This is different from the press conference for The Return of the Condor Heroes, where there were loud drums and gongs, blasting firecrackers, waving red flags, and huge crowds of people, with all the creators looking happy.

Two of them were quite depressed at this time!

Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming!

Half of this depression comes from Zhang Yuan and half comes from the bearded man.

Let’s talk about the bearded man first. When doing things, he always uses people in the front instead of behind.

If there is something wrong, it’s Xiao Tiantian, and if there is nothing wrong, it’s Mrs. Niu.

If you don't need Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming, then you should tell them early.

Hey, you are no longer needed, so why are you in such a hurry?

He called to notify right before the press conference... It's not really an announcement, it's a notification, which shows his attitude.

Inform the two actors that the male lead of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been decided.

They must be dissatisfied!
Why use Zhang Yuan?
The bearded man's answer was very simple. He told Nie Yuan to ask Ma Zhongjun if he had any questions, and told Huang Xiaoming to ask Wang Zhonglei if he had any questions. His answer was so blunt.

Huang Xiaoming called Wang Zhonglei to ask.

He was very polite when he asked, partly because the two Wang brothers, Huayi, were well-known for their outward behavior.

On the other hand, Shi Xue, the big boss behind him who brought him up, has fallen.

This guy has been prosecuted for financial fraud, corruption and other crimes, and his trial will go to the end of the year.

A few years later, Shi Xue was sentenced to life imprisonment with a two-year reprieve.

Huang Xiaoming had originally planned well. The big boss here fell, and Hua Yi just happened to fall in love with him, which meant that the transition was seamless and his career continued to flourish.

But with a "click", Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared and interrupted his career!
Now that the previous backer has fallen and the next backer has not yet fully arrived, he naturally dares not speak too loudly.

"I have discussed this with Big Beard. Let Zhang Yuan shoot this film first. We will consider your matter later."

"Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

Huang Xiaoming threw down his phone, feeling indignant!

What use will it be in the future?

Now it's over!
Besides, I have been promoting the role of Yang Guo for half a year, and suddenly I was replaced. I don’t care about my face!

Moreover, the bearded man clearly took two million from him, but he didn’t get the job done and he still refused to return the money!

Zhang Jizhong is a Pixiu. You are dreaming about making him spit out the money he has eaten!
They said it was counted as the fee for playing the leading role in the future.

This made Master Huang angry.

I spent years of savings and turned down a lot of plays, but what’s the result?

I was treated like a monkey for half a year!
He was furious. He was a professional actor, had played the leading role in many hit dramas, and had finally made it to where he is today. Why was he replaced by an actor who came from a grassroots background and was younger than him?
He thought that he had met Zhang Yuan before during the audition and the other party was very polite to him at that time.

He didn't treat the other person as a person at all.

But how come things have changed so much in just a few months?
With his intelligence, he still hasn't figured out how he lost.

The other end.

Nie Yuan also went to ask Boss Ma.

"You also know what happened in the crew of 'Little Fish and Flower' before. If he hadn't handled it properly, the company would have suffered a great loss."

"In addition to private communication, Producer Zhang and I both think that he is very suitable for the role of Yang Guo."

"Don't worry, the company will find you an opportunity later, don't worry."

Nie Yuan put down his phone and touched his forehead, which was covered in cold sweat!

After listening to what Boss Ma said, unlike Huang Xiaoming, he did not feel angry, but only fear.

At this moment, he seemed to see a picture in his mind.

He and Huang Xiaoming were at loggerheads in the snow over a pot of steaming, fragrant braised lamb on the stove.

At this time, Zhang Yuan suddenly ran out.

"Don't fight, don't fight..."

Then he raised his hand and took away the pot of braised lamb.

"I'll take it away, and you won't fight."

Before leaving, he even turned off the stove, saying that he was worried that they would feel too hot.

Well, Huang Xiaoming and I are both done for, we really can’t fight anymore…

He differs from Huang Xiaoming in two aspects.

First of all, he is more cunning than Brother Xiao Ming.

Secondly, he and Zhang Yuan are old acquaintances.

So he knew very well that this kid must have used some tricks!
But he didn't know whether he understood this method or not.

People always fear the unknown, and he is no exception now.

But that was only a small part of the reason for his fear.

The main reason was that he felt that Zhang Yuan seemed to be "hunting" him!
"A Chinese Ghost Story helped me move from being the second male lead to being a special guest."

"Now The Return of the Condor Heroes is even better, it just killed my leading actor!"

He thought that if he exposed the fact that Huang Xiaoming gave money to Big Beard, the other party would be disabled, and once the other party was disabled, he would be safe.

But after talking to Boss Ma, he felt that losing the role of Yang Guo was a small matter.

"From what Boss Ma said, he doesn't want to sign Zhang Yuan to the company, does he?"

Nie Yuanxin said that even if he couldn't act in "The Return of the Condor Heroes", with his current ability and popularity, he would still be the number one in Ciwen.

But if Zhang Yuan also comes, will he still have a chance to survive?

I'm afraid that in the future I can only pick up scripts that he doesn't want, play roles that he doesn't want, or even just play a supporting role for him!
Then what am I doing here?

Now Nie Yuan, who was hiding in Ciwen and shivering, had only one thought in his mind.

"Don't come over here!"

……

Zhang Yuan didn't have time to care about the thoughts of these two "defeated generals".

As soon as the press conference was over, he and the bearded man went to a nearby high-end teahouse.

Zhao Decai had been waiting here for a long time.

After Zhang Yuan introduced the two to each other, he found an excuse to leave, leaving the two to chat alone.

Just like a blind date, the matchmaker cannot always be there.

It's okay when talking about love, but when discussing business and conditions, a matchmaker is not suitable to get involved.

Because the matchmaker is always present, it is not good for both parties.

The first person who was too deeply involved was called Wang Po, and she was skinned alive in the end.

After a long time, when Zhang Yuan was about to fall asleep, the two of them laughed, walked out of the private room arm in arm, or in cahoots.

One look at the expression and it was clear that they had already reached a PY deal.

While the bearded man went to the bathroom, Zhang Yuan and Zhao Decai chatted briefly.

"How much do you want?"

"Thirty percent."

"Thirty percent profit, that's not much..." Zhang Yuan said as he thought.

"It's 30% of the project payment."

Huh... Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, worthy of being a bearded man.

Assuming the total project value is 10 million, the bearded man will have to take 3 million directly.

He is really good at making money!
However, Zhang Yuan is an expert after all, and he has a general idea of ​​it.

Even so, Zhao Decai will not lose money.

But the profits will be very low.

They have to rely on constantly issuing "visas" during the project and finding reasons to add additional funds to make profits.

"I'm not afraid of getting paid more, because it's hard to get into the scenic spot engineering business."

"Besides, the industry has been developing very fast in recent years, so it's not a problem to earn less. It's more important to enter the industry, gain experience, and build relationships with the owners of the film and television studios."

Zhao Decai is quite generous and is not likely to fall out with others for a little bit of profit.

"What do you think about the one who helped build the bridge?" Boss Zhao didn't forget him.

"Forget about mine. The bearded man is making so much money, it's not easy for you either." Zhang Yuan resolutely declined.

"Besides, we are going to start a company together with that screenwriter, so you can just help me out when the time comes."

Zhao Decai was also a man of the world, and he understood as soon as he heard it.

It seems that my brother is not completely confident in that hermaphroditic screenwriter named Yu Zheng.

"I see. You are so generous. I will buy you a drink later."

[Received thanks from Zhao Decai, XX length +0.2, XX thickness +0.2, XX durability +1! ]

Zhang Yuan took a look at the attributes given by Fatty Zhao. This is not more valuable than the kickback!

"I thank you on behalf of Cheng Hao and the others." Zhang Yuan patted his shoulder.

After saying goodbye to him, Zhang Yuan still hadn't finished his work for the day.

He rushed to his office with the bearded man.

The press conference is over, but we still have to take makeup photos and promotional photos and sign contracts.

"Hello, Sissi."

"Hello Aunt Liu."

When we arrived at the office, Liu's mother and daughter were already waiting there.

He can take the final makeup photos by himself, but what's the use of taking the promotional photos with only Yang Guo? Of course, The Return of the Condor Heroes must be together.

He called Liu Xixi over. "I'm going to put on makeup and change into my costume first. See you later." He smiled and waved at Liu Xixi.

"Yeah." Xixi also poked her head out, raised her arms and waved vigorously.

They were both very happy, except Liu Xiaoli who was confused.

She has been stunned ever since she received the call from the bearded man.

"what!"

"Let Zhang Yuan play Yang Guo!"

Liu Xiaoli didn't understand.

She knew some inside information about Big Beard, Ciwen and Huayi.

Because of this, I could never have imagined this ending.

"This play and this role are highly sought after."

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoli informed her daughter about this matter.

"Oh, okay."

But there was no sign of surprise on his daughter's face.

"Don't you find it strange that Zhang Yuan suddenly plays Yang Guo?"

"What's so strange about that?" Liu Qianqian was holding a horn comb and trying to smooth out her waist-length hair, which was composed of thick and fine hair.

"He told me a few months ago..." Liu Qianqian stopped talking halfway and changed her words: "He is a better match than Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming."

Although Zhang Yuan made a bet with her at that time, she also said that she believed he could do it.

But then was the past, and now is the present.

Believing and actually doing it are two different things.

Besides, she couldn't let her mother know about the ambiguous bet with Zhang Yuan, so she changed her mind with rare wit.

"It doesn't matter whether it's appropriate or not." Liu Xiaoli bit her thumb nail, an action exactly the same as her daughter's.

"It's really amazing that a young man without a great background can rise up in the chaos!"

"You have to know that the opponents he defeated all graduated from formal schools, debuted earlier than him, became famous earlier than him, had a bigger background than him, and had the support of companies behind them."

"Even so, he still got the role."

Liu Xiaoli thinks Zhang Yuan is amazing.

And as a dancer herself, she would not attribute her success entirely to luck.

"He must have done something, but we don't know it."

She reflected that in order for her daughter to play the leading role, a huge price had to be paid.

With Zhang Yuan's current strength, he probably cannot afford the same price.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that he is not an ordinary person.

I even felt a rare bit of admiration for him.

However, her heart sank when she looked at her daughter, who was in a very good mood after learning that Zhang Yuan had won the role of Yang Guo. She was so happy that she started humming a song and nodding her head.

"I have to live with that kid for several more months..."

"Fortunately, I will be with you the whole time, otherwise, with that kid's style, something bad would happen."

With this mentality, Liu Xiaoli felt complicated when she met Zhang Yuan.

She respected Zhang Yuan for being able to fight his way out of the encirclement on his own, but she had to be on guard against him.

It's very contradictory.

Here, Zhang Yuan, who had already changed into his clothes in the dressing room, came to the photography green screen and planned to take the final photos.

Producer Zhang Jizhong and director Yu Min were both present.

"Very spirited." The bearded man took one look at his hair tied up in a blue robe and praised him.

"He is better than the other two, especially in terms of body shape." Director Yu Min said softly, "Not only is his posture more upright, but his standing and walking postures are also more balanced."

“It seems to have a basis in opera.”

"That's right."

"However, there are also disadvantages." Yu Min immediately said.

"Makeup artist, make Zhang Yuan's face makeup darker and darker. He is too fair now."

"Okay!" the makeup artist nodded in response.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan raised his hand at this time.

"Director Yu, why did you make me look black?"

"Ok?"

Yu Minxin said, I am the director, so what I say is what it is, why are you asking so many questions.

"The black spots are more in line with the character." Yu Min made up an excuse without thinking.

"That's not right!" Zhang Yuan stopped him again, which surprised him very much.

"No matter from the plot or the character, Yang Guo is not a bad guy."

"Let's talk about the characters first."

"The book says that Yang Kang had a face as white as jade and lips as red as rouge."

"Mu Nianci is extremely beautiful, with bright eyes, white teeth, and a pretty face. Her face is also rosy, and her shy look is very cute."

"Neither of the couple has a dark face. On the contrary, they should be fair and clean, with appearance and temperament far superior to ordinary people."

"So from a genetic point of view, Yang Guo cannot be black."

"If Yang Guo is black, then Yang Kang is green."

"From the plot point of view, Yang Guo entered the ancient tomb at the age of 14 and came down the mountain at nearly 18 o'clock."

"How could your skin be dark after staying in an ancient tomb where there is no sunlight for four years?"

"In fact, it should be a bit morbidly white to be more in line with the character setting."

From this perspective, there is indeed nothing wrong with the image of the human protagonist in the Bai Gu version.

Yu Min glanced at the bearded man next to him. This guy was so cheerful just now, why did he suddenly become serious?
There are actually two reasons for Zhang Yuan's sudden change of personality.

First of all, he was well aware that there were several issues with Big Beard's version of Yang Guo that had always been criticized.

Firstly, Huang Xiaoming deliberately made himself darker, looking dirty, and his character image was not handsome enough.

Secondly, as Mr. Jin Yong said, his Yang Guo was too greasy in the ancient tomb, and it seemed as if he was teasing his master.

When Huang Xiaoming is serious, there is actually no big problem with his acting.

So these two problems actually arise from the arrangements made by the director team.

He knew there was a trap, so of course he had to avoid it!
This is being responsible for yourself.

I come to your place to film to become famous, not for the pay?
You only pay a few dollars for the film!
In fact, Zhang Yuan knew clearly that the main reason why the director team made Yang Guo become darker was because the bearded man was trying to compete with the Bai Gu and Li Ruotong version of The Return of the Condor Heroes.

The other person was shockingly white, so he wanted to make him darker, intentionally creating a contrast.

Yu Min and the bearded man sucked their teeth.

Zhang Yuan had already produced the original text as evidence, so it was difficult for them to refute it.

"Zhang Yuan, Director Yu and I have our own understanding of the adaptation of Mr. Jin's novel."

The classic "I have my own understanding" is usually what people say when they are unreasonable.

“We can’t follow the original story exactly.”

"But we can't go against common sense!" Zhang Yuan deliberately acted as if he was not going to give in at all.

Holy shit... even the bearded guy was shocked. This kid now dares to pick a fight with me!
No, I... forget it.

Ma Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei both praised him, and I endured it.

The bearded man sighed unhappily. Seeing this, Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart and realized that the time was almost right.

"But I'm just an actor and I have to follow the director and producer's arrangements."

"Hey, that's right." The bearded man clapped his hands and thought that this boy is still the same boy and knows how to behave.

"Can you two please do this? Just a little darker, but not too much. Dark skin doesn't suit me. It won't look good and the audience won't like it."

Seeing that the other party gave in despite having reasonable grounds, Yu Min waved her hand and readily agreed.

The makeup artist made his face a little darker, making him look more sunny.

"Director Zhang, Director Yu."

"It will be troublesome to put on makeup every day during the filming. Why don't I take advantage of the opportunity of going to the island country recently to get some sun exposure."

"Try to be a little darker, so you can save the trouble of putting on makeup."

He was very sincere.

"Good, you have thought it through." The bearded man praised with a smile.

He is still obedient... Oh, that's not right!
"Where did you say you were going?"

“An island country.”

"Why are you going to the island country?"

"Filming." Zhang Yuan acted innocently: "Didn't I tell you?"

"It will probably take about three weeks to get to the island country."

The bearded man's eyes almost popped out.

Our martial arts training for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is about to begin, and you told me you were going to film!

This was the second reason why he deliberately confronted the two of them.

He wants to find an excuse to ask for leave... (End of this chapter)