"The core, the essence of the character."

"In Ip Man's movie, the core and essence of the protagonist..."

The next day, Li Qing came to the office villa of the studio with a small notebook for writing character notes.

Jiang Chenggang is also here today, he is busy with this wave of time, and he is ready to rub a meal with Li Qing with a self-heating hot pot.

Of course, Li Qing was not polite, chatting about the characters while eating hot pot.

After chatting with Li Qing for a while, I was a little surprised by the way Li Qing prepared the role.

"I thought you would prepare for kung fu plays, but I didn't expect you to do a role here." Jiang Chenggang looked at Li Qing's understanding and was a little surprised.

"Then what kind of person do you think Ip Man is?" Li Qing smiled and said.

Jiang Chenggang said without thinking.

"A Wing Chun master who is very good at fighting, and he is very good at boxing."

This is the most basic image of Ip Man's role, and it is also the first image of Jiang Chenggang as a public and passerby's perspective.

And judging by the script.

This is also a 'cool film'.

In line with the tone of an action movie.

Defeating the boxer of Kokushima with his fists caused the audience to cheer...

And then what?

"Boxing is old, but in that era, what's the use of fists?" Li Qing paused and said, "I think it's something other than the fist that should be discovered... For now, this is the part of my audition that I want to focus on. ”

"Forget it, you've got to take care of it."

Li Qing is also an experienced actor.

Jiang Chenggang still thinks that Li Qing's ideas are the main thing.

As for Wing Chun, Li Qing also went to practice for a while.

Acquired form, not its meaning.

But for now, Li Qing also thinks it's enough, he really auditioned for the role, and then practiced it.

Moreover, as it stands.

In terms of the display of Wing Chun boxing techniques, he is definitely not as good as Donnie Yen.

has fought with him twice, and Li Qing still knows his ability as a Wing Chun master.

Orthodox heirs.

Li Qing thought.

Than punch.

I'm definitely better than him.

But than Wing Chun.

I must not be as hard as Donnie Yen's birthday years of hard training.

Besides, Li Qing's focus is also on the role itself...

In this regard, Li Qing also had a slight eyebrow.

On how to interpret the eyebrows of this Wing Chun grandmaster.

Discover from the core of the movie.

The character of Ip Man represents a spiritual totem.

.....

I didn't stay long in the capital.

Li Qing got up and prepared to audition in the magic capital-

This Hong Kong Island team filmed the Buddha shirt BJ, but the real filming location was set in the cinema of the magic capital, and even some places used the place where "October Siege" was filmed at that time.

After making preparations, Li Qing went to the magic capital to audition alone.

Every time I come to the magic capital, I can be shocked by the prosperity here...

At this moment, it was Ye Xiao who came to pick up Li Qing.

The chief director came to pick it up.

also gave Li Qing enough face.

Li Qing smiled and said.

"I'm tired of you, Director Ye."

"Don't bother." Ye Xiao paused, looked at Li Qing and squinted and smiled: "My "Ip Man" has finally started filming, but this time you have a competitor, the orthodox Wing Chun heir." ”

Along the way, Ye Xiao also told Li Qing about the considerations on the side of Oriental Entertainment.

Coffee Position——

Stability.

Donnie Yen's coffee position and stability in action movies are obvious to all.

As a protagonist coffee.

Totally qualified.

It can even be said that it is an extremely excellent existence.

is a showbiz strongman whose strength has been verified.

This time.

Donnie Yen is not simply a predecessor.

Rather, it is the challenged.

Li Qing is the challenger.

Challenge this one of the top actors in the martial arts actors.

"Personally, I'm more inclined to you." Ye Xiao also frankly stated his position, and then said: "But this movie, my voice is not high, this is also the price of 150 million investment..."

The investment of 150 million has already pulled Ye Xiao's coffee position up by two levels.

On the other hand, it is the weakened power to speak.

"And on the side of Oriental Entertainment, which is produced, more commercial things are considered."

Ye Xiao thought for a moment, paused and said: "There are some things that can't be changed by acting skills or expressions. ”

This is the 'preventive shot' that Ye Xiao gave to Li Qing after thinking about it for a while.

If it's really purely for business reasons.

So what can affect the factors of the audition...

It's not that big.

Li Qing also nodded, didn't say anything, and continued to listen to Ye Xiao.

"It's about making movies." Ye Xiao paused, and said with a little regret: "The investors, directors, and main actors will all think about it from different angles... It's a pity, if your "Disciple" is released before the audition, then you can have a fair match. ”

The implication.

Li Qing is not a complete protagonist yet.

As "Disciple", a commercial film paired with big names, before it was released.

Li Qing's coffee position is not enough...

is even a lot worse than Donnie Yen's position.

Poor these positions.

I want to make up for it with something.

It's hard.

"Thank you Director Ye for the reminder." Li Qing looked at Ye Xiao with a smile.

Director Ye didn't come to pour cold water on himself, but objectively explained the situation in advance.

The issue of his voice becoming smaller.

There are also issues that investors and producers are concerned about.

"You are still full of confidence, this time you and Donnie Yen directly fight with bayonets."

"Not faith." Li Qing also said seriously: "It can be regarded as respect for the script and Master Zhen, Master Zhen is a respectable opponent, and the script is also a script that I think is quite good and likes, I will go all out..."

"Regardless of the outcome..."

At this moment, Ye Xiao looked at the young man in front of him, a little dazed.

This young man.

His heart is more than imagined.

And even stronger.

.......

The audition for "Ip Man" was very big.

Compared with the last time Li Qing participated in Ye Xiao's audition for "Slaying the Wolf", I don't know how much.

The executives of the Oriental Film Production Company, the person in charge of the project, and the judges all came to this field.

A film company of the same era as Shaw Brothers.

A company that can last so long is a big ability in itself.

has his own way of survival.

And the way of survival of Oriental Film and Television is to be safe, take the road that others have walked, and follow the path that others have opened up.

The casting is safe, the road is safe, and the theme is safe.

You shoot the Infernal Double Dragon.

I'll shoot the invincible double tigers.

In the beginning, this strategy did attract a lot of skepticism and ridicule.

Looking at Oriental film and television, the movies produced so far have basically not been a big hit. None of them are classics, and they are basically drinking soup behind the backs of others.

The movies produced by the companies of the same era are basically blooming, and in that era of competition, they have contributed a lot of hand-me-down works and masterpieces.

There were really a lot of companies that gave face to Oriental Film and Television back then.

But now in this era, those companies that questioned Oriental films have long become a cloud of history.

You laugh at me for being cowardly, and I laugh at you for not living long.

Jiang Ming, at this moment, as the person in charge, is drinking good black tea.

If nothing else.

This time, the matter should still follow the principle of the lowest wind to choose the actors for the role.

Donnie Yen will still be selected to be the protagonist of Ip Man... At least several judges of Oriental Film and Television, including Jiang Ming, think so.

Choose Donnie Yen's birthday.

You can't go wrong with it.

And he is fully capable of holding this role.

The reason why this audition was also organized.

It's just to give Ye Xiao as a director, respect.

Of course, most of the oriental films have chosen the same conservative path as the company's line.

But there are always different sounds.

For example, one of the judges expressed doubts about Jiang Ming, who led this investment.

If you really start from a conservative point of view, you probably wouldn't have chosen this script and this director.

The director's coffee position is not enough for this investment, and the theme of the movie is also relatively new.

So why...

In this regard, Jiang Ming's answer is also very official.

It is a comprehensive evaluation of the investment team, and the results given, this theme, this movie can be engaged.

And if you play steadily, the probability of failure is not high.

After all, Ye Xiao is making action movies, and the entire Hong Kong Island currently can't find a more powerful Mesozoic director than him.

"Mr. Jiang, you have convinced me of these reasons." At this time, the judge was noncommittal, paused and said, "I just don't know if I can convince Mr. Jiang." ”

"Hey, it feels like you have something to say."

Jiang Ning didn't mean anything else, after all, the judge in front of him and him had been friends for many years.

"It's nothing, although I would like to hear your reasons for convincing yourself, but since the comprehensive evaluation of the investment team is investable, I don't have anything to say about that." The judge smiled and took a sip of tea and said, "I'll just see what kind of results the two actors can come up with in this audition." ”

Speaking of which, the judge was also busy.

Just said before going to work.

"I used to think that our oriental movies would only do some bad streets, so-called... Films with successful experiences. ”

I don't know if this sentence is for Jiang Ming or for himself.

Anyway, Jiang Ming heard it.

At this moment, he just silently lowered his head and drank black tea.

"Why did I fall in love with this script... Is it? ”

In fact, Jiang Ming is also thinking about this.

The script of "Ip Man", he won it at first sight.

A director who is not enough to have a coffee position.

brought a blockbuster script, and with a wave of his hand, he allocated an investment of 150 million.

....

At this moment, Li Qing and Donnie Yen also came to the audition site.

Li Qing looked at Donnie Yen, who was wearing a cool leather coat, and said with a smile.

"What a spirit."

"The same goes for you."

Donnie Yen said: "After the audition, let's go have a drink." ”

"Okay, I'm in for a treat."

The two looked at each other.

And then.

Look at each other and smile.

Entered the door of the hotel.

Before entering the door, everyone was friends, bragging to each other, and drinking with each other.

After entering the door, after auditioning for the role.

Everyone is an opponent.

Go all out to respect each other and snatch resources from each other's hands!