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Chapter 394 "Fights Break the Sphere" launch conference
When Zeng Jinghua heard that Fan Bingbing was coming to see the child, she was immediately stunned. How could outsiders know about this?And she’s a female star?Why did she come to see it?

Therefore, in the next few days, if she had nothing to do, she would search for Fan Bingbing's photos from her phone and look at the two little brats.

The more I look at it, the more confused I become... Sometimes it looks like it, but after looking at it for a long time, I feel like it doesn't look like it. So, does it look like it?

Of course, He Fang had no idea what Zeng Jinghua was thinking. How could a man think about this? He just told Zeng Jinghua that a friend would come over.

On March 3rd, at the Qin Palace Scenic Area in Hengdian Film and Television City, Dali, the crew of "Fights Break the Sphere" started shooting. This was a very surprising thing.

Because Tuanhuo Culture has generally used Huying Film and Television City to shoot film and television works in recent years. If it involves live shooting, it will go directly to the actual location and almost no other film and television city is used.

But this time "Fights Break the Sphere" used Hengdian Film and Television City, which not only surprised the outside world, but also the Hengdian Company.

Because of the ancient architectural scenery that "Fights Break the Sphere" will use, Huying Film and Television City can completely build another one. After all, "Fights Break the Sphere" invested [-] million.

Therefore, at the launch conference, reporters asked He Fang this question.

"Director He, why did the crew of "Fights Break the Sphere" not shoot in Huying Studios instead of coming to Hengdian? Tuanhuo Culture has never filmed in Hengdian, right?" The reporter was very interested in this question.

"Why Huying Film and Television City? If you want to shoot science fiction stories and modern stories, Huying Film and Television City is definitely the first choice. But when it comes to shooting costume dramas, Hengdian is the king. The functional positioning of the two film and television cities is different." "The Sphere" is a costume drama, so isn't it normal to film it in Hengdian?

You said that Tuanhuo Culture has never filmed in Hengdian, that’s because Tuanhuo Culture has never filmed movies and TV dramas with ancient costumes. If they filmed ancient costumes, they would still come. "After He Fang finished speaking, he picked up the water, opened it and took a sip.

"Then why doesn't Huying Film and Television City build its own costume city?" the reporter asked.

He Fang spread his hands in surprise, "Is it necessary? Isn't this a waste? There are already ready-made ones, why do we need to build them again? Isn't it because Hengdian can't satisfy so many crews? No, right? Everyone can build a film and television city, but I Personally, I don’t think it’s necessary to re-build it.”

Now everyone understood why He Fang let "Fights Break the Sphere" come to Hengdian for filming. At first, everyone thought that He Fang would not let the company's projects go to other film and television cities except Hu Film and Television City. It turned out that everyone had misunderstood him. .

The layout of Hefang is very big.

"Director He Fang, this is the first time Tuanhuo Culture has filmed a TV series, and it is a TV series based on American standards. Many people in the industry say that the American TV series model is not suitable for the Chinese TV series industry, because Chinese audiences are not European and American audiences and cannot be used to watching one TV series a week. Episodes, and I can’t get used to watching only one season at a time. Moreover, the cost of the American TV series model is too high, and the risk of filming like that is too high, and the cost cannot be recovered. What do you think of this?" the reporter asked.

"When we say we need to learn the American drama model, we don't mean to copy the American drama model. What we learn from the American drama model is to learn from their American drama production experience, which is to treat each episode as a movie and shoot strict requirements.

But it is impossible for us to follow American TV series and only release one episode a week. We will film and release one season first, and then wait for the first season to be released, and the second season will be released one or two months apart at most.The entire show was shot in one go. We would say let’s release one episode first to see how the market responds, and then continue filming.Not so.

As for the cost being too high, I'm afraid I won't be able to recover the cost.Fortunately, our show has been successful and has been sold out.So there is no such problem. As for whether others do this or not, that is their business.But I believe that as long as you work hard on quality and make something that the audience wants to watch, TV dramas will generally not lose money. "

"Director He Fang, "Fights Break the Sphere" all uses new actors, including the director. Aren't you worried about the quality?"

"Worried about quality? It seems that you still don't understand the operating model of film and television industrialization. The reason why factories can replace workshops is because of professional process management, reasonable division of labor and cooperation, and a group of production workers with professional skills.

Everyone on the crew of "Fights Break the Sphere" is a professional, there are no non-professionals here.Even if there are non-professionals, we have spent half a year making them professional.This is like starting a new factory. All people have received pre-job training and meet the requirements before starting manufacturing. "

He Fang talked eloquently.

"Director He Fang, are you really not worried that a group of unknown newcomers can support the quality of the entire show? Even if you say they have received professional training."

"..." He Fang spread his hands speechlessly, "Don't ask repeated questions. I have already answered them. How else should I answer them? The next one, by the way, don't keep catching me asking. The one sitting on the stage is still There’s a director and there’s the main actors.”

"Director Zhang Mo, this is your first time directing a film and television project alone. Do you think you are ready? Do you have the confidence to spend the 6 million budget well and bring a classic film and television work to the audience?" Reporter Ask Zhang Mo.

"Of course, I have been preparing for half a year. I have repeatedly confirmed and made plans for every detail from setting to actors to art, photography, costumes, etc. From a technical level, I am ready .

From a psychological level, as a director, I have actually completed my psychological construction, and I will have to take this step sooner or later.Since Director He trusts me so much, I can't betray his trust. Moreover, I have been working for him as executive director for several years and have learned some superficial skills from him. I believe I can do it. "

Zhang Mo said confidently that as a director, you must be confident in public. If you are not confident, the entire crew will be flustered, and it may even turn into a mess.

Why?Because the crew will think this way: The director doesn’t have confidence, so are our entire crew doing something that is impossible to achieve results?Then why are you so diligent?Just hang out for a day, just do it as a job.This is what He Fang taught Zhang Mo. As a director, even if you have no choice, you must show that everything is under your control in front of the crew.Only in this way can the entire crew feel at ease. This is called having a backbone.

Humans are group animals, and a so-called gathering without a leader cannot unite.What is a leader?You are the backbone of a group of people. You continue to lead everyone to do the right things and continuously achieve staged success in achieving everyone's unanimous goals.

The director is the backbone and leader of a crew.

"Director Zhang Mo, why did "Fights Break the Sphere" have to shoot a hundred episodes? And it took more than three years to shoot? Many TV series that also shoot hundreds of episodes only shoot for five or six months or no more than ten months. It took more than three years to shoot. Will it be too long?" the reporter asked.

"Well, to answer your first question first, why do we need to shoot a hundred episodes? The reason why we need to shoot a hundred episodes is very simple, because we will restore many details in the original work and truly visualize the scenes in the fantasy world. This The goal of this drama has long been set, which is to allow global audiences to see the shocking presentation of Chinese culture from an image perspective, so there will be many details.

The second question is why it took more than three years to film.Does anyone know how long it took to shoot each of the four classic masterpieces?Why were the four famous novels made into classics?Let me briefly recall it for you.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" took five years to produce 36 episodes. "Journey to the West" has 25 episodes and took six years to complete. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" took 84 episodes and took five years to complete. The 43 episodes of "Water Margin" took nearly four years to complete.We have to shoot [-] episodes of "Fights Beyond the Sphere". Is it a lot of time to spend more than three years?

The reason why I introduced the filming time of the TV series of the Four Great Classics is that I believe everyone has understood what I mean. Our target is the influence of the TV drama versions of the Four Great Classics.Of course, today is different from the past, and our quality will definitely be improved to a higher level. "

Zhang Mo has become more and more like a mature director, and his performance has become more and more calm, which may be related to the preparations in the past six months.

"Hello Yang Xuwen, how did you get selected to play the role of Xiao Yan? Are you ready to play a much-anticipated leading actor?" the reporter asked the leading actor.

Yang Xuwen, who has a slightly wheatish complexion, looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although his actual age is already 21 years old, he looks very young.

However, his performance was very unhurried, as if he had a calmness that was not for his age.

"I was lucky enough to get this role after going through layers of selections and auditions. Here I would like to thank Director Zhang Mo and Director He Fang for giving me the opportunity.

As for being ready, I don’t know what it means to be ready.I know what kind of existence Xiao Yan is in the eyes of book fans, and I also understand how everyone wants me to present this character to the audience.

Although I may not be able to satisfy everyone, I have made all the preparations I should do. As long as I can play this role well, I will go all out. "

Yang Xuwen said decisively.

He Fang nodded slightly after hearing this. It seemed that he had been trained to believe and was good at speaking to the media.

"Then can you talk about what preparations you have made in the past few months? Can you reassure book fans and movie fans?" The reporter's words sounded a bit deliberately difficult, which made He Fangxiao worried about Yang Xuwen.

However, He Fang's worries soon became unnecessary.

"If I want to play Xiao Yan well, first of all, I have to work very hard. Xiao Yan is a very hardworking genius. Therefore, in order to let myself experience Xiao Yan's hard work, I have to spend twelve hours a day practicing martial arts on the training ground. Now, I have to know how the sweat behind Xiao Yan's success flows.

Secondly, I spent a lot of time analyzing the characters. During the six months of training, I watched "Fights Beyond the Sphere" six times, and many of the words in the book were engraved in my mind.Then, I read the script over a dozen times.

Again, I believe that playing a role well is not about how I think the role is right.It depends on what the audience and book fans think, as well as the opinions of directors and industry professionals.Therefore, I spent a lot of time communicating with netizens and book fans to listen to their opinions and see what kind of Xiao Yan they wanted to see.

Then, I often consult directors, teachers, and colleagues to see their understanding and positioning of this role.

Finally, with a lot of input and my own knowledge, I believe I'm ready.If my preparations are not enough, I will continue to make up for my shortcomings. "

Yang Xuwen said modestly, and the reporters in the audience nodded.Let's not talk about whether Yang Xuwen will act well. Just based on the attitude he speaks now, everyone feels that he is a pragmatic and hard-working actor.

Of course, He Fang has seen some bad reports about him in another time and space, including the actor he used before, Cheng Yi, who also had bad reports.

However, He Fang believes that this time and space is different from the other time and space, and believes that with stricter rules and regulations, they will curb some bad behaviors.Besides, they are already taller among the short ones.

Is there a better choice?

(End of this chapter)