Director’s Legend

() "Shao Shuaijun's last madness, or 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 establishment of the "Painted Skin" project has spread, and the entertainment information program "China Entertainment Report" of Beijing TV Station has produced a "Painted Skin" special for the first time.

"I believe that many people are not new to the story of painted skin in "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio". Painted skin has been put on the big screen many times. In 1966, "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" directed by Bao Fang, and "Ghost Called Chun" 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 kind of story will "Painted Skin" directed by Shao Shuaijun this time be?

First of all, let us understand the background of Huapi, the story is like this...

After getting to know Painted Skin, what kind of story will the new version of "Painted Skin" be like? First of all, we interviewed director Zhang Huijun, the president of Nortel, who announced the establishment of the "Painted Skin" project. "

The interview footage of Zhang Huijun began to play on the screen, and Zhang Huijun was full of energy: "I am very happy that "Painted Skin" has been approved. Shao Shuaijun is a student of Nortel, and Nortel is proud of him. I have read the script of "Painted Skin", and it is very good." At that time, many directors of film companies were discussing investment, and everyone believed that this would be an excellent film. The investment of 500 million yuan will definitely guarantee the quality of the film, which is absolutely magical. In fact, we don’t need it now Focusing on the future performance of movies, I am very pleased to see that our Chinese-language movies have already embarked on the road of co-productions and large-scale productions. 500 million yuan is only 50 to 60 million U.S. dollars. As far as blockbuster films are concerned, they are still small productions, and we still have a long way to go in the future, and if we can overcome this hurdle, we will be successful."

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 pay equal attention to expectation and exploration. The market for Chinese films is vast, our economy is developing, and the construction of theater chains is also developing. The number of screens this year is already one and a half times that of last year. There are more. Relatively speaking, the market has increased, and the scale of film production has also expanded. I think "Painted Skin" is not just a film, but also a desire of our filmmakers for Chinese-language films , we need to use the voice of Chinese to speak to the world about movies.”

Lin Xiaoming, the boss of Universal Films in Hong Kong, said in an interview as follows: "The mainland market has become active. In recent years, the cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places in many fields has shown us that the real Chinese-language film should be that everyone cooperates and learns from each other. I think it is a very good way to co-produce films between the mainland and Hong Kong. Director Shao Shuaijun is a director I admire very much. He is not only young, but also has unique ideas. We discussed many cooperation issues, not only It’s not just funding, it’s more of a collaboration 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 also an innovation of Chinese-language movies. Where is the limit of Chinese-language movies? "Painted Skin" will tell you. Alright, thank you for watching today's "Beijing Entertainment Report."

"Painted Skin" is like a bomb, messing up the entire entertainment circle beyond anything. Shao Shuaijun ignored all this, and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to the preparation of "Painted Skin".

The six investors are Huayi Brothers, Poly Bona, China Film Warner Hengdian, Huaxia Film, Media Asia Variety Films and Universal Films. Among them, Huayi and Bona are mainland private capital, Huaxia is a state-owned enterprise capital, and China Film Warner Hengdian is a joint venture Capital, Media Asia and Universal are Hong Kong capital, and the investment components are complex.

In order to ensure the use of funds and clarity, there was a huge producer and executive production team from the beginning. Because it was a co-production, the supervision system was adopted, and the authority of the producer was only to control the finances. The producers were Yang Hongtao, Li Wenle, Xu Penghua, Wang Zhonglei, Miao Xiuqiang, and Qi Naizhen, representing six investors. The executive producers are Shao Shuaijun, Qian Yongqiang, Huang Qunfei, Gao Linbao, and Li Junqi.

Among them, Qian Yongqiang is the assistant director, representing the overall management of "Painted Skin" in Hong Kong.

These people are not easy to mess with, and they have been in the production and supervision industries for many years. For Shao Shuaijun, how to cooperate with them will be a huge challenge. Only after this kind of challenge can he truly become a great director and master a movie with perfect proficiency.

After the first tranche of RMB 50 million was in place, Shao Shuaijun immediately summoned the production team and held a meeting in Shao Shuaijun's studio.

"Director Shao, it's a pleasure to meet you." Qian Yongqiang is about fifty years old, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and his voice is full of Hong Kong.

"Hello, Director Qian."

Qian Yongqiang is a professional producer, and the next few are a little crooked. Huang Qunfei is the chief assistant of China Film Import and Export Corporation, Gao Linbao is the director of Hong Kong TV dramas, and Li Junqi is the professional producer of Huaxia Films. After introducing himself, Shao Shuaijun took out the script and started discussing.

"First of all, I need a few assistant directors to help me share the work. What I mean is, I am in charge of the general director and the shooting of the main line, director Qian is in charge of the location, and director Gao is in charge of special photography?"

"I have no opinion."

"I don't care either."

"Well, I still need two assistant directors to hold the camera. Everyone can recommend it."

Huang Qunfei said quietly, "Let me suggest one first, Gao Yang, a young man who has just returned from studying in France and helped several directors of China Film Group. He is good at period films and has a lot of ideas."

"Let me also mention one thing, Miao Chenshan. He used to be a scene recorder when he was filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Now he has started filming TV dramas. He has a deep understanding of ancient costume romance dramas. I think it is quite suitable." Li Junqi said.

"Okay, send a notice tomorrow, come over and let me have an assessment. Below are the art directors, photography directors, art design, costume design, soundtrack, lighting, recording, drama management and scene notes. Everyone has suggestions. I have 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 candidates for the staff. In the middle, Gao Yang and Miao Chenshan came over, and Shao Shuaijun checked it out. He was indeed of a certain standard, so he happily joined the crew. Within a few days, the staff of each unit was confirmed. Because it was the largest investment in Chinese language film in history, these people accepted the invitation without thinking too much, and quickly agreed.

On June 18, the crew held a meet and greet in Beijing, and booked a box at the Kunlun International Hotel to connect with each other.

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(The internet is down in town today, sorry~ Another: This week’s update may not be effective, because my mother is going to have surgery, and I have to take care of it at night, so I have very little time to code during the day. In order to keep updating, Originally, three shifts a day were adjusted to two shifts a day, and there are additional shifts, etc., I will remember them all, and I will make up for it after my mother is discharged from the hospital. Sorry)

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