The matter of the Daxiang team's match-fixing was left to Wang Duoyu and Manager Liu, but it was impossible to have a result in a while, and it would take about half a month at the fastest.

While he was waiting for the results of the investigation, he received a call from Mr. Lai, telling him that the Fairy Sword crew had begun casting. He had specifically warned the other party before, so he made this call.

"I know, tell me the time and place, and I will go over and meet the crew."

Originally, in reality, the official filming of "Sword of Sword" would not start until the second half of 2003, but due to Zhang Jin's joining, the process was advanced, and it is foreseeable that with the investment of a lot of money, the final result of the filming will be more sophisticated!

At the end of October, Zhang Jin came to Hengdian and met the actors who came to audition with the crew of Tangren Film and Television.

He had seen some behind-the-scenes of the filming of Fairy Sword. At first, Hu Ge was not chosen to play the role of Li Xiaoyao. Hu Ge auditioned for the role of Jiang Ming, and the male lead was originally considered to be Teacher He, Lin Zhiying, Zhou Yimin and Shi Shi.

Management Master Luo.

Later, Yao Zhuangxian, the creator of the game, saw Hu Ge's costume style and felt that it was very close to his image of Li Xiaoyao, so after discussions with Tangren Film and Television, he came up with Hu Ge's version of Li Xiaoyao.

However, since Zhang Jin is here, he will naturally not waste so much time. The main thing is to find out the candidates for the leading roles as soon as possible and start filming the project as soon as possible.

Although the original special effects scenes of Sword of Swordsman are not perfunctory, they really cannot be said to be very good. They can only be described as ordinary.

Since Zhang Jin wants to make the Fairy Sword series a more well-known big IP, he will naturally not save on special effects scenes. When writing the script, he put forward a point: try to restore the game scenes as much as possible, and build them in real scenes if they can.

I am hiring a Hollywood special effects team to do the special effects.

In short, one word is to make the audience have only one feeling after watching it - real and shocking!

Because Mr. Lai still had to deal with a lot of things in the group, he just sent an assistant to Hengdian to contact Zhang Jin and the crew of Tangren Film and Television. Under the introduction of the assistant, director Li Guoli met Zhang Jin for the first time.

Li Guoli looked at the young man in his early twenties in front of him. He had heard about Director Zhang behind him when he was in contact with Mr. Lai before. He had always been very interested in Director Zhang who was willing to invest a large amount of money to film game adaptations.

interested.

At first glance, he doesn't look like a business elite, but more like an ordinary rich second generation.

"Director Li, hello!"

"Hello, Director Zhang. Nice to meet you. You are younger than I thought!"

The two shook hands and Zhang Jin said: "You should call me Mr. Zhang. The title of Director Zhang does not sound like a young man."

Li Guoli naturally obeyed his wishes and changed his address: "Mr. Zhang, you have worked hard along the way. Do you want to take a rest first?"

"Thank you, no need, let's start the casting audition directly. By the way, Director Li, I want to know if you have any confirmed actors for the protagonist and supporting roles?"

The two walked towards the audition room, chatting as they walked.

"Of course there is, but the invitations we have sent out so far have received very few responses, especially for the male and female protagonists. The schedules of these suitable stars have expired and there is no time at all." Li Guoli shook his head and sighed.

Originally, due to a shortage of funds, the crew could not afford to hire big-name stars to star in such a TV series, so the main actors in the show were basically actors who were well-known at the time, but not very popular.

But after Zhang Jin joined with funds and copyrights, the wealthy Director Li was ready to invite A-list stars. After all, the investors invested so much money and demanded that high-quality dramas be produced, so they would have to produce big-budget and big-budget dramas.

Come on!

The result was that when Zhang Jin got the list of actors for the leading role given by Director Li, a strange look appeared on his face.

List of role candidates——

Li Xiaoyao (actor): Nicholas Tse, Jimmy Lin, Su Youpeng, Leo Ku, Lu Yi, Li Yapeng, Chen Kun

Zhao Linger (heroine): Zhao Wei, Ruby Lin, Zhang Ziyi, Zhu Yin

Lin Yueru (heroine): Ruby Lin, Cecilia Cheung, He Meixi

The supporting characters in the back, such as Anu, Tang Yu, Liu Zhuangyuan, Jiujianxian, and the Moon Worshiping Cult Master, are also similar. Anyway, we look at fame first. Those who are famous enough will be listed first. Any name that is familiar to Zhang Jin in his memory.

No.

"How is it? Mr. Zhang, do you have any opinions?" Li Guoli asked.

I can’t say I have any opinions, there are too many flaws to complain about!

Seeing that the two parties have a cooperative relationship, Zhang Jin suppressed his scolding mood and said: "Director Li, are you placing too much emphasis on popularity in your casting?"

Li Guoli nodded: "Popularity is one thing. These actors can bring more attention to the TV series, and I think they are all very suitable for getting close to the characters, and they have enough acting skills to interpret the characters."

Hearing these remarks, Zhang Jin felt a little uncomfortable, but he had to admit in his heart that the other party was right.

In order for TV series with larger investments to generate sufficient returns, they must choose the best combination to increase their influence.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that if the protagonists are Su Youpeng, Zhao Wei and Ruby Lin, the three Qiong Yao iron partners, they will definitely get a lot of attention before filming starts. There is no need to worry about whether the series can be sold. Many TV stations

Rushing to buy.

This is the market influence. They are the most popular female actors and actresses with the most ratings in the past two thousand years.

Perhaps this Sword and Fairy TV series starring them may also become a classic for the new generation, but it has no meaning to Zhang Jin. This is not the classic and sentiment in his mind.

One of the reasons why he invested in the Fairy Sword was for feelings. If it weren't for those familiar people to act, what would be the point!

Besides, although those people were young and not that famous, the final effect was not bad.

At least, almost no one can replace the roles of Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger!

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Jin said: "I see that these actors are quite famous. Their schedules are not easy to coordinate. How many of them have responded and agreed to audition now?"

"Originally I wanted to find Alec Su, Zhao Wei and Ruby Lin, but unfortunately they didn't have time. Now the only male actors who have replied to me that I can audition are Leo Ku, Li Yapeng and Lu Yi, and the actresses are Zhu Yin, He Meixi..." Li Guoli will reply

The actor said once again, "Actually, the supporting roles are okay. The main reason is that the protagonist is more troublesome. It is really difficult to find someone who is famous and fits the role."

Zhang Jin was very speechless, you really dare to look for it! Fortunately, the Qiong Yao trio didn't have time, otherwise they would have played the three protagonists of Sword and Sword. Thinking about it, the scene would be unbearable to look at.

Li Xiaoyao: "I really shouldn't quarrel with Ling'er! She is so gentle, strong, fragile, strong, passionate, helpless... Anyway, in my eyes, they are all advantages, such a perfect girl

, why should I quarrel with her!

In fact, I am at a loss for words and don’t know what to say. The real situation is that Yueru forgot her feelings for a moment and shed tears in front of me. I am just an ordinary man, and I also have the weaknesses of men. I was so touched when I saw Yueru shed tears.

I wanted to cure her tears, so I couldn't help it... and became what you saw."

Zhao Ling'er: "Human beings can share everything, but only love. How can we share it? Do you want to keep hatred buried in your heart? That will ruin your life!"

On the first day that Brother Xiaoyao was away, I missed him, I missed him, I missed him. On the second day that Brother Xiaoyao was away, I missed him, I missed him, I missed him. On the third day that Brother Xiaoyao was away, I missed him, I missed him, I missed him

!”

Lin Yueru: "If Ling'er dies, Xiaoyao will not be alive. If Ling'er goes crazy, Xiaoyao will not be awake. If Ling'er lives, Xiaoyao will never leave her again. What about me? Who am I?

A losing war, a losing war.

If Ling'er dies, my sins will be heavy. If Ling'er lives, I will have nothing.

When a person loves to the extreme, then she is not qualified to talk about self-esteem and pride, and that’s the case for me!”

When I think of the scene of the three people saying these lines, Zhang Jin's embarrassing cancer instantly develops to an advanced stage and is hopeless!

There is a groundhog roaring crazily in my heart - ah!

Li Guoli looked at Zhang Jin who was silent and suddenly felt that the other person's heart seemed not as calm as on the surface.

He asked: "Mr. Zhang, since you are willing to spend a lot of money to buy the film and television adaptation rights of Fairy Sword, I think you must have a lot of your own ideas on casting. You might as well talk about it and let's discuss it together to see if it works.

Inappropriate."

Zhang Jin said, "Let's go see the audition actors first. Don't let them come all the way and wait for so long."

"That's fine." Li Guoli nodded.

The two of them came to the audition room while they were talking. The place was not big. At this time, the hotels in Hengdian did not have audition rooms specifically reserved for the crew. Such rooms were temporarily made available after the boxes, tables and chairs were removed.

of.

Inside were white seats, cameras, reflectors, lights and other equipment.

When Zhang Jin entered, some people were already there, and he saw the tall and thin Yao Zhuangxian at a glance.

At this time, Yao Zhuangxian had become the general manager of Capital Softstar Technology, and with his support, Zhang Yijun established Shangruan in Shanghai last year and took over the development and production of the future Fairy Sword series.

Produced under his planning supervision, his other pen name, Foreman Jun, is better known to game fans.

Foreman Jun later founded Zhulong Company, and Gu Jian Yi and Gu Jian II were both his works.

Yao Zhuangxian was chatting with the staff when he saw Li Guoli and Zhang Jin walking in and quickly greeted them.

"Now that everyone is here, A Ming, go and ask the actors who are auditioning if they have all put on their makeup, and let the actor who put on their makeup first do the audition." Li Guoli didn't waste any time and directly ordered the casting director.

Soon, the first actor to audition arrived.

When Zhang Jin saw the other person, he was stunned for a moment. The actor was none other than Zheng Peipei, who played the grandmother in the play.

Unexpectedly, with so many young and middle-aged actors coming to audition, she, an elderly person, would be the first one to come in.

Zhang Jin suddenly remembered a filming behind-the-scenes he had seen before, that is, during the filming, only Zheng Peipei came to the set half an hour early every day to put on makeup and stay in the back lot.

She was afraid of messing up her hair, so she didn't shake her upper body or head when she stood, and she didn't lean back when she sat. The staff told her that she could rest and tidy up her outfit when filming started. But she didn't do that and said it was a mistake.

An actor’s self-cultivation.

From this point alone, we can see that the old-school actors have very high professional requirements for themselves. Whether it is her own reasons or the habits she developed according to the industry's regulations, they are all worthy of admiration and learning!

Teacher Zheng's acting skills are undoubtedly unquestionable, and her costume also fits the character very well. She has the kind and kind smile of an old man, but also can see the heroine temperament of her youth, soft yet strong, she is simply the perfect choice for a grandma.

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It didn't take long for Li Guoli and Yao Zhuangxian to decide to give this role to her.
To be continued...