On April 10, under the introduction of Du Qifeng, Mu Rong and Ye Weixin met and finalized the relevant details of the film's preparation.

After explaining the work of location survey, production budget, and crew preparation to Ye Weixin, Mu Rong returned to the mainland with Liu Yifei, went straight to the mountain city, and continued to shoot the location scenes of "Ambush on All Sides".

The first stop of the location scene was in the Chashan Zhuhai National Forest Park in the mountain city.

This is Zhang Yimou's requirements for details and consideration of marketization.

The film is aimed at a global audience, and Zhang Yimou also has to take care of the aesthetic needs of Western audiences.

Because of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which won the best foreign language film in Hollywood, audiences in the West, especially in beautiful countries, have a deep impression of Zhuhai in China.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou added the role of Zhuhai to the movie.

When drawing the storyboard script, he designed an action storyboard in this scene in which the master of the Flying Knife Gate attacks Xiaomei and Mu Zhutou with a sharpened bamboo pole.

But after Mu Rong saw it, he gave it all to him.

Zhang Yimou doesn't know kung fu at all, nor does he know hidden weapons, so the pictures he designs are all based on imagination and completely detached from reality.

How can anyone throw bamboo poles as hidden weapons in the dense bamboo forest?

Isn't it tyrannical to put so many elastic bamboos in use?

Bamboo itself is a weapon, and when attacking cities in ancient times, bamboo can be transformed into many bamboo guns, bamboo bows and other weapons, and the effect is very good.

Since the Flying Knife Gate is a hidden weapon sect, how can it not know how to design traps with bamboo?

So, Mu Rong completely overturned Zhang Yimou's imagination, directly adapted measures to local conditions, and directly made a series of large bamboo crossbows from bamboo.

The ambush people don't even need to show their faces, they only need to pull off the bamboo strips, and they can launch huge bamboo arrows, and their subordinates can block the fire network of a three-zhang radius of space from the top, bottom, front, back, left and right.

Zhang Yimou was still a little unconvinced that Mu Rong completely denied him, but after seeing the firepower network of Mu Rong's subordinates, he was completely convinced.

But he also had new concerns.

This firepower network is too strong, and he is worried that Mu Rong will be injured while filming.

But Mu Rong said that the bamboo crossbows made of green bamboo that were not dried and lying on their stomachs had no strength at all, and the bamboo arrows shot out could not fly far, and they had to be tied with steel wires in order to keep flying in a straight line.

As long as the Wia division rehearses well and follows the program and rhythm he designed, there will be absolutely no danger.

Out of concern for Liu Yifei, Mu Rong took her and the Weiya group to rehearse in the firepower network for two days.

After completely adapting to the rhythm, the official shooting began.

Before the official shooting, Zhang Yimou was so nervous that he rubbed his hands.

Just in case, he even called an ambulance to the scene, preparing to rush to the hospital immediately in case of danger.

"Mu Rong, do you have confidence?"

Zhang Yimou was nervous: "If we are not 100% sure, we can let the later stage do it, it is nothing more than spending more money, there is no need to take risks." ”

"Don't worry! I have counted. ”

Mu Rong comforted him: "If you do it in the later stage, foreigners will too, why do you still come to watch our movies?" The reason why our Chinese films are famous in the world is because the foreigners we can come to are not available.

We have all rehearsed with the WIA team, and we strive to finish the shooting in one go today. ”

Hearing his confident words, Zhang Yimou was finally relieved.

"Then it's up to you, be careful!"

Zhang Yimou repeatedly admonished before returning to the back of the monitor: "Attention of all units, are they ready?" WIA group? Crew? Come on, the actors are in place! Tell me when you're ready! ”

The makeup artist helped Liu Yifei make up her makeup, Mu Rong looked at her and asked with a smile, "Are you afraid?" ”

"I've rehearsed so many times, I'm not afraid for a long time!"

Liu Yifei smiled.

"That's good."

Mu Rong nodded: "I will protect you." ”

"Got it!"

Soon, the makeup artist finished making up the makeup, and Liu Yifei and Mu Rong came to the center of the set.

"Units ready!"

Zhang Yimou stood behind the monitor, looked at the picture on the screen, and shouted, "Let's go!" ”

With his order, the scene reporter came to the camera and played the board.

Mu Rong pulled Liu Yifei and stood in place for two seconds, then ran forward with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

As they ran to the designated position, the Weiya division of the Weiya group released the bamboo arrows according to the designed procedure.

The bamboo bow made of the whole green bamboo straightened and fired the thick bamboo arrows one by one.

The bamboo arrow was tied to the Wia steel wire by a slender iron wire, pulled by the pulley group, and shot straight towards Mu Rong and Liu Yifei.

"Beware!"

Mu Rong shouted, pushed Liu Yifei to the ground, and then took a step under his feet, and his body rose into the air.

Another group of Weiya divisions pulled the wire rope, hoisted Mu Rong into the air, and helped Mu Rong make a few tumbling movements in the air.

Behind the monitor, Zhang Yimou looked at Mu Rong's handsome posture in the picture, and couldn't help but nod in admiration.

He has not worked with many action actors, but the only one he has worked with action stars of the level of Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan.

Li Lianjie is known as the emperor of kung fu, and all kinds of routines and tricks are at his fingertips, which is indeed very powerful.

But in terms of the chic and elegant movements and postures, there is still a big gap between him and Mu Rong.

There is no way, he is much shorter than Mu Rong, and he has suffered a big loss.

Whew!

Bamboo arrows passed under Mu Rong's body and nailed into the ground.

But just before Mu Rong's figure landed, another row of bamboo arrows shot from the other side, and it was aimed at his landing point.

Mu Rongmeng, who was in mid-air, pulled out his waist knife and slashed towards his side with all his might.

The waist knife slashed into the bamboo trunk of a bamboo on the side, causing his figure to pause and flip in the air.

It was this one that allowed him to dodge the row of bamboo arrows, and he gently tapped one of the bamboo arrows with his toes, and bounced it up more than a foot high with his strength.

However, above the slope of the bamboo forest, a row of bamboo arrows appeared again, diagonally downward, shooting at him at a rapid speed, blocking all the space in front of him, left and right.

Not only that, but this was just a wave, and behind them, there was a succession of bamboo bow firing sounds, and obviously there were bamboo arrows in the rear.

Whew!

Whew!

Whew!

Mu Rong watched the flying bamboo arrows and listened to the sound of the bamboo bow urging from behind, but the momentum of his body was exhausted, and there was no way to avoid it.

At this time, Mu Rong kicked upwards and was kicking on the handle of the knife.

With the rebound force of this kick, Mu Rong's body, which already had a downward trend, quickly accelerated and fell downward, and he was able to dodge the first wave of oblique bamboo arrows.

Doo doo doe!

The bamboo arrow flew past Mu Rong's body and pierced into the ground below.

In mid-air, Mu Rong kicked out one after another, kicking at the joints of the bamboo trunk, and with the force of the rebound, his body accelerated and fell, and he dodged the subsequent waves of bamboo arrows one after another.

Doo doo doe!

Doo doo doe!

Bamboo arrows pierced the ground one after another.

Peng!

Mu Rong's body slammed heavily on the ground, and the dry bamboo leaves around him were swayed.

Dusty.

"Ugh!"

Mu Rong let out a moan that came out of his throat.

At this moment, Liu Yifei, who was pushed down by Mu Rong, stood up tremblingly.

Not far away, there were several sounds of bamboo bow ejections.

Mu Rong gritted his teeth, turned over and got up from the ground, strode towards Liu Yifei, and directly threw her to the ground and rolled over.

Doo doo doe!

A series of bamboo arrows chased after their figures, piercing into the ground.

Suddenly, Mu Rong stopped holding Liu Yifei's tumbling figure.

The next moment, a bamboo arrow grazed the back of Mu Rong's head directly and pierced into the ground in front of the tumbling road.

Chemical element!

Immediately after, bamboo arrows shot at a rapid pace, piercing the ground around Mu Rong and Liu Yifei, as if they had created a cage with bamboo arrows and trapped them inside.

"Stop! It's over! ”

Two days later, Zhang Yimou looked at the picture presented on the monitor, and excitedly rushed to Mu Rong and Liu Yifei in the center of the set and stretched out their thumbs, sincerely admiring: "Good! That's nice! Perfect! ”

The scene just now is the result of Mu Rong and Liu Yifei's hard work for two days.

The hard work was fruitful, and this scene was finally filmed perfectly.

"Great! The timing was just right! It was just perfect! ”

Zhang Yimou was full of praise and was very excited.

During the filming of "Hero", Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan's fight scene was achieved by relying on the super personal ability of two top kung fu actors.

It's just as difficult, but it's just a matter of two people working together.

But this scene designed by Mu Rong requires the close cooperation of Mu Rong, Liu Yifei and dozens of people in the three Weiya groups, and they can't miss a second, which is much more difficult and dangerous.

Although those bamboo poles are all passivated, under the traction of the WIA wire rope, it is difficult to hit people.

In order to shoot the shot of the bamboo arrow grazing the body, it requires the close cooperation of the actors and the WIA team to present such a perfect effect.

"That's amazing! Even better than I thought! Wonderful! ”

On the way back to the hotel after work, Zhang Yimou's excitement had not passed, and he was still praising excitedly.

Song Xuan, who was sitting behind him, jokingly asked him in a Northeast dialect: "Ouch me, director, there is such a scene, the box office of your movie must not double that of "Hero"?" ”

"That's not for sure."

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "If it can be higher than the box office of "Hero", I will give you a big red envelope!" ”

"Hey, young! You're welcome! Don't! If you can treat us to a roast duck meal! ”

Song Xuanwei changed into a Beiping drama tone, which made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere in the car was very joyful.

Song was temporarily invited by Zhang Yimou to save the scene, playing the role of Anita Mui.

She is a famous comedy sketch actress, and she has been on the Spring Festival Gala for many years, and it has become her habit to make everyone laugh, and she always laughs where she is.

Zhang Yimou was also amused by her, and turned around and asked her, "Huh?" I heard you're taking on sitcoms again? ”

Song is the star of the first large-scale indoor sitcom "I Love My Home" in China, but that was ten years ago.

"That's right!"

Song Yi smiled and said: "It is a family parent-child theme sitcom, called "Family with Children", I will play the mother in it, and it will be launched on the first of next month."

Me! I can't act anything else in this life, so I'm competing with this mother-in-law! ”