The crew of "A Tiger" stayed in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, and then Wang Xiaohu, Sammo Hung, Yuan Heping, Zhang Yuan and others rushed to several filming locations to watch. [Full text reading]

There are several main scenes in "Ah Hu", which are the welfare home where the nuns and children live, in the original version, it was built with more than a dozen discarded airplanes, and Zhang Yuan, who was in charge of the investigation in Thailand, told Wang Xiaohu that there was no such place in Bangkok, and no scrap company would buy obsolete aircraft, so after discussion, Wang Xiaohu changed the abandoned plane to a car, and the first scene of the investigation was here.

"Ah Yuan, send someone to clean up here, at least the inside of these abandoned buses should be clean." Wang Xiaohu saw that these temporary "prop cars" had not been cleaned for some years, and some of the glass was still incomplete and dusty, so he immediately arranged for Zhang Yuan to say: "Get some simple furniture to come in, and you can also get a few pieces of pots and pans." ”

Zhang Yuan is a diligent guy, and immediately arranged for the local workers to clean up, and at the same time, in order to meet Wang Xiaohu's set requirements, he also asked three of the cars to be repainted, at least it looked fresh.

"How's the local gym in Bangkok getting in touch?" Wang Xiaohu said to Zhang Yuan after coming out of the first scene.

"The gymnasium contact is OK, and 300 Thai extras have also been found." Zhang Yuansuo's surname made a comprehensive report on the work: "In addition, the location of the bar and night scene has been chosen, Brother Tiger, which one shall we shoot first tomorrow?" I'm going to get ready tonight, too. ”

"Filming the ring match directly, after all, this is the main event, and it is also a scene with a lot of actors, after winning this big scene, the rest are emotional scenes, and it is relatively easy to shoot." Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said.

In fact, the script presented to the crew at this time has undergone considerable changes, the biggest part of which is the martial arts action. Since Wang Xiaohu is a martial arts background, and he is also the No.1 martial arts instructor in the Hong Kong film industry, he will naturally not be hasty about the key ring competition, although it is imitating the boxing mode at the beginning and end of "Rocky", but it is more exciting.

There are many benefits to this, Muay Thai is first of all a fighting technique with a strong sense of reality, although Andy Lau in his previous life was very careful when shooting, after all, he only carried out free fighting training two months before the start, and the interpretation of Muay Thai is not very in place, relatively speaking, his two opponents: the two major Muay Thai champions before and after are genuine Muay Thai champions, so when you watch it, you will find that some of Andy Lau's actions are very unnatural, and some defensive and offensive work is not very standard and standardized, just with the help of hard work, diligence, It was the acting skills that made the film win applause.

And Wang Xiaohu does not have this shortcoming, he is born in martial arts, and he has not fallen behind in practice while filming back and forth between Hong Kong and the United States for more than a year, and his speed, explosiveness, bounce, and coordination are still at their peak.

After "Warrior" instructed Billy Zhou to play the most "real" Muay Thai, Wang Xiaohu is also full of confidence in how to use the camera to control Muay Thai, but in "A Tiger" he played a tragic character who was knocked down countless times and had to get up, which was somewhat challenging for him.

The Bangkok train station in the 70s was not as magnificent as in the original movie, so Wang Xiaohu did not have too many opinions on the set, as long as the emotional scenes of "Ah Hu father and daughter" filmed were sincere and touching, it was enough.

It took a morning to observe a few scenes, and since the afternoon, Wang Xiaohu has arranged for several groups of people to go out to shoot the characteristic scenery of Bangkok, and when he returned to the room, he saw Zhao Yazhi chatting with Miao Kexiu and Weng Meiling, and the three beauties sitting together really attracted Wang Xiaohu's attention, so he coughed twice after entering the door and said: "What are you talking about so happy." ”

Weng Meiling, who is a big ghost, walked over with a smile and said, "We are discussing where to go shopping, and on the way here, I saw a few beautiful clothes, and Sister Zhi has promised to lend me some money to buy them first." ”

Wang Xiaohu stretched out his hand and pinched Weng Meiling's slightly fleshy little face and said: "I know that when you buy clothes, be careful that there is no penny left in the salary of this film, you still have to study in the UK next year, you should save money." ”

"Hmph, you have a straight face to train people again!" Weng Meiling grimaced, then ran back and climbed on Zhao Yazhi's shoulder and said, "Sister Zhi, Brother Xiaohu trained me again, and he didn't let me buy new clothes." ”

"Hehe, it's hard to come out once, why don't you buy it?" Zhao Yazhi chuckled.

Weng Meiling pointed at Wang Xiaohu angrily and complained: "He said to let me save money to study in the UK, Sister Zhi, sometimes I feel sad for you, you see that you don't have any jewelry on your neck, ears, or hands, how do you look like a married person, are some people too stingy and refuse to buy it for you?" ”

"What are you talking about?" Miao Kexiu immediately cried and laughed when she heard this: "There are a lot of gold and silver jewelry in your sister's house, and the diamond necklace I brought back from the United States a few days ago is the largest one I have ever seen." ”

"Ahh Weng Meiling wanted to sue, but she knew that stealing chickens would not make a mistake, so she was surprised and said, "Then why didn't you bring it out?" ”

"What do you bring those things for?" Zhao Yazhi raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Ah Hu likes me to dress without makeup like this, and those jewelry are too ostentatious to bring up, we are here to make a film in Thailand, bringing those will become a burden, and it will cause trouble if the locals make up their minds?" ”

After Zhao Yazhi finished speaking, she saw Weng Meiling holding her mouth, and said thoughtfully: "Ah Weng, I didn't say when you will pay back, so you should buy new clothes." ”

"Hehe, I know that Sister Zhi is the best for me!" Weng Meiling dragged Zhao Yazhi's arm and finished sprinkling her coquettishness, and immediately turned her face to Wang Xiaohu and wrinkled her nose, that cute look made Wang Xiaohu cry and laugh, he subconsciously touched the beard on his chin, and walked to the front of the big and small beauties and said: "Beauties, I have to sweep your surname for shopping, because tomorrow as soon as the camera starts is the main event, filming the scene of the ring competition, so you must be familiar with the script now, don't go anywhere at night, and rest in the room obediently, so as not to be mentally deficient tomorrow." ”

"Of course, we'll stay in Bangkok for a few days after it's finished, and you can shop as much as you want, and I'll pay for as much as you want." In the end, Wang Xiaohu added another sentence, because he saw that the three beauties had resentment in their eyes that changed from light to strong, but fortunately, after this sentence, that resentment disappeared immediately, and then turned into a surprise.

"That's what you said, I didn't force you, don't pay the bills when the time comes." Weng Meiling said happily.

In the gymnasium, the main fight scenes of the ring competition will be filmed, which are the Muay Thai fighter Chachai 14 years ago, and the Muay Thai king Tawang 14 years later. The first scene is easy to say, after all, the two fought for less than a few rounds, and Ah Hu, who played fake boxing, "escaped" from the ring to chase Pim, and the latter scene seemed very convinced that Ah Hu was going to be knocked down by Tawang several times, with blurred flesh and blood, crooked mouth and eyes, and unrecognizable face, which was definitely the biggest challenge for Wang Xiaohu to make a film

Three women in one play, and this scene tonight is just the beginning, since they can't go out shopping, they have to exchange scripts in the room, and by the way, everyone is clear about the roles they play.

"Ah Hu was a good fighter when he was young, simple, the purpose of boxing was to win prize money, and he did not hesitate to fake punches for this, he thought he could control the win or loss in the ring. He fell in love with the female reporter PIM, pursued it immediately, fell in love for two weeks, and killed his opponent for love. When Pim found out that he was playing fake boxing, he left angrily, and Hu was angry and killed his rival who was taunting him, Chachai, and Hu suffered years in prison. Zhao Yazhi took the script she had sorted out for Miao Kexiu and said: "Sister Xiu, your role is very important, the role of PIM is really a big challenge for you." ”

For the role written by her husband, Zhao Yazhi has repeatedly studied the script many times, which is to help Miao Kexiu find the feeling of filming as soon as possible, but after researching, she was deeply moved by the virtual role of pim, to be precise, she was a little jealous. Because in the script, the nun she played was a substitute, replacing the position of PIM in Ah Hu's heart, and became one of the pillars of Ah Hu's later fight in the ring, and in the end, Ah Hu died tragically in the ring, and the nun really became a nun.

When Miao Kexiu heard this, she immediately picked up the script and pointed to the content on it and said: "The role of the nun is also quite important, the nun gave Ah Hu the motivation to be reborn, not only her sentence: 'If you think about it, catch up, and don't regret it!'" It's more understanding and support, she could have prevented Ah Hu from continuing the game, but she didn't, she faced the final life and death with a strong smile, at that moment she should really understand Ah Hu, she knew what he needed, knew what he was pursuing, and knew what he was pursuing......"

Ah Hu chased after him, and between the past and the future, Ah Hu chose the future. He hopes to settle grievances and gain liberation through the ring, so that he can live a very thorough and happy life, and when he chooses the future, he takes responsibility and chooses dignity, so he can only persevere, persevere to the end! Fang shows his heroic nature.

When Zhao Yazhi repeatedly studied the script, she found that this script was more delicate, more real, and more touching than the script created by her husband before.

At the end of this script, Zhao Yazhi wrote: "If I were that nun, I wouldn't have tested Ah Hu in this way, what if he really didn't catch up?" ”

(To be continued)