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Volume 3 Chapter 18 Studio Three

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    After watching the film, Shen Chong and Bunt looked at each other and found that there was dissatisfaction and doubt in their eyes.  The lens was perfect. The explosion of fire, the rapidly rising fireball, the instantly shattered and splashing glass, and the dust cloud formed by the shock wave were all captured. The shooting angle was also very subtle, and the miniature model looked exactly like the real building.  However, Shen Chong felt that although the details were very real, the scene did not look big enough or hot enough. There seemed to be something missing "Mr. Bunter, is it my imagination?" Shen Chong touched his chin and said:  "The explosion seems to be missing a key shot." "No, I feel the same way." Bunt replied. He stood up, controlled the projector himself, and turned over the shots of the explosion.  The projectionist standing aside was recruited by Shen Chong from Paramount's printing factory. He was over 50 years old and a very old-school employee. He dissuaded him: "Mr. Bunter, you can't show it repeatedly like this. It will  It will scratch the film and reduce the quality of the film. " "It doesn't matter." Shen Chong stood up, raised his hand, and said, "It doesn't matter if the film is discarded, as long as the problem can be found.  Shoot." Bunt watched it a few more times, but still couldn't find the problem. He was quite annoyed. He paused the screening, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, and then took out a lighter, "Pop.  "There was a sound.  The projectionist grabbed the lighter, extinguished the flame, and reprimanded loudly: "Film is flammable, open flames are strictly prohibited, Bunt, are you crazy? Smoking here." "Tom, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Bunt  He raised his hands and said, "I just want to take a break and find some ideas." The moment the lighter lit up, Shen Chong had a flash of inspiration and remembered a tidbit from the filming of the original "Die Hard" and immediately understood this.  Something is missing from the set of shots.  "Mr. Bunt, I know there is something wrong." He clapped his hands and said, "It's fire. The gunpowder in the miniature model has limited power, and the fire produced by the explosion is not bright enough" "" Bunt shouted, and he  He quickly returned to the projector, controlled the machine, stopped the lens on the frame that recorded the moment of the explosion, and then shouted excitedly: "This is it, we need to add a set of flash lenses here to make the explosion  The scene looks more spectacular." "Yes." Shen Chong looked at the screen and asked, "But how should we shoot this set of shots?" Bunt was stunned and said with a frown: "Let me think about it.  Powerful searchlight? No, no, no, the flash interval is too long, how can I stuff it into the model" After Shen Chong thought hard for a while, he stopped hiding it and said with a smile: "Bang  Mr. Te, in fact, I have an idea for shooting. If one flash is not enough, we can gather dozens or hundreds of flashes together, then face them in different directions and light them up at the same time. " "Do this.  It's possible." Bunt thought for a while and said, "But the current model is too small to fit too many flashes. We need to make a bigger one." "Who said we need to shoot in a miniature model."  Chong made a gesture and said: "Let's go to the Kangle Building to shoot on site." "Very good, very good." Upon hearing this, Bonte cheered repeatedly and said, "I went there to see the building. The building is very beautiful, and the real-life shooting is even better.  "But for live shooting, I need to contact the owner of the Kangle Building first, and then notify you of the shooting time." "Of course." Bunt nodded and said, "No problem." Shen Chong looked at his watch.  It was already past seven o'clock at night, so he took Bunter out to find a special hotel, had a hearty meal, and after seeing him off, returned to the printing factory alone. He planned to watch the drama samples shot by John Woo.  Before watching the samples, he made a phone call home as usual.  "Hey, who are you looking for?" "Tianbao?" Shen Chong heard the voice and asked, "Are you home alone?" "My sister is here too, and my dad just came back." Tianbao replied, "Why are you still here?  Not back? My sister is still waiting for you to read together. " Shen Chong grinned. He promised to read together to learn management last night, but he will miss school today He said bravely: "There is something going on outside.  Sister, let her see it for herself first. I won't be back until around ten o'clock. " "Brother-in-law, I really don't know how you got into HKU." Tianbao mocked him in an old-fashioned way, and then said, "Okay.  I'll tell her later." "Thank you very much. Remember, don't stir up trouble." Shen Chong threatened: "Say some nice words to me and I'll buy you a good guitar the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, huh, huh"  "I know." Tianbao replied in a long voice, and then whispered in a very careful voice: "Brother-in-law, I'm going to tell you some inside information, what benefits will you give me?" "What?"??Insider?  " "The inside story related to your confidante in Taiwan.  " "You little girl, you are talking nonsense again.  Shen Chong played hard to get, pretending not to believe it, and said: "Okay, that's it, I'll hang up."  " "Don't worry, don't worry, it's true.  "Tianbao was still a child after all, so he immediately lost his temper and said, "In the past few days, my sister has often talked to her on the phone.  " When Shen Chong heard this, he held the microphone and was stunned. "How about it, brother-in-law, how much is this inside information worth?  " "Okay, Tianbao, you win.  Shen Chong surrendered and said: "You tell me the content of the call, and then I will give you whatever you want."  " "Brother-in-law, you said it, don't cheat" "No cheating, if you want the moon in the sky, I will build you a spaceship, okay?  " "Since you are so sincere, I will tell you.  Tianbao chuckled a few times and said: "Actually, I only overheard a little bit, talking about movie scripts, welding steel plates and the like. In short, it sounds weird, but don't worry, brother-in-law, my sister is here  I kept laughing during the phone call, so that's probably not a bad thing.  " Shen Chong understood what was going on as soon as he heard this. He put down the phone, shook his head and smiled bitterly - women are indeed gossip animals and cannot keep secrets. Brigitte Lin must have told Zhang Aijia about the script he wrote and the conversation that night. " Also  I don¡¯t know what the two women said on the phone, but as long as they don¡¯t fall out, everything is easy to talk about Shen Chong breathed out, put down his random thoughts, then walked into the screening room and started to watch the samples of "Tiger Gut".  For the script of "Dragon Power", Shen Chong only borrowed ideas from the original version, and then wrote a skeleton to outline the main plot lines - the male protagonist is a rustic policeman on Lamma Island who has a crush on the girl he grew up with.  The protagonist, and the heroine, after graduating from college, worked as a clerk in a multinational bank in the Kangle Building. During Christmas, the hero used the holiday to visit her. First he met a rich second-generation love rival, and then encountered a robbery by gangsters. Finally, relying on his outstanding  Kung Fu and a desperate spirit successfully brought down all the gangsters, rescued the heroine, and finally brought the beauty home. As for the details, such as the childhood of the hero and heroine, the behavior of the rich second generation, and the origin of the gangsters, they were all determined by John Woo and the gangsters.  Chen Xinjian was responsible for polishing and adapting to the actor's conditions. After watching the sample film, Shen Chong sat motionless, frowning and worrying. "It's not that the filming was not good. John Woo will definitely be famous in the international film industry in the future."  With brushes, the scenes and plot atmosphere in the samples are very well controlled. The problem lies with the actors - Anthony Hopkins is so outstanding that he eclipses everyone, especially Sammo Hung, who is so good with his  In the antagonist scene, it seems that Chu Ge, who is acting for the first time, is completely suppressed. There is an impressive villain, which will add a lot to the movie, but the villain is too good and takes the spotlight, which is a bit inconsistent.  Among the Hong Kong kung fu stars, he is the best at acting, but compared with an actor like Anthony Hopkins who has top-notch temperament and acting skills, he immediately pales in comparison. At this time, Anthony Hopkins is already several levels behind.  He is in his forties, but he has not yet made a name for himself in Hollywood. He is unknown. Although he is not famous yet, it does not mean that his acting skills are immature. Shen Chong has seen his resume and his acting career has lasted for a long time.  Anthony Hopkins was born on March 31, 1937 in Wales, England. He had poor academic performance as a child and suffered from dyslexia. He repeated five semesters before successfully graduating from the preparatory school and then entered the University of Wales.  Department of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. After two years of service, he moved to London and entered the Royal Academy of Performing Arts to train. In 19UR, he entered the National Royal Theater. In 19UR, he participated in the film for the first time and co-produced with Katharine Hepburn.  "The Lion in Winter", where he played Charlie the Lionheart, won Hepburn an Oscar. In 1974, he decided to come to the United States to develop his career, and acted in many plays on Broadway where the stars gathered.  Excellent, but because she is not tall enough and her appearance is not handsome enough, although she has always had opportunities to perform, they are only supporting roles, and she has not been able to get good roles where her acting skills can be used. In the past five or six years, she has basically been in a state of sinking.  Hopkins received professional training at a top acting school and has acted in dramas for many years. Drama is the highest level of performance. After years of training, he will naturally become more comfortable when he returns to acting in movies. Sammo Hung, on the other hand, is a dragon and tiger martial artist, and he is very skilled in acting.  It's all wild, you have to figure it out by yourself, and in the Hong Kong film circle, people who make Kung Fu movies don't always pay much attention to acting skills "Mistakes, mistakes." Shen Chong lightly tapped the armrest of the chair and muttered to himself:  "Next time I make a movie, I must audition first. I can no longer rely on my feelings and randomly match actors." This time, he chose actors based on the impressions in his memory and came up with a list of his own initiative. But when making a movie  It's not about playing football, but gathering a group of talented people togetherA team may be able to win the World Cup, but if a group of talented people get together in a movie, the result may not be good.  According to business rules, the male protagonist of "Die Hard" should be a handsome one, such as Chow Yun-fat. If he were to play the role, he might not be suppressed so miserably. Even considering that Chow Yun-fat has no kung fu foundation, it would be better to replace him with Yun-Fat.  Yuan Biao can also do it. Yuan Biao's upright appearance is very popular in the Japanese market.  But Shen Chongqiangang was arbitrary and took a fancy to Sammo Hung's action design ability and chose him to be the leading actor. Although Sammo Hung's simple and honest appearance was also good, his fat body shape was really a major shortcoming, so he hired a nutritionist.  I came to help him lose weight, tossing back and forth, but neither party could please And according to my heart's desire, I chose a master actor like Anthony Hopkins to be the villain. As a result, now, the bad guys are more attractive than the good guys, and it can be said that they are riding a tiger.   "Forget it, let John Woo take care of this." Shen Chong stood up, flicked his fingers, and walked out of the sample screening room.
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