Zhou Xingchi can be regarded as one of the most familiar actors to domestic audiences, when Hong Kong films were introduced to the mainland, the most popular were four types.

Cheng Long's kung fu comedy, Zhou Yanfa's gangster films and gambling films, Li Lianjie's martial arts action movies, and Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical comedies.

One actor a year, a hundred years of Zhou Xingchi, this is what fans say about him.

Although it may be an exaggeration, it is enough to prove the weight of Zhou Xingchi.

changed to someone else, and his fans themselves were embarrassed to lose like this.

Although he is called by some people to be vulgar and funny to please the audience, the hat of a nonsensical actor cannot be taken off when he is buttoned on his head.

Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Yanfa are the same, the first two were sprayed with acting skills, and the latter is about to become the king of bad movies.

That year, Li Lianjie won the actor with "Vote for Fame", and a lot of people questioned it.

The four actors who have taken genre films to the extreme are also the only actors who can label the movies they starred in.

In Greater China, he is also one of the most well-known and influential actors.

Zhou Yanfa, Cheng Long, and Li Lianjie have all met Tang An a few times, and this is the first time they have seen Zhou Xingchi.

It can be seen that he is not in very good shape, after all, it is 70 million yuan in cash, and no one will care.

Everyone loves money, whether they make commercial films or literary films, many artists also love money.

Zhou Xingchi said his view of money in an interview before: Because of this money, of course, I hope to make more money, I was poor when I was a child, that is, if I have the opportunity and ability, I hope that I can make a little more money with my own ability, which is absolute.

Sometimes making money is no longer about making money, what I want to eat, what kind of housing I want to live, what kind of car I want to take, sometimes you have to keep trying to achieve some goals. ”

When asked if there is an end to this goal.

His answer was, "There is no need for an end, in fact, you are just a process of constantly reaching your goal." However, I still believe that to do things well, this is the core thing, and this and then making money is a match. ”

Don't think that Zhou Xingchi loves to spend money, he is the one who wants to support the whole company, and the 70 million is the money that should be given to the company.

It took a few years to release a work, and finally waited for the box office of "Journey to the West" to be good, while waiting for dividends, while continuing to shoot the next step, it needs to invest in more dramas, and the company also needs funds to operate.

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Although the state is not very good, Zhou Xingchi still cheers up.

"Hello Director Tang. ”

"Director Zhou, please allow me to call you Master Xing, our generation basically grew up watching your movies. ”

Tang An shook hands with Zhou Xingchi and said sincerely.

Zhou Xingchi smiled and said, "Director Tang is polite, the movies you made are also very good, I have watched them many times, especially "The Wind", the lens language used in it has taught me a lot, this film widely uses flashbacks, hallucinations and other stream-of-consciousness techniques, as well as jump connection skills, to portray the psychology of the characters, and I also used it in "Journey to the West". ”

"Director Zhou praised it, in fact, I think the lens language in "The King of Comedy" is excellent, I have done no less than 10 pulls in this film in the past few years.

The relationship between the front and rear scenes of the movie is precise and concise.

Switching lenses jumps quickly, and the image efficiency is extremely high.

The scheduling of long shots is crisp and neat......"

Zhou Xingchi talked about the movie, and Tang An continued to talk about him.

From the beginning when Zhou Xingchi called "Tang Dao" instead of "Tang Dong", Tang An knew that he knew the purpose of his coming, and this title was actually a polite refusal.

But that's okay, let's talk.

Uncle Benshan can fool people and be lame, maybe he wants to cooperate while chatting with Zhou Xingchi.

can make the first director in China praise his own movie, even if it is an arrogant Zhou Xingchi, he is faintly a little helpless, the smile on his face is no longer so cold, and it stretches a little.

He listened carefully to Tang An's analysis of the lens language in "The King of Comedy", and he was not modest, but nodded while listening.

After Tang An finished speaking, he answered, "Maybe I was in a similar state when I first filmed, the idea was very clear at that time, and there was a feeling of being like a god in writing." ”

"I also played "The Wind" seven or eight times, and I think the best thing is between those flashback shots and camera jumps.

The most impressive thing is that when Li Ningyu was insulted, she looked up to the sky and smiled, and the camera immediately flashed to Liu Linzong's girlish shy smile when she read love poems to him.

The scene of Bai Xiaonian being caught on the head and being tortured is the best place I feel transferred, the night Bai Xiaonian was captured, leaving only a dark castle, and when he was tortured, he quickly cut back into the empty corridor, echoing Bai Xiaonian's screams, not dragging mud and water at all. ”

Tang An nodded and smiled, "Actually, it's more because it is impossible to let these punishments appear on the big screen, plus every actor is very important, and the length of the film needs to be compressed, so the cruelty of the punishment can only be shown in this way." ”

Then he talked about "The King of Comedy", this film is definitely the pinnacle of comedy, and Tang An said that he has done more than ten pulls.

Content, scene scheduling, camera movement, scenes, editing, sound, picture, rhythm, performance, camera position... Peel off one shot at a time, analyze every shot of the movie, and figure out Zhou Xingchi's complete shooting process.

Make more than 10 pull-offs, the content of each shot, scene scheduling, camera movement method, scene, editing, sound, picture, rhythm, performance, camera position... Analyze and record them one by one, and you can reproduce an identical movie.

Because every shot, every second and everything involved is analyzed, which means that you have restored all the shooting process of the director on the spot, which is clearer than watching him shoot ten times with your own eyes, and even the director himself is not as clear as you.

Tang An simply asked Zhou Li to take out the laptop and analyze it second by second and frame by frame.

There are several laptops that I have with me at all times, some of which are dedicated to corporate affairs, some of which are dedicated to analyzing movies, and some professional software is installed.

Open the software, play "The King of Comedy", and jump to the scene where Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Bozhi had a one-night stand.

"I was so amazed by this scene that I repeated it at least 30 times.

Liu Piaopiao went out the door, and Yin Tianqiu peeked at the window, without explaining when he got up and came to the window! This is a very important moment to lead the audience.

There are no lines in this before-and-after scene, just against the iron bar in the window, and the spatial relationship formed perfectly presents Yin Tian's temptation and shrinking mentality.

Liu Piaofei left, and Yin Tianqiu turned back to face himself in the mirror. Remorse and reluctance. At this time, I didn't forget to bring the details of the characters' lives, and the photos on the walls formed an interesting tension with the characters' expressions.

followed by a surprising jump, jumping directly from Yin Tianqiu's face to Liu Piaopiao's face, this is a moving camera, and she also has a lonely expression when she leaves.

thought it was over, but Yin Tianqiu appeared in the same set of shots again, following the direction she was walking, and moving the camera moved him over. ”

Perfect performance, a one-night stand separate shots of several consecutive character state changes.

In the face of Tang An's analysis and praise, Zhou Xingchi shook his head and smiled, "Actually, my original idea was to make the characters' hearts not too simple, but the shots should not be too long, after all, it is a one-night stand, and you can't use a lot of shots to express the complexity of the characters' hearts, so I chose this kind of jumping shot." ”

Tang An nodded, the movie is not a TV series after all, and the TV series is not good, that is, the camera is aimed at the characters to shoot the characters, which is not difficult compared to the movie.

As long as you have a good script, the actor's acting skills are good, and you meet the requirements of the role, you can shoot it even if you find a recent graduate of the directing department.

Tang An continued to analyze, followed by that classic dialogue.

Yin Tianqiu: "Hey!"

Liu Piaopiao: "How is it?"

Yin Tianqiu: "Gone?"

"Yes!"

"And then?"

"Go to work!"

Yin Tianqiu put his hands in his pants pockets: "Is it okay not to go to work?"

"If you don't go to work, will you support me?"

Yin Tianqiu pulled out his right hand and made a goodbye gesture.

After watching this set of shots, Tang An sighed, "This positive and negative play is concise and clear, perfect without superfluous expressions and lines." ”

Zhou Xingchi said, "I also want to avoid verbosity, after all, there is not too much to show the feelings of the two in front, and it is not appropriate to use too many words to sensationalize at this time." ”

That's right, too much dialogue is too abrupt, but it's better to show their previous relationship and emotional changes step by step in this scene of separation. Tang An agreed.

Continue the analysis.

This scene of Liu Piaopiao's departure is amazing, lifting the picture with a small lift in the same shot, there is no task expression, only the back of Yin Tianqiu's head is shot, and more than half of the page is photographing the waves, using the choppy waves to show Yin Tianqiu's mood. ”

Tang An said and rewinded, pointing to the scene of their conversation, "But here, the distance is only two or three seconds, and the seaside is still very calm, without a little wave, this comparison is impressive!"

Next set of shots.

The mood has not calmed down, and immediately cut to the seaside road, and there is a concise and bright relationship shot.

How much senseless process was saved, Yin Tianqiu went out, went downstairs, ran, didn't talk about it, and in a heartbeat, he caught up with Liu Piaopiao, which made the audience feel one surprise after another.

Liu Piaopiao pretended to be relaxed.

Yin Tianqiu hesitated.

A perfect shot jump cut, this hesitant presentation does not rely on performance, but uses a shot jump cut, using the lens language to perform this hesitation.

Next is the scene that tests the director's skills the most, after the confession, the camera switches directly to the back of the two, a panoramic back, without any expression.

"I'll raise you!"

Finally confessed!

The camera crossed Yin Tianqiu's back and rushed towards Liu Piaopiao.

This confession, I'll raise you, turned it directly into a sports shot and rushed towards her!

This emotion is beyond words, so it can only be presented in images, this is the movie!

The camera is getting closer and closer, and it is close to Liu Piaopiao.

Touching looking back, hair flying, this look back can leave a mark in Chinese film history, just like the heroic Zhang Min riding on a white horse and looking back at Zhang Wuji.

It's not how well the acting is (of course it's good), the key is the sequence of the shots, the image is foreshadowed to this moment, and whoever plays it (as long as it's a natural movie performance) is moving.

"You take care of yourselves, fool. ”

Liu Piaofei left, and Yin Tianqiu was sad.

This time it's finally the end of this one, the shot is very long, and after she comes out of the picture, he stands still. This scene is exactly the same as the first shot of the previous scene, and it also hints in the image that it is over.

The hero and heroine must be together, this is the iron law of most film and television dramas.

At this point, the audience will repay a little luck.

But then the window moves the camera and leaves his home, telling us unequivocally that this is over, and they can't fall in love.

Finally let down his guard and prepare for the next scene.

But the director deceived us and dealt a heavy blow directly to our hearts.

In the car, Liu Piaopiao was already crying.

Seeing this, Tang An closed his laptop.

He sighed, "Extremely concise, extremely accurate audio-visual language. The film method of leading the audience, deceiving the audience, and implementing a sudden blow is the Tianshan Folding Plum Hand in martial arts.

If you cut it instead of directly showing the state of crying and leaving in the car halfway, but crying from zero, it will be all over, so that the audience will be on guard, and it will not be so moving.

This is the most critical point, and it can be called a great shift!"

A qualified, real performance.

There are too many who can play to this extent.

But there are not many genre movies that can divide the shots to this extent, use audio-visual language to lift the actors, and reach the peak of empathy.

The director is the soul of a movie!

For nearly an hour, the two discussed a scene for nearly an hour.

When the time was almost up, Tang An shook hands with Zhou Xingchi and took his leave.

"Director Zhou, I still remember in "The King of Comedy", you have to get back the lunch box you belong to regardless of being cut off,

I remember your sentence in "God of Food": I want to fight for a breath! I am not proving how great I am, but proving that what I have lost must be taken back with my own hands!"

"Cooperate with me, your next movie, Hantang Group will fully support it, prove it to everyone, and let Wang Zhongjun personally present 70 million hands!"

"I'll think about it, it's very beneficial to chat with Director Tang today, thank you. ”

Zhou Xingchi nodded, his smile was more sincere, and he was no longer cold.

Leaving the hotel, the secretary Zhou Li asked with some confusion, "Chairman, will Xing Ye agree?"

"No, it won't. ”

Tang An shook his head with some pity.

"Why, isn't it a good conversation?"

"He's capable, confident and proud, not to mention that I'm also a director. ”

In the end, Zhou Xingchi still called him "Director Tang", and basically there was not much hope for cooperation.

I chatted for a long time and didn't flicker!

Tang An sighed, his mouth skills were not enough!

The king does not see the king!

PS: Hahaha... It's time to show my identity as a star fan for 20 years, he has watched all his movies more than ten times, and the TV series "He is from Jianghu" has been watched three times!

Actually, I like the two lenses the most,