"Donnie Yen Locks the Raid, Chen Tian's Blockbuster" - "Entertainment Weekly".

"Hundreds of millions of directors, low-key 50 million" - "Star Weekly".

"Chen Tian Arrived in Beijing Yesterday, and the Raid Is About to Begin" -- Xinhua Daily.

"Raid, an alternative way to hit the Oscars in China" - "China Times".

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When Chen Tian was still adjusting to the jet lag and still in his dreams, the news that he arrived in the capital and was about to start the filming of "Raid" appeared in the entertainment sections of major newspapers.

Although Chen Tian is not from China, under the instruction of radio and television, the media coverage is not small at all.

Moreover, Chen Tian's previous news was too closed in Huaxia, and it was detonated all of a sudden after the Oscar, especially in the contrast of Zhang Yimou and others who worked hard to get the Oscar nomination Chen Tian easily got the nomination, Chen Tian, a yellow man on the other side of the ocean, is more mysterious and attractive.

Kung fu-based action movies have an important position in the hearts of Chinese people that cannot be ignored, and although kung fu movies are in decline in the world, they can still attract fans to the theater in China.

As a Chinese who has achieved continuous success in Hollywood, Chen Tian's desire to make a pure action movie naturally attracted the attention of many Chinese fans.

Coupled with the publicity of the raid casting show, it is somewhat surprising that Donnie Yen has now become the male number one in "The Raid".

After all, many people rumored that Jackie Chan and Jet Li might become the male number one, and although Donnie Yen has starred in many action movies and kung fu movies, he still can't reach that point in the hearts of fans.

This is undoubtedly a little disappointing for fans who are looking forward to Jackie Chan or Jet Li and relying on Chen Tian to reopen the box office in Hollywood.

Although filming is about to start, the male number one will now directly reveal that Donnie Yen's influence will more or less affect the casting of "Raid".

"Justin. They want you to be able to participate in the recording of the 8-in-4 to the final championship fight. Chen Tian's assistant Brand Sean said.

Chen Tian nodded. It's eleven o'clock in the morning. He hadn't been out of the room for a long time.

Originally, Chen Tian planned to take his team to various places in the capital in the afternoon, but now he had to go to the recording site.

After all, the storage of this show has been indicated during this cooperation, if it weren't for Donnie Yen's accidental revelation that he would be the male lead.

Chen Tian only needs to participate in the recording of the program for the championship battle, but now Chen Tian has to go to the entertainment studio hall of the imperial court.

The Imperial Court News Channel's "Face to Face" interview program will be recorded tomorrow afternoon, and the start time of "Raid" is set for July 7.

Before the start-up, in addition to the finalization of the actors, Chen Tian had plenty of time for himself.

"You're finally here, and I'm looking forward to it. If you want to go to the airport to pick you up, but you won't let you, you're still a big name as a miracle director!" Han Sanping said with a distant smile.

The man standing next to Han Sanping, Chen Tian was no stranger at all.

Zhang Yimou, a Chinese director who is also well-known in the United States, his "Hero" will be released on August 27 in North America during this year's summer vacation.

"Heartbeat" will be released on 8.8, which basically cannot collide with "Hero".

Although "Hero" was released in North America nearly two years later than China, it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars this year, which made "Hero" look forward to many North American fans.

Chen Tian naturally knows what the box office of this "Hero" is that has been screened for two years at night, and compared with other Chinese films that basically cannot cause a sensation at the box office in North America, "Hero" has attracted a lot of attention.

Not only did it win the championship at the weekly box office, but it also got an excellent box office of nearly 55 million. It has also sold more than 20 million in the DVD and Blu-ray disc market.

"The Raid" is planned, and if nothing else, it will be released at the end of the summer vacation schedule. Then it is likely to collide with "Hero".

Zhang Yimou hadn't thought too much about it before, but after watching the news this morning, he became worried.

He hopes that "Heroes" will be a big hit in North America, although the big sales are not directly related to him.

But what he expects is that the excellent box office of "Hero" will make him more famous in Hollywood, and then be able to be more advantageous when the film hits the Oscars in the future.

Although the schedule of "Hero" is the end of the hot summer vacation in North America, the pressure brought to "Hero" by the films released at the same time will not be very great.

But if Chen Tian's "Raid" is also released on this schedule, he can imagine what kind of situation it is.

Even if he didn't think that Chen Tian's film in a month or even less was excellent, he was worried about Chen Tian's influence.

After all, in the eyes of North American audiences, he and Chen Tian are incomparable, which has to be admitted.

Once the schedule hits, then the film schedule and box office will be diverted by Yan zhòng, not to mention Chen Tian in the name of kung fu action movies.

If "The Raid" is done well, it will inevitably affect the box office of "Hero".

But just like the bad shooting of "The Raid", it will inevitably give North American audiences the illusion that action movies and kung fu movies are not good, which will also affect the box office.

So Zhang Yimou was very worried, and he also tactfully told Han Sanping his thoughts, hoping to verify the approximate release time of Chen Tian's "Raid" and whether he could avoid his "Hero" as much as possible.

Chen Tian didn't know that Zhang Yimou had thought so much, he didn't think much about it.

He hasn't decided which schedule to put in when "Raid" is released, Chen Tian hopes to put it in the summer vacation schedule, after all, the temptation of the summer vacation schedule is too great.

"Am I really that popular? I'm so stressed right now. Chen Tian responded with a smile and shook hands with Han Sanping.

"Xiao Chen, let me introduce to you, this is our great director Zhang Yimou in China. Han Sanping pointed to Zhang Yimou and introduced.

"Fortunately, I have heard of Director Zhang's name, I like "Red Sorghum", "Red Lantern High", "Alive" and other films, and today I finally have the honor to meet me. ”

Chen Tian's tone was very respectful, which also made Zhang Yimou feel a lot more comfortable.

He is a top director in China. Say yes. But Chen Tian's arrival seemed to have made him a watchful all of a sudden. was even pulled over to be the casting judge of Chen Tian's film.

Although he didn't say anything, he still had some rejection in his heart, and Chen Tian's low posture at this moment made him very useful.

"Mr. Chen is modest, your reputation as a miracle director has been tested in the North American market, and he is famous all over the world at a young age.

It's definitely going to be even better in the future, and I'm looking forward to "The Raid", which won't also be caught as a judge. Zhang Yimou smiled and shook Chen Tian's hand.

"It's really troublesome, and I still need more guidance from Director Zhang in the future. Chen Tian continued to keep his profile low.

Joining Chen Tian were Christopher Nolan, Yuan Heping, Kate Green, and Joshua Marston, four of whom had been judges before. and the male number one Donnie Yen, who has just been exposed.

The first one was streamed yesterday, but others continued to be recorded after the livestream.

The top eight places have been selected, and today Chen Tian participated in the recording of the eight into four and the final four to the championship battle.

The whole time will be three hours long, and it will be edited into three episodes when it is broadcast.

"Today we have a heavyweight, and everyone must be curious to know and look forward to his appearance. Sa Beiling, who was standing in the center of the stage, said with a smile with the microphone.

The audience shouted cooperatively, and the atmosphere in the hall where the program was recorded suddenly became lively.

It seems that everyone is looking forward to his appearance, he is the miracle director Justin Chen, who has become popular in North America in just one year after his debut, won nominations for many heavyweight awards such as the Academy Awards, and won many awards.

He is also the director of the "Raid" film after our casting event, let us welcome Mr. Chen with warm applause!"

In the applause of Sa Beiling and the audience, Chen Tian walked up from the backstage, and Chen Tian, dressed in Tang costume, made everyone at the scene shine.

Chen Tian didn't do much makeup, but simply handled it with the recording of the show. The goal is to look more natural under the lens.

"HELLO, EVERYONE, I'M CHEN TIAN. It's a pleasure to meet you, it seems that you are satisfied with me, do you say that I am handsome or the host is more handsome?"

This was not at all in the previous script, and the audience did not expect it, but they soon shouted very cooperatively.

"I'm really sorry, they all say I'm more handsome than you, don't be sad. Chen Tian pretended to be comforted and patted Sa Beiling's shoulder, and the scene burst into laughter.

"I'm a little depressed right now, can I take a leave of absence. Sa Beiling pretended to be depressed and said.

"But I'm a person with professional ethics, I won't ask for leave casually, thank you for the arrival of miracle director Chen Tian, first friendship our teacher Chen Tian took a seat, and then we explained the rules of today's eight into four and then started the official game. ”

In the applause, Chen Tian stepped down from the stage and sat in the middle of the judges' seat.

There are still six people on the judges' bench today, in addition to Chen Tian's new addition, Donnie Yen has also joined the six-person jury team, and Qiao Shuhua Marston and Kate Green, who were the original six-person judges, sat in the audience.

Sa Beiling briefly introduced Donnie Yen again, and then officially opened the eight-in-four competition.

Compared with the preliminaries, the use of kung fu movements is more elaborate than just a person's self-performance.

Each of the eight contestants will find a helper to perform the action drill, and the judges will score according to this drill.

The second round is still a test of lines and acting skills, but today's lines and acting skills are tested according to "The Raid", unlike the preliminaries, which were immediately selected from the contestants' favorite films to test.

The top four in the final overall score entered the final championship battle.

The championship battle will be played by the contestants, from self-designed action duels to lines, all by the contestants themselves to draw lots to match, and then the comprehensive scoring will determine the final champion.

Wu Jing in the background is waiting for his appearance, and today he is the first to appear in eight into four, although the first appearance can make the judges have no reference factors.

So that it will not be pressed, but it may also be because the judges dare not give high marks because of the first appearance.

"Wu Jing is ready to play!" the staff reminded, and everyone looked at Wu Jing.

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

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The other seven people bumped their fists with Wu Jing in turn to show their support, Wu Jing nodded and walked out of the waiting room, and the long breath walked from the backstage to the stage.

Chen Tian looked at the information in his hand, and his eyes lit up.

Because Wu Jing is the cosplayer he wants to find second only to Donnie Yen, although he does not have as many scenes as Donnie Yen, he is definitely brilliant enough.

I don't have a deep impression of Wu Jing and Chen Tian, and I don't even know the name, but he has watched "Slaying the Wolf".

The villain in "Slaying the Wolf" left a deep impression on Chen Tian, and the fight scene with Donnie Yen in the alleyway made Chen Tian very respectful.

Chen Tian read the report and said that the fight plot in this movie was completely played by the actors themselves, without any advance action design.

Chen Tian didn't know whether that report was true or not, but he knew that Wu Jing was the one he wanted, and at this moment, Chen Tian's interest in finding this person suddenly increased.

"Zidan, do you know him?" Chen Tian pointed to Wu Jing's information in his hand.

Donnie Yen nodded: "I know, a very good action actor, but it's mainly a TV series." ”

Chen Tian nodded, the information was all there.

"Are you interested in fighting?" asked Chen Tian with a smile.

Donnie Yen was stunned for a moment and laughed: "Wait for me to go up!"

Chen Tian didn't expect Donnie Yen to ask directly, he just asked to play, but he didn't refuse. (To be continued......)