The crew of "Love Is After Life" restarted production after a one-and-a-half-month hiatus. The great thing is that, except for some people who had signed contracts elsewhere and had to leave temporarily, 90% of the staff returned to Yu Feihong and chose to continue filming the show. over.
At noon on the 26th, Yu Feihong spent his own money to treat the whole group to an authentic Yunnan mushroom hot pot as a kick-off banquet.
"It's superfluous to say thank you. I really appreciate everyone's trust in me." Yu Feihong was so emotional that she almost cried at the scene. Fortunately, the assistant director held her back.
The crew arrived in Yunnan for two days to adjust. In the early morning of the 28th, under the bright sun, the crew officially started filming!
After the restart, work on the set went very smoothly and quickly.
Yu Feihong is still a young man, and he still doesn't care about the cost of filming, but this time he has become easier to talk to. Because the production was down for a month and a half, the loss was too great, and Zhang Yuanjun has already notified the crew that Zhang Yuanjun must leave the crew on September 20 to participate. Zhang Yuanjun had to spend nearly 20 days on the premiere and pre-publicity of "Animal World". "Animal World" was officially released on the 29th. The pre-production and post-production publicity. After that, Zhang Yuanjun will start a national tour of "Camel Xiangzi" with the troupe, and he cannot give up.
Therefore, Yu Feihong must complete "Love Is Afterlife" before September 20, otherwise she will not be able to adjust Zhang Yuanjun's schedule.
Yu Feihong and the crew were thinking of ways to speed up the filming process, but Zhang Laosan was still reminiscing about the fungus hotpot he had eaten before, and said to his eldest brother Yao Lu in the film:
"It tastes really good. It's not the first time I've eaten mushrooms from Yunnan Province. Why do I feel like they're so delicious this time?"
Yao Lu made a random guess: "We used to eat it out of town, but no matter how authentic it is, it's not as good as what we eat here in Dian Province now. Even the salt and MSG are from Dian Province, so it must be delicious."
"That's right. I'll try other fungi tomorrow. It's the season now, and this meal really brought out the greed in me." Zhang Yuanjun said.
"It's on." shouted from the set.
After restarting, the efficiency has indeed improved a lot. One month after the restart, the crew completed filming from Gaoligong Mountain and headed for Shangri-La.
The completion of Gaoligong Mountain means that the filming of the most important scenes and most of the action scenes of "Love Has Afterlife" has been completed.
The crew will not stay in Shangri-La for more than two weeks. Here, the crew mainly shoots scenes of galloping horses to highlight a sense of beauty.
Arriving at Shangri-La, there were still two days before the official launch, and Zhang Yuanjun ran out to eat mushrooms again.
A colleague from the crew reminded him: "Take it easy, this thing can be poisonous."
"Don't worry, I've cooked everything for you to eat." Zhang Yuanjun felt confident.
The next day, Zhang Yuanjun didn't leave the crew hotel and wandered around. Today, the crew had an appointment, and as the leading actor, he had to be present.
Ren Zhonglun, president of Shanghai Film Group, will visit the crew.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Ren Zhonglun is here to visit Zhang Yuanjun. "Animal World", a collaboration between Zhang Yuanjun and Shanghai Film Group, is about to be released, and as usual he wants to come and see it.
But I just don’t know why the big boss came in person. This is probably too much emphasis.
Zhang Yuanjun also thought so.
It would be enough for another producer to come to Shangri-La and have a few words with Zhang Yuanjun, but the big boss of the group would be going too far.
Ren Zhonglun arrived at the set at 3 p.m. Yu Feihong and other crew chiefs exchanged greetings with him, took him to watch the scene, and then left time for Zhang Yuanjun.
The two of them didn't go indoors. They just sat and chatted in the tent set up by the crew outside.
Ren Zhonglun didn't really believe in Yu Feihong's directing ability. The suspension of production of "Love After Life" became a joke in the industry. He doubted whether Yu Feihong could complete the film as scheduled and release Zhang Yuanjun.
"Don't worry about this, I will definitely come out of the set on the 20th." Zhang Yuanjun assured.
Ren Zhonglun attaches great importance to "Animal World": "I have already watched the finished film. I don't think it will be a problem if it earns 100 million at the box office."
Zhang Yuanjun really didn't have time to watch the finished film, so he smiled and said: "Really, Mr. Ren, don't fool me because I'm young."
"Why am I lying to you? When we watch the movie within the group, everyone thinks it can be sold for money. The main reason is that we have never seen this format in the mainland. The audience is fresh and enters the theater. If the quality is not bad, the audience's reputation will not be bad." Ren Zhonglun has high hopes for "Animal World".
After talking about "Animal World", Ren Zhonglun also talked about another movie: "Do you know "Painted Skin"?"
"I know, "Liao Zhai"."
"No, I'm talking about the movie "Painted Skin"."
"The one who screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival last month?"
"Well, we got this film."
The earliest idea for "Painted Skin" came from Zhen Zhuan and Ye Weixin. At that time, they had nothing, so they decided to play Wang Erlang, Wang Sheng's brother, who subdues demons and eliminates demons.
It is planned to be made into a fantasy action film, and it is said that it will be made into a Chinese version of "Blade Runner".
Last month, Zhen Zi took the film alone to promote it. It was widely rumored at the film festival that "Painted Skin" "is expected to invite Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing to star in the film's two heroines."
"In addition, the male lead who will play Wang Erlang's younger brother has not yet been decided. Korean star Kwon Sang-woo and Hong Kong star Wu Azu are both likely to star."
"Ye Weixin doesn't have time, so we will find another director." Ren Zhonglun said, "We want to make this film a co-production, and I think you are particularly suitable for the role of Wang Sheng."
In fact, the Hong Kong bosses didn't know how to vote for a blockbuster movie like "Painted Skin", so Zhen had to find money on the mainland.
After NX Film Studio and Shanghai Film Group came in, their first move was to open Ye Weixin.
Zhen Zhuzhu had no choice but to admit it, because without relying on the mainland, he would not be able to find the money at all.
And even if a boss cast his support, he still doesn't have enough contacts in the mainland to hire any significant stars to play Mr. Wang and the two female leads.
"Painted Skin" is a good movie, but Wang Sheng is not a good character.
The highlight of "Painted Skin" is Pei Rong and Xiao Wei, and Wang Sheng is a tool man.
Moreover, the male protagonist of this film is Pang Yong played by Zhen Zizi, not Wang Sheng.
This is fucked up.
Why should Zhang Yuanjun, the number one young boy in the Mainland, carry the sedan chair for Zhen Zhuan?
Although this kind of thing is not uncommon, for mainlanders, no matter how famous you are, in co-productions, you will play supporting roles for Hong Kong stars.
Xiao Ming of the original time and space is famous enough, and he is not the villain of Brother Guanxi in "The Gunslinger".
There is another one, "Painted Skin" will be torn apart.
Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi can fight each other. If he plays Wang Sheng, Zhang Yuanjun believes that his team will also fight Zhen Zhuan.
This kind of thing is boring, but it is indeed necessary.
It is impossible for Zhang Yuanjun not to care.
I am a 22-year-old film actor who has been shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes. Except for 17-year-old Xia Yu, there is no one else in the Chinese film industry. The debut of the film is 54 million, which is more than the 80 generation. Why should such a rising star be a supporting role for you?
Zhang Yuanjun did not reject Ren Zhonglun on the spot, but said: "I will take a look when the script is finalized. I don't know if my schedule can be adjusted later."
At Ren Zhonglun's place, we chatted without refusing and agreed to Zhang Yuanjun's request.
The two chatted some more, and Ren Zhonglun said goodbye and left the set of "Love Has Afterlife".
(End of chapter)
