Chapter 48 Try Jinliang
I heard before that Sun Honglei was very conceited about acting.
It seems that when filming "Seven Swordsmen", there was a scene that Xu Ke was not satisfied with, and then Sun Honglei changed it in five ways...
After that, Xu Ke took him to film "The Iron Triangle".
However, I also heard that Sun Honglei had a bad temper. Wang Quan'an was preparing to film "White Deer Plain" and invited Sun Honglei. The latter directly offered 200,000 a day and only gave him a one-month schedule.
This...is this a big deal, right?
After shooting the first scene, during the dinner party in the evening, Shen Changlin asked Sun Honglei about "White Deer Plain", and the latter nodded: "It does happen!"
But he also explained: "At that time, I took on "Three Guns", "The Slim Gentleman", and "The Righteous Path in the World is Vicissitudes of Life". It was impossible to squeeze out time and scare him by saying a price..."
"What if he agrees?"
"How is that possible? Where did he get so much money?"
Sun Honglei shook his head and smiled wickedly...
There was another sentence at the end that he didn't say, which was that he didn't believe Director Wang Quan'an...
After all, Sun Honglei has become so popular in the past few years, and all the big directors are looking for him, so he will definitely film the scenes with big directors first!
In contrast, people like Wang Quan'an must sit in the back row.
Shen Changlin looked at Yu Nan, who had no expression on his face, and then said: "...I have never seen Wang Quan'an's works, including Jia Zhangke's and Wang Xiaoshuai's movies! I studied film at Beidian, and I watched all of them. When it comes to European movies, I initially liked Godard, Fellini, and Tarkovsky. Until I watched Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange," I had the feeling that art films should go to extremes. The subject matter, otherwise, it will be difficult to impress people, because the masters have already photographed all the re-photographed subjects!"
Li Xiaoping heard this and asked: "So, you will be your own director and make commercial films?"
"Well... to be precise, I make genre films that rely on stories to win."
"Then what do you think is the most important thing about the movie?"
Shen Changlin said without hesitation: "Of course it's the script!"
"Don't you think special effects and graphics are also important?"
"It's about getting the story right. I've written movie reviews before, and I often used the phrase 'there's no basic logic to the story.' What I mean is, a movie has to get the story right first, and then we can evaluate other things. Even If the story is not good, no matter how good other aspects are, it will be just a castle in the air, flashy and a waste of ticket money. This especially applies to commercial movies!"
After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed, and Jin Chen followed Shen Changlin.
We just had a dinner together and Jin Chen didn’t say a word...
Very quiet, not like her character at all!
"Why are not you talking?"
"I...I don't dare..."
Shen Changlin was helpless: "You have to talk. If you don't want to get along with each other, at least you have to get along without being so awkward. Gao Yanan is a beauty in the police force!"
"They are all seniors..."
"...I'll teach you." After thinking about it, Shen Changlin said: "In this way, starting from tomorrow, you will be the first to arrive at the crew every day and the last to leave. If you have nothing to do, you will help the crew pack up the props and chat with the photographer Fu Duo. ...There is no play for you, just observe how the actors act!"
"Also, you need to communicate more with the cast members, Xiao Wu, Da Chao, Captain Wu and Sun Dasheng, so that you won't feel unfamiliar during filming..."
"Being a good actor doesn't happen overnight. Take your time."
Jin Chen cried sadly: "Director...I'm afraid I won't perform well..."
Shen Changlin patted her shoulder: "I believe you!"
Your character is just a memorable character. Your legs are very long, you can kick people up, and your posture is very beautiful...
For this kind of role, let alone an actor like you who has acted in several TV series, even a car model with no acting experience will do!
Forget it, come to my room and I'll tell you about the play!
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Action scenes are still very hard...
Especially the crew of "Big Shot" didn't have serious action actors at all. Shen Changlin's request was very simple: "It can't be seen that these two people have been rehearsing for a long time. They must give the audience a sense of surprise as if they were in actual combat." OK.'
This means that there are no signs of trickery.
And Jackie Chan-style juggling requires the use of a bunch of props...
The photography of choice is handheld photography.
Most of them are medium shots and close-ups of faces.
The first act of "Big Shot" was especially difficult!
There are many characters, many shots, large scenes, and difficult scheduling. Another big problem is that it is absolutely impossible to shoot long shots of fighting, and many shots need to be taken out bit by bit.
Most of the shots are three and a half seconds long!
Jin Chen's fighting style is simple, just fly up and kick the opponent away...
Sun Honglei was in a worse situation, especially the opening fight scene, where one person swept the gambling stalls. This scene only took two days to shoot!
In comparison, as a director, Shen Changlin is a bit inappropriate.
He was sitting on the director's chair, with lychees and maltose - local specialties - next to him. He was eating and watching.
Anyway, the half month after the official start of filming will definitely not go well - the crew needs to run in, and this running in period is usually half a month!
There is no point in being anxious. Staff members from all over the world are gathered together. They are not robots. How is it possible that they can be perfectly matched when they come up?
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Chen Xiao has been very nervous...
Especially after the crew saw Sun Honglei.
Sun Honglei's aura is so strong. Xie Ruolin in "Latent" didn't stutter at first, but when actor Cao Bingkun met Sun Honglei, he was a little frightened, so he couldn't help but stutter when he was answering his lines.
"Now...there are two...gold bars, you...you...tell me which one is noble...which one is dirty?"
The director thought it was interesting, so he changed Xie Ruolin into a stutterer...
Even Cao Bingkun was frightened, let alone Chen Xiao!
Although Chen Xiao has memorized the script by heart and has written the character biographies three times...
But I am afraid...
Fortunately, the director was more considerate and did not arrange any scenes with Sun Honglei in the early stages of filming. Basically, the scenes were all Sun Honglei's...
However, there is still no way to escape today!
There is a rivalry.
It was the scene where the two met for the first time. Sun Dasheng met Zhao Tai under the recommendation of a friend, and then Zhao Tai was so nervous that he knelt down in public, but still forced him to drink...
The main thing is that the nightclub can spare three hours for them to shoot tonight!
Before the filming started, Shen Changlin found Sun Honglei: "Great Sage, please be patient later. You are actually being suppressed in this scene. It mainly depends on Zhao Tai's performance..."
Sun Honglei frowned: "...Is this kid a success?"
"Yes, he is your little junior brother... he is quite tough, he refused the unspoken rules and jumped out of the car!"
Sun Honglei became decisive: "...Oh, whose unspoken rule should you refuse?"
"The top management of his company...by the way, he used to be an actor in Huayi~"
Uh...Sun Honglei shut up...
This allusion is too obvious!
Well, Sun Honglei is actually a little unhappy with Chen Xiao...
Mainly the latter is a group that comes with characters.
Zhao Tai and Sun Dasheng are rivals.
Therefore, except when turning on the camera, after joining the group, Chen Xiao did not say a word to Sun Honglei at all, not even a basic greeting!
Chapter completed!