Chapter 163 The old turtle really deserves to die
Two days later.
In the temporarily rented office, Feng Xiaoning, Zhu Sujin, and the producer sat side by side behind the long table. The three of them were somewhat absent-minded.
In the past two days, I don’t know who it was that spread the news that Xu Kun wanted to audition for the role of Zhu Yuanzhang. First, a middle-level leader from China International Television Corporation called and said that historical dramas must be shot seriously and seriously, and cannot be affected by external influences. Just mess around.
Immediately afterwards, Hu Jun's agent also called and said that Hu Jun would try to compress his schedule and be able to free up his schedule by the end of October - the previous deadline was mid-November.
As a result, the crew and creative staff, who were already biased towards Hu Jun, had no expectations for Xu Kun.
But Ge You's face is there, so he still has to go through the motions.
Feng Xiaoning was lost in thought when she suddenly heard a staff member come in and say: "Director Feng, here you go, here you go, you better dress up!"
Feng Xiaoning was not surprised by this. If Xu Kun wanted to perform the role of Zhu Yuanzhang in his middle and later stages at this age, he must rely on convincing Hua Dao to achieve it.
Even if Xu Kun walked in wearing a dragon robe, he didn't think it was strange.
After a few minutes.
The door was pushed open again, Feng Xiaoning looked up casually, but couldn't help but let out a low "Huh".
It was different from what he expected. Xu Kun was wearing brown coarse cloth clothes without any embellishment, and his hair was simply tied up with an ebony hairpin.
Apart from that, there are a few more gray spots on the temples and some ravines on the forehead have been filled in with makeup.
But just this simple outfit, combined with Xu Kun's slightly stooped figure, makes people look older at a glance, at least 50 years old!
Tsk~
This guy has something good!
Feng Zining and Zhu Sujin exchanged glances and were waiting for Xu Kun to stand in the center of the room before asking him a few more questions.
But suddenly, Xu Kun paused in his steps and stared at the three people behind the long table, as if he had discovered prey.
First, there was a strong murderous intent in his eyes, and then the murderous intent disappeared, replaced by a determined and lazy posture, and he strode to the center of the room with his head held high. His momentum and temperament were like a tiger patrolling its territory.
This is not a fish that slipped through the police station's net, it is clearly a fish that slipped through the net of the crime team!
Feng Xiaoning calmed down, and belatedly discovered that Xu Kun had straightened his back, hands behind his back, squinting, and smiling like an old farmer.
This guy really has something!
A 24-year-old young man, with only a commoner suit and gray hair on his temples, can perform the middle-aged image of a dragon and a tiger. This alone is enough to stand out from his peers!
Previously, Feng Xiaoning only wanted to be perfunctory, but now he unconsciously became serious.
He carefully recalled the scene during Hu Jun's audition. Hu Jun may have handled the details better than Xu Kun, but he was slightly inferior to Xu Kun in terms of momentum.
Mainly, Hu Jun's recklessness was staged, while Xu Kun's was a combination of real and fake, making people feel like he was killed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"Not bad, not bad, no wonder Mr. Liu praised you."
At this time, Zhu Sujin's words interrupted Feng Xiaoning's thoughts.
Xu Kun also jumped out of the play and greeted the three of them one by one.
After a moment of hesitation, Feng Xiaoning changed the original interview questions from scenes of emotional outbursts to everyday, warm literary dramas.
After watching Xu Kun's performance, he breathed a sigh of relief - indeed, Xu Kun was still a little worse than Hu Jun in daily drama, otherwise this kid would be too outrageous.
Even though the drama was slightly inferior, Xu Kun still became an option in his mind, at least a backup option.
So Feng Xiaoning asked a few more questions casually, such as why he wanted to win this role and what he thought of Zhu Yuanzhang.
This is a cliché, but Xu Kun said: "Actually, I have never known much about the Ming Dynasty. Recently, because I had to come to our crew for an interview, I accidentally refreshed my knowledge in this area, and then I was fascinated by the story of the Ming Dynasty. If you are attracted, you will not be a subject, will not marry, and will not pay tribute. The emperor will guard the country, and the king will die in the country..."
"Wait, wait!"
Zhu Sujin stopped and asked doubtfully: "Where did you see this? Why haven't I seen such words in history books?"
"Online." Xu Kun said with a smile: "The history book was too thick and I didn't have time to read it, so I went to Ming Dynasty post bars and forums."
"How can things on the Internet..."
Zhu Sujin was a little dismissive at first, but when he thought about it, this rhetoric was quite deceptive, if he could put it in his own script.
As we all know, our editor Zhu is the best at "absorbing new ideas". After thinking about it, he forgot the following words.
So Feng Xiaoning signaled Xu Kun to continue.
Xu Kun seemed to be a little stuck, so he changed his rhetoric and said: "When I read The Deer and the Cauldron, I didn't understand why everyone hated Wu Sangui. Later, I saw a popular science post on the Internet, one after another. Only after he listed the data in detail did he know how many massacres he caused after selling Shanhaiguan - this old turtle really deserves to die!"
At this point, he paused, as if realizing that he was off topic, so he quickly returned to his views on Zhu Yuanzhang.
In general, Xu Kun has done a lot of homework and can roughly retell Zhu Yuanzhang's growth experience, and also made seven or eight analyzes of Zhu Yuanzhang's character.
But Feng Xiaoning listened a little absent-mindedly.
On the contrary, Zhu Sujin came to his senses and asked a few questions about Xu Kun's statement, and then asked intentionally or unintentionally: "I heard that "Heavenly Sword Heroes" was sponsored by you yourself?"
"It's just a coincidence. I happened to meet a few friends who had the intention to invest in this area. In addition, my hometown also wanted to take the opportunity to advertise, so..."
"Yes, yes, our crew actually has financial problems. It would be best if we could get some sponsorship."
This is simply a clear indication that Xu Kun will bring capital into the group.
Xu Kun hesitantly asked: "Can our crew accept the capital injection?"
"Injecting capital will definitely not work!"
The producer on the side categorically denied: "Screenwriter Zhu is talking about sponsorship, advertising sponsorship at the beginning and end of the film!"
Tsk~
This is why Xu Kun was not only unhappy but also hesitated after hearing this.
Because TV stations will also add their own pre-title advertisements when broadcasting, the price of pre-title advertisements for TV series is not very high now, which is between 500,000 and 1 million.
This amount of money can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket, and with Feng Xiaoning's relationship, it is impossible not to sell it - so they clearly hope that they can make a big deal.
This is a bit...
Both parties fell into silence unconsciously. Finally, Feng Xiaoning stood up and extended his hand to Xu Kun: "That's it for this audition. You performed very well today. We will seriously consider whether to cooperate with you. "
After Xu Kun leaves.
Feng Xiaoning frowned and pondered for a moment, and then suddenly asked the people around him: "Do you think he did it intentionally when he mentioned Wu Sangui just now, or did he say it unintentionally?"
The producer didn't say anything, but Zhu Sujin shook his head: "Don't ask me about this. Chairman Liu has learned from past mistakes, and I don't want to get into this muddy water."
Although this remark did not give a direct answer, it actually gave the answer.
Feng Xiaoning couldn't help but have a headache. Previously, he only paid attention to whether the actor's image and acting skills were suitable, but now he suddenly discovered that there was also the issue of whether a Manchu was suitable to play Zhu Yuanzhang.
In fact, someone should have thought of this a long time ago, but no one dared to remind themselves, probably because they didn't dare to offend the old and young.
This Xu Kun is also a thief. He brought Wu Sangui out to talk about the matter without even mentioning the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was probably afraid of leaving something to criticize.
Scolding Wu Sangui is also considered politically correct. Even the Manchus themselves scolded him. Even if someone saw that there was something in Xu Kun's words, it would not be easy to use this passage to challenge him in a big way.
Again, there are some things that can't be stopped even if weighed a thousand pounds, but as long as they can't be weighed, they can weigh only two ounces at most.
(End of chapter)