Chapter 150, teaching young people what it means to be down-to-earth

At this time.

In Beijing, the planning of "The Lotus Lantern" is also underway, and both auditions and casting of other roles are proceeding in full swing.

Yu Mingsheng and Zhang Xingda sat around discussing where to choose the other supporting roles, like the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, who were all chosen from the "old actors" of the Central Circle and the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Next to him is the screenwriter Ye Jiunian, who is the main creator and writer of the script of "The Lotus Lantern".

After discussing these supporting roles, we began to discuss the positioning and selection of the main characters, among which was the open casting of Erlang Shen.

"Jiao Junen, choose him, he is the Erlang Shen in my heart." Ye Jiunian looked at the photos of several auditioners and said with emotion: "When I watched "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li" at the beginning, I felt that his appearance was definitely my Erlang Shen."

"Hahaha, Liu Yehong is not bad either." At this moment, Zhang Xingda is still more optimistic about Liu Yehong.

His status is slightly lower than Jiao Junen's back then.

But that was the Jiao Junen of that year, not the Jiao Junen of today.

"He looks too evil." Yu Mingsheng paused and said, "He looks too rogue, unlike Jiao Junen. He is handsome and very handsome."

"His 'Li Xun Huan' back then was a character with a little bit of divinity, and he traveled the world with invincible martial arts. Liu Yehong has played too many ruffian-like roles."

Yu Mingsheng's meaning is very clear.

He was not very optimistic about Liu Yehong, or rather, it was he who actively recommended Jiao Junen to join the group.

He is quite optimistic about Li Xunhuan and Jiao Junen's Erlang Shen.

"Actually, Liu Yehong's is pretty good too."

Ye Jiunian also echoed from the side.

He thinks both Jiao Junen and Liu Yehong are good.

"Both are good, so let's give high scores to both. That's good." Zhang Xingda said as he watched the Nine-Year Screenwriter from the side.

In fact, Zhang Xingda was still a little puzzled about why Yu Mingsheng gave Ye Jiunian such a large degree of autonomy in choosing.

There is a consensus in the industry that screenwriters have no human rights.

The same should be true for screenwriter Zhang Jiunian.

However, Yu Mingsheng gave him a lot of rights. For example, he had a lot of say in selecting Erlang Shen this time.

I don't know what's the point of giving him such a big say.

"This." Ye Jiunian lowered his head in embarrassment at this moment.

Then Yu Mingsheng next to him spoke first.

"Mr. Zhang, I also think that both sides have their merits. The result will depend on the audition results of both sides."

"Alright, you're the ones auditioning anyway, and I've already expressed my opinion. Liu Yehong is OK, and Jiao Junen is not bad either. Although Liu Yehong's foundation is not that solid and he debuted relatively late, he has an unparalleled advantage. He has great connections in the Beijing circle. Li Mo from the Beijing circle is his mother's relative."

"We in the CCTV circle don't have to care about the Beijing circle, but there are always people with backing over there."

"Li Modu, he's not just an ordinary Beijinger. He's a veteran artist with a good background." Yu Mingsheng touched his chin. "But I'll also look at the audition results as to the final result. In the end, I'll choose the role based on suitability and the smooth filming of the entire TV series. I absolutely cannot compromise on this."

"I can only say that under the same performance conditions, I would give priority to Liu Yehong."

Zhang Xingda also nodded. After hearing what he said, he felt relieved.

Without any selfish desire, choose the best role.

Express the best film and television effects.

This is the most important thing the creative team needs to do.

This is what Zhang Xingda must expect them to be able to do.

Although he didn't understand why Yu Mingsheng gave Ye Jiunian so much power, he trusted Yu Minsheng himself very much, so even if he did this, he would only have some complaints, but it did not stop him from making the choice.

"It turns out that screenwriters have no human rights." Ye Jiunian was distressed at this moment.

Although the producer's attitude didn't surprise him too much.

After all, it’s not been a day or two since screenwriters in the industry have no human rights.

Some things you just have to get used to.

“Hahahahaha, maybe he hasn’t seen how talented you are, Brother Ye, so he’s like this.” Yu Mingsheng smiled and said, “You are one of the soul figures of our Baolian Lantern.”

Especially after reading Ye Jiunian's script.

He knew that Ye Jiunian was definitely the soul of the Precious Lotus Lantern, an absolutely indispensable soul.

At this time when mythology and fantasy scripts are declining , current mythology and fantasy dramas are really too weak. They are basically the same old stories like Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, repeated over and over again.

The Lotus Lantern is a second-tier mythological story after Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods, but overall it is still quite niche. This is how mythological themes are. Small investments cannot produce good results. If I have a large investment, why don’t I go with Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods, which are such safe themes.

Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods are the absolute overlords of mythology and fantasy themes. They are absolutely the overlords!

At present, we are all ants under the overlord.

The Lotus Lantern is nothing more than a story about Chenxiang splitting a mountain to save his mother. There's nothing special about it. Only the Lotus Lantern animation produced by Shanghai Film Studio at that time has a certain degree of popularity. Otherwise, it might not even be considered a second-tier legendary story.

Ye Jiunian made his own original creation on the story of Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother, and fabricated a Precious Lotus Lantern with a different core.

A good script is definitely worth a fortune.

"Thank you Director Yu. I will also try my best to select our Erlang Shen from these three audition actors."

Ye Jiunian was also very grateful for director Yu Mingsheng's appreciation.

"Oh yeah. Three!"

At this moment Yu Mingsheng slapped his head.

It’s not that I forgot, there were three actors who auditioned.

It’s mainly because of this third place, he really feels like a runner-up.

Neither Liu Yehong nor Jiao Jun'en looked like they would lose to this young man.

It’s not about what Li Yun is like.

On the contrary, Yu Mingsheng is still very optimistic about Li Yun's future.

This appearance.

This acting talent.

At the age of 40, there is an 80% chance that I can catch up with Jiao Junen's pace. If I don't have the burden of being an idol, maybe I can meet the top-notch ones before I am 50.

This was the highest praise he had ever given to a young person.

A young man with no resources or background, who relies solely on his own efforts.

Being able to achieve this is already quite shocking.

Don’t think Jiao Junen’s position is easy to come by.

Back then, he was able to be so affectionate towards Ximen Wuhen. That shows his professional ability. It is precisely because of his real strength that he was not completely overwhelmed by the popularity of the idol group.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6-9!

Let’s get back to Li Yunlai.

It is also because they feel that Li Yun is too young and is not suitable to compete with Jiao Junen and Liu Yehong now.

Let the young man fly on his own for a while longer.

As for the Precious Lotus Lantern this time, it might be a small lesson for his arrogant decision.

It will definitely not be without gain.

This time, perhaps, will teach this young man what it means to be down-to-earth.

Take it one step at a time.

You have to eat your meal one bite at a time.

At this moment in Taiwan, Jiao Junen is also doing his work to prepare for the role, surrounded by mythological stories.

Of course, these stories were read to me by my daughter.

"It is said that Erlang appeared as the Holy Lord. He is also called, called. How do you pronounce these two words, called mother?"

"It's called Guanjiangkou. According to legend, Erlang Shen is worshipped in this place."

"Come and read with me, guan, guan"

"Dad, dad, how do you pronounce this word?"

"This is pronounced as jiu, which means uncle."

Jiao Junen caressed his two daughters' heads lovingly, and while reading the script, he did not forget to teach his daughters how to read and write.

This kind of deep love between father and daughter is indeed touching. Even Jiao Junen's agent couldn't help but think that it was for these two little ones that Jiao Junen retired for many years. It was not until now that the turmoil of that year has almost passed that he made a comeback.

Maybe it’s because his daughter is in elementary school and he can really get away from some things, so he chose to make a comeback.

This is what Jiao Junen is like, a man who puts his family first.

But unfortunately, such a handsome, successful and responsible man experienced a failed marriage, and this failed marriage almost ruined his career.

But it doesn’t matter, there is a chance now.

Nowadays, Jiao Junen is reviewing various mythological stories, copying and extracting their personalities, and making them the prototypes of the characters.

“Extracting the divinity from the legend creates Erlang Shen. What I want to embody is that almighty god, that cold and indifferent god, who upholds justice and order, and is aloof, cold and ruthless.” At this moment, Jiao Junen also summed up the main character traits of the Erlang Shen he was going to interpret.

Extract the images from the legends.

It seems to be in sharp contrast with the liveliness and wildness of Sun Wukong. The image of Erlang Shen has always been cold-blooded and full of a sense of order.

Just follow it and you won’t go wrong.

At this time, Jiao Junen's agent said.

"Your opponent this time is Liu Yehong."

"I know, he's not as famous as me." At this time, Jiao Junen smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal."

At this moment, the agent still seemed to be hesitant to speak.

It is indeed a bit stressful to make a comeback after so many years of silence.

At this time, Jiao Junen also added.

"Besides, there is a new generation."

"Don't worry about that. I'm here to run with you. Just pay attention to this Liu Yehong."

As the agent was speaking, Jiao June was stroking his chin, not knowing what he was thinking.

Running with me? "Dad, is this person Song Qingshu? I like him so much."

At this time, the little girl pulled her father's clothes and spoke in a low voice.

The agent said so, and Jiao Junen's daughter also said so. Jiao Junen then detached himself from the situation and immersed himself in the role.

Reread that feeling.

"A completely ruthless God of Justice, no, no, you are both ruthless and merciless, ruthless and yet affectionate, that is your emotion"

At this moment, Li Yun looked at the middle-aged scholar accompanying him.

Elegant and dashing.

Seemingly heartless but actually affectionate.

(End of this chapter)