"What a surprise."
A few days later, at Chedun Film and Television Base, on the set of "Kung Fu".
"Brother Chen!"
In front of the camera, Zhang Yuan was swaying, his arms swaying like lotus leaves in the wind, and he walked forward with loose steps.
According to the people in the imperial capital, walking this way is called a skew, and you are not a good person at first glance.
That is to say, he has a shiny slicked-back hair. If he followed the practices of the Jinmen area where gangsters abound, the gangsters in the early Qing Dynasty would have had to add wires to their braids to make money rat tails stand up to show their differences.
It’s very annoying.
The background of the story of "Kung Fu" is set in the Magic City, which is also a flood and drought dock. Like Jinmen, this is also a "good place" for youth gang gangsters.
In the history of Magic City, there really was an organization called the Ax Gang, and its leader was named Wang Yaqiao.
How ruthless is this person?
Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng took a detour when he saw him, and was intoxicated. Dai Li had a headache when he heard his name.
But if this man is a gangster, he is more like the assassin leader.
In June 1931, he organized the assassination of Chang Kaishen in Lushan.
In July of the same year, Song Ziwen was assassinated in Shanghai.
In March 1932, the Izumo was damaged in the Huangpu River in the magical city.
In April, he assassinated General Shirakawa, the commander of the Japanese invaders, in Hongkou Park.
Assassinated Wang Jingwei in 1935 and shot him three times. One of the bullets that was not removed caused the traitor to be poisoned and infected nine years later, and he died in Nagoya.
The teacher commented on him: He is not guilty of killing the enemy, he is meritorious in resisting Japan, he is not careful in minor matters, and he is not careless in major matters.
This evaluation is already very high for a person in the world.
Obviously, the Ax Gang in the movie is far inferior to the real Ax Gang in terms of ferocity and methods.
"Brother Chen, actually we really want to join the Ax Gang, so we pretended to be."
"Give me a chance, okay?"
Xing Ye clasped his hands together in prayer. He looked at Zhang Yuan.
"Have you ever killed anyone?" Zhang Yuan still had his eyelids drooped as before, casually mentioning the word "killing" on his lips, as if this was a common thing like eating and sleeping.
Seeing his natural state, Master Xing in front of him sighed secretly in his heart.
"His sense of indifference and cruelty is so well grasped!"
"Kill someone first and let me see."
"Okay, let's kill people now."
"Go." These two words were said very lightly, as casually as asking the two of them to buy a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of wine.
Master Xing and Lin Zicong turned their backs, cuddled tightly together, and walked forward cautiously.
Zhang Yuan raised his arm and waved outside the camera.
A young man in a black suit brought a pack of cigarettes and took one out for Brother Chen.
Although this shot only lasts a few seconds, the cigarette case is still blocked by the boy’s palm, but this cigarette prop is still custom-made.
The packaging box restores the cigarette packaging of the old magic city one to one.
On the red background, a naive child is painted on the top and bottom, with the text "Baby Card" written on it.
This is a famous product of the Magic City Dachang Company that was popular in the 1930s and was popular in the Bund area and near the pier.
As a gangster organization like the Ax Gang, the dock is a way to make money that must be mastered. It is very reasonable to draw the "baby card".
This is the detail of the movie, which is much more exquisite than the TV series.
"Such egg powder will come in handy one day." Zhang Yuan finished the last line lazily.
The so-called Dan San is a Cantonese dialect, which is equivalent to Mr. Xie in Yanzu’s mouth, which is Xiao Zha San.
"Stuck!"
Since Mr. Xing was also in front of the camera, it was the assistant director who shouted "stuck" at this moment.
Zhang Yuan, Mr. Xing, and Lin Zicong, who was fat and only slightly better than Sun Yue, came to the monitor together.
"That's it." Master Xing said with a smile after reading it over and over again.
The assistant director shook his head in surprise.
He has been on the set for several months. Even for a veteran actor like Yuan Hua, it is common for him to shoot a scene thirty times.
But after Zhang Yuan came, many shots could be completed within ten times, which is very efficient!
The other actors also discovered this phenomenon, and they were all very envious.
"Zhang Yuan, do you want to eat?"
After filming this scene, the crew took a break, and Huang Shengyi came to him with a lunch box and tableware and asked.
Among the entire cast, Zhang Yuan seemed to be the only one who matched her in terms of image and age.
In fact, the key lies in comparison.
You have Jiang Bao, Lin Zicong, Feng Mianheng... that is, the one who is also very reasonable when playing football with a wrench.
Compared with these people, Zhang Yuan is simply incredibly handsome.
I don’t know where Master Xing got these “strange people and strangers” from.
On the contrary, "Buck-toothed Jane", who looked quite exaggerated on the set, is actually not that ugly after taking off her makeup. She just looks like a normal Cantonese, and even looks pleasing to the eye after looking at her for a long time.
So, Huang Shengyi is quite close to him on the set, and they often eat and chat together.
However, Zhang Yuan has always deliberately kept a subtle distance from her.
Although this is the peak of her appearance and she is still in her prime.
But he is Xingye’s artist.
Although as the boss, Mr. Xing has no interest in this female employee, after all, Zhou Xingchi's love has long since disappeared with his breakup with Luo Huijuan.
When the boss "ate" his employees, Zhang Yuan was afraid that Mr. Xing would find someone to blame him.
At least wait until the filming is finished.
Huang Shengyi seemed to be aware of this.
However, this person’s character is quite rebellious.
The more Zhang Yuan kept his distance, the more this woman wanted to press forward, treating it as a tug-of-war game, and she played it with great enthusiasm.
"Man, I have seen through your little trick of playing hard to get..."
She was using Zhang Yuan as material to relieve her boredom.
"I don't eat. Now I can only eat one meal a day, otherwise I won't be able to maintain this half-dead state."
"Are you not weak if you do this?"< br>
No, I have to prove it to you whether I am lying or not.
Zhang Yuan waved his hand, took out a cigarette and started smoking.
The two of them were chatting, but the prop team over there, who were preparing for the next scene, started to make a fuss.
“Did you make a mistake?”
“I lost my key, how can I take pictures soon?”
"Come on the street!"
Zhang Yuan didn't even need to raise his head. Just by listening to the voice, he knew that this substandard Mandarin must be from the star who is busy all day long as both a director and an actor. .
Not only does this person have a lot of work, he also eats very little every day just to look good on camera. Like Zhang Yuan.
"Master Xing, I'm sorry, we will solve it now."
"How to solve it?"
"How about we use pliers to cut it first."
"I'll cut you off!"
"If you cut it, the prop will be destroyed. You can make a new one!"
Zhang Yuan looked quietly not far away. After smoking the cigarette in his hand, he threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepped on it with the sole of his leather shoe, picked it up and threw it into the trash can nearby, and then stood up.
But when he stood up, he was grabbed by Huang Shengyi beside him.
"Don't go there, he is losing his temper."
Speaking of this, Miss Huang's face was full of helplessness, and at the same time, there was a trace of unhappiness rooted in her heart between her brows.
Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows, understanding in his heart.
“It seems that this person has just joined the company and is already dissatisfied with the attitude of Master Xing, the tyrant on the set.”
"Yes, Huang Shengyi originally came from a well-to-do family. He was pampered since he was a child, but he was scolded by Master Xing every day. It is understandable that he feels resentful."
And judging from his appearance. , just looking at Miss Huang’s eyebrows, she actually looks a bit masculine.
It's just that in "Kung Fu", the makeup artist designed the makeup to be relatively pure and pleasant.
This appearance became more obvious as she got older, and her facial structure became more "masculine".
"It's okay, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion."
Seeing Zhang Yuan walking up to Master Xing in anger, Miss Huang was sweating for him behind her.
At this time, Mr. Xing stood in front of several prop masters, and beside him was the executive director who lowered his head and stood honestly like a primary school student.
The next scene is the same scene, but shot in reverse.
The content of the shooting is the pre-plot of the scene just now.
After Brother Chen hung up Xing Zai and Fat Zai, he intended to kill them, but accidentally discovered Xing Zai's lock-picking skills, thus paving the way for the release of the Fire Cloud Evil God.
Now Master Xing is holding an iron chain two fingers thick in his hand, with a heavy pig iron lock on the head.
Although this thing is a prop, like the pack of "Baby Brand" cigarettes, it restores the old locks one to one.
This lock plus the iron chain weighs more than ten kilograms, and it can knock someone unconscious when swung in the face.
Just now, when Master Xing took advantage of his break to check the props for the next show, he discovered that the key to the lock had been taken away by someone.
According to the design, Master Xing will step on a small stool for a while. The camera will not take pictures of his lower body, pretending that his hands are suspended by chains, and then he will open the lock with a shake of his hands.
But now that I don’t have the key, how can I unlock it by myself?
"Master Xing?"
"Hey." Zhou Xingchi just rolled his eyes, responded softly, and continued to curse.
“Would you like me to take a look?”
Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand towards the lock.
"Hey, please stop messing around, I'm annoyed..."
Click!
The lock is opened.
Zhou Xingchi: ...
Mr. Xing stared at Zhang Yuan’s right hand with his eyes wide open.
His palm was just slightly swaying over the lock, and the iron lock made a crisp sound and bounced open.
"How... did you do that?" Mr. Xing looked at the lock, then at him, then at the lock, then at him. After going back and forth for several rounds, he really couldn't understand, so he had to ask. road.
Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, gently pinched the index and middle fingers of his right hand and pulled out from between his fingers a slender, yellow bamboo toothpick that is most common in small restaurants.
Then he flicked it gently, and the toothpick landed accurately between his lips, holding it gently.
"Huh?" Mr. Xing looked surprised, then chuckled.
Holding a toothpick?
Most people think that the little Ma Ge played by Fa Ge in "A Better Tomorrow" holding a toothpick is a classic look.
But in fact, what Fa Ge held in his mouth was a match, not a toothpick at all.
Singye also spoofed Fa Ge's appearance in his "A Comic to the End of the World", holding a match in his mouth.
Although it was not a matchstick but a toothpick, Master Xing seemed to see his younger self in Zhang Yuan.
At the same time, Huang Shengyi not far away finished eating his box lunch and wanted to pick his teeth.
“Where is my toothpick?”
This toothpick came from her unknowingly.
This old-fashioned iron lock can be opened by Zhang Yuan with his eyes closed.
“Can you pick locks?”
"Have you learned it?" Mr. Xing was very curious.
Of course I have learned it, and if ranked by seniority, the former Chinese Thief King counts as my master.
It is true that experts are among the people, but lockpicking is not really a high-level skill.
Mr. Xing is an extremely down-to-earth person and very curious.
"You should have learned it before." After studying with Cao Shangfei for more than a week in the imperial capital, and with the large amount of relevant points he collected, he can now open a low-level safe.
Of course, don't even think about the kind of bank vault. Not to mention him, he can't fly on grass. The only way to do it is to ask the "Acetylene Eager Bodhisattva".
"Interesting." Mr. Xing smiled and touched his chin, then looked at the lock in his hand.
The props must not be replaced. After all, he loves details. He can never replace the key with a modern lock just because the key is lost. He cannot accept it.
But when filming later, he had to open the lock, so...
"Is this simple?"
"It's simple."
"Can you teach me?"
"No problem."
Zhang Yuan took off the toothpick and handed it to Master Xing.
“Use your fingers to feel the resistance at the end of the toothpick, then gently adjust the direction and apply gentle force...”
Bah!
Zhang Yuan shook his finger and the lock opened.
Master Xing looked at it and thought, oh, it turns out to be that simple.
So I took the toothpick and started doing it.
Then...
Click!
The toothpick broke...
Zhang Yuan and Master Xing looked at each other, feeling indescribably embarrassed.
Master Xing showed his signature sarcastic smile, and then waved to the assistant director: "Bring me another toothpick."
The assistant director directly brought a pack, Master Xing glared at him.
Take so much.
What does it mean?
Then...
Crack.
Click.
Click.
Crack...
If the keyhole hadn't been blocked by a broken toothpick in the end, Master Xing would still be unconvinced and try it there.
The atmosphere became even more awkward.
"Ahem, maybe let's forget it." Mr. Xing said respectfully.
"However, I still won't be able to take pictures for a while... Huh?"
Zhou Xingchi said, suddenly turning his head to look at him.
"How about you come over later!" (End of chapter)