Chapter 380 Vase is not easy
After finishing the filming of this plot, the filming of the second part of "The Queen of Hong Kong" has also come to an end - the scene with the male lead Tang Bin.
When writing the script, screenwriter Liang Jiafeng focused on highlighting the stark contrast between Tang Bin's handsomeness and viciousness. Therefore, Tang Bin's fighting scenes were not difficult or numerous; they only needed to be visually appealing.
Although Jiang Muyang is not from a martial arts background, he is a sports student. His role was confirmed early and he is the artist who has practiced the longest. After filming began, everything went smoothly.
He has long arms and legs and a good figure, so the fighting scenes designed for him are mainly for viewing. It can be said that Jiang Muyang's scenes are the most pleasing to the eye besides Hu Xiaoxiao. In other words, the scenes between Jiang Muyang and Hu Xiaoxiao are worth the price of admission just for their faces.
Director Jia Zhendong’s requirement for Jiang Muyang is that he must be handsome!
Jiang Muyang has more clothes than the four heroines. He has nine ties alone. The stylist follows the crew throughout the whole process and often stops filming to maintain Jiang Muyang's look.
Xiong Caiwei and others saw that the stylist called for a stop again because a small part of Jiang Muyang's hair was messy and needed to be re-styled.
Yilan whispered, "Tang Bin is such a troublesome character."
Yuan An'er nodded, "It's more troublesome than performing a martial arts scene."
She didn't have to do so many NGs when filming her fighting scenes.
Xiong Caiwei whispered to them, "How can we not bother? He's the only pretty face in this movie."
"I thought we were just vases, but I didn't expect the male protagonist to be the big vase." Yilan sighed.
The film features four female leads, especially Xiong Caiwei, Yuan An'er, and Yilan, with so many different looks and costumes that they're supposed to be the centerpieces. But the director was incredibly busy trying to capture Jiang Muyang's handsomeness by changing up his looks, finding angles, and using light and shadow.
In comparison, the four heroines look much rougher.
"I find it quite interesting. Why are women always just decorative elements in movies, while men are the ones with the best acting skills? There are many audiences who like male handsomeness, and there is a big market for it. Just look at how popular William is. He has been getting lots of endorsements since his debut," said Xiong Caiwei.
When she debuted, she was treated as a vase. In every drama she appeared in, she was dressed up beautifully, wearing sexy clothes, and her scenes revolved around the male lead. In short, everything was centered around pleasing men.
This is the case with all movies in Baogang, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it, until William suddenly emerged and became an overnight sensation, becoming the dream lover of thousands of housewives and young girls. His commercial value continued to increase, and he became the most profitable artist of Starlight Movies. Then, major film companies began to change their minds and signed some handsome young actors.
However, the idea is good, but a movie is not enough to just be handsome, and the audience will not buy it. If you want to be popular by being handsome, you must have a female lead with enough weight to lead the way.
Jiang Muyang played Hu Xiaoxiao in the first part of "The Princess Diaries". Although he only had one shot, his sunny and handsome image has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
On the market, Jiang Muyang’s poster in “The Queen of Hong Kong” is second only to William’s in sales.
The director is very ambitious about the image of Jiang Muyang in the second part, secretly trying to surpass William's image and create another classic character.
The director also has confidence in Jiang Muyang. Tang Bin's image is not only handsome, but also has the added charm of a villain, which makes it more interesting.
In order to play the role of Jiang Muyang well, Jia Zhendong paid close attention to every shot. Sometimes, if he saw that the photographer's shooting was not to his liking, he would take the shot himself.
"Lighting technician!" Jia Zhendong asked the lighting technician to get ready. He operated the camera himself. After shouting "action", Jiang Muyang walked to the window.
In the dim room, a ray of light came in from the window and hit half of Jiang Muyang's face.
Jia Zhendong focused on Jiang Muyang's face.
The distinct black and white pupils were cold, and the thick eyebrows seemed to have become sharper. The light shone on his sculpted nose and lips with clear lip lines.
He slowly turned around, his face appearing in the camera. One side of his face was illuminated, while the front and the other side of his face were shrouded in darkness.
Jia Zhendong kept a close eye on every shot and would not let it go until every shot was perfect.
Jiang Muyang's face has perfect proportions of three parts and five eyes. It is a natural movie face, especially his side profile in light and shadow, which carries a mysterious and fatal charm.
Jia Zhendong secretly sighed that Hu Xiaoxiao was really good at judging people. It was she who picked out the popular William and made him famous. As for Jiang Muyang now, Jia Zhendong was sure that he would become a big star.
"Cut!" After finishing a segment, Jia Zhendong was finally satisfied and called a stop. He asked everyone to take a break and told Jiang Muyang to hurry up and get ready for the next perfect shot.
This scene is set on a cruise ship. However, the crew couldn't rent a cruise ship for filming. Instead, they rented a hotel that hadn't opened yet and rebuilt the set.
The hotel lobby will be used as the venue for cruise ship dances.
Jiang Muyang quickly changed into new clothes, combed his hair again, and looked in the mirror, feeling that he had reached a new level of handsomeness.
Jiang Muyang likes his image very much. This is a scene that he specially worked out with the screenwriter. It took him a lot of thought and he believes that the result will become a classic.
Although it is more difficult to shoot handsome and cool scenes and fighting scenes, for the sake of effect, he endured all kinds of trivialities and worked with the director to polish it bit by bit.
Fine workmanship produces fine results, and hard work will be rewarded.
With the idea of being the most handsome man in the film industry after the film is released, Jiang Muyang changed his look and it was time to test his patience again.
Jiang Muyang has never been so patient in his life. He would try every action over and over again, and then shoot it over and over again. Sometimes the director would have a sudden idea and ask him to change his look and shoot with a new look.
If one shot in the first part made his face stiff from smiling, then this scene in the second part made his face stiff too.
Fortunately, we finally finished filming this scene in the evening.
Jiang Muyang was so tired that he didn't even want to talk. Martial arts scenes were not easy, and this vase role was even harder!
Everyone started to pack up. Jiang Muyang took a few sips of water from his cup and prepared to treat himself to a good meal in the evening to make up for today's torture.
Jia Zhendong locked the film in a box and carried it himself. When he was about to leave, the door of the hotel was suddenly kicked open and a group of more than ten people rushed in aggressively.
Several security guards who were with the group immediately stood up and shouted, "What are you doing? Who are you?"
The leader walked in wearing a pair of large sunglasses and holding a toothpick in his mouth. "I, Li Biao, manage this street. Did you ask for my opinion while you were filming here?"
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