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Chapter 674: Only by relying on strength can you go far
So after thinking for a while, Li Yu said, "Really? Any role in any movie is fine? What if it's a negative role?"

Traffic stars like these are very concerned about their image.

Some things are outrageous. The clothes customized by the crew for the characters are not handsome enough, and they are not satisfied, thinking that it will damage their handsome image.

Therefore, artists like them are very reluctant to take on negative roles.

So when Li Yu told them that this was a negative character, Yangyang and his agent were stunned.

It’s not popular to play a negative role.

It is very easy for fans of these traffic stars to quit following them. Exposing a relationship can cause a large number of fans to leave.

If you play a very evil villain, it may cause disgust among fans.

Seeing that they were silent, Li Yu continued, "It depends on what you think. If you just want to be a traffic star, then just muddle along until you are in your thirties and your appearance declines. It's OK if you are abandoned by fans and investors.

Anyway, you are so famous that when you are in your thirties, you will have earned so much money that you will not be able to spend it all in several lifetimes. If you have a good enough mentality, you can just retire.

If you want to be an actor, you have to try more different roles.

Maybe you will lose some fans when you challenge these roles, but if you think positively, you will also attract some new fans.

If you want to last long, you have to take this path. There's nothing wrong with being a villain.

Andy Lau won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his role as Liu Jianming in Infernal Affairs 3. His fans didn't criticize him for playing a villain, did they? Instead, they praised his acting skills.

Li Yu paused and continued, "It is certainly easy to make money with the current fans. With a large number of fans, the treatment and status in the circle are not low.

However, you have to know that these fans who are not fans of talent but fans of appearance are very fickle.

Men and women are the same. Even if you are 70, you will still like those who are 18. You will grow old. There have always been stars who attract fans at the age of 18 by relying on their looks.

When you get old, most of them will ruthlessly abandon you and turn to support younger and more handsome stars.

Only by relying on strength can we go further, and this is not an empty talk. "

Yang Yang felt that Li Yu's words made a lot of sense.

Of course, he doesn't want his popularity to decline in his thirties, he also wants to stay popular.

So he told Li Yu very seriously: "I will act in any movie directed by Li, even if it's a villain."

"Why don't you ask me what kind of movie this is?" Li Yu asked back.

"As long as it's Director Li's film, it's reliable." Yang Yang replied immediately.

“You can’t trust someone blindly. When it comes to your own interests, you still need to be careful.

In the past in Hong Kong, there were many examples of people first painting a rosy picture for you, tricking you into signing a contract, and then forcing you to shoot a 111-rated film.”

Li Yu smiled and said.

"Those are all rubbish directors who don't have the ability to make good films and can only rely on cheap tricks to attract attention. A director as talented as Director Li would definitely not bother to make that kind of film." Yang Yang trusts Li Yu very much.

"That's not the case. Isn't Li An very capable? You know his Lust, Caution? Rumor has it that the scene between Tang Wei and Liang Chaowei involved real gunfire.

He didn't tell Tang Wei in advance that it was a real scene. When they got to the set, everyone just fooled around and started shooting without knowing anything."

Li Yu gave Yang Yang another real example of a person accepting a role without asking for the full details.

Those big directors are really good at deceiving people and can fool them.

"Director Li won't let me do that kind of movie, will he?" Yang Yang was a little scared. "Of course not, this is going to be shown in theaters, a serious historical blockbuster. I'm asking you to play just a young and incompetent emperor." Li Yu explained that he just reminded Yang Yang to be careful and not to agree too quickly.

"Stupid ruler?" Yang Yang was immediately relieved.

"Although the role you play is a tyrant, if you can play it well, I guarantee that many passers-by will look at you with admiration and think that you still have some acting skills," said Li Yu.

That was what happened to Zhang Yixing at that time. He played a tyrant and people found that he actually acted quite well. At least the effect of his performance was consistent with the image of a tyrant.

After hearing what Li Yu said, Yang Yang became even more interested in this role.

He also wants to use practical actions to prove to everyone that he has acting skills.

He agreed immediately, but his agent said nothing.

He saw all of this, so he said to Yang Yang: "Don't rush to agree, go back and think about it carefully, and then make a decision."

Playing a negative role was obviously not in Yangyang's career plan.

The agent cannot make a decision on this matter at the moment, and must report it to the company.

So there was no need for Li Yu to ask Yang Yang to agree on the spot.

What if the company doesn’t want Yang Yang to act, but Yang Yang agreed to it, wouldn’t that be a bit awkward?

Li Yu didn't want that situation to happen.

After the wrap party, Da Tiantian was unhappy: "You always bring Yangyang to play with you when you are filming a movie, why can't you bring me along? I can also play a villain."

“You can’t do that. Yang Yang plays a ridiculous young tyrant. The rebels are almost reaching Chang’an City, but he still wants to play around.

Even if he acts very immature, people will still think that his performance fits the character setting.

The female villain in my movie has a background that is somewhat similar to yours, but her personality and character are very different from yours.

The female villain looked down on the ordinary salt merchant Huang Chao and insulted him in every possible way.

You can't act that kind of mean and contemptuous feeling.

Even if you can act it out, it will be out of place with your face, because you look noble and elegant, not like a villain."

Li Yu rejected Da Tiantian's request as he was very sure about Da Tiantian's acting skills.

This kind of role that tests acting skills is too complicated and Da Tiantian cannot handle it.

Da Tiantian may not accept it, but this is the fact.

"Then is there any role that doesn't require so much acting skills but is suitable for me?" Da Tiantian was not giving up.

"Very few. I told you after we finished filming The Great Wall that the films I make in the future will test the actresses' acting skills more and more. It's not enough to just rely on good looks. There are some roles you can play, but their rankings are too low, and you look down on them."

Li Yu added: "Wait for your Hotel Del Luna to start airing. Believe me, even though it's an idol drama, it will definitely be popular, and it may be more popular than your Sito."

Da Tiantian was willing to give up after hearing this. Okay, since Li Yu said that "Hotel Del Luna" would be so popular, she would rest assured and take a break for a while.

After "Hotel Del Luna" starts airing, she will pick a few variety shows to try out.

Previously, at Li Yu’s suggestion, Da Tiantian had appeared on several variety shows. She found that she had a good sense for variety shows, and her fans also gave good comments on her performance on variety shows.

(End of this chapter)