Chapter 453
Tsui Hark had just established a movie studio for a while, and it was full of guests tonight. All the main supporting actors of the entire [New Shushan Swordsman], as the director of the director, Tsui Hark, and the planner of Shi Nansheng, naturally, Yuan Kui and Yuan Heping, Yuan Baye of Wu, as well as Wu Siyuan, producer and producer Wu Siyuan, and Feng Yifeng, who came with Brigitte Lin, all gathered in the small conference room in the studio, making Tsui Hark, who always thought the conference room was too large, think for the first time whether the conference room should be expanded.
Today was not an important meeting, nor was there any accidents in the shooting of [New Shushan Swordsman]. Instead, the computer special effects group of [Star Wars] came from the United States according to Feng Yifeng's instructions and produced another movie promotional video. This trailer was completed tonight, allowing the actors to come and see the effects of the shooting and post-production.
This promotional video is different from the thirty-second trailer made before. The entire trailer is actually the character introduction of the movie [New Shushan Swordsman], which combines the main shapes and a small number of martial arts moves used by the main supporting characters, as well as the fantasy effects of martial arts moves such as swordsmanship and thunder and lightning added to the computer stunts. Although the duration is only about one minute, all the main supporting characters and even the important guest roles appear one by one in the trailer.
Western Shu soldiers spy Di Mingqi (Yuan Biao), and Kunlun disciple Yizhen (Meng Hai), are very righteous. In order to challenge the world where the world is in chaos and disasters are rampant, they do not hesitate to fight against the Blood Demon. They hold the "Purple Blue Double Swords" in their hands (a bit of a copy of the lightsaber of [Star Wars]) and fight with the Blood Demon in a row.
The hero Ding Yin is played by Zheng Shaoqiu. He carries two swords, more like a scholar than a swordsman, with majestic weapons and extraordinary temperament, and is full of beauty like a jade sword like a rainbow. The method of controlling swords, countless flying magic swords are surrounded by cruel and blood demons.
Xiaoru, the head of Kunlun, played by Liu Songren, has neat short hair. Although he is a monk, he hates evil. His straightforward personality makes him unable to get a grain of sand in his eyes.
The owner of Yaochi Fairy Castle, Brigitte Lin, has a fluttering belt and is flying in the air, like a fairy who is not stained with dust. Li Yiqi (Weng Qianyu), a chivalrous woman in the misty fairyland, has a smooth temperament.
The Tiandao played by Xu Shaoqiang is carrying a big stone and is wrapped in iron chains; the Ruolan played by Li Saifeng is young and charming; of course, the humorous and funny appearances of Tsui Hark and Sammo Hung are indispensable.
In the last life, [New Shushan Swordsman] opened the prelude to a new-story martial arts film. In the history of martial arts films, it was an epoch-making film, thus changing the previous narrow view of traditional kung fu films that "only fight back and forth". It also made the "Hong Kong Film Awards" specially set up a "best action guide" since its founding.
The award is an important sign that distinguishes the "Hong Kong Film Awards" from any film festival.
Although [New Shushan Swordsman] is a watershed symbol of the watershed between old and new martial arts films, it is no longer simply expressing Chinese Kung Fu, but rather integrating elements from various other types of movies. In addition to bold innovation in visual effects, it also formed the "unimaginable" style of Tsui Hark-style martial arts films in the future, although it seemed a bit "alternative" at the time. There is a saying that best reflects Master Xu's charm: only kung fu you can't think of, no action he can't shoot.
However, this movie was not a hit in its previous life, and it could not be an exaggeration to describe it as a flop, which led to the film "Jiahe" who invested in the film, which was completely defeated during the New Year period. After nearly a month of screening, the box office was less than 1.59 million, and even 10% of the cost of the movie investment was not recovered. Not only did it lose to "New Art City" [Best Partner Showing Powers], but also "Shaw Brothers"'s small-cost films [Interstellar Blunt] and [Shaolin Successor]. They were also completely defeated, which made "Jiahe" at that time lose all its face.
The box office was completely defeated, and it was not said that this film was not good. Within an hour and a half, judging by the magnificent magical story pattern of Shushan, time was too rushed. Although with the assistance of personal performances, costumes, styling, props, and the amazing audio-visual wonders and wild imaginations of Tsui Hark, the audience had a stunning feeling. However, the chaos of the plot and the flaws in the narrative made the film look down to a level in terms of quality.
Feng Yifeng watched the video [New Shushan Swordsman] on videotapes, DVDs, TV and the Internet in his previous life. He also watched many times. The audience and film reviews appreciated and criticized the film. Therefore, he did not allow this mistake to continue to happen in this life. He wanted to turn decay into magic and let this masterpiece that led the trend of martial arts in Hong Kong shine and heat up.
After watching the promotional video of the character introduction made using computer special effects, everyone present was so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing. Even Wu Siyuan and Zheng Shaoqiu, who were used to seeing the world, had grown up and couldn't close their mouths. The trailer of this more than a minute brought shock to everyone was too huge. When had you ever seen a sword flying in the sky like this? When did you see a move that could cause lightning and thunder like a heavenly tribulation? When could a war be fought from the ground to the void? When did the weapon actually seem to be injected into the soul, and you can hit wherever you want? All kinds of magical effects that have never been seen and unheard of are all gathered in this short minute.
Although there were some special effects in the previous trailer, it was just cut from the film that had been filmed to simply introduce the plot and promote the effect.
But the promotional video I am watching now is completely out of the scope of the movie and has no direct connection with the plot. It is just to introduce the shapes of the characters in the film, the formations they are in and the martial arts moves used. The weapons, martial arts and tricks used by these characters are all made through computer special effects. When filming, the actors could only follow the guidance of the special effects group to show their shapes. But no one expected that the effect of the completed short film would be like this. The moves are not only dazzling, dazzling, but also a sense of unreality.
Seeing the chins of the entire conference room, even Brigitte Lin beside her had no ladylike manners, and the corners of her rubbed clothes had long been wrinkled. Feng Yifeng knew that his purpose had been achieved, and he also knew that the shock this promotional video brought to everyone, which audiences could also be shocked. What he wanted was this effect. If Hong Kong citizens who liked or didn’t like watching movies were curious about this movie and became interested in this movie, then they would buy tickets to the theater. After watching the promotional video and trailer, the audience would step by step know the origin of the story and the character characteristics of the characters under Feng Yifeng's guidance. This would help the audience not cause disorder due to the magnificent plot when watching, nor would they know nothing about the plot.
"Papapapapapapapapapapapa" There were bursts of applause, and Zheng Shaoqiu and Wu Siyuan couldn't help but shout: "Okay! Very good! Great!" Under their leadership, the cast and crew members in the conference room woke up from the shock and applauded with them.
Tsui Hark was naturally the one who was praised. Tsui Hark felt a sense of euphoria for Wu Siyuan, Adam Cheng, Yuan Heping and others. It was so cool to be praised by others. However, Tsui Hark was dizzy when he was not praised by others, because he knew very well that the proposal for shooting the promotional video and the shooting methods of the promotional video were actually all from Feng Yifeng's idea, and Tsui Hark was just the executor.
Tsui Hark stood up, smiled and pressed his hands, which calmed down the applause and cheers that almost pried over the conference room. He glanced at everyone's eyes and said a little embarrassedly: "Everyone has seen this promotional video, I don't know what it is? I personally feel very good. After watching the trailer and this promotional video, I have the desire to go into the cinema immediately to see the effect of the video."
The first to speak was Wu Siyuan, who was both the producer and the producer. Although he is one of the most popular filmmakers in Hong Kong, he has seen the special effects of this kind of computer special effects for the first time. Feng Yifeng's imaginative publicity technique was also something he had never heard of before. However, the effect he obtained and the desire to see the final look are indeed quite strong. After watching which sword-controlling technique of Zheng Shaoqiu, Wu Siyuan really wanted to see what these flying magic swords would happen to hit the opponent. After watching Yuan Biao and Meng Hai's purple-green double swords, he also wanted to see which of these two most powerful swords in Shushan, and which is more impressive than the lightsabers in [Star Wars].
"It's very good. At first, I didn't understand why Qiu Guan and the others wanted to put on these styles. I thought it was for shooting promotional posters, but I didn't expect it to be used like this. Although it costs a lot, the effect was really good and powerful. I don't know what you think after watching it, but I just wanted to ask Qiu Guan and how it flew up." After Wu Siyuan said that, he really looked at Zheng Shaoqiu, hoping to get the answer from him.
"Don't look at me like this, I don't know." When Adam Cheng saw everyone's eyes falling on him, he waved his hand and shook his head to clear his relationship, and said innocently: "I really don't know. The styles are all Tsui Hark asked me to show them, and I thought they were even confused. If you don't believe it, you can ask Yuan Biao and Qingxia."
Not to mention how Zheng Shaoqiu had such a brilliant move, Yuan Biao, Meng Hai, Lin Qingxia, Liu Songren and others couldn't believe that the person in the promotional video was himself. When did he become so powerful? He just waved his hand, the sky collapsed and the earth broke, and lightning and thunder came out. After Zheng Shaoqiu said this, they all nodded at the same time and testified for Qiu Guan.
Yuan Heping was a martial arts commander who was temporarily added, so he didn't know about this promotional video. He said with a strange expression: "No, right? The people inside are clearly from you, so why don't you even know what you shot or how you did it? The people here are all their own people, and they have signed confidentiality agreements and will not leak them."
Yuan Biao also felt that he was very innocent, so he put on a few strange looks and actions based on the requirements of the Americans and Tsui Hark. Now, seeing that he was in the promotional video, he was so mighty and powerful. The purple-green sword he was holding was simply the Skywalker's lightsaber, which was even more cool. But he knew very well that he was holding a bad prop sword at that time, so why did it become like this when he came out?
"The Eighth Master (Yuan Biao and Yuan Heping are brothers, but after Yuan Heping set up his own family, they are usually called other than others), we really don't know. Even if we want to say it, we don't know where to start. If you want to know, ask Tsui Hark and who are the Americans! We all pose shapes and actions according to their instructions. It was beyond my expectations that this promotional video would become like this, but the effect is really good and shocking."
After scanning Liu Songren and Yuan Biao, they didn't seem to know more than they did. Only then did Yuan Heping realize that they did not lie to him.
"Don't force them, they actually don't know how they shot this promotional video. All the moves and dazzling effects in the film are made through computer special effects, which are essentially different from the current effect of shooting in a studio and using the lens. It can also be said to be completely different from two things. According to my understanding, computer special effects are 'creating something out of nothing', adding things that are not included in the film to achieve the sci-fi effect, which is the same principle as [Star Wars]." Tsui Hark became a teacher in the conference room, solving everyone's doubts, and also letting everyone understand what "computer special effects" is.
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