Eric Tsang complained to Huang Zhan: Every time I choose the heroine, it’s not me but the producer (Cai Lam).

01.

The most hilarious episode of "Undefended Tonight" is undoubtedly the interview with Eric Tsang.

At the beginning, Eric Tsang said to Huang Zhan seriously:

During the filming process, Mr. Cai (Cai Lam) really taught me a lot.

I still keep it in my mind even today when I am on a business trip. That is:

"Select a producer". Huang Zhan didn't know what he meant.

It turned out that Eric Tsang and Chua Lam went to Yugoslavia for filming for the first time.

On the way back, Chua Lam was very unhappy and asked:

"Zhiwei, What do you think of this production?"

"Very diligent," Zhiwei replied.

Cai Lan disagreed:

"I must go back. Replace this producer, no, the work efficiency is not good..."

Eric Tsang was surprised and felt sorry for the producer:

"He took us to shoot the scene, eat, and sent us back to the hotel. , The arrangements are very thoughtful.”

Cai Lan murmured:

“We have been working on the production for three days, and they didn’t even ask us if we wanted a woman. How can such a production be done? What's the use?"

Only when everyone came here did they realize that what Eric Tsang was talking about was a joke.

Huang Zhan on the side laughed so hard at the unexpected burden that he choked on the cigarette and kept coughing.

I have to admire Eric Tsang’s ability to tell jokes.

The transition from start to finish is just right.

Eric Tsang continued,

So I am now warning young producers.

If you are working as a producer for foreigners,

when they come, they will be in an unfamiliar place and speak a different language.

You must remember to ask this question. (A joke on Cai Lam).

When he was young, Eric Tsang was indeed proficient in all kinds of martial arts.

The jokes are picked up at random, and the three sentences are inseparable from salty and wet.

But when it comes to the general trend, development and future of Hong Kong films,

his insights are so insightful that everyone is impressed.

Ni Kuang couldn't help but praise:

"I have completely changed my opinion of Zhiwei. His analysis of things is so accurate."

It can be seen that Zeng Zhiwei can It is no accident that he has become famous all the way to this day.

His vision and precise understanding of the film market are truly extraordinary.

However, because of Huang Zhan's relationship,

The interview had to start with a chat about "romance, romance, and romance."

02.

Uncle Zhan looked puzzled:

Why did you choose to play football in the first place?

Eric Tsang explained that the only thing I have inherited is playing football.

Because my father was a football coach, I grew up on grass.

"So I have a lot of feelings for grass. Mr. Cai is the same."

Huang Zhan didn't react to this sudden joke.

Seeing that the baggage was silent, Eric Tsang explained:

I have a lot of things similar to grass and "wave" (Cantonese dialect, referring to the ball)

Emotional.

Ni Kuang and Cai Lam were laughing from ear to ear,

and Huang Zhan, who had always been known for his illiteracy,

At this moment, in front of Zeng Zhiwei, his thinking was unexpectedly Can't keep up.

Eric Tsang said in a pretentious manner, "That's why I have liked playing table tennis since I was a child."

Ni Kuang: "You all played table tennis?"

Zhiwei smiled and said, when you were a child. When I get older, I'll go bowling.

Huang Zhan finally laughed.

Eric Tsang continues to expose interesting things about Chua Lam filming in Yugoslavia.

I couldn’t help but praise:

“He is really awesome” (flirting with girls)

Once, Eric Tsang and Chua Lam drove to Vienna.

We met two Chinese girls on the road and everyone was very happy.

Cai Lam hurriedly rolled down the window and shouted:

"Hey, Miss, do you speak Cantonese?"

Both of you The girl responded in Mandarin:

"Hello, hello"

Cai Lam turned to Zeng Zhiwei and smiled and said, he speaks Mandarin, so that's fine.

Zeng Zhiwei on the side was stunned on the spot and quietly asked Cai Lam,

What do you want to do?

Cai Lam replied naturally, asking them to eat together.

Eric Tsang shook his head: They won’t come.

Cai Lam became excited and said:

"Do you know what my outlook on life is? If I ask, it's 50 to 50 (half chance). If you don't ask, it's 0. ."

So without even asking her name, Cai Lam expressed her intention in Mandarin:

"We are from Hong Kong. Can we invite you to dinner? "

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The two girls looked inside the car and saw one tall and one short. They were full of joy and were shocked. Nuonuo said:

"I'm sorry, we have to go home"

Cai Lan said without hesitation:

"It's okay, goodbye" and drove away.

Zeng Zhiwei on the side was very puzzled, why not continue to ask?

Cai Lam said coolly:

"Don't be afraid, there are opportunities along the way."

03.

Therefore, Eric Tsang said that in When Yugoslavia was filming "Brothers of the Dragon",

Although there were many handsome guys on the crew,

Allen, Jackie Chan, and some young martial arts masters were also there.

But Mr. Cai has always been the one with the most girlfriends.

Every time after work, Eric Tsang would be dragged by Chua Lam to play:

"Let's go, I will take you to meet girls."

Cai Lan is really good, he can call 80 girls at one time,

brought them here by bus.

After seeing the girl, Cai Lan asked Zhiwei which one was more beautiful.

As a director, Eric Tsang has too many things to do and is a bit absent-minded.

I want to deliberately make things difficult for Cai Lan once, and then take the opportunity to slip away.

Pointing to a girl with a boyfriend, he said:

"This is pretty, but she has a girlfriend."

Cai Lan became excited again, He said loudly:

"It's the same! Okay, it's okay with a boyfriend, but no, it's okay without a boyfriend."

So, Cai Lan went to inquire first,

After a while, Zeng Zhiwei turned around and shouted to Zhiwei:

"Zhiwei, come on, it's OK."

Zeng Zhiwei's face was full of confusion, not knowing what "OK" means What's the meaning.

Cai Lam pointed at Eric Tsang and introduced him to the girl first:

"This is our director..." and quietly said to Zhiwei:

"You guys talk first Come on, I'll deal with that man..."

Then he dragged the girl's boyfriend outside to chat.

Cai Lan returned half an hour later.

Seeing Eric Tsang drinking alone, he asked with concern,

Can it be done?

Zeng Zhiwei replied, I don’t know what to say, so I just said "hello" and it ended.

Cai Lan stamped his feet anxiously and said in disappointment:

"How can you do this? If it doesn't work, it won't work. I'll help you find it again. I'll help you find it again."

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Huang Zhan and Ni Kuang laughed wildly and joked: Cai Lam is really interesting.

Eric Tsang also said with a smile:

"He works really hard."

However, when it comes to choosing actors for filming,

Eric Tsang Pretending to be helpless, he said:

"When it comes to choosing the heroine, it's not me who chooses the heroine. Although I am the director, it must be the producer."

Cai Lam was standing aside. Embarrassed and silent, Huang Zhan couldn't help but laugh.

Ni Kuang told Cai Lam, if Zhiwei hadn’t exposed so many inside stories,

I wouldn’t have known you had so many tricks.

"It seems that the producers of the film company still have to consider how well they can do it."

Cai Lam said slowly:

"It is definitely fun, otherwise we Why are you working so hard?"

He also explained, "But I promise,

I have never touched it, and neither has Zhiwei.

(Whether this statement is true or not is unknown.)

04.

Ni Kuang is most interested in the artist’s experience of becoming famous,

Ask Eric Tsang why he switched from playing football to becoming a martial artist?

Eric Tsang said that the best situation in playing football is to represent a big national team.

I have been thinking for a long time whether I can play that well and whether I have that kind of talent.

Even if there is, it still requires very hard training.

Eric Tsang admitted that he could not bear that kind of hardship.

And the size is not suitable because he plays center.

So, I told my friend Liu Jialiang at the time that I didn’t want to play football anymore.

Liu Jialiang asked Zhiwei what job he wanted to do?

Eric Tsang said that he wants a job that allows him to travel frequently and have fun.

Liu Jialiang said: "Become a martial artist, come with us."

Eric Tsang said that he had never learned kung fu, so how could he become a martial artist.

Liu Jialiang said confidently:

"You can do it! If you were a player before, you can be a martial artist."

It turns out that you don’t have to be a martial artist. The most important thing about knowing Kung Fu is to be accurate.

Mainly tests people's reaction ability.

Previous martial arts films were all about fighting multiple scenes.

The protagonist slashed with a sword, and the martial arts masters attacked one by one to death.

Wherever the protagonist's sword strikes, the martial artist will fly out from that direction.

Moreover, the protagonist’s sword skills are not fixed.

An excellent martial artist means that the protagonist's sword is clearly slashing to the left.

When it's your turn, the direction suddenly changes, and you have to instantly react to where you want to fly.

In this way, Liu Jialiang trained Zeng Zhiwei on how to react for three days,

and then directly entered the Zhangjia class.

Zhang Che’s Zhang Family Class is a paradise for martial artists.

Chang Cheh only did afternoon scenes, and he was very good at martial arts. Anyway, it was Shaw Brothers who paid for it.

For a scene that required 20 martial arts masters, Chang Cheh found 80 people, most of whom were playing cards on the set.

Eric Tsang has indeed had a comfortable life.

Later, Zhang Che went to Taipei to start the "Longbow" company. After becoming his own boss, Zhang Che's temperament changed drastically.

Tossing and turning, only using his own 12 martial arts masters.

Zeng Zhiwei recalled that it was too painful, and it was really unspeakably painful.

That was the most painful moment in my life.

"I was the first to come back from Taiwan."

Ni Kuang interjected, I have a question,

There were many people who were martial arts masters at that time. You Why can it be done so well?

After hearing this, Eric Tsang looked confused and said bluntly:

"I am actually not good at all. Because when I entered the industry, people like Sammo Hung were changing careers..."

Moreover, the martial arts masters at that time were very good.

I must be dead now.

The previous martial arts movies were from the Bruce Lee era.

It is a play style with the protagonist as the core.

After the protagonist is finished fighting, the camera will return to the protagonist, who must perform various majestic poss.

That's different now. Now, as soon as the protagonist finishes fighting,

you can see the martial artists falling out in various postures.

Today we use martial arts to show the heroism of the protagonist.

In just a few sentences, Eric Tsang explained the fundamental difference between the martial arts films after the New Wave and the previous martial arts films.

Ni Kuang continued to ask, which movie is Zhiwei’s famous film?

Eric Tsang smiled shyly and said, "My first film as a director,

I asked Uncle Ni Kuang to help me write the screenplay, and it was called "Kicking the Hall".

Ni Kuang was shocked and tried to remember (in fact, he had completely forgotten):

"It turned out that you directed "Kicking the Hall"."

Huang Zhan Joking from the side, you don’t even remember that he is the director, you are such a person!

"I wrote too many things, and I don’t even remember what I wrote."

Ni Kuang was a little embarrassed by this sudden scene, and he supplemented:

"You and Jialiang came to talk about "Kicking the Hall" together, right?"

Eric Tsang smiled and said, no, I filmed it for Luo Wei.

Luo Wei originally wanted to wait for Jackie Chan to come back to film.

As a result, Jackie Chan had just become popular and the schedule was given to Jiahe.

Luo Wei was so angry that he stopped waiting.

My name is Eric Tsang. You should be the director. You have to hurry up and hand over this drama right away.

Zeng Zhiwei thought, faster?

"I only know one person in the world who is the fastest and can definitely deliver the goods within a week.

As long as you pay first, he will definitely be able to do it. This person is "Uncle Ni Kuang."

Recalling the experience of meeting Ni Kuang for the first time, Eric Tsang said

At that time, Uncle Ni Kuang would often hold a wine glass in his hand and shake it, and asked:

"Brother, what do you want to shoot?"

Eric Tsang replied: "I want to shoot "Kicking Gym"."

Kicking Gym means that someone opened a martial arts gym before , a pair of candles should be placed first when opening.

After lighting the candles, everyone started to kick the ball around.

Before the candles burn out, if the gym owner is knocked down, the martial arts gym will close.

The story of kicking the gym has been around for a long time, but there are no distinctive characters.

Eric Tsang asked Ni Kuang to add characters.

Ni Kuang held the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile:

"You look so cute, I will write it for you.

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When Ni Kuang heard this, he seemed to recall the past and said quickly:

"I remember, the time the candle burned is the time of the entire movie, isn't it? "

After Zeng Zhiwei was silent for a while, he quietly said to Huang Zhan,

"Dead, it seems to be from another drama. "

Everyone laughed, and Huang Zhan said: It's too old.

Ni Kuang, who has written thousands of martial arts scripts, finally admitted:

"I have Forgot. "

05.

Huang Zhan suddenly changed the topic and asked:

"What do you think the situation of Hong Kong movies will be like in the future? "

"I think Hong Kong movies can always survive," Eric Tsang answered optimistically.

Eric Tsang continued,

Because Hong Kong is the only place that is not subject to Economic and external influences.

There is no film market in the world like Hong Kong -

It is not self-sufficient for American blockbusters, in the United States. You can make a lot of money by selling it.

The same goes for Japan. You can make money by selling it in Japan.

But it’s different in Hong Kong. Hong Kong movies can’t recoup their costs by selling them in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong depends on the world.

Moreover, movies follow the economy.

When the economy is good, the movies are not.

Because everyone is busy with things and has no time to go to the theater.

The economy is not good, but the movie is good. Everyone has nothing to do at home, so they have to go to a movie for entertainment.

The economy affects the film market, but it will not affect the Hong Kong film market.

Because Hong Kong’s film market depends on the world, there will always be a place where it will be a hit.

“Just like today. (In 1989), the external economy was good and there were few sales, but the Hong Kong economy was not good, but the market was good. One high and one low, the movie is not affected. "

Another point, Eric Tsang added:

"Hong Kong people are used to accepting any new things. ”

Therefore, Hong Kong people have the fastest absorption capacity.

As long as foreign countries come up with new things, Hong Kong people can learn them immediately.

Add After showing something of its own to the rest of the world

This is Hong Kong’s biggest advantage

Eric Tsang gave an example of

films from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The market is about the same.

Why is the gap getting bigger now?

In 1979, a new wave started in Hong Kong movies.

Xu Anhua and Tsui Hark. As soon as people came in, they eliminated a large number of previous filmmakers.

But why did Hong Kong movies reach a new peak?

Because they could combine the old and the new.

“The old man accepts the new man, and the new man listens to the old man. ”

What the old people have is experience and the taste of the audience.

What the new people have is technology and new shooting techniques.

When the old and the new are combined, the latest things are produced .

As for Taiwanese movies, the old and the new cannot be integrated.

The old school looks down on the old school, and the two often quarrel. > It won’t happen in Hong Kong. Hong Kong people are the best at compromising. As long as they can make money, they can do anything.

“This is the best thing about Hong Kong people. ”

Eric Tsang’s analysis of Hong Kong movies is too accurate.

Although today's Hong Kong movies are no longer as glorious as they were in the past,

they have made great progress compared to when they first entered the mainland market more than ten years ago.

In addition, Eric Tsang’s views on movies are also applicable to today’s Chinese movies.

Movies require compromise.

Blindly speaking highbrow will only destroy your own future.