Chapter 73 Dayu'er
December 18th.
On its fourth day of release, "The Promise" set a first-weekend box office record.
Wang Shu received a call from Han Sanping. As soon as he answered the call, he could feel the other party's pride.
“Haha, I didn’t fool you, did I?”
"I told you not to rush to finish "The Tuner" and squeeze it into the Lunar New Year slot. Didn't I fool you?" Weekend box office record."
"Every record has been broken. It is a landmark film in China."
"If your "The Tuner" is released at the same time, it will definitely be popular. "Influence."
Wang Shu suppressed his laughter and said loudly: "Thank you, Director Han. If it hadn't been for Director Han's reminder, maybe I would have overestimated my abilities."
"It's not a case of overestimating one's own capabilities." Han Sanping was still very optimistic about Wang Shu and said with a smile, "It's just that "The Promise" is too strong, and "The Tuner" will definitely be affected when it is released together. There is no need."
After finishing speaking, he continued, "I heard that you met Fan Binbin, what was the result?"
"Director Han, you are well-connected, how come you know everything? Wang Shu pretended to be surprised, and then said truthfully, "Fan Binbin didn't want to be a match for Zhou Xun, so he refused."
"Haha" Han Sanping smiled and said, "You." If the protagonists were replaced by Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, even Zhao Yanzi, Xu Jinlei and others, she would agree."
"But Zhou Xun, she would definitely not be willing."
"I understand." Before Han Sanping could elaborate, Wang Shu had already expressed his understanding.
The dispute between Zhou Xun and Fan Binbin involves the dispute over the first sister Huayi, and neither of them will accept the other.
“What about Li Binbin?” Han Sanping asked again.
Wang Shu replied, "Originally I wanted to bring Shuangbing together to add some gimmicks to the drama. Now that Fan Binbin is not acting, there is no need to look for Li Binbin."
After he finished speaking, he continued, "Director Han, you have a lot of connections. Please help me find someone to contact Ning Jing and Mei Tingbai."
He planned to invite Ning Jing to play the role of the queen and Mei Ting to play the role of Concubine Hua.
Ning Jing, an actress from Shanghai Film Studio (formed Shanghai Film Group in 1996), was originally planned to succeed Gong Li.
Unexpectedly, this man went to the United States to get married and have children.
Then, this good thing is no longer hers.
Not only did they get divorced because of cultural differences, but they also ruined their chances.
Really, losing his wife and losing his troops.
"You go to Wei Ping about this. I have nothing to do all day long to help you with these trivial things?" Han Sanping said angrily when he heard Wang Shu's request.
"Uh" Wang Shu also felt that letting Vice Director Han do these things was a bit overkill, so he immediately responded, "Okay."
The two then chatted about some more things and then hung up. Got the phone.
Wang Shu hung up the phone and did not contact Wei Ping. Instead, he handed over the matter of contacting Ning Jing and Mei Ting to Zhou Xiaofa in the company.
Although it is definitely not as quick and straightforward as Han Sanping or Wei Ping of Yangshuang, you can still get in touch after a little effort.
He just mentioned it to Han Sanping casually, because Han Sanping was easier to use.
That afternoon, Wang Shu received a strange phone call.
“Hello.” At this time, Wang Shu would always be polite first, and then hang up the phone when he found out that someone made a wrong call or other circumstances.
"Hello, Director Wang, I am Ren Zhonglun." Ren Zhonglun said politely after dialing Wang Shu's phone number.
"Ah? Hello, Mr. Ren." Wang Shu responded in surprise when he heard the energetic voice coming from the other end of the phone.
"Haha." Ren Zhonglun laughed twice, and then said with a smile, "Director Wang is looking for Ning Jing, right?"
"Yes." Wang Shu replied with a smile, "There is a role. I want to try her out."
"Ning Jing is in the capital now. Director Wang will set a time and I will help you make an appointment with her." Ren Zhonglun said. "Then in the evening." Wang Shu replied without thinking.
"Okay." Ren Zhonglun had no objection.
Evening.
After dinner, Wang Shu met Ning Jing in the coffee shop.
It's not that he doesn't want to invite Ning Jing to dinner, but it's a bit unreasonable to invite someone to dinner when they meet for the first time.
Wang Shu was not from Meng Lang, so he chose to meet in the coffee shop after dinner.
"Director Wang, hello."
When Wang Shu went to the coffee shop, Ning Jing was already waiting here. Seeing Wang Shu coming, she quickly stood up and said hello.
Seeing this, Wang Shu couldn't help but sigh. Everyone once thought that Ning Jing would become the second Gong Li, but now no one thinks so anymore.
The willfulness of youth ultimately paid an irreparable price.
Nowadays, Ning Jing has very few film resources, and she mainly appears in TV series.
No matter how hard you try, you can't go back to where you were before.
"Hello." Wang Shu shook hands politely.
After both parties sat down, Wang Shu knew that Ning Jing didn’t like to beat around the bush, so he got straight to the point and said: “Sister Jing, I’m asking you out this time because there is a role that I want to invite you to try. Give it a try."
"This is the script, you can take a look at it first."
He said and handed over the script of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
Ning Jing took the script and read it carefully in front of Wang Shu. She was going to play the role of a queen in this drama. Her role was specially highlighted in the script, so she could tell at a glance who she was playing. What role.
After a while, Ning Jing looked at Wang Shu in surprise, "Is this a palace fight drama?"
Wang Shu glanced at Ning Jing in surprise, then asked with a smile, "Sister Jing even knows the palace drama?"
"Haha. I heard from my friends about "The Golden Bough" over in Hong Kong." Ning Jing smiled and replied softly.
"So, does Sister Jing know that Gongdou Opera pays most attention to the characters in the play? It is the characters that drive the development of the entire play, rather than the development of the plot." Wang Shu did not ask which friend it was. , but asked about other aspects.
"Of course I know." Ning Jing said as if she underestimated me: "The palace drama highlights the actors. If the acting is good, the characters will be outstanding and the impression left on the audience will be deep."
"If you don't act well, you will become a foil for those actors who do well."
He glanced at Wang Shu and then smiled, "Being a foil may also leave a mark in the hearts of the audience. A more profound impression."
"Because every time the audience praises someone for their outstanding performance, they will pull out the foil to compare."
"I'm right, Director Wang. ?”
"Haha." Wang Shu didn't expect Ning Jing to see so clearly, and then asked, "Sister Jing, are you interested in playing the role of the queen?"
"Of course." Ning Jing answered without thinking, "China Film, Yangshi, Director Wang, and you, as well as a big production with an investment of 50 million, are all the actors in the industry eager to get a role?"
"Director Wang has taken the initiative to find me now, How can I refuse?"
Wang Shu saw Ning Jing being so cheerful, so he said happily, "Then it will be a pleasure to cooperate."
For Ning Jing's acting skills and professional attitude. , he is relieved.
This actor starred in the role of Da Yuer in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" and played the role of Wei Zifu in "The Emperor of Han Dynasty". He is very familiar with acting in costume dramas.
In 2006, she suffered a heat stroke and severe pneumonia during the filming of "Hu Jia Han Yue" and had to take a break from acting for a while.
Although it was pneumonia caused by heatstroke, it was actually the water scene in the winter when she was filming "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" that made her suffer from a severe cold. Because she kept filming without a cure, her body's resistance was relatively weak. , so that the heat stroke bacteria cannot resist the lungs and cause pneumonia.
(End of this chapter)