I didn't want to be an actor

The film pay of domestic actors...

For the top actors, Shen Teng and Wu Jing are basically stable at around 50 million - Shen Teng does not receive dividends, but only receives film pay, while Wu Jing mostly receives film pay as dividends, and the pure pay of the two is roughly the same.

Other actors have basically been discounted!

Especially in the film industry.

In the past, the market was hot and hot money was pouring in. Yang Mi offered 15 million, and some of them signed projects. Now, even 5 million may not be received!

Rouba's pay is not particularly high!

But she really can't get a movie.

Again, after the epidemic, in the cold winter of film and television, capital is very cautious about spending money. It is impossible for her to be asked for big projects, and she doesn't like small projects. Moreover, it is difficult for Jiaxing to get access to high-quality film resources!

Otherwise, Yang Mi would not have to leave.

Therefore, Shen Liang invited Rouba to star in "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" to help her raise her profile!

Of course she was willing, and her team quickly agreed...

After it was done, Shen Liang hugged her, kissed her, and then said: "Okay, you come with me to the crew tomorrow..."

"Watch you filming?"

"Hmm..." Shen Liang thought for a while: "No, tomorrow we're filming a fight scene, it's boring..."

"Boring?"

"...Not boring, it's mainly about me getting beaten...I'm afraid you won't dare to watch it!"

"Why don't you dare to watch it? Is it very real?"

"Almost..."

Rouba shook his head: "I want to see it with my own eyes!"

"Okay...Don't talk when the time comes."

...

To be honest, the last fight in "Raging Fire" was actually a bit weak.

The main reason was that Donnie Yen's physical strength couldn't keep up!

In "Wolf Warriors" at the peak of his physical strength, Donnie Yen could run in a variety of ways with a simple running shot...

What should I do?

What's more, there were already big scenes such as police and gangster gunfights and street explosions, which were quite shocking.

Moreover, the fight between Zhen Zidan and Lam Kwok-bun when he went to Cha Kwo Ling alone was already exciting enough…

The final fight was definitely the climax.

The audience’s emotions were already at their peak, so it was impossible to just end it hastily…

At least a 6-minute fight!

So, they worked hard on the props, such as butterfly knives and sledgehammers, so that the audience would feel pain just by watching…

In addition, Zhen Zidan seemed to be much softer—Shen Liang begged him for half an hour before he agreed to shoot the scene of playing the piano with his face…

He didn’t want to do such a cruel action!

It’s either you or me, there’s no need to care about these.

Oh, by the way, in Hong Kong movies, the fighting scenes are usually handed over to the action director, and the director can only state the requirements at most.

There is a line in “Dragon Tiger Fighter”: ‘After the (movie) is shot, if the time is not enough, find a martial artist and have a fight!’

How to fight and why to fight? The director doesn’t care…

Benny Chan is different, he has requirements for fighting scenes—accurate to how many minutes!

So, the last scene was actually directed by the Zhen Clan…

In order to make up for the difference in combat power, Yan Hua specially designed actions for Shen Liang such as picking his nose, picking his eyes, and locking his throat…

In addition, when the two knives were inserted into his temple, he really put all his strength into it…

Show off when it’s time to show off, fight when it’s time to fight.

So, it took a whole week to shoot a scene, and Shen Liang’s body was covered with bruises…

I suddenly understood what Chou Zhaolong said, ‘If you faint after one punch, then you are not qualified to be an action actor! ’

Rouba watched it for a day and couldn’t stand it…

Shen Liang didn’t care - she couldn’t stand it, which meant it looked very real, so the audience would be involved!

…

“I may not be able to direct the movie ‘Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils’ you mentioned…”

“Are you busy with the post-production of ‘Raging Fire’?”

“Yes…I still have to go to the hospital for treatment…I have cancer…”

Ben Chen told Shen Liang about his illness…

“…Cancer…As long as you cooperate with the treatment, you will be fine. Wu Yusen also had cancer and recovered quickly!”

Ben Chen waved his hand: “It should be fine. The doctor told me that it was in the early stage…”

Shen Liang breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good…”

“…Which director do you think is suitable to direct ‘Zhou Chu’? I’ll help you contact him!”

“Director Tsui Hark, is that okay?”

“Tsui Hark…”

Ben Chen thought for a while: “Okay, I’ll help you contact him!”

Tsui Hark and Ben Chen have a good relationship…

Based on seniority, Tsui Hark, Johnnie To, and Ringo Lam are of the same generation, and Ben Chen is a junior.

However, Tsui Hark has been in a bad situation recently - "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was not a success, "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" failed in both box office and reputation, and "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" also lost money.

There are obviously fewer projects looking for him now than before!

- The new generation of directors in the mainland can already take the lead, and Hong Kong directors will no longer be considered for top projects!

Otherwise, "King Kong River" would not have been made by three mainland directors, Guan Hu, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang...

It must be admitted that Tsui Hark is old and he can't make a movie that makes people feel amazing. Even "Detective Dee", which has a good reputation in recent years, can't compare with "Once Upon a Time in China", "New Dragon Inn", and "Swordsman" in his heyday...

What's more tragic is that Tsui Hark has lost his aesthetic appreciation for oriental art and traditional culture, which has led to his movies, whether it is color, scenery or props, being neither fish nor fowl, neither Chinese nor Western...

But it's not a big problem for him to direct "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils"!

Because "Zhou Chu" is a modern crime film, and the script is complete - the script itself is a martial arts-style fable...

——Chen Guilin is a wanted criminal. When his life is about to end, he wants to surrender, but he finds that he is only ranked third on the wanted list. So, he is determined to get rid of the first two wanted criminals and then surrender himself, wanting to be the contemporary Zhou Chu...

Shen Liang actually always felt that Chen Musheng was not suitable to direct "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"...

This movie obviously does not fit his style. Chen Musheng's style is a fashion crime movie, which must have big scenes!

There is no big scene in "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" - the biggest scene may be Chen Guilin's killing spree.

As for the unreasonable plot, the last shooting, facing the gunpoint, still singing there without fear of death, one by one singing to welcome death and not leaving even if given a chance...

Haha, reality is always more magical than movies - didn't the South Korean Sewol ferry prove it? Two or three hundred people died, watching the sinking ship and not letting them rescue, and what was the statement issued at the end? 'The students' sacrifice has a lofty meaning, they have created an opportunity for rebirth for the country! ’

…

Tsui Hark was quite frustrated. He originally took over the project of The Return of the Condor Heroes, and then, LeTV was gone…

After several rounds of transfers, the copyright of the film was returned to Bona…

But Bona was not optimistic about martial arts films.

——The ceiling of martial arts films in recent years is too low. The box office of Sword of Assassins 2 did not break 300 million.

Then he could only stay at home unemployed…

In the original time and space, he joined the crew of The Battle at Lake Changjin in September…

Now, The Battle at Lake Changjin has not started yet!

Tsui Hark was quite surprised to receive a call from Chen Musheng. He heard that Shen Liang’s new movie needed a director, so he rushed over immediately…

The reason is very simple-if Shen Liang plays Yang Guo, the project of The Return of the Condor Heroes will definitely go on!