Chapter 332 Shen Lang is not suitable to play the emperor

When the four words "Teacher Baoguo" reached everyone's ears, the whole audience was excited.

"Oh, it's Teacher Baoguo, that's definitely possible!"

"Yes, only an actor like Mr. Baoguo has the aura to act like an emperor!"

"Of course, Mr. Baoguo's performance as Emperor Wu of Han was so exciting that my blood boiled after watching it! It's really a good drama!"

"The person chosen by Teacher Liu, there must be no problem!"

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"Quiet down!" Zhang Li really didn't like the noisy crew members around him when he was around.

He is a director who always has the final say in the crew. He is very opinionated and does not like to be manipulated by anyone.

His plays are always shot bit by bit according to his own ideas!

However, Liu Heping is an exception.

As China's most renowned editor of historical dramas, Liu Heping has won many domestic and international screenwriting awards. Since I am a director of historical dramas myself, I understand even better how talented screenwriters like Liu Heping are.

Zhang Li was very satisfied with the candidates recommended by Liu Heping.

"Of course it would be the best if we could invite Mr. Baoguo to play the role of Emperor Jiajing!" Zhang Li nodded in approval!

There are countless actors who can play the role of emperor, but there are not many actors in China who can play the role well.

For example, Mr. Guoqiang, who has worked with Liu Heping before, has a temperament suitable for playing an emperor who is either high-spirited or a man who endures hardships.

There is also Mr. Daoming, who is the chairman of the Film Association, which undoubtedly demonstrates his ability.

From "The Last Emperor" to Liu Bang in "The Legend of Chu and Han", he can play many types of emperors!

Others, such as Mr. Jiao Huang and Mr. Guo Li, are all professionals in playing emperors, but the emperors they play have different personalities.

But why did Zhang Li feel that Mr. Chen Baoguo, recommended by Liu Heping, was more suitable for this play?

Because the Emperor Jiajing in this drama is a little cunning, a little sinister, and a little... neurotic.

To be honest, this kind of role is more difficult to control than other emperor roles.

Zhang Li smiled and said, "Heping, Mr. Baoguo is of course the most suitable candidate, but the question now is, does Mr. Baoguo have a schedule?"

Liu Heping smiled and said, "I have already contacted Mr. Baoguo. After reading the script, he was very interested in the role of Jiajing in this play. He said that as long as you nod, he can join the crew at any time!"

"Great!" Zhang Li took a deep puff of his cigarette, turned to the other crew members and said, "Then we have decided on Mr. Baoguo to play the role of Emperor Jiajing in "The Ming Dynasty 1566". Chen Fang, you are in charge of the legal affairs of the crew, please send the contract to Mr. Baoguo as soon as possible!"

Chen Fang didn't dare to delay, he stood up, agreed and walked out.

Just as Chen Fang walked to the door of the conference room, suddenly, someone walked in. Chen Fang saw the person and hurriedly said politely: "Mr. Zhang, why are you here?"

The visitor was Zhang Jianjun, CEO of Mango TV’s Golden Eagle Media.

Golden Eagle Media is a wholly state-owned subsidiary of Hunan Satellite TV, responsible for developing various projects such as performing arts, teams, TV and film investments, etc. based on Hunan Radio and Television.

Many times, the media says that a certain actor is an actor under Mango TV. In fact, this statement is not accurate. They are actually actors under Golden Eagle Media.

The company has also invested in many movies and TV series.

For example, the investor behind the movie "A World Without Thieves" starring Bao Qiang was actually this company. Many other movies and TV shows such as "Go Lala's Promotion", "Guan Yunchang", "Confucius", and "Warring States" were also produced by this company.

However, apart from a few relatively successful works such as "A World Without Thieves", Golden Eagle Media has always had a very embarrassing problem: the movies or TV shows they invested in have a very bad reputation.

The Douban ratings are even more terrible, and many movies don't even deserve a rating.

Some netizens jokingly called Golden Eagle Media a company that specializes in making junk movies.

However, this happened before Zhang Jianjun took office.

Since Zhang Jianjun took office, he has attached great importance to investment quality. For his previous investment in A World Without Thieves, he found a group of powerful actors such as Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, and domestic big directors such as Feng Kuzi. Sure enough, A World Without Thieves made the Golden Eagle Award profitable with its first investment after he took office.

This time, after careful selection, he found Zhang Li and Liu Heping and invited them to shoot a historical drama.

These two are big names in the industry when it comes to filming historical dramas, especially Liu Heping. He has a rule: cooperation is fine, but you have to use whatever script I write, and customization is not supported.

Well, when Zhang Jianjun got the script of "Jiajing and Hai Rui", he was actually very dissatisfied at first.

Compared with the familiar Ming Dynasty eras of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, Emperor Jiajing is still a relatively unfamiliar figure among the common people.

Can you really make money by shooting such a niche subject?

Finally, after reading the script, Zhang Jianjun made up his mind... to invest.

But these days, he has been carefully considering the cast. Since the subject matter of the script is not the hottest, he has to choose the most popular actors.

Walking into the office, Zhang Li smiled and said, "Boss Zhang, why are you here?"

Zhang Jianjun got straight to the point: "Director Zhang, has the lead actor been decided? I have a candidate here!"

Hearing this, Zhang Li frowned and said, "As for the actors, our director team..."

Zhang Jianjun immediately interrupted and said, "Don't worry, Director. I only have one request. I want Shen Lang to play the role of Emperor Jiajing!"

Zhang Jianjun also gave careful consideration to letting Shen Lang play the role of Jiajing.

Since we have to choose the most popular actor in China right now, who is the most popular actor in China right now?
Shen Lang!
And what kind of role is Shen Lang suitable for?
Villain.

The Jiajing Emperor, who lived in seclusion in the Western Garden for more than 20 years, devoted himself to cultivating immortality, but always maintained a firm control over the government; the Jiajing Emperor, who was weird and disheveled in the script, and had to take drugs to regulate his temperature; Jiajing Jiajing, every family was clean, and he had been the emperor for so many years, but was advised to death by his ministers.

Isn't this kind of emperor who is smart, sinister, neurotic, selfish, suspicious... and other [good qualities] the most suitable person for Shen Lang, a professional villain actor?

It just so happened that when Shen Lang had a quarrel with his ex-wife last time, Deputy Director Sun in the company knew him, and he had asked Deputy Director Sun to contact him.

When Zhang Li and Liu Heping heard Shen Lang's name, they didn't even think about it. The two authorities shook their heads in unison.

"no!"

"I disagree!"

Zhang Li said, "Shen Lang is a good actor, but he has never played the role of an emperor. The audience also has a certain mindset about who plays the emperor. Some actors, such as Teacher Jiao Huang, must be big leaders or emperors as soon as they appear!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. Everyone thinks he's just that kind of actor with that aura!"

"What roles has Shen Lang played? The big brother of the mafia, the head of the fraud, the eunuch. I can't do this question? No, no, he is not suitable!"

　In the previous plot, after filming "The Hidden Corner", no one guessed this movie. How disappointing!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)