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Chapter 434: Fame, status, etc., I never cared about them

ps: The previous chapter has been entered (431), it will probably be released tomorrow, please forgive me
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The preliminary preparations for "The Warlords" are finally over.

Although as a director, Guo Jiayu felt that he was not fully prepared in some places.

But compared to previous filmings, this time was actually more reassuring in all aspects.

The main thing is the cast of the entire movie, including the overall investment.

It was really hard for him to not be nervous at all.

On the contrary, what makes him feel most confident is that Xu Kong himself is also one of the leading actors and will stay in the crew the entire time.

If there are any problems, you can ask him to correct them at any time.

Guo Jiayu herself felt a little unsure if she was the only director in control of everything.

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"Director Guo, I might arrive at the crew a day later, so I'll just have to refund my ticket for now."

Although after being signed to Fengge by Xu Kong, Chen Shuang is now considered one of Fengge’s famous actors.

But as in the past, I am almost free and rarely come to the company on my own initiative.

This was the promise Xu Kong made to him.

Overall, he was quite satisfied with the year he had spent with Fengge.

His own career is one aspect, and on the other hand, the careers of some of his friends who originally followed him have also seen obvious changes.

For example, through the two previous dramas "The Beginning" and "The Silent Truth", they gradually became famous.

At least compared to the previous time, when he was called a veteran actor but almost no one recognized him, it was an embarrassing situation.

The traffic brought by hit dramas is still very important.

At least the original income has increased several times.

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"Okay, we'll officially start filming the day after tomorrow."

"But there will be a launch ceremony tomorrow afternoon..."

Of course, Guo Jiayu was in a stage where she would do whatever the movie emperor and the second male lead in "The Warlords" asked of her.

“I’ll be on set in the morning.”

"We should be able to catch up."

Chen Shuang's answer dispelled Guo Jiayu's last bit of worry.

When it came to this new movie, Chen Shuang actually did want to save Xu Kong's face at the beginning.

But after reading the script, I really couldn't refuse.

Later I heard that there were three leading actors, the remaining one was Xia Yuze, and the other was Xu Kong himself.

Then there is even less reason to refuse.

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"Where's Director Xu?"

"He's going with you tomorrow?"

Chen Shuang asked.

Now that I'm at the company, if I have the chance, I should of course go and say hello to Xu Kong.

"I went home early today."

"But he will also be with our crew tomorrow."

Guo Jiayu opened her mouth and answered.

Then some people who found it amusing said:
"He has also started reading scripts recently."

"Although he wrote the script himself, I don't know who knows the characters better than Director Xu."

"But it seems like he's under a lot of pressure to be acting opposite you and Teacher Xia this time."

To Guo Jiayu, Xu Kong's previous character in his eyes was almost that of a talented young man who was omnipotent and good at making plans.

Who knew that when the shooting really started, I would still worry that I wouldn’t perform well.

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"Director Xu is very dedicated even as an actor."

"That is, he may be too busy. Otherwise, I think his achievements as an actor will surpass mine before he turns 30."

Chen Shuang sighed from the bottom of his heart.

It was precisely because of "The Long Season" that Xu Kong and I met each other.

Even though Xu Kong was also a director at that time.

But in the performance, you can still see some clues.

At least if you have any questions, just ask him and Guan Hua directly.

Moreover, among all the young actors Chen Shuang has ever met, Xu Kong has the best talent.

Even Chen Shuang always believed that it was because there were too many other sudden aspects of Xu Kong.

Especially after becoming a director.

What I think about almost subconsciously is who will give me the right role.

I never thought about whether I should try to act in it myself.

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"That's true."

Guo Jiayu nodded in agreement.

Although he has never worked with Xu Kong.

But I have seen so many roles that Xu Kong has played before.

In terms of acting skills alone, the fact that Xu Kong can become the best emperor is actually the best proof.

There is no need to refute this point any further.

So after reading the script, I thought that the youngest of the three brothers must be Xu Kong.

In addition to his suitable age, the most important thing is that Xu Kong's acting skills are reassuring.

If it were some other actors, the age standard would have to be lowered, at least to male actors in their early thirties.

But this is somewhat different from the setting of the movie script.

It is almost impossible to find anyone who meets the age requirement and can act with the two veteran movie kings and handle the role.

All in all, Xu Kong is indeed the most suitable candidate.

Of course, in addition to this, Guo Jiayu still has some little thoughts.

Xu Kong is acting in the script, and it is impossible that he is just acting as an actor.

With Xu Kong staying at the shooting site, Guo Jiayu no longer has to worry so much.

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Xu Kong did think about the role carefully before filming began.

In fact, the original film of the entire movie, even the template that was used as a reference, has always been deeply imprinted in his mind.

You will never forget it and you can look back at it anytime.

After all, the script hasn’t changed, but the actors are completely different.

In fact, as a movie emperor, it is obviously impossible to completely restrict how the other party acts.

This is the biggest limitation.

So accordingly, compared to the original version, he certainly needs more adaptability.

The first thing we need to do is to understand the role of Jiang Wuyang.

Fortunately, these are not actually too unfamiliar tasks for Xu Kong.

Although last year, I mainly just acted in a movie called "The Beginning".

But the rest of the time, as a director and screenwriter, he either needs to analyze the various aspects of the character in detail when discussing the play with the actors.

Or when communicating with some Fengge directors, you need to do something similar.

It can be said that his current understanding of roles has even surpassed that of his previous life as a professional actor.

This is also the uniqueness of the director.

Many excellent directors can actually perform well when they make guest appearances or play certain roles.

That's what we rely on.

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As for acting, Xu Kong is quite looking forward to acting opposite the two movie emperors.

Although according to his current plan, it is definitely impossible for him to personally participate in some subsequent works.

But he still has no intention of completely giving up his identity as an actor.

I have always been a director and not an actor, it’s just that I haven’t encountered a role that suits me yet.

And actually a little nervous.

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Beyond that, Infernal Affairs has actually been in production for some time.

It's still being suppressed.

All aspects including the audit have been almost completed.

Although the Spring Festival period is almost over, "Operation Red Sea" has not yet been taken off the screen.

The box office is stuck at 4.8 billion, and it shouldn't be a big problem to break through 5 billion later.

Therefore, the release date of Infernal Affairs can only be slightly delayed. The shooting period of The Warlords is expected to be about two months.

After the filming was completed, it was almost time for the summer vacation.

Xu Kong asked Cao Caotao of Hongcheng Fengxiang Film about this, after all, they were the investor.

But Cao Bentao had no objection to this and just said to follow Xu Kong's arrangements.

After the release date is set, we will contact them and invite the two film stars to participate in the related publicity and promotion.

Especially after seeing the box office success of "Operation Red Sea", Cao Bentao believed that his decision at that time was correct.

There is no need on the one hand.

But if the release date really clashes, it's hard to say that the final box office of "Infernal Affairs" will not be affected to a certain extent.

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The next day, the entire crew of "The Warlords", including Guo Jiayu and Xu Kong, flew to the filming location together.

"Director Xu, I have a list of invited media for the opening ceremony."

"Would you like to take a look?"

Not long after I had rested, director Guo Jiayu came to me.

"no problem."

"There's no need to put so many restrictions on asking questions."

"As long as they are not intentionally causing trouble, you can ask them anything."

Xu Kong opened his mouth and answered.

The idea of ​​personally inviting the media to the opening ceremony was decided by Xu Kong.

In fact, according to Xu Kong's previous habit, he thought that there was no need to invite the media when filming just started.

Including Guo Jiayu's previous work "Operation Red Sea", there has never been a similar practice before it was officially scheduled.

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But this time, "The Warlords" is indeed a little different.

First of all, due to various factors in the previous life, this movie had a good reputation, but its box office performance was still somewhat unsatisfactory.

So Xu Kong couldn't help but feel a little insecure.

It’s also good to do some publicity before the filming starts.

The most important thing is the cast of the entire movie.

It would be a shame if we don’t make use of it.

Including him, three movie emperors are the leading actors.

It is estimated that once the relevant news is released, it will cause a sensation again.

These are all good things that don’t have much impact.

Considering the investment cost of "The Warlords", it is actually much easier to recover it than in the previous life.

What's more, the entire film market is not of the same size.

However, having specially selected such an actor lineup, it is obvious that the goal is not as simple as just recovering the cost.

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The next day, the opening ceremony was held on site.

In fact, this thing depends entirely on the ideas of the director, producer or investor.

Some people hold it in a very grand manner, but it is also normal to just do it in a hasty manner.

Generally speaking, it mainly depends on the investment cost of the entire play.

As for this time's "The Warlords", it is somewhat more in the form of a press conference.

Generally speaking, it will be done when the project is established.

However, some are held together with the opening ceremony.

None of this is the point.

The point is that looking at the crowded media below and the various cameras, Xu Kong himself was a little surprised.

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“Did we invite so many media outlets here?”

Xu Kong couldn't help but ask.

"Director Xu, you said before that the bigger the better."

Guo Jiayu leaned close to Xu Kong's ear and answered in a low voice.

In addition to the three leading actors Xia Yuze, Chen Shuang and Xu Kong, almost all the characters with more roles are now present.

This is probably the most complete crew ever gathered together.

Some subsequent actors may not have had that many scenes in the early stages of filming, or they may have finished filming early.

Or maybe you don’t have a role to play that day.

Generally speaking, it is almost impossible to get all the actors together on the set.

Some extras, those without names, are not included.

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"They are all here for you, Director Xu."

Guo Jiayu told the truth.

In fact, for these media, they usually do not attend the opening ceremony of any drama.

They also have relevant indicators.

Some plays themselves, from the directors to the actors, have no fame at all.

Even if it is reported, there will be no traffic at all.

But this time it was different. Just Xu Kong was enough to make most media and remember to make a trip.

What’s more, this time there is not only Xu Kong, but also two movie emperors, Xia Yuze and Chen Shuang.

This lineup is not to be missed even if there is no news about the movie yet.

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Soon, the opening ceremony officially began.

In fact, the last time Xu Kong participated in a similar event was when the filming of the world's first drama "Want to See You" started.

At that time, there were media reporters who were deliberately looking for trouble.

Xu Kong couldn't help it in the end and said something harsh.

Teach all domestic entertainment directors how to shoot urban romance dramas.

Naturally, he was ridiculed by the entire network.

But now, such a situation is unlikely to occur.

These media reporters are still quite disciplined.

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"Teacher Xu Kong, I heard that you are not the male lead this time."

"Given your current fame, playing the third male lead is a bit inappropriate for your status, isn't it?"

Although most people ask some common questions.

But there will inevitably be sharp ones.

However, when everyone in the audience subconsciously held their breath, Xu Kong didn't take it seriously at all.

"I never cared about fame or status."

“Personally, I don’t think any of that matters.”

"What's important is whether the role is suitable for me. As the screenwriter of this play, I didn't think about acting in it at the beginning."

"But after Director Guo invited me, I felt that I was qualified for the role, so I agreed."

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Are fame and status not important?

Many media reporters in the audience were taking photos and taking notes at a rapid pace.

If it were any other artist, it would be unlikely for them to say such a thing.

But when Xu Kong said it, no one felt anything was wrong.

The main thing is that Xu Kong is really qualified to pretend like this.

It can be said that his current fame and status are absolutely unique in the country.

At this time, many people reacted.

The reason why some other artists have always insisted on only playing the male lead is simply because they care about their own status.

Because this involves the most important commercial value of the artist.

If he continues to play supporting roles after becoming famous, it will inevitably make the audience feel that he has lost value.

But Xu Kong has no such worries, because he is a director and screenwriter. If he wants, he will have no shortage of roles to play.

As for commercial value, as a shareholder and boss of both Fengge and Fengqing Entertainment, Xu Kong does not seem to need to care too much about it.

Especially since Xu Kong didn’t get paid for acting.

Even various commercial endorsements, performances and activities are rarely accepted now.

And he only played the third male lead. No one would really believe that Xu Kong was the screenwriter, producer, and actor in this movie.

Just a simple actor, right?
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(End of this chapter)