Although the director of this version of "A Better Man" is still Chen Musheng, the finished film is still somewhat different from the original version.
On the one hand, there was a change in actors, and on the other hand, Jiang Yan happened to be on tour when the film was being filmed, so it was impossible to monitor him at all times like in previous films.
However, although there are many differences between the scene shots and the original version, it is still okay overall, otherwise Jiang Yan would not have nodded and passed.
Now that the film has been released, the opinions of fans, audiences and critics have also come out. Generally speaking, it will be better than the original version.
Wu Jing's villain is amazing, Guan Xi's appearance is amazing, and Ah Feng, a young guy who works hard with real swords and guns, makes many people think that there is a successor to the Xiangjiang spirit. Regarding this statement, Jiang Yan feels that Huo Wenxi must have done something wrong.
A little less effort...
But the biggest surprise, in Jiang Yan's opinion, was Wang Hui.
In terms of casting for this version of "A Better Man", among the villains, Wu Jing remains unchanged, and An Zhijie's role is replaced by Zhang Jin. Among the three leading actors, except A Feng, the role of Zu Ming in the original version is replaced by Guan
Fortunately, Shawn Yue's role was changed to Wang Hui.
Wang Hui has been working in Hong Kong for three years, and has never gotten any good roles except for projects in Stars and Seas. He is considered a marginal person in Hong Kong. This is partly due to Wang Hui's own talent and other factors, but Jiang Yan doesn't care about so many
, anyway, if there is no suitable candidate for your own project, let him take over.
Wang Hui's acting skills are not very good, and his qualifications are not very good, but for some small supporting roles, he can still pass the test if he works hard.
This is the case with the "silly strong man" in "Infernal Affairs", as well as the unknown but brilliant supporting roles in films such as "Gunfire" and "Dark War".
This time, "A Better Man" actually wanted Wang Hui to play a small supporting role at the beginning, and then arranged a brilliant plot for him. However, in the role of "Trainee Inspector Fong Yiwei", Dr. Chen was acting in "Always in My Heart"
, there was no schedule, and I looked around for Jiang Yan but couldn't find a suitable one. In addition, at that time, he happened to be involved in a troublesome tour in the United States, so I simply asked Wang Hui to take over.
As a result, Wang Hui's performance this time was quite good. He played the arrogant, impulsive and arrogant character of the trainee inspector Fang Yiwei to a very high level. He was much better than the original Shawn Yue, and his acting skills somewhat overshadowed the other two decent protagonists.
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Mainland critics also spoke highly of him, almost second only to Wu Jing's stunning villain performance.
Later Jiang Yan also asked him, what made your acting skills explode?
Wang Hui told Jiang Yan jokingly that he was actually acting with some personal emotions. As for the reason, naturally he was not used to the Hong Kong circle and felt that they were too arrogant and looked down on the mainlanders.
Although this is a joke, Jiang Yan knows that this is indeed his personal experience.
Jiang Yan knew that although everyone in the industry in Hong Kong knew that Wang Hui was Jiang Yan's son, and Wang Hui himself would not pretend to be powerful and kept his attitude very upright, but sometimes being a "mainland actor" is the original sin, no matter how good you are,
Even Jiang Yan will be disliked by some people, so compared to Wang Hui, whose qualifications can only be regarded as average.
Jiang Yan asked again: You held back your words for three years before saying this. Do you want a chance to take revenge?
Wang Hui replied with a smile: Although my acting skills are not as good as those of many people now, without them, I would not even be able to reach my current level. Maybe I would have given up long ago, so I would like to thank you Of course, after they said this, Wang Hui thanked Jiang Yan again, saying that without Jiang Yan, he would still be an extra, or he might have gone home to farm.
Jiang Yan naturally didn't care about this. What he cared about was what Wang Hui said before. When he spoke, Jiang Yan used his gaze. It turned out that this was the truth. There was no trace of light in his peaceful eyes. Arrogance is all about cherishing the current state.
Looking at Wang Hui now, Jiang Yan couldn't help but think of the first time he met Wang Hui. At that time, he was still a spirited young man who felt too good about himself. He played the role of a Japanese soldier in an exaggerated way and thought that his acting skills were superb. god.
Therefore, Jiang Yan has always had a low opinion of Wang Hui's qualifications. Just out of concern for the "Creator of Stars and Seas", Jiang Yan will train him to be a supporting role like Liao Sanshu, without expecting him to be able to do it. Stunning, just don't stretch your hips.
But at this moment, Jiang Yan felt that he had underestimated this veteran. Wang Hui at this moment made him feel a bit like "Xu Sanduo".
In "Soldier Assault", Captain Gao commented on Xu Sanduo: Whenever something happened, he would hold on to it like a life-saving straw. One day he thought he was holding on to a life-saving straw, but he didn't know that this life-saving straw had become a life-saving straw. A towering tree that people look up to.
Although the current Wang Hui is still far from the level of a "towering tree", in terms of popularity, many mainland movie fans only think that his face is familiar when they see him, just like Uncle Liao. As for the name, many people will be embarrassed. Shake my head, in terms of acting skills, I'm still a little short of winning Best Supporting Actor or something.
But even so, it was already far beyond the height that Wang Hui could reach originally. Just like Xu Sanduo, Wang Hui grasped the straw again and again, and before he knew it, he reached a height that even he himself could not believe. He even said In a few days, maybe he will reach a height that no one can believe.
In this regard, Jiang Yan feels that if Wang Hui can still maintain this progress and mentality next year, Jiang Yan will not be stingy about giving him a big opportunity.
If some people want to be the protagonist, they have to go a long way, or even in their lifetime, but some people are born to be the protagonist.
Looking at the newcomers sitting upright in the lounge, Jiang Yan felt so emotional.
Today is October 2nd, the day before the filming of "My Sassy Girl" starts, and it is also the time when Jiang Yan meets the new people.
Jiang Yan has always controlled Xingchenhai's attitude toward recruiting new members.
Jiang Yan's attitude is also very simple. He will accept interested actors who will become popular in the future, and leave the others to Hua Jie's agency. Anyway, he also has shares in Hua Jie, and he can ask for anyone he wants at any time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So so far, there are only a few artists who have signed the highest-level contracts with Xingchenhai.
This also makes the outside world think that Xingchenhai does not pay attention to this area. Therefore, there are voices from the outside world that Xingchenhai will not last long. After all, how can an entertainment company not reserve artists?
Jiang Yan naturally ignored these sounds. He had his own rhythm.
For example, now is the time for Jiang Yan to make reserves for the future.
"My image in your hearts has really collapsed, right?"
In the conference room, Jiang Yan started to laugh at himself, which made all the newcomers laugh.
Jiang Yan is now close to 200 kilograms. Due to his height, this weight is not actually very fat for him, but it is still 200 kilograms after all. Compared with the most perfect time before, his whole face will naturally look much more silly.
So among them Yang Wei Linghua, who has a more outgoing personality, added: "Now it's more pleasing to the eye, at least many gay men won't be so jealous."
Jiang Yan took advantage of the situation and asked, "Is Zeng Yi jealous of me? Okay, I will write it down in my notebook."
Hahaha.
There was another burst of relaxed laughter in the conference room.
Zeng Yi, who was next to Linghua, quickly denied it, but with a smile on his face, he also knew that this was just to liven up the atmosphere.
After the relaxed opening, everyone really relaxed.
Apart from anything else, at least the fact that superstar Jiang Yan is so friendly has calmed down their anxious hearts. Therefore, their expectations for joining the Stars and Sea have been raised a lot.
Of course, this will also bring more tension, after all, it is not certain whether you can join.
Next is one-on-one time.
The first is Hu Ge. Jiang Yan asked Wu Yong to find Hu Ge at the beginning of this year. It only took Wu Yong two days to find him. However, Hu Ge was still in his third year of high school at that time, so he only had contact with his parents.
, and then kept it secret until Hu Ge went to college.
As for Jiang Yan's attention to him, Hu Ge naturally confirmed it after a long period of confusion and suspicion. Needless to say, the final result was that he was quite willing. So as early as a few days ago, Hu Ge's family
I was waiting in Hengdian, and this morning I went directly to the company to wait for Jiang Yan to come back.
Regarding Hu Ge, Jiang Yan's plan is also very simple. Just let him follow the original path. Everything about the script and project is ready, and then wait for this guy to become popular.
Of course, there will be some other opportunities during this period. Whether he can seize them or not depends entirely on Hu Ge himself.
"The results of your freshman year will determine your first wave of resources. Are there any questions?"
Hu Ge thought for a while and then said: "No problem."
"At least the top three, no problem?"
"No!" Hu Ge said firmly, full of confidence.
"Okay, then I wish you good luck."
Hu Ge joins and "Sword of Immortality" is solved.
Hu Ge Tianxian, perfect.
In terms of new actors, only Hu Ge is confirmed to be cast. The other ones that Jiang Yan is interested in will be found later. Jiang Yan is not in a hurry. Anyway, the market is now a sea of stars. Basically, he is the only one to choose the actors, and there is no one else.
Others pick his share.
This will be the case for film and television for the time being, followed by music.
In the past, Xingchenhai did not develop music business except for Jiang Yan himself, but it is different now, because the era of physical albums has begun to decline, and the era of ring tones is coming. This is a huge wave of dividends, and Xingchenhai naturally has to seize it.
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So Xingchen Music was established immediately, and the "giant" "Phoenix Legend" of the CRBT era naturally had to be captured. Later, Daolang and others who could join would also join.
Now the combination between Linghua and Zeng Yi is not called Phoenix Legend, but the Fa Nervous Group. This year, one member of the Fa Nervous group left, leaving Linghua and Zeng Yi, and this also created opportunities for Jiang Yan to poach people.
"Change the name of your group."
The two of them nodded in unison: "Okay."
"Anyone like it?"
They both shook their heads: "Not yet."
"How about calling it Phoenix Legend?"
The two nodded more vigorously: "Okay!"
The Phoenix Legend begins here in the sea of stars.
In addition, in order to make "Phoenix Legend" a hit according to the original time and space after joining, Jiang Yan also hired He Muyang from the Music Association. He was the one who wrote "Above the Moon". Counting the time, he should have written it by this time
After it came out, Jiang Yan was not easy to dig out, so we simply dug it out, which would save trouble and not cost much.
In this way, Xingchenhai has enough talent reserves in film, television and music in the future.
In terms of film and television, among the newcomers are Huang Bo and Bao Qiang, two major movie stars, and in TV dramas, there are also Tianxian and Hu Ge. In a year or two, these four will burst out with energy that others cannot imagine.
In one or two years, Jiang Yan's current wives will be enough. Strictly speaking, they have not yet exerted their strength, so in the future, Stars and Sea will have nothing to worry about at least for the next five years.
Not to mention music, even if no one comes, Jiang Yan alone has already dominated a generation, and the addition of Phoenix Legend and others will only fill the sinking market that Jiang Yan is not easy to get involved in now.
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So in general, now that there is enough food and grass, Jiang Yan can finally act with peace of mind.
Time came to October 4th. At this time, next to the "Merit Tree" in Hongsongwa, the crew of "My Sassy Girl" was already preparing for filming.
Hongsongwa National Nature Reserve is located in the northernmost part of CD City, Hebei Province, at the junction of the southern reaches of the Greater Hinggan Mountains and the northern end of the Yanshan Mountains - the eastern section of Saihanba.
The original scene where the male and female protagonists buried the time egg was next to a big tree on the top of a mountain. The plot has not changed now, except that the big tree has been replaced by Saihanba's merit tree.
“This place was once an important part of the ‘Mulan Paddock’, the royal hunting garden of the Qing Dynasty. Later, due to the reclamation of wasteland and the large-scale felling of trees, it gradually degraded into a wasteland and sandy land. The trees fell down and the birds disappeared. Along with it,
The yellow sand covered the sky, and even the yellow sand flew up and affected BJ. In the early 1960s, in order to change the severe situation of "wind and sand pressing against BJ city", the country decided to build a large state-owned forest farm to restore vegetation and block wind and sand.
The soil in these places is only a few centimeters thick, which is equivalent to 'planting trees on bluestone'..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This proudly standing larch, the Saihanba people call it the tree of merit. Back then, it was in the depths of the uninhabited desert that people met it and strengthened the Saihanba tree.
The belief that Hanba can plant trees and create a large forest..."
"Now, almost 40 years have passed, and the once deserted sandy land has transformed into a green ocean..."
In the crew, Jiang Yan translated various introductions about Saihan Dam and merit trees from the local forestry bureau to Quan Zhixian.
In October, the highest temperature in Saihanba during the day is only about 10 degrees, and at night it drops to below zero. Coupled with the wind, it is still very cold. Fortunately, the scenery here is very beautiful, and it can become a beautiful scene no matter how you shoot it.
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Quan Zhixian was holding a hot water bottle while listening to Jiang Yan's introduction, and at the same time he was amazed at the endless yellow-green color in the distance.
It’s hard to imagine that 40 years ago there was only one tree here!
There is nothing strange about planting trees.
But over several generations and decades, they overcame countless difficulties in a place where there was almost no tree at the beginning, and finally planted an endless forest. Such a feat would be incredible to a normal person.
And this is what Jiang Yan wants to pass on to his fans.
In fact, many things in our country are extremely far-sighted. Although Saihanba now is incomparable to what it will be 20 years ago, it is already "epic" enough now. However, our country's character has led to many things that are not
They will yell, and then the people at home will be unclear, and it will be even more unclear abroad.
This is completely different from Ah San. With a little achievement, they can use words such as "future" and "will" all over the world, even if the future is still nothing.
But we are different. Although we don’t say it, we really have it.
If someone actually came to see it, they would be extremely shocked, just like Jun Ji-hyun now.
Jun Ji-hyun said: "Oppa, don't be angry if you say it. In fact, I always thought that China would only destroy."
"I won't be angry." Jiang Yan said with a smile, "In fact, many places in our country still do not put environmental protection first. This is understandable. We are a low-income country, and development is the first priority.
So to a certain extent, in terms of the environment, the damage is now greater than the construction, but in more than ten years, I believe the situation will be completely different."
"Well, I believe it too, after all, I have planted thirty trees!" Quan Zhixian said with a sweet smile.
After choosing the filming location here, Jiang Yan asked two companies, Xingchen Charity and Xingchen Ocean, to donate a total of about 5 million yuan in materials and funds to the place.
5 million is a drop in the bucket for Jiang Yan, but it is absolutely an astronomical figure for the Forestry Bureau and related revenue-generating units and individuals here. Moreover, Jiang Yan's donation is the first among all celebrities.
So when the crew came here yesterday, the local government and relevant units warmly welcomed them.
However, Jiang Yan said from the beginning that forget about other welcome ceremonies. If you really want to do it, just hold a tree planting ceremony. This is more pragmatic. As for newspapers and media, there is no need to call it. Anyway, the movie will naturally be publicized after it is broadcast.
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The local leaders were in awe after hearing this, and yesterday afternoon Jiang Yan led the crew to plant a total of more than a thousand trees with the leaders.
However, those saplings are not planted directly in Saihanba, but are planted in the cultivation base first, and will be planted together when the time is right. Otherwise, during the more than 7-month winter in Saihanba, the lowest temperature is more than minus 40 degrees, what?
The saplings are destined to die.
"Oppa, why don't we make an agreement with the little trees to visit them every year in the future?"
Quan Zhixian suggested again at this time.
Looking at her eyes, Jiang Yan was more willing to believe that the person she wanted to agree with was him.
Oh, this damn love.
"Okay, plant trees once a year. In 20 years, there will be a 'Savage Girlfriend Forest' here." Jiang Yan nodded.
"Before I leave here in a few days, I will plant another fifty trees, no, a hundred trees. I want the small forest to grow up quickly." Quan Zhixian happily hugged her.
"Pay attention to the impact."
"I don't care, my ex-boyfriend is not here anyway."
"Good guy, is this your ex-boyfriend?"
"Morning and evening."
"Then you have to pay attention to the impact. It's not good for Director Guo Zaiyong to see it."
"Okay, but I won't let you go tonight."
"Axi, you barbaric woman."
"Don't like it? Then I can be very gentle."
"Hey~ my filter is broken..."
"ok, action!"
Following Guo Zairong's order, Jiang Yan and Song Mingxi began to perform under the merit tree.
The scene of burying the time egg was late in the film, but because of the scene, the crew treated it as the first scene.
A Niu: "Did you bring your letter?"
Song Mingxi: "Brought it."
A Niu: "What is this?"
Song Mingxi: "A time box, we put the letter in it and bury it here. Two years later, we will meet here again. On that day, we will read these letters again, maybe we can find the answer."
Song Mingxi told A Niu (originally called Qian Niu) that it would take her two years to forget her ex-boyfriend.
Then the two of them would look for stones together in silence, and then bury the time egg.
This plot will be accompanied by some sad music, because after this plot in the play, the two people were reluctant to leave at the train station, which led to another miss by chance, and then they separated for a long time.
Therefore, when performing this scene, the expressions of the two people need to be conveyed very delicately.
One is tolerant, the other has taken off the pretense of brutality. The two give each other a chance. One has love flowing in his eyes, and the other struggles with love and guilt.
Strictly speaking, this scene was difficult to shoot.
But the result was that it only took less than five times to pass the level perfectly.
“Great, great, perfect!”
Director Kwak Jae-yong and screenwriter Kim Ho-sik watched the scene behind the monitor and cheered repeatedly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jiang Yan is indeed a top actor in Asia!
Jun Ji-hyun is also good, and she was taken off by Jiang Yan!
Guo Zaiyong naturally understood how powerful Jiang Yan's acting skills were, and at the same time he also understood that Jun Ji-hyun was led by Jiang Yan.
So he couldn't help but refresh his view on Jiang Yan.
The new generation of actors in China are really terrifying!
But he was also curious about how Quan Ji-hyun could control things so accurately.
In this regard, Jun Ji-hyun naturally would not tell him: I just thought of Ah Niu as Zheng Xuntuo and rehearsed it in advance...
Once the literary drama is over, the next step is some large-lens drama using artistic techniques.
Under a large lens, the camera zoomed out to take a picture of the tree of merit and the two little people who were busy picking up stones.
Then there will be various overhead shots. The purpose is very simple, which is to give some beautiful introductions to the Merit Tree and Saihan Dam.
At this time A Niu’s Chinese narration will appear:
"When we meet again, we will be different from now. We may be closer, or we may be separated forever. There is only one possibility."
So far, the first of the three appearances of the Merit Tree has ended.
After waiting for the second and third games, A Niu and Song Mingxi came back here two years later and three years later to dig up the time eggs.
In the Time Egg, Song Mingxi’s letter to A Niu will explain why the Time Egg was buried under such a remote merit tree. That is because Song Mingxi and her dead ex-boyfriend also fell in love here, "ex-boyfriend"
He said that in his hometown, there was a magical tree that had survived alone for hundreds of years. Later, based on it, we determined that trees could be planted here. I hope that our love can be like here, from a desert to a
A big forest.
In the end, the ex-boyfriend died. Later, Song Mingxi also met A Niu in the subway, and finally made a two-year agreement under this tree.
At this time, coupled with some spectacular aerial photos of Saihanba, it was a wave of publicity.
So is this adulterated goods?
of course not!
This is the personal experience of the "dying author"!