This humble Taoist priest is going to be a movie star!

Chapter 63, Ximen Chuixue stealing a moment of leisure from his busy schedule

In terms of popularity, the number of followers on Li Qing's Baidu Tieba forum is rising.

This is somewhat unbelievable for a newly debuted actor, as it garnered 8 views.

The level of discussion surrounding these shows is now even higher than that of some second- or third-tier films and television dramas themselves.

Of course, the recent popularity of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" also plays a role, but it is undeniable that Li Qing's popularity is still rising.

It's unclear how popular "The Best in the World" will become after it's released.

Thinking about this...

At this moment, Li Qing, who was conducting an intense self-search on Tieba, was smiling brightly, very brightly!

Jiang Chenggang asked in confusion.

What are you laughing at?

"what?"

"It's nothing."

Li Qing silently put away his phone. He was now a nobody in the "Li Qing" forum, a mere level two sign-in user, and his favorite prefix for posts was "Just a passerby..."

Actually, I'm not just a passerby.

It's my own teeth!

...

Zhang Da Huzi was drunk.

Drinks.

At this drinking party, he drank an unknown amount of expensive foreign and Chinese liquor, including some that he would normally not drink.

This time, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" truly had the perfect timing, location, and people, resulting in a huge surge in popularity, almost reaching the peak of Zhang Dahuzi's production career.

As its popularity exploded, various investments and scripts followed one after another.

Please, please accept my investment!

Besides the investment from CCTV, small investors all wanted to squeeze in and give Zhang Dahuzi their money...

That's how capital works. If you become a huge star, it'll add to your success, but if you fail miserably, it won't even offer a helping hand.

Zhang Dahuzi was dazzled by the sheer number of offers—investments, scripts, and countless excellent actors coming his way...

Zhang Da Huzi still has plans for the future: "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Sword Stained with Royal Blood".

Which one should I choose?

I'm a little conflicted.

"I never expected Xiao Li to look so good in this cool and aloof period costume. Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect him to be able to portray Gui Hai Yi Dao so well. His one-shot technique was really impressive..."

At this moment, Zhang Da Hu Zi was drinking with several people from the Hong Kong and Beijing entertainment circles, including many top directors and producers.

The speaker was Deng Cheng, the chief director of "The Best in the World".

It's somewhat unbelievable that a minor character would be mentioned at a dinner party.

They usually talk about the main characters.

But this "supporting actor" was so outstanding that he couldn't be left out.

"Oh? Is this 'Yin Zhiping' really that amazing?" The speaker was a director named Ye Xiao, who had directed many action movies and collaborated with Donnie Yen and Wu Jing on several films.

"That's right, in terms of improving acting skills, it's absolutely monstrous."

Zhang Da Huzi smiled broadly when he mentioned Li Qing.

In all his years of acting, he has never been this lucky.

They had all the advantages: favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships.

Li Qing is a lucky star!

"This is the performance of all the experiential actors. Those who can immerse themselves in the role are monstrous, but those who can't immerse themselves... are also 'monstrous'!" Ye Xiao said.

Zhang Da Huzi nodded.

He has also sampled many experiential learning materials, and their upper and lower limits are quite large.

At this moment, as they were chatting, Zhang Da Huzi suddenly spoke up.

"His temperament is perfect for wearing white and holding a sword. If he weren't playing Yin Zhiping, his aloof appearance would be more suitable for a peerless swordsman."

Dressed in...white, wielding a sword?

Deng Cheng suddenly stopped drinking.

Wait a minute, that does seem to be true.

His demeanor is perfectly suited to wearing white robes and carrying a long sword.

Deng Cheng murmured.

"Indeed, just imagining it, he really suits this kind of outfit and style."

"Perfect for... a role."

Zhang the Bearded Man understood immediately, then suddenly remembered: "What role?"

"Ximen Chuixue".

Clad in flowing white robes, carrying a long sword.

A cool and aloof demeanor and appearance.

"It seems like we could let Xiao Li try out for Ximen Chuixue."

Deng Cheng thought for a moment. He really hadn't expected that "Guihai Yidao" would play Ximen Chuixue before he watched The Return of the Condor Heroes.

Originally, Deng Cheng thought that "Bu Jingyun" was quite good.

Now, seeing Li Qing, he suddenly felt that Bu Jingyun was no longer appealing.

"His Ximen Chuixue seems like a real possibility."

The temperament of the "Sword God" is a perfect match.

He's aloof, handsome, and exudes a superior, swordsman vibe that's not something an ordinary person can pull off.

In Gu Long's novel "Lu Xiaofeng", Ximen Chuixue is always a typical character who is ruthless and doesn't talk much. He only writes a few words or sentences, which take up a whole line. Back then, Mr. Gu Long relied on this kind of writing to earn his manuscript fees.

However, it cannot be denied that this ruthless and taciturn character was portrayed very successfully.

When people think of swordsmen

"I highly recommend you cast Leonardo DiCaprio," Zhang Dahuzi paused before saying, "even putting aside his acting skills and image."

"He's been incredibly lucky."

"You can't go wrong with him."

The more Deng Cheng thought about it, the more sense it made.

Moreover, Li Qing is a trained martial artist; he is skilled in kung fu and can perform action scenes in one continuous take.

They don't even need stunt doubles.

The fact that a stunt double wasn't needed is a truly excellent and rare quality.

Not using a stunt double means we can use more screen time and close-up shots to showcase the actors themselves.

If you cast a character like Ximen Chuixue who looks incredibly handsome when standing still, but you can't see his face when he moves and can only get medium to long shots, requiring a stunt double to do it, that would be frustrating for the director.

"Okay, I'll call Li Qing right now..."

...

In an apartment building, a tall, handsome man dressed in white ancient costume is looking in the mirror.

"Tell me, do I look handsome in this outfit?"

"Of course he's handsome!"

With the affirmation from his agent, Ai Chenxin regained some confidence.

Recently, Ai Chenxin has been subjected to intense online criticism, which has led to depression. Especially after being subjected to intense criticism by Zhang Dahuzi, he became even more depressed and began to doubt himself, wondering if he was really as ugly and talentless as everyone said.

No, Ai Chenxin felt he had to prove his abilities!

This time, he applied for a martial arts role he really liked—Ximen Chuixue. He was a big fan of this character when he read Gu Long's novels.

He loves reading martial arts novels, otherwise he wouldn't have debuted in a martial arts drama. Although he mainly acts in idol dramas now, he still has to have a martial arts dream.

"Hmph, they always say I'm not as good as that Li Qing guy. Now let's produce a handsome man in period dramas, and see who the real superstar is!"

Ai Chenxin made such a bold statement.

The agent standing next to him also said, "Well, your main opponent this time is the one who played Bu Jingyun in 'Wind and Cloud'... His appearance is actually a disadvantage compared to yours."

Bu Jingyun from Fengyun, he's too strong.

It doesn't have the same feel!

"I also think the advantage lies with me."

Before, I didn't fight for it; now that I'm fighting for it, how come the advantage is no longer mine?

Be confident!

Ai Chenxin looked at himself in the mirror—he looked exactly like Ximen Chuixue!

Just as Ai Chenxin was making grand pronouncements and expressing his ambitions.

Suddenly, a call came into the agent's phone.

"Hey, oh... ah?"

The agent who received the call was suddenly taken aback.

"What...okay...okay...?"

After hanging up the phone, the agent looked at Ai Chenxin with a complicated expression.