Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 650 Filming Continues

"Painted skin?"

Taking the script from the other person, Li Luo looked at the old man with a cigarette in his mouth with amusement: "If I remember correctly, I saw this movie in the cinema, and it was the box office champion last year."

"Cut the nonsense!"

Chen Jiashang lit a cigarette with a snap, saying, "Keep the script and read it slowly. I'll tell you the main ideas."

"First of all, this is not a sequel."

"It's not a movie."

"I can't think of how to develop the film for a while, and I haven't found the core positioning point yet, but after working with a familiar screenwriter to continuously develop the story of 'Painted Skin' over this period of time."

"An unexpected discovery is a good subject for a TV series."

"Ok?"

Li Luo opened the script in his hand.

"Yes."

Chen Jiashang nodded and explained to him, "Actually, adapting movies into TV series is a common practice in the industry. Brother Hendrik Willem Van Loon is currently working on a TV series version of 'The Myth'."

"The competition for the male lead role is still very fierce."

"By the way, there's also this."

Pulling out another script from his briefcase, Chen Jiashang said with a smile, "This script, 'The Myth of Qin, the Great Battle Between Ancient and Modern Times,' is also like this. The movie version stars Director Zhang and Ms. Gong Li."

"Usually, with the added prestige of the film version, the TV series version naturally has an appeal to the market."

"This kind of money."

"I think it's a waste not to make money."

That's absolutely true. In fact, it's quite normal for movies to be adapted into TV series and TV series into movies. With the popularity of the previous work, as long as the quality of the production is above average, it's all possible.

The probability of making money is still very high.

The TV series "The Myth" achieved very good ratings, and the actor who played Zhao Gao was extremely brilliant.

He vaguely remembered the TV series "Painted Skin" in his hand, and the female lead, Xiao Wei, seemed to be played by Xue Kaiqi. His gaze was fixed on the TV series "The Myth of Qin" in Chen Jiashang's hand.

He had a vague recollection of it as well.

The female lead seems to be Ady An, and the male lead is her senior, Du Chun.

These two dramas.

They were all broadcast on television in rotation.

While it may not be a blockbuster hit, it's certainly a high-quality production.

Just didn't expect it.

Both of these dramas are actually related to Chen Jiashang.

"interested in?"

Noticing Li Luo looking at the script in his hand, Chen Jiashang's smile deepened. In fact, the author of the original novel was a friend of his, and he had also helped polish the script for some time.

The script is finished.

Naturally, they need to find investors.

So he simply brought over the script for the TV series "Painted Skin" as well, just to see if Li Luo was interested in investing.

As for casting him in the lead role...

Ok.

Chen Jiashang didn't dare to think about this.

Without saying a word, Li Luo took the script into his hands.

Can make money.

He was certainly interested.

Xinghuo Films can't just produce hit dramas. Even if these film and television projects only earn a few million or tens of millions, they are still worth operating. It may sound like a small amount of money, but it is enough to support the company and its employees.

Starting new projects is also a major part of the boss's job.

I can't be busy with other things, while my colleagues at the company just sit in the office and stare blankly.

one more.

The company's contracted artists also need projects to support them.

Otherwise, how can one grow?

Since there are designated personnel to handle everything, he only needs to assess whether the investment is worthwhile. In his view, projects that don't require a large investment but can generate sufficient impact are very suitable.

Actually, after spending a long time in the film and television industry...

As your network expands.

Some film and television investment opportunities will come to you on their own without you having to actively seek them out.

Especially when directors are looking for project investors, the first person they often think of is their boss with whom they have had a very pleasant working relationship.

As for Li Luo, who would say that working with him was unpleasant?

Chen Jiashang was the first to disagree.

Putting aside "The Myth of Qin: A Terracotta Warrior's Tale," the planning of the TV series "Painted Skin" was inseparable from Xinghuo Films. Without Li Luo's approval, he wouldn't have been able to use many elements from the film version.

The main characters include Xiao Wei, Pei Rong, Pang Yong, Xia Bing, and others.

None of it is needed!
"Ok?"

Flipping through the script, Li Luo pointed to a passage: "What does 'lingchi' mean? Isn't this set in the Qin Dynasty? There was no such thing as 'lingchi' back then."

"really?"

Chen Jiashang nearly choked on the smoke.

"determine."

Li Luo continued flipping through the script, casually saying, "The historical consultant for The Legend of Zhen Huan told me that the practice of slow slicing only began in the Five Dynasties period, and it truly became a form of punishment during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties."

"Everything is ready except for the east wind?"

His fingers stopped again, and he looked at Chen Jiashang, suppressing a laugh: "When did you run off to the Three Kingdoms again!"

The old man blushed.

Chen Jiashang almost lost his composure.

I never expected to be caught making such a basic mistake while promoting a project.

"Ah."

Li Luo closed the two scripts and patted them lightly: "I think there's nothing wrong with your approach, but you can try to improve the details. I'll have Sister Yue contact you another day."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Li!"

Chen Jiashang was so happy that his crow's feet wrinkled up.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly. Li Luo's words meant that the project was basically a done deal.

With the strength of Xinghuo Films.

I could handle both projects on my own without any problem.

For projects like this, Chen Jiashang basically earns a fee for being a screenwriter and producer, and of course, he also earns a percentage of the profits, but that's enough for him.

Even famous directors.

Not every project can make millions like "Painted Skin".

Next.

The two then discussed some general details.

Chen Jiashang finally stubbed out his cigarette with satisfaction and returned to the filming location not far away with light steps.

I've secured two reliable projects.

Li Luo was also extremely pleased. Next, he only needed to consider which artist from his company would play the corresponding role. Of course, he would try his best to arrange people from his company for this kind of project.

As for the original actors...

They are not as irreplaceable as Sun Li.

Film adapted into a TV series.

That's good enough!
Just as they were enjoying themselves, footsteps approached rapidly: "Is that Painted Skin II?"

The sound was incredibly urgent and frantic.

"No."

Li Luo chuckled to himself.

"Really?"

Yu Dong hurriedly sat down and looked at him expectantly: "Chairman Li, I went to Shanghai and Hangzhou today to check on the progress of the cinema construction. I was so busy that I ate my meal in the car."

"My shoes are almost worn out."

"You can't just eat by yourself!"

"That's not true!"

Li Luo generously showed the script, shook his head and smiled at the CEO of Berna, saying, "This is a film adaptation of Painted Skin. It's just to make a little money and give the company's artists some acting practice."

"The total investment is estimated to be only around 20 million."

"Ah."

Yu Dong blinked and said with a smile, "How about you share some dates with me?"

Who cares what kind of melons and dates they are?

In Yu Dong's view, as long as he can make money, that's good enough.

Although Bernard wasn't involved much in the television drama business, he was quite interested in this series that bore the "Painted Skin" label.

"Okay~"

Li Luo was both amused and exasperated.

Giving away a portion isn't a big deal.

Anyway, there will inevitably be more give and take in this kind of thing in the future.

"Let's get down to business."

Yu Dong opened the briefcase he was carrying and, taking a step back to advance, continued, "Brother Dong isn't someone who only knows how to take advantage. The sequel to 'New Dragon Gate Inn' is being personally handled by Tsui Hark."

"The first 3D martial arts film."

"They even prepared the male lead for you. Aren't we meticulous in our work?"

These words.

He said it with such composure.

Our CEO Yu's expression couldn't be more sincere.

Is this a scam?
I'm not lying.

It's just a different way of saying it!
"Oh?"

Li Luo immediately thought of a movie.

"Flying Armor of Dragon Gate!"

Yu Dong took a folder out of his briefcase and opened it casually: "Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng, this golden duo, are in charge. I plan to have you play the male lead, Zhao Huai'an. The investment is estimated at 1.5 to 2 million."

"There is a little bit."

"Director Xu plans to cast Zhou Xun as the female lead, as he greatly admires the temperament she exudes."

"Oh~"

Li Luo responded calmly.

It really is this movie.

My senior classmate earned the title of "Factory Flower" for his performance in this film, while the real male lead, Li Lianjie, did not leave much of a deep impression.

Xu Laoguai.

Of course he wanted to have some fun with the other person.

However, the final results didn't interest Li Luo much.

As far as I remember, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" didn't even reach the passing mark of 600 million yuan. According to the most obvious rule of three times the return on investment, this movie even lost money in the domestic market.

As for overseas
Jet Li's box office appeal overseas is not actually as strong as advertised.

They can aggressively sell out ports.

Currently, there is only one person, Hendrik Willem Van Loon.

Of course, replacing the male lead with myself would probably reduce the film's production costs considerably, but with the project already at this stage of preparation, there's probably not much room left for me to get involved.

It's like a chicken rib – useless.

It didn't taste very good after eating it.

"Listen to me first."

Observing Li Luo's waning expression, Yu Dong tried to change his mind: "Of course I know you don't want to work with her, but sometimes we filmmakers have no choice!"

"We, the production company, must respect Director Xu's opinion, mustn't we?"

That's true.

Although investors occupy the top of the entertainment industry's food chain, actors, directors, and even screenwriters can become powerful enough to make investors concede to them.

Filming often involves a process of mutual compromise.

"Makes sense."

Li Luo nodded and chuckled, "I've just been quite busy lately."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Yu Dong quickly made a concession, waving his hand and saying, "Don't try to fob me off with words like that. At worst, I'll swallow my pride and ask Director Xu to replace the person, but could you compromise on this choice?"

"We still need to consider Director Xu's feelings."

"what about this?"

Li Luo glanced at the folder and tapped on a name on it.

"what?"

Yu Dong was immediately puzzled.

I haven't heard that you have any conflicts with her!

"No."

Li Luo tapped the door and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Don't blame me for being blunt, but her acting skills are really terrible. To be honest, she seems to have a lot of popularity, but she's not as popular with the audience as you think."

"Replace Zhou Xun, and in my opinion, replace Li Yuchun as well."

"Go crazy!"

"Let me state first that I have a good relationship with Fan Xiaoxuan, but are you sure she can act? And Gwei Lun-mei, well, her acting skills are still immature. She's someone Tsui Hark put in, right?"

If you ask me...

"Snapped!"

Yu Dong closed the folder, interrupting him.

That look in his eyes.

I can't even begin to describe how resentful I felt.

Now it seems Shi Nansheng's idea was incredibly conservative. What does "bringing about many changes" even mean? This bastard clearly wants to get rid of all the actresses currently on the tentative list. "Sorry, sorry."

Li Luo laughed heartily and quickly reached for the folder: "I've gotten used to being a producer, it's my fault. How about we take another look at the male actor lineup?"

"roll!"

Yu Dong was both amused and exasperated.

If we keep watching, I'm afraid he'll replace most of the cast.

The thought of replacing him.

That completely dispels that notion.

I received two scripts and turned down one project.

Li Luo's filming work.

Continue.

During the day-to-day filming, Shi Xiaolong, Long Juanfeng, and others left the crew one after another with bruises and injuries all over their bodies. Fan Shaohuang and Ren Dahua also left one after another.

After a fierce contest of Wing Chun close-quarters combat skills with Li Luo.

Lynn Hung has also finished filming.

mid-October.

After a month and a half of intense filming, Li Luo's filming in "Ip Man 2" has officially come to an end.

Starting with "Sophie's Revenge", then going through the crews of "The Founding of a Republic", "Little Big Soldier", "Twilight: New Moon" and "Empresses in the Palace", and finally ending the year's filming work with "Ip Man: The Legend of the Grandmaster".

Current results.

That's already quite good.

In terms of films, "Sophie's Revenge" grossed 1.5 million yuan, "The Founding of a Republic" grossed 4.5 million yuan, and "Crazy Racer" grossed 1.3 million yuan.

In terms of TV series, "iPartment" has sold more than 40 million yuan in copyright revenue.

"Under the Zhengyang Gate" starring Bian Xiaoxiao

They also made a fortune.

The first broadcast rights for "Empresses in the Palace" have already reached 1.5 million yuan.

This achievement is remarkable for any film and television company, not to mention the film and television projects that the company's artists have taken on outside. It will be another fruitful year for Xinghuo Film and Television.

Such a situation.

This naturally put Li Luo in a good mood.

Under the camera's gaze.

He sat steadily next to the wooden dummy.

Li Luo casually crossed his legs and smiled at the child dressed as Bruce Lee standing at the door: "Come back to me when you grow up!"

"Ok?"

The child, puzzled, proudly raised his chin.

He smiled and shook his head.

Li Luo looked intently at the wooden dummy placed to the side, revealing his perfect profile in front of the camera.

As the camera slowly zooms in.

whole person.

He exuded the aura of a master.

"Crack!"

Ye Weixin raised his hand in an OK gesture.

"Congratulations on wrapping up filming, Brother Luo."

Cheers echoed throughout the film crew, and the excited applause almost lifted the entire roof off.

Although the filming time on set was short.

But we will give it our all.

Aside from a trip to North America, Li Luo worked almost non-stop on set, sustaining injuries more than once during the battles at the Liguan and Yulan.

In order to achieve better shooting results.

When fighting a tornado.

He even took several swinging punches in close-up shots, his whole body slamming heavily onto the ring as the punches swung around him. The most serious time, his eyebrow bone was bruised and bleeding profusely.

Even walking was a little unsteady when I got up.

Startled, Huang Baiming immediately stopped filming and took Li Luo to Tonglu Hospital for emergency treatment.

Although it was ultimately proven to be just a superficial injury.

But it's scary enough.

When he arrived at the filming location on time the next day, he was greeted with thunderous cheers and applause from the crew and extras, all of which left a lasting and unforgettable impression.

Whether Ip Man was a grandmaster or not, they don't know.

However, when Li Luo was filming this movie, he personally showed them what true mastery is!

"Thank you for your hard work!!!"

Holding the flowers, Huang Baiming stepped forward and gave him a big hug.

"Luo Ge."

Taking off his glasses, Yip Wai-shun gave the same warm embrace: "Let's work together again sometime. Don't forget to call me for a drink when you come to Hong Kong Island in the future, if you don't mind if I drink beer!"

Li Luo burst into laughter.

He shook hands and hugged everyone in the crew, and finally gave Hung Tin-ming a big high five.

This marks the official end of filming.

Behind the crowd.

Chen Xiao looked excitedly at Brother Luo, who was surrounded by layers of people, clenched his fist, and secretly vowed to become an actor like him in the future!

"They're gone, they're gone."

"Keep up the good work, everyone. Focus on filming and eat well."

Wave your arms.

With a broad smile, Li Luo strode into the van and leaned back comfortably in the large chair.

Filming continues.

However, none of it concerned him.

Although there are still things to do, they are nothing more than promoting "Twilight: New Moon," preparing for the release of "Lost in Thailand," and managing the company's affairs.

In contrast.

It's already quite easy.

At least I don't have to be on edge about filming anymore.

"Brother Luo?"

The car door closes.

Zhao Xuejing asked a question.

"Zhen Huan."

As soon as the sound faded, the driver quickly shifted into gear.

They headed straight for Zhenhuan City.

I've already finished filming with the Ip Man crew, but the Empresses in the Palace crew hasn't finished yet. That's how it is with filming big dramas; there will be many more that take half a year to film.

However, the crew of "Empresses in the Palace" has been wrapping up filming recently.

Many actresses have already left the crew, and in Zheng Xiaolong's words, they cry their eyes out every few days.

We arrived near the film set.

The two walked towards the filming location.

"Luo Ge."

Zhao Xuejing quickened her pace.

"Ok?"

Slowing down to wait for her, Li Luo leisurely glanced at the girl's swaying bottom.

"Do you want me to go with you to promote it?"

Zhao Xuejing walked with a hint of joy in her eyes.

"Need not."

Noticing that no one was around, Li Luo cheerfully put his arm around the girl's waist, his hand quickly sliding down to her soft, bouncy buttocks: "You travel all over the world, but you can't handle visas."

"The documents all need to be submitted to the local distributor in advance for processing."

"Otherwise, I have no other choice."

"Oh~"

Looking back nervously, Zhao Xuejing asked excitedly, "So, when will the filming take place? When will it be filmed?"

"No need."

Li Luo continued to shake his head.

"what?"

With her head down, Zhao Xuejing said somewhat dejectedly, "Brother Luo clearly agreed."

"Crack~"

Li Luo chuckled and patted his butt, "You're running around both domestically and internationally. Aren't you tired? Besides, the film crew has assistants and bodyguards. It's not as hard as you think."

The girl is nice.

However, after much deliberation, Li Luo decided against having her come along.

Although it brings a lot of convenience.

But it did affect his ability to pick up girls to some extent, even though he knew Zhao Xuejing didn't care about his promiscuous behavior at all.

"Not tired."

Zhao Xuejing tried to defend herself.

But with a swift movement, Li Luo grinned and pounced on her back: "Are you tired or not?"

"Wow! Brother Luo, you're so heavy!"

"Carry me on your back?"

"No, no, you're going to crush me!!!"

Why weren't you beaten up last night?

"Brother Luo, you're so mean!"

"Hahaha."

Zhao Xuejing staggered forward a few steps before Li Luo picked her up around the waist and carried her along the tall palace wall. The administrative assistant's cheerful laughter echoed across the stone path.

With each step.

They soon arrived at the filming location.

If it weren't for Zhao Xuejing's rosy complexion, you wouldn't have been able to tell that the two of them had just been fooling around.

On set.

There were about twenty or thirty people gathered.

It was incredibly quiet; you had to tiptoe around to walk.

Zheng Xiaolong, Zhang Guoli, Ouyang Changlin, and others were sitting behind the monitor, intently watching the performance on the screen. They waved to the staff to keep quiet, and Li Luo walked over casually.

After winning the first broadcast rights.

Whenever Ouyang Changlin comes to the vicinity on a business trip, she can't help but take a detour to come and see it.

It's so pleasing to the eye the more you look at it.

"why?"

On the monitor, Jiang Xin's eyes were filled with tears: "Why!!!"

"Because you are a daughter of the Murong family!"

Sun Li took a half step forward, her words piercing straight to the heart: "His Majesty has long been wary of your Murong family, and he will absolutely not allow you to give birth to a child with Murong blood!"

Turning his head suddenly.

Jiang Xin's reaction startled everyone behind the monitor, causing them to lean back in shock.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and those tears carried sorrow.

The sight of that faint crimson blood made Li Luo raise his eyebrows. Zheng Xiaolong, Zhang Guoli, and Ouyang Changlin held their breath, while the original author beside them was already in tears.

Inside the room next door.

A desperate laugh rang out.

While laughing, tears kept streaming down her crescent-shaped eyes.

Her figure swayed like a willow branch.

Staggering steps.

Amidst desperate laughter, Jiang Xin gradually moved away from the light streaming in through the window, step by step walking towards the dark corner.

"emperor."

Jiang Xin first muttered to himself.

"emperor!"

In the midst of endless despair, a heart-wrenching wail suddenly rang out: "You've caused Shilan so much suffering!!!"

That noise.

Li Luo got goosebumps just listening to this.

The entire filming set fell silent as everyone silently felt the powerful emotions emanating from the actors inside the room, emotions that were truly awe-inspiring.

After venting.

Consort Hua's face turned ashen.

With a slight twitch of her eyes, Consort Hua, who had once been the most favored concubine in the harem for her stunning beauty and cunning, left behind a final, unwilling cry as she desperately rammed her head against the white wall.

"Boom."

Such movement.

It made everyone's heart skip a beat.

Her delicate body slowly slumped down, her voice and smile vanished, leaving only a shocking crimson stain on the snow-white wall.

Consort Hua.

And so, she perished.

This adds another lonely and helpless soul to this desolate imperial harem.

(End of this chapter)