Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 41 [Zunlong Taijun chooses Guorong, a new story Chiling] Please read
Looking at the makeup of these two people, it is no wonder to Li Yishu why Xu Su was so persistent in getting Zun Long to play the role.
In terms of appearance alone, both of them have their own merits, and Zun Long is even more feminine.

Or to put it another way, he's just too handsome.

Everyone has different aesthetic tastes, but in Li Yishu's opinion, in terms of appearance, Zun Long is definitely a handsome guy.

Zhang Guorong is not famous for his appearance, his singing and acting skills are what touch people's hearts.

So at first glance, Zun Long has the advantage.

If she knew nothing about the future, then the first person that Li Yishu would think of would definitely be Zun Long.

This is not just about appearance, but mainly because the other party has been learning Peking Opera since he was young, which saves a lot of training time.

Moreover, Zun Long does have many similarities with Cheng Dieyi. He was abandoned in a bamboo basket by his parents when he was born. Later, he was picked up and adopted by a disabled person. He lived a very difficult life.

When he was 10 years old, he was sent to learn Peking Opera from Ms. Fen Juhua, a female warrior.

If you have seen "Six Little Fortunes" directed by Sammo Hung, you will know that learning a martial art in that era was very difficult, and one had to sign a seal to become a disciple, regardless of life or death.

It's not like after decades, you pay money to become a disciple, and then if you're not happy with what you're learning, you can just walk away.

Zun Long has experienced the beatings, exclusion, insults, repression, pain and despair that Cheng Dieyi went through in his childhood.

In addition, he had no relatives other than his adoptive mother, which resulted in no one to share his fame after he became famous.

Therefore, the lonely and sad background in Zun Long's character is actually highly consistent with Cheng Dieyi's soul.

As for why poet Chen later said that Zun Long was a big shot and had too many demands, you can tell from his angry response to netizens later that he was probably looking for an excuse to change his role.

"Director Li, what do you think?" Seeing that Li Yishu was slow to speak, Xu Lu couldn't help but ask again.

"They are all good, each with its own merits."

Li Yishu came back to his senses, glanced at Zunlong, and then looked at Zhang Guorong. It was not appropriate to discuss who to choose in front of them, so he said, "You two go back to the small room and wait, we will discuss it."

"Okay Director Li."

The two nodded and then returned to the small room together.

The two of them had a good communication when they were putting on makeup. Although they were competing for the same role, they didn't necessarily have to get that role.

Even without this role, they are still big stars and popular, and some film crews would ask them to film in movies.

After everyone left, Li Yishu looked at the three Peking Opera instructors around her, "But in terms of appearance, who do you think is more suitable?"

The three of them looked at each other in confusion.

The director and the producer obviously have different opinions. If he speaks up and takes sides, will he vent his anger on them?

Diao Li, who specializes in Meipai Qingyi, hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to say, "Director Li, I don't know much about filming, but from the perspective of Peking Opera, I think Mr. Zhang Guorong is more suitable."

Xu Suo couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

"Mr. Zunlong is so handsome."

Diao Li was a little embarrassed. Seeing that no one cared, she continued, "In opera, singing, reciting, acting and fighting are very important, but appearance is also a major factor. Qingyi mostly plays dignified, serious, upright characters such as good wives and mothers or chaste and heroic women. Their movements and behaviors are steady and generous..."

"Mr. Mei Lanfang was good at the Qingyi role. If you have seen photos of Mr. Mei Lanfang when he was young, you will know that. Qingyi cannot be too handsome. Mr. Zunlong was too handsome. Even with makeup on, he could give people a sense of beauty. If he sang Qingyi, it would be easy for the audience to be distracted."

Li Yishu had never studied Peking Opera, nor did he understand Qingyi and Huadan, but after hearing what Diao Li said, he was able to understand what she meant.

It is nothing more than that Qingyi needs people with average looks, not the overly handsome image of Zunlong. Zeng Li, who later became popular in her middle age, is a typical example. She was born as a Qingyi and her appearance cannot be described as beautiful, but you can't deny that she is a beautiful woman with great temperament.

If Zun Long heard that he couldn't play the role of "Cheng Dieyi" because he was too handsome, he would probably be sad, right?
Xu Suo became anxious and asked hurriedly, "Can't you put on some makeup?"

"I can put on makeup, but..."

Diao Li didn't know what to say. Peking Opera makeup is basically fixed. The two of them had already put on makeup, so there wasn't much point in putting on makeup again.

If you are an old Peking Opera audience, you will be able to see the problem at a glance when the movie comes out. She is the Qingyi instructor and should take the blame.

“I think Guorong is very good.”

Li Bihua, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment: "Why not choose Guo Rong? His appearance should be very suitable for the role of Qing Yi. And he also said that if he can take this role, in addition to making a cameo appearance in a movie, he will seriously study Peking Opera and Mandarin for the next six months."

Xu Lu didn't say anything, just stared at Li Yishu.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Li Yishu hesitated for a moment and said, "Let Zhang Guorong play the role. He is more suitable."

"I… oh, okay."

In the end, Xu Lu didn't say anything else, but just sighed heavily.

Director Li Yishu, screenwriter Li Bihua, and Qingyi director Diao Li, all three of them are optimistic about Zhang Guorong. Even though she is the supervisor + producer, she still has to obey the decision of the majority.

Li Yishu changed the subject: "But I did think of a story before, maybe we can let Zunlong try it."

"what story?"

"It's also about actors."

Seeing that she was about to ask more questions, Li Yishu waved her hand and said, "Let's let the two actors come out first."

Seeing the director speak, the assistant went to the small room and called out the two of them.

Looking at Zhang Guorong and Zunlong in front of her, Li Yishu said directly: "I'm sorry Mr. Zunlong, we all agree that Mr. Zhang Guorong is more suitable."

"It's okay, director."

Zun Long smiled bitterly, "Although I really want to play this role, I think Leslie can also play it well."

Zhang Guorong, who was standing next to him, was happy, but it was difficult for him to show it at the moment. Seeing what Zun Long said, he joked, "How about if I don't perform well, then I can ask the director to replace you?"

"no problem."

Zun Long smiled with sudden enlightenment. He just felt that the role of Cheng Dieyi was very suitable for him, but it was not to the point where he had to play it.

Li Yishu interrupted their conversation and said, "Mr. Zunlong, although you were not chosen this time, your appearance is so good. It fits the role I conceived before. You are somewhat similar to Cheng Dieyi. I wonder if you are interested in taking it on?"

Zun Long was slightly startled, then reacted and quickly asked, "Can I know what the plot is about?"

"It's also set in the Republic of China period, but it tells a story about Chi Ling."

"Chi Ling?"

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