1993 My China Entertainment Age

March 12, 3 p.m.

A villa in the suburbs of Beijing.

White snow was falling outside the window. Jiang Xiaofeng and Fan Bingbing were blowing on the heater in the room, drinking and chatting.

When Fan Bingbing learned from Jiang Xiaofeng that Jiang Xiaofeng was going to take Zhou Jilun and Zhang Jizhong to attend Century Group's bell-ringing ceremony in Xiangjiang next month, he couldn't help but feel yearning in his heart.

Fan Bingbing sat on Jiang Xiaofeng's lap and asked tentatively: "Brother, can I go to Xiangjiang with you to ring the bell on the day the company goes public?"

Jiang Xiaofeng smiled and declined: "No, just stay at home and don't go anywhere."

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's answer, Fan Bingbing was obviously a little unwilling, and asked in confusion: "Why, why can Zhou Jialun go, but I can't go?"

Jiang Xiaofeng was not polite and said bluntly: "Because Zhou Jielun is more popular than you and more influential than you."

In fact, Jiang Xiaofeng did not allow Fan Bingbing to participate in the bell-ringing ceremony, mainly because he did not want Taohong, Liu Xiaoli, Zuo Xiaoqing, Li Xiaoran, Yan Danchen, and Shu Chang to be jealous.

Because in the past few years, Jiang Xiaofeng has given almost all of his company's best resources to Fan Bingbing, especially in the film field.

Fan Bingbing is able to gather thousands of favors and join the ranks of domestic first-line actresses. She is also known as the "Four Danshuangbing" along with Xu Jinglei, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing and others. It is really inseparable from Jiang Xiaofeng's cultivation and Highly praised.

Although Fan Bingbing was very disappointed, she could not admit that Jiang Xiaofeng was telling the truth. Zhou Jielun was indeed more popular than her. Zhou Jielun was not only more popular than her, but also more popular than anyone else in the entertainment industry.

In addition to Zhou Jielun, Jiang Xiaofeng also wanted to bring "bearded" Zhang Jizhong to participate in the company's bell-ringing ceremony. After all, Zhang Jizhong has indeed made great contributions to the company in the past few years.

Including "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", in just a few years, Zhang Jizhong helped Century Group film 6 Jin Yong martial arts TV series, including "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Whether selling the drama to CCTV or broadcasting it on a local channel, the price of Zhang Jizhong's remake of Jin Yong's drama has been rising steadily. By the time "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" premiered on Zhejiang Jiang TV Station, it had been sold for 8 yuan per episode. .

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Jizhong's remakes of these Jin Yong dramas have truly earned hundreds of millions of yuan for Century Group, and he can definitely be called a model worker and hero of the company.

Of course, Jiang Xiaofeng also knew in his heart that Zhang Jizhong's era was about to pass, but in his heart, he had always recognized Zhang Jizhong's contribution to the company, and he had indeed made a great contribution to the company.

When Zhang Jizhong learned that he, Jiang Xiaofeng and Zhou Jilun were about to attend the listing ceremony of Century Group in Xiangjiang, he felt very happy and proud.

In an interview with reporters, Zhang Jizhong also said frankly: "After filming several Jin Yong dramas, the direct economic benefits will definitely be no less than what Feng Xiaogang has been working for for ten years, at least 1 million! How can I say a movie There is still a chance of making a profit of 1600 million yuan."

"But what I really got was only one-tenth at most. Most of it was earned by our boss, Director Jiang. He made a lot of money in silence, and I just earned some intangible assets. But reputation is such a big deal. No amount of money can buy it.”

From Zhang Jizhong's answer to the reporter, it is not difficult to see that he is relatively confident in the quality of the Jin Yong drama he remade, and does not think that the drama he filmed is bad.

After filming "Blue Blood Sword", Zhang Jizhong has not been idle. He has been selecting locations and casting for the new version of "Eternal Dragon Sword".

Zhang Jizhong's wish is to film all the unfilmed Jin Yong dramas. The mainland version of "The Heaven and the Dragon Sword" was not owned by Century Group at the time, so he waited until now for the opportunity to start filming.

Not sure about other movies, but Jiang Xiaofeng is quite confident about the IP of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword". It can almost be said that whoever plays the role will be popular, and he can rest assured that Zhang Jizhong will film it. As for the casting of the male and female protagonists, Jiang Xiaofeng still has to watch it himself. rest assured.But to be honest, with Zhuyu in front, the candidates for the male lead Zhang Wuji, as well as the candidates for the heroine Zhao Min and the second female lead Zhou Zhiruo, are really not that easy to find.

Zhang Jizhong also recommended several candidates for the male and female protagonists, but Jiang Xiaofeng was not satisfied with them. He felt that they were still far behind the Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min, and Zhou Zhiruo that he had in mind.

One thing to say is that Jiang Xiaofeng used to think that Zhang Jizhong was quite discerning, and the casting of many actors was very suitable for the characters in the play. However, he didn't know if it was because he was getting older, his eyes started to become dim, and his aesthetic level also plummeted.

Due to various reasons, Jiang Xiaofeng and Zhang Jizhong discussed it two or three times in total, but failed to find a suitable casting.

In the end, it was Jiang Xiaofeng who made the decision to let Shi Xiaolong and Wang Xiaochen, who had just joined Century Group not long ago, play the roles of Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min.

Both Wang Xiaochen and Shi Xiaolong were personally selected by Jiang Xiaofeng. Although Wang Xiaochen was not a beauty, she was recognizable, had a good appearance, temperament and figure, and had a sense of heroism.

It is worth mentioning that as early as 2002, Shi Xiaolong had played the young Zhang Wuji in Alec Su, Alyssa Chia and Gao Yuanyuan's version of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword".

In that version of "Eternal Dragon Sword", all the hardships went to Shi Xiaolong, and all the blessings went to Su Youpeng.

The reason why Jiang Xiaofeng plans to cast Shi Xiaolong as Zhang Wuji is, on the one hand, because Shi Xiaolong is a contracted artist under his company, and on the other hand, because Shi Xiaolong has good acting skills and his image and temperament are suitable for Zhang Wuji.

Moreover, Shi Xiaolong's martial arts skills are also lacking among other actors of the same age. His fighting scenes are indeed beautiful. Since it is a martial arts drama, martial arts actions must not always rely on a stand-in.

After confirming this idea, Jiang Xiaofeng called Shi Xiaolong to his office.

How should I put it, maybe because he has practiced martial arts since childhood, Shi Xiaolong looks a bit strong, especially when he is on camera, he looks a bit burly.

In fact, for ordinary people, Shi Xiaolong's figure is a relatively standard figure, but for an actor, he is a little bit stout.

The fate and cooperation between Shi Xiaolong and Jiang Xiaofeng did not start in a day or two, but started in Shaolin, and later they filmed the "Young Bao Qingtian" series produced by Century Group.

Jiang Xiaofeng looked at Shi Xiaolong in front of him and asked, "Xiaolong, how much do you weigh now?"

Shi Xiaolong scratched his head and replied sheepishly: "Almost 140 pounds."

Jiang Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Xiaolong, if you still want to become famous, you must lose weight and reduce your weight to less than 125 pounds."

"If you can reduce your weight to 125 pounds, I will let you play Zhang Wuji in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword"!"

"Xiaolong, at your age, you really can't be too strong. You must control your body shape. Don't always build muscles. It's better for young people to be thinner..."

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's words, Shi Xiaolong immediately became interested and hurriedly vowed that he would work hard to lose weight and strive to reduce his weight to about 125 kilograms within two months.

When he thought that he would have the opportunity to play Zhang Wuji, Shi Xiaolong asked with great anticipation: "Brother Xiaofeng, can you tell me who will play Zhao Min and who will play Zhou Zhiruo?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly: "What Zhao Min said means that the candidates for Wang Xiaochen and Zhou Zhiruo are currently decided, but the candidates are not yet certain yet." (End of Chapter)