"Master, please help me take a look at this photo."
Some time ago, Lin Jianyue, who visited the White Dragon King, found out from the pile of photos of actors he brought with him that he had been temporarily assigned to the crew. Zhang Yuan's photo.
The photo is a very common frontal photo of an actor auditioning, and the birth date is written on the back of the photo.
The entertainment and business circles in Xiangjiang and Baodao are particularly superstitious, and they especially like to do things that make people crazy and confuse the gods.
Raising little ghosts, Gumantong, ashes amulet, corpse oil lipstick... In order to become red, I will do anything.
This is not surprising. Just like robbers murder for money and gangsters murder for power, it is nothing more than human beings becoming slaves to their own desires.
There is nothing new under the sun, that’s all.
Mainland actually also engages in feudal superstition, but it is relatively hidden and better packaged. After all, it does not comply with the policy.
And many of the metaphysics masters here in mainland China are remnants of the "Qigong craze" back then.
This group of people have great hands and eyes, and they tell fortunes on the surface, but secretly they become a cover for some people's transactions.
For example, the famous Master Wang has a close relationship with Hua Yi.
Then he hooked up with Jack Ma through Hua Yi, and he also had a close relationship with Zhao Yanzi and others.
This group of people is very popular in the financial market and swings the sickle randomly, relying not only on their personal ability.
Here, the White Dragon King took Zhang Yuan's photo, turned it over again, looked at his birth date, and then... was stunned.
“Master, what’s wrong?”
Lin Jianyue asked nervously when he saw that the White Dragon King looked wrong.
Although for the sake of Zhang Weijian, I can give this mainland guy a role as compensation.
But if it affects his career and film, Boss Lin will be cautious and even change the chips to compensate Zhang Yuan.
Whether the White Dragon King is really a semi-immortal or a charlatan, the last thing a person in this business should do is to show a confused look.
You should remain extremely calm at all times and act like a master who is not alarmed by changes. Only then will it be easier for you to gain recognition from others.
After all, the most important thing in this industry is to gain recognition from others, and trust comes with it.
“There’s something wrong with this person!” The White Dragon King combined his birth date and facial features and looked back and forth, almost turning the photos upside down.
"According to the horoscope, your luck is mediocre, but you are just a mortal, and you are the most inconspicuous person in this bunch of photos."
"But the strange thing is, probably in About three years ago, this person's fortune suddenly changed."
"What then?" Lin Jianyue asked anxiously.
"Then...you can't see it anymore." The White Dragon King couldn't figure it out.
“What does it mean not to be able to see?”
“It’s just that you can’t see through it, it’s like seeing flowers in the fog, it’s mysterious.”
“Has this happened before?”< br>
“This is the first time.”
"Is there such a thing?" Boss Lin said in disbelief.
"Well, anyway, either he did something to change his destiny, or he found someone to help him change his destiny."
"It's hard to say."
< br>Then, Bai Longbai returned the photo to Lin Jianyue and said no more.
Lin Jianyue thought about it for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought Zhang Yuan was magical.
Master can't see through it, that's okay.
But he is the only one that the master cannot see through, which is awesome.
That’s the scorpion pulling daddy, the only one!
Now, the White Dragon King is engaged in metaphysics, not architecture. He obviously doesn’t understand the value of a dump truck.
In the entire Hong Kong plus Treasure Island, Eason Chan and Wu Bai are probably the only two people who know how powerful dump trucks are...
Lin Jianyue also told Liu Weiqiang that the White Dragon King "could not see through" this matter.
This is why his eyes looked so weird when he saw Zhang Yuan.
"Even a half-immortal can't see through it, so I'd better not offend him."
He thought for a while and said to Zhang Yuan in front of him.
“Well, Mr. Zhang Yuan, our character is an underground driver, a bit handsome, similar to Young and Dangerous, do you understand?”
Young and Dangerous... Zhang Yuan chuckled, this guy really has not forgotten his old profession, he made a lot of money by filming the "Young and Dangerous" series.
“I understand.”
Zhang Yuan raised his hand and patted his cheek, while taking a deep breath and adjusting his body condition.
He is wearing Adidas and Nike, both of which are sponsors of the film.
If it weren’t for the fact that it would be beneficial to develop early, Xiangjiang Films would be able to easily attract such international big-name sponsorships.
Huh...
After a few seconds, he began to enter the character and changed his usual state.
“Ouch!” Liu Weiqiang immediately discovered the difference.
Now, he is completely out of the state where he was full of energy and focused, as if he could enter the battle at any time.
It's so loose that it's a bit collapsed.
But when he reached the point of collapse, he managed to hold on a little, and grasped the feeling of collapse or not.
The shoulders are drooped, the neck is slightly bent forward, the waist is slightly bent, the legs are soft, the knees are no longer straight, but slightly yawning.
The stance of both feet also changed from straight forward at the beginning to a bit outward.
Even his wrists were hanging beside his trouser legs.
The corners of his eyes and mouth all stretched out, and a cynical look appeared in his eyes.
Liu Weiqiang applauded in his heart.
In less than half a minute, a sunny young man transformed into a ruffian street kid...
Director Liu originally valued Shawn Yue because he had some qualities in him. A natural yuppie aura, which is quite special. Many people, especially women, like this.
Now I see that Zhang Yuan can easily imitate the other party's temperament 80% to 90%.
In addition, Shawn Yue, apart from his temperament, is not actually a top-notch handsome guy, at most second-tier.
And having absorbed so many good-looking attributes, they were all picked from the most beautiful people in the mainland entertainment industry. Her facial features and frame are naturally much better than Shawn Yue.
Only the pinnacle of city martial arts, Yanzu can match it.
"The issue of appearance and temperament is over..." Liu Weiqiang never thought that this matter would be solved so easily.
"It seems that he is very talented in acting. He can easily grasp the key points of the character with just a few descriptions of mine."
Liu Weiqiang nodded slightly, as long as he has talent.
However, I am afraid that I may have talent but not be obedient.
After all, many of those who are handsome and talented have full personalities.
Both Edison and Wenle were like this, which gave him a headache when they first started filming.
“But both of them are quite capable, a bit like us old Hong Kong people’s ruthlessness...huh?”
Liu Weiqiang looked at Zhang Yuan as he thought, as a photographer He has already begun to imagine the shooting angle.
Thinking about how to maximize Zhang Yuan's appearance advantages.
But he suddenly discovered that the earlobe of Zhang Yuan's left ear seemed a little red.
“Your ears?”
Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to touch his earlobe, took a look at it, then smiled, put his finger in his mouth and sucked it .
“This is it?” Liu Weiqiang looked at him doubtfully.
"It's bleeding a little."
"What's going on?"
"Oh, when I was putting on makeup just now, the makeup artist told me that this character needs earrings."
< br>“But I don’t have pierced ears.”
“So I asked him to prick one for me on the spot with a needle before I put it on.” Zhang Yuan pointed to the pierced earlobe on his left earlobe nonchalantly. Patterned earrings made of white gold.
Liu Weiqiang:...
Holy shit!
Are you mainlanders so cruel?
Liu Daodun was a little timid.
How did you say this so calmly?
Doesn't it hurt?
Liu Weiqiang recalled it carefully. At least fifteen minutes had passed since Zhang Yuan finished putting on makeup and appeared in front of him.
But whether it was talking or performing, he never saw the other party showing any pain.
When he made sacrifices for his character image, he didn’t even shake his head. Such professionalism...
Liu Weiqiang also thought of the performance of Edison and Wenle in "Infernal Affairs" .
Although these two people can resist repeated NG, endure hardships, and get injured, they always have to complain.
But the person in front of me didn’t take it seriously at all. The two of them are not on the same level as him mentally!
"Talented and ruthless..." Liu Weiqiang also gradually began to pay attention to the "connected person" who was "forced into the crew" in front of him.
"Sit down, let's talk about the script and the work." Liu Weiqiang swallowed and forced his attention away from his left ear.
"Do you know anything about "Initial D" and racing?"
"I've read all the comics and animations." Zhang Yuan answered directly.
“All?”
The manga has not been updated yet, and the animation has only reached its fourth season. The manga and animation will not be completely completed until 2013 or 2014. .
Even a sequel comic called "MFGhost" was released later.
In this sequel, the ending of the male protagonist Fujiwara Takumi is explained.
Same as Zhang Chi in "Flying Life", Takumi fell off a cliff and was seriously injured due to a racing accident.
In the sequel, he became the instructor of the new protagonists.
However, the author also gave the old protagonist some compensation.
After breaking up with Natsuki Motegi, Green Tea Bitch, Takumi met rising golf star Mika Uehara.
This girl was good-looking, loyal, had excellent family conditions, and had a cheerful personality. She eventually married Takumi and lived a happy life.
“Yes, I read all the relevant works and checked the information.”
Zhang Yuan knew that in order for future cooperation to be smoother, he must leave a good impression when they first met.
"Including the cars of all the protagonists and supporting characters, I checked the detailed information."
"Also all the character prototypes."
"For example, Fujiwara Takumi's prototype is the island country's drift king Keiichi Tsuchiya."
This man participated in the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race on behalf of the Toyota team in 1998 and 1999. Le Mans is also known as F1 and WRC. It is the top event of the three major racing competitions.
Tsuchiya Keiichi won the runner-up in the overall rankings without grouping at Le Mans, which is quite impressive.
"The prototype of Takumi's friend Ashu is a staff member of the island country's car program "Best Motoring"."
"The host of "Best Motoring" Akihiko Nakatani is the creator of the "Initial D" manga A professional consultant, he is also the prototype of Nakatani, the boss of the strongest team in the comics.”
"The prototype of Ryosuke Takahashi is a famous driver from the island country, Keiichi Tsuchiya's idol and friend Takahashi Kunimitsu, who is also the founder of drift racing."
Zhang Yuan will know what he knows and find out the information. Tao Lai.
After listening to this, Liu Weiqiang even decided to take a notebook and write it down.
“How does he know more than me?”
Liu Weiqiang cleared his throat and looked at Zhang Yuan.
Now, this is called professionalism.
The preparation work was done to this extent before the shooting started.
Liu Weiqiang thought, this is quite rare among professional actors.
In particular, he also knew that Zhang Yuan was very popular recently, but he was actually quite busy.
Director Liu felt a bit of admiration for being able to find time to do research so seriously.
"Talent, ruthlessness, professional attitude...he seems to have all of them."
Liu Weiqiang thought, the White Dragon King couldn't see through it, but he seemed to see through it.
“Jay Lun from Baodao is also very busy and doesn’t even have time to meet me in person.”
“But I still finished reading the comic in advance.”
“Listen It is said that Jay Chou is the most popular singer in Taiwan.”
"And Zhang Yuan is the most popular young actor in mainland China during this period."
"It seems that the success of these two people is traceable."
"Between them There are commonalities between them!”
Zhang Yueying chatted with him for more than an hour, giving full play to the old imperial capital chat skills he had learned from living in the imperial capital for a long time, and Liu Weiqiang almost fainted from talking.
“Okay, okay, I understand.” Director Liu raised his hand and said, “You already have a full understanding of the work and related knowledge.”
"I think you are very suitable for this role."
Liu Weiqiang thought about it and seemed to be unable to find any fault.
If the only problem is that he is not from Xiangjiang...
Xenophobic!
You were xenophobic before the return, and you are still xenophobic after the return. This is not for nothing!
Director Liu asked his assistant to bring him the film contract. Zhang Yuan took it and looked at it carefully.
"Time, place, people..."
His estimated shooting period is three weeks.
After all, the role is not too many, and the filming of the entire drama took less than three months, so his proportion is not low.
As for the shooting location, just like Brother Hua said, we will go to the island country for on-site shooting.
The location is the prototype of the famous mountain in the story. It is located in Gunma Prefecture in the northern region of the island country Kanto. It is part of the famous double conjoined volcano named Haruna Mountain.
The most famous thing about this place is the five consecutive hairpin turns on the mountain road, which is also the most famous scene in anime.
This mountain still has a wonderful meaning. It is composed of three parts: Akagi and Shangmao. The first two parts have corresponding motorcades in the work.
From top to bottom, see the pay area at the bottom.
“1.5 million…”
Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows.
You can get 1.5 million in three weeks, not bad!
As a male, Jay Chou only has 4 million, so the price given to him is very reasonable, and it even includes some favor fees.
“I made 800,000 yuan in three weeks while filming “Little Fish and Flowers”.”
“It’s almost doubled here. My net worth has really increased. Fast.”
But he thought again.
“What a stupid beard!”
“Damn it, “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” offered me a salary of 8,000 per episode.”
“A total of 36 episodes, including training, it will take nearly five months!”
“It takes less than half a year to get less than 300,000 yuan.”
"If you count the time unit price, it is nearly forty times different from "Initial D"!"
If it weren't for the follow-up popularity and image bonus, the devil would be acting for the bearded man.
If this were not the case, Huang Xiaoming would be willing to spend 2 million to buy the character. Not to mention losing 1.7 million on the spot, and delaying so many schedules, the loss would be at least 3 million.
But he still does it, which shows that it is worthwhile.
Liu Qianqian is just like him, eight thousand episodes, no difference.
Zhang Yuan signed his name gracefully, thinking that with Brother Hua here, he couldn't suffer any loss.
But you will have to find a professional lawyer for long-term cooperation in the future. After all, there are too many hidden pits in the entertainment industry.
"Then we will see you in the island country."
"See you in the island country."
One day later, Zhang Yuan landed at the Gunma County Airport in the island country with his luggage.
The counties in the island country are actually equivalent to the provincial level in China, but they sound shabby.
As mentioned before, Mount Haruna, the prototype of Mount Akina, is a volcano, so a major feature of this place is the hot springs.
Zhang Yuan touched his chin in the airport.
“I also want to bring home a bunch of souvenirs.”
“Sissi’s chocolates and candies.”
"Cheng Hao's perfume."
"Shu Chang and the little senior sister don't have any requirements, so spend some money to buy them some luxury bags as gifts. Women should like them."
"Oh, by the way, Brother Qian heard that I was coming to the island country, and he specifically asked me to bring some CDs back... They can be considered a specialty."
"Well, I will also bring some to Teacher Guo..."< br>
Zhang Yuan walked towards the exit of the airport.
"Yeah!"
He never expected that he now has fans in a foreign country!
Seeing a dozen people holding banners to welcome him, Zhang Yuan walked forward with a smile.
But after seeing the content of the banner, he immediately darkened his face... (End of Chapter)