China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 227 Launch Conference and Harmony
3 month 10 number.

The vocal part of the new album has basically been recorded, and Lu Yuan has no schedule for the remaining MV and post-production work.

We have to wait until "Source Code" is finished filming before we have time to reshoot.

While Lu Yuan was recording the album, director Duncan also completed the casting process. There were very few main roles in "Source Code".

Except for the male protagonist Lu Yuan, there are only the heroine and the female officer who chats with the male protagonist across the screen.

Originally, Lu Yuan was planning to let Zeng Li play the heroine, but Dalizi didn't want to take the heroine role.

Zeng Li has been popular since the release of "Star You" until now.

The sudden popularity made her very uncomfortable.

Before signing the contract with Rong Xinda, Zeng Li really wanted to be popular. Otherwise, she would not have changed her style and taken a sexy route.

But it was so popular that she felt a little uncomfortable.

No privacy at all.

As long as you go out and turn around, you can see the entertainment reporter following you wherever you go, wherever you go.

I even followed him when I went shopping.

Therefore, during the recent period, she has deliberately reduced her exposure and spent most of her time at home, making tea and reading books.

Occasionally, when I go out for a party, I go to a teahouse with a high degree of privacy.

I almost never go to public places.

She even plans to take a break next year and not take roles for the time being, and then return to filming when the heat has passed.

Therefore, Zeng Li did not take the role of the heroine. If it were not for Lu Yuan's whipping, she might not even be willing to take the role of a female officer.

no way.

Boss Lu's fighting power was too strong, and Zeng Li couldn't bear it, so he took the role slowly.

Since Zeng Li did not play the role of the heroine, the vacant heroine naturally went through the regular audition process.

The audition was scheduled in Hollywood.

Since it is a co-production, it must not be all Chinese faces. Audiences in Europe and America must also be taken care of.

Finally, after three rounds of auditions, Hollywood independent film actress and well-known literary goddess Scarlett Johansson stood out from the auditions.

At this time, Scarlett had not received an invitation for "Iron Man 2". The previous movies she had starred in were basically literary films.

Although her acting skills are good and her appearance is outstanding enough, it is difficult for her to become popular if she only acts in literary films.

In the past two years, Scarlett has begun to seek transformation, releasing personal albums and transforming into commercial films. However, the results are not very good.

This time, I was able to receive the invitation from "Source Code" thanks to Lu Yuan's recommendation.

Zeng Li decided not to play the heroine, and he immediately thought of Scarlett.

After all, "Iron Man 2" will be released next year. According to Marvel's shooting cycle, it won't be long before Scarlett will receive an invitation from Marvel.

Although "Source Code" will be released earlier than "Iron Man 2", it will not be able to enjoy the full character bonus.

But as soon as the news of Scarlett joining Marvel came out, it would bring some popularity to "Source Code".

Ok.

In fact, none of the above is important.

The key point is that Scarlett is somewhat famous and her salary is not high. Her salary for starring in "Source Code" was only US$40.

Cheap and good, why not choose her?

After signing the performance contract, Duncan is ready to lead the crew to China.

"Source Code" was registered as a co-production film. With the title of "co-production film", the film does not need to be imported into the market when it is released.

The box office split between imported films and co-produced films is hugely different.

of course.

Not every movie can be defined as a co-production.

For a co-production, as the name suggests, the Chinese investment cannot be less than one-third, and Chinese actors must play the main roles.

Finally, co-productions also need to be shot in China.

Only when the above three items are met can one apply for a 'license' for co-production.Clearly, Source Code certainly qualifies as a co-production.

This time, all the interior scenes of "Source Code" were placed in China, with China Film taking the lead, Star Media and Southern Four Vehicles getting on the line.

Nanfang IV, the manufacturer of the Harmony EMU.

The CRH2 electric train set used in this shooting was originally a high-speed train set provided by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

After several years of independent research and development, Nanfang IV has been able to independently produce domestic EMUs.

The main filming location of "Source Code" is the CRH2E EMU, with a standard speed of 200KM/H and a maximum speed of 250KM/H.

Lu Yuan contacted Nanfang Siche for no other reason than to make a small contribution.

Whether EMUs can be produced independently is not the ultimate goal.

The real goal is to innovate, continue research and development, and then let Harmony go abroad.

After learning that Lu Yuan's new movie will be filmed on the Harmony EMU, Nanfang Four Cars attaches great importance to this cooperation.

In order to meet the needs of the plot, Nanfang Four Cars specially modified a high-speed train that had just rolled off the assembly line.

Originally, the layout of the CHR2E EMU was mainly soft sleeper carriages. Except for the two locomotives and the dining car, the rest were all soft sleeper carriages.

But this doesn’t quite fit the plot.

To this end, Nanfang Four Cars specially replaced three of its carriages with first-class carriages.

Not only that, in this cooperation, Southern Four Cars not only did not charge for the rental of props, but also provided the explosive carriages for free.

of course.

The carriage used for filming the explosion scene was definitely not the entire train.

How many dishes?

Nanfang Siche is not that wealthy yet.

The carriages where the explosion was shot were two separate carriages produced separately.

……

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3 month 13 number.

Shangri-La Hotel, Ballroom No.[-].

Today is the launch conference of the movie "Source Code". Star Media has been promoting this movie since last year.

The wind blew for a year and finally landed.

The investment was as high as 4000 million U.S. dollars, which was converted into RMB, which was close to 09 million. If it were placed around [-], it would be an absolute big deal.

Besides, the starring role of this movie is still Lu Yuan.

Finally, the investment lineup of "Source Code" is also very luxurious, including Star Media, China Film, Universal Pictures, Wanda, Enlight, Huayi Brothers, and Hurray.

Here, Hurray is a little more stretched.

To use an inappropriate metaphor, Hurray's ability to infiltrate investors is like a husky infiltrating a pack of wolves.

In 09, Hurray Century was in full decline and was already in decline.

The stock price once fell to $3.

The outside world doesn’t know yet that Wang Qindai’s attendance at the “Source Code” press conference should be the last public event he attends as the chairman of Hurray Century.

Wang Qindai is planning to sell Hurray Century.

The acquirer is none other than Shanda.

In 04, Shanda was listed on the Nasdaq. The soaring stock price also made Boss Chen surpass the boss of Wangyi Ding and became the richest man in China.

After the change of position of the richest man, Boss Chen and Shanda also embarked on a wild road.

Even though Shanda suffered a lot in the acquisition of Xinlang and failed to control Xinlang, Shanda did not suffer a loss.

In the acquisition war, Shanda made a huge profit of US$5000 million.

(This acquisition war is also a fight between gods. Xu Zhiwei, the president of Global Asia Pacific who appeared earlier, is just a fish in the pond. He dare not say more.)

(End of this chapter)