This star is wrong

Chapter 206 "Wulin Biography" starts

After more than half a month of casting, most of the roles of "Wulin Biography" have been finalized.

Fang Xing participated in the actor's audition throughout.

He Rongchang respected Fang Xing's choice of actors, as long as the actors passed the audition, he would let Fang Xing make the decision.

The actors who played important roles such as Li Dazui, Lu Xiucai, and Xing Tutou were all introduced by Yan Lan from the National Theater.

These actors from the National Theater have very good acting skills, but their pay is not high, but they don't accept all plays.

If Yan Lan and He Rongchang hadn't had a good relationship with them, they might not have been able to invite them here.

After the casting is completed, the next step is to find a shooting location.

Since "Wulin Biography" is a sitcom, the main shooting location is an inn.

So the setting is relatively simple, and after finding a suitable scene, the whole drama is shot in one scene, which saves a lot of trouble of transitioning scenes.

During the casting period, He Rongchang also tried to contact several film and television companies, trying to find investment.

Although Fang Xing said that he would be responsible for the investment, he did not reject the investment from other film and television companies.

Independently investing in a TV series actually has many risks.

Moreover, the investment of film and television companies is not just as simple as funds.

If there is a film and television company investing, they can get a lot of resources from the film and television company to help when it is released.

For example, after the production of a TV series is completed, it is necessary to find a platform to broadcast it.

Film and television companies have channels that can push TV dramas to video platforms and even TV stations.

Moreover, attracting investment can diversify risks. Even if one of the investors has a problem, other investment companies will take care of it, and the project will not be stopped midway due to some special circumstances.

In addition, when sending TV dramas to video platforms for review and rating, film and television companies can also provide some help.

For example, if a TV series is rated between B and C, if there is lobbying by a film and television investment company, the rating may be set to B.

The rating of a TV series, B grade and C grade are very different.

Take Penguin Video as an example. C-rated online dramas will only be broadcast for free, and the producer will be paid for advertising based on the number of on-demand views.

B-level is different, B-level online dramas will have a VIP system, and the latest few episodes need to be a member to watch.

Therefore, B-level online dramas can get membership share, while C-level web dramas do not.

The combination of many factors made He Rongchang more inclined to seek investment from film and television companies.

However, he passed the script and project proposal to several film and television companies, and the answers he got were basically the same, with no investment intention.

The few interested film and television investment companies immediately lost their investment ideas when they heard that the capital could not intervene in the production of the series.

He Rongchang is very familiar with the situation in the film and television industry. These film and television investment companies have many interests involved.

When a film and television company invests in an online drama, sometimes it doesn't pay more attention to the drama, but wants to add people to the drama.

For example, a film and television company has signed a new actor. In order to promote this actor, the most direct and effective way is to invest in several low-cost online dramas for this actor to act in.

Therefore, the first item of the "Wulin Biography" project prepared by Fang Xing is not to allow the management to intervene in the production of the series, nor to accept the management of the plug.

This makes many film and television companies that want to promote young actors lack of interest.

He Rongchang knew the tricks, but he didn't persuade Fang Xing to let the capital block people.

Because he also has this kind of serious and responsible character, every role in the scenes he shoots has to be determined through auditions, and he doesn't accept people from the capital side.

In fact.

This kind of personality that refuses to cooperate with the management to praise people is very difficult to get along in the film and television industry.

This is also the reason why He Rongchang has not made any major productions so far despite his good ability.

Although no investment has been drawn, the preparations for "Wulin Biography" are progressing very quickly.

Fang Xing's investment was sufficient, and each installment was paid into the project account in advance.

With sufficient funds, the shooting location was quickly found.

The crew started setting the scene and built a Tongfu Inn.

Fang Xing and He Rongchang discussed on the scene how to set the scene, how to arrange the camera positions, and which direction the stairs should face.

He Rongchang's work attitude is very rigorous, and he has been working as a director during the casting stage.

Draw storyboards, set sketches.

In his impression, a prototype of Tongfu Inn has already been constructed.

Fang Xing also had a Tongfu Inn in his mind, so the two of them discussed the setting on the spot and complemented each other.

After the interior of the inn is completed, let’s move on to the backyard.

Fang Xing stood in the backyard, looked around, pointed to the middle of the backyard, and said, "There must be a well here."

The prop group directly built a wellhead with bricks. As for the bottom of the wellhead, there is actually no hole.

Fang Xing stepped into the mouth of the well and said: "There is a scene where 'Guo Furong' needs to hide in the well to play the role of a ghost. The mouth of the well may not be high enough."

The leader of the props team replied: "Don't worry, just dig a little bit down when the time comes, it's not difficult."

Fang Xing nodded, knowing that the set was just for filming, not really digging a well here.

Besides.

And the roof set.

In "Wulin Biography", there are many rooftop scenes.

For example, the scene of Bai Zhantang and Zhan Hongling poking each other on the roof, and the scene of Lu Xiucai and Guo Furong.

These all require the use of a roof set.

However, in fact, the setting of the roof is not really on the roof of Tongfu Inn, but a roof is built on the ground.

After the setting was completed, "Wulin Biography" officially started shooting.

Fang Xing's studio's official Weibo posted a post announcing the start of "Wulin Biography".

This microblog was sent out, and countless sand sculpture netizens forwarded it.

[This guy has started to go out of business again. 】

[If you don't sing well, what kind of movie should you shoot. 】

[I don't believe it anymore, winning prizes for playing the piano is at least in the music category.I ran to shoot a TV series, and I thought the car was going to overturn. 】

After Fang Xing won the championship in "Star of Tomorrow", won the championship in "Singing Voice", and went to the Spring Festival Gala again, he gradually began to gain some fan base.

Although many fans usually pretend to be fun people and look for fun online.

However, after Fang Xing Studio announced the launch of "Wulin Biography", he still seriously helped forward and publicize it.

[Although it's not doing business properly, but since the filming has started, it should be well filmed. As long as it is not too bad, I will support it. 】

[Are you really fans?Have you forgotten that Fang Xing was the screenwriter for the skit in the Spring Festival Gala, and this time "Wulin Biography" is also written and acted by himself.Doesn't the skit in the Spring Festival Gala prove that he has the ability to write and act?I like this show, it's been a long time since I've had a sitcom. 】

[Indeed, if "Wulin Biography" has the quality of a Spring Festival Gala sketch, then let's not say it is a hit.At least it is a passing drama, and it should be worth watching. 】

The forwarding data of "Wulin Biography"'s startup dynamics soared very fast, and even caught up with "Blood Rain Jianghu" in popularity.

Since the two TV series started filming at about the same time, they are both martial arts types.

Moreover, when casting roles, the two dramas competed.

Coupled with the self-media's extravagant publicity, "Wulin Biography" and "Blood Rain Jianghu" have become competitors in the eyes of netizens.

This made the fans of Li Siqi, Song Yutong and Chen Wenhan very dissatisfied.

Many fans abused online:
[The B-level small drama has started to touch the S-level big production again, so shameless. 】

[The investment in the whole drama is not as high as our brother's salary, so I'm ashamed to make a comparison. 】

[Boycott "Wulin Biography", boycott Fang Xing, everyone is responsible. 】

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In the debate of major network platforms.

The crew of "Wulin Biography" is just starting filming.

In the first scene, the male and female demons reappeared in the rivers and lakes, Qixia Town was in a state of turmoil, and everyone was in danger.

The seats are arranged outside the gate of Tongfu Inn.

He Rongchang briefly talked about the scene, and then announced the start of filming: "Start."

The door opened, and Xing Butou rushed out.

Tong Xiangyu, played by Yan Lan, grabbed him and said with a Xi'an accent, "Don't go."

Xing Butou refused to agree to defend the Tongfu Inn because he was afraid of male and female evil spirits, with a righteous and cowardly expression on his face: "I am on official business, and I care about the people. This is the end of the matter, let's all live in peace..."

Fang Xing, on the other hand, dressed up as the handsome and unrestrained Bai Zhantang, quickly took the abacus, handed it to Tong Xiangyu, and settled the wine bill with Xing Butou.

Since the selected actors are basically professional actors from the National Theater and military arts, their acting skills and quality are very good.

Therefore, the first pass is very good.

He Rongchang held the microphone and said: "Stop! It's good, everyone is very good. Let's make another one, and this time the performance will be stronger."

He didn't think that the performance of the one just now was not strong enough, but he wanted to see if he could pass it if he added more strength.

Just filming the first scene, I need to find a balance between style and performance.

At the beginning, it was all in the exploratory stage, so it was necessary to try several possibilities.

After taking two shots, Fang Xing and Yan Lan walked to the monitor together, and watched the shot just now with He Rongchang.

Since it was the first time in his life that he was filming, Fang Xing watched his performance very seriously, looking for the feeling he wanted.

At the same time, I also asked the director for his opinion: "Director He, is it okay for me to act like this? Should I be a little more handsome."

In "Wulin Biography", besides being funny, Bai Zhantang is also responsible for being handsome.

"Yes, but it can't be too handsome, too handsome is not funny." He Rong nodded, thinking that he could be more handsome.

"What I want is the feeling of being handsome for less than three seconds." Fang Xing began to discuss the personality of this character.

He Rong opened his head and replied: "It's possible, but this one has to lose the burden of being an idol, can you do it?"

He was actually not sure if Fang Xing could do it.

Because Fang Xing is already a top-tier star, and the brand endorsement is already at the level of a top-tier star.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for a star who has reached this level to let go of the burden of being an idol.

"I can." Fang Xing's tone was very affirmative.

"Then you can act according to your ideas, and then make adjustments after seeing the effect." He Rongchang usually gives the actors enough room to play, and then adjusts when something goes wrong.

The first scene was filmed three times, with three different performances.

He Rongchang felt pretty good, so he announced that the first scene was over and he was preparing for the second scene.

For these three items in the first scene, when editing later, the most suitable one will be selected.

Due to the actors' acting skills, the number of NGs is very small.

Occasionally NG is also because of laughter, and it can be adjusted quickly.

So the shooting progressed very quickly.

Usually, the crew shoots three or four scenes a day.

There will be a little more sitcoms, and you can shoot five or six scenes a day.

However, He Rongchang found that the production crew recruited this time can shoot seven or eight scenes a day without any problem. Sometimes it is just to be on the safe side, to keep one or two extra scenes to stabilize the progress.

Even so, the shooting progress was fast.

Originally, He Rongchang felt that the NG times must be due to Fang Xing and Lin Yingxue, after all, the other actors are old actors.

He even thought that Fang Xing's NGs would be more than Lin Yingxue's.

After all, Lin Yingxue has acted in several online dramas. Although it is only a small role, she has a professional background and has a solid foundation in acting.

As a result, He Rongchang found that Fang Xing was hardly NG, even if the acting did not conform to his original idea, it would make him feel that "this acting is not bad".

Therefore, Lin Yingxue was the one with the most NGs in the entire crew.

This put Lin Yingxue under a lot of pressure.

When she first took on this role, she had the idea that if she could act well, she would swallow it seriously even if the crew was unreliable.

However, when the filming started on the first day, she found that she was the one who was holding back.

She has been in several crews before.

Some dramas don't need to be aired at all. You know it will be a bad movie on the first day of shooting, because the entire crew is bad.

But the crew of "Wulin Biography" is completely different. After the first day of filming, Lin Yingxue has changed her mind and has a lot more confidence in this drama.

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at the same time.

The crew of "Blood Rain Jianghu" is also under intense shooting.

Since it is an S-level production, the crew lineup is very luxurious.

Fuhuadao is the highest standard of Hengdian film and television base, and even the box lunch is better than other crews.

Outside the crew, the nanny cars of various stars almost surrounded the crew.

In the entire crew, Song Yutong, a newcomer, was already the youngest.

After both "Wulin Biography" and "Blood Rain Jianghu" started shooting.

The entertainment reporter will track the progress of the filming every day, and take pictures outside the crew, and send them to the headlines of the entertainment section to compare the situation of the two crews.

The photos of the two crews are put together and compared, "Blood Rain Jianghu" is magnificent, while "Wulin Biography" is a beggar among beggars, the contrast is quite strong.

In particular, the entertainment reporter released the live stills of Fang Xing's "Bai Zhantang" and Li Siqi's "Leng Wuxin" for comparison.

"Bai Zhantang"'s waiter's attire, compared with "Leng Wuxin"'s aloof brocade clothes, is even more tragic.

A lot of fans of Li Siqi started to make P pictures.

Put together the live stills of "Bai Zhan Tang" and "Leng Wu Xin".

Below the stills of "Leng Wuxin", there is a text "Tianxin Jiange Pavilion Master".

The text below "Bai Zhan Hall" reads "The Groom of the Pavilion Master's House".

This picture was widely circulated among Li Siqi's fan base, and was even posted as an emoji everywhere, as if he had already won numbness.

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(End of this chapter)