"Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is also a very typical Xing Ye's nonsensical comedy style movie.

Of course, every character in this film is very unique, including the villain Chang Wei.

When Li Yi contacted Zhou Xing, this guy was actually still getting drunk in Lan Kwai Fong.

However, the next day he rolled over and crawled on the ground.

The pre-preparation for the movie "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is actually not that troublesome, and many things are ready-made.

The filming location is directly in the film and television city, and almost all of Li Yi's movies have various conveniences, so you can make it as smooth as possible.

As for the shooting of nonsensical comedy movies, the key is actually not only the actors, but also the director.

First of all, the director himself knows what kind of style he needs, and then the actors can know how to act. The main reason why Zhou Xing was in "Running All the Way" was not only because his personal style was too outstanding, but also because of another

This is partly because the director is not familiar with the nonsensical style.

And the nonsensical style, as I said before, also has very special requirements for lines and dialogue.

But these are really not a problem here for Li Yi.

As for actors, it can be adjusted.

The key is to look at the director. The director has a clear effect requirement, so let the actors work hard to achieve it, grasp this style, and form a tacit understanding, then the subsequent filming will be easier.

Filming of the movie will begin soon.

The re-matching of "Nine Levels of Sesame" and Li Yi Zhouxing has also made many fans of nonsensical comedies look forward to it.

"For nonsensical comedy, you have to watch Li Yi and Zhou Xing!"

"Who says it isn't? Zhou Xing has performed so well in "Westward Journey", "Kung Fu" and "The King of Comedy", but he left Li Yi's movies. He seems to not know how to act."

"It's not that Zhou Xing doesn't know how to act. Have you noticed that in "Running All the Way", Zhou Xing's style is still the same as before, but I always feel that there is a lot of flavor missing, such as dialogue, and it feels not so fun."

"Not only that, but it's also too fragmented and has inconsistent styles, which is a big no-no!"

"I'm really looking forward to it! I can never tire of watching "Westward Journey" and "Kung Fu", but there are really too few movies like this."

In fact, filming is never a one-person affair.

Even Li Yi, after the crew started shooting, he frowned in the past few days. He had no choice but to have the same problem, the style was not unified.

The nonsensical comedy style actually requires a certain degree of care.

It’s not that you think this is a nonsensical comedy, it’s a nonsensical comedy.

Fortunately, Li Yi is not so impatient, and he has absolute authority in the crew. This is where he can speak.

In addition, he has the original work as a reference, so he can slowly adjust to the crew and let the actors in the crew gradually get used to the style and scale he needs.

However, this is not easy. After all, "Kung Fu" has been a long time ago, and although many of the actors Li Yi found this time are actors from Hong Kong Island, after all, at this stage, even Hong Kong

Those actors in Taiwan rarely perform nonsensical comedies anymore.

Therefore, if you want to achieve a tacit understanding, it will take a long time to get used to it.

This running-in lasted for more than half a month. During this half-month, the most powerful one could go NG more than 20 times.

The actors were tortured to no end. Fortunately, this was Li Yi's crew, so even if everyone was dissatisfied, they would never dare to say anything.

Otherwise, if you don’t want this kind of opportunity, there are many people who do.

But half a month later, the crew's filming suddenly became smoother, and the filming progress also improved by leaps and bounds.

He has truly mastered the art of cutting firewood while sharpening his sword.

Zhou Xing also felt like a dragon returning to the sea with ease. He was so excited that he almost cried.

Others didn't know how depressed he was during these days. He obviously worked very hard to act, but in the end he couldn't achieve that good effect.

But under Li Yi's hands, that feeling came back again.

This also made Zhou Xing cherish this opportunity even more.

However, he still found Li Yi and expressed his doubts.

"Director Li, why do I feel so relaxed only when I play your plays? When I play other directors' plays, I can't perform well?" Zhou Xing knew that he could not only play Li Yi's plays, and Li Yi

It was impossible to entertain him all the time, so he still asked the doubts in his heart.

"It's simple, because your style has been finalized after several films." Li Yi thought for a while and said.

"Has it been finalized?" Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Yes! But is there nothing we can do?"

He himself noticed it, but this kind of thing really cannot be changed if he wants to.

Some things are engraved in your bones.

This is what he is good at. If you ask him to act in other styles seriously, he may be able to do it, but there will be no advantage at all.

"It's not impossible." Li Yi said with a smile.

"Please give me some advice from Director Li," Zhou Xing said quickly.

"Your style is too outstanding, so a film starring you can only be based on your style. But the question is, why do you let the director make it according to your style? And even if the director is willing to make it according to your style

Come, but he may not be able to do it, because it not only requires a deep understanding of your interpretation style, but also requires a script that matches your own." Li Yi analyzed.

"Then..." Zhou Xing was a little confused after hearing this.

What Li Yi said is very simple. In fact, it is a movie starring Zhou Xing. It must be a movie by Zhou Xing, not a movie directed by so-and-so.

Li Yi is an exception, but what about other directors?

As Li Yi said, other directors cannot have such a deep understanding of Zhou Xing's style, nor can they fully understand it.

The nonsensical comedy style was actually not uncommon in the golden age of Hong Kong Island, but in fact, there is a difference between nonsensical and nonsensical.

And Zhou Xing can say that his style was discovered and created by Li Yi, so Li Yi is naturally the most knowledgeable.

But other directors don't.

"It's actually very simple! You become the director yourself!" Li Yi said with a smile.

Zhou Xing was startled for a moment when he heard this, and then his eyes flashed with light.

But the next moment he smiled bitterly and said: "But I have never been a director!"

"If you haven't done it before, you can learn! You can learn from it during this shooting," Li Yi said.

Zhou Xing nodded, and then he became even busier. On the one hand, because he was the protagonist and had the most roles, he also had to take into account the work of observing and studying directors.

Fortunately, he was really attentive, so it was quite fulfilling.

Time passes day by day, and the filming of "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" has also entered the fast lane, and the filming is coming to an end.

It was completed soon.

Li Yi's movies basically have no wasted footage because they have the original version as a reference, so the workload is actually much less during shooting.

Putting aside the first half month of running-in, the subsequent progress is definitely fast enough.

Li Yi also discovered that it was not unreasonable for Hong Kong movies to outpace Hong Kong movies back then, because the nonsensical comedy style, once you get into the mood, really pays attention to one thing: play!

Yes, filming is like playing.

I am not afraid that you will let go too much, but I am afraid that you will not be able to let go.

Of course, in the eyes of others, Li Yi turned decay into magic.

It's obviously the same actor, but in his hands, he can bring out unusual advantages.

The finished film of "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" was edited quickly. Li Yi's film promotion and distribution are naturally top-notch.

Beijing, Times Cinema, where the first media and film critics special screening of "The Legend" was held.

Many of Li Yi's die-hard fans and familiar faces were present.

After all, this is Li Yi's movie.

Film critics such as Liu Fei, Chen Jingning and his wife, Du Xianghai, Zhou Qingquan, etc. all came to the theater immediately.

Soon, the movie started to show.

The first scene shows the young Bao Longxing making a wish to the full moon, hoping that he can be an official in the future, be a high-ranking official, and catch corrupt officials.

However, the irony is that in the next shot, inside the Yamen, it is dilapidated and dilapidated.

The grievance drum was covered with cobwebs, and signs saying "Silence" and "Avoid" were erected on both sides of the county government lobby, but they were also covered with cobwebs, as if they had not been used for a long time.

The plaque hanging above the main hall: "Justice and Integrity" is crumbling.

A soldier sat on the ground with his head buried in his knees.

The camera gives a close-up of the environment, with rats and cockroaches running across from time to time.

Let people know that this is indeed the county government office, and it is not empty, but it is so dilapidated.

When the moon sets and the sun rises, the gloomy and dilapidated Yamen seems to take on a new look when illuminated by the sun.

A man clasped one hand behind his back, picked up a drum hammer with the other hand, and started banging on the injustice drum.

But when he beat the drum, it was like an earthquake, shaking the entire yamen. The dust on the plaque of justice and integrity kept being shaken off, and the plaque seemed to fall down.
To be continued...