Chapter 210: Li Ruoxi's pressure
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a fairy tale movie?
As soon as this statement came out, it was agreed by many netizens.
In their opinion, it is far more reliable to use a Xianxia film to impact the international market than to take a martial arts film to impact the international market.
Some netizens even opened their brains one after another to speculate on the plot of this film.
The content is so strange that it simply confuses the eyes of countless people.
Among them, some people even speculated that this is a story about mythical beasts such as the white tiger and the green dragon.
Whether it is a martial arts movie, a fairy tale film, or something else, fans are curious.
As for Mu Chen's inflated words, under the refutation of many fans, there is no market.
Is Mu Chen so easy to expand?
Isn't it just a 10 billion director? Our goal is to crush Hollywood.
What's more, the cooperation between Mu Chen and Li Long was determined long before the release of "Wolf Warrior 2". How could this film be made by Mu Chen because of the box office explosion of "Wolf Warrior 2"?
The popularity of Mu Chen's new film has attracted the attention of countless people, and it is obviously impossible for this film to be launched in a low-key manner.
Since he can't keep a low profile, Mu Chen doesn't mind being high-profile.
At the end of August, the launch conference of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" attracted countless media.
"Thank you very much for coming, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the one I have been preparing for the longest time so far. This film tells the story of a generation of heroes Li Mubai who quit the rivers and lakes, but caused more grievances in the rivers and lakes. It is an honor to invite Li Long, Zhang Na and other actors to join ......"
Mu Chen briefly introduced "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and also introduced the actors of the film.
"Director Mu, is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a martial arts film or a fairy tale film?"
When it came to the reporter's question session, a reporter couldn't wait to ask.
"Obviously, this is a martial arts film. Mu Chen smiled and said.
Xianxia films?
After "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", it became popular with Xianxia dramas.
Xianxia movies have indeed appeared, but the word-of-mouth box office is not very good.
This type of film is not popular.
"Director Mu, do you want to hit the international market with this film? But why did you choose a martial arts film to hit the international market? After all, the martial arts film market, whether at home or abroad, is not as good as before. ”
"If it can perform in the international market, it will be better. Mu Chen smiled, "I just need to shoot the film well." As for what performance can be performed internationally, let the fans give the answer!"
Mu Chen's words undoubtedly admit that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is his first film to enter the international market.
"As for why I chose to make a martial arts film, maybe it's because I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I have a martial arts complex. Mu Chen continued.
Martial arts complex?
This answer left many people confused.
Haven't you considered the market?
Take a film of your own complex to hit the international market?
Kidding it!
If you consider the market, it seems that you will not make such a martial arts film.
Is there a better reason to be willful?
You're not really inflated, are you!
Or is this film not made for the international impact at all, but purely to satisfy his martial arts complex?
"Many people say they are not optimistic about this film, thinking that this film will be your first film to lose money, do you have anything to say about this?"
"There have never been fewer people who think I'm going to lose money, but which of my films isn't making a lot of money?" Mu Chen smiled and said, "I still say the same thing: there are only movies that are not popular, and there are no types that are not popular." ”
"Mr. Li Long, what are your considerations for taking over the play directed by Mu Chen this time?"
The reporter seemed to feel that he couldn't find the explosion point on Mu Chen, so he immediately turned his gaze to others.
There's an international superstar, an Asian superstar!
"The first and only director of 10 billion yuan in China, I don't think any actor will refuse his invitation. Li Long said with a smile.
The big hit of "Wolf Warrior 2" was beyond everyone's expectations, including Mu Chen.
And after the film exploded, the impact was undoubtedly amazing.
This film allowed Hollywood to see the potential of the Chinese film market.
Then Li Long, a Chinese actor who has developed in Hollywood, suddenly rose to the top.
Before, Li Long suddenly received countless Hollywood invitations, and his salary also increased a lot.
At first, he was still a little confused, but after some understanding, he realized that those guys were hot about the Chinese film market.
Li Long's box office appeal in China has made him more valued in Hollywood.
"As far as I know, when you and Director Mu confirmed their cooperation, "Wolf Warrior 2" had not yet been released?"
A reporter directly exposed Li Long's excuse.
When Li Long heard this, he was not angry, but said with a smile: "A big reason why I took this play was that I was moved by the script. I have seen many of Director Mu's works, and he is also a director I would love to work with. ”
"Miss Zhang Na, were you also moved by the script of this film to take this play?"
A reporter looked at Zhang Na.
"No!" Zhang Na smiled and said, "I didn't read the script, so I should have taken it." I have been looking forward to participating in Director Mu's work for a long time, and when I received the invitation, I agreed without even thinking about it. Produced by Muchen, it must be a high-quality product. Director Mu's film, which one is not a double harvest at the box office?"
Mu Chen's debut has not been long and he is not very old.
However, for actors, the allure of Mu Chen's films may not be worse than that of Zhang Gang's top directors.
Mu Chen's movies not only have a good reputation, but also have a high box office, and the attention is also amazing.
"Li Ruoxi, do you have anything to tell you about becoming the heroine of the Mu Chen film again? What is the difference between being the heroine of the Mu Dao film and being the heroine of the Mu Dao film?"
A reporter looked at Li Ruoxi and asked.
Li Ruoxi's sentence "I am Mu Chen's heroine" is now almost well-known.
"It's much easier to be his heroine than to be the heroine of his films. Li Ruoxi said with a smile, "This film is the film he has prepared for the longest time, and it is also the film he has worked most hard." No one knows his dedication to this film better than I do. He was, naturally, and put a lot of pressure on me. The role of Jade Jiaolong is more difficult than any role I have played in the past. ”
The number one protagonist of the story of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is actually Jade Jiaolong.
She is the beginning and end of the contradictions of the story, she exacerbates all contradictions, disrupts everything, destroys everything, and achieves everything.
Compared with the complex and heavy needs of Li and Yu, Yu Jiaolong's needs are very simple and crude, just two words: fun. This is also her only real need.
In the growth environment of Jade Jiaolong, the dream of rivers and lakes is taboo and absolutely suppressed.
She is evil, but she is also the truest.
She messed everything up. especially disturbed Li Mubai's heart. Li Mubai originally planned to withdraw from the rivers and lakes, but the appearance of Yu Jiaolong stimulated the most secret desire in his heart - to accept an apprentice and pass on Wudang's Xuanqi swordsmanship.
Obviously, Li Mubai was also amazed and cherished by Yu Jiaolong's talent and fierceness, and it was difficult to tell whether he was more interested in "passing on the sword technique" or more interested in Yu Jiaolong.
Jade Jiaolong is a character who is loved, angry, liked and bored.
She has a complex and rich personality, paranoid, arrogant, arrogant, willful, contradictory and vivid and funny.
Such a role is indeed very stressful for Li Ruoxi.
"Director Mu, you and Mr. Li Long are both martial arts practitioners, have you ever communicated?
A reporter looked at Mu Chen and asked.
Mu Chen glanced at Li Long, then smiled and said, "Although Mr. Li Long and I are both practicing martial arts, we are not mixed in the martial arts world after all. Kung fu really hasn't been exchanged, and movies have been exchanged a lot. ”
Who is more powerful, Mu Chen or Li Long?
This is not the first time Mu Chen has encountered such a similar problem.
However, there is almost no clear answer.
Mu Chen didn't think that Li Long was his opponent, but he definitely couldn't say this.
He will not humbly praise Li Long and say that he is inferior to the other party, after all, he still has the heart of a martial arts practitioner.
Contrast is everywhere.
The king does not see the king, this is unwritten in the circle.
Maybe that's why.
Especially action stars, almost all of them.
Who's more powerful?
This is something that almost all action actors encounter. Even Mu Chen, the director, has encountered it from time to time.
Li Long and Cheng Jie have never cooperated.
If the two work together, even if there is no rivalry, they will inevitably be compared.
Once compared, it will inevitably cause fans to fight.
Does Li Long have real kung fu?
Naturally, there is.
If he hadn't worked hard, he wouldn't have gotten to such an extent in Hollywood.
........
After the launch event, shoot straight away.
The styling of the main actors of the crew has come out before.
Mu Chen had to admit that Li Long was very much in line with Li Mubai in Mu Chen's mind.
Although his style is simple and capable, he has a chivalrous spirit and awe-inspiring spirit.
Li Long is not very tall but flexible, and he is full of posture, and the unique temperament of a martial artist makes him feel chivalrous just by wearing a robe.
Zhang Na's Yu Xiulian, Li Ruoxi's Jade Jiaolong, and Zhen Pei's Jade-faced Fox, etc., are all satisfying.
But for some reason, in this shooting, Mu Chen suddenly felt that Li Long's version of Li Mubai had chivalry, but it was a little worse than the original version.
Thinking of the original, Mu Chen suddenly remembered those eyes.
Those eyes were too impressive. The look in his eyes flashed, and he could look at his lover or his enemy.
That seems to be the eyes of the hero, and that is the look that Li Mubai should have.
The eyes of the original actor gave Li Mubai a soul.
The eyes are the window to a person's mind. The real difficulty in acting is above the eyes.
Behavior, facial performance, the most to play the shape of the character, but it is difficult to play his god, if you want to play the role of the god, the eyes are very important.
I have to admit that the original actor is much better than Li Long in terms of acting skills.
Training an actor's acting skills is a necessary ability for a director.
Mu Chen's ability in this regard is still good after being trained in several films.
After all, Mu Chen's films have been the best actors.
Li Long is famous, but he has never played a big name.
He still respects Mu Chen's opinion as a director. Moreover, it is also extremely attentive.
As an action actor, Li Long is well aware of his situation.
He needed a film that would prove his acting skills.
His development in Hollywood has reached a bottleneck, and even some regression. If you can't break through, then you can only gradually shift your focus to China like Cheng Jie.
But Li Long knows very well that he is different from Cheng Jie.
Cheng Jie is good at both front and back cameras, and has his own team and film and television company.
He shifted his focus to China, not because he couldn't get along in Hollywood, but because he needed the development of his film and television company.
Li Long actually doesn't have acting skills, but he has too few opportunities to show his acting skills.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is undoubtedly an opportunity.
Li Mubai has played well, so there is a possibility of breaking through the bottleneck.
But if you want to play Li Mu well, it's not so easy.
The most difficult thing for Li Mubai to play is not his identity as a hero, but his inner emotions and desires. The relationship between Li Mubai, Yu Xiulian and Yu Jiaolong is as entangled as a net.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the rivers and lakes, how can people not be in their hearts.
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in people's hearts cannot be simply understood as the hearts of others, even including his own hearts.
Li Mubai's inner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is his suppressed desire.
He said that handing over the Qingying Sword sincerely was a break to his career in the rivers and lakes, and it was also a decision on the relationship between him and Yu Xiulian. However, the appearance of the jade dragon at this time disrupted his deployment, making him hesitate and confused, thus causing him more troubles.
Li Long has never played such a complex role, and the roles he has played in the past are all actions that cover everything, or in addition to actions, everything else is very pale.
Li Long's comprehension is still very strong, but I don't know why, he always lacks a little charm.
Mu Chen is sometimes paranoid, which is difficult to understand.
We must be perfect, not compromised, and we will not get by.
In desperation, Mu Chen listened to the "bad idea" of a staff member of the crew, found an eagle, and asked Li Long to practice his eyes.
But I didn't want to work wonders.
"Yu Xiulian walks the rivers and lakes, relying on familiarity, letters, and handouts. Therefore, her personality should be mellow and humane. ”
"Yu Xiulian and Li Mubai have been ambiguous for many years, but they have never been able to pierce that layer of paper, is it really just because there is a Meng Sizhe in the middle? No, it is because of Li Mubai, Li Mubai himself does not have a clear heart. ”
Yu Xiulian's feelings for Li Mubai have never been hidden. Therefore, while maintaining a trace of clarity and reserve, the rolling eyes and the smile at the corners of the mouth should reveal the throbbing ...... that keeps churning in the heart."
Zhang Na nodded and continued shooting.
This is the scene that Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian want to meet.
Li Mubai sat and talked to Wu's mother, and Yu Xiulian immediately entered. Li Mubai stood up, the two sides gave up, and Wu's mother left quickly.
Yu Xiulian looked at Li Mubai with a smile: "Brother Mubai, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
Li Mubai: "Yes." ”
Li Mubai couldn't stand Yu Xiulian's gaze, and looked around.
"Is business okay?"
Yu Xiulian: "It's okay. Are you alright?"
Li Mubai: "Pretty good. ”
The two of them were a little nervous and paused.
Yu Xiulian: "Please be seated." ”
.....
"Cards!"
Mu Chen immediately looked at the playback, very carefully, and after a while, he said, "Prepare for the next scene!"