Chapter 701: On the set
Cheng Yuan is really grateful to his actors.
Some actors' scenes are not filmed so early, and they don't have to join the set so quickly, but many of them will choose to stay on the set, either to familiarize themselves with the environment and the script, or to act as roles for young actors, or to continue physical training.
The most touching one is Uncle Da.
I'm 64, I have a heart disease, and wearing dozens of kilograms of protective clothing to fight with these young people on the set is hard for others to watch.
But Uncle Da never complained about being tired and never asked for a rest.
I would only joke and say: "Hurry up and shoot, my old bones can't stand your tossing."
But whenever Cheng Yu'an asks for a comeback, he is always the first to be ready.
Uncle Da never read the script at the scene, nor did he bring the script to the scene. He had already memorized the lyrics in the hotel. What's more valuable is that out of care for the younger generation, he not only memorized his own lyrics, but also his opponent's.
He has memorized all the words.
Cheng Yu'an said: "Look, this is called an old man." This sentence was quite serious, but the words that followed were almost human, "If I were you, I would give Uncle Da a thumbs up."
This prompted Uncle Da to punch Cheng Yu'an at the scene.
Liu Yifei also scolded him: "A dog cannot spit out ivory."
Cheng Yu'an said proudly: "Nonsense, I can still have ivory coming out of my mouth."
Eh, something's wrong.
The set was filled with laughter.
After the joke was over, everyone got back to the intense filming work.
Liu Yifei answered the question why Cheng Yuan never photographed her. Liu Yifei said that her appearance in Cheng Yuan's camera would distract Cheng Yuan.
The truth is of course not as exaggerated as what Liu Yifei said. Liu Yifei has very few scenes and doesn't even have any words. This role requires no acting skills at all. If you don't look carefully, you can't even tell that this role is played by Liu Yifei.
"We'll film Yifei's scene first, and all departments will prepare."
"Camera OK."
"Recording OK."
"The actors are in place."
"Okay, start the movie." Cheng Yu'an announced that "The Wandering Earth" has officially started shooting.
Nini held Qiqi and watched her mother act.
But the little guy didn't seem to be that interested in filming, and looked straight at the various props on the set.
In her hand, she was playing with a colorful ribbon that someone gave her.
"The Wandering Earth" is expected to shoot for 130-140 days and will be completed in early July. Priority will be given to finishing Wu Jing's scenes so that he can go back to filming "Wolf Warrior 2".
The filming of "The Wandering Earth" has started in Qingdao with great fanfare. As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the Spring Festival schedule officially ends.
There is no need to take stock, "Mermaid" kills the whole game, "Journey to the West: Monkey King Three Fights the Bone Demon" and "Macau Storm 3" are evenly matched, with a difference of 50 million to 100 million.
"Legend of the White Fox" also successfully took a big bite of the cake during the Spring Festival. After the Lantern Festival, the total box office reached 100 million. Although it obtained the extension key, the results were about this.
In addition to these popular movies, there is another movie worth mentioning - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Dark".
This movie was really popular before it was released. It was directed by Yuan Heping, the best martial artist in the world, and it was billed as "the sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"", which earned a lot of attention.
But, this is an English-language film produced by Weinstein Pictures!
Although it is still a Chinese martial arts story, and although Yuan Heping has modified the original script to be as localized as possible, it still encountered acclimatization.
On the first day, thanks to the lineup of Yang Ziqiong and Yan Yan, as well as the title of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it collected 52 million at the box office. However, it recovered from the decline in the next two days, and the two of them collected a total of 60 million.
The film also uses South Korea's 4DX technology. Audiences can use dynamic seats and special environmental effect equipment to vibrate the seats according to the scene of the film, producing full sensory effects such as wind, water, and fragrance.
But these technical means did not make the audience pay. After watching it, netizens shouted that they were fooled:
"The filming was better than expected. When Americans write martial arts, they finally wrote "Avengers"."
"If the first part is a good wine that uses Jianghu heroes as a guide to let people see the cultural heritage of China, then the second part is just a Westernized sheep-headed dog meat with Chinese skin content. Such a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has already been revealed.
Right and wrong.”
"I do not deny Yuan Heping's achievements as an international martial arts director, but I question Yuan Heping as a director."
"Why do we need to call it a sequel to make money?"
Zhen Zhuan has been filming 11 dramas for 4 years, and only "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" has been a big hit.
That is to say, there is a serious shortage of action actors now, and he is also an investor and action director. Otherwise, based on Zhen Chuan's achievements, no one would have asked him to film movies.
He can only place his hope on "Ip Man 3" which will be released in early March.
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Yuan Yuan announced at the end of last year that it would restart Jiahe's production business, and new films are also being secretly prepared.
As I said before, the last thing Yinhuang wants to see is a reboot of Jiahe.
Yinhuang has always been Yuan Yuan's most important partner in Hong Kong. Three of the five films under the long-term contract have been made. They wanted to renew the contract, but Yuan Yuan never let go.
Yin Huang probably also knew that Yuan Yuan would never cooperate with him in such depth again.
Years later, the head of Yinhuang's production department has been in contact with Long Distance regarding new films.
The production supervisor who is in charge of the Hong Kong business remotely is also in trouble now. It’s not that he doesn’t have any books in his hands, but he is having a hard time deciding which one to give to his company, Jiahe, and which one to Yinhuang.
One is called "Chasing the Dragon", adapted from the story of Inspector Lei Luo.
Wang Jing’s team has been knocked out.
Yes, it is adapted from the story of a real person. Anyway, I would never say it is adapted from "The Legend of Five Billion Inspector Lei Luo".
The other is an original story called "The Bomb Disposal Expert", and Brother Hua has already confirmed to star in it.
Finally, to be on the safe side, "Chasing the Dragon" was given to Golden Harvest. It was adapted from a true story and had a classic movie in front of it. The profit prospects were better than an original story.
However, there were some shortcomings after Yinhuang got "The Bomb Disposal Expert".
Their primary goal is also "Chasing the Dragon".
In fact, Yuan Yuan still has the "Anti-Corruption Storm" series, and now he has filmed the second one, and he is still cooperating with Media Asia.
However, if there were to be a sequel to this movie, Jiahe would probably take it back and make it on its own.
Media Asia will also retreat to second place when the time comes.
In fact, Sound King doesn't want to rely too much on remote control, but isn't this the decline of Hong Kong movies? There is no other way but to find a way to make a living.
Moreover, it is really comfortable to work with us remotely, the quality is guaranteed, and the team is professional.
Yinhuang couldn't help but take another sip.
Yinhuang took the copy of "The Bomb Disposal Expert" back to the company to make preparations. Golden Harvest also announced to the media on the last weekend of February that it would officially restart its production business.
Jiahe held a grand signing ceremony on Hong Kong Island. Wang Jing attended the ceremony and officially received the director's appointment letter from Jiahe.
As for the crew of "The Wandering Earth", Liu Yifei's two scenes were filmed for a week and they were finally completed!
Chapter completed!