Chapter 122: He is arrogant at such a young age

Chapter 122: He is arrogant at such a young age

Chapter 122: He is arrogant at such a young age

Director Lu Hao is only 27 years old this year.

He has won the Yenching University Student Best Director Award, as well as the Hong Kong International Film Festival "Asian Digital Competition" Gold Award and other small awards, but he has not yet produced any truly outstanding representative works.

There is clearly a talent when it comes to making movies.

Five days after filming began on A Quiet Place.

Fan Wumian and Zhuang Muxi officially ushered in the 20-day winter vacation.

Until now, Ma Yingjie still didn't understand why this most popular high school star in Hong Kong chose him as the assistant director.

I just thought that maybe I had seen my experimental photography works somewhere and found some shining points in them.

Anyway, it is obvious that the opportunity is rare.

After such a long time since graduation, he finally had the opportunity to make money, become famous, and enter the industry and get involved in real commercial films, so Lu Hao was particularly serious during his work.

I basically only sleep six or seven hours a day, and the rest of the time is basically busy dealing with filming matters.

After a few days of observation.

He has discovered that Fan Wumian is more like a veteran in the industry than an outsider.

Before filming started, I thought that as the assistant director, I would need to take the lead in this shooting task, but unexpectedly, I learned a lot from this high school student employer.

There are some problems that Lu Hao himself finds very difficult, such as the picture effects are not good enough, the actors can't find the state, etc., but Fan Wumian can always find a way to solve them.

He often acts as director and personally explains the scenes to the actors, while also playing the leading role himself, making the filming process smooth and orderly.

Ma Yingjie already had a vague feeling that Fan Wumian knew exactly what the picture he wanted for the work to look like.

Because sometimes when we just switch to shoot a scene, the location, props, scenery, etc. have already been arranged in advance, which makes the crew's work very efficient and smooth, and the overall working atmosphere is relatively relaxed.

Not only that.

Fan Wumian also drew the design of the monster he wanted, cut out some images early on, and handed them over to the staff of New Zealand's Weta Digital Special Effects Company, asking them to help produce the special effects.

It is obvious that the actor is very confident, as if he has no worries at all about affecting the final film and wasting money on special effects production.

The total budget is HK$200 million.

Only about 100 million Hong Kong dollars were actually spent on filming. If you look at "A Quiet Place", you will find that there are no particularly expensive big scenes. It is all thanks to the "story setting" that the new style of the sci-fi thriller is supported.

The remaining HK$100 million of the budget was used to create those few minutes of monster special effects shots, striving to make the effects realistic and increase the audience's sense of immersion.

If you are poor, you will be interspersed with tactics; if you are rich, you will be bombarded by me.

Most of the filming locations that Fan Wumian found were free, and he even asked producers and agent Jiang Shixi to help him get advertising endorsements.

The brands that have been contacted include Best Cola, Benny Lu, Tai Chi Cough Syrup, Sea Gray Shampoo, Lao Ma Beef Sticks, and Le Shi Potato Chips, etc.

Upon learning that he could productize Fan Wumian's movie, the president of Mercedes-Benz Greater China actually gave him a G55-AMG for free, which has a market value of more than 220 million RMB in the mainland.

Additional requirements are that the car can only be used by yourself, you are not allowed to change the car within two years, and the length of the shot in the movie cannot be shorter than 1 minute.

These small requests are nothing.

In order to insert the advertisements reasonably, Fan Wumian also specially shot some additional shots.

Brands like Bennyroy and Lao Ma Beef Stick sponsored a total of HK$240 million, which means that before the movie was finished, he had already earned back the investment with interest.

That's why it went so smoothly.

On the one hand, it is because Fan Wumian is already famous and has a large number of fans in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and parts of Southeast Asia.

On the other hand, his film "A Quiet Place" attracted widespread attention as soon as it began filming.

Compared to the unanimous praise when the album "That Girl" was released.

This time, Fan Wumian changed his career and publicly announced that he would direct and star in this movie. The media and the Internet had mixed reactions.

Many people commented that he had achieved success at a young age and had not yet experienced the hardships of life, so he thought making movies was too easy.

In addition, some celebrities, stars, and directors took advantage of the popularity and expressed their opinions on the matter. In addition, for the sake of news popularity, some media chose to add fuel to the flames.

The success of Fan Wumian directing and acting in a movie caused a sensation and attracted considerable attention in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Most people's evaluation is normal.

For example, Hua Zai said in an interview:

"It's a good thing that young people love movies. It can inject fresh blood into Hong Kong's film industry, so that people won't say that we have no successors."

The crazier ones just start to criticize directly, which has no image at all.

For example, January 2005, 1.

Fan Wumian is obsessed with making movies and cannot extricate himself. He knows that the feedback on the Internet is not very good. In order to avoid affecting his mood and state, he simply avoids reading those messy news.

Every time I open my computer, I just send messages to my girlfriend Zuo Ziyan to chat, or check the ranking of mobile phone ringtones on the best-selling list.

While almost cutting off the Internet, it also refused interviews from most news media.

Having been in the circle for so many years, how could Fan Wumian not know the truth that "there are all kinds of birds in the forest"? Not only did he avoid contact with the complicated network himself, he also asked Zhuang Muxi not to go online recently.

You can guess it without looking.

There must be people who say that she has no experience and can only be a pretty vase in the movie, or they suspect that she is having an affair with Fan Wumian, so she got the opportunity to play the heroine.

When people interact face to face in real life, they are still a little cautious about what they say and do.

Behind the network, many netizens have torn off their usual disguises. There are trolls and argumentative people everywhere. The more popular they are, the easier it is to attract criticism.

have to say.

Zhuang Muxi has some talent for acting.

She played the role of a pregnant woman very realistically. After thoroughly understanding the script, she put herself into the role and controlled the various expressions quite well. At most, she had to do a few NGs, but she was always able to achieve the effect that Fan Wumian wanted.

The filming was done at the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Gardens.

The house is covered with opaque tarpaulin, so you can take photos that look like they were taken at night even during the day, without wasting time. It was a little after 11 o'clock in the morning.

A reporter sneaked into the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Gardens and shouted to Fan Wumian who was discussing something with Lu Hao:
"Last night, the best actor was interviewed and said that there are too many amateurs like you who are crazy about movies, which is why Hong Kong movies are ruined. What do you think about this?"

I heard the word "Best Actor".

Fan Wumian pricked up his ears and asked, "Who?"

"Huang Xieqiu!"

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I was a little worried at first.

Upon hearing the name, Fan Wumian immediately put his heart at ease. He thought he was just an actor from Hong Kong who would be blacklisted in the future. There was nothing to be afraid of.

He calmly replied:
"This is my first time making a movie. What does the previous failure have to do with me? Don't say it too soon. I might make a big hit at the box office and ruin his reputation."

the next morning.

This response was published in the newspaper and was the headline of the entertainment section.

Some reporters were so excited that they immediately ran to interview Huang Xieqiu. Then more people ran to the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Gardens and waited for a long time before they saw Fan Wumian.

One of the reporters asked:
"Huang Xieqiu said that you don't respect your elders. You are arrogant at such a young age. You have very poor upbringing. You should be called a poor family. How do you plan to respond to this?"

Fan Wumian is having a headache about this season. He can't find a suitable cornfield, and the subsequent scenes are difficult to arrange.

Knowing clearly that these reporters are stirring up trouble.

but.

Now that we have started.

If I don't respond now, I will be seen as being cowardly and submissive, and the situation will only become even uglier in the hands of these reporters.

So, Fan Wumian replied:

"Respecting seniors is one thing, but taking advantage of seniority is another. Star Master, Andy Lau, Natalis Chan, Jacky Lung and others are all my idols."

"Some people say that no big shots showed up at my opening ceremony, and that's because I've only been in the industry for a short time and I'm busy studying. But after being in the industry for so long, and still having such a bad reputation, I should look for the reason in myself."

“It takes three years to learn to talk, and a lifetime to learn to shut up. Who doesn’t know how to curse people everywhere? Don’t take your foul mouth as your personality.”

Ji Qiao, who is in charge of public relations, came today to take some photos for Fan Wumian. He originally planned to put the photos online to maintain the activity of the forum and fan group, and to get some news at the same time.

After hearing what the boss said.

It made her head hurt a little, thinking that there would definitely be no shortage of hot news this time.

When Fan Wumian walked into the room, Ji Qiao said to him:

"This matter will definitely become a big deal. Huang Xieqiu has some status in the Hong Kong film and television circles. It will be a bit difficult to end it."

"status?"

Fan Wumian happened to know too much negative information about celebrities, so he smiled and said:
"He has a foul mouth and likes to curse people everywhere. He has a very bad reputation in the industry. Otherwise, how could he only get supporting roles and bad movies despite being a movie emperor? Go find the footage of him being interviewed and participating in programs in the past, and help me destroy his job in the mainland. It would be best if other directors would not dare to use this guy."

Ji Qiao had never done these things before, but she knew very well how to throw dirty water most effectively, so she nodded and agreed readily.

It comes down to it.

This time it was Huang Xieqiu who took the initiative to jump out and cause trouble, and he sprayed everywhere as usual, and right from the start he put the big hat of "ruining Hong Kong movies" on others.

Usually some people choose to be tolerant, but Fan Wumian will not indulge them.

Finished the business in Hong Kong City.

After returning to Shenzhen in the afternoon, Ji Qiao called over several members of the original navy team and frantically searched the Internet for any information about Huang Xieqiu.

That night.

Ji Qiao personally wrote a short essay titled "The Hong Kong Movie King with a Lot of Bad Deeds".

Sent it to Fan Wumian for him to read.

He felt it was too mild, so he changed the title to: "Double-faced actor, yellow skin and white heart, why can Huang Xieqiu still make a lot of money in the mainland?"

Just by looking at the title you can tell how fierce the blow was, it hit directly on the three-inch part.

I learned that there are not many suitable materials on the Internet.

Fan Wumian asked Ji Qiao to put on a pseudonym and contact some paparazzi in Hong Kong, asking them to dig up some materials from those who knew Huang Xieqiu based on the title.

Back then, social networks were not so developed, so it was very easy for celebrities to package their personalities.

But no matter how well you pretend during an interview, there will inevitably be clues left in your daily life.

In the past, he was happy to watch the show and didn’t care, but now he was stepped on by someone in the circle without knowing it. Fan Wumian really couldn’t stand this.

Because of the verbal battle, the news spread like wildfire.

While the popularity was still there, Ji Qiao finally wrote a new short essay, in which Fan Wumian added a sentence: "If you don't have money, go to the mainland to make money, it's easy to make money."

Not only did he post it online, he also put on a pseudonym and pretended to be an enthusiastic little fan, submitting articles to countless newspapers and TV stations.

Not even two days passed.

The Ogung Shimbun published news about Huang Xieqiu's misdeeds in Hong Kong, which sparked widespread heated discussion in the mainland.

There may not be many people paying attention to this from the outside world, but it is enough to scare off many directors and investors who want to make money by releasing their movies into the mainland market. No one dares to use an actor who will arouse negative emotions among the audience.

He was exposed by Fan Wumian in advance.

Huang Xieqiu, it’s cold.

It's just that he himself doesn't seem to have discovered it yet.

He was busy using his pitiful influence to try to ban Fan Wumian in Hong Kong.

After asking around, Huang Xieqiu finally discovered that "A Quiet Place" was actually filmed by Fan Wumian alone with his own money, so he had no idea where to start.
(End of this chapter)