After creating the miracle of "Saw", it was more precise to replicate this miracle.
Wu Changyun's ideas are still endless. Before this, there were no prison films in Hong Kong movies, but in the 21st century, prison films have become the calm after the storm.
The most famous of these is The Shawshank Redemption
This name must never be used again. Wu Changyun has no subordinates, only himself and Zhou Runfa.
Wu Changyun tried to insert the image of Chow Yun-fat into the protagonist of this play, which was obviously very inappropriate, but the brotherly image of Chow Yun-fat and Zhang Guorong in "A Better Tomorrow" was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Perhaps, with this selling point, Wu Changyun can do something.
Many viewers wrote to Wu Changyun, hoping to see Chow Yun-fat and Zhang Guorong co-star again. This is a great opportunity.
Wu Changyun was just a little worried about whether Zhang Guorong could support the role.
As for Chow Yun-fat, he replaced the role originally played by Morgan Freeman. His relationship with Cheung Kwok-wing is both a teacher and a friend. The two meet again after escaping from prison, which sounds really good.
To this end, Wu Changyun needed to change part of the script to achieve his goal.
Here, Chan Kong-sheng is filming Drunken Master under Yuen Woo-ping. Since joining Yuen Woo-ping, many of Chan Kong-sheng's ideas have been realized, and he no longer feels the difficulty he had under Lo Wei.
The lack of box office success is not just one person's problem. Chan Kong-sang has also been a box office poison for several years. In addition to the guilt towards others, he also has the heartache accumulated over the years.
No one knows whether his next film will be a hit, but at least he is on the rise now.
There are many stunt shots and various difficult training movements in the filming of Drunken Master, which all had to be done by Chan Kong-sang himself.
The filming progressed very quickly, and if Chan Kong-sang had not called a halt, he would have had no time to prepare.
Yuen Woo-ping looked at the tree trunk and asked Chan Kong-sang, "Are you okay?"
"OK."
Chen Gangsheng’s consistent principle is that as long as you ask, there is nothing you can’t do.
Then Chen Gangsheng was tied to the tree trunk, holding two wine glasses in his hands. This was indeed a real shot. Chen Gangsheng felt that the blood began to flow out as soon as he exerted a little force, and his head felt swollen.
It felt like all my strength was gone the moment I lifted myself up.
At this time, he was doing sit-ups while hanging upside down on a tree, holding two cups in his hands. Because he was tied with ropes, his legs had almost no strength to use.
The first time, the water in the cup spilled out.
Helplessly, I could only do it a second time. Fortunately, this shot required the actor to act very hard, otherwise this scene would be impossible to shoot.
After filming for the third time in a row, Chan Kong-sheng encouraged himself in his heart that he must pass this time.
Each time was harder than the last. His abdominal muscles were about to tear as he pulled it down. He endured it and finally got through after going through both sides.
The next shot is even more uncomfortable. There are a few incense sticks lit under the push-ups. The goal is to create the visual effect of sweating profusely and the incense sticks poking into the flesh.
Everyone knows that this shot cannot be faked, or you can hire a stuntman and have the stuntman be poked by the incense.
It won't cause any harm if you poke it, it will just hurt for a while, and there is a high probability that no scar will be left afterwards.
Chen Gangsheng glanced at Yuan Xiaotian, who was playing the role of his master, after he had set up the incense burner. Yuan Xiaotian suggested that they do it through the clothes so that they could put something inside the clothes so that it wouldn't hurt much if they got stabbed.
Chen Gangsheng also knows that the effect will be better if the flesh is exposed, and everyone can tell that it is fake through the clothes.
"Okay, let's do this. What we value is the truth."
Chen Gangsheng took off his shirt to reveal his muscular body. In order to achieve the desired effect, the props team also sprinkled some water on Chen Gangsheng, and Yuan Xiaotian had to sit on Chen Gangsheng's waist with both feet off the ground.
In fact, Yuan Xiaotian was also a little worried, fearing that this pressure would continue to crush Chen Gangsheng. It would not hurt if he was poked once, but if he was poked directly, it would still leave a scar.
"It's okay, just come."
Chen Gangsheng was holding his breath, and as soon as he was poked by the incense, he immediately lost some strength. His center of balance was unstable and he fell to one side.
Yuan Xiaotian was also quick-eyed and quick-handed, and jumped directly off Chen Gangsheng.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Chen Gangsheng rubbed his abdomen and said quickly.
The last shot really took a lot of my energy, and now I don’t have the energy to do it even if I want to.
"Director Yuan, let's take a break for twenty minutes." This was the first time that Chen Gangsheng asked for a break today.
Yuen Woo-ping had also been waiting for this sentence, and he was also afraid that Chan Kong-sang could not bear it.
For today's young actors, making more money by making movies is more attractive than suffering some hardships.
I basically didn't complain on the set. I could earn more money from one movie than others could earn in their entire life. So a little hardship was nothing, even if I had to pay a price.
On this side, in order to prepare a prison film, Wu Changyun had to contact Mo Yuxuan for help, and try to provide a filming location without disturbing the normal work of the prison.
"Are you crazy? What if something goes wrong while we're filming in prison?" Mo Yuxuan decisively refused.
"I'm not saying that we have to film in prison. The problem now is that we can't rent such a place." Wu Changyun really didn't want to beg this guy. It always felt like he was using the back door of the government.
Wu Changyun had helped Mo Yuxuan several times, so it was difficult for Mo Yuxuan to directly refuse this favor.
"Then I'll help you contact them and give you some architectural guidance, okay?"
"Architectural guidance?"
Wu Changyun thought about it carefully. If he had to build the venue himself, it would definitely be a huge expense, and the amount would definitely be astronomical.
"That might be difficult."
"No way, you're the top box office guy and you're broke. If that doesn't work, why don't you just build it and rent it out?"
Mo Yuxuan doesn't watch movies much, but he keeps an eye on Wu Changyun's situation.
“Build it and then rent it out?”
Wu Changyun thought about this problem seriously and decided that this was a good idea.
When Chan Kong-sang was filming "Drunken Master", Wu Chang-yun lent out Huang Zhengli and made a fortune from it. He could not only rent actors, but also rent venues.
Although the investment is a bit large, it is also part of the film system.
"Okay, that's settled then."
This money really could not be saved, so after making up his mind, Wu Changyun chose an old forest farm site in the mountains in the relatively remote New Territories.
Mo Yuxuan was quite reliable and actually invited one of the prison designers, who was also a public official.
The prison structure is no secret. It's not like in the movies where everyone who goes in is thinking about escaping.
It was said to be a pickaxe. Even if you were given a shovel, it would not be easy to dig out of the prison.
Most of the people in prison are bad guys. If someone has such determination and perseverance, he will not act with just a moment's gratification.
With the help of the designer, Wu Changyun's project, which cost nearly one million yuan, started. The filming had not yet begun, but the venue was about to burn through hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
If Wu Changyun hadn't looked for Mo Yuxuan, he would have only had to pay some money to the prison, but now it can be considered a blessing in disguise.
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