new kung fu king

Chapter 508 "Suspended Heavenly Palace" Set Scene

"Grant, this is what happened at the excavation site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang."

In the small screening room of Xiehe Film Company, Wang Xiaohu, Wang Jiaxin, Hong Jinbao, Zhang Yuan, Grant, Yuan Heping and all the crew members of "Mythology" finished watching the films shot by Li Hanwei from the mainland.

Wang Xiaohu took out a general drawing of special effects and said to Grant McQueen: "We need to make a model of this style according to the layout of the terracotta warriors on site. It is rich in color, generally black and white, and the carriages, weapons, etc. must maintain the original bronze color.”

While Wang Xiaohu was holding the special effect drawing, he used a pencil to write circles on the drawing. Although it was listed in detail in the special effect plan for Grant McQueen, Wang Xiaohu felt that it was necessary to explain it again, after all, Grant was a Westerner. , the understanding of Chinese culture, especially the terracotta warriors, is zero.

"These models don't need to be manufactured according to the data provided by the two mainland consultants. After all, we use these as the set and can be enlarged or reduced according to the requirements of the lens. However, the chariots, horses, and Do what you want to do."

Grant McQueen nodded. From his serious expression, it can be seen that the work assigned to him this time is far more responsible than "Star Wars". He feels that the burden on his shoulders has increased a lot. In fact, this is easy to explain. "During the production of special effects, he followed Lucas's buttocks all the way, and many special effects shots were jointly discussed by him and Lucas.

But unlike Wang Xiaohu's cooperation, he has already considered all the model specifications, sizes, and colors in place. What Grant has to do is to use his own understanding to combine these models with the shooting scene seamlessly as required.

Although it seems so easy, God knows if this young boss will be satisfied with his work level.Grant knew that he had to work hard to do this well, and it was an opportunity for him to improve his level.

"Okay, boss, let me think about it, how about giving me three days, oh no, two days is enough, I will make a small interior site model for you first." Trant picked up the pencil Click around on the drawing: "I'll try to put the things you asked for in the model."

"OK, I like your work attitude." Wang Xiaohu snapped his fingers, and then said to Wang Jiaxin: "Old Wang, I think you are not only responsible for blasting at Industrial Light & Magic, are you?"

Wang Jiaxin grinned and said, "Blasting is just my specialty. In fact, my old profession has not fallen behind."

"That's good, bring your apprentice Zhang Yuan, and go to pick out various props with the help of two mainland consultants, and get ready before Grant completes his task." Wang Xiaohu patted Wang Jiaxin on the shoulder and said.

"Received." Wang Jiaxin saluted, then picked up her belongings, dragged Zhang Yuan, and followed Grant out of the screening room.

After the three left, Wang Xiaohu showed a serious expression, clapped his hands and said to the rest of the people: "Okay, Awei, don't look gloating, their work is not easy, and our workload is not easy. "

"While they are preparing various special effects sets, we will come up with the Wia combination plan in the next few days."

When Wang Xiaohu said this, he scratched his head with some headaches. The original version of "Mythology" was shot in a wide, dark room. They mainly needed to complete the action shooting, and the rest of the work was handed over to the special effects team to complete the combination. This special effect A lot of computer technology is needed to assist in the completion.

But now it is the end of the 70s, and the application of computer technology in movies is still in the experimental stage, so the shooting is very difficult. Wang Xiaohu had to learn from the working experience of the special effects team of "Star Wars" to complete it.

This kind of shooting special effect is quite troublesome. It requires the actors to move on the model, and more than a dozen cameras are required to track the shooting, and try not to let the picture appear too much. Go to Grant's side and use the synthesis equipment of Industrial Light and Magic to perform special effect synthesis.

Wang Xiaohu roughly speculated that it usually takes more than two days to shoot such a set of shots, which requires the Wia team to plan the equipment according to the route in advance, so as not to be in a hurry or frequently NG.

Although Wang Xiaohu and the others are an authoritative team in Hong Kong and even the world, the authority cannot be taken lightly when encountering new challenges.

Wang Xiaohu reviewed the shooting requirements again and asked everyone to come up with a more detailed and feasible plan. At this time, we have to use our collective wisdom and strength, and whoever has a good plan will adopt it.

"From now on, I will come here for a meeting at 9 o'clock every night to report on the progress of your work. If there is nothing else, the meeting will be over and you will be busy with your own business."

After the meeting, Wang Xiaohu pinched his swollen temples. He was under the greatest pressure in the whole crew. He had to be responsible for the script, actors, and all other aspects, even dealing with the mainland.

"Maybe I have to find some assistants. Hey, I'd better wait until the filming of this film is finished before thinking about it. New recruits need to be trained after they are recruited." Wang Xiaohu sighed, grabbed his clothes and drove home.

Since the meeting, Xiehe Film and Television City has entered into a busy scene again. The cloning project of Shaolin Temple has been fully launched. It was pasted on the template and handed over to Grant and others to make models. A week later, a reduced version of the Shaolin Temple model was placed in front of everyone, which made Wang Xiaohu full of praise.

"Well done Grant, it would be even better if the model of our floating heavenly palace is as exquisite as this!"

Grant patted the scraps of the model on his body, sighed and said, "Boss, I will try my best to process that model again. But this time you'd better finish it with me."

Grant made the model of the "Suspended Heavenly Palace" two days ago, but unfortunately, it did not pass Wang Xiaohu's review. Compared with Shaolin Temple, which has photos to assist Grant, Grant has a reference, while "Suspended Heavenly Palace" only has a few drawings And the text description, in short, Grant has been busy for nothing for two days.

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu nodded. There was no other way. Grant knew too little about Chinese culture. Even if there were models of terracotta warriors and chariots, this old man subconsciously Westernized them and created them. Things are full of ancient Roman flavor.

So when Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, and Wang Jiaxin started to make every effort to construct the "Qin Huangling's Underground Labyrinth" mechanism and other scenes, Wang Xiaohu and Grant Cat focused on the "Suspended Heavenly Palace" in the model room.

Days passed by, and August entered in a blink of an eye, and Hong Kong movies also ushered in the annual summer prime time. Major film and television companies began to compete for the box office with their ambitious works.

The absence of Jackie Chan, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung and others made other film companies feel relieved. After all, the films of these masters are too combative. If they squeeze in, no one will want to eat a piece of meat.

Xu Guanwen, Wu Siyuan, Luo Wei and others were all grateful to Wang Xiaohu for investing heavily in the production, so they prepared several films while the Seven Little Fortunes were "resting".

比如许氏电影公司今年力作《卖身契》自8月3日上映到8月23日落画，利用了21天时间就获得了782万港元的票房好成绩，稳稳的占据票房榜老大的位置。

Shaw Brothers Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiahui's "Shaolin Shed Master" followed closely. It took 17 million Hong Kong dollars in 656 days and became the second box office this year. This greatly encouraged Liu Jialiang. This is the first time the results are so high.

And Luo Wei didn't know where to come up with the script of "The Boxer", and he also got 130 million Hong Kong dollars, which was ranked No. [-] in the box office.

In this regard, Wu Siyuan’s company seems to have more scenes. "The 700 Million Robbery" continues to cooperate with the ICAC, and it is taken from the actual story in Hong Kong. It seems to be a big hit, but Siyuan's other film "South Fist, North Leg" directed by Tsui Hark won 7 million in 151 days after its release. It must be said that it was a surprise. For this reason, Wu Siyuan awarded Tsui Hark a big award. A red envelope, encouraging him to continue to develop his talents to make money for the company.

When being interviewed by the media, Wu Siyuan fully affirmed Tsui Hark, and told the media reporter that he had already negotiated with Mr. Gu Long, and planned to let Tsui Hark film "Golden Sword".

"Film Biweekly" summarized the summer archives of 1978. Yu Yongjian, the editor-in-chief, wrote in the article: "This year, apart from the Xu brothers who made a film that dominated the box office, the other four companies including Wang Xiaohu All satellite companies have handed in blank papers, and Xinyicheng company a few years ago has not produced a single work in the past few years, which makes people think that they are short-lived."

"Without Wang Xiaohu's works this year, the film market is not lonely. After "Shaolin 36 Room", Liu Jialiang's "Shaolin Shed Master" showed us a brand new kung fu plot: more concentrated and smooth in action design, Lau Ka Fai's kung fu skills of defeating strong tendons with a few bundles of bamboo sticks creates a kind of Zen artistic conception that contains the ordinary and great, and daily labor becomes the enlightenment of kung fu. It has to be said that the kung fu film market is flourishing."

The implication is that the seven little blessings led by Wang Xiaohu are full of resentment for not making good-looking movies this year, and they also make a pertinent analysis of the current Hong Kong movies. Ke, a cutting-edge director, has also begun to come into everyone's field of vision.

It was already mid-August when the "Mythology" crew had researched all the models and plans. Under Wang Xiaohu's order, hundreds of construction workers, led by more than a dozen prop masters and artists, began to carry out " The scenes of "Underground Labyrinth", "Organ", "Trap", and "Suspended Heavenly Palace" are set up. At the same time, Wang Jiaxin, Zhang Yuan and others are also preparing various terracotta warriors and chariot models with the help of two terracotta warriors and horses consultant experts. .

The progress in the mainland is far slower than that in Hong Kong. Due to the wide variety of props that the mainland has to be responsible for, the prop team representatives of the three film production companies almost soaked in the homes of several history professors, looking through "Historical Records" to check wild history, and even in the company. They went back and forth between the archaeological sites of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and when the special effects set construction started in Hong Kong, they decided on the plans for various costumes, weapons, and chariots.

Then came the more busy work, looking for clothing factories to order various clothes, contacting model processing factories to make props such as weapons and chariots, it was really troublesome and busy work, and the people of the three film companies were very busy. But they also learned a lot more in the process.

"Huh, I'm exhausted." Wang Xiaohu lay on the sofa without changing his clothes after returning home.

Little Jiaen walked into the living room with a bowl of red bean soup in his hand, "Daddy, it's time to drink red bean soup."

Wang Xiaohu sat up from the sofa, took the red bean soup, patted his son's head and said, "Good boy, have you been naughty today?"

"No, I'm very good. I learned to recite Tang poems today." Wang Jiaen smiled sweetly with her hands behind her back.

Wang Xiaohu was surprised that his son had learned to recite Tang poems. As expected, Niu Cha was worthy of his own species!Immediately smiled and said: "Ha, quickly recite it to me. If you recite it well, Daddy will buy you delicious food."

"Okay, okay." Wang Jiaen clapped his little hands, then raised his head and thought for a long time before reciting in a childlike voice: "At noon on the day of hoeing, the sweat drips down the soil, and the rice grains are leaked when eating, so I eat rattan noodles." .”

"Pfft!" Wang Xiaohu spit out all the red bean soup he had just taken two mouthfuls of. He looked at his son with a strange expression, coughed twice and said, "Son, who taught you Tang poetry! You recited it wrong. "

"Mummy taught it. He said that you worked very hard when you were a child. If you missed a grain of rice, you would be invited to eat rattan noodles by the master." Wang Jiaen blinked innocently: "Daddy, are rattan noodles better than plain rice?" Ah, Mommy said you loved eating when you were young."

"Cough cough, rattan noodles are not delicious at all." Wang Xiaohu sighed, hugged his son in his arms and said, "When eating rattan noodles, my butt will hurt very much, so son, you have to be good in the future, this kind of Tang poem Let’s not recite it in the future, otherwise you will have to eat rattan noodles.”

"Oh." Little Jiaen nodded.

In the corridor of the living room, Zhao Yazhi hugged her shoulders and looked at her distressed husband with a smile, wrinkled her nose and snorted coldly, and said dissatisfiedly: "When you get busy with work, you don't care about your family, hum!"
No wonder Zhao Yazhi would be angry, who made Wang Xiaohu forget to sleep and eat when he was busy in the film and television city, and lived on the set for more than a week.
(End of this chapter)