Chapter 748 Casting for "Sword and Sword III"

Chapter 748 Casting for "Sword and Sword III"...

In fact, direct confrontation rarely occurs in the film market.

After all, movies are made with money, so why are you fighting to the death?

Therefore, it is very rare for Yu Dong to fight Zhang Weiping - "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" VS "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins"...

According to what Yu Dong said afterwards: Have you ever seen "Batman" and "Spider-Man" released on the same day? Why can the six major U.S. companies sit down to negotiate schedules, while Chinese movies only produce two blockbusters, insisting on killing each other, and the whole world is laughing? Two heavyweight blockbusters came out on the same day, and there was no winner. They were both made to compete for publicity.

Therefore, Shen Xudong adopted an encirclement and suppression strategy.

One after another, a double-sided attack...

But... the market active period of a movie should be about 30 days. Generally speaking, it gets 80% of the box office in the first two weeks, and 20% in the next two weeks...

The ones with high quality have more stamina.

Especially crime themes!

"The Tuner" is one of those movies that has a lot of staying power - it's of high quality.

Therefore, Chen Xi was reluctant to pit it against "Red Cliff" (Part 2)...

Shen Xudong hesitated for a while, and then said: "The other movies are not heavy enough... Don't worry, even "Red Cliff" and "The Tuner" will definitely exceed 100 million!"

"That's Ning Hao, our number one director..." Chen Xi still shook his head, and then suggested: "I have two approved films in my hand that have been reviewed, namely "Wall-E" and "The Twilight Saga"..."

Shen Xudong was quite surprised: "Did "Twilight" pass the review? There are vampires!"

Chen Xi said nothing and looked at Gao Fenfen, who smiled and said nothing, hiding his merit and fame...

Shen Xudong gave her a thumbs up, and then said: "Then... let's watch "Wall-E"..."

"Why not Twilight?"

"Have you watched "The Twilight Saga"?"

"See..."

"How does it feel?"

"The picture is cool, the special effects are good, the actors..."

Shen Xudong couldn't listen anymore: "Tell the truth!"

Chen Xi licked his lips and told the truth: "...it's pretty bad...I feel like it's a Mary Sue drama...Qiong Yao's movies in the early years were basically this kind of thing..."

"Yes, you feel terrible, so the audience must have the same idea..."

Chen Xi was curious: "...Why is "Twilight" so popular?"

"Because it has tens of millions of readers... This is a fan-oriented work, and our audience is not its fans, so they can definitely evaluate it objectively..."

Chen Xi nodded: "Okay then, let's use "Wall-E"..."

"Well... you look at the arrangements." Shen Xudong changed the subject: "I will go to Shanghai tomorrow..."

"What's wrong?"

Shen Xudong explained: "My former assistant was bullied, so I went to help her out..."

"Assistant? That Zhang Xi?"

"Yes, her name is Zhang Zhixi now..."

"Are you in contact with her?"

"Of course," Shen Xudong looked at Gao Fenfen: "I am very affectionate. Even if I am a former assistant, I will keep in touch!"

Gao Fenfen sneered: "She's living a good life, isn't she?"

"What are you talking about? She and I..." retorted subconsciously, and then realized that these are all our own people, there is no need to pretend: "Okay, it's really good! It's unforgettable!"

Gao Fenfen spit directly: "Bah, how shameless!"

Chen Xi also said: "That's right, you made me completely disappointed in love!"

Shen Xudong is also single: "I have been in the entertainment industry. No matter how I believe in love, how can those female stars find opportunities to get ahead?"

Gao Fenfen waved her hand and returned to the topic: "...What happened to her?"

"I don't know, I didn't ask specifically."

Chen Xi thought for a while and then asked: "Going to Shanghai...is it because of the casting for "Sword and Sword III"?"

"…you know?"

Chen Xi: "Of course I know, I also know that her role has been changed..."

"Well... we agreed to let her play the heroine, but after two days of filming, we suddenly found another one..." At this point, Shen Xudong suddenly realized something: ""Sword and Sword III"? It seems that Yang Mi was chosen as the heroine? "

"As long as you know...it was you who suggested Yang Mi play the female lead!"

"...Then...I'm not going?"

"Didn't you agree to everything?"

"Then let me ask specifically."

…

Tianmei Company has actually been thinking about acquiring Tang Ren, but... Cai Yinong is unwilling to work for others.

Moreover, Tang Ren produces good works every year, has a lot of connections with many TV stations, and has a pretty good cash flow reserve...

In the past few years, Tang Ren's works have basically been jointly produced with Tianmei, whether they are movies or TV series.

But for the "Sword of Immortal" series, they definitely have to make it themselves.

That's right, Tang Ren is preparing to film "Sword and Sword III".

Why not make "Sword and Sword II"?

The story is too bad!

In fact, Sword and Sword II is a semi-finished game. Although the suspense clues in the first half are very good, due to some management reasons of BJ Softstar, the game had to end development and sales early, so you can feel the plot in the second half is very obvious. Traces of rush work…

Although there are plot blueprints out there, you can make a TV series if you really want to, but TV series are only for these game fans. Would you choose to make a semi-finished product with few game fans and half of the plot written, but you are still a fan What about the finished product with a classic plot?

Anyway, I would choose the latter.

Tang Ren did the same, choosing "Sword and Sword III"...

Oh, they didn't hire Shen Xudong as the screenwriter this time...

Are you kidding me, Shen Xudong is the screenwriter for "Sword and Sword III"?

Do you know how much Shen Xudong is worth?

Even if he agreed, Tang Ren couldn't afford the price.

Anyway, Cai Yinong thought so, and then Tianmei Company, to be precise, Chen Xi and Zhong Lifang came to the door and took the initiative to issue a cooperation invitation.

Cai Yinong did not refuse - because, once they cooperate, Shen Xudong will be the art director of "Sword and Sword III".

The name of a person is the shadow of a tree. Shen Xudong is not only a gold medal producer, he is also the screenwriter of the first part of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

If he had been the art director of "Sword and Sword III", even if it was just in his name, the film would have sold for a sky-high price.

Zhang Xi is Tang Ren's contracted actress, and Cai Yinong is very optimistic about her, so she was directly cast to play the female lead Tang Xuejian in "Sword and Sword III".

The characters, posters, etc. were all taken, and then several directors discovered that she couldn't play Tang Xuejian.

Tang Xue saw that this character had a lively and quirky personality...

If Zhang Xi can't act well, she's not suitable for making big expressions.

Then Cai Yinong called Shen Xudong, who recommended Yang Mi.

He had no idea that there was anything about Zhang Xi involved. He only knew that Tang Yan was unlikely to join the cast of "Sword and Sword III" - nonsense, the heroine with a box office of 200 million is now available, and the first sister of the new generation promoted by Tianmei, get it They are all top-notch resources, but they don’t take part in good works and act in ancient puppets?

Oh, at this stage, ancient puppets are looked down upon. They are not considered mainstream resources, they are just soap operas.

Bringing it back, Shen Xudong contacted Zhang Xi: "I remember there is Zixuan, you can try it..."

"Then my heroine is just gone?"

"...If it's gone, it's gone. What can I do? You are indeed not suitable!"