new kung fu king

Chapter 252 The Great Contest between the Chinese and American Film Crews

Wang Xiaohu poured a lot of emotion into "Enter the Dragon", because this is the last work of Bruce Lee in history, and it is also the only work that he broke into Hollywood, so he is extra strict about the shooting of several key scenes.

"Old Wen, let your people use two shoulder-mounted cameras to shoot simultaneously from one side and the other side." Wang Xiaohu said to Winterdur standing in front of the No. 1 main camera.

"Why, I need a reason!" After the actual shooting of the film, Winterdur finally discovered Wang Xiaohu's overbearing and authoritarian side, that is, he always occupies the positions of the two main cameras: the No. 1 camera is in charge of him personally, Yuan Heping is in charge of the No. 2 camera.Only track cars and small shoulder-mounted cameras are left for Hollywood to shoot, which is somewhat unacceptable to Hollywood producers like Winterdur. "Tiger, you have to make it clear that this film is invested and distributed by Warner, you have to give up a camera position, otherwise we don't know the quality of the film!"

Seeing his angry appearance, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help rubbing his nose and smiled awkwardly. After thinking for a while, he spread his hands and said, "Okay, I respect your suggestion, let your people take charge of the No. 2 camera."

"I want camera No. 1!" Winterdur pressed on step by step. He found that this remote-controlled camera crane is very practical for shooting such large scenes. He has a strong interest in the high-tech made by the Chinese. My own people took the opportunity to secretly learn this technique.

"Okay, then I'll go to the No. 2 camera, but my people must be your assistants." Wang Xiaohu called Yuan Heping, whispered a few words to him, and then walked slowly to the No. 2 camera.Before leaving, he still didn't forget to scratch Winterdur a few words: "Old Wen, why don't we have a match."

"What? A game?" Winterdur asked without knowing what was going on.

"Hey, it's just that our two cameras shoot their own things at the same time, and see who shoots a picture that is more suitable for film editing in the end."

"It's a good idea, why not!" Winterdur raised his silver-white eyebrows and smiled, "Tiger, let's have a showdown between the Chinese and American photographers first, hey, Zunn Harpers , don’t just stand around there, hurry up and show your superb photography skills to our Hong Kong friends!”

Joe Hoppers hurried over. To be honest, since he set foot on Lantau Island, he, the ace photographer of Warner Bros., has been excluded everywhere. Why not the other Warner Bros. staff? They feel that they are useless, and everything is from Hong Kong They are doing it, and they can't get in at all.Now that the boss finally won the opportunity to perform, he is of course willing to show his superb skills to this group of country bumpkins!
"Brother Sanmao, you ask Aaron to help push the track car, and you use another shoulder-mounted camera, and you will follow my slogan later, and remember to learn more from ghosts." Wang Xiaohu smiled. ordered.

In fact, he is fully training his team.For example, Yuan Heping and Sammo Hung are the director seedlings he will focus on training in the next step. These two people have been excellent directors in history, and they have been honed by their side this year. , I plan to let the two of them shoot the new film alone, and I will upgrade to the producer, or shoot other films.

Two hundred dragon and tiger martial artists were ready to go. When Wang Xiaohu yelled action, they immediately followed the movements that had been rehearsed hundreds of times. The simple movements of karate were done neatly and consistently, and the slogan resounded through the sky, showing The scene is extremely shocking and huge.Wang Xiaohu personally sat on the No. 1 camera lift and took pictures by remote control. He recorded the costume from the top, middle, bottom, front, back, and front. At the same time, he asked Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan to rush to the entrance to take pictures of Bruce Lee and other masters from all over the world landing. .

It can be said that the shooting process in Hong Kong was very smooth, and all the things to be shot were completed in one go, but as for the American side, because it was the first time to accept the remote control lift, many control methods have not been fully understood, and they behaved in a hurry after the official start. The embarrassment made Winterdur very annoyed, he raised his head and howled in pain in his heart: "God, it's so shameful, we actually threw the face of the Americans in front of a group of bumpkins!"

Fortunately, Yuan Heping was on the side to assist in the shooting, and this big scene was barely filmed. Yuan Heping also secretly learned the shooting skills of Zu En Hubosi. He clearly understood some English, but he still had to pretend not to understand it. After asking seven or eight times again, Yuan Heping followed the instructions to raise and lower the camera contentedly until Zu En Harpers knew the benefits of shooting in this way and what kind of picture effect it could produce.This kind of situation is also well reflected in Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and others. In short, they just think of ways to learn from the Yankees.

It took the Yankees of Warner Bros. half a day to get used to the operation of the remote-controlled camera lift. After the shooting of "Island Landing", it had already been a whole morning. When eating at noon, Bruce Lee confronted Winterdur in front of all the main crew members. Grumbled: "Hey, old Wen, do you know that the filming progress is very slow if this continues? If the 200 dragon and tiger martial artists are tossed like this by you, they don't need to film for a few days. They are different from us. They have to film for food. !"

"Bruce, listen to me, the shooting will improve in the afternoon." Winterdur looked helplessly at Zuhn Hopps, who was still fiddling with the remote-controlled camera lift, and said, "My people must be familiar with your shooting first. Equipment, hell, where did you get such a convenient lift! I want to buy a few back."

"NO, I can't satisfy you with this request!" Bruce Lee shook his head and said, "When I went to the United States, I already applied for a related invention patent. If you want to use it, hehe, bring the copyright royalties."

Winterdur stared at the blue eyes after hearing the words, and said angrily: "Bruce, have you fallen into Qian's eyes? We are old friends!"

But Bruce Lee shrugged: "One yard is equal to one yard, isn't it? We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for this damn elevator, so you have to be kind. In this way, for the sake of our old friends for many years, I will give you a [-]% discount, and the patent royalty will be [-] U.S. dollars."

"It's [-] yuan for a [-]% discount." Winterdur was depressed and wept in a corner.

Seeing the smug smile on Bruce Lee's face, Wang Xiaohu walked over and asked, "What's the matter, I think Lao Wen is very depressed." Bruce Lee told him what happened just now with a smile, and the two suddenly laughed.

"Xiaohu, it seems that your original idea was correct. Some things must apply for intellectual property rights in a timely manner." Bruce Lee said with some emotion: "I feel very comfortable seeing Warner's people being deflated."

When he went to Los Angeles for the actor audition, Wang Xiaohu brought all kinds of information about the remote control camera lift and asked Bruce Lee to help him register, isn't it just to prevent others from using it indiscriminately?Of course, this kind of situation is still feasible in foreign countries, and it is somewhat difficult in Hong Kong, but at least the effect can be seen.If it hurts to wait for the day, you can find an unpleasant film and television company to shoot, sue them for some crimes, and ask for years of intellectual property fees.

"Brother Xiaolong, the progress of our filming like this is a bit slow. I want to divide into two groups to shoot, one part will shoot scenes without you on Lantau Island, and the other part will go to the New Territories to shoot other scenes." After thinking about it, Wang Xiaohu said: "Now The weather conditions are terrible, I am worried that our dragon and tiger warriors will suffer from heat stroke in the sun, and I am even more worried that the Yankees will not be able to withstand the way Hong Kong is filmed."

Bruce Lee nodded, the progress of filming in Hollywood has always been slow, because their actors only work eight hours a day, while Hong Kong is rushing to catch up day and night. "Let me discuss it with Old Wen. After all, I can't make him feel bad because of this kind of thing."

Wang Xiaohu smiled, feeling a lot in his heart. In his memory, Bruce Lee was the most critical and irritable person when filming "Enter the Dragon". It's because he has to worry about a lot of things. In order to pursue the perfect quality of the film, he puts unimaginable pressure on himself. One can imagine how difficult his temper is to serve.

Now that I am fully responsible and well-prepared, Bruce Lee's behavior is normal now, and he even puts himself in the shoes of his old friend Winterdur, which is very rare!
The shooting progress in the afternoon was still very slow, the scorching sun was shining in the sky, all the performers were very irritable, and some weak American personnel even fainted from the heat, Wang Xiaohu had to be carried to a cool place, and then Let the members of the Seven Little Fortunes act as substitutes, so that they can barely survive until sunset.

When the sun set, all the American personnel cheered, and they took the boat back to the hotel to relax, while the staff of Concorde Company continued to work overtime and continue filming.

"Zhang Yuan, go and turn on the two headlights. Brother Xin is going to call Uncle Qin to deliver a boxed lunch. Sanmao and Zhengying, please ask Brother Ping to hear how the next scene will be filmed." Wang Xiaohu methodically arranged the night shooting plan, and then he started Going up and down the elevator, I took the fan and fanned away the heat from my whole body.

"Brother Hu, my sister-in-law is here to see you!" A dragon and tiger martial artist shouted at the top of his voice. Wang Xiaohu turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Yazhi and Linda who were slowly getting off the boat, carrying two heavy bags in their hands. food box. "Brother Xiaolong, the family members are here to visit the class, don't be too busy!"
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I have been resting for half a month, and I want to restore the update volume of [-] words a day. I don’t know if there is any encouragement.First update.

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