Chapter 545 Character Design and Model Card
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Busy days are mostly boring.
For more than a week, Xu Kun fell into a life of rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala, attending meetings at the China Film Group, preparing for the Youth Directors Association, and going back to bed to sleep.
The reason why we say go back to bed to sleep instead of going home to sleep is naturally because the location and people are uncertain and are always combined in a random order.
This evening.
Xu Kun returned to his rented four-bedroom apartment and saw Liu Tao, who was wearing home clothes and sitting on the sofa reading a book. Then he remembered that he had an appointment with Mrs. Wang in the evening.
Or it could be said that Liu Tao took the initiative to ask him out.
It had been more than ten days since the last time they fooled around in the Cayenne. Liu Tao was getting a little impatient. Although he didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that he wanted to find out Xu Kun's specific plans for him during this meeting.
In fact, Xu Kun was also in a difficult situation. Although he had more resources and bargaining chips than before due to the establishment of the Youth Directors Association, the number of people he had to take care of was also increasing.
At this moment, there are really too many people and too little porridge.
However, facing Liu Tao who stood up slowly and seemed a little overwhelmed, Xu Kun took the initiative to start a conversation and asked, "What were you looking at just now? Why were you so engrossed?"
"Ghost Blows Out the Light."
Liu Tao showed the cover to Xu Kun and pointed to the coffee table and said, "I saw the book was on the coffee table, so I flipped through it casually. I didn't expect it to be quite interesting."
This should have been placed here by Zhao Liying. She has been looking at it these two days.
Xu Kun said casually: "The story is indeed good. I bought it originally with the intention of adapting it into a web drama later."
"Web series?"
"This kind of material probably won't pass the censorship on TV, but it shouldn't be a problem to put it directly on a video website," Xu Kun said, motioning Liu Tao to walk to the center of the room and saying, "Strike the most appropriate pose you think."
Liu Tao didn't feel anything at first, but after hearing this, he started to move his hands and feet in a weird way again.
She was not a particularly spiritual actor and was usually used to performing according to the director's instructions. Now that Xu Kun had given her such broad permission to make her own decisions, she felt a little overwhelmed.
Seeing this, Xu Kun moved a floor-length mirror from the corner and said to Liu Tao, "Don't be nervous. I just want to confirm what kind of acting path is suitable for you now. If you find the right path, one play can be worth ten. If you choose the wrong role, it will only be a waste of effort."
Liu Tao thought about it and didn't strike a pose. Instead, he said directly, "I used to shoot a lot of costume dramas. If we only count the leading roles, the most popular one is "The Magic Sword: Life and Death Chess"."
"I've seen your previous plays, too."
Xu Kun shook his head: "But that kind of costume drama is no longer popular now, and your temperament now is obviously different from before."
After hearing what he said, Liu Tao began to pose in front of the mirror, trying to find the so-called most appropriate posture - but the more deliberate this was, the more unnatural it seemed.
Xu Kun didn't urge her and let her adjust slowly.
Liu Tao is a professional actor after all. After the initial confusion, he finally found his rhythm, lowered his head slightly, and showed a gentle yet shy smile.
Xu Kun frowned upon seeing this. This action was not uncommon in Liu Tao's past works, and it indeed added a lot of color to the role she played.
but……
Xu Kun moved closer and observed for a while, then decisively stretched out his fingers to hook Liu Tao's chin, and slowly lifted it up until Liu Tao's eyes met his and he subconsciously smiled ingratiatingly, then he stopped.
"Please stop smiling."
Xu Kun instructed: "Be more reserved than now, but more open than before."
Liu Tao spent a few more minutes before he roughly found the scale he was talking about.
"That's it."
Xu Kun nodded and said, "Your problem is that you were used to playing young girls before, and now that your temperament has become more mature, you haven't made corresponding changes, so it doesn't seem very harmonious."
Liu Tao said awkwardly, "Director Xu, if you say so, will I be unable to play a young girl in the future?" "That's not the case. It's mainly because you haven't learned to hide the smell of a young woman or a married woman on you. But I don't recommend you to hide it. If you use this energy well, it will be more conducive to the implementation of the plan of 'paying off the husband's debt'."
The taste of a young married woman?
Liu Tao didn't know whether she should be happy or depressed, but because Xu Kun's "achievements can be checked", she did not question Xu Kun's vision and statement.
After thinking for a while, he frowned and said, "Then should I aim for a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drama?"
"Can consider it."
Xu Kun nodded and said, "But don't take those sad dramas where people have to accept everything. Although you have the energy of a good wife and a loving mother, you don't look like someone who would resist being controlled. It's best to choose a role that is gentle but strong, with some urban workplace attributes."
Liu Tao nodded to accept the instruction, then suddenly ran back to the sofa, grabbed the book "Ghost Blowing Out the Light" from the coffee table and turned around to ask: "Then can I play Shirley Yang?"
"This... seems to lack some toughness."
Xu Kun’s previous choice for Shirley Yang was Jiang Xin, but he is about to part ways with LeTV, so "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will definitely not be filmed for the time being.
"I can be fierce too!"
Liu Tao obviously liked the role of Shirley Yang very much. She immediately set her pretty face straight and tried to make a cold and resolute expression.
Xu Kun took a look and suddenly ordered, "Take off your shirt."
Liu Tao didn't understand why, but he still did as he was told obediently.
But Xu Kun nodded and said, "Indeed, he is fierce and aggressive."
Liu Tao was so angry that he pretended to pounce on her and tear her apart, but they ended up pulling and tugging and somehow ended up entering the bedroom.
Two hours later.
Liu Tao, who was still lingering in the afterglow, was pulled by Xu Kun to take a few model cards - it turned out that it was in this situation that her wifely temperament was best highlighted.
The so-called model card is the photo that actors use when submitting their resumes to the crew.
Xu Kun selected a less ambiguous photo and saved it in his phone, saying that if he met a suitable crew in the future, he would use this photo to recommend Liu Tao to the director.
He also reminded her that if she wanted to become famous overnight, she should not rush things and must find the right crew and the right role before taking action, otherwise she would only get half the result with twice the effort, or even do nothing.
Considering that Xu Kun had been quite serious before and had openly expressed his love for his young womanly figure, Liu Tao decided to listen to Xu Kun for the time being.
But even if you have to wait, there must be a deadline.
"About half a year."
Xu Kun considered and said, "If you still can't find the right one in half a year, I will ask someone to make a book tailor-made for you."
This treatment is not unique among his lovers, but it is rare.
It’s not that Xu Mengde was obsessed with him, but he felt that Liu Tao really had the potential to become famous and was very suitable to be the signature of Nantianmen Studio.
Liu Tao was naturally very happy to get the promise. If he had not lost all his courage, he would have dragged Xu Kun back to the bedroom to review it.
…………
After resolving Liu Tao's issue, Huang Yi soon became restless - he guessed that there was a channel of communication between the two of them.
As usual, Xu Kun looked her over and suddenly found that Huang Yi was actually quite suitable for the role of "Shirley Yang".
Perhaps because of her strong nose bridge and bright eyes, Huang Yi has a heroic air as long as she puts her hair up, and that three-dimensional nose bridge, with a little decoration, can give people the feeling of a mixed-race face.
Plus, she played in "Return of the Condor Heroes III", so she has some action skills...
But the same thing goes, Xu Kun is planning to part ways with LeTV, so what's the point of filming a web drama?
(End of this chapter)
