This director needs to apologize

Chapter 324: Men and women work together without getting tired
Although Chen Yiming had watched "Violent Street" in his previous life, he didn't know much about the team behind it and couldn't even remember the name of the leading actor.

The "parkour master" he can think of is none other than Jackie Chan. This is the guy known as the "originator of parkour". Those cool parkour moves that became popular on the Internet after the new millennium, Jackie Chan had been around since the 1980s. I’ve been playing with it since the 1990s.

It is a pity that the leading kung fu star in China in this time and space is Wu Lianjing. Although this man also has the nickname of the Furniture City God of War, unfortunately he is not good at going high and high, and he takes the route of sitting on the ground with a hard bridge and a hard horse.

The one who likes to fight while floating is Mr. Quan Xu, but his style of romantic martial arts is a kind of romantic martial arts that irritates Newton. You can reach the sky by stepping on the left foot and the right foot. It has nothing to do with parkour.

So Chen Yiming was in trouble. He didn't know where to find an action instructor who was good at parkour.

At the critical moment, the eldest sister Hou Peijuan was very helpful and introduced an action coach who was not an action coach.

Due to the intense involution of the Hong Kong film industry during the golden age, some fringe genres were born. They were mostly small crews with limited budgets that could not recruit big-name actors, and they relied on finding new ways to gain attention.

There is a leader in the action field named Xie Tianfang, who has done many innovative things that have impressed movie fans.

This person is actually a second-generation star. His father is a veteran producer at Shaw Brothers Studios. He occasionally works as an actor and director on the set, and he has a room full of old video tapes with his name on them.

Xiao Xie grew up on a Shaw Brothers studio. He has studied drama and martial arts. He can sing, read, dance, and fight. If it weren't for his appearance, which is not very close to the people, he would be a big shot based on his intelligence.

Therefore, Xie Tianfang can be a non-staff consultant to Chen Yiming even if he is exhausted, but his stunt team will definitely not be able to rely on him.

Chen Yiming could only take one step at a time. He would first ask Xie Tianfang about the feasibility of building parkour, and then consider the next step.

He did not touch on the reservations of traditional action movies, but instead considered some other side theories.

Chen Yiming had seen the name Xie Tianfang when he was taking extra classes, but he had never met him in the past. He had been hiding on a three-acre plot of land in Hong Kong City and had not gone north with other Hong Kong city filmmakers.

For example, when Wu Lianjing made a movie about racing, he used the script structure of that movie to clone a movie about stunts on bicycles.

He made Wu Lianjing speechless. Although he did enjoy the popularity of Wu Lianjing's blockbuster, Xiao Xie worked really hard in filming. He took the lead and performed all the stunts himself.

Chen Yiming once felt that he was just asking for trouble. Whether or not he performs parkour has nothing to do with the main plot of the movie. Simply deleting it would not affect the integrity of the film at all.

When Xiao Xie is working hard, he occasionally engages in independent innovation. For example, in 98, he accepted a script called "A Better Tomorrow". The routine was very old, and it was a two-hero drama in which a policeman and a gangster are unwilling to give up.

All in all, Chen Yiming and An Xixi have been busy in Shanghai for more than a week, and have basically prepared the crew of "The Thirteenth Floor". The key departments and core personnel are almost in place.

If nothing else happens, Xie Tianfang will arrive in Shanghai next Tuesday.

Wu Lianjing's movie used a paraglider, and Xiao Xie dared to fly in a wingsuit.

The most ideal response is of course for the actor himself to appear in person.

Moreover, Chen Yiming had to prepare early, how to adjust the shooting plan without a suitable stunt double.

To go out and stir up a lot of people to fight over a famous internet meme about a "parkour restricted area" in the previous life in Chongqing City is really self-inflicted.

Among them, the 11-way chase in the first half was arranged in an unfinished building complex. The two people flew around with the help of scaffolding, which was both realistic and elegant, and it was amazing.

The arrangement is even more simple and crude, with the two protagonists chasing and escaping, using various racing tools from their own legs to helicopters flying in the sky.

Hou Peijuan's introduction made Chen Yiming look forward to meeting Xie Tianfang. He was actually very interested in Xiao Xie's know-how in making those special effects shots. In an era without special effects technology, those shots were enough to dazzle viewers.

Wu Lianjing played skateboarding in the first half of the year, and Xie Tianfang started roller skating in the second half.

Because he didn't have a teacher, Xiao Xie has never been able to integrate into the gangster circle in Hong Kong City. With the help of Lao Xie's connections, he formed a team of people to work with him.

The only problem is that Xie Tianfang is old and has been living in seclusion for five or six years. His old brothers have also dispersed. In fact, even if they have not dispersed, those people have already passed the age of running around.

As a result, additional physical training must be arranged, and the film's production cycle will have to be further compressed.

These days, the two of them have been inseparable, living in the same rhythm, not to mention getting along quite harmoniously.

Early every morning, An Xixi drove to Chen Yiming's kennel with breakfast cooked by her aunt, and acted as a human alarm to dig someone out of bed.

After having breakfast together, we held hands and walked along the Pujiang River for half an hour, then went home and got in the car and started running around.

In the afternoon, early or late, after finishing errands, I would return to Chen Yiming's residence, An Xixi would prepare dinner, and Chen Yiming would follow up on the work in Chongqing through a conference call.

After dinner, the beautiful woman put perfume on her red sleeves and put their heads together to study the storyboard.

Well, in fact, Chen Yiming was talking while painting, and An Xixi was watching and learning. The future director An was far from reaching the level of finding faults and giving suggestions to Chen Yiming. At 9: pm, An Xixi drove back to Bieye on time, and Chen Yiming continued to draw storyboards until the early morning.

It stands to reason that taking care of a student should seriously hinder Chen Yiming's work efficiency. However, the fact is that Chen Yiming's storyboarding was completed earlier than expected.

Sure enough, the old saying is right, men and women work together without getting tired.

Thanks to An Meizi's "motivating" effect, Chen Yiming finalized the script and storyboards in only ten days after returning to the Magic City from Bangkok. At the same time, he also basically completed the formation of the team. It can be said that the efficiency is amazing.

If everything goes well, after meeting with Xie Tianfang next week, "The Thirteenth Floor" can start the internal second review and formally submit the filming permit.

If Da Zhuang's PR in Chongqing is effective, the crew will hopefully start filming before the end of the month, complete aerial photography and sampling of the location in half a month, and officially start filming in a month.

The next thing on the agenda is the cast of "The Thirteenth Floor".

The final round of interviews for the main actors is scheduled for next Wednesday in the large conference room of Bojue's headquarters.

Before that, Chen Yiming needs to determine the secondary actors.

Currently, the first female lead Song Jia has signed a contract, and the second female lead has selected a final audition list of 12 people, which will be scheduled for next Thursday or Friday.

What Chen Yiming needs to make up his mind early on is the future identity of the female scientist No. 3, the unexpectedly missing friend of the No. 4 male protagonist, plus the two characters who are mainly responsible for the parkour action scenes, the positive male protagonist’s colleagues, and the negative side’s. "Agent Smith."

These characters have clear personalities, direct positioning, and limited roles. Therefore, there is no need to conduct a selection process. Directed invitations are more efficient.

The third female lead, Chen Yiming, finally decided not to take the usual path and cast an "innocent and clear" silly Baitian actor to star, so that her "AI" in the ending egg will have more unexpected and reasonable effects and be more eye-catching. It’s also more topical.

It’s not easy to pick silly white sweets in their thirties. The current “famous girls” in China’s entertainment industry prefer to act young and focus on the girlish route unwaveringly. On the contrary, middle-aged female characters who are consistent in body and mind are not popular.

Of course, mainstream movies haven't reserved many good characters or scripts for this character.

So Chen Yiming is in a dilemma. There are almost no actresses with mature bodies and girly hearts. There are actors with this skill, such as Mr. Zhou, but why should they play a small supporting role?
Just because Chen Yiming has a big face?
Due to the human-to-human transmission effect, Duan Yining finally recommended a junior sister of his own to help Chen Yiming solve this problem.

The girl's name is Huang Mimi. She is a student in the Musical Theater Department of the Imperial Academy of Drama. She is only 20 years old this year.

At first, Chen Yiming felt that Lao Duan was teasing him. What I want is a middle-aged girl. How can you recommend a real girl?

However, it turns out that Old Duan was not fooling people. Just looking at her appearance, Huang Mimi is really a rare mature person. From appearance to temperament, she looks very much like Mr. Zhou's contemporaries.

In the video material that was sent, Huang Mimi performed a musical number of "Thunderstorm" and played the role of Fanyi in it. The acting is indeed immature, but the whole person has a flavor of its own. The lady in cheongsam and high heels looks like a young lady, and no one can say that she is pretending to be old.

Chen Yiming decided that she was the one. She is a character with a small role to begin with, and it is related to the Easter egg at the end of the film. Maybe a sequel or something can be developed. It would be more convenient to choose a cute and new character.

The missing friend of the male protagonist is considered a tool, and he is also a rare "old handsome guy" in the whole film. He is at least a whole generation older than the handsome uncles in the protagonist group.

There are still many veteran actors with this kind of character in the Chinese film industry, and the role itself is a guest appearance. Chen Yiming didn't have any trouble and directly contacted the best actor Shen Ming.

Actor Shen is currently the current chairman of the Film Society. Chen Yiming has dealt with him a lot and has become familiar with him over the past three or two years. It is enough to at least invite a "special performance".

The entire movie cannot be made up of outdated old bacon or cute new bean sprouts. The current staff configuration is suitable for actor Shen to come and support the scene.

Finally, there are the two actors who are mainly responsible for the "action scenes". Chen Yiming prefers to choose from the martial arts industry. The male lead colleague on the front needs to be handsome and ugly, while the system agent White Blood Cell on the opposite side is a born evil person.

The former, Chen Yiming, contacted Wu Yue, who also graduated from the Imperial Academy of Drama and was a Wuying-level athlete. He had appeared in many blockbusters but was not popular.

This guy really meets the requirement of being handsome but not handsome. Action movies are good for actors. He has been able to play a positive role for more than ten years and is still tepid. This shows how handsome he is.

Wu Yue agreed readily and didn't care about playing a supporting role. He probably looked away.

Later, Chen Yiming asked Hou Peijuan to invite Hong Kong actor Zhou Zhaolong, a self-taught martial artist, on his behalf.

He is a perennial villain in Hong Kong action movies. He always looks cool in the early stage and gets beaten later. He is always an unlucky guy.

More than his skills, Chen Yiming appreciates his rebelliousness from the inside out. He is one of the few villain actors who can compete with Wu Lianjing in terms of aura without falling behind.

The white blood cell in "The Thirteenth Floor" is a standard programmed AI. He is a tough thug from beginning to end, which is exactly what Zhou Zhaolong is most familiar with.

(End of this chapter)