Chapter 187 Before and After
[There are too many characters in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and it is too difficult to sort them out. I will update one chapter at noon and the other two chapters at 6pm.]
Although Jingtai took the initiative to express interest in "Zhu Yuanzhang", Xu Kun did not rush to reveal this to director Feng Xiaoning after attending the celebration party.
Continuing to maintain and deepen relations with Beijing and Taiwan is definitely the most cost-effective option for Xu Kun.
But Director Feng is now obsessed with having the show premiered on CCTV-8. Even Lao Baigan, the big money sponsor behind Xu Kun, is actually looking forward to having the show on CCTV.
At this critical juncture, how could Xu Kun speak for Jingtai?
Besides, Beijing and Taiwan only revealed an intention and did not actually send anyone to discuss the matter.
Let's wait and see.
Because the filming of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" was scheduled to start on February 2, which was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, after Xu Kun finished writing the biography of Tao Wangsan during the period before the New Year, in addition to continuing to familiarize himself with the script, he also spent his time calling friends around to eat and drink.
A lot of things happened during this period.
For example, he once followed Hao Lei to kick Deng Chao's door at two o'clock in the middle of the night, but was finally poured with a basin of cold water by the upstairs neighbor and fled away in fear.
For example, Xu Kun, Wang Baoqiang and Li Yixiang took time out before the New Year to go to Thailand, participated in the 2nd Bangkok International Film Festival, and won the Best Actor award at the same time - that's right, they didn't go for a double yolk, they went for a triple yolk.
After winning the Best Actor award, Jia Yueting and Chen Xuebin originally suggested to hype up the award, but Xu Kun and the other two discussed it and felt that this film festival was not worthy of mentioning, so they finally chose to keep a low profile.
For example, Jiang Shan’s 7-year-old daughter suddenly called Xu Kun and asked him not to harass Jiang Shan again. Later, through a pair of testimonies, it was discovered that the little girl originally wanted to call Jin Dong.
Mrs. Jiang then confessed that Jin Dong had indeed been pursuing her recently, but she had not yet agreed to be with him.
Tsk~
With this "temporary", Xu Kun understood everything.
So the two of them partied all night on New Year's Eve, and then became ordinary friends again. Everything that happened yesterday seemed like a dream, and only the Audi A6 still silently remembered everything.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, when Xu Kun was giving director Feng Xiaoning a New Year's gift, Director Feng somewhat embarrassedly asked him to ask Jingtai if he had any thoughts about "Zhu Yuanzhang".
The originally edited version of "Zhu Yuanzhang" passed the review of CCTV's purchasing department, but was rejected by CCTV's advertising department.
The reason is very simple. Now the biggest funders of CCTV are the wineries. Every year when bidding, they spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, and the winning bidder sets new records.
You invested 6 million in Lao Baigan, but your advertising is even more aggressive than others. Is this appropriate? It is not appropriate!
A big part of the reason why Feng Xiaoning chose Xu Kun was because of the six million, but she didn't expect that Xiao He would be the cause of both her success and failure. Now she can only choose Jingtai as the second best option.
Xu Kun hadn't mentioned it before, so Director Feng took the initiative to bring it up, which was equivalent to earning a favor for free.
The finished film was sent to Beijing and Taiwan after the New Year, because it made up for the shortcomings of 'costumes and props', and Xu Kun's performance was more domineering - in the daily scenes of amusing Empress Ma, he had about 80% to 90% of Hu Jun's skills [mainly because he communicated well with Ning Jing], and in the scenes showing the iron-blooded side of the monarch, he had 120% of the effect.
Although CCTV's "The Emperor of Han Wu" started off strong but ended badly, it further confirmed the conclusion that costume dramas are on the decline.
But people in Beijing and Taiwan were quite satisfied with this enhanced version of "Zhu Yuanzhang". Plus, it was starred by Xu, so it passed the review quickly as expected and was scheduled to be broadcast in the summer season in July.
However, by this time Xu Kun had already left the capital and came to Jiangxi with the crew of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
It was not until he got on the crew's bus that he finally saw the actress he was acting opposite, Shu Chang, who Huo Siyan had been talking about for a long time, and a girl with a square chin.
The role of Dong Efei played by Huo Siyan in "The Young Emperor" was often compared with the Dong Efei played by Shu Chang in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", and Huo Siyan was usually the one who was outshined.
So Huo Siyan was quite indignant about this, and always said that Shu Chang had the advantage of being in the first place.
Now that I have met the real owner, I can only say that they each have their own merits.
Shu Chang has a more bookish temperament, which is Baoqiang's favorite type; while Huo Siyan, due to her age, should appear more stable and mature. Shu Chang is naturally curious about Xu Kun, but she did not show it. There was a faint sense of alienation on her face. After the greetings, they just talked to each other.
On the other hand, Yang Mi, who was standing aside, although he had cursed Jia Yueting and Xu Kun behind their backs more than once, was very warm when they really met. He acted like a die-hard fan of "Heavenly Sword", and kept asking Xu Kun questions.
This should work!
Jiang Yiyan, who was watching coldly, nodded secretly. She vaguely felt a familiar breath from Yang Mi, and her confidence in this action of dragging people into the water increased.
but……
Is this little girl a little too proactive?
When I first met Brother Kun, he didn’t seem as radical as she was.
Don't let the wolf enter the house and take over the magpie's nest in the end...
However, after staring at Yang Mi carefully, especially his chin for a while, Jiang Yiyan's vigilance was mostly dispelled. Just by looking at Yang Mi's square face and chin, it was destined that Yang Mi would have no chance of rebelling against Tiangang.
While Jiang Yiyan was secretly observing Yang Mi, Shu Chang was also secretly observing Jiang Yiyan.
I thought that this woman looked quiet and gentle on the surface, but who would have thought that she would stab her classmates in the back without even blinking an eye.
And wasn't she having an affair with Xu Kun? Why didn't she play Xiao Xie this time, but instead played Xiao Cui?
It was not until Jiang Yiyan noticed her gaze and cast a puzzled look at her that Shu Chang quickly turned his head to look out the window, silently saying in his heart: You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me.
Although she was curious about Jiang Yiyan, she didn't want to get involved with this bitch of a bitches.
the other side.
Yang Mi has already talked about his plan to take the art exam this year from "Heroes of the Heavenly Sword".
"That's a coincidence."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "A little girl I know also said that she will apply for the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy this year. Maybe you two can become classmates by then."
This is naturally referring to Zhou Qiqi.
Although they only had a few brief contacts during the filming of "Blind Shaft", it completely changed the girl's ideals in life.
After "Heavenly Sword" became a hit last year, Deputy County Magistrate Zhou, who had already turned to business, contacted Xu Kun again, hoping that Xu Kun could give him some advice.
In fact, after so long, Xu Kun's impression of the girl had long faded, but he was nostalgic, so he still agreed to help give her some advice before the art exam.
Anyway, there is no need for him to do this job personally. Li Yixiang, the old squad leader of the 92 class of Beijing Film Academy, is the perfect person to do this kind of thing.
Speaking of Brother Li, he recently introduced a celebrity classmate to Xu Kun, Yuan Li, who played "Du Xiaoyue" in "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan".
He is considered a leading figure in the 92 Beijing Film Academy's acting class. His two films, Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth, became popular all over the country.
However, due to the widely publicized slapping incident, Yuan Li missed the "Iron Triathlon" broadcast at the end of 04, resulting in the ratings of "Iron Triathlon" being lower than the previous two series, and also causing Yuan Li's popularity to decline.
I don’t know how Tangren got in touch with her this time, but Yuan Li agreed to guest-star as the second female lead Mei Sanniang in the "Painted Skin" unit, so Li Yixiang specially introduced the two of them to each other.
How should I describe this person? His personality is actually a bit similar to Ning Jing, but he is more casual and not as strong as Ning Jing, otherwise it would not have been a slapping incident, but a fight between "Wang Xifeng" and "Du Xiaoyue" on the set.
(End of this chapter)
