It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 977: Shadow! Fairy falls to earth? Damn film critics!

"On November 11, at 8 a.m., Zhang Yimou Studio and LeTV Pictures officially released the latest film project announcement: Following The Great Wall, another masterpiece written by Zhang Yimou and Li Wei, Shadow, was officially submitted for script review today."

"According to media interviews, Shadow is a costume, action, and martial arts film. It mainly tells the story of a stand-in who has been secretly imprisoned since childhood and is unwilling to become a weapon in the hands of others. He dreams of breaking free from his shackles and finding himself."

"Zhang Yimou said in a post that he will once again take on new challenges and complete a film that represents traditional Chinese culture and Confucian moral thought, and plans to use ink-and-wash narrative style in terms of image technology..."

"The casting for Shadow will officially start today. Please see the attached list for the audition list."

"The film will be jointly invested and produced by LeTV Pictures, Perfect World Entertainment, Perfect World Pictures, Bona Film Group, and Zhang Yimou Studio..."

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For the entire morning, the attention of the entire film and television industry was focused on Zhang Yimou, and heated discussions were heard everywhere.

We really didn't expect that LeTV is in dire straits right now, but its "national master" who is a shareholder actually has the leisure to start a new blockbuster movie!
What’s even more amazing is that he actually shouted the slogan “Meet new challenges again”.

This undoubtedly attracted more and more attention.

As we all know, Zhang Yimou possesses unique skills in the categories of ancient costumes, martial arts, and action themes.

Such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", these two masterpieces were extremely popular and popular at the time!
And now, after many years, Zhang Yimou has restarted the "martial arts" again, undoubtedly with new feelings and experiences, which also means that this movie is very likely to become a classic masterpiece!
All of a sudden, this "big cake" attracted the attention of countless people.

"I received news that an insider said that Zhang Yimou will look for a new partner after filming Shadow..."

On the set of "Dying to Survive", everyone sitting around Ren Zhonglun was in a trance as they listened to his mumbling.

Fade Chen raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised: "What? Is Mr. Ren planning to poach people?"

"Well, I do have this idea. If Shanghai Film Group can reach a cooperation with Zhang Yimou, it will undoubtedly be a great help!"

"Then Chen Long..."

"He is just a partner. Besides, he is not as capable as Zhang Yimou in directing movies."

This point is recognized by everyone.

Although Zhang Yimou has not achieved much box office success in commercial films, he has been very stable over the years. He can direct, write, and handle the camera. He is truly an all-round talent.

"Then I wish Mr. Ren immediate success."

Chen Fei made a joke but did not continue to discuss the topic in depth.

In any case, Feiyue Film and Television has no interest in Zhang Yimou. After all, the company already has enough signed and cooperating directors, and they are all well-trained and can be used right away. There is no need to bring in a mature director with a strong personal style.

"Come on, come on, get ready to shoot!"

Han Jianu's shouting voice suddenly came from not far away, attracting everyone's attention.

Beside her, Liu Yifei, who had already put on makeup, was standing there prettily.

The light-colored top is paired with a gauze skirt in the same color. The overall look is simple yet elegant. The carefully tied ponytail hairstyle makes her temperament even more gentle and charming!
Chen Fei raised his eyes and his eyes suddenly lit up!
"Everyone, get ready, take photos, find a remote angle, and take a promotional photo for me first..."

Following his orders, the entire crew started moving at high speed, like a high-speed machine.

A moment later, a photo of Chen Fei lying on the bed in a hospital gown with Liu Yifei leaning on the bedside was released!

"Director Chen, wow! This photo is amazing! This scene is so great!" the photographer shouted excitedly behind the camera.

"I'll see, I'll see!"

Han Jianu quickly came over, looked up, and couldn't hide her amazement: "Wow, this kind of temperament is like a fairy descended to the mortal world!"

The more Chen Fei looked at it, the more satisfied he was. He immediately ordered, "Copy the photos and send them to me on WeChat. I will find a suitable time to send them out as promotional photos."

"okay."

...

On the "Dying to Survive" side, the filming is going on smoothly, and on the other side, after the casting was completed, "The Wandering Earth" has officially entered a high-speed operation state.

All the actors arrived in Hong Kong on the 7th, and the opening ceremony officially started at noon on the 8th!
The relevant news was reprinted back to China by the media at 2 pm, and successfully topped Weibo and major portals and social platforms.

"At 12 noon today, the crime and action film "Wushuang", jointly produced by Feiyue Films and Golden Harvest Films, directed by Shen Ao, and starring Wang Zhiwen, Guo Fucheng, Chen Hao, Liu Shishi and others, officially started shooting in Hong Kong."

"According to producer Huo Qigang, in order to truly restore the production process of counterfeit banknotes, the production team spent four months researching counterfeit banknotes before filming began, and took the crew members to actually print out the counterfeit banknotes!"

"Guo Fucheng said that when he got the script of "Wushuang", he read it six times before he realized that each leading actor had to play two roles!"

"As for the role of 'Xiu Qing', actress Liu Shishi said that it might take her a long time to get into the role, after all, such a passionate emotional scene has never appeared in her acting career."

"At the same time, Liu Shishi also revealed that the script of Sicario 2 is currently being prepared..."

In the morning, the project of "Shadow" was launched, and in the afternoon, the filming of "Wushuang" started.

The emergence of the two major projects has undoubtedly made the entire film and television industry hot again!
However, for the Tang people, it was like a heavy blow.

After the former top female employee of the company left, Cai Yinong has been smearing her and is convinced that her future development will definitely not be any better.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

"Sicario", "Zhu Xian", "Wushuang"... three consecutive hit works, all of which involved Liu Shishi.

He has participated in all kinds of advertisements, endorsements, commercial activities, etc., and his popularity has always been in the upper-middle range.

Moreover, compared to her time at Tangren, she seemed to have suffered much less slander after leaving Tangren.

All of this proves that Liu Shishi's decision to leave Tangren was undoubtedly a very correct one. In the past, it was Tangren who constrained her development...

When this conclusion came out, Cai Yinong suddenly felt like she was about to collapse, and could hardly hide her anger and unwillingness!

But now, she had no way to deal with Liu Shishi at all. She could only watch her fly higher and higher until the Tang people could no longer catch up with her.

This feeling is not pleasant.

Cai Yinong needs to vent!
"Is everything arranged with Jiang Jinfu?"

"Well, everything has been arranged. The fine list has been sent to him. During the next one-year contract period, the company will not assign him any work, and he will not be allowed to take any work privately."

"Very good!" Cai Yinong slowly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a ferocious smile: "Then the next one is Jin Chen!"

The secretary was shocked when he heard this and asked subconsciously, "Sue?"

"Well, sue!" Cai Yinong said firmly and viciously: "I want to let her know what the consequences are for betraying me and the company. Her contract is longer than Jiang Jinfu's. Let's see how she can hide this time!"

"Okay, Mr. Cai, I'll go find the legal department right away."

The secretary responded and walked out quickly.

She didn't know why, but she now had an inexplicable fear of her boss, as if her boss had become possessed ever since "Chinese Paladin 5" was criticized and taken off the shelves, and Hu Bingqing failed to compete for a spot in the Four Little Flowers!

Working for a boss like this is extremely stressful!

……

The night is getting darker.

Zhang Ziyi, who had just finished a call with Zhang Yimou, leaned back in her chair and gently rubbed her eyebrows.

After her pleading, "Shadow" finally gave her an audition opportunity.

However, according to Zhang Yimou, she was not the best choice for the female lead in "Shadow", so the chances of a successful audition were very, very small.

But even so, Zhang Ziyi still chose to fight for it.

Because no matter how small the chance is, there is always hope.

Unlike the role in the Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster she was recently vying for, she clearly just wanted a minor supporting role that wasn't even the second female lead, but she was still told by the other party to think about it.

This feeling is really too uncomfortable for her, who was once known as "International Zhang"!

You know, when she was acting in "Memoirs of a Geisha", she crushed a number of actresses such as Yang Ziqiong and Gong Li and got the role of the leading actress.

But what about now? The hope of even auditioning for a minor supporting role is very slim. This gap is really terrible!
"Ding-ling-ling..." The shrill ringtone of an incoming phone call suddenly rang in the empty living room, startling Zhang Ziyi.

After she recovered from her shock, she picked up her phone and subconsciously looked at the caller ID first.

But when she saw the name "Guo Fan", she couldn't help but be stunned and her heart instantly became nervous.

"Is there any news about The Wandering Earth?"

With some expectation, she pressed the answer button and whispered, "Director Guo?"

"Sorry to bother you so late." Guo Fan's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhang Ziyi quickly replied: "It's okay, it's still early, I haven't slept yet, what can I do for you?"

"Ahem." Guo Fan cleared his throat and solemnly informed Zhang Ziyi: "I'm sorry, after discussion by our audition team, your audition for The Wandering Earth did not pass..."

Zhang Ziyi didn't listen to the rest of the words, nor did she want to listen, because the first half of the sentence had already turned into a thunderbolt, exploding in her mind!
Failed the audition?

How can it be!

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I just wanted to audition for a cameo role! My screen time was only a few seconds! How could I not be selected?
Zhang Ziyi was a little overwhelmed, and her tone inevitably became excited: "Director Guo? How is this possible? The scene of 'Liu Qi's mother' was only a few seconds long, I can act in it for 0 pay, are you mistaken?"

"No mistake, we already have a more suitable candidate."

"Who is it? Fan Bingbing or Li Bingbin? Or Zhou Xun?"

In Zhang Ziyi's opinion, only these few bitches can compete with her.

"Neither. We chose Xie Nan."

Xie Nan???

Hearing this name, Zhang Ziyi was stunned for a while before she reacted: "Is it the one who is the host?"

"That's right." Guo Fan added, "She is Wu Jing's wife."

At this moment, Zhang Ziyi really couldn't hold it anymore.

Losing to people like Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbin, and Zhou Xun is still understandable, but losing to a host is understandable?
Although in addition to being a host, he is also an actor.

But no matter how you compare her, she is not more suitable than me, right?

"Director Guo, I really can't understand. Can you give me a reason? Why didn't I pass the audition? But she got the role?"

On the other side of the phone, Guo Fan hesitated for a moment before giving her an explanation: "Because Xie Nan is playing the role of 'Liu Qi's mother', and we chose Wu Jing to play the role of Liu Qi's father, that is, 'Liu Peiqiang'."

In an instant, Zhang Ziyi suddenly realized.

It turns out that she didn’t lose because of her acting skills, looks, temperament, or fame...but she lost to the husband and wife team? !
"Okay, I understand. Thank you Director Guo for clearing up my confusion."

"Yes, please keep it a secret for now. The audition results have not been officially announced yet."

"Okay, I will."

After responding, the two ended the call.

Throwing the phone aside, Zhang Ziyi laughed at herself: "How the Last Romance turned out to be my last movie in the film and television industry? Ha, how ridiculous! How ridiculous!"

On the other hand, after ending the call, Guo Fan called Wu Jing immediately.

"Brother Jing, tell my sister-in-law to take some time to come in after the filming starts. She won't be in many scenes, and it will only be a few seconds in the movie."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be there whenever you call me after the machine is turned on."

"Okay, then I won't disturb you."

"Yeah, okay, you should go to bed early too."

After hanging up the phone, Guo Fan, the director and screenwriter of The Wandering Earth, couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, let's warm up the first part with you two.

When the second part starts filming, they will be a real couple. Hehe, it’s fun to think about a real couple playing a couple!”

……

It was a new day. As soon as he arrived at the filming site of "Dying to Survive", Chen Fei received an invitation letter from his assistant.

"Mr. Chen, this is the invitation letter from Bona..."

Bona? Invitation?

"What are they going to do?"

Chen Fei casually opened the invitation letter and took a look at the contents. He immediately exclaimed, "Financing reception? Hey? Are you planning to use "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" to launch the first shot for Bona's listing?
Haha, I'm afraid it's wishful thinking!"

After handing the invitation letter back to his assistant and asking her to throw it into the trash can, Fade Chen took out his cell phone and checked the news online.

Today happens to be the 11th, and it is also the first day that "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" is released.

"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, a war-themed film co-produced by Bona Film Group and Sony Pictures, directed by Li An, and starring Joe Alwyn and Kristen Stewart, took up 30.6% of the cinema's screening share on its first day of release, ranking No. 1 in the cinema's overall screening share today..."

Because the film has just been released, there are currently no fan reviews online.

Maoyan does have quite a few reviews from professional film critics, but looking around, they are almost all praises.

Under Yu Dong's operation, remarks such as "120 frames is the best specification for movies", "The pictures are exquisite", "The innovation of new film technology will surely shine around the world" are all written by professional film critics, which makes people feel sincerely amazed!
The morning passed quietly.

After lunch, at Chen Fei's suggestion, all the crew members went to the nearest cinema to the crew and booked a theater to watch this film, which was praised by film critics as "incredibly stunning".

He specially invited Ning Hao, but Director Ning refused to come and just ran away!

"Here are the 3D glasses."

"Yeah, okay." After taking the 3D glasses from Liu Yifei, Fade Chen reminded her in a low voice: "If you feel uncomfortable later, remember to take off the glasses directly. Don't force yourself. Not everyone can accept 120 frames of images."

"Okay, got it!"

As the two were speaking, the screen lit up.

A few minutes later, the main film officially began!

However, after a while, Fade Chen heard a burst of discussions and complaints coming from the theater.

"My goodness, this picture seems to be distorted!"

"Ugh! Why the hell am I getting 3D dizzy?"

"What's going on? Why does this picture look weird?"

"The story isn't that great, is it? The graphics are clear, but that's the only good thing about it..."

"Damn film critics! They misled me! Fuck!"

After watching for a short while, Chen Fei took off his 3D glasses and shifted his gaze from the big screen to the mobile phone screen.

Because his physical fitness has been comprehensively improved, his eyesight and perception abilities are much better than those of ordinary people!

But also because of this, the level of discomfort he felt while watching this movie was at least several times that of others!
If he hadn't taken off his glasses in time, he would have felt his breathing becoming rapid, and the surrounding environment becoming oppressive and stuffy...

Looking to his left and right, there are many people who take off their glasses like him.

Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun and Wang Yong were already rubbing their brows, with a hint of discomfort on their faces.

Han Jianuo, on the other hand, seemed unaffected and was watching the big screen with great interest.

When I turned my gaze back to the phone screen, I saw that the comment section of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" had exploded!

Looking around, there are quite a few fans and netizens who are criticizing the group of professional film critics!
……

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