When Ji Li saw the title of this movie, he immediately became a little bit interested.
Director Xu Cheng's "Killing the Gods" series, he took the time to learn about it during the New Year's Day holiday this year. It can be said that the first three "Meihu", "Kui Niang" and "Flower Demon" in the Killing God series created a new round of climax in Chinese mythological films.
Whether it's the plot of the story itself, the depiction of the actors' acting skills, the composition of the shooting screen, or the sophisticated production in the later stage, they have achieved all-round development and tried their best to do their best.
Therefore, it is an expected answer that their box office can steadily win the championship of the current period.
At the beginning, how many female stars fought over their heads, wanting to get the heroine of director Xu Cheng
For a series of movies with a solid audience, as long as the performance is above the pass line, it will completely raise the career to a higher level.
Of course, director Xu Cheng also has strict requirements for actors' acting skills.
The heroines of the trilogy are all acting schools.
"The original trilogy all focused on the theme of 'big heroine'. I didn't expect that this fourth 'Monk' should be replaced by the main hero." Yu Fuya sat on the sofa, her eyes were full of interest.
Casting auditions are conducted secretly in the industry, and various companies and agents are vying for the few audition spots.
After Yu Fuya heard the news, she immediately used her contacts to contact Director Xu Cheng's team and got one of the audition spots for Ji Li.
Of course, there is also the outline of the character in this movie.
She knows that no matter how good the film team is, Ji Li will always pay the most attention to the quality of the work itself.
"The complete script and plot will not be disclosed to the outside world for the time being. You should read the outline of the characters first? But I think Director Xu Cheng's script should not be too bad. Yuzhu is the first, he will not easily smash his own Signboard." Yu Fuya analyzed.
I heard that the writing of the script of "The Demon Monk" and the previous "Flower Demon" were carried out at the same time. On the contrary, the former has repeatedly revised and polished it until now, before it has the plan to start the project.
It is said that series films are difficult to shoot well. A director as famous as Xu Cheng dares to start the fourth film. He should be full of confidence in shooting techniques and scripts.
Ji Li nodded, his eyes fell, and he couldn't wait to scan the profile book that Yu Fuya brought.
The story of "Monk" revolves around the male protagonist 'Chen Yi'.
During the Great Man period, the world was torn apart.
Wars are raging everywhere, demons and ghosts are rampant, and the world is difficult. The world is divided into four categories: humans, gods, demons, and ghosts.
To say that people can be distinguished from gods, and Buddhas and demons can be recognized.
But there is one person, it is difficult to identify whether it is a person, a god, a ghost, or a demon, because he kills people, kills demons, and collects ghosts. It is rumored that he even killed gods.
The monstrous monk, Chen Yi, has lost his whereabouts.
It is said that he was born rich and honored, and he was originally a holy monk.
But in the year when Chen Yi ascended to heaven and was enshrined, he personally beheaded and killed the people of the whole country, and privately used blood as a sacrifice in exchange for his own path to the gods and Buddhas.
But on the day he was entrusted, his crimes were discovered by the divine family, and he was reincarnated into the mortal world.
From then on, he no longer turned to the Buddha, but took up all the evil blood in his hands, sucking human blood, swallowing demon beads, destroying ghosts, and pulling out the spirit.
It is said that Chen Yi has lived no less than a hundred years.
Some people say that he has a hideous face, more terrifying than monsters, while others say that he has a handsome face, and he specializes in deceiving and killing people with his beauty.
In fact, no one has seen Chen Yi's true face.
Except for Shinto, there is a widely circulated sentence in the other three ways-the one who can see Chen Yi's true face must be at the moment of dying.
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When Ji Li saw the background briefing in the first half, his eyes became more interesting.
He likes such a role with a sense of 'villain', which is emotional and contradictory enough.
Moreover, according to his many years of experience in reading scripts, such a male protagonist must have a little-known truth about his life experience.
Sure enough, as soon as he turned the page, he saw the content of the background of the characters—
In fact, Chen Yi is the direct prince born to the empress of the former Su Dynasty. From the moment he was born, it rained for seven consecutive days, solving the biggest drought in the past century of the Su Dynasty.
Because of one incident, the whole country was sincerely grateful for the prince's arrival and recognized him as a blessed person.
The Su dynasty believed in Buddhism and Taoism. The most famous Buddhist temple in the dynasty, the Shoushen Temple, is said to be the channel connecting the gods and the mortal world, and the four leaders and eight elders in it have left their mortal bodies. Servants stationed in the world.
When Chen Yi was sixteen years old, Abbot Lingtong, who had been closed for a long time at the Shoushen Temple, suddenly left the seclusion and went straight to the palace to fulfill the will of God, to take Prince Chen Yi as a disciple.
He said that if Chen Yi converts to Buddhism, he will be able to rank among the gods in the near future and save all living beings.
When the Empress Su Chao heard about this, she suppressed all kinds of reluctance in her heart and agreed.
After all, how can the life of an emperor for decades in the world be as important as attaining the Tao and ascending to heaven? For the sake of my own son, no matter how reluctant I am, I have to give up.
This is for the good of Chen Yi, and also for the common people of Su Dynasty in the future.
Chen Yi did have spiritual roots. After being brought into Buddhism, he devoted himself to cultivating. He learned wisdom in one year, learned the Dharma in two years, and reached the highest level of Buddhism in three years.
But in ten years, he personally beheaded and saved many demons and ghosts, and became the most famous holy monk in Su Dynasty.
Of course, this is inseparable from the wanton offerings and publicity of Su Chao and the empress.
Chen Yi is outstanding in appearance, and his temperament is even more gentle and refined. Women in Su Dynasty love him and admire him, men are jealous of him, but they have to obey his ability to slay demons and slay demons, and are willing to worship him devoutly.
When Chen was 18 years old, Abbot Lingtong told him that the time had come. According to the instructions of the divine family, he was willing to help him escape from mortal womb and become a god and Buddha.
Chen Yi thought he could do it through years of hard work, but he never expected that on the day he ascended to the sky and was granted the title, he would learn the news that 'the war has wreaked havoc on the country, and the dynasty has been destroyed'.
Abbot Lingtong told him that if he wanted to be listed as a god or Buddha, he must acquire enough devout beliefs.
Sealed in heaven, hell on earth.
When the people were about to die, the power of devout prayers erupted was enormous, and the power of the whole country was devoted to helping one person become a Buddha. This was what Su Chao should do for his former prince.
After all, if Chen Yi hadn't been born eighteen years ago, perhaps Su Chao would have perished in that drought long ago.
Not only Chen Yi, but other gods and Buddhas were also in such a high position back then.
The so-called compassion for heaven and earth has turned into ruthlessness in the end. The Buddha's light that seems to be revered by people is covered up by bloody blood.
What gods and Buddhas save sentient beings? It's just a group of humble species that treat mortals as ants!
Chen Yi tore the so-called "sacred cassock" to shreds. His behavior angered the group of "gods and Buddhas", and they all joined forces to suppress him alone.
Chen Yi, who has just obtained the power of faith in the whole country, has also injured many gods and Buddhas under serious injuries. He slipped back to the mortal world and vowed never to set foot on this dirty land again.
In order to cover up this fact, other gods and Buddhas fabricated a lot of false news and spread it to the human world. In addition, after descending to the mortal world, Chen Yi did indeed do a lot of "killing" things that violated Buddhism.
So, a hundred years later, Chen Yi has become a monstrous monk who "screams and kills" and "fears and fears" in Sidaokou.
And the beginning of the movie's story begins here.
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After reading the outline of the characters, Ji Li's inner interest did not disappear.
Compared with the concept of "respecting gods" in traditional fairy tales, the series of Killing Gods is reversed. Although he hasn't read the full script yet, he is already looking forward to the plot where Qi Chen will slap the 'God and Buddha' in the face.
In addition, the true story about Chen Yi's past must have been hidden in the plot of the script as a hidden thread. For future movie viewers, there will also be a sense of thorough understanding of slowly digging out the truth.
"How about it? Do you want to try it?" Yu Fuya asked, "This movie is tentatively scheduled to start in early November. We have plenty of time."
If it can be done, a big movie project will be confirmed in the second half of the year.
And after the trip is over, there is still a gap of four to five months before "Monk" starts, and I can pick up another film with a shorter shooting period.
If the audition for "Monk" is not successful, then they are actually not at a loss.
"Yes." Ji Li replied.
He needs a movie with a leading male lead that can beat the box office, and "The Monk" is a good fit in every way. Of course, he still can't take it lightly when it comes to auditions.
Ji Li thought for a while, then asked, "In four days, I'm going to start a new round of reality show shooting, is there enough time for the audition?"
"In time, if there is no problem on your side, I will confirm the day after tomorrow with Director Xu Cheng's team."
This arrangement will not delay the shooting of the reality show the next day.
Yu Fuya thought of something, and reminded emphatically, "By the way, the first round of audition is not about acting skills, but about modeling."
Director Xu Cheng pays great attention to the conformity of actors and characters in appearance.
To put it more bluntly, Chen Yi is a monk, and this actor's 'bald head' look not only cannot make people play, but also has to make people feel beautiful, immortal, and have the elegance and empathy inherent in Buddhism.
Yu Fuya has never regarded Ji Li as a so-called "idol actor". When looking for a role, she will not worry about the one-sided definition of him from the outside world.
As long as the role is good, she is willing to arrange audition qualifications for Ji Li and let him try more.
Ji Li nodded calmly.
As an actor, he should have performed more roles with different styles and shapes.
What about a bald head
As long as the characters are good enough, they can still gain the love of the audience.
Yu Fuya poked his face and teased, "You need to take good care of your skin these two days. Although Chen Yi's behavior is demonic, he still looks like a white and tender holy monk."
Both righteous and evil, pure and lustful.
When Yu Fuya saw the adjective of the character, she secretly thought - this is like a tailor-made character for her family Ji Li!
Ji Li smiled helplessly, "Sister Yu, I understand."
"Well, let the driver take you back to rest early. Rest at home tomorrow and recharge your batteries. I will pick you up to the audition venue the day after tomorrow."
"it is good."
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Early on Saturday morning, Yu Fuya took Ji Li to the venue of the modeling audition - Shimei Special Effects Studio.
Director Xu Cheng's special productions of the "God Killing" series are all in charge of their studio.
The venue is arranged in the Haishi Economic and Trade Building, and the entire 21st floor is covered. Once you enter the door, you can see a variety of special effects props.
From realistic dummy skins, to 'bloody' stumps and broken arms, to all kinds of monster models, the visual effects of this studio are top-notch in the industry.
The bald head look of the movie is not common in the entertainment industry, and the male lead is going to choose a young actor. It's just an audition.
Therefore, the director team asked 'Sight Beauty Special Effects' to be responsible for the styling of the first round of auditions.
"Sister Yu, long time no see." A smartly dressed woman greeted her with a smile.
"Vivian, long time no see." Yu Fuya hugged her, and immediately introduced to Ji Li, "Ji Li, this is the boss of Shimei, Vivian. She is the top female special effects artist in China .”
"Hello, I'm actor Ji Li." Ji Li stretched out his hand and greeted Vivian proactively.
Yu Fuya and Vivienne are old acquaintances, she was the one who 'built the bridge' through her contacts, and helped Vivienne to get some modeling and special effects cooperation from several film crews.
For this, Vivian has always been very grateful to Yu Fuya.
"Vivienne, this time you have to give me a thin face to make Ji Li look better." Yu Fuya said as she walked, "We still want to win this role."
"Sister Yu, look at what you said, can I not care?" Vivienne looked at Ji Li's face and covered up the unfinished words.
Since last week, their team has been responsible for the audition styling of one or two actors every day.
From well-known male stars to newcomers, from early twenties to around thirties... People of various status and age groups in the circle have tried it.
It can only be said that the bald head shape is really too challenging. It is more like a "demon mirror" than the inch head shape. It pursues the ultimate coordination of facial features.
No matter how good-looking some male stars are through their hairstyles, once they put on the 'bald head' style, they immediately expose their shortcomings.
Either the facial lines are too rigid, resulting in insufficient soft beauty, or the temperament does not match, and it directly becomes a fool.
"What? Director Xu Cheng is not satisfied?" Yu Fuya said secretly.
Seeing affection, Vivienne revealed in a low voice, "Director Xu is mostly dissatisfied, but there was one who looked pretty good yesterday, a newcomer from Jincheng Films, Zhang Ye."
When Yu Fuya heard this, her face froze slightly.
She didn't have any objection to the hard-working newcomers, but she just had a habitual physical disgust when she heard the four company names of Jincheng Films.
The three walked into the modeling room.
Yu Fuya resolutely stopped the topic, "Vivienne, please forgive me."
Vivian responded with a smile, "No trouble."
The first step in this look is to make the 'scalp' - use petroleum jelly and vulcanized latex to create the appropriate thickness on the model, and then use setting powder to remove the dried fake scalp.
Ji Li sat down at the styling seat, calmly waiting for the next makeup.
The styling assistant spent some time combing Ji Li's own hair.
Vivienne looked at it twice, and said decisively, "There is no need to use cotton to fill it, it's very good, just put on the fake headband."
Because each person's head shape is different, it is necessary to fill the 'bumps' on the surface of the head with soft items such as cotton before attaching the fake scalp.
However, Ji Li's hair style is very beautiful, so this step can be directly omitted.
The staff used special white glue to glue the fake scalp, and then used cotton swabs to deal with the uneven hairline edges, and finally used small brushes to color the fake scalp to create a slight hair residue effect.
This set of procedures took almost three hours.
Ji Li looked at his strange self in the mirror, unable to recover for a moment.
Even though he played countless roles in his "previous life", he has never had such a bold and unique look.
Before he could speak, Vivian said expectantly, "Follow the staff to change clothes?"
So far, Ji Li has given her a very good feeling, far better than those actors who tried out their styles before. I just don't know if this temperament can hold up after the legendary Chunsheng's costume
"it is good."
Ji Li took off his clothes and followed the male clothing assistant into the dressing room.
In just a few minutes, the changeover is complete.
The moment the door curtain was lifted, the surrounding exclamation sounded one after another——
Ji Li's appearance as a saint monk is amazing!
Instead of the red and bright yellow cassocks in the traditional impression, Ji Li is wearing a costume designed by the film costume team, which is specially used for the first round of role auditions.
When Su Chao was still alive, Chen Yi was not only a holy monk, but also the noble crown prince of this country.
In order to reflect Chen Yi's noble and holy identity, his cassock is pure white, and the clothes are not drawn with traditional patterns such as snails, snails, and precious umbrellas, but a whole piece of Buddhist scriptures, which are gorgeous and shocking. .
The cassock is clasped like a jade ring, outlining Ji Li's thin waist, making his figure even taller.
It took the costume team three months to make such an extreme costume, and the production cost alone was as high as six figures.
You must know that white clothes are actually very skin-selective, but this golden silk white cassock is worn on Ji Li's body, which makes his face more radiant and becomes a perfect bonus.
Without hair modification, the extremely handsome facial features gave a fatal impact.
The light brown pupils shimmered, seemingly ruthless and affectionate, as if they had a cold and gentle feeling of compassion.
The brown mole on the bridge of the nose was faintly visible under the illumination of the light, and the thin red lips were slightly pursed, and there was a sense of temptation invisibly.
Vivienne was stunned, and all the employees under her were dumbfounded.
Clearly wearing the most holy cassock, but with an abstinent and seductive demeanor, this sense of contradiction makes people itch.
This is Chen Yi in the script!
A young holy monk who can be admired by women all over the country in Su Dynasty, and who can make people, demons, and ghosts still worry about him after knowing his identity as a "demon monk". I am afraid that only Ji Li's appearance is qualified. Bar!
These days, they receive so many audition actors.
Many actors have already exposed their shortcomings just by their bald heads. After wearing the crew's high-end cassocks, the greasy and vulgar feeling is basically ruining the word 'saint monk'.
Still some employees couldn't hold back the praise from the bottom of their hearts, and discussed in a low voice—
"Ah, Ji Li is so pretty!"
"It's amazing, how can he hold any appearance?"
"This should be the actor Director Xu is looking for, right?"
"Don't be too absolute. The demon monk look is the core of the movie. It's a pity that Ji Li can't try it now."
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Vivienne came back to her senses, her eyes showed a hint of appreciation, "Ji Li, according to Director Xu's request, you have to take a few photos and styling videos now, is that okay?"
Their studio will uniformly send the actor's appearance to the mailbox of the director team. If Director Xu Cheng and the screenwriter feel that the actor's image is suitable, they will unilaterally notify the actor's company to determine the time for the second round of auditions.
"certainly."
"David, take him to the studio next door." Vivian greeted the exclusive photographer who came to the studio.
David rubbed his hands, and excitedly led Ji Li to the next door.
After filming the 'monk' actor for so many days, David thought he was already tired of aesthetics, until he saw Ji Li, and the other party's appearance completely grew in his aesthetic point!
awesome!
A group of employees slipped over to watch Ji Li take photos of her styling.
People in the film and television modeling industry have always been critical and vicious.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Yu Fuya knew that Ji Li's styling was half done, and her tense heartstrings finally relaxed, "Vivienne, is this one from our family okay?"
"We think it's useless to say it's okay? We can't make the decision." Vivienne said truthfully, "Director Xu still has the right to make decisions about this movie."
As soon as the words fell, a steady voice of inquiry sounded behind him.
"What decision is up to me?"
Yu Fuya and Vivian turned around, both showing surprised expressions.
"Director Xu, why are you free today? You should have told me earlier, and I will go down to pick you up in person." Vivienne said politely.
"I came here to do some private business nearby. I heard from my assistant that your studio is nearby, so I came here to take a look." Director Xu Cheng explained simply.
He looked at Yu Fuya who was on the side, his eyebrows flickered in surprise, "Ms. Yu?"
"Director Xu." Yu Fuya nodded, "I just contacted your team the day before yesterday, and brought my artists to try on a look."
Xu Cheng thought for a while, "The actor named Ji Li?"
"Yes."
"What about others?" Xu Cheng was a little interested.
"It's in the studio next door." Vivienne and Yu Fuya looked at each other and took the initiative to lead the way, "Director Xu, may I show you?"
Xu Cheng nodded and followed.
Yu Fuya stared at Xu Cheng's back, her heartstrings tightened again.
Didn't expect to meet the director himself at the end of the film by mistake
I hope that Ji Li's strength and good luck can continue to be blessed and bring him new good news.
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In the studio.
The shutter sounded non-stop, and David became more and more excited as he took more shots. He looked at Ji Li in the camera, and his whole body was so hot that he was about to sweat.
So beautiful!
Too much!
So pure!
David's heart was pounding, if it wasn't for the restrained temper of the people of Huaguo, he would have wanted to call Ji Li's beauty loudly.
In fact, the director team has stipulated that each actor can only take ten photos, and David has already taken no less than a hundred photos for Ji Li.
"Okay." David stopped, and he adjusted the video recording function of the camera, "Take two more random steps, turn back and forth, and pose."
The purpose of recording the video is to show the director team the physical dynamics of the actors.
Before Ji Li could respond, the crowd dispersed in surprise.
Ji Li followed the prestige, only to find that the leader was a middle-aged man, with his hands folded behind his back, and the look in his eyes implying scrutiny.
Yu Fuya was standing behind the other party on the left, silently mouthing the identity of the visitor.
—Director Xu Cheng.
Of course Ji Li recognized it, one of the four famous directors in the Huaguo film industry.
He quickly regained his composure and took the initiative to bow to greet him, "Hi Director Xu, I'm actor Ji Li."
Xu Cheng nodded, and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened slightly, "I know, Xiang Suian in "Time Talker", I have seen your movie, if the promotion before the release is better, I am afraid that the box office champion during the New Year's Day holiday will be easy. Lord."
As a competitor in the same period, Xu Cheng had watched the full version of "Time Lobbyist" in private, and the only actor who had a profound influence on him was Ji Li in front of him.
"The director is overrated."
Xu Cheng didn't let Ji Li move, but wandered around him on his own, and then smiled appreciatively, "Your plasticity is beyond my expectation."
At this moment, Ji Li has completely lost the shadow of Xiang Sui'an, and this warm feeling all over his body has the taste of Chen Yi in his youth.
However, this alone is not enough.
The core part of the film is the 'demon monk' Chen Yi, which has a completely different sense of evil from the 'holy monk'.
For him, appearance is important, but acting skills are more important than appearance.
Xu Cheng is a very efficient director, since Ji Li's appearance suits his wishes, he simply issued a formal invitation.
"Are you free next Friday? The second round of auditions, play a script fragment for me to see."
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#Wait, the image of the monster monk is evil and seductive!