Chapter 878 One mirror to the end (4100+ chapters~)
The entire power-on ceremony lasted for more than two hours. This was because Wu Jianye did not hold a so-called worship ceremony.
The main reason is that there are too many reporters here. Almost all well-known domestic newspapers and magazines come here. Everyone wants to see what a movie with an investment of 130 million is like.
After arriving, everyone found that their trip was indeed worthwhile. The first question shocked everyone. The investment of 130 million was just a drop of water. This was an investment of nearly 400 million.
Secondly, everyone also discovered that Wu Jianye's fame was not limited to China. Reporters from North America and Hong Kong came here.
Originally, reporters from Xiangjiang were expected to become stars among reporters, but unfortunately, when reporters came to North America, the sensation they caused was naturally delayed.
However, before they came, they received orders from their superiors, that is, what they could and could not ask.
For example, you cannot ask about some of Principal Gu’s previous experiences. Whoever asks will die!
Reporters from North America asked questions about investment, while reporters from Hong Kong asked questions about actors.
"Director Wu, we noticed that except for the male protagonist, the actors you invited this time are all domestic actors. At the same time, we all know how influential you are in Hong Kong. Now this movie
The investment is so huge, why don’t you invite more actors from Hong Kong, so that the box office appeal in Southeast Asia will be greater!"
Reporters in Xiangjiang still hope that Wu Jianye can use more actors from Xiangjiang. This may be their regional pride!
The domestic reporter next to him had mixed feelings in his heart at this time. No matter how hard Wu Jianye worked, the film industry in Hong Kong is now better than that in China. This is an undisputed thing. Now domestic actors hope to enter Hong Kong.
Development, and it is very difficult for domestic films to invite actors from Hong Kong, and it also depends on whether they are willing to come.
Now reporters from Xiangjiang are complaining that Wu Jianye did not use more actors from Xiangjiang. Is this the difference between Wu Jianye and domestic directors?
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "I also want to use actors from Xiangjiang, but actors from Xiangjiang are too expensive and I can't afford them!"
When everyone heard what Wu Jianye said, they couldn't help laughing. Everyone knew that Wu Jianye was joking. In their minds, this was a movie with an investment of 380 million. What kind of actors could not be hired?
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The reporter in Xiangjiang also smiled bitterly and said: "Director Wu, I believe that as long as you ask, no actor in Xiangjiang can refuse your invitation. If you don't believe me, we can ask Goo Jai!"
Principal Gu on the side was slightly startled, not expecting that the topic would turn to himself.
In fact, this is also the helplessness of Xiangjiang reporters. In Wu Jianye's movie, only Principal Gu is an actor from Xiangjiang. No matter what Gu Zai did in Xiangjiang before, but now he is the representative of Xiangjiang, so Xiangjiang reporters
We can only look for news on Principal Gu, and with the warning from our superiors, we can only agree to it!
"I can testify to this. There is really no actor in Hong Kong who can refuse Director Wu's invitation. I was so happy to receive Director Wu's invitation this time that I didn't sleep for several days, for fear of waking up the next day.
Found out it was all fake!”
Although he was a little confused at the beginning, Principal Gu immediately responded.
When other reporters heard this answer, they felt proud for no reason.
So what if your Xiangjiang movies are now better than those in China? Don’t all the actors have to line up to participate in our director Wu’s movies?
After the interview, the entire opening ceremony was basically over.
At this time, the reporters were originally planning to film Wu Jianye's filming process, but then they saw a group of people coming over and starting to clean up the scene.
Domestic reporters and Hollywood reporters all know Wu Jianye's habits. During the filming, reporters were not allowed to film, so after experiencing the initial surprise, they also left the scene in an orderly manner.
When I arrived at the reporter from Xiangjiang, I was a little surprised. You must know that when the movie in Xiangjiang was being shot, reporters were very much expected to shoot on site. This was also for the promotion of the movie. In addition, Wu Jianye had never filmed a movie in Xiangjiang before.
, so he doesn’t know Wu Jianye’s habits.
However, they did not dare to cause trouble. After watching everyone leave, they also asked their own people to collect their things and leave slowly.
Although Wu Jianye has never filmed a movie in Hong Kong, Wu Jianye's reputation in Hong Kong even exceeds that in China and North America!
After Wu Jianye saw all the reporters leaving, he immediately announced a blockade of the entire "capital" and started official filming.
During the six-month filming process, the filming time of 'Capital' will last at least 3 to 4 months. Everyone is ready for a long-term battle here.
In order to prevent the plot of the movie from being leaked, all the actors did not change into the costumes from the movie at the movie opening ceremony just now.
It was time to officially start filming, and all the actors immediately entered the vanity van and started putting on makeup.
In order to facilitate the filming of the movie, Wu Jianye had already mobilized seven buses to serve as makeup workshops for actors before starting the filming.
"Honey, I'm going to put on makeup!" The first scene was an ensemble scene, and even Dandan showed up, so now that the actors are starting to put on makeup, Dandan naturally has to go too.
Liu Xiaojiang nodded and said: "Well, go ahead and perform well in a while. I'll go see how the extras are preparing!"
Dandan nodded seriously and said, "I will definitely perform well!"
People's desires gradually increase, and the same is true for Dandan. Although she has already booked the main role in "New Dragon Gate Inn", she also has several scenes with lines in Wu Jianye's new movie "Eternal Night"
, but Dandan has now obtained these, so she begins to look forward to better things in the future.
For example, if you perform well in "Eternal Night" and catch Wu Jianye's eyes, wouldn't it be more exciting if you can star in Wu Jianye's new movie in the future?
Wu Jianye sat in front of the camera and called Zhao Fei and others to discuss the shooting. The shooting was a long shot. Because the aerial photography technology at this time was not mature yet, he could only borrow a certain actor or lens.
The transformation has given the eight monsters in the capital a panoramic view!
By the way, at this time, the gate of the capital city has changed its name. It is no longer called the capital city, but 'Liangren County'!
"The tone of the lens should be darker overall!" Wu Jianye warned Zhao Feidao.
Although Zhao Fei and Wu Jianye fight a lot on weekdays, during filming, he will immediately restrain his personality and fully cooperate with Wu Jianye's requirements. This is a tacit understanding between the two that has been worked together for many years.
Some actors like to choose actors they are familiar with when filming their own movies, so that they become the best partners among outsiders. For example, Wu Baige during the Xiangjiang period liked to use Zhou Runfa, and Wang Jing liked to use Zhou Xingchi in his early movies.
Feng Pants likes to use Ge You.
There are also some actors who often have the same partner in several dramas, which are also called golden partners.
The most famous one is naturally the collaboration between Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda!
However, there has never been a so-called golden partner in Wu Jianye's movies. Almost every movie has a different actor, except for He Qing and Wang Zhiwen who were used in "New Dragon Inn" and "The World of Chu Xing".
Chen Hong was used in "The Legend of White Snake" and "The World of Chu Xing" one after another. In other cases, it is rare to see repeated actors in his movies.
However, this time "Eternal Night" has several more actors who have collaborated with Wu Jianye, such as Fang Shu, whom everyone is familiar with, as well as Zhang Hanyu, Liu Yijun and others.
But now everyone agrees that Wu Jianye’s best partner is Zhao Fei!
As Wu Jianye's official photographer, Zhao Fei participated in all of Wu Jianye's movies. Even "The Last Days" and "Jurassic Park" that Wu Jianye shot in Hollywood were shot by Zhao Fei.
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In fact, after finishing the filming of "The Last Days" and "Jurassic Park", Zhao Fei is fully capable of staying in Hollywood and developing.
But according to Zhao Fei, even if there are too many restrictions on making movies in Hollywood, it is not interesting. Filming with Lao Wu is more interesting!
What Wu Jianye meant was that he was simply too lazy to change his environment!
Of course, what many people don't know is that after completing two Hollywood movies, the salary Zhao Fei received as a photographer for Wu Jianye has always been Hollywood standards!
In other words, among the actors and directors in China, except for Wu Jianye, Zhao Fei is actually the most valuable.
It is simply unimaginable for most people that a photographer's net worth exceeds that of a popular celebrity.
It is precisely because of this price that other directors in China cannot afford to use Zhao Fei at all. Except for some directors with good connections, Zhao Fei will come out and get only a friendship price.
While Wu Jianye was discussing the shooting plan with Zhao Fei and others, Guan Hu and Liu Xiaojiang began to arrange the positions of the extras.
In fact, the assistant director of the movie "Eternal Night" is not only Guan Feng, but also other assistant directors. However, Guan Feng is the first assistant director and has the most power.
The number of extras in the first scene has reached hundreds. They will be scattered in various shops in Liangren County, as well as pedestrians on the street.
At this time, Liu Xiaojiang had completely stopped participating in group performances and began to concentrate on the management of group performances.
He doesn't need to appear in the usual crew. In the current extras guild, the position of group leader has appeared. Most of them are one group leader leading a dozen extras, just like an agent in the entertainment industry.
It's the same as having a dozen actors. Each group leader also has a few well-qualified extras.
This time Wu Jianye's new movie used too many extras. In addition, Liu Xiaojiang knew that without Wu Jianye's support, he would not have the influence to create this extravaganza guild, so it was all
Everything is done personally.
Such behavior fell in the eyes of the extras because of Wu Jianye's influence and Dandan.
Dandan can become a character with lines in Wu Jianye's new movie, which is enviable to many extra actors.
But where there are people, there is a world. Even now that Liu Xiaojiang is in charge of the entire extras guild, there will still be people who spread gossip.
For example, the most outrageous thing now is that someone is rumoring that there is a relationship between Wu Jianye and Dandan.
However, this kind of sound is still too quiet now, and Wu Jianye doesn't even know about it. It is more popular in the small circle of group performers, and Liu Xiaojiang and Dandan naturally heard it.
But Liu Xiaojiang knew what happened, so he didn't say anything and didn't take it seriously.
I just don’t know if Liu Xiaojiang can accept such scandals in the future when there are more and more gossip magazines in China.
In fact, a number of such magazines have appeared in China now. Although there are not many, they are all concentrated in the south. However, since this wind has begun to blow, it will definitely not stop.
Wu Jianye had heard about this a long time ago, otherwise the incident between him and Liu Juemin would not have been made known to everyone.
If Wu Jianye can control the media in Xiangjiang, he actually does not have that much control over the development of domestic media.
Most of the domestic magazines are backed by national-brand units, which are too difficult to control. Also, because of the vast territory of the country, even if you control a certain place, you cannot control the entire domestic media power.
It can only be said that with the capital behind it, it is not easy to control it to a certain extent.
We still have to wait slowly for the arrival of the Internet era in China, although everyone said at that time that there are no secrets in front of the Internet.
But I forgot that at that time, most of the domestic Internet companies were in the hands of individuals. It is much easier to control today's newspapers and magazines.
For example, you could buy hot searches at that time, or you could spend money to remove hot searches. As long as you had enough money, there was nothing you couldn't do.
The most important thing is that by that time, who knows for certain about the major domestic Internet portals, as well as Penguin, etc. in the future!
"Director Wu, the extras are already in place!" After arranging the extras, Guan Hu came to Wu Jianye.
"How are the makeup of the leading actors doing?" Wu Jianye asked.
"It's going to be done soon!" At this time, the stylist from the crew also came over and said.
As the stylist for the new film, Wu Jianye hired two teachers, Wang Xizhong and Yang Shuyun, who were responsible for "Dream of Red Mansions".
Among them, teacher Yang Shuyun is known as the best hairdresser in the world. He is especially good at costume styling in the industry.
The two teachers have been invited by Wu Jianye since last year, and they had an in-depth discussion with the two teachers about their shooting concepts. After several revisions of drafts, the look of the film "Eternal Night" was finally determined.
"Okay, get ready to shoot!"
Wu Jianye stood up and gave the order, and the entire crew immediately started moving!