A wrap-up party was held immediately after the filming of "Kung Fu" was completed. The high-intensity shooting lasted for 80 days, which made everyone a little exhausted. Han Sen was okay. After all, he was the leading actor and an investor. In all aspects,
Although they were given the best treatment, it was the other actors in the crew who complained a lot because of Xiang Yihua and Han Sen's attitude of striving for excellence.
An action scene can obviously be done in post-production, but it has to be shot more than a dozen times on the scene to confirm that every frame is correct before it is called off. In the words of Jiang Liming, who plays the role of "The Chartered Man", filming a "Kung Fu"
The scene may have been filmed five or six times by other crews.
Fortunately, Xiang Yihua is a well-known director and has a strong intimidation force on the set, so similar emotions did not spread to the entire crew, resulting in the inability to start production.
After all, in order to reduce costs, Xiang Yihua did not offer excessively high salaries to some of the well-known actors in the crew. The actors' salaries are generally about 20% lower than outside.
"Brother Sen, someone is looking for you."
At the closing banquet, Han Sen was chatting with Xiang Yihua about the opportunity to collaborate next time when he heard someone calling him. Assistant Wang Kangcheng was the first to respond, walked towards the waiter who called, and asked: "Who is it?"
"He said he was a friend of Brother Sen, named Zhao Yixin."
Hearing the name, Wang Kangcheng suddenly felt enlightened. He turned back to look at Han Sen. Seeing Han Sen nodding, Wang Kangcheng said: "Let him come over."
Zhao Yixin did not come empty-handed this time, but came with two bottles of liquor worth several thousand yuan, which he bought with part of the wages he had just settled. In fact, he has taken three or four photos in Xiangjiang in the past few months.
He has started to make movies and TV series, and two of them have already been released and broadcast. He is already somewhat famous in the industry. However, because his agent Chang Ke has not settled all the remuneration to him, Zhao Yi can currently use it flexibly as a novice.
There are very few funds.
The two bottles of liquor worth seven to eight thousand in his hand were bought by him after almost draining his family's wealth, just to take advantage of the "Kung Fu" finals banquet to thank Han Sen in person.
If it weren't for Han Sen, Zhao Yixin might still be rejected by the entire entertainment industry today. Whether in Hong Kong or mainland China, as long as he is in this circle, Zhao Yixin will never be able to get ahead.
Miracle Media's suppression of Zhao Yixin is almost crazy. It may be that it is helpless to Han Sen, so it has an almost paranoid dislike of Zhao Yixin, who once helped Han Sen out of trouble. Especially since Zhai Yunxiao came back to power, Zhao Yixin has been
The viability of the industry is almost zero.
Fortunately, under Han Sen's introduction, Zhao Yixin later signed with Enlight Agency. Now he is led by his agent Chang Ke. At least for now, he has unimpeded access in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Moreover, because of the film and television production resources of Enlight Agency,
Therefore, Zhao Yixin can play an important supporting role or the second male lead in many movies and TV series.
Although Zhao Yixin is not a major, he is familiar with and well-informed in this circle, so for the roles he gets, his performance is very qualified, even to the point of excellence, which leads to Zhao Yixin's exposure in the industry
It has continued to improve and has formed a good reputation among some directors and film crews, so much so that when many film producers are preparing for new movies or TV series and looking for actors, they occasionally think of Zhao Yixin.
Then a phone call came, and Zhao Yixin had another role contract.
In the past few months, Zhao Yixin's development has been going smoothly, but the settlement of film remuneration has not been so smooth. Even a company as big as Enlight Brokerage often gets into scandals of taking long time to settle film remuneration and secretly deducting commissions from partners.
Of course, these scandals cannot be brought to light. At least at Han Sen's level, he has never encountered a situation where film remuneration or advertising fees were in arrears, but it does not mean that it will not happen.
People standing on tall buildings probably can't see what's going on in the deep ditch.
What's more, Zhao Yixin's agent Chang Ke is not conscientious. At least he is not as active as Zhao Yixin when it comes to collections. After all, Guangguang is a big company. Although the payment settlement time is long, it does not mean that it will not be settled. As long as
Just wait with peace of mind and you will always get your due salary.
Of course, as an agent, Chang Ke's income structure does not come solely from Guangguang Group, so compared to Zhao Yixin, he is not in a hurry.
Zhao Yixin is very satisfied if he can get the opportunity to film. Although the remuneration was not settled on time, he has not been left on the street. Therefore, Zhao Yixin is still very grateful to the Lighting Agency.
Han Sen saw Zhao Yixin when he was far away. He stood up with a smile and waved to Zhao Yixin.
Xiang Yihua and others sitting next to him at the banquet table were a little surprised, thinking that some big shot had come and asked Han Sen to stand up to greet him, so everyone turned to look over and subconsciously stood up to greet him.
As a result, a group of well-known figures in the film and television industry stood up, which immediately shocked the other crew members at the closing banquet. They all stood up one after another, and no one dared to sit down.
This scene made Zhao Yixin's heart pick up in his throat.
His walking pace involuntarily accelerated a lot, "Brother Sen!"
"Why are you here?" Han Sen smiled and patted Zhao Yixin's shoulder, motioning for everyone to sit down, and then invited Zhao Yixin to take a seat.
Zhao Yixin said with some fear: "Brother Sen, your movie is finished. I just got the news and came over to congratulate you. Excuse me for disturbing you."
"You guys, sit down." Han Sen smiled and asked someone to bring an extra chair over.
Fat Zai Cong, an important supporting actor in the movie "Kung Fu", couldn't help but ask: "Brother Sen, who is this?"
Xiang Yihua also smiled and said: "Where did Asen plan to hide this young talent?"
When Zhao Yixin saw Xiang Yihua, he was extremely nervous. He quickly stood up and introduced himself: "Hello everyone, my name is Zhao Yixin. I used to work with Brother Sen for a while, and now I am an actor."
At this time, someone seemed to remember something and said in surprise: "Zhao Yixin? The second male lead in "The Salty Man"?"
After hearing "The Salty Man Enters the Jianghu", everyone looked at Zhao Yixin with something wrong.
Compared to movies like "Kung Fu" that cost hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, "The Shitman" is just a low-quality movie with an investment of several million. It was just released not long ago. Although the box office results were ridiculously bad, at least the cost was recovered.
Barely enough.
And such a movie is not worthy of having an actor like Fat Zaicong as the protagonist.
When there is no urgent need for money, good actors are still very clean and self-sufficient.
But Zhao Yixin only plays the second male lead in a movie like this?
For a time, everyone's rating of Zhao Yixin dropped by many levels.
Xiang Yihua was even more confused. An actor like Zhao Yixin was not qualified to sit here. However, because the other party was quite familiar with Han Sen, Xiang Yihua and others did not say much and just focused on Han Sen again.
On the body.
"Brother Sen, are you really sure that the heroine of "Steel No." is Tang Wu? This is the dream girl of many men! I usually don't have the chance to meet Tang Wu!"
"I have worked with Tang Wu in a scene. Her temperament, figure, and appearance are like those of a fairy from heaven. No wonder she is rated as the most beautiful face in Asia. Just one look at her can make me lose my mind for several days.
"
"Brother Sen, isn't "Steel No." also a project of yours? Can you help the brothers and play a small part in it?"
"It's okay for me to be a bit player. As long as I meet Tang Wu, I can do anything!"
Everyone at the banquet table was discussing enthusiastically. When talking about the most beautiful actress Tang Wu, they were all excited and burst into laughter.
Han Sen didn't expect that Tang Wu's influence and popularity among the people would be so high. Even the actors from the "Kung Fu" crew who were also in the same industry were fascinated. Not many people could achieve this charm.
When people discussed "Steel Horn", apart from the female lead Tang Wu, most people were amazed at the investment in this movie.
"An investment of 500 million yuan, and it is still a starting point, there is no upper limit, even if it is a miracle, big companies like Hanhai have to consider their profits and losses if they want to invest, right?"
"With our brother Sen, the great beauty Tang Wu, and the famous director Xu Weizhou, are you still worried about the box office of this movie?"
"I checked and found that "Steel" is about a maritime disaster a hundred years ago. To be honest, it is interesting, but it is more of a test of special effects. I estimate that most of the 500 million will be spent on special effects."
"No matter how powerful the special effects are, you can't spend so much money. You don't know how crazy this old boy Xu Weizhou is. He actually built a super cruise ship 1:1, completely restoring the appearance of the Steel a hundred years ago. This shipbuilder alone
The project alone cost a full 100 million, which is crazy."
"If this movie becomes a hit, it will definitely be a drama that will leave a mark in history. Brother Sen, give me a chance and I can play a small role!"
A group of people were chattering excitedly about "Steel Horn". From time to time, someone encouraged Han Sen to agree to a few roles so that the actors present could have the opportunity to participate in this masterpiece.
But Han Sen smiled and waved his hand and said: "It's not that I don't agree, but that I can't do anything. Almost all the casting for this movie is through director Xu Weizhou. I am just an actor in this movie."
Xiang Yihua smiled half-heartedly, but others didn't know that, as a top boss in the industry, he was aware of Han Sen's right to speak in the "Steel Horn" movie.
Because Han Sen is not only the leading actor, but also the chief screenwriter of this drama. He wrote the script alone. In addition, Han Sen Studio also won almost the entire investment in the movie "Steel Horn"
.
A start-up studio invests 500 million yuan, and as the owner of this huge sum of money and the super investor of this movie, Han Sen has absolutely ridiculous power. Even if Han Sen is willing, he can
It's completely possible to change the director to helm this drama.
So it's not that Han Sen is powerless, it's that Han Sen has no intention of letting the characters from the movie "Kung Fu" make a cameo in the movie "Steel."
But others are others, and Zhao Yixin is Zhao Yixin.
As a "former colleague" who had saved him once at a critical moment, Han Sen had the idea of repaying his kindness. When he saw Zhao Yixin looking at him eagerly with a look of longing on his face, he paused and whispered.
: "There are not many easy-to-remember characters in "Steel," but each character has its own meaning. If you want to play it, I can make the decision to get you a role, but I hope you can do it for this
The character needs to put more effort into it.”
This was Han Sen's whisper, and no one other than Zhao Yixin saw it.
Zhao Yixin's blood boiled when he heard this, and he was extremely excited. But he was also very nervous at the same time: "Brother Sen, I am willing to die even if you ask me to do it. What I am most afraid of is that I will mess up this role because of your hindrance."
"
"Then just go learn and practice."
Han Sen smiled and said: "I'm just giving you this opportunity. Whether you can pass the interview depends on Director Xu Weizhou's advice."
After a pause, Han Sen continued: "The script of the movie "Steel" was completely derived from the maritime disaster of the "Steel" cruise ship. If you go back and learn about this shipwreck, you must understand every detail. I will let you
The character he plays is one of the crew members on this giant ship, Wang Mo, and he is also one of the management of this giant ship."
After Han Sen said this, he stopped talking to Zhao Yixin and just exchanged glasses with others with a smile, pushing cups and changing cups.
Zhao Yixin's mind felt like it was being exploded, and all the scenes were filled with the actors Han Sen just mentioned.
"One pair, Wang Mo!"
Thinking about this name, Zhao Yixin finally couldn't hold it back and picked up his mobile phone to search for relevant information about Wang Mo.
Soon, Wang Mo's personal resume appeared in front of him.
In an unprecedented shipwreck a hundred years ago, a 39-year-old Haiwei man named Wang Mo died when the giant ship sank.
Wang Mo was born in a family of sailors in Weihai. His father, grandfather and four brothers from his grandfather's generation were all captains.
After finishing his studies, he went south to become a sailor.
He was originally going to work on a sailing ship for five years, but in his fourth year, he passed the examination and passed the second mate certificate.
He has encountered hurricanes at sea and followed ships on the route from the East China Sea to New York.
Later he joined the shipping company and boarded the Steel.
Wang Mo once wrote his impression of the Steel in a letter: "I still don't like this ship... I have a strange feeling about it."
He was a key player in the shipwreck of the Steel and the decision-maker when the iceberg was discovered.
He was on duty at the time, and he gave two orders: full left rudder, and reverse at full speed!
Unfortunately, it may be because the order was not conveyed accurately. At that time, the order of the helmsman of the ship was in the opposite direction of the movement of the ship. In panic, the helmsman executed the wrong order. The ship may have turned to the right in the end, so he was unable to avoid it.
Open an iceberg.
Secondly, Wang Mo's judgment was incorrect. If the Steel just slowed down and hit the iceberg head-on, based on the design of its watertight compartments, the ship would definitely not sink.
This is the theoretical basis for the "unsinkable" steel number.
But he chose to turn, which led to the final collision, damaging five compartments in a row, and ultimately leading to tragedy.
When he saw this, Zhao Yixin felt extremely suffocated and shocked by some of the side details described in the shipwreck.