A good singer does not mean that he can become a good actor.
Just because a good actor doesn't mean he can be a good director.
But in the entertainment industry.
There seems to be a phenomenon.
After celebrities become famous, they will try to become directors themselves.
But being a director is not that easy.
Making a TV series is different from writing a novel.
When shooting film and television dramas, you need to pay attention to narrative and rhythmic shots.
It is quite a test of one's directing skills.
It's not easy to be a director.
Just like Jia Ling directed a movie "Li Huanying" and people questioned that she was just acting in name.
The director is the brain behind a successful film and television drama.
The quality of a TV series depends on the director.
Including the various characters in it, they also need to be selected and shaped by the director.
A director must not only be technically good, but also have a good vision.
At this time, everyone saw that Xu Zhou was going to personally direct his own "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", which many readers were not optimistic about.
There is a famous martial arts director Tang Youxia, why did Xu Zhou have to direct it himself?
Wouldn't it be a good idea to leave both dramas to Tang Youxia to direct them?
Even if the two novels are planned to be filmed at the same time, Director Tang will not be able to do anything at all. At worst, he can wait!
It's not too late to wait until Tang Youxia finishes filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" before filming "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword"!
What if Xu Zhou’s photo of Yi Tian is too horrible to look at?
Xu Zhou had his own considerations.
The filming of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" was just my own attempt to test the waters.
After that, he will make a movie.
Movies are Xu Zhou’s ultimate pursuit.
Of course there is another important point.
For Xu Zhou, making movies is more profitable.
Any movie he puts out can have a box office of billions.
Even if it ends up being shared with theaters, the revenue will not be comparable to that of TV series.
In the entertainment industry, there is a chain of contempt.
Those who make movies look down on those who make TV series.
People who make TV series always want to get into the film industry.
Netizens may or may not be optimistic about Xu Zhou, but the law of true fragrance will always exist.
In the interview video.
Xu Zhou continued: ""The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" will not only be made into a TV series, but will also be made into a movie later. I hope that martial arts movies can return to the eyes of movie fans."
There are not many very successful adaptations of Jin Yong's martial arts movies, but "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader" is definitely a success. Wang Jing spent less than a hundred days filming the movie, and the final classic shots left behind
How many movie fans never forget it.
"Zhang Wuji, I'm waiting for you in Dadu!"
Countless audiences are waiting for the reunion of Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min in Dadu.
As a result, the two leading actors are old and have not waited for this day.
The hole Wang Jing dug is big enough!
In addition to the Demon Cult Leader, the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron" part one or two, and "The Swordsman: The Invincible" are equally exciting.
This is all part of Xu Zhou's plan.
When they heard that Xu Zhou was going to shoot a martial arts movie, netizens who saw this interview video were immediately shocked.
Compared with martial arts novels and TV series, the martial arts movie market can be said to be even more sluggish!
Before Xu Zhou wrote martial arts novels and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was aired.
Although the market for martial arts novels and TV series is sluggish, there are still people working on them.
Although it is shoddily produced, the quality of both the novel and the TV series is not satisfactory.
But martial arts movies are just like a backwater.
It can be said that there are almost 0 martial arts movies released every year!
Everyone even shouted the slogan that Daxia martial arts movies are dead!
But in Daxia, martial arts movies were indeed brilliant.
But that was all more than ten years ago.
Now whoever makes a martial arts movie will be thrown to death!
Popular in the summer are romantic comedy, suspense and horror movies.
In this time and space.
Horror movies don't have many restrictions.
Animals can become spirits at any time, ghosts can exist in cities, and zombies can run rampant.
So Daxia’s horror movies are still pretty good.
Now everyone hears that Xu Zhou is going to make a martial arts movie, and they all admire Xu Zhou's courage very much.
"Because of Xu Zhou's courage, if a big movie about Heaven and Dragon Slaying comes out, I will go to the theater to contribute to the box office!"
"Is Xu Zhou a little arrogant? He wants to be a director and make a TV series, and he also wants to be a director and make a martial arts movie. Can't he just write and write songs well?"
"I'm not optimistic about it, I really am not optimistic about it. There hasn't been a good martial arts movie in Daxia for many years. "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" can be made into a TV series, but how can you make a movie with so much content? Is it possible that you have to make several more movies?"
"I feel like we can look forward to it. What if Xu Zhou really makes a good martial arts movie?"
"Xu Zhou is just painting a cake. He wants to make a movie even before the TV series is released. I guess the movie "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" won't be released for another four or five years."
"I don't care about TV series or movies. I only care about when Xu Zhou's new book will be released. Xu Zhou has already finished the trilogy of The Condor Shooting Trilogy. What will he write about the new book?"
And the next question.
What Zixu asked was exactly related to the new book!
He asked: "Xu Zhou, the last question is a question that many book friends have been asking you for a long time in the bib and book review areas. What type of new book do you plan to write? Including the content of the new book, can you briefly introduce it to us?
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Xu Zhou smiled and said: "The genre of the new book is of course martial arts, but the content is different from the previous martial arts novels. This one is more funny. The protagonist comes from a brothel and has a bit of a rogue character."
Zixu asked again: "What about the heroine? Can you tell me briefly."
"As for the heroine, it's hard to say, because in this novel, the protagonist is a mature adult, and he wants it all."
At this point in the interview, the screen went black.
Then in the center of the video, three characters suddenly appeared: The Deer and the Cauldron!
Xu Zhou's new book "The Deer and the Cauldron" will be released on August 21st!
After watching the interview video, book friends were no longer calm. What Xu Zhou said at the end contained too much information.
"What does Xu Zhou mean? Is this a martial arts novel a harem novel, with the main character having multiple wives?"
"The male protagonist comes from a brothel. This setting is novel enough. Well, the protagonist won't be the brothel owner, right? So he wants them all."
"I'll go. It's not bad to be a brothel owner. This is my lifelong dream. I change rooms every day."
"I'm afraid there aren't many boys who don't have this kind of dream, right? In order to get everything Xu Zhou has, I'll vote for a thousand gold votes when Xu Zhou opens a new book tomorrow!"
"Xu Zhou finally wants to write more female protagonists again!"
Although the new book has not been released yet, it is already very popular.
The Condor Trilogy written by Xu Zhou has a female protagonist in each part.
Especially in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", there are many women written about them, but in the end the male protagonist can only choose one, which makes many readers a little confused.
This time Xu Zhou said he wanted them all, which made many readers look forward to it.
The next day.
Xu Zhou's new book "The Deer and the Cauldron" was officially released on Tayue.
This book is very different in style from the Condor Trilogy.
In the first few books, the protagonists are considered heroes in the true sense.
Whether it's Guo Jing, Yang Guo or Zhang Wuji.
But Wei Xiaobao in "The Deer and the Cauldron" has no chivalry in him.
He was born in the market, and he was full of ruffianism, even very cunning.
But it was such a little person who accidentally entered the palace and became a fake eunuch, and became good friends with the emperor.
It is said that Wei Xiaobao is a little gangster, but he also has the loyalty of a man in the world.
He had the opportunity to enjoy a lifetime of high official status and generous salary.
But he faced Xiao Xuanzi on the one hand, and the Heaven and Earth Society on the other.
When faced with a choice between two options.
He did not choose to abandon justice and seek glory, nor did he choose to stab Xiao Xuanzi in the back. Instead, he chose to take his seven wives away from the whirlpool and live a secluded life.
The first day of opening a new book.
Xu Zhou didn’t update much content.
It just writes that Wei Xiaobao has entered the palace and is about to help Xiao Xuanzi get rid of the powerful minister Obai.
Xu Zhou had a bit of a break.
This caused many readers to complain that Xu Zhou was a piece of shit.
Although Xu Zhou was suspected of breaking the chapter, the number of words he updated on the first day of the book was still very large, tens of thousands.
It is also very easy for readers to accept tens of thousands of updates at a time before breaking the chapter.
Comment area.
Full of reviews about new books.
It took less than an hour to open the book.
The number of comments in the comment section of "The Deer and the Cauldron" has exceeded 10,000.
"Wei Xiaobao is so confused. He has been in a brothel since he was a child, and when he left the brothel, he was still a boy, not a man. His life is such a failure! If I were there, I would definitely go through the brothel from top to bottom!"
"Those upstairs, don't forget, Wei Xiaobao's mother is also in Lichun Courtyard!"
"Wei Xiaobao entered the palace and hugged Xiao Xuanzi's lap. I just want to know, when Xiao Xuanzi knows that Xiao Guizi is not a real eunuch, will he really castrate him?"
"Just a guess, Wei Xiaobao's future girlfriends must be women living in the palace."
"Xu Zhou said he wanted them all, but they have been updated by tens of thousands of words, and not even a trace of the heroine has appeared!"
In the TV series "The Deer and the Cauldron", one of the heroines, Shuang'er, appears very early.
In fact, Shuang'er appears relatively late in the novel.
Among all Wei Xiaobao's wives, Shuang'er should be the most popular.
Gentle, cute, and considerate, it can be said that she is the template of a girlfriend in many people's dreams.
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The update of "The Deer and the Cauldron" is on track.
Xu Zhou, on the other hand, focused his work on the filming of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword".
In this drama, he can be regarded as the director, screenwriter, and star.
Luo Xi plays Zhao Min.
Xu Zhou recruited Bian Cheng to play the role of Xiao Zhao.
In addition to Xiao Zhao, she also played Guo Xiang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Among the actresses in "Eternal Dragon Sword", apart from Zhao Min, the most important role should be Zhou Zhiruo.
Originally, Xu Zhou was an actor who wanted to use Qingcheng Entertainment.
But after many choices, nothing seemed suitable.
Xu Zhou can only use artists from other entertainment companies.
Pick and choose.
Xu Zhou finally set his sights on Zero Entertainment artist Wu Bingyan.
Wu Bingyan is only a third-tier artist, not very popular.
But looking at her information, Xu Zhou felt that she was somewhat similar to the image of Zhou Zhiruo in his own impression.
He asked his staff to send an email to Wu Bingyan's agent.
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Zero degree entertainment.
When Wu Bingyan's agent Sun Qian received the audition invitation from the Yitian crew, she was ecstatic.
Although Xu Zhou's director Yi Tian has received a lot of doubts and criticisms from the outside world.
But it is undeniable that this drama represents huge traffic.
I don’t know how many stars want to join this crew.
Even if it's a small supporting role, that's fine.
But now, one of her artists actually received an email from Zhou Zhiruo to audition, and Sun Qian simply couldn't even think about it.
Lingdu Entertainment is just a relatively small artist company.
Originally, the company did not have many resources.
And Wu Bingyan is more like a little transparent.
Since his debut, he has only appeared in some minor supporting roles and has been lukewarm.
At this time, facing the audition invitation from the Yitian crew, Sun Qian only felt that the opportunity to make a comeback had come!
As long as she seizes this opportunity, it is possible for Wu Bingyan to become a first-line star in the future!
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"Sister Qian, are you kidding me? Are you asking me to audition for Zhou Zhiruo? How is this possible? I'm not popular?"
When Wu Bingyan heard the news that Sun Qian brought to her, her face was full of disbelief.
How could such a good thing come to me?
You and Xu Zhou don’t know each other?
Sun Qian said: "That's why the entertainment industry sometimes requires luck, and this time, luck has found you! The Yitian crew asked you to audition for Zhou Zhiruo. It is probably because Qingcheng does not have a suitable actor."
"They must have a lot of actor information in their hands. This time Xu Zhou directed it himself. He must have perfectly photographed the various characters in his novels. I feel that you should fit the image of Zhou Zhiruo in his heart, so he asked us to audition.
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Sun Qian's analysis is still very reasonable.
Wu Bingyan's head was a little foggy at this time.
Is it possible that I will soar into the sky in the future?
Sun Qian calmed down and said: "Bingyan, we must succeed in this audition! Only by successfully playing Zhou Zhiruo can we see the scenery in the higher reaches of the entertainment industry!"
Wu Bingyan nodded and said: "Sister Qian, don't worry, I will perform well and try to get into the Yitian crew. By the way, when do they want me to audition?"
Sun Qian said: "They said in the email that it will be within a week. There is enough time. I will talk to the company later and we will go to Magic City tomorrow."
The company will definitely support the opportunity to play Zhou Zhiruo.
For a small company like Zero Degree, it is a dream opportunity for them to have their own artists appear in Xu Zhou's TV series.
Two days later.
Green Orange Entertainment.
Except for Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min and Xiao Zhao, all other roles require auditions.
Indeed, Xu Zhou would definitely want to make it perfect when directing a novel he wrote.
Casting is very important.
In this drama, Xu Zhou did not invite big-name stars, and all the stars he used were newcomers or small stars.
For newcomers, the plasticity is relatively high.
Many big-name stars have a strong style. No matter what they play, they seem to be playing the same person.
Even some veteran actors cannot escape this problem.
The acting is okay, but the style is too single.
At this time, in the office, in addition to Xu Zhou, there were other members of the crew, such as the assistant director and producer.
In this drama, although Xu Zhou has the title of director, he cannot stare at the camera all the time.
Xu Zhou only grasps the shooting style and general direction, and leaves some specific shooting work to the assistant director.
Outside the office at this time.
Wu Bingyan was still a little nervous.
She didn't know if the crew invited anyone else to audition Zhou Zhiruo.
But now, there are many actors around her waiting to audition, most of whom she is not familiar with.
Can you succeed in this audition?
If it succeeds, can I play Zhou Zhiruo well?
Alas, what if I get eliminated in the audition?
Wu Bingyan had some random thoughts.
But just as she was thinking about it, a staff member walked out of the office.
"Wu Bingyan, get ready for the audition."
"Oh, okay." Wu Bingyan agreed hastily, and then followed the staff in.
Although I have experienced many audition scenes before.
But Wu Bingyan felt like she was so nervous for the first time.
She could almost hear her own heartbeat.
After entering.
She saw Xu Zhou and several other staff members.
Wu Bingyan stood in the middle of the room a little awkwardly and said: "Hello, Director Xu, I am Wu Bingyan, and I am here to audition for the role of Zhou Zhiruo today."
Xu Zhou nodded and looked at Wu Bingyan for a while.
Her appearance is good and her appearance is very good. The key is that she is not the kind of oval face that is popular in the Internet. Her face is slightly round and very beautiful.
Xu Zhou did not ask her to audition directly, but asked: "Have you read the novel "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" before?"
Wu Bingyan nodded and said: "I have. I usually like to read novels. I have read several of Director Xu's novels."
"What do you think of the character Zhou Zhiruo? In other words, what kind of person do you think Zhou Zhiruo is?"
Faced with this question, Wu Bingyan hesitated a little. After thinking for a while, she said: "I feel that Zhou Zhiruo is a pitiful person first."
"In terms of love, she was not with her beloved, and in terms of martial arts, she did not become the best in the world. In the end, her ending was just to die alone on Mount Emei. I feel that she is a bit pitiful."
"Well, many people may think that Zhou Zhiruo is scheming and a bad woman, but hateful people must have pity, so I feel that Zhou Zhiruo is somewhat pitiful."
"Especially on the wedding day, when Zhang Wuji abandoned her, that moment should have been the most helpless, desperate and pitiful time for her."
Xu Zhou quite agreed with Wu Bingyan's statement.
In Yitian, Zhou Zhiruo should be a relatively complex and controversial character.
Although Zhou Zhiruo is "bad", she is very popular. It can be said that many readers like Zhou Zhiruo as much as those who like Zhao Min!
After the project of this drama was established.
Many stars in Qingcheng are interested in the role of Zhou Zhiruo. I don’t know how many people approached Zhang Jing and wanted to play this role.
Everyone knows.
Although Zhou Zhiruo is not the final heroine, she is definitely not a supporting role in the play and is treated properly as the protagonist!
After finishing speaking, Wu Bingyan looked at Xu Zhou nervously.
She didn't know if what she said was right, but that's what she thought when she was reading.
Xu Zhou didn't say anything more, he just said: "Let's audition first, just the scene during the wedding, which is also when Zhou Zhiruo started to darken."
Xu Zhou asked someone to hand over the script to Wu Bingyan.
Although there is a role for Xu Zhou in the script, Xu Zhou will not play alongside Wu Bingyan.
She wants to perform herself.
This further tested her acting skills.
When Xu Zhou selects actors, in addition to image, acting skills are more important.
If Wu Bingyan's acting skills were not good, Xu Zhou would eliminate her without hesitation.