I stayed in Beijing for a few days and got together with senior executives of several major companies.
After several days of discussion, most companies feel that they can use mainland actors on a large scale, and there is no need to look for actors from Hong Kong if the cost is below medium.
In the past few years, the box office of movies starring Hong Kong's first-line stars has not been much better. Most of the movies have a box office of 10 to 20 million, and very few have reached 30 million.
The leading actor in "Yun Shui Yao" which received 35 million box office in 2006 is Chen Kun.
The movie "Crazy Stone" starring a group of second- and third-tier stars also exceeded 20 million.
The director of "Peacock", Gu Changwei, was directing for the first time, and Zhang Jingchu was not very famous, but she still took in 10 million at the box office.
However, large-scale productions with hundreds of millions of investment still dare not easily use mainland actors, as the risks are too great.
The basic tone has been set. The young actors in Xiangjiang need to be used much more cautiously. If another scandal breaks out some time before the movie is released, all the money will be wasted.
In "If You Are the One", Wang Zhongjun also hopes that Feng Xiaogang will be replaced as an actor. Shu Qi's past history is really not very glorious. She is not called a "porn star" for nothing. There are a lot of revealing movies, and those photos and videos can be found everywhere.
However, Feng Xiaogang was also stubborn and insisted on using Shu Qi, saying that he could not find a more suitable candidate besides her.
You have to be sexy but not too beautiful. There really aren't many suitable actors.
If you have no choice, just use it. Wang Zhongjun can't persuade him.
Feng Xiaogang's films always have the greatest freedom. If Wang Zhongjun insists on forcing it, Feng Xiaogang will feel unhappy.
What's more, "Assembly" has just become a big hit and won the annual box office championship. Feng Xiaogang has this confidence.
To be honest, just after the scandal, no opponent took advantage of the sensitive nature of this topic and posted a photo of Shu Qi with her 50% exposed when "If You Are the One" was released to attack the movie.
Later, Shu Qi was involved in the incident between Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo. She sided with Donnie Yen and was immediately exposed in a photo showing her 5-point exposure. Later, Weibo was attacked and she had no choice but to close Weibo.
Later, Feng Xiaogang came forward to speak for Shu Qi and was dubbed "Protect Shu Bao" by netizens.,,,,
"If You Are the One" doesn't have much to do with Tang An, it doesn't matter if it's a hit or a fling.
If Tang An was really determined to stay in Huayi, he would still hope that Feng Xiaogang would make a big move or even push him from behind.
Xu Manyun came in contact with Wu Jing for "The Journey" and Wu Jing, so Tang An handed over the two low-budget films to her and prepared to return to Austria.
But before going to Omen, I still had to visit the crew of "Painted Skin" and got off the plane at Jiangsu and Zhejiang Yiwu.
At this time, the construction of Hengdian Airport had not yet started. It would not be completed and opened until 2018, so we could only transfer a bus.
Tang An didn't notify anyone, and Wu Ershan didn't know either, so he came quietly.
At this time, there were still many crews filming in Hengdian. Whether it was a movie or a TV series, there were popular and unpopular schedules.
Most popular TV series will be broadcast during the winter and summer vacations, when students are on vacation and have time to watch TV.
Start shooting now. If we hurry up, we can almost catch up with the summer vacation.
When we got to the south, the temperature was a little higher, but the wind was also strong. It was uncomfortable to have a cold wind blowing down your neck.
Tightening his scarf, Tang An rushed towards the filming location.
The background of "Painted Skin" is placed between the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it is not specified specifically. The costumes are based on the cultural relics unearthed in Mawangdui.
In this case, we cannot shoot in Liaozhai City in Zichuan. The buildings and gardens there are more like the buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Liaozhai City is a large-scale film and television base built by the local government in the birthplace of Pu Songlin. Many Liaozhai and ghost and fox demon TV series were filmed there.
When we arrived at the filming location, we found a street from the Qin and Han Dynasties, where Wang Sheng’s residence was located.
There were several crew members watching at the door. Some ordinary viewers may not know Tang An these days, but there are few people in the industry who don't know him, even the lowest level managers.
As soon as they saw Tang An, several of the attendants who were squatting on the ground chatting and eating melon seeds quickly got up.
"Mr. Tang, you are here."
"Hello, Mr. Tang."
Tang An nodded, "Are the crew inside?"
"Here...yes, everyone is here, Director Wu is filming inside." The venue manager said quickly.
"Watch carefully and don't let the paparazzi sneak in."
Tang An walked towards the courtyard and met people from the production crew along the way.
In a hall, the crew was preparing for the next scene, and Tang An went straight in.
"Mr. Tang!"
"Hello, Mr. Tang!"
"Hello, Mr. Tang!"
"Mr. Tang, you are here!"
Everyone, including the five leading actors, greeted Tang An one by one no matter what they were doing.
Zhao Wei glanced at Zou Xun out of the corner of his eye, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
The sister-in-law and manager beside her, Chen Rong, said something in her ear before she calmed down.
Zou Xun noticed Zhao Wei's gaze and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Mr. Tang is here, let me say hello." Her manager Chen Hui, who is also the vice president of Huayi Artists Agency Huang Feng, got ready.
"No need to go." Zou Xun shook his head.
"It's rare for Mr. Tang to come here. He might leave tomorrow." Huang Feng said puzzledly.
"What do you think Mr. Tang is here for?" Zou Xun asked back, still sitting leisurely on the chair.
"You mean...I understand!"
Huang Feng suddenly realized that Tang An was still filming. If there was nothing important, he could just send Mr. Xu from his studio to come over. Why bother to go there in person?
Not far away, Yang Mi was a little excited. If he hadn't been pulled by his assistant Zhao Luoyao, he might have joined him.
"Hello everyone!" Tang An also nodded and gave Yang Mi a secret smile.
Wu Ershan in front of the monitor was shocked when he saw Tang An, and quickly stood up from his chair to greet him.
It came all of a sudden. Isn’t this a private visit on an incognito server?
Ancient emperors and imperial envoys who went on patrol incognito didn't turn on the beheading mode wherever they went. With one slash, dozens or hundreds of heads fell to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Nothing happened to the crew, Wu Ershan was also puzzled.
"I stopped by to see if Director Wu's crew is okay." Tang An looked around and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tang, everything on the crew is fine and the filming progress is on schedule."
Then Wu Ershan let out the monitor and brought out some of the films he had just taken today for Tang An to take a look at.
Wu Ershan thought for a while and then said, "Mr. Tang, how about I arrange for someone to show you all the other films?"
As a serious director, no one wants to have others criticize what they film.
However, Wu Ershan is self-aware. Tang An gave him the director position and he can take it back at any time, even in the middle of filming.
Even great directors like Cheng Jiashang, the president of the Hong Kong Directors Association, withdrew with just one sentence.
But Tang An's words reassured him.
"No need to look, I believe in Director Wu's ability."
Tang An looked at the monitor for a while and then returned the chair to him.
There is nothing wrong with the shooting, except that some of the shots, photography and lighting are a bit biased towards Zhao Wei.
It doesn't matter one or two scenes. If the scenes of the two of them in the same frame are like this throughout the film, it will be easier to highlight Zhao Wei's role.
However, Tang An didn't say it out loud, so it actually didn't have a big impact on the entire movie.
The roles of Zhao Wei and Zou Xun are a bit like Zhang Manyu and Wang Zuxian in "Green Snake", except that Wang Zuxian's White Snake is more brilliant.
The filming continued, with Tang An watching from behind the monitor.
The next scene is when Pang Yong is drunk at Wang Sheng's house and shouts Pei Rong's name indistinctly in his sleep, which is heard by Wang Sheng who has just returned.
Then Pei Rong brought Pang Yong a glass of water. Pang Yong turned around but unconsciously grabbed Pei Rong's hand.
"All departments prepare!"
"The actors are in place!"
"Scene 15, one shot, one shot!"
"start!"
There was Tang An standing behind him. Wu Ershan felt a little uncomfortable at first when he shouted, but he still immediately stared at the monitor attentively.
It was a very ordinary scene, and the actors performed it very well, except for two times when Zhao Wenzhuo accidentally spilled the water.
However, just when he was about to take the next shot, Tang An stopped.