This star’s style is wrong

After the casting of "The Pretender" was finalized, the crew took makeup photos of each actor and then officially announced the cast.

After the actor's makeup photos were released, they immediately attracted the attention of many netizens and fans.

Now Ark Culture already has many drama fans.

These drama fans are all accumulated from "Wulin Gaiden" and "The Beginning".

However, these two dramas are not fan dramas, so the fans they have accumulated are all casual fans.

Audiences who like "Wulin Gaiden" and "The Beginning" are interested in watching the TV series produced by Ark Culture.

However, once the show is not good to watch, they will give up quickly.

Therefore, if "The Pretender" wants to be popular, it still depends on its quality.

After the cast was announced, it was on the top ten hot searches, and many netizens and passers-by participated in the discussion, but there was no chaos.

Because the cast of "The Pretender", except for Fang Xing himself, are not top-notch celebrities.

[This cast...except for Fang Xing, I only know Lin Yingxue. Where did you find this actor from? 】

[Looking at the cast, it’s really not that popular. Apart from Fang Xing himself, there was also a violinist, whom Guo Furong was familiar with, but none of them had ever met before. 】

[It is true that none of the cast members are popular, but it would be too much to say that I have never seen them before. Sister Ming Jing has played many supporting roles, but she has never become very popular. 】

[Fang Xing really used Lin Yingxue again. Is this proof that there was no unhappiness between them? 】

[Lin Yingxue actually got the role. I thought she refused to star in "The Beginning" and basically had no chance of participating in Fang Xing's drama. 】

[It is said that the remuneration is a friendly price. However, as long as they can act in Fang Xing's drama, even if they don't get paid, or even pay a small fee, there are probably many people who are willing to do it. 】

【Can you not want to? This is a hit movie, and the previous ones were all B-level investments, but this time they are S-level investments. It's obvious that he's serious about it. 】

[I read the previous entertainment gossip, didn’t it say that “The Pretender” invested 100 million? Why are the actors chosen so cheaply? The guy next door invested 80 million, hired several top-notch actors, and the pay was easily 20 to 30 million each. 】

[With an investment of 80 million, a top actor will get a salary of 20 to 30 million. Do you still have money to rent a camera for this show? 】

[It’s a good thing that actors’ salaries are low. Money should be spent wisely. Spend more on scenery and props, and the quality of the drama will be high. 】

…

Amid the discussion among netizens, "The Pretender" officially started shooting at the Ningyun Film and Television Base in Donghai.

Like "The Beginning", Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao co-directed.

Since they had collaborated on "The Beginning" before and later filmed an entire album's MV, the two already had a good rapport when working together.

Fang Xing is mainly responsible for the actors' performances, while Zhang Yigao is responsible for the arrangement of framing and split shots.

The actors' schedules need to be coordinated, so the crew coordinates and puts the available scenes first.

Veteran actor Liu Yicheng, who plays "Wang Tianfeng", was the first to join the cast, so his scenes were filmed first.

Fang Xing is the director himself, so he has to follow the team throughout the whole process. No matter which actor is filming the scene, he has to be there at any time when the scene needs to be opposite.

The character "Wang Tianfeng" is a military agent, codenamed "Poisonous Bee", who is ruthless and suspicious by nature.

He took a fancy to Mingtai's keen observation skills, and forcibly captured Mingtai to the military academy, trained him as an agent, and entrusted him with important tasks.

In the entire drama, the most important action, the "Death Plan", was implemented jointly by him and Ming Lou.

The character "Wang Tianfeng" is also nicknamed "Madman" because in order to complete the "Death Plan", he even sacrificed his own life, even having his throat cut by Mingtai's blade.

"Wang Tianfeng" is indeed very crazy, but he is also very firm in his beliefs and uses his life to fight back against the invaders. Although he is in the military command, he is also a very outstanding character.

The first scene to be filmed is "Mingtai" played by Fang Xing, who meets "Wang Tianfeng" played by Liu Yicheng on the train.

After Fang Xing and Liu Yicheng completed their makeup, the crew also completed the set.

The scene of this scene is a train carriage.

According to the script, the train was in motion.

However, it was impossible for the crew to actually film on a train.

Therefore, the crew rented a train car from the film and television base and brought it over for decoration.

The train carriages are placed on flat ground and the carriages do not move.

The camera shakes to show the train moving.

There are also moving scenes outside the window, which are completed through post-production.

After the set is complete.

Fang Xing and Liu Yicheng got into the train carriage. Their seats were only separated by an aisle.

At the other end of the carriage, Zhang Yigao was explaining the location of the camera and the movement of the lens to the cameraman.

The filming hadn't officially started yet, so Fang Xing first chatted with Liu Yicheng about the scene.

"Teacher Liu, have you read the script?" Fang Xing asked casually first.

"Director Fang, you don't have to be so polite. I read the script carefully and I like it very much." Liu Yicheng nodded in agreement.

"Wang Tianfeng's character is quite special. He is a military agent with firm beliefs and fights against the invaders. At the same time, he is also a madman..."

Fang Xing pointed at his eyes with two fingers and continued: "I hope that the madness can be shown in the eyes, but the whole person's state is very calm. This is a calm madman, and the madness is hidden in the character. deep."

Liu Yicheng read the script carefully and knew all the lines by heart.

As an experienced actor, he has his own understanding of the role.

Of course, as an actor, he always respects the director's ideas.

Moreover, General Fang Xing's character analysis was very close to what he understood.

He nodded and replied: "Okay, it's my first time to work with Director Fang. When we shoot later, we can take a few more shots. We will find the most appropriate state of the character, and we can speed up the process later."

This is the first time for the two to work together, and they didn’t know each other before, so they need a running-in process.

Shoot the first scene slower, shoot it a few more times, and explore more character possibilities. After the character status is determined later, the shooting speed can be accelerated.

"Okay, let's find a tacit understanding first."

After Fang Xing and Liu Yicheng finished talking about the scene, they stood up and waved, calling the actor who played the "killer" over.

The plot of this scene is that Mingtai and Wang Tianfeng take the same train to Xiangjiang.

Mingtai was originally going to Xiangjiang to study, but encountered an enemy agent's "killer" in the car.

However, the "killer" is not here to assassinate "Mingtai", but to kill "Wang Tianfeng".

The role of "Killer" only lasts one scene, so there is no need to find a famous actor.

However, the "killer" in this scene has a close-up shot, so it can't be too casual.

If you randomly recruit extra actors, you may not be able to perform well.

So the casting director found a guest actor from the Screen Actors Guild.

In the ranks of actors, special actors are paid higher than extra actors.

Generally speaking, special actors have some acting skills and can play roles with lines, but they don't have too many roles.

Fang Xing beckoned the actor who played the "killer" over and started talking to him about the drama.

For an experienced actor like Liu Yicheng, there is no need to be too detailed in his acting.

The special actors need to be clear about it, even down to every action.

"Hello, director." The special actor was very respectful and came over and nodded in question.

"Later, you will push the dining cart over, pour him a glass of red wine, half the glass, and then pour me a glass of champagne, half the glass too. Then, I suspect that the wine is poisonous, I will let you take a sip of the wine first, and you will reach out. Come and get my glass of wine..."

After Fang Xing finished explaining the play, the seats on the other side were arranged.

Zhang Yigao picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted: "The first scene of "The Pretender", start!"

Special actors in conductor uniforms came up with a dining cart and started pouring wine.

After pouring the wine, Fang Xing, who plays "Mingtai", said coldly: "You have a sip first."

The special actor stretched out his hand, ready to take the champagne from Fang Xing's hand.

Fang Xing did not give him the champagne. Instead, he glanced at Wang Tianfeng across the aisle and said, "I'm talking about that glass of red wine."

As soon as the enemy agent "killer" heard this, he knew that the assassination operation had been exposed. His eyes immediately showed a fierce light, he grabbed the bottle opener from the dining car and stabbed Wang Tianfeng in the neck fiercely.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Fang Xing poured the champagne in his hand at the "killer" and then pushed the dining cart hard, knocking the "killer" staggering.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Tianfeng's guards rushed forward, subdued the "killer", and wanted to kill the "killer" on the spot.

At this time, Wang Tianfeng said: "Don't dirty the carriage, go outside."

The guards dragged the "killer" out.

There is a small foreshadowing here, because the identity of this "killer" is false.

However, this foreshadowing does not affect the direction of the plot. It does not matter whether the audience sees it or not.

The first scene was filmed here.

Zhang Yi shouted: "Stuck! The actors rest where they are."

Fang Xing stood up and walked over quickly to the monitor to replay the scene.

After reading it once, I thought it was pretty good.

However, getting used to the first scene will be helpful for subsequent filming.

So Fang Xing announced that he would protect one more thing and allow Liu Yicheng to play freely and find more possibilities for the role of "Wang Tianfeng".

…

After "The Pretender" officially started filming, entertainment reporters began to wait outside the set, wanting first-hand news.

There are even reporters who want to sneak into the crew.

However, reporters were not allowed to enter the filming site.

So there wasn’t much news on the first day.

Entertainment reporters mainly report on which major actors will join the group on the first day.

However, among the cast of "The Pretender", only Fang Xing is the most well-known. The other actors are not well-known, so the reported entertainment gossip is not very popular.

Therefore, many entertainment reporters focused their gossip on Fang Xing and Lu Xianger.

[On the first day of filming for "The Pretender," neither Lu Xiang'er nor Lin Yingxue joined the cast, and the filming progress is unknown. 】

[There are more than 300 people in the crew, and work started until 7pm. Fang Xing and actor Liu Yicheng left together in the same car. They had a good conversation during the period, so it must be a pleasure to work together. 】

…

Three days after filming.

The script was filmed at the Xiangjiang Military Academy, and Lu Xiang'er officially joined the cast.

The first meeting scene between Mingtai, played by Fang Xing, and Yu Manli, played by Lu Xiang'er, unfolds in the bathroom.

The first time he saw "Yu Manli", Fang Xing gave a startled look. When he stood at the bathroom door, he also showed a bad boy expression, portraying the image of a somewhat naughty young master of the Ming family very vividly.

In fact.

When Fang Xing was at home, Lu Xiang'er would play with him almost every day, so these singing scenes were filmed very smoothly.

Lu Xiang'er's performance surprised everyone on the crew.

Originally, Zhang Yigao was worried that Lu Xiang'er's performance would not be good and he didn't know how to express his opinion. When he saw the picture on the monitor, he was amazed.

After the filming of the Xiangjiang Military Academy part was completed.

"Mingtai" played by Fang Xing and "Yu Manli" played by Lu Xiang'er officially came out to perform tasks.

When they were in military academy, both graduated with honors.

On his first mission out of the mountain, Fang Xing wore a handsome suit, while Lu Xiang'er wore a bright and moving cheongsam.

When the two of them were on a mission, they started to act cool and acted like Mr. and Mrs. Oriental Smith.

When facing the enemy, the two men took out pistols from each other's arms and shot the enemy with a spin, causing shrapnel, glass, vases, shattering sounds, and splattering blood.

Adding a little slow motion later will give you a better effect.

When filming this scene, Fang Xing had only one requirement for the martial arts instructor, which was to be handsome, cool and dashing.

After filming this scene, Zhang Yigao couldn't help but applaud and praise: "This action scene is simply the level of a blockbuster movie."

…

Since Lin Yingxue's scenes didn't start filming until more than a week after filming started, she joined the set relatively late.

Before joining the group, she also had to participate in activities arranged by the agency.

At events, it is inevitable that you will be surrounded by entertainment reporters, and the questions they ask during interviews are all related to "The Pretender".

Reporter: "Yingxue, the cast of "The Pretender" has been released. You got the role of the heroine. How did you impress Fang Xing? The role of the heroine was not given to Lu Xiang'er, but to you? Yes? Doesn't it mean that Fang Xing thinks you are a better actor?"

Lin Yingxue smiled and replied: "No, actually this drama is more of a group portrait, and every character is outstanding."

This sentence is actually the truth, but it sounds like an official answer, watertight.

Reporter: "Winning the role in "The Pretender" this time does it mean that the relationship between you and Fang Xing has broken the ice?"

Lin Yingxue corrected her in a serious tone: "Director Fang and I have never been unhappy. This time the schedule is right, so we have the opportunity to work together again."

Reporter: "It is rumored that in order to take on "The Pretender", you voluntarily reduced your salary and received very little money. Is that true?"

Lin Yingxue: "It's normal for actors to take the initiative to reduce their pay for a good script."

Reporter: "Did you take the initiative to reduce the salary, or did you have to reduce the salary because your last movie was a hit and there was nothing to film?"

The reporters' questions became increasingly difficult to answer, and Lin Yingxue was a little overwhelmed.

At this time, the agent hurriedly stepped forward to save the situation: "Dear journalists, don't worry, Yingxue has a lot of film appointments now, and she is currently negotiating for two or three movies."

Reporter: “Can you tell me which dramas it is?”

Agent: "Sorry, the cooperation has not been reached, so it is not convenient to announce it. Yingxue will join the filming tomorrow and needs enough rest. Thank you reporter friends for your attention. If there is new news, we will share it with you as soon as possible. "

After saying this, the agent and assistant took Lin Yingxue and squeezed through the crowd to leave.