Actor: Thank you.

A few days later, in the gym scene.

The "Ip Man" crew rented a large warehouse in Shanghai to build the scenes. It was affordable and had plenty of space.

It means I have to take a half-hour bus ride to get there every day.

The scene is arranged to look like a standard wartime imperial army gym in film and television dramas.

In addition to the main arena with mats for judo and karate practice, there are also supporting facilities such as dungeons and cells.

This is the right taste.

Appearing righteous on the surface but cruel and bloody behind the scenes, this is the true face of militarism.

How could an invader communicate with you harmoniously with goodwill?

While Wu Jing and other supporting actors were putting on makeup, Zhang Yuan walked around the set.

“It’s really a hodgepodge…” He sighed with a smile, with his hands behind his back.

If it is said that Ip Man was shot by a hidden gun after defeating the master from the island country in the final competition, this plot is a "tribute" to "Huo Yuanjia".

The plot of coming to challenge and defeating the Japanese people is a "tribute" to another classic work.

"Fist of Fury"!
It is the plot where Chen Zhen challenges the enemy and smashes the sign of "Sick Man of East Asia".

According to the chronological order of the film and television works, Chen Zhen came to challenge Huo Yuanjia only after he was poisoned to death.

Like Huo Yuanjia's fight, Chen Zhen's challenge can be said to be a classic among Chinese action movies.

In addition to the classic scenes performed by Bruce Lee, Li Lianjie's version is not only not inferior, but the fighting scenes are also extremely exciting.

Especially the final battle with the "robot" Tsuyoshi Fujita played by Billy Chow. The action design of that scene is absolutely world-class.

In "Ip Man", the setting combines the master and apprentice pair of Huo Yuanjia and Chen Zhen.

So the plot was designed in reverse, first the gym, then the duel.

In fact, it is just "old wine in new bottles". The plot and characters are still the templates of old works. They can be copied and modified and used.

It doesn't matter how old the trick is, as long as it works.

To be honest, the character of Chen Zhen is more popular than his master Huo Yuanjia.

Huo Yuanjia is a real person, while Chen Zhen is fictional.

The prototype is Huo Yuanjia's eldest disciple Liu Zhensheng.

After his master was killed, he challenged the island warriors, fled to the Northeast, worked as a bodyguard and instructor in Zhang Shaoshuai's family, and finally became a monk.

Not only the characters, but even the classic scene of Hongkou Dojo is fictional.

Its prototype is the Mei Agency, a famous spy agency of the Japanese army in China.

So what if it's fictional? It's more exciting than real people.

Especially the scene where Bruce Lee kicks the "Sick Man of East Asia" sign into pieces, which can be said to be an absolute classic scene in the field of world kung fu movies.

The character of Chen Zhen has been able to remain popular for a long time because it takes advantage of the Chinese people's disgust and patriotism towards the Japanese.

The routine is still the same, it just depends on how well you use it.

"Ip Man" is obviously a typical example of a very good use of this technique.

However, this book was not very well received before filming.

The problem is that the traces of "tribute" are obvious.

Whether it was Huang Baiming, Ye Weixing, or Zhen Zidan, none of them were too optimistic about this play.

Just treat it as an ordinary kung fu movie.

Similar to the previous films "SPL" and "Fist of Fury", their psychological expectations were all around tens of millions at the box office.

I never expected the film to become such a hit in mainland China!

Fortunately, the screenwriter and director were not confused and understood why the film became a hit, which led to the subsequent successes.

"Come on, get ready... pour!"

boom!
Chen Zhihui, who played Master Liao, fell to the ground and hit his head on the "rice bag".

To prevent him from getting hurt, the rice bags were filled with rice mixed with plastic foam particles, so it wouldn't hurt as much if he was hit.

The props brother pressed the switch, and the blood bag in the rice bag exploded, illuminating the ground red.

Master Liao was no longer available.

"it is good!"

"pass!"

Ye Weixing shouted loudly and turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan nodded at him, and after confirmation, Director Ye repeated it.

"pass!"

As long as Zhang Yuan is there, who has the final say on whether the film will pass or not? He finally figured it out, and so did the other crew members.

"Master Chen, give me the red envelope first."

"Wow, you're very generous."

According to the custom on the set, Zhang Yuan gave a red envelope to Chen Zhihui, who had filmed a death scene, as a token of congratulations.

Master Chen took it while wiping the artificial plasma off his forehead, and found something wrong as soon as he squeezed it.

I’m an old hand and have received many “death red envelopes”.

It is usually one dollar, and in the early years, one-cent notes were also used.

When he opened it, he saw that Zhang Yuan had given him a hundred-dollar bill, and he was happy.

"We're one family, it's my duty." Zhang Yuan patted his brother on the shoulder.

It's also for others to see.

Follow me, come close to me, and you will have meat to eat.

"You have really trained the director well." Brother Chen said with a smile after putting the money in his pocket.

"This is what I should do." Zhang Yuan replied shamelessly.

"Hahaha……"

Before filming began, Chen Zhihui could see clearly that Ye Weixing was adjusting the lighting. Zhang Yuan was looking at the scene and shaking his head. Director Ye then took the initiative to step forward and ask.

"Is there something wrong?"

"It's a little wrong." Zhang Yuan turned to look at him: "But it's right for you to ask me."

Ye Weixing cleared his throat. He was almost turned into a masochist by Zhang Yuan.

"It's too bright." Zhang Yuan pointed to the locations where the lights were set up.

“We are imitating Fist of Fury.”

When Zhang Yuan said this, Ye Weixing nodded a little embarrassedly, feeling that he had been seen through.

“But we must take the essence and discard the dross.”

"The gym battle scenes in several versions of Fist of Fury all have one shortcoming: the atmosphere."

“The design of old movies is still more like ordinary commercial films.”

"We are a new-age crew, so we have to be more particular."

"The prototype of the Hongkou Dojo is the Mei Agency, which is the headquarters of a spy organization. It has an interrogation room and a water dungeon in the basement."

"To put it nicely, this place is a gym, but to put it bluntly, it's a devil's den."

"Is there a demon cave that is brightly lit and magnificent?"

"It has to be darker and a little dirty."

"Let the props add some unwashed blood effects on the ground, the kind that's deep red and dried."

"Give us another close-up shot to remind the audience that countless Chinese warriors have died here."

"This makes it even more valuable for Ip Man to defeat everyone and escape unscathed."

“Contrast and difference give the audience psychological hints.”

“The lighting too, the atmosphere has to be gloomy.”

"But the lighting when Ip Man fights has to be different from that of other masters."

"Wu Chi Lin, Master Liao both died here, so the lighting has to be very dark and turbid."

"When it comes to the Ip Man battle, add one more beam of overhead light."

"It feels like he is being blessed by God and is the chosen one." "There is a beam of light at the bottom of the well, as if he can lead Chinese martial arts to break through the siege. This is the feeling I need."

"The only light in the darkness, do you understand?"

Video games are called the ninth art, and the eighth art is film.

For a movie to be called art, not only must its story be fascinating, but the language of camera is also an important part of the art.

The best and most outstanding movies, every frame is carefully thought out and designed.

Therefore, an excellent director must be someone with a particularly rich imagination and who is particularly sensitive to shape, color, and light.

Ip Man undergoes a transformation and sublimation in the film.

From the beginning, he was a rich kid who kept to himself and was unwilling to accept any disciples.

Competing with peers is just because I want to show off my skills.

Later, when I became poor and destitute, I gradually began to understand the difference between a big family and a small family.

Without the big family, there would be no small family, and they gradually took on the national cause.

He also selflessly taught the sand factory workers, regardless of gender, age or status, to learn Wing Chun and practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies.

The characters grow.

The shaping of it should be different in different stages.

Not only the performance, but also the makeup, movements, and lighting have to change.

Just like storytelling, the more detailed it is, the less detailed it is.

The audience may not notice it, but you can’t help but do it.

The old problem of Hong Kong films is that they are rough.

Especially Kung Fu movies and comedies.

Although the King of Sunglasses is slow, he is really meticulous when filming.

Especially the lighting on the screen, every shot can be used as a screenshot.

After listening to Zhang Yuan's statement, Ye Weixing thought about it and felt that it made sense.

Why do I feel that his understanding of the pictures is no worse than that of a professional like me... Director Ye scratched his head and made arrangements.

That’s right, Zhang Yuan got a lot from Zhang Yimou.

When it comes to creating pictures, there are not many people in the entire mainland film industry who can do better than him.

"Why don't you have martial ethics?"

Everything was arranged, and they were preparing for the next scene, which was also the death scene, when Wu Jing came to his side muttering to himself.

"What do you mean by unethical?" Zhang Yuan thought he was in trouble again: "Is someone in the crew messing with you?"

"No..." The Kung Fu boy shook his head.

I thought to myself, who would dare to do that when you are here?

When it comes to playing pranks on people, you're better than Kung Fu.

But there are also those who are not afraid of trouble...

"I said poet Chen."

"How come they are just like the devils in the movies, with no moral principles and sneak attacks?"

"Didn't you call Han Sanpin and tell him about this?"

"He's still spreading news about you on the Internet."

“Not only has it not decreased, it has increased.”

What Wu Jing was talking about was the fake news that Zhang Yuan reported the crew because he didn't perform in "Mei Lanfang".

Nowadays, it is uploaded everywhere on the Internet, and there are four or five versions on Tianya.

They even revealed his identity as a director of the Chinese Folk Art Association, saying that the folk art community was squeezing out the film industry.

Oh, thank God!
It would be good if the film industry did not exclude the folk art industry.

There are also rumors that Sun Honglei was up to no good. After all, Zhang Yuan played his younger brother back then and didn't want to be taken advantage of by him.

It was a vivid performance of a brawl between male stars.

This is all logical.

Because there are even worse ones.

It was said that Zhang Yuan and Chen Hong were having an affair and were discovered by poet Chen, so they were fired from the crew...

Me and Chen Hong.

But there is a generation difference!

But when Teacher Chen was young, you mustn’t say anything. You really mustn’t say anything…

It seems to be even more exciting than Xu Qing!

In short, there are many people who curse him on the Internet.

Some say he is narrow-minded, some say he is ungrateful, and some say he does not follow the rules.

For a time, his reputation, which had been particularly outstanding for saving people a while ago, began to go downhill.

Fortunately, I have a strong foundation, so I won’t be ridiculed by the whole network in a short period of time.

Wu Jing has also been browsing the Internet frequently these days.

How can I not pay attention to my brother's affairs?

But he found that the rumors were increasing instead of decreasing, and thought that poet Chen must be bullying others by relying on his powerful background.

Wu Jing has many shortcomings, one of which is that he is "unconvinced".

This is also his advantage.

It’s good to have the courage to say “Why” to anyone.

"Oh, about this." Zhang Yuan said calmly after understanding it.

"I see you're not in a hurry."

"Reputation is very important. Look at Brother Hua. People like him because he has a good reputation."

"If the brand is ruined, it will affect your future career."

"You don't do anything?"

"How do you know? I didn't do anything?" Zhang Yuan asked back.

"what have you done?"

"From the very beginning, the other party used a strategy of concealing the truth, a strategy of making things more obvious, and a strategy of dropping the hammer without knowing why."

"And I used a trick."

"What's the plan?"

"Take advantage of their own wits!" Zhang Yuan replied with a snap of his fingers.

Wu Jing pursed his lips.

As an actor, you don't care about your acting, but you are interested in military strategy!

"Have you ever considered a possibility?"

"The rumors about me that are getting more and more intense now were not spread by poet Chen."

"What!" The Kung Fu boy widened his eyes.

"Who is that?"

“And there are bad guys.”

"Who is so wicked?"

"If you do this, your son will have no butthole..."

Zhang Yuan quickly covered his mouth.

Stop scolding...

Then he pointed at himself.

"The bad guy you're talking about is right here!" (End of this chapter)