After the location shooting of "Jaws" ended, another shark-themed movie co-produced by Mr. Wang of Nansha Seaside Resort and Xu Tao was also in the final two days of shooting.
After Li Qian left with the crew, Mr. Wang also rushed to the set to see how the film he invested in was going.
"Director Xu, how long does it take for our film to be completed? Li Qian has already finished shooting the exterior scenes."
Xu Tao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, there are only the last two days left, and we will definitely make it in time."
Mr. Wang looked at the shooting scene and found that the progress was fast enough. The exterior scenes were shot in four days and the interior shots started two days ago. It will be completed soon.
But being too fast also made Mr. Wang a little uneasy, but he was also a layman and knew that professional matters should be left to professionals, and he couldn't give any good advice.
However, he still expressed his concerns tactfully.
"In our movie about sharks, wouldn't it be a little strange to have Taoist priests hunt sharks?"
That's right, the title of this film is "The Master: Killing the Shark". It borrows from some Hollywood shark horror movies, mixes it with domestic zombie movies, and by the way refers to things shot by Li Qian, to form the "The Master" series.
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Basically, it’s a story about a giant shark whose corpse mutated, causing trouble and mischief on the sea, and was deceived by a little Taoist priest using Maoshan Taoism.
The whole thing is a hodgepodge, but Xu Tao is full of confidence.
"The series "Taoist Descends from the Mountain" is still quite famous. Internet users like it because it is a novelty. The Maoshan Taoist priest versus the mutant shark is a new theme, and our mutant shark will be bigger, more ferocious, and violent.
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"I watched the entire filming process of Li Qian's shark movie. There's nothing strange about it. Maybe it's not clear who will take advantage of whom this time!"
Speaking of Li Qian's new film, Xu Tao was quite disdainful.
Basically every night these days, he would watch the surveillance video, and the entire filming process was unremarkable.
There is a scene where a group of people are playing at the beach at night, two scenes where tourists on the beach are panicking, and there is also a scene where a shark is caught.
Xu Tao could even guess the general plot. It was nothing more than a shark attacking humans one night, but no one took it seriously, and then the shark attacked again in broad daylight when there were many tourists.
Immediately after people killed the shark, just when they relaxed their vigilance and dared to go into the water to play, the shark appeared again, causing a second panic, and then finally had a decisive battle with the shark.
It’s a very simple routine, but it’s already cliché!
Xu Tao originally thought that Li Qian, who could make "Sniper Phone Booth", would have some good ideas. Now that he thinks about it, he is a young man, and it was just a fluke.
This time, "Taoist Master: Killing the Shark" may be able to surpass the opponent's shark movies. Coupled with his new film "The Legend of Immortal Cultivator in Shushan", two of them are selling well on the Internet, which is enough to establish his position as the number one online person.
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"Shushan Cultivation Story" was inspired by the Internet. I don't know what happened recently. Xu Ke's "Shushan" hit the streets more than 20 years ago and suddenly its reputation was rehabilitated. Xu Tao just thought of making a movie.
"Shu Mountain Cultivation Story", a modern version of the story of cultivating immortality, can also increase the popularity of "Shu Mountain".
Xu Tao was so confident that Mr. Wang put aside his worries.
Although Li Qian set a box office record on the Internet, he is still young after all.
And Xu Tao is also the founder of the Internet industry. Without "Tao Chang Chu Shan", the Internet industry would not be as big as it is today.
As for Li Qian, on June 9, the crew officially moved to the underwater studio in Hengdian. In the next week, they will shoot the scene where the shark-catching trio goes to sea.
We also shot some night scenes last night, plus the time to pack up and rush on the road, it was already past three in the morning when Li Qian and the crew returned to Hengdian.
Today, I will let the crew take a break and start work at 10 o'clock. They will prepare for a few hours and start shooting right after lunch.
Li Qian rarely slept in, and didn't get up until 9 o'clock.
Having breakfast leisurely and leisurely, without having to hurry to catch up, this kind of leisurely life is so refreshing.
But there was only one leisure time in the morning. When the clock almost reached 10, Li Qian went out and rushed to the set.
This time it is a regular photo studio, and all facilities have reached a certain standard. It is not comparable to the photo studio converted from a warehouse factory like last time.
In the middle is a huge pool with turquoise water, surrounded by a blue screen, and arranged in the shape of a horseshoe print in order to provide sufficient background light.
It's still more than ten minutes until ten o'clock, but the crew has already arrived and is preparing for the first scene of the day.
"Good morning everyone."
Li Qian smiled and greeted everyone.
"Director Li, it's early."
"Boss."
"Have Director Li eaten?"
After a whole morning's rest, everyone seems to be quite energetic now, and they are working much more efficiently.
However, Lao Pan, who had abandoned his family and career, is here again. He had finished filming the day before yesterday, saying that Huang Bo asked him to audition for a movie.
Li Qian asked, "Lao Pan, how was your audition?"
"The audition went well and the contract has been signed."
Pan Lei couldn't hide the smile on his face. He gave up his career that was developing well and ignored a good boss to become an actor. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart.
However, getting two roles in a row, even though the roles were not many, still made him full of confidence in his future career as an actor.
Without waiting for Li Qian to ask, Pan Lei took the initiative to talk about the film he auditioned for.
"It's a comedy movie starring Hiroko. The name of the movie is "Stubborn Carrot". I play a security captain, but it can't be filmed until winter."
Comedies starring Huang Bo are quite reliable, and only comedies can take advantage of Lao Pan's strengths.
After saying hello and congratulations, Li Qian didn't talk much and was ready to start shooting.
The first scene today is a scene where the shark fishing trio goes out to sea and releases raw meat as bait in the sea to prepare to trap sharks.
The actors were all ready on the boat, they tried the light in the studio, and then the shooting officially started.
"Scene 41, one shot at a time!"
"start!"
This scene was not difficult at all. Li Guangjie dropped the bait in the bucket into the water piece by piece at the bow of the boat. However, he was afraid of water and felt a little panicked while standing at the bow of the boat. He also had various symptoms of discomfort.
The experienced old fisherman and shark-catching expert sat leisurely fishing aside, chattering and mocking him.
We also gave the shark-catching expert several close-ups. Usually, we give close-ups to a supporting character continuously. If he talks a lot, he will die soon after. This is one of the most common routines in making movies.
This is also an opportunity for Li Guangjie's character to begin to slowly change. Before, he was faced with the shame of a mother who had a dead child, so he went out to sea to make up for his mistakes.
After going out to sea, he was not able to adapt to the sea because of fear, and was laughed at by his companions.
Then at night, the marine expert and the shark-catching expert each told their own heroic deeds at sea, and they began to feel relieved, and then they officially became a member of the shark-catching trio.
Then the great white shark attacked the ship and the ship was destroyed. The marine expert fell into the sea and was attacked, and the shark fishing expert was eaten.
Although he is afraid, he must face it because he has truly regarded the two of them as life and death partners.
In the end, he overcame his fear, broke the boat, climbed onto the mast, and successfully shot the great white shark with his wits.
Complete the character transformation, from a security captain who is afraid of the ocean, to a hero who can defeat the great white sharks at sea, a true "security" captain!
The characters are actually very rich, and Li Qian didn't lie to Li Guangjie at first.
But the protagonist is destined to be a shark. Maybe professionals will pay a little more attention to other aspects, but the audience will always only see the shark.