Chapter 336 Interview
In the middle of the month, the preparations for the filming of "The Chinese Zodiac" were going smoothly.

First of all, in terms of investment, the film was jointly produced by Huayi, Xingchen, Emperor Entertainment Group and Jackie Chan Films. None of these companies were short of money, so after signing the contract, the funds were quickly transferred to the account.

You know, in the past, when major film companies were ambitious about releasing blockbusters, the funding issue alone could delay production for a long time.

First of all, the various investors are engaged in negotiations, and the investment ratio, profit sharing, copyright ownership, etc. are enough to cause a lot of trouble.

Secondly, there will be open and covert struggles over script creativity, production directors, and the ownership of the leading role, but there is nothing that can be done about it unless the leading party of the project is extremely powerful.

In terms of actors, Cheng Long and Liu Yifei both have the ability to "carry the box office alone". The remaining Liao Fan, Kwon Sang Woo and others are also veterans from China and South Korea and have a certain degree of fame. As for the rest of the supporting roles, they are also actors that everyone is familiar with.

Only the expenses for the crew are several times higher than those of Jackie Chan's previous films. After all, the cost is there. Besides, Jackie Chan is a big director now, and he must not lose his status.

According to statistics, the crew of "The Chinese Zodiac" includes a director team, a production team, a photography team, an art team, a machinery team, a modeling team, a lighting team, a props team, a costume team, a makeup team, a special effects makeup team, as well as an aerial photography team, an action team, a set team, an editing team, a recording team, a kitchen team, a field management team, a driver team and a live special effects team.

There are as many as a dozen or twenty people in a group, or as few as three or five people. Together with Liu Yifei's team, Kwon Sang-woo's team, Liao Fan's team, and a group of action directors including the Cheng family, the peak number of the entire crew is definitely more than four hundred, not counting the extras.

Among these people, except for a part of them who have just joined the team, most of the others are from Huayi Company team, or people contacted by Huayi.

Cheng Long is not worried about the crew members. He is now a film director, an investor of the film, and the male lead. Anyone who dares to "act rashly" or "play tricks" in front of him will be fired without any hesitation, without any regard for anyone's face.

Of course, Liu Yifei is definitely an exception. Jackie Chan invited her with great difficulty, and he is counting on her to carry the box office.

The only slightly troublesome thing was hiring a group of "on-site special effects personnel". Actually, although the movie special effects company seems high-end, the competition is extremely fierce. There is no way. Many technologies and software are universal. The quality of special effects depends more on whether the crew dares to spend money or is willing to spend money.

Of course, the strength of big companies like those in Hollywood is definitely better. But special effects shots are also divided into different levels of difficulty, and there is no shortage of companies in China that can produce ordinary difficulty special effects shots.

Therefore, in order to create publicity, Cheng Long invited "on-site special effects personnel" from Xingchen Film and Television Company, and also used special effects titles such as "the best" and "the first in the country" to promote the product to the outside world.

Fortunately, the company has basically completed the progress of the few jobs it has taken on, otherwise there would be no extra manpower. A special effects team consists of more than ten to twenty people, plus various equipment.

"We will be leaving at the end of the month. My eldest brother said that we will go to France for training for about a month. Most of the scenes of this movie will be shot in France."

"The martial arts director also designed a whole set of fighting moves for me, which I also had to practice in advance."

“Ah, this is probably the longest movie I’m going to shoot.”

In the villa, the young lady lay in Gu Wei's arms, constantly counting on her fingers what to do next. The more she thought about it, the deeper her brows frowned.

"Or, don't act anymore?" Looking at Liu Yifei, Gu Wei said jokingly.

"No, giving up halfway is not my style. But, you have to come to visit the set, don't forget, otherwise, hehe..."

Under the threat of the young lady, Gu Wei had no choice but to give in and repeatedly promised to go see her before it was over.

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On the side of "The Blade Stitch", when Lu Yang announced that the male lead was Zhao Wenzhuo, it instantly caused a discussion among netizens in the circle.

"The strength is recognized, but the fame seems to be a little lacking."

"By the way, can Li Lianjie's Fahai surpass this Fahai, the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon?"

Some netizens also joked and compared the two Fahai.

The next day, at the launch conference, Lu Yang’s new film “Embroidered Spring Knife” started shooting at the Huairou Film and Television Base.

Lu Yang, along with assistant director Wu Jing, lead actor Zhao Wenzhuo, lead actress Su Chang and others, all attended the event. The day was really packed with media, and those who were able to attend the opening ceremony of Lu Yang's new film were all key reporters from various media outlets. Everyone focused on the questions that would be asked later, and they all had the same idea.

The reporters took photos for a while, and soon it was time for the media to ask questions. As expected, the first question was asked to Zhao Wenzhuo.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from Entertainment Live. I'd like to ask Mr. Zhao Wenzhuo, how did you get selected by Director Lu? How did you become the male lead in the new film?"

"Well, Director Lu said that my temperament and image are in line with his character setting for the male lead, so I was chosen very smoothly and luckily." Zhao Wenzhuo thought for a while and chose the most conservative answer. He was not very famous in the circle, so he had to be careful with his words.

However, the reporter from Entertainment Live asked: "I wonder what kind of male lead Lu has set for the new film, and how does Mr. Zhao Wenzhuo fit in?"

This question made Zhao Wenzhuo at a loss for words. Lu Yang, who was standing by, gave him a look and said to the reporter from Entertainment Live, "Let me explain this question. The male lead of this film is a Jinyiwei. We chose Mr. Zhao Wenzhuo based on his skills. This film has a lot of fighting scenes, and only a professional Kung Fu star can do it."

After he said this, there was a chorus of "Oh!"s from the audience. There was some surprise, but also some recognition. Indeed, there are not many people in Hong Kong and the mainland who can be called action stars, and the one in front of him is one of them.

Hearing Lu Yang's words, Wu Jing on the side subconsciously pinched the muscles on his arm, feeling a little depressed and said: "If I were not so famous, it would be hard to say who would get the male lead role!"

In fact, the opening ceremony is mainly for worshipping the gods and seeking peace of mind, and media publicity is just a side job. After all, the film is still a long way from being released, so it is enough to just show up and there is no need for too much publicity.

Lu Yang then announced that the following questions should be asked to other actors, after all, one cannot just ask one person. Sure enough, the media reporters then asked Su Chang, Wu Jing, and Wang Qianyuan a few more questions, and the launch conference ended successfully.

Even Zhao Liying, who played a supporting role, was asked two questions by the media. Although the girl was a little embarrassed and nervous, she still answered the questions in a proper manner.

"Ah, this is the treatment after becoming famous!" Looking at Su Chang being interviewed next to her, Zhao Liying could only envy him at this moment.

After lunch, the filming officially started in the afternoon. For good luck, Lu Yang decided to pick some happy scenes to shoot. However, after much selection, there were not many happy shots in the whole film. He had no choice but to shoot a few fewer scenes and considered it the start of filming.

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Halfway through March, the domestic market is almost dominated by imported films. This may be to free up time for domestic blockbusters in the second half of the year, and China Film Group is very adept at this.

The only domestic film worth mentioning is "Guan Yin Shan", for which Fan Binbin won the Tokyo Film Actress Award.

The director is still the director of the movie "Apple", and the heroine is still the heroine of "Apple".

However, the result this time was different from that in Berlin. This time she was successful and finally won the Best Actress award. Although it was not as good as the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, it was at least a Best Actress award at a Class A film festival.

At present, the best-performing actress born after 1985 is Liu Yifei, who has both commercial success and awards.

Among all the actresses born in the 1980s, the most hardworking one is Fan Binbin. The key is that she dares to make all sacrifices for the pursuit in her heart.

This was the case when "Apple" was filmed, and it is also the case with "Guanyin Mountain" now!

This art film, which cost 700 million yuan to produce, earned 2500 million yuan at the box office in the first three days of the weekend. This figure is rare in recent art films.

Speaking of art films, there are many companies in the industry that are eyeing the distribution of "On the Beach at Night Alone".

First, Wang Changtian from Guangxian came over to inquire about it, and then Ye Ning from Wanda also talked about it.

"Boss Han has already given us a heads up. Let's forget about it this time. We'll talk about it next time if we have a chance."

After hearing Gu Wei's answer, Wang Changtian and Ye Ning were speechless except for being depressed. The key point was that they dared not speak. To confront the big boss? Don't want to be with him anymore?
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(End of this chapter)