Even if "Lu Binghua" is made, it will only be a small, low-budget movie.
But everything must be looked at separately.
In Li Yi's hands, even the most inconspicuous works were magnified countless times in an instant.
Especially, this time the story of "Lu Binghua" takes place on Treasure Island, which makes it even more interesting.
Li Yi actually didn't think much about it. They were all in China anyway. What was the difference between Treasure Island and Hong Kong Island?
But I can’t stand others not thinking the same way.
Hong Kong Island movies once had a glorious period, known as Oriental Hollywood.
The Hong Kong Island movies of that era were the best in Asia, including the island country, Bangzi, and the entire Southeast Asia. Hong Kong Island movies were second to none.
It can be said that the reason why Hong Kong films of that era had such glory and prosperity had a lot to do with Southeast Asia, the back garden of Hong Kong films.
After all, how many people are there in Hong Kong Island?
Just like now, with a box office of tens of millions, what can it do?
But those years were different. At that time, Taiwan and Southeast Asia were the export destinations for Hong Kong films.
Therefore, Hong Kong filmmakers have reason to be proud. After all, they were once rich.
What about Treasure Island?
Don't forget that Baodao also has the Golden Horse Award, one of the three major awards for Chinese-language films, but in fact Baodao movies have never won the award. Although there are some great directors, they are also great at the literary and artistic level. In commercial films
Yes, Treasure Island Movie is really disappointing.
To this day, Hong Kong movies still have the facade character Li Yi, as well as Hong Kong police and gangster movies, etc., which mark the existence of Hong Kong movies, but what about Baodao movies?
There are really only a few bits and pieces left.
Therefore, the Baodao movie is actually quite embarrassing.
You see, in Hong Kong Island, even if the film market is in decline, at least they are wealthy, at least they still have a lot of well-known old stars, and there is still a top director like Li Yi.
But what do you have in your Treasure Island movie?
In terms of the division of domestic entertainment forces, there are Hong Kong circles, Beijing circles, Shanghai circles, etc., but there has never been a treasure island circle.
The population of Treasure Island is several times that of Hong Kong Island, and the area is several times that of Hong Kong Island. However, when it comes to achievements in film and television, it is really incomparable to Hong Kong Island.
So, when news came out that Li Yi was going to make a movie called "Treasure Island Story".
There was an immediate explosion on Baodao.
In particular, some Taiwanese artists are as if they have been beaten to death.
In recent years, Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry has indeed been said to be in short supply when it comes to actors, but in Baodao's entertainment industry, there is no such thing as a shortage of actors. There are no actors at all, right?
Especially the frequent celebrity scandals that have broken out in recent years have made the Baodao entertainment industry miserable.
The Baodao film and television industry even openly invited Li Yi to film in Baodao, and all parties expressed their willingness to provide maximum convenience and support.
There is no way, who told it to be Li Yi?
Baodao's filmmakers have won many awards, but at the commercial level, not many have really achieved anything.
Another thing is that the great directors in the entire Baodao film circle combined are not as successful as Li Yi.
So for a while, Li Yi was interested in the story of Baodao, and the news that he was going to shoot a Baodao movie spread widely.
It is quite interesting to say that although Hong Kong Island and Treasure Island are separated by a strip of water, there was a honeymoon period during the golden age of Hong Kong films.
But now, the entertainment circles in the two places are quite interesting. Hong Kong Island filmmakers all know that the market is in the mainland, and the Baodao market is no longer taken seriously, so naturally there is less cooperation.
And who is Li Yi?
That’s the light of Hong Kong cinema!
There are so many stories that can be filmed on Hong Kong Island and the mainland, why do we go to Treasure Island to film their stories?
As a result, many Hong Kong netizens began to quarrel with Baodao netizens on the Internet.
Of course, Li Yi didn't care about this.
But he didn't expect that the filmmakers on Hong Kong Island were very wary of this.
Why do you say that?
As we all know, there is a carrot and a pit, and the domestic entertainment space is vast and abundant. Naturally, we will not care about such trivial matters, even if it is Li Yi's movie, but after all, there are more opportunities for domestic entertainment.
Even ordinary people can't reach it.
But the entertainment industry in Hong Kong is different. Among the artists in Hong Kong, the one they most want to collaborate with must be Li Yi.
If Li Yi was filming a Hong Kong film, then there would naturally be many more opportunities for Hong Kong artists. But this time, Li Yi suddenly became interested in the story of Baodao, and Baodao looked like he was kneeling.
The look made them very unhappy.
As for the people, Li Yi is one of Hong Kong Island's own people, and Hong Kong Island's star artists are also one of Hong Kong Island's own people. Because the market in the Mainland is huge, there is nothing wrong with Li Yi embracing the motherland and preferring a larger market.
But the same market in Baodao is not big.
How can the story of Treasure Island be as fragrant as our Hong Kong Island?
However, knowing this happened, many people started to say hello one after another.
What happened to the story of Treasure Island?
Can we Hong Kong actors not be able to act?
So Li Yi looked confused. During this period, many old friends came to say hello. It was obviously a small-budget movie, but in the end, the number of people saying hello exceeded those of previous big-budget films.
In fact, it was Li Yi who thought wrong.
For big productions, veteran actors, acting talents, celebrities, etc. will definitely be used. Generally speaking, there are not enough people, so naturally it is difficult to greet them.
But it's different when it comes to low-budget movies. Hong Kong films also have actors from Taiwan acting in them. Why can't actors from Hong Kong act in stories about Treasure Island?
Not only that, some people from the mainland who have collaborated with Li Yi also say hello through various channels.
"Lu Binghua" actually needs a lot of actors, but there are really not many main actors.
Li Yi's original idea was indeed to use actors from Baodao. After all, this is adapted from a true story and has unique local characteristics. It would be more suitable to find local actors to play the role.
But after the news spread, there were too many people saying hello.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the other side of the treasure island, Guo Tongsheng was also dug out. There were so many people saying hello that Guo Tongsheng was a little scared when he heard the ringing of the phone during this period.
After all, he knew that even though he provided the story, it was already an honor for Li Yi to be able to read it. It would be too ignorant to decide who the actor would be if he really wanted to take advantage of it.
After so many years, Guo Tongsheng is able to run a large-scale chain training institution, and he is not a fool. Naturally, he will not really say that.
But Li Yi can not care about people who can't stand to say hello, but he can't really care. After all, he is from Baodao. There are many people who say hello, but there are some that he can't refuse.
The preliminary preparations for "Lu Binghua", except for the casting, were quite smooth.
After all, Li Yi is famous. It can be said that the fate of Shuicheng Township has been changed since he decided to make the movie "Lu Binghua".
Shuicheng Township, Baodao, where "Lu Binghua" was filmed.
In terms of actor selection, Li Yi finally chose actors from Baodao.
There is no way, mainly because different places have different local cultures.
The first is language. Although Baodao also speaks Chinese, the accent has a strong local flavor. Some people may say that the accent of Baodao people is similar to that of Hu Jian, but in fact, after comparison, you will find that it is really different.
a lot of.
Of course, Li Yi also thought about adapting it to a mainland setting, but in the end he gave up because after changing it, he felt that it didn't taste right.
In fact, there is a reason for this. If there is no story provided by Guo Tongsheng, then maybe Li Yi can change it at will. But after he has the prototype story, Li Yi will always feel that it is a little bit boring if he tries to change it again.
As for the accent, the local accent that Baodao actors are often criticized for has become an advantage in this movie.
Li Yi auditioned several actors, some from Hong Kong Island and some from the Mainland, but the result was the same, there was a big problem with the accent.
The biggest problem here is that the film shot by Li Yi is a film without "outsiders". The story takes place here in Shuicheng Township. The only "outsider", Mr. Guo, is also from Baodao.
Therefore, the way they speak, their accents, etc. need to be unified.
And if other actors are inserted, there will be a sense of fragmentation.
Movies pay attention to the overall sense. Maybe some movies, because they span multiple regions and countries, will have different languages and different accents, which is reasonable, but it does not work here.
In the end, Li Yi gave up the idea of making major changes to the original version.
Because regardless of preconceptions or others, the original version is the most suitable after all, and the original film was actually shot well, so Li Yi did not make any other attempts.
This is a story that belongs to Baodao Shuicheng Township, so it is most natural for the people here to interpret it.
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In fact, when it comes to the movie "Lu Binghua", everyone's first reaction is that the flower shown in the movie is Lu Binghua, but in fact it is not.
Li Yi only reacted in shock after consulting a lot of information.
The flower in the movie "Lu Binghua" is actually not the flower whose scientific name is "Lu Binghua", but a flower that grows under the tea tree. After it dies, it fertilizes the land and makes the tea tree bloom more lushly.
It means roadside flower in Hokkien. The creator changed it to Lu Binghua for artistic reasons.
Therefore, when watching the original movie and seeing the small yellow flower in it, many people may mistakenly think that it is the Lupine flower, but in fact, it is completely different from the Lupine flower.
Of course, this kind of roadside flower is indeed called "Lu Binghua" in Baodao. When tea farmers in Baodao mountainous areas grow tea, especially Baodao's unique high-mountain cloud tea, they need to plant it around the tea mountains, or even
The plant "Lupinhua" is planted near the tea plants. The reason is that this plant is said to help the healthy growth of tea leaves and give the tea leaves a sweet and fragrant effect.
And this habit is still retained.
In the tea garden here, Li Yi can see a large area of these small yellow flowers called "Lu Binghua"!
However, if you think about it carefully, you can actually understand that there is a reason why this flower is known as the "mother flower".
The reason is that this flower blooms in spring and fills the plant with fragrance. When it fades, the scattered flowers and leaves are mixed with the dust and mud, but they are quietly protecting and nourishing the tea tree.
In fact, it confirms the ancient poem: "It turns into spring mud to protect flowers"!
The inconspicuous Lu Binghua is as selfless and great as the most sincere love in the world - maternal love.
I have to say that when a whole tea garden is filled with small flowers blooming, the scene is indeed very beautiful.
In fact, the scenes involved in the whole movie are not complicated. The whole story takes place in Shuicheng Township, the school, the tea garden, and the homes of A Ming and A Mei.
There are ready-made tea gardens, including one full of "lupine flowers", and the school, although the new school looks more modern, is innocuous and can be used with a little decoration.
As a student, Li Yi directly chose to find children from local families to serve.
If you take the role, these can only be used as group performances.
And several main characters.
The role of A Ming is quite interesting. The young actor who played the role of Gu A Ming in the original "Lu Binghua" was also the actor of Bo Zai in "A Lang's Story".
Because the cooperative relationship between Hong Kong Island and Taiwan was very close in the early years, actors moved around very frequently.
But in fact, today is different from the past.
Li Yi auditioned to be a young actor in "A Lang's Story", but the result was not satisfactory to him.
Because there are always two characters, although the original version was played by the same actor, in this era, the world is different.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The selection of young actors is actually a little more troublesome than that of adult actors.
Although Bo Zai in "A Lang's Story" is from the bottom of society, he is still a city kid after all, but Gu Aming in "Lu Binghua" is actually a country boy.
As for Bo Zai in "A Lang's Story", his acting skills are more about getting along with his father A Lang and his mother Bobo. As long as he shows harmony, it is enough.
But in "Lu Binghua", he is the absolute protagonist.
For this reason, in the end, Li Yi did not use the same actor as in the original version.
The final choice was an amateur actor.
Speaking of which, it was an accident that this young actor caught Li Yi's eye.
When Li Yi came to Shuicheng Township to enjoy the scenery, he went to Shuicheng Township Primary School and happened to encounter this young actor and several classmates being scolded by the teacher outside the classroom.
With that quirky look, Li Yi immediately found a bit of A Ming in him.
The other person is also the son of a tea farmer, but the difference is that his family background is pretty good.
What really made Li Yi decide to choose him was that during the audition, this kid was very courageous and not timid at all. Instead, he looked eager to try.
The other children may have been a little embarrassed and couldn't let go because they were told before the audition, but this little guy looked fearless.
It's naturally very similar to Gu Amin's character.
And when chatting with him, he was also not timid at all.
In fact, for child actors, in Li Yi's opinion, it is often better to play in their true colors.
And this little guy is also from a single-parent family. When he was asked to sing the song "Lu Binghua", the little guy didn't know whether he was acting or showing his true feelings. He couldn't help but get red-eyed while singing.
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Therefore, in the end, Li Yi directly confirmed him as the starring role of this movie!
