Chapter 650 Casting for "Infernal Affairs"(1/2)
"This movie is actually a man's drama, and the female characters don't have many roles. I don't know if Sister Huiling is interested."
Fang Xing didn't hide it, he made it clear while drinking tea and chatting.
In the current movie market, male actors are basically responsible for the box office.
Deng Huiling is very clear about this.
Fortunately, in recent years, there have been some movies with more emotional scenes, which can give actresses more room to perform.
If we go back a few years, the film market would really be a pure battlefield for male actors.
The movie Fang Xing is planning to shoot this time is also a men's drama.
The female character is mainly a foil and doesn't have much room for development.
Even so, it is a rare opportunity for actresses who want to enter the film industry.
Take Lin Yingxue as an example.
Because Lin Yingxue played a character in "Crazy Stone", even the rank was beyond the seventh rank.
However, "Crazy Stone" won the summer box office championship.
Lin Yingxue's resume clearly states that the total box office was 2.4 billion.
This is the result.
On the contrary, Tang Huiling got two movie roles from Shengqi Entertainment, and neither of them made any splash.
Nowadays, if film companies want to find an actress to make a movie, they will definitely choose Lin Yingxue instead of Tang Huiling.
Even though Tang Huiling has won three visual awards and Lin Yingxue has not won one, the film market still believes in Lin Yingxue more.
Because the film market does not recognize the achievements of TV series.
In fact, Deng Huiling's position as a celebrity in the field of TV dramas is already on the ceiling.
Status, popularity, and money are all in short supply.
However, if she wanted to act in a movie, it would be equivalent to starting all over again.
Although you don't have to start from a walk-on role, it is difficult to play an important role as a major movie director.
If given the choice, film directors would of course give priority to actresses with film successes rather than TV drama actors.
Therefore, Deng Huiling's current situation is very embarrassing.
If she wanted to act in a movie, she would have to let go of her stature and play roles with few roles.
However, this is inconsistent with her status in the TV industry.
It is also for this reason that most actors who have become famous in the field of TV dramas choose to stay in their comfort zone.
After all, if he goes to act in a movie, if he pounces, he will be ridiculed.
In fact, Deng Huiling is in this situation now.
If she acted in a TV series, she would have the ability to handle the ratings, but in the film industry, she would not be able to do what she wants.
The two movies she acted in before were highly entertaining, but there was no splash at all. They were occasionally picked up by the entertainment media, and they were basically ridiculed. Even if the words were used more euphemistically, they were still ridiculed.
actually.
Deng Huiling's agent had previously advised her to give up movies and return to the comfort zone of TV series. She is still the envy of everyone as a double-drama queen.
Deng Huiling has also considered giving up movies. As long as she is willing to give up movies, her future will be easy. She will make a TV series in two or three years, and she can retire behind the scenes in a few years.
However, she was always unwilling to give in, so when she heard that Fang Xing was going to make a new movie, she became interested again.
Therefore, even though Fang Xing said that the new movie was a man's drama, she still wanted to act in it, even if it was just to be a foil.
This is the situation in the film industry. If an actress can serve as a foil in a high-grossing movie, it is already an opportunity for many actresses to seize the lead.
Deng Huiling nodded and said with a smile: "If Director Fang thinks I am suitable, I am willing to give it a try."
Fang Xing heard that she acted in a movie with Shengqi Entertainment, but the box office was only a few million.
Seeing that she was still very committed to the big screen, he thought about it for a moment and agreed: "Okay then. The role that is more suitable for you is the fiancée of the second male lead, a novel writer. Go back and get a feel for the role, and then make an appointment for an audition.
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"Okay, thank you, Director Fang." Deng Huiling suddenly felt better after getting this opportunity.
This time is different from the two movies produced by Shengqi Entertainment. This time it is Fang Xing’s movie.
Fang Xing is not only making waves in the field of TV dramas, but also proved his strength on the big screen with "Crazy Stone".
With this kind of director, even if he is just a vase, he will be a vase worth billions in box office.
Even if the box office of this new movie is not as good as "Crazy Stone", she will be satisfied as long as it has 1 billion.
She doesn’t even need 1 billion, she would be satisfied with 500 million, or even less.
After all, the two movies she acted in before had a combined box office of just over 10 million, and she was embarrassed to tell people that she had acted in movies.
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The requirements for casting female characters this time are not high.
The reason why Fang Xing was willing to invite Deng Huiling to star was because he felt that her acting skills were absolutely adequate and even had some leftover.
Therefore, the casting of female characters was very simple and not many audition invitations were sent out.
Deng Huiling attended the audition according to the time and it was decided.
Another female character who has a lot of roles is a psychiatrist. Lin Yingxue participated in the audition. After seeing it, there were no problems, so she decided directly.
The audition for actresses is simple, but the requirements for male actors are relatively high.
"Second male lead, I want a handsome guy, a tough kind of handsome guy. Don't ask me for an idol, I want a decent, resolute, angular kind of handsome guy." Fang Xing looked at the second male lead actors collected by the casting team.
I am very dissatisfied with my resume.
In fact, in this movie, both the male and female protagonists can be said to be the male protagonists. In fact, it is a drama with two male protagonists.
It's just that in order to distinguish the roles, the first male and the second male are distinguished.
Since one of the key points in selecting the second male lead is to be handsome, someone in the casting team misunderstood it.
I thought I was looking for the kind of "handsome" that the fandom likes now, so the resumes I submitted all had idol-style looks, or Internet celebrity style, focusing on a fair and delicate look.
It's completely opposite to Fang Xing's request.
After reading his resume, Fang Xing cursed: "Can you find me some actors who look like men?"
Qiao Yinghong suggested: "Would you like to let Wang Kai try it?"
Fang Xing thought for a moment and said, "Whenever he gains experience, come over and audition."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, Fang Xing had thought about Wang Kai from the beginning.
His image is consistent, but his acting skills may not be enough.
However, it depends on whether it can be adjusted.
Wang Kai heard that it was an audition for a new movie and rushed over that afternoon to audition.
but.
After the audition, Fang Xing was not satisfied with his performance.
Wang Kai has only acted in TV series so far. In TV series, his acting skills are good, but in movies, there is still a bit of a gap.
Moreover, this is because the acting skills of the second male lead are actually not the most demanding in the entire movie.
Fang Xing repeated the play and asked him to try it three times, but it still didn't feel right.
After serious consideration, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "The second male lead needs to be found by someone else. It's okay to have a supporting role. Do you want to give it a try?"
When Wang Kai heard that he had the opportunity to appear on the big screen, he immediately agreed: "I am willing, as long as I can play any role."
Fang Xing said, "The character is a police villain. I'll ask the assistant director to give you the script in a few days."
"Okay." Wang Kai was overjoyed.
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Regarding the casting of the second male lead, it is difficult to choose the right one if you wait for the actors to actively submit their resumes.
After all, if you want to find a movie actor with good acting skills and good looks, and let him come to you on his own initiative, it is strange that you can find him.
Therefore, Fang Xing began to look through the film industry and the list of nominations for film awards in the past ten years.
I plan to find a Best Actor directly, or someone nominated for Best Actor.
I really found one that suits me very well.
Translated by Liu Han, 37 years old, with a strong and strong appearance, sharp edges and corners, and very obvious handsomeness.
He was nominated for Best Actor for this year's Jinhua Awards together with Guo Shi, but he did not win the award in the end.
In addition, Liu Hanyi also won the Best Actor Award at the Golden Bottle Film Awards Ceremony in Hong Kong, so he is a powerful actor in Hong Kong and is very well-known.
Fang Xing felt that his image was very suitable, so he started looking for his movies to watch. After watching two of them, he felt that his acting skills were pretty good.
To be continued...