Chapter 182 In the crew of 'Jing Ke stabs the King of Qin'
After the premiere of "Occult Love", the rest of the things were explained and arranged. On the last day of October, Liu Hao came to Hengdian to officially join the crew of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" directed by Chen Kaige.
"Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" has been in production for some time, and more than half of the filming has been completed. Many people have already finished filming and left the crew.
In Director Chen's original shooting plan, Liu Hao was supposed to join the crew in early October, but fortunately, the filming plan was changed slightly through timely communication, so Liu Hao's late joining of the crew did not hinder the filming of the film.
After joining the group, Director Chen was very polite and friendly to Liu Hao, and he was very considerate and gave Liu Hao two days to rest.
Why does Director Chen have such a good attitude? Liu Hao knows in his heart that he is taking a fancy to his current high popularity. This is like Fatty Zhou in later generations participating in Lao Mouzi's "The Big Steamed Buns in the City".
My own participation will be beneficial to the film’s future publicity and box office.
This is why he insisted on not replacing himself despite the objections of Huayi Brothers, an investor.
Of course, this is only one of the reasons. The other reason is that Liu Hao helped Director Chen in the TV series "Daming Palace Ci".
Li Shaohong was a good friend of Director Chen, and it was on his recommendation that he approached him for investment. Liu Hao also invested in the drama "Daming Palace Ci" as he wished.
This is equivalent to making Li Shaohong owe Director Chen a favor.
Currently, the drama "Ci of the Ming Dynasty" is in preparation, and the casting work has been completed. Everything is in order, and filming will start soon.
Initially, for the role of Princess Taiping, Li Shaohong decided to find three actresses to play the roles of teenagers, middle-aged and elderly people respectively.
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The young Princess Taiping chose Mr. Zhou who was recommended by Liu Hao. The young and middle-aged Princess Taiping naturally reciprocated the love and the love fell into the hands of Chen Kai's wife Chen Hong.
As for old age, Li Shaohong is planning to find Song Dandan to play the role.
At this time, Song Dandan became a well-known actress because she appeared in sketches such as "Lazy Man Dating", "Supernatural Guerrilla" and the sitcom "I Love My Family" during the Spring Festival Gala. When she was at the height of her popularity, Li Shaohong was very happy.
offered her a salary of 500,000 yuan and extended an invitation to her.
Song Dandan did not hesitate and immediately agreed to star.
Both parties were willing, but the matter fell through before the horoscope was even drawn.
The reason is because Chen Hong had a special liking for the role of Princess Taiping after reading the script, and was not satisfied with just filming Princess Taiping in her youth.
Although Chen Hong was married and had children at this time, she was still beautiful, but unfortunately she no longer had the agility of a young girl. It was obviously inappropriate to play the role of Princess Taiping in her teenage years, so she decided to play Princess Taiping in her old age.
I want to steal Song Dandan's role.
Although Director Chen and Li Shaohong have been friends for many years, they can't help much in this matter. After all, they are both directors, and they are very taboo about their peers' comments on film and television creations.
So Chen Hong contacted Liu Hao through Director Chen.
After all, the drama "Ci of the Ming Dynasty" is invested by Liu Hao Film and Television Company. It is an investor and one of the producers, so it still has a lot of say in this drama.
In this matter, Liu Hao is still willing to go along with the situation and sell favors. After all, with Song Dandan's comedy image and having never acted in historical dramas, playing the role of Princess Taiping is really too inconsistent.
That picture...well...is a bit unimaginable.
Chen Hong still performed the role of Princess Taiping perfectly, so in the drama "Da Ming Gong Ci", Liu Hao was still willing to follow the development of later generations.
There is also a producer dispatched by Liu Hao Film and Television Company in the crew of this drama. Liu Hao expressed his objection to the casting of Song Dandan.
The reason given is that taking into account the viewing habits of TV viewers, changing actors too much will give people the impression of being too distracted.
Considering that the image differences between Song Dandan and Chen Hong were quite different, Li Shaohong finally chose not to cast Song Dandan and let Chen Hong play the role of Princess Taiping in her old age.
Forget it, I owe Director Chen and his wife a favor.
Of course, Director Chen has a good attitude and plans to make friends with Liu Hao. After all, Liu Hao is now more than just an actor. He has his own film and television company and has certain capital.
After all, many friendships in the film and television industry are built on the basis of previous cooperation with each other. If you build a good relationship, you might be able to find Liu Hao for investment or something if you want to make a movie in the future.
But what Director Chen didn't know was that he had already been on Liu Hao's investment blacklist. As long as he didn't invest in other investments, there was still room for negotiation.
During these two days, Liu Hao gradually adjusted his condition to the filming of the movie.
The content of the movie "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" is familiar, and basically everyone in the country knows it.
This is nothing more than making a book or historical material into a movie, and then artistically processing it according to Director Chen's own ideas.
The 1996 movie "Song of Qin" starring Jiang Wen tells a similar story from another perspective.
Just different cooking techniques for the same ingredients.
Liu Hao had seen the movie "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" in later generations. Although his memory was a bit blurry, he still remembered the general plot.
It can actually be seen from this movie that after filming "Farewell My Concubine", Director Chen was still a little distracted.
In other words, this movie is more about art than commercial considerations.
Why does Liu Hao think so? The simplest example is that Director Chen used teacher Li Xuejian to play Qin Shihuang.
This is not because Liu Hao thinks that Teacher Li Xuejian is unsuitable. In fact, in Director Chen’s mind, Teacher Li Xuejian is probably the most suitable actor candidate.
History books record a description of Qin Shihuang's appearance: "The King of Qin was a man, bee-like, with long eyes, a ferocious crow, and a jackal's voice. He was rarely kind but had a tiger-like heart. He was easy to follow others when he was in agreement, and he also ate people lightly when he succeeded."
After all, Shi Taigong has never met Qin Shihuang, so it is unknown whether this is Qin Shihuang's true appearance.
But Director Chen probably designed the image of Qin Shihuang in the movie based on the description in historical records.
The image of the First Emperor performed by teacher Li Xuejian is basically consistent with this.
Crazy, wretched, low-status, and eye-catching, teacher Li Xuejian has indeed performed this alternative image of the First Emperor.
Liu Hao was also impressed by Teacher Li Xuejian's superb acting skills after experiencing it closely with the crew.
However, this does not fit the image of Qin Shihuang in the minds of most viewers as a majestic, wise, and mighty warrior.
If it doesn’t meet the impression in the minds of ordinary people, how can it satisfy ordinary audiences?
If ordinary audiences are not satisfied, how can they achieve satisfactory box office results?
After all, the purpose of ordinary audiences spending money to go to the cinema to watch movies is very simple, it is for entertainment, not to pay for the director's pursuit of art.
Of course, this is not something Liu Hao has to worry about. After all, this movie is not a project of Liu Hao's company and there is no investment. In the end, even if it is a hit at the box office, he will not get any bonus.
I am just a supporting actor with few roles, and even if the box office fails, I can't blame myself.
An Anxin can just do her job as an actor as directed by Director Chen.
While Liu Hao was adjusting his condition to prepare for the movie, he was interrupted by Mr. Zhou and was dragged around Hengdian by her.
"Did you know? This Guangzhou Street is the first film and television shooting base here. It was built in 1996 as a tribute to the filming of the blockbuster "The Opium War". Our Director Chen is really proud. He built it in order to successfully shoot "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".
We have built a Qin palace..." Mr. Zhou acted as a guide skillfully and enthusiastically.
Listening to Mr. Zhou's introduction, Liu Hao couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He has the memory of future generations, but he knows better than anyone else the attributes of Director Chen's "architectural maniac".
It's not just this time that a city was built for the purpose of filming a movie. It has a history of doing so before. As early as 1996, when the movie "Feng Yue" was being filmed, an old Shanghai street was built in Shanghai.
In later generations, a "Begonia Jingshe" was built in Shangri-La, Yunnan for the filming of "The Promise", a "Zhao Orphan City" was built in Xiangshan for the filming of "The Orphan of Zhao", and a Tang Dynasty Temple was built in Xiangyang for the filming of "The Legend of the Cat Demon".
city....
With so many examples, Liu Hao somewhat suspected that Director Chen's real purpose of making movies was to engage in real estate...
Today's Hengdian, in addition to Guangzhou Street and the Palace of the Qin Dynasty, has successively built Hong Kong Street, Qingming River Scene, Ming and Qing Palaces and other scenic spots this year, which have gradually been opened for use and have begun to take shape in later generations.
More and more tourists come to visit, and some film and television crews come here to shoot.
However, later generations Liu Hao had traveled to Hengdian many times and even experienced being a group performer once. In fact, he didn't have much interest in visiting Hengdian.
Liu Hao is now focusing more on movies, and of course the people accompanying him.
Mr. Zhou noticed that Liu Hao was not in good spirits, so he found a place to sit down with Liu Hao.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Hao took out his arm held by Young Master Zhou, moved his buttocks and sat some distance away from Young Master Zhou.
Mr. Zhou pouted and expressed dissatisfaction: "Are you so cold-blooded? I stayed on the set just to wait for you and accompany you..."
Mr. Zhou plays a blind girl in this movie. This character exists to serve as a tool for Jing Ke, played by Zhang Fengyi, to change from a cold-blooded killer.
This character doesn't have many roles, and he doesn't have a rival role with Liu Hao's "Lao Du". Mr. Zhou has already finished filming.
"You don't have to be like this..." Liu Hao shook his head, sneered twice and asked: "I remember that you are not in love? You are so close to me, are you not afraid of affecting your relationship?"
After Zhou Gongzi signed a contract with Liu Hao's film and television company, he got an audition opportunity for the movie "Suzhou River" under the arrangement of the company, and got the role as he wished.
In this movie, Mr. Zhou plays the leading role for the first time, playing the two roles of "Meimei" and "Peony".
Mr. Zhou is not an actor with a professional background. He is an immersive and experiential actor. While filming this film, he couldn't help but fall in love with the male lead actor outside the film.
"Are you jealous for me? Or do you have some mental disorder?" Mr. Zhou asked innocently with his big watery eyes open.
"This is different from what you told me at the beginning..." Liu Hao replied with a smile.
"No, it's still the same..." Mr. Zhou said with a smile, trying to lean on Liu Hao, "When I was in love with him, I really didn't do anything to feel sorry for him. Haven't I already broken up with him?
,I am still single now...."
Mr. Zhou, who has ended his five-year relationship, no longer believes in long-term love. He treats relationships more with enjoyment, and passion goes as quickly as it comes.
Talking about my relationship now is as easy as gossiping about other people. I just ended my relationship and there is no feeling of lovelorn at all.
But, even if Mr. Zhou is single, Liu Hao has no intention of continuing with her.
When Liu Hao had a relationship with Mr. Zhou, there was no emotion involved. The few days he spent in Hong Kong City were just temporary, to satisfy his stamp collecting heart.
And although Mr. Zhou has a beautiful face, there is really nothing worthy of nostalgia for his identical figure.
Besides, Liu Hao, who had just experienced Shura Field, still had some ambitions. When he was on the set of "That Mountain That Man That Dog", he didn't even provoke the heartthrob, let alone Mr. Zhou who had already experienced it.
"I think it's good like this now..." Liu Hao held Mr. Zhou down to calm her down, and continued slowly: "You are already a contracted artist of my company, and I will give you the resources that should be given to you.
You, I will praise you when I should praise you, you don’t need to exchange your body for anything..."
After hearing this and receiving the promise, Mr. Zhou pursed his lips and looked a little reluctant, but he felt relaxed.
Mr. Zhou thought very clearly in her heart. She knew that being with Liu Hao was impossible, and she had never asked for it from the beginning.
If there is no extravagant request, there will be no disappointment. Mr. Zhou blew upward, smoothed his hair, and restored the smile on his face: "I understand, but I want to tell you something. The door here is always open to you. It is not an exchange.
, just because you make me feel comfortable and satisfied..."
"Of course, it must be when I am single..."
Liu Hao looked at Mr. Zhou and couldn't help but laugh, thinking about your attitude towards relationships. It's not up to you to decide whether you are single or not. Do you need to emphasize the flexibility of being single?
Once the emotional matters have been discussed, there won’t be too many scruples in the subsequent chat.
"It's been almost a year since I signed a contract with your company. Do you still remember the promise you made to me? When will you help me release songs and records?" Mr. Zhou said the main purpose of looking for Liu Hao.
Liu Hao asked: "Then are you still smoking and drinking?"
"No, I have quit. How about I sing a song and listen to my voice to feel it..." After saying this, Mr. Zhou hummed a song.
After all, Liu Hao is also a professional singer now. From Zhou Gongzi's singing, you can feel the state of her voice.
The condition is good and stable, and it has not continued to deteriorate. It can be seen that a lot of perseverance has been put in during this period.
Liu Hao nodded with satisfaction and said: "I remember the original promise. It was agreed that it would last for one year. It's still a few months since I found out you were still smoking. As long as you keep it up during this period, I will definitely help you."
You posted the song..."
Liu Hao added: "I hope you understand that my request for you to quit smoking and stop drinking is not to embarrass you, but for your own good. The most important thing for a singer is to protect your voice..."