Chapter 355 Casting of 'The Richest Man in the Immortal Realm'
Chapter 355 Casting for "The Richest Man in the Earthly Immortal World"
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" is undoubtedly a qualified work in terms of comedy effect. From a purely funny perspective, this movie can even get a high score of seven to eight.
Whether it's Mr. Shen Teng, the mastermind of Mainland Mesozoic comedians, or the pirate Wang Leehom.
Everyone's performance is thumbs up.
Du Fei was not very sure whether "The Richest Man in the World" could find so many actors with the ability to perform as comedians.
But before this question.
The question is whether he can write a suitable adapted script.
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" is set in modern Chinese society, while the original novel depicts American society in the 1990s.
Although the two are different because of their values and cultural types.
But at least they are still in the same era.
Du Fei now lives in an ancient mythical world filled with monsters, monsters, fairies and elves.
If so many races can appreciate this work at the same time.
Adaptation is definitely not an easy job.
Fortunately...
Du Fei had eighteen tool men, and with their help, he finally completed the script adaptation of "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
"Done!"
In the study room of the Black Wind Mountain Villa, Du Fei threw away his brush.
He yelled excitedly.
After two days and seven hours, Du Fei finally finished revising the script and took a long breath. He took out a bottle of Coke, took a deep gulp of it, let out a comfortable burp, and leaned back on his chair. superior.
"Grandma, changing a script feels more troublesome than rewriting it..."
Du Fei put down the Coke bottle and wiped his mouth.
"Abao!"
"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"
Hearing Du Fei's voice, Abao quickly appeared in the study.
Du Fei picked up a pen and scribbled down a list and handed it to him, "Go and publish the actor recruitment announcement immediately. This is a list of roles that need to be recruited. Find them all for me within three days."
"Are you filming again?"
Abao took the list and asked curiously.
Du Fei stretched his neck and replied lazily: "This "The Richest Man in the World of Immortals" is the movie we originally planned."
""Westward Journey" was a temporarily inserted film."
Hear Du Fei's explanation.
Abao suddenly thought about it, "This "The Richest Man in the Earthly Immortal World" is probably the film that the king said before that he would use it to promote the wish currency. The king did mention it before, but there has been no follow-up."
"Yep."
Du Fei nodded, then looked at Abao, "By the way, how is the expansion of the film and television base in Huanggu Town going?"
"Your Majesty plans to use real scenes. Don't we have a Bodhi World?"
Ah Bao asked in surprise when he heard this.
Du Fei waved his hand, "It's true that we have Bodhi World, but we are the only ones who have this thing. Besides, in the production of a movie, the actual scene layout is a key project."
"With a complete film and television base, other forces can come to film in the future, which will improve the core status of our Black Wind Mountain Studio."
Abao suddenly understood, and then said: "I understand."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"The expansion of the film and television base has been completed."
Du Fei nodded slightly with satisfaction, stood up immediately, raised his hand to copy a copy of the script, and handed it to Abao, "The recruitment of actors and preliminary preparations for the movie will be left to you."
"Your Majesty, I am going to heaven to show the script to the Jade Emperor."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
…
Heavenly Court, Tongming Hall.
"Are you sure this is the script of "The Richest Man in the Immortal World"?"
The Jade Emperor sat high behind the Dragon Case, looked at the script in front of him, and then looked up at Du Fei with a strange look on his face.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is specially tailored for you."
Du Fei nodded in affirmation.
Hearing this, the muscles on the Jade Emperor's face twitched.
The male protagonist of "The Richest Man in the World" is actually a down-and-out man in his thirties, and this is the role he is going to play.
The Jade Emperor felt that he was wrong, very wrong.
He actually believed that Du Fei would ignore the past grievances and reconcile with him.
He even agreed to consider playing the leading role.
The script of "The Richest Man in the Immortal World" was written to humiliate him! He is the Jade Emperor, and he actually has to play the role of a middle-aged man who is almost forty years old, and he is still a down-and-out person?!
This is simply a blatant smear campaign!
"How about it, Your Majesty, do you want to star in this film?" Seeing the shock on the Jade Emperor's face, Du Fei chuckled.
The Jade Emperor looked at Du Fei and took a deep breath.
"I refuse!"
"ah?"
Hearing the Jade Emperor's words, Du Fei was stunned, "Why?"
"Your Majesty, this is a character image that I specially customized for you. If you perform it well, you will win an Oscar in the future!"
The Jade Emperor didn't care about the little golden man Du Fei mentioned.
He just snorted coldly, "There is no reason."
"no……"
Hearing this, Du Fei's face was full of heartache and he said: "Your Majesty, this is a script I wrote with great pains, days and nights, and more than a dozen all-nighters. If you don't give me a reason, you'll kill me."
"How can I accept this?"
The Jade Emperor glanced at Du Fei and said, "It has only been three days since you last left Tongming Hall. Where did you get more than a dozen all-nighters?"
"One day in the sky, one year in the earth, Your Majesty!" Du Fei cried out for injustice.
"I have changed my mind a long time ago."
"Now the flow of time in heaven and the lower world is the same."
The Jade Emperor looked at Du Fei coldly and exposed him mercilessly.
Du Fei: "..."
Seeing that playing the bitterness card was useless, Du Fei simply stopped pretending and said with a pinched neck: "No, if your Majesty doesn't give me a reasonable explanation today, I won't go back. It's all up to you!"
"Okay, you want to explain, right?"
"That's right!"
The Jade Emperor was very happy when he saw this, and said directly: "I am also the Supreme of the Three Realms and the Lord of Heaven, but you let me play the role of a down-and-out mortal who is several decades old. What does it sound like?"
"But later he got rich and became a famous immortal in the earthly immortal world. He gained both fame and fortune. He is a winner in life!"
Du Fei spread his hands and explained helplessly.
"That doesn't change your original background."
The Jade Emperor is quite stubborn and still relies on the male protagonist’s origin.
Du Fei suddenly became unhappy, "Your Majesty, you are looking down on others. Looking at the three realms, there are many powerful people who have reached their current level of cultivation and status step by step from weak children."
"You can't just deny them just because you come from a poor background, right?"
The Jade Emperor's expression remained unchanged, his eyes squinted away, "They have nothing to do with me, I only care about myself."
"Hey!"
Du Fei put his hands on his hips and said, "Your Majesty, it took you 1,750 calamities to cultivate the body of a true dragon and became the Jade Emperor. Weren't you also a nobody before those calamities?"
The Jade Emperor glanced at Du Fei, "Who told you that?"
Du Fei couldn't help but pause when he heard this.
This is clearly written in Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West".
When Tathagata Buddha came to arrest Sun Wukong, he said that the Jade Emperor had practiced for 1,750 kalpas, and each kalpa was worth 129,600 years, and the little man counterattacked and became a king.
But it was not easy for him to tell the Jade Emperor this.
Thinking of this, Du Fei could only say harshly: "This is not a well-known thing. People in the Three Realms say so anyway."
"hehe."
The Jade Emperor immediately dismissed it, "It's just a joke."
"I have been born in the world since the dawn of time, and I am innately divine. In ancient times, there was a war between lich and demons, and the demon court collapsed. I followed the general trend of heaven and entered the heaven to rule the three realms."
"How come you can only talk about the rise of a small person?"
Du Fei: "???"
This... could it be that Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" is nonsense?
He doesn't understand what "Journey to the West" is at all?
Recalling the many events that occurred after arriving in this world of Journey to the West, Du Fei also felt that there were many discrepancies between this place and the original work of "Journey to the West", and it seemed inappropriate to copy the settings from the original work.
"All right."
Thinking of this, Du Fei could only give up, "Then, Your Majesty, what do you want to do before you are willing to star in "The Richest Man in the Earthly World"?"
Although if we find someone else to film, things will be better resolved.
But "The Richest Man in the Earthly World" is about the promotion effect of wish currency.
There are big celebrities from the three realms such as the Jade Emperor joining the team.
It is equivalent to Hollywood in the past life of the United States inviting the current president to make a movie, and it is even more sensational than that.
After all, the Jade Emperor is the boss of the entire Three Realms.
And it has never been changed!
If the Jade Emperor stars in this film, Du Fei can completely imagine what a grand scene it will be. The most important thing is that the Jade Emperor's face does look very similar to Uncle Shen Teng and Shen, and it would definitely not be against the rules to act in a comedy!
It also has a bonus effect, which can add a lot of color to the video.
How could Du Fei miss such a thing that offers the best of both worlds?
The Jade Emperor heard the sound and glanced at Du Fei.
Then he lowered his eyes, rested his chin on his hand, and thought to himself.
Film...
He really wanted to make one.
First of all, starring in Du Fey's movie is his stance as the Lord of Heaven to reconcile with Du Fey, his future nephew-in-law.
If you don't act, it will definitely not be conducive to the repair of the relationship between the two parties.
It is not impossible to affect future cooperation.
Secondly, this movie is about the success of Du Fei's era-changing online vow payment, and it also means whether Heaven can catch the express train of reform and completely surpass Buddhism, the underworld and many other forces.
Secure the top spot in overall domination of the three realms.
Finally, he really wanted to experience the feeling of filming.
After thinking for a long time, the Jade Emperor finally raised his head and looked at Du Fei, "It's not impossible to have a few people play the role."
"What about the conditions?"
Du Fei perked up after hearing this and asked hurriedly.
The Jade Emperor immediately stretched out two fingers and said, "I have two roads here. It depends on how you choose."
"You say!"
Du Fei quickly stretched out his hand to guide him.
The Jade Emperor cleared his throat, raised a finger, and immediately said: "The first way is to change the origin of the male protagonist in the script to a widower. You can't use such a down-and-out old man setting."
"This won't work."
Du Fei shook his head decisively after hearing this.
"The Richest Man in the Earthly World" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" focus on the dramatic conflict from abject poverty to sudden wealth.
If the origin of the male protagonist were changed, not only would the plot tension be lost.
The audience’s sense of immersion will also be greatly reduced!
Instead of changing the character, it is better to rewrite the script.
"Then take the second way."
The Jade Emperor held out his second finger and said, "Look, there are many comic characters in your script, such as the hero's good brother, the smart guy, etc. If you can find a few characters like Tongtian and Zhenyuan,
If someone else comes to play the role, it’s not like I can’t agree.”
The Jade Emperor's idea is very simple.
You can never play this kind of role alone.
He believed that if he was the only one to appear in "The Richest Man in the Earthly Immortal World", he would definitely be laughed at by Tongtian and others.
Instead of letting yourself bear the laughter of everyone.
It's better to drag everyone down!
In this case, the embarrassing situation mentioned earlier can be avoided.
After all, everyone has a share, so no one should laugh at anyone.
Hearing the Jade Emperor's words, Du Fei quickly guessed the Jade Emperor's thoughts, but again, as the Lord of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor represents the face of heaven, and acting in such a comedy would indeed undermine his majesty.
For the sake of a great cause, he could only grit his teeth and agree.
"OK!"
"I promise your Majesty."
Seeing Du Fei agree, the Jade Emperor finally showed a smile on his face.
He put the script away and immediately asked: "Okay, I have to ask first, who are you going to find to play the role?"
"If it's just some small fish and shrimps, I won't agree to it."
Du Fei glanced at the Jade Emperor and thought silently for a moment.
Those of the same level as the Jade Emperor must at least be quasi-sages or above. Guanyin Bodhisattva can only be said to be barely good enough to see. Only Tathagata Buddha, Master Tongtian and Old Man Taiqing can be considered to be of the same level.
These guys are pretty close to each other themselves.
It shouldn't be too difficult to find them to act.
After reading this, Du Fei said: "I decided to invite Master, Uncle Master, Tathagata Buddha and others to ensure that Your Majesty is satisfied."
"Well, good! Very good!"
When the Jade Emperor heard this, he was immediately delighted.
He has already read the script of "The Richest Man in the Immortal World". Except for the male and female protagonists who are slightly better, there is no normal person in the whole movie. If he can drag all these guys down, it will be really interesting!
Thinking of the ridiculous scene in the future, the corners of the Jade Emperor's mouth couldn't help but turn up.
He couldn't help but said kindly: "Du Fei."
“You can mention whatever people or things you need for this filming!”
"I will try my best to satisfy you."
"We must make "The Richest Man in the World of Earthly Immortals" the best film in history, and we must not disappoint all sentient beings in the three realms!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
…
After dealing with the Jade Emperor, leave from Tongming Hall.
Du Fei, who was in high spirits before arriving, now looked sad.
Although the Jade Emperor's suggestion is good, allowing many powerful figures from the three realms to participate in the filming of "The Richest Man in the Immortal World" will definitely attract more people to watch it, making the movie more popular than ever before.
But the problem is...
It's difficult enough just to ask the Jade Emperor to film a movie.
How fucking difficult would it be to find powerful men of the same level, such as Old Man Taiqing, Master Tongtian, Tathagata Buddha, etc.?
If it's a serious movie, that's it.
You know, this is a pure comedy movie that is a spoof.
In the previous life, I wouldn't have thought anything of it, but in this ancient mythical world, it was something that would seriously damage my image, even if there were reasons such as that they owed me more or less a favor and wanted to deepen cooperation.
But if you do this kind of thing, I'm afraid you won't accept it easily.
This old Jade Emperor really gave himself a problem...
"never mind."
"It's better to call my uncle first and ask." Du Fei took out the phone and said to himself as he flew towards Black Wind Mountain.