I asked you to save the villain, not to take him as your wife!

"Three hundred million..." Xie Youxun muttered, "I'll ask my brother to invest."

"You can take the script to him. Your brother is a man with great vision. I believe he will make a decision." Lu Ming said confidently.

"Okay, I'll try." Xie Youxun nodded and agreed.

Xie Youxun tried his best to make this happen, the main reason of course being because he wanted to see it.

As for whether 300 million is a lot of investment, he doesn't care much about it.

If he had so much money, he would have invested without hesitation.

Too bad he didn't.

He doesn't have any talent for running a company, so he can only be a rich and idle person in this life.

"I have another request." Lu Ming continued.

"What?" Xie Youxun asked after taking a bite of rice.

"I must be the lead director of this drama." Lu Ming said seriously.

Some big-budget dramas have several directors.

When shooting, we even shoot in several scenes at the same time.

Lu Ming could accept all of these.

But he must have full decision-making power in the crew.

"Got it. I'll pass it on." Xie Youxun agreed.

Xie Youxun felt that he still understood his brother.

The script was so brilliant that Xie Youxun felt that there was an 80% chance that his brother would agree to invest.

Of course, it is also possible that they want to buy the script and let the director of Yindu Media shoot it.

Although Xie Youxun is Lu Ming's friend, he also believes that Lu Ming will become a big director sooner or later.

But the current situation is that Lu Ming is almost unknown.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for investors to worry about Lu Ming's level.

But Xie Youxun will try his best to convince his brother.

At this time, Lu Ming saw Zhong Yu beside him out of the corner of his eye.

He spoke again: "By the way, the male lead has been decided."

"Ah? When was it decided?" Xie Youxun was at a loss.

"When writing the script." Lu Ming said.

Zhong Yu, who was standing by, heard it, but he didn't have any special reaction.

And, he thought it had nothing to do with him.

He is of such a low status that he doesn't even dare to think about being the male lead.

His target has always been the supporting roles.

Every supporting character in "The Legend of Hao Lan" is very charming.

"Who is it?" Xie Youxun asked.

He felt that if Lu Ming was to be the lead director, with such a large investment, his brother would definitely designate the actors to play important roles.

But Lu Ming has been cast as the male lead with the heaviest role, so this is not a easy deal.

It seems that there will be no end to the chaos by then.

This trick has always been effective against his brother.

Well, for the sake of my brothers, I just have to ask my eldest brother for help. It’s not a big deal.

"Zhong Yu." Lu Ming said directly.

"what?"

"what?"

This time, Zhong Yu and Xie Youxun uttered "ah" at the same time.

"You mean, Zhong Yu will play the male lead?" Xie Youxun looked into Lu Ming's eyes and asked.

Lu Ming chewed the food in his mouth slowly and hummed after swallowing it.

Hearing this "hmm", Zhong Yu felt the most complicated.

He thought about it and said, "Maybe I can't do it."

It must be said that when Zhong Yu heard Lu Ming say his name, he was stunned for a moment.

When he heard Lu Ming affirmatively let him play the male lead, he felt as if fireworks were exploding in his heart.

But after thinking about it, Zhong Yu began to feel depressed again.

This is a huge project worth hundreds of millions.

Zhong Yu was worried that he wasn't doing well enough.

Previously, he had always targeted supporting roles.

In terms of acting, Zhong Yu lacks confidence because he has not filmed a movie for two years.

Besides that, there is the question of reputation.

For such a big project, it would be a bad idea to let a person with only tens of thousands of Weibo followers to act in it.

Hearing Zhong Yu's words, Lu Ming turned his head and looked at him: "Why, you don't believe in yourself?"

Zhong Yu nodded decisively.

indeed.

Lu Ming choked.

How should he handle this?

"Xiao Yuer, you are too modest. I think you are very suitable to play the male lead." Cheng Miaoyi said on the opposite side.

When she read the script, she always thought of Zhong Yu as the male protagonist.

After all, Zhong Yu is the most handsome boy she has ever seen.

Lu Ming nodded in approval.

Lu Ming has a standard for selecting actors, and that is acting skills.

Of course, between two people with similar acting skills, he would give priority to the one who is closer to him.

As for fame, he actually doesn't care that much about it.

Some dramas need popular actors to carry them, while other dramas can bring the actors to success.

This depends on the emphasis.

"The Legend of Mi Yue" obviously belongs to the latter, so whether the actors are famous or not is not a necessary consideration.

"Do you think the story of the play "The Legend of Hao Guang Cuo" is exciting?" Lu Ming thought for a moment and asked Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu nodded without any hesitation.

There is no doubt about this.

He just wanted to finish his dinner quickly and continue reading the rest of the content.

"The fame you consider is not my casting criteria. I only have two casting criteria." Lu Ming raised two fingers.

"What?" Zhong Yu asked.

Xie Youxun and Cheng Miaoyi also looked over.

"Acting skills and suitability." Lu Ming gave the answer.

Needless to say, the acting is excellent.

As for suitability, it refers to appearance.

When it comes to acting skills, he has to be a veteran actor.

But this involves the question of whether it is appropriate or not.

Your protagonist is 20 years old, and if you let an old actor play the role, that would obviously not be appropriate.

In addition, there is another one.

That's acting in your true colors.

Some people may not have acting skills.

But he is a person just like the character, so it is naturally easy for him to play himself.

"So it's because I'm suitable?" Zhong Yu asked puzzledly.

Although this face of mine has brought me trouble.

But Zhong Yu had to admit that his face was indeed good-looking.

If Lu Ming chose him because he felt his appearance was suitable, this would be reasonable.

"Not only that, it's also because your acting skills are good." Lu Ming said seriously.

When Zhong Yu was at Manxing, he took some acting classes.

But I haven't studied it systematically.

But during the two years he was hidden away, he worked hard in front of the mirror to practice his acting skills.

If you do something repeatedly a lot, you will definitely gain something.

Zhong Yu also obviously gained acting skills.

It’s just that he has been practicing silently by himself and lacks feedback, so Zhong Yu lacks confidence in his acting skills.

I always want to start with a small role and improve step by step.

But now, meeting Lu Ming's serious gaze and listening to Lu Ming's affirmative words, Zhong Yu still felt unsure.

But, he wanted to give it a try.

He had heard this saying:

There is no time to be ready in life.

Take advantage of opportunities as they arise and learn as you go.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yu pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll try. If I don't do well, Director Lu, please replace me."