272: Dark Horse "No Man's Land", "Condor Shooting" casting problem
Caught in the wind?
But
Why do you have a ruddy face and a hint of a smile? People with colds shouldn't be in such a good state, right?!
Guo Zhenni felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't find any evidence, so she could only comfort her with a few words: "Then you have a good rest, I'll feed you breakfast." ”
Tang Yan grinned and said, "Jenny, you are so good, I can eat it myself, you can eat it quickly." ”
Just when Guo Zhenni turned around to pick up takeout at the door, she suddenly found an unused square bag at the head of the bed.
Vaguely able to see three words written on it, "lighter", she curiously walked over to pick it up, and saw the other side of the three English letters "DLX" written on the other side.
Suddenly
Comrade Xiao Guo seemed to have discovered a new continent, and his expression instantly bloomed.
She immediately turned her head and ran to Tang Yan to squat down, and let out an aunt-like smile: "Stinky girl, you are carrying me behind your back and secretly looking for a man!" ”
Tang Yan saw the thing she was holding in her hand, her mouth opened wide to stuff an egg, and she covered her head and thought with a headache:
"It's a hundred secrets, the trash can has been disposed of, and there are still fish that have slipped through the net at the head of the bed, so I wouldn't have worn it if I knew it......"
However, it must now be explained.
"Jenny, I bought it for my own use."
"Hmph, little girl, you still want to hide it from me, can you use it yourself to make it impossible to get out of bed? I'm not a novice......"
"Jenny, I'm ......"
"Hahaha, don't talk about it, tell me which stinky man is so powerful that he can make you unable to get off the ground......"
Seeing that Tangtang covered her face and was embarrassed to speak, Guo Zhenni took the bag and said very enviously:
"As far as I know, there are not many people who can be so powerful, this boy, it feels very powerful, you have picked up a treasure."
Tang Yan suddenly felt shy, and replied delicately: "Hey, I don't want it, if you want it, you can pick it up, it's too tired." ”
Guo Zhenni smiled: "This is what you said, quickly call that stinky boy to me, so that I can talk to him well." ”
"Dead girl, trying to rob my man."
"Haha, didn't you say you didn't want it? Of course, you can't waste it, it's better to cheapen me. ”
"Hmph, now that you're so sassy, you've really been caught by him, there must be a time when you beg for mercy." Tang Yan scared her.
"I want to try...... Haha, just kidding, who is this man? can actually get the favor of the sugar school flower, it must be very handsome, right? And it's certainly rich. ”
This sentence evoked Tang Yan's memories, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she looked at Guo Zhenni: "I am indeed very handsome, rich, and famous, but it is difficult for such a man to belong to me." ”
"Very rich, very famous? That must be a big star in the circle...... Wow, dead girl, when did you become such a big man on the list, I am so envious. ”
"What are you envious of, he shouldn't fall in love with me, I know." Tang Yan's expression suddenly became lonely.
"Well, yes, men don't have a good thing...... It's not responsible to make you like this, huh, scumbag. ”
Actually, you can't say that, because ...... Hehe, I'm hungry for his body too. After Tang Yan finished speaking, she covered her face shyly.
Guo Zhenni grinned and put her hand into the quilt to scratch her: "Then she must be very handsome, alas, what kind of man is it...... , it shouldn't be. ”
Xiao Guo was suddenly stunned, she looked at Tang Yan in surprise, and thought of a man in her heart, this man met all the requirements that Tang Yan said.
"Could it be ......" Xiao Guo muttered again, "Dead girl, you really hooked up with the boss, woo woo...... You betrayed me, why didn't you call me. ”
Tang Yan smiled proudly and said nothing.
……
On the other side, Xu Ning was on his way back to the company, touching the steering wheel, and thinking with a smile: Chaoyang detectives are nothing more than that!
At this time, in the company.
Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Shanzheng were waiting for him.
At present, the post-production of "No Man's Land" has been completed, and it is scheduled to be released a week before May Day, and it will be released in half a month.
Also released during this period of time, there are also "Daisy" directed by Liu Weiqiang and "Bloody Battle to the End" starring Wu Zhenyu.
However, the box office performance of these two films is very average, and "No Man's Land" should be easily crushed.
When I arrived at the company, I held a short meeting to determine the next publicity work, and Xu Ning took everyone to have a meal.
A few days later,
The crew of "No Man's Land" successively went to Yangcheng, Modu, Chengdu, Hankou and other cities to do publicity.
moreover
I also went to "Happy Camp".
April 21.
In a theater in the west of Beijing, Xu Ning invited several media and film critics to hold a simple premiere for "No Man's Land".
He did not speak on stage at this premiere, but just sat in the audience to support the scene, and the whole process was presided over by Ning Hao.
The plot of this movie revolves around illegal hunting, and it is mentioned at the beginning: this is a movie about animals.
A pun on human life, human life is like an animal.
The thieves, shopkeepers, graduate school duos, lawyers, prostitutes, and ...... inside There are hardly any good people.
Of course, the bad guys didn't end well, and in the end, they died and were caught, and they all got the punishment they deserved.
This is also the reason why "No Man's Land" was able to pass the review and finally be released, if the bad guys get away with the ending, they won't even be able to pass the script review.
At the end of the screening, there was applause in the auditorium, and the invited audience members were the first to express their opinions.
A boy with a pigtail on the back of his head was the first to grab the microphone and said happily:
"Brother Ning, I love you...... It's so nice to be able to watch a movie with you...... Now, let me talk about how the movie made me feel......"
Another girl took the microphone and expressed her love for Xu Ning, and then began to talk about the movie:
"I think this movie is very exciting, and he can attract me to watch it all the time, from stealing protected animals to hitting and killing people, and then meeting the graduate school entrance duo to appear, anyway, it feels very interesting......"
“……”
After that, some people said their opinions one after another, and most of them gave relatively good reviews, which made Ning Hao very happy.
Before the end, Xu Ning came out and said a few words, and then ended the premiere.
April 22nd.
The first day of the movie's release, which happened to be Saturday, performed well at the box office, cutting 9 million at the box office on the same day.
Sunday, 11 million.
Won 20 million yuan in the first weekend.
Compared with the 33 million yuan in the first weekend of his previous life, although this result was 13 million yuan less, it also made Xu Ning very satisfied.
After all, this is only 2006, and the total domestic box office is only about 2.6 billion, which is not comparable to 22 billion in 2013.
It is already unexpected to be able to achieve this result, after all, the investment in this film is only more than 10 million.
The last two days of April, the 29th and 30th, were originally weekends, but because there were 7 days off from May 1st to 7th, there was no holiday on these two days.
caused the box office of "No Man's Land" to be delayed for two days, from the 22nd to the 30th, with a total box office of 55 million yuan.
Excluding 16 million yuan of investment, publicity and cinema dividends, "No Man's Land" has recovered its costs.
That night, Xu Ning took the company's people out to hold a "Celebration Banquet" for Ning Hao, and the box office of the next movie was purely profitable.
The success of two movies in a row has made Ning Hao completely famous in the circle, and now an epoch-making company, not only Xu Ning is a mountain, but other artists and directors have also grown up.
The day when the company will make money is just around the corner.
On May 17, in addition to paying attention to the box office of the movie, Xu Ning was also busy cooperating with Zhang Yimou to promote "The City is Full of Golden Armor", which was written in the contract at that time.
also took an advertisement for a Longines watch, and went to the magic capital to help Sprite shoot the 2006 promotional video.
Busy footsteps occupy an area.
These activities filled his schedule to the brim, and even Aunt Liu called him to read the glow-in-the-dark script.
Seven days are over.
Two pieces of good news.
The first is that the song "Chrysanthemum Terrace" became popular, and QQ Music rushed to the first place on the hot song list, beating his other song "Nocturne".
However, this momentum only lasted for two or three days, and it was overtaken by "Nocturne", and I have to say that this song is still a dick.
The box office of the second "No Man's Land" exploded, and directly slashed 1 small target on May 17, and the total box office came directly to 150 million.
Except for Xu Ning, including Ning Hao, everyone did not expect this result, before the release, Ning Hao prayed that there would be seventy or eighty million thanks.
"Boss, we succeeded." The last box office on the seventh was sold out, and Ning Hao called Xu Ning excitedly.
Xu Ning was not too surprised by this result, because in his previous life, "No Man's Land" slashed 260 million!
Suffice it to say about the quality of the film.
Although it is 2006 now, the release time is stuck in the seven-day May Day holiday, and it is difficult to imagine that the box office effect is not high.
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There are various voices from the outside world, some people question the three views of this movie, some people question the smear, and some people question the ugliness.
But how did they ignore the ending?
The ending is that the bad guys are punished.
These selectively blind people are probably little blacks, and they can't control it, so they simply ignore them.
It's more about encouragement and praise.
As Xu Ning said before, the audience's liking is the most important thing, and Xu Ning has been paying attention to their feedback.
A netizen named "Sheng Shi Hongxue" on the Tianya Forum commented: "This movie is carried out in a dull and depressing atmosphere, allowing us to see another side of human nature...... But if this tone continues to the end, it will be too dark, but fortunately, at the end of the movie, the director gave human nature the redemption it deserves, and it is worth watching. ”
And on a certain petal, 90% of the audience gave good reviews, and it doesn't matter how the remaining 10% evaluate it.
……
At the end of May 17, on the day she returned to the capital, Aunt Liu called and said that Xiqian was not at home and she wanted to meet.
Not long after getting off the plane, she got into Liu Xiaoli's car, and then the two returned to Xu Ning's private villa.
The car drove all the way into the garage.
Before the garage door was completely closed, Liu Xiaoli couldn't wait to get up from the main driver's seat and climbed to the co-pilot's lap.
Today's Aunt Liu is wearing a floral skirt with a skirt that only reaches a little below the knee, and she is not wearing safety pants.
Xu Ning sensed it at once.
Seeing that Aunt Liu was so selfless, Xu Ning simply didn't get out of the car, and the two chatted about the script in the car.
……
After a long time,
He picked up the panting Aunt Liu and got out of the car, and came to the sofa in the living room on the first floor to continue chatting about the topic just now.
It wasn't until the evening that Liu Xiaoli took off her torn clothes and skirt, put on a new set of clothes, and drove out of the villa area.
Half an hour later, Xu Ning also drove his Bentley from the garage and returned home, where Xu Xiuyan and the others were waiting for him to eat.
……
The box office of "No Man's Land" finally stopped at 160 million, temporarily ranking first in the box office list of domestic films in 2006.
It has attracted the attention of countless people.
Ning Hao became a hot director in one fell swoop, and countless people threw olive branches to him, but he rejected them.
After all, Xu Ning is his Bole, and he has made two movies without asking for support, if he leaves at this time, what is the difference between him and a white-eyed wolf.
Besides,
Boss Xu pays more than you give, why don't you take the basic salary with a high salary!!
Really......
His subordinates have trained a famous director, naturally someone came to the door with the script to ask for investment, Xu Ning didn't bother to take care of this kind of thing, he directly handed it over to Manager Liu and Tang Wei to be responsible for the preliminary review, and then handed him a suitable script to read.
And he himself is reading the script of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
At present, after several months of creation, the script has been fully completed, and Xu Ning feels very good after reading it.
Shooting will be set up immediately.
When the outside world received the news that Xu Ning was going to be the director of the TV series, their jaws dropped in shock.
In the eyes of some people, the TV series of Xia Liba is not on the stage, how can it be compared with the movies of spring and snow?
A film critic said: [Xu Ning is lowering his value, degrading himself, and destroying his future, how can TV dramas be compared with elegant film art? ] 】
However, the ordinary audience who saw this article had a completely different opinion, and many people expressed their opinions on the post bar and blog.
[I don't think TV series are higher than movies, whether it's TV or movies, only what the audience likes is good, if you can't make what the audience likes, even if you make movies for a lifetime, you're a bad director.] 】
[Agree with Upstairs, I don't understand, when did cinema become a noble art?] Lao Tzu just likes to watch TV series, can't you? 】
[Movies and TV series should be complementary, and should not be compared with each other, hurt, and are completely unnecessary
[I support Brother Ning, I love to watch what he shoots, even if I make a small production movie where the two interact. 】
[Brother Ning, shoot your own works, those who eat sour plums don't care about them, I support movies and TV, come on! ] 】
【………】
Xu Ning was not affected by the slanderous remarks in the slightest...... Reborn once, Lao Tzu can shoot whatever he wants? Still listening to you?!
It's speechless.
Let's just say that he himself grew up watching TV dramas since he was a child, especially the martial arts dramas of Jin Yong and Gu Long, which accompanied him throughout his childhood.
A rural baby of his age, how can he have any money to go to the cinema to watch a movie...... It's good to have a TV series to watch.
Before college, the only few movies he watched were the anti-Japanese war movies that the school organized to watch.
At that time, he didn't have the money to go to the cinema at all, and it wasn't until he went to college that he had the opportunity to watch a few movies with his beautiful classmates.
So
He also has a lot of affection for TV series.
As long as there is a good script, whether it is a TV series or a movie, he doesn't mind taking charge of the guide himself.
……
As soon as this topic came out, the first person to jump out to oppose it was Ma Yun, who directly named the non-famous film critic when he attended the event.
and also added a sentence at the end: "I will play the Eastern Evil Yellow Medicine Master in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"...... I believe that Xu Ning will definitely be able to shoot the most classic "Shooting the Condor"!! My Huang Yaoshi is also the most classic. ”
Xu Ning: "??? ”
Melon-eating masses: "??? ”
afterwards
Artists in the TV industry have followed suit.
When they saw that the film critic openly insulted the TV series, they were furious and expressed their opinions in public in support of Xu Ning.
Chen Daoming, Zhou Xingchi, Hu Jun, Li Xuejian, Tang Guoqiang, Li Youbing, Ge You, Teacher Liu, Deng Chao, Fan Bing'er, Hu Ge, Huang Bo, Bao Qiang......
Countless actors have sided with Xu Ning, accusing the film critic of engaging in the confrontation between film and television.
"Damn, Lao Tzu has acted in TV series all his life, and he even said that TV series can't be on the stage?" Chen Daoming scolded angrily at the wine table.
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This topic is crushing.
TV drama actors from Baodao, Xiangjiang, Bangzi, Japan, Asan and other countries also came out to express their positions.
Not only that,
In the world of directing, there is also a dramatic scene.
Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, who have always only made movies, also stood up to support Xu Ning and promoted TV series as respectable as movies.
soon
Jin Yong himself also came forward to support Xu Ning.
At last
The State Administration of Radio and Television Drama and CCTV were both alarmed, and CCTV reporter Dong Qing directly took the camera and microphone to the street for interviews.
Dong Qing: "Hello, what do you think of TV series and movies, do you think movies are higher than TV series?" ”
Passerby A: "In terms of shooting requirements, movies must be higher, and TV is not superior in terms of content, I like to watch both TV series and movies." ”
Through this issue of interviews, CCTV completely put an end to this farce, and after that, no one dared to come out and cause trouble.
And Xu Ning,
But the joy blossomed.
I didn't spend a penny or say a word, so I made a nationwide publicity, and the publicity effect was so good.
Right now
As long as there are people in China who can surf the Internet and love to read newspapers, there are almost no people who don't know that Xu Ning is going to remake "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Fire before shooting.
This can make Zhang Jizhong envious to death.
He used to film, when he didn't try to do publicity, he spent a lot of money and worked hard.
And Xu Ning, just let out a rumor, and the whole network followed his rhythm, which is really enviable.
……
With such a momentum, Xu Ning's self-directed and self-starred "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" began to recruit cast and crew.
The first person to be pulled over by him was Lai Shuiqing, who had cooperated with him in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
was invited by Xu Ning to be the executive director, Director Lai was very happy, because Xu Ning gave too much.
With Director Lai's help, Xu Ning was able to save a lot of things, and the crew was quickly formed.
meantime
The casting thing is also moving forward at the same time.
The actor Guo Jing is played by Xu Ning himself.
First of all, his appearance must be fine...... Although Guo Jing in the original book can charm Huang Rong, he is definitely not as handsome as Xu Ningshuai.
The most difficult thing is whether Guo Jing can be lived.
You know,
Guo Jing is not only loyal, benevolent, wise and foolish, but also bold and high-spirited by nature, which is still difficult to control.
Let people with average acting skills act, either acting as Li Yapeng's version of Hanhan's appearance, or acting as an idol drama.
in a word
It's hard to navigate this character.
This is also one of the reasons why Xu Ning chose this TV series, he wants to challenge the character of Guo Jing.
Leave a classic for future generations.
After collecting Guo Jing, Xu Ning lit up a milestone...... Duan Yu, Zhang Wuji, Yang Guo and Guo Jing, the most popular protagonists in Jin Yong's martial arts world, were won by him alone.
This kind of honor is not reached by anyone in the circle.
It is conceivable that the post-90s, 95s and 00s of later generations will think of Xu Ning when they mention Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, right?
[Xu Ning's martial arts dramas and songs have accompanied me throughout my childhood, I love Brother Ning so much, he is really, Thai pants are spicy!! 】
With his continuous acting skills in dreams in the past few years, Xu Ning feels that he is still a little sure of controlling Guo Jing.
If even he can't handle it...... Suggestion, just suggestion, old man Jin can rewrite "Shooting the Condor".
Of course it's a joke.
The protagonist gets it......
The most important thing left is Huang Rong, the success of this casting can also determine the success or failure of the TV series.
After all, Huang Rong is one of the souls of the whole TV series and plays a very important role.
The first thing to rule out is Qianqian, her temperament is not in line with Huang Rong, so in the face of Aunt Liu's pillow wind blowing these days, Xu Ning can't help it.
The choice of this character really gave him a headache for seven or eight days, and he didn't think about who could be suitable to play this character.
In the hearts of the majority of "Condor Shooting" fans, everyone's favorite Huang Rong is Weng Meiling's version, because she shows Huang Rong's eccentric, playful and cute, intelligent and clever temperament very well.
furthermore
Zhu Yin's version is also good, there are many commendable places, and it has also won the love of a large number of fans.
However, Zhu Yin is now 35 years old.
can't play fifteen or sixteen-year-old Huang Rong.
"Who to choose?" Xu Ning sat in the company, and Lai Shuiqing, Ning Hao and Tang Wei sat opposite, all of whom had sad faces.
Lai Shuiqing: "First of all, the height should not be tall, it is better to be lower than 165, so as to conform to Huang Rong's petite appearance." ”
Ning Hao also smiled: "It is necessary to have both aura and beauty, such an actor is too difficult to find, I have never thought that casting is such a difficult thing." ”
Xu Ning stood up and walked to the bedside, looked at the park outside the window, and said with a smile: "Normal, if you can easily choose the most suitable role, then it's weird." ”
Tang Wei rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Boss, why don't we do an audition, and we will also choose a 'Ning girl' to come out." ”
"Haha, that's a good idea." Ning Hao and Lai Shuiqing said together, "Mr. Xu, what do you think?" ”
Xu Ning was playing Luohan Boxing at this time, nodded and said, "Yes, Tang Wei, you report to my sister, and you are responsible for this matter." ”
After receiving such an important task, Tang Wei was very happy, and immediately stood up and promised: "Thank you boss for your trust, I will report to Sister Xiuyan." ”
After she was gone,
Xu Ning and the three began to discuss the choice of the remaining characters, and this discussion lasted for most of the day, and it was not until it got dark that the casting plan was preliminarily formulated.
After it is over,
Xu Ning took the company's employees to the food stalls outside for a big meal, and there were often hot pots, barbecues, and crayfish.
"Starting tomorrow, everyone will have to work a little harder, but the bonus and overtime pay will arrive on time every month."
Xu Ning spoke, and the employees were very happy, "Boss, I like to work overtime the most, and I wish I could work overtime every day." ”
"Haha, there are busy days for you, "Shooting the Condor" is on the horse, everyone is busy during this time, and "Soldier Assault" will be prepared next month, and then "Embroidered Spring Knife" will be released, and I have other plans at the end of the year......"
……
Three days later.
Through dozens of media, the epoch-making company officially released the notice of the national audition of Huang Rong for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
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