2018-07-05 Shanghai - Neo participating in the opening of 《新舞林大会》 Shake It Up [to be aired: July 22 Dragon TV] the full meeting of yesterday available on Youku: https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNTk0NzE0NA==.html
it's been a year now..., Chinese fans of the drama are not giving up but still pressing the producer (Emma on her weibo) and asking for season 2 with the same original cast: https://www.weibo.com/1651386274/GopwfnBCL (I don't know what Emma's message of yesterday 07-04 referred to, but all replies are related to CP and season 2, these are Neo's fans posting there)
at the age of 16 he participated in Laure Shang's contest "the boss's trainee" [尚老板的练习生] in the finals on July 2, 2014 got selected to enter the idol training camp/programme and became a member of the band "fresh极客少年团" (officially launched by BG Fashion in October 2014)
Fresh members: Hou Ming Hao, Joseph Zeng 曾舜晞, Rex 马尔辰, Vince 万翔, Nicolas Lestang 李昂洋 (exit 2015, replaced by Liu in 2015/07) songs released: 2014/11 《UP 4 U》 2015/08 《夏日大作战 (Summer Fighting)》 2015/09 《世界晚安 [G-nuit]》
Neo and Joseph started their solo careers as actors at the end of 2015, they both quited the boyband in Jan 2016 and debuted on TV by appearing on several tv shows, which was the end of Fresh group
the producer of "Cambrian Period" Grace ( Liu Yi) about casting Neo for the role of Jian Zi: "I remember clearly the day when Little Monkey (Xiao Hou Zi) 侯明昊Neo came to audition for his role, the light in the office was not good , but I can still clearly see the cleanness and pureness of his spirit from his smile and eyes and when he wore the mask (face mask) he became completely cold and sharp, and cool. There's nothing else to be said, that was the Jianzi in my heart, there's no-one else. He was the first person to be selected in the entire drama." [translation: Alice/Productive Procrastinator]
2016-08-03 the leading role was confirmed to Hou Ming Hao Grace's message: https://www.weibo.com/1267333247/Ffig25ixv "2016年8月3日，我们正式签订了由你出演#超级剧集寒武纪# 的协议，并把合同送给你做生日礼物；2017年，你已经是大家心中最完美的捡子" "On the 3rd August 2016, we officially signed the contract regarding your role as the main lead in the #super drama Cambrian Period# and we sent the documents to you as a birthday present. In 2017, you've become everyone's perfect Jianzi." [edit: translation by Alice - thank you!]
the other producer's name is Emma, and she's the one who plays a police officer in the drama
ignore the negative comments. This is the most memorable chinese drama i ever watch (i;ve watched about 11 chinese…
Grace (the producer) cast Hou Ming Hao. Grace's message on her weibo dated 2017-05-18: "清楚的记得，小猴子@侯明昊Neo 来试戏那天，办公室内的光线不算太好，但我仍可以清楚从他笑容和眼神中感受到难得的干净与清澈，而戴上面具（口罩）后，整个人又立刻变得凌厉起来，酷的没话说，这就是我心中的捡子，再无二人，也是我全剧定下的第一个演员" "I remember clearly the day when Xiao Hou Zi [Little Monkey]@侯明昊Neo came to audition for his role, the light in the office was not good , but I can still clearly see the cleanness and pureness of his spirit from his smile and eyes and when he wore the mask (face mask) he became completely cold and sharp, and cool. There's nothing else to be said, that was the Jianzi in my heart, there's no-one else. He was the first person to be selected in the entire drama."
edit: translation from Chinese: Alice - thank you!
What is this exactly, the adaptation of the 3rd part of the movie franchise or?
What I could understand is that both production teams bought the rights for the story independently, one - to film the movie, the other - to film the drama. The movie production started much earlier, in 2016 as far as I know, and the filming had finished before the drama started shooting (June 2017). And as it was announced last year, the drama was supposed to be synchronized with the movie release, obviously it didn't air in the end and it looks like there is a huuuuge delay there.... Maybe somebody can explain better than me.
[to be aired: July 22 Dragon TV] the full meeting of yesterday available on Youku:
https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNTk0NzE0NA==.html
https://www.weibo.com/1651386274/GopwfnBCL
(I don't know what Emma's message of yesterday 07-04 referred to, but all replies are related to CP and season 2, these are Neo's fans posting there)
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/25/180625013258661999.jpg
(selected with other members in July 2014 by BG Fashion)
about Fresh group:
https://kisskh.at/people/14831-hou-ming-hao#comment-2071717
at the age of 16 he participated in Laure Shang's contest "the boss's trainee" [尚老板的练习生]
in the finals on July 2, 2014 got selected to enter the idol training camp/programme and became a member of the band "fresh极客少年团" (officially launched by BG Fashion in October 2014)
Neo during the audition July 2, 2014:
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611041832576768.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611041858719266.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/18061104193039697.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611042004315048.jpg
after selection: https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611042029439959.jpg
Fresh members:
Hou Ming Hao, Joseph Zeng 曾舜晞, Rex 马尔辰, Vince 万翔, Nicolas Lestang 李昂洋 (exit 2015, replaced by Liu in 2015/07)
songs released:
2014/11 《UP 4 U》
2015/08 《夏日大作战 (Summer Fighting)》
2015/09 《世界晚安 [G-nuit]》
Neo and Joseph started their solo careers as actors at the end of 2015, they both quited the boyband in Jan 2016 and debuted on TV by appearing on several tv shows, which was the end of Fresh group
film footage from Hou Ming Hao's audition [TV coverage]
https://v.qq.com/x/page/u0014bi3rs2.html
selection/results announced - raw footage 02/07/2014:
https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzM3NDU1Mzky.html
Hou Ming Hao & the crew during the interview:
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611041557167668.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/06/11/180611121129652599.jpg
2016-05-18 OK Magazine Award Ceremony
award: "年度挚爱新生代演员" (the annual love of the new generation of actors)
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/18052703290710021.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033004591323.jpg
2016-06-13 Fashion Up 2016 [19th Shanghai International Film Festival]
award: "最UP新人奖" - the most potential newcomer
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033100646270.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033137993371.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033211355236.jpg
2016-06-24 Keep Curious 12th Anniversary of Men's Wear
award: "New Icon 最具潜力新人" - the most promising newcomer
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033243527443.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033310524120.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033323373170.jpg
2016-09-29 IFENG Fashion Choice 2016
award: the most popular/favourite Icon by APP users 2016
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/30/180530010833440603.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/30/180530010857730272.jpg
2017-08-18 金骨朵网络影视盛典 Golden Bud Network Film and Television Festival (Beijing)
award: the most popular web drama actor of the year
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033414658651.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033444798152.jpg
2017-09-26 Weibo TV Festival
award: new actor/annual aggressive actor
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033535537675.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033606468846.jpg
2018-01-18 Weibo Night Awards 2017
award: the annual most aggressive/progressive celebrity
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033713360062.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/27/180527033735550396.jpg
https://kisskh.at/23492-cambrian-period#comment-2056635
the producer of "Cambrian Period" Grace ( Liu Yi) about casting Neo for the role of Jian Zi:
"I remember clearly the day when Little Monkey (Xiao Hou Zi) 侯明昊Neo came to audition for his role, the light in the office was not good , but I can still clearly see the cleanness and pureness of his spirit from his smile and eyes and when he wore the mask (face mask) he became completely cold and sharp, and cool. There's nothing else to be said, that was the Jianzi in my heart, there's no-one else. He was the first person to be selected in the entire drama."
[translation: Alice/Productive Procrastinator]
Grace and Neo together in the pictures June 2016:
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18//18051801165232987.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18//180518011747491363.jpg
(during Fashion Up awards, see the post above)
I haven't seen any mention of him
do you mean "秦俊杰" ? https://kisskh.at/people/12894-qin-jun-jie ?
the producer of season 2 is 高新杰 [Gao Xin Jie] https://m.weibo.cn/u/1856041057
or are you talking about 金士杰 https://kisskh.at/people/9358-chin-shih-chieh ? he plays here
https://www.weibo.com/u/1267333247?topnav=1&wvr=6&topsug=1&is_all=1
so here it comes - the drama trivia (3)
2016-07-06 Grace posted pictures from Hou Ming Hao's audition for the part of Jian Zi: https://m.weibo.cn/status/3994369511923238
original audition photos of Neo:
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/180518020037500366.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/180518020145877583.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/180518020213545326.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/180518020247302694.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/18051802032019649.jpg
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/18/180518020356557366.jpg
2016-08-03 the leading role was confirmed to Hou Ming Hao
Grace's message: https://www.weibo.com/1267333247/Ffig25ixv
"2016年8月3日，我们正式签订了由你出演#超级剧集寒武纪# 的协议，并把合同送给你做生日礼物；2017年，你已经是大家心中最完美的捡子"
"On the 3rd August 2016, we officially signed the contract regarding your role as the main lead in the #super drama Cambrian Period# and we sent the documents to you as a birthday present. In 2017, you've become everyone's perfect Jianzi."
[edit: translation by Alice - thank you!]
the other producer's name is Emma, and she's the one who plays a police officer in the drama
Grace's message on her weibo dated 2017-05-18:
"清楚的记得，小猴子@侯明昊Neo 来试戏那天，办公室内的光线不算太好，但我仍可以清楚从他笑容和眼神中感受到难得的干净与清澈，而戴上面具（口罩）后，整个人又立刻变得凌厉起来，酷的没话说，这就是我心中的捡子，再无二人，也是我全剧定下的第一个演员"
"I remember clearly the day when Xiao Hou Zi [Little Monkey]@侯明昊Neo came to audition for his role, the light in the office was not good , but I can still clearly see the cleanness and pureness of his spirit from his smile and eyes and when he wore the mask (face mask) he became completely cold and sharp, and cool.
There's nothing else to be said, that was the Jianzi in my heart, there's no-one else. He was the first person to be selected in the entire drama."
edit: translation from Chinese: Alice - thank you!
other BTS/cut-out scenes [not included into episodes]:
QQ Tencent
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/2hz4hjg9sf1y5fu/r00208tqdnr.html
YT Tencent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuZZWteOtbY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfIlhMiox3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnS5Z-qlf2I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVPsIoFUdK4
Zhou Yu Tong & Hou Ming Hao in "theatrical" gifs by YOUKU [CP promotion]:
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/02/180502095402446660.gif
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/02/180502095453423284.gif
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/02/180502095541519515.gif
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/02/180502095723265859.gif
the scene cut out (the kiss which is not in the drama):
https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/05/02//180502092903900500.gif
https://www.weibo.com/u/6441111831?topnav=1&wvr=6&topsug=1&is_all=1
copy: https://m.weibo.cn/u/6441111831
https://kisskh.at/people/14831-hou-ming-hao#comment-2037296
main lead: Hou Ming Hao as Wu Xie
the booting ceremony for the next drama: 《盗墓笔记2》 The Lost Tomb 2
- Hou Ming Hao plays Wu Xie
photo [large/raw] from the today's ceremony:
http://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/04/17/180417070440998772.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoSAwhSUC4 [CCTV official]
other TV appearances (not mentioned previously):
- 《Battle!好身材》 第3期 2017-08-26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMqZBIL3eVw
(ep. recorded 2017-07-29)
- Day Day Up 《天天向上》 HunanTV episodes:
2016-03-04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb7IbpbXzZw
2016-02-26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqhMiUHx_-s
2016-02-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQoyd3PVws
2016-02-12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qyPkUzLfyw
2016-01-22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E46wIiIaEJg
- 《运动大不同》Workout (sport activity tv show) 2016-02-12 CCTV-5
full ep: http://tv.cctv.com/2016/02/12/VIDEE6euxEHnxhNVCNDnYGzt160212.shtml
(recorded 2015-11-11, aired 3 months later)
with Laure Shang ("the boss"):
2016-01-09 《一年级•大学季》第11期：Grade One Freshman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDwDyOFCkl0 [HunanTV]
2016-07-14 Hello Food 《谁是你的菜·第二季》第3期
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kp5t8NyzY [China Anhui TV]