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Chapter 74 Filming Starts

"Slow down, slow down!"

"Well, not bad, a lot of progress."

Huang Ze finally felt relieved. He didn't know whether it was due to his own development or because the model taught him well enough.

With every move and smile, she already has some of Su Lizhen's charm.

"Just follow this rhythm, and don't be too nervous like you're walking on a catwalk, just relax a little."

"Well, that's more than enough walking for this play."

"Then I feel relieved." Gong Xing let out a long sigh, "This is the last work of my career. I hope I can give the audience a satisfactory answer."

"I will!" Huang Ze nodded silently, then took out the watch and put it on Gong Xian's wrist. "This gift to you is your film remuneration!"

"It looks pretty shiny." Gong Xing raised his hand and studied it for a moment. "How much?"

"That's the salary for a play!"

Huang Ze did not mention the specific number so as not to put pressure on the other party.

The question is how much is the pay for a play.

Fifty thousand is a film pay, five million is also a film pay, it is definitely within the range of film pay.

"Thank you." Gong Xing put his mouth close to Huang Ze's ear and breathed softly.

This made Huang Ze suddenly feel playful.

"You said you would wear this outfit..."

"No!" Gong Yu directly killed Huang Ze's idea, "You don't know how uncomfortable it is to wear this cheongsam. Don't tear it, or you, as a director, will cry."

"Okay, then you change your clothes first, and I'll change my clothes and tear them..."

……

November 13th.

After a busy month, plus an unknown amount of time spent on preliminary preparations, Huang Ze and all the crew members arrived at the first filming location.

Just outside the filming location, a ceremony to worship gods for the start of filming of "In the Mood for Love" was held.

This is the first time Huang Ze has held such a ceremony.

Logically speaking, a materialist should not do this, but one should follow the local customs. It’s okay if you don’t believe in it, but the other crew members in Hong Kong do.

Secondly, based on Huang Ze’s experience, he has no right to say he doesn’t believe it.

It won’t cost much anyway, so just think of it as a way to gain peace of mind.

Huang Ze was directing the staff to arrange the roast suckling pig, fruits, etc., standing in the front, holding incense with his hands together, "Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun, Jehovah, Jesus, Zeus..."

"No matter what kind of god you are, please bless my new film to be successful and make a lot of money!"

After bowing three times, Huang Ze inserted the incense into the incense burner.

The others then followed suit and began to burn incense one by one.

The worship is over.

Several reporters gathered nearby and rushed to Huang Ze, "Jerry Huang, can you direct a movie?"

"How much do you think this movie will earn at the box office in Hong Kong Island?"

"For a singer to be a director and shoot a movie, do you think it's a bit too much to cross over into other fields?"

Although some people know that Huang Ze was a director, most of them are people in the film industry or veteran fans.

In the eyes of most people, I have always been a singer.

Not to mention the reporters in Hong Kong Island.

The reason they were able to attend the opening ceremony was mainly because of their status as well-known singers, and they thought it could be a selling point.

Otherwise, there might not even be a single reporter, unless you pay to hire a reporter to publicize it.

Huang Ze secretly thought that sooner or later his identity as a director would surpass that of a singer. He smiled and said, "Actually, I am a director. My previous identity as a singer was as a photography assistant and assistant director."

"As for the box office revenue that this reporter asked about, I don't know either. Of course, the more the better."

"Will it be able to make 10 million?" a reporter from Hong Kong Island asked. "What will you do if you lose money?"

"What can I do? I'll just continue filming the next one. After all, I'm still a singer."

After answering some questions from reporters and signing autographs for dozens of young fans who came over, "In the Mood for Love" officially started filming!
The first scene is about house hunting. Su Lizhen, wearing a peony-patterned cheongsam, looks at a new house.

The landlord found Pan Dihua from the original version, who was born in Shanghai in 31. She is more of a singer and speaks with a Shanghai accent in the film.

Su Lizhen is also set to be a Hong Kong Islander who can speak Shanghainese and Mandarin.

After they agreed on the house, Su Lizhen got up and left. This was the first time Su Lizhen and Zhou Muyun met.

Liang Jiahui, with his hair combed back and wearing a suit, came here with a newspaper and found the landlord. "Excuse me, is there a room for rent here?"

Liang Jiahui speaks Cantonese.

There's nothing we can do. His Mandarin accent is so bad that it distracts him. It's better to just speak Cantonese.

The male and female protagonists plus the landlord directly engage in a mixture of three languages.

Of course, the one that was finally submitted to the film festival was definitely the Mandarin version. The reason was that I was the director and investor, so I didn’t need a reason.

"I'm so sorry, the room has just been rented to that lady," said the landlord.

"Oh, thank you."

"How many people live here?"

"My wife and I."

"Why don't we try next door?"

"Is there a room next door?"

"Yes, Mr. Gu's son next door just got married and moved out, and he wants to rent out that room as well."

Zhou Muyun rang the doorbell next door.

I don’t know how many scenes were shot in the original film, but considering King of Sunglasses’ personality, there must be some.

However, after Huang Ze finished taking the close-up of his fingers pressing the doorbell, he went straight to filming a group of people moving.

Zhou Muyun and Su Lizhen became neighbors and moved on the same day, which resulted in the people moving to the wrong house often. As a result, Zhou Muyun and Su Lizhen got to know each other.

Everything went smoothly and the opening scenes were filmed in two days.

……

On this day, a scene was filmed to tease the audience.

In the room, four people were playing mahjong, and through the door one could see a man with slicked-back hair, a shirt and suit pants.

Su Lizhen, wearing a cheongsam, walked in, sat in front of him, and put her hand on his shoulder.

At that moment, everyone would think that this man was Zhou Muyun.

As a result, a woman wearing a bright red, deep V, backless cheongsam walked in. Su Lizhen stood up so that the other person could walk in. The person who was replaced was actually Zhou Muyun.

The woman in the red cheongsam is Zhou Muyun’s wife.

The man with the shirt and slicked back hair is Su Lizhen's husband.

The role of Su Lizhen's husband is not big, only a few shots, and his face is not shown, so Huang Ze made a guest appearance.

It would be awkward if I didn't act in a film I directed myself.

In "Good Will Hunting", I played a young man whose face only appeared for a few seconds in a scene on the basketball court.

After putting on makeup and sitting in your seat, Huang Ze reminded Gu Changwei.

"Old Gu, this is a slow motion shot!"

"Every time I shoot, adjust it to 60 frames per second and try 48 frames per second."

Movies are shot at 24 frames per second.

In order to achieve the slow motion effect, the camera's shooting speed must be higher than twenty-four frames per second. After shooting, it is played at a speed of twenty-four frames per second, and the slow motion effect can naturally be achieved.

After giving the instructions, Huang Ze started playing mahjong with the other three actors, picking up cards, looking at cards, arranging cards, picking up cards, looking at cards, and arranging cards.

They continued filming like this for half a minute, and with a “cut!” from assistant director Wang Jiawei, Huang Ze stood up and looked at Wang Jiawei and Gu Changwei. “How’s it going?”

"not bad!"

"Let's keep the camera speed and do it a few more times!" There are several important shots that need to be upgraded. Huang Ze is worried that the effect will not be captured and there will be a lack of smoothness. He chose the simplest method and polished it over and over again. As long as the number of times is enough, he will always find the right shot.

(End of this chapter)