After working hard all day, he finally rushed to the set of "Kung Fu" after it was completely dark.
Master Xing was very creative and built a replica of the "Kowloon Walled City", the "Pig Cage Walled City".
However, most of the scenes are just wooden walls, and only a few of them actually have rooms and scenes.
But just one scene cost 2 million.
Compared to the one-film-one-city approach of Zhang Dabeard and Director Chen, Star Master is already very low-key.
Of course, this has something to do with his picking.
In addition to being happy with their achievements, Big Beard and Director Chen can also benefit from the construction. They are both businesses.
Speaking of which, this is how Hengdian Film and Television City, where Zhang Yuangang stayed for several months, came to be.
In order to film "The Opium War", Mr. Xie Jin raised nearly 100 million yuan.
That was 1995!
If it weren't for the country's gift for Xiangjiang's return, it would never have been so generous.
Produced by Beiying Film Studio, Emei Film Studio, China Film Studio and Jiahe Film Studio.
Anna Hsu, who had already won the Academy Award for Best Director for "Woman, Forty", planned this film.
Only Xie Jin's generation can suppress this kind of lineup.
In three months, 60,000 square meters of Guangdong streetscape was built in Hengdian, which became the foundation of Hengdian Film and Television City.
More than a year later, director Chen came here to film "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".
This is the version where Mr. Li Xuejian plays the madman Ying Zheng.
Director Chen spent eight months building the entire Qin Palace.
I don’t know if his level is as good as Mr. Xie’s, but his style is indeed better than Mr. Xie’s.
When we arrived at the hotel where the crew stayed, Chedun was the same as Hengdian. Although it was located on the outskirts of Shanghai, it was extremely lively even at night because of the existence of the film and television city with all the facilities.
Thumb thump thump... Zhang Yuan came to the designated room and raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Come in."
Since the filming of the film has already started, there is no so-called audition meeting, it is a hotel room.
However, this is not Master Xing’s room.
According to the old imperial capital, this person is a very diverse person.
He wouldn't let anyone go into his room.
"Oh, you're here." Mr. Xing raised his head, and when he saw it was him, he immediately grinned.
Zhang Yuan's break dance routine, even though half a year has passed, has been firmly engraved in his mind and is unforgettable.
"Hehehehe..." Master Xing laughed as soon as he saw his face and couldn't stop at all.
There is an old saying in the cross talk industry that a familiar face is a treasure.
Zhang Yuan successfully scanned his face before and left a deep impression on the other party, so he immediately thought of him now.
In addition to Mr. Xing, several screenwriters were also present.
It seems that when he didn't come, Master Xing should be discussing with them about changing the script.
After all, the crew has changed a lot, and many plots have to be modified.
Especially the role of the boss of the Ax Gang.
Originally, according to Hong Jinbao's intention, this character should be a standard boss in Hong Kong movies.
Ferocious, arrogant, and at the same time excellent in martial arts and extremely ferocious.
Similar to Rong Guang's image of crazily criticizing the gangster in "A Letter to Dad".
But Mr. Xing feels that this image is too stereotyped.
He is going crazy, and he is going to be subverted!
"Is that him?" Next to Master Xing, a middle-aged man with a round head and a hairless head pushed the director with his elbow.
This is Master Xing’s old partner and one of the producers, Putao. No, Patriarch Bodhi is not...Liu Zhenwei.
This time the crew had a falling out with Hung Kam-po, and Star Master quickly called him in to help calm things down.
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Is it appropriate? I think it looks a bit..." Ancestor Bodhi glanced at Master Xing.
It would be inappropriate to find a supporting character who is more handsome than you.
Master Xing did not answer, but pointed at Zhang Yuan: "You can dance the same dance again."
Zhang Yuan shook his head, thinking about Hong Kong Island The Mandarin of these people is really inferior to every generation.
Big Brother, Big Brother and the others all speak Mandarin very well, and the Four Heavenly Kings are all good in Mandarin, but the later ones are not so good.
However, because Hong Jinbao and the others were from Peking Opera troupe, they have specially practiced their Mandarin, and their words and accents are correct.
There is a scene in "Farewell My Concubine" where the master thrust a pipe and pot into the apprentice's mouth because he sang the wrong words, causing his mouth to be filled with blood.
This paragraph has been analyzed by many people, saying that it contains sexual implications and psychological destructive techniques.
But in fact, when Hong Jinbao, Yuan Hua and others were practicing martial arts when they were young, their master Yu Zhanyuan would not let these children from Guangdong Province speak Cantonese.
Because the tongues used in Cantonese and Imperial dialect are different, if you speak Cantonese too much, it is easy to pronounce words incorrectly when singing Peking Opera.
If any of these children dared to speak Cantonese, Yu Zhanyuan would take a wooden stick as thick as a log and stir it in his mouth until he bleeds, just to make them remember.
This is almost exactly the same as the content of "Farewell My Concubine". The person was just telling the truth, not exaggerating at all, but it was analyzed into various hints by the class representatives.
Zhang Yuan nodded, and then loosened his arms, especially the one that was numbed by Hong Jinbao.
“Lao Deng is really cruel!”
In fact, Lao Deng is rubbing his hands at home now.
What else can I do? Just jump.
"There is singing next to the clear water. I thought my lover was singing."
"The water birds flew in pairs..."
"Nayah, nayah!"
Tango means walking back and forth, taking three steps and running back, and turning back twice...
"Hey hey hey..."
One laugh turned into two, and Patriarch Bodhi also laughed.
"How's it going?"
"Absolutely awesome."
Both great directors were enjoying themselves as if they were secondaries.
“Hey, I found that your dancing seems to be better than before, and your posture is more graceful.”
After reading it, Master Xing discovered this keenly.
“I usually practice by myself.”
That’s weird!
His dancing will become better, all thanks to Liu Xiaoli and Liu Shishi.
Recently, on the set of "Sword and Fairy", I gained a lot of dancing attributes from the old aunt.
Before, his break dancing and dancing skills mainly came from Sun Honglei.
Hong Lei’s dancing ability is pretty good in the film and television industry.
But Liu Xiaoli is a national first-class dancer, and Liu Shishi is a professional ballet dancer who has practiced since childhood. Their professional abilities are more than one level better than Brother Honglei.
"Okay!"
Pop-pap-pap-pah... Master Xing's applause rang out in the room.
He and Liu Zhenwei, two brothers, love all kinds of weird and contrasting actors.
Just look at how Mo Wenwei's appearance was transformed into in "The God of Cookery", and you will know what this person loves to do.
So Master Xing has always been dissatisfied with Xiao Yanzi because he refused to shave his head and even had short hair, which caused the bald look at the end of "Shaolin Soccer" to be very abrupt.
If it weren’t for the support behind Xiao Yanzi, Mr. Xing would have cursed him.
You will know Mr. Xing’s attitude only if the two of them collaborate again in the future.
"We come to you this time, and the role we want you to audition for is not the coolie last time, so you don't have to rely on kung fu." Master Xing said word by word in broken Mandarin.
"You are trying to be a bad guy, does the gang boss understand?"
"Can you play a bad guy?" Zhang Yuan scratched his head.
How to say it.
Before starring in "The Secret of the City", he had never played a good guy at all.
How can you call me a master? You are quite capable!
“How bad is it?” Zhang Yuan asked with a smile.
“As bad as it can be.”
That’s Sun Honglei.
If there's another bad guy, it's Shi Zhaoqi who plays the police chief.
Zhang Yuan's smile remained the same, but Master Xing and Ancestor Bodhi noticed that his eyes had begun to change.
The kindness, humility, and respect just now gradually disappeared, replaced only by violence, arrogance and contempt.
It seemed that no one present was paying attention to him.
No, it’s not just that.
He didn’t treat the people present as human beings at all!
His chin was raised slightly, and he looked at several people with condescending eyes.
Looking over them one by one, except for the two old Jianghu actors, Xing Ye and Liu Zhenwei, who were better off, the other screenwriters present instinctively lowered their heads or turned away, not daring to look at them.
Zhang Yuan slowly walked forward, getting closer and closer to Master Xing.
Both directors can feel the pressure coming from their faces.
And...
"His steps and posture are different from usual!"
This is the second time Master Xing has met Zhang Yuan, so he knows it very well.
Zhang Yuan usually walks in a relaxed but disciplined manner, and he seems to have some opera skills.
But now the whole person is loose and the waist is tilted.
It can be dispersed, but it is not completely dispersed. There is always a sense of tension that is about to explode and hurt people at any time.
Zhang Yuan came to Mr. Xing, bent down, and put his forehead in front of him.
At this time, the tips of their noses were almost touching, and their eyes were only five centimeters apart.
After looking at each other for more than ten seconds, Zhang Yuan chuckled.
“Huh…”
Then he straightened up, put his hands in his pockets and returned to his original position.
As soon as he returned to the starting position, his eyes and smile immediately shrank, and he stood up straight again.
"Getting into the show quickly, leaving the show quickly, very professional!" Liu Zhenwei commented in his heart.
He and Zhang Yuan met for the first time.
When he first entered the door, he saw Zhang Yuan's appearance and age, and thought to himself, has Ah Xing changed his gender?
Want to use idol actors?
Because he is young and good-looking, his acting skills are generally not that good. This is due to human nature.
People like to take shortcuts. Who wants to rely on technology when they can rely on their face to make a living.
In the early days, Chen Kun's acting skills were not good either. It was only after he put aside the burden of being an idol that his acting skills made a breakthrough.
When filming a movie with a handsome or beautiful person, I always think about whether I look good in this shot and which angle looks good, rather than the character itself.
If you only have yourself and no role in your heart, will your acting skills be good?
But he discovered that Zhang Yuan seemed to have no idol baggage.
The evil person’s appearance just now is even more deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
The directors of later generations were actually very happy because they did not experience the turbulent era of gangs everywhere in Hong Kong.
But Mr. Xing and Liu Zhenwei both came from that era.
So he knows very well what those gangs are like.
Why was Johnnie To's "Underworld" so good?
Because I have really seen the underworld!
Art must come from life, but be higher than life, but first, there must be life.
They don’t even know what poor people look like, which is why those ugly kids from rich families can’t act like ordinary people.
In their eyes, the poorest person has to carry an LV and drive an Audi, right?
After all, my nanny has this configuration.
What?
There are also people who can only eat white steamed buns from Lao Ganma.
No way, no way...
Zhang Yuan had met gangsters, and more importantly, he had met Sun Honglei.
In terms of playing a gangster, Sun Honglei is basically a T0-level master in China.
"Hiss..." Mr. Xing suddenly shivered and patted the goose bumps on his arms.
“Okay!”
Just now Zhang Yuan looked at him face to face, and he was stunned!
"Not bad." Master Xing suppressed the fear of the past and asked Patriarch Bodhi.
The ancestor couldn’t help but nod.
"Okay, good, there is just a small problem." Master Xing smiled and turned his head.
"What's the problem?"
"Ayuan, please calm down a little. I'm afraid the audience won't be able to accept your expression just now..."
I chatted with Master Xing about my acting experience, and he quickly agreed.
"Kevin, give him a contract."
If it were normal, Star Master would have had a hard time casting.
But now that the film has already started shooting, it is too late to do more ink.
China Film and Huayi are both urging me.
Zhang Yuan planted the seeds in the other party's heart long ago, and now they finally bear fruit.
"150,000..." Zhang Yuan looked at the contract and called it stingy.
“As expected of him.”
You know, the villain of this film, Fire Cloud Evil God, was only paid 500,000 yuan.
Liang Xiaolong complained that he had made more than this in two weeks of business.
But because Star Master had invited him before when he was filming "Fist of Fury", but he had no time due to business, so he declined.
Now that I have been invited for the second time, I came here in order to repay the favor.
But Mr. Xing is Mr. Xing. Liang Xiaolong has been away from the entertainment industry for many years, but a fire cloud evil god made him become popular again.
The movie "Mermaid" that sold 3.4 billion yuan later, starring Deng Chao's salary was only 5 million yuan.
5 million may seem like a lot, but with Deng Chao’s worth at the time, X5 for the starring role was totally fine.
But this guy is used to it. When he was filming "Heaven and Dragon Sword" with a big beard, the salary was only 20,000 per episode. This is not the first time that he has lowered his salary in order to become famous.
“150,000 can only be said to be better than nothing.”
Zhang Yuan did the math, and now the box lunch business of the two stalls in Hengdian and Imperial Capital is equal to this amount in a month.
But acting in Xingye's film is just for fame.
Whatever he makes less here can be made up for next time.
"That's it, happy cooperation." Master Xing shook hands with him lightly.
"See you on the set tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
After a night of repairs, Zhang Yuan arrived at the set of "Kung Fu" the next day.
But before filming started, he attracted the attention of many people... (End of this chapter)