China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 177 Ziyi: Spit in my hand! (Please subscribe!)
Lin Xuan told them the plot of "The Best in the World" in a way similar to storytelling.

Several people around the table listened with great interest.

"In the end, Lord Tidan died on the dragon throne with regret..."

After the story was told, the audience was still immersed in the flash of swords and shadows in the arena.

Zhang Yimou thought for a moment and said:

"The story is very interesting, with four spies and four personalities, and the villain is well-crafted with great foresight."

It seems like he quite likes the storyline.

"It smells a bit like Jin Yong's cologne."

Liang Chaowei, who has always been taciturn, actually started to speak.

But there is some doubt in it.

"Jin Gu Huang Liang Wen has thoroughly written about the martial arts world.

No matter how innovative future generations are, their shadows can be found between the lines.

So as long as you don't copy what's in the book, it can be considered an original script. "

Regarding the issue of story style, Lin Xuan did not hide the truth.

This kind of thing can't be kept secret for long, everyone will know it when the finished film comes out.

But similar style does not mean plagiarism.

The system deleted and modified the original script to avoid plagiarism issues in advance.

They are the kind who are not afraid of lawsuits.

“You’re right, whether you’re making a movie or writing a script, the so-called pure originality is nonsense.

Everyone creates by standing on the shoulders of those who came before us. "

Zhang Yimou agreed with his theory and helped him speak both inside and outside his words.

"Hero" is an original period martial arts film, but the narrative style imitates Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon".

The whole movie is like an onion, with many layers of shell, and Zhang Yimou uses color to distinguish them.

The first layer represents the cruel and oppressive reality.

The characters' clothing and the color tone of the picture are all black, which is also the representative color of Qin.

The second layer is the lies fabricated by Wuming.

The color is red, the picture is hazy and blurry, giving it a dreamlike feeling.

The third level is the speculation of King Qin.

The color is blue and the picture is clear and clean, representing the calm thinking of King Qin.

The fourth level is the memories of King Qin and Can Jian.

Recalling why Can Jian didn't kill King Qin in the first place, the color is green, which represents the law of nature.

The fifth level is the truth of the story.

Truth needs no embellishment, so it is best represented by immaculate white.

A simple story has different interpretations in different people's mouths, just like "Rashomon".

Although the narrative is the same, can you say that "Heroes" copied "Rashomon"?

Of course not, the core ideas of the two dramas are different.

"You misunderstood, I didn't mean it that way. The script is very good, I like it very much."

Liang Chaowei opened his mouth to explain.

He really didn't question Lin Xuan's plagiarism, he simply felt that the style was very familiar.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and Zhang Yimou continued to chat with Lin Xuan and exchange storylines.

The eyes of the surrounding audience looking at Lin Xuan gradually changed.

Lin Xuan has several identities, the most dazzling one is of course an actor.

The number one niche actor in Mainland China, the number one male idol in ancient costumes, a good source of ratings, and his role will definitely be a hit...

Not long ago, "Detective Di Renjie 2" also won CCTV's annual ratings championship.

Even those present were all international superstars, but they were also surprised by Lin Xuan's achievements.

In addition to being an actor, Lin Xuan is also a director.

The debut film earned more than 3000 million yuan at the box office and also achieved good results overseas.

He also rescued Fan Xiaopang from the quagmire of a maid.

As for Lin Xuan's third identity as screenwriter, many people tend to ignore it.

The mainland film and television industry is a director-centered system or a producer-centered system.

The status of screenwriters in the crew is relatively low, but this job is very important and can directly determine the upper and lower limits of film and television dramas.

Just like Zhang Yimou's early classic movies, which one is not adapted from an excellent literary work.

If it weren't for Yu Hua, Mo Yan, Su Tong and others to provide him with excellent scripts.

Even if he makes a good movie, he won't get any awards.

Actor, director, screenwriter.

Lin Xuan has outstanding achievements in three completely different professions.

Almighty is his greatest strength and the reason why everyone respects him.

Lin Xuan was chatting with Zhang Yimou, and Zhang Ziyi looked sideways at him with a red wine glass.

A pair of bright eyes, with a somewhat inquiring smile on his face.

He is really talented, and he is indeed the man I like.

Lin Xuan felt thirsty after talking for a long time. Zhang Ziyi found the right opportunity to raise her glass and said:

"Director Lin, let me toast you."

"Okay, cheers."

With a slight touch of the wine glass, Lin Xuan drank the red wine in one breath.

He was a little thirsty, and the alcohol content of the red wine was not high, so he drank it directly as an alcoholic beverage.

Zhang Ziyi wanted to take a sip gracefully, but when she saw this, she had to finish the wine.

"Director Lin...this title is quite advantageous."

Cheng Xiaodong, the martial arts instructor of the crew, joked.

"I became a director just because of the title of Director Lin."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed, except Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu, who couldn't understand the joke.

Cheng Xiaodong asked again: "The martial arts director of your TV series is Yuan Heping and Yuan Baye, right?"

Lin Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, I also wanted to ask Director Cheng for help at that time, but unfortunately Director Yimou beat me to it."

Cheng Xiaodong's reputation in the martial arts instruction circle is no less famous than Yuan Heping.

Famous works include "A Chinese Ghost Story", "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Three Heroes of the East", "Shaolin Football", "Hero", "The Golden Armor"...

He was also the martial arts director of the original version of "The Best in the World".

Cheng Xiaodong has a particularly good relationship with Lao Mouzi.

Not only has he collaborated in many movies, he also served as the chief designer of aerial stunts for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 08 Olympic Games.

Cheng Xiaodong smiled and toasted him with a glass of wine:

"If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely cooperate with you."

With Lin Xuan's status in the industry, it is a very honorable thing to be praised by him.

…………

After the dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Lin Xuan followed the crew to the filming location more than 200 kilometers away.

"Do you drink milk?"

"Well, thank you."

Lin Xuan took the warm milk from Zhang Ziyi's hand.

Because the round trip is relatively long.

To save time, all the actors had breakfast in the car.

The crew is filming scenes between Zhang Manyu and Li Lianjie.

Wuming and Feixue dueled in front of thousands of Qin troops.

Wuming was more skilled and "killed" Feixue and took away her sword.

Li Lianjie and Zhang Manyu put on their makeup and went to film.

Other actors who don't have roles will find a place to play against each other by themselves, or practice martial arts routines.

Lin Xuan was wearing loose sportswear and holding a long gun in his hand.

He plays Changkong, an assassin with superb marksmanship who can defeat seven masters of the Qin State without showing the tip of his spear.

"This is my apprentice, let him teach you later."

Cheng Xiaodong will go to the filming site to keep an eye on it, and his subordinate Wu Xing will be responsible for teaching.

Lin Xuan had no objection, gripped the spear tightly and began to practice marksmanship routines with Wu Xing.

He has a solid foundation, so he makes rapid progress with practice.

I practiced all the movements in one day and became extremely proficient.

When the work was finished in the evening, Cheng Xiaodong came over to inspect the results.

Lin Xuan showed what he learned in one day in front of everyone.

After watching his marksmanship performance, Cheng Xiaodong gave a thumbs up in admiration:
"It's amazing. I've mastered it in such a short time." This movie has a lot of martial arts scenes, and the effect directly affects the quality of the movie.

However, except for Jet Li, the other actors' martial arts scenes were all terrible.

Fortunately, their fight scenes are more "aesthetic" and "poetic".

When people speak, they tend to move more slowly.

Otherwise, Cheng Xiaodong really doesn't know what to do.

After Lin Xuan joined the cast, there was one more actor to worry about in martial arts dramas.

It can relieve him a lot of work pressure.

Lin Xuan stood with a gun and said with a smile: "I have a good foundation, so I can practice quickly."

Cheng Xiaodong nodded, of course he knew about this.

Last year's Spring Festival Gala, Lin Xuan's marksmanship performance amazed many audiences across the country.

Because of this, Zhang Yimou took the initiative to send him an audition invitation.

As a result, during the audition, his return shot once again shocked the audience and stunned Zhang Yimou.

In ancient romance novels, it is always said that the carbine is particularly powerful, but few people have seen it with their own eyes.

Because it is so difficult to practice this move well, very few people can intuitively demonstrate the power of the carbine.

So when Zhang Yimou saw him suddenly using his carbine that day, he was extremely excited.

It was decided on the spot that Cheng Xiaodong must add this set of actions.

The director moved his mouth and broke his legs with his fingers.

According to Zhang Yimou's original idea, Wuming and Changkong only exchanged one move before realizing that the other party was a top master.

So the two stood face to face and simulated the scene of fighting in their minds, which is the so-called brainstorming.

Of course this scene must be filmed, otherwise it will just become two idiots staring at each other.

Cheng Xiaodong designed a martial arts routine for the two of them.

It can perfectly bring out the characteristics of swords and guns.

The fantasy time ended and they returned to reality. The two of them used their strongest tricks at the same time.

Wuming was superior in skill and stabbed the sky to death with one sword.

Cheng Xiaodong could not find a chance to come back from the beginning to the end.

After all, this move is about pretending to be invincible, luring the enemy deeper, and then suddenly attacking back.

If the strength of both parties is between equals, this trick will not work.

Cheng Xiaodong really had no choice but to change the frontal thrust in the finale to a carbine.

The final effect is roughly like this.

Changkong pretended to be defeated and turned around to run away. Seeing this, Wuming drew his sword and rushed over.

At this moment, Changkong took advantage of the situation and used his carbine.

However, Wuming had already expected that the spear passed through his cheek.

Wuming swung his sword to cut off the spear head, and then stabbed Zhangkong to death.

This is exactly in line with the characteristics of Wuming Swordsmanship - fast!

“Once you’ve mastered the basic movements, you can start sparring next.

Another apprentice will be assigned to you tomorrow. You will start practicing in slow motion and speed up bit by bit. "

"Okay, it's all up to you."

After taking the car back to the hotel, the cast and crew gathered for dinner.

Lin Xuan asked casually: "Director Yimou, how was the filming today?"

Hearing this, Li Lianjie and Zhang Manyu looked at each other with bitter expressions on their faces.

Zhang Yimou drank some wine, shook his head and said:

"The effect today is not very good, no matter how I shoot, I am not satisfied."

What do you mean by not satisfied?

Not a single usable lens?
After hearing Zhang Yimou's words, the other people's expressions were as usual, as if this kind of thing was already very common.

Lin Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of a great director, the requirements are really strict.

After dinner, go back to the room.

Zhang Ziyi quietly walked by and said to him:

"Director Zhang said the words just now three days ago."

"what!"

Lin Xuan was surprised: "In other words, you didn't shoot a single scene in three days?"

Zhang Ziyi nodded:

“Director Zhang’s requirements are too strict, or in other words, I don’t even know what his requirements are.

The actor's condition is not good and the sun's rays are not good, but we all understand these problems.

But sometimes everyone performed very well, and Director Zhang himself was very satisfied.

As a result, I had to do it all over again the next day, saying that I wanted to see the effects of other methods. "

Lin Xuan couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this:
"It's so scary! I hope everything goes well with my role."

…………

It has been five days since I came to the set of "Hero".

Lin Xuan did three things in total.

Practice, practice, practice.

Although the marksmanship routine designed by Cheng Xiaodong is complicated, it is not difficult for Lin Xuan.

In five days, he had become extremely skilled.

The speed of sparring with Wu Xing has already reached the requirements during filming.

Now even if Lin Xuan's eyes were covered with a black cloth, his movements would still be accurate.

Cheng Xiaodong came to watch a few times. According to his standards of martial arts instruction.

Lin Xuan's current level is enough for shooting.

It’s just that Zhang Yimou is still filming Li Lianjie and Zhang Manyu’s scenes.

After staying up for five days, I got a few useful shots, and the shooting progress finally moved forward.

To be honest, this scene is quite difficult, as it is a combination of literary and martial arts.

Feixue is willing to make sacrifices in order to assassinate Qin, and Wuming deeply feels the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

The two not only had intense martial arts moves, but also conveyed these emotions during the fight.

What's even more troublesome is that the same scene needs to be performed in three ways.

They are the lie version, the speculation version, and the truth version.

No wonder Lao Mouzi took so long to film.

There is no filming for the moment, and Lin Xuan is too lazy to practice.

So I moved a deck chair and went to see Zhang Yimou filming with my own eyes.

Lin Xuan chose a good place where he could see the scene clearly without appearing in the camera.

"Let's eat some fruit."

Zhang Ziyi came over with a fruit plate and imitated him by bringing a small bench.

"Grape, I happen to be thirsty."

Lin Xuan picked up one and stuffed it into his mouth.

The skins of the grapes were thick, and he looked around but couldn't find a place to spit them out.

You can't vomit on the ground, it's too unqualified.

"Spit in my hand."

Zhang Ziyi put her hand to Lin Xuan's mouth.

"How embarrassing that is."

Lin Xuan was shocked, and a memory appeared in his mind.

This is the kind of treatment only Uncle Long can enjoy.

Am I so superior in this girl's mind?
"It's okay, I'll take it back and throw it away later."

Zhang Ziyi smiled slightly and put her hand on his chin.

"Then thank you."

She had already mentioned this, and Lin Xuan no longer struggled.

Spit out the grape skins and grape seeds into Zhang Ziyi's hand.

"Sweet?"

"Well, it's delicious."

"Then eat a few more."

Zhang Ziyi took out another grape and stuffed it into his mouth.

Lin Xuan sighed in his heart while eating.

No wonder she can become an international chapter, she is so good at understanding men's psychology.

(End of this chapter)