Chapter 368
During the May Day holiday, "Soldier Assault" starring Bao Qiang was finally officially aired in Beijing and Taiwan.
This is more than five months later than the premiere in its history. This was mainly because in order to promote "People on the Road", Bao Qiang joined the cast a little later than expected, so the filming schedule was moved back two months. moon.
In addition, this time it was directly broadcast on the Beijing TV station instead of pilot broadcast on the local TV station, so in the end, there was an extra three months of waiting in line before it was officially broadcast.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Beijing and Taiwan are not very optimistic about this drama.
Although Bao Qiang is famous now because of "The Lost Road", the first few episodes of "Soldier Assault" are still tepid. The ratings are not at the bottom, but they are still far away from the leading groups. gap.
This made Bao Qiang a little less confident, and Cheng Rijie was distracted. Fortunately, through the compilation of his memoirs, he had more and more contact opportunities with Hu Fu, and he could still be considered happy after being disappointed in the casino.
In the blink of an eye, May 5th came.
Just before Xu Kun was about to join the cast of "Apple", Feng Xiaogang called him and Bao Qiang to Huayi again - the final film of the assembly number had been cut.
Driving to Huayi's underground parking lot, Xu Kun took comprehensive 'protective measures' as usual.
Although there are security guards and surveillance in the parking lot, you still can't guard against the all-pervasive entertainment reporters and fans, so for the sake of safety, you still have to 'arm' yourself.
While Xu Kun was busy in the back seat of the car, a familiar girl ran past out of breath. Under the driver's constant urging, she got into a Jinbei Bread car using both hands and feet.
Isn't this Zhao Liying who just called me a few days ago?
I was in Thailand at the time, so I hung up without saying a few words, and I didn’t know what she wanted from me.
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, then saw the van rushing out of the underground garage as if its butt was on fire, and then he forgot about the matter.
Anyway, if there is really something important, Xiao Zhao will definitely call again.
The two of them came to the screening room upstairs together. Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Ren Hua, Zhang Hanyu, and Qin Lan were already there, and Li Bingbing, Huo Siyan, and Xiong Naijin also came to join in the fun.
In addition, Xu Kun also saw Zhou Xun, who had just signed a contract.
Original Spacetime Zhou Xun signed a contract in early 2006, but due to the butterfly effect brought by Xu Kun, the matter was postponed for a whole year. It was not until the end of March this year that she and Deng Chao signed with Huayi at the same time.
However, there was no sign of Fan Bingbing, so he must have joined the group in advance.
"Director Xu."
"Director Xu."
"Brother Kun."
"Kun'er."
Xu Kun's arrival seemed to shift the center of gravity of the screening room, and everyone looked at him with eager eyes.
There is no airtight wall in the industry. Xu Kun is preparing to shoot an action blockbuster and has even received support from the government and the Thai military government. At least it is no secret within Huayi.
Nowadays, people who think they are qualified to win roles are all holding back their efforts to get a piece of the pie, so as soon as Xu Kun entered the screening room, he was surrounded by people on three levels inside and outside.
It wasn't until brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, as well as Feng Xiaogang and Chen Guo, arrived together that the focus shifted again.
Feng Xiaogang is obviously more haggard. In addition to being tired from post-production, it is also due to the unremitting hype and revelations of "The Voucher".
When the greetings were over and everyone sat down, Xu Kun deliberately leaned into Feng Xiaogang's ear and said, "Uncle Feng, your idea is really effective. Now that the stall is so big, I feel a little unsure. How about you become the producer of this drama and help me steer the show?”
Feng Xiaoning ultimately declined the invitation to serve as a producer, mainly because he recently twisted his waist while filming "Qinghai-Tibet Line", and he was unwilling to leave the filming to others, so he endured conservative treatment.
It is estimated that after filming "Qinghai-Tibet Line", I will have to rest for a year and a half.
And now that the new movie has made such a big splash, there is no guarantee that Feng Xiaogang will not take it seriously, so Xu Kun simply came to borrow flowers and offer them to Buddha.
Hearing Xu Kun's initiative to invite him to be the producer, Feng Xiaogang suddenly smiled, shook his head and said: "How can young people do it if they are timid? When do you plan to start filming this movie?"
"I plan to settle the script and investment issues before the end of July. At present, Huayi, China Film Group, LeTV, Thailand, and those related companies in my hometown are all interested in getting involved, with a total investment of 80 million. .
By the end of August, after all the main actors have been decided, they will be sent to Thailand for three months of training. After completing the road show promotion of "Assembly", they will spend the Chinese New Year in China and then officially start filming.
Production is expected to be completed by June next year at the latest, so I definitely won't be able to make it to the summer schedule. I'm thinking that maybe it can be released during the National Day. Firstly, it can take over the aftermath of the Olympics. Secondly, I feed this film on patriotism. ”
Feng Xiaogang was even more satisfied with Xu Kun's arrangement. Not only did he fully consider the announcement of "Assembly", but he also took the initiative to give up next year's Lunar New Year slot.
After filming two blockbusters in a row, he and Hua Yi want to take a breather, so they are planning to release a Lunar New Year comedy next year - since it is a Lunar New Year comedy, it must be released during the Lunar New Year period. Xu Kun was released on the National Day schedule. Although there were also considerations in terms of movie genre, in Feng Xiaogang's view, this was mainly to avoid fighting with his roommates, which naturally helped him.
So he patted Xu Kun on the shoulder and said: "Okay, then I will be the producer. If there are any problems, we will solve them together."
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While Xu Kun was watching the finished film of "Assembly", Zhao Liying also rushed to the Bayi Film and Television Base.
As soon as she got off the bus, someone handed her two pages of the script and a strapless evening dress.
"The filming of your scene will start in about an hour! The male protagonist is in a hurry. Don't make any problems then and try your best to do it again! Also, don't get your clothes dirty. This is a fresh product specially rented from the studio. ! ”
Zhao Liying looked at the long list of lines in the script and felt like her scalp was going to explode.
Due to repeated mistakes, she has never been able to get Director Xu's lap, so she recently had to start a side job. Sometimes she had no work for two or three days, and sometimes she could catch several shows a day.
Most of the characters only have a few lines, and even if they have more, there are questions and answers, so it's not easy to forget the words if someone prompts them.
But today she is playing the role of a celebration host. She has to recite a dozen lines before starting, and she can't stumble in the middle.
I was given just one hour of preparation time...
Isn't this embarrassing? !
But the assistant director didn't give her a chance to bargain. He pointed to the location of the dressing room and ran to do other things.
Zhao Liying could only run to the dressing room at the urging of her manager, holding the strapless evening dress.
It's said to be a changing room, but it's actually just a big tent.
There are six dressing tables lined up inside. At this time, people are queuing at the four dressing tables on the left and right, and only the two in the middle are idle.
You can tell from the looks of it that it must be a position reserved for ‘big shots’.
So Zhao Liying didn't dare to get close at all. She honestly held her clothes and started to line up. At the same time, she opened the script and took the time to memorize her lines.
But the tent was in a mess, and she was already a little upset, so she couldn't get into the mood.
Just when Zhao Liying wanted to shout, "Shut up, everyone", the tent suddenly became quiet.
Zhao Liying knew that a big shot must be here, so she turned around and saw Jiang Yiyan walking in with a tall and long-legged girl.
It turns out to be her!
Seeing Jiang Yiyan sitting in front of one of the dressing tables, Zhao Liying was filled with envy.
Sure enough, there still needs to be someone on top!
After Jiang Yiyan sat down, she didn't rush to put on makeup. Instead, she looked around and asked, "Isn't Tong Dawei here yet?"
Someone who was well-informed immediately replied: "I seem to be discussing the matter with the director."
"Oh~"
Jiang Yiyan nodded, pointed to the dressing table next to her and said, "Xiao Tang, you can use this dressing table first."
"If Brother Tong comes later..."
"What are you afraid of? I'll tell him when the time comes!"
Jiang Yiyan was domineering and pushed Tang Yan to sit on the chair next to him.
Then, without waiting for her to give instructions, three makeup artists took the initiative to come forward. Two of them were waiting on Jiang Yiyan, and communicated with Tang Yan in a low voice.
Seeing this scene, especially seeing the treatment of Tang Yan's chicken and dog, Zhao Liying secretly gritted her teeth, hugged the costume and went straight to Jiang Yiyan.
Director Xu has always had a close relationship with him, so it seems that he can only approach in a roundabout way.
Although there is a certain disadvantage due to being separated by a layer in the middle, it is better to have the price difference made by the middleman than to get no benefits at all.
(End of chapter)