In fact, everyone knows that many classic movies are actually summed up as a very simple story.
Li Yi talked about two versions. Both versions are summarized. If you read a story alone, you will think that this is it? This is it?
But it is very interesting to connect the two stories and they are actually the same.
"This story is awesome. Is it a civilian hero?" Everyone is a veteran in the industry, so they naturally grasped the key points immediately.
"Kung Fu" is indeed a story about grassroots heroes.
"Yes, the counterattack of a small character is full of sorrow and joy. Many people shed tears, but the original intention remains unchanged. However, this is a kung fu comedy? Are you sure?" As a director, Tang Lu certainly knows what the core elements of this type of movie are.
, but it also feels incredible.
After all, simply judging from the story summarized by Li Yi, can such a story be made into a comedy?
He couldn't imagine what the effect would be.
"Of course, you will know by then that I plan to make it into a nonsensical kung fu comedy! How about it? Are you interested? Let's play together?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"Let's wait until you finish writing the script. I'm sure there is interest in it, but is there a role suitable for us? A landlord or a landlord?" Chen Wen asked.
Li Yi shook his head and said: "The landlord cannot be the tenant, don't you see? He is a reclusive master, so he must find an actor who can play the role. Which one of you can do it?"
Although "Kung Fu" is said to be exciting, many people's first reaction is its comedy, nonsensical style, contrast, etc.
But in fact, the action design and martial arts concept of "Kung Fu" are also very innovative.
"Kung Fu" is not a fake Kung Fu movie, nor is it a Kung Fu movie pretending to be a Kung Fu movie. In fact, this movie can truly be said to be a Kung Fu comedy.
Of course, it's not that easy to make a movie like this.
For example, in the role of the landlord and the landlord, ordinary veteran actors really can't play that kind of role.
He must have some foundation in martial arts, and he also needs a nonsensical performance style, so Li Yi plans to find it from the group of veteran martial arts actors in Hong Kong Island.
As for the role of Ah Xing, no need to say more, it must be Zhou Xing!
After all, he played the role of Supreme Treasure in "Westward Journey", so in the same vein, it was natural for him to play Ah Xing in "Kung Fu".
Li Yi quickly finished the script of "Kung Fu".
As for Li Yi's status in today's Chinese film industry, to put it bluntly, almost no one would refuse his invitation.
This time is no exception. According to Li Yi, the most exciting thing about "Kung Fu" is that it is an ensemble drama, and it can be said that almost all the characters who appear have no room for development.
Every character in Pig Cage Walled City is very special.
The landlord and the landlord can be considered important supporting roles, and their roles are even as much as those of the male protagonist to some extent.
After Li Yi screened, he chose two brothers and sisters from the same school who are veteran martial arts actors from Hong Kong.
Chen Hua and Chen Qiu!
If you ask many people, I'm afraid they won't know who these two are. They are veteran martial artists and have played quite a few roles, but they often don't have any truly memorable roles.
Therefore, when the two of them received the invitation for Li Yi's movie, they were both a little dumbfounded.
You know, they are not young, and nowadays there are very few kung fu movies made in Hong Kong and even in the Chinese film industry, so they are only able to make some big online movies.
It can be said that Li Yi's invitation directly gave the two people the opportunity to reach the sky and blossom.
As for Zhou Xing, there is no need to say more.
As for other characters, this time Li Yi can say that the lineup of "Kung Fu" is extremely luxurious.
Chen Wen and others all took roles.
Li Yi's film projects are very fast in preparation and establishment.
What’s interesting is that the Pig Cage Walled City, the main scene in the movie, was wanted by several film and television cities in China, including Hong Kong Island, after getting the news.
Even willing to pay a high price for this.
In fact, scenes like the Pig Cage Walled City can be placed anywhere. Although the specific content of the "Kung Fu" movie is not clear to the studio, it is Li Yi's movie.
This is why they strongly invited Li Yi to put the Pig Cage Walled City in their own movie studio.
Because once the movie becomes popular, there is no doubt that the Pig Cage Walled City, the main setting of the movie, will also become popular.
In the end, Li Yi chose to put it in Hengcheng!
There is nothing I can do, they gave me too much.
Soon everything was ready, all that was left was the east wind.
The role Chen Wen chose this time was the boss of the Crocodile Gang. In fact, Li Yi refused at first.
There is no way, Chen Wen is an actor, and he is quite handsome. There is a big image difference between him and the Crocodile Gang boss in Li Yi's impression.
However, there is a saying that goes well, it is difficult for an ugly person to look handsome, but it is much easier to become handsome and ugly.
And the reason why Chen Wen chose this role was entirely because he thought this role was so fun!
Hengcheng Film and Television City.
The crew of "Kung Fu".
The first scene of the movie that is about to be shot begins with a scene in the Shanghai Police Station in the old days.
Li Yi was not too picky. He directly chose a scene from the Republic of China period in Hengcheng. He made certain adjustments and used it directly.
"The first scene of "Kung Fu", the first shot, the first time, ACTION!"
The first scene is very interesting. It can be said that everything from the props to the lines is full of irony. Although I don’t know much about the darkness of society at that time, there is definitely some exaggeration.
However, this is not important.
In fact, the background of "Kung Fu" itself is fictional.
Li Yi sat in front of the monitor to schedule.
Soon the movie officially started shooting.
What comes into the frame freely are a group of extras playing policemen from the old era.
In the monitor, a group of policemen shrank, and then the camera turned to the plaque "Crime Busters". Suddenly, a policeman was thrown into the air, hitting the plaque to pieces, and the policeman fell heavily to the ground!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, when filming this first part, the end point was being thrown into the air and then hitting the plaque.
Of course, it’s impossible to really kick people there during filming.
At this time, the crocodile gang boss played by Chen Wen appeared and asked arrogantly: "Who else is there?"
Although it is different from the original version in Li Yi's impression, the effect is still quite good. After all, Chen Wen is an old actor.
Acting skills really don’t need to be said!
The boss of the Crocodile Gang continued: "Such a beautiful woman was arrested and taken to the police station just for spitting on the ground? Is there any law? Is there any law?"
He walked while talking: "Your chief has to give our crocodile help, otherwise he won't be able to be the police chief! Don't you fucking know me?"
Policeman A swallowed his saliva: "I'm sorry, I really didn't know she was your wife."
At this time, the boss of the Crocodile Gang played by Chen Wen spat on him, and he instinctively avoided it!
...
Li Yi frowned.
"Stuck!" After finishing one shot, Li Yi shouted to stop.
"Brother Qian, come here!" Li Yi shouted.
"How's it going? Any questions?" Chen Wen asked.
"Take a look and tell me how you feel." Li Yi didn't say anything, just let him look.
Chen Wen read it himself, then touched his chin and said, "Can't you just say it?"
Li Yi said helplessly: "Look for yourself, everything else is fine, but here you are spitting, you are not natural enough!"
Chen Wen was startled for a moment.
Li Yi continued to remind: "You have to know that you are the boss of the Crocodile Gang, you are arrogant and domineering, and you don't take the other party seriously at all. His spitting is humiliating and trampling, but at the same time, for him,
But it’s a common occurrence! What you spit just now was not coherent enough!”
Is this first scene important?
It is definitely important, because this first scene, including the subsequent appearance of the Ax Gang boss, etc., can be said to explain a social background.
This is an extremely dark era, gangs are prevalent, and Wang Fa?
law?
There is no such thing in their eyes!
Although this kind of world is only reflected in the arrogance of gangs, lawlessness, reckless behavior, and disregard for human life, it can actually explain the social background of this era from the side.
Therefore, the first scene is very important!
And this is a movie, no shot is useless. It can be said that every shot has its use.
The arrogance of the boss of the Crocodile Gang is also paving the way for a reversal later!
This is a dark social background, a society where individuals cannibalize people.
The scene in the police station was filmed several times in a row, and Li Yiyou was chosen as the winner, finally ending the filming of this scene.
Chen Wen's mouth was dry from vomiting!
But this is an actor. Of course he won't have any ideas, but he can't help but complain.
In fact, the laughter at the beginning of "Kung Fu" is a bit like a cold joke.
I was very serious when I was filming.
The movie was shot day by day, and time passed day by day.
Naturally, there were some problems during this period, but they were all resolved quickly!
With the best director, the best actors, and the most professional team, plus Li Yi already had a complete picture in his mind, the filming went quite smoothly. In fact, the most troublesome part of filming the movie is not
It's not a literary drama, but an action drama.
"Kung Fu" is not a traditional kung fu movie. It can't be like many martial arts movies that involve fists and fists, and it can even be left to the actors' performance.
In fact, "Kung Fu" has quite a lot of routines, so when shooting, a lot of it is just shooting and stopping. These are the most time-consuming.
Of course, "Kung Fu" has some special effects, but it's not too difficult.
It’s not a super big scene with big special effects, the main thing is a surprise.
The outside world is naturally paying a lot of attention to Li Yi's new movie.
Unfortunately, not much is known about the content of the movie at present.
But it doesn’t hinder everyone’s expectations.
Finally, "Kung Fu" completed all the shooting work in more than three months and officially entered post-production.
Compared with other movies, the post-production of "Kung Fu" is relatively more troublesome.
The main reason is that some scenes need to be re-dubbed, plus some special effects shots, so it takes a little more time.
The schedule for Kung Fu has already been decided, it’s the Spring Festival.
In fact, directors in the industry really don't like Li Yi, the big devil. He is not only a colleague but also an enemy. The key is that this guy has no moral ethics at all.
Those movies of the same period are all extremely helpless.
If you want to talk about other schedules, they can still avoid them, but the Spring Festival schedule is really unavoidable!
I just had to bite the bullet.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the premiere of "Kung Fu" was directly held in the "Pig Cage Walled City", the main setting of "Kung Fu" in Hengcheng Film and Television City.
It's quite a new experience.
Although the New Year is approaching, countless media people still send their teams to work overtime?
You have to come even if you work overtime!
This is Li Yi’s movie premiere!
Many people come here and find it interesting to see the appearance of the Pig Cage Walled City.
"Tsk, tsk, this thing, the Republic of China?"
"I heard it's a kung fu comedy, but you can't tell much from the trailer."
"Director Dog likes to be secretive, just wait."
Soon, under the spotlight, the premiere of "Kung Fu" officially began.
After sharing some behind-the-scenes footage from the filming, the movie officially premiered.
The "Pig Cage Walled City" in Hengcheng Film and Television City covers a large area, and interestingly, Hengcheng Film and Television City, in order to cooperate with the premiere, built an open-air movie screening hall directly in the "Pig Cage Walled City"
.
For many people, it is also a very special experience.
Soon the words "Works by Director Li Yi" appeared on the big screen! Roaring applause erupted from the scene.
Because of this line of writing, it can be said that it has now become a real golden signature in the film industry.
Soon the movie officially started.
The first police station scene made many people laugh out loud.
Chen Wen almost made many people burst into laughter when he appeared on the stage, mainly because this image was so subversive.
And his arrogance and domineering attitude also made many film critics and media people unable to help but laugh.
"Such a beautiful woman was arrested and taken to the police station just for spitting on the ground? Is there any law? Is there any law? Your chief has to give our crocodile gang face, otherwise he won't be able to do this.
Chief of Police! Don’t you fucking know me?”
That "Sin Buster" plaque.
Coupled with the fear of these people and the arrogance and arrogance of the gang boss, it can be said to form a perfect closed loop, irony, the ultimate irony.
Of course, it also gives everyone a certain understanding of the social background of this movie.
Soon, Chen Wen and his crocodile gang walked out of the police station. Chen Wen put his arm around his wife and put his right hand on her butt...
Chen asked: "I won't make movies no matter what from now on. There won't even be a single person in the movie theater on Sunday morning."
These words made the audience burst into laughter again. They had no choice, because before Chen Wen was a director, the movies he made were indeed some hits.
It can be said that it is completely different from his own achievements as an actor.
In the original version, this character was played by director Feng Dapao, but here he is played by Chen Wen, whose connotation is actually more profound.
After all, Ren Feng Da Pao’s movies are quite popular!
Crocodile Gang leader’s wife: “Where is the car?”
At this time, the camera went to the street. There was no one on the empty street, and there was a silence!
