Perhaps Uncle Gao Qun is used to shooting documentaries, and it is also because the crew does not have much funds, so it is impossible to rent a studio and spend a lot of money to build a set and shoot in a closed environment.
Therefore, "Conquest" was basically all shot in real locations. Streets, taxis, hotels, restaurants, and rental houses were the most popular locations in the film.
Early this morning, the restaurant downstairs of the hotel where the crew was staying started to get busy. Scenes in this kind of restaurant are usually arranged early in the morning or in the middle of the night to avoid the hotel affecting other people's business.
Today's situation is quite special, because He Xin will fly to Hong Kong at 11 o'clock in the morning to attend the Academy Awards ceremony. The schedule is really tight. In the words of Lao Gao, I just try to shoot as many scenes as possible.
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So it was extremely early today, and the crew had already started making preparations for filming before dawn.
The narrow corridor was full of people, with cameras, recordings, lights, field workers, etc. crowding every corner. He Xin was spreading cigarettes to everyone while saying hello.
"Brothers, I'm sorry! You all have worked so hard. I will treat you all to a midnight snack when I come back!"
"Brother Qiang, you are out of touch when you say this, but we are waiting for midnight snack!"
"Haha, that's right! Brother Qiang, let's bring back a best actor this time!"
"Hey, let me lend you some good words!"
He Xin usually doesn't have any airs, and in fact, he doesn't put on any airs. He has been born in poverty in his two lives. Many times, he prefers to hang out with assistants and factory workers like them, drink a small beer, and have a late night meal.
At night, I feel very relaxed.
Talking and laughing all the way, we walked into a private room.
The private room was very spacious. Photographer Liu Yizhi and his two young apprentices were adjusting the camera positions. Bai Hongbiao and Chen Bin, who had arrived first, and the two actors who played Song Huhu and his brother were sitting at the large round table chatting.
"Brother Xiao Ming, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard, it's not hard. Director Gao gave me the opportunity." Brother Xiao Ming stood up and laughed.
Of course, this Brother Xiao Ming is not the "too old" Brother Xiao Ming in later generations. He is an authentic Beijing native, a thief with a reputation for Beijing movies! It is said that his ancestors were bannermen, and he also spent time in society when he was young. Lao Gao
When he first arrived in Beijing, he rented a house from his family. Later, he also made a cameo appearance in Lao Gao's "Thirteen Murder Cases".
Because he was not a professional actor, Lao Gao did not want to use him at first, but unfortunately, an actor from a local repertory troupe he had originally chosen accidentally broke his arm while riding a bicycle, so Lao Gao had to temporarily recruit him for emergency treatment.
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Brother Xiao Ming is the oldest actor in the group. At first, He Xin wanted to call him uncle, but Xiao Ming was so open-minded that when we were filming together, we were brothers, so calling him uncle was too shabby.
This time Xiao Ming played the role of an old gangster named Song Yunlai, nicknamed "Song Tiger", who was eventually killed by Liu Huaqiang's two killers. This scene tells the story of the feud between Liu Huaqiang and Song Tiger.
Before the filming started, we had to go through the scenes and match the words. The lines for this scene were mainly developed before Liu Huaqiang and Song Laohu.
"Let me tell you something, a dragon has to be coiled up, and a tiger has to lie down! I don't have to say who I am, Liu Huaqiang!... Brother Song, you invited me here to give me face, and I can come to give you enough
For the sake of your face, please tell me something about Zhao Xiangsheng, and let him come to me and tell me about it."
"boom!"
Brother Xiao Ming slammed the table and shouted: "Young man, don't be too arrogant!"
"You're still called a young man if you're not so angry!"
He Xin followed the line in the script, but as soon as he said it, he couldn't help but frown, waved to Brother Xiao Ming, turned around and said to Uncle Gao Qun: "Director, this sentence doesn't feel right here!"
Liu Huaqiang has many golden sentences in "Conquer", such as "Will this melon stay ripe?", and this sentence "How can you still be called a young man if you are not full of energy?"
This line should be the most critical line in the whole scene. Putting it here to celebrate the new generation feels average.
Uncle Gao Qun looked at the script and thought about it for a while, then asked: "What do you mean?"
He Xin pondered: "I think if it were left to the end, Brother Xiao Ming would suffer a loss and angrily call the young people not to be too arrogant. Shouldn't I reply and call the young people angrily? Then walk away, which might be more powerful.
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Lao Gao was a little unsure. It happened that the screenwriter Chen Yuxin was not here today, so he thought for a while and said: "Then give it a try and see the effect."
He Xin and Brother Xiao Ming tried it again, and the effect was obviously obvious. Putting these two sentences of dialogue between the two at the end really brought out Liu Huaqiang's arrogance and domineering.
Lao Gao was very satisfied when he heard it.
At this time, the lighting and photography were all ready. The restaurant chef who came to work early prepared a few dishes to serve as props and put them on the table.
Shooting officially started.
"A!"
I saw He Xin with his head raised and his belly bulging, leading two of his men. Bai Hongbiao and Chen Bin walked in from outside the private room. Brother Xiao Ming was sitting on the main seat, and Wang Ning, who played his brother Song Zhentao, was sitting next to him.
Seeing them coming in, Wang Ning snorted and raised his head at a 45-degree angle, looking arrogant. Brother Xiao Ming greeted them with a smile on his face: "Qiangzi, I just got here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
He Xin smiled, as if at a party: "Let me introduce, two brothers, Yueping and Dahai."
He introduced the two brothers who were following him.
What this gangster cares about when he is on the street is face. No matter how good Liu Huaqiang is now, it is necessary to maintain the surface politeness for an old gangster like Song Laohu.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries, Chen Bin handed over the gift he was carrying, and Xiao Ming responded politely.
Faced with Brother Xiao Ming’s circle of clouds and fog.
He Xin looked sincere and said straightforwardly: "Brother Song definitely came to me not just for drinks and food, but for something. Huaqiang must do it if he can. If he can't, please understand Huaqiang's difficulties."
Brother Xiao Ming praised you hypocritically: "Qiangzi, I'm happy, I just like your temper."
Then he said: "Let's be clear, Xiangzi is looking for me. Xiangzi is my brother. He has made some money in business, but the brothers under me have to rely on him to support him. For my sake, don't look for me from now on."
He got it."
Here comes the key point. In the plot, Liu Huaqiang asked Xiangsheng for money. Xiangsheng found Song Laohu. Song Laohu came forward to clarify the matter at the wine table. At this time, he had not fallen out. Although Liu Huaqiang was a little unhappy, he was still restrained at first.
, but as the two of them stopped talking, their unruly momentum slowly began to show.
"Hehehe!"
He Xin suddenly laughed, narrowed his eyes, and nodded towards Brother Xiao Ming with the hand holding the cigarette.
"Brother Song!"
Suddenly, he said these three words in a deep voice, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace when these three words appeared, like a thunderbolt that was pinched by a big hand just after it flashed halfway.
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"Brother Song has a brother from Brother Song, and Hua Qiang has a friend from Hua Qiang. I asked him to borrow money for Xiangsheng, but it's not that I won't pay it back. I didn't expect him to find you, Brother Song..."
Speaking of this, He Xin smacked his lips deliberately, as if he was savoring the taste of this matter: "It's not that I don't give Brother Song face, he is also well-known on the road, and there are many people who respect you..."
At this time, Wang Ning, who had been sitting next to him with an arrogant face, a nose that was not a nose, and a face that was not a face, interrupted He Xin. He looked like a fox pretending to be a tiger, and he knocked on the table with his hand and shouted: "Hey, hey, hey,
Don't be so shameless! Who do you think you are? When my brother was walking around on the street, you were still wearing crotchless pants."
A smile appeared on He Xin's face again, but he didn't even look at Wang Ning. He reached out and put the cigarette butt on the ground, looking at Brother Xiao Ming with a mocking expression.
As a senior, Song Laohu invited him to dinner, and when he came and brought gifts, the face was enough. As for Song Laohu's younger brother, he didn't pay attention at all.
The Lord humiliates and worries the minister!
When his two younger brothers, Bai Hongbiao and Chen Bin, saw this, they slowly stood up and stared at Wang Ning.
In the original version, this scene shows King Yan shouting down his two younger brothers. But He Xin did not do this. He just raised his hand and waved, indicating that the two of them should sit down. This is the style of the exclusive eldest brother.
At this moment, he stood up, and the chair behind him was squeezed out. He leaned forward, his whole body passed in front of Song Laohu, and came face to face with Wang Ning.
There was no expression on his face, and he said like a seducing ghost: "Let me tell you something, a dragon has to be coiled up, and a tiger has to lie down. I don't need to say who I, Liu Huaqiang, am."
Now that I've broken my skin, there's nothing to say.
While Brother Xiao Ming was still dazed, he had already raised his body, straightened his clothes, turned his face and said to Brother Xiao Ming: "Brother Song, you invited me here to give me face, and I can come to give you enough."
Mianzi, please tell me something, please let him come to me and tell me about Zhao Xiangsheng."
From the initial preparation, and then gradually gradually, at this moment Liu Huaqiang's domineering power finally emerged.
Just as he was turning around to walk out of the private room with his two men, Wang Ning was startled just now. Wang Ning, who had just reacted, felt that he had lost face. He stood up suddenly and rushed towards He Xin with a dirty mouth.
There was no need for him to take action at all. Bai Hongbiao and Chen Bin had already moved. They took out their daggers almost at the same time, and their division of labor was clear. Bai Hongbiao pierced Wang Ning's thigh with one knife. He actually didn't forget to show a hint of weirdness in front of the camera.
The smile is very effective and really steals the spotlight.
While Wang Ning was howling and performing in great pain, Chen Bin had already rushed to Brother Xiao Ming's side and put a dagger against his neck.
He Xin was also excited about acting at this time, and he just left like that. He still felt that something was missing. Then he improvised and grabbed the hair of Wang Ning, who was still screaming, and pressed him on the table.
On the road, he yelled at Xiao Ming, who was pretending to be calm and was about to say his lines: "How many brothers do you have? Tell me, how many brothers do you have?"
Hey! It was obvious that He Xin was out of the circle. But Uncle Gao Qun, who was sitting in front of the monitor, instead of shouting stop, his eyes lit up.
At this time, brother Xiao Ming, who was acting opposite him, subconsciously moved his lips and was about to speak. When he looked up, he saw He Xin's sinister and vicious eyes piercing his heart like a sharp sword. Well, he actually lost his voice for a moment.
Seeing this, He Xin quickly threatened and shouted again: "No, you don't have to say it. No matter how many brothers you have, it's best not to mess with me. If you mess with me, I will kill one a day!!!"
This roar shocked everyone, the momentum was overwhelming!
Although Brother Xiao Ming is an extra, he now knows that he was led astray by the other party and made mistakes. At this moment, He Xin is helping him make amends.
He didn't care about the harsh words written in the script that he was about to say. He quickly took a deep breath and shouted in a stern voice: "Young man, don't be too arrogant!"
"Oh, you can still call yourself a young man if you are not so angry!"
Then, he turned around and walked away, extremely chic!
"good!"
Uncle Gao Qun couldn't help but shout, this scene was so good, it was done in one go.
Rarely, he shouted again: "It's passed!"
Brother Xiao Ming felt that he had made a mistake just now, so he hurriedly said: "Director Gao, please protect me?"
Lao Gao waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's fine!"
It was almost nine o'clock after filming the scene. He Xin quickly said hello to Lao Gao: "Director, if you have nothing to do, I will leave first?"
Lao Gao raised his wrist to check the time and said hurriedly: "Then hurry up and be careful not to miss the plane."
At the end, I added another sentence: "I wish you victory and immediate success!"
Tang Wei on the side also clenched his small fist in front of his chest and said with a smile: "Brother Xin, you must win the Best Actor!"
He Xin smiled and waved goodbye to them.
Speaking of which, he rushed there today and will be back tomorrow, so his luggage was very simple and he just carried a backpack.
Before going out, he called Sister Hong again.
Chang Jihong had already arrived two days ago, and she had brought the borrowed dress with her.
This time the Hong Kong Film Awards is different from the past. The organizing committee has spread the hero message widely this time and invited dozens of celebrities, big and small, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Mainland, as award-giving and performing guests.
Among them, the majority are compatriots from the mainland, including Zhao Wei, Qin Hailu, Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan, Yang Liping and the famous rock man Wang Banbi.
As a result, the mainland media also took notice, and major media outlets in Beijing, Shenghai, and Guangzhou sent reporters there. Yesterday, he also received a call from Yuan Lei, saying that he wanted to make an interview with him, but unfortunately he couldn't squeeze in this time.
If you don't have time, you can only politely decline.