Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 365 - Open feud or minor disagreement?

Chen Yu used a pendulum to dodge the straight punch that hit him in the face, and then immediately slid up diagonally to use his back hand to hook an uppercut to his stomach.

"Stop!" Action director Meng Zhen waved to the shooting area, then picked up the script and ran to Chen Yu's side to tell the story.

Another action director, Huang Mingjian, went to see the martial artist who was knocked down by Chen Yu's punch and helped check whether he was injured.

The martial artist lying on his back on the gravel ground patted the protective gear in his hoodie twice and smiled at Chen Yu and Huang Mingjian.

Just now, Chen Yu's backhand uppercut was deliberately aimed at the target and many of them were scratches on the martial artist's abdomen. The martial artist only had to pretend to be hit.

It must be said that the professional martial artist's grasp of various pain reactions is indeed realistic and accurate, and there is no sloppiness in the slightest.

These martial artists are the old subordinates who followed Huang Mingjian in the European and American film and television industries, and then returned to the Chinese film and television industry to make quick money.

Based on the professional abilities they have shown previously, their level is definitely at least one level higher than that of the Korean martial arts team.

The Korean martial arts team usually relies on real pain responses, which causes many actresses to subconsciously withdraw their strength and affect the lens effect.

Barbara Palvin lacked a tacit understanding with the Korean martial arts team during the filming of "Rush", and she was a little timid in every action scene.

Director Chad could only try to repair this small flaw through post-editing, making Barbara's movements as fast and accurate as Chen Yu and Keanu.

Speed, accuracy and ruthlessness are the basic requirements for European and American pure action movies, but Meng Zhen believes that these three principles are not consistent with the attributes of the character played by Chen Yu.

"As a law enforcement officer, even if you are working as an undercover agent, you cannot pursue a fatal blow, otherwise you will be no different from a vicious criminal."

Action director Meng Zhen repeated Chen Yu's previous backhand hook and explained the reason for his stoppage. He wanted Chen Yu to show more grappling skills.

In fact, in the current scene, the silky feel of grappling and joint techniques is much stronger than the visual effect of sharp boxing and fighting.

"Since he has become an undercover agent, he is a pure criminal in the eyes of others. Would it be special if the character shows mercy at all times?"

Chen Yu opened the script and pointed at the contents for Meng Zhen to think about.

Chen Yu felt that when his accomplices were smashing up the store, the male protagonist could eat snacks and drink soda by the door, and act like he was carefree or disgusting.

But you must not advise your associates to value peace from the beginning.

Now that it has reached the point of smashing the store, the accumulated emotions must be released and vented. At this time, talking nonsense is inconsistent with reality.

Chen Yu definitely has the right to speak on this point. In Anderson County, he and the cowboys had fights with outsiders in bars and even gang fights.

So to let Chen Yu figure out the mentality of law enforcers, he might have to call his father, but Chen Yu has no idea what he thinks about gangsters, street gangsters or gangsters.

In short, you can start a fight when destroying a store, but you must wait until the brothers' anger subsides a little before warning us about what will happen if the conflict escalates.

Remember, it is a reminder, not an exhortation or a warning, because once you try to persuade, no one is willing to listen, and a warning can easily intensify a conflict.

This is Chen Yu's experience gained from actual combat.

It is absolutely appropriate in the current scene of "Operation Icebreaker". Unfortunately, action director Meng Zhen still insists on his opinion that undercover agents must abide by the bottom line.

Chen Yu touched the tip of his nose and suggested changing the scene to the male protagonist sitting outside the store eating snacks and watching the fun, without directly participating in the violent behavior of his accomplices.

By the way, a scene of the male protagonist teasing the daughter of the shop owner and his wife is added to protect the latter from physical attacks by criminals in a manner that is close to teasing.

This routine is actually a commonly used method in American dramas and European and American movies. Although it is old, it is very easy to use, and the audience is not tired of it and likes to watch it.

Director Liu Zhangmu, who was on duty on the set today, thought the suggestion was a good one and immediately turned around and shook his thumb at Chen Yu.

But Meng Zhen, who wanted to highlight the majestic image of a law enforcer, still shook his head and said that doing so was against the protagonist's setting.

"If the male protagonist were wearing a police uniform now, then I would definitely agree with your point of view and rush into the store to rescue the weak." Chen Yu's use of "you" here is purely sarcastic.

The words of honor in Jinmen dialect sometimes do not mean respect.

In fact, action director Meng Zhen does not have any bad intentions, but his concepts are still stuck in more than ten years ago, and the law enforcers at that time must not be discredited.

Therefore, the filming of "Black Hole" and "Black Ice" at that time aroused a wave of public criticism in the society. To put it bluntly, Meng Zhen was worried that something would happen.

Although the major employer behind "Operation Ice Breaking" is the Ministry of Public Security, it is the Radio and Television who is responsible for reviewing and issuing licenses. Meng Zhen is afraid that the latter will have objections to certain parts of the story.

Meng Zhen said that he encountered director Liu Zhangmu's objection at this point. It was too late to consider the issue of submission for review after all the filming work was completed.

"We want to test the bottom line set by the radio and television for "Operation Icebreaker" and bargain with them. You can't tie your own hands from the beginning, do you understand?"

Director Liu Zhangmu was embarrassed to say that Meng Zhen, as a mere action director, had any qualifications to give advice on plot arrangements. Who was he?

"Our greatest contribution to the crew of "Operation Icebreaker" is that we do our jobs well." Director Liu Zhangmu is actually a very gentle person, but Meng Zhen's interference in plot setting made him extremely dissatisfied and felt provoked .

Therefore, teacher Liu Zhangmu, who had a hint of anger in his temper, directly used his rights as a director to order Meng Zhen to obey and stop worrying about the matter.

Meng Zhen obviously wanted to save face. After hearing what Director Liu Zhangmu said, Meng Zhen immediately walked out of the set, and his martial arts team also left together.

Chen Yu turned to action director Huang Mingjian, who had been quietly standing outside the circle watching the excitement. The latter chuckled and shook his head slightly.

If we go after Meng Zhen now to persuade him to stay, who knows if he will offend Director Liu Zhangmu?
Although Huang Mingjian is a martial arts practitioner, he is also a businessman. He hopes that all his colleagues in the country will die so that he can become the leader in the industry.

So Huang Mingjian was so happy to see Meng Zhen leave in anger! If Meng Zhen had the guts to pack up his things and leave the set, he would have a big drink to celebrate!

Compared to Meng Zhen, who has always stayed in China, Chen Yu prefers to talk about work and deal with Huang Mingjian, who came back from the European and American film and television industries to make quick money.

What Huang Mingjian pursues is to save trouble for the crew, ensure the safety of the actors, and improve shooting efficiency, so that he can quickly finish this order and move on to another group to take on the next one.

Time is money to Huang Mingjian. The action scenes designed by Meng Zhen had to be shot for four weeks. Huang Mingjian was so angry that he scolded Meng Zhen behind his back every day.

"My revised plan only takes two weeks while ensuring the picture and visual effects! This is fucking professional." Huang Mingjian said.

The reason why the new plan devised by Huang Mingjian is fast and good is that he uses professional stunt doubles to complete the action scenes. Basically, it can be done in two steps.

Chief director Fu Dongyu on the crew of "Operation Ice Breaking" was a little hesitant about this, while director Liu Zhangmu was more inclined to the plan formulated by Huang Mingjian.

However, director Li Li, who returned from studying in the United States to replace Li Jinrui, showed resistance. He believed that doing so was irresponsible for the series itself.

After all, the frequency of use of stand-ins in European and American movies and dramas has been declining in recent years.

China is just the opposite. Since 2008, not only military substitutes but also literary substitutes and even kiss substitutes, bed substitutes, etc. have appeared in detailed categories.

To be honest, when Director Li Li saw that Chen Yu was just posing and leaving all the action scenes to Wu Tai, he was disappointed with the Chinese film and television industry.

Li Li didn't understand why an actor who had the courage to take risks and go into action abroad immediately failed as soon as he returned to China?
Now he seems to understand that because of the overall environment, most artists and actors do this, so Chen Yu doesn't want to stand out.

Director Li Li really can't comment on whether Chen Yu's way of doing things is right or not.

If similar trends are allowed to continue to spread, it will be harmful to the Chinese film and television industry.

Because Meng Zhen left the set without permission, the filming of "Ice Breaking Operation" was temporarily interrupted. Chen Yu and others also returned to the lounge happily.

Director Liu Zhangmu, who was on duty today, reported the matter to chief director Fu Dongyu and executive producer Li Xiaodong and asked for their views and opinions.

However, director Liu Zhangmu only described the matter as a common disagreement in creative ideas and did not add any extra fuel to the matter.

Fu Dongyu, who spent a night thinking about script adjustments and crew management, didn't sleep until 5 a.m., but was woken up by a call from his partner Liu Zhangmu just after 6 a.m.

"Let Huang Mingjian take charge of the design and shooting of the live action scenes first. After I take a shower, I will have a good chat with that old stubborn Meng Zhen."

Director Fu Dongyu called and asked the stage manager Han Zhenyu to pick him up. He didn't dare to drive after staying up all night.

Li Xiaodong, an executive producer who lives next door, knocked on Fu Dongyu's door and took the initiative to blame him, allowing the latter to rest and recover for a day.

"Just let Meng Zhen go. Our show doesn't have many martial arts scenes." Executive producer Li Xiaodong hopes to get rid of Meng Zhen's thorn in the side.

As an executive producer, he must have an informant on the set. Even if director Liu Zhangmu didn't report to him, this brother would know what happened.

Fu Dongyu put the shirt he had half taken off back on his body. This action made Li Xiaodong twitch the corners of his lips. It seemed that Fu Dongyu wanted to save Meng Zhen.

Fu Dongyu smacked his lips and subconsciously touched his loose beige pajamas. At this moment, Li Xiaodong took out Ziyun and a lighter.

"We can't let people get out just because of minor differences in creative ideas. Even if the payment has been completed to Meng Zhen's team, we still have to get together and part ways."

Fu Dongyu gently exhaled the smoke, and his eyes slowly drifted out of the window.

In fact, he kept Meng Zhen to strengthen his defensive partner Liu Zhangmu.

Meng Zhen is like a big firecracker that explodes easily if there is a spark. This type of person is best suited to stir up trouble for him and say things that are not convenient for him to say clearly.

Although Liu Zhangmu has a good personality, he can't stand the drama gang in the crew who secretly nudges him to stand up.

Be obedient and listen to the sound Even though Fu Dongyu did not speak directly about Meng Zhen's role, executive producer Li Xiaodong also knew that there was likely to be checks and balances involved.

So I no longer insisted on running a trip for Fu Dongyu.

But both of them knew very well that they could not continue to report this matter.

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