Chapter 511: Chasing the Murderer in the White Night
Wu Gang glanced at Fang Jing with disdain and said, "How can it be so easy to win an award? You are still far from it. The right time, right place and right people are indispensable."
"You can tell by watching Xiaowei. In the Name of the People is the most popular TV series in the past ten years. He is the leading male actor. If nothing else happens, he will have no problem winning the best actor."
"But what can he do when he meets Chen Baoguo and Li Xuejian? Although their TV series is not as popular as In the Name of the People, their acting skills are not bad either."
"Didn't Emperor Shi just award the award to anyone who is popular? Acting skills are equally important. Compared with those two, Xiaowei is still not very good. Let's practice hard when we go back."
Yu Xiaowei heard that the second half of Wu Gang's sentence was addressed to him. Although he was the leading male actor in In the Name of the People, he couldn't stand the rivalry between Wu Gang and Zhang Zhijian.
The aura of these two people is so strong that even with more than ten years of experience in dramas, he is a bit suppressed many times.
After a moment of silence, Yu Xiaowei said: "Teacher Wu, after I finish filming the film at hand, I want to go back to the theater to rest for half a year to make up for some shortcomings in my acting skills."
"You have to talk to Fang Jing about this." Wu Gang shook his head, "He is the boss, I have no objection if he agrees."
Fang Jing said seriously: "Xiao Weiwei, have you thought clearly? You have been nominated as Shidi, and now you are well-known. If you go silent for half a year, your popularity will definitely decline. The audience may not know you after you come out."
Although Yu Xiaowei has strong and handsome features, he is not a niche student and cannot follow the idol route. His popularity is not very high to begin with. His only advantage is his decent acting skills.
Even if you disappear for half a year and come back to film directly, it will be one year after the show is aired. If the show is not popular, it will be another seven or eight months before the second part is aired.
I am forty years old, not young. How many two years are there in my life?
"It's okay. At this age, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to play a leading role in the future. It's good to play a supporting role. I still have plenty of time after filming."
Yu Xiaowei is quite tolerant. He is forty years old this year. When he played In the Name of the People last year, he knew that it might be his last leading role in his life.
It was good luck to be able to play the leading role in In the Name of the People. The crew needed a middle-aged character, and since this drama was a Nanjing drama, he was given priority.
Looking at the popular dramas on the market, how many of them have male protagonists who are actors over forty? Even if there are, the male protagonist must be an investor or director.
"Okay, you can go if you want. I will also stop you from progressing in your studies." Fang Jing rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said after thinking for a few seconds: "The company has a drama that has not been released, and I will save the male lead for you.
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Fang Jing gave him the male lead. Yu Xiaowei was moved and asked eagerly, "What is the title of the play?"
In the past two years, Nanjing has been producing dramas adapted from novels. All the novels it acquired have been adapted into scripts and have been screened internally so that agents and directors can see them.
Yu Xiaowei asked someone to check before. He knows most of the dramas in the company. Some are suitable for him and some are not suitable for him.
They understand, but they can't decide whether to film or not, and which role to choose.
"Chasing the evil in the white night!"
As soon as Fang Jing opened his mouth, Yu Xiaowei knew what kind of drama it was and his face lit up with joy.
"White Night" is an urban criminal investigation drama. Guan Hongyu and Guan Hongfeng are twin brothers, who are exactly the same.
His elder brother Guan Hongfeng was the captain of the criminal police and had solved numerous cases. However, he was knocked unconscious during an incident. When he woke up, he found a dead man lying not far away, with the murder weapon in his hand.
In order to escape and investigate the case, Guan Hongfeng printed his younger brother's fingerprints on the murder weapon and helped him escape to take the blame for himself. Because he had claustrophobia, he investigated the case during the day and asked his younger brother to pretend to be him and act like him at night.
The two brothers exchanged identities back and forth, and in the end no one inside could tell who was who.
This is a very brain-burning criminal investigation drama. The actors must play two roles, with the same face, and switch back and forth between two different personalities, which requires very high acting skills.
Young actors simply couldn't handle this role, and older actors couldn't pretend to be men of thirty or forty years, so Fang Jing thought of Yu Xiaowei.
"I have booked this role. You can give me the script first and I will act in half a year." Yu Xiaowei said excitedly: "The salary is easy to talk about, and I can act for free."
There are so many scripts in the company, and there are not only one or two people who are eager to chase the murderer in the white night, but everyone wants to try this role.
Whether I can get the lead role in Magnolia next time depends on this opportunity.
"Don't be anxious yet." Fang Jing felt cold and pushed Yu Xiaowei's hand away without showing a word, "The company has too many dramas now and not enough manpower to start the production. I will keep the script for you and let you know when it starts production at the end of the year.
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"Yeah, Fang Jing, no matter what, you have to keep this role for me. It depends on him whether he can turn over next year."
Compared with the role of Hou Liangping, the male protagonist Guan Hongfeng in White Night is too difficult. On the surface, one person plays two roles, but in fact he plays four roles.
Guan Hongfeng and Guan Hongyu, the younger brother when he plays the older brother, and the older brother when he plays the younger brother.
After coughing dryly, Fang Jing saw the camera pointed at him and said softly: "Don't get excited, brother, it's still the award ceremony."
Aware of the surrounding situation, Yu Xiaowei was embarrassed. He had just gotten a little carried away. Magnolia was live broadcast and tens of millions of people were watching, so don't make a fool of yourself.
Half an hour later, the host glanced at the card and announced loudly: "The next thing to be awarded is the best TV series of the year. The winner is in the name of the people. Please come to the stage."
It's in the name of the people again. It's been mentioned three times tonight. No one thinks it's offensive, but some just agree with it.
Buttoning on his suit, Fang Jing went on stage to receive the award. He did not act in the play, but no one can deny his behind-the-scenes credit. From acquiring novels, confirming scripts to investing, finding actors, and confirming directors, he did many things.
He was responsible for setting up the stage, and Wu Gang and others came on stage to sing.
"In the name of the people, I am well-deserved to win so many awards. I am the first to be convinced."
"A conscientious drama with dedicated actors and dozens of veteran actors, but the pay is not as high as that of a young actor. China is short of such good dramas."
"Not to mention, Fang Jing's vision is really bad. There are no TV series he handles that are not popular. Their company can compete with Noon Film and Television."
"The highest ratings in the past ten years are not just a boast. The actors are really strong. Even the grocery shopping nanny is a national first-class actor."
The live broadcast on Modu TV was also synchronized on the Internet. Many netizens saw the award in the name of the people and congratulated them one after another.
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At nine o'clock, the award ceremony ended, and Fang Jing attended the cocktail party. When he got home, it was already past twelve o'clock, and Fang Hui had already gone to bed.
He didn't disturb her and fell asleep quietly after taking a bath.
The next day, Fang Hui got up and asked Fang Jing to eat. When he knocked on the door, he had disappeared. There was a note on the dining table, saying that he had to catch a flight and leave first.
I took out my cell phone to call and turned it off.
After changing the number, Fang Hui called her best friend Lin Qiuyue, "My brother is not here, so I didn't have time to tell him. Ignore him. Let's take a day off. Anyway, it's just for fun."
"Maybe he won't be able to pass the second round and will have to come back to class without notifying him."