The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 180 Crew shooting
Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang Province is the preferred location for filming many costume dramas.

Because it costs too much to build a scene just to shoot a TV series or movie, many crews choose to cooperate with some film and television studios to develop a project.

After a movie or TV series is finished, its subsequent operation is handed over to the film and television city or scenic spot, which can also compensate the crew for some production costs. What's more, for some directors, making movies and TV series is secondary, and developing tourist attractions to make money is their goal.

However, for "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", which takes place in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, there are no suitable scenes here for the crew to shoot.

If it is the filming of TV series and movies set in the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, Chenguang Entertainment might consider directly building a film and television city for the crew to shoot.

However, if a film and television city is built in the less popular Yuan Dynasty, the cost may not be recovered later, so this TV series still needs to travel all over the country to shoot scenes.

Most of the scenes in Hengdian are indoors or require ancient buildings.

So after the press conference, the first scene shot was the one where Zhang Wuji borrowed Zhao Min's sword to cut off Xiao Zhao's hinges.

In a quaint house.

Zhang Wuji, played by Zhang Chen, took the sword from Zhao Min, played by Fan Bingbing, and stepped aside.

The Sword of Heavenly Sword was unsheathed. After Zhang Wuji performed a few sword tricks, he said to Xiao Zhao, played by Liu Yifei:

"Xiao Zhao, come here."

"it is good!"

Xiao Zhao's face was filled with joy. She quickly stood up and stood in front of Zhang Wuji, lifting her skirt to reveal the iron chains tied around her feet.

Zhang Wuji raised his sword and quickly tapped Xiao Zhao's feet with the sword, and the iron chain fell off.

"Thank you, sir, and thank you, princess!" Xiao Zhao saw that the shackles had been removed and thanked them both happily.

"Your leader is willing to lend me the sword for you. I believe he loves you very much."

Zhao Min rested her chin on one hand and looked at Zhang Wuji meaningfully.

After Zhang Wuji thanked Zhao Min for lending him his sword, they agreed to go to Ice and Fire Island together early the next morning to find his adoptive father Xie Xun, when Zhao Qiang rushed in with a group of Yuan troops.

Zhang Wuji protected Xiao Zhao and retreated to one side of the room. He suppressed his anger and said to Zhao Min, "Miss Zhao, are you still plotting against me?"

"I didn't." Zhao Min was also panicked at this time. While stopping Zhao Qiang who wanted to step forward, she anxiously explained to Zhang Wuji.

"Don't move!" Zhao Min shouted at the Yuan army that was about to move forward, and turned to Zhao Qiang and asked, "Are you following me?!"

"I'm worried about your safety when you go out alone."

When the plot came to the point where Zhao Min was about to draw her sword and commit suicide to threaten Zhao Qiang.

"Crack!"

Director Yang Tao called for a stop.

Several actors also stepped out of their roles.

"Bingbing, be more decisive when you draw the sword. The sword is too far away from your neck! This is not the real sharp Yitian Sword. It's not even sharpened. What are you afraid of?" Yang Tao's voice was transmitted from the loudspeaker to the ears of several actors on the scene.

"Director, I understand." Fan Bingbing stuck out his tongue embarrassedly.

"It's okay, Sister Bingbing. When my brother cut off my anklet just now, I didn't dare to move, for fear that his sword would extend forward an inch more."

The sword flowers and sword moves that Zhang Chen showed off just now were indeed cool, but she was the one being chopped. Even though she knew that the sword was not sharpened, there was still a sound of breaking wind when Zhang Chen danced with it, which made her feel that the sword was very sharp.

"I didn't expect that the first scene today would involve swordplay. How about the swordplay I learned specially in Wudang Mountain?"

Zhang Chen was somewhat reluctant to let go of the Sword prepared by the crew and was considering whether to take it home and keep it. After all, this was the first weapon he had touched while acting in a TV series.

"You are so handsome. You are so handsome. I almost died."

Liu Yifei snatched the sword in a bad mood, and after pulling it out, she said to Zhang Chen: "Come on, I also know Wudang swordsmanship, stand in front of me and let me try it too."

After saying that, he kept aiming at Zhang Chen's legs and making gestures with ill intent.

"You little slave are rebelling, put down your sword now."

Zhang Chen's legs trembled at his gesture, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"Now you know how much pressure I was under just now, right?"

"I know, I know. I'll pay attention to it during the reshoot."

"Humph!"

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Liu Yifei also put down the Sword.

In pursuit of realism, many shots in this drama did not use stand-ins or combined spliced shots, so Zhang Chen's slashing was real. Facing a sword slashing towards him, there would indeed be a lot of psychological pressure.

The second shoot was very successful and passed in one go.

"Okay, the props team is ready to change to the next scene."

The filming of the crew went very smoothly. In the early stages, there were some literary scenes, which were not difficult to shoot and also helped the actors get into the state.

"How about it, is it interesting to film a TV series?"

After a day of filming, Liu Yifei ran around Zhang Chen and asked him about his feelings about filming his first TV series.

"It's OK, but I feel it's too tiring to deal with several women."

"What else is there to say? Tell me honestly, did you want to play Zhang Wuji because you wanted to have intimate scenes with so many actresses?" Liu Yifei suddenly walked to the steps in front of Zhang Chen and stopped, leaning forward slightly to look down into Zhang Chen's eyes.

"Now that you mention it, it seems pretty good." Zhang Chen touched his chin, thinking thoughtfully.

"Okay! You really have bad intentions towards Sister Yuanyuan, Sister Bingbing, and Sister Jingwen!"

Seeing that Zhang Chen seemed to be really thinking about this problem seriously, Liu Yifei raised her hand and slapped Zhang Chen's shoulder hard in anger.

"Hey, why do you have so many thoughts? You don't need to use your pig brain to think about it. I am their boss. If I act too intimately with them, will I still have any prestige in the company in the future?"

Zhang Chen had thought this matter through long ago.

Although acting is acting, we cannot translate the behavior in the play into reality.

However, if there is really excessive intimacy, it will more or less affect the relationship between Zhang Chen and his employees.

Embarrassment, ambiguity, and intimacy are all things that Zhang Chen does not allow to happen.

It is impossible for him to become superior in the company because of a certain TV series and make some actress feel that her status in Zhang Chen's heart has changed.

Zhang Chen was very sure about this. If she really had intimate scenes with these actors, these fairies would definitely cause trouble for him.

"Really?" Liu Yifei asked cautiously when she saw Zhang Chen's answer sounded like it was true. "Fake!" Zhang Chen replied unhappily.

"Hehe, you are lying to me. You are smart."

Liu Yifei was well aware of Zhang Chen's way of speaking sarcastically, so she could tell that although Zhang Chen was refuting her, his meaning should actually be understood in the opposite way.

"Let's go, auntie. You just left one crew and joined another one, and you're still thinking about participating in The Voice. I don't know where you get the energy from."

"I am young!"

"Little brat."

"Can you say that again!"

The first day of filming of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is proceeding in an orderly manner.

But the outside world was in chaos.

On August 8, the evening when Zhang Chen finished speaking about the two pieces of news at the press conference, a huge wave was set off in China's reality and on the Internet.

Especially on Chenguang Entertainment’s new “Chenguang Weibo”, the topic #《好声音》# has quickly been pushed to the top of the hot searches by netizens.

@青提橙子: Sofa, sofa! This new feature of M&G Music is really useful!

@臀过猴脸: It’s a nationwide audition, and only Zhang Chen can make such a big fuss.

@兜里格郎: I just want to know where I can sign up. My singing voice has only been known by my shower head, which I think is such a pity.

@薰勿空: I don’t know whether there will be open auditions or not, I just want to know who the four mentors will be and whether Zhang Chen will be on stage in person?
@白月光的小鱼儿℃: The only program that can afford Zhang Chen's appearance fee is his own company's program, because it's free! So I think the possibility of Zhang Chen appearing is very high.

@古月唯歌LBJ: That’s not necessarily true. If I remember correctly, Zhang Chen has taken on roles in three TV series in total. After filming these three series, Zhang Chen may not be able to make time before the official production of the program.

@0: You are a world pop king, but you chose to act in a TV series! Where are my concerts? Where are my new songs? How can we hold our heads up in front of other fans if we are not actively promoting the business?
@看书太快因不忍: Am I the only one who noticed the benefits of CGT player? In the past, I didn’t have time to watch popular movies, and I could only find discs to watch many good movies. Now CGT player allows us to watch movies and TV series from all over the world directly at home, which is a big deal.

@希望美满: Brothers, other singers have started posting updates to support “The Voice of China”. Let’s go to their comment section and ask if they are one of the mentors.

Jay Chou: Chen Ge’s show? I must support it. Can I be a mentor? @The Voice of China official

Sun Yanzi: I don’t know if I’m qualified to be a mentor. In fact, I want to participate in the competition. @The Voice of China Official

Princess: You didn't tell me about such a big thing? Are we still good friends? @张晨
Sun Nan: Just listen to the voice and not look at the appearance? This program is good. @The Voice of China official

Han Hong: This is how singers should be selected! I am the first to agree! @The Voice of China official

Liu Dehua: I heard that the United States will produce a similar program at the same time? @The Voice of China official

Richie Jen: I want to reserve a mentor seat, it feels very interesting. @The Voice of China official

Chinese netizens are very enthusiastic, and those who dream of becoming singers are getting ready to show off their singing skills in this already popular program.

Celebrity artists from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau also began to recommend themselves, some wanting to take advantage of the popularity of the show, and some really wanting to be on the show as mentors.

There is still a lack of entertainment programs nowadays.

This is also a talent show for singers in China and even around the world.

And the gimmick of the show is also very attractive.

If one can successfully enter this program and lead a group of students to compete against teams led by other mentors, it will undoubtedly bring countless topics and popularity to the mentors.

What is the most important thing for a celebrity?
Of course it’s fame.

Because their fame can basically be equated with their income.

The discussion about "The Voice of China" is so heated now that they can't even imagine how much attention they would get if they were actually on the show.

On August 8, when New Picture and Zhang Yimou were confidently preparing to hold a large-scale press conference in Hong Kong Island, they found that the media reporters present were discussing topics related to "The Voice of China".

Even the questions about their movies were just perfunctory.

"Zhang Chen didn't say it earlier or later, but he just happened to release the news the day before our movie press conference."

After the press conference, Zhang Weiping was so angry that he smashed his favorite teacup in the office.

"This can't be blamed on Zhang Chen. It's mainly because the format of his program is so novel. It's normal for reporters to get together and discuss it."

Zhang Yimou was also somewhat helpless, as he had already set the time for the press conference long ago. If he moved the time of the press conference to avoid the popularity of "The Voice of China", it would undoubtedly bring negative comments to the movie that has not yet been released.

At that time, topics like "Zhang Yimou has no confidence in his new movie" may arise.

This movie is his ambitious work to impact Hollywood, and also the starting point for him to create a domestic commercial blockbuster, so he does not allow the movie to have any flaws in any way.

"I heard that he is very popular in Europe and the United States. What do you think about asking him to help us promote our movie overseas?" Zhang Weiping suddenly turned around and suggested to Zhang Yimou.

"Are you sure we can hire him?" Zhang Yimou was skeptical about the proposal.

"Hasn't he started to become an actor now? Let's give him a role in our next movie. Big screen actors are always more attractive than small screen actors, right? Besides, it's your movie, wouldn't he be jealous?"

Zhang Weiping is very confident in Zhang Yimou's ability to shoot movies, and is also very confident in his speculation about Zhang Chen's pursuit as an actor.

"And what about the pay?"

"It's his first time as a movie actor, so don't pay him. Isn't it enough to give him a chance?"

Zhang Weiping had a beautiful idea. He felt that if the movie "Hero" could be successful and achieve great results in China and even overseas, then his new movie "Hero" and Zhang Yimou would become popular figures in China.

Won’t those actors come to curry favor with them by then?
"Haha." Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, just smiled.

"After our movie is released, I'll wait for Zhang Chen to come to us, and then we can make our demands." Zhang Weiping thought happily about his dream.

On August 8, something strange happened somewhere.

This incident also made the artists in the entertainment industry nervous.

After hearing about this, Zhang Chen reacted quickly.

This day happens to be the day when registration channels for various regions are opened.

He made a most prominent area in the "Good Voice" column of Morning Light Music.

【Wanwan S Registration Area】

The font is still larger and bolder, so everyone can notice it as soon as they click on it.

(End of this chapter)