Superstar Aspirations

"Black Clouds" has just been released for less than a month, and its cumulative box office is close to 100 billion.With this movie, Rong Xu is at the peak of his power at this time, whether it is popularity or status, he has reached the peak since his debut.

Being able to become the leading role in the first movie, and with such a terrible box office and reputation, Rong Xu can be said to be the most popular niche in recent years.

After "Black Clouds", Luo Zhentao carefully selected four dramas for Rong Xu, each of which is a commercial drama with popular themes and excellent scripts. road film.But in the end, Rong Xu read all the scripts and chose this "Lost City".

"The Lost City" is a suspense detective film. Like many commercial criminal investigation films, it is set up with two male protagonists. There are action scenes and plot scenes. As long as the script is qualified and the acting skills pass the test, basically the box office will not be low.

When Luo Zhentao knew about Rong Xu's choice of "The Lost City", he was very surprised. "Xiaoxu, this movie has two male protagonists. Didn't you tell me before that you want to take the lead and choose a commercial movie to prove your box office appeal?"

Hearing this, Rong Xu put down the script and asked back with a smile: "Then Luo Ge, since you know this is a movie with two male leads, why did you give me the script?"

Luo Zhentao was dumb for a moment, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Because the script is good..."

Yes, The Lost City has a good script.

In the entertainment industry, there are two types of casting for film and TV drama crews.One is that there is no actor audition at all, and the director or investor directly appoints the role; the other is audition, where several actors with suitable images are invited to audition at the same time, and after the audition, it is decided which actor will be the filming.

When the crew of "Lost City" sent the script to Luo Zhentao, they directly gave Luo Zhentao a conclusion: "We invited Rong Xu to play the leading actor Xue Jiazhe."

It's not another leading actor, let alone another supporting role, even Xue Jiazhe, it can only be Xue Jiazhe.

If Rong Xu is willing to take over the filming of "The Lost City", then he will directly play the role of Xue Jiazhe.If Rong Xu is unwilling to take on the filming of "The Lost City", or wants to play another male lead, then the crew will not accept it, and will directly look for other actors. The seat reserved for Rong Xu by the "Lost City" crew was Xue Jiazhe, which was decided by the director based on Rong Xu's image, and this time, he did not misread the person.

After Rong Xu read the script, he really only wanted to play Xue Jiazhe.

The whole movie "Lost City" revolves around a serial murder case. In the prosperous and luxurious Haicheng, a perverted serial murderer suddenly appeared.This murderer's killing method is not unique, but he handles the corpse very cleanly, and cuts off the victim's right hand every time.

The knife edge is flat and smooth, and it can be seen that the knife is dropped simply, directly avoiding the main bones of the human body, and dropping the knife in the middle of the joints.

The police suppressed the case for a year, because the murderer had no rules and killed six people in one year. Except for cutting off his right hand, his killing place, time and method of killing were different, and even the age of the victim varied from 23 to 64. Age to [-] years old, not limited to men and women.

After the seventh victim appeared, the police finally couldn't suppress it anymore, because this time the victim died in public, and his body was hung in the center of the busiest square in Haicheng.All of a sudden, the entire port city was boiling.

The leading actor, Tan Yangxuan, is an elite police officer. He is the team leader of this case. The case has become well known. Under great pressure, he found his college friend, who is the university psychology professor Xue Jiazhe who will be played by Rong Xu. .

Xue Jiazhe analyzed the suspect's psychology and finally helped Tan Yangxuan catch the criminal.

The whole plot is a chasing battle between the police and the murderer. With the arrest and execution of the prisoner, everything finally ends.

If it was just like this, then Rong Xu would definitely not be interested in this script, and deliberately took on the scene with two male leads.All because at the end of the movie, there is a big reversal.

That was after the case was over, Tan Yangxuan came to chat with his friends to celebrate. After he was drunk, he didn't know that Xue Jiazhe dragged him to the bedroom to rest, and opened the closet to help this old classmate change clothes, but a corner of the closet exposed A human specimen glass bottle.

In the dark green formalin solution, a right hand was suspended in the center, with a gemstone ring on the thumb, which was the lost relic of the fifth victim.

The movie ends here, but this reversal makes the image of Xue Jiazhe plump up all of a sudden.

A young and handsome university professor, loved by his classmates, elegant and gentle, a good friend and even a senior police officer in the police station, but no one knows what kind of person is hiding behind those silver glasses and smiling gently at you Dressed beast.

Rong Xu has never acted in this kind of gentle scum, which makes him very interested and wants to try.

In his previous life, he played most of the protagonists. In movies and TV dramas these days, the protagonists are basically positive images. It is already difficult to have a protagonist who is a gangster who does evil.It's not that Rong Xu has never played a big villain before, but he has never played this kind of role with a lineup of good guys on the surface, but is actually a big villain.

A villain with a high IQ also has very good self-cultivation and etiquette, which is why Luo Zhentao handed over the script of "The Lost City" to Rong Xu.

As for Rong Xu's choice of "The Lost City", it was only to break through himself and try a different life.

In mid-May, Rong Xu came to Xiangshan Film and Television City to meet the entire crew.In addition to him, another actor who played the leading role was also present, and it was Bo Xiwen, a well-known film student in China.

The crew of "The Lost City" rented a modern filming area in Xiangshan Film and Television City. The crew was busy, and unfinished props were piled up everywhere.Three days later, the film will be launched, and during these three days, Rong Xu, Bo Xiwen and other actors will hold a screenwriting conference. Everyone will come together to discuss the script and help the actors understand the script and the characters more deeply.

At first, there was still some estrangement between everyone, but Bo Xiwen kept a straight face, always serious and solemn.

During the screenwriting conference, Rong Xu was sitting next to Bo Xiwen, the field manager poured a glass of water and handed it to everyone, and Rong Xu directly helped Bo Xiwen take the water.Bo Xiwen was slightly taken aback, and after a while, he nodded stiffly and said, "Thank you."

Seeing this, Rong Xu frowned, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

The screenwriter conference lasted all day, and everyone presented their own scripts, and the screenwriters analyzed the characters one by one and analyzed the important plots in the movie.Among them, the roles of the two male protagonists are naturally the most.The heroine of this play does not have many roles, almost a vase role.The focus is on the relationship between the two male protagonists. The role of Tan Yangxuan is mainly in charge of action scenes, while Xue Jiazhe is in charge of literary dramas.

After analyzing Bo Xiwen's character, the screenwriter looked at Rong Xu with the script, and said seriously: "Xue Jiazhe is a semi-antisocial personality. He is not really antisocial, but because of his childhood experience, he is extremely disgusted. The father who abandoned himself and his mother during the earthquake and ran away alone also hated the kind of parents who abandoned their children.”

Rong Xu wore a pair of plain glasses, and nodded with a smile: "Well, so his hatred is very clear, but he keeps himself out of crime. He knows he is committing a crime, but he doesn't feel that he is at fault , so he can kill people with peace of mind, and finally blame others."

The screenwriter was stunned for a while, and then nodded with a smile: "Yes, he is like this. What you should pay attention to is Xue Jiazhe's calmness and his strong psychological quality. He is a professor of psychology, so he understands people's hearts very well. very smart."

The director interjected from the side: "Two days after tomorrow, Rong Xu, the production team has arranged for you a professor of psychology from a university, he will come to the production team to give you a lecture on psychology and let you understand the requirements in this area. You can learn from him and figure out how to play Xue Jiazhe well."

Rong Xu raised the corners of his lips: "Okay, Director Yuan."

Yuan Ke, the director of "The Lost City", is a well-known first-line commercial film director in China.The films he directs have a characteristic: the box office is usually not low, and the minimum will not be less than [-] million, and he will win a best director award every year.

Yes, it's not the best film, it's not the best actor and actress, it's the best director!

Regardless of whether it is a first-tier award or a second-tier award, Yuan Ke is sure to get one anyway. In the past seven or eight years, rain or shine.Even if any film awards are not held this year, Yuan Ke will definitely be able to win a best director from dozens of film awards around the world every year.So in the circle, Yuan Ke also has a nickname: Director Yuan Award...

This is off-topic, so I won't mention it for now.

After the screenwriting conference, all the actors were ready to try on makeup and styles, and the two male protagonists stayed behind to have an in-depth exchange with Director Yuan about their views on the characters.

Rong Xu closed his script gently, and analyzed calmly: "Xue Jiazhe hated the parents who abandoned their children because of the shadow of his childhood, so after his mother passed away, he began to kill them one by one. The right hand was removed because when he was young, his father originally extended his right hand to the mother and son, but because he was afraid of aftershocks, his father withdrew his right hand, causing the mother and son to be crushed under the big rock."

Director Yuan rolled the script into a ball, propped his chin, looked at the young man in front of him with interest, and said with a smile: "Continue."

"Xue Jiazhe is not a bad person in the strict sense, but according to what he told other patients, his heart is also sick, and he has been sick for many years." A gentle and calm smile slowly appeared on his handsome face, With clear eyes, Rong Xu continued calmly and calmly: "So I think when I play him, I will..."

The young man's eloquence made Director Yuan's eyes glow with admiration, and beside Rong Xu, Bo Xiwen's eyes became more and more surprised.After Rong Xu finished speaking, it was Bo Xiwen's turn to analyze again. Bo Xiwen was silent for a long time before uttering a sentence: "I should mainly play a role in acting, trust my friends, and then solve the case."

Rong Xu was stunned for a moment, but Director Yuan laughed: "I won't force you, Xiao Bai, learn from Rong Xu when you have time, maybe your acting skills will improve a lot."

Bo Xiwen nodded obediently. After Director Yuan left, Rong Xu was packing up his things and preparing to try on the shape, when he heard a faint voice beside him: "...Rong Xu, can you lend me your money?" show me the script?"

Rong Xu was slightly surprised, and looked at Bo Xiwen with a smile: "What's the matter?"

Bo Xiwen turned his eyes away in embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "I... I'm not good at script analysis, so I want to borrow your script to see what's going on. If you don't want to, that's okay, I'll trouble you."

The entertainment industry really has everyone, and this is the first time Rong Xu has seen such a shy and honest first-line male star.

He looked at Bo Xiwen deeply, until Bo Xiwen lowered his head stiffly, ready to leave.At this moment, Rong Xu directly stuffed his script into his hands. The script was covered with markers, and various thoughts and points of attention were written on it in delicate handwriting.

Bo Xiwen was stunned, and quickly raised his head to look at Rong Xu, only to see the young man smiled slightly: "Before I start the machine anyway, I have to learn about psychology from the professor, and I don't have much time to read the script. You can return this to me after the machine is turned on." Me. You said you are bothering me, so how can I not let you trouble me? "

Bo Xiwen nodded quickly: "Thank you! I will definitely return it to you after I turn it on, and it will be intact! Thank you so much."

"It's nothing, you're welcome." After a pause, the boy added with a smile: "By the way, I like coffee very much, and latte is very good."

Bo Xiwen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.So half an hour later, when Rong Xu was putting on his makeup, Bo Xiwen's assistant brought him a cup of coffee. Although it wasn't a latte, it was a Mocha with a very similar taste.

It's best not to owe favors to others in the circle, and Rong Xu deliberately used this method to ask Bo Xiwen to return his favors, which can be regarded as a great deal of face to the other party.

The assistant seemed to be as shy as his own artists, lowered his head, and said to Rong Xu in a low voice: "Thank you very much, Rong Rong...can you sign me?"

Rong Xu took the other party's paper and pen, and said softly, "Of course."

The little assistant immediately stared and nodded excitedly.

The crew of "The Lost City" has gathered most of the main creative staff, only the heroine has not yet joined the team, and she is participating in a singing show abroad, and all the staff are preparing for the start of filming wholeheartedly.

Luo Zhentao was still on the crew on the first day, seeing such a busy and lively scene, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In general, Xiao Xu, among the crews you have participated in, only the crew of "Ambush" is a bit unnerving. Terrible."

Rong Xu was noncommittal, he glanced at the dedicated and conscientious crew members: "Well, everyone is doing well." After a pause, he added with a smile: "Bo Xiwen is a very interesting person."

Luo Zhentao was stunned for a moment, then turned around and glanced at the young actor who was working hard to study Rong Xu's script, and then sighed in agreement: "Yes, such a serious and hardworking actor is rare in the industry. I remember when you filmed During "Black Clouds", Xiao Xu, did Qin Cheng rarely read the script? He seems to have a very good memory, memorizing all the lines?"

It seems that he didn't expect his manager to mention Qin Cheng's name. After being stunned for a moment, Rong Xu recalled the scene of studying the script with that man a few days ago, smiled and said softly: "Yes, Qin Cheng is a very Talented people, he is a natural actor. But I don't hate people like Bo Xiwen who work hard, people who work hard are very valuable."

City B, Capital Airport.

A stern and tall man was about to board the plane when he sneezed suddenly.

Xu Jin turned around and said gloatingly, "A cold? You were told to wear so little because you said there was a cold wave in the past few days. When you participated in the Golden Phoenix Awards, you had to wear a bottoming shirt under your dress. If you still don’t listen, you’ll be fine now, you’ve got a cold. You need style instead of temperature, and no one in your family participated in the Golden Phoenix Awards, do you think he will watch your live TV broadcast?”

Qin Cheng raised his eyes and glanced at him, then asked indifferently: "Are you happy that I have a cold?"

Xu Jin spread his hands: "I didn't say that."

Qin Cheng's thin lips curled up: "Oh, I have a cold, and the progress of the film will be delayed. After you arrive in the United States, you can go and talk to Director Liu. Maybe he will have something to say to you."

Xu Jin: "..."

"You must not catch a cold! If the progress is delayed, Director Liu will definitely fight with me!!!"

The roar of the gold medal manager gradually disappeared into the clouds, and the plane flew steadily into the sky, and soon disappeared into the clear blue sky.

Three days later, the heroine officially joined the crew, and all the crew of "The Lost City" arrived for the opening ceremony.

The author has something to say: Fuwa: Qin Chengcheng, if you are so sullen, be careful that Rongrong's heart will be taken away by others!

Qin Chengcheng: Rongrong only loves the baby alone, who is better than the baby╭(╯^╰)╮

Rong Rong: Bo Xiwen is pretty good, hardworking and serious, but also so shy.

Qin Chengcheng: QAQ Rongrong! ! !Don't look at him, look at the baby! ! !The baby is ten thousand times better than him! ! !