new kung fu king

Chapter 130 Warm-up before the box office war
"Only Once Sincerely" was specially given to Zhao Yazhi by Wang Xiaohu. Although he plagiarized other people's songs, in this era, he even plagiarized the script, let alone a song, so after discussing with Gu Jiahui , he still decided to let Zhao Yazhi lead the song.

In the previous life, I only saw that Sister Zhi had made great achievements in the film and television industry, so in this life, let’s change a little bit, and increase her development in different fields, which is also a kind of innovation and change.

It was past one o'clock in the morning when we got home, Wang Xiaohu couldn't wait to tell Zhao Yazhi the good news by phone, Zhao Yazhi was naturally very happy when he heard it, she was excited on the phone for a long time, kept asking about the recording of the song, Wang Xiaohu had an experience once, so he told her in detail that the two talked on the phone for a long time before they had to hang up the phone due to time constraints and fell asleep separately.

After the short-lived joy of running into Fa Ge in the restaurant, Wang Xiaohu started busy work again the next day. Now that the film has entered the post-production stage, many things are locked.Often post-production work is much more difficult than filming, and film editing and music must be considered, and one person is often too busy to do so.

Golden Harvest Company has four studios, namely A, B, C, and D. They are all located on a hillside, because there are many ancient costume films to be shot, and there are trees and forests. and dubbing room.At the bottom of the mountain near the road is the office building, which is the office building of Jiahe.The entire set is very large-scale, and it is the largest set in Hong Kong outside of the Shaw Brothers Clear Water Bay set.

Some scenes of "Righteous Heroes" were filmed in the two studios A and B. For the convenience of work, Wang Xiaohu built a small house between the two studios A and B. This is the exclusive dubbing studio and cutting room.At this time, he grabbed Golden Harvest's chief editor, Zhang Zongyao, who was busy with post-production here.

After gaining the experience of the previous cooperation, Zhang Zongyao did not dare to take a peek at the young Wang Xiaohu this time. After all, the achievements of "Fist of Fury" are in front of him, so Zhang Zongyao can't help but criticize him, but this time he saw Wang Xiaohu bring so many film boxes. , he was somewhat surprised.

"This is...why there is one more box than before?" Zhang Zongyao asked suspiciously, after all, the film box Wang Xiaohu took last time was only three boxes.

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "This extra box has other magical uses. I have already finished the preliminary cut program, and I will see what scene I can put the contents of this box in."

Zhang Zongyao nodded in confusion and started working.

"Wait, this scene can't be cut down, here, and here, don't cut it out." The current editing work must be done by half-manual and half-machine. Forfeit, all Wang Xiaohu is reluctant to edit any scene he sees.

Zhang Zongyao put down the tools in his hands depressedly, and said with a sigh: "Director Wang, I know these scenes are very good, but a film is only 90 minutes long, if these few places are not cut, it will affect the overall effect."

"Hey, I know too." Wang Xiaohu looked at the film with a magnifying glass in distress. After all, this is also the first time he directs a film alone, especially since these scenes are between him and Zhao Yazhi. Wang Xiaohu specially asked to shoot a few more groups because of the unique lens effect.

"Why don't you deal with the first two boxes first, and I'll handle the two boxes here by myself." Wang Xiaohu said, pointing to the two boxes specially filmed for action scenes.

Zhang Zongyao shrugged helplessly and had to obey. Not to mention, the editing work of the two boxes directed by Wang was very smooth. Just like the last "Fist of Fury", there were a few simple bonding tasks, so that Zhang Zongyao had no chance. Use room to play.

"Wang Xiaohu has already ranked No. [-] in Golden Harvest in martial arts action shooting, no, maybe he is No. [-] in Hong Kong!" Zhang Zongyao looked at Wang Xiaohu who was carefully processing some of the films of literary dramas, and felt a sense of frustration for no reason. "It's true that people are deader than others. He has become a first-class director at a young age, and I am still complacent as the chief editor of Golden Harvest. It seems that I have to work hard!"

Deeply stimulated, Zhang Zongyao began to slowly observe Wang Xiaohu's movements. He learned a lot from this young man that he hadn't learned before: he was serious and conscientious in his work, and he had a natural sensitivity to the camera.

Wang Xiaohu didn't know that Zhang Zongyao was watching him, he was completely immersed in the fun of editing, and he was very cautious and serious about the scenes between him and Zhao Yazhi, often comparing several sets of films five or six times. Only then did the best part be handed over to Zhang Zongyao for processing. Although this kind of work seemed boring and arduous, Shengzai had a strong love force in his heart to support and nourish him, so he was busy and relished it.

This busy self-entertainment did not come to an end until Yuan Heping arrived.Yuan Heping came here on a mission this time, "Ah Hu, the media is praising Shaw Brothers' "Water Margin" everywhere now, why don't we go to the theater to see it tonight?"

""Water Margin"?" Wang Xiaohu frowned and thought for a long time before thinking of this film, then shook his head and said, "There is nothing interesting and lacking in novelty. Although the lineup is very luxurious, this time director Zhang Che's violent aesthetics It wasn't used in the right place."

"Could it be that you have already seen it in the theater?" Yuan Heping asked, but he was very surprised in his heart. This movie was only released in the past two days. You are either busy with filming or the cat is here to edit it. I will see you in time to watch this movie in the theater. what.

Wang Xiaohu said without raising his head: "I didn't go to the theater to see it, I just heard about it. There are constant fights in this film, such as spears and knives, sumo wrestling with fists and feet, singles and group fights, infantry and horse fights, etc. Small fights need to be large-scale and varied, but this is both an advantage and a disadvantage. The advantage is that the Shaw Brothers' five tiger generals are all heavyweights, and the disadvantage is that they cannot make good use of Zhang Che's aesthetics of violence. Of course, his bloody scenes Okay, but Liangshan’s hero’s complete victory cannot be expressed too much, and the tragic death method can only be used on villains, which lacks the shocking effect of the past.”

"Brother Ping, this film is a bit overwhelming, but I think the villains are more tragic." Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile and continued to work. This film has become a classic masterpiece of Shaw Brothers 41. He has watched it several times in his previous life, although The scene is grand, but as he said just now, the audience has a strange feeling after watching it, and of course the box office results will not be very good.

Moreover, Wang Xiaohu also knew that Shaw Brothers also used the original team of "Water Margin" to create the film "Dang Kou Zhi", which is said to show the story of Liangshan heroes joining forces to conquer Fangla after accepting the recruitment.The story this time is most suitable for Zhang Che's style, because most of the protagonists in the film are killed or injured, so it can show the tragic heroism he is most passionate about and make up for the regrets left in the previous film.

However, after the film went through a scene of battles, dismemberment, and blood splatters, Yan Qing, played by David Jiang, left the battlefield where the corpse was buried with sadness and regret. The main impression of the film is one word-tragic !

These two big-budget Shaw Brothers films only recouped their costs, and the box office response was mediocre, far less popular than "Ma Yongzhen" they are currently filming.

To be more specific, "The Righteous Hero" filmed by Wang Xiaohu is strikingly similar to "Ma Yongzhen" starring Chen Guantai. The story also takes place in Shanghai, and the opponents are also black-clothed and sharp-axe gangs. The era is also the Republic of China. early days.I don't know if Donnie Yen has seen this movie or what, anyway, these two movies tell the story of Shanghai's struggle for hegemony.

Different Wang Xiaohu rushed to shoot in front of the Shaw Group, and after the previous rounds of hype, the audience has somewhat had a preliminary impression of "Righteous Heroes". The importance of progress, if it can be released one day earlier, it will win the box office. Unless the latecomers are great talents like Bruce Lee, they will inevitably be popular.

"Well, then I'll watch it with other people." Seeing that Wang Xiaohu lacked interest, Yuan Heping had no choice but to leave the editing room.

"Go, go, after you spend money to read it, you will know that what I said is true!" Wang Xiaohu said and continued to work.

"I want to set a precedent for the theme of Shanghai Hegemony, I want to be the first to write the box office record of gang wars, and of course, I want to create the first classic image of the Ax Gang in Black!" Losing confidence, the magnifying glass in his hand fell on Yuan Heping, who was wearing a black suit and holding an axe.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that Wang Xiaohu left the editor and took a taxi to go home. As soon as he got out of the car, he heard deafening music coming from Bruce Lee's house. If he wasn't Bruce Lee, he would be the number one superstar in Hong Kong. With a lofty status, it is estimated that the neighbors nearby will complain. Of course, Bruce Lee's only neighbor now is himself.

"Hey, Brother Xiaolong, are you having a concert?"

"Ha, you're here just in time, listen to our rehearsal song." Bruce Lee held a microphone in his hand, and six foreigners who had guest-starred gangsters in "Way of the Dragon" were beating on various instruments with serious expressions.

When Wang Xiaohu was outside the door, he knew the rehearsal repertoire --- "I am Bruce Lee".When he handed over the lyrics and composition to Bruce Lee, he stopped asking. Unexpectedly, they have already started rehearsing.

The familiar melody sounded, and Wang Xiaohu heard the excitement and excitement again in his ears, but the good times didn't last long, and Bruce Lee's broken voice disrupted his good mood: a prick of the horse, a grunt of the mouth.
Oh my god!Going crazy!Wang Xiaohu held his ears and found that Linda and his son and daughter had the same helpless expression
(End of this chapter)