new kung fu king

Chapter 363 "A Hu" Finished

It has to be said that Wang Xiaohu proposed to travel at this time, which was welcomed by everyone in the crew. Even if Wang Xiaohu did not arrange this way, everyone would continue to work, but the continuous high-intensity work for two consecutive months not only made Wang Xiaohu overwhelmed, Everyone was physically and mentally exhausted, Wang Xiaohu was aware of this, and simply followed the generosity of the people, even if it was for the quality of the film, he had to ask everyone to rest.

As a result, more than [-] members of the crew of "Ahu" spent more than a week walking around the whole of Thailand, and Wang Xiaohu was not idle. "Tiger" is one of the few Thai backgrounds to fill in some materials, which makes the Thai style in the film more intense.

After returning from the trip, Miao Kexiu, who has been well-rested for a week, is now back on the set. The first thing she said when she saw Wang Xiaohu was full of complaints: "Ah Hu, you owe me a trip to Thailand."

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head in embarrassment: "Hey, let's play again after the filming is finished, so that sister Xiu can have a good time."

"Hehe, I'm just joking with you." Miao Kexiu held her bangs on her forehead, picked up the script and said, "I can't wait to finish filming this movie as soon as possible. My body can't adapt to high-intensity shooting. No more acting."

Wang Xiaohu was stunned when he heard the words, and joked with a smile: "Sister Xiu, you are in your prime now. In the past two years, I don't know how many companies have tried to poach you. If I hadn't signed you first, I am afraid you would have become popular in Xiangjiang. Come on, I delayed your future, and I plan to write a few more books to make you popular again, so it can be regarded as making up for the guilt in my heart."

"Oh, when did you become glib?" Miao Kexiu cursed a few words with a smile, then shook her head and said, "Actually, when people want to sign me, they just want to use my cooperation with Xiaolong to make some gimmicks to increase the box office, and talk about these two things." I'm not in the mood this year, even if I was in the mood, I don't want to follow Xiaolong's fame and hang around in the circle."

When Miao Kexiu said this, she sighed quietly and said, "Ah Hu, I still have to thank you."

"It's so polite between us." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile, and sighed in his heart at the same time, it seems that the butterfly effect of his rebirth has spread to a wide range, such as the two women who had a relationship with Brother Xiaolong. , Ding Pei has not carried a heavy burden in this life, and now he can be regarded as a female artist of Xu's company with his outstanding performance in "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars". I don't know how much the infamy is easier.

Another example is the Miao Kexiu in front of me. In the two years after Brother Xiaolong passed away, she did not appear in the crudely made films of Golden Harvest Company that imitated Bruce Lee as in her previous life, so as to keep her reputation in the circle. You must know that she also cooperated with Bruce Lee in "Tangshan Yiyi in "Big Brother" was not as lucky as her. The box office visit of "New Fist of Fury" directly made her stardom confused. I heard that she changed careers last year to stop hanging out in the industry and found a wealthy businessman who was good to her to marry.

All these are Wang Xiaohu's unintentional actions. Sometimes he also feels very tired. Before Brother Xiaolong was alive, he had to worry about and even act like an old mother to prevent Brother Xiaolong from dying suddenly. After the death of Brother Xiao Long, he still has to take over the mantle of real kung fu. On the premise of avoiding huge twists and turns in Hong Kong movies, he carefully maintains and develops Oriental Hollywood. If it weren't for these burdens on his shoulders, he would She left her pick and left a long time ago, took Zhao Yazhi to travel around the world, and lived a happy life.

It's just that there is no medicine for regret in this world. If reading files after rebirth is considered a bug, Wang Xiaohu doesn't want to do it again. Some things are enough to experience once in a lifetime!
The remaining half of "Ahu" does not have a lot of scenes. It mainly shoots the scene where Ahu is in the arena before he is imprisoned. In addition, the emotional scene with the female reporter Pim is interspersed. When the machine was turned on again, everyone showed unprecedented enthusiasm. Wang Xiaohu was amazed at the progress of the filming, especially Miao Kexiu's acting skills have also made a breakthrough, showing the female reporter Pim's arbitrariness and cold temperament to the fullest. I believe that after the film is released, everyone will be greatly praised by Miao Kexiu's current image.

The intense and orderly filming continued. In his spare time, Muay Thai king Nai Buddha would visit the crew. Every time he came, he would be surrounded by a group of fans. Those Thai locals, especially young people practicing Muay Thai, would not let him go. Through the usual competition between two strong players.

Both sides have won or lost in several sparring sessions, but winning or losing is no longer important at this time. Naifo admires Wang Xiaohu very much. He once said to others: "If you want to defeat Wang Xiaohu, there is only one way, and that is to train yourself. Endurance more durable than him, but also to develop super-strength fighting ability and increase your speed, because his inch punch will suffocate you, and his explosive kick and volley will make you feel helpless If you think that you can trap him with elbows and knees by getting close, I tell you, you are totally wrong, his Wing Chun boxing will make you lose face!"

No one will doubt that Nai Buddha said this, not only because he enjoys a high status in the Thai sports world, but also because many people who saw Wang Xiaohu and Nai Buddha in the martial arts competition that day were terribly resisted by Wang Xiaohu at that time. I feel lingering fears about my playing ability and explosive power.

Among them, the most exciting one is Yasan Klein. This young man who has always worshiped Nai Buddha has now turned his back on the battle, and regards Wang Xiaohu as the idol target of the new generation. Wang Xiaohu was helplessly entangled by him, so he had no choice but to call Naifo to replace him. In Wang Xiaohu's words, "Kung Fu is not everything a person has."

After saying this, Wang Xiaohu stood there for a long time without recovering, because he suddenly thought of the ending of "A Hu". In order to give himself an explanation, he had to weigh again and again, and finally completed his own sublimation in an almost masochistic way, won the respect of the audience and opponents, and achieved the classic image of a tragic hero on the screen, but what about ploy?What about the nun?
At the end of the film, Ploy and the children in the orphanage grew up overnight under the influence of Ahu's spirit, and the nuns developed a strong interest in filming.But this kind of happy ending is almost cruel to the audience, and it is completely irresponsible behavior.

Whether it is Miao Kexiu or the 14-year-old Weng Meiling, they have protested more than once, protesting that the ending of the script is too tragic and sad, and Weng Meiling has complained since the last time she suffered pain in her arms: Ploy, for the sake of the nun, he gave up at the last moment? What will happen to him in the future? Living in seclusion in a certain alley in Hong Kong, getting up early every morning to buy breakfast for Ploy, then discussing life during the day, and lazily hugging the nun at night to watch A boring soap opera, not a hero, calm and warm. Should such a tiger be reviled?"

Wang Xiaohu still remembered answering like this at that time, he smiled and said indifferently: "This is just a movie."

"But this movie made me unable to extricate myself!" Weng Meiling was extremely excited: "I have already lost my father, and I don't want to experience such pain in the movie again!" She was too involved in the drama, and she would be fine after a while, but she didn't know that the little girl was angry with herself for a few days.

These scenes flashed in Wang Xiaohu's mind, and he sat on the recliner and read the script with some headaches. At this time, Zhao Yazhi came across to him with a bowl of red bean soup, and said with a smile, "Are you still having a headache about the end of the film?"

Wang Xiaohu nodded embarrassingly, took the red bean soup and drank it in small sips, still not leaving the script, Zhao Yazhi sighed and said with a wry smile: "You, you have become more and more domineering on the set in the past few years, who would want to change it before?" For every single word in the script, you will put on a stance to fight them desperately."

"Because my script is the guarantee of the box office, and the suggestions they put forward are very naive. They don't know where the audience's excitement is." Wang Xiaohu said with a little complacency, even Brother Xiaolong didn't have the slightest temper when he took himself , because the box office after the final release of the film is an iron-clad fact.

"Hmph, you're so pretty!" Zhao Yazhi said angrily, "It seems that someone made an exception and revised the script several times."

"Isn't that all for you!" Wang Xiaohu pretended to complain: "At the beginning someone said that the kissing scene was not good, but in the end it was not filmed according to the original script."

Thinking of this past event, Zhao Yazhi immediately blushed, raised her pink fist and beat his shoulder and said: "It's all your fault, if your eyes weren't so sensational at that time, it would have been so uncontrollable, the ghost was fooled and let you take advantage of it! "

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, bearing his wife's beating with a shy face. After the young couple quarreled for a while, the corners of Wang Xiaohu's lips twitched, and he said with a serious expression: "My lady, even you think that the ending of "A Hu" is not good. ?”

"A certain person is a machismo and says he's the same, I won't be fooled." Zhao Yazhi rolled her eyes and turned her head away as if angry.

Well, the subtext of this sentence is: I have a big opinion on the ending of the film!Seeing this, Wang Xiaohu lightly squeezed his wife's duck face, and said with a smile: "It's okay, if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them, I'm not a man-eating tiger."

"That's what you said." Zhao Yazhi suddenly groaned, then smiled and said tentatively: "Ah Hu, have you ever thought about the ending of "Rocky", in the end Rocky lost the game, but won Adrian Why can't Ah Hu do this?"

"Because there is a huge surprise between Chinese and Western cultures." Wang Xiaohu explained without hesitation: "Since the opening of Hollywood, Hollywood has always followed individual heroism, and they will not accept that their heroes end up in tragedy. Humanitarianism has a lot to do with it, although in reality the Yankees are just using humanitarianism as a cover, but they must demand that this empty promise be cashed in the movie, otherwise before the audience can criticize, those authorities and trade unions will attack."

"Then why didn't you stick to your point of view when creating "Rocky" and arrange for Rocky to win or be killed by Apollo?" Zhao Yazhi asked without knowing what was going on.

"It's actually very simple. I don't want "Rocky" to win so easily, otherwise how can I make a sequel to cheat the Yankees of money! You see that Stallone's "Rocky II" is also undergoing post-production, and it will be released next month. 900 theaters in North America are screened at the same time, and the limelight is tight. If Rocky wins, the sequel will lose a lot of flavor, and it will not be convenient to continue the charm of the first film, because the audience is now eager to see how Rocky wins the boxing championship. Golden Belt."

"Oh, after all, officials are cunning!" Zhao Yazhi's lips curled into a wry smile, "What about Ah Hu, are you planning to make a sequel?"

"Absolutely no such plan!" Wang Xiaohu shook his head like a rattle, and said in an extremely firm tone: "This "A Hu" is already a classic, there is no need to make a sequel or even a prequel."

Wang Xiaohu's words are not unreasonable. The "Young Ahu" in his memory made him extremely disappointed. The same crew, the same director, just changed the leading role, but the overall quality of "Young Ahu" has dropped. With three levels, empty plots, empty performances, a typical sequel to a dog's tail, it would be more appropriate to call it "Youth Cat" unceremoniously.

In fact, it is not the director's fault that caused such a huge contrast, but because Andy Lau's version of "A Hu" is truly a Thai classic, and the combination of Vanness Wu and Kim Hyun Joo can't break through the shock and emotion left by the previous work.If Wang Xiaohu shoots "Young Ahu" first, and then "Ahu" a few years later, I believe this shocking effect will make the audience talk about it, but Wang Xiaohu has no such idea. Those films that are not popular at the box office, he It will definitely not be starring.

"So." Zhao Yazhi looked at Wang Xiaohu with flickering eyes, "So why don't you make Ah Hu more classic, so as to leave us audiences with an ending without regrets. I believe the audience will agree and applaud."

Originally Wang Xiaohu was hesitating in his heart, but now that Zhao Yazhi said this again, his heart moved slightly, and after a long while, he nodded slowly and said, "Let me think about it."

Wang Xiaohu sat on the recliner and thought for a long time. He thought a lot. From the perspective of the script, "A Hu" in his previous life was filmed in 2000, which borrowed the essence of "Rocky", such as shooting the running scene , In the scenes of hard training in the boxing gym and on the beach, it can be said that Ahu is the epitome of Rocky's life, from looking down on the ring, when he gets lost, and then recovering, he has the shadow of Rocky incomparably.But it is completely different, because Ahu is more delicate and fuller than Rocky in terms of love and family affection. This is also the brilliance of Hong Kong filmmakers. They imitate and learn from local privatization at the same time, adding Hong Kong people's own views , giving the video more height.

There is no doubt that "A Hu" in the previous life was extremely successful in terms of artistry and commerciality, because the scripts are all classic success stories, but the script of "Young A Hu" has lost this brilliance, whether it is the director or The screenwriters were immersed in the great success of the previous work, and they gave up their most worthwhile beliefs. It is no wonder that Andy Lau did not agree after reading the script. On the one hand, he was suspected of pretending to be young because of the age mismatch. The most important thing is the script. Not in line with Hua Tsai's appetite.

Since he had no idea of ​​filming a sequel or prequel, Wang Xiaohu's mood suddenly became brighter. Anyway, changing the ending is not a big deal. It is nothing more than pulling Naifo and those audiences over to re-shoot. It will cost less than a few dollars and make everyone happy. ,why not?Thinking this way, Wang Xiaohu slapped his thigh and shouted: "Sanmao, Brother Ping, call Naifo and reshoot the scene at the end of the ring!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the crew immediately fell into the opportunity, and it took a long time for everyone to give out warm cheers.

"Ah Hu, do you really want to reshoot? Does Ah Hu not have to die?" Sammo Hung excitedly ran over and asked.

Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "Yes, Ah Hu doesn't have to die."

"Haha, that's really great! Brothers clean up the guys, let's do the scenery well even if we don't sleep tonight!" Sammo Hung showed unprecedented enthusiasm, and others were even more so. Wang Xiaohu sighed in his eyes, seeing Everyone thinks this way, but because I am a director, it's inconvenient to say it, and I dare not say it.

"Father, you are so wise!" Just as Wang Xiaohu was shaking his head and sighing, Weng Meiling, who had heard the news, jumped up excitedly, threw herself into Wang Xiaohu's arms, hugged his neck and kissed him twice: "Finally, Dad doesn't have to worry about it!" Die! Ah Weng doesn't need to be sad any more!" In the entire production crew, only Weng Meiling was worried about the tragic ending, and now Wang Xiaohu opened the mouth to reshoot the ending, she couldn't be happier.

Wang Xiaohu enjoyed this intimacy with a smile, that is, from the last time, Weng Meiling no longer referred to herself as "Brother Xiaohu". I don't know if it was because she was too involved in the drama or something, but she kept talking about "Dad" all day long. On the other hand, Wang Xiaohu once complained about this, but it caused Weng Meiling to roll her eyes. Over time, Wang Xiaohu reluctantly acquiesced in this title, but this "daughter" seemed to be deliberately angry with herself, calling her father, but calling Zhao Yazhi "Zhi". Sister", making a fuss like how old I am.

The arena confrontation at the end must not maintain the original sadness, and the tone of the whole film has to be adjusted. The floating clouds across the gray sky, implying the sad blues of the whole film, were finally replaced by the clouds and the sun. Of course, it was only after Ah Hu decided to fight It was only replaced during the first battle of Tawang.

Although there are not many revisions, it took more than half a month. During this half month, everyone cooperated very happily. Wang Xiaohu also spent an extra 50 Hong Kong dollars for this, but this money is no longer in Wang Xiaohu's eyes. As long as everyone is happy, you will be happy too.

When Wang Xiaohu raised the horn and yelled the phrase "CUT", the whole crew jumped for joy and cheered like relief. "A Hu" is definitely the longest filming period since the establishment of Xiehe Company, and everyone worked the hardest. The most devoted film, all the staff involved in the filming have been trained to the greatest extent in these three months. They are like Ahu in the film, and they are growing steadily under the influence of Ahu's spirit. .

The wrap-up banquet was held in the biggest hotel in Bangkok. In addition to more than [-] people from the crew, there were also many Muay Thai people headed by Nai Buddha. "A Hu" focuses on the realistic style of real Muay Thai. To a certain extent It is also a good opportunity to promote muay thai. Naturally, these muay thai fighters are very happy to join in the show. By the way, they can also meet the young master who is said to have defeated Naifo.

"Ah Hu, we are very happy to cooperate this time, let's hold a glass!" Naifo walked over with a big wine glass and smiled, accompanied by a coquettish Thai woman. Staring at Wang Xiaohu, the latter shook his head with a wry smile. After clinking glasses with Naifo, Wang Xiaohu said, "I will pay the salaries of you and those dozen Muay Thai fighters before leaving Bangkok."

"Those are trivial matters." Naifo patted the coquettish woman beside him, signaling that he had something to discuss with Wang Xiaohu. The coquettish woman looked at Wang Xiaohu with some reluctance, and finally turned her head and left, causing Naifo to laugh : "Ah Hu, you are very popular with our Thai women now."

"Hehe, if you want to tell me these things, I'm afraid I will disappoint you." Wang Xiaohu raised his finger and tapped the wine glass lightly, and said casually, he knew that Naifo must have something to say to himself.

Sure enough, Naifo quickly changed the subject, "I don't know if we will have a chance to cooperate in the future."

Wang Xiaohu pondered for a while, frowned and said, "I should have. I still have a few scripts about Muay Thai in my mind, but it's just not the time to shoot them yet."

"Oh?" Naifo became interested, shifted from facing Wang Xiaohu to his side, and said, "Why can't you shoot?"

Wang Xiaohu shrugged, pointed to the scars on his arms and shins, and said: "The real Muay Thai is fighting, not acting. In the past two months of filming with you, you have never known what it means to go to the end. Every sweep and kick Knees and knees have terrible lethality, if I hadn't dodged in time, I'm afraid I would have been lying in the hospital long ago."

Thai people don't know how to make movies, not to mention Muay Thai King Naifo doesn't think of it as a movie at all, so every time he shoots with Wang Xiaohu, he does his best, which makes Wang Xiaohu suffer. You have to worry about being kicked by Nai Buddha, which will cause you to be exhausted after filming every day. Fortunately, Bruce Lee's hell training for him played a key role at this time. Enjoy the opportunity to train with Muay Thai masters.

"Well, then I don't understand. I still think that only by fully dedicating can it be realistic." Naifo explained aggrievedly.

"Hehe, fortunately, the opponent is me. Others will be disabled if they don't die." Wang Xiaohu didn't mean to criticize, "So if you cooperate in the future, you should set up a training group to avoid being too heavy and hurting people's lives during filming. The group, select some muay thai fighters with good foundation and good looks, and specially train them how to control the strength of their punches when shooting fighting scenes, and the point is to stop. In this regard, I recommend Yasan Klein to you."

(End of this chapter)