After Xia Tian and Hu Jinquan wrote the script together, they began to prepare for filming.

The first thing is to choose the right actors.

"Director Hu, I suggest that Liu Dehua plays Linghu Chong, Yue Hua plays Yue Buqun, Wu Zhenyu plays Ouyang Quan, Liu Xun plays Gu Jinfu, Lin Wei plays Zuo Lengchan, Lin Qingxia plays Dongfang Bubai, Zhang Min plays Ren Yingying, Zhu Guan plays Lan Fenghuang, Wang Qixian plays junior sister... What do you think?" Xia Tian suggested to Hu Jinquan.

In the original version of "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer", there are two actors who play Linghu Chong, one is Xu Guanjie and the other is Li Lianjie.

In the first part, Xu Guanjie's acting skills are very good, perfectly interpreting Linghu Chong's heroic and free spirit. Unfortunately, Xu Guanjie is too old and his salary is quite high. He can't even invite him without two or three million Hong Kong dollars.

There is no need to mention the difference in acting skills of Li Lianjie in the second part, he is like a wood. He is obviously the protagonist, but he was completely stolen by Dongfang Bubai, played by Lin Qingxia.

Xia Tian didn’t want to use Xu Guanjie or Li Lianjie. Looking at the artists in the company, only Liu Dehua could barely pass the qualification.

Although Zhou Runfa played Linghu Chong in the TV series "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer", to be honest, his aura is too strong and it is not appropriate to play Linghu Chong at all.

Although Liang Jiahui has great acting skills and acts like whatever he plays, he is like a hero, with a hint of scholarly spirit. For example, Zhou Huaian in "New Dragon Inn" is not like Linghu Chong.

Zhang Guorong is more than Fengliu, less elegant, and he doesn't feel that he is bold and unrestrained when playing a knight. In addition, he has always been repulsive for acting in costume films, so Xia Tian has no confidence to convince him.

As for Zhou Xingchi, he is too grassroots and cannot play a knight, so he is the only one who can play a thief who steals jade and fragrance.

So after looking at it, only Liu Dehua is quite decent. In addition, he often plays roles with a distracted personality and uneasy character, such as Daozi in "God of Gamblers", Liu Bei in "Hardcover Girls 2", Yang Guo in "The Return of the Condor Heroes", etc. So Xia Tian thinks he should be suitable for this role.

Xia Tian also arranged for other roles to act as a company as possible, so Yuan Jieying, Liu Zhaoming, Zhang Xueyou and others who shined in the original "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" had to secretly say sorry.

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"Not to say other actors, let's make plans after trying the camera and seeing the makeup photos." After listening to Xia Tian's suggestion, Hu Jinquan waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about Dongfang Bubai first, how can I leave it to Lin Qingxia to play? Isn't she a woman?"

Hu Jinquan has been living in Taiwan since the late 1970s, so he naturally knew who Lin Qingxia was. So when he heard Xia Tian say that he hoped that this number one beauty in Southeast Asia would play Dongfang Bubai, he thought it was ridiculous.

"Director Hu, it is precisely because Miss Lin is a woman and a rare beauty that I want to invite her to act." Xia Tian smiled, "Miss Lin is a girl with a male appearance. Whether it is cross-dressing men's clothing or changing into women's clothing, it is not inconsistent, and it is just as beautiful and charming.

On the other hand, if you find a man with a female appearance to play Dongfang Bubai, there is no problem when a man dresses, but can he gain the recognition of the audience when changing to a woman dresses?

Furthermore, when he and Linghu Chong were in love, the audience would accept it when they saw the two men, and would they feel disgusted?”

When Hu Jinquan heard Xia Tian say this, he couldn't help but feel speechless.

His previous idea was indeed to find a male actor with a male and female appearance to play Dongfang Bubai. But after hearing Xia Tian's words, he felt that this idea was indeed a bit inappropriate.

Even though the male actor he found was dressed very beautifully and more beautiful than women, the two men kissed me and me on the screen, and the audience's acceptance was not as good as a man and a woman.

"Oh, I still said the same thing, why do you have to fall in love with Linghu Chong?" Hu Jinquan shook his head. If Xia Tian hadn't insisted on adding this emotional scene, Dongfang Bubai's candidate wouldn't have had to be so complicated.

"For the sake of box office considerations, Director Hu." Xia Tian smiled, "This is how it can make a gimmick."

"Oh, forget it." Hu Jinquan waved his hand, "Then let the actors audition."

"Okay." Xia Tian nodded with a smile.

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Then, Xia Tian notified the actors one by one and asked them to come and audition.

" "Swordsman", did you let me play the junior sister?" Wang Qixian blinked after hearing this, "Who will play Linghu Chong?"

"It was initially determined to be Andy Lau, but I don't know if Director Hu will use him." Xia Tian nodded and said.

Although as the boss, he could directly decide Liu Dehua without being recognized by Hu Jinquan. But Xia Tian didn't want to do this. He gave Hu Jinquan enough power to choose the actors he liked. Because he wanted to make this "Swordsman" a fine product, not just a box office commercial film.

"Why don't you play this role?" Wang Qixian asked disappointedly when he heard this.

"My acting skills are not good. Besides, what do I look like Linghu Chong? It's almost the same to say that I look like Lin Pingzhi." Xia Tian said with a smile when he heard this.

When Lin Pingzhi first appeared in the novel "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", he was a handsome young man who was dressed in a furious horse, and was in a beautiful place, and saw unfairness on the road. Unfortunately, because he suffered too many hardships, the bright side in his heart was gradually destroyed and his whole body became titanium.

"If you don't act, I don't want to act anymore." Wang Qixian shook his head and said when he heard Xia Tian say this.

"Don't be a childish temper. You know, you are working with Director Hu Jinquan this time. He is an internationally renowned director. How many people don't have the chance to cooperate with him? Don't be ignorant of the goods." Xia Tian hurriedly advised.

Although director Hu Jinquan is a bit out of date now, he is not as popular as Wang Jing, Xu Ke, and Wu Yusen. However, he still has a lot of experience in filming and is still good at adjusting actors. Zhang Aigain has his current acting skills thanks to Hu Jinquan's step-by-step adjustment when filming "Legend of the Mountain".

Wang Xiaoxian's acting skills are one of her shortcomings. If she can accept the guidance of director Hu Jinquan, I believe there will be a significant breakthrough.

Besides, the two plots of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" are destined to be classics in the Chinese film industry and will be remembered forever. The so-called wealth and water will not flow to outsiders. How could Xia Tian not recommend his own people to star in such a work that is famous for history?

"Okay." Seeing that he had said that, Wang Qixian had no choice but to nod.

She had heard of the name of director Hu Jinquan, but she didn't remember it deeply. It was mainly because when she debuted, Director Hu was already a little out of date. At that time, he made several movies and was very popular, which greatly hurt his name as a great director.

But even if she didn't have a deep impression, she knew that Hu Jinquan was a very powerful director and had made many classic movies, so it was indeed a good opportunity to work with him. However, the inability to participate in it in summer also made her feel a little deficient.

"What are you going to do that day?" Wang Qixian asked with concern.

"I might want to film the second part of "Huang Feihong". "Xia Tian thought for a while.

He has been planning to stay in Hong Kong for the past six months, so it is a good opportunity to film "The Man of Huang Feihong: Self-improvement".
Chapter completed!