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Chapter 202 Chenglong VS Li Lianjie (Please subscribe!)

When Li Hanxiang and Zhang Xingyan arrived at the "Die Hard" film crew, they happened to be filming. As directors, they knew they shouldn't disturb them at this time, so they quietly became spectators.

Scene 86, 3 shots, 1 time.

"Ready... 3, 2, 1, go."

On the director's chair, Chen Fusheng, who had called "action," did not look at the monitor in front of him as usual, but instead looked directly up at Cheng Long and Li Lianjie in the audience.

This scene is a duet between the two of them.

It is also a martial arts performance.

The production team certainly had an action director, but they decided to actually fight in this scene between the two actors.

Therefore, no action was designed in advance, and because it was real fighting, the action was very fast, so fast that the four cameras in the crew were not enough.

"Ha~"

"Hey~"

"Oh~"

"Ah~"

After about a minute and a half of playing.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Lianjie used the wall's recoil to turn around and unleash a triple kick in mid-air against Chenglong, who was chasing after him.

Chenglong blocked the first two kicks, but was still hit squarely in the chest by Li Lianjie's third kick. He staggered back several steps, crashed into a desk behind him, and finally fell to the ground along with the desk.

Seeing this, Chen Fusheng was thoroughly entertained by the exciting fight scene, but he did not forget that he was also a director.

They called "cut" in time!

After yelling "Cut!", he quickly went forward to check if Chenglong was injured.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Oh, it's really nothing. It's just that I didn't expect Xiao Li to be able to kick out several times in mid-air. I was a little careless and didn't dodge."

It's clear that Cheng Long is somewhat unconvinced and wants to fight Jet Li again.

However, Chen Fusheng did not grant Chenglong's wish. It wasn't that the scene had already been filmed, but rather that he was worried about the actor getting injured, which would affect the subsequent filming schedule. Therefore, he planned to skip the next few fight scenes between the two and save them for when filming was almost over.

Chenglong was a little upset about his decision, but he didn't say much.

However, she secretly planned to have a private sparring session with Jet Li after filming today.

Chen Fusheng naturally didn't know Chenglong's thoughts, but even if he did, he wouldn't stop him. At most, he would just remind him to stop while he was ahead and not to get hurt.

"Director Li, Director Zhang, what brings you here?"

Chen Fusheng had actually noticed the arrival of the two directors earlier, but he was busy filming and didn't have time to greet them. It wasn't until the scene was finished that he took the initiative to say hello to them.

"I heard that you invented a cutting-edge technology, Director Chen, so I came to see it. I didn't expect to be so lucky as to witness such a spectacular fight scene as soon as I arrived."

After Li Hanxiang finished speaking, Zhang Xingyan continued, "My purpose is different from Director Li's. I've come to ask Director Chen for an explanation."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Chen Fusheng glanced at Li Lianjie, but still chose to lie through his teeth.

"Director Chen, stop playing dumb. Li is the male lead in my next film, but you snatched him away without even telling me beforehand. That's a bit unethical, isn't it?"

"I only heard that Jet Li was the male lead in your previous film, Director Zhang, but I didn't hear that he would be the male lead in your next film."

“I told Xiao Li before that I was going to cast him as the male lead in my next film.” Zhang Xingyan looked at Li Lianjie and asked, “Is that right, Xiao Li?”

Li Lianjie nodded. Although it sounded honorable to be fought over by two directors, he felt awkward for anyone who experienced it.

"I'm sorry, Director Zhang, I didn't know when you would be filming your next movie, so when I came across a good script from Director Chen last month, I accepted it."

"Sigh, you should have told me beforehand," Zhang Xingyan sighed. He knew the other party was right; after all, they hadn't signed a contract, and they couldn't very well forbid Li Lianjie from taking on other roles, could they?

He was a little angry mainly because he hadn't been informed of this beforehand, which made his trip to the mainland a waste of time.

"I'm sorry, Director Zhang, it was my oversight." Li Lianjie apologized first, then defended himself by saying, "The main problem was that I didn't know how to contact you."

Zhang Xingyan waved his hand, his anger subsiding considerably after Li Lianjie's apology. He then smiled apologetically at Chen Fusheng, clasped his hands together, and said, "Sorry, sorry. I was just joking with Director Chen. I hope you don't take it seriously. Actually, I came to inquire about Li Lianjie's availability for your film."

"It's hard to say, at least two to three months."

Seeing that Zhang Xingyan wasn't really there to cause trouble, Chen Fusheng's attitude softened.

"Only two or three months, that's alright."

Zhang Xingyan breathed a sigh of relief. "I heard before that your film 'Die Hard' was a blockbuster, and I was worried that it would take you more than half a year to shoot it."

"It's not that bad, I film pretty quickly."

"Yes, I have heard about that."

Li Hanxiang had already circled the film softbox several times, and seeing that they were still discussing endlessly, he couldn't help but interrupt:
"Director Chen, is your invention really useful for improving image quality? I don't think it's anything high-tech."

Ling Zi replied on behalf of Chen Fusheng: "It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. Director Li, don't be fooled by the seemingly ordinary appearance of the film softbox invented by Director Chen. In fact, its role in film image quality is a milestone leap and progress."

"Seeing is believing. I want to see if it's as exaggerated as you say."

Zhang Xingyan also curiously circled the softbox several times, and similarly raised questions.

Of course, the more they questioned it, the more surprised they became when they saw the results.

Wow! The effect is definitely different.

"The image quality is very realistic. Previously, the lighting we used would magnify the wrinkles and pores on the actors' faces. But it feels like this soft light actually weakens these facial imperfections and softens the shadows, making the skin appear delicate and translucent, which is more in line with the real state observed by the human eye in a natural environment. I take back my previous doubts about the softbox you invented, Director Chen. It is indeed a milestone in the improvement of film image quality."

"Say no more, Director Chen, just get me one."

"The Beijing Film and Television Equipment Factory is already mass-producing them. If you want them, you can go there and place an order yourself."

Chen Fusheng then reminded them, "And I advise you to hurry up if you want it, because right now only Beijing Film Studio and August First Film Studio have placed orders. If you wait too long, and other film studios also get wind of it, then you'll have to wait a long time."

Hearing this, Zhang Xingyan wasn't in a hurry, since his film wouldn't be officially approved until Chen Fusheng finished filming. But Li Hanxiang was in a real rush.

They ran even faster than they came.

"Alas, it's a pity that China doesn't have a patent law, otherwise I would have made a fortune from this."

After both directors left, Chen Fusheng sighed.

“You’ve already applied for patents for this technology in the US and other Western countries, haven’t you? Once ‘Die Hard’ is released in North America, it will bring their people a visual feast of unparalleled quality. At that time, someone will definitely come to you to buy the patents,” Ling Zi said.

"Haha, I thought so too."

……

"Okay, filming is finished. Thanks, Lao Tian."

That afternoon, with the help of Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou finally completed the filming of the music video material for the song "I Believe" after more than half a month.

"You're welcome. Just treat me to a meal sometime."

"Of course! By the way, Lao Tian, ​​are you really not coming to Oriental Company? I can recommend you to our Director Chen."

"No, although Oriental Film Company is good, I'm not bad at Beijing Film Studio either. Besides, I'm about to go to Yunnan to shoot my first feature film. If I were at Oriental Film Company, I would at most be an assistant director."

Seeing Tian Zhuangzhuang say this, Zhang Yimou stopped trying to persuade him.

(End of this chapter)