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Chapter 371 Shooting starts

After drinking and meeting, Huang Ze looked around at the filming locations that everyone liked, as well as the scenery that needed to be built, and made sure that they met his requirements. On the third day, he gathered everyone together for a script reading.

"Before the script reading, let's all get to know each other. Come on, introduce yourselves." Huang Ze must know them. He didn't drink in vain yesterday. It was mainly because of the other actors.

Many of them have just joined the group and gathered together.

Get to know each other so that we can cooperate in the future.

"You go first, Xiaodouzi, and come clockwise later!" Huang Ze pointed at the boy with young hair, Xiaodouzi, who played Cheng Dieyi, a boy who looked very handsome.

"Hello everyone, my name is Yin Zhi, I play the young boy Xiao Douzi, I have been singing Peking opera since I was young, I am quite confident in singing Peking opera, but I have never acted in a play, I hope Director Huang and everyone can help me improve together."

"My name is Jiang Wenli, I'm Xiaodouzi's mother. I'm a prostitute. Because the boy couldn't stay in the brothel, I sent him to the opera troupe."

"My name is Zhang Fengyi. I play Duan Xiaolou in the play. I play Overlord in the play within the play. I am Senior Brother Cheng Dieyi."

"My name is Leslie Cheung, and I play Cheng Dieyi."

"Ge You, Fourth Master Yuan."

"Gong Li, Juxian."

Huang Ze looked at the people who introduced themselves one by one and nodded secretly.

This can be considered a gathering of stars.

I hope you can perform better!
The script was read for a whole week, and Huang Ze also constantly adjusted the lines and tones of some actors to help them understand the characters in depth.''

On September 20th, the filming officially started!
This time, because most of the actors and crew members are mainland employees, Huang Ze did not hold any ceremony to worship gods before the filming started.

But when it comes to dealing with reporters, Huang Ze cannot escape it.

After all, "Rush Hour" is still in theaters. When I received the call three days ago, the North American box office of "Rush Hour" had already exceeded 100 million. It would be difficult to reach the 150 million level of "Speed", but 120 to 100 million should be no problem.

The box office in Hong Kong Island also successfully exceeded 50 million. Although it was overwhelmed by "Jurassic Park", it is enough to prove Huang Ze's horror appeal anyway!

After all, this is his fourth consecutive film to have grossed over 100 million dollars in North America.

Combining the high productivity and box office, there is probably no one in the world who can surpass Huang Ze.

The moon in foreign countries is rounder, and it is especially rounder at this moment.

Huang Ze, a man who has achieved such high achievements in the global entertainment field, is like a bonfire, attracting reporters to come over.

Many reporters from Hong Kong Island also came.

He showed his daring and courageous character without any reservations. As soon as he saw Huang Ze coming, he started asking questions.

"Director Huang, Rush Hour was not as good as Jurassic Park. What do you think is the reason?"

"Have you seen it?"

"Seen!"

"Then I think you know the reason." Huang Ze said, "This is the advancement of Hollywood special effects technology in movies, such as the liquid robots in Terminator 2 and the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, which meet people's demand for a more exciting audio-visual experience."

"But apart from Hollywood, it's hard for a film company to invest more than 100 million US dollars to make such a film!" "Then there's nothing we can do about it." Huang Ze spread his hands, "According to my prediction of the film market, Jurassic Park is not the peak, but the beginning. When these special effects are used in Hollywood films one after another, I think it will be hard for the film market to resist."

It is impossible to restrict the market. Sooner or later, the doors will be knocked open one by one. Even the polar bears have fallen. If you are asked to trade freely, you have to trade freely, especially as a representative of the cultural hegemony of one of the four major hegemonies of the United States. You have no choice but to accept it.

We can only dance with wolves.

In my previous life, before I traveled through time, I could be considered to have resisted. South Korea had already fallen, and there were only three left. China was one, and Japan relied on cartoons to count as one.

There is also the reverse colonization of Britain and the United States, with their descendants becoming British Prime Minister and possibly even the head of the United States!
Bollywood musicals are not afraid of any challenges!
Not to mention your American bald eagle, even a lizard, even a male lizard...

"Director Huang, I know you're great. Not only are you great at making movies, but you're also very accurate in predicting whether a movie will sell well. But aren't you being a little too worried?" The reporter said with a bit of contempt. "For more than a decade, Hollywood movies have only occasionally made waves in the Hong Kong market. It's an exaggeration to say that the film market can't withstand the impact of Hollywood, right?"

"This is a big topic that cannot be explained clearly in a few words."

Huang Ze smiled, didn't plan to explain further, and turned his attention to the next reporter.

"Hello, Director Huang, the last time you filmed a role with a purely Chinese cast was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. As we all know, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success in the market and at the box office. Will this film be as successful as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

“Are you talking about grades or quality?”

"All."

"Okay." Huang Ze said seriously, "If it's about results, I don't think it can compare. The core of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is easy to understand, which led to its box office success. Farewell My Concubine tells the story of a person's life. There are many characters and they are more complicated. Many audiences may not be able to tell who is who, so I don't have high expectations for its North American box office."

"But in terms of quality, I think this film may have higher content and quality, especially it is more in line with the tastes of our country's audiences. You will know when you watch it in the cinema after it is released."

"What about the awards?" the reporter continued to ask.

"I'll try for it." Huang Ze made a gesture of holding the cup, "Who would complain about having too many awards?"

After answering questions one by one for an hour, Huang Ze sent the reporters away and asked the assistant director and script supervisors to mobilize the extras.

This scene requires quite a few extras.

Of course, they don't need to show any acting skills, they are just like ordinary people on the street.

The protagonists are Jiang Wenli and the tightly wrapped little Douzi on the right.

As they were walking down the street, a patron with whom they had done business in the past recognized Xiaodouzi's mother and came over to say hello.

"Crack!"

"not enough."

"You recognized an acquaintance and subconsciously raised your eyebrows, trying to please the other person. Who knows when you can do business again."

"When you turned around and saw Xiaodouzi, your motherly love overwhelmed everything. You didn't want your son to see his mother as a person like this, so you raised your hand and pushed him away."

"At that moment, your son was the only one in your heart."

"Be resolute and reckless, even if it means offending the other party."

"Okay, let's do it again!"

(End of this chapter)