Chapter 196: Back-up Gun

Author: Chen Mercedes-Cheng

Chapter 196: Back-up Gun

After sitting down, Zhang Weiping kept talking to Jiang Ershao in a low voice, but Cheng Xiaodong asked Li Tang about the moves, characteristics, etc. of Wu's Tai Chi Thirteen Strikes. It sounded like he was very interested in marksmanship. In fact, there was a fight scene between Wuming and Changkong in "Hero", which was about swords against guns. He had not yet figured out how to design this action scene.

After about half an hour, there was a movement downstairs, and then someone heard the sound of going upstairs.

"I'm back." Zhang Weiping said first.

He has been working with Zhang Yimou for several years and has long been familiar with each other's footsteps.

Sure enough, the next moment, director Zhang Yimou walked in with an old woman who looked in her sixties but dressed up like an old fairy, followed by a young woman in a professional outfit.

Seeing Li Tang here, Director Zhang nodded first, and then introduced the old lady beside the people in the room.

Only then did Li Tang realize that the old lady dressed like an old fairy was a famous Japanese film costume designer named Emi Wada. She had won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. She is definitely the number one person in the field of film costume design in Japan and even Asia.

When introducing Li Tang, Director Zhang introduced that he was a "famous young actor in our country". Compared with the two big shots in front and Cheng Xiaodong, a famous martial arts director who is famous in Asia, Li Tang is really not good enough.

But the little Japanese was absolutely undecided in terms of etiquette in public. The old lady still bowed as before, saying polite words like Daming in Japanese.

Before the translation of the girl in the professional outfit behind her, Li Tang also bowed to her and said in Japanese: "Senior Wada, it's a great honor to see you!"

Almost no one in the crew could speak Japanese, and the old lady didn't understand Chinese, so she had to carry her translator anytime and anywhere. It was inconvenient to communicate. Did she hear someone greeting her in Japanese? The old lady's eyes lit up and she said something else.

In fact, Li Tang's Japanese is average, and he learned it from a Japanese girlfriend in his previous life. Simple communication is OK, but more complicated ones are a bit blind. Fortunately, he even guessed and understood the meaning of some old lady's words, which was nothing more than praising his handsomeness and would definitely develop better in the future. I am looking forward to his works.

Li Tang also expressed his gratitude to the Japanese style, and also expressed compliments for the Oscars she once won. The old lady was even shy.

Japanese people are sometimes quite cute, just like the Japanese girlfriend he found in his previous life. In fact, they are not very beautiful, but the clip sound they make when they are happy is really unstoppable, and they are full of confidence and satisfaction.

However, Director Zhang was stunned when he listened, and then said after sitting back: "Xiao Li, I have heard that you have good English, but I didn't expect you to speak Japanese!"

Li Tang originally wanted to say that he could not only speak Japanese, but also speak French and German. But he didn't want to be too pretentious in front of all the big guys, so as not to lose face. He just smiled shyly and said, "I don't know much Japanese, I can only do some simple communication."

As long as you think that Li Tang is from Shanghai, it won’t be too surprised to speak some Japanese. After the change, there are quite a lot of people going to Japan in Shanghai, and there are also the most Japanese-funded enterprises in Shanghai. In addition, the pronunciation of Japanese is somewhat similar to that of Shanghai dialect, and Shanghai people are relatively easy to learn Japanese.

Director Zhang likes Kurosawa's "Random", so he took several turns this time before he invited Emi Wada, the winner of the Best Costume Design Award, to be responsible for the costume and character design of the movie.

After a while of greeting, Cheng Xiaodong couldn't wait to say, "Director, I just communicated with Li Tang. He has a lot of experience in shooting skills. I want to try it downstairs with him."

The role of "Hero" has been almost implemented. The male protagonist Wuming initially wanted to find Cheng Long, but on the one hand, because Cheng Long was positioned as a martial arts comedian in Hollywood, it did not match the main tone of the movie. On the other hand, it was because Cheng Long was too expensive. With the popularity of the "Rush Hour" series in North America, Cheng Long has become one of the 20 million clubs.

In comparison, Li Lianjie's pay is half cheaper than him. Moreover, Li Lianjie's usual facial paralysis screen image is more in line with Wuming.

Then the two characters Can Jian Jian and Fei Xue have already decided on Liang Chaowei and Maggie Cheung early, and the other role of Can Jian Jian Maid Ru Yue was given to Zhang Ziyi. After all, Xiao Zhang has successfully entered Hollywood with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The King of Qin found Chen Daoming, who was full of emperorship in "The Kangxi Dynasty" broadcast last year.

Now there is only one character in Changkong. Originally, Jiang Ershao recommended the American Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen, but Zhang Weiping did not nod. On the one hand, Donnie Yen is not famous internationally, but more because he is a martial arts director. On the other hand, Liang Chaowei and Maggie Cheung are both Hong Kong actors. Mainland actors Director Chen and Zhang Ziyi's role weight is obviously not as good as the former two. He is more willing to find a domestic actor to play Changkong.

Of course, this is not a dispute between the mainland and Hong Kong, but a dispute over discourse power. The new picture clearly shows the big picture, so Zhang Weiping naturally has to dominate the right to speak.

It is not difficult to understand why Young Master Jiang looked cold when he saw Li Tang, and his expression became a little ugly when he heard the exchange between Li Tang and Cheng Xiaodong. It was nothing more than that if someone had real things, then Donnie Yen he recommended would not have the advantage.

Liang Chaowei is the new Cannes actor. Director Chen became famous again last year with "The Kangxi Dynasty". Needless to say, Zhang Ziyi and Maggie Cheung also need a popular actor. So the two Zhang's eyes naturally focused on Li Tang, who played Linghu Chong in the popular "Swordsman" in the popular "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer".

Keyword Zhang has a very good impression of Li Tang, and he still remembers that he heard Li Tang say that he was practicing big guns at the closing ceremony of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival last time, which is undoubtedly very consistent with Changkong's character setting. So today's meeting.

As for why Director Zhang’s assistant Zhou Wei was arrogant at first and respectful at the same time, it was because Director Zhang met with more actors. At first, he did not take Li Tang seriously. Until today, Zhang took special care of him before leaving the door, and heard that Li Tang was here to interview the role of Changkong, which made him feel Li Tang’s weight.

Originally, Director Zhang was not sure how Li Tang's big gun was practicing, but as long as he had a foundation, it was enough. After all, this was a movie, not a martial arts competition, let alone Liang Chaowei, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, etc., did not have any martial arts foundation, but were different filmed?

When he heard Cheng Xiaodong's words, Director Zhang suddenly became interested and hurriedly said, "Okay, let's go down and have a look together."

After saying that, Director Zhang wanted to say hello to Huimei Wada beside him and apologize and let her take a break. As a result, the old lady heard the translation and learned that Li Tang was going to go down to show martial arts, she actually said she wanted to go down to watch.

The old lady clenched her fists and said to Li Tang: "Damn it!" (Come on)

There is a large backyard behind the villa with turf covered with it, but it has turned yellow this season. Cheng Xiaodong ordered the staff to bring a big gun.

Li Tang took the gun and weighed it almost the same as the ash rod he usually practiced, but it was a little shorter, and the total length was only about 1.8 meters or less than two meters.

However, the shorter the gun, the better it is. Li Tang shook the gun flower and gestured twice, which was quite easy.

As the saying goes: Experts can tell if they have any at once they reach out. His shooting skills in the past two years have not been in vain. Cheng Xiaodong saw this movement of shaking the gun flower and nodded, at least it was not a fake move.

This made him look forward to Li Tang's shooting skills more.

So he shouted in front of everyone: "Li Tang, don't use any tricks, be serious."

Li Tang was thinking about showing off his skills in front of the big guys. Since he heard Cheng Xiaodong say this, he immediately said, "Director Cheng, since he is serious, put on a target."

"no problem."

Cheng Xiaodong gave another order to the staff, but the guy carried a model dummy out of the house, erected it on the lawn, and supported it with a wooden stake behind it to prevent the lower plate from being unstable and falling down with a poke.

Li Tang first did a few stretching movements to warm up, then held a big gun in his hand and stared at the dummy on the lawn.

The main feature of Tai Chi Thirteen Guns is the word "分". At this time, the gun that Li Tang, who had been practicing almost without any resistance before, finally had a place to use it.

He took a deep breath, shook the gun flower, and stabbed the dummy's head.

One is the eyebrows, two is the hands, three is the shoulders, four is the elbow, five is the front chest, six is ​​the knee, seven is the monster python is the crotch, eight is the golden rooster nod, nine is the silver snake is the throat, ten is the turn and the enemy is hard to leave.

Li Tang almost completed these ten guns in one go, and the connection between them was very fast. The onlookers were dazzled, and they could only hear "Ku Tuk Tuk", and the sound of the gun stabbing the model dummy at the tip of the gun, and the gun did not fail. Especially for the last shot, Li Tang dragged the gun back and suddenly saw him holding the gun and turning around.

"Click!"

With a loud bang, the gun came out like a dragon, and the gun head ran directly to the dummy model's neck, and the dummy's head fell on the lawn with a thunderous sound.

"good!"

Cheng Xiaodong couldn't help but clap his hands and shouted loudly: "What a good move!"

Although Director Zhang couldn't understand the trick, he saw Li Tang's quickness when he stabbed a gun, and his gun was extremely powerful while not failing. Especially the last shot, it was extremely ornamental.

"pretty!"

He clapped his hands and turned to ask Cheng Xiaodong: "Is this a comeback?"

Cheng Xiaodong said with a certain expression: "Of course, this is a real killer move!"

As for Zhang Weiping, he was even more smiling, feeling that he had read the wrong person. Li Tang is indeed a good guy.

Although Jiang Ershao's face was not very good-looking, he had to admit that Li Tang was indeed a good candidate.

As for the two old Japanese ladies, they clapped their hands and jumped on the spot in an exaggerated manner, not afraid of scattering their old arms and legs.

The second update! I have been typing at six o'clock until now, and I haven't even eaten supper. I'm so kind to ask for a vote!

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