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Chapter 183 Auditions and Lineup

When Zheng Jing walked into the audition room, he saw Zhang Yi and Zhang Li talking and laughing, and they were obviously in a very good mood.

Although topics related to Last Stand are very hot and the media has been reporting on it, Zhang Yimou still cannot be sure whether the movie is really popular before it is even filmed and is highly anticipated.

After all, many reports are just propaganda.

Isn’t He Ping’s “Hero of Heaven and Earth” often reported?

It was not until yesterday afternoon that Zhang Yimou felt relieved after seeing the audition list.

Because the audition list covers almost half of the big-name actors in the mainland entertainment industry, and many actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are also on the list.

Movie marketing and news reports may be deceiving, but such a luxurious audition lineup is solid evidence.

This shows that the film project "Burning the Boats" is indeed the focus of the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

With so many people coming to the audition today and many media outlets waiting outside for interviews, it has created a momentum of "many stars supporting the moon", which has raised the status of the movie "Burning Boats" to a higher level.

In the future, the attention and popularity of movies will only increase.

Even Zhang Yi has never had this feeling.

So many celebrity actors came to audition for a movie.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

Hearing Zheng Jing's question, Zhang Yi picked up the newspaper on the table and jokingly said, "We are talking about how charming you are, President Zheng. Many actresses come here for you."

Zheng Jing picked up the newspaper and read it, and also laughed.

This newspaper is very good at stirring up trouble. It put the actress who came for Zheng Jinglai on a page.

"Li Zi: It doesn't matter if I'm the female lead or not, the main thing is I want to work with Zheng Jing again."

"Liu Jialing: Liang Chaowei is too dull and boring. I appreciate Zheng Jing's handsomeness and bravery."

"Ning Jing: I will regret it forever if I miss it. I am taking part in the audition this time to make up for the regret."

"Wen Bixia: My husband encouraged me to audition. Mr. Zheng is a good person."

"Chen Hong: Wuji is still in preparation, looking forward to Zheng Jing's Xiang Yu."

"Gao Yuanyuan: I also wanted to audition, but Zheng Jing asked me not to cause trouble."

Li Xiaolu, Xiao Taohong, Fan Bingbing, Yang Xue, Wang Luyao...

Everyone spoke.

After reading these reports, Zheng Jing felt a little emotional, thinking that there are still many good people in this world.

The female stars understand Zheng Jing’s efforts.

Du Wei complained: "Don't turn this audition into a contest to select concubines."

Although she had accepted Zheng Jing's absurdity, Du Wei still instinctively felt a little sour when she saw the news.

Zheng Jing smiled and said, "This is all for popularity. The audience likes to read gossip. There's nothing we can do about it."

Du Wei shook her head and said, "Fortunately, there are not many female characters in Last Stand, otherwise there would really be a fight."

In the movie Breaking the Cauldron, the female character with the most screen time is Yu Ji, followed by Empress Lu.

Further back, there are a few ladies who serve as embellishments.

The judges for this audition are Zheng Jing, Du Wei, Zhang Yi, Zhang Li and Li Jinwen.

We sat together and chatted for a while, and at 9 am, the audition officially began.

The first role I auditioned for was Zhang Han.

In the script of Breaking the Cauldrons and Burning the Bridges, Zhang Han is a very important character.

He suppressed the princes with his own strength and almost succeeded in quelling the rebellion, forcing everyone to just stand by and watch. He is the biggest villain in the movie.

Zhang Han must be powerful enough and have a strong sense of oppression.

Only in this way can we highlight the feat and miracle of Xiang Yu burning his boats and crossing the river in desperation.

The first actor to come in was Shen Junyi.

He is tall and strong with a rough face, so he is suitable to play the general.

But his performance of Zhang Han was not subtle enough.

It is not enough to create a sense of oppression just by looking good.

After Shen Junyi finished his performance, Zheng Jing didn't say anything, so Zhang Yi said directly: "You lacked a little strength in playing Zhang Han. I think you are quite suitable to play Fan Kuai."

Shen Junyi immediately said, "Fan Kuai is also fine. I will obey your arrangement."

Zhang Han is the main villain and has a lot of scenes, so he can be said to be the second male lead.

In comparison, Fan Kuai has very few roles, but Shen Junyi is not picky.

He saw the actors who came to audition today, and knew that the possibility of him getting the role of Zhang Han was extremely low.

"That's it, we'll contact each other later."

Zhang Yi was very efficient and went straight to the next person.

The person who came in this time was Chen Daoming.

Chen Daoming finally listened to Wang Jinhua's advice and came here to show his support, which was also a disguised way of surrendering.

He felt that he would not be selected anyway, so he wanted to come and leave early and chose Zhang Han, whose audition was the most difficult.

The result was naturally not very good, and the image and temperament did not quite match.

Zhang Yi made a few polite comments and wanted to send Chen Daoming away.

Zheng Jing suddenly said: "Teacher Chen, are you interested in the role of Chen Ying?
Chen Ying did not claim to be a king or stand out, he was talented but kept a low profile, and he finally had a good ending. "

Hearing this, Chen Daoming thought that Zheng Jing was using Chen Ying to mock him and warn him to keep a low profile.

But Zheng Jing continued, "Although this role doesn't have many scenes, it is very important.

He is the opposite of Xiang Yu's way of dealing with people, and also an example of Xiang Yu's inability to employ or win over people.

This role is difficult to play and very challenging. I think you are very suitable for it. "

After hearing what Zheng Jing said, Chen Daoming finally confirmed that Zheng Jing really wanted him to play Chen Ying. After thinking about it, Chen Daoming decided to be a good person to the end, so he said, "Okay, then I will take the role of Chen Ying."

Zhang Yi was overjoyed when he heard Chen Daoming agreed.

Chen Ying didn't have many scenes, and he was too embarrassed to ask Chen Daoming to play this supporting role.

Unexpectedly, after Zheng Jing proposed it, Chen Daoming really agreed.

After Chen Daoming left, Zhang Fengyi, You Yong, Sun Honglei and others came in to audition for the role of Zhang Han.

After overall discussion, everyone felt that Zhang Fengyi was more suitable.

Zheng Jing felt that it lacked some flavor.

After Zhang Han's audition, it was Ying Bu's turn.

Ying Bu was also a general who defected to Xiang Liang in the early stage. As a fierce general whose martial power was second only to Xiang Yu, he also played an important role as a vanguard and a detachment in the desperate Battle of Julu.

Several people auditioned for the role of Ying Bu, but Zheng Jing didn't say anything until Peter Ho walked in. Zheng Jing felt that he was a good fit.

At this time, Peter Ho was not very famous.

But the TV series "Feng Yun" has been completed, and after it is broadcast next year, he will become popular in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

It will also be helpful for film promotion.

What's more, Peter Ho is tall and is very suitable for playing the role of a fierce general. He is also a man who has played fierce generals such as Lu Bu and Xiang Yu.

If Zheng Jing was not confident and strong enough, he would not have dared to let Peter Ho play Ying Bu, as most people would be easily suppressed.

"Your performance was very good. Go back and prepare well. Come to the stable in three days for training."

As soon as Zheng Jing said this, the role was decided immediately and no one else had any objections.

Peter Ho was overjoyed and thanked him several times before leaving with a smile on his face.

Next, there were a few male actors auditioning for the role of Ying Bu, and everyone just wanted to go through the motions.

Unexpectedly, the person who came in after Peter Ho was the new generation of mainland action star, Zhao Wenzhuo, who was chosen by Xu Ke as the successor to Jet Li.

This time, all the storms have come together.

Zheng Jing subconsciously thought of that famous saying.

"Isn't the golden scale just a thing in the pond? It transforms into a dragon when the storm happens."

It's also a good omen that a movie brings together these two great actors.

Compared to Peter Ho, Zhao Wenzhuo is much more famous.

Although he was still one step away from becoming a big star, works such as Fong Sai-yuk, Green Snake and Wong Fei-hung had allowed Zhao Wenzhuo to accumulate relatively high popularity at that time.

It’s just a pity that his interpretation of Ying Bu was not good enough.

Zhang Yi praised Li Jinwen for a few words and then prepared for the next one.

Zheng Jing spoke again.

"Do you want to try Zhang Han?"

Zhao Wenzhuo was stunned for a moment and told the truth.

"If I can play Zhang Han, that would certainly be better than playing Ying Bu."

Zheng Jing said: "Personally, I think you are more attractive as a villain."

The most impressive role played by Zhao Wenzhuo is the Nine Gates Admiral in Fang Shiyu. He is so oppressive that it makes people feel that even Li Lianjie cannot beat him.

And Fahai in Green Snake.

The memes about the Great Dragon are widely circulated in the era of short videos.

On the one hand, Zhao Wenzhuo's appearance is very bony, and with a little makeup, she can turn from good to evil; on the other hand, Zhao Wenzhuo's action style is bold, vigorous and powerful.

This style of action, when used on villains, can highlight the sense of oppression.

In Zheng Jing's opinion, Last Stand is not a pure historical film; action elements are indispensable.

As the main villain of the movie, Zhang Han can also be designed with some action elements to enhance his fighting power and increase the villain's sense of oppression.

It is very appropriate for Zhao Wenzhuo to play Zhang Han.

Zhao Wenzhuo is very smart. After hearing Zheng Jing's words, he immediately recalled the state when he played the role of the Nine-Gate Admiral.

His expression was cold, his eyes were slightly squinting, and he looked cold and fierce.

Compared to Zhang Fengyi, Zhao Wenzhuo’s interpretation of Zhang Han is more imposing.

This is the physique and temperament developed from years of martial arts training, as well as the inner ferocity.

Zhao Wenzhuo's performance made Zhang Yi sit up straight.

He exclaimed: "Mr. Zheng, you really understand actors. Zhao Wenzhuo's Zhang Han is indeed in a different style."

Zheng Jing said: "I have said before that Breaking the Cauldrons is positioned as a commercial blockbuster, not a historical science film, and it cannot be full of veteran actors, otherwise it will not be entertaining enough."

Good commercial films are those that pair veteran actors with young stars.

There were many actors auditioning today, and everyone was busy until after 10 o'clock in the evening before the audition work was basically completed.

Then we discussed the actors and roles while eating.

Zheng Jing is a very decisive person. Under his leadership, the leading actors of Last Stand were decided that night.

Zheng Jing plays Xiang Yu, Li Binbin plays Yu Ji, Zhao Wenzhuo plays Zhang Han, Peter Ho plays Ying Bu, Fan Zeng is played by Li Xingjian, and Xiang Liang is played by Zhang Fengyi.

Huang Xiaoming played the role of King Huai of Chu, Xiong Xin, and Hu Jun played the role of Song Yi.

As for Liu Bang, after careful consideration, he finally chose a professional emperor - Zhang Guoli.

In the audition, Zhang Guoli played the role of Liu Bang as cunning and forbearing, and he grasped the scale just right, giving the best performance.

The role of Empress Lu was given to Liu Jialing.

In addition, Chen Daoming played Chen Ying, Shen Junyi played Fan Kuai, and Wen Bixia played the Princess of Chu.

The entire film's cast can be said to be very strong, combining both strength and fame.

(End of this chapter)