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

Chapter 302: Wang Baoqiang plays the villain?

In a gym, a burly man with a particularly strong upper body was hammering a sandbag.

The sounds of "bang" and "bang" were endless, and every time a fist was thrown, the sandbag would be knocked away for a distance.

Jiang Wu fought for a while, then stopped and wiped the sweat off his head with a towel.

After half a year of training, he has completely fallen in love with this form of training, and he feels a sense of power coming from the heart.

At this time, Jiang Wu's muscles became more and more obvious. Although his belly was bulging, others would not think that it was fat at all, nor did they think he looked silly. Instead, they would think that his whole body was filled with a terrifying aura.

Jiang Wu himself did not experience this emotion and was feeling worried.

He didn’t know when Director Xiao Chen would be done with his work, and he couldn’t wait any longer.

Just then, the phone rang.

Jiang Wu quickly picked up the phone.

"Hello, who is this? Oh, Director Chen is about to start. Okay, I got it."

After hanging up the phone, he couldn't suppress the joy on his face and punched the sandbag hard, sending it flying and shaking.

Finally getting into the group.

That evening, Huazhong TV's interview program was broadcast.

In addition to some thoughts and experiences about the achievements of "Infinite World", some well-known writers also praised Xiao Chen.

Chen Linfeng also revealed his next plans.

He is preparing to start shooting an action movie, which he will write and direct, with Jiang Wu playing the leading role.

The outside world has always known that Xiao Chen has good kung fu skills, and he has also demonstrated his skills in several previous costume dramas.

However, this time he did not play himself, but chose Jiang Wu.

The host also asked this question during the show.

"Why don't you take the lead role yourself?"

“The film I’m shooting this time is not a traditional martial arts film, but a somewhat realistic action film. I hope to bring some freshness to the audience, and this requires distinguishing it from traditional kung fu films.

Jiang Wu was more prepared than me for this. He had been practicing boxing for half a year and also gained weight according to my requirements.

With his current size and the guidance of the action director, I think it should give the audience a more realistic and different experience.”

On TV, with such empty words, the audience does not have a very clear concept.

But everyone is obviously still very interested. Based on Chen's undefeated history, the public is generally very interested in his new work.

Especially since he had just become famous all over the world.

Journalists, especially entertainment reporters, love to answer questions for the public.

They quickly found Jiang Wu's location and asked him questions related to the movie, but he did not answer.

But just taking photos is enough to attract attention.

Jiang Wu is usually very low-key and the media would not approach him unless necessary, so when the results of the past six months were shown to the public for the first time, the contrast was very strong.

Audiences who had an impression of Jiang Wu were a little surprised. How did he become such a big guy?
Recalling what Chen Linfeng said on the show before, everyone had a vague idea.

It would probably be very painful if this fist as big as a sandbag hit someone.

The news that Chen Linfeng was going to make a new film spread quickly, especially since he himself announced the news on the show.

For A-list actors in the industry, the news is mixed.

The most regrettable thing is, of course, that the protagonist had been chosen long ago, and Jiang Wu had been preparing for this for half a year, so naturally he couldn't have any bad ideas.

But other roles are fine too. When it comes to big directors, no one is very picky and you can make do with any of them.

However, when Qilin Studio began to release audition notices, aspiring young actors were discouraged.

No, Director Chen, you are looking for all kinds of ugly people.

Yes, the notice specifically said that the villain had to have a distinctive look or figure. Think about it, besides the protagonist Jiang Wu, there is also a second male lead, and the gossip says that he has been promised to Shi Xiaolong.

The rest are either major villains or minor villains.

There is no way around it. The roles of the policemen are considered serious people, and Chen Linfeng basically just finds them for guest appearances.

He has made quite a few connections in the field of TV dramas, including some who have received benefits from Longlin Company in the past.

You can't always leave this favor unused. Give and take is the way to get along with others.

And to be honest, many of these actors don't have many opportunities to act in movies, so it's hard to say whether it's a favor to be repaid or a favor to be earned by bringing them in to make cameo appearances.

However, most of these actors are good-looking or beautiful.

I can only play normal police roles.

These villains and gangster minions require actors with extraordinary talents. They are not something that normal, excellent actors can play, so we have to find new ones.

While Chen Linfeng arranged for Cheng Er to go to Hong Kong Island to scout location scenes, he went to Ping City Film and Television City.

Here is the newly built Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong Island which started construction at the end of last year. It is based on the original appearance of the Kowloon Walled City and is basically copied as closely as possible.

Of course the scale is not that large, but it is enough to shoot only part of the scene.

Chen Linfeng changed the name of the previous film "Crime City" to "Police Incident", and also changed the background of the original story.

In the original work of the previous life, the main opponents were gangsters from a certain area in Northeast China who entered Seoul, South Korea. This setting must be abandoned.

Chen Linfeng changed the villain to one with an Annan background, because refugees caused by the war poured into Hong Kong Island. Anyway, they are common villains in Hong Kong movies, so it would be a waste to use them.

Apart from this, Kowloon Walled City, as a crime scene in the film, is only a small part of the film’s plot.

There are still many things to be filmed in Hong Kong Island. Pingshi Film and Television City has become more and more skilled in construction teams and related decoration design. It is really something.

At least after Chen Linfeng checked, he felt there was no problem, and the people from Hong Kong Island who were traveling with him also gave him a thumbs up.

The acceptance here went smoothly, and he then decided to go to the audition location in Yanjing to take a look.

"Director, you're here."

"Director Chen, what do you think of the people we picked?"

"Director, please sit down. I'll go get you a cup of tea."

When a group of people saw the big boss coming, they hurried forward to show their courtesy.

"No, you guys take care of your own things, I'll just take a look."

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, picked up a stack of resumes on the table and opened them to take a look.

They really all have their own unique talents.

He saw several actors in the resumes who left some impression on later generations, and he checked the names of the assistant director Chen Qianjin. He had a good eye for both of them.

Then, he suddenly stopped flipping through the pages.

Why is Wang Baoqiang here?

Chen Qianjin saw the page where the director stopped and explained, "Originally, I thought Wang Baoqiang would mainly play the kind of honest and simple-minded role, but it's hard to ignore a famous actor, so I kept it for the second audition.

Who knew that he also acted fiercely in the subsequent audition, so I kept him and made it to the final round."

"Needless to say, I know, I don't mean to blame you."

Chen Linfeng raised his hand to stop the other party from explaining. He certainly knew how malleable Wang Baoqiang was.

It can be said that apart from handsome guys and ancient dramas, Wang Baoqiang can play most modern roles.

To be honest, his acting talent may be better than Shu Chang's. He is truly blessed by God, but his skills are a little eccentric. He is a typical eccentric genius.

Chen Linfeng became interested and simply sat down to watch the crew's audition.

When the others saw Director Chen sitting down, they didn't know what to do and kept inviting him to the main seat.

Chen Linfeng couldn't refuse the invitation and had to sit in the middle.

The next person to come in was a tall and strong man.

Chen Linfeng recognized him immediately. He was Xiao Shenyang’s brother in Detective Chinatown 1.

When the other party saw that the interviewer in the middle was changed to Chen Linfeng, he was shocked.

Who doesn’t know Director Xiao Chen?

I didn't know whether I was feeling excited or panicked, but I wanted to show off, but it was a little too much.

But his role is not very important. The main purpose is to use his size to serve as a cushion for the protagonist and to demonstrate the power of a slap.

Chen Linfeng made a tick and let him stay.

Everyone else was watching what was going on here, and when they saw the director tick, they followed suit.

The first few are minor characters, and after them, it’s time for the important villain.

There are two main villains, and Wang Baoqiang auditioned for the second villain.

He knew that he couldn't handle the role of the number one villain, so he chose number two.

After coming in, Wang Baoqiang was also shocked.

I didn’t hear that Director Chen would be here today.

But he is an old actor after all, and there is no sign of it on the outside.

Chen Linfeng smiled gently, "Baoqiang, why did you come to our crew to audition for the villain? It's different from your previous roles."

Wang Baoqiang answered in his unique Beihe Province mixed with the Central Plains Province accent,

"I want to try out different roles. It's good to broaden your acting range. Besides, this is a movie directed by you, Director Chen. I think the quality of the movie must be very good, so I want to give it a try."

Wang Baoqiang looks honest and speaks sincerely, but his art of speaking is really good. No wonder he has been doing well later on.

There is nothing you can do when you meet a disgusting person. Chen Linfeng admires him very much.

"Okay, then try to act fierce."

After hearing the other party's request, Wang Baoqiang's right cheek twitched and contracted, he gritted his teeth, and a ferocious face instantly appeared, along with a fierce aura.

"Okay, let's try a regular scene."

Afterwards, Wang Baoqiang received a toy sword from the staff, the kind that glows and plays music.

There was also a piece of paper with the plot of the play written on it.

I only heard the staff say, "Just treat this as a hand axe. Now you are singing in a KTV and there is a conflict. The KTV manager is bad-mouthing you. You have to follow the boss's instructions and chop off one of his hands."

This was a randomly selected audition scene from several that the crew had prepared.

Chen Linfeng said, "You only need to act out the part where you chop off the man's hand after you control him. You don't need to act out the part before that. I'll give you three minutes to prepare."

Wang Baoqiang looked at the toy in his hand, thought for a while, then stared at the plot content in his hand, reading it again and again.

"Director Chen, I'm ready."

"Well, let's get started."

(End of this chapter)