The filming of "Once Upon a Time" is in full swing.
There were no major injuries, but there were constant minor injuries.
Especially fighting scenes, in order to pursue better effects, a scene often has to be shot repeatedly.
In fact, the filming of the first part of "Once Upon a Time", "Top Gun", has basically been completed, and even more than a third of the second part, "A Man Must Be Strong" has been filmed.
The later stages of the first part have begun to progress simultaneously, and Li Yi has become even busier for this.
Although the trilogy is said to be shot continuously, in reality it is impossible to release them all at once.
According to Li Yi's idea, three films will be completed within two years.
But now Li Yi has to stop the filming. Although because he attaches great importance to the safety of the crew, the effect is very prominent. At least, there have been no major accidents so far during the filming. However, minor injuries have accumulated and the long-term filming has caused
The accumulation of fatigue also let Li Yi know that whether the actors in the current crew or the staff behind the scenes, their long-term concentration has already put everyone's spirits in a state of tension.
Coincidentally, at this time, the first part of "Once Upon a Time", "Top Gun", has completed its preliminary post-production, and only needs some fine-tuning to complete the film.
"Everyone, stop for a moment. During this period, I know that everyone is very tired and has been tense. Although Zhao Qian's injuries are not that serious, problems will arise sooner or later if you keep delaying. And...
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It just so happens that "Once Upon a Time in the Sky" is about to be completed. After the film is completed, it will be the first to enter the promotion phase. The schedule has been set, so during this period, everyone should have a good rest, recuperate, and give everyone a holiday.
Then we will fight again!" Li Yi announced on the set.
"Great!"
"Very good!"
"I'm so exhausted!"
The crew cheered for a while. In fact, everyone cherished the opportunity to cooperate with Li Yi, so they really didn’t dare to let down their guard. Earlier, in order to scare the monkeys and let everyone know his attitude, Li Yi fired several inappropriate ones.
The other people on the crew took a warning from those who made the mistake happen, so they worked conscientiously during the filming process.
But no matter what, they are still human beings, and they will get tired and fatigued, and some resentment will inevitably begin to accumulate in their hearts, but now, it has been poured out directly.
"It's true that the crew can no longer continue working. You took this vacation at the right time!" Master Yuan Ba also walked over and said with a smile.
He also had great admiration for Li Yi, although at the beginning, he also felt that Li Yi was a little too cautious. He was from that era, and it could be said that he was used to actors being injured during movie shootings.
So at first, he did feel that Li Yi was making a fuss, but during this period of filming, he also discovered the benefits of doing so. There really wasn't any major accidents, which can be said to be an absolute miracle.
It can be said that there is no problem in Kung Fu movies or action movies during the golden age of Hong Kong movies. It’s just a matter of how big or small the problems are.
It is even so frequent that insurance companies dare not accept insurance, which shows how dangerous it is.
The crew has been temporarily disbanded, but although the main actors of the crew can relax, they are still ready to accept calls at any time and cooperate with the movie promotion.
But compared to filming, it is indeed a very good relaxing time.
It's just that they can rest, but Li Yi can't. After all, the first "Top Gun" still needs him to do some final work.
It can be said that the "Once Upon a Time" series of movies has attracted more attention than the previous "Once Upon a Time". If "Once Upon a Time" is not universal and everyone is still waiting to see it, then the "Once Upon a Time" series
If the movie is successful, it will not only prove that martial arts still has a huge market, but also the success of several consecutive martial arts movies will be enough to make movie fans start to be interested in martial arts films again.
Therefore, the news of "Once Upon a Time in China" has naturally become the most watched film in the industry.
Many people have mixed feelings this time. On the one hand, they certainly hope that "Once Upon a Time" will succeed. After all, this will give them another direction and another way to make money. On the other hand, from the perspective of the entire Chinese film industry, martial arts
Revival is no longer a dream.
It can be said that martial arts has a very special status in the Chinese film industry. Unlike science fiction and other genres, martial arts films have never had any environmental constraints, and most of them have been eliminated by the times.
But martial arts is the most unique cultural type of true discourse film.
Therefore, filmmakers with official backgrounds such as Zhao Guangming also attach great importance to this movie and even this series.
And because of this, it can be said that to a certain extent, the "Once Upon a Time" series of movies does not need to do much in terms of publicity, because everyone hopes to see this series of movies succeed and be influential.
The bigger the better.
In order to build momentum, Zhao Guangming gave Li Yi a suggestion to directly organize a large-scale screening.
Naturally, Li Yi would not refuse.
After the completion of "Once Upon a Time in China", large-scale nationwide screenings were launched very quickly.
And a huge premiere is naturally indispensable.
Beijing, the Great Hall, where the premiere of "Once Upon a Time in China" was held.
The premiere of Li Yi's movie is very different from other premieres that try to cheat others. The biggest difference is that the premiere of his movie is usually the premiere.
It is a reflection rather than a special ceremony.
Li Yi's movies often didn't even bother to have premieres in the past. In fact, premieres are not a new promotion. In the beginning, there were actually no premieres for movies in Hong Kong. However, with the development of the times, promotions have become more and more popular.
Film is becoming more and more important to movies, so many movies often hold so-called premieres, spending millions or even tens of millions to invite celebrities from all over the world to support them. However, in fact, there are almost no screenings at premieres.
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On the contrary, it has become a ceremony specifically for the promotion of the movie. This is understandable, but Li Yi feels that if you have a premiere, a premiere, then you should release the movie, otherwise what's the point?
Therefore, he usually doesn't like doing this kind of things.
But this time I can’t resist everyone’s enthusiasm, so I’ll just do it.
Li Yi did not prepare too many programs and premieres. In the final analysis, it is just to promote the movie, so let's promote the movie in a real way and release the movie for everyone to see.
The luxurious lineup of this premiere exceeded everyone's expectations. Of course, this is also because Li Yi's personal influence is really great enough.
So it can be said that almost everyone who can come to this premiere came, including almost all the popular star directors and filmmakers from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places.
"Damn it, this scene can't even compare to those movie award ceremonies!"
"Who says otherwise? At least Li Yi rarely attends those award ceremonies!"
"But how many Li Yi are there in the country? Just one, okay? This is another key battle for the revival of martial arts movies. It's normal for everyone to come and support!"
Many media people couldn't help but marvel.
I have to say that from this aspect, premieres are indeed a great tool to promote movies. At least, if you just premiere a movie, the media will definitely not be so active in reporting, but at premieres, big bosses and celebrities
If people gather together, the media will naturally report this spontaneously.
It also promoted the movie from the side.
Soon, the entire auditorium, which could accommodate 3,000 people, was packed.
As the owner, Li Yi naturally has to go out and say a few words.
But as soon as he appeared, everyone applauded, but he only left a few words: "I won't say more. In my opinion, any type of film has never really been abandoned by the audience, and martial arts films are no exception.
If so, let’s just watch the movie!”
Then? There is no more!
The lights in the hall went out and the big screen lit up.
It's still the "director Li Yi's work" with the familiar taste and familiar formula!
The first scene that appeared on the big screen was the flag of the Black Flag Army roaring fiercely in the strong wind.
Compared with the original lineup, Li Yi's version has more flags of the Black Flag Army, and the shape is more in line with the historical Black Flag Army flags.
A scroll is tied with red flowers and hangs high on the sail pole.
The lion dance is performed by the lion dancer, whose eyes blink flexibly.
Dragon and lion dance can be said to be a feature of the Huang Feihong series of movies, because Huang Feihong is known as one of the Ten Tigers of Eastern Guangdong. Dragon and lion dances have been a folk custom in Eastern Guangdong for many years.
The camera flashed past, and on a high platform, an official was sitting high, and sitting next to him was none other than Huang Feihong, played by Zhao Qian.
The time for the lion dance to pick up the red color soon came.
But just when the dancer was about to take off the red shaft, the sound of firecrackers sounded, but the soldiers on the foreign warship not far away thought it was gunshots.
When the gunfire rang out, the lion dancer was staggered and fell off the rope.
Seeing that the lion's head was about to fall, Huang Feihong flew down on the rope and caught the lion's head.
Because in the custom of eastern Guangdong, when the lion dance is picking red, the lion's head cannot be raised to the sky, but it cannot fall to the ground.
Huang Feihong showed off his skills here and successfully took off the red shaft and threw it to the leader of the Black Flag Army, General Liu Yongfu!
The red axis was unfolded by the tall and thin General Liu Yongfu. He and Huang Feihong were on one side, and they saw only one red axis with the words: "Top Aspirations", and the other red axis with the words: "Chivalry to the Sky"!
The camera switched to a scene with a telescope, and I saw that the entire East Guangdong Sea was filled with foreign warships!
"Huang Feihong, look at it, now all the Western warships are parked in our port. Hong Kong Island has been given to Eagle Country, Ao Island has been given to Portugal, White Bear has occupied the snow, and even its own ancestral land can't be saved.
They also sent me, Liu Yongfu, to Annan to fight with France in their place!"
As he spoke, Liu Yongfu sighed and turned around to look at the plaque hanging on the ship not far away and said: "What will the Annan people think when they see the plaque of my land and my people?"
"Come here, take it off!" Liu Yongfu asked someone to take off the plaque.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Liu, the court orders are changing, maybe you will be transferred back soon!" Huang Feihong said.
"There are many disputes in the imperial court now. They sent me to fight because they thought I had too many troops. After I left, these naval forces have been with me for so long and they will definitely be disbanded. Huang Feihong, you are the instructor of our Black Flag Army. You recruit them to do what you want."
The militia continue to train so that if a strong enemy attacks, they can defend their homeland and country!"
Hearing Liu Yongfu's words, the sailors all knelt down and begged Huang Feihong to take them in.
In fact, this is also explaining the background of the story. During the period when the Black Flag Army was sent to Annan to fight, Huang Feihong was the instructor of the Black Flag Army. In order to prevent the sailors from being disbanded, Liu Yongfu asked Huang Feihong to recruit them into the militia to prepare for the situation.
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Huang Feihong agreed, and then Liu Yongfu handed a paper fan to Huang Feihong.
It contains various unequal treaties signed by the Qing court.
"Seeing a fan is like meeting a person. I hope that when I come back, this treaty will have been cancelled!" Liu Yongfu said.
Just seeing this scene, many viewers in the theater couldn't help but sigh.
Because anyone familiar with this period of history knows that although Liu Yongfu came back later, his wish was never realized even in his lifetime.
Huang Feihong unfolded his paper fan, the camera changed, and the waves on the sea were surging under the sun.
The setting sun was shining, the sea breeze was strong, the waves were rising, and the black and white flags embroidered with the four characters "defend the home and the country" were fluttering in the wind. Huang Feihong led the militia in formation to practice boxing and martial arts. At this time, the melody of "Men Should Be Strong" began. This can be said
It is the most exciting and uplifting scene in the whole film. Although the ribs of the militia members are exposed one by one, they still remain poor and humble, strengthen their bodies and bones, and protect their homes and country. If every Chinese can do this
As we continue to strive for self-improvement, who can be sure that the sun in front of us is not the sun that is about to rise? As the lyrics sing: "Arrogance faces thousands of waves, and blood is like the red sun..."
"This scene is so spectacular. I remember there was a similar scene in "One Knife, Allure"!"
"However, there is no such majestic and passionate song accompaniment in "One Knife to Win the City"!"
"And the location is different. I feel like Director Dog really made this scene come alive!"
"Yes, perhaps it is precisely because of so many forefathers who are constantly striving for self-improvement that we have a peaceful country and a peaceful people today!"
After this scene, the movie quickly got to the point.
The first thing to appear was the group portrait in the market. You could see foreign soldiers strutting through the market, and you could also see the bustle of people inside the teahouse. On the other side of the teahouse, several graceful girls were looking down while waving palace fans.
A group of Qing soldiers escorted prisoners with shackles, as well as foreigners from different countries and missionaries.
Eastern Guangdong is one of the earliest places to open ports, and it can be said to be one of the first places where Western culture entered. It also laid the groundwork for one of the themes of this film, the collision of Chinese and Western cultures.
What's interesting is that when the foreign missionaries below were singing hymns, the Chinese performers in the teahouse started to play their erhu and strum their instruments one after another, trying to overshadow the group of people in this way.
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Although this scene looks interesting, it actually reflects the mentality of the people here at this moment when they face the impact of Western culture.
