It is worth noting that the reason why Luo Xun chose Kong Sheng as the director of "Blood Romance" is not just because the other party will become a top-line director in the TV industry in the future-

That's too much to take.

You should know that different directors have different types of expertise. Even first-line directors have their own themes that they are not good at. He was sure that Kong Sheng could control the theme of "Blood Romance", so he recommended him to be the director of this drama.

The reason is also very simple.

Two thousand and four years of previous life.

Kong Sheng filmed a Beijing-style drama "Qianmen Tower Nine and Zhaji". Kong Sheng, born in Shandong, actually filmed the customs and folk customs of Yanjing very realistically. This is the decisive reason why Luo Xun asked Kong Shuang to direct "Blood Romance". After all, most of the important characters in this drama are from Yanjing, and many of the backgrounds of the story are also placed in Old Yanjing. Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang are famous stubborn people in Yanjing. If they cannot shoot that flavor of Beijing, the drama will be overshadowed!

As for Hou Hongliang...

Luo Xun did not expect that Hou Hongliang had already started working with Kong Sheng before Shanying was established. And as a director, in Luo Xun's impression, the power of working together between them is definitely one plus one than two. This can be seen from the series of popular dramas they will collaborate in the future.

“By the way.”

Luo Xun suddenly remembered.

In his previous life, Wang Hu worked with Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng in "Langya Bang". From this perspective, he accidentally formed the prototype of a mountain shadow team. After all, in "Bloody Romance", Wang Hu was arranged to play the second female lead Gao Yue.

Mountain shadow...

From "Crossing the Guandong" and "Wenzhou Family" to "Fighting Changsha", "No War in Peking", "Parents' Love", and even the popular series of works such as "The Pretender", "Langya Bang" and "Ode to Joy", this chariot is invincible. Luo Xun is looking forward to what kind of sparks can be produced by the combination of Kong Sheng and Hou Hongliang with a classic drama like "Blood Romance"!

Enter Chen Ran's office.

Luo Xun quickly convinced Chen Ran to let Hou Hongliang be the co-director of "Blood Romance", and Chen Ran was helpless about this: "The boss and I are taking risks to you. Whether Kong Sheng or Hou Hongliang, they are both unknown new directors. In addition to filming a serious drama and winning the Feitian Award, they are worthy of recognition, and I can't see that they have other values ​​worthy of your strong recommendation."

"Don't worry."

Luo Xun said seriously: "This is my first time playing the leading role. I value the success or failure of this drama more than anyone else. Their level will definitely not disappoint you."

Luo Xun wants to give Chen Ran confidence.

After all, the company is not incapable of helping Luo find a quasi-first-line director to film "Blood Romance". No one in the circle knows that using newcomers takes a lot of risks, and using new directors is even more of a tightrope walk. This decision is bold.

"Okay."

Chen Ran said: "Let's talk about the director for now. Let's talk about the role. Zhong Yuemin has a very big age span. If you want to play from a young boy who has not graduated to his middle age, this has to be said to be a big challenge..."

"You still know how to perform?"

"You may not believe it. I attended a lot of performance classes when I was in college, so I naturally knew something. Don't worry about whether I understand or not, tell me what you think."

Luo Xun smiled: "First of all, it's image."

Different age groups need different images to support it. Du Liang complained about Liu Ye’s unqualified Zhong Yuemin in his previous life. One of the arguments is that Liu Ye’s hairstyle and makeup have not changed much: “I need to do a good job of image design at every stage before starting shooting.”

Chen Ran nodded.

Luo Xun said again: "Zhong Yuemin is a stubborn lord, a famous stubborn lord in Yanjing City. He made friends with all directions, but in fact he was not a hooligan. He just liked to pretend to be bad. His personality changes were related to his life experiences. He was unruly in his career as a stubborn lord in Yanjing City. Later, he went out to work as an educated youth and took a large group of people out to beg for food. His temper began to calm down. Later, he became resolute and courageous when he became a soldier. Even a killer king like Ning Wei was obedient to him..."

Zhong Yuemin has a rich experience.

As the stubborn leader of Yanjing City, he gathered many fans around him. Later, he went to the countryside to take educated youth out to beg for food. He joined the ace army through connections. He was able to obey a group of iron-blooded soldiers and obeyed the orders. After replacing his career, he could enjoy selling pancakes. He became an important leader of a state-owned enterprise and lived a life of luxury. Later, he went into the cell and became the leader of the cell...

He enjoys his life.

Even in the cell, I felt that this was a special experience on the road, and these different experiences made his character more profoundly shaped.

certainly.

Different women in life also had a great influence on him. Needless to say, Zhou Xiaobai, Qinling and Gao Yue, Zhong Yuemin was the most romantic, and at the most, he had three or four girlfriends at the same time. From a popular singer to a female secretary in the company, he could no longer find a man whose life was even more exciting than him.

"Break, reorganize."

Chen Ran smiled and said, "This character must clean the shadows of all your past characters. Only by truly becoming Zhong Yuemin can you impress the audience. The unruly side, the free and loyal side, and the unruly side, are not easy to shape. If you are not careful, you will become a unfaithful man, and if you are not careful, you will become heartless."

"It seems you really understand."

Luo Xun teased him. He recently studied the plot of "Bloody Romance" repeatedly and began to understand why Liang in his previous life said that Liu Ye played Zhong Yuemin into a hooligan.

That is a balanced grasp.

Just looking at his appearance, Zhong Yuemin does have the side of a gangster and cynical side. Cynicism is his attitude towards things, but in essence, Zhong Yuemin is not bad, and he is just a microcosm of the stubborn rulers of that era. In fact, Zhong Yuemin's group of stubborn rulers will become top figures in China in the future, and Li Yuanchao and others are among the top leaders.

Their restlessness.

It is the restlessness of the times.

The difficulty of this character is that it is difficult for Luo Xun to accurately grasp the pulse of that era. The story begins when the whole world is in turmoil and Luo Xun has not experienced that fanatical era.

How to solve it?

Last time, in order to film "Kung Fu", he watched a lot of Xiangjiang police and gangster films. This time, in order to film "Bloody Romance", Luo Xun decided to read a lot, from history to novels, and learn more about the stories about that era, which may help Luo Xun understand the characters' hearts.
Chapter completed!