This director is so innocent.

Chapter 147 Meeting a Big Star

Su Jin's thoughts were not as complicated as Wu Ershan's; he was simply asking casually.

Thinking about this and that all day long, aren't you tired?

"Take me to see the footage you shot."

Wuershan nodded and led Su Jin to the place where the materials were stored.

On the way, Su Jin asked as they walked, "About how much longer until filming wraps up?"

Wuershan replied earnestly, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be done by the end of March."

"Zhou Xun and Chen Kun didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

"No, they are all very dedicated."

How are Fan Bingbing, Chen Kun, and Zhou Xun getting along?

"We kept to ourselves and didn't interfere with each other, except when we were discussing the play, we barely exchanged a few words."

"No fight?"

"6

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Just kidding.

Before long, we arrived at the place where the materials were stored.

Su Jin watched a few clips and thought the filming was pretty good, the visuals were quite beautiful, the action scenes were also good, and it didn't deviate from the script's framework.

The main filming location for "Painted Skin" in Hengdian was Han Street within the Qin Palace Scenic Area, where the Yunlai Inn, Xiaowei's residence, Wang Sheng's General's Mansion, and other locations were all situated.

The Qin Palace was built in Hengdian for the filming of "The Emperor's Shadow" by a young poet. It cost 12 billion yuan and covers an area of ​​800 acres.

Many scenes from movies like "Hero" and "The Forbidden Kingdom" were filmed here, and it's said that the annual ticket revenue exceeds one billion yuan.

The scenes we're filming tonight are at the Yunlai Inn.

When the demon hunter and Pang Yong met for the first time, Pei Rong asked Pang Yong to investigate Xiao Wei's identity.

Yang Mi's portrayal of the demon hunter Xia Bing is different from the original version.

The original version features a coarse linen outfit and a flat-bottomed Taoist hat, looking quite filthy. The fighting style is completely uncreative, relying entirely on blood.

What era are we living in? Still talking about bloodline justice.

Although I hate him, there's no need to change him.

However, "Painted Skin" is a film-game crossover development. This dirty look is not conducive to attracting fans to the game characters, and the blood-covered appearance will not sell any props.

So, everything was changed this time.

Yang Mi's look has changed to a Taoist bun hairstyle, and she's clean and tidy. Her methods of exorcising demons have changed to a long sword, talismans, and hand seals to cast spells.

As for Yang Mi's baldness, hairpieces can solve the problem.

The game development involved creating web-based games, or web games for short.

The investment in "Painted Skin" was too large, and it wouldn't make much money from box office revenue, overseas rights, audio-visual rights, merchandise, etc.

Therefore, the only option is to develop IPs through film and game synergy.

The game has nothing to do with other investors. Su Jin acquired a game company, and then Jianmu Media licensed the game to the company for one yuan.

Don't assume that web-based games like Iowa don't make money.

Actually, it's very profitable, extremely profitable, beyond your imagination.

For example, the game "Greedy Blue Moon," endorsed by Nick Cheung (who famously said "If you're a brother, come and chop me up"), had a peak monthly revenue of 2 million yuan.

This is why these game companies can afford to hire big stars to endorse their products.

They have a trick for hiring big stars: they first Photoshop the star's image onto the image, and then give the star a large sum of money.

At this point, the celebrity has two choices: accept the situation or file a lawsuit.

Lawsuits are complicated, and even if you win, the game company can appeal again. It can take two or three years to resolve the matter.

So they had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill and accept a large sum of money.

If we're talking about the most beautifully designed character, it has to be Charlene Choi's portrayal of the little fox. Her fox look is very elegant, with a geisha style and two fluffy little ears. Paired with Charlene Choi's cute and pretty face, it's very endearing.

For something unimaginable, you can refer to Inuyasha.

This style was adopted because the Japanese rights to "Painted Skin" were sold to Tokyo Eiga.

Tokyo Eiga is a very powerful company, one of the five major film groups in Japan. They produced films such as Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, and Digimon.

The copyright for the Korean film was also sold to CJ Entertainment, the largest entertainment group in Korea.

CJ was originally a sugar company founded by Lee Byung-chul, the founder of the Samsung Group. Later, Lee Byung-chul broke the primogeniture system and passed the throne to his third son, Lee Kun-hee.

The eldest brother, Lee Meng-hee, took over the sugar company and later developed CJ into Korea's No. 1 sugar company, spanning multiple industries.

After Li Bingzhe's death, the conflict between the eldest and third sons intensified, eventually turning them into bitter enemies.

In the 1990s, CJ officially separated from Samsung and started its own business.

The reason I'm saying all this is because Huang Jiaqiang is currently negotiating with these two companies for a simultaneous release date.

In the original timeline, the Korean market for "Painted Skin" was lost due to widespread piracy, resulting in a loss of at least $70 for the distributor, ART Films.

The Japanese and South Korean markets are interconnected, which made Japanese distributors hesitant to attempt a release, ultimately delaying the film's release until 2012.

Despite this, it still grossed 3 million yen at the box office.

Logically speaking, whether these two companies do well at the box office or not is none of his business, since both companies adopted a buyout model: CJ for $300 million and Tokyo Film Studios for $400 million.

However, the piracy of these pirated copies leads to poor box office performance, which indirectly affects Jianmu Media's brand image, and that's not good.

"director----"

On set, every staff member was a little surprised to see Su Jin, and Zhou Xun and the others were also very surprised to see Su Jin.

"Director, what brings you here?" Huang Xiaoming asked in surprise.

"Just came to check on you all. How have you been lately? Did you get injured while filming the action scenes?"

"No, they're just minor injuries, nothing serious."

"You can't do that. I really appreciate your dedication, but you need to get your injuries treated. It wouldn't be good if a small injury turned into a big one."

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"It's alright, Director. I'm young, I can handle it, and I'm in good health."

"Alright! But you have to be careful. If the action is too difficult or dangerous, use a stunt double. That's what they do for a living."

"Okay, director."

Soon after, Fan Xiaopang and Yang Mi arrived, arm in arm, chatting and laughing, showing a close sisterly bond.

It seems that Fan Bingbing couldn't compete with Chen Kun and Zhou Xun on set alone, so he managed to win over Yang Mi.

When Fan Xiaopang saw Su Jin, his eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace, arriving in front of Su Jin in just a few seconds.

The first thing he said was, "Director, what brings you here?"

Su Jin replied with the same "I came to see you all," then asked, "Where's Ah Sa? I haven't seen her."

"Gillian Chung came with Asa, and Asa is staying with her at the hotel," Yang Mi replied.

"She's in such a terrible situation, why would she come here?"

"She came over to relax! The Hong Kong media are camped out at Yinghuang and her house every day, so Old Yang let her come over with Asa."

"How is she feeling?"

"He seemed a bit depressed and didn't talk much." Yang Mi said angrily, "That Chen Guanxi is a real scoundrel. He does those kinds of things and then likes to take pictures. Taking pictures is one thing, but letting others find out? Why doesn't he just die?!"

"I really feel sorry for those girls, they actually ran into such scumbags," Fan Xiaopang chimed in.

Teacher Chen withdrew from the entertainment industry, and the actresses involved in this incident have had no resources for one or two years.

After Xie Biwang became a chef, Shawn Yue went to sell pants.

There is a direct generational gap among the younger generation in Hong Kong's entertainment circle.

When this incident first broke out on Tianya Forum, the fans simply didn't believe it was true, saying that the person who broke the news was spreading rumors and that they would call the police to arrest him.

Emperor Entertainment is really something else; they bribed the Hong Kong Island Police Department to issue a statement claiming it was a fabrication.

As more and more photos surfaced, it became impossible to hide them any longer.

Fan Xiaopang and Yang Mi seemed to have found a way to vent, and they kept complaining non-stop, their words getting more and more unpleasant.

"Alright, let's not discuss this anymore," Su Jin stopped them, then continued, "For you actresses, this kind of thing happening in the Hong Kong entertainment circle is actually a good thing."

"Why?" Yang Mi asked.

"The women in the photos are all representatives of the younger generation in Hong Kong's entertainment circle. Given this situation, the authorities will definitely not allow them to continue appearing on the big screen, at least not for the next year or two," Su Jin explained.

After chatting for a while, and with all the preparations nearly complete, Su Jin returned to the monitor.

Wu Ershan asked, "Boss, what did you talk about with them just now? Fan Bingbing and Yang Mi seem very angry."

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"It's nothing, they're just standing up for the woman in Chen Guanxi's photos."

"Boss, you saw it too?"

"You didn't see it?"

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"After watching it, I have to say, the actresses really surprised me. They all like to try new things, especially Cecilia Cheung, who actually did a police uniform cosplay."

"Stop talking nonsense and just say 'start' already."

"Alright." Wuershan picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Report your findings, all departments."

"The actors are OK."

"Reception OK."

"The lighting is fine."

"The video recording is also fine."

"action".

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"Scene 176 of 'Painted Skin,' Scene 7, First Scene."

Two cameras, one for close-up shots and the other for wide shots.

In the scene, Huang Xiaoming's character Pang Yong and Yang Mi's character Xia Bing, a demon hunter, are sitting cross-legged at a dining table eating hot pot.

The film "Painted Skin" is set in the Qin and Han dynasties, a time when there were no chairs; people either knelt or sat cross-legged to eat.

Huang Xiaoming poured himself a bowl of wine, raised the bowl, tilted his head back and took a sip, then gently put it down and picked up his chopsticks to start eating.

However, just as he was about to put the food he had picked up into his mouth, his elbow accidentally bumped the edge of the bowl.

With a loud "bang," the bowl shattered into pieces.

Master Huang glanced down at the broken shards of the bowl, shook his head helplessly, and then turned to shout loudly around, "Waiter—waiter, bring me another bowl, waiter—"

Next up is Yang Mi's performance.

This was Su Jin's first time seeing Yang Mi act, and she was quite interested.

In the shot, Yang Mi is seen with one foot on the seat, her posture unrestrained and unconventional, showing no ladylike demeanor whatsoever.

Yang Mi's posture was very accurate, which shows that she has put in a lot of hard work.

The demon hunter Xia Bing, played by Yang Mi, is someone who spends her years wandering the world and traveling all over the country, so she naturally cannot develop the temperament of a well-bred lady.

Even with that kind of temperament, one can't make it in the world; they would have been devoured long ago.

Yang Mi, holding her bowl, saw Huang Xiaoming calling for the waiter. She didn't say anything, just glanced at Huang Xiaoming, then took a sip of her drink: "No need, thank you."

After saying that, she handed the unfinished wine to Huang Xiaoming.

Huang Xiaoming glanced at Yang Mi with surprise, smiled, took the bowl with a hearty laugh, and took a sip.

Before he could even put down his bowl, his gaze was drawn to Fan Xiaopang, who had suddenly appeared at the inn.

At this moment, two cameras gave close-up shots of the two people's faces.

Su Jin nodded secretly when she saw this.

The two actors performed well, their eyes conveying a lot of emotion, perfectly capturing the feeling of childhood sweethearts who haven't seen each other for many years.

Although Fan Xiaopang's appearance is quite aloof and charming, the character Pei Rong she plays doesn't have that feeling at all. Instead, she is dignified, elegant, and gentle.

Here we have to thank Mr. Cheung Suk-ping, the costume designer for "Painted Skin," a very talented costume designer.

The Grandmaster, In the Mood for Love, Ashes of Time, Let the Bullets Fly —

The costumes for all four films were designed by him.

After the scene ended, Su Jin spoke with Wu Ershan and then prepared to return to the hotel to comfort Gillian.

After all, the two had exchanged ideas about art many times, and now that they were in Hengdian, it would be really inappropriate not to offer some comfort.

Of course, it's just pure comfort, nothing more.

If he were to bring that up again at this point, he would truly be a beast.

As soon as he stepped out of the inn, he saw a young girl dressed as a maid walking quickly past him with her head slightly lowered.

Su Jin stared blankly at the little girl's back. Why did this person's face look so familiar?

He has a round face, big eyes, and a small head, which is very similar to the top celebrity born in the mid-1980s in his memory.

"Zhao Liying?" Su Jin called out tentatively.

The little girl in front of them stopped and turned to look at them.

Holy crap!

It really is Zhao Baozi.

The casting director deserves a bonus.

So here's the question: how did she end up on this set?

After Wang Jinghua left Huayi Brothers with a large number of artists in 05, Huayi Brothers has been short of artists.

At that time, talent shows were all the rage, and major film and television companies saw this and thought, since we are short of people, why not select an amateur and train them ourselves?

Then Huayi, together with Zhejiang TV and Alibaba, created the "Yahoo! Search Star" talent show.

Zhao Liying was the champion of Feng Kuzi's group and then successfully signed with Huayi.

However, her rustic and simple appearance was not Feng Kuzi's type at all.

Feng Xiaogang once admitted at a press conference for the Yahoo Search Star competition: "I don't really believe that someone who hasn't been trained can become a top star just by acting in one movie."

Then, Feng Kuzi was proven wrong; others not only became A-list celebrities, but top influencers.

Furthermore, Feng Xiaogang's new film "Sunflower" cast Zhao Baozi as the female lead.

At this time, Zhao Baozi was not valued much at Huayi because of her appearance, and she was only given minor roles.

Although Zhao Liying had complaints, she had no choice but to continue working in Hengdian.

This time, she plays a minor role, Xiao Rou, Pei Rong's maid, who has lines and screen time.

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