Chapter 156 A movie breaks into China
Wu Mengda and Wu Junru are very important to this film, although they are supporting characters, they are not only responsible for funny and lively atmosphere, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of testing the public to accept Cheng dΓΉ for nonsensical comedy mode.
Wu Mengda is an old actor, with a strong ability to change, and quickly adapted to the new drama arranged for him by Chen Ping'an, Wu Junru is young, and the drama has changed greatly, Chen Ping'an thought that she needs a few days to adapt, and is ready to give her a detailed lecture, who would think that Wu Junru actually said OK!
"Mr. Chen, I practiced all night in the dormitory last night, no problem."
"Really?" Chen Ping'an thought about it for a moment, in order not to discourage Wu Junru's enthusiasm, he did not test, but decided that after Wang Jing finished filming the next group of shots, he would reshoot the scene of Wu Mengda and Wu Junru tricking Wang Guxian.
According to the plot design, Wu Mengda and Wu Junru used various means to trick Wang Zuxian in order to sabotage Liu Dehua and Wang Guxian's filming, wanting to force her to retreat in the face of difficulties or let Liu Dehua see Wang Guxian's ugliness, so as to dislike Wang Guxian.
For example, put a piece of soap in the place where Wang Guxian passed, Wang Guxian stepped on it and fell, Wu Mengda took a middle school physics textbook, calculated the position of his face on the ground after falling, and then put cow dung on it; When eating, do hands and feet on Wang Guxian's stool, calculate the weight, when Wang Guxian eats a bowl of rice, the stool will collapse, and Wang Guxian is small, accusing her of being too fat and crushing the stool is the purpose.
These tricks are all common pranks in life, and they are not as novel as in "Tricky Expert", whether they can play an effect and make the audience laugh, most of them fall on Wu Mengda and Wu Junru.
Of course, all kinds of tricks, because Wang Guxian's kindness are all avoided, but it is Wu Mengda and Wu Junru who steal chickens and rice, and they fall into the trap they designed.
officially started filming, Wu Junru's watch xiΓ n made Chen Ping'an's eyes shine, and Wang Jing also touched his chin and kept nodding: "Boss, you are too good, Xiaoru's watch xiΓ n is very exciting, adding a lot of color to the whole play!" β
The crew was filming the scenes of Wu Mengda and Wu Junru tricking Wang Guxian all morning, Wu Junru was honest and hearty funny, Wu Mengda was submissive, when the two planned to trick Wang Guxian together, their faces showed the kind of treacherous expression that was obviously pretended, and after the trick failed and he was tricked, Wu Junru's smirk pretended to be innocent and Wu Mengda's wonderful expression of unspeakable suffering, combined with the kind-hearted Wang Guxian's concern for the two, and Liu Dehua's curiosity to break the casserole without knowing anything and asking to the end, the expressions of the four people were in stark contrast, The whole crew burst into laughter.
Seeing Wu Mengda sitting on the spikes, holding his hips and crying and laughing, looking painful and happy, Wang Guxian, who was about to ask him if he had hemorrhoids, laughed......
"Click!"
Liu Dehua served Wang Guxian a dish, and Wu Junru put Spanish flies in that dish. Wu Junru laughed heartily, fantasizing that Wang Guxian would be ugly in front of Liu Dehua, but who knew that Wang Guxian misunderstood that she wanted to eat, so he kindly fed the vegetables to her mouth.
"Ahem, ahem...... Wow! Wu Junru coughed first, and then let out a miserable scream, ignoring Wu Mengda's pain, grabbed Wu Mengda's lower body and dragged him into the bedroom, "Follow me into the room, your little toothpick will lend me ......"
Hearing this, Liu Dehua burst out laughing......
"Click!"
"Click!"
"Click!"
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NG many times in the morning, Wang Guxian, Liu Dehua, Wu Mengda, Wu Junru and the staff present laughed many times, the director had to interrupt the shooting, and the last shooting before the lunch started, the phenomenon of laughter appeared again, and this time it was the director Wang Jing who laughed.
At noon, Wang Jing sat beside Chen Ping'an and sighed: "Boss, you are so powerful, the laughter in the crew has not stopped all morning." I think the funny way of our drama doesn't seem to be the same as other comedy movies. β
Wang Jing's original script did not have these plots, which was the result of Chen Ping'an's revision. After the revision, the script is not very starry, but after the on-site shooting, the effect is fantastic, completely beyond Wang Jing's expectations.
Chen Ping'an drank his saliva and nodded: "That's what nonsense looks like." β
"Nonsensical?" Wang Jing pondered it and thought so. Just like Wu Mengda sitting on a nail, a three-inch-long nail pierced into the flesh, a normal person should have screamed a long time ago, even if it is a comedy movie, it should be gritting his teeth and holding on to his face full of red and cold sweat, and he should make himself suffer to make the audience laugh.
But according to Chen Ping'an's design, Wu Mengda has a smile on his face, a painful smile, and this contrast creates laughter, which is completely inconsistent with common sense and logic.
It's nonsensical, it's a special exaggeration. More than the exaggerated Cheng dΓΉ required by film and television literature and art itself, many things the audience knows is impossible at a glance, but they still can't help but invest in it.
In this movie, Chen Ping'an wants to test the audience's acceptance of nonsensical and funny ways, and from the perspective of the crew itself, it seems to be not bad.
A few days later, the filming of the crew entered the state, and Chen Ping'an could let go a little and deal with other things. But this doesn't mean that he will let it go, he will watch the shooting of the previous day every day, and when he encounters something he is not satisfied with, he will ask Wang Jing to make corrections. The most ruthless time overturned all the fruits of Wang Jing's labor in one day and ordered Wang Jing to shoot again.
Most of the Hong Kong films in this period have a short shooting cycle, especially those that follow the trend, and there are not a few who finish in ten days and eight days. Originally, what follow-up films want is speed, if you are slow, even if you shoot hard, if someone else takes the lead, the box office will naturally be cold after the heat.
But the movie "Ghost Fighting Zombies" was shot less than a third of the time in ten days. Wang Jing is a good person, and after feeling Chen Ping'an's high requirements and high standards for this movie, he simply put his heart into shooting and no longer pursued speed. Anyway, it's still early for the summer vacation in July.
On this morning, Wang Jing was filming on the set, and Chen Ping'an sat in the distance watching the footage shot yesterday, occasionally pointing out the places that needed to be revised for reshooting. Wang Jing's second assistant sat next to him, carefully recording Chen Ping'an's words.
Wang Jing's second assistant is a girl with a bit of beauty, who plays a small role in the play, with more than a dozen scenes.
This is a tacit understanding formed between Chen Ping'an and Wang Jing, Wang Jing can fully perform his duties as a director, and Chen Ping'an doesn't have to worry too much, unless he encounters a serious problem, Chen Ping'an will sue Wang Jing in person, otherwise he will convey it to this girl.
After Chen Ping'an finished reading it, he took out a cigarette, and the girl lit the fire before the dwarf cow: "Mr. Chen, is there anything else that needs to be modified?" β
"Nope." After being slightly stunned, Chen Ping'an took a cigarette and shook his head with a smile.
"Director Wang supported me very much and let me play a role in the play, but there were several places that I didn't grasp well. I heard that Mr. Chen is very good at talking, can you tell me about drama alone, I will be very attentive. The words "alone" and "attentively" bite very hard.
The entertainment industry in this year is almost the same as in later generations! Chen Ping'an sighed and refused: "You let Brother Xiang tell you, his level is also very high." You are beautiful and attentive, Brother Xiang will take good care of you. β
The girl was ordered by Chen Ping'an, embarrassed to stay any longer, put away the book and left with a smile. After a while, Li Saifeng came over with a thermos cup and sat next to Chen Ping'an: "Boss, this is the American ginseng tea I brewed, you can taste it." β
Taking a sip of tea, Chen Ping'an praised: "The taste is good, the aroma is full, and the bitterness is sweet, which is an authentic American ginseng tea." Well, Ah Feng's craftsmanship in making tea is better, I'll taste it again. β
"Thank you owner for the compliment. Boss, what do you think of my cousin in the play? β
"It's very good, I put on a show of all the elven quirks of Bo'er. After a while, you want to shoot the emotional scene between you and Andy, you have to taste it well, your feelings for him are one of the highlights, and you can't be perfunctory. β
"Well, I remember." Chen Ping'an's praise made Li Saifeng's heart happy, "By the way, boss, there is something I don't know if I should tell you." β
"Say, what else can't we say between us?"
"That...... Golden Harvest hasn't sent me an appointment yet. Resolutely gave up the treatment of ATV's master Hua Dan and devoted himself to the film industry, Li Saifeng has a very high pursuit.
"Ha, that's what happened." Chen Ping'an patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Mr. Zou is also a particular person, and he will not regret what he promised." "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" is going to be filmed in Europe, they should be in contact with that side, and it is estimated that after the European side is connected, it will be time to find you, don't worry. By the way, remember to tell me before you go to Europe, I will give you a sum of money, don't be wronged when you go to Europe, buy whatever you like. β
"No need boss, how can I ask for your money."
"Why can't you ask for it, do you still have to tell me so clearly?"
Li Saifeng's face was slightly red, and his smile was a little sweet: "Thank you, boss." Boss, the soup I make is also delicious, do you have time to try my craft tonight? β
"Tonight? Not tonight, I have something to do, let's do it another day. The days are still long, and I can always drink the soup you made with your own hands. β
After leaving the set, Chen Ping'an returned to the company, had lunch with Jiang Zhiqiang, and came to the office after lunch, and listened in detail to Jiang Zhiqiang's development strategy for Dark Horse International Distribution Company.
The success of "City of Myths" has brought not only box office revenues, but also many intangible benefits.
The distribution of the film in Europe cannot always be handed over to Fox to operate, which is also a lot of income, and it must be taken back from the hands of Dark Horse International. Through guΓ² "City of Myths", Jiang Zhiqiang got in touch with filmmakers in European countries, and "Underground Love" was ready to be released in France and Italy, which was the result of Jiang Zhiqiang's operation.
Jiang Zhiqiang put forward a new idea this time, he wanted to establish a communication channel with the mainland, and prepare for the return of the 97th Sect as soon as possible.
"Have you talked to Yindu about this?"
"I have contacted a few people, but I have not talked in detail. I'd like to take Applejack with me next time. β
The Ajie in Jiang Zhiqiang's mouth refers to Li Lianjie. After the latter joined Dark Horse International, Chen Ping'an immediately arranged the best private hospital for him, let him be hospitalized to recuperate, and healed all the open and dark injuries that had fallen during the filming in the past two years, and the company would bear the cost. Li Lianjie was greatly moved by this move.
"Don't bother Applejack yet, you try to communicate with the mainland...... Well, next year, next year I'll make two films that are in line with the mainland style, and when the time comes, it will be much easier for you to open the way with movies. β
Movies open the way? What movie can have this effect? R1152