"Uncle Liu, what are you eating today?"
"I bought a fish head. I plan to make Steamed Fish Head with Diced Hot Red Peppers!"
"Haha, I didn't expect Uncle Liu to eat the same thing as us!"
This was a conversation that happened in the courtyard. The person who was ridiculed as Uncle Liu was Sun Jun, the actor who played Liu Bei in the CCTV version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms could be said to be the peak of Sun Jun's life. After the filming of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Jun was invited to act in many TV dramas due to Uncle Liu's popularity. For example, he acted as Sun Wu in Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
There were a total of three TV dramas. However, these three TV dramas were all flops. Not to mention the popularity of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they could not even be compared to an ordinary TV drama.
This allowed Sun Jun to return to being ordinary. He also put down a lot of thoughts and acted in plays in the drama troupe with peace of mind. He became a good husband in a family again.
Sun Jun had also forgotten about Liu Bei's experience.
When Sun Jun returned to the entrance of his courtyard, he suddenly found a foreigner holding a photo and constantly asking the people around him. It seemed that the foreigner was looking for the person in the photo.
The surrounding neighbors all looked at the foreigner with strange and vigilant eyes. A few neighbors even waved at Sun Jun from afar, indicating that Sun Jun should be careful.
However, Sun Jun was not afraid. He was just like Uncle Liu. Although he was not great, he was not bad either. He had a clear conscience and was not afraid of anyone.
Hence, Sun Jun walked up and took a peek. He realized that the foreigner was holding a photo of him.
"Hello, are you looking for me?" Sun Jun asked with a smile.
"Hello …" The foreigner finished speaking in broken Chinese. Then, he held Liu Bei's photo in his hand and said something to Sun Jun.
In this era, those who could become stage actors were mostly cultured. Hence, Sun Jun actually knew a little English. Hence, he could tell from the other party's words that the other party was asking him if he knew the actor in the photo!
"Do you think I look like the person in the photo?" Sun Jun asked with a smile.
"This …" The foreigner looked carefully and shook his head. "You don't look like it."
"Hmm …" Sun Jun was stunned for a moment. It had only been a few years. His appearance couldn't have changed so much.
Later, Sun Jun remembered that he had been too lazy to cut his hair recently, so his hair almost covered his entire forehead.
Therefore, Sun Jun pulled his hair back and said with a smile, "How about this?"
"Oh, Royal Uncle Liu, I finally found you!" The foreigner was immediately overjoyed. Sun Jun laughed and invited the other party into his house.
— — —
"What? You guys are planning to make a movie version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!!! " At first, Sun Jun thought that this was a foreign fan of his. But when the other party expressed his intentions, he found out that the foreigner in front of him was called Jon Landau. He was a movie producer, and he was the one who made a god-like movie like Titanic.
So when Jon Landau mentioned that he wanted to invite Sun Jun to be the lead in the movie version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Jun was shocked. This was something that he had not expected at all.
The reason why Jon Landau had come alone was to show his respect for Sun Jun. This made Sun Jun feel even more incredulous and touched.
However, after the shock, Sun Jun calmed down for a while and shook his head to refuse.
Jon Landau panicked and hurriedly asked why. Sun Juncai said that because he had played Liu Bei, his entire persona had been fixed in the role of Liu Bei. Later on, when he acted in a few movies, people would ask him why he did not act like Liu Bei and then stop watching.
This made Sun Jun very disappointed. It even made him think of not filming TV series and movies. So, he did not want to play Liu Bei anymore.
"Mr. Sun Jun, you are wrong to think that way!" After listening to Sun Jun's thoughts, Jon Landau immediately said, "Mr. Sun Jun, your role as Liu Bei may be famous overseas in Hua Xia. But in the world, not many people have seen the Liu Bei you played. So, to the world, your role is not fixed. Liu Bei is a new beginning for you!"
"This …" Sun Jun could not help but feel a little moved. But then he said, "Then, won't I be fixed in the position of Liu Bei by the world in the future?"
"Mr. Sun Jun, do you think you are more powerful or do you think Liu Bei is more powerful in history?" Jon Landau asked.
"Naturally, Liu Bei is more powerful. How can I be compared to Uncle Liu?" Sun Jun shook his head.
"Then, let the world think that you are Uncle Liu. Is this a kind of sublimation for you?" Jon Landau laughed.
"You are talking nonsense …" Sun Jun said with a bitter smile. But in his heart, he was somewhat moved.
"The story of Royal Uncle Liu is only in the Huaxia civilization. There are 45% of people in the world who have never heard of Royal Uncle Liu's story. If your performance can make Royal Uncle Liu's story as famous as Huaxia's story, then will you be as powerful as Royal Uncle Liu?"
"…" Sun Jun did not speak.
"Also, you feel that your character is limited to Uncle Liu. So, you don't want to play the role of Liu Bei anymore. Isn't this a kind of escape and a sign of incompetence?"
"A real powerhouse should not be afraid of any role. No matter how many times you play Uncle Liu, you can still jump out of this limitation in the next movie. This is the true greatness of an actor!"
"An actor should not be afraid of a role!" Unexpectedly, Jon Landau's eloquence was unexpectedly good. Sun Jun could not refute his words. In the end, he could only nod and ask with a bitter smile, "Then, can I ask which part of the story of the Three Kingdoms you plan to film?"
Since Sun Jun said so, it was obvious that he had agreed. So, Jon Landau was overjoyed. "We plan to film the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Wuzhang Plains. We plan to film a total of six movies and use ten years to screen them all over the world!"
"Six movies, ten years!" Sun Jun sucked in a breath of cold air. He suddenly realized that his life might be going in a completely different direction.
With Sun Jun's help, Jon Landau quickly found the other main actors and key directors of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He proposed to them one by one about the idea of filming a movie version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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