This actor doesn't look like a good guy

Chapter 293 Assembly Number

"This subject matter is interesting. I remember it was filmed before, but it has never been popular." Jiang Bai said as he opened the script.

After all, Spring Festival transportation is a common topic that people talk about. The number of carriers remains high every year, and it will only increase in the future.

Zhao Zhe smiled: "Well, it mainly depends on the actor and director."

"That's true."

Jiang Bai said and began to look through it carefully.

"This movie mainly tells the story of the journey of Li Chenggong, the owner of a toy group, and Geng, a milking bull who collects debts, to Changsha against the backdrop of Spring Festival travel. There were also various accidents in the process, such as flight delays and trains not running. , the bus cannot move and other conditions.

The protagonist is Li Chenggong and there are some personal plots of his as subplots, and the topic of mistress is also very popular now. Although the ending is a bit bloody, Li Chenggong left mistress and returned to his family.

But overall, the flaws outweigh the flaws. From this point of view, the investment in the movie will not be very high, and it is a more thought-provoking comedy.

During this period, some bridge sections were also set up very cleverly. "

"We can invest in this movie ourselves."

Zhao Zhe nodded: "Well, that's what I think. Anyway, Jiang Wen's movie will definitely lose money, but sometimes this is something that cannot be avoided. At least make a small-cost comedy like this and recycle it." The cost is also easy, and I can make some money back.”

"Then which director are you going to find to film it? Looking at this style, Ning Hao is more suitable."

Zhao Zhe actually thought the same thing: "Yes, he happens to have nothing to do in the second half of the year. Let me go and talk to him."

"Okay, what about the actors?"

"Well, in terms of actors, after reading the script, I felt that the most suitable person to play Li Chenggong is Xu Zheng. He is really good at playing this kind of role. In addition, the character of Niu Geng reminded me of him right away. Wang Baoqiang, when I was chatting with Tian Yusheng, he also said that he is the burdock written with Wang Baoqiang’s character.”

"Well, let's call them two for these two roles, but Baoqiang will have to film "Assembly" with me in the second half of this year, so we can allocate time later."

"Okay." Zhao Zhe agreed immediately.

After all, Feng Xiaogang's movie this year is "The Night Banquet", and "Assembly Number" has to be moved to next year. As for the film schedule, it is best to put it on National Day or July [-]st or August [-]st.

Therefore, if we talk to Feng Xiaogang, we can probably free up a lot of time. In addition to the "Night Banquet" mentioned above, the filming of "A Man on the Road" will probably not be too troublesome.

The slightly more difficult ones are probably the chase scenes.

"But there seems to be no role that Huang Bo can play in this script. He can play a supporting role, but it's not necessary. My idea is to find some other good movies for him."

"It's like this. With Huang Bo's current ability, it would be too unfair to play a minor role, and it would also waste his time. It's better to find more suitable themes for him and let him show his full potential."

After talking about Huang Bo, Zhao Zhe looked at Jiang Bai again: "How about it? Do you want to play a guest role in it?"

Jiang Bai smiled: "Old Huang, there's no need for me anymore. Do you think it's still necessary for me to appear on the scene?"

Zhao Zhe had obviously already thought of his words: "I think it's still necessary. Huang Bo is different from you, and you have no shortage of movies to shoot. Even if you come over and make a cameo, that's okay. Just show your face when the time comes." If I don’t delay things, I can use you to promote it later and stimulate the box office by the way.”

"is this okay?"

"It doesn't matter. We won't deceive everyone anyway. We just say that you have appeared in this film and put you at the end on the poster. This is called a friendly guest appearance."

"Okay, you can arrange this."

After talking about work, they started drinking.

After Su Rou finished cooking, she came over to eat together, but she didn't speak much and mainly listened to the two people talking.

After dinner, Zhao Zhe took a taxi directly back to the company, while Jiang Bai went back to rest. However, he and Feng Xiaogang had an unpleasant incident, so he always had to be careful.

It just so happens that I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so why not keep in touch with people I met before?

First, I called Zhang Yimou and asked. It turned out that the other person was currently filming in Hengdian and couldn't leave, so I could only chat for a few more words.

Then he called Xu Qingdong again.

The other party is also filming a TV series now and is not in Yanjing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Bai thought about it again, and then called Zhang Jizhong: "Hey, Director Zhang, what are you busy with recently?"

"I've been busy filming recently. What's wrong?"

"Then are you in Yanjing now?"

"It's here now, but it won't be certain in a few days."

Jiang Bai smiled: "That's right, I want to treat you to a meal tonight."

"Let's eat. That's no problem. You can send me your address later."

"Okay, then I'll send it back to you. Oh, how about that? I can go directly to pick you up. How about calling my sister-in-law too?"

"That's no need. We can just eat by ourselves. It's not convenient to say some things when a woman is here." Jiang Bai smiled in his heart and didn't care about their family affairs. In the end, he just agreed.

In the evening, Jiang Bai took two bottles of good wine from his wine cellar, loaded them into the car and set off.

First, I picked him up downstairs at Zhang Jizhong's house, and then drove directly to the hotel, where the two of them sat in a large box.

"Why do you want to treat me to dinner?" Zhang Jizhong asked with a smile while stroking the beard on his face.

"It's okay, just keeping in touch. I haven't seen you for a long time."

Zhang Jizhong smiled and said, "You kid, you never go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Is it because of the matter with Feng Xiaogang?"

"Not entirely. Mainly I want to sit down and chat with you. I heard that you are planning to shoot a new TV series recently?"

"Yeah, The Deer and the Cauldron, what, you want to play a role? I'm just about to start casting."

"I may not have enough time, but I want to ask other people in my company."

"It's not you. If you come, then Wei Xiaobao will be given to you, but who in your company wants to come?"

Jiang Bai thought for a while: "Huang Bo."

"He, he is good, but he has to audition, and the main role must be gone. Wei Xiaobao has tentatively chosen Huang Xiaoming, Kangxi as Zhong Hanliang, and Ao Bai as Xu Jinjiang. The remaining male roles will be auditioned, and finally So that he can find a similar one, come back to my place and have a look, and then let him in directly."

"No problem. I'll let him think about it carefully when he gets back."

It's all about human nature. Zhang Jizhong might have to find Jiang Bai to film movies or serve as a martial arts instructor in the future. In other words, this Wei Xiaobao is actually not suitable for Jiang Bai, otherwise it would be the easiest to work with Jiang Bai.

Just package the male one, move your fingers, and music directly.

What I said just now was just a courtesy.

But Huang Bo, he doesn't mind if the other party plays a role.

However, during the meal, Zhang Jizhong still congratulated Jiang Bai for winning the Oscar for his movie. Because he mainly works in TV series, the Oscar has nothing to do with him, but it is still worth celebrating that someone he knows can win this award. For a moment.Speaking of which, Zhang Jizhong also felt a little embarrassed. At first, Jiang Bai was just a stand-in, and then he suddenly became the male lead in "The Swordsman". Now he has become the big boss of the film and television company, with good films coming one after another. Shoot one by one.

"Others either only make movies or TV series, but you are lucky enough to have both movies and TV series blossoming. I heard that you also released a new song at the beginning of this year, and the response was pretty good?"

"It's just a small fight."

"Hahaha, you don't need to be humble now, but have you considered developing into a director in the future?"

"I have to think about this again. After all, the actors haven't figured it out yet."

Of course, Jiang Bai's words were just modesty.

"Actually, whether it's a movie or a TV series, it's all about making money. It's purely business. Don't blame me for asking you for 100 million. After all, under the circumstances at that time, if you can't say anything good, , I just let you play the male lead, which many people can’t justify.

Even if you don’t come up with the 100 million, there are still many people who want to use the money to join the set and film. "

"I understand." Jiang Bai nodded.

In fact, Jiang Bai had some thoughts about using the 100 million at the beginning, but as his worth gradually increased, the 100 million didn't matter anymore, he was just spending money to buy opportunities.

Let alone four or five years ago, even now, some actors still have to pay to appear in Zhang Jizhong's films.

Of course, this is also Zhang Jizhong's personal style. Anyway, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

It cost money, but it gained a reputation, so overall it was a good deal.

Zhang Jizhong actually likes Jiang Bai's character very much. He dares to fight and fight hard. He is also good at getting things done. He is open-minded and never cares about trivial matters.

After eating, Jiang Bai called the company's driver. The driver drove Zhang Jizhong back in his car first, and then sent him back home.

Finally, he drove away Zhao Zhe's car.

Then there are various interviews.

Jiang Bai has also been busy with this for a long time.

On the last day, after participating in the exclusive interview with People's Daily, he went directly to the Magic City.

Because registration for the rally in the second half of the year will begin soon, Jiang Bai has to go there in person.

By the way, he looked at Yin Zheng again. The young man who used to be fair and fair and looked a little thin was now a lot darker, but he was also a lot stronger.

After this period of training, Yin Zheng learned a lot and also participated in some small-scale rallies. Surprisingly, he achieved good results, and once even got No. 3.

"Well, work hard. I have to go to the other side to film a scene. After filming, I will come over and race."

"Brother Jiang, you can go and do your work, I'm doing well here, and everyone is very nice to me."

"Well, that's fine."

After staying in the magic city for two days, Jiang Bai also returned to Yanjing. This time he went directly to Feng Xiaogang, because the filming of "Assembly" was about to start and the actors had already been found.

As previously agreed, Jiang Bai is the leading actor and plays the protagonist Gu Zidi in this film, while the second male lead is Zhu Yawen who plays Zhao Erdou.

The third male lead, Wang Jincun, is played by Yuan Wenkang. He was born in the same year as Jiang Bai. He has acted in many TV series before, but this is his first time acting in a movie. However, his acting skills are still acceptable. Selected.

The fourth male lead is Liao Fan. Liao Fan made his debut relatively early. He graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy in [-] and is a drama actor. Last year, he won the Best Actor Award at the Singapore International Film Festival in a movie he acted in.

His acting skills are quite solid, and although his image is relatively ordinary, he also has a tough guy face.

The fifth male lead was Wang Baoqiang, who played the role of a sniper in the Ninth Company. Like the third and fourth male lead, he died in the end.

Others include actors such as Hu Jun, Ren Quan, and Li Chen.

But Hu Jun is an old acquaintance. I met him before in "Dragon". He is also an actor with a tough guy image, while Ren Quan looks more bookish.

All in all, the overall cast of this film looks pretty good.

Feng Xiaogang is also very particular about his choices. After all, it is a war-themed movie. It would be unreasonable to choose a lot of effeminate or fat-haired actors.

But before filming, they still had to go to the military for training.

This military training lasted only seven days, and Wang Baoqiang and Jiang Bai became comrades-in-arms again.

But the intensity of military training this time was obviously not as high as in "Soldier Assault".

Because the movie is short, there are not many scenes showing personal abilities, and the main focus is on the plot.

And some of the actors are indeed older, and high-intensity training is a burden for them.

After the military training, the group went directly to Dandong, Liaoning, which was also their main shooting location.

After arriving, everyone checked into the hotel and had a meeting after settling in. Feng Xiaogang briefly talked about the plot and their shooting plan.

The background of this film is that in the winter of 1948, in a trench that was half a man high, the soldiers who were performing the task of covering the retreat of large forces were poorly equipped, endured the severe cold, and were concentrating on preparing to welcome another enemy attack.

But by this time, there were only 48 soldiers left in their entire company. Gu Zidi, played by Jiang Bai, was the ninth company commander.

They only needed to wait until the sound of the assembly horn sounded before they could retreat. However, after repelling several enemy attacks, they still did not wait for the sound of the horn. In the end, all 47 soldiers except Gu Zidi died.

And it was at the end of the millet that the rally call was sounded.

The total investment in this movie is 500 million, of which Jiang Bai's salary is 500 million, and the total salary of the others is about 100 million.

Of course Jiang Bai and others are worth the price.

That is to say, Feng Xiaogang has always been paid less when filming. Otherwise, if it were Zhang Yimou, the 500 million would probably have to be calculated in US dollars.

Of course, Feng Xiaogang also knows that Jiang Bai now earns more than this amount from filming, so he also provides a lot of other benefits, such as taking as many films as possible for awards when the time comes.

And he also gave Jiang Bai a three percent stake in the movie.

In other words, after the final box office split, Jiang Bai can account for [-]% of the movie's final revenue.

After joining the team, Jiang Bai also got the complete script. After spending a day and night reading the entire script, Jiang Bai suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the script.

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