Cui Zhiye paused, turned around and looked at Liu Weilin, and said quietly: "Does Director Liu have anything else?"
"Yes, just wait."
After Liu Weilin finished speaking, he quickly walked back to the interview table, spread out the script of "Westward Journey" on it, and quickly started to read it.
When the interviewers from Huayun Film and Television Company saw this, they all looked at each other, confused about Liu Weilin's intention. Several of them had thoughtful expressions on their faces, and as Liu Weilin's browsing movements accelerated, their eyes
A look of anticipation gradually appeared inside.
Cui Zhiye frowned slightly, but didn't say much.
In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, no one dares not to give Liu Weilin some face.
Even if Cui Zhiye was a little dissatisfied with Liu Weilin at this time, he would not talk about it on the surface.
Soon, a hint of joy flashed across Liu Weilin's face, and immediately he slapped the table, raised his head and said with a smile: "I was negligent, Aye, there are actually several roles suitable for you in this script. To be precise,
It’s three.”
Cui Zhiye was moved, but after all, he was a person who had experienced great storms. Facing this sudden turn of events, he did not show much excitement. He just quietly waited for Liu Weilin's next move.
After Liu Weilin carefully read through the character script in his hand, he breathed a sigh of relief and explained: "Although it is not stated clearly in the general outline of the script, in the Ming Dynasty record "Journey to the West", the role of Erlang Shen can also be regarded as
Feng Shen is handsome, but..."
"But what?" Next to him, a vice president of Huayun Company asked impatiently.
Liu Weilin smiled helplessly: "However, in this new version of Journey to the West created by Li Qing, although Erlang Shen is a heavenly general, his role is not that big and he can only be regarded as a less eye-catching supporting role. A Ye, if you are willing
If so, I can give you the role of Erlang Shen."
Cui Zhiye was silent for a while and then asked: "Where are the other two characters?"
"The other two characters are the Bull Demon King and the Black Mountain Demon. According to the script, these two characters are half human and half demon. Don't mention the Black Mountain Demon. It is just a catalyst to continue the plot. I think
He’s talking about the character of the Bull Demon King.”
Liu Weilin said bluntly: "Although the Bull Demon King has the image of a bull head and a human body, unlike the old Black Mountain demon who only appears once, the Bull Demon King follows the progress of the movie from beginning to end. His existence is present throughout the whole story.
The movie serves as a link between past and present and is one of the most important roles in the entire film."
Cui Zhiye nodded slightly when he heard this.
At this time, he already understood what Liu Weilin meant.
If you want a character with more drama, the Bull Demon King is obviously the most suitable, otherwise it's Erlang Shen. As for the Black Mountain Demon, it's obviously just a bonus.
The Bull Demon King is a character that appears throughout the entire movie from beginning to end.
Its weight is naturally not comparable to that of a small supporting role like Erlang Shen, who only has a slightly longer role than the supporting actor.
But the problem is that the Bull Demon King has the body of a bull and the head of a bull.
It is basically impossible to win an acting award for this role.
After Liu Weilin explained the advantages and disadvantages of the two roles to Cui Zhiye in detail, he stood in front of the interview table and quietly waited for Cui Zhiye's reply.
In his opinion, whether it is the Bull Demon King or Erlang Shen, judging from Cui Zhiye's status as a celebrity, it is obvious that he will not accept such a role.
But this is not an issue Liu Weilin needs to consider.
He just didn't want to offend this actor who was well-connected in the industry too much.
Otherwise, whether it's the Bull Demon King or Erlang Shen, if you Cui Zhiye doesn't want it, there will be a lot of actors outside vying for it.
The fame of "Westward Journey" has been created. Although it has not really spread to everyone, in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, "Westward Journey" has obviously become a favorite in the eyes of insiders.
This is a script written by Li Qing himself, with an investment of up to 60 million, and Li Qing himself starred in it. These points alone can attract countless people's attention.
Many people struggled to join in but never got a chance. Obviously there is no shortage of actors.
On the other hand, if Cui Zhiye was just an ordinary actor, Huayun might have announced the results of this actor audition by now.
But after all, Cui Zhiye is a movie king and a famous Hong Kong actor, so naturally he cannot be compared with ordinary people.
At this time, Liu Weilin shook his head slightly when he saw Cui Zhiye looking thoughtful.
He looked at the time and found that it was almost seven o'clock in the evening. Remembering that he still had some things to do later, Liu Weilin frowned and said to Cui Zhiye, "Aye, how about we audition first?"
"Audition?" Cui Zhiye raised his head, with a bit of unwillingness in his eyes.
After waiting for so long, do you only have these two roles to choose from in the end?
"I personally suggest you choose Erlangshen."
Liu Weilin smiled lightly and said: "Your image is very consistent with Erlang Shen, and even though you only have a few minutes of scenes as Erlang Shen, you can still fully display your acting skills. Of course, this does not mean that the Bull Demon King does not need acting skills.
, On the contrary, I think the acting skills required by Bull Demon King are actually more than Erlang Shen."
"How do you say this?" Cui Zhiye asked with interest.
Liu Weilin said with a smile: "Although the character of the Bull Demon King wears a bull-headed mask from beginning to end, his eyes are completely exposed. If we can successfully create a classic character by relying on his eyes and body language, haha, then it's okay
Not enough for you?"
Cui Zhiye thought about it carefully, hmm, is it really true?
Of course, Liu Weilin's words were obviously comforting, but Cui Zhiye didn't want to delve too deeply into it, because the more he thought about it, the more entangled he became.
Just agree.
So, the audition began.
As one of Hong Kong's famous directors, Liu Weilin is naturally familiar with the acting skills of many contemporary Hong Kong actors and has his own set of inner judgments.
As for Cui Zhiye's acting skills, Liu Weilin naturally has absolute confidence.
There are not many actors who have been in and out of the Golden Horse and Academy Awards five times, and have been nominated for Best Actor, and Cui Zhiye is one of the best. As long as he is determined, he can definitely play the role of the Bull Demon King.
Even the other staff members in the audition hall had no doubts about Cui Zhiye's acting skills, and all of them looked expectantly.
Sure enough, in the following audition, Cui Zhiye perfectly demonstrated the bull demon's domineering power when facing the demons, his tenderness when facing Zixia, his cowardice when facing Princess Iron Fan, and his ferocity in risking his own life for his true love.
This performance made the surrounding Huayun Film and Television officials dumbfounded. They couldn't feel anything from the big screen, but at the scene, Cui Zhiye's emotions and expression changes that seemed to be schizophrenic made them stunned.
Eye-opening.
"What a pity!"
Liu Weilin looked at Cui Zhiye, who was constantly changing his acting skills and showing great momentum, with dazzling eyes. He sighed secretly in his heart, and there was a vague feeling that it was so obvious that it was so vivid.
Speaking of which, to this day, Liu Weilin has never seen Li Qing's acting skills.
However, not long ago, he also learned some information about Li Qing from his friend Wang Jiachen.
According to Wang Jiachen, although Li Qing has just started in the film industry, his acting skills have a lot of room for growth, and he is very savvy and has his own set of acting skills.
Liu Weilin did not know that Wang Jiachen only flattered Li Qing subjectively at that time.
If he knew that Liu Weilin had accepted the movie "Westward Journey", Wang Jiachen would probably tell the truth to Liu Weilin immediately.
But Liu Weilin, who was kept in the dark, was completely unaware of the situation and thought that Li Qing might really be a wizard in the acting world.
Being recognized by Wang Jiachen, his acting skills are naturally extraordinary.
In addition, he himself is a fan of Qinglian Sword Fairy. As soon as Liu Weilin put it all together, he couldn't help the impulse in his heart and went to Huayun Film and Television to take over the script.
Liu Weilin is also very satisfied with a movie like "Westward Journey" which is highly postmodern and stylistic.
Among them, the concept of the Moonlight Box traveling through time and space is similar to "The Story of the Qin Dynasty", which made Liu Weilin feel a little warm. He never thought that he would make a time-travel movie in his lifetime.
Although there are some scientific loopholes in "Westward Journey", as a post-modern comedy movie, "Westward Journey" is definitely qualified and a work that does not hide its shortcomings. Some of the loopholes in the movie are not hidden from the overall perspective of the whole movie.
It won't have any impact at all.
Liu Weilin always believes that the so-called imperfection is actually the greatest perfection.
Soon, the audition ended and applause broke out. All the staff looked at Cui Zhiye with admiration as he was adjusting his emotions.
This is the strength of the actor.
The feeling it gives is completely different from the third-rate guys who came to audition before!
"This is the character script of the Bull Demon King and the outline of the story of "Westward Journey"."
After a while, Liu Weilin handed the script in his hand to Cui Zhiye and said with a smile: "Go back and think about it carefully. If you are free tomorrow, come to Huayun to discuss the contract issue."
Cui Zhiye nodded slightly, said goodbye to Liu Weilin and others, and left with the script.
"Won't the script be leaked?" At this time, the vice president of Huayun said slightly worriedly.
"Won't."
Liu Weilin said confidently: "I know Cui Zhiye's character very well. Besides, I don't think any director in Hong Kong can produce the comedy effect in "Westward Journey"."
Liu Weilin's words revealed an aura of loneliness and defeat.
That's right, as a director who has repeatedly set Hong Kong's highest box office records, Liu Weilin is indeed qualified to seek defeat alone.
Perhaps they were infected by Liu Weilin, the staff at the scene were all in high spirits, and then began exciting discussions and the audition of the last few actors.
After Cui Zhiye took a taxi back to his residence, he quickly arranged for his Filipino maid to cook some dinner. After finishing the food and washing up, Cui Zhiye returned to the bedroom, got into bed, leaned on the bedside, took a deep breath, and took the
I came out with the outline of the script of "Journey to the West" and gently stroked it.
This is the script that has caused crazy discussions in Hong Kong these two days!
Cui Zhiye stroked the title page of this script, thinking of all the experiences he had this afternoon, and sighed slightly.
After a while, he collected his emotions and began to read the script.
Next, in less than a minute, Cui Zhiye was completely immersed in the legendary world of "Westward Journey".
I don't know how long it took.
Cui Zhiye gently closed the script and began to close his eyes to rest.
He is digesting the entire world of "Westward Journey".
The faster it can be digested, the more uncomfortable Cui Zhiji will feel.
Not for the story, but for the character of Supreme Treasure.
From the script and story alone, Cui Zhiye can appreciate the classic nature of this character and the various difficult challenges in acting.
And if he wants to play the role of Zhizunbao vividly and deeply, Cui Zhiye knows that it will never be possible to rely on the current Li Qing alone.
if……
It would be great if I could play this role myself...
Cui Zhiye felt melancholy for a while, then put aside his distracting thoughts and began to read the character script of the Bull Demon King again.
Liu Weilin did not deceive him. The Bull Demon King is definitely a character throughout the entire drama in "Westward Journey".
From the beginning of the script, his identity as the biggest villain was immediately established.
However, compared with the roles of Patriarch Bodhi, Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie and others, the Bull Demon King is obviously not a likable character.
How to make the role of the Bull Demon King both classic and memorable for the audience is what Cui Zhiye will consider next.
…
Just when "Westward Journey" began to officially prepare for the start of filming, a group on Weibo made a collective call for it on this day.
"Begging for the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"!"
"Call me Li Qing, I've watched "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Ancient City" eighteen times, when will the second part be released!"
"You are a writer! Why are you making movies and TV series now? You are so unprofessional!"
"I beg you to continue serializing "The Three-Body Problem"! It's not enough! It's not enough!"
"If the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is not released, I will cut my wrists and commit suicide live!"
"The Tang Dynasty Publishing House is so rubbish that it can't even restrain a writer. Will it urge manuscripts? Do you understand how to urge manuscripts?"
"We strongly demand that Li Qing be locked up in a small dark room and be released when he finishes writing "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"!"
Thousands of Weibo users screened the second part of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" on the same day, making "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" the second most searched keyword on Weibo, directly referring to the popular timely variety show
Programs and TV series have squeezed down the hot search list, and the number one one is "I Am a Singer".
Under such circumstances, many people on Weibo, major literary forums, and related campus websites were itching to wait. Without waiting for updates, they began to grit their teeth and write about the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"
The plot has been continued.
Not to mention, such a continuation was immediately praised by many fans of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".
In the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" forum created by netizens, as long as it is a post about the continuation of "Ghost Blowing Lamp", the number of replies will not be less than 10,000. This situation has attracted the attention of many media people and made relevant comments.
Report.
However, a college student in the forum whose ID is Nanyun Gongzi, after witnessing this grand occasion, had a sudden idea and found a strange way. According to the world described in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", he copied the gourd and wrote a book called "
"Legend of Tomb Robbers" was published in the forum and received immediate feedback from netizens.
Many readers of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" applauded one after another after reading it. For a while, the posts about "The Legend of Tomb Robbers" became so noisy that they quickly overwhelmed the forum posts about "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"... 8