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Chapter 331 Excavation

This film is not just about the protagonist's love for drama, but also about the emotions between them.

Although Duan Xiaolou is normal, it is obvious that no matter whether Overlord is the real Overlord or not and Cheng Dieyi is the real Concubine Yu, he has fallen in love with his senior brother Duan Xiaolou who plays Overlord.

Love in that sense.

But, could it be that this character came to me because of me...

Zhang Guorong raised his eyelids and looked at Huang Ze, "Director Huang, have you heard about my affairs from others?"

"I've heard about it." Although the person sitting in front of him didn't reveal his story until several years later, there are no secrets in the circle and some people are still spreading it. Huang Ze naturally knew about it. To say he didn't know would seem too fake. He nodded slightly and did not deny it.

One code can be returned to one code.

"I wanted to use you for this role, and it has little to do with that incident."

"It's mainly because you speak Mandarin well, so there's no need for dubbing."

"The acting is also very good, and the most important thing is the image."

"This overall melancholy feeling is very suitable for playing a tragic role, and there is also a sense of elegance on him. Think about it, is it very suitable?"

"You can even be said to be Cheng Dieyi!"

"Cheng Dieyi." Zhang Guorong murmured the name of the character and recalled the script he had just read in his mind. He felt a little shocked.

I also felt that I had a lot in common with Cheng Dieyi.

Although I am not as crazy about acting as Cheng Dieyi, I consider myself one of the top actors.

And the likes that are not tolerated by the times.

"I am Cheng Dieyi."

"Cheng Dieyi is me!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Guorong's face was filled with indescribable excitement. "Director Huang, I want to play this role. Please give it to me. I will not be filming in the next period of time, but will focus on preparing for this film."

"But I will still put more effort into singing. I can't let my fans down. I hope Director Huang can understand."

"Understandable, no problem."

"After all, I am a singer too." Although he is a singer who has never held a concert.

The agreement with Warner includes a concert contract.

However, he had a close bond with Warner, with success in both film, television and music, so he casually mentioned this condition later on, and no one took it seriously. It did not prevent Huang Ze from successfully ending his contract with Warner and becoming a free agent.

There's nothing we can do. Huang Ze is too lazy to travel around the world.

Besides, giving a concert is a very physical activity. It’s not good to be as tired as Michael Jackson.

Huang Ze also wants to take good care of his body. Except for the kidneys which are often used for farming, other organs must be well protected.

"Hahaha! You're not called a singer, you're called a superstar."

"Hey, it's all just empty reputation, empty reputation!"

Huang Ze waved his hand, then stood up and extended his hand. "It's a pleasure to work with you. I can't guarantee that I can help you win the three best actor awards, but I'm sure that I can help you leave a classic role! This role may be remembered by fans for twenty, thirty years, or even longer."

“If there are still people who remember the roles I played 30 years later, then my life as an actor will not be in vain!” Zhang Guorong smiled and shook hands with Huang Ze.

"It will definitely last more than 30 years!" Huang Ze was confident and said it firmly.

Farewell My Concubine holds such a high status in the hearts of Chinese audiences that Cheng Dieyi is hard to forget. Before Huang Ze traveled through time, many young audiences still knew the character of Cheng Dieyi.

And every time Director Chen releases a blockbuster with a super low score, naturally a group of people will learn about a film like "Farewell My Concubine".

Besides, even if "Farewell My Concubine" can't do it, there is still Ning Caichen in "A Chinese Ghost Story", both of which are classic roles.

"I will try my best to meet your requirements, Director Huang, and strive to make this character a classic."

"Well, I'm optimistic about you."

Zhang Guorong was asked to negotiate the contract with his subordinates. The male and female protagonists were finalized. Huang Ze was not in a hurry to find other actors. The remaining actors were settled after returning to Beijing, and he continued to write the script of "Final Destination 2".

After the script was finished, he called Zhang Jianya, who was staying at home and drawing a salary, to the company and handed the script to him. "Think about how to shoot it first and draw up the storyboards. If I think there is no problem, then we will start your second movie in Hollywood!"

"No problem!" Zhang Jianya was already very confident about making a horror film. He picked up the script and looked at the title. It was the sequel to "Final Destination". Naturally, he was more confident and felt that it would be no problem for him to make it. He no longer felt the fear and trepidation he had when he first learned that he was going to make a film to hit Hollywood.

"By the way, who will be the male and female lead this time?"

"Uh..." Huang Ze really hadn't thought about it.

"Let's wait and see. Once the shots are drawn and I think there's no problem, we can start casting."

Casting for horror films is not difficult, as long as the character has certain acting skills and is cheap enough.

As for box office appeal.

In a horror movie sequel, that's not very important!
Horror movies are indeed a niche genre in North America, and it is extremely difficult to break the 2 million mark, but the fixed audience is quite loyal. As long as there are no major problems with the plot of "Final Destination ", the box office will most likely exceed that of the first one.

After settling all the projects that urgently needed his time, Huang Ze then turned his attention to recruiting people from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and preparing the crew for Farewell My Concubine.

Then he flew to the capital by plane.

As for why he didn't go back to Shanghai first, it was actually very simple. After all, they wanted to poach people from the factory in his hometown, and the amount they were going to hire was not a small amount, so Huang Ze wanted to avoid it.

It won’t be too late to go back once most of the people have been poached.

……

Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

As a leading domestic animation company, it has also entered a period of confusion.

Previously, the state was in charge of making cartoons. The state would provide funding, so everyone could strive for excellence and concentrate on drawing. Facts have proved that the cartoons produced were quite popular.

Regardless of whether it is because they are the most powerful in the country, in short, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio is absolutely famous and dominates the market.

The employees here also live a pretty comfortable life.

But not long ago, the employees of this factory began to worry about a problem.

money!
The country is short of money in many areas, such as electricity, fertilizers, and steel, and it is eager to make everyone in the country rich.

Compared with the actual demand for striving to achieve a well-off life, the film and television industry is not that unimportant, but it is still a little bit lacking. In short, there will be no continuous investment in it. The same goes for the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, which needs to make money on its own and be self-reliant.

Then, the factory began to visibly get worse day by day, and even owed a lot of debt due to wrong decisions. The monthly bonus began to decrease, while the prices were getting more and more expensive.

In addition, some state-owned enterprises in other places have begun to close down, and even in Shanghai, there have been reports that the Second Ribbon Factory will go bankrupt. The iron rice bowl is no longer iron, which makes most of the factory employees feel like a dark cloud is covering their heads and they don’t know where the future lies.

The Shanghai Animation Film Studio won’t go bankrupt, right?

If I fall, what else can I do besides painting? I can't do anything else. I can't just go to the US like others and use my painting hands to carry plates, right?
But when we started work today, the tension between some people's brows turned into smiles, and they felt indescribably relaxed.

(End of this chapter)