Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

In fact, Xia Yuan also felt that Jiajia was quite suitable to play the role of Hermione.

The reason is also very simple.

Hermione's character, well, she's particularly important in the Harry Potter series, and it's not just because she's the female lead. Of course, that's part of it, but it's definitely not the main reason.

The main reason is that this role is actually not easy to control. It is the role that requires the most attention to technique and performance among the three main characters, without exception.

Besides having good acting skills, the most important thing to play this role well is to fit the character's personality.

In the film series, Hermione is portrayed as a little girl born on September 19, 1979, into an ordinary middle-class family. She is a Muggle, not from the magical world, and there are no detailed records of any wizards in her family. She is not even a half-breed.

At the age of 12, Muggle-born Hermione Granger learns that she is a witch and receives an acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

She entered the school on September 1, 1991, and was sorted into Gryffindor House. She received numerous honors and was considered a hardworking academic genius. During her studies, she formed the "magical trio" with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

Yes, a genius girl is the best summary of Hermione's character.

From childhood to adulthood, I have always been an excellent student, quick learner, and able to grasp concepts that others cannot understand.

To overcome her inferiority complex stemming from her Muggle origins, she drastically improved her magical abilities, eventually ranking among the top students at Hogwarts.

Perhaps she didn't have Harry's innate magical talent, nor did she have Ron's family background—though he was a bit of a failure, at least he was a pure-blood, and even if he was incredibly stupid, she wouldn't have to worry about his future.

But she possesses a diligence and eagerness to learn that others lack, which is her strength, and she is also very precocious.

Even at a young age, she understood that as a Muggle, her future would be fraught with difficulties if she didn't work hard.

She would even wish she could split her time in half to use it more effectively.

To overcome her inferiority complex stemming from her Muggle origins, she drastically improved her magical abilities, eventually ranking among the top students at Hogwarts.

However, at the same time, she is not lacking in the courage and mischievousness of boys.

She's much more mischievous than the average boy.

So when Xia Yuan was reading the script, he was also complaining that, in fact, among the three main characters, Hermione seemed to be the only one most suitable to enter Gryffindor.

Harry, in fact, is more like a true Slytherin.

Harry is actually quite similar to Snape.

Ron, Xia Yuan felt, was more like Hufflepuff.

These two would be a good fit even if they weren't assigned to Gryffindor.

Only Hermione gave Xia Yuan the feeling that she was the only one who truly and completely fit the Gryffindor family.

He's too brave; he's always getting into trouble.

So how should Jiajia evaluate this?
Even Xia Yuan, a father, had to admit that his daughter was indeed very mischievous.

She is intelligent, truly exceptionally intelligent, capable of quickly completing all the learning content of her peers, which speaks volumes.

While Jiajia is mischievous, she is also quite restrained and doesn't come across as annoying.

She's more like a mischievous little witch.

Moreover, she loved playing with knives and sticks since she was a child, just like her mother did when she was young. It's no wonder they are mother and daughter.

Therefore, Jiajia is actually very suitable for this role.

Then Xia Yuan trained him a bit more, and he mastered the character in no time.

I can scold and beat my own children as I please. It's hard to say if they are other actors. I can only teach them little by little and I have to be careful to control the degree of punishment.

Those born to you are different.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in entrusting the role of Hermione to Jiajia.

We can change the backstory later, and make it an Asian family story.

However, there is another problem: the stunt double needs to be prepared in advance.

Ideally, he'd find someone he could use from childhood to adulthood. He would absolutely refuse, and would never allow his little darling to have any intimate contact with other male actors according to the script.

Especially Ron, that bastard, he's a real, pure blondie!
As for the claim that current movies are all filmed with camera angles off-camera and that there is actually no intimate contact at all?

That makes sense, but Xia Yuan simply can't accept it.

He doesn't care if you're misplaced or not; the psychological feeling is different. If you can't accept it, then you simply can't accept it. There aren't many "whys." This also applies to the senior student. In any role she plays, if there's any intimate contact with a male character, it's always Xia Yuan himself who plays the role.

If it were anyone else, not only would Xia Yuan be unhappy, but the senior herself would be furious.

It's possible to kick someone more than three meters away with a single kick.

Never doubt a woman's persistence in this regard, especially if her first love is her last.

Now, the preliminary work has been finalized.

Another half month passed quickly.

The production team is fully prepared, and the first review has been passed. Now, only the last step remains.

That is, the issue of casting.

When it comes to casting for this movie, it was actually quite difficult to solve.

Because it's different from other movies.

With Xia Yuan's current status and resources in the industry, what kind of actor can't he find?

He can try out any kind of actor, no matter how big or small.

But Harry Potter is different.

65% of the actors in this movie are children.

These people need to act from childhood to adulthood.

This is a very tricky problem.

First, the actors selected must fit the character's arc and setting.

Otherwise, you could find a 185cm tall, incredibly handsome young man to play Ron, and a ridiculously ugly, 160cm tall, 160kg chubby guy to play Malfoy. Do you think that would be a good fit?
Can this be right?

So conforming to the image is one aspect.

More importantly, their personalities also need to match.

Young actors who haven't been exposed to many techniques won't be able to portray the right feeling if their character doesn't match the role.

To achieve the best results, one must, absolutely must, be oneself; there are no other possibilities.

This effectively narrows down the range of options even further.

Then there's the most troublesome part.

Currently, there are very few child stars and child actors in the entertainment industry worldwide.

This makes it even harder to find people.

Xia Yuan has just launched a casting call in Los Santos and auditioned many child actors.

As expected, none of them met the requirements.

Yes, after three days of selection, not even one person could be officially chosen!

The casting process was quite eventful.

However, Xia Yuan also came up with a solution.

It was a solution that could hardly be called a solution, but it was something that popped into his head when he was desperate. (End of Chapter)