Chapter 340: The Legend of the Little Soldier Starts Filming

When the trailer was released, Jiang Heng's part as Chiang Ching-kuo was edited in.

After the premiere, all major entertainment media reports also briefly described Jiang Heng's performance in the film.

It's because Jiang Heng is the most famous actor in the play, so of course he needs to be promoted.

As for the evening, the crew arranged a dinner party, and Jiang Heng was surrounded by toasts and almost drank too much.

On the 12th, it was the day for the actors of the "Legend of the Little Soldier" crew to audition.

In the early morning, a bunch of young actors came.

Zhang Ruoyun was naturally among them. Born in 1988, he was just in his early twenties, and he participated in TV dramas in 2004, and was admitted to the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2007. He was the kind of person who was both a professional and had acting experience.

Of course, although all the conditions were very much in line with the crew's requirements, he didn't dare to dream of pie in the sky. How could a $500 million investment with such great pressure to return the investment be given to a small actor with no connections and background?

Because his father is the director, he has heard too many messy things in the crew.

Moreover, the relationship between the father and son is not harmonious, and the father does not have that much power. He basically came with the mentality of "I am lucky if I get it, and I am dead if I lose it."

So when he received the news that he passed the preliminary test, his first reaction was disbelief.

"You mean, I passed the preliminary test?"

"Yes!"

"The preliminary test for the male lead?"

"Yes, if you are interested in participating, please go to the eighth floor of iQiyi Building at 10 am tomorrow...!"

Zhang Ruoyun thought, nonsense, who doesn't want to act!

"Okay, okay, I will be there on time tomorrow!"

After hanging up the phone, he felt that the wind blowing in his face was fragrant, and the wild flowers on the roadside were more pleasing to the eye than usual.

Director Jiang Heng's new film, a 500 million dollar production, is a big success this time!

Because the news was so important, he didn't dare to be too happy, afraid of frightening his luck, so he endured it all night.

The next day, he went to iQiyi and Tencent Film Company, signed the actor contract and agency contract, and confirmed that he was really the male lead of "Legend of the Little Soldier", then he dared to tell his father and classmates the news.

Zhang Jian was naturally surprised, but he was still happy for his son.

The Beijing Film Academy caused a huge sensation.

Although it was known that Jiang Heng wanted to choose a young actor, it seemed that there were many more handsome than Zhang Ruoyun!

Several other acting schools were also discussing this matter.

For example, Jiang Jinfu from Shanghai Theatre Academy lamented that she was so handsome, why didn't they choose me!

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Jiang Heng was still preparing in an orderly manner. First, the content of the script was determined, and then the props were inspected.

At the end of September, a press conference for the start of filming was held in Beijing.

On this day, the press conference was crowded with reporters, more than ever before, even foreign reporters.

"Director Jiang Heng, the outside world has been saying that the budget of your film is as high as 500 million US dollars. As far as I know, the highest-invested film in the world is "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" with 342 million US dollars. What I want to ask is, is the film investment really that high? How was the money spent?"

The question was asked by a reporter from the "Asahi Shimbun", who was obviously very suspicious of Jiang Heng's propaganda and wanted to expose the fake.

"Of course it is true, and more than 80% of the film's cost will be used for post-production special effects production, because this is a film depicting an interstellar war, and there will be more than 3,000 interstellar battleships fighting in the dark and empty space. It can be said that every second of the film is burning funds.

There are also many planets and cosmic landscapes in the film, so the figure of 500 million US dollars is actually conservative. It may be more in actual filming!"

"Wow!"

"Hiss!"

There was a sound of shock at the press conference.

It's because the investment amount is too huge. 500 million US dollars in 2009 can do a lot of things!

"Director Jiang, have you ever considered the problem of unsatisfactory box office? After all, risks are everywhere!"

This time, the question was asked by a Korean reporter, and the question was equally sharp.

Jiang Heng smiled, "I have never considered it, because there is no such possibility!"

The other reporters applauded after hearing this.

The questions after that were relatively peaceful.

After the press conference, Jiang Heng led the crew directly to the China Film Digital Base.

Because most of the shots require special effects production, there is no need to shoot outdoor scenes this time, and the shooting can be completed at the China Film Base.

In terms of the film market, "The Founding of a Republic" is being released hotly, and the box office is far higher than in the previous life.

First, the film market in this life is obviously more mature than the same time node in the previous life.

The second is naturally the publicity effect brought by Jiang Heng's guest appearance.

The box office of "Founding of a Republic" on the first day of its release was as high as 40 million. According to the current box office trend, the total box office will exceed 600 million without any pressure, and there is a high probability of exceeding 700 million, which makes other producers and directors very envious.

In Beijing, Chen Kaige stayed in a quadrangle mansion, reading the newspaper comfortably.

He is a very strict person, rarely reads online news, and reading newspapers is an indispensable activity every day.

A piece of news in today's newspaper made him frown suddenly.

"What's wrong, dear?" Chen Hong asked on the side.

Chen Kaige handed over the newspaper, "Look for yourself!"

Chen Hong took it and rolled her eyes, "Is his film going to be scheduled during the Spring Festival?"

"Yes, it was not released during the Lunar New Year, but was moved to the Spring Festival. I don't know how many people's plans were disrupted!"

In fact, as early as the summer vacation, the news that "White Snake: Origin" would be released during the 2010 Spring Festival was spread.

It's just that there has been no official announcement, and the market is skeptical.

Except for filmmakers whose films are released during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, ordinary people don't take this time too seriously.

Chen Kaige is a little concerned, because his new film "The Orphan of Zhao" was originally scheduled for the 2010 Spring Festival.

Jiang Heng's "White Snake: Origin" was also moved to the Spring Festival, which made him want to compete.

Of course, the investor Shanghai Film Group is most likely unwilling to do so, because they have the pressure of profit and return on investment!

The most depressed person is naturally Yang Zhi of Action Films. When he saw the news, his first reaction was to be stunned!

Because before the filming of "Legend of White Snake" started, he went to Jiang Heng and hoped that the other party would postpone the release date, but was rejected without hesitation.

In order to release it in late November, the crew of "Legend of White Snake" has been really busy for the past six months, just to grab a few days.

It was almost achieved, but "White Snake: Origin" was postponed to the Spring Festival, which is really heartbreaking.

Yang Zhi was so depressed that he almost vomited blood and cursed Jiang Heng at home.

In addition to "The Orphan of Zhao" and "Legend of White Snake", "Storm 2" shot by Liu Weiqiang was also affected. It was originally aimed at the Spring Festival and also had to change the release date.

In addition, "Lost on Journey", the first film produced by Bonanza Pictures, will also be released during the Lunar New Year, of course, a few days later than those blockbusters.