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Chapter 483: Is there really such a thing as a destiny role?

During the time when Li Yu was preparing to shoot the second season of Game of Thrones.

Cao Qing has finished filming the first volume of Ghost Blows Out the Light, "The Mysterious City".

Cao Qing has been filming "The Lost Tomb" in the past few months.

Except for the last time when he temporarily returned to Beijing for something and persuaded Li Yu to start filming the second season of Game of Thrones as soon as possible, he spent most of his time on the set.

It took him less than three months from the start of filming to the completion.

This is normal, and filming Ghost Blows Out the Light does not take too much time.

Except for the outdoor shots before the protagonists enter the tomb, special effects are basically used after entering the tomb.

Therefore, many scenes in the Ghost Blows Out the Light series were shot in a studio with a green screen.

As long as the actors' professional level is up to standard and they get into the filming state, shooting can be done really quickly.

After the filming of "The Lost Tomb" was completed, Cao Qing took a few days off and was able to seamlessly join the Game of Thrones crew, serving as assistant director and executive director for the second season of Game of Thrones.

Just a few days before the filming of the second season of Game of Thrones, "The Khan", started, the fat guy Wang Jing successfully finished filming the final content of "Detective Chinatown 2" in the United States and returned to China with the team.

It took Chen Sicheng only about three months to finish filming the movie "Detective Chinatown 2".

Not to mention the quickest shooter among quick shooters like Wang Jing, who finished filming in just two months.

In Wang Jing's words, this is the result of his serious attention to the series and his careful filming.

If you shoot it with the mentality of shooting a bad movie, it will be finished in a month at most.

After returning to China, Wang Jing met with Li Yu and asked, "The first season of Joy of Life should be scheduled to air soon, right?"

"Director Wang, you can't wait so soon?"

Li Yu asked with a smile.

"It's not me who can't wait, it's the crew members who are working who can't wait. They are waiting for me to start working.

If I don’t work for a day, they will earn one day less. If I don’t work for a few months, they may all lose their jobs.”

Wang Jing said with a wry smile.

He needs to quickly shoot new works to give those staff members something to do.

The only work that can give those staff members a long-term job is "Joy of Life".

The plot of the novel is so long that if you squeeze out all the moisture from it, it would be enough to film two or three hundred episodes.

However, for a project as large as "Joy of Life", an investment of 100 million or 200 million per season is likely, so we definitely cannot rush into it.

Wang Jing had to wait and see how the first season of "Joy of Life" performed before he made up his mind to shoot the second season.

Although Li Yu always told him that "Joy of Life" is very suitable for adaptation into a film and television drama.

He personally shared the same thought after reading the novel "Joy of Life".

But he is a businessman and he prefers to trust data rather than feelings.

"It's almost there. Station A is already warming up. You'll see the results in ten days."

After learning about Wang Jing's intention to air "Joy of Life" earlier, Li Yu's tone became much more serious.

Moreover, he said to Wang Jing again: "Director Wang, just wait and see, Joy of Life will definitely be a hit."

"I hope so. I also want to see Joy of Life become a big hit. Then I can rest assured to shoot the second season."

Wang Jing replied with a smile.

A few days later, Li Yu's "Tian Khan" officially started filming.

This time, Li Yu’s shooting location was the ancient city of Xiangyang in Hubei Province.

Li Yu chose Xiangyang as the filming location because of Chen Kaige.

When Chen Kaige learned that Li Yu was going to shoot a TV series about the Tang Dynasty, he immediately said that he could let Li Yu shoot in the Tang City he built. It would take more than a year to complete the Tang City, but many places in the city were already available for filming.

After all, Chen Kaige’s previous four years were not in vain.

The construction of Tang City took a total of six years, and the progress bar has now reached 75%.

For Chen Kaige, it was not appropriate to use Tang City, which was only 75% completed, to shoot "Legend of the Cat Demon".

His film was about movies, and he was more concerned with the visuals. He wanted to present to the world a Tang Dynasty city that he had created with his spirit in his film, so panoramic close-ups were indispensable.

It would be difficult to take panoramic photos of Tang City since it is not fully completed.

Li Yu: This is a TV series, so the requirements are not as high as those for a movie. He doesn't need any panoramic close-ups. A close-up of the front of a hall will be enough.

The places where he filmed most of the time in the Tang city were indoor scenes such as the court and officials' residences.

He filmed the story of Khan Li Ertian, and showing off Tang City was the work of the architect Chen Kaige.

Li Yu chose Ma Yue to play Li Er.

It is a fact that Ma Yue is older.

But Li Yu had no choice. Are there any young actors in China who can play the role of Li Er? Can they play the role of a wise ruler who is decisive and perceptive? They simply can't.

Veteran actors like Tang Guoqiang and Chen Baoguo can also act, but they are older than Ma Yue.

In addition, Tang Guoqiang, a man who has played emperors throughout five thousand years, has played Li Er.

But in the hearts of many viewers, Ma Yue's version of Li Er is the best in film history.

Tang Guoqiang, the man who has played many emperors, has to bow down to Ma Yue when playing Li Er.

On the other hand, Yongzheng, played by Tang Guoqiang, also couldn't find an opponent.

Whether looking forward or backward, there are so many actors who have played Yongzheng, but none of them can surpass Tang Guoqiang.

Not to mention surpassing him, no one can even tie with Tang Guoqiang.

I can only say that there really is such a thing as a destiny role in the entertainment industry.

When a good actor gets his destiny role, it is very close to his image and temperament, and it is very difficult for others to surpass it.

However, Li followed his father Li Yuan in starting a rebellion at the age of 26.

Li Yu would definitely not let Ma Yue play the sixteen-year-old Li Er.

What’s the difference between this and Zhang Luyi’s role as the teenage Ying Zheng in “The Qin Empire”?
From the age of sixteen to his twenties, during those six or seven years of fighting for the empire, Li Yu chose a young actor who looked a bit like Ma Yue.

This actor was completely unknown and had no name left in the entertainment circle of the original time and space. He was selected by Li Yu and his name was Yu Wen.

Li Yu had planned everything. He first let Yu Wen play Li Er during the six or seven years of conquering the world, and then let Ma Yue take the stage. This made sense.

First of all, Yu Wen and Ma Yue look a bit similar, so it is not easy for the audience to be distracted when Ma Yue appears on the stage.

Although Ma Yue's age still makes him look a bit old when he plays Li Er, who is in his twenties.

However, these can be explained. Li Er was a fierce fighter when he was young and often took a few confidants to the front line to gather intelligence.

When chasing the enemy, he once tried to chase the enemy for hundreds of miles, did not eat for two or three days, and did not take off his armor for two or three days, making himself so unrecognizable that even the Tang army could not recognize him. Only after he took off his helmet to complete facial recognition did the Tang army let him enter the city.

Many people who study history believe that Li Er died early. In addition to the family's hereditary rheumatism, it was also closely related to the fact that he fought too hard in battle when he was young and injured his body.

In short, fighting is hard work in the wind and sun.

Having fought in wars for six or seven years, it makes sense that he looks a little older than his peers.

Today's makeup technology is so advanced that Ma Yue can be made to look like he is around 30 years old.

As long as it is handled naturally enough, the audience will definitely not be distracted.

(End of this chapter)