After several careful revisions, the final version was finally determined, so the next question came, how to invite Li Xiaole’s ideal actor.

It goes without saying that the heroine is. The character Liang Xiaoxiao is not very difficult at all. Sun Li can do some training. The real difficulty lies in the two male characters.

After the adaptation, Li Xiangshan was customized in full accordance with Zhang Guosheng, and Sun Honglei was no longer considered. As for Qin Fen, all Chinese actors have read it, only Ge You can perform well, and there is no doubt that.

At this stage, Ge You is at its peak in the hearts of the people, and no mainland male actor has a reputation as compared to him. Mr. Ge is extremely picky about his works and would rather not act than take on bad dramas than to smash his signature. In recent years, he has only taken on Feng Xiaogang's movies.

Although he is often compared with Feng Xiaogang in the media, Li Xiaole also knows that he is just a fledgling man, and his reputation is more than a little different from Feng Xiaogang, the box office king. It is questionable whether he can impress Ge You by relying solely on his own and this script of "If You Are the One". After all, it is also a similar urban comedy theme, and it is nothing new to Ge You.

If Zhang Guorong is willing to be the second male lead, he will have more confidence when he talks with Ge You. However, without confirming that Ge You is the starring actor, Li Xiangshan, who has few roles, is worried that Zhang Guorong has doubts.

Li Xiaole leaned on the bench, looking at the ceiling, and at first wondering what to do. This is also the first time he hired such a big-name actor.

Of course, he knew that the script was very good, and the effect would be better than the original version, and it would not be worse. Even at the current level, the box office of over 100 million is almost certain.

But in other people, Ge You and Zhang Guorong may look different. A well-known director came to the door with a good notebook. I am afraid that this kind of thing would be ordinary in their opinion.

One of these two filmed "Alive" under Zhang Yimou, and the other is the protagonist of "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Chen Kaige, and they are both Wang Jiawei and Feng Xiaogang's favorite actors. Will they agree to themselves?

Needless to say, Ge You is one of the top and greatest actors even if he is placed in the world.

Of course, Zhang Guorong is a relatively easy breakthrough. He already has the intention to star in his own movie, but such a big actor must think that he wants him to be the starring actor. If he is a supporting role, he might have hesitated.

Who is Zhang Guorong? The younger generation may not know much, but in the Chinese literary and artistic circle, the weight of these three words alone is probably unimaginable to ordinary people. It is extremely rare in the Chinese entertainment circle. People who can really add the word "superstar" to their titles.

Twenty years ago, in the golden age of Hong Kong's literary and artistic industry, countless stars have emerged that have remained strong to this day, such as the four kings of the music industry, such as the TVB's TVB's Five Tigers, etc.

But the one who is truly called a superstar, but there are no more than 5 people, and Zhang Guorong is one of them.

Ordinary people are curious, but there are no specific regulations. How to distinguish this level?

In fact, in the literary and artistic world, it is very simple to classify. The lowest level is the name of actors and singers. For example, those supporting roles on TVB stations who are not named or have produced one or two records can be called singers and actors.

Only entertainers who can truly be the protagonist on TV, have their own representative works, and are called "stars". For example, Ouyang Zhenhua from TVB and Li Keqin from "Red Sun" are singers and movie stars.

Who can be called a star? This title has an insurmountable gap with previous singers and movie stars.

Singers or movie stars have been having new representative works for three or five years, and have always been active on the front line. Over time, they have their own fixed fan base. Even if they occasionally make one or two bad movies, they can still sell their names. Even people in society who don’t watch TV and don’t like to listen to music know him. This person is barely worthy of the word “star”.

Let’s look at what a generation of superstars is. This annotation is not a simple sentence. Let’s take a look at Zhang Guorong’s resume.

He has released nearly 30 albums as a singer. In the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s, he and Tam Yonglin were called "the two heroes" together. He and Tam Yonglin held nearly 30 concerts in the same city in Hong Kong, and each ticket was sold out. On this planet, only the pop king Mike Jackson was ahead of them.

In that enthusiastic 1980s, all young people from south to north in China sang his Cantonese songs. After his death, music awards from South Korea and Japan held his commemorative performances. This scene did not appear again until Mike Jackson passed away.

He went to make movies and starred in "The True Color of Heroes" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" in commercial films. It can be said that as long as there are Chinese people in the world, I have watched his movies.

Artistically, "The Legend of Ah Fei" is the first of the "Top Ten Hong Kong Movies" by the Hong Kong Film Association, and "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or at the peak of the world's films.

He was shining brightly during his lifetime, but still shining brightly after his death. All Asians could see his face calling out the three words "Zhang Guorong". Ten years after his death, there were still the young generation of people who were crazy about him. Movies and songs from decades ago were still sold, and even his death day could still become news in the media.

What is a superstar? This is a superstar!

When Li Xiaole thought of this, he suddenly felt that it was really absurd that he had let Zhang Guorong play the second male lead. Maybe he was too arrogant?

It is easy to talk about many things, but when it comes to doing it, Li Xiaole will still feel a little inferior when facing these childhood idols and these film and television people who are truly standing at the top.

Of course, this inferiority complex is not a lack of confidence in the unknown, but rather, he truly understands how great these film and television people are. He is not afraid of not being able to invite them, but is worried that they can use them to produce qualified works, and the halo of their dazzling titles adds a dazzling glory.

Just like "Crazy Stone" and "Soldier Assault" are not used for first-tier stars. As long as the grades are slightly outstanding, everyone will think that the director is very good.

But what if a movie led by Ge You and Zhang Guorong? Then the box office of less than 50 million would be a failure in others' eyes!

No matter how the outside world praises it directly, he knows that he is just a young director walking along the footsteps of his predecessors... It is still unknown whether he can truly control a movie at the level of an actor.

But this thought just flashed by. Li Xiaole looked at the news pages about him on the computer, and looked at the reflection of his frowning face on the screen. He suddenly laughed out loud. Damn it, after filming so many scenes, he was no longer the martial arts substitute who was stumbled at the bottom of the world. Why are he still so afraid of failure?

I am the director, and I am the real master in front of the works. No matter what the actor or star you are, you will be my actors whenever you come to my crew. You have to be obedient.

I don’t think so much, so I’ll fool Zhang Guorong first, but I must have some thoughts.

Li Xiaole thought about Zhang Guorong's current mentality. He was immersed in the gray mentality of trying to commit suicide before. Li Xiangshan, the role of holding a funeral for him, is very strange and interesting, and can definitely cater to Zhang Guorong's preferences. I believe he will definitely like it after reading the script.

But of course I couldn't tell Zhang Guorong, "Brother~ I'm here to shoot my movie. The second male lead is tailor-made for you~ I'm sure you like it~"

Such words seem to be an insult to an actor of Zhang Guorong! The second male lead is tailored? Then I also want Zhou Runfa to play a tailor-made role and be my supporting role!!

After staying in the circle for so long, Li Xiaole understood a truth. Some humble words can only be said by the actors themselves, and the director and producers must not say them.

Just use some tricks. When Li Xiaole thought of this, he wrote an email to Zhang Guorong's agent, indicating that Zhang Guorong wanted to play the protagonist Qin Fen, without mentioning the word "Ge You".

First, we must make Zhang Guorong have the motivation to read the script with great care, and then talk about other things... As for whether Zhang Guorong will take the bait and take the initiative to propose to play Li Xiangshan, it can only depend on God's arrangement...

Before we knew it, it was July 30, which was eight o'clock the day before the August 1st Army Day. The "Soldier Assault" drama was a guest of the CCTV evening party, and all members of the crew participated in the Army Day party held in the Great Hall of the People.

At the party, things that surprised all the media one by one happened one by one, and were about "Soldier Assault".

Comrade Zhao Xiannian, director of CCTV 7, announced that in next month's "Military Documentary" column, a promotional film called "Glory of Joining the Army" uses classic clips from "Soldier Assault".

Projected on the gala curtain, this recruitment promotional video was officially broadcast, mainly focusing on Xu Sanduo's story of joining the army, just like a short personal biographical film. Of course, the classic lines in the film have not been lost, "Don't abandon, don't give up", "As long as today is better than yesterday, isn't this hope?"...

Although it was only 31 seconds long, it made the soldiers in the audience excited. The subtitles were posted at the end of the short film, "Do you want to be a soldier like Xu Sanduo?" Then, Xu Sanduo showed his big teeth and looked back and smiled, reflecting the four big words "Glory of joining the army".

You should know that this is the first time that CCTV recruitment advertisements use film and television clips!!
Chapter completed!