Chapter 25 Shooting
"It's very trendy. We are the first to do this kind of thing in our place! Haha! Wei Sheng has a vision!" Thinking that the other party was talking about their movie making, Luo Hao couldn't help but laugh proudly.
"I admire you from the bottom of my heart! The younger generation is to be feared!" Wei Hongsheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Luo Sheng to be so unwilling to avoid danger.
Zhang Jin looked on with cold eyes, why did he feel that the two people were talking about different things?
Wei Hongsheng quickly changed the topic back to making a movie: "Zhang Sheng, do you have your own ideas about what kind of content this movie should be made, or should you just set a theme and let me play freely?"
Zhang Jin said: "I have thought about the theme and the general plot of the story. I came to you to be responsible for the specific shooting matters, such as filling in the script, establishing the crew and recruiting people, completing the shooting and editing, and finally releasing it."
Wei Hongsheng smiled and said: "No problem, I will do whatever Zhang Sheng says. Then when will we start preparations?"
"The sooner the better. In this way, we will go to the bank to give you a start-up deposit later. You can use the money to set up the crew first. The equipment must be the best, and as many employees as possible can be hired."
Wei Hongsheng reminded: "The best equipment and employees will take up a lot of money, which will affect the cost of inviting actors. Failure to hire good actors will affect the quality of the movie."
Zhang Jin waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about this, just do as I say."
"Okay, without further ado, let's go sign the contract and transfer the money. I will immediately start preparing the crew." Wei Hongsheng rubbed his hands, a little excited. He came to Xiangjiang from Shanghai and has been doing odd jobs for the crew for three or four years.
, today I finally grabbed a chance to direct, even if it was a helper for a rough guy who was looked down upon by the industry bosses, it didn’t matter.
After settling the bill and leaving the teahouse, the three of them went to a nearby law firm to ask a lawyer to draft and sign the contract, and then went to HSBC Bank to transfer the money.
Although Wei Hongsheng said that only 200,000 yuan was enough, Zhang Jin still gave Wei Hongsheng 400,000 yuan in preliminary preparation funds because he knew the situation he and Wei Hongsheng were in. A newcomer with no connections wanted to get a good job in this circle.
Resources, there is no other way but to spend money.
"Thank you Zhang Sheng for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely work hard to do things beautifully and make a movie that satisfies everyone!" Wei Hongsheng said excitedly, holding the newly opened account book in his hand.
After seeing off Wei Hongsheng, Zhang Jin and Luo Hao returned to Kowloon Walled City.
Zhang Jin asked Luo Hao to go back and ask his brothers who wanted to appear in the movie and recruit him as a martial artist. He went back home and started writing the movie's plot outline, listing several major plot points so that Wei Hongsheng could
to add details.
Three days later, Wei Hongsheng found Zhang Jin and told him that the crew had initially completed the set-up, and they just had to wait for the script to be perfected and the actors to be confirmed before filming could begin.
"Zhang Sheng, I have hired the best employees I can. Several of them are employees of Shaw Brothers and Great Wall Pictures. They happened to be on vacation. I paid double the price to hire them to make extra money. As for the machines, I have all
It was rented from Shaw Brothers. Although it is not a new foreign product that Shaw Brothers has just introduced, it is still the best batch on the market."
"Why not rent the best one?" Zhang Jin asked.
"Shaw Brothers is filming several films, but I can't use them myself. It's impossible to rent them out." Wei Hongsheng said, "By the way, I don't know if Zhang Sheng has thought about the story well. The screenwriter I hired is the famous Gu Yuesheng. It's a pity that he
You are only willing to work for us for five days and will not wait until the expiration date.”
"Give him this plot outline and character settings, and let him fill in the specific plot content according to this scope." Zhang Jin took out a manuscript with several sheets of paper.
After Wei Hongsheng took it, he asked: "The characters have been decided, can we start recruiting actors?"
"Okay, you don't have to worry about the male protagonist, supporting actor and martial arts. You are responsible for the actors in other roles." Zhang Jin said.
According to his idea, the male protagonist is Luo Hao, and the male supporting actor is his master. This role is played by Luo Zhengying. It just so happens that the master is also a cripple in the setting.
In this era, movies are made by fast-paced shooters. Even if we don’t mention fast-food movies like Seven Days Fresh, the average shooting period of a movie is only one month. This also includes the actual shooting time from project establishment to finalization, which is less than twenty days.
Five days later, after Wei Hongsheng took Gu Yuesheng's final revised draft to Zhang Jin for review, he immediately worshiped God and turned on the computer the next day.
""Big Hero" Act 1, Scene 1, Axon!"
As required, the crew found a dilapidated courtyard in Kwun Tong, put up a signboard, put up wooden mannequins, and transformed it into a martial arts gym.
The first scene opens with several brothers and sisters practicing boxing in the courtyard of the martial arts school. Four men and one woman, all about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing old-fashioned black short-fighting uniforms.
These boys and girls are all juniors of several masters in the ring, so they can naturally practice boxing well.
Outside the camera, Luo Hao, who was filming for the first time, stared at the yard with an expressionless face.
"Hey, it's just filming, why don't you be so nervous?" Zhang Jin teased.
"Who, who said I'm nervous? I'm not nervous at all." Luo Hao turned his head stiffly and looked at him.
"Aren't you nervous that there is so much sweat on your forehead?"
Luo Hao wiped his sweat and secretly wiped it on his clothes: "Do you think it's too late for me to go squat in the shit pit now?"
"..."
"The hero is ready to go on stage. Where is the hero...?" Wei Hongsheng turned his head, and only Zhang Jin was left behind.
"Director, Ahao just went to squat in the cesspool." Zhang Jin said helplessly.
"..." If it weren't for looking at the face of the sponsor's father, Wei Hongsheng would have scolded him, "Ten minutes' pause. Let's take a rest first."
Ten minutes later, filming continued.
Luo Hao walked into the gate of the martial arts hall and said to the people in the yard with a smile: "Wow! Today, Ah Wei, you are actually qualified to teach brothers and sisters, aren't you? Last time I came here, I saw you playing with a set of five-wheel hammers.
After being trained by the master, I am actually qualified to tie the belt knot in the middle today!"
"Luo Sheng's acting skills are great! It's very natural!" Wei Hongsheng was a little surprised.
"Of course it's natural to act in true character," Zhang Jin said with a smile. When he wrote the character design, the male protagonist's setting was somewhat based on Luo Hao's own personality.
The first scene was shot very quickly.
"Hero, Act 2, Scene 1, Axon!"
The second act is about someone coming to the martial arts gym to cause trouble. The master and senior brother are not here, so Luo Hao, the second senior brother, comes to the rescue.
"Partridge Yong, you are a bastard! If you hadn't had a brother follow you all the way, I wouldn't have known that you had hairy feet in Tai Hom Village! Stealing my business? Do you want to die?"
"Zhong Qi? Are you brave enough to follow me! You must make it clear that I am not the one who stole the business..."
"...I've overturned you a long time ago! You thought you could scare people by bringing your master out with a limp, but a damn cripple and a few of you Dansanzhong disciples are opening a martial arts gym... Be careful, I won't even use the signboard of your martial arts gym."
I’ll take it all apart for you to see!”
The two sides exchanged some insults and then started fighting with fists and kicks.
The villain who kicks the gym is also a person in the ring. Both parties know the basics and have practiced with Luo Hao many times. They can do real punches, let alone fake ones.
Seeing the smooth and exciting fighting in front of him, Wei Hongsheng was full of praise: "Zhang Sheng, these martial arts are very good. I also saw their dragon and tiger masters when Shaw Brothers started working, and they are not bad at all!
"
"Just so-so."
Chapter completed!