novelraw Chapter 51 The Wong Kar-wai's Appreciation, My Little Sister Wants to Learn
Chapter 51 The Wong Kar-wai's Appreciation, My Little Sister Wants to Learn
The production company behind "God of Gamblers II: The Final Chapter" is Wong Kar-wai's Jet Tone Films.
Therefore, it is reasonable and logical for him to appear on set.
However, Wong Kar-wai has been having some troubles lately.
A year ago, he partnered with Jeffrey Lau to found Jet Tone Films, and the two were originally ambitious to make a name for themselves.
Thus, a group of well-known idols and actors were assembled, including Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Joey Wong, and Collin Chou.
Get ready to pull off a big heist!
With such a cast, even an extended version of a skit should be able to gross tens of millions at the box office.
I thought I'd hit my peak right from the start, but I ended up having a major blunder right away.
Nearly two years have passed, and nearly 4000 million yuan of investment has been spent, yet the highly anticipated film "Ashes of Time" is still not finished.
Wong Kar-wai finally couldn't sit still any longer.
In the past, when he was just a director, all he had to do was put a Walkman on the ground, use music to stimulate the actors' inspiration, and then choose the best one from hundreds of improvisations to put in the final cut.
Then the award was won, bringing fame and countless praises.
As for whether the movie loses money, and how much it loses, that's the investors' fault, and has nothing to do with him.
Anyway, there will always be some suckers who will believe in his reputation and continue to invest in him and squander his money.
But this time is different.
He's the boss, the producer, and he's a part of the money that's lost.
At the beginning of the year, another boss, Jeffrey Lau, fearing he would be dragged down by the project, temporarily pulled together the actors from "Ashes of Time" and filmed "The Eagle Shooting Heroes" in just 27 days.
It ultimately grossed over 2200 million yuan at the box office, recovering some of its losses.
But that's not enough.
Wong Kar-wai is now thinking of doing something.
The movie "God of Gamblers II: The Final Chapter" is one of his strategies for saving the company.
In addition, he had a new idea: to select a group of actors and quickly film the movie.
The male lead will most likely be played by Leung Chiu-wai.
This guy's melancholic eyes, which are praised by countless people, and his taciturn personality are exactly what Wong Kar-wai likes.
Moreover, for a long time to come, Leung Chiu-wai will be the undisputed leading man in Wong Kar-wai's films.
However, his new movie is expected to have three stories, with Leung Chiu-wai being just one of them; he will need two more that are similar in quality.
One must be equally good at both looks and acting skills.
After hearing Peng Qihua's words, his attention unconsciously turned to He Xi.
First impression: tall, handsome, strong – perfect score.
If used in a movie, playing a male lead, at least there wouldn't be any problems with his image.
So next, we'll have to see how he performs.
Unfortunately, "God of Gamblers II" is a comedy and doesn't require much in-depth acting.
Both Leung Chiu-wai and Leung Ka-fai are letting loose in various ways, so it's probably difficult to see Ho Hei's true abilities.
and so……
"Should we make it a bit more difficult for him?"
Sunglasses King muttered to himself.
The gambling skills training ended quickly.
Filming began quickly.
The first scene filmed was the duel between the heir of the gambling king and the son of the gambling god in the "Supreme Gambling King Competition".
The first scene is a duet between He Xi and Leung Chiu-wai.
While the dealers are still around, the film crew will shoot all the gambling scenes in the movie in one go.
At the card table, Leung Chiu-wai's character, Sha San Shao, is a bootleg version of the gambling saint, with his card-shuffling skills being exactly the same—both unreliable and flawed.
So Leung Chiu-wai was very relaxed and did whatever he wanted, however exaggerated the better.
As for He Xi, besides being handsome, he also has to... act!
As the main villain, he doesn't have any fight scenes in this movie, so he can't fight ten people by himself. Therefore, he can only show off and make himself look cool.
At the same time, some complex changes in eyes and expressions are needed to make the character more layered.
He Xi did not completely replicate Ekin Cheng's original performance, but instead used his own professional-level villainous acting skills, coupled with a high-energy performance.
Thus, he possessed three parts sinister intent, three parts arrogance, three parts indifference, and one part nonchalance.
And then, the handsome heir of a gambling tycoon appeared in front of the camera.
"Wow, this newcomer is handsome, and I didn't expect him to be such a good actor too."
In front of the monitor, Peng Qihua read aloud with delight.
The man in sunglasses beside her nodded slightly, but didn't say anything more.
There are four casino scenes in total, with Ho Shek gambling against Leung Chiu-wai and Leung Ka-fai in two separate games.
After filming four scenes, He Xi realized that all the card skills she had learned were completely useless.
Three out of the four scenes involve flipping playing cards and pushing chips, with absolutely no scenes showing any hand skills.
The only skill-showing performance was in shaking the dice cup.
This thing is actually very simple. Just take a dice cup, shake it around in your hand a few times, and then slam it hard on the table.
In the end, they taught everything to the props and editing teams.
Whoever the screenwriter wants to win, that person will win.
No technology is required at all.
"Brother Hui, what was the point of us studying gambling so diligently before?"
During a break in filming, He Xi asked Liang Jiahui with a puzzled look.
After two days of filming, the two have become much closer.
He Xi also approached the situation with a learning attitude, often going to Liang Jiahui's side to ask for advice on acting skills and filming experience.
Liang Jiahui was also very interested in He Xi, who learned things very quickly, and they got along well.
The two naturally grew closer and closer.
Hearing He Xi's question, Liang Jiahui smiled and raised his eyebrows.
"We're making a gambling movie. As the successor of the God of Gamblers, the King of Gamblers, and the Saint of Gamblers in the film, it wouldn't be appropriate if we didn't know how to gamble, right?"
"It's reasonable to find someone to teach us so we can learn by example, right?"
"When hiring a teacher, you should definitely hire the best, and you should also cover their filming fee, sea voyage fee, food and lodging expenses, teaching fees, and so on."
"These all need to be accounted for..."
Before Liang Jiahui could finish speaking, He Xi understood.
The more categories of accounts that can be used, the more room there is for manipulation.
Asking a dealer to teach you is one step in the process, but it's not the only one.
So the claim of a straw hat costing $6000 didn't just appear after they went north; it just wasn't reported.
The dealer didn't come to the film crew with the intention of teaching the actors gambling skills; it was just that a clone ninja named He Xi appeared and unexpectedly learned something.
Soon after the three gambling scenes were filmed, Wu Junru, Chen Jialing, and Au Jin, who were on the same side as Leung Chiu-wai and Leung Ka-fai in the film, all surrounded the two men, chatting, joking, and showing concern for each other.
Meanwhile, the minor character Mai Jiaqi sidled up to He Xi.
"Brother Xi, you looked so handsome while filming just now!"
"I thought Wei Ge and Hui Ge were handsome enough, but I didn't expect that you would surpass them both."
The original Ekin Cheng was more handsome than the two, so it's normal that he outshone them, given his even more handsome appearance.
He Xi felt a little smug, but her face remained calm and composed.
"Being handsome is only temporary, but acting skills last a lifetime. You're new to the industry, so you must not establish wrong values, and you must not put the cart before the horse."
Mai Jiaqi immediately expressed that she had learned something.
"Hey, Brother Xi, I also want to improve my acting skills, can you help me?"
As she spoke, she leaned forward, her face full of pleading, and the buttons on her blouse had popped off at some point.
deep……