The director, male and female leading actors have all been confirmed, and there is no shortage of other technical positions including photographers, makeup artists, prop artists, and Pinnacle Company.
So the general skeleton of the "The Condor" crew has been built. It will be relatively easy to fill in the rest slowly.
Xu Wei came to Summit Entertainment Company the next day, and Chen Feng received him personally. In addition, Li Kai, Fan Dongping, and Liu Qian all accompanied him, which gave Xu Wei enough face.
"Your martial arts drama was indeed refreshing for me to watch. It's a pity that there is no novel version, otherwise it would definitely be more enjoyable. How did you come up with the idea of creating such a script?"
In the conference room, after several people introduced each other and exchanged pleasantries, Xu Wei immediately asked Chen Feng.
Last night on the phone, because it was too late, the two of them didn't talk much. They just agreed to meet at the summit today to talk. Therefore, Xu Wei came over early in the morning.
"For us boys, almost everyone has a martial arts dream in their hearts. I am no exception. But the previous martial arts had limited innovation and limited imagination. There was no bold innovation, so many people lost their freshness. Feeling. Therefore, I felt that if we want martial arts dramas to become popular again, we must find new ways to innovate. Hence, this "Shooting the Condor" was created."
Chen Feng's answer was expected. Xu Wei couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Many people have thought of innovation in martial arts dramas, but they have not done it, including me. And your "Legend of the Condor Heroes" "But you have made great innovations. At least I, an old martial arts fan, was completely attracted at first sight. Before, everyone said you were a genius, but I didn't really believe it, but I was so surprised when I saw it like this. Such a beautiful script, I have to believe it."
"Director Xu, you're flattered." Chen Feng said modestly.
Xu Wei waved his hand and said: "I'm just telling the truth. I am very willing to direct and film this drama, but I also have a few conditions."
After Chen Feng and others looked at each other, Chen Feng said, "Please tell me."
Xu Wei was not polite and said directly: "First of all, this drama must give me full autonomy. I have the final say on how to direct it; secondly, the male and female protagonists must be approved by me; thirdly, the remuneration issue, you can pay me For a one-time payment of 5 million, you can also give me a 5% profit share. The main ones are these three conditions. If you agree, I will sign a contract with you immediately."
These three conditions of Xu Wei are obviously a bit too high. He is just a director, and not an employer. Chen Feng invited him here mainly for the purpose of being an executor, not a decision-maker.
After Chen Feng pondered for a while, he said: "First of all, I can't promise you. I am the screenwriter of this play, and I am also a director. I am the one who knows the best about this play. Although you are always filming I am very experienced in martial arts dramas, but after all, the times are different now. I can’t shoot according to your old routine, otherwise there will be no innovation, don’t you think? So, how to shoot this drama specifically, you and I Let’s discuss it and seek common ground while reserving differences. But let me just say it first. If there is a dispute between the two of us, it must be mine. Secondly, I can’t completely agree with you. I have already chosen the male and female leading actors. Personally, I think they have no problem at all; thirdly, I can pay you a one-time payment of 6 million yuan, which is a little compensation for you. What do you think?"
When Xu Wei saw that Chen Feng rejected his two conditions in succession, his face was a little ugly at first. It was not until Chen Feng raised the price to 6 million that his face slowly recovered.
A penny stumped the heroic man. After all, he had not had any job for several years. Although he had continued to work a bit in the past few years, he had tried to do business in the past few years and there was not much left. If he could get this job, he would earn 6 million.
, for him, it solved an urgent need.
However, Xu Wei is still a bit proud. In recent years, he has been unable to make ends meet because he insisted on not making movies that he is not interested in.
Therefore, for the sake of his own face or card, he still asked: "Who is the hero and heroine you chose? Can you call them over and let me take a look first?"
Chen Feng still has to give this face, after all, Xu Wei's martial arts dramas are indeed one of the best in China.
So, Chen Feng immediately sent people to see Jiang Xiaobai and called him over. He also called Li Yixue and asked her to come over as much as possible.
Of course Jiang Xiaobai is in the company. He has been reading scripts and writing biographies these days, and began to figure out the role of Guo Jing.
As soon as Chen Feng called here, he came over immediately.
After Xu Wei stared at Jiang Xiaobai for a while, he frowned slightly and said, "Don't you think he is a little thin? He is also a little handsome."
Jiang Xiaobai looks a bit thin, and he belongs to the kind of young boy. When he played Xie Xiaomeng in Crazy, he gained more than ten pounds. But after filming, this guy immediately lost weight again.
Body management is very good.
"I have already made him gain weight. There is still some time before the official start of filming, and he should be able to gain weight. In addition, Guo Jing is not an ugly man, but has a burly appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which can be considered handsome. Otherwise, Huang Rong will not be able to
It’s so easy to fall in love with him. Although Xiaobai looks a little thinner, his frame is still a bit big, and he can be considered to have thick eyebrows and big eyes. In terms of appearance, except for being a little thin, everything else basically fits the profile. As for his personality, Xiaobai
He is also somewhat consistent and can be regarded as loyal and honest. As for his acting skills, there is no problem. He has a professional background. You should also watch my first two movies. He was in "Charlotte" and "Crazy Stone"
All had wonderful performances.”
Xu Wei didn't say anything. It seemed that he was still not very satisfied with Jiang Xiaobai as the male protagonist. But he also knew that this was not something he could decide.
Seeing this, Fan Dongping took the initiative to intervene and chatted with Xu Wei about some old things in the past. They had met before, so they knew each other. As soon as Fan Dongping chatted with him, he talked about Xu Wei's martial arts drama troupe.
What Summit needs most is not only Xu Wei, an experienced director of martial arts dramas, but also the team he formed back then who are good at filming martial arts dramas.
Fan Dongping took a few words to get it out of Xu Wei's side. At the beginning, most of his people were still working in the industry, and a small number of them had changed careers.
Among them, the technical talents such as action coaches and martial arts instructors that Chen Feng values most are still in the industry. In fact, there is no shortage of such talents in the industry. Chen Feng can still hire them as long as he spends money. But what Chen Feng needs
It is a team that is familiar with each other and has a tacit understanding. This requires Xu Wei to come forward to recruit, coordinate and lead.
After chatting here for more than ten minutes, Li Yixue, the heroine who has not officially signed a contract with Summit, also came over.
Xu Wei still has an impression of the female star Li Yixue, but she has never seen her in person. Now that she has seen her, she is very satisfied with her role as Huang Rong.
After asking a few questions, Li Yixue was able to answer fluently. Li Yixue has been reading the script of The Condor Shooting for the past two days, carefully trying to figure out the role of Huang Rong. After reading the script, she certainly understood why Liu Qinfei cared so much about this.
role. Therefore, she cherishes it very much.
"I have no objection to Li Yixue being the heroine, but I have some objections to this being the male lead. At least from what I understand and what I see in front of me, I think he is not very suitable to play the role of Guo Jing. I think, you still
It needs to be seriously considered.”
Xu Wei is really outspoken. Jiang Xiaobai himself is here. He just said it directly, which is obviously very easy to offend people.
Jiang Xiaobai's face turned red with humiliation. Finally, he mustered up the courage to stand up and said, "Boss, I will definitely play the role of Guo Jing well."
Xu Wei shook his head slightly, still expressing disapproval.
Chen Feng actually agrees with Xu Wei in his heart. Jiang Xiaobai is indeed not very suitable to play Guo Jing, but apart from him, there is no one more suitable in the company. You can't give such an important role to other company actors.
Come and act.
"Xiao Bai is still working very hard. When he gains more than ten pounds, if necessary, add something to his props and costumes to make him look taller and more majestic. During filming, we will train him well together.
I believe he will not let us down."
Xu Wei still shook his head and said: "I read the script three times yesterday, and I have a certain understanding of the male protagonist Guo Jing. At first glance, I felt that he was not suitable. At least not very suitable. There is no other actor in your company
Actor?"
Even though Jiang Xiaobai is a very popular young man, when he heard Xu Wei denying himself again, he couldn't help but said: "Director Xu, you haven't even seen me act, how do you know I'm not good? You are too idealistic.
Already."
Xu Wei glanced at him, shook his head slightly, and did not respond.
Chen Feng had no choice but to say: "Other than him, our company currently has only one other actor, Chu Jianlin, and his personal image is even more inconsistent with Guo Jing."
Xu Wei looked at Chen Feng and said: "Actually, Mr. Chen, you yourself are more suitable for the role of Guo Jing. You are almost 1.8 meters tall now. You are also tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. You are not very handsome, but you are also very good-looking.
.As for your acting skills, your movie "Charlotte" is proof of that."
When Jiang Xiaobai heard Xu Wei's words, he couldn't help but become nervous. He still had hope when competing with others, but of course he had no hope at all when competing with his boss.
Chen Feng shook his head and said: "My personality is completely inconsistent with Guo Jing's. I don't want to play this role in my heart. Even though the character is very brilliant."
Jiang Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Chen Feng said.
"This is such a pity. In my opinion, you are obviously more suitable to play Guo Jing than your subordinate."
"Forget it. Director Xu, Jiang Xiaobai is a good prospect. And he works very hard, so you should give him a chance."
Chen Feng, the boss, has said so, and Xu Wei can no longer handle it. After years of hard work, his fiery temper has become much calmer.
"Okay. Since you, the boss, have said so, of course I have no objection. However, if when filming starts, if he slows down the progress of the crew and becomes uncontrollable, then I still have to suggest that you replace him as soon as possible."
Chen Feng glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, who looked ugly, and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry about that. I believe Xiaobai will not let us down."
Jiang Xiaobai also expressed his determination loudly: "I will go all out."
Xu Wei sneered: "Acting mainly depends on talent, not just hard work."
Jiang Xiaobai was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Chen Feng had no choice but to change the subject and said: "Director Xu, if you have no objection, we will formalize the matter today and sign the contract directly."
"Okay. You draw up a contract and I'll sign it right away if it's okay."
Xu Wei is also very straightforward in this regard.
Chen Feng immediately asked Su Qian to print the contract.
Half an hour later, Xu Wei signed a contract with Summit Entertainment and will serve as the director of the martial arts drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
In addition, for the sake of Anjiang Xiaobai's heart, Summit also officially signed a film contract with him for this drama.
The next day, the heroine Li Yixue also signed the contract, followed closely by Hu Fei and Liu Qinfei.
At this point, the crew of "The Condor Shooting" has been officially set up. The specific start time of the entire TV series is set for July 28, and the filming location is set at Hengcheng Film and Television City. At that time, all the staff will go there to report
.
In the early stage, Jia Yong and Li Dazhi took people there to set up front positions.
After Chen Feng took care of the bulk of the Condor Shooting crew, Jia Yong and Su Qian had to worry about the rest.
The next thing Chen Feng will be busy with is the premiere of the movie "Sweet Honey".
None of his previous films had any premieres or screenings, but this romance film or art film is different. Because Chen Feng intends to use it to win awards. Therefore, he must make it more popular.
With such a high reputation and a good reputation, the award-winning organizations will pay attention to it.
As the heroine of "Sweet Honey", Li Manyu fully agrees with this. This is her first movie after her comeback, and this premiere is her first public appearance after her comeback, and in Chen Feng's
And under the auspices of Summit, it will definitely be a huge event, and there is nothing more suitable than this.
The premiere of "Sweet Honey" is scheduled for July 3, which is just four days before it will be released nationwide on July 7.
The location was chosen at Tiandi Cinema, the largest theater in Beijing.
Chen Feng only announced it on Weibo two days before the premiere. Of course, in fact, the movie tickets had been given out a week in advance. They were mainly given to senior media people, film critics and similar film review committees.
Of course, at the same time, he also sent movie tickets to celebrities who had supported him on Weibo. In addition, he also asked Li Dazhi to randomly give them to Weibo netizens who had always supported him.
Twenty movie tickets.
Chen Feng's budget is about 10 million, so the scale is not very large, and it is incomparable to those premieres that often cost tens of millions.
Chen Feng doesn't do anything on the red carpet either.
That night, he, Li Manyu, Zhang Zhiwei, Li Binbin and other creative staff arrived at the theater first, and then waited for the guests from the premiere to arrive.
It starts at seven o'clock, and the first is the interactive session between the main creative staff and the guests in the audience.
The main creative staff of "Sweet Honey" headed by Chen Feng stood in a row on the stage. The host was Wang Hang who came from afar.
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