Chapter 335 Fixed Angle
Lu Yang mentioned the candidate for the male lead to Gu Wei a few days ago. After Gu Wei gave him some suggestions, Lu Yang found Wu Jing on the same day and planned to discuss it with him.

"Zhao Wenzhuo is a good candidate. We are a bit similar. We both started out in Hong Kong Island and then returned to the mainland..."

Hearing Wu Jing talking non-stop, Lu Yang couldn't help but pout, "Old Wu, that's enough, don't talk about the past, now his development is definitely better than yours, at least there are investors who want him to be the male lead."

Hearing this, Wu Jing smiled awkwardly and said nothing. To be honest, there was indeed a gap between him and the other party. The other party entered the industry two years earlier than him and had worked with directors such as Xu Ke and Wu Ziniu. He had played the leading role in more movies and TV series than him.

"I thought you would choose Zhang Zhen!" Fortunately, Wu Jing was thick-skinned enough. Even though Lu Yang retorted a few words, he didn't take it seriously. He asked back and changed the subject.

"Both are good, but Director Gu prefers Zhao Wenzhuo. As you know, the director has never liked actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was previously reported by the media there that there are very few actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan who can work with the director."

The two of them discussed for a long time in the office and finally decided on the male lead for "The Blade of the Assassin".

At the same time, after the audition, Zhao Wenzhuo felt that the director might have forgotten about his audition for "Knife of the Assassin". According to past experience, even if the director could not give a reply on the spot after the audition, he would send a letter within a few days afterwards.

But now more than half a month has passed, and no one has informed me whether it succeeded or not.

"Sigh." Zhao Wenzhuo, who has not been able to join the filming crew recently and has to stay at home, sighed unconsciously, "It's good this way, I have time to spend with my family." He himself didn't believe what he said. As an actor, the saddest thing is to have no movies to shoot, especially when he is in his prime.

"Do you want me to find someone to ask for you? No matter what the result is, at least there is an answer." The speaker is Zhao Wenzhuo's wife Zhang Danlu. Since the two got married in 06, Zhang Danlu has retired from the entertainment industry and become a housewife.

To be honest, when it comes to the name Zhang Danlu, many netizens probably don’t know who she is. But when it comes to the TV series "Idle Ma Dajie", most people probably have seen it. Zhang Danlu played Niu Xiaoling in the TV series.

"No need. If it works out, that would be great. If not, I'll stay at home and accompany you and our son." Zhao Wenzhuo held his wife's hand and said gently.

The two have been married for many years and have always had a good relationship. For Zhao Wenzhuo, who has had a memorable relationship, the appearance of Zhang Danlu makes up for some of the regrets in his heart.

At this moment, the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang. Zhao Wenzhuo picked it up and saw that it was a call from his agent.

"Hurry up and answer it, maybe there will be good news." Zhang Danlu said beside him.

"Wen Zhuo, there's a letter from Director Lu Yang. Get ready. We need to go over there again."

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On the other hand, compared to Zhao Wenzhuo, Wan Qian felt a little confused at this moment.

Wan Qian, born in 82, graduated from the undergraduate acting class of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In 2002, she starred in her first TV series "The Golden Lock", and officially entered the entertainment industry. In 2005, she participated in "The Court of Justice 2".

Although she has participated in two works, Wan Qian currently has no fame in the circle. As an actress who is about to turn 30, time is life.

In the entertainment industry, it is often said that one should become famous as early as possible. This is especially important for actresses. The shelf life of female stars is shorter than that of male stars. After the age of 35, many female stars can only play other people's mothers on the big screen.

But at this moment, today, Wan Qian received a call from Gu Wei. When she heard the other party say that he was Gu Wei, the word "liar" popped up in Wan Qian's mind.

Who is Gu Wei? He is a famous director in the circle. How can he have his own phone number and call himself?

"Hey, don't hang up. I'm really Gu Wei. I'm calling to ask if you have time. I'd like to invite you to come to Xingchen Film and Television Company." At this moment, Gu Wei on the other end of the phone had a look of helplessness. He had finally found the other party's phone number, but ended up being treated as a liar. If he told this to other people, probably no one would believe it.

Even after hanging up the phone, Wan Qian still couldn't believe it, so she called her agent.

"What?" An exaggerated voice came from the other side, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it. Go and see for yourself."

The agency that Wan Qian signed with is Shanghai Guangtuo Culture Development Co., Ltd. The company is not big, but there are many such agencies in the circle, and the artists under it are also a few big cats and small ones.

Fortunately, the company has an agent, so Wan Qian can at least find someone to go with her, and she feels a little more confident.

There weren't really any good movies in the March schedule, starting with the Canadian import "Sacrifice", followed by "The Invitation" and "Kill the Irishman", but most of them had average box office results.

On the contrary, "Single Men and Women" starring Gao Yuanyuan and Principal Gu is scheduled to be released at the end of the month, and many fans are looking forward to it online.

One is the "beautiful girl" and the other is the "ordinary" Principal Gu. Their looks alone can attract many audiences to the cinema.

Everyone in the industry has their eyes on the historical war blockbuster "Warring States" scheduled to be released in April, and Starlight Entertainment is also making every effort to promote it.

In the latest version of the trailer, Jing Tian has become the promotional center, while Sun Honglei, Wu Zhenyu and others seem to be supporting roles.

Many people only know about the production of movies, but have only a vague concept of promotion and marketing. Most people only think of it as advertisements before the movie is released.

In fact, a good promotion plays a very important role in a movie.

As we all know! Publicity and distribution are actually two concepts, publicity and distribution. These two tasks are generally directed and arranged by two departments of a company. "Publicity" is mainly for the audience, and "distribution" is mainly for theaters and cinemas.

If you imagine a movie as a football team!

Production—forward, publicity—midfielder, distribution—defender, broadcast—goalkeeper.

It is not enough to have a good forward without a competent center. It is even worse to have a good forward and center but a confused guard.

With the development of the Internet, the era of online information explosion has also arrived. The role of publicity has become particularly critical and has an increasingly important role in the success of the film. At this time, producers and directors have begun to pay special attention to the publicity work. Obviously, the publicity of "Warring States" has grasped the essence. On the one hand, it has promoted the special effects of Xingchen Film and Television, and on the other hand, it has promoted the character setting. The clips released are also praised by everyone for Jing Tian's improvement in acting skills. Not to mention, it really attracted a considerable number of fans.

In terms of TV dramas, "Capital Love Story" and "Palace" are about to come to an end. The ratings of the former have reached a new level, and its highest audience share even exceeded 15 points.

The latter's ratings once surpassed "Capital Love Story" due to its novel subject matter and especially its finale.

So much so that "Startling by Each Step", a drama with the same theme, received a lot of attention before it was even aired.

"It is reported that the Qing Dynasty palace drama "Startling by Each Step" of the same type as "Palace" will be released in the second half of the year."

In the field of TV dramas, Tangren is undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to promotional methods. Before the TV series was even aired, it began to promote "Startling by Each Step" by leveraging the popularity of "Palace".

However, just as netizens were paying attention to "Startling by Each Step", Tangren Film and Television announced its latest TV drama project.

"Following "Chinese Paladin 1" and "Chinese Paladin 3", Tangren Films will once again shoot a TV series adapted from an online game, "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky."

No matter what other TV drama companies in the industry think, there is one thing everyone has to admit, that is, when it comes to adapting games into TV dramas, Tangren Film and Television is undoubtedly the most successful.

In an instant, the attention of countless netizens was attracted by Tangren’s announcement.

Think about the "Chinese Paladin 1" and "Chinese Paladin 3", each of them was a hit and made a large number of actors famous.

For a time, many female artists in the industry paid attention to it. After all, there were the two examples of Liu Yifei and Yang Mi. Both of them had starred in the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series, and both of them became popular actresses in the circle.

However, before some celebrity artists could inquire about the news, Cai Yinong of Tangren Film and Television announced the cast of the TV series.

"The TV series will star Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Liu Shishi, Jiang Jinfu, Guli Nazha and others, and is scheduled to start filming in May."

This news has caused a lot of actors to feel uneasy. As expected, Tangren rarely gives opportunities to outsiders.

However, what surprised netizens and actors in the industry was that there were two newcomers in this cast.

"Guli Nazha is the one who is called "the most beautiful new student of Beijing Film Academy."

The news that Tangren Film and Television signed Guli Nazha was reported before, so it is normal to use artists under its own company.

"Who is Jiang Jinfu? I've never heard of him."

Later, a careful netizen revealed that this person, who was admitted to the Shanghai Theatre Academy with the first place in 09, was discovered by Tangren Film and Television before he graduated.

"He's a bit like Hu Ge, but his looks aren't as good as Hu Ge's."

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"Teacher Zhao, then it's settled. You need to join the team by the end of the month at the latest. Is that okay with the time?"

In Xingchen Film and Television Company, Lu Yang and Wu Jing stood up and shook hands with Zhao Wenzhuo. There was a thick stack of documents on the table.

"Thank you, director. The schedule is fine."

On the other side, Zhao Wenzhuo and his agent, who had already signed the contract, were beaming with joy. Zhao Wenzhuo really cherished the opportunity to work with a great director like Lu Yang.

“In fact, I really like the style of Hong Kong martial arts films from the 1980s and 1990s, with fierce fighting and beautiful movements.

It's a pity that the martial arts film market is declining now, and it's a luxury to make such a classic martial arts film again."

After the cooperation was settled, the relationship between the two parties unknowingly became a step closer, and Lu Yang also spoke some of his true feelings.

Everyone present nodded frequently after hearing this, especially Zhao Wenzhuo and Wu Jing. They came to Hong Kong Island in the early 90s and caught up with the end of the glorious Hong Kong film era, so they can be said to have experienced it firsthand.

To be honest, not only Lu Yang, but most of the audiences are full of nostalgia for the Hong Kong martial arts films of the 1970s and 1980s.

Whether it is the fighting scenes in "New Dragon Inn" or the performances of Li Lianjie and Lin Qingxia in "New Smiling Proud Wanderer", every move represents the word "jianghu".

Jianghu, what is Jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is Jianghu. It is indeed nostalgic.

"Hey, I've said too much. Although our movie is mixed with a lot of patriotism, I still want to shoot a martial arts movie with a unique style. I will have to trouble Teacher Zhao when the time comes."

"Director Lu, you're too polite. Now that I've accepted the script, I will definitely put all my energy into making this movie well and try not to disappoint you and Director Wu."

When saying this, Zhao Wenzhuo also glanced at Wu Jing deliberately.

When he learned that the other party was the assistant director of the crew, he felt a little sad. It is really difficult to make a living in the martial arts industry. Those who have some connections have chosen to transform. Unfortunately, he is just a simple actor and is not suitable for the directing industry.

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(End of this chapter)