Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 787 Cast Confirmed, Filming Begins

Originally, Oni Takeshi was having a headache over his role as the rebel leader, but Jiang Wen just happened to come to him and solve his problem.

The role of a rebel leader in the story needs to be played by an actor with 'camera persuasiveness'.

The so-called 'camera persuasiveness' refers to the power of an actor's presence in a film shot.

Even if he doesn't say a word, the audience will immerse themselves in the character played by the actor and believe that he must be a real rebel leader.

Although Jiang Wen is still young, he undoubtedly possesses this kind of 'camera persuasiveness'.

Even if he were to change into a military or police uniform, people would subconsciously assume he was an undercover agent.

This is probably what is meant by "being blessed by God".

With suitable candidates already cast for the two most important supporting roles, the remaining choices are Han Ziang, Liu Qi and his sister, and the main characters.

Guiye Wu contacted Uncle Da through Golden Harvest. Just like in his previous life, this top supporting actor was the perfect choice to play Han Zi'ang.

And the result was very smooth. Upon receiving the invitation, Uncle Da was pleasantly surprised and agreed without hesitation, setting off for Yanjing.

"The Wandering Earth" is a joint production of three parties. Now that actors from mainland China and Hong Kong are included, it is natural that Japanese actors would also be included.

Actually, casting Yusaku Kudo as Liu Peiqiang would have been a good choice. His detective-like calmness, decisiveness, and overall perspective would have matched Liu Peiqiang's character perfectly. It would have also been convenient to have Yukiko Kudo make a cameo appearance as Han Duoduo (Liu Qi's mother).

Unfortunately, this time we had to consider the other two parties, so we had to give up. Fortunately, Jet Li also met the requirements.

After a moment's hesitation, Oni Takeshi picked up the phone...

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Two days later.

Four figures appeared inside the Yanjing Film Studio.

"This is China! It's much better than I imagined. It looks just as good as Tokyo!" one of the short-haired girls exclaimed, looking around in amazement.

A girl with outstanding talent and gentle temperament smiled slightly and said, "A civilization with five thousand years of history naturally has its own charm."

Another stern-faced young man and a dark-skinned boy nodded in agreement.

"You guys are here~"

A tall, imposing figure strode over.

The four men's eyes lit up: "Director Onino!"

Oni Takeshi greeted the four of them with a smile.

"Ran, Okiya, Sera, and Hattori, thank you for your help this time."

"Not at all, we are honored to be involved in such a big production." Ran Mouri smiled gently, and the other three nodded in agreement.

News about Takeshi Oni's new movie has been circulating widely in Japan for some time, so it's impossible for them not to know.

It is said that this will be a savior film to fight against Hollywood, so after receiving the invitation from Takeshi Ono to star in the film, they all agreed without exception, despite having their own thoughts.

After completing the formalities as quickly as possible, I rushed to Yanjing.

After exchanging pleasantries, Guiye Wu led the four to the reception room and introduced them to Han Sanping and Da Liu, who had rushed over upon hearing the news: "These are the actors I selected..."

Pointing to Ran Mouri, "This is Ran Mouri, who plays Han Duoduo."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Sanping's eyes lit up, and a smile spread across his face. He showed no disrespect for Mao Lilan's age and greeted her warmly.
"How could I not know the world-famous Ran Mouri? With Ms. Mouri joining the cast, this movie will definitely be even better."

"Not at all, you flatter me."

Upon hearing Oni Takeshi's translation, Ran Mouri lowered her head shyly, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable with her status as an international star.

Takeshi Ono then introduced Subaru Okiya (Shuichi Akai) as Wang Lei, the rescue team leader; Heiji Hattori as Liu Qi; and Masumi Sera as Zhou Qian, the only female member of the rescue team. These were all roles he had carefully considered.

First, there are the siblings Liu Qi and Liu Qi, who are the main characters. The former is young, passionate, impulsive, and reckless, but he can also step forward at critical moments, showing the responsibility and strong execution of a man.

It just so happens that Heiji Hattori has a similar personality, and the two have overlapping character traits, making him a perfect fit to play Liu Qi.

The age is also very suitable, so it can be considered a natural performance.

In fact, Takeshi Ono had considered Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba, whose personalities and ages were suitable for the role, but unfortunately the former was just a little kid.

Ai Haibara has repeatedly warned Conan that if he continues to take drugs to grow bigger, his drug resistance will become more and more serious. Once he exceeds the threshold, even if an antidote is developed, it may not be very effective, and he will be stuck as a primary school student for life.

Conan was startled by her words. He had been behaving very well lately, except for his usual looting of corpses. He didn't even ask to come along when Ran went abroad this time.

Of course, this was exactly what Oni no Takeshi wanted; there was no need to worry about this guy's death aura causing any more trouble.

As for Kaito Kuroba, he's busy traveling all over the world and can't catch up in a short time.

After careful consideration, Ono Takeshi chose Hattori Heiji.

Kazuha Toyama stayed in Japan because of her studies.

Han Duoduo will be played by Ran Mouri. A girl with a kind heart and extraordinary courage will surely be able to play this role well. Moreover, Ran Mouri's extraordinary empathy and emotional appeal will surely be able to perfectly interpret Han Duoduo's declaration of hope.

Because it was a Takeshi Onino movie, Kogoro Mouri and his wife felt at ease and allowed their daughter to come alone.

The remaining characters, Shuichi Akai and Masumi Sera, who are real-life siblings, are only making cameo appearances.

Wang Lei is calm, composed, highly capable, and possesses a strong sense of responsibility and a spirit of sacrifice.

Shuichi Akai's experiences, personality, and past burdens allow him to have a deeper understanding and interpretation of the command to "survive," and to more accurately present Wang Lei's sense of mission.

The reason for choosing Sera Masumi was her fighting skills. The plot needed an actress who was "good at fighting". It just so happened that Sera Masumi was with Takeshi Ono when he was on the phone with Ran Mouri, and the latter took the initiative to express her interest.

So Ono Takeshi went along with it and invited her.

It's definitely not because I wanted to see Sera Masumi and Akai Shuichi, two siblings who don't know each other, acting together!

Soon, suitable actors were found for the remaining roles, such as Li Yiyi, from both Hong Kong and mainland China.

It's worth mentioning that during this time, Ono Takeshi also received a call from Fang Shilong, whose words conveyed the same message—I also want to play a role!
He also indicated that he was willing to lower his fee or even act for free.

It's likely that upon learning of Jet Li's casting, he developed a different kind of idea.

Ono Takeshi could only regretfully tell him that most of the main roles had already been cast, and finally, after Fang Shilong's persistent pleading, he had no choice but to agree to give him a cameo role.

In fact, given Fang Shilong's status, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to make a cameo appearance, especially since Jet Li was playing an important supporting role. It would inevitably lead to comparisons. However, since Fang Shilong himself didn't mind, Takeshi Ono was happy to have this internationally influential superstar join the cast.

Of course, Takeshi Ono was also confident that the other party would definitely not suffer a loss by participating in this movie.

He then received many self-recommendations from Hong Kong, Japan, and mainland China, all of whom tried to find roles through Han Sanping and others, but Gui Yewu rejected them all.

He chooses actors based solely on suitability, not personal connections or status. Once he reaches his level, there's no need for him to compromise, and no one has the right to make him yield.

Once all the actors were confirmed, Takeshi Ono gathered everyone together to get to know each other before holding a script reading session.

Because the cast members came from all over the country, communication was quite difficult at first, but fortunately these problems were not hard to overcome.

After learning the background story of "The Wandering Earth", everyone was amazed and highly praised the script, especially the author, Takeshi Ono.

A few more days passed quickly. Thanks to the Chinese side's no-holds-barred investment and the talent of the infrastructure construction maniac, the filming location, props, facilities, and other equipment were finally completed, and all relevant personnel were in place!

Everything is ready!

Amidst everyone's attention, Oni no Takeshi waved his hand:
Filming begins for "The Wandering Earth"!
(End of this chapter)