On the set of "A City Full of Golden Armor".
The original work "Thunderstorm" was written by Cao Yu.
Lao Mouzi had no intention of hiding the fact that the script was based on a famous drama.
Emperor Fa Ge was Zhou Puyuan.
Zhang Yuan's Yuanxiang is Zhou Ping.
Jay Chou's Yuanjie is Lu Dahai.
The relationship between the characters and the background of the story have been slightly adjusted, and the story has been transformed into a palace farce from the Later Tang Dynasty, that is, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Just like "The Night Banquet", the background is set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, mainly to avoid suspicion.
Because this time period is very chaotic, and "heroes" from all walks of life take turns to appear.
The main storyline of Golden Armor is actually very simple.
It means that the emperor wants to kill the queen.
As for the purpose of killing the queen, besides her committing adultery with his favorite eldest son, Zhang Yuan felt that there was another reason.
It was the emperor who planned to depose the prince and make Yuan Jie, the queen's biological son, his heir.
Killing the queen at this time has another layer of meaning.
Prevent relatives from interfering in politics!
After all, the emperor's rise to power relied on the power of the queen's family.
The golden armored soldiers who finally rebelled were actually the troops of the Queen's forces.
The emperor was scheming.
He slowly poisoned the queen with agarwood.
This approach has several advantages.
In addition to not leaving traces easily after killing someone, I don't want to leave the bad reputation of killing my wife.
When the queen dies, he achieves his goal.
If the queen didn't want to die and rebelled, he would have an excuse to completely clean up the other party's influence in the court.
No matter how you calculate it, it’s a win-win situation.
That is, he can win twice.
But in the end, his cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness. Unexpectedly, the prince was stabbed to death by the third child in the back.
After the second prince's rebellion failed, he also committed suicide.
All three sons are gone.
Without an heir, imperial power will eventually fall to the wayside.
This is called "the agency's calculations were too clever, and it cost your life."
In front of the camera, Teacher Gong Li, with a phoenix hairpin on her head and a long skirt with red and gold patterns, picked up the cup of Chinese medicine from the tray presented by Li Man.
Teacher Gong Li's outfit, coupled with orange-red and gold eye shadow and lip gloss, truly means "peonies are the only true national color".
Grand and gorgeous, this kind of temperament is very rare among Chinese actresses.
Especially compared with Li Man next to him.
No need to say anything, wherever you sit, the other person will be overwhelmed.
Lao Mouzi's meticulous makeup also played a big role.
The small bowls containing Chinese medicine are custom-made glass cups.
It shines brightly under the light.
And Lao Mouzi also had very high requirements for the drama, after discussing with Gong Li.
The Chinese medicine that Gong Huang drank every time during filming was all real Chinese medicine.
Because the viscosity of toning water is very different from that of decoction in front of a high-definition camera.
Forget about other directors, Lao Mouzi couldn't bear it.
And after drinking the real decoction, there will be a small amount of medicinal residue at the bottom of the cup, which is difficult to imitate with other drinks.
At first, in order to imitate the effect of medicinal grounds, Lao Mouzi used hand-brewed coffee with some unfiltered coffee powder at the bottom.
After drinking more than a dozen cups, Teacher Gong Li’s heart was pounding and he was addicted to caffeine.
Later, I specially found someone to prepare real Chinese medicine.
Of course it's not poison, but a nourishing recipe.
Teacher Gong Li is also in his forties, and the filming intensity is so high that he just needs to make up for it.
And the bitter, hard-to-eat feeling of real Chinese medicine is just right for the performance.
Teacher Gong Li is still a professional, she really "endured hardship" for filming.
Ta da da... After Gong Huang finished drinking the medicine, he frowned, then swallowed it with reluctance, and threw the glass cup into the tray, making a crisp sound of the utensils hitting each other.
The hatred between his eyebrows and the anger all over his body spurted out from the inside out.
Zhang Yuan looked on and couldn't help but hold his breath.
"There is still a gap in the international chapter..."
He recalled Zhang Ziyi's performance in "The Night Banquet".
Compared with Gong Li, he seems a bit stingy.
"Stuck!"
"Jaylen, the next scene is yours, are you ready?"
Jay Chou rubbed his hands and stepped forward.
He styled his hair like an adult and wore a black formal suit.
This is where I started to play against Teacher Gong Li.
It cannot be said that Jay Chou's acting skills are lacking, it can only be said that it is a weak point of the team.
Even Qin Junjie is better than him.
But this one is quite attentive.
Because his line skills are so poor... As you listen to his singing, you will know that his unclear speech is the most criticized thing about him.
So he took Zhang Yuan to practice with him.
Zhang Yuan had no choice but to teach him a few tongue twisters and let him practice them by himself.
As a result, I don’t know if this person was used to singing, but he spoke indiscriminately. After speaking the tongue twister, not only did he lose his articulation, but his speech speed also increased.
He was afraid that the other party would expose him and hurt him, so he turned to teacher Ni Dahong from the same group for help.
Despite his old appearance, he is actually classmates with the two leading actors in "Bright Sword", He Zhengjun and Zhang Guangbei, that is, Zhao Gang and Chu Yunfei.
After he finished his work here, he had to rush to play Yan Song in "The Ming Dynasty 1566".
Zhang Yuan has always felt that in the entire "Ming Dynasty 1566", his Yan Song and teacher Chen Baoguo's Jiajing are the top performers.
But because of his appearance, he rarely played good guys after his debut.
Not to mention coming out, it was the same even when I was in school.
When he first joined the Chinese Opera, his classmates all thought he was a school worker when they met him for the first time.
Then every time he did homework and arranged a sketch, he would either play the role of father or grandpa, without wearing makeup.
I had an advantage in terms of seniority, but I suffered a loss in terms of performance.
Although he is also a "second generation actor".
Teacher Ni Dahong’s parents are the pillars of Harbin Repertory Theater!
But just like Huang Bo, his appearance suffers too much.
No matter how good his acting skills are, people won't like it once they see his face.
However, life is all about chance.
The key turning point in Ni Dahong's life was that he married a good wife.
His wife’s name is Ni Wei, and Ni Wei’s cousin is Ni Ping!
The film that really introduced Ni Dahong into the imperial circle was "I Love My Family" in 1994. After that, he participated in "Alive" and was recognized by Lao Mouzi, which led to his participation in "The Golden Armor" today.
The opportunity to film "I Love My Family" came about when Ni Ping found her friend Song Dandan to recommend her brother-in-law.
No matter how capable you are, it will still be difficult to achieve anything regardless of the relationship.
But on the other hand, even if there is a relationship, if there is no real ability, it will only be a laughing stock.
Obviously, Teacher Dahong is really capable.
Zhang Yuan couldn't break it, but after several days of training, Jay Chou's lines improved a lot.
And during the filming, Zhou Runfa's Mandarin was not good either.
Lao Mouzi asked Ni Dahong to read all Fa Ge's lines and record them, so that Fa Ge could listen and correct his pronunciation every day before the show started.
It can be seen how strong this person is, Lao Mouzi uses him as a benchmark.
"Mother, I..."
"Stuck!"
"Jaylen, relax."
Even with the help of teacher Ni Dahong, Jay Chou's lines are still stumbling, especially when playing opposite Gong Li.
The opponent's aura is too strong!
After saying the wrong thing several times in a row, Lao Mouzi was a little annoyed, but he couldn't get angry.
Emperor Gong was very kind and kept comforting Jay Chou, telling him not to be nervous.
"In this way, if you make a mistake again, drink a cup of your mother's medicine." Lao Mouzi proposed a punishment mechanism.
This is a common thing on the set as well. It’s a good idea to lighten the mood by adding some bonuses.
Afterwards, after Jay Chou grinned and drank three drinks in a row, the scene was finally completed.
"How does it taste?" Zhang Yuan stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"It's okay." Jay Chou held on stubbornly.
"I heard that this medicine is specifically for women, and it also contains motherwort." He smiled sideways.
"What?"
"It's nothing. After drinking more, you can participate in "Super Girl"."
Jay Chou:......
"Shit!" the man suddenly replied in a thick voice, obviously frightened by Zhang Yuan's words.
"However, when I drank the medicine just now, I got some inspiration." Jay Chou scratched his temples and said, "Can I compose a song with the theme of Chinese medicine?"
This time it was Zhang Yuan's turn to be speechless.
You are such a genius.
This can all lead to songwriting. "You still want to write "Compendium of Materia Medica"." Zhang Yuan replied casually.
"Oh, that's a nice name!"
Zhang Yuan:......
Just write it, your brother Liu Genghong lives by pointing to this song.
"Let's not talk about it for now." Zhang Yuan changed the topic: "This is your second time starring in a movie."
"Yeah, you're here every time!" Jay Chou and him came to the rest area and sat down, taking a bottle of water to rinse their mouths.
"So, do you have any ideas about filming?" Zhang Yuan said calmly: "Do you want to continue, or do you want to give up."
"Actually..." After hesitating, Jay Chou moved closer: "I want to make a movie myself."
Zhang Yuan smiled broadly, what he was waiting for was what the other party said!
"You will shoot it yourself. Do you have the script?"
"I originally wanted to write it myself." Jay Chou looked embarrassed: "But there is not enough time, I have to write songs and film."
"And I'm not very good at..."
Only then do you realize that you are an outsider.
Zhang Yuan allowed him to continue without interrupting.
"But it's all thanks to you!"
"You took me to the set of "Fearless" last time."
"Later, when I was recording songs and looking for Brother Jie to shoot the MV, I met Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang."
"He recommended a screenwriter to me."
"It's the screenwriter of "Fearless" named Du Zhilang. This teacher has been helping me organize the story."
Jiang Zhiqiang is the producer of "Fearless" and is also responsible for some overseas distribution.
This guy knows that Jay Chou is very popular, so of course he supports him in filming, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
"By the way, you said last time on the crew of "Fearless" that if I filmed a movie, you would help invest in the production. Do you keep your words?"
Look, this guy is quick to answer!
"Of course!" Zhang Yuan hooked his shoulder.
"Of course I support your filming."
“Not only do we support, we also need to become bigger and stronger and create greater glories!”
Zhang Yuan was waiting for him to take the bait.
"But filming is not that easy."
“Let’s not talk about the production process first, it will be released later.”
"Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang can help overseas. You can also find a suitable publisher in Baodao."
“But what about the mainland?”
Jay Chou was speechless, he didn't think that deeply.
"So don't worry about this part, I'll take care of it for you."
His method of doing it is also very simple.
Find China Film Academy!
With the success of "Crazy Stone", it will definitely be much more convenient for him to talk to China Film Group.
"In this case, hurry up and get the script out."
"Arrange the shooting plan and determine the shooting cost."
"At that time we will discuss how much money should be spent and who to spend it with."
Jay Chou also didn't expect that his brother would actually keep his word.
When I say we invest together, we invest together, and we are not kidding at all.
In fact, he felt a little guilty, because after making two movies and dozens of music videos, he felt itchy and wanted to try his hand at directing.
His guilty conscience is that he is also afraid of losing money if he makes a mistake.
Therefore, he has no plans to invest by himself. Instead, he plans to find investors, join the project as a director, and receive remuneration and shares.
Director Jay Chou is no longer the stupid young man he was back then, he also has business acumen now.
The two chatted some more about filmmaking.
Zhang Yuan has the experience of "Crazy Stone", so he can naturally have a good conversation with the other party.
Jay was also surprised when he found out that a movie with a cost of 3.5 million, under his operation, could get a box office of less than 60 million!
Then with my fame and "talent", the box office cannot take off!
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel excited when he saw that the other party became more and more motivated under his "encouragement".
Of course he knew what script Jay Chou was preparing.
Of course it's the famous "The Secret That Can't Be Told"!
This film can be said to be the highlight of Jay Chou's career as a film director.
The debut is the peak.
Then there is no more.
Not only in mainland China, but also in the entire Asia region, it has achieved very good box office results.
Except for one place.
Great country!
It’s not that Bang people don’t like watching this movie, it’s just that Bang Zi has plotted against it.
When this movie was released in China, it was jointly suppressed by several major local companies, and the film schedule was extremely low.
Naturally, the box office wasn't much better.
After failure at the box office in Bangkok,
Publishers from Bangkok came to the door again and bought the distribution rights in their country.
If the box office is not good, the local copyright price must be very low.
After the copyright is obtained, it will be re-released.
Now that the movies are scheduled, the box office is full!
and re-screened many times.
Bang Company is making a lot of money, but it no longer has anything to do with Jay Chou or domestic companies.
You know how disgusting sticks are.
The water is shallow and there are many turtles. This is where they are.
Zhang Yuan made an agreement with Jay Chou to find him as soon as the script comes out.
After finishing speaking, he called his assistant to find someone for him.
Not long after, Zhang Tianai, who had just finished rehearsing the palace maiden and was still in costume and waiting for the next scene, came to his side.
"Brother Yuan, what do you want from me?" the man asked with a low eyebrow.
Zhang Yuan held two things in his hand.
"This one is a brokerage contract."
"This one is a film appointment."
"Take them all and take a look."
Zhang Tianai didn't react for a moment.
She didn't expect that the other party would fulfill his promise so quickly and arrange a role for her.
"Hey." Zhang Tianai carefully took the contract, nodded and left, then returned to the gathering place of the palace maids.
Seeing her return with two things, the colleagues around her gathered around chattering.
"Ah, you are so lucky!"
"This is a formal role to play."
“They all envy me so much!”
Zhang Tianai had previously agreed to Zhang Yuan's recruitment request.
However, after opening the agency contract, I couldn't help but feel my heart tremble when I saw the standard "ten years" on the contract time.
10 years!
She is just 18 now and will be 28 in 10 years.
If you waste ten years, you will be useless.
But then he looked at the film contract on the side.
People throw out this big bait as soon as they come up, and I can't help but bite it!
Although this film is just a small supporting role in a TV series.
But compared to the current group acting roles, it is already a qualitative leap.
Seeing that her peers around her were so greedy that they were almost drooling on these documents, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind.
"Sign!"
Others don’t have this opportunity yet.
Besides, most companies don't care about young actors after signing them. How can anyone be as down-to-earth as Zhang Yuan, who gives them food as soon as they come up?
The reason why Zhang Yuan gave her a 10-year contract is because she is still a little transparent.
If Xiao Transparent wants to become famous, of course he has to pay a higher price.
Otherwise, sign for five years, or even three years.
After finally getting a little name, I was poached by another company. Wouldn’t it be a huge loss for me?
The play Zhang Yuan prepared for her was called "I Love River East Lion".
It is a new play written by Yu Zheng.
The so-called screenwriter is actually a magic editor.
This can be regarded as Yu Zheng's standard operation. This time, he magically modified Zhang Bozhi's masterpiece "The Roar of the East of the River".
His company already has shares in it, so it would be easy to use his connections to play a small role. It's just a matter of words.
Zhang Tianai was surrounded by his colleagues, and everyone was talking with envy and jealousy.
Li Man, who has played the most supporting roles with these palace maids, is also watching.
After all, her character is actually a palace maid, but she is the protagonist, the leader of the gang.
Most of these extras are following her during normal filming.
"Zhang Yuan is so powerful."
Li Man listened carefully.
A little palace maid, a small ensemble cast, was "ascended" under his arrangement.
"It seems that he is not only an actor."
"An extra performer takes such good care of me."
"I am a 'girlfriend'."
"After finishing this film, I will definitely get a lot of film contracts, if I add his help."
Li Man feels that if this is the case, then he must be just around the corner... (End of Chapter)