Chapter 212 Let Li Changhe participate in the filming
Ling Zifeng did not decisively agree to Wang Yang's request because he felt that the film Li Changhe was talking about was actually quite different from what he had shot before.

"In fact, in foreign countries, people generally divide movies into two types: one is art film, and the other is commercial film."

"Art films are all kinds of in-depth analyses of human nature and responses to social realities, and these films are generally the type favored by major film awards."

"I think most of the films made in our country in the past can be classified as art films, including "The Letter"

"The counterpart is commercial films, like many movies produced in Hong Kong."

"I'm sure you've seen it."

Given the status of Beijing Film Studio, watching foreign films is no big deal.

"Commercial films don't explore human nature. They are mainly about telling stories, and they are novel and interesting stories. They are aimed at the general public and don't have so much highbrow stuff."

"Because of our country's system, there are almost no commercial films in our country at present."

"But this doesn't mean that there is no demand from the public. What Director Wang wants is to sell well, but in fact, he is pursuing some commercial attributes in disguise."

"The story I designed can be considered a commercial film in some ways."

Li Changhe explained further to Wang Yang and others.

In fact, Wang Yang and others are not completely ignorant of commercial films. In the past two years, the country has gradually relaxed its control. As practitioners, they have been exposed to some foreign films earlier than the general public, including "banned films".

It’s just that we haven’t discussed these categories in detail, it’s more of a subjective intuition.

After all, the atmosphere in the country has just changed, and many of them have just returned. No one dares to talk big at this time, and many things about capitalism are still kept secret.

"Commercial film, this term is well used. In the past, we dared to listen but not to speak about it, which is actually wrong."

"I think that since we are reforming, it should not only be about the system, but also about the mindset. We should not be bound by the old rules and regulations."

"In this regard, I feel we are lagging behind the Shanghai Film Studio."

"Old Ling, you know that the Shanghai Film Studio has approved a love drama."

"Love scene?"

"Yes, it's a drama about young people dating, a love story between a returned overseas Chinese and an educated youth. I heard that there's even a kissing scene in it."

Wang Yang said loudly at this time.

Ling Zifeng was slightly moved when he heard this: "This is really bold."

These days, the most common emotion is revolutionary emotion. Who would dare to publicize this kind of private love, let alone have the guts to perform intimate scenes?

There are quite a lot of such overseas films, but they are not available in China at present.

"It's more than just bold. I heard that they had to prepare more than 40 sets of clothes for the heroine alone, all of which were ordered from Hong Kong Island."

"I think Shanghai Film Studio is ahead of us in this regard. They dare to break through, but we are still sticking to the old ways, which is not good."

"No matter whether it is a commercial film or an art film, I think Changhe's story is very good and I think it can be filmed."

"Now it depends on you, Lao Ling, whether you dare to take the photo or not."

Wang Yang said with a smile.

Ling Zifeng shook his head and said, "Old Wang, why are you afraid to take a picture of this?"

"But I still have a few doubts. First, is this a military film? Because this involves the issue of review. If it is a military film, it must be reviewed by the military."

These days, film censorship is rather complicated, and the film's content will be reviewed by a certain department depending on what it involves.

"Secondly, I'm still a little confused about the type of Kung Fu you're talking about."

Unlike Wang Yang, Ling Zifeng actually only returned to the Beijing Film Studio last year, and as soon as he came back, he threw himself into creation with full passion.

We first filmed Li Changhe's "The Letter", and then immediately followed it with "Li Siguang". In the meantime, we were also paying attention to the construction of the scenes for "Camel Xiangzi".

So he occasionally watches overseas movies, but he doesn't know as much about them as Wang Yang.

"I'm not sure about the review. According to my thinking, there are only some military plots at the beginning and the end. Our overall story characters are still mainly ordinary mountain people."

"I don't think this will be a big problem in the review process. After all, we only borrowed some scenes, the chase at the beginning and the joining the army at the end, and nothing else."

"As for the action movie you mentioned, let me show you a simple one."

"Come on, Lao Chen, come and help me."

At this time, Li Changhe called Chen Kaige to get up and help.

Chen Kaige stood up curiously, and then asked Li Changhe: "Changhe, how do you act?"

"Just like that, you stand here and pretend to punch me."

"Slow motion show, you know!"

"Understand!"

Chen Kaige then pretended to punch Li Changhe.

Li Changhe slapped Chen Kaige's fist away, then pushed his elbow towards Chen Kaige's throat.

"Director Ling, my moves are a type of action movie. They don't have the complicated routines of martial arts fights. Instead, I use the simplest and most direct method to directly attack the opponent's vital points in order to achieve the purpose of killing them."

"Of course, the fighting here needs to be beautiful, so it's best to find a professional to guide you."

"I have two ways to do this. The first is to go to Hong Kong Island and hire a martial arts instructor. They have a special martial arts team there who is responsible for designing this kind of action or fighting."

"The advantage is that there is a ready-made team there, which is convenient and direct. The disadvantage is that it is very troublesome for the Hong Kong team to come now. They have to go through the foreign affairs department to connect, and they have to eat and drink the same as them."

"We need to use foreign exchange, but our factory doesn't have much foreign exchange quota at the moment."

Wang Yang shook his head helplessly and said that this idea was not impossible, but it was too difficult and too exaggerated.

"Another way is actually simpler. Find a few martial arts masters, preferably descendants of the Republic of China martial arts, and let them watch a few movies and imitate the design."

"Because this is not a complete action movie, we just added action elements in it."

"Also, I envisioned that the fighting would be simple and straightforward, with a one-hit-kill style, so there wouldn't be that many set moves."

"By the way, does our Beijing Film Studio have any Bruce Lee movies, such as "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon"?"

"Don't tell me, this really exists!"

Wang Yang thought and recalled for a while, then said with a smile.

"However, these films are not produced by our Beijing Film Studio, but by the Cultural Publishing House. A few years ago, the great man was interested in Bruce Lee's films, and the publishing house imported several of his films."

"But at that time his films were not shown to the public, and only a very small number of people saw them."

"Of course, I didn't see it."

Wang Yang shook his head and sighed.

At that time, he had just returned from the countryside, and there was still a certain stain on his identity, so he was not at the level to be exposed to some things.

"If you want to watch this movie now, you have to borrow it from the Cultural Bureau. I'll go borrow it from there."

Wang Yang said with a smile.

Li Changhe nodded and said, "In fact, Kung Fu is essentially just those movements. If we find a few martial arts successors and imitate Bruce Lee's style to design movements, they may not be inferior to those in Hong Kong."

"In this case, it's actually much simpler." "If we follow Changhe's story, this film is actually very simple to shoot. From the actor's perspective, the acting requirements should not be high, after all, there is not so much emotional development."

"The setting is a jungle. At most there will be a jungle village. I don't think we need to go to southern Xinjiang for this."

"It's summer in the capital now, so we can find a dense forest here and simply build a thatched house to serve as the scenery."

"The jungle chase can also be filmed in the mountains here, but the focus is on the fighting."

“I do have an idea about this.”

Ling Zifeng already had a rough plan in his mind at this moment. Overall, he felt that it was not difficult.

"Oh? Lao Ling, if you have any other ideas, speak up now."

"I think we can ask Li Changhe to be the screenwriter and director."

"Anyway, Changhe is on summer vacation now, and there is still some time before school starts. This notebook has almost taken shape in your mouth."

"I think you might as well just be the screenwriter of this movie and be a director at the same time."

"I see that although you don't know how to shoot, you seem to have ready-made images in your mind for some things. So instead of us groping for the shot, why don't you just be there and give us advice as an audience?"

"Besides, your husband, Comrade Zhu Lin, is from the directing department. I think he can also join the crew to help."

"Including Zhuangzhuang and Kaige, I think we can join the crew together and work together."

"How about we work together, young and old, to make this movie?"

Ling Zifeng said with a smile.

He just observed carefully and found that not only did Li Changhe speak eloquently, but most importantly, his logic was very clear when he was narrating.

For writers, this usually means that they have a very clear story direction and even picture in their minds.

And this is exactly what Ling Zifeng lacks.

Old Wang was very excited at the moment, but Ling Zifeng himself knew that he didn't understand enough about what Li Changhe said.

The reason is that the content of the movies Li Changhe talked about is actually different from his previous shooting style.

On this point, his reaction was not even as fast as Tian Zhuangzhuang's.

Therefore, Ling Zifeng felt that instead of exploring it independently, it would be better to take this opportunity to bring Li Changhe into the crew.

It just so happened that his lover Zhu Lin, as well as Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige, were all children of the Beijing Film Studio. It wouldn't be a bad thing for them to go in early to familiarize themselves with the film and take charge of the camera.

When Wang Yang heard Ling Zifeng's suggestion, he clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea."

"Student Changhe, I think what Lao Ling said makes sense. You are on summer vacation anyway, so why not join the crew and just have fun."

"Well, I'll give you the highest price for the screenwriting fee. Although it seems like you don't have much money, we still have to pay you what you owe."

"And Comrade Xiao Zhu, Zhuang Zhuang Kaige and the others are also going in together. What they learn in school is different from what they experience when filming a real crew."

"Let them go in and take charge of the camera, so they can get familiar with the crew work in advance, so that they can direct after they graduate, right?"

Wang Yang said to Li Changhe with a smile.

Li Changhe thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded: "Okay, but Director Wang, Director Ling, I can only stay until the end of summer vacation."

"When school starts, I will definitely go to school first."

"No problem, more than a month is enough time, let's focus on filming the rest of the scenes first."

"But the prerequisite is that Changhe, you have to write the script first."

Ling Zifeng said with a smile.

"I can give you the finished product the day after tomorrow."

This kind of script is at most 10,000 to 20,000 words. In fact, the content of the story itself is very simple, and the focus is still on the action design.

Li Changhe has never written a movie script, but in his previous life, he had read many short play scripts that some friends wanted him to write.

Unfortunately, he couldn't write the short play script and didn't agree to it, but he knew the general format.

Besides, he will be with the crew next time, so at most he can just shoot and make changes later.

"In that case, I will go to Wenhuabu later and borrow Bruce Lee's movies."

"I will start watching it with Lao Ling tonight, and then I will look for martial arts personnel tomorrow."

"Let's go to the Shichahai Martial Arts School first and ask the coaches there if they can recommend a few masters to design the movements for us."

"By the way, are there any requirements for the actors?"

"If the acting requirements are not high, then the action requirements are high. Should we find a few from the martial arts school?"

Wang Yang asked curiously at this time.

"In fact, those few hits that Changhe made just now were very beautiful. How about you be the leading actor for us?"

Ling Zifeng said with a smile.

Li Changhe waved his hands immediately upon seeing this: "Please stop making fun of me, I'm not good at that."

He has no acting skills, so why would he be an actor?

"For this kind of action movie, the leading actors have to be young and good at fighting, because in an action movie, the fighting has to be beautiful."

"As for the villain, I have an idea. Maybe we can borrow a few real scouts from the army to play the villain."

Li Changhe said with a smile at this time.

Why did Li Changhe readily agree to Ling Zifeng's proposal and join the crew?

On the one hand, the other party provided Zhu Lin with an opportunity to practice in the crew, and on the other hand, he was afraid that Ling Zifeng would shoot it incorrectly.

A big part of the reason he came up with this idea was that he wanted to give Liu Mantang a demonstration of his ideas and templates for upgrading the scouts.

So, instead of waiting for Liu Mantang and others to shoot the movie, it would be better to directly second a few scouts to participate in the filming.

Then during the filming process, Li Changhe instilled some of these concepts into them.

He felt this was more appropriate.

"Hiring real scouts? That's not easy."

Wang Yang frowned when he heard Li Changhe's proposal.

The main reason is that their subject matter is not considered a real military film, otherwise it would be easier to apply for it.

Hearing this, Li Changhe smiled and said, "I have a way for this."

"One of my uncles is now the head of our Beijing Military District's reconnaissance battalion. I will talk to him about this when the time comes. It shouldn't be a problem."

"Oh? In that case, that would be great."

Wang Yang didn't expect that Li Changhe had this method, and he was immediately overjoyed.

It would be great if we could really ask the scouts to play the role of Annan scouts.

(End of this chapter)