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At Nanjiao Airport, Juzi and his group experienced their own private jet, and everyone was very happy and excited; at the company, Xia Haoyang and Zeng Jingyi were flirting in the office, and it seemed that everyone was in a good mood, but there are always exceptions.

Director Liu Chang has been very unhappy recently. He has three good scripts on hand and the investors are willing to invest money, but it is difficult to choose a male lead.

The three movies have a college student plot and are humorous. "45 Idiots" is about a school teacher, and "Dangal" is about a father. In other words, the best actor should be between 55 and years old, be able to play both young and mature roles, and have excellent acting skills. After all, these three movies of different styles are prepared and filmed at the same time. You cannot have the same characters when filming, and "Dangal" also needs to have professional wrestling scenes, which requires the male lead to have a certain level of kung fu skills.

There is an age limit, and the actor must have excellent acting skills and a basic foundation in action. It would be best if he could play both young and mature roles, be able to act in comedies, and perform tear-jerking scenes. With such demanding conditions, where do you want Director Liu to find a male lead?

In fact, Director Liu and Xia Haoyang had discussed the casting issue before, and Xia Haoyang's first choice was the actor Liang.

It goes without saying that Tony Leung Chiu-wai's acting skills are excellent, but he is already over 60. Although actors generally take care of themselves, it is no problem for you to play a 40-year-old middle-aged man, but you let Tony Leung Chiu-wai play a college student at his current age? Even if the role is not that big, it still seems out of place.

Director Liu Chang did propose a candidate - Jin Dong.

Among the middle-aged actors in China, Jin Dong has a certain acting skill, but he has starred in more TV dramas. Moreover, he is now a member of the CPPCC, the head of the cultural troupe, and a department-level cadre. Does he have so much time to shoot your three movies? Director Liu actually contacted him, but he really didn't have time.

Then Director Liu communicated and contacted several middle-aged domestic actors with excellent acting skills again. If they only starred in one of the movies, there would be no problem. However, considering the overall image of the three movies, it didn't feel very suitable. Moreover, the male actors who were contacted did not want to star in all three movies, but only wanted to star in one or two of them, so the male lead has not been decided yet.

With the idea of ​​not letting others have an easy time while he was troubled, Director Liu Chang called Xia Haoyang.

"Fatty."

"Director Liu, any instructions?"

"You are the investor, tell me, who will be the male lead?"

"Of course, you have the final say. We outsiders will never interfere with Director Liu's selection and employment."

"Bullshit, aren't you interfering enough? Stop talking nonsense. I can't find a suitable male lead right now. Can you recommend one to me?"

"Actor Liang, I really admire his acting skills."

"Brother, Mr. Liang is almost 70 years old, and you still have a college student role in your movie Idiots."

"It's just makeup. His acting is fine."

"Can you change it?"

"Then Tony Leung Ka Fai, the actor with a thousand faces, has undeniable strength."

"Brother, Tony Leung Ka Fai is not younger than the movie king Leung, let's change someone else."

"Younger, right? Then Zhu Longyi, he's young and has good acting skills."

"Brother, the protagonist of Dangal is a father of two daughters. You wrote the script yourself and your company invested in it. Can you please be more serious?"

"Is this young again? The problem is that I don't know how old those actors are, so how can I know who to choose? Director Liu, you should make the decision."

"Actually, I do have a candidate, but the price is quite high now, and I don't know if he's available." Director Liu's tone suddenly became serious.

"Is it expensive? Zhu Longyi is worth 80 million, who can be more expensive than him? Who?" Xia Haoyang was curious.

"It's much more expensive than this, and if we really want to invite him, I think you'll need to step in."

"It's much more expensive? Foreign actors? Why do I need to do this? I don't know many actors in the industry."

"He's not a foreign actor, he's from the mainland. I personally think his age, image, and acting skills are pretty good, and he even has some martial arts skills."

"So perfect? ​​Then call and make an appointment. If it's really suitable, it's worth the price."

"It's definitely worth it. He has great box office appeal, so if you hire him to make a movie, the box office won't be low."

"Fuck, what you said makes me want to know who it is even more? Name? Is there such an awesome actor in China now?" Xia Haoyang became even more curious.

"Wu Jing!"

"Wu Jing?" Xia Haoyang frowned.

"Wu Jing is over 50 years old this year, but he is in good health and has a solid foundation in martial arts. He can be in Dangal without any problems. He also has a baby face and likes to laugh, so he can be in the comedy 3 Idiots without any problems. As for Stars on Earth, it's just that he will be more expensive, and if you want to convince him to act, I think you, the screenwriter and boss, will have to step in personally."

"Okay, you try to make an appointment with him to see if he has the time and interest. If you need me to come forward, that's no problem. You can arrange everything." Xia Haoyang thought about it for a moment and agreed with Director Liu Chang's decision.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Director Liu Chang is also a man of action. After communicating with Xia Haoyang, he immediately contacted Wu Jing's agent.

Wu Jing won the National Martial Arts Competition Elite Competition Gunmanship and Sparring Championship in 1994 and entered the entertainment industry in 1995. At the beginning, he starred in action movies and kung fu movies, whether in movies or TV series. He had a certain degree of fame in the circle, but he was not very popular.

In 2015, he wrote, directed and starred in the military war film "Wolf Warrior", which made him famous. In 2017, the action movie "Wolf Warrior 2" directed and starred by himself set a record for the number of moviegoers in a single market in the world, and also broke the box office record of Chinese films.

In 2019, he served as the producer of the science fiction film "The Wandering Earth" and played "Liu Peiqiang" in the film. At this time, his influence reached its peak, and he even ranked first on the Forbes Chinese Celebrity List. The war film "Changjin Lake" starring in 1 and the war film "Changjin Lake: Watergate Bridge" starring in 2021 both topped the Chinese movie box office list of the year. In 2022, he was elected vice chairman of the Yancheng Film Association; in the same year, he starred in the science fiction film "The Wandering Earth 2023" and once again triggered a viewing craze. In 2, he was elected vice chairman of the China Film Association. So far, whether in the private sector or in the circle, Wu Jing can be regarded as the top of the pyramid of the Chinese entertainment industry.

After director Liu Chang suggested the name, Xia Haoyang also felt that he was the most suitable candidate for the male lead of these three films. In the original time and space, the leading actor Aamir Khan was a national-level actor in Bharat, a golden signboard, and was famous for not making bad movies; and from 15 to the present, almost every movie of Wu Jing has been at the top of the box office list and has been well received by fans; judging from the influence of the two countries, Aamir Khan in the original time and space is indeed similar to Wu Jing's current status in China. Whether it is box office or film quality, finding Wu Jing to cooperate should be the best choice.