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Chapter 159 An Eye-Opening Fight, Zhou You's Pimple Soup (please book in full!)
"Brother Xiahou, you and I fought for seven years, and you lost for seven full years, but you are quite patient. Wherever I avoid, you will chase there!"

"Yan Chixia, I didn't expect you to sharpen your sword sharper in Lanruo Temple for half a month!"

"No, it's just that you wasted your youth. You were too ambitious and didn't seek to make progress. For the sake of the false name of the best sword in the world, you showed your sharpness too much, your intentions were not right, your moves were indeterminate, and you were too angry..."

The filming stopped, not because of the lines!
Whether it is Wang Wu who plays Xia Hou or Xu Wenqiang who plays Yan Chixia, they are all old actors, especially Xu Wenqiang, who is an old drama player with a very solid line skills.

but……

Their lines are well spoken, but their actions are so poor.

As I said before, the concept of martial arts is missing in this world. Since there is a lack of martial arts, their action scenes will naturally not be able to keep up with Zhou You's aesthetics.

Just like the action in Hong Kong movies in the 90s and [-]s has opened a new chapter, the action in European and American movies is still street fighting.

In China in this world, although costume films are quite developed, they are basically drama films. Although the concept of action movies also exists, they are basically for the sake of plot. Fighting, even nearly half of a play is fighting.

The movements here are generally wrestling. For the movements, they pay attention to ingenuity and don't care much about the appearance. Therefore, the short ones range from a dozen to 20 seconds, and the long ones are only 50 seconds to less than 1 minute.

To put it bluntly, there is basically no design for the actions of many movies and TV dramas. It is usually written in the notebook that the two will quarrel and fight. As for how to fight, it is up to the actors themselves.

If it's a modern film, it's usually fists and kicks, while in an ancient film, it's mostly hugging. If there's a sword or something, it's usually a mutual test, and then one or two tricks are gone!
Therefore, naturally there is no position of action director.

but……

What Zhou You wants is not this kind of simple fighting!

Fortunately...

The cinematography of this world is strong.

Zhou You took a sword in his hand, tapped it, looked very clear, looked at Xu Wenqiang and Wang Wu, and said: "You guys are fighting too much. To be honest, there is no artistic conception at all. After all, these two are the best in the world. A good swordsman, no matter how you say it, you have to embody the swordsmanship of a first-class swordsman!"

Xu Wenqiang and Wang Wuyi looked dumbfounded!
Swordsmanship?

How to reflect?

Zhou You said hello to the photographer, and then told everyone to get out of the way.

This scene is at Lanruo Temple, and there are dead leaves everywhere, and when the filming starts, there will be a hair dryer blowing on the side, and those dead leaves will rise, plus the night scene, combined with the faint lights of Lanruo Temple above, It's a bit of a mystery.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw Zhou You moving.

The sword was originally standing by his side, but at the moment when he stepped back, he kicked on the sword, and the long sword shot up into the sky, Zhou You's hand was tightly gripping the hilt, and the sword seemed to be thrown away again.

As the blower blew up the dead leaves, Zhou You tossed up and down, the long sword in his hand was like a dragon with a long tongue, swaying left and right, obviously looking like a random stab, but...

It is actually fascinating to watch unconsciously.

The long sword seems to have been endowed with life, like a white snake spitting out letters, circling around him, swimming around, picking up a few dead leaves, and jumping and writhing, instantly giving people an illusion, as if this Those who dance with swords seem to be riding the wind to go home.

The long sword is drawn out, blowing the wind, sweeping the fallen leaves, like a crane singing, like a sunset on the earth!

Finally, put away the sword!

The sound of the blower disappeared at some point, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhou You.

His eyes are full of horror!
Especially Bai Jie, Yuan Xiu, Ding Xiang and others.

This kind of handsome figure has a great halo blessing for people, like an ordinary person who suddenly has a beautiful face.

Not to mention Zhou You itself is dazzling.

At the moment when he danced the sword, there was no one else in everyone's sight.

It seems that there is only that figure left in the world.

"The two have to fight like this, your kind, no!"

Zhou You came over and said to Xu Wenqiang and Wang Wu.

The two returned to their senses, looked at each other, and shook their heads with wry smiles: "This... looks good, but... we really can't do it!"

I have to say that Zhou You's set of swordsmanship is really eye-catching, even a fool can see that this level of swordsmanship must be a highlight in the movie.

But the problem is, they can't do it, and... the sword dance is the sword dance, how can the sword dance be made into a fight?

Just right, Weekend Club!

"Don't worry, I'll teach you!"

Zhou You is quite familiar with these routines. When he watched martial arts movies in his early years, he danced with a bamboo pole more than once. To put it bluntly, a boy who grew up in a certain age saw a straight stick with a radius of tens of meters. The grass will have its head chopped off.

Zhou You still knows some tricks such as lunge flat chop, turn back chop, leap upward, stab straight with the sword and so on.

Soon, Zhou You began to design actions for the two of them. Of course, it was a fantasy drama after all, so it was natural for Wia.

It took half a day from being unfamiliar at the beginning to proficiency later on, and the subsequent shooting where the two of them could actually fight each other. That is to say, it took several hours for the scene of Xia Hou and Yan Chixia fighting swords.

Fortunately, the shots Zhou You shot were basically used. To put it bluntly, he is the one who can really shoot a movie a week, after all, he doesn't shoot extra clips.

"Not bad!"

Although it took too much time, when Zhou You looked at the performance of the two in the camera, he still couldn't help nodding.

And Xu Wenqiang and Wang Wu were also very excited when they saw the wonderful fight of the two flying up and down in the camera.

This……

This is what we typed?

It was obviously unbelievable, but at the same time, I was thinking, so fighting can be filmed like this?
This is too stupid!

You know, everyone still has doubts about Zhou You's director.

Although I know that this is the master who wrote "Legend of the White Snake", but...

so what?

Screenwriting ability and directing ability are two different things, let alone this time it is a movie.It's just because the leading role is Bai Jie, everyone wants to be a part of Bai Jie's glory.

But now it seems that this preacher's directing ability is also unique. After all, even the veteran actors present have never seen this kind of fighting scene before!

"Tsk tsk, Director Zhou, how did you come up with this idea!"

Wang Wu was really amazed and couldn't help asking.

Zhou You said with a smile: "I've always had a dream of being tall and tall!"

dream?

Sure enough, those powerful people like to dream when they were young!

This fight let everyone know Zhou You's shooting method, especially the scenes about fighting.

Then, there was only one last shot left for Xia Hou.

This shot shows Xiahou and Yan Chixia cleaning their wounds by the wild river after they failed in the fight. At this time, Xiaoqian was swimming in the river, and then Xiahou was seduced and was washed away by her grandmother.

……

"When this paragraph is over, can't I finish it?"

Wang Wu was still a little confused. Although he didn't have many roles and only played three scenes, but... each scene took a lot of time. For example, the fight scene earlier was estimated to be at least 3 minutes, and the killing scene at the beginning, and the subsequent scene. Come down to wipe the wound, etc., counting it, there must be five or six minutes.

You know, this is a movie, not a TV series, five or six minutes is not too short.

but……

Just two days, just two days to finish filming?
Of course, although the third scene will be filmed next, he doesn't know whether these clips will be used. After all, filming is to shoot a lot of clips, and then select videos from this pile of clips to splice them together, that is, The so-called post-editing!
Not to mention that he only filmed three scenes, some of them filmed more than a dozen scenes, and even only used one scene in the end, or even deleted the character completely!
but……

It was not a loss this time, especially seeing an unprecedented fight, it was an eye-opener.

"Are you okay!"

"no problem!"

Bai Jie is ready. After all, she is playing Nie Xiaoqian, a seductive female ghost. Naturally, she should dress cooler, and of course she won't show anything.

only……

After all, it was the end of March, and it was the end of March in the northwest. Most importantly, it was still night.

The temperature in the water is probably only four or five degrees. If you jump, you may be seriously ill, but you still need to continue the performance.

"Sister Bai, why don't you wait, a play will take two months, and this one will be put in the back. It will be May, even if it's night, you can go into the water as you like!"

The little assistant was a little worried, after all, this is not a joke, and this river is really a wild river, and obviously, it was left from the mountain. She tried it with her hands just now, and it was very cold, even a little cold .

"No, since I eat this kind of food, it's not a problem to go into the water, let alone the end of March, there is no way to go into the water in the cold winter months!"

Bai Jie didn't care, she had already taken off her coat as she said that, after all, it was cold in the mountains.

Of course, not many people came to this scene today, only the filming crew, and Zhou You, Wang Wu!
"You wait a minute!"

Seeing that Bai Jie was about to go to the river, Zhou You stopped her, then got into the RV, and brought out a bowl of hot soup after a while.

"You drank this!"

"So it was for me, I thought you drank it yourself!"

It was still steaming and smelled delicious, but there was still a smell of medicine in it.

Bai Jie gulped it down and licked her lips. It was delicious.

Wang Wuyi bowl was also given here.

The little assistant muttered: "Sister Bai is a girl, if you go into the water at this time, if the root cause of the disease is left..."

Zhou Youdao: "Leave the root of the disease and I will support her!"

Got it!
What else to say!

Soon, the photographer and lighting engineer were in place, and following Zhou You's gestures, Bai Jie went into the water.

Her face is indeed very beautiful, especially in ancient costumes, she is definitely qualified to seduce all living beings.

The moment she entered the water, Bai Jie still trembled. Although she had tried it with her hands before, but...

There is a difference between going into the water with your hands and with your whole body.

But soon, there seemed to be a hot current gushing out of his body, dispelling the chill a little bit, Bai Jie took a deep breath, and then began to plunge directly into the water, and then came out of the water again, flicking her long hair in the water , showing her long neck, and then, she tilted her head and began to wash her hair!

At this time, Wang Wu also came down!

"Crack!"

once again!

The staff here quickly pulled Bai Jie down, and the little assistant also took the clothes, quickly put them on Bai Jie, and protected her and hurried to the RV.

"No, hurry up and finish the next one before changing!"

To change at this time, you can only change the inner clothes, but the outer wet clothes cannot be changed. After all, the following shot and the above shot are continuous.

You can't just change the camera and dry your clothes and hair!

The little assistant had no choice but to hold Bai Jie to warm up by the fire, and soon the second scene began.

In this scene, Bai Jie seduced Xia Hou, of course, there was no temptation, it just started.

The clip is also very short, just physical contact, and then the picture flashes, it is grandma's long tongue.

But in this paragraph, there are several close-ups of Nie Xiaoqian's expression.

Among them, when she was in physical contact with Xiahou, her expression was relatively cold, but when the bell on her feet rang, she flew to the tree beside her, and watched Xiahou being sucked into a mummy, her expression was pain and helplessness!
Bai Jie deserves to be a combination of talent and hard work. Of course, it may be that the book was given early, so she almost went through it all. Even if there are some minor problems, as long as Zhou You mentions them, she can quickly understand and do her best. it is good!
……

"Today's meal is to thank everyone for half a month of hard work!"

Chuanhai Restaurant, Zhou You hasn't been here for quite a while, of course, this time he reserved the second floor directly.

After all, some people's roles have already ended, and these people are about to leave.

For example, Wang Wu, who played Xiahou Swordsman, only took two days to shoot his scene, and added a little bit of follow-up, which made it only three days. But because of Zhou You's shooting method, he had never seen it before, so he was curious, and there was nothing else. There was a play, so I stayed for a few more days, and it happened that some people were going to leave after dinner today.

"Haha, Director Zhou is being polite!"

"Yes, yes, the most tiring these days is probably Director Zhou!"

It's been less than half a month since the filming, and everyone knows the habit of traveling and domineering on the set. It's really unreasonable. It's useless for anyone to give opinions, and it's useless for anyone who thinks it's good.

but……

Zhou You's shooting method is indeed different from that of ordinary directors. From the lens to the lighting, he intervenes in almost everything.

To put it bluntly, other people are like puppets, as long as they listen to him, but this is also easier for some people.

Just like fashion design and make-up, etc., Zhou You directly throws out the pictures, and everyone can just follow the pictures and do it. It is indeed much easier, but at the same time, Zhou You gives more than other companies!
Who doesn't like this kind of boss!
"Okay, everyone eat and drink well!"

Zhou You took a sip of wine and walked towards the kitchen.

Liu Qingyao said: "You are still going to do it yourself!"

"Anyway, maybe it's the last time I meet some people, let's make something simple!"

Liu Qingyao was speechless!

Indeed, sometimes it is convenient to be close, but one or two months, or even a year or two, or even a year or 20 years.

It is not easy to meet by fate, but it is also good to have a meal.

It's just that she has seen the tiredness of traveling recently, and sometimes she wonders where the energy of traveling comes from.

On the set, he participated in everything from makeup, to costumes, to sets, as well as lighting, photography, and even action design, etc. He wished he could make a movie by himself.

but……

But he is still alive and well, could it be...

This is the man?
Energetic man?
But this energy is too strong!

There were not many people who came to eat. After all, many people were still preparing for follow-up work on the set. There were only two tables, about 20 people. Of course, Bai Jie, Yan Run and others were all there. After all, they knew how skilled Zhou You was. it is good.

But it's a pity that most of the dishes on the table are made by the chefs of Chuanhai Restaurant.

Although the taste was not bad, it was far worse than Zhou You's. However, Zhou You said that he would cook a few dishes, so they were still waiting.

Wait a while to eat the dishes cooked by Zhou You.

"Hey, tell me, how much box office can our movie get!"

"Tsk, I think it would be nice to have 2000 million!"

"2000 million, the investment in this movie has exceeded 2000 million!"

Everyone said, looking at Bai Jie.

That means it's obvious that Bai Jie coffee has the largest number of seats, which means it's the most expensive.

It was reported in the market that Bai Jie's salary was [-] yuan!
Don't think that [-] is less. Among actresses, this is considered the top salary.

Bai Jie thought to herself, what are you looking at me for? It's okay to spread such things indiscriminately, but it's not okay for her to admit it herself!
Of course, apart from her, the remuneration of Yan Run and others should not be expensive, but...the sum is more than 2000 million, not to mention that Zhou You directly built a small world of "A Chinese Ghost Story". There must be a lot, and there are also later stages and the like.

The investment for this film is probably 3000 million. Of course, it depends on the cost of post-production!

"Last year in China, there were almost 4.1 movies with a box office of over [-] million, and the box office champion was [-] million!"

"A Chinese Ghost Story, if it wants to make a profit, it needs at least hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office!"

"The first one is hundreds of millions, it's a bit difficult!"

"The key is that Director Zhou doesn't know how to deduct when he's filming. You know, the production crews I went to before, let alone melon and fruit drinks, even box lunches are the cheapest. Director Zhou is good here. You can eat melons and fruits as you like, and drink as you want. Box lunch... Good guy, it’s delivered directly to the hotel, and everyone has it, and our accommodation is much better than before!"

"Yes, Director Zhou has to hold on!"

"I hope I won't lose too much by then, otherwise... I'm a little embarrassed!"

"With Sister Bai taking the burden, I shouldn't lose too much!"

Bai Jie didn't speak. In fact, she didn't know what to do, and as the filming took place, she became even more confused, because she couldn't understand Zhou You's way of shooting!

Generally, for some clips, she even thinks that they should be shot from several angles, and choose a few from each angle, but Zhou You only needs one, and only one angle!
This made her feel strange, so she could only call Fangyuan.

After all, there are rumors that during the filming of "Legend of the White Snake", Zhou You was in charge of the entire scene.

Then Fang Yuan told her, just let her wander around!
By the way, "Legend of the White Snake" was completely over a few days ago!
Fifty episodes, at the finale, created the best results in the past ten years.

Ratings, 7.8!

What is this concept?
It has been a full ten years since a TV series broke 7 on CCTV, and the most powerful one is only 6.4!

It can be said that the appearance of "Legend of the White Snake" completely overturned the market and dazzled all practitioners!
Speaking of the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story", it has been less than half a month, and everyone knows that the workload is not very heavy, especially the photography team, who has very little material in hand, so little that they feel panicked.

How did they know that it wasn't material at all, it was a fragment of a movie!
Naturally, Zhou You didn't know what they were talking about, at this moment, he was making pimple soup!
　Thank you very much for the reward of 10 book coins for Xiao [-], which has become the number one fan list of this book, Sahua, thank you!It's the end of the month, so let's clear the monthly tickets in everyone's hands. I stocked up on vegetables early in the morning, and it took more than two hours to buy them. It's not easy!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)