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After the two bosses performed in love, they looked at the director and screenwriter with expressionless eyes, and asked them to give the most professional evaluation and choice of their careers.
Chen Xusheng and Zhuang Yingfan looked at each other, feeling a lot of pressure.
"You are both the boss, the investor, and the starring roles. I believe that the two of you know yourself best and know each other best." Seeing that the situation was not good, Director Chen Xusheng tactfully pushed the blame: "Whoever plays a fool and who plays a liar, You should discuss it yourself!"
Wen Zhuoyu said slowly, "You are the director, you must have a say in casting."
Gu Xihuai said firmly: "You are a screenwriter, you wrote this script, and you must have more say in the characters you create."
Zhuang Yingfan quickly shook his head: "I have no say. I am a screenwriter, and where do I have the right to speak. You also know the atmosphere in our circle. The screenwriter has the least right to speak."
Gu Xihuai: "..."
Wen Zhuoyu glanced at Gu Xihuai secretly, raised his eyebrows and asked the director, "What do you say?"
Chen Xusheng shook his head and smiled bitterly. In fact, in terms of appearance and temperament, Wen Zhuoyu's image is obviously closer to the role of a liar. From the first time we met, Director Chen Xusheng felt that Wen Zhuoyu had a kind of long-sleeved good dance, exquisite and smooth on all sides. Even if he doesn't show his face, he can make people trust him willingly. This is an actor's own trait, a trait that is difficult to make up for through acting alone.
But this does not mean that Gu Xihuai is suitable for acting as a fool. As he said himself, due to the limitations of appearance and acting skills, Gu Xihuai may not be able to play the role of a fool well. And this problem is not a problem for Wen Zhuoyu, who has perfect acting skills.
But Director Chen Xusheng had just met the liar played by Wen Zhuoyu. That kind of cynical sharpness and sense of alienation made Chen Xusheng's heart beat. He knew that if Wen Zhuoyu were to play the role of a liar, he would most likely present a classic textbook role.
In contrast, Gu Xihuai's later performance was obviously dwarfed by that.
"So you're going to play the fool?" Wen Zhuoyu looked at Gu Xihuai with an undisguised smile in his dark eyes: "Little fool."
Gu Xihuai: "..."
In the end, with the unanimous decision of several main creators, Gu Xihuai and Wen Zhuoyu finalized the role assignment - Wen Zhuoyu will play the liar, and Gu Xihuai will play the fool.
"The two male protagonists have been confirmed, what about the other characters?" Chen Xusheng chased after the victory, tapping the script while saying, "Especially the fool's family."
In the script, after the fool's parents were killed in a car accident, his uncle not only pocketed the compensation of the fool's parents, but also forcibly took over the house left by the fool's parents in the name of taking care of the fool. . The fool was kicked out of the house by his uncle's family and has been living on the streets since then. Neighbors couldn't stand it anymore, and they often helped the fool to make sure that the fool did not starve to death and freeze to death.
Later, the liar was moved by the simple kindness of the fool and decided to take good care of him. The first thing is to help the fool get his house back. And the confrontation between the liar and the fool's uncle is also the climax of the movie.
"So this role is very important!" Chen Xusheng looked at Wen Zhuoyu.
To catch Wen Zhuoyu's play, it is best to suppress Wen Zhuoyu's play.
Hearing Director Chen Xusheng's request, Wen Zhuoyu immediately thought of Songbai's face.
Chen Xusheng frowned: "It's too familiar, isn't it fresh?"
Since Wen Zhuoyu's debut, Songbai and Wen Zhuoyu have worked together too many times, and both of them are very familiar with each other's performances. Director Chen Xusheng thought that Song Bai couldn't suppress Wen Zhuoyu's play, and he obviously wanted to find an old actor with better acting skills than Song Bai to suppress Wen Zhuoyu. This brings more freshness and impact to the film.
Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai looked at each other. Screenwriter Zhuang Yingfan cleared his throat: "There is also an investment budget. I hope the investment in this film can reach 100 million. All shots are shot in real scenes, which will have a more atmosphere."
This is Zhuang Yingfan's habit. His scripts have always focused more on the stories of the little people. Most of the shooting scenes are set in the streets and alleys, and the least favorite is the recording studio. Because Zhuang Yingfan always felt that the recording studio was too fake, the actors could not fully take on the roles during the filming process.
In fact, if there are conditions, Zhuang Yingfan hopes that all actors can live as characters for a few months before starting the game, and are fully familiar with the environment of the characters' life including his interpersonal relationships. Only in this way can they perform better The core of the script.
However, this is not something that can be settled in one or two sentences. Ultimately, this issue was put on hold.
It was very late when we left the hotel. Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai were driving home, and on the way to the overnight market, Wen Zhuoyu suddenly felt a little thirsty: "I want to eat mung bean smoothie."
Wen Zhuoyu glanced at Gu Xihuai: "Fool, go buy me a bowl!"
Gu Xihuai was helpless: "...Does it have to be like this?"
Wen Zhuoyu teased: "This is more immersive. Right, fool?"
Gu Xihuai asked earnestly, "Then are you a liar?"
Wen Zhuoyu said casually, "You say I am what I am."
Gu Xihuai said: "I said you were. Because you deceived my heart."
Wen Zhuoyu spit out a mouthful of water and almost choked to death.
He looked at Gu Xihuai in disbelief, isn't this too earthy?
Chapter 86
In the next half month, several main creators successively finalized all the preparatory work for "Liar and Fool".Inspired by Wen Zhuoyu, screenwriter Zhuang Yingfan also made more reasonable and dramatic changes to some details in the script.Everything is ready, all that's left is to start the group.