Chapter 170 Beautiful Fox Demon
Suitable actors have already been chosen for most of the roles in the new film.

There are only a few that have not been decided, one of which is the actor who will play Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Tao Huimin had been used before, and her appearance was good, but due to schedule conflicts this time, Jiang Heng had to look for someone else.

People around him recommended him one after another, and Jiang Heng thought about it for a while and finally chose Liu Tao.

The second is the nine-tailed fox, the godmother of King Jinjiao and King Yinjiao. In the 86 version of Journey to the West, she was just an old, ugly demon with little fighting power.

But in the movie version, Jiang Heng intends to portray her as a graceful and beautiful fairy.

After all, there are too few female characters in the film, and Jiang Heng has to try his best to explore the charm of the characters. The old witch is obviously not likable.

There will always be audiences who like a tsundere female demon.

The description of this enchantress can be summed up in four words: "charming".

It's easier said than done, but it's not easy to find the right actors.

There used to be a lot of people like this in Hong Kong, but most of them have retired now.

There are a few who are still active, but they are too familiar to the audience and lack freshness, so Jiang Heng still plans to use newcomers.

After much thought, only two people are the most suitable.

One is Zhang Yuqi, who played Teacher Yuan in "CJ7" and Ruolan in "The Mermaid", and the other is Zhu Zhu, who has always been lukewarm.

At this moment, neither of them has officially debuted.

Zhang Yuqi has depended on her mother since she was a child. She signed a contract with Xinghui Company in May 02 and was admitted to the Shanghai Theatre Academy's Chinese Opera School in 5. Due to her mother's business failure, she could not afford the tuition for a while and had to sell her mother's wedding jewelry to continue her studies.

It was not until the filming of "CJ06" started in that her situation improved.

In comparison, Zhu Zhu was luckier. He was born into a military family, had a prominent background, and was not bad looking, but he was not popular.

Zhu Zhu has been on the list of "Top 100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World" selected by TC Candler of the United States many times, but she has little influence in China.

Jiang Heng thinks that we should respect the audience’s reaction!
After all, Ruolan, played by Zhang Yuqi in "The Mermaid", is so beautiful, charming and badass, and she looks so cool when she walks with such a strong aura!

Finally, he called Zhou Xingxing and told him that he wanted to borrow Zhang Yuqi.

Zhou Xingxing was extremely puzzled. "If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that there was such an actor in the company. How did you know?"

Jiang Hengxin said, it’s not easy to get a girl to sign with your company, you forgot about her if you weren’t careful.

Jiang Heng laughed and said, "My new film is in need of a more beautiful character. Last time, someone told me that there is a girl in your company who is naturally charming!"

"Really? I think she looks quite innocent!"

Zhou Xingxing said in surprise, but he himself didn't believe what he said.

Because he is so addicted to the movie, he doesn't care much about other things.

The company's affairs are basically managed by Tin Qi-man.

After agreeing to Jiang Heng, he quickly asked someone to find Tin Qiwen and asked if there was an artist named Zhang Yuqi in the company.
"Yes, Boss. She signed the contract two years ago. She's in school now. Why, do you want to ask her to come back?"

"No, well, let her come back!"

Zhou Xingxing finished speaking and explained, "Director Jiang heard about her from somewhere and wanted her to play a role."

Tin Kai Man showed a surprised expression, "Director Jiang heard about her? It must have been Yuen Tak or Yuen Wah who told him. These two old guys are now on the rise. Every time they come back, they are very ostentatious and invite a large group of people to eat and drink!"

In recent years, the Hong Kong film market has become increasingly sluggish, and a large number of cast and crew members have lost their jobs. Some are delivering food, some are working as laborers, some are driving taxis, and some are selling properties and insurance.

Yuan De and Yuan Hua not only have movies to shoot with Jiang Heng, but they are all big productions, and they also have a certain amount of power in their hands. I don't know how many people envy them.

Even Tin Kai Man had similar thoughts. The main reason was that Stephen Chow made too few films and was not very sociable in the industry. Therefore, although Tin Kai Man was in charge of the daily life of Star Emblem Company, few people followed him. He was somewhat envious of the glory of Yuen Tak and Yuen Wah.

Zhou Xingxing was too lazy to pay attention to all this. He originally wanted to let Zhang Yuqi go directly to Beijing to find Jiang Heng, but then he changed his mind and decided to let her come back to take a look!

He has been thinking about making a film about aliens and the love between father and son.

When he was a child, after his parents divorced, he lived with his mother, older sister and younger sister, and life was hard.

But when I grew up, I didn't have many complaints about my father.

After becoming famous, he bought a mansion for his father and hired servants.

As I get older, I miss the good times I spent with my father when I was a child.

He wanted to use a movie to commemorate that memory.

The script hasn't been written yet, let alone the female lead, but I subconsciously feel that there should be a beautiful, kind, and maternal female teacher in the film.

Within two days, Zhang Yuqi arrived in Hong Kong by plane from Shanghai and came to Xinghui Company.

She was completely confused at the moment and didn't know what was going on. After asking around, she found out that she hadn't heard that the company was going to make a new film.

But it should be a good thing that Stephen Chow is looking for her!

"Hello Director Zhou, Hello President Tian, ​​I am Zhang Yuqi!"

She is young and has a good figure. She bowed and greeted in her unique accent.

Zhou Xingxing was a little puzzled. This girl was only seventeen years old, but she had a unique aura of maturity and was indeed quite beautiful.

But he didn't talk to Zhang Yuqi. He nodded and said to Tian Qiwen: "You talk to her!"

"Ah, that's it, Director Jiang Heng, you know that, right?"

“Yes, I know!”

Zhang Yuqi felt like her heart was in her throat. Director Jiang Heng knew too much.

"Director Jiang is planning to shoot a new movie and needs a charming actress. I don't know how I heard about you, so I want you to go for an audition! Well, the company will arrange for an agent and an assistant to accompany you. If you are selected, the corresponding contract will be signed for you. Just follow the arrangements!"

Zhang Yuqi was extremely excited and said quickly, "Okay, thank you Director Zhou, thank you President Tian!"

Zhou Xingxing was too lazy to be polite and didn't know what to talk about with this girl.

With a serious expression, he said, "Go ahead and perform well!"

Zhang Yuqi reiterated that she would definitely perform well before leaving.

The next day, several people set off from Hong Kong Airport and took several hours to arrive in Beijing.

Before leaving, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video had been notified, and their own staff came to pick them up at the airport. After arranging them in the hotel, another day passed before they were brought to Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng took a look and was quite satisfied.

He also asked about Zhang Yuqi's dancing skills, and the girl danced a piece on the spot, and her performance was also good.

The only thing that's not so good is the sound, but it's not a big problem, we can just find someone to do the dubbing later.

The decision was immediately made to sign Zhang Yuqi to join the crew, where she played a charming nine-tailed fox demon.

Of course, as the godmother of Jinjiao and Yinjiao, her makeup must be older.

(End of this chapter)