Chapter 355: Wolf Warriors Starts Filming

Not long after the filming of "Under One Person" started, "Wolf Warrior" is about to start filming.

Before the new film's press conference, Wu Jing came to the crew and wanted to invite Jiang Heng to play a cameo role.

"Well, Director Jiang, I know you are very busy, but you also know that realistic military films are not very popular, so we still need your support! Besides, the 200 million investment was basically taken by you!"

The film "Wolf Warrior" has three investors: iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, the Television Art Center of the Political Department of the Jinling Military Region, and Chengfeng International Pictures under the name of Wujing.

The latter two companies really can't come up with much money, so iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video account for the vast majority of the investment.

Of course, the copyright of the film naturally belongs to iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.

Jiang Heng looked somewhat embarrassed when he heard this.

He is naturally very busy on weekdays.

As for time, it’s not that I can’t find it, but I just feel that this film isn’t particularly outstanding, so I’m considering whether or not to make a cameo appearance.

Of course, if it is a film like "Wolf Warrior 2" or "Operation Red Sea", Jiang Heng would not mind making a cameo appearance in the film to show off his skills.

“Well, it won’t take too much time. One or two days will be enough, and we can finish the shooting in one day!” Wu Jing asked for help “humbly”.

He was born as a kung fu star, and when he debuted, he followed the path that made Jet Li famous and directly played the leading male role in the movie.

Unfortunately, he missed the heyday of kung fu movies, and the films he made were of outdated formulas that didn't make any splash at all. Later on, he just hung out in the television industry or made guest appearances in movies.

In this life, with the support of Jiang Heng, he starred in many "Journey to the West" films and gained a lot of fame, status and money.

But he plays the role of Sun Wukong, which requires makeup, so you may not be able to see his true appearance even after watching the entire movie.

Therefore, he can only be considered a second-tier star until now, and cannot be compared with Huang Xiaoming, who also starred in Jiang Heng's films.

Of course, he has also made other movies in recent years, but they are all small and medium-budget action films and their market performance is mediocre.

If you want to make progress, you need to find another way. It was after seeing the huge success of "The King's Avatar" that he came up with the idea of ​​making a war film.

Considering that apart from Jiang Heng, no domestic director has been involved in military action films in recent years, he thought about directing and acting in the film himself and promoting himself.

Fortunately, thanks to the good cooperation in the past few years, we were able to get a huge investment of nearly 200 million from Jiang Heng, which was really unexpected.

It is said that when Xu Ke wanted to get investment from Jiang Heng to shoot "Seven Swords", he was rejected directly!
When other directors from Hong Kong and the mainland come to seek investment, the maximum they can offer is thirty or fifty million.

He is an action actor with no directing experience, but he got involved in a project worth 200 million yuan right away.

While I was excited, I was also really nervous.

No doubt about it, we will try our best to make the film well.

To this end, he used all the connections he had gained from his years in the film industry.

Wu Yizu was his "nephew" when he was studying at Shichahai Martial Arts School. They have always had a good relationship. Now he is an "international superstar", but he has always kept in touch with him.

Wu Jing risked his dignity and called for help.

Wu Qiuzu did not agree immediately, but asked about the shooting time first. Finally, he said, "I will go back to Hong Kong during the May Day holiday. I will come to see you then and make a cameo appearance in the film."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jing thanked him profusely but did not mention it again.

Afterwards, he contacted Huang Xiaoming and told him his request.

Brother Xiao Ming agreed without hesitation, which was very straightforward.

In fact, even in another time and space, the relationship between these two people is good.

When Huang Xiaoming got married, Wu Jing was one of the best men. In this life, because they both starred in Jiang Heng's films and worked together in "The Heroes", their relationship is naturally better.

Although the cast looked strong and the film's budget was high, Wu Jing was still a little unsure.

It was fine during the preparation period, but the closer it got to the start of filming, the more panicked I became.

Finally, he couldn't help it and ran over to ask Jiang Heng to make a guest appearance.

He thought to himself, "Lost on Journey" is such a low-budget movie, but Director Jiang made a cameo appearance. My project is a 200 million yuan big project! All the money I'm spending is yours!"
Jiang Heng saw his anxious expression and thought that if he really refused, he might even lose his mind.

Or he said, "Okay, I'll go and play a cameo role. What role are you going to assign to me?"

"King of Soldiers, is this okay? The kind that can beat ten by itself!"

Jiang Heng laughed, thinking, is the Soldier King novel popular now? I really didn't notice this!

"You are the protagonist, so you should be the one with the highest martial arts skills in the whole film!"

Wu Jing chuckled, "You can play my instructor, appear only in my memories, and teach me all kinds of powerful tactics and fighting techniques. For example, when I'm fighting with a master opponent, I think of a difficult move you've done before. I couldn't do it before, but I can do it this time!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "When masters fight, every second counts. You still have time to think about that!"

But then again, Wu Jing's idea wasn't so bad. After all, if he were to play a rookie with average strength or die in battle, that would really be too lame.

The actor who plays Wu Jing's former instructor is indeed good, and his higher ability can be explained.

As for why such a powerful person would always stay in an ordinary army, that is for the director and screenwriter to explain.

Jiang Heng agreed to make a guest appearance, which greatly boosted Wu Jing's confidence.

He immediately returned to the crew, and a few days later, the "Wolf Warrior" crew held a new film press conference and opening ceremony in Jinling.

At the press conference, Wu Jing expressed his gratitude to Jiang Heng for supporting the film, and then said that director Jiang Heng participated in the film and played a mysterious master in the film.

This has aroused the curiosity of the media.

Jiang Heng has actually made quite a few guest appearances in recent years, so this isn't something that's unusual.

The movies he starred in were "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "White Snake: Origin", which were released one after another.

However, Ning Caichen and Xu Xuan were both weak fighters, and Jiang Heng’s strength was not shown at all.

It is said that when Jiang Heng made a guest appearance in "Hero", the battle with Jet Li has always been talked about by movie fans.

The Erlang Shen Yang Jian he played in "Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother" was handsome and good at fighting, which made countless girls obsessed with him.

Unfortunately, Jiang Heng doesn't seem to be particularly serious about being an actor. Although he has kung fu skills that are not inferior to Jet Li's, he is unwilling to act in action movies, which makes countless fans feel regretful.

You have to know that in the current Chinese-language film market, Jet Li has reduced his production, and Jackie Chan is also a bit unable to continue, there is a lack of successors!
"Director Wu Jing, is what you said true? Will Director Jiang star in this movie?" A reporter couldn't help but ask loudly.

"Of course!"

"Then why didn't he attend?" someone asked directly.

"Well, as everyone knows, Director Jiang is currently filming and time is very tight, so he was unable to come to the press conference, but he will definitely participate, so please rest assured!" Wu Jing explained hurriedly.

The crowd didn't suspect Wu Jing would lie in public, they just wanted to confirm it.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng was really helpful. Later in the evening, he posted a photo of the start of filming of Wolf Warriors on Weibo, with the caption: "I am a master!"

(End of this chapter)