Chapter 76 A Little Gambit
Zhang Yuan walked into the hotel private room and saw many familiar faces in front of him.
Take a deep breath, adjust your expression, and step into the room.
The number of friends in the entertainment industry gradually increased, and there were more and more dinner parties.
Since the filming of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" has been completed, I have basically had a big picture in three or four days. I don't know how busy I will be in the future when I become famous and start a family.
"Zhang Yuan is here, sit down!" Li Dawei greeted him immediately when he saw him arriving.
Although he has qualifications, Li Dawei is relatively young, and it is not his team today, so he sits in a relatively outside position.
Zhang Yuan also followed the good advice and sat down beside him.
At first glance, in addition to Yang Tao, Li Dawei, and Zhou Xiaowen whom I met last time for dinner, there were also several familiar and unfamiliar faces.
There are two actors I know well, and they are also famous.
There is Wu Yue, a "martial arts level" master who just finished starring in "Once Upon a Time" last year with Shi Xiaolong and He Zhonghua.
This person can be regarded as a big name among Chinese movie stars. Unlike Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan, who are more performance-oriented, Wu Yue, like Zhao Wenzhuo and Jet Li, is a master of practical combat.
The other one is even more incredible. He is the actor of "The People's Son", "Timely Rain", and "The Craziest Ying Zheng", teacher Li Xuejian.
As soon as Zhang Yuan sat down, he quickly stood up and greeted these two people.
"Let me introduce it to you." Li Dawei stood up and raised his hand: "This is my senior brother, Qian Yanqiu."
Zhang Yuan didn't recognize the other person's face, but as soon as his name appeared, it was like thunder.
This director, like Li Dawei, Yang Tao, and Zhou Xiaowen, is from the "Nortel Gang". He has directed several small-budget film and television dramas, and also served as the screenwriter of "Journey to the West".
But the work that really made this person famous and ranked in the forefront has not yet come out, and will not be broadcast until 2004.
This film is "Detective Di Renjie"!
“Come on, this is Lao Kang, Kang Honglei.”
Zhang Yuan hurriedly served tea.
This will be China's number one military drama director in the future, with titles such as "Soldier Assault" and "My Commander, My Regiment"...
Unlike Qian Yanqiu, this one is already famous. The 1999 movie "The Years of Burning Passion" has already put him on the altar, and the ratings on Imperial TV reached an astonishing 17%.
“This is Zhao Jian, Director Zhao.”
Zhang Yuan thought as if he noticed something.
And he also noticed that the new friends here looked at him a little strangely, as if they were holding back their words.
He was calm and composed, and offered tea with a smile.
After getting to know each other, Yang Tao, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke.
"The Story of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" has not yet been completed, so Yang Tao came here specially after get off work.
"Zhang Yuan, you already know these guys, so what do you think? Guess why we got together today?"
Director Yang suddenly asked a question, which caught Zhang Yuan off guard but also reassured him.
“So you bet me...”
Yang Tao has just helped Brother Qian join the job, and Zhang Yuan must give him face.
He pretended to be confused and thought for a long time, and then he spoke after a long time.
“I guess the reason why we all have dinner together today is because there is a new movie to start filming.”
"Tell me, who's in charge?" Kang Honglei leaned forward and asked, while deliberately glancing at the people around him.
Zhang Yuan understood that this was teasing him, asking him to find the answer among the people at the wine table.
"I guessed who it is, but this person is not here."
"Oh!" Zhao Jian exclaimed in a low voice, looking surprised.
“I think Director Zhang Jizhong and Zhang Da have a new film to start shooting.”
"Hahahaha..." Yang Tao, Li Dawei and Zhou Xiaowen all hugged their shoulders and laughed.
“As we just agreed, we will be punished with three drinks and we are not allowed to run away!” Li Dawei slapped the table and shouted.
“This kid is smart and can guess what I’m talking about. You still don’t believe it.” Yang Tao was the happiest, jumping up and down with joy.
Qian Yanqiu, Kang Honglei and Zhao Jian were the most helpless.
“You wouldn’t have colluded in advance to deceive us.”
As Zhang Yuan guessed, before he arrived, Yang Tao and several people were praising Zhang Yuan, and Li Dawei also agreed.
Qian Yanqiu and Kang Honglei refused to accept it, saying that they were protecting their shortcomings, so they ended the bet. Let the people who came through Zhang Yuan guess who has a new movie to shoot, and the bet is three glasses of white wine.
"Zhang Yuan, tell me how you saw it." Li Dawei showed an expression of "Come on, Pikachu".
The whole audience looked at him curiously.
"It's like this, Director Kang, Teacher Li Xuejian, and Teacher Zhao Jian, all three of you have worked on the crew of the 1998 version of "Water Margin"."
"Director Kang and Director Zhao, last year's "The Swordsman" "You two are also included."
"Director Zhou Xiaowen and Director Zhang have a personal relationship, I know this."
"In this way, there is Director Zhang Jizhong behind you. His shadow, so I guess it’s him!”
After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, everyone present was stunned and in disbelief.
Kang Honglei glanced at Zhao Jian, then looked at Qian Yanqiu aside, his eyes full of shock.
It is not surprising to know that Li Xuejian has acted in "Water Margin", even the blind bears in the mountains have heard of it.
It is not a big deal to know that Zhang Jizhong participated in "Water Margin", as everyone in the industry knows it.
But knowing that Kang Honglei and Zhao Jian are also on the crew, that would be extraordinary!
I can also imagine that Zhang Beard has a new movie to start filming. This guy’s observation skills are too terrifying!
Kang Honglei stared at Zhang Yuan back and forth, imprinting this young and handsome face deeply in his mind.
Zhao Jian was also surprised, but at the same time he was a little proud.
Someone remembers me...
The martial arts industry is hard and faceless. A film can be remembered by everyone, including the director, the starring role, and at most one producer. Except for a few in the Yuan family class and the Chengjia class, most of the military commanders are unknown.
【Received thanks from Zhao Jian, +1 for action design! 】
Ha, this guy is quite easy to coax... Zhang Yuan glanced at his attributes and then looked up at Zhao Jian, a tall and thick man from the northwest.
This man is not only a director, but has also participated in many movies directed by Tsui Hark, such as "Once Upon a Time in the Lion King", where he played the role of the arrogant and lewd villain Zhao Tianba.
In fact, when Zhang Yuang just entered the room, he saw Zhou Xiaowen's long, unshaven face, which was so happy that it seemed to be blooming, and he knew that something good must happen to this person.
A quick calculation shows that there is only one movie related to Zhou Xiaowen these days.
"Dragon Babu"!
Once you have the answer and then proceed with the derivation process, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
Many of Jin Yong's TV series with Zhang Bearded are controversial, including this one "Dragon".
Even if Wang Yuyan, played by Liu Qianqian, is called the most beautiful, there will be fans of Li Ruotong who will cry out.
But only Qiao Feng, played by Hu Jun, was the best in the show!
Even Mr. Jin admitted that Hu Jun is closest to the image of Qiao Feng in his mind.
Mr. Jin really didn’t compliment Zhang Big Beard, because before Li Yapeng’s Linghu Chong and later Huang Xiaoming’s Yang Guo, Mr. Jin thought the former was a fool and the latter a ruffian, and he didn’t like them either.
I only admire Hu Jun’s Qiao Feng.
Although Huang Rihua's version of Qiao Feng is classic, after removing the "self-contained audio", his power and domineering are far from comparable to that of Hu Jun.
In fact, the Hong Kong version of Jin Yong's series is obviously rough in production, so it is true that it is worth remembering.
However, Zhang Yuan feels that the Hong Kong version of Jin Yong’s martial arts will be famous for decades, and the theme song singer Zhou Huajian will definitely win!
"Swords Are Like Dreams", "The Hard-Recited Sutra", "Mythical Love Words"...the artistic conception of the lyrics and music of these theme songs is still difficult to surpass even today.
"Zhang Yuan, you are really right. Big Beard just found Xiaowen as the chief director of "Dragon Movie"!"
"Come on, don't be stunned, drink. !" Yang Tao waved his hand, and several "losers" toasted together, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
"Xiaowen, don't pretend to be stupid. You just bet that Zhang Yuan couldn't guess it. Don't think that since we are from Nortel, we can spare you!"
Zhou Xiaowen frowned with shame. Picking up the wine glass, Zhang Yuan opened his mouth.
"Director Zhou's drink is free."
"Hey, are you helping him?" Li Dawei was familiar with him and probably guessed what he was thinking: "What do you mean?"
"I I want to trade these three glasses of wine for something like Director Zhou."
"What?" Zhou Xiaowen looked around in confusion.
"Exchange a ticket for the audition." Zhang Yuan smiled slyly.
"Hahaha..." Zhou Xiaowen laughed heartily: "That's easy to say."
In fact, that was exactly what he meant.
Because in this crew, he urgently needs "one of his own".
(End of this chapter)