At this gathering of actors, another person appeared, which made Xiao Qian very happy.
That is Ada Choi.
For this late-blooming actress, her debut journey in this time and space was not very smooth either.
In her previous life, she had the blessing of a few Zhou Xingxing's movies, but after losing the opportunity in this time and space, she could only mingle among the extras in TVB.
However, the high cost of living in Hong Kong made it very difficult for her.
In desperation, Cai Shaofen made a brave decision to go north.
She signed up for an audition for "Fist of Heroes" and was immediately picked by Xiao Qian. Not only that, she also officially signed a contract with Starlight Entertainment.
This situation made Cai Shaofen feel like she was in a dream, and she was inexplicably surprised.
During this time, she has been working hard to learn Mandarin, and she doesn't want to let go of the opportunity for the crow to become a phoenix.
At this time, I was sitting at the actors' meeting, looking at famous actors such as Yang Zhen, Nakayama Shinobu, Kurata Yasuaki, etc., and I really felt a little carried away.
I never thought that one day I would be one of them.
"Sister Fen, although your role this time is not many, it is very eye-catching. You can think of it as a way to familiarize yourself with the process of starlight shooting and slowly accumulate experience. There will be more important roles waiting for you later."
Xiao Qian was polite, but Cai Shaofen was frightened.
"Let the boss worry about it."
Xiao Qian's reputation is unknown to everyone in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
That was the existence that made Feng Liuye retire from the world, the only big shot in the circle.
Seeing that Cai Shaofen was very nervous, Xiao Qian smiled slightly and didn't say much to her.
Facing a big shot like himself, newcomers would be overly nervous, which would be unsightly.
"Everyone has read the script, and there is nothing new in the overall plot. The key to success in this movie is all the action scenes. So our production focus is all on this."
The plot of "Fist of Heroes" is really lackluster, without any twists and turns, just like a running account.
The reason why this movie is so successful is because of its unsurpassed action scenes.
At first, everyone was very doubtful that such a simple movie was not like Xiao Qian's work. Only after hearing what he said, everyone understood.
"Let's group them next."
Xiao Qian started to order generals.
"Lu Chuan, next you take the actors who don't have action scenes to Hengdian, and use the scenery in Magic City Street to shoot the literary and opera parts."
The young Lu Chuan was so happy that he nodded repeatedly and geared up for a big fight.
Lu Chuan was admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 1995 and obtained a master's degree in 1998. In 1999, he screenplayed "Black Hole" and made his mark.
Later he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio.
After arriving at Beijing Film Studio, Lu Chuan found that he had nothing to do, so he rented a house in Madian and started writing the script for "Looking for the Gun".
Originally, the process was going quite smoothly. If nothing else goes wrong, the first movie he directed in his life will be released soon.
As a result, he met Jiang Wen.
Who is this guy!
He is a well-known gangster in the film industry. He not only cheats producers, but also directors.
The script that Lu Chuan worked so hard to write fell into Jiang Wen's hands and was made a mess.
Lu Chuan's heart was bleeding and he fought hard. However, his arms could not twist his thighs, and he watched his work become unrecognizable.
If it was his previous life, Lu Chuan would have no choice but to endure it.
But this life is different.
He complained to his senior brother Ning Han about his experiences, and Ning Han simply invited him to come to Starlight.
Lu Chuan felt a glimmer of hope in his heart, so he simply gave up his job, wrote a letter of resignation to Beijing Film Studio, and went to Starlight.
After more than half a year of training, I have learned many new courses that I have never seen before, and I feel extremely enriched.
After graduating from the training class, Xiao Qian was recruited by Xiao Qian to join the crew of "Fist of Heroes" as the first assistant director.
Now, I can also be responsible for shooting a large part of the scenes independently.
This change of situation was something I had never dared to imagine before.
However, fearing that he might be suffering from literary disease, Xiao Qian hurriedly reminded: "There is not much room for development in this drama, so just follow the script and shoot it strictly. Let me see your level. If I am satisfied, I will go back and find the gun for you."
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Lu Chuan's whole body was filled with excitement, his fighting power instantly exploded, and he led the crew to Hengdian with endless fighting spirit.
According to his past experience, when filming in a group, one must first choose a shooting location and then set the scene before entering the shooting stage.
When we arrived at Hengdian, we discovered that Modou Street had been renovated and all the architectural scenery had fully met the requirements.
"You are so amazing, why did you think of the front?"
Facing his exclamation, the person in charge of Hengdian looked like a fool.
"What's so strange about this? Your side at Starlight sent us the concept drawings for the new film three months ago. We just need to follow the construction."
The person in charge showed Lu Chuan 3D architectural drawings and various data.
"Your Starlight Special Effects has a 3D modeling special effects room. In addition to being responsible for special effects production, it also undertakes the production of this kind of studio specifications. Every time we cooperate with your Starlight, we can receive this kind of drawings in advance. We only need to follow them.
The construction according to the drawings will fully meet the needs.”
Lu Chuan looked at the drawings as if he were looking at a book from heaven.
For the first time, I discovered that my company is really different from its domestic counterparts.
After sending away Lu Chuan's team, Xiao Qian began to enter the most important stage of action training.
Although there is a top martial artist like Yang Yue, every action scene in "Fist of Heroes" is very exciting. Xiao Qian simply takes charge of it himself and spends every day in the training ground.
"The character Chen Zhen represents the Chinese people who went out in that era and had a better understanding of what the world was like. Therefore, his martial arts movements will be sublimated on the basis of traditional martial arts. He will learn from the strengths of others and not stick to one sect, but with practical results.
Lord.”
Xiao Qian's own fighting skills are very good. After demonstrating a few moves on the spot, Yang Zhen, Yang Yue, Kurata Yasuaki, Zhu Kexi and other martial arts masters can understand them all.
"This is boxing."
Yang Zhen followed it and caught the artistic conception, but there were some mistakes in the movements.
"You guys put the cameras together, I'll play out the complete movements, and you just follow the practice."
Xiao Qian came out personally and demonstrated all the martial arts moves used by Chen Zhen in the film.
There is no need to see the whole picture, just by Xiao Qian's display, everyone understands Xiao Qian's solemnity.
I have really never seen such an action before.
"Fist of Heroes" is one of Starlight's movies that uses the most martial arts masters.
Yang Zhen, Zhu Kexi, and Kurata Yasuaki are all top masters. Don't be too relaxed when arranging martial arts scenes for these people.
Xiao Qian first recorded all the movements with a camera, and these people practiced accordingly, and they were able to master them in two or three days.
Compared with them, Leader Huang and Lou Xuexian have suffered a lot.
Lou Xuexian is the one who plays Akutagawa Ryuichi. Although he is the one who gets beaten in the film, the whole action scene is also very interesting.
He and Master Huang are the only two action actors who have no foundation in martial arts. They are trained every day and are so ecstatic that life is worse than death.
Fortunately, both of them were able to endure hardships and gritted their teeth and endured it. A month later, Master Huang was able to lift his feet to his chest.
As for lifting it to his head, he is already an adult and his muscles and bones have grown, so it is really unrealistic.
Even so, when he performs movements now, his whole temperament and rhythm are completely different.
Xiao Qian showed the scenes of his previous fights and the scenes of his current fights together for comparison.
"You see, this is the difference between those who have a foundation and those who don't. This difference cannot be made up by any technical means. As an actor, only by practicing hard to this extent can you be qualified to shoot action scenes."
Thinking about those people who used computers to cut out pictures later, Xiao Qian really sneered.
Those scenery are in vain!
In addition to Leader Huang and Lou Xuexian, the extra actors are also very hard.
They were those people in the Hongkou Dojo who were spanked by Chen Zhen until their butts were wet with urine.
Although they are beaten, they still need to be trained on how to be beaten.
Rehearsing group scenes is always the hardest and most complicated. The most important fight scenes between Yang Zhen and Kurata Yasuaki have already been rehearsed, but they are still full of mistakes.
"Brother Zhen, can you do this action?"
Xiao Qian showed off his talent by jumping on the horizontal bar and holding it with one arm behind his back, trying to perform a pull-up.
I gritted my teeth and exerted my strength, almost stretching my akimbo muscles, and hurriedly came down.
The one-arm pull-up is an expression of the human body's ultimate strength. This backhand one-arm pull-up is even more difficult.
Xiao Qian felt that she had been practicing martial arts for more than ten years...
It turns out it still can’t be done.
"Is this action important?"
Nonsense, this action and the one-arm push-up really amazed countless people when they first appeared in the movie.
"I'll give it a try."
Yang Zhen moved his body and imitated Xiao Qian's appearance. His arms were relaxed and his movements were agile, even more beautiful than Xiao Qian's movements.
I saw Yang Zhen exhaling loudly, and the sound shook the surrounding area, and his momentum was like a rainbow. The muscles on his arms were as knotted as dragons, and it was obvious that his power was very terrifying.
Xiao Qian and others all opened their eyes wide, waiting for a miracle to happen.
Yang Zhen moved.
His body rose little by little, gradually approaching the top.
"Hey...plop..."
"Ouch, hurry up, help, my hand... my hand is cramped!"
Yang Zhen's miserable howl resounded throughout the training ground, and he burst into tears.
