The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 408 Martial Arts
Starting from the capital, go north along the Jingchang Expressway, passing through Badaling and Kangzhuang, and enter Huailai County, Hebei.

At the foot of Yanshan Mountain on the south side of Guanting Reservoir, there is a natural desert covering an area of ​​1300 acres, which is Tianmo.

It is connected to the Badaling Great Wall and the Kangxi Grassland. It relies on local protection to prevent it from disappearing. It can be described as a shame in the desert world.

The sand grains all over the sky are flying in the wind, like dancing pieces of gold, which looks magnificent.

The car parked in front of the hotel where the crew was staying.

Lu Yuang just opened the car door, and before he could admire the "straight smoke in the desert", he took a big bite of sand.

"Bah bah bah."

Xu Ke happened to walk down the steps of the hotel, saw this scene, trotted two steps, his face was full of spring breeze, and gave him a big hug.

"Coming."

"coming."

After three days of separation, Shi was looking at him with admiration. He felt that he was really lucky.

In fact, at that time, there was no expectation that he could bring much growth to the film at the box office.

For Xu Ke, this casting can be said to be a huge profit. It can be said that the flowers will not bloom but the willows will be planted unintentionally.

It is still unclear what results these three films will achieve during the Lunar New Year season.

It's still early for the movie to be released, so it's inevitable that its performance will catch up with "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven".

But even if you put aside the three, the current box office of "Love Is Not Blind" has reached 2.7 million, and industry insiders estimate that it will most likely exceed 4 million.

"First time coming to Tianmo?" Xu Ke pushed up the sunglasses on his face and carefully looked at the person in front of him.

Xu Ke, known as "Old Monster Xu" by people in the world.

They are "If You Are the One 2" by Feng Xiaogang, "Let the Bullets Fly" by Jiang Wen, and "The Orphan of Zhao" by Chen Kaijian.

Lu Yuan was originally chosen to play the role of Yu Huatian, just because his image and temperament fit the role, and because of his outstanding acting skills, he has a wide audience in the mainland and is very popular.

As for director Teng Huatao, he is simply a laggard.

At this point in time, Lu Yuan has joined "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", and the growth it will bring to the box office cannot be underestimated.

This year's movie market only breaks down the box office rankings of domestic films.

Unexpectedly, the movie starring the other party quietly suddenly emerged and became the biggest low-budget dark horse of the year, which has not been the case in recent years.

Winning such an honorable title is probably inseparable from his appearance, in addition to being a "geek".

It's not that he is ugly, but he always has messy hair, a pair of sunglasses, and a cigar.

I say temporarily because there are three more movies to be released in December this year.

"This is my first time here." Lu Yuan also wore a pair of sunglasses, and his eyes lingered on his face through the lenses.

Xuke's "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven", released at the end of September, is temporarily ranked second with 9 million.

Currently in the first place is Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" with 6.73 million.

After all, everyone has said that "Thirty-day Love" can achieve the good results it has today. Marketing and publicity accounted for 100 million, and Lu Yuan himself alone accounted for 300 million.

There is also a bunch of gray and fine sheep's whiskers on her thin face, which has not changed for many years.

It always looks like a mess that has just been woken up and has not been combed out.

Just four words, sloppy.

Xu Ke held the cigar in his mouth, reached out to brush the yellow sand off his shoulders, and pointed in the direction of the desert.

"Let's go for a walk in the desert. Zhou Xun just drove out."

"No problem." Lu Yuan readily agreed and gave Jiang Qiuyun an instruction.

The two stopped in front of the SUV on the roadside.

"Bang bang bang." Xu Ke patted the roof of the car: "Can you drive?"

"Of course." Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Okay." Xu Ke threw the keys over without being polite and got into the passenger seat.

"The rest is up to you. Drive wherever you want. It's very fun to drive in the desert."

Lu Yuan said that he believed in your evil deeds. Old Monster Xu was familiar with the actors and his moves were so unique. Ya came over and asked him to be the driver.

What is it like to drive in the desert?
Tired, I stepped on the accelerator harder than usual, but my speed was not even half as fast as usual. I felt tired.

The second is the entanglement. I don’t want to follow other people’s footsteps. I always want to open up my own virgin land, but if I am not careful, I will get stuck in the wheel by the floating sand.

Then, it’s over!

Lu Yuan and Xu Ke stood on the sand dune with their hands folded. Looking around, Tianmo is located right between the mountains and rivers.

On the north side is the clear Guanting Reservoir, with white wind turbines dotting its shore.

To the south is the Mangmang Jundu Mountains, and at the foot of the mountains there are rammed earth beacons, arranged from west to east. There are the remains of the Yan Great Wall during the Warring States Period.

Oh, not far from the sand dune, there is a black off-road vehicle sunk deep in the floating sand, which is particularly conspicuous.

"Director Xu, how are things going with the special effects company?" Lu Yuan bent down and scooped up a handful of sand, letting it slip through his fingers.

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is a martial arts movie that focuses on 3D effects.

Xu Ke is very obsessed with special effects technology and is very good at using special effects. The special effects have always been among the best in the country.

In his works, special effects are always used to show beautiful worlds.

For example, the oil painting-like bamboo forest in the mountains in "Butterfly Lovers" and the dreamy and hazy Bai Mansion in "Green Snake".

As well as the fairy cave in "The Legend of Shushan" with its fairy spirit and far-reaching artistic conception, especially the scene where Baimei Zhenren's soul leaves his body, which is really eye-opening.

Now for the 3D version of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", Mr. Xu has put a lot of thought into it.

"We found a total of eleven companies, nine from abroad and two from the mainland."

Xu Ke seemed to remember something and said with a smile: "I first went to Europe, North America, and Asia, and visited almost all the companies involved in 3D film production."

"When we first came to us, most of them promised that they could produce the entire 3D effect for the film."

"After reading the storyboard I provided, guess what, I was so scared that I could only do part of it."

"How was that solved?" Lu Yuan became interested.

"Then I thought about it, and I just brought these companies together and took charge of different parts based on their respective strengths."

Xu Ke is quite proud. This unprecedented cooperation has once again raised his expectations for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".

"Director Xu, when was the first time you watched a 3D movie?" Lu Yuan simply sat on the sand dune, curious about the origin of Xu Ke and special effects.

"We didn't call it 3D at that time, it was called stereoscopic cinema." Xu Ke followed suit, sat down, and talked about his past.

“At that time, my parents and I were still living in Saigon, Vietnam, a small city, and we would wander the streets with my friends every day.”

"We didn't have any pocket money at the time and wanted to sneak into the cinema to watch a movie, so we came up with a crooked trick to stick close to the adults who came in with tickets. Sometimes the ticket inspector mistakenly thought I was that person's son, so we just sneaked in like this. Go into the cinema.”

"The first movie I saw, I remember the title was "Thirteen Ghosts". It seemed to be in black and white, so you had to wear a pair of red and green glasses to watch it."

"Looking back now, I think it's actually a hand-made 2D movie. The so-called three-dimensional movie is not very three-dimensional, it just has a different three-dimensional visual effect."

Xu Ke shook his head and smiled: "Then he moved to Xiangjiang and filmed his first period martial arts film "Butterfly"."

"What a coincidence, my second uncle took me to the cinema to watch it when I was a kid." Lu Yuan interjected: "At that time, he said that the Qing Gong in it was different from the previous ones."

Xu Ke waved his hand: "There were no computer special effects and 3D at that time. Many of the effects were done with real machines. The Qinggong you mentioned was actually using a catapult machine to pop people out with a whoosh, and the 'golden bell cover' 'Actually, it is wearing armor to protect the body, but the audience likes it very much, and critics say that it 'breaks the old and creates the new, and is full of imagination'."

"You should also know later that I went on to shoot or supervise many special effects films, including "Green Snake", "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "The Legend of Shushan"."

When talking about "The Legend of Shushan", Xu Ke's eyes flashed with loneliness.

The film was a critical flop at both the word-of-mouth and box office, and the American company Miramax, which spent 1 million to buy the international rights, lost all its money.

Even actor Zhang Ziyi bluntly said that "The Legend of Shushan" cannot be considered her work.

"Director Xu, I don't know what other people think, but I personally think that "The Legend of Shushan" is a very classic but very regrettable fairy tale work."

Lu Yuan told the truth that he liked this movie very much, but it was a pity that Lu Jing did not buy the copyright.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's all in the past. Now I just want to finish filming "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"." Xu Ke only regarded him as comforting, stood up and clapped his hands.

"I have been making movies for 30 years, but I have never challenged 3D movies. I am very curious to how far 3D can express the martial arts world."

Lu Yuan glanced at him and murmured in his heart that part of the reason was his passion for martial arts, and the other part was probably for the sake of money.

Otherwise, the script of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" could at least be polished more carefully.

While the two were chatting, another off-road vehicle drove slowly not far away.

A man walked out of the car, wearing sunglasses, a bun, a big scarf to block the wind and sand, a long blue cloth robe, and a pair of black boots.

There seemed to be a cigarette hanging in his mouth, and he shouted from a distance: "Director Xu, Lu Yuan."

Lu Yuan waved his hand, indicating that reinforcements were coming. Next time, whoever drives this crappy car should drive faster.

"Sister Xun!"

PS: I just got back from the water treatment. Today is a chapter. I used my mobile phone to code in the hospital. The doctor said it was an adenovirus infection. There are many diseases in spring. Remember to wear a mask when going to crowded places. Good night.

(End of this chapter)