"Charlotte" is one of the three films Zoe received from Goldfinger.
Previously, Zuo Le only had one movie, "Wulin Gaiden", in Goldfinger's film library. Although he felt that Goldfinger would not give him just one movie, he did not know how to start the distribution of the movie, so he made two preparations.
The scriptwriting department of Shanhe has originally written two movie scripts. If Goldfinger is not good enough, Zuo Le, who is not going to sit still and wait for death, will immediately use these two original scripts to prepare Shanhe's second movie.
Fortunately, Zuo Le's Goldfinger player is quite powerful.
The movie premiere of "Wulin Gaiden" ended, and three new movies immediately appeared on the player.
Zuo Le watched these three movies and compared them with the original scripts of Shanhe Screenwriting Department. In the end, he felt that the movie in Goldfinger was superior.
Zuo Le chose among three more movies, and finally chose the comedy-themed movie "Charlotte Trouble", which he is better at.
The plot of the movie "Charlotte" is very simple.
Frustrated young man Xia Luo attended the wedding of his old classmate and crush Banhua Qiuya, and made a drunken fuss, which made his wife Ma Dongmei who came over to go crazy.
Charlotte hurried to the bathroom, vented her anger, fell asleep on the toilet, and woke up back to her teenage school days.
Beating up teachers, chasing goddesses, becoming an omnipotent pop star by copying songs, and then living in a drunken state of mind, only to find that everyone is taking advantage of him, and the only one he sincerely cares about is his ex-wife Ma Dongmei, whom he despises.
It was too late, and Charlotte died miserably, only to find that all this was just a dream.
This comedy movie is not entirely funny for the sake of being funny. It actually has a certain connotation and a strong sense of irony.
Among them, the most satirical one is the male protagonist Charlotte.
The original film barely concealed its ridicule and disdain for the male protagonist.
Before the dream, I was an aspiring singer who only dreamed of being a star. To a certain extent, I had to rely on my wife to support me in life.
Not only does he not understand his wife's hard work, but he also dislikes Ma Dongmei who always thinks about him.
In the dream, he immediately abandoned Ma Dongmei, who had been with him through thick and thin for several years, and pursued Bai Yueguang Qiuya wholeheartedly.
He copied a song and became famous, but he was so guilty that he beat the original author out of anger.
After becoming famous, he was drunk and dreaming. In the end, he was unable to plagiarize and was forced to quit the music scene. Everyone around him seemed to be incompatible with him, and his wife cuckolded him.
His private life was chaotic, and he eventually contracted AIDS and died alone.
Many viewers of the original version criticized this movie for having incorrect views, but in fact they did not see it thoroughly.
From the very beginning, the director and screenwriter did not regard Charlotte as a good person, which is why he ended up like that in his dream.
It's just that for the sake of the overall atmosphere, a dream awakening phase was finally arranged. Otherwise, the ending would be too dark, which would be detrimental to the box office, and the overall comedy style would also be divisive.
Therefore, the casting of the male protagonist Charlotte is very important. Zuo Le's inner meaning is to find an actor who is well-known by the audience and dilute the discomfort caused by the role itself to the audience.
In addition, because it is a comedy movie, the actors must have certain comedy characteristics. Zuo Le thought about it and decided on three candidates.
Two are internal artists from Shanhe Company, Sha Yi and Shen Teng, and one is an artist from outside the company, the now famous Golden Dragon Best Actor Huang Bo.
Needless to say, Sha Yi, Shanhe Old Man, is very popular and popular with the audience. His acting skills are not outstanding, but he is quite talented in comedy. As the male lead, he can suppress the company's voice based on seniority.
However, after Sha Yi left, Zuo Le's thoughts faded away. It was not because he had any grudges, but mainly because he wanted to promote the newcomer to the position.
In addition, during the last movie shoot, Zuo Le discovered that Sha Yi is now used to acting with a shadow of Bai Zhantang.
This is the second time that this situation has happened to Sha Yi. The last time the TV series "Wulin Gaiden" ended, he had this problem and was eliminated by Zuo Le through the role of Zhu Chuanwen in "Guandong".
Sha Yi has remained normal since then, but now that he has acted in the movie "Wulin Gaiden", he has changed back again.
This matter is not serious at all. Based on the last experience, Sha Yi will be able to recover on his own after a while, but Zuo Le Movie can't afford to wait.
Therefore, Sha Yi could only be forced out.
As for Golden Dragon Best Actor Huang Bo, to be honest, he is Zuo Le's favorite candidate.
Fame, acting skills, and audience popularity are all the best among the three candidates. The only thing that is a bit confusing is that Huang Bo is not from Shanhe, but his status as the best actor is here, and with Zuo Le's support, it is not a big problem.
However, Huang Bo was too popular, and this year's schedule was almost full. Zuo Le contacted him, and when he heard that the film would be filmed in the second half of the year, he immediately politely declined.
Sha Yi and Huang Bo failed, so Zuo Le retreated to the next best option, and finally chose Shen Teng.
In fact, Zuo Le has always admired Shen Teng. He feels that this actor is not only popular with the audience, but also has a spirituality that is rarely seen in ordinary actors.
This kind of spirituality is usually hard to describe, but at critical moments, people can pull him out of the crowd in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Zuo Le is willing to give Shen Teng this chance.
However, Shen Teng also has something that makes him dissatisfied, that is, he looks too old. When he played a college student, he complained a little, but now he plays a high school student, and it is even more difficult to express his dissatisfaction.
In fact, the other two choices, Sha Yi and Huang Bo, are not much better. Sha Yi can play a more tender role after tidying up, while Huang Bo... his image is more suitable for playing parents and teachers.
Zuo Le later figured out that dreams should be regarded as the projection of the protagonist's consciousness, so why bother with so much.
If I really can’t, I’ll put more effort into my makeup, add some light during shooting, and retouch it later, which is about the same.
It was with this idea in mind that Zuo Le chose Yan Ni to play the heroine.
The role of Ma Dongmei is not simple. The weight of the role is not weaker than that of the male protagonist Charlotte, and the overall level is also very complex.
In the early stage, she was fierce and naive, in the middle stage, she reluctantly left her love because of being a gangster, in the later stage, she was a good wife and loving mother and faced various tangled emotions of Charlotte, and finally faced the sadness and relief of Charlotte's "death".
Such a scene is definitely not something that ordinary actresses can handle.
Moreover, certain restrictions must be made on Ma Dongmei's image. Otherwise, if the actor is too beautiful, she will steal the limelight from the second female lead, Qiu Ya, resulting in role dislocation.
There are actually a few actors like this in the industry, but I can’t stand the fact that Yan Ni is one of my own and is quite famous, so it has its own publicity effect.
Therefore, Zuo Le considered it comprehensively and finally decided on Yan Ni.
The male and female protagonists are decided, and the rest of the supporting roles are left to be discussed.
Shui Miaomiao is beautiful, and she is more than enough to be a star in the cast. Zuo Le even plans to directly upgrade to a school beauty. After all, she is a top goddess in the entertainment industry, and her looks are quite impressive.
In addition, Shui Miaomiao has been playing positive roles in recent years, and Zuo Le is determined to let her break through her image.
Cen Kun, a natural pretty boy with a bit of a accepting temperament, was the first role Zuo Le decided to play when he was watching the movie "Goldfinger".
Dachun, a big fool, Zhou Song is good at playing.
With Zhang Yang and Jianlang following, Lei Jiayin won't have much of a problem.
Basically, Zuo Le chose the characters based on the original version and then combined with the actual situation. Although there are still some flaws, he is quite satisfied with it.
