After not seeing each other for a while, when Jiang Yuan saw He Jing again, he added that he had grown his hair long and changed his style.

When they met in the conference room, Jiang Yuan almost didn't recognize the other person.

"When did you change your hairstyle?" Jiang Yuan handed He Jing a cup of coffee bought from downstairs of the company and asked after greeting him.

"I'm basically behind the scenes now, so I don't have to take care of things normally." He Jing took a sip of coffee and said nonchalantly.

Different from the past when he participated in several dramas from time to time, He Jing now fully understands the joy of being a director.

Especially when several of the films he had already shot had achieved relatively great success in the market, He Jing realized that he still had a relatively high upper limit in this industry.

When he knew that he still had great opportunities to make progress, He Jing also put all his energy into new projects and was very motivated.

"The box office growth of "The Return of the Great Sage" is very gratifying. If this momentum continues, the box office record of Chinese comics may be smashed." After He Jing sat down, he also chatted with Jiang Yuan about some recent developments.

I am still quite concerned about the news.

"There is a little hope." Hearing this, Jiang Yuan also nodded.

In Blue Star, the highest box office of a domestic animated film is not too outrageous. According to the box office predicted by the agency, the total box office of "The Return of the Monkey King" has firmly surpassed the record.

"In this way, the summer schedule can be considered a success, and the next schedule will depend on next year's Spring Festival schedule." He Jing said as he took out a folder from his briefcase and placed it on the table.

For He Jing, he has been busy preparing for the movie for several months.

From casting to location scouting, etc., everything is done personally.

Now that the moment has finally arrived and the filming of the movie is about to begin, He Jing is inevitably a little excited.

Especially when this movie is directly aimed at the Spring Festival.

Jiang Yuan took He Jing's folder and took a look. The name of the movie - "Detective Chinatown" had been written on the folder on a sticky note.

In Jiang Yuan's view, this is obviously a movie more suitable for release during the Spring Festival than "The Invisible Guest".

Different from traditional suspense movies, it also contains elements of comedy, which makes the audience feel more relaxed while watching it.

This film, or the entire series, is a successful example of this type of commercial film.

Although with the exception of the first film, the subsequent sequels have declined in reputation, they have not affected the high box office of the series.

People can't always want both.

However, the reason why the sequel is so popular is that it has the foundation of the first work, which established its reputation and movie traffic.

Jiang Yuan opened the folder while thinking about information about the movie.

The first few pages are the information sheets of different actors.

This time, Jiang Yuan didn't even watch the casting process for the movie, and let He Jing take full responsibility for the whole process without any intervention.

Although I vaguely heard the names of some actors during the process, I still don’t know what the final list of actors will be.

After all, there may be more or less accidents happening.

"Let me introduce to you the final starring actors." He Jing said.

At the same time, Jiang Yuan's eyes have also been fixed on the first cast list.

"First of all, the most important role in this movie is the casting of Tang Ren."

"When we started recruiting actors, we contacted many big-name teams for auditions and got some responses." He Jing told Jiang Yuanfu about the process of casting for the movie.

After the success of the movie "The Invisible Guest", I learned that He Jing would soon be filming another detective movie.

He was even chosen to star in the movie, and for a while this position became a popular one.

According to He Jing's description, the audition at that time even included several actors who had won Best Actor.

"But in the end, I didn't choose any of the big-name, good-looking actors."

"After all, we still have to focus on the role. Although there are some with good acting skills who can try this role, their looks are a bit too straight." He Jing said, and showed Jiang Yuan the list of rejected roles.

Jiang Yuan took a quick glance and was a little shocked by this lineup.

Because he is quite busy, even if Jiang Yuan has free time to watch movies and other works, they are basically works that have been tested by the market and have received high praise.

The list of names displayed by He Jing have all appeared in different movies Jiang Yuan has watched.

A lineup that can be recognized by oneself is a good lineup.

Based on this judgment criterion, Jiang Yuan finally understood why He Jing had a pained expression on his face.

If it were other directors who rejected such a cast of actors, they would have died of heartache.

"Then the last one chosen..." Jiang Yuan paused for a moment on the photo on the cast list.

Before He Jing could continue to speak, Jiang Yuan continued to nod, "The looks are indeed quite suitable."

In the original version of "Detective Chinatown", the role of Tang Ren was played by Wang Baoqiang, who is also the absolute soul of this movie.

The biggest comedy element of the movie is basically supported by Baoqiang.

The photo Jiang Yuan saw now, how should I put it, is very funny at first glance.

"Wang Shuxi, an actor who has become a late bloomer in recent years."

"I started working in the acting industry very early, but over the years, I have mostly played side characters."

"But to a certain extent, the accumulation of such rich experience has also developed excellent acting skills."

"A few years ago, Wang Shuxi got the opportunity to star in a literary film. It was in this film that he showed his acting skills and won the film award certification, and then he began to enter the audience's career.

"

He Jing began to introduce Wang Shuxi's resume to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan listened to He Jing's introduction and looked at the cast list in his hand.

The column about development in recent years also displays these resumes more specifically in the form of work awards.

"Although the traffic is not as high as the previous ones, the movies starring Wang Shuxi in recent years have received certain recognition at the box office."

"And the most important thing is that when he came to audition, I felt like Tang Ren came to life as soon as I saw his performance."

"Look, there's a video here." He Jing said, opening his phone and placing it in front of Jiang Yuan.

Although Jiang Yuan directly gave himself the right to choose this part of the cast, He Jing still wanted to explain as much as possible why he made such a choice.

For a moment, I felt like I was waiting for Jiang Yuan to correct the test paper.

In contrast, Jiang Yuan didn't feel that way. He just wanted to know in advance the actors who would be filming in the future.

The video recording started before Wang Shuxi officially started performing.

When Jiang Yuan saw Wang Shuxi's normal state, he felt that he looked quite serious.

However, when He Jing in the video said that he could start performing, Jiang Yuan suddenly discovered that Wang Shuxi in the video, from his expression to his posture, seemed to have completely changed.

Apart from other things, Jiang Yuan already felt that the other party's acting skills were truly remarkable just from such a quick start-up and the contrast between before and after.

After entering the state, Wang Shuxi also directly performed a scene from the movie.

After watching it for a while, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but raise his head and glance at He Jing after he figured out what it was about.

The plot chosen for Wang Shuxi actually doesn't look like some of the plot that has a lot of ups and downs and is better for showing off his acting skills.

It's purely the everyday state of the character Tang Ren, so it's still quite difficult to perform.

After noticing Jiang Yuan's eyes, He Jing pursed his lips at the phone and signaled Jiang Yuan to continue watching the show.

A scene like this shows the true nature of his acting skills.

In the absence of physical objects and actors, Wang Shuxi completed this section of the script with great devotion.

In other words, it looks more like a state where the whole person is integrated into it, without much trace of performance.

"This is a great choice of actor!" Just watching this video, Jiang Yuan understood why He Jing made such a decision.

Very suitable, very suitable indeed.

With such an actor in the cast, the movie is only half successful.

"Yeah." He Jing took the phone and was in a happy mood.

Jiang Yuan then turned to the next page of the cast list. After pausing for two seconds, Jiang Yuan continued to turn the page.

The cast list on the second page is Jiang Yuan's own name. In this movie, Jiang Yuan naturally plays the young and handsome role of Qin Feng.

The image is also very appropriate, and Jiang Yuan is usually surrounded by an omega aura.

He Jing felt that even if Jiang Yuan did not come up with this movie himself, he would still have to find Jiang Yuan's head after reading the script.

Scroll further down and you’ll find the casting of landlady Ah Xiang, police detective Huang Langdon and Kun Tai.

"I think this actress is very beautiful. She is very suitable for the role of A Xiang. She also looks very sexy." He Jing explained at the side.

The role of Axiang finally fell to an actress named Zhang Ning.

Jiang Yuan has also heard of this name, or has seen the other person in person.

On some important red carpet occasions, Zhang Ning often appears in very beautiful and eye-catching looks.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and Jiang Yuan couldn't help but take a few glances at the scene.
To be continued...