Chapter 216 Wu Jing, who can't survive in Xiangjiang (1/3)
Xiangjiang, an apartment
Wu Jing hung up the call from his senior brother Wu Yue, still slightly confused.
The great director Zuo Le wants to make a TV series by himself?
Wu Jing, who is not yet 25 years old this year, has an acting career that is not very long. It only lasts for three years.
At that time, Wu Jing, who was just 20 years old, won two championships in the national martial arts competition in spearmanship and sparring. It can be said that he became famous at a young age and was unparalleled in the martial arts world.
However, in this era of decline of traditional martial arts, even a national martial arts champion is nothing in the eyes of many people.
[No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can knock him down with one shot] Although it is a joke, the fact that it has spread so widely now shows that this concept is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Wu Jing won two national championships at a young age. Except for those in the industry who murmured a few words, everyone else was doing whatever they were supposed to do.
Therefore, within a few days of Xiao Wu becoming the champion, he outshone everyone else and was introduced by his master as a coach in a martial arts gym. The salary was not low. After all, he was the national champion and had a great reputation.
However, Wu Jing is not satisfied with just being a martial arts coach. His dream is to become a kung fu superstar like his predecessors Cheng and Li.
So Wu Jing worked in the martial arts school for about half a year, saved up a sum of money, and headed to Xiangjiang with great ambitions.
There are too few professional action movies in the Mainland, and the quality is not satisfactory. On the contrary, in Xiangjiang, although the situation has been declining in recent years, there is still some old foundation. A number of action movies are produced every year. Although they are not popular, they will eventually have fans.
Buy it.
At first, Wu Jing was ostracized to a certain extent because he was from the mainland.
But fortunately, he dares to fight hard, is young and good-looking. There is already a talent gap in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, and those who can fight like Wu Jing are even rarer animals.
More importantly, Wu Jing has a disciple. Cheng and Li, two Kung Fu superstars, are his senior brothers. With their status in the Hong Kong film industry, Wu Jing can look after him occasionally, which is enough for Wu Jing.
In this way, Wu Jing started playing supporting roles as a child and participated in almost 7 movies in three years. Although he is not famous, he is at least somewhat famous.
Especially in the field of action movies, many people know that there is a young man named Wu Jing who is very good at fighting.
But Wu Jing also has his own troubles. As I said before, the film industry is no longer in the last century when action movies like Cheng, Li Dingfeng and others became popular.
Not to mention action movies, the entire Hong Kong film industry is now in decline, with a large number of entertainment professionals moving north.
Nowadays, apart from police and robbers, crime and some niche themes, Xiangjiang itself can handle other things well, not to mention being beaten by the mainland, but there is really no advantage at all.
It is precisely because of this that Wu Jing had to face an embarrassing problem - the ceiling for career development in Hong Kong is low.
Except for the older generation of actors who have long been famous, the younger generation who are now somewhat famous in Hong Kong are almost all active in the mainland. Occasionally, a few good talents emerge from the mainland. After becoming famous, their first choice is to go north.
There is no way, the Xiangjiang market is too small, and the good resources have been divided up by the old people. Instead of grabbing the little soup and water left by the old people, it is better to choose to go to the mainland and give it a try.
The reason why Wu Jing became famous is because he shot action movies, which were of a special nature, so he was able to grab some opportunities.
But even so, he can only play a supporting role. Even if the villain is the second male lead, he will never get his turn.
Wu Jing himself has analyzed that the current development of the Hong Kong film industry is too abnormal and it is too difficult for newcomers to take over. If he wants to take over, he has to endure.
After all those old people retire, it will be his turn to come forward. This requires that there are no new people who are incredible.
Wu Jing, who is less than 25 years old this year, can definitely survive the Mesozoic people in Hong Kong who are generally in their forties and fifties if they really work hard.
But Wu Jing didn't want to. He was in the prime of life and at the age of hard work. If he spent all his time on "Turtle Dafa", wouldn't he be wasting his youth in vain?
Therefore, Wu Jing had the idea of returning to the mainland. After living in Hong Kong for three years, he finally figured out that it was difficult to realize his dream of becoming an action star.
Cheng Li is getting old, and now the only one who can handle the box office of action movies is Zhen Li. Moreover, Zhen's influence today is far less than that of Cheng Li back then. He thinks that his kung fu is not much inferior to that of Zhen Li, but his fame is far behind.
Return to the mainland first, slowly accumulate fame, and after becoming famous, look for suitable action film projects to participate in, become famous in one fight, establish the position of an action star, develop your own action style, and finally become a new generation of action superstar.
This is the plan Wu Jing made for himself. Although it is a little rough, the overall idea is quite clear.
Therefore, Wu Jing contacted some relatives and friends who were active in the mainland film and television industry and expressed his intention to return to the mainland for development. He hoped that everyone could help recommend some suitable resources.
Wu Jing originally thought that since he had just returned to the mainland and was not well-known, he might not be able to get any good projects. He also made full psychological expectations and was even prepared to start from scratch.
He decided that as long as it was an acceptable project, he would take it first, no matter how many roles he played.
However, he never thought that his senior brother Wu Yue, whom he had just contacted before, would directly give him a big gift.
Even though Wu Jing has been active in Hong Kong, he is actually very concerned about the mainland entertainment industry. He is naturally no stranger to Zuo Le, who has become famous in recent years. He is even half a fan of Zuo Le.
Among them, Zuo Le's favorite work is "Seven Swords".
People who practice martial arts naturally long for the feeling of fighting swords in the arena. When he first watched the drama, Wu Jing even felt that he was more suitable to play Dugu Xiao than Gu Xiaoge.
Of course, we should ignore the bonus of handsome guy Gu...
This time I heard that I had the opportunity to star in Zuo Le's new drama. Although it was not a martial arts drama, it was enough to excite Wu Jing.
Zuo Le is currently the most popular TV drama director in China. The role in his new drama, even if it is a supporting role, is a resource that many people cannot grab.
However, Wu Yue also made it clear to Wu Jing that when Zuo Le is looking for actors, those he is not familiar with will have to audition. Whether he can win this role depends on the results of the audition.
Wu Jing was very confident about auditioning for the role. Wu Yue gave him a general description of Duan Peng's character traits. He was unruly but also a little loyal. After joining the army, he gained more of the fortitude and ruthlessness of a soldier.
This setting is not too complicated. Wu Jing has played similar roles before and is confident that he can pull it off.
In addition, the most important thing is that the role of Duan Peng has a lot of fighting scenes, which requires the actors to be agile, which is a very big plus point for Wu Jing.
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Wu Jing, who relaxed his mood, quickly contacted Shanhe based on the message left by his senior brother Wu Yue, and flew from Xiangjiang to Quancheng for the audition the next day.
Quancheng, Shanhe Pictures
Under the guidance of the front desk, Wu Jing came to a conference room. There were more than a dozen people sitting scattered inside. Wu Jing took a glance and found that several of them looked familiar and seemed to be some famous actors.
More than a dozen people were sitting scattered around. When they saw him coming in, they looked up and then continued to focus on the paper in their hands.
Seeing this scene, Wu Jing still didn't understand that he was here for a trial, and his originally calm mood became nervous again.
Not to mention that Duan Peng is just a supporting role, why is there such a big battle?
Wu Jing found a seat and sat down. He saw the booklet on the table and after browsing it briefly, his heart dropped a lot.
It turned out to be interviews for multiple roles, and at most three or four of these dozen people were his direct rivals for the role of Duan Peng...
Wu Jing, who had relaxed slightly, suddenly felt a gaze from the side. He turned around and saw a man with a slightly cold temperament, in his thirties, who had been staring at Wu Jing.
When the other party saw Wu Jing turning to look at him, he smiled and reached out his hand.
"Wu Jing, right? I've seen your play."
"Hello, sorry for my blindness, you are..."
Wu Jing shook hands with the man, and then asked a little embarrassedly, he really didn't know who this was.
The man was not upset. He smiled faintly and introduced himself: "My name is Duan Long. I am a nobody. This time I am here to audition for the role of Kazuki Yamamoto..."
