Chapter 148 Damn it, you're mentally challenged.
My eyes light up when I think of Uncle Jiao's Erlang Shen, Jiang Jiani.
Uncle Jiao's Erlang Shen YYDS!
Zheng Changming's eyes lit up: "You think so too, right?"
"Sigh, those old fogies just don't understand the mentality of young people."
"So what if you can act?"
"Being a good actor also requires having a good-looking face so that more people will like you."
This was his biggest takeaway from his trip to the port city.
Men like beautiful women, and women like handsome men.
A TV series, as long as the plot is not bad and there are enough handsome men and beautiful women, can capture all the viewers.
What touched him the most was "Journey to the West".
He was too young when Journey to the West aired; he was only twenty years old.
All attention was focused on the Monkey King.
Those female bodhisattvas, female demons, and so on, he felt happy when the monkey killed them with a stick.
After he had struggled in society for several years and been thoroughly influenced by its ways, he finally noticed that there were so many beautiful women in "Journey to the West".
So many beautiful women.
"Journey to the West" was broadcast several times a year for several years. For the first two years, he actually only went to see the monkeys.
I only discovered this problem later when I discussed it with others.
When men watch it, they are mostly looking at beautiful women, from female demons to goddesses, and they drool over them.
The women all fell head over heels for the handsome and gentle Imperial Brother in his monk's robes.
What opened his eyes even more was that even the few times Sun Wukong had the chance to transform into a human were discussed by many women.
The age range covers from fifteen to seventy-five years old, regardless of gender.
What does this tell us?
This fully demonstrates the importance of the face to the audience.
When he told this to other people he knew, they all laughed at him, thinking he was too superficial.
After being digested so much, he started to doubt himself, wondering if he was going against the audience.
However, Teacher Jiangshan made him find a handsome guy for the male lead, which made him realize what it means to meet a kindred spirit over drinks.
The two men talked at length about how handsome men and beautiful women attract the audience, leaving Editor-in-Chief Gao and Editor Xiao Li looking at each other in bewilderment.
Editor-in-Chief Gao murmured, "It seems there's no need to persuade him anymore; Teacher Jiang should be quite willing to sell the TV series rights."
Editor Xiao Li: "..."
Zheng Changming initially offered 50,000 yuan for the copyright, but because he got along well with Jiang Jiani, he was willing to raise the copyright fee to 80,000 yuan.
Jiang Jianni refused: "Fifty thousand is fine, that's enough for the market price."
“I would prefer you to spend this money on the actors.”
"The actor playing Erlang Shen must meet the requirement of having sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes."
Actually, she would prefer to invite Uncle Jiao to play Erlang Shen.
Because apart from Erlang Shen, I feel that no other male actor can portray Erlang Shen in such a profound and memorable way.
However, Uncle Jiao is still too young, and he lives on the other side of the strait, so she can't find anyone to act with.
Another one.
Young Uncle Jiao is still too inexperienced.
He was at the peak of his appearance before he turned thirty.
That's really strange.
Many handsome men experience a precipitous decline in appearance after the age of thirty, to the point that even their parents wouldn't recognize them.
However, some male actors, like Jiao Shu, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung, actually reached their peak of good looks between the ages of thirty and forty.
Zheng Changming patted his chest loudly: "No problem, this is not only your request, but also mine."
"I'd rather make a TV series filled with all sorts of beautiful women than you do."
If neither party has any objections, then let's sign the contract.
Lu Xiangyang returned when it was time to sign the contract.
Zheng Changming's eyes lit up immediately: "Comrade, would you be interested in acting?"
"What do you think of the character Erlang Shen? He's the main character, after all."
"I can offer you 10,000 yuan as a fee, what do you think?"
Lu Xiangyang looked completely bewildered: "???"
Jiang Jiani's eyes turned into dead fish eyes.
He shoved a contract into Zheng Changming's arms and shooed him out, saying, "Alright, alright, you can go now."
Zheng Changming wanted to struggle but was afraid of hurting the pregnant woman, so he could only shout unwillingly, "No, Teacher Jiang!"
"You only say that actors need to be good-looking, but you didn't say that you have a good-looking one hidden in your house."
"With sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, long arms and a slender waist, and an upright demeanor, he perfectly matches the description of Erlang Shen in your story."
“Teacher Jiang, this is a TV series adapted from your story. You have to take responsibility for it. As long as he stays covered up for one winter and his skin turns white again…”
Jiang Jianni said irritably, "Xiangyang, throw him out!"
Damn idiot!
If her man is handsome and good-looking, she'll keep him as a treasure for herself to admire and feast her eyes on.
She never imagined offering her man up for the general public to see.
Lu Xiangyang suppressed a laugh, threw the person out, and closed the door.
Zheng Changming continued banging on the door: "Teacher Jiang, Teacher Jiang, you can't do this, Teacher Jiang, you have to be responsible..."
Editor-in-Chief Gao and Editor Li exchanged bewildered glances, then one on each side forcibly pulled the man away, pleading, "Director Zheng, Director Zheng, please don't do this, please don't do this..."
Zheng Changming was more than just excited; he was practically ecstatic!
His eyes were a little red: "Didn't you see? Didn't you see what Teacher Jiang's husband looks like?"
"Except for her slightly dark skin, which makes her look like a fairy, she is exactly like the character in Teacher Jiang's book."
"Didn't Teacher Jiang say that her husband works in the fire department?"
"No wonder he has such a tall and straight posture; he looks different from other people."
"I can guarantee that Teacher Jiang definitely modeled the character of Erlang Shen after her husband..."
Unfortunately, no matter how excited he was, he couldn't overcome the four hands of Editor-in-Chief Gao and Editor Xiao Li.
Seeing that Zheng Changming was still unwilling to give up and wanted to knock on the door again, Editor Li couldn't help but say, "Director Zheng, you'd better behave yourself."
"If you keep causing trouble, do you believe that Teacher Jiang will stop you from filming TV dramas?"
Zheng Changming was stunned: "The contract has already been signed..."
Editor Li curled her lip: "So what if they signed? You've been harassing them like this, isn't it normal for them to back out?"
"You yourself said that he's a firefighter, specially trained. If you really piss him off and he tries to break the contract, do you think the three of us, with our small arms and legs, can beat him?"
Seeing Zheng Changming's face darken, Editor Li delivered the final blow: "Besides, this is their territory, we're on their turf."
Zheng Changming completely lost his spirit.
After a short while, they regrouped: "Fine, if we don't want to provoke them, then we won't."
"If there really isn't a suitable one, I can always go back to the military to look for one."
There are other men who fit the description of having sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.
He can find other people.
Most importantly, I can act in movies.
Inside the door.
Jiang Jianni felt a chill run down her spine under Lu Xiangyang's gaze: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lu Xiangyang smiled slightly: "When you created the character Erlang Shen, were you watching me create it?"
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