Early summer, Beijing.
The mural of a nude woman at the Capital Airport has been covered up for several years until the Asian Games were held in Beijing. The trend of thought in the 1980s was characterized by swings, left and right, so the environment was relaxed for a while and tightened for a while.
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In a car driving from the airport to the city, two brothers, Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren, looked at everything with curiosity.
They are all thin and skinny, with strange faces and bigger eyes than the other. Yuan Xiangren will play an old lady in "Qi Men Dun Jia", and later this image will be used by Stephen Chow in "The Secret Agent".
The beggar in "Kung Fu" who sells secret books everywhere is also him.
"Is this your first time back to the capital?"
"Yes, my father went to Hong Kong in 1937 and never came back. Our brothers were all born in the south."
"Then do you know where the old house is? You can go and have a look."
The person who asked the question was a staff member of the Great Wall Company who was accompanying them to the north. As soon as these words came out, the two brothers were quite moved, but they looked at each other and shook their heads: "Dad didn't say that. He only said that the family was poor and the world was in chaos.
I joined the Peking Opera class just to make a living."
"The world was very chaotic at that time, but it is getting better now. There is a new era and a new atmosphere. You should walk around more."
The two brothers smiled and agreed, quite cautiously.
There is no way, this is the capital, and Hong Kong people have very complicated feelings towards the capital.
They went north this time, first to Shenzhen and then to Guangzhou. They came from Guangzhou so secretly that they didn't dare to let anyone know, and they used pseudonyms. In fact, they were not very willing, but they were here, so let's do it.
Nowadays, the Hong Kong entertainment industry comes to the mainland in secret. For example, Li Hanxiang, who was preparing to film "The Man Behind the Curtain" and "Burning the Old Summer Palace," secretly went north, only to be exposed by the Hong Kong media.
Taiwan naturally bans it, but this kind of ban is also based on people's taste. Li Hanxiang is a great director, he is not good at all, and he is still popular and popular in Taiwan in his later years.
"The hotel we have arranged for you is a hotel specially designed to receive compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao. You will stay there and go to work at the Beijing Film Studio during the day. If you are filming on location, I will accompany you and we will make arrangements then."
"Okay, it's okay with us."
While they were talking, the car drove into the Beijing Film Studio, and Great Wall staff took the two of them upstairs to the factory director's office.
The two brothers were also quite nervous. They heard that Beijing Film Studio was a department-level unit, and they didn’t know what department-level meant. Anyway, the director was a big shot and could talk to Haizili. Hong Kong Entertainment is rooted at the bottom and has a strong atmosphere of the world.
The first thing you face when you come to mainland China are these institutional frameworks.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Please come in!"
Opened the door and entered the house.
Yuan Heping took a quick glance and saw an old man sitting behind the table. He was calm and imposing, and he must be the factory director. There was also a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa, with no features, and a young man next to him.
This grandson was actually chewing a piece of imported chocolate with huge English letters on the packaging.
"..."
Yuan Heping felt a special contrast for a moment. What's going on?
"Mr. Yuan Heping! Mr. Yuan Xiangren!"
Wang Yang took care of the guests, took the initiative to call him sir, and came over to shake hands enthusiastically: "I have been looking forward to your coming, and today I finally met."
"You are serious, we also want to come and take a look."
"Hey, you guys speak Mandarin very well."
"My father is from Beijing. He has learned Beijing dialect since he was a child. Although he speaks Cantonese on weekdays, he has never forgotten the local accent."
"Okay, I'm really afraid of communication trouble!"
The Yuan brothers, Qi Xiaofu, Lin Zhengying and others can all speak Mandarin well, because the masters they studied under were all Peking Opera. Especially Qi Xiaofu, when he was studying opera when he was a child, his master would snap if he saw anyone speaking Cantonese.
past.
Therefore, those Hong Kong celebrities who come to the mainland to make a living but refuse to improve their Mandarin skills for decades are actually in trouble.
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Don't talk about language habits.
At that time, almost every Hong Kong star went to Taiwan for promotion. Of course, they spoke Mandarin when they went to Taiwan, and they licked each one with enthusiasm. Which one is wronged? Then why do you feel wronged when you come to the mainland?
Just need to draw.
"This is Li Wenhua, the director of "Tai Chi", and this is Chen Qi, the screenwriter!"
"Chen Qi?"
The two brothers had to ignore Li Wenhua and turned their attention to the young man. Yuan Xiangren was particularly surprised: "Are you Chen Qi who wrote "Qi Men Dun Jia"?"
"It should be me, who received your care (referring to the manuscript fee) from both of you, and is honored by your respect."
"How old are you?"
"20!"
"Wow!"
The two brothers looked at each other, Yuan Heping gave a thumbs up and sincerely praised: "Amazing!"
Hong Kong is a money-worshiping society that pursues fame and wealth, and is generally impetuous. It pays special attention to those who become famous overnight and those who can achieve great success at a young age. Chen Qi fits this condition very well.
Immediately, they had a brief chat about "Tai Chi", and after a long journey, the brothers went to the hotel first.
Seeing them going out, Wang Yang put away his smile and said, "Although their wages have been reduced voluntarily, staying in a hotel every day is still an expense. You'd better shoot the action scenes first, and then the literary dramas."
"It's already very economical. We haven't asked for martial arts masters yet. Otherwise, they could bring more than a dozen people and we would entertain them all."
"What does a martial artist do?" Li Wenhua asked.
"We are working on props and extras, mainly as stand-ins. Some actions are very dangerous, or the actors cannot do them, so martial artists are needed."
"Wouldn't that be disrespectful? We definitely won't be like this. Ji Chunhua and his gang are suffocating themselves, just waiting to compete." Li Wenhua didn't understand.
There was no need to argue about the concept. Chen Qi didn't want to convince him that it was of little value, and he really needed to save money. Ji Chunhua and the others would have to go into battle personally.
Let’s look at this for comparison.
Ji Chunhua had to work hard for "Tai Chi" for one dollar a day. Of course Chen Qi thought it was hard for him. Those people in later generations would get hundreds and tens of millions, so they deserved the hard work!
Chen Qi flipped through the split-shot script. At the beginning, Yang Yuqian fought with others, was stopped when entering Chenjiagou, competed with Chen Shaojie, attacked enemies, learned skills from Chen Zhengying, etc. There were more than 20 fights in total, large and small.
Immediately, the three people studied it and decided to film a few simple martial arts scenes first to get used to it, and then immediately film the final tower breaking scene.
Now that the tower invasion is done, everything else is easy to talk about.
After leaving the office, Li Wenhua looked worried and said: "Xiao Chen, is it okay for us to put so much effort into finding people from Hong Kong? I don't think they are anything special. They are thin and small, and they don't look like people practicing martial arts. .”
"Martial arts instructors don't have to be masters. This is a job that uses your brain. Don't worry, there is no one more suitable."
Chen Qi is really not worried.
Because Yuan Heping is famous for his versatility and adaptability, regardless of ancient costumes and modern times, martial arts science fiction, mainland China, Hong Kong and Hollywood, as long as the director asks for it, he can handle it.
Moreover, he designs the most appropriate actions based on the actor's own ability. More importantly, he does not point fingers at the director, but only does his job well. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a part-time job.
Chen Qi is looking forward to it. What kind of movie can be produced by gathering such a group of masters in 1980?
(No more...)
Chapter completed!