Chapter 109: The Heavens Open with a Snap

  Three days later, Hengdian Film and Television City. Lu Li, Jiang You and others were sitting on the stage, answering reporters' questions, which was the press conference of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

  Three days ago, Lu Li went to Hua Hai and had a long talk with Ren Tang Film. After promising to sell the film and television rights of "The Legend of Huo Yuanjia" to the other party, he asked Ren Tang Film to invite several popular stars to star in "The Heaven Sword".

  This time, Lu Li asked for actresses from the Tang film, mostly female stars, mainly beauties in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", all of whom had a lot to do with the protagonist Zhang Wuji. Such as Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Spider Girl, Xiao Zhao, etc.

  As for the actors signed under Lide Entertainment, they only have a small role in it. Of course, this is not without benefits for them, on the one hand, they can accumulate experience, and on the other hand, they can also become familiar with the audience, even if they are just extras, Lu Li has arranged relatively good roles for these people.

  The actors for the other roles were all contacted and arranged by Bie Lian Entertainment, which is why they could establish a crew with Tang Film as soon as possible and start shooting immediately.

  At this moment, sitting on the stage, in addition to Lu Li and Jiang You, there are also the actors who play Zhang Wuji, Fang Zhanpeng, An Xueling (who plays Zhao Min), Cao Yue (who plays Zhou Zhiruo) and other main actors, as well as Tang Ren, the person in charge of Hengdian Film and Television City.

  "Hello Lu Li, first of all congratulations on your album 'Big Wheat'." a reporter stood up and said.

  Lu Li heard this and smiled, thanking him repeatedly.

  Then the reporter asked, "So why don't you focus on music and participate in TV drama filming instead? I just found out that in the TV series 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber', apart from being a screenwriter, you are also an assistant director, almost identical to when filming 'The Legend of the Condor Hero'."

  "The reason I want to be an assistant director is mainly because as the original author of 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy', I need to take responsibility for my own work." Lu Li replied.

  "Will you write a theme song for 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' this time?" another reporter asked.

  "Hmm, it should be okay, this time 'YiTian' is mainly shot by our BiLi Entertainment, I think the theme song thing will eventually be handed over to me." Lu Li smiled and replied, full of confidence.

  "Director Jiang, hello. As far as we know, this is your first time directing a TV series independently, and it's an investment of around 400 million yuan. Do you feel any pressure?" Another reporter stood up and asked after Lu Li finished speaking.

  Kang You smiled when he heard this question: "This is indeed my first time directing alone. During the filming of 'The Archer', I followed Director Yan and learned a lot from him. This time, filming 'The Heaven Sword' is also a test of what I've learned. As for pressure, of course there will be some, after all it's my first time directing with no experience, but having pressure gives me motivation, I have confidence that I can do a good job on this TV series."

  Answering afterwards, Jiang You was full of confidence.

  "Director Guo, may I ask what made you decide to collaborate with Bi Le Entertainment this time and have several stars act in a TV series directed by a newcomer?" another reporter asked.

  The reporter's question can be said to be very sharp, no more than saying that Jiang You is a new director, and the film will not ruin the image of the artists under the banner. Will you shoot a bad movie?

  Not to mention Jiang You's unpleasant expression, even Lu Li felt a bit uncomfortable. But he knew that these reporters were absolutely not to be offended at this time, and under the table, he pulled Jiang You back, afraid that he would impulsively do something irrational.

  It is said that the person in charge of Hengdian Film and TV City, a subsidiary of Renyi Film, smiled when hearing the question: "Our company, Renyi Film, has collaborated with Baidu Entertainment several times before, and each time it was very pleasant. During the filming of 'The Archer', Director Yan praised Director Jiang highly, so we have great confidence in Director Jiang's ability to make 'The Heaven Sword'."

  Lu Li could clearly feel that Jiang You's body was trembling slightly, but soon, Jiang You calmed down and even smiled on his face. Jiang You gave Lu Li a reassuring look and pulled away his hand.

  Lu Li glanced at Jiang You and saw a glimmer of determination in his eyes, thinking to himself: "I hope you can grow up quickly."

  The press conference didn't last long and was soon over.

  "Son, come on, don't let these people look down on you." Jiang Wei encouraged his son after the press conference.

  "Dad, don't worry, I'll make them surprised." Jiang Wei said with a smile.

  "Alright, Jiang You, I still have some things to attend to, so I'll head back to Huaqing first. I'll try to return tomorrow and start filming." Lu Li said from the side.

  "Don't worry," Jiang You replied.

  After saying hello to Jiang Wei, Lu Li left Hengdian and rushed back to Huqing. Last time Lu Li left in a hurry, the songs she wrote were not given to several newcomers, so now she has to rush back for a trip.

  Jiang You and others left Lu Li and then took the crew into Hengdian.

  "What's wrong, can't sleep?" Suddenly, Jiang Wei's voice came from a room in the hotel.

  "Uh, we're starting filming tomorrow, I'm a bit nervous." After a while, Jiang You's voice finally sounded.

  "Didn't Lu Li say we're going to start filming after he gets back?" Jiang Wei asked upon hearing Jiang You's words.

  "No need to wait any longer, I've gone over the script many times and there won't be a problem. Let's start tomorrow," said Jiang You.

  Jiang Wei listened to Jiang You's words, and was about to say something, but suddenly remembered the scene at today's press conference. Jiang Wei didn't say anything else, just sighed and said, "Then get some rest early, Dad will help you."

  Jiang You's body stiffened for a moment when he heard the words, but soon relaxed, as if his mood had also relaxed, and quickly fell asleep.

  The room fell silent once again.

  The next day, the media who attended the press conference also reported on the start of filming for "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". However, most of the media gave this news a very small space, and between the lines were filled with concerns about this TV series, especially the director.

  Jiang You didn't read these newspapers because he is now busy shooting the first scene of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

  Every film crew attaches great importance to the first scene, as it represents a good start. Therefore, the director of the first scene will choose simple scenes for filming and hope to pass once without NG.

  Jiang You learned this from Yan Wenzhong in "The Legend of the Condor Hero" last time, so he chose a very simple shot for the first scene - a conversation between Cheng Kun and Yu Yang Wang in a tent.

  "Cut." With a loud cry, Jiang You finished the first shot. Since Cheng Kun and Yu Yang Wang had their backs to the crowd for some time, Jiang You chose this simplest shot, with the two having their backs to the crowd, performing very little, so it was done in one take.

  Jiang You was also very happy and began filming the entire conversation process.

  The actor playing Cheng Kun is also a veteran, wearing a black robe at the moment, following King Ruyang into the tent and beginning to answer King Ruyang's questions.

  Although these are not very difficult, it was the first time for the crew to shoot, there was no tacit understanding, and this scene also had several NGs.

  When Jiang You finally finished filming this less-than-one-minute scene, it was already noon. They ended the morning's filming and started eating lunch, preparing for the afternoon's filming of a slightly larger scene - a large team escorting something wrapped in yellow cloth like a horse-drawn carriage.

  This scene requires a lot of extras, and Jiang You had already asked the crew staff to recruit them early on.

  Lu Li has already returned to Huaqing, and naturally he doesn't know that Jiang You has started filming alone. At this moment, he is in the recording studio of Bie Li Entertainment, where he has called all 4 singers currently signed by the company.

  "After the start of filming for 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy', I have to stay on set most of the time, so these past few days I also wrote a few songs for you all. I hope that during this period of time, you will work hard and try to record these songs by the time I get back." Lu Li said, looking at Wen Si Xian, Zhang Feng Ruo, Min Rui Sheng, and Mi Xin Hua.

  The four of them showed excited expressions after hearing this, they all knew that although Lu Li had written few songs so far, none of them had ever failed to become hits. Especially Wen Si Xian, as Lu Li had once said he wanted to make her the queen of Chinese pop music. Although she didn't know if relying on Lu Li's songs could achieve this goal, it didn't mean she wasn't looking forward to such a target.

  "Lü Yi, I've written down the arrangement materials for these songs, so it's up to you now." Lu Li said to Lü Yi, the arranger, without looking at the four excited people.

  "This is what I should do, no need to be so hard on yourself." Lü Yi smiled after hearing Lù Lí's words. He now has a lot of admiration for Lù Lí, whose songs are all classics and whose arrangements are also very good. Here he can learn a lot from following Zhōu Chuánjūn and is always making progress, so he is very satisfied with the work here.

  Lu Li smiled and patted Lü Yi's shoulder, then turned to Zhou Chuanjun and said: "Zhou, when you record songs for them, please be stricter, especially with Wen Si Xian and Zhang Feng Ruo."

  Zhou Chuanjun heard this and thought to himself: Even if you don't say it, I won't relax my demands. However, seeing Lu Li's smiling face, he still nodded slightly.

  Zhang Feng heard Lu Li's words and remembered the fierce look on Zhou Chuanjun's face when he recorded the song, his excited expression disappeared, and he was even a little scared, shrinking his neck. The other three people didn't know about this matter, they just thought that strict requirements were also necessary.

  Takaoki and Kōsen, who were standing nearby, saw Zhang Fengruo's appearance and both showed a schadenfreude expression.

  Lu Li finished speaking and handed several sheets of white paper with songs written on them to Wen Si, Xin, and the other two people. Only then did he leave the recording studio and head to Hengdian.

  Lu Li had just left the recording studio when he was stopped by Da Xia.

  "Ludie, I heard from Mengqi that you're going to join the 'Yitian' crew and won't be back for a long time?" Daxia intercepted Ludie and asked directly.

  "Hmm, yeah, what's up?" Lu Li didn't know why Da Xia asked this and asked back.

  "Of course there's a problem. Now that Lü Lì has slowly entered the right track, everyone is busy with their own things, but what about me?" Dà Xià said in response to Lü Lì's words.

  Lu Li was taken aback by Da Xia's words and suddenly remembered that she hadn't made any arrangements for him.

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