After securing Bai Jingqi, the casting process for "Mansion Gate" can be considered as overcoming the first and most difficult peak.
However, the remaining characters in "Mansion Gate" are not easy to choose either.
Second Mistress Bai, Third Master Bai, Mrs. Gu, Guiwu, Wang Xiguang, Huang Chun, Yang Jiuhong, Xiangxiu, Sophora japonica, Bai Yuting, Bai Jingye, Bai Zhanyuan...
There are only twenty or thirty characters of sufficient importance. Except for a few, the others cannot be neglected.
In particular, Second Mistress Bai, Third Master Bai and Bai Jingqi's women are the top priority.
The Shanhe version of "The Mansion Gate" extended the story line of the first part of the original version, and the role of Mistress Bai also increased, and it was not released until nearly 60 episodes.
Surpassing Yang Jiuhong, Xiang Xiu and others, she became the well-deserved heroine of "The Mansion Gate".
The same goes for Mr. Bai Bai Yingyu. This "villain" character is one of the highlights of "Mansion Gate". Sometimes it makes people hate him to the core, but sometimes he feels very lovable. He is an important role in promoting the plot.
The key role in the scene is second only to Bai Jingqi and the second mistress, and he is considered the second male lead.
If these two roles are not chosen well, the main scene in the early stage of "The Mansion Gate" will be ruined by less than half.
Kong Sheng attached great importance to this, and after deliberation for a long time, he settled on Yan Ni and Fan Min.
At present, in terms of the comprehensive acting ability of Shanhe artists, these two are the best in Shanhe, and they are both regarded as emperors and juniors.
Yu Entai's acting skills aren't bad either. Last year he was still a strong contender for the King of Stars, but now he still needs some help from character bonuses. His pure strength is not enough to keep him at the King of Stars level.
Fan Min was very interested in the role of Mr. Bai. He and Kong Cheng had collaborated on two films of "Serious Case Group Six" and were old friends. Kong Sheng also trusted him. It didn't take long for the two to reach an agreement on this role.
The film hasn't been started yet, so Fan Min's role is to read the script and figure out the character, as well as learn and practice the Beijing dialect.
This is not difficult for Fan Min. He has lived and worked in Beijing for many years and has quite a good knowledge of Beijing dialect. If you take a quick look, you will be an old Beijing scholar.
Everything went smoothly for Mr. Bai, but when it was Yan Ni's turn, the result was not ideal.
Two reasons -
First, Yan Ni now intends to take advantage of "Bright Sword" and the upcoming "Wulin Story" movie to further her career, and even directly enter the film industry.
The filming of "Mansion Gate" alone will take nearly half a year, or even longer, and Yan Ni can't afford to delay.
Secondly, Mistress Bai’s age span is too big. Yan Ni is confident that she can play a young and middle-aged person, but she is a little scared in the role of an elderly person.
Not to mention that the "son" she plays opposite is Chen Guo, a well-known emperor in the industry. She, as a "mother", probably can't hold him down.
Therefore, Yan Ni didn't really want to take on the role in "The Mansion". Even if Kong Sheng tempted her to win the title again with Mistress Bai, she thought about it again and again and decided to refuse.
Kong Sheng tried to persuade her several times, but Yan Ni was resolute and he could only look for other candidates.
After Zuo Le heard about this, he personally recommended two actors.
One was Wang Yan, who played Wen Ta Niang in "Crossing Guandong" before, and the other was even more amazing.
Gao Wa, a native of Inner Mongolia, has won the double Grand Slam Queen of Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix. She is still an active actress in the mainland. In terms of reputation and status, she can be ranked in the top three.
Although Chen Guo is powerful, he is still slightly inferior to this one.
Both actresses are powerful, needless to say about their acting skills, and they are also very suitable for the role of Mistress Bai.
Wang Yan is older and has a good reputation in the circle. If she is Bai Jingqi's "mother", Chen Guo will not have any objections. Although Gao Wa is only 5 years older than Chen Guo, she has high seniority and status in the circle and can be suppressed.
live.
In addition, unlike Yan Ni, these two are in a period of rapid development in their careers and do not dare to devote all their time to one drama. The two of them have entered a semi-retired state at this time, and they focus on quality rather than quantity when accepting roles.
It doesn’t matter if the filming cycle is long or the pay is low, the key is that the film must have something to offer, and it’s best if it can win awards.
Therefore, the two issues that Yan Ni is worried about are not a problem for Wang Yan and Gao Wa, and they are also in line with the requirements of the "Mansion Gate" crew.
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The two candidates Zuo Le presented immediately convinced Kong Sheng.
Although Yan Ni is also watching from behind, the heat is still a little different, especially Gao Wa. The two are completely different.
Putting aside the business perspective, the latter is already considered the ceiling for mainland actresses. That is to say, they are older now and have to take a back seat. Otherwise, it would really not be the turn of the few first-line actresses to compete.
Kong Sheng was very realistic. To put it bluntly, if Gao Wa had this bowl of braised pork, who would be interested in Yan Ni's plate of peanuts?
Not to mention peanuts, even Wang Yan's plate of musu meat, Kong Sheng doesn't pay attention to it now.
But he liked it, and it was him who liked him, so Gao Wa might not care about him.
This double Grand Slam queen is now famous and cherishes her feathers very much. She has made one movie in recent years but has not taken on any other roles.
It is said that someone approached her to film a movie, took a look at the script, and then all of them were rejected. Her requirements for starring in the script have reached an almost demanding level.
The assistants on the crew didn't have much confidence. They were more optimistic about Wang Yan. Shanhe happened to have an old relationship with her from "Crossing Guandong", so she had a high chance of winning.
However, she was rejected by Kong Sheng. The reason was not only that Gao Wa was more famous than Wang Yan, but more importantly, the role of Mistress Bai itself.
This woman, who is a prostitute, has supported the foundation of the Bai family, manipulated Guiwu and others while pregnant, and has served as the Bai family's talker for many years.
A hero.
Wang Yan has superb acting skills, but her personal temperament is soft and tough, while Gao Wa, perhaps because she is from Inner Mongolia, exudes a wildness and grandeur that is rare for women.
Kong Sheng studied the script of "The Mansion Gate" and felt that the character of Mistress Bai in his mind, who could support such a large business, should be more similar to Gao Wa's personality.
Several deputies were persuaded. In fact, they also hoped that Gao Wa would play the role of Mistress Bai.
Oh my god, Chen Guo & Gao Wa, the male and female protagonists of "The Mansion Gate" even surpassed the original "Guandong" and "Bright Sword".
Chen Guo and Li Youbin barely tied, but Gao Wa defeated Wang Yan and Yan Ni...
If you add Fan Min, who can be called the uncrowned king, the three characters set in "The Mansion Gate" are enough to cause an uproar in the outside world.
Of course, Gao Wa hasn't nodded to participate in the show yet, so they can't be happy too early.
The day after he decided to find Gao Wa to participate in the show, Kong Sheng flew to Beijing and visited Gao Wa in person.
At the moment, "The Big Dye" is becoming popular, and Kong Sheng's reputation as a director has also risen sharply. Although it was a bit sudden, I still got to meet Gao Wa as I wished.
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Beijing, a villa
Kong Sheng took out the script of "The Mansion Gate" and handed it to an imposing middle-aged woman, it was Gao Wa.
Then, while Gao Wa was flipping through the pages, Kong Sheng did not forget to use his sharp tongue, and he poured many complimentary words on "The Mansion Gate".
In short, if you don’t act in this drama, you will regret it to death...
Gao Wa was noncommittal about this. She had been in semi-retirement for the past few years, but she still had many production directors come to invite her. Except for a few who were not good at talking, the others were as hyped as Kong Sheng.
But the facts prove that bragging is bragging, and 90% of the "masterpieces" these directors call can't even get 8 points for quality.
Of course, Kong Sheng is a famous director after all, and his credibility is much stronger than that of those street directors. In addition, the words "Screenwriter Zuo Le" on the cover of the script also carry a lot of weight, so Gao Wa still took it very seriously.
With this seriousness, Gao Wa was "fascinated" by this woman, Mistress Bai.
In the drama "Mansion Gate", the first protagonist is undoubtedly Bai Jingqi, who has the most roles, but in terms of the level of excellence, Mistress Bai is even better.
Bai Jingqi also has a bad habit. Sometimes he does things in a very unethical way, and even only cares about the momentary pleasure, which will leave a lot of trouble in the future.
Also, he spent too much money, and many people in the Bai family and the outside world regarded him as the chief scapegoat.
Education failed, the Bai family's family tradition was unhealthy, few of the descendants became talented, and so much of the family's fortune was ruined.
Emotional issues were not handled properly, and he was partly responsible for the tragic endings of several of his women.
If we judge it to the extreme, Bai Jingqi is a dandy and a scumbag in other aspects, apart from his strong ability and ability to protect the bottom line of his family and country.
The career is successful, but the family is in a mess.
In comparison, Mistress Bai simply shines.
In the crisis of the Bai family, he turned the tide, reorganized the foundation, risked his life to rescue the uncle of the Bai family, and preserved his family. In the face of Mr. Bai's repeated provocations, he was generous and tolerant, and finally made Mr. Bai full of admiration.
With proper education, there was almost no waste in the generation of Bai Jingqi when she was in charge of the family, especially compared with the younger generation when Bai Jingqi was in charge of the family, they were completely different.
The only thing that is slightly criticized is that he is too harsh on Yang Jiuhong.
However, considering the character and the background of the time, if my son, the future head of the Bai family, takes a brothel girl into his house, no mother can bear it.
Of course, she separated mother and daughter Yang Jiuhong and tortured each other for a lifetime. Although there was a reason, Mistress Bai must bear most of the responsibility for such evil results.
This is the only thing she did wrong in the whole play.
Except for the dispute with Yang Jiuhong, Mistress Bai's shining point far exceeds that of Bai Jingqi.
If the latter could learn 50% of the fucking mastery skills, the Bai family would not have died in the end, gone crazy, and fallen apart.
Such a flesh-and-blood female character is a hundred times better than those so-called leading female protagonists who are supposed to be strong but actually rely on being jealous of men.
Gao Wa has been in the industry for many years and has a pair of vicious eyes. Just from the script of "Mansion Gate", she could see the uniqueness of this character.
She has no doubt that after she has played the role of Mistress Bai, she hopes to win the Golden Phoenix Award again before retiring.
At Gao Wa's current status, ordinary fame and wealth are not very attractive to her, but as the Golden Phoenix Queen, the highest award in TV dramas, it is still very tempting.
Even if I can't win the movie in the end, having one more classic masterpiece can still express my comfort.
Gao Wa was a little excited on the spot, but out of caution, she still said that she needed to think about it. Kong Sheng also understood her cherishing of feathers, so she blew a few words and found an opportunity to say goodbye and leave.
However, he did not return to Quancheng, but found a hotel to stay. He planned to wait for Gao Wa to read the script in a day or two before visiting him again to persuade him.
After Kong Sheng left, Gao Wa held the script and read it in one breath in the early morning. The more she read, the happier she became.
The first thing Gao Wa did when she got up the next day was to call Chen Guo. She heard from Kong Sheng yesterday that Chen Guo had picked up Bai Jingqi, so she planned to find him to find out about the crew of "Mansion Gate".
They are both well-known actors in the industry and both live in the capital. Gao Wa and Chen Guo naturally know each other. They usually belong to a small circle and have a pretty good relationship.
Gao Wa's personality is like that of the Inner Mongolian people, and she made a joke to Chen Guo when she first came up.
"Guo'er, maybe I will be your mother this time?"
Chen Guo was a little confused at first, but then he quickly realized: "Second Mistress Bai from "The Mansion Gate"?"
Gao Wa responded, and then asked: "Guo'er, I don't know much about this crew. Can you tell me the truth? Can you trust me?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Guo pondered for a moment and replied: "The crew should be fine. You may have heard about Shanhe in the past few years.
The company is not weak and has abundant funds. The most important thing is that the filming is very practical and the production attitude is serious. The crew rarely has any messy things.
Although the director of "Mansion Gate" this time is not Zuo Le, Kong Sheng is not bad either. He is a general that Shanhe boss Zuo Le relies on very much and he is very capable.
"The Dyeing House" which just finished airing last month has a rating of 3. It is one of the rare 9-rated serious dramas in recent years. You can take a look and see that the quality is quite good.
Since you called me, you must have read the script. To be honest, I am very optimistic about this drama. Once it is finished, it will not be inferior to last year's "Guandong".
Director Kong Sheng and I had talked many times before, and he said that he was very prepared for this drama. He went for the classics, and the whole crew was sincere. I think it is worth a gamble."
Gao Wa has known Chen Guo for many years, so she naturally trusts his words.
She has a bold and decisive character. She had a good impression of "The Mansion" before reading the script. Now after hearing what an old friend said, she made up her mind after a little consideration.
"Guo'er, wait until you call me mother."
"I... hello, hello, who is it?"
Chen Guo hung up the phone angrily, and Gao Wa quickly contacted Kong Sheng.
Mistress Bai√
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With the quality of the script of "The Mansion Gate" and the participation of big names such as Chen Guo, Gao Wa and Fan Min, everyone with a discerning eye can see the future of this drama.
Even though the nearly half-year-long filming cycle has deterred many people, more actors still actively contacted the crew of "The Mansion Gate".
Kong Sheng's casting process began to go smoothly, and in the next few days, actors for multiple roles were selected.
Huang Chun——Wan Qian.
Xiangxiu——Shui Miaomiao.
Eunuch Chang - second uncle.
Bai Jingye—Cen Kun.
Bai Zhanyuan——Zhang Ze.
Guiwu——Lin Yongjian.
Huang Li——Duan Long.
Yang Jiuhong——Chen Su.
Zheng Laofi——Zhao Dabin.
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The casting process for "Mansion Gate" is in full swing, and it's also the time for "Seven Swords 2" to be aired.
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ps: Another wave of PY, the new book "My Sons Are All Demon Kings" tells the story of an elegant and easy-going Tang old man, and his three upright and kind-hearted sons...
