Chapter 295 Singing
The original historical drama "Warring States" had a bad plot and the actors' looks were even worse.
I really don't know what the stylist was thinking when he designed long flowing hair and a mustache for Sun Honglei.
There is neither a tough temperament nor a wise feeling.
I don’t know what kind of look Huang Xiaoming will have when playing Sun Bin, maybe it can be saved!
Of course, Jiang Heng didn’t say anything!
What could he say?
After all, this girl is not under the iQiyi, Youku or Tencent Video Films. After she becomes famous, it is her freedom to make whatever kind of movies she wants.
Furthermore, you can’t accuse someone of making a bad movie before the film has even been shot!
In fact, many movies don’t know how they will turn out before they’re finished.
There are also some films where you feel everything is fine before they start, but after they are finished you find out they are pure garbage.
For example, the original movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" had actually been filmed long ago.
At the beginning of filming, there were no major problems with the script or the actors.
But what was produced was so bad that it was directly rejected by the top management!
There is no way. The book "The Three-Body Problem" has too many fans in both the political and business circles, so how can we allow you to produce shoddy products?
Therefore, Jing Tian still has high expectations for the prospects of this work.
She hugged Zhao Liying who was standing beside her and said to Jiang Heng, "Brother, I want to borrow someone from you. Let Ying Bao come over and play a role!"
When Jiang Heng looked over, Zhao Liying instantly became nervous.
Fortunately, what she heard was "no problem", and Zhao Liying quickly expressed her gratitude.
Jiang Heng put down his chopsticks and said, "You have been in the company for a few years. I thought you had no performance experience and didn't give you many resources. Do you have any ideas?"
Zhao Liying waved her hands and said, "No, no, I know I have no acting experience, but I'm doing pretty well now. I'm very grateful to Director Jiang and the company!"
Jiang Heng smiled, "After filming "Warring States", I will go back to the company to find Vice President Li Xiaoping. I will ask her to prepare a TV series and you will play the leading role!"
Zhao Liying was extremely surprised when she heard this.
After all, she has only played minor supporting roles over the years.
Although he has acted in Jiang Heng's movies, his roles were too few, so he can only be considered a familiar face in the circle, but is far from being famous.
With the strength of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, the TV series and movies produced by them are likely to be hits.
For example, the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series, "The Night Patrol of Dafeng", etc., each of them has made many people famous.
Jing Tian’s current popularity is largely due to the role of Princess Lin’an.
And if she can star in a few big-budget TV series, she can at least become a second-tier artist.
Zhao Liying expressed her gratitude profusely, and the other girls were also a little envious.
After all, film resources are limited, and big-budget TV dramas are also scarce resources.
Seeing this, Jing Tian was really happy for Zhao Liying and said with a smile: "Brother, let me tell you, your decision is so wise. Ying Bao will definitely perform well and will definitely become famous!"
Jiang Heng smiled, "You are quite good at judging people?"
"Of course, I'm actually very smart!"
Jiang Heng smiled, "So what do you think of the director of your film?"
Jing Tian was silent because the film's director, Jin Chen, didn't seem to be very impressive.
The original script was not very grand, so they found Jin Chen, a director who often won film festival awards but had little box office success.
However, during the script revision process, the plot and settings became more and more grand, and the actors were invited to star in the film, including popular first-line male stars such as Huang Xiaoming and a group of veteran actors.
The investment was increased to 50 million US dollars. At this glance, Jin Chen’s resume seemed a bit mismatched!
"What does brother mean?"
Jiang Heng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I just said it casually, it's meaningless! The choice of director is something that investors should consider!"
Jing Tian nodded slightly. She was not the girl who had just debuted in history.
The one who ran to Sun Honglei and said foolishly, "Teacher, I can't act." Then it was exposed in front of the media, and his reputation plummeted instantly. In the past few years, I have been hanging out in Jiang Heng's crew, and I have gained a lot of experience.
I have secretly made up my mind that I must change the director when I return.
An investment of 50 million US dollars and using a new director, that's nonsense!
Everyone ate and chatted, and it was almost twelve o'clock when they finished.
Jing Tian was still not satisfied and suggested going to KTV to sing. Several girls responded and then looked at Jiang Heng.
"Brother, go ahead. You're busy with work every day. You must be so tired! What do you think, Xixi?"
Liu Yifei said softly: "How about going out and playing for a while?"
Jiang Heng thought about it and said, "Then let's go!"
I also feel that I have been too busy recently and haven’t relaxed for a long time.
Because he was drunk, Jiang Heng did not drive. Instead, he ordered his driver and bodyguard to come and drive them to the KTV, and asked for a big room and a lot of drinks and snacks.
After entering, several girls were excited and rushed to the song selection machine.
Jiang Hengze was sitting on the sofa. Seeing Zhao Liying sitting beside him, he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you go?"
Zhao Liying instantly became nervous, "I, wait a moment, they sing first!"
Jiang Heng laughed, "Don't be nervous, this is not a good habit of yours!"
"I'm not nervous usually, not even in front of the camera, but only in front of you, Director Jiang..."
After Jiang Heng said this, Zhao Liying became more nervous and even stuttered.
Her little face was slightly red, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Seeing this, Da Tiantian, who was standing by, put her arm around Zhao Liying and said with a smile, "No way, brother, are you bullying Yingbao?"
Jiang Heng laughed, "How is that possible?"
Zhao Liying was almost crying, and waved her hands quickly, saying, "No, no, I just get nervous when I see Director Jiang!"
Yang Mi laughed and said, "You have a bad habit. You get nervous in front of him. How are you going to act in Director Jiang's movies in the future?"
Da Tiantian was a little unhappy when she heard this, and blurted out, "It's simple. Just spend more time with your brother. You won't be nervous after a lot of times, right, Tangtang?"
Tang Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, when I first came here, I was also easily nervous, but after filming together every day and calling you "Second Brother" for a while, I got better!"
Jing Tian smiled and said, "That's right. Come on, the two of you should sing a song together first to cultivate your tacit understanding!"
After saying this, Da Tiantian ran to change the song.
A melodious melody soon filled the huge box. It was the classic love song "Lovesickness in the Wind and Rain" sung by Zhang Xueyou and Tang Baoru.
Jiang Heng was naturally familiar with it, picked up the microphone and sang in Cantonese easily: "It's hard to understand all kinds of sorrows, knowing each other's love is deep!"
Zhao Liying on the side was dumbfounded. "I, I don't speak Cantonese, I don't speak Cantonese! I don't speak Cantonese!"
As a result, Yang Mi picked up the microphone and sang in Cantonese: "The sea of love has become vast, and the infatuated heart has encountered the cold wind!"
Jiang Heng glanced at Da Mimi, who actually winked at him. The two of them sang in a duet, and their performance was quite coordinated. After all, they were both professionals.
On the side, Da Tiantian was a little unhappy and poked Zhao Liying with her finger.
“You don’t speak Cantonese?”
Zhao Liying was even more confused, "I've never been to Guangdong, it's normal that I don't speak Cantonese!"
Da Tiantian was even more speechless, and whispered: "That's for sure, you're the only one in the whole room who can't do that!"
"what!"
"How could I, who is as smart as I am, have a best friend as stupid as you!" Da Tiantian "broke down".
(End of this chapter)