Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-fifth: Return to the book before broadcasting.
"Everyone put on the clothes and take the props. After a while, Director Chen shouted to start. You will walk forward from here and go all the way to the valley inside. When will Director Chen shout and stop? Do you understand?"
There were more than 300 extras before and after this drama, and all seven deputy directors were dispatched to the group speech. Chen Kexin was also busy on-site dispatch, and everyone became nervous.
"Don't be nervous, this scene cannot be filmed in one or two days." When Andy Lau saw Kim Sung-go tense, he looked ready for a call at any time, so he patted his shoulder and signaled him to relax.
In Andy Lau's view, this kind of scene with hundreds of people is filmed in the army, and the queue is required to be neat, even if it is only a few hundred meters away, it is not so easy to complete. The extras do not have that high quality at all, so it is normal to film for one or two days.
As Andy Lau said, the scoop was out as soon as the filming started. The team on the left walked too fast, not only widening the distance from the back team, but also blocking the camera and starting over again.
However, this scene was not filmed for one or two days as Andy Lau said. It took more than half a day to complete. The quality of mainland extras has been improving over the years.
Turning around, the crew started working just now. The reason why the work started so early is mainly because the scene took place in winter, and the winter sunshine will appear milder. Now May has entered summer, and the sunshine at noon is too dazzling and not suitable for shooting.
"The letter of the title, Act 13, Mirror 358, action."
The arms were lifted with the camera to change and ascend, and the soldiers marching in the valley gradually lost their figures. Black spots appeared in the barren grass on both sides of the valley, and the bandits robbing food had surrounded the valley.
Zhao Erhu, played by Andy Lau, and several other bandits, rode horses in the middle of the valley, while Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, was still holding her hands in her sleeves and slowly walked through the camera.
Andy Lau looked up and Zhou Xing lowered his eyes. The eyes of both sides intertwined in the air and dissipated with another touch.
At this time, the army transporting food had completely entered the valley. Suddenly, a leading horse stepped on the beast clip and fell to the ground with a whine.
Then, one after another, the entire team was in chaos.
Jin Chengwu suddenly soared into the sky, and a rope tied between his waist fell behind a cavalry. He inserted his short knife into his trachea and killed him with one blow. At the same time, the rope swung away and broke away from the soldiers' encirclement.
At this time, the bandits wearing black cotton coats on both sides of the valley raised their arms and shouted, and a group of mobs knew to boost their momentum.
"Click!" Chen Kexin said that the play has passed, and the extras performed better than he thought.
"It depends on you next." Chen Kexin patted Xiong Xinxin and Fruit Zhaolong's shoulders. The next extras were purely the background, and the fight scenes still depended on martial arts.
The shooting started again, and a martial artist who was on the horse raised his sword and pointed it forward: "Run out!"
At this time, the martial arts standing on both sides of the valley threw down the fishing net and covered many soldiers. Zhao Erhu, played by Andy Lau, rushed up on a horse.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Zhao Erhu relied on his brave force, one by one, and there was no general under the knife, and the bandits gained the upper hand for a moment.
However, the court was a regular army after all, so it quickly realized that relying on the advantages of the battle formation, the bandits gradually fell into a tough battle.
Just when Jiang Wuyang was about to die under a legion's knife, Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, arrived and held the blade with his hand.
In fact, Zhou Xing was holding a blood bag in his hand, and the knife was not open. Of course, what appeared in the camera was a scene where Pang Qingyun held the blade and was bleeding.
"Hurry, kill that leader." An officer riding on the horse commanded.
Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, seemed to have a cheat, and people were blocking people, killing people, blocking people, and gradually approached this person. The officer immediately discovered Pang Qingyun's existence. He raised his fire gun and aimed.
The two looked at each other through a corpse. Pang Qingyun held the corpse and continued to move forward. Zhao Erhu also discovered the situation here and shouted loudly.
Zhou Xing glanced at the corner of his eyes, then took it back, and continued to move forward.
The officer immediately hesitated for a moment, and after he said that the gun was moved to Zhao Erhu, he took it back and pulled the trigger.
Just as he was hesitating, Pang Qingyun suddenly picked up the spear in the corpse's hand and stabbed it hard. The officer immediately got stabbed off the horse just as he was about to draw his sword. The corpse was slid back for a distance by Pang Qingyun's powerful force.
With the death of the legion, the battlefield gradually became quiet. Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, once again put his hands in his sleeves, with no expression on his face, as if he had done something insignificant.
Guan Gong killed Hua Xiong with a warm wine, but after shocking everyone, he just threw Hua Xiong's head lightly, and then stood quietly aside, showing off his own tricks.
The more calm Pang Qingyun acted, the more incompatible he was with the excitement of the bandits around him, the more unfathomable he seemed.
"Crack, this part has passed."
This scene took almost a week in the valley and finally met Chen Kexin's requirements.
Just when Zhou Xingwo was filming in a small mountain village, [Fuse] had already gone to the Cannes Film Festival through Oriental Film and Television channels. Huang Baiming was also an old man. When he participated in the exhibition, he only played the trailer for twenty minutes. These were the most exciting parts of the fight in [Fuse].
The exhibition attracted the attention of many European and American filmmakers as soon as it began. Especially North American filmmakers, MMA has become a popular trend in North America, and [Fuse] Many fighting scenes in this movie have the shadow of "mixed martial arts".
"Hey man, this movie is so cool, do you know what the guy in a leather jacket is called? Oh, I can't remember the facial features of the yellow people."
"It seems to be called Zhou. I saw another movie of him two years ago, and it was also cool. I'm looking forward to his performance in Hollywood."
In the eyes of American audiences, all the good actors in the world will definitely go to Hollywood to develop, which is their cultural confidence.
However, Huang Baiming didn't care about this. The conversation between the two American audiences was enough to make him secretly happy. These were the bargaining chips for negotiations with European and American film dealers.
In the end, after the Cannes Film Festival ended, although [Fuse] did not win the award, it completed overseas distribution in Europe and the United States. The investment of 10 million US dollars not only recovered the cost, but also made a small profit.
This means that the [Fuse] has already made a profit before it was released, and the box office revenue of Hong Kong and Hong Kong will be purely profitable after that.
After reports from Xiangjiang media, the popularity of [Fuse] has soared again, especially the audience of kung fu films. They had already had high expectations for this film, but now they have heard all kinds of rumors, which has made their curiosity even more a bit higher.
Even if the Xiangjiang media is unwilling to admit it, it cannot avoid the fact that Zhou Xing’s box office appeal in Xiangjiang is incomparable to many first-tier stars. As a similar type [Huo Yuanjia] just won the annual box office championship of the Xiangjiang River last year, it is the best proof.
The audience's eyes are bright. Although the size of the Xiangjiang film market is small, after all, it has been more rational than the mainland for so many years. For example, several blockbusters of Lao Touzi, Chen Kai Ge, and Xiaogang Cannon have been sold well in the mainland, but they have failed in Xiangjiang. Xiangjiang audiences have never been superstitious about any so-called famous directors.
Zhou Xing's box office appeal is gradually accumulated by hitting the list of top-notch films. The achievements of his films in the Xiangjiang market in recent years are not a joke. It is normal for the audience to have expectations for him.
When Huang Baiming saw it, he also struck while the iron was hot and asked Chen Kexin for a love affair, which made Zhou Xing take the time to do a week of publicity, and the response was quite enthusiastic.
Of course, the Xiangjiang market is just a foothold. Huang Baiming’s real purpose is to enter the mainland market. Huang Baiming spent a lot of effort on [Dragon and Tiger Sect] before, but in fact he hoped to open up the mainland market. As a result, Zhen Zibang’s influence is far less than his value.
So, when Ye Weixin wanted to replace the male lead with Zhou Xing, Huang Baiming agreed without hesitation. [Huo Yuanjia] The box office in the mainland exceeded 100 million yuan, why was he not jealous?
This time, the [Fuse] recovered the cost overseas, which is naturally worthy of happiness. However, Huang Baiming did not relax at all for the mainland market. For him, how much money can be made in the mainland market is secondary. The most important thing is that Oriental Film and Television can have a big-selling work as a storefront.
A week of publicity is even more tiring than filming. Although Zhou Xing returned to the capital, he didn't even have time to meet Tong Liya. He almost made a roundabout way. After the publicity, he returned to the crew to continue filming.
In July, the crew of [Shipman of the Name] finally completed the filming in "Cuandixia Village", and the crew officially entered Hengdian Film and Television City.
The happiest person is naturally Jin Sung-wo. He has complained a lot about the poor environment during this period, and now he can finally take a hot shower.
[Title of Representatives] After coming to Hengdian Film and Television City, he began to recruit extras. The original 300 extras increased directly to 1,000. Such a wealthy crew is not common even in Hengdian, which naturally caused many extras and group leaders to snatch them up.
"Old Zhou, I recently took on a TV series and played a female drug lord. Haven't you played a drug lord? Do you have any tips? How should drug lords act?"
Tong Liya had just had summer vacation at this time. At first, she only heard that it was a female crime film. But when she saw the script, she actually felt unsure of her role as a female drug lord. She had never played a bad guy.
Zhou Xing pretended to be disappointed: "Oh, it turns out that you called because you didn't miss me, but because you came to ask for help?"
Tong Liya's pretty face turned slightly red: "Then, I miss you a little bit."
"Only a little?"
"Then, a little more."
Chapter completed!