Director Zhou Guojian gave Mei Zihan a choice.
After the banquet was over, Mei Zihan had already received two versions of the outline of the characters in his mailbox.
Mei Zihan sat in the car and watched the two versions of the plot characters, and only then did he understand what the challenge director Zhou Guojian meant by the challenge.
In "Fire of War 1940", the male protagonist is a foreign volunteer doctor who stayed here to support. His family members all died in the flames of war. When he committed suicide, he was rescued by a Chinese. After the death of the Chinese, he came to Rabbit Guo became an rescue doctor. The heroine is a female teacher who has studied in Japan. Her parents are the patriarchs of feudal aristocrats. of powerlessness.
The male second played by Mei Zihan was originally a mixed-race businessman in China. His father is from the Rabbit Country and his mother is Japanese. In the version signed by Mei Zihan, the male lead disliked the innocence and ignorance of the heroine on the one hand, but was moved by the feelings of the heroine and the hero on the other. Kong's Rabbit Country has spent his whole life working hard for the restoration of this country.
But the original version of this story is not like this. The male second is not so decisive, but with the unique daze of that era. He has two choices, he can go to two different countries, but these two countries are opposite in this era. Finally, on the eve of victory in the war, he chose to commit suicide.
Because no matter which side it is, he can't make a choice. His hands were covered with blood, but he also saved many lives. He knew that no matter which side he chose, he would be doomed to spend the rest of his life in regret.
He escaped the sanctions of the law and the country, but could not escape his own conscience. This is a sad and pitiful person.
In the revised version, the male second played by Mei Zihan has a shining point of his humanity, which is more in line with the main theme of the plot, and the ending is also good. The pre-modified version has higher requirements for acting skills, and the portrayal of characters is more plump.
But in many cases, it is not that the fuller the character, the better. The fuller the character is, the more inferiority of the exposed person, and the more the audience will feel disgusted with this character.
There are many actors who are disturbed by others in their daily life because they portray a villain too well. Such examples are not uncommon. It can be seen that the vast majority of audiences are actually not very able to distinguish between reality and film and television works.
Mei Zihan is so popular now, and in the hearts of fans, he is a near-perfect idol. As long as "In and Out" is released, he will be able to win the title of best actor smoothly, and there will be a TV series "The Crown" that will become popular all over the world Protecting himself, it will be enough for him to be popular for ten or twenty years.
If he chooses to accept this challenge, it will only make Mei Zihan's current achievements more impressive, but the audience's favorability for him may be reduced because of the portrayal of this character.
The more popular the movie and the more classic the role, the greater the damage to Mei Zihan's popularity.
Zhou Guojian is not a director who doesn't care about actors. It is precisely because he knows how the characters' personalities will affect the audience that he will modify the characters in the script.
However, he also saw the most valuable qualities of an actor in Mei Zihan, and he hoped that Mei Zihan could make this decision himself.
Mei Zihan returned home with the script, and he called Jiang Ying and Liu Tianyi, hoping to have a good discussion with them. He has never been a decisive person. At this critical moment, the mentality of salted fish once again occupied his mind.
"As your manager, I still hope that you don't take up this challenge." Liu Tianyi read the two scripts and was silent for a long time before expressing his conclusion.
If he just hoped that Mei Zihan could win the Best Actor and earn his reputation as a manager, he would naturally encourage Mei Zihan to take over the role. But it was precisely because he didn't want Mei Zihan to suffer unnecessary criticism because of this role, that's why he persuaded him so.
"You are still very young, and you have many opportunities to hit higher awards. If you take this role, if you don't perform well, you will be scolded, and if you perform well, you will also be scolded. The original That war, for the two countries, is an unforgettable history. A guy with a volatile temperament and his hands are stained with the blood of the people of the two countries, and an image that is unwilling to face the future and abandoned by the times. You will be scolded even now."
Just as Mei Zihan's global reputation can make many people feel proud and favor him, the national sentiment is actually hidden in everyone's heart, no matter how much they dislike their own country, they cannot allow others to say that their country is unique. Words are not good.
Mei Zihan taking such a role is undoubtedly destroying his own image.
"In the TV series that became popular all over the country, the villains in it would be smashed by others when they go out. Look, there are so many idiots on Weibo and WeChat. You should never overestimate people's IQ and character. "
Liu Tian put out the facts and reasoned, and expressed all his worries and concerns.
The more Mei Zihan listened, the more ugly his face became. He turned to look at Jiang Ying beside him, "Do you also think I shouldn't answer?"
Liu Tianyi looked at Jiang Ying nervously.
Although he is Mei Zihan's manager, he is far inferior to Jiang Ying in terms of influence over Mei Zihan.
He also knew, for example, what a movie meant to Jiang Ying.
Jiang Ying put so much effort into Mei Zihan, training Mei Zihan's acting skills bit by bit, and Mei Zihan carried the dreams of the two of them.
As long as Jiang Ying nodded, Mei Zihan would take over the role without hesitation.
And Jiang Ying's mother is willing to devote herself wholeheartedly to a role, and Jiang Ying herself has been affected by the scene she played in her childhood.
Liu Tianyi felt a little hopeless, but not hopeless.
There is a question that has been circulating on Weibo for a long time, "Your mother and your wife fell into the water at the same time, you can only save one, who do you want to save?"
This question has stumped countless people, because no matter which one you choose, it is wrong.
Because both are equally important.
For Jiang Ying, Mei Zihan and movies are equally important.
But in the past, Mei Zihan and movies were on the same path, liking Mei Zihan was tantamount to liking movies. It's not like now, choosing one side means letting the other down.
This is not just a role, but a matter of heart.
Jiang Ying looked at Mei Zihan quietly.
He knew both were waiting for his answer.
Especially Mei Zihan, he had never looked at a person so seriously before.
He never asked Jiang Ying, which is more important, him or the movie? Although Liu Tianyi has been mocking him for his low EQ, his EQ performance in front of Jiang Ying has never been that low.
He would never ask such embarrassing, hurtful questions.
Mei Zihan can understand Jiang Ying and respect his ideals. So even though the two of them are very different, with completely different lifestyles, personal habits, family backgrounds, and ways of thinking, they can still come together. And live a more loving and longer life than ordinary couples.
Nothing more than respect and tolerance.
But now, such a small role is being tested. In Jiang Ying's eyes, which one is better, Mei Zihan or the movie, and which is the most important in Jiang Ying's heart.
Even if this movie has nothing to do with Jiang Ying.
Seeing Wei Zhizhu, Jiang Ying's answer actually represented his choice.
Jiang Ying didn't answer immediately.
Although Mei Zihan brought both of them here, he probably wanted to take over the role in his heart. Jiang Ying herself also learned this line of work. Of course, she knew that if she played this role well, Mei Zihan's acting skills would be improved, and he would even get more awards.
But again, a lot of people blend characters and actors.
Of Mei Zihan's many fans, at least half of them fell in love with him because of his works. Then, on the other hand, I will also hate him because of his works.
Jiang Ying lurks in Mei Zihan's fan base, so of course she knows what those lovely fans are thinking. They can accept Mei Zihan acting in bad movies, as long as Mei Zihan's appearance in it is decent, they can brag about it without thinking.
But if Mei Zihan really plays such a character that exposes all the shortcomings of human nature, how many of them will quietly withdraw from the group after watching it
Director Zhou Guojian's works have always been famous for their appeal.
If Mei Zihan's pinnacle of acting is this role, then in the next few years, if Mei Zihan doesn't have a better character than this role, the audience will probably stereotype him.
The risks are simply too great.
In other words just not worth it.
Jiang Ying clearly knew that taking this role was the way for Mei Zihan to improve his acting skills, but he remained silent when the words came to his lips.
If it was me a few years ago, I'm afraid he would persuade Mei Zihan to take this role.
Jiang Ying smiled self-deprecatingly. After all, he couldn't really give everything for his ideals, and he was completely different from his mother.
He couldn't imagine that Mei Zihan was attacked and abused by others because of this role, and he couldn't bear Mei Zihan's fall from being praised by everyone to being ignored by no one.
Having seen Mei Zihan's brilliance on the stage, how can he bear to let him fall into the mortal world
Maybe, I like him more than my ideal.
"I don't know." Jiang Ying spit out this sentence under the eyes of the two people, "But, Ah Han, as your lover, I agree with Liu Tianyi's opinion."
Liu Tianyi looked at him in surprise, then, Liu Tianyi realized something, and turned his head slowly...
So flashy!
Mei Zihan's smile was so dazzling that it was hard to look directly at it.
The author has something to say: I don't know if everyone can understand this chapter. This is not just a character, but Jiang Ying's choice.
Mei Zihan took over this pre-revised role, which would become a classic and make the movie better, but Jiang Ying still loves him and doesn't want to let him get hurt.
ps: TV drama characters are inseparable from real actors, this is a very common phenomenon. For example, Rong Hexi, etc., it seems that the idol I like played an extremely obscene role, even if he played a good role, I was not happy. Because the favorite character set collapsed.