Chapter 329 Differential Treatment (33)
The core of "A World Without Thieves" is very suitable for being made into a Hong Kong film.
If you change Uncle Ge into Wan Ziliang, change Zhang Hanyu's role into Liang Jiahui, and speed up the editing, it will be a proper Hong Kong-style action movie.
Therefore, the original version of "A World Without Thieves" was not bad at the Hong Kong box office.
Shen Xudong made some changes. First, he added some of Wang Li's scenes, such as the head-on PK with Uncle Li's team - all the scenes in the original "A World Without Thieves" were given to Liu Dehua, which made it appear that Wang Li could only speak Big talk!
‘I will take care of my own affairs, don’t let you get involved. ’
‘Let me tell you, from the first time I saw Shagen, I felt that he looked like my brother. Anyone who dares to touch him must get through me first! ’
The bragging was so loud that it was Andy Lau who was fighting from the beginning to the end!
Sister, you can’t fight, so why are you bragging?
The second is to be realistic and not recognize his brother;
Recognize your younger brother out of nowhere?
Wang Baoqiang is not Shen Xudong, he is not that charming!
I just wanted to do something good for the child in my belly, but ended up paying for it with my life...
The discussion continued. It was probably not the first time that Andy Lau had experienced this kind of thing - he had collaborated with Ah Mou in "House of Flying Daggers". From the interviews, he knew the characters in "House of Flying Daggers" very well.
He followed Uncle Ge: "I think Wang Bo must love Wang Li. Everything he does is for Wang Li... On the surface, he looks like an arrogant and thief with a habit of stealing. He thinks he is a passing ghost. A ferocious wolf who also said he wanted to be a thief for the rest of his life.
But I had a detailed chat with screenwriter Shen, and he told me that Wang Bo has the appearance of a wolf, but does not have the cruelty of a wolf. In Uncle Li's words, he has the smell of a wolf, but also has a hint of humanity... He is not a thief in the true sense, he still retains his humanity. Rather than saying he is a wolf, he is more like a shepherd dog! "
"So, in my concept, Wang Bo is a good person who was born in poverty and went astray... Xudong helped me complete the character design, origin, background, etc., as well as some behavioral habits, such as liking to carry books, Newspapers, magazines and small handbags were used to cover up the crime. I found it very interesting and developed a habit of carrying nail clippers with me..."
"He should have despised Shagen at first. He felt that he and Shagen were not on the same dimension... He really felt that even if Wang Li protected him during this trip, what would happen later? If Shagen doesn't have a long memory, Shagen will be beaten in the future. More people lie!
Wang Bo's change began with borrowing money from Sha Gen. He pretended to borrow money from Sha Gen, but he was actually testing Sha Gen and his kindness. But he unexpectedly discovered that Sha Gen would really lend him money. Although they met by chance, they were not even friends. After getting off the car, they were nowhere to be found, but Shagen never thought about this. He did not think that Wang Bo would deceive him. He firmly believed that Wang Bo was a kind person. "
Feng Xiaogang said: "Yes... This is why Xudong suggested that I change the part about borrowing money to the back. What he told me was that emotions need to be increased... Where is Teacher Gong Li?"
"Xudong told me that the character Wang Li has two sides. She is indifferent when facing strangers, but she is kind-hearted only in front of Sha Gen... Later, he told me that she was also wary of Sha Gen at first sight, because She is already a veteran and has experienced enough things... I think we should also add a little action to her..."
As he spoke, Gong Li took out a butterfly knife from his pocket, played a few tricks casually, and then said: "I specially asked a teacher to teach me... but Xudong told me that Wang Li had no chance to show this kind of knife. Techniques... Let me change with Brother Hua, let me play with nail clippers, and Brother Hua will play with the Butterfly Knife!"
Liu Dehua glanced at the knife in Gong Li's hand and was stunned for a moment: "Is this thing dangerous?"
"It's not dangerous. This one is unedged and made of plastic. It looks very real!"
"…Let me try!"
Andy Lau took the butterfly knife from Gong Li and tried clumsily...
Shen Xudong signaled Chen Hao to continue: "Where is Senior Chen Hao?"
"...I think Xiaoye is my lover..."
"Yes, what else?"
"She is very obedient..."
"No?" Shen Xudong was a little disappointed and reminded: "...You can add some drama on your own, such as a small interaction with Uncle Li. You have to know that you are his lover and subordinate. You usually obey orders, but in some things , you are the one taking the initiative, after all, Uncle Li is old..."
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Wang Baoqiang was both excited and confused throughout the whole process...
He has never experienced this!
So far, he has acted in "The Blind Shaft", and in that film he acted in pure character!
Shen Xudong has full confidence in Wang Baoqiang...
Nonsense, "Soldier Assault", "The Conspiracy", "Mr. Tree"...
"One Man's Martial Arts" turned Donnie Yen into a scumbag instantly - I remember Feng Yuxiu!
By the way, Wang Baoqiang signed a contract with Tianmei Media, which directly gave him "A World Without Thieves", "The Conspiracy" and "Soldier Assault"...
Come one by one, shoot "A World Without Thieves" first!
However, after discussing the script this time, he felt a little guilty and felt that he could not act well...
I specifically talked to Shen Xudong about my troubles.
Shen Xudong couldn't laugh or cry: "Bao Qiang, let me tell you that actors cannot be omnipotent. All actors are playing themselves! Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in the director. Do you know how much Director Feng watched to choose Shagen? Information about the actor? He chose you right away. What does that mean? It means you are suitable!"
"Then what should I prepare?"
"There is nothing to prepare, just be yourself... You can act however you want!"
Feng Xiaogang discussed the next day's shooting with Zhang Li, the photographer of "A World Without Thieves", and noticed that Shen Xudong was chatting with Wang Baoqiang, so he walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Baoqiang is a little scared..."
"afraid of what?"
Shen Xudong explained with a smile: "I think everyone is too professional... He, an actor without a professional background, will be held back!"
Feng Xiaogang was happy: "Don't worry, I have full confidence in you!"
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Does Director Feng really have confidence in Wang Baoqiang?
This is really hard to say.
But on the second day of filming, Director Feng was really kind to Bao Qiang: "Bao Qiang, you performed well just now, but it would be better if we were more innocent. You try again!"
Even if Baoqiang made a very low-level mistake, the director was not angry and shouted "stop" cheerfully: "Stop, Baoqiang, come here, take a look at what's wrong with you, don't frown so hard..."
"Well, this time it's good, let's keep one!"
But he is not so polite to other actors. Although he does not scold the actors, he is definitely not amiable. He has a business-like look on his face: "Stop it, I'm not emotional enough!"
"Pause…"
"do it again!"
Especially Chen Hao's scene, it took several takes to get through...
There is no way, Chen Hao is indeed unsatisfactory - she is still suffering from altitude sickness, and her condition is extremely bad!
After she took a flight from BJ to Lanzhou, she rushed to Xiahe overnight to meet the crew...
Then he became the one with the most severe altitude sickness in the entire crew, and was bedridden for the first three days.
Fortunately, I joined the group a week in advance!
But to be honest, even if Chen Hao is in bad shape, he won't be any worse than Bao Qiang...
Feng Xiaogang said to Shen Xudong: "I appreciate what you said. When dealing with newcomers, you must be patient. You should encourage them more. If he relaxes, he will be able to act. You must not scold him. The more you scold him, the more nervous he will be. When he is nervous, , 60% of the original 80% strength cannot be used!”
"Then if you let go, you still won't be able to act?"
"... Let it go, you still can't act, so why did you choose him in the first place?"