Li Yi continues to polish the script of "One Knife, Allure".
Now that we have decided to film it, we naturally have to capture the essence of this film.
After all, the original version of "One Sword of the City" is relatively old, and the fighting style and so on in it were very good for that era, but times have changed, and today is not what it was back then after all.
It’s definitely not possible to capture the same texture as back then.
Therefore, the action design must be updated to a certain extent.
However, Li Yi does not have much experience in this area, and he actually doesn't know much about it.
But this problem does not need to be solved by Li Yi at all. Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Therefore, Li Yi directly left all the action design, fighting styles, martial arts schools, etc. to Yuan Baye and others for "One Sword Allure".
In fact, they are more than happy to do it.
The styles of Yuanjia Ban and Cheng Hu’s Chengjia Ban are completely different. Yuanjia Ban can be said to be the truly top domestic martial arts and martial arts team at the moment, and the advantage is that they can adapt and keep pace with the times.
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Cheng Hu's Cheng Jia Ban is not less famous than Yuan Jia Ban, but in fact, almost all of them serve Cheng Hu's formulaic kung fu movies and are more inclined to Cheng Hu's own style.
After getting the script, Cheng Hu immediately recommended himself and wanted to act in this play.
Although there are three male protagonists in the movie, in fact, he is not suitable for any of them. On the contrary, Li Yi feels that he is quite suitable for Yu Wanshan, one of the four mountains in the capital and a prison guard with a bold personality in the original version!
Of course, given Cheng Hu's status, although such a role is powerful enough, it is just a supporting role, and he may not be willing to do it.
However, whether Cheng Hu is willing or not, it actually doesn't matter to Li Yi. There are really many people who can act.
It is difficult to find other actors in Hong Kong Island, but there are many people who can play "big brother" and "martial arts master". Not only in Hong Kong Island, there are also a group of people in the mainland who are suitable.
Of course, not everyone can play the three roles of Big Sword King Wu, Tan Sitong, and Yuan Shikai.
As mentioned before, the decline of martial arts movies is not only the decline of movies, but the decline of talents is also one of the reasons. If nothing else, based on Li Yi's requirements for actors in this movie, whether it is Hong Kong Island or the mainland, they can
It is said that it is not that easy to find the right candidate.
First of all, Li Yi's requirement is that you must know some kung fu, and if you don't know it, you must also have some foundation.
Even though there are quite a few young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, they seem to have made a lot of action movies, but action movies, kung fu movies, and martial arts movies are really completely different things.
In terms of action design, what is the style of this movie?
It's definitely not that elegant style, because the roles of Wang Wu, Tan Sitong, and Yuan Shikai in the movie are not like this.
Therefore, Li Yi did not put any demands on Yuan Baye and the others, but in fact, after reading the script, they would know that this movie could not be shot like those current action movies.
It has to fit the tone of the movie and the personality of each character.
"One Sword Allure" is not a traditional martial arts. The story takes place at a very unique point, which can be regarded as modern times.
And who is Wang Wu? He was once a member of Liu Yongfu of the Black Flag Army. It can be said that he has a military background, and his setting is that he is also the kind of iron-blooded man who takes a rough route.
Therefore, his martial arts moves must also fit his personality.
And when Li Yi was about to direct a martial arts movie and the script had been written, it can be said that the popular star actors and actresses from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places were immediately attracted to it.
Yes, martial arts is in decline, but that also depends on the person.
That's Li Yi!
Not to mention the actors, just looking at the inexplicable confidence of the fans is enough to show how influential Li Yi is at this moment.
In fact, in addition to Cheng Hu, Chen Weijie also wanted to play, but in the end he was declined by Li Yi, because after all, neither Chen Weijie nor Cheng Hu were very suitable.
The main reason for Chen Weijie is that he is older, and although he has acted in many martial arts movies, after all, so many years have passed.
On the one hand, Cheng Hu is not suitable for his age, and on the other hand, it is also because his characteristics are so obvious that he is not the same type at all.
But in this case, it becomes a bit difficult for actors to be actors.
However, although Chen Weijie failed to achieve his wish in the end, he still joined the crew. According to what he said, he just wanted to experience the atmosphere and feeling of shooting a martial arts film again.
Cheng Hu finally unexpectedly accepted the role of Yu Wanshan, a prison guard with a bold personality and one of the four mountains in the capital.
In terms of martial arts instruction, Li Yi not only chose the Yuan family class of Master Yuan Ba, but also invited a real "martial arts master" from the mainland, Mr. Yu Cheng.
This person is a real master and has real kung fu. Compared to Yuan Baye and others, although they also have real kung fu, they have a better understanding of "kung fu" in movies.
Li Yi's idea is to combine the two and see if they can create sparks.
In fact, ordinary directors would not make such a choice. After all, on one side is the famous Yuan family class, and on the other side is Mr. Yu Cheng, a master of the martial arts leader level. Who do you listen to?
But Li Yi has no such concerns at all. Even if he is a member of the Yuan family, Master Yuan has much higher seniority than Li Yi, but Li Yi's influence can completely dominate this movie, and he is completely dominant.
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"So, in terms of actors, do you have any recommendations?" Li Yi has actually been quite troubled recently. Other aspects of "One Knife, Allure" are really not a problem for Li Yi.
This movie is actually not too complicated. Hengcheng Movie City can handle all the scenes involved.
But when it comes to actors, it's really hard for some clever women to make a meal without straw.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He couldn't help but sigh that martial arts has declined to this point, and martial arts actors have not fallen to this point either.
"Actually, I have some actors with real skills and suitable actors here!" Yuan Baye said with a smile.
As a martial artist, it can be said that he has been involved in the film industry all his life, so he is naturally more concerned about this type of talent.
After all, the Yuan family class also needs new blood to join.
In fact, the situation in the Yuan family class is not as good as expected. The lack of support can be said to be the biggest problem.
In the past, why did Cheng Hu's Cheng Family Class take shape? It was because of the presence of Cheng Hu, so their status was very transcendent.
But this is the embarrassing thing about the Yuan family class. In terms of strength and ability, they are really top-notch, but the problem is that they don't have a facade.
There is no one who faces the audience directly and can only work behind the scenes. This is a major reason for the decline of the Yuan family class.
"Qin Yue! This young man is very good at martial arts. Of course, I invited him to join the Yuan family class earlier and wanted to push him to join. Unfortunately, the "Monkey Fist" movie that year was finally sold out. Qin Yue, this kid
I just gave up my dream of being in the entertainment industry and went to open a gym." Mr. Yuan Ba said with some bitterness.
"Qin Yue?" The name Li Yi is indeed unfamiliar.
However, considering that the other party is no longer an actor or a martial artist, it is normal for him not to know.
"Okay, let him come over and try. What else?" Li Yi asked again.
"I also have a candidate here who I have worked with before, Guo Xiongjie. He comes from a martial arts family..."
Cheng Hu also recommended a candidate, but the embarrassing thing is that although this person is still in the entertainment industry, he has never had any good opportunities.
Being able to learn kung fu was originally an advantage, but unfortunately nowadays, it is really not that much of an advantage.
After all, if a person is not handsome enough, there is really nothing he can do about it in this era of looking good.
"I also have a candidate here, Wu Jun! I think he is very suitable for the role of Big Sword King Wu!" Mr. Yu said.
The Wu Jun he mentioned made Li Yi's eyes light up, because he was finally a famous mainland actor.
And he even took the Emperor!
Although he rarely appears on the big screen, Li Yi does know him, and he is still a popular actor at the moment.
And what's interesting is that this man was a martial arts athlete earlier.
The key is that as soon as Mr. Yu mentioned him, Li Yi thought of this man who seemed to have a rough style.
Therefore, Li Yi felt that he was quite suitable even before he auditioned for the role.
Soon, Li Yi asked them to contact these people for auditions.
In fact, it mainly focuses on the two roles of Big Sword Wang Wu and Tan Sitong. Yuan Shikai's role is considered a villain after all, and in comparison, there are more actors who fit the role.
It was naturally impossible for them to refuse Li Yi's film invitation.
The first person Li Yi auditioned for was Wu Jun.
"Director Li, Master Ba, Teacher Cheng, Teacher Chen, Mr. Yu, hello, I am actor Wu Jun!" Wu Jun came to the audition not in formal clothes, but in a martial arts uniform suitable for showing off his skills.
Obviously, he had already prepared for it. He knew that this movie mainly focused on martial arts films, so Li Yi's request was actually no secret.
That's why he came here wearing such a set of clothes.
"I heard that you were a martial arts athlete before?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Wu Jun nodded.
"Then you play one trick, what you are good at!" Li Yi said.
"Okay! It's time to show off!" Wu Jun immediately performed a set of boxing techniques on the spot. Of course Li Yi didn't know Kung Fu, but he was the director, and what he mainly looked at was style and momentum.
Wu Jun used a set of Taizu Changquan, and the fight was very vigorous.
There are some things that you really don’t need to understand. For example, Li Yi, although he didn’t understand, he could immediately tell whether Wu Jun had real skills.
This is really not the kind of martial arts performed.
"Can you use a knife?" Li Yi asked again.
Wu Jun scratched his head hesitantly and said, "I don't practice swordsmanship much. I used to practice mainly swords."
Knives and swords are completely different things.
The styles are completely different.
"One Sword Allures the City" once had another name called "The First Sword in China".
But Li Yi prefers the former name.
The entire movie is named after swords, so the most prominent weapon in it is naturally the sword.
And Wang Wu is called the big sword Wang Wu, which is also famous for his sword.
Therefore, Li Yi did not watch Wu Jun perform swordsmanship, but looked at Master Yuan Ba and Mr. Yu.
"Although knives and swords are completely different weapons, the so-called swords and swords actually have a lot in common. It doesn't matter if you don't know the sword, I can teach you!" Yuan Baye said with a smile.
On the other hand, Mr. Yu also smiled and said: "This is a movie after all, not a real fight, so I think there is no problem. However, the sword has the way of the sword and the Qi of the sword, and the sword also has the way of the sword and the Qi of the sword.
, there is still a big difference between the two. If he really wants to act in this movie, next, I hope you can carry a knife with you. Before the filming of the movie is completed, it is best to keep the knife in your hand!"
"How is it?" Li Yi looked at Wu Jun and asked with a smile.
"I have no problem!" Wu Jun nodded.
"Okay, I won't say much about my acting skills. I think you won't disappoint me. This is the script. Take it back and think about it carefully. I hope you can do the role of Big Sword King Five. You and Ba will do the rest.
Please contact Mr. Yu." Li Yi said with a smile.
He is responsible for selecting people. As for how to practice, that is not what he should do as a director.
Soon, Qin Yue and Guo Xiongjie also came in to audition. From a technical point of view, these two people are indeed capable.
It's a pity, but it is undeniable that Qin Yue is better among the two, but Guo Xiongjie is really more ordinary.
Of course, although they failed the auditions of Tan Sitong and Yuan Shikai, they also joined the crew.
After a day of auditions, only one Wu Jun was selected. The remaining two, especially the soulmate Tan Sitong, made Li Yi really a little nervous.
At this time, Wu Jun suddenly recommended a candidate to Li Yi.
"Zhang Baichuan?" This name is also very unfamiliar to Li Yi.
Li Yi quickly found relevant information about Zhang Baichuan, who was also an actor. However, unlike Wu Jun, although he was from the same martial arts team as Wu Jun, their lives were different.
Zhang Baichuan has always played villains. Although he won the Best Supporting Actor, he has always been lukewarm.
However, after Li Yi saw some of his past works, he felt that this one was indeed a good fit.
After the audition, Li Yi was really satisfied. As for fame?
For Li Yi, it really doesn't matter.
In the original movie of "One Sword, Allure", even the actor of "The Great Sword King" is a familiar face, but he is indeed not that famous.
But it doesn't look out of place at all.
The key is that the plot is good enough and the lines are good enough, that's enough.
Finally, the role of Tan Sitong is still a bit difficult to play. The Ti Lung from another world in the original version can be said to be a famous star in that era in that world.
In fact, Wu Jun can also play this role, but since he has been asked to play the role of Big Sword King Wu, it is impossible to let him play Tan Sitong again, right?
