The most important character in the movie "The Wandering Earth" is the astronaut Liu Peiqiang who guides the Earth's warnings in the space station.

In the previous life, this role was played by actor Wu Jing.

In addition to factors such as acting skills, popularity, and role suitability, there is another reason - Wu Jing is one of the main investors of this film.

For Ye Zhiqiu, choosing the actor for the role of "Liu Peiqiang" became a difficult problem, and he had been selecting for a month.

It is definitely unrealistic for him to do it himself. First of all, he is the director of the film. There are too many aspects that a director of such a large production needs to take into account. No matter how energetic he is, he cannot do both.

From the perspective of age setting, he is only suitable to play Liu Qi. After all, the age setting of this character in the plot is 25 years old, which is close to him.

At this time, in a conference room in the Huahai Entertainment Building, the crew director Ye Zhiqiu, producer Zhao Jinglun and others were discussing the candidate for the role of "Liu Peiqiang".

After preliminary auditions and screening, there are only a few candidates left, namely Huang Zhengmin, Duan Hong and Liang Jun.

Among them, Huang Zhengmin is a contracted actor of the "Yi Ye Zhi Qiu" studio. Like Liang Jun, he is a movie emperor. Duan Hong is also an excellent actor who has been famous in the industry for a long time.

In the conference room, after playing clips of the actors' previous works again, Zhao Jinglun first said, "I think Huang Zhengmin is good."

"His strengths are his natural acting and wide acting range, and he can interpret the role of 'Liu Peiqiang' very well."

"Also, there is another very important point. He is one of us, so communication will be much easier and smoother."

Everyone looked at Ye Zhiqiu. Zhao Jinglun's proposal was also the idea of ​​most people.

The opportunity to play the leading role in such a big production is usually kept within the family, or used to exchange resources.

Ye Zhiqiu is the absolute leader of this film, so it is only natural to let Huang Zhengmin from his studio to star in it.

Moreover, judging from his qualifications, Hwang Jung-min is completely suitable.

The only thing that doesn't match is the character's age. Huang Zhengmin is 37 years old this year, and the age of "Liu Peiqiang" in the story is set to be 52 years old. But because he entered a dormant state in space, his physiological age is 40 years old, so this is not a problem.

However, Ye Zhiqiu was a little hesitant.

Huang Zhengmin's acting skills are very strong, and his style can be both good and evil, but if I have to say, he is more "evil", which is somewhat different from the character image of "Liu Peiqiang" in his mind.

In the story, Liu Peiqiang was originally a soldier and later became an astronaut. He has the perseverance and dedication of a soldier, and this inner quality is difficult to act out.

"Let's wait and see." Ye Zhiqiu said, but ultimately did not make a decision.

"Another best actor, Liang Jun." Assistant director Zhang Kang said from the side.

"He has both fame and audience base, and his image is relatively upright, which fits the role, but he is a bit too old. Judging from his performance in his last work, Journey to the West: Reborn as the Demon King, his condition is also average."

"However, he is very eager to play the role of 'Liu Peiqiang' and has hinted that if he can play the role, the remuneration can be negotiated."

Ye Zhiqiu flipped through the information about the "Liang Army" in his hand and finally shook his head.

"I'm not considering this one."

For Ye Zhiqiu, the most important consideration in casting is the fit with the role. After spending 5 to 6 million yuan on an investment, how could he choose a mediocre actor just for a little pay?