Chapter 121: Anticipation boils, the sound of heavenly milk
Mid-October.
The press conference for the new film "The Lonely Agent" was held, attracting the attention of countless media.
Originally Zhou Yutang wanted to keep a low profile and start filming directly, but Mr. Han had to make a big splash.
Many media reporters were invited to the scene, and press releases were sent out in advance in order to get a head start and build enough momentum for the movie.
The new work of super newcomer Zhou Yutang is produced by China Film Group and Yinghuang Group. It spends 80 million to create a large-scale action drama film Lonely Agent
International superstars have joined the cast of movie stars and are already highly anticipated before filming has started.
Revealing for you the most mysterious and powerful agent in China
In fact.
The total investment of Lonely Agent is only 50 million.
But doing publicity is just like leading troops to fight in the Three Kingdoms period. You have to exaggerate the numbers to attract more people's attention.
Many media reporters came to the new film press conference.
The intellectual female host came on stage and first introduced the starring team of Lone Agent.
The flash lights never stopped.
The main reason is that this lineup is absolutely luxurious.
Chow Yu-tang personally plays the leading role. Standing next to him is Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka-fai, as well as another gang leader Yam Tat-wah who was killed by Tony Leung Ka-fai, and enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun
They are all from Hong Kong A well-known big brother figure in the film industry.
The other villain, An Zhijie, is too low-ranking and stands on the side like a minion.
In addition to the heroine played by Fan Xiaopang, Xiaomei, who has an important role, is played by mainland young actor Zhang Zifeng.
However.
The biggest celebrity on the scene is Thai boxing champion Tony Jaa.
This time, thanks to the relationship between Mr. Han and Mr. Han, it took 1 million US dollars to hire this internationally influential Thai martial arts star.
Those explosive muscles were about to burst the shirt he was wearing, and he looked like a peerless hunk at first glance.
As producers, the Big Three consisting of Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, and Yang Shoucheng dazzled the media.
Big production
Absolutely thrilling big production
This combination will directly satisfy the expectations of the lone agent.
First, Mr. Han and several other big shots took turns speaking in official terms, and in short expressed their high opinion of the film.
Then it was time for reporters to ask questions.
The two best actor Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka Fai looked a little surprised when they saw many reporters rushing straight to Zhou Yutang.
This handsome guy is so popular.
"Zhou Yutang, how do you feel about this time acting with the two best actors in Hong Kong?"
"Zhou Yutang, you are the crown prince of youth movies, why do you want to change to make action dramas?"
“Zhou Yutang, are you ready to accept Jiahe Zou Wenhuai’s offer?Invest in shares”
“Everyone comes one by one. "
Seeing that the scene was getting heated out of control, the female host quickly came out with a microphone to maintain order.
"Zhou Yutang, you are recognized as the crown prince of youth movies, why do you suddenly want to Transformed into filming this lonely agent, as far as I know it is an action movie."
I don’t know who gave him this nickname. Zhou Yutang was complaining crazily in his heart, but on his face Still keeping a smile, "Correction, I am not a youth movie prince, I am just an actor. When I wrote this script, I thought it was a touching story, so I found Mr. Han"
< p> "I grew up watching the movies of Brother Hui, Brother Hua and Brother Qingyun. They are my seniors and they are all actor-level actors. I feel honored to be able to work with these seniors this time. At the same time, I also feel the pressure and hope to learn from several seniors.""Haha, it is inconvenient to disclose Jiahe's investment. I did chat with Boss Zou for a while that day. As for what will happen, everyone will wait and see. "
People carry people in sedan chairs.
Old actors such as Liang Jiahui, Simon Yam and Liu Qingyun who have been around for decades certainly understand this truth.
Zhou Yutang praised With their actor-level acting skills, they reciprocated the favor and praised Zhou Yutang for his amazing talent. They were looking forward to working with such a talented newcomer.
Being the guest of Boss Yang is such an amazing talent that ordinary people can’t do it. .
Everyone exchanged business
Some reporters then interviewed Tony Jia, who also spoke in Mandarin, and a small group of reporters interviewed young actors Zhang Zifeng and An Zhijie. There are other supporting roles.
The most important thing is to besiege Zhou Yutang.
No way, whoever makes him so popular among the new generation is the representative of traffic.
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"You asked me how much I expect the box office of the movie to be"
Faced with the Sohu Entertainment reporter's question, Zhou Yutang answered calmly, "My debut film has a box office of 16.8 billion in the Mainland. This is The movie also has so many powerful movie stars and international martial arts superstars joining the cast. I can only say that if it does not have a box office of more than 300 million, it means it is a failure. ”
The cost has already been announced to the outside world as 80 million yuan. To recover the cost, it will cost at least 2.5 billion yuan.
It is better to round up to a whole number. There is nothing wrong with calling it 300 million yuan. .
The scene was in an uproar
You know, the only movie currently released in China that can get this box office is Zhang Yimou. Xiaogang Pao is so crazy that he dare not say that his movie has a box office. Breaking 300 million.
Ren Dahua and Liang Jiahui both looked over with shocked expressions.
Enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun also opened his mouth, as if he couldn't believe it. >300 million box office, this guy has such big ambitions
“Super newcomer Zhou Yutang made wild claims that his new film will earn 300 million box office like a bag. "
"Zhou Yutang plays the mysterious agent of the Dragon Kingdom and competes with Hong Kong's best actors."
Zhou Yutang's remarks at the new film press conference indeed aroused heated discussions.
"Yu Tang, I think it's terrible. It can really have a box office of 300 million."
At the opening ceremony, Fan Xiaopang came over to express doubts.
"I don't want what you think, I want what I think."
Zhou Yutang glanced at her.
"If the box office really exceeds 300 million, how about I promise you a condition?"
Fan Xiaopang came over and gave me a wink.
In fact, in addition to the perfect movie she filmed with Zhang Ziyi this year, she also has another movie, Dance Gate, released this year.
This work co-starred Fan Xiaopang and Jordan Chan, directed by Fu Huayang, and written by Ning Caishen.
With such a golden lineup and the addition of hip-hop elements that are very trendy nowadays, it was able to earn a box office of 28 million.
Although it has a bad reputation, it still makes money. The production company in Hong Kong is already rushing to arrange Fist of Fury 2
If this movie can really win With a box office of 300 million, she really made money.
Although I didn’t receive a penny for the film as a friendly star, if I had the label of a heroine with a box office of 300 million, how many press releases could I publish?
“Hey, Yu Tang, it’s all over the Internet You said you have strong opinions on the Hong Kong scene, why do you still hire so many actors from Hong Kong?"
Fan Xiaopang raised his hand and touched Zhou Yutang's arm, and whispered.
"Don't talk nonsense and be united."
Zhou Yutang was very conscious and glanced at the goblin lightly.
In fact.
He does have some opinions on Wu Baige and Li Rengang, because he is a loyal fan of the Three Kingdoms.
When he was in elementary school, Comrade Zhou collected a complete set of the four major classics at home. Zhou Yutang loved Romance of the Three Kingdoms and read them over and over again.
The classic in my heart was filmed like this. In an interview, Zhou Yutang brought a little emotion to answer the reporter's question about Red Cliff and seeing the dragon take off its armor.
As a result, when it was posted online, it became clear that he had opinions about Hong Kong.
Zhou Yutang was also helpless and explained, "I have a problem with those people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong who have high standards. The actors in Hong Kong who work with me are all very professional and good actors."
Needless to say, Leung Ka-fai has good acting skills, affordable salary, and is professional enough.
Simon Yam is also a capable actor, and enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun is also a drama addict. These two people are good.
There are many people from Xiangjiang in the Guangdong Agent crew, so Zhou Yutang held a opening ceremony.
Soon the process ended and the formal shooting stage began.
Compared with the small-scale production in those years, this time it is a real big production.
There are more than 300 people in the entire crew, and the labor cost is a lot of money, plus the actors' salaries and props.
Before filming started, Zhou Yutang treated guests to a meal, mainly to establish good relations with these senior movie stars.
Han Sanping and Yang Shoucheng also showed up. In addition, Zhou Yutang is one of the film investors. Liang Jiahui, Simon Yam and Liu Qingyun are all veteran actors with very professional qualities and know very well what they should do. .
Zhou Yutang divided the crew into two groups.
In the first group, director Chen Musheng brought director of photography Feng Yuanwen, who has been working with him for almost 20 years, to mainly shoot some big action scenes.
For the second group, Zhou Yutang was handed over to assistant director Wen Muye and photographer Li Bingqiang. The two also worked together well in those years.
On the first day of official shooting, we mainly adjusted the production schedule, and then made final adjustments and modifications to the scenes, props, and costumes.
Enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun looked on with surprise as Zhou Yutang commanded and dispatched with a walkie-talkie.
He really didn’t expect Zhou Yutang to be so demanding about the details of filming.
The first scene is the night scene.
This scene is the beginning of the plot.
Team leader Sir, played by Liu Qingyun, ambush in the car, preparing to arrest criminal gangs selling drugs in nightclubs.
Needless to say, Liu Qingyun's acting skills, the Sir in "Secret War" is a classic in the film industry.
Several of his guys in the car are also good at acting.
Liao Qizhi, Wu Zhuoxi, and Xie Tianhua are all familiar faces
A well-connected person Yuan Hong sneaks in and plays a member of Liu Sir's team.
The first scene was well coordinated and passed quickly.
Then, the camera switches.
Explain Fan Xiaopang’s identity as a prostitute dancer in the play, and how she accidentally overheard a phone call from a criminal gang, and then became greedy, stole the drugs, and wanted to sell them privately, which promoted the The plot develops below.
After Fan Xiaopang’s performance, he walked into the backstage lounge of the nightclub wearing a sequined skirt and high heels.
When it was not time for Zhou Yutang's scenes, he stayed behind the monitor as assistant director for Chen Musheng, and also secretly learned a few of Director Chen's housekeeping skills.
"Yu Tang, what do you think?"
Director Chen Musheng has a good temper and communicates a lot with Zhou Yutang. The two often discuss shooting techniques.
Zhou Yutang held his chin with his hand, looked at the monitor screen, and made gestures, "Isn't it better if the range of the hip twisting movement is slightly larger? We need to highlight the identity of this dancer." Make it more obvious, so that the audience can receive the message."
It's not sexy enough to speak in human terms.
"Binbin, do it again according to Yu Tang's idea."
Director Chen nodded and called Fan Binbin over for a brief exchange.
Fan Xiaopang is also an old actor. He quickly understood Zhou Yutang’s intention and didn’t say anything.
When I took this role, I knew the nature of my role.They are all professional actors, so what can't they let go?
Originally, there was a scene where her organs were harvested by a criminal group, her naked body was thrown in the trunk of a car, and then she was discovered by Zhou Yutang.
Because the scale is too large, this scene has been slightly modified, which is a surprise to the audience
After slight adjustments.
Fan Xiaopang gradually started to be flirtatious and dissolute.
The camera zooms in.
Follow her swaying back.
Her buttocks are highlighted.
Round and upright.
Zhou Yutang seemed to see the eyes of the male staff on site focusing and shining together.
What is a beauty?
Or a coquettish beauty.
It’s just Fan Xiaopang, who plays his true character.
Men in their 90s will probably be attracted to it when they see this shot.
Zhou Yutang rubbed his chin and nodded slightly.
He decided to edit this scene and use it as a trailer, which should attract a lot of fans.
The next part was filmed several times.
Fan Xiaopang was changing clothes in the dark dressing room and putting on a red coat when he accidentally overheard a phone call from Yin Ziwei, a member of the criminal gang, dealing drugs.
"Well, I've got the goods, I'll leave right away"
Fan Xiaopang is greedy, and it's better to act than to think.
So he picked up the electric shock stick he was carrying, and while Yin Ziwei was changing clothes, he stunned him from behind.
Pa
Yin Ziwei fell down at every turn, twitching for a while, and his performance was quite good.
Fan Xiaopang opened his backpack and found a large bag of flour wrapped tightly in a transparent film in the shape of a brick.
“Click, do it again”
Director Chen Musheng stopped again, and this time he directly pointed out the problem
“Binbin, you are acting this During the paragraph, the expression can be a little richer. Think about your character setting. She is a dancer at the bottom of a nightclub and is addicted to drugs. She did such risky things because of greed. When you get this bag of drugs At the time, I was both panicked and excited because it was a lot of money."
"Thank you, Director Chen."
Fan Xiaopang nodded slightly and took the initiative to talk to Yin Ziwei. After apologizing, "Brother Ziwei, I'm sorry."
She got stuck, and Yin Ziwei had to reshoot, falling over and over again.
“It’s a joke.”
Yin Ziwei had a good temper and just smiled and dusted himself off.
This guy is also a good professional actor.
Zhou Yutang and Chen Musheng discussed the next shooting and let Fan Xiaopang make adjustments by himself.
In fact, this is the sequelae of the drama.
When an actor takes on several plays at the same time, it is easy to mess up the rhythm of the performance.
BecauseThe role you play in each play is different, which requires actors to adjust themselves.
Fan Xiaopang just came out of the perfect crew of International Chapter, and then joined the cast non-stop. In the drama of International Chapter, he played a big star, and the coquettish nightclub in The Lonely Agent The status of a dancer is completely different, so her performance is not natural.
However, it was because of the movie Apple that he won the award, and Fan Xiaopang’s acting skills were still certified.
After several test shots, I quickly got into the groove.
After she electrocuted Yin Ziwei, her breathing became rapid and her hands trembled slightly as she opened the travel bag in the dressing room and took out the brick-shaped bag of flour.
The mouth was slightly open, and the expression was intoxicated, and seemed to be carried away by excitement.
She is a dancer on the bottom floor of a nightclub and a drug addict. She understands the weight of the flour tile she got, which is worth at least several million
But soon, the painting A look of panic appeared on her delicate face with heavy makeup.
Thinking of the terrible consequences of being caught by a criminal organization, Fan Xiaopang put the bag of flour bricks into his arms and rushed out of the door in a panic.
"Okay, perfect, call it a day"
Chen Musheng nodded with satisfaction.
We finished shooting the night scene and called it a day.
Zhou Yutang invited Liu Qingyun and several cast members to have a late-night snack.
This is also a fine tradition of Hong Kong films in the last era. At that time, in the golden age of Hong Kong films, famous actors were filming films almost every day from morning to night.
Filming is a very physically demanding thing, so after finishing work in the evening, we would gather at the stalls for late-night snacks.
Zhou Yutang is an investor and the leading actor. Treating him to a late-night snack not only brings everyone closer together, but also makes him chat well with Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen.
"A Tang, do you know Brother Feng?"
We talked about Feng Boyuan during the dinner, and Mr. Liu, an enthusiastic citizen, was surprised, "When we were filming The Big Era, I remember eating together with Brother Feng." We were having a late night dinner and I heard that he was working in the Mainland. "My uncle was the producer of my first movie, I Want to Meet You, and he took good care of me at the time."
"That's okay." It’s really fate, let’s meet one”
Liu Qingyun also became popular after the big era, and Zhou Yutang also became popular with “Want to See You”.
It happens to be related to Feng Boyuan.
Sometimes relationships are brought closer at the dinner table.
It happened that through Feng Boyuan, the two of them talked about the big era. This TV series left a deep impression on Zhou Yutang.
The little Jew played by Zhou Huimin should be the perfect wife in the dreams of countless men.
The enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun is a winner in life both on and off screen. He was with the little Jew in the big era, and off screen he directly married Long Jiwen, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family played by Guo Aiming. That was in the 1990s. Needless to say, the gold content of being the Miss Hong Kong Champion.
"Brother Qingyun, I saw that when you were talking about the script in the meeting today, you kept writing on the script with your pen.Take notes. ”
“Yes, I am old and my memory is failing. I am not as good as you young people. I have to write down some key points of the characters in notes. Ah Tang, your script is really well written.”
“You are old, you are still in your prime, and you will have to rely on Brother Qingyun to take care of you in the future. "
Zhou Yutang said modestly.
Liu Qingyun has been nominated for the Best Actor in the Academy Awards for several times before. He was nominated again last year and finally got his wish and won the Best Actor trophy. This year he won the Best Actor Award again.
What admires Zhou Yutang the most is his professional attitude.
For the night scene today, he came to the set early and put on makeup without using his mobile phone. , just holding his own script and silently practicing his lines.
This is the sentiment of the older generation of filmmakers.
Working with such a professional veteran also made Zhou Yutang enthusiastic about this film. The movie is full of confidence.
After finishing the midnight snack, he returned to the hotel and took a shower.
As soon as Zhou Yutang lay down, he received a call from Liu Tianxian and listened to the soft call. Xiao Naiyin,
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