novelaction Chapter 185 Gusu Villa
Chapter 185 Gusu Villa
Seeing such comments, Xu Youyou didn't find it strange at all.
But she didn't take it too seriously. After all, the money was earned legitimately and no one could steal it from her pocket. However, she did not keep it for herself, but transferred it to the account of the "Dream of Red Mansions" crew.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the "Picking Up the Lost" mission and receiving the mission reward: Gusu Villa.]
Xu Youyou was delighted. Was this another house as a reward?
As soon as she heard the name, she knew it was not simple, and the system must be of high quality.
Xu Youyou directly ordered Xu Fang to take her there.
Xu Fang skillfully turned on the navigation. This place was not in the city center, but like the Zheng family's garden, it was somewhere close to the suburbs.
The area of Gusu city center is limited. No matter how rich the Zheng family is, they cannot build a garden covering more than ten acres in the city center, and the same is true for the system house.
The villa that Xu Youyou got was about the same size as the Zheng family villa. With pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted buildings, it made people feel like they were in a dream from hundreds of years ago.
"Boss, this garden has been around for several years. Although it's been maintained regularly, no one has ever come to live here. Do you want to buy it?"
As a personal assistant, Xu Fang immediately inquired about the "Gusu Villa" when she heard Xu Youyou mention it, and what she told Xu Youyou was all the information from the Internet.
Xu Youyou raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said, "This is my house."
Xu Fang's eyes widened, and she once again realized Xu Youyou's strength. She could actually bear not living in such a beautiful house for several years. She guessed that it was probably the same as the house in the capital, which was forgotten after being bought!
Although Xu Youyou was the owner of the house, it was her first time here. After she casually walked around and looked at the magnificent building complex in front of her, she had a vague idea in her mind. If Zhengyuan Garden could be used as the filming location of the Grand View Garden, then the villa in front of her could be converted into the Rong and Ning Duke's Mansions.
The more Xu Youyou thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She immediately pulled Ouyang Ouyang and Professor Wu over. Ouyang Ouyang was even more excited than she was.
"Boss, you're such a hidden talent! With this house, we don't have to travel all over the country to film. Most of the scenes will be shot in Gusu, and we guarantee that we can restore the Dream of the Red Chamber to its original form!"
Professor Wu, who was standing nearby, had been in poor health due to his age, but when he saw the garden, his waist and legs immediately stopped hurting, and he walked around the garden several times without anyone's help.
"The layout of this courtyard is indeed good. The courtyard in the northeast corner completely meets the description of Lixiangyuan. It only needs to hang a new plaque before it can be put into use."
Xu Youyou nodded and said, "As long as it's suitable, Professor Wu, if you think there's anything else that needs to be changed, just ask someone to make the changes. You're the expert, and we'll listen to you."
Professor Wu actually joined the crew of the version of "Dream of Red Mansions" nine years ago, but he was angry and left after working as a consultant for only three days.
There were simply too many chaotic things going on in the crew. The main creative staff hadn't even read the entire "Dream of Red Mansions" before they dared to start filming. In his opinion, that was simply a pipe dream.
Sure enough, the final presentation of that version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was extremely poor. The Twelve Beauties, who were supposed to be in full bloom, did not have any spirit under the director's lens, but instead looked eerie and ghostly.
Professor Wu felt that he was very lucky to have met someone like Xu Youyou who was willing to make a TV series with heart. When the TV series was presented to the public, he felt that he had no regrets in his life.
Xu Youyou took her people to two other audition venues. She thought that even if the auditions were huge, "Dream of Red Mansions" was an eternal masterpiece after all. Now that global aesthetics have declined, it would be good enough to be able to select half of the actors.
She didn't expect that she would be so lucky. After the auditions were over, nearly two-thirds of the actors had been confirmed.
For the remaining one-third, the crew did not continue with auditions, but instead picked and chose from the entertainment industry and accepted internal recommendations.
Among the roles that have not been decided, the other roles are easy to play, except for the two main roles of Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun, who have no particularly suitable candidates.
Although not all the people were present, the main creators of the crew had already returned to Gusu, and the actors stayed in the Gusu Villa to start etiquette training and read the script.
When Xu Youyou was dazzled by reading the actors' resumes, He Zhiting suddenly came to Gusu.
"Boss, why didn't you call me when you were selecting cast for Dream of Red Mansions? You don't know how excited my family was when they heard you were going to remake it. They were all looking forward to my participation! I'm an artist from our own company, so please choose me. This is called keeping everything within the family!" He Zhiting was so anxious that he kept circling around Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou looked her up and down, seeing her lively appearance, she couldn't figure out which role was suitable for her for a moment. She thought to herself, with her poor acting skills, she could only play a maid in a TV series.
Before she could speak, Professor Wu happened to come over for something. When he saw He Zhiting's cute and innocent look, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Boss, is this the actress who came to audition for the role of Shi Xiangyun?" Professor Wu asked.
Xu Youyou wondered if there was something wrong with Professor Wu's eyes.
"She's a terrible actress and can't stand hardship, so she'd better not hold us back." Xu Youyou said.
He Zhiting didn't get angry when he heard this, but instead said, "Normally I can't endure hardship, but for Dream of the Red Chamber I can! My family elders have said that if I can really play a role here, they will buy me a yacht!"
Xu Youyou finally understood why this little girl was so concerned about it.
He Zhiting and her sister He Zhilan are two extremes. He Zhilan is diligent and motivated, and is the model of heir that the elders are most happy to see. He Zhiting, as the youngest daughter in the family, is very spoiled and only cares about her own happiness in everything. She is a pure playboy.
Professor Wu said with a smile, "If your acting is not good, you can polish it slowly. Sometimes it's more of a test to see if the actor and the character have similar temperaments. Boss, why not have Anna come over and try makeup on this kid?"
Wang Anna was quickly invited over. As the chief stylist of the crew, she already knew the makeup and costumes of several main characters. When she heard that it was Shi Xiangyun's audition, she immediately took a few assistants and got He Zhiting ready in the shortest time possible.
"Alive!" Professor Wu looked at He Zhiting with admiration in his eyes.
Xu Youyou also had to admit that He Zhiting looked really like the real thing after changing his appearance.
She still felt uneasy and quietly took out the character compatibility comparison card rewarded by the system.
Xu Youyou originally planned to activate the card during the audition stage, but later found out that the preliminary selection was mainly for beautiful and lively actresses, and the card would not be very useful, so she held back.
Now that the filming was about to begin, Xu Youyou didn't hesitate any longer and directly clicked on the activation card.
[Ding! The character compatibility comparison card has been activated.]
[He Zhiting: My compatibility with Shi Xiangyun is 90%.]