73 Chapter 73
◎'Floating'◎
It took more time to shoot the immortal cultivation drama "Burning Day" than "Forward".
Some of the fighting scenes also required some polishing, and there were quite a lot of exterior locations, so switching between them took quite a bit of time.
In addition, the villain played by Zhang Li appears from beginning to end, almost from the start to the end of the entire drama. Although he is not one of the protagonists, his role is no less than that of the protagonists.
More than three months later, Zhang Li officially joined the crew to finish filming.
At this time, although her performance in "The Battle of Vientiane" and her guest appearance in "Burning Embers" had already been broadcast, the popularity they aroused on the Internet was still skyrocketing.
With the outstanding performance in these two dramas, Zhang Li has completely established a foundation in the circle.
She is now considered a very famous star. Not only does her fan base have reached tens of millions, but her acting skills are also widely praised.
At this time, "In Search of the Gods", a joint production by several large companies, was finally almost ready.
The appeal of several large companies is still huge. This film not only invited several of the top directors in the industry, but also invited the top domestic post-production team.
As for the actors, it is even more exaggerated. It can be said that it is a star-studded cast.
Originally, the female lead of this movie should have been a hot topic, but unfortunately, it was controlled by Wangshi Studio and Lingman Entertainment. As Lingman's current top actress, Zhang Li could not have gotten the role unless she didn't want to.
Many actors initially had complaints, but after receiving the script inviting them to audition, they were completely speechless.
They no longer focus on the role of the female lead, but start competing very actively for other roles.
But no one knew that the audition records for each role were all sent to Zhang Li, who would select the most suitable candidate.
When Zhang Li is selecting actors, she doesn't care about the fame of the auditioning actors. She only looks at the compatibility between the actor and the role.
Therefore, there were many cases where big names competed for the same role, but the role went to an unknown little actor, and this situation was not uncommon.
Those big names were angry but dared not speak out.
At the same time, some veteran artists also received invitations, further expanding the influence of this script.
Almost anyone who has seen this script can see its extraordinary nature and the ambitions of Past Studios and Lingman Entertainment.
Of course, the outside world is still unclear about this for the time being.
Under the attention of all the people, "In Search of the Gods" finally announced the actors for the roles one after another.
The crew picked an auspicious day and held the opening ceremony at the designated filming location.
The filming location is a temple deep in the mountains. The production team searched for it for a long time based on Zhang Li's description before Zhang Li approved it.
Before the opening ceremony, all the contracted actors were informed to be prepared to endure hardships.
However, when they arrived at the designated location before the opening ceremony, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Not to mention the inconvenience of having to climb up into the deep mountains and forests by yourself, the only option for accommodation is a tent, which is really sad.
But it was precisely because of this that the actors realized that the crew's previous reminder was not a joke.
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While the film was still under audition, Liu Qingran also received an invitation.
After reading the script, she saw the potential.
It just so happened that she had already accepted Xuan Huang's invitation to be the spokesperson, and had a thorough understanding of the inside story between Xuan Huang and Wan Cheng, which greatly changed her impression of him.
She tried her best to get the role in this movie.
The final result was also gratifying.
The day before filming started, she and many other actors gathered at the foot of the mountain notified by the crew, and then were led up the mountain road.
So many actors, some of whom are household names, have not suffered such hardship for many years. They were all climbing breathlessly and could not maintain their image at all.
It took them more than two hours to finally reach the destination.
The leading staff member in front had just finished saying, "We're here!"
Liu Qingran, who was walking in the front row, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief like everyone else and slowed down his pace.
But when they finally arrived at the temple the crew had found, they were shocked by its ancient atmosphere.
After queuing up and walking in, they found that the yard was very large, but the surroundings were dilapidated.
It is obvious that this is an abandoned temple.
Just when everyone had an indescribable feeling, Liu Qingran noticed that part of one side of the wall had collapsed, as if some people were gathering there.
After she caught her breath, she walked over there.
Then she saw a familiar figure.
It’s Zhang Li.
It turned out that Zhang Li had already arrived at the filming location with the crew.
She stood in the crowd, looking up slightly, and her eyes seemed to have everything under control.
For some reason, Liu Qingran had an inexplicable feeling. She felt as if there was a huge amount of energy in Zhang Li.
But her assistant quickly interrupted her thoughts.
"Sister? What are you looking at?"
The assistant's voice not only attracted the attention of other actors, but even Zhang Li and other crew members looked in their direction.
In fact, Zhang Li had heard the noise a long time ago, but he originally planned to arrange things here before going to say hello.
However, Liu Qingran had already discovered her, so naturally she could only deal with these actors first.
Zhang Li quickly returned to the yard.
She was familiar with every actor present, after all, they were all selected by her.
"Thank you for your hard work. The conditions are a bit simple. I hope you don't mind."
Although his true identity has not been exposed, Zhang Li is still publicly known as a shareholder of Lingman.
No matter what everyone really thinks, they have to appear polite on the surface.
"No, no, it's quite quiet here, and the air is good."
"Yes, I haven't breathed such fresh air for a long time."
"that is……"
Liu Qingran was among them and had no chance to get a word in.
However, when Zhang Li swept through the crowd, he deliberately stayed on her for a moment longer.
Liu Qingran smiled at her.
Zhang Li quickly looked away.
At the same time, the crew member in charge of the actors also arrived and quickly arranged a place for them.
The actors followed and left.
However, it was not until the next day, at the opening ceremony, that they found out that Zhang Li was not only the leading actor of the film, but also the central coordinator of the entire film.
In name, she is the coordinator, but in reality, even the producer has to listen to her completely.
Originally, the actors looked at each other in bewilderment after learning about the situation, but when it came to filming, they no longer dared to think about it.
Because Zhang Li is simply a workaholic. Not only does she play the female lead who has the heaviest filming tasks, but she also has to take care of the director's filming. Once the scene is not to her liking, even the director has to follow her ideas and shoot a scene two, three, or many times, sometimes even more than ten times.
The actors have a hard time, but Zhang Li himself works harder than them, so even if they have some ideas, they can only complain secretly in their hearts.
The original plan was to shoot near the temple for half a month, but due to Zhang Li's pursuit of perfection, it was dragged out to nearly a month.
In the past month, almost everyone in the crew has lost weight.
Fortunately, this temple is the most difficult place. When we changed the shooting location, it was better. Although there were still deserts, swamps and other places, we had a car and at least we didn’t have to climb up and down the mountain.
After two or three months of location shooting, everyone has basically adapted to Zhang Li's rhythm.
However, when the real outdoor scene passed and they came to the green screen, everyone discovered that Zhang Li was not the most strict, but only more strict.
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This movie is longer than usual, and there are also reserves for the second and third parts. In addition to the real-life scenes, there are more scenes in front of the green screen.
Therefore, the closer we get to the later stages of filming, the more the actors' performance abilities will be tested.
Originally, Liu Qingran thought that she was one of the best actors of the same period, but since joining this crew, she found that there were many people who were better than her.
She didn't know that the actors in the crew were all carefully selected by Zhang Li. Each of them fit the character's personality. Only she was specially "promoted" by Zhang Li.
Therefore, she needs to work several times harder than others to keep up with them.
When it came to shooting with a green screen, even the other actors found it extremely difficult, let alone her.
After being repeatedly rejected by Zhang Li no less than ten times because of her, Liu Qingran became depressed.
Zhang Li gave the order directly: "Pause the filming for now. Liu Qingran, think about it carefully. Once you have figured it out, we can resume the filming."
After hearing this, Liu Qingran almost cried.
The other actors also looked helpless.
Although Zhang Li's tone was just serious and not harsh, it was the first time he said such words, and the pressure he put on Liu Qingran could be imagined.
What everyone didn't know was that in the corner nearby, a camera captured the entire scene.
Liu Qingran adjusted for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to ask Zhang Li to reshoot.
Although it was resolved the next time, this incident still left a big shadow on Liu Qingran.
Before going to bed at night, Liu Qingran couldn't help crying for a few minutes before falling asleep.
However, what no one expected was that in the middle of the night, the video of Liu Qingran being almost scolded to tears by Zhang Li was leaked online, causing an uproar.
From the perspective of netizens, they had no idea that Zhang Li held other positions in the crew.
In their opinion, this is a case of the female lead bullying other actors!
Netizens have accused Zhang Li, saying that she is becoming arrogant because she is famous.
Liu Qingran’s fans were even more excited.
Because Zhang Li has been tied to Liu Qingran since her debut, marketing accounts always say that she is imitating Liu Qingran, leaving a very bad impression on Liu Qingran's fans.
Now Liu Qingran has joined the same crew as her, but she actually dares to take advantage of her status as the 'female lead' to treat their idol like this.
Liu Qingran’s fans began to attack Zhang Li.
Curses, ridicule, malice...all came raining down on Zhang Li online.
But the person who was responsible for the incident remained silent.
And this scene of Zhang Li "scolding" Liu Qingran was also sent to someone by a "concerned person".
【Author’s words】
Sister Li: The money is coming~
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