it's very fragrant, you can taste it."

Li Shengyao nodded, "I just tried it, and it's really good." ”

When he saw Pan Yueming restrained, he smiled and said, "Let's get down to business, Mr. Pan, I want to ask you to be the leading actor in a movie I'm preparing now." ”

Pan Yueming was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Li Shengyao in a daze, "Director Li, this is ...... Would you like me to be the male lead? ”

Because of emotional problems, he didn't take over the drama at the beginning of this year.

Later, he felt that he couldn't go on like this and wanted to act, but as a result, a lot of black material was spread on the Internet, and those film and television companies didn't dare to use him.

This hit Pan Yueming deeply, he gradually became decadent, more degenerate, drank and slept all day long, and didn't want to deal with things outside.

Lee Shengyao is preparing three new movies, and the male stars of the entire entertainment industry want to act, but he never had this idea, and he gave up completely.

Later, Dapeng came to him, but he refused.

He was distraught now, couldn't calm down, and couldn't work at all.

"What do I mean by willing, it's that you meet my movie requirements, and I want you to be the leading actor."

"I ......"

Pan Yueming looked at Dapeng Bi Gan and the others with some embarrassment, and then said: "Director Li, thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to act for the time being, I want to rest for a while." ”

"You've been off for almost a year, what are you resting for?"

"I ...... I'm not afraid to face the media now, and I haven't taken care of things at home. ”

Now there is a lot of black material about Pan Yueming on the Internet.

Pan Yueming thinks so, but it is understandable.

Some people are thin-skinned, while others are thick-skinned.

Pan Yueming has a superior family background since he was a child, and he is a thin-skinned person.

Li Shengyao thought for a moment, then stood up and patted Pan Yueming on the shoulder.

Pan Yueming hurriedly followed and stood up.

Director Li said slowly: "I understand your feelings now, but I have a few points to make clear to you.

First, this movie is a song and dance film, which requires the male lead to sing and dance, and also to learn piano playing, which is a big challenge.

Second, the script of this movie is excellent, and I think if it is made, it will be the best song and dance film in recent years.

Third, now is the era of traffic, actors are popular, and they can make a lot of money.

Fourth, I know about your family, I know that Dong Jie's agent posted black material about you on the Internet, I can help you collect evidence, and you go to sue her.

Only then can you be understood by the masses.

Last but not least, if you have children, I think you should be an example and face problems when you encounter them. ”

Li Shengyao paused for a moment, and in the admiring gaze of Dapeng Bi Ganwen Muye, he smiled and said: "That's all I have to say, you give me an answer within two days, if you don't want to, forget it, I'll find someone else."

If you want to stand up, then you have to clean yourself up, "La La Land" has a lot to learn, and the male and female protagonists have to learn to sing and dance, at least eight months. ”

In Li Shengyao's previous life, Commander Gao was a child star, and Sister Shi began to perform stage plays at the age of eleven, and the two of them already had a foundation in vocal music and dance, even so, it took six months to strengthen training.

Li Shengyao asked the male and female protagonists to practice for eight months, which is really not much.

When the words fell, he nodded to Pan Yueming, and then led people away.

(End of chapter)