My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 969 Filming and Noon Sunshine

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Embankment Chinatown.

Time flies.

The place of fireworks in Saigon has been lost in the long river of history, just like the one described in the novel "Lover".Today's embankment is the same as almost all the old cities in the world, noisy, messy, slightly dilapidated, and the prosperity of the past seems like a dream.

The place is full of strong Chinese-style life, and there are many Chinese restaurants with tastes from the north and the south. The signboards of the restaurants are almost in the form of double standards in Chinese and Vietnamese, and bookstores, pharmacies, barber shops, and grocery stores are no exception.

There is a mottled old arch bridge over the quiet river, with dilapidated shacks on both sides.

The lens has a filter and is yellowed, just like the old photos on the solid wood wardrobe of your grandmother's house. The annual rings of history always inadvertently lift the corners of the skirt, which makes you marvel. Those who have not paid much attention in the passing years beauty.

Leaves were floating on the dirty water, and women with dark faces and short jackets were beating their clothes by the river.

The shade of the trees is very lush, giving this old-fashioned picture a touch of vitality.

Between the shack and the treetops.

Wu Xiaozu was wearing a sleeveless coarse cloth jacket, holding a cattail fan in his hand to fan the wind.Sitting next to them were Jane March, Liang Jiahui, and four or five actors from the play. Chen Yingxiong also sat at the bottom with a pen and notebook in his hand.

In the deep alley on the other side, the staff is actively arranging props, laying out various stalls and streets of that era, in line with Duras's book "In the afternoon, everyone is taking a nap, and I walk through the bustling streets on the embankment , the air smells of soup, roast meat, tea, dust and coal" scene.

Someone was starting a pot to light the stove, someone was blowing wormwood with a blower, and someone was lighting a candle to try to see the scene.

Someone set up a tall ladder, and kept hanging old curtains on the shed with bamboo poles as sunshade tools. When the wind blew, the curtains fluttered, and the still streets came alive.

An artist is instructing workers to paint a house in sky blue.This color stands out from the crowd in the loess dust and smoke - that is the protagonist's house.

"What do you two think about your first date? Let's talk about it."

Wu Xiaozu kicked off the flip-flops on his feet, moved his buttocks, changed his posture and leaned on the bamboo chair, glanced at the stiff crowd in front of him, and couldn't help raising his head towards Liang Jiahui, "Tony Damu, you speak first."

The character in Liang Jiahui's play is called 'Tony'.

At this moment, Tony Damu's skin was dark and well-proportioned, he twitched his fingers, stained them, and flipped through the diary at hand.

"Tony is the eldest son of a wealthy Chinese family. In a foreign country, it was still a French colony at that time. He has received higher education, but he cannot escape the bondage of the family. The family has given him everything, and he has a repressed twist in his heart. .

I think it was the first time he invited a white guy to his house, and he felt uneasy, nervous, excited and possessive.

He is not confident in front of white girls, and at the same time, he is afraid of his parents in his bones, and his resistance is only limited to a safe distance that he can bear.Otherwise, when he entered the house and saw the girl observing the room, he quickly explained that his father had chosen these furniture.

He told the allusion of 'Golden House Cangjiao', I think there is that kind of inner pleasure..."

Liang Jiahui turned a page, "So I want to speed up the speech when processing."

In the details of character creation, Liang Jiahui put a lot of thought into it.

Historically, the reason why he succeeded in attracting the likes of many Western movie fans after this movie is not only because he has a sexy buttocks and body.

In terms of acting skills, he has achieved the ultimate of oriental implicitness.Make the unlikable character in Duras's novel more three-dimensional and fuller.

He glanced at Liang Jiahui.

Wu Xiaozu took the big bowl of herbal tea that his sisters handed over, and took a sip. The bitterness of traditional Chinese medicine contained a hint of sweetness of wolfberry.

He looked up at the Vietnamese girl.

The latter hurriedly walked aside cautiously with lowered eyebrows, leaving only a round buttocks for him.

"Skills in acting are actually not impractical. Otherwise, how can we talk about the so-called honing of acting skills? In the career of an actor, it is inevitable that the enthusiasm at the beginning will gradually become numb, and even start to become routine. Because you have enough experience Enriched, whatever the director wants, you can find one from the emoticon library... and it fully meets the requirements.

But this kind of acting technique will appear very greasy and patterned.

If it is a general commercial film, OK.

But finely crafted literary and artistic films require you to be able to hone this skill until it becomes natural.Brother Hui, you can have some secondary processing of the characters, but don't be too ingenious.Think about how you felt when you went to open a room with Sister Jiahua for the first time...

Or the feeling of secretly dating your first love behind your parents' backs.

It is the kind of embarrassment and tension that a novice driver drives a new car with manual transmission for the first time, stops and starts to refuel, but suddenly turns off the engine, and then hurriedly restarts the ignition... If the car behind is urging, you may even have a little The urge to abandon the car and run away..."

Liang Jiahui's face darkened, your analogy is so apt!But this reminder also made him quite rewarding.

"what about me??"

Seeing Wu Xiaozu's understatement like a priest made Liang Jiahui fall into deep thought in a short period of time, Jane March asked curiously.

To be fair, she didn't have much feeling for Wu Xiaozu, a well-known Asian director, at first.

However, when she saw that Wu Xiaozu took time off to go to Cannes and took back the two awards, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her legs in an instant... Who is not a little tea artist!
"What do you think?" Wu Xiaozu asked back.

"Novelty? Desire?" Jane March tried, and at the same time puffed out her small chest, trying to show her career ambition with her career line.

pity.

Director Wu has never been a director who likes unspoken rules for actresses.

"A poor girl meets a rich Chinese young master. I think Shakespeare has written enough. However, Jane, an underage girl, is precocious, and she even understands the difficulties of life better. She has a personality that does not match her age. Mature. At the same time, from her words, it is not difficult to find that she does have curiosity about this kind of thing and inner indulgence.

This in itself is the characteristic given to the characters by the author. I think you should be clear after reading the original work. Ms. Duras said that if she did not become a writer, she must have become a female branch girl.

Jane's heart is actually stronger and more active than Tony's. " Wu Xiaozu tried to explain.

"Actually, we can try to make this scene real. Would it be more visual?" Claude Berry, the bald old baguette, came over and interjected.

"?" Wu Xiaozu tilted his head.

(ΩДΩ)? ! ! !
Liang Jiahui looked up at the Frenchman with a face full of shock, Nima? ?Want to fight the real army? ?

He subconsciously looked towards Wu Xiaozu.

"If that's the case, it will definitely attract more European audiences. Also, I have to say, the lubricating oil that your brother gave me is really good." Claude Berri laughed.

Pooh!
Wu Xiaozu couldn't help scolding the big breasted brother again, don't think about it, this kind of thing must be given by the big breasted brother.

"No, these plots serve the story, the movie doesn't need it." Wu Xiaozu clearly refused.

He took over the filming of "Lover" to adapt to the Western way of doing things, and it was also a good opportunity to connect.

I don't want to lose my reputation.

Of course, this kind of scale may really not be worth mentioning to European directors.

"Well, you are the winner of the Palme d'Or, so you have the final say." Claude Berry shrugged regretfully, not caring at all.

Liang Jiahui was trembling beside him, he almost thought Wu Xiaozu was going to sell him...

However, fortunately, Wu Xiaozu's character is still good at critical moments.

Liang Jiahui glanced at him gratefully.

Wu Xiaozu smiled slightly.

He was just afraid of trouble, and at the same time he didn't want to destroy his personality.

Although it is common for European directors to make this kind of film, he still prefers the implicit expression of the East.

If you really want to watch that kind of movie, it's more suitable for you to chase the wooden bird at home.

Maybe Woodpecker can make a copycat version of "Lover"?Anyway, recently, Chasing Wooden Bird has negotiated copyright with many Hollywood companies, and plans to remake adult versions of some classic movies.

"Lover" has been filming intermittently for more than a month, and the plan is to finish filming in July, and the current speed is basically no problem.

He is also secretly rushing to make progress, after all, he has to go back to attend the premiere of "Women's Volleyball".

That drama is clearly more important than this one.

Although it is not easy to compete in the international market, it is definitely a film that improves domestic national awareness and gilts.

……

[-] Center Building.

"Okay, let's go here first today."

"Mr. Lee ヾ(￣▽￣) Bye~Bye~"

"Mr. Lee ┏(＾0＾)┛."

In the secretary's office of [-], among the staff, the men were dressed in suits and the women were dressed in OL uniforms. They packed up their materials, got up and left, and turned out the door.

"Have you heard? The company may restart a new department recently."

"Recently, Searchlight Media is preparing for Xincheng Radio Station. It is estimated that many content production personnel will be transferred from the company. This time, a new department will be established... It is estimated that the company will transfer personnel."

"These people from Wanwan, Korea, and Dongying have hired a lot recently, right?"

"Why do you think so much? Let's do our job well. Anyway, Ms. Le has already been seconded. If Mr. Li goes there again, we will all be regarded as direct descendants..."

The clerks in the office area muttered to themselves as they watched the many people walking out of the office with serious expressions.

However, when she saw Liju in a gray OL uniform appearing, she immediately became silent.

"Qi sir, Zhuang sir, now that Noon Sunshine Production Company has just established, the joining of the two of you is really like adding wings to a tiger." Li Zhi smiled and said to Qi Qiyi and Zhuang Weijian who were in front of him: "Noon Sunshine Production Company welcomes both of you."

It's sunny at noon, and there is a feeling of struggling to move forward when listening to it.

[-] was discussing with Yang Dengkui and the others over at Wanwan about the preparations for the TV station. On the one hand, it was natural to develop their own TV production business.

The new company name is Noon Sunshine.

Ok.

It was the midday sun.

Li Zhi is the president of the new company, and Le Yiling is the general manager.

The two in front of them are the supervisors hired by TVB to serve as the executive leaders of the TV department.The former's "Heaven and Earth" series, "Golden Branch Desire", and "Genesis" are all true classics in the history of Hong Kong films, while the latter supervised the production of the famous "Looking for the Qin Dynasty" and "The Legend of Double Dragons in the Tang Dynasty".

To engage in TV on Hong Kong Island, TVB and ATV cannot surpass the two mountains, so it is only natural that the poaching should be done from these two.

However, the real high-level is difficult to pry.

It was the first time to dabble in the TV industry, and [-] was still too young.Fortunately, there are film and television talents from Wanwan, Korea, and Dongying to join, and the company is also gradually developing, and it does not want to eat a fat man in one step

"The opening of Noon Sunshine is already under preparation." Li Zhi said: "We hope that the first movie can be filmed in the mainland and made into a co-production between the two places and the three shores. In this way, this movie can also openly enter the mainland market. "

"It's a good idea, but the production crew of costume films is relatively more demanding than fashion films, and it needs a mature team to make it..." Qi Qiyi said.

"We have initially drawn up a cooperative relationship with China Television. We will provide the production team, actors and investment, and they will provide the team." Lizhi explained.

Variety shows are booming.

In later generations, Wanwan TV dramas were sluggish, variety shows were decadent, and the entertainment industry shrank, but it was precisely the entertainment talents who found a program that was extremely low-cost and loved by people on both sides of the strait—current affairs programs.

For many people, this is definitely the best comedy program in Wanwan.The production cost is extremely low, the classics are frequently offered, and the guests are all interesting. It is much more interesting than watching variety shows.

Ask 'Shijian' what love is, 3000 yuan a day!
"Then there's no problem." The two TVB executive producers who jumped over here breathed a sigh of relief.

Since there is a plan, it will not be abandoned halfway.

"The two of you can also explore new projects. We are also negotiating with the mainland, and they will also introduce works. As long as the produced series meet the standard, [-] will not worry about channels. The company is seeking to prepare its own in Wanwan. The TV station..." Li Zhi also learned how to draw big cakes.

But it's also true.

"By the way, what is the theme of our costume drama?" Zhuang Weijian asked curiously.

"The play is based on Master Yushan's "Legend of Leifeng Pagoda" and Master Menghua's "The Complete Story of the White Snake". , if you two have suitable candidates, you might as well recommend one or two..."

Li Jue's hand made the two of them flattered.

This kind of treatment is not available in TVB, and it also aroused the enthusiasm of the two of them.

Noon Sunshine, a new company, is still in its infancy, but it can't stand the strength of its own father!
His resources are so abundant that they are overflowing!

(End of this chapter)