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'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', isn't this a martial arts novel? Is it a martial arts drama? Zeng Li asked curiously after hearing this.

Of course she knew about Li An. After all, a director who has won the Golden Bear and the Golden Horse twice has a very good reputation in the industry.

Wu Yuchen nodded when he heard this: Yes, there are many martial arts scenes. You have to follow the training for a while. During the training process, Li An will observe and select from them.

Zeng Li thought for a moment and said, Then let me try it.

She knew that since Wu Yuchen mentioned it, he probably wanted her to participate in the audition, and she didn't want to sway his kindness. And after all, it’s Li An’s movie, so it’s no different.

Wu Yuchen smiled and stroked Zeng Li's face. In fact, he was not saying that he thought Zeng Li was suitable for the role of Yu Jiaolong, but that he was adding possibilities to Zeng Li.

Although Zeng Li has a somewhat indifferent temperament and is indeed not as ambitious as Zhang Ziyi, he is still pursuing and ambitious. Anyone who enters the circle will definitely want to achieve certain results.

In her previous life, her resources were indeed not that good, and she was embarrassed by many things. She also took sexy photos in Female Wear in an attempt to get a shot, but unfortunately the publicity and resources couldn't keep up. This was the biggest attempt she had ever made.

Later, it was rumored that she and Huo Siyan had a dispute one time, and Huo Siyan slapped her on the spot. She was confused at the time. Why does Huo Siyan dare? Huo Siyan is rumored to have a very promiscuous style and is quite close to both the big and small kings. People have experienced that men are all her resources~

Moreover, she never went to college and came from a wild background. She was hostile to Zeng Li, who came from a professional background. However, Zeng Li was an unpopular person and had no one behind him, so naturally he dared to bully her!

It is said that that slap completely knocked out Zeng Li's heart. Unless she was willing to find a big boss to sacrifice her life, she would definitely not be able to take revenge. Later, she started to maintain her health while filming, and she relied on tea to become a Buddha.

But now that Wu Yuchen is standing behind her, it is naturally impossible for this kind of thing to happen again. Not to mention being bullied, even being scolded can help her block the other person. But this only ensures that she will not be wronged. It is not that easy to achieve results.

Wu Yuchen is aware that Zeng Li doesn't take more photos, which will naturally lead to a lot less opportunities for her, but that doesn't mean she can't stand out. Now Wu Yuchen wants her to try to see if she can beat a girl. potential.

Martial arts actresses have much lower requirements for appearance. For example, Yang Ziqiong, how many movie fans pay attention to her appearance?

Moreover, Yang Ziqiong did not come from a martial arts background. After entering the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, she felt that there was no way out for the role of a vase, so she took the initiative to transform herself into a female beater.

The casting of Yu Jiao Long this time is actually an opportunity. There will be several months of training time. Wu Yuchen plans to throw Zeng Li into the training camp first. As for whether she can take this path, it depends on her own tried.

To be honest, beating a girl is definitely going to be quite hard. You have to keep exercising, and you have to endure the possibility of injuries silently.

But in the next 10 years, martial arts will be a big hit. The martial arts trend set off by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will provide a lot of opportunities for action stars. If Zeng Li can develop the ability to beat women, and with Wu Yuchen helping her, there will definitely be no shortage of opportunities.

And in the next training camp, her classmate and roommate Zhang Ziyi will be there, and her good sisters will be around to put pressure on her at all times, so the training effect will definitely be much better. If Zeng Li couldn't practice under this situation, then Wu Yuchen would simply give up the idea. The opportunity was given, so you can't blame him if you can't seize it.

When the blood is gone, it turns into dust and earth...

Just at this moment, singing came from the TV in the room. The lyrics were accompanied by the sound of the suona, which made people feel excited.

Wu Yuchen looked around and saw a familiar yet youthful baby face on the TV, stirring in a large water tank. Hehe, isn’t this Wolf Warrior Wu Jing!

What was being played was this year's hit drama The Master of Tai Chi. Many children were so excited after watching it that they imitated Wu Jing and stirred the water tank to make a mess, and at least received a beating from their parents.

Looking at the young face of Captain Huaxia, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. In this era when the film and television industry has just started, there are so many high-quality dramas. Although the conditions are simple, the production is very careful. Wu Jing's wonderful fights in this TV series really beat the martial arts dramas of 20 years later.

…

Miracle Film and Television, Wu Yuchen came back and met Cai Yinong who was returning to Beijing.

Director Wu, I just want to report to you about the F4 group.

Wu Yuchen looked at Cai Yinong's happy look and couldn't help but smile and asked: Seeing Mr. Cai smiling so happily, this should be good news.

Cai Yinong nodded and said: Zhong Hanliang has already agreed, and now the candidates have been decided. Huang Xiaoming, Zhong Hanliang, Wu Kequn and Qiao Zhenyu. The training team from Hong Kong Island has also been invited. I will send Huang Xiaoming and Qiao Zhenyu when I come back this time. past.

Wu Yuchen knew that Cai Yinong had always been optimistic about Zhong Hanliang, and he was able to deal with him, so no wonder he was so happy. He thought about these four candidates, and in all aspects they were much better than the ones in his previous life.

In the previous life, F4 was popular for a few years, but it quickly faded away. The reason was that their business quality could not support this reputation.

I was an amateur discovered on the street, with no training in any aspect, and then I was directly roped in to act in a drama and became popular. I couldn't sing or dance, but I was forced to record songs and hold concerts. At that time, the company never thought that they would become so popular, and they didn't know how long they could last. They just wanted to make a wave of money, and they wanted to squeeze it as hard as they could. How could they have made any long-term plans?

Therefore, at that time, F4, which had clearly debuted as Asia's top idol group, could not hold up the banner of a Chinese-speaking group, and could not withstand the impact of Korean boy groups. After all, the Korean men's group was trained through hard work, and there was a gap in business literacy. too big!

But now the F4 member of his new group, Zhong Hanliang, has been an artist for several years. Although he is not a big hit, his singing and dancing skills are not impressive.

Qiao Zhenyu is from the Beijing Dance Academy. He doesn't need to be very sharp in singing, but he is definitely good at dancing. When the time comes, he will be promoted as the Asian Dance King and the successor of Aaron Kwok.

As for Wu Kequn, his music creation talent is outstanding. He may not be as good as Jay Chou, but he is already very good among singers.

Speaking of which, Huang Xiaoming may be the one who is weak in the team in terms of singing and dancing!

However, Wu Yuchen is not particularly worried. Xiao Ming is not good at other things. He is hardworking and has a good foundation. He has been practicing hard since the last time he decided. He will train again when he gets to Hong Kong Island. , after all, it’s worth it.

Cai Yinong asked a key question: Director Wu, how do you think about the personality issues of these people?

It is really best to decide on the character design at the beginning, and then train people specifically in this aspect during the subsequent training, so that the effect will be better.

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and then said: Meteor Garden is F4's debut work, so we should position them according to the characters in the TV series. Daoming Temple is Huang Xiaoming, Hua Zelei is Zhong Hanliang, Ximen is Qiao Zhenyu, and Meizu is Wu Kequn. .”

Cai Yinong doesn't have any objections to the positioning of Chung Hanliang and Qiao Zhenyu. Chung Hanliang himself had a good boy image when he debuted, and his current appearance is also very young. The melancholy Hua Ze type is okay, but Daoming Temple is more domineering. She always feels that this character is Is it suitable for Huang Xiaoming, who seemed a bit naive before the role was given to him?

If it were up to Cai Yinong to decide, Wu Kequn's own personality was actually more suitable for Daoming Temple, but thinking that Huang Xiaoming was decided by Wu Yuchen himself, she didn't say much.

Wu Yuchen asked Huang Xiaoming to play Daoming Temple, so he was naturally taking care of him. The male protagonist of Meteor Garden is Daoming Si, and the two most popular people in F4 are Daoming Si and Hua Ze. Huang Xiaoming has called him teacher so many times, but he still has to take care of his own children!

Moreover, this kid loves to play the role of a domineering president. Doesn’t that mean he should follow the path of Daoming Temple? If he really can't even play Daoming Si in Meteor Garden well, then he might as well quit the show.

Then Wu Yuchen asked: Mr. Cai, do you have any choice for the heroine Shancai in Meteor Garden?

The role of Shancai is also very important. In her previous life, she was played by Big S. But Wu Yuchen doesn't plan to find this bitch this time. F4 can't even get involved, otherwise she might get mixed up in a mess.

Cai Yinong nodded: Recently, there is a good new actress in Wanwan, Jia Jingwen. She won the Wanwan TV Golden Bell Award last year. Her appearance and acting skills are remarkable, and she has a very strong personality, which is very similar to Shancai. .”

As soon as Wu Yuchen heard about Jia Jingwen, he was immediately relieved that she would be good enough to play Shancai.

Cai Yinong hesitated for a moment and then asked: Director Wu, you said creating two versions, is it necessary?

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this: If we want it to be broadcast smoothly in mainland China, we must modify some aspects. Parents here will complain after seeing this kind of problematic young protagonist!

In a previous life, Meteor Garden was actually banned in mainland China less than a month after it aired, and the ban was not lifted until 2018.

The reason is naturally because after the TV series became popular, it triggered a lot of protests from parents, because the F4 in the TV series is simply a bad boy!

In particular, Daoming Si is an ignorant and incompetent playboy who is prone to violence and beats and scolds his classmates and teachers. Isn't his behavior just like a gangster? It may seem cool to children, but the resulting imitative behavior among teenagers is quite bad. Doesn’t the large-scale broadcast of this kind of drama pollute the minds and bodies of young people?

Therefore, with a single order, Optoelectronics directly stopped four TV stations that were broadcasting Meteor Garden. Although it still cannot stop the spread of a large number of pirated discs, it is officially banned.

The Wanwan Company in the previous life might not have cared about it, but he, Wu Yuchen, knew that F4's biggest market in the future would actually be the mainland, so how could he let this happen?

Therefore, if you want Meteor Garden to be broadcast, some things must be changed.

Cai Yinong nodded when he heard this, and then said: Director Wu, if you change it like this, will it reduce the dramatic tension of the script and the charm of the character?

Wu Yuchen smiled: Maybe it will drop a little, but it will not affect the popularity of the TV series.

In my previous life, there was another drama that was basically a copy of Meteor Garden. Let's Watch the Meteor Shower by Tang Zhang Han and Sister Shuangzi, it was completely fine when it was released. In fact, it was a good student version, and it was still for teenagers. Is it a big hit?

Wu Yuchen said to Cai Yinong: The main issue is the character design. We shot two versions, one is a violent version, which can make the start of F4 relatively violent and make the rich and poor class more obvious. It is specially designed for Hong Kong and Taiwan. , Neon, Bangguo and other overseas regions to watch.”

In fact, this is the original version of the previous life. One thing I have to admit is that the stronger the sense of oppression between classes, the wider the gap between Daomingsi and Shancai, which can make the audience more involved in the drama. Only when they come together will they feel that sense of fun. The stronger.

The other version should show F4 in a gentler way. You can be rich and privileged, but you can't become a school bully because you are rich, but you must have some excellence!

Take Daomingsi, for example, not only does his family have money, but he is also extremely talented in business. He is proficient in multiple languages. He has top grades in all subjects in the business school. He is also the captain of the basketball team. His domineering appearance on the court is called the Terror King.

Another example is Hua Ze, a young genius pianist who has excellent grades in all subjects, is proficient in piano and painting, and is famous far and wide. When he plays the piano, he captivates a group of girls and is called the Melancholy Prince.

Cai Yinong was surprised when he heard this. As long as F4 is changed to a good student character, the parents' objections will be much smaller.

Then Wu Yuchen said to Cai Yinong: Mr. Cai, the project of Meteor Garden is relatively important. Don't be petty when producing it. You can rent mansions, luxury cars and brand-name clothes, but you must create that luxurious effect!

In the previous life, the entire production of Popular Garden only cost 2 million, and the costumes were simply terrible. The clothes worn by the wealthy young men were all from street vendors.

And the so-called luxury car driven by Daoming Si was the Mazda that Liang Jiahui said was embarrassing and not qualified to participate in the conference! He is not afraid of being fucked to death by Zhou Chao when he goes out.

Naturally, Wu Yuchen can't be so stingy this time. Why should he make his version of Meteor Garden a high-end version to let the petty-minded Wanwan people know what luxury is?

Don't worry, Director Wu, I will adhere to high standards in terms of obedience.

Cai Yinong was picking flowers when he had no money, but naturally he would not be stingy when he had money, Wu Yuchen assured him.

In the drama Meteor Garden, Wu Yuchen also gave Cai Yinong as much explanation as possible. After making so many preparations, at least it should not be worse than the version in his previous life.

Then he thought of Huang Xiaoming again. Teacher Xianghong will give you the opportunity to help you, but since you have chosen to embark on this path, what achievements you will have in the future depends on you.

…

Cai Yinong's return this time, apart from F4, is actually mainly about The Mansion Gate.

The post-production of The Manor was completed this month. After Wu Yuchen came back, he and Cai Yinong happened to watch this biographical TV series that took a year to produce.

I have to say that The Mansion Gate is indeed the work of Guo Baochang's painstaking efforts. It is not only well-produced, but also invites various celebrities to guest star, and the performance requirements are as small as a supporting role.

Wu Yuchen gave Guo Baochang a thumbs up: An absolute classic! Gratitude and resentment, life and death, blood and tears, love and hatred, several rises and falls, and the rise and fall of the country are all included in this drama! It can be called a modern version of A Dream of Red Mansions!

Guo Baochang waved his hands repeatedly: It's not that high! Being able to film The Mansion means I have no regrets in my life. Thank you, thank you!

Guo Baochang held Wu Yuchen's hand and just said thank you. His tone was a little choked. It could be seen that he was indeed in agitated mood.

Teacher Guo, don't worry, we will definitely find the best platform to release this Mansion Gate!

Which is the best platform? Of course it can only be Yang Ma!

This time, Wu Yuchen also came forward in person and took the big house gate to find Yang Ma directly to talk about The Big House Gate.

Director Wu, really, 20 million is already the highest price, it can't be higher!

Director Liu, you have also watched the TV series, and you know how high the quality is! Look at the lineup, which TV series can bring in people like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Jiang Wen to guest star? There is no semicolon, This is the family!”

In fact, even Wu Yuchen himself was pulled by Guo Baochang to play a cameo role, with only a one-minute appearance.

Director Wu, I know everything you said. However, the highest price our CCTV can purchase from external sources has not exceeded 500,000 yuan per episode. For 40 episodes of Mansion Gate, 20 million yuan is already the highest price I can give. Yes. And I just bought your first broadcast rights, so I have to take the risk! If it doesn't work, you can only find other channels. Director Liu's words were also very sincere.

After hearing this, Wu Yuchen thought about it and agreed. In fact, if two TV stations are jointly broadcasted, the price can be higher, but even if the two TV stations are jointly broadcast, the broadcasting effect is still not as good as CCTV.

Guo Baochang overspent this time on the filming of The Mansion by 2 million, and ended up spending 22 million, which is equivalent to losing money even if it was sold to CCTV in the first round. But once the first round is over, the money can be earned back from the second and third rounds. For a classic TV series like Mansion Gate, Wu Yuchen doesn't want to worry about losing a little in the first round. The broadcast effect is the most important.

Director Liu, you have to arrange a better time.

Of course, if you are willing to wait for a year, I will arrange it for you as the opening drama of next year! Director Liu said with a smile.

CCTV has a new year's drama every year. In 1998, the new year's drama was Water Margin, and in 1999, which has just entered, the new year's drama arranged is Yongzheng Dynasty, which is basically the most popular drama of the year. An influential hit.

Wu Yuchen was a little moved when he heard this. The status and reputation of the new year's drama are more resounding. But after thinking about it, he still said: Thank you, Director Liu, but our director Guo Baochang seems to be looking forward to the TV series being broadcast earlier.

Director Liu also roughly understood what Wu Yuchen meant, and still wanted to broadcast it as early as possible, and then sell the subsequent two or three rounds to collect the funds.

In that case, Director Wu, I will arrange The Mansion Gate to be broadcast on Channel One in May.

Okay, thank you, Director Liu, for taking care of me!

Wu Yuchen is quite satisfied with this time. There are several months before Yongzheng Dynasty and it will not be affected much.

Here, Wu Yuchen had just returned to Miracle Film and Television after talking about Mansion Gate when he saw Li An waiting for him in the company with a frown on his face.