Chapter 121 The anticipation is boiling, the sound of heavenly milk
Mid-October.
The press conference for the new film "The Lonely Agent" was held, attracting the attention of countless media.
Originally Zhou Yutang wanted to keep a low profile and start filming directly, but Mr. Han had to make a big splash.
Many media reporters were invited to the scene, and press releases were sent out in advance in order to get a head start and build momentum for the movie.
[The new work of super newcomer Zhou Yutang, produced by China Film Group and Yinghuang Group, spent 80 million yuan to create the big-budget action drama "The Lonely Agent"! 】
【International superstars join! Movie kings gathered together! It’s already highly anticipated even before filming begins! 】
【Revealing the most mysterious and powerful agent in China for you! 】
Actually.
The total investment in "The Lonely Agent" is only 50 million.
But doing publicity is just like leading troops to fight in the Three Kingdoms period. You have to exaggerate the numbers to attract more people's attention.
Many media reporters came to the new film press conference.
The intellectual female host came on stage and first introduced the starring team of "The Lonely Agent".
The flashing lights never stopped.
The main reason is that this lineup is absolutely luxurious.
Zhou Yutang personally plays the leading role. Standing next to him is Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka-fai, another gang leader Yam Tat-wah who was killed by Tony Leung Ka-fai, and enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun
They are all big brother-level figures in the Hong Kong film industry.
The other villain, An Zhijie, is too low-ranking and stands on the side like a minion.
In addition to the heroine played by Fan Xiaopang, Xiaomei, who has an important role, is played by mainland young actor Zhang Zifeng.
However.
The biggest celebrity at the scene was Thai boxing champion Tony Jaa.
This time, thanks to the relationship between Mr. Han and Mr. Han, it took him US$1 million to hire this internationally influential Thai martial arts star.
Those explosive muscles were about to burst the shirt he was wearing. At first glance, he looked like a peerless hunk.
As producers, the Big Three consisting of Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, and Yang Shoucheng have blinded the media.
Big production!
Absolutely thrilling production!
This combination directly raises the expectations of "The Lonely Agent".
First, Mr. Han and several other big shots took turns speaking in Mandarin, and in short expressed their high opinion of the film.
Then it was time for reporters to ask questions.
The two best actor Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka Fai looked a little surprised when they saw many reporters rushing straight to Zhou Yutang.
This handsome guy is so popular.
"Zhou Yutang, how do you feel about acting with the two best actors in Hong Kong this time?"
"Zhou Yutang, you are the prince of youth films, why do you want to change to make action dramas?"
"Zhou Yutang, are you prepared to accept investment from Jiahe Zou Wenhuai?"
"Everyone come one by one."
Seeing that the scene was getting heated out of control, the female host quickly came out with a microphone to maintain order.
"Zhou Yutang, you are recognized as the crown prince of youth movies. Why do you suddenly want to make this "Lonely Agent"? As far as I know, this is an action movie?"
Normally? Knowing who gave him this nickname, Zhou Yutang was complaining crazily in his heart, but still kept a smile on his face: "Correction, I am not some youth movie prince, I am just an actor, I wrote this script At that time, I felt that this was a touching story, so I found Mr. Han.”
“I grew up watching the movies of Brother Hui, Brother Hua and Brother Qingyun. They are my seniors. , are all actor-level actors. I feel honored to be able to work with several seniors this time. At the same time, I feel pressure. I hope to learn from these seniors.”
“Haha, Jiahe’s investment. ? It’s not convenient to disclose this. I did chat with Boss Zou for a while. As for what will happen, everyone will wait and see.”
People carry people in sedan chairs.
Old actors such as Tony Leung Ka-fai, Simon Yam and Lau Ching-wan, who have been around for decades, certainly understand this truth.
Zhou Yutang praised their actor-level acting skills, and they reciprocated the favor, praising Zhou Yutang's amazing talent and looking forward to working with such a talented newcomer.
Being able to be Boss Yang’s guest is truly an amazing talent, something that most people can’t do.
Everyone is exchanging business blows.
Then some reporters interviewed Tony Jia, also speaking in Mandarin, and a small group of reporters interviewed young actors Zhang Zifeng and An Zhijie, as well as other supporting actors.
The most important thing is to besiege Zhou Yutang.
No way, whoever made him so popular among the new generation is himself a representative of traffic.
“You asked me how much I expect the box office of the movie to be?”
Faced with the Sohu Entertainment reporter’s question, Zhou Yutang answered calmly: “My debut film has a box office of 168 million in the mainland. , this movie also has so many powerful movie stars and international martial arts superstars joining the cast. I can only say that if it does not have a box office of more than 300 million, it means it is a failure.”
The cost has already been announced to the outside world as 80 million yuan. To recover the cost, it will cost at least 250 million yuan, right?
It’s better to round up to a whole number. There’s nothing wrong with shouting up to 300 million.
The scene was in an uproar!
You know, the only movie currently released in China that can get this box office is Zhang Yimou. Xiaogangpao is so crazy that he dare not say that his movie has a box office of more than 300 million.
Ren Dahua and Liang Jiahui both looked over with shocked expressions.
Enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun also opened his mouth, as if he couldn't believe it.
300 million box office, this guy has such big ambitions!
…………………………
“Super newcomer Zhou Yutang made wild claims that the new film will earn 300 million in box office like a bag.”
“Zhou Yutang plays the role of Dragon. China’s mysterious agent, competing with Hong Kong’s best actors.”
Zhou Yutang's remarks at the new film press conference indeed caused heated discussions.
"Yu Tang, I think it's terrible. Can it really have a box office of 300 million?"
At the opening ceremony, Fan Xiaopang came over to express doubts.
“I don’t want you to feel it, I want me to feel it.”
Zhou Yutang glanced at her.
"If the box office really exceeds 300 million, how about I agree to a condition?"
Fan Xiaopang came over and gave me a wink.
In fact, in addition to the movie "Perfect" she filmed with Zhang Ziyi this year, she also has another movie "Jing Wu Men" released this year.
This work co-starred Fan Xiaopang and Jordan Chan, directed by Fu Huayang, and written by Ning Caishen.
With such a golden lineup and the addition of hip-hop elements that are very trendy nowadays, it was able to earn a box office of 28 million.
Although the reputation is very bad, it still made money. The production company in Xiangjiang is already rushing to arrange "Fist of Fury 2".
If this movie can really get a box office of 300 million, Then she really makes money.
Although she didn’t receive a penny for the film as a friendly star, if she had the label of a heroine with a box office of 300 million, how many press releases could be issued?
“Hey, Yu Tang, people on the Internet say that you have a lot of opinions about Hong Kong. Why do you still invite so many actors from Hong Kong?”
Fan Xiaopang raised his hand and touched Zhou Yutang’s arm. , whispered.
"Don't talk nonsense and be united."
Zhou Yutang was very conscious and glanced at the goblin lightly.
In fact.
He does have some opinions on Wu Baige and Li Rengang, because he is a loyal fan of the Three Kingdoms.
When he was in elementary school, Comrade Zhou collected a complete set of the four major classics at home. Zhou Yutang loved "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" most and read it over and over again.
The classic in my heart was filmed like this. In an interview, Zhou Yutang brought some emotions to answer the reporter's questions about "Red Cliff" and "See the Dragon Disarm".
As a result, when it was posted online, it turned out that he had opinions about Hong Kong.
Zhou Yutang was also helpless and explained: "I have a problem with those people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong who have high aspirations. The actors in Hong Kong who work with me are all very professional and good actors."
Needless to say, Tony Leung Ka-fai has good acting skills, affordable pay, and is professional enough.
Simon Yam is also a capable actor, and Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen, is also a drama addict. These two people are good.
There are many people from Hong Kong in the crew of "The Lonely Agent", so Zhou Yutang held a opening ceremony.
Soon the process ended and the formal shooting phase began.
Compared with the small-scale production in "Those Years", this time it is a big production in the true sense.
There are more than 300 people in the entire crew, and the labor costs are a lot of money, plus the actors' salaries and props.
Before filming started, Zhou Yutang treated guests to a meal, mainly to establish good relations with these senior movie stars.
Han Sanping and Yang Shoucheng also showed up. In addition, Zhou Yutang is one of the film investors. Liang Jiahui, Simon Yam and Liu Qingyun are all veteran actors with very professional qualities and know exactly what they should do.
Zhou Yutang divided the crew into two groups.
In the first group, director Chen Musheng brought director of photography Feng Yuanwen, who has been working with him for almost 20 years, to mainly shoot some big action scenes.
For the second group, Zhou Yutang handed over to assistant director Wen Muye and photographer Li Bingqiang. These two also worked together in "Those Years".
On the first day of official shooting, we mainly adjusted the production schedule, and then made final adjustments and modifications to the scenes, props, and costumes.
Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen, was quite surprised as he watched Zhou Yutang command the dispatch with a walkie-talkie. He really didn't expect Zhou Yutang to be so demanding about the details of filming.
The first scene is the night scene.
This scene is the beginning of the plot.
Team leader Sir, played by Liu Qingyun, ambush in the car, preparing to arrest criminal gangs selling drugs in nightclubs.
Needless to say, Liu Qingyun's acting skills, the Sir he played in "Dark War" can be regarded as a classic in the film industry.
Several of his guys in the car are also good at acting.
Liao Qizhi, Wu Zhuoxi, and Xie Tianhua are all familiar faces.
A well-connected person named Yuan Hong sneaks in and plays a member of Sir Liu's team.
The first scene was well coordinated and passed quickly.
Then, the camera switches.
Explain Fan Xiaopang’s identity as a prostitute dancer in the play, and how she accidentally overheard a phone call from a criminal group, and then became greedy, stole the drugs, and wanted to sell them privately, which promoted the following plot development.
After Fan Xiaopang’s performance, he walked into the backstage lounge of the nightclub wearing a sequined skirt and high heels.
When it was time for Zhou Yutang's scenes, he stayed behind the monitor as assistant director to Chen Musheng, and also secretly learned a few of Chen Musheng's housekeeping skills.
“Yu Tang, what do you think?”
Director Chen Musheng has a good temper and communicates a lot with Zhou Yutang. The two often discuss shooting techniques.
Zhou Yutang held his chin with his hand, looked at the monitor screen, and made gestures: "Would it be better if the range of the hip twisting movement was slightly larger? We need to highlight the identity of this dancer. It’s more obvious, so that the audience can receive the message.”
It’s not sexy enough to speak in human terms.
"Binbin, do it again according to Yu Tang's idea."
Director Chen nodded and called Fan Binbin over for a brief exchange.
Fan Xiaopang was also an old actor. He quickly understood Zhou Yutang's intention and didn't say anything.
When you took this role, you knew the nature of your role. They are all professional actors. What can't you let go?
Originally there was a scene where her organs were harvested by a criminal group, her naked body was thrown in the trunk of a car, and then she was discovered by Zhou Yutang.
Because the scale is too big, this scene has been slightly changed, and the audience was disappointed
After slight adjustments.
Fan Xiaopang gradually started to be in a coquettish and dissolute mode.
The camera zooms in.
Follow her swaying back.
Her buttocks are highlighted.
Round and upright.
Zhou Yutang seemed to see the eyes of the male staff on site focused and shining together.
What is a beauty?
Still a coquettish beauty.
It’s Fan Xiaopang, who plays his true character.
99% of men will probably be attracted to this shot.
Zhou Yutang rubbed his chin and nodded slightly.
He decided to edit this scene as a trailer when the time comes, which should attract a lot of LSPs.
The next part was filmed several times.
Fan Xiaopang was changing clothes in the dark dressing room and putting on a red coat when he accidentally overheard a phone call from Yin Ziwei, a member of the criminal gang, dealing drugs.
“Well, I’ve got the goods, I’ll leave right away”
Fan Xiaopang is greedy for life, and his heart is not as good as action.
So he picked up the electric shock stick he was carrying, and while Yin Ziwei was changing clothes, he stunned him from behind.
Pop!
Yin Ziwei fell down at every turn, convulsing, and his performance was quite good.
Fan Xiaopang opened his backpack and found a large bag of flour wrapped tightly in a transparent film in the shape of a brick.
"Ka, do it again!"
Director Chen Musheng stopped again, and this time he directly pointed out the problem:
"Binbin, when you are performing this part, your expression can be slightly Make it a little more rich. Think about your character setting. You are a dancer at the bottom of a nightclub, and you are addicted to drugs. You do such risky things because of greed. When you get this bag of drugs, you feel panicked. I'm excited because it's a lot of money."
"Thank you, Director Chen."
Fan Xiaopang nodded slightly and took the initiative to apologize to Yin Ziwei: "Zi. Vigo, I’m sorry.”
When she got stuck, Yin Ziwei had to retake the shot, falling over and over again.
“It’s a joke.”
Yin Ziwei had a good temper and just smiled and dusted himself off.
This guy is also a good professional actor.
Zhou Yutang and Chen Musheng discussed the next shooting and let Fan Xiaopang make adjustments by himself.
In fact, this is the sequelae of drama.
When an actor takes on several plays at the same time, it is easy to mess up the rhythm of the performance.
Because the role you play in each play is different, this requires actors to adjust themselves.
Fan Xiaopang had just come out of the cast of "Perfect" of the International Chapter, and then joined the cast non-stop. In the drama of the International Chapter, he played a big star, which is the same as in "The Lonely Agent" Her status as a coquettish nightclub dancer is completely different, and her performance is unnatural.
However, Fan Xiaopang's acting skills have been certified because he won the award for the movie "Apple".
After a few test shots, I quickly got into the groove.
After she electrocuted Yin Ziwei, her breathing became rapid and her hands trembled slightly as she opened the travel bag in the dressing room and took out the brick-shaped bag of flour.
The mouth was slightly open, with an expression of intoxication, and seemed to be carried away by excitement.
She is a dancer on the bottom floor of a nightclub and a drug addict. She understands the weight of the flour brick she got, which is worth at least several million!
But soon, a look of panic appeared on that delicate face with heavy makeup.
Thinking of the terrible consequences of being caught by a criminal organization, Fan Xiaopang put the bag of flour bricks into his arms and rushed out of the door in a panic.
“OK, perfect, call it a day!”
Chen Musheng nodded with satisfaction.
We finished filming the night scene and called it a day.
Zhou Yutang invited Liu Qingyun and several cast members to have a late-night snack.
This is also a fine tradition of Hong Kong films in the previous era. In the golden age of Hong Kong films, famous actors were filming films almost every day from morning to night.
Filming is a very physically demanding thing, so after finishing work in the evening, we would gather at the stalls for late-night snacks.
Zhou Yutang is an investor and the leading actor. Treating him to a late night snack not only brings everyone closer together, but also makes him chat well with Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen.
“A’tang, do you know Brother Feng?”
We talked about Feng Boyuan during the dinner. Mr. Liu, an enthusiastic citizen, was surprised: “When we were filming “Big Era”, I remember that I also talked to Brother Feng. We had a midnight snack together and heard that he was working in the Mainland.”
"My uncle was the producer of my first drama "Want to Meet You", and he took good care of me at the time."
"It was really fate, we met one!"
Liu Qingyun was also in "Big Time" "After becoming popular, Zhou Yutang also became popular with "Want to See You".
It happens to be related to Feng Boyuan.
Sometimes relationships are brought closer at the dinner table.
It happened that through Feng Boyuan, the two of them talked about "The Big Era". This TV series left a deep impression on Zhou Yutang.
The little Jew played by Zhou Huimin should be the perfect wife in the dreams of countless men.
Enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun is a winner in life both on and off screen. He was with the little Jew in "The Big Era", and off screen he directly married Long Jiwen, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family played by Guo Aiming. That was in the 1990s. The title of Miss Hong Kong does not need to be mentioned too much.
"Brother Qingyun, I saw that when you were talking about the script in the meeting today, you kept taking notes on the script with a pen."
"Yes, I am old and my memory is declining, so why not You young people, you need to write down some key points of the characters in notes. Ah Tang, your script is really well written."
"No matter how old I am, I am still in the prime of life. I will rely on Brother Qingyun to take care of me in the future."
Zhou Yutang said modestly.
Liu Qingyun has been nominated for the Best Actor in the Academy Awards for several times before. He was nominated again last year and finally won the Best Actor trophy as he wished. This year he was nominated again for "Detective".
What Zhou Yutang admires most is his professional attitude.
Today for the night scene, he came to the set early. He put on makeup and didn’t use his mobile phone. He just took his script and silently practiced his lines.
This is the sentiment of the older generation of filmmakers.
Working with such a professional veteran actor also gave Zhou Yutang full confidence in the film.
After dinner, I returned to the hotel and took a shower.
As soon as Zhou Yutang lay down, he received a call from Liu Tianxian. Listening to the soft and waxy little milky voice,
I was convinced. Yesterday, a brother voted for 16 monthly votes
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(End of this chapter)