Movie tycoon

Chapter 226 The Extremely Anemic "Yitian" (Third Watch)

Fortunately, Fang Yihua came out to preside over the overall situation at this time. She didn't say that everyone stayed for dinner at almost noon, but said that the press conference is over. If you are interested, you can watch the song performance——
And cabaret?

Which song did Shaw Brothers sing this time? !
The reporters craned their necks, their curiosity overflowing again.

Under the flashing spotlight, the press conference was finally over, and Chen Xiaotang and others left the stage dryly.Only the fat man Wang Jing yelled, "Whoever has any questions, feel free to ask me, I know everything I can say!"

Those reporters fly away.

The fat man was speechless, so he could only resort to his unique trick, "Come on, take a look, the hot new breaking news is on sale——"

It's a pity that he was yelling, but no one dared to come up to him, just kidding, can it be better to be pestered by such a wordy guy who is full of water?Those reporters are all in the shadows, and it's too late to hide, so how can they get close? !
After the stage was vacated, the music started, and a couple of men and women came up singing.What they sang was the classic song "Love Blossoms" from the 60s Cantonese romance film:
(Female) Love blossoms and shines
The nightingale sings beautifully and expresses love
(Male) The world is full of love, flowers, birds, and drunken spring
The same blind date will never be separated, our love will never change...

Those reporters immediately stared stupidly again.

After a while, there was a bang, and I thought it was some kind of song and dance, so retro!Why don't you dig out the mummy and dance disco? !That's "old" enough!
But those smart old reporters saw some clues from the sudden singing and dancing—the Shao family really didn't get their name in vain. Just looking at this pair of prodigal men and prostitutes, one can imagine that they are telling the world: Shao The movie is back!

In fact, it is true. Shaw Daheng did not arrange such a "retro" impromptu show for no reason, but because Shaw Brothers started with musicals and then directed HK movies for nearly 30 years; the reason why he would come up with such a nostalgic episode The purpose of the song and dance performance is to remind all the media that Shaw Brothers was once brilliant and once the king of Xiangjiang! ! !
As for whether Shaw Brothers can regain its glory this time with this "The Lord of the Demon Cult", it is unknown.

.................................................
After the hectic press conference ended, the gods returned to their seats, and Zheng Shaoqiu and other big names who made guest appearances in the show went back.Only Chen Xiaotang, Shao Meiqi and others were left.

As the director, Fatty Wang Jing knew that there was not much time today, so he quickly took the time to shoot a few simple shots.

These shots tell the story of the six martial arts sects competing for the "Dragon Sword", but due to the rush of time, the shooting effect is not very good.

As the screenwriter and lead actor, Chen Xiaotang felt that he had the responsibility to correct this point together with Fatty.

Chen Xiaotang pointed out that the camera technique is good, but the "magnificence" of the six schools of martial arts is not enough. The Shaolin school is dignified, and only four or five young monks follow behind one host, and the monks are all wearing monk hats; Wudang Seven Heroes are so dead Lai Huo was able to gather the number of people. As for those Wudang disciples, there are basically only two or three left, which is typical for many generals and few soldiers; That's even more "irregular menstruation"——
"No! This is absolutely not possible!" Chen Xiaotang said after watching the camera, "The movie must catch the audience's attention from the very beginning, but look, what are these shots? There are so few Shaolin monks, and they are still wearing crooked clothes. Monk hat, Jigong? There are very few people in Wudang and Emei, and they don’t look like martial arts, but rather like tricks and entertainers in the Jianghu! How can this attract the audience?!”

The fat man spread his hands, "Ah Tang, it's not that I don't want to make a good shot, but I don't want to make it more majestic, but there are not enough people. There are only a hundred and ten people who are doing the tricks. It's not bad if there are seven or eight people in each of the six sects—— Qiao Fu It's hard to cook without rice, what do you want me to do?!"

This time I got to the point.

There are too few extras!

In fact, ever since martial arts movies were produced, scenes with big scenes are generally shot very rough.Needless to say, the battle scenes between the two armies in ancient TV dramas are basically a soldier carrying a flag and it is regarded as a thousand troops. "The Legend of the Swordsman in Shushan", at the beginning of the warlord scene of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the great director Xu Ke was stumped.

There are only so many actors in HK, where can I find the "thousands of troops"? !Because of this, Xu Ke almost turned his head gray. Finally, with the help of his behind-the-scenes boss Zou Wenhuai, he openly recruited five or six hundred extras. However, this also increased the production cost of this drama. No small expense.

In Chen Xiaotang's memory, the previous "Yi Tian: The Demon Sect Leader" was very majestic, not to mention how powerful the "Battle of the Bright Summit" was, but to say that there were countless people from the six sects, and it was put on the big screen In the past, it was completely a visual "shock", but now——
Looking at the six apparently "malnourished" sects on the camera, Chen Xiaotang really couldn't laugh or cry.

"Let me figure out a way to use all the people I can use!" Chen Xiaotang touched his chin and asked the fat man, "How many people do you think will be needed to shoot the scene of the martial arts battle?"

The fat man chuckled, "How many people? Of course, the more the better! Even if you find me 1000 people, I can handle it!" The fat man directly regarded himself as Han Xin.

1000 people?Chen Xiaotang frowned.

Where can I find 1000 people?I'm afraid it would be very difficult to do it even if the sixth uncle Shao Daheng stepped in.

Of course the fat man understood this, so he comforted Chen Xiaotang and said: "Tang Zai, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so don't make things too difficult for yourself. If you can't find 1000 people, it's good to find 300 people, at least it's better than now!"

Chen Xiaotang nodded and said, "Okay, everything is difficult at the beginning. I didn't expect to encounter difficulties as soon as I started the machine—you shoot first, and try to avoid those big scenes. I will start with the TV station and find some people to come over first!"

At this moment, what Chen Xiaotang was thinking about was the guys who were chasing after him, who?Liu Qingyun, Tao Dayu and Wu Qihua!

………………

The three of Liu Qingyun had a hard time at TVB during this time.

As a dedicated and excellent secondary actor, the three of them almost devoted their youth and passion, tuberculosis and nagging to this profession.

Seeing that Zhou Xingchi, Wu Zhenyu and Ouyang Zhen, the three seniors, have passed through the period of playing passers-by A, B and C, and entered the realm of supporting roles as thugs, thugs, flower pickers, and neurotics, they sighed. Ah, envy, envy——
There are so many stars in the world!
Why is it popular without me? !

The three complained to themselves, lamenting that no one "knows a hero with discerning eyes" -- originally hoped to curry favor with that Chen Xiaotang, but in the end, he didn't like him at all, and he was still playing tricks, and he didn't see this senior brother Chen promote himself. .

Alas, I heard that Brother Niao is going to star in a movie again now, and it will be the big production "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji"——
How could he be so lucky if he lost his mother? !
The three people who were forgotten by Chen Xiaotang inevitably felt a little bit resentful.

But having said that, heroes have been lonely since ancient times, but life has to be lived.Nowadays, no one is looking for them to make movies, and they don't earn much money for the extra roles, and they are exhausted all day long.In desperation, the three had no choice but to get together to discuss, should they start some side jobs and earn some extra money?It just so happens that Shaw Brothers Studios is open to the public at this time, and many foreign tourists like to visit here.

As soon as Liu Qingyun had an idea, he partnered with Tao Dayu and Wu Qihua to charter a bus and bring those tourists over for sightseeing. While earning travel fees, he could also get kickbacks from the studio.

At this moment, a tourist bus full of Japanese guests dangled over.Liu Qingyun, with a dark complexion who looked like he had traveled around India, was wearing a sun hat, holding a small red flag, opened the car door, first glanced boredly at the hot sun above his head, and then waved the small red flag and said: "Ira, go to Yimasai! This is where we work at Shaw Brothers Studios in HK—the place where movies are made!"

Those Japanese tourists came down one after another, including old men and old ladies, housewives and young girls——
A Japanese man ran up to Liu Qingyun, his face blushing, and he bowed vigorously while yelling in Japanese. Unfortunately, Liu Qingyun's Japanese is half-baked, and he couldn't understand at all, "What are you talking about? Tell me clearly, I'll pick, little Japan, can you stop chattering, the four wives you searched for——Ya Die?! I greet your mother's eighteen generations of ancestors——!"

The Japanese man clutched his crotch, almost crying.

Only then did Liu Qingyun see something, and said, "Do you want to shush? How do you say that in Japanese? You, do you want to shush to work?"

The Japanese man also couldn't understand Liu Qingyun's bird language, but he roughly understood it, so he nodded desperately.

"YOU——LOOK," Liu Qingyun panicked, and even spoke English, "Go forward from here, turn left, and you will see a house, and you will arrive—the fourth wife you searched for?" He explained gesticulating .

"Private Marseille, private Marseille!!!" The man nodded desperately, and ran away.

I choose, don't look at the short legs of this Japanese, he can run very fast.But no matter how fast you run, it's useless, you dead fools, just wait to be slaughtered!
(End of this chapter)