Two days apart.

The first collective meeting of the main creators of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" was held in Renyi.

Li Zhifan, as the director, although he was not the convener, also sat behind the row of tables on the stage.

It was the leaders who spoke at the beginning, but this time, their speeches were very concise.

After conveying the main spirit, the creators began to speak.

Li Zhifan was the first of the main creators to speak, he didn't prepare a speech, and directly took off the script to speak: "What I want to talk about next is more important, because we are a movie that is a gift to the country, so it is a movie that needs word of mouth." Quality is one thing, it's more important the details!"

He shook the printed cast list in his hand and said: "There are 120 actors above the first line alone, and the rest are all quasi-first-line, but among them, many of them are already foreign nationals, which is very inappropriate." So, change it!"

"Huh?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Li Zhifan in surprise.

There are no actors present at today's meeting, but they are all participants and conductors of this project.

They couldn't understand Li Zhifan's decision.

"Why?"

Kang Peixiu took the initiative to ask, "Although some of them have obtained foreign nationality, they are still Chinese, and they are very famous, which can drive the box office." ”

"The box office is what I want to talk about!"

Li Zhifan asked rhetorically, "Since it is a gift to the motherland, why do you want to collect the box office?"

"You mean free?"

Kang Peixiu blurted out, which also made the audience suddenly quarrel and felt incredible.

Their original purpose in making movies was to kill two birds with one stone - that is, to give gifts to the country and earn money at the box office.

What's more, with so many star actors, they don't need to be paid, and even the car and horse expenses have to be paid by the stars themselves, which saves a lot of money.

"That's not going to be!"

Li Zhifan said, "Everyone's hard work, including the cost of cinemas, also needs money to make up for it, but I hope that the ticket price can be lower, and it is a national uniform fare!"

"And how much do you think is appropriate?"

Kang Peixiu asked, in fact, how much the ticket price is set is not Li Zhifan's business at all, and it is not his turn to command, but Kang Peixiu gave him a face, so he asked.

"Nine pieces of nine!"

Li Zhifan said directly, "What does Mr. Kang think?"

"Nine pieces of nine...... It's too low, isn't it?"

Kang Peixiu shook his head, "It's just a pack of cigarette money!"

"Not low!"

Li Zhifan said, "I still have a proposal! We can carry out the activity of sending films to the countryside, just like in the 70s and 80s, use the box office to set up such a fund, and then take this "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" to those poor areas to screen it for free. ”

"Oh! That's what you think!"

Kang Peixiu smiled, "Well, the proposal is very good, we will consider adopting this suggestion, but we have to study and study the box office of nine yuan nine." ”

"Okay!

Li Zhifan said, "I believe that everyone is a conscious party member, this time for the country, our work not only to show the demeanor of a great country, but also to satisfy the people, this is the Chinese dream!"

These words made many leaders feel that Li Zhifan was better than what they said.

Yes, at first they only thought about how to show the demeanor of a great power, but they forgot that the people are the foundation.

In the face of Li Zhifan's proposal, many leaders also felt that it was very reasonable.

Especially the nationality of the previous actors, this really has to be studied carefully.

The meeting lasted for a whole day, and Li Zhifan did not speak again, only listening to lectures and taking notes.

In the afternoon of the same day.

The official blog of the movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" announced the change of actors.

In view of the fact that there are many non-Chinese actors in the original cast, the director Mr. Li Zhifan proposed that the Chinese actors will be replaced, and the new cast will be released next week. ”

The official blog is also intentional.

First, they want to see if the choice of the broad masses of the people can accept non-Chinese Chinese actors to star in "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic."

Second, they were afraid that if the audience could accept it, they would even oppose this approach, so they directly said that it was Li Zhifan's suggestion, which meant that they wanted to dump the pot.

But.

Not only did netizens not post it right, but even rarely expressed their approval.

"Great, these white-eyed wolves should be cured!"

"If you don't want them, you want our Chinese actors!"

"Support Li Zhifan's proposal, Radio and Television did the right thing this time!"

"None of them are Chinese nationals, and they still want to perform as a congratulatory gift for New China? This proposal is so right!"

"Let's first figure it out that non-Chinese actors do not pay taxes to my country's tax department, especially those stars who immigrated to Singapore, because Singapore does not need to pay taxes on overseas income, so many former Chinese stars have immigrated to Singapore, understand?"

"There are also a lot of immigrants to the United States, and there are states in the United States that have very low tax payments, so they go. ”

"Well, and some American islands are completely tax-free, especially those islands that are known as tax havens, so many celebrities have also immigrated to these areas. ”

"When I used to watch some anti-Japanese war films, as soon as the cast list came out in the back, I felt disgusted with foreign nationality in a bunch of brackets. ”

"Actually, Chinese actors who immigrated to foreign countries can also use it! Don't hit me yet, I mean, I can let them play Japanese devils in the play, haha!"

"Upstairs Like!

"Haha......"

These comments made Li Zhifan smile and feel that his proposal was right.

And China Film and Radio and Television are also relieved, it seems that this is the desire of the people!

But those non-Chinese actors are hard.

Originally, they had all been pulled into the group, and even some of them had begun to determine their roles, but now they want to be out?

Isn't that a joke?

Now they hate Li Zhifan to death, some bold and older people in the entertainment industry began to question Li Zhifan directly in the group, and some people also followed the trend to question when they saw this posture.

When Li Zhifan saw the group, he only asked: "Are you Chinese?"

Moment.

The group fell silent all of a sudden.

No one came out to say a word.

At this time, a veteran American actor with very old qualifications came out and said: "Yes, what's wrong? My ancestors have lived in China for generations, I am just an immigrant, and I am still a Chinese heart." ”

"It's useless to say so much, take out your ID card and passport and take a look!"

Li Zhifan immediately replied, and continued, "You also know that your ancestors have lived in China for generations, how did you come here and emigrate? Are you worthy of your ancestors?"

"Hehe, Li Zhifan, don't you also live in the United States all year round? What qualifications do you have to say about us?"

An international actress stood up and said boldly.

"I'm sorry, I've always had a work visa, not even a green card, and you're U.S. citizens, and you have the right to vote and to be elected!

Li Zhifan directly stated his identity, and he was also misunderstood by many netizens and the public before.

"What about your daughter, what about your son?"

Someone questioned again.

Li Zhifan responded: "The Household Registration Section of the Chaoyang District Police Station in Beijing, you can check it casually!"

But despite this, everyone was still dissatisfied with Li Zhifan's decision and kept arguing in the group.

At this time, a male star suddenly came out and sent a message, saying: "Don't fight, I have already communicated with the senior management just now, if you want to change back your nationality, prepare information to contact me immediately, this matter can be specially approved! But if you don't want to come back, don't force it!"

"What?

"How did you do that?"

"This, what materials do you need to prepare?"

"The process is very troublesome, and there are still many things I have not done in the United States. ”

"What do you think?"

“……”

Seeing these eyes, Li Zhifan knew that it was impossible for these people to think about coming back.

Next, the group began to kick people on a large scale.

In fact, this is a set of cooperation, the male star who suddenly spoke was Hu Lei, and he cooperated with Li Zhifan and China Film to perform a play, how could the country open a special channel for them because of this drama.

If someone is willing to change their nationality at the first time, they can give them the foreign characters in the play.

But if you don't want to, then you can't help it, just kick it.

At the same time.

The official blog of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" released a new message: "The second casting will be held, and major entertainment companies are welcome to actively promote their star artists, but they must be Chinese nationals." ”

Less than ten seconds after this information was released, a Taiwanese actor posted a quick blog, saying that he received a notice from the crew of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" and got the opportunity to act, thank the country and the motherland, etc.

In the past, the number of places given by China Film to Hong Kong and Taiwan was very small, but there were many first-line and super first-line stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

This time, China Film has expanded the quota in these two regions, and at the same time sent a correct message: Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, especially Taiwan, are part of China, and the actors in these regions are also Chinese actors.

And those who emigrate, we don't want it!

In this way, many roles that have already been set have to be rearranged, especially the painters, who have to re-paint the makeup of these actors.

However, this time Li Zhifan did not participate, because he was busy doing a good job of internal unity.

The actors who were kicked out already have a lot of opinions about him, and fans and hired marketing accounts have begun to violently attack Li Zhifan.

But the majority of those who remain in the group, Li Zhifan has a good relationship with them, is stable and united, and their fans will also share the same hatred and cheer for Li Zhifan.

And Li Zhifan's fans were very many and wide, and even some of the iron fans of the actors who left also changed their ways directly this time and stood on Li Zhifan's side, causing those sunspots who attacked violently to lose at the beginning.

In addition, radio and television interviewed major online platforms and asked for a clean-up work, and these bigwigs directly banned the big stick behind their backs, making these black fans completely dead.

When the final list of actors was released, there were only 80 stars left above the first line.

Among them, more than 40 non-Chinese first-line stars were eliminated from the team, which is too wide.

It was also this time that netizens recognized that those stars were no longer Chinese.

Some celebrities have long since emigrated, but they have always claimed that they are Chinese and make a lot of money in China.

On the surface, they just lost a chance to appear in a movie, but in fact, they lost a lot, some endorsers also withdrew urgently, and some activities that were about to start were temporarily canceled, and some people's film appointments were also canceled.

And in this case, "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" has finally started.

There are many filming spots, and the three most important cities are Beijing, Nanjin and Chongqing.

The first scene was filmed in the capital, and the content of this scene was a meeting, and more than 20 big-name stars gathered in a temporary set up scene, only shooting a few shots, and most of these people only had this scene, and when the time came, it might just be swept away.

Generally, in this kind of play, this kind of role is performed in a group, and sometimes even the staff have to replace them.

But this time it was a strange scene, a conference table was full of celebrity faces, which made the cameraman very difficult, and everyone wanted to give more shots.

"Click!"

Li Zhifan shouted to stop, "How did you do the camera, let you swipe in slow motion, what are you pausing for?"

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry Director Li, I didn't mean to!"

The cameraman hurriedly apologized, "But with so many big names, it's impossible for me to shoot all again in my life, don't I want everyone to stop and give some close-ups?"

"Hahaha......"

The actors at the table laughed, and they felt that this videographer was very cute.

Li Zhifan was also laughed angrily, shook his head and said: "It is impossible for me to direct so many stardom shots in my life, so you shoot it for me, it's best to go through it all over again, everyone's time is very tight, and you also know that they are all first-line celebrities, and they can't afford to delay time!"

"Well, okay, I know!"

The cameraman nodded again and again.

Li Zhifan looked at the monitor and said to the lighting engineer on the side: "Master Deng, the light is a little dim, I want to shoot a sense of age, it's trouble!"

"Okay!"

The gaffer listened to Li Zhifan's request and quickly instructed several of his apprentices to operate according to the requirements.

This gaffer is not a few years older than Li Zhifan, but Li Zhifan is very good at him, and he has a completely different attitude towards the camera.

No matter what crew it is, filming movies, TV series, concerts, or TV recording programs, the lighting engineer is always held in the palm of his hand, and he is the object that he dare not offend when he sleeps.

Actors want to be photogenic and beautiful, lighting is very important, the director wants to shoot a good picture, lighting is very important, and even other departments, such as props and photography, want their labor results to meet the standard, and they have to make the gaffer happy to cooperate.

And the title of "Lord Deng" has been completely retained, just like "master", no matter how big a director or how big a star is, he has to call it in a proper manner.

Of course, unless it's the director's own team, brought out from the apprentice all the way, whether it's kissing or scolding is love, it's good that the two of them know it in their hearts.