Chapter 15 Chapter Thirteen "Hero" Hydrangea hesitates to accept with tears

Zhang Yi is planning a blockbuster, throwing a hydrangea ball, Jet Li is hesitant.Zhang Yimou's strange trick moved Jet Li and his wife, who valued love and righteousness, to tears. Li Zhi's handkerchief could squeeze out water.Therefore, Jet Li decided to "lower his own value" and starred in it. After the gathering of people from all walks of life, the crew moved across the country, went to Dunhuang in the autumn, and fought against Jiuzhaigou in the snow.Li Jielian took the lead along the way, without airs. In 2000, Zhang Yimou began to prepare his long-planned new work.

Zhang Yimou, born in 1950, is a native of Xi'an, Shaanxi. He became a famous director in my country with "Red Sorghum". art value. But you would never have guessed that this director, who is called Zhang Yimou by Yuji, is a martial arts fan and Contra master. He can read a martial arts novel in one night and explain it to others clearly the next day, as if the book was his written.Zhang Yimou once said to reporters: "I like martial arts very much, and I am a fan of martial arts. Ever since I became a director, I have always wanted to make a martial arts film, and any male director is likely to make a martial arts film Me too. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and I’ve read a lot of books, but they didn’t work, so I decided to write it myself.”

After filming "Happy Time", Zhang Yimou decided to make a martial arts movie. For this reason, he spent three years preparing for this film.According to Wang Bin, Zhang Yimou’s screenwriter: “When I first planned to make a martial arts movie, I wanted to adapt the works of Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng, but it didn’t work out, so I decided to write it myself. As soon as it was finished, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won an Oscar. It can be said that the luck is bad. Some domestic media think that Zhang Yimou is following the trend. This is not the case. He just wants to complete his wish. An international master director will not easily lose his film personality by following the trend. .”

Zhang Yimou has a characteristic in his work, he likes to think about everything he does, he is stubborn, and he will never give up.For this movie, he wants to achieve the "three best" in the country. One has the best script, two has the strongest cast, and three has the best film crew. After the script was finalized, Zhang Yimou began to look for actors. With his fame, he easily invited Tony Leung to play Can Jian, Maggie Cheung to play Feixue, Chen Daoming to play King Qin, Zhang Ziyi to play Kisaragi, and Donnie Yen to play Sky.However, the last unknown, that is, Zhang Yimou, the most important actor in the film, can't ask who to play.The actor who plays Wuming must not only have good martial arts skills, but also have a huge market appeal.The reason why there are charismatic characters to play is that this film is an international-level film, and Zhang Yimou wants to promote this film to the international market.

When Zhang Yimou was filming "Happy Time" in Dalian, he discussed with the planners who should play the assassin who assassinated Qin Shihuang. The planners thought all over the world, and finally wanted to invite Jackie Chan to play the role, because Jackie Chan and Zhang Yimou had worked together on a TV show advertise.Jackie Chan once stated on one occasion that although he is currently the highest paid movie star among Chinese, he can cooperate with Zhang Yimou without compromising the salary. At that time, Zhang Yimou considered that Wuming was an orphan since he was a child, with a lonely and cold personality, a restrained spirit, and blood in his chest.After practicing sword for 10 years, he has become the unique skill of ten steps and one kill. He is the only assassin who can assassinate Qin Wangzheng.

Secondly, Zhang Yimou felt that if the 47-year-old Jackie Chan was used, the age of the King of Qin would inevitably rise with the age of Brother Long, and this film tells the story of the early King of Qin, so the characters should not be too old. After much deliberation, Jackie Chan is not good at acting such a character, so Zhang Yimou set his sights on Jet Li. Jet Li is only 36 years old, and it is suitable to play the assassin next to the King of Qin.He is also born in Beijing, can speak authentic Mandarin, and is a thriving international star. With his international box office appeal, this is also a very good deal.Moreover, Jet Li's image can be good or evil, and it can better reflect the character of an assassin. It is no longer suitable for Jet Li to play it.But when Zhang Yimou thought of Jet Li’s salary, he had a headache. Since 2000, Jet Li’s development momentum in Hollywood has been rapid, and the filming of “Dragon’s Kiss” has jumped to 9 million U.S. dollars. This figure frightened the investors. Give it to Jet Li, and you don't have to do the rest.And Jet Li refused to film "The Matrix 2 and 3" episodes last year, and he also said that 3 million US dollars was too low.Zhang Yimou scratched his head anxiously, he didn't want to ask, he was unwilling; please, he couldn't afford the price.

In the end, Zhang Yimou still bit the bullet and asked someone to throw a "Hydrangea" to Jet Li on the other side of the ocean, intending to impress Jet Li with the love of his compatriots and his reputation as a master of art. After Jet Li took over "Hydrangea", he read the script seriously, but there was no response.Zhang Yimou hit Jet Li's "cotton belly" with one move, and he was not sure what Jet Li was thinking.The long silence made Zhang Yimou more and more panicked, let it go, now that his old face was thrown out, he simply exposed it to the end.He contacted Jet Li again, made two phone calls, and sent several faxes to Jet Li. Jet Li's attitude was also vague. Zhang Yimou thought it was hard to recruit a big star.Before the CPPCC meeting, Jet Li's agent went to Shanghai to do business. After Zhang Yimou heard the news, he took a plane to Shanghai and contacted Jet Li's agent. The clear answer was that Jet Li himself had to be consulted before he could give a letter of approval, but the key reason that caused the issue to stall was still Jet Li's salary issue.

For Jet Li, the kung fu emperor who has "made" a new world in Hollywood, the amount of a movie pay largely represents his status in Hollywood.Jet Li reached 10 million US dollars in Hollywood, but Zhang Yimou couldn't afford it anyway.Zhang Yimou's $4 million as the maximum remuneration seems to be too little, Jet Li also felt in a dilemma, accept it, the remuneration is so low, it will not be good for his future stardom if the remuneration is so low; don't accept it, Zhang Yimou is An internationally renowned director, no one knows whether he will make this a classic, and he is also his friend.Zhang Yimou also has his own difficulties. Most of the domestic films are small productions. Zhang Yimou has done his best at this price. It is not easy for a famous director to show his old face.

Under the starry sky, Jet Li paced the room, feeling that this "Hydrangea" was covered with thorns. When Jet Li was indecisive, Zhang Yimou here wanted to invite Jackie Chan to play the assassin, which was a helpless move.Jackie Chan has always wanted to cooperate with Zhang Yimou to create a martial arts blockbuster.But this time it's Zhang Yimou's turn to be hesitant, because Jet Li didn't say no to acting, which shows that he is still thinking about it. Compared with Jet Li's "ambiguous attitude", Zhang Ziyi, who was made popular by Zhang Yimou and is now a little famous in Hollywood, is much more interesting.At the beginning, Zhang Yimou was afraid that Zhang Ziyi would think that she didn't have many roles in the film. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ziyi generously understood Zhang Yimou's difficulties. After reading the script, she burst into tears and agreed, saying that Zhang Yimou could provide her with Maggie Cheung, The opportunity to cooperate with actors like Tony Leung is also a kind of self-improvement.

Zhang Yimou is Zhang Ziyi's mentor, and whenever Zhang Ziyi encounters any problems, he will ask Zhang Yimou for advice in time.When the reporter mentioned Zhang Yimou’s refusal to act because he was afraid that Zhang Ziyi would play a supporting role, Zhang Ziyi said sincerely: “I have come to where I am today thanks to the training of Director Zhang. As long as Director Zhang lets her act, as long as the schedule allows, no matter the role , whether there is a reward or not, she will be obliged, because without Director Zhang, who would know who I am?" Due to the practice of strictly sealing the news, the outside world has always mistakenly thought that it was telling the famous allusion in history-the story of Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin. The media generally believed that Jet Li was starring Jing Ke.This is not the case. It is a segmented story, that is, several people tell the story from different angles, similar to the Japanese film master Akira Kurosawa.The story of the hero is: the Warring States Period; the world at that time was divided up by seven vassal states, Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han, each occupying their own territory, competing for supremacy with each other, resulting in years of wars, and the common people suffered from wars torment.

The seven kingdoms are competing for their own interests.Among the seven heroes, the people of Qin have the strongest national power and the greatest ambitions.It is said in history that Qin Wangzheng was dictatorial, cruel and benevolent, and he had the heart to destroy the six countries and swallow the world.The princes from all over the world regard Qin Wangzheng as a big cancer in the world, and vow to get rid of it as soon as possible.In the rivers and lakes, there are many rangers (or chivalrous men) who have the ideal of helping the people of the world, and assassinating the Qin Dynasty is their ultimate goal. For a time, assassins were rampant all over the world, and the three most famous masters in the world: Can Jian, Feixue, and Chang Kong were even more serious problems for King Qin.For ten years, the king of Qin took strict precautions and issued a decree: "Whoever kills three people will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, and five thousand households will be granted the title of marquis, and they will go up ten steps to the palace to drink with the king." Canjian and Feixue joined forces, claiming to be invincible in the world, and Changkong is even more powerful with a spear, no one in the world can match him! It is not easy to kill three people? Unexpectedly, Wuming, a mere small pavilion chief in Qin State, can defeat three people in a row. people.In the austere hall, Wuming had to drink with the King of Qin. The distance between the two parties was only ten steps, and Wuming told the King of Qin the ins and outs. Wuming was originally an orphan who devoted himself to practicing swordsmanship. Ten years later, he mastered peerless swordsmanship and was determined to deal with the three major assassins.After several investigations, Wuming finds out that although Can Jian loves Feixue deeply, he still has a heart for Feixue and Changkong who had a one-night stand. Wuming then plans to use the delicate relationship between the three to break them down one by one. Wuming decides to deal with Changkong first, although the iron spear is invincible, but Wuming is well versed in the essence of swordsmanship, which lies in braking with stillness;Wuming then challenges Canjian and Feixue with a long spear, and Feixue feels sad when he sees the spear.Can Jian was on fire with jealousy, and he had a good relationship with the maid like the moon to vent his hatred; Feixue saw everything, and in a rage, he broke Can Jian by mistake.Feixue killed her beloved by mistake, she was distraught, and finally caused chaos in her sword skills; Wuming won a complete victory without any effort. Wuming spoke carefully, King Qin listened engrossed.Unexpectedly, Wuming raised his eyes to stare at King Qin, his eyes were as sharp as the edge of a sword; King Qin looked back at Wuming, his eyes were also as cold as frost.At this time, the King of Qin suddenly opened his mouth and slowly revealed another version of the defeat of the three assassins by the Wuming sword... Finally, in the austere hall, the ten rows of flickering candles on the hall suddenly tilted like a demon, pointing at King Qin like the edge of a sword.Qin Wang told Wuming why he wanted to conquer the world - for peace.After hearing King Qin's words, Wuming gave up his plan to assassinate King Qin, but left behind an earth-shattering chivalrous legend and a heroic story that history cannot tell. It is said that after reading the script, Jet Li was deeply moved by the tragic fate of the protagonist, and shed tears several times. He really wanted to try to play this extremely challenging character and portray the inner world of "nameless".Seeing that her husband was crying, Li Zhi read the script out of curiosity. As a result, she cried much more than Jet Li, and a handkerchief could squeeze out water.The script creator said that the whole script has a strong tragic atmosphere, and the unpredictable fate of the characters makes the film exciting. So are you going to take this movie or not?As time went by, Jet Li knew that whether he acted or not, he had to give director Zhang Yimou an answer. When Jet Li was uncertain, he received two confidential letters from Zhang Yimou, one to himself and one to Li Zhi. Zhang Yimou's letter to Li Zhi said: Jet Li has not cooperated with mainland directors for 20 years. Nian and the two cooperated in the friendship of compatriots to make a movie that Chinese people are proud of. Zhang Yimou's letter to Jet Li talked about his understanding of martial arts movies, he said: I myself hope to make such a martial arts movie, which emphasizes both "martial arts" and "chivalry". Xia.I personally think that real masters, heroes and chivalrous men are all people with the world in mind. Chinese martial arts films are all about personal grievances.All the people inside are fighting for their beliefs, their ideals, their realm and style of being a human being, and they are not at all seeking personal revenge.So I want to highlight that sense of etiquette, respect for the opponent and admiration for swordsmanship in the process of fighting.I hope Westerners can see that in addition to the beauty and vigor of fighting skills in Eastern martial arts, there is also morality in martial arts. Zhang Yimou's trick really worked wonders, Jet Li thought, he and Director Zhang are really like-minded people, and their understanding of martial arts is surprisingly similar. In this case, the salary is just a small problem, and Jet Li's hesitant pawn fell on him. On May 24, 2001, Jet Li made a special trip to Beijing to discuss this film with Zhang Yimou. He asked in the first sentence: "What makes this film different?" Zhang Yimou said: "In the process of creation, we have one thing that is very clear and firm, and that is innovation. We must use things that have not appeared in other films as much as possible. The work must be beautiful, different, and fast. Fighting is a combination of big scenes and details, beautiful photography, music embodying national characteristics, and lofty themes. The crew carefully crafted these five links at the beginning of planning." "Then you said in the letter that in the process of shooting martial arts, you should highlight the sense of etiquette, respect for the opponent and admiration for swordsmanship. How do you do this?" Zhang Yimou said: "The characters in our film are all masters, and the winner can be determined with just a few strokes. All the people in the film absolutely highlight the sense of etiquette during the fight, and there are no bloody scenes. For example, Qin Bing attacked The city was just a formation, it didn't slaughter the city. There was also Feixue and Ruyue's duel, the fight was very elegant, and in the end only a drop of blood came out, and this drop of blood would determine the winner." After Jet Li listened, he was very satisfied, and asked again: "A hero is a concept in your mind, how far can this concept go, and what kind of concept do you want others to accept, especially after watching the movie?" Zhang Yimou said honestly: "First of all, I still hope that this movie will be good-looking and have commercial factors. Apart from attracting the audience, I hope it will be powerful. Compared with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it has a different style." .In addition to the good-looking fights, I hope to convey the meaning of our heroes. As for the theme refinement, it can be said that it should be a natural thing in the movie. What is 'righteousness'? Everyone's interpretation is completely different. My interpretation is relatively large, it is the world." After finishing his speech, Jet Li said emotionally: "Only people who grew up in Huangdi have this strength. Some ordinary fighting scenes do not appeal to me. What attracts me is the mutual respect of the script, which surpasses Martial arts thinking of life and death. We have a consensus on this point." In addition to being happy, Jet Li said: "I am very interested in this film, I want to hear how you plan to portray the character Wuming." Zhang Yimou said: "Anonymous is an assassin in the Warring States Period, a descendant of Zhao State. He was an orphan since he was a child, with a lonely and cold personality. He spent 10 years practicing a peerless sword technique, that is, ten steps and one kill. The nameless shape comes from the Warring States Period. Ranger, chivalrous and righteous, helping people in need, a lone killer with no one to rely on. Although the color of his clothes changes according to the turning point of the story, whether it is red, blue, or white, he is still murderous and serious, but he does not lose his chivalry. In this film, considering your solid foundation in martial arts, when martial arts instructor Cheng Xiaodong designs movements for you, try to show your kung fu, and use super-difficult movements to bring out the highest potential of Jet Li’s body. The first scene in the movie In the martial arts scene, you and Donnie Yen are fighting. Both of you are real combat masters. It is a real master's fight. It is a contest of physical ability and Kung Fu attainment. The reason why it is designed in this way is to fight a real kung fu with hard bridge and hard horse. , presenting the posture of the ancients fighting each other 2,000 years ago." Later, Jet Li discussed with Zhang Yimou how to portray other characters. Before leaving, Jet Li said to Zhang Yimou: "Okay, I will accept this film and hope to make it well together with you. You can give the contract to my agent. As for the salary, it is a trivial matter. Everyone understands it." gone." Zhang Yimou was very moved by what he said. In June 2001, after Jet Li signed the contract with the crew, Jet Li met reporters when promoting "Dragon Kiss" and talked about some things about it, but some sensitive issues still made Yuji puzzled.Regarding the remuneration, the media said that he gave Zhang Yimou a "friend's price" - 4 million US dollars. A reporter asked: "Compared with your worth, the salary of a hero is several million. Is this "price reduction" because you have learned the lessons of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?" Jet Li denied on the spot the claim of a pay cut, saying it was just an entertainment reporter's idea.He smiled and said, these are all rumors, and everyone will see it in a few months, so I don’t need to explain, why are you so anxious? Then Jet Li said a lot of nonsense, and finally returned to the main topic, talking about the actor’s salary It's not decided by anyone, you can get as much as you want, and actors' remuneration should be determined according to market reaction.He also said that the crew treated me very well, and I believe Director Zhang will not treat me badly. But no matter what, Jet Li finally took over the "Hydrangea". It should be said that Jet Li saw the future of this film, and felt Zhang Yimou's sincerity before lowering his value.Jet Li is a reasonable person. At the later stage of filming, he saw that the film crew had financial difficulties, and offered to reduce his salary a little more to maintain the operation of the film crew. Due to the large number of stars and huge investment in this co-production film, it can be regarded as a big movie in China. Once, it is also the first time for a Chinese film. After implementing Jet Li's incident, Zhang Yimou immediately sent staff to Xinjiang, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia to inspect scenic spots and choose scenes suitable for filming heroes. Zhang Yimou will implement other things, such as costume design, lighting engineers and other personnel.Because of the high starting point of the film, Zhang Yimou specially invited Ms. Hetian Emi, an internationally renowned fashion designer who is over 60 years old, from Japan. After the invitation, she came to Beijing soon and was very busy. After everything is in place, Zhang Yimou will start shooting in mid-August.While waiting for the actors to arrive in Beijing, Zhang Yimou used his spare time to travel around and determine the shooting spots.He was in a very good state of mind at the time, full of ambition and calm, and it would not be a problem to make a lot of money with this lineup. The most important thing now is how to make a good movie. Zhang Yimou's movies have always paid attention to the beauty of the screen. The drama of grievances is thrilling. Zhang Yimou's first choice is a desert scenic spot with unique natural scenery hundreds of kilometers away from Dunhuang, known as the Yadan landform.The feature of its landform is that a piece of loess area suddenly rises in the great desert. Due to the wind and sun, many animal-like landforms are formed. Especially in the morning and dusk, the scenery is mysterious and desolate. The second is Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area in Sichuan Province.Zhang Yimou took a group of people into Sichuan overnight. Before that, he sent three people to visit the scenic spot secretly. The three of them were attracted by the magical landscape of Jiuzhaigou, and took a lot of photos back for Zhang Yimou to make a decision. After repeated comparisons, Zhang Yimou thought that the film The feeling effect is very suitable for the scene of Jet Li and Tony Leung fighting here, but for the sake of caution, he went to Sichuan for inspection. The leaders of Jiuzhaigou were very happy when they found out about this, and gave Zhang Yimou the green light. The lady in charge of the reception said excitedly that our reception work is all ready, and we will warmly welcome Director Zhang with highland barley wine and hada. External publicity will play a big role. As soon as Zhang Yimou entered Jiuzhaigou, he was stunned immediately and walked through all the scenic spots. During the five-hour tour, he kept asking the driver to stop and go down to the scenic spots to watch carefully. He even asked photographers and artists to walk to the scenic spots together. Discuss deeply.In his mind, the wonderful scenes performed by Jet Li and other big names appeared here, and he was overjoyed.At the Jianzhuhai scenic spot, Zhang Yimou was moved by the unique scenery, took a deep breath, and stared intently at this Haizi with an altitude of 2,618 meters, a depth of 6 meters, and an area of ​​170,000 square meters. He decided to classify it as a major tourist attraction. location for filming. At the same time, Aksedang Jinshan in Gansu, the prairie in Inner Mongolia and Hengdian in Zhejiang were also selected.When everything was ready, Zhang Yimou scheduled the filming to start on August 15th, and the location will be in Aksedang Jinshan, Gansu. In July 2001, after finishing the promotion of "Kiss of the Dragon" in Tokyo, Japan, Jet Li quietly returned to Beijing like a knight.That day, in order to show his sincerity, Zhang Yimou led his new film creation team to the airport to greet Jet Li collectively. After a chat in the VIP lounge of the airport, the two sides discussed the issue of the film. That night, the producer Zhang Weiping was the host, and everyone had a meal. Then they went back to their own residences to prepare for the shooting. One piece, its creative goal and direction are directly aimed at the international market, and "Yangtze Evening News" said that it wants to go straight to the Oscars.After joining the crew, Jet Li put forward many insightful opinions, which made Zhang Yimou nod his head.The two had a few conversations about their creative ideas, and they finally reached a consensus.Zhang Yimou told the media that Jet Li is not only skilled but also talented. In this way, according to the opinions of big names such as Jet Li, the script was revised again. At the end of July, the script was revised. In August, the battlefield was transferred to Dunhuang. Jet Li was here for the first time. He was very interested in the western style here. When he was not photographed in the film, he also sneaked away from his busy schedule to visit the Mogao Grottoes. He was afraid that tourists would recognize him. , put on sunglasses, and asked the bodyguards to follow him from a distance. Jet Li in casual clothes looked radiant and handsome like the characters in the movie. He admired the craftsmanship of the ancient skilled craftsmen, so he took it off to take a closer look.But as soon as he took off his glasses, someone recognized him, and the tourists shouted, attracting plainclothes reporters who were waiting anxiously for him.After working for a while, I got into a limousine under the protection of bodyguards.After he got into the car, he still heard the constant click of the reporter's camera. Before Jet Li left, he saw Maggie Cheung's car coming. It seemed that she was also here to join in the fun. Junior sister Maggie Cheung came to Dunhuang for the second time, and she starred in the important role "Flying Snow".The first time she came was to shoot Tsui Hark's "New Dragon Inn", in which Maggie Cheung played the coquettish black shop owner Jin Xiangyu.The "black shop" where she sells wine in the film still sells highland barley wine.Jet Li said to her: "Boss Zhang, have a bowl of wine!" He also jokingly said: "It is said that in troubled times, you should not talk about the relationship between children, but in fact, the relationship between children is deeper in troubled times." This sentence is a famous line in the film. Maggie Cheung immediately corrected him, saying: "This sentence was said by Liang Jiahui to Brigitte Lin, not to me, Jin Xiangyu." After that, the two of them burst out laughing. After completing all the shooting in Dunhuang, the crew moved to the Populus euphratica forest in Inner Mongolia to film the scene of the duel between Feixue and Kisaragi. After 10 days of filming in the Populus euphratica forest, they entered the main battlefield for shooting, which is Jiuzhaigou. On October 8, under the command of Marshal Zhang Yimou, all the "heroes" leaped thousands of miles into Jiuzhaigou and set up camp.At this time, the weather has entered the early winter, which is a good weather for shooting. The sky is clear and cloudless, and the sensitivity of the film in this weather has also improved. What is disturbing is that since the station in Jiuzhaigou Jianzhuhai, many movie fans have flocked to the scene to watch the stars. Although the armed police were a few hundred meters away from the scene to dissuade them, they still did not give up. When filming on the 27th, many crazy movie fans seriously interfered with the normal shooting of the crew. They stood at the intersection and shouted loudly, "Jet Li! Tony Leung!" "Don't block me, I want Jet Li!" Jet Li waved his hand, and the whole line Shandao screamed.During filming breaks, movie fans rushed up desperately to ask for autographs. Zhang Yimou was so angry that he took the intercom and shouted to the person in charge of the security: "Stop it, what's wrong, stop filming." The armed police were so tired that day that they almost lay on the ground. , they say, is harder than training. The scenes filmed in Jianzhuhai are mainly about the grievances and grievances between "Speechless" and "Canjian" and "Flying Snow".There are many wonderful fights designed here, which play a role of succession and transition to the plot throughout the movie.The following is a wonderful picture and filming scene: The blue sky is like washing, and the quiet lake surface is sparkling, and a woman in blue is lying in the small pavilion covered with moss. "Can Jian" was so angry that he drew his sword and swung it away. "Speechless" was suddenly attacked, but he was agile, avoided the edge of the sword, and walked away in the air. "Can Jian" also chased after him in the air. "Can Jian" fell into the water due to lack of skill, but jumped up on the surface of the water, while "Speechless" flew close to the water surface, and finally the two fell into the water together from the air, while the injured "Fei Xue" on the gazebo looked at the two sadly. A battle of top players. During filming, Jet Li and Tony Leung were hoisted high above the water by two cranes. The two swords were drawn, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. The scene of jumping into the water was done by a stand-in. The filming of this scene was very hard. The martial arts scenes were broadcast on the screen for only a few minutes, and it took five or six days to shoot them. Zhang Yimou proposed a novel shooting method in this scene. I want to combine close shots, and remove the middle shot.So, either fly on the lake, or suddenly cut into the details, and use a small thing to show the superb skills of the warrior.In this way, the detailed parts are required to be done perfectly, which increases the difficulty of shooting. Secondly, it is hard to wait for time.When filming the duel between two masters on the Jiuzhaigou Lake, in order to achieve perfection, the water waves on the lake are required to be as flat as a mirror, but the water on the lake is very strange. There will be microwaves at eleven o'clock, and only at one o'clock. Restoring calm.So I can only use the time from nine to eleven in the morning and one to four in the morning to shoot.In addition, sometimes in order to wait for a beam of light suitable for the picture, I have to wait for two or three hours.The chief photographer of the crew, Du Kefeng, is an interesting old man who loves to drink beer. He did not forget to bring a bottle of beer with him on set and sip a few sips from time to time.While waiting, he sneaked back into the car, poured the bottled Blue Sword beer into his empty mineral water bottle, and trotted back happily. When filming this scene, the three stars' ancient costumes are well matched in color, with simple lines and long fluttering hair. Each of them has the charm of a hero's son and daughter.Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung walked the rivers and lakes, open-minded, and their clothes were under the unified tone of blue. Tony Leung wore a lake blue gown, Maggie Cheung wore a white shirt lined with water blue, and Jet Li wore black clothes like a shadow. The most interesting thing was to spy on Jet Li and other star news reporters. The strict blockade of the crew made Yuji very angry.Afraid of the death of the boss, Yuji ordered Yuji not to do the interview, but the interview did not yield any news.When a reporter who was very close to Zhang Yimou's assistant Hu Xiaofeng asked, "You guys can do it, why don't you accept the interview? We can't go back and explain it." Hu Xiaofeng told the reporter: "I know this is your job, but I dare not agree to accept your interview. This film is invested by foreign countries, and everything must meet the requirements of foreign countries. Director Zhang dare not agree." This is a hard time for the entertainment journalists, they racked their brains and tried different tricks to find out the news, some even acted as "secret agents", pretending to be tourists, soliciting information from the hotel staff.Some deliberately bought a set of camouflage uniforms in order to successfully sneak into the filming scene.Now, the national media can only copy all kinds of news from here and there, and the result is full of mistakes, and the rumored news makes people dumbfounded. A reporter from a media carried a camera, climbed to the top of the mountain, and set up the camera. Just halfway through the filming, the vigilant crew rushed over and confiscated the video tape. Woolen cloth." The crew said: "I'm sorry, this is a rule, come on, brother, let me help you carry the camera down, this tape is absolutely not for you." Some journalists are very professional, with a mentality of gnawing hard nuts, and scouting around for news. The entertainment reporter of "Chengdu Daily" said: "In order to let the "absolute privacy" of the Chinese Communist Party come to the world, no matter how strict they are, they still have to publish the military affairs of Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and Zhang Yimou in the newspapers." Reporters played a game of "cat and mouse" in order to capture the most news.At 6 o'clock in the morning, I was lurking outside the hotel of the crew, following the hero's footsteps.The entertainment journalists go on the road every day—interview—the press release runs at 3:00 am, go to bed late and get up early, which makes the crew members sigh, saying: "Why did the incident yesterday appear in the newspaper today? It's really hard for these guys." An article written by an entertainment reporter bitterly said, I really hope that one day, in a big city in China, such as Chengdu, Zhang Yimou will lead Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung and other superstars to hold a press conference. And when the host announced the start of the release, the reporters in the audience walked cleanly in an instant. During the last period of shooting in Jiuzhaigou, it has entered the middle of winter in November. Jiuzhaigou has been snowing heavily since the 4th. Outside the ditch are green mountains and green waters, and inside the ditch is already covered with white snow and eucalyptus trees.The heavy snowfall added a scene to the scene, which made Zhang Yimou happy and sad. The happy one was that the heavy snowfall was more conducive to expressing the tragic atmosphere, but the worrying thing was that it brought a lot of inconvenience to the shooting.The crew all put on down jackets, fur boots, and fur hats, fully armed to withstand the severe cold. Jet Li is the protagonist, he is a child born in hardship, not afraid of severe cold.When there is a scene with him, he always takes off his clothes and goes into battle, wearing black clothes in the snow, looking like a tree facing the wind, with extraordinary momentum.He also encouraged other actors, saying not to be cold in filming, but to act seriously, and it will not be cold when the event starts.He and Tony Leung were hung by steel wires and flew around the lake, moving freely and freely. If the filming was not satisfactory, he would ask the director to do it again. The crew were all moved by his dedication.When Jet Li was lowered by the hoist, he was so cold that he didn't know how to walk. Zhang Yimou hurriedly ordered someone to help him over, and stepped forward to put a coat on him with his own hands.Maggie Cheung was more afraid of the cold, so she put on her overcoat and said tremblingly, "Brother Jie, you can really suffer from the cold." With the support of the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Administration, they set up a working group to maintain order on the scene, coordinate some logistical matters, and signed a contract with the crew.Among them, environmental protection is an important regulation. The outdoor scenes built by the crew can be dismantled at any time. After the filming is finished every day, all the garbage is cleaned up.The cast and crew of the show love the environment in Jiuzhaigou very much, and there is almost no rubbish on site. When filming in Jiuzhaigou, Jet Li received two pieces of good news. One was that the official website of the 2nd Asian American Awards announced that Jet Li had been nominated for the Asian American Awards.The Asian American Award is specially established to commend the outstanding performance of Asian film and television workers overseas. The winners include Chow Yun-fat in addition to Jet Li.Last year, Chow Yun-fat won the Asian American Best Actor Award for "Anna and the King", but it is still unknown who won the Best Actor Award in 2001. Jet Li was nominated because of his outstanding performance in Hollywood in the past two years.The most intense competition should be for the Best Actress. In addition to Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi being nominated, there is also Lucy Liu in "Charlie's Angels".The second is that "Asian Magazine" rated Jet Li as one of the 25 most famous Asians in the United States.