"Tang An will create the most bizarre bank robbery in history, spanning more than 2,000 kilometers and stealing more than 2 million Singapore dollars from the Bank of Singapore to Omen!"
"Is it magic or spells? "Now You See Me" will show you the most shocking theft techniques!"
"The genius director Tang An has a huge imagination and robs a bank from the air!"
"The highest level of a magician, if he can steal money from a bank more than 2,000 kilometers away, will surpass David Copperfield in 1983, who stole the freedom of New York in front of a large live audience and 50 million TV viewers.
The goddess statue suddenly disappeared without a trace, even more bizarre than the "Bagras" effect!"
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To put it bluntly, a magician is an ancient juggler who usually uses props, techniques, or psychology to make the impossible possible.
The earliest magicians in China were probably alchemists, who were magicians in ancient times who made a living by deceiving people.
The common method is to fool the common people so that they can make a living, but a more powerful alchemist can fool the emperor.
Calling wind and rain, scattering beans to form soldiers, cutting off heads and resurrecting people, cutting off tongues and spitting fire, returning from the dead, etc., have all been clearly recorded in history.
"Taiping Yulan·Alchemy Department" writes: "The king of Huainan was fond of alchemists, and they all saw their magic. Then he painted the land as rivers, photographed the land as mountains, huffed as cold and heat, and sprayed as rain and dew. The king also died with all the alchemists.
All gone.
By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the magic skills mastered by the alchemists had reached the level of proficiency.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Fang Shu" records: "There was a storm coming from the west, and Fan Ying said to the scholar: "The fire in Chengdu is very strong."
Because it contained water, he rinsed it to the west, so he ordered the reporter to wait. Later, a guest came from the capital of Shu and said: There was a big fire that day, and black clouds rose from the east. It rained heavily for a while, and the fire was extinguished.
It means that one day a gust of wind blew from the west, and a man named Fan Ying told his disciples that there was a fire in the Chengdu market.
So he took a mouthful of water and spit it to the west, and asked people to remember the day. After a while, a guest from Bashu said that there was a fire that day, and black clouds came from the east. Soon it started to rain heavily, and the fire started.
was destroyed.
Of course, this is all fake. If he was really that awesome, he would have become an immortal soon.
Of course, the magic trick that Tang An is filming now is also fake. The day after he came to Omen from the capital, the filming officially started after a opening ceremony was held.
The entire script has been divided up, and the filming locations involved multiple countries.
Most of the locations featured in the film are in several countries in Southeast Asia. After several months of hard work by the location team, the filming locations were found.
Basically, they are concentrated in two areas: Omen and Singapore. You can find buildings from various countries here, so you don’t have to go everywhere.
The first stop is in Omen. Today we will shoot the four of them performing magic alone, two during the day and two at night.
As the male protagonist, the scene with Deng Chao took place at night, so Liu Ye’s scene was filmed first.
The crew contacted a restaurant on the beach and offered to provide a shooting location for free.
However, the extras in the crew who play the role of diners must order enough food and pay for it.
There is no problem. The crew selected men and women of all ages to put on appropriate clothes and sit at the dining table by the sea.
"This boss is also very deductible!"
Tang An, who was directing everyone to play with the lights and cameras, saw that the waiters in the restaurant were desperately putting food on each table, as well as bottles of unknown brands of wine.
"Director Tang, how about I go talk to them?" Zhao Lei volunteered.
"Need not."
Tang An shook his head, "There won't be anything too expensive in this kind of seaside restaurant. Go talk to the boss and tell him not to order so much. We'll order it later when the filming starts."
After finishing speaking, Tang An continued to tell the actors about the play.
Living in a foreign country, although Chen Guofu contacted a local film and television company in Omen to provide extra actors and actresses, Tang An tried his best to find guest stars from the crew in order to avoid trouble.
However, the two extras for this scene were still invited to be two white men, because Liu Ye couldn't guess the names one by one like Zhao Qian and Sun Li.
After more than half an hour, the shooting started.
"Pay attention to all parts and check carefully. This is our first scene. We hope it will get off to a good start!"
"The actors are in place!"
"The third scene, one shot, one shot!"
"start!"
Following Tang An's order, the crew returned to work after half a year.
In a seaside restaurant, the hypnotic magician played by Liu Ye was performing, and there was a sign with his own face erected in the middle.
It says in Chinese, English and Portuguese: The world-famous magician Mike Spoffel's personal tour performance...
Well, David Copperfield's brother, Mike Spurfield.
Camera No. 1 focused on Liu Ye's eyes on the sign. The camera slowly zoomed out, and Liu Ye and two extras appeared in the camera.
"Look into my eyes now!"
Liu Ye held a woman's head and after two seconds, he snapped his fingers and released her.
He took out two Australian dollars with a denomination of 100 from his pocket and slowly spread them out.
"Okay, now if you can get this banknote from me, it's yours."
The money was held up in front of him. The woman opposite wanted to stretch out her hand but couldn't. Her face was full of surprise and confusion.
"Click!"
Tang An shouted to stop halfway through the filming.
Although there was nothing wrong with their performances. Liu Ye had practiced this kind of magic many times and his expressions and eyes were perfect, but Tang An always felt that something was wrong.
Stare at the monitor carefully, lean back and take a panoramic view.
After staring for a few seconds, Tang An realized the problem. The diners here were too weird.
Omen is a tourist city, and the beach should be overwhelmingly populated by tourists.
Tang An thought for a while and invited a few white and black people from the surrounding crowd. They were willing to help and make guest appearances. They were just here to have fun anyway.
After a few people came out, it looked like it would be much more coordinated.
Tang An shouted with a loudspeaker, "Everyone, please be more natural. Don't just lower your head while eating. You can rest your arms on the table or lean on a chair to watch Liu Ye's performance. You can also occasionally look at the people in the distance."
On the sea.”
Then he spoke to the foreigners in English.
Shooting continues.
"The third scene, one shot, two shots!"
"start!"
"Now I'm going to take a peek inside your husband's head."
Liu Ye approached step by step, and the white actor said "NO" repeatedly and slowly backed away.
Liu Ye put his right hand on his head, "I'm making an idea, don't tell me."
“Beach, cocktails…”
“Hawaii!”
Liu Ye snapped his fingers.
"Listen, it's a business trip!" the man explained.
"It's official business in a sense, maybe it's an old thing."
The man's secret was revealed and he was eager to take his wife away.
However, Liu Ye stopped him, "You are thinking of a woman."
"A!B!C!D...H!I!J!"
When he saw the guilty look in the man's eyes, Liu Ye determined the initials and then used the same method to guess the name.
Asked the woman next to him, "Do you know Janet?"
"S...S..." Her mouth could not speak, she could only make a hissing sound.
"Sister?"
"Oh!"
Liu Ye was shocked, "You're not on a business trip for business, you're on a business trip for Janet, your wife's sister?"
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This magic trick by observing micro-expressions went very smoothly. It failed 5 times, and only twice was due to the actor's performance.
After the photo was taken, Deng Chao was asked to take a back shot outside wearing a sweater and a hat.
I still had to pay the bill to the boss, and when I calculated the money, my dear, there were only a dozen small tables in total, and it cost 1,500 Australian dollars, which is equivalent to nearly 8,000 RMB.
"Thank you, boss!"
"It's all in the bag, it's all in the bag." The boss held the money in his hand and said casually in Chaoshan dialect with a smile on his face.
Damn you, uncle!
Are Chaoshan people so good at doing business?
Then moving to the nearby seaside, the crew rented a boat to film the scene of the thief played by Deng Kai.
It’s not difficult at all, it’s still a cast of guest stars.
Deng Kai's magic was also very simple, and he had to deliberately expose it. According to the rules, he gave the magician who exposed him 1,000 baht, but when he gave the money, his wallet was taken away without anyone noticing.
Everyone appears in a different location. When shooting, try not to capture iconic buildings in the background.
The two scenes during the day went smoothly. When night fell, we had to shoot the scene where Tang Yan escaped from the water tank.
"Are the freshwater pomfret ready?"
Arriving at the shooting location that another group of people had arranged, Tang An asked Zhang Yiping.
"It's ready. The pomfret's eyes are painted with red paint, and its body is also painted with glitter." Zhang Yiping replied.
"Well, go get ready, the shooting will take place in an hour!"
Tang An nodded, of course it was impossible to use real piranha, otherwise it would really kill people.
The freshwater pomfret is somewhat similar to the piranha. Although its teeth are sharper than those of ordinary fish, they are not aggressive. Moreover, the teeth are not as protruding as those of the piranha, but are blocked by thick lips.
In addition, the piranha's eyes are red, and there seems to be a layer of silver powder on the fish's body, which is shiny.
The eyes are painted with paint and the body is covered with glitter, which is enough to look real.
However, some close-up shots still need to be shot separately, and some piranhas are brought over to take pictures of their fierce looks and sharp teeth.
An hour later, the extras were in place, and Tang Yan came out wearing a sexy black leather jacket.