entertainment longevity

Chapter 261 Heading to Fa Country
By March 3th, Jiang Changsheng took the lead in recording his own album "The Seventh".

On April 4rd, the recording of Liu Yifei's album "Backlight" was also completed.

By the way, the two also recorded the theme song and episode of Chinese Paladin III.

After nearly a month of training, Shu Chang's singing skills have also improved a lot.

The magic phone was ready to turn on, and she joined the group with the song, ready to practice singing while filming.

After Jiang Changsheng "rested" at home for a few more days, he was about to leave for Fa Kingdom.

On the morning of April 4th, Han Sanpin held a press conference in a big hotel near Yanjing Airport, titled "The Farewell Party for the Crew of "War and Love" Departing from the Fa Kingdom", and announced in a high-profile manner that Huaguo and Faguo The co-production film officially started shooting.

This farewell party is just a show, the main purpose is not to promote the film, but to advertise it widely, and the co-production project has begun.

Some of the factors behind it are very strong.

So there were a lot of reporters at the press conference, and most of the reporters were from big platforms like YangTV and David TV.

When Jiang Changsheng came to the scene, he saw the crew members who had gone to Fa Country to film this time.

Together with Jiang Changsheng, there are a total of 15 actors, among whom Jiang Changsheng is more familiar with, Wang Zhiwen, who plays the captain of the aid team, and Liao Fan, who plays the team's backbone hyena.

The last one is a woman, Tong Axiang, who plays the second female lead, Li Quhan.

After Li Xiaoran refused to play Li Quhan, Jiang Changsheng began to choose suitable actresses in Tianya Entertainment.

After choosing and choosing, and finally choosing Tong Axiang, Jiang Changsheng didn't have any other thoughts.

The main reason is that Tong Axiang is black and thin at this time, which really fits Li Quhan's character image, and her facial features are three-dimensional and deep, which also conforms to the aesthetics of foreigners.

The only doubt is Tong Axiang's acting skills. It is still very difficult to perform Li Quhan's character growth.

Jiang Changsheng originally wanted Yang Xue or Yang Rong to play Li Quhan, their acting skills were much better than Tong Axiang's.

Helplessly, Yang Xue was acting as the supporting role of the fairy, and Yang Rong was in the big man crew, all of which were operated by Du Hanwei. On the contrary, it was Tong Axiang who had no drama appointment, so she had a schedule and got the important role of Li Quhan.

So in life, luck is also very important.

At the press conference, Jiang Changsheng was sitting in the middle, with the producer Han Sanpin on his left and the veteran actor Wang Zhiwen on his right.

A reporter from Yanjing Satellite TV asked: "Jiang Changsheng, you are the director of the drama War and Love. It was your first time as a director to direct a big-budget film co-produced by Huafa. Are you nervous?"

Jiang Changsheng didn't answer the reporter's question immediately, but turned to Han Sanpin and asked, "Is our movie a big production?"

Han Sanpin explained: "The total investment of this movie is 1 million Chinese currency, and the cast is also very luxurious. Of course, it is a big production."

Only then did Jiang Changsheng nod: "Okay, let's say it's a big production. I'm very confident as a director."

Jiang Changsheng's conversation stunned the reporters.

Although it was through anger, a reporter at the scene couldn't help asking: "Jiang Changsheng, where does your confidence come from?

As the director of a movie, the movie is about to start shooting, and you don't know the investment amount and cast, and you have to ask the producer on the spot.

Can such an attitude make a good movie? "

Facing the reporter's questioning, Jiang Changsheng was not angry, he said flatly: "If you understand my past experience, you will know where my confidence comes from."

Neither Jiang Changsheng nor the reporter spoke, but Tong Axiang who was sitting at the side of the long table spoke up.

"Teacher Jiang has won the Mao Dun Literature Award for writing, and has been ranked first in the list of best-selling authors in the world for two consecutive years. She is the number one student in the college entrance examination and the first outstanding graduate of Beijing Film Academy.

When the singer won the Grammy three times, he was the singer with the highest record sales in the world in the 21st century.

As an actor, the roles he created are all classics, and he even won the Golden Horse Best Actor.

With such a resume, being a director is not too much. "

Jiang Changsheng looked at Tong Axiang in surprise, this girl has grown up so fast.

The last time we met at the dinner table, she was still very reserved. It's only been a few months since we met, and she knows how to flatter.

The entertainment circle is really a good place for people to improve...

After being told by Tong Axiang, the reporters fell silent.

According to Jiang Changsheng's resume, let alone being a director, it seems that he can succeed in anything he does.

There was a moment of silence at the scene, and a YangTV reporter raised his hand and asked, "Jiang Changsheng, you have directed a co-produced drama between YangTV and Koryo KBS TV station before, and the results are very good.

Do you have any expectations for the movie co-produced by Huafa this time? "

"This co-production film is a project jointly led by Guangdian, Wenhuabu and Foreign Teacherbu. My greatest expectation for this co-production is that this film can promote cultural exchanges between Huaguo and Faguo..."

On such occasions, Jiang Changsheng, except for being a little skinny at the beginning, was all in an official tone. Anyway, he was thanking the official support, promoting cultural exchanges, and so on.

After the one-hour press conference ended, Jiang Changsheng and others boarded the special plane to Fa Country.

That's right, 15 actors, plus Han Sanpin and other crew support staff, as well as Jiang Changsheng's assistants and bodyguards, there are more than 40 people in total.

The official directly sent a special plane to see him off, which is the benefit of hugging the official's thigh.

Jiang Changsheng brought a total of two bodyguards with him when he went to Fa Country this time.

He has never brought an assistant, but he also brought an assistant - Zhu Zhu.

After the woman knew that Jiang Changsheng was going to the Far country, she directly gave herself a vacation and wanted to go to the Far country with Jiang Changsheng.

The euphemistic name is to be Jiang Changsheng's assistant.

However, Jiang Changsheng really needs an assistant to help communicate and handle things when he is the director of the film crew this time, so Zhu Zhu's assistant is not all for fun, but also has to do some practical things.

On the plane, Zhu Zhu was wearing professional formal attire, and the hip-covering skirt outlined the perfect buttocks, and every frown and smile was very charming.

She is more professional than flight attendants.

Serving tea and pouring water again, and giving body massages, Jiang Changsheng was served comfortably.

All the men in the cabin looked at Jiang Changsheng enviously, except Tong Axiang, who envied Zhu Zhu.

She also wanted to sit beside Jiang Changsheng, communicate more with Jiang Changsheng, and deepen their relationship.

However, seeing Zhu Zhu's figure and temperament, and thinking of her thin figure, Tong Axiang still felt inferior, a little frustrated, and sat alone at the back to read the script.

Jiang Changsheng sat on the sofa of the special plane, a little bored, so he simply called Han Sanpin and others over to learn about the situation of the crew.

Han Sanpin introduced: "The filming locations are mainly in two places. One is the 13th district of Bali. This area has Chinatown. It is not only the area with the most concentrated Chinese in Bali, but also the best preserved original style of Bali. Area.

According to the records, the team that our country assisted in those years did live in the 13th district.

We have contracted a building in the 13th district, which is the base of the aid team in the movie, and the renovation has been completed.

The other is Strasbourg, a small border town on the border between France and Germany, where some scenes of war and concentration camps were completed. "

In fact, there are three locations for the filming of the film, and the last one is in Huaguo.

In the movie, there will be content and scenes of Huaguo's war of resistance. As a comparison with Faguo's appeasement policy, Huaguo insists on controlling the military power, so the image of Weiren will also appear.

Teacher Tang Guoqiang and other special actors will come to guest star.

The assistant director of War and Love is Wang Chao, who is also one of the representatives of the 6th generation of directors in Huaguo. He has directed "Day, Night and Night" and "Summer in Jiangcheng", and has won some awards internationally.

Han San took great pains to hire him as Jiang Changsheng's assistant director. One is because Wang Chao is capable enough and is good at shooting literary and artistic films. The other is that Wang Chao, like Jiang Changsheng, is also a writer. Several novels, such as "The South" and "Anyang Baby", were published in Faradays, and the sales were decent.

Third, Wang Chao was the assistant director of the film Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin, and he has experience as an assistant director and is good at supporting.

The last point, which Han Sanpin values ​​most, is that Wang Chao has a good temper and is not stubborn.

From Han Sanpin's point of view, Jiang Changsheng seemed to be easy to talk to, but he was actually very firm and stubborn in some respects.

If you find an assistant director with a strong personality, you will probably quarrel with Jiang Changsheng in the crew, which is not good.

Han Sanpin, as the producer, has a very clear attitude. He has told the rest of the crew many times that the film crew of War and Love can only have one voice, and that is Jiang Changsheng.

Wang Chao also knew his own position, so after Han Sanpin introduced the shooting location, actors' situation, hotel accommodation and other logistical conditions, he handed Jiang Changsheng a piece of information, and said, "According to the script, I made a general plan. Director Jiang, you can take a look at the shooting schedule, and let me know if you need to modify it."

Jiang Changsheng glanced at him for a while, and said to Wang Chao: "Thank you, brother, you can call me Changsheng or brother, don't call me Director Jiang."

If it was someone else, they would still need to rely on various titles or beating actors to establish their prestige. Jiang Changsheng didn't need it. He even had Cheng Kaige in the industry, and his prestige was enough.

Looking at the photographer Zhao Fei again, Jiang Changsheng asked: "Brother Zhao, have you read this shooting plan?"

Zhao Fei nodded: "I have read it, no problem, the photography team can cooperate."

Like Wang Chao, Zhao Fei graduated from Beijing Film Academy, so Jiang Changsheng called them seniors.

Mixing in the circle, being born in the three major courtyards, is somewhat beneficial.

Zhao Fei is also a gold medal photographer in China. His works include "Raise the Red Lantern", "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", "Mobile Phone", and "Let the Bullets Fly" in later generations.

Originally Zhao Fei was planning to go to Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" some time ago, but Han San hired him to cut him off.

Jiang Wen can't blame Zhao Fei and Han Sanpin, who asked him to prepare a film for several years and was still preparing it. It was only at the end of last year that the filming started, but the photographer disappeared...

Several people checked the details of the filming together. Jiang Changsheng saw that the others were not resting, so he invited Wang Zhiwen, Liao Fan and Tong Axiang over.

Everyone gathered together to discuss the script.

The script of the movie was written by Jiang Changsheng, and its outline is similar to that of the novel, but compared to the novel, the characters and plot tension of the script are stronger.

Wang Zhiwen was one of the leading actors in Huaguo. He had the script beside him, but he didn't pick it up because he had already memorized all the scripts.

The same is true for Liao Fan.

As a result, Tong Axiang, who already had low self-esteem, became even more nervous.

When discussing the script, she was the only one who read the script from time to time. These people with better acting skills than her worked harder than her. Tong Axiang expressed that she was under a lot of pressure.

Seeing Tong Axiang's performance, Jiang Changsheng didn't say anything. It's too early to talk to her now.

Talk to the crew.

(End of this chapter)