The current shooting cycle of "Extreme Challenge" is almost once every two weeks.

When it is officially broadcast in January next year, it will almost be recorded for six episodes, including two episodes at a time.

The set of "Luxing" has become the stronghold for recording "Extreme Challenge" many times.

The second and third episodes of "The Martial Arts World War" and "The Giant of Times" are selected from the martial arts film and television base next to the set of "Luxing" and the Xiangjiang Street film and television base.

At the same time, Hu Lei and Cheng Xiaodong were invited to participate in the second episode, and many supporting actors from "The Hidden" were invited to play NPC in the third episode, and Xiangjiang actor Lin Wenlong was invited to be guests.

However, Zhou Shilei did not participate in these two episodes.

During the recording, director Li Rui said that "he was really persuaded to withdraw."

But in fact, it was just borrowed from the first episode. In fact, Zhou Shilei stayed on the crew to film because he had too many scenes, especially personal scenes, mental monologues, etc., and also had scenes with several female protagonists.

In addition to achieving the slogan of "both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong", this move also hopes to create suspense and topicality for the audience when broadcast.

In a blink of an eye, a month and a half passed.

The filming progress of "Luxing" has been completed by 90%, and all the starring actors have completed the filming.

The remaining scenes are all scenes such as supporting roles and extras, and the other important part of this drama is the voiceover of the narration in the later stages.

This is not needed by others, Li Zhifan decided to take action personally. He absorbed a lot of sound-related skills, which is where he uses it.

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December 20.

The first domestic film about the transformation of men and women, directed by Zhou Shilei, produced by Wang Ye and produced by Man Gang Film and Television, was finally named "Transformed Men and Women", and was released nationwide.

Just after the filming of "The Hidden", Zhou Shilei and the main creators participated in the publicity without stopping.

On the first day of the movie's release, it earned 40 million yuan in box office.

This year, the Chinese-language film market has entered a downturn since "Wolf Warrior" became popular.

Many filmmakers are looking forward to a new year's rejuvenation in the box office market. Although the box office of this "Transformed Man and Female" is only 40 million, it still creates the highest box office result in the Chinese-language market in the second half of the year.

At the same time, he also won the first place in the movies released at the same time.

However, "Transformed Man and Female" is a complete comedy. Although it has some dark humorous elements, it is not comparable to innovative comedy and drama films like "Truman Show".

After New Year's Day, "The Hidden" was officially completed and entered the post-production stage.

This TV series has the support of old actors and the original version in Li Zhifan's mind, so the shooting speed is so fast.

However, there are also differences from the original version of "The Hidden". Li Zhifan did not remake it completely according to the original version of "The Hidden", but was filmed based on the original script provided by "The Hidden Creation Chronicle". The final TV series may have about two more episodes than the original version.

The most important thing is that the original version cannot be broadcast and cut off due to scale issues all appear in this TV series.

There are also some bugs that have been filled, such as characters who suddenly disappear, and plots that fail to explain clearly at the end.

As for whether these shots can be passed, I don’t know whether they can pass the review, but Li Zhifan believes that it is still possible to strive for it. After all, the times are different. Coupled with the glory and halo that Li Zhifan bears, as well as the support of the bosses above, these should not be a problem for him.

The review system of radio and television dramas for TV series has been improved year by year.

Although it cannot be the same as a movie, it is really much tolerant in some large-scale production in-depth subjects. Even some history that was once beautified by the government can reveal the truth.

On the contrary, those who distort history, shocking, and overly whitewashed have gradually withdrawn from the screen and are very strict in the review.

The finale of "The Hidden" was held very low-key, and media people only invited more than a dozen companies. This scale is much smaller than that of Li Zhifan's previous works.

After the final banquet, Li Zhifan accepted interviews with several media outlets.

The interview content is very complicated, because this is Li Zhifan's second interview with the media after half a year since "Wolf Warrior", so they prepared a lot of questions.

Reporter from Southern Weekly: "Mr. Li, does the filming of "Luxing" mean that you have officially transformed into a director of a drama? In the future, the ones filmed and starred in will only be a drama?"

"Not necessarily!" Li Zhifan said, "The key is to look at the subject matter. If there are topics I like and scripts I like, then I will also participate, but the bottom line is conscience, the conscience of the work, and the conscience of the producer."

"Li Zhifan, you have been married for more than half a year. When will you hold a wedding banquet?"

This is a question sent by a reporter from a Shanghai Stock Exchange miscellaneous magazine to Li Zhifan.

Shanghai Stock Exchange miscellaneous magazines specialize in publishing some entertainment news, especially the love between men and women in the entertainment industry.

"Haha, I have to ask my wife for this question!" Li Zhifan smiled and said, "She is the one who chooses the time and the location. I am only responsible for the final payment!"

"It seems that you love your wife very much!" The reporter continued, "Did you like your wife because of her appearance?"

"Beauty?" Li Zhifan shook his head and smiled, "I am a blind person. I don't know if she is beautiful or not, let alone my appearance is ordinary. She was with me before I debuted. It's been a lot of years. I believe that we are in love."

"You are so happy!"

A reporter from the Beijing News continued, "Now the entire network calls you a good husband from the national community. Do you think you are?"

"Okay, I dare not say it! To be honest, I have never done anything in my family due to work reasons. In fact, I owe my wife a lot!" Li Zhifan said, "Because I am a child from an ordinary family, but because the entertainment industry has magnified my family and career. Although I am a public figure, I know more in my heart that I am actually an ordinary citizen."

"You are too modest!" another reporter asked, "This time filming of "The Hidden" is a TV series. Does that mean you will completely enter the TV industry?"

"This..." Li Zhifan scratched his head and thought for a while and said, "Actually, whether it is a movie or a TV series, I just shoot it casually! My first identity is also a musician, and this will never change."

"You are really good at joking!" The reporter said with a smile, "The movie you made has earned such a box office. You heard that you have also received a lot of investment and sponsorship for this TV series. Now many TV stations are scrambling to contact you, so, how do you view making money? Especially in the entertainment industry?"

"Make money?" Li Zhifan was stunned. He did make a lot of money, but in addition to investing himself, most of the money was still shared. This is the case in the entertainment industry. He made fame first and then made money. He is now in the middle stage, and with his own strength, it is not enough to build a huge entertainment empire alone.

So he said directly: "No matter how high the box office or the ratings are, it is just a cloud of things to me. I am not very interested in making money. Fame and profit are the same for me. Making money and gaining fame is just a matter of by chance. Taking out what I want to bring to everyone is what I am willing to do."

Several reporters looked at each other, and they didn't know what expression to express when facing Li Zhifan's words.

He is worthy of being the king of pretending, and the reporters are convinced.

After the final banquet and the reporter interview, Li Zhifan continued to go back to be his later stage, and everything seemed to be calm in his opinion.

However, after this interview was posted on the Internet, it immediately caused a heated discussion among netizens.

Someone else composed a song for this, which was accompanied by Li Zhifan's song.

"He claims to be ordinary in appearance!"

"He said he was face-blind and did not know his beautiful wife!"

"He is not interested in money, and he is indifferent to fame and fortune, but he is just a cloud of clouds!"

"He's just an ordinary family!"

"A box office of six billion yuan is just a random shot, making money is also easy!"

"The king of pretending to behave, invisibly pretending, he is the most deadly, and he speaks every moment!"

"Someone asked about his name, Li Jiazhifan was just an ordinary citizen."

“…”

I don’t know which big v was first uploaded and released on Kuaibo, but the cover singer is a music up owner from a janitor, who specializes in spoofing and slandering.

It was a few days after Li Zhifan heard this song.

He just laughed it off when the content of the song, but he didn't expect that he would tell the truth but was considered pretending to be a pretentious person?

Forget it, it doesn't matter!

Anyway, he is just an ordinary citizen.

...

When the post-production of "Luxing" was in full swing, the platform competition was extremely hot.

This is not the responsibility of Li Zhifan, but the timeline and men help film and television.

As a part of the investment, Mango TV naturally regards it as its own pocket and claims to the outside world that "Mango TV jointly produces exclusive dramas" to attract investment.

Of course, other provincial satellite TV stations will not compete with Mango TV because they know they can’t compete.

The most fiercer ones are online broadcasting platforms, and several major video websites are about to get over the top, so if they are sent, they will be almost living in the Man Gang Film and Television Company.

However, at this time, CCTV One suddenly came out because they fell in love with "The Hidden".

CCTV One is not a domineering character, and he is willing to pay twice the price of Mango TV to buy the first round of the TV series.

Mango TV only has shares in Mango TV. Strictly speaking, it is not a producer, so it is not very certain whether it must be broadcast on Mango TV. Sometimes TV series invested by Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV will also be broadcast on Mango TV. TV series produced by Mango TV will also be released on other provincial satellite TV platforms first.

After receiving this news, the man helps film and television was both excited and embarrassing.

Double the price, or CCTV's one!

This condition is definitely for CCTV!

But Mango TV...is not easy to explain!

For a moment, the man was in a dilemma for helping the film and television, and didn't know what to do.

...

"Zhifan! Something happened to the release of "Luxing". Do you have time to hold a meeting to discuss?"

Li Zhifan, who was busy recording a monologue for "The Hidden", suddenly received a call from Wang Ye. When he heard something went wrong with the release, he asked, "What's wrong? We haven't finished it in the later stage yet, why are there any problems?"

"That's not what I mean, I can't explain it clearly on the phone. You'll know when you come!"

Wang Ye said anxiously, "Have the time hurry up and come quickly!"

In fact, it was just a stairs upstairs and downstairs. From the post-production period on the 34th floor, Li Zhifan went downstairs to the office area of ​​the Man Gang Film and Television. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wang Ye and a man with his shoulders slanted and very well-dressed clothes chatting, not knowing what to talk about.
To be continued...