Chapter 224 Stars gather together
Hengdian, the launch conference of the new film "Zhu Xian".

Qian Xiaohao was sitting in the lounge, his legs shaking slightly involuntarily.

He was really a little nervous, and since 2000, he gradually started working behind the scenes.

He has acted in a drama, and in 2002 he played the Green Robe Patriarch in the TV series "New Shushan Swordsman", ranking third among the male actors in terms of screen time.

Compared with the treatment they received in the past, it is now extremely miserable.

But he is talented after all. Although he only had an outline for the emotional scenes he played, he and Bao Yilin, who played Yu Yingnan, created a "Green and Ying Love", which made countless audiences still remember Green Robe and Yu Yingnan many years later.

But these did not help Qian Xiaohao's current situation, and he still didn't have much to do.

However, when he was frustrated and depressed, he suddenly received an invitation from Jiang Heng, asking him to play the villain, the leader of the Ghost King Sect, in the movie "Zhu Xian".

The moment he received the news, he could hardly believe his ears and immediately fell into a state of ecstasy.

Play the villain?

He is so experienced!

I have to play this role well no matter what. If I can become popular again, at least I can make a living in the mainland!
After all, the cost of living in Hong Kong is too high, and we really can’t afford to live beyond our means!

"Teacher Qian, the event is about to begin. Please move outside to the east side of the stage and wait!" the staff member came over and said.

Qian Xiaohao quickly stood up, bent his body slightly, said thank you, and then went outside.

Another person to leave the show is Zhao Wenzhuo, who plays the monk Zhipu in this drama. He doesn't have many scenes and can only be considered a cameo.

Speaking of which, this is not the first time he has worked with Jiang Heng. In the previous movie "Lion Camel Ridge", he played the strongest villain, the Golden Winged Dapeng.

Unfortunately, the main selling point of the film is the special effects scenes, the golden-winged Roc does not appear for very long, and there is also a difference between the human form and the original.

Most of the audience were amazed at the stunning scene when the golden-winged Roc transformed into its original form, and had almost no feelings about the "human form" played by Zhao Wenzhuo.

Therefore, the performance experience in "Lion Camel Ridge" did not help much in his career development.

In recent years, resources have become increasingly scarce, and I have been spending most of my time filming TV series. If I can get a role in a movie, I would be willing to make a cameo appearance.

Other actors include He Zhonghua who plays Taoist Master Daoxuan, Jiao Xinjun who plays Wan Jianyi, Wang Gang who plays Tian Buyi, Yu Feihong who plays Su Ru, Xie Junhao who plays Mr. Ghost, etc.

They are all veteran actors who are well-known to the audience and have good acting skills, which makes the ordinary audience who come to watch the show very much looking forward to it.

"Jiao Xunjun, he was so handsome when he played Erlang Shen, I wonder what he is playing here!" an audience member murmured.

"Director Jiang's young Yang Jian is also very handsome, but doesn't he outshine Lin Jingyu when he plays Zhang Xiaofan?"

"Yes, Director Jiang, Zhang Xiaofan, is still being disliked. This is unacceptable!"

"Who is that woman? She looks pretty."

"What's the name? Tian, ​​she played the banshee in the previous movie Pingdingshan!"

"Haven't you watched 'The Night Watchman of Dafeng'? She played the role of Princess Lin'an in it!"

"Wow, it looks so white!"

"Why isn't Liu Yifei here? I think she's more suitable!"

The audience was talking about the event and the reporters were taking pictures.

During the interview session, a reporter asked Jiang Heng what he thought about the "Investiture of the Gods" that Huayi Company was planning to shoot?
Jiang Heng said that "Investiture of the Gods" belongs to the Chinese people and anyone can make it. He also hopes that more companies will participate in the filming of special effects blockbusters to prosper the entire Chinese-language film market.

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Heng stopped answering his questions. "Director Jiang, the book "Zhu Xian" you wrote is praised as the martial arts bible of the post-Jin Yong era. The whole book has a grand content and many characters. If you use a movie to express it, will it be like "The Legend of Zu Mountain", where every detail is not explained clearly, leaving the audience who have not read the original book confused?" asked a female reporter with a queen-like demeanor.

Jiang Heng laughed. "The Legend of Zu" to Xu Ke is like "The Promise" to Chen Kaige. It has been so many years, and it is still mentioned as a negative example!

"Definitely not. The story, main plot, and artistic conception of Zhu Xian are all in my mind. I already have a rough idea of ​​how to condense and delete the story in the form of a movie. After all, the story I thought of was very simple at the beginning. As I was writing, I realized, how come there are so many people?"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene; even the female reporter who asked a slightly harsh question laughed. She looked at Jiang Heng with admiration and a little regret.

I thought I could attract this man's attention, what a pity!

At the press conference, questions continued.

What the reporters were most curious about was, of course, the two young beauties present, who would play Lu Xueqi and who would play Bi Yao.

After learning about the role assignments, I was already thinking about how to write the draft while taking photos.

He also asked questions to all the veteran actors present one by one.

After the press conference, as usual, a dinner was arranged for the main cast and crew of the crew, and the official filming began the next day.

For this film, Jiang Heng plans to adopt a shooting method that combines real scenes with special effects.

In Hengdian, we mainly filmed indoor scenes and scenes of Heyang City.

In addition, a green screen studio will be built here to shoot some special effects shots.

Then we will go to Zhangjiajie to shoot, where the scenery is majestic, wild, shrouded in clouds and mist, and extremely magnificent. It is simply the real version of the Qingyun world.

If the scenery is slightly modified with special effects, Zhangjiajie will definitely become famous.

In addition, we will also visit Nanxi River in Yongjia, Laojun Mountain in Henan, Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake in Yunnan, and Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi.

There is a village at the foot of Longhu Mountain, which looks very much like Caomiao Village at the foot of Qingyun Mountain.

After the official start of filming, the crew first shot the indoor scenes.

Because most of the main creators are veteran actors, and Jiang Heng's storyboards are relatively detailed, filming was done at a lightning speed.

It’s just that when it comes to Tang Yan’s scenes, the speed will be slightly reduced. After all, I learned it at the Central Academy of Drama.

By the time we got to Jing Tian, ​​it was much slower than before.

The biggest problem is that she has never learned acting systematically. Although she had some experience in "Journey to the West: Pingdingshan", she has forgotten it all now. Jiang Heng still has to explain and demonstrate the play to her step by step.

Fortunately, Da Tiantian is very humble and polite, and has some talent in acting. Her performance was pretty good, and there was no major problem except that she was a little slow.

As a result, the crew’s filming scenes were quite funny.

There were often many people holding coffee cups and tea cups, gathering around to watch director Jiang Heng and Jing Tian perform.

Teacher Wang Gang took a sip from a teacup, looked at Jiang Heng and Jing Tian in the middle of the venue, and said to Zhao Wenzhuo beside him with a smile: "Director Jiang is really patient. Not to mention that this girl has some talent, even if she is replaced by someone who knows nothing, after being trained by Director Jiang, she can also get a nomination for Best Actress!"

Zhao Wenzhuo was quite envious and said, "No, no!"

In fact, he had pretty good resources when he debuted. After playing the villain in "Fang Shiyu", he got the most popular role of "Huang Feihong".

Unfortunately, the Hong Kong film market went from bad to worse, martial arts films gradually fell into disuse, and his resources became less and less, so he could only make TV series.

I am really envious of people like Jing Tian who have great resources!

(End of this chapter)