Zuo Le met Chen Weidong, the actor who plays Heiteng, in Fatty Chen's office.
Chen Weidong is the cousin of Fatty Chen's cousin. He graduated from the Zheng'er Bajing Art School. It is said that he also studied in Chinese Opera for two years.
However, due to his personality, Chen Weidong rarely goes out to film. He mainly runs an acting training institution to help art candidates conduct surprise training and overcome the art exams of major art schools.
Chen Weidong has been running his own agency for many years, and his identity has long since changed from an actor to a businessman. That is to say, Fatty Chen is related to him, so he was invited to come out.
Just like that, Chen Weidong almost walked away when he heard that he was playing an R&B person, but Fatty Chen had to persuade him hard.
Although Chen Weidong has not participated in film and television shooting for many years, he has a solid professional foundation and superb acting skills. Otherwise, he would not be able to support an acting training institution. He is more than enough to play the role of Heiteng.
And the most important thing is that according to insider Chen Fatty, Chen Weidong has a biological uncle named Chen Changshan.
That's right, it's Chen Changshan, the director of Dongshan Station...
Zuo Le really didn't expect that Fatty Chen, who smiles playfully and makes noises every day, would have such a big backstage behind his back, which is really hidden.
However, Fatty Chen also had a solid foundation. He and Chen Changshan, his nominal cousin, were not very familiar with each other. If he really wanted to follow this person's path, people might not pay attention to his relative.
On the contrary, Chen Weidong has always had a good relationship with his uncle Chen Changshan. If Chen Weidong can participate in "Underground Traffic Station".
With his nephew joining the cast, Mr. Tai Chang may not look at the monk but the Buddha, and may be able to provide "Underground Traffic Station" with better resource channels.
It is also because of this that Zuo Le nodded and agreed to a non-professional actor playing such an important role as Kuroto.
Fortunately, Chen Weidong, as Fatty Chen said, has a strong professional foundation. From Zuo Le's point of view, his acting skills are inferior to Bao Xiaoyong, and even better than the leading actor Wu Yue.
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"Teacher Chen, since there is no problem with the contract, just listen to our detailed notice and then come directly to the crew. It won't take too long. The crew should start filming in early September at the most."
Zuo Le stood up, shook hands with Chen Weidong, and gave instructions in a warm manner.
Chen Weidong is a relatively thin middle-aged man, wearing a suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He nodded after listening to Zuo Le's words.
"Director Zuo, I will wait for your news, and I will also be studying Japanese during the period. I will also practice more on the accent problem you are talking about every day."
"Okay, Teacher Chen, Brother Chen and I will see you off."
"Thank you, Director Zuo."
Zuo Le took Fatty Chen who had been silent next to him and sent Chen Weidong to the elevator, and then the two returned to the office.
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"call………"
Fatty Chen collapsed on the sofa and breathed a long sigh of relief: "I don't know why, but sometimes I always feel very depressed in front of my cousin, and for some reason I don't dare to move."
"Maybe it's because he is a teacher, and you instinctively have a sense of awe towards him." Zuo Le analyzed with a smile.
"Forget it, let's not talk about him. Now that Black Teng has been taken care of, Lao Fang has also promised to contact us as a guest actor. Now the only main role is that of Detective Captain Jia Gui.
I said, what do you think of this role? You rejected several actors I recommended to you, especially Teacher Tan, who is a comedian who has appeared in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala several times.
If you are not satisfied with this, who do you want to find? The king of sketches outside the customs? Or the two cross talkers in Beijing? "
Fatty Chen felt that Zuo Le's requirements were too high. Although the role of Jia Gui was more important, he was not so picky. The male lead was already decided, but Zuo Le, the supporting villain, was picky and unsatisfied.
Zuo Le also understood Fatty Chen's doubts, and he didn't know how to explain it to Fatty Chen.
Fatty Chen has never seen the original TV series and doesn't understand how important Captain Jia's position is in "Underground Traffic Station". It is no exaggeration to call him a soul figure.
Without the skinny and cunning Captain Jia with his wandering eyes, the taste of this drama would be reduced by at least 30 to 40%.
But Zuo Le's understanding was something that Fatty Chen, who had only read the script, could not understand.
In Fatty Chen's opinion, although the role of Jia Gui provided a lot of laughs, the overall role was slightly better than that of Interpreter Bai and Captain Huang.
Why can Zuo Le choose two comedians and veteran actors to play these two roles, while Jia Gui and Zuo Le are always picky.
Fatty Chen felt that Zuo Le was a bit serious and asked Fang Weimin to persuade him. But Zuo Le had no choice but to take the blame and continue to grit his teeth and not let go.
Now hearing that Fatty Chen mentioned the old story again, Zuo Le scratched his nose and replied bravely: "Although these guys are comedy big guys, they still don't meet my requirements."
Fatty Chen was so angry that he gave Zuo Le a thumbs up: "Okay, you are so awesome. I'm convinced. I don't care about this. You can do it yourself. I want to see what Director Zuo Le can do in the end."
What a god to find."
After saying that, Fatty Chen lit a cigarette unhappily and stared directly at Zuo Le. Zuo Le felt uncomfortable being stared at and pointed to the sign on the wall of the office.
"Smoking is prohibited in the office. You can't help but go out to the smoking room."
"..."
Fatty Chen put out his cigarette butts expressionlessly, ignored Zuo Le, picked up the documents on the office table and started reading.
Zuo Le didn't care if he was left alone. The two of them had known each other for many years, so they were not broken by this matter. After getting off work, he took Fatty Chen to have a meal and kept Fatty Chen, who was strictly ordered to lose weight by his wife, to have a good time.
Forgot about it.
However, Fatty Chen's words also reminded Zuo Le that actors for most of the roles in "Underground Traffic Station" have been found, and the filming location and crew are constantly being prepared.
Where should he go to find Captain Jia, whose face is second to none in East Asia?
Zuo Le was a little numb. He had read the comments and barrage of the original TV series in the video player in his mind.
I know that the actor for the original version of Captain Jia was decided early by the crew, and the specific script of "Underground Traffic Station" was not even written at that time.
Such an opportunity is rare, and the combination of the two parties can be regarded as destined by God.
But now it's Zuo Le's turn in the parallel world. Where can he find a top actor who says "I am a traitor" all over his body?
Is it possible that he needs to worship at a Buddhist temple and pray to the Buddha to grant him Captain Jia?
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Zuo Le dejectedly took out his mobile phone and searched the addresses of major Buddhist temples in the city on the map. Suddenly a Fetion voice message popped up. Zuo Le clicked to open it and found that it was sent to him by his uncle's cousin.
[Brother, it’s my grandma’s birthday on the 21st. My uncle and aunt are all coming to celebrate my grandma’s birthday. Are you free?
The crew will start filming in early September, and this is Zuo Le's busiest time. He really can't spare the time to go home to celebrate his grandma's birthday.
Zuo Le pressed the voice button and wanted to send a Fetion message to his cousin to explain. Suddenly he saw the words "Second Uncle" in his cousin's message, and a thin face appeared in his mind.
His finger slid up involuntarily to cancel the voice sending. Zuo Le suddenly had an idea and edited a Fetion message and sent it to his mobile phone.
[Sister, I am not free on the 21st, but I happen to have something to go back to Zhaoshi tomorrow to see my grandma]
It didn't take long for my cousin to reply.
【Okay, little brother】
Zuo Le put away his cell phone, went up and grabbed Fatty Chen, and smiled: "Don't be angry, I have a clue about Jia Gui's role."
"Who?"
Fatty Chen, who was fat and hearty, had long since calmed down and asked Zuo Le curiously.
Zuo Le did not say it directly, but kept it secret: "You will know when the time comes."
