Chapter 220: The highest script fee!
After some introductions, everyone took their seats.

Teacher Yu Hai asked hesitantly, "Director Ling, to be honest, I still don't quite understand what kind of action guidance you asked me to do. Does this action guidance refer to the fighting movements similar to those designed by our martial arts?"

He had been the head coach of the Ludong Wushu Team and had never made a movie.

Hearing Yu Hai's words, Ling Zifeng felt a little helpless at this moment.

"To be honest, I don't know much about it. Our screenwriter Comrade Changhe is here. I think why not let him tell you about it?"

Action movies are a relatively new genre for today's directors. Even though Ling Zifeng has watched Bruce Lee's movies, he is not sure how to describe them.

Li Changhe happened to be there, and he thought this matter could be handed over to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe was thinking about the relationship between Plum Blossom Praying Mantis Fist and Seven Star Praying Mantis Fist, and then he heard Ling Zifeng call his name, and then he said, "Did Director Wang borrow Bruce Lee's movie?"

"I borrowed it yesterday, but it took me and Wenhuabu a lot of effort to get it."

Wang Yang said with a smile at this time.

"Then let's go directly to the screening room and watch it. It's best to have the explanation while we watch it!"

Li Changhe made a suggestion at this time.

"That's fine, let's go to the screening room and watch it together and chat while we watch."

Afterwards, the group came to the screening room and played Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury".

"This is Bruce Lee, right? I've seen his photo. He's very famous in the United States and is a representative of Chinese Kung Fu."

Yu Hai also took the martial arts team on many visits to many countries and recognized Bruce Lee at a glance.

"It turns out that Captain Yu Hai also knew Bruce Lee."

"What kind of Kung Fu does he practice?"

Wang Yang asked curiously at this time.

"He learned a lot of different styles. He learned many types of southern boxing, including Tai Chi, Hung Gar, Cai Li Fot, and even our Praying Mantis Boxing. However, his most systematic learning should be Wing Chun, and his master was Ip Man."

"This person is considered the master of overseas Chinese martial arts. He is very powerful."

Yu Hai explained to Wang Yang seriously at this time.

Wang Yang nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder"

No wonder great people love watching his films.

At this time, the movie had already started and a group of people began to watch it seriously.

It was not until he saw Chen Zhen, played by Bruce Lee, attacking the Hongkou Dojo that Li Changhe began to speak.

"Captain Yu, the action design we are talking about is the fight design between Chen Zhen and Suzuki Kuan."

"Just like the moves you learn in martial arts training, action movies also require this kind of fighting."

"But the actions we designed don't need to be so exaggerated, because our film is more military-themed."

"The fighting is designed to kill with one strike, a life-and-death struggle."

After hearing Li Changhe's explanation, Yu Hai nodded thoughtfully.

"I see. We need to design fighting moves just like them."

"But there is a problem here, that is, many movements actually have very high physical requirements, such as flexibility and waist strength, which are difficult for ordinary people to do."

"Even if the actors manage to do it, it will be very awkward without strength and verve."

"Many foreigners like to learn martial arts from us overseas. It's like this. They look strong, but the way they use their strength is wrong, so the effect is very poor and it doesn't look good."

Yu Hai expressed his concerns seriously, while Ling Zifeng seemed to be thinking about something.

"In that case, when we choose a protagonist, it would be best if we choose someone who knows martial arts?"

"It just so happens that I read the script written by Chang He. The protagonist is about 17 or 18 years old. I was thinking of going to the film academy to find a freshman."

Wang Yang said.

"In fact, we can also find one from the martial arts team. There are many young people practicing martial arts there, but I don't know if they have the acting skills."

Ling Zifeng thought about it and made a suggestion.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "Actually, acting skills are not important. For a movie like ours, the focus is on fighting. I don't think there will be too many facial expressions."

"You can even keep a straight face the whole time, like Bruce Lee, and maintain a cool style."

“So I personally think that acting is not the point.”

To put it bluntly, the most important thing about this kind of fighting movie is the action scenes.

"If that's the case, I have a choice."

"There's a young man named Li Lianjie in the Beijing Wushu Team. He's very good at Kung Fu and his age is suitable."

"We had dealt with each other before when I went to the United States. Later, I came to Beijing several times and also met him in the Beijing Wushu Team. He has a very good foundation in Kung Fu."

"If we use him, I think he can perform some of the action designs."

"But it may not be easy to transfer them now. As far as I know, they are preparing for the National Games and may not agree to your secondment."

Yu Hai spoke at this time.

Li Changhe was a little surprised after hearing this.

Wow, they’re recommending Jet Li right away?
But he didn't say anything. He didn't want to get involved in the casting of Beijing Film Studio. That was the Beijing Film Studio's own business.

"Preparing for the National Games is a hassle."

The National Games is a nationwide sports event organized by the State General Administration of Sport.

Winning an award at the National Games not only represents personal honor, but also the political achievement of the entire school and even the competent departments behind it.

In this case, it is not a good time to want to be seconded in the early stage.

"When will the National Games be held this year?" Wang Yang thought for a moment and then asked.

"September 15th to 30th."

Yu Hai immediately replied that the reason he came to Beijing this time was actually for the National Games.

"There are still more than two months left, Lao Ling, how soon can you finish the filming?"

Wang Yang asked curiously.

Ling Zifeng sat there and began to think.

"It's hard to say, but after reading Chang He's script, to be honest, the main focus of the filming was coherence, and acting skills really weren't that important."

"In this case, once we have chosen a good location and the actors are in place, filming will actually be very quick."

"If we only shoot in the suburbs of Beijing, a month is more than enough."

Ling Zifeng spoke at this time.

It’s not that he was exaggerating, it’s mainly because he found that Li Changhe’s book was really too simple.

The setting of the entire play is almost entirely jungle, which means that the crew does not need to change scenes at all.

This alone takes up a lot of time.

Secondly, the characters and scenes in the film are very simple. The scenes almost all revolve around the protagonist and a few villain supporting characters, without too many character switches.

And as Li Changhe said, there are no requirements for acting skills.

In this way, it is entirely possible to set up a film crew nearby and then enclose a piece of woodland for filming.

Of course, there are certain differences between the mountain forests in the north and the dense forests in the south, such as the types of trees.

But this flaw is not a big problem for the movie.

You can't really go all the way to southern Xinjiang and deep into the mountains and forests just for this kind of scene.

Not to mention the cost of going there, there are still battles going on from time to time.

This is not the General Political Department's mission, and going there will only cause trouble for the troops.

"One month, that is until mid-August."

"Captain Yu Hai, let's not talk about the guy from the martial arts team. Can you find some time for him?"

Wang Yang asked Yu Hai at this time.

Yu Hai thought for a moment, then said, "If it's just the past month, I'll have no problem."

"What our martial arts team actually wants is daily training. With other coaches watching over us, I can make time for it."

The main reason is that he is now quite curious about making movies, especially action movies.

If this kind of movie can be used to promote martial arts, just like Bruce Lee did, Yu Hai thinks it will be a good thing for the promotion of martial arts.

As for Li Changhe, he was surprised by the time given by Ling Zifeng.

He knew that during this period, movies in Hong Kong were sometimes produced very quickly. For example, "A Chinese Odyssey" was completed in about 20 days, and the future "Young and Dangerous" was even completed in only seven days.

And the quality is also very good.

However, he really didn't know whether there were movies being shot so quickly in mainland China.

But what Ling Zifeng said makes sense. In fact, there are only three scene switches in the whole movie.

The base chase at the beginning, the village case study later, and the main scene jungle.

The first two actually only require a few frames and should not be difficult to shoot.

"Well, let's start preparing. As for the actors, Old Ling, you go and take a look at them yourself. Go check out the martial arts team first. If that doesn't work, go to the film academy and look for new students."

"By the way, regarding the villains, I remember Changhe said that we could contact the real scouts?"

At this time, Wang Yang asked Li Changhe solemnly again.

Li Changhe smiled and nodded: "I have already asked, our Beijing Film Studio can report to the Beijing Military Region, and they will send a few people to assist in the filming."

"This way, the overall framework of our crew will be established."

"I will set up the project and arrange funding later."

"By the way, Zhuangzhuang, you guys should not be idle either. I will assign you some tasks."

"You are all locals in Beijing. Take a walk around these few days and look for a suitable filming location."

"Don't worry, I'll give you subsidies these days so you don't work for nothing!"

"Oh, and there's Comrade Changhe's script. Come with me and we'll decide on a price."

This kind of thing is more private, so Wang Yang brought Li Changhe to the office alone.

"We said before that I would pay you the highest possible fee for this movie script. Now the highest screenwriter fee we allow is 3,000 yuan. How about I pay you 3,000 yuan?"

After entering the door, Wang Yang directly and clearly quoted the price to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe shook his head.

"No need, Wang Factory, the price is too high!"

"Besides, this type of film is relatively new, and Beijing Film Studio is willing to shoot it, but it is taking risks."

"If I give a top price again, it will easily give people something to complain about, and I don't want anyone to write a letter of complaint against me."

"How about this, just give me 1000 yuan!"

Li Changhe was not short of money at all at the moment, nor did he want the top price for the script. It was completely meaningless to him.

Just asking for a thousand dollars as a token of his appreciation would be enough. After all, for him, the purpose of making this movie has been achieved.

(End of this chapter)