Seeing Nie Yuan, Yue Guan's eyes lit up.
If nothing else, the appearance alone makes him look more like the second generation Guan than Teacher Feng Lei.
After all, even Emperor Nie Yuan's performance is not bad.
"Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" are basically from the same period. Nie Yuan's Qianlong almost beat Huo Jianhua's Hidden Dragon.
In terms of acting skills, Nie Yuan actually doesn’t have to worry too much.
The image and acting skills are suitable, and the pay is even more impressive. After all, Nie Yuan is still confused now.
Thinking about it this way, Yue Guan was already somewhat satisfied even though there was no audition yet.
He was satisfied, but Nie Yuan was actually a little disappointed.
Nie Yuan originally came for the role of Hou Liangping.
Hou Liangping has obviously more roles. The TV series has not yet been released. No one except Yue Guan knows whether Hou Liangping's character will attract fans.
In the minds of most actors, whichever character has more roles attracts more fans.
So Brother Hu, Lu Yi, Jindong and the others all came for Hou Liangping.
Nie Yuan was originally the same.
But after he noticed from the outside that Yue Guan and Li Lu already had their favorite candidates for the role of Hou Liangping, he decisively changed his target.
Fortunately, Hou Liangping and Zhao Ruilong prepared it together before him and made a double insurance. After all, although he had been popular before, it was in the past.
It's very cold now.
Originally, the chance of being chosen to play Hou Liangping was not great.
Therefore, Nie Yuan also worked hard on the role of Zhao Ruilong.
Changing goals now is not just a temporary move.
Li Lu also knew Nie Yuan, after all, he had been famous before.
But the character Zhao Ruilong actually has a lot of roles, more than Sha Ruijin. After all, in the setting, Zhao Ruilong can even be regarded as the biggest villain in the whole show.
He is the one who does the most bad things and is the most damned one.
Of course, there shouldn’t be too little plot.
For such a role, Li Lu would actually prefer to find a popular actor to play it.
After all, even Zheng Xipo uses the name Chen Dao, and Li Lu no longer thinks highly of has-been actors like Nie Yuan.
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But after Nie Yuan's audition, Li Lu's expression changed.
"The acting... is very good." Li Lu gave Nie Yuan a thumbs up.
Nie Yuan's audition just now was the scene "Jingzhou does not allow such awesome people to exist" performed alone.
Nie Yuan fully demonstrated the domineering and arrogance that Zhao Ruilong should have.
In line with his own temperament, although Li Lu has never seen what the top Guan Erdai looks like, he uses himself to save others. At least he was conquered by Nie Yuan's performance.
He felt that the audience would be similar.
"Yue Guan, how do you feel?"
Yue Guan was not stingy with his words of praise: "It's very good, it gave me a bright feeling."
He feels that his acting is better than the original version.
He is indeed an actor who has played the Seven Nights Demon Lord.
Nie Yuan did a pretty good job in choosing and shaping the villain.
Yue Guan and Li Lu reached an agreement and decided on the spot.
Now that you have an actor you like very much, there is no need to continue wasting time.
They didn't find a particularly suitable person for the role of Hou Liangping just now.
Even Jin Dong didn't make them feel particularly good, he was just the one who performed best relatively speaking.
But Nie Yuan and Zhao Ruilong both feel very good.
"Nie Yuan, the role of Zhao Ruilong is yours. Memorize the script as soon as possible. Our crew will be officially operational soon." Li Lu said.
Nie Yuan was overjoyed: "Thank you director, thank you screenwriter."
He has been out of control for many years.
Although he didn't get the role of Hou Liangping this time, it was an unexpected surprise that Zhao Ruilong got the piece of cake on his head.
Nie Yuan was very contented.
Except for "The Peak of the Tang Dynasty", Yue Guan's dramas have always been praised by both the protagonist and the supporting cast.
"In the Name of the People" was also promoted as a group drama, and Nie Yuan felt that his spring was coming.
The second spring of my career is not far away.
His judgment was correct.
After Nie Yuan left, Yue Guan said to Li Lu: "Nie Yuan's national popularity is actually not low. Having a popular character can make the audience regain their memory of him. In fact, it is relatively easy to become popular."
After all, Nie Yuan has portrayed characters such as the Seven Nights Demon Lord and Luo Cheng that impressed the audience.
It is definitely easier to become famous again after having been popular before than to become famous overnight without any foundation.
However, it is not easy to stabilize.
Because that means that subsequent good works must also be picked up.
But it was "Story of Yanxi Palace" that made Nie Yuan famous in his previous life, and he signed Yu Ma.
Then after "Story of Yanxi Palace", he basically didn't do anything anymore.
The market has changed.
Yu Ma's methods are gradually becoming outdated, and it is impossible to conquer the market forever.
If Nie Yuan returns to the audience's attention through "In the Name of the People" in this life, he may have a different star path.
He is a handsome actor with good acting skills. It would be a pity if his career declines like this.
Li Lu also agreed with Yue Guan: "With Nie Yuan's image and acting skills, he has not received any good dramas in recent years. The entertainment industry is really magical."
"Bad luck."
Yue Guan did not investigate Nie Yuan specifically.
Nie Yuanyue Guan in his previous life knew a little bit about it.
After all, there was a heated dispute between the leader and Nie Yuan's Yang Guo. It is said that Nie Yuan's makeup photos were taken, but in the end the role of Yang Guo still fell to the leader.
The leader also ascended successfully.
And Nie Yuan's star has been on the decline.
But later, the leader and Nie Yuan got together late at night, hooked up, and their relationship was not generally good.
When it comes to making friends, you have to be dissatisfied with the leader.
The masses are still complaining about Nie Yuan's inability to play Yang Guo, and they are complaining about Huang Xiaoming. Huang Xiaoming directly dealt with Nie Yuan himself.
The two brothers are so good that it makes those who use Nie Yuan's banner to criticize the leader very embarrassed.
Yue Guan really didn't pay attention to why Nie Yuan's star career went down in this life.
But it's not surprising.
The entertainment industry has never been a place where one can gain a foothold simply by relying on strength.
"The two main characters, Hou Liangping and Zhao Ruilong, have been completed, and the other characters are basically secondary." Li Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
Yue Guan nodded: "The basic roles with more roles have been finalized. The ones that have not yet been decided are guest roles. Just try to find big names to guest star."
Of course, if you remember the original version deeply, you must still use the original version.
For example, Chen Qingquan likes to learn foreign languages.
Teacher Hou Tianlai must not be changed.
If you change to Yueguan, you won't be able to find that feeling.
Teacher Hou must not be delayed in learning foreign languages.
Li Lu certainly agreed with Yue Guan's suggestion.
Anyone who can be called a big shot by Bie Yueguan must be a real big shot.
He read the information and then asked Yue Guan: "Have you decided on Gao Yuliang's nominal lover Wu Huifen?"
"It depends on who you like more, Director Li. What do you think, Chen Hong?"
Li Lu: "... I think it's great, but Chen Hong has been away from the movie for many years, right?"
"Director Chen and I have just finished working together recently, and we have a good relationship with Sister Hong. If I ask, it won't be a big problem to get her to play Teacher Wu."
Zhang Kaili Yue Guan is not very interested, and I don’t think Zhang Kaili’s performance is very good.
At least it's far worse than Gao Yuliang, the elder of Xiaoge.
The character Wu Huifen loves vanity. For a false reputation, she and Gao Yuliang have been a nominal couple for many years, and she also cooperates with Gao Yuliang to deceive the world.
She even secretly helped Gao Yuliang develop the political and legal system and constantly recommended talents to Gao Yuliang to maintain her status in the circle.
Although this setting makes this character somewhat negative, there is actually a lot of room for exploration.
However, Zhang Kaili did not seriously explore the role of Teacher Wu, which is normal. After all, if she really explores the role, this character will most likely disgust the audience.
The main reason is that Zhang Kaili has played too many roles like mother-in-law and mother, so she is somewhat stereotyped in the minds of the audience, and her acting skills are also somewhat solidified.
Putting her into a serious drama like this, where all the people coming and going are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, her temperament is a bit out of place.
That's why Yue Guan wanted to change his actor.
Chen Hong is not the only candidate.
"I also have contact with Teacher Jiang Wenli. Director Li, do you prefer Teacher Jiang Wenli or Chen Hong?"
Li Lu felt that her heart really couldn't bear it.
"Jiang Wenli, can you also invite me?"
"I don't have any friendship with Teacher Jiang Wenli, but Chen Hong is very familiar with her and can definitely invite her for me."
"Then Jiang Wenli, she is the queen of ratings." Li Lu was a little excited.
Jiang Wenli, an actress who has dominated the television industry, was not at her ordinary peak, and was basically the same as Sun Li in her early years.
Later, from generation to generation, Jiang Wenli gradually retired, and young audiences also lacked understanding of her.
However, she doesn't have to worry too much about her acting skills or her celebrity status.
If she were to play Wu Huifen, she would definitely be better than Zhang Kaili.
"Then there is no need to audition for the role of Wu Huifen. I will just go there in person later." Yue Guan said.
Li Lu admired from the bottom of his heart: "Yue Guan, it's so easy to work with you. Do you have any other surprises for me?"
Yue Guan thought for a while, then nodded: "There is indeed one, the role of Chen Shishi, and I gave it to Teacher Li Xuejian."
Li Lu wants to take medicine.
"Didn't you decide yesterday?"
"It's true that it hasn't been finalized yesterday, but I gave the script to Teacher Li Xuejian before. I had a phone call with Teacher Li Xuejian on the way here this morning. He said that his time has been arranged and he will finish filming "In the Name of the People" "no problem."
Mr. Bai Zhidi, the original actor of Chen Yanshi, actually played a good role. He was a 100% upright character. Although he didn't play the role that the audience liked very much, at least he didn't offend the audience. It also made many viewers feel that this kind of person really exists. And many viewers were moved by it.
From this point of view, Mr. Bai Zhidi obviously has stronger skills than Lu Yi.
But again, since there are better options, why not use them
Li Xuejian's role relied on the main theme, but he won the Best Actor.
There is no need to worry that Li Xuejian will not be able to play a role like Chen Shishi.
Among the veteran actors in "In the Name of the People", the actors invited by Yue Guan are each bigger than the last.
Not only are their acting skills strong, but their national popularity is also getting higher and higher.
When Li Lu thought about such a cast, she had only one idea:
If this TV series doesn't work well, he will stop being in the industry.
The last show that assembled this kind of lineup was called "Game of Thrones."
And "Game of Thrones" is a classic Machiavellian drama that is almost universally recognized as having zero negative reviews. You can make money just by standing on it.
If "In the Name of the People" is too inferior to "Game of Thrones", it will not be worthy of this cast.
Now that it was so exciting, Li Lu began to look closely at Shu.
"Yue Guan, will the role of Liang Lu also be played by a well-known female star as a guest star?"
Yue Guan: "...Director Li, forget it. It's really unfair for them to ask someone else to play this role."
No matter how well Liang Lu plays the role, it is difficult to attract fans.
Because the character design is so disgusting.
Asking his father to use means to separate Qi Tongwei and Chen Yang, in the name of testing their love...
Moreover, she herself became pregnant before marriage, and then was abandoned by a man. Her own feelings were toyed with, so she went to play with Qi Tongwei's feelings. She was obviously ten years older than Qi Tongwei.
Because she was pregnant with someone else's child when she was young, it was difficult for her to have children later. This was one of the reasons why she and Qi Tongwei had a weak relationship, because they could no longer have offspring, and this was almost all Liang Lu's fault. Qi Tongwei was Physiologically it's still very normal.
With Liang Lu's setting, no one will be able to perform well.
Although Liang Lu has done far less bad things than Zhao Ruilong and Qi Tongwei Gao Xiaoqin, Zhao Ruilong and Qi Tongwei Gao Xiaoqin may attract fans, but Liang Lu definitely cannot.
It's unfair, but this is reality.
So Yue Guan never thought about finding a big star to guest star in this role.
I'm really sorry for finding him.
Yes, but not necessary.
Yue Guan didn't want to look for him, and Li Lu couldn't help it.
It is true that this role does not attract high-quality actresses to play it.
You can only find those who are short of money.
Yue Guan and Li Lu auditioned for a few more supporting roles, such as Li Qi, Chen Hai, Ding Yizhen, Lin Huahua... Since there were not many roles, they were cast quickly.
As for the roles that have fewer roles, they won't take care of them anymore and just leave them to the casting director.
Finally, the cast of "In the Name of the People" has taken shape.
Looking at this cast, Li Lu felt like a lucky guy who suddenly won tens of millions:
Li Dakang-Wu Gang;
Qi Tongwei—Yueguan;
Gao Yuliang-Zhang Zhijian;
Hou Liangping-Jin Dong;
Sha Ruijin-Chen Baoguo;
Zheng Xipo—Chen Daoming;
Chen Yanshi-Li Xuejian;
Ji Changming-Li suggested;
Wu Huifen-Jiang Wenli;
Gao Xiaoqin/Gao Xiaofeng—Wang Ou;
Lu Yike—Gao Yuanyuan;
Zhao Dehan-Hou Yong;
Chen Qingquan - Waiting for Tianlai;
Zhao Donglai-Ding Haifeng;
Liu Xinjian—Gao Gaolin;
Cai Chenggong-Zhang Xilin;
Ouyang Jing—Statement.
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Because Li Dakang was changed to the protagonist by Yue Guan, Ouyang Jing's role also increased. Yue Guan did not let Wu Gang's wife make a cameo in this role, and specially invited Chen Xi.
The lineup has obviously been upgraded a version.
In fact, it could have been better, but many actors in the original version were really good, so Yue Guan didn't deliberately replace it.
Li Lu read the list and issued a military order: "Yue Guan, if "In the Name of the People" doesn't work well, it will all be my fault."
As for these actors, the audience wouldn't believe him if he dumped the blame on them.
Yue Guan chuckled and said, "It won't be a bad shot. It will definitely be better. Director Li, let's work hard together."
"Okay, let's work together. If this doesn't go well, I will be guilty."
Li Lu started filming "In the Name of the People" with excitement and pressure.