Being able to have the opportunity to star in a movie directed by Jackie Chan is a great thing for every Korean actor to be excited about.

Don't look at a star like Pei Yongjun who is known as 'Yong Daren' in Japan, but in the final analysis, Pei Yongjun's scope of activities is only limited to the Asian market, and compared with Jackie Chan's influence in the world, he is still a cut behind.

Even the biggest stars can't compare to Jackie Chan, let alone others. Therefore, being able to participate in Jackie Chan's movies can be regarded as a 'lift' for all Korean actors.

Moreover, participating in Jackie Chan's movies is also a dream come true for the actors. Don't look at the Korean film industry is very prosperous now, in fact, going back 20 years, Korean films are not great at all, and they can even be said to be very backward.

At that time, Hong Kong movies were the most popular among Koreans. This is a good proof that Liu Zaishi and others have imitated the highlights of Hong Kong movies in variety shows more than once, and even can sing the theme song of the movie with their own complete understanding of Chinese, if they have not watched the movie countless times, it is definitely impossible to be so familiar.

To put it very appropriately but awkwardly, this large number of Mesozoic actors in South Korea actually grew up under the influence of Hong Kong movies. For them, Jackie Chan, who appears in Hong Kong movies and is also a big-name star, is actually an idol in their hearts.

And as an actor, he will more or less want to be able to perform on the same stage as his idol. It's okay to say it's a wish, and it's okay to say it's a dream come true. That's the concept anyway.

Compared with other authentic Koreans, the reason why Lee Kyung-won is so excited is not exactly the same.

also regards Jackie Chan as an idol, but Lee Kyung-won is not excited as he is now a Korean. Rather, it is excited by the Chinese heart in the soul. Before the crossing, Jackie Chan's movies were one of Li Jingyuan's favorite movies, from the early "A Plan", "Flying Eagle Plan", "Red Fan District", "Police Story", to "Rush Hour", "Agent Next Door", etc., two thousand years later, and then to the last "Zodiac" that Li Jingyuan watched before crossing over, all of which are his favorite movies.

Not only do I like it, but I am also more and more moved. In Jackie Chan's early films. The focus is more inclined to simple fighting and funny, and in the later stage, after entering Hollywood, Jackie Chan pays more and more attention to the positive energy conveyed in the movie when making movies. I was touched by more and more 'human touches'. Li Jingyuan also likes Jackie Chan's movies more and more.

Jackie Chan is the pride of Chinese in the film industry, and Lee Kyung-won has the soul of a Chinese, and of course he will support Jackie Chan more than ordinary Koreans. Right now. has the opportunity to participate in Jackie Chan's movies. How could he not be excited to contribute his own strength.

With excitement, Li Jingyuan's return to K.w's company was invisibly sped up a lot, and the journey that would have taken a quarter of an hour shortened him by one-third, and it only took him ten minutes to return to the company.

"Uncle so Young, where is the invitation? Let me see~! Before anyone entered the door, Li Jingyuan's voice first came into the president's office. This guy was indeed a little anxious, and he even forgot to say hello to his elders. It's already a very rude act.

"Oh, here it is, take a look at it first." was originally a relative, and it was usually very casual, and Lee so Young didn't care about Li Jingyuan's faux pas. In fact, he also felt that Li Jingyuan's current performance was the most normal performance, and he felt that if he was put in Li Jingyuan's position, his performance might not even be as good as Li Jingyuan.

"Eun." didn't say much, took the printed fax paper, Li Jingyuan sat on the sofa and looked at it with such a big ass.

There wasn't a lot of text on the paper, not even a single page could be filled. After a few glances, Li Jingyuan finished reading them all.

"Huh? This invitation seems a little strange. After reading these short lines of text, Li Jingyuan suddenly had a very strange feeling, at the beginning, he hadn't found out where the abnormality was, and after studying it carefully, he couldn't help but ask Li Suying: "Uncle Su Ying, this invitation seems to be a little out of specification, how can it be an invitation to act?" Generally speaking, isn't it necessary to audition first? ”

Let's talk a little here, there are generally two kinds of so-called invitations, one is an audition invitation, and the other is a direct starring invitation.

An audition invitation means that you are sent an invitation letter, and then you have to go to the filmmaker's interview, and after their questions and tests, you will get the final result. In other words, if you just receive an invitation to audition, you may not be able to really qualify for the movie after the finale.

And the invitation to appear is much more straightforward, and if you send an invitation, it means that you have already obtained the role in the movie, and you can directly appear in the movie without going through the test.

The concepts of these two invitations are very different, and it is clear that an invitation to appear directly is much more difficult than an audition invitation.

That's what Li Jingyuan couldn't understand. In his opinion, Jackie Chan seems to have no reason to identify with himself so much, after all, he has only starred in one movie and one TV series, and the possibility of those two works being seen by Jackie Chan is not high. When I don't know what Lu Dao's acting skills are, I directly sent an invitation to act, isn't this kind of behavior too child's play?

In fact, Jackie Chan has very high requirements for each of his movies, not only to make the audience satisfied, but also to be worthy of his conscience, and he even insists on going into battle in person when he has the conditions to complete those very dangerous stunts. How could such a serious and dedicated filmmaker make jokes about his own films?

So, what made Jackie Chan make such a decision to directly invite Li Jingyuan to participate without an audition?

Let's take a look at why.

First of all, Jackie Chan's new film "Zodiac" is a movie he values very much, in his words. Although the filming time is not too long, the preparation time can be traced back to six years ago.

Moreover, Jackie Chan is old. Maybe he won't be able to move in the future, this movie may be his final work. With such an important significance, Jackie Chan will certainly not be sloppy when preparing for the movie, and his expectations for the movie will certainly not be too small.

Not to mention how well it needs to be acclaimed in the world, at the very least, it needs to have a certain influence in Asia, right? It was with such an idea that Jackie Chan wanted to invite people from other countries to participate in the performance of the movie.

In the middle of the movie. There is a supporting role that needs to be played by an Asian actor, and when considering this candidate, Jackie Chan made some thoughts. First of all. Judging from the weight in the movie, this role is a relatively important supporting role, and you must not just pick a passerby who is completely unknown to play. Secondly, this actor's skills must also have a certain level. After all, the characters in the play are positioned like that.

There is a premise that "actors from other countries should play it". This excludes actors from Hong Kong and the mainland. And the premise of 'Asian' restricts the selection of actors within Asia. Then, there are only two places left to choose from, either Japan or South Korea.

has always rarely cooperated with the Japanese, and because of his experience when he was young (he once said in "Knee Taoist" that people who don't know the Tao can go to see the knee Taoist priest that Jackie Chan participated in), Jackie Chan also has a special affection for South Korea. Therefore, he naturally thought of inviting a Korean actor to play the supporting role with a heavy role.

In the original version. Kwon Sang-woo got the role. And now, it was Li Jingyuan who was lucky enough to get this opportunity.

So, in comparison, why would Jackie Chan give up Quan Xiangyou and choose Lee Kyung-won? After knowing the reason why Jackie Chan would choose a Korean actor as a supporting role, after thinking about it, there is a new problem.

Let's compare the differences between Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Kyung-won.

Jackie Chan will choose Kwon Sang-woo, which is nothing more than three factors, one is influence, the second is image, and the third is acting.

Let's start with influence. Kwon Sang-woo's status in the Korean entertainment industry is very good, although he is not as good as super names like Bae Yongjun and Jang Dongjian, and even worse than Won Bin and Hyun Bin, who have been outstanding in recent years, but he is still a first-line actor in South Korea. He has starred in many big-budget movies and TV series, and has a very good status in the hearts of Koreans.

The second is the image. In "Zodiac", the character played by Kwon Sang-woo is Jackie Chan's assistant, which can also be regarded as an identity similar to that of an agent. In other words, in order to play this role well, the actor must have the image of 'being able to fight'. At this point, although Kwon Sang-woo is not as good as Jang Hyuk, it can also be regarded as a good choice, after all, he has an impression of 'good muscles and figure' in the hearts of Korean audiences.

The last thing is acting. Some people may want to say, doesn't Jackie Chan value this movie very much, so why does he not pay so much attention to acting?

Actually, it's not that you don't pay attention to it, but you don't need to pay too much attention to it. In the movie "Zodiac", the most critical protagonist is naturally Jackie Chan himself, and apart from him, there will not be too many other supporting roles.

Not only is the weight not too much, but a large part of it is action scenes. In the case of very few literary dramas, it is natural that the requirements for actors will not be too strict in the subtleties. To put it more bluntly, if you really want to find a person with superb acting skills to play the role of Kwon Sang-woo, it is not serious, it can already be regarded as a waste.

Kwon Sang-woo has the above three advantages, so he will get the final opportunity to appear in the original version. So, what advantages does Li Jingyuan have more than him to replace him and get a chance?

Let's start with the three that Kwon Sang-woo has.

In terms of influence, it is clear that Li Jingyuan has the advantage. Since his debut, Lee Kyung-won has been active in major variety shows, and compared to Kwon Sang-woo, his mass base is much better. Especially among young people, some people may not be too rare because Kwon Sang-woo is married and has no recent works, but it is impossible to dislike Lee Kyung-won, a guy who has been active in variety shows.

Moreover, compared to Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Kyung-won has more advantages in terms of influence.

Compared with qualifications, Li Jingyuan's debut time is very late. But he once participated in the Hollywood blockbuster "Resident Evil", and in the words of Koreans, he can already be regarded as a world-class star.

than honors. Although Li Jingyuan has not won any awards in the entertainment industry. But in the world of sports, he is an out-and-out big name. Lee Kyung-won, who led the Korean team to the World Cup and won the best ranking in history, entered the Olympics as an archer and won the championship, and participated in the Dakar Rally in "Infinite Challenge" and won the last championship, Lee Kyung-won can already be called a 'national hero'. As for Kwon Sang-woo, hehe, he has already been thrown out of eight streets.

And then down, it's the personal image. Kwon Sang-woo got the role because he 'looks like he can fight', but what about Lee Kyung-won? Where is what 'looks like it can be played'. He can really fight. Don't forget, this guy once stepped into the WWE ring and came out on top with a trio of men. And. As Jackie Chan's assistant in the film, the supporting characters must appear very capable, in addition to being able to fight, they must also know all kinds of other knowledge like agents. At this point. Li Jingyuan also has a lot of advantages. One is because he gives the impression of being 'smart' in variety shows, and the other is because he plays an agent in "IRIS".

The most important thing is acting. At this point, Li Jingyuan is not as good as Kwon Sang-woo. Well, that's the least important point. In terms of scores, Kwon Sang-woo can reach eighty points, Lee Kyung-won can reach seventy points, and Jackie Chan's film requires sixty points. Both passed, but neither was too good. When you think about it, the real difference is not so obvious.

The above are the three conditions that Jackie Chan considered when choosing Kwon Sang-woo. Just looking at these three, Li Jingyuan's comprehensive index surpassed Kwon Sang-woo, not to mention, he has other advantages.

The first is the language advantage. When selecting actors, Jackie Chan certainly won't forget to take a look at the actors' personal introductions first. Li Jingyuan's material clearly said 'I can speak Chinese, can write and read, and is not inferior to Chinese college students', which added a lot of marks to him.

After knowing that Li Jingyuan knew Chinese, Jackie Chan first had a subconscious affinity for him. Then considering the communication and communication during the shooting, it is naturally more convenient to cooperate with Li Jingyuan, who knows Chinese.

The second is the advantage of experience. The experience here does not refer to the experience as an actor, but to the experience as a person behind the scenes. Don't forget that when Li Jingyuan participated in the filming of "Resident Evil", he worked as an actor and as a sound effect and action director.

It is said that one person is short and two are long, and three stinkers can be worthy of one Zhuge Liang. Jackie Chan really wants to shoot the 'fight scene' in the film well, so naturally he will not refuse others to make suggestions to him. Li Jingyuan has experience as an action director, and at this time, he can help Jackie Chan and give him more advice from another angle.

Moreover, unlike 'Yuan Baye', Li Jingyuan is not so big that it will affect Jackie Chan's authority in the action direction industry.

With Jackie Chan as the main body, supplemented by Li Jingyuan, he can definitely complete a very exciting action design, plus Li Jingyuan may also be able to help take care of the sound effects, how could Jackie Chan ignore such benefits?

To sum up, the conditions that Kwon Sang-woo has, Lee Kyung-won has the same, and it is better than him after the synthesis. And what Kwon Sang-woo doesn't have, Li Jingyuan also has. In such a comparison, of course Jackie Chan will choose Li Jingyuan.

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Although I don't quite understand why Jackie Chan would call his name so abruptly and send him an invitation to appear in a movie, but now Li Jingyuan is too lazy to think so much. He only has the purest thought, that is, to quickly agree to this invitation and take the job.

"How? Looks like you've already made up your mind. Seeing the change in the expression on Lee Kyung-won's face, Lee so-young immediately guessed his plan. Lighting a cigar, he smiled and asked again.

"Well, I've decided, go~~!" Nodding excitedly, Li Jingyuan said to Li Suying: "Uncle, you can help me contact me and see when I need to rush over." ”

"Huh. Alright, I know the way. Promised Li Jingyuan, Li Suying did not immediately pick up the phone to contact, but smiled and asked Li Jingyuan to calm down first, and then said to him: "I said Jingyuan, you calm down first, don't mess around as soon as you hear the news." It's okay to agree to the invitation, but what about after agreeing? Don't you care about the remuneration or anything? ”

Although Li Jingyuan definitely doesn't care about those, as a professional, Li Suying can't help but remind him. And then again, Lee Kyung-won is also an actor in the K.w company, and he also has the obligation to make money for the company, Lee Kyung-won himself doesn't care, but as the president of the K.w company, he can't care about this.

"Uh~~, those things are not important, Uncle Su Young, you can just look at it. There is only one, don't quote the price too high, at most I don't pay for it. Hearing what Li Suying meant, Li Jingyuan didn't think much about it, and immediately gave an answer after scratching his head. (To be continued......)