"All departments prepare!"
“Photography OK!”
"The lights are ready!"
"Weiya is no problem!"
"The actors are in place!"
Li Tang and Li Lianlian each helped with the steel wire and stood on both sides of the field where water was dripping.
With a "Action!"
Li Lianlian was seen flying into the air with the help of wirea, and broke through the water in the center of the field.
Camera No. 2 took a close-up of Li Tang and saw that he did not move at all, lowering his eyelids and focusing on Li Lianlian's steps.
One foot, two feet, and the third foot broke through the water. Li Lianlian drew his sword and rose into the air again. With one move, he thrust the sword forward and stabbed Li Tang in the chest.
At this time, Li Tang started to move, lifting the silver gun in his hand and moving it horizontally.
After missing a move, Li Lianlian took advantage of taking the initiative and continued to attack, fencing upward, fencing across the right side, and then thrusting the sword forward...
"Dang, Dang, Dang!"
Li Tang continued to block, but when the last sword thrust came, there was no way to hide, so he flew back with the help of Wia.
Li Lianlian was unable to take advantage of the victory. He turned 720 degrees in the air and landed firmly in the center of the field.
Li Tang also happened to land at this time.
The photography immediately shows a close-up of the weapons in the hands of the two men.
The nameless sword in Li Lianjie's hand was designed according to the sword shape of the Spring and Autumn Period, with a hollow groove in the middle of the blade. There is a saying: If a person has no reputation, he can concentrate on practicing swordsmanship. The man is nameless, and the sword is also nameless.
The silver gun in Li Tang's hand consists of a gun head, a holster, a gun barrel, and a gun spike. He plays Changkong, one of the three great assassins of the Zhao Kingdom. His marksmanship is unrivaled. No one has forced him to take off his holster for nearly ten years. Even though he had just faced the siege of the seven great swordsmen of the Qin Palace, he retreated from the enemy in an instant without taking off his holster.
At this time, under the gaze of the camera, Li Tang slowly took off his holster. Li Lianjie's consecutive sword attacks just now had left him in awe.
In the second set of shots, Li Tang launches an attack using a move from the Luo family's marksmanship, the flat spear. Shangpinzhaoqiang is the basic skill of all marksmanship. The right hand is holding the handle of the gun as the back hand, and the left hand is holding the middle part of the gun barrel as the front hand.
As the gun proverb goes: the front hand is like a pipe, and the back hand is like a lock.
This means that the front hand should be loose so that it can slide forward and backward; the back hand should be tightly held on the handle. The Shangping Spear was one of the basic skills that Wu Jing taught Li Tanggang when he started learning marksmanship. He had long been familiar with it, and this shot was very hard and accurate.
Li Lianjie was already prepared, swinging his sword and swinging the gun barrel. Li Tang's moves were still young, and he followed up with the momentum of a flat spear. He put his left foot firmly on the ground, lifted his right leg behind him, and hit Li Lianlian directly on the head with a move of Overlord Nodding.
The first time the two of them fought, Li Lianjie was frustrated by this move. He hurriedly raised his left hand to block with the scabbard. Now this move has been improved, and Li Lianjie steadily blocked with the scabbard.
Li Tang took a step back, shook his gun, and rushed forward again, using the Overlord Marksmanship's steps to draw back the spear, step forward to chop the spear, and stand up to draw the spear...
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"
Li Lianjie responded calmly, using the sheath as defense and the sword as offense. The transition between offense and defense was quick and agile. For a while, the two were inseparable. Fortunately, after more than 20 days of shooting, the photographer is very familiar with the moves and routines of the two people, otherwise the camera may not be able to keep up.
The third set of shots shows two people fighting with their minds.
Of course, mental combat is a way of expressing the plot. During the filming, the two still had to fight in real terms.
It was still Li Tang who took the lead in launching the offensive, stepping back to split the spear, lunging to the right to split the spear, kicking forward to split the spear...
Traditional martial arts pay special attention to footwork. This is why before the two began to compete, Li Tang first paid attention to the footwork of Li Lianlian's charge. The footwork determines the reality of the moves.
At this time, Li Tang stepped forward to split the spear with one move, then kicked forward with his right leg to take a big step forward. He advanced to stir up the spear with one move, and then hit the spear with another move.
Fortunately, Li Lianlian ducked out of the way in time to avoid the fatal shot and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.
Li Tang defused his offensive with one move of moving his spear inside and outside, then turned around and slashed the spear, jumped to sweep the spear, jumped to slash the spear...
A set of domineering marksmanship was in his hands, and Li Lianlian could only retreat while fighting.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Li Tang finally used the ten-style door-breaking gun, a unique skill in the Luo family's marksmanship.
The main part of this move is the word "punch", one pricks the eyebrows, two pricks the hands, three pricks the shoulders, four pricks the elbows, five pricks the chest, six pricks the knees, seven pricks the strange python walks through the crotch, eight pricks the golden rooster nods, and nine pricks The Milky Way pierces the throat, and after ten stabs, the enemy is unable to escape.
These ten shots were the most difficult in the entire battle scene between the two. Li Tang and Li were facing each other, and the connection between shots was dazzling. The biggest test is Li Lianlian's adaptability. If he is not careful, he may hurt someone. Of course, Li Tang has been practicing for so long and knows what he is doing.
Li Lianjie couldn't retreat and jumped onto the railing of the pavilion. The ten-style door-breaking gun is about piercing the gun in one line. Li Tang has practiced piercing the gun for several years, and the gun here is fast and straight. After Li Lianjie jumped on the railing of the pavilion, he and Li Tang were in a high and low position, breaking the oppressive situation that Li Tang had just attacked in a row.
But Li Tang reacted quickly, and his spear moves once again changed to overlord marksmanship, including lunging to split the spear, lifting the spear with a raised step, and sweeping the spear with a half-horse step.
Li Lianjie used Wia's anti-gravity body to float in the air. Taking advantage of Li Tang's moves to become old after sweeping the gun, he used the Taigong Fishing move in Qingping's swordsmanship. He instantly switched from defense to offense, and then kicked off the railing. , using Qingping's sword technique to use the wind-sweeping leaves similar to the chaotic cloak, forcing Li Tang to retreat continuously.
Li Tang retreated without confusion. He saw the opportunity and finally used the carbine. Of course, for the sake of viewing, he did not use the ugly but very practical carbine move that he learned from Mr. Yu when he turned around and squatted down. Instead, he jumped into the air and turned 360 degrees using the Luo family's carbine technique.
Li Lianjie struck out at the Iron Banqiao, and the tip of the spear almost pierced the tip of his nose.
"stop!"
The third set of shots is completed.
It is said that one minute on stage can take ten years off stage. The moves in the third set of shots were all tried and summarized by Li Tang and Li Lianjie in previous shootings, and they finally came up with this set of moves that satisfied Director Zhang.
That’s why it’s important to find people with martial arts background for fighting scenes to make them look good. Such a long shot of a fierce fight extremely tests the actor's reaction and adaptability. Without kung fu or long-term practice, it would not be possible to film it.
Of course, you can also use spliced close-ups and close-ups, supplemented by slow-motion shots, but such a picture will inevitably be greatly compromised in terms of viewing quality.
A total of four cameras were used on site for this set of shots, including panoramic, medium shots, close shots, and close-ups.
After shouting stop, Lao Mouzi sat in front of the monitor and watched each shot several times to make sure there were no flaws before finally shouting.
After shooting these three sets of shots, most of the day passed, and the crew had dinner. The crew has a chef dedicated to serving the main actors and behind-the-scenes creatives. Lao Mouzi is from Shaanxi and loves pasta. Today’s lunch is fried noodles and dumplings stuffed with three delicacies.
This kind of noodle soup is enough for one or two meals, but it won't work if you eat too much and you'll get choked up.
"Come to my place and eat."
Li Lianjie saw his frown and invited him with a smile.
This time he acted at a reduced salary, and the crew did not treat him badly. Not only did they provide him with a RV specifically for him to rest alone, but they also equipped a team specifically to serve him.
"Is it convenient?" Li Tang was a little embarrassed.
"It's nothing inconvenient. My wife is from Shanghai, and the meals she arranges will definitely suit your taste."
Li Lianjie is actually also a person of temperament. When he reaches his status, his behavior becomes very casual. In his words, I just rely on data. If my data is good, you have to use me.
Li Tang shamelessly followed Brother Jie into the RV.
The space in the RV is limited, so Li Zhi is busy working alone.
"Mrs. Li, excuse me." Li Tang said hello slightly restrainedly after getting in the car.
"Xiao Li, please sit down quickly!"
At this time, Li Zhi was completely different from usual, enthusiastic and friendly, and even his smile became very sincere.
Because Li Lianlian brought him here today, her enthusiasm, kindness and sincerity are all manifestations of a good wife who always considers her husband's position.
At the same time, it gave Li Tang a feeling of spring breeze.
The dishes are very simple, including a black pepper beef ribs, steamed cod with pickled vegetables, stir-fried bean sprouts with leeks and boiled lettuce, plus a mushroom chicken soup.
At first glance, you can tell that it is a combination of Shanghainese and Cantonese cuisine.
In a crew with difficult conditions, this can definitely be called a low-key luxury. Li Tang couldn't help but twitch his index finger when he looked at it.
"You're welcome, just eat."
Li Lianjie wiped his hands with a hot towel, picked up his rice bowl, picked up a piece of cowboy bone, and ate it.
Li Tang looked at it for a while.
"What's wrong?"
"No, uh... I heard that Brother Jie is a vegetarian."
Li Lianjie suddenly laughed and said: "Don't listen to the media's nonsense. I have never said that I am a vegetarian. Besides, if I really have to go vegetarian for such a large amount of exercise, I can't bear it. But I do occasionally eat vegetarian food. But they all follow the recipes prepared by nutritionists.”
Li Tang does know that in the United States, it is very common for the poor to eat meat and the rich to be vegetarian. After all, the organic vegetables specially provided for the wealthy class and the recipes customized by nutritionists are not ordinary people. Affordable.
As the saying goes, the poor in culture and the rich in martial arts, the first thing to practice martial arts is to keep up with nutrition.
Li Tang was no longer polite. The four dishes and one soup were completely wiped out by the two of them, and almost two-thirds of them went into Li Tang's stomach.
"It's good, and it's not a waste. In fact, I had a bigger appetite than you when I was young."
Li Tang understood Li Lianjie's mentality that he was envious of young people because he was older, but refused to admit defeat.
While taking advantage of the meal break, Li Tang also listened to a lot of flashy past stories about his career in Hong Kong and Hollywood. In fact, the highest level of flattery is to be a good flatterer. The exclamatory words at the right time will undoubtedly benefit the Kung Fu Emperor even more.
In the end, Li Lianlian, who was greatly satisfied and happy, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Li Tang, you can fight and your image and acting skills are good. Work hard and don't hang your tail. You will definitely have a future in the future."
Work hard and don't stick your tail up. It is not only a portrayal of Li Jianlian himself, but also his life experience. Li Tang listened carefully and said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Jie, I understand."
At two o'clock, filming resumes.
Lao Mouzi was very satisfied with the scene in the morning. Before the shooting started, he even ran over and clapped his hands to encourage him: "Everyone, keep up the hard work and try to pass the next three sets of shots in one shot!"
The fourth set of shots is Li Lianlian's counterattack after breaking the carbine.
The marksmanship used by Li Tang is very complex, combining a variety of marksmanship. Li Lianlian, on the other hand, is famous for his Qingping swordsmanship which is light, agile, free and elegant.
This set of swordsmanship is very consistent with his elegant and unrestrained fighting style.
The Qingping sword technique used by Li Lianjie seems to be advancing but retreating, just like the floating Qingping sword. Moreover, his movements were extremely fast, so Li Tang had to be alert to deal with it.
Although the movements were designed after a long period of exploration, Li Tang was never able to catch Li Lianlian's series of attacks 100% in previous rehearsals.
But if Li Lianjie slowed down his movements, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce the enjoyment of this set of movements. At the same time, Director Zhang had to use a one-shot lens to completely record this set of actions, which was another great test for Li Tang.
But there is no other way, just bite the bullet and go for it. If it doesn’t work, just take a few more shots.
Fortunately, he was lucky today. Li Tang almost perfectly caught Li Lian's fast and fierce Qingping sword attack, and took advantage of the opponent's weaknesses to turn defense into offense.
Three consecutive pole kicks, Li continued to retreat and dodge. Li Tang took advantage of the situation and made another move from horseback to sweep the gun. Li Lianlian stood up his sword to block and leaned back to dodge.
Li Tang jumped into the air with the help of Wia, and with a straight line in the air, he used the killing move of Wu Mu's Thirteen Spears, Taishan Crush.
At this time, the silver gun in his hand had been replaced by a long gun with a pewter shaft.
The biggest characteristic of the pewter rod is its extremely strong bending toughness. When Li Lianjie turned around and raised his sword to block, the spear bent downwards, and the tip of the spear hit his chest and abdomen.
Li Lianjie didn't hesitate at all. He used a white horse kick from Qingping's sword technique to kick the gun back. At the same time, they each jumped a step back and distanced themselves again.
"stop!"
After shooting the fourth set of shots, Director Zhang carefully watched the playback. When Li Lianlian blocked Li Tang's horse rifle move, he had his eyes closed in the close-up shot, with an unusually ferocious expression. Judging from the picture effect, there were slight flaws. Fortunately, it was just a close-up shot, so there was no need to start over from scratch, and Li Tang didn't even have to do it himself. Let Li Lianlian's stand-in Zhang Ai sweep across with a spear, and add a close-up of Li Lianlian's action of blocking with a sword and leaning back to dodge.
I took four close-ups in a row and finally met Director Zhang's requirements.
In the fifth set of shots, the focus of this shot is on Li Tang.
The rain kept beating on the weapons of the two men. Suddenly Li Lianjie moved and used the Feihong Hengjiang move of Qingping Sword Technique. This move consists of cutting the sword up and down horizontally. He takes a fierce path and destroys it with force. , the sword is full of strength.
The beef at noon was free. Li Lianlian's swords were extremely fast and violent. The trembling power of the swords almost made Li Tang unable to hold the gun.
Immediately afterwards, there was another lunge and stabbing move. Li Tang had no way to hide and jumped up to avoid it.
Originally, a stand-in was needed for this shot. With the help of Wia, the gun was hung upside down on a golden hook, and its feet were hung on two eaves.
Li Tang tried it twice and felt that he was okay, so he went into battle himself.
Director Zhang's intention in this fight scene is that the collision between masters and masters can form a perfect spark, so the two must be both offensive and defensive, equally matched.
Li Tang, who was hanging upside down on a golden hook and hanging in mid-air, used the Seven Detection Snake Coil Spear in the Zhao family's marksmanship. The so-called Seven Explorations are seven methods of attack, and the so-called Snake Coil is to draw out the gun quickly, making the gun in your hand look like a snake that is constantly circling.
Just as Li Tang was hanging upside down, the silver gun in his hand was spinning rapidly, forming an airtight barrier that prevented Li Lianjie from attacking for a while.
In fact, this Zhao family's marksmanship comes from the same lineage as Zhao Zilong's Eighteen Spears. It is changeable and has hidden mysteries. One move often hides another move. Sure enough, under the cover of the rapid gunfire, Li Tang let go of his front hand and stabbed out with the silver spear.
A white spitting move almost hit Li Lianjie. This shot was unexpected and a bit more dangerous than the previous return shot. Li Lianlian also used wirea to fly back.
Li Tang took the opportunity to turn his body over, and without stopping, he used the Yang family's marksmanship poisonous snake to get out of the hole and continued to attack Li Lianlian.
Li Lianlian was forced to land, and Li Tang followed suit.
The overlord's marksmanship involves raising the gun with a half-horse step, pressing the handle to raise the gun, and retreating to draw the gun;
The Yang family's marksmanship is like a sea of waves;
Qing Ping's sword skills are like shooting stars chasing the moon;
The Gao family's marksmanship is the Hongmen gun.
For a while, the two were fighting evenly.
The last scene shows the strings suddenly breaking, and the two people who are having a mental duel open their eyes at the same time.
Li Lianjie used the unique skill he had developed to assassinate King Qin - one kill in ten steps.
Within ten steps, one strike will kill him.
Li Tang was about to attack with his spear, but the nameless sword was already at his waist.
Li Lianjie stabbed Li Tang with his sword and cut off the silver spear.
"Okay, stop!"
This scene, hailed as "the best fight scene" by later generations, was finally filmed.
(End of chapter)
