Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 262 Bangkok Start

In the end, Cheng Xi agreed to play the role of Qin Feng himself.

The preparation time for "Detective Chinatown" is quite tight, and judging from today's audition situation, it will be difficult to find a suitable role again.

At least I can still control it, and it’s a challenge for myself.

After making the decision, Cheng Xi no longer hesitated.

One is to report "Detective Chinatown" and complete the information filing.

The second is to contact several acting teachers and give yourself intensive training.

The third is to sign an agreement with the actors and directly announce the casting results to the public.

Everyone was very surprised that Tang Yan got the leading female role "A Xiang" this time.

After all, anyone who followed the last casting call knows how fierce the competition was.

Three of the “Four Little Flowers” ​​went, not to mention Fan Binbin, Liu Yifei and others.

I don’t know what impressed Director Cheng about Tang Yan.

But when everyone saw Cheng Xi's name as the leading actor, they immediately forgot about their doubts about Tang Yan.

It can be said that I was completely shocked!
I even suspected that I had seen it wrong, and that the director and the actors had confused each other.

But after reading it word by word, we can see that the leading actor is really Cheng Xi.

And it's in the first place in the cast list.

Didn’t we agree on the casting? How come I got chosen?!
This caused a lot of excitement in the industry and on the Internet.

Netizens are certainly enjoying the fun, but people in the industry have serious doubts about whether Cheng Xi can be a good actor, especially a leading role.

Feng Kuazi: You think you are me, and you are an actor. "Who else"?
Wang Zhonglei: This time it's a joke. Shangdai still has to keep fighting, and the stock price is still rising. Win!

Fan Binbin: Director Xiao, next time you act with me, it won’t just be a two-person show.

Jing Tian: Wow, you are about to make your debut. Do you want me to give you some pointers on your acting skills?
Reba: Brother, hehe, I'm your acting mentor! Do you want me to teach you some more?

Nazha: Brother, your acting skills are not worse than mine, right?
Cao Jinnan: You are spanning the Management Department, Directing Department, and Acting Department. Work hard and bring honor to our Management Department!
Mom: Son, there’s no problem with you. Follow my acting skills!

Dormitory Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick: Okay, this time Director Cheng will personally perform an eye-catching performance, hehe!

Cheng Xi's familiar friends and artists also teased him and even interacted with him on Weibo.

Not to mention, this time, Cheng Xi’s Weibo followers have increased again.

I hope I don’t lose fans after “Detective Chinatown” comes out!

Time flies, and it is July 4th in a blink of an eye.

The crew has completed their preparations.

I arrived in Bangkok a week ago to start preparing for the filming.

Cheng Xi is also training his acting skills while directing and promoting the new project.

The nominal investment for this film was 1 million yuan, but the actual investment was 7000 million yuan.

Zuibai Entertainment led the investment with 4000 million yuan, plus director Cheng Xi's 1500 million yuan, the screenwriter's 1000 million yuan, and the actors' 500 million yuan share of the film's pay, totaling 7000 million yuan, accounting for 70% of the profit share.

The remaining 30% was invested by China Film Group, Wanda Film Group and others.

Of course, it also includes Baoqiang’s 200 million investment, accounting for 2% of the profit share.

If the box office reaches 35 billion yuan, and 700% is the producer's profit, Baoqiang can get million yuan.

It's much higher than the film pay.

If it explodes, he can continue to make a lot of money.

Since the shooting location had to be booked in advance, Cheng Xi arrived at Bangkok Airport today.

As soon as he got off the plane, Cheng Xi felt a wave of heat hitting him.

It felt at least ten degrees warmer than Beijing. The airport was bustling with activity, filled with the clatter of people of all skin colors and accents.

It allows people to immediately feel the diversity and bustle of a world-class tourist city.

Coming to greet Cheng Xi and his group were the crew and company personnel who had contacted Bangkok in advance, as well as local overseas Chinese representatives, translators, and even several Bangkok officials.

After the welcoming ceremony, Cheng Xi took Xin Yukun, Deng Jie and Baoqiang out for a walk that night.

Xin Yukun was appointed by Cheng Xi as the deputy director for this event.

Several directors of the company plus Zhang Mingzhong already have work to do or are busy with new scripts.

Only Xin Yukun has finished promoting "The Vanishing Man" and is temporarily free.

So he was drafted by Cheng Xi and brought over. The few films he shot later were all crime films. I believe that with his talent, being an assistant director would be a great help to himself.

"The Vanishing Man" was released on April 4st, and it has been half a month now.

With the brand name of Zuibai Entertainment and the publicity of award-winning films abroad, the film grossed 1700 million yuan at the box office on its opening day, close to "Life Events".

It directly surpassed the total box office of the original film "Maze" in one day.

Although the subject matter was not popular, word of mouth later fermented and stabilized the box office.

Now half a month has passed, and the box office has exceeded 2.5 million, which is a huge profit.

Xin Yukun's confidence has increased greatly as a result, and he has been in high spirits recently.

It's completely different from the depressed expression he always had before.

This time the boss picked me, and I feel really valued!
I want to show my skills again.

Since Baoqiang had previously filmed for "Lost in Thailand", he was much more familiar with Bangkok than Cheng Xi and the others.

This time I volunteered to come early to see if I could do something to help the director.

Just this one action gave Cheng Xi a better impression of Baoqiang.

He is an actor who is capable of handling things and thinking things through.

"Director, come on, I'll take you to the Grand Palace! And the night market! And the ladyboys!"

Coming to a foreign country, Cheng Xi felt very relaxed.

Finally, I don’t have to wear a hat, sunglasses and mask.

Except in Chinatown, no one here knows me, a Chinese director.

Wandering among the hustle and bustle of traffic and the colorful lights of signs, Cheng Xi even saw the sign of Kweichow Moutai.

I couldn't help but want to laugh, but at the same time, I felt a lot calmer inside.

Bangkok is a great place, if only the safety factor could be a little higher.

The next day, Cheng Xi and a group of people rode their three-wheeled motorcycles to Chinatown to scout the area.

One is on the streets of Bangkok's Chinatown, where Tang Ren often plays mahjong.

The street scene is very important, and it should have a very down-to-earth feel.

One is the Bangkok police station and hospital, because Thai faces are required, so it would be more troublesome to take the photos back in China.

There are also bars, residential buildings where Sinuo and his adoptive father live, etc.

Four or five days passed, and the work of surveying the shooting location was almost completed.

With the help of local overseas Chinese and proper contacts with Bangkok officials, a large number of Bangkok locals were arranged to serve as extras.

The consumption level in Thailand is not high. Apart from the fact that communication is a little troublesome, the cost of shooting is actually lower than in Shanghai Yanjing.

Of course, you have to pay some protection fee, which can be considered as the premium for being away from home.

After everything was arranged, the actors arrived one after another.

On April 4, the crew of "Detective Chinatown" officially started filming!
(End of this chapter)