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Chapter 235 Jade Dragon

Huang Ze thought he had seen it wrong.

Stare and look carefully.

Ning Jing is indeed seventeen years old now, and was born in 72, that's right.

I go……

Huang Ze was shocked.

I really didn’t expect that!
Ning Jing is actually only two years older than Zhou Gongzi and Li Bingbing.

If you don’t know, you would think he is at least five to ten years older.

Because in Huang Ze's impression, they are not stars of their generation.

If we count based on 72, doesn't that mean Ning Jing had already acted in "Sunny Days" and "Red River Valley" before she was years old, and acted in "Yellow River Love" at the age of ?
When she played Dayuer in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", she was only 30 years old?

Why don't you learn from Liu Xiaoqing, who was still playing a maid in her seventies? You were already playing a remarried woman with a son at the age of thirty.

After complaining in his mind, Huang Ze continued reading and frowned.

Do you know martial arts?
Ning Jing, do you know martial arts?

Didn't see it!
But if this is true, it would be great.

Although it is possible for dancers to achieve good results by filming martial arts moves, it would be even better if the dancer has a solid foundation in martial arts, as it would save one a lot of trouble.

Thinking about Ning Jing's acting talent again, Huang Ze felt that if there was no better choice, this one would still be suitable.

The most important thing is that she really knows martial arts!
Huang Ze couldn't wait to meet them, and immediately asked the assistant directors to start arranging auditions.

I will interview all eight of these people today.

The eight girls who made it to the final audition didn't live far away.

In less than half an hour, all eight people who received the notice arrived.

The first four Huang Zes who were interviewed didn't put much effort into it.

Because Huang Ze had never seen them before, and their looks did not have any memorable features, this was the biggest obstacle to becoming famous.

Of course, more importantly, Huang Ze has a better choice.

The fifth person.

She is a girl who is nearly 1.7 meters tall, but looks rather stout, with dark skin, and exudes a wild charm all over her body.

But if you look closely at her facial features, paired with her big eyes, she's not bad at all.

The key is that the face also has that kind of ambitious and stubborn feeling.

"Excellent, wonderful!" Huang Ze was quite satisfied.

Don’t be afraid of black spots, that’s what makeup and lighting are for.

Don't be afraid if you are a little overweight. You still have half a year to go. With someone watching you, even if you weigh 180 kilograms, we can help you lose weight to double digits.

It's really that the media is not well developed at this time, otherwise if weight loss was made into news and promoted for a year, it might even get high box office.

The most important thing is martial arts.

Huang Ze asked with curiosity in his voice, "Ning Jing, right? You know martial arts, show me a live performance."

"it is good."

Ning Jing didn't hesitate and threw a set of punches on the spot.

"I want to see the swordplay."

Huang Ze asked the assistant director beside him to find a wooden stick and gave it to Ning Jing.

She actually danced quite well.

Huang Ze felt even better after seeing this. He raised his hands and clapped, "Not bad, not bad!"

"When did you learn martial arts? Where did you learn it?" Huang Ze took the opportunity to ask the questions in his heart, because Huang Ze really didn't know that Ning Jing also knew martial arts, and he had never seen her film any action movies in her previous life!
Unless being pressed on the bed by Ma Xiaojun in "Sunny Days" can be considered an action movie.

“I’ve been learning this since I was a kid!”

Ning Jing was carefree. Even though she knew the person in front of her was a well-known domestic director, she was not nervous at all. She said cheerfully, "I have learned a lot, including gymnastics, dance, martial arts, and basketball."

“Although I haven’t learned anything.”

Ning Jing laughed as she said this, "I tried to learn gymnastics, but gave up because my bones were not in good condition."

"I learned martial arts, but the longer I grew, the shorter my legs became, so I gave up."

"Learning dance is too heavy for my bones, so I gave up."

"Basketball is the sport I have persisted in for the longest time. My coach saw that I was tall and wanted me to play basketball. But, the result was..."

"What happened?" Huang Ze asked curiously.

“I didn’t give up, but then I stopped growing taller and the coach gave up on me.”

"Hahaha!" Huang Ze laughed out of amusement and at the same time looked at Ning Jing's legs.

Well, it is shorter.

However, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a costumed martial arts film, and with the same costumes, the problem of short legs is not really a big problem and it is not noticeable at all.

On the contrary, this physical fitness is an advantage.

In her previous life, Zhang Ziyi said that she had to do acupuncture for several hours every day.

Will this situation affect the progress?

If I were in good health, I would have less trouble.

After knowing that Ning Jing had practiced so much, Huang Ze nodded secretly, "Do you want to act?"

"Of course I do! Why would I come for an interview if I don't want to act?"

"Since I came to Guangzhou this year and filmed so many commercials, I wanted to act. Unfortunately, I have only played very small supporting roles."

"So how much are you willing to pay for acting?"

"What do you mean?" Ning Jing blinked, he seemed to understand.

The assistant directors beside him stared with their eyes wide open, each of them a little surprised. Is Director Huang so powerful?

How can you ask such a question in public? If I hear it, will I be reused?

By the way, does Director Huang like this kind of wild beauty?

While a bunch of people were wondering about this, Huang Ze gave an explanation, "How much do you weigh now?"

"One hundred ten."

"You're on the heavy side. I want you to get your weight under 95 before filming begins."

In fact, for a person who is nearly 1.7 meters tall, 110 pounds is not considered heavy, but just right.

But being on the big screen will make people feel more broad-minded.

He looks fine normally, and he looks fat on the big screen.

Normally he looks a little thin, but he looks just right on the big screen.

If they all look thin on the big screen, then in real life...

Anyway, it's the kind that Huang Ze can't be interested in.

In short, for the sake of the film's effect, Ning Jing's body shape must be controlled.

"I'll give you four months. There will be a special martial arts coach and an equestrian coach. You need to exercise more every day and try to lose 15 pounds in four months."

"No problem!" Ning Jing nodded, "Then how much will I be paid?"

"Fifty thousand dollars."

"I promise to lose weight!"

Her main job now is a painter, and she earns quite well, almost a thousand yuan a month, but these 50,000 yuan are her income for five years.

Whether for future development in the film and television industry or for current income, she could not refuse.

"Okay! After everyone is interviewed, if there is no more suitable person, it will be you." Huang Ze did not make a decision immediately.

This also prevents those behind from making a wasted trip.

It is still necessary to meet.

After the meeting, it turned out that there was no suitable one, so it was basically confirmed that Ning Jing would play Yu Jiaolong.

After Ning Jing signed, Huang Ze raised his hand and stretched.

Finally got Yu Jiaolong done.

Although this character is the second female lead, she is more outstanding than the first female lead, Yu Xiulian.

Do not!
He might even be more outstanding than Li Mubai.

Anyway, it was Jade Fox who really made Zhang Ziyi famous and well-known in Hollywood.

If Huang Ze doesn't choose the right role, he will always feel uncomfortable.

Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!

I will leave the rest to the crew, and I can go to the United States to compete for the Oscar with peace of mind!
……

After finding Jade Fox, Huang Ze returned to Hong Kong the next day and began to completely build a team.

It’s still the same royal team.

By the way, he spent a lot of money to arrange Yuan Heping's schedule so that he could be his martial arts instructor.

Before this group of royal team went north, Huang Ze gave them some pointers on the storyboard in order to save some trouble.

"Hongcun Ancient Town in Anhui Province, the bamboo forest in Anji County, Zhijiang, and the Mountain Resort and Cangyan Mountain."

"Oh, and there's also the Shunan Bamboo Sea in Yibing City. You can find it when you go there."

"Wow, it ran quite far!" Liu Weiqiang exclaimed.

"Just think of it as traveling. What's wrong with going back to see the famous mountains and rivers of our motherland?" Zhang Shuping asked, and then asked, "Director Huang, what are your requirements for the costumes of this film?"

"Be more realistic. Don't be like many costume films nowadays, where costumes from all dynasties can be matched together."

"Since the background is set in the mid-Ming Dynasty, you should look for more costumes from the mid-Ming Dynasty to make it consistent with everyone's identity and background."

"I also want the texture of the clothes to give the feeling that I'm watching a documentary about the Ming Dynasty. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"Well! I will probably spend most of my time in the United States. The preparations for this film are quite troublesome, so I'm counting on you guys."

"And Old Zhang, thank you for your trouble." Huang Ze nodded at Zhang Jianya.

In order to ensure that there would be fewer accidents in this film, Huang Ze had no choice but to bring Zhang Jianya, who had already made a name for himself in the field of horror films, to the crew to serve in a position that was above the other assistant directors but lower than his own.

Huang Ze could only feel at ease if he had someone who was trustworthy and capable enough to keep an eye on things.

"Hey, stop being formal. There's no need for us to talk about whether I care about you or not! If you need anything, I promise I will do my best to help you!" Zhang Jianya knew very well that Huang Ze treated him very well.

The salary is quite generous, and the assistant director position this time can bring a million in salary.

He even helped me find my wife before.

He doesn't have much ambition. Maybe he has some pursuit in art? But that's just a little bit. Although he is envious of the Big Three, he doesn't want much.

Being like this now is enough for him.

"In short, work hard. I'm going to submit this film for an Oscar! Let's become famous together."

"Oscar?"

Several people originally thought that this was just an ordinary job.

After hearing this word, they looked at each other in surprise, with some disbelief in their voices, "This Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

"Do I have other films in the works?" Huang Ze smiled. "I can't use "God of Gamblers" to win an Oscar, right?"

"Okay, don't take it too seriously. I just want to give it a try, but I'm not sure if it will work." After all, he has never participated in an Oscar, so Huang Ze is not confident.

Not to mention "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", even "Pulp Fiction" is not sure how many nominations it will get.

(End of this chapter)