The script of Westward Journey is divided into two parts, the upper part is called Moonlight Treasure Box, and the lower part is called The Marriage of the Monkey King.
Unconsciously, about a month has passed since the filming of Westward Journey began, and the filming progress of the first part is nearing completion.
As time goes by, everyone's cooperation has become more and more tacit. Ng Meng-tat, Luo Jia-yin, Lam Jieying and other main supporting actors have all demonstrated their professionalism and maximized their acting skills.
The other group performers also performed very well under Li Yi's personal training.
On this day, Li Yigang had just finished shooting on set when his cell phone rang. It was Director Tian Xiaopeng calling.
The other party was very happy to tell him that since the last time he received an additional investment of more than 3 million from Li Yi, he and his team had been working overtime every day to redo some unsatisfactory special effects scenes. The effect was compared to before.
There have been many improvements!
This animated film, which he has worked hard on for many years, has been reviewed and the release date has been set. It will be available in major theaters soon!
He made this call because he hoped that Li Yi could help publicize and build momentum for the Great Sage.
In this regard, Li Yi naturally expressed his full support. He would be willing to help promote such a good domestic animation for free, not to mention he still has a 5% box office share.
After receiving Li Yi's promise, as soon as Director Tian Xiaopeng hung up the phone, he immediately excitedly asked his team to spread the news that Li Yi would dub the Great Sage.
A few days ago, The Great Sage had already set the schedule and started promoting it, although it also attracted a lot of attention
, but the effect is far from satisfactory!
It was also on Weibo's hot search list that day, ranking at the bottom, and was pushed down by a scandal involving a third-tier star in less than two hours!
After all, domestic animated films are originally a relatively marginal genre and have little topicality.
Moreover, the original investment was made by thousands of ordinary people after the crowdfunding was launched.
Ten thousand, thirty thousand, scattered here and there, it took a long time to get it together.
The total is only over 60 million, which is about half of Lu Han’s salary for participating in Shanghai Fortress!
These more than 60 million, plus Li Yi's additional investment of 3 million, every penny has been spent wisely. There is really no money, so there is no need to increase the publicity offensive!
Therefore, whether the early publicity can work or not depends entirely on Li Yi!
Soon, the news that Li Yi was dubbing the animated film "The Return of the Great Sage" was released and spread quickly on the Internet, attracting the attention of more and more netizens!
You know, on the domestic Internet now, the two words Li Yi are a complete guarantee of traffic!
""Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"? This cartoon with a weird name can actually be dubbed by Brother Yi. Is it true?"
"The poster of this animated movie looks okay, but did Yi Ge really dub the cartoon? Could it be malicious hype in the name of Yi Ge?"
"The Monkey King on the poster looks so ugly and sad. Could it be that Brother Yi dubbed it? I can't imagine what the effect will be like!"
"If Brother Yi really dubs this animated movie, I will definitely support it!"
"Since Yi Ge's debut, I haven't heard of any film and television works being dubbed, and I haven't even accepted an advertisement yet. It's so low-key and outrageous! So I don't feel like this is something Yi Ge would do.
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"Everyone, please leave. The news must be false! How can a person as big as Brother Yi dub a domestic animation with an investment of only 60 million? It's not that I look down on domestic animation. There are really not many that are eye-catching. After so many years, Come down, only Brother Yi’s "The Devil Boy Comes into the World" can be used!"
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The Dasheng production team highlighted Li Yi's name, and the effect was remarkable.
Soon, the topic about "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" became a hot search topic!
However, everyone is more skeptical and curious about this news, because dubbing cartoons does not look like something Li Yi would do!
And with Li Yi's current worth, even if he is just dubbing, the remuneration is not low. They don't think that the other party can afford Li Yi. Even if they can afford it, it is even more worrying!
Because I am afraid that I will spend all my time on celebrities!
After Li Yi hung up the phone, he went to shoot two more scenes. When he took a break again, he turned on his phone and found that there were many more messages from fans and netizens on his Weibo, asking him about the animated movie. Is the dubbing news true?
Not only did Li Yi openly admit this, but he also published a Weibo post using the photos he took when he went to the studio to dub live as a picture.
He said that not only did he participate in the dubbing, but as the first official audience of this animated film, he gave it a five-star rating and recommended everyone to buy tickets and watch it!
As soon as his Weibo post was posted, Huang Bo and other friends in the circle immediately helped repost it and expressed their support. This news completely detonated the Internet in the shortest possible time, triggering a lot of attention and heated discussions!
Not long after, it was revealed that Li Yi dubbed the animation for free, and even invested more than three million yuan in the end, making related topics even more exciting and eye-catching!
"It turns out the news is true, Brother Yi really dubbed for this animated movie!"
"Brother Yi's movies never disappoint. The movies he recommends, even if they are cartoons, are definitely very good to watch! I have decided that no matter how busy I am, I will make time to watch it!"
"It's unprecedented to have Brother Yi personally recommend and invest in a movie! I'm really looking forward to it!"
"I haven't seen an animated movie in many years, especially a domestic one, but since it was recommended and invested by Brother Yi, I will definitely go and watch it when the time comes!"
"I happen to be free when it is released. I plan to take my children to watch it together. I want to support domestic animation and support Brother Yi!"
Related news has spread all over the Internet, and everyone is talking about Li Yi dubbing for an animated film.
The topic of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" suddenly became the most popular. After it topped the Weibo hot search list, it stayed there for several days and never dropped!
And this is exactly the embodiment of Li Yi’s popularity!
Director Tian Xiaopeng was so happy that he seemed to have found the right person this time. The early publicity effect of the Great Sage definitely exceeded their expectations. It was simply not ideal!
It can be foreseen that the premiere of The Great Sage will be very popular!
While the Internet was still buzzing about the Monkey King, a few days later, Westward Journey ushered in the last scene of the first half.
This scene also features Li Yi and is also the scene where Zhu Yin appears for the first time in the entire movie.
This is also the first time the two of them have played against each other alone!!
Although Zhu Yin has been on the set for the past month, following Li Yi to observe and learn, if there is anything she doesn’t understand about acting, she will take the initiative to ask Li Yi for advice. Li Yi will also be very patient and give detailed explanations.
Listening to her was very beneficial.
Therefore, Zhu Yin has a very deep understanding of the role of Fairy Zixia, and Li Yi also has great confidence in her. After all, this is her first time filming a movie. She is starring with Li Yi and has such an important role.
Nervousness is inevitable!
"Brother Yi, do you really think I can do it?" The filming was about to start, but Zhu Yin was still out of shape, with nervousness written all over her face and cold sweat on her hands.
She is the heroine appointed by Li Yi. There are countless female celebrities in the industry who are jealous that she can get this role. Many pairs of eyes are watching her every move behind her back.
Once she performs poorly, it is a trivial matter to make people laugh at her, but it will cause Li Yi to lose face. She does not want Li Yi to be poked in the back and make irresponsible remarks because of her own reasons!
"I believe you can do it!" Li Yi reached out and shook her little hand, smiling and comforting: "Even if you don't have confidence in yourself, don't you have confidence in me too?"
"Of course! Brother Yi, you will always be the best in my heart and you can never go wrong!" Zhu Yin said without thinking.
"In this case, you should also believe that you can do it, because you are the one I selected after thousands of choices! Don't be nervous, don't think of this as acting, just be as natural as you usually get along with me." Li
Yi smiled.
After Li Yi comforted her, Zhu Yin's nervousness immediately disappeared, and a bright and confident smile bloomed on her face again.
"We can finish filming this part early today!" Li Yi smiled and walked towards the shooting location, and the assistant director quickly followed.
Soon, Li Yi and Zhu Yin took their respective positions.
The scene they are going to shoot next is about the Supreme Treasure played by Li Yi. He frequently uses the Moonlight Treasure Box and accidentally travels back 500 years ago.
This leads to the second half of the story, which brings about the intersection between the Supreme Treasure in the future time and space and the Zixia Fairy in the past time and space. It is both an end and a new beginning. It is a crucial turning point in the plot.
Today is the last filming of the first half. The crew has arrived more than usual. Everyone is gathered around, waiting to watch the performance of the two.
Everyone is still looking forward to Zhu Yin's performance. After all, she is the heroine chosen by Li Yi!
"Start!" the assistant director shouted.
What appears in front of the camera is Li Yi's back slowly walking towards the outside of the cave. Although no facial expression can be seen, just by looking at the back, you can feel Li Yi's confusion at the moment.
"Where are the people? Where have they gone?" Li Yi carefully walked outside the cave, looked at the empty environment inside and outside the cave, and murmured to himself: "How could this happen?"
After speaking, he took out the moonlight treasure box from his arms, knelt on the ground, and kept opening and closing it, looking very flustered.
While he was trying again and again in vain, he heard a movement not far away and immediately looked over in confusion and uneasiness.
The camera immediately switched to his perspective, and Zhu Yin was seen leading a mule, looking around and casually walking towards this side.
She also noticed that Li Yizheng had been staring at her, so she also looked at him. The camera switched back and forth between the two people's perspectives several times, giving several close-ups of their faces.
The two looked at each other, both showing the character's state of mind at this time, as if they were really meeting for the first time.
"Fairy? Monster?" Zhu Yin leaned forward slightly and asked Li Yi, who was kneeling on the ground holding a light treasure box with a confused look on his face.
Seeing that he didn't respond, he said thank you with a smile and led the mule towards the entrance of the cave.
Huang Bo and others secretly nodded. After Zhu Yin appeared on the stage, she acted very naturally. Since she was acting alone with Li Yi, she also performed quite well and deserves recognition!
"Hey! Don't rush into Pansi Cave!" Seeing Zhu Yin about to enter the cave, Li Yi immediately stood up and shouted.
"Pansi Cave?" Zhu Yin turned her head and couldn't help but laugh: "You think I'm illiterate, it's obviously a Shuiliandong Cave!"
There is a strong liveliness and mischief in her expression, just like how she usually gets along with Li Yi on the set, with a really romantic charm!
"Ah... the name Pansi Cave is quite nice!" Zhu Yin murmured and walked forward,
With a mischievous expression, he waved his hand and cast a spell to turn the words "Shuilian Dong" into Pansi Cave.
Of course, when filming, she just made corresponding movements, and special effects will be used for processing later.
"I will live here from now on!" Zhu Yin smiled brightly and took a step forward to enter the cave.
"Wait a minute!" Li Yi took two steps forward, trying to stop him. Zhu Yin immediately turned cold, turned around and slapped the blower, and the blower immediately started, pretending to be a violent palm wind and pushed Li Yi to the ground.
Then, she hooked up her hand and put away the moonlight treasure box that Li Yi had dropped on the ground.
"I now solemnly declare that everything in this mountain belongs to me, including you!" Zhu Yin smiled mischievously, waving her arms, looking joyful.
"I?"
"That's right! Just like my snail, I'll give you a stamp!" Zhu Yin said and stretched out her finger.
, the soles of Li Yi's feet immediately caught fire, and he was so frightened that he quickly put it out. Of course, this scene also required post-processing.
"You are mine now. If someone bullies you, tell me my name. From today on, my name is Pansi Daxian!" Zhu Yin looked back again and said to Li Yi.
After finishing speaking, he smiled sweetly, winked at Li Yi, and smiled, naturally revealing his unique charm!
Li Yi performed alone outside the cave for a while, and the plot ended.
When the assistant director called "Card", the audience burst into warm applause!
This time, the applause is not only for Li Yi, but also for Zhu Yin. Her performance just now is really impressive and unforgettable!!
