Chapter 317 Fighting for the role
In the industry, although other major film companies have repeatedly clamored to make 3D special effects blockbusters, after such a long time, not many have even gone to the General Administration to register their projects.

Only Xu Ke's "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" was advertised as a 3D production. The key is that they are really doing it step by step. Although it is a 3D martial arts film, at least they put a lot of effort into it.

For example, Guangguang's "Painted Wall" was recently advertised as a 3D movie. Although the special effects were handled by Xingchen Film and Television, in the eyes of netizens, this movie is at most pseudo-3D, or even not pseudo-3D. The reason is that the cost is too small.

Oh, you can make a 3D blockbuster by investing tens of millions, but "Avatar" and "2012" cost hundreds of millions of dollars, so they can only be produced by four-dimensional creatures.

Making a movie is not easy. That was the era of Hong Kong films when people would start a filming project as soon as they had an idea.

The key point was that the Hong Kong film market was booming at that time, and film producers in Southeast Asia and Taiwan were urging you to deliver goods. There were many examples of making a movie in just ten or twenty days and still selling well.

For example, "Gunfire" took nineteen days to shoot, and "A Chinese Odyssey" took only twenty-seven days, and it was a product of the filming of "Ashes of Time". "Young and Dangerous: Way of the Dragon" was filmed in only eleven days and grossed HK$22 million.

In such a market environment, it is no wonder that Hong Kong filmmakers are impetuous and unwilling to work carefully on their films. The films they produced later could not keep up with the development of the times, and there are fewer and fewer classic films.

On the contrary, the current mainland entertainment industry is a bit too cautious.

Feng Xiaogang of Huayi Company announced that he had obtained the filming rights for "18", and announced through the public relations department that it took 9 years to plan, 5 months to prepare, and months to shoot.

It's OK to include preparation in the film creation cycle, saying how many investors you talked to, how you coordinated the actors' schedules, how you prepared props and looked for locations. But if you also use the eighteen years of preparation to promote it, it's a bit ridiculous.

"This novel was only published in 93. Does that mean director Feng Xiaogang considered making it into a movie right after it came out?"

"As expected of Feng Dapao, he dares to brag about anything."

As soon as the promotional slogan came out, netizens did not hesitate to mock it.

Huayi Company did not expect that this time it would shoot itself in the foot. The exaggerated publicity has caused some disgust among netizens.

However, despite the netizens' disgust, Feng Xiaogang, one of the few big commercial film directors in the circle, had just announced the start of this film, and celebrities in the circle became excited and began to inquire about it.

In addition, Huayi Company also announced a film planned to be shot in 11 years, known as the "H Plan".

The one with the highest investment among the ten new films is "Chinese Zodiac", in which Cheng Long personally participated in starring and directing.

"Soldiers of the Yang", produced by Wong Jing and directed by Yu Rentai, is also one of Huayi Brothers' major plans for 2011. Together with "Tai Chi" directed by Stephen Fung, the investment in these three films will exceed million yuan.

In addition to the film plan, Huayi Company also announced its official entry into the cultural tourism market, with a total investment of tens of billions of yuan, mainly used to build a film and television base, including studios and other supporting facilities. It will have the largest professional indoor studio in East China.

He looks like he has no shortage of money, and his tycoon status makes other companies in the industry jealous.

In the office of the chairman of Huayi Company, the assistant is making a report.

"We have communicated with Alibaba and they are very interested in our stocks, especially the film and television base we invested in. They are very supportive."

Wang Zhongjun has been very close to people in the Internet industry recently. He has also attended several Internet circle meetings and his thoughts have begun to lean towards that direction.

The film and television circle is still too small. If Huayi Company wants a higher valuation and better prospects, it must break this deadlock.

The next goal is to develop industries related to the film and television industry.

"Take their money, do our job, and just do it."

Wang Zhonglei, who was standing by, nodded in agreement. After the company announced its New Year's plan, the stock market gave the most direct response, with a sharp rise for several consecutive days. As the company's largest shareholder, every dollar increase in the stock price means that the two brothers' pockets will be fatter.

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"Capital Love Story" is still on the air.

Currently, this TV series is competing with "Palace" for the top ratings. Tong Liya and Yang Mi are naturally the two most talked-about actresses during this period.

However, for the movie "Legend of the Hongmen Banquet", the producers have already decided on Feng Shaofeng as the male lead, but are a little confused about the choice of the female lead.

On the one hand, the popular TV series "Palace" has made netizens very fond of the combination of Yang Mi and Feng Shaofeng.

On the other hand, there is Tong Liya from Company 18. After becoming famous through TV dramas, she played the leading role in a movie directed by Ning Hao and also participated in an art film directed by Gu Wei. She is considered to be a new and popular young actress.

In addition, with the support of Shiba Culture Company, Wang Jinghua has been in contact with them recently, so it is really difficult to make a choice.

"Director Li, Liya will leave for the Berlin Film Festival with Director Gu in two days. In addition, Liya will also be given priority in the subsequent films produced by Xingchen Film and Television. In terms of popularity, she is no less popular than Yang Mi. Moreover, we have Xingchen Film and Television as our backing, so we will be more talked about."

The auditions for the heroine of "Legend of the Hongmen Feast" have ended. Wang Jinghua and Tong Liya personally found the director and production representatives to confirm the role.

“Okay, since Sister Hua has spoken, we don’t need to think about it anymore and just decide on Leah.

We also hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Xingchen Films in the future. Please give our regards to Director Gu. "Li Rengang and the representative of the production company looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"Thank you Director Li, thank you President Liu, I will."

The two sides exchanged greetings for more than ten minutes, and Wang Jinghua took Tong Liya away from the production company.

On the way back, Tong Liya, sitting in the car, was quite excited looking at the freshly-made contract.

The salary in the contract was 2.4 million, which was the highest salary she had received since she entered the industry. When she was filming "The Big Robbery", her salary was less than 1 million. This is also the reason why Ning Hao is stingy.

Now it has doubled. This pay is definitely the highest among actresses of the same age, except for Liu Yifei, after all, she is paid in US dollars.

"Filming will start in late April or early May. During this time, you should familiarize yourself with the lines. The other party will contact you before filming starts."

Tong Liya and her assistant nodded. The contract was settled. It didn’t matter when the filming started, as long as it didn’t take too long.

"Thank you, Sister Hua. It's taken you some trouble to come here in person." Tong Liya said with some gratitude.

"Why thank you or not? You are an artist of the company, just like my family. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Especially on the set, if you are bullied, you should speak up immediately. You not only represent me, but also Director Gu."

When it comes to considering artists, Wang Jinghua is indeed unique in the circle, otherwise she wouldn't have experienced several job changes and still have so many people willing to follow her. This is her personal charm.

"Yeah." Tong Liya nodded obediently, leaning against the big tree to enjoy the shade. She now has a deep understanding of this sentence.

"By the way, when will Director Gu leave?" Looking at Tong Liya's appearance, Wang Jinghua smiled. She really liked this artist. She was sensible and able to endure hardships, and she had the potential to become very popular.

"The director said we have to wait a few more days and will go there after the opening ceremony of the film festival. We have to stay a few more days this time." Upon hearing this, Tong Liya told him her itinerary truthfully.

"Stay a few more days? Is there anything else?"

Tong Liya’s words made Wang Jinghua a little curious, because normally people would walk the red carpet only when the closing ceremony was approaching.

"I don't know the details, but this time China Film Group will send someone to go with us, and the itinerary will be arranged by them."

Only Gu Wei and Song Ge knew about helping China Film Group select movies in the company, but upon hearing this, Wang Jinghua nodded thoughtfully.

"After this movie is finished, Director Gu will probably be making a new movie. I'll ask for you and try to get a role then."

She has always been generous to the people she likes. When Wang Jinghua and Song Ge had dinner together after the New Year, she heard the other party mention the next plan of Xingchen Film and Television, which was not only a new movie but also a huge investment.

"Thank you, Sister Hua." At this moment, Tong Liya was like a little rabbit, nodding her head continuously.

Seeing this, Wang Jinghua smiled slightly.

That afternoon, the producer of "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" announced the candidate for the heroine Yu Ji, Tong Liya.

Regarding the fact that Yang Mi and Feng Shaofeng failed to form a "CP" again, many netizens said that the director had problems with casting.

Where there are opponents, there are definitely supporters, and there are also many netizens who praise Tong Liya’s appearance.

"Tong Liya's looks will definitely be enough to play Concubine Yu, and her acting skills are also good."

"There's nothing wrong with her looks, but she may not be able to portray the gentleness of a Jiangnan woman."

Some netizens questioned whether Tong Liya could perform the role of Yu Ji on the grounds that she was an XJ person.

Later, director Li Rengang announced that Leon Lai would play Liu Bang, and Hong Kong stars such as Jordan Chan joined the cast, which made netizens no longer question Tong Liya's appearance and temperament.

"According to director Li Rengang's preference, with the flying saucer hat and heavy makeup, maybe Tong Liya can even have an advantage after putting on the makeup."

"Haha, but I forgot the director's style. I don't think the characters will be dressed like ethnic minorities when they are filmed."

On the other hand, Yang Mi, who failed in the competition for the role of "Yu Ji", was somewhat unwilling to accept the fact that she clearly had an advantage during the audition, but still didn't get it.

“I heard that Wang Jinghua personally came forward and signed the contract in just one morning.

Well, it’s good to have a big company behind you. If you can’t handle it yourself, you can always ask someone else to help you.”

Zeng Jia’s words made Yang Mi feel very uncomfortable, as if something she had obtained was snatched away by someone else.

The thought of changing jobs came to her mind again, but the high penalty for breach of contract made her hesitate to put it into practice.

(End of this chapter)