N-M Chapter 178 There is a long way to go.
Chapter 178 There is a long way to go.
Chapter 178 There is a long way to go.
Actually [Ip Man] When this project was first exposed, there were a lot of speculations on the Internet, and the biggest suspense was who would play the role of this generation of grandmaster.
At this stage, all Kung Fu stars are listed one by one, among which Wu Jing, Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhen Zibao, Zhou Xing and Li Lianjie are the most popular.
As for Cheng Long, he was automatically excluded. After all, his martial arts style is too unique, and he is really not suitable for this kind of realistic Kung Fu movie.
Some good people even conducted a special poll, and the result was that Li Lianjie had the lowest vote. Of course, it was not because of his low popularity, but because Huang Feihong's image was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If Li Lianjie played Ip Man as Ye Feihong was also quite boring.
Wu Jing and Zhao Wenzhuo are evenly matched in popularity, but their votes are not very high, and Zhen Bullet's votes are a bit higher than them.
Of course, Zhou Xing won the most votes in the end. After all, his performance in "Huo Yuanjia" and "Fuse" was too dazzling.
However, the development of things at the beginning did not develop towards the expectations of netizens. The news that Zhen Bullet appeared in Ip Mantang spread like wildfire, which also made netizens worry whether Huang Baiming would turn to Zhou Xing because of his high salary. And hold the bullet.
It wasn't until [Ip Man]'s launch conference that the netizens were relieved, and Zhou Xing's fans rejoiced.
At the opening press conference, the reporters were not polite at all, and directly raised this question.
"Director Ye, it is said that this drama initially wanted Zhen Bullet to play the role of Ye Wen. Why was it replaced by Zhou Xing later?"
"Zhou Xing, what do you think about taking away Zhen Bullet's role?"
Hearing this tone, no need to ask, it must be a reporter from Xiangjiang, obviously trying to lead people into the ditch.
Ye Weixin's face was a bit unfriendly: "I am a good friend with Bullet, so I asked him to audition for the play, but I didn't say that the audition will definitely get the role, right?"
The old Mr. Ye Zhun at the side glanced at Zhou Xing and said, "The Zhen bullet you mentioned has indeed been to Ye Wentang. Personally, I can't accept a person who doesn't know Wing Chun. Man, take the part of my father."
Zhou Xing glanced at the old man gratefully. In fact, it was really hard for him to answer this question. There are so many people who are popular. The reason why Xiangjiang reporters are so aggressive is just to trick him. The role of the bullet, no matter how he answers, will make people feel that reporters will make a fuss from this aspect.
The old man Ye Zhun's answer cleverly helped Zhou Xing avoid this question. It's not that Zhen Bullet didn't have a chance, it was because he didn't grasp it himself, and if there is anyone in the world who says that someone is not suitable to play Ye Wen, Ye Zhun will definitely is the most qualified one.
However, the Xiangjiang reporter is not so easy to dismiss, and a plan fails, and another reporter asked: "It is said that the total investment of this film is only 3500 million, and Zhou Xing's current film salary is as high as [-] million, and one person can take the whole film." One-third of the film investment, will it really not affect the quality of the film?"
This is obviously a double standard. In the past, when Xiangjiang media interviewed, they only focused on reporting how high the salary of Xiangjiang actors got. When did they control the quality of the film?
Ye Weixin cleared his throat: "In order to present [Ip Man] with a more realistic effect, Ah Xing offered to only take 1500 million basic remuneration, and the other 2000 million remuneration will be converted into investment."
As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion at the scene. First of all, I was surprised that Zhou Xing and Huang Baiming would adopt such a cooperation model, and secondly, I was surprised that Zhou Xing actually included 2000 million yuan in remuneration. If [Ip Man] did not perform well at the box office, wouldn’t it be Lost to grandma's house?
"Excuse me, Zhou Xing is this true? Don't you worry that the show will lose money?" A reporter asked
Zhou Xing, who had been silent all this time, finally said, "I have absolute confidence in myself and the audience. As long as we do our best in all aspects, there is no reason for the audience not to buy tickets to support us."
Although the opening press conference is over, the impact has just begun. There are too many things to report in this press conference. First of all, the reason why Zhen Bullet missed the role of Ip Man is because he does not know Wing Chun.
The next day, the headline on the entertainment section of Sing Tao Daily was titled: Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Zhen Bullet missed [Ip Man], and the counterattack is hopeless.
Soon, many media also began to follow up with reports, and many movie fans who liked Zhen Bullet had nothing to say when they saw similar reports.
It turned out that these movie fans once thought that Zhou Xing used some means to forcibly snatch the role of Zhen Bullet, and at one time they sympathized with Zhen Bullet, and many even condemned Zhou Xing's "behavior".
However, as soon as the Sing Tao Daily article was published, all these movie fans died down. It was too embarrassing. It turned out that Zhen Bullet had a chance, but he didn't grasp it himself. Wing Chun is not a small boxing style. Well, Donnie Yen came from a family of martial arts, so it is actually not difficult to learn.
Don't say nonsense that kung fu stars don't know all boxing techniques, why do they know how to do it every week?This is the gap. In the past, many people thought that the reason why Zhou Xing was more popular than Zhen Dan was because he was handsome and got so many good roles.
The wall fell and everyone pushed, and soon Zhen bullets exploded again. In fact, he gave up martial arts training very early, but has been practicing various western fighting techniques.
This makes many kung fu fans intolerable. Cooperating with you, you are picking up the bowl to eat, and putting down the chopsticks to scold your mother?
As a result, many accusations against Zhen Bullet began to appear on the Internet, many of which were posted by Zhen Bullet's former fans. The power of fans turning black is not ordinary.
Zhen Zibao is in a good mood recently, because he has finally received a role in an A-level production, Pang Yong in [Painted Skin], the second male lead in the play, if it was just a few years ago, he would definitely not have accepted this role For the role, he is supporting a group of mainland actors. He can't afford to lose this person, but who has made him unlucky in recent years. He has no masterpieces. If he doesn't show his face again, the audience will probably forget him. Wu Jing and Zhao Wen Zhuo is a living example.
However, before he was happy for two days, the criticism from the public opinion flooded in like a tide, Zhen Bullet was completely dumbfounded, what did he do wrong?
Losing the role of Ye Wen has already made him very uncomfortable, okay, why are all the media in Xiangjiang scolding him?Co-authoring Wing Chun is not the original sin?Where is the reasoning?
As for not practicing martial arts, nonsense, he hasn't practiced well since he went to the United States, and now he is talking about it?Didn't the movie fans praise him for his swift movements and his punches to the flesh?
Looking at it again, the newspapers are all praising Zhou Xing. He is worthy of being a kung fu superstar, he is capable of literary and martial arts, and he is so painstaking. It makes Zhou Xing seem to be a contemporary martial arts master, bah!
Compared with the one-sided coverage of Zhen Bullet by the Xiangjiang media, the mainland media paid more attention to the cooperation method between Zhou Xing and Dongfang Film and Television.
Because the remuneration of many actors with box office appeal is too high, it is very common for one person to take one-third of the investment. You must know that this is only one starring role, other actors have to get money, and directors and producers have to get money. Money, costumes and props need money, group performances also need money, what should I do?It can only be shoddy in some details, and often a play is ruined like this.
And Zhou Xing's method of converting the remuneration into the investment is very good. It can not only reduce the burden on the investor, but also in order to ensure his own interests, the actors will pay more attention to the filming of the show.
In fact, this model is already quite popular in Hollywood. Some international superstars pay 4000 to [-] million dollars, which even Hollywood blockbusters can’t afford. Therefore, American film and television companies usually give actors a certain fixed salary + dividends. To ensure that a play can have enough funds to spend on costume props and post-production special effects.
However, the public opinion has been heatedly discussed. In fact, the circle does not approve of this cooperation model, because this model is based on the reliability of the crew and the high hope of project profitability. The reason why Zhou Xing dared to make such an important To a large extent, I believe that Ye Weixin's team is good enough, and he has a complete martial arts team himself. However, there are very few truly reliable crews in the Chinese film industry.
In such a general environment, letting actors take their own risks is tantamount to playing hooligans. No one will agree, and it even aroused a collective protest from the Xiangjiang Actors Association.
Therefore, such a virtuous circle can only exist in fantasy, and the road to the industrialization of Chinese films has a long way to go!
Zhou Xing didn't know that his personal behavior had caused such a big commotion. After [Ip Man]'s launch conference, he didn't take any more business activities, but stayed at Ip Man Hall to study martial arts with Xiong Xinxin action.
During the period, Mr. Ye Zhun also often gave guidance, especially the Wing Chun skills. Although Zhou Xing has systematic blessings, it is still not as good as Mr. Ye Zhun's hard training for decades.
"Brother Xiong, Jinshan is actually quite suitable for you to find this role, so you really don't want to think about it anymore?"
In fact, Ye Weixin still hopes that Xiong Xinxin will play this role. Of course, it’s not because he likes Xiong Xinxin so much, but because it can save him a lot of actor’s salary. The actors who play the role are not cheap.
Of course, Xiong Xinxin will definitely not act in vain, but he is also a martial arts instructor, so the salary can be much cheaper. Alas, it is not easy for a director, and he racked his brains to save a little money.
Xiong Xinxin patted Zhou Xing's shoulder and said with a smile: "Forget it, I'm already at this age, and I can't do anything famous. It's better to give the opportunity to young people."
Zhou Xing was deeply moved. Xiong Xinxin said this to ease his heart. In fact, whoever is behind the scenes can resist the attraction of the big screen. The reason why he did this is to focus on martial arts guidance. After all, this Whether the show can make money or not, half of the burden will be on him.
[Ip Man] The original shooting location was set in Foshan. Unfortunately, after investigation, it was found that many scenes could not restore the old appearance of Foshan in the last century. In the end, Ye Weixin chose Shengqiang Film and Television Base and spent a lot of money to build it. Four scenes were created: Zhenhua Cotton Factory, Ye Family Mansion, Underground Fighting Field, and Martial Arts Street.
In fact, when [Huo Yuanjia] was filming, a martial arts street was also built, and it was also in this film and television base, but Foshan was at the forefront of cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and many features were different from Jinmen. After seeing it, Ye Weixin , I can only regret that I have to build it myself!
As for the Ye family's mansion, it took a lot of energy to rebuild it. The artists of the crew even customized the props and furniture after the 30s, and the patterns of the vases were also painted by a special person.
Mr. Ye Zhun couldn't help crying when he saw this scene. Although he didn't stay in the former Ye family's mansion for a long time, his childhood memories were still deeply in his mind.
This scene also gave Zhou Xing a deeper sense of mission. In this play, he is not just playing a role, but presenting that period of history to the audience.
"Brother Xing, hello, I'm Xiong Dailin, and I'm still a newcomer, please take care of me."
Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, the girl in front of him was a bit unfamiliar, she should be a newcomer, the most attractive thing was her height, Zhou Xing's 1.83cm is not short, but standing with this girl, she was about the same height, even if Minus the high heels, this one has at least 1.75cm or more.
A funny scene suddenly popped up in Zhou Xing's mind. If Zhen Bullet were to play Ip Man, the photographer would be very distressed, right?Especially when they stand together, how to shoot?
"Miss Xiong, you don't have to be so polite, we're going to play husband and wife in this play." Zhou Xing smiled and shook hands with her.
Afterwards, Zhou Xing learned from Ye Weixin that this was Guo Fucheng's girlfriend. No wonder a newcomer can get such good resources.
However, Zhou Xing's impression of this girl changed when he took the makeup photo. After Xiong Dailin put on the cheongsam, she looked like a lady.
As a newcomer, and not from a major, Xiong Dailin still has a lot to learn, from walking, sitting, lying down to speaking lines, she has to learn from scratch. Fortunately, she is quite dedicated, and often asks for advice with the script, and Zhou Xing occasionally Teach her some useful tips.
In mid-May, the construction of the Ye family mansion was completed, and the crew officially started.
"Ip Man, first act, first shot, action."
In the Ye family mansion, the housekeeper brought a middle-aged man with a curly hair all the way in. The camera shot was very long, and the luxury of the Ye family mansion could be seen from another angle.
"Master, there is a Master Liao looking for you outside the door."
At the dining table, Ip Man's family of three were eating. Ip Man, played by Zhou Xing, turned to take a look. Zhang Yongcheng, played by Xiong Dailin, looked up, only to face the camera.
"Crack!" Ye Weixin shook his head.
"Come on, little bear, you must always remember one thing. Zhang Yongcheng is a very self-cultivated lady. He just came in and hasn't said anything yet. Tell me, where does your dislike come from? It's because he disturbed your family People eat?"
(End of this chapter)