Zhu Yanping praised the little king

Jay Chou

The film "Slam Dunk" starring Jay Chou will be released on February 7, the first day of the Lunar New Year. This film brings together comedy stars such as Yan Ni, Huang Bo, Wang Gang, Wu Zongxian, Wu Mengda, and Li Liqun, and has already become the focus of attention. Yesterday, "Slam Dunk" director Zhu Yanping came to Nanjing to talk about the story behind "Slam Dunk" and praised the protagonist Jay Chou.

Praising Jay Chou

Jay Chou is willing to work hard and knows how to be a good person

Zhu Yanping likes Jay Chou very much. He thinks that Jay Chou is the kind of person who has connotation, is willing to work hard and knows how to be a good person. As a person, you can be an artist who can shine no matter where you are.

Jay Chou is very popular, but he is still polite to others, which Zhu Yanping admires very much. Zhu Yanping recalled that Jay Chou accidentally injured Wu Xing when filming his first fight scene on the set of "Slam Dunk". At that time, Jay Chou was not familiar with martial arts and every move he made was very hard. When filming a scene where Jay was fighting four people alone, Jay accidentally broke a martial artist's mouth. The martial artist was bleeding profusely, and Jay Chou's hand was also bruised. After the filming of that day, Jay Chou immediately invited the martial artists to have dinner together, and the injured martial artist no longer complained. During the dinner, Jay took the initiative to ask everyone if they wanted his autographed photos. As far as Zhu Yanping knew, among the group of relatives and friends who practiced martial arts, there were more or less "fans" of Jay Chou, and everyone was originally looking for an opportunity to get autographs and photos. Later, it only took Jay Chou three days to figure out the way to play, which was not unrelated to the full cooperation of the martial arts practitioners.

"Shopkeeper Tong" Yan Ni also likes Jay Chou very much. Zhu Yanping said that Yan Ni plays Jay Lun's master in the movie and speaks Shaanxi dialect. When Yan Ni first joined the group, Jay Chou offered to learn Shaanxi dialect from Yan Ni. Jay's idea is that Yan Ni is the master who brought him up in the film, so of course he should also speak Shaanxi dialect. So Yan Ni taught him seriously. One day, after filming, Yan Ni took off her makeup and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Jay Chou was waiting for her in the corridor. When he saw her, he bowed and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yan, for teaching me Shaanxi dialect." This matter made Yan Ni I was happy for a long time.

Use Jay Chou as an example to educate your children

From "Initial D", "A City of Golden Armor" to "The Untold Secret", every movie starring Jay Chou has been a hit. However, before filming "Slam Dunk", Zhu Yanping was still a little worried about Jay Chou: could he act in a comedy? Can he fight? Can he perform a literary drama well and make the audience want to cry? As a result, Zhu Yanping was completely relieved within a few days of Jay Chou joining the group.

Zhu Yanping said: "Jay Cun always surprises people. When I still couldn't understand why his songs were popular, he was already very popular. Later, he just filmed two If you can make a movie, you can become a director." The reporter asked: "Isn't there any shortcomings when Jay Chou is filming?" Zhu Yanping said loudly, "There are no shortcomings at all."

Zhu Yanping’s two sons are both “fans” of Jay Chou. Zhu Yanping also asked Jay Chou for the piano sheet music from "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln" for his children. It is said that the sheet music sheet was sold out of stock in Taiwan. Since Zhu Yanping filmed "Slam Dunk", Zhu Yanping's image in the eyes of his son has become "tall". His son always asked him: "Dad, does Jay Chou really have to listen to your instructions?" Zhu Yanping also used Jay Chou to educate his children and said to them: "In Taiwan, there are countless children who practice piano every day, but they practice 8 hours a day. Qin’s only child is Jay Chou, how can such a person not be popular?” So, the child consciously extended his piano practice time. Even Zhu Yanping himself has the tendency to become a "fan" of Jay Chou. During an interview, he subconsciously brought out Jay Chou's catchphrase "High to the point of explosion".

Interesting things behind the scenes

“Shopkeeper Tong” is scary to death with his heavy makeup

In “Slam Dunk”, Yan Ni plays Jay Chou’s only female mentor. Zhu Yanping fell in love with Yan Ni entirely because of "Wulin Gaiden". Zhu Yanping recalled that on the first day of the Lunar New Year last year, he took his wife and children on vacation in Hainan. His son went swimming, and he and his wife watched TV in the hotel. As soon as I turned on the TV, I kept seeing "Wulin Gaiden" over and over again. Zhu Yanping counted and found that there were 6 channels showing this drama at that time. "What kind of drama is this? It's so popular." So, Zhu Yanping settled down to watch TV, and was attracted by "Shopkeeper Tong" as soon as he saw it.

When choosing a master for Jay Chou, Zhu Yanping immediately thought of "Shopkeeper Tong", so he sent someone to invite her. Yan Ni took Zhu Yanping's invitation very seriously and put on heavy makeup before running to see Zhu Yanping. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yanping was shocked by her. He looked at her for a long time before asking, "Are you really the shopkeeper Tong?" Yan Ni said, "Yes." Zhu Yanping recalled that at that time, he even wanted to change roles, but I couldn't say it directly, so I had to let Yan Ni try it first. After Yan Ni took off her makeup, Zhu Yanping found the shadow of "Shopkeeper Tong" in her and gave up the idea of ??changing roles.

Later, when the relationship became familiar, Yan Ni told Zhu Yanping that she was not confident about wearing heavy makeup that day. That day, she met a colleague as soon as she went out. He asked her: "Where are you going? Why are you dressed like this?" Yan Ni said that she was going to meet a big director. The colleague thought for a while and asked her: "Are you going to shoot a ghost movie?" Yan Ni felt as if she had been hit in the head with a stick. She wanted to take off her makeup at that time, but she didn't have time, so she had to make rough modifications. She was very upset. Go to see Zhu Yanping on the eighth day.

Jay Chou's "fans" booed the director

"Slam Dunk" requires a lot of extras, and almost all of those people are Jay Chou's "fans." Jay Chou loves to play basketball, and he will play basketball with everyone during filming breaks. No matter he is running or jumping, even if the ball is not thrown into the basket, the "fans" watching will scream, "Wow, so handsome and cool."

During the official filming, Jay Chou's "fans" will also be watching. No matter how Jay Chou performs, they will cheer and scream. Zhu Yanping told everyone that he was often embarrassed because of this. Whenever Zhu Yanping felt that Jay Chou's performance was not up to par and wanted to film it again, the group of "fans" would boo in protest.

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"Slam Dunk" is definitely not like "Shaolin Soccer"

It is also a combination of kung fu and ball skills, and it is also the hard work of small people. "Slam Dunk" has been questioned as being very similar to "Shaolin Soccer". Zhu Yanping firmly clarified this point: "'Slam Dunk' is definitely not like 'Shaolin Soccer'. 'Golden Armor' and 'The Banquet' both have queens, emperors, and palaces, but are they similar?"

Zhu Yanping believes that "Slam Dunk" is a story with laughter and tears, but "Shaolin Football" does not have this. "At the end of the movie, Jay Chou and Eric Tsang will have a touching conversation. During the filming, both of them burst into tears, and the audience will be moved. This is something that "Shaolin Football" does not have."

As for the kung fu For ball skills, Zhu Yanping feels that basketball is more suitable for kung fu than football: "Basketball requires players to jump high, and it is natural to use light kung fu. Unlike football, adding kung fu is always a bit far-fetched." In fact, Zhu Yanping also loved playing when he was young. I played basketball, but I wasn't tall enough to dunk, so I always fantasized about learning Qing Kung Fu. He even imitated the scene in the movie and tied bricks to his legs for running, thinking that he would be able to practice light kung fu, but in the end his legs became inflamed. In an old movie "Tornado Boy", Zhu Yanping participated in the scene of practicing Qinggong and playing basketball, but there were no stunts at the time, so he had to perform roughly. Now that he has finally made "Slam Dunk", he is naturally very happy. It's obvious that he cares about comparisons between "Slam Dunk" and "Shaolin Soccer." During the interview, he mentioned four or five times that "Slam Dunk" is different from "Shaolin Soccer".

I hope both "Yangtze River" and "Slam Dunk" will do well at the box office

However, Zhu Yanping still cannot avoid the confrontation with Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow's "Yangtze River 7" will be released on January 30, and "Slam Dunk" will be released on February 7. There is only one week difference, which is bound to divert the box office. When it comes to this, Zhu Yanping behaved very generously: "If I say that I hope Stephen Chow wins, it would appear that I am hypocritical. In fact, I hope that everyone can win, so that Chinese-language movies can really enter a new realm." Zhu Yanping said He still maintains a low-key attitude towards the box office prospects of "Slam Dunk". He said: "It will be very difficult to surpass the two blockbusters "Slam Dunk" and "Assembly"."

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Super Slam Dunk

Zhu Yanping said that there are 5% of the stunt shots in "Slam Dunk", the most important of which is doing stunts for "Slam Dunk". In the video, when Jay Chou dunks, both the person and the basketball will rotate 360 ??degrees. Zhu Yanping admitted that basketball was made of animation at this time, and even Jay Chou's hands were also made of animation.

Playing basketball to find his father

"Slam Dunk" tells the story of an abandoned orphan Shijie played by Jay Chou who was sent to a kung fu school and developed the magical skill of "hitting the target with every shot". Because of his tendency to fight against injustice, he was kicked out of the school by the principal and has been homeless ever since. Fortunately, he met Uncle Li (played by Eric Tsang) who was full of ideas and joined the basketball team of the First University. His special mid-range shooting skills made him the core of the team. Uncle Li advertised "Orphans play ball to find their father" and relied on Shijie to earn face and make money. Facing a powerful enemy, whether Shijie can turn the tide and who his biological parents are will be revealed one by one in the film.