While Xiao Qian was busy working on "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City", Feng Baoya had already followed the list and found all the actors for "Once Upon a Time: The Lion King".
When Xiao Qian came back, the crew immediately held a meeting.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao...Hello, Mr. Xiao..."
Seeing the actors gathered together, Xiao Qian was in a good mood.
"Everyone, the first Once Upon a Time was a huge success. Whether we can do it this time depends on your efforts."
Others didn't dare to say anything, but Yang Zhen remained calm and composed.
"Don't shirk your responsibilities, okay? I have to read your script. If your script is good, we can perform it well."
Everyone started laughing, and the atmosphere in the venue became much more relaxed.
Especially the new actors found that this legendary figure was not so difficult to get along with.
Little did they know that this was a tacit understanding between Xiao Qian and Yang Zhen, for the sake of the atmosphere of the crew.
Back to the topic, when it comes to movie issues, Xiao Qian has something to explain.
"In this movie, Xiong Xinxin and Zhao Jian, you two play a very important role. Whether you can shine depends on your performance."
Xiong Xinxin will star in the film Guijiaoqi, which is also his most classic role.
As a military commander, Yang Yue has more say.
"Xinxin has gone through a lot of hardships this time in order to play Guijiao Qi well. But don't worry, when the performance comes, you will definitely be satisfied."
As Starlight's number one martial artist, Yang Yue gave such a comment, which is enough to show how amazing the role of Gui Jiao Qi is.
Xiao Qian is not worried about Xiong Xinxin's interpretation at all, because the original version of his previous life is an unsurpassable classic.
The one Xiao Qian paid the most attention to was Zhao Jian.
Zhao Jian is the actor who plays Zhao Tianba.
The main villain in The Lion King was truly outstanding and truly unforgettable.
Although among the many villains in the Once Upon a Time series, Zhao Tianba's martial arts skills are considered to be poor. But his vile and coquettish spirit is truly unmatched by anyone.
But towards Zhao Jian, Xiao Qian was very speechless.
As an actor, Zhao Jian actually doesn't have any classic roles except Zhao Tianba. This is not because his acting skills are not good, but because... his job is to work behind the scenes.
Zhao Jian is one of the few military commanders in the mainland, and is the royal military commander of Zhang Beard.
Yes, the martial arts scenes in Jin Yong's drama with a big beard that audiences were tortured by in previous lives are inseparable from him.
What kind of electric fan has disheveled hair? The Tai Chi version of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms makes people shudder just thinking about it.
In the previous life, Zhang Bearded's version of "Dragon" had such crappy martial arts. I don't know if it was Yuan Kui's fault or Zhao Jian's fault.
The duel between Xu Zhu and Ding Chunqiu, two members of the Xiaoyao sect, actually gave the feeling of Gui Jiao Qi vs. Huang Qiying, which is really hard to complain about.
Therefore, after Zhao Jian followed Zhang Big Beard to Starlight, he was immediately ordered by Xiao Qian to go to the martial arts department and received the most severe beatings.
According to feedback from Yang Yue and Yang Jun, this guy has changed a lot and has already started in the martial arts field.
This time, he was asked to play the role of Zhao Tianba and also participate in some martial arts work, just to train him.
"Brother Zhao, your character is a pure Beijing person, so when you act, you have to act like a gangster in the capital."
Hearing this request, Zhao Jian was a little dumbfounded.
He is from Shaanxi, how should he play the role of a Beijinger?
Xiao smiled slightly and pointed at Feng's buck teeth.
"You forgot, our director Feng Da is here. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just ask him for advice."
This was the first time Feng Buckya knew about Xiao Qian's plan, and he was a little surprised.
"Is this film going to be shot in the style of Beijing?"
If this is the case, then he is very comfortable. Speaking of Beijing-style movies, he is very good at it.
The New Year films he made before were all in typical Beijing style.
"This movie takes place in Beijing, so it naturally has elements of Beijing. The use of Beijing dialect must also be carefully considered."
Others are fine. If the character Zhao Tianba didn't speak Beijing dialect, it would be too lacking in charm.
In the original version, dubbing was used, and it can be clearly seen that the movements of the lips do not match the voice at all.
The reason is that the lines are written in Cantonese, Zhao Jian speaks Mandarin, and they have to be dubbed in Beijing dialect. After three layers of processing, if they still fit perfectly, it would be weird.
"The filming should be in the summer. You have about four months to learn the Beijing dialect. No matter how difficult it is, you must be able to speak it fluently by then."
Zhao Jian bared his teeth and kept scratching his head.
Even though he is not young yet, he still has to learn dialect. But Xingguang's rules are like this. The requirements are strict and cannot be questioned. He only sees what he can do, but not what he can't do.
Of course, even if things are really impossible to do, Xingguang will not be unkind and insistent.
It's really not that difficult to learn a few words of Beijing dialect for the role, if you really want to learn it.
Do we really want actors to face the camera 1234567?
"How's the invitation to the lion dance team going?"
The lion king competes for supremacy, and the most exciting thing is of course the lion dance.
Several lion dance scenes in the original version were lively and lively, but too chaotic. Especially the final scene of the lion king's convention, except for the wonderful fight, there was almost no difference between lion dance and lion dance.
But lion dance is very different depending on the region.
Lion dance is also a traditional Chinese culture.
Xiao Qian has great ambitions and wants to use this movie to give a gorgeous display of the traditional culture of lion dance.
Old Monster Xu in his previous life couldn't do it. He couldn't get the funds, the scene, or the talent.
This is limited by the format of Hong Kong movies.
Even if the movie is shot in mainland China, it will be a pity if it is not capable enough.
Now it's up to the stars to take pictures, and all the deficiencies can be made up for.
Apart from anything else, only Starlight could capture the scene of the dancing lions well. Because Starlight has the most advanced wideband digital camera, the only one in China.
"We have sent invitations to lion dance associations across the country. When they heard about our plan, everyone was very active and enthusiastic about participating."
This made Xiao Qian feel relieved.
"These lions have little experience in filming movies. You should take more care of them when filming. Also, be sure not to let them get injured."
"Once Upon a Time: The Lion King" is an action movie, with a lot of fighting scenes, and it's a big scene, so the filming staff can easily get injured.
Xiao Qian's instructions alerted Feng Buck Ya and others, and they quickly wrote them down.
"You must make good plans for this section of Ma Ben Long Street. This is the most dangerous place, so no accidents must occur. Please ask the Mongolian cavalry team to take charge. Don't mess around."
The scene in the movie where the lions are quarreling had so many actors that it almost filled the streets.
In such a complicated scene, there is also a galloping horse. If it is not handled correctly, it will be a big accident.
Therefore, Xiao Qian took the trouble to tell him to pay attention to safety, fearing that the people below would act up and cause a big disaster.
For this movie, Xiao Qian was mainly concerned about production issues. On the contrary, he didn't care much about the shooting.
"Once Upon a Time: The Lion King" is admittedly higher in content and artistic conception, but its shooting techniques are not much different from its predecessor.
Since Feng Buck Ya can shoot Top Gun so well, there will definitely be no deviation in ideas and content when he shoots The Lion King again.
Only on larger productions, the possibility of problems will be higher.
Xiao Qian has controlled these aspects, and the quality of the film has also improved.
In addition to production, Xiao Qian is also concerned about Wen Yi.
"Sister Yi, if you play the role of Thirteenth Aunt again this time, I guarantee that you will return to the top."
Wen Yi remained unmoved.
"What are you trying to do again?"
Wen Yi always remained extremely vigilant towards this little brother.
This guy has too many tricks up his sleeve.
Who has filmed a scene with him and not made him look miserable?
The fire is really hot, but also really tiring.
Xiao Qian felt extremely aggrieved.
"Sisters, this is your attitude towards your dearest brother? How sad it would be if Wen Yin knew about this."
Speaking of her daughter, Wen Yi became even more angry.
"I'm telling you, don't buy her such expensive figures in the future. My dear, she doesn't like ordinary toys now. If you spoil her like this, won't you go to heaven in the future?"
Xiao Qian didn't take it seriously at all, wasn't the treatment Xingguang Xiaogongju deserved?
"Sister, look at this."
Xiao Qian played a video to Wen Yi. It was none other than the beginning of "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City". The gorgeous and stunning Xu Qing made Wen Yi stare straight at it and couldn't help but put herself into it.
"Sister, do these new Chinese-style clothes look good? This time, all of your thirteenth aunt's clothes are like this."
