Chapter 304 Baby-like Sleep
The publicity before the filming started has achieved remarkable results.
Many media reports and discussions revolve around Chen Linfeng's new film, but the content of the reports and discussions is a bit controversial.
This continues to drive up the discussion about the new film.
Movie fans don't care about this. Xiao Chen's works have not made any mistakes so far. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the new action movies he described.
And this is especially true for action and martial arts lovers.
In recent years, although the decline of the ancient costume martial arts genre is not yet obvious, the feeling of boredom has long been there, which is also an important reason for the decline of kung fu movies later.
It would be a good thing if Xiao Chen can really come up with new ideas.
The die-hard core fans are lamenting Xiao Chen’s diligence this year.
“I filmed a TV series at the beginning of the year, released novels before, and now I am filming a movie non-stop. By the end of this year or early next year, I will be able to watch it and feel that life has become more promising.”
It's early May, and the crew of "Police Incident" has completed all preparations, and then the filming will officially begin.
There is nothing much to say about the conventional opening ceremony and press conference.
It is worth mentioning that the production cost of this movie was finally set at 35 million.
The actors' remuneration does not account for a large amount, the main expenses are props and labor, as well as later publicity.
Because there is no core big-name star as a fulcrum for promotion, the current development is centered on director Chen Linfeng.
The biggest fear of non-blockbuster movies is that they are silently thrown into the street, and the audience does not even know whether the story is good or bad.
Therefore, marketing will be more critical.
Back to the crew, Chen Linfeng first shot the easier scenes and spent two days getting used to it. Then everyone got into the mood and the first action scene was right in front of them.
This is not a big scene. The protagonist Ma Dong just subdues a few thieves.
“The key is to show Ma Dongli’s characteristics of being strong and powerful. It should be noted that he is the absolute number one in terms of force value in the film, and this must be reflected before and after.”
Chen Linfeng told Zhang Jincheng the key points.
He is the martial arts instructor of the crew, and his style is more realistic.
In contrast, there is Sun Mengfei, a martial artist who Chen Linfeng often collaborates with, whose style is more elegant and beautiful. "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" was written by Sun Mengfei.
Zhang Jincheng nodded. After receiving the task, he began to think about how to design the action.
"Director, do you think this will work?"
He assigned an action actor to come over and the two of them performed tricks.
The opponent came over with a fist, Zhang Jincheng grabbed the opponent's arm with one hand, twisted his hand, and pinned the opponent's arm away.
Chen Linfeng shook his head, "This kind of move can be used later, but the first scene is to show the hero's style, which is more distinct."
"More distinctly..."
Zhang Jincheng scratched his head in distress.
"How about this, I'll give you a demonstration."
Chen Linfeng greeted the action actor just now and followed the routine again.
The actor came over with his fists, but his movements were not fast.
Chen Linfeng dodged, then opened his palm and breathed into the opponent's face.
Of course, he didn't mean it and stopped in front of his face.
"It's a simple pattern where he attacks, I dodge, and then strike back. The key is the effect. With Ma Dong's slap, the opponent will straighten up and fall to the ground. I call it 'falling into a baby's sleep.'"
< br>Chen Linfeng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Wu who was standing on the side, "Do you understand?"
Jiang Wu grinned, "I understand, it's as simple as you said, director."
>Chen Linfeng turned to look at Zhang Jincheng who was thinking, "Don't worry too much. In the whole movie, only Baoqiang and Wang Qianyuan can fight back and forth for a few more times. The rest basically solve the battle in one round."
Zhang Jincheng did not expect this to be what the director envisioned. He wondered, "How powerful must the villain be to fight Ma Dong?"
"You're thinking wrong. You don't have to be too good at designing. For the scene where Wang Qianyuan fought, you could design him to use weapons and surrounding scene props. Ma Dong did it with his bare hands."
"Oh, I understand. Director."
After Zhang Jincheng understood it, he discussed with his brothers how to cooperate as an action actor in this scene.
After a while, he approached Jiang Wu again, and the two sides conducted preliminary moves.
Chen Linfeng is not in a hurry at all. The plot of this drama is exciting and the male protagonist is devastating. The whole process is just to make the audience happy.
Then the action scenes are the top priority, so you can do it slowly.
Subsequently, both parties completed preparations for a test shoot.
Two people playing young gangsters were fighting, and Ma Dong, played by Jiang Wu, stepped forward to stop them.
It is said that those who break up fights are easily beaten, so both of them came to Ma Dong.
One of them rushed forward with a dagger in hand. Ma Dong dodged sideways, then spread his fingers, rounded his arms and slapped him forward. The other person fell straight down.
Seeing this, the other gangster wanted to resist.
Ma Dong grabbed an arm with his right hand, pressed the back of his neck with his left hand and pushed him to the ground, unable to move.
"Director, how do you like this part?" Zhang Jincheng asked.
Chen Linfeng did not reply, but gave a thumbs up. Zhang Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Director Xiao Chen is never angry on weekdays, his power has obviously increased.
Although he is an old man who has followed Chen Shantong for a long time, he is still cautious now.
The trial shooting was a success, and the next step is the official shooting.
Chen Linfeng commanded each group with ease and familiarity, making him feel at ease.
Commercial films are still simple, you don’t have to worry too much, and you don’t have to focus too much on the actors’ performances.
The main reason is that the main actors in the crew are too worry-free. Jiang Wu, Wang Qianyuan, and Wang Baoqiang all came from literary and opera backgrounds in the past, and each of them has the level of a movie star. Of course, there is no need to worry about acting issues.
A few days passed like this, and Han Shanping came to the crew to check on the situation.
Chen Linfeng showed him around and took two more photos on the spot.
Han Shanping felt a little relieved when he saw that the crew was running smoothly.
Recently, when he read media reports, many people were skeptical, and he felt this way in his heart.
However, Xiao Chen controlled the crew very well, and he didn't say much, just praised.
“You’re doing a good job. The crew is almost as integrated as those big directors, and everyone under you is doing a pretty good job.”
“Hey, after all, we’ve done so many shoots together. After the show, you can't still be like a novice." Chen Linfeng waved his hands and said that it was nothing.
Han Shanping followed the crew's conversation for a few words, and then asked, "Have you heard about the news about the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China?"
"Well, listen. I said it, isn’t it your responsibility?”
Chen Linfeng asked strangely, "Why are you talking about this?"
Han Shanping asked tentatively, "That's right, I came up with an idea to invite many stars in the industry to star in a film about the founding of the People's Republic of China. How is the film? Do you have any intention of joining? "
"Of course, I will definitely contribute to celebrating the motherland's birthday."
Chen Linfeng was surprised. Yes, if you just want to get him to play "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", is it necessary to be so careful?
Han Shanping was overjoyed when he heard this, "The relationship is good, how about I arrange an important role for you, Chang Ching-guo?"
Chen Linfeng knew what the other party was planning.
He refused angrily, "No, you can just arrange a fire for me to cook, it's better than this."
Han Shanping knew it would be like this, but still Want to save it.
"How can I let you Xiao Chen do the cooking? The role of Chang Ching-kuo is very important, and I have to find a young actor to play it. I can't think of anyone else except you."
" Neither Huang Xiaoming nor Chen Kun can do it. I just want to play my own person and have no interest in KMT.”
"Yeah, I knew it would be like this, okay, just pretend I didn't say it, and I'll find a way to find another role for you later."
Chen Linfeng felt that it was strange that this happened today, so he Asked, "Mr. Han, why do you want me to play him?"
"Hey, I don't know which leader from above thought of this, saying that the people over at Wandao like you and let you come. Playing a key figure in KMT is more expressive of goodwill."
"Holy shit, is this short-sighted?" Chen Linfeng almost wanted to curse.
“Who says it’s not?” Han Shanping also felt that it was quite embarrassing.
"Since you don't want to, forget it. I can't force you to do this. I just act as a representative and come to ask about the situation."
Chen Linfeng felt that he really saw biodiversity.
He was not polite and said directly, "Why don't you, Mr. Han, arrange a role for me now, which will save you many long nights and dreams."
Han Shanping thought so, Xiao Chen saw Although he is easy to talk to, he is actually very vindictive, so it is better to decide on the role early and feel at ease.
“The roles of high-level people in the party are generally quite young, so it’s hard to assign them to you. How about you play a literary role, which fits your real-life identity.”
Chen Linfeng held his chin and thought for a while. It was a pity that Mr. Lu Xun had passed away at this time, otherwise he really wanted to try this great writer who had said everything.
The old Cao of Lu Guo and Mao Ba, after Lu Xun, is Guo Moruo, or this one will do.
However, after Chen Linfeng told Han Shanping his idea, he shook his head.
"What do you say, Mr. Guo? His reputation is not very good now. I think you can change it."
I say this sincerely for Xiao Chen's benefit. What are the unofficial stories on the Internet? That’s it.
Chen Linfeng sneered, "Humph, by throwing dirty water on Mr. Guo to discredit that person, do you think I don't know this?"
I don't have the chance to play that person, so what's wrong with playing this one?
He went against the grain and said, "This is the only one I'm interested in."
Han Shanping said helplessly, "Well, I'm trying to persuade you in vain. If you want to act, just give it to me." You act, it’s not a big deal anyway.”
After talking about the matter, they had another meal together, and Chen Linfeng continued filming his own scene.
The next few days were uneventful, during which time Chen Linfeng received a call from Sister Mei.
In addition to the smooth progress of the acquisition, she also talked about the recent Olympic torch relay that has attracted national attention.
Chen Linfeng was selected as the torchbearer for the Central Plains Province section and is expected to arrive at the end of July, when he will need to run a section.
This is a good thing, of course we should continue decisively.
(End of this chapter)