Hong Kong Stubborn - Chapter 153

On February 25th, “I Am A Legend” officially launched at the Hollywood filming base.

The ceremony of worshipping God is saved, and when you go to the countryside, do as you like. Besides, they kneel down on Luo Junyan and Bian Sicong, and a lot of Americans watched. This scene was really unsightly.

The main line of “Mr. Zombie” has not changed, but it has been changed beyond recognition, completely taking care of the appetite of North American audiences. To be honest, looking at the redesigned funny sections, Luo Junyan really doesn’t know where the laugh is, but this is American humor.

Filming in Hollywood is less labor-intensive than Hong Kong, because the division of labor is very detailed, and the director does not need to take care of too many chores. Luo Junyan made the connection drawing board this time, because he is going to be the leading role and cannot follow the camera from time to time, so he has to make the requirements clearer.

Luo Junyan’s personal director style is based on rhythm, with little pre-layout, and creating an atmosphere depends on the speed of the camera. In the past, composition was his weakness. After mixing with Du Qifeng, he also had his own understanding of composition. His composition is characterized by the division and combination of virtual and real, emphasizing the intuitiveness of the real and the symbolic meaning of the virtual.

In short, after the set, the lighting group came in and the actors simulated their positions. After several rounds, the main actors understood what Luo Junyan’s style was. It’s the most difficult director to serve, because he switches shots quickly, leaving you with a short performance time, and at the same time, he uses close-up shots to show his psychological reaction.

For example, when a person encounters a monster and runs out of a narrow gap, Luo Junyan will not shoot your expression, but will advance and follow you a few meters behind you. If you want to show tension and panic, you have to rely on body language to achieve it, but too much force is not enough. At this time, it should be soreness and uncoordinated hands and feet.

This way of expression has the strongest visual impact on the audience, but at the same time it is also the most difficult to perform. When you find the feeling, he has switched his perspective to the monster. So require your rhythm, which is the core element. The rhythm of an actor is explosiveness and creativity. The nerves of the whole process must be tight. He does not give you time to brew.

Among all the actors, Johnny Depp likes this kind of performance the most, and it will give the actors a lot of room for performance. To be an exaggeration, it already means experientialism. You are the character, and the character is also you. You don’t need to worry about and control the intensity of the performance.

Luo Jun Yan Yelu was born and couldn’t explain all theories. He said the important things three times, robbing the scene, robbing the scene, or robbing the scene. Who stipulates that zombies cannot be powerful? Who stipulates that vampires can’t swallow the country? Who stipulates that the master is the protagonist and the apprentice is the supporting role? Let’s do it together.

While shooting on site, the special effects team has devised several visual effects for the attack.

Golden sword form, thorns winding form, Chinese dragon fire form, ocean storm form and solid stone warrior form. This solid stone warrior form is shaped in accordance with the image of Jackie Chan. These five forms correspond to the five natures of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. element.

Luo Junyan felt that this was the eighteen palms of Jianglong who had reached the peak, and it was similar to the Six-Medition Divine Sword. “I Am a Legend” has completely embarked on a hodgepodge of evil roads. The zombies don’t have to fight with Taoism anymore, and have since officially stepped onto the stage of Western magic.

The shooting progress is step by step, and if you want to work overtime all night, no one is waiting for you. Luo Junyan is extraordinarily relaxed. In addition to making films, he has full energy to pay attention to other things.

At this time, Jin Zhehe’s inspection work at various filming bases in the United States has ended. Several well-known large-scale film companies have all gone around and left the United States to meet Luo Junyan.

Jin Zhehe reported a lot of knowledge and explained his views.

The various studios in the United States are the basis for making top-notch blockbusters. Most of the scenes of “Titanic” can be filmed in a specially constructed dock. Only in such an environment can special effects achieve the most realistic and high-quality visual effects.

Jin Zhehe was stimulated this time and made a strong request to Luo Junyan to build a super comprehensive shooting base in South Korea. Of course Luo Junyan knows the importance of the set, but where does the money come from? This is not to throw a small amount of money.

He originally intended to build a few sets of special environments, but Jin Zhehe also made sense. There is no such shooting base in Asia, and the advantages after completion are too obvious.

The little money in Luo Junyan’s hand is stretched. Should he build a studio or a theater? This is a dilemma. Luo Junyan made a decisive decision. This time Jin Zhehe must do a good job of secrecy. Regardless of whether the studio can be built in the end, he must first buy the land.

Jinzhehe immediately recommended Busan to Luo Junyan, choosing a remote place with beaches and hills. This kind of land is not suitable for farming, and the cost-effectiveness of industrial development is also very low. In addition, the impact of the financial crisis on South Korea is still serious. At present, this kind of land is generally abandoned and the price is quite cheap.

After the two people negotiated, they decided to set up a new shell company in South Korea to secretly acquire this kind of land. Jin Zhehe also serves as the president of the new company and is solely responsible for the affairs of the filming base, but this identity cannot be made public, and a puppet needs to be introduced in front.

As for the amount of funds invested? Luo Junyan did not set a ceiling. To ensure that the acquired land is connected together, the scale of construction must be built. The construction funds of the theater can only be considered later. Luo Junyan also made the decision after careful consideration. The focus of the company’s business is production, which is the fundamental basis for decision-making.

Next, after communicating with my sister army, I decided to invest in the establishment of a South Korean Giant Real Estate Development Company in the name of Wind Snow Giant Trust Investment Fund. The remaining US$780 million in the account can be transferred to South Korea at any time.

When someone traces the situation of the shareholders of Wind and Snow Giant Asset Management, it is estimated that the land in Busan will be sold out long ago. Let people know this back path. According to such a trick, it will take a few years to run out of money on the account.

Luo Junyan is relaxed, but Hollywood actors are not. The action design in “I Am A Legend” is extremely basic, Luo Junyan can make gestures decent, Hollywood actors struggle to learn, and many more complicated and coherent moves need to use double actors.

Although the action design affected the shooting progress, Luo Junyan felt that Lin Dian was still very good.

When he designed the action, he considered it from the perspective of the audience. After this transformation, the charm of Tai Chi is still there, but it is closer to the articulation, and the special effects in the later stage are easy to produce effects. It is easy for American audiences to understand the power of the attack.

If the internal force is mysterious enough, but the intensity of impact on the audience’s emotions is not enough, Americans will always think about where the energy comes from.

Luo Junyan and the special effects team also communicated on the visual impact of the action, and finally decided on a bold plan. For example, when the wrist joint is removed in the film, it will switch to the special effects lens. The momentary lens shows the slight cracks in the arm bones, the twisting of muscles and tendons, and the clogging of blood vessels.

This is a combination of comic expressions, which will weaken the continuity of the film, but the visual impact will definitely double. The world has both peace and security, Luo Junyan pursues the emotions of the audience, and after weighing it, he chose a way of expression with stronger visual impact.

How to substitute the audience into the fantasy space? In the vernacular, it is shallow hypnosis. This still requires him to continue to explore and summarize, so he can only pursue intuitive effects first.

In early April, Luo Junyan welcomed an unexpected old friend, Wang Xiaopang made a special trip to the United States to find him, and only to sit and drink two glasses.

“The Battle of the Forbidden City” has been drawn in Xiangjiang, and the final box office is 21.33 million Hong Kong dollars, which is a successful end. This is the last film produced and produced by the best partner film company.

Will it be painful for the company to stop production and close out of business? Maybe it was a relief for Wang Xiaopang.

However, Wang Xiaopang came to the United States by flying inexplicably like this, so that the wine must be full and the toast must be dry. Just like this, he laughed and told how he thought of Brother Cheng to compile this “Decisive Battle on the Top of the Forbidden”. Recalling the “Sin City” that made him a multi-millionaire.

Then, the next day, we left without saying goodbye and returned to Xiangjiang by plane. How can people who are busy making money have the right to express their feelings? It is luxurious enough to waste two days and one night.

Wang Xiaopang is still like this, what will happen to Brother Hua and Brother Xing who stay in Xiangjiang? Luo Junyan will be emotional, but not melancholy.

Some people are guarding the last dignity of the Hong Kong film industry, and some people want to use their own power to counter the unstoppable Hollywood. Which one is more pathetic, is it really bad? Brother Cheng may sum it up very well, walking on the sidelines of three thousand main roads.

This year, Xiangjiang’s Spring Festival stalls did not have any new films by Brother Long or Brother Xing. Everyone is reflecting on the past 1999. In the last year of the last century, no local film had a box office of more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars. It was not sorrow but sorrow.

In late April, the crew of “I Am A Legend” moved to “Qinghuan Island” to continue filming.

No one can avoid the vulgarity. When it was learned that the owner of this private island was Luo Junyan himself, the drama was exploded. Measured by American standards of value, Luo Junyan can be regarded as a Chinese nobleman, and this island is more convincing than any gorgeous rhetoric.

The benefits are obvious. The crew can work overtime appropriately, and the shooting progress has finally been speeded up. But it is not without cost. The vacant villa has gained popularity. Luo Junyan has heard the most recently: Dear Luo, can I borrow one night on the island?

Americans understand the rules and pay with labor if they don’t pay. The concept of equivalent exchange has been deeply rooted in their bones.

This time, the happiest one was Luo Junyan’s youngest daughter Luo Zhiyuan. She quickly got acquainted with the people in the crew, and she asked for a heroine role herself. Although she was just a passerby who showed up in the film, her charming image was impressive.

Qixi Raulz even thinks that Luo Zhiyuan has a talent for acting and can fully replicate her own legendary career. Luo Junyan knows that Qixi Raulz is the only artist in the United States who has successfully transitioned from an A film actor to a Hollywood feature film actor so far. This is almost a legend in Hollywood.

But he would not agree with Qixi Lauerz’s point of view. If Luo Zhiyuan dared to make A movies when she grew up, she would have to prepare a wheelchair and use sticks to educate her daughter.

During this period, “Fatal Romeo” starring Jie Ge was released in late March. Luo Junyan and sister army took time to watch the night show.

In the film, the black actor Derrick Lindo was recommended by Jet Li to Luo Junyan, and he played a pair of stunned police detectives with Paul Rudd in “I Am A Legend”. The performance was quite brilliant.

To be honest, Hollywood films starring Chinese people are really not competitive in the North American market, and being able to make the top 30 in the annual box office is already a huge success.

By observing the attendance rate of “Fatal Romeo”, this film can exceed 50 million US dollars, even if it is a very good result. Obviously, Jie Ge still needs to accumulate more popularity and wait patiently for suitable scripts and roles, but this is already much higher than Luo Junyan’s starting point in Hollywood.

At the end of May, the new Hollywood film “Shanghai Noon” starring Long Ge will be drawn in North America, and will also be shown in theaters at that time.

At this time, Luo Junyan is just like Brother Cheng at the time. When mainland films are released in Hong Kong, they will go to the theater to take a look. He somewhat understood the words that Brother Cheng always chanted: People are far away, and their hometown is Xianxiang.

After more than two months of running-in period, the crew of “I Am A Legend” and the leading and supporting actors formed a certain tacit understanding, and the shooting progress began to speed up.

Luo Junyan has learned a lot from Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes personnel and actors. They are some aspects that he rarely noticed, such as the use of lighting, the effect of recording, the actor’s conscious inspection of costumes and props, and the active backup of key materials by camera. Wait.

In the eyes of practitioners in the Hollywood film industry, there is no distinction between brilliant and unexciting films, only the difference between whether they are qualified for their own work, and whether they are inferior or superior.

Therefore, in the Hong Kong film circle, you need to have your own team to make the film smoothly, but in Hollywood, you don’t have to consider this issue at all. Professionalism and assembly line are the mainstream.

Here, everyone can gain fame and fortune by gaining aura in their own field. Top screenwriters can sign 5% of the film’s box office dividends, and it is not a problem for well-known directors to get 10%, and it is still negotiable for popular superstars to give 5%.

This is the Vanity Fair built by American capital, which is much smarter than the Xiangjiang entertainment circle.