The king of all people

Chapter 416 News of "House of Flying Daggers"
Originally Zhang Yimou thought that Li Xian would mostly ask some basic questions about the director in terms of shooting angles, but the other party suddenly brought up these questions about special effects and plot expressiveness, which really stumped him for a while. Self-knowledgeable...

After all, Li Xian is still just a 21-year-old young boy. It is very common to encounter obstacles in the process of directing a film. "The Girl Who Chased Together" is a much more difficult film. If Li Xian can still handle it freely and control it perfectly, then his strength is really too terrifying.

Zhang Yimou was silent for a few minutes, then raised his head and stared at Li Xian's thirsty look, smiled embarrassingly, and changed the subject directly. "Ahem... Now, my brother, to be honest, I don't know much about your "Death Comes", so I rashly put forward my own opinion on the expressiveness. After you correct it, the effect of the film may not be as good as it is. Now, let me talk to you about things like shooting techniques and angles."

Although it is indeed embarrassing to say it, Zhang Yimou still chooses to tell the truth. He has lived a long life and lied in front of a young man. When he thinks about it later, even he himself will be ashamed of himself...

What's more, each director has a different view on each work. If Zhang Yimou really wants to talk, he can also put forward some thoughts on how to make the content of the script of "Death Comes" more perfect through the lens and special effects. The ideas expressed, but first of all, these ideas may not be successful, and in addition, it is very likely that they will not be recognized by Li Xian.

If he had been working part-time with the crew of "Death is Coming" from the very beginning, then after thinking about these difficult problems for a period of time, he would basically be able to come up with answers to help Li Xian solve problems.

But now, most of what he can do is to correct some of Li Xian's public mistakes, and let Li Xian improve his filming ability from a general and fundamental perspective.

"That's true..." Li Xian pondered what Zhang Yimou meant, and continued without thinking too much: "Then...Does Director Zhang want to go to the studio with me to have a look?"

Friends come from far away, all of them are guests, Zhang Yimou came all the way to visit the crew, and by the way, he was able to help him with some problems, Li Xian himself was naturally very happy.

The first destination the two of them went to was the place where the scene of speeding in the rain was filmed some time ago. For the first time, Zhang Yimou saw those "scrapped" police cars with bumps and bruises that he saw in the newspapers face to face. The windows of the office building are broken and scattered.

"This car is really a waste..." Zhang Yimou also has a more responsible personality in his bones. Now that a good 'new car' has been tortured into this state, he naturally feels a heartache.

"There is actually no way around this. After all, our special effects are effective. If we replace the real thing, no matter how high the simulation level is, there will be an unavoidable sense of distortion. I still prefer to let the audience have a sense of substitution." Li Xian directly explained his thoughts. These props were all his money, so how could he be willing to do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

Zhang Yimou nodded in understanding, and didn't continue to entangle in this matter. The set of "Death is Coming" is very big, the two people stop and go and watch the staff perform their duties. There are not many people in the crew who don't know the character Zhang Yimou. When the two pass by, they will basically vote. During the period, Zhang Yimou also helped a few of his "fans" sign autographs and take photos together, which changed the image of a strict and solemn senior in some people's eyes.

Afterwards, Li Xian took him to the venue where the footage was currently being recorded. Zhang Yimou was not interested in watching the performances of several extras, but he was amazed by the atmosphere of the scene.This film itself is a horror film without 'ghosts'. In order to make the taste of suspense and horror more intense, the faintly propped skull in the corner of the set is simply a stroke of genius...

Zhang Yimou admires Li Xian's mastery of details. I remember that in the film "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" he made last year, there were some details that should have been neglected. Within a short period of time, he unknowingly grew up by himself.

"Director Zhang, tell me, when this skull was first brought into the crew, there was a female backer who was scared and passed out. It is estimated that after my film is released, the female audience's reputation will not be very good." Li Xian is relatively modest in his conduct and affairs, and he does not brag about himself because of the other party's praise.

The painstaking effort and hard work he put into the movie "Death is Coming" is a bit higher than any work since his debut, but whether the hard work he put in is worth it, the final evaluation standard still depends on the market after it is released reaction.Li Xian knew from the very beginning that this was a very realistic thing.

"It's okay, take your time. Anyone who cares will see the works you put out in your down-to-earth filming." Zhang Yimou appreciates Li Xian's attitude of neither arrogance nor impetuosity. Li Xian's progress is far behind It exceeded his expectations, and now he is no longer just an entry-level director who can only make some small youth romance films with a low degree of difficulty.

"Actually, the status of your entire crew is relatively good at present, and the work you have assigned to them is also relatively complete. There is one thing I want to remind you, since you are both the director and the lead actor, you might as well find a suitable and permanent assistant director. Assisting you in shooting, you will definitely be in this state many times in the future, and a fixed partner is very important to you."

Zhang Yimou’s opinion is very pertinent. In fact, many directors, assistant directors, and producers in the circle have fixed cooperative relationships. After all, these positions need a style adjustment period. Only when a tacit understanding is reached can they work together to produce better Excellent film and television works come.

Li Xian accepted the proposal frankly, but there is one thing he didn't tell the other party. In fact, he already has a cooperative and happy partner - Han Li, the only contracted director in Mixian Entertainment, but Han Li is currently in Hengdian. Filming Bingbing's TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan", this time the production team of "The God of Death is Coming" was absent.

Time passed quickly, and under the guidance of Li Xian, Zhang Yimou went around the location of the second filming location of "Death is Coming" from beginning to end, and also got a general understanding of the current progress of the film and some simple details. Content.

As the chief director, Li Xian couldn't go too far, and Zhang Yimou didn't intend to continue to interfere with the filming time of the big guys in the crew. Before leaving, Zhang Yimou didn't forget his original intention of coming here today, and mysteriously took a The wrapped envelope was handed over to Li Xian...

The content in the envelope is very simple, about some project concepts and setting ideas for his new movie "House of Flying Daggers".However, perhaps in order not to hinder the progress of Li Xian's "Death is Coming", Zhang Yimou told Li Xian to wait until the film was finished before checking the content written in the letter.

(End of this chapter)