Chapter 132 Changing Actors

"What's the matter? What exactly happened? Why are you all acting so weird?" Wang Shasha noticed that the staff were speaking hesitantly and walked out with confusion.

Inside the studio, Wang Shasha immediately spotted a strange yet familiar figure standing inside. He was exceptionally tall, exceptionally strong, and exceptionally... dark.

Wang Shasha was stunned for a moment before she recognized that the man was Mingxu.

"Mingxu?" Wang Shasha was stunned.

Mingxu greeted her with a smile, "It's me, I'm here. Where's your costume?"

Costume?

What kind of costume can fit your bear-like figure?

Wang Shasha was so angry that her face turned blue. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a while, and you've grown so fat and dark! Where have you been?"

Wang Shasha was going crazy. How could Mingxu look like his former handsome self? He was dark and burly, like a giant black bear. How could he look like the elegant and graceful young man from a noble family? He looked like a murderous robber! He didn't even need makeup to play a bandit leader!

"What can I do? If I don't have to film, of course I'll go on vacation." Mingxu answered happily.

"Mingxu, how can you act with me when you are so fat?" Wang Shuangshuang was not tall to begin with, and now standing next to the dark and fat Mingxu, she looked even smaller, like a rich girl and a bandit.

"Why can't we act together? Isn't this great?" Mingxu showed off his physique and said with satisfaction, "Don't you think I have the potential to be a general right now?"

"Fuck you! Look at yourself in the mirror and see how fat you are!"

"Where am I fat? Where am I fat?" Mingxu actually ran to the full-length mirror to look at himself.

Wang Shasha really wanted to slap him, "You've gained so much weight compared to before!"

Mingxu defended himself, "I was malnourished before, with a pale complexion. Now I have the healthiest physique ever. With my height, anyone under 200 pounds is considered thin. I still have a lot of room to improve my current weight."

Wang Shasha didn't want to talk, her heart ached a little.

Mingxu said to her sincerely, "After I knew I was going to play a general, I took this opportunity very seriously. In order to fit the image of Yang Zongbao, I reluctantly gained 18 pounds. Yang Zongbao comes from a family of military commanders. I've researched and found that generals in history were generally very strong, and some were particularly tall. Otherwise, how could they have wielded broadswords and charged into battle with weapons? And—"

Mingxu rolled up his sleeves and showed Wang Shasha his tanned arms. "See? Even my skin is perfect for my position. Ancient generals often led troops into battle, drilled daily, and without sunscreen, they were usually very dark from constant exposure to the sun. I even took this into consideration. Isn't that very professional? Doesn't it suit the image of Yang Zongbao?"

"It suits you like a dead head!" Wang Shasha couldn't stand it any longer. She was already petite, and in contrast, Mingxu was as big as a mountain. Standing next to him, she looked like a blade of grass on the mountain. How could such an image be suitable for playing a couple? "You're so dark that you don't even need makeup to play an African! Mingxu, are you doing this on purpose?"

"If you think this way, there's nothing I can do." Mingxu said helplessly.

Wang Shasha was so angry that she ran to Qiu Lihua's office and complained to him.

Facing Qiu Lihua's accusations, Mingxu was very sincere and said, "Maybe my understanding of what it means to be a descendant of a military family is wrong. If you don't like my current image, I can lose weight. Give me six months and I'll definitely be able to do it. With six months, I can also get a white complexion. But a pale and skinny pretty boy doesn't seem to fit the identity of a descendant of a military family..."

Half a year?

Wang Shuangshuang is in a hurry to finish filming, to air the movie, and to win awards. How can she spare half a year for Mingxu to lose weight and whiten his skin?

If the filming is to proceed as planned, the actor who plays the role of Yang Zongbao will have to be replaced.

Wang Shuangshuang thought about the suitable male artists in the station and decided to ask Lu Xinghe to play the role.

Although Lu Xinghe rarely plays ancient costume dramas, in this drama, Yang Zongbao is a supporting role to Mu Guiying and has few scenes. If Lu Xinghe is not good at fighting, it would be better to give him fewer fighting scenes.

So, Wang Shuangshuang asked Lu Xinghe to play the role.

Lu Xinghe's affair with Athena caused a lot of controversy, and although they later married, his image plummeted. Coupled with his married status, he was not well-received by some young female audiences. Recently, his roles have become less and less, and his roles have also changed from leading man to supporting actor.

Wang Shuangshuang invited him to play Yang Zongbao, which was his best role recently. It happened that he had no other work on, so Lu Xinghe agreed immediately.

Yang Zongbao's clothes were designed according to Mingxu's height and body shape. Lu Xinghe is a little shorter than Mingxu, so the costumes had to be modified.

Fortunately, there were not many places that needed to be changed, and the costumes were completed in just a few days. After Lu Xinghe tried on the makeup, Wang Shuangshuang looked at the final makeup photos and felt that she and Lu Xinghe were more compatible in terms of image.

Although Mingxu is good at acting and fighting, he is too tall and is not as harmonious as her and Lu Xinghe.

"It's a pleasant surprise." Wang Shasha was delighted.

The final makeup photos have been taken, other preliminary work has been prepared, the director has been recruited, and the team of "Mu Guiying" has been assembled.

Now all we need is the script. Once we have the script, we can start selecting other characters.

Wang Shasha put pressure on Yao Wenlong to write the script as soon as possible.

Yao Wenlong immediately called Hu Xiaoxiao to report on Wang Shasha and the "Mu Guiying" crew.

"Wang Shasha has invited Lu Xinghe to play Yang Zongbao, and the director and everything have been chosen." Yao Wenlong said, "Xiaoxiao, why don't I give her the revised script and let her play as much as she wants."

Although Hu Xiaoxiao told him that there was no need to change the script, the narrow-minded Yao Wenlong still wrote two scripts, especially a set of scripts containing only fighting scenes for Wang Shuangshuang.

Hu Xiaoxiao held the phone in one hand and selected a suitable lipstick from the storage box with the other. "Who is the director she hired?"

"Director Ge Songying is a director under Linda who is very good at shooting period costumes and women. However, although Director Ge can shoot women, he is much worse at shooting martial arts scenes. As long as the script has enough martial arts scenes, Director Ge's skills will not be able to be fully utilized."

Hu Xiaoxiao picked out the lipstick, put it aside, and said to Yao Wenlong on the other end of the phone, "Okay, I got it. You don't have to worry about Wang Shasha about the script. I'll go to the TV station to get the script tomorrow."

Yao Wenlong was overjoyed, "Xiaoxiao, are you also going to film "Mu Guiying"? "

"From the beginning to the end, I filmed it, and only I did it."

"But, Mr. Qiu..."

"Leave work early today, have a good night's rest, and you'll know the result tomorrow."