Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 238 Military Theme: "I am a Special Forces Soldier".

Although The New Three Kingdoms has only been broadcast for half a month, its popularity has not diminished at all.

The New Three Kingdoms has 100 episodes, and almost every day, people are discussing the plot of the New Three Kingdoms.

Especially with the addition of the last two TV stations.

The popularity of the New Three Kingdoms has reached a new peak.

"This version of The Three Kingdoms is very well made, the costumes and props are really great, and the performances of all the actors are also outstanding."

"That's necessary. The investment is as high as 2.5 million. If it's not well made, we will be criticized to death."

"Fortunately, Director Chen Cheng is the producer. If it were a different producer, the New Three Kingdoms would probably be ruined."

Generally, they are remakes of the four great classics.

No one is not scolded.

In the previous remake of A Dream of Red Mansions, countless people cursed Li Shaohong.

This version of "New Three Kingdoms" has a good reputation.

of course.

It’s not like there aren’t people who complain about it.

Some people also said that the lines in the New Romance of the Three Kingdoms are not as good as those in the Old Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Some people also commented that some actors in the New Romance of the Three Kingdoms are not as good as those in the Old Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

For example, Zhuge Liang played by Lu Yi, the new version is not as good as the boss.

For example, Lu Bu, the new version of Lu Bu is not as good as the boss.

However, the new version also has many characters that perform well, even beyond many people's expectations.

For example, the new versions of Liu Bei, Lu Su, Sun Quan, Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Pi, Zhao Yun, Yuan Shao, Wang Yun... and so on are all very good.

Overall, the reputation of New Three Kingdoms is still good.

After seeing these comments, Chen Cheng felt relieved.

In these films.

What Chen Cheng cares about most is the New Three Kingdoms.

Chen Cheng also attaches great importance to other films.

But Chen Cheng often regards movies or TV series as a form of entertainment and leisure.

Once everyone has watched it and laughed, that's enough.

As for whether the evaluation is high or not, it doesn’t matter.

But the New Three Kingdoms is different.

If The New Three Kingdoms was criticized one-sidedly, Chen Cheng would probably be very depressed.

……

With Wu Jingyuan's arrangement, everything was fine for Yang Mi Nu No. 1.

There is a scheduling conflict between "Palace" and "Painted Skin 2".

Most actors, when faced with two films, can only give up one.

But with producer Chen Cheng around, everything is fine.

Brother Chen Kai's "The Orphan of Zhao" is finally released.

The box office on the first day was 3000 million.

This made Brother Chen Kai feel relieved.

According to this prediction.

The final box office of Orphan of Zhao will be over 2.5 million.

There was news about the cooperation between Boss Jia and Wu Yusen.

It is said that LeTV Films is the main investor and has joined hands with Huayi... to invest a total of 4 million yuan and signed an agreement with Wu Yusen.

At the same time.

Wu Yusen also released news about "The Crossing".

This film has received a lot of attention.

The media believes.

This will be a big production that surpasses "Red Cliff".

Mr. Wang from Huayi called Chen Cheng and asked how the cooperation went.

Chen Cheng expressed jealousy and resentment that he believed the cooperation among the parties would definitely open a new chapter in Chinese-language films.

As for whether it can be opened.

We’ll talk about this later.

Mr. Wang was delighted to hear this, but said with regret that Chen Cheng did not join the crew.

Chen Cheng said it was nothing.

Wu Yusen is already very powerful. If we invite him again, we will inevitably end up fighting.

Anyway, as for Hong Kong.

Chen Cheng now says whatever good things he can.

It is worth mentioning that.

The domestic film market in 09 was not necessarily all good news.

Although "Lost on Journey" opened the era of 3 million movies, "The Founding of the Republic" took over.

Later, "Red Cliff" once again broke the record of "The Founding of Daye".

but.

After Red Cliff was taken off the screen, the domestic film market welcomed two Hollywood blockbusters.

One is "Transformers 2".

One is "The Day After Tomorrow".

Transformers is a film series.

In 07, Transformers 1 was released in China.

then.

Transformers ranked first at the box office.

"The Day After Tomorrow" is a classic work by Hollywood director Roland.

Prior to this, he also directed "Godzilla".

and.

"The Day After Tomorrow" has grossed more than 4 million U.S. dollars worldwide.

Both films are coming with great momentum.

"The Orphan of Zhao", which had originally performed well upon its release, was affected.

The final box office stopped at 2.5 million.

Fortunately, Brother Chen Kai’s mentality has been relatively good recently.

Although it is a bit regrettable, it is generally acceptable.

……

As for Chen Cheng.

He is not in a hurry to make a movie now.

He still has two films that have not been released yet, so there is no rush.

The popularity of the New Three Kingdoms made Chen Cheng more interested in TV dramas.

and so.

He is planning to film another TV series.

of course.

Said it was filming.

Just like in The New Three Kingdoms, Chen Cheng only served as producer.

Just to make a TV show.

The script is more important than anything else.

During this period, Chen Cheng has been selecting a suitable script.

finally.

Chen Cheng saw a script in the Pony.com script library.

"Mr. Li, is there anyone filming this movie, "Leave the Last Bullet to Me"?"

"Not yet. There were a few people in our company who wanted to shoot it before, but after some consideration, they felt that the military genre was risky, so they didn't shoot it."

"Why take the risk? Aren't there soldiers coming to attack?"

"There's only one film called Soldiers Assault, and the others all performed tepidly. If I were to make a film, anti-Japanese war films would be more stable."

"Then sell me this script."

"It's just a small matter, a small script, Director Chen, you can use it as you like."

"Mr. Li, business is business, and personal relationships are personal relationships. I dare not use you like this."

"That's fine. When I got the script back, it was 50. Let's make some money, and I'll give you 60."

"Okay."

Although Li Min said 60.

But according to industry practice, this price is still too low.

Chen Cheng naturally understood this and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li. Let's have dinner together when you are free."

"You're welcome, Director Chen. We sold New Three Kingdoms for a good price. I can't thank you enough."

That's how it is in the circle.

You do my best and I do your best, and everyone is very satisfied.

……

"Old Wu, come back to life."

"Chen Cheng, what kind of work is this? Is it a big production?"

"No, it's a small production, the investment is about 2000 million."

"I'll go, 2000 million."

Wu Jingyuan couldn't believe it: "Director Chen, 2000 million, can you make a movie for 2000 million?"

“It’s a TV show.”

“The TV series is too low.”

"It's low, but I calculated that 2000 million is enough. Are you coming or not? If not, I'll call you Zhang Lu."

"Don't worry, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Although I am a little surprised how Chen Cheng could make a movie with a budget of 2000 million.

However, Wu Jingyuan would still shoot Chen Cheng's films even if the investment was only 100 million yuan.

of course.

This film hasn't started shooting yet.

He still has to deal with a lot of preliminary work.

Like a script.

Chen Cheng took a look at the script and found that some parts were not well written and needed to be revised.

For this purpose, Chen Cheng arranged a meeting with the screenwriter.

The screenwriter is Liu Meng.

The script of this TV series is also adapted from his online novel of the same name, "Leave the Last Bullet to Me."

This reminded Chen Cheng of the Crazy Dancer he had studied in the advanced training class.

Like Liu Meng, he is also a writer of online novels on military themes.

However, what Wuwu Yaoji wants to enter more is the film market.

But let’s not talk about the film market at this time.

In the TV drama market, military-themed dramas have not yet fully demonstrated their potential for explosive growth.

Although Soldiers Assault is also a military-themed film.

But he tells more of an inspirational story.

He is different from the current "Leave the Last Bullet to Me".

"Teacher Liu Meng, I read your script and I think it is very well written."

"Director Chen, please don't call me teacher. In front of you, I am still a student. Just call me Liu Meng."

"also."

Chen Cheng nodded: "I think some parts of the script need some revisions. For example, episodes 10 and 21 were not handled very well."

Liu Meng replied excitedly: "Director Chen, I didn't expect you to see it at first glance."

"?"

Chen Cheng had some questions.

Liu Mengcai said embarrassedly: "In fact, there are some parts in the script that he wrote randomly. The reason for writing randomly is that he hopes the director can listen to his opinions more when filming starts."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "You are the screenwriter, so of course I have to listen to your opinion first."

Liu Meng said, "Screenwriters have no human rights. Director Chen, before you, I don't know how many directors ignored my ideas."

"Ok."

Chen Cheng understood.

no way.

The domestic film model is the big director, big producer system.

The screenwriter really doesn't have much say.

As for the reason.

Because many times the director thinks he knows more than the screenwriter and doesn't listen to the screenwriter at all.

sometimes.

Some strong actors will also change some of the screenwriter's lines.

But here with Chen Cheng.

He respects the screenwriter more.

But respect is one thing, and making some changes is another.

"Here are some of my suggestions for revisions. Take a look at them. If there are any other suggestions, we can discuss them later."

"Ok."

"By the way, the name of our script sounds a bit literary. I suggest changing it."

"Director Chen, go ahead."

"The last bullet was left to me, which is not specific enough. People can't really think of what kind of TV series this is. Or they can vaguely guess, but they don't understand it clearly. We make TV series for the general public, so our name must be more popular. I took a look and the whole script is about special operations. In this case, why not call this show "I am a Special Forces Soldier"? "

"I'm a special forces soldier."

After just repeating the name a few times, Liu Meng nodded immediately: "This name is well changed. I am a special forces soldier. Everyone will know what TV series it is at a glance."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Haha, Liu Meng, I actually like to read online novels as well. Don't you online novel authors always ask for white characters to be written in a whiter tone? In that case, our names should also be white."

This said.

The distance between him and Liu Meng was suddenly shortened.

Those who write online novels are often looked down upon by traditional media.

Just like his writing style, a director once said that it was too plain and too low.

This is also one of the reasons why this script has been kept in the warehouse.

Unexpectedly, Chen Cheng is also a fan of online novels.

Liu Meng felt like a talented horse meeting a good master.

……

"Chen Cheng, you made another TV series?"

"Yes."

"How much to invest?"

"2000."

"Oh my god, so little?"

"It's a small production. Director Han, would you like to invest 500 million?"

"Okay."

The news quickly spread in the circle that Chen Cheng had purchased the copyright of "Leave the Last Bullet to Me".

Han Sanping found Chen Cheng as soon as possible.

Chen Cheng also agreed.

The reason why I agreed.

It’s not that Chen Cheng doesn’t have enough money.

Chen Cheng can still afford 2000 million.

mainly.

A TV series like this is not the kind that makes a lot of money.

The reason why Chen Cheng filmed "I Am a Special Forces Soldier" was more to prepare for filming military-themed movies later.

He wants to expand the market for TV series.

So Chen Cheng readily accepted Han Sanping's investment.

It's not just Han Sanping.

When Huayi heard this, they also invested 500 million.

of course.

However, Mr. Wang suggested to Chen Cheng that the investment could be increased to 4000 million or 5000 million.

Chen Cheng refused.

When Guangguang heard the news, they also said they would invest 500 million.

Finally, there is Hengdian Film and Television.

Finally.

Chen Cheng did not invest a single share and was just a pure producer.

As for why he was so generous and invited everyone to come and invest.

Chen Cheng often does not attach much importance to small interests.

The reason why he agreed.

What is more important are the resources behind the four film and television companies.

If you vote alone.

Many times, he would have a hard time with publicity.

It's impossible that other publishers would promote your product so hard.

"Old Wu, here is a list of actors I prepared. You can prepare for the audition in a few days."

"Okay. Director Chen, aren't you coming for the audition?"

"I'll take a look. I'll come when I have time."

……

Chen Cheng still went to the first day of audition for "I Am a Special Forces Soldier".

It’s mainly to build momentum for the film.

of course.

This film has been extremely popular in the circle for a long time.

Many, many people were shocked.

I don’t understand why Chen Cheng came up with another TV series.

Logically speaking.

Shouldn't a big shot like him be making movies?
How do you spend so much time filming TV series?

The New Three Kingdoms is fine.

But what about "The Last Special Forces"?

An investment of 2000 million?

This made many actors confused, wondering why Chen Cheng was interested in a movie with an investment of 2000 million yuan.

But after all, this film still belongs to Chen Cheng.

No matter how you all think about it.

Some actors are still eager to make a move.

In particular, many of them are not particularly famous, they are just third-, fourth-, or even eighteenth-tier actors.

In their words.

Investment determines what kind of actors a film should choose.

The larger the investment, the more you can naturally expand the scope to big-name star actors.

Small investment.

If you want to invite those big-name actors to come.

But other people’s pay is only 10 or 20 million, how can you shoot it?
just.

Just when many third- and fourth-tier actors in the circle were thinking so.

But when they arrived at the audition hotel for "I Am a Special Forces Soldier".

They saw a number of well-known big-name stars one after another.

"The one in front is Xiao Ming, right?"

"Correct."

"Who is with Huang Xiaoming?"

"Li Bingbing."

"Oh my god, isn't there a Binbin up ahead?"

"Yes, both Bingbing are here. Besides, they are not the only ones."

"Who else?"

"Nie Yuan, Ren Quan, Hu Ge, Huo Jianhua, Zhang Wei, Li Chen... and some actors from Hong Kong are here too."

"Oh my god, they are all here, should we go home first?"

"Don't worry, take a look first and then talk."

(End of this chapter)