Chapter 723. Snake Dance
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really couldn't get used to the attitude of these two big men, Chen Xiaotang decided to give them a little punishment. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info In a flash, Chen Xiaotang dodged the two incoming attacks just right, and took it with him, and the ferocious attacks of the two big men went towards his companions.
The power of the two attacks was fully displayed, hitting each other almost simultaneously, and with a muffled grunt almost at the same time, they fell to the ground with their heads down. Judging from their white spoon situation, they couldn't get up for a while.
Chen Xiaotang looked at the door and secretly wondered if he was going to disturb the house, it was obvious that the entrance there was definitely not an ordinary entrance. Just when Chen Xiaotang couldn't make up his mind, it was probably the fight outside that alarmed the people inside, and a middle-aged Arab with a cold face walked in and out at the door opening.
Seeing Chen Xiaotang at a glance, the cold Arab frowned and said, "What are you?" ”
Judging from the unkind attitude of Na Jin, Chen Xiaotang's visit will probably not be welcome. Chen Xiaotang thought of this and immediately smiled: "I am a music lover, and I heard that there was very beautiful music coming out here just now, and I wanted to visit the performers." Of course, just a little interest, if it's inconvenient, forget it. I beg my pardon. ”
Chen Xiaotang's speech and modest attitude obviously gave a good impression to the Arab. After looking Chen Xiaotang up and down, Na Jin smiled and said, "I'm sorry, we don't accept unidentified people." ”
"My name is Chen Xiaotang, and I am from Hong Kong." Chen Xiaotang introduced himself.
"Hong Kong?" It is obviously very interesting to be there.
Hearing from the words that he would not be received, Chen Xiaotang smiled and said, "Yes." It's a pity that I can't get acquainted with such a good musician, but since it's inconvenient, I won't bother and talk about it when I have a chance. Politely saying hello, Chen Xiaotang turned around and left.
And just as Chen Xiaotang turned around, the two big men who hit each other and fell down just now were finally able to get up, and they were very unconvinced by Chen Xiaotang, and they were about to pounce on Chen Xiaotang from behind.
Chen Xiaotang listened to the wind and discerned the position, of course, he immediately sensed the actions of these two people, but this time he didn't need to make a move, because the Arab person who was talking to him just now had already stopped the two big men first.
The position of the Arab man was obviously special, and as soon as he heard his shout, the two big men immediately obediently gave up their intention to attack Chen Xiaotang and stepped aside to guard.
Although he didn't look back, Chen Xiaotang knew everything about what happened later, and he felt that the room was not ordinary. Thinking of the scene that Bai Yao encountered, Chen Xiaotang could vaguely determine that it was probably some kind of distinguished object such as an Arab leader. As soon as he thought of this, Chen Xiaotang lost interest at all and went back to his room.
Although the expected visit was unsuccessful, the song he heard by accident just now was still very enlightening to Chen Xiaotang, and his understanding of Arabic music seemed to be deepened.
With this understanding, Chen Xiaotang thought that the song he had written for "Assassin's Creed" still seemed to have a lot of room for improvement, so he immediately devoted himself to revising his musical composition.
Inspiration can't be stopped, Chen Xiaotang put his works in one go, so that the Arabic flavor is stronger, and the style is more agile and lively. After the traces of the axe and chisel are gone, the whole of all the music is more perfect. By the time this busyness was over, a sleepless night had passed.
went out happily to meet the rest of the crew, and Chen Xiaotang unexpectedly found that Wang Zuxian was also in good shape. I don't know if it was Chen Xiaotang to help, because she had a good rest last night, Wang Zu appeared in the entire capital and looked radiant, and when he saw Chen Xiaotang, he smiled first.
Chen Xiaotang didn't quite understand, but Wang Zuxian knew that she had suddenly put all her worries aside, and she didn't think about other things now, she just wanted to work hard to shoot this drama well, that's all.
Although Wang Zuxian's thoughts are not something that other people can explore, her state can be seen by anyone. Especially Chen Xiaotang, the moment he saw Wang Zuxian smile in a daze, he seemed to see a hundred flowers blooming in a trance.
Walking together with Chen Xiaotang very naturally, Wang Zu appeared to be full of Chen Xiaotang is his own affection, this situation was seen in the eyes of the rest of the crew, and when he was surprised, he thought that they had already entered the play through the script exchange, but it also became an encouragement, and all of them were energetically devoted to their work.
In the first act of "Assassin's Creed", the story is about the assassin starring Chen Xiaotang who completes a scene in Bai Yao to assassinate an Arab sheikh.
This scene needs to be filmed in the market, in order to create the appearance of ten episodes of ancient Arabia, the fat man Wang Jing, who is the producer, and Cheng Xiaodong, who is the director, spent a lot of money to hire some Egyptian citizens to participate in the performance.
And reached an agreement with the "street organizing committee" in this area to close the road for an hour, just to film the scene of this fake market.
In the makeshift dressing room, Chen Xiaotang is working hard to put on makeup, and the makeup artist is also brought from Hong Kong, because he has been cooperating for a long time, he has a very clear understanding of Chen Xiaotang's preferences and personal style, Chen Xiaotang does not like to wear heavy makeup, unless he is in concert in order to highlight the enchanting and charming, or wild beauty, in addition, he usually wears light makeup when filming, mainly outlining eyebrows, sideburns, and lip kisses. The eyebrows can suddenly enter the fortitude, the sideburns can show age, and the lip kiss can show character.
These three parts are what Chen Xiaotang is most concerned about, so the makeup artist carefully outlined and depicted the objects designed in the script, as well as the personality traits of the objects that Chen Xiaotang dictated to him.
There was not much time, and after the makeup was completed, Chen Xiaotang appeared in front of everyone, but he saw that he was dressed in white, wearing a hooded hood, his eyes were like stars, his sword eyebrows were in his temples, and he was forced in with a heroic spirit, which was mysterious.
When the fat man Wang Jing saw that he had finished cleaning up, he told the guy who played the Arab sheikh to bury himself quickly.
This unlucky guy is about to be assassinated, and there will be 0.01 seconds in the camera, and the guy with only one line "Who are you" is Chen Xiaotang's private bodyguard Ah Long.
Ah Long has been with Chen Xiaotang for so long, even if he has never eaten pork and seen a pig go, he still has a certain understanding of acting. Therefore, I saw him sitting upright on the Western-style step, wearing the king's cake hat, and there were Persian beauties waiting to eat grapes next to him, and he was carried into the "patrol street" with a bang.
The camera rustles in orbit.
The whole shooting has begun.
In the camera, the whole Arab street seems to be lively, selling fruits, cantaloupe, camels, gold and silver jewelry, shouting hard.
Not far away, an Arab player is playing a flute and is teasing the cobra in the cage, don't underestimate this shot, this snake player is a "special guest" invited by the crew for a lot of money, this gentleman usually only performs this trick on holidays, this time at the invitation of the crew - mainly for money, he showed off his stunt here regardless of principles.
Next to the snake dance, a huge stage is built.
Several slave beauties stood on the stage, the boss was holding a whip and selling, and the men in the audience were chattering and laughing.
As soon as the camera turned, an Arab warrior kicked over a basket of pineapples and shouted, "Get out, you pariahs, don't you see the king appear?" ”
Suddenly, the whole street was full of chickens and dogs.
In the camera, the entire King's Guard flaunts their might, wantonly ravaging and whipping the surrounding citizens, which makes them itchy to the teeth, and this group of actors is also in place, and the brutal and inhumane situation of the gang is vividly interpreted.
When the swaggering captain of the guard saw a beautiful little girl wearing a veil, he pulled at it, saying that he would dedicate it to the kingdom and budding, and the people around him dared not speak in anger. I had to watch the little girl's desperate struggle, and the evil laughter.
According to the plot of many movie stories, it should be the turn of the hero at this time.
Lens transitions.
The assassin played by Chen Xiaotang descended from abrupt on.
Hanging Weiya is a must, especially to highlight the miracle of "falling from the dead".
Dressed in white and wearing a hood.
Chen Xiaotang, who was like a god, stood majestically in front of this gang.
The curtain of the king's wounded steps was opened, and the tyrant played by Aaron asked sharply, "Who are you?" ”
Chen Xiaotang replied: "I want your life to enter!" ”
In the camera, Chen Xiaotang flew up, his hidden blade flying, and hit the throat of the "king".
The kingdom touched his throat and screamed, and the guards next to him came back to their senses and shouted, "There are assassins!" ”
Suddenly, the whole shot was in chaos.
Filming martial arts scenes is Cheng Xiaodong's strength, and it is Chen Xiaotang's strength, and this kind of single-handedness and dozens of scenes are even more commonplace for them.
But seeing that the martial arts movements designed by Chen Xiaotang and Cheng Xiaodong are combined, Cheng Xiaodong is good at elegant, as well as Chen Xiaotang's strength and speed, which makes the whole set of actions look crisp and neat, shocking mud claws, and unconventional.
And the surrounding crew members are even more dedicated, and strive to shoot every detail in place, making the filming of this group of martial arts scenes extremely smooth.
Next, a monologue introduces Chen Xiaotang's special identity as the assassin "Altaïr" (Altair), indicating that he used to be a waiter in a bar in Hong Kong, and by chance was caught by an international pharmaceutical company to travel back in time and space to find his ancestors, and then accidentally became an assassin. In addition to this introduction, it is also introduced that Altaïr understood what the "Assassin's Creed" was that must be adhered to after becoming an Assassin.
This monologue, like the central idea in the novel, is very important and directly points out the purpose of the play.
Time is money, and filming continues at a high speed.
The next scene is the first time that the male protagonist Altaïr starring Chen Xiaotang meets Princess Alof, the heroine played by Wang Zuxian.
The general plot of the story is that after Chen Xiaotang assassinated the brutal Arab king, the king's younger brother seized the throne with the help of the power of the Crusader Paladin, became a puppet king, and then persecuted Princess Aphro, the daughter of the original king.
Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian are completely involved in the play, and all the scenes are almost completed at one time, and occasionally a reshoot is due to a technical mistake in the work. If it were any other film, director Cheng Xiaodong would probably be angry about such a low-level mistake, but now that the atmosphere is so harmonious, Cheng Xiaodong just smiled and said to Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian: "I'm sorry, Ah Tang, please meet again." There is no anger in this, but it is a ridicule of Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian.
In the face of Cheng Xiaodong's good-natured joke, Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian didn't say anything, just looked at each other and smiled. The remake didn't affect them at all, and it was one more chance to give them a warm heart. This unexpected incident did not disrupt the state of Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian at all, they are now almost harmonious in and out of the play, and any scene can be played when they say it.
With Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian in such a state, Cheng Xiaodong almost completely ignored the details of their performances, and focused entirely on other aspects of cooperation. In his opinion, what Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zu need is to play, and any disturbance is just a harassment of their state, and it is absolutely unacceptable. is completely relieved of Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian's performance status, and Cheng Xiaodong is more worried about the overall quality of the film due to the lack of other aspects.
The filming went on smoothly, and by the evening, the work had been fruitful. But it's not yet time to get off work, and after a short break, all the inmates are busy again, and there is still a scene waiting to be filmed.
In order to investigate the collusion between the Templars and the new king, Altaïr pretended to be a wandering chant on the streets, and met Princess Aflo who came out to play in micro-clothes for the first time. It's very vulgar and bloody, but the audience just likes it, there is no way, this is the art of commercial films to please the audience.
This scene with a singing part is a highlight that director Cheng Xiaodong envisioned to attract him, and it is his first attempt, although the filming of Quan Yao went smoothly, and Chen Xiaotang, who is in charge of the performance, is a leader in the music world, but when it comes to this scene, Cheng Xiaodong is still a little nervous.
However, it was only Cheng Xiaodong who was nervous, but Chen Xiaotang himself did not feel like this at all. In his opinion, such a scene is actually not as good as singing on stage. is almost exactly the same as the feelings in the play, Chen Xiaotang only needs to play himself, and this situation is really conducive to his singing performance.
Cheng Xiaodong gave an order, and the shooting began.
In the camera, Chen Xiaotang is wearing an Arabic costume, somewhat like the style in "The Forty Thieves of Alibaba" starring Qi Qin in his previous life, with a white cloth wrapped in his head, wearing a white robe, standing on the street, holding the Arab national musical instrument "Oudqin", plucking the strings, and singing with Chinese: "The Nile quietly overflows the papyrus~ meanders like an emotionless gauze robe~ And you put it on and turn around and dance for me~ Dance an exclamation point for the lonely earth~ The cloud horn on the burning pyramid at dusk~ The shadow under the lion is ...... the omen"
There is no doubt that the lyrics of this song are the song "Snake Dance" by Chou Dong in the previous life, but Chen Xiaotang took it and cleverly changed the rap part to a low voice, so that this song is even more full of Arabic flavor, and the melody and rhythm in it have the power to turn decay into magic, and it is fascinating to listen to.
In the camera, Chen Xiaotang's state is so good, in fact, from the beginning of singing, director Cheng Xiaodong's hanging heart was put down, and his expression was much more relaxed. Now that he has almost forgotten that he is a director and is making a movie, he is almost appreciating Chen Xiaotang's solo performance.
Of course, since he is filming, he can't just be Chen Xiaotang singing, Wang Zuxian, as the heroine, must also be very dedicated to acting as a listener, and the expression on his face must show three different levels of expression: surprise, contemplation, and intoxication.
From a professional point of view, Wang Zuxian's performance is really not up to standard, but in fact, she doesn't need to be able to "perform", because gradually she has really indulged in Chen Xiaotang's singing, her eyes are blurred, her mouth is slightly open, the night breeze blows the white veil on her face, and the main and secondary shots are full of poetry.
It can be said that unconsciously, Wang Zuxian has played the role of the "princess" who met Chen Xiaotang for the first time.
As mentioned earlier, Chen Xiaotang has practiced songs hard in order to lead in this play, and it can be said that his singing skills now are absolutely amazing.
Not to mention that he has the title of "God of Songs" in Hong Kong, and now singing is tantamount to returning to his old profession, coupled with his superb acting skills, it is like holding a chic small concert at the moment.
Chen Xiaotang was completely immersed in the plot and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation, so he didn't see it, during his singing, there were a lot of Cairo people who watched the excitement around the filming venue.
When it comes to watching the lively Cairo, I guess it's all fresh. There are many Western arrivals to Egypt and Cairo, but almost none of them have been Chinese. And this Chinese entry actually sang an Arabic-style song, and that feeling is indeed very fresh for these people who are watching the excitement.
After the filming of this scene was completed, director Cheng Xiaodong was of course very excited, because he thought of how attractive this scene should be to the audience when it was released, and the other members of the crew also applauded, not only appreciating Chen Xiaotang and Wang Zuxian's performances, but also feeling more relaxed, and the work was finally over. But the cheers of the crew did not stop, and a more enthusiastic applause and cheers came from around the scene.
Looking back at the surroundings in surprise, the crew members found that the filming scene had been overwhelmed by the lively finalists, and the applause and cheers were emanating from these lively people. What especially made Chen Xiaotang cry and laugh was that there were some calls vaguely mixed with the applause: "One more song." He even shouted loudly: "I don't understand the lyrics, I strongly demand to sing in Arabic." ”
These cries are naturally mostly in Arabic, and a few are in English, although the other members of the crew may not be able to understand it, Chen Xiaotang can hear it clearly, and can't help but smile bitterly, is he holding a street concert? However, although the other members of the crew couldn't understand or didn't hear it at all, they could also see the intention of watching the excitement. Things couldn't be clearer, these people who watched the excitement didn't mean to get out of the way at all, although the crew finished their work, they couldn't leave at all. Movie tycoon