Rebirth in America

On the set of "Red Alert," Alex's voice echoed throughout the camp.

"Shi Jian! Your movements are wrong again. When you hit, raise your legs and stretch your arms more! Don't be too stiff, it doesn't look beautiful at all!"

Facts have proved that sometimes historical celebrities are not omnipotent.

Alex fell in love with Shi Jian, partly because Shi Jian had made movies and had basic acting experience. On the other hand, Shi Jian knows Kung Fu himself and has been practicing it since he was a child.

Yes, Shi Jian is an experienced actor and has nothing to say about his acting skills. He did everything Alex asked him to do. The problem was that when it came to the fighting scenes, Shi Jian kept falling off the chain, which was extremely annoying.

This happened so often that Alex couldn't help but curse!

The reason is that Shi Jian's kung fu is so good and he has practiced it too deeply that when he fights, he feels rigid and does not meet the violent beauty required by Alex at all. Even though the movements were done well, Alex still felt something was wrong after watching the final effect in front of the camera.

It turned out that Shi Jian had practiced Kung Fu so deeply that when fighting, he would subconsciously make some small movements and use force habitually. This is a conditioned reflex. If you really want to change it, it will be really difficult! But if we don’t change it, Alex’s head will explode. This style of play is too old-fashioned, has no beauty in violence at all, and really destroys the style of the movie.

Even Karen and Richard were afraid to approach Alex because he was so angry.

Seeing that this was not the way to go, and he was not in the right mood, he had no choice but to shout stop!

"CUT!" Alex yelled and said feebly: "Let's go here today and continue shooting after everyone has adjusted!"

The so-called adjustment. Everyone knows who Alex is referring to, but Shi Jian is the only one who hasn't adjusted yet. Such a blow made the veteran actor in his early forties feel very uncomfortable, and he almost lost the confidence to continue filming.

Although Shi Jian is already in his forties, Asians don't look very old. In addition, he is well maintained, so in the movie he looks only in his thirties. Having practiced martial arts all year round, his muscles are still very strong, and he is also flexible and quick in reaction when fighting.

The problem is, he just can't get the feeling Alex wants!

After everyone dispersed. Shi Jian took the initiative to find Alex and wanted to have a chat with him. Unexpectedly, the first thing Alex said to him was: "Come on, let me have a fight with you!"

Alex knows kung fu, which may be a very new thing to outsiders. There may even be doubts. But for the people on the filming crew, they already knew about this. Everyone on the crew knew that Alex knew Kung Fu.

When filming "Red Dawn", Alex and Bruce Lee fought every morning, and would fight again in the evening if they were free. What I saw every time was no win, no loss, but after many times, everyone knew that this was Alex teaching Bruce Lee how to fight.

Shi Jian naturally knew it too. But he was still a little surprised, thinking: "Is it coming so soon?"

Before he joined the crew, he had talked with Bruce Lee and talked about the level of kung fu. Bruce Lee shook his head and said that he couldn't see how high Alex's kung fu was. Because Bruce Lee himself never asked Alex to use his strength, every time his kung fu became more powerful, he could feel that Alex became more powerful.

Faced with Alex's invitation to fight, Shi Jian was not pretentious, nor did he feel that Alex was a young man in his twenties and was taking advantage of him because of his age. Instead, he took off his coat and performed Huang Feihong's classic starting stance.

Alex smiled slightly and walked straight over without making any gesture. He raised his hand and punched, followed by a kick. The force wasn't very strong, just enough that Shi Jian could resist.

The two of them were punching and kicking like this. At the beginning, Shi Jian was still fighting in an orderly manner, but later he was forced to scramble and the fight was a mess.

This surprised Shi Jian. He had never beaten him like this before.

In other words, no one has ever been able to force him to be so embarrassed. He himself belongs to the Shaolin sect. Shi Jian was weak and sick in his youth, so he practiced martial arts to strengthen his body. He studied Southern Shaolin Boxing and Mantis Boxing for nine years. Therefore, Establish a foundation in Kung Fu. Shi Jian played the role of Wong Fei Hung's antagonist in the first Wong Fei Hung film, "The Wind and the Candle", showing his true nature as a villain, and has since established his status as the "treacherous Jian".

In his more than two decades of film career, Shi Jian has been entrusted with most villain roles. His chilling signature evil laugh was often imitated by many actors in later movies.

As a smart actor, Shi Jian quickly understood that this was Alex's attempt to make him forget the actions and mental habits of the characters he had played before through fighting.

To the end of the fight between the two, Shi Jian was able to withstand Alex's attack almost entirely by relying on instinctive reactions. Fortunately, the force used by the opponent did not exceed the range that he could withstand, otherwise he would have been knocked to the ground long ago.

When Shi Jian was out of breath, Alex stopped attacking and asked, "Is it okay now? I'll rehearse today's fight scene with you!"

"Okay! Wait until I take a breath before talking!"

The fight that followed was not a real fight. Because Shi Jian was relaxed physically and mentally, he couldn't fight even if he was asked to fight. Now he was sparring with Alex according to the script, and he quickly found the feeling.

"Yes, that's right!" Alex encouraged him while fighting Shi Jian: "That's it. It doesn't require high lethality or practicality, as long as it looks powerful. .”

With the help of Alex, Shi Jian slowly got out of the shadow in his heart at the beginning. In fact, he was smart and hardworking, but because he was suddenly hit by a pie falling from the sky, he especially wanted to use his most powerful skills. Show one side. It's just that the shooting methods and working methods in Hong Kong and Hollywood are very different, which made him unable to adapt. As a result, he became more anxious and the worse his performance became when he became anxious.

If this vicious cycle continues, the results will only get worse!

Fortunately, Alex was the first to call it quits today, and then had a man-on-man, fist-on-fist battle with Shi Jian. Shi Jian's psychological defense was relaxed a lot, and then by rehearsing the fight scenes together, Shi Jian got used to the working environment in Hollywood. Only then did Shi Jian really get into working mode.

After seeing Shi Jian's performance getting better and better, Alex finally felt relieved. He waved to stop the sparring, and then said: "Today you go back and have a good night's rest. Tomorrow you have to make up for the work progress that you have put down in the past few days." Make it up.'

"Well, okay! I understand how to shoot a fight scene!" Shi Jian nodded heavily, and then said to Alex: "Thank you, director! Thank you!"

Alex chuckled and said nothing. Just when he was about to turn around and leave, Shi Jian suddenly asked: "Director! I want to ask you something. Is it okay?"

"Hmm? What's going on?"

"I just want to ask you why you chose me to play this role. You know there are many Hong Kong actors who are better than me!"

"Haha, that's the problem." Alex laughed, and then said to him seriously: "It's simple, because you are better than them! You have to work harder than them! You only lack a little luck, and now your luck has come , it depends on whether you can grasp it!"

After hearing this, Shi Jian thought about it thoughtfully, and finally seemed to have figured something out, so he happily said to Alex: "I understand, thank you, director! Thank you!"

What Alex said is indeed true. Shi Jian has been able to insist on playing the role of a villain for decades without complaining at all, and he also tried his best to play his role well. You can see his own character. How is it. If Shi Jian had been lucky, maybe his reputation would not be much worse than other actors who played decent protagonists.

After resolving Shi Jian's psychological barrier, the filming work suddenly became much smoother.

Employees who have filmed with Alex all know that he likes to complete the film in one go. If things go well, sometimes a long plot can be arranged in one day. On the contrary, if he is stuck, he may struggle for one shot. a few days.

However, generally speaking, Alex makes movies very smoothly, because all the details in the movie are already in his mind, and there will be no mistakes or omissions. Shooting a movie is actually a matter of coordination and organization. If the people in charge know what they want and what effect they want to produce, then the work will be as if it has been rehearsed and can be completed in one go.

Those film crews that shoot repeatedly are actually not well-coordinated, and the people above them are not very clear about the effect they want. They can only think about it while shooting, and let the actors perform on their own or during the shooting. Suddenly inspired, I revised the script again and again, UU Reading www.uukｎshu.netｅ. Not only did I mess with the actors, but I also lost the investment of the film company.

If you can finally create a classic and earn back your investment, then that's fine. But if the song doesn't come out, it will really make investors cry. In the end, the director will have a bad reputation. Think about it again. It is difficult to attract investment.

Alex is different. Since he is the boss of his own company, investment is not a problem. In addition, he thought about it before filming started, and the films he shot were basically within the estimated time and financial range, and did not exceed it.

As long as he is willing to make movies, everyone at DreamWorks will be very excited, because they all know what their boss is capable of. If you follow him, you will definitely make money. If you join Alex's crew, you will get this year's year-end bonus. It is definitely guaranteed.

As a result, the crew's enthusiasm for work is incredible. They are almost like Alex's clones, and the assigned work will be completed soon.

In this way, the filming of "Red Alert" was completed bit by bit, and it will be completed and released soon. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go and read.) 9