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Chapter 57: Start shooting (please recommend)

Shaw Brothers Studios.

In a simple dressing room, Chu Ling looked at himself in the mirror wearing a hood and ancient costume, and couldn't help but show a look of excitement in his eyes.

This time's filming was different from the previous two. Whether as a director or as a starring role, Chu Ling's feelings were completely different.

After all, the last two dramas can be said to be nothing more than minor dramas. There is still some depth in acting skills, but in terms of directing, the depth is far behind. If the last two dramas are compared to novice works, then these two are now

It can be said to be a masterpiece.

The difficulty between the two is not great.

"A-Ling, how do you take care of your skin? In my opinion, there is no need for you to put on makeup at all?" A mature woman with beautiful appearance sighed and touched Chu Ling's face.

Looking at the envious Ren Qianyu behind him through the mirror in front of him, Chu Ling couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How come I can't get excited at all when you say that?"

"Hey...hey..."

Ren Qianyujiao smiled and teased: "Don't be depressed, there is still a market for pretty girls like you now. At least I have a good feeling about you, how about it? If no one wants it, why don't I get it for free?"

Rolling his eyes, he closed his eyes and allowed the other party to smear unknown cosmetics on his face. Chu Ling did not want to provoke the woman behind him. Although the other party was also considered a beauty, just because she was Zhao

Yazhi introduced him, but he was too embarrassed to take action.

Of course, if the opponent can reach the level of Zhao Mazhi, Chu Ling will take action even if it is not easy, but the current opponent has not given him the urge to pursue him.

Seeing that Chu Ling was silent, Ren Qianyu stopped talking and concentrated on putting makeup on the man in front of her who made her heart beat. However, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Facing such an outstanding man, if she hadn't had self-awareness, she would have really

I wanted to catch it, but now it's a pity.

After half a ring.

"Okay." Ren Qianyu said with a smile while putting away her cosmetics.

Opening his eyes, Chu Ling looked at himself in ancient costume and looking like a young hero. He nodded with dissatisfaction. He didn't know the quality of the other four makeup artists, but the level of the one in front of him was

Not bad indeed.

"Very good. Please take good care of me in the next period of time."

After saying this, after greeting the other party, Chu Ling walked out of the dressing room. After all, there were a lot of things going on today.

Staff members were constantly shuttled through the venue, arranging everything needed for worshiping the gods. Around them, reporters were frantically pressing their shutters, taking photos of everything in front of them.

Chu Ling had only seen such a grand opening scene once, and that was when he participated in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". At that time, he had just set foot in this industry. He did not expect that in just over half a year, he would already have what he has now.

Achievement.

Looking at everything in front of him, Chu Ling sighed for a moment, and then walked towards Wang Jing who was directing the staff to arrange the arrangements.

"How's it going? Is there anything wrong?" Chu Ling asked in a deep voice.

Turning his head and looking at Chu Ling, Wang Jing wiped his sweat, patted his plump chest and said, "Don't worry, you are familiar with this kind of thing? You can't go wrong."

Hearing this, Chu Ling stopped talking. He knew that he was too nervous. After all, it was just a power-on ceremony. With Wang Jing's sophistication, how could anything happen?

Having nearly died many times, Chu Ling should have been very open-minded about everything, but for some reason, looking at everything in front of him, he couldn't help but become nervous, as if he suddenly returned to that first time.

How you feel when you kill someone.

"call"

After relaxing for a while, Wang Jing stopped being disturbed and returned to his busy work. He looked around and walked towards Yuan Heping and Cheng Xiaodong who were chatting together.

Yuan Heping, who is in his forties, is a famous action director and director in later generations, known as Master Ba. He has participated in many famous movies such as "The Matrix" and is a very successful action director.

Cheng Xiaodong's reputation is no worse than the previous one, maybe a little worse in action direction, but in terms of directing, he is more successful than Yuan Heping. Among some fans who love filmmakers, his reputation is also higher than Yuan Heping.

Much higher.

Just like "A Chinese Ghost Story" and the current film "The Swordsman: The Invincible", these two movies are both works directed by Cheng Xiaodong.

In order to invite these two people, Chu Ling spent a lot of thought.

After all, although the two people now have not reached the heights of later generations, they can be said to have become famous in terms of martial arts in Xiangjiang. It is okay to hire one person alone, but it is not easy to hire two people together.

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After all, Wu Zhi, one person is enough for one film, two people together? This is unheard of, and moreover, one person can go on stage to receive the award for one film, who will go then?

It would be fine if they were two unknown people, but these are two martial arts directors who have become famous. If Chu Ling hadn't spent all his time, these two great masters might not have been willing to serve as martial arts directors for a film with others.

refer to.

"Ba Ye, Brother Dong, we are about to start worshiping the gods. What are you two talking about?" Chu Ling came over and asked with a smile.

The two people turned their heads and saw that it was Chu Ling, and couldn't help but smile at the same time.

Yuan Heping said with a smile: "We filmed a martial arts scene in the first scene. You, a great director, have spoken out. How could we two wage earners not study it carefully?"

"Yes, other directors choose simple shots for the first scene, but you are so good that you actually gave us a problem." Cheng Xiaodong shook his head helplessly, "You know, there are not many action scenes in which Wia is used to fight in the air.

See, it’s our first time contacting Bage, so don’t blame us if you can’t get through it once.”

Hearing this, Chu Ling said confidently: "Don't worry, I'll do the first scene. It's just a practice scene, so I'm still confident. You two just need to tell me the moves."

That's right, the reason why Chu Ling found these two famous martial artists after reading the original work was to modify the martial arts action in the two films.

Let’s not talk about the TV version. After all, the movie version was released in the early 1990s. Although it is a classic in terms of fighting scenes, Chu Ling, who came from a later generation, is not very satisfied when he recalls it now.

Just like the scene at the beginning of the movie, where Dongfang Bubai is practicing in the lake, in Chu Ling's opinion, it is nondescript and completely devoid of excitement.

Especially when Dongfang Bubai stirred up the lake water and punched holes in the trees, Chu Ling felt like crows were flying all over the sky. He really had nothing to say about this special effect.

Of course, these are the opinions of later generations of Chu Ling. In fact, if it is filmed according to the original work, with the appreciation ability of the current audience and coupled with publicity, it will definitely not be a problem to obtain high box office.

However, since Chu Ling plans to make something big, he will naturally not make a film that he is not satisfied with after watching it. At the very least, even if the special effects are not at the level of 10 years from now, at least they should be at the level of 20 years from now.

Level right?

As for the costumes in the movie version, Chu Ling had nothing to say and changed them all.

After all, the movie only lasts for more than ninety minutes. Let’s ignore the rest. The minimum visual effects must be produced, otherwise who will buy it?

Just like the later "Tiny Times" which had a high box office but low reviews, with Chu Ling's unprofessional eyes, what he saw was the gorgeous scenes and costumes, and then the plot.

Of course, these are Chu Ling's own opinions. He doesn't know what others think or think.

Anyway, that's how he sees it. When he makes a film, he never intends to show it to those film critics who have very discerning opinions.

The first one is naturally oneself, who can finish watching the film and be satisfied with it; the second one is the audience, as long as the audience feels that the movie ticket is not wasted, then he is successful.

As for those film critics? They are not within the scope of Chu Ling's consideration at all.

In fact, what counts for a film is its box office. A high box office naturally means that more people watch it. More people watch it, which naturally means that the audience likes the film more. And if a film can be accepted by the public, it is a success.

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If we take it seriously, Chu Ling, like Wang Jing, is a commercial director who only cares about the box office; however, he is different from Wang Jing. The other party will shoot some movies that are purely for making money, and he will definitely not

will do so.

Chu Ling doesn't care whether a movie's reviews are high or not, but at the very least, he will never make a movie that he didn't put all his energy into, only to be scolded by the audience after it was released.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Ling doesn’t want to cooperate with other directors. Looking beyond this era thirty years ago, there are really very few directors who can shoot movies that he can’t find fault with. Even the classic ""

The same goes for films such as "God of Gamblers".

This is not a comparison of Chu Ling's costume, but a fact.

Just like "God of Gamblers", this is indeed a classic film. Even if you watch it more than thirty years later, you will definitely like it. However, liking it does not mean that you are not dissatisfied. If you like, you will still be able to watch it thirty years later.

Anyone can pick out a dozen things about this classic movie that they are dissatisfied with.

This is the result of more than thirty years of experience.

When filming this kind of film, Chu Ling can't help but offer opinions like he did when filming "The Condor Shooting". However, what any director hates most is others criticizing his own work. After all, if the work is shot according to your wishes,

Is it yours? Or mine?

This kind of thing offends people the most, so Chu Ling made the decision not to participate in films shot by other directors. This would not only prevent others and himself from being uncomfortable, but also avoid offending others.

(I'm sorry, I haven't resisted the temptation these past two days, but don't worry, I will resume updating from today on. I owe three chapters. Starting from today, I will update three times a day for the past three days.)

(I would also like to thank the Invincible Book Fairy for the reward. However, the chapter added in order to thank the tip may be posted three days later. Please forgive me for this.)