Chen Kaige and Chen Kaige all envied Zhang Yimou's ability to direct a blockbuster film like "The Immortal Qin Empire", but Wang Jing was not envious.
Not only was he not envious, he felt guilty when he saw the cast and investment volume of "The Immortal Qin Empire".
When it came to filming "New World", he had the confidence to go straight to it, and he was completely confident that he could achieve both speed and quality.
But when filming "The Immortal Qin Empire", he didn't have the confidence.
If he took this job, he would probably lose weight.
"New World" is still better, it feels very familiar to shoot.
Yue Guan was also confident that Wang Jing could successfully film "New World", but he was not even familiar with the actors and it was difficult to get into the mood directly, so he suggested: "Brother Jing, call all the actors over so that I can get to know them, and then we will make a script Let’s read around.”
"The script of "New World" is so simple, what's so easy to read?" Wang Jing said.
Even so, he still called all the actors over.
Although he has already filmed a lot of scenes, Yue Guan is the protagonist of "New World" after all, and Yue Guan plays opposite most of the actors.
Without Yue Guan, none of these scenes would be possible.
Therefore, Yue Guan must get familiar with these actors.
Most of them are indeed acquaintances.
And the cast was quite unexpected.
"Brother Jing, how many favors do you owe to get such a table of big names?"
Wang Jing spread his hands: "They are all here to guest star, and most of them are not here for me, but for you. If you weren't the leading actor, they wouldn't come here for guest appearances."
It's said to be a cameo, but in fact it's all very important roles.
The plot line of "New World" is that the chairman of the Kinmen Group and a violent organization died in a car accident in Shidong, the leader of the Tiger Faction. Around the title of the chairman, Ding Qing, the No. 3 figure under Kinmen Group, and Li Zhongjiu, the No. 4 figure and executive director, started a fierce battle. Fight. At the same time, Jing Fang proposed the "New World" plan in an attempt to support Zhang Shouji, the second-in-command of the Kinmen Group, to the top position. Because Zhang Shouji has been ignored in the Kinmen Group, if he takes the position, he will definitely become Jing Fang's puppet.
In the script of "New World", Jing Fang never thought about completely eradicating the Kinmen Group from beginning to end, but just wanted to turn the Kinmen Group into Jing Fang's Kinmen Group.
The protagonist Li Zicheng is Ding Qing's right-hand man and Jing Fang's undercover agent. If Jing Fang wants to support Zhang Shouji to rise to power, of course Li Zicheng's help is indispensable.
So the plot line of "New World" continues to develop.
The story is probably the main line of the plot, so Ding Qing, Li Zhongjiu, Zhang Shouji and the male protagonist Li Zicheng’s boss, Section Chief Jiang, are all characters that cannot be bypassed. Their existence and direction determine the direction of the plot.
Among the four people, the choice of Ding Qing was the most important, so Yue Guan only made suggestions for the choice of Ding Qing. The other three actors who were actually slightly better in Yue Guan could play the role, so he didn't let him go. In my mind, just let Wang Jing choose.
Then Wang Jing chose a combination of Wang Zha.
Section Chief Jiang: Guo Tianwang;
Li Zhongjiu; Liu Tianwang;
Zhang Shouji: King Li Tian.
When Yue Guan saw these three people on the set of "New World", he was a little confused.
Wang Jing, a fat man, really does great things in silence.
The four characters are all supporting roles, and their roles are not very exciting, but Wang Jing can actually bring them in.
I guess what Wang Jing said is true, he does have a lot of face.
If only Wang Jing had this face, he would be able to pull just one person over until he died.
They are all seniors, so of course Yue Guan has to take the initiative to greet him.
"Brother Cheng, Brother Hua, Brother Ming, I can't believe that I can see you three in this crew at the same time." Yue Guan told the truth: "If Teacher Xueyou is here, it will be the same stage for the four kings of the century. ”
Wang Jing added: "I gave the theme song of "New World" to Xueyou."
What can Yue Guan say
He could only give Wang Jing a thumbs up: "Brother Jing, you are really awesome. You did this big thing without saying a word. I'm afraid the last time such a luxurious lineup appeared was in "Infernal Affairs" It’s time.”
"It is indeed "Infernal Affairs."" Liu Tianwang was very approachable and took the initiative to say: "Speaking of it, "New World" can be regarded as a replica of "Infernal Affairs". This is also a kind of fate."
"It is indeed a great fate." Of course Yue Guan was very surprised.
There is a saying that these three characters are actually not worthy of the status of these three kings.
They must have come to repay Wang Jing's favor, or they wanted Yue Guan to owe them a favor.
This is how relationships work in the entertainment industry. I carried a sedan chair for you once, and next time I come to see you for something, you can't refuse, otherwise your reputation will be ruined if word spreads.
However, Yue Guan estimated that the three kings would not let him carry the sedan chair for them, and most likely they were here for the resources of Miracle Company.
The Heavenly King would not be able to make much money by clinging to that one-third of an acre in Xiangcheng, so he would still have to move closer to the Central Plains.
They had all moved closer to the great directors from the Central Plains before.
Times have changed now, and the king of the Zhongyuan entertainment industry has become Yueguan. Naturally, he has to come to Yueguan to pay homage to the dock.
In this regard, Yue Guan expressed his welcome with both hands and would not reject anyone who came.
After all, it is a memory of an era. As long as there is no problem with his position, Yue Guan will certainly make friends.
Besides, with the joining of the three of them, for "New World", the box office can basically be said to be stable.
When it comes to box office, even Wang Jing has some ambitions: "With the appeal of the three kings plus Yue Guan, if the box office of "New World" cannot exceed one billion, I will be embarrassed to see you Yue Guan in the future."
Yue Guan glanced at the three kings, and then said with a smile: "Brother Cheng, Brother Hua and Brother Ming are each worth 300 million at the box office. "New World" is definitely worth 1 billion."
The quality of "New World" is very clear.
Yue Guan is also aware of Wang Jing's ability in making gangster films.
Coupled with the fully upgraded lineup, Yue Guan's box office appeal, and the sentiments of the three kings, "New World" will be the king in any schedule as long as it does not collide head-on with blockbusters like "Xian Qin Empire".
Judging from Wang Jing's shooting speed, there is a high probability that Wang Jing will put "New World" on the Spring Festival schedule next year.
"Brother Jing, if word gets out about the cast of our movie, I feel like it will scare away a lot of movies that are scheduled to be scheduled for next year's Spring Festival."
"We are already old. If we want to carry the box office, we have to count on Mr. Yue." Li Tianwang said modestly.
Of course, this is actually true...
Liu Tianwang and Guo Tianwang may not be convinced of old age yet, but Li Tianwang is obviously convinced.
But it's not important.
What matters is that the three of them fit together.
Yue Guan thought with his buttocks and knew that Wang Jing would definitely be able to send his feelings to the sky.