Chapter 18: John Woo

Look at the young man in front of you.

Forty-year-old John Woo feels that this is his confidant!

Since he saw the script of "The True Color of Heroes", every episode, every sentence in it, and even the thoughts of every actor are completely in line with his imagination.

He's been in the industry for almost 20 years.

He has had a glorious history, but in the last three years, especially after he joined Xinyicheng, his life has been more difficult than when he was in Golden Harvest!

Golden Harvest only interfered with his creation, requiring him to only direct comedies and not touch other genres.

But Shinichijo directly cut off his career path.

Give him nothing, let him sit on the cold bench every day!

If it weren't for his old friend Xu Ke to support him and let him go to Guodao to develop, he would probably have to sit on a cold bench in Xiangjiang for the rest of his life.

It's a pity that there are seven bosses in Xinyi City, and my old friend Xu Ke doesn't count it alone.

No one knows how he survived these three years!

"Li Sheng, the line you wrote to Mark is simply my inner monologue."

Wu Yusen stood up and read the lines very emotionally, "I've been waiting for three years, I'm waiting for an opportunity, I want to fight for a breath, not to prove that I'm amazing, I want to tell everyone, what I lost, I must get it back!" ”

"Li Sheng, I want to jump from Xinyi City and be your assistant director!"

John Woo's directing skills are inherited from the first generation of violent aesthetics master Zhang Che, but his acting talent is very embarrassing.

It can be said that there is no talent for acting!

Another time and space, because he played the role of Officer Guodao in "The True Color of Heroes", he also specially asked Leslie Cheung how to be an actor.

Among the directors of Xiangjiang, Bai Ge Wu is indeed an outlier.

Hearing that the other party wanted to change jobs, Li Xingchen was also stunned.

He originally thought that the other party was kicking the gym, after all, "The True Color of Heroes" is the other party's work.

It's just that I was plagiarized by myself who knew the future information.

"Li Sheng, I know that I am not a good director, but my basic skills are still very solid, and I am also familiar with the big and small affairs on the set."

As if seeing Li Xingchen's thoughts, Wu Yusen hurriedly explained, "Nine years ago, "Nine years ago, I directed "Fa Qian Han", which won the second place at the box office that year with a box office of 5 million! ”

"Those things that you can't be busy with, such as lighting, sets, actor communication, and the selection of tricks, I can help you do it!"

Li Xingchen smiled: "Wu Sheng, you misunderstood, I don't doubt your professional ability. ”

"That Li Sheng...... You promised? I really like the play "True Colors of Heroes" and I am willing to do anything for it! ”

The script that John Woo saw was taken from Dillon.

He and Dillon are both apprentices of Zhang Che, and they are fellow brothers with a very good relationship.

After reading the script, Wu Yusen was shocked by this brotherhood and his scalp was numb!

Straight to the heart of him!

He felt that if he couldn't participate in the filming of this movie, it would be the biggest regret of his life!

Because of this play, the biggest dream in his heart is clearly reproduced.

In his heart, this play can only be described by two words: great!

He couldn't even describe to Li Xingchen his surging mood when he saw the script!

He would rather be an assistant director, or even a scene reporter, and he will personally witness the birth of this movie!

"Wu Sheng, I heard that you left Jiahe back then because He Sheng restricted your creative ability?"

Wu Yusen shook his head: "Zhou Sheng and He Sheng are both very good people, and I left, but it didn't match their creative ideas." ”

Although he has been away from Golden Harvest for three years, Wu Yusen has never spoken ill of his old club in public.

Later, he became famous in one fell swoop through "The True Color of Heroes", which shocked the Chinese entertainment industry, and He Guanchang said it himself in an interview.

"Then why did you leave New City? I heard that you and Xu Ke have been friends for many years. “

Wu Yusen still insists on his habit of not speaking ill of his old club: "I want to leave Xinyi City, it's not that they treat me badly, but I can't keep up with their creative rhythm, what I'm good at shooting is still my mentor's set, but the seven masters of Xinyi City, what they want to shoot is comedy." ”

Zhang Che is a master of the aesthetics of violence, and in his films, plasma and broken arms fly together, killing in the dark.

And there is a special emphasis on the camaraderie between men and men.

Women, in his films, are just embellishments like green leaves.

Wu Yusen, who got his mantle, is naturally in the same vein, and he will be deeply moved by the script of "The True Color of Heroes".

"In that case...... Li Xingchen hesitated, "Then on the set, I hope you only do your part, and can't make any changes to my shooting plan, okay?" ”

He took Wu Yusen.

The first is to make up for the guilt of plagiarizing the other party's famous work.

The second is that the other party is indeed a good assistant.

Wu Yusen's business ability is very strong.

But he has a fatal flaw, that is, he likes to add scenes on an impromptu basis and often changes the shooting plan.

For example, three years later, "The Bloody Heroes".

In that classic church scene, in order to shoot the white doves flying in the rain of bullets, he actually waited for three whole days for a shot!

In the 80s film market, which pays attention to "fast, accurate, and ruthless", this kind of behavior has to compete with the king of sunglasses.

It's all the behavior that can infuriate the boss of the film company.

In Li Xingchen's mind, "The True Color of Heroes" is already a classic film, and it is a finished film that has been tested by the market.

There is no need for John Woo to use his creativity to carry out magic changes.

Therefore, he only needs John Woo's execution.

"No problem!" Wu Yusen saw that the other party agreed to let him participate in the filming of "The True Color of Heroes", and he didn't even bother to talk about the salary, "I will resign tomorrow, and then come to Yanhuang to join the company!" ”

Li Xingchen was taken aback by his initiative: "You don't think about it anymore?" My conditions were very harsh, and the pay was ......"

"Don't think about it, Li Sheng, thank you very much for accepting me," Wu Yusen waved his hand, "After so many years in the industry, I still saved some money, and in terms of salary, you can give it casually, or if you don't give it!" ”

Is it okay not to give?

Li Xingchen smiled bitterly: "That's it, let's cooperate in this drama first, and the company will sign a contract with you for 50,000 yuan." ”

"If we have a good cooperation, I would like to invite Wu Sheng to officially join Yanhuang and become a full-time director of my company."

Wu Yusen stood up excitedly and stretched out his hands: "Thank you, Li Sheng!" ”

Li Xingchen also stood up and held the other party's hand: "No thanks, Wu Sheng." ”

By the way, he said in his heart: "I'm sorry, Wu Sheng! ”

After John Woo walked out of the building where the Yanhuang movie was located, Dillon, who had been waiting on the side of the road outside, greeted him.

"Arsen, how's it going?"

Dillon was a month older than John Woo and was his senior brother.

"Brother Long, you're right, Li Sheng is really a good person, and there are few such kind bosses in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry."

Wu Yusen rubbed his hands, "Not only did he promise to let me be the assistant director, but after the filming was completed, he was willing to ask me to be the company's full-time director!" ”

Dillon was also happy for his junior brother: "Working for Li Sheng, it's definitely worth it, if this drama becomes popular, I will follow Liang Jiahui's example and sign a 20-year long-term contract with Li Sheng!" ”

Maybe it was because I thought of the tragic encounter in Shao's.

He sighed: "Compared with Li Sheng, Sixth Brother, Zhou Sheng, and He Sheng are simply not worth mentioning!" ”

Wu Yusen hurriedly hammered his senior brother's shoulder: "Brother Long, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Shao's sixth brother, Jiahe's Zhou Sheng and He Sheng.

It's the day of the Hong Kong film circle!

These two outdated directors and actors dare to speak ill of each other, and they don't know how to die!