Chapter 159 A Different Kind of Question
In the eyes of many netizens, the golden age of action movies was a thing of the last century.
"What I pursue is a car, a house, and a girlfriend. Fighting and killing is not for me!"
"Action movies only have those few routines, and they have been played out a long time ago!"
"The scenes in today's action movies are fake and exaggerated, and there is no sense of the aesthetics of violence!"
This is the general view of the outside world.
Some entertainment reporters calculated the dates and made a keen discovery.
Su Chen's "Fist of Fury", "The King Behind the Scenes", and the first season of "Snow Swordsman" belong to the same period.
So I started to write about this.
On the set of "The King Behind the Scenes", an entertainment reporter asked director Li Jun:
"Director Li, Su Chen's new drama "Fist of Fury" is being released at the same time as "The King Behind the Scenes". Do you think it will pose a threat to your drama?"
Li Jun still knew some gossip about Su Chen and "Fist of Fury".
However, Li Jun really hates provocative questions like these from reporters.
Su Chen's "Wulin Waijia" is still creating ratings miracles.
Even if you don’t think highly of Su Chen’s new drama, do you dare to say it’s bad?
Isn't this just laying a mine for yourself?
At the moment, Li Jun could only answer like this:
"Wulin Wai Zhuan has set a new record in viewership, and Director Su's level is obvious to all."
"As for the new drama, the market positioning of both dramas is different, so it's hard to compare them."
The entertainment reporter immediately found a new focus from Li Jun's words:
"Director Li, can you tell me what the mainstream of today's film and television dramas is?"
Li Jun: "I think the mainstream should be urban dramas."
"In other words, it's a TV show based on a female perspective."
Entertainment reporter:
"Then the question is, does this mean that Su Chen's new drama "Fist of Fury" is a non-mainstream drama?"
Li Jun raised his eyebrows.
Hate it! They say that if you see something, you don’t say it.
How do you want me to answer this question?
"The film and television market is a place where a hundred flowers bloom."
As for whether you are popular or make money, that is another matter.
Even a reporter asked the actress of this play, actress Zhou Dongyu:
"What level do you think Yang Mi's acting skills are?"
Zhou Dongyu is a little annoyed. Are you entertainment reporters so mean?
"What do you think?"
Don’t you have any idea of the ratio?
…
On the set of "Snow Swordsman".
An entertainment reporter took a different approach and asked:
"Director Song, Su Chen's last low-budget TV series defeated the big-budget IP "The Princess Weiyoung". Do you think your "Snow Swordsman" will follow in its footsteps?"
Director Song Xiaofei became unhappy when he heard this.
Do you know how to speak?
"Snow Swordsman is a big production with a big IP, and it has a solid fan base."
"This drama is about action and intrigue, which is different from Su Chen's new drama. They are not comparable."
"Of course, I am looking forward to Su Chen's new drama."
Entertainment reporter:
"It is said that Su Chen's investment in Fist of Fury was only 30 million, but he hired a lot of action stars to help out for free."
"Director Song, do you think that the cast of your film 'Snow Swordsman' seems a little lackluster in comparison?"
Hearing this, Song Xiaofei wanted to complain on the spot.
Damn it, Su Chen has the ability to get a bunch of celebrities to perform for free, but I don’t. Isn’t this just bringing up something that is not relevant?
Besides, to put it bluntly, the group of people Su Chen invited were all out-of-date action stars. How could they be compared with me, who are all currently popular?
Song Xiaofei immediately raised a rebuttal:
"Reporter, have you not paid attention to the entertainment industry for too long?"
…
When entertainment reporters posted this content on the Internet, it immediately caused heated discussions from all sides.
In fact, it was also at this time that the outside world knew that Zhao Wenzhuo, Fan Shaohuang, Wu Jing, Shi Xiaolong and others were participating in Su Chen's new drama for free.
For a moment, netizens from all walks of life felt that they were impressed by Su Chen’s operations.
At this time, those who had previously stepped on Su Chen found a topic to discuss.
"See, I've already said that Su Chen is a bad person!"
"He lets others act for him for free. Has his conscience been eaten by a dog?"
"All this? Your mentality is too dark!"
“…”
Su Chen did not pay much attention to the discussions outside.
It takes some time for the crew to select the actors, so let's take advantage of this time.
In a dance hall in the Xingyi headquarters building.
Su Chen started his own "martial arts training class".
Yes, there are so many people waiting for him to teach them kung fu.
It is impossible to wait until the machine is turned on and then sell it immediately.
Therefore, Su Chen gathered the stars who had fighting scenes in advance.
At this time, Huang Zitao was undoubtedly the happiest person.
He had been pestering Su Chen for so long, and today he finally got what he wanted .
Zhao Wenzhuo, Fan Shaohuang, Wu Jing, Shi Xiaolong and others are also very much looking forward to it.
They are very clear that their kung fu is basically just some fancy tricks performed for the sake of show. They very much hope that Su Chen can transform them from "performing martial artists" into real martial artists.
Su Chen teaches different martial arts to each person according to their role.
For example, Huang Zitao, the first thing to be taught to him is karate.
Although Huang Zitao was not very happy about it, he wanted to learn Chinese martial arts. However, due to the needs of filming, Su Chen asked him to learn karate first and then other kung fu.
Of course, those who play roles like Huo Yuanjia and Liu Zhensheng must first learn the Mizong Fist.
By the way, Zhao Wenzhuo and Fan Shaohuang had a private competition, and Zhao Wenzhuo finally won and got the role of Master Huo Yuanjia.
During this period, Wu Jing, Wu Yue, Liang Rihao and other people who had won martial arts championships were somewhat concerned about Su Chen's intentions at the beginning.
But after practicing a few moves with Su Chen, they were all convinced.
They immediately realized that their skills were not good enough in front of Su Chen.
If they really competed with Su Chen, their fate would not be better than that of Fan Shaohuang and Zhao Wenzhuo.
So, in a harmonious atmosphere.
After a week of special martial arts training.
"Fist of Fury" officially started filming.
Under the management of Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun, a grand opening ceremony was held in the film and television city.
In the philosophy of the Zhong brothers.
The cast of this drama is truly star-studded. If we don’t make good use of it and increase pre-promotion, it would be a huge loss.
Because Su Chen doesn't like facing the media, deputy director Chu Ke came on stage and gave an overview of all aspects of the drama.
Next, it’s time for media interviews.
A reporter asked what most people are thinking:
"Zhao Wenzhuo, hello! I heard that you all will be starring in Fist of Fury for free this time. Don't you feel disadvantaged by this?"
Zhao Wenzhuo: "We can learn real Kung Fu from Director Su. This is something that cannot be exchanged for any amount of pay!"
“Film pay has a price, but skills are priceless!”
Bang bang bang!
This answer won applause from the audience.
Reporter: "Can you show us the real kung fu you learned from Su Chen?"
