Chapter 254 A more high-end blockbuster and heroine
Chen Xi really hasn't figured out what actors to use now, after all, "Source Code" is his first blockbuster, and he needs to be careful about many things now.
The actors he is relatively familiar with now are the actors he has filmed together before, including Wang Luodan, but Wang Luodan ...... It is obviously not possible to support such a commercial blockbuster.
So who should be called?
The film "Source Code" actually requires acting skills relatively speaking, and the heroine generally doesn't need any acting skills, because there are not many places where acting skills are really used, basically as long as you are responsible for being beautiful like a flower.
An actor who is as beautiful as a flower...... At this point, Chen Xi now actually has enough fame to contact China's biggest actors, even if it is the four major actresses, Chen Xi will have his own place in front of them.
It's just that now China's four major flowers, Chen Xi feels that there is no need for that, after all, Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi in the middle are quite good at acting, and the appearance of the two is also relatively good, especially Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Ziyi is really blessed with appearance, first of all, her left and right cheeks are almost completely symmetrical, and there are still relatively few such people.
Secondly, Zhang Ziyi also has a unique condition that she occupies the static beauty of the habitual aesthetics of the Orientals, as well as the dynamic beauty of the habitual aesthetics of the Westerners, which also makes her have a very high-profile reputation abroad.
Chen Xi still wants to use Zhang Ziyi if she has the opportunity in the future, but this movie has not yet arrived with her, and Chen Xi wants to find a younger person to play it, another reason is that Chen Xi still asked Ye Siwei to try to relieve Zhang Ziyi, but their reply was that Zhang Ziyi's schedule in the second half of the year could not free up the time for "Source Code", and it was really difficult for such a temporary decision to free up time. This kind of thing is a pity that they all understand.
Even if you do sign a celebrity, it's best to take into account a lot of things when using it, and it's best to arrange the itinerary and announcements in advance.
Of course, this may also be because Zhang Ziyi knows that although Chen Xi can eat it all in many places now, he has a sense of notoriety on the side of the traditional Chinese film industry...... This may affect her choice of Chen Xi's movie, of course, Chen Xi doesn't care too much about these things, because many things are done, of course, the consequences need to be considered, but now for him, after the theater reform. In the noisy Chinese cinema market, he doesn't have any problems, not to mention, Chen Xi just said that he has a disagreement with some people in the traditional film industry, but he has not received disgust and disgust from the official, and from this point of view, Chen Xi has nothing to ......
Zhang Ziyi's side is temporarily in the soup, but after the first contact, Chen Xi and Zhang Ziyi have also established some contacts on their side, from some places. Chen Xi still needs to use Zhang Ziyi, and she will also have her shadow in some future plans.
Many other names are now also spent in Chen Xi's head, mainly because they need to be a little well-known. It is best to have a good reputation overseas: Obviously, Chen Xi's "Source Code" is also an important market abroad, which is what Chen Xi needs, from this point of view. Chen Xi hopes that the actresses of this film will be well-known in North America and Europe.
After thinking about it for a long time and communicating with Ye Siwei many times, Chen Xi's head finally determined this female star. And judging from Ye Siwei's collection of information, her time should be free.
In 2002, she became famous for her role as Bai Xiuzhu in "The Family of Gold Powder" and officially entered the entertainment industry. In 2003, he was selected by producer Zhang Jizhong to star in the 2003 CCTV version of "Dragon Babu" and played Wang Yuyan...... In 2005, he participated in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"......
Zhang Jizhong is bearded, no matter what the films he makes, but that casting vision is really invincible, especially a "Dragon Babu", the selection of every role is almost just right.
Why is Duan Zhengchun suave and loved? Why is Qiao Feng so heroic? Why is Wang Yuyan full of fairy spirit, is she a fairy sister? Why is Ah Zhu so gentle and virtuous, so that Qiao Feng's most difficult heroic spirit can be temporarily calmed down here?
…… The correct selection of each character has added points to this film, and these people have also made the casting of "Dragon Babu" extremely successful.
Liu Yifei played Wang Yuyan and the later Xiaolongnu and Zhao Ling'er images are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, fluttering and fairy-like and with a pure and beautiful ten fingers that do not touch the spring water, although this person does not have much acting skills, but his face is there, and it is more than enough to play some roles.
Chen Xi put his expectations on Liu Yifei......
Liu Yifei's previous "The King of Kung Fu" was released in North America, and so far it has a box office of more than 50 million US dollars.
After deciding on this heroine, Chen Xi asked Ye Siwei to contact her first, and he was also worried that his recent notoriety in the traditional film industry would have some impact on this matter.
Liu Yifei has some impressions of himself, and more understanding comes from Chen Xi's memory.
This is indeed an outlier...... Seriously, compared to some other rising stars, Liu Yifei's achievements in later generations are indeed very sorry for her initial www.biquge.info and the various platforms she got later.
And her acting skills have really improved......
But Liu Yifei, compared with many female stars who alternately ascended to the position with various hype and various positive and negative news in the hustle and bustle era, she is too low-key, there are almost no scandals, no negative news, no hype, no naked, quiet and quiet......
In fact, this is one of the reasons why she has never really been as hot as some power or ice or something...... Otherwise, when it comes to what ice and what power, what acting skills do they have?
However, Liu Yifei's more difficult thing is that her agent is her mother, and it feels more difficult to communicate many things.
Although Chen Xi is more concerned about Liu Yifei's matter, he has not been concerned about things that are not of much use so far, so Chen Xi is now spending more time on his other things.
Negotiations and copyright lawsuits between video sites are in full swing, and this kind of thing is now in a specific era background, so this matter is actually going relatively smoothly, and it is a thing that can be roughly let everyone know that it is a video site that can get copyrighted things casually.
It is also within this time that Nanyun Satellite TV's "Where Are You Going, Dad" is also about to be officially launched after intense preparations, so far, "Where Are You Going, Dad" has a huge investment promotion association in Spring City, because of Chen Xi's fame, there are many people who come, Chen Xi showed his face here, and then ran to see the filming venue.
Most of the scenes in "Source Code" take place inside the train, and Chen Xi has discussed many shooting methods with everyone before, and after repeated comparisons and considerations, he finally chose to rent an abandoned train on an abandoned railway to shoot.
This and the previous "People in Embarrassment" have some places where they can be used...... It's just that "Source Code" definitely can't make some pictures full of Chinese flavor like "People in Embarrassment", at least the green car or something...... At the very least, it has to look a little more luxurious, so that on the train that is specially used for filming, it will also need to be repainted and reshaped.
In addition to the train scene, the main scene is the other interior ......
In fact, the original version of the film "Source Code" is also a small cost in the United States, because the money that was really invested in filming was not too much...... Chen Xi and they have also calculated, even if all the investment in "Source Code" is calculated, it should be at the level of tens of millions, and if it is not for excellence in any detail, then this cost can even be compressed to less than one million......
The place where Chen Xi really wants to increase the investment in "Source Code" is in publicity, and he wants to invest a lot of money in publicity.
Now, he is about to shoot his first blockbuster, and Chen Xi also has a little expectation and sincere fear in his heart.
The investment in "Source Code" may be close to 50 million, which can be compressed to millions in the eyes of many Chinese directors, but Chen Xi still has to invest so much, that is, to do the most exquisite in every detail, and to be as beautiful as possible in every frame.
Because this is the first film genre that Chen Xi shoots that is close to a blockbuster in the real sense, he has to do his best in many places such as actors' costumes, scene settings, camera specifications, etc., and may only spend a dollar on shooting other movies, but it will cost four or five yuan on "Source Code......
Since Chen Xi's film has decided to use such a big publicity specification, if the forced style of this film is too low, it will be very unconfident in real publicity, which will make people feel that this is blind propaganda.
In order to be worthy of such a high publicity budget, "Source Code" had to be filmed to the highest specifications.
Chen Xi also devoted himself to the preparation of "Source Code", but this actor ...... The actress's main thing here is to communicate with Liu Yifei more, hoping that Liu Yifei can come, but the actor also has problems.
However, catch one first......
Chen Xi and Liu Yifei's mother and daughter made an appointment to meet in Zhonghai, and the day of meeting will come soon. (To be continued......)