Chapter 227: Creating Monsters

Indeed, Debao Film Company actually holds Leung Ka-fai's film contract, and Duan Zihao was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and his head hurt.

He didn't expect Pan Disheng to come to this hand, and he openly took out the contract to poach people after filming.

What is it called?

The bottom of the kettle is drawn.

What to do?

Duan Zihao had no choice but to ask the fat man Wang Jing to go to Na Debao to see if he could spend money to buy the contract.

It's a pity that Pan Disheng didn't want money.

He wanted a breath of air.

He just wants to see Duan Zihao's jokes.

……

When the fat man Wang Jing arrived at the Debao Group, Pan Disheng did not meet him at all, but on the surface, he was very enthusiastic and solemn, not only letting his henchman Ah Yong greet him warmly, but also letting his beautiful secretary communicate with the fat man.

In normal times, the fat man would be very interested in this beautiful secretary, but now is not the time, and he doesn't have that mind.

Therefore, when he ran three times and all failed, and after sitting on the cold bench, he understood that people were playing with themselves.

The fat man went back to the actor entertainment directly, and saw Duan Zihao and told him about it.

Duan Zihao didn't have much hope, he was very familiar with Pan Disheng and understood his thoughts.

Don't look at that Pan Disheng has a good background and high reputation, but his heart is very narrow. The two fought several times, winning and losing each other, but in the end he still pressed him, according to Pan Disheng's temperament, it is estimated that he will not let go easily.

As a result, Duan Zihao no longer negotiated with Debao. At this time, "Notes on Tomb Robbery" has been filming for a week. Among them, Leung Jiahui also has a lot of scenes. According to the current situation, actor entertainment can have three options.

First, ignore Debao's statement. directly tore up the agreement and asked Leung Jiahui to finish filming this drama. However, if this is done, it will have a very bad impact on Leung Ka-fai, and it will be considered a breach of contract and loss of trust, and the actor entertainment will also have a reputation for bullying.

Second, Actor Entertainment contacted Debao Company again and worked hard to eliminate the matter invisibly. However, it takes too much effort and time, and it may not be successful.

Third. Let Leung Jiahui shoot two dramas at the same time, so as not to give the other party an excuse to find fault. It can also save a lot of unnecessary trouble. But the problem is that Leung Jiahui is a big living person, and he is tired enough in the drama "Notes on Tomb Robbery", and now he is afraid that he will not be able to bear it if he shoots two films in a row.

How to solve it in the end. The big guys are waiting to see, especially those media reporters who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they have put their eyes and focus on the actor entertainment.

In this regard, Duan Zihao's decision is...... Ignore it!

That's right, it's those four words.

Ignore it.

Aren't you Pan Dickson proud? Don't you want to use this to block me?

Then I won't bird you! See what you do.

I have to say, this trick is ruthless.

Pan Disheng originally devised thousands of schemes to deal with Duan Zihao's actions. But they didn't do anything at all.

It's like you're holding all your strength and then punching the sponge, not to mention how boring it is.

What to do?

Pan Disheng was dumbfounded.

The media reporters who were waiting to see the show were also dumbfounded.

It's like waiting to watch an intense boxing match, who knows. One party even abstained......

Looking back, Pan Disheng took the contract to court, but Duan Zihao sent the fat man Wang Jing to deal with it. is still immersed in filming. Unaffected by the outside world.

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Notes on Tomb Robbery, Scene 5, Act III.

The camera rustles in orbit.

In the camera, the stuffy oil bottle played by Leung Ka-fai looked up at the moon, and a wolf howl came from a distance.

"I'm going to keep this secret after all." Liang Jiahui said lightly.

This scene is filmed as a prequel to the stuffy oil bottle guarding the tomb played by Leung Ka-fai.

You must know that "Notes on Tomb Robbery" originally belonged to a suspenseful movie. According to the original storyline, there should be a lot of interludes and flashbacks.

But Duan Zihao hated this kind of shooting technique. It's not that these techniques are bad, there are many good movies that use this kind of shooting technique. For example, "Forrest Gump" in the previous life is a flashback, and "Spring in the Cattle Herding Class" is also a flashback. The excellent technique of filming with interludes is India's "Three Big Fools and Big Trouble in Bollywood". and the classic Hong Kong movie "Dark War".

However, Duan Zihao doesn't like to do this very much, because in his opinion, although filming movies is also about storytelling, it can't be told simply according to the context of the story, the reason is that the story is spoken with the mouth and listened to with the ears, and the heart is used more, and it is he who sketches the scene to create the story picture for himself. The movie is different, it is the director's responsibility to shoot the movie, he relies on the camera to tell the story to the audience, and the audience uses the eyes to watch it very intuitively, which is not very good at sketching the scene with heart, but is swayed by the director's lens, so that if the director often uses flashbacks or interpolations, it is easy to interrupt the audience's sense of the lens.

Because of this, Duan Zihao doesn't like to use this so-called cinematic technique to tell the story. Especially after watching the "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" directed by Xu Ke in his previous life, Duan Zihao felt even more that this kind of constant interlude flashback will give people a sense of detachment from constantly crossing over, I originally wanted to watch Yangzirong outwit Tiger Mountain, but there were constantly scenes of Han Geng's guy, Nima, is this a modern drama or a model drama? !

Because of this, when Duan Zihao was filming this "Notes on Tomb Robbery", he made the interlude about the stuffy oil bottle in the original story a prequel to the story, as an introduction to a new story.

Of course, this may be less suspenseful, but it can tell the story more completely and smoothly.

β€œcut!” Duan Zihao shouted behind the camera, "Jiahui, you acted very well in this scene, but your emotions should be more calm, giving people a taste of helplessness." ”

"And the prop master, you can redecorate this ancient tomb again. It seems that the filming of "Shushan" is too fantastical, what we want is realism. ”

Duan Zihao said to the prop master.

The prop master had a bitter face. When I found Lan Naicai, I didn't know what he muttered.

Lan Naicai walked over and said to Duan Zihao: "Director Duan, the prop master said just now that the model you asked for is too high, and according to the design in the script, they can't do it at all."

Duan Zihao paused for a moment, "Why didn't they tell me early in the morning?" ”

"It's not that I'm afraid of your fire, you are famous for filming and the six relatives don't recognize it. The requirements are very high......" There were some words later, but Lan Naicai didn't say it.

Duan Zihao was a little speechless.

What do you mean, what kind of tyrant are you? It's that scary.

"If you have something, don't say it on the spot. Now it's prevaricating, what kind of plane! "This time Duan Zihao is really popular.

Lan Naicai was speechless.

In fact, Duan Zihao's requirements were a bit too high, and he asked the prop master to build a 500-square-foot tomb, and the design in the tomb was even more ingenious. What is a mess of rocks, intertwined walkways, and a few strange creatures have to be drilled out from time to time during filming, which is even more complicated than shooting Hollywood science fiction movies in the previous life, according to the skills of these Hong Kong people, how can they create such a scene.

Seeing that Duan Zihao is really popular, it is understandable to think about it, the original shooting was good, but halfway suddenly said that the scene could not be done. Props can't be done, special effects can't be done, this is a big fire for anyone.

Helpless. The crew rested at least temporarily.

Duan Zihao summoned Lan Naicai, Hong Jinbao, Du Kefeng, as well as prop masters, lighting engineers and others to have a meeting together.

meeting. Duan Zihao unceremoniously criticized the prop master for being irresponsible for his work, and there were others who did not report it...... The atmosphere was very tense as soon as it came up.

Then Duan Zihao said: "No matter what. This matter must be solved, and it will be solved immediately, and you say, I will give you everything you want! β€œ

The scolded bloody prop master stiffened his neck and said, "Director, I have nothing to say if you scold me, but I'll tell you the truth, no matter what you provide, this thing can't be done!" We don't have that ability! ”

"Yes, Director Duan, the conditions you asked for are too high, it's a big tomb, it's a forest of strange rocks, and more importantly, it's a weird creature living underground, it's too sci-fi, we can't do it."

Duan Zihao might as well that these guys would still talk back, so he asked Lan Naicai: "What about you, do you think you can do it?" ”

Lan Naicai held his glasses and said: "The big tomb is easy to say, as long as you find a suitable place to rearrange it, you can solve it, there are many strange stones, you can use styrofoam, or gypsum to make it, as for the strange creatures, it is really ...... Without a specific image, we can't make it out of thin air. ”

Duan Zihao didn't expect that even his most important Lan Naicai would say this, so he said: "Then if I draw a shape, or a monster appearance, can you make it?" ”

"I don't dare to pack a ticket for this, and I want you to make it graphic."

"Then give me ten minutes!" Duan Zihao said very simply.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they all don't believe it, what do you mean, ten minutes? Could it be that after ten minutes, a monster will appear?

In a secluded corner of the crew, Duan Zihao bit the pen and looked at the manuscript paper, constantly reminding himself of all kinds of terrifying tomb monsters or underground creatures he had seen in his previous life.

What is the best way to draw one? He pondered.

Gollum from the Lord of the Rings series? Voldemort in the Harry Potter series?

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, Duan Zihao's mind lit up.

"There it is!" I saw him pick up the pen and brush and start writing and drawing on the manuscript paper.

A squirting, eerie-looking monster with pointed ears appeared on the manuscript paper in a crouching form.

Seeing the monster he drawn, Duan Zihao was very satisfied.

Because in his memory, this is definitely a very designed, underneath creature, or terrifying monster.

It's an underground man-eating beast from the Hollywood horror movie Invasion of Darkness.

I remember very well that these man-eating beasts are very sensitive to light, they are very afraid of bright lights, they have no eyesight, but they can walk freely in the dark, swim around, they have sharp canine teeth and sharp claws, it can be said that the world is simply strong in the food chain under the dark.

When Duan Zihao handed over the monster sketch he drew to Lan Naicai and the others. Including Lan Naicai himself, as well as Hong Jinbao and others, the big guys were all stunned.

Especially after listening to Duan Zihao's temperament about the appearance of this "monster". and after the attack ability was set, I was even more surprised.

You must know that for a long time, Hong Kong movies, whether they are horror or thriller, have not had a monster that can be handled.

I have to nominate one, that is, a zombie wearing a Qing Dynasty costume.

However, the theme of this zombie monster has been crippled. The audience will shout "bounce and walk" as soon as they see it. "Paste a charm on your forehead" and "Hold your breath".

There is no novelty at all.

But now. Duan Zihao designed a terrifying image of a monster with sharp teeth in just ten minutes, and matched it with very clever skills and characteristics.

Afraid of light, rely on the sense of smell to detect prey.

Sticky and bare. Like a monkey that has lost its hair.

It has a strong attack ability and animal nature, can bite off people's necks, and likes to eat people's hearts and lungs......

"Ahem, Hao, this monster you designed is really terrifying!" Hong Jinbao is a very manly person, and after listening to Duan Zihao's story, he actually felt a little chilled.

Human beings are always afraid of unknown creatures. Especially something ugly and scary like this.

Lan Nai belongs to the kind of guy who likes to deal with all kinds of monsters, and his collection of "Blade Runner" and "Ghost Player". and "Zombies Play Across the Line" and so on, the monsters in it are also terrifying, but the more terrifying, the more interesting he finds it, so he is the only one in the whole team with eyes as hot as seeing his first love.

"Good. It's just great! I've never seen a monster like this! It's amazing! Lan Naicai stroked the pattern with his hand, as if he was caressing something beloved.

Others have chills.

They can't learn this kind of heavy taste.

"Then it's up to you. Can you make it? Duan Zihao asked.

Lan Naicai came to his senses, "It's difficult, it's too difficult, at most I can only make a model out of dough, but if I want to make it come alive, it will take a lot of time and skill, I'm afraid ...... I can't take it! ”

Duan Zihao didn't expect even Lan Naicai to say this, so he said, "Is there no other way?" ”

"Yesβ€”" Lan Naicai said solemnly. "If you can bring the American director Peter Jackson over, then I'm sure this monster will come back to life."

Peter Jackson?

Duan Zihao is no stranger, and now a well-known special effects director in Hollywood is famous for "Zombies Playing Across the Line", but in his previous life, he was the most awesome in filming three "The Lord of the Rings" in a row.

Invite the grandfather of "The Lord of the Rings"? This Lan Naicai is also vicious.

"That's right, as long as you can invite Peter Jackson to Hong Kong to help shoot the special effects part of this play, then our show will definitely be a success." Lan Naicai said with great certainty.

Hong Jinbao next to him was unhappy, "I want to invite a ghost guy again!" Didn't Ah Hao say before, we want to create our own Chinese-language tomb robbery film, and we will never be looked down upon by those ghosts, but now we want to invite them...... Isn't this a slap in the face? ”

"yes, doesn't paying them look like we're a failure?"

"This drama is going to enter Hollywood, but you have to invite people to help, isn't it?"

Everyone thinks that this seems to be very spineless, especially the signature of this drama is to create their own Chinese blockbuster. How can you ask a ghost guy to be a helper?

Duan Zihao didn't expect everyone's reaction to be so strong, and he did say before that he would rely on his own strength to complete this play, but now, ...... Do you really want to break your promise?

Lan Nai saw that everyone was against inviting foreign aid, so he said: "We must face the reality, according to our special effects capabilities, we can only get to the point where we are now, we are still a long way from Hollywood; Because of this, we should put down our so-called self-esteem, work hard to learn the advanced technology over there, and expand and develop our films. ”

Everyone was silent. Hung Jinbao opened his mouth and wanted to oppose again, but in the end he didn't speak.

Duan Zihao thought about it carefully for a while, and then said to the big guy: "Lan Naicai is right, I know that everyone has strong self-esteem, especially hoping that our own movie can be completed without asking for any helpers, but we must admit that we can't do this drama without the help of Hollywood special effects; On the other hand, even if it is barely done, then the result is a failed work. Instead of making a bad movie, it is better to let go of our self-esteem, let go of our figure, but learn Hollywood special effects! ”

"Besides, instead of spending more time and more energy on exploring this kind of movie special effects, why can't we use a good attitude and learn from Hollywood people as teachers? Since Hollywood's special effects technology is better than ours, we have to admit this, and our advantage is kung fu movies, I believe that if one day our movies can also go to the world, they will also be very humble to learn our kung fu techniques...... Finally, I hope you will remember that movies know no borders, only good and bad! ”

Duan Zihao's words are loud and reasonable, not to mention that he himself knows very well that when "The Matrix" becomes popular all over the world in the future, Chinese kung fu will also become popular with this drama, and many Hollywood directors have invited famous Chinese kung fu directors or kung fu directors to Hollywood to help make films. Then there are many good films with Chinese kung fu elements, such as the "Death Express" series, the "Expendables" series, and even "Body".

Hong Jinbao and others are not bastards, and they don't know what to do. As soon as Duan Zihao said this, I understood, let's use the doctrine to extract its essence-

So Hong Jinbao slapped his big palm and shouted: "it, then let's invite that Peter Jackson to come over and see what he can do!" (To be continued)

ps: Go to a distant place to visit relatives, the update is late, I'm sorry everyone!!