Chapter 45: Candidates
The fist does not leave the hand, the song does not leave the mouth, all the skills that need to be practiced make perfect, and if you don't practice, you will be unfamiliar.
Especially the body in this life, which is different from the body he was familiar with every muscle in his previous life. Different heights, different arm spans, and different sense of space are different. Only by fighting can you better adapt to your new body.
Guan Chen has been here for more than half a month, exercising every day, having balanced nutrition, sleeping a lot, and his body has improved a lot, and he can start the actual combat stage.
But opponents are hard to find.
In this life, he wants to be a good person, and he can no longer go to the street to pick quarrels and provoke trouble. So I can only settle for the next best thing and prepare to find a boxing gym.
Guan Chen's original plan was to go to the gym to register for a class on weekends in addition to acting classes, and have legal fights with students and coaches to regain his martial arts skills.
But I didn't expect to follow Xie Jinzhu to the Caijiaban Training Center, and there was an unexpected joy.
Coming here, he can hit people during work hours, without having to wait until the weekend. Not only can you use the training ground for free, eat for free, beat human punching bags for free, and even get paid.
"Wait." Guan Chen slowly frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Hitting someone at work...... Free training ...... Beat people to get money......
"Why is the work content so similar to the previous life......" Guan Chen stopped sharpening his knife.
"Jingle bells." The cell phone on the table rang.
It was Xie Jinzhu who said that he had already gone downstairs and brought breakfast.
Guan Chen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he was almost shaken just now. This life is still a little different from the previous life.
Although he hit people, he was still a good person.
He worked part-time yesterday as an underworld action coach and a mafia knowledge consultant. Picking up the apprentices, just to let them better feel the meanness and horror of the underworld, if they can put these feelings into the movie, then he Guan Chen can be regarded as a good person worthy of the chest testimony.
Guan Chen hid the knife, picked up a change of clothes, and walked briskly downstairs.
However, as soon as I got in the car, I suddenly heard bad news.
"I should be able to train today." Xie Jinzhu said, "I heard that the director went to Jinmen yesterday to invite Master Cai's senior brother, who should replace Master Cai and guide us in the action." ”
"Isn't it me?" Guan Chen was stunned.
"You're thinking too much." Xie Jinzhu smiled, feeling that the little junior brother was quite innocent and cute.
Yesterday, he just watched the director and producer not be there, so he cooperated with the little junior brother to play. He doesn't think that after the assistant director simply asks, Guan Chen can replace Master Cai, who has a series of successful works, and become a martial arts instructor.
Xie Jinzhu has worked with so many martial arts instructors, and he knows very well that this job is not something that can be done if he can fight.
"[Martial arts instructor] is not better than anyone else. Their job, in addition to designing beautiful movements, also has to express the emotions of the characters through the movements, reflecting the characters' reactions in specific situations.
For example, if you want to highlight the tenacity of the male protagonist, let him turn defeat into victory in a difficult situation.
For example, to reflect the villain's ruthlessness and unscrupulous means, his fighting style should be a little 'dirty', 'ruthless', and 'poisonous'. ”
After Xie Jinzhu gave two examples, he suddenly remembered something, clamped his legs, and said: "You asked the actor to poke me in the eye and beat me in the balls yesterday, this audience will definitely confuse who is the villain after watching it!" Finally, he concluded, "So you can't do that." The actions you taught everyone are okay for self-defense, and they will definitely be useless if they are put into the movie. ”
Guan Chen was indignant: "Don't fight with the underworld ruthlessly, people rush up, one person and one knife, who will fight with you." ”
"You're too realistic." Xie Jinzhu said: "Movies, handsome is fine." ”
Guan Chen was depressed.
Xie Jinzhu smiled and comforted Guan Chen: "But your skills are similar to those when I was young, maybe you can also open up a career in action movies in the future." ”
Guan Chen was not comforted at all.
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The two came to the training center.
This time the training ground is not as chaotic as yesterday.
The assistants either waited honestly or whispered to their peers, and their voices were very low.
The agent didn't see a few either.
The apprentices were no longer overwhelmed like ghosts, but were directed by Master Cai to arrange the training props.
Master Cai had a plaster cast on his wrist and thick clothes, and he had already decided that he did not plan to exercise vigorously. Next to him was a middle-aged man who was older and fatter than him, who should be his senior brother.
Xie Jinzhu went over to say hello.
However, after the senior brother simply said hello, his eyes fell directly on Guan Chen's body.
The senior brother shook his sleeves, hugged Guan Chen, and asked, "Your Tang Shou, Angquan, Cai Li Buddha Boxing and Huaxia Wrestling are all practicing well." Can you tell me which one you are going to take? ”
Guan Chen listened to these unfamiliar terms, and didn't know when he had practiced them. But he reacted quickly.
Yesterday, when he fought against the apprentices of the Cai family class, he took turns to show the hand-to-hand fighting skills he had learned in his previous life. In addition to the UFC four-piece set - boxing, Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, wrestling; Others also used some things like karate, sanda, judo, and Chinese wrestling.
Guan Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.
If the techniques he showed found their corresponding boxing styles in Chinese martial arts, it means that these boxing styles have also been scientifically developed and innovated, and now they have become actual combat weapons.
The senior brother in front of him, who is looking unfathomable, should have a wide range of knowledge, and it would be great if he could learn something new.
As soon as Guan Chen thought of this, his fighting spirit became high, and he couldn't help asking, "Do you want to fight?" ”
"......" Senior Brother shook his body, and he almost didn't maintain his demeanor.
"You kid!" Master Cai, who was on the side, stepped forward and quietly pushed the back of the senior brother with his hand, wanting the senior brother to teach this kid a lesson, but he didn't push it.
"He's joking, joking." Xie Jinzhu smiled and played the round. He felt that Guan Chen, this kid, was nervous and scared, afraid that the senior brother would come back to the field.
But ah, Xiaoguan, don't forget that you also have a senior brother!
Xie Jinzhu took a step forward, blocked in front of Guan Chen, and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Xiaoguan. Yesterday, it was the deputy director who asked me to let our Xiaoguan take everyone to exercise, and I agreed on behalf of Xiaoguan. The little masters in the venue couldn't see it and took the initiative to challenge. Xiao Guan was also very measured and did not hurt anyone. Something is coming at me. ”
The senior brother almost said yes after hearing this.
But he finally remembered that Guan Chen was still there, so he endured it.
The people around noticed the dark tide surging here, and the training ground gradually quieted down.
Some people in the crew ran to call the director, some went to guard the gate, and some people were vigilantly watching to see if anyone was secretly recording the scene.
Only some people stand in the distance, their eyes are always calm, as if they have seen through the laws of the universe.
"Don't be nervous." The senior brother smiled and said, "I just want to say hello to this little brother." ”
Xie Jinzhu frowned. He has watched a lot of underworld films, and when he says this, it is basically a threat and warning, [There are so many people now, I shouldn't do anything in public, so as not to tell the truth, but give me caution when I walk at night in the future, maybe I will ......]
Before Xie Jinzhu could add the implication, he listened to the senior brother continue: "Because maybe we have to work together for a while." ”
The senior brother looked at Guan Chen with a complicated gaze. Not only because he knew he couldn't beat the other party, but also because of the director's decision yesterday. After watching the fight scene made by Guan Chen like a fool, the director watched it several times in a row. Of course he knew what that meant.
It is undeniable that Guan Chen's design is remarkable, but it is too realistic and ruthless, and by giving people "pain", it makes the audience feel "real". "True" is not bad, but in a movie where the protagonist can dodge bullets and the plot direction is very unreal, truth will make the audience play.
The director also thought of these things, but he seemed to be inspired by something, and he was reluctant to give up, so he just watched the film over and over again, and it seemed very entangled.
In the end, the result of his discussion with the director and screenwriter was to add a little bit of Guan Chen's realistic style of play on the original basis, but to reduce the "reality", it is equivalent to patting the [play] of martial arts according to the idea of [acting]. If the effect of filming is good, just add a little more, if it doesn't work, then it is still according to the original design of Master Cai.
"Working together?" Xie Jinzhu pondered in his heart, what kind of nonsense is this, and which film is it.
"Old Xie!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the side.
It was the director who came to hear the news and appeared.
The director's pace is very floating, with thick dark circles under his eyes, and it seems that he didn't sleep well last night.
He held several pieces of paper with scribbled storyboards on them, barely recognising the scene of a fight.
"I watched it yesterday...... The actions designed by Xiaoguan are still very thoughtful. I'm going to change the style of the action scenes. The director chattered and told Xie Jinzhu about the plan discussed by the crew yesterday.
Xie Jinzhu was a little surprised after hearing this, because he told Guan Chen not long ago that martial arts are not such a simple thing. Unexpectedly, Guan Chen was going to really participate in the action design team. But surprise is surprise, he knows very well that this is a good thing for Guan Chen.
"But why did you tell me about this kind of thing?" Xie Jinzhu was a little puzzled.
The director looked at Guan Chen, who was running around the field in the distance, and said, "He seems to listen to you more......"
Xie Jinzhu nodded. Xiao Guan is indeed an obedient and good boy, very different from the previous juniors.
Xie Jinzhu walked up to Guan Chen and told him about the matter, "Participating in the action design team of the entire film and getting to know a few more people will be very beneficial to you in making action movies in the future." Xie Jinzhu gave an example, "For example, "The Story of the Police, you also have to train when you go there, after you train here, and then go over there, you can know why some movements should be designed like this, if you are not satisfied with some of them, you can also give advice to the martial arts instructor with reason." ”
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Beijing, Changping District.
Director Chen was in the office and received a contract.
Sign the contract below.
It means that a character has an attribution.
The contract he has in hand is [Wu Ze's].
Director Chen sighed.
He still thinks that Guan Chen is the best candidate for [Wu Ze], but now there is no way.
After packing up his mood, Director Chen called the assistant: "Everyone is almost there, let's determine the training time." ”