The atmosphere was lively as people exchanged drinks and drank wine. Li He had also participated in the wedding banquet and had experience in handling this scene.
After some socializing, Li He was a little tipsy and sat in the corner to sober up. Chen Jianbin found Li He with a glass of wine, and the two had a drink.
"I heard that you are going to cooperate with Director Gao?" Chen Jianbin asked.
Li He nodded and said, "Yes, I won the role of Hu Hai."
"Then I would like to congratulate you. Director Gao is a good director, and you will have a good learning opportunity by working with him." Chen Jianbin said.
Li He raised his glass: "I think so too, and there are many talented actors in this drama."
"Well, I've also heard that Chen Daoming, Duan Yihong, Yu Hewei and others have all joined the cast. This drama has attracted people's attention before it even started filming." Chen Jianbin continued: "I originally also received the offer of director Gao
Invitation, but firstly, I have collaborated with Director Gao on "Three Kingdoms", and secondly, I received an invitation from Director Zheng."
Li He said that he understood that if he were Chen Jianbin, he would also choose Zheng Xiaolong. In addition to the fact that Zheng Xiaolong's scenes are really good, it also has something to do with Zheng Xiaolong's background.
Gao Xixi is just Gao Xixi, but Zheng Xiaolong is not just Zheng Xiaolong. Behind him, he represents a force and a group in the entertainment industry. No one in the entertainment industry can ignore this.
"What are you talking about?" Sun Li came over holding a juice glass.
"Back to the Queen Mother, we were talking about when Qing Dynasty will land on Mars..." Li He started to get weird.
The new Queen Mother Sun Li has just killed Emperor Yongzheng. She has never seen any tricks before. She exposes Li He's trick: "Yunli, you are naughty again. Come here and reward the prince with a red fruit."
Chen Jianbin laughed at the side and said: "Okay, Prince Guo has faked the corpse and plans to murder me together with the Queen Mother."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After the closing banquet, Li He did not return to the capital, but met directly with the "Legend of Chu and Han" crew in Hengdian.
Hengdian Film and Television City is known as the Hollywood of the East, and of course it is not an exaggeration. Here you can find all the scenery you need, including the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Qin Palace.
The Qin Palace was built by Chen Kaige in 1997 for the filming of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin". It covers an area of 800 acres and has a construction area of 110,000 square meters. There are 27 majestic palaces and the main palace is "Four Seas Gathered in One Palace"
"With a height of 44.8 meters and an area of 17,169 square meters. The towering city wall is 2,289 meters long and 18 meters high. It complements the palace hall, vividly showing the majestic momentum of Qin Shi Huang's annexation of six countries and unification of the world.
When you stand in front of the ninety-nine steps of the main hall and take a panoramic view, you feel as if you are in control of all the world, and you feel as if you have traveled through two thousand years, and you can appreciate the momentum of Qin to unify the six countries and swallow up the world.
Although it is an antique building, when you are inside it, it feels as if the palace in front of you is the real Qin Palace.
Li He walked around this majestic palace and was amazed. He had no research on architecture, but he still had a good appreciation of beauty.
In the history of Blue Star, there are not many ancient buildings that have been handed down to this day. Most of them have disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only ruins that tell the story of the past.
But the palace in front of him was said to be built based on the ruins of Qin Xianyang Palace. Li He had to admire the imagination of the earth's architects, and thought that if he couldn't go back, he would not be able to bring a few architects back to Blue Star.
Are those idiots going to class?
Li He was wandering around Hengdian, and the crew of "Legend of Chu and Han" were not idle either. Various departments started working and transported equipment and props to Hengdian one by one.
Gao Xixi, who had a huge amount of money for filming, did not plan carefully. He specially invited historical experts from the Qin and Han Dynasties to provide guidance, and also found talents in related fields to make props that fit the style of the times.
More than 15,000 sets of costumes, props, armor, etc. from the Qin and Han Dynasties were prepared, as well as more than 8,000 weapons of various types, more than 2,000 war horses for filming, and more than 30 sets of large-scale equipment used for filming.
The number of people behind the scenes who participated in the production is even more exaggerated. A total of more than 20,000 people participated in the preliminary preparations. In order to tame a suitable war horse, the crew even started looking for a suitable war horse half a year ago. Until the crew was established, director Gao Xixi even organized a team of 1,200 people.
Large crew, not including actors.
According to the production team's schedule, the number of extras to be used alone is as high as 50,000. With such a huge scale, Gao Xixi is naturally rich.
Originally, "Legend of Chu and Han" was led by Bona Pictures, co-produced by Perfect Media, Xishi Century Media and many TV stations. However, Huali Film and Television stepped in. Several producers originally planned to refuse, but the investment amount Gao Xixi wanted was too high.
Gao, plus Pan Li and Yu Dong had a good relationship, so they agreed to join Huali Film and Television.
The original investment amount of "Legend of Chu and Han" was 250 million yuan, which was already a large-scale production. However, Huali Film and Television brought investment into the group and invested 150 million yuan. In addition to lamenting that Huali Film and Television had a lot of money, several investors had no choice but to
Accepted happily.
With 400 million in filming funds in hand, the largest investment amount in the history of Chinese TV dramas, Gao Xixi felt not only heavy pressure, but also excitement.
The pressure is that if the project fails, Gao Xixi will almost be ruined. The excitement is that with so much money, if the project succeeds, he will be a first-line director in the television industry.
Therefore, for the sake of the future, Gao Dao, who used to live a life of filming and spending money, became wealthy.
If you have money, of course you have to spend it. Even before the crew started filming, more than 100 million yuan had already been spent like water.
The crew of "Legend of Chu and Han" has very healthy funds. Even the leading actor Chen Daoming's single episode salary is only 200,000, which is the highest among the entire crew. In the end, the cast and crew's salary was controlled at around 130 million, which is a very reasonable range.
Most of the remaining costs are props, scene construction, venue costs, and post-production costs.
In fact, according to Gao Xixi's own idea, the crew would not start filming until around September, but Huali Film and Television's entry and tight rush forced the crew to start production in advance. Another issue is the script. Gao Xixi has been hesitant about the two versions of the script.
I don’t know whether I should use Wang Hailin’s version or the version I paid for earlier.
In the end, we decided to use both versions together and shoot whichever one is longer. Try to increase the number of episodes so that we can sell them at a good price.
Several investors were stupid and had too much money, so they agreed to Gao Xixi's plan despite the objections of screenwriter Wang Hailin. But it won't take long for them to regret it.
But then again, this actually has nothing to do with Li Hyuk. If there are more episodes, maybe he can get more pay.
But now this script made him frown. What the hell is this? Are these ridiculous lines serious? This, this, this...
Li Hyuk seemed to have seen the birth of another thunder drama, and he had the urge to quit acting, but the actor's contract had been signed, and it was impossible to go back on it.
Besides, Li Hyuk was surprised by the popularity of "Palace" last time. That kind of thunderous drama can be popular all over the world. This drama is a little more normal, so it should be fine.