Hu Mei will film the "Dream of the Red Chamber" trilogy and global cast auditions start

Director Hu Mei revealed that she wanted to make the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" as early as ten years ago, and this time she will create a trilogy of the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" from a new perspective.

A Dream of Red Mansions, a new film version directed by Hu Mei, held a press conference and a global audition launch conference in Beijing on September 25, announcing that A Dream of Red Mansions, the first of the four Chinese classics, will reappear on the big screen. Director Hu Mei, producer Hou Guangming and Li Wanshou appeared with screenwriter he Yanjiang, visual director Zhao Xiaoding, art director Huo Tingxiao, music producer and songwriter Ye Xiaogang. At the press conference, director Hu Mei revealed that she wanted to make the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" as early as ten years ago, and this time she will create a trilogy of the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" from a new perspective. In addition, in order to get closer to the setting of the main characters in the original work, the actors of the film will be selected through global auditions to create a refreshing visual experience for the audience.

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A Dream of Red Mansions, as the first of the four masterpieces of Chinese classics, is universally recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels and has conquered countless readers since ancient times. At the news conference of the new film "A Dream of Red Mansions" held in Beijing, director Hu Mei, together with screenwriter he Yanjiang, visual director Zhao Xiaoding, art director Huo Tingxiao, music director and songwriter Ye Xiaogang, unveiled the concept poster of the film. and announced the official launch of the new film version of A Dream of Red Mansions. From Yongzheng Dynasty, Han Wu Emperor and Qiao Family Courtyard to Confucius and Cao Cao, Director Hu Mei has created a series of classics with her majestic atmosphere and warm and exquisite historical perspective. As for directing the new film A Dream of Red Mansions, director Hu Mei said frankly that "A Dream of Red Mansions" is my youth, and revealed that there were plans to put it on the big screen as early as ten years ago. "the story of A Dream of Red Mansions is full of mysteries of life and is extremely rich in cultural and social connotations," she said. Each time I read it, I have a different feeling, and I want to film it and share it with you. " Now that the project has been launched, Director Hu Mei is also quite impressed, and revealed that the trilogy of the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" will be made from a new perspective full of youthful vitality.

in order to make her dream come true, Director Hu Mei specially invited his old partner and famous screenwriter he Yanjiang to write. Director he Yanjiang has participated in the creation of excellent film and television works such as "Qiao Family Courtyard", "Confucius" and "Cao Cao". Talking about the new adaptation of A Dream of Red Mansions, he Yanjiang said frankly that it was very difficult, and jokingly said that this adaptation was a process of "a thousand trials and a narrow escape from death." the whole script was basically finalized only after many major rewriting. In addition, the screenwriting team also specially invited Redology experts to protect the script and strive to be close to the original, which shows its meticulous craftsmanship. At the same time, he joined hands to help director Zhang Yimou present visual feasts such as "Hero", "ambush on all sides" and "Golden Armor all over the City". This time, he also joined the creative team of the new film A Dream of Red Mansions, serving as visual director and art director respectively to add bricks and tiles to the film's creation.

Director Zhao Xiaoding revealed that this edition of" A Dream of Red Mansions "will use live shooting and special effects to carefully reproduce the style and features of the Grand View Garden. Huo Tingxiao also admitted that because the story of" A Dream of Red Mansions "could not be verified in the dynasty, it would be a passionate challenge of imagination in art design. Ye Xiaogang, a famous composer who just won the Best Music Award at the 31st Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards with the Cairo Declaration, joined this time as a music producer and composer. "participating in A Dream of Red Mansions is also my own dream," he said. I hope this dream can be realized more brightly. "

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A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin creates all kinds of characters, whether it's sentimental Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu, an anti-feudal rebellious youth, Xue Baochai, a clumsy beauty, Wang Xifeng, a double-faced and ruthless beauty, Mrs. Wang, who is full of flesh and blood and has a distinct personality. This also makes the casting of the new film "A Dream of Red Mansions" a lot of attention. In this regard, director Hu Mei said that A Dream of Red Mansions is a love in the hearts of Chinese people all over the world, and the characters in the original work are basically under the age of 20. In order to be faithful to the original work and select the most suitable actors, the casting channels will be broadened and auditions will be used for screening. No matter they are professional actors or ordinary people, they can participate both at home and abroad. At the press conference, Sun Lijun, vice president of the Beijing Film Academy, also attended as the person in charge of the audition and training activities, and introduced a team of experts to be responsible for the selection of actors. It is reported that producer Li Wanshou, chairman of Synergy Capital, said on the spot that he would spare no effort to provide financial support for the new version of A Dream of Red Mansions. All the selected actors must carry out 100 class hours of performance training and 100 class hours of traditional closed training in Sinology and Redology culture, so as to improve the ability and quality of new actors to adapt to shooting and roles. All the shooting and training will be completed in CITIC Guoan's first city in the world, and the location will be selected in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai Songjiang and other places.

A Dream of Red Mansions has given birth to a large number of adapted versions of film and television works, among which the casting of the 1987 TV series has conquered thousands of audiences. Speaking of the global auditions for the actors of the new film A Dream of Red Mansions, director Hu Mei said: "I hope that through this audition, we will be able to dig out the new Honglou people who represent the present era, and Chinese people from all over the world can sign up. I hope that the new film A Dream of Red Mansions is also a baptism of classical culture for the next generation of young people." At the press conference, Liu Shikun, a famous Chinese musician and pianist, improvised two piano pieces for the press conference, and the famous singer Yu Junjian also sang live, pushing the atmosphere to the best part. Famous actress Zhang Kaili also cheered for her good friend Hu Mei at the press conference, saying: "Director Hu Mei has not only the tenacity of a male director, but also the softness and charm of a woman. I believe that the new film A Dream of Red Mansions will certainly live up to everyone." In addition, Mr. Hu Bin, a famous Chinese calligrapher and principal of Beijing calligraphy School, presented a calligraphy work with the title of the new film "A Dream of Red Mansions". With the unveiling of the global audition posters of the actors of the new film "A Dream of Red Mansions", the online registration channel has also been fully opened.

A Dream of Red Mansions is produced by Shanghai Jinde Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Qiankun Xingguang Culture Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Matt Culture Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Film Academy, Film Channel, CITIC Guoan first City, Synergy Capital, Wanxin Group, Zhongmin Xiangshan (Tianjin) Culture Investment Co., Ltd. It is reported that the film "A Dream of Red Mansions" will next enter the intensive auditions of actors and actresses. Please look forward to the birth of a new generation of Red Mansions.

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