Chapter 174: Action scenes during the day and action scenes at night?
The crew of "Kung Fu Yoga" has arrived in India in advance, but due to the need for on-site inspections in advance and the arrangement of the shooting location, the preparations will be delayed for a few days.
In the evening, Lin Yuan packed his luggage in advance so that he could set off at any time.
Just as he was packing his luggage, the cell phone in the living room rang.
After seeing the note on the caller ID, Lin Yuan put down the clothes in his hands and quickly answered the phone: "Hey, brother, do you have anything to do with me?"
The call was not from someone else, but Jackie Chan himself. After having dinner at Jackie Chan's house last time, the two of them also left each other's phone numbers. However, neither of them had anything to do, so they never kept in touch.
And now that Jackie Chan took the initiative to call, Lin Yuan naturally did not dare to neglect.
After Lin Yuan asked, Jackie Chan's voice came over the phone: "Lin Yuan, Director Tang called you to tell you about the crew starting filming, right?"
"Director Tang has informed me in the afternoon, and I am going to go to the set within the next two days."
After hearing Lin Yuan's answer, Jackie Chan said with satisfaction, and then continued to ask: "Then you haven't bought the ticket yet, right? Otherwise, you can come to me by plane directly, and then we can go filming together.
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Faced with Jackie Chan's invitation, Lin Yuan naturally had no reason to refuse. Not to mention that he hadn't bought a plane ticket to India yet. Even if he bought the ticket, he would definitely refund it. Just kidding, he would fly with his brother on the same plane. This kind of thing
The honor is not something that ordinary people can obtain.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan immediately replied: "No problem, I'm just afraid of causing trouble to my eldest brother."
Jackie Chan smiled and said cheerfully: "If you have any trouble, it's settled. Just come to me when you want."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuan asked his assistant to directly book a ticket to Xiangjiang tomorrow morning.
After the surprise, Lin Yuan quickly realized that Jackie Chan personally called him to invite him to go to Hong Kong. He definitely didn't just want to go with him. There must be other things in between, but Jackie Chan was not on the phone.
After all, thinking of this, he also began to guess Brother Jackie Chan's intentions. However, after guessing for a while, he found that he couldn't guess it at all, so in the end he simply stopped guessing, since they were about to meet him anyway.
Out of curiosity, Lin Yuan took a plane and arrived in Xiangjiang early the next morning.
This is the second time he has come to the city of Xiangjiang, and the second time he has been to his eldest brother's house. As soon as he got off the plane, someone sent by Jackie Chan was sent to pick him up. The vast lineup also showed the strength of his eldest brother, who opened the way.
The first car is a luxury car engraved with the word "dragon", which can be said to be top-notch luxury.
Under the escort of a group of people, he arrived at his eldest brother's house safely, just in time for lunch. Seeing Lin Yuan's arrival, his eldest brother also greeted Lin Yuan enthusiastically, as easy-going as if he were entertaining his own children.
When Lin Yuan was chatting with his elder brother, he also noticed Director Tang Jili sitting at the dinner table.
Lin Yuan is not surprised at all that Director Tang Jili appears here. Director Tang and Jackie Chan can be said to be very close partners. After the movie "Police Story 3", Director Tang and Jackie Chan collaborated on "Red Zone"
", "Police Story 4", "Super Plan", "Myth", "Zodiac" five movies.
With the two of them having such a good relationship, it was only natural for them to appear here.
Therefore, Lin Yuan immediately stepped forward and said hello to Tang Jili: "Hello, Director Tang."
"Hello, hello, Mr. Lin, nice to meet you." Director Tang Jili stood up and greeted enthusiastically without putting on any airs.
"Sit down first, let's chat while we eat." Seeing the two people greeting each other, Jackie Chan also immediately spoke. After they both sat down, he winked, and the servant immediately said something interesting.
Filled the wine glasses for the three of them.
After drinking for three rounds, the three of them just chatted for a few words. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heightened, Jackie Chan turned his attention to Lin Yuan and said: "Lin Yuan, you should have read the movie script, right?"
Lin Yuan answered truthfully: "I've seen it."
Jackie Chan glanced at Tang Jili, with a smile on his face, then looked at Lin Yuan, and said with a wry smile: "After reading the script, how do you feel?"
Lin Yuan really couldn't answer the question raised by his elder brother.
The night he got the script, he basically read it over. After reading it, he could only describe his feelings in two words: uncomfortable!
Although the plot in the movie has serious logical errors, the plot design is all for the effect of the movie, and Lin Yuan can understand it.
What really makes Lin Yuan feel numb is the shooting style of the movie "Kung Fu Yoga". It not only wants to produce the comedy effect of a Jackie Chan-style movie, but also wants to mix the characteristics of Indian movies into it, but the result is that neither end is achieved.
To please him, it felt like he was watching a hodgepodge movie script.
Seeing Lin Yuan's embarrassed look, how could Jackie Chan not know what Lin Yuan was thinking? He laughed on the spot and said to Tang Jili: "Xiao Tang, let me just say that there is a problem with your movie script this time?"
After hearing this, even though Lin Yuan had known that the two of them had a good relationship, he still couldn't help but look at them.
Director Tang Jili is also a well-known figure in Hong Kong circles. I am afraid that only Jackie Chan can be called "Little Tang".
"Alas..." Director Tang Jili sighed without explaining.
Jackie Chan patted his shoulder, then turned to explain to Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan, don't worry about this script. Xiao Tang was originally planning to shoot Myth 2, but unfortunately he didn't get the authorization. In addition, this script
The movie is a Sino-Indian co-production, and the plot design has to be based on the style of Indian movies. The final script was written like this, which was a helpless move."
After listening to Brother Long's explanation, Lin Yuan finally came to his senses and said that with so many years of experience in cooperation between Director Tang Jili and Brother Jackie Chan, how could it be possible to create a script with such a different style.
After figuring out the problem with the script, Lin Yuan quickly answered politely: "It is an honor for me to co-produce a movie with my eldest brother. As for the problem with the script, I can also understand that Director Tang can't help himself when co-producing a movie."
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I have to say that the fact that the plot of this movie is so bad really has nothing to do with director Tang Jili.
It can be seen from the story line of the entire movie that director Tang Jili was indeed preparing to shoot "Myth 2" at the beginning, but now he had to consider the Indian market, so Director Tang had to make concessions in the script and replace the characters in the original movie.
The fighting plot is adjusted to include Indian-style song and dance elements.
Under this situation, Lin Yuan didn't know what the final effect of the movie would be.
But fortunately, this movie is protected by Jackie Chan. Even if the movie's reputation is not very good, the box office will definitely not be much less.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan no longer worried about the movie.
After having lunch at Jackie Chan's house, Jackie Chan also arranged for the two of them to rest in the room of the villa next door and wait until tomorrow morning to take his private jet to India together.
This was Lin Yuan's first time taking a private plane. Except for their three passengers, the other passengers on the plane were basically Jackie Chan's accompanying assistants. After going through the security check in the VIP security room, Lin Yuan and others successfully boarded the plane and started flying.
To India.
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Almost six hours later, everyone successfully arrived in India from Xiangjiang.
Director Tang had already arranged for the crew to pick them up at the airport, and drove everyone directly to the set in a nanny car.
The crew of "Kung Fu Yoga" was filmed in Rajasthan, India.
The reason why we chose this place is because the crew of the "Myth" movie had shot here before. Now we are revisiting this place, firstly to pay tribute to the movie "Myth", and secondly because we are familiar with the local environment.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yuan arrived in Rajasthan and came to the hotel where the crew was staying.
The crew has been waiting below the hotel for a long time.
As soon as we got out of the car, the assistant director, producer and others from the crew hurriedly came up and greeted Jackie Chan.
Although Lin Yuan is quite popular, compared with Jackie Chan, he is obviously not on the same level.
After saying hello to Jackie Chan, the assistant director, producer and others hurriedly walked up to Lin Yuan, stretched out their hands and said: "Hello, Teacher Lin Yuan, I am the assistant director of the Kung Fu Yu aggravation team. You can just call me Wang Luoting."
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Lin Yuan responded politely: "Hello, Director Wang, hello Producer Li..."
They were just saying polite words because they saw that he was now famous. Lin Yuan was not stupid enough to call people by their names. Instead, he showed great respect to every crew member present.
The crew members who came to pick him up were also very satisfied with Lin Yuan's attitude.
They have encountered some low-quality stars before. They want to treat themselves as bosses because of their high reputation, but they don't take their crew members seriously at all. They basically use them at will.
To be honest, it is rare for a top star like Lin Yuan to maintain such an approachable attitude. Because of this, their good impression of Lin Yuan has deepened a lot.
After saying hello, Lin Yuan first put away his things under the warm reception of the crew, and then came to the banquet hall.
In the banquet hall, except for a few actors who had no roles in India and did not come to the crew, the rest of the people had already arrived and were sitting in their seats waiting.
When Jackie Chan arrived, everyone present immediately greeted him enthusiastically.
"Hello, big brother!"
"Brother Jackie Chan is here!"
After greeting my eldest brother warmly, the next step was to greet Lin Yuan.
No, as soon as he stepped in, the producer and screenwriter of the crew stood up and came over to shake hands with Lin Yuan as a gesture of goodwill.
"Hello, Teacher Lin Yuan!"
"It's an honor to invite Mr. Lin Yuan to star in our film!"
The reason why the crew and crew are so enthusiastic about Lin Yuan is because Lin Yuan is so famous now.
The previous film "One Man's Martial Arts" broke the box office record of domestic martial arts films, making Chen Desheng an extremely popular director in their Hong Kong circle.
However, everyone in the industry knew that this movie was a box office hit in Hong Kong. Even the directors in Hong Kong at that time were teasing Chen Desheng about what kind of movie he would not make, and insisting on making this kind of martial arts movie, but they did not expect the result.
Surprisingly, with Lin Yuan's vigorous promotion, the movie became an immediate hit. This terrifying box office appeal directly shocked the entire entertainment industry.
He then starred in "Scorching Sun", which grossed more than 1 billion at the box office. He also won the Golden Goblet Best Actor Award, becoming the youngest actor in history.
After winning the Best Actor Award, the box office of a movie "Tang Detective" once again exceeded 1 billion, directly surpassing Huang Bo and Xu Zheng, becoming an evergreen tree among actors with a billion box office!
In this case, if you are not enthusiastic about Lin Yuan, then who should you be enthusiastic about?
Just after Lin Yuan was polite to the top management of the crew, a handsome man quickly stood up and shook hands with Lin Yuan.
"Brother Lin Yuan, long time no see." Zhang Yixing greeted Lin Yuan with a smile.
Seeing Zhang Yixing here, Lin Yuan immediately flashed a look of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that the other party was here. This could be regarded as meeting an old friend in a foreign land, so he immediately patted Zhang Yixing on the shoulder, and then said with a smile
::"I'm still wondering who will play another role, but I didn't expect it to be you!"
Zhang Yixing scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and replied with a silly smile: "Isn't that a surprise for Brother Lin Yuan?"
"Good boy!" Lin Yuan was happy after hearing this, but he was told that this was really a surprise. At least he would not be so lonely when filming next, and he would have a companion.
Zhang Yixing seemed to know that he was inexperienced in filming, so he took this opportunity to say to Lin Yuan: "Brother Lin Yuan, I will ask for your advice on filming."
For such a trivial matter, Lin Yuan answered directly without thinking: "No problem."
In his opinion, Zhang Yixing is his little brother. If he doesn't help him, who will he help?
Just like that, after the surprise, Lin Yuan looked at the other actors. In addition to Zhang Yixing, there were several actors he didn't know.
First there are two actresses, one is Disha Patani, a former Miss India contest winner, and the other is Muqi Miya, who is both a yoga instructor and a graphic model.
Next is an Indian actor, Sonu Sood.
Although the two actresses are not very famous in Lin Yuan's mind, it is undeniable that these two actresses have indeed met the public's aesthetic standards and are obviously much prettier than Internet celebrities.
After the two sides said hello and introduced each other, Lin Yuan sat directly next to Jackie Chan.
Seeing this scene, the Indian actress couldn't help but look at Lin Yuan more.
Previously, Lin Yuan went to the filming hotel with Jackie Chan, which can be explained, but sitting directly next to Jackie Chan is enough to prove that the relationship between the two is definitely extraordinary.
Thinking back to the enthusiastic attitude of the senior crew towards Lin Yuan just now, she had to become a little curious about Lin Yuan's identity.
So he turned his head and asked in a low voice to the translator next to him: "Is Mr. Lin Yuan famous in your country?"
"Of course, Mr. Lin Yuan can be said to be the young actor with the highest box office in China. Not only is he good at acting, but most of the movies he has made have broken the box office records of the same type of movies." When the translator introduced Lin Yuan, his body also moved.
He straightened up unconsciously.
After hearing the translation, Disha Patani looked at Lin Yuan with a hint of admiration.
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When Director Tang Jili saw that everyone was here, he didn't waste any time and immediately started chatting about the filming of the movie.
"This movie is a co-production between China and India. It is also a challenge for our crew. I would like to ask if you have any good suggestions to perfectly combine the kung fu elements and yoga elements of this movie."
As Director Tang's voice fell, the crew looked at each other for a moment, and no one dared to take the lead in making any suggestions.
Brother Jackie Chan was the first to speak when he saw this: "Actually, I have an idea, that is, when filming fighting scenes, we can design from two aspects: kung fu and yoga. Through the collision of the two, maybe
It can produce good results.”
Listening to Brother Jackie Chan's words, everyone in the banquet hall nodded again and again.
The reason why this movie is named "Kung Fu Yuga" is that in addition to failing to obtain the copyright of "Myth 2", there is another very important reason, that is, the crew wanted to use Kung Fu and Yuga to represent the two countries respectively.
Different cultures, the cultures of the two countries are displayed in the film at the same time.
It is undeniable that Jackie Chan's suggestion was actually the source of the crew's original idea for making this movie.
After the beginning with Jackie Chan, several senior executives of the production team put forward their own opinions.
In the end, to sum it up, I actually want to continue the Jackie Chan style of movies, but add elements of Indian singing and dancing to this movie style.
As for the collision between kung fu and yoga, they also want to add it, but the problem is that time is not forgiving, and Jackie Chan is already old. Even if you look at Jackie Chan in movies in recent years, he still uses his signature humorous fights to knock down enemies, but he can no longer
I am pursuing difficult movements like before.
Under such circumstances, we can't really let Jackie Chan risk his life in order to make this movie, right?
Regarding this point, director Tang Jili directly nodded in appreciation of these opinions.
You must know that when he first collaborated with Jackie Chan to make a movie, Jackie Chan often joked that he and Tang Jili had one thing in common: not wanting their lives.
He didn't care about his life while filming, and Tang Jili didn't care about his life when filming!
The reason why there is such a joke is that Tang Jili often arranged dangerous action scenes for Jackie Chan in his previous movies. However, Director Tang Jili also sees Jackie Chan's current state, so he will take this step.
These are some suggestions.
Although the Jackie Chan-style movie style presented in the end was not humorous enough, at least it ensured the safety of Jackie Chan.
Thinking of this, everyone decided on these suggestions.
Lin Yuan glanced at Jackie Chan, and he found that after everyone agreed, Jackie Chan's eyes were obviously unwilling. It was not difficult to see that he resisted these suggestions. He did not want to appear on the screen as a mascot.
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But no matter how beautiful his idea was, it was useless. Everyone disagreed, so he could only choose to remain silent with an unwilling look in his eyes.
As for Lin Yuan, when he saw the unwillingness in Jackie Chan's eyes, he said tentatively: "Brother Jackie Chan, how about you become a martial artist when the time comes, and I will help you share some of the fighting scenes?"
As Lin Yuan finished speaking, the banquet hall suddenly became quiet.
Jackie Chan had indeed been a martial arts instructor for a long time before, and even made a guest appearance as a martial arts instructor during filming. However, later on, Jackie Chan basically stopped talking about martial arts instructors.
It's not that the martial arts instructor is so tiring, but Jackie Chan's martial arts action style is not something that ordinary action actors can learn.
Jackie Chan's martial arts movements generally rely on the props readily available around him to defeat his opponents through various witty fights and a light and agile body, thereby creating laughter that makes the audience laugh.
Therefore, some netizens jokingly said: If you were in a furniture mall, Jackie Chan would be invincible.
This is also the origin of Jackie Chan-style kung fu comedy.
However, until now, no action star has been able to learn the essence of Jackie Chan, so when Lin Yuan said this, everyone understood that Lin Yuan had good intentions, but did not think this method was useful.
Just when director Tang Jili was about to persuade Lin Yuan, Jackie Chan said with a smile: "Okay, Xiao Tang, Lin Yuan seems to have a few fighting scenes in the movie, right?"
Tang Jili was confused for a moment. He didn't know what his elder brother was going to do, so he had to answer truthfully: "That's right."
"Okay, let's shoot Lin Yuan's fighting scenes first when we have the chance. If this kid is smart, I'll have to trouble you to change the script and add a few more fighting scenes for him to practice." Jackie Chan said very casually.
He said and made a decision directly.
If anyone else had said such a thing, Tang Jili would definitely have ignored it. He is already busy enough as a director, and now you want him to change the script? Wouldn't this exhaust him to death?
But it was Jackie Chan who said this. If he dared not agree, the management would directly remove him as a director.
So Tang Jili agreed directly without saying a word: "Okay, then I'll listen to my elder brother's arrangements."
After replying to his elder brother, Director Tang briefly arranged the filming of the film and then decided on the time for the crew to start shooting. The official start time will be two days later. The reason for this is very simple. First, it allows the crew to adjust quickly.
The second step is to let the actors get more familiar with each other. After all, there are foreign actors, and it will be easier to film if they get used to each other more.
Hearing this, Lin Yuan also looked at the foreign actors. When he was about to get acquainted, he happened to meet the eyes of his mother Qimiya.
When she found that Lin Yuan was looking this way, Mu Qimiya not only did not avoid it at all, but also lifted her hair and cast a meaningful wink in Lin Yuan's direction.
After seeing Mu Qimiya's behavior, Lin Yuan quickly looked away.
This movie will take at least four to five months to shoot. He doesn't want to shoot action movies during the day and have to continue shooting action movies at night, twenty-four hours a day. Wouldn't that cost him his life?