"Everyone, let's get ready. Let's cut the cake today." Han Yan came over and suggested weakly.

There was no red carpet for this opening ceremony, and no reporters were even invited.

Just pursue a simple sense of ritual.

The male number one and the female number one are investors, and the female number two is the female number one’s best friend.

The consultant invited is a doctor of medicine and a friend of the male lead.

There were too many people on set that the director couldn't control, and Han Yan really didn't have much confidence as a director.

Fortunately, the money came in quickly, and it has all been received. The total investment is 40 million, of which 5 million is offset by Qian Chen and An Qian's remuneration.

Spending five million to hire celebrities like Qian Chen and An Qian is simply cheating.

You can totally think of this movie as if it cost 50 million.

"Aren't you told to maintain your weight? Can you still eat cake?" Anxi asked in surprise.

She plays a patient in the end.

"We'll eat, just watch." Han Yan couldn't bear it, but he still didn't want to be too hard-hearted.

"Anxi is speechless."

But there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't say that I had a secret recipe to stay slim even if I ate it.

Let's all take a photo together to reflect the main lineup.

Then, the big cake was cut.

Everyone gets a piece, including the staff, and the practice of burning incense and worshiping Buddha is becoming less and less popular now.

Of course, the entertainment industry is still a place full of superstitions.

There are a lot of sexy moves that make people stunned.

"Thank you, Teacher Li, for coming to help this time." Qian Chen thanked Li Jianyi beside him while eating the cake.

Li Jianyi participated in "Xiu Chun Dao" and played the role of Wei Zhongxian. This time he called over to help.

"Thank you. This is a job for me." Li Jianyi was also very polite.

This is not too false. Last time it was Wei Zhongxian, and this time he played Xiong Yao's father. They were both very good actors.

If you have money, it's not just bad money, so why not do it.

However, it is true that he does not accept all jobs. He mainly stars in dramas and is a professional drama actor. If he is not too short of money or has a high-quality project, he would rather act in dramas than take on film and television dramas.

"Don't be pretentious when you say this. You also know that I am a straight person and don't mince words." Qian Chen laughed.

Shuang Jianyi twitched the corners of his lips and replied: "That's necessary."

A guy who is like a human spirit, he actually claims that he can't mince words. You probably don't know how people outside judge you.

"I plan to make a TV series next year. In addition to some roles that can only be played by young people, I also want to invite powerful teachers to star in other roles. However, I am a quiet person and don't communicate much, so I wanted to ask you.

Can you please help me get in touch?" Qian Chen expressed his request.

Money can make the world go round.

That's only appropriate in certain circumstances.

What's more, Qian Chen doesn't have much money. He plans to spend all his limited funds on special effects. What he can give to actors may not be able to keep up with the market.

So forget it about being a popular star.

Even if he can get it with favors, he doesn't want to. If you borrow a favor, you have to pay it back.

As for the old opera bones - the broad ones - except for those with heads, such as Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoqi, Chen Baoguo and others, most of them are very cheap, and many of them have experienced tens of dollars.

One month of filming.

It's just that most of them have some pride.

Even if you give me money, you may not be able to get it, let alone if you don’t have much money to give.

For example, if you ask Pan Huanghe to play the role of the earthly grandson, he is rich in gold and jade, Huaijin holds jade, and the wind is strong and honest... then it is definitely impossible for him to agree to you.

It is easy to shake Mount Tai, but difficult to shake the Yellow River.

But if you can find someone of their kind to act as a middleman, it would be easy.

Shuang Jianyi is such a person.

"What kind of TV series is it?" Li Jianyi obviously didn't pay enough attention to things in the entertainment industry, so he didn't know that Qian Chen was working on a TV series.

"New list of gods." Qian Chen replied.

Then, as expected, I saw the other person's face was a little embarrassed.

If we were to remake Journey to the West, there might not be so much hesitation and resistance, but "The Legend of the Gods" would not work so well.

In fact, from the perspective of novels, "The Romance of the Gods" cannot be called a "classic". Mr. Zhou commented on "The Romance of the Gods" in "A Brief History of Chinese Novels": "During this period, the name of Buddhism was sometimes mentioned, and famous religions were occasionally mentioned, and the three religions were mixed.

, is slightly like "Journey to the West", but its roots are just the opinions of alchemists."

In terms of plot layout, novel language, and characterization, "The Romance of the Gods" is much inferior to "Journey to the West".

For example, "Journey to the West" created many artistic images that everyone likes, such as the King of Nv'er Kingdom, the Rat Spirit, the Scorpion Spirit, the Lord of the All Saints Palace, the Spider Spirit, the Jade Rabbit Spirit, etc. However, most of the characters in "The Romance of the Gods" are flat.

Monotonous and lackluster.

It's a magic weapon and a very powerful weapon.

But precisely because of this, the character's combat effectiveness is further ignored.

If you eat with a magic weapon, you will become a fool without it.

Not to mention the plot, there are many repetitions and similarities in the story telling, especially the repeated formation and breaking of formations, which gives it a sense of sameness.

"Why do you want to make a list of the gods? This is not easy to do, and many people are probably not interested." There are so many good IPs and if you don't do it, you have to choose "The Romance of the Gods". It's hard to say that it's not a waste of money.

Some people like to waste money, but some people have no interest in it.

More money, less money, different people have different views.

For some people, when they have gained social status, have enough money to spend, and their children and grandchildren have good school district housing and good anxiety, they value spiritual satisfaction more.

Li Jianyi can indeed introduce many people, but he also has to consider whether he will be criticized by others.

"Mainly for China's film special effects industry, I found an investment of 1.5 billion and wanted to recreate this TV series from the perspective of special effects." Qian Chen said very lofty words, but he did not lie.

For the xx industry and for the future of xx.

Li Jianyi felt that this reason was very appropriate. People of his generation were most prone to this kind of thing.

"But we don't know much about special effects, and we can't keep up with the times."

There have never been so many special effects before.

Think back to when you were filming Journey to the West, what should you do if you didn’t find the white horse at the beginning?

Paint.

As a result, the paint will peel off when it rains. Tang Monk just rode a horse and the white paint was all over his buttocks.

There is no choice but to find a real white horse.

4 We are only responsible for acting. The special effects are the responsibility of the special effects people. Each performs his own duties, and the acting group is mainly responsible for literary drama. "Qian Chen is a bit deceptive, but that's about it."

The real acting school is best at performing without physical objects.

Chen Peisi eating noodles and drama actors performing on an empty stage are all in line with the performance methods of special effects actors.

On the contrary, it's those little fresh meats and the like.

No matter how you look at it, you feel embarrassed.

"This is a good attempt, and it can be considered to be in line with advanced technology. Let me ask some people for you. The roles are still the same, right?" Li Jianyi agreed.

For the sake of everyone being factory owners, Qian Chen is from the West Factory and he is from the East Factory.

"Yes, the characters are pretty much the same, but there are some changes in the fighting and plot," Qian Chen said.

To put it bluntly, he is using the cover of "The Romance of the Gods" to integrate Chinese mythology, action and special effects.

Make a TV series first, and if the response is good, make an independent movie about the characters.

This is somewhat similar to Marvel.

Of course, it’s a bit premature to talk about Marvel now.

We have many projects in the pot, and we often target Marvel and Disney. This is purely to deceive investors' money.

"What do you think I can do?" Li Jianyi was quite interested.

"This is simple, you can choose the role." Qian Chen was very generous, and he was not worried that the other party would ask to play King Zhou.

Not suitable at all.

The advantage of this type of artist is that they regard acting as both work and art.

Even if you really asked him to play King Zhou, if he felt it was inappropriate, he would refuse the role directly.
To be continued...