Superstars start as villains

Chapter 91 Launch Conference.

Backstage at the opening press conference of "House of Flying Daggers", all the leading actors were present, and Zhou Xing also met Zhang Ziyi, who had never shown her face before. It is said that she has been practicing water sleeve dance hard recently.

Speaking of it, Zhang Ziyi's starting point as a girl-hunter can't be higher. From being well-known to the audience in "My Father and Mother", and then participating in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Ani, she has become one of the few who can have a significant role in Hollywood. A certain influential Chinese actress.

But after that, Zhang Ziyi only played a supporting role in "Shushan Biography" and "Heroes", and did not perform too well.

After finally getting the role of the female lead in [Ambush from Ten Daggers], Zhang Ziyi will naturally not miss this opportunity, not only the sleeve dance, but she also plays the role of a blind man in the first half of the play, for which she has been with a blind woman for a long time Eating and living together, watching her diet and daily life, an actor can be called dedicated if he does this.

However, Zhou Xing found a problem in the background. There are too few actors in this drama. Apart from him, Hua Tsai, Zhang Ziyi, and Song Dandan, there is no one else. No, it should be said that other actors are not qualified to participate in the launch release. meeting.

This is very strange, you know, back then [Heroes] was full of big names, Li Lianjie, Wei Tsai, Zhang Manyu, Ming Shu, Zhang Ziyi, Zhen Ziyi, such a strong cast, and the investment was only more than 2 million yuan.

Zhou Xing's salary for "House of Flying Daggers" is the highest salary he has ever received, 1500 million RMB. Hua Tsai may be a little higher than him, but it is not much higher. As for some Xiangjiang media said that he The film's salary is as high as tens of millions of dollars, which is undoubtedly nonsense. You must know that Li Lianjie, who is currently the most expensive Chinese male star, only earns about 1200 million dollars in Hollywood.

Zhang Ziyi’s film salary will definitely not exceed 1000 million RMB. As for Song Dandan, it will not exceed 500 million RMB if he dies. In this way, the total film salary of the leading actors in [Ambush from Ten Daggers] will not exceed 5000 million RMB, and the promotional expenses will be 5000 million RMB , This is only 2 million yuan. Could it be that the remaining [-] million yuan will be spent on filming?

Of course, Zhou Xing would definitely not disclose this kind of matter, after all, he was holding his job.

Zhang Weiping is a very shrewd cultural businessman. In his opinion, no matter how good a work is, it needs to be packaged, so he will hold the launch conference of "House of Flying Daggers" in a very grand way. After all, the investment of more than [-] million yuan is not enough If there is a commotion, how can the investor pay with confidence?

The much-anticipated launch conference finally lifted the veil of mystery. Compared with the grand scene of hundreds of reporters, the lineup of only four leading actors seems a bit stretched, but fortunately there is a national teacher in the lineup. When he was born, he became the Chinese movie circle, a mythical existence, better than any big-name actor.

"Guoshi, I heard that the filming cost of this film is more than 3 million yuan. Is it possible to spend so much money?" A reporter was keenly aware of the problem.

The National Teacher was obviously prepared: "Money is a good thing. For a director, there is no such thing as endless spending. If you want to achieve perfection, let alone [-] million yuan, even if it is [-] million U.S. dollars, I can spend it all. I don't believe it." you try."

"Haha~~~" There was laughter at the scene, but the always serious national teacher actually made a joke.

"Zhou Xing, is it convenient to disclose your salary?" The reporter was still unwilling.

Zhou Xing smiled at the camera: "It's not convenient."

What followed was a scuffle. The reporters desperately wanted to pick up some news, but Zhou Xing and his group were veterans, and the soldiers came to cover them up. Some of the information revealed was discussed in advance.

The reporters were naturally not satisfied with this, so they turned their main attack direction to Song Dandan, who had been neglected before.

To say that Song Dandan's coffee status is definitely not low, the two sitcoms "I Love My Family" and "Family with Children" also made her famous, and the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 99 and Uncle Benshan's "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" are even more achievements A classic memory for generations.

However, in terms of movies, her performance is a bit underwhelming, and the few low-cost movies she starred in did not perform well at the box office.

"Sister Dandan, I heard that Anita Mui was originally scheduled for this role, but the National Teacher invited you to replace her because of her sudden death. What do you think about this?" As soon as the reporter asked this question, the scene became lively.

Song Dandan's face also became a little ugly, Zhou Xing also had to admire, these reporters really know how to make troubles.

Indeed, although Song Dandan's coffee status is not low, but because he has played the roles of mother and old lady for a long time, it gives people a simple feeling, well, to put it bluntly, it is "earth".

And what about Anita Mui?As a famous movie star in Xiangjiang, she encountered the most glorious time of Xiangjiang movies, and left countless moving figures on the screen. She is indeed a youthful youth.

However, it is unfair to compare their screen images together. Song Dandan's performance on the stage of drama is no worse than that of TV dramas and sketches, but the influence of drama is after all worse.

The national teacher looked at it and hurriedly said: "It is true that Anita Mui was booked for this role before, but I must choose the actor because she is suitable for this role, not someone else's substitute. Your question is too boring."

A turbulent and invisible, the launch conference is over, but the reporters will not let it go, their goal is sales, as to whether this is the case, does it matter?

After the launch conference, Guoshi took the team to Sichuan and Sichuan for shooting.

In Yongchuan, what catches the eye is a green bamboo sea. Yes, this place can no longer be described as a bamboo forest. The bamboos all over the mountains and plains seem to be an endless ocean, and the chirping of insects and birds around you can be heard, as if you are in a paradise.

Zhou Xing couldn't help but admire the photographers in the National Teacher's team who were looking for locations, how did they discover such a fairyland-like location.

There was not much time for them to express their emotions, and the crew began to officially shoot soon. The original plan of "House of Flying Daggers" started shooting last year, but it happened to encounter SARS at that time, so it had to be postponed.

At that time, Zhou Xing happened to be filming "Conquer" in an inland city. After the filming of "Conquer", the epidemic gradually eased due to the gradual increase in temperature.

For Zhou Xing, the filming of "House of Flying Daggers" was not very difficult. To be honest, in terms of literary and drama, it was really not difficult. It was nothing more than a bloody plot of two men fighting for one woman.

As for martial arts, it's even more difficult for him. Hua Tsai has to rely on a stand-in to complete many actions, and Zhou Xing can basically handle it by himself, which also makes the national teacher look up to him with admiration.

After the filming in Yongchuan ended, the crew traveled thousands of miles to Ukraine. Zhou Xing had already accepted his fate. This drama is really based on the script. Apart from the beautiful scenes, the only thing to watch in this drama is Zhang Ziyi. That part of the sleeve dance.

(End of this chapter)