Director’s Legend - Chapter 388

Because it was a three-part series, the characters in the play were also selected in the three movies, and 21 main characters were released in the first batch.

Huangdi has Xiong Xuanyuan, Yandi Shennong Lieshan, Chiyou, Yinglong, Luozu, Hou Gangjie, Nv Xuan, Xuan Nu, Fei Lian, Red Pine, Maternal Mother, Shao Dian, Fu Bao, Qi Bo, Li Mu, Fenghou, Da Hong, Chang Xian, Chi Jiangzi, Xing Tian, ​​Kuafu.

Because privately, Shao Shuaijun has confirmed to the production crew that the actors’ remuneration does not require the protagonist to exceed RMB 5 million, the secondary protagonist does not exceed RMB 2 million, and the general supporting role exceeds RMB 500,000. Shao Shuaijun thought that such a low salary would not attract any celebrities.

But the response was beyond imagination. A group of Chinese-speaking movie stars almost rushed to audition, even willing to participate in the movie with zero pay. Not only do second- and third-rate celebrities do not plan to ask for money, but also the top Chinese celebrities who don’t need money one by one, as long as they can act.

“A Jun, you are so famous now. Others are squeezing their heads and want to participate in your movie. Now, the cost of actors can be saved by more than half. If the cost is reduced, the movie will be half the success.” Wang Wei calculated The cost of using the star lineup, said cheerfully.

“Who have come to audition for the Yellow Emperor?” Shao Shuaijun asked casually while looking through a pile of conceptual drawings of character modeling.

“Let me see, Liu Dehua, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Weijian, Butter Peng, Chen Xiao…”

“Where is the one who auditioned for Emperor Yan?”

“Posted Lin, Liang Chaowei, Guo Fucheng, Cheng Long…”

“The one who auditioned for Luo Zu?”

“Liu Shishi, Zhang Jingchu, Gao Yuanyuan…”

“Very good. When arranging the audition, I have a few pieces of material related to the script, which are some historical myths and legends. You help me give each actor one. I hope they can study this material carefully. , I will ask a few background questions about the character.”

“Ok.”

After everything was properly explained, the audition officially began.

At the Jiahe Film and Television Base in Beijing, Shao Shuaijun, Wang Wei, Cameron and other members of the production team, as well as members of the director team, have a detailed discussion. The first audition is for some minor supporting roles. Before the audition, there will be a special makeup artist who will draw an audition makeup for the actors and give Shao Shuaijun and others a reference to see if it is suitable for performance.

Acting is one aspect, and image is another aspect.

Some actors have not even begun to perform, Shao Shuaijun directly denies it, the script is that he has pondered over and over again, and each character has a scale in his heart, and he only needs to see if he can act. Among the actors who can act, choose good ones. After half a month of casting, the main cast is finally determined.

Kuafu, played by Xie Tingfeng. Xing Tian, ​​played by Wang Xueqi. The red general, played by Xu Zheng. Chang Xian, played by Lian Weijian. Dahong, played by Deng Chao. After the wind, Zhang Guoli played. Hou Gangjie, played by Wen Zhang. Bo Qi, played by Ge You. Red pine nuts, played by Huang Bo. Fei Lian, played by Li Bingbing. Female ghost, played by Fan Bingbing. Li Mu, played by Howard. Shao Dian, played by Jet Li. Played by Bao Zhang Ziyi.

The Yellow Emperor, Yan Emperor, Chi You, Luo Zu, Mae Mu, Xuan Nu, and Ying Long are the important protagonists and are still in the process of further casting. In the following half-month trial, the seven leading actors were finally determined.

The Yellow Emperor is the hero of the Yellow Emperor trilogy and the only protagonist of the entire story. With his handsome appearance, well-honed acting skills, and hard work on the background knowledge of the Yellow Emperor, Liu Dehua became the actor of the Yellow Emperor.

Emperor Yan is an important role in the Yellow Emperor trilogy. In the second part of “The Yellow Emperor: The Battle of Yan and Huang”, the villain boss, Cheng Long, with his strength, defeated many opponents.

Chi You, the first two did not appear, in the third “Yellow Emperor: Dragon Totem” is the absolute villain BOSS, Zhou Runfa won this role by virtue of his strength.

Ying Long, the main assistant of the Yellow Emperor, runs through the trilogy. The drama is very important and must be able to play. In the end, Zhenzidan became the actor with his ability and understanding of the role.

Luozu, 嫫mu and Xuannv are the three heroines. In Shao Shuaijun’s vision, these three heroines, one by one, and then at the end of each one, will die to set off the plot. In the end, Liu Shishi won the Luo ancestor, Zhou Xun won the prostitute, and Liu Yifei won the Xuannv.

By mid-August, all the roles, big and small, were finally settled. You can boot up.

The opening ceremony was held in the capital, and the real shooting locations were distributed all over China. Studios have already been set up in Shennongjia, Jiuzhaigou, Qinghai Plateau and other places. As an epoch-making film series, Shao Shuaijun hopes to use real scenes in all backgrounds.

The combination of CG animation special effects and real photography to create the best movie screen. The film will be shot in coordination with IMAX-3D, 3D and ultra-clear digital cameras. The original “Inception” special effects team will work with D2 and ILM to participate in the whole process of special effects production. The original “Inception” photography team will also cooperate with Huang Yuetai, Lu Le and others.

“I am very excited and excited to be able to participate in Director Shao’s Yellow Emperor trilogy. Thank you to Director Shao and the production team and director team for giving me the role of Huang Di. For me, playing the ancestor of a Chinese, There is a lot of pressure. I hope I can devote 100% of my energy to show the Yellow Emperor.” Liu Dehua said excitedly at the opening ceremony.

“This time the large-scale production of Chinese-language movies will create all-round stories from ancient myths and legends, and discover the accumulation of China’s five thousand years of history and culture. As an actor, it is a very honorable thing to be able to participate. Emperor Yan was also the ancestor of the Chinese. He had wars with the Yellow Emperor, but how to assess the historical contribution of Emperor Yan and how to portray the image of a sage is not overly strict. It is difficult, but very challenging.” Cheng Long said eloquently. talk.

As the female lead of the first “Yellow Emperor: The Rise of Bears”, Liu Shishi also said brilliantly: “I have cooperated with Director Shao many times. In the previous cooperation, Director Shao is very peaceful, and occasionally we will blow the air when we are filming. It’s very relaxed. This time it’s a little different. Director Shao said, “Master Liu, you have to know that this time the movie is the largest and most important one I have ever made. You have to make sure that you can’t hold back. If you think If you can’t successfully perform Luozu, you should quit right away. Otherwise, you will meet a devil director. “I can feel that this filming will be very hard, but I will work hard to prevent Director Shao from having a chance to find fault. .”

Shao Shuaijun also said: “I have said enough about the movie. The script combines the contributions of many authors and screenwriters. It is a very exciting story. The four major magic series I have produced, the biggest plan, Huang Di San As a special effects blockbuster, the return on investment is unknown. I hope that all the cast and crew of our crew will be able to put their utmost spirit into it and work hard for two years to complete the creation of the movie.”

The filming time of the Yellow Emperor Trilogy is expected to span two years.

The actors and the director team talked about their feelings, and the opening ceremony ended.

Then the crew went deep into the mountains and started filming. And in the media, after a lot of hype, the movie gradually forgot.

“The Yellow Emperor: The Rise of Bears” tells the story of the tribe being destroyed, the world is in chaos, and the people do not live in the process of growing up. In the midst of suffering, the Yellow Emperor gradually understood his mission and began to lead the refugees to survive in troubled times, rebuild the bear tribe, and finally divided the world into three parts, separated from Emperor Yan and Chi Youding.

In this way, time flies. “Legend of the White Snake: The Legend of the Green Snake”, with a global price of 430 million U.S. dollars, superbly completed the task and ended successfully.

Four months later, all the shots of the first plot were finally shot, and the copies were edited into a movie and sent to post-production. Shao Shuaijun continues to film the second related plot.

“The Yellow Emperor: Battle of the Yellow Emperor” tells the story of the Yellow Emperor’s tribe growing stronger and stronger, and finally the Battle of Banquan broke out. After an arduous battle, the Yellow Emperor defeated the Emperor Yan. When everyone was about to kill Emperor Yan, Huang Emperor let him go, because Emperor Huang understood that the real enemy was not Emperor Yan, but Chi You.

When filming the second part, Shao Shuaijun will be busy, and the propaganda work of “The Yellow Emperor: A Bear Rising” is also being carried out simultaneously.

The movie schedule has been arranged. The premiere will be held successively from May 2014. It will be officially released in overseas small ticket warehouses in June. It will land in North America in mid-June. It will be summer vacation in China in July. Started to show in the mainland. The main actors, as long as there are gaps in the shooting, will go to various places to promote.

The movies are full of Chinese stars, even supporting actors are also stars, so there is no need to worry about the publicity work being unattractive. In Europe and the United States, internationally influential celebrities such as Cheng Long and Zhen Bullet are mainly responsible for the promotion.

At the end of March 2014, the post-production of “The Yellow Emperor: A Bear Rising” was completed. Shao Shuaijun took the first edition of the edited film and went to the United States for a publicity. That is, I accepted interviews with several media and talked about the new movie.

Then, the promotional film landed on the global Internet.

Netizen Wu Yuxin is a big fan of Shao Shuaijun. Almost as soon as the trailer came out, he clicked on the video and started watching the first version of the trailer with anticipation.

“The Shennong clan is the co-master of the world. After nine generations, Emperor Yan inherited it.”

The Emperor Yan, played by Cheng Long, sits on a huge stone throne, holding a huge whip in his hand, with horns on his head, and looks different from ordinary people’s mighty power. Looking down from the top of the camera, Yan Di’s domineering is undoubtedly revealed.

“Attached treasure night to watch the stars, Beidou is entangled by thunder and lightning!”

The attached treasure played by Zhang Ziyi, looking up at the starry sky, the starry sky is radiant and boundless, the Big Dipper is particularly bright, and lightning is entwined on the Big Dipper, vaguely forming a sword.

“This son was born with a strange omen, and my wife once saw Beidou entangled in electricity, and she will become a great weapon in the future.” Li Lianjie played Shaodian, holding a baby. The baby is fat and cute, but you can see that there are horn-like bulges on the baby’s head and some scales on the body.

Xuanyuan, played by Liu Dehua, turned his back to the camera, and Luo Zu, played by Shishi Liu, asked, “You don’t do anything, what do you want to do?”

“I don’t know the meaning of my existence.”

There was a dead body on the ground, Xuanyuan stood alone.

“Will you lead us?”

A group of refugees looked longingly at the camera.

“where are we going?”

A child raised his head and asked his mother, among a group of refugees.

“Go where you should go.”

Xuanyuan spoke loudly to a group of refugees.

“Why don’t you go!” Ying Long, played by Zhenzidan, scolded a group of refugees.

“We have nowhere to go.”

Xing Tian, ​​played by Wang Xueqi, rides a black panther and strikes violently… (to be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)