Chapter 422: Roles are Big or Small
Five years ago, the Mekong River Massacre caused a national sensation, and after screening, Bona finally won the right to shoot a film on the subject.
After that, the screenwriting team went through a lot of materials, and also rushed to Yun Province to record the whole process of the Nuo Kang trial in the form of a documentary, and intercepted many character characteristics from the front-line police officers"
I don't want to make such a tragic case into an entertainment movie, "I really do it for the dignity of 13 lives and the dignity of the Chinese."
The filming locations in the film were all filmed on the spot, in order to reproduce the real scene of the "Mekong River tragedy" on that day"
"The main story of [Operation Mekong] revolves around the process of solving the case by the anti-narcotics police.
Gu Wei plays an undercover police officer lurking in the Golden Triangle area, while Zhang Hanhe is an anti-narcotics police officer who is both wise and brave."
At the beginning of the press conference, as the CEO of [Bona Films] and the producer of the film, Yu Dong opened first, and then director Lin Chaoxian answered reporters' questions on the location and shooting of the film.
When asked what it was like to cooperate with Gu Wei for the first time, Director Lin turned his head and glanced at Gu Wei beside him, and replied with a smile:
"Not only was the film very difficult to shoot, but the actors were even more difficult.
Our crew filmed in the real environment of Southeast Asia throughout the whole process, what slums, swamps, tropical rainforests.
As the starring role, Gu Wei not only has to learn fighting firearms, but also be proficient in Thai and Burmese, and finally have to endure various extreme environments during filming, which is really not easy.
To be honest, when the crew set up the project, Yu Dong told me that he wanted to invite Gu Wei to be the starring role, and I was hesitant.
I have watched some excellent movies shot by Gu Wei before, such as "Embroidered Spring Knife", "Detective Chinatown" and the like, and I recognize his acting skills very much, and I really want to cooperate with him, but I am worried that our crew will be too hard for people to come.
But I didn't expect that after sending the script, it didn't take long for him to agree.
After the movie started, Gu Wei's performance amazed me again and again.
All kinds of firearms fighting are very fast to learn, and he is a language genius, and he never complains about being tired when filming, the completion of the camera is particularly high, and his requirements for himself are extremely strict.
Don't think I'm praising Gu Wei, wait until the movie is released, and you will know that what I said is true when you really watch it."
Lin Chaoxian praised Gu Wei, and after finishing speaking, Gu Wei took the microphone.
"I'm a little embarrassed by what the director said, I actually just did what an actor should do, acting, and you have to try to get closer to what the role needs you to do.
Actually, it's not just me, it's the other actors in the crew.
Like Brother Han Yu, I remember filming the shootout scene, only the body armor of the two of us in the whole crew was real, especially heavy, the gun was also real, hanging grenades, everything was real.
After holding these things, we have to keep running, because the drug detector dog is running fast in front, and we have to chase the dog.
I felt a little unbearable after a few shots, not to mention that Brother Hanyu is over 50 years old, but he still doesn't say a word, iron-blooded real masters! ”
As he spoke, he gave Zhang Han a thumbs up.
"That, is it possible, I was too tired to speak"
Zhang Hanhe listened to Gu Wei's words and smiled bitterly, causing everyone to laugh.
However, the director was right when he told Gu Wei, the filming was indeed hard, and because of the shooting environment, some accidents and dangers would occur from time to time.
I remember that when we were filming in the swamps of Malaysia, Director Lin was accidentally bitten on the ankle by a six-inch-long poisonous centipede, and even went into shock for a while.
Later, I recuperated for two days and insisted on continuing to join the group for filming."
Yu Dong continued: "I didn't follow the crew at that time, I was in Thailand, and the crew called me to say that Director Lin was bitten by a poisonous insect and the person was already in a coma, I was frightened and flew to Malaysia overnight."
After the two finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on Lin Chaoxian again.
He waved his hand.
"It's not as serious as they say, the local hospital is equipped with antidote serum for all kinds of poisonous insects, but it looks scary when it is just bitten, and when I get to the hospital for injections, I quickly recovered, and the back is just a little swollen ankle, and it is not very convenient to move."
Lin Chaoxian said it lightly, but everyone can still imagine the hardships of filming in the rainforest swamp.
At the end of the press conference, a reporter asked the creators what their expectations were for the box office of the movie.
Yu Dong made bold statements.
"Our drama has the best cast and crew, and such a good story, I don't think it should be a problem for the box office to break one billion!"
At the end of the press conference, Gu Wei had dinner with Lin Chaoxian, Zhang Hanhe, and several people from the film's main creator at the invitation of Yu Dong.
When we made the movie, we still had a good time working together, and we had a good relationship with each other.
Gu Wei is so popular, [Tang Detective 2] has just broken the box office record, and Yu Dong wants to have a good relationship with him very much.
At the press conference, Yu Dong said that the box office of the movie exceeded one billion, and more than half of his confidence came from Gu Wei.
Everyone ate and drank, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very good.
After dinner, Gu Weiwan refused the next show that Yu Dong planned to arrange, and got into the nanny car with a little alcohol.
At Zengli's home, she had already washed up, wearing a light pink pajamas, with a mask on her face, and was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Her last play has just been completed, and she can finally go back to Beijing to rest for a few days.
Since the hit of [Ode to Joy], there have been more and more TV series looking for her, as well as some other jobs such as endorsements and commercial performances.
Zeng Li never thought that he couldn't become popular when he was young, but when he reached middle age, he met Gu Wei, a big boy, by chance, and after acting in a few dramas, he became popular all the way to the stars.
Especially after playing the role of "Andy", many female elite characters in their 30s in TV series came to her.
There are too many scripts to take.
It's famous, it's making money, but it's also really tiring, and it's a happy annoyance.
When she was changing the channel, she heard the doorbell ringing, and she knew that Gu Wei had arrived.
Stand up, remove the mask and throw it away, and walk over to open the door.
"Sister Li, have you missed me during this time~"
Gu Wei stood outside the door with a smile on his face, happily looking at Zeng Li who opened the door, he came back for a trip, and knew on WeChat that Sister Li had just returned to Beijing, so he came to find her after he was busy.
As he spoke, he entered the door and gave Zeng Li a big hug, buried his head in her neck and took a deep breath.
"Okay~ What an adult, like a child."
Zeng was very happy about Gu Wei's arrival, but there was not much expression on his face.
Let Gu Wei hug him, gently patted his back, sniffed, and frowned slightly.
"I smell of alcohol and drink a lot of alcohol at night?"
Gu Wei stretched out his hand and scratched his head.
"This trip from the crew took leave to attend the press conference of the new movie [Operation Mekong], and after the end, I had a meal with Yu Dong, director Lin Chaoxian and Zhang Han of Bona.
Didn't drink too much"
"Let's go to the living room and sit first, I'll pour you a glass of water~"
Zeng Li said like a child, and Gu Wei was also very obedient.
After a while, Zeng Li held a cup of steaming water in front of him.
Gu Wei picked it up and took a sip.
"It's so sweet~"
"Honey lemonade can promote alcohol metabolism.
I know you have to drink when you're out socializing, but alcohol isn't a good thing after all, so try to drink as little as you can.
You don't feel good about your young body now, and when you're older, you'll know the importance of maintenance."
Zeng Li emphasized the importance of the body with Gu Wei with some broken thoughts.
"I know, Sister Li, I don't usually drink much~"
"Okay, you drink water first, I'll put hot water, you can take a bath to relieve fatigue in a while, and also go to get rid of the wine on your body"
After that, he went to the bathroom.
Gu Wei took another sip of honey water, put his hands on the back of the sofa behind his head, stretched his thighs on the coffee table in front of him, and looked at the TV set that was playing a variety show.
When he arrives at Sister Li, he can always feel the feeling of being taken care of, and the whole person is relaxed and soothing, with a kind of homely warmth.
After a while, Gu Wei took a shower, changed into comfortable pajamas, and leaned against Zeng Li to watch TV.
"How many days can I stay on this trip?"
Zeng Li took a plate of grapes, ate one for himself and then gave one to Gu Wei.
"I have to leave tomorrow morning, and I have to hurry back to the crew to film after I'm done here."
"Oh~"
Zeng Li was a little disappointed, but she also knew that it was normal.
After she became popular, she was busy with all kinds of things, and Gu Wei, as the most popular star in the entertainment industry now, must have much more work to do than her.
"When [Tang Detective 2] was first released last month, I stayed in the capital for a while, but unfortunately you were filming in the crew at that time."
Zeng Li nodded.
"The previous film and television drama was filmed for a few months, and it was only completed a few days ago~"
"I remember what you told me on WeChat, and it's still a TV series with Jin Dong, right?"
Gu Wei asked with some curiosity.
"Yes, produced by Xinli Media, in addition to Jin Dong, there are Ma Yili, Wu Yue and Lei Jiayin, who we worked with in the previous filming of [Tang Detective 1]."
"What's the name of the TV series?"
Hearing Zeng Li say this, Gu Wei became more and more interested, these people are all powerful actors.
"The name of the play is [My First Half of Life], the role I play is the second female, and Ma Yili is the heroine."
Gu Wei suddenly had an impression of this drama, it should have been broadcast in 17, and it was a very popular star drama that year.
And Lei Datou became famous because of his role as a supporting actor, and after the TV series was broadcast, he completely spread his name as "ex-husband's brother", and he also entered the audience's sight because of his wonderful interpretation of this role.
He remembered that the original second female protagonist seemed to be played by Yuan Quan, but now it has been replaced by Zeng Li.
But it's normal, Sister Li and Yuan Quan are college classmates, both of them are the same age, and now at this stage, because of the hit of [Ode to Joy], she is much more popular than Yuan Quan, and she has also cooperated with Jin Dong as the male protagonist before, no matter how you look at it, she is more suitable for this role than Yuan Quan.
"Sister Li, you are so popular now, how can you play the second female lead?"
"What's the fire, what is the size of the role, when I was looking for me before, I felt that this role was quite good, and the production team was also very good, so let's go next.
Besides, although I have some fame now, after all, my age is here, and I may have to play the mother of the male and female protagonists in the play in the future."
Zeng Li is not a traffic star, she thinks she is a real actor, so she doesn't have the habit of not acting as a non-heroine.
For her, now that she is a little more popular, there are more opportunities to choose, but as long as the role is good, it doesn't matter if the first woman is the second woman.
(End of chapter)