Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Li Shen was even more annoyed, but he could only hold back and said, "Murong Qianluo's scenes are longer than your hanging time, and they are almost all in one continuous shot. Now, many of your scenes have to be cut into segments and spliced ​​together. The final effect will inevitably be greatly reduced."

Hu Xiaoxiao's scenes were almost all wire work. From the start of filming to the end, she was suspended every day as soon as the camera started rolling, but she never complained or cried out in pain. Sometimes, even scenes that could have been filmed perfectly, she felt they weren't perfect enough and insisted on shooting them several more times, which is how she polished those wire work scenes to perfection.

“Who said that? Hu Xiaoxiao wasn’t suspended for that long.” Hong Qiuyan walked over and said to Wang Shasha, “I worked in the same film crew as Hu Xiaoxiao, and she was only suspended for a few days in her wire stunt scenes.”

Wang Shasha suddenly felt confident. "Even Hu Xiaoxiao didn't have to hang me for so long, why are you forcing me to hang myself? I suspect you're deliberately targeting me."

Li Shen gave Hong Qiuyan a disapproving look. "You were filming with her in the 'The Grandmaster' crew, not the 'Legend of Long Yijiang' crew."

"Aren't they all the same?" Although Hong Qiuyan was unconvinced by Hu Xiaoxiao, she had to admit, "Whether it's Zhou Bijun or Murong Qianluo, their action scenes are equally outstanding. It's clear that good action scenes don't depend on how long they're suspended on wires."

Wang Shasha thought about it and realized it made a lot of sense. Zhou Bijun's action scenes in "The Grandmaster" were also very popular, and Hu Xiaoxiao became famous overnight because of the role of Zhou Bijun. Zhou Bijun's action scenes could also be used in "Fan Lihua". So she lowered her requirements and told Li Shen that she only needed to film it like Zhou Bijun.

Li Shen was speechless: "Just? Like that? You make it sound as easy as drinking water. If you're so capable, why don't you film it yourself!"

But Wang Shasha is the one in charge of the crew, so what power does Li Shen, just a martial arts choreographer, have? Even if he complains to director Zheng Yonghong, the director doesn't understand martial arts scenes! The director has never filmed martial arts scenes before! If you talk to the director, he doesn't know how to film them either!

After several attempts, Li Shen lost his temper. Let the young lady take pictures however she wants; he'll just do as she says.

As a result, the wire work scenes were cut again and again.

However, the script contained a lot of action scenes, and Wang Shasha wanted a more ethereal look, so the screenwriter added a lot of wire work. This cut resulted in her having many fewer episodes.

"Fan Lihua" was to compete with "Mu Guiying," which had 30 episodes, so "Fan Lihua" was planned for 35 episodes. After this cut, it didn't even have 30 episodes.

To add 35 episodes to the series, Wang Shasha had a brilliant idea: change the wire stunts to ground-based fight scenes. This way, the series remained the same, but without the need for wire work, and the amount of action scenes was not reduced.

Li Shen is now the boss, whatever you say goes.

Although director Zheng Yonghong is very professional, his expertise is not relevant to the filming of action scenes. He tried his best to film, even personally controlling the camera, but the results were very poor, and he had to call "Cut" again and again.

"Cut!" Zheng Yonghong shouted again, "Sasha, do your fight scene with Xinghe again. There were a few angles that weren't filmed well, let's do it again!"

Wang Shasha was exhausted and covered in sweat; her clothes were soaked. She changed out of her costume to dry, dried her hair, put the wig back on, and filmed the scene again.

However, Zheng Yonghong was still not satisfied after reviewing it; it did not achieve the effect he expected.

"Again!"

"Again?" Wang Shasha was exhausted and didn't want to get up from her chair. "Director, do you even know how to direct? We've been filming all day and haven't gotten a single take right? Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not mistaken, you're mistaken!" Zheng Yihong's temper flared up as he said, "I'm not a director of action films. If you want action films to be good, why don't you find a director who specializes in martial arts dramas? What are you doing here?"

If it weren't for Mr. Qiu's sake, he really wouldn't want to serve this young lady.

The production team of "Fan Lihua" is once again in a tense situation.

The director wasn't good at filming action scenes, and neither were Wang Shasha and Lu Xinghe. In the end, after some coordination, most of the action scenes were cut and replaced with romance scenes.

Romantic scenes are Wang Shasha's forte, Lu Xinghe has also filmed many romantic scenes, and the director has also directed many. They hit it off immediately and asked the screenwriter to revise the script.

This drama is, after all, marketed as a martial arts drama. Wang Shasha flipped to the back of the script and found many scenes involving the casting of spells.

Casting spells only requires forming hand seals and waving your hand; the rest is handled by post-production. Fortunately, the production team has sufficient funds, enough to cover the post-production costs.

The production team of "Fan Lihua" is making rapid progress, with them engaging in romance and performing magic.

This makes the "Mu Guiying" production team seem as slow as a tortoise crawling.

The Yang family generals would not be complete without the Yang family spear technique. The famous Overlord Spear is the Yang family's invincible skill on the battlefield, so actors playing the Yang family must learn the spear technique.

Hu Xiaoxiao and Mingxu specially found a master to learn real marksmanship.

Other Yang family generals and widows also needed to practice a few moves for filming.

Not only do you have to practice, but you have to practice like a pro.

To truly master martial arts, one must be extremely diligent, especially for actors without a foundation in the craft, who must endure a great deal of hardship.

This is the advantage of casting actors who are not famous or have no resources. They will train exactly as the action director tells them to, and they are very hardworking and obedient. As long as they are given the opportunity to be on camera, they are willing to work twice as hard.

In the production crew, Nie Jinlong introduced several actors with martial arts backgrounds who were skilled in martial arts to the crew. With their encouragement, everyone practiced even more enthusiastically.

By this time, the costume design team had already completed the costume design.

Hu Xiaoxiao went to try on the costumes. Her costumes were mostly dark-colored, but a few were bright red, which were very eye-catching.

In contrast, Mingxu's costumes are mostly white, emphasizing a flowing and elegant style.

Director Ge told Hu Xiaoxiao, "You are the main character, so your costumes should be eye-catching and distinctive. As for Mingxu, although he is the male lead, he is a supporting character, so his costumes should be good-looking."

In other words, Hu Xiaoxiao is responsible for being cool and charismatic, showcasing the absolute charm of the main character. Mingxu, on the other hand, is just a pretty face; all he needs to do is look good and be a good match for Hu Xiaoxiao, primarily for being visually appealing.

Looking at Mingxu, who was dressed in a flowing white costume and looked handsome and dashing, Hu Xiaoxiao joked, "What goes around comes around, and now you've finally met your match."

Mingxu turned around in front of the full-length mirror, quite pleased with himself. "Not bad, not bad at all. I never thought I'd be playing the role of a decorative vase. It seems my acting range is indeed quite broad."

"How's your muscle training going?"

"It'll be soon! Save my muscle-flexing scene for later; it'll definitely amaze the world then."

Mingxu comes from a martial arts background and specializes in filming wuxia dramas, so he already has well-developed muscles and a strong foundation. With some targeted training, the results will be easy to see.

"Okay, the location has been found, the costumes are ready, we can start filming now."

For this drama, Hu Xiaoxiao didn't want to film only in the studio; she wanted more outdoor scenes for a more realistic feel. Filming outdoors would allow for larger scenes and give the actors more room to perform.

However, filming on location is more tiring and exhausting, but fortunately, the entire crew is not afraid of being tired, they are just afraid of not achieving results.