Chapter 141 Detective Lee and Chan Ka KuiWhen the crew arrived in Hong Kong Island, they took two days to adjust and rest. After signing the contract with Fang Long, the other party took Chen An to visit Hong Kong Island for two days. With Yu Jinghong around, all the places they went were quite formal. Today, Hong Kong Island is indeed much more prosperous than the mainland. There are many tall buildings on the small island, but some of the towers are old and have neon lights on them, which really looks like a cyberpunk vibe at night. After resting for two days, the crew started filming as soon as possible. The filming started at the port by the sea, which is also the beginning of the story. A ship carrying more than 500 people was blown up by terrorists, and Li Jiaju, played by Fang Long, is the detective who was ordered to investigate. Chen An changed the other party into the image of Agent Li from "Rush Hour" and added the name of Chen Jiaju from "Police Story", which can be regarded as a special linkage. All the actors in the show are local extras from Hong Kong Island. Fang Long contacted them all with just one phone call. He is worthy of being the big brother of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. "Brother, this movie is a little different from your previous movies. It doesn't require so many action scenes and comedy effects. It's just a good opportunity to change the style and prepare for you to win the Best Actor award in the future."
Before the filming started, Chen An smiled and said to Fang Long who had already put on his makeup and was ready to start filming. Now the other person's hairstyle is like that of Agent Li, but he is not wearing a suit. Instead, he looks like a detective in a windbreaker. He has sunglasses on his face and a serious expression, which is quite different from his image in previous movies. Suspense movies are quite complicated to watch, but they are actually not that difficult to shoot, especially for someone like Chen An who has some scenes in his mind in advance, so shooting is much easier. Fang Long straightened his sleeves, pulled his collar and said, "I think this movie can help me get one. I'm ready and can start anytime." Chen An put on the monitoring headphones hanging around his neck, held the intercom and said: "The first act is about to begin, tell all crew members to get ready." Then he nodded to indicate to Fang Long that they could start. At the beginning of the first act, Chen An kept his preparations simple, first filming Fang Long's appearance, and then filming the movie's opening shot on the cruise ship. The other party is also a veteran actor with decades of experience. The moment before appearing in front of the camera, he immediately changed his state, and the performance had already begun after entering the camera. After receiving the news that a ship explosion had killed more than 500 people, a detective arrived at the scene and was a little overwhelmed by the scene in front of him. It was such a large-scale terrorist incident. The victims' families who gathered at the scene kept begging the police to save their family members who might still be alive. Helicopters were flying in the sky and speedboats were patrolling in the sea to salvage the bodies. The victims were lined up in several rows on the ground, wrapped in bags. Even he had seen it for the first time. The detective who suddenly received a call took off his sunglasses, revealing frowning and sad eyes, opened his cell phone and looked at it, then turned his head to the bag on the other side, where a phone rang at the same time. The camera then switched to focus on the bag containing the body. "Ka! He's better than big brother. He's indeed a great actor." Chen An, who was sitting behind the monitor and looking at the screen, picked up the intercom and said. Although different from domestic actors, some actions and body expressions were added, but the effect was also very good, and the character was initially expressed without lines. This is a common ability among actors in Hong Kong. Although they have not received any professional training, they have figured it out through their own experience, while actors in the mainland basically all follow the academic Soviet system of performance. But those are all from the old school. The performance system and training for the younger generation has been changed. After hearing the "click", Fang Long also finished his performance. He took a breath and walked back and said, "Director Chen, you really understand me. In fact, I didn't want to make that kind of comedy movie for a long time. I wanted to make a serious drama, but no one asked me to do it, and I didn't have the confidence to do it myself." "Don't worry, big brother. This time, I will let others see a different you." Chen An patted his chest and indicated that just watch me control it. Fang Long also happily patted Chen An on the shoulder to express his happiness.
Then comes the opening scene of the movie, which has a large number of people in the frame and is quite complicated to shoot. The extras that Van Loong called over also had their place to use their skills, and his helicopter and the speedboat he called over could be put away first. These extras all have acting experience, some are martial artists and some are stunt doubles. Although they are not famous, their professional abilities are still good. Under Chen An's overall coordination and the crew's division of power, the process was quickly explained to them, and basically few people had lines. Just follow the instructions. "All cameras are in place and ready. It's time to start filming." When the cameras were in place and positioned, Chen An used the walkie-talkie to notify everyone to get ready and start filming. Soon a voice came from the intercom saying that everything was ready, so Chen An started right away. Before filming began, Chen An was prepared that this part might take some time. As expected, Chen An was not disappointed, as the first time ended in failure. It took me a whole day to finally shoot this scene, even until the sky above me turned red. At this time, Fang Long had someone drive over lunch boxes and distributed them to the staff and extras. He personally took two and handed one to Chen An, "Eat, eat. After the shoot, eat early." Chen An took the lunch box and opened it. It was quite rich. He looked up to ask how much it cost, but Fang Long rejected him in advance. "Don't ask. This is my treat. Don't be polite to me." "Thank you very much, brother." Chen An nodded and thanked him. "You're welcome. It's just a meal for everyone, it won't cost much." Fang Long waved his hand, opened the lunch box in his hand, sat next to Chen An and started eating together. Chen An smiled and nodded, then took the lunch box and started showing it off. It tasted good, worthy of being a veteran. This kind of lunch box must be a rare one from a well-known old restaurant. "It's delicious, right? I'm telling you, I've been eating at this restaurant for more than ten years, from a small stall to a big restaurant. I only order from this restaurant when I'm on the set. It's been more than ten years since we started, so it's definitely cheaper if you mention my name." Fang Long looked at Chen An and said with a smile, introducing the restaurant by the way. Chen An nodded, "If it's really delicious, I'll have to mention your name more often in the future. We've been in business for more than ten years, and you still blame me for saying that I grew up watching your movies and that I'm old." "Hahaha, you bring this up again." The two of them ate and chatted. After eating, he threw the food into the bag prepared by the staff. Then Fang Long asked someone to bring some drinks over. The staff and Chen An thanked him repeatedly. After eating and drinking, I started to pack up and finished today's tasks and returned to the hotel. However, Chen An and Fang Long continued chatting until the evening and then had a midnight snack together. The two were chatting about tomorrow's filming arrangements, which were to continue filming the scene on the ship at the seaside. Just because something blew up during filming doesn't mean that Chen An really blew it up. It's not a Hollywood A-level production that can blow up just like that. Besides, if the money you invested goes up in smoke, you will definitely not be willing to part with it. The subsequent filming was to finish the scenes on the ship first, shooting the opening and ending together, and then switch to other shots and change locations. "It's okay, take your time. Don't worry. The helicopter is mine, and I'm easy to talk to about the guy on the speedboat. We just need to take a good picture of him, and I'll take care of the rest." When the two were having supper in the evening, Fang Long patted his chest to express his confidence, saying that he would take care of the venue and props.
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