This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 37 AB Prototype

While promoting movie-related toys and the Panda Garden IP, Chen Yuan was also handling the preparations for the "Legend of Seven Swords" film crew.

Although Chen Yuan himself had the powerful advantage of being a senior action choreographer from the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.
However, the metaverse lacks the relevant talent, and he alone cannot handle the action choreography work for such a large project as "Seven Swords Legend".

Therefore, we still need to hire a professional action choreography team to assist us.

Chen Yuan chose Corey Yuen's team. At that time, "Swordsman" was airing on CCTV-8. Although there was a lot of controversy, most of the controversy revolved around the casting of the lead actors.

The more grand landscapes, more exquisite costumes and props, and larger-scale fight scenes compared to the Hong Kong version have won widespread praise from the audience, resulting in outstanding ratings.

Corey Yuen was also very willing to work with a big-budget production team again, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement on the specific details of the collaboration.

Chen Yuan was quite low-key in casting, as he was overwhelmed by all the people trying to get his help, unlike Zhang Da Hu Zi who became a household name.

There was a target actress for one role. Even before giving Ni Zhenzhen to Chen Hong, or even during the initial drafting stage of the script, Chen Yuan already had a perfect candidate in mind.

Yang Xue will play the villainous female lead, the wicked Ma San Niang!
There was no way around it; the impression she left on Chen Yuan in the drama "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws" was simply too profound.

With her captivatingly large, bright eyes and adorable bangs, she outshone almost every other character in the entire series, except for the main character.
They turned "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws" into "The Legend of Jiang Yuyan".

According to the setting of "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes", Ma San Niang is a great beauty who can make Zhu Wujie control his mind with pig penis just by looking at her.

However, the image of Ma San Niang in the animation is too abstract. She is a venomous beauty, but you can't see any beauty in her.

Many children even argue about what kind of creature Ma San Niang actually is when they grow up.

Yang Xue, who is only 23 years old, is indeed very beautiful. She has some resemblance to Angelababy, but she doesn't have Angelababy's mixed-race look.

Ugh, I should say that AB looks remarkably like her when she was young.

Chen Yuan personally went to the Beijing Film Academy to invite Yang Xue. He clearly remembered the stark contrast between Yang Xue's excitement when she first received the invitation and the shock and helplessness on her face after seeing the script. It was quite interesting.

Yang Xue is currently a junior at the Beijing Film Academy and doesn't have any special background. She's already very lucky to have such a significant role to play, and she doesn't have the right to be picky.

Her acting skills and appearance are both good. It seems that she didn't make it big in her previous life because she focused more on her family and children after getting married.

It's a bit of a pity that they signed Yuan Universe this time, so Chen Yuan has to work for them for a few more years.

When acting in a martial arts drama, the actor must act as if they know how to fight, and ideally, they should actually be able to fight.

In his previous life, Chen Yuan worked as a stunt double for some young male actors in addition to his job as a motion capture officer.

Those useless people who were promoted by capital have no sense of shame or style; they can't even strike a pose properly.

Even now, Chen Yuan still feels nauseous when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, it was 2001, and there were plenty of actors in the industry who could both fight and act for him to choose from.

Chen Yuan's goal is to assemble a team similar to that of "Shuiyue Dongtian," where the main actors are mostly kung fu masters.

Chen Yuan invited Wu Jinlai to play the second male lead, Lei Lingyun (Da Ben).

His forte is spear fighting, having won the national martial arts spear fighting championship twice, in 91 and 94. Lei Lingyun initially used a staff, giving Wu Jin ample opportunity to showcase his spear skills.

Although the Hong Kong entertainment industry is rapidly declining, there are still some things left in a broken ship. Wu Jin is, after all, a big star who has been in the Hong Kong entertainment industry since 95.

He has a lot of classic roles to his name, such as Yang Yuqian in "Tai Chi Master" and A Fei in "Little Li Flying Dagger". He has also appeared in many movies. Wu Jin now acts in TV series, and he is basically the male lead.

The main reason I accepted the role of Lei Lingyun in "Legend of Seven Swords" was not only because Chen Yuan offered me a generous salary, but also because the script was so solid.

Lei Lingyun has a lot of screen time and appears very early in the story. She has the most screen time besides the male lead Pan Hong and the female lead Lan Yue.

In Wu Jin's view, Pan Hong and Lan Yue are upright characters who are heroes with unwavering will from beginning to end.

Lei Lingyun is the character with the most complete growth curve and character arc among all the characters in the entire series.

This character embodies a contradictory yet harmonious blend of street smarts and chivalrous spirit. Although he is reckless, simple-minded, impatient, and suffers from severe alcoholism and gambling addictions,
His personality flaws even caused him a lot of trouble.

But after his godmother's sacrifice, he worked hard to quit drinking, changed his ways, and changed most of his impulsive and reckless nature, becoming a true master of the Thunder Sword who could shoulder the mission of the Seven Swords.

This character has many memorable scenes. The script for "Seven Swords Legend" is excellent overall, with a large budget. Chen Yuan also seems to be a very dedicated person.
Wu Jin accepted the film offer without much consideration, believing that he could become popular again with this role.

The story revolves around Hou Wuyai, an undercover agent of the Demonic Cult and the master of the Qingguang Sword. Chen Yuan tried to invite Jiao Enjun, who is currently very popular, to play the role, because he wanted Jiao Enjun's handsome and arrogant demeanor.

I didn't have high expectations, after all, Jiao Enjun is a big name, and although Hou Wuyai's storyline is important, his screen time is indeed a bit limited.

However, the person didn't mind the small role and agreed to take it after reading the script.

The role of the legendary doctor Dou Qingyun (Dou Dou) was given to Wu Yue, who is currently a student at the Central Academy of Drama. He was once a martial arts champion and has a cheerful appearance, making him suitable for playing humorous and funny roles.

DouDou is the "moral low point" among the Seven Swords' successors. According to the setting, the righteous side would disdain using the despicable methods commonly used by the demonic sect, such as poisoning and scheming.

But Dou Dou is different. He has no psychological burden about using his superb medical skills to deal with bad guys. Many of the jokes in the show are related to him taking out his prank props. Wu Yue is very suitable to play Dou Dou Dou Qingyun.

Bai Zhusheng, the master of Baicao Valley and the successor of the Whirlwind Sword, gave the opportunity to Sha Yi, a fair-skinned young man who was about to graduate from the Military Arts Academy.

They also signed him directly to Metaverse, and then he contributed his sitcom talent to the sitcom "iPartment".

The other main characters, including Chen Yuan, were all cast in suitable roles. Ji Chunhua, known for his classic bald villain image, played the treacherous Zhu Wujie.

Niu Xuanfeng Chen Yuan invited Kou Zhanwen, who played Niu Er, the descendant of Zhu Bajie in "Spring Bright Pigsy", and Yuchi Gong in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties".

Kou Zhanwen, a member of the Capital Wushu Team, was also the Chinese martial arts director in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." When Chen Yuan offered him a film contract, he also invited him to be the martial arts director for the crew.

The violent, cold-blooded, lonely, and suspicious Black Tiger, now known as Dugu Bao, is played by Yu Rongguang, who famously said, "Why are you risking your life for a few hundred dollars?"

The only problem Chen Yuan faced was finding the right actor for the villainous male lead, Dugu Hu (Hei Xiao Hu).

Hei Xiaohu is the most complex character in the entire series, without exception.

(End of this chapter)