Since 1983

The first time Mr. Xu came to Mount Tai was when he was in junior high school in his last life, in the late 1990s.

I lived in a hotel at the foot of the mountain. I climbed up in the middle of the night and reached the top of the mountain in the early morning. There was fog and I didn’t see the sunrise. The ticket seemed to be 200 yuan at that time, so I don’t remember clearly.

The impression is deep, there are so many tourists, there are light bulbs along the road, and along the winding steps, it is not deserted.

One advantage of filming in a tourist province is that you basically don’t have to go out. The location of "Heroes with White Eyebrows" is located in Taishan, Qianfoshan, Longkou, Shidao, Lanshan, etc. Outside the province is Dianchi Lake in Yunnan, which was saved until the end.

Summer nights are sultry and mosquitoes are annoying.

It is also a guest house at the foot of the mountain, bungalows, the windows are wide open, and occasionally a cool breeze blows in. Zhao Mingming, Liang Tian, ​​Kou Zhanwen, and an editor of "New Film and Television" were having a small meeting around Mr. Xu.

"Just follow the group for the past few months. You don't need to go back to Beijing. Every issue will publish a behind-the-scenes story of "Heroes with White Eyebrows."

"Boss, how long is this show?"

"How long will you follow, are you using my nonsense?"

"..."

The editor made a soft sound, not daring to speak.

"Old Liang, can I connect with "I Love My Family"?"

"It should be fine, I don't have many scenes on either side."

Liang Tian is in a good mood, knowing that he has the face of a supporting role.

"Old Kou, the martial finger this time is called Yuan Bin, who was born in Seven Little Fortunes, and is now Cheng Xiaodong's apprentice. He is different from "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", he is a serious No. 1 character."

"Understood, we met face to face." Kou Zhanwen nodded.

Yuan Bin has been unknown for a long time, and later worshiped under Cheng Xiaodong's door, and assisted in the filming of "New Dragon Inn", "Invincible in the East" and so on. He was appreciated by Tsui Hark, and he was promoted to a full-time job in "The Lion King", and he cooperated with "The Wind of the King" and "The Green Snake" one after another.

Later, he served as the action director of the CCTV version of "Swordsman", good at dismantling moves and relatively realistic.

Hearing that it would take a few months to shoot, I didn't want to come. The crew invited me several times and the money was in place, so I agreed.

"And Mingming, I am most worried about you. Lu Xiaoying and Lu Xiaoqian have completely different personalities. Do you have the confidence to play two roles?"

"I dare not speak big words, I do my best."

Zhao Mingming is more serious, it seems that the pressure is quite high. In order to act as a chivalrous woman, she trained in martial arts for two months, which is not to say that she did not suffer.

After the conversation, Xu Fei drove away a few people and sat waiting for customers.

Not long after hearing the sound of "dong dong", when the door opened, Yue Luyi came in.

"Little Xu, you made a lot of noise when you came out this time! It's a movie, and a province is banned, and even the TV drama industry is talking about it."

Yue Luyi laughed, and tentatively said: "I heard that "The Great Sabbath" has a good box office and a good reputation, why is it not released in Qilu? Could it be that our province is also banned?"

"Hey, don't flatter me! That province is too much, and I have no choice but to hide 60% of the box office. As for Qilu, uh..."

He paused, and said, "I can't say much about the decision made by the superior."

"Oh, all right."

Yue Luyi didn't ask further.

Qilu Film Company was in arrears of tens of millions of distribution fees, and Leader Tian specifically instructed not to talk about it, so "Big Sabbath" was skipped directly.

Xu Fei uncovered this, and said: "Mr. Yue, I am here this time to see the crew and talk to you about the next collaboration."

"The lower part? This is just the beginning."

"Look, Shanying, Jingtai, and me, the works produced by the three of us, what else is there to be unreliable? Since it is reliable, there is no need to keep pushing.

Qilu is rich in natural resources and is suitable for costume locations. I want to establish a long-term cooperative relationship. I have already selected the second part. How about Xiao Yi's "The Nineteenth Sister Gan"? "

"..."

Yue Luyi couldn't keep up anymore, so he just said: "We have to study and study."

"Okay. One more thing..."

Xu Fei continued: "A few days ago, I read a news report saying that we bought Zhongxing 5?"

Lao Yue was shocked, "Yes, there is such a thing."

"It said that there are two places that can be promoted to stars, do you have any news?"

"I haven't heard any news, have you?"

"Neither have I. What I mean is that the stars are currently in underdeveloped regions. If these two provinces have large economies, the price of selling dramas should be raised."

"Oh, of course, of course."

Yue Luyi came out of the room, his head was sweating.

In 1984, my country launched Dongfanghong-2, which started the development of satellite TV. As of this year, there are six CCTV, Xin, Tibet, Sichuan, Yun, and Gui.

The economy is relatively backward, and the geographical environment is complicated. It is very difficult to realize cable TV transmission in the province, so it is the first batch.

Now that there are two more places, Xu Fei doesn't know which satellite TV will be listed in which year. By the way, he didn't expect Qilutai to be an activist.

…………

"Heroes with White Eyebrows" has many flaws.

For example, when characters appear on the stage, storytelling is called open face, online articles are called pretending to be forceful, and film and television dramas are called "Little Li Flying Swordsman".

All in all impressive.

In the original version, at the beginning, he went to sacrifice to heaven, and then was assassinated. The emperor came out of the sedan chair inexplicably, and Xu Liang hid in the sedan chair inexplicably, without any foreshadowing.

Including Bao Zheng, Jiang Ping, Ai Hu and others, they acted as soon as they came up, without introduction.

At the beginning of the new script, there is a section of daily life in Kaifeng Mansion, so that the audience can get to know the characters. Through the dialogue, the emperor was led to go to Mount Tai to worship the heavens, and Xu Liang was on a business trip abroad, so he wondered if he would be able to come back.

Only then will he be able to turn the tide and save his life.

"I'm late to rescue you, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Who are you?"

"This is the third-rank captain with a sword in Kaifeng Mansion, Xu Liang."

Hey, this is the self-cultivation of a protagonist.

The next day, Puzhao Temple on Mount Tai.

It is said that it was built during the Six Dynasties, and it was expanded and repaired in all subsequent dynasties. Entering the courtyard four times, there is a "Six Dynasties Pine" in the backyard, which is as thick as several arms, with dense and winding branches, and the crown of the tree is like a cover.

"Heroes with White Eyebrows" starts here.

The first scene is the big scene of offering sacrifices to heaven and assassinating. The directors Wang Wenjie and Yuan Bin commanded the audience, and Kou Zhanwen took the lead.

Zhao Hengxuan was dressed in black, sitting on a big rock, and the makeup artist was shaving his eyebrows.

"Be careful, don't scratch the hair follicles, or they won't grow back." Xu Fei watched the fun from the side.

"What else? Then you can be gentle."

Zhao Hengxuan has a square face, a martial arts background, good kung fu, and later played the role of the captain of the railway guerrilla.

"It's okay, I'll just scrape lightly."

After finishing the treatment, the makeup artist took two white eyebrows woven with plush and glued them on for him. Before the glue was glued, one floated down.

"Xiaohou! Xiaohou!"

"This is it!"

A bookish young man wearing glasses ran over, "What's wrong?"

"Bring me another one."

"okay."

The young man turned back after a while, raised his eyebrows, and casually picked up the large gold-threaded knife poked aside.

"It's quite light. I thought it weighed several kilograms."

He danced a few times and said: "The style is also mighty, holding this thing in your hand, no wonder Xu Liang is so powerful!"

"Boy, have you heard of Pingshu?" Zhao Hengxuan said.

"I've heard a few episodes, not all of them."

"Then I have to tell you, the number one in this book is called Horizontal Tui Eight Hundred No Competitors, Xuanyuan re-emerges as a martial sage, Yu He.

The second is the head of the eighty-one sect, Purdue. The third is snow bamboo lotus. Both of them are Yu He's senior brothers.

The fourth is Xia Suiliang, Golden Lantern Swordsman, who is Yu He's eldest disciple. "

"The top four are all from Yu He's side, and Xu Liang won in the end?" The young man was surprised.

"That's why it's the protagonist. Both senior brothers have rebelled."

Xu Fei and Zhao Hengxuan were obviously on the same page, they both love to listen to storytelling, and said with a smile: "In terms of martial arts, Xu Liang is not ranked. Dragon, Yun and Phoenix are both ranked seventh, but in the original book, she is an old lady, and she can rejuvenate herself by practicing."

"How did you become a beautiful girl in that drama?"

"Business adaptation."

"..."

The young man seemed to understand, but heard someone yelling, so he hurried over to help.

He pretends to be an assistant cameraman, but actually does odd jobs. "Heroes with White Eyebrows" is the first group he joined, and everything he sees is fresh.

After working for a while, I went to a buddy again, this is the videographer, with small eyes and ugly face, his name is Kong Sheng.

"I said Hou Hongliang, you are brave enough, that person dares to talk to you?"

"What happened to that man?"

"What's the matter? That's the investor, the big boss."

"But I think it's kind."

The young man named Hou Hongliang scratched his head.

"Kindness belongs to others, but some people are not kind. What if you meet a nice guy, and you are narrow-minded, what should I do if I wear small shoes for you?"

The two have a good relationship, and Kong Sheng is older, so he reminded him, "In the future, we should get to know each other first, but this one is okay, he is famous for making friends."

Xiao Hou glanced over there again, "Oh, I remember."

...

"Wang Bin!"

"Kong Sheng!"

Wang Wenjie was almost there, and stretched his neck and shouted, "Rack No. 1 is here, and No. 2 is here. Don't you remember what Wu Zhi said just now? Just shoot like this, and try to save film."

"clear!"

"clear!"

Wang Wenjie himself feels extravagant, with an investment of more than three million yuan, two cameras, the appearance of "Dream of Red Mansions", the costumes of "Tang Minghuang", Tsui Hark's martial arts... If he can't deliver a result, he will be ashamed of his father.

Over there, Yuan Bin and Kou Zhanwen are leading the Thirteenth Taibao to prepare for Wia.

This word comes from wire. The mainland is called Hanging Wire, and it was unified called Wia in the early 2000s when Hong Kong filmmakers went north.

It’s a big subject, such as shooting a person and flying from one side to the other; or two people flying in the air while fighting.

The jargon is called crossing the river dragon, which means laying tracks in the air and hanging people below. Later generations use imported ultra-fine steel wire, 3-5mm, and the lifting capacity is super strong.

There is no such thing now, no cross-river, no hoist, just 1mm domestic non-professional steel wire, nothing can be seen when painted with black paint.

Then pull a strand of steel wire in the air, make a loose buckle, and hang the person below, roughly in the shape of a "Ding".

Pull manually, that's it, let's fly!

What's more, it was a few meters above the ground, and there were rocks below, without even a cushion. Yuan Bin was terrified, and said: "Our martial arts in Hong Kong work hard, and you work harder!"

Kou Zhanwen smiled, we didn't fight, but we didn't understand.

I don't have this awareness.

What Mr. Xu is focusing on is safety and security, such as cardboard boxes, mats, and nets, everything that can be used.

"Get ready!"

"Every department is in place!"

"start!"

Outside the temple, two sedan chairs moved forward under the guard of the Imperial Army, and at the front was an old man with gray hair, who was none other than Jiang Ping, the Jiang Shu.

As he was walking, he suddenly heard two soft sounds from the dense forest, his expression changed suddenly, one of them stood on the side of the sedan chair, and swung a knife to chop off an incoming crossbow arrow.

Ai Hu over there also blocked one and shouted: "There are assassins!"

As soon as the words fell, some black-clothed men suddenly came out of the forest and fought with the imperial army. Fighting screams, swords and swords, blood flowing into rivers in the blink of an eye.

The emperor and Bao Zheng got out of the sedan chair in panic and retreated backwards.

"Okay, next game!"

I saw that above the stone road, a strand of steel wire had been pulled up and fixed on both sides. There are also two 1mm steel wires hanging from below, which are tied to the man in black.

Like a zipline, a person can pull, creating the effect of flying through the air.

No one has ever filmed it except Yuan Bin, and the atmosphere is tense and slightly exciting.

"Have you checked everything?" Xu Fei asked.

"Checked several times."

"Look again."

The man didn't move.

"I said watch it again."

The tepid volume silenced the audience. Yue Luyi quickly smoothed things over and said, "Go and have a look, it's all for safety!"

Wang Wenjie went over to check it himself, and gestured, "No problem."

"preparation!"

"start!"

Outside the camera, several young men pulled together. The two men in black hung in the air, maintaining their balance according to the previous training, and made a flying posture.

Throw something like a thunderbolt, just listen to "boom boom boom!"

There was a chaotic sound from the explosion, white smoke filled the air, and the imperial guards lay down like cutting leeks.

"good!"

Wang Wenjie couldn't help clapping his hands, "Go on, go on!"

Following the next shot, another person flew in the air, pointing his long sword at the emperor's back.

Jiang Ping threw the long knife, stopped it with a clang, and the man landed on his toes, and jumped up again in the second step, with Wia still on his body, he took advantage of the momentum to rush forward a lot.

Fortunately, the imperial guards sacrificed their lives to stop him, and poked him right through.

"good!"

Wang Wenjie shouted again, and Yuan Bin also clapped his hands to express his approval. And the man pulled his mask, it was Kou Zhanwen's Third Taibao.

"ox!"

Xu Fei gave a thumbs up and pulled Kou Zhanwen over, "Your subordinates can do it, making progress so fast?"

"Didn't he get hurt by the Taiwanese when he was filming "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain"? Then he held his breath, could he not improve?"

Lao Kou also made progress, becoming more and more sensitive.

Wu Zhi is not only about the design of moves, but also has a complete set of things in his head, including storyboarding and editing—otherwise, how can he be called an action director?

He rubbed his hands together and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Xu, do you think we are doing well?"

"Good."

"Then let us try it when, no outsider."

"Let's go down."

"Tsk, you're fooling me again, when is the next part?"

"There will be next year."

Xu Fei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, ""Nineteenth Sister Gan", you should read the original first."

Lao Kou has followed two TV series, and in the first half of the year, he also filmed "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", starring Zhan Zhao. I have been a martial arts finger, and I have had a good time.

But the size is different, and it is enjoyable to shoot Mr. Xu's drama.

Xu Fei is also very relieved to cultivate talents, and he doesn't have to watch all kinds of somersaults anymore, and when he turns over, he also likes "Heroes with White Eyebrows" with bomber sound effects.

…………

After spending a few days on Mount Tai, Xu Fei returned to the capital.

This time I went back again, but with the halo of a successful filmmaker and a new force in the music scene, "The Great Sabbath" is being screened in Beijing.

The singers and actors who had been watching before also immediately took action.