Some things really can't bear to be talked about. A few days after Zhou Xun called, Li Tang received a call from Zhang Dabeard, asking him to come to the capital to talk about the drama.
There was a verbal agreement between Li Tang and Big Beard before, and he also informed Big Beard at that time that he had accepted the role of "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, which was scheduled for September or October.
In other words, if "The Condor" is launched before or between September and October, then he will have to leave the crew for a period of time. Anyway, Yang Kang, the lead actor, should be able to squeeze in this time.
Big Beard called at this time, and Li Tang estimated that the preparations for "The Condor Shooting" were almost complete and might officially enter the casting stage.
During this period, Cheng Er has been immersed in making films at the Shanghai Film Studio, and Nai'an is also actively contacting international film festivals. The last thing he hopes for now is the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, which will open in early August, and the 58th International Film Festival in Switzerland, which will open in late August.
Venice International Film Festival.
Because Marco Muller, the chairman of the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and the head of the Asian region of the Venice International Film Festival Film Selection Committee, is an old acquaintance of Naian.
Of course, this European filmmaker had lived in China for a long time as an Italian student and his first wife was Chinese. He was also an old acquaintance of many Chinese directors and had given a lot of help to Chinese films.
For example, director Chen's "Yellow Earth" was introduced to the Locarno Film Festival and won the Silver Leopard Award.
For example, "Raise the Red Lantern" directed by Zhang Yimou ten years ago was also recommended to the Venice Film Festival by him and won the Jury Prize that year. It was also the first award won by a mainland Chinese film at the Venice Film Festival.
For another example, during his tenure at the Locarno International Film Festival, Wang Shuo's "I Am Your Father" and Lule's "Mr. Zhao" both won the festival's highest award, the Golden Leopard Award.
It is no exaggeration to say that Marco Muller can be regarded as an old friend of the Chinese people.
Cheng Er hopes to participate in the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. After all, there is much less competition pressure than the Venice International Film Festival, which attracts worldwide attention.
But the current problem is that the opening time of the film festival in early August is too tight, and it must pass the review before then. Now the General Administration has expressly stipulated that those who participate in overseas film festivals without review will be punished by being banned from directing. Lou Ye, including
The so-called "Seven Gentlemen" before were a lesson learned from the past.
Li Tang rushed to the capital the next day after receiving Zhang Dabeard's call.
"Brother Li!"
Zeng Jia is now traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. As soon as Li Tang left the gate, he saw her waiting outside.
"Hurry, it's probably too late."
The appointment made with Big Beard was at 2pm, but unfortunately the flight was delayed. It was already past 1pm, and the journey from the airport to Beijing Film Studio was probably not even an hour long.
There are many cars in Beijing, and the congestion on the roads is much more serious than in Shanghai.
Zeng Jia had been waiting at the airport for more than an hour. While calling Shen Lin to drive up, she and Li Tang walked out.
The traffic situation in Beijing is indeed not optimistic. It took a full hour to walk from the Airport Expressway to the North Third Ring Road. It was already half past two when Li Tang arrived.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, teachers, I've been waiting for a long time."
When Li Tang walked in, there was a room full of people sitting inside. Except for Zhang Beard and several behind-the-scenes creators who had worked together on "Swordsman", most of them were unfamiliar faces.
"This is Director Wang Rui and Wang, who is also our chief director."
Zhang Dabeard first introduced a middle-aged man who looked to be in his early forties sitting on his left.
Li Tang's eyes lit up when he heard Wang Rui's name. He stretched out his hands and said, "Are you Mr. Wang from Nortel?"
Wang Rui stood up with a smile and shook hands with him: "Hello Li Tang, I have heard Cheng Er mention you more than once!"
Director Wang is an associate professor in Nortel’s Directing Department and Cheng Er’s teacher.
He then asked with concern: "How is your project going?"
"The filming is finished and we are currently in post-production."
Although it was their first meeting, the chief director was finally an acquaintance because of Cheng Er. Moreover, Li Tang had learned from Cheng Er that this teacher was very good and had filmed several films and TV series.
It's just that compared to Huang Jianzhong, his qualifications and reputation are much lower.
Li Tang even secretly murmured in his heart that the reason why Big Beard found such a chief director was probably for easy control. After all, the last time he cooperated with the cunning old Huang, Big Beard, who has a strong desire for power, suffered a lot.
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The other two directors, one of them named Yu Ming, is an old partner of the bearded man. Because he has not participated in "Swordsman", Li Tang only knows him but is not familiar with it. The other literary and drama director Ju Jueliang is a senior TV drama director at TVB.
He has filmed many TVB versions of martial arts TV series.
Two martial arts instructors, one is an old acquaintance Zhao Jian, who is one of the action directors of "Swordsman"; the other is Ma Yucheng from Hong Kong, whose representative works include "Swordsman: The Invincible" and the previous few years.
There is a very popular Sino-Korean co-production film "Flying Dance".
It was the first time that Li Tang and Ma Yucheng met, but he was very enthusiastic about Li Tang. After chatting, he realized that he and Cheng Xiaodong were in the same group.
So the entertainment industry is really not big. There is always an acquaintance who can connect two strangers. This is probably the so-called circle.
The two screenwriters in the group look very young. They both graduated from Zhang Bearded’s alma mater, the Chinese Opera. One is a thin man wearing glasses named Lan Xiaolong, a professional screenwriter from the Comrades Art Troupe; the other looks wretched and talks.
The one with a bit of a big tongue is Shi Hang. He is also a professional screenwriter, but he does not have a staff and is currently a substitute teacher at the Chinese Drama Theater.
In today's meeting, in addition to getting to know each other, there is also an important topic: casting. Although Big Beard kept claiming that he would discuss the selection of actors with the chief director, he came up with a list himself.
The first one on the list is Li Yapeng, who plays Guo Jing. Li Yapeng became famous a few years ago for starring in the hit "Love to the End" with Xu Jinglei. In the past two years, Li Yapeng has become slightly more popular.
Shen Ji. Last year he competed with Li Tang for the role of Linghu Chong.
This time, Zhang Dashu was chosen as Guo Jing's first choice. It can be seen that the guy did a good job in advance. Huang Rong was naturally played by Zhou Xun, and she finally agreed to Zhang Dashu's invitation.
What surprised Li Tang the most was that the second female lead, Mu Nianci, was played by Jiang Qinqin, playing a pair with him. Knowing that she would play the role of Yang Kang in "The Condor", this woman didn't even talk to him beforehand.
Let in some wind noise.
Regarding the selection of actors, other people have no say. It is mainly a game between the producer and the chief director. Last year, Lao Zhang and Lao Huang fought openly and secretly for a long time because of the casting matter.
When Wang Rui got the list this time, he was surprised at first, and then his face was obviously ugly, but he didn't say anything in front of everyone. After the meeting was over, he excused himself as he was still filming in Tianjin and didn't even have a pre-booked dinner.
He ate and left in a hurry.
Seeing this, Li Tang and several familiar masterminds looked at each other speechless.
Today's gathering is the first time since the filming of "Swordsman" was completed. It can be regarded as a reunion for everyone after a long absence. In addition, many new members have joined, and it is indispensable to exchange cups and cups. Li Tang, as the second most popular figure after Lao Zhang, is really
Drink a lot.
When he was slightly drunk, Zhang Dabeard still put his arms around his neck and said: "Li Tang, I didn't expect that you are a real person and don't show your face! But take it easy and don't make the matter a big deal."
Li Tang was confused by what he said at first, maybe because he was drunk and his reaction was slow. It took him a long time to figure out, but because of Zhou Xun and Jiang Qinqin, Lao Zhang might have misunderstood.
But there was no way to explain this kind of thing, and it often got darker and darker. Li Tang simply pretended to be stupid and ignored it.
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"Teacher Li, be careful!"
Shen Lin helped Li Tang walk into the small courtyard, and Fan Xiaopang came out when he heard the noise.
As soon as he got close, he pinched his nose and said, "Hey, how much wine have you drunk!"
He didn't mind it at all, and took the staggering Li Tang from Shen Lin's hand.
"Master Shen, leave it to me, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll leave first." Shen Lin waved his hands hurriedly and said goodbye knowingly.
When Li Binbin and Fan Binbin took turns appearing in the small courtyard, no matter what he thought in his heart, he showed no flaws on his face and always acted as an honest and diligent driver.
As a star, he has a rich private life, and others can only envy him. Besides, he is quite satisfied with his current job, which is enough to support his family, and there are some things that he cannot say even to death.
In fact, Li Tang was not drunk to the point of fragmentation. He just couldn't hold back everyone's enthusiasm. He drank a few more drinks and it was a bit difficult to walk in a straight line.
Xiaopang returned to the capital before the May Day Golden Week last time. She also missed a lot of work because of the filming of "The Third Man". And it is said that Hairun Company, which works closely with Chang Jihong, is preparing for Haiyan.
A new work.
The last movie "Your Life Is So Sentimental" starring Xiao Pang was unable to be aired on satellite TV after several revisions due to its subject matter. It could only be broadcast on local TV stations and made no waves.
Originally, when preparing for Haiyan's new drama, Hairun Company did not include Xiaopang in the plan at the beginning. After all, it failed once. It cannot be said to be the actor's fault, but due to metaphysics, everyone did not have enough confidence in her.
But after Chang Jihong's fierce struggle, Xiaopang was reluctantly included among several candidates. In fact, among these candidates, Xiaopang is the most popular and popular. Among the others, except for a little girl from Shanghai who is a literary and art soldier
Except for those who have retired from the army, the rest are all newcomers with professional backgrounds.
To be honest, it was a bit humiliating for Xiaopang to compete with this group of newcomers, but this time Xiaopang just held his breath and wanted to make a turnaround. For this reason, he did not hesitate to reject two dramas.
Li Tang took a shower and came out of the bathroom. Although he was still a little dizzy, his energy recovered a lot. He saw Xiaopang concentrating on reading the script. He walked over and took a look at the cover, and saw three words written on it - "Jade"