Beijing in July is as hot as a furnace.

During the day, Cao Jun didn't dare to go out. He mostly stayed in the hotel room with the air conditioner on and reading scripts.

The script of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was written by three Xiangjiang screenwriters.

Moreover, the three screenwriters reached an agreement with Zhang Jizhong: Yu Min is the director of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" this time. In the TV series, he will try his best to show the elegant romance of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and retain the charm of Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

Although this version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is relatively faithful to the original work, Cao Jun discovered after reading it from beginning to end that some of the plots and character positions were slightly changed and had alternative interpretations.

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In terms of plot setting, the most important thing about this script of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is that it downplays the emotional entanglement between Yang Guo and other girls, and focuses on showing the relationship between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu, while Yang Guo, Lu Wushuang, Cheng Ying and other girls

The emotional entanglement is relatively faded.

Cao Jun believed from the bottom of his heart that these adaptations were completely unnecessary, because in his opinion, most of Jin Yong's martial arts novels did not need to be adapted, because the original works were already classic enough.

Moreover, as long as the remake of Jin Yong's martial arts drama is faithful to the original work, it will basically be more than half successful.

However, the screenwriters really wanted to show off their intelligence, and they always used clever tricks in unnecessary places. The result was nondescript and full of mistakes.

Although Cao Jun was unhappy with the screenwriters' adaptation, he couldn't change anything now. The only thing he could do was to be himself and play the role of Yang Guo well.

According to the crew's preliminary plan, the drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will start filming in September.

However, producer Zhang Jizhong has said that one month before the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" starts, that is, between the beginning of August and the end of August, the leading actors of the crew will undergo a month of closed training.

Actors need to train in many items, mainly martial arts, swordsmanship, posture, etc.

Therefore, before the arrival of August, Cao Jun had relatively free time.

By the way, after winning the role of Yang Guo in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Cao Jun's mentality became much more peaceful than before.

At the same time, Cao Jun also cherishes such a leisurely and comfortable life. He can basically lie down and never stand.

This evening, at 7 o'clock.

Cao Jun was invited by Huayi President Wang Zhonglei to have dinner at the Beijing Hotel.

After saying hello to Brother Cao, Huang Zhonglei sat down, looked at Cao Jun seriously, and couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Cao is really a talented person. Not only is he handsome, but his figure and temperament are also outstanding!"

Cao Jun was completely immune to such compliments and said modestly: "Mr. Huang, that's a great compliment. How many talents can compare with you?"

"I believe there will be no other group president as successful and handsome as you in our Chinese entertainment industry."

Huang Zhonglei smiled and waved his hand: "Hey, in front of such a handsome guy like you, Mr. Huang doesn't dare to make any mistakes."

After a glass of red wine, Huang Zhonglei also began to bring the topic onto the right track.

Huang Zhonglei asked Cao Jun to meet this time for no other reason than to win over Cao Jun and recruit him into his army.

Since the casting list for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was announced, Cao Jun suddenly became a hot commodity in the market, and many film and television companies wanted to sign him.

Because everyone knows that Jin Yong's martial arts drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a huge influence, and it will definitely become a hit drama whoever makes it.

Not to mention, the drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been hyped by Zhang Jizhong since the casting, and has received great attention in society and on the Internet.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" doesn't go too badly and Cao Jun's acting skills don't go too far, it's almost a sure thing that he will become famous with this drama.

In the eyes of the bosses of major film and television companies, Cao Jun is now a thriving cash cow, and they all want to sign him to their companies.

This is also the fundamental reason why Cao Jun would rather spend 1.5 million to get the role of Yang Guo in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" from Zhang Jizhong.

The reason why Huang Zhonglei was so eager to meet with Cao Jun was because of Huayi's internal personnel crisis. He needed to sign some influential actors to bring the situation back to Huayi.

You must know that many artists within Huayi were brought by gold medal manager Wang Jinghua. Now that Wang Jinghua and Huayi have conflicts, they may leave Huayi with Wang Jinghua at any time.

Facing the upcoming personnel changes, Huayi can only take precautions and make preparations in advance.

Huang Zhonglei asked with great interest: "Mr. Cao, I don't know, are you interested in joining us at Huayi?"

Cao Jun did not answer immediately, but replied with a smile: "Mr. Huang, your question is a bit too sudden. I am really not mentally prepared at all."

Huang Zhonglei saw through it but didn't tell it. He smiled and reassured: "It's okay, Mr. Cao, you don't need to be nervous. We are friends. This topic should be discussed casually between our friends."

Cao Jun nodded and continued: "Mr. Huang, to tell you the truth, I have been an actor for several years since I graduated from Beijing Film Academy, and I have always worked alone. Therefore, I have no idea about signing a contract with a film and television company.

A little concept.”

"Don't be offended, I am a person who really doesn't understand or understand what I say."

Huang Zhonglei smiled and said, "It's okay. If you have anything you don't understand about the contracted film and television company, you can tell me. I will tell you everything."

Cao Jun smiled and replied: "That's so embarrassing. Mr. Huang is a busy man and has many things to do."

After some exchanges, Huang Zhonglei did not expect that Cao Jun looked young, but he was also a master at pretending to be confused.

Huang Zhonglei felt that nothing could be accomplished if the conversation continued like this, so he could only lower his face and asked Cao Jun: "Mr. Cao, I wonder if you are interested in movies?"

Cao Jun said calmly: "Of course."

Hearing Cao Jun's answer, Huang Zhonglei felt that there was something interesting, so he continued: "If Mr. Cao is interested in movies, joining us at Huayi will definitely be a very good choice."

Cao Jun smiled and replied: "Thank you, Mr. Huang, for the invitation. I think I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Without waiting for Huang Zhonglei to answer, Cao Jun raised his glass and said, "Come on, Mr. Huang, let me toast you!"

Seeing Cao Jun suddenly change the topic, Huang Zhonglei also knew that he had acted too hastily, so he raised his glass, clinked it with Cao Jun, and said: "cheers!"

In the subsequent chat, Huang Zhonglei was also very sensible and did not communicate too much with Cao Jun about the signing.

In fact, the movies produced by Huayi that impressed Cao Jun the most were Feng Xiaogang's movies. Feng Xiaogang's movies are indeed good. Although the upper limit is not high, the lower limit is guaranteed, and there are almost no bad movies.

Therefore, Feng Xiaogang's movies have always been Huayi's trump card for recruiting artists.

Many domestic actresses, including Lu Bingbing and Fan Bingbing, are willing to join Huayi, mainly because of Huayi's film resources.

For many actors, the status of movie stars is much higher than that of movies and TV series, and the status of movies is also higher than that of TV series. This is a manifestation of superiority and a symbol of superiority.

In the mainland film industry these days, except for Zhang Yimou, Cheng Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and other major directors whose films can make money, the films directed by other directors almost make money at a loss and make no money at all.

Therefore, in the current mainland film industry, apart from China Film and Western Film, the film company Huayi can maintain stable output.

It’s easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree. It’s not that Cao Jun didn’t understand this principle.

But in the next few months, Cao Jun's time and energy will definitely be on the drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Signing a contract with Huayi now is of no use.

Even if he wants to sign a contract, he has to wait until he finishes filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" before considering signing the contract.

However, Cao Jun knew very well that if nothing unexpected happened, Huayi would be listed on the market in a few years.

In Cao Jun's view, if you join Huayi and subscribe to Huayi's original shares, that will be a real opportunity to get rich. There are too many opportunities compared to investing in real estate.

At the end of the drink, Huang Zhonglei couldn't help but said to Cao Jun under the influence of alcohol: "Mr. Cao, if you want to make a movie, you must first consider our Huayi!"
Chapter completed!