"Is it Shao Shuaijun's final madness, or is it the hope for the future of Chinese-language films - "China Entertainment Report" exclusively reveals the story of "Painted Skin" for you."
Just as everyone is turning their attention to the Shanghai Film Festival, the news of the "Painted Skin" project has spread, and Beijing TV's entertainment information program "China Entertainment Report" immediately produced a special episode of "Painted Skin".
"I believe that many people are not familiar with the story of the painted skin in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". The painted skin has been adapted to the big screen many times, including "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" directed by Bao Fang in 1966, and "The Ghost Calls Spring" directed by Li Hanxiang in 1979.
and "Painted Skin: The King of Yin and Yang" directed by Hu Jinquan in 1993, are all stories about painted skin. So what will be the story of "Painted Skin" directed by Shao Shuaijun this time?
First, let us understand the background of Huapi. The story goes like this...
After understanding Painted Skin, what will be the story of the new version of "Painted Skin"? First of all, we interviewed director Zhang Huijun, the president of Nortel, who announced the project of "Painted Skin"."
Zhang Huijun's interview footage began to play on the screen. Zhang Huijun was in high spirits: "I am very happy about the project of "Painted Skin". As Shao Shuaijun is a student of Nortel, Nortel is proud of him. I have read the script of "Painted Skin" and it is very good. At that time
The heads of many film companies are discussing investment. Everyone believes that this will be an excellent movie. The investment amount of 500 million will definitely ensure the quality of the movie, which is absolutely magical. In fact, we don’t need to pay attention to the movie now.
In terms of future achievements, I am very pleased to see that our Chinese-language films have embarked on the road of cooperative production and large-scale production. 500 million converted into US dollars is only 50 to 60 million. For Hollywood blockbusters that easily cost hundreds of millions.
, it is still a small production, and we still have a long way to go in the future. If we can overcome this hurdle, it will be a success."
After Zhang Huijun, the program team interviewed Wang Zhonglei, the head of Huayi Brothers, one of the investors. Wang Zhonglei said: "For "Painted Skin", we also attach equal importance to expectations and exploration. The market for Chinese-language films is vast, and our economy is developing.
The construction of theater chains is also developing. The number of screens this year is already more than one and a half times that of last year. Relatively speaking, the market has increased, and the scale of film production has also expanded. I think "Painted Skin"
" is not just a movie, but also a desire of us filmmakers for Chinese-language movies. We need to use Chinese voices to speak movies to the world."
Lin Xiaoming, the boss of Hong Kong Universal Films, said in an interview: "The mainland market has become active. In recent years, cooperation in many fields between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places has shown us that true Chinese-language films should be based on mutual cooperation and learning from each other's strengths.
.I think it is a very good way to co-produce films between mainland China and Hong Kong. Director Shao Shuaijun is a director I admire very much. He is not only young, but also has unique ideas. We have discussed many cooperation issues, not only
It’s not just the funds, but more importantly the cooperation between mainland and Hong Kong filmmakers. "Painted Skin" is a beginning, the most wonderful beginning of a co-production."
At the end of the program, the narration introduced: "Through everyone's talk about "Painted Skin", we have reason to believe that this movie is not only a crazy investment, but more of an innovation for Chinese-language movies. What are the limits of Chinese-language movies?"
"Painted Skin" will tell you. Well, thank you for watching today's "Beijing Entertainment Report"."
"Painted Skin" was like a bomb, disrupting the entire entertainment industry. Shao Shuaijun ignored all this and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to the preparations for "Painted Skin".
The six investors are Huayi Brothers, Poly Bona, China Film-Warner Hengdian, China Film, Media Asia Variety Films and World Cinema. Among them, Huayi and Bona are mainland private capitals, China is state-owned capital, and China Film-Warner Hengdian is a joint venture.
Capital, Media Asia and WorldWorld are Hong Kong capitals, and the components of investment are complex.
In order to ensure the use and clarity of funds, there was a huge team of producers and supervisors from the beginning. Because it was a co-production, a supervisory system was adopted, and the producer's authority was only to control the finances. The producers were Yang Hongtao, Li Wenle, Xu Penghua,
Wang Zhonglei, Miao Xiuqiang, and Qi Naizhen represent six investors. The supervisors are Shao Shuaijun, Qian Yongqiang, Huang Qunfei, Gao Linbao, and Li Junqi.
Among them, Qian Yongqiang is the deputy director, representing Hong Kong in the overall management of "Painted Skin".
None of these people are easy to mess with. They have been in the production and supervision industries for many years. For Shao Shuaijun, how to work with them will be a huge challenge. Only through this kind of challenge can he truly become a great director.
A movie masterfully controlled.
After the first 50 million yuan of funds was received, Shao Shuaijun immediately convened the production team and held a meeting at Shao Shuaijun's studio.
"Director Shao, it's a pleasure to meet you." Qian Yongqiang is about fifty years old. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses and speaks in a Hong Kong-style voice.
"Hello, Director Qian."
Qian Yongqiang is a professional producer, and the next few are a bit distorted. Huang Qunfei is the general assistant of China Film Import and Export Company, Gao Linbao is a Hong Kong TV series director, and Li Junqi is a professional producer of Huaxia Film. After introducing himself, Shao Shuaijun
I took out the storyboard script and started discussing it.
"First of all, I need a few assistant directors to help me share the work. What I mean is, I am responsible for the overall command and main shooting, Director Qian is responsible for the exterior scenes, and Director Gao is responsible for the special photography?"
"I have no opinion."
"It doesn't matter to me either."
"Well, I also need two assistant directors to handle the camera. Can you guys recommend them?"
Huang Qunfei said quietly, "Let me make a suggestion first. Gao Yang, who has just returned from studying in France, is helping several directors from China Film and Television. He is good at period films and is a young man with great ideas."
"I would also like to mention one, Miao Chenshan. He used to be a scene recorder when filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Now he has started filming TV series. He has a deep understanding of costume romance dramas. I think it is quite suitable." Li Junqi said.
"Okay, I'll send you a notice tomorrow and come here and I'll do an assessment. Everyone has suggestions for art director, photography director, art design, costume design, soundtrack, lighting, sound recording, stage management and scene notes. I have very high requirements for these positions.
If you are not a well-known person in the industry, don’t recommend it casually.”
In the next few days, everyone was discussing the staff candidates. In the middle, Gao Yang and Miao Chenshan came over. Shao Shuaijun made an assessment and found that he was indeed of some standard, so he was happy to be included in the crew. Within a few days, the staff of each unit were determined, because it was the first time in history that
The biggest investment in a Chinese-language film. When these people received the invitation, they didn't think much about it and quickly agreed.
On June 18, the crew held a meet-and-greet in Beijing and booked a private room at the Kunlun International Hotel to bond.