Chapter 206: Changing Roles, Zhao Liying

Almost everything regarding Shanhai Media was handled by Yue Jun.

Only when Lin Nan had resources he liked and wanted to arrange would he ask about the schedules of several artists.

And the script for "The Patriot Loyal Yue Fei" was indeed very good, positively shaping the image of Loyal Yue Fei as a national hero of flesh and blood.

There were many investors this time, and the investment and production team were not small, satisfying all the prerequisites for a high-quality TV series.

"Is her schedule full?"

"Yes, Yang Mi's schedule for the next half year is full; Zeng Jia has reported it to me," Yue Jun said, nodding.

Hearing this, Lin Nan didn't ask any more, just feeling a bit emotional.

He knew that among the several artists, Yang Mi was the most career-minded; it was like that when she was at Rongxinda. Later, when she signed with Shanhai Media, she even brought her agent along, which showed she had her own ideas.

Perhaps in Yang Mi's eyes, the resources of Lin Nan Film Industry might be secondary; having this backer was the most important thing. It could give her a greater advantage when competing for resources in the circle.

"What about Zhao Liying?" Lin Nan asked again.

"She is still in the crew of 'The Four,' and there are no acting contracts for the time being. After all, she just signed with the company less than four months ago."

After Yue Jun finished saying this, he already had a guess in his heart; she was really a lucky girl.

"Go ask over there, about when they will wrap up. I think it should be soon..."

"Okay, Lin Dao."

Lin Nan had flipped through the script yesterday and finally decided to keep the role of the female lead.

Although this was a man's drama, the role of Loyal Yue Fei's wife had quite a lot of scenes and was quite important.

Reba was a newcomer and definitely couldn't hold it up, and besides, her appearance wasn't right. Yang Mi didn't have the schedule.

Then give it to Zhao Liying; it was quite suitable.

"The Fault in Our Stars" had been in theaters for 20 days, with a total box office reaching 450 million, and the daily box office had completely fallen below 5 million.

The entire film and television circle cast their eyes over; this box office performance simply made people envious to death.

In addition, whether the new record for domestic art-house films would be fixed at 400 million or 500 million depended on the final ten days of the release period of "The Fault in Our Stars."

Lin Nan took some time to watch "Overheard 2," which was indeed a very good Hong Kong film.

I heard that since it had been in theaters for ten days, the box office had grossed 125 million, and it looked like it could make a run for 200 million.

But Lin Nan didn't quite understand one behavior: domestic films generally hold celebration banquets after they are taken off the screen or are about to be taken off.

But it's different in Hong Kong; they hold celebration meetings immediately after the film has been in theaters for a few days and they see a good trend in the box office.

"Overheard 2" was like this, and at the cocktail party, they even shouted the slogan of sprinting for a 300 million box office.

But too many examples of Hong Kong films told everyone that celebrating too early is really unwise, and the result is likely to be counterproductive—happy too early!

Not to mention whether it's metaphysical or not, anyway, Lin Nan felt that this 300 million goal was a bit unrealistic...

China Film Digital Production Base.

The shooting of special effects shots in the green screen studio was underway.

Liu Dehua was wearing a spacesuit, the wire height was half a meter, his body was parallel to the ground, and one hand was grabbing the spaceship door.

He had to act out the scene of being pulled backward by a huge suction force while desperately trying to save himself.

Reba and Lei Jiayin watched Liu Dehua "awkwardly acting" without objects there, feeling a bit shocked.

"It does look quite awkward at this moment, but with special effects added in post-production, the shot will definitely be great!"

Lin Nan explained with a smile; performing without objects and acting out a particularly good effect wasn't simple.

At the very least, facial expressions had to be natural, not too fake, and physical movements had to be reasonable.

"Cut!"

As Lin Nan's words fell, this scene was considered passed.

"Lin Dao, aren't you being too ruthless?

We are going to attend the closing ceremony of the Huabiao Awards, just for an afternoon and evening, is it necessary to rush filming to squeeze out time?"

Zhou Xun pouted and complained.

"What you said, I thought you were going to receive an award? Are you in it this time? Aren't we all just guests?"

Lin Nan teased with a smile, directly causing Zhou Xun to get stuck; there really was no award for her.

The year before last, the Huabiao Awards invited all 100-million-box-office directors to attend.

But Lin Nan ran away to Hollywood to find Liu Yifei in advance, and later they went to the Venice Film Festival together.

That time, public opinion was incredible, constantly looking for trouble with him. But even so, Huabiao still gave Lin Nan the Outstanding Director Contribution Award.

This year, they invited him to be a guest again, so he was embarrassed to refuse again.

"Sigh, I thought the shooting could be postponed."

"I also wanted to wrap up early! When the plan was set, these unexpected factors weren't considered."

Lin Nan shook his head, feeling a bit dumbfounded. Delaying the shooting progress because of this kind of thing was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"The Four" crew.

From the start of filming until now, it had been almost three months.

This was Zhao Liying's first time playing a female lead in a film, and also her first time partnering with so many famous actors, and she had gained a lot.

During the break, Yue Jun's call came through.

"Director Yue, are you looking for me?"

Although she walked to a quiet corner to answer the phone, quite a few people still noticed this side.

"Liying, how is 'The Four' filming? Is there an approximate wrap-up time?

The company has invested in a TV series, if the time is suitable, you will go to play the female lead..."

Hearing this, Zhao Liying's eyes widened instantly, "The plot is almost over, the director said it will wrap up by early next month at the latest..."

Zhao Liying's voice was unconsciously a bit louder, and many people in the crew heard it.

When she hung up the phone and returned to the crowd, everyone was looking at Zhao Liying.

"Liying, looking at you, we haven't wrapped up here yet, and you already have a new play?"

Deng Chao teased the girl who was previously unknown and was now an artist of Shanhai Media.

This kind of thing didn't need to be hidden.

"Mm, Brother Chao guessed right, the company has indeed arranged a new play for me, it will be that one after 'The Four' wraps up."

Jiang Yiyan walked over from the side and sat in the seat next to Deng Chao, "Then I must congratulate you, I think the role must be quite good."

Zhao Liying responded with a smile; after she joined the crew, Jiang Yiyan had intentionally tried to get close to her.

Zhao Liying knew that this was Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's former classmate. She heard Jiang Yiyan say that their classmate relationship was good, but she didn't know if it was true or false.

However, in Zhao Liying's eyes, Jiang Yiyan was a bit, how to put it?

Mm, very capable of getting along with male actors, the lead...

The film market suddenly became chaotic and noisy again.

Because following "Captain America" and "Norwegian Wood," five more imported films were temporarily arranged for the September schedule.

"The Mechanic," "The Man from Nowhere," "Drive Angry," "Arthur 3"...

This made a group of domestic films, especially those small and medium-budget domestic films, completely unacceptable.

The promotion of several domestic blockbusters was even more grand, giving people an aura of being ready to suppress imported films at any time.

Lin Nan called Wang Changtian on set; he wanted the role of the female lead in "The Patriot Loyal Yue Fei."

"Mm, I guessed you wanted this role. I will tell others later, and I will also greet the crew over there."

"Then thank you, Chairman Wang."

"You're welcome, just remember to come on time for the premiere, don't go to the wrong place."

"Hahahaha..."

The script for the film "1942," which Feng Xiaogang had prepared for several months, was rejected by the Film Bureau.

The reason given was that the content was too dark and too straightforward, and it was very likely to cause discomfort to the audience...

To be honest, this reason was a bit too far-fetched.

There are only wrong names, no wrong nicknames.

Little Steel Cannon spoke up, "The current film censorship system is greatly 'harming and shackling' film creation, calling for the restoration of the loose art and literature policies of the 1980s..."

Feng Xiaogang was quite restrained at first, but in the end, he started firing directly.

He bluntly stated that those responsible for censorship were all laymen, either "experts" from this unit or "leaders" from that institution, and most of them had never engaged in film production work.

"One by one, they interpret the films submitted for review literally, have excessive negative associations, and even make groundless speculations about the creator's original intentions, and the phenomenon of beating people with sticks and labeling them emerges one after another. They don't do serious work, they only know how to make trouble and drag their feet..."

This statement was published and instantly received support from a large number of people in the circle.

Lin Nan saw Ning Hao's move at a glance; this guy forwarded Feng Xiaogang's post and even wrote a small essay with sarcasm!

"Mm, I just slipped my hand, heh..."

Liu Yifei also received an invitation from Huabiao.

This meant that four people from "Passengers" were going: Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Liu Dehua, and Zhou Xun.

Lei Jiayin and Reba weren't qualified enough, so they could only be given half a day off.

Hengdian World Studios, "Xuan-Yuan Sword" crew.

Cai Yinong called Liu Shishi aside alone.

"This drama is about to wrap up, I've used connections to contact another large-scale historical drama for you, you go play the female second lead."

Liu Shishi nodded, "What historical drama?"

"'The Patriot Loyal Yue Fei,' I originally wanted to ask about the female lead, but who knew there were so many things inside! Being able to get the female second lead is already not easy."

Cai Yinong thought of something, her face showing a bitter smile.

Without waiting for Liu Shishi to ask, Cai Yinong added:

"The male lead is played by Huang Xiaoming, Hong Kong director Tang Jili wanted to recommend Lin Xinru to play the female lead, the crew had already promised, but guess what happened?"

"What happened?" Liu Shishi asked suspiciously.

"Several investors on the mainland side firmly rejected it and replaced it with Lin Dao's person, that Zhao Liying who signed in April..."

After Cai Yinong finished speaking, her heart felt a bit bitter, and so did Liu Shishi's.

When all is said and done, it's because Tang Ren's strength is too weak, and they could only strive for the female second lead, and even used a favor.

The reality in the circle is just so naked.

An actress who was previously unknown, since signing with Shanhai Media, has had one film after another, and they are all female leads!

"That's the matter, it will be announced over there recently, you prepare."

Cai Yinong sighed and reminded.

"Mm, I know." ===== CHAPTER 207 =====