Chapter 94: I Am Zha Zha Hui!

*Run Luo La Run* is actually shot in a game-clearing mode. That is, everything Luo La encounters on the road can be regarded as game levels, and after the first two failures, Luo La directly used the save-and-restart, until the third time she finally saved her boyfriend successfully.

This save or time reversal is a basic setting, which is very obvious from the beginning of the film. If you keep picking on this basic setting when watching the film, and keep questioning how she went back, then you will watch the film very uncomfortably, feeling that this is some messy stuff?

Fortunately, by the end of the century, everyone has been able to generally accept this setting in films. On the contrary, more than 90% of young people feel super cool after seeing it. If the film came out 10 years earlier, it might have been scolded for being too advanced.

The reason why *Run Luo La Run* has to be shot in Hong Kong and Macau is because as a game character, Luo La's view of good and evil is chaotic. As long as she can complete the task of saving her boyfriend, she can do anything.

In the first time, she is willing to help her boyfriend rob money from the supermarket. In the second time, she is willing to hijack her father, a bank executive, to rob the bank for her boyfriend. And the third time, there is no illegal behavior, and she passes the level smoothly.

In fact, there is an implicit education here that there is no good result for breaking the law, and acting within the rules can succeed.

But from the chaotic behavior of this heroine Luo La, aren't you inciting the audience to rob?

And the third time she earned money through the casino, so it can't be shot in the mainland, and it probably can't be released. These kinds of things determined that *Run Luo La Run* was chosen to be shot in Hong Kong and Macau.

After Wu Yuchen brought the crew to Hong Kong, he docked with Sil-Metropole, which had already been contacted.

This time, Wu Yuchen recruited several supporting roles in addition to the male and female leads through auditions.

"Teacher Li, not the first time to Hong Kong, right?"

"Hi, when I came before, I stepped into the door of a five-star hotel with my front foot from a Mercedes-Benz, drinking XO, smoking cigars, and even tips were given hundreds by hundreds. Five years ago, it was a small matter for me to pack our crew to stay in a five-star hotel every day."

The person who said this was the actor of Luo La's father, a bank executive, Li Chengru.

Li Chengru was also rich, and his clothing business was not small, and 13 million US dollars were lying in his account, but it was wiped out overnight in 1993 due to foreign exchange speculation.

Wu Yuchen smiled after hearing this. He felt that Li Chengru could take this matter out to laugh at now, which meant he had already let go, and his mentality was quite good.

There was another important supporting role, the beggar who picked up the money lost by the male lead at the beginning. He appeared many times, and Ni Dahong was invited.

Apart from these four people, Wu Yuchen planned to find other actors locally in Hong Kong and Macau. Basically, they were small supporting roles with not many scenes. Going to invite some TVB actors to come over was cheap and practical, and they also treated it as earning extra money.

This shooting had some scenes in Hong Kong and some in Macau, mainly to pick suitable scenery. Fortunately, Sil-Metropole had already helped Wu Yuchen pick some scenes in advance, saving Wu Yuchen a few days of scenery exploration.

The male lead played by Fu Dalong is called Manny. There is a "Man" surname in China. The name Manny is homophonic to money in English, so it implies that the task of the whole film is also around money.

At a crossroads, Fu Dalong was standing in a telephone booth at this time, and outside the telephone booth, Wu Yuchen was explaining to the photographer:

"Wait for this shot, let the cross frame on this telephone booth be in the center of the lens, and then stretch it backward, and then shoot the entire crossroads behind the telephone booth. The crossroads must also be in the middle of the lens, understand?"

The photographer nodded to show understanding.

Then he said to Fu Dalong in the telephone booth:

"Dalong, pay attention to your position, don't block the Satan image pasted inside the telephone booth."

Fu Dalong looked at the camera position and the Satan head image beside him, indicating understanding.

What Wu Yuchen is explaining is the first scene to be shot immediately. Manny is calling in the telephone booth, and whether it is the cross frame outside the telephone booth or the crossroads, they all have meanings, that is, Jesus is nailed to the cross and suffering, symbolizing that Manny has fallen into suffering at this time, and Satan represents what goes without saying.

In this film, there are many details with symbolic meanings like this. Wu Yuchen must explain these clearly before shooting, otherwise, if the actor and the photographer can't cooperate, there will be omissions.

At this moment, Li Xiaoran was also watching around. She only found out that filming and shooting TV series were so different.

In the TV series she shot before, even when watching the protagonist perform, it was very casual, as long as the plot was expressed.

But when filming, standing, lens, color, performance, etc., are far more particular than TV series.

She looked at Wu Yuchen, who was issuing orders and explaining various things at this moment, and suddenly realized that if it weren't for him, she might not have reached the world of film, a higher position, for several years.

Li Xiaoran took a deep breath. She might not understand many things, but she trusted Wu Yuchen 100%. She did whatever he asked her to do. She knew that she had to do her best to act well this time, not only for herself but also for Wu Yuchen who chose her as the heroine.

Actors' basic skills pay attention to voice, stage, shape, and expression. Li Xiaoran's body shape is definitely no problem, even better than many actors. Her voice is also very good. Some people's timbre and pronunciation breath are problematic, such as getting tired after speaking for a long time, but she was sent to be cultivated by her mother when she was a child.

Her lines are a bit worse, but fortunately, this *Run Luo La Run* has no long lines, all very life-like, and 70% are sports shots.

The only difference is performance. Now Wu Yuchen can't teach her many techniques at once, so he has to let her take the path of the experience school, enter the role, so that her various behaviors will be Luo La-ized unconsciously, and then it will be very smooth behind the shooting.

Wu Yuchen had been doing this since he chose her to be the heroine, analyzing roles and explaining plays, such as instilling in her that Luo La is a love brain, for love, for her boyfriend, she is willing to pay anything.

"Cut!"

"Li Xiaoran, pay attention to your expression when running. The person you love most is waiting for you to save him. You must have an anxious look now, wrinkle your eyebrows!"

"Cut!"

"Expose a determined look when running here!"

"It's determined, not angry, don't bite your teeth so tight!"

Wu Yuchen first shot the scenes of Luo La running. When running, what was shot was Li Xiaoran's entire limb movements, and the requirements for her facial expression were not so high, which could allow her to have a gradual process of entering the role.

When shooting running scenes, it actually tests not only Li Xiaoran but also the photographer. Sometimes it can be shot by driving a car, but sometimes the photographer must carry the camera and follow her, shooting while running, and being as stable as possible. This is a physical activity, including Wu Yuchen and the photographer taking turns!

"Fai-zai, can you ride a bicycle?"

"Yes, yes!" Cheung Ka-fai nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, half a day's play, 500 yuan, it's a mainland crew, do whatever the director says, can you do it?"

"Ding-ge, I can!" Cheung Ka-fai immediately agreed with a smile.

"Sil-Metropole has requirements, you can't discriminate against compatriots when you go, do you know?"

"Ding-ge, what qualifications do I have to discriminate against others! Everyone is just eating a bowl of rice, whoever gives rice is the biggest!"

"Good, I see you kid's head is awake, follow me!"

Cheung Ka-fai showed joy upon hearing this, and hurried to follow. He doesn't care what opportunity it is now, as long as he can film, he will take it!

Cheung Ka-fai is a small artist signed by TVB. He has no fame, but he is dating a girlfriend Kwan Wing-ho whose fame far exceeds his own. Originally, he was gossiped about because of this, saying he was eating soft rice.

Later, in 1995, when the love was deep, he went to visit his parents at Kwan Wing-ho's house. As a result, Cheung Ka-fai was stunned. Kwan Wing-ho's family lived in a luxurious big mansion, and even the toilet was bigger than his rental house!

Regardless of fame, career, or family background, he felt he couldn't match the other party. Cheung Ka-fai, who was inferior, fled to South Africa without a word. It wasn't until 8 months later that his sister got cancer, and he hurried back to Hong Kong, only to find that Kwan Wing-ho had been taking care of his sister in the hospital on his behalf, and even lied to his sister, saying "He told me to take good care of you".

Cheung Ka-fai was simply moved to tears, and never mentioned breaking up again, but made a vow that he must mix out a human shape to fight for a breath and not let his girlfriend down!

What Wu Yuchen wants to shoot next is a young man stealing a bicycle encountered by the heroine Luo La when running. This section is actually a tribute to the classic Italian film *Bicycle Thieves*.

However, he didn't expect that letting Sil-Metropole help find a young man to play this small supporting role would actually bring "Zha Zha Hui"!

"Director, hello, I am Zha Zha Hui!"

Wu Yuchen looked at Cheung Ka-fai, who showed a flattering smile at him, and couldn't help but smile. He remembered his classic "I am Zha Zha Hui, if you are brothers, come and cut me!"

Wu Yuchen said to Cheung Ka-fai:

"Your scenes are not difficult, but all the lines later must be spoken in Mandarin, can you do it?"

"No problem! No problem!"

Cheung Ka-fai patted his chest to guarantee. He can understand Mandarin, but he can only speak Cantonese. Therefore, the Mandarin lines must be practiced later. But it's just a few lines, and learning one word by one word can also be learned!

Half an hour later, after listening to the deputy director's play, Cheung Ka-fai, who had practiced the lines, wore a red Manchester United jersey and was ready on a bicycle.

This scene is about the heroine Luo La meeting this bicycle boy three times. Just because she said different things or made different actions, it caused a major change in his subsequent fate.

"3, 2, 1, action!"

At the corner, Li Xiaoran ran out on the sidewalk, and Cheung Ka-fai, who was riding a bicycle, also appeared from the intersection. He looked at the running Li Xiaoran, rode the bike closer to her, and shouted with a smile:

"Hey, beauty, do you need a bicycle?"

Li Xiaoran turned her head while running, but didn't pay attention to him.

Saying that, Cheung Ka-fai also gestured towards Li Xiaoran, making an expression that he was riding a bicycle very easily:

"Only 100 yuan, it's like new!"

Li Xiaoran shouted impatiently: "Don't want!"

Seeing this, Cheung Ka-fai curled his lips, and then accelerated to overtake Li Xiaoran.

"Cut!"

This scene is very simple, and it passed after shooting twice.

This is the first meeting between the two. After that, Wu Yuchen will also add a few photos of Cheung Ka-fai to this scene, roughly content that he was beaten up by several strong men because he stole the bicycle, and he went to the hospital with a bruised nose and swollen face, so he met a little nurse, and then he and the little nurse dated, turned over a new leaf for love, and finally got married.

After Li Xiaoran rested, she continued to shoot the next scene.

"action!"

The same scene.

"Hey, beauty, do you need a bicycle?"

This time Li Xiaoran said she didn't want it, but Cheung Ka-fai still said:

"Only 100 yuan, it's like new!"

"Stolen!" Li Xiaoran shouted while running, directly exposing him.

This made Cheung Ka-fai's smile disappear directly. He couldn't hang on his face and made an unhappy expression, accelerating away.

"Cut!"

This is the second meeting between the two, and the car-stealing youth changed his fate because of the heroine's words.

After this scene, Wu Yuchen will also add a string of photos of Cheung Ka-fai, showing that he may be vigilant because of Li Xiaoran's words, was not caught and beaten by the car owner, but became a homeless man, not only poor and picking up garbage, but also had no girlfriend, could only tail the women on the street to quench his thirst, and finally became addicted to drugs, and died when injecting.

Finally, it is naturally shooting the third meeting.

This time, because Li Xiaoran didn't want to collide with a group of nuns appearing in front, she bypassed them directly, but also hit Cheung Ka-fai who was riding a bike.

"Hey hey hey! Be careful!"

"Sorry!" Li Xiaoran shouted while running.

Cheung Ka-fai didn't want to sell his stolen bicycle to Li Xiaoran this time, accelerated directly to overtake, and turned at the crossroads in front, taking a different path from the previous two times.

The lens followed Cheung Ka-fai, and this time he stopped at a burger shop on the side of the road:

"Boss, a portion of fries and cola."

Just after turning around, he found a sloppy beggar standing beside him. The beggar smiled at the boss and shouted:

"Another portion!"

Ni Dahong put down the bottle in his hand, then sneered, and talked to himself with his head hanging: "I am really a bad guy!"

Ni Dahong raised his head and saw Cheung Ka-fai looking at himself, with an excited smile and sighing:

"Life is sometimes really crazy, isn't it? Do you want a drink? I'll treat you!"

After speaking, Ni Dahong raised the banknote in his hand and showed it.

Cheung Ka-fai stared at the banknote in his hand for 2 seconds, and then turned his head to look at his bicycle:

"Brother, do you want a bicycle? Special price for you, only 200!"

Ni Dahong looked at the bicycle and showed an interested look.

"Cut!"

This third meeting made the youth sell the car to the beggar who picked up Manny's money, and the beggar would ride the bicycle around and arrive in front of Manny. Fate is so wonderful!

This scene is indeed not difficult, mainly because Li Xiaoran has to rest after running back and forth. It took more than an hour to finish shooting.

Wu Yuchen walked over and praised Cheung Ka-fai: "Performance is good, I am optimistic that you will be popular in the future!"

Cheung Ka-fai hurriedly put his hands together to thank: "Thank you director, thank you director!"

"Wait for you to follow the deputy director to take pictures, just take pictures."

Wu Yuchen won't shoot that string of photos showing Cheung Ka-fai's different fates himself. If the people below can't do this kind of photo-taking work well, then they can roll up their bedding and roll away! ===== CHAPTER 95 =====