After Wu Gang read the script, he felt unbelievable: "Is this a science fiction script that Chinese people can write?"
"If you said it, it was written by a Chinese person." Guo Fan replied.
Wu Gang gave a thumbs up and said: "That's awesome. I believe this film will achieve good results. I agreed. It doesn't matter even if the role is smaller. As long as I participate, I will be proud."
Li He and Wu Jing looked at each other and fooled another actor, which was pretty good. Finally, at Wu Gang's strong request, Guo Fan agreed to play a guest role.
After returning home, Guo Fan discussed Li He's suggestion with China Film Huali Film and Television. After approval, a project launch conference was officially held in Beijing. Because Li He and Wu Jing were still filming "Wolf Warrior 2", they could not come.
To participate, Li He asked Da Mi Mi to attend the press conference on his behalf.
Da Mi Mi is the co-producer and producer of "The Wandering Earth", which is also considered his job.
A domestic science fiction blockbuster is about to be launched, and popular movie stars like Li Hyuk and Wu Jing are joining the cast. The first impression in the public's mind is that they can't believe it.
In what era are there still people who believe that China can produce domestic science fiction blockbusters? Only fools believe that.
However, the overwhelming news cannot be all fake. Netizens clicked on a lot of related news with hesitation, only to know that this would be true.
"With an investment of 700 million, "The Wandering Earth" will become a reality."
"Lee Hyuk starred in it. Come on, can we still trust domestic science fiction films? Doesn't this ruin a good actor?"
"It's a young guy who gets paid a lot of money for a movie. It looks like a bad movie at first glance."
"Be careful what you say upstairs. Who do you think is the new kid? Do you want me to show you Li He's best actor?"
"With Wu Jing starring, I can probably think of what kind of movie it will be."
""Roboman"?"
"No, I think it's "Villiers: Blue Bloods."
"Can you please go and read the original Akatsuki story?"
"Just because it looks good doesn't mean the movie is good-looking. It's destined to be bad."
The Internet alone was already very lively, not to mention the news media at the press conference. Without Li He, Guo Fan and Da Mi Mi became the target of questions from many media reporters.
"Excuse me, if Li Hyuk stars in a movie like this, aren't you afraid of failure?"
Da Mi Mi said with a smile: "Li Hyuk and I would not invest in this film because we were afraid of failure. In fact, we made sufficient understanding and preparation before investing in and joining this film. We are very confident."
"Everyone knows that domestic science fiction films were labeled as bad films in the past. What plans do you have to get rid of this image?"
Guo Fan replied: "In order to make this film, we have made sufficient preparations. The preparation period alone is as long as three or four years. My team and I are 200% committed to producing this domestic science fiction film."
I believe the movie will achieve good results."
"The most important thing in science fiction films is the production of special effects. The original world view is very huge. What guarantees do you have for the special effects scenes of the film?"
"In fact, we have hired a number of special effects production companies before, and finally selected Weta Digital as the main company, supplemented by domestic special effects companies. Several parties cooperated to produce special effects. For this reason, we paid a huge production fee and strived to give the audience
Presenting excellent special effects production." Guo Fan said.
"Great power, Lee Hyuk is not here, why did you let him star in this movie? If the movie fails, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
Da Mi Mi laughed and said: "It is nonsense to say failure before filming has started. I believe in Guo Fan and his team, and I also believe in Li He's vision. In fact, I have already read the script, and my first reaction at that time was
This is a script that cannot be written by Chinese people."
The media reporters at the scene were all amused by Da Mi Mi's words. When a reporter asked Da Mi Mi to reveal more details about the film's script, Da Mi Mi refused. The reason was that this domestic science fiction epic was so special.
You will know when it is released, and it will only be enjoyable to watch in the cinema.
When a reporter asked about the specific release date of the film, Guo Fan thought for a while and said: "If there are no accidents, the film will be released during the Lunar New Year in 2018 or the Spring Festival in 2019."
The release time is still very early. After all, it is just a project launch conference, and the film has not yet started filming. However, Guo Fan’s guarantee still reassures many people. After all, if you say that the project will be approved now and released next year, most viewers will doubt it.
A bad movie.
The press conference attracted a lot of attention, and China Film and Huali Film and Television fully hyped up the popularity, making "The Wandering Earth" a success.
After the project establishment press conference, the casting of actors began. In addition to the already decided Li He, Wu Jing, and sister Zifeng, all other roles needed to be considered.
After discussing with investors, Guo Fan believed that with Li Hyuk, there is no need to worry about the traffic of this film, so he should choose those capable actors with acting skills, and the salary should preferably be cheaper.
The production cost is 700 million, including the investment in publicity and distribution. The actors' remuneration must be strictly controlled. The total remuneration offered by the crew does not exceed 150 million, and Li He and Wu Jing took 100% of it.
The salary is 40. Although it is a commercial blockbuster, it is China's first domestic science fiction film after all. Both Li He and Wu Jing both reduced their salaries a little.
In fact, thanks to Li Hyuk's promotion, Huali Film and Television and Da Mi Studio participated in the investment. Li Hyuk himself also took on the title of producer and producer, and he did not pay any money.
Director Ning Hao is very interested in this sci-fi blockbuster that is being produced. He is also currently planning a sci-fi comedy movie called "Crazy Alien", so he came to watch it and made a guest appearance at the invitation of Guo Fan.
In addition, Lei Jiayin, Guo Jinfei, Li He invited Deng Chao, Lu Yi, Lao Hu Bai Doufu, Liu Shishi, Wang Ou and many other friends to help out.
Although none of them appeared in many scenes, they agreed to make a cameo for Li Hyuk's sake, but Li Hyuk wanted to treat him to a big dinner, the kind that would be cooked by himself. As a producer, Da Mi Mi would not be let go.
However, Guo Fan insisted on inviting her to play the role of a teacher, with a few minutes of scenes and lines.
Da Mi Mi was originally supposed to play the role of Liu Qi's mother, but because Da Mi Mi thought it would be weird to play Li He's mother, she didn't take the role. The role was given to Liu Min, who became popular with "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Pretender"
Tao.
In addition, Guo Fan did not even let Liu, the author of the original work, play the role of Space Station Officer A. Not to mention Liu, Guo Fan even arranged a role for himself, playing a forklift driver.
To this extent, Guo Fan said that he didn't want to do it. He was really forced to do it because he was short of money.
The other thing is the casting of other main characters, the more important one is Liu Qi’s grandfather Han Zi’ang. Guo Fan is a fan of the golden pairing of Master Xing and Uncle Da, so he agreed to invite Uncle Da to star.
When Uncle Da received the script, he couldn't believe it was written by a Chinese. After repeated confirmations, he accepted the film, even though the salary was a little low, only 500,000.
Li Guangjie was chosen for the role of Wang Lei, who had a relatively important role, and the role of Zhou Qian. Li Heti and his junior sister suggested that Guo Fan should be given the role of Tan Songyun, and other roles could be left to Guo Fan.
After a lot of casting, at the end of May, the casting work for "The Wandering Earth" was finally completed. By this time, Li Hyukdu had already completed the filming of "Wolf Warrior 2".
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