A meeting room in the era of light and shadow.

The company's senior leaders are all located here.

"Who is suitable to play Lu Dongbin?"

"Actually, I think Director Zhang is very suitable for this role."

"Director Zhang's wonderful performances in "Painted Skin" and "East Evil and West Poison" are still fresh in my memory."

"His temperament is very suitable for this kind of sword immortal feeling!"

Director Zhang, who was mentioned by everyone, was naturally not director Zhang Yimou, but director Zhang Guorong.

At this time, Zhang Guorong sat in the banquet.

He owns the shares of the Light and Shadow Era, although after several splits, he only owns the shares of the Light and Shadow Times Film and Television Company, but he can be regarded as a member of the company's top management.

Faced with everyone's proposals, he shook his head and smiled: "I'm so old, what kind of drama do I still play, aren't you afraid that the audience will hate me?" ”

"Where, where." The executive in charge of the company's production said with a smile: "Director Zhang is only nine years older than Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man, he can play Iron Man, and Director Zhang can too." ”

"Besides, we Asians are much younger than Europeans and Americans, and Director Zhang looks like he is forty or fifty years old at most, which is the golden period of mature actors!"

"Don't persuade you anymore." Zhang Guorong shook his head and solemnly refused: "I have stopped filming, so I don't plan to come back to filming." ”

"I said that I had sealed the wheat back then, but I came out to sing again, and I have already deceived fans once, and I will not deceive them a second time."

Zhang Guorong announced last year that he would completely stop filming and would no longer take on dramas.

The actors on Hong Kong Island still attach great importance to their speeches in this regard, and they will not break their promises easily.

Like Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu and others, they really stopped filming when they said that they were filming, and they never made movies again.

Brother Guanxi is also, he quit the entertainment industry when he said that he would quit the entertainment industry at the development conference, and he never took over the play or released a song again, and the main theme is to do what he says.

This aspect is indeed commendable.

It is not good for Zhang Guorong to break this convention and "virtue".

"Then let's talk about other candidates." Everyone turned the conversation back to the ground.

The main discussion of this meeting is the casting of the company's next stage of new films.

"Kunlun" is easy to say, the main actors are still selected from the company's artists, and it doesn't matter if they are new or old, because this movie also tells a story similar to the protagonist of the online article, as long as the actors with qualified acting skills can play it.

But "Battle of the Demon Tide" is not easy to say.

There is a very important character in this movie, that is, the nether immortal Lu Dongbin, this immortal from the heavenly realm and the lower realm in order to resist the demon tide, is the core character of this big event.

And this character is very high as soon as he appears, a bit similar to "Vision" or "Scarlet Witch" in Marvel, they first appeared in a big event, and they don't have their own independent movies, but they are all awesome.

Even Lu Dongbin is even more awesome than "Scarlet Witch", and he will be the peak of combat power in "The Battle of the Demon Tide", which is equivalent to Captain Marvel.

For such a strong role, you must find an actor who can hold it down.

It's best for the audience to see it and feel that he is Lu Dongbin, the peak of combat power, which is very reasonable!

"How is He Zhonghua?" Liu Jia, director of the company's brokerage department, suggested loudly.

He Zhonghua is the actor of Lu Dongbin in "The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals", and the Lu Dongbin he played can be regarded as the memory of a generation, which has brought a very deep impression to the audience.

The main reason is that this "The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals" is well filmed, and the starring Guo Jin'an, Jia Qing, He Zhonghua and others in it are impressive.

"He Zhonghua?"

"His reputation is still a little lower, and he has always acted in TV series, can he be the star of the movie?"

"To be determined, are there any other suitable candidates?"

Everyone discussed it, and they all felt that although He Zhonghua's image was suitable and the audience had an impression of him, it was a bit unworthy for a movie with an investment of more than 200 million.

Although the Xianxia Movie Universe in the Light and Shadow Era doesn't eat the fame of actors, you can't really find some TV dramas, right?

It's a worse option than finding someone new.

At least the resume of the newcomer is blank, and there are no stereotypes.

And TV drama coffee, none of the actors in the current TV series to film field have succeeded, and the audience is still very unwelcome, feeling that the movies made by TV drama actors are a bit of a loss when they go to the cinema

TV series and movies are really walled.

If it's not a last resort, I usually don't really look for TV actors to act in movies.

Especially after there are too many precedents of failure, the entertainment industry is somewhat superstitious about this phenomenon, and they dare not use TV drama actors.

There was silence in the conference room for a moment.

For a while, they really couldn't think of any suitable candidates.

The main reason is that this kind of sword immortal character is really too high, young actors are not easy to control, and old actors are rare.

"How's Hugo?" At this time, Li Xiaoping, who was sitting at the top, spoke.

"Hu Ge's image of Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the character design is actually quite similar to Lu Dongbin."

"Lu Dongbin was originally a sword immortal who played the world, not the stereotypical image of an immortal who does not eat fireworks in the world."

"Hugo and he are actually quite compatible."

"And although Hu Ge's achievements in the film field in recent years are average, he is after all an actor that Director Wu once favored and used."

"His national favorability is also very high, he has been mainly delayed by the agency in recent years, if the agency did not delay him and can provide him with a few good scripts, then he should have become a leading figure among young actors in the mainland, and may even become an actor."

Regarding Wu Yuan's vision, Li Xiaoping is now in a state of blind belief.

Wu Yuan was very optimistic about Hu Ge back then, and even had the idea of poaching Hu Ge from the Tang people, but Hu Ge was "righteous" and had a deep affection for the Tang people who promoted him, so there was no follow-up.

is also because of this, Hu Ge's development has not been very good in recent years, and after the success of "Your Name", not only did he not continue to make steady progress in the film field, but he went back to bullying people in the field of TV dramas.

Even though his "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "Mythology" have high ratings and have become national hit dramas, Li Xiaoping still feels sorry for him and feels that the Tang people have delayed him.

If Hu Ge could be in the era of light and shadow, it is estimated that he would have been a leading figure in Chinese films by now.

When looking for the actor of "Lu Dongbin" this time, Li Xiaoping thought of him.

Over the years, Hu Ge's most popular role is still the male protagonist in the two "Sword and Fairy".

And the male protagonists of these two "Fairy Sword" all use swords, especially Fei Peng in "Fairy Sword 3", which has a brilliant temperament.

Let him pick Lu Dongbin, the main beam, is undoubtedly one of the most suitable candidates at this stage! (End of chapter)