I am a leader in the entertainment industry

Chapter 95: Not optimistic

It is hard to say how the film and television industry views this matter. After all, although many actors have declined to act in this drama before, that does not represent everyone. Of course, in the general direction, most people are definitely not optimistic about it. There are all kinds of comments at the moment, and there are more people waiting to see the joke.

Then, a very interesting phenomenon appeared in the entertainment pages of major newspapers and various entertainment newspapers.

All the people in the film and television industry, no matter they are directors, actors, or famous screenwriters, either shook their heads and said they didn’t know or didn’t care, or were very cautious and said they needed to see the work before they knew and it was difficult to predict before that. They also said they were not familiar with Li Qi. In a word, one word: evasion!

The attitudes of those celebrities in the film and television industry are understandable. After all, even if everyone is not familiar with each other, they all make a living in the entertainment industry. Li Qi is very popular now. Who knows if we will meet each other one day? Who knows if we will need his help one day in the future. Of course, there is no need to offend people for a few quick words.���

Huairou Film and Television City, Beijing Suburbs

This film and television city was built in the mid-1980s. Because of its large scale, exquisite architecture, and its proximity to Beijing, a national cultural and film and television center,

Therefore, since it was completed and opened to the public in 1988, it has always been the largest film and television shooting base in the country.

It is said that there are dozens of dramas being filmed here all year round, and hundreds of film and television works are filmed here every year.

There are several affiliated star-rated hotels next to the film and television city. In the early 1990s, the decoration here was exquisite. The service was thoughtful and it was once famous.

But now, it has not been renovated for many years, the service is not particularly good, and the fee is quite expensive. However, it is backed by the largest film and television city in the country, so it is still crowded all year round.

Some even say that if you stay here for a year, you will have seen at least half of the stars in the country, which shows how prosperous it is.

On August 11, the crew of the Legend of White Snake began to check into a three-star hotel next to the film and television city. Of course, the first group of people who came were the ones who were responsible for the advance, led by Ning Hao.

On August 13, a large number of the main creative staff of the crew began to arrive one after another, and many actors also arrived soon after, and began to finalize some matters before filming with the crew, such as costumes.

Because the story background of this play is set in the Song Dynasty, the costumes of almost all the characters were specially made. The costumes of the main characters, especially those of White Snake, Xiaoqing and Hu Meiniang, were embroidered stitch by stitch by dozens of local craftsmen from Suzhou and Wuxi. They are quite exquisite.

Of course, although the Legend of White Snake mainly revolves around the love story of White Snake and Xu Xian, there are a large number of supporting roles in the play, as well as a lot of passers-by. If costumes for roles like that are also required, the cost would be too high.

So in the end, Li Qi adopted everyone’s opinions and finally decided that the relevant person in charge of the crew would be responsible for renting some Song Dynasty costumes and accessories from the film and television city.

On August 16, Li Qi and Gao Yuanyuan arrived at Huairou Film and Television City.

While instructing the staff to take Gao Yuanyuan to settle down first, he did not have time to catch his breath and went to see the costumes rented by the crew.

Fortunately, although they were not as good as custom-made ones, Huairou Film and Television City has been doing this kind of clothing rental business all year round, and the ones rented by the crew were relatively high-end, so they did not look too cheap.

Even Li Qi felt that he could definitely handle it.

Then, the main actors began to put on their costumes, put on makeup, and take the final photos for the play.

Apart from anything else, as soon as Gao Yuanyuan’s costume of White Snake appeared, Ning Hao, Yang Xue and others all praised her: she is both beautiful and virtuous, especially her eyes, which always have a special tenderness and affection. This feeling of White Snake, combined with the image of White Snake that Li Qi wanted to create in the script, is simply perfect to the extreme!

Although the filming has not officially started, with the arrival of all the crew members and the main actors in the play, the entire crew of the Legend of White Snake has begun to smoothly enter full-load operation, and all kinds of preparations before filming are moving forward in an orderly manner.

As a producer and director, almost everything in the crew needs Li Qi’s final nod of approval, so it is conceivable that Li Qi is very busy.

He had to discuss the play with almost all the main actors, and explain to them the performance style and final effect he wanted based on the script.

He also had to go to the film and television city with Ning Hao to confirm the camera positions for the shots that would be filmed in advance.

Even the craftsmen brought by Xiao Jiaer had to make modifications to the costumes according to the actors’ body shapes, and the actors had to wear them and let Li Qi take a look at them.

Only when he was completely satisfied would it be considered finished.

At this time, a large number of reporters began to pour into Huairou Film and Television City, trying to interview the crew. Li Qi then learned about the media’s tone, but after learning about this or that news, he just laughed it off.

All interview requests were rejected, and the crew prepared to shoot in a closed environment

On August 21, at 8:40 a.m. at Huairou Film and Television City, the filming of the Legend of White Snake officially started