China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 223 Why do Americans dare to let people make these movies that blacken them?

The new directors who follow He Fang find it very interesting, because He Fang can always stand at a high level to help them analyze the problem, the difference between disadvantages and advantages.

It is very meaningful to learn from He Fang to analyze these problems of Hong Kong movies.

As a newcomer around He Fang, Zhang Mo thinks it is really interesting to hear He Fang talk about these things. Following her father, it will always be how to place the camera, how to compose the picture, how to express the color, how to use the lighting, how to choose the props, and how to act. , how to shape the characters, how to express the theme...

How is it different? Many problems are viewed layer by layer. First, analyze where the problem is and how to do it from the overall perspective, and then point out the pros and cons in detail, what he wants, or what the optimal solution is.

Simple, direct, clear and effective, he doesn't care about what he shouldn't care about, like some phenomena in the studio production team, in other groups the director will point fingers, but no one will care, he can do whatever he likes as long as he doesn't Affecting everyone's shooting, this is because everyone's style is different.

This kind of exchange is really much more meaningful than some directors sitting together chatting and bragging. It is true that you can only learn something after filming one or several films with other directors, otherwise you just learn a foreign language. in the form.

On April 4th, Wang Jing is going back to Hong Kong. Here he finished changing the script and the director's script, in order to conform to the process of Tuanhuo culture and to learn He Fang's film shooting process.

In fact, directors look down on other directors and feel that they are number one in the world.However, that mainly refers to lesser-known directors, such as Wang Jing and Zhang Yimou, who have all kinds of names, but they are willing to try new things, for fear that they will be old and outdated, so they are as serious as students study.

A production team from Tuanhuo Culture will also follow, and they will officially go to Hong Kong to prepare for the filming.

He Fang still explained to them before leaving.

"Director Wang, this time our production team must have followed our production process in the past, but I know that our method in Hong Kong will definitely touch the interests of some of you. The quotation for a straw hat is [-] yuan, so maybe our team decided that it was only a few yuan, and there would be a conflict.”

"So, I hope Director Wang will firstly assist our team to handle these matters well, and secondly, ensure the arrangement of our team members. I understand that some crew members in Hong Kong have ties to gangsters, and they are always threatened by force, but don't Scared people on our production team."

"Director Wang, this movie is related to the success or failure of our cooperation with Hong Kong. It may not be your own people who are willing to sabotage, nor the team you have been working with. I am afraid that some people do not want to see our cooperation succeed. sabotage."

He Fang's words As for this, Wang Jing is not a fool.

"Don't worry, Director He. I, Wang Jing, am not one of the most important figures in the Hong Kong film and television industry, but it's not so easy to handle. I won't be able to protect the safety of several producers." Wang Jing assured.

"That's good, I look forward to your success."

"Don't worry, I've been studying here for almost a month, and I have a general understanding of it. I will definitely make a movie that satisfies everyone."

"Okay, take care, goodbye, call when you are free."

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After sending off Wang Jing and the others, the filming of "The Origin of the White Snake" is coming to an end. Zhang Yimou and his daughter are really real, so they will follow the study until the end.

This is really a bit of Zhang Yimou's personality. Many things must be figured out clearly, and he must understand before taking action.Including Zhang Yimou's next film, he doesn't know what to shoot now, so he simply doesn't want to. Let's have a thorough understanding of the latest shooting methods and how the youngest and most popular director creates.

At this time, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo also got the script and director's script of "Violent Street". Zhang Mo was very excited after reading this script and director's script.

"Wow, that's so cool, can you shoot this?" Zhang Mo couldn't believe it.

Zhang Yimou also smiled wryly, the content of the script is too explosive, this kind of movie script can make people's adrenal glands soar at the sight of it.

What is "Street of Violence" about?Fang He has fine-tuned this.

He Fang wrote these tags in front of the script:
Parkour, fast action, clean and tidy, tight rhythm, less gun battles and more close combat, emphasizing hormone bursts, exposing the dirty deals of big forces.

And the synopsis of the story goes like this:

It is revealed that two interest groups in the United States are fighting for the drug business. The drugs that Wu Jing wants to recover are from the C-letter organization. He is an agent of the C-letter, and the power behind the big drug lord Tremaine is a certain political party ( implying the Democratic Party).

Wu Jing works as an undercover agent in the "Red Brick Special Zone" of Detroit, the crime city in the United States. This "Red Brick Special Zone" is the most inferior community where unemployed workers in Detroit were driven to live by the police after being gangsters.Moreover, the city's police also captured some petty criminals and sent them to the 'Red Brick Special Zone' to save trouble.

Therefore, in the "Red Brick Special Zone" where the weak and the strong prey on the strong, the brutal and ruthless drug lord Tremaine has become the core of evil, where he does all kinds of illegal and criminal activities.

Wu Jing came in not to arrest Tremaine, but to find the lost drug and bring it back.But Wu Jing wanted to kill Tremaine because of his violent behavior again and again, but he had to give up due to the task.

On the other hand, Lino, who lives in the restricted area but hopes to come out to start a new life, is distraught because his girlfriend Laura was kidnapped by Tremein.

So, with a common enemy, but from different worlds and different backgrounds, Wu Heng and Lino finally decided to join forces to deal with the evil Tremaine...

When Wu Jing finds the missing drugs, Lino tells him a startling situation.Somebody in the near future is going to legalize drugs because the sneaky profits are not enough for them.

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"Heh, He Fang's scripts are always annoying... I think some film critics will scold He Fang to death after watching his movie, and they will chop him into meat paste." Zhang Mo laughed.

But Zhang Yimou was thinking about other things. Hearing Zhang Mo's words, he asked back: "Then what he said is true in the United States?"

"Of course it is true. The reality is crueler than this. The Detroit gangs are nothing, but the New York gangs are cruel." Zhang Mo said casually.

"Then what he's shooting is basically true..." After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, he opened his mouth and didn't say anything.

"It's about the same. Hey, the storyboard he drew is really like reading a manga. The level is not bad..."

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Zhang Yimou's father and daughter are studying "Violent Street", but He Fang is making up for the lack of these days. He is very busy at night.

Really enjoy it, who told him to be popular.

On April 4th, "The Origin of the White Snake" was officially completed. The biggest difficulty of this movie is CG, let's say it is difficult, other than CG, it is really not difficult.

The main reason why it took more than two months is that the connection between CG and real shooting is difficult, and it will be constantly adjusted, which is time-consuming.

There are also performances, many of which are non-physical and require actors to imagine.

Especially the dog next to Xu Xuan, there was no dog at all during the shooting, but a toy wrapped in green cloth, and then held by people, it felt like it could walk and jump.

Including the two little monsters and dwarves in Fox Baoqingfang, they were also made with two toys, which required Pan Zhilin to constantly grasp the performance.

Of course, there is also how to make the scene lighting almost the same as the light in the CG animation?After all, some lights are meant to hit people's faces, so the light on people's faces can't match the light in CG, right?
Many such details are not easier than real photo shooting, but more troublesome.

Fortunately, everyone has filming experience, so it only took more than two months to get it done. It is possible to change to a new and inexperienced crew that will take another two months.

After the film was finished, everyone seemed to be relieved and seemed to have ended another period of life, with an inexplicable sense of complexity.

At the wrap-up banquet that night, everyone could finally let go of eating and drinking, and of course everyone had to go their separate ways.But the strange thing is that these people don't have much parting emotion now, probably because everyone has mixed with He Fang's crew more and more times, and He Fang has become more and more comfortable with these people, so the team is relatively fixed. Alright.

So they are not in a hurry at all, because the next time He Fang makes a movie, maybe they will get together again.

The wrap-up banquet came to an end, everyone should go, those who wanted to rest went to rest, and those who should pack their luggage went to pack.

Only a few people who are not in a hurry are still eating and drinking.

For example, He Fang is not in a hurry, his home is in Changsha, what is the difference between going back earlier and later?

Also, Zhang Yimou is not in a hurry, he has no new film plans, so why worry, isn't he drinking and bragging with He Fang?

"Director He, I want to ask you a very sensitive topic. Why are Americans not afraid of people making their black material movies, but we are afraid of some movies that are not good for us?"

He Fang was stunned for a moment, this question was really sensitive, he thought for a while, took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Director Zhang, let me put it this way. There are so many films that expose its social problems every year in the United States. Will the audience feel that the United States is dark? Then if we show some problematic films, will everyone think we are dark?"

He Fang's rhetorical question is indeed difficult to answer. If you say that the United States is not dark, then why are there so many movies and even news breaking the news?That means it's really dark.

But the strange thing is that the audience will feel that this is the enlightenedness of the United States after seeing these movies. Dare to reveal itself shows that it is very confident and has the ability to correct mistakes.Therefore, there is no need for their officials to say that the audience has helped them whitewash themselves.

We just don’t show dark movies, some people feel that we are dark, if we let such movies be released, it will make people feel that the place is completely dark.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while, then slowly picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"But the same problem. Others think that Americans make movies and say that this phenomenon is okay, but they think it is a manifestation of American self-confidence. But in our case, it is a big deal, that is, the entire system, the entire culture, and the entire race. There is a big problem, we have to kneel down and learn from the United States, begging them to save us."

"Don't you think it's strange that the same thing is treated in the opposite direction in two countries? What is the original sin? The original sin is that we are not strong enough. Not being strong is a sin. In a word, it means 'being behind will be beaten'."

As soon as He Fang mentioned this, everyone present suddenly realized that this is the truth. Before, everyone thought we were too strict. Now that He Fang explained this, it really should not be underestimated.

"Then when do you think we will be like America?"

"Of course, we have more than a dozen aircraft carriers cruising on the sea all year round. We have developed the most advanced fighter jets in the world. Our movies and culture have become popular all over the world. Our economy is number one in the world. By then, we will be If you fart, foreigners will think it is really delicious, because the farts released by the Chinese must be high-end."

"Haha..." Everyone at the scene laughed, and Zhang Yimou also laughed, and he also figured out some joints.

(End of this chapter)