My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 282 Preparing for a new play, adding people to import

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1024 Locomotive Film Company, conference room.

The smoke is lingering and slightly choking.

Zhang Guoyan folded his legs, put a cigarette in his hand on his chest, and stared indifferently at the sketch of the film's shot in the other hand.Tata was also smoking a cigarette, and her eyes scanned the circle of people surrounded by Ulala.

It was the first time she met a director who "wasted time" to chat with.

This feeling gave her a novelty.

The reason why I starred in the movie "Suspect" this time.Naturally, it was because of my brother's favor, but I might have the urge to make a breakthrough and try.Especially a work by the hottest first-line director on Hong Kong Island.

Mei Yan was on the left, and Huang Qiusheng leaned on the table with a slightly cautious body, carefully looking at the dazzling copy manuscripts and drawings of the script.

beside him.

The directors of photography Pan Hengsheng and Ao Zhijun frowned and looked at the sketches on the white writing board in front of them. From time to time, they looked down at each copy of the story sketch, and the cigarette butts in their hands burned quickly.

Dozens of sketches of the main scenes made the two of them feel overwhelmed.

The good cooperation of "Double Heroes" contributed to this collaboration.

Thinking of Wu Xiaozu's harshness to the camera and the strictness of the scene, the two first-line photographers in Hong Kong Island can't help but sigh.

Wu Xiaozu is the director who has requested the most since they collaborated.Using the words that Liang Jiahui learned from the imperial capital, this common name is: Shi B!

Royal lighting designer Zou Lin, art director, costume director Yu Jiamin, props, data collection, and scenery manager Ye Weixin were also surrounded.From time to time, someone picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.

A crowd of people puffed out cigarettes and sipped tea. Film creation even included music creation. If a singer wanted to tailor-make an album, he needed to talk.

Some people are drinking wine and talking slowly.For example, the later generations are short, big and tight, and they are used to drinking with singers while bragging about B, bragging for a month, and blowing out an album.

Wu Xiaozu has the same habit as Tsui Hark, he just chats together in a smoky way.Bring all the main creators together to communicate and understand each other.

Tsui Hark, a native of Hong Kong Island, filmed "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Strategy", and many people were very unfavorable.Tsui Hark called the main creators together and chatted constantly.Although this movie is still criticized by many people, it can be regarded as a good commercial theme movie.

Jiang Wen also likes to chat.While chatting and touching chest.

A good director is not necessarily a good speaker, but he must be a good imaginer.Even if he is not good at words like Lao Jia, he has gradually learned to brag B.

The story of "The Suspect" itself "borrowed" from the book "The Devotion of Suspect X" written by Keigo Higashino.

The novel "The Devotion of Suspect X" is regarded by many people as one of the best Japanese mystery novels.

Of course, many people think that this is an entry-level mystery novel.

Wu Xiaozu agreed with this point of view.

The novel itself is a classic suspense opening.Come up and solve the mystery and tell you who the murderer is.Then you fall into the trap one by one in your self-righteous thinking.

In the previous life, China, Japan and South Korea all remade this story.

Fans have different opinions, and the only point that can be unified is that the five princes version has the lowest evaluation among the three versions, and it deserves its name.

At the moment when Lin Xinru knelt down and cried at the end of the movie, there was always a kind of crape myrtle shouting: "Huang Ama! It's not the fault of Little Swallow, if you want to blame, blame crape myrtle!"

Totally out of play.

Of course, with the support of the story framework of "The Devotion of Suspect X", it can basically be regarded as a category that can be watched.

Among the three editions, many original fans like the Japanese version. However, the Japanese version has a big limitation. This movie itself is the theatrical version of the "Galileo" TV series.

The audience can understand how powerful he is, and there is no need to exaggerate the character and behavior of the foreshadowing characters too much. The basic film development is a matter of course.

If there is no foundation, such as the wuli Kaikai version, it will be very abrupt, and it is difficult to complete the foreshadowing.

The Korean version is the only version that changes the ending. The whole film is more commercial and has more descriptions of love scenes. Of course, this adaptation also has mixed reviews.

Wu Xiaozu himself didn't like it very much, or in other words, readers who have read the work didn't like this adaptation very much.

Fortunately, there is no original manuscript for "The Suspect" in this world, and Wu Xiaozu's filming will be more enjoyable.He has always felt that this work does not need to be driven by too many subjective emotions at all, because human beings, especially Chinese people, always have their own subjective emotional outbursts for this silent "devotion".

In fact, the reason why Xiaozu Wu filmed this story.On the one hand, I have changed my thinking and interpreted a new story.

On the other hand, I saw a gap in reasoning and suspense movies in the Hong Kong Island market.

But if you come up and play on high difficulty, I am afraid that the audience on Hong Kong Island will really find it difficult to accept it for a while.

Movies that play on IQ generally don't have as high a box office as Family Carnival movies.

No way, not everyone likes to use their brains when watching movies.

If he couldn't wait to play brainstorming for the Hong Kong audience at this time, Wu Xiaozu didn't doubt that he would be miserable.

Even if he just filmed a [-] million "Double Heroes".

What he has to do now is to forge his "Godhead" step by step. Compared with Jiang Zhiqiang, Cai Songlin, Chen Rongmei, Feng Bingzhong and others, his biggest advantage is his box office appeal.

At this time, the story of "Suspect" alleviates this contradiction.

The theme of love is the most commonly used subject matter in movies.

Today, with his identity constantly changing, Wu Xiaozu has escaped from the status quo of [-]th-tier young directors struggling to survive at the bottom of the fringes, but what he faces is that the mind of the film is divided by countless things.

Actors need to experience life, and directors also need to accumulate experience and create.

Fortunately, he was in the 80s, and he had countless opportunities to accumulate.

Jiang Zhiqiang told him that he wanted him to continue filming a big production like "Double Heroes".Considering short-term interests, this is undoubtedly in everyone's interest.

But this is not in the interests of Wu Xiaozu.

If he restricts himself to it, it is possible that he will become another Wu Yusen who has insufficient accumulation. Even if he has brilliance, he will be restricted by his own brilliance, and finally disappear from everyone. . .Either way, it's a tragedy.

In this regard, the old cowboy Clint Eastwood and the old hooligan Woody Allen are good role models.

What a director needs most is to maintain creative motivation and involve a wide range of stories.

Therefore, when Li An filmed "Youth Pi" and "Billy Lynn's Midfield", Wu Xiaozu could understand it very well.

Although Lao Mouzi's "Three Shots" was bad, it's not just bad.Lao Mouzi himself is an extremely stylized director, and his exaggeration of style is greater than his ability to tell stories.

The storytelling ability itself is weak, Zhang Weiping eagerly consumes the fame of the national teacher in order to make money, a story that obviously needs the acting skills of actors, he is stunned to be paired with a group of "errenzhuan", one can imagine!

"I need to personally survey the scenes to decide these few scenes."

Wu Xiaozu took a cigar in his mouth, took a sip, and exhaled thick fog, "There is a tube building in the script. I require that this tube building must conform to the "multiple road" design, that is, there must be both stairs and an independent platform. A Tao has been searching with his camera for a few days, did he find anything good?"

"This kind of building design is an old design. I found a building that meets this requirement in the Kowloon Walled City." Qiu Litao distributed the photos to everyone.

"Kowloon Walled City?"

Chen Shufen, who was sitting in the corner, spoke suddenly.

"Mrs. Chen—"

Zhang Guoying got up and took a look, but Chen Shufen remained silent.She now has a feeling that her own artist has gone crazy.

"Well, if conditions permit, the crew will start preparing there this week." Wu Xiaozu ignored Zhang Guoyi's agent's thoughts, turned to look at Jiang Jiahua, "Sister Hua, I still need to trouble you to be the producer."

"Film, machine, personnel, board and lodging, and preparations are all ready. Other things can be settled in two days." Jiang Jiahua promised vigorously.

"Suspect" invested more than 500 million yuan in this drama.

But there are also plenty of places to spend your money.

Anita Mui's friendship price also exceeds 50.Her popularity on Hong Kong Island is not far behind that of female stars.One of the few stars in the music world who can be a tough male singer.

Salaries of other supporting actors and crew members.

The money for shooting equipment and equipment, the money for venue rental, props, scenery, food and accommodation.Finally, there is the money for the film, the money for the copy...

The dense shooting expenses will definitely make people see horror.

This also shows how important it is for a movie to have an excellent producer?
At this moment, Wu Xiaozu is especially grateful to Liang Xiaokou for having a useful daughter-in-law - Jiang Jiahua.

cough cough.

Everyone in the conference room was talking with each other very excitedly, even Anita Mui and Zhang Guoyi couldn't help talking about some shooting matters.

"Sheng Wu, someone is looking outside..." A clerk opened the door and said to Wu Xiaozu.

……

1024 Locomotive Film Company reception area.

One tall and thin and the other short and fat sat on the sofa next to each other, holding paper cups in their hands.

"He really said that he supports you in the show??" The chunky man glanced at Miss Clerk's butt from the corner of his eye, twisted it, and twisted it again.

Wang Jiawei glanced at Miss Clerk's waist, she was graceful and graceful, like the swaying moonlight.

Wang Jiawei clutched a stack of scripts tightly, and hummed with a dry throat, "The last time "Love in the Wind and Dust" premiered, Wu Sheng told me that if you really like your own work so much, you might as well be the director yourself. I think... ..."

"Hey, King of High Feet, when you mentioned "Lian Lian Feng Dust", I immediately thought of Boss Deng's dark face all day long. It was released for a week, and the box office was only over one million yuan. .”

Liu Zhenwei took a picture of Wang Jiawei, and sighed: "You must be careful when you start a movie for the first time, and don't block your own way. I heard that Hou Xiaochen has returned to Wanwan. Now the bosses are very realistic, and it is very difficult to lose money. Got the money..."

"Director Wu has a good balance between art and business." Wang Jiawei thought for a while, shook his head, and said without confidence: "I should not become a director like Hou Xiaochen..."

Wang Jiawei's face had a kind of ignorant confidence.

At this moment, he, including Liu Zhenwei, doesn't understand what filming is.

Therefore, some people later lamented that Hong Kong Island movies in the 80s were very tolerant to many people.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

As soon as Liu Zhenwei left, Wu Xiaozu walked out of the meeting room.

"Director Wu!" Wang Jiawei said.

"sit down……"

Wu Xiaozu pressed Wang Jiawei's shoulder with a smile, and clicked on the script tightly held in his hand, "Is this the story?" Taking advantage of the situation, he took the story in Wang Jiawei's hand.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Hmm..." Wang Jiawei was a little cautious.

"Boss Wu, he's thought it through. Thank you for giving Gaojiao this opportunity."

As soon as Liu Zhenwei came back, he saw his friend standing there with an embarrassing expression on his face. He hurried over in three steps, and introduced himself at the same time, "Boss Wu, my name is Liu Zhenwei. Wang Jiawei's friend is also a screenwriter. "

"Come, come, please sit down, Mary serves good tea—"

Wu Xiaozu stared at Liu Zhenwei with a smile, and his attitude was instantly enthusiastic.

"Don't rush to read this script. I can tell it's a good story from his few words at the beginning."

Wu Xiaozu put down the script of "Carmen in Mong Kok" and stared at Liu Zhenwei with a smile, "Ah Wei, since you are a friend of Jia Wei and a screenwriter, you should have a work, right? If there is a work, I can also invest here... ..."

"what?"

Liu Zhenwei quickly stood up and thanked, "Thank you Boss Wu for taking care of me. However, Boss Deng has already left my movie. If it goes well, I should be able to start filming my first movie."

"..."

Wu Xiaozu's smile froze, and he nodded with a narrow smile, "It doesn't matter...sit down."

At this moment, Wu Xiaozu felt MMP in his heart!

What do I want Wang Jiawei for?
What are you telling me? ?
If you, Liu Zhenwei, don't come, why should I leave a stick?Keeping my money? ?

Fortunately, the movie "Carmen in Mong Kok" is really good, otherwise Wu Xiaozu would really want to scold people.

"Jia Wei is a newcomer..." Wu Xiaozu looked at the nervous Wang Jiawei, then looked at Liu Zhenwei, and said with heartache: "I'm going to start a new movie recently, Jiawei first came to my crew to help. "

"Okay!" Wang Jiawei responded happily.

Heart hurts even more!

Forget it, Wang Jiawei can be regarded as free labor, let's use waste!
(End of this chapter)