Chapter 371: Difficult to Choose the Male Lead

Wu Yuchen looked at the capable beauty who performed a set of boxing and sword dance in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "I didn't expect that there is a new student like you in the Central Academy of Drama! Not bad! I'm optimistic about you!"

He had already decided in his heart that the role of Kongtong Qingjian, the fourth female, would belong to her. Although it was the fourth female, there were also two fighting scenes, and she could perform well.

"Thank you, Director Wu!"

Wang Zhi was very happy to hear this. She had practiced martial arts since she was a child and reached a professional level. She was also selected for the provincial team and won the first place in the women's swordsmanship, the second place in the gunmanship, and the third place in the Shaolin boxing. It's just that it's useless for girls to practice martial arts, so she later changed to dance and took the Central Academy of Drama. Unexpectedly, this time martial arts really helped her get a good opportunity!

Oh, she played Qiuya in "Charlotte's Troubles" ten years later.

After getting this role, basically all the main female roles in the movie were in place. As for Jiang Yiyan, the photographer/architect? Wu Yuchen didn't consider it at all. Do you have any special skills?

Compared with several female roles, Wu Yuchen is naturally more concerned about the male lead. This time, he did not pre-select the male lead of "Sword Rain", but really invited the selection, which attracted many people to try.

There are also requirements, male actors under 35 years old, which is almost the male actors born in the 1970s. This time, male actors of the right age from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are all here.

Wu Yuchen's last movie "Departures", at that time, many big names such as Andy Lau, Leon Lai, and Takeshi Kaneshiro came to audition, and the final male lead was Zhao Wenxuan, which was beyond many people's expectations. You must know that Zhao Wenxuan's fame and status are far inferior to the four kings.

With the example of Zhao Wenxuan, everyone knows that Director Wu really doesn't just look at fame when selecting people, which makes many actors who are not famous have ignited hope, and they are all fantasizing that maybe they are really suitable and will be favored by Wu Yuchen, which also makes the competition particularly fierce.

But to be honest, the male lead who made it to the final round for Wu Yuchen to interview in person this time, all of them were quite talented. There was really no hope for the newcomers who were completely unknown.

At this time, Wu Yuchen looked at Huang Xiaoming, who had already changed into a costume and had done a styling, and couldn't help but secretly said in his heart that Huang Xiaoming's appearance was beyond reproach, regardless of other things.

It's not that Huang Xiaoming was extremely handsome, far surpassing a group of male stars, but that he was really photogenic, and his dignified appearance that conforms to the traditional Chinese aesthetic can really handle most of the ancient costume styles.

Think about the ancient costume dramas Huang Xiaoming has played, whether he was wearing a crown, a braid, or even a bald head, he never said that he looked ugly. Even if people often complained about his acting skills in his previous life.

This time, Huang Xiaoming came to the audition, and he also took a leave from the "Night Banquet" crew. He also had a lot of hope in his heart. He felt that he still had a lot of advantages.

"Xiaoming, you will have a scene with Zeng Li next."

Not only was Wu Yuchen present at the interview for the male lead, but he also called Zeng Li over. After all, she had already been confirmed as the female lead, so when choosing the male lead, it was natural to find someone who would be the best match for her.

Huang Xiaoming looked good alone, but when Zeng Li came on stage to act with Huang Xiaoming, this problem suddenly popped up.

When Zeng Li was in school, she had a nickname called "Big Foreign Horse" in her class, not only because she was tall, but also because her frame was relatively large among girls. In contrast, Yuan Quan, who had deep facial features, was nicknamed "Little Foreign Horse".

To be honest, although Huang Xiaoming had trained a little stronger, he was only about 1.7 meters tall, and he really had no advantage standing next to Zeng Li.

When a man and a woman stand together, even if the girl is one or two centimeters shorter than the boy, people will think that the girl is very tall. In fact, it is best for the man and the woman to be half a head taller, so that they will look more harmonious and in line with the public's aesthetics.

Huang Xiaoming and Zeng Li standing together in front of him seemed to be a little different in height and body shape.

In the previous life "The Barber", Chen Kun and Zeng Li acted as a couple, and Chen Kun looked thin and small in front of Zeng Li, which was not a good match. And Huang Xiaoming, who was about the same height as Chen Kun, was also a little different.

In an instant, Wu Yuchen thought to himself that it seemed that he really had to find a taller male lead, at least over 1.8 meters tall, so that he would look more compatible with Zeng Li.

In fact, it was not just Wu Yuchen. Huang Xiaoming himself felt it when he acted with Zeng Li. He looked at Zeng Li basically at eye level, and the other person's figure did make him feel a little pressured.

In fact, he had acted with tall girls before. For example, when filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes", the little dragon girl Liu Qianqian was also 170 cm tall, but Liu Qianqian's frame was obviously smaller than Zeng Li's, so she would look petite standing next to him, and he just put a little padding in his boots to get over it. But this is a movie, and it is Wu Yuchen's movie, so the requirements are likely to be very strict.

Sure enough, after a while, Wu Yuchen said, "Xiaoming, we are not strangers anymore. Let me be frank with you. You are still a little bit short of the role fit."

Huang Xiaoming glanced at Zeng Li and smiled bitterly, "Teacher Wu, I understand. I am indeed a little short."

If it is the acting that is a little short, he can still fight for it, but he can't change the hardware.

If it is placed in other crews, Huang Xiaoming will still fight for it. He and the heroine don't match each other, so can't they just change the heroine?

But now "Sword Rain" is Wu Yuchen's play, and the heroine is Zeng Li. With Huang Xiaoming's understanding of Wu Yuchen, he probably guessed that Zeng Li and Wu Yuchen should have a special relationship, so he didn't mention it.

He wouldn't blame Wu Yuchen for this, after all, Mr. Wu is his benefactor, who has helped him a lot, and just got him to Hollywood to star in "Fast and Furious 3" this year.

But then, Huang Xiaoming asked: "Mr. Wu, how about I try the male second?"

Wu Yuchen glanced at Huang Xiaoming and said: "Xiaoming, are you sure? Aren't you afraid that your fans will be dissatisfied?"

The current Huang Xiaoming is not the Huang Xiaoming of a few years ago. He is indeed a popular male star of the younger generation. In addition, fan culture has gradually emerged in recent years. If he plays a supporting role in the same play, it is equivalent to supporting other male stars of the same generation.

Therefore, few stars are willing to do similar things. For example, among the four kings, Liu Dehua will not play a supporting role for Leon Lai. Even if it was a role he liked, he had to give it up for the sake of his fans.

Huang Xiaoming smiled and said, "Teacher Wu, what are you talking about? I am willing to act in your movie even if it is just a minor role!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and thought that Huang Xiaoming was no longer the silly boy he used to be. He had really evolved to a higher level of social skills.

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and said, "Xiaoming, if you really want to act, then try the role of Lei Bin and play a couple with Yan Danchen."

Huang Xiaoming smiled and agreed directly, "Oh? I can act with Danchen, that would be great!"

If Huang Xiaoming is willing to join "Sword Rain", it would be a good thing. After all, he does have many fans. When "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is broadcast next year, there will be more fans, which will directly increase the box office of "Sword Rain".

Since Huang Xiaoming is not good enough, then Chen Kun, who is of the same body shape as him but thinner than him, naturally cannot do it either.

To be honest, after hearing the negative answer from Wu Yuchen, Chen Kun couldn't help but feel a little sad. His development is now very smooth among his peers, but compared with Huang Xiaoming in the same class, it is far behind.

When he was still in school, his development was much better than Huang Xiaoming. First, he played in Wu Yuchen's movie "My Brothers and Sisters", and later played the male lead in "Love to the End", which became popular all over the country, and I don't know how many classmates in the school envied him. At that time, he was far ahead of Huang Xiaoming.

Later, Huang Xiaoming gave up the transformation of actors and signed a contract to form a boy band, which also caused a lot of controversy in their class, and made Chen Kun feel that his silly classmate was too rash.

However, as F4 became popular and became popular, they turned this popularity into the film and television field and became a big star in the three fields of film, television and music, which pulled them away. They also starred in Oscar movies, which made Chen Kun unable to catch up.

So this time he also had high hopes for the male lead of "Sword Rain", hoping to work with Wu Yuchen again, but he failed to do so.

Wu Yuchen looked at Chen Kun's disappointed back as he left. Compared to Huang Xiaoming, he was still a little worse. It's not that his acting skills were bad, nor that he was a bad person, but Huang Xiaoming just opened his mouth and asked for a role directly, while Chen Kun left directly after being rejected.

If he really wanted to try, there was actually another monk named Lu Zhu who was still suitable. If he played well, he would be a very eye-catching supporting role, with more room for development than Huang Xiaoming's Lei Bin. However, Chen Kun himself didn't mention it, and Wu Yuchen wouldn't say it either, after all, there were still many people who wanted to compete for this supporting role.

If Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun were both a little different in height and body shape, then Liu Ye, who came in next, would definitely meet the requirements.

He was 1.86 meters tall, and had a strong and sturdy figure. He was fully able to control Zeng Li's figure, and looked more matched with Zeng Li when standing together.

However, Wu Yuchen looked at Liu Ye's ancient costume style, which was really hard to describe...

Huang Xiaoming was the kind of person who could control both modern and ancient costume styles, but Liu Ye was really not suitable for ancient costumes. If his modern look can get 9 points, then the ancient costume can only get 5 points at most, which is amazing. He looks dull and stupid.

He has a face with wide cheekbones, a little lack of flesh on his face, and a slightly sunken look, which makes the ancient costume look very ugly.

"Director, how about I change my look?" Liu Ye is not stupid. After he finished his look, he can see that it is a few points worse than his usual look. He came in for the interview with a stiff upper lip, and could only ask Wu Yuchen to give him another chance.

Wu Yuchen shook his head and said to him: "Liu Ye, if you want to play an ancient costume in the future, either eat a little more weight to make your face more fleshy, or work on your look, such as putting a big beard on your face, otherwise..."

Hearing what Wu Yuchen said, Liu Ye also knew that he had no chance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "No wonder the ancient costume drama "Love Mandarin Duck and Ruthless Sword" that I played with Yuan Quan was not very good after it was broadcast!"

This drama was his first contact with ancient costumes. It was broadcast half a year ago, but it didn't make much splash. This time he tried out "Sword Rain" again, which also extinguished his enthusiasm for costume dramas. It seems that he is really not good at this aspect, and he is born with deficiencies!

After Liu Ye left, the next person to come in was Wu Yanzu, who debuted in the same drama as him. In "If Love Has Destiny", the two played the dual male protagonists of father and son respectively, which also made them both famous in Asia.

Later, Wu Yanzu also traveled between the mainland and Hong Kong Island, taking roles wherever he had the opportunity, but he went to Hong Kong Island more often, because his sister was always there. And it is impossible to deny that Hong Kong Island has more opportunities than the mainland. Even though Hong Kong Island is a small city with a population of 7 million, its annual film production in the past few years was higher than that of the entire mainland. It is only in the past few years that the mainland has slowly caught up.

Wu Yanzu is not much shorter than Liu Ye, he is also 186cm tall, and he looks good with Zeng Li. And compared to Liu Ye, his effect in ancient costumes is much better. Although it is not as beautiful as his modern style, he can still show a 70-80% look, which is much better than Liu Ye's effect.

Generally speaking, the current Wu Yanzu barely meets his requirements and can be listed as one of the leading actor candidates.

Later, Wu Yuchen met Zhao Wenzhuo again. Everyone may think that Zhao Wenzhuo must be an old-timer since he debuted so early, right? In fact, he was born in 1972 and is only 33 years old now, which is completely in line with the age of the male lead this time.

Zhao Wenzhuo's advantages are very outstanding, and his action scenes are excellent, but his shortcomings are the same. Most of the people who practice martial arts, or those who are good at fighting, are not tall. Jet Li is less than 170, Wu Jing is barely 170, and Cheng Long is 173. Zhao Wenzhuo is already considered tall at 176.

Wu Yuchen also sighed. In fact, Zhao Wenzhuo's inner wear can be used to increase the height, but in comparison, it is better to choose Wu Yanzu.

At the same time, Wu Yuchen also thought that the reason why Zeng Li didn't make it out in her previous life was not just because she was not photogenic. Judging from the experience of choosing the leading actor for her this time, he was really too picky, as long as he was shorter. , even those with a thin body shape will not work. In the entertainment industry, in fact, most male actors are currently between 165-180cm tall.

It was only this time that he was so attentive in helping her choose the male lead. If it weren't for his woman, then his selection space would be much wider.

"Hong Lei, please don't embarrass me. "Sword Rain" is a commercial film. As the leading actor, I have to choose a handsome guy."

Once again, Wu Yuchen ruthlessly rejected Sun Honglei in his resentful eyes. It is said that every time Wu Yuchen's movie recruits people, Sun Honglei will come. He is perseverant and energetic, but he is really unsuitable!