Chapter 358 You Won’t Be Disappointed

Compared to TV series like "Da Ming", especially those with extremely high requirements for costumes and props, the filming time of "Once Upon a Time in China" was much shorter.

After Shen Lang joined the crew, he adjusted a lot of the previous shooting content.

A large part of these contents are fillers in Zhou Xingxing's script.

To be honest, Wu Mengda knows Zhou Xingxing very well.

His dedication and persistence in movies can be said to be the first of its kind in Hong Kong.

When he was an actor, he would argue with the director over a scene until they were red in the face and ended up parting on bad terms.

Especially his ideas, which no one is allowed to overturn in the studio.

But after Shen Lang came, everything changed.

At the beginning, Shen Lang adjusted a few small plots. Zhou Xingxing looked a little unnatural. Although he did not question Shen Lang in person, he still stood by and stared at Shen Lang's changes when he was revising the script.

But when he discovered that the script revised by Shen Lang could always achieve effects that pleased him, Zhou Xingxing felt both happy and disappointed.

Fortunately, Shen Lang's level is indeed up to standard. The script revised by him completely achieved the effect he wanted, or even better.

What was disappointing was that he always raised questions in other people's crews before, because he felt that his ideas were better. But in front of Shen Lang, this feeling disappeared.

Every scene that Shen Lang performed was written into his heart. Even if he was unwilling to accept it and wanted to modify the script out of spite like a child, he could not find any place that could be improved.

In the end, Zhou Xingxing simply gave up.

Shen Lang is so awesome.

No more trouble!

Leave it to him!

Zao Wou-Ki didn't have many scenes, so the film was completed quickly after the shooting.

Now that Jialan has the Tiangong, the post-production of "The Legend of Drunken Master" will naturally be given priority.

Two months after the filming was completed, the news that Stephen Chow would be the director spread like wildfire, causing an immediate uproar on the Internet.

Who is Zhou Xingxing?

The best comedian in the country.

His directorial debut instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Especially since the screenwriter of this drama is Shen Lang, it is naturally more eye-catching.

There are more and more questions about this movie on the Internet, and the discussion is heated. Finally, Jialan Films decided to officially announce it and hold a press conference to warm up for the upcoming movie.

On the day of the press conference, media reporters flocked to the event.

However, Zhou Xingxing himself did not participate because he does not like appearing in front of the media.

However, Wu Mengda, Zhang Min and other main creative staff were still present.

Of course, in such an occasion, if the director didn't show up, Shen Lang, as the screenwriter, would naturally come.

As soon as the press conference started, a print media asked: "Mr. Shen, I heard that the protagonist of this movie is a beggar. Is this news true?"

This question is exactly one of the questions Shen Lang wants to answer before the movie starts, which is equivalent to a background introduction.

He nodded and said, "Yes, the name of this movie is "The Legend of Su Qier". Maybe you are unfamiliar with the character of Su Qier, but I believe everyone knows Huang Qiying, right!" Once this name is mentioned, it cannot be more familiar.

Over the years, Jet Li's role as Wong Fei-hung has become a classic in film history, and Wong Kei-ying, as Wong Fei-hung's father, is naturally a household name.

Seeing everyone nodding, Shen Lang explained, "Huang Qiying is one of the [Ten Tigers of Guangdong], and Su Can is also among the [Ten Tigers of Guangdong]!"

After hearing this, everyone immediately became interested.

"So it's the Ten Tigers of Guangdong!"

"Finally someone stopped rehashing Wong Fei Hung and started filming the other members of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong!"

“I just don’t know what story this person has in history.”

……

"Su Can is the son of a general in Guangzhou during the late Qing dynasty. His full name is Su Chahar Can!" Shen Lang continued to add background information for the film: "This man is competitive, but kind-hearted. In that era, Chinese people were always oppressed by foreigners. Su Can felt ashamed that his father, a general in Guangzhou, only knew how to compromise, and he became even more rebellious, acting ostentatiously and spending money extravagantly all day long."

"Later, Su Can's parents died tragically because of Su Can's fault. Su Can then retired from society and spent his days getting drunk. Later, he incorporated the effects of alcohol into his martial arts and created a unique style of [Drunken Fist]!"

"Legend has it that this man had many enemies, so he always carried a gold bowl and silver chopsticks with him for daily meals. But when he met his enemies, he would use the iron bowl for defense and the chopsticks for acupuncture."

"In his early years, he once set up a school in Guangzhou to teach disciples, but today his martial arts skills have been lost!"

At this time, another reporter asked: "Excuse me, is this a new martial arts film? Like Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China series?"

"Yes! Stephen Chow is making a comedy. We all bought tickets because we like his comedy style. If he made a movie like Once Upon a Time in China, I might as well watch Jet Li!"

"Quiet!" The host maintained order in the venue and then handed the microphone to Wu Mengda.

After Wu Mengda took the microphone, he first thanked the reporter who came to interview him, and then said: "'Once Upon a Time in China' is not 'Huang Feihong'. This is a movie with laughter and tears. The movie still continues some of Stephen Chow's movie style. You will understand it when you see me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience laughed.

Yes, with Wu Mengda there, these two are the red flower and green leaves, so classic!
However, a reporter still questioned: "Mr. Wu, the reason why we all like Zhou Xingxing is that when we walk into the cinema, we know that he can make us laugh from the beginning to the end of the film, and the audience is very relaxed."

"But you just said that this is a film with both laughter and tears. Is this an attempt by director Stephen Chow to change his creative style?"

"Will this attempt go against the original intention of our audience to buy tickets to watch Stephen Chow's movies?"

To put it bluntly, this reporter was just questioning us, and we all went there just to relax and act funny.

But your movie made me cry. Will this disappoint many people?

To be honest, this question was very well asked. Even Zhou Xingxing, who was watching the live broadcast in front of the computer, sat up straight with nervousness.

Shen Lang took the microphone, looked around and said slowly: "Every good actor can bring something to everyone that is definitely not the same!"

"If people still buy tickets to see nonsense, then I think you are insulting Stephen Chow!"

“It’s also an insult to the movie!”

"I'm not saying this drama isn't funny, but I want the audience to feel his growth after laughing and crying!"

"Finally, let me say one more thing. Believe me, let's buy tickets together to witness Zhou Xingxing's efforts and growth!"

"You won't be disappointed!"

(End of this chapter)