"Cut, passed!"
As the director shouted to stop, Li Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took off his heavy suit. There is no air conditioning in the studio, and the ambient lighting is very hot.
The unknown Hong Kong advertising director ran over and said hello in broken Mandarin: "Li Laoxi, thank you for your hard work!"
Li Tang waved his hand: "It's okay."
"Brother Li!"
At this time, Zeng Jia walked over quickly with her mobile phone, smiled and nodded at the Hong Kong advertising director.
The guy was very knowledgeable and hurriedly said: "Li Laoxi, Miss Zeng, you are busy!"
Saying this, he said goodbye and left.
Li Tang glanced at his cell phone in Zeng Jia's hand and asked, "Whose phone number is it?"
"It's from Sister Zhou Xun. She asked you to come back when you're done."
I was quite surprised to hear Zhou Xun's name, Li Tang, because in the past two years, except for greetings during festivals or congratulations on winning an award, there have been almost no phone calls.
However, he did not rush back immediately, but walked quickly back to the lounge next to him. Because the oil paint on his face blocked the pores, he could not sweat, which was very uncomfortable.
The coolness in the lounge made him let out a long sigh of relief. After taking a sip of water, he sat down and let the makeup artist help remove his makeup.
Today he was reshooting a commercial for a suit he was endorsing, which was all work he had missed while busy filming "The Third Man". And now seeing that my bank balance has dropped to six figures, I feel a little panicked, I have to find a way to make money!
There were quite a lot of scripts submitted to them recently, and they were all based on popular costume dramas, and the pay was not low, but to be honest, he didn't like any of them.
Although "The Swordsman" received mixed reviews after it was aired, he has become quite popular. At this juncture, word of mouth is very important. Li Tang now accepts as few interviews as possible and keeps a low profile. Moreover, when choosing scripts, we should focus on quality rather than quantity, and would rather not overuse it. What's more, he now has a film contract for "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, so his horizons are naturally much higher.
After the makeup artist took off his makeup and went out, he called back.
"Sister Xiaoxun, is something wrong?"
"I can't call you if I have nothing to do."
Zhou Xun's unique voice was a little distorted on the phone.
"No, where are you?"
"I'm in Hong Kong, making a movie."
"Hey, they all went to Hong Kong, congratulations!"
With the decline of Hong Kong movies in the past two years, many Hong Kong filmmakers have gone north to find work, but mainland stars are proud to go to Hong Kong to develop their careers, including Zhang Ziyi, Xiao Yanzi and others.
However, Zhang Ziyi obviously used Hong Kong as a springboard. After catching up with brothers Li Eucalyptus and Cheng Long, she successfully jumped to Hollywood. This also makes many ambitious female stars in the mainland jealous.
Although the two of them didn't have much contact, they didn't feel unfamiliar at all. To use a fashionable saying, hearts are connected. Of course, this spiritual connection does not refer to love, but to two people's thinking, viewpoints, opinions, ideals, pursuits, feelings, tastes, etc., which are relatively similar and mutually recognized in all aspects.
Li Tang has worked with many actresses, and if he were asked to choose the one that he most agrees with, it would undoubtedly be Zhou Xun.
After the two joked with each other for a while, Zhou Xuncai said: "Are you playing Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"
Speaking of "The Condor", there are currently many rumors in the media. Because of the controversy in "The Swordsman", CCTV suspended the project of "The Condor". At that time, Zhang Dabeard told Li Tang that "The Condor" must be filmed. . Sure enough, he had just received reliable news not long ago that the investor of "The Condor" has been changed from CCTV to the Cultural Association. Secret preparations for "The Condor" have begun. The producer is still Zhang Bearded, but there is no candidate for the chief director yet. Yes, but according to Lao Zhang, he and Huang Jianzhong will definitely not be able to cooperate this time.
Although "The Condor" is being prepared secretly, according to Lao Zhang's usual style of doing things, some news will definitely be released secretly, which will lead to various speculations and reports from the media.
For example, a certain director teamed up with a certain producer to compete with Zhang Dahu for the filming of "The Condor"; "The Condor" has locked the ancient giant chicken, Zhou Jie to play Guo Jing, Yang Kang; whether Xiao Yanzi can play Huang Rong is still a mystery, etc.
Regarding this so-called exclusive news, Zhang Beard solemnly stated to the media not long ago that these are all nonsense, and I hope everyone will stop spreading rumors and rumors.
The media is not a vegetarian either. At that time, a reporter asked Lao Zhang: "I heard that as early as before the filming of "The Swordsman", there were specialized personnel responsible for creating fake news, building momentum for the crew and illegally promoting it. Is it happening again this time? A successful publicity plan concocted by this group of behind-the-scenes think tanks?”
Of course Lao Zhang would not admit it, and angrily denounced the reporter as a meddler on the spot, and hoped that these reporters would stop causing trouble to the crew.
As for the casting issue that everyone is most concerned about, Lao Zhang neither admitted nor denied it. He just said that it is impossible to determine the actor before the chief director is determined.
As a result, the topic of "The Condor" has been buzzing in the media for a while.
Anyone who cares will understand at a glance that this is a regular routine for growing a big beard. Of course, reporters see things through but don’t tell them. They want to hype things up, and the audience likes to see them, so let’s speculate.
Of course, the hype is also indispensable because of Li Tang, who became popular with "The Swordsman". In particular, Mr. Jin Yong also came out to enhance his presence. While he praised Linghu Chong played by Li Tang in "The Swordsman", he also said that Li Tang is Guo Jing's Ideal candidate. As for Huang Rong's choice, the old man expressed his special liking for Xiao Yanzi.
At this time, Li Tang thought Zhou Xun had seen the relevant reports, and smiled: "Do you think I look like Guo Jing?"
"No, you and Yang Kang are quite similar."
Hearing Zhou Xun's answer without hesitation, Li Tang couldn't help but be surprised: "Hey, have you seen it?"
"Hehe, I just read the script and they want me to play Huang Rong."
"You play Huang Rong? Well, not bad! I didn't expect Lao Zhang to be quite discerning."
Although there is a lot of news about Xiao Yanzi starring in Huang Rong in the media, Li Tang has never thought that Xiao Yanzi is an ideal person.
Although Xiao Yanzi in "Returning the Pearl" became very popular, he really couldn't connect the stupid and crazy Xiao Yanzi in "Returning the Pearl" with the extremely intelligent and quirky Ronger in "The Condor".
In fact, when it comes to quirky characters, Zhou Xun is undoubtedly the best candidate.
Zhou Xun said, "I haven't agreed yet, that's why I called you to ask, if you play, I will play too."
"Didn't you just say that I don't look like Guo Jing?"
"I'm saying that your personality and temperament are not like Guo Jing's, but I'm not saying that you can't play Guo Jing well."
"No, don't praise me so highly. I can't play Guo Jing. To tell you the truth, I can play, but I don't play Guo Jing, I play Yang Kang."
"Wow, are you really playing Yang Kang?"
Zhou Xun's tone on the phone sounded surprised at first, but he couldn't hide his disappointment.
Li Tang smiled and said, "You don't have to ask me. You decide whether to act or not. Personally, you are quite suitable for the role of Huang Rong."
In fact, for Li Tang, playing Yang Kang was just to repay the favor. Just like the recently hit movie "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" starring Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, Lu Yi, who is currently popular, is second in the male lead, and his role is not likeable. It is just for revenge. It was Zhao Baogang who promoted him to star in "Never Close Eyes".
For the likes of Zhao Baogang and Zhang Dabeard, using the popular Lu Yi and Li Tang, they can determine the lower limit of a TV series, at least they don't have to worry about topics that no one pays attention to and publicizes. The upper limit depends on the real male lead. If it succeeds and the male lead becomes popular, it will undoubtedly maximize the benefits for the producer.
"Three Images" has been very successful in this aspect. Chen Kun was unknown before the show was aired. After the show was aired, he and Zhou Xun have become golden boys and girls. Now they are almost as popular as Li Tang.
"My agent said the same thing, but I don't know who will play Guo Jing. Do you think it's really the ancient giant chicken?"
Gu Juji is the male lead in another big project "Love Is Deep and Rainy" that CCTV collaborated with Aunt Qiong Yao last year. This TV series has now been launched on Wanwan, and it is said that the response has been quite good.
Come to think of it, after all, with Xiao Yanzi starring in the lead role, the audience has been looking forward to it for a long time.
But when it comes to the rumor that Gu Juji will play Guo Jing, Li Tang mused: "I think it's unlikely."
Despite Gu Juji's silly head and Guo Jing's temperament, they are quite consistent. But based on Li Tang's understanding of Zhang Beard, Zhang, who was originally an actor, paid great attention to the actor's acting skills when selecting actors. Lao Zhang despises Hong Kong's third-rate actors who were born as singers like Koo Juji.
Besides, "Swordsman" and "Love in the Rain" were two key projects of CCTV last year. Although "Swordsman" broke the record in ratings, it was widely criticized and CCTV had to suspend "The Condor". this project. There is no doubt that "Love is Deep in the Rain" and "Swordsman" that have not yet been aired are in a competitive relationship. What Lao Zhang is probably most worried about right now is that "Love is Deep in the Rain" has received good ratings and reviews after it was aired. Therefore, Lao Zhang will definitely not praise the male lead in "Love in the Rain".
Zhou Xun on the other end of the phone was obviously relieved and said: "That's good, I don't like this person very much, he's too girly."
After saying that, Zhou Xun asked again: "Hey, will you appear in the third part of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge"?"
Speaking of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge III", there have been various gossips in the media in the past two years. And at the end of the second part, Aunt Qiong Yao left an Easter egg for next year, that is, Xiao Jian and Qing'er's glance for ten thousand years. It is conceivable that the third part may have the main line of Xiao Jian and Qing'er.
But today is different from the past. Xiao Yanzi and Fan Xiaopang have terminated their contracts with Aunt Qiongyao's company. Compared with Xiao Yanzi's peaceful termination of the contract, he and Fan Xiaopang even went to court and had a falling out. Besides, Xiao Yanzi is now squeezing into the film industry. She previously appeared in the TV series "Love in the Rain". On the one hand, it may be to return a favor to Aunt Qiong Yao, but most likely it is for the sake of CCTV. Not to mention the fact that Li Tang is so popular right now, can’t he play a supporting role as the third or even fourth male lead? So it is obviously impossible to get the original team together again.
And judging from Aunt Qiongyao's style of doing things, or Tai Bazi's always shrewd and stingy nature, the smartest way is to rely on the big IP of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", find a bunch of new people, and make a big profit at the minimum cost. One stroke.
The reason why Zhou Xun asked this today is simply because when "Love in the Rain" was launched in Wanwan not long ago to build momentum, Aunt Qiong Yao frankly said that she would continue to cooperate with Fulantai, and the much-anticipated third episode of "Huan Zhuge Ge" The department has already started preparations.
Li Tang shook his head and said: "I have not received any news in this regard. If filming is indeed going to start this year, I will definitely not have a schedule."
First update!
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