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Chapter 577 Classic Action (Two in One)

On the day when the filming of the Once Upon a Time movie series started, Xie Cheng arrived at the scene.

In fact, Yang Yi and the others were filming "Once Upon a Time in China" at this time, and the second film "Once Upon a Time in China" that he participated in was far from being scheduled for filming.

However, Xie Cheng still came. After he took the role of Nalan Yuanshu, he couldn't wait to star in this movie. In the first half of the year, except for the major online movie that he had signed a contract with before filming, he did not audition for other movies, and he concentrated on "preparing" for the role of Nalan Yuanshu.

Xie Cheng's preparations were divided into two aspects. One was to practice stick skills more diligently. In half a year, he didn't know how many white wax martial arts sticks he broke at home. If Yang Yi hadn't reminded him not to tan too much, he might Xie Chengdu was able to tan from wheat-colored skin to a charcoal-like complexion.

Another is to follow Director Yang Yi's requirements to understand the role of Nalan Yuanshu more thoroughly, improve his acting skills, and not to disappoint the director on the set.

Improving acting skills is a big challenge for Xie Cheng.

He was not an acting person originally. He went to study in the middle of the school. He also studied martial arts at the Sports Academy. Therefore, after so many years of acting, he can only perform a few roles that suit his acting style with impressive effects on the audience. The other roles are either ordinary or have the same feeling.

Obviously, Nalan Yuanshu does not belong to the type of character that Xie Cheng is good at, "a character with a poor background, a humble status, a stubborn personality and strong kung fu". If Xie Cheng wants to play Nalan Yuanshu well, he must step out of his own way. The comfort zone shows the aristocratic temperament of Nalan Yuanshu.

If your acting skills are not enough, experience will make up for it!
Xie Cheng thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to pay for it out of his own pocket and sign up for classes to learn horse riding, archery, and even learn English, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Of course, fighting scenes are not that easy to film well, especially in Yang Yi's storyboard design, the two of them fought so hard that they almost demolished the warehouse, and they had to step on ladders and jump up and down to fight.

This idea was completely overturned on the third day he came to the crew!

Whether it is the design of the actions or the arrangement of the shots, they are all very difficult, not to mention that the actors have to do it over and over again until a shot is taken that satisfies Yang Yi!
Even if Yang Yi had the original film as a reference, he didn't dare to say that this scene could be shot in one day. The crew had reserved five days for it in their schedule.

In terms of martial arts, even if Yang Yi worshiped Deng Xingyong as his teacher and was a disciple of Yuan Kui, Xie Cheng didn't think Yang Yi could be anything special.

Xie Cheng was also called a genius when he was a child, and because he had acted with Kung Fu superstars since he was a child, he was unparalleled in the limelight at that time, and the media felt that his future would be limitless. As a result, who knows what fate will do to people?
Xie Cheng would not underestimate Yang Yi, he just didn't think he could learn anything about martial arts from Yang Yi.

In addition to being the actor of Yan Zhendong, Deng Xingyong is also the action director of this film. Therefore, before filming, Deng Xingyong discussed his action design with Yang Yi.

It's not that Xie Cheng doesn't know how to ride horses and archery, but what he learned before was all about skills, how to ride well and shoot accurately, rather than how to ride gracefully and shoot freely!
Half a year later, Xie Cheng didn't know how he was doing. As soon as he heard from the crew that the filming of the Once Upon a Time movie series had started, he went to Yang Yi to apply, hoping to join the cast in advance and follow everyone to get a feel for it.

In this film, the actor who plays Yan Zhendong is Yang Yi's master Deng Xingyong. Yang Yi assigned this unhappy role to his master. Deng Xingyong, who had similar experiences in acting before, can really play it well!

Although he was not stepping on a ladder, but an apple box used by the crew as a stepping stone or as a prop, Deng Xingyong, who is over 60 years old, is still very agile, soaring, turning, and kicking in one go.

Xie Cheng knew that Yang Yi had great acting skills and that he was the best actor in Berlin no matter what. But in his heart, what he wanted to learn from Yang Yi was just acting skills.

Xie Chengdu, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised, Master Deng is always getting stronger!
"Yes, but I think we can also add some more cool moves. For example, as you said just now, master, Yan Zhendong used the skill of throwing things to come and beat Huang Feihong. Huang Feihong could step on the ladder, back up continuously, and then Standing on one leg, it’s a bit like a golden rooster standing on its own.”

That's not to say that the director can't put forward his own requirements, but Yang Yi no longer puts forward the effect he wants. He starts to interfere with the action director's work and design the actions himself.

Xie Cheng came to the crew with a learning mentality, but this learning refers to acting skills.

"Master, I think we can't just punch hard to the ground. The fight scenes between Yan Zhendong and Huang Feihong should also reflect Yan Zhendong's toughness in the iron cloth shirt with a golden bell, and Huang Feihong's agility and gracefulness. Characteristics!" Yang Yi gave a different opinion.

"Yes, according to your idea, didn't I design Huang Feihong to step on the ladder and turn around to give Yan Zhendong a series of kicks?" Deng Xingyong directly demonstrated it to Yang Yi.

How many years has Yang Yicai practiced Kung Fu? How many years has he practiced kung fu?
No matter how talented a person is, it is impossible for him to practice martial arts to perfection in two or three years in his thirties!
And who isn’t a genius?

There was a fight scene to be filmed on the third day. The crew did not follow the plot progress of the script from beginning to end, but made the most efficient shooting plan based on the rental period of the filming location and the actors' schedules. What they were going to shoot today was the final showdown between Huang Feihong and Yan Zhendong in the Shahe Gang's warehouse in "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun".

Xie Cheng was a little confused, why did the director start to intervene in the action design of the action director?

It's not that Xie Cheng is conceited, that's what common sense should be.

Yang Yi paid for his room and board for the past two months, and he readily asked Le Zehan to arrange for someone to book a flight for Xie Cheng.

Yang Yi also started to demonstrate with gestures in the open space.

When Xie Cheng is filming, he often has to listen to the action director. Unless the crew cannot afford a good action director, he has to choreograph the fighting actions himself.

Isn't his master, Director Deng, angry that Yang Yi is overstepping his authority like this?

Deng Xingyong is really not angry!

"The golden rooster is independent. Isn't it easy for the body to lose balance on a horizontal ladder?" He touched the beard stubble on his chin specially left for Yan Zhendong. Under Xie Cheng's surprised gaze, he actually started discussing with Yang Yi.

Xie Cheng didn't know that this was not the first time Yang Yi had intervened in the work of action guidance.

As early as when they were filming "Dragon" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yang Yi was often involved in the design of martial arts movements. At first, Deng Xingyong doted on this talented apprentice and didn't pay much attention to his behavior that crossed the line. But later, Deng Xingyong found that Yang Yiti's suggestions were very helpful. The movements he designed, even under Deng Xingyong's careful taste, he felt that they were very exquisite. Between the plot and the characters, there is no sense of inconsistency at all!

Since Yang Yi had such good ideas, and he was also a screenwriter and even a director of TV series and movies, and had a deeper understanding of the works, Deng Xingyong went along with the flow and happily maintained this negotiated working state with him.

Of course, this also has something to do with Deng Xingyong's character not being so strong.

If it were Master Yuan Kui's place, I'm afraid it would be difficult for the old man to keep his face and listen to Yang Yi's "command" - wouldn't this be contrary to Tiangang?
"Yes, that's what I thought. Huang Feihong acted cool first, and then forced by Yan Zhendong to sweep his legs, he had no choice but to jump in the air and switch legs, and then took advantage of his body losing balance and falling backwards to fly towards Yan Zhendong. One kick. Yan Zhendong also jumped up and kicked, and the two of them met in the air, just enough to distance themselves, which should make it a more exciting fight scene."

Yang Yi continued to demonstrate to the master.

He changed his feet in the air, and then kicked out with flying feet, making Xie Cheng's eyes lit up next to him.

"Director Yang is very stable in the lower plate. It seems that he has really developed good skills!"

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action. Xie Cheng, who saw Yang Yi demonstrating boxing and kicking skills for the first time, could tell from a few simple movements that Yang Yi had not practiced Kung Fu in vain in the past few years.

"Your style of play is a bit far-fetched. If you play on the ladder, you may have to use Wia." Deng Xingyong simulated the actual shooting in his mind and immediately came to a conclusion.

"But this style of fighting is really good-looking. It feels a bit like when your master was filming martial arts movies in Hong Kong City." Deng Xingyong added later.

Mr. Deng has been an action director for so many years, and he will definitely not be as stubborn as the older generation of martial arts inheritors who cling to traditional martial arts routines. He clearly understands that even martial arts movies are just a form of art, and the key is not martial arts movements. The design is really unrealistic. As long as it looks good, the audience will pay for it. It is normal to deviate slightly from reality!

"Yes, if we want to hang Wia, we all have to hang him. Master, when we are facing each other, your character Yan Zhendong will suffer a bit. I will kick him and fly backwards, and he can barely stand still with the help of the floorboards. ." Yang Yi pointed to the wooden partitions built in the warehouse and described to the master.

"No problem. Yan Zhendong suffered a loss, not me. Huang Feihong's kung fu in the movie is still better. After all, he is a master." Deng Xingyong laughed and waved his hand openly.

Did you agree with Yang Yi's action design?

Seeing them start discussing the action details of another scene, Xie Cheng was shocked. Only then did he realize that not only did Yang Yi put forward his opinion, but his opinion was also smoothly adopted by Deng Xingyong!
And looking at Deng Xingyong's accustomed reaction, it seems that Yang Yi's "transgression" behavior is no longer the only one!
"Master, the great master you just mentioned just reminded me. I actually designed a starting movement for Huang Feihong! Do you think it looks good if I set it up like this?"

Yang Yi did a horse stance and spread his hands to the left and right, performing one of the most classic moves in the original film "Once Upon a Time"! (As shown below)

Xie Cheng stared at Yang Yi's gestures in shock, feeling a little incredible.

What's going on?

Xie Chengcheng has never seen any martial arts start like this.

"It looks a little good, but your design is unreasonable! Who starts with the middle door wide open for others?"

The words were spoken by Deng Xingyong, but Xie Cheng felt that Director Deng spoke to his heart.

In normal kung fu, the starting movements are usually offensive and defensive.

For example, in Wing Chun's asking hand, the right hand is in front of the asking hand, which is intended to test the attack and find the opponent's open door. The left hand is behind the hand guard, with the palm facing the inside of the right arm, so that a quick defensive response can be made.

Other starting styles such as boxing and Sanda are similar to the principle of one attack and one defense.

No matter how reckless his kung fu is, it is mainly based on offense, and he will not spread his hands carelessly, as if he wants someone to attack his open chest.
"Master, I designed this starting move specifically for Huang Feihong. You see, in the movie scripts I wrote, Huang Feihong is actually a person who is easy to take action and has a reserved and low-key personality. He has established a treasure Zhilin's original intention is to treat illnesses and save people, not to bully the weak with his superb martial arts skills. Every time he takes action, it is only out of necessity, and it is difficult to kill him. He does not even use all his strength, and often puts himself in trouble. At a disadvantage. Only because the other party bullied others too much, or because he wanted to avenge his family and country, did he use all his strength to defeat the big villain in each movie."

When Yang Yi said that, Xie Cheng was also thinking.

This seems to be the case. Even in the second movie he was going to star in, Huang Feihong fought with Nalan Yuanshu. Nalan Yuanshu was forced to a corner first, and Huang Feihong finally used a bamboo to seal his throat.

"So, I designed Huang Feihong's starting move like this, 'Come, come, come', which means you can go ahead. This also shows his confidence as a master - he will never strike first, you can do whatever you want. Come on, he can catch it! (Note 1)" Yang Yi explained.

He has used the experience card and knows the original intention of the action design in the original film.

Yang Yi also thinks this action is very cool, it is simply Huang Feihong's signature action. If it is not used in his movies, Yang Yi will be very sorry.

"My design may need to be adjusted. Master, do you think it would be better if I turned slightly sideways?" Yang Yi gestured again.

"Well, this is much better. At least I won't think that you have flaws everywhere. You can try this action when you are filming to see the effect under the camera. It seems to be a little bit interesting!" Deng Xingyong unexpectedly showed up again Agree with Yang Yi's design.

This left Xie Cheng speechless.

You can't pamper Director Yang so much. Is it bad to make a movie that's so outrageous?
How could a martial arts master come up with such an easily defeated move?
Unreasonable!

(Note 1: This paragraph is based on an interview with Mr. Jet Li. The classic starting position of Huang Feihong he played was actually originated by Mr. Jet Li - according to him, it was a joking gesture at the time. Unexpectedly It was later adopted and won the love of so many viewers.)
(End of this chapter)