Chapter 140 Forbes Boss Acts for Us
By late May, Lin Yicheng's new script was finally polished and the final version was finalized.

The content of the script is quite simple. It mainly tells the story of how a group of people make money in the film and television industry by shooting bad movies.

After the movie is released, whether the audience will think he is alluding to someone, and whether his colleagues will feel that they are being implied, is no longer Lin Yicheng's business.

He is just an average director who made an average movie.

There are not many main characters in the script, and only a few of them have the most screen time.

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Chen Jiawei, a former student of the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama, was expelled from the academy for filming movies without permission.

Well, this name definitely does not have any connotations with Chen Kexin, King of Sunglasses and others.

With good looks and decent acting skills, he played a few roles over the years and became somewhat famous.

But he was not willing to be an actor forever. Seeing the example of Lin Yicheng from the neighboring school, he also wanted to be a director, become famous and make a lot of money.

Jiang Zhiping, a fellow villager of Chen Jiawei, had been in the Hong Kong circle for more than ten years, doing jobs such as production manager and script supervisor.

He wanted to be a producer, but he came from the mainland and was not a native of Hong Kong Island, so he was naturally excluded and not valued.

In desperation, he returned to the mainland and met Chen Jiawei. The two hit it off and decided to make a movie.

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Li Wenhan, a veteran actor who has been working in Beijing for many years, dreams of becoming the second Wang Baoqiang.

He has acted in nearly a hundred movies, but because of his ugly looks and poor acting skills, he only had a few big roles.

Just say one or two simple lines and show your face for two or three seconds.

The others are basically passers-by or just serving as background members.

Zhang Miaomiao, whose real name is Zhang Yan, had plastic surgery two years ago because she looks a bit like Fan Bingbing. She also changed her stage name. Your name is Bingbing and my name is Miaomiao, which is a little more unique than you.

She thought she could become famous with this advantage, but unfortunately she didn't succeed. After two years in the industry, she only played inconspicuous roles such as palace maids and bystanders.

The closest she and Fan Bingbing ever came was when she served as a light substitute for Fan Bingbing in a certain film crew.

A light substitute is not a nude substitute, but a lighting substitute. It is a person who moves around for the actors during filming to ensure the lighting effects on the scene. He or she does not have any shots at all.

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Luo Xiaobing is a ghostwriter who has no right to his name. In order to make a living, he often sells fake gossip to tabloids.

I dream of becoming a signed screenwriter one day and having my name appear on the screen.

Chen Feiwu graduated from the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy and once worked as an assistant photographer.

But he doesn't know how to deal with people and can't tolerate any injustice, so he offended many people.

With no other options, he could only work in a pet photo studio, spending the whole day with cats and dogs.

In addition to these key characters, there are also coal bosses, lighting technicians, costume designers, supporting actresses, supporting actors and so on.

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This group of frustrated but ambitious people got together, but the result was a mess.

The coal boss, the investor, has invested money, and if he wants to show some favor, he has to give people a role.

Producer Jiang Zhiping felt that he was experienced and wanted to give instructions and interfere with the filming.

Screenwriter Luo Xiaobing wants to create the picture, no matter how complicated the script is.

Director Chen Jiawei had his own ideas and wanted to teach photographer Chen Feiwu how to shoot.

Photographer Chen Feiwu found fault with the lighting technician again, thinking that he was incompetent.

The lighting technician wanted to fight with the costume designer and props designer, thinking that the work they did was just a bunch of shit.

As for the costumes, makeup and props, I feel that the stage staff are not doing their job and are only holding us back.

The actresses competed for the spotlight with each other, wanting to stand out more.

The male actors changed their lines randomly on the spot, all trying to outdo their opponents.

Others, such as life producers and stage managers, also have their own little thoughts.

The result is predictable, and in the end it turned out to be a terrible movie.

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The male lead is played by Chen Jiawei and Lin Yicheng himself.

Logically speaking, Lin Yicheng is now both the highest-grossing director in the country and the president of a company. It would be somewhat inappropriate for him to continue to appear on the screen.

However, after performing in several plays, Lin Yicheng found that he still liked acting. It was quite interesting to pretend to be another person and act out another kind of life.

This is a completely different experience from being a director. As a director, although it is your own work, there is always a layer of separation between you and the characters in the play.

Therefore, Lin Yicheng felt that as long as his interest remained unchanged and nothing unexpected happened, he would continue to act in the future.

This is very helpful for his popularity and fame.

How down to earth.

It wouldn't matter if he moved from the Forbes Celebrity List to the Forbes Rich List that day.

If Jack Ma can dress up as a woman and have fun with the people, why can't he?

Perhaps fans and audiences will like and be more willing to watch works in which he appears?

When fans and audiences saw that Forbes boss took the trouble to act for us personally, he was so serious that I cried to death!

...Every great director has his own favorite leading actor or leading actress, for example, Feng Kuazi has Ge You and Lao Mouzi has Gong Li.

Lin Yicheng said I have them all!
Li Wenhan is once again very suitable for Huang Bo, so there is nothing much to say, it's him.

However, Lin Yicheng had decided in his heart that after working together on this drama, he would not be able to work with Huang Bo again in the short term.

Starting from "Crazy Stone" and then to this movie, there are three films in total.

If the two of them continue to work together, the audience will become aesthetically fatigued and will feel that the show is out of place.

So, take it easy and wait at least two or three years before cooperating again.

Zhang Miaomiao, this role is tailor-made for Fan Xiaopang, and she is the only one who can play it.

Well, this is only the second time I’ve worked with Fan Xiaopang, so it doesn’t matter.

Besides, with Fan Xiaopang’s looks and charm, who would feel aesthetic fatigue?
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As the photographer, let Wang Liming play the role, which can be considered as playing himself.

Speaking of this guy Wang Liming, he does have a talent for acting. If he had stopped being a photographer and switched to being an actor, he might have made a name for himself.

Wang Liming had originally decided to be Lin Yicheng's Zhao Xiaoding, and he has been doing so ever since.

He is already very famous in the circle, and many crews have invited him to be a photographer, but he has refused them all.

In Lao Wang's words, "I am Lin Yicheng's official photographer! Do you understand what it means to be an official photographer? Are there others who are qualified?"

However, Lin Yicheng was skeptical about this and felt that the reason why Lao Wang did not take on external roles was simply because he did not have enough time.

Since becoming famous, Lao Wang's true nature has been completely exposed, and he spends every day wandering between the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama.

The banner they are flying is so righteous, looking for outstanding artists for Xinghe Film and Television Company or Xing Culture Company!

Tui!

Lin Yicheng was too lazy to expose him. He was only looking for actresses? And he was even looking for actresses in his own home?

He was just after their bodies! How despicable!

Lin Yicheng felt that the reason why he had a low moral integrity was largely due to the influence of Lao Wang.

He is essentially simple and kind, but unfortunately he made the wrong friends and went astray.

Since we have gone astray, we have no choice but to continue on our way. A wrong path is also a journey.

All roads lead to Rome.

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The role of the coal boss must be given to Lin Yicheng’s good friend and partner, Boss Wang Decai.

It is said that Boss Wang has become addicted to acting since his last guest appearance in "Man Jiang Hong".

From then on, whenever a film crew came to him for investment, Boss Wang's conditions changed.

In the past, people stuffed honey into it, but now they stuff it into themselves!
Don't be unhappy. With my wealth, I can come to act in your play. It's a honor for you!
Do you know who directed the play I acted in before?
Lin Yicheng!
Then, he would take out his treasured clips of "Man Jiang Hong" in which he appeared, to prove that he was not bragging.

However, despite successfully inserting himself into several crews several times, Boss Wang still found it boring and unsatisfying, and not as pleasant as the initial collaboration with Lin Yicheng.

Some time ago, Boss Wang called and asked Lin Yicheng to take him with him next time he made a movie. No matter the size of the role or the number of shots, he would be there at any time!

He usually brags to his friends all day long about how talented he is in acting and how he performs so well during filming and can get it right in just one take.

Lin Yicheng's casual words praising him at the beginning were exaggerated by him and spread everywhere.

"You are a good actor who was delayed. If you had focused on acting, there would probably be no Zhang Fengyi, Li Youbing and others in the circle."

Lin Yicheng said this himself. If you don’t believe me, go ask him.

Wang Decai was not worried about being exposed at all. Not to mention that these people could not contact Lin Yicheng at all. Even if they did, Lin Yicheng, his good friend and good partner, would definitely help him to smooth things over!
Producers Jiang Zhiping and Lin Yicheng initially wanted to ask Dong Shu to play the role, but later felt that it was not right.

There is certainly no problem with Uncle Dong’s acting skills, but Lin Yicheng feels that he should either play a positive character or a villain, as these two roles are most suitable for him.

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The role of a producer is one that one has to climb up from the bottom. It requires one to have a sense of the world, to be slick, cunning, greedy, and the unwillingness of a small person.

Uncle Gong and Yang Haoyu are more suitable.

By the way, Uncle Gong’s life in his previous life was not easy either. He was the type who achieved success late in life.

People nicknamed him "Little Geyou", which shows how powerful he is.

But he is not popular and has always played supporting roles. The audience looks familiar to him but cannot remember his name.

At that time, "Dragon Gate Escort" did not make much splash after it was broadcast. It was only after those UP hosts did some research that it became popular online.

It was not until later that he became famous through "To Be Famous", especially in "The Snowy Swordsman", where he played the role of Lao Huang, which was really outstanding.

Luo Xiaobing and Lin Yicheng found Yue Xiaojun.

This guy has been hanging around in various crews to make a living in the past two years, and has often appeared in some bad movies. I believe he has a deep understanding of how to make bad movies, and he will definitely be able to play this role well.

Today, Yue Xiaojun is the worst performer among the Stone trio. The fame that Crazy Stone brought him has almost been used up.

Yue Xiaojun is quite capable, and he is a very loyal and kind person.

Lin Yicheng did not recruit him to join Xinghe Film and Television Company before, mainly because Lin Yicheng himself had no shortage of scripts and there was no place for Yue Xiaojun's talents.

It’s different now. The company has grown in size and can no longer rely solely on the scripts “created” by Lin Yicheng himself.

It is necessary to recruit Yue Xiaojun to the company at this time. Besides, helping someone in need is always more cherished and unforgettable than adding icing on the cake.

(End of this chapter)