Ningbo Xiangshan Film and Television Base, a newly rising film and television base in recent years, although there is a Hengdian in the next city, but the business is also good.

Those scenes in Hengdian have been filmed badly, and a palace has appeared in at least dozens of TV series.

Nowadays, except for indoor studios, I usually don't go to Hengdian to find some fresh buildings.

When Chen Kaige filmed "Zhao's Orphan", Xiangshan Film and Television Base built a Spring and Autumn Warring States City for free.

It cost 100 million yuan to report to the outside world, and this is the treatment of the big director.

Ma Xiaogang's "1942" not only fooled the Chongqing Film Group into spending 100 million yuan to build a Chongqing Old Street, which is much stronger than the port city that Chen Kexin casually made for "The Siege of October", and the port city created did not have any characteristics of Xiangjiang.

Chongqing Film Group, the old street of Chongqing, is almost a complete replica of Chongqing in that era, Rongchang Cathedral, Cathay Theater, interbank union, Soviet embassy, and the same as in the old photos.

Not only that, Chongqing Film Group doesn't know what kind of wind it has smoked, spending 100 million to build a street is not finished, and it also spent 700 million yuan to build a Liangjiang Film and Television City on this basis.

Cultural projects are sometimes quite expensive.

Hengdian has left too many countries, most of them are TV drama crews, and there are still occasional big-budget movie crews here in Xiangshan, after all, not any director has as much face as Cheng Kaige and Ma Xiaogang.

Chen Jiashang, who was kicked away by Huayang and missed the sequel to "Painted Skin 2", took the crew of "Four Famous Catches" to Xiangshan Film and Television Base after almost 20 days of release.

The box office and word-of-mouth of "Painted Wall" have collapsed, and there were still 25 million last week, but on Monday the 17th, there were only 950,000 left, falling below the million mark.

In the past half month, under the overwhelming negative marketing, "The Legend of the White Snake" attracted the saliva of most of the audience, and "Painted Wall" escaped.

But after half a month, "The Legend of the White Snake" scolded all the people who should have been scolded, and the audience also turned their guns and continued to scold "Painted Wall".

Wang Changtian's marketing has spent a lot of money, word-of-mouth and box office have collapsed, and he simply stopped publicizing it, anyway, breaking 150 million is stable, and when the time comes, go out and have a celebration party, and the film will be over.

150 million, which is tens of millions worse than "Painted Skin", and the investment cost is less than 50 million, Chen Jiashang is still very satisfied, and he slapped the crew to Xiangshan while it was hot and continued to shoot "The Four Famous Catches".

The sequel to the blockbuster movie changed the director of the previous work, which is simply a great insult to Chen Jiashang, and he urgently needs to find a way back to prove himself.

In the crew hotel, Chen Jiashang was having a meeting with Deng Chao, Liu Yufei and several of the leading actors, as well as the main creators of the crew, preparing for filming in a week.

"Deng Chao, this time you are different from the lively characters in "Painted Wall", cold-blooded and unsmiling, with an aura of not being angry and arrogant, you must quickly retract your edge and publicity, and adapt to the role..."

Chen Jiashang turned his head to Liu Yufei and said, "Yufei, ruthlessness is actually affectionate, you ......"

However, as soon as he spoke, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in. Chen Jiashang frowned and looked at the visitor.

Liu Yufei's mother, Liu Xiaoli, walked in with an apologetic face, "Director Chen, I'm sorry, I want to take a leave of absence for Qianqian, you haven't started filming here, we will leave for two days, and we must rush back before filming starts." ”

“?”

Chen Jia stared at Liu Xiaoli with a look of tease for me, and asked for leave as soon as she joined the group.

However, seeing that Liu Xiaoli didn't look like a joke, Chen Jiashang really couldn't figure out for a while, whether this woman was really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

For a while, there was some silence in the room, Liu Yufei was a little overwhelmed, pulling at her clothes and not knowing what to say, even if it was her, she knew that her mother had gone too far.

As the male protagonist, Deng Chao was speechless, it was the first time he had seen such an outrageous person in so many years.

Even if you want to ask for leave, at least you have to say it in private, this director is in a meeting, so many people, and the entire high-level crew is there, isn't this looking for trouble.

However, Deng Chao is also a little lucky, although it is the first time to cooperate with Liu Yufei, but after contact, her personality is still very good, and she has not inherited her mother's kind, otherwise in the next few months, she will really suffer.

Seeing that Chen Jiashang was silent, Liu Xiaoli repeated again.

"Director Chen, don't worry, we will be back in two days, and it won't affect the progress. ”

Seeing Liu Xiaoli saying "you" in her mouth, but without any respect, Chen Jia's hand under the table was already clenched into a fist, and her muscles were bursting up.

"No one dares not to take themselves seriously!"

At this moment, Chen Jiashang really wanted to reprimand Liu Xiaoli twice.

But he can't guarantee that Liu Xiaoli has brains, and it doesn't look like she has brains, so I really don't know if she will quarrel with him.

quarreled with the actor's mother in full view, and the other party didn't bird himself, the director's majesty was really gone.

"Enter the group on time in two days!" Chen Jiashang said almost from between his teeth.

Anyone could hear the anger in his words.

Even if you don't have ears, you can see it even if you look at it.

Liu Xiaoli was stunned and thanked Chen Jiashang for her understanding, "Thank you, Director Chen, you can rest assured that you will not delay the filming of the crew." ”

greeted Liu Yufei again, "Sissi, my mother has booked the ticket." ”

Got your ticket?

The corners of Deng Chao's mouth twitched, what is this, with his knowledge, he really can't understand this kind of practice.

Even Zhou Zhaolong, who played the iron hand, was a little confused, he played the god of war in "The King of Kung Fu", worked with Liu Yufei, and also met Liu Xiaoli.

But at that time in the crew, Liu Xiaoli faced a foreign director, but she never did this.

Chen Jia's face was swollen and red with anger, this is decided, and he is still saying it in front of him, and he didn't take him in his eyes at all!

The atmosphere in the room was very strange, and Liu Xiaoli beckoned Liu Yufei to go out.

Waiting for her mother to go out, Liu Yufei hurriedly bent down to apologize to Chen Jiashang, "I'm sorry director, I'm sorry everyone." ”

After saying a few words of sorry, he trotted out to catch up with Liu Xiaoli, and complained angrily.

"Mom, why are you like this!"

"What?"

Liu Xiaoli didn't know why, and didn't realize that there was something wrong with what she was doing.

In Hollywood, first-line actors are not directors at all, and there are many stronger than directors in the crew, unless they are a small number of directors with high coffee positions.

She said to Liu Yufei to herself, "Sissi, listen to me, this is a rare opportunity, Li Qian and Warner are working together on a sci-fi blockbuster with an investment of 200 million US dollars, and Warner doesn't know what's going on, so she handed over the casting right to Li Qian, and wants to choose an actress from China to be the heroine." ”

After speaking, Liu Xiaoli also sighed, "This is a blockbuster with an investment of 200 million US dollars, a real Hollywood blockbuster, much stronger than "The King of Kung Fu", you have to take advantage of the opportunity." ”

"Mom!"

Liu Yufei was so angry that she wanted to stomp her feet, she was really helpless against this mother who had to manage everything from childhood to adulthood, but she still did everything for her own good, so she couldn't be angry.

"Sissi, I asked William Morris, for this casting, Warner is really looking for a domestic actress, and the original Japanese actresses have been replaced, and the casting rights are also in Li Qian's hands. ”

Liu Xiaoli was still talking there, and she was also sighing in her heart, but she didn't expect this Li Qian to quietly catch up with Warner's relationship.

Although I don't know what the reason is, this 200 million investment in the heroine is indeed in the hands of Li Qian.

This Li Qian is not simple!

After boarding the plane from Ningbo Airport and flying directly to Beijing, Liu Xiaoli took Liu Yufei to Li Qian's future films.

After talking to the front desk, he was immediately led to a conference room.

Liu Xiaoli was a little happy in her heart, it seemed to be going well.

However, as soon as I entered the conference room, the smile on my face disappeared.

Zhang Ziyi, Li Binbin, and Fan Binbin all came, bringing their own agents, and a Jingtian, which Song Ge brought here.

It's even a step too late!

There is one more person, and the faces of the three big flowers are a little dignified.

Liu Yufei is also the only one of them who has worked with Li Qian and starred in Guo Fan's "Time Administration".

After greeting each other, calm returned to the already calm conference room.

After a while, Li Qian pushed the door and came in.

"Good morning, everybody. ”

"Director Li: Okay. Several people also hurriedly got up to say hello.

"Please be seated. ”

Li Qian waved his hand and sat down at the top of the list.

He didn't invite these people, and he didn't send an audition invitation at all, they all came to the door by himself.

But Li Qian was not surprised, it was strange that no one came, he specially told the front desk, and if someone came, he would bring it.

Anyway, I have to audition to deal with Warner, and the province organizes it by itself.

"I also know the purpose of the few, why don't you start the audition directly?"

Li Qian was so direct, but it surprised them a little, this is the heroine of 200 million investment, no matter what, she should talk about it one by one, and exchange all kinds of interests.

But Li Qian didn't have time to talk to them, "This role is very simple, simply put, the city you lived in when you were a child, your family was attacked by monsters, the whole family died, and then lived with hatred, after joining the army, he was bent on revenge, and the whole person was almost a little paranoid, but when he was about to fight with monsters, because of the shadow in his heart, and revenge was full of hatred, and his boss refused to participate in the war." ”

Simple characters can't be simpler, like Megan Fox in "Transformers", the heroine of soy sauce.

"In short, first of all, he is a soldier, he has an obsession with revenge in his heart, and he has a dead mother face almost the whole time, and the dead mother face knows it. Li Qian summed it up again.

"Understood, Director Li. ”

Li Qian nodded, "Okay, let's get started, make a resolute face of a dead mother." ”

“？？？？？”

Audition right here?

Nor did the script?

Several people were once again shocked by Li Qian's style of doing things, but they had also heard of Li Qian's temper, and there were other people, so they didn't say anything.

And just like that, a somewhat ridiculous audition began.

Everyone present, including Li Qian himself, felt that there was something unspeakable, the actress of a big production with an investment of 200 million US dollars, the audition was so sloppy.

With just five actors, the auditions ended quickly.

"Okay, that's it, I'll discuss it with Warner, and I'll let you know when there's a result. ”

After the audition, Li Qian let them leave.

If he invited them to come, Li Qian would have done too much, but they all came by himself, and Li Qian didn't invite them.

But an hour later, Liu Xiaoli went and returned, killed a horse pistol and came back.

"Ms. Liu?" Li Qian looked at her with some confusion.

"Hello Director Li. ”

Liu Xiaoli said with a smile on her face, "For the role of "Pacific Rim", please also ask Director Li to consider our Sissi, she just flew over from Xiangshan and didn't rest well, maybe she wasn't in a good state just now. ”

Li Qian smiled and said, "Okay, I know, Ms. Liu will go back first, and I will inform you when the time comes." ”

"Director Li, I guess Warner's choice of domestic actresses should be for the domestic box office, now Zhang Ziyi's reputation is not good, Li Binbin's previous "Snow Flower and Secret Fan" and "Xinhai Revolution" two movies were not good at the box office, Fan Binbin has no appeal in the movie, our family Qianqian is different, more suitable than them, and the English level is also more suitable for Hollywood blockbusters. ”

Liu Xiaoli said that Li Qian was still smiling, and she was also relieved, and continued, "With Director Li's achievements in China, he should soon enter Hollywood." ”

Li Qian didn't say anything, wanting to hear what she could say.

Seeing that Li Qian also denied it, Liu Xiaoli made up her mind, "We also have some connections with William Morris, and if Director Li enters Hollywood in the future, he can help a little......"

“？？？？？”

Li Qian is also drunk, and he also has connections in Hollywood, and he has a hammer's connections, so it's nonsense.

Not to mention William Morris, even CAA Li Qian is too lazy to care, what era is it now, the era when the big studio distribution company is in charge.

"Alright. ”

Li Qian was too lazy to listen to her nonsense, it was rumored that this person had no brains outside, and it was really like this.

"Ms. Liu, you go back first, and I'll let you know when the results come out. ”

"Director Li..."

Li Qian had a cold face and repeated, "I said that I would notify you if there is a result!"

The sudden change of face made Liu Xiaoli a little surprised, and in the few contacts she had, Li Qianke had always been very kind.

Looking at Li Qian's indifferent expression, Liu Xiaoli weighed it repeatedly in her heart, and left a little unwillingly, so she could only find another way.

Li Qian was also speechless, not to mention that everyone in the entertainment industry is exquisite, but it is better to have a normal person's head, how can there be such a person.

Sure enough, the world is so big that there are no surprises.

Immediately afterwards, within two hours, Zhang Ziyi and the others also turned back and wanted to use all kinds of benefits and temptations to win this role, but they were all sent away.

After all, this audition has been going on for an afternoon, and it can be regarded as fulfilling the obligation of casting.

In the evening, Li Qian went to a dinner, Song Ge was treated, and Jing Tian was also there.

"It's troublesome for Director Li this time. Song Ge smiled and touched a glass with Li Qian.

"Thank you, Director Li. Jing Tian also saluted Li Qian with a glass of wine with a well-behaved face.

Li Qian shook his head, "It's not settled yet, Warner's side is satisfied, and I don't just recommend individuals." ”

Song Ge smiled, "If you have Li Qian, it will be stable." ”

"In a few days, you will fly rice and make preparations, just the teachers of Beiying and Chinese opera, this kind of cold mother's face throughout the whole process, with the same expression as who you owe millions, find a teacher from the acting department to surprise it, plus Jingtian, you look a little ......fierce on your face," Li Qian admonished.

Jing Tian listened obediently, but he was a little angry in his heart, where is the murder of the people, it is obviously a sweet and beautiful girl.

But he didn't dare to say this to Li Qian, and accepted it humbly like a good student.

The role of the heroine was finally given to Song Ge, and Li Qian opened his mouth on the phone before, and he opened his mouth to come with 50 million, just to try how much this role is worth.

As a result, Song Ge only hesitated for two seconds before agreeing.

Promised!

There is no one to buy a character for 50 million.

In fact, Song Ge was also bitter in his heart, he used some money by himself, and went through various procedures.

As a result, Jingtian's matter, where Wang Jianlin went, he waved his hand, no matter how much money he had, just get that role.

But when I think about it, it is not surprising that "Warring States" spent 150 million before.

Fifty million, since Song Ge agreed, Li Qian is not a person who goes back on his word, and everyone accepts the price he offers.

Besides, this role is really not very important, and it is no different from the soy sauce heroine of Megan Fox.

Jing Tian himself has a fierce face, and it should be no problem to play this kind of expression that is the same as that of his dead father and mother throughout the whole process, and he doesn't need to make other expressions.

Most actors are like this, they don't need to make too many expressions, it's easy to act, but once the expressions are a little richer, it's collapsed.

Besides, let Song Ge find her a few teachers, the teachers of the acting academy, who are the best at this kind of single-expression training.

Appearance, height, and European and American actors are also suitable.

Of course, the producer on Warner's side has to decide, and Li Qian can't arrange a person to go over casually, if he changes to a cute and girly actor, Warner will not agree to it.

In short, the characters who don't have much impact on the movie almost don't affect the movie, the audience doesn't care about the heroine, and there are even shots of human actors, I wish I could go over early and watch mecha and monsters fight.

This role was so happily decided, as long as Jing Tian's face was cold throughout the whole process, not the kind of president who was cold, don't make superfluous expressions, and basically deal with the past, anyway, it won't have much impact on the movie, and it won't damage Li Qian's signboard.

The crew also has a director, a big production of 200 million, and the director still has the ability.