Chapter 63: The Actors Are Decided

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  "You said you wanted to find a first-line female star, come and listen." He Mu sat steadily and looked at Xiao Fang with expectation.

  "Do you think there's a suitable actress in the country who can play the role of Ruan Jing?" Xiao Fang asked back He Mu.

  Ran Jing's characters are extremely popular online, and can be called the perfect lover. She is lively, cute, intelligent, gentle, and occasionally a little bit wild, an embodiment of angels and elves. She is beautiful but doesn't have to be stunningly beautiful, yet still lovely enough, it can be said that she is the model for every young boy's dream girl.

  At home, the first-line female stars are nothing more than the four big Huadan and Fan Lei Er Bing. However, except for Fan Bingbing, who is still relatively young, the rest are about ten years older than He Mu, which really doesn't look like a couple. Even Fan Bingbing, who was born in the 80s, seems too mature and charming, completely not the fresh and innocent style of Ruan Jing.

  "It seems that none of them are really suitable, with a big gap in age and image compared to Ruan Jing." He Mo passed on several first-line female stars.

  "So," Xiao Fang clapped her hands, "we'll choose from the actresses who have been active on screen in recent years. Although they're not exactly top-tier, quasi-top-tier is good enough."

  "Which actresses have you set your sights on?"

  "So," Xiao Fang said, leaning back in his chair, "the most important criterion for choosing the heroine is that she conforms to people's fantasies about Ruan Jing. Secondly, she must match you well. What do you think of Li Xiaolu? She's a Golden Horse Award winner, her acting skills are unquestionable, and she has acted in many films and TV dramas, with great audience appeal. She may be four or five years older than you, but it doesn't show at all."

  "Although she was a child star and had filmed several popular dramas in the past few years, it's a bit of an exaggeration to call her a quasi-first-line actress now. Her popularity has plummeted quite badly over the past two years," He Mu first expressed his dissenting opinion, then turned around, "However, Li Xiaolu's acting skills are indeed good, she can convey that lovable yet wild feeling of Ruan Jing, and she looks pretty too, just a bit lacking in figure, not curvy enough. Don't you have other candidates?"

  Xiao Fang then threw out another name, "Sun Li".

  "Now Sun Li is like a rising sun, her TV dramas are all popular, and this year she also starred in Jet Li's new film 'Fearless', isn't that a pretty good match? What do you think?" Xiao Fang asked.

  "He Mu commented: "Since her debut with 'Yu Guanyin', every role she has played has had a very distinct personal color, like herself, a bit stubborn, a bit aloof, but this is not because of bad acting skills. Liang Chaowei now also acts like himself no matter who he plays, but nobody says his acting is bad. My worry is that Sun Li cannot fully merge with the role of Ruan Jing, and instead will turn Ruan Jing into herself, which would not be the lovely Ruan Jing."

  "Are you saying Sun Li is not suitable for this role?" asked Xiao Fang, who actually thought that among the candidates discussed with Jiang Jiajun, Sun Li was the most suitable one in terms of popularity and acting skills.

  "It's up to you investors to decide whether it's suitable or not, because determining a role requires considering many factors. I just expressed my subjective understanding of her, which may not be objective enough. Ruan Jing is a little woman, a little girl, but Sun Li, how should I put it, from watching her TV dramas, I feel that she has a slightly stronger presence. I'm not afraid of being overshadowed by her, I just think Ruan Jing shouldn't be like this." He Mu closed his mouth.

  Xiao Fang turned to Sun Li and mentioned a third person, "A Sa Cai Tuo Yan, what do you have to say?"

  "Huh," He Mu said unexpectedly, "How did she suddenly end up in Hong Kong? She's too mismatched with me."

  "Ada is lovely and sweet, at least in this aspect she's the same as Yeung Ching. Her popularity is unparalleled whether it's Hong Kong, Taiwan or mainland China, her influence is strong enough, and her acting skills are not bad either. Now in Hong Kong film industry, Ada is definitely the top choice among actresses. As for language, don't worry about it, we can use post-dubbing, and I know you also speak Cantonese, so communication between you two won't be a problem."

  "Heh, let me think," He Mu thought to himself, replaying the scene with Cai Tiao Yan in his mind, and couldn't help but want to laugh a little. "Her acting style should be more of a goofy comedy type, I'm really worried she won't be able to control herself and overact, of course having this Hong Kong songstress appear in a mainland TV drama will definitely become a hot topic, just thinking about it is interesting." By the end, He Mu actually thought that Li Xiao Lu from the beginning was more suitable.

  "NO NO NO," Xiao Fang waved his hand, "We still have another candidate, Liu Yifei." Xiao Fang finished and waited for He Mu's evaluation.

  Thinking of the beauty he met at the airport the other day, He Mu said straightforwardly: "The Legend of the Condor Hero is currently hot, Liu Yifei and Huang Xiaoming are popular, and Liu Yifei has accumulated three ancient costume dramas, Tian Long, Xian Jian, and The Legend of the Condor Hero, which can be said to be well-known to every household. She is the most influential actress among young people, and even the word "female" can be removed. With her playing Ruan Jing, there is no flaw in terms of image, after all, her beauty is recognized by everyone, and her round face is also very cute. Moreover, she is the best choice for promoting this play because she has too many promotional points on her body. At that time, this play will definitely be known to the world and will sell well. However, as for this girl's acting skills... I can only hehe."

  He Mu wrote a candid review: "Liu Yifei's acting can't be distinguished, but unlike Sun Li, who adds her own characteristics and charm to the characters, making them resonate with herself. Liu Yifei is different, she can't act, bluntly speaking, she's just a vase. Maybe it's because she was busy filming and attending events during school that she didn't have time to learn acting. The characters she portrays are almost all the same, dull and uninteresting, without any difference between roles. Moreover, in real life, her personality is not like this at all. I've worked with her before, when we weren't filming..."

  "Wait," Xiao Fang called out, "You two have collaborated before? How unusual!"

  "The Legend of the Condor Hero", I played a beggar beside her, just a cameo. He Mu didn't feel embarrassed at all, being an extra is just being an extra, and it's just a cameo.

  "Oh, go on." Xiao Fang stifled a smile and gestured with her hand.

  He Mu continued: "Although the contact time is not long, but based on my observation of her, she usually doesn't act like Xiaolongnv Wang Yuyan, who is very reserved. When she's not filming, she's actually quite lively and loves to talk and laugh. In this aspect, she's similar to Ruan Jing, but due to her acting skills, she can't express her usual liveliness and personality in front of the camera. It's hard for her to even act like herself. If it's a problem with the character setting, you can look at her debut work 'Jin Fen Shi Jia' and her two movies, which are all similar - dull and expressionless performances, reciting lines without emotion. This is the minimum requirement for an actor, and she just barely meets this requirement."

  "Is that all?"

  "That's all."

  "In other words, you're not satisfied with any of the candidates we've nominated? " Xiao said angrily, "Then you'd better find me a suitable one!"

  He Mu shook his head: "Actually, no matter who comes to perform, I won't be completely satisfied, because Ran Jing is perfect, a real person can't compare with a virtual perfect lover. Just because she's fake, so she's invincible. Not only me, but also those flight attendants will think this way, so no matter who plays Ran Jing, there will definitely be curses in the end. What you need to do is choose the most suitable actor and then pray that the curses can be reduced."

  He Mu had said all he wanted to say, and Xiao Fang thought for a few seconds: "I feel like I've been educated by you."

  "It's not education, it's a reminder. I'm just standing from the perspective of an actor and reader to help you analyze how to choose the right person to play Ruan Jing. It can be said that whether it's a TV series or movie, Stewardess Ruan Jing is the soul of the story. Anyone can play Lu Fei, but without me, anyone would play poorly. But Ruan Jing is different, she is an ideal character in every way, even her flaws are likable. To play this role well, it's not just about having good acting skills."

  He Mu's words inspired Xiao Fang, "You make me think, I still need to discuss with the director." Xiao Fang opened the book "Flight Attendant" on the table and first saw the bookmark. He Mu and Shi Shi were frolicking in the house like intimate lovers, very natural, very refreshing. At this moment, he had a flash of inspiration, thought for a moment and shook his head, the risk was too great.

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  Liu Yifei found a quiet place in the backyard to read a book called "The Days of Living with an Air Stewardess".

  Not long ago, Liu Yifei had officially graduated from Northern Film, and at this time her "The Legend of the Condor Hero" was also being broadcast, she once again became the focus of people's attention, whether it was criticism of her acting skills or rumors about her and Huang Xiaoming, she didn't bother to respond, anyway she had already gotten used to it, young as she was, she could face the rumors in the entertainment circle with equanimity.

  Now she is thinking about how to develop her acting career, with a mentor who can get her opportunities for acting, but she is not satisfied with just shining in the mainland TV drama circle. She hopes to have a bigger stage to show herself, so recently she participated in the audition of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's new film, which is a rare opportunity. However, the script called "Lust, Caution" made her hesitant and unsure whether to take on the challenge. Fortunately, Director Ang Lee frankly told her that she was not suitable for the female lead role, which saved her from a difficult decision.

  Now that she has some free time, she was thinking of taking a break and traveling to clear her mind. However, someone got in touch with her through a partner of her agent and expressed interest in having her star in a film adaptation of a bestselling novel. Apparently, the title is "Living with a Flight Attendant" which sounds similar to "Lust, Caution".

  However, out of politeness she decided to take a look at the original work. She couldn't stop reading until her mom called her for dinner. At the dinner table, Liu Yifei directly told her godfather: "Dad, I want to film this play, I want to play the role of flight attendant Ruan Jing."

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  (Also ps: Thanks to Jin Yiwei for the reward, this book's first patron, I'm just grateful... Also, I want to complain about the intro on the heavyweight recommendation page, He Muyi is obviously a rich second-generation from the countryside, how can he be a loser?)