Why did Zhang Sheng make martial arts films?

Guess a lot.

Zhang Sheng's answer now may not be what he really thinks.

However, since he answered, it didn't really matter what he really thought.

This movie is very popular, but there are many people who are not optimistic about this movie.

Even if the box office appeal of director Zhang Sheng is amazing, there are international superstars like Li Zhenguo to join.

But because Li Zhenguo and others joined, the investment in the whole film increased.

With a large investment comes a great risk.

At the beginning, Xu Rui, a famous martial arts director, was ambitious and wanted to bring martial arts films back to life, didn't he almost lose money?

Zhang Sheng's directorial level and screenwriting ability are beyond doubt.

But if you can write martial arts scripts, will you definitely be able to make good martial arts movies?

Not necessarily, I'm afraid

Of course, there are many people who are not optimistic, and there are naturally many people who are optimistic.

However, no one thinks that the box office of this film can compare with Zhang Sheng's previous films.

At the press conference, Zhang Sheng was the biggest focus, even if there was international superstar Li Zhenguo.

However, media reporters naturally do not target Zhang Sheng.

"Mr. Li, what are your considerations for taking over this martial arts film?" The reporter asked, "Do you also have the idea of returning to China for development, after all, the prospects of the domestic market are getting better and better." ”

"Working with such an excellent director as Director Zhang, which actor would refuse now? Naturally, I am the same. Li Zhenguo said with a smile, "As for whether to return to China for development. If there is a good script, I naturally don't mind returning to China to film. ”

Li Zhenguo said this, to the point of some praise for Zhang Sheng.

Nowadays, there are indeed few actors who can refuse Zhang Sheng's request.

But that's limited to the country.

If it's in Hollywood, it's hard to say.

Of course, if the money is enough, then another story.

And Li Zhenguo's later words obviously indirectly told reporters that he did not plan to return to China for development.

He is now thriving in Hollywood, so naturally he will not choose to return to China.

The prospects for the domestic market are indeed very good, and that is only a prospect.

The center of gravity of global cinema is still Hollywood.

North America remains the world's largest film market.

Zhang Sheng was not surprised by Li Zhenguo's choice.

After all, he was much younger than Fang Long.

Now my body is not as good as before, but I am still moving.

And he is more chic than Fang Long, unlike Fang Long who has to raise a large group of people.

Li Zhenguo doesn't have his own action team.

The press conference ended quickly.

Gu Sisi and Yang Ziyu were naturally not ignored by the media.

The two may not be as good as Li Zhenguo, but they carry the word "international" anyway.

Gu Sisi's word "international" is not so obvious, but its popularity in China is amazing enough.

What's more, she also has an identity, that is, the wife of director Zhang Sheng.

They got married, and Gu Sisi's popularity rose instead of falling.

However, Zheng Shuying and other actors were naturally snubbed by the media in front of Zhang Sheng and the four of them.

Even if Zhang Sheng and others occasionally lead to them.

Naturally, they are prepared for this.

For many people, it's nice to be able to show up at a press conference.

Although they are on the same stage, they are too different.

Filming begins.

Zhang Sheng ignored how much waves were set off after the press conference.

This is just a warm-up hype.

The real promotion of the film has to wait for the release of the film.

Regarding the popularity of the press conference, Changsheng Entertainment did not take advantage of this hype at all.

Therefore, the heat of this topic quickly faded.

However, fans are well aware that this movie will not make them wait too long.

The post-production of this movie didn't have that many special effects.

The crew, after a few days of running-in, the filming became more and more smooth.

Li Zhenguo deserves to be the best personnel of the "hero".

Although his style is simple and capable, he has a chivalrous spirit and awe-inspiring spirit.

He is not very tall but flexible, and he is full of posture, and he is chivalrous with only a robe.

Compared with the original, it is definitely more chivalrous, which is the unique temperament of people who practice martial arts, and it cannot be imitated by acting skills.

And Li Zhenguo has a deep understanding of this role, which can be said to be a form and a god.

The eyes of the original Chow Yun-fat are too impressive, and the look in his eyes flashes, which can look at lovers and enemies.

Compared with Li Zhenguo's, it is definitely not far behind.

The character seems to have been created just for him.

The eyes are the window to a person's mind.

The real difficulty in acting is above the eyes.

Behavior, facial performance, the most to play the shape of the character, but it is difficult to play his god, if you want to play the role of the god, the eyes are very important.

Li Zhenguo did this, Zhang Sheng didn't know if he was too compatible with the role, or if his acting skills were good enough.

None of that matters, though.

If Li Zhenguo can play this role in place, it will be enough.

He gave Zhang Sheng a surprise.

It's just that the most difficult thing for Li Mubai to play is not his identity as a hero, but his inner emotions and desires.

The erotic relationship between Li Mubai, Yu Xiulian and Yu Jiaolong is entangled like a net.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the rivers and lakes, how can people not be in their hearts.

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in people's hearts cannot be simply understood as other people's hearts, even including his own hearts, Li Mubai's inner Crouching Tiger's hidden emptiness is his suppressed desire.

And he said that handing over the Qingying Sword sincerely was a break in his career, and it was also a decision on the relationship between him and Yu Xiulian.

However, the appearance of the jade dragon at this time disrupted his deployment, making him hesitate and confused, thus causing him more troubles.

It's a complex role.

Li Zhenguo has played many heroes, and the personalities of the characters may be different, but the same is undoubtedly his actions that cover up the characters themselves.

This is also the reason why his acting skills are actually not bad, but they are rarely paid attention to.

When it comes to him Li Zhenguo, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is his kung fu and how wonderful his action scenes are.

As for his acting skills, he is rarely mentioned.

As an actor, how could Li Zhenguo be willing?

In fact, almost all action actors want their acting skills to be recognized.

Li Zhenguo took over this play, in addition to the reason for Zhang Sheng, the director, and the role of Li Mubai is not unrelated.

He knows very well that he can let all fans around the world see his acting skills through this movie.

Perhaps, he can get the recognition of his acting skills from countless fans with the role of Li Mubai, so that they know that he Li Zhenguo can not only play, but also act.

He Li Zhenguo also has acting skills.

Li Mubai's role is complicated, in fact, other people think it is just as complicated.

The number one protagonist of the story of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is actually Jade Jiaolong.

She is the beginning and end of the contradictions of the story, she exacerbates all contradictions, disrupts everything, destroys everything, and achieves everything.

Compared with the complex and heavy needs of Li Yu and the others, Yu Jiaolong's needs are very simple and crude, just two words: fun.

This is also her only real need.

In the growth environment of Jade Jiaolong, the dream of rivers and lakes is taboo and absolutely suppressed.

She is evil, but she is also the truest. She messed everything up.

especially disturbed Li Mubai's heart.

The three protagonists are all a challenge, and relatively speaking, Luo Xiaohu played by Zhang Sheng is relatively simple.

He is naïve and straightforward, believing that as long as he makes a career, he can make Yu Jiaolong's parents look down on him and marry her openly.

It's just that he can't keep up with Yu Jiaolong's thoughts, and he is destined to change from a symbol of freedom to a new bondage. It is destined that he and Yu Jiaolong will not be able to go back to the past.

As a director, Zhang Sheng naturally has to discuss roles with actors.

And even if he makes this movie, he naturally analyzes these characters very well.

Of course, there is his own understanding, as well as from the original film review.

After the release of a movie, especially a film with such a big impact as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the analysis of the film can be described as comprehensive.

Zhang Sheng naturally saw a lot in his previous life.

And those are naturally very enlightening to him.

There are many places where the film was filmed, and the crew is running around.

Wudang Mountain, Shunan Zhuhai, Desert, Huangshan and other places, Zhang Sheng, as a director, did not leave any behind.

Naturally, other actors don't need to do this.

In the filming of the movie, the priority is the scenes of Li Zhenguo and Yang Ziyu.

Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi's scenes were placed at the end.

"How?" Gu Sisi looked at Zhang Sheng and asked.

She and Zhang Sheng have a close relationship, and they have worked with each other countless times, so they are very familiar with Zhang Sheng, and naturally feel that Zhang Sheng is different when he made this movie.

"Not good." Zhang Sheng said, "I feel that I am still suitable for making commercial films. ”

This film not only has vivid characters, twists and turns in the storyline, fresh and refined sound and painting, vivid and realistic, but also has rich cultural connotations.

The original director skillfully integrated elements of traditional Chinese martial arts into landscape culture and Chinese calligraphy, and continued throughout the film's storyline.

Chinese calligraphy emphasizes softness and strength, while landscape embodies a sense of freedom.

Zhang Sheng made a lot of preparations, but when he was shooting, he was still a little difficult.

It's more difficult to shoot than a commercial blockbuster like "Transformers".

This kind of struggle is not the kind of struggle in ability.

That's not to shoot and don't know.

With this shot, Zhang Sheng knew that he was better at making commercial films.

Previously, he had always thought that he just preferred commercial films.

In retrospect, there is no doubt that it was wrong.

It's not that he's incompetent, it's that he's not good at it.

This kind of thing is very common in the director circle.

Each has its own strengths.

Of course, there is also a bit of discomfort in leaving your comfort zone.

However, Zhang Sheng, who strives for excellence, does not feel that his "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be worse than the original.

But Zhang Sheng knows very well that if there is no reference to the original version, and he has seen countless related film reviews and analysis, it is absolutely impossible for him to make it on a par with the original.

He doesn't have the level of the original director.

Not in ability, but in artistic deficience.

It's true that he's not good at this type of film.

Fortunately, Zhang Sheng has no plans to continue making this kind of movie.

It's still more comfortable to shoot commercial films.

The film started in mid-November, and the preparation was very thorough, and the shooting was only three months.

This year's Chinese New Year's Eve happens to be in mid-February.

The next day after the movie is finished, it is Chinese New Year's Eve.

Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi's first Chinese New Year's Eve after marriage almost spent it in the crew.

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