Chapter 374
Li Mo will become the most popular character in the world
Before heading to the filming location of "Kung Fu Master 2", Ling Suisui finished his other work first.
She finished shooting the business and fashion resources in one go, and also took several sets of photos in various styles, changing more than 20 sets of clothes in total. Given the studio's operating frequency, it should be able to support her until she finishes filming.
As for Director Fuji's new movie, Ling Suisui also attended the first creative discussion meeting with all the staff present. The crew has already negotiated schedules with Jing Xinyi and other actors and signed contracts. The leading actors will join the crew for training in May and filming will officially begin in September.
This training period seems very long, but it is different from the fully closed training that Ling Sui-sui underwent when filming "Zhao Jiang" before. The crew has a dedicated training ground, but the training hours for the leading actors are flexible so as not to interfere with their other work in the entertainment industry.
Ling Suisui had looked at their training schedule. There were thirty days in a month, and it would be good if they could participate in training for fifteen days.
Director Fuji was also helpless: "How can we really let these actors take such a long time off? The schedule will be too difficult to negotiate. Times have changed. It's not the same as before."
This "half-work, half-training" model is definitely not as good as a fully closed one, but in the context of domestic entertainment, Jing Xinyi and others can be praised for being quite dedicated.
More "big-name" actors would never even consider joining the crew early for such an ordinary commercial film. Even if you say that Ling Sui practiced for so long, wasn't she also preparing for the Spring Festival movie?
Therefore, Director Fuji was helpless but still accepted the reality.
He also took the initiative to think positively: "It's good to extend the timeline, so the foundation will be more solid."
——Well, if the leading actors really practice every day, they can indeed achieve the effect that Director Fuji envisions.
Ling Suisui was not familiar with the other actors and did not know their level of self-discipline, but she felt that Jing Xinyi should be able to persevere.
For Jing Xinyi, is there a better way to solidify her character than playing the leading lady in a movie produced by Ling Suisui and marketing her own fighting scenes as "tribute to Ling Suisui"?
To be honest, Ling Suisui may not believe how much she loves the job of an actor, but he absolutely believes in her determination to never give up until she achieves her goal.
The September shooting start time was a good choice. Kung Fu 2 is expected to finish shooting in August, and she will be able to join the crew after the shooting is finished.
Diland has already scheduled the release date for Kung Fu 2, which shows that detailed planning has been done and there will be no delay unless there are unexpected events.
Before leaving, Ling Suisui resigned from his job as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.
It's really frustrating. When she agreed to director Sinclair and submitted the relevant materials, Kung Fu 1 had not yet been released, and it was even unknown whether Kung Fu 2 would be filmed. She thought she would have no problem with the timing.
But unexpectedly, the filming of Kung Fu 2 started much earlier than she expected. In order to make money, Dilland has shown unprecedented enthusiasm for new films.
Ling Suisui and her agent also tried to coordinate to see if they could free up some time during the filming, but after communication, they felt that this would be difficult to do, and if they insisted on doing it, neither side might be able to do it well.
Therefore, Ling Suisui could only apologize to Cannes.
Fortunately, this is not the first time they have encountered this situation. The organizing committee expressed understanding for Ling Suisui and said that they would retain her application and look forward to her joining the jury of the main competition unit next time.
Ling Suisui gladly accepted the invitation, but Sinclair was not very happy. After all, he will not be the chairman of the jury next time.
When Sinclair called her, he said, "If I had known you couldn't come, I should have submitted your new film to Cannes. I'm looking forward to seeing it first."
"Then I hope we can meet at the Venice Film Festival." Ling Suisui added cautiously, "If my work can be shortlisted."
Film is the art of directing, and as a director, Sinclair firmly believes in this.
Therefore, he would not say anything like "there will be no problem with you here", he just hoped that Tang Bing could perform better and not waste such a good actor like Ling Suisui.
Sinclair: "You should consider working with me instead of shooting those things on the assembly line. That's called industry, not art. Li Mo will never let you win a second Oscar trophy."
Yes, Ling Suisui also knows this.
But her answer was: "But Li Mo can become the most popular character in the world. This is the common goal of Dylan and I. Unfortunately, I am not a pure literary and artistic worker. I still have a strong and urgent desire for fame."
Sinclair admired her honesty, which was very similar to him - even though people usually described him as "a particularly annoying guy who completely disregarded other people's feelings", it was not his fault, he just loved to tell the truth too much!
But he didn't quite understand what she meant. She had already won the Oscar, the most influential award in the world, and had impressive box office results and international fame. She had also achieved financial freedom a long time ago. So what on earth was she dissatisfied with in reality that made her have such an urgent desire?
Ling Suisui: "When I no longer need to mention this matter, you should know it."
When saying this, Ling Suisui subconsciously used more complex grammar.
Sinclair pondered for a moment before realizing that her words seemed like useless nonsense literature.
He did not ask any further questions, but only hung up the phone with satisfaction after getting Ling Suisui's promise that "I will definitely be given priority if I have time."
——Sinclair didn’t know that Ling Sui had already issued more than a dozen “priority cards” during the Chinese New Year, and he didn’t know when it would be his turn to get a number card.
Ling Sui never lies and never writes blank checks, but as for when she has a schedule...it's up to her to decide.
Alas, she tried so hard not to hurt the directors' feelings.
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During the filming of Kung Fu 2, Ling Sui's related benefits were greatly improved.
Not to mention the film pay and box office dividends, Ling Suisui is not that materialistic, and the conditions such as food, accommodation and so on have not been significantly improved. The main reason is that she feels that the previous level was already high enough.
What really saved her trouble was that the styling team flew to China before the filming of Kung Fu 2 began. She didn't need to fly over, but they crossed the Pacific Ocean to try out her makeup.
Ling Suisui heard that a filming team had come from Diland. The plot about the Tianwu Sect in Kung Fu 2 is still a background board, but by the time Kung Fu 3 comes, this aspect will be expanded in detail, and probably a lot of actors with oriental faces who can shoot action scenes will be needed.
This was not beyond Ling Sui's expectations, because her current contract with Diland only lasts until Kung Fu 3 - it doesn't mean that she will only shoot these two movies, in fact, there are several new superhero universe series waiting for her.
But after Kung Fu 3, Dilland had to make plans for both scenarios. Ling Suisui was aware at the beginning that one should not rely too much on a certain platform, and Dilande certainly would not pin all the value of the IP on a certain actor.
Ling Suisui has no objection to this. She does hope that Li Mo can become famous all over the world, but no actor is willing to be tied to a role for life. It would be good for all three parties if they could have a dignified exit and be replaced by new people.
If Dilande wants to make a series, he has to look ten steps ahead before he takes one step. Ling Suisui also has a long-term vision.
But now...she still has to return to the upcoming filming of Kung Fu 2.
In the plot of Kung Fu 2, Li Mo officially joined the Secret Service, and the hidden plot of the "Villain Alliance" buried in the first part was gradually revealed.
The screenwriter also added a love line for Li Mo - of course, in accordance with the usual tone of superhero movies, the love scenes are all accelerated versions, exchanging an ambiguous glance is roughly equivalent to confirming the relationship, and the love process is omitted, so the next movie can jump the timeline and directly show the sweetness.
Ling Suisui had no objection to this equal treatment, but she did not expect that the official match arranged by the screenwriter for Li Mo would be of this style.
Her previous partners, James and Richard, were both muscular men. Louis, who will be working with her this time, has the style of a cool and handsome man (? ).
Louise plays her colleague, who is also a spirit.
The worldview of Kung Fu 2 can be described as a complete hodgepodge, with modern cultivation of immortals and demons and monsters, so it's reasonable to mix in some Western fantasy elements, right?
Lewis' character Wade is an elf, and there are elves in the villain league. Kung Fu 2 does not focus much on this character. His existence is more to provide Li Mo with information about the villain and to offer some comfort when Li Mo is frustrated. He is quite a tool.
Oh, and he also provides an opportunity to create a laugh. Li Mo's impression of "elves" is very stereotypical. She thinks elves only eat vegetables and fruits, and are good at music and sculpture. However, Wade's personality cannot be said to be exactly the same, but it can only be said that there is no connection at all.
The jokes caused by information gap are a common means of humor, especially since the personalities of this couple are very contrasting.
Ling Suisui held his chin and looked at Lewis: “Do you want to stay in this deep state forever?”
She swore that she had just said it casually, but she didn't expect Louis to burst out laughing immediately.
... Ling Suisui also didn't expect that this guy's appearance was very deceptive. He looked very elegant when he had no expression on his face, but his stupid nature was fully exposed when he smiled.
Louis should be a colleague she will be working with for a long time. Seeing him laughing like this for no apparent reason, Ling Sui didn't know what to say.
Judging from the face alone, Louis is undoubtedly the best candidate for this role, and Ling Suisui's stereotype of the elf is also good-looking and delicate.
“I’ll keep it under control,” he said, laughing. “At least when we’re shooting, I’ll definitely do it.”
Well... Ling Sui will believe him for now.
Men, it is better to keep that cold and broken feeling when you first meet them, so that people will feel more sympathy for them.
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