Chapter 265 Entering Tibet
Online, there is a lot of buzz about Ning Hao’s new movie’s casting review and audition.

After staying in Chuncheng for three days, Gu Wei and the crew set off for Tibet to start filming.

In the original time and space, there is a place called "Zhuoming Valley" in the movie "2012", which is also the place where Noah's Ark was built.

But in reality, there is no such place as XZ. It is a fictional one in the movie.

The temple that was flooded in the film is also the prototype of XZ Rongbuk Monastery.

In order to facilitate post-production shooting, China Film Group also borrowed two helicopters from local authorities, showing their dedication.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, Cheng Long, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman and other main creative staff flew to the nearest airport for filming and then drove there.

In May in XZ, the average daytime temperature is around 18℃, and the nighttime temperature is also around 5-6℃. This is also the rainy season.

"Sissi, are you okay?"

"It's okay, just a little uncomfortable. It might be altitude sickness."

You should know that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the highest plateau in the world, with an average altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters. Even after adapting to the weather in Spring City for a few days, it is still inevitable to have a certain degree of altitude sickness when you first arrive.

"Do you want oxygen?"

Gu Wei, who was sitting on the back seat of the bike, asked with concern.

"No, I'll take a nap, I can still hold on."

...

In the film and television industry, due to the subject matter of movies and TV series, plagiarism and works with similar plots often appear.

Yang Mi, one of the four new young actresses, announced the latest news about her TV series.

"Palace", a Qing Dynasty costume drama directed by Li Huizhu, attracted the attention of many fans as soon as the casting was announced.

Yang Mi is partnering with Feng Shaofeng, and the filming is scheduled to start in early July.

On the other side, Tangren Film and Television Company.

After hearing the news, Cai Yinong's face turned grim.

The company had previously purchased the copyright and had just decided to shoot "Startling by Each Step", but was beaten to it by other companies.

The key point is that both TV series have the same background and the same female protagonist who travels through time, which makes it hard not to think of the word "plagiarism".

"Boss Cai, what should we do now?"

After the assistant finished his report, he waited for Cai Yinong's instructions.

"What's the progress over there now?"

"The other party has announced the start date of filming, which is in July, and even the leading actress has been confirmed."

"Who is it?"

"Yang...Yang Mi."

The assistant said a little hesitantly, you know, in the company, few people mention these two words in front of Cai Yinong.

"Are you sure it's her?"

Sure enough, Cai Yinong's face turned pale in an instant, and he spoke in a bad tone.

"Well, the other party announced it to the public."

This answer gave Cai Yinong a bad feeling. The key point was that the company's script was still being revised and the actors had not been decided yet. The other party was so fast that they would definitely finish filming before them. The time difference in between was indeed unavoidable.

What's more, the other party had chosen Yang Mi, which made Cai Yinong feel very upset. After being stood up, Tangren Film and Television and Yang Mi became enemies.

“How are we going to deal with this?”

The situation was at hand and we had to find a way to solve it, so the assistant had no choice but to ask.

“Let the company’s screenwriter speed up and write the script for review first.

We will start casting in the next two days, and the female lead will be Shishi."

After waiting for a while, Cai Yinong sighed and quickly gave orders.

"But Shishi is currently filming 'The Strange Hero Yizhimei', so I don't think she'll make it in time."

"Then go and ask the director to speed up and finish filming 'Iljimae' as soon as possible."

"Okay, Mr. Cai, I'll do it right away."

After hearing what Cai Yinong said, the assistant immediately left the office.

"Alas, one step slow, one step slow."

Cai Yinong has been working in the field of TV dramas for many years and knows the importance of time, but he will definitely be one step behind this time.

“We can only work on quality.”

Cai Yinong, who was sitting on the sofa, muttered to himself.

...

The ratings field is like a battlefield, and the fights among satellite TV stations are like palace fights.

Fights among satellite TV stations are nothing new. The media has long reported on the news of people spending money to snatch stars. There is also news circulating among the public that you attack me for faking ratings and I complain that your program is vulgar.

These open and covert struggles have long been transformed into a living "The Legend of the Harem on Satellite TV". Behind every melee, there is not just one person fighting.

It just so happens that the "summer season" is a battleground for all satellite TV stations, all of which want to grab a share of the ratings while students are on vacation.

Mango TV, which has been sitting firmly on the "leader" throne for a decade, has recently begun to face strong challenges from other satellite TV stations, and its position as the "boss" in the mainland is a bit unstable.

Now, in order to consolidate its position, Nanhu Satellite TV has announced the broadcast time of its self-produced TV series "Snow Leopard".

But what shocked netizens was the pay of Wen Zhang, the leading actor in this TV series.

According to media reports, actor Wen Zhang's pay for the TV series is 70 yuan per episode. For the 40-episode TV series "Snow Leopard", his total pay is as high as 2800 million yuan.

You have to know that even for the protagonists of the movie, few people in China can reach this salary. This is also one of the impacts brought about by other capital entering the entertainment industry, resulting in a massive increase in salaries.

...

After arriving at the XZ crew, Gu Wei did not rush to shoot, but let everyone rest for a few days to adapt to the plateau environment. After all, most of the film has been shot, and there is no rush for the remaining scenes. The contract signed with the actors is until July, so there is plenty of time.

Liu Yifei stayed in the crew to rest, while Gu Wei went to the Potala Palace with the crew.

He planned to shoot a series of shots of the flood submerging the Potala Palace, which would appear more shocking and have a greater visual impact on the audience.

After arriving at the Potala Palace, Gu Wei truly felt that life is worth living.

The sunlight illuminates the entire city, just like the light of a ghee lamp lighting up a Buddhist temple.

There are precious Buddha statues, scriptures, and murals. Here you can also appreciate a large number of handicrafts and cultural relics, such as gold and silver wares, gems, and pagodas. Each one is a work of art and a crystallization of time and humanities and arts.

The tranquility of the Potala Palace at night seems to be telling a story from thousands of years ago.

After deciding to use the Potala Palace as the filming location, Gu Wei didn't stay here for long.

"Senior, is the Potala Palace nice?"

After returning to the hotel, Liu Yifei went to Gu Wei's room to ask her. Seeing that her complexion had improved a lot, there was basically no problem.

"It's pretty nice. Let's go and have some fun while we're shooting. It's a rare opportunity to come here."

"Okay."

The next morning, the crew officially started filming.

The first scenes to be filmed were those at Rongbuk Monastery.

Rongbuk Monastery is located at the end of Rongbuk Glacier at the foot of Mount Everest. It is a mixed temple of monks and nuns with rich local characteristics.

This is also one of the very important filming locations selected by Gu Wei for "2012".

While driving to Rongbuk Monastery, we encountered Gesang flowers on the road. Most of them were not in full bloom, with only a few blooming a little.

"Gesang" means "good times" or "happiness", and "Meiduo" means happiness, so Gesang is also called happiness.

The place where we stayed was not close to Rongbuk Monastery. It took nearly two hours to get here. At first glance, the temple was even somewhat overlooked.

It's a very inconspicuous looking temple, a little too low-key.

Compared with the magnificent Buddhist temples built in China, Rongbuk Monastery is very simple in layout. A five-story building built on the top of the mountain is the main structure of the temple.

The place is so dilapidated that only two floors of the building are still usable, and the rest have long been abandoned.

However, this temple has its own unique charm and artistic conception.

After arriving at the place, Gu Wei looked around and nodded with satisfaction.

He had already imagined in his mind how shocking the atmosphere of this temple on the snowy mountain would be when "2012" was released.

When the 3D picture passes by, the sense of mystery and immersion is so wonderful.

In addition, there are lamas of all sizes in the temple, chanting scriptures.

Combining a picture of peace with the end of the world with a picture of destruction will surely bring about a good effect.

"Director Gu, let's get started."

Compared with Liu Yifei, Cheng Long is indeed an action superstar. I didn't see any reaction from him along the way.

After arriving at the place, Cheng Long couldn't wait to start.

"I've been idle these past few days. If I don't start, I'll be suffocated to death."

"Haha, okay."

Gu Wei smiled and said.

"Attention all departments, prepare the scene props, and start shooting today."

Taking the loudspeaker handed to him by his assistant, Gu Wei shouted loudly.

"Okay, director."

"Let's get started, everyone hurry up and get ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, others began to get busy.

...

May isn't over yet, but movies scheduled for June, July, and even August have already begun their large-scale promotions.

Perhaps influenced by "Avatar", the promotional slogan is inseparable from 3D special effects.

It’s either the 3D version or the IMAX version, and the main focus is to keep up with the trend and fool people with all their might.

There are more and more directors who are crossing over to make movies.

Guo Degang's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" took less than 7 million yuan at the box office in half a month after its release and was taken off the screen early amid ridicule from netizens.

On the other hand, Zhao Bensan’s movie "The Laughing Man" held its launch ceremony.

Compared with the former, the media and film and television companies gave much better reviews to Zhao Bensan's film.

After all, he is a famous and prestigious person in the circle, and many people give him face.

Regardless of whether it is a bad movie or not, with Zhao Benshan's support, the box office will definitely not be bad. It still has a lot of audience support. Do you really think that all these years of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala were in vain?

The posters of "Love Is Not Blind" began to appear in prominent positions in various cinemas.

Logically speaking, this low-budget movie should not receive such treatment, but its producer is Xingchen Films.

All the cinema chains were very respectful, and even if Gu Wei didn't say anything, the publicity and promotion were not neglected.

"This is to give Director Gu face, just in case we can work together in the future."

Many people say this.

Amidst the excitement, this year's Shanghai Film Festival also kicked off its opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony was quite large in scale, but most of the guests invited were domestic artists. It was known as an international film festival, but there were not many international stars.

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(End of this chapter)