As a Hong Kong film fan in his previous life, Duan Zihao's understanding of Lan Naicai came from a play, and the name of this play is "Wesley and Yuan Zhenxia".

This drama was watched by Duan Zihao in the video hall, it was night, and the original author of this drama was Ni Kuang, this guy likes to write some sci-fi with weird plots and frightening. Obviously, this drama is the kind of movie that makes you feel creepy after watching it.

Especially in that part of the old ancestor jumping out of the coffin, the whole skeleton man bites people's stomachs like zombies, eats people's intestines, how disgusting it is, how terrifying it is."

At that time, when Duan Zihao saw this, his first feeling was that Hong Kong could shoot such a weird movie, and he had the impression that only the American director Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series had this bloody and humorous style.

Since then, Duan Zihao has remembered Lan Naicai, and then watched his filming of "King Li", "Asura", "Caught by Ghosts", and "Liao Zhai Yan Tan".

Among them, the most impressive to Duan Zihao were the two dramas "King Li" and "Liao Zhai Yan Tan".

Let's talk about "King Li" first, this drama is definitely a classic masterpiece in Hong Kong B-level movies, especially many of the bloody scenes, super violent, which makes people numb all over, such as cutting off the flesh on the face, such as tying the tendons and connecting them well, and punching the stomach into a bloody hole, which definitely has a strong visual impact.

It can be said that Fan Shaohuang, who had not yet become famous back then, was enough to be proud of many peers with this "King of Force" alone, and the movies he shot in the future were even named "King of Strength Sequel" and "King of Strength Fights the Rivers and Lakes Again" and other titles. It can be seen from this that this B-grade film has a lofty status in the hearts of many fans.

After talking about "King Li" and then talking about "Liao Zhai Yan Tan", let's not talk about how fragrant this drama is, excerpt a paragraph of the entire Liao Zhai story and shoot it into a battle of gods and demons, which is enough to make people marvel. The three heroines are more beautiful than one another, especially the third one who plays the little sister is a Japanese actress. As we all know, Japanese actresses are very open in filming this kind of movie, so they cheapened Shan Liwen, who was the leading actor, and staged a fascinating hand-to-hand fight with this little sister.

The camera shooting is beautiful, the little sister jade ~ milk is like snow, it may be because of youth, the green tendons on it can be seen, and even the three o'clock are fully exposed, giving a strong impact to many wolf-like men.

But these are not the point, the point is that the weak scholar played by Shan Liwen was finally found to be the transformation process after the "Five Links God".

I'll it!

It was absolutely thrilling. In Duan Zihao's view, this scene is comparable to many Hollywood magic films.

Especially when a person suddenly turns into a demon with several heads, that terrifying feeling is enough to get your adrenaline pumping.

At that time, when Duan Zihao saw this picture, he thought he was watching Hollywood's "Alien", but one thing you must know is that "Alien" in the United States spent 300,000 US dollars in order to shoot the scene of alien transformation, and Lan Naicai only spent 3,000 Hong Kong dollars to shoot this scene!

What is this concept?

That is to say, Lan Nai only spent one percent of the money. But it made a magic special effect comparable to Hollywood!

So, it's definitely a talent!

Duan Zihao is an anxious person, and if he wants to get something, he will act immediately. Therefore, he contacted a lot of psychic people, and soon heard the news of Lan Naicai. This guy actually teaches photography at a photography school.

Duan Zihao drove over.

It's an old photography academy with bald walls that give it a retro sense of history. On the walls hang many photographs of the school's students.

Categorized, posted and hung on it, it gives a unique taste. Duan Zihao is under the guidance of the staff. When I came to a classroom, I saw a man with glasses who looked like Sven was lecturing in class.

Needless to say, he is the lecturer here and the Hong Kong director Lan Naicai.

Lan Naicai held a camera in his hand and said, "Everyone knows that cameras are used to take pictures, so can any of you tell me what it represents?" ”

That's when a student stood up and said, "The camera represents art." ”

Another student stood up and said, "The camera is a sight!" ”

Someone else said, "The camera represents reality." ”

……

In class, the students were babbling. Expressing their opinions.

It wasn't until these people stopped that Lan Nai said, "All of you are right. The camera represents art and reality, but in my opinion, it is actually our eyes! ”

"The eye is a part of our body, only it does not deceive us, everything we see is basically real, but there are also some things that must be seen with the heart, through the surface to see the essence. Therefore, when we associate the camera with our mind, we have a powerful combination that can take good pictures that will shock any mind! ”

Benjamin, a famous American photographer, once said: "I use my lens not to shoot scenes, but to convey the message of the human heart." ”

"The meaning of this sentence is very clear, but it is not easy to do this, first of all, how to integrate with the camera, how to achieve the effect you want when shooting photography, how to show the demands you need, these are not simple."

"Today I will only teach you one method, and that is to take off your eyes, press them on the camera, see things with your eyes, and take pictures with your heart!"

The duration of this class is very long.

Duan Zihao didn't look impatient at all, and waited silently in the back until the class bell rang. The students got up and left the classroom, and several students with questions gathered around Lan Naicai to discuss...... Duan Zihao was still waiting silently on the side.

In fact, Lan Naicai has already seen the special character of Duan Zihao, after all, he is now a superstar in Hong Kong, and those students didn't pay attention, it doesn't mean that he didn't pay attention. Sometimes a good director or cinematographer has to be very observant.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the students who surrounded Lan Naicai left one by one.

At this time, Duan Zihao walked over and said, "Hello, is it Mr. Lan Naicai?" ”

"Yes, I am."

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Duan Zihao."

"I know you, the big boss of Actor Entertainment. Hong Kong's number one star. ”

"Don't dare to be, it's just some vanity." Duan Zihao said modestly.

"Hehe, Mr. Duan is too modest...... But what's the matter with you coming to me? ”

"Yes, I would like to invite you to one of my filmmaking ......"

"Filmmaking?" Lan Naicai frowned, "I don't know what I can do to help you." ”

"Hehe, of course it's in terms of special effects." Duan Zihao said, "We are weak in this area, and I need your help." ”

"Me? Is it possible? I just love photography, and I have a great time directing a film or two once in a while. Not a pure filmmaker. Lan Naicai smiled.

"Perhaps, but in my opinion, photography and special effects are inseparable, I heard that you have been interested in special effects in photography for a long time, do you not want to delve further?"

"Haha, it looks like you've inquired about me, and your words tickled me...... But I'm curious, I'm not too famous, how did you find me? Compared to Hong Kong, there are many talents in special effects. I probably won't be able to help you much. ”

"That's your modesty." Duan Zihao smiled, "The reason why I found you is, of course, that I believe that you have this ability, not to mention." I've seen your films, and I feel that your thinking is very unique and in line with my scripted story, so I definitely didn't take the liberty of coming. I also hope that you can give yourself a chance and we will work together to create a classic movie. ”

It stands to reason. A big name like Duan Zihao, such a polite corporal came to lobby, Lan Naicai should be grateful to Dade and immediately agreed, but a weirdo is a weirdo after all, not to mention that he has always regarded photography as his first hobby, and regarded movies as an amateur hobby, or his own experiment in photography theory, so he is not interested in making movies or not. On the contrary, he was more interested in Duan Zihao.

"Mr. Duan, I don't think this is the place to talk, if you don't dislike it, just go to the humble house and sit down, what can we talk about in detail between us, what do you think?"

"Of course, I'd like to recognize the place and move around more in the future." Duan Zihao said enthusiastically.

……

Lan Nai Choi's family lives near Sai Kung, just a stone's throw away from the Tseung Kwan O Pier.

When Duan Zihao drove to Lan Naicai's house, as soon as he entered the door, he was first startled by the lifelike owl specimen.

You must know that owls, like crows, are not very lucky birds, as the saying goes, "When an owl cries, bad things will come soon." ”

As a result, few people would make a taxidermy of this obscure bird and keep it in the living room, and it is still the most conspicuous place. It can be seen that Lan Naicai should belong to the "black family" lover, who is very interested in supernatural, ghost, and horror and the like, likes blood and violence, and has research on the dark world.

Sure enough, then Duan Zihao looked at the furnishings in Lan Naicai's house, in addition to some pit viper specimens and spider specimens, there were some foreign horror photography posters and photos, of course, there were also some fresh and pleasing to the eye, but compared with those dark furnishings, it seemed much thinner.

Just as Duan Zihao was looking around, a curly-haired woman walked out and greeted Duan Zihao with a smile.

At a glance, I knew that she was Lan Naicai's wife, because in addition to the photos with some black elements posted on the wall, the only bright photo was the wedding photo of this woman and Lan Naicai.

In the photo, the woman is smiling, but Lan Naicai has a sad face, which is a stark contrast. It can be seen from this that Lan Naicai is definitely very dissatisfied with this marriage.

In particular, the woman is not a beautiful embryo, she is five big and three thick, which is in stark contrast to the elegant Lan Naicai.

The woman is called "Ah Xin", and after serving coffee, she is very reserved to leave space for the two men to make small talk.

Lan Naicai looked at the coffee and said, "I'm sorry, only these simple instant coffees, I don't know if you're used to it......"

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm here specifically for coffee." Duan Zihao said with a smile, then pointed around and said, "You have a lot of photos here." ”

Lan Nai took a look at it and said: "Yes, these are my treasures, the work is called 'Seeing Death Before Dying', which is the work of the famous Italian photographer Ossisi, I like his photography with the proposition of 'death', and the 'black cat in the shadow' is also my favorite." Whenever I see this painting, I think of the great American writer Edgar Allan Poe's horror "Black Cat", and I feel that this painting is simply interpreting the protagonist in it. ”

As soon as he talked about this, Lan Naicai began to talk endlessly, and Duan Zihao listened carefully to his explanation very politely as a listener.

Lan Naicai talked about the joy or excitement, and he danced with his hands, looking like those sick artists.

It wasn't until three cups of coffee that Lan Nai finished telling his opinions, as well as theories and opinions, and then he realized that he was a little overexcited. ignored the other party's feelings, so he apologized: "I'm sorry, I was a little too excited just now, and I said so much in one breath, isn't it annoying?" ”

Duan Zihao nodded: "There is a little bit, but a lot of content is still of interest to me, especially your understanding of 'abstract death'......"

"Ha, the hero sees the same thing! I also think I'm the best at it, at least in Hong Kong. Lan Naicai said proudly.

"And what do you know about horror effects? For example, how to create a movie with the theme of tomb robbery. How to create zombies, ghosts, and some strange creatures in tomb robbers? Duan Zihao asked to the point.

"Tomb robbing? Corpse? Hehe, if you ask, someone might tell you. is a monster wearing a Qing Dynasty official uniform with blue fangs popping out of the coffin, like many zombie movies...... For example, like "Mr. Zombie" of your actor entertainment, there is not much change...... However, in my opinion, this zombie form just hinders the thinking of many filmmakers. Thinking that zombies are supposed to be like this, they can't change ......"

"Oh, to find out what you mean. So what should a zombie look like? Duan Zihao asked interestingly.

"Zombies? Have you seen Poe's The Fall of Usher House? The story is about a sick girl who is mistaken for dead and then buried alive and crawls out of a coffin, which to the rest of the story, is a zombie! ”

"Therefore, zombies are just a concept, and there will be a hundred different zombies in the eyes of a hundred people, as a filmmaker, what do you say should be done?"

Damn, Lan Nai's rhetorical question was a little dumbfounded.

"So what do you think of movies about tomb robbing?"

"The theme of tomb robbery is still very new in Hong Kong movies, no, it should be said that it is very new." Lan Naicai said without humility or arrogance. "Stories about tomb robbing are found in our classical platform books, such as "Shooting Surprise", "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", and "Reading Wei Caotang" and other stories. However, there are very few tomb robbers at the moment, and I remember that Mr. Ni Kuang seems to have written one, but the depth is not large, just like digging a tomb, only digging a corner of the coffin, and not digging out the entire tomb. Therefore, I think this theme is very novel and interesting. ”

"So what do you think should be done?" Duan Zihao continued to ask.

"Well, if it were me, I would borrow from Western magic movies, and then use our traditional Chinese tomb culture to package it to create an unprecedented tomb robbery story...... "Then Lan Naicai gave his own insights and suggestions on how to create a story.

I have to say that Lan Naicai is worthy of being a photographer, and when he is telling his story of tomb robbery, he does not use the general story language, but uses the language of photography to tell it, so that it will give people a very intuitive feeling of watching movies, which makes people immersive and very immersive.

Duan Zihao himself has also filmed and been a director, and he is also very good at studying many Hollywood and Chinese magic movies in his previous life, and he is a step above his contemporaries in terms of shooting theory, but after listening to Lan Naicai's narration, he still can't help but sigh, this person is definitely a talent!

Lan Naicai said that he had long ignored what Duan Zihao was here to do, until he said that he was very interested in the theme of tomb robbery, at this time Duan Zihao said: "Then you can join our drama directly!" ”

"Huh?" Lan Nai paused for a moment, and then he came to his senses, people came to invite him to make a movie.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have refused, but I happened to have a photography course to teach recently, and I was going to Birmingham, England with the Hong Kong Photographic Society to attend a photography workshop, I'm afraid ...... There was no time. ”

This time it was Duan Zihao's turn to be a little surprised, he didn't expect the other party to refuse his invitation, how can he say that he is also a big-name star, no, he can be regarded as a big boss, so polite corporal, the other party is still ...... What kind of seminar are you going to, Nima, don't you think I'm not sincere enough?!

"Mr. Lan, I hope you can understand that this is a rare opportunity, and if you give up, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life. What's more, I will give you enough manpower and material resources and space and time...... Oh, and there may be some time constraints that allow you to use your talents to the fullest to complete your work, so I hope you'll think about it. ”

Lan Nai was just about to hesitate, when his wife Ah Xin came out and said, "What are you hesitating about?" What kind of seminar do people pay you to go to that seminar, and you have to buy a plane ticket to pay out of your own pocket, and ah, how much do you charge for teaching a photography class? You can't even feed yourself! Don't say it, as long as Mr. Duan is sincere enough, you have to give it to me no matter what! ”

The lion roars in Hedong, isn't it?

But seeing that Lan Naicai, who was proud of his talents, immediately shrunk by one number, and sneered: "Wife, you can't always see money as a man, we ......"

"We're big, we can't even pay the rent, you still play Qinggao for me, I knew I wouldn't marry you in the first place!" The woman crossed her waist and shouted.

Lan Naicai: "......"

Duan Zihao knew that now was the time to show his sincerity, and he raised three fingers

Woman: "Three hundred thousand? ”

Duan Zihao: "No, three million!" ”

Woman: "......"

Lan Naicai: "......"

All dizzy. (To be continued......)