Chapter 705: The No. 1 Male Candidate Who Does Not Conform to the Original Book
Sun Quan doesn't know how to be a director.
He didn't plan to actually direct the show himself, leaving professional matters to professionals. Naturally, he understood this truth.
yes!
He has money now. Even if the show fails, he can afford to lose money.
But if he can make this show work, is he willing to screw it up?
After all, "The Last Wish of the Dead" is a work he wrote himself, and it is the first work adapted into a web drama before and after his rebirth. He can afford to lose money, but he does not want to ruin the reputation of this book.
Before his rebirth, he had seen too many novels adapted into TV series, and the online series had a poor reputation.
For example, fighting spirit turns into a horse or something.
Other companies have long wanted to buy the film and television adaptation rights for "The Last Wish of the Dead".
He has never sold it, nor has he considered selling it. Why?
Is it because he is afraid that unreliable film and television companies will ruin the book he worked so hard to write?
If you don’t cherish your own works, do you expect others to cherish them?
In his impression, most domestic film and television companies are accustomed to making bad money. These film and television companies do not pay attention to the quality of their works at all.
I just want to buy a famous IP, and then find some fresh meat with low traffic, and just want to attract viewers and make money through hype.
It is also called: capital operation.
He doesn't trust those film and television companies. If he doesn't have the strength, forget it. Since he has money and opportunities now, why not try investing on his own?
At least if he invests his own money, he can do his best to control the quality of the show.
Like today's audition, he is very serious.
If an actor's appearance doesn't satisfy him, he won't consider it.
Anyway, none of the girls who came to audition today are particularly outstanding in terms of acting skills. Since their acting skills are not much different, it is natural to choose the one whose image is more in line with the original character.
After the first female lead, Li Yutong, was chosen, it was the second female lead, Li Yuling's turn.
Sun Quan still adheres to the principle just now, the actor's appearance must make him feel stunning.
It's just a pity that under his principle, all the girls who auditioned for the second female lead today were finished, and Sun Quan didn't choose anyone he was satisfied with.
He was inevitably a little disappointed, but the audition continued today.
It's time to audition for the male lead.
When auditioning for the male lead, Sun Quan's inner judgment standards changed.
In terms of an actor's appearance, he mentally relaxed the standards, but in terms of an actor's acting skills, he raised the standards.
Because when he was writing the book "The Last Wish of the Dead", each character had different responsibilities, and he was very clear about the role of each character in the book.
For example, when writing the lead female lead Li Yutong, when he wrote the character image and plot, what he wanted was that Li Yutong was sweet enough and beautiful enough to attract readers to read further.
After all, in the plot of the first few dozen chapters of this book, the image of the male protagonist Chen Yang is negative and unlovable. If in this case, the image of the heroine is also unflattering and not beautiful enough, she cannot be let go.
Most male readers like her, but many readers will definitely not be able to stand it, and simply won't have the patience to wait for the day when the male protagonist's image changes.
It is precisely for this reason that when he selected the female lead today, the first thing he required was that the actress should be beautiful enough, and appearance should be the first priority.
When choosing the second female lead, Li Yuling, he also puts appearance first for the same reason.
But the male protagonist Chen Yang...
When he wrote the book "The Last Wish of the Dead", he did not intend to let this character attract readers by his appearance.
In fact, on Qidian Boys Channel, no matter how handsome the male protagonist is, it is difficult to attract readers to continue reading, and it may even have the opposite effect.
Because in reality, the appearance of most men is not amazing.
The Qidian Boys Channel is almost entirely populated by male readers. If you write a particularly handsome male protagonist, won’t it affect everyone’s sense of involvement?
This is also the main reason why the male protagonists in most of Qidian’s male channel’s works are mediocre or comely in appearance.
In the book "The Last Wish of the Dead", Sun Quan is very clear about what the male protagonist Chen Yang is responsible for.
After the plot twists and the fact that Li Yutong is dead is revealed, Li Yutong will soon be taken to the underworld by ghost messengers.
After losing this book by Li Yutong, what continues to attract readers to continue reading... is the deep love of the male protagonist Chen Yang and the next big plot.
Therefore, when selecting the actor for the male lead Chen Yang, Sun Quan had higher requirements for the actor's acting skills.
Because he needs the actor who plays this role to be affectionate and decadent.
Otherwise, the character cannot be successfully created.
This is not a role dedicated to being cool.
If it can't convey a sense of affection and decadence, then this drama will fail.
In line with this principle, Sun Quan reviewed the acting skills of the auditioning actors who came in one after another. After reading one after another, he didn't see anything that satisfied him.
Until the seventh male actor who auditioned came in and started performing.
In fact, when the actor walked in, Sun Quan frowned slightly.
Because this actor doesn't look like he has acting skills... he's quite handsome.
In Sun Quan's impression, male actors in domestic dramas are handsome but basically have no acting skills.
Therefore, when the actor introduced himself, Sun Quan did not pay attention to his name until the man started performing.
Seeing this man frowning with thick eyebrows, his eyes suddenly showed a melancholy look. Sun Quan was startled, and then he took a closer look with some interest.
I saw this actor with thick eyebrows and big eyes silently turning to look out the window, his eyelids drooping slightly, his shoulders slowly slumping, and his back hunched against the back of the chair. A feeling of leaving only an empty body gave Sun
Complete.
Sun Quan frowned and looked at it.
Really unexpected.
Because he remembered that this actor was not like this when he walked in just now. He looked very handsome and cool just now.
But in such a short time, his temperament has changed drastically?
"Okay! Okay, let's try another scene! Try the scene where the male protagonist casts spells. Sister Tao, give him a piece of paper!"
Sun Quan nodded slightly, interrupted the man's performance, and signaled Tao Yujuan to give the man a piece of paper.
Two of the male actors who came in before also had a role in casting spells.
So when Tao Yujuan heard what Sun Quan said, she understood the meaning, agreed, and immediately got up and took a palm-sized white paper and sent it to the young actor.
"Thanks!"
The actor seemed to have not come out of the emotional state just now, and his mood was still a bit low. After taking the white paper handed over by Tao Yujuan, he closed his eyes, pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and then
Call out again.
Then he stood up and looked up, nodded to Sun Quan and others, looked down at the palm-sized white paper in his hand, and pursed his lips again.
Xue Zihan said at this time: "Three, two, one...start!"
As soon as he heard the word "start", the actor's expression suddenly changed. His originally dull expression instantly tightened, his eyelids suddenly raised, and his originally melancholy eyes suddenly became sharp, matching his image of thick eyebrows and big eyes.
, seems to have suddenly changed as a person.
At the same time, I saw him raising his hands, and his right hand quickly drew talismans on the white paper in his left hand, drawing quickly in the air, and shouted angrily: "Urgent like a law, edict!!"
Before he finished speaking, he threw the white paper in his hand towards Sun Quan and the others with his left hand.
If you didn't know he was acting, this scene would really look like a lunatic.
It's no big deal.
Sun Quan noticed that Xue Zihan beside him was startled.
In fact, Sun Quan himself was shocked.
Because the contrast between the changes before and after the young actor in front of me is so great.
Just now he looked like a zombie, and suddenly he became so murderous.
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The two scenes for today's audition for the male lead were both set by Sun Quan.
In the first part of the performance, the actor does not need to say any lines, but only needs to show a state of melancholy and decadence. The second part of the performance only has one line, and it shows the state of the male protagonist when he casts a spell.
In Sun Quan's heart, he wanted to play the role of Chen Yang well.
These two states of an actor are very important.
Because in the book "The Last Wish of the Dead", every time Chen Yang appears, he is in these two states most of the time. When he is not fighting ghosts, he is melancholy and decadent.
Once you take action, the status will definitely change.
If the first state is not performed well, the character Chen Yang will not stand up and the audience will not be able to believe that Chen Yang is deeply in love with the heroine Li Yutong.
And if the second state is not performed well, then the fighting scenes in this drama will not give people a passionate and exciting feeling.
The performances of several male actors who had auditioned just now had disappointed Sun Quan. Sun Quan originally thought that he might not be able to choose a suitable male lead in today's audition.
Unexpectedly, this actor, who had not been favored by him when he came in just now, gave him a surprise.
The two completely different states before and after can be transformed so suddenly and with such great effect.
Although the actor's appearance is a bit different from the image of Chen Yang in the original "Dead Man's Last Wish", Sun Quan is still satisfied.
I even think it would be good for an actor with such thick eyebrows and big eyes to play Chen Yang.
Because the image of Chen Yang in the original work is to cater to the readers of Qidian.
Most of Qidian’s readers are men.
But after "Dead Man's Last Wish" was made into a web drama, the audience will definitely not only be male, but there will definitely be many female viewers.
When female viewers watch dramas... they generally like the male protagonist to be more handsome.
Otherwise... in the years before his rebirth, why were there so many popular celebrities in the entertainment industry?
Are the acting skills of those little fresh meat good?
Or are those little fresh meats great at singing? Or great at dancing?
From Sun Quan's point of view, the reason why these low-profile celebrities are so popular is because of the popularity of the pretty female viewers.
Sun Quan still remembers a saying that was very popular in those years - appearance is justice.
He, Sun Quan, doesn’t like Xiao Xianrou, because in the years when Xiao Xianrou was in power, it was difficult for him to find a few TV series or movies that he could watch every year.
It seriously affected his movie-watching experience.
The young actor in front of him... is quite handsome, but he seems to have good acting skills. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is not the kind of effeminate young man that Sun Quan dislikes the most.
So, he smiled, clapped and praised: "Not bad! Very good!"
Then he asked: "By the way, what's your name? Sorry, I was a little distracted just now and didn't remember it. Can you introduce yourself again?"
The actor in front of him smiled, and first bent down to pick up the piece of white paper he had just thrown out. When he stood up, he said with a smile, "Thank you! I am Cheng Hao, thank you for the director's compliment! Thank you! I am from the Beijing Theater Academy
, I am a junior this year. I have played several small supporting roles before. This time I really hope to challenge the male lead. I hope the director and some teachers can give me this opportunity!"
"Cheng Hao?"
Sun Quan nodded slightly. There was no impression of this actor in his memory before his rebirth.
But he doesn't care about that.
Firstly, he had no intention of casting famous actors in this drama.
After all, "Dead Man's Last Wish" is a supernatural theme, and if a well-known actor plays it, it will easily make the audience laugh.
Secondly...his rebirth has already affected the fate of many people.
For example, Kuang Longfei, Luo Na, etc., the fate of so many people can be changed because of his rebirth. So now that he is involved in the film and television industry, why can't he change the fate of some people?
He has always believed that there is never a shortage of talents in this world.
What many people have been missing is just an opportunity, a chance to prove their talents.
Therefore, those actors who failed to succeed in the entertainment industry before his rebirth may not succeed in this life as Sun Quan enters the film and television industry.
Just like the Cheng Hao in front of me.
Sun Quan saw the possibility in him, the possibility of becoming famous.
As long as Cheng Hao can play the role of Chen Yang well, the drama "Dead Man's Last Wish" will become popular.
As long as these two prerequisites can be met, why can't the Cheng Hao in front of him become a little popular?
At this time, Wang Zheng also spoke, "It's indeed good! Cheng Hao, your performance just now impressed me. Thank you for your performance just now!"
Hearing Wang Zheng speak, Sun Quan subconsciously turned to look at Wang Zheng.
Then I saw a satisfied smile on Wang Zheng's face.
Looking at Xue Zihan and Tao Yujuan next to him, Sun Quan found that they also had a look of satisfaction on their faces.
Xue Zihan casually put a √ mark on the list in front of him, and smiled at the same time: "In this way, Cheng Hao, your audition will start here today! For the time being, we are quite satisfied with your performance, but today's specific audition
As a result, the final decision will not be made until we watch the performances of the next few people, so please go back and wait for our call, okay?"
Cheng Hao: "Okay, thank you! Thank you!"
Cheng Hao thanked and bowed in a very respectful manner.
Sun Quan smiled and said nothing, even though he already had his heart set on Cheng Hao to play the role of Chen Yang.
But he also agreed with what Xue Zihan said just now - there are still a few male actors who are auditioning later but have not come in to audition. If they decide on the male lead before watching the performances of those people, it will undoubtedly be very unfair to those who are auditioning later.
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Cheng Hao said a few more thanks to Sun Quan and others, bowed a few more times, and then left the room with a smile on his face.
He is not stupid, and he can naturally see that Sun Quan and others are indeed satisfied with his performance just now.
So he was looking forward to the results of today's audition.