Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 303 You Have to Stand Up

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Baoqiang's whole state changed.

His neck was slightly stretched forward, his shoulders drooped, and a playful look remained on his face.

Just as described in the plot just now, he was in a half-kneeling position, with his left hand pressing the ground with a little force, as if he was controlling someone's arm.

He picked up the toy with his right hand, raised it high, and scratched his scalp a few times.

"You asked for this. Why are you being so mean?"

Then he laughed wildly and dropped his right hand.

Chen Linfeng watched in silence, feeling like he was watching a perverted crime scene.

Even though I tried a bit too hard, the feeling is there and I just need to be more restrained on the set later on.

Chen Linfeng ticked the form in his hand.

"Okay, you did a good job. The crew will let you know if there is any follow-up news."

Wang Baoqiang had already returned to his honest self by now, and he smiled naively upon hearing this.

But at this moment, no matter how the other crew members looked at him, they no longer thought he was an honest man. The scene just now left a deep impression on them.

This role has basically been confirmed to be played by Wang Baoqiang. There were also some good performances among the other auditionees, but Wang Baoqiang himself is more famous, so there is no doubt that he is the right choice.

Then came the selection of the big villain, and it was a real chaos.

Not only are several villains that are more common in the mainland, but Ji Chunhua and Du Yuming are also here.

Several classic villains from Hong Kong, including Alex Fong, Lo Wai-kwong, and Shung Wai, were all there.

After watching their performance, Chen Linfeng felt that it was indeed good, but not very refreshing.

The audience is too familiar with them, and with psychological expectations, they are less likely to feel apprehensive or even fearful.

These people can be used as backup and appear in later sequels.

In the first film, Chen Linfeng wanted to do something different, or in other words, he wanted the literary drama to show a fierce feeling, so that even when he was facing off against the God of War with a Slap, the audience would not be too worried about the villain actor.

It wasn't until he saw a relatively unknown actor that his eyes lit up.

Wang Qianyuan, the Tokyo Film Emperor in 2010 in his previous life.

The other person had a perfectly-sized beard on his face. He lowered his head slightly, glanced upwards, and his aura instantly emerged.

Chen Linfeng watched his subsequent performance calmly.

He is indeed a mature actor, and his performance is no worse than those classic villains just now. Due to his unfamiliar face, the contrast is much stronger.

Finally, when discussing the candidate for the villain, Chen Linfeng did not speak, but let the others in charge of selecting actors express their opinions.

They all had their own preferences for the candidates who had just auditioned. Lu Huiguang and Cheng Kui'an were both recommended, and Wang Qianyuan actually got a vote as well.

It’s not that other villain actors such as Chang Wei and Ji Chunhua cannot act fiercely.

The main reason is that the villain in the script has to have some bossy aura, but they were limited by their past roles and didn't have this feeling, so they were eliminated.

Since everyone had different opinions, Chen Linfeng would naturally make the final decision.

Of course he still chose Wang Qianyuan. In his previous life, "Saving Mr. Wu", Wang Qianyuan had proven himself, but others don't know it now.

It is definitely better to discover actors yourself than to use veterans.

No one else had any objections. Director Chen had the final say, and even if he didn't come today, the audition video would still have to be given to the director to watch and make the final decision. At most, everyone could just give an opinion.

The auditions are over, and the preparations have already begun before the book was sent out last month, and are now almost complete.

At the end of April, Chen Linfeng gathered the crew and prepared to start filming.

Click, click.

The lighting was bright. In the studio, Chen Linfeng, dressed in a black suit, was sitting at a round table.

Jiang Wu stood in the middle at the back, with Shi Xiaolong, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Baoqiang and Wu Mengda beside him.

All five of them had solemn expressions and were facing the camera.

"Good, good angle, keep the expression, very handsome."

The photographer holding the camera kept pressing the shutter and talking.

During the subsequent individual photo session, Chen Linfeng continued to pose in various ways according to the photographer's requirements.

"Every time I'm forced to take a photo, I feel like the pose is stupid. Why do the final photos turn out so good? Is it my illusion?" Chen Linfeng thought to himself.

I'm the director, why are you filming me endlessly?
"It's time to take pictures of other people. I should be almost done."

Looking at the handsome figure in the camera, which formed a sharp contrast with the previous ones, the photographer felt that his eyes were baptized.

He was about to take a few more pictures, but when he heard this, he wanted to retort.

Are you the photographer or am I?
However, he immediately realized that the person opposite him was Director Chen, so he could only agree reluctantly.

At this time, Chen Linfeng and his team were having Sina Entertainment shoot pictures for the report to promote the upcoming filming of "Police Incident".

In addition to Shi Xiaolong and other mainland actors, other important actors include Wu Mengda, Hong Kong's golden supporting actor.

After all, if there are investments in Hong Kong, we cannot completely lack the Hong Kong face.

Originally, I was thinking of finding a classic villain from Hong Kong, but in the end, I chose Wang Qianyuan and Wang Baoqiang, so I could only arrange it among other supporting roles.

Fortunately, the role of the police had not yet been officially decided, so Wu Mengda was invited to play the role of the protagonist's police boss.

The tiger of the crime squad is back. Coincidentally, the character played by Ng Man-tat does not even need to change his name and role positioning.

It just so happens that "Police Incident" shows the 80s and 90s, which is in line with Cao Dahua's era setting.

Chen Linfeng specifically called the director of "Fight Back to School" Chen Jiashang and the production company to seek permission.

There was no reason for the other party to disagree with this plot which was more like a tribute, and he agreed to it readily.

After taking photos in the studio, everyone went to the reception room next door for interviews.

Wang Huiling, a beautiful female reporter with long black hair, took the questions that had been confirmed in advance and looked at them carefully again and again. She felt that there should be no problems.

She takes this interview very seriously. Putting aside other things, Xiao Chen, it is such a wonderful thing to be able to have close contact with her.

Of course, other aspects are also very important. Xiao Chen does not accept interviews easily. It is not easy to get such an opportunity. How many slutty girls are envious and jealous of him.

After a brief greeting, the interview officially began.

Wang Huiling asked with a smile.

"Why did Director Chen have this idea? I mean, after winning the Golden Lion Award, the first movie he started shooting was a low-budget action movie."

"This is an attempt of mine. The domestic martial arts style action movies have been in a state of decline. It can be seen from the market situation of movies and TV series in the past two years that the audience is no longer interested in the action movies of the past.

So I want to try something new, and since it is an attempt, it naturally cannot be too big, this is responsible to the audience. "Chen Linfeng answered sincerely.

Wang Huiling asked with interest, "What's new about it?"

"Fight hard and get back to the real thing." Chen Linfeng said succinctly.

"Fist to the flesh, return to reality?"

Seeing that the other party didn't quite understand, Chen Linfeng pointed to Jiang Wu and gave an example.

"For example, given his current size, it is generally impossible for him to beat Bao Qiang in a bare-handed fight. This is the first impression of most people in reality, and I will respond to this impression of the audience in the movie."

Wang Huiling understood a little, "Wouldn't this kind of real fight be too ugly?"

She also gave an example, "I have watched some boxing matches, such as the one in "Wulin Feng", and there is really no aesthetic appeal."

“How to make it look good while looking real, or make the audience feel refreshed, that’s our job as filmmakers. That’s also what I said is new.”

After hearing this, Wang Huiling had a general idea and knew that one of the selling points of the movie was the fighting scenes that the director described as different from the past.

"Can you tell me the general plot?"

"It's a simple story about police catching criminals."

Wang Huiling was a little skeptical, "As the most famous screenwriter in the industry, would you just tell a simple story?"

Chen Linfeng smiled but said nothing. The story was indeed not complicated. It was just to make the audience enjoy the show. It was actually not that difficult, but too many directors refused to tell the story honestly and had to play with tricks.

Wang Huiling asked a few more questions, but felt that she couldn't ask anything interesting, so she turned to ask the actors.

Most of the questions revolved around Chen Linfeng, who obviously knew where the traffic password was.

She first asked Jiang Wu with great interest, "I heard that the director specially trained you to have this body shape. How long did it take?"

"It should be more than half a year in total."

"Will you find it hard to gain so much weight all at once and to do high-intensity exercises?"

Jiang Wu said as if it was normal, "It's OK, it's just eating and practicing, it's an actor's job, it's not that hard."

……

"Let me ask Shi Xiaolong, is there any difference between acting in your brother's film and other directors?"

"Maybe I get scolded less often?" Shi Xiaolong said with a smile.

……

"What does Mr. Wu Mengda think of Director Xiao Chen?"

"I think he is the best storyteller today. I joined the crew this time just for him."

……

Many media outlets actually have some doubts about this report.

What exactly is the "new style" action movie that Chen Linfeng mentioned? Will it really be good to watch if it pursues realistic fighting scenes?
Even though Zhen Zidan's previous action films were said to pursue realism, they were actually mostly surreal, and many action designs were quite different from real fights.

But looking at Xiao Chen's tone, it seemed completely different from that of Zhen Zidan. Most people actually had some doubts.

Secondly, the actors chosen by Xiao Chen are too obvious.

There is only one actor from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and he plays a pure supporting role like Wu Mengda.

In the last "Whiplash", at least there were big-name stars like Zhou Jielun and Chen Yixun as supporting actors.

This time he simply won't act. Is he trying to prove that mainland actors can also hold up without relying on Hong Kong and Taiwan stars?
Then you should choose some first-line actors from the mainland. Oh, Shi Xiaolong is a first-line actor, but he is also a supporting role, and I heard there are no fighting scenes.

Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself?

The most famous person in the entire crew is the director, and almost all the others are not actors who can play the leading role in the mainstream concept.

It's a bit weird.

In the report, Xiao Chen also said that he chose low cost and that since this was his first commercial film, he had to proceed steadily and not lose money.

Does Xiao Chen underestimate your current status?
You have to stand up!
(End of this chapter)