Su Han had played too many villainous roles.
He had also thoroughly enjoyed portraying villains.
So, he wondered if he should try something different, attempt something fresher.
Perhaps, try playing a protagonist?
He had played all sorts of classic villain roles, and there were still many classic protagonist roles out there.
It would be even better if he could try them.
Moreover, quite a few directors had approached him before, wanting him to play the lead.
Because Su Han had only favored villains previously, he hadn't accepted.
Now that he had played enough villain roles, he had indeed considered making a breakthrough.
With this thought in mind, he took out his phone and immediately posted a Weibo.
This Weibo was an invitation to directors in the industry, soliciting roles.
He asked directors to invite him to play protagonist roles, to invite him freely.
After this invitation was posted, it quickly attracted the attention of many people in the industry.
Su Han.
Film Emperor.
Oscar-winning actor.
When a formidable figure like him was seeking roles, how could domestic directors sit still?
They couldn't sit still at all!
And recently, many directors had begun planning new films.
Among them, Xu Lao guai had a film in the works and was looking for actors.
Upon seeing Su Han's Weibo seeking roles, he called Su Han without a second thought.
"Wu Yusen is calling."
Su Han looked at the caller ID on his phone.
He answered the call.
"Su Han, long time no see," Wu Yusen's voice came from the handset.
"Ah, Director Xu."
"Director Wu, how are things lately?"
"It's like this, I saw your Weibo. You're looking to transition recently, seeking protagonist roles, right?"
"Mm."
"It's like this, I'm planning a new film called 'A Better Tomorrow.'
And there's a protagonist role in it that's especially suitable for you."
'A Better Tomorrow'?
Hearing this, Su Han's heart skipped a beat.
This film was a classic Hong Kong gangster film, very classic.
"I also want to invite Guo Rong to act with you; you two are very familiar with each other, so it will be more convenient."
Su Han really liked 'A Better Tomorrow'.
Without overthinking, he directly asked,
"I really like this film, but I'd like to know what role I would be playing in it?"
"You'll play a subordinate role named Mark. But this subordinate is not simple. Although he's a subordinate, he's the protagonist."
"Would you be interested in a film like this?"
Given Su Han's status and position, typically, he wouldn't be interested in films like this.
But 'A Better Tomorrow,' such a classic Hong Kong film, it would be truly excellent to be able to act in it.
"Director Wu, what you said is too much."
"For me, roles don't have size distinctions, let alone whether I'm interested or not."
"I really like this film, and I'm very interested in the role you mentioned. I accept!"
"Regarding the role, you can look at it later. I'll have my assistant coordinate with you."
"Alright!"
"Sure thing!"
In addition!
After contacting this director, two more calls came in.
These two were Wong Kar-wai and Han Han.
Both directors contacted him, saying they wanted to collaborate with Su Han, to invest in films together, and at the same time, invited him to be the male lead.
These two were people he particularly admired, and he greatly enjoyed the films they made.
Although Director Wong's films were all art films, not many people watched them, and they certainly didn't sell as well.
But the man's works were all classics.
Recalling his films, various classic lines immediately surfaced in his mind.
I don't know when it started, but everything has an expiration date. Canned fish expires, meat cans expire, even cling film will expire. I'm starting to wonder, what in this world doesn't expire?
Yeah, probably this type of artistic sentence.
Anyway, Su Han was a fan of this kind of artistic style, passionately loving this type of thing.
Although he had invested with Director Wong before, he wasn't the male lead at that time.
If he were to play the male lead now, he was truly looking forward to it.
After all, this was a new leap.
Everything was arranged during the phone calls.
There were many, many films they would be shooting next, and they were all art films.
'Chungking Express,' 'Fallen Angels,' 'As Tears Go By,' 'Happy Together,' and so on.
As for Han Han.
'Thousand Miles Away,' 'The Continent,' and others were all excellent films.