Chapter 175 Yang Mi's Visit
In fact, this is the second time that Lin Feng and the "three little ones" have met offline. The first time they met was on the set of "Old Cannon".
At that time, the "three little ones" also came over to make a cameo appearance, but it was really just a cameo appearance, and it was probably only half a second of screen time in the movie.

If you don’t pay special attention, you may not even know that the “Three Little Ones” made a cameo appearance in “Mr. Six”.
The plot at that time was when Lin Feng was injured and hospitalized, and Feng Xiaogang came to the hospital to see him.
We passed by a shot of the "Three Little Ones". They sang a song in the hospital as volunteers. They filmed for a long time and then left!

Although I only stayed for half a day, at least I got to know Lin Feng formally. After that, I met him a few more times at several award ceremonies.
In last year’s “Weibo Night”, in the competition for “Weibo King”, the “Three Little Ones” served as a foil for Lin Feng.

The reason why Huanrui chose them to play the roles of "Young Zhang Xiaofan" and "Young Lin Jingyu" this time is, of course, because of their popularity and traffic.

In fact, the "Three Little Ones" were already very popular at that time. They had already been famous before, and their popularity soared after the release of "Youth Training Manual" in 2014.
Later, starting from 2016, they appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage for three consecutive years, which greatly increased the popularity of their country.

You know what, 2014 is really a magical year. The most important "Youth Training Manual" of the "Three Little Ones" was officially released on July 7th.
Lin Feng’s most important work, “Gu Jian Qi Tan”, was broadcast on July 7, and has since reached the top of the charts;

On May 5, Wu Qian returned to China, setting off a wave of the "Four Returnees" returning to China; then on October 15, Lu Han returned to China;

The “Big Four and Three Small” refers to the fact that all of them started in 2014. Otherwise, 2014 would have been called the “first year of traffic” by many people.

It was from that year on that the domestic entertainment industry was no longer dominated by idols from Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, but by mainland China's own idol stars.

Of course, after the "three little ones" visited Lin Feng, especially Yi Yang Qianxi, who was named by Lin Feng to play the childhood of "Zhang Xiaofan", also expressed his gratitude to Lin Feng again in private.

In the previous life, Wang Yuan played the childhood of "Zhang Xiaofan". This time, Lin Feng directly chose Yi Yang Qianxi, mainly because Wang Yuan was a little ugly and his temperament didn't match Lin Feng's.

Although Yi Yang Qianxi is not good-looking, at least she has some temperament, and her face shape is quite similar to Lin Feng.
Of course, the reason why Lin Feng chose Yi Yang Qianxi to play the role of "Young Zhang Xiaofan" was not because of these.
It’s more because he felt that since he got Yi Yang Qianxi’s most important famous role in “Better Days”, he should be given some compensation!
"Brother Feng, thank you for letting me play the role of young Zhang Xiaofan. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. I really like acting and I will definitely do my best."

At this time, Yi Yang Qianxi was the least popular and least well-liked one among the "three little ones".
Even many fans of the "Three Little Ones" only want Wang Junkai and Wang Yuan's signatures when they are looking for their idols' autographs.

He directly passed by Yi Yang Qianxi. It was conceivable that he must be very strong inside to have experienced all this at such a young age.
And because of this, no matter what the matter was, no matter what resources he had, he always picked up the resources left over by his two older brothers.

Just like this "Zhu Xian", the arrangement at the beginning is that Wang Junkai plays the "young Lin Jingyu" and Wang Yuan plays the "young Zhang Xiaofan".
Yi Yang Qianxi only played "Xiao Qi", a little wild fox outside Fox Mountain. No matter the importance of the role or the number of scenes, he can't be compared with "Young Lin Jingyu" and "Young Zhang Xiaofan".

No one expected that Lin Feng would suddenly step in and specifically ask Yi Yang Qianxi to play the role of "Young Zhang Xiaofan", Lin Feng's childhood self. This was truly a "pie in the sky"!

Therefore, Yi Yang Qianxi was very grateful to Lin Feng and expressed his gratitude to him again and again. He even wanted to invite Lin Feng to come alone.

Lin Feng also politely declined. He preferred to eat with his family or with friends.
Or having dinner with his beloved woman, he just doesn't like unnecessary social dinners.
Socializing is always inevitable in the entertainment industry, but with Lin Feng's current popularity, he can also turn down many unnecessary socializing.
Even though most of the time “more friends mean more paths”, at least Lin Feng doesn’t need that now.

"I'm optimistic about you. If you act well, maybe you can become successful in acting." Lin Feng patted Yi Yang Qianxi's shoulder and said.

Yi Yang Qianxi was flattered by Lin Feng's encouragement as a close elder. He hadn't received affirmation from others for a long time. He didn't realize it until Lin Feng left.

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The news that "Zhu Xian" officially started filming also attracted the attention of many media reporters.

Since the first day of filming of "Zhu Xian", the entrance of the crew has been crowded with people, including media reporters, crazy fans, paparazzi, etc.

It’s because Lin Feng is in “Zhu Xian”, and everyone wants to be the first to shoot a lot of behind-the-scenes footage and spoilers of “Zhu Xian”, so as to attract a wave of popularity and increase magazine sales.

However, compared to other fans who pay more attention to Lin Feng and others, Yan Wei, as a otaku online writer, prefers Yang Zi.

Although many people don't like Yang Zi, Yan Wei likes her very much. He has been a fan of Yang Zi since he played "Xiaoxue" in "Home with Kids".

The main reason was that he had a very good first impression of Yang Zi. Although many people thought Yang Zi was not good-looking, he thought Yang Zi was very good-looking!
At night, when Yan Wei was typing away on his computer, his phone suddenly lit up. He picked it up and saw a WeChat message from a friend:
"Brother Wei, your Xiaoxue's "Zhu Xian" is finally going to start filming! This time your Xiaoxue is going to be really rich."

"Really? Just shoot it. My Yang Zi will surely be able to take off!" Although Yan Wei said that he was busy and didn't care, he still searched for information about "Zhu Xian" on the Internet.

As expected, the hot searches and news in recent times are all about the start of filming of "Zhu Xian", and many media reporters are actively reporting:
"On November 11, the much-anticipated post-Jin Yong era martial arts bible "Zhu Xian" TV series officially started filming at Hengdian World Studios!"

"After waiting for so many years, the filming has finally started. I am so excited! ~ Along the way, from the excitement of watching Zhu Xian for the first time in junior high school to the regret and waiting afterwards,
There have been rumors of TV series and movies since 2007, and today it is finally being adapted into a movie. Everyone who loves Zhu Xian understands the journey! "

"Lin Feng, Zhao Liying, and Yang Zi will lead the cast, with many young actors including Qin Junjie and Cheng Yi in attendance. It is expected that Zhu Xian will be released during the summer vacation next year."

"As one of the most famous contemporary Xianxia novels, Zhu Xian, which has countless fans of the original novel and the game, is undoubtedly the top Xianxia super IP in China.

However, many fans have been eagerly waiting for the film and television adaptation of this drama for many years. According to the producer Huanrui Film and Television, the total investment in the drama is as high as 2.8 million yuan, which is the largest investment in domestic fairy tale dramas.

Yan Wei's eyes lit up. Oh my god, Yang Zi really is there!
When Yang Zi's makeup photos for "Lu Xueqi" came out, Yan Wei thought they looked pretty good. He couldn't understand why so many people objected.
At one point, he was really afraid that the voice of public opinion would affect the crew's choice, and finally they changed Yang Zi's role.
Now that the crew has started filming, it is basically impossible to replace people. It’s not that it’s impossible, but the cost of replacing them is too high.

Moreover, Yan Wei became more and more satisfied the more he read. He certainly knew that these so-called reports were bound to be exaggerated.

But all in all, judging from the information disclosed so far, the drama "Zhu Xian" can at least be described as: huge investment, excellent team, sufficient preparation, and a strong lineup.

It is obvious that it is not the same as those money-making rubbish. Yan Wei looked at the production team behind "Zhu Xian" and found that they are basically the top creative team in the industry.
"The special effects investment for Zhu Xian exceeded RMB 5000 million, with more than 6000 scenes built throughout the show. The underground palace alone covers more than 4 square meters, with a total area of ​​nearly 200 square meters. The special effects were produced by South Korea's IOFX company. About special effects production personnel were involved in the project, and some VR technology will also be considered this time to achieve the best visual effects."

"Martial arts director Chen Weitao carefully designed the martial arts moves for the TV series "The Legend of Chusen" to match the personality and faction of each character in the play, and added a variety of martial arts styles to the action design."

"Taiwan Golden Horse Award winner Chen Gufang served as the styling director for the play, and the costume design was done by the famous designer Fang Sizhe. The costume design introduced the concept of Chinese ink painting, highlighting the Chinese style and chivalrous sentiments, using different gradients and abstract patterns to shape the characters, and using a variety of fabrics to create rich and elegant oriental elements."

Besides, since Lin Feng is starring in this drama, the quality is definitely guaranteed, and everything must be the best!
It seems like Yang Zi got lucky with this ride!
As long as you act well and follow Lin Feng, this drama will be great in terms of quality and ratings!

If the ratings go viral by then, as one of the leading female actors, Yang Zi will naturally be able to reverse public opinion, and it is not impossible for her to become a first-tier star.

Even if "Zhu Xian" unfortunately messed up in the end, there were tall people to support it. If people wanted to blame someone, they would definitely blame Lin Feng first. After all, it would not have much to do with other people.

Of course, if this play is a success, then Lin Feng will definitely be the undisputed number one hero, and he will get the greatest tangible and intangible benefits!

If something goes wrong, he will definitely be the one to take the blame, because he is the "absolute number one"!

Although there were still many voices on the Internet opposing Yang Zi's role as "Lu Xueqi" at this time, it no longer caused any waves.

"This is my favorite novel when I was in high school. Now it has finally started filming. Although I am not very satisfied with some of the casting, I will definitely support it because Lin Feng is in it!"

"I'm not very satisfied with the casting you mentioned above. Can you tell me more about it? I want to see if our choices are the same. Is the last name Yang?"

"Yes, that's right, I'm talking about Yang Zi. I won't hide it anymore. She is now my only obstacle to watching the movie "Zhu Xian"!"

"If you don't like it, you can just not watch it. Why do you have to talk about Yang Zi all day long? Even if you don't like Yang Zi, please don't make personal attacks!"

Yan Wei likes to quarrel with netizens on the Internet whenever he has nothing to do. He just wants to support Yang Zi, and the more people dislike her, the more he supports her.

Moreover, with the official start of filming of "Zhu Xian", more and more people began to support Yang Zi in public opinion.

Although there were a lot of things to do in "Zhu Xian", the filming went smoothly. In order to save time and speed up the filming progress, the crew adopted a mode of multiple groups working simultaneously.

In fact, after the opening ceremony, the entire crew was divided into three groups, except for the majority who stayed in Hengdian Film Studios to officially start work.

The other two waves, each led by a director, went to Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain and Fujian Qingyun Mountain to start work at the same time.

This shooting mode is quite common in TV dramas, unlike movies, which are usually directed by one director from beginning to end.

Nowadays, TV dramas usually have two or three directors, or even three or four directors working together.
Each of them brings a filming team to be responsible for a part of the shooting, and a chief director is responsible for the overall scheduling and unified style, which are then spliced ​​and integrated.

This model is not just popular in recent years. It was already common when TV dramas were being made in the mainland in the 1980s and 1990s.

After all, TV series are different from movies. They rely on the plot and are not very strict about some shooting shots.

Moreover, the time cost of the two is also different. Generally speaking, the length of a movie is only about 120 minutes.

One episode of a TV series is only about 40 minutes long, so three episodes are equivalent to the length of a movie.

Nowadays, TV series have more and more episodes, often 50, 60, 70 or 80 episodes. If a director is asked to shoot them slowly, how long will it take?
As the saying goes, a single gunshot is worth a ton of gold. Although filming is not a war, the principle is the same.

As soon as the filming starts, the main actors' salaries are paid before they go out, and the crew's daily expenses are spent like water:

What about the venue rental fee, filming equipment rental fee, costume and prop rental fee, food and accommodation expenses, crew actor pay and labor wages (group performance)...

If the shooting requirements for a TV series are the same as those for a movie, it will take at least one to two years to shoot, and no crew can afford that time!

Of course, a snake cannot survive without a head. Although the three directors do not interfere with each other and shoot their own works, there will always be disagreements, and someone has to make the final decision.

In the drama "Zhu Xian", the chief director is Zhu Ruibin.

In his previous life, he was the chief director of "The Legend of Chusen", and later he filmed "Ashes of Love", which really made Yang Zi a top star.

The previous version of "Fights Legend" didn't have many problems except for the changes in the plot, so Lin Feng had no intention of changing the director and just wanted to shoot the movie honestly.

But no one expected that just two days after the filming of "Zhu Xian" started, someone came to visit the set, and it was the big star Yang Mi.

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(End of this chapter)