"Prison Storm" is about to start filming, and Chen Jialuo is also resolute. After Xu Chang contacted Zhang Shuping, he immediately visited the door with the script.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. Zhang Shuping has a square face and is slightly chubby, although he is in his thirties, he still looks very young.

After Chen Jialuo shook hands with him, he got straight to the point and said, "Mr. Zhang, hello." You should know my intentions, and I hope to invite you to be the art director of my new work "Prison Storm". ”

For Zhang Shuping's art direction ability, Chen Jialuo is very optimistic. In later generations, he collaborated with many directors on countless masterpieces, such as Yan Hao's "Rolling Red Dust", Lai Shengchuan's "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", Tsui Hark's "Shushan", Zhang Yimou's "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and so on.

But the most talked-about is still the film he collaborated with Wong Kar-wai. Since Wong Kar-wai's debut film "Carmen in Mong Kok", Zhang Shuping and Wong Kar-wai have continued to produce excellent works: "The True Story of A Fei", "East Evil and West Poison", "ZQ Forest", "Springtime", "Fallen Angel", and "In the Mood for Love", all of which have received rave reviews. During this period, Zhang Shuping won four Academy Awards and two Golden Horse Awards, and won the Best Artistic Achievement Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "In the Mood for Love".

Later, he was nominated for Best Costume Design at the 86th Academy Awards for the movie "The Grandmaster".

Chinese communication is rarely straightforward, and Zhang Weiping is not surprised by Chen Jialuo's straightforward nature. It has always been rumored that this young filmmaker has a fiery temper, and it seems that it is not all groundless.

Zhang Weiping was not busy agreeing or refusing because of the fire of Chen Jialuo's "A Chinese Ghost Story", he said calmly: "Can I read the script first?"

For a behind-the-scenes filmmaker, the script is still very important. Only after reading the script can you know what the director wants and how much room you have to play.

"I brought it. Chen Jialuo asked Xu Chang to take out the script and handed it to Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Weiping looked at the script in great detail, and Chen Jialuo didn't say much, just sat quietly and waited. It wasn't until the other party put down the script that Chen Jialuo spoke: "How is it?"

If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely feel that "Prison Storm" does not need any art direction at all. Most of the whole scene is in the prison, and everyone is dressed in the same prison costume and the prison guard's uniform.

But the more this is the case, the more you need an art director to check the shooting. At this time, it is not only a photographer's perception of the picture to speak, the art director must have strict control over the set, costumes and angle photography.

Where does their control come from, it is naturally the director. The director has to explain his vision clearly, and then the art director presents it perfectly, which is the best work.

"Mr. Chen, you are really a movie wizard as Movie Weekly said. After reading the script, Zhang Weiping sincerely appreciated.

The Xiangjiang movies of this period followed the trend. The really blockbuster movies, such as the works of Fang Long and other brothers, are all won by dangerous actions. And after some excellent works appear, there will be a batch of follow-up works to make money. Such a situation is very fatal for Xiangjiang Films.

However, in this period, most filmmakers did not dare to act rashly. It's not that they don't want to innovate, it's that innovation is in danger of failure, and the risk factor is extremely high.

But Zhang Weiping read Chen Jialuo's script and knew very well that Chen Jialuo was a bold adventurer. From the moment he knew that Chen Jialuo wanted to invite him to participate in the filming, he had learned about Chen Jialuo in detail.

He watched "Mong Kok Night", "A Chinese Ghost Story" also watched, plus "Prison Storm" at hand now. Each work is different, but they are all unique, and from another point of view, this filmmaker is very bold.

"Mr. Chen, I admire you very much. In fact, I've always wanted to make amazing movies, not a layer of constant things. Once Zhang Weiping decided, he agreed very happily: "I hope to have a happy cooperation in the future!"

Chen Jialuo nodded extremely happily and said, "The cooperation will definitely be pleasant!"

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Chen Jialuo and Zhang Weiping had a very happy conversation, and almost didn't have to say anything to bring Zhang Weiping to participate in the filming of "Prison Storm".

"Brother Luo, is this done?"

Following Chen Jialuo out of Zhang Weiping's house, Xu Chang was still a little puzzled: "I heard that Xin Yuanbao has been contacting him, and he is hesitant." ”

"That's because you didn't take a good look at his work, and if you did, you would understand. Chen Jialuo said with a smile.

Since Zhang Weiping became the art director in 1981, he has almost been the royal art director of Tan Jiaming and Yan Hao. Compared with Xu You and others, these two directors can't say how famous they are. But in the industry, it is also recognized as a film talent.

And the key point is that these two directors are both representatives of the New Wave movement of Hong Kong films. Compared with them, Chen Jialuo is considered a junior.

Zhang Weiping has always been an ardent supporter of the New Wave movement of Hong Kong films, so the films he has participated in are not big productions, but they are all unique content. Even if he won two awards at the Golden Horse Awards before, he still went to Canada to study film very calmly, instead of making money like others.

This is a filmmaker with a dream, an art director with a lot of ideas.

Xu Chang didn't know what was going on, but just looked at Chen Jialuo strangely. This Mr. Chen is really a very strange person, at least not the same as the media and rumors.

After returning to the film studio, Chen Jialuo went to Xu You to apply for the official start of filming of "Prison Storm".

In the office, Xu You was a little haggard and said, "Ah Luo, are you ready?"

"No problem. After Chen Jialuo said this, he persuaded: "Brother You, you are working too hard like this, you still have to rest." ”

Since this summer, Xu You's body has not been very comfortable. As the owner of a film studio, there are many things that he has to do himself. Coupled with the sub-filming of the sequel to "The True Color of Heroes", it really made him one head and two big.

He is a very intelligent filmmaker, and he also knows very well that making movies costs money. So Wu Zhisen's original idea of opening a new film was forced by him to shoot the sequel to "The True Color of Heroes". Compared with "A Chinese Ghost Story", it is still a lot inferior.

Today's film studios need blockbuster film series to support them, so Xu Youcai is particularly supportive of Chen Jialuo and said: "In terms of funds, it will be in place in these two days, and you must control the shooting cycle to death." Arlo, come on!"