Huairou Film and Television City, the crew of "Liancheng Jue".
After turning on the camera, shooting went relatively smoothly.
With Xiang Nan in charge, everyone was very attentive and did not dare to play tricks.
Everyone was united and the shooting went smoothly.
However, it is not completely without problems.
The biggest problem is lack of experience.
How to set up the scenery, how to shoot, how to light, how to act, how to perform actions... In Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television dramas, this already has a certain paradigm.
For example, in Huang Rihua's version of "Dragon", the heroes battle in the Shaolin Temple, and Qiao Feng's appearance is a very typical way for a hero to appear.
After all the heroes arrived, everyone was watching, and at the critical moment, Gang Leader Qiao flew in the sky, a Qigong wave exploded, and he stood proudly on the spot. Then all the supporting characters looked sideways, and called Gang Leader Qiao with a lot of tricks... What a scene.
However, the mainland lacks relevant experience, so if you want to shoot well, you have to gradually explore.
In order to quickly learn experience, Xiang Nan specially invited Wu Zhiyuan Bin from Xiangjiang.
He is one of the Seven Little Blessings. He has served as a martial arts director for films such as "New Dragon Inn", "The Swordsman: The Unbeaten East", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "God of Gamblers 2", and "Once Upon a Time in the Lion King". Have certain strength.
Moreover, what he is good at is the martial arts style of fighting with each other, which is relatively realistic. Although "Liancheng Jue" has the magical inner power of Shen Zhao Jing that can bring people back to life, it is still essentially a low-martial world. Rather than the proficiency of internal skills, more emphasis is placed on the competition of moves, so it is more appropriate to ask Won Bin to direct.
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At the beginning of the filming of the TV series, the script originally prepared a substitute for Xiang Nan.
Wan Zhenshan still had some martial arts scenes, and they were afraid that Xiang Nan wouldn't be able to handle them.
But they didn't expect that Xiang Nan actually went into battle in person, and fought in a decent manner, which surprised both Yuan Bin and Wu Yue, not to mention the others.
"Master Cheng, have you practiced kung fu before?" Wu Yue asked curiously.
"When I was young, I learned a little from the uncle next door." Xiang Nan nodded.
"That's not a big deal for you." Wu Yue waved his hand and said with a smile.
Others can't tell, but he is a professional martial arts practitioner and once won a national martial arts championship. It can be seen that Xiang Nan is good at martial arts. When filming martial arts action, every move is just right. If it hadn't been for a good body of work, it would never have been so perfect.
Just like Chen Hao, Jiang Qinqin, Ni Dahong and others, they had never learned martial arts before. They just studied for two months before the filming started. So it was all about showmanship, and mistakes were often made during the filming scenes.
Xiang Nan smiled slightly, his kung fu was indeed amazing.
Although Wu Yue is a national martial arts champion, he mostly practices moves, which is different from real fighting. And Xiang Nan inherited Ip Man's Wing Chun, which can really kill people.
But it's not worth showing off. Now in the peaceful world, there is no need for him to kill people.
When Wu Yue saw that Xiang Nan was obviously good at martial arts but not showy or ostentatious, he couldn't help but feel infected and lost a lot of his frivolity.
When Xiang Nan shoots fighting scenes, he does it himself, without the need for a stand-in.
This spirit of sacrifice also infected the crew. All actors try their best to perform in person, and only use stand-ins unless the action is too difficult and cannot be completed.
In this way, it will naturally be helpful to improve the quality of the series.
Unlike some dramas, actors have to be stand-ins for every scene they film. There are literary substitutes in literary plays, martial arts substitutes in martial arts plays, naked substitutes in luo plays, and kiss substitutes in kiss scenes. Even rolling on the ground or falling over are all done by stand-ins.
With so many stand-ins used in filming, the quality of the series will definitely not be better.
Because acting is a two-way communication process, although the play is fake, the feelings are sincere. No matter how good an actor is, he still needs the cooperation and stimulation of his opponent to perform his ideal acting skills.
If a stand-in is used for filming, the opponent's performance will definitely be limited, which will affect the quality of the series.
Moreover, when using a stand-in, you can only use a long lens and cannot take pictures of the face, which will also have a certain impact on the shooting.
Under the leadership of Xiang Nan, the crew of "Liancheng Jue" has participated more in person, which is naturally beneficial to improving the quality of the series.
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During the filming of "The Secret of the City", many people from other crews came to visit the team.
First, Kirin Pictures is a giant in the mainland entertainment industry. It is very good at movies and TV series and its reputation is quite high. With a company like this, whoever wants to get ahead in the mainland entertainment industry doesn’t want to build personal connections;
Secondly, Xiang Nan is the richest man in China and one of the best in the world's richest list. Who wouldn’t want to get to know such a big shot? If you fall in love, just a little advice from others will be enough to benefit you for life.
For example, Feng Xiaogang was just an art assistant back then. Since following Xiang Nan, he has been on a meteoric rise and is now the second most famous influencer in the Mainland, only second to Zhang Yimou.
Xiang Nan didn't put on any airs about everyone's visit. If he had time, he was willing to chat, take photos, and sign autographs.
Because most of the people who dare to come to visit the class are well-known in the industry. For example, Su Youpeng, Lin Zhiying, Jiao Enjun, Lu Liangwei and others may have opportunities to cooperate in the future, so it is not a mistake to refuse others thousands of miles away.
As for those who had no names or surnames, they did not dare to come and disturb Xiang Nan. Even if they dare, the crew will not let them go casually.
Of course, compared to these male actors, Xiang Nan prefers to communicate with those female stars.
For example, the actress Xiao Qiang in "Little Li Flying Knives". Xiao Qiang is known as the most beautiful woman in Taiwan. After Xiang Nan saw the real person, she didn't feel as stunning as the legend. On the contrary, Chen Hao and Jiang Qinqin are much more beautiful than her.
However, Xiao Qiangsheng is more seductive, crazy and coy, and is particularly good at making people happy. The so-called "Explanatory Flower" is nothing more than that, so Xiang Nan feels that it is still worth the money.
There are also the actress Weng Hong in "Dharma" and the heroine Chen Derong in "The Two Prides". Xiang Nan has liked their film and television dramas before. Now that they have been together for a while, she naturally did not miss the opportunity.
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In August, after the filming of "City Links" was completed at Feiteng Film and Television Base, it was time to go to the snowy mountains for location shooting. Since there was no role for Xiang Nan, he didn't go.
Moreover, after filming this drama for three months, director Wang Wenjie has already gained insights, so there is no need for him to keep an eye on it.
In addition to "The Secret of the City", in 1999, Kirin Pictures also invested in Feng Xiaogang's "A Sigh". This script is adapted from Wang Tie's "The Embarrassing".
Feng Xiaogang prepared to film this movie two years ago. But in 1997, Wang Tie was boycotted by public opinion, and his works, scripts, and essays could not be used, which brought the preparation of "A Sigh" to a standstill.
Now that two years have passed, I can’t say that things have calmed down, at least the resistance is not as strong anymore. Therefore, Feng Xiaogang seized the time and filmed "A Sigh".
Although Feng Xiaogang has always acted as a common man, and the movies he has made are mostly commercial ones. But in fact, he still has artistic pursuits.
In real life, he has filmed "Tangshan Earthquake", "Assembly Number", "Youth", "Cell Phone", "Night Banquet", "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", "1942", and "Only Yun Knows" etc., they are all more tragic and literary films.
In comparison, he only has five comedies. Xiang Nan felt that he had mistakenly looked at Feng Xiaogang before.
