Chapter 47: It’s an unlucky start
On an auspicious day, the crew will start filming.
Lai Shuiqing is from Hong Kong and attaches great importance to the power-on ceremony.
It was really noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, huge crowds of people...
The actors who had not participated in the training also arrived.
Needless to say, the two Baodao starring actors, Yan Minqiu, who plays the role of Master Miejie, and Xu Jingjiang, who plays Xie Xun, also appeared.
There is also the middle-aged "Iron Triangle" who have had a hit TV series in recent years, including Wang Gang who plays Antu Tiemul, Zhang Tielin who plays Yang Xiao, and Zhang Guoli, who plays the Hunyuan thunderbolt player in the film Ji Xiaolan...
Everyone gathered together to take a group photo.
After a few days, Lin Jing, who was already very familiar with Zhang Yuan, showed a hint of uneasiness after seeing Zhang Tielin.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan discovered her abnormality very keenly.
Lin Jing came close to his ear and whispered: "I was on the set of "The Legend of Lu Buwei" with Yang Xiao before, and he always liked girls."
After listening to this, Zhang Yuan remembered that "Huang Ama" once said to My pregnant girlfriend once said a famous saying.
"You girls are not allowed to touch each other. If you touch her, you will get pregnant."
Thinking of this, he immediately changed positions with Lin Jing to make her farther away from each other.
Chen Zihan, Gao Yuanyuan and others on the side also heard the conversation between the two and Zhang Yuan's actions, and felt good about them.
These days, there is no social environment like that of later generations. It is commonplace for actresses in the entertainment industry to be harassed.
Forget domestic, what about overseas, Weinstein, Epstein and the like are just the tip of the iceberg.
Not many can be such a gentleman.
"Come on, everyone, stand still and don't mess around."
Zhang Yuan put on a business smile like everyone else, and the flash went on and off several times before everyone dispersed.
"Zhang Yuan, what's wrong with you?" Chen Zihan asked suspiciously after seeing him thoughtfully after taking the photo.
“Have you noticed that our crew is divided into two groups?” Zhang Yuan looked sad.
Chen Zihan was carefree, while Lin Jing and Gao Yuanyuan were both more reserved. Only Xiao Taohong, the oldest and rich in "jianghu experience", nodded slightly.
“Not only the actors, but also the staff from Hong Kong and Mainland China are divided into two groups.”
“Even when we took the photo just now, they were divided into two groups.” Zhang Yuan said about himself discovery.
He knew that Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing would not deal with each other. After all, the rights of the crew were divided into two, so it was normal for them to fight.
But what is more serious is actually the battle between circles!
The Chinese entertainment industry is divided into three major circles.
Beijing Circle, Hong Kong Circle, Shanghai Circle.
Among them, the Shanghai circle has a relatively mild attitude. As long as you can make money, you can do whatever you want.
But the Hong Kong circle and the Beijing circle are different. One has senior qualifications and has developed early, while the other has extensive connections and power. Neither of them is convinced by the other.
One thinks the other person is a country bumpkin, and the other thinks the other person is a southern barbarian.
During the previous training camp, Zhang Yuan wondered why no actors from Hong Kong participated.
Later he asked Wuzhi Ma Yuchen privately, and the other party gave a cryptic answer.
“Those guys have personal trainers.”
In fact, those guys also trained, but the training environment was better and they didn't compete with Zhang Yuan and the others.
From this point, it can be seen that there is a serious division in the entire crew.
Sacrifice pig heads, burn yellow paper, and burn incense to worship the gods from all directions.
In order to ensure a smooth start-up and give the film a good start, the two directors specially prepared a few extra machines in case of emergency.
After all preparations were completed, the crew entered the filming process.
And this first day was a big drama.
[Six factions besiege Guangmingding]
This is a very important scene in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", which can be said to be the turning point of the plot.
After this, the protagonist Zhang Wuji officially became famous and had his own legend in the world.
Why did the crew shoot this scene on the first day?
In fact, it was said.
Almost half of the characters are present in this scene, making it easier for the actors to get to know each other and position each other.
On the other hand, many media were invited to the opening ceremony today to create a big scene for people to take photos and promote.
Now everyone has changed their clothes and put on makeup, and they are waiting for the crew to start filming.
We waited and waited, but we never received the notification of entry and exit.
Zhang Yuan was bored and took out the melon seeds from his pocket and distributed them to several girls. The skins of the melon seeds had already been eaten all over the floor.
Just when everyone was waiting a little impatiently, a few rough noises came from not far away.
“Should we take a photo or not? Let’s go to the street!”
“I’m so anxious, it’s not you guys who are causing trouble!”
“ What are you talking about?”
"A monkey who can't even speak Mandarin."
"I'm going to hold your mother in my mouth..."
The two gangs who speak Beijing movies and those who speak Cantonese are full of gunpowder. There is an impending momentum.
“What’s going on?” Zhang Yuan squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front. At this moment, Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing appeared one after another and stopped their men, obviously wanting to calm down the conflict.
"Everyone, take a rest first. There was a little accident, and it will be resolved in a moment." A stage manager shouted with a loudspeaker, and the actors all went to find a place to rest with doubts.
Zhang Yuan did not follow the crowd, but came to Yang Tao's side.
"Director Yang, what happened?"
Yang Tao's face was as dark as water. Seeing that it was Zhang Yuanlai, he forced out a bleak smile.
“Hey, don’t mention it.”
Yang Tao regarded him as one of his own and dumped him out.
Although the scene filmed today is "Six major factions besieging Guangmingding", the content is a drama about the confrontation between the two parties, not a fighting scene.
The martial arts drama requires special effects, and the effect is not good when viewed live.
There are many people in literary and opera performances, with dozens of actors and hundreds of extras. It is majestic and grand, and it is also beautiful for media photos.
Literary opera is Yang Tao’s job.
But when the filming was about to start, his assistant director rushed over in a hurry, sweating profusely, as anxious as if he had bought a unfinished building.
"Director Yang, something bad has happened, there is a problem with the ensemble cast!"
This big play requires more than 300 extra performers, but the crew can't find any extras!
Yang Tao immediately realized that on such an important day as turning on the computer, something like this could not be an accident. Someone must be making trouble.
His first reaction was that he couldn't deal with Lai Shuiqing, so he went to question him angrily.
But if you say it was Lai Shuiqing who did this, it really wasn't the case.
He is a serious director and will never do anything that harms others and does not benefit himself. He will not benefit if there is a problem with the crew.
But let’s say this has nothing to do with him, it really does.
Because Lai Shuiqing offended someone.
To be precise, a woman.
Qiongyao!
What's going on?
In fact, the clues can be seen from the actors in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword".
Su Youpeng and Zhang Tielin are the two protagonists of the popular Qiong Yao drama "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" in recent years!
The schedule of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" has collided with "My Fair Princess 3".
After careful consideration, Su Youpeng chose "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword".
First, he wants to change his image and broaden his acting career.
Another one, Qiong Yao gave too little!
2,000 yuan per episode, this is the price Su Youpeng paid for filming "Huanzhugege".
The price here is 70,000 per episode, which is a full 35 times difference.
Qiong Yao and Zhang Dabeard are both the two most powerful celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Both of these two relied on their fame and ability to praise others, so their remuneration was extremely low.
For the same reason, Zhang Tielin also recommended "Returning the Pearl 3" and came to the crew of "The Heaven and the Dragon".
Lin Xinru and Zhao Wei are such thieves. As soon as they saw them running away, they took on other roles instead of "Returning the Pearl 3".
This is not over yet. Originally, Lai Shuiqing strongly recommended "Qinger Princess" Wang Yan to play the role of Zhou Zhiruo, but the other party did not agree.
In addition, Fan Bingbing also had a falling out with the old lady due to resources and income, and eventually went to court. The entire "Return of the Pearl 3" crew went through a major shakeup, with only Erkang and Qing'er remaining as the original cast members.
As everyone knows, the ratings were not as good as before.
In the eyes of the old lady, this is like digging up her own ancestral grave!
The crew of "Returning the Pearl" was completely wiped out, which made the old lady very angry.
So the old lady and the capital behind her gave them a "big gift" on the day the crew started filming.
But the extras and group leaders in the Imperial City said hello one by one, saying that if they don't go to "Eternal Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" today, they will pay them.
I just want to give you a fly to eat on the day of startup to vent your anger.
This method is considered mild in the entertainment industry. Compared with the time when Hong Kong Island directly used knives and guns to kill people who were not convinced, it pales in comparison.
“That’s it.” After listening, Zhang Yuan showed the same tangled expression as Yang Tao.
No wonder people from the two groups were blaming each other just now.
The drama belongs to Yang Tao, but the misfortune is caused by Lai Shuiqing.
But after all, the crew has to foot the bill.
"Director Yang, there's a commotion outside again!"
While they were talking, the assistant director ran in, and the two parties started arguing again outside.
“If this continues, I will get frustrated when I turn on the computer.”
"And the feud between the crew and crew will be photographed by the media, which is a taboo." Yang Tao scratched the top of his head with both hands, extremely irritated.
“Is there no other way?” Zhang Yuan crossed his arms, thoughtfully.
“I’ve asked, but no one from the Imperial Capital is coming. If you want to be transferred from other places, it will have to be tomorrow at least.”
“It’s summer vacation again, and most of the students from the film and television school are not here.”
Yang Tao’s feet were covered with cigarette butts, and he was so worried that he had no choice but to do anything.
"How about..." At this time, Zhang Yuan said tentatively: "Let me think of a solution?"
Thanks to book friend Mai Zhiling for the reward, and I wish you a great life.
(End of this chapter)