Chapter 254 Changing the play and fighting the play
"Yuxuan, I heard that you are quite capable in script creation. Then take a look at our script, is there anything that needs to be improved? If there is anything that you think would be better after being changed, you can tell me.
.If we wait until part of our scene has been shot, it will be difficult to change the script at that time." Director Chen Jiashang said to Yuxuan Zhang.
Chen Jiashang invited Zhang Yuxuan to play the leading role in Painted Skin. Naturally, he had done some research on Zhang Yuxuan and had a certain understanding of him.
Chen Jiashang knows about Zhang Yuxuan. Zhang Yuxuan's acting skills are not bad among the younger generation, and his attitude during filming is not bad. He will not lose his temper easily and act like a big star. He is an actor who is relatively easy to get along with.
But it can’t be said that Leslie Cheung has no shortcomings, except for one, he seems to love changing scripts.
It is said that when Zhang Yuxuan was filming TV series, he liked to change the scripts. Later, when he entered the film industry, he became more direct and created the scripts directly according to his ideas.
It's just that whether it's a script that was revised by Yuxuan Zhang or a script that was written based on Yuxuan Zhang's ideas, the quality is pretty good, at least in terms of the ratings of the TV series and the box office of the movie, they all performed very well.
That's why Chen Jiasheng asked such a question.
If Jacky Cheung wants the script, then their movie has not officially started filming yet, and there are some changes to the script, but it won't have much impact.
And if Zhang Yuxuan does not modify the script now, then when the filming of the movie officially starts, he will not accept Zhang Yuxuan's request to modify the script. This is what Chen Jia said to Yuxuan Zhang.
So art or box office? When these two options were placed in front of Chen Jiashang, Chen Jiashang chose box office without hesitation.
That's why Chen Jiashang's attitude towards Zhang Yuxuan is a little more conniving.
Of course, if Leslie Cheung asks to change the script, but the revised script makes Chen Jiashang feel bad, he will also refuse to change the script.
"However, I think there is something wrong with Wang Sheng's life. It's not that there is a problem, but I simply think that Wang Sheng's personality is a bit unpleasant. Wang Sheng seems affectionate, but his stance is not firm enough.
His wife's relationship is good, but Xiao Wei makes him feel a little lost, but he is not confused by the fox demon Xiao Wei. In one movie, his position changes several times. I think Wang Sheng's position can be made firmer.
For example, let him never doubt his wife from the beginning to the end..." Zhang Yuxuan said to himself.
"Actually, in my opinion, the script of Painted Skin is really excellent. It depicts the plot, emotions, etc. very well..." Zhang Yuxuan first praised it.
Both heroines sided with Yuxuan Zhang.
So, the script began to be revised.
According to Chen Jiashang's original script, it will make the film more artistic, which may help to win awards.
"Director, I'm not a martial artist. It can be said that I haven't practiced much at all. If I really want to shoot a fight scene with Zhen Dan, it won't work." Zhang Yuxuan spread his hands and said helplessly.
That's right, Zhen Zhuzhuang has given up his career and stopped participating in the promotion of the movie "One Man's Martial Arts".
Chen Jiashang is almost certain that after the revision of Wang Sheng's character, the artistic content may be less, but it will definitely be of great help to improve the box office. At least Wang Sheng alone will make many female audiences watch.
And go to the cinema to watch movies again and again.
In the end, the movie "One Man's Martial Arts" obviously had good quality, but it failed to win much at the box office and lost money.
"No, Wang Sheng has always believed that his wife is not a monster." Chen Jiashang interrupted Zhen Zhuan.
"Director, why did you suddenly think of filming such a fight scene?" Zhang Yuxuan looked at Chen Jiashang in surprise.
Therefore, both Zhang Yuxuan and Chen Jiashang are not wrong.
You must know that Zhen Zhu is the male protagonist. The movie is about to be released and everyone is promoting it, but the male protagonist has run away.
Seeing this, Zhen Zhuan narrowed his eyes, which were not too big, and a cold light flashed in his narrowed eyes.
As for what Zhang Yuxuan said, whether Chen Jiashang would believe it is another matter.
"Well, I understand, but a loyal wife and a fox demon who doesn't understand emotions and love are a very sharp contrast in itself. And the more loyal Wang Sheng is to his wife, the more loyal the fox demon Xiao Wei will be to humans.
My feelings became more and more curious, and finally I developed feelings out of curiosity..."
It's just that their triggering angles are a little different.
Three to two, Chen Jia nodded in the end: "Then change it!"
Of course, the main reason is that none of the movies and TV series that Zhang Yuxuan has participated in has failed.
Especially when Zhen Zhuan discovered that the people who originally lived around him started to move closer to Yuxuan after Zhang Yuxuan so easily persuaded the director to modify the script, Zhen Zhuan became even more angry.
After all, a director who can make money is a popular director.
And Chen Jiashang thought about Zhen Zhuan's words, and it seemed that this arrangement was quite good.
Zhang Yuxuan is the leading actor himself, and he can rewrite the script at will according to his own requirements. Others may think that Zhang Yuxuan is even more awesome.
Zhou Xun looked at Zhang Yuxuan for a while before speaking: "Actually, Wang Sheng's firm character is not bad. After all, Wang Sheng is not a scholar in the movie but a general. As a general, it is normal for him to have a firm character."
Zhen Zhen probably didn’t want to see Zhang Yuxuan’s request to change the script the last thing.
Otherwise, why would Chen Jiashang go north and leave his hometown to make movies in the mainland?
In previous movies such as The Fuse and Sha Po Wolf, Zhen Dan only participated in the movie as the leading actor, but during the filming process, he always liked to get involved in filming, and sometimes even talked with the director.
Conflict arises.
Then his position in the crew will naturally be affected.
"No, director, you see, Pang Yong likes Wang Sheng's wife Pei Rong, and the three of them had a love triangle relationship before. Although Pang Yong finally quit, it doesn't mean that Pang Yong doesn't love Pei Rong.
When Pang Yong came back this time, he found that Wang Sheng was bewitched by the fox demon Xiao Wei, and even falsely accused Pei Rong of being a monster——"
In fact, the reason why Chen Jiashang invited Zhang Yuxuan to play the leading role was also based on this consideration.
"But Pang Yong doesn't know!" Zhen Zhuan said.
If Zhen Zhan had joined in the promotion, the result would not have been like this. After all, at that time, Zhen Zhan, with the Ip Man series of movies, was already well-known, but with or without Zhen Zhan, the result would have been quite influential.
Big.
He looks handsome. After all, Yuxuan Zhang plays Wang Sheng. He has such a face. It would definitely be against his will to say he is not handsome.
It can be said that this Wang Sheng is definitely the Prince Charming in the hearts of thousands of girls, and the perfect male god in the hearts of thousands of girls!
Later, Wang Baoqi and Zhen Zhunzhuang made a movie together, which was Feng Yuxiu's one-man martial arts where he was able to distinguish between superior and inferior, but also fight between life and death.
Just like Zhou Xingxing, almost all the movies he starred in have never failed. Even if they fail temporarily, they will be overturned and regarded as classics in the future. This is like a person's luck, good luck is at the top, so it is impossible to do anything.
Will lose.
"Okay, then I will arrange a fight scene between Wang Sheng and Peng Yong." Chen Jia nodded and immediately agreed.
At that time, he would casually say that his fists and feet had no eyesight, and he was too strong to hold back. He had used this excuse countless times.
"Actually, the audience will still like a husband who is loyal to his wife. Haha, of course, this is just my personal opinion." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.
"well?"
The movie "One Man's Martial Arts" was initially positioned with Zhen Zi as the male protagonist and Wang Baoyu as the male villain.
However, neither of them could convince the other in a short period of time. In the end, both parties focused on Zhou Xun, Gao Yuanyuan and Zhen Zhuan. At this time, other people were needed to vote.
"Then, tell me, what do you think?" Chen Jiashang said, nodding to the screenwriter next to him, who promptly took out paper and pen.
Otherwise, if it were another person who became Yuan Baye's highly praised disciple, his appearance was not bad, and his kung fu was not weak. With so many factors combined, he would not be popular after so many years. His luck might be
On the one hand, but on the other hand, it is undeniable that there are certain problems with his own character.
Zhenzhuan was racking his brains.
Especially before, Leslie Cheung thought of what Wu Jing had said to him about Zhen Zhuan, so he knew almost instinctively that Zhen Zhuan might want to take revenge on him.
Chen Jiashang listened and frowned slightly: "If it is really modified as you said, the character of Wang Sheng will indeed be more likable, but his character will make the movie lack some depth, which will make the movie somewhat dull.
The movie will lose some color, especially the scenes between the two heroines, and there will also be some changes due to this..."
Although he was originally a supporting role, he still had the support of being a Hong Kong native, so that in the crew, he would not fall behind when facing the protagonist Yuxuan Zhang. As Yuxuan Zhang's status rises, his status will correspondingly decline.
, this is what Zhen Zhun does not want to see.
However, after the filming and editing of the movie was completed, Zhen Zhuan discovered that Feng Yuxiu's role in the movie was better than his role as the leading actor, so Zhen Zhuan directly gave up the role.
"I think the original script is quite good. After all, it is a script that the screenwriter and director discussed for a long time. All aspects and even details should have been carefully considered. So I think the script was changed suddenly and rashly.
This kind of thing is very bad." Zhen Zhuan was the first to speak.
"Yes, Zhen Zhuan is also a senior actor. He started his career in the 1980s and it has been more than 20 years now. He still has a good vision. Occasionally, he can come up with some ideas, which is still helpful for the movie." Chen Jia
He didn't hide it either.
"Hahaha, a wonderful fight scene will also help a lot at the box office. Let's face it. Everything is for making a good movie. Moreover, the audience may also be curious about what Pang Yong and Wang Sheng will do.
Who is more powerful, so it would be a good idea to arrange a fight scene directly." Chen Jiashang laughed.
"Ah?" Chen Jiashang was a little confused: "The fight between Wang Sheng and Pang Yong? What kind of fight is there between the two of them? They can't fight!" Chen Jiashang couldn't help but say.
First of all, Wang Sheng rescued Xiao Wei, which in itself was a bit unreasonable, but Wang Sheng didn't have any doubts about Xiao Wei's identity.
"We can arrange the plot like this. Wang Sheng believed in his wife, but in order to find the real monster, he framed Pei Rong with others. Pang Yong, who didn't know the truth, knew about it and rushed to Wang Sheng's house.
In front of him, he wanted to teach Wang Sheng a lesson, and then the two of them started a battle. After the fight, Wang Sheng told Pang Yong his thoughts, and then the two of them joined forces to deal with Xiao Wei and save Pei Rong. Director, what do you think of this arrangement?
Wouldn't it be better? And if the fight scenes are well shot, the audience will also like to watch them. Maybe the fight scenes between Pang Yong and Wang Sheng can bring tens of millions more box office to the movie."
But now, after the revision, Wang Sheng rescued Xiao Wei, but he had some vague doubts about Xiao Wei's identity.
Both Zhang Yuxuan and Chen Jiashang tried to persuade each other.
Zhou Xun, Gao Yuanyuan, and even Zhen Zhuzi looked at Yuxuan Zhang curiously, wanting to know whether Zhang Yuxuan would change the script, and if so, how he would change it.
There's nothing wrong with Chen Jia coming here. But Zhen Zhuan's face is a bit unsightly.
At the same time, Zhen Zhuan was still squinting his eyes, with an inexplicable emotion flashing through his eyes, making it difficult to guess.
With his fighting scenes and fake scenes, he really taught Zhang Yuxuan a lesson. Zhen Zhu was not too familiar with this kind of thing. This was how Wu Jing was targeted by him in the first place.
As for Chen Jiashang, he saw the problem from the perspective of the movie as a whole. Wang Sheng's character's stance was not firm enough. Only in this way could the scenes of the two heroines be more highlighted, and the whole movie look more profound.
It can arouse the audience's discussion about human nature.
However, Zhen Zhuan is very cautious, which is something that most people in the industry know.
Director Chen Jiashang and the screenwriter couldn't help but smile on their faces.
After Chen Jiashang found Zhang Yuxuan and told the story about the fight between Pang Yong and Wang Sheng, Zhang Yuxuan was stunned almost immediately.
At first, Chen Jiashang and the screenwriter didn't like this change very much.
Later on, Pei Rong has always been trusted by Wang Sheng. Even though Pei Rong was framed by Xiao Wei as a monster, he always believed in Pei Rong silently. He only acted on the occasion to catch Xiao Wei's fox tail.
"Director, from what you said, it seems that I like to change scripts very much. I am just talking about some small details and some minor problems from my personal perspective. They are all innocuous things." Zhang Yuxuan said humbly.
How can I put it this way? It is not an exaggeration at all to say that Zhen Zi is an actor.
Chen Jiashang himself is not the kind of director who pursues art!
He is handsome, has an extraordinary family background, and is not bad at strength. However, he is passionately devoted to his wife. Everyone thinks that his wife is a monster, but Wang Sheng firmly believes it.
After all, if the movie hasn't even started shooting yet, and the script is changed according to Zhang Yuxuan's ideas, and the director is really wrong according to Zhang Yuxuan's statement, then Zhang Yuxuan's prestige in the crew will probably rise directly.
Zhang Yuxuan couldn't help but glance at Zhen Zhuan, this person is really too cautious.
This kind of character of Zhen Zhuan is actually very disliked by the director. This is why Zhen Zhuan debuted very early, but has been tepid for so many years, so that later, the film "Ip Man" turned out to be
It was only after Li Lianjie and Fang Shilong almost retired that he got a chance to stand out and become a big star.
In fact, Leslie Cheung is right, and so is Chen Jiashang.
So the rest of the crew, including Wang Baoyu, had to start frequent promotions, but there was no trace of Zhen Bullet.
"Director, I think maybe we can arrange a fight scene between Pang Yong and Wang Sheng." Zhen Zi took the initiative to approach Chen Jia.
Therefore, there is no problem for them to look at the problem from their respective standpoints.
Yuxuan Zhang is triggered by the role he plays. Of course he hopes that the role he plays can be better. The better the character, the more the audience will like the role he plays, so that more and more audiences will like him.
"Director, this fight scene was not suggested by Zhen Zhuzi, right?" Zhang Yuxuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
After hearing what Chen Jiashang said, Zhang Yuxuan understood Zhen Zhuan's plan almost immediately.
Following Zhang Yuxuan's method will allow Zhang Yuxuan to gain greater profits. At the same time, it may also be because of the firm character of Wang Sheng's character, which will attract more viewers to the cinema. After all, simple and straightforward emotions are more charming.
It may have a certain positive impact on the movie box office.
But when the actual revision of the script was completed, Chen Jiashang discovered that after such changes, the charm of the character Wang Sheng was no longer that great.
Chen Jiashang was stunned for a moment: "But I remember that I have filmed many martial arts movies."
"Those were all stand-ins, especially during the filming of World's Best. I didn't even drop wires a few times. It can be said that almost all the fighting scenes were done by stand-ins - Director, why don't you watch, and Zhen Tan's
How about having a stand-in for a fight scene? It’s not that I’m being pretentious, it’s just that I can’t use my skills. When the time comes, Zhen Zhuan and I will film the fight scene together. Everything looks good on his side, but it looks good on my side.
Pulling up the hips, this is too ugly, right? How about I hire a professional stand-in?" Zhang Yuxuan said to Chen Jiashang.
"A substitute is fine, so let's arrange for a substitute." Chen Jiashang didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Well, the main reason is that Leslie Cheung is famous enough, so he is fully qualified to use a body double. In fact, when filming movies in Hong Kong, although many actors are real actors, there are actually many actors who use body doubles.