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Chapter 844 "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"!
a few days later.

The financing plan for the filming cost of "The Lord of the Rings" was finally successfully completed.

The companies that invited basically responded quickly. Although some of them could not provide enough money, they said that they could use the issuance for investment, which is equivalent to saving the later issuance costs.

That's not necessarily the fastest rate in film history, but "Lord of the Rings" was funded fast enough to be in the top ten.

There are only a handful of influential and charismatic stars like Li Zhifan in the world.

And his filming of "The Lord of the Rings", even though it looks very large and may even be difficult, has still won the trust of most investors.

On March 3th, Li Zhifan publicly announced the name of the first film of "The Lord of the Rings" on multiple social platforms at home and abroad: "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings Reappearance", the English name: "The-Lord-of-the-Rings: The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring" - this string of English is very long.

The story begins with a ring... no, a bunch of rings.

They are collectively called the Lord of the Rings, namely the Three Rings of the Elves, the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, and the Nine Rings of Humans.

These rings endow leaders of various races with extraordinary powers, helping them to lead their race.

But Sauron, the creator of the Lord of the Rings, deceived them and forged the last ring, the Lord of the Rings, in Mount Doom.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Lord of the Rings" is the first film in the series, corresponding to the content of the first two novels.

The main story is that Frodo came into contact with the Supreme Lord of the Rings accidentally, and brought it to Rivendell with difficulty. He thought this nightmare life was over, but so many seemingly brave and powerful people were afraid of being killed. When the Lord of the Rings was tempting, he still stood up and accepted a more important and difficult mission - to take the Lord of the Rings to Modo.

There are many main characters in the whole movie, but the most important one is undoubtedly the protagonist Frodo.

As a hobbit who is indifferent to the world, Frodo shoulders the temptation that the heroes around him cannot resist, and has decided not to give up after accepting the mission.

Although he doesn't have those flashy skills and combat power, he relies on willpower as the protagonist, which is really well-deserved.

Therefore, in the choice of this role, Li Zhifan also spent a lot of painstaking efforts, carefully screening the places handed over by the casting director, and was unable to make a decision for a long time.

In addition, there is another role that makes it difficult for him to choose, that is Boromir, who is weak-willed and tempted by the Lord of the Rings.

Boromir doesn't have a strong will though.And he made a mistake, but after he got away from the temptation, he still rushed forward to save Pippin and Merry, but unfortunately he was killed by an arrow.

When choosing such a role, face is the first element.

If his face makes the audience feel that even if he reforms in the end, he doesn't look like a good person, then the setting of this character is meaningless, and from the perspective of remaking the masterpiece, it will destroy the classic.

Contrary to these two, the best choice in the movie turned out to be Gandalf.

Li Zhifan thought about the requirements of Gandalf's role from the very beginning, and made a three-dimensional design based on the character image of the original book, and then screened the list of actors handed in, checked their past experiences, and immediately chose to play the role Actor - American actor Haddock Swal.

Haddock Swal is 70 years old this year and has rich acting experience. When he was young, he was a frequent visitor to Western films. Later, he starred in films that also paid attention to acting skills.

Li Zhifan only chatted with him on the phone, and both of them confirmed the role.

Haddock Swar was also very surprised and even moved when he received the offer to play Gandalf.

He is a loyal reader of "The Lord of the Rings" and originally wanted to play the role of Saruman, but getting Gandalf is a very good challenge.

So much so that after talking on the phone with Li Zhifan, he publicly announced the matter on the social platform, which attracted congratulations and congratulations from all the friends and apprentices in the circle.

Regarding this matter, Li Zhifan could only sigh with emotion, the old man was really in a hurry.

But through Haddock's social article, Li Zhifan also realized the factions among Hollywood movie actors.

Those who liked the old man and voiced their support were all powerful actors. There was not a vase idol actor, especially those European and American actresses who are now popular because of their looks. On this occasion.

There are multiple races in "The Lord of the Rings". In the current era of world integration, it is inevitable for a movie to be cast by multiple races. Especially as Li Zhifan is a Chinese director, and the producer is a Chinese company like Oriental Entertainment, how can it be possible that the race is not an issue Make a fuss about it?Otherwise, it would be a joke for the Chinese to impact the world's movies.

There are many races that appear in the trilogy.

Hobbits, as the nation of the protagonist Frodo, are a variant of humans, a branch of humans, and an independent nation. They are characterized by their petite size, which is different from non-dwarves or dwarves.

This part of the actor Li Zhifan chose to use young North American actors to perform, including the mixed-race children signed by the company. It is very cost-effective and suitable for them to play the role.

Then there is the selection of human actors. According to different countries, yellow people, black people, and white people all participate in it, showing a real ethnicity, so that the audience can tell at the first glance what kind of people those races are.

For example, Gondor, a country established by the Númenoreans and local aborigines in the south of Middle-earth, is located in the south of the Rohan Valley, the west of Mordor, the north of the mouth of the Anduin River, and the sea in the east.

According to this feature, the people of the Kingdom of Gondor will choose red-skinned actors from North America. They are also mixed blood and meet the characteristics of blood fusion.

Like the Kingdom of Rohan, the people of Rohan are mainly shepherds and farmers, and their horses and cavalry are very famous, so Li Zhifan will choose Chinese nomadic Mongolians as actors, and adopt Mongolian characteristics from clothing to hairstyle .

In addition, Mordo in the southeast of Middle-earth chose to be all black actors.

Mordor is the stronghold of half-orcs. There are at least 50 half-orcs distributed on the Gogros Plain. The choice of black is not because of racial prejudice, but because Li Zhifan thinks it is suitable. Only black people can perform the aura of the Dark Lord.

At the same time, Mordor is also a centralized regime. Sauron is the dictator of all affairs, and the whole territory is militarized. It does not do business with foreigners and accepts worship from Haradrin. Therefore, in the trilogy, only Mordor is a black actor.

The elves are the firstborn children of Iluvita, the most beautiful race on the earth, they are all immortal, once the body disappears in the battle, the soul goes to the temple of Mandos to wait for release, so the elves are very concerned about those who stay in the world Long hours feel exhausting.

There is no doubt that Li Zhifan, the most beautiful elf, will choose Chinese actors to play. In this way, the crew of "Lord of the Rings" has provided Chinese actors with many opportunities.

Among them, Li Zhifan planned to play the role of Legolas by himself.

In the original book, Legolas is not actually an eye-catching character, and it can even be said to be a very, very small supporting role, but after the movie version of the other world came out, the only scene of Legolas in the trailer , let the character stand out, and became the object of heated discussions among netizens. Many people asked who the cool archer in the trailer was, so in the trilogy, the scenes of Legolas playing handsome are more and more beautiful. Set more.

Li Zhifan thought about it. Since the elves are set to be played by Chinese, it is not a problem for him to play a small supporting role. If this world can also be like another world, because during the Battle of the Five Armies, standing on the cliff facing thousands It is also a good way to promote the movie and increase its popularity by making this character shine.

As for archery, Li Zhifan doesn't need to learn it at all. His own archery performance skills are enough to shock audiences all over the world, especially when he combines the aesthetics of oriental martial arts, it will definitely be a shining scene.

There are also races such as Maya, Vera, and dwarves, all of which are done by white actors in Europe and America.

In this trilogy, most of the roles of white people are soy sauce or supporting roles. After all, the protagonists will also choose from mixed races of East and West. Even if they are of American nationality, they are not pure whites.

After formulating these casting plans based on Li Zhifan's idea, Oriental Entertainment further recruited actors around the world.

Famous actors are also acceptable, but they must have acting skills. Actors who have acting skills but are not well-known are one of the key targets for selection, because "The Lord of the Rings" itself has the support of the original party and has a good reputation. It does not need to be particularly box office resistant. actors to perform.

In addition, Li Zhifan will make it easier for people around him to join the movie, such as Little Cherry and Little Tudou. Li Zhifan plans to let them show their faces in the movie without dialogue or even their names. When the time comes, the subtitles will be "cute." Hobbit children" will do.

As for the shooting location, the original film was shot in New Zealand, because that is the director's hometown.

Now that Li Zhifan is the director, the shooting location will definitely be in China. There are so many beautiful mountains, rivers and rivers in the motherland, not to mention similar scenery, even scenery beyond New Zealand can be found.

It's just that in this way, Li Zhifan needs to go to investigate the site himself, instead of sitting at home and looking at the pictures to make a decision.

In mid-March, Li Zhifan temporarily put aside casting work, and led a team to travel around the world, scouting scenes everywhere.

This news has not been announced to the public, because once it is known to the outside world, there will definitely be countless places looking for him, hoping that Li Zhifan can go to film.

In the accompanying team, there are many photojournalists from National Geographic Magazine, who have traveled all over the world for half their lives. When Li Zhifan proposed a general scene, they would immediately sort out a number of places for reference, and then took Li Zhifan to fly Go to site survey.

In the next two months, Li Zhifan traveled to mountains, rivers, canyons, forests, plains, next-door stalls, rocky forests... His experience is completely suitable for a luxurious wilderness survival program.

As for the selected location, he will mark it down, and in the end, he can directly select the one that can be directly determined.

For some scenes, the actors must fly over to shoot together, but for some scenes, you can use the post-production green screen matting, which is the convenience brought by technology.

Traveled across the whole of China, and shot 20 T of video data, which is enough to edit more than a dozen travel scenery films.

When Li Zhifan returned to the capital, it was already May, and the casting work for "The Lord of the Rings", including all the characters, and the production team preparations had also been completed, and they were just waiting for an order to start production.

5 month 10 day.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" launch conference was held in Hong Kong.

On the same day, there was an even more exciting piece of good news. After rounds of scrutiny, Oriental Entertainment was finally successfully listed in Hong Kong. On the first day of its unveiling, its market value was as high as 3201 billion Hong Kong dollars, creating the highest stock in the entertainment industry.

And the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has caused the stock price of Oriental Entertainment to rise all the way, and it cannot be stopped.

At the press conference, Li Zhifan was in charge of hosting the event.

In terms of actors, I have invited Elia Wang, who plays the leading actor Frodo, a Chinese-American mixed-race, whose father is Chinese and mother is Jewish.

There are also Gandalf played by Haddock Swar, Aragorn played by Manu Adam, the elf queen Galadriel played by Chinese actor Yang Ru.

The news that a Chinese actor will play the role of the elves is no longer news. It has already been reported during the casting process and has been greatly discussed.

However, the momentum of public opinion is all support. Apart from the domestic navy, there is also the reason for racial harmony. Except for a few angry youths in Europe and the United States, most people do not want to label it as a racial discrimination. In addition, the film itself is a Chinese production. , Not all Chinese actors were selected, which is already a great deal of face.

Yang Ru is a model. She has a height of nearly 1.8 meters. Her face has the beauty of the East and the aesthetic standards that Westerners like. She is similar to the models on the catwalks of big brands.

So after the news that she played the elf queen Galadriel came out, young people in many European and American countries showed great support, and said that "The Lord of the Rings" will be an extremely unusual and great movie, no matter what Whether the characters of the elves still use the original Western names is against harmony, and they are willing to support it.

In fact, Li Zhifan also considered the name aspect at the beginning, but finally made a decision to respect the original work.

Such a great masterpiece is worth doing, just like the foreign remake of the famous Chinese novel "Journey to the West", which still uses the Chinese name and does not change Monkey King to John, Jack or the like.

At the press conference, apart from issues related to the film, the reporters were most concerned about the impact of Oriental Entertainment's listing on Li Zhifan and the film.

Especially Li Zhifan, the moment he went public, his worth began to increase exponentially. Some people even made estimates that Li Zhifan's worth had already exceeded 300 billion, and he was indeed a rich man in the entertainment industry.

For these interviews, Li Zhifan did not reply at all, and said with a smile that he would chat with everyone in detail after the market value stabilized.

Usually when a company goes public, the market value after the opening of the market on the first day does not mean anything. It can only be said that the shareholders who subscribed are relatively strong. After that, the market value will keep falling until it falls to a normal value and stabilizes. This is the real value of Oriental Entertainment. market value.

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