Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 360 Competition is the norm

At the wave of Chen Jiashang.

The receptionist turned away reluctantly, but as she spun her plump buttocks, she rubbed the back of Li Luo's hand without any hesitation and gave him a seductive look.

Look at it like this.

I also don't mind playing a friendly match with Li Luo.

Chen Jiashang took off his glasses and leaned back: "I thought you could only come over in the afternoon. How long did you drink last night?"

"Also, I want to emphasize that you must not mess with anyone in my company!"

"Four o'clock."

Closing the door casually, Li Luo looked around curiously and said, "Look at what you said. Be careful or I will sue you for defamation. It's obviously her who wants to mess with me, okay?"

"hehe."

Chen Jiashang shook his head helplessly.

The other party said this.

You are absolutely right.

Sex is the thing that is most in demand in this industry. No matter whether you work in front of the stage or behind the scenes, as long as you have a say in the crew, men will never lack women, and women will never lack men.

At most, it depends on whether you are in the circle chosen by others.

As long as it is.

If we make eye contact, we can have sex.

Li Luo is naturally a guy that most people would choose. He is tall and handsome, so his popularity with women will be even more terrible than one can imagine.

Seeing the other party open the bag he brought, Chen Jiashang laughed again.

"Here."

Li Luo pushed the lunch box forward, kicked the trash can over, and took a big bite of the shiny roast goose leg: "Don't say I didn't think of you when I had something good to do. The roast goose here tastes really good."

Some things just don't taste the same when they're away from that place.

I haven't eaten roast goose for a while.

It’s a strange thought!
"You eat this for breakfast?"

Chen Jiashang looked at the two roast goose legs in the lunch box and his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. It was obvious that one was not enough for this guy, but if he ate like this, he would feel uncomfortable all day.

"Ah."

Li Luomei took another bite of roast goose skin and said with great joy: "Life is only a few decades long, so I don't care what kind of meal it is. I can eat whatever I want."

Consumed a whole night.

How can you survive without eating some meat?

"Thanks."

Chen Jiashang swallowed his saliva and pushed the lunch box back: "I'm old, I don't have your appetite. By the way, you said last time that you had found the candidate for Peirong. Who did you find?"

On the face of this famous director in Hong Kong and the future chairman of the Academy Awards.

Full of curiosity.

Working with Li Luo on the movie "Painted Skin" was an extremely novel experience for him.

In fact, it is the first film co-produced by Beijing and Shanghai.

He was ready to take control of the overall situation.

No room for error.

But after the script was completely overturned by Li Luo, things took a turn that he had never expected. All the suggestions made by the other party hit the spot, as if the movie was supposed to be shot that way.

Global control does not exist at all!

He wished Li Luo could add more to make the movie more exciting.

In this way, the other party also becomes one of the screenwriters.

Not just a screenwriter.

Producer, leading actor, and even assistant director, with so many titles, Li Luo quickly decided on a few candidates for the main roles.

To be honest, Chen Jiashang doesn’t really care, as long as he fits the role.

"Gao Yuanyuan."

Li Luo took a big bite of roast goose leg and nodded, saying, "In the movie 'Baby Project' that was released last year, she played a nanny. Her image was totally fine and her acting was also passable."

"If we can guide them when the time comes, it won't be a big problem!"

"Her period costume."

After thinking about it, Li Luo exclaimed with emotion: "First-rate!"

"Gao Yuanyuan?"

Chen Jiashang pulled over the keyboard in confusion and typed in these three words. He clicked the mouse again and Googled Gao Yuanyuan's information.

There are so many actors.

It is normal that you are not well-known if you don't stand at a certain height.
"Oh~"

"It is indeed very beautiful."

"Yeah, this ancient costume image is really good."

"Uh!!!"

As the mouse was tapping, Chen Jiashang was choked. On the screen was clearly a photo of Gao Yuanyuan and Li Luo. The two seemed to be filming some costume drama and were laughing very happily.

"you know?"

Feeling that he had said something nonsense, the director asked again: "Is it your friend?"

Here, the word "friend" is emphasized very much.

"Yes."

Li Luo did not deny it either.

"OK."

Chen Jiashang immediately had no doubts and wrote the name Gao Yuanyuan on the notebook: "Then it's decided that she and Fan Bingbing are the two female protagonists, and you will definitely be the male protagonist, there is no doubt about that!"

"Can we discuss something?"

"You said."

Li Luo roughly guessed what he wanted to say.

"Pang Yong."

After considering the wording, Chen Jiashang said directly: "Can this role be arranged for a male actor from Hong Kong? After all, it is a co-production and we need to take into account the market in Hong Kong."

He said this in a rather tactful way, but Li Luo could understand what he meant.

As a director in Hong Kong.

If we go north to co-produce a movie, we won’t use any male actors from Hong Kong.

Chen Jiashang will definitely be under tremendous pressure.

As the director and co-producer, the other party does have the right to employ people, and I cannot act arbitrarily.

"Who do you fancy?"

Li Luo continued to eat breakfast.

"Zi-Lian."

Chen Jiashang nodded in satisfaction, analyzing the character's image: "In fact, his salary is not high, and he is very suitable for this kind of brave image. I think it is very suitable for him to play a warrior who slays demons."

This reminded Li Luo of the character played by Zhen Zilan in Painted Skin.

Of course, the fighting scenes are impeccable.

But the literary drama is still as bad as ever.

"You can try it."

Li Luo threw the bone into the trash can and said cheerfully, "I don't mean anything else, but I don't think you can convince Zhen Ziluan to play a supporting role for me, even if you pay him more."

Now Zhen Ziluan starred in "Dragon Tiger Gate" and "Flash Point".

The former did okay at the box office.

The latter is gearing up to compete with me in the summer vacation to see who is stronger.

And it is at a critical period of promotion.

Wanting him to play a supporting role for him can only be said to be wishful thinking on the part of Chen Jiashang.

"Uh."

Chen Jiashang also reacted and scratched his face and said, "What about Shawn Yue? He should have no problem filming fighting scenes. I heard that he performed very well in "True Men". "

"You can try it."

Li Luo grabbed a goose leg with a strange look on his face, and said calmly, "It's probably more difficult than Zhen Ziluan."

"why?"

Chen Jiashang looked puzzled.

"Backstage at the Academy Awards last night."

Li Luo took a bite of roast goose and smiled shyly: "I had a little conflict with him."

Look at the small gap formed by the index finger and thumb.

Chen Jiashang was speechless.

"Then let's talk about it later!"

After thinking about it, he could only put it aside for now.

At this time, the embarrassing gap in Hong Kong actors arises. When it comes to action actors, there are basically few who can come up with something worth mentioning, and most of these people are competitors.

Even if there is no competition, some people would not come to play supporting roles for Li Luo.

After all, Hong Kong films have not yet completely declined.

The sense of superiority is still there!
As for why Chen Jiashang mentioned that it was not a female character, this is even more embarrassing.

In order to get a piece of the co-production pie, important roles must be given to mainland actors. The male lead must be firmly in hand, and the female lead and supporting actresses can be given up.

Seems like a good bargain.

But from another perspective, this is also strangling the training path for Hong Kong actresses!
Without the opportunity to act, there is no way to hone your acting skills.

I can only hang around in TVB.

With the explosive growth of the mainland film market and the overwhelming amount of talent, it has become increasingly difficult for new actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan to stand out.

Chen Jiashang could only suppress the topic to ease the embarrassment.

In fact, he already had an idea in his mind.

As long as Li Luo sits firmly in the position of the male leading role, it will be difficult to find a male actor with a similar ecological position to play supporting role with him, at least it is impossible to find someone of similar age.

In the action movie field.

Either he forces others down, or others force him down.

It is difficult for two people in the top position to work together.

Competition will be the norm.

Putting the casting issue aside, the two disagreed on the location selection. When Chen Jiashang heard that Li Luo wanted to move the filming location of "Painted Skin" to the Ningxia desert, he almost fainted.

"No."

He lit up a cigarette, frowned and waved his hands: "I don't understand why we have to go to the desert to shoot the scenes."

"The production team behind the scenes are mostly from Hong Kong Island, and it's easy for them to feel uncomfortable in such a place."

"No matter what happens, it's not what you want to see."

"one more."

"We shot the interior scenes in Hengdian."

"Traveling from the southeast to the northwest involves so many people, equipment, and transportation costs, which invisibly adds a lot of costs to us. Wouldn't it be better to use this money to make a few more special effects shots?"

This reaction made Li Luo helpless!
Wasn't it Chen Jiashang's idea to go to the place full of yellow sand to shoot the scenes in the original work?

The other party is right.

Although labor in the mainland is extremely cheap.

However, transporting a ship thousands of miles away would definitely cost a huge amount of money. The money saved from the air tickets alone could be used to hire hundreds of extras to create a grand scene!
"listen to me."

Seeing Li Luo's hesitant expression, Chen Jiashang continued to persuade him, "There's really no need to run so far, and from the desert full of yellow sand to the ancient pavilions and towers."

“I always feel that there is something wrong.”

"and many more."

Li Luo raised his hand to interrupt the other person, ate the roast duck in a few bites, and then wiped his fingers vigorously.

After pondering for a moment, he narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Mountains and bamboo forests."

"The wind is howling."

"The horses came galloping with a murderous aura, and then stopped hastily in a valley. The nimble soldiers dismounted one after another, and arranged their weapons and equipment with stern faces."

"A sharp bamboo whistle sounded, and everyone rushed into the forest, stirring up bamboo leaves."

"They come in groups of three or five, and they advance and retreat in a well-defined manner."

"It's a coordinated approach."

"Some nimble men took the lead, and with overwhelming force, they eliminated the sentries and surrounded the mountain stronghold deep in the bamboo forest."

"At this time, the village is decorated with lights and the bandits are gathering to drink and have fun."

"Little minions."

"They were fighting over a few common women."

"But more people gathered around the pure and charming Xiao Wei with lustful faces, like a pack of wolves surrounding a prey, each with a ferocious look on their face, ready to make a move on such a beautiful woman."

"The mountain wind rolls and blows, bringing the sound of waves in the bamboo forest."

"The soldiers each do their own thing."

"A grand feast of anti-bandit killing is about to begin."

Any successful director will not lack imagination. Chen Jiashang nodded repeatedly after hearing the picture described by Li Luo.

When the time comes, lower the lens.

Just shoot at your feet.

The soldiers stepped on the bamboo leaves, making them rustle, and pressed forward with murderous intent.

This feeling of oppression was exactly what he wanted.

"Yeah."

Licking his lips, Chen Jiashang could not wait to pour him some tea: "In fact, the mountains, forests and bamboo seas are not lacking in that kind of majestic and vigorous feeling, and they are also blended with a kind of oriental artistic conception of beauty." "There is no need to go far away."

He also had a share in the film, including director's fee, screenwriter's fee, and even some cash.

Of course I want to take a good picture of it.

The remaining money can be used for special effects, sets, and scenes, which is better than using it on the Thousand Mile Transport Project. Although the production budget of 40 million is very sufficient, he does not want to waste it like this.

"it is good."

Li Luo thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Then let's find a filming location near Hengdian."

"Find another better martial arts director."

"We want to capture the feeling of an army fighting bandits, with shields, spears and crossbows working together, and groups of soldiers charging forward. It will definitely look great if we pull out a long shot."

"Don't make a mess of it. That's meaningless."

"Put some thought into the costumes and makeup."

“Don’t save money.”

"Forty million is still a lot of money for the production. The weapons, armor, and various scenery should all have a bit of texture. They shouldn't look like plastic. Pay close attention to this aspect!"

"Good production can only produce good results. If the film is well made, there is no need to worry about not making money!"

They have it on hand.

It has a solid production budget of 40 million.

Other companies can boast of it being 70 or 80 million or even over 100 million. With such a huge budget, they don't need to feed traffic actors like in later generations. If the props team dares to take out armor that feels full of plastic.

Li Luo had to put those people in jail!

He doesn't care if they deduct a little bit of money, but if anyone dares to do something big, he will turn against them no matter who comes.

Smoke rose up.

Chen Jiashang nodded repeatedly.

He kept writing down what Li Luo said and discussed some details.

Although he looks like an assistant director, Chen Jiashang doesn't care at all. He is very used to this kind of thing. It was the same when he worked with Stephen Chow before. They just discuss it together.

He doesn't have such a strong desire for control, as long as the movie is good, that's enough.

As for tampering.

He didn't have that kind of thought.

If the producer is not knowledgeable about the industry, he will certainly make a fortune from it without hesitation, but we are all insiders. Li Luo has made movies before and he is a well-known graduate of the Beijing Film Academy.

Unless you want to make enemies.

Otherwise he wouldn't be stupid enough to have such an idea.

The two of them worked together to improve the script.

Time just passes by quietly.

At this time, people from the studio and others boarded the plane one after another, yawning.

It was only a few months before the filming of "Crazy Racing" started. Huang Bo played the leading role in a tens-million-level production for the first time. He knew that this opportunity was rare, especially for an actor with his appearance.

Being willing to spend money to make himself the protagonist is more or less a bit crazy.

That’s Luo Ge!

He wouldn't even dare to dream about it.

For this reason, he planned to lock himself in the room for the next two or three months and completely indulge in the role of Geng Hao.

The same is true for Wang Ou.

She looked at the plane outside the window, her eyes full of fighting spirit.

Luo Ge said it!

Every actor has a unique ecological niche.

If I can successfully interpret the role of Tian Peizhi in "Greed and Glamour", then in the future, whenever there is a Republic of China drama that requires a character wearing cheongsam, I will be the best choice for this type of role.

In the next period of time, we will also need to work hard for this.

The water of Victoria Harbour keeps lapping.

Rotate day and night.

During the day, he studied the script with Chen Jiashang, and at night, he flirted with Yang Ying and Janice Man.

of course.

Miss Gillian was not left behind either.

Although the other party left Hong Kong for filming soon, it still left Li Luo with a very rare experience. That kind of delicate, pure and charming feeling is not something that everyone can have.

Although Lei Zi is small, it's enough as long as he is happy.

Three days later.

The entire script has been basically polished.

After spending so much time, they finally came up with a story that satisfied both of them. Chen Jiashang was so excited that he didn't let Li Luo leave at all. He insisted on taking him out to relax.

In this spring time, the two of them headed straight to Shek O.

Came to a place with great scenery.

Looking at the handsome guy in the mirror, Li Luo raised his eyebrows with great satisfaction, then strode out of the locker room.

Come outside the club.

Chen Jiashang was already sitting in the golf cart, dressed in the same exact outfit.

Golf club bags and other items are neatly stacked.

The caddy stood not far away, waiting with a smile.

"Director Chen."

Li Luo pressed down the brim of his hat and jumped onto the car. "To be honest, when you said you wanted to take me to relax, I didn't expect it would be a place like this, even though the scenery is nice."

The sea breeze ruffles my hair.

The scenery before my eyes is truly picturesque.

On one side is the blue sea with white waves constantly hitting the rocks, and on the other side are the mountains. This not-so-big golf course undulates right on the seashore, and the scenery is breathtaking.

There are at least 200,000 cage dwellers in Hong Kong Island, living in coffin rooms and iron cages.

Sunlight is a rare thing.

But there are also large areas of extremely luxurious golf courses for wealthy people to socialize or exercise.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief with emotion.

Fortunately, in this life, I definitely belong to the latter!
"Look for Hong Tianming in that kind of place."

Waving for the caddy to get in the car, Chen Jiashang held the steering wheel comfortably: "I am more interested in playing golf now. Today, there are more than just the two of us. Let's play golf and exchange personal feelings."

"It doesn't hurt to have a few more friends."

"Let's go!"

As Li Luo blinked, the smiling old man turned the steering wheel deftly: "We were already late!"

Along the undulating fairway, the group continued to move forward against the sea breeze.

Until I saw a few people not far away.

The car speed gradually slowed down.

In the sunlight, the gray beard of one of the men was very recognizable. His appearance was indescribably strange, his eyes flashed with coldness, and there was a ruthlessness in his bones.

Xu Ke.

A very imaginative and talented director.

Although the two films "New Shushan Swordsman" and "Shushan Legend" were box office failures, in Li Luo's opinion, the subsequent cheesy comedy remakes that earned billions at the box office cannot be compared with them at all.

In addition to each other, there are many familiar faces now.

Each of them is a big shot in the circle.

It seems that Chen Jiashang’s taking me to play basketball was fake, and his real purpose was to help me build connections.

"Thank you, Director Chen."

Pulling his gloves, Li Luo sincerely thanked the smiling old man. Although he didn't want to force his way into the circle, he had to appreciate the favor.

"Why are you so polite?"

Stepping on the brake, Chen Jiashang said cheerfully, "We're just playing ball together."

After spending such a period of time together, he admired Li Luo very much. He was energetic, had ideas and execution ability. Such people often had unlimited prospects. He didn't mind having more personal friendships with them.

I brought it to play golf, it's just something I can do casually.

As the vehicle stopped.

There were lively greetings.

Although they didn't expect Li Luo to come along, everyone showed their due enthusiasm. The Xu Ke couple, the Hua Yi brothers, Huang Baiming and others were among them, some of whom they knew and some who they didn't.

Li Luo was not ambiguous at all and shook hands and greeted him openly.

Although there are not many film works.

But with the system in hand, I have confidence.

What's more, there are many partners here, so there won't be any dull moments.

Amidst the chaos, everyone formed teams and started the game.

Strolling leisurely on the green grass.

"Arlo."

Wang Zhongjun held the golf club in his hand and looked at Li Luo with a smile: "Have you been staying in Hong Kong Island these days? I thought you had returned to Beijing!"

"I'm working on the script."

Shaking his head, Li Luo walked forward slowly: "Just finished my work, and came over to play with Director Chen."

"Painted skin?"

Wang Zhongjun thought of something.

Of course, he had heard of the so-called magical masterpiece.

I also feel a little disdainful of this guy's behavior of not doing his job properly.

"Yes."

Li Luo smiled and nodded.

"Are you sure you want to shoot?"

Wang Zhongjun guessed something from his expression and said with interest, "You are really motivated. If Huayi artists are suitable, just ask and I will arrange a friendly price for you."

"Thank you, Jun."

With a happy smile, Li Luo looked up at the white ball that Chen Jiashang had pulled up with great effort.

This old boy.

The abacus is beating really loudly.

It's fine if he just wants to have his own piece of cake, but he even talks about it as if he's helping. Everyone knows that the protagonist can't give it up himself, so the remaining supporting actors won't be blamed even if the movie fails at the box office.

The acting experience and film remuneration were solid earnings.

The two of them chatted with each other.

Wang Zhongjun's mind was on Xu Ke who was not far away. He cursed secretly in his heart. In fact, today was originally supposed to be a private gathering.

Everybody come out and have some fun.

To make friends.

By the way, try to pull the other party into the Huayi camp.

Although Feng Xiaogang is at the peak of his career, Wang Zhongjun does not think that his little steel cannon will never misfire. Some things must be prepared in advance, and it is not a bad thing to get in touch with more directors.

But I didn't expect that guy to call a large group of people over.

It's hard to talk about anything now!

With Wang Zhongjun in a slightly depressed mood, everyone swung their clubs frequently against the sea breeze and spread out on the grass amid bursts of laughter.

Looking at Huang Baiming in the distance, Li Luo handed the club to the caddy.

He took the water bottle.

"what happened?"

Seeing his eyebrows furrowed, Chen Jiashang walked closer curiously.

"It always feels like that."

Li Luo took a sip of water and let the sea breeze blow his clothes: "It seems that I forgot something very important, but I can't remember what it is."

"What's it about?"

Chen Jiashang looked at Wang Zhongjun who was swinging the club.

"what!!!"

A sudden scream caused Wang Zhongjun to swing his pole heavily on the grass, stirring up countless mud. These mud spots fell on the green grass, staining it with extremely ugly stains.

But at this time, no one cared whether it was ugly or not.

They all looked towards the place where the sound came from.

Shi Nansheng, who was not far away, hugged Xu Laoguai excitedly and even seemed a little excited. Several people nearby also applauded, as if to congratulate them on something.

Just when Li Luo was confused.

Chen Jiashang next to him suddenly thought of something and said happily, "Could it be that he was shortlisted?"

Shortlisted!

These two words gave Li Luo a chill.

He twisted his neck and looked intently at Huang Baiming who was not far away.

And the latter.

Holding the phone high.

Under the bright sunshine, Huang Baiming showed off his extremely white teeth, his face flushed with excitement: "Cannes, we are shortlisted!!!"

The sea breeze whistled in, bringing with it the fragrance of green grass.

Two words will be shortlisted.

Like waves, it hit Li Luo hard.

(End of this chapter)