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Chapter 681 Man, "Dream of a Hero"

Under Chen Xiaotang's guidance, Zhang Xueyou completely overcame the embarrassment of not being in the show, and the filming in the next few days went surprisingly smoothly.Especially when he and Chen Xiaotang played against each other, it was even more subtle and fascinating.

As for Chen Xiaotang, it is the biggest highlight of this drama. Not to mention his own fame, but his penetrating acting skills are amazing.

So much so that during the filming period, even Qin Pei, an old drama player, praised Chen Xiaotang's acting skills endlessly, saying that as a star, it took some people a lifetime to transform from an idol group to a powerful group, while others spent decades , but as for Chen Xiaotang, it seems that he was born to eat this kind of food, no matter if he is an idol or a powerful person.

Chen Xiaotang is self-effacing, saying that he has not worked hard enough, especially his acting skills have not yet reached that high level...

At this time, Zhang Xueyou asked curiously, what is the highest state of acting?
Chen Xiaotang smiled slightly and said, it's just a true performance!
True performance? !
Zhang Xueyou was puzzled.

In fact, what Chen Xiaotang said is definitely the truth, but this kind of "truth" is not from Nistoravsky's "Explanation of Actor's Skills", but from a Korean movie called "The Yellow Sea".

In his previous life, Chen Xiaotang was also proud of Hong Kong movies, and thought that Korean movies were inferior to Hong Kong movies, and many movies even imitated Hong Kong movies, making nothing of common sense.But until Chen Xiaotang watched a Korean movie one day, he was shocked.

This movie is "Yellow Sea"!
Watching this drama gives people the feeling of "shuddering". The ultra-realistic materials, the director's unique long-shot shooting technique, and the impeccable acting skills of the actors have created this drama that can be called historical in Korea. masterpiece.

When the actor in the play almost uses his "true color" to act in the escape scene, almost all the audience can be substituted into it, because we are ordinary people just like him.

Chen Xiaotang remembered it clearly. After watching this movie, he went to check the movie reviews about this movie. There was a passage like this:

When the male lead was in the woods, he was clumsily bandaging the wound he was shot by the police, while shaking his head in pain, wanting to cry without tears, he was suddenly seized by intense heartache.
When I was a child, when I could still cry, I saw such an expression, it was when I went to the vegetable market with my mother to buy vegetables.A woman with a child wants to buy minced meat for 7 cents. The salesperson grabs some and says one yuan for one.The woman shook her head and said that she couldn't ask for that much, so the salesperson grabbed a little and said it was [-] cents.The woman was still shaking her head, and the salesperson impatiently said that it was only a dime more, and the woman lowered her head and murmured, I don't have that much money.
She walked out under the disdainful eyes of the salesperson, and my mother hurriedly followed to check out, then took out the bought meat to me, and said to go to the aunt just now, and ran back quickly before she was not paying attention.
I immediately chased it out, the woman was pushing the bicycle and walking slowly, I ran over and threw the meat into the basket, turned around and ran, after running for a while, I couldn’t help but look back, and found her standing there , looking at me from a distance, I still remember that expression.
After I came back, my mother told me that if a person did not have great difficulties, he would not be like this, so we must not embarrass them anymore, and we must maintain their dignity, because they are human beings just like you.

Chen Xiaotang thinks this film review is a classic, or it hits the nail on the head. It is very easy for an actor to shoot a scene, he just needs to follow the director's instructions, but if he wants to play this role, he must be Become a "he", who will think that you are "acting in your true colors"!
In the past, Chen Xiaotang didn't quite understand why Brother Baoqiang, who always pretended to be a fool on the big screen, became popular and why so many people liked him.

Then the research found that Brother Baoqiang has always played the same type of role in his true colors, such as the rural car repairman in "Mr. Tree", the lowest construction worker in "A World Without Thieves", and even in "People Are In "囧场" and "囧囧之路:囧囧 in Thailand", he still has the imprint of "migrant worker" deeply on his body.

You can say that Brother Baoqiang "eats all over the world with one trick", and this kind of "true performance" is enough for him to be popular all over the country. Why, because China has a population of 13 billion, and more than half of them are our dear farmers friend!
Strong sense of substitution!
Kind enough!

This is the highest state of an actor!

Reaching this state is easy and difficult.

The easy thing is that as long as you are this kind of person, you are fine; the hard part is that you are very different from this character, and you want to be true to yourself, unless you re-enter the mother's womb and "return to the furnace".

It is precisely because Chen Xiaotang knows this super high acting skills that he realizes that he still has limitations in acting skills. For example, because he is handsome, he basically has no chance to play ugly roles. persuasive.

Therefore, Chen Xiaotang has always followed the route of acting cool and handsome, a bit like Liu Dehua in his previous life.However, Chen Xiaotang is smarter than Andy Lau because he will find a suitable script for himself, such as "Uncle", which made him the golden actor, and "Assassin's Creed", which made him famous at home and abroad. The roles he played are basically On the surface, it looks "ruthless", but in fact it is "cold on the outside and hot on the inside", and belongs to the true "iron-blooded tenderness" role.

A week has passed in a hurry, and the filming progress of "New World" is getting closer and closer to the end.

In fact, the first half of this film is basically laying the groundwork for the second half. There are more literary dramas, but it is easy to shoot. The second half is the big reversal that many screenwriters like to play. Among them, the action scenes are very important. It was more troublesome, especially when shooting the scene where Ding Qing played by Zhang Xueyou was besieged and killed in the parking lot, it was difficult for director Du Qifeng to keep his portable camera from vibrating while running.

Now comes the problem, the main problem is how to stabilize the camera so as to simulate the vision of the eyes.In the end, two smaller cameras were urgently adjusted, and Du Qifeng finally stabilized the footage under the adjustment of thinking technicians.

However, what gave Du Qifeng a headache was that this kind of work was too tiring.There is no way, whoever makes him good at hand-carrying, no matter if it is running or something, he has to hold the mirror himself.There is a running scene in which you have to run hundreds of meters, which is extremely painful.

At first we ran a little bit, our brother Feng was so focused on the camera that he almost missed hitting a pole in the parking lot.What came down immediately was even more funny. He had to run while controlling the camera to turn around and look back, and this also forced the crew to move quickly.

It was in such a difficult environment that Zhang Xueyou was photographed opening the elevator door and preparing to flee, but found that the elevator was full of enemies chasing and killing him. Then he spat and walked in with a knife...
This scene can be said to be Du Qifeng's specialty. What is needed is not a large jump and a manual camera. In a sense, the lens feels closer to stillness.

But Chen Xiaotang, who was watching from the side, was dissatisfied. What he was dissatisfied with was not Du Qifeng's shooting technique, but Zhang Xueyou's performance in this shot. He felt that he did not have the visceral vigor in playing the character "Ding Qing".

Chen Xiaotang called to stop, then entered the performance area, took the prop knife in Zhang Xueyou's hand, and told him: "You must not blink when you cut people, your character is not a very rigid one, but a character that looks Some cynical, actually very neurotic, there is a hostility in the bones, hostility understand, it is the hidden viciousness... Remember, you must control Zhang Chi's method!"

Before the words finished, Chen Xiaotang raised the knife, pointed to his eyes with the tip of the knife, and motioned Zhang Xueyou to look into his eyes.Only now did Chen Xiaotang show a faint mocking smile, as if mocking everything, took a few steps forward, entered the elevator, raised the knife in his hand, and started slashing!
Cutting people is like cutting melons and vegetables.

It seems that he didn't feel it when he was cut by someone.

That's the kind of neuroticism you want!
Zhang Xueyou and the director Du Qifeng looked at each other, they were not allowed to blink, but they had to keep their eyes wide open?This is strange.Of course they don't know that Chen Xiaotang learned this trick from "The Beast Detective" starring Huang Qiusheng in the future. After being killed, everyone is afraid of others, just like a "beast".

In any case, everyone could clearly see that Chen Xiaotang's performance just now was pointing Zhang Xueyou.Zhang Xueyou wasn't stupid in the first place, so he meditated for a while, and then made a gesture to Chen Xiaotang.

The next scene went much smoother. After being enlightened by Chen Xiaotang, Zhang Xueyou's performance in this scene became more and more smooth.However, the long shot that Chen Xiaotang arranged in this scene was somewhat troublesome.

In fact, there are quite a lot of long shots in the whole film. Because only one camera is used, it is difficult to take into account other scenes, so many times it has to be rehearsed before shooting.Just like the scene in front of me, this scene is a scene in which after hunting down "Ding Qing", the two killers see the police coming and run away in a hurry.

After Chen Xiaotang and Du Qifeng studied it, they decided on the seat.They simply drew a location map and marked the movement sequence and direction of the camera for easy shooting.

After finally filming Zhang Xueyou's part, in the end, only Chen Xiaotang's part remained.It is also the final finale of this play.

This final scene is about Li Zicheng, played by Chen Xiaotang, seeing his good brother "Ding Qing" for the last time in the hospital. "Ding Qing" had already understood that he was an undercover agent of the police, so he held his hand and said a sentence before he died, "If you want to live, you have to be more ruthless!"

This sentence is the turning point of the whole play.

It is also the highlight of the personality change of the main character played by Chen Xiaotang.

From working as an undercover policeman in the past, being involuntary, forced and helpless, and being played around by the police boss as a "two or five boys", to the end, he ruthlessly eliminated dissidents, killed all the people who were not good for him, and finally sat on the throne , become the ultimate BOSS.

Chen Xiaotang mastered the character of the whole character to the point of proficiency, from the uneasiness and fear of being found out as an undercover agent, to the depression and depression of having ghosts in his heart, ashamed of his brother, to the elegant and calm temperament of killing the killer like "cleaning up" in the end , making a "The Birth of the Godfather" come alive.

Shooting scene, the last set of shots.

The camera rustled on the planned track.

In the camera, aim at the entire grand conference room.

The two sides of a long conference table in the conference room were full of people. These people were all bigwigs of the group, each with evil intentions and hidden knives in their smiles.

They waited, waiting for the election of a new leader to be born.

Before that, they had already made a bet in private, and voted favorably and money for the electors they favored without hesitation. In their view, if there is no accident, this election will help them reach new heights .

The close-up of the camera shows the faces of these people waiting for victory, smoking, tapping the table with their fingers, crossing their legs, drinking tea, chatting, all kinds of things.

Suddenly, a person hurried in and whispered something to the person in charge of the election.

In the close-up shot, the man's face changed suddenly, and he knocked on the table and said: "Everyone, please be quiet, because our anthology has changed except for special circumstances, those who participated in the election have withdrawn from the election, and Mr. Li Zicheng was replaced by Mr. Li Zicheng, who was nominated For the new candidate..."

Awkward.

All in an uproar.

what happened? !

Who is Li Zicheng, how can he be nominated as a candidate? It's not his turn to rank seniority!

Just when everyone is upset.

The camera uses another quick transition.

With a bang, the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and then, a group of "men in black" filed in. These people had gloomy faces, with a cold murderous look on their faces.

The temperature in the entire meeting room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Just when the big guys were at a loss, those men in black stood behind each of them, with their hands behind their backs and their legs crossed.

Even a fool can understand that the whole scene has been controlled, and the person who controls them is coming in through the door.

In the close-up, the men in black bowed together, and Li Zicheng, played by Chen Xiaotang, walked in calmly.

The camera followed him closely.

Li Zicheng's lips were tightly shut, ignoring the terrified gazes of the bosses around him. He proudly walked to his seat, and one of his subordinates helped him pull the seat away. He crossed his legs and sat down.

The shots are shifted again.

The person in charge of the election shouted very respectfully: "Since Mr. Li Zicheng is the only candidate, I now announce on behalf of the group that he has been elected!"

Crackling, applause rang out.

Everyone stood up to congratulate the birth of the new "leader".

The camera compared their respective expressions with those before, and each of them smiled obsequiously, as if seeing hope and a savior...

In the applause, Li Zicheng, played by Chen Xiaotang, was like Al Pacino in "The Godfather". With one hand stroking his tie, he slowly sat on the throne of the leader, and then put the cigarette case and lighter on the table. Chin raised slightly...

The camera made a close-up of his whole action, giving people a "slow motion" feeling.

Then, all the bosses lined up in front of him and bowed in turn...

Blood and fire cast a new boss.

The lens shrinks, then disappears, becoming dark.

The light gradually lit up.

In the spacious office, Li Zicheng walked in slowly.

He sat down on the chairman's seat, opened the cigarette case, smoked a cigarette, and lit it.

Then he took a deep breath, turned around, and looked out the window with lonely eyes...

In this scene, Chen Xiaotang is acting with his eyes from the beginning to the end. He enters the office full of ambition, then sits down lonely and lonely, and finally sentimental. It can be said that the whole character's emotional changes are interpreted with his eyes. come out.

The people who watched it were incredible, why did Brother Tang pick the characters so accurately? !
In fact, apart from watching the original version of "New World" in his previous life, Chen Xiaotang also watched "Lei Luo Biography" played by Andy Lau. Especially the scene of Andy Lau sitting on a chair smoking at the beginning is even more memorable.

In Chen Xiaotang's own words, this also belongs to his own "acting in true colors", because every man has a "dream of a hero".

Hong Kong in the 80s was a paradise for high-speed production of Hong Kong films, and this "New World" was no exception. After only thirteen days of filming, it was announced that it was fully completed.

As a public figure, because of the previous launch conference, he has already heated up "New World".Many media have been chasing this drama during the filming period. Now that they know that the new drama is finished, they are rushing to report it.

'New World', the last purely Hong Kong film by international superstar Chen Xiaotang, is officially completed! '--"Sing Tao Daily".

"Chen Xiaotang's latest masterpiece "New World" was announced to be completed, which aroused international fanism, and hungry fans demanded that it be released simultaneously around the world! ---"Ming Pao".

"New World" has not yet been released, the copyright has already been sold in the European and American markets, and the major foreign markets are full of confidence in it. Chen Xiaotang is regarded by Hollywood as the best actor in Asia and a world-class top superstar in the future!There are rumors that MGM, the leading American film company, intends to contact Chen Xiaotang and ask him to make a new movie!Generally speaking, as a Chinese actor, Chen Xiaotang has reached the peak of attention-grabbing! '--"Oriental Daily".

"Not yet released, "New World" has been selected as the opening film of the Golden Horse Awards by the Taiwan-Taiwan Film Awards. In the future, Chen Xiaotang is likely to become the most popular candidate for the Golden Horse Best Actor..."--"Apple Daily".

'Big star Chen Xiaotang was invited to participate in the Cannes Film Festival and will be a special guest of the festival. This is also the first time a Chinese filmmaker has been invited by an international film festival to be a special guest.Chen Xiaotang really started to go to the world! '--"Hong Kong Commercial Daily".

"On Chen Xiaotang, the No.1 Chinese movie, the king is shocked: Chen Xiaotang's birth has brought a new turning point in Chinese movies. More people regard Chen Xiaotang as a signature representative of Chinese movies. In his eyes, Chen Xiaotang is definitely the best proponent of Hong Kong film culture, and he is also the Chinese actor with the highest achievement in the international film industry...'--"Entertainment Weekly".

In many newspapers and magazines, Chen Xiaotang has become the saint who leads "Hong Kong movies" to glory, and even the Jesus who assists "Chinese actors" to enter the international market.This series of extremely high evaluations made Chen Xiaotang feel terrified when he saw them, and frowned slightly. The evaluations he gave were really too high.

(End of this chapter)