The next day, Xiao Yunhai held a simple opening ceremony. He didn't even hold a press conference before he brought the crew to film.
The first scene was the scene where Xiao Yunhai played Chen Zhen and Watanabe Jun played Funatoshi Fumio in front of Huo Yuanjia's grave.
The crew had already set up the set. Xiao Yunhai checked around and found no problems. He then looked for Watanabe Jun and Luo Tianxiong to come up with the moves.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Mr. Watanabe, this scene will be split into two parts. For the first part, I hope that you can use all the martial arts you've learned. Don't hold anything back. For the second part, we will be avoiding your eyes. So you will need to use Japanese Jujutsu, Grappling, and other close combat skills to the fullest. "
Watanabe Jun smiled. "I understand. After so many years of filming, this is the only time that I can use my skills properly. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Then, Mr. Watanabe, please explain your moves first. I will be able to come up with the right solution to make our moves better."
Luo Tianxiong nodded his head and said, "Our film is on the path of actual combat. The movements have to be concise, fierce, fast and effective. You can't be sloppy. Otherwise, there will be problems in the post-editing. "
The three of them were all martial arts experts, and this discussion took them a whole hour. All sorts of strange ideas appeared. Xiao Yunhai felt that these moves were more domineering than in his previous life.
After the moves were more or less designed, Xiao Yunhai and Watanabe Jun went through two more rounds. When they felt that there were no problems, they started filming.
"First scene, first action!"
With the script supervisor's command, Xiao Yunhai put on a depressed expression as he looked at Watanabe Jun, who was warming up.
This scene was very interesting in the movie, so Xiao Yunhai kept it.
After warming up, Watanabe Jun put on a karate stance and said, "Please."
Xiao Yunhai let out a long sigh and said somewhat unconcernedly: "Please."
As soon as his voice fell, Watanabe Jun suddenly took a few steps forward. With the help of the wire, he flew up and kicked at Xiao Yunhai's chest.
Xiao Yunhai's expression changed. He put his arms together and blocked the attack. He was kicked back seven or eight steps by Watanabe Chun before he stopped.
Watanabe Chun didn't back down after gaining the upper hand. He turned around and launched another attack. His speed was as fast as lightning. Every move was aimed at Xiao Yunhai's vital points, with the intention of killing him in one blow.
When the other action actors saw the fierce movements of the two, they looked at each other and thought, "A martial arts master's film is indeed different. If I didn't know it in advance, I would have thought that they would really fight. "
Wang Youcai, who was sitting on the monitor screen, was also an assistant director who had shot a lot of kung fu movies. Watching the two people fighting on the field, he couldn't help but be so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth.
"Is this a martial arts film? Isn't it too exaggerated? "
Luo Tianxiong whispered, "Director Wang, you don't have to be surprised. Both of them are real martial arts masters. No matter what kind of action, they can walk down without any deviation. "
Wang Youcai said, "But this is too real. You see, their movements are so fierce, as if they have an irreconcilable hatred. Won't they get hurt if they keep fighting like this? "
Luo Tianxiong smiled and said, "Director Wang, their control of strength has been practiced to the point of perfection. Don't be fooled by their posture. In fact, when they hit the body, they hold back their strength. It won't hurt at all. Naturally, there won't be any problem of injury. "
"Alas, it's a pity that I only see two artists who can reach this level. If there were more, it would be easier to shoot a martial arts film. "
The shooting of the first scene went very smoothly. The two fell to the ground twice.
Watanabe used boxing, Karate, Muay Thai and other moves, while Xiao Yunhai used various Hua Xia Kung Fu such as Wing Chun, Hong Quan, Chiga, Tai Chi, Xingyi and so on that he learned in his previous life.
The two figures were as fast as lightning. Their attacks were fierce, but their postures were quite handsome.
After the shooting of the first scene, everyone in the crew applauded.
"Awesome, this is the smoothest action scene I've ever seen."
"Ordinary action actors need at least two days to shoot a scene, but these two finished it in just a few minutes. This is too awesome. "
"Two or three days? Let me tell you, two or three days won't be able to shoot such an effect. You know, every punch is on the flesh. "
Xiao Yunhai looked back at the monitor screen and smiled, "Very good, pass. Let's go to the next scene. "
Just like that, with their unparalleled skills, they used less than a day to complete the filming of the battle.
Luo Tianxiong looked at the two, shook his head and sighed, "I have been shooting action movies for more than ten years. Today is an eye-opener."
Su Hong smiled bitterly, "Who said it wasn't? I don't know what to do now. If we shoot according to Director Xiao and Master Watanabe's method, I think I will be finished in less than two moves. "
Zhang Xiaojing said, "I am worse. You just had a fight with Director Xiao, and then you were killed by Fujita Tsuyoshi. But I have to fight three rounds. This time, I am dead. "
Xiao Yunhai was very happy with the first day of shooting. He treated the main crew to a good meal that night.
But on the second day, when it came to shooting the fight scenes between Xiao Yunhai and the others, it was not so easy.
After a whole day, they only shot two scenes, which was nothing compared to Watanabe's.
Xiao Yunhai was not in a hurry.
Action movies were one of the most difficult types of movies to film. Many of the scenes required time to complete. There was no other actor like Jun Watanabe in the entire entertainment industry.
Just when Xiao Yunhai was shooting "Martial Heroes", Daniel suddenly called, sounding very anxious.
"Boss, bad news. For some reason, MGM Grand suddenly sold our Magic City shares to Columbia Pictures' boss, Tony. Thomas is also looking for a buyer. "
Xiao Yunhai frowned slightly when he heard that.
Magic Visual Effects was the world's number one company, and the stock price had been rising slowly. Having such a strong special effects team was definitely beneficial to MGM Grand.
But now, they had sold their shares.
After thinking about it, there were only two reasons.
First, they were in urgent need of money. They needed to use the shares of Magic City to exchange for real money to use in other areas.
Obviously, that was impossible. MGM Grand's "Travel the Galaxy" had a global box office of 2.9 billion USD. They would not be short of cash in the short term.
The second possibility was very unfavorable to Xiao Yunhai. That was Magic Visual Effects itself. MGM Grand knew that Magic City's share price would plummet, so they took the initiative to sell their shares to avoid heavy losses. Thomas also knew about this, so he was actively looking for a buyer.
But what Xiao Yunhai did not understand was why Columbia Pictures' boss, Tony, wanted to take over if that was the case.
Xiao Yunhai couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it, so he said, "Daniel, get someone to check on Columbia Pictures and see if there's any movement there. Especially the special effects. You don't have to worry about anything else. Just do your job well. " “
Daniel said, "I understand, Boss."
After the phone call, Xiao Yunhai sat on the chair and tapped his fingers on the table.
But no matter what, he couldn't think of a reason. Thus, Xiao Yunhai used his phone to call Chris.
"Hey, Xiao, what's the matter?"
"Kree, are we friends?"
"Of course not. We are brothers. "
"In that case, I hope you can tell me why you sold Magic City's shares to Columbia Pictures' Tony?"
"What? The company sold the shares of Magic Visual Effects? Oh my god, that's stupid. I've been on the set of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' recently, so I don't know what's going on. Xiao, don't worry, I'll ask about the details. "
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