A black background with the movie title printed in blood-red artistic fonts.
It seemed very ceremonial to reveal the name of the movie when the audience was still waiting for the last actor to appear and paying attention to the empty seats.
As the title of the movie was announced, He Jing also approached the microphone and said, "All the creators of "The Invisible Guest" are here for today's launch conference."
After finishing speaking, he paused slightly and then spoke again, "This is a suspense movie."
After these two simple sentences, both the press conference and the live broadcast room showed a lively scene.
[It’s actually a suspense film??]
[The official announcement of the movie’s title is quite ceremonial!]
[I’m looking forward to it, I hope this cast won’t be wasted.]
[I never expected that Jiang Yuan and He Jing would actually start shooting suspense.]
[I have to say that the suspense and foreshadowing were well laid out in "Want to See You" and "The Secret That Can't Be Told".]
[I knew that Jiang Yuan’s many mystery novels were not for nothing.]
[The title of this movie feels a bit like Suspect X.]
[No wonder Moer Kang was invited to be the producer.]
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As soon as the name and genre of the movie were revealed, many marketing accounts started to take action on the Internet at the same time, and related entries were established immediately.
After introducing the movie type, He Jing looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "Let Jiang Yuan introduce to you what kind of story this is."
After saying that, Jiang Yuan took over the microphone, and then the background of the big screen behind him began to change accordingly.
Jiang Yuan faced the camera and gave a brief introduction to the movie without spoiling it.
To a certain extent, it functions as a text version of a movie trailer.
Through Jiang Yuan's introduction, the audience can figure out the general direction of the movie.
After a brief introduction, there was time for questions from the reporters on site. Things such as the background of the casting and the preparation process were all introduced in this session.
Because it was only a launch conference, not much was revealed, and the live broadcast of the conference ended in about half an hour.
However, "The Invisible Guest" still aroused a certain degree of attention and discussion on the Internet through this press conference.
[Let’s wait and see, the suspense theme suddenly changed, I don’t know if Jiang Yuan and He Jing can film it well.]
【This battle is so complete, I thought it was already going to be released.】
【You can still look forward to this lineup.】
[I feel like Jiang Yuan might as well buy the copyright to adapt "The Suspect".]
[The lineup is really great, and Jiang Yuan’s acting skills are also good now. I feel that the quality of the product is relatively guaranteed, right? 】
[I just started shooting, when can I see it?]
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"Is everyone on the flight tonight?" After the launch conference, Jiang Yuan asked He Jing curiously in the car heading to the airport.
"Yes, let's fly there tonight. We still have to drive some distance to the filming location tomorrow morning."
"Then after arriving at the location, we will hold a start-up ceremony in the afternoon, a script reading in the evening, and officially start filming the day after tomorrow." He Jing explained to Jiang Yuan the schedule for the next day.
"Okay." Jiang Yuan nodded, then closed his eyes and began to rest his mind.
The popularity of the movie's launch dissipated relatively quickly. After the press conference, except for the Reuters picture of the official launch, which was trending, it did not arouse much other heated discussions.
Everyone just knows that such a movie is being filmed, and fans are looking forward to it.
Passers-by basically hold a wait-and-see attitude, although Jiang Yuan and others are trying a new type.
However, the achievements Jiang Yuan and others have achieved before, as well as the slap in the face after each work is released, make it difficult to see too many objections before the results are determined.
At most, some netizens feel that since Jiang Yuan and He Jing want to make suspense-type themes, they might as well adapt the works from the album.
"I wonder how everyone will react if you take off your vest at the award ceremony in two months." He Jing looked at the discussion on the Internet and smiled expectantly.
The day went by in a blink of an eye. Jiang Yuan had just completed the start-up ceremony with the crew and was now waiting for the script seminar in the evening.
"Not necessarily." After hearing what He Jing said, Jiang Yuan shook his head and said.
Ever since He Jing read "No Survival", he has basically determined that Jiang Yuan can win the Golden Dagger Award.
"I think we are inseparable. There will be no need to promote the movie by then, and the attention will definitely increase." He Jing said noncommittally.
"And you see, "No One Survived" sold so well not long after it was released. Basically, everyone is promoting this book." He Jing's words revealed a desire to make "No Survival" next.
When Jiang Yuan heard this, he also smiled.
After Jiang Yuan won the Collin Award for "No Survival", it once again gained aura and was recommended by major media and well-known writers.
Not long after it was published, it has already topped the global new book bestseller list. It is selling extremely well and has been promoted in China with a new printed waistband.
"Let's order dinner first, but the filming location you chose is very consistent with the script." Jiang Yuan said while opening the takeout app.
When the filming started today, Jiang Yuan also took a rough look at some of the shooting locations selected by He Jing. They were basically very different from those described in the script.
In terms of the scene and climate, Jiang Yuan did not make any changes.
But I didn’t expect He Jing to be able to find it so restored.
"That's right, our venue team is very capable and traveled to many places before finalizing it." He Jing said with some pride.
In fact, in the previous filming by Jiang Yuan and others, the entire crew's configuration could only be described as industrial, and relatively speaking, it actually did not meet the high standards of the industry.
But this time is different, everything has been upgraded, and the scale is not comparable to the last time.
A large part of the reason is that the previous movie was a big hit, which made He Jing's hands a lot more generous.
"We plan to shoot first during this period..." After ordering the takeaway, He Jing turned over the script and explained to Jiang Yuan the shooting arrangements for the next period of time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because the entire cast has different schedules, the crew also made relatively careful arrangements for the filming.
"The shooting sequence this time is a little different from before." Jiang Yuan said after listening to He Jing's explanation.
"Yes, although the filming is still in the order of the plot."
"But because the entire narrative structure is somewhat different from that of conventional films, and because your time slots are limited, it is impossible to run around in such a cumbersome manner, so we can only divide it into this." He Dingding nodded and explained.
In the previous filming, the entire crew basically followed the storyline step by step, so as to allow the actors to participate more in the scene and achieve the effect of gradually getting better.
Although some changes have been made this time, compared to some crews who shoot the final scene of the story, He Jing still pays more attention to the chronological order.
After dinner, everyone gathered in Jiang Yuan's room.
Because we were considering holding a script discussion meeting, we specially arranged a large suite for Jiang Yuan.
At this time, the main creators were sitting at the long table, holding the script and starting to get into the mood.
Jiang Yuan took the script and looked at what was going to be filmed tomorrow. Jiang Yuan had already taken a lot of notes on the script.
Although he knew the script well, unlike in the past when he had a long preparation time, Jiang Yuan spent more time making notes and figuring it out.
In Jiang Yuan's eyes, the script reading the night before filming was more like a step into the movie situation.
Everyone stepped into their own roles, read the characters' lines, and tried to figure out their expressions and tone.
It's also a bit like the process of getting an identity card from a script and performing the role.
Due to localization, the names of the characters have also been changed. The character played by Jiang Yuan was changed to Jiang Zhe.
The roles of Yu Xiaoyu and others have also been changed.
In one night, everyone went through the content that they would be shooting in the next period of time.
While understanding the plot, everyone will also share some of their own ideas during the discussion to help the overall shooting become more three-dimensional.
I have to say that both Cheng Yu and Zhang Haiyi are indeed very experienced actors, and Jiang Yuan received a lot of inspiration from their guidance.
After the seminar, everyone felt a lot more confident about shooting the next day.
I had a dreamless night and had a good rest.
Early the next morning, Jiang Yuan got up early and started to do her makeup. First of all, she had to distinguish it from Jiang Yuan's daily state. The hair that was usually let down most of the time was directly replaced with a mature back style.
During the makeup process, Jiang Yuan was also carefully reading the script content of the first scene.
In line with the story line of the movie, He Jing and others specially set the shooting location in the snowy mountains.
Although there isn’t much snow in the summer, I can still capture a rough atmosphere by thinking about the remaining snow scenes.
Before starting to shoot this scene, Jiang Yuan and others also used local materials to shoot the first scene in the hotel where they lived.
The prop team had already decorated Jiang Yuan's room the day before.
After putting on makeup, all the crew members were already in place.
The first shot of the first scene starts with the character played by Zhang Haiyi.
Zhang Haiyi, dressed in black and looking like an elite lady, came to the hotel lobby, then took the elevator to Jiang Yuan's room door.
The whole section was shot in one shot, and the shot was very impressive.
Jiang Yuan changed into costumes in the room and waited for the filming to start.
The doorbell rang, He Jing gave the order, and Jiang Yuan opened the door.
The shot at the door was a slap in the face, and at the same time, Zhang Haiyi stood in front of Jiang Yuan and began to read her lines,
"Mr. Jiang Zhe, I am..." Zhang Haiyi plays a lawyer.
The entire filming process was done with live sound recording. Under the guidance of Zhang Haiyi's strong dialogue skills, Jiang Yuan quickly entered the situation and invited the other party into the room.
"Give me a few minutes to change clothes." Jiang Yuan walked to the dining table, cleared the plates, and said.
"Okay." Zhang Haiyi said calmly.
Then Jiang Yuan did go out of the camera to change clothes, while Zhang Haiyi was still performing.
When the two met, the TV in the room was also playing.
The relevant news played above happens to be related to the role played by Jiang Yuan.
According to the news description, the male protagonist became a suspect in the murder of the character played by Yu Xiaoyu and was involved in the lawsuit.
The lawyer played by Zhang Haiyi started this meeting with the male protagonist precisely because of this.
In the movie, this section explains the background of the story to the audience.
But Zhang Haiyi needs to do some brainstorming on the shooting scene. After all, the news on TV needs to be completed in post-production.
At the scene, Zhang Haiyi could only stare at the green screen and make expressions.
Several cameras were filming at the scene. In order to maintain the continuity of the shooting, Jiang Yuan quickly put on a shirt and appeared again.
While Zhang Haiyi was watching the news, Jiang Yuan adjusted his sleeves and walked behind him and said, "I thought you would arrive later."
"Yes, but unfortunately something happened today." Zhang Haiyi turned around and replied.
Surrounded by numerous cameras, the two of them, Jiang Yuan, went back and forth and had a dialogue calmly.
From the moment of the first scene, it felt like I was already immersed in the story and perfectly transformed into the character.
This made He Jing, Mor Kang and others who were watching the monitor closely look at each other and became excited.
After all, Zhang Haiyi and others are all famous actors, and ordinary actors may not be able to pick up the role quickly when they are paired with them.
But when I arrived at Jiang Yuan's place, I felt like I was getting better.
The filming of the first scene ended much faster than expected. He Jing suddenly showed a refreshed expression, feeling that the filming would be much smoother than imagined.
After shooting several scenes in the hotel, the entire crew left for another filming location at noon that day.
"It's amazing. You guys are so cooperative. I didn't know you thought it had been so many days since we started shooting..."
"Jiang Yuan is also a great guy, and he's really good at picking up roles."
"Look at the texture of this picture...the eyes are also on point!"
"Nothing happened, but I felt the drama was coming."
On the way to the shooting location, He Jing and others were still reminiscing about the morning's shooting.
In the story of "The Invisible Guest", the male protagonist becomes a suspect, and then makes a confession to the lawyer, describing the story from the very beginning.
That is what Jiang Yuan and others set out to shoot next.
The subsequent filming progress went very smoothly, just as He Jing and others had hoped.
Whether it is the preparation of the crew or the good chemical reaction produced by the cooperation between Jiang Yuan, Yu Xiaoyu and others.
All of which made the overall shooting progress feel like riding on a rocket, which is quite gratifying.
So much so that I ended the preset shooting content early and moved on to the next part.
Before the crew went on vacation, a lot of filming content had been exceeded.
During this filming period, "Uptown Funk" was still popular around the world.
"World Songs" is still on the air, and it just finished playing "No Big Deal" by Jiang Yuan and Arimura Haruka.
The broadcast time happens to be the day before "Your Name" is officially released.
