directed by Wubai, starring Xiao Yang , Yu Ailei , Fan Chengcheng , the movie " Sweeping Crime·Never Give Up " was released nationwide on June 8. The film tells the story of Li Nanbei (played by Xiao Yang), a front-line criminal policeman in Kuizhou City's special battle against gangsters and evil, and his comrades who, under the leadership of the Central Supervision Group, fight against gangsters with swords and eliminate evil with iron fists. As another genre-themed masterpiece directed by Wubai Director after the hit drama " Anti-Gangster Storm ", "Anti-Gangster Never Give Up" not only continues its consistent real texture and realistic style, but also strives to break through the works of the same genre. The inherent impression has opened up a new track for it.
Poster of the movie "Sweep the Crime·Never Give Up".
In an exclusive interview with the Beijing News, director Wu Bai said that the advantage of this kind of realistic theme is that when the screenwriter goes to collect stories, he will hear many real cases. This is something that the screenwriter cannot make up, but once you tell it, you will Believe it because it is true.
[Exclusive Interview] The director is almost like a contractor
During the filming process, Wubai respected the actors’ ideas and would not restrict their creation, allowing the actors to create new things as much as possible. In his opinion, the director is similar to the contractor, and everyone comes to help build the building.
will not limit the actors' ideas, "They are helping me"
Beijing News: The drama "Sweeping Crime Storm" was very successful after it was broadcast in 2021. When creating this movie, what areas can continue the series? Which elements need to be changed?
Five Hundred: The entry point of the entire story and the way it is told are completely different from the drama. Because the drama was shot first, the movie had to avoid all the methods and angles used in the drama, and we even made a big distinction in the characters.
Wu Xiaoliang once again played the villain in the film "Sweep the Crime·Never Give Up" following the TV series "Sweeping the Crime".
Beijing News: But the movie still uses some elements from the series, such as the villain played by Wu Xiaoliang.
Five Hundred: The movie uses the same actor, but the role is different. I think he is more suitable to play this kind of killer. He is also more interested in it and loves designing. He even designed himself as a mute, including some shapes. feeling.
Beijing News: How did you come up with the idea of letting Xiao Yang play the role of detective Li Nanbei?
五百: The role of is very suitable for him. He is a middle-aged policeman who is not so successful. This is actually the normal mentality of many people. There are old people and young people. You have to maintain the safety of your home. The real evil forces will come to you. When they were in front of them, the first thing he thought of was to avoid them and not participate, and also told his disciples not to participate in these things. But later, due to the changes in Liu Xiaoman's entire family, he developed a sense of empathy and could fully understand the feelings of being a father, so he felt that his police clothes were not in vain and he had to stand up.
Xiao Yang plays detective Li Nanbei.
Beijing News: Do actors improvise during performances?
five hundred: This is inevitable. According to the characteristics of each actor, different collision effects will be produced. Just like Xiao Yang and Fan Chengcheng (playing the apprentice), many things came out of the collision on the spot.
Beijing News: Are you a director who particularly encourages actors to have their own ideas?
Five Hundred: I will not limit their ideas, and I will think that they are helping me. I think the director is similar to a contractor. He has bricklayers and carpenters under him, and everyone is here to help you build this building. You can't be good at everything. You can only think about the most critical things. When the actors come over, as long as you have a good conversation, they will help you get extra points. Moreover, after their excitement level rises, their creative consciousness is very strong. If you suppress them until they are extremely depressed, they will think that they will leave as soon as the filming is over, and there will be no creative collision.
Director Wu Bai communicated with the audience at the event of the film "Combating Crime and Never Giving Up".
I couldn’t even make up the real cases I heard in my interview.
Beijing News: Do the characters in the movie have prototypes in reality?
Five Hundred: Duan Yi, played by Yu Ailei, actually has a prototype reference. This prototype was also a deputy director at the time. He was approached for some (dark) matters in the province, including buying and promotions, etc. However, he did not go up himself, just stayed here, did not go one step further, and just stayed behind the scenes. trader, and he is also very low-key in his work. However, due to the limited length of the film and the fact that he is a villain, his character growth history cannot be unfolded, but the psychological basis for his performance is there.
Duan Yi, played by Yu Ailei, has a prototype reference.
Beijing News: Is there any other material in the film that was obtained from the interview?
五百: There are actually many s. It is actually very difficult for you to make this stuff up for no reason, especially for this kind of realistic subject matter. Its advantage is that when you go to collect stories, you will not hesitate to make up the real cases you hear. If you don't come out, this has nothing to do with ability. That’s why so many screenwriters are asked to collect and talk about it. They really don’t even have to write it, they just organize the material. It’s the kind of plot you can’t even imagine, but you believe it once it’s told, because it’s true.
Beijing News: In the film, the mayor Wang Tonghui, played by Jiao Gang, gave the big entrepreneur Li Taiping, played by Shi Zhaoqi, some big-mouthed sex. It was very real. Is this a real shot?
Five Hundred: Of course is a real shot. Shi Zhaoqi asked for it, you have to really hit me. I took five or six pictures. This scene is actually intended to show that people will slowly lose themselves as their power gradually rises. He really feels that he can reach the sky, and he doesn't care about everything, and he may become more rampant.
Beijing News: The rooftop party scene was very luxurious. Is this based on real facts?
Five Hundred: There should be a lot of in reality. Anyway, I have seen it. At that time, I wanted to find a more luxurious party, but I didn’t know what kind of party I was looking for, so I thought of building a Chinese-style octagonal pavilion on the roof of the building. Because this kind of building is basically Western-style and looks more modern, you can build it on top. A very Chinese-style one that most people can't get up to. It's at the highest place in the city. It gives you a feeling of overlooking everyone, being rather arrogant, and full of confidence.
Beijing News: The details of Li Taiping being served by several people while eating dumplings are very vivid.
Five hundred: There are people who roll the dough, and there are people who chop the fillings, wrap one and cook the other. It is true that many people will have some particularities after they become rich. I think many of those particularities are the particularities of poverty. Maybe when I was young, I saw this kind of particularity in others, and when I expanded it, I would amplify it.
Beijing News: The hook-and-machine battle at the beginning of the film is very creative. How did you come up with this "violent" action scene?
五百: I thought there should be a hook-and-machine battle before filming, because I think the most important thing in a fight scene is creativity, you really have to think of a way. The most creative fighting scenes are the action movies made by Jackie Chan . The reason why he is so famous all over the world is because his fighting scenes are very creative. What kind of scene is he playing in and what is in the environment. For example, in a soybean oil processing factory, the soybean oil was spilled all over the floor and the workers were beaten while standing on the soybean oil. This scene was inspired by a short video I watched. There was a man who was driving a forklift on the road because he was too drunk or had a sudden change of temper. Because the car was too powerful and big, he looked like a crazy bull. Again, the police car couldn't stop him, and the police later shot him dead. So I think that when the evil forces knew that Cao Xiaojun (played by Geng Le) was back, they wanted to silence him. They happened to be passing by such an environment, so they just had a hook-and-loop fight.
Beijing News reporter, Teng Chao
editor, Huang Jialing
proofreader, Yang Xuli
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