Chapter 187 Gusu Villa
Seeing such comments, Xu Youyou really didn’t find it strange at all.
But she didn't take it too seriously. After all, the money was earned honestly and no one could steal it from her pocket. However, she did not keep it for herself, but transferred it to the account of the "Dream of Red Mansions" crew.
[Congratulations to the host, you have completed the task of picking up leaks and received the task reward: Gusu Villa. ]
Xu Youyou was delighted. Was this another house reward? She knew it was not simple when she heard the name, and the system must have given it a high-quality product.
Xu Youyou directly ordered Xu Fang to take her there.
Xu Fang skillfully turned on the navigation. This place was not in the city center, but like the Zheng family's garden, it was somewhere close to the suburbs.
The area of Gusu city center is limited. No matter how rich the Zheng family is, they cannot build a garden covering more than ten acres in the city center, and the same is true for the system house.
The villa that Xu Youyou got was about the same size as the Zheng family villa. With pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted buildings, it made people feel as if they were in a dream hundreds of years ago.
"Boss, this garden has been built for several years. Although it is often maintained, the owner has never come to live here. Do you want to buy it?"
As a personal assistant, Xu Fang immediately asked about it when she heard Xu Youyou mention "Gusu Villa". What she told Xu Youyou was all the news from the Internet.
Xu Youyou raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said, "This is my house."
Xu Fang's eyes widened, and she once again realized Xu Youyou's strength. She could have endured not living in such a beautiful house for several years. She guessed that it was just like the house in the capital, which was forgotten after being bought!
Although Xu Youyou was the owner of the house, it was her first time here. After she casually walked around and looked at the magnificent buildings in front of her, she had an idea in her mind. If Zhengyuan Garden could be used as the filming location of the Grand View Garden, then the villa in front of her could be converted into the Rong and Ning Duke's Mansions.
The more Xu Youyou thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She immediately pulled Ouyang Ouyang and Professor Wu over. Ouyang Ouyang was even more excited than she was.
"Boss, you are such a hidden talent! With this house, we don't have to travel all over the world to shoot. Most of the scenes will be shot in Gusu, and we can guarantee that we can restore "Dream of Red Mansions" exactly as it is!"
Professor Wu, who was standing nearby, had been in poor health due to his age, but when he saw the garden, his waist and legs immediately stopped hurting, and he walked around the garden several times without anyone’s support.
"The layout of this courtyard is indeed good. The courtyard in the northeast corner completely meets the description of Lixiangyuan. It only needs to hang a new plaque before it can be put into use."
Xu Youyou nodded and said, "It's fine as long as it's suitable. Professor Wu, if you think there are any changes that need to be made, just ask someone to make them. You are an expert and we will listen to you."
Professor Wu actually joined the crew of the version of "Dream of Red Mansions" nine years ago, but he only worked there as a consultant for three days before he was angered and left.
There were simply too many scandals in the crew, and the main creative staff dared to start filming without even reading the entire version of "Dream of Red Mansions". In his opinion, it was simply a pipe dream.
Sure enough, that version of "Dream of Red Mansions" had a very poor final presentation. The Twelve Beauties, who were supposed to be in full bloom, did not have any spirit under the director's lens, but instead looked eerie and ghostly.
Professor Wu felt that he was very lucky to have met someone like Xu Youyou who was willing to make a TV series with heart. When the TV series was presented to the public, he felt that he had no regrets in his life.
Xu Youyou took her people to two other audition venues. She thought that even if the auditions were huge, "Dream of Red Mansions" was an eternal masterpiece after all. Now that global aesthetics have declined, it would be good enough to be able to select half of the actors.
She didn't expect that she would have such good luck. After the audition was over, nearly two-thirds of the actors had been confirmed.
For the remaining one third, the crew did not continue with auditions, but instead picked and chose from the entertainment industry and accepted internal recommendations.
Among the roles that have not been decided, other roles are easy to play, except for the two main roles of Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun, who have no particularly suitable candidates.
Although all the people have not been gathered, the main creators of the crew have returned to Gusu, and the actors stayed in the Gusu Villa to start etiquette training and read the script.
When Xu Youyou was dazzled by reading the actors' resumes, He Zhiting suddenly came to Gusu.
"Boss, why didn't you call me when you were selecting cast for Dream of Red Mansions? You don't know how excited my family was when they heard that you were going to remake the film. They are all looking forward to my participation! I am an artist of our own company, so please choose me. This is called keeping everything within the family!" He Zhiting was so anxious that he kept running around Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou looked her up and down, seeing her lively appearance, she couldn't figure out which role was suitable for her for a moment. She thought that with her poor acting skills, she could only play a maid in a TV series.
Before she opened her mouth, Professor Wu came over for something. When he saw He Zhiting's cute and innocent look, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Boss, is this the actress who's here to audition for the role of Shi Xiangyun?" Professor Wu asked.
Xu Youyou wondered if there was something wrong with Professor Wu's eyes.
"She's a bad actress and can't stand hardship, so she'd better not hold us back." Xu Youyou said.
He Zhiting was not angry when he heard this, but said: "Normally I can't endure hardship, but for Dream of Red Mansions I can! The elders at home said that if I can really play a role here, they will buy me a yacht!"
Xu Youyou finally understood why this little girl was so concerned about it.
He Zhiting and her sister He Zhilan are two extremes. He Zhilan is diligent and motivated, and is the template of heir that the elders are most happy to see. He Zhiting, as the youngest daughter in the family, is very spoiled and only cares about her own happiness in everything. She is a pure playboy.
Professor Wu said with a smile: "If the acting is not good, you can slowly improve it. Sometimes it is more of a test to see if the temperament of the actor and the character are similar. Boss, why not let Anna come over and try makeup on this child."
Wang Anna was invited over very quickly. As the chief stylist of the crew, she already knew the makeup and costumes of several main characters. When she heard that it was Shi Xiangyun's audition, she immediately took a few assistants and got He Zhiting ready in the shortest time possible.
"Alive!" Professor Wu looked at He Zhiting with admiration in his eyes.
Xu Youyou had to admit that He Zhiting looked really like the real thing after he changed his appearance.
She still felt uneasy and quietly took out the character compatibility comparison card that the system rewarded.
Xu Youyou originally planned to activate the card during the audition stage, but later found out that the preliminary selection was mainly for beautiful and lively actresses, and the card would not be very useful, so she held back.
Now that the filming was about to start, Xu Youyou didn't hesitate any more and directly clicked on the activation card.
[Ding! The character compatibility comparison card has been activated. ]
[He Zhiting: The compatibility with Shi Xiangyun is 90%. ]
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