From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

The name of this movie is "Wushuang" which is very interesting.

So in fact its ending was foreshadowed in the name from the very beginning.

It can be said that at the beginning of the non-linear narrative of the script, the reversal between reality and illusion between the two characters Li Wen and Wu Fusheng is the biggest burden and the most unexpected surprise that Zhang Wenqiang has prepared for the audience.

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This film is not a pure two-hero film, but more like a two-hero forged using a montage of time and space in a "trick" similar to a suspense film.

In fact, this can also be seen in the label attribute they plan to set for this movie - the label of this film is "suspense, crime".

The roles played by Fa Ge and Ding Zhi respectively are actually the light and dark sides of a person.

Li Wen in the script has three states.

At the beginning of the story, Li Wen was extradited from a Thai prison by the Hong Kong police and brought to the local police station. This was the first state he showed.

At this time, Li Wen's identity was very special. The Hong Kong Island police received a tip-off that this Li Wen was a member of a transnational counterfeit banknote criminal gang that they had been tracking.

Due to internal strife, only two members of the gang died, and Li Wen was one of them.

The other one is the rumored "painter", the leader of the criminal gang who has never been seen and left without a single photo.

It is obvious here that this "never take pictures" setting is a tribute to Fa Ge's other classic image, the "God of Gamblers", and is considered a little easter egg.

In this state, Li Wen was timid and fearful, and full of naked fear of the "painter".

At the second level, it was probably the "self" that Li Wen said when he confessed to the police.

An ordinary painter who is poor, unsuccessful and has no creative talent.

In order not to hinder his girlfriend Ruan Wen, who was about to become famous overnight with his paintings, and in order to become the "protagonist on the stage" from another way, he was seduced by Wu Fusheng, the "painter" who came to find him, and became an important member of his staff.

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Then after witnessing the cruelty and murderousness of "painter" Wu Fusheng, he decided to quit.

Li Wen in this state looks the same as the previous one, but in fact there is a subtle difference.

Because the self in the mouth is often beautified, especially when facing police interrogation, "self" must be forced, must be kind, and there is a reason for doing evil.

And this state occupies nearly two-thirds of the movie's duration for the character Li Wen.

As for the third state, Li Wen completely removes the disguise, allowing the audience to see that the story from beginning to end is Li Wen's lie.

There is no "painter" Wu Fusheng, he Li Wen is the "painter", and the "painter" is him Li Wen.

The appearance and characteristics of the so-called "Wu Fusheng" are just that of a small escort vehicle police officer.

During this period of time, Ding Zhi worked tirelessly on biographies of characters and speculated on the psychological changes of the characters.

In fact, he hasn't been so "excited" for a long time.

In fact, in many film and television works, there are very few intuitive "drama" scenes.

Because the conditions to be met are quite stringent.

The first thing is to require the actors to have online acting skills.

You can't just stare at each other while reciting lines and call it a show, right?

Moreover, both sides of the rivalry must be evenly matched, at least there cannot be a situation where one party completely suppresses the other, otherwise it would not be called a drama, but a "massacre".

This kind of "massacre" is actually a very offensive thing, and the actors who play the opposite roles are suppressed too hard, so the scene may not be able to pass because it is not good-looking.

Therefore, in this case, it will cause harm to others and no benefit to oneself.

In fact, Ding Zhi has been talked about several of his roles in recent years, such as Zheng Zhi in "Peeping", Zhang Dongsheng in "The Hidden Corner", and "The God of Medicine" which just recently created a box office miracle.

", there is no such situation where you can "play" as much as you want when you meet a good opponent.

The last time this happened was probably the "convenience store" scene in "Cold War 2" where he faced Liang Jiahui and shot for 9 consecutive hours, which made him exhausted.

Compared with Liang Jiahui in "Thousands of People and Thousand Faces", changing a role is like changing a person. Fa Ge's acting style has gone to another extreme. He has some of his own characteristics in almost every role, even if

Playing a fool, he can make everyone focus on his special attraction.

This happens to be what Ding Zhi is best at.

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On the shooting scene, the crew was busy around the middle set, constantly adjusting the lighting effects.

After the actors were in place, the filming started in full swing without giving everyone much time to prepare.

During this period of time, almost all the shots related to Fat Brother were shot first.

This is not because Fa Ge has a tight schedule or something, but because of another reason, which is the remuneration.

Notwithstanding Fa Ge's approachability, he was quite friendly off the set, both with newly-minted juniors like Ding Zhi and with director Zhang Wenqiang, who admired him extremely.

But his salary is not friendly at all.

He once said in front of the media that he would never take a movie for free. The purpose of filming is to make money. This is the principle.

Therefore, in "Wushuang", even if he likes this book and admires Ding Zhi and Zhang Wenqiang, he still cannot shake his principles.

For example, his salary is calculated by the hour.

If Fa Ge was delayed for one more minute on the set of "Wu Shuang", then the cost of the film would have to be burned a few degrees.

So from the first day of filming, and probably for a long period of time, we will focus on the scenes and scenes related to Fa Ge.

To put it bluntly, it is to make Fa Ge’s time on the crew as “effective time” as possible.

This kind of jumping shooting means that there are relatively big challenges in terms of the continuity of the plot and the actors' involvement in the play.

Fortunately, whether it was Ding Zhi, Fa Ge, or other professional actors, they were all of high quality, and they were in full swing almost on the first day they joined the cast.

The appearance of the "painter" Wu Fusheng played by Fa Ge is also very special.

At this time, Li Wen's girlfriend Ruan Wen had been appreciated by an art dealer and held a personal exhibition. Ruan Wen did not forget her boyfriend.

position is to help Li Wen find people who appreciate him.

At this time, "painter" Wu Fusheng appeared.

He loudly commented on Li Wen's painting, saying that it almost brought together all the brushwork and techniques of the four famous painters of the 1950s. The author of this painting could be called a "copy machine", and even compared it with irony.

Made "leftovers".

After irritating Ruan Wen and eliciting the author of the painting, Li Wen, he revealed his true purpose.

It turns out that he came here just to find Li Wen, a master of fake painting who can copy famous paintings with almost no flaws.

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In front of the camera, Ding Zhi and Fa Ge walked through the scene for the last time before filming started.

Maybe it was because he had changed into the character's clothes. Although Fa Ge still had a smile in his eyes despite his kind-hearted appearance, his domineering aura of "dictating the world" has been vaguely exuded.

Speaking of which, Ding Zhi is considered tall enough among domestic entertainment actors. At 1.82 meters tall, he can already crush a large number of guys who falsely report their height.

Fa Ge standing next to him was even more outrageous. He was half a head taller than Ding Zhi, and he was close to 1.86 meters tall.

It is said that when Fa Ge first debuted, he also lied about his height, saying that he was 1.8 meters tall and lost six centimeters just to get the role.

After all, at that time, it was a little difficult for the actresses to stand with him and even get into the picture.

Now the two of them stand together, perfectly explaining what is meant by "being born in the south and being in the north, both are precious beyond words".

"Dingzi, when the time comes, you can shrink your waist a little further."

After Fa Ge finished a scene, he looked at Ding Zhi's condition and suddenly reminded him.

Ding Zhi pondered for a moment, nodded, and then put forward a different opinion.

"I suffered blows and setbacks during this period, and at the same time I realized that Brother Fa is a big boss. I should have vaguely known that this was an opportunity, but I still retained my pursuit and desire for an "artist".

I will ask you, "Do you think I am more of a chemical engineer?" This actually proves my inferiority complex. So at this time, I will straighten up and tell you about imitation paintings.

Details and craftsmanship, because that's the only thing I'm good at."

Fa Ge narrowed his eyes, "Then let's give it a try."

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This kind of similar discussion is filled in almost every scene between Ding Zhi and Fa Ge.

Sometimes, the two can reach an agreement, but other times, they can't get over it. At this time, director Zhang Wenqiang is often left to judge.

Zhang Wenqiang had no choice but to deal with the two elders carefully with a grimace.

Unlike several directors that Ding Zhi had experienced before, Zhang Wenqiang, as a director, is more like a good gentleman who is easy to negotiate and discuss. Even on the set, he is nagging and has no "deterrence".

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If you meet a "drama tyrant" like Zhang Mazi, then the entire film will probably look like Zhang Mazi.

Although Ding Zhi is also a "player", his approach is different from Zhang Mazi's.

Perhaps because of his status as a screenwriter, he would go through his different opinions on the plot before filming started, and then single them out for rectification.

Instead of patting and patting, suddenly an idea popped into my head, "Hey! Something's not quite right here..." blah blah blah.

So in this regard, Zhang Wenqiang's acceptance is much higher, and he almost always follows the good advice.

The dispute between Ding Zhi and Fa Ge also lies more in the understanding and knowledge of the characters.

Sometimes, Fa Ge seems to have an illusion, as if he is playing opposite the younger version of Liang Jiahui, but there are many differences in the subtleties.

Ding Zhi not only has the feeling of "thousands of people with thousands of faces", but also often has his own things in it.

He didn't notice anything at first, but later, Fa Ge slowly figured it out. Ding Zhi seemed to have incorporated some of his habitual little details and movements.

That feeling was very strange. The young man opposite seemed to be able to select the performance method that suited him with the ability to absorb information like a sponge.

It felt like he was facing the illusion of a martial arts master who could use the "Star Absorbing Technique".

When he raised this question, Ding Zhi's statement also gave him great inspiration.

According to Ding Zhi's words, "Wu Fusheng" and "Li Wen" are actually the same person.

In some small movements, such as squinting and smiling, or tapping the ashes when smoking, or even the walking posture, there should be a little attention to detail.

This kind of approach seems to be like a "details mania", but Ding Zhi had "absorbed" the essence from Zhang Songwen before.

Fa Ge also accompanied Ding Zhi with great interest to try out these strange ideas one after another.

At the same time, he was also trying to imitate some of Ding Zhi's habits and actions.

Fortunately, both of them were in "fantastic" condition, and even though they changed several ways of handling details, they did not delay the progress of the filming.

But it just exhausted the other actors and director Zhang Wenqiang.

This is especially true for Zhang Jing as the heroine Ruan Wen.

Her antagonistic scenes are basically focused on Ding Zhi, and there are not a few direct scenes with Fa Ge.

Speaking of which, Zhang Jing was a little curious about the famous Ding Zhi before.

There are too many young people in the industry who are good at acting. He has also seen some of Ding Zhi's dramas, which are indeed good, but she has seen too many things that are difficult to live up to despite the reputation.

Many times, an actor can give an extremely awesome performance under the lens of one director, but if he changes to another director, he will often be lost to everyone else.

Who knows if Ding Zhi's performances are this "cyclical"?

Compared to Ding Zhi's performance, what caught Zhang Jing's attention more was his ability to produce cakes.

As for acting?

Not to mention Zhang Jing, he has met a lot of movie stars and even worked with her a lot.

It was very rare for her to be shocked.

Until he saw the scene where Ding Zhi and Fa Ge were gradually "on the same frequency"...

The two of them had completely different faces, but they showed exactly the same weird smile.

Ding Zhi was even able to imitate Brother Fa's signature smile with his completely different face.

As if they have the same soul...

What does that feel like?

If I had to give an example, it would be like seeing a weird uncanny valley effect.

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It was obviously filming, but it made people feel like they were in a weird movie.

Especially when Ding Zhi was filming intimate scenes, the weird feeling that combined "Wu Fusheng" and Li Wen made Zhang Jing accidentally fall out of the scene several times, setting a record for her NG.

But Zhang Wenqiang did not stop it. As a director, he seemed to be more happy to see the results.

It turned out that Ding Zhi and Fa Ge's attempt gave Zhang Wenqiang temporary inspiration. He went crazy and changed the settings of many scenes overnight.

For a director, there is nothing more fascinating than the fact that this kind of emotional setting can be interpreted so accurately.

With the support of Zhang Wenqiang, the fight between Ding Zhi and Fa Ge is more like a fight between gods.

It has been separated from the scope that other actors can intervene.

Fortunately, after two top actors "adjusted" for a long time, they finally stabilized the "degree".

Keeping it this way is a bit detailed, but it doesn't make the audience aware of the complicated relationship between "Li Wen" and "Wu Fusheng" in advance.

In this way, this small angle of detail will be magnified countless times after the mystery is revealed, thus forming a complete closed loop.

In this way, the filming of "Wushuang" was carried out in this weird and "fighting between gods" atmosphere.