Ning Hao, 29, with a group of young people with an average age of 28 years old, filmed for 44 days and spent more than 3 million yuan to complete "Crazy Stone". The box office performance of 23.5 million, ranking 22nd in the box office performance of the year, the top three are "Full of Golden Armor", "Night Feast", "Huo Yuanjia", the first place box office is 291 million. It's not a bad idea to look at "Crazy Stone" this way.
But it is a movie that has stood the test of time, a comedy film directed by newcomers, with small cost, no big name, no traffic, Douban rating of 8.5, and numerous awards. Tell us a truth: as long as you do it seriously, miracles will really happen. Let's talk about the legendary story about this movie, starting from being favored by Andy Lau.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 01 making a movie? Start by losing money</h1>
At that time, Ning Hao took "Green Grass" to the film exhibition and met Andy Lau. Andy Lau is supporting newcomer directors, so he said that he could invest and wanted to shoot what Ning Hao decided himself. At that time, he talked with Ning Hao about 5 million, but later because he had to invest in 6 movies at the same time, he didn't have so much money, so he only gave 3 million. However, Ning Hao only used 400,000 yuan to shoot "Green Grass", which seems to be quite a lot this time, but in fact, it is far from enough.
Because the main actor of "Green Meadow" has only three children, the scene is the prairie, and this time it is very different. Shooting in the city, renting venues, hiring actors, renting cars, nothing saves money. In the end, the money was not enough, so everyone had to pool their money, and Ning Hao went inside to build his own money. When filming began, the crew could not afford to rent a car, leaving the film with two regrets.
However, this will be said later. Let's talk about the first problems we face, find actors, find good actors. Originally there was no money, can not let them rush money, can only use sincerity, in fact, is a flicker.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 02 Looking for an actor? Start with the least like an actor</h1>
At that time, Liu Hua, an actor who played Dao Ge, directly refused to act because of Qian Shao. Although Liu Huahou was not too red at that time, he was also a little famous. When the director came to him, his idea was to play with the film if the film was ok. For example, seven or eighty thousand went, and the crew only gave twenty thousand, and he hung up the phone directly.
Here to explain, Liu Hua is a metaphor for 7 or 8 yuan, the specific value is my speculation, for reference only, but it should be similar. In short, not much. After all, their crew has no money, and hundreds of thousands is not realistic.
The second time the assistant director called, Liu Hua asked him: "Is it up", he said: "No", Liu Hua hung up the phone directly. I didn't expect to call again two days later: "Don't hang up the phone first, let me talk about the specific situation." Liu Hua thought to himself that I was just listening, and as a result, I was wrapped around.
The assistant director said: "The director and the producer quarreled, they all scolded the street, the director said that Liu Hua must not, he would not shoot if he did not come to this play." "Liu Ye is a person who is hot and afraid of praise, everyone has said so, then go!" It was just fooled away. As a result, he shot for two months with a salary of 20,000 yuan, and was called by the director to read the script half a month in advance. As soon as he arrived at the crew, he finally understood why he had to. Huang Bo and Yue Xiaojun, counting him, the three of them together are simply a perfect match.
Later, Liu Hua said that he was moved when he saw the script, and after getting his hand, he did not stop from the beginning to the end, turned his head and read it again, and read it twice in one breath before feeling enjoyable. For his old drama bones, a good work is far more important than a film remuneration.
Brother Dao solved, and then said brother's girlfriend. In fact, the beginning of the fix is not the small Tao Hong rumored.
At that time, Ning Haoding's shooting location was selected from five cities: Chongqing, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Dalian and Wuhan. His first stop, Chongqing, was attracted by the alternating pictures of the old and the new there, and was also attracted by the atmosphere where he liked to talk loudly, and felt that the story atmosphere was reasonable to put here, so he did not continue to investigate. In Chongqing, they met Hou Shu from Chongqing University's Meishi Film School, and Dao Ge's girlfriend was first set to be her. And Xiao Tao Hong wants to play the girlfriend of Bao Shihong, the character played by Guo Tao.
Hou Shu was nominated for best supporting actress at the Hundred Flowers Award for her sexy and spicy interpretation in the film. I have to say that this is a movie of who plays who is hot, but no one knows in advance. However, Xu Zheng may know.
At that time, Ning Hao wanted to find Xiao Tao Hong to make a cameo appearance as Bao Shihong's girlfriend. It happened that Xu Zheng and Xiao Tao Hong shared a mailbox, and Xu Zheng saw the script. He knew at a glance that it was a good book, not only did Xiao Tao Hong agree, he directly contacted Ning Hao, and there was a lack of actors. At that time, Xu Zheng was extremely popular because of "The Eight Precepts of the Brilliant Spring Pig", he was willing to make a cameo, and Ning Hao could not ask for it.
In the end, Xiao TaoHong did not go to Cheng because of the schedule, and Xu Zheng made a cameo appearance in the real estate developer Feng Dong, who is the biggest "wrist" in this movie. He ends up in the film being accidentally killed by "International Thief" Mike.
The actor who plays Mike is also a twist and turn. It is said that he originally wanted To make Andy Lau a cameo, but Andy Lau did not have time, so he recommended Lian Jin to Ning Hao. Lian Jin, formerly known as Lian Weijian, is a classmate of Andy Lau's acting training class at the same time, and is also an old actor, who does not play much in the movie, but there must be laughter in the scene, such as the classic line "Top your lungs", which has left a deep impact on the audience.
When Lin Yilun participated in the show, he revealed that he had received an invitation to this role, and why he did not act is unknown, but it is indeed a pity to miss this role.
Let's talk about the "four-eyed" assistant beside Xu Zheng.
"Crazy Stone" looked for Wang Xun to audition, and when I heard that it was a movie invested by Andy Lau, I was very happy to go. It turned out that it was a small room of more than 10 square meters, which was stuffed with more than 10 people, and there was a director who took dv to shoot the actor's audition shot, which annoyed him!
At that time, he was a little famous, and he was also one of the "Top Ten Laughing Stars of Bashu", but he did not expect this broken environment, and he directly and impatiently read the lines and left. I didn't expect it to end up. When he got to the scene, the director told him not to perform, just take out the impatience of the day of the audition. Just like Ning Hao said, to be a director is to die pi lai face. Don't care what Attitude Wang Xun has, just fit. Of course, Wang Xun was very fortunate to get this role, so he became a big fire, and later became a resident guest of "Extreme Challenge" with Huang Bo.
Wang Xun belongs to the crooked beating and is successfully trying to play. Let's talk about Huang Bo without trying the play.
Speaking of this matter, I have to thank Gao Hu, because Gao Hu recommended Huang Bo to act in a movie "Get on the Car, Let's Go", which also won an award. Ning Hao met Huang Bo through this film and asked him to play black skin by name. He did not disappoint everyone, at that time Liu Hua was particularly optimistic about him, and he also "predicted God" for him in a certain shooting scene, which we said later.
In addition to Huang Bo, there is also an actor Ning Hao who is also directly used, that is, Yue Xiaojun, who plays Xiaojun who likes to wear a head "stocking" in the play. In fact, he is the screenwriter of this drama, may not look like a "good person", Ning Hao likes to use him very much, and later "Heart Flower Road Release", "The Great Gold Robbery" and so on also have his presence.
At this time, the "trio" and the main supporting roles were all in line, and Ning Hao informed everyone to enter the group half a month in advance to prepare. But the male protagonist has not been determined.
Wang Han once said in the show that because he spoke well in Chongqing, "Crazy Stone" first looked for him, but because he was hosting "Super Girl" and could not leave, he refused. I don't know if this is the reason, Ning Hao looked for Guo Tao again.
At that time, Ning Hao met Guo Tao at the bar and told him about the script for more than an hour, although Guo Tao acted very seriously, he did not actually understand much, but he felt very strong and decided to act, and everything went smoothly. It is said that later the producer told Ning Hao that Sun Honglei wanted to act, and this side could only stop contacting Guo Tao. Sun Honglei told Ning Hao not to talk about money, knowing that he did not, but had to wait for him for two months. Ning Hao was an acute child and couldn't wait. Therefore, three days before starting, directly buy a ticket and let Guo Tao enter the group.
The cast is assembled. A group of actors who don't look like actors, start to do miracles.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 03 Let's shoot! Start by hitting a BMW</h1>
At the beginning of the movie, there is a car accident, Bao Shihong's car hits the "four-eyed" luxury car BMW. In fact, the original plan was Maserati, and the result was that the manufacturer temporarily changed its mind and did not let it crash. Had to change the old Mercedes-Benz, Ning Hao saw that the car was not satisfied, felt that it did not show its value. So the staff asked: How much does it cost to hit a BMW? As soon as they heard it, they could afford to crash, and they changed cars. Let's make it up, who makes Maserati unable to knock it out! And the BMW shooting process was not smooth.
Before the collision, in order to reduce costs, everything that could be dismantled in the car had been dismantled. As a result, after the auction, the owner still proposed to increase the price when picking up the car. They have money! Later, I could only find someone to repair the car by myself, and I did not agree to the price increase. This shot of the car was finally completed. However, at the end of the movie, because the car left a greater regret.
If there is anyone who is the most miserable when filming in this movie, it must be Huang Bo. There was a scene that could not come out of the sewers, and he was covered with a mixture of ink, mud, and plastic bags, and he could not wash it off. However, he didn't care, and also helped the makeup artist to wipe his face, and Liu Hua, who was standing on the side, said that Huang Bo is a great actor, and he must not be wrong in the future." It was really said by "Brother Dao". Years later, he became a veritable "movie emperor".
Of course, in addition to dedication, Huang Bo's acting skills were not generally good, he was trapped in the sewer to call Brother Dao that scene, in one go, the whole audience cheered, saying that he acted well.
The scene where Dao Ge hits the car door is the only scene where Liu Hua uses a stand-in. At that time, the stuntman was riding a motorcycle and crashing into the door and fell to the ground, and he should have taken a shot of the car after the crash. As a result, the owner of the car said that he did not agree to shoot anything, and insisted on driving the car away. So about the car is always two shots apart.
In fact, because the production team was young and inexperienced, there were many problems in the shooting process, and Ning Hao was also very mad, but in the end they ended the shooting with quality and quantity. And in order to save trouble, Ning Hao made a cameo appearance as the doctor at the beginning of the movie, and the name of the male protagonist in the movie, Bao Shihong, was the name of the producer.
Everyone who participated in the shooting at that time must not have imagined that the big boy in front of him who was "a little bit dirty" could make many actors present get the nomination of the "Hundred Flowers Award", making this movie win countless awards. But he did, with his talent and his earnestness. This may be the enlightenment of this movie to our ordinary people, no matter how difficult it is, it is not perfunctory, and we do our own things seriously.