Chapter 183 Hengdian (34)
Hengdian is actually a town!
It was only possible to develop by chance...
Around 1996, for the filming of the film "The Opium War" directed by the great director Xie Jin, Hengdian Town built its first film and television shooting base - Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street.
"The Opium War" was a hit at the box office and in word-of-mouth, almost ruining Mr.
Then in 1997, a young poet-reciting artist filmed "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" and built a second scenic spot, the Palace of the King of Qin, in Hengdian.
With these two front-line directors as the foundation, the local Hengdian Group started thinking about crossing over.
As a result, there are three more scenic spots: Hong Kong Street, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, and Palace Gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
It is already a real-life film and television shooting base no less than CCTV’s Wuxi Water Margin!
Of course, it cannot be separated from the environment where costume dramas are so popular...
Oh, Shen Xudong came to Hengdian...
I came here on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and stayed at home for more than ten days. I met all the relatives I should see. I was really bored, so I just came to Hengdian!
There is no direct train for me, so I took a bus to get there...
Oh, the casting for "Sword and Fairy" is in Hengdian...
Tang Ren Xiaobailou!
Tangren Film and Television has its own studio in Hengdian, the 2,000-square-meter "Tangren Pavilion" and the small white building of the Tangren Hengdian Production Center.
The three-story white building has more than thirty rooms, which are basically used for creative accommodation, prop warehouse management, costume workshop and post-production. They are locked when not filming and will never be rented out...
Therefore, Tang Ren is still powerful and can have his own photo studio in Hengdian!
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Arrive at Hengdian…
I first went to the hotel to drop off my things and then walked around...
Just like going to Wuxi, he arrived a day early, mainly because he wanted to experience it for himself.
The place is not big, there are many shopping malls, and there are many people. Shen Xudong was a little emotional, there are so many beautiful girls in this poor place!
Reminds me of a sentence I saw somewhere before, 'There are so many beautiful school beauties performing in groups, most of them are young and beautiful girls, they all come here hoping to become famous overnight...'
Vanity Fair is so tempting!
At the same time, I also thought of what Liu Wei said during "Dragon": "In the industry, the supply of human flesh resources always exceeds the demand. There are too many young men and women who are young, think that they are young and beautiful, and have some capital, and dream of becoming big stars." Got it! ’, ‘What’s wrong with fair skin, beauty and long legs? I’ve seen them too many times! ’
Yes, among these girls, none of them are ugly. The makeup artist of the crew has put some care into it. Not to mention stunning, at least they are above the passing mark...
After walking around for a while, he thought of the famous three streets...
Then I thought of the young ladies with thin clothes and shivering...
Decisively go and observe...
Of course, only for observation!
He doesn't want to experience it. There is no need. With his current status, as long as he joins the group, there will be many girls crying and begging to dive...
Many women want to run special appointments~
Special guests refer to people who have a small number of roles or lines in the play, which are insignificant, but who need some performance foundation or meet the image and language fluency standards.
Although it is relatively easy for good-looking girls to get hired as special mass agents, Hengdian is a place where all the devils are dancing around. If you want to act, you have to pay a price, which is obviously a disadvantage. However, Hengdian has no shortage of beauties, and there is no shortage of brainless ones. The competition is huge, so there is no need to worry. No substitute...
Not only the assistant director, but also the assistant director down to the gang leaders, they all covet good-looking beauties. Many ignorant girls who come to Hengdian will suffer a lot, and some even have their lives ruined. Dust!
Shen Xudong really doesn't understand these women. A special appointment will not help your acting career...
Moreover, after being infiltrated, once word gets out, people will look down upon it!
Shen Xudong took a walk around and found that there were indeed many foot bath shops...
But the doors were all closed, so there probably wasn’t much business in broad daylight…
After walking around, Shen Xudong felt a little bored, so he simply went back to the hotel!
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The casting selection for "Sword of Immortal" is not a huge one...
It can only be considered a normal casting call.
It's incomparable to Zhang Jizhong's Jin Yong dramas. Lao Zhang later turned into a hype maniac, and voted publicly on the Internet for "The Condor" and "The Deer and the Cauldron", and then...he didn't recognize the voting results!
"The Condor" Xiao Longnu voted, with 100,000 votes, Jiang Qinqin was elected first with 47%... She was not asked to audition;
"The Deer and the Cauldron" cast Wei Xiaobao. Similarly, Xu Zheng won the first place with high votes, but he was not asked to audition...
Facts have proved that this is just Zhang Jizhong's propaganda method, and the actor has been pre-decided.
This horse riding is just for fun!
Talking back to "Sword and Fairy", in fact, when a new or big drama is about to start filming, the start-up funds have been secured, and the crew has entered the preliminary preparation stage, there will be a lot of people who come to send photos and albums.
At this time, the selected actors have almost been decided!
Then allocate roles...
How can I get a ticket?
You need to have a better agent or agency, or you have had roles...
These are all a plus.
Deng Jiajia and Jiang Xin are like that. The former played the role of the swordsman in "The Journey of the Knight", and the latter has already made a name for himself with Mu Wanqing in "Dragon"...
It's impossible for a person to appear out of thin air, with no background and no resources, and then play the leading role... even supporting roles are unrealistic!
As for the actor who plays Li Xiaoyao...
Brother Hu first came to audition Jiang Ming...
Lao Hu is quite miserable.
Last year, he portrayed a young father who was dealing with two women in the modern drama "Dandelion". Due to lack of experience and experience, his performance was not outstanding, and he even failed...
So Tang Ren never thought about letting Hu Ge play the role of Li Xiaoyao.
Moreover, Brother Hu’s face is very long, and it looks particularly ugly with a shaved head...
The agency didn't allow him to shoot period costumes!
It's normal. In ancient costumes of this era, heads are often shaved, so round heads will definitely look better.
Lao Hu... He is not suitable for today's mainstream costume styles. He is ugly!
Therefore, the company ordered him not to participate in the filming of any costume dramas.
This is very tragic. We all know that costume dramas are very popular now. Not filming costumes means that there will be a lot less drama...
Therefore, Lao Hu feels that his future is worrying.
He had shot more than 30 commercials when he was in college, and was quite famous in Shanghai, and then he encountered something like this...
After filming "Dandelion", he knew that he was finished and felt a little hopeless...
Last year, a series of event cancellations hit him again...
Therefore, from the beginning, he never thought about participating in "Sword and Fairy".
I was called here by my agent...
His agent knew that he liked acting and that he had played "Sword of Immortal" in junior high school and had a special affection for this game, so he helped him get an audition for the role of Jiang Ming.
I had nothing to do at home, so he just came over...
After changing my appearance, I sat in the actor waiting hall waiting for the audition. Then I saw a young man who looked like Kashiwahara Takashi walking in, followed by a middle-aged man wearing glasses...
The two of them walked and talked, listening to what he said, "Li Xiaoyao should..."
At this point, he shut up and seemed to see Brother Hu. He stared at him for a long time, then pointed at him and whispered to the middle-aged man for a long time. The middle-aged man quickly looked over and his eyes lit up...
The two came over, and the young man said: "...You can try on Li Xiaoyao's clothes later!"
"…ah…"
"I am Shen Xudong, and this is Yao Zhuangxian... We can talk very well!"