Chapter 307: Sculpture of the Past
In fact, there was a reason why Chow Yun-fat said the words "pick up the grapes" when asked by Anita Mui at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001.
The drama "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" started filming in 1999 and was released in 2000.
Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun-fat collaborated in this movie.
During the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a reporter interviewed Zhang Ziyi.
Asked her: "Is it an honor to work with the big brother Fa Ge?"
Zhang Ziyi asked the reporter: "Why don't you say it is an honor to work with me, Chow Yun-fat?"
Before this incident, There is a major premise.
Hong Kong Island actors look down on mainland actors.
When filming with mainland actors, I usually look at people through my nostrils.
Zhang Ziyi obviously felt it during the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but she kept holding back.
At the 2001 Academy Awards ceremony, when Chow Yun-fat said the words "pick up grapes", the cameras immediately focused on the mainland actress Qin Hailu.
The arrogance of treating mainland actors as a joke is self-evident.
After Chow Yun-fat, more than ten years later, Maggie Cheung also embarrassed Zhang Ziyi in person.
In 2013, Baodao held the Golden Horse Awards Ceremony,
Maggie Cheung and Andy Lau took the stage to present the award for the best leading role. According to the program process, it was Maggie Cheung who should read out the name of the winner. When she saw that the winner was Zhang Ziyi, she refused to call out Zhang Ziyi's name.
After several persuasion from Liu Dehua, he reluctantly called out Zhang Ziyi’s name.
When Zhang Ziyi came on stage and hugged Zhang Manyu, Zhang Manyu resisted and even turned away when Liu Dehua was talking to Zhang Ziyi.
The "International Chapter" is an "International Chapter" after all. She was not affected at all. After receiving the trophy from Liu Dehua, she calmly delivered her acceptance speech.
Subsequently, news of the discord between the two spread all over the sky.
Some entertainment media rushed to interview Zhang Manyu and asked: "As a senior, what do you think of Zhang Ziyi's performance?"
Zhang Manyu said: "I can't give Zhang Ziyi advice. At Zhang Ziyi's age, I can Not as smart as her."
No matter how you understand this sentence, it contains a sense of irony.
Under the premise that high-quality resources in the entertainment industry are limited and everyone is an actor and there is competition, it is normal for celebrities to be at odds.
However, even if many people have a holiday, they will still put on a show to maintain the scene when facing the camera.
As for Zhang Manyu and Zhang Ziyi's disagreement, in fact, there was already a conflict between the two when Zhang Yimou was filming the movie "Hero" in 2002.
Zhang Manyu "made things difficult" for Zhang Ziyi in public.
"Hero" is a 2002 movie. Although Zhang Ziyi was still a newcomer at this time, she had already starred in the Berlin Silver Bear Award-winning film "My Father and Mother" and participated in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" " and "Rush Hour 2" and other movies have not only become popular, but also entered the international stage.
There must be arrogance.
As for Maggie Cheung, she is a Hong Kong actress.
It is normal for Hong Kong artists to look down on mainland artists, especially since it was still 2002. The phenomenon of looking down on mainland artists is even worse.
In addition, Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi are both actresses, so they will compete with each other.
And Zhang Ziyi's momentum is very strong.
On the one hand, there are well-known Hong Kong actresses who are aloof, on the other hand, they are very realistic and know that actresses are in a competitive relationship and have already squeezed into the international market, so there is no need to treat them Zhang Ziyi bowed her head.
Subsequently, conflicts arose.
What happened next made the gap between the two completely severe.
In the movie "Hero", Zhang Manyu, who has already been a movie queen, plays the lead female role, and the second female lead is Zhang Ziyi.
However, with the release of the movie, a large number of the female lead Zhang Manyu's scenes were deleted, and instead it was the second female lead Zhang Ziyi who stole the limelight.
As the leading female lead, Zhang Manyu will definitely be unhappy when she sees this situation.
But "Hero" is a movie directed by Zhang Yimou, a national teacher, so you have to hold it in even if you feel unhappy.
Soon, Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi got together again for the movie "2046".
This movie still stars Maggie Cheung as the first female lead and Zhang Ziyi as the second female lead.
For the two of them to work together again, it is obvious that Maggie Cheung has swallowed her anger after deleting a large number of scenes in the movie "Hero".
The reason why the well-known Hong Kong actress can swallow this breath is obvious.
After all, Zhang Ziyi can't control Zhang Yimou. Her scenes will be cut out in large numbers because it must be Zhang Yimou's hand.
It can be seen that Zhang Yimou is also very angry.
And after that, Zhang Yimou planned to make commercial blockbusters again. Even if he brought back Gong Li, who had a grudge against Zhang Weiping, he would not use a Hong Kong actress.
As for the movie "2046", Maggie Cheung's scenes were cut into a mess again.
The first female lead becomes a special star, and the second female lead becomes the master.
The conflict between Zhang Manyu and Zhang Ziyi completely broke out.
Zhang Manyu publicly announced that even if she is given one billion, she will never cooperate with Zhang Ziyi again in this life.
Then, the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha" caused the two to intersect again, so much so that they completely broke up with each other.
At that time, Zhang Manyu was originally invited to play the role of "Sayuri", but Zhang Manyu said that she wanted to give it another thought.
When Zhang Ziyi learned that the film was casting, she directly approached the director and recommended herself, and became an international actress with this film.
Zhang Manyu, who was cut off by Zhang Ziyi, was naturally not reconciled. She said in an interview: "I only filmed one movie in two years, and I didn't want to be scolded for making money by betraying the culture of my hometown, so I turned down the invitation to write a memoir. .”
Although Zhang Ziyi is an extremely realistic and ambitious person, she will also put down her body and face for her ambitions, be adaptable, "sensible", endure hardship, work hard, and work hard and strive for it.
For example, when Li Yu was planning to film "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Ziyi relied on her clever skills and Zhang Yimou's recommendation to get the role.
Later, he worked harder and harder than anyone else in the crew. Li Yu saw these performances and appreciated them.
So, the script was specially adapted for it and the role of Zhang Ziyi was added.
The entertainment industry is a complex, realistic and noisy place.
It was not easy for Zhang Ziyi to reach her current position without the help of her family background.
Nowadays, Zhang Ziyi, who is an international actress, is really pretentious.
But her status is here, and she has the capital to pretend.
When she was a newcomer, she was "well-behaved and sensible" and kept a low profile.
Different statuses correspond to different postures.
When Zhang Ziyi was a newcomer, she at least knew how to stay humble and act small instead of pushing her too hard.
She didn’t show off at the beginning, but started to show off after gaining status.
This is not like some artists who can't help but pretend to be famous just because they are famous.
In fact, also in 2002, Zhang Ziyi was deeply involved in public opinion because of a book.
When Gao Feng died of viral pneumonia, his friend released a biography titled "Past Events, Sculptures, Zhang Ziyi".
The book writes that Zhang Ziyi was Gao Feng's last girlfriend, alluding to Gao Feng's deep love for Zhang Ziyi.
Back then, Zhang Ziyi met music teacher Gao Feng at the dance academy.
The two often stay together, and Zhang Ziyi will be accompanied by Zhang Ziyi at the summit. This incident caused quite a stir in the school.
After learning about it, Zhang Ziyi’s mother went to talk to Gao Feng.
After that, the two parted ways, and Zhang Ziyi was admitted to the Beijing Theater Academy.
It is also written in the book that Gao Feng has never been in love since then, and his sexual orientation has been criticized by many people
The appearance of this book has made this matter happen again was mentioned.
Leaving aside “ruthless”, let’s talk about a few key points mentioned in the book.
First, Zhang Ziyi was Gao Feng's last girlfriend, which means that Gao Feng had a girlfriend before, and anything about being affectionate is nonsense.
Second, Gao Feng is a teacher.
Otherwise this scumbag would have to step on a sewing machine.
Then, Gao Feng passed away due to illness, and his friend specially published a book to let Zhang Ziyi take the blame.
In 2002, Zhang Ziyi was already a quite famous actress.
An unrelated person, Gao Feng's friend, published a book about Zhang Ziyi and Gao Feng many years ago, which mentioned taboos between teachers and students, etc.
On the surface, they pretend to complain about Gao Feng, but in fact they just make money by eating steamed buns made of human blood.
After all, Zhang Ziyi was just an inexperienced girl, and Gao Feng was a teacher.
A teacher who is a role model seduces students. As a student, Zhang Ziyi is the victim.
This friend decided to write such a book and disclose this matter as a way to express his grievances. Obviously, he saw that Zhang Ziyi is now a slightly famous star.
At this time, Zhang Ziyi was already an adult.
Now Liu Yifei is following Zhang Ziyi's path step by step. Although Wang Shu is saying that Liu Yifei will become an international actress in the future.
Actually, it’s just a scene.
It is true that Liu Yifei's career was hindered because of her refusal to apply for Huayi.
However, this is only a small part of the reason why she failed to become an international actress.
The fundamental reason is that she does not have the basic skills of an actor like Zhang Ziyi.
Without enough basic skills, even if Liu Yifei has starred in many movies since then, she is always either on the street or on the way to the street.
Even if she starred in "Mulan", she is far from an international actress.
Being called an international actress has an iconic point.
That is winning awards at well-known international film festivals, or attracting attention.
For example, Zhang Ziyi entered the international scene early and even got the title of "International Chapter" early. However, she really became known as an international actress when "Memoirs of a Geisha" was released, and She was nominated for the 63rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.
In the original timeline, Liu Yifei followed Zhang Ziyi's successful path and took over the filming of the literary film "Peacock" in 2015.
Although she was shortlisted for the leading actress competition with this film, this film was only shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 40th Montreal International Film Festival.
It is far inferior to the three major European awards, and it is also inferior to the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards.
What’s more, she didn’t win any prize either.
And.Shortlisted
As long as public relations are in place, it can still be done.
Furthermore, although Zhang Ziyi does not have the three major European awards, she has won all the awards including Volkswagen Baihua, Huabiao, Golden Rooster, Changchun Golden Deer, Golden Horse, and Golden Statue.
Compared with this, Liu Yifei has no awards worthy of her.
Besides having the resources to push them forward step by step, truly internationally renowned international actresses also need to have excellent basic skills themselves.
Otherwise, it will always be a mirror image.
Wang Shu did not persuade Liu Yifei to calm down and hone her acting skills because Liu Yifei was different from Zhang Ziyi.
On the premise that she had basic acting skills, Zhang Ziyi got the opportunity with her hard work, hard work, and flexibility, and then she got higher and higher.
In short, if Zhang Ziyi does not have these basic skills, no matter how hard she works, she will not be able to get those opportunities.
On the premise that she has basic skills and then goes through the training camp, the opportunity will fall to her.
Liu Yifei is different.
Even if this person is lying at home doing nothing, Chen Jinfei will still get resources for her.
Zhang Ziyi can only secure resources for herself if she ensures her basic skills.
Liu Yifei is at home and has resources.
People are lazy, and Liu Yifei is now a popular actress.
Since there is no shortage of resources, no one will sweat and work hard.
For example, last year Liu Yifei crossed over into the music field and signed a contract with Sony to release an album
Admittedly, she did practice related business skills for a period of time in order to release an album.
Then there is no more.
In the original timeline, her singing skills were average even many years later.
Compared with the singer, the former is a professional and she is an amateur.
With Liu Yifei's resources, it is not difficult to become a professional singer as long as she wants to and is willing to work hard.
The reality is that she is already a popular actress and has no shortage of resources, so there is no need to work hard to practice basic skills.
The consequence of this is that she is either on the street or on the way to the street.
If it weren’t for his rich blood and the fact that he lives in the United States and rarely has any news about his private life, he would have been buried long ago.
Wang Shu is aware of Liu Yifei's advantages over Zhang Ziyi, so persuading Liu Yifei to hone her acting skills is not only useless advice, but may also make Liu Yifei dissatisfied and offend others.
no need.
In the future, when Liu Yifei is in trouble, I might as well mention it a little bit.
Now is the period when Liu Yifei is very popular. To mention these things is to say that the popular Liu Yifei is not good at acting.
It’s like trying to find fault and sing the opposite when others are really at their peak.
Anyone will get angry.
Liu Yifei listened to Wang Shu's flattering words, which she liked to hear, and she was happy in her heart, but on the surface she gave Wang Shu a blank look in return.
As Liu Yifei's best friend, Shu Chang offered assistance at this time and said: "Sissi will definitely be able to step onto the international stage in the future. Can such a big star, Director Wang, invite Sissi to participate in movies in the future?"< br>
When Liu Yifei heard this, a slight smile appeared on her face, and the trace of regret in her heart disappeared.
She was embarrassed to mention this herself and needed help from others.
Shu Chang is indeed a good best friend, and he just gave me such help.
After Wang Shu saw Shu Chang say these words, both of them looked over, and then smiled and responded: "If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I will invite you."
Anyway, it was just a verbal agreement, not a formal agreement. When it came to signing the contract, he agreed without thinking.
Liu Yifei and Shu Chang took it seriously, and they were very happy instantly.
Wang Shu is now a big director, and being able to work with him as an actor is a very good opportunity for them.
(End of this chapter)