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Chapter 177 Getting Ready
Before, Chen Xi strictly followed the cast list of the original movie to select actors. Although this approach sometimes made Chen Xi feel that it was too restrictive, or even not in line with his imagination, but when he really reached the point where he could choose actors At that time, Chen Xi discovered that this matter was not easy, and every place was full of constraints.

Of course, this is mainly because of Chen Xi's current status and strength... If he is Zhang Yimou, it is obvious that he doesn't have to worry about choosing actors, because he can choose the best actors in China , Chen Xi's fundamental problem now is not that he can't find an actor, but that he can't find a suitable actor.

Now, Chen Xi plans to search among these few people.

After careful selection, Chen Xi still sent an invitation letter to Shu Chang. This was also after careful consideration. Shu Chang is rather strange...

To be honest, Shu Chang's appearance is still very high. No matter who she is, almost no one who thinks she is ugly has heard of it. So in terms of beauty, there is basically no controversy about Shu Chang. It is also a very important thing. Since the character in the movie can be valued so much by the protagonist Shen Lian, it is obvious that this person's appearance, although not to say that it will be beautiful, must be very beautiful. Otherwise it is not convincing at all.

From this point of view, Liu Shishi's appearance is okay, but Liu Shishi belongs to the more attractive type. If you watch more, you will think that she looks better and better, but at first sight, it is difficult to feel amazing. Moreover, Liu Shishi's acting skills and lines are quite problematic...

Liu Shishi's acting skills are relatively controversial. Those who brag about her think she is the best among the little Huadans, and say that she is not good, and also say that Liu Shishi's acting skills are a mess... In fact, Liu Shishi's acting skills are not very good. , She is relatively more suitable for the kind of quiet and melancholic characters, and other types are not easy to control. In addition, Liu Shishi's lines are really problematic, and his line skills are indeed not good.

Shu Chang is someone who looks amazing at first glance, but doesn't feel tired after watching too much, and there is absolutely no problem with his appearance.

And Shu Chang's play is quite good. Think about her TV dramas such as "Lotus Lantern" and "Magic Phone", and then think about the evil Tianshan boy she played in "Dragon Babu". Grandma, you can know that this person's acting skills are not a problem.

As for why she is always not popular... In fact, this reason is quite sad.

Because, Shu Chang basically doesn't hype herself, it's hard to hear that she has an affair with someone, and basically don't hear some rumors that purely hype her, these things completely limit Shu Chang.

Hype those things, although strictly speaking it is not a good thing, but its effect cannot be tolerated.

People who don't know how to hype themselves or package themselves, no matter how strong they are, basically have no possibility of stepping into the ranks of real first-line stars.

In this era of information explosion, if you don't hype yourself well, you will be really at a disadvantage.

...And the current Shu Sing does not have enough popularity due to various reasons, and he basically does not perform well on the big screen, so he came to audition soon at Chen Xi's invitation, and Chen Xi also felt that she was more Let her play the leading role if it suits her.

Chen Xi's next step is to determine the male actor. As for the male actor, Chen Xi can only find it with the help of Ye Siwei. First of all, Zhang Zhen is completely confirmed. Zhang Zhen is also a legendary actor. This actor The legend lies in his dedication. Before playing a certain role, he will always try his best to familiarize himself with and even master all the special details of this role.

Just like, in order to film "The Grandmaster", he actually practiced for several years, and then won a championship in the Bajiquan National Competition. Of course, it is a pity that in the version of "The Grandmaster" that actually started to be released , Many of Zhang Zhen's martial arts scenes were directly subtracted, which should be a pity for him, but he still didn't have too many complaints. When it came to "Assassin Nie Yinniang", Zhang Zhen specially studied for this movie He has quite superb swordsmanship.

Moreover, Zhang Zhen already has a very good foundation in martial arts. As long as they are discovered, these things will become part of the film's extra points. From this perspective, Chen Xi is more at ease with Zhang Zhen.

Zhang Zhen is also the best candidate to play Shen Lian.

As for the eldest brother among the three brothers, Lu Jianxing, who played the role in the original version, Chen Xi himself felt that it was not suitable. People saw his ability to work hard, but Chen Xi still felt that he was not suitable.

Moreover, the role of the boss, in fact, has relatively few real fight scenes. The fight scenes require real swords and guns, punches to the flesh, and most of them are on Shen Lian's body, so this boss pays more attention to literary drama. After thinking deeply, Chen Xi locked the character on Feng Yuanzheng. Feng Yuanzheng is also a very good actor, whether it is on the small screen or on the big screen, he has a very good performance.

As for the other roles... Li Dongxue, who played the role of the third younger brother, only graduated from university last year. I feel that he is a little immature in many aspects, but he has undergone university martial arts performances and physical training, so there should be no problem in these aspects...

Another role that Chen Xi wants to change is the actor of Ding Xiu. Zhou Yiwei also performed well in the original version, but now Chen Xi wants to find someone who has more martial arts skills: Wu Jing... Chen Xi plans to use Wu Jing here. Dubbing, and at the same time, his use of Wu Jing in "Xiu Chun Knife" also symbolizes one thing: there are some connections between "Raid" and "Xiu Chun Knife".

Wu Jing often plays the villain. Although Chen Xi is a bit disgusted with Wu Jing's acting skills, he still has a feeling for playing the kind of role that is both good and evil, especially the role similar to Ding Xiu in "Embroidered Spring Knife". So, it shouldn't be a problem for him to act out that feeling.

Most of the other roles have not changed much, mainly the changes of the boss and the heroine. After these things are ready, it is necessary to formally start looking for actors to confirm their schedules. Now Chen Xi has passed through "Frontier Situation" and "People in the World" "囧路" has gained a high reputation and recognition after the two films with good reputation at the box office. It is not difficult to find a few influential and well-known actors.

... After really confirming these things now, Chen Xi also has more plans and plans for the filming of the next movie.

March officially begins!
In the past few days, Chen Xi has been running around with some people, looking for suitable scenes. Chen Xi doesn't want to just dismiss this matter with a simple Hengdian Photography City. He needs to find many scenes that are more in line with the content of the movie.

There are quite a lot of scenes involved in "Embroidered Spring Knife", and it is not an easy task to find all these scenes, especially Chen Xi also asked to match his imagination very well, so this matter has become even more complicated. difficulty.

In addition, the preparation of props is also in full swing. "Embroidered Spring Knife" is not a historical feature film, but when it comes to certain things, Chen Xi will still try to be elegant, including the clothes of many of them. That way, at least don't have too strong a sense of time travel.

Chen Xi will also find some real historical consultants for "Xiu Chun Knife"... In fact, Chen Xi himself, whether it is himself or Chen Xi, has a special plot for the end of the Ming Dynasty. If he really has the kind of level that many people will follow and make a lot of money, then Chen Xi will definitely consider things about the theme of the late Ming Dynasty, but now, he can only do these things in "Embroidered In "Spring Knife", some advance advances are temporarily realized, so although "Embroidered Spring Knife" is still an entertainment film in essence, Chen Xi will do it in many places to match the history.

In the original version of "Embroidered Spring Knife", in fact, the man's hairstyle in the last Manchu Qing Dynasty is quite close to the historical reality, and it is much better than those other braid scenes.

In most of the dramas in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, those Manchus already had big braids hanging down to their waists, but in fact, in that year, the Manchus’ requirements for Han people to shave their hair were even money rat tails. ... Chen Xi has to try his best to restore this point, if the review by the Radio and Television is just talking about something else.

However, as a whole, these things belong to the category of minutiae. Now Chen Xi still wants to make this movie really well and perfect!

After March, all the actors have basically confirmed their schedules. When these actors heard about Chen Xixin's film, they were basically interested, and then they all agreed to Chen Xi's invitation to shoot. The problem of the actors was confirmed. Then it's just a matter of other preparations.

The various preparations are actually very trivial to say, including a lot of minutiae and various rather subtle things, but as long as the funds are in place, many people will act together, and it is actually not a big deal to complete these things It's difficult, and it won't take too long, at least it won't make people feel unacceptable.

Therefore, under the circumstances that Chen Xi and the others have invested in these things, the preparations for these things have basically been completed by March 3th, and the schedule of the actors has also been confirmed. The beginning of the matter, on the night of March 9th, Chen Xi called all the crew members of "Embroidered Spring Knife" for a meeting to prepare the film.

(End of this chapter)