Chapter 28 comes with its own BGM!Time passed unknowingly and the training came to an end. On this day, the crew will hold a start-up ceremony and a press conference for the newly built Fangyan Film and Television City for "Tian Long" in Yongkang City. Although not a single shot has been filmed for this drama, it has been frequently on the hot searches in recent times and has already attracted great attention from the public. Of course, there are gains and losses. For example, Zhang Zhizong, as a producer, has recently brought huge popularity to the crew due to scandals, but his own reputation has plummeted. I don’t know whether he followed the advice of the investors and took the initiative to avoid it, or planned to make big news later, but he did not show up at the press conference today. However, no effort was spared in publicity. Reporters from dozens of news media, entertainment newspapers and magazines, and portal websites from the mainland and Taiwan gathered at the film and television city, which was also an indirect promotion for the place. Ling Zhiying is indeed the hottest star in Asia. His popularity cannot be underestimated. Most of the media are asking questions to him. But he has only starred in one TV series so far, and there are many voices of doubt.
Fortunately, directors Zhou Yaowen, Ju Jueliang and the leading actor Hu Jun helped to resolve the situation, otherwise it would have definitely attracted criticism. As for Du Sheng, Liu Tao, Gao Hu and others, their popularity is neither high nor low, and they are just there to make up the numbers. However, the female lead, Liu Yifei, was questioned by many media outlets due to her age. In this era, people's understanding of film and television stars still mostly relies on traditional newspapers and entertainment magazines. Although Internet technology has developed significantly and Weibo downloads have exceeded 100 million, its popularity is still limited. For a newcomer like Du Sheng, it is impossible to become a household name without the support of film and television dramas. And to put it bluntly, if the role of Murong Fu he plays fails to shine, he is bound to be forgotten by the audience. People's attention often stays on the main characters such as Hu Jun and Ling Zhiying, or is attracted by the beauties such as Liu Yifei whose looks are gradually improving. Du Sheng glanced at Ling Zhiying, who was the center of everyone's attention, and felt a little emotional. He is confident that his acting skills are not inferior to those of his peers, and he also firmly believes that the role of Murong Fu will become a springboard for his acting career. Next, it depends on how to take this step perfectly. …… The opening ceremony took more than two hours. After seeing off the reporters at noon, the crew officially started working. The main filming locations for "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" are Yongkang Shiguliao Scenic Area and Yunfu Licheng. The drama is expected to have 40 episodes, of which nearly 20 episodes will be filmed in Zhejiang Prefecture. One of the more exciting scenes in the play, and also Qiao Feng's toughest battle - the Battle of Juxianzhuang, was filmed here. The martial arts community has decided to hold a meeting in Juxianzhuang to capture the traitor Qiao Feng. Although Qiao Feng knew that the people in Juxian Manor were going to harm him, in order to save Azhu who was beaten to death by the Shaolin Temple master, he still decided to go to Juxian Manor to seek help from "Yanwang Di". The opponents in this battle include the two Shaolin masters Xuan Ji and Xuan Nan, the four elders of the Beggar Gang, Elder Xu Bai Shijing, and the two owners of Juxian Manor. In these plots, Murong Fu did not have a chance to show his face.
However, Du Sheng is one of the action directors after all, so even if he is added temporarily, he still needs to follow the crew during the filming. I have to say that Hu Jun's acting skills are particularly outstanding. He won a major award last year for "Lan Yu" and has been tempered by drama and art film experience, so anyone who plays opposite him has to give their all. In comparison, the performance of the second male lead Ling Zhiying is slightly inferior. For example, in the scene where he unexpectedly encounters Qiao Feng while drinking in Songhe Tower, Ling Zhiying is outdone by Hu Jun in terms of both lines and momentum. Fortunately, the focus of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is Hu Jun's Qiao Feng. Moreover, Hu Jun's performance indirectly brought Ling Zhiying into the play, so that the scene was not too awkward. Du Sheng, who was watching from the side, fell into deep thought. What would it be like if he were to act opposite Hu Jun? In fact, Hu Jun also had a hard time filming the fight scene in "Juxianzhuang" where he fought one against a hundred people. He had no previous experience in martial arts, and the fighting moves designed by Du Sheng were quite intense, so he suffered a minor injury to his arm that day. But he was a manly man. He applied the medicated wine and continued. However, after several consecutive NGs, the results were not ideal. Du Sheng saw that Zhao Jian looked a little embarrassed and knew where the problem was. He thought for a moment and said: "How about having Jun stand in front and pose, and using a blower behind him to help push it forward?" Zhao Jian had no other choice. Hu Jun's fighting scenes had no momentum at all, so he could only rely on external forces. Although this method is a bit tricky, the effect is surprisingly good. Zhao Jian shook his head and joked: "It seems that in the future, Jun will not only have to bring his own BGM, but also have to always have a blower ready, so that his aura will be invincible." Hu Jun himself was not very satisfied. He really admired the light moves that Du Sheng demonstrated during rehearsals and thought they were very cool. No matter what movements the opponent made, they all appeared exceptionally graceful, elegant and full of momentum. But he's getting old and can't even do a backflip, so he can only envy. After filming this big scene, in order to speed up the shooting progress, Zhou Yaowen discussed with Ju Jueliang, Yu Min and Zhao Jian and decided to divide the crew into three parts. There are three groups, A, B and C, who go to different places to shoot different plots. Among them, Group A led by Zhou Yaowen took Qiao Feng as the core, and mainly filmed the scenes of the Beggars' Sect fighting for the throne, internal strife, and the Taishan Conference. The characters include the elder Ma Dayuan, Qiao Feng's wife Kang Min, Murong Fu, Wang Yuyan, Mrs. Wang, Azhu, Abie, etc. Group B, led by Ju Jueliang, took Duan Yu as the core and mainly filmed scenes such as the Wuliang Jade Disk, saving Zhong Ling from the siege, fighting against the four evil men, and the rescue in Wanjie Valley. The characters include Zhong Ling's family of three, Mu Wanqing, the four evil men, Dao Baifeng, Qin Hongmian, Jiumozhi, etc. Group C, led by Yu Min, focused on Xu Zhu and mainly filmed the Shaolin Temple dispute, the Zhenlong chess game, the Xixia prince consort, and the feud between the Xiaoyao Sect and the Lingjiu Palace. The characters include A Zi, Meng Gu, Ye Er Niang, Tian Shan Tong Lao, Xuan Ci, Ding Chun Qiu and so on. As for Zhao Jian, he was naturally responsible for all the action scenes of the three groups, while Yuan Bin was the assistant, moving wherever needed.
Du Sheng is in Group A this time. He is the main villain in this series of events and also one of the action directors. The other two groups also traveled around Fangyan and Hengdian districts to shoot, facilitating overall coordination. After all the filming tasks here are completed, the crew will regroup and go to Yunfu Licheng for filming. A few days later, Qiao Feng's early scenes were basically filmed. In the next scene, it is the turn of Murong Fu, played by Du Sheng. As the saying goes, 'Murong in the South, Qiao Feng in the North'. In order to set off Qiao Feng's power and highlight the wisdom and majesty of the villain BOSS throughout the whole play, Murong Fu has to show the kind of arrogance and arrogance as soon as he appears on the stage. Therefore, the crew specially arranged a "Heroes Conference" scene. Let Murong Fu display his unique skill "Fighting Stars and Shifting" at the Heroes Conference to "return the tables in his own way" and defeat many martial arts masters, demonstrating his great reputation. (End of this chapter)