Director’s Legend

"Is it the last madness of Shao Shuaijun, or the hope of the future of Chinese-language movies-"China Entertainment Report" will reveal the story of "Painted Skin" exclusively for you."

Just now when everyone is looking at the Magic City Film Festival, the news of the "Painted Skin" project spread, and the entertainment information program "China Entertainment Report" of Beijing TV Station produced a special "Painted Skin" for the first time.

"I believe many people are not new to the story of the painted skin in "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio". Painted skin has been featured on the big screen many times. In 1966, "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" directed by Bao Fang, and "Ghost Called Spring" directed by Li Hanxiang in 1979, And in 1993, "Painted Skin: The Lord of Yin and Yang" directed by Hu Jinquan, are all stories about painted skins. So what kind of story will "Painted Skin" directed by Shao Shuaijun this time be?

Let us first understand the background of Painted Skin, the story is like this...

After learning about Painted Skin, what kind of story will the new version of "Painted Skin" be? First, we interviewed director Zhang Huijun, the principal of Nortel, who announced the project of "Painted Skin". "

The footage of Zhang Huijun’s interview began to be played on the screen, and Zhang Huijun was full of energy: "I am very happy that "Painted Skin" was established. As a Nortel student, Shao Shuaijun is proud of him. I have seen the script of "Painted Skin" and it was very good. Many heads of film companies are discussing investment. Everyone believes that this will be an excellent movie. An investment of 500 million will inevitably guarantee the quality of the movie, which is absolutely magical. In fact, we don’t need to pay attention to the movie now. In the future, I am very pleased to see that our Chinese-language films have already embarked on the road of co-production and large-scale production. Five hundred million dollars can be exchanged for fifty to sixty million dollars. For Hollywood blockbusters that can easily reach hundreds of millions. It’s still a small production. We still have a long way to go in the future. If we can step through this hurdle, we will succeed."

After Zhang Huijun, the program team interviewed Wang Zhonglei, the head of Huayi Brothers, one of the investors. Wang Zhonglei said: "For "Painted Skin", we also pay equal attention to expectation and exploration. The market for Chinese-language movies is vast. Our economy is developing, and the construction of theaters is also developing. This year's number of screens is already half that of last year. Even more. Relatively speaking, as the market has increased, the scale of film production has also expanded. I think "Painted Skin" is not only a film, but also a desire of our filmmakers for Chinese films. , We need to use Chinese voice to speak movies to the world."

Lin Xiaoming, the boss of Hong Kong Universe Film, said in an interview: "The mainland market has become active. In recent years, the cooperation in many fields between the two sides of the strait and the three places has shown us that the real Chinese film should be cooperation between everyone and learn from each other. . For the co-production between mainland and Hong Kong, I think it is a very good way. Director Shao Shuaijun is a director I admire very much. Not only is young, but also has unique ideas. We have discussed many cooperation issues, not only It's just funding, more of the collaboration between mainland and Hong Kong filmmakers. "Painted Skin" is a beginning, the most beautiful beginning of co-production."

At the end of the program, the narrator introduced: “Through everyone’s free talk about Painted Skin, we have reason to believe that this movie is not only a crazy investment, but also an innovation in Chinese-language movies. Where is the limit of Chinese-language movies? "Painted Skin" will tell you. Okay, thank you for watching today's "Beijing Entertainment Report"."

"Painted Skin" is like a bomb that disrupts the entire entertainment industry. Shao Shuaijun ignored all this and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to the preparation of "Painted Skin".

The six investors are Huayi Brothers, Poly Bona, China Film Warner Hengdian, China Film, Media Asia Variety Show, and World Film. Among them, Huayi and Bona are private capitals in the Mainland, China Film and Television is a state-owned enterprise capital, and China Film Warner Hengdian is a joint venture. Capital, Media Asia and Universe are Hong Kong capital, and the components of investment are complex.

In order to ensure the use and clarity of funds, there was a huge team of producers and supervisors from the beginning. Because it is a co-production film, the supervisory system is adopted, and the producer's authority is only to control the finances. The producers are Yang Hongtao, Li Wenle, Xu Penghua, Wang Zhonglei, Miao Xiuqiang, and Qi Naizhen, representing the six investors. The producers are Shao Shuaijun, Qian Yongqiang, Huang Qunfei, Gao Linbao, and Li Junqi.

Among them, Qian Yongqiang is the deputy director, representing the overall management of "Painted Skin" in Hong Kong.

These people are not easy to mess with. They have been in the production and production industries for many years. For Shao Shuaijun, how to work with them will be a huge challenge. Only after this kind of challenge can he truly become a great director and master of a movie.

After the first fund of 50 million yuan was in place, Shao Shuaijun immediately convened the production supervisor team and held a meeting in Shao Shuaijun's studio.

"Director Shao, lucky to meet." Qian Yongqiang is about 50 years old, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and his voice is full of local flavor.

"Hello Qian."

Qian Yongqiang is a professional producer, and the next few are a bit crooked. Huang Qunfei is the chief assistant of China Film Import and Export Corporation, Gao Linbao is the director of Hong Kong TV series, and Li Junqi is a professional producer of China Film. After introducing himself, Shao Shuaijun took out the sub-scene script and started the discussion.

"First of all, I need several deputy directors to help me share the work. What do you mean, I am in charge of the commander-in-chief and the main line of filming, the director Qian is in charge of the location, and the senior director is in charge of the special filming?"

"I have no opinion."

"I don't care."

"Well, I still need two assistant directors to take the console, you can recommend it."

Huang Qunfei said quietly, "I'll suggest one first, Gao Yang, who just returned from studying in France, and helped with the help of several directors of China Film. He has a good kung fu in costume films and is a young man with great ideas."

"I also mention one, Miao Chenshan. He used to be a scene note when filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Now he has started filming TV series. I have a deep understanding of costume romances. I think it's quite appropriate." Li Junqi said.

"Okay, I will send a notice tomorrow, and I will take a look at it. The following art direction, photography director, art design, costume design, soundtrack, lighting, recording, drama and scene recording, everyone proposes suggestions. I have very high requirements for these positions. If you’re not a well-known person in the industry, don’t just recommend it casually."

In the next few days, everyone was discussing the candidates for staff. Gao Yang and Miao Chenshan came in the middle, and Shao Shuaijun checked it out, and he was indeed somewhat qualified, so he was glad to be included in the crew. Within a few days, the staff of each unit was determined, because it was the largest investment in Chinese-language films in history. These people received the invitation and did not give much consideration at all, and quickly agreed.

On June 18th, the crew of the crew held a meeting in the capital to book a box in the Kunlun International Hotel to connect with each other.