The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 410 Weekly News about Alexander (two in one)

The day after arriving in Tianmo, it was around six o'clock in the morning.

On the hotel bed, Lu Yuan opened his eyes in confusion, and the room was dark.

He turned on the bedside lamp, scratched his messy hair, yawned, and rolled out of bed.

I stepped on the floor with my feet, feeling the coolness of the morning, and my whole body was refreshed.

He walked to the window, opened the curtains with a snap, and stretched himself out.

On the distant skyline, a morning glow appears, smearing the sky like an overturned paint tray, which is spectacular.

I used to do some boxing to warm up and relax my muscles, then turned and walked into the bathroom.

The crew officially started shooting today. As the male villain, he will have a very important role in the next part.

In addition to having to use Wia frequently, there will also be many fierce fighting scenes with Li Lianjie.

There are two main reasons for this situation.

He remembered the fight scenes between the protagonists in the script, as well as the brief descriptions of their moves.

On the one hand, it is because the peak period of martial arts films has passed and their momentum is no longer strong. Naturally, classics are hard to come by.

According to Xu Ke's consistent behavior, in most cases the villain's martial arts skills are higher than those of the decent ones, and in the end the decent ones win, which highlights the absolute power of justice.

Li Lianjie is the Kung Fu Emperor. He has won the National Wushu All-Around Championship for five consecutive years, which shows that he is a true martial arts practitioner.

Yuan Bin was surrounded by two people whom he had met at the launch party last night. One was Lan Haihan, who came from Wanwan and was a member of the Hong family class.

Xu Ke obviously realized this.

When signing the contract, Xu Ke made a simple request to him: to beat Jet Li, and he downplayed it so that the audience seemed to feel no pressure.

Even if he prides himself on being young and strong, and has practiced martial arts for many years, all he needs to deal with his stupid girlfriend is an arm, a tongue, and a mouth.

There are no fancy moves, clean, simple, fierce, and deadly.

The outstanding performance in these three works also allowed Yuan Bin to win the favor of Xu Ke, and he will always appear in subsequent works.

In the early 90s, Yuan Bin and Cheng Xiaodong came together.

The two worked together on the set of "Goujian, King of Yue", and the other was the deputy director and action director.

If Li Xiaolong is the pioneer of Chinese action movies, then Jet Li is undoubtedly the figure who contributed to Chinese martial arts movies.

Coupled with the weakening creativity of action directors and the change in style, martial arts films are no longer as brave as they once were.

The other one is Sun Jiankui, who is in his fifties and is an old partner with Jet Li.

Well, people say that Yu Huatian's martial arts in the drama are the best in the world.

Yuan Bin was playing with the props in his hands. When he saw him getting out of the car, he smiled and teased: "Hey, Teacher Lu, here we come."

The so-called closed sports means that before doing the movements, a fixed combination of movements will be choreographed in advance, and the audience will be given visual enjoyment through drills.

The crew specially arranged several Camel RVs with a very tough exterior design. From a distance, the paint on the cars has a matte gray effect.

Fortunately, Li Lianjie is a representative of competitive martial arts routines. The martial arts he practices is mainly routines and is a closed sport.

On the other hand, there is a decline in talent. Kung Fu superstars are aging and there is a lack of new stars to take over.

After a while, Jiang Qiuyun came and knocked on the door. The two had a simple breakfast and rushed to the set.

It looks like just a long sword, but actually there are two short swords embedded in the sword, which can fly out and be used as hidden weapons.

Lu Yuan looked at the sword he wore in the play. It looked very fancy and decorated with hollow patterns.

In his early years, he played a monk named "Sekong" in Jet Li's "The Thirteen Sticks of Shaolin Temple", and he was a dazzling drunken stick.

The moves that come to mind are still from classic martial arts films such as "New Dragon Inn", "The Invincible" and "Fist of Heroes".

It is autumn, and there are whirlwinds in the desert. One after another, the yellow sand is rolled up high, like smoke rising from the ground, spinning and flying across the desert.

These three are the action directors of the crew.

As Chinese-language films began to enter the blockbuster era starting from "Hero".

"Good morning, Teacher Yuan Bin, you are making fun of me again!" Lu Yuan waved to him.

But stick skills are not his strong point. He is good at sword skills and has also participated in classic kung fu films such as "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "The Five New Shaolin Patriarchs" and "White Eyebrow Heroes".

"Come on, come on, try your weapons." Yuan Bin said, throwing a sword over.

Departing from the hotel, we arrived at our destination in less than twenty minutes.

But when the filming started, I was really unsure whether I could keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

Although Lu Yuan did not collapse on the spot, he was still quite uneasy.

Although Director Xiangjiang has repeatedly directed large-scale costume productions, he has basically not done much innovation in the action style of martial arts films.

The two teamed up to design fight scenes for three movies: "A Chinese Ghost Story 3", "New Dragon Inn", and "The Swordsman: The Unbeaten East", and achieved good results.

In fact, this is also a kind of helplessness.

The area of ​​Tianmo is really not big. On the map, its outline looks like a slightly curled left arm.

In addition, RVs are often called desert boats due to their large size.

It is clear that even if "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is called "revival of martial arts movies", it will be difficult to make a breakthrough in kung fu moves.

So I simply gave up my ambition in real-life fighting moves, and the real-life action scenes began to change.

He followed the sharp and simple path that he has loved most since "Seven Swords".

There are no fancy sword moves with numerous names. Almost every sword move is a straight thrust that is more effective in combat and stays close to the vital point.

Coupled with computer special effects, it attempts to find a new way to "revitalize martial arts films".

Yuan Bin saw him staring blankly at the long sword and introduced: "This is the Sanzi Sword."

Before he finished speaking, the guy in front of him suddenly shook his body and got into a posture.

He points the sword in his left hand, holds the sword in his right hand, looks forward, and thrusts the sword tip upward to the left.

In line with the agile steps under his feet, he performed a set of moves smoothly, bringing out bursts of neighing in the air.

At the end, Lu Yuan held the hilt of the sword with his thumb and index finger, and the other three fingers were naturally bent and attached to the hilt. The tip of the sword faced upwards and the sword body was placed behind his waist.

Put away the sword!

There is nothing superfluous in the whole set of movements, but it looks so pleasing to the eye.

"Bah bang bang!" Sun Jiankui clapped his hands and asked in surprise: "Not bad, have you practiced?"

"When I worked with Teacher Yuan Bin in the early years, I pestered him to teach me a few tricks."

Lu Yuan explained with a smile that he was no stranger to swords and had practiced a lot when filming "Sword and Sword III".

"Don't, this is not what I taught you."

Yuan Bin recognized something was wrong at a glance, exposed it unceremoniously, and took the Sanzi Sword back with a smile.

Lu Yuan laughed. He did not fight an unprepared battle. He did enough homework for this role before starting the movie.

Yuan Bin sheathed the long sword in his hand, held his chin, and thought: "Although the body-building boxing you practiced is just a show, it also improved your coordination and stability a lot. As long as you are proficient in the moves, The final effect on the screen will be great.”

"At first, when I heard the director said that he had chosen you to play the role of Yuhuatian, I was quite happy." He scratched his temples with a look of joy on his face: "If you had been replaced by a literary young man with no foundation at all, I would have had a headache just thinking about it. "

Lu Yuan smiled, and the other two also laughed.

"What's the headache?" Li Lianjie just opened the car door and asked with a smile.

Lu Yuan turned around and saw him wearing black casual clothes with a sallow complexion.

For a time, it only makes people sigh, time makes people grow old, and time is not forgiving.

Compared with the classic image on the screen in the past, or the image in Lu Yuan's childhood memory, this Kung Fu Emperor is fatter and has gone through many changes.

I can no longer see the dashing and heroic looks that I had when I played classic roles such as Fang Shiyu, Huang Feihong, and Zhongnanhai Bodyguard.

"Hello, Brother Jie!" He took a step forward, bent slightly, and stretched out his hand to say hello.

Li Lianjie's eyes paused on him, he strode closer, opened his arms, and gave him a hug with a smile on his face.

His appearance is a typical oriental face.

The long and pointed aquiline nose looks very heroic, the eyes are dark and bright, and the eyebrows are curved when he smiles. At first glance, he looks very gentle.

"Lu Yuan, I know you are very good, hahaha." Li Lianjie patted his strong latissimus dorsi, sighing in his heart that he would be a terrible young man.

He has already heard about the person in front of him, but he can't help it. This kid has become so popular since last year.

Although he keeps a low profile and doesn't make much public appearances, news about him is always hotly searched every day.

Li Lianjie also heard that this man and his godson Wen Zhang once had a conflict over a certain role.

But he won't interfere in the junior's affairs.

The good resources in the circle are limited, the capable are promoted, the mediocre are demoted, and the fittest survive.

Since his debut in 82, he has seen and experienced too many dark, dirty, nasty, and even more dangerous situations.

These little fights were really not worth mentioning in his eyes, and he was not interested in them at all.

In fact, he didn't want to take on the drama at first.

Due to physical reasons, he has made up his mind to abandon the label of action star. "Ocean Paradise" is his transformation work.

A movie directed by Xu Ke, he probably knows what the outcome will be.

If "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is made into 2D, it will basically follow the same path as "The Invincibles of the East".

In fact, in the past few years, Xu Ke often gave him some scripts to read, including "Di Renjie: The Tongtian Empire".

But what really attracted him to decide to join this time was 3D technology.

The 9000 million salary rumored on the Internet is very high, but in Hollywood, his salary has already been as high as 1500 million US dollars.

During the filming of "The Proposal", his salary was also 100 million.

So remuneration is not the deciding factor.

He is just curious about what the Chinese can do with 3D photography.

Can 3D martial arts give the declining martial arts market a shot in the arm?

As a mainland kung fu superstar, he feels he has some responsibilities on his shoulders.

The four of them exchanged a few words, and Lu Yuan and Li Lianjie walked to the integrated metal room temporarily assembled by the crew.

The sand in Tianmo is soft, leaving footprints of varying depths when stepped on.

Li Lianjie rushed to the hotel at around two o'clock in the morning.

Maybe he heard about Chuck Comisch's arrogant attitude at the launch party last night.

"What do you think of Hollywood?" he asked abruptly.

Lu Yuan was thinking about the next scene and was a little slow to react. After a moment, he said nonchalantly, "We have 1.4 billion people."

"Haha!" Li Lianjie glanced at him in surprise.

Then he laughed and put his arms around his shoulders, his attitude more intimate than before.

"Good boy, I appreciate your words and your confidence!"

Lu Yuan smiled, as if he had always felt that with such a huge market, mainland films would always overwhelm Hong Kong films.

In addition, it may be able to radiate to Southeast Asia in the future, and the potential of the mainland should not be too great.

Catching up with Hollywood is just a matter of time.

Li Lianjie's eyes flashed with memories and he said: "I have been working in Hollywood for many years, and I may see some things more clearly than many domestic directors.

In fact, very early on, I asked myself a question many times.

Why do Hollywood producers always try every possible means to enter the Chinese market when making a movie?

Putting aside political reasons, if it did not have such a huge vote base like China, it would lose half of its country.

Nowadays, many directors always go to the West, learn their culture and rhythm, and work hard and humble to squeeze into their market.

It is our emotion for Chinese films to go global, but why don’t they think about why the West should accept our participation?
Hollywood just hopes that our entry will bring more economic benefits.

Recently I went to Germany and attended a banquet with one of the most popular male celebrities in India.

Several of the American actors pointed at the two of us and said that we both had an audience of more than one billion, and they couldn't compare. "

Li Lianjie smiled, his words full of strong confidence, and the Kung Fu Emperor seemed to be back again.

"If it was five years ago, we might not have dared to imagine that Hollywood stars would come to China to film.

But I think in five to ten years, if China’s box office is the same as that of the United States.

Year-on-year means that the box office in the United States was 3 million US dollars, and that in China was 18 billion yuan.

At that time, if nothing unexpected happened.

Western directors must try to include Chinese actors and Chinese elements in any movie.

And they will definitely sharpen their brains to enter the Chinese market, and foreigners must also work hard to learn and speak Chinese.

Even the whole of Hollywood may move to the East in the future, maybe! "

Lu Yuan licked his lips. Li Lianjie's words and description of the future made his blood boil.

Especially the last sentence, Hollywood may move to the East.

Li Lianjie stared at him from the corner of his eye, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and patted his shoulder again.

"Come on, the future belongs to you. Our generation is old. It depends on you where we can go in the future."

After saying that, without waiting for his reply, Li Lianjie quickened his steps and walked towards Xu Ke, who had received the news and came out to greet him.

Lu Yuan stared at his back, feeling a little pity.

As both Kung Fu superstars, if Jet Li's physical fitness could be as good as that of the "Two-Faced Dragon", perhaps his achievements would be even higher.

In order to maintain the confidentiality of China's first 3D martial arts film, the crew started shooting quietly and refused interviews with reporters.

Xu Ke chose an auspicious time, when yellow sand was everywhere, and started the worship ceremony.

The desks used for worship are covered with red ribbons.

On the silk ribbon was written "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" in big characters.

Guandi is worshiped on the table, with incense burners and roasted suckling pigs and delicious fruits on both sides. The camera is covered with a red cloth.

As soon as the auspicious time came, Xu Ke led the crew to burn incense and worship the gods one by one. Finally, he lifted the red cloth of the machine and announced that it was started.

After the photographer took the photo, Lu Yuan, Zhou Xun and others went to the dressing room to put on makeup.

Lu Yuan plays two roles in the play, Yu Huatian and Feng Li Dao.

Yu Huatian, the governor of Xichang, holds great power, is ruthless, and has great martial arts skills.

While tracking Su Huirong, who was pregnant with a dragon fetus, she met Zhao Huaian, Ling Yanqiu, Tatar Caravan, Fengli Dao, Gu Shaotang and others at the Longmen Inn.

As for Fengli Dao, his true identity is an information seller in the world, and he has carved his own position in the world with his clever mouth.

For the gold in the desert, he and Gu Shaotang and others came to Longmen Inn, where they met Yu Huatian, the governor of Xichang who looked exactly like him.

As the male villain.

Art director and costume designer Xi Zhongmin specially designed more than ten sets of official uniforms for him that are so gorgeous that they "dazzle people's eyes."

The finest silk is used as the material, and the most gorgeous gold and silver threads are "graffitied" on it. The design is cut into a round collar, wide shoulders, narrow sleeves, and a cinched waist.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most beautiful eunuch in the whole drama.

The first scene of filming was the finale.

In the final battle, Yu Huatian changed his usual fine attire as a domineering factory boss and disguised himself as a scholar.

He wears a white square crown on his head, and the Confucian scarf is elegant.

Gray and black are even more calm and dignified colors, but his feminine style has not changed. He dresses like a scholar and does bloody things.

Comparing the two, a strangeness arises spontaneously, which actually pushes the character's sense of sinisterness to its peak!
Xi Zhongmin stared at Lu Yuan's face in the mirror and marveled.

This Mainland's No. 1 youngster, the No. 1 person born in the 1980s, and the Grand Slam Emperor, is really not an easy thing.

Xu Ke's eye for provocation is extremely cunning.

Lu Yuan now feels to him like another Dongfang Bubai in Tsui Hark's martial arts world, evil, sinister, artificial, arrogant, but extremely beautiful.

Yes, the words that came to his mind were so simple and beautiful.

I can't help but compare it to "New Dragon Inn".

Compared to Donnie Yen who still had a little baby fat back then.

The feminine temperament that Lu Yuan exudes from the bottom of his heart is undoubtedly better at handling the role of Yu Huatian, the governor of the West Factory.

Having seen too many dull characters, Xi Zhongmin believes that for movie fans, this image is definitely a blessing after a long drought.

Lu Yuan stared at himself in the mirror, subconsciously adjusting his state through subtle movements.

Xi Zhongmin on the side raised his eyebrows repeatedly.

About half an hour later, Zhou Xun came in from next door.

Wearing an indigo robe, a white hairband floats behind her head, and her high buns are gathered up from both sides, setting off her slightly angular eyebrows, adding a bit of heroic aura.

She looked at Lu Yuan and saw an innocent expression on his face, with cute eyes, and shouted tentatively.

"Feng Li Dao?"

Lu Yuan glanced at her sideways, and in an instant, his whole aura changed.

He just sat on the chair, stretched out his hand and put his index finger on the tip of his nose, the corners of his eyes were slightly depressed, and his thin face revealed a sinister and arrogant look.

And just right, he showed his arrogance and domineering attitude.

He glanced at me and said indifferently, "Did you see clearly, Ling Yanqiu?"

Weekly news: "."

Damn it, she suddenly felt so stressed! !

(End of this chapter)