raknovel Chapter 79 Who is the Strongest Top-Tier Green Tea?
Chapter 79 Who is the Strongest Top-Tier Green Tea?
Chapter 78 Who is the Strongest Top-Tier Green Tea?
Happy days always pass quickly.
The three-day New Year's Day holiday has passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Zixuan had a wonderful New Year's Day, feeling refreshed and relaxed.
First, thanks to the various tricks of the mischievous Lu Chen, Lin Zixuan spent a wonderful and incredibly enjoyable New Year's Eve.
Next, I went to Fragrant Hills with Miss Hu Yanyan.
Hu Yanyan had pre-booked a villa here.
In the secluded villa, the two spent three wonderful days indulging in carefree revelry.
Perhaps due to being suppressed for too long, Miss Hu Yanyan displayed formidable fighting power this time.
He had to fight Lin Zixuan five or six times every day.
However, it is clear that Lin Zixuan is stronger.
The young lady could only keep fighting, failing repeatedly, but never giving up.
Anyway, when the holiday ended, the young lady was radiant, like a flower that had been carefully watered.
Of course, Lin Zixuan was also very happy, but the only drawback was that she didn't have enough popularity. Her popularity of less than 30 people was quickly absorbed.
After all, she was just an entertainment reporter, and a reporter who was transitioning to management, not an entertainment star.
However, Hu Yanyan's position is crucial, and she will play a very important role in Lin Zixuan's future entertainment empire.
After New Year's Day, good news came from National Chang Sheng Film and Television: Lin Tianyi, the director of "The Temptation to Go Home", has taken office and the crew has been officially formed.
Lin Zixuan brought Chu Qingxuan to the National Changsheng Film and Television Company to attend the project preparation meeting for "The Temptation of Going Home".
The executive producer of the series is naturally Zhang Guoli, but he has too many other commitments, and "The New Legend of Ji Gong" is still in post-production.
I recently accepted a role as the male lead in my good friend Zheng Xiaolong's 50-episode TV series "Golden Wedding," with filming tentatively scheduled to begin in two months.
Therefore, he was only nominally the executive producer of "The Temptation to Go Home," and Zhou Haopeng was designated as the executive producer to be in charge of the specific work.
Following Lin Zixuan's suggestion, the director invited Lin Tianyi, a director of Taiwanese urban melodramas.
The other directors of photography, art direction, costume design, lighting, makeup, and props are basically the same team as those in "Someday or One Day".
Xu Qing's agent, Zhang Ye, also came to the scene. Like Chu Qingxuan, she also held the position of producer.
Today's meeting didn't cover many specific topics; it mainly focused on team cohesion, clarifying roles, and breaking down the various tasks from the initial preparations.
At the start of the meeting, Zhang Guoli gave an introduction, focusing on director Lin Tianyi.
He then briefly mentioned the current progress: the 3000 million yuan funding has been fully in place, the script registration has been completed, and the filming permit has been obtained.
Since it's an urban drama, Beijing, as a first-tier metropolis in China, naturally meets the requirements of the show.
The filming location was chosen to be in Beijing, and the location shooting team has already started contacting filming locations in Beijing.
The meeting quickly completed most of its agenda.
Zhang Guoli kept director Lin Yi, Zhou Haopeng, Lin Zixuan, Chu Qingxuan, and Zhang Ye behind to discuss the last topic.
Regarding the casting of the male lead and the second female lead, this was also Lin Zixuan's suggestion to Zhang Guoli.
Because "The Temptation to Go Home" is an urban romance drama, although it is not as popular as urban idol dramas, it is still favored by GG merchants.
The main focus of the TV series is on the female lead (Xu Qing), the second female lead, and the male lead.
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Only after these three roles are finalized can the production team begin advertising for product placement. Therefore, it's better to do it sooner rather than later.
Zhang Guoli asked Lin Zixuan to first state the requirements of the second female lead, Ellie:
First, she must be beautiful, the more beautiful the better, ideally comparable to Xu Qing;
Secondly, it should have the qualities of high-grade green tea, the more tea the better;
Thirdly, she has the air of a mistress.
Fourth, one must be able to convincingly portray the image of a ruthless and vicious woman;
After listening to Lin Zixuan's words, Zhang Ye raised a question first, "Zixuan, I agree with the last three points you mentioned, but is it really necessary to be as beautiful as Xu Qing as the first one?"
She represented Xu Qing, so naturally she considered things from Xu Qing's perspective. The crew already had one top beauty like Xu Qing, and she was worried that if another top beauty came, she would steal Xu Qing's thunder.
Lin Zixuan was well aware of her concerns. "Sister Zhang, don't worry. Xu Qing is the absolute female lead in the TV series. All the plot and scenes revolve around her. You don't need to worry at all."
As for why the second female lead, Ellie, needs to be as beautiful as possible, think about it: since Ellie was able to steal her husband from the female lead (Xu Qing), and Xu Qing is so beautiful, if the second female lead isn't beautiful enough, it won't be convincing, and the audience will be distracted.
After listening, Zhang Ye nodded and remained silent.
Zhang Guoli picked up the conversation, and everyone shared their thoughts on who might be a suitable candidate.
Zhou Haopeng blurted out, "Is there even a need to choose? Gao Yuanyuan is the only one who meets all these criteria."
Look at the first three points: top beauty, top green tea, mistress. She doesn't need to act anymore, she is herself.
Fourthly, wasn't her character Zhou Zhiruo in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" a ruthless and wicked woman after her character turned evil?
Chu Qingxuan and Zhang Ye couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.
Zhang Guoli was caught off guard by his directness and quickly interrupted, "Just state the candidates and reasons, don't take it personally. Also, please don't spread what I say here today."
Lin Zixuan couldn't help but secretly praise Zhou Haopeng and voiced her true feelings. Gao Yuanyuan was originally the best choice in her mind to play Ellie.
But I can't say these words myself, or it would offend too many people if it got out. I still want to have a relationship with Da Meiyuan in the future.
He quickly agreed, "I agree with Brother Zhou's choice of actress. Gao Yuanyuan is indeed a perfect fit for the role of Ellie."
This candidate was unanimously approved, and there was simply no other candidate who could compete with him.
Even director Lin Tianyi, who had decided not to speak, expressed his agreement. His attitude was very proper. He had just arrived in mainland China and was unfamiliar with everything. He would base the selection of actors on the investors' opinions.
As for the male lead, Hong Shixian, the requirements for the role are: a rich young master, a playboy, both slutty and shameless, the ultimate scumbag.
It's not easy to find someone who can play this role well. We recommended several candidates, but after analysis, none of them met the requirements.
It wasn't until someone mentioned Deng Chao that he gained everyone's approval.
However, Lin Zixuan felt that Ling Xiaosu had portrayed this role very successfully in his previous life, and he felt it was necessary to give him another chance.
Moreover, he felt that Deng Chao might not be interested in such a despicable character as the protagonist, Hong Shixian. "Let me recommend someone, Ling Xiaosu. Let's discuss it and see if he meets the requirements."
Zhou Haopeng searched the computer database for a long time but couldn't find any information about Ling Xiaosu. "Who is this Ling Xiaosu? What are his representative works?"
Seeing that everyone else in the meeting room had the same expression, Lin Zixuan explained, "Ling Xiaosu is my senior from Beijing Film Academy, and he graduated in 2003."
He previously played a playboy named Yang Guang in the TV series "Bandits of Guanzhong" and a scheming villain named Liu Lu in "Life and Death Matters".
Although neither of these characters is particularly important in the drama, they are well-developed and perfectly fit the requirements of our male lead. If you have time, you can check out both dramas.
Finally, the meeting decided that Gao Yuanyuan would be chosen to audition for Ellie, and Deng Chao and Ling Xiaosu would be chosen to audition for Hong Shixian.
The production team extended audition invitations to them, and the auditions took place three days later.