Mr. Zombie could be said to have created a precedent for zombie movies.
Speaking of zombie films, the first thing that came to everyone's mind was definitely Mr. Zombie and I Have a Date with a Zombie. The former was the pioneer of zombie films and established the status of zombie films. The latter had successfully broken the shackles of previous zombie films and showed everyone a new genre of zombie films.
But in fact, zombie movies had a long history.
1939's " The Walking Corpse in the Ancient House ", 1940's " Li Amao and Zombies ", and 1941's " Female Zombie ". It could be said that with Chinese movies, there would be zombie movies.
In 1936, Xiangjiang City made the first ghost movie with zombies as the theme-Midnight Zombies, which was also the first ghost movie in the history of Xiangjiang City.
However, the era when zombie movies were really popular was the golden age of Xiangjiang movies, the 1980s!
Among them, the one that established the status of zombie films was Lin Zhengying's role as Uncle Nine in Mr. Zombie!
Therefore, the remake of this movie definitely had a different historical significance.
And the choice of the characters was the most important thing in the movie. It definitely couldn't be like the 1985 version of Mr. Zombie, where Xu Guanying continued to play Wencai and Qian Xiaohao played Qiu Sheng, because the former had passed away in November last year. The latter was already in his fifties.
"So, we have to restart the new actors!”
"Let me make it clear. Ah Zheng, you will play the role of Ninth Uncle, which is also the male lead!”
Hong Jingbao said to the people present. This sentence was actually very important to say on this occasion.
Because of the 85th edition of " Mr. Zombie ", a huge dispute had arisen because the male lead was not decided before filming started.
In 1985, after Mr. Zombie was released and became popular in Southeast Asia, Mr. Zombie received a lot of honors. It received 11 nominees for the Academy Awards alone, but the most embarrassing one was the nomination for Best Actor.
'Mr. Zombie' actually didn't have any nominees.
Was Lin Zhengying's acting not up to standard?
Actually, it wasn't.
The reason was that there was no main character in Mr. Zombie, which meant that no one had confirmed who the male lead was.
This was, of course, the wording of the producer.
In fact, before the filming of Mr. Zombie started, the first male lead was the handsome Qian Xiaohao, who was Qiu Sheng. Wen Cai was the second male lead, while Ninth Uncle was the third male lead.
But in the end, no one expected Ninth Uncle's image to explode.
Moreover, Wen Cai's performance in " Mr. Zombie " was also very outstanding. The two of them could be said to have completely reduced Qian Xiaohao, the first male lead, to a supporting role.
In the end, because of this reason, the producer could only submit the Best Supporting Actor nomination as a supporting role.
In the end," Mr. Zombie " did not disappoint. A total of three people were nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award.
Only five people could be nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but Mr. Zombie took up three spots. One could imagine the success of this movie at that time.
The three of them were Xu Guanying, who played the role of Wencai, Lin Zhengying, who played the role of Ninth Uncle, and Lou Nanguang, who played the role of Cousin.
But in the end, to everyone's surprise, Xu Guanying actually rejected the nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Because he felt that he was the lead actor of " Mr. Zombie ", the male lead.
He should be competing for the best male lead and the best actor.
As a result, Xu Guanying became the " first person " in Xiangjiang's film industry to reject the Golden Statue Award!
Xu Guanying's acting skills were unquestionable.
In fact, the producers had initially decided to let Lin Zhengying compete for the Best Actor award, but Xu Guanying found out about it.
He did not agree to the producer's request. He still said the same thing. He felt that he was the lead actor and had to fight for it.
At that time, Xu Guanying was very famous in Xiangjiang City. He was much more famous than Lin Zhengying. Whether it was singing or performing, he was the top in Xiangjiang City.
The production company was hindered by his background, but the Hong Family's class and the Spring and Autumn Hall were not to be trifled with. Therefore, for the sake of the fight for the lead role, the two sides almost fought.
In the end, it was still the producer who was the thief.
Aren't you guys fighting for the male lead?
In that case, he might as well not have a single one.
Therefore, the producer applied for the Best Supporting Actor Award for everyone in the film. In the end, three people were nominated and Xu Guanying turned down the award!
This became Lin Zhengying's lifelong regret.
Everyone knew that in " Mr. Zombie," he was the absolute main character. This was also the closest he had gotten to becoming the best actor. However, in the end, he still missed out on the chance to become the best actor for various reasons...
The reason why the system asked Lin Zheng to make up for the last wish of the Best Actor was because of this story.
This time, Hong Jingbao emphasized it so that there would be unnecessary disputes over the Best Actor award in the future.
Everyone agreed to Hong Jingbao's suggestion.
At this point, Lin Zheng became the male lead of the remake of " Mr. New Zombie."
However, Lin Zheng also knew that this was all because of Ninth Uncle.
"So, Ah Zheng, you must act well!”
"If you can be nominated for Best Actor, we will thank you on behalf of Elder Lin!”
Hong Jingbao's gaze swept towards Lin Zheng.
His gaze was filled with many complicated meanings.
This male lead was both recognition and pressure.
This was undoubtedly a challenge for a new actor.
"Brother Hong, even if you don't say it, I will still do my best!" Lin Zheng nodded.”
This was Lin Zheng's heartfelt words, and it was something he had to do.
After all, this involved unlocking the system.
Due to many factors, he had to fight for this crown.
"Alright, with your words, we can rest assured!”
"But don't be too stressed. Best Actor…isn't that easy!”
"We're already very satisfied that you can be nominated!”
Hong Jingbao was such a big shot, but he had only won the Best Actor award twice.
"Alright, other than Ah Zheng, do you have any suitable candidates for the other five?”
" Especially for the female lead, Sifeng definitely won't make it. We have to choose a suitable actress…This actress has to be like Sifeng, who can be good-looking and has to be on point. Most importantly, she can't be too famous!”
If he became famous, the pay would be high.
Everyone looked at each other and then began to name their favorite candidates.
Many of them were popular actresses in Xiangjiang, such as Shu Qi, Baby, Zhang Xinlan, Yao Xingtong, and so on.
"Okay, these people will send an announcement to their company. I'll get someone to immediately set up the project for this movie!”
"As for the director, I plan to hire Uncle Guan. After all, he has experience in this area!”
Liu Guanwei was the director of Mr. Zombie, Uncle Zombie, Family Zombie, Mr. Fantasy, and Ghost Bite. He was also an absolute authority in the field of zombie film directors.
……
After about an hour of discussion, the crew for Mr. New Zombie 2012 was finally confirmed.
Director: Liu Guanwei!
Producer: Hong Jingbao!
Assistant Director Qian Xiaohao…
[Action coaches: Hong Jingbao, Yuan Bin, Dong Wei…]
Lead: Lin Zheng
Just looking at this set of action instructions was enough to blind everyone's eyes. It included almost all the best moves of the Golden Statue and the Golden Horse. This was enough to show how much everyone valued this drama.
After confirming the production team, the next step was to set up the film project and recruit actors.
Filming would probably take another 1-2 months of preparation.
"Ah Zheng, you'll be staying in the Hong family's class for this period of time!”
"As for the remuneration, we have to calculate the cost before we can tell you, but…it won't be too high!”
Hong Jingbao's words were considered a greeting.
Of course, Lin Zheng knew that it was impossible for a newcomer like him to get paid millions.
For this movie, he only wanted fame and nothing else.
Therefore, he did not have any objections.
As long as he didn't sign a long-term contract with the Zombie series, it would be fine.
Hong Jiaban obviously didn't know if " New Mr. Zombie " would be popular, so he didn't plan to make a second film.
This would depend on the box office of the first movie before he could make a decision.
As for the second film, Lin Zheng planned to film it himself.
The first one was to borrow power, and after the second one gained fame, he could make his own decisions.
Now, he could only do his job as an actor.
The meeting lasted until noon. After everyone finished eating, Hong Jingbao called for some core members to continue the meeting. Meanwhile, Lin Zhengze and a group of Hong Family Class members came to the pavilion of the team.
Lin Zheng picked up his phone and started reading the script for Zombie.
He still had to rush to the audition tomorrow, so he had to memorize some lines. To be honest, he was quite interested in this role.
Although it was only a supporting role, it was still his first role.
Ding! Ding!
Just as Lin Zheng took out his phone, it rang.
It was a very unfamiliar phone number!
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