Once the script is written, it’s natural to choose the actors.
"How do you plan to make a TV series? It's impossible to choose as many supporting actors as in "The Immortal Qin Empire", right?" Mo Xiangwan asked.
Yue Guan nodded: "Of course it's impossible. Although I always say that TV series and movies are equal, in fact they are definitely not equal."
The announcement of a blockbuster project like "The Immortal Qin Empire" can cause Miracle Company's stock price to soar, but a TV series does not have such weight.
In Yue Guan's eyes, ordinary movies are indeed not much different from TV series, but blockbusters definitely still have special treatment.
"Allocate it according to the top resources in the TV industry. There is no need to compare it with movies." Yue Guan said.
Mo Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, it's actually very simple. Your play is still being snatched up by many people. How many main characters does this play need?"
"The main roles have basically been decided," Yue Guandao said.
Mo Xiangwan: "...you have done so many things behind my back?"
"The main reason is that since the plot is linked, many actors will naturally be connected with "Fengshen" to avoid the audience being distracted. Chen Kun and I have agreed that Taishang Laojun will be the one to do it."
Mo Xiangwan blinked: "Did you give him ecstasy? You asked him to come to a TV series and he was so obedient to you? Yue Guan, I'm warning you, stay away from him. Chen Kun There have been no scandals with any female celebrities in so many years, so there is obviously something wrong."
"Who says there have been no rumors? There have been scandals between him, Zhou Xun, Ni Ni, and Zhao Zhetian."
Mo Xiangwan: "Don't talk back, you know what I mean."
"I know, I know, sister Xiang Wan, calm down. Chen Kun owes me a favor. This is a favor he wants to repay. He still has to give me this face. After all, his role as the leader of the Immortal Sect gave him a lot of time before. Cheap."
There is no psychological pressure in Yueguan for Chen Kun to return the favor.
Chen Kun is actually a bit behind among the top stars of the Mesozoic era, especially in recent years. The other top stars of the Mesozoic era are either invincible at the box office, or they have created miracles by directing and acting. Even the leader can win a few more movie winners. , but more and more hot searches on Chen Kun include warnings about age, youth, and good looks...
When a middle-aged actor starts marketing his appearance, it is almost the same as a middle-aged actor's marketing efforts. To some extent, it already shows his lack of career.
Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, Wu Jing, Shen Teng and others will also be on hot searches and publish press releases, but who among them will still publish press releases for the sake of appearance or effort
Chen Kun's background is no worse than theirs, but his momentum and prospects are obviously worse than theirs. Under this circumstance, he got the biggest villain BOSS in the "Feng Shen" series, and he was the boss of the entire series until the end of "Feng Shen 3" Even he himself had not thought of the ceiling's combat power.
Although Wu Ershan strongly recommended him, it was Yue Guan who made the final decision.
Chen Kun owes a lot of favors.
Favors, come and go, can we continue to get along with each other.
So it was normal for Yue Caring to accept some favors. If he didn't accept the favor, Chen Kun would really panic. That means Yue Guan has used him once and is not going to use him again, which is not a good thing for him anyway.
Hearing what Yue Guan said, Mo Xiangwan nodded: "That's right. Chen Kun should be dreaming of acting in more movies with you. After all, he is not a well-rounded star, and he still needs resources. By the way. , Yue Guan, do you have no objection to Huang Bo?"
Yue Guan was shocked: "What opinions do I have against Huang Bo? I have never cooperated with him, so I definitely have no objections."
"It's just because you haven't worked with him before. You have worked with most of the top stars of the Mesozoic era, but you have never crossed paths with Huang Bo. There are rumors in the industry that you don't like him." Mo Xiangwan said.
Yue Guan: "...Isn't this too outrageous?"
"The entertainment industry has always been a place where rumors are spread. Besides, since you have never worked with Huang Bo, many people will naturally overthink it."
"None of the movies I shot before were suitable for him, and none of his movies were suitable for me. Isn't it normal not to cooperate? There must be more stars in the entertainment industry that I haven't worked with than the ones I have worked with. Do I think they are too good for me?" Not pleasing to the eye? Some people are really bored, and there are statistics on this kind of thing."
"It's also because your status is too high now. Sometimes you don't have that meaning, and many people below will make up a bunch of meanings." Mo Xiangwan said.
Yue Guan: "..."
It's not my fault that I'm too successful.
Having said that, there is actually another reason why he has never cooperated with Huang Bo:
Huang Bo hangs out with Ning Hao and the others, and the Stone Gang has been copied by Huayu novels. Huang Bo and Ninghao are basically the destined sons of Huayu novels. 99% of the protagonists in Huayu novels have to embrace them.
But their style really doesn't match Yue Guan's.
Yue Guan has always felt that Ning Hao is the kind of director who takes niche styles to the extreme, while Yue Guan pursues a universal, mass-oriented approach.
The former has many positive reviews and is prone to die-hard fans, but its upper limit is low and it is difficult to break through.
In the previous life, "Crazy Alien" was released during the Spring Festival in 2019. It was directed by Ning Hao and starred by Huang Bo + Shen Teng + Xu Zheng. It was unanimously expected to become the box office champion during the Spring Festival that year, but in the end the box office stopped at 2.2 billion.
Instead, "The Wandering Earth" succeeded "Crazy Alien" and became a hit.
If Yue Guan is filming a niche-style film, especially a black humor film, there is nothing wrong with working with Ning Hao.
Yue Guan is not inclined to turn to Ning Hao for other styles of drama.
And Huang Bo and Ning Hao have collaborated too much. Although they can act in everything, omnipotence means that there is no irreplaceable part. When considering roles in many of Yue Guan's previous films, he considered the entire entertainment industry, but Huang Bo did not appeared in his consideration range.
Sometimes being too versatile can easily miss many opportunities, because many roles require actors who are partial to academic subjects.
There is nothing Yue Guan can do about it. The styles are different, and they certainly cannot be forcibly combined to avoid awkwardness for the audience.
"I thought about it, and it seems that there is no suitable role for Huang Bo in "The Legend of Emperor of Heaven"." Yue Guandao.
Huang Bo's temperament and image don't fit well with a mythological drama.
Of course, Yue Guan must believe that he can perform well.
Again, yes, but not necessary.
Mo Xiangwan said: "Even if there is a supporting role for him in the TV series, we can't let him play a supporting role in the TV series. But in the future, if our company has a movie suitable for Huang Bo, please take the initiative to make an appointment, so as not to make enemies for no reason."
"It is difficult for our company to have a film suitable for Huang Bo. Huang Bo is best at portraying small characters, but the box office limit for this kind of film is too low, so our company generally won't film it." Yue Guan said truthfully: "But if he If you want to be a director, our company can invest in it."
After all, "A Good Show" did well at the box office.
"Sister Xiang Wan, I don't really need to care what the outside world thinks of me now, right?"
"You don't have to care too much, but if someone uses this to deliberately target others because you don't like it, it will have a bad impact on your reputation if word spreads." Mo Xiangwan said.
Yue Guan was shocked: "Is it that serious?"
"The entertainment industry is a place of intrigue. When people sit at home, there are too many misfortunes coming from the sky. Fortunately, you make me worry-free. I used to be tired of helping my artists deal with these messy things. "
After all, he is a gold medal agent in the industry, and Mo Xiangwan has a clearer understanding of the entertainment industry than Yue Guan.
Yue Guan shook his head: "As a pure person like me, I'm not really suitable for the entertainment industry."
Mo Xiangwan: "..."
Forget it, you are handsome and everything you say is right.
She didn't bother to despise him anymore.
"There won't be any need for large-scale auditions in "The Legend of Emperor of Heaven"?" Mo Xiangwan asked with concern.
Yue Guan made a simple calculation: "Tai Shang Laojun will let Chen Kun continue to play. If Tathagata comes, I prefer Heizi to come."
Mo Xiangwan reacted instantly: "Playing Wutian's Heizi in "Journey to the West"?"
"Yes, let him continue to play Tathagata. Prepare two looks for him. Tathagata is shining in gold, and Wutian is wearing black clothes to destroy the world. Give him these two roles, and there is no need to find another actor."
Wutian played by Heizi before has won a lot of praise, and there is no need to change what is successful.
"It's better to let Yang Xue play the role of the Queen Mother, and it goes well."
""The Legend of the Emperor" will also film a conspiracy version of Journey to the West, so it needs a Monkey King. The Monkey King played by Ding Jian in "The Legend of the Journey to the West" was also well received by the audience, so we can continue to use him. Of course, if Teacher Six is willing , In fact, I don’t have any objection to Teacher Yongliu.”
In the past two years, the reputation of Teacher Six has not been as good as the previous two years.
As self-media becomes more and more developed, Teacher Six has more opportunities to show his face, but his emotional intelligence has not improved, and falling over is a common occurrence.
Feelings are meant to be enshrined. Once feelings come into reality, they are no longer valuable.
Therefore, the reputation of Teacher Six took a turn for the worse.
However, the cunning operation of selling films in mourning halls has not yet been launched, so there is still hope.
Mo Xiangwan shook his head and said, "It's better not to find Teacher Six. Now Teacher Six is not as cost-effective as Ding Jian. In the past two years, Teacher Six has been chasing Zhou Xingchi and scolding him, which has ruined his popularity a lot."
Teacher Six believes that the Sun Wukong he plays is the orthodox one, and Zhou Xingchi’s Supreme Treasure is tarnishing the image of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong cannot fall in love, otherwise he will have to apologize to the people of the whole country.
Again, he can actually think so, but he has no right to instill his thoughts into the world.
After all, the copyright of "Journey to the West" is not his.
Netizens all understand this truth, but Teacher Six does not.
So Teacher Six was laughed at by the crowd.
Yue Guan was still very sad about this.
"Sister Xiang Wan, actually I have always admired Teacher Six." Yue Guan said seriously.
Mo Xiangwan looked at Yue Guan strangely: "Really? Why didn't I see that you were chasing stars? I never noticed which star you liked."
"I really don't have a favorite celebrity, but I still respect Teacher Six from the bottom of my heart."
"Didn't you say anything sarcastic?"
"Absolutely not."
"What's the reason?"
"I have used money to throw money at many people before, and most of them succeeded. The Russo brothers, the directors of "Avengers," were all beaten to death by me. However, the same method failed when I used it on Teacher Six. , Teacher Six rejected me righteously and refused to give up for five buckets of rice."
When Yue Guan said this, his tone was a bit sad: "This trick of throwing money has been tried many times. I failed once with Teacher Six. Sister Xiang Wan, do you think Teacher Six is awesome?"
Mo Xiangwan: "He is a bit awesome, a true people's artist, but Teacher Six is famous for not allowing the adaptation of Journey to the West. You couldn't beat him with money before, and it's even more impossible now."
"It's hard to say. Teacher Six has always said that he and Chou Guo co-produced "Journey to the West", but it hasn't been released yet. I suspect that he was deceived. Now Teacher Six has nothing to film, so I If you invite me when the time comes, you might be able to bring him over."
Mo Xiangwan shook his head: "No, Journey to the West in "The Legend of the Emperor of Heaven" and the original adaptation of "Journey to the West" must be very big. Teacher Six is clearly opposed to this, and he will definitely not slap himself in the face."
Yue Guan really wants to try it.
He believed that he had the ability to convince Teacher Six.
However, Mo Xiangwan said that the price-performance ratio of Teacher Six is really not high now, and there is no need to do useless work.
Since Mo Xiangwan insisted, Yue Guan no longer had bad intentions and directly gave Sun Wukong to Ding Jian.
"After the main roles have been determined, the only actor who needs to be carefully selected is the saint who broke out of the West. Sister Xiang Wan, just help me choose an actor who looks kind and kind."
There are too many actors in the entertainment industry who can play such roles well, and Yue Guan is not worried about this.
Mo Xiangwan didn't think it was a big problem, but she still asked, "Are there any other requirements for this role?"
"It's best to be someone who can perform with a noble temperament and not be too down-to-earth. After all, it is a setting of a Buddhist saint. If it is too frivolous, it will be too dramatic."
"These are the only requirements?"
"only these."
"That's really not difficult. I'll help you choose it as soon as possible. Can we start filming after the new year?"
"Yes, filming will start after the new year. It was too late before the new year. I have other things to be busy with. Even after the new year, I have to wait until February of the lunar calendar. I still have "New World" to be released during the Spring Festival."
The reason why Wang Jing shot "New World" so quickly was because it was scheduled to be released for next year's Spring Festival.
After all, the market during the Spring Festival is the highest in a year.
As the starring role of "New World", Yue Guan naturally has to promote it with the team.
So if he frees up time, it will definitely be February of the lunar calendar next year.
It also happens that the actors are selected in advance so that the actors can familiarize themselves with the script.
"Have all the other actors you just mentioned done?"
"Most of them have been taken care of. There are still a few people who need me to go there in person, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
"That's good. The crew of "New World" has contacted me recently and asked you to do more promotion later. Remember to tell me your personal arrangements in advance so that I can plan your itinerary."
"I understand, but the promotion has to be postponed for a while. I have to be busy with my screenwriting award in the next few days."
"Speaking of the screenwriting award, Yue Guan, don't forget the movie I supervised this year."
"Don't worry, I reminded you of that drama. You won't forget it."