"I understand, okay, go ahead and do your work..."

Cao Xuan, who had just got on the bus from Xushi Airport, hung up the phone and couldn't help but cursed. Zhang Chong poked his head from the front seat.

"Boss, are you okay?"

"Sister Jiang called me and said that Jiao Enjun had accepted the Japanese version of "The Love of Ghosts" and could not find time to play "Zhen Zhi"."

"The Love of Ghosts" is a classic Hollywood film. Japan's Shochiku Pictures Company has obtained the copyright and wants to remake a Japanese version.

At the same time, Shochiku Pictures was very ambitious and was not willing to just release the movie in Japan. It wanted to hit the Asian market, so it approached Jiao Enjun, who was famous for the hit "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff".

Although this movie may not be released in mainland China because it contains "ghosts", there will be no problem in DVD and other markets.

Moreover, "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is very popular in Asia, and Jiao Enjun is a familiar face in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea, which is more conducive to the promotion of the movie.

At least according to Shochik Pictures, Jiao Enjun is much better than Song Seung-heon, who was promoted by South Korea's Seagate Company.

Although the latter is a top-notch actor in South Korea and became famous in Asia with "Blue Life and Death" in his early years, his popularity dropped greatly after he joined the army. He has only become famous in South Korea in the past two years.

With such popularity, compared to one of the two male leads in "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", which has dominated the Japanese box office market for two years, it obviously has no chance of winning.

In the end, Lao Jiao successfully won the role and rejected the male lead in "Zhen Zhi" on the grounds of adapting to the role and learning Japanese.

"this……"

Zhang Chong didn't know how to evaluate it, but Cao Xuan directly exposed Jiao Enjun's little thoughts.

"I'm so used to Japanese. It's just that those girls in "Zhen Zhi" were too difficult to deal with, so I found an excuse to escape."

Cao Xuan massaged his temples with two fingers, feeling a little discouraged.

Before, he only thought about the luxurious lineup and tried his best to recruit stars, but ignored that the female star lineup was too strong, which caused too much pressure on the male protagonist.

More importantly, there is also the second house of East and West.

"Zhen Zhi" mainly focuses on palace battles, and the two people's roles do not have any intimate scenes, so there is no need to avoid too many taboos during the filming.

However, many people noticed the martial arts fight between East and West in the key conference room. Although Dongxi and Ergong calmed down when they returned home, they concentrated on supporting their disciples and their little sister's martial arts fight.

But in the eyes of outsiders, who knows whether the two will compete on the set, and the gods will fight, which will bring disaster to the fish, especially the male protagonist. The situation is special and he cannot escape even if he wants to.

The group of actresses in "Zhen Zhi" are inherently troublesome. Although Lao Jiao is popular enough, none of the others like Fan Xiaopang is any worse than him.

Originally, he may not be able to control the situation, but with the addition of the East and West houses, the conflict has risen to a new level, even affecting the boss's family affairs.

Lao Jiao was so mad that he took this role and hid in Japan. If the male lead of "Zhen Zhi" is not decided one day, he will never come back.

"They're all old Liaozhai."

Cao Xuan was a little sad. With Lao Jiao running away, this character was finally able to stand up.

Generally, artists can't hold their own, and they will throw away the inappropriate ones if they have enough weight. Others either don't act in TV series,

Or they are unwilling to take risks.

After all, acting is a trivial matter. If you offend a boss lady, whispering in Boss Cao's ear is equivalent to offending Fanxing, a giant in the industry, and the gain outweighs the loss...

Not only Cao Xuan thought of this, but Zhang Chong, who had followed him over the years and developed some vision and thinking, also saw the embarrassment of this matter.

"Boss, except for you, no one else dares to act now."

"I?"

Cao Xuan's temples hurt even more. There were more than seventy episodes of "Zhen Zhi". After filming this drama, he couldn't think about anything else for at least half a year.

Moreover, the role of the male protagonist, the emperor, was too miserable. He was a scumbag and didn't care. In the end, he was raped by several concubines and then died of anger. It was really frustrating.

Besides, who said that Lao Jiao was afraid of a fight between the East and West Palaces? Cao Xuan was more afraid than him.

Lao Jiao can still run away, he has no place to hide...

"Actually, it's good to act in a TV series. You haven't acted in a TV series for six or seven years. In your words, it's time to become more grounded. A one- or two-hour movie is not as satisfying as dozens of episodes of a TV series."

Zhang Chong didn't mind the excitement and couldn't help but persuade Cao Xuan to act in a palace fight drama with the East and West Palaces.

In his impression, Cao Xuan didn't seem to be acting at the same time as Dong and Xi Ergong, plus a bunch of starry actresses, tsk tsk, it would be too lively.

"Get lost."

Seeing this guy gloating about his misfortune, Cao Xuan got angry and turned to Zhu Jiang who was driving.

"Lao Zhu, keep an eye on this guy. If he steps off with his left foot first after getting off the car, half a month's salary will be deducted."

Zhu Jiang has a rigorous personality and is meticulous in everything he does: "What if he steps forward with his right foot first?"

Cao Xuan: "Then I'll deduct fifteen days."

Zhang Chong: "..."

Although his salary was deducted, Zhang Chong didn't take it seriously. His income was only a small part of his salary. It was nothing to him if he deducted all his salary for a year. If he deducted half a month's bonus, it would be unfair.

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So he also knew that Cao Xuan was not angry, so he continued to propose with a smile.

"I'm serious. Nowadays, everyone is rushing to make movies. In fact, TV series have a great influence. Don't you want to become a star of Penguin? Who is as popular as you?"

Putting aside the idea of ​​watching the excitement, Zhang Chong really wants to see Cao Xuan act in a TV series, which is also the wish of many movie fans.

As Cao Xuan's assistant, he occasionally goes undercover to inquire about information and fans' tendencies, so he knows a little bit about the situation.

Cao Xuan has a huge number of fans, and when there are more people, it is naturally easy to split. Generally speaking, it can be divided into three categories: fans, movie fans, and personal fans.

There are countless sub-categories under the main category. For example, personal fans are divided into cp fans, career fans, appearance fans, body fans, action fans, scumbag fans, patriotic fans, character fans, fan fans, inspirational fans, and visual fans.

Fans for life goals and so on.

The same goes for movie fans, with all kinds of messy classifications.

Some people like Cao Xuan's appearance in movies and TV shows, some like Cao Xuan's figure, some like watching CP in movies and TV shows, some love Cao Xuan as a villain, some love Cao Xuan as a martial arts actor, and some appreciate Cao Xuan's acting skills.

Among them, movies and TV series are also important categories.

The former is okay, Cao Xuan's focus is on this, which is nothing more than arguing about themes, revitalizing the Chinese language, or impacting Hollywood.

The latter had been internally divided before, but now they only have one wish, that Cao Xuan should act in a TV series, regardless of the subject matter, and they are even a little desperate waiting for it.

Afraid that Cao Xuan would not believe it, Zhang Chong asked Cao Xuan to turn on his computer and search the Baidu Tieba forum [Did Cao Xuan act in a TV series today?].

"Is there such a Tieba? There is no limit to the number of characters in the name of Baidu Tieba?"

Cao Xuan looked confused. These were all nonsense names. But when he clicked in, he found that the popularity was actually pretty good. He was almost catching up with the fan posts of many celebrities.

Later, he also discovered a brother's forum [Has Cao Xuan released an album today?], which was more popular than the previous forum and even seemed to be one of his fan bases.

"Look, I didn't lie to you."

Seeing that Cao Xuan was looking seriously, Zhang Chong asked proudly. Cao Xuan nodded: "There are indeed many people."

"Are you planning to act in "Zhen Zhi"?"

"Let's take a look again."

Cao Xuan was a little hesitant. Filming a TV series is a trivial matter. With his current status and popularity, even if he is acting in a web series, no one would think he is outdated. Instead, they might say he is down-to-earth.

However, the filming time of "Zhen Zhi" is indeed too long, which will disrupt many of his original plans. This is what he is most struggling with.

………

The specific shooting of "Zhen Zhi" will be postponed to next year, so it can be put aside temporarily. Cao Xuan still has to shoot "Let the Bullets Fly" first.

Xuzhou Airport is not far from Fanxingzao City Branch. If the journey goes smoothly, it will take more than two hours.

Cao Xuan watched the movie, and Xiao Mi came to the set of "Let the Bullets Fly" after a while.

He took a total of three days off for this award ceremony. As a result, because he was returning to Beijing and back, and his flight was delayed due to weather, he was slightly overdue for half a morning. Although he had called to say hello, he had to show his nakedness when he came back.

By chance, when he came, there was no filming on the set, and Lao Jiang and the other leading actors were discussing the script. When they saw him coming in, Lao Jiang immediately imitated the tone of the master in the movie and shouted.

"When the best actor comes, our crew will be stable. When the best actor comes, this movie will be a success."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Seeing Lao Jiang making fun of himself with his lines, Cao Xuan couldn't help but give him the middle finger. Lao Jiang didn't care and even asked everyone to applaud.

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"Welcome the acclaimed actor Cao back, everyone is chirping."

Bang bang bang——

Everyone was very considerate and applauded like thunder. Cao Xuan also put away his middle finger and bowed slightly to express his thanks.

After a brief welcome ceremony, the others dispersed, and a few of the main creators gathered together to chat. Uncle Ge gave Cao Xuan a thumbs-up with a smile.

"We have all read the reports. The Chinese Grand Slam is the first among the three places across the Taiwan Strait."

"I'm just a kid. Teacher Ge is the Best Actor at Cannes, and Lao Jiang has won many awards abroad. Compared with you two, I'm still far behind."

"This is not true."

Lao Jiang was filled with indignation: "You have won many foreign awards, right? The total number of Grammys has exceeded double digits. Many people have won the three major film festivals. With so many Grammy awards, you are all unique in Asia."

One serving.”
To be continued...