China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 19
A few days later, the shooting location was transferred to a dilapidated residential building.

The foreign actors recruited by the production crew are all in place at this moment. After a while, Cheng Long will hand over a note written in Albanian to one of the foreign actors. The foreign actor will read "Good luck." in English, Cheng Long confirms this It was the man who talked to him when his daughter was arrested.

At this moment, the machine has been set up, and five foreign actors are eating and chatting around a round table. Li Mu explains the shooting steps and action points to the foreign actors in the room, and Li Zhongzhi, the action director, is in the next room.After a while, the gang in the next room will rush over to join the attack on Cheng Long when they hear the movement.

"After a while, Uncle Long successfully deceived you with false identities. You will take the initiative to hand over part of the proceeds in order to calm things down. In the end, Uncle Long will inadvertently ask you to help translate a sentence in Albanian. After you say the phrase 'good luck' , Uncle Long said, 'Don't you remember me? We talked on the phone two days ago, and I told you I would find you.'”

"When Uncle Long said this, everyone sensed that the atmosphere was not right. At this time, you have to put on a posture that you are ready to stand up and attack Uncle Long at any time."

"You reached out to draw a gun, but Uncle Long slammed your head on the plate, and then the people behind stepped forward to attack Uncle Long, but Uncle Long kicked him down."

Li Mu turned around and walked to another actor: "And you, if you want to flip the table violently, use as much force as you want, and the person on the opposite side will be knocked down. Knife in hand."

"At this moment, when you stepped forward, Uncle Long thrust a knife into your chest."

"And you." Li Mu looked at the other person, "Rushing forward from this direction, Uncle Long first cut your arm with a knife, then hugged you from behind, and then inserted the knife into your chest like this."

"Now you are on the stage." Li Mu looked at the last person, "You just stood up from behind the overturned table, and just as you were about to step forward, Uncle Long held the hand of the corpse that had been pierced through the chest, and then shot him with his gun. Hit your chest. After the chest exploded, you fell in that direction."

At the same time, Li Zhongzhi in the next room was also speaking to foreign actors.

"As soon as you get the order, everyone runs to the next room at the fastest speed. You are all playing the role of vicious gangsters, ruthless, and don't take other people's lives or your own lives seriously. Rush in Behind the next door, you saw a lot of dead bodies, but you didn't see a living person standing, and you were a little confused at this time."

"Then Brother Cheng Long shot you to death one after another, and you saw Brother Cheng Long hiding under a corpse just before you died."

After the play was finished, all the actors rehearsed first. During the rehearsal, the blood bags tied to the actors did not explode, and the tables in the room were not lifted. The purpose was to let the actors familiarize themselves with the plot and the actors' movements in advance.

After three rehearsals, both the director Chen Musheng and the protagonist Cheng Long felt that the effect was almost the same, so the crew officially started filming.

……

Because of the adequate preparations in advance, the filming process went very smoothly. After filming this scene, Cheng Long was sweating all over his body, but his spirit was very high. In this scene, he killed more than a dozen enemies by himself, and the whole process seemed smooth. Quite reasonable.

"Jian Xin, Mu Sheng, Li Mu, Zhong Zhi, everyone, come here." Cheng Long took the towel and wiped off his sweat.

After everyone gathered around, Cheng Long said: "This scene is very enjoyable. It is different from the previous filming method. In the past filming scenes, I would punch the wall, the iron plate, and other things. on something hard, and screamed in pain."

"The audience will laugh when they see me being deflated, but I find that the audience doesn't seem to like watching these things in recent years. I think the audience will like it."

Chen Musheng said: "Brother Cheng Long used to make full use of everything around him when filming, no matter if it was a ladder, a chair, a bamboo pole, or a bicycle, there were all kinds of things, and he would go through here and there, causing the audience to say that no one was there. Can beat Cheng Long in the Furniture City. This time the big brother tried a brand new style, clean and tidy, without muddling, this is a subversion for the audience, a brand new experience, I also think the audience will like it.”

Li Zhongzhi said: "The previous style of play was not bad. Brother Cheng Long was able to become popular and achieve today's achievements. These various styles of play are indispensable, but now it is indeed time for a change. Before That kind of play, the audience has seen too much."

Cheng Long nodded and said: "This part is very enjoyable to play, and I am also optimistic that the audience will like it, but the process is still short, and many people were killed, but the time is too short, and the audience has not enjoyed it yet. My thoughts, in a Lou will arrange another group of accomplices, when the protagonist grabs the leader and leaves, this group of people will surprise the protagonist from behind, and the protagonist will take two to three minutes to wipe out all these people."

He paused for a moment and continued: "This group of people also wanted to rush upwards at the beginning, but when they rushed halfway, they found that there was no movement upstairs, so they lay in ambush under the order of the military division, and caught the protagonist by surprise. The audience saw this group When people lie in ambush and the protagonist doesn't know, the audience will worry about the protagonist, and the audience's emotions will be mobilized."

"Uncle Long..." Li Mu hesitated to speak.

Cheng Long saw it and immediately said: "Li Mu, you can say whatever you think, everyone is for the good of the movie."

Li Mu nodded and said, "I think it's good to shoot so many fighting scenes, there's no need to add more."

"What's the reason?" Cheng Long asked.

Li Mu thought about his words, and said after a while: "In recent years, Uncle Long's movies have become more and more stereotyped. Audiences don't like to watch things that are too stereotyped, and Uncle Long's later movies are all about fighting. The play is too dense and ignores the inner portrayal of the characters."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone around was dumbfounded.

Is this a public criticism of Cheng Long's film?What is Cheng Long's identity in the film industry, and what is your identity?How many works have you had?How much box office did you win?How many fans recognize you?What qualifications do you have to say that Cheng Long's films are too stereotyped?

Song Jia's face was a little worried.

She knew exactly how she came to this role. She had already been eliminated, but it was Li Mu who suddenly asked her to play a dying person, and she was recognized by the director and producer.

So she is grateful to Li Mu. Seeing that Li Mu directly criticizes Cheng Long's movie so ignorantly, she thinks that if this makes Cheng Long unhappy, it will make people feel difficult to get along with, and her reputation will be bad. After that, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move an inch in the circle.

Some people in Cheng's class became excited at this time, and everyone somewhat disliked Li Mu, but he was an assistant director and screenwriter, and Xiying was behind him, holding the right to final cut.Although everyone was upset, there was nothing they could do about him, but this time he even directly criticized Brother Cheng Long. If it got out, how bad would this person's reputation in the entertainment circle be?Who would dare to cooperate with him? "

Producer Huang Jianxin and director Chen Musheng have no intention of speaking for the time being. Liu Xiaowu, who used to be a silent editor in the crew, said at this time: "My nephew has a big personality, so he can say whatever he thinks. Don't take it personally, but Some of his opinions on movies are even praised by director Yan Yiyun, everyone may wish to listen to what he has to say later."

Cheng Long nodded at this moment, and said, "Li Mu, you can say what you think, and I also want to hear the most authentic views of ordinary audiences on my movies."

Li Mu nodded.

"Uncle Long's early films paid great attention to the inner shaping of the characters. Ma Rulong in "Project A" was cynical but dared to think and act; On the bus: Guo Zhenhua in "Miracle" became the boss in a daze, but he always has a simple and kind heart in his heart, and the whole gang was mobilized to help the old flower seller."

"These characters are very charismatic, and the audience will be moved by these characters. Coupled with the wonderful fighting design, it has become a classic in the minds of countless audiences."

"However, in recent years, Uncle Long's movies have gradually weakened the shaping of characters, and replaced them with more and more exciting action scenes."

"From "Police Story 3" to "Red Zone" to "Police Story 4", the action scenes are getting bigger and bigger, and the box office records are getting higher and higher, but the excitement threshold of the audience is also being raised higher and higher."

"It is undeniable that this set of character stories tends to be simpler and action scenes tend to be more intensive. Uncle Long has achieved great success, but this model is destined to be unsustainable."

"The first is that Uncle Long is getting older, and his physical fitness must be declining compared to when he was young."

"Secondly, today the audience will be excited to see Uncle Long jump off the second floor. Uncle Long will jump off the fifth floor tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow he will jump off a 21-story skyscraper in Rotterdam."

"What about the day after tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Do you want to jump from the edge of space at a height of 4 meters? The human body can even exceed the speed of sound when it is in free fall. From jumping to landing, it takes four to five minutes. It would be even more exciting if everyone jumps down the middle at the same time and arranges a fight."

"Theoretically, this is completely feasible. Maybe someone will accomplish this feat in the future, but this person should not be Uncle Long, and there is no need for Uncle Long to continue to fight like this. Fans may not really want to see Uncle Long at his age. If you work so hard when you are getting older, sometimes Uncle Long runs the stairs like a normal person, but it may have unexpected results."

"On the one hand, there is a decline in physical fitness, and on the other hand, the audience's threshold is infinitely high. This is doomed to the previous model of simple characters and intensive actions that cannot last long."

"The action design of "Taken" is the selling point, but the plot's portrayal of the protagonist's heart is the core."

"It's time for Uncle Long's movies to return to the shaping of the characters' hearts, and this "Taken" is Uncle Long's transformation. So I think the action scenes in this movie are enough, there is no need to add more. "

After Li Mu finished speaking, the audience fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes to Cheng Long's face.

And Cheng Long said after a moment of silence: "What Li Mu said is not unreasonable. In fact, after the box office of "Around the World in 80 Days" was not satisfactory in North America, a bunch of media attacked me as box office poison. At that time, I said that I didn't care. But I also analyzed the problems of my film in my heart, but I didn’t think too deeply. After listening to what Li Mu said today, I was a little inspired. Let’s shoot the movie according to the plan. Li Mu understands movies.”

The entire crew around was a little confused.

Especially some members of Cheng's class were full of disbelief.

what's the situation?
Brother Cheng Long is such a strong person, so let's just forget about it?

Li Mu is blatantly attacking Brother Cheng Long's movie, so does the eldest brother recognize it?
The director Chen Musheng nodded secretly in his heart. Many of Li Mu's words went to his heart. Chen Musheng's movies still pay attention to the inner portrayal of the characters. "Who Am I" directed by Cheng Long is very good at portraying the innermost feelings of the characters. , is also a rare masterpiece in Cheng Long's later films.

On the contrary, director Tang Jili went further and further on the simple route of action-intensive characters.

"Li Mu, a young man, may have poor EQ, but his vision is definitely not bad. This is very similar to Zhou Xingchi. I don't know if there will be Zhou Xingchi's achievements in the future." Chen Musheng commented in his heart.

　There will be more in the evening, and it will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)