China Entertainment Mythology 2004

A few days later, the shooting location moved to a dilapidated residential building.

The foreign actors recruited by the crew are all in place now. After a while, Cheng Long will hand a note written in Albanian to one of the foreign actors. The foreign actor will read "Good luck to you." in English. Cheng Long confirms that this person is

He was the man who spoke to his daughter when she was arrested.

At this moment, the machine has been set up, and five foreign actors are eating and chatting around a round table. Li Mu is explaining the shooting steps and action points to the foreign actors in the room, and the action director Li Zhongzhi is in the next room. After a while, there is a fight.

, the gang in the next room will rush over and join the attack on Cheng Long when they hear the noise.

"After a while, Uncle Long successfully deceived you with a false identity. In order to settle the matter, you will take the initiative to hand over part of the proceeds. Finally, Uncle Long will inadvertently ask you to help translate a sentence in Albanian. After you pronounce the sentence 'Good luck to you'

, Uncle Long said, 'Don't you remember me? We talked on the phone two days ago, and I told you that I would find you.'"

"When Uncle Long said this, everyone noticed that the atmosphere was not right. At this time, you must assume a posture of being ready to attack Uncle Long at any time."

"You reached for your gun, and Uncle Long slammed your head on the plate. Then the person behind you stepped forward to attack Uncle Long, but he kicked you down."

Li Mu turned around and walked to another actor: "And you, you have to lift the table violently. Use as much force as you can, and the person opposite will be knocked down. Before the table is lifted, Uncle Long pulled a handle in time.

The knife is in my hand."

"At this time, you stepped forward, and Uncle Long held the knife in his hand and stabbed it into your chest."

"And you." Li Mu looked at the other person, "After a while, he rushed forward from this direction. Uncle Long first cut your arm with a knife, then hugged you from behind, and then inserted the knife into your chest."

"You come on stage at this time." Li Mu looked at the last person, "You just stood up from behind the overturned table, and just as you were about to step forward, Uncle Long held the hand of the corpse whose chest was stabbed, and then used his gun to

Hit your chest. After the chest explodes, you fall in that direction."

At the same time, Li Zhongzhi in the next room was also lecturing the foreign actors.

"As soon as I got the order, everyone ran to the next room as fast as possible. You all played the role of extremely vicious gangsters, cruel and ruthless. You don't take other people's lives seriously, nor do you take your own life seriously. Rush in.

After the next door, you saw dead bodies everywhere, but you didn't see a living person standing. At this time, you were all a little confused."

"Then Brother Cheng Long shot you to death continuously. It was only before you died that you saw Brother Cheng Long hiding under a corpse."

After finishing the play, all the actors rehearsed first. During the rehearsal, the blood bags tied to the actors' bodies would not burst, and the tables in the room would not be lifted. The purpose was to allow the actors to familiarize themselves with the plot and the actors' movements in advance.

After three rehearsals, both director Chen Musheng and protagonist Cheng Long felt that the effect was almost there, so the crew officially started filming.

…

Because he was fully prepared in advance, the filming process went very smoothly. Cheng Long was sweating all over during the filming, but his spirit was very high. In this scene, he killed more than a dozen enemies by himself, and the whole process looked smooth.

Quite reasonable.

"Jianxin, Mu Sheng, Li Mu, Zhongzhi, everyone come here." Cheng Long took the towel and wiped his sweat.

After everyone gathered around, Cheng Long said: "This scene is very enjoyable. It is different from the previous shooting. In the previous shooting scenes, I would punch the wall, iron plate, and other things. It was very interesting."

I put it on something very hard, and then I screamed in pain."

"The audience will laugh when they see me being defeated, but I find that in the past few years, the audience doesn't seem to like to watch these things. This time I fought cleanly, a bit like "The Bourne Supremacy", which is a new experience for me."

It’s an attempt, and I think the audience will like it.”

Chen Musheng said: "Brother Cheng Long used to make full use of everything around him when filming, whether it was ladders, chairs, bamboo poles, or bicycles, there were all kinds of things. He would get through here and there, so the audience said there was no one there.

I was able to defeat Cheng Long in the furniture store. This time I tried a new style, clean and neat, without any sloppiness. This is a subversion and a new experience for the audience. I also think the audience will like it."

Li Zhongzhi said: "It's not that the previous playing style was bad. Brother Cheng Long can be popular and achieve today's achievements. These various playing styles are indispensable, but now it is indeed time to change. In the past

The audience saw too much of that style of play."

Cheng Long nodded and said: "This fight is very enjoyable, and I am optimistic that the audience will like it, but the process is still short, and many people were killed, but the time is too short, and the audience has not had enough. My thoughts are,

Lou arranges a group of accomplices, and when the protagonist grabs the leader and leaves, this group of people will attack the protagonist from behind unexpectedly, and it will take the protagonist two or three minutes to eliminate them all."

He paused for a moment and continued: "This group of people wanted to rush up at first, but halfway through, they found that there was no movement upstairs, so they set up an ambush under the orders of the military counselor, catching the protagonist by surprise. The audience saw this group of people

If someone ambushes the protagonist and the protagonist doesn't know about it, the audience will worry about the protagonist, and the audience's emotions will be aroused."

"Uncle Long..." Li Mu hesitated whether to speak.

When Cheng Long saw it, he immediately said, "Li Mu, you can say whatever you want. Everyone is doing it for the sake of a good movie."

Li Mu nodded and said: "I think it's good to shoot so many fighting scenes, there's no need to add more."

"What's the reason?" Cheng Long asked.

Li Mu considered the words and said after a moment: "In recent years, Uncle Long's movies have become more and more stereotyped. If something is too stereotyped, the audience will not like to watch it. The style of Uncle Long's later movies is focused on fighting.

The drama is too dense and neglects the inner portrayal of the characters.”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone around him was confused.

Is this an open criticism of Cheng Long's movies? What is Cheng Long's identity in the film industry, and what is your identity? How many films have you had? How many box office wins have you received? How many fans recognize you? What qualifications do you have to criticize Cheng Long?

Are dragon movies too formulaic?

Song Qie's face was a little worried.

She knew very well how her role came about. She had already been eliminated, but it was Li Mu who suddenly asked her to play a role of a dying person. Only then did she get the approval of the director and producer.

So she was grateful to Li Mu. Now that she saw Li Mu directly criticizing Cheng Long's movie without emotional intelligence, she thought that if this made Cheng Long unhappy, it would make people feel difficult to get along with, and his reputation would be ruined.

I'm afraid it will be difficult to move forward in the circle from now on.

Some people in Cheng's class became excited at this time. Everyone couldn't stand Li Mu, but he was the assistant director and screenwriter, and there was Xiying behind him, and he held the final editing rights. Although everyone was unhappy, but

There's nothing we can do about him, but this time he actually criticized Brother Cheng Long directly. If word of this spreads, how bad will this man's reputation be in the entertainment industry? Who would dare to cooperate with him?"

Producer Huang Jianxin and director Chen Musheng had no intention of talking for the time being. Editor Liu Xiaowu, who had rarely spoken on the set before, said at this time: "My nephew has a big personality, so I can say whatever I think. Don't take it to heart, but

Some of his opinions on movies are even praised by director Yan Yiyun, so you might as well listen to what he has to say next."

Cheng Long nodded at this time and said: "Li Mu, you can say whatever you want. I also want to hear the most honest opinions of ordinary audiences on my movies."

Li Mu nodded.

"Uncle Long's early movies still paid great attention to the inner shaping of the characters. Ma Rulong in "Plan A" was cynical but dared to think and do; Chen Jiaju in "Police Story" did not hesitate to contradict his boss for the sake of justice, and hung on for dear life.

On the bus; Guo Zhenhua in "Miracle" became the boss in a daze, but he always has a sense of simplicity and kindness in his heart. In order to help the old flower seller, the entire gang was mobilized."

"These characters are all very charismatic. The audience will be moved by these characters. Coupled with the wonderful fighting design, it has become a classic in the minds of countless viewers."

"However, in recent years, Uncle Long's movies have increasingly weakened the shaping of characters, replacing them with more and more exciting action scenes one after another."

"From "Police Story 3" to "Red Zone" to "Police Story 4", the action scenes are getting bigger and bigger, the box office records are getting higher and higher, but the audience's excitement threshold is also being raised higher and higher."

"It is undeniable that this model of simple character stories and intensive action scenes has made Uncle Long a huge success, but this model is destined to be unsustainable."

"The first is that Uncle Long is getting older and his physical fitness must be declining compared to when he was young."

"Secondly, today the audience will be excited to see Uncle Long jump from the second floor. Tomorrow Uncle Long will jump from the fifth floor, and the day after tomorrow he will jump from the 21-story skyscraper in Rotterdam."

"What about the day after tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Should we jump from the edge of space at a height of 40,000 meters? The human body can even exceed the speed of sound during free fall. From jumping to landing, it only takes four to five minutes. If we can let two

It would be even more exciting if everyone jumps down in the middle at the same time and arranges a fight."

"Theoretically, this is completely feasible. Maybe someone will accomplish this feat in the future, but this person should not be Uncle Long. There is no need for Uncle Long to continue to fight like this. Movie fans may not really want to see Uncle Long at his age.

As he gets older and older, if he works so hard, sometimes Uncle Long may have unexpected effects if he runs up the stairs like a normal person."

"On the one hand, there is a decline in physical fitness, and on the other hand, there is an infinite increase in the audience's threshold. This is doomed to the fact that the previous model of simple characters and intensive action cannot last long."

"The action design of "The Rescue" is the selling point, but the plot's portrayal of the protagonist's heart is the core."

"It's time for Uncle Long's movies to return to the inner shaping of the characters, and this film "The Rescue" is Uncle Long's transformation. So I think the action scenes in this movie are enough, and there is no need to add more.

"

After Li Mu finished speaking, the entire audience fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to Cheng Long's face.

Cheng Long said after a moment of silence: "What Li Mu said is not unreasonable. In fact, after the North American box office of "Around the World in 80 Days" was not satisfactory, a bunch of media attacked me as a box office poison. At that time, I said I didn't care,

But I have also analyzed the problems of my movie in my heart, but I didn’t think about it that deeply. After listening to what Li Mu said today, I was a little inspired. Let’s make the movie as planned. Li Mu understands movies.”

The entire crew around me was a little confused.

Especially some members of the Cheng family class had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

what's the situation?

Brother Cheng Long is such a strong person, how can we just let this matter go?

Li Mu is blatantly attacking Brother Cheng Long's movie. Is the elder brother just admitting it?

Director Chen Musheng secretly nodded in his heart. Many of Li Mu's words spoke to his heart. Chen Musheng's movies still pay attention to the inner portrayal of characters. The "Who Am I" he directed for Cheng Long was very good at portraying the inner feelings of characters.

, is also a rare masterpiece in Cheng Long’s later films.

On the contrary, director Tang Jili went further and further down the simple route of action-heavy characters.

"Li Mu, a young man, may have low emotional intelligence, but his vision is definitely not bad. This is very similar to Zhou Xingchi. I don't know if he will achieve Zhou Xingchi's achievements in the future." Chen Musheng commented in his mind.