Xu Shi looked at Cheng Guochao in front of him and said helplessly: "I said it was all an accident, do you believe it?"

"Faith, of course I do. Cheng Guochao nodded quickly, but the expression on his face was a meaning that you would just talk about it.

Xu Shi is also a little helpless, since the matter of the martial arts hall is about to end, he has become like this when he returns to the crew.

I don't know what's going on, but a lot of reports about this martial arts incident suddenly appeared on the Internet, and the spearhead was aimed at Xu Shi.

It's not about looking for Xu Shi's stubble, but about analyzing what role Xu Shi played behind this incident.

And in these analyses, all of this is calculated by Xu Shi, from the opening of the martial arts gym at the beginning and then to the end of the entire market, and the formation of a martial arts association by the way.

If you don't know the inside story, it seems that it is really like that at first glance.

Of course, Xu Shi was aggrieved by this, he was not that kind of person at all.

Fortunately, this can be regarded as adding a kind of personality to Xu Shi, and after all, this is completely a commercial matter, and the means used are all commercial means, and there is no moral law involved.

So the impact on Xu Shi was not very big, and even attracted some fans for Xu Shi.

"Forget it, I know that you won't listen to what I said, so I still don't talk about it. Xu Shi shook his head helplessly, "Are the crews ready, are there any unprepared?"

Seeing that Xu Shi mentioned the right thing, Cheng Guochao also became serious, "It's all ready, and you can turn it on at any time." ”

During this time, Xu Shi was busy with the affairs of the martial arts hall, and the affairs of the crew were handed over to Cheng Guochao.

Although Cheng Guochao has so many years of experience, he still feels a little busy with such a big investment this time, and he can't sleep well every day, for fear that something will go wrong.

Know that once this goes wrong, it's not a small problem.

During this time, Cheng Guochao has never been home, and his daughter-in-law came to see him a few times, but he really didn't have time, and he didn't dare to let go.

Now that everything has been arranged, it's just time to turn it on.

These preliminary works are very time-consuming and energy-consuming, and Cheng Guo did not dare to be careless during this time.

Fortunately, it was all worth it, and now it's almost all settled.

"Okay, then notify everyone, the start-up ceremony will be held in five days, and inform the media that this start-up ceremony is obviously low-key. Xu Shi said.

This is also normal, after all, it is the first billion investment in a movie, and there is still some heat, so it is naturally impossible to start it in a low-key manner.

Then Xu Shiyou was ready to go to Teacher Chen and them, and there were still some things that needed to be discussed with them.

At the same time, Xu Shi's makeup photos also need to be done in the next few days, and the other actors have already finished it, so they are waiting for him.

However, everyone can also understand Xu Shi, after all, everyone knows about the martial arts hall, the funds for this design are as high as billions, once he loses, Xu Shi will really return to the pre-liberation period.

But now that Xu Shi has won, this means that Xu Shi's next value will usher in another wave of skyrocketing.

When the next Forbes list in Huaxia is released, Xu Shi is estimated to be directly on it.

But now Xu Shi doesn't care much about these, he only cares about the progress of the movie.

In fact, there are still many things that have not been done in the martial arts hall, or it is just to lay the foundation for victory, and there are still many things to worry about next.

It's just that Xu Shi completely handed over this mess to Xu Mei, and he ran to the crew.

Xu Mei will be busy next, from now to the New Year, it is estimated that Xu Mei will not have a little time to rest.

For this reason, the eldest brother-in-law also called over and scolded Xu Shi, which was really too much.

In this regard, Xu Shi can only be cheeky and say sorry, now the whole company is inseparable from the eldest sister at all.

However, Xu Shi proposed that the eldest brother-in-law could change jobs and put his work place in the capital, anyway, now they are not short of money, and the eldest sister also has a house here.

As for their few houses in the magic capital, they will all be left to Gao Haiqiang in the future anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Not to mention, the eldest brother-in-law was really moved by Xu Shi's words, and there was no way to be unmoved, who let his daughter-in-law reach middle age and suddenly have a sense of professionalism.

And his career is getting bigger and bigger, what else can he do if he doesn't compromise?

..........

Xu Shi found Mr. Chen, these old actors, and before he could speak, Mr. Chen over there smiled and said, "Congratulations to Boss Xu, this time it's a bumper harvest." ”

Apparently they all know the news of the success of the fitness market.

Xu Shi smiled: "I still want to thank you, Mr. Chen, if it weren't for you, we would probably still be in a quagmire now." ”

Xu Shi said this sincerely, if it weren't for Mr. Chen's advice, Xu Shi really didn't know what to do, so he could only hold on.

The cost of this is not a one-two point.

Teacher Chen smiled: "We just made a slight suggestion, if you really thank us, then the next time to make this movie wholeheartedly, don't let people see jokes." ”

Xu Shi nodded seriously and said, "Of course, this is what I want to see." ”

Chinese films are indeed inferior to European and American films in many aspects, and one of the most important factors is the issue of funding.

In Huaxia, an investment of tens of millions is already good, and an investment of hundreds of millions is a big investment.

On the European and American side, there is hundreds of millions of dollars of investment at every turn, and the gap between them is still very large.

In terms of actors, there are no fewer good actors in China than in Europe and the United States, and they are no less professional than them.

But if you don't have money, if you want to make a good movie, it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice.

As long as the Xu Shi billion-dollar project is filmed and makes money, there is no need to make a lot of money, only some money is needed, then next, it is likely to guide the investment in the Huaxia film market, which is what Mr. Chen and others hope to see.

"That's good, just right, we still have a little matter on our side, you can help us with the staff. Teacher Chen said.

Immediately, Xu Shi chatted with them, all about the plot of the movie.

In fact, during this time, Mr. Chen, they did not change much in terms of the plot, once there was a big disagreement, when no one could convince anyone, they would choose to follow the script written by Xu Shi.

This is also because of the prestige that Xu Shi has accumulated over the years, and no one dares to say that he surpasses Xu Shi in this regard.

And during this time, most of the time they actually spent thinking about their roles, and a lot of them discussed together.

This is actually rare for them.

has reached the point where they are, ordinary roles, they can almost deduce them at a glance, not to mention supernatural skills, but they can be regarded as three points.

It's just that it was before, and now they want to play all these roles to the fullest, and interpret all the charm in them.

For this reason, some young actors were also called over by them to point out one by one.

is like Xu Mingjie, this guy benefits from the relationship between Xu Shi's nephew, about the role of Tang Seng, Mr. Chen and these people have analyzed the role for him, and even opened a small seminar for this.

Xu Mingjie has a lot of benefits in this.

And Xu Shi also knows one thing, which is what Teacher Chen and him took the initiative to say, that is, Chang Yue's efforts during this time.

I have to say that during this time, in order to play the role of the jade-faced princess, Chang Yue basically consulted these teachers every day, and these teachers saw the efforts they made.

It can be said that she is the hardest working of these young actors.

If it were placed at other times, these teachers would not necessarily have the time and energy to guide Chang Yue.

But now it's different, everyone wants to make a good movie, and these old actors attach great importance to it.

That's why there is such an opportunity.

Xu Shi didn't know if others seized the opportunity, but Chang Yue really seized it, anyway, during this time, many old actors had a deep impression of her.

This is a very good thing for Chang Yue, and it is conceivable that if there is an opportunity in the future, these old actors may recommend her.

Even because of Chang Yue's efforts, several old actors changed the plot a little bit for her and added some of her scenes.

After discussion, this scene was really added, but whether it can be edited depends on the effect and the overall situation during shooting.

But I have to say that Chang Yue did usher in the biggest opportunity in her life because of the role of the jade-faced princess this time, and she also seized it.

However, Xu Shi didn't pay too much attention to Chang Yue, he still needed to take advantage of this time to set his makeup.

On the image of Xu Shi this time, everyone has also discussed for a long time, and they are considering the most suitable point of the image of Sun Wukong.

Although they are all Monkey King, although they are all born from "Journey to the West", the things that need to be expressed in each movie or TV series are different, and the image of Monkey King is naturally different.

And this time, of course, it needs to be changed.

I've tried several versions before, and I've basically settled on two versions, and now I need to make a choice.

The first version is a pure reckless style, and the overall presentation is a kind of roughness, savagery, and ferocity.

There are a lot of people supported in this version, which corresponds to the style and tone of the whole movie.

After all, in this movie, Sun Wukong is fighting all the time, and the image presented is also the image of a fierce ape.

The second version is the general style, which is much more refined, not so much savage, and has the feeling of a fierce general.

This is the version with the most support, after all, this image is also the most aesthetically pleasing, with both the ferocity of battle and the handsomeness of being the Monkey King.

In any case, this is also a movie, and the movie needs to be recognized by the majority of people.

And a protagonist with a good image is a good success.

Xu Shijiang tried both styles several times, and finally settled on the general style.

...........

Time passed like this, and soon came to the opening ceremony of "Journey to the West".

Early in the morning, many reporters came to the opening ceremony, and there was a lot of crowd.

No one wants to miss this publicity report.

After all, the billion investment was originally a big publicity point, plus so many things before Xu Shi, everyone didn't have the opportunity to interview Xu Shi.

Today is an opportunity.

And after the boot-up ceremony, everyone's goal was instantly focused on Xu Shi, and everyone else became the background board.

"Mr. Xu, can you reveal some inside information about the martial arts hall?" a reporter hurriedly asked.

"Mr. Xu, have you thought about the matter of the martial arts hall this time a long time ago, just waiting for the Wang Martial Arts Hall and them to enter the pit?"

"Mr. Xu......"

"Mr. Xu......."

Everyone focused their questions on the martial arts hall for the first time, there was no way, who asked Xu Shi not to accept the interview before, everyone could only seize this opportunity.

However, Xu Shi was not prepared to answer these questions, after all, no matter how he said it, it didn't seem to be a good explanation.

To say that everything is forced to be helpless?

Everyone is not stupid, the Jingwumen Martial Arts Hall opened nearly a thousand overnight, how could this be done in a period of time?

But to say that it was all his calculations, that is impossible, and that gives the impression that it is not a good thing in general.

And if all this is thrown to Xu Mei, Xu Shi doesn't know how these reporters will arrange it, what if Xu Mei is demonized? This is not what Xu Shi wants to see.

So the best thing to do is not to answer.

"I'm sorry, today is the launch ceremony of "Journey to the West", and I won't answer any other questions. Xu Shi said.

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters expressed regret, but there was no other way, they couldn't force Xu Shi to answer.

After trying it a few times, seeing that Xu Shi really didn't want to answer the question of the martial arts hall, he could only pull the topic on the right track, but fortunately, this is also a good topic.

"Mr. Xu, can you tell us why you chose Journey to the West as the theme?" a reporter asked.

"The main thing is, of course, that there are many people who like this theme. Xu Shi replied with a smile.

Hearing Xu Shi's answer, everyone also chuckled, but they didn't expect Xu Shi to be so direct.

"Mr. Xu, then why is it called "Journey to the West", is this a depressing film?"

"Let's put it this way, the theme of Journey to the West has been made by everyone, and there are many classic movies, and if you want to innovate, you naturally need to make some changes.

In this "Journey to the West", we have changed a lot of things, and some of the original settings have been changed to a certain extent, even earth-shaking changes.

And this is also what we want to express, but I won't say much about the specifics, I hope everyone will support them more when the time comes, and you can know by watching the movie. ”

"Mr. Xu......."

The next Q&A is more formalized, and all of them return to the main topic, although there are still a few reporters who do not give up, but they are all ignored by Xu Shi.