Chapter 16 5. "The Grandmaster": breakthrough or submersion

"The Grandmaster" filmed the story of Ip Man, and the preparations began as early as 2002, but was preempted by Ye Weixin and Donnie Yen's "Ip Man".Now other people's "Ip Man 2" is out, and "The Grandmaster" is still being filmed. Wong Kar Wai is notoriously slow.This time it is still "shooting without a script".In order to pursue the ultimate beauty of the picture, the shooting speed is extremely slow.It is said that when entering the studio every day, Wong Kar Wai only brought a piece of paper with only 20 lines of words on it.At the end of the day, I only shoot about two lines of characters, and I spend most of the time reshooting.Song Hye Kyo was so bored that she played badminton all day long, and she trained her body so well that it exploded.

The cooperation with Wong Kar Wai is undoubtedly a fresh attempt for Ms. Qiao.In the past, filming was all about stealing scenes. Needless to say, when filming TV dramas, one end is filmed and the other is broadcast. The speed is higher than the quality, and it is enough to explain things clearly.Even if it is a historical drama like "Hwang Jin Yi", which requires a lot of investment and a lot of preparatory work in the early stage, it will be completed in a year and a half. However, it is absolutely correct to apply slow work and meticulous work to Wong Kar Wai.Song Hye Kyo's previous cooperation plan with John Woo was shelved, and her ambition to enter the Chinese market and the Hollywood market ended in disappointment.Fortunately, as a director, Wong Kar Wai is not inferior to Wu Yusen at all. Qiao Mei's wishful thinking stopped and continued to dial.

Wong Kar-wai is so hardworking, but he is still the director that many stars dream of working with.Other directors can cultivate stars by making films, but Wong Kar Wai can create superstars.While other directors search for the right actors for their roles, Wong Kar Wai discovers the qualities of a star to arrange a role.If you are an actor who already has a certain reputation, filming experience, and popularity, and you want to rely on a film to prove that you are not only an idol star, but also have superb acting skills, Wong Kar Wai is undoubtedly the golden partner. Thanks to Wong Kar Wai, how many celebrities have successfully advanced from idol stars to acting superstars?Song Hye Kyo is also at the same stage.If you want to be famous and famous, and if you want money to be rich, you just need to go to the next level.So Wong Kar Wai asked Song Hye Kyo to play Ip Man's wife, and Song Hye Kyo readily agreed.

The director is good, and the co-stars are even better.Collaborating with Tony Leung, a top-tier actor in Chinese-language movies, is undoubtedly the best start for Song Hye-kyo's Chinese-language movie debut. Things look rosy. The three words "Wong Kar Wai" are golden signs.According to the survey conducted by the international online entertainment channel, Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" became the most watched Chinese blockbuster in 2011 with 3173 votes.The film became popular before it was screened, and it became popular all over the world.European and American film studios are eyeing up, and they all want to collect overseas copyrights under their banners.Ultimately the film will be introduced to the North American market by Annapur, whose owners have made a substantial financial commitment to the film's distribution. In February 2011, "The Grandmaster" had sold its distribution rights in more than 20 countries and regions.

In addition to the powerful director and big-name actor, there is also an excellent team including martial arts instructor Yuan Heping, and the production company Hong Kong Yindu Organization also gave Qiao Mei confidence.This Hong Kong film company, which was the first to cooperate with the mainland, has been established for 60 years.From "Three Smiles", "Qu Yuan", "Shaolin Temple" back then, to "Lust, Caution", "Witness", "Eavesdropping", "Informant" in recent years... The film has not been finished yet, and the North American distribution company has already paid for it.The movie hasn't finished shooting yet, and the trailer has already been released.

As a gift film for the 60th anniversary of Yindu Organization, everyone doubts whether the film can be finished for the 61st anniversary of Yindu Organization. But what does it matter if it's not finished?Wong Kar Wai.Before the filming of "2046" was finished, it was invited to participate in the Palme d'Or. The filming of "The Grandmaster" has not yet finished, the overseas copyright has also been sold, and it has become popular in China. Donnie Yen's previous "Ip Man" two films in a row have received frequent success reports. Tony Leung's "The Grandmaster" has a cooler appearance than Donnie Yen, and is more aggressive than Donnie Yen. Song Hye Kyo's team is determined to win.

When Song Hye Kyo was still filming in Hong Kong, a reporter saw that she was shopping for DVDs in Central and bought four sets of movies starring Wai Jai for reference.While cooking dishes, Song Hye Kyo also worked hard to practice Mandarin, so that she could write correctly and well. Because of playing Mrs. Ip Man, Song Hye Kyo also needs to perform with fists and kicks.In the movie, she is proficient in Wing Chun, and has a lot of one-on-one fighting scenes with the female master Zhang Ziyi.Even the martial arts master praised Qiao Mei for her hard work: "She is not a person who is used to filming and fighting scenes, and everyone does not expect too much from her, but from her perspective, she hopes to be the best and the best."

Taking on a Wong Kar Wai movie is not a surefire chance for Song Hye Kyo. Wong Kar Wai is a well-known king of film deletions. Many actors worked hard for a long time to shoot scenes, but he deleted them all at once. In "2046", Zhang Zhen and Carina Lau worked so hard to shoot passionate scenes, but he deleted them all.Liang Chaowei's "Days of Being Wild" was deleted to the last bit of inexplicable fragments.Wang Zuxian has only one side left in "Evil, West Poison", and completely disappears in the ultimate version.Both Ye Yuqing and Guan Shuyi participated in the filming of Wong Kar Wai, but in the end, they were all deleted.

How many lives Song Hye Kyo's footage can survive under the hands of Wang Jiawei, the film deletion king, will not be known until the day the film is released.It's just that for Wong Kar Wai, who has always pursued the ultimate picture, Song Hye Kyo, who is still inexperienced on the big screen, is more than auspicious. In addition, Song Hye Kyo played Mrs. Ip Man in "The Great Master".Tony Leung, who played Ip Man, wore a white straw hat and a black robe in the rain, with a deep temperament and cold eyes. He was described as a "Chinese black warrior". Song Hye Kyo could easily be reduced to a vase like Xiong Dailin.Song Hye Kyo participated in "The Great Master" in the later stage. When she entered the film crew, it happened that another protagonist in the film, Zhang Ziyi, was plagued by negative news.Song Hye Kyo's participation made Zhang Ziyi temporarily escape media attention.But once Zhang Ziyi recovers, Zhang Ziyi is the most concerned female star in "The Grandmaster".After Zhang Ziyi won the Golden Image Award, she has participated in many Hollywood movies. Both in the Chinese film industry and the international film industry, she has received more attention than Song Hye Kyo. Moreover, Zhang Ziyi has always followed the high-profile route. The gentle and low-key Song Hye Kyo may not be able to grab Gotta play.In terms of martial arts scenes, Zhang Ziyi is more interesting than Song Hye Kyo.Zhang Ziyi's dancing skills once stood out in the bamboo forest fight scene in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".Zhang Guoli has watched an hour-long video clip of "The Great Master", and he praised it as Zhang Ziyi's most beautiful movie.

The cast of "The Grandmaster" is star-studded.Zhang Zhen, Zhao Benshan... During the publicity period, everyone came out with a topic.With Song Hye Kyo's language barrier and unfamiliarity with the place of life, no matter how fierce the propaganda campaign of "The Grandmaster" is, it is uncertain how much Miss Qiao can personally benefit from it.And Qiao Mei, who always used kiss scenes and sex scenes as an excuse, probably won't have any chance of having an affair with Tony Leung this time.From the current point of view, the biggest possibility for Qiao Mei to participate in "The Grandmaster" is: the drama is popular, but the people are not popular.

The promotion of Song Hye Kyo based on the fact that Korean stars star in "The Grandmaster" is no longer so eye-catching as Korean actresses have settled in Chinese-language movies.Jeon Ji-hyun starred in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", Kim Hee-sun starred in "Warring States", Qiao Mei is no longer a thriving star. Basic information of "The Grandmaster": Chinese name: a generation of masters Foreign name: The Grand Masters Production time: 2011 Production location: Hong Kong, China Director: Wong Kar Wai Screenwriter: Wong Kar Wai Producer: Wu Siyuan, Wong Kar Wai Starring: Tony Leung, Song Hye Kyo, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Zhilin, Zhao Benshan Genre: Action, Kung Fu, Drama, Biography Release time: 2011 Launch time: November 21, 2009