China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 429 "Dou Po" premieres

Among Zhang Yi, Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, and Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Yi has the most restrained momentum and cannot express his energy. Although his acting skills are very good, He Fang still has no choice.

Deng Chao's temperament was too aggressive, giving the impression that asking him to lead a special operations team would cause problems, so He Fang gave up.

Zhang Hanyu is the toughest, but he has a too old-fashioned temperament, so He Fang let him play the captain. The captain of the special operations team is not suitable for him.

So, in the end, He Fang chose Duan Yihong. Duan Yihong is an actor with a slightly evil temperament. His performance is not too wooden like Zhang Yi, but his performance is very spiritual.For a movie that is all about killing and killing, such a male protagonist is needed to bring out some flavor. If Zhang Yi were to come, the whole movie would feel like the special operations team are just tool men without any acting skills.

He Fang also changed all the other actors. For example, as the actor of sniper Gu Gu, He Fang chose Zhang Yishan, who is also a very spiritual actor.In "Operation Red Sea" in another time and space, the actor is Huang Jingyu, a model who studied to be a flight attendant, and his acting foundation is very weak.Therefore, his performance can only be said to be barely up to standard and really has no special features.

But Zhang Yishan is the same. This actor can be impressive when he is serious, but not serious when he is rogue, and he has profound acting skills.

As for the actress of the female reporter, He Fang did not use Hai Qing anymore. He Fang felt that Hai Qing was too dry, maybe because she played too many roles of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and her acting habit was like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreling... So when I watched "Operation Red Sea" in another time and space, she The acting was really done too hard.

He Fang chose Chen Shu to play the female reporter. Chen Shu's reporter is more powerful, and Zhang Chidu He Fang feels that he has more precise control than Hai Qing. At least the audience will not think that she is a 'noisy daughter-in-law', but a 'noisy daughter-in-law'. A elegant and elegant female white-collar worker.

Du Jiang, who played the role of blaster Xu Hong, was replaced by Lei Jiayin.He Fang feels that Datou Lei Jiayin's acting skills are better than Du Jiang's, his performance is more delicate and real, and his emotional expression is more touching.

Tong Li Hefang, who played the role of machine gunner, was replaced by Wang Zhi. Everyone only knows Wang Zhi as the school beauty who played "Charlotte Trouble", but in fact she is a beat girl and an actress with very solid kung fu.Of course, the most important thing is that she is an actor with a professional background and solid acting skills.

And the person who plays Tong Li in another time and space is Jiang Luxia. She is an Internet celebrity who came from a sports university... He Fang is not looking down on non-majors, but... there is a real gap between amateurs and professionals.

Professionals have spent at least five or six years training on lines, acting, etc. How can you compare to an amateur who has not received long-term training?
There is another actor whom He Fang replaced, that is the machine gunner, nicknamed Shitou."Operation Red Sea" in another time and space used another non-professional Wang Yutian. He was a fitness coach and had never acted in any drama before.

So He Fang definitely wouldn't use Wang Yutian. He didn't even know Wang Yutian, and there was no such person who submitted his resume for audition.In the end, He Fang chose Jiang Jinfu as the actor for this role. Although he knew that Jiang Jinfu would quit the entertainment industry for some reasons in the future, it did not mean that He Fang could not use him at this time.

I can't decide what Jiang Jinfu will do in the future, but at least at this stage, Jiang Jinfu is an actor with some muscles, good looks, and acting skills that can be used.

He Fang really doesn't understand. Lin Chaoxian only used several non-professional actors such as Huang Jingyu, Jiang Luxia, and Wang Yutian in "Operation Red Sea". How can a movie with such a huge investment really not find professional actors?Do you need so many non-professionals?

In fact, in another time and space, "Operation Red Sea" has almost no other highlights except for the bloody military action.Because the plot is not exciting and complex, the acting is really average.

From this we can see that Lin Chaoxian is really not good at selecting actors, nor is he good at training actors.

On March 3, all the actors joined the cast, and then He Fang started reading the script.

Preparations for the filming of "Operation Red Sea" are in full swing, and they are preparing to start filming on the 27th of the month. However, the promotion of a new TV series has begun to be overwhelming around the world.

This TV series is the first season of "Fights Beyond the Sky" and is scheduled to be released on March 3. Why is it being promoted so overwhelmingly around the world?This is to test the joint publicity capabilities of Tuanhuowen and Huying Group.

It's good to test the waters with this TV series. After all, TV series can be premiered online, and it only requires global audiences to pay attention to relevant video websites.

The trailer released for "The Sky" is also very shocking. The colorful world, the ferocious beasts, the cool fights, the imaginative spells, etc., are what Western movie fans will love. It's a scene I've never seen before, it's really amazing.

So the five trailers simply shocked many young people, because young people like to watch these cool and beautiful things.

"Wow, what kind of story is this? The people here can fly and do magic. Is this a Chinese myth? It looks good."

"This is a TV series produced by He Fang Company. From the introduction, it seems that it is adapted from China's most popular online novel. I heard that this book is very popular."

"Haven't you read it? The English version of this book is available everywhere. It was available everywhere a year ago."

"Huh? I don't know. I haven't read this book."

"Hurry up and watch it. Only after reading the book can you understand the show."

……

"After a thousand years of waiting, it's been a year, and finally the first season is out. It's really not easy."

"I've read the book several times, and I don't know how it goes. I hope it won't disappoint."

"Looking at this trailer, I feel pretty good. It's indeed a big production."

"This actor's costume is very good-looking, and he feels very expressive."

"It's different from Korean actors, it feels more real and atmospheric."

……

As soon as the trailer came out, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet. Overall, the expectations are relatively high.

Under the leadership of He Fang, many domestic celebrities and artists have forwarded the news that "Fights Break the Sphere" will be released soon.In addition, Tuanhuo Culture has invested in advertisements on major websites, advertising on TV stations, and even hard advertising on the ground...

Whether they are Korean people or Vietnamese people, they can see advertisements for "Fighter" wherever there are bus stops or subway stations.

"The promotion of Tuanhuo culture this time is really great. I saw advertisements for "Fight Breaking the Sphere" when I was traveling in Thailand. I'm afraid it cost hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising around the world? Why does it feel like there are advertisements everywhere? ?”

"I'm afraid there won't be hundreds of millions of dollars. After all, the total investment for this TV series is only hundreds of millions of dollars. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars in promotion fees for the first season? Isn't it worth it? Then the promotion fees for each subsequent season should be spent How many?"

"I think so. It shouldn't be hundreds of millions of dollars, but it is estimated to be 5000 to [-] million dollars."

"I'm afraid that thirty-fifty million US dollars won't produce this kind of effect, right?"

"Get out of the way, I'm a professional publicity officer, let me answer your questions..."

There is a lot of discussion on the Internet. This has actually achieved the basic goal of tuanhuo culture. Because the TV series does not have stars, they can only use overwhelming advertisements to deepen everyone's impression and stir up popularity over and over again.Otherwise, how can a TV series without big stars attract viewers?

On March 3, "Operation Red Sea" officially started shooting in Morocco. There was no launch press conference this time because it was too far away and the crew did not invite reporters to Morocco.

However, before the filming started, the crew accepted brief interviews with several European media. After all, what was going on here? The European media came here to get some news and take a vacation.

These media outlets are BBC entertainment reporters, Cahiers du Cinéma reporters, and French Channel [-] entertainment reporters.Their main interview target was He Fang, and they asked He Fang some sensitive questions.

For example: Ask He Fang why he is keen on making movies that show China’s military power?Will it cause outside concerns about China's military power?

Another example: Ask He Fang if he founded the film company to compete with the three major European film festivals and the Oscars?

Also: What is the purpose of uniting Asian filmmakers?To fight against the West?
Also: I would like to ask He Fang if there will be any future film projects in cooperation with the West?Is it a commercial type or a literary type?
Of course, I also asked some sensitive questions involving politics...

These questions are all commonplace, and He Fang’s answers are the same as before.

After asking these questions, their interview basically ended, and then He Fang treated them to a meal of Moroccan delicacies: tagine, steamed sheep head, snails, mint tea...

The filming of "Operation Red Sea" has started so tepidly. In fact, fans are paying attention but not very enthusiastic. What is there to be enthusiastic about about a movie that has just started filming?They want to see.

The launch of "Operation Red Sea" was far less popular than the launch of "The Sky". Many movie fans stayed in front of the TV that night to watch "The Sky".

When the first episode was released, fans started discussing it online, praising that it was consistent with the original work, and that the production and performance were in line with the audience's imagination. Yang Xuwen played Xiao Yan very well. At least the actor is no longer a white-faced niche, but A young, angry, and somewhat bronzed strong man.

And none of the other actors are soft or weak, because this is a family of practitioners, and everyone practices, so they are all strong and brave, with firm eyes, and a martial temperament.

This group of actors alone makes the audience feel as if they have entered the world of martial arts and fighting spirit, which is in sharp contrast to the current domestic TV dramas where the men are all gorgeous and the women are weak and weak.

In addition to the different temperaments of the actors, the martial arts movements are also very powerful, rather than just like dancing like in some domestic dramas. The key is that the dancing is also very fake.

The key is that in addition to being full of strength, it is also very elegant, truly like the movements of an immortal, a true practitioner.

This is the advantage of training actors for more than half a year, so that each actor has a certain martial arts temperament, rather than acting just for the sake of acting.

"The first episode made me feel like Hong Kong martial arts movies have been upgraded. It's very refreshing. Why is this happening? I feel that all the performances in it are just right, and the actions in it are not fake at all, as if they are all in this world. The instinct is the same. This first episode was really shot, and I love it.”

"I feel like an upgraded version of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword". There are many characters, the image and temperament fit the characters, the performances are on point, and the priorities are clear... It's rare. I didn't expect to see such a high-quality martial arts TV series after so many years." "

"This action guidance team must be a Hong Kong team, right? I think the action is hundreds of times better than some domestic TV series. This is the martial arts style."

"Everyone, this is not martial arts style, this is fantasy fairy style."

"I'm not going to criticize this show so far. It's worth following."

"Hurry up, the second episode will start soon."

"I'm so anxious, why is it over?"

……

When the second episode was released, there was a lot of urging on the Internet. It felt like someone had just teased it and then it stopped immediately. This was really annoying.

"I would rather pay the membership fee. Can I release it all at once? Isn't it okay if I pay?"

"Yes, I am willing to pay to watch it. I can watch it all at once without having to watch ads."

"We strongly demand that it be released at once, and those who are willing to pay to watch it, otherwise it would be crazy to have two episodes in one day?"

"It's useless for everyone to be anxious. If "Fights Beyond the Sphere" is really broadcast according to the American TV series, it will be one episode a week. What are you thinking about now having two episodes a day?"

"Oh my gosh, I can't understand how American viewers stick with a TV show that only has one episode a week."

"In the United States, people don't go out at seven or eight in the evening, and not all places have good Internet connections. In many places, in the evening, in addition to reading, I watch TV, or hang out with my wife..."

"Hey, this...are you talking nonsense? They say that the United States is the city that never sleeps. How could this be true?"

"If you haven't been to the United States, don't make up nonsense. I have been and I will tell you..."

……

After the first broadcast on the night of March 3st, the ratings data of all parties came out. Mango TV’s ratings reached 31. This is a data that exploded immediately after the first broadcast. Many TV series peaked at 2.1. It is the biggest drama of the year. The premiere of "Fights Beyond the Sphere" has reached this figure, which is a real big hit.

In fact, everyone wants to see the quality of the so-called TV series produced according to the quality of American TV series. Coupled with the overwhelming publicity, this kind of movie-watching trend has been triggered.

Of course, judging from word-of-mouth, the first two episodes have successfully attracted the audience. Whether it is brief comments from professionals in the industry or comments from fans, they are unanimously positive.

It is also broadcast simultaneously on the Internet, so viewers around the world can see it.

Audiences in Southeast Asia are the most excited. It seems that they can feel the feeling of old Hong Kong movies that make all Asia follow the drama. It is really exciting.

Some Asian TV stations are also paying attention to this drama. Seeing that the quality and reputation are so good, they have decided to negotiate with Tuanhuo Culture for the introduction of this drama.

When He Fang heard the ratings data and word-of-mouth response, he called Zhang Mo to express his congratulations and encouragement.

(End of this chapter)