Chapter 977: Shadow! Fairy Falls to Earth? Damn Film Critic!

“On November 8, at 10 a.m., Zhang Yimou Studio and LeTV Pictures officially released the latest film project announcement: Following "The Great Wall", another masterpiece "Shadow" written by Zhang Yimou and Li Wei was officially submitted for script review today.”

“According to media interviews, "Shadow" is a costume, action, and martial arts film. It mainly tells the story of a stand-in who has been secretly imprisoned since childhood and is unwilling to become a weapon in the hands of others. He dreams of breaking free from the shackles and finding himself.”

“Zhang Yimou posted that he will once again meet new challenges and complete a film that represents Chinese traditional culture and Confucian moral thoughts, and is ready to use ink-and-wash narrative style in terms of image technology...”

“The casting of "Shadow" will officially start from now on. The audition list is attached.”

“The film will be jointly invested and produced by LeTV Pictures, Perfect World Entertainment, Perfect World Pictures, Bona Pictures, and Zhang Yimou Studio...”

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For a whole morning, the eyes of the entire film and television industry were all focused on Zhang Yimou, and the heated discussions were endless.

We really didn't expect that LeTV is in a difficult situation now, but the "national master" who is its shareholder actually has the leisure to start a new movie masterpiece!

What's more, he even shouted the slogan "meet new challenges again".

This undoubtedly attracted more and more attention.

As we all know, Zhang Yimou has unique skills in the categories of costumes, martial arts, and action themes.

Such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", these two masterpieces were very popular and hot at the time!

Now, after many years, Zhang Yimou has restarted "martial arts" again, which undoubtedly means that this movie is very likely to become a classic masterpiece!

For a time, this "big cake" immediately attracted countless people's attention.

"I received news that an insider said that Zhang Yimou will look for a new partner after filming Shadow..."

In the set of I Am Not the God of Medicine, everyone sitting around him was a little dazed as they listened to Ren Zhonglun's mumbling.

Fade Chen raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised: "What? Is Mr. Ren going to poach people?"

"Well, I do have this idea. If Shanghai Film Group can reach a cooperation with Zhang Yimou, it will undoubtedly be a tiger with wings!"

"Then Chen Long..."

"He is just a partner, not to mention that he does not have Zhang Yimou's ability in directing movies."

Everyone agreed with this.

Although Lao Mouzi has not made much box office achievements in commercial films, he has been very stable over the years, and he can direct, write, and handle cameras. He is a complete all-round talent.

"Then I wish Mr. Ren success."

Fade Chen teased, but did not continue to talk about this topic in depth.

Anyway, Feiyue Film and Television has no interest in Zhang Yimou. After all, the company already has enough contracted and cooperating directors, and they are all well-trained and ready to be used. There is no need to pull in a mature director with a strong personal style.

"Come on, get ready to shoot!"

Han Jianu's shout suddenly came from not far away, attracting everyone's attention.

Next to her, Liu Yifei, who had already put on makeup, was standing there.

The light-colored top is matched with a gauze skirt of the same color. The overall look is simple and elegant. The carefully tied ponytail hairstyle makes her temperament gentle and lovely!

Chen Fei looked up and his eyes lit up immediately!

"Everyone get ready, take pictures, find a remote angle, and take a promotional photo for me first..."

With his orders, for a moment, the entire crew moved quickly like a high-speed machine.

A moment later, a photo of Chen Fei lying on the bed in a hospital gown and Liu Yifei leaning on the bedside was freshly released!

"Director Chen, Wow! This photo is amazing! This scene is amazing!" The photographer shouted excitedly behind the camera.

"Let me see, let me see!"

Han Jianu hurried over, looked up, and couldn't hide her amazement: "Wow, this temperament, a fairy has fallen to the mortal world!"

Chen Fei was more and more satisfied, and immediately ordered: "Copy the photo and send it to me on WeChat. I will find a suitable time to send it out as a promotional photo."

"Okay."

…

On the "Dying to Survive" side, the filming work is going smoothly, and on the other side, "Wushuang" has officially entered a high-speed operation state after the casting.

All the actors arrived in Hong Kong on the 7th, and the opening ceremony was officially launched at noon on the 8th!

The relevant news was reprinted by the media back to China at 2 pm, and successfully topped Weibo and major portals, social platforms, etc.

"At 12 noon today, the crime and action film "Wushuang", jointly produced by Feiyue Films and Golden Harvest Films, directed by Shen Ao, and starring Wang Zhiwen, Guo Fucheng, Chen Hao, Liu Shishi and others, officially started shooting in Hong Kong."

"According to producer Huo Qigang, in order to truly restore the production process of counterfeit banknotes, the production team spent four months studying counterfeit banknotes before the filming of the movie, and took the crew members to print out the counterfeit banknotes!"

"Guo Fucheng said that when he got the script of "Wushuang", he read it six times before he realized that each leading actor had to play two roles!"

“For the role of ‘Xiu Qing’, actress Liu Shishi said that it might take her a long time to get into the role, after all, such a passionate emotional drama has never appeared in her acting career.”

“At the same time, Liu Shishi also revealed that the script of ‘Sicario 2’ is currently being prepared...”

In the morning, the project of ‘Shadow’ was approved, and in the afternoon, the filming of ‘Wushuang’ started.

The emergence of two major projects has undoubtedly made the entire film and television industry hot again!

However, for Tangren, it was like a heavy blow.

After the former number one sister of the company left, Cai Yinong has been smearing her, and firmly believed that her future development would definitely not be much better.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

‘Sicario’, ‘Zhu Xian’, ‘Wushuang’... three consecutive hit works, all of which have the participation of Liu Shishi.

She has not missed any of the various advertisements, endorsements, commercial activities, etc., and her popularity has always been in the upper-middle category.

And compared with the time at Tangren, she seems to have suffered less smearing after leaving Tangren.

All of this proves that Liu Shishi's choice to leave Tangren is undoubtedly a very correct choice. In the past, it was Tangren who constrained her development...

When this conclusion came out, Cai Yinong suddenly felt like she was going to collapse, and it was difficult to hide her anger and unwillingness!

But now, she has no way to deal with Liu Shishi at all. She can only watch her fly higher until Tangren can't catch up.

This feeling is not pleasant.

Cai Yinong needs to vent!

"Has everything been arranged for Jiang Jinfu?"

"Yes, everything has been arranged. The fine list has been sent to him. During the next one-year contract period, the company will not assign him any work, nor will he be allowed to take any work privately."

"Very good!" Cai Yinong slowly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a hideous smile: "Then next, it's Jin Chen!"

The secretary was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously said: "Sue?"

"Yes, sue!" Cai Yinong said firmly and viciously: "I want her to know what the consequences of betraying me and the company are. Her contract time is longer than Jiang Jinfu's. Let's see how she can hide this time!"

"Okay, Mr. Cai, I'll go to the legal department now."

After the secretary responded, she walked out quickly.

I don't know why, she now has an inexplicable fear of her boss, as if her boss has been possessed since "Chinese Paladin 5" was scolded and removed from the shelves and Hu Bingqing failed to compete for the four little flowers!

Working with such a boss is really stressful!

…

The night gradually deepened.

Zhang Ziyi, who had just finished a call with Zhang Yimou, leaned back in her chair and gently rubbed her brows.

After her pleading, "Shadow" finally gave her a chance to audition.

However, according to Zhang Yimou, she was not the best choice for the heroine of "Shadow", so the chance of a successful audition was very, very small.

But even so, Zhang Ziyi still chose to fight for it.

Because no matter how small the chance is, there is always hope.

Unlike the role in the Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster she is fighting for recently, she obviously just wants a small supporting role that is not even the second female lead, but she was still told by the other party to think about it.

This feeling is too uncomfortable for her who was once the "International Zhang"!

You know, when she was acting in "Memoirs of a Geisha", she crushed a group of actresses such as Yang Ziqiong and Gong Li and got the role of the first female lead.

But now? Even the hope of auditioning for a small supporting role is very slim. This gap is really terrible!

"Ding-ling-ling..."

The harsh ringtone suddenly rang in the empty living room, startling Zhang Ziyi.

After she recovered, she picked up the phone and subconsciously looked at the caller ID.

When she saw the name "Guo Fan", she was slightly stunned and her heart instantly became nervous.

"Is there any news about "The Wandering Earth"?"

With some expectation, she pressed the connect button and whispered: "Director Guo?"

"Sorry to bother you so late." Guo Fan's voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

Zhang Ziyi quickly replied: "It's okay, it's still early, I haven't slept yet, what's the matter with you?"

"Ahem." Guo Fan cleared his throat and solemnly informed Zhang Ziyi: "I'm sorry, after discussion by our audition team, your audition for "The Wandering Earth" did not pass..."

Zhang Ziyi didn't listen to the rest of the words at all, nor did she want to listen, because the first half of the sentence had already turned into a thunderbolt, exploding in her mind!

Failed the audition?

How is it possible!

I just wanted to audition for a cameo role! From beginning to end, the screen time was only a few seconds! I can't even be selected?

Zhang Ziyi was a little overwhelmed, and her tone inevitably became excited: "Director Guo? How is this possible? The scene of 'Liu Qi's mother' is only a few seconds long, and I can act for 0 pay. Are you mistaken?"

"No, we already have a more suitable candidate."

"Who is it? Fan Bingbing or Li Bingbin? Or Zhou Xun?"

In Zhang Ziyi's cognition, only these bitches can compete with her.

"None of them, we chose Xie Nan."

Xie Nan? ? ?

Hearing this name, Zhang Ziyi was stunned for a long time before she reacted: "Is it the one who is the host?"

"Yes." Guo Fan added: "It's Wu Jing's wife."

At this moment, Zhang Ziyi really couldn't hold it anymore.

Losing to Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbin, Zhou Xun and others is still excusable, but how can she lose to a host?

Although the other party is indeed an actor in addition to the identity of a host.

But no matter from which aspect, she is not more suitable than herself, right?

"Director Guo, I really can't understand it. Can you give me a reason? Why didn't I pass the audition? Instead, she successfully got this role?"

On the other side of the phone, Guo Fan pondered for a while and gave her an explanation: "Because the role played by Xie Nan is 'Liu Qi's mother', and Liu Qi's father, that is, 'Liu Peiqiang', we chose Wu Jing to play."

In an instant, Zhang Ziyi suddenly realized.

It turned out that she didn't lose in acting, appearance, temperament, fame... but lost to the husband and wife team? !

"Okay, I understand. Thank you Director Guo for clearing up my confusion."

"Yes, please keep it a secret for now. The audition results have not been officially announced yet."

"Okay, I will."

After answering, the two ended the call.

Throwing the phone aside, Zhang Ziyi laughed at herself: "The Last Romance has become my last movie in the film and television industry? Ha, ridiculous! It's really ridiculous!"

On the other hand, after ending the call, Guo Fan called Wu Jing as soon as possible.

"Brother Jing, tell my sister-in-law to come in after the filming starts. She doesn't have many scenes, and it only takes a few seconds in the movie."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be there when you call me after the filming starts."

"Okay, then I won't bother you."

"Yeah, okay, you should go to bed early too."

After hanging up the phone, Guo Fan, the director and screenwriter of "The Wandering Earth", couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, let's warm up the first part for you and your wife.

When the second part starts filming, you will be a real couple, hehe, real couple playing husband and wife, it's fun to think about it!"

...

A new day, just after arriving at the filming site of "Dying to Survive", Chen Fei received an invitation letter from his assistant.

"Mr. Chen, this is the invitation letter from Bona..."

Bona? Invitation letter?

"What are they going to do?"

Chen Fei casually opened the invitation letter and took a look at the contents. He immediately "tsk tsk" out: "Financing reception? Hey? Are they planning to rely on "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" to fire the first shot for Bona's listing?

Haha, I'm afraid it's wishful thinking!"

After handing the invitation letter back to his assistant and asking her to throw it into the trash can, Chen Fei took out his mobile phone and checked the news online.

Today is exactly the 11th, and it is also the first day of the release of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk".

"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, a war-themed movie jointly produced by Bona Film Group and Sony Pictures, directed by Li An, and starring Joe Alwyn and Kristen Stewart, was released on the first day. The theater's share of the screening accounted for 30.6%, ranking No. 1 in the theater's overall screening today..."

Because the film has just been released, there are currently no fan reviews online.

There are quite a few comments from professional film critics on Maoyan, but almost all of them are praises.

Under Yu Dong's operation, comments such as "120 frames is the best specification for movies", "the picture is exquisite", "the innovation of new film technology will shine all over the world" are full of comments from those professional film critics, which makes people feel sincerely amazed!

The morning passed quietly.

After lunch at noon, at the suggestion of Chen Fei, all members of the crew went to the nearest cinema to the crew and specially booked a theater to appreciate this film praised by film critics as "the lens is amazing".

He specially invited Ning Hao, but Director Ning refused to come and ran away!

"Here are the 3D glasses."

"Yeah, okay." After receiving the 3D glasses from Liu Yifei, Chen Fei reminded her in a low voice: "If you feel uncomfortable later, remember to take off the glasses directly. Don't force yourself. Not everyone can accept the 120-frame picture."

"Okay, got it!"

As the two of them were talking, the screen lit up.

A few minutes later, the feature film officially kicked off!

However, after a while, Chen Fei heard a burst of discussion and complaints from the theater.

"My goodness, this picture, it feels like it's almost distorted!"

"Ugh! Why am I dizzy with 3D?"

"What's going on? Why does this picture look weird?"

"The story is not good? The picture is indeed quite clear, but this is the only advantage..."

"Damn the critics! Misleading me! Fuck!"

After watching for a while, Chen Fei took off his 3D glasses directly and moved his eyes from the big screen to the mobile phone screen.

Because of his improved physical fitness, his vision and perception are much better than those of ordinary people!

But because of this, when watching this movie, the discomfort he felt was at least several times that of others!

If he hadn't taken off his glasses in time, he would have felt his breathing become rapid and the surrounding environment became oppressive and stuffy...

Looking to the left and right, there are many people who take off their glasses like him.

Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, and Wang Yong have already started rubbing their eyebrows, and their faces are filled with a faint sense of discomfort.

Han Jianu, on the other hand, seems to be unaffected and is watching the big screen with great interest.

When he returns to the mobile phone screen, he sees that the comment section of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" has exploded!

Looking around, there are many fans and netizens who are criticizing the group of professional film critics!

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