Chapter 326 Let’s get a substitute

In mid-October, Zhang Yi and a group of people went to the mainland to start filming "Mulan".

This time, the crew went straight to Xi'an and did not go to Beijing again.

It is the first time for many people to visit Xi'an, and they are still very interested in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Especially after Zhang Yi's "Myth", the interest in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses has reached an extreme level.

After finally arriving in Xi'an this time, I certainly wouldn't miss it.

When Zhang Yi was making a movie, he was extremely lenient to both the crew and the actors. So, after arriving in Xi'an, he gave the crew two days off.

The movie theater invested by Zhang Yi is now basically completed, and there are many crews and tourists visiting it. However, there are not many. Zhang Yi is naturally not very satisfied. Therefore, he plans to embed the movie theater into the film.

advertise.

This time, Zhang Yi chose Zhang Yi as the photographer. After all, he had unique ideas and experience in shooting war scenes.

Naturally, Zhang Yi would not refuse Zhang Yi's invitation. Not to mention, it was Zhang Yi who supported him to become a director and became famous in one fell swoop, which can be regarded as a favor to him.

Even without this relationship, Zhang Yi, who has been promoted to director, would not be able to refuse Zhang Yi's invitation.

Today, Zhang Yi, not to mention his connections in mainland China, is what scares film makers like Zhang Yimou. It is the film itself. Zhang Yi represents the pinnacle level of the Chinese.

Among the top international directors, Zhang Yi definitely has a place. Moreover, among that group of people, Zhang Yi is definitely the only Chinese.

Zhang Yi is well-known in the international film industry, and his achievements are enough to put many people to shame. With the success of "Jurassic Park", Zhang Yi has been called the world's top commercial director by many drama media.

For Westerners, the affirmation may only be Zhang Yi's performance at the box office. But for the Chinese, he is still the first and the only Chinese to win an Oscar.

"This time, in addition to being the cameraman, you can also be my deputy." Zhang Yi said to Zhang Yimou, "I plan to invest in a few ancient films. This movie theater needs a few films to promote it."

When Zhang Yi heard this, he glanced at Zhang Yi in surprise. Naturally, he understood the implication of Zhang Yi's words. The reason he invested in the films was because he wanted to be the director.

Although Zhang Yimou has become famous in one fell swoop after filming "Red Sorghum", the number of films he can film is limited, and even if he does film, he probably won't have sufficient funds.

But the movies Zhang Yi invests in have always been well-funded.

"How many films that Mr. Zhang plans to invest in will be based on the building of this movie theater?" Zhang Yimou looked around and asked immediately.

"Bringing this movie theater to the public is just one of the purposes. The most important thing is that there are too many stories suitable for being put on the screen." Zhang Yi smiled and said.

"China has thousands of years of history, and there are indeed many characters and events worth photographing." Zhang Yimou nodded, and then asked, "Mr. Zhang's "Mulan" is a very good subject. I don't know which of Mr. Zhang's movies

When will the film be shot?"

"Haha, the Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, etc., these eras where heroes emerged in large numbers, can be made into a series!" Zhang Yi smiled and said, "For example, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qin Qiong can do it, Li Jing can do it, and Cheng Yaojin can do it. One film

With one character as the main line, they can be intertwined with each other."

Zhang Yi was a little surprised, because once this is filmed, it will definitely be a huge movie series. The actors involved in it are countless.

"This is just an idea of ​​mine. But it will definitely be realized one by one. Don't the West admire heroes? Then let them worship my ancient Chinese heroes." Zhang Yi said with a smile, but there was a hint of emotion in his tone.

Confident domineering.

There are not many scenes in the movie theater, but Zhang Yi deliberately added a scene. He also took the opportunity to borrow a helicopter and let Zhang Yi Mou take a picture of the entire movie theater. Of course, the shots from a high altitude showed some obvious characteristics of the times.

The buildings are not so conspicuous.

The most difficult part of filming "Mulan" was naturally the war scenes.

After being influenced by "Myth", Zhang Yi's ability to control war scenes has improved a lot, but this time Zhang Yi made the war scenes even bigger.

There were infantry battles, station battles, cavalry battles, and formation battles. Of course, there were much fewer scenes of chariot battles. After all, chariots were less used on the battlefield at that time.

But there are a lot more riding battles.

Although Zhang Yi's ability to control war scenes has improved a lot, the filming was much slower than in "The Myth". After all, Lin Qingxia is not Li Lianjie, she is a girl herself. Whether she has kung fu or not, many

Actions are difficult to achieve.

What's more, she had no relevant training before this.

"Mr. Zhang, use a substitute." Yuan Kui shook his head and said to Zhang Yi, "It is easy to learn to ride a horse, but it is difficult to master it in a short period of time. Miss Lin has never ridden a horse before, so it is already difficult for her to perform movements on the horse.

If we shoot fighting scenes again, it will be difficult to achieve the effect."

For this action design, Zhang Yi naturally invited brothers Yuan Kui and Yuan De. They are the action designers of "Myth" and have experience in ancient fighting on the battlefield.

This time, both the battlefield fighting and the war scenes, the two of them put a lot of thought into it. Especially the cavalry battle, which has a lot of scenes.

Due to historical reasons, "The Myth" doesn't have many horse battles, and most of them use long swords. But "Mulan" is different. There are a wide variety of weapons during horse battles. Although I didn't try them all, there were many used.

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For example, Hua Mulan uses a spear. Lin Qingxia's physical condition is not bad. After all, she has filmed many martial arts movies and action movies. But "Mulan" pays attention to actual combat and the real nature of fighting. This will inevitably cause some difficulties for Lin Qingxia.

Lin Qingxia suffered a lot and worked hard. But she was a girl after all, and her body soon couldn't bear it. Moreover, due to the influence of the environment, she was already on the verge of collapse. Although she gritted her teeth and persisted, many movements became more and more difficult for her.

Already.

Especially the highlight, the immediate fight, is extremely risky.

Zhang Yi is thinking about what Yuan Kui said. Although finding a substitute will inevitably affect the quality of the film.

The stand-ins, lens cuts, and shooting techniques cannot be seen by ordinary viewers at all, but they cannot escape some professional or senior movie fans. Moreover, the shooting will inevitably be affected in some way.

However, there is obviously no way around this.

Zhang Yi was about to nod, but he didn't expect an exclamation not far away. A horse seemed to be frightened and rushed to the side. There was someone on the horse, holding the reins tightly at this time, with a pale face and a look of fear.

And that person is none other than Lin Qingxia, who plays Hua Mulan.

In the direction that the horse was charging, a group of extras were sitting on the ground to rest. At this moment, they heard people shouting and realized that a horse was rushing towards them. They hurriedly got up to dodge, but many people were still too late.

Yuan Kui was shocked when he saw this. When filming "The Myth", this kind of situation never happened. Almost all the cavalrymen filming the riding battle scenes were wrong cavalry, and their horse control skills were extremely high.

Just when Yuan Kui was shocked and at a loss, Zhang Yi flashed out from beside him, leaving behind a figure.

Zhang Yi rushed over and immediately stood in front of the extras. He blocked the head of the charging horse. The horse's momentum was so great that it flipped over and fell to the ground after being blocked by Zhang Yi. And Lin, who was on the horse,

Qingxia was immediately thrown away.

"Ah!" Lin Qingxia couldn't help but exclaimed.

As soon as the exclamation started, the horse flipped over and hit it. Zhang Yi immediately caught the horse's back, threw it forward, then turned around and jumped out, catching Lin Qingxia who fell from the sky.

"Are you okay?" Zhang Yi put Lin Qingxia on the ground and asked immediately.

Lin Qingxia squinted her eyes at this time and was still exclaiming. Suddenly she heard Zhang Yi's voice. She immediately opened her eyes and saw that she was already standing firmly on the ground. Her exclamation stopped abruptly and her mouth opened wide.

Looking at Zhang Yi, the fear in his eyes has not receded, but there are doubts and lingering fears in his eyes.

It only took a moment, and many people didn't realize that the matter was over. The horse thrown by Zhang Yi did not fall to the ground and was half dead. Instead, it landed on its four feet extremely steadily, snorted and shook its head.

Head, looking around, seemed a little confused.

Everyone came to their senses, there was no cheering, the whole scene became silent, everyone looked at Zhang Yi and Lin Qingxia, and then at the horse that was fine.

It seems impossible without a substitute.
Chapter completed!