Chapter 313 Interesting Things About Filming

As for the male lead Li Xiaoyao, Cai Yinong originally wanted to find someone from F4 to take over the role, but no one came to play the role.

Huang Xiaoming wanted to act in a serious drama now and directly rejected the role. Zhong Hanliang felt that Li Xiaoyao was not his style. Qiao Zhenyu has already played Duan Yu, and he also feels that Li Xiaoyao's blustering behavior does not match his character. Wu Kequn is completely immersed in music creation and preparing for his new album.

So in the end, Cai Yinong simply went to find a newcomer and signed Hu Ge, who was still a student, from the Shanghai Theater Academy.

Wu Yuchen sighed in his heart, this fate is really wonderful, he did not interfere, and in the end, the male and female protagonists of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" were still these two. However, he thought that this project was still a collaboration between Cai Yinong and Li Guoli. With their vision and aesthetics, it didn't seem so strange to make the same choice as in the previous life.

However, Zhao Ling'er and Li Xiaoyao have not changed, but some other character actors have changed.

For example, Lin Yueru, another heroine in the play, was originally played by Wanwan actress An Yixuan. But now, because "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is produced by Miracle Pictures, which is much more powerful and status than the Tang Dynasty in its previous life, many mainland actresses are also interested in this drama.

In the end, the role of Lin Yueru fell into the hands of Chen Zihan. Well, her name was Chen Shasha before, but now she has changed her name to a more poetic-sounding name, but Wu Yuchen feels that Chen Zihan is not as memorable as the original Chen Shasha.

She has developed quite well in the past few years. She collaborated with Huang Xiaoming in "Emperor of the Han Dynasty" and played the role of Princess Pingyang, and played Yin Li in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer". This time Lin Yueru has a more important role than before, and she is already a female. Lord.

Wu Yuchen thought about Chen Zihan's acting skills and felt that it was okay. Whether it's Yin Li in "Yitian", Guo Fu in "The Condor", or Lu Pheasant in "The Myth", she all acted very well, but it's a pity that the roles she played were not popular with the audience.

But this time is different. Lin Yueru is a good opportunity for her. If she performs well enough, she will definitely attract a lot of fans.

Thinking of Chen Shasha, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but think of the three golden flowers in their dormitory. This girl became famous for her role as the Peacock Princess in "Journey to the West: Continuation" a few years ago, and her development in the next few years has been relatively smooth.

But what Wu Yuchen wants to gossip about more is, has she gotten together with Yu Dong now?

It turns out that Yu Dong resigned from his job about half a year ago, when SARS was over, and went out to work alone. After all, he was an ambitious man and wanted to have a go on his own. He has also accumulated a lot of personal connections in Miracle Film and Television in the past few years, which will give him a lot of help in starting his own business in the future.

Wu Yuchen didn't care very much. After all, Miracle Film and Television's publicity department had already grown up after several years of experience. There would be no situation that could not be reversed without Yu Dong, and the work that should be done should be done as usual.

In this reckless era when Chinese movies are still developing rapidly, he Wu Yuchen has already said: I ask Chinese movies, who is in charge of the ups and downs?

Wu Yuchen smiled, and then asked Gao Yuanyuan next to him: "Yuanyuan, how did it feel filming "Kung Fu"?"

After SARS ended in the second half of last year, the filming of "Kung Fu" began and took three and a half months to complete. Gao Yuanyuan played the role of a mute woman in it. As for Huang Shengyi, let her do whatever she wants. Her ultimate goal is to marry Yang Zi anyway, so don't waste resources.

"When I first joined the cast, I wasn't used to it. Most of the crew from top to bottom are from Hong Kong, so it was very inconvenient to communicate. Zhou Xingxing's Mandarin is also very poor, and he gets anxious easily while talking."

"Huh? Is he being mean to you?" Wu Yuchen raised his eyebrows.

Gao Yuanyuan shook his head: "That's not true! But Director Zhou is also very serious about his work. I often watched him train people on the set, and he had a bad temper. In the end, he broke up with the Hong family class."

Wu Yuchen had also heard about this incident, but he didn't know the specific process, so he asked Gao Yuanyuan, "What on earth happened to them?"

Gao Yuanyuan fed another cherry into Wu Yuchen's mouth and said: "From the beginning of the filming, Zhou Xingxing and Sammo Hung seemed to have different opinions. At first, the Hong family team designed a set of actions. Zhou Xingxing didn't Satisfied, Sammo Hung later designed two more sets, but he still didn’t want to use them.

I heard people say that Zhou Xingxing felt that the "Hong-style martial arts" style of action designed by Sammo Hung was too heavy, and it would not match the style of his movies, and it did not conform to the concept of having to be new in every shot, and then the two of them had a falling out There is a contradiction. "

"Is this how they broke up?" Wu Yuchen asked, chewing a cherry lightly.

Gao Yuanyuan shook his head:

"No, Sammo Hung didn't have an attack at first. It's just that Zhou Xingxing had a bad temper. He often stopped filming and said there was something wrong with his movements. Then everyone in the Hong family class was dissatisfied and felt that he was deliberately making things difficult.

At that time, Sammo Hung asked for leave directly from Zhou Xingxing, saying that he had 300 mosquito bites on his body and was unable to continue working and had to be hospitalized. "

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this. He understood as soon as he heard it. Fatty Hong was directly using a disguised strike to intimidate the director!

I have done so much and you are still not satisfied. I am leading a group of brothers. Where do you want me to put my face? If I don't find a place to come back, how can I convince the public in the future? Since you are not satisfied, I might as well stop doing it and see what you do!

"Then what?"

"Then Sammo Hung was hospitalized, and Stephen Chow was so angry that his face turned green. About 5 days later, Stephen Chow invited the people from the Yuan Clan to come over, and then directly told the people from the Hong Clan that they didn't need to come anymore."

Wu Yuchen smiled and patted Gao Yuanyuan's thigh: "I guess it's Fatty Hung's turn to be green this time!"

Gao Yuanyuan rolled her eyes: "I was quite scared at the time! Sammo Hung was so angry that his hair stood up. He brought a group of people from the Hong Clan with him. I was afraid that they would fight with the crew!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head, rubbing Gao Yuanyuan's chest: "You think too much He dared not do it, otherwise he would be cut off from the entire industry. "

Gao Yuanyuan hummed, then smiled with her hands covering her mouth: "Before he left, he pointed at Zhou Xingxing and cursed: He was the only human on the entire set, and we were all dogs!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "This Fatty Hong! Did he keep the actions he designed?"

Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "It should be kept. The three masters fighting the Axe Gang and the action scenes of mutual learning were all designed by him, and they were not reshot later."

Wu Yuchen thought about it, then in fact, this action scene is not bad. He had watched the movie "Kung Fu" more than once in his previous life. The design of the fighting actions of the three masters was still good, and Fatty Hong's professional level was acceptable.

However, in this matter, you, a martial arts instructor, gave up and threatened the director. No matter what happened before, this is definitely not reasonable. The reason why Hongdao scolded Zhou Xingxing after this incident was that he was too unpopular, not because Fatty Hong was so reasonable.

Wu Yuchen then shook his head. There was a reason why Zhou Xingxing was not popular. He asked, "Yuanyuan, did Director Feng make a cameo appearance?"

"Yes, I think Director Feng's appearance is really good. It looks very funny!" Gao Yuanyuan wanted to laugh when she thought about it.

Wu Yuchen also thought of Feng Xiaogang's Crocodile Gang leader, and asked with a smile, "Did he make an appointment with Zhou Xingxing to help each other?"

"It seems so."

"Then I guess Director Feng will be disappointed! Zhou Xingxing will probably break this agreement~"

"Ah? Isn't it just a cameo? Not really?" Gao Yuanyuan said in surprise.

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "He is a person who is impeccable at work and very talented and thoughtful in film. But when it comes to interacting with people, he is only willing to take advantage and not willing to give."

Take the interaction between Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingxing as an example. They originally agreed to help each other, but when it came to "A World Without Thieves", Zhou Xingxing turned it down.

Feng Xiaogang didn't take this matter to heart at first. He still went to promote Zhou Xingxing at the premiere of "CJ7" a few years later. As a result, two years later, when "Aftershock" was released, he invited Zhou Xingxing to attend the premiere, but was rejected by Zhou Xingxing again.

This time, Feng Xiaogang was so angry that he directly announced that he had broken up with Zhou Xingxing. In an interview, he said: "No one is like Zhou Xingxing. I helped you twice, but you didn't return a favor!"

So with Zhou Xingxing, just maintain a working relationship. Don't think about making friends with him, otherwise he will really piss you off.

Gao Yuanyuan nodded and agreed, "Zhou Xingxing is really capable. In fact, during the filming of the movie, most of the performances, such as the landlord peeping at the bath, the landlady imitating Bruce Lee, the Axe Gang dance, and many other scenes, were all taught by him little by little."

Wu Yuchen was not surprised. The movie "Kung Fu" can be said to perfectly show Zhou Xingxing's film talent, which makes people admire him.

Then he smiled and turned to Gao Yuanyuan and asked, "By the way, how is the film you are going to shoot later?"

"You mean "Waiting Alone"? I didn't feel like I was making a movie. It was just like hanging out with a few friends. It went smoothly~"

Just a month or two ago, Gao Yuanyuan was invited by "Waiting Alone" to play the role of Liu Rong, the "dream lover" that the male protagonist has been pursuing.

"Waiting Alone" was also invested by Miracle Films. It is really a very down-to-earth urban love comedy. Moreover, its director Wu Pangzi is an American. He understands the current love and life status of Chinese youth better than a bunch of Chinese directors. Who would have thought of this?

Wu Yuchen hugged Gao Yuanyuan and said with a smile: "Our Yuanyuan is now everyone's "dream lover"!"

After that, Wu Yuchen held a cherry between his lips and pressed it on Gao Yuanyuan's little mouth. Then the two of them entangled around the cherry for a long time, and in the end, no one knew who ate it.

After a moment, the two separated their lips, and then Wu Yuchen began to savor Gao Yuanyuan carefully...

"I can't forget the feeling of holding you in my arms

It's warmer than the passion hidden in my heart

I forgot the cold north wind outside the window

Once again, I overlap tenderness and lingering

It's your red lips that stick to everything about me

It's your thoughtfulness that makes me warm again

It's your tenderness that melts the ice and snow

..."

Last year, Wu Yuchen didn't come back for the Spring Festival because of the Oscar public relations for "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". He just called home.

Therefore, this year's Spring Festival, he would rather slow down the post-production of "Pirate King 2" and rush back. Although the Spring Festival atmosphere is fading every year, at this time of family reunion, there will still be an extra feeling of satisfaction in the heart when being with family members.

Wu Yuchen looked at the iron triangle of Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin on the TV screen. The three of them could make everyone laugh as soon as they came on stage. Even though the performance of "Water Delivery Man" was not among the best of their works, it was much better than those boring sketches in later generations.

Compared with 20 years later, these audiences are really very happy now. Language programs and sketches are more than one level better than those in later generations.

It's just a pity that if he remembers correctly, this is also the last public performance of the iron triangle. From then on, the three will completely break up. No matter how strong the friendship is, it can't withstand the erosion of long-term uneven distribution of benefits!

However, during the Chinese New Year, Wu Yuchen also participated in a low-key signing ceremony. Miracle Films and Warner Bros. International Cinemas signed a cooperation agreement to jointly build a batch of first-class multi-hall theaters in China. Miracle Films accounted for 51% to solve local policy and other related issues, while Warner Bros. accounted for 49%, providing comprehensive technical support for the design and construction of theaters, and assisting in the management and operation of theaters after completion.

Well, in 2004, China relaxed the control of private capital in cinemas, and private capital could enter the cinema market. Wu Yuchen had been waiting for this day for several years!

Wu Yuchen had been prepared for this long ago. He had already invested in many high-quality cinemas and became a small shareholder. Once the control was relaxed, he directly controlled these selected targets through transactions, which were basically all good locations in first- and second-tier cities.

And now, the reason why Miracle Pictures wants to cooperate with Warner is that Wu Yuchen wants to get Warner Bros. for free!

In the previous life, Warner Bros. thought that China's cinemas would relax the control of foreign capital, so they reached a cooperation with Wanda, providing cinema design, technical support, management and operation experience training and other aspects of help, and contributed money and effort, just to enter the Chinese cinema market in one fell swoop.

As a result, when the cinema was built, there was no intention to relax foreign capital at all, and a document was issued specifically for this purpose, which made Warner dumbfounded. In the end, there was no choice but to transfer all the shares to Wanda and withdraw from the Chinese market.

So Wanda Cinema Line, which ranked first later, actually took advantage of the foundation laid by Warner Bros. How could Director Wu miss such a good thing?

You, Wanda's little brother, should stay aside. It must be our big brother Miracle Pictures who will go first!