My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 747 "Se7en" is finished

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On June 1989, 6, near Fung Kat Township, Yuen Long, among the barren fields, several acres of colorful flower beds were particularly gorgeous.

As the sun goes down, the sun makes the flower garden colorful.

There were crowds of people all around, and cars were parked on the barren fields next to it.

"boom!"

Liang Chaowei, who was so angry that his blood vessels burst out, was holding a pistol with fireworks, and Cui Minzhi, who was bald and smiling at the corners of his mouth, fell to the ground on his back, and behind him was Takakura Ken who stretched out his hand to stop him.

The visor and the radio microphone are above the actor's side, and a crane next to it is moving the boom, and Du Kefeng controls the camera boom to continuously raise the lens.

Under the large panoramic shooting, under the light, the picture is full of sadness, but the sea of ​​flowers and the sun actually represent hope. This is a set of contradictory pictures.

This is the only exterior shot in the film that has sunlight, and the only brightly lit scene.

The scenes of the entire "Seven Sins" are basically at night or on rainy days, and the gloomy and cool colors are the main colors of the movie.But in the last scene, I deliberately chose a sea of ​​flowers under the setting sun.

There may be a fine line between hope and despair.

The answer and the truth seem to be visible by rubbing hands together.

Choice and truth are but between minds.

There is actually a difference between angels and demons.

The theme of this play is actually depressing and desperate, and Wu Xiaozu didn't want to have a "happy" ending.

After all, it was an "experimental work", and it was spent on the investment raised by Mecca.

So, there is no box office pressure, which is very cool.

As for whether such an unsatisfactory ending will be liked by the audience, Wu Xiaozu himself does not have much confidence.

However, the total investment of this film is indeed very high.

Among the crew, Takakura Ken's film salary is the highest, reaching 450 million Hong Kong dollars.Liang Chaowei received 80 Hong Kong dollars, Cui Minzhi 20 Hong Kong dollars, and Ajani, who played a guest role, received 20 U.S. dollars in remuneration. According to the current exchange rate of 7.8, it is also about 150 million Hong Kong dollars.

Wu Xiaozu himself took the model of 300 million + 20.00% account sharing in the later stage, which does not count as the company's investment share.

As for why it is so high, because he is worth the price.

Again, personal interests are not the same as corporate interests.With more and more enterprises, Wu Xiaozu pays more and more attention to this point.

In fact, the total investment of this drama has exceeded the budget, with a total of more than 2200 million Hong Kong dollars.

With such a large investment, it will definitely be difficult for the local box office to fully recover the box office.But since there are Takakura Ken, Cui Minzhi and Adjani, the box office in other places should not be bad.

It shouldn't be hard to get it back.

As for how much the Mecca investor can really earn, that's not what Wu Xiaozu considered.

For the gorgeous and colorful sea of ​​flowers in front of them, the crew has been waiting for more than a month. Not to mention, the cost of these few acres of flower gardens even reached 30 Hong Kong dollars.

There are many famous flower gardens and botanical gardens in Hong Kong, including Cheung Chau Island and Dadongshan.The most famous is the Kadoorie Farm located near the Linjin Highway in Tai Po, Lion Rock, which attracts many Hong Kong residents to enjoy the flowers every year.

It's just that because of the geographical location and the constraints of topographical factors, it didn't meet Wu Xiaozu's requirements for the flower garden.

In the end, I chose the countryside of Yuen Long to reclaim a sea of ​​flowers in the wasteland.It is said that it is a sea of ​​flowers, but it is only a few acres of land.

This idea came from Zhang Yimou's suggestion.

When Xiao Mouzi insisted on filming "Red Sorghum" in Gaomi, there was no dense red sorghum there.Later, under the coordination of the county, local farmers specially reclaimed two plots of land with a total of 60 mu of sorghum. In comparison, this flower sea is really nothing.

Zhang Yimou, who was originally an art director, encouraged the crew to go to the mainland to shoot this scene, and even volunteered to talk about helping to cultivate a flower garden of tens of acres, but Wu Xiaozu stopped him later!
This product is purely the mentality of a cub selling his father's land. Of course, the artist's psychology is understandable.

You know, it’s okay to grow red sorghum, the cost is low, and it doesn’t cost much.Moreover, the requirements for sorghum growth are not so high, and the survival rate is very high. It is no problem to use snacks, and the subsequent economic value can also be paid back.

But what is the concept of a sea of ​​flowers?
It is estimated that if millions of dollars are invested, you may not see splashes, and there is no guarantee that the effect you want will really be formed!In later generations, in Xiao Mouzi's "Ambush from Ten Daggers", there is a scene where Andy Hua Tsai and Dongying Takeshi Kaneshiro are fighting in the sea of ​​flowers. He decided to shoot in Ukraine... Let the local farmers plant a year in advance, and when the final acceptance, Terrible.

Wu Xiaozu is not so extravagant to create a sea of ​​flowers because of a set of shots.

So, even if it costs money, he is indeed not as good at playing as these artists.

What's more, the current situation is sensitive at this time, so it's better not to participate in the cooperation.

"OK, keep one."

Keeping one item has become the norm in 'Se7en'.Since the filming of this drama started, director Wu's fast-shooting style has been changed, and every scene has been striving for perfection.

从3、4月份拍摄，一直拍摄到了6月底，马上7月份。将近4个月的拍摄时间。这期间他甚至还抽空完成了一部《枪火》，4个月与10天真的是强烈对比。

Some time ago, the box office of "Gunfire" was finally fixed at 34135680 Hong Kong dollars, losing to "Miracle"'s 34676970 Hong Kong dollars, ranking fourth at the box office.

No.1为元旦档的《赌圣》4013万，No.2是春节档的《龍門客栈》3830万港币，第三、No.4就是《奇迹》的3467万和《枪火》3413万了。

Gao Zhisen's "Family Carnival" was squeezed into fifth place with 3120 million, and To Qifeng's "A Lang's Story" was sixth with 3050 million.

To be honest, seeing the results of "Gunfire", some people in the crew were a little impetuous.

Just a few million won such a big box office, so why bother to shoot "Seven Sins" for several months? ?
Fortunately, Wu Xiaozu curbed this unhealthy trend in time.

They didn't care what they thought after going out, anyway, when filming "Seven Sins", they had to abide by their own requirements.

In the next few days, the crew will wrap up in an orderly manner.

When the summer vacation is approaching, "Se7en" finally ushered in the finale.

"Crack! Thank you everyone!"

Wu Xiaozu smiled and shook hands with everyone to thank, Cui Minzhi and Takakura Ken stayed with the crew to complete the filming.

Wu Xiaozu is also very grateful for this kind of dedication.

Compared with Hong Kong Island, which is now popular in dramas, the actors in Dongying and Korea are much better.

Needless to say, Takakura Ken, you must know that he has other drama appointments, but he still took the time to think about the characters, experience the characters, and then shoot with the crew.This kind of professionalism is indeed incompatible with Hong Kong films.

The actors on Hong Kong Island also seem to be dedicated, running four or five crews a day.

Good work!
Pooh!
Why don't you praise our big Mi Mi for working so hard?
So yeah~
Don't think that Hong Kong stars are so great and upright, and don't think that Xiao Xianrou is so happy.

At this time, the base of bad movies produced every year is even bigger!It's just that you've seen good movies.

But you have to know that the movies you watch are all made by the big waves.

If you like Hong Kong movies, you need to be respectable.

"Director Wu has worked hard." The staff also expressed their hard work to Wu Xiaozu.

This drama is definitely the most time-consuming crew that many people have experienced.You must know that Hong Kong films at this time are really at a fast pace.

It took more than 4 months to shoot a play, and many practitioners couldn't believe it!
What's more, Wu Xiaozu is planning to use 3-5 months to do the post-production of this drama.

In post-production he was ready to move to Hollywood to produce.

The item of color grading is a huge project for this film.

But before that, he wants to attend the premiere of Wu Yusen's "Two Heroes 2: Bloody Two Heroes".

　In the past two days, I have been paying New Year's greetings from house to house~ I'm tired of sticking out my tongue.I feel that money is really not as banned as paper...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)