Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 271 Jiang Wu, Get your martial arts on
Chen Linfeng mainly does localized adaptations to better suit China's national conditions.

He was born in 1988, and he became more conscious and able to run around in the 1990s.

Due to his special memory ability, Chen Linfeng has a deep memory of the past.

I can almost draw some scenes and pictures at will.

Therefore, Chen Linfeng required that all costumes and props prepared in the early stage must be reviewed by him personally before they can be officially used.

In fact, as a substantive youth memory drama, it is crucial to be able to reflect the atmosphere of the times through scenery, costumes and props.

There are not many outdoor scenes, so Kong Sheng was in charge of selecting the locations.

The backstage, which is the home of the protagonists, is the main shooting location.

When Chen Linfeng was writing the script at the beginning of the year, he asked Chen Shantong to build it as a key point in the new phase of Pingshi project.

These can be opened to tourists as tourist attractions in the future, and they only cost a small amount of money.

As for the actors, since the drama is a typical ensemble drama, the number of shots of each main character is not much different.

Chen Linfeng had no intention of playing the leading role, and Liu Qianqian was not the leading actress, but rather played the leading actress' sister.

After discussing with Kong Sheng, a few roles were finally decided upon.

Shu Chang plays the heroine Li Jingshu (Cheng Deshan), Liu Qianqian plays Jingshu's sister Li Wenzhu (Cheng Baola), and the younger brother of this family is yet to be determined.

Shi Xiaolong plays the male lead Chen Huilong (Kim Jung-hwan), and his brother is yet to be confirmed.

Chen Linfeng plays Zhang Jingyu (Sung Sunwoo).

Guo Da had been invited before to play the role of Chen Huilong's father.

Next, it is planned to invite Fan Wei to play the father of the two sisters Jingshu and Wenzhu.

For the remaining actors, we will first refer to a small range of actors we have worked with in the past, and if there are not enough people, we will hold auditions.

Chen Linfeng temporarily handed over this task to Kong Sheng, who will conduct the preliminary selection and subsequent invitations.

In the following period of time, Chen Linfeng began to continue writing his next book.

This is the last book of Infinite Worlds.

Because the next TV series and movie will probably be filmed very soon, there is basically no free time and I can only catch up with the plot in advance.

It was at this time, on October 10, that the Golden Horse Awards announced the list of shortlisted films.

Chen Linfeng's "Whiplash" was nominated for 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Photography.

In this era, the Golden Horse Awards is considered to be the most watched and most valuable film award in the country.

Compared to the Academy Awards, the presentation is a little better, and it is aimed at the entire Chinese-speaking community, which gives it an extra bonus.

During those years, there was a tendency for it to win the highest award in Chinese entertainment industry, until 2016, when it fell into obscurity.

As for now, for Chen Linfeng, it doesn’t mean much for him to participate in the Golden Horse Awards after winning the Golden Lion Award.

But his goal is too big now.

In Han Shanping's words, "All domestic filmmakers are watching you. If you don't sign up or participate, it will have a bad impact and will cause misunderstandings."

The most important thing is not to block the progress of other members of the crew.

For example, the awards nominated this time include the best film, director, actor, and screenplay related to Chen Linfeng.

The other four awards, namely Best Supporting Actor, Photography, Art, and Music, were highly coveted by everyone in the crew.

Chen Linfeng understood their desire to win the award, so he didn't do anything extra and just followed the normal procedures.

……

A residential area somewhere in Yanjing.

Jiang Wen went out to welcome Chen Linfeng to his home.

"I seldom see you go out. No matter how I call you, you never go out. Why do you suddenly think of your brother Jiang today?"

"I came to chat with Brother Jiang, and I also have something else to do."

Jiang Wen invited Xiao Chen into his home, and Zhou Yun promptly offered him tea.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"You're welcome. Xiao Chen, you are a distinguished guest."

Jiang Wen took out a cigarette box and was about to smoke a cigarette when he suddenly remembered something and said.

"By the way, you don't smoke, right?"

"Yeah, not used to this."

"Then I won't smoke anymore."

Jiang Wen threw the cigarette aside and asked, "You said you had something to talk to me about, what exactly is it?

It can’t be about Let the Bullets Fly, I’m still thinking about this movie, it will probably take some time before I can leave the shooting.”

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "It's not your film, it's my film."

"Are you sure you want me to act?"

Jiang Wen's eyes lit up. This was interesting.

"How is that possible? I'll pull you into the team and then you and I will make the decisions." Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes at the other person.

Zhou Yun couldn't help laughing, "It seems that everyone knows your style."

Jiang Wen was not embarrassed at all. "Those directors were not good enough and could not argue with me, so they said I was interfering. But can it be called interference for the sake of art?"

He smiled and said to Chen Linfeng, "Xiao Chen, you are different. You are skilled enough and have a high status. You are definitely not afraid of this."

Chen Linfeng sneered, "I won't seek trouble for myself. Besides, you are not suitable. I am looking for your brother Jiang Wu."

"Hey, I think so. That's a good thing. How about this? You can have lunch at home at noon. I'll call my brother over and we can chat together then." "Okay, that's fine too."

Afterwards, Zhou Yun cooked.

Jiang Wu came over quickly.

"Brother, Director Chen, do you want to ask me something?"

"You came just in time," Jiang Wen asked his brother to sit down, "Director Chen wanted to find you to play a role, but he was so secretive that he wouldn't tell me when I asked him."

Although Jiang Wu looks like a burly man, he is actually quite gentle and gentle inside.

On the contrary, Jiang Wen is carefree and has the typical northern man style.

This is what is meant by "Jiang is neither civil nor martial".

Jiang Wu was happy when he heard the good news, but it was not obvious on his face. He just smiled slightly and looked at Chen Linfeng.

"Director Chen came to me, just tell me, I have nothing to disagree with."

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "It's not that simple. I have to ask for your opinion."

He asked solemnly, "To gain weight to 85-90 kg, and then under the guidance of a fitness trainer and a boxing coach, to develop the upper arm muscles and have a certain boxing foundation, this will take at least 4-6 months. Is this acceptable?"

Before Jiang Wu could speak, Jiang Wen spoke first.

"Hey, wait, your request is quite detailed. Can you tell me what role it is?"

This is a reasonable request. People need to know the role setting and its importance.

Chen Linfeng explained, "The next film I'm going to shoot is an action film about police and gangsters. You will play the leading role of a police officer, the absolute protagonist, and the perspective will be from him.

If things go well, he might become the protagonist of a series. At least in my story setting, there are follow-up plans.

In terms of the role, I asked you to exercise and gain weight, mainly because my action film is more realistic, without too many fancy moves, and it just highlights the power and might.

This protagonist represents the fighting power in the play. He can knock someone out with one slap, and there is basically no follow-up after one punch. Few people can withstand it.

In order to enhance the credibility of his fighting ability, the leading actor needs to be a real strong man, so that the audience can see that he is strong at first sight. "

Chen Linfeng spoke while making gestures.

In fact, at first, he considered Sammo Hung, whose physique was a bit like that, but he was too short, only 1 meters, and was not convincing enough.

He is not as attractive as Jiang Wu who is 1 meters tall, so Chen Linfeng went here first.

After hearing the setting, Jiang Wen didn't say anything else. For most people, this role would have to be fought for. It was a good thing that he could find his younger brother first.

Jiang Wu is an old-school actor. He has gained weight for roles, not to mention it is a common occurrence and he has experienced it several times.

It's a completely natural attitude, not to mention that he is the protagonist, so there is nothing to say.

He immediately said, "No problem, I will start practicing while eating, and then let the director see my results every month."

"It's time to eat. Let's go to the table first." Zhou Yun shouted at this time.

During the meal, Jiang Wen asked tentatively.

"Recently, several of my friends have said that they would like to invite you to come over more often. We can all hold a welcoming ceremony. Do you have any idea?"

Chen Linfeng knew what he meant and declined politely.

"I really don't have time. I'm at home now, writing manuscripts every day. I'll go to the Golden Horse Awards soon, and then I'll go to Los Angeles to attend the premiere. My schedule is booked until the end of next year."

Jiang Wen didn't say anything else. Normally, when you invite someone into a circle, if the person agrees, you have to at least tell him a time and find time to meet him.

This is a direct rejection, which makes the attitude clear.

He didn't find it surprising.

The Beijing circle sounds very glamorous, but among the truly capable bigwigs outside the circle, which one is willing to make a living in someone else's circle?

Zhang Yimou and Zhao Benshan are both examples. At a time when the Northwest and Northeast circles are not doing very well, these two have no intention of changing sides.

Xiao Chen always seems to be a humble person. He doesn't easily get into conflicts with others, and he is also very easy to talk to when facing some seniors.

But it seems that he also wants to start his own business.

Chen Linfeng said meaningfully, "I have no shortage of money or channels to make movies now. I can find actors and actresses, and most of them are willing to support me. For the time being, I am quite satisfied."

Jiang Wen smiled and said, "Yes, it's better not to get involved in these things. It won't affect our friendship anyway."

"That's right. We should deal with it as it should be. It's not like we have to go there to talk and do things."

Zhou Yun poured wine and added drinks for the two of them at the right time, and the matter was over.

After he returned, Kong Sheng came to the door again. During this period, he also contacted some actors and preliminarily decided on the candidates for other roles.

Mainly the roles of parents in the play, in addition to Fan Wei and Guo Da, we also found Zhang Guoli and Jiang Wenli, the partners in "Golden Wedding", as well as Song Dandan and Sa Xina.

Among them, Sa Xina is the actor he worked with in "Crossing the Guandong", and the others are actors who are relatively well-known in the industry and are known for family dramas picked by Kong Sheng.

My original intention was just to work with Xiao Chen, so I wanted to pick a good one to try.

Who knew, as soon as the invitation was sent out, those people heard that it was Xiao Chen's script and agreed without saying a word.

Kong Sheng couldn't help but sigh, it has to be Xiao Chen, just in terms of casting, he has too many advantages.

As for the remaining young characters, Kong Sheng was left to Director Chen to decide.

This kind of role can either be used as a favor or to train new people, Kong Sheng will not act on his own.

He is very self-aware. He thinks it is good enough that he can gain a foothold initially. It is better not to interfere in things that should not be done.

Chen Linfeng, on the contrary, had a headache. He didn't want to rack his brains, so he pushed everything to Kong Sheng, but in the end he pushed the person back.

　You can give your opinions on the other characters, mainly including the heroine's younger brother, the hero's older brother (the actor who looks a lot like uzi), the chess player that the heroine likes in the original work (this can be replaced by other sports types), and the character with the surname Liu in the original work (positioned as a bad friend).

　　
　
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