The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 354 The future is promising (two in one)

"Love Announcement" is the film debut directed by Wang Lihong.

The content is generally about celebrities disguising themselves as ordinary students and going to campus to chase girls, and then Abba Ababa.

As a popular singer, Wang Lihong mobilized almost all his contacts and invited leading actors Liu Yifei, Chen Chong, Chen Handian, Zeng Yike, Qiao Zhenyu, and Xie Yuan to join the cast, as well as Xie Na and Fang Datong as guest stars.

Putting aside the plot, the lineup is quite attractive to young audiences.

The filming started in Shanghai in mid-February, and the mainland scenes ended at the end of March, and went to Wanwan to shoot the follow-up plot.

"it is good."

"Pass."

As the assistant director shouted, Liu Yifei raised her head from Wang Lihong's shoulders and took off her glasses. Before she could discuss the shooting with him, she saw her old mother walking over with a down jacket.

"Hurry up and put it on, don't freeze. It will be fine to go to Wanwan in a few days. It will be warm there."

The weather in the magical city in March is as hooligan-like, with freezing hands and feet.

While Liu Yifei was putting on her clothes, she remembered that when she was filming just now, she noticed what her old mother was saying on her cell phone and asked, "Mom, who called?"

"Your classmate, Lu Yuan." Liu Xiaoli told the truth and had no intention of hiding it.

Liu Yifei zipped up her clothes, rubbed her hands together, and put them in her pockets. She was curious: "He is so busy that he called me specifically. Is there anything wrong?"

"Said he recently starred in a movie and would like to invite you to play a guest role."

"Okay, I have no problem." Liu Yifei readily agreed.

She didn't have many friends in college. She only had good friends with Lu Yuan and Zhu Yawen. Although she kept in touch less after graduation, the relationship between her classmates has not changed. The last time she went to the Harper's Bazaar party, it was precisely because Lu Yuan was always standing by her side. On the other hand, she was not so embarrassed when facing many artists from Huayi.

Liu Xiaoli smoothed her hair and said, "I refused for you."

"why?"

"Are you stupid? "Love Announcement" will be transferred to Wanwan at the end of March. There are already many scenes. Running back and forth will affect your state." Liu Xiaoli explained.

Liu Yifei frowned and said angrily: "Mom, it's just a guest appearance. What impact can one day's work have? Give me your phone."

After saying that, she was about to grab the handbag.

"What are you doing?"

"I told him that if he had time, he could just call to inform him when the scene was set." Liu Yifei was helpless.

Liu Xiaoli dodged sideways, handed the bag to her assistant, and said, "I checked it for you. "33 Days of Love" is a diary on Douban. It was just published less than two months ago, and there is no news about the filming on the Internet. This It means that the movie is low-budget. I know that you two have a good relationship with each other as classmates, and I also know that Lu Yuan has a strong appeal on the small screen, but the big screen is different. How many big names in the industry have failed in their transformation, so what if he is the number one niche player in the mainland? , since last year, he has been trying to contact film resources, but there has been no progress, which shows that the film industry is not sure about his ability to handle the box office."

"I can probably guess that he was probably impatient to wait, so he randomly found a low-cost movie to try out."

She said earnestly: "It's not that I won't let you make a guest appearance, but you have to weigh it carefully. Your current resources are not good enough. What's the point of making such a low-cost guest appearance? In recent years, except for "Crazy Stone", there have been no small-budget films. , which one made money? As long as you agree to be a guest star, the investors will definitely use you as a publicity point for that drama. Netizens and fans don’t care how many roles you have. The message sent to the market is that you don’t have the resources now. I can only run small productions. If this drama fails, the media and a certain company will continue to hype you and throw dirty water on you. It’s really not worth it.”

Liu Yifei hesitated and had to admit that what her mother said was somewhat true. Since "The King of Kung Fu", her resources in the film industry have plummeted, and the mother and daughter are unwilling to go back to filming TV series. In addition, all kinds of black materials are emerging one after another. All non-existent things were blamed on her, and explanations were of no use at all.

All in all, these past few years have been very difficult.

Liu Xiaoli continued: "You also know that since the end of last year, I have been in contact with director Wilson Yip, trying to help you win the role of Xiao Qian. It is about to succeed. Can you keep a low profile at this time and avoid unnecessary complications?"

"Is "A Chinese Ghost Story" available?" Liu Yifei was surprised.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" has been filmed in many versions, among which the one starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong and other stars is the most widely circulated. When it was released that year, it was almost empty. It is a big IP, and its importance to her can be imagined.

"Of course, the producer conducted an online survey and found that you are the most suitable actress to play Nie Xiaoqian in the eyes of the audience. Director Ye Weixin is very fond of you. He said that Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Du Meilun and others Liu Xiaoli is not within the scope of consideration." The corners of Liu Xiaoli's mouth raised, with a trace of complacency.

Maybe my daughter will be able to break through the blockade with this drama and return to the mainland market gorgeously.

Liu Yifei looked confused. "A Chinese Ghost Story" is certainly important, but she has a good relationship with her classmates who have helped her many times before. It is rare to invite her to make a guest appearance. It is nothing to refuse her.

Seeing her indecision, Liu Xiaoli said, "Let's do this. After Nie Xiaoqian's role is decided, I will discuss with Director Wilson Yip to see if we can give Lu Yuan a supporting role in "A Chinese Ghost Story"."

"Trust Mom, I won't harm you." Her expression was quite serious.

After hearing this, Liu Yifei nodded hesitantly.

"What else are you doing with your phone?" Liu Xiaoli was puzzled when she saw her reaching out to her assistant again.

"Explain it to him. You can't refuse. I'll just pretend I don't know anything."

"Okay, hurry up, don't delay the next scene."

Beijing, Guomao Hotel.

Lu Yuan ended the call with Liu Yifei, shook his head at the two people in front of him, and said, "She doesn't have time and can't come."

In fact, he had anticipated this situation, otherwise he would have invited the other party to make a cameo from the beginning.

As for Liu Yifei's offer to help him plan a role in "A Chinese Ghost Story", he refused without thinking.

Lu Yuan seriously doubted whether Liu Xiaoli had some misunderstanding about him. He was not short of movies to make, but the quality of the scripts he received varied, and not many caught his eye.

There are very few remakes that are good. To put it bluntly, they are just "fried rice" and "fried feelings."

Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian's version is already a classic and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If Zhang Guorong's version scores 10 points, then the remake must score at least 12 points, or even higher, to be on par with it. The emotional bonus is terrifying.

This was vividly demonstrated in Huang Xiaoming's remakes of "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "New Shanghai Beach".

Lu Yuan has reached where he is now in just a few years. Talent and luck are on the one hand.

On the other hand, he kept reflecting and summarizing in time along the way. The truth is learned from the lessons of fallacies. The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade. Senior brother Huang Xiaoming used himself as a tree. The example is profound enough.

The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" conducted an online investigation with great momentum, and he indirectly knew part of the information.

Compared with the classic version, the filming team is far behind.

Director Yip Wilson has a wide range of interests and diverse styles, but it is the two action films "Slaying the Wolf" and "The Fuse" that really made him famous.

The gap between the leading actors is also huge.

In the classic version, Wang Zuxian has just turned 19 and interprets the role of Nie Xiaoqian very well. She is elegant, charming, sexy and cool, pure and charming.

Next to Lanruo Temple, there was smoke and grass, and gauze curtains. In this strange and romantic atmosphere, Nie Xiaoqian, wearing a white gauze, suddenly appeared.

Such a beautiful female ghost, with her red lips slightly raised and her eyes moving, how could she not seduce people's hearts.

Liu Yifei is not the case. Her purity leaves a deep impression on people, and her temperament is rare among domestic actresses. She has an air of ignorance of the world, but she is more pure than charming.

If she gets the role of Nie Xiaoqian, it's hard to imagine her pretending to be charming.

I can't believe that I will have a new starting point when teasing her in the future. Not only that, Liu Yifei's acting skills are still lacking, and Nie Xiaoqian's emotions have changed many times, with clear layers and not as simple as imagined.

He did not deny that this girl would turn into a desperate mother for filming, but some things could not be changed by hard work.

So he really didn't understand Liu Xiaoli's confidence.

"If you don't come, don't come. Let's find someone else."

Teng Huatao sighed regretfully, missing a promotional point, but didn't say much.

This drama has the best young actor in Mainland China, and the arrival of Xiao Longnu is just the icing on the cake.

Lu Yuan didn't take it seriously, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "I have a lot of girls from Beidian, including many beautiful ones. It's not difficult to find someone who can play the cello. I'll ask again."

After speaking, he flipped through his address book.

Jiaozuo Film and Television City, the crew of "Warring States".

Jiaozuo Film and Television City was built on the site of the TV series "Eastern Zhou Dynasty" with an investment of 2.3 million and a large area.

In the years when pre-Qin historical and costume films were popular, Jiaozuo Film and Television City received a large number of film and television works, but few of them were high-quality, and it was difficult to even pick out a familiar masterpiece.

The crew of "Warring States" invested a total of 1.5 million and spared no effort in manpower and material resources to build a magnificent racecourse on the beach of the Yellow River.

There are 14 exquisitely crafted drums in the center of the racecourse. On one side of the racecourse, a specially built imperial platform for the kings to watch the horses was built. During the filming, seven princes and kings were sitting on it to watch the horses.

Jing Tian followed director Jin Chen, met with several main creators at the Imperial Stage, and got familiar with the shooting environment in advance.

She first glanced at the actor who played King Zhou Lie, Guo Degang.

She had asked the director before why Guo Degang was invited to play this role. Jin Chen said that the director had such a faint-hearted temperament.

Well, I didn't see it.

Then, she turned her attention to the actor who played Sun Bin, Sun Honglei.

This is the first time she has seen each other in real life.

To be honest, she was not satisfied. She looked far worse than her senior brother, and there was no comparison at all.

Just like that, I had the nerve to ask for a salary of 1000 million.

If the senior brother in ancient costume is a handsome man, and the stranger is like jade, then Sun Honglei is a pure bandit leader.

It feels so cruel.

It's a pity that her senior brother rejected her invitation. Even if the salary was doubled and she was offered 1600 million, he still wouldn't agree.

Now that I think about it, I still feel a little tight in my chest.

And Sun Honglei became very popular last year with "The Righteous Way in the World Is Vicissitudes of Life".

She could only settle for the next best thing.

Director Jin Chen introduced: "Teacher Sun, this is the heroine in our play, Jing Tian."

Sun Honglei smiled, the girl in front of him was not bad looking.

"Hello."

Jing Tian only felt that this man's eyes were really small, and he couldn't see it unless he looked carefully. He said bluntly: "Hello, Teacher Sun Honglei, I'm not very good at acting. I need you to help me during the filming."

Sun Honglei instantly laughed out of anger, glanced at Jin Chen, and muttered to himself, who are you guys praising? He said rudely: "You don't know how to act, why are you here? And you get such a high salary. "

As far as he knew, in this movie, the heroine Jing Tian was paid 1100 million, he was 1000 million, and Wu Zhenyu was paid 600 million.

How could anyone be so complimentary? Isn’t this nonsense?

Jin Chen didn't expect that his aunt was so straightforward, so he quickly helped smooth things over: "Teacher Sun, she is still in school at Nortel. It's not that she can't act, but her acting skills are not very good. Her senior brother Lu Yuan also said that he thinks she has great potential. , although his acting skills are immature, he is sincere and not pretentious, and he has a promising future, so I will ask you to give me some more advice later."

The expression on Sun Honglei's face softened. He recognized Lu Yuan's acting skills, especially his performance of Yu Zecheng in "Latent", which was breathtaking.

Every time I think about it, I feel a dull pain in my heart. When director Jiang Wei was looking for the male lead for "Latent", he called and contacted him. Unfortunately, he was a step later than the other person. Just this step, he missed the chance.

He carefully looked at the girl in front of him. Although he couldn't see any talent at the moment, since Lu Yuan said so, maybe she really had it, but he just couldn't see it.

So he nodded and said in a gentle manner: "I'm still in school. It's enough to have a basic foundation. Acting requires gradual progress. I also got through it slowly, so there's no need to rush."

Jing Tian raised her head proudly and pouted her little mouth. She was no good. She didn't have the vision of her senior brother. He could tell with just one look that she had a promising future. The 1000 million salary was probably a loss.

Just as she was about to say something, the assistant tugged on her sleeve.

"Sister, there's a phone number."

"Who?"

The assistant glanced at Sun Honglei, leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Lu Yuan."

Jing Tian blinked and said in surprise: "Brother Lu Yuan, what does he want from me?"

Jin Chen coughed and she realized the situation. She smiled apologetically at the people in front of her and said, "Teachers, I'm going to answer the phone first."

Guo Degang smacked his lips, knowing that this girl had a great background. He looked to one side and pointed: "This Jiaozuo Film and Television City is very well maintained."

Sun Honglei stared at Jing Tian's leaving back for a few seconds, then joined the discussion.

Jing Tian walked a little further away and answered the phone: "Brother, do you have anything to do with me?"

Lu Yuan said over there: "Junior sister, I read reports that "Warring States" will be officially launched in a few days. Congratulations to you, the future is promising."

Jing Tian pursed his lips and smiled: "Thank you, senior brother. Do you want to make a guest appearance, senior brother?"

"Um, what's that? Junior sister, I have a movie here, and it still lacks the role of a cello teacher. There aren't many roles. Do you want to make a cameo?"

"Okay, okay, I happen to know how to play the cello." She agreed readily.

"Okay, that's it, it's settled, around April. I'll let the crew inform you of the specific time."

"Hmm, senior brother, you haven't answered yet. Do you want to come over and make a guest appearance? By the way, you can guide me as the actor who plays Sun Bin."

"Hey (two blasts), hello (four blasts), isn't the signal good? This Nokia should be replaced. Junior sister, can you hear me? I'm going to change my phone first, and we'll talk more about it when we get to the crew. Come on, the future Can be expected.”

"Thank you, senior brother. I have a bright future."

PS: I will update the time in the next few days and change it to noon.

(End of this chapter)