475 Once upon a time, it was difficult to change the situation, and the abacus was everywhere.
The cast of "The Swordsman".
Li Yapeng finally arrived at the set half an hour after Jiang Yan left.
With him is the boss of his company, Cai Yinong of Tang Dynasty.
"The great director's ideas are really changeable. One moment he wants me to go there, the other moment he wants me to go here."
After Li Yapeng entered the set, she quietly "complained" to Cai Yinong.
In fact, this is not a complaint, he is just nervous. After all, he has never been in such a big group with such high attention, so he used some words to make himself appear calm.
Although he himself has acted in many dramas, and last year's "Love to the End" also made him very popular, but they were all urban dramas, and for Linghu Chong, he really didn't have much confidence in his heart. Linghu Chong was not who he was.
Everybody can act.
In addition, he felt that the director had some opinions about him, which could be seen from just a few phone calls directing him around.
When Cai Yinong heard this, it was hard for her to say anything. After all, this was a Yangshi drama. Only fools would be offended if they were born superior.
So I just comforted him by saying, "Relax and just follow your preparations."
Li Yapeng nodded. I don't know if he was comforted, but what Cai Yinong said was indeed right. Just be yourself.
Before coming, Cai Yinong knew through some news channels that this version of Linghu Chonghui was different from Lu Songxian's version.
In short, it will not be so chic, but a bit deep. How can a person in the world who has been burdened with countless incidents be really chic? So the coolness is all pretended. Only after experiencing a lot can you really be "smiling and proud"
"Jianghu".
Thinking like this, Li Yapeng adjusted his state, and the two of them quickly arrived at the door of the designated conference room.
After the announcement, a bearded voice came from inside: "Come in."
Li Yapeng took a deep breath, and Cai Yinong also cheered him up.
Then, Li Yapeng opened the door and entered.
A minute later, Li Yapeng opened the door and came out.
"Is it over?" Cai Yinong asked with wide eyes.
"Well, let me wait for the notification." Li Yapeng nodded, obviously not in a high mood.
"Didn't you let me put on makeup?"
"No."
"What did I ask you?"
"Ask me if I can ride a horse, if I know swordsmanship, and if I have any martial arts skills."
"Gone?"
"Gone."
Cai Yinong didn't know what to ask. He blinked and said, "Tell me more about the situation inside."
"There were more than a dozen people inside, and it looked like they were all senior members of the crew according to the information.
"
Once explained, Cai Yinong noticed something was wrong.
A small audition doesn’t require so many people, right?
So she immediately called someone on the set.
Ten minutes later, Cai Yinong sighed and said to Li Yapeng: "Let's prepare for other auditions."
"What?" Li Yapeng asked.
"Jiang Yan has been here before."
"he?"
Li Yapeng understood immediately.
Jiang Yan, in terms of image alone, he is indeed quite suitable for Linghu Chong.
Moreover, Jiang Yan not only has an advantage in image, but he is also ahead of him by several blocks.
So, consider yourself unlucky.
But just as he looked away, Cai Yinong hung up the phone again and said to Li Yapeng: "Don't worry, there is still hope."
"What's new? Director Zhang doesn't like Jiang Yan?" Even Li Yapeng was a little surprised at this time.
However, Cai Yinong said: "No, it's because Jiang Yan doesn't want to act."
"Ah this.
"Li Yapeng didn't know what to say. Jiang Yan was really tough, but then he became curious again, "How do you know?"
Cai Yinong stopped talking this time.
Can we just talk about her relationship with Jiang Yan?
So after selling the mystery, the two of them left the set.
But there were people pointing and pointing along the way.
"No way, is this an audition for Linghu Chong?"
"How is it possible that Linghu Chong would use him? He is just as good as Laudno."
"Hey, why doesn't Jiang Yan want to act?"
"If you don't say that he is really Linghu Chong, he likes to be proud in the world."
"What a pity. Alas, let's practice Jiang Yan's sword skills again.
"
None of them concealed their volume at all.
This left Li Yapeng speechless all the way.
Am I that bad?
Cai Yinong didn't want to say anything.
Can you compare with Jiang Yan?
On the other side, the crew conference room.
Producer Zhang Dabeard, director Yuan Bin, assistant director Kang Honglei and a group of senior crew members and senior actors watched the video of Jiang Yan's "sword cutting through the crowd, flying on horseback, looking back unruly" again, and then continued to communicate.
Director Huang Jianzhong said concisely and to the point: "I admit that Jiang Yan is Linghu Chong in my mind. In my opinion, his image and temperament are definitely better than Lu Songxian. I can't think of anyone in the mainland who is more suitable than him. But as for his acting skills,
Our version of Linghu Chong is very difficult to perform well."
Director Yuan Bin took over: "In Hong Kong, many veteran actors admire Jiang Yan's acting skills, such as Yam Dahua and Liao Qizhi. They have praised him more than once. I have also watched some of his film and television works, and I think it is absolutely fine.
He is very spiritual. In addition, doesn’t he like to make cameos very much? He even does extras. This kind of love and dedication to performance is surprising. But as for his actions, Feng, what do you think?"
Action director Raymond Lam said: "He will definitely raise the level of action in the whole drama. I think he can perform at a level comparable to Lian Jie's version of Linghu Chong, even...
Um.
"
Yu Chenghui, the "Sword Master" who has worked with Lian Jie, said: "If you don't want to say it, then as for me, Xiao Jiang is definitely better than Lian Jie. His physical fitness and swordsmanship skills, I have never seen a second-class swordsman in China."
He's better than me!"
Producer Li Ding said: "I am only talking about market considerations, but there is no need to consider it. The remuneration is not an issue. The higher the remuneration, it is not higher than the new investment. After all, it is Jiang Yan, and you all know it."
Later, many people also expressed their opinions in agreement.
Of course, there are also those who disagree, for example, Jiang Yan is too young, has no schedule, etc., but they are basically not convincing.
So it's obvious that Jiang Yan came here to show off his face and really confused these people.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is true that there is a super-enhanced version of Linghu Chong who has a better image and temperament than Lu Songxian, has better kung fu skills, or more swordsmanship than Lian Jie, is the most popular in the country, and has quite good acting skills. How about a super-enhanced version of Linghu Chong?
Can you keep them from being tempted?
So everyone didn't take it to heart about Li Yapeng's audition just now.
Once upon a time, there was a lot of trouble in the sea. With Jiang Yan's pearls at his side, how could he look down on such a "dumb" ordinary Linghu Chong?
So the audition only took one minute because everyone felt there was nothing to ask.
Not to mention Li Yapeng, who had come from several previous versions, and Lian Jie who was originally scheduled to come, they felt it was almost meaningless.
But Jiang Yan is not scheduled. This is what Big Beard has said a long time ago. How to solve this?
Actually, it happens all the time in the entertainment industry that actors are unavailable.
Many actors will also benefit from this kind of mistake.
In fact, after new actors are hired, it is unlikely that the crew will regret missing the previous actor.
After all, actors are different from the characters themselves.
To put it bluntly, as long as someone else performs the role and the level is guaranteed, then each has its own flavor and cannot be said to be completely irreplaceable.
Of course, there are some that are truly irreplaceable, such as Sixth Teacher’s Monkey, Wang Zuxian’s Nie Xiaoqian, etc., but these are extremely rare cases.
As for Linghu Chong, Lu Songxian was in the previous version. Lu Songxian's role was good, but it was not really irreplaceable. Especially from the perspective of the people here, other actors would not be able to play the same role as him.
It may be difficult to compare with him, and it may be even harder to surpass him, but it will definitely not be as difficult as surpassing Teacher Six's monkey.
And because the script and production are different, as long as the actors are pretty much the same, this version will actually be very close to or even surpass the movie versions of Lu Songxian and Lien Kit.
And this is also true. More than ten years later, the Yangshi version of "The Swordsman" was superior to the Hong Kong version in terms of production. In terms of characters, except for the protagonist, almost all of them were inferior. However, there were some deficiencies in the protagonist aspect, but later there were also
Massive fans.
But Jiang Yan made everyone feel completely different before.
The tip of the iceberg revealed in the video made everyone feel that it was Linghu Chong Ben Chong.
Whether it's from the perspective of image, temperament, action, demeanor, etc., or from the perspective of the new script in hand.
Anyway, he is evil, and everyone agrees that Linghu Chong must be him!
Speaking of this, everyone also thought of other roles played by Jiang Yan, such as Bao Zheng and Hua Wuque. They felt that they were indeed the characters themselves. The only thing was that they were not too outstanding. Maybe the script and production were a bit exaggerated.
So in general, Jiang Yan is already a very shaping actor in everyone's mind!
At this moment, a group of people here had the same idea as Zhang Dabeard.
If this drama doesn't have Jiang Yan, it feels like it has lost its soul.
What they didn't know was that Jiang Yan used the "permanent character" when he was on the run. He just wanted to make him disgusted and grow a big beard. Who told him not to follow martial ethics?
So, trouble arises.
In addition to completely matching his image and temperament, Jiang Yan's reputation is also very good.
Level of professionalism, martial arts skills, character, popularity, etc.
Anyway, I can't find any fault with it.
The only problem, of course, is the schedule.
No schedule, let’s stop talking!
Just as he was worried, Zhang Dabeard saw that everyone thought Jiang Yan was the most suitable, so he cleared his throat and said, "I have a bold idea."
Zhang Dahu also considered the issue of schedule.
You must know that when Jin Yong sold the copyright to Yangshi for one yuan, he said that he would make "The Swordsman" to the level of a famous movie.
So in terms of characters and plot, Big Beard has done a lot of preparation work.
In terms of plot, this version has 5% more plot than the original work. He also knows this, and it will probably make Mr. Jin Yong angry in the end, but it doesn't matter, after all the filming, how can it be?
A change in the plot means that Linghu Chong and all the characters will not be the same as in the previous films in Xiangjiang.
However, he believes that the supporting characters in this version will be more outstanding, and this is indeed the case. The supporting characters are all great actors.
The protagonist does not have only one character trait like Lu Songxian's version. He has to go through a growth process, from a minor character to a hero to a free and easy man who is proud of the world. During this period, there are six stages of psychological growth.
This is a rather risky change, but no matter how good it is, at least the first point is that your appearance cannot be too outrageous.
Just like Li Yapeng, Huang Haibo, Hu Jun and others who had auditioned before, this is obviously very different from the "thin lips, sword eyebrows and long face" Linghu Chong in the original work.
In their words, it’s just a scolding!
Zhang is not stupid with his big beard, and his sense of smell is also very sensitive. He feels that if Li Yapeng plays the role, he will inevitably be scolded after the show is aired, and he will be scolded very harshly.
And because of this sense of smell, he knew that if Jiang Yan came over, this drama would basically become a Jin Yong martial arts drama that would crush any previous version, and at the same time, it would really be able to establish the big sign of Yang Shi!
Produced by Yangshi, it must be a high-quality product!
So in general, in terms of casting, Jiang Yan must be the first choice or even the only one, and everyone agrees with it, which is good.
So the next question is, how to deal with Jiang Yan?
Jiang Yan wants to compete in the Olympics.
So Zhang Beard's bold idea was very simple, which was to postpone the filming.
However, I have said before that if the crew postpones the filming, there will be great pressure on funds and superiors.
But it doesn't matter, the investors know that Jiang Yan is coming to act, so they will probably rush to raise more money.
As for the pressure from above, it is actually quite simple. The breakthrough lies with Mr. Jin Yong.
Jin Yong sold the copyright to Yangshi for one yuan, and the only requirement was that the plot could be deleted but not added.
But now the script has been increased by 5%, which is a bit unreasonable.
So you have to be more careful in choosing the roles.
Of course, Big Beard will definitely not talk to Jin Yong about the script before the film is released, but in terms of casting, he can still let the old man give his opinion.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, Jin Yong's opinion is definitely too much to say that it directly affects the leadership, but it will also play a very important role.
Big Beard believes that as long as the video is shown to Jin Yong, Jin Yong himself will be amazed when he sees it.
So at noon that day, he sent someone to Xiangjiang to deliver the video to Jin Yong.
And the results are indeed in line with expectations, and even exceed them.
That night, Jin Yong called in person, and his tone sounded a little excited: This is the Linghu Chong in my heart! After saying that, he repeatedly praised Yangshi for being really good at casting.
Not only that, Jin Yong also came to visit the class, wanting to see Jiang Yan, who he should have met long ago.
"Look, it's basically done!"
After Zhang Dabeard hung up the phone, he showed off to Yangshi producer Zou Qingfang.
This is indeed more than half done.
Jin Yong directly said yes without even seeing Jiang Yan's appearance, which proved that Jiang Yan's video simply penetrated people's hearts.
When Jiang Yan takes on the role, Jin Yong will probably have to follow Jiang Yan in revising his novel.
Okay, this is too exaggerated, but in short, after Zhang Beard knew Jin Yong's feedback, he also knew that if he wanted to postpone the crew, the only remaining problem was Jiang Yan himself.
As the project leader of Yangshi, Zou Qingfang, he actually knows that there are three biggest issues in delaying the crew. One is funding, the second is actors, and the third is Yangshi’s opinion.
Needless to say, in terms of funding, Jiang Yan participates in the show, so the threshold of Yangshi can be crossed by investors.
The actors are also very amazing. At least all the actors present today said that there is no problem, and they are very much looking forward to Jiang Yan coming. Is he really crazy?
However, he also watched the video, and he really felt that if Jiang Yan played Linghu Chong, he would be very satisfied anyway.
This third point is actually the same as what Zhang Beard said. Jin Yong's personal appointment can indeed play a decisive role at this time.
But at the same time, he also had concerns: "Jiang Yan didn't even agree, so you tricked Jin Yong into coming here. Aren't you afraid of screwing up?"
"Jin Yong is here, can Jiang Yan come? He is not afraid of offending the Hong Kong community?" Big Beard laughed and said without caring, "Besides, the crew can postpone it just to wait for him. With such a high salary, he can
reject?"
"What if he really refuses?" Zou Qingfang said speechlessly.
"That's okay, just treat it as hype. You promised me this right." The bearded man reminded me.
"Just do it. Now Xu Qing is a little annoyed by your behavior. It has made people refuse to accept interviews and offended a lot of reporters. Now that you are getting bigger and bigger, others are okay. If you really want Jiang Yan
If you're in a hurry, people really won't care about this." Zou Qingfang also reminded me.
In the film and television circles, Jiang Yan is actually regarded as a strange existence by many people.
Acting in TV shows and movies is all based on his hobbies. He even likes to travel to various crews to play extras and guest appearances, and he is very dedicated.
In addition, it’s easy to talk about the projects you like, but if you don’t like them, he doesn’t care about anyone.
Of course, this did offend many project parties, but Jiang Yan was tough.
All kinds of honors, all kinds of relationships, no shortage of money to pay him back, many projects in hand, and a vague tendency to be the leader in the mainland, everyone wants to fawn over him.
So even if he really rejects Yangshi, Yangshi actually has nothing to do with him. At worst, he will stop playing and go to Hong Kong to make movies or overseas to make music. It will not affect his continued fame at all.
In addition, the superiors seemed to have some preference for Jiang Yan, and even some protection. Zou Qingfang didn't know why, but it was definitely not that simple.
And to say the least, Yangshi had no reason to mess with him. He was just a little crazy with his big beard.
"So, didn't I invite you here?" Zhang Bearded said, licking his face, "Boss, please tell the truth, who else is more suitable than Jiang Yan?"
"Looking at it now.
No."
"That's right!" Zhang Bearded said, "You are the producer, and you also want to make the film the best, right? There are a lot of Jin Yong fans, so everything is for the project, everything is for art, and leadership.
, you can definitely understand, right?"
"You old guy! Do you know how to call the leader now?" Zou Qingfang cursed directly.
But if you think about it carefully, this drama is indeed quite important. It is the first project involving Hong Kong in mainland China in the new century. Jin Yong sold the copyright to Yangshi for only one yuan. It would be naive to say that there is no deep meaning here.
In addition, as a producer, it is actually within my responsibility to help the producer lobby. The project is integrated, and everyone is prosperous.
Besides, Jiang Yan is indeed worthy of what he does. Of course, it doesn't matter if he can't lobby for it. Just like Zhang Beard said, just treat it as a hype.
Anyway, the end result is still a big beard, and he can pick it off himself.
Zhang Dabeard had similar thoughts at the moment.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if it still doesn't work out in the end.
With such hype, the drama will become even more popular.
And if the audience scolds the actors in the end, it has nothing to do with my big beard.
I only care about dramas and plot production and I get scolded. This is normal. If it's an actor's matter, I want Jiang Yan anyway, but the conditions don't allow it, right?
As for whether Jiang Yan would annoy him, he had already thought about it. It was right to be more careful when making hype and not to tell the truth.
In the end, it’s not a big deal for the artists under your control. I’ll give you convenience. We are also directors of Yangshi after all. No matter how bad the project in hand is, the quality will still be higher than that of your satellite TV drama, right?
In this way, whether it works or not, Jiang Yan, the crew, or any unit or investor will not be offended.
But this is just a cover-up strategy, the best thing is to get rid of Jiang Yan.
Therefore, it is not enough to deal with Jin Yong and the leader, we need some other help.