Chapter 255: An Unexpected Encounter
The moonlight is thick, and the fog gathers but does not disperse.
With such a view, the filming set is like a fairyland, which saves a lot of work for the set prop masters.
Perhaps because he felt that the Xiangjiang prop masters were too idle, Wang Zheng and Guan Zhilin's first rivalry was filmed, and his next prop requirements made the props masters fall into a state of embarrassment.
Wang Zheng's prop requirements are actually quite simple, it is Murong Qiudi's unique secret weapon, a snake in his sleeve. In the future, any film company can use CG animation to simulate it, but at the end of the 80s, in Hong Kong and the mainland, it is undoubtedly a tricky thing.
Just when the prop masters were at a loss, it was the action director Cheng Xiaodong who came up with a way to deal with it. Sew a white snake with white silk, and then use the rest of the color of the fabric to make the snake head, snake letter, and finally by a number of thin threads contained, it bursts in the sleeve at the moment of hurting, with a thin thread to open the snake's head to expose its mouth structure, so that you can achieve the effect of the snake in the sleeve opening its mouth to bite people.
Although the method is simple, it is difficult to do, fortunately, there is no shortage of farmers who do needlework well in the mainland, under the control of many prop masters, Murong Qiudi's exclusive hidden weapon sleeve snake has a prototype, although it can't be vivid and vivid, but after post-processing, it can also achieve the scene of fake and real.
Wang Zheng and Guan Zhilin, the swordsmanship practice for more than ten days has never stopped, and the hard work and sweat of many days have not been in vain.
Yan Shisan's request to pay for his body made Murong Qiudi draw his sword and face him. In the gazebo, the scene of the fight starts without saying a word, and the swordsmanship moves are played by the two of them, although there is no lethality at all, but it looks extraordinarily elegant in front of the camera, coupled with Cheng Xiaodong's unique kung fu design, which makes the two of them, one is a killer of the rivers and lakes, and the other is the eldest lady of the family, the swordsmanship competition is very good-looking, especially when watching outside the light veil, the two chasing figures seem to be dancing.
The rivalry between Yan Shisan and Murong Qiudi when they met for the first time was filmed from dinner until late at night, and then from late night to dawn, which can be regarded as the end. Just as the rest of the staff had finished breakfast and fell asleep, Wang Zheng took Pan Hengsheng and several photography assistants to climb Yangshuo Mountain not far away, chasing the rising sun and the beautiful natural scenery of Yangshuo on the steep peaks.
Hong Kong people have always thought that the mainland of the motherland is a land of poor mountains and bad waters, and after this film is released in Hong Kong, it will definitely be able to subvert Hong Kong people's cognition and recognize the beauty of the motherland.
Even Pan Hengsheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw the beautiful and strange mountains in front of him, and there are more than 9 million square kilometers of inland mountains and rivers, how many such beautiful scenery are there?
Putting these beautiful scenery on the big screen and letting more people see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland has always been Wang Zheng's goal.
The crew's subsequent filming became slow, mainly because there is no film and television city in the mainland, and Wang Zheng has to compare all the scenes one by one to plan the appropriate scenes before the film can continue to shoot.
In addition to Guan Zhilin, Liang Chaowei, Wang Guxian, and the three leading actors practicing swordsmanship and lines every day, Wang Zheng took Pan Hengsheng, Liang Kun and other staff to look for suitable scenes in Moon Mountain, Laozhaishang, Fuli Bridge, and other places.
On this day, Wang Zheng took Liang Kun and other staff members to use the director's viewfinder to survey the background of the lens on the bank of the Li River. Speaking of this viewfinder or dragged Xu Ke relationship in the United States to buy, Xu Lao Wei graduated from the American film school, more familiar with this novel equipment, through the small lens of the viewfinder, you can convert the background you see into a clear image of the film without parallax, it can be said that it is a necessary artifact for the director, but this framing artifact has not yet been popularized in Xiangjiang, and most directors are still using the old method of using camera lenses to set scenes.
Just when Wang Zheng was indulging in the strange mountains and beautiful waters he saw in the viewfinder, Liang Kun next to him poked him and said, "Brother Zheng, look, the strange scene, a little monk is dating a little girl." ”
Wang Zheng was stunned after hearing this, and looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, on the bank of the Li River not far away, he vaguely saw a figure without hair and a figure with horns and pigtails, sitting together, as if they were whispering to each other, and also seemed to be admiring the beautiful scenery of Yangshuo, no matter what the case was, such a combination was unheard of, especially in the very conservative mainland.
"It's indeed a strange scene, other people's dates shouldn't be bothered, but I can't help but be curious, if I don't bother, I'm afraid I'll miss a good movie theme. ”
After Wang Zheng finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the pair of men and women on the river bank, and Liang Kun, who never thought it was a big deal, hurriedly followed.
On the riverbank about a kilometer away from Wang Zheng and others, there was indeed a young monk wearing coarse linen clothes, with six ring scars printed on his head, and next to the young monk sat a young girl in pink clothes, but this dress was not quite like a modern clothing style, but more like a gown from the Republic of China.
I only heard the young girl say: "Xiaojie, have you really thought about it, if you don't do this industry, then what will you do in the future?"
The young monk said: "Since the reform and opening up, so many industries have been derived, even if you don't do this business, you won't have nothing to eat, and I've had enough of the unequal treatment like now." ”
The young girl said gently: "Since you have already decided, Xiaojie, then I will accompany you to advance and retreat." ”
The young monk was very moved by the girl's full support, and when he was about to thank her for her support with a light hug, Wang Zheng and his party appeared behind the two, only to hear Liangkun say in broken Chinese: "Tsk, I didn't expect that the mainland is more open than Xiangjiang, and even monks can fall in love freely..."
Hearing the words suddenly sounded behind them, the two people sitting on the ground quickly stood up, and they both put on a kung fu posture, looking at Wang Zheng and the strangers vigilantly.
Seeing the other party's kung fu gesture, Liang Kun was overjoyed, and also posed an eight-pole boxing technique, and asked the young monk repeatedly: "Songshan Shaolin Temple? Shaolin Kung Fu? Why do I see you so familiar?"
The young monk was confused by Liangkun's repeated questioning, coupled with the non-standard Chinese, he paused, and said vigilantly: "I am not a monk of Shaolin Temple, may I ask who you are?"
Seeing that the other party was not from Shaolin, Liang Kun looked disappointed, put away the Baji gesture, and said unhappily: "It's not a monk from Shaolin Temple, kung fu must be commonplace, Bai was happy, and thought he had met a master." ”
Seeing that Liangkun put down the Baji gesture, the young monk also retracted the gesture, but when he heard the slightly mocking words, he gestured again, and said unevenly: "Even if it is not from Shaolin, it is more than enough to teach you a lesson." ”
Liang Kun was stunned at first, and then said angrily: "Bald donkey, what a big breath, then I have to see one or two." ”
Wang Zheng didn't expect Li Lianjie to have such a hot temper when he was young, like a cannon fight, since he had already recognized the other party, of course it was impossible for the two to fight, so he hurriedly grabbed Liang Kun who wanted to come forward, and said to Li Lianjie: "We are employees of Xiangjiang Shaw Brothers, and we are slow to move." ”
The young girl was none other than Li Lianjie's ex-wife Huang Qiuyan, who was pulling the indignant Li Lianjie at the moment.
Hearing Wang Zheng's self-report, the two were obviously stunned, and Li Lianjie asked: "Xiangjiang Shaw Brothers? I have seen all the Xiangjiang staff of our crew, why haven't I seen you?"
Wang Zheng smiled and explained: "Because we are not the staff of the crew of "North and South Shaolin", but from the crew of Shaw Brothers' new film "The Sword of the Third Young Master", I am Wang Zheng, who happens to be the director of this new film, and they are all staff members of our crew. ”
Wang Zheng was very surprised to meet Li Lianjie and Huang Qiuyan in Yangshuo, and then remembered that the new Shaw Brothers film "North and South Shaolin" directed by Liu Jialiang was being filmed in the mainland, and there happened to be Yangshuo exterior scenes in the film, so he was relieved to think about it.
Listening to Wang Zheng's self-reported name, Li Lianjie was still confused, obviously he didn't know Wang Zheng, until Huang Qiuyan whispered it in his ear, he suddenly realized, hurriedly put away the posture in his hand, and said with a shy smile: "It turned out to be Director Wang Zheng, I'm really sorry, although I am also a Shaw Brothers employee now, I have only been to Xiangjiang once, and I have never seen Director Wang himself, please don't be surprised!"
Li Lianjie, who let down his guard, smiled like a young man who had just turned 22 years old at this time.
Seeing that the other party was also a Shaw Brothers employee, Liang Kun gave up the idea of teaching the bald donkey a lesson, but he still looked at Li Lianjie with an unhappy face.
Wang Zheng waved his hand and smiled: "Mr. Li is welcome, I am a fan of "Shaolin Temple" and "Shaolin Kid", I didn't expect to meet you in Yangshuo today, could it be that "North and South Shaolin" is being filmed here?"
Li Lianjie didn't hide it, nodded and smiled: "That's right, we just finished filming the exterior scenes of Henan and Yanjing, and Yangshuo, Guilin is the last filming location for our drama." ”
Through conversation, Wang Zheng learned that the crew of "North and South Shaolin" led by Liu Jialiang arrived in the Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday, but they all lived in Guilin City, dozens of kilometers away, and only arrived in Yangshuo today for filming, and now they temporarily live in the east of Yangshuo Old Street, not far from North Street, where the crew of "The Sword of the Third Young Master" is located.
Knowing that Liu Jialiang arrived in Yangshuo, Wang Zheng had no reason not to visit him, not to mention that he was still a senior, so he ended the framing survey and returned to Yangshuo Old Street with Li Lianjie.