"Master Cheng, would you like to arrange a role for me in "Hero"?" Lin Xilei said to Xiang Nan with a smile.
"Hero" not only has high investment and high cost, but the key is Zhang Yimou's work.
Zhang Yimou's status in the international film industry is higher than that of Hong Kong's Wang Jiawei. He has won the top awards at the three major European film festivals. In comparison, Wang Jiawei is only more favored in Cannes. Neither the Venice Film Festival nor the Berlin Film Festival yielded much.
Therefore, if she can star in such a masterpiece and collaborate with a great director like Zhang Yimou, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for her.
"There's no chance this time, let's do it next time." Xiang Nan smiled.
"When will the next time come, let's do it this time." Lin Xilei insisted.
There aren't many works like "Hero". Besides, you have to become famous early. There is no reason why the existing bell should not be cast.
"The main roles have been assigned. If you really want to act, you can only play a guest role and miss a small part." Xiang Nan explained, "Why bother."
"I heard that the role played by Zhang Ziyi is very important, so why not give it to me." Lin Xilei said with a smile.
"Then what's going on? We've already signed the contract, so I can't go back on my word." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Next time, next time, I will definitely assign you a good role."
Zhang Ziyi is also his now, and their relationship is closer than Lin Xilei's. Lin Xilei only had a romantic relationship with him, and she only spent a few days with him in total.
And Zhang Ziyi has been with him since the filming of "Never Close Eyes" the year before last. How could he kick Zhang Ziyi away for Lin Xilei?
"Hmph~ You said you liked me, but you refused to agree to such a small request." Lin Xilei pretended to be angry.
"Don't be too willful." Xiang Nan smiled and reassured, "Next time I have a chance, I will definitely mean what I say."
"Hmph~" Lin Xilei pushed Xiang Nan's hand away angrily, "Don't touch me~"
Seeing this, Xiang Nan couldn't help but put away his smile, and stood up in a hurry, "In this case, I won't force you. You go, you don't have to come back again."
Lin Xilei was stunned. Seeing that Xiang Nan was really angry, she started to panic.
Offending a big boss like Xiang Nan is definitely not cost-effective for a little star like her.
Not counting the millions-worth of gifts Xiang Nan gave her in the past few days, if she wanted to develop in the entertainment industry in the future, she shouldn't mess with such a sponsor. Otherwise, if people tell the outside world, her career may be cut short.
So she immediately smiled, ran to Xiang Nan and said, "Master Cheng, don't be angry. I'm just joking with you, why do you take it seriously?"
"I'm telling you, don't play tricks like this in front of me in the future." Xiang Nan glanced at her and said, "I will give it to you without you having to say anything. If I don't give it to you, no matter what you do, All your scheming is in vain. If you dare again, don’t hang out in the circle anymore."
"Yes, I will listen to you." Lin Xilei could only agree with a look of embarrassment and a frown on his face.
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In the autumn of 2001, filming of "Hero" officially started in Hengdian Film and Television City.
At the same time, Feng Xiaogang's "Big Shot" has also been officially completed and is expected to be released during the Lunar New Year.
In addition, Zhang Guoli also filmed "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan 2", Kong Sheng filmed the period drama "Passionate Years 2", which tells the story of Shi Lin's energy when he joined the army, and Kang Honglei filmed the war-themed "Proof of Memory". It tells the story of the tragic experiences of laborers abducted by Japan.
Mao Weining started filming the spy war drama "Sword and Spy", continuing to tell the story that happened on the hidden front; Ouyang Fenqiang continued filming his own youth love-themed TV series "Talk about Love", telling the story of a boy who longs for love, and his goddess , the story of renting the same apartment by mistake.
Wang Wenjie has started filming the third Jin Yong martial arts drama "Xia Ke Xing".
This film is also a very unpopular one among Jin Yong's works. It was only adapted into film and television dramas in 1982, 1985 and **, and it has not been adapted since then.
Actually this one is very interesting. A big boy who didn't know how to read a few words had developed a good internal skill in a daze, and then he had developed a magical skill by accident.
On the contrary, those so-called masters were limited by their prejudices. Not only did they fail to practice magical skills, but they also lost half of their lives because of their ignorance. It can be said to be a joke, so it was also very interesting to film.
Wang Wenjie also paid great attention to this TV series and personally screened the actors, and finally selected Ling Xiaosu from Beijing Film Academy, who will play the male lead Shi Potian, the female lead Bai Axiu will be played by Che Xiao, and the second female lead Dingdang will be played by Li Qian.
Most of the other roles are played by actors and actresses. All in all, the cast is very strong.
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At the end of 2001, it was directed by Feng Xiaogang. The black comedy "Big Shot" starring Ge You, Lin Xilei, Ying Bo and others has officially launched in theaters.
This time, I finally got my box office and reputation back. This black comedy was very well received by the media and the audience and received high praise.
For example, "Contemporary Movies" commented that it is a "big shot". In the seemingly casual ridicule of the "little people", you can understand the various tastes of life and the climate of the world; in the director's cunning and wise plot setting, you can feel the sudden changes in laughter and bitterness, sadness and joy. The dripping pleasure it brings.
"Popular Cinema" also commented that "Big Shot" carries a lot of social content and exposes and criticizes the current social status quo. The plot may seem absurd, but in fact it is only a wall away from our real life.
The audience also found it very interesting, so you recommended me, I recommended you, and we benefited from each other, and they all went to the theater to watch it. In the end, "Big Shot" earned nearly 40 million at the box office.
Although it was not as popular as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it was still a hit.
Although Lin Xilei did not show off her sexuality as much as before in the play, her good looks, cool temperament, and amorous feelings revealed in her gestures still made her popular in the mainland and gained a certain degree of popularity.
What's even more exaggerated is that during the filming of the movie, there were actually rumors of an affair between her and Ge You. It is said that late at night, Ge You returned to the hotel with her and was captured by reporters.
Although the photo was very blurry and it was not clear who was who, the scandal still spread and caused a lot of trouble to Ge You.
After all, he really didn't touch Lin Xilei. He knew the relationship between Lin Xilei and Xiang Nan, how dare he take advantage of her. So this scandal is purely slander. I just don’t know who did it.
Xiang Nan guessed that this scandal was probably promoted by Lin Xilei and the company behind her.
Ge You is the winner of Cannes Film Festival and a first-line movie star in Mainland China. Her image and popularity have always been relatively good. For a young artist like Lin Xilei to have scandals with him, it would be very helpful for her to increase her popularity.
This method of relying on scandals to promote things is often seen in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles, and it will also be common in the mainland entertainment circles in the future.
However, Lin Xilei wanted to ruin Ge You's reputation, but Xiang Nan wouldn't agree.
He immediately arranged for the public relations department to contact the media and Internet companies to delete the news and not give Lin Xilei a chance to hype it up.
