045 [Talking about the play]
When Buck Ya Bing heard Xia Tian say this, he nodded in agreement, "Yes, let's be villains first and gentlemen, ugly words are ahead. If anyone is not careful when filming and makes trouble for me, don't blame me for turning against me."
When everyone saw him say the same thing, they all became honest.
Buck Ya Bing is a good guy. If he makes him unhappy, it is really not a debt of pay. It is easy to get beaten up.
"Director, what does it mean to be 'satisfied with you'? If you keep trying to find us on purpose, then will we be miserable?" an actor asked boldly.
If the director did not buy it in the end and insisted that his performance did not satisfy him, not only would he have to deduct the film pay, but he would also pursue compensation in turn, then would he be in trouble?
Xia Tian looked at the actor and recognized him as one of the few people who had no hippie smiles just now, but listened to him seriously. He had a good impression of him. He knew that he should have an honest personality, and asked this question, and was really worried, rather than deliberately trying to oppose him.
So Xia Tian smiled at him, "Don't worry, everyone, I will never deliberately seek trouble with you. I also know that you are not big stars, with limited acting skills and limited understanding, so I will not have too high requirements for you. I just hope that when filming, you can listen carefully to my command and act with your heart. If someone does not listen to the order, acts on his own, or is perfunctory and takes advantage of the situation, don't blame me for being rude to him at that time."
"Yes, what Ah Tian said is exactly what I want to say. You all act with care, otherwise I won't pay." Buck Ya Bing also shouted loudly.
"If you can guarantee that you won't deliberately find fault, I promise to act with your heart." The actor said again.
Xia Tian nodded, raised her left hand and said, "I promise Xia Tian that I will not deliberately find fault. As long as everyone acts with sincerity, I also promise that you can get your own pay."
After hearing what he said, the few people who were originally planning to leave remained.
Nowadays, it is not easy to get into the entertainment industry, especially for small people like them. It is already very good to have a movie to shoot and make money. There are thousands of Shaw Brothers employees, and there are many people who don’t have a movie to shoot. If they don’t do it, they will naturally have someone else to do it.
"Okay, since you all chose to stay, it means you have accepted my request." Xia Tian nodded and said loudly, "Since that's the case, then follow my rules. Now you report your own names and shared work."
"My name is Ma Qiyi, the male lead." "My name is Afang, the female lead." "My name is Wen Tianlai, the makeup artist."... Everyone introduced themselves one by one.
Xia Tian also memorized with all his heart and remembered the names and positions of the twelve people one by one.
"Okay, even if we meet today, I hope everyone will work hard in the next day. I also hope to live in peace with everyone and finish the filming of this drama together." Xia Tian smiled and said, "Okay, I will announce that the movie "The King of Vampire" is now on!"
Wow...
Although there were only twelve people, the applause was still very loud. Everyone had seen Xia Tian’s power, and no one wanted to touch his bad temper now.
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After the announcement of the start of the filming, Xia Tian immediately led everyone to the shooting.
Because this C-level film has a small investment, only 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, there was no grand opening ceremony for worshiping gods. It was just that Xia Tian led the crew to lit an incense stick at Guandi Temple, and even a pig's head was not offered, even if he worshipped the gods.
I wonder if Mr. Guan really had a spirit and knew that Buck Ya Bing was so stingy, would he cut him into eighteen pieces with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword?
The movie "The King of Bloodsucking" was adapted from Huang Qiusheng's version of "The King of Bloodsucking" in 1994. In order to save the cost of filming, Xia Tian made drastic moves and deleted the main supporting roles in the play, Lin Guoyun, the protagonist's sister, the protagonist's son and other characters, along with the plot related to them.
Only the protagonist's wife is left with gamblers. Because she has no money to pay off her debts, she is raped by usury. She is then forced to be a lady and finally gets acquainted by the protagonist's friends, which leads to the leak of the news. The protagonist is angry and cuts usury into the main story of 18 chapters.
In the first scene when I started filming, I chose to film the daily life of the protagonist's family in summer. Because this scene is relatively simple and easier to act, it can facilitate the actors to adapt to the role. In addition, the first scene was well filmed, which was a good start.
Before the filming started, Xia Tian gathered the male and female protagonists and told them about the scene, "This scene tells the story of the protagonist Abao and his wife Afeng living in a village. Although his family is not very well-off, his life is very peaceful. Abao usually works as a dragon and tiger martial artist on the set, Afeng, you have no career, you are just a housewife and you usually like to play mahjong with your neighbors."
"As soon as the computer is turned on, Abao, you come in with soy milk and fried dough sticks and call your wife to get up for dinner. Afeng, you stay in bed and refuse to get up because you played cards all night last night. Now is the most sleepy time. Then Abao, you just saw that your wife just couldn't get up, and you still had to start work, so you left after eating by yourself. Afeng, you continued to sleep until noon."
"How is it, do you understand?" Xia Tian asked the male and female protagonists after he finished the play.
The male protagonist Ma Qiyi used to be a special actor at Shaw Brothers to make a living. The special actor is a small supporting role in the movie. Usually only has a few lines, which is slightly better than the one who plays a supporting role.
Because special actors have lines and opportunities to show their faces, there must be certain requirements for acting, sense of camera, lines, positioning, etc.
This is something that ordinary people cannot achieve, so this kind of movie with low cost likes to use such special actors. One is really cheap, the other is that the acting skills are acceptable.
Marqiyi has been a special actor at Shaw Brothers for ten years. Because he is tall, has a good image, and has a cleverness, many directors like to use him. He also has filming films every day. Among the many supporting actors of Shaw Brothers, he is a very well-known figure.
However, Shaw Brothers has reduced production in the past two years, and many famous actors have not been able to make any films, let alone small roles like Ma Qiyi. Therefore, in order to make a living, he knew that this time he was filming a C-level film, and he would inevitably sacrifice his lust, but he had no choice but to come and film.
He originally thought that as long as he made a C-level film, he would be ruthless, grit his teeth, and give up his face, and have a romance with a woman on the bed, he would be considered a match.
Unexpectedly, the director Xia Tian talked to him before filming started, which really surprised him. When he was filming at Shaw Brothers, the director did not direct him so seriously.
"Am I still making a C-level film?" Ma Qiyi was puzzled, but he still listened carefully to Xia Tian's speech, and then nodded carefully, "I understand, director."
Ma Qiyi is already experienced, and Xia Tian said so detailedly, and this scene is so simple. If you can't understand this, you'd be stupider than a pig.
"What about you?" Xia Tian looked at Afang again and said.
Afang had never filmed a scene before. She was a lady invited by Buck Ya Bing from Kowloon City Village for 400 yuan a day. Because in this drama, the heroine has a lot of sexual scenes and needs to be revealed at three points. Ordinary actresses will never take on such scenes to film, so they can only find them from those special professionals.
Afang is a lady in Kowloon City Village. A customer only earns fifty yuan, but now she can earn four hundred yuan a day. And she doesn't have to deal with those stinky men. Of course, she is very happy.
It’s just that she has never filmed a movie before and has no experience at all, so although Xia Tian has already explained it in detail, she still can’t figure it out.
"I still don't understand, director." Afang shook her head and said.
Seeing this, Xia Tian had no choice but to go on the battlefield and practice it himself.
"Okay, now I'll practice Maqiyi and I, and you'll watch it carefully." Xia Tian said to her, "Just do it as I can later."
"Oh." Afang nodded, and saw Xia Tian lying on the bed, curled up, her mouth slightly opened, and a trace of saliva flowed out of her lips. She looked like she was sleeping in her heart.
Afang opened her eyes wide in surprise. If she hadn't known that Xia Tian had just lie down, she would have thought he was sleeping soundly now. "Wow, is this acting? It's so amazing!" She had the concept of acting in her mind for the first time. She had thought acting was just a playhouse before.
At this time, Ma Qiyi walked into the house and said, "A Feng, I've got up and had dinner. I've bought all the fried dough sticks and soy milk for you."
He shouted, but Xia Tian did not get up, but turned over and continued to fall asleep with his head inward.
Ma Qiyi put down the soy milk and fried dough sticks and walked over, patted Xia Tian, "A Feng, get up and have breakfast. Tell you not to play mahjong all night, look at what you are now..."
"Ah, I won't eat anymore. I'm so sleepy. Don't quarrel." Xia Tian complained a little in a vague way, then covered his head with a quilt and continued to fall asleep.
Ma Qiyi had no choice but to look up at the watch, "Then you go to bed, I have to start work, I will eat first." As he said that, he walked to the table and pretended to be eating.
Then he stood up, clamped the soy milk and fried dough sticks with bamboo weaving, and then strode out.
After he closed the door, Xia Tian finally sat up, "OK! That's what he did, do you understand?" he asked Afang.
"Uh, I seem to understand a little." Afang felt enlightened. She thought acting was as simple as playing house, but now it seems that acting is much more difficult than she imagined.
"Okay, let's try the show first, you can play with Ma Qiyi and take a look." Xia Tian clapped his hands.
Film film is very expensive. In order to reduce unnecessary losses, it is best to rehearse several times before the official filming starts. Although this will inevitably delay time, sharpening the knife will not delay the cutting of wood.
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