Thank goodness!
Xu Lu discovered that Stephen Chow did not exist in this world.
But when he wanted to direct a 'Kung Fu' movie, he found that all the supporting characters in the film could be found in real life who looked similar to the actors.
So after a month-long casting process, the 'Kung Fu crew' was fully assembled.
It remains the same 'self-directed and self-acted mode' as always, with Xu Lu serving as both the general director of the production team and the male lead 'Xu Zai' in the drama.
As for the female lead, who is also the mute girl in the drama, Xu Lu directly gave the role to Liu Yifei, who is "nearby".
This good thing of getting out of the public eye shouldn't be given to others.
However, there aren't actually many beautiful female characters in the movie "Kung Fu Hustle".
The character of the 'elder sister-in-law' at the beginning was one of them, and it was given to a girl from the artist department to play.
Because the role of 'Bucktooth Jane' was an ugly character, the girls all said they didn't want it, so it was given to an outside actress who auditioned.
To Xu Lu's surprise, the other characters, such as the landlord and landlady, were 80-90% similar in appearance to the characters in his previous life...
So, a month later, the kung fu movie crew started filming.
Moreover, the fortified village, which cost millions to build, was just ready for use.
What puzzled producer Feng Xiaoxia and even assistant director Lao Zhou was why President Xu insisted on naming the place 'Pig Cage Alley'.
"Does this mean that the more common a name is, the more popular the movie will be?"
A group of people were puzzled.
They had no idea that Xu Lu named himself that way simply because he was lazy.
There were already prototypes of this in his previous life, so of course he copied them exactly.
The only thing is that the protagonist's name needs to be changed; instead of "Sing-jai," he should be called "Hui-jai."
After all, this world doesn't have Stephen Chow!
Actually, of the two projects at Daxu Culture, the one that was launched first was not 'Kung Fu', which was directed and acted by Xu Lu.
It was 'Crazy Stone' that was directed by a different person.
Filming for this movie began two weeks ago.
Since it doesn't need to build its own filming locations, it's naturally faster than 'Kung Fu Hustle'.
That's normal!
The director we found was a young man, who was also the first director signed by Daxu Culture.
Xu Lu even took the time to check it out. Although the young director's skills were still rather immature, they were decent enough.
Overall, their strength is above average, which is actually quite good.
After all, the script for the movie "Stone" has a great advantage. As long as the director is competent, the final result shouldn't be too bad.
"Director Xu, what do you think of the results?"
On set, after a scene was filmed, Lao Zhou handed over the power back to Xu Lu.
The scene we just filmed was the one where the water was cut off. Xu Lu talked with the actress playing the landlady for a while, and finally achieved a result that satisfied him.
He glanced at the footage and, as expected, it did not disappoint him.
"That's right, the landlady's performance was quite unrestrained, and she fully brought out the character's personality."
Xu Lu nodded.
Soon, the crew moved on to filming the next scene.
It must be said that compared to the martial arts drama "The Return of the Condor Heroes," Xu Lu's requirements for filming "Kung Fu Hustle" were much stricter.
For some shots that did not meet the requirements, he would reshoot them again and again.
However, all the actors on set knew that Director Xu was a director whose films had grossed over a billion yuan, so no one threw a tantrum...
Not to mention Xu Lu, who devoted himself entirely to filming the movie.
On the other hand, people in the modern poetry circle finally felt a sense of triumph.
That kid named Xu Lu previously defeated two masters, Master Lin and Master Han.
This caused everyone in the industry to lose face.
Fortunately, Master Zhou, the president of the poetry gathering, stepped in and his poem "I Meet You" silenced the young man, preventing him from showing his face.
This competition concluded with a victory for the 'modern poetry circle'.
If others in the modern poetry circle are already so proud, how much more so Master Zhou, who has made substantial contributions?
Therefore, Zhou Wenhao has been showered with honors during this period.
Wherever he went, he was showered with compliments, and everyone was advocating that his poem be included in junior high school textbooks.
This made Master Zhou even happier than ever.
All the previous reluctance had vanished at this moment. A poem could earn such a great deal of praise, so it was ultimately worth it.
I also have to thank that young man named Xu Lu for giving me such a great opportunity.
When he learned that he had been invited to participate in a television interview program about this matter, Master Zhou Wenhao thought to himself.
The modern poetry circle is a niche group, and in the past, there were very few opportunities to appear on television. Even he, as the honorary president, rarely appeared on television.
If they were to make an appearance, it would be a large group of people organizing some kind of event, a collective event.
Such a specialized interview is unprecedented.
Zhou Wenhao showed great interest in this.
Before the interview, he got a haircut and styling session, which reportedly cost a staggering 400 yuan.
The master hairstylist was ultimately quite satisfied with the service provided by the hairstylist.
So even when Zhou Wenhao saw the words "Wash & Cut 20" posted on the transparent door and window when he went out, he was not surprised.
The female host started the show with a smile.
She first talked about the poetry contest that happened a month ago, and then talked about several masters and Director Xu's modern poetry.
Finally, the female host brought up Master Zhou's topic:
"Master Zhou, you were among the first to create modern poetry. What are your thoughts on these poems? And where do you place these two poems by the director surnamed Xu?"
Zhou Wenhao smiled reservedly and said:
"Hello, host, hello everyone. Actually, the most important thing about poetry is to express one's own emotions. There is no difference between modern poetry and ancient poetry..."
On the surface, Director Xu does seem to have some talent, even surpassing Master Lin and Master Han. However, I've heard that Director Xu writes poetry out of spite, which contradicts his original intention.
Even if one writes a good poem, it's not really worth praising. Moreover, writing with this purpose makes it difficult to reach the highest level of poetry, and facts have proven this.
The female host smiled and nodded, saying:
"So that's how it is. Master Zhou's explanation has cleared up many people's doubts... Now, let's talk about your poem 'When I Meet You'!"
Hearing the host say that, Zhou Wenhao became even more excited and began to speak eloquently to the camera...
Meanwhile, a director surnamed Xu from the kung fu film crew looked puzzled:
"Who is this old guy? What did he write that made me afraid to show my face?"
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