942 [Strongest Lineup in the Universe].
The script is done, and then there is the question of the actors---
Once you have a script, it's important to find those actors to play them.
In this regard, Song Zhichao's advice to these screenwriters is: "Who do you think best meets the requirements of this script in Hong Kong?"
Those screenwriters: "......"
At first, you looked at me, I looked at you, and I didn't dare to say it.
After all, it's filming a TV series, so which TV actors are suitable?
So, Chen Jiashang, Wei Jiahui and others tried to mention a few TV actors, but Song Zhi shook his head and told these screenwriters: "I have said that although we are filming a TV series, the route we take is a big movie and a big production, so we must use big names!"
Chen Jiashang, Wei Jiahui and others were still skeptical when they heard it---
When Song Zhichao invited them to come, although he said that he would use the method of shooting movies to make a TV series, and the investment was as high as more than 100 million, such an investment was too big after all.
Not to mention anything else, the salary of a film actor alone can be hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions, while a TV actor is paid, just like working in a company. Two price codes, one heaven and one earth.
If you really want to shoot a TV series in the same way as a movie, roughly calculated, the salary is estimated to be hundreds of millions, is it possible?
Seeing the doubts of these screenwriters, Song Zhichao asked them to speak boldly and recommend boldly, as long as it was suitable, he would invite this star to come.
As a result, these screenwriters began to hesitate to raise their level a little bit and recommend the movie stars they knew, but Song Zhichao still shook his head and encouraged them---
"Think higher!"
"Recommend a few more actors, actresses or something!"
"We're doing a big production this time!
"I said that investing more than 100 million yuan is not to blow water and fool people--- money must be spent!"
The screenwriters were all stupid.
They have been screenwriters for so long, and they have only seen those movie bosses who are stingy and afraid of spending more money, but they have never seen someone like Song Zhichao who is afraid of spending too much money!
Isn't it a joke to say that investing 130 million is really a joke?
Song Zhichao is really ready to make a big production?
In the end, Wei Jiahui, Chen Jiashang and others gritted their teeth and let go--- and wiped out all the big stars in Hong Kong, and stuffed their brains into this play.
According to the recommendations of these gold medal screenwriters, Hong Kong's "superstar" Zhou Yunfa plays the male protagonist Cheng Jiajun, and Hong Kong's "double actor" Liang Jiahui plays the male protagonist's brother Cheng Jiahao;
Then, Wan Ziliang, known as the "drama maniac" in the Hong Kong film industry, played the prison boss in the play.
Leslie Cheung, the "Four Kings" of Hong Kong music, Aaron Kwok, Li Ming and Jacky Cheung play the main members of the "Prison Break Eight".
As for the "T Murderer" who was very outstanding in "Prison Break" in his previous life, he starred the Hong Kong actor surnamed Huang.
When Wei Jiahui, Chen Jiashang and others put forward the suggestions of actors in their minds a little "mischievously", they thought that Song Zhichao would be frightened, after all, the salary of a Zhou Runfa is nearly 10 million, not to mention Leslie Cheung, the four heavenly kings, these popular fried chickens, the salary is at the level of millions.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhichao clapped: "Good ---!"
This time, many screenwriters were frightened.
Only then did they know that Song Zhichao was playing really!
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Who is Zhou Yunfa?
If you are a Hong Kong native and don't know who he is, then it is better to jump into the Xiangjiang River and drown.
Hong Kong actor, one of the few international superstars in Hong Kong.
Because of this, after Zhou Yunfa finished filming the big production "Peace Hotel" in 1995, he announced that he would temporarily bid farewell to the Hong Kong entertainment industry and the Hong Kong film industry, because he wanted to break into Hollywood and start the pinnacle of his life.
During this period, many famous Hong Kong directors, such as Johnny To , Wang Jing and others sincerely invited Zhou Yunfa to return to Hong Kong from Hollywood in the United States to film, but they were politely declined by Fa Ge.
Many big film companies under the Hong Kong Film Group offered a sky-high salary of up to 50 million to invite Fa Ge to return, but in the end Fa Ge refused, and the reason given was that I studied English in the United States and used it when I was preparing to film.
Well, that is to say, Fa Ge is not even willing to earn 50 million yuan in order to learn English.
is such a super big name, but after receiving a call from Song Zhichao in the United States, his attitude changed 180 degrees--- he directly released his personal English teacher pigeon, and rushed back to Hong Kong from the United States overnight with luggage.
Why did Fa Ge do this?
stems from his respect for Song Zhichao.
You must know that Song Zhichao risked his life to uncover the shady curtain of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, eradicate those evil companies, and save those actors who had been persecuted from fire and water---.
In one sentence: Song Zhichao's incomparable personality charm conquered our dear Fa Ge.
Zhou Runfa's return directly fell into people's eyes.
Many Hong Kong fans thought that Fa Ge would never come back to shoot Hong Kong films after "Peace Hotel", and many die-hard fans secretly cried and were secretly sad.
But now---
Fa Ge is back!
Not only were many fans overjoyed, but those Hong Kong media even used the words "The Return of the King" to introduce Fa Ge's return.
Facing the media and audiences who kept asking why he came back, facing the camera, Zhou Yunfa, who had just returned to Hong Kong from Hollywood and was still tired, only said one sentence: "I came back just to shoot "Prison Break"!"
is simple, just nine words, but it directly pushed the drama "Prison Break" to the forefront again.
For a while, Hong Kong people did not know that the Song Group was about to invest in the filming of this TV series.
The stocks of the companies of the Song Group, which were about to fall, began to reverse and rise, which caught the bigwigs who were eyeing the Song family off guard.
Even filming a drama can be so awesome, is it really difficult for the Song family to beat?
Then again, even Fa Ge, a superstar like Fa Ge who wants to enter Hollywood and is not filming Hong Kong films, has been invited by Song Zhichao, not to mention big-name stars such as Liang Jiahui, Leslie Cheung, and the Four Heavenly Kings.
For them, Song Zhichao is even more "hand-to-hand".
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In this way, in just a few days, almost all the main creators of the "Prison Break" crew were in place.
Especially in terms of casting--- it can be said that such a "lineup" is definitely the "strongest in the universe" level that has never been seen before or since.
Not to mention anything else, the two leading actors Zhou Yunfa and Liang Jiahui are both the best of the actors, and the joining of Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings", such a lineup is enough to blind everyone's titanium dog eyes.
In addition, in this wave of actors, Zhou Runfa, Liang Jiahui, and Leslie Cheung and others have basically cooperated, and they are very familiar with each other, which can be said to know the roots;
There is another change, the actor of barbecued pork bun did not join this play, and was replaced by Hong Kong actor Ren Darong.
As for the joining of character actor Ren Dahua, there is actually a bit of an episode.
Originally, those screenwriters were more fond of the actor in Hong Kong who acted in "Ren R Barbecued Pork Bun", but in the end, Ren Dahua went through the back door.
Because Ren Dahua likes this role very much, especially thinks that it is definitely a rare opportunity to be able to "move" with so many Hong Kong superstars in the play, so he found his eldest brother Ren Darong and asked Ren Darong to help him contact Song Zhichao, hoping to join the group to film.
Song Zhichao and Ren Darong have a good relationship, of course, they have to give face, so Ren Dahua stepped in and won his favorite role of "T Murderer".