China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 276: Taking makeup photos, "Bright Sword" starts filming! (Please subscribe!)

After running commercials for ten days and making a lot of money, the popularity of the movie finally began to wane.

In terms of box office, the total box office in mainland China exceeded 1.6 million, which is very close to Lin Xuan's goal of million.

There is still more than half a month until the movie is released, so this number can be easily reached.

The audience thought that it would be great if the movie box office exceeded 100 million, but they did not expect that the 100 million box office was reached so quickly.

The box office of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the two markets combined, can exceed 5000 million no matter what.

As for Japan and South Korea, Anle Pictures ultimately negotiated a package price.

There is no way, audiences in these two countries have no interest in martial arts movies.

Islanders love to watch cartoons and old American special effects films, and they don’t even support their own movies, which is very similar to Wanwan.

Bangzi Country is very tough and firmly supports domestic production.

There is an equal boycott of foreign films, and the films at the forefront of the box office are all domestic films, which means that the situation of Mei Dad is slightly better.

Movies don't get a share of theater profits, so the money can't be languished.

The film market in the island country is larger, and Sony Pictures paid a buyout fee of US$500 million.

There was no other way, so Lin Xuan only rested for one night and hurried to the set the next day.

If Lin Xuan was willing, she would also like to treat him to dinner as a token of her gratitude.

It was the first time for most of them to deal with him.

But due to various reasons, the actors in the anti-Japanese drama must be at least in their thirties.

This stereotype is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Deng Chao soared to the sky with "Xiu Chun Knife" and was busy running commercials to make money all day long.

To use an idiom to describe it, it means tolerance means bigness.

For these reasons, Anle Pictures is worried about poor box office performance, so it is better to buy out the company directly to get a guarantee.

If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, the crew will lose hundreds of thousands in one day off. Do you think she can take it easy?

In addition to providing accommodation, script reading sessions are also held at the hotel.

As for the out-of-town actors, the crew rented a room on the first floor of a hotel near the set for them to use.

The future of the young couple in the industry is bright, and she will not be bothered by these rumors.

Fortunately, both companies were well-funded, and the balance was paid within a few days of signing the contract.

Today is a script reading meeting, and all the main actors of the crew are here.

"Hello, director!"

This version of "Bright Sword" was filmed in Beijing, so most of the cast and crew were able to leave early and come back late.

"Director Lin, good morning!"

He had watched the original drama at least five times, and all the faces were so familiar.

The contract stated that the money must be paid within seven days.

…………

Because more than 60% of the actors in the crew are from the original cast of "Bright Sword".

Although she was confident that she joined the crew based on her true ability, the relationship between Lin Xuan and Deng Chao inevitably caused discussion among other crew members.

Jiang Zhiqiang called Lin Xuan to discuss the matter, and he finally agreed.

Lin Xuan left the makeup artist and stylist of the crew behind to discuss with them how to style Li Yunlong.

Although the prototype character was still in his early twenties when he served as the group leader.

After several days of negotiations, Bangzi Country’s CJ Entertainment paid a buyout fee of US$300 million.

Hao Lei noticed his eyes and responded with a smile.

When the money arrived, Jiang Zhiqiang turned around and started exploring the Southeast Asian market.

"Summer Palace" will start filming next year, and they will break up by then.

She has joined Lin Xuan's new crew and will definitely have the potential to become a hit once the TV series starts airing.

The crew of "Bright Sword" has been assembled, and they are just waiting for him, the lead actor and director.

As soon as he got home, Chen Hong called to urge him.

But Hao Lei doesn't care, those who are clean will be clean themselves.

But Lin Xuan was very impressed by them.

In the evening, the script reading meeting for the day ended.

Among them is Hao Lei, who plays Xiu Qin and Deng Chao’s current girlfriend.

Arriving at the hotel conference room, Lin Xuan met with the crew.

Lin Xuan had admired this banned film and remembered certain scenes deeply, and his eyes subconsciously turned towards her.

Lin Xuan also finished his business performance schedule and returned to Beijing to rest.

If you find a young man in his early twenties to act in an anti-Japanese drama, the audience will not be able to watch it for a minute.

After discussion, the three decided to follow market rules and set the image of Li Yunlong as a rugged man in his thirties with a dark complexion.

On this basis, Lin Xuan put forward new requirements and asked the makeup artist to completely transform his image.

To describe it in one word, it is beyond recognition.

Since he wants to transform, he must be decisive and completely break the audience's inherent impression of him.

He wants the audience to know that he can not only play a handsome martial arts master, but also a rough-mouthed peasant man.

Acting in whatever way you look like is an actor.

In the next few days, in addition to refining the script, Lin Xuan would go to the dressing room to report every day.

Applying makeup over and over again, revising it again and again until he was satisfied.

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A few days later, the crew started shooting at the Bayi Film and Television City in Beijing.

Lin Xuan got up early and rushed to the set to direct the crew to arrange the lighting and lighting of the camera.

A start-up ceremony will be held at 10 a.m., followed by a media meeting.

This time Lin Xuan made a 180-degree transformation, making a huge jump from costume dramas to anti-Japanese dramas.

This matter has been discussed continuously since it was first exposed.

Supporters and opponents are in a quarrel, each with their own reasons.

Now that the crew is starting filming, the media will naturally not be absent.

But to their disappointment, the crew did a good job of keeping it secret.

Except that the script was adapted from Du Liang's novel "Bright Sword", the media did not get any useful information from this meeting.

Lin Xuan didn't even cut his hair, he still looked handsome and handsome.

He wouldn't plan to use this look to film an anti-Japanese drama, or he would be scolded by the audience.

This is of course impossible, he just wanted to keep it secret for the time being.

After the media received their red envelopes, Chen Hong took them away to a restaurant for dinner.

Lin Xuan went to the lounge to change clothes and put on makeup.

The makeup this time was different from the past, it was very complicated and cumbersome to apply.

Not only do you need to darken your face, but you also need to draw a few wrinkles on your forehead, nose and other parts.

The fluffy and soft mid-length hair also had to be shaved into a three-centimeter crew cut.

This was his biggest sacrifice in filming "Bright Sword".

After more than an hour, the makeup was finally done.

Lin Xuan stood up and looked in the mirror.

The usual chic and handsome appearance completely disappeared.

Instead, there were the Eighth Route Army generals who were dignified and domineering but also somewhat rustic.

"Director Lin, are you satisfied with the overall makeup? If you are not satisfied, you can modify it."

"It's already very good, no need to modify it anymore."

Lin Xuan observed it from multiple angles and was very satisfied with this makeup look.

After taking the makeup photos, he went to the set to check the preparations of each team.

It takes a few days for a new crew to get used to filming, but for the director and management, the shorter the time, the better.

Lin Xuan has filmed so many scenes, and his experience can help the crew avoid many detours.

Halfway there, he bumped into Chen Hong.

She went to a restaurant outside to entertain the media and just returned to the set.

Lin Xuan smiled and waved to her, but Chen Hong just nodded coldly.

Hey, what's happening?

I haven't offended her in the past two days.

Just when Lin Xuan was puzzled, Chen Hong came over and asked casually: "Is Director Lin in the lounge?"

ha?

Lin Xuan was completely confused and looked at her stupidly.

It took him a few seconds to realize that he was now wearing a costume and horrible makeup.

Not to mention Chen Hong, even her own mother wouldn't recognize her. On the other side, Chen Hong frowned, wondering where this extra act came from, why did he recruit a fool!

But she soon realized something was wrong, stared at his face seriously for a while, and burst out laughing.

"It's you, I thought it was an extra who was passing by."

Lin Xuan smiled and showed off his look: "How about it? My makeup looks pretty good."

"Yes, yes, this makeup is so realistic, I didn't even recognize it just now."

Chen Hong wanted to touch it, but Lin Xuan slapped her hand away.

"Don't move your hands. It took more than an hour to finish. If you touch it, you will have to rework it."

"alright."

She resisted the urge to touch it and turned around to go to the set with Lin Xuan.

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"Bright Sword" has a big scene with thousands of people in the same frame.

In order to shoot these scenes well, we need to coordinate the time with the military district.

Therefore, the crew filmed all the big scenes in the play together.

The time agreed with the military region is tentatively scheduled for next month, and other scenes will be shot before then.

The first scene after the filming started was the scene where Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang met for the first time.

The actor who plays Zhao Gang has not changed and is still played by He Zhengjun.

Lin Xuan met him at the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony a few years ago.

However, no one introduced me to them or spoke to them at that time, and we didn’t really know each other until the crew was casting.

He Zhengjun is 17 years older than Lin Xuan, and his face is also mature and old-fashioned.

If Lin Xuan hadn't put on middle-aged makeup, he would have been more than adequate to play his son.

Trial filming, debugging equipment...

After all preparations are completed, the filming of the TV series will officially begin.

Li Yunlong sat cross-legged on the kang, holding a wine bowl in his hand and taking a few sips from time to time.

Zhao Gang walked in carrying his luggage and saluted him with a military salute.

"Captain Li, I am Zhao Gang, and I will be your partner in future work. Please help me!"

After saying that, Zhao Gang took the initiative to extend his hand as a gesture of goodwill.

Li Yunlong ignored him, picked up his drink and took a leisurely sip.

"Here comes another handsome scholar!"

Li Yunlong was very repulsive to the position of political commissar, thinking that they would just talk nonsense.

Therefore, he couldn't get along with the previous political commissars, and naturally he didn't look down on the newcomer Zhao Zangzhang.

"Here, take a sip!"

He handed over the wine bowl from which he drank.

Zhao Gang also had a bad impression of this gangster leader and refused bluntly:

"I can not drink!"

Li Yunlong put the bowl on the table: "Why do you come to our independent group if you don't know how to drink?"

Zhao Gang retorted with a serious face: "The Independence Regiment is for fighting, not for collecting wine and rice."

Then Li Yunlong proposed that the military and political affairs should be separated without disturbing each other, but Zhao Gang sternly rejected it.

When they first met, there was a sense of tension between the two.

Li Yunlong has a hot temper, but Zhao Gang is not timid in front of him.

"Captain Li, please notify Deputy Commander Kong and meet at the regiment headquarters in ten minutes. I have important information to report!"

After saying that, Zhao Gang turned around and left the room.

"Crack!"

Lin Xuan got off the bed and sat in front of the monitor to watch the replay.

It's comfortable to work with excellent actors.

The whole scene lasted for more than two minutes and contained hundreds of words of lines. Not only did the two of them speak each word well, but they also had a good command of their tone and speed.

"Director, how was my performance?"

He Zhengjun walked behind him and looked at the monitor and asked.

"Well, the acting was okay. It's just that the expression is a little stiff. I need to relax a little more."

He first pointed at the monitor and asked questions, then opened the script and told him the play.

"Zhao Gang is a college student, an idealist, and has the spirit of a scholar all over his body. You just didn't have the taste of a performance."

After saying that, Lin Xuan personally demonstrated it to him again.

He Zhengjun watched and listened carefully, nodding his head in agreement from time to time, and sighing in his heart.

He is worthy of being a new billionaire director, not only with excellent acting skills, but also with the ability to train actors first-hand.

Lin Xuan filmed this scene five or six times, and finally left two scenes that performed well.

"OK, this is over, let's call it a day!"

After Lin Xuan checked the playback and determined that there was no problem, he announced that today's shooting mission was over.

"Director, I'm in good condition, why don't I take a few more shots?"

He Zhengjun still has unfinished ideas.

His mood had just reached its peak, and it was extremely uncomfortable to stop working at this time.

Lin Xuan looked stunned and said with a smile: "Why do you still ask for overtime?

Today is the first day of turning on the camera, so just take this picture.

Starting from tomorrow, the crew will follow the shooting schedule, and you won't have time to rest by then. "

"OK then."

Lin Xuan explained, and He Zhengjun nodded and stopped insisting.

After leaving the room and returning to the dressing room, the two took off their costumes, removed their makeup, and changed into their own clothes.

Lin Xuan changed his clothes and left the locker room, but he didn't expect that He Zhengjun had just finished.

"Director Lin!"

"Well! I see that you entered the state very quickly. You must have worked hard at home some time ago."

He Zhengjun nodded and said with a smile: "You have to work hard. If the performance is not good, my father will scold you."

Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes lit up with interest.

"Your father was a soldier?"

"Yes, he served as a soldier in the 129th Division and also served as Liu Shuai's guard."

"Oh, that's a coincidence."

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others in the play all belong to the 129th Brigade of the 386th Division.

When his son plays the political commissar of the old army, the old man must strictly control the performance. If the performance is not good, he will definitely be scolded.

"By the way, Director Lin, can I ask you something?"

"Just ask."

"Why did you suddenly think of making an anti-Japanese drama?"

In the impression of many people in the industry, Lin Xuan became popular because of his costumed male god persona.

It stands to reason that we should continue to work hard.

Why did he suddenly change the track and switch to filming other types of TV series, or anti-Japanese dramas?

Lin Xuan was silent for a moment and began to think about the answer in his mind.

He Zhengjun thought there was something unspeakable, and quickly said: "If it's inconvenient, forget it, I'm just asking casually."

He didn't feel it when we were filming just now.

When Lin Xuan took off his makeup, the age difference between the two became immediately apparent, and they didn't look like partners at all when they stood together.

Today's young people all like handsome guys and beauties. He really doesn't understand why Lin Xuan wants to make an anti-Japanese drama.

"Nothing inconvenient.

The first is the subject matter. Anti-Japanese dramas are easy to win TV awards.

Another point is that I have acted in too many costume TV dramas.

Not to mention the audience, even I felt tired of it. "

After hearing the explanation, He Zhengjun suddenly realized.

"I understand, Director Lin is breaking his comfort zone and having the courage to challenge other areas."

"Hahaha, that's right."

Several people walked to the parking lot, waved goodbye, and drove home.

The only advantage of filming in Beijing is that you don’t need to stay in a hotel.

(End of this chapter)