Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 233 True Lies Start

In Yindu's chairman's office.

Chen Shiping sat on the sofa and looked at the furnishings in the office, feeling as if he had returned to Zhonghe.

There have been quite a few changes here, and Mr. Li rearranged them according to his own preferences.

The secretary brought the water and placed it in front of Chen Shiping before turning around and going out.

Mr. Li looked at Chen Shiping and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Life and Death is a hit, and it has brought glory to domestic movies."

"It is the result of the joint efforts of everyone in the factory."

Chen Shiping took a sip of water and asked, "Are you still used to being here?"

Mr. Li lit up a cigarette and said, "It's pretty good, but I'm still unfamiliar with a lot of the work. The situation in Xiangjiang is more complicated than I thought."

"The co-production rules have just been changed, so various situations must be a little more complicated."

"Let's integrate the theater chain first. The equipment of Shuangnan Theater Chain will be updated to prepare for your next movie."

"The theater chain is indeed important, and Xiangjiang's ticket warehouse is worth more than one billion."

After the two chatted for a while about the specific situation of Xiangjiang Film, Chen Shiping stood up and left.

After watching Mr. Li, you can't ignore Mr. Liao. Even though he is retired, you still have to go and see it.

It was not until after five o'clock in the afternoon that Chen Shiping left Dong Liao's home and got into Guan Zhilin's car to go to the hotel.

Guan Zhilin drove the car and asked with a smile: "How does my Mercedes-Benz look like?"

"Not bad, but a little masculine."

"Let me drive it for you. It will take a long time for me to film in Xiangjiang. This car is for you to use."

"What are you doing, bribing me?"

"Yes, I hope Director Chen can help me make more money!"

The two people chatted and laughed and arrived at the hotel together.

As one of the investors, Guan Zhilin can naturally come along and won't be criticized.

Next to the private room Cheng Long had reserved, Yongsheng's people were also there. In the private room, Xiang Sheng looked at Wang Jin and asked, "Do you want to come with me later?"

Wang Jin hesitated and said, "I'd better not go to avoid the embarrassment of the meeting."

Xiang Qiang couldn't help but frown, but didn't say anything. They still hoped to bring Wang Jin back.

The current situation of Yongsheng is very bad. All the popular artists have left, and Wang Jin is not cooperating with them.

I made a movie this year, and when it was released, it was arranged at the worst possible time slot by Yindu’s cinemas.

The box office performance was very poor. In the end, it only made more than 19 million yuan at the box office, and even the cost was not recovered.

I want to go to the Wanwan Film Festival, but they don’t want it. There are too few places, so not all movies can be admitted.

If things continue like this, Yong Sheng will have to make a Category III film, or change the direction and start over from scratch.

Although it is profitable to make Category III films, there is almost no room for development of Yongsheng in the future.

Xiang Sheng still hopes to reach cooperation with the mainland and participate in the mainland's film market.

It's just that there is Chen Shiping stuck in the middle, which makes it difficult for them to deal with it now.

On the other side, Chen Shiping was already sitting in the private room.

In addition to Jiahe, the people in the private room were the leading actors of the film crew.

Everyone knew Chen Shiping's habit of not drinking, so no one tried to persuade him to drink. They all just ate food and chatted.

Chen Shiping was chatting with Liang Jiahui about the previous filming of New Dragon Inn. The last time they collaborated with Liang Jiahui, he was a hero.

This time I will play the villain.

"When you act, you should be restrained. You should be somewhere between stupid and smart. Don't be too sinister. Although it is an action blockbuster, it still has comedy elements. The tone of the whole film is still light-hearted."

Chen Shiping and Liang Jiahui were chatting about their roles when the private room door suddenly opened, and tall and thin Xiang Sheng walked in holding a wine glass.

Xiang Qiang also followed behind, carrying a box in his hand.

Chen Shiping frowned and sat there without speaking.

Cheng Long and Jiahe's people took the initiative to stand up and say hello to Xiang Sheng. They said they were saying hello, but in fact they stopped Xiang Sheng and Xiang Qiang.

"Xiang Sheng is also eating here today, what a coincidence." Cheng Long looked at the wine in Xiang Sheng's hand and said with a smile, "Let's have a drink together."

As he spoke, Cheng Long picked up the wine glass in Xiang Sheng's hand and drank it in one gulp.

Xiang Sheng kept smiling and had a drink with Cheng Long, then looked at Chen Shiping and said, "Director Chen, welcome to Xiangjiang. Let's have a drink together when we meet for the first time."

Chen Shiping picked up the teacup and took a calm sip of tea before saying, "I don't drink."

Xiang Sheng immediately smiled and said, "Director Chen can just use tea instead of wine. I'll do it first!"

After saying that, Xiang Sheng drank the wine in one gulp and raised the empty glass to Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping also took a sip of tea and said, "Okay, we're done drinking. We're still eating. You can go back to where you came from."

Xiang Sheng looked at so many people in the private room and knew that it was inconvenient to talk, so he said, "I'm in the private room next door. I'd like to invite you over for a drink and a chat."

Chen Shiping turned to look at him and said, "It's not convenient today."

The atmosphere in the private room became a little tense for a moment.

Cheng Long and Jiahe's people took the initiative to put their arms around Xiang Qiang and Xiang Sheng's shoulders and went out together.

Before going out, Xiang Qiang put down the box in his hand and said to Chen Shiping: "Director Chen, this is a gift for you. I hope you like it."

Chen Shiping didn't even look at it. He didn't know how to give these silly gifts. How could he give them in front of so many people.

Liang Jiahui took one look at Chen Shiping's expression and took the initiative to change the subject and joke around to lighten the atmosphere.

After chatting for a while, Chen Shiping wiped his mouth, looked at the other people on the table and said, "That's it for tonight. Go back and rest early. We'll start work tomorrow."

After saying that, Chen Shiping stood up and left the private room without glancing at the box on the ground.

Guan Zhilin was quite curious, so he picked it up and weighed it.

The portion is not light, and it seems that Yongsheng spent a lot of money on it.

After Chen Shiping left the private room, he took the elevator directly upstairs to rest.

His room has a relatively high standard and is not on the same floor as the rest of the crew.

Guan Zhilin also followed and said in a low voice: "They won't come for you, right? I'm afraid they won't give up. Why don't you go to my place? Little Lihua is here too."

Don’t you want to give the little raccoon flower to Zhang Min? Chen Shiping turned to look at her, but he didn't expect that she had learned to play riddles.

So he pressed the elevator on the second floor and said, "You're right. We need to have a good rest before we turn on the computer tomorrow."

The hotel is indeed not safe. It would be bad if the two brothers came upstairs to disturb his rest.

Guan Zhilin covered his mouth and smiled, put his hand on Chen Shiping's shoulder, tilted his head and said, "Why don't you all stay at my place? My property is very private."

"Let's see how our stay is tonight."

"Guaranteed to satisfy you."

In the hotel, Cheng Long drank several drinks with Yongsheng's two brothers before leaving.

Seeing that there was no one next door, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Chen Shiping was probably unhappy.

But that's not what he said. It would be too easy for Yongsheng's people to find out where they are.

Cheng Long also dislikes these unclean film companies. He has also been forced to make movies with a gun pointed at his head.

To be precise, no artist in Hong Kong likes these young and Dangerous boys.

Yongsheng is better, but that's only superficially better.

Because Yong Sheng can make these actors behave and film without having to hold a gun. Cheng Long looked at the box on the ground, walked over, opened it and took a look and couldn't help but be surprised.

Yongsheng really spent a lot of money, at least three million.

But I can’t even send it away.

Cheng Long handed the box to the waiter and asked him to give it to the Yongsheng brothers.

Xiang Qiang looked at the money that was sent back and said with a frown, "What should we do now?"

Xiang Sheng stood there thinking for a long time and then said: "If the movie doesn't work, then turn to other directions and let your wife set up a record company and investment company in Wanwan to start over."

Xiang Qiang couldn't help but said: "If I don't tie him up directly, I won't believe that he will still be so stubborn!"

"Who do you think he is?! Do you want to drag us to death together?! Yindu was so targeted by the British. Have you seen anything happen to him?"

After Xiang Sheng warned Xiang Qiang a few words, he turned and left.

On the other hand, when Chen Shiping arrived at Guan Zhilin's house, he saw Zhang Min sitting on the sofa wearing a red dress and holding a cat.

As soon as he walked in, Guan Zhilin hugged him from behind, pressed against him and said, "Do you want to take a shower first?"

"Is it helpful for bathing?"

"Of course, and they are still sisters."

Guan Zhilin took Chen Shiping's hand and walked to the bathroom. Zhang Min also stood up and walked slowly, the skirt on his body slowly falling off a little with every step he took.

When he walked in front of Chen Shiping, he was already naked.

Chen Shiping put his arm around her waist and walked towards the bathroom.

Looks like I'll have a good sleep tonight.

If you exercise enough before going to bed, you will sleep well.

Chen Shiping got up early the next morning and drove towards the crew hotel.

After meeting the crew, we headed to the location for location scouting.

On the way there, Cheng Long sat next to Chen Shiping and couldn't help but said, "Director, I'm worried that Yong Sheng will come to the set to cause trouble."

"I was afraid that if he didn't come, he would be killed immediately if he came."

Chen Shiping yawned and said, "Don't worry, they are not stupid, and this is your territory, isn't it? It's not my turn to worry about it."

Cheng Long: "." What you said is correct.

Liang Jiahui was not surprised by Chen Shiping's words. When he was filming Longmen Inn in 1989, he could see that Chen Shiping was a very domineering person.

He is very mean when he scolds people. Being able to speak nicely to Xiang Sheng and the others yesterday was enough to give him face.

Liang Jiahui really hoped that Yongsheng would come and cause trouble and give Chen Shiping an excuse to kill them completely.

Soon the crew arrived at a sea-view villa near Central, which was more or less like a manor.

This is the house of a shareholder of Jiahe, and this time it was taken out for Chen Shiping and others to shoot.

When the crew arrived, they were a little intimidated by the sight of such a luxurious house.

Afraid of breaking something and not being able to pay for it.

Li Xiaoran had been following Lin Fangbing and Zheng Yao, looking at the manor curiously, with eyes full of envy.

"Sister, this house is so beautiful. How much does it cost?"

Lin Fangbing shook her head. If she could estimate an ordinary villa, it would be hard to estimate such a large one.

Cheng Long said with a smile at this time: "Tens of millions, but it's not that big. Director Chen's courtyard in the capital is not small either."

"My courtyard house is not worth tens of millions." After Chen Shiping said with a smile, he took Cheng Long to the house and began to look at the environment inside.

How to frame the scene in the house also needs to be designed.

After the crew learned that all valuable things in the house had been taken away, they finally let go and set up the scene.

Wiring, lighting, and props
Chen Shiping looked from the kitchen to the living room of the villa, and after walking around the yard a few times, he almost had an idea.

Soon everything was ready, and Cheng Long put on makeup and a decent suit to get ready for the show.

Zheng Ming stood in the middle of the banquet hall wearing a black evening dress, looking extremely beautiful.

Chen Shiping couldn't help but take a few more glances, thinking whether he should take a more beautiful photo of Zheng Yao.

Let’s shoot it as a somewhat stupid female villain.

After thinking about it, I decided to let Zheng Yang act a bit stupid. Beautiful vases are often not very smart.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have regarded a special character as an ordinary person, and let him discover the plan between himself and his boss.

Soon the camera started running. After Chen Shiping sat behind the monitor and shouted "Start", the field manager ran to the camera to make notes.

"True lies, first scene, first shot, first time, start!"

Cheng Long took a deep breath, put on a confident smile and walked out of the kitchen passage to join the crowd in the banquet hall.

When I met the waiter, he held a glass of wine in his hand very skillfully.

Zheng Yang, who was among the crowd, was attracted by him and took the initiative to go over and talk to him, and even danced with him.

This kind of literary drama is not difficult, and it was finished very quickly.

The first shot went smoothly, but later on we had to shoot more difficult scenes.

At the same time, some high-tech equipment of the agents should be displayed.

For example, there are a series of difficult scenes such as diving into the manor, then using a computer to crack the password and sneaking into the building, and finally taking off the waterproof suit to disguise and enter the banquet hall.

When Chen Shiping was filming, he found that Cheng Long was really professional and it was very relaxing and comfortable to shoot this kind of scene.

The only bad thing is that the characters played by Cheng Long are very homogeneous, and the characters are similar and there is almost nothing new.

These scenes were not difficult and were shot quickly.

It was around seven o'clock in the evening, and most of the crew were busy packing.

Cheng Long and Chen Shiping were in the courtyard of the villa, studying how to play.

Cheng Long's family class and Chen Shiping were shown the designed movements on the spot.

This scene also includes a snowmobile chase scene, and Chen Shiping is going to Russia for filming.

The interior scenes were shot in Hong Kong, and the exterior scenes were shot in Russia and then edited together.

The fighting scenes in this scene were all outdoors, and there was no furniture for Cheng Long to play with.

The designed fighting movements are also more realistic.
Chen Shiping only has one requirement, that is, he must play beautifully and elegantly.

Although Cheng Long couldn't take advantage of his furniture city to play humorously, he still performed his normal fighting moves very beautifully.

At least he played better than the governor.

In True Lies, the governor's fighting scenes are almost all about you punching me and I punching you.

Just like a turn-based game, the fighting scenes are not enjoyable to watch at all.

The governor's fight scene in True Lies is the same as in The Terminator, with a minor villain in each hand.

Even if you twist someone's neck, you just turn one hand around their neck.

If it weren't for the governor's tall physique, it would be really difficult to convince the audience with such a fight scene.

The governor can act like that, but Cheng Long can't, he's too short.
Cheng Long rubbed his nose and felt a little cold after dark. Why did he still want to sneeze?

"Director, can I not wear height-increasing insoles? It's hard to kick my legs!"

"You are not as tall as Lin Fangbing if you don't wear it! You want to be called Xiangjiang Xiaoyuwan!"

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(End of this chapter)