"Let me be a martial arts instructor?" Yuan Heping didn't expect Wu Yusen to open his mouth, but he said such a request, and he couldn't react in his mind for a while.

Wu Yusen explained with a smile: "Mr. Lin has agreed to have Zidan play the leading role, you threw the apprentice to me, and then patted your ass and wanted to leave?" ”

Yuan Heping and Zhen Zidan were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed excitement. Zhen Zidan couldn't hide his excitement, from his neck to his face, and the green tendons in his temples were as thick as beans. Neither master nor apprentice expected that things would turn out easier than they imagined.

Wu Yusen then explained, but this time what he said poured cold water on the excited Yuan Heping and Zhen Zidan master and apprentice.

"The plot of the play "Tales of the Night" is based on the vision of the heroine, and the male protagonist has a weak presence in this movie, so from the beginning I had no intention of inviting a big-name star to play this role. And seriously speaking, Zidan's characteristics are not very prominent. There are so many stars in Hong Kong, in terms of kung fu, he is not as good as Bruce Lee; On affinity, it is not as good as a dragon. Compared to the two people above, Zidan has almost no superiority. Except for the cool appearance and dazzling action, there is nothing commendable about it. ”

Zhen Zidan wanted to refute, but was stopped by Yuan Heping with a stern look.

"Mr. Lin and Director Wu take a fancy to Zidan, presumably he still has some advantages." Yuan Heping is an old Jianghu, and he is old and spicy when he speaks.

"Zi Dan's upbringing intrigues me, he is fluent in English and Chinese, he was born in Chinese mainland, in Boston as a young man, and now in Hong Kong, living abroad for too long limits his interpretation and performance of traditional Chinese martial arts culture, but on the other hand, gives him the potential to transcend the dividing line between Hong Kong cinema and Hollywood. From this point of view, Zidan is the most suitable person. ”

Wu Yusen explained the reason for choosing Zidan as the leading actor, but did not say why he asked Yuan Heping to be the martial arts instructor.

"I've watched Danny's performance in "Laughing Tai Chi", and what impressed me the most was Danny's physical fitness, his kung fu has a great sense of speed and explosiveness." This is Lin Youlun's second time speaking, and in his impression, Zhen Zidan's action movies in later generations always give people a sharp sense of coolness. In particular, his legs are impressive, with high, accurate kicks and stretch and his ability to kick out from all directions, showing incredible speed, power and control. At this time, Zhen Zidan's action style has not yet taken shape, but in terms of physical coordination, he has already shown excellence, and in "Laughing Taiji" directed by Yuan Heping, he shows super physical fitness like a "spring man".

"Combined with Danny's characteristics, I think I can give him more opportunities to perform in the movie, and ask Mr. Yuan to be the martial arts instructor, in fact, I want you to be responsible for designing Danny's movements, you master and apprentice know each other better, and it is easier to do than others." In terms of film genre, fashion kung fu films can indeed give full play to Zhen Zidan's sharp and dynamic feeling, which is related to his strong modern temperament, and Lin Youlun's thoughts coincide with Yuan Heping.

"Didn't Danny think that stunts weren't as good as real kung fu? Then I'll give you a chance to show real kung fu, there will be a lot of novel special effects in this movie, and most of them are focused on the heroine. ”

Zhen Zidan had a look of eagerness and eagerness on his face, obviously very interested in Lin Youlun's proposal, but Yuan Heping was not in a hurry to express his position.

The great success of "Qimen Dunjia" that year encouraged Yuan Heping and Yuan Jiaban, and then filmed "Heavenly Master Collides with Evil", "Zombies Are Afraid", "Yin and Yang Soldiers" and other psychedelic kung fu films, and continued to make great efforts in the design of various bizarre magical action bridges. It's a pity that these films only use rhythmic spectacle, but the plot content is simple and crude, and finally degenerate into formalism, with little response, and the box office is getting worse and worse. …,

Seeing that the scenery of "psychedelic kung fu films" is no longer good, and "Laughing Tai Chi", which returned to the kung fu comedy of the early Republic of China, is not satisfactory, in comparison, it is not that Yuan Heping's action design is not bad, but the overall quality of the film is mediocre, which wastes his talent. Whether as an action director or as a director, Yuan Heping lacks a collaborator who can improve the level of the film in an all-round way from form to content, and "Tales of the Night" provides him with such a rare opportunity.

Especially the investment in this film is very large, and sufficient funds can allow Yuan Heping to realize more ideas, Lin Youlun invited again, full of sincerity, Yuan Heping couldn't refuse, and the matter was settled.

It takes a while for Zhen Zidan to digest the surprise of becoming the hero of "Legend of the Night", Yuan Heping also has to go back and start preparing seriously, the master and apprentice have no intention of sitting for a long time, and after talking about business, they got up and left.

"I thought Mr. Lin wasn't interested in kung fu, but I didn't expect you to take Yuan Heping and his apprentice together with a few easy words." Xu Ke gave a thumbs up and said "admiration" twice.

Lin Youlun smiled disapprovingly, "You really wronged me by saying that, I have never said anything about looking down on kung fu movies." ”

As the director of the film, Wu Yusen can't be ridiculed as easily as Lin Youlun and Xu Ke.

"It's kung fu and gunfights, wouldn't this be a bit nondescript?"

Wu Yusen's worries were not unreasonable, Xu Ke also put away his joking expression, only Lin Youlun still looked relaxed.

"What this film needs is real, wild, and sharp action performance, not those tricks and routines, you have to communicate with Yuan Heping in advance, didn't Zhen Zidan learn free fighting? Let Yuan Heping do the action design according to this characteristic, as long as the realism of the fight can be highlighted, it will not affect the overall style of the film. ”

Xu Ke also patted Wu Yusen on the shoulder and said: "The highlight of this movie is on Honggu, with the modern black shiny leather suit designed by Mr. Lin, plus so many money-burning stunts, if you let Zhen Zidan's kid steal the limelight, you as a director will be a little too much." ”

Speaking of Zhong Chuhong, Wu Yusen suddenly felt something, put aside the topic he was discussing, and talked about another matter.

"This year's Academy Awards, Honggu is really a pity."

"Yes, she was shortlisted for Best Actress last year, but she didn't win the ...... this year" Xu Ke shook his head, but looked at Lin Youlun with his eyes.

Wu Yusen also reacted the same as Xu Ke, and Lin Youlun couldn't help but laugh, "What are you watching me do, I'm not the chairman of the Academy Awards." ”

This year's 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards is quite legendary, Liu Xiaoqin of "Listening to Politics with a Curtain", Lin Qingxia of "New Shu Mountain Swordsman", the biggest actresses in mainland China and Taiwan, all chose to land in Hong Kong this year. Filmed in the Forbidden City, "Listening to Politics with Curtains", which is all national treasure-level cultural relics of the Forbidden City, and "Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain", which uses the special effects team of "Star Wars", these two extremely extravagant productions were shortlisted for the Academy Awards at the same time, causing quite a stir.

Liu Xiaoqin, who starred in the mainland's first "youth idol drama" "Little Flower" at the end of the 70s, won the favor of Li Hanxiang, who was filming with the mainland at that time, with her outstanding performance in the play, and selected her to play Cixi in "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and its sequel "Listening to Politics with the Curtain". In "The Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain", Lin Qingxia landed in the Hong Kong film industry as a fairy in Yaochi, strictly speaking, it is not the first time she has filmed in Hong Kong.

The competition for Best Actress at the Academy Awards suddenly became fierce, there are dragons crossing the river in the mainland and Taiwan, but the highest voice in Hong Kong is Zhong Chuhong, who is known for her style, of course, the other inductee Ye Lu's strength is also unambiguous, at this time she has not played Xu Xian in "The Legend of the New White Lady", she is more than one round younger than Liu Xiaoqin, but her acting skills are not inferior to the other three inductees. …,

Zhong Chuhong was shortlisted for Best Actress last year for "The Story of Hu Yue" starring He Fa Ge, but she only won one of the most popular actress awards after the last, and she made a comeback this year, and the call for the award was also the highest.

The two big names in the mainland and Taiwan, plus the most popular actress in Hong Kong, all lost to Ye Lu, who was shortlisted for "Seven Days of Wrong Love", this result was unexpected by everyone, but it was reasonable.

Liu Xiaoqin is too sensitive because of the identity of mainland actors, and the Academy Awards don't want to cause trouble, while Lin Qingxia and Zhong Chuhong are all popular because of the shortlisted films, and "Seven Days of Love" not only has a good reputation, but also entered the top ten at the box office in 83, so it is logical for Ye Lu to win the award.

Xu Ke smiled meaningfully and said: "Mr. Lin asked Honggu to play "Legend of the Night", is there no selfishness at all? ”

Wu Yusen also joked with a bitter face: "Now I am under more pressure, if Honggu doesn't win the Best Actress next year, won't I be kicked back to Taiwan by Mr. Lin to continue making comedies?" ”

Xu Ke and Wu Yusen both felt that Zhong Chuhong was shortlisted twice and lost twice, both of which were lost in the short board of the movie's poor box office, and "Legend of the Night" is a movie tailor-made by Lin Youlun for Zhong Chuhong, otherwise Lin Youlun's practice of setting the heroine first and then finding a director would be inexplicable.

Xu and Wu have heard too much about the story of the Merry Beauty, and they don't feel new anymore, if Lin Youlun can put all the actresses he has worked with on the throne of the Golden Statue Queen, it will really be a legendary story in the film industry.

Lin Youlun didn't have such great ambitions at this time, but Xu Ke didn't think so, and even he helped Lin Youlun think about the future titles of these actresses, so she was called "Lin Girl".

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