new kung fu king

Chapter 257 Big things are going to happen
In late October, it rained lightly in Hong Kong for a few days, and the progress of the filming was greatly restricted. Wang Xiaohu was not allowed to go into the magic mirror room for shooting. In order to highlight the uniqueness of the climax of "Enter the Dragon", Wang Xiaohu used a total of Eight thousand mirrors were used to construct this scene.

Wang Xiaohu didn't know how others shot this scene in his previous life. It should be said that this is also the most difficult shot in the whole film. In order to accommodate the reflection, camera and lighting, he took several shots but couldn't achieve the desired effect. Wang Xiaohu Feel very depressed.

In the end, he discussed with the two leading actors, Bruce Lee and Shi Jian, and Warner's photographer, Zu En Hubosi, before deciding on the final shooting plan: that is to limit the range of motion of Bruce Lee and Shi Jian, as well as the moving speed of the mirror. , outside the camera, that is, on the ground, draw the route that the two are going to take with chalk circles, and then let the two walk a few times according to the designed route, and after more than ten times of NG, the scene is considered to be completed.

In order to make this scene well, Mr. Shi Jian was slightly injured, which was mainly due to the "wonderful" actions arranged by Wang Xiaohu.Yes, the "Enter the Dragon" they filmed now has a new breakthrough in martial arts action. This breakthrough mainly comes from Wang Xiaohu, which continues the authenticity and explosiveness of "Fist of Fury", "Ip Man" and "Warrior". The moves are very chic and beautiful, which makes Shi Jian, who has always maintained the style of play in the 70s, miserable, because he, the big villain boss, has many moves that he is not familiar with and good at in order to fight wonderfully and powerfully.

The studio on Lantau Island mainly completes 90% of the scenes of "Enter the Dragon". It is very important, almost all of which are fighting. Wang Xiaohu supervises the whole process while Yuan Heping continues to complete the shooting of the New Territories and Victoria Harbor. In early November, the crew moved from Lantau Island to After evacuating from the island and returning to Kowloon Island by boat, as long as we re-shoot the opening scenes of "Enter the Dragon" at the Shaolin Temple, we can basically enter the finishing and post-production stage.

Although the filming was tough, everyone gained a lot. Among them, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung and other members of the Seven Little Fortunes were the ones who gained the most. They followed the behinds of several Warner staff members. They asked questions whenever they didn’t understand. In the gaps, they will share the experience they have learned by stealing, so that they can make rapid progress through continuous promotion of learning.

Furthermore, the first batch of trainees basically enjoyed a great internship opportunity with the crew. Both Luo Jianhua and Wan Hanfei had a very obvious improvement in both acting skills and movements in front of the camera. After Wang Xiaohu observed It was decided to hold an internal company meeting, and if there was no objection, the two people would be signed.

Winterdur, Paul Shearer and other Warner American staff have gained a lot this time. They finally understand the magic of Hong Kong movies, that is, under the pressure of high-intensity shooting in a simple environment, Hong Kong filmmakers They can always use some native methods to shoot exquisite martial arts scenes, especially Wang Xiaohu's proficiency in props and equipment makes them admire.

When "Enter the Dragon" was released in the United States and made a lot of money at the box office, Winterdur said in an interview with the "Los Angeles Times": "Even if you spend $100 million, it is difficult to see Hong Kong's Hong Kong in a Hollywood set factory." An oriental sentiment.The scene, the sound, and even the smell, combined to give those who participated in the filming a strong and realistic sense of reality.The East is indeed a fascinating place in the world, containing endless mysteries and possibilities.I dare to swear to God: Wang Xiaohu is the most amazing director I have ever seen. He is a kung fu master just like Bruce Lee, and he is better at interpreting the mystery of Chinese Kung Fu with the camera! '

"Our colleagues in Hollywood should learn from Hong Kong filmmakers. Their extras are not as low-quality as everyone thinks. At least the performance of the 200 extras I saw is not as bad as that of our Hollywood Actors Union. They I know how to show my body and movements in front of the camera, and 40 of them have even reached the standard of professional actors, God, this trip to Hong Kong has benefited me a lot.” This is what a reporter told Winterdur When asked about the situation of Hong Kong actors, he answered excitedly and enviously.Of course, these are things for later.

After returning to Kowloon, Wang Xiaohu took the crew to shoot the remaining scenes, and even borrowed Deng Sheng's energy to rent three helicopters. Naturally, the cost was not small. By the time "Enter the Dragon" came to a perfect end, it was already November 11 .During the finale, all the main staff of the crew were very excited. They suffered a lot for shooting this film within a month, especially the American staff. Their work and rest system in different places was different from Hollywood, which made them miserable. When Wang Xiaohu yelled "CUT" for the last time, most of the American staff burst into tears of excitement. Finally, finally, there is no need to film anymore!

"Brother Xiaolong, I dare say that these Yankees will give themselves a vacation after returning to China, and they will definitely pour out their bitterness on their American counterparts." Wang Xiaohu said, crossing his arms, looking at the American staff who were packing their luggage.

Bruce Lee just sighed, his eyes showed strong fatigue, and said lightly: "Everything is thanks to you, but they will definitely gain something, as soon as the movie is released, they will have to sing praises to you in front of the media, It's their usual style, I'm used to it."

"Hey. Within half a year, I mean within half a year, I won't be taking any more films." After a long time, Bruce Lee said these words.

"Eh? Why?" Wang Xiaohu asked in confusion.

Bruce Lee said with a wry smile: "Brother, I feel very tired, and I think you are more tired than me, because you have endured more pressure than me this year, but what I want to say is that money is not earned enough in one day, Roman It’s not something you can do in a day, you need to give yourself a break and take it easy.”

"Maybe what you said is right, but I can't relax yet." Wang Xiaohu took out four filming plans from the drawer and said, "In order to realize your third wish as soon as possible, I must work hard to film, promise, this is our Four films to be shot before and early next year."

""Prodigal Son", "Snake-shaped Hand", "Rocky", "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars"." Half an hour later, Bruce Lee frowned and said after reading the script: "Brother, your ideas are always surprising. They are four completely different films. The first two are okay. This "Rocky" is an American inspirational film, and this "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars" is a literary comedy. I think I never knew you had it. The experience of shooting a literary film!"

"Hehe, I haven't filmed it before, but some people know about it." Wang Xiaohu smiled slightly and said, "Do you still remember the three live treasures I invited, namely Mai Jia, Shi Tian, ​​and Huang Baiming? "is a script they wrote under my guidance, and I want these three cobblers to work hard."

"It's crazy, they are all newcomers! And in the list of actors you wrote above, Xu Guanwen seems to be still hosting the Shaw Brothers show. Will Run Run Shaw let them go?"

"Soon!" Wang Xiaohu smiled mysteriously and said, "It should be soon!"

Historically, in 1973, Xu Guanwen, who had always intended to develop as a creative filmmaker who also wrote, directed, and acted, handed over the script "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars" written by himself to Run Run Shaw, hoping to share the profits of the joint venture with Shaw Brothers. But how could Run Run Shaw, who has always been authoritarian, allow his subordinates to put forward such "unreasonable" conditions, and he immediately rejected it on the grounds that the script was too poor.

I don’t know if it’s because of the butterfly effect caused by his own rebirth, but now Xu Guanwen expressed his thoughts to Run Run Shaw earlier than he remembered, and Run Run Shaw was furious about it. He learned this from the last phone call with Run Run Shaw Known.

In short, this signal tells Wang Xiaohu: Shao Liushu is about to give up an outstanding figure who influenced Hong Kong movies in the 70s and even 80s because of his own will. He will not foolishly remind Shao Liushu about the importance of Xu Guanwen's future development. He has planned to follow up with him in the near future The Xu Guanwen brothers bumped into each other, grabbing their four brothers over before Jiahe.

Bruce Lee suddenly remembered something. He shrugged and said, "By the way, the Golden Horse Awards are about to be presented. Our Xiehe Company's "Ip Man", "The Way of the Dragon" and "The Righteous Man" are all shortlisted for the Best Documentary, Best Documentary Editing, best cinematography, best technique, best screenplay, best music awards, you have to prepare to go to Taiwan with me."

"Why not Best Director, Best Actor, and Actress?" Wang Xiaohu scratched his head and asked unhappily.

"Don't you know that people in Taiwan like to make literary films? I already know that the awards you mentioned in this competition have all been pre-selected. The best actor is Ouwei from "Autumn Judgment", and the best actress is " Weng Qianyu of "True and False Girls" and Li Xing of "Autumn Judgment" are the best directors." Bruce Lee comforted him and said, "This time we are killing the entire Golden Horse Awards at once, so don't act so disappointed."

"I think "Ip Man" should at least be shortlisted for Best Director and Best Actress!" Wang Xiaohu said angrily, "Damn the Golden Horse Awards, is it possible that the glory of "Ip Man" will be wiped out just because of literary films? There is "Fist of Fury", grandma, this time Jiahe picked up a big deal!"

The more Wang Xiaohu talked, the more irritable he became, and he wished he could fly to Taiwan and beat up all the judges to relieve his anger.

Seeing this, Bruce Lee burst out laughing: "Xiao Hu, it seems that your initial dream was to make money, and chasing box office records is what you want, and you don't think our company's films have too much influence in Taiwan, and they have great influence on their local film distribution. Did the production cause a lot of confusion? So stop worrying about these things."

"Hey! Newcomers are being discriminated against!" Wang Xiaohu sighed, propped his chin with his hands and said, "Anyway, I'm not interested in the [-]th Golden Horse Awards anymore. I plan to go to Philadelphia in a few days."

"Going to shoot "Rocky"?" Bruce Lee asked with a smile.

Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "Yes, that fellow Stallone has been exhausted in Hong Kong. The script he gave me today is very good, and he has already figured out the role of Rocky. I think now is the best time to shoot. , and it seems that Philadelphia is about to snow, so it can save the cost of artificial snow."

After Wang Xiaohu finished speaking, he suddenly froze: "No, I can't go to Philadelphia now, something big is going to happen recently!"

(End of this chapter)