This star’s style is wrong - Chapter 702

c702 Casting for “The Wandering Earth 2”

The crew framework of “The Wandering Earth 2” was completed, and the Fu Huadao team began work.

Compared with the first film, the studio area is larger, and it is ten times the size.

Because we need to shoot air combat shots of fighter jets, the shooting location for the take-off shots of fighter jets is very large.

Fu Huadao and other teams are fully at work, making props and scenery.

More than a dozen studios were under construction at the same time.

From the space elevator to the underwater ruins, all the shots that can be shot in real scenes are done in real scenes.

Due to the filming experience of “The Wandering Earth 1”, the cooperating Fu Huadao team is all the original team, so we only need to continue the style of the first part and continue to deepen it.

Therefore, in terms of art style, Fang Xing can let go a little and let the Fu Huadao team play freely, and then make adjustments after the design is finalized.

In this way, Fang Xing’s work was reduced a lot and he could free up time for casting.

Due to the excellent results of “The Wandering Earth 1”, as soon as the second project was launched, it seemed that the entire entertainment industry came to it and wanted to cooperate.

Even for advertising investment, Ark Culture has a large number of advertisers that want to cooperate with it.

Popular actors from major entertainment companies are even squeezing their heads to join “The Wandering Earth 2”.

Many of them take the initiative to reduce their pay but still have to act.

“The Wandering Earth 1” is really too dazzling.

As long as he can act in the second part, after it is released, he will be the next Mr. Five Billion.

The second part has a long story line and many characters, so it will naturally require more actors.

Fang Xing already has candidates in mind for some of the actors. Of course, the premise is that the schedule is suitable and the other party is interested in the drama.

The casting of “The Wandering Earth 2” still followed Fang Xing’s usual style, everything was based on acting skills, and the traffic was not easy to use.

Moreover, in the film industry, as long as the movie has a box office of 2 billion, if the leading actor is not a top-notch actor, the celebrity status will overwhelm the top-tier actors.

What’s more, this kind of science fiction film with a base of 4.7 billion can be recorded in the history of Chinese film.

After the casting process began, major entertainment companies submitted resumes to Ark Culture through various methods.

The competition is really fierce. Normally, resumes must be screened by Ark Culture’s film and television production department to remove unqualified resumes, and then sent to the casting director’s team for secondary screening.

Finally it was delivered to Fang Xing.

After three rounds of screening, less than one out of ten resumes can be retained.

Therefore, entertainment companies with connections are trying their best to find connections to submit their resumes.

Not to mention whether you can join “The Wandering Earth 2” in the end, at least handing it over to Fang Xing is half the battle.

As for actors, if your own actors are suitable, of course it is best to use your own.

Every time a new project is launched, Qiao Yinghong will take care of it personally.

This is also the reason why Ark Culture’s actors are so loyal.

Qiao Yinghong personally asked for resources for her actors, and she made movies with a budget of 3 to 4 billion. Even if she only played a small supporting role for a two-minute scene, and then went out to take roles in the future, she would be considered a movie star.

After the casting process began, it was still the same old rules.

Qiao Yinghong placed the actors under her banner and the resumes handed over by her trustees in front of Fang Xing.

“This is a resume submitted by Jade Bird Media. Last year, Wang Kai played the male lead in a drama produced by Jade Bird Media and achieved good results. If possible, it is still necessary to return a favor.”

Fang Xing took the resume and read it: “I have seen this actor’s plays, and they were okay. However, there are no roles suitable for him.”

Qiao Yinghong responded: “Hu Xuxian’s agent talked to me and said that any role is fine, even if there are no lines.”

If it’s a role without lines, casting would be less troublesome. You don’t even need to audition. You can just call him over when filming happens.

If this person can’t even play a role without lines, that’s easy to do, just replace him with an extra on the spot.

Fang Xing nodded and said, “We’ll see when the time comes. We can arrange for a character to show up, but there really aren’t any characters with a lot of roles.

“By the way, I remember Wang Ningli is from Jade Bird Media, right? Why didn’t Jade Bird Media send over his resume?”

Wang Ningli is an old actor with very good acting skills, but he is already over 50 years old, so the agency cannot spend resources to support him.

Qiao Yinghong was not very sure: “I don’t know about this either. The film and television production department is screening resumes. If there are any, they should be handed over in a few days.”

Fang Xing nodded and said, “Call the production department. If you have Wang Ningli’s resume, bring it over directly.”

Qiao Yinghong looked back at her assistant, who immediately went out to handle it.

Didn’t have to wait long.

I got an actor’s resume.

“Yes, teacher Wang Ningli’s resume.” The assistant put the resume on the desk, took two steps back and waited beside it.

Fang Xing picked up his resume, looked through it casually, and said, “Send an audition invitation to Teacher Wang.”

An experienced actor like this had acted in many dramas, and Fang Xing had watched many of them, so he knew his acting skills well. The audition was just to see if he was suitable for the role.

Qiao Yinghong asked: “What if Jade Bird Media wants to hook up with someone new?”

Fang Xing said: “I can accept roles without lines, and it depends on the situation.”

Qiao Yinghong understands the working methods of Blue Bird Media very well, and she usually introduces new things from the old.

An old actor like Wang Ningli, who is over 50 years old, basically relies on his strength to take on roles, while for young and popular actors, the company will spend resources.

Qiao Yinghong continued to pull out another resume and said, “An Xiaoran hasn’t joined the team yet. Do you want to consider it?”

Fang Xing picked up his resume, looked through it, and said, “I’ve notified you of the audition. You can give it a try.”

Qiao Yinghong then pulled out the third resume and said, “There is also Lin Yingxue, this is your die-hard fan, and I will submit my resume for every drama.”

Lin Yingxue can be said to be the first person in the entertainment industry to be serious and then wake up to her thighs.

She was willing to participate in any project that Fang Xing had a name on, even including dubbing for cartoons.

However, not every drama will use her.

Besides, it’s impossible to ask her to reduce her salary every time. After all, she is a popular actress on the front line, with a market price of 3 million.

Of course, that’s the starring price.

If you are making a movie, especially a movie with many characters, the role of a single character will not be that many, and the price will naturally not be that high.

The specific remuneration will be calculated based on the shooting time. If there are many scenes and the shooting time is long, the price will be higher. If the shooting time is short, the price will naturally be lower. The final remuneration depends on how you negotiate.

Fang Xing thought about it and said, “Send an audition invitation.”

After reading these actor resumes, Qiao Yinghong put them away and went to arrange work.

…

After Fang Xing thought about it seriously, he picked up his phone and called someone: “Hey, I’m Fang Xing. I have a play for you. I wonder if you are interested.”

The person who answered the phone was Liu Hanyi.

The two have collaborated before. In “Infernal Affairs”, Liu Han translated and played the second male lead “Liu Jianming”.

That year, the two were nominated for the Golden Bottle Award for Best Actor.

However, there was no double yolk egg awarded later, Fang Xing got the Best Actor trophy.

The two had a good relationship when they were on the set.

Of course, they each have their own careers. After that cooperation, we haven’t seen each other very often and have little contact.

We meet each other occasionally at events, and we just exchange a few polite words.

This time, the “Wandering Earth 2” project was launched, and Fang Xing took the initiative to call to see if he was interested.

When Liu Hanyi heard that there was a new drama, he quickly asked: “Is it “The Wandering Earth 2″?”

Fang Xing nodded and replied: “Yes, “Ball 2″. There are many roles, and I am the starring role. I wanted to see if you are interested.”

When Liu Hanyi heard that it was “The Wandering Earth 2”, he didn’t even think about whether the script was good or not. He agreed: “Of course it is. The director of such a good movie thought of me. I’m so happy.”

Fang Xing then asked: “What about the schedule? The plan is to start filming in September.”

Liu Hanyi paused for a moment before replying: “No problem, I will take care of the schedule.”

In fact, he has work scheduled for September.

However, there are trade-offs in work and schedules can be adjusted.

This is not difficult for an actor of movie king level.

Of course, the specific arrangement depends on how it is adjusted.

In fact.

“The Wandering Earth 2” is scheduled to start filming in September, but Fang Xing is planning to let Liu Hanyi play the role of “Tu Hengyu”. The story line of this character is actually relatively independent, and the schedule is more flexible.

To be precise, “The Wandering Earth 2” is composed of several stories.

The space elevator crisis, the planetary engine ignition test, and the moon’s gravity crisis.

These three plots can all be shot separately.

In other words, the order of shooting can be adjusted, so the schedule is relatively flexible.

If Liu Hanyi agrees to star, then he will be the starring role. It is normal to adjust the shooting plan for the starring role.

As for the schedule arrangement, the production team will naturally be responsible for discussing it.

Fang Xing doesn’t need to worry about this.

Three days passed.

Fang Xing received the work report. Liu Hanyi had signed a film contract and was confirmed to star in “The Wandering Earth 2”, playing the role of “Tu Hengyu”.

When you reach the position of Liu Hanyi, you can skip the audition process.

The day after the film appointment was finalized.

Ark Culture officially announced the starring information.

The first two leading actors confirmed are: Fang Xing plays “Liu Peiqiang” and Liu Hanyi plays “Tu Hengyu”, both starring.

In the official announcement, Fang Xing’s name is at the front.

According to the current situation where wandering fans like to fight, if it were two traffic figures playing ancient puppets, they would have to start fighting at this time.

Especially in the past two years, the situation of discord has become more and more serious.

Whether you are a fan of an actor or a fan of an actress, when filming a drama, you all want your idol to be like Ichiban.

Because in the past two years, the role bonus for actors has become more and more important.

For example, if a drama becomes popular and the actors of Ichiban get the most bonuses, fans will say: “My brother is Ichiban, and it all depends on my brother to carry the show.”

Capital is also looking at this. Seeing that this actor’s drama has become popular, he will continue to be promoted to star in the next drama and star in a big production.

Moreover, the fandom among fans has gone crazy. Fans of two leading actors in the same drama have turned against each other.

Especially the fans of the male and female protagonists are the most tearful.

There are even many popular actors who have to write their role into the contract when negotiating a film contract.

Moreover, some popular celebrities have stopped making trouble.

In the same way, popular celebrities also have the requirement to perform at least once.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for two popular celebrities and leading men to appear in the same drama.

Originally, if a drama could find popular celebrities and popular niche actors to star in it, and the traffic would increase, it would definitely become more popular.

However, since fans in the fandom will fight against each other because of their roles, and popular celebrities rely on their fans’ support, they will pay attention to their fans’ feelings.

In the end, it became a situation where it was impossible not to perform.

Therefore, in the past two years, a phenomenon has emerged in large-scale TV dramas, either one female protagonist is paired with a second male protagonist, or one male protagonist is paired with a second female protagonist.

This situation is particularly serious in ancient puppet plays.

…

Therefore, when Ark Culture officially announced that Fang Xing and Liu Hanyi were collaborating for the second time, Fang Xing’s name was on the front.

There are indeed some fans in the fan circle who are making noise:

【Yo! FX is the most popular show in the world. 】

【Can this be overwhelming? 】

However, only a few people are mentioning this topic, and it has not become popular.

Because the film industry and the TV drama industry are two completely different sets of rules of the game.

Moreover, even for TV dramas, there are only two types: ancient dolls and modern dolls, and the situation of division is serious.

If it is a serious drama, then the producer and the director have the final say.

And the dramas produced by Ark Culture never play the role of fan position, because they never play with traffic.

This time it is officially announced that both Fang Xing and Liu Hanyi are starring, but the order of their names is different.

If you are a fan who has obsessive-compulsive disorder about the title, you will indeed get into a fight.

However, Fang Xing and Liu Hanyi have already jumped out of the traffic pool and achieved box office results.

Ranking is no longer important. Being able to win box office and awards is the last word.

Therefore, most netizens are discussing whether the second collaboration between the two will create new sparks:

[Is this the second collaboration? Last time it was almost a double yolk, but this time it’s the starring role again. 】

[I am even more looking forward to it. Is it a science fiction version of “Infernal Affairs”? 】

[If it were a science fiction version of “Infernal Affairs,” would this movie go to heaven? 】

【Stable! With Fang Xing and Liu Han translating, I feel that “Ball 2” is stable. 】

[Fang Xing is still playing as usual, playing without data. 】

[Why play with traffic? In a movie like this, wouldn’t it mean that whoever plays the role is top-notch? 】

[How much is the investment this time? 】

[There are two publicity statements, some say an investment of 600 million, and some say an investment of 700 million, but I don’t know which one is true. 】

[It should be said that both statements are correct. The investment is 600 million, and the special effects are done by Nebula Special Effects. The effect is no different from the 700 million. 】

[Indeed, our subsidiaries can indeed save a lot of costs by doing special effects. 】

[There are already two pieces of the puzzle, and I don’t know who the remaining leading actors will be. 】

In addition to netizens discussing the starring lineup, many fans have begun to recommend their own idols:

[Director, look at our Lun Sheng, he is working very hard and can act however he wants. 】

[Give Yingxue a role. Yingxue helps promote the movie on Weibo every day. 】