In April, the filming of "A World Without Thieves" officially started.
The person who plays Sha Gen is Wang Baoqiang.
Originally, Xiang Nan wanted to use Huang Bo to play the role. After all, they are both good at playing grassroots children.
But when I was waiting for the audition and makeup, I felt awkward no matter how I looked at it.
Later, Xiang Nan figured it out.
Although Huang Bo seems to have a similar acting style to Wang Baoqiang, they are actually completely different.
Huang Bo is good at playing shrewd little characters, such as Hei Pi, Niu Er, Geng Hao, etc.; Wang Baoqiang is good at playing silly grassroots, such as Sha Gen, Xu Sanduo, Mr. Shu, etc.
Huang Bo has been singing in bars since he was in middle school, formed a band, taught dance, ran a factory, and traveled all over the world. He has rich experience, sharp eyes, and shrewdness. At first glance, he does not look like an honest, kind-hearted person who can be bullied.
Unlike Wang Baoqiang, he was so fascinated by watching "Shaolin Temple" that he actually went to the Shaolin Temple to practice martial arts and practiced for six years at a stretch. This crazy energy alone is not something ordinary people can have.
That's why people believed him when he played a simple, kind-hearted and inexperienced fool. As for Huang Bo, he is more suitable to play those thieves.
Therefore, Xiang Nan could only replace Huang Bo and invited Wang Baoqiang again.
Fortunately, at that time, Wang Baoqiang had already won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer with the movie "The Blind Shaft" and had a certain reputation in the industry, so it was still easy to find.
Moreover, he happened to be out of filming at the moment, so after receiving the invitation, he readily agreed.
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Xiang Nan took the opportunity to invite him to join Zhiyoun again. Wang Baoqiang also didn't even bother to say anything and nodded immediately.
It turns out that although he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, it did not boost his career much.
Because in the entertainment industry, if you want to do well, connections are far more important than strength.
Without the support of noble people, relying solely on your own strength, no matter how good your acting skills are, it is impossible to get ahead.
To be honest, there is no shortage of people who can act in the entertainment industry. The major drama troupes in Yanjing alone must have many outstanding talents. If no one supports you, you can only act in dramas. Acting for a lifetime will not make as much money as a star filming a movie.
On the contrary, those traffics have no acting skills at all. But because there is capital to support him, he plays the leading role in every drama. This is the coldest reality.
This is the case with Wang Baoqiang. Although his acting skills are good, he is a grassroots actor with no background and no connections. Even if he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, it would be useless. He would still be a minor player, playing a supporting role, and he would not get any filming.
Therefore, when "A World Without Thieves" invited him, he came immediately. As soon as he was told to sign him, he immediately agreed, fearing that Xiang Nan would regret it.
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After Wang Baoqiang joined the cast, the crew of "A World Without Thieves" quickly set off to Qinghai for filming.
First of all, Qinghai also has plateaus, lakes, and lamasery temples. Its landform features and cultural customs are similar to those in Xizang. However, Qinghai's infrastructure is more complete, and transporting equipment, personnel, and materials to Qinghai is much more cost-effective and labor-saving than transporting them to Xizang.
Secondly, the lowest altitude in Qinghai is 1,600 meters, while the lowest altitude in Xizang is 4,000 meters. Therefore, when filming in Qinghai, altitude sickness will not be too obvious.
Filming is actually a physical job. Time-consuming, energy-consuming, and nerve-consuming. In addition, in order to maintain their body shape, most of the artists suffer from frequent malnutrition, and all of them are as thin as a stick.
If altitude sickness is too severe, your life may be in danger at any time. Therefore, when filming in Qinghai, the safety factor is much higher.
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"Xiao Yuan, you are a good kid. Have you made more than 8 billion?" Zhao Benshan asked Xiang Nan with a smile.
"Hey, they're just stocks. Fictitious numbers are not as good as real money." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said with a smile, "It's said to be eight billion, but in fact, if it is really sold, it will shrink by more than half."
"That's quite amazing." Zhao Benshan smacked his lips and said, "More than four billion, oh my god, if not for you young people, the waves behind the Yangtze River will rush the waves ahead."
"I dare not take it seriously. You are always at the forefront." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "By the way, Teacher Zhao, let's make a TV show together."
"Okay, what are you filming?" Zhao Benshan nodded and asked cheerfully.
"Make a love drama with a rural theme. I will write the script and provide the funds, and your folk art troupe will provide the actors." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "When I look at the current TV dramas, there are very few with rural themes. They are all city people falling in love. , looking for a job, doing business.
But don’t we still have 7.8 billion farmers in China? I think they should like rural dramas, you always said, right? "
"Oh, you have the same idea as me." When Zhao Benshan heard this, he clapped his hands in excitement, "That's why I filmed "Liu Laogen" and "Ma Dashuai". You see how popular it is now."
"Yes, then that's what we've decided?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"It's settled, it's settled, it's a good thing, why not decide." Zhao Benshan said with a smile.
To Youth Pictures has the funds, and the folk art troupe has the artists, and the two sides hit it off.
If the TV series becomes popular, the people who make it popular will also be from the art troupe. By then, Liu Laogen will be able to sell more tickets for the big stage, so what would he be unhappy about?
Besides, if he doesn't cooperate with Qiao, Xiang Nan can also find someone else to cooperate, and then someone else will be the cheaper one.
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The filming of "A World Without Thieves" went relatively smoothly.
First, Xiang Nan personally went into battle as the big boss, and no one dared to act big on the crew. I can’t say that they are all conscientious, but at least they are honest and do their jobs well. Everyone worked hard and the filming went smoothly.
Secondly, the filming difficulty of this drama was not very difficult in the first place. Most of the scenes were interior scenes and were shot in a shed. Some green screen cutout techniques were also used, such as the scenery outside the window when the train was moving.
Thirdly, although there are a few action scenes in the film, they are far from the fighting style of Jackie Chan or Jet Li. Instead, the fighting is small and fierce, and the enemy's country is wiped out in a small area...
Although Xiang Nan is not a serious martial artist, he has inherited Liu Feng's military qualities. It is still easy to fight at close range and do a few tricks.
The film started shooting in April and by July, it was basically completed. All that's left is post-production and film distribution.
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During the filming of "A World Without Thieves", Tencent officially landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with an opening price of NT$3.7 and a total market value of NT$6.2 billion.
Xiang Nan holds 21% of the shares and is not only the largest individual shareholder of Tencent, but also the largest shareholder. In comparison, the founder of Tencent only holds 8% of the shares.
Xiang Nan's net worth of 8 billion has shrunk slightly, but he is still among the richest people, attracting countless people to go crazy.
Xiang Nan receives hundreds of phone calls a day, and hundreds of people come to visit the crew in person... some of them are soliciting investment, some are raising donations, and some are recommending cooperation projects.
Xiang Nan seems to know why Chinese people have to hide their faces to receive their prizes and move overnight after winning the lottery.
So after the movie was finished, he quickly went into hiding.
