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"These secondary creations are quite interesting, but..." Lou Yunchuan smiled, then looked embarrassed, "They not only spoof the emperor's role, but also spoof the actor himself. I..."

Fang Rong nodded, "I understand."

He understood what Lou Yunchuan meant by worrying about losing his integrity in his later years.

Perhaps he was afraid that "The Ming Dynasty 1566" would also be so popular among netizens, so he used AI synthesis to spoof his own image.

Lou Yunchuan shook his head and sighed, "I don't know who started this, it's really..."

"Grandpa." The granddaughter tugged at his sleeve, glanced at Fang Rong, and gave a look to Lou Yunchuan.

Lou Yunchuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and looked at Fang Rong with wide eyes, "Did you let the crew start it?"

Fang Rong quickly waved his hands, he couldn't take the blame for this.

“No, I released the music, but I definitely wasn’t the first to use AI to create the plot.”

The granddaughter raised her head slightly, "Ah, I remember now. My mom told me that it was first posted by an uploader named 'Fire Cloud Evil God'. My mom followed him at the time, so I remember it."

Fang Rong paused while picking up the food.

Fire Cloud Evil God?

Could it be that Old Six from Chen Xiao?

Fang Rong pursed his lips helplessly.

Chen Xiao, he originally thought that Chen Xiao said "The Legend of Zhen Huan" would make him a household name as a director because the quality of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was very high.

But I didn't expect that it would be repeatedly brought out and criticized in the form of secondary creation.

Well, the father of Chinese hybrid TV series, this title is also unique.

Fang Rong picked up a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and brought the topic back on track with a smile, "Old Lou, your worries about "The Ming Dynasty 1566" are really unnecessary. I'll show you the audition information of a character, you will definitely be interested!"

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Lou Yunchuan could not refuse. He had come to visit, so he could not refuse to see him.

"Okay, okay, I'll watch it, but that doesn't mean I want to act."

"Yeah." Fang Rong raised his lips. I hope I can still maintain your pride for a while.

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa.

Fang Rong took out a small stack of papers from his backpack and handed it to him.

Because there was no confidentiality agreement signed, this was just a simple character introduction and a short scene.

Lou Yunchuan took the document calmly, glanced at the cover, and his heart was as calm as water.

Fang Rong came to him only now, which meant that this was definitely not the protagonist, nor was it an important role that could be ranked in the top five. For such an important role, the crew should have contacted him much earlier.

Coming to him now means that he is a supporting role with a small part.

Even though Chen Xiao's script was of high quality, he was asked to make a comeback by playing a supporting role... I can only say that he saw that Fang Rong cared a lot about this drama.

Lou Yunchuan didn't really care, but he didn't show it on his face. He resisted the urge to yawn after dinner and looked at the cover with admiration, "Look at the name "The Ming Dynasty 1566", it sounds like a big production."

Fang Rong smiled faintly and took a sip of the freshly brewed tea.

The role he gave Lou Yunchuan was Zhao Zhenji, a high-ranking official during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty who loved Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind and advocated practical application of knowledge.

In the play, decades of official career gradually eroded the bottom line of this famous scholar of psychology and made him cautious.

So in the play, his character is somewhat complicated.

First, he was a person who pursued safety in the bureaucracy. He was good at avoiding risks, shifting responsibilities, and performing moral performances. When dealing with corruption cases, he always avoided touching the core contradictions directly; when Hai Rui asked for a thorough investigation of the Manufacturing Bureau, he used official documents to transfer the hot potato to the court, not offending either side. He did not stand firmly on any faction.

Secondly, he pursued official positions and fame, flattered the emperor, and went to Zhejiang Province to tell Jiajing that he was a mature man who was willing to work hard to relieve the emperor's worries. He did not implement Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind, which he loved in his early years. The Confucian ideal of self-cultivation and peace in his body degenerated into pure bureaucratic rationality. He was well versed in the rules of officialdom, but had no ambition to reform, which was in contrast to Hai Rui.

The short clip I gave him today just embodies this kind of character of his.

In the seat opposite Fang Rong.

Lou Yunchuan glanced at Zhao Zhenji's character introduction and then stopped at the plot clip below.

Zhao Zhenji (speaking earnestly): "We have to defend against the Tatars in the north and the Japanese pirates in the south. This year we are counting on selling 500,000 rolls of silk to the West. For the sake of military and national affairs, I must buy the raw silk from the mulberry farmers at half the price, let the people suffer, and I will bear the blame."

Lou Yunchuan frowned.

Let the people suffer and then I will bear the blame?

Combined with the mission description, Zhao Zhenji's words were not really for military and national affairs. Instead, he was paving the way for his own future, right?

When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.

Perhaps the truth should be: "Let the people suffer, and I will take on the responsibility of being the minister"?

It seems that this script is not simple.

With this quality, it shouldn't be used by netizens as a pastime. He doesn't have to worry about being spoofed. Whether he can understand it or not is another matter.

Lou Yunchuan looked at the information for a while, raised his head and sighed: "I will sign a confidentiality agreement! I will look at the complete version of the information and give it to me. If it is suitable, I will act."

Fang Rong smiled and said, "You have to audition."

Lou Yunchuan was slightly stunned.

What?

Fang Rong came to him specifically, not because he liked him or wanted him to be the role, but because he wanted him to be auditioned.

Are you going through so much trouble for a supporting role candidate?

And...when did Fang Rong speak so directly?

The Fang Rong he knew was obviously very tactful in his speech.

Lou Yunchuan closed the information and sighed, "Okay, it seems that you really value this drama. Okay, I'll go take a look, and if it's suitable, I'll go for an audition."

"Quality comes first. But Lao Lou, you are really well suited to this role."

Lou Yunchuan snorted and laughed, and returned the information to him, "I'll go!"

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