Chapter 344 The Man of Flowing Water
Liang Jiafeng's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with excitement, "Just add more scenes?"
"Can I join?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked.
"If Sister Xiao doesn't care about the character setting and has no other special requests besides adding more scenes, you can give Jiang Muyang more scenes and even increase the length of his scenes."
Hu Xiaoxiao recalled that Jiang Muyang hadn't made any other requests except for adding more scenes. "Okay, other than adding more scenes, you can do whatever you want."
Liang Jiafeng immediately started to think wildly, "If it were up to me, Sister Xiao, I'd like to combine the role of the male protagonist, Jiang Muyang, with the villain. The biggest villain in the second part would be the male protagonist. In the early part, the male protagonist is harmless, but in the later part, a big reversal occurs, and he is the mastermind behind all the evil..."
This way, there are more plot options to develop.
"The male protagonist turns into the villain?" Hu Xiaoxiao wondered if it was possible.
Liang Jiafeng laughed and said, "How handsome the face is, how cruel the heart is, Sister Xiao, maybe the movie audience will like this too."
Hu Xiaoxiao sounds interesting. Such a reversal of roles has appeared in TV dramas before. A handsome and upright young man suddenly took on a role of a cruel and vicious villain. He was so cruel and insane that he tortured the women who loved him. It was very popular and the audience discussed it a lot.
The more handsome an actor is, the more people love and hate him, and can't stop.
"Let's do it." Hu Xiaoxiao decided.
Liang Jiafeng reminded, "Sister Xiao, is Jiang Muyang's acting skill good enough? If his acting skills are not up to par, he won't be able to portray the villain's sinister and vicious side, and this role will lose its appeal. But on the other hand, if his acting skills are very good and he can portray the villain's ruthlessness, the audience will be too immersed in the play, which may affect his future acting career."
Hu Xiaoxiao has a different opinion. "I've never seen a first-line actor who played a villain in a TV series be unable to play a decent one later on. As long as their acting skills are good enough, there's no need to worry about their acting range being affected. Besides, movies are different from TV. Movies place more emphasis on plasticity. As long as Jiang Muyang can handle this role, he will leave a deep impression on the audience."
The film industry is full of handsome men and beautiful women, but it's not easy for newcomers to make a name for themselves. It's not just about whoever the company promotes that will become famous; it all depends on the right time, place, and people. Jiang Muyang may be handsome and unique, but achieving minor fame isn't difficult; achieving major success requires luck.
Hu Xiaoxiao felt that this was a good opportunity for Jiang Muyang to find a new way by playing a contrasting role, and perhaps he could use this opportunity to soar to fame.
Movie actors are different from TV actors. When filming a movie, you're not afraid of your role being bad, but you're afraid that after the filming is over, no one in the audience will remember you. They may not even remember what movies you've acted in.
Hu Xiaoxiao decided to take a risky move and asked Liang Jiafeng to write this character well. "Jiafeng, don't forget that the real protagonists of the "Police Story" series are the four women. Don't weaken the roles of the four female protagonists for the sake of the male protagonist's role."
"Sister Xiao, I know who's the main character and who's the supporting character. I know the limits. This is a series, and I'm planning to write a third and fourth installment. How could I possibly downplay the four female leads?" Liang Jiafeng shared some of his ideas: "The second part will focus on Yunxiao and the male lead, the third will include Arya's romance, and the fourth will include Daisy's romance..."
In short, the heroine remains the same, but the men change.
Hu Xiaoxiao expressed satisfaction, "Write well. After the release of 'Baogang Queen', if the box office performance is good, I will suggest that Mr. Huang use part of the dividends to give bonuses to all the main creative staff."
Liang Jiafeng cheered up: "I guarantee to complete the task!"
After reaching an agreement with Liang Jiafeng, Hu Xiaoxiao did not act arbitrarily. When Jiang Muyang came to the hospital to visit her the next day, she told Jiang Muyang about the matter and asked for his opinion.
"What Screenwriter Liang said makes a lot of sense. If you portray this character well, it might affect your impression in the audience's mind." Hu Xiaoxiao asked Jiang Muyang, "Do you have any requirements for your screen image?"
Idols are popular nowadays, and stars who want to follow the idol route have very high requirements for their own image, such as never playing bad guys, not dying in the movie, etc.
Although Hu Xiaoxiao is Jiang Muyang's boss, she respects Jiang Muyang's opinion and sees what Jiang Muyang chooses. As an actor herself, she knows how difficult it is for actors. When she can, she is willing to give actors the opportunity to make their own choices.
The idea for the second part of Liang Jiafeng is very good, and Hu Xiaoxiao does not plan to change the script. If Jiang Muyang has requirements for his own image, the only option is to replace the male lead of the second part.
As for Jiang Muyang's development, Hu Xiaoxiao will not only shoot "Bawanghua", but also other films, and then take him in. Or he can invite an overseas female star to pair with Jiang Muyang to help him debut.
Jiang Muyang was overjoyed when his boss said he would have a larger role in the second film. But his happiness lasted only three seconds before he heard his boss say he would be the villain, the biggest bad guy in the whole film.
Jiang Muyang's mood instantly went from heaven to hell, "Sister Xiao, I suspect you did it on purpose."
"This is a story about four heroines. The hero has to have more roles. Apart from the villain, I can't think of any other role that can give you so many scenes." Hu Xiaoxiao said.
"Do you have to play a bad guy?" Jiang Muyang asked Hu Xiaoxiao with a little pity.
"You don't have to act." Hu Xiaoxiao said, "But screenwriter Liang is already writing it. If you don't want to act, they'll have to replace you in the second part."
Jiang Muyang felt as if an arrow had been shot in the chest. He thought for a moment and gritted his teeth: Since I have already walked a long way with the boss, I can't give up halfway, right? Then I can only go all the way.
He is a villain, at least he has a lot of scenes.
"Sister Xiao, I'll act!" Jiang Muyang made the decision.
Not only does he have to act, he has to act well, so that that bastard Yu Liang knows that a true leading man is not afraid of either good or bad guys!
"Playing a villain isn't easy either." Hu Xiaoxiao, considering Jiang Muyang's situation, gave him a detailed analysis: "You need to improve your acting skills, and you also need to practice martial arts. If you're not good at martial arts, your fighting scenes will be reduced. Martial arts are very important in action movies. Being handsome and good at fighting can add to the charm of the character."
Hu Xiaoxiao's advice to Jiang Muyang was to practice his acting and martial arts skills as soon as possible, as the script for the second part was still available. He also asked him to communicate more with screenwriter Liang Jiafeng, so that he could familiarize himself with the role as soon as possible and prepare in advance.
Since Jiang Muyang had decided to follow Hu Xiaoxiao all the way to the end, he naturally took Hu Xiaoxiao's words to heart. After leaving the hospital, he began to practice hard.
On this side, after Hu Xiaoxiao got the answer from Jiang Muyang, he immediately contacted director Jia Zhendong and producer Chen Zhaoguang to inquire about the progress of the post-production of "Baogang Queen Flower".
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