Chapter 152 Zhang Yue
Zheng Changming grinned widely, revealing his big teeth, and pulled the handsome guy in front of Jiang Jiani:
"Teacher Jiang, this is Zhang Yue, a martial arts actor in the troupe. He is 28 years old this year. He started practicing martial arts at the age of eight and has been practicing for 20 years. He made his stage debut at the age of fourteen and is now the mainstay of his troupe."
"What do you think of the person I chose? He has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, long arms and a slender waist, an upright face, and a straight posture. Doesn't he meet your requirements?"
He said to Zhang Yue, "Come on, give Teacher Jiang a smile. Don't laugh out loud, just a slight smile will do. I told you that before."
Zhang Yue then smiled slightly at Jiang Jiani.
Even without showing her teeth, a gentle feeling emanates from her.
Zheng Changming wasn't finished: "Give Teacher Jiang another demonstration of what it means to be heartless and emotionless."
The smile on Zhang Yue's face vanished, and not only his eyes and expression, but even his movements seemed to be frozen.
At first glance, everything within sight seemed like ants.
It perfectly captures the cold-heartedness and ruthlessness of the gods.
"Whoosh~"
Jiang Jianni couldn't help but whistle: "Not bad."
Zheng Changming grinned smugly: "Right? The person I found is pretty good, isn't he? Does he fit your image of Erlang Shen?"
Jiang Jianni gave him a thumbs up: "Amazing, how did you find it?"
This Zhang Yue has a completely different kind of handsomeness compared to Uncle Jiao.
Her features were more defined than Uncle Jiao's, her facial lines had a touch of exoticism, and her eye color was also a bit lighter.
Jiang Jiani learned after asking that this man was one-quarter Uyghur, and that his grandmother was Uyghur.
By his generation, his Uyghur ancestry was no longer obvious, but it made him exceptionally tall and handsome.
For example, this handsome guy is at least 1.82 meters tall.
Wearing cloud-patterned boots on the stage instantly makes him taller than 185 cm.
Putting everything else aside, with that height and looks, he'd definitely be a perfect fit to play a deity.
Zheng Changming was about to proudly boast about his discerning eye when Editor-in-Chief Gao pulled him behind her: "Teacher Jiang, let's talk about publishing."
There's not much to discuss here. Royalties are negotiated with the publisher; the higher the sales volume, the higher the royalties, and the more copies are made, the more the author profits.
Editor-in-Chief Gao mainly wanted to talk to Jiang Jiani about the so-called collaboration between the cover and the TV series.
Jiang Jianni even had Jiang Haiyang make a special trip to find Yang Anni.
Zheng Changming's eyes lit up when he saw Yang Anni, and he started circling around her, clicking his tongue in admiration: "Not bad, not bad, really not bad."
"Teacher Jiang said she has a cousin who is an actress in the capital. I was thinking that she wasn't famous and her conditions weren't very good, but I didn't expect you to be so good."
He quickly glanced at the female characters in the novel and made his decision immediately:
"You'll play the Dragon Girl, the Dragon King's illegitimate daughter. She was saved by Erlang Shen, and later fell in love with Yang Jian. However, she couldn't have him and turned evil. She conspired with others to set a trap to kill Yang Jian, but at the last minute, she changed her mind and saved Yang Jian with her own life."
Yes.
Even though Yang Jian was single-mindedly pursuing the Dao, Jiang Jianni still set up several romantic relationships for him. Although they were one-sided, some of them were a little ambiguous.
For example, this dragon girl.
Yang Anni was shocked: "Oh, this, we don't need to audition?"
She has taken on about twenty roles so far, mostly as an extra, with only two or three being well-known.
I never expected that a casual recommendation from my cousin would land me such an important role as the Dragon Girl.
Yes, that's right, an important role.
Moreover, he is a very well-developed character with a complete growth arc.
This illegitimate daughter of the Dragon King was born to him and a fox spirit, so she was born with a disability and was not a complete dragon.
Even after being taken back to the dragon clan by her biological father, she was still discriminated against and bullied.
When she was being bullied again, she was almost sawed off by other dragon children. Fortunately, Yang Jian happened to be passing by and saved her. He also healed her wounds and gave her a peach and an elixir to make up for her innate deficiencies.
From then on, Xiaolongnu devoted herself to following Yang Jian.
After Yang Jian was ambushed, Xiaolongnu went to search for him everywhere, but she was always too late.
He helped Yang Jian many times and killed many gods and demons. Later, he fell into evil ways, his power increased dramatically, but he was still infatuated with Yang Jian.
She repeatedly opposed him in order to make Yang Jian fall in love with her. Later, however, her love turned into hatred, and she joined forces with others to deal with Yang Jian.
In short, although she wasn't the main female lead, she was very popular because of her infatuation, her ability to love and hate fiercely, and her ruthlessness.
But now, this role has fallen into her hands.
She could hardly believe her eyes.
Yang Anni couldn't help but look at Jiang Jiani, who shrugged.
She only cares that the male lead has to be handsome enough; everything else is the director's business.
After all, she's just the original author, not even a screenwriter. Asking for a male lead and then a female character is already more than enough.
We can no longer interfere with the director's decisions.
After all, when it comes to casting for a film, the director is the real expert.
Zheng Changming mimicked the foreigner by waving his finger: "NONONO, no audition is needed. If I say you can do it, then you can."
A big smile spread across his face: "But before the TV series starts filming, would you be willing to do some research on the habits of snakes and foxes, as well as myths and legends about dragons and immortals?"
Everyone present suddenly felt a toothache.
Especially Jiang Jiani.
Looking at Zheng Changming's behavior, he saw some foreigners.
Whether he learned any professional knowledge during his months in the port city is unknown, but he obviously picked up some decent but not chaotic habits from the locals and foreigners.
Yang Anni, a small-time extra who had just started her career in the capital and hadn't yet made a name for herself, didn't notice anything amiss and readily agreed.
This is a standard procedure before filming, and there's nothing to resist.
Didn't you see that before filming "Dream of the Red Chamber," the actors specifically went to learn ancient etiquette and customs for half a year?
Jiang Jiani had no objections.
The more seriously director Zheng Changming takes the series, the greater the chance of it being released after filming.
As a private drama without a television station to take responsibility for, she was really afraid that the series would be filmed but could not be broadcast.
In addition to finalizing the role of Yang Anni, the two sides also discussed the character's costume.
The costumes in TV dramas these days are really hard to judge.
There are masterpieces like "Dream of the Red Chamber" that strive for excellence, and there are also poorly made works like "Investiture of the Gods".
Yes, that's right.
The costumes and props in "Investiture of the Gods" were extremely crude and poorly made. Many people involved in the production have publicly stated that the costumes in the show do not resemble those of deities at all.
Jiang Jianni doesn't expect all the costumes and props for every character to be exquisitely crafted, but the main characters absolutely cannot be neglected.
So she also designed some of the main characters' costumes herself.
Of course, it's still in chibi style.
When Zheng Changming saw these chubby little people, his mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an ostrich egg.
After a long pause, he asked, "Teacher Jiang, is there anything you don't know?"
She can write novels, understands law, knows how to make movies, and even knows fashion design. Judging from the interior furnishings of the Jiang family, she also knows how to enjoy life and has a sense of style.
So what is there that a person like this can't do?
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