The bard joins the entertainment industry

After opening "Legendary Masterpieces", Chen Shuo did not indulge in it too much.

Except for continuing to deduce Lingbo Weibu during morning exercises every day, he still focused on studying at other times.

On the day of Children's Day, Chen Shuo took Xiaohu and Chen Rui, who was also resting, and Shu Chang went to the amusement park to play together.

Although many people recognized him, no one did anything extreme. Most people just smiled, said hello, and chatted about the TV plot.

At most, a few people asked for his and Shu Chang's autographs, and most of them just turned around to look at each other, smiled at each other, and then went on to do their own thing.

In the evening, Shu Chang handed the script she copied to Chen Shuo for him to read. The next day she rushed directly to Huairou to join the filming.

Chen Shuo played with Chen Rui for another day and came back in the evening to read Xie Yushu's script.

It was indeed very short. Xie Yushu's first appearance was at Jin Yanxi's wedding, where he fell in love at first sight with Jin Meili, the eighth sister of the Jin family.

Later, I met Jin Meili several times on the pretext of looking for Jin Yanxi. The last scene was the two of them walking side by side in the garden.

There are only seven or eight scenes in total, which are very short, but the plot design is also very clever.

Through these short scenes, a complete love story is told.

A few scenes are not difficult for Chen Shuo now, and he already knows them well in one night.

The crew of "Dragon".

Although none of the cast members of the crew are still around, they are already very busy all over the world.

Location directors traveled all over the country just to select the right scenery.

According to Zhang Jizhong, each plot needs to have different scenes.

If there is a ready-made one, then take the most natural scene. If there is no ready-made one, then create it yourself.

For this reason, they have already planned a Tianlong City in advance just like they did when filming "The Condor".

After some screening, the crew decided to build Tianlong City in Dali, Yunnan Province. The architectural theme inside is the Dali Palace, taking into account scenes such as the Lingjiu Palace, the Xixia Palace, and the Liao Kingdom's tent.

will host most of the filming scenes for the show.

After handling these matters, Zhang Jizhong also began to care about the results of the interview.

He summoned Zhou Xiaowen, Ju Jueliang, Zhao Jian and others to watch the interview video together.

In the 1970s and 1980s, it was indeed popular to audition actors. For example, the popular Four Classics basically gathered all the outstanding actors from the mainland and then selected them.

Even in order to find an actor who fits the character, we will conduct selections in various provinces and cities and then screen them out layer by layer.

But now, the pace of the times is gradually accelerating, and people don’t have so much patience to pursue a request.

It's more about choosing actors you like and are familiar with to star directly.

The most obvious one is Gao Hu. He is not very famous now, but his previous performance in "The Legend of Lu Buwei" won Zhou Xiaowen's love.

After Zhang Jizhong found Zhou Xiaowen to direct "Dragon", the first thing he did was to recruit Gao Hu and let him play Xu Zhu.

Like Gao Hu, there is Ma Yuke. Zhou Xiaowen originally decided that he would play Duan Yu, but Zhang Jizhong did not agree.

Later Zhou Xiaowen also discovered that Ma Yuke did have many shortcomings, but this drama will eventually have a role for him.

Although this audition has the element of drama and excitement, and it is very big, Zhang Jizhong still takes it seriously with the attitude of not missing out on a good actor.

All the creative staff watched the interview videos of the past few days together.

Of course, they didn't read all of them one by one. For example, they only watched some for a minute or two, or even changed them within ten seconds if they clearly felt they didn't fit the bill.

But there are also some that are more outstanding, and they can finish reading them without missing a beat.

This is similar to an art exam, which tests an actor's popularity with the audience.

When you have a good audience connection, even if you don’t have any works, they will be remembered at a glance.

"This girl really brings out Mu Wanqing's fierce and fierce personality." Zhang Jizhong looked at Liu Wen's interview video and asked doubtfully: "Have I seen her somewhere?"

"Director Zhang, her name is Liu Wen. She has a popular character in "Xiao Shiyilang" during this period. Maybe you have seen her accidentally." The assistant on the side reminded.

"Maybe, I said there are some familiar ones, the temperament is indeed more in line with Mu Wanqing, and the appearance is not bad.

Although it is not as amazing as described in the novel, I will write it down first. "

"OK."

After watching it for a while, Zhang Jizhong pointed to Shu Chang in the video and said, "This little girl named Shu Chang is very good.

My personality seems to be that of a quiet kid, but when I act, I am not constrained by my age or personality at all. "

"It's very valuable." Zhou Xiaowen nodded in agreement.

"It's not just that." A deputy director who originally interviewed Shu Chang said: "I checked her information and she starred in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" directed by You Xiaogang some time ago.

I consulted with Director You afterwards and watched the clip of her playing the role of Concubine Dong E.

I feel like she is a really talented actress. For a fifteen-year-old child, her performance of giving birth and tragic scenes is simply gripping. "

When the others heard this, their evaluation of Shu Chang immediately went up to another level.

For a female character, if she gives birth to a child and then plays the role of giving birth, it can be called a true performance.

But if you have never given birth, you will not be able to experience the heartbreaking pain at all, and the performance will inevitably be a bit fake.

Being able to perform convincingly is not just a matter of talent.

Attitude, learning ability, etc. must also be outstanding.

"This is good, we can be one of Zhong Ling's candidates." Zhang Jizhong said while changing the video tape.

"Okay." Naturally, the assistant director in charge of taking notes took notes.

In fact, it's not just Shu Chang. One of Zhong Ling's candidates is Yang Ling, who also performed well.

Like Gao Hu and Ma Yuke, she was recommended by Zhou Xiaowen.

When seeing the audition videos of Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan, Zhang Jizhong's eyes were basically focused on the actor who auditioned Wang Yuyan.

It's not that he likes to see beautiful women, but they already have an option in mind for Duan Yu.

On the contrary, Wang Yuyan has been hesitating. Those on the Internet who say that she is looking for Song Hye Kyo and Kim Hee Sun are all false.

They didn't even plan to use actors from Taiwan and Hong Kong, but planned to find them in the mainland.

This is not just an actor's issue, it's also about reputation.

If actors from outside the Mainland are chosen, even if the drama succeeds in the future, the actors will get more than half of it.

It is even said that the success of "Dragon", which is said to be his version of Zhang Jizhong, is entirely due to the participation of actors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Bangkok. It is not impossible.

He planned to make this drama a benchmark for Jin Yong dramas in the mainland. After "The Swordsman" was aired, it was ridiculed by the crowd, saying that it was not as good as Xiangjiang's drama, which really made him angry for a long time.

Therefore, he will not consider any option that can detract from his honor.