Chapter 208 The fantasy life of the domineering president
Because he decided on the heroine according to his own wishes, Tian Youliang relied on Xu Kun's opinions when choosing the second and third female roles. He chose Jiang Xin for the second female lead and Qin Lan for the third female lead.
In fact, Tian Youliang is more optimistic about Wang Luodan and Bai Baihe for the role of the second female lead, but Jiang Xin's performance is not much different, so he is not more realistic.
At noon, Xu Kun, Tian Youliang, Chen Xuebin, plus two assistant directors, the five of them drank eight kilograms of Laobaigan puree in a small restaurant near Nanluogu Lane.
After having enough wine and dinner, and making an appointment to continue the interview for the second and third male lead the next day, the five of them parted ways at the door of the tavern.
Tian Youliang returned to school in a daze and was lying on the single bed in the office when he heard someone banging on the door.
Tian Youliang thought there was an emergency at school, so he struggled to get up and open the door, only to find that the person who smashed the door was his former partner Zhang Chen.
While Tian Youliang was stunned, Zhang Chen, carrying a briefcase, squeezed in and sat down behind the desk politely.
Tian Youliang scratched his head and had no choice but to sit on the sofa opposite.
"Brother Tian, what you did is not honest!"
Zhang Chen knocked hard on his desk and said angrily: "You were the one who dragged me into this trap at the beginning. Last year, you said you were in a hurry to sell the shares with money. I didn't say anything at the time, right? But now you want to When filming a TV series, you don’t even reveal the news. Isn’t this too disrespectful of brotherhood?”
Zhang Chen is actually not an insider. He studied science and engineering and works as a construction engineer.
But he has been interested in literature and art since he was a child. Later, when he was fooled by Tian Youliang, he roped in another friend and formed a small film and television company in 2003.
At that time, I also went to film a TV series, but I happened to encounter SARS head-on, and the project was delayed directly.
Later, at the end of the year, Tian Youliang said that the TV series would definitely not be completed for the time being, so why not just make a stage play? We are good at this.
As a result, even if Tian Youliang used his connections and invited popular variety show hosts to guest star, the stage play could not make much money. By the second half of last year, it was barely even self-financed.
Tian Youliang persisted for a year. He saw no hope and felt embarrassed, so he simply found a reason to withdraw his shares. On the contrary, Zhang Chen gritted his teeth and continued to persist.
"Xiaochen, don't be excited, don't be excited."
Tian Youliang knew he was in the wrong, so he hurriedly pressed his hands to signal Zhang Chen not to get excited, and then said sarcastically: "I also work for others, and the male protagonist built the crew himself. There are many things that I can't say anything about."
"Then at least give your brother some news!"
Zhang Chen continued to poke at the table with dissatisfaction: "You know about our company, and it's almost too late to open the pot - apart from anything else, you signed Xiao Shen in, and now that you want to make a TV series, you have to get him a Looking for someone to play the role?”
"this……"
After Tian Youliang withdrew his shares, he had been feeling embarrassed. He wished he could avoid Zhang Chen, so how could he take the initiative to contact him?
Now that Zhang Chen came to his door, he felt that he had to give an explanation, so he hesitated and said: "Well, I'll go back and discuss with the investors to see if I can get a role for Xiao Shen."
Zhang Chen then turned his anger into joy and said smoothly: "There are also many of our crew members who were recruited by you, Brother Tian. You might as well bring them all into the crew. They will definitely be easy to use when the time comes." !”
"this……"
Tian Youliang still wanted to refuse, but firstly his tongue was too big to drink, and secondly he really felt guilty, so in the end he agreed in a daze.
After Zhang Zhen left, he was in a daze for a while, and then fell asleep in a daze.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening when I woke up again.
Recalling the promise he made to Zhang Chen, Tian Youliang slapped his forehead helplessly. It was relatively simple to place an actor, but the crew's chores were Chen Xuebin's base.
Chen Xuebin is not a good person.
Forget it, let's settle Xiao Shen's matter first.
Tian Youliang grabbed the phone and pulled out Xu Kun's number, but after thinking about it, he didn't dial it. Instead, he changed his clothes and took a taxi straight to Xu Kun's house.
Since you are making a request, you must look like you are asking for help.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at Xu Kun's community, they were in vain. After making a call, they found out that Xu Kun was exercising in a nearby park. Recently, our Brother Kun has been a bit lonely, so he can only vent his excess energy through exercise.
When Xu Kun came back dripping with sweat, he turned on the air conditioner and fan, and washed his face randomly, then he sat down and asked Tian Youliang why he came. Tian Youliang didn't hide anything, and told everything about the past between himself and Zhang Chen, and finally said helplessly: "Although it was not my original intention, this matter did trick Zhang Chen. Now he comes to the door, Ask me to find a job for someone like Happy Twist, and I’m really embarrassed to refuse.”
This "happy twist" seemed a bit familiar to Xu Kun.
So he asked tentatively: "What actor does he want to recommend?"
"That young man's name is Shen Teng. He has a military background. Not only is he handsome, but he also has a talent for comedy. So I decided to recruit him into Happy Twist. Who knew..."
Shen Teng has a talent for comedy, and Xu Kun immediately caught up with him.
But he looks handsome...
A round face appeared in his mind. This appearance was not ugly, but it was not handsome, right?
Even if it was just for Shen Teng's potential, Xu Kun felt that he should sell this favor.
But on the surface, he pretended to be embarrassed: "It's really too late. It's just a last-minute addition. If it were decided...it would be too unfair to other actors."
In fact, how can there be absolute fairness in the industry?
Wen Zhang had already received the character script half a month ago. With such a huge advantage, it was no different from directly accepting the role.
On Li Donghan's side, Xu Kun did not provide any special treatment because the friendship was only casual.
So in the end, after Tian Youliang's repeated pleas, Xu Kun reluctantly agreed to support Shen Teng in the role of sunny, handsome and upright male lead Meng Wei - of course, the premise is that Shen Teng can't perform too poorly in the interview tomorrow.
After sending Tian Youliang away who was relieved, Xu Kun went to the bathroom to take a shower, thinking that if it was Shen Teng who auditioned tomorrow, could he put some of the classic comedies of later generations on the big screen in advance?
But when I think about it, I feel that it is unreliable. With the current atmosphere and public opinion, even if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is filmed, it may not be a box office hit.
The same goes for "Charlotte Trouble."
On the other hand, "People on the Road" is more in line with today's reality - the issue of Spring Festival travel has been a focus of discussion as early as the 1990s, and now the most mature box office window in the mainland is the Lunar New Year slot created by Feng Xiaogang.
The foundation for the explosion of this subject was already there, and Xu Kun was originally worried that he would mess up the movie because he could not replace Bald Xu.
But if the current movie "The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me" can be as big a hit as Xu Kun expects, it can be used to pave the way for "The Road to Misfortune".
For example, the slogan can be written as: People on an embarrassing road, when Meng Hao encounters Spring Festival luck, a fantasy drifting of a domineering president.
In short, as long as we can trick girls who like TV series into it, the box office won't be that bad no matter how bad it is.
Besides, Bald Xu’s laugh points in “The Journey of Being Awkward” are not reflected in exaggerated expressions or body language, but are mainly derived from the contrast between status and real-life encounters, as well as the contrast with Baoqiang.
Xu Kun felt that he should be able to handle this style of performance.
Even if his performance is not as good as that of Xu Guangtou, with the bonus of Mr. Youba's character, the final contrasting effect may be even stronger.
If the filming is good, it might be able to compensate for the reputation problem caused by the drama.
As for staying strong...
He has been in "Wulin Gaiden" for more than half a year, and his comedy talent has already been stimulated, and his performance will definitely not be weaker than the original version.
The more Xu Kun thought about it, the more reliable he thought it was. He ran into the study room without even having time to put on his underwear, and wrote down all the plots of the story that he still remembered.
He still remembers some of the main jokes, such as Bao Qiang drinking milk, the hero buying a counterfeit ticket, switching from plane to truck, from train to bus, from bus to tractor, and the wrong room in a small hotel.
But for some specific lines, I can only recall 20% to 30%.
But it doesn't matter, this kind of thing can be left to professional screenwriters to fill in, and there is a ready-made one in front of you - what Tian Youliang is best at is actually comedy screenwriting.
Even if Tian Youliang couldn't handle it, Xu Kun could still ask Liu Heng for help.
When Chairman Liu speaks out, why can't he find a screenwriter?
(End of chapter)