Chapter 664 'Mansion Gate' with a cameo lineup of ultra-luxury stars
Preparations for the filming of "Mansion Gate" began in July last year, and the shooting start time was in late September. It was not until the end of April this year that everything was completed.
The filming time alone took nearly 8 months, which is considered the longest production period of Shanhe drama.
Fortunately, post-production had already started while the crew was filming, so all post-production was completed half a month after filming was completed.
If we had to wait until filming was completed before starting post-production, the broadcast of the 80-episode super-long series would probably have to be delayed for several months.
As the key drama of this year's Shanhe drama, "The Mansion Gate" has attracted a lot of attention online, especially its exaggerated starring cast.
The male protagonist Bai Jingqi - Chen Guo, who has been awarded the title of Golden Phoenix as the Emperor twice.
The heroine, Mistress Bai, is Gao Wa, the queen of double-slam movies.
The second male lead, Bai Sanye, is the best supporting actor in Jinfeng. He has been nominated as the first-line actor Fan Min and is known as the uncrowned TV Emperor.
The second female fragrance show - Shui Miaomiao, the most popular little flower in China.
In addition, Duan Long, Wan Qian, Cen Kun, Zhang Ze, Lin Yongjian and others played supporting roles in the play, and other Shanhe artists also came to play a supporting role more or less.
Moreover, in addition to the internal artists of Shanhe Company, celebrities who are close to Shanhe or Zuo Le and Kong Sheng have also been roped in to play roles in "The Mansion Gate".
If you have enough time and the right person, just play a supporting role.
If you don't have enough time, just make a guest appearance.
Anyway, Kong Sheng didn’t pick a fight, so he just treated it as a way to build momentum.
The last Shanhe drama with this treatment was "Wulin Gaiden".
However, at that time, Zuo Le had just started, and his network of contacts was not very wide. Now that the world has become a trend, there are too many celebrities who are willing to sell their face.
Hong Tao, Zhou Binbin, Yuan Ye, Zhang Ruijin, Wu Yue, Song Changying, Yang Qing, Niu Ping, Li Youbin, Wang Yan, Hou Yong, Wang Baotian, Jiao Jun...
Not to mention those who have collaborated with Shanhe before, many of the celebrities Zuo Le knew in the circle also came over to help.
The host, Mr. He, played the role of a master of ceremonies announcing the curtain in a theater.
The old couple in the cross talk show made guest appearances as the underworld boss and master in Quancheng.
These two characters still had a lot of scenes in the original version, but they were mostly deleted in the Shanhe version and only briefly showed their faces twice.
Teacher Zhao from outside the customs once came to Quancheng to participate in an event, and was deceived by Zuo Le into playing a role with his two apprentices.
To this end, the crew also specially set up a plot for them. Lao Zhao is a blind old man who plays the erhu. The two apprentices play Pozi and a stuttering patrolman. They come to find trouble and ask Bai Jingqi to see it and come to fight against the injustice.
The blind old man repaid his kindness. When Mistress Bai passed away, he played a sad song on the street on the erhu to see her off.
All in all, "House Gate" surprisingly assembled a super luxurious guest star lineup, and even specially cut a trailer for the promotion, and those who were interested were counted.
The cast, starring and supporting roles of "The Mansion" totaled 7, including Golden Phoenix King alone, and this does not include individuals like Li Youbin who won the award repeatedly.
There are 4 Golden Dragon Best Actress, 1 Golden Dragon Best Actress, 2 Golden Dragon Best Actress, and 21 Golden Dragon Golden Phoenix Best Supporting Actors...
These are the ones who have won awards. There are also many actors who have enough status but are unlucky enough to not have won awards, or big names in other fields, such as the old couple in cross talk.
All statistics added up, there are more than 170 celebrities who have appeared in "The Mansion Gate".
Put aside series like "Family with Children",
As far as a single TV series is concerned, the cast of this level cannot be said to be the best in Chinese TV series, but it can definitely be ranked at the top.
Again, there are so many stars here, and just to see their faces is worth the ticket price, not to mention that "The Mansion Gate" is a TV series, so no tickets are required.
Although some people are afraid that Kong Sheng will follow the same path as Zhang Kaigang at the beginning of the year, but having said that.
Although the plot of "Golden Night Banquet" is a bit disappointing, the big-name actors' performances are really exciting. Otherwise, the movie would not have earned more than 2 billion at the box office.
Shanhe dramas have long been known for their quality, and there have been no examples of overturning and thundering dramas so far.
Therefore, most people are still very optimistic about the prospects of "Mansion Gate".
On June 1, 2022, "Mansion Gate" will be launched on Dongshan TV and Penguin Video.
Countless people who had been looking forward to it for a long time turned on the TV, ready to see this long-form drama that Shanhe had been filming for nearly a year.
………
Changqing Film and Television Base, hotel where the crew of "Latent" stayed
Zhang Shui and Duan Long followed Zhang Ze to his room, laid out fruit snacks, turned on the TV, and chatted while waiting for the premiere.
All three of them appeared in the drama "The Mansion Gate", and the one with the least involvement was Zhang Shui. He only had a cameo role as a government servant, and he only had a few lines in one scene.
Duan Long plays Huang Li, Bai Jingqi's brother-in-law. He is a relatively maverick character, and he is also the strength ceiling of "Mansion Gate".
He doesn't have a lot of roles, but he's quite lovable. He's one of the few characters in the drama who doesn't have any flaws. Among the supporting roles, he's probably bested by Mr. Zheng.
Zhang Ze plays the most important role among the three in the play, playing the role of Bai Zhanyuan, Bai Jingqi’s grandson and the gravedigger of the Bai family.
In the original version of "Mansion Gate", Bai Zhanyuan was almost considered the second male lead in the second film. However, due to the adjustment of the plot proportion in the Shanhe version, Bai Zhanyuan's role was greatly reduced.
But even so, Bai Zhanyuan's character attributes are here.
Even though the number of scenes was significantly reduced, in the later stages of the plot, especially the last 20 episodes, his role was second only to Bai Jingqi and Xiang Xiu, and Zhang Ze was also included in the starring list.
Because of this, Zhang Ze is also the one who pays most attention to "Mansion Gate" among the three.
Zhang Shui is just a guest star, he doesn't care about the performance of the TV series, and Duan Long has few roles. In addition, he is now popular and his vision is high. He doesn't point to a supporting role to increase his popularity. He focuses entirely on "Latent".
Although Zhang Ze is currently focusing on "Latent", he is also looking forward to Bai Zhanyuan in "Mansion Gate" to increase his reputation.
He has been in Shanhe for several years, but he only knows how to handle it with Huang Tao from "Serious Case Group Six". Seeing that Duan Long and Shen Teng, who joined the company later than him, are about to enter the front line, no matter how peaceful Zhang Ze's mentality is, he will not
Maybe I have no idea at all.
While they were chatting, Duan Long's cell phone rang. He took it out and looked at it, and he was very happy.
"Lao Kong is here."
"Who? Director Kong."
Duan Long nodded. He and Kong Sheng were old friends. It was Kong Sheng who recommended him to Shanhe when he first came to Shanhe. The two had a pretty good personal relationship.
"He comes to see Director Zuo. I'll go down below to greet him. You guys have a look first. I'll come back later."
After saying a few words, Duan Long hurriedly left the room with his cell phone. After he left, Zhang Shui asked with some confusion.
"Why is Director Kong here? Shouldn't he be taking the crew to promote it at this time?"
Zhang Ze and Kong Sheng have collaborated in several TV series and are considered acquaintances. He touched his chin and speculated unconfidently.
"Most probably because I felt that I had no bottom, I came here to ask Director Zuo for courage. In the first part of "Serious Case Group Six", Director Kong seemed to have done the same thing.
However, he was not well-known at that time. "Serious Crimes Group Six" was his first drama in Shanhe. It is normal for him to lack confidence. Unexpectedly, now that Director Kong has become famous, he has to come to Director Zuo for help."
Zhang Shui understands Kong Sheng's feelings very well: "The filming of "The Gate of Mansion" took nearly a year, and the company invested countless resources. The filming funds alone broke the company's record, and compared with the "Seven Swords" series.
After spending so much energy and money, everyone in the company has high expectations for the TV series' performance, so it's normal for Director Kong to be a little stressed."
"Forget it, we can't take care of this. The TV series has started. Let's watch TV first."
Glancing at the TV screen where the opening song was already playing, Zhang Ze cheered up and greeted Zhang Shuidao.
The dramatic sound of the huqin sounded, and a loud female voice began to sing.