Huayu started by playing Lao Ai

Chapter 165 Wuji is born ahead of time
On the morning of April 4, Cheng Kaige walked into a teahouse in high spirits.

When we arrived at one of the private rooms, we saw a Japanese man of medium build wearing glasses sitting inside.

"Mr. Jingguan, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever!" Cheng Kaige shook hands with Jingguan Xing and said with a smile on his face, "I never thought we would have the opportunity to work together again."

Jingguan Xing is a Japanese film producer who is very knowledgeable about Chinese culture. His main focus is co-production of films between Japan and China.

He produced the film "Dragon in China" shot by Zun Long in 1990.

The Emperor and the Assassin filmed by Cheng Kaige two years ago was invested by Japanese capital.

Jingguan Xing is also one of the producers.

The two are old friends.

Jingguan Xing smiled and said, "I have been looking forward to working with Director Cheng again."

After "Lü Bu and Diao Chan" was broadcast in Japan, the average viewership rating reached 26.5%, and the highest viewership rating reached 40%!

This audience rating data has created the best audience rating for Japanese TV dramas in recent years.

Zheng Jing became completely famous in Japan.

The character Lu Bu he played became the most beloved image of a brave general among the Japanese people.

In addition to Zheng Jing, actors such as Chen Hong and Liu Yifei have also received a certain amount of attention in Japan.

As the director of this TV series, Cheng Kaige has also received widespread acclaim in Japan.

Coincidentally, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won awards and was a big hit at the box office, so Japanese entertainment capital followed suit and took a fancy to Chinese martial arts films.

As a result, Japanese capital approached Cheng Kaige again, wanting to cooperate with him to shoot a martial arts blockbuster.

It can only be said that the appearance of Zheng Jing has changed a lot of things.

In his previous life, Cheng Kaige did not pay much attention to the TV series "Lü Bu and Diao Chan".

While preparing for this drama, he was approached by a foreign thriller film called "Fatal Tenderness".

Cheng Kaige delayed the filming of the TV series and filmed Fatal Tenderness first.

Now, with Zheng Jing's intervention, the filming of Lu Bu and Diao Chan progressed quickly and started directly.

Cheng Kaige was not approached for the project Fatal Tenderness.

This actually helped Cheng Kaige unintentionally.

Because the movie Fatal Tenderness suffered huge losses, Cheng Kaige's career in English film was cut off.

Its international reputation has also suffered.

Cheng Kaige's current situation is much better than the same period in his previous life because of his cooperation with Zheng Jing.

People feel refreshed when they are happy. Cheng Kaige has a rosy complexion and is full of energy.

Jingguan Xing also noticed this and praised him for it.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down to drink tea.

After a while, a man with a flat head, wearing a Zhongshan suit and cloth shoes, walked into the box.

As soon as the man came in, before he could say anything, Cheng Kaige and Jing Guanxing stood up.

It was Han Sanping, the second-in-command of Huaying Group.

"I didn't expect that two years later, the three of us would be reunited." Han Sanping said with a smile, "I hope the result this time will be better than Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin."

Hearing this, Cheng Kaige said confidently: "I have already written the outline of the new movie script, which was inspired by Lü Bu and Diao Chan.

I am confident that this time, I will open a new chapter for Chinese commercial blockbusters!"

Han Sanping nodded and said, “I hope so, you still need to be urgent.

He Ping's Heroes of Heaven and Earth has already started filming, and Zheng Jing is also working with Zhang Yi to film a movie about the Overlord of Western Chu.

The era of blockbusters has arrived, and we cannot lose to Xi'an Film Studio."

Although Zheng Jing was determined to make a desperate move, Century Hero also invested.

Huaying Group is a shareholder of Century Hero.

But this movie is still dominated by Western films and it also uses the logo of the Western Film Studio.

The same is true for He Ping's Heroes of Heaven and Earth, which bears the logo of the Xi'an Film Studio.

The era of blockbusters has begun, and two consecutive commercial blockbusters are produced by Xiying Group. It is impossible for Han Sanping to not have any ideas.

So this time, Dongying Capital found Cheng Kaige, and Cheng Kaige found Han Sanping.

The three parties hit it off immediately and have a strong desire to cooperate.

After hearing Han Sanping's words, Jingguan Xing said, "Director Cheng's filming of Lu Bu and Diao Chan is as exciting as any other movie.

The fighting scenes in particular are so imaginative and amazing.

If he were to make a martial arts movie, it would definitely be a success."

Jingguanxing originally wanted to express his support for Cheng Kaige, but Cheng Kaige shook his head and said, "I don't intend to limit the subject matter this time to martial arts."

Seeing Han Sanping and Jingguanxing looking over, Cheng Kaige was very proud.

He took a sip of tea and then said slowly, “Heroes of Heaven and Earth and Breaking the Cauldron are both martial arts blockbusters.

Together with the previous Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, these are already three consecutive martial arts blockbusters.

With such a large number of martial arts blockbusters being released, the audience will also become aesthetically fatigued.

We must innovate and create themes that go beyond martial arts to achieve success.”

Han Sanping asked, "What subject do you want to shoot?"

Cheng Kaige said: "I want to shoot a Chinese mythology movie, or a fantasy epic movie."

Jingguanxing asked, "Similar to Xu Ke's Legend of Shushan?"

As an expert on China, Jingguan Xing knows a lot about Chinese films.

Although Xu Ke's The Legend of Zu has not yet been released, a lot of promotional press releases have been issued.

The outside world is paying attention, and Jingguan Xing also knows it.

Cheng Kaige smiled and said, "It's even better than The Legend of Shushan.

Lu Bu and Diao Chan tells the story of Chang'e coming down to earth to find Hou Yi.

My new movie is even more amazing. It combines the Chinese mythological story of Kuafu chasing the sun with the ancient Greek mythology of Helen, the goddess of beauty who triggered the Trojan War. It combines Chinese and Western elements to tell a beautiful mythological fable.

Mythological themes are more fantastic and have a higher ceiling for creation.

Apart from anything else, the movie scenes are more magnificent and beautiful than martial arts movies.

The film's content is a combination of Chinese and Western elements, and can cater to both Eastern and Western audiences.

The spirit of the film is a celebration of love and freedom.

This is a universal value of mankind, and it will definitely resonate with audiences at home and abroad!"

I have to say that Cheng Kaige is very eloquent.

After listening to his story, Han Sanping and Jing Guanxing nodded frequently.

If Zheng Jing were here, he would be able to guess that Cheng Kaige was going to start filming “The Promise” in advance.

His style remains the same as always. He likes to add Western elements to Chinese stories, which makes them look weird in the end.

In the tea room, the three of them drank tea and talked about the film project, and the overall atmosphere was very harmonious.

Finally, Cheng Kaige concluded: "After two years of settling down, I have found the feeling of filming Farewell My Concubine again.

When things are full, they overflow; when they are full, they empty. If things develop in a single direction, it is too extreme. It is better to have no direction and be in chaos.

So I plan to name the new movie "The Promise".

I am very confident that I can surpass Zheng Jing and Zhang Yi's desperate efforts this time!"

In Cheng Kaige's heart, he still minds the audience saying that Lu Bu and Diao Chan are all due to Zheng Jing. He wants to thank Zheng Jing and kowtow to Zheng Jing.

During the filming of The Promise, Cheng Kaige wanted to prove to everyone that it was Zheng Jing who was clinging to him.

Instead of him relying on Zheng Jing.

Zheng Jing didn't know what Cheng Kaige thought for the time being. He was talking with Chen Guofu about the movie "Double Vision".

Over the past few days, Chen Guofu and Su Zhaobin revised the script of Shuangtong several times.

He is very satisfied with the current script.

After watching it, Zheng Jing also thought it was very good. He suggested adding a shot of Huang Huitu with double pupils at the end of the movie, and Chen Guofu agreed.

In addition, the filming of Last Stand would not start until July at the earliest, and Zheng Jing had time, so he decided to star in the movie Double Vision.

According to the plan, it will take about 45 to 50 days to complete the photo shoot of both pupils.

Chen Guofu will concentrate on filming Zheng Jing's scenes in advance, and Zheng Jing will be able to finish filming the double pupils in about a month.

The time is quite fast.

Because it involves Taoist legends, the movie "Double Vision" cannot be approved in mainland China.

The shooting location can only be chosen in Wandao.

"Double Eyes" will start filming on May 5st. Mr. Zheng, you'd better arrive at the crew a few days in advance to make some preparations."

Hearing Chen Guofu's words, Zheng Jing nodded and said, "No problem, I'll go there on the 29th. Don't worry about the acting, I won't let you down."

Although the male protagonist of Double Pupils, Huang Huitu, is not a character card character and has no support from the script world, Zheng Jing is very confident in his acting skills.

Because of the hit of Full House, Liu Zhixun's white character card was also upgraded.

After upgrading to a silver card, Liu Zhixun's character card did not gain any new talents.

I just upgraded the two skills of piano playing and acting to the master level, and added an additional skill of street dance (expert).

Zheng Jing now possesses master-level acting skills and is still very confident in portraying the role of Huang Huitu.

Chen Guofu drank a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Of course I am confident in your acting skills.

It's just that Mr. Zheng, you should tell me in advance who the candidate for the heroine is, so that I can be prepared."

For the heroine with double pupils, Zheng Jing’s first choice is Jing Tian.

As a result, when Jing Tian heard that it was a horror movie, he immediately shook his head and said that he would be scared and didn't want to act in it.

On Liu Yifei's side, Zheng Jing sought Liu Xiaoli's opinion.

Liu Xiaoli said that Liu Yifei is in the critical period of exam review.

If we make a sprint during this period, we expect to complete the American high school courses in advance in October.

By then, I will be ready to return to my country to study.

So during this period of time, Liu Yifei still needs to study hard.

Since Jing Tian and Liu Yifei were not going to act, Zheng Jing asked Shu Chang to act.

After hearing what Chen Guofu said, Zheng Jing said, "Knowing that you are coming today, I have already made an appointment with the heroine in advance."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a beautiful girl walking into the office under the guidance of an assistant.

She has a round face, round eyes, plump lips, and fair and smooth skin. She looks very sweet and cute.

It was also the first time that Zheng Jing met Shu Chang.

I have to say, this beautiful lady with a kind heart and elegant temperament is indeed very pretty.

Although she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she is more mature than her age.

No wonder she could play the role of Dong Efei in “Empress Xiaozhuang” at such a young age.

"Hello, Mr. Zheng, hello, Mr. Chen, I am Shu Chang, it's an honor to meet you."

Hearing Shu Chang's greeting, Chen Guofu looked at Zheng Jing with a shocked expression on his face.

He asked, "Boss Zheng, is this also the first time you and Shu Chang have met?"

Seeing Zheng Jing nod, Chen Guofu was a little dazed.

How could he have imagined that Zheng Jing would give the leading female role of a movie to Shu Chang without even meeting her.

Shu Chang didn't expect this either.

She was originally filming a play about Empress Xiaozhuang. When she heard that Zheng Jing was looking for her, Shu Chang was confused.

But Zheng Jing had named it, and Shu Chang certainly couldn't refuse, so he came to Western Film and Television accompanied by his aunt.

"Please sit down. We asked you to come here to audition for a role." Zheng Jing said with a smile, "You don't have to be nervous. Just perform normally."

"Thank you, Mr. Zheng."

Shu Chang sat on the sofa very properly.

Chen Guofu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zheng Jing say it was an audition.

In the movie Twin Eyes, the heroine is one of the highlights of the show and this role cannot be taken lightly.

But Zheng Jing's subsequent performance left Chen Guofu confused.

Zheng Jing first poured Shu Chang a cup of tea and asked, "Are you still studying?"

"Yes, I'm in the first grade of junior high school."

"It is said that his grades are very good, he always gets first place, and he can study while filming, which is amazing."

"Thank you for your encouragement, Mr. Zheng. I am just more serious. When I am not working on the set, I will also read books."

"It's good to read books. Being an actor still requires culture. You..."

Zheng Jing chatted with Shu Chang for more than half an hour. He didn't ask about her acting at all. He was only concerned about her studies and life.

When the conversation was almost over, Zheng Jing said, "We have a movie here called Double Vision, which will start shooting in May.

The heroine Huang Meimei has quite a few scenes, if you are willing to act, then prepare yourself.”

Chen Guofu: “…”

Seeing this scene, Chen Guofu couldn't help himself, and he asked again: "Mr. Zheng, you said the audition, is this it?"

Zheng Jing nodded and said, "I just learned about it. Shu Chang lost her father when she was young, and her mother also died of illness. She grew up in her aunt and uncle's home, and she was a child star. Her life experience is more complicated than that of most people.

Her academic performance is excellent, and she was very well-behaved and polite when she talked to us just now.

It contains life experiences as well as cultural connotations.

This kind of actor's acting skills can't be bad.

If she doesn't perform well, that's your fault as the director.

Besides, Shu Chang’s appearance is sweet and cute, which is very deceptive.

When the audience sees her, they only like her and feel close to her, and they would never imagine that she is the mastermind behind the scenes.

This way, when the ending is reversed, it will be more unexpected.”

After hearing Zheng Jing's explanation, Chen Guofu felt it made sense.

He nodded and said with a smile: "I am shallow. Mr. Zheng's audition method is unique."

Shu Chang was very embarrassed. She felt that she was not as good as Zheng Jing said.

After hesitating for a while, Shu Chang still said, "I really want to play this role.

But I don’t want to sign with any film and television company for the time being.

I may not always be an actor in the future. I may go to school and college like an ordinary person."

"That's no problem. We don't force actors to sign contracts."

Zheng Jing is still very optimistic about Shu Chang.

On the path of an actor, Shu Chang's plasticity is greater than that of Liu Yifei and Jing Tian.

She has enough experience and is very talented.

In Zheng Jing's opinion, Shu Chang is an enhanced version of Zhang Zifeng, who can play both a sweet female protagonist and a cruel villain.

With proper training and guidance, he can become one of the company's leading artists in the future.

As for the fact that Shu Chang doesn't want to sign the contract now, Zheng Jing is not in a hurry, as relationships need to be cultivated slowly.

(End of this chapter)