Director’s Legend

Regarding movies in July, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" dominates the world. It was released in North America for the first week with a super box office of 70 million US dollars. After July, only North America won nearly The box office of 300 million US dollars is as high as 600 million US dollars worldwide.

The enviable Hollywood studios have their eyes straight, and they are also making movies. Their painstaking efforts to produce large-scale productions will end up losing money. Peak Entertainment's movies are not expensive to produce. Like the "Twilight" series, there are currently three, but none of them cost more than 100 million U.S. dollars, which is almost ten times more profitable.

In China, it is "Old Boy" that leads the way, and the news is all about this movie.

But in fact these news tossed over and over again, and nothing changed. Relying on the announced lineup, it cannot be said how brilliant, because the current domestic first-line actresses are International Zhang, Zhouxun, Zhao Wei, and the first-line male stars are Zhou Runfa, Ge You, Jet Li and Cheng Long. Of course Huang Bo is also on the front line, and Shao Shuaijun is even more on the front line in the director circle. Generally speaking, he belongs to a luxurious lineup, but not super luxurious.

This is still not known to everyone, Li Bingbing and others are just guest appearances. From the perspective of plot and subject matter, the movie is not even considered a big production, and the total investment in the movie does not exceed RMB 20 million when the stars are acting in guest roles without charging fees.

If this is in the United States, even the thigh of a star can't be invited.

Because this is Shao Shuaijun's return from Hollywood, the movie "Old Boy" shot in China has reached an incredible height, and it is more popular than Li Yu's film "Lust. Caution".

During the reporter's questioning session at the opening meeting, many reporters asked Shao Shuaijun what he wanted to return to China to make a movie. According to everyone's literal understanding, Hollywood is a level higher than the Chinese film circle. The director can gain a foothold in Hollywood, and no one wants to come back.

For example, Li Yu, also because of the failure of "The Hulk", "Broken Arm Mountain" has not yet been released, and then received the third-level film (? The classification is indeed third-level) "Lust. Caution". Wu Yusen had to travel to the mainland to shoot "Red Cliff" because of the deteriorating films made in recent years.

Any filmmaker who can mix in Hollywood, whether it is a star or a director, does not want to come back. However, Shao Shuaijun chose to return in the midst of the sun, which had to make people think about it.

In this regard, Shao Shuaijun explained: “For me, filming nowadays is more based on a preference. "Old Boy" is a memory of the middle school era. This is a reflection that Asia is unique to China. You can’t make the original feeling anywhere, only in China. I said a long time ago that it doesn’t matter where I make a movie. For me, I just need to find a good subject and make a good shot. The movie will do."

A reporter asked why Shao Shuaijun suddenly switched careers and returned to be an actor. Shao Shuaijun replied: "I want to experience a different self, an ordinary self. I imagine what kind of existence I will be like that. I am very impulsive. , I want to personally show a different me.” Or, the me of my previous life.

"Why are the original cast of "Crazy Stone" used for the casting? There are many other original cast of "33 Days of Broken Relationship"?"

Shao Shuaijun laughed and said: "I am shooting a movie, "Buried Alive" is just my one-man show. "Crazy Stone" is the first time I have managed a huge crew, learned to command and dispatch and other complicated director processes. Our entire crew, They were all squeezed into one heart and worked hard to achieve the perfect shooting together. It can be said that at that time, many people were grassroots, and Xu Zeng was the biggest brand. Looking back, wow, it has been five years. In the past, everyone has changed a lot. I think how many years can a person have in his life is worth remembering. It is better to gather everyone together and cooperate again. As for Liu Shishi, because they are artists under their own company, and I've been familiar with it after working together, so I got together."

"Have you ever thought about how much box office you want to win? So many big names joining?"

"I never thought that you shoot some movies just for the box office, and some movies you shoot it, not for the box office. I think "Old Boy" is not a movie made for the box office. I hope it can be used like this A movie is to commemorate our dreams and to inspire us. On the road of pursuing our dreams, we must not give up. Then the meaning of the movie's existence will be there."

Seeing that Shao Shuaijun always said something mysterious, the reporters knew that Shao Shuaijun was a Tai Chi pusher, so they turned their guns around and started asking the stars. I asked Huang Bo first: "You and Director Shao formed the stick brothers and sang "Old Boy". Can you explain, what is the relationship between this song and this movie?"

Huang Bo laughed and said: "The relationship is that we sang this song in the movie. Of course, Director Shao meant that he sang badly, so he will be dubbed by Brother Chopsticks in the later stage. It is equivalent to saying that this is a fake singing. Haha."

"Hey, hey, Huang Bo, what are you talking nonsense, it's because your singing is out of tune." Shao Shuaijun hurried out to refute the rumor. Of course, everyone did not believe him. Huang Bo was a singer in his early years, and after singing, he exploded Shao Shuaijun.

"Excuse me, Master Liu, can you tell me what kind of role is your schoolgirl in the movie?"

Liu Shishi can be said to be one of the few seductive beauties in the movie. Today, she wore a floral skirt, which is very eye-catching: "I am a school girl, of course, I am a goddess who can't be seen. Both Director Shao and Huang Bo want to chase I, but their methods are a bit off the table."

"Xu Zhen, it is said that you are the villain again?"

Xu Zeng wears a peaked cap: "I can't say that I am a villain, at least in the movie, a bunch of old classmates, I am the best mixed one. Have you seen the live show of "China Good Boy" today? This is the program under my hand. Director Shao can only host the wedding celebration outside. Huang Bo is just a barber, and I drive a Mercedes."

What should be revealed will naturally reveal the plot that shouldn’t be revealed, and the past is perfunctory, and the start-up meeting will be over. The crew had a meal together at noon and officially started work in the afternoon. The first shot was Guo Tao, Li Bingbing, Sun Li and Deng Chao. The four of them are guest appearances, and a total of three sets of shots can be completed.

When one group is auditioning, watching Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai's performances does not need to speak. One group is in the hotel, accepting Bao Xiaobai's arrangement, preparing to humiliate and eliminate Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai, they only need to nod their heads and promise twice. There were more lines in the rematch. Four people humiliated Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai, and then all announced that they had been eliminated.

The three sets of shots and three scenes are all being solved in the dream-catching film and television base. If it is fast, bring a little bit of night, it will end today.

The movie is not a special effects movie, not a martial arts movie, let alone a real drama. It is just a black humor about dreams and youth. The performance does not have to be so refined. Otherwise, Shao Shuaijun would not go to battle in person if he was killed for fear of being scolded.

"Come and come, I will give each of you a close-up in this scene. You must show expressions of contempt, contempt, and coldness. It's better to be exaggerated. To match your lines, you must feel evil and arrogant. Sister Bing, Sun Li, can you two overcome yourself and show the feeling of a wicked woman?"

"Look at people, who are you, do you have eyes?" Li Bingbing acted on the spot, despising Shao Shuaijun. She is Li Xiuxiu's sister and Shao Shuaijun's sister, and she is relaxed and casual.

"Well, let's put on makeup quickly, and I'll start shooting in a while."

Soon, the four people with good makeup and Bao Xiaobai, played by Xu Zhen, sat on the judges' seat. The audiences that have already been found are also in their respective positions. Under the command of Lu Le, the camera has been aimed at the face of each judge.

"What do you do for work?" Guo Tao asked slyly.

Director's assistant Yang Ying took a line to play against the scene: "Wedding host. Barber."

"Wedding host, barber, haha." Several judges smiled presumptuously.

"How old are you, why do you have wrinkles on your faces?" Sun Li sneered.

"32. 31."

"Do you know that you look very old? You are indeed very old. You are the oldest here?" Deng Chao said with a smile, looking full of mockery.

"Do you think you are going to be popular?" Li Bingbing seemed to be questioning, but in fact he was shaking his head, meaning that you were not going to be popular.

"Ka! As expected to be a powerful acting master. It's amazing. I passed it once!" Shao Shuaijun praised. When it comes to acting, several of them are very good. "This scene is over, now we are going to the next one. The two of you in the play are singing songs. After you listened, they were a little ashamed and moved.

Then the music sounded, the chopstick brothers' singing came out of the speaker, and the four of them suddenly changed their expressions. With the singing, I gradually got a little moved, and lowered his head in shame, or looked at the stage with complicated eyes. Now it's just a scene of four people, and the scene of Shao Shuaijun and Huang Bo singing and dancing will be edited later.

"Ka! The tension in the expression is not enough, do it again!"

Three times in a row, I finally finished filming this scene. Without breathing time, Shao Shuaijun’s voice sounded again: "Okay, entering the next scene is struggling to show the sign of the cross. Yang Ying, get ready. Read the lines, three, two, one, start!"

Hurry up and hurry up, and finally it was after nine o'clock in the evening that the filming of the four people was finished. If this was in the United States, it would have been off work, and high overtime pay would have to be paid if it was not off work. But now in China, working overtime is commonplace, and talking about money hurts feelings. Therefore, Shao Shuaijun is very happy to shoot, he still shoots at home as he wants, and shoots as soon as he thinks. There is no need to worry about the mood of the crew.

So capitalists like to come to China to search for gold.

But Shao Shuaijun just likes this kind of shooting that doesn't take time into consideration. He has always given money very generously. The crew has money to take it, so I hate it too much to delay the time. Everyone is happy.

After the shooting, Shao Shuaijun invited everyone to have another beer and sent the four away. The crew got off work, but he didn't get off work, so he called the director team to start the task of tomorrow. In a movie, the director has too many things to worry about, which is why many directors like to bring a group of associate directors to share the burden. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)