TVB's headquarters - Broadcasting and Television City.
In his previous life, when Jiang Yulou came to Hong Kong, TVB's headquarters had already moved to the Tseung Kwan O Television Broadcasting City in the New Territories. Today I was lucky enough to visit TV City, which satisfied his little curiosity.
Following the guide's lead, everyone walked around the front building and came to the backyard. There were many vehicles parked in the courtyard. To Jiang Yulou, they looked like old-fashioned cars, but to the people in the exchange group, they looked like high-end vehicles. , everyone is extremely envious.
The guide is a TVB employee named Alang.
After following Alang upstairs, I listened to his introduction: "This is where our TV station produces TV programs, including many departments such as the set room and prop room. Some interior scenes of TV series are also shot here."
Wang Meng said in surprise: "Can TV series be filmed in the building?"
Although he doesn't have much contact with the film and television industry, he knows the directors and knows that both TV and movies in China are shot in studios.
"You'll understand in a moment if you take the interior scene." Alang smiled.
While everyone was walking and listening to Alang's introduction, Jiang Yulou suddenly saw the words "Props Room" written on the door number of a room.
"Alang, can we go in and take a look?"
"Can."
He opened the door and everyone was shocked.
The large room is neatly divided into categories, with clothing from various eras, as well as props such as pots and pans.
Jiang Yulou suddenly saw a familiar prop. He walked to the table and picked up a bowl. The workmanship was rough, but the pattern on it made his eyes light up.
It is none other than TVB's gold medal veteran actor - Jigongwan.
Speaking of which, this bowl can be traced back to the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Unexpectedly, it was available in 1980.
In addition to the cock bowl, there were several costumes that looked familiar to him.
As expected of TVB, they are very careful when it comes to props.
After taking a quick look around the prop room, I came out and continued to visit other items.
Soon, everyone arrived at a room with an ancient costume scene.
In the room, there was a crew filming nervously. After everyone came in, they were very careful not to make any noise.
Seeing how knowledgeable they were, the crew did not stop them.
Of course, it's also possible that they didn't have time to talk to the people in the exchange group when they were busy filming.
After standing like this for a while, when one group of shots was finished and the next group of fight scenes were shot, my thoughts immediately changed.
Both people are holding props and weapons, and one person is giving instructions. The general idea is: one person uses a sword to throw the chair to the opposite side, and the other person uses a knife to split the chair in half.
"Ah, Lin Chao, I'm going to kill you!"
"Humph, you want to kill me? What a daydream!"
A masked man in black used a sword to thrust the chair towards the opponent. The opponent was obviously very skilled in martial arts and struck the middle of the chair with his sword.
Snapped!
Wow!
The wooden chair suddenly fell into pieces and scattered all over the floor.
"Click!"
"Next game!"
"..."
Everyone had never seen this before, and their eyes widened. How could this be done? It was really chopped with a knife. Aren't you afraid of accidentally hurting yourself?
Tang Yuewen's eyes shone when she saw it. She leaned into Jiang Yulou's ear and asked, "Yulou, how did they do it? Do they really have the skills?"
Jiang Yulou said mysteriously: "You will know by touching the pillars and floor tiles of the set."
Tang Yuewen followed the instructions, sneakily moved to a corner, reached out and pinched the "pillars of the house", and then pressed the "floor tiles".
Wang Meng noticed the little movements of the two people and asked quietly, "What are you doing?"
"Yuewen wanted to know the secret of splitting wooden chairs with a knife, so I asked her to touch the pillars and floor tiles." Jiang Yulou shrugged.
While the two were talking, Tang Yuewen came back excitedly,
"The floor tiles are soft and a little elastic, and the pillars are not pillars at all, but more like they are made of paper!"
Wang Meng was surprised: "How did you know?"
"They are all props. Didn't we go to the prop room just now? There are chairs and pillars covered in paper. I paid attention to them."
"I thought that with Xiangjiang being so developed, the props used by the crew might be more sophisticated, but I didn't expect this?"
"It's all to save costs." Jiang Yulou revealed the secret.
"I see."
"Weren't they shooting too fast?"
They had been watching for a while to see the progress of the shooting, one shot after another, like a revolving door, too fast.
Moreover, the actors did not seem to have a complete script and were free to play. When shouting "ng", the lines they said were different several times.
Everyone was shocked and confused, could a TV series be filmed like this? !
Jiang Yulou's feelings are deeper. It is well known that the filming cycle of Xiangjiang film and television dramas is short.
The advantage of being short is that it saves costs, but it also means that there is a greater chance of a bad movie.
Although there were many classic film and television works during the peak period of Xiangjiang's film and television industry, these were carefully selected from a large number of shoddy works.
It’s okay for the audience to want to watch good works, but they have to endure ten times as much rubbish as good works.
Xiangjiang is a commercial society and everything looks forward.
The film and television industry is full of impetuosity, money making, following trends, underworld, and behind-the-scenes dealings.
The golden age of Xiangjiang's film and television industry was both a success and a failure.
Some people think that Xiangjiang is a scam. Famous directors, screenwriters, actors... It seems that as long as you go to Xiangjiang and enter the film and television industry, you can become a star. In fact, this is an illusion.
There are far more people who have been delayed and have played supporting roles all their lives than the lucky ones.
Even Sing Yeh and Andy Lau have made dozens or hundreds of bad movies.
As for future generations, why the Hong Kong film and television industry collapsed is also because actors and people who are good actors have a better choice, and that is the mainland.
Think about the big flowers of this era, most of them came from the mainland.
Without talents from the mainland, it is understandable that Xiangjiang Film and Television will decline.
"Okay, let's get to know each other."
After finally waiting for the crew to take a break, Alang called for both parties to come over.
"This is our heroine Zheng Yuling."
Oh, Ada in "Eagle Project".
Jiang Yulou shook hands when he went up, and Zheng Yuling was baffled by his enthusiasm.
"Hello, Miss Zheng, I am your fan."
"Really?"
Zheng Yuling's eyes blinked, and she was very surprised that she had a fan from mainland China.
"Of course, I like Fang Xiwen's character very much."
"Thank you, I will work hard in the future."
Now Zheng Yuling no longer doubts, even her role last year knows that there is a high probability that she is not a liar.
Zheng Yuling is dressed in ancient costume and has a very decent smile.
He is indeed a big star. He is not only good-looking but also good at talking.
But right now, Jiang Yulou is not very interested in her.
After all, although Zheng Yuling is good, she is not at the level of a goddess.
After getting to know the leading actors, everyone became curious about the props used by the crew.
