Chapter 663 Unhappy

Huayi Brothers has not yet gone public, and its capital reserves are not that sufficient—the investment in "The King of Kung Fu" has not been recovered.

Also producing Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster "Assembly"...

Well, Feng Xiaogang is still confirmed to direct "Assembly" and it is expected to be released in the summer next year.

In short, Huayi simply couldn't afford 80 million to film "The Empire of Heaven".

It’s cheaper than Shen Xudong!

The conditions for Shen Xudong's investment in the production are very clear: Di Renjie's copyright belongs to Tianmei Company, and no partners are needed!

Chen Guofu thought for a moment and agreed to the condition.

What follows is simple.

"When Director Xu finishes filming "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", I will let him promote "Tongtian Empire"..."

Chen Guofu was confused: "Then "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" will not be continued?"

"...Look at the market response of "The Ancient City". If the response is good, we will make three more films... Director Xu will only be the producer. There are three executive directors of "The Ancient City", and they are all pretty good!"

Wu Ershan, Lu Yang, Guo Fan…

They can all do their own thing!

Chen Guofu nodded, and then asked the question he was most concerned about: "Di Renjie, who are you going to find to play the role?"

In the Detective Dee series, the most important thing is of course the actor who plays Dee Renjie!

The first thing that "Bongtian Empire" bears the brunt of is Dee Renjie's image problem.

The images of historical figures are mostly portrayed by screenwriters according to the needs of the script.

Just like Zhang Fei may have been a handsome man with great wisdom and foolishness in history, but Zhang Fei in movies and TV series is a reckless man. This is something that has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If you don't change it, anyone who changes it will be criticized!

Dee Renjie's image was originally not fixed, but... the appearance of Liang Guanhua, that is, the appearance of "Detective Dee Renjie", made people feel that Dee Renjie is like this: a chubby old man, with great wisdom, but no power to restrain a chicken. .

Teacher Liang Guanhua is so awesome. He doesn’t say anything else but just lines. The lines written by Qian Yanqiu are not only long, but also like to use ancient Chinese prose. Sometimes they are also very difficult to pronounce. In this way, Fatty Liang can still speak. It’s delicious, I’m really impressed!

In comparison, "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty" is quite boring sometimes...

Ahem, it is said that a county party committee propaganda department built a bulletin board for the top ten honest officials in ancient times, including Di Renjie, Bao Zheng, Hai Rui, etc. The other pictures were all portraits, but Di Renjie's picture was a still of Liang Guanhua...

Back to the subject, Di Renjie in "Tongtian Empire" is a fashionable old-fashioned man: he can fly and fight, he is humorous and clever, and he is bohemian, but at the same time, he also has an innate sense of responsibility that puts the people first.

To put it simply: James Bond + Li Bai!

To put it simply: handsome uncle!

Therefore, in the original time and space, Xu Ke used Liu Dehua.

"Zhang Fengyi, Yu Hewei..." Speaking of this, Shen Xudong suddenly had an idea: "Is it okay with Director Chen?"

Chen Guofu hesitated: "Is Teacher Chen Daoming too old?"

"...It's okay. Di Renjie has been in prison for eight years now...I guess he is already in his fifties...Teacher Chen Daoming is just right! Are you worried that Teacher Chen can't perform well?"

"No...I'm worried about action scenes..."

"It's okay. I'll tell him and let him practice a few months in advance... That's it!"

"…OK…"

…

Although I don’t know whether it was Chen Guofu’s idea or Xu Kede’s idea to cast Andy Lau in “The Empire of Heaven”, anyway, it’s impossible this time!

In addition, Sha Tuo also needs to be replaced. Of course Liang Jiahui is a good actor, but "Bongtian Empire" feels very silly. The Sha Tuo he plays is the failure of the whole movie. He looks like I am the boss and I am a dick. It looks like he has played the role of a paranoid too many times and has sequelae.

He was obviously slacking off - his chin was tucked forward and he looked at others with fierce eyes.

Maybe he felt that "Tongtian Empire" was not a high-quality project, so he could just mess it up.

A knowledgeable person can tell at a glance whether an actor is sincere or not.

In "New Wulongyuan: Laughing in the Jianghu" and "The Wandering Earth", Wu Mengda's state is obviously different.

Shatuo can be given to Zhang Guoli, because his image has always been loyal and honest, which makes him very suitable for playing this kind of person who looks decent on the surface, but the secret is revealed: he is the villain boss behind the scenes.

In addition, Pei Donglai was handed over to Chen Xiao, Shangguan Jing'er... think again!

There are not many heroic female characters.

Of course Li Lianhua is also suitable, but there must be someone more suitable...

…

At the end of March, something happened that made Shen Xudong very unhappy - "BJ Welcomes You" did not invite him!

grass…a plant…

Shen Xudong, a famous musician, was not invited to "BJ Welcomes You"...

Ji Minjia, Zhang Nara...even Zheng Xiyi were selected!

Tianmei Company, Chen Hao, Zhang Hanyun, and Zhao Liying also went to record the MV, but Shen Xudong was not invited!

It’s so frustrating…

Especially knowing that Lin Zhiling and Zhang Ziling were also invited to sing...

Very unhappy!

Yes, Shen Xudong is tone-deaf and a well-known soul singer in the industry.

But...recording songs is not about singing them live. Some singers record them line by line, some singers record them one by one, and some record them word by word...

Why, doesn't Shen Xudong deserve this kind of treatment?

I was very unhappy and complained for several days. Chen Xi couldn't stand it anymore: "Then if you have the ability, write a better song than "BJ Welcomes You"!"

Shen Xudong...shut up!

There is a causal logic here: "BJ Welcomes You" became a household name because it became the Olympic theme song, not because it became a household name.

For four months, it has been played on a loop in the streets and alleys. In addition, all major TV stations will play the MV of "BJ Welcomes You" at noon...

The promotion power is at the national level!

What does Shen Xudong compare to others?

Chen Xi: "You are not a singer to begin with, so it is normal not to invite you..."

Shen Xudong defended: "But I am a musician. I created the albums of Chen Hao and Fan Bingbing!"

"You haven't released a new work in two years..."

Okay... what Chen Xi said makes sense!

But still unhappy...

"If you are confident, you can submit your work to the Olympic Organizing Committee. They are soliciting the theme song for the opening ceremony..."

Shen Xudong sneered: "...Haha, forget it, I don't have the ability to compete with Chen Qigang..."

Gao Fenfen interjected: "Teacher Chen Qigang is the music director of the opening ceremony and one of the judges who selected the theme song. To avoid suspicion..."

"Avoiding suspicion? You call this avoiding suspicion, but others call it promoting virtuous people without avoiding relatives. Do your duty!"

The theme song of the Olympic Games opening ceremony is an opportunity to leave a mark in history. Who would miss it?

Chen Xi changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore... Have you seen the trailer of "See the Dragon and Remove Its Armor"?"

"...No..." Shen Xudong shook his head and added by the way: "I don't care!"

"It will be released on April 3 at the same time as our "Zhao Zilong 2"...you don't care?"

"Why should I care about it? I am currently promoting "Guan Yunchang"..."

"Is the script confirmed?"

"Um…"

"Where's the director?"

"Teacher Yu Rongguang wants to direct and act by himself..."

I won’t ask for leave in the last twenty days, and I will definitely ask for leave during the wedding days...

Four updates tomorrow...