During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 734 The helpless Adou and the wronged Crown Princess
"The Great Wall, a US-China co-production of 1.5D fantasy blockbuster "The Great Wall", jointly produced by Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures and China Film Group, with an investment of US$3 million, has officially completed its casting!

The main creative team is as follows: Director: Chen Kaige; Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy; Production Team: Thomas Tull
Male No. 1: Matt Damon; Female No. 1: Li Bingbing;
Main cast: Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Eddie Liu, Zhang Hanyu;

Supporting actors: Eddie Peng, Lin Gengxin, Wang Junkai, Chen Feiyu"

The cast list for "The Great Wall" has been on the headlines for a whole day.

The entire film and television industry is also talking about it.

There were not too many doubts about the leading male and female roles, because both Matt Damon and Li Bingbing are considered to be the top actors in both countries.

Especially the latter, with the halo of "20 billion box office heroine", when several Jin girls did not come forward to compete, Zhao Yanzi and Zhang Ziyi were indeed no match.

In addition, with the support of Ms. Deng behind him, getting the role was not unexpected by the industry to a certain extent.

Including the main actors, everyone in the circle expressed their approval.

After all, King Liu is very popular in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong; Zhang Hanyu is not only the Golden Horse Award winner, but also the leading male role in "Operation Mekong" and is very popular; and those two are also well-known Hollywood movie stars.

Even many colleagues in the industry are lamenting how lucky Zhang Hanyu and Li Bingbing are. As "Operation Mekong" happened to be a big hit, they naturally have a better chance of winning!
What really caused heated discussions in the industry was that poet Chen actually stuffed his 14-year-old son into the crew!
At this moment, countless actors who had auditioned felt aggrieved and indignant.

Did they lose in acting?

No, they just lost because of their background! Who can blame them for having a father who is a famous director?

I have to say, having a good background is a real plus when working in the entertainment industry!

Everyone in the industry can imagine that his debut work will be a Sino-US co-production like "The Great Wall".

With the support of Director Chen and Producer Chen, Chen Feiyu's future star path is likely to be a long one, in no way inferior to those top returning stars!

Only Wei Jin knew that this boy was a worthless person, which made things difficult for the poet Chen and his wife.
Perhaps it is really the end of the year, news in the entertainment industry comes one after another, making it hard to keep up.

The cast list for "The Great Wall" was still fresh and the next day, everyone in the circle was attracted by an announcement from Xiao Ma!

Eleven months ago, Xiaoma’s top management kicked Zhong Lifang out, who then joined Shanhe Media as the group’s vice president, becoming one of the new stars in the industry.

Big Dog's widow, Ms. Jin, was appointed to take on the dual positions of chairman and general manager, and she also holds great power!

Although it lost its pillar, Xiaoma inevitably slipped to the second or third tier in the industry, but with the help of Ms. Jin, who was also one of the founders, it finally managed to recover.

As long as "Fleet of Time" is released, perhaps Xiao Ma's situation will improve significantly. Even its largest creditor, China Construction Bank Culture, is optimistic about this.

But no one expected that eleven months later, Ms. Jin, like Zhong Lifang, was "kicked out" by her younger and older sisters-in-law!

"This is so fucking stupid. Li Dagou was a big shot in the industry when he was alive. How could he have such stupid sisters?
The positions of chairman and general manager are divided fairly evenly, but they don’t think about whether they can hold the position securely. "

"To them, Xiao Ma is a family business. Anyone who is not surnamed Li is an outsider, even Sister Jin is no exception."

In the chairman's office, Zhong Lifang commented calmly on the topic raised by Wei Jin.

As time goes by, she is now able to calmly face her old employer's "second palace coup".

"What a pity. With these two idiots at the helm, Xiao Ma is completely doomed."

Zhong Lifang remained silent about Wei Jin's judgment, because this had almost become a consensus in the circle.

It’s easy to guess that with internal strife happening twice within a year, what future does such a company have?

China Construction Bank Culture has asked Xiao Ma to honor his promise in the event of a failed bet, and the repurchase of shares at a premium is almost a foregone conclusion.

As far as Zhong Lifang knew, quite a few colleagues in the film and television industry had already set their sights on the crumbling pony, waiting to get in on the action.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I asked you to come over for the China Film Press Conference the day after tomorrow. You should represent the company."

China Film Group has already decided to hold a grand press conference for "The Great Wall", and invitations have been sent out throughout the industry.

It can be seen that La Peikang has learned from Han Sanping and has an attitude of making a grand celebration.

However, Wei Jin did not plan to go. After all, he had already refused to direct before, and it would be a bit embarrassing to meet with people from Legendary and Universal Studios.

If he is asked about related topics by reporters, how will he answer?

It would be better to just let the group's vice president attend so that China Film Group would not lose face.

Zhong Lifang also understood this logic and nodded immediately.

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

Perhaps it was the first time to get along with the actors, or perhaps it was the first time to try a postmodern suspense comedy, the filming of "To Be Famous" was slower than Ning Hao had expected.

The filming started in mid-September and was finally completed in early November, which took nearly two months.

As a newly-crowned billionaire director, Ning Hao's every move is closely watched in the industry.

As soon as the crew landed at the Beijing airport, they were surrounded by the media who had learned the news in advance.

"Director Ning, when is this movie expected to be released to the public?"

Ning Hao, who has a rather aggressive personality, does not hide his shortcomings in front of the media and says whatever he thinks.

"Although the post-production has not started yet, according to my plan, it should be released in the second half of next year, either during the National Day or the Lunar New Year. Of course, the details still need to be discussed with the company, and a notice will be issued later."

Wow, when this was said, the reporters were all excited.

Because this question was more of a routine matter, I didn't expect that someone would actually answer it and give a clear schedule.

So, Ning Hao will have two comedy films released next year? Both are aimed at popular schedules!
As for the matters discussed, they were automatically ignored by the reporters.

When a big director speaks, he must be firm in his words. Boss Wei probably won't choose to slap his own senior brother in the face, right?
Immediately afterwards, the media turned the microphone to Fatty Wang. After all, as a director, he has rarely appeared on the screen since "The King of Gamblers".

Especially this time, I am participating in the work of another comedy director!

"Director Wang, what made you choose to work with Director Ning Hao? After all, both of you are leaders in the comedy field. As the saying goes, kings don't meet kings."

"My journalist friend, you are too kind. I am just a film and television worker who makes movies for the audience."

Fatty Wang spoke in broken Mandarin, waved his hand with a smile on his face, was modest for a while, and then continued to answer:
“As for the original intention of the collaboration, it’s very simple. The role in the script really seems to be tailor-made for me. It really touched my heart.

I want to sincerely praise Director Wei Jin's writing skills, which are really amazing. He deserves to be the best screenwriter at the Oscars. Amazing, amazing!"

Although these words were meant to praise the man, Fan Bingbing was still disgusted by Wang Pangzi's flattering appearance. However, she had already been promoted to capital and had been in the circle for many years, so she could control her facial expressions very well and still had a smiling face.

After all, with so many shots, maybe it was captured?
Sure enough, the next moment a reporter asked her questions.

"Excuse me, Miss Fan Bingbing, how do you feel about your first collaboration with Director Ning Hao?"

Facing the camera, Fan Bingbing's language skills are quite proficient and his answers are flawless!
"Very good. Director Ning Hao's comedy accomplishments are definitely among the best among all the directors I have worked with."

However, the media was not satisfied with this and always wanted to find some big news to continue digging holes.

"So what do you think of 'Famous' compared to 'Nobody'? Can it surpass it in terms of box office performance?"

Fan Bingbing was not fooled and responded with a smile: "It is hard for me to judge because the finished film has not come out yet, but from my personal experience of the filming process, this drama is very exciting!"

At this point, Fan Bingbing glanced at Ning Hao and added half-jokingly and half-seriously: "As for the box office results, I believe Director Ning also wants to go further, right? Haha."

"Haha, Bingbing is right."

"Excuse me, Teacher Ge You."

"Excuse me, Mr. Jiang Wu."

Next, many big names in the crew accepted interviews from the media, and it was not until half an hour later that the group left the airport.

However, the media in the mobile Internet era is really efficient. Relevant reports can be published in less than half an hour.

"The suspense comedy film "Famous" co-produced by Shanhe Media and Bad Monkey Pictures, directed by Ning Hao, and starring Fan Bingbing, Ge You, etc. has been completed, and the crew returned to Beijing today."

"The leading actress Fan Bingbing said frankly that the movie is very exciting and is expected to surpass "Nobody" at the box office."

When a movie is finished shooting, a wrap party is inevitable.

Including Wu Jing, who finished filming ahead of schedule, all the actors and behind-the-scenes workers of the crew were present, filling up a six-pack.

When the filming started, Wei Jin rushed to Pengcheng, so today was the first time he met all the main creators.

In addition to the ones who are already well-known, the role of screenwriter that Ning Hao originally wanted Wei Jin to play was taken by Lu Xiucai in "Wulin Waijiao".

This actor, who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and holds dual doctorates in acting and directing from the Central Academy of Drama, is not well-known in the circle, but his acting skills are indeed good.

In last year's "The Rise of the Great Qin Empire", he played the role of the strategist Zhang Yi, and received unanimous praise on the Internet.

It was because of this drama that Ning Hao was attracted by his qualities that allow him to be both serious and humorous.

As for the role of the tycoon that was rejected by Wei Jin, Ning Hao originally wanted Jiang Wen to play it, but the latter was busy promoting "One Step Away" and had no time to pay attention to him.

Finally, Jiang Wen recommended his younger brother, Jiang Wu, who came for an audition and successfully got the role.

Although this guy has a face full of flesh and plays a vicious gangster in "A Touch of Sin", he is actually a graduate of a serious film school, is good at literary dramas, and has outstanding acting skills. It's just that he is said to have a bad temper.

However, "Famous" is a film controlled by Shanhe Media, written by Wei Jin and directed by Billionaire director Ning Hao. Unless Jiang Wu's brain was squeezed by the door, how could he possibly cause trouble?

Ning Hao said that Jiang Wu was very cooperative throughout the filming and never complained no matter how many NGs there were.

As for the key role of the play, the villain murderer, in the end, between Sun Honglei and Duan Yihong, Ning Hao chose the latter.

In Ning Hao's words, this actor, who is known as the "drama demon" of the Central Academy of Drama, has really good acting skills. He can be rough or handsome, which can add a lot of suspense.

If Sun Honglei was really chosen, it would be almost an obvious choice. After all, he looks so fierce and looks like a villain!

As for the other characters who did not have too many parts, such as the rookie policeman, the head of the Military Control Commission, the singing girl Nightingale, etc., they were all absorbed by the company internally.

The rookie policeman is played by Zhou Yiwei, and the person in charge of the Military Control Commission is his good friend, the company's "Copy Master" Zhang Songwen.

The role of the singer Nightingale is played by Zhang Tianai, who has just become famous with "Go Princess Go".

At this moment, Crown Princess Zhang Tianai stared at Wei Jin with her big, warm eyes, with the corners of her mouth sunken, as if she felt a little aggrieved.

Because the famous actress Fan Bingbing took the seat next to Wei Jin as soon as she came on stage, and on the other side was the protagonist of the night, Ning Hao.

As for Zhang Tianai, even though she has become famous on the small screen, her status in the film industry is still low, and being able to sit at the main table is already considered a favor to the company's artists.

However, Wei Jin had no time to pay attention to the Crown Princess's "self-pity". He was being toasted by Fatty Wang, Jiang Wu, Duan Yihong and others.

To be honest, when Wei Jin first met Fatty Wang in Hong Kong, he didn't have a very good impression of him and felt that he was a bit slick.

But this turmoil in Hong Kong made Wei Jin re-examine him. Regardless of his character, at least his stance was firm enough.

Several artists who had worked together and had a good relationship with him were directly rebuked by Wang Pangzi on Weibo because they spoke out in support of that incident. He also said that he would cut off all ties and would no longer have any contact with them!
Of course, it may also be because he has to make such a gesture in order to make a living in the mainland.

But even so, how many people have done it?

Regarding this matter, the vast majority of Hong Kong artists remained silent, for fear of offending the connections in their place of origin.

Only a small number of people like King Liu and Big Brother Jacky Cheung have spoken out online, but they are unable to do anything alone!

So when faced with Fatty Wang's toasts, Wei Jin was very considerate and drank every glass, making Fatty Wang give him a thumbs up and speak compliments to him.

As for Jiang Wu, Wei Jin's attitude was quite enthusiastic because of his relationship with Jiang Wen.

As for Duan Yihong, let alone her, this is just a reunion of old friends.

After all, they spent a long time together when filming "The Blade of the Assassin".

Wei Jin even wanted to sign it at one point, but unfortunately due to various reasons, the two sides were unable to come to an agreement.

However, this collaboration can be regarded as a renewing of a past relationship. Wei Jin thought that he should consider him more if there is a chance in the future. He is indeed a good actor.

On the contrary, "Wolf Warrior" Wu Jing seemed very low-key tonight.

Seeing this, Wei Jin, who had been playing around, couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"Old Wu, this is not your style. Old Duan is here too. We have worked together so many times. Why don't you drink a few more glasses? Why, do you have to go back to change diapers at night?"

Wu Jing looked embarrassed when he heard this, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded, causing everyone at the table to laugh.

"Ha ha ha ha."

(End of this chapter)