Chapter 37: Finalizing the Script
Tsui Hark was slightly surprised, and his voice involuntarily raised: "So much? Are you a big Kashi? ”
Now the films of Xinyicheng, after "Best Partner" broke the record, the subsequent movies are all big cards, big scenes, and a lot of money. But those are all big movies that focus on fighting, like Tsui Hark's current "Shanghai Night" or Huang Baiming's "Happy Ghost", which are only about two million small-budget productions.
This will Lu Yan opened his mouth and said about fifteen million, how could Tsui Hark not be surprised.
Thinking about the current situation of several actors in "The True Color of Heroes", Lu Yan shook his head and said: "The cast will not be very eye-catching, mainly because it is a shootout movie." So when the time comes, there will be some big scenes, and there will be firearms, explosions, ......"
"Shhh Tsui Hark looked at Lu Yan in surprise, and couldn't help asking, "You kid won't have planned it a long time ago, right?" Didn't you say that the script was being conceived? This will, even the actors have already been decided? ”
Lu Yan shrugged his shoulders awkwardly, pretending to be aggrieved: "Director, isn't that busy filming "Shanghai Night"!" And I'm just a preliminary setting, and I'll definitely have to re-evaluate it then. ”
"Don't! Don't call me a director. I've only made a two-million-dollar movie, and you're going to be a director of tens of millions in no time. Tsui Hark suddenly humored Lu Yan, but he also nodded thoughtfully: "It is true that you have to choose a few more actors, otherwise the schedule or other problems may have to be changed." Moreover, your opening is fifteen million. That's a lot of money, and you're not ready to build a strong cast. I'm afraid that when the time comes, Huang Baiming and their side won't be able to pass. I'll try my best for you to fight for it in front of Boss Lei! Don't disappoint me, the script will be sent early. Such a big deal, everyone will definitely have to review it. ”
Regarding Tsui Hark's words, Lu Yan was naturally convinced. He is now betting that the script of "The True Color of Heroes" can impress several giants in Xinyi City, but as for Boss Lei, he is easy to speak. plus Tsui Hark's support at that time, he will have the opportunity to create this classic to sweep the Hong Kong film industry.
"I originally thought that although you talked about gunfight movies and brotherhood, there would be some funny styles mixed in. But listening to you say this today, it should be a very grand scene. When the time comes, the production team must be excellent...... You'd better get the script out first! Tsui Hark suddenly began to hesitate, and he was even a little worried about Lu Yan's so-called 'blockbuster'.
After all, Lu Yan had never directed a film before, not to mention that the 'film studio' had just started. If such a big-scale movie is rashly handed over to Lu Yan, how can Tsui Hark not be worried. In case of a box office fiasco, he can't afford it.
Lu Yan nodded, his eyes full of determination. As everyone knows, Tsui Hark has begun to regret the 'promise' at that time.
"Director, I'll go back first. I'll send you the script when I'm done. Lu Yan was already a little impatient, and he hoped to make a shooting plan as soon as possible.
Tsui Hark smiled and nodded, but his passion for "Shanghai Night" suddenly decreased a lot.
When he returned to his small room, Lu Yan's passion cooled down a little before he felt that he was indeed a little excessive. You must know that in this era, 500,000 can buy a villa to live in. A lot of low-budget movies can be shot for almost a million.
Just now, I actually asked for fifteen million, and now I feel a little presumptuous when I think about it. But if you want to shoot "The True Color of Heroes" in your mind, you must have this budget.
"Anyway, let's write the script first. When the time comes, convince Tsui Hark first, and it's a big deal to go to Xinyi City to have a good exchange with those three. Lu Yan, who bit the tip of the pen, began to try to recall the original "True Colors of Heroes". There are also some slight changes in it, and some of its own stuff has been incorporated.
In fact, the original "True Colors of Heroes" did not have many scenes for Brother Pony. Even if Chow Yun-fat is invited, the remuneration is calculated by the number of days. Later, the more Chow Yun-fat acted, the more he felt that this drama was good, so he simply said don't count it by days. It's okay if you don't even want to be paid, so I want to have more scenes.
And John Woo also found that Chow Yun-fat was getting better and better, so he gradually added drama and drama to him. In the end, there is the personable and flesh-and-blood little brother in "The True Color of Heroes".
A longer script is often composed of many different paragraphs, and in different kinds of plays, different units are used to distinguish paragraphs.
Lu Yan, who is himself from a professional class, is naturally very good at writing scripts. The main thing that made him rack his brains a little was the description of the dialogue. There are many classic dialogues in "The True Color of Heroes", which he has to change again and again after he finishes writing. These conversations may often be lost because of a change in one word.
Of course, there shouldn't be too much dialogue in the script (unless it's the plot). Otherwise the whole story becomes incoherent and lacks action. The audience looks as if they are listening to a script, so boring. Know that you're going to write about film language, not language. A script that is only suitable for reading but not for reading is not a good script. Therefore, for an excellent movie script, the less dialogue, the stronger the sense of picture and the greater the impact.
Although computers were not widely used in Hong Kong during this period, they had already come out. However, Lu Yan didn't think about computers or typewriters at all, he was used to writing his own scripts with the pen in his hand.
After returning from Xinyi City, Lu Yan sat at his desk as if he was obsessed. Sometimes he bites the tip of the pen and frowns, and sometimes he writes hard.
"Here, it seems to be: don't call me Ajie, please call me Sir!"
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"Whew!" When Lu Yan put down the pen, he found that he was a little sore. has always maintained this posture, and Lu Yan, who wrote the script, was very devoted.
When Lu Yan carefully proofread the script a few times, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"By the way, I'll get a copy of the cast list, and I hope I can pull it all over when the time comes." After all, if it is filmed next year, it will be a full year earlier than John Woo's version of "The True Color of Heroes". I'm afraid that these actors will be entangled in film contracts at that time, and it will be difficult to push them off.
In terms of starring, of course, Lu Yan will not make much changes. You must know that the three male protagonists, Dillon, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung, are deeply ingrained in his mind and difficult to shake.
And the other inconsequential supporting roles, even if they change, it doesn't matter much. The candidate for the big opposite angle is still Li Zixiong. You must know that Li Zixiong and Chow Yun-fat played rivals, but they did not fall behind at all.
After a busy day, Lu Yan finally completed the script of "The True Color of Heroes". However, he was not in a hurry to hand over the script to Tsui Hark, after all, the new film "Shanghai Night" is still in intense post-production. The rest of the time is to hurry up and finish it and release it.
Otherwise, he Lu Yan would indeed be too cold for Tsui Hark's heart.
[It seems that Xue has changed her mind, and the original three groups have all been disbanded. Of course, I hope that some friends who like it can join the new group. The group number is hung on the profile!! 】
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