Chapter 342 We are the protagonists

Lu Yang told Gu Wei that the shooting period of "The Blade Strikes" might be extended a bit. As for the reason?
Naturally, Lu Yang followed the advice of martial arts director Qian Xiaohao and changed more than half of the design moves of the film's fighting scenes. Although this made it a little easier for the actors during filming, the crew's workload increased accordingly, and it is expected that it will be difficult to complete the filming within the deadline.

Upon hearing this, Gu Wei did not care. To him, it made no difference whether to shoot for half a month longer or half a month less. The company did not expect to survive on this one movie. On the contrary, the key was to make a film with good reputation, high quality and high box office.

"You'd better take it easy. Although the budget is sufficient, if you mess around too much, the money will not be enough and the company will not give you more." Gu Wei reminded the other party.

As for the rest, as long as the director doesn't go too far, just let them do what they want.

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On the other hand, Yu Dong of Bona suddenly felt that this year was a bit unlucky, whether it was the company or he personally.

A while ago, I was competing for schedule with Zhang Weiping, and both sides were going back and forth, neither giving in.

Later, "2012" announced that it would be released during the Lunar New Year period, so he reluctantly moved "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" to the National Day. However, people in the industry thought that this was a sound move. After all, the other party was investing million US dollars in a special effects blockbuster, and from the very beginning of the project, it was compared with blockbusters like "Avatar", so it was understandable to avoid it.

Who knows, it only took a short time.

First, Guangguang Company announced the release date of "Painted Skin".

"The magical film "Painted Wall", directed by Chen Jiashang and based on "Liao Zhai", will be released on September 9 during the National Day holiday."

"Painted Skin" took the lead in launching a charge into the National Day holiday, and this move instantly led to another movie.

"The magical romance film "The Legend of White Snake," produced by Juli Pictures with an investment of 1.8 million, is scheduled to be released during the National Day on September 9."

"The White Snake has a huge cast, with powerful stars such as Li Lianjie, Huang Shengyi, Wen Zhang, and Raymond Lam joining in the cast."

Wow, there are two more movies squeezed together. The one produced by Guangguang is okay, after all, the investment is not large. The only thing that can be boasted about is the special effects produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company.

But Bona also had something to say. The special effects of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" were also made by Xingchen Films, which cost more. It's impossible that spending more money will not be as good as spending less.

In addition, director Xu Ke praised the special effects highly, and Yu Dong also watched it twice, "This money is definitely worth spending." He also said this in public.

As for the other movie, Yu Dong was unsure. It was announced that the investment was 1.8 million yuan. Even if we remove the exaggeration and cut it in half, it would still be close to million yuan. He could not help but take it seriously.

"Mr. Yu, I think the two films are not on the same track in terms of subject matter and orientation, so we are not the ones who should be worried.

The other film is a fantasy film, while ours is a 3D martial arts film, so the focus is different. Moreover, our film stars Li Lianjie, while Li Lianjie only makes a cameo appearance in the other film.”

Someone expressed his own opinion. After listening to it, Yu Dong also felt that this was the case. It couldn't be that Li Lianjie, who was playing a guest role, suddenly became the leading actor.

In other words, Yu Dong has not seen the finished film "Legend of White Snake", otherwise he would probably have cursed, why the hell call it "Legend of White Snake"? Just change the name to "Legend of Fahai" starring Li Lianjie.

No matter what Yu Dong thought, the film and television industry suddenly became lively.

You know, in terms of industry status and qualifications, Light Media Group definitely crushes Giant Power Pictures, but in terms of film investment and lineup, "Legend of White Snake" is obviously stronger than "Painted Skin".

However, the two films announced their release dates at the same time, and were set to be released on the same day with the same subject matter. Not only the media reporters, but even other companies in the industry felt that there was something fishy going on.

"These two people don't have any private grudges, do they?" Under normal circumstances, it is rare for movies promoted by two film and television companies to be released on the same day. After all, they all make a living in the circle, and they must save face. How could they compete openly like this? The last ones to do so were Bona and New Picture.

The media reporters were very excited and looked forward to the two sides starting to fight. The more intense the better, so that they could have more material for reporting.

However, the reporter's wish did not come true. Not only did the White Snake and Painted Wall not show "hostility", but they were full of "goodwill". Yang Zi even told the media in public: "I hope all the films released during this period will be big sellers! We want to make the Chinese film market bigger together."

"Is this true?" After seeing Yang Zi's interview, Gu Wei didn't believe it at all. In the entertainment industry, it's impossible to be a good person.

To put it bluntly, even people like Wang Changtian, who are always considered to be good guys, do not necessarily have a very good reputation in the industry. The good reputation of many people is only revealed when compared with others.

After thinking for a while, Gu Wei estimated that the competition between the two sides has not yet reached a fever pitch. When the movie is released, there will definitely be a fight. After all, if you eat one more bite, I will eat one less bite. Now that Bona has been added, there is no doubt that this year's National Day schedule will be unusually lively.

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The circle is bustling with activity. In the Huairou Film and Television Base, Lu Yang is still intensively filming. Although Gu Wei has agreed to postpone the filming, it will be embarrassing if he still can't get it done after the postponement.

In the camera, the heroine "Zhou Miaotong" played by Su Chang is filming a literary scene with Zhao Wenzhuo.

"Yes, Su Chang's acting skills are getting better and better." Looking at the beautiful face in the camera, Lu Yang couldn't help but say that compared with the original time and space, Su Chang's face at this time had not undergone any plastic surgery and still maintained her original beauty. In addition, as time passed, she became more and more charming.

On the other hand, "Magic Phone 2", which had already started filming in the original time and space, has now announced that the start of filming will be postponed.

There was no way out. The leading actress Su Chang was filming a movie and directly refused to participate. The leading actor Jiao Enjun was also busy releasing an album and could not join the crew.

The male and female protagonists are not coming. You can't ask the director to replace the leading actors. That would not be a sequel. Just change the name and reshoot it.

To be honest, after Gu Wei saw the news online, he felt that the original script was really creative. The TV drama production center was indeed a little careless about this sequel.

They thought that the original actors would come to shoot the sequel as long as they were called, so they didn't notify them in advance.

No one expected that by the time the sequel was approved for filming, a small number of actors had already had new schedules.

At this point, the crew was a bit flustered. Later, for the sake of ratings, they simply postponed the show until the two of them had free time.

After the script of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" was reviewed and approved, Xingchen Film and Television began to announce the casting details of the TV series.

Needless to say, the iron triangle, Qin Hao's Hu Bayi, Chen Minghao's Wang Pangzi, and Wan Qian's Yang Canmou, have long been discussed by netizens.

On the contrary, it was the supporting roles announced subsequently that fueled the audience's expectations.

Actors such as Wang Jinsong, Jin Shijie, Yang Xinming, and Feng Hui have joined the cast to play supporting roles. Each of them is a veteran actor with impeccable acting skills.

Many viewers probably wouldn't recognize these people just by looking at their names, but once they see their faces, they'll realize, oh, it's him, isn't this the actor who starred in certain movies or TV series!

This is also a feature of the domestic film and television industry. Many old actors and actresses have no fame at all, but the new generation is reported by media reporters all day long.

Just like the Teen Miracle group that was formed this year in the circle, there are three more little ones following up, and they all became popular as soon as they debuted. This is the influence of traffic.

Online, the most discussed topic among netizens was not who had confirmed to star in "Ghost Blows Out the Light", but the plot of the novel. Most of the people who posted were men.

"I am looking forward to it. I hope the plot can be restored and combined with the special effects of Xingchen Films, there will definitely be a market for the film."

"That's not necessarily true. The majority of people who watch TV series now are middle-aged women and white-collar women. They prefer to watch dramas about family ethics and mothers-in-law cheating on their mistresses. Maybe when the TV series is finished, parents will complain that there are scary scenes that will scare their children, and the series will be banned from broadcast."

"No way, how about a real-name system, where people under 18 are not allowed to watch?"

Sometimes, looking at the group of netizens discussing online, I can find that they are quite cute. They earn the salary of a worker but care about the worries of a boss.

At the same time, the movie "Far Cry", starring Yang Mi, was announced to be released in July.

This low-budget movie used the heroine Yang Mi as its biggest promotional slogan, while other people, including Hong Kong actor Shan Ji Ge, were put aside. Not only that, the producer also released the latest trailer.

"I admit that I underestimated Yang Mi before. I apologize to everyone."

"I have to say, if anyone dares to say Yang Mi is small, I will be the first to get angry with him."

In the trailer, Yang Mi's swimsuit look really attracted a lot of attention from netizens.

"When the movie is released, I will definitely buy a ticket to watch it. No matter how bad it is, I will not criticize it. I will do it just to support Yang Daming."

"Same as above."

"+1."

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The premiere of "Guan Yunchang" was more than a week later than the star-studded "Warring States". It had a huge fanfare. After all, it was a big production, and the leading actor was Zhen Zidan, one of the most popular kung fu stars today.

However, what surprised the media reporters was that Jiang Wen, a supporting actor, did not attend.

"I did praise Zhen Zidan and the director, but I'm not stupid. If they asked me to do promotional work alone and say a few good words, I'm fine. But if they asked me to go to the premiere and asked me to continue to praise Zhen Zidan, I can't bring myself to do that."

On the day of the premiere, Jiang Wen made an appointment with Gu Wei directly, and the two of them, together with Wu Ershan and Ning Hao, got together.

"Director Jiang, even though you didn't go, people still use you as a stepping stone." Ning Hao was originally invited, but he refused directly on the pretext that he was busy with post-production editing.

In his words, a group of Hong Kong directors and actors have never said a good word about mainland filmmakers, so he doesn't bother to pay attention to them.

"Hey, they have mouths on their bodies, how can I stop them from talking?" Jiang Wen took a sip of the wine in the glass and waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, it was all trivial. Whether the movie was good or not, the audience would naturally give their evaluation after it was released.

"Don't let them try to pass the blame on to you when the movie doesn't do well, and then blame you as a supporting actor for stealing the limelight from the main character." Gu Wei said sarcastically.

"Uh." Jiang Wen's hand holding the chopsticks stopped unconsciously, "That shouldn't be the case!"

However, Jiang Wen himself had no confidence in what he said. Everyone knew what these Hong Kong people were like. They were the typical type who would follow whoever feeds them but throw the shit out of the pot after the meal.

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(End of this chapter)