"The Night Banquet" crew, lunch break, meal time.
At the dinner table, Zhang Yuan, who was planning to take a break after filming this movie, received a call from Zhang Guoli.
"Yuan, how are you lately?" Uncle Guoli's voice is very magnetic, after all, it is based on old dubbing.
Thick and powerful, like aged liquor.
But Zhang Yuan didn't want to drink this pot of wine now.
Because he probably guessed why the other party was calling at this time.
Zhang Guoli is also an old man in the imperial circle and has a good relationship with Feng Xiaogang.
So he naturally knew that there weren't many scenes in "The Night Banquet" and he would be free soon.
Last year, this person mentioned to himself that he saw that the film market is booming now, and because several TV series he directed were very successful, he also wanted to try his hand at being a film director.
"After you finish filming this movie, do you have a schedule?" Zhang Guoli asked with a smile.
Naturally, Zhang Yuan would not brag like Yang Mi to avoid doing things he didn't want to do.
"Yes."
"Well, my crew has been waiting for you. Come over as soon as you finish your work."
"Aren't you going to audition?"
"Hey, if you and I have anything to worry about, just come directly." Zhang Guoli directly eliminated the intermediate process for him.
Zhang Yuan knew that the movie he was preparing was called "The 601st Phone Call" and was based on last year's leaked celebrity phone calls.
But it should be said that this film is really not that good.
Although the actors found are all famous.
The female lead is Zhou Bichang, who just won the runner-up in "Super Girl".
The second female lead is Zhang Bozhi.
The third female lead is Zhang Meng, who just won the Miss Universe China Championship. She debuted not long ago and now looks quite innocent.
This person's career was mediocre at first, but later he got close to the boss of Yaoke Media, and then he embarked on the fast track of his career.
Zhang Yuan actually felt that the more slutty outfits and roles in the later stages were more suitable for her.
As for the male actors, Uncle Guoli acted on his own, and also hired two veteran actors, Niu Ben and Wei Zongwan.
In addition, Guo Degang, who has finally become famous recently, also made a guest appearance.
It stands to reason that this cast covers everything, from mainland China to Hong Kong and Taiwan traffic, to mainland drama stars, and basically has all the configurations it should have.
But first of all, the script of this film is not good.
Secondly, this film made a textbook mistake during the promotion stage.
Misplaced propaganda!
The audience thought it was a family comedy, but after watching it, they discovered that it had the foundation for a tragedy.
Just like when I went to a Western restaurant and ordered a pasta.
When it was served, I saw that the noodles were pasta, but I had fried sauce on them...
This problem was also made in the later "HELLO, Mr. Tree".
For the sake of box office, the producers promoted the film as a comedy. As a result, the audience walked out of the theater cursing after watching the film.
The script and Bao Qiang's god-level performance were in vain.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan is not very interested in this drama.
But there are a lot of human dramas in the entertainment industry.
Zhang Guoli is a senior, and he has a relationship with the Hou family.
In addition, they have always taken good care of me and invited me again and again.
If you don't go when there is a schedule, it would be a shame.
Many actors and actresses star in bad movies just to return a favor.
Zhang Yuan didn't expect that he would be treated like this so soon.
Let's do it, it won't take long anyway.
Moreover, Zhang Guoli offered him the same remuneration as he did for "The Night Banquet", just to make money and return favors.
After settling with Zhang Guoli, he put down his phone.
"What's wrong?"
The leading actors were all eating at the same table. Zhang Ziyi saw that his expression was a little helpless, so she asked.
"I accepted a play."
"That's a good thing. You're not happy about having a job, and you're still grimacing." Zhang Ziyi smiled and pushed him with her elbow.
"What play?"
After talking about the matter, everyone feels that although this movie is not as good as "The Banquet", the cast is not bad either.
"You are really... getting a good deal and still being nice." Zhang Ziyi joked: "What a great opportunity. You can make money by cooperating with big names."
"And I heard..." Jiji Zhang came to his ear and whispered softly: "I heard that Zhang Bozhi is quite a prodigal."
"If you go filming, you might even have an affair."
The news you heard is correct... Zhang Yuan waved his hand and refused: "Ting Feng and I are friends."
"Hey, I didn't expect you to be quite principled." Seeing him say this, Zhang Ziyi felt that being able to be so particular in the entertainment industry shows that human nature is really good.
In fact, we can put aside whether we are friends with Mr. Xie.
The key point is that Zhang Yuan, like everyone else, "knows Zhang Bozhi thoroughly."
Except for her top-notch face, the rest of her body is standard, and can even be said to be low-end.
And some steel wool...
Moreover, Cecilia had a foreign boyfriend, and Zhang Yuan was a little worried whether her body was as relaxed as her mental state.
I have lost my beauty as the heartthrob, or my little dragon girl has lost my charm, so I have nothing to do with this veteran driver who is the "Qiu Mingshan Car God".
"Yes, yes, this is a good opportunity. I want to act in a movie, but no one has approached me yet." Huang Xiaoming also expressed his rare support.
But he was not really happy for Zhang Yuan.
But once Zhang Yuan takes on this drama, he will no longer have the time to compete with himself in "New Shanghai Beach"!
Compared with Zhang Guoli's first film directing, Huang Xiaoming feels that the classic IP "Shanghai Bund" is safer and can better enhance his status in the entertainment industry.
After taking Yang Guo from me, it’s time to give Xu Wenqiang back to me!
Comfortable.
Huang Xiaoming, who has been in a bad mood since he joined the crew, and was outdone by Zhang Yuan in terms of acting skills and reputation, finally breathed a sigh of relief, which was a lot of relief.
Afterwards, I had many more interactions with Zhang Yuan on the set.
Brother Xiao Ming is not a bad guy, and he is actually considered a good guy in the entertainment industry.
He didn't deal with Zhang Yuan entirely because of career conflicts.
Now that the other party is filming a movie, it is equivalent to giving up the seat of this TV series that is likely to be popular.
What's more, the investment in this movie is not even as big as the TV series "New Shanghai Beach".
Huang Xiaoming, who had become increasingly irritable these days due to the popularity of the promotional video for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", now felt that most of his dissatisfaction was gone.
In the entertainment industry, the boundaries between friends and enemies are often very blurred.
afternoon.
"Stuck!"
"Xiao Ming, there is something wrong with your status and movements."
On the set, the crew is filming a big scene.
Hundreds of extras gathered together, dressed in neat costumes, and stood respectfully in the biggest scene of the film...in the palace hall.
The content of this scene is that the emperor, played by Ge You, tests the attitude of his ministers towards him, while looking for a thorn in the side to scare the monkeys.
The emperor first rejected the color of the hall's beams and columns and asked for them to be repainted.
He also denied the stone screen in the shape of a snow-capped mountain leopard.
In short, it's just like when your girlfriend has nothing to do and is looking for trouble.
"I'm here, auntie, will you give me some hot water?"
"Change the brown sugar water again, are you planning to make me fat to death?"
"Oh, you didn't even give me the brown sugar water, right? I see you have someone outside for a long time, break up!"
"If you don't want to break up, okay, Hermès has released a new bag..."
That's pretty much it.
Anyway, just find a reason to strike.
Pei Hong, the governor of Youzhou, was a close friend of the late emperor, and he made provocative remarks and flattered Yin Taichang and his son.
And when Queen Wan'er appeared on the stage, she called the other party the Queen Mother.
When the late emperor died, his wife should be the empress dowager.
But the current emperor married Wan'er again, so he should be called the queen.
Pei Hong called Wan'er the empress dowager in public, which was obviously intended to ridicule the current emperor's improper position and occupy the former emperor's wife.
As a general, you have a straighter temper.
Then the emperor ordered the Youzhou Jiedushi to be killed in public in order to establish his prestige among the officials.
At the same time, the vacated position of Youzhou Jiedushi was given to the son of Yin Taichang who had just behaved obediently, that is, Yin Xuan played by Huang Xiaoming.
The emperor's operation, simply put, is...
Treat them to guests, behead them, and accept them as dogs.
Carrot and stick, this is the simplest and standard power strategy.
But Zhang Yuan is very doubtful that if this film is sold in overseas markets, the white man's brain full of steroids will be able to understand this kind of obscure power struggle.
As the prince, Zhang Yuan did not need to appear in this scene, but he still stood aside and watched the show.
Ge You led his ministers to step forward, saying as he walked that the closest ones behind him were Youzhou Jiedushi and Yin Taichang and his son.
It's natural for two veteran actors to face this kind of scene.
But Huang Xiaoming didn't take a few steps when he was stopped by Director Feng.
The reason is that in these few steps, he doesn't have the domineering air of a military commander.
Brother Xiao Ming is indeed acting, but his understanding of generals is swagger and firm steps. But in the camera, his body becomes stiff and swaying from side to side.
Zhang Yuan watched from the side, and even saw a hint of middle-aged greasy energy in his footsteps.
There is always a feeling of shopping on campus with hands in pockets and a wicked smile...
Brother Xiao Ming is not suitable for playing roles that are too smart or too capable.
On the contrary, I can handle characters that are a little bit more silly or more profound.
Just like Huang Shengyi, why did Xingye let her play a mute?
A more obvious example is Yang Guo in the previous life "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". His interpretation of the deep and steady Yang Guo in the later period was obviously much better than the lively and clever little Yang Guo in the early stage.
The problem now is that filming such a big drama is inherently stressful. After all, one move affects the whole body. Once the shooting starts, it is a big job for hundreds of people. Because you are alone, you can imagine how much pressure you feel.
The result is that each shot is worse than the one before.
The more nervous you are, the more unnatural your body movements will be.
"Stuck!"
"Xiao Ming, why are you still in the same boat?" Director Feng scratched his head after calling out for the fifth time.
Today's Huang Xiaoming is like a student who did not perform well in the military training and was pulled alone by the instructor to perform in front of others. His nervous hands and feet are uncoordinated.
stiff!
"You take a break first, Yu. Can I take a close-up of you first?"
"I can do it."
Director Feng had no choice but to even change the order of filming.
This is the most difficult part of being a director. You don’t know how many accidents will happen on the set every day, and you need to constantly adjust at any time.
Huang Xiaoming, wearing props and armor, sat alone on the steps outside the scene, squeezing his hands.
"Brother Xiao Ming, what's wrong?"
At this time, he heard an extremely familiar voice coming from behind him.
"No, it's nothing..."
This man looked back and saw that Zhang Yuan was here, and his heart trembled.
He didn’t come here just to see my joke...
Because Zhang Yuan's performance inside and outside the crew made him somewhat inferior, he had an instinctive resistance reaction after meeting the other person.
But soon, he discovered that he was wrong.
"Have you ever watched Peking Opera?" Zhang Yuan patted the loose soil on the steps, sat down next to him, and asked.
Huang Xiaoming shook his head hesitantly.
"On the opera stage, the common footwork used by military commanders is the eight-character square step."
"Mighty and majestic, upright and majestic."
"Have you seen the 1998 version of "Water Margin"?" Zhang Yuan asked again.
This time Huang Xiaoming nodded vigorously.
The story of Shuibo Liangshan takes place in Shandong.
And Huang Xiaoming is from Shandong, and "Water Margin" is the story of his hometown, so how could he not read it.
"In this version of "Water Margin", do you feel that the walking steps of Lin Chong, Zhu Dian, Qin Ming, Yang Zhi and others are very different from ordinary people?"
Huang Xiaoming recalled it for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.
Not to mention, when Zhang Yuan said this, he really recalled that those people's movements seemed a little special.
In fact, not only these positions, but also the steps of the literati are very particular.
The most obvious one is Song Yasi played by teacher Li Xuejian.
When he was in office, he always took the small steps of an ancient literati, and his posture was also to carry his hands behind his back and lift his hips.
And no matter how fast or slow his steps are, his shoulders are as stable as a rock.
This is called keeping your shoulders still and your shoulders still. This is an ancient literati gesture.
Why can the 1998 version of "Water Margin" become a classic? The actors are so sophisticated!
From movements to footsteps, every detail strives to be authentic.
Moreover, the most classic "Four Masterpieces" TV series all refer to the service and style of opera works.
"What do you mean?"
"I happen to have some background in Peking Opera, so I'm a fan of it." Zhang Yuan straightened up: "Do you want to see how the generals walk in opera?"
After a while.
Feng Xiaogang called Huang Xiaoming again.
"Have you rested enough?"
"Yes!" Brother Xiao Ming nodded with firm eyes.
He is very confident... Director Feng looked at him like this.
"Come on then."
The camera turns on again.
Feng Xiaogang stared at Huang Xiaoming's movements.
He thought that if that didn't work, he would let Huang Xiaoming hide in the crowd and follow him to hide his movements.
But unexpectedly, his movements have improved greatly now!
Naturally, such low-level mistakes as having the same hands and feet did not occur.
Not only that, the rhythm and rhythm of the shoulders driving the arms are also much better than before.
What surprised him even more was that Huang Xiaoming's footsteps became much more energetic now.
In particular, the range of waist twist and overall posture are much better than before.
"Stuck!"
"This time is very good. Please praise Xiao Ming by name. He has made rapid progress." Feng Xiaogang said loudly with satisfaction.
Ma Jingwu quickly applauded his Nortel students, and led the extras to also clap and encourage them.
When Huang Xiaoming saw this, he immediately raised his chest and made a proud gesture.
Let me just say that his mentality is not good... Director Feng is watching.
He becomes depressed when he is scolded, and becomes arrogant when he is praised. He is far less calm than Zhang Yuan, and he is even younger than him.
Feng Xiaogang thought that from a mental point of view, it was normal that he couldn't defeat Zhang Yuan.
When everyone took a break and the crowd dispersed, Ma Jingwu took his students with him.
"Why did you suddenly improve just now?"
Teacher Ma is still thinking, is Xiao Ming enlightened?
"That, that... is." Huang Xiaoming replied with some embarrassment: "Ahem, it was Zhang Yuan who taught me some opera moves."
"Oh, no wonder!" Teacher Ma looked up and exclaimed.
"It's not surprising that he is."
"I told you earlier, learn more from him."
"Yes..." Huang Xiaoming replied sheepishly, his cheeks flushed.
He thought, my previous attitude towards others was lukewarm.
As a result, people took the initiative to help me when something happened.
Am I a little too petty?
Have they never regarded me as an enemy?
The main problem with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is too big, and Huang Xiaoming has never been able to get over it.
Now that I feel better, I feel that the other party is actually quite good.
Especially after thinking about it, the other party's height, appearance and other hard conditions are no worse than mine.
The other party's understanding of the script and performance even put me, a graduate of a professional school, to shame.
[Received a thank you from Huang Xiaoming, +1 for acting! 】
After sunset, Huang Xiaoming took the initiative to find Zhang Yuan and said that he would treat him to dinner.
Zhang Yuan was naturally happy to accept it.
The reason why he reached out to help just now was because he saw Huang Xiaoming's recent state and his increasingly stiff attitude towards him.
And Zhang Yuan knew that the other party was highly regarded by the Wang brothers.
So before I have the ability to fall out with Hua Yi, I can't become a mortal enemy with this person to prevent any complications.
Zhang Ziyi saw Huang Xiaoming smiling and hugging Zhang Yuan's shoulders to go to dinner together. It was a huge contrast from when she was filming the short film a few days ago.
"He is really powerful. He has turned an enemy into a friend."
"Yes, he can even handle people like Harvey."
"A man like Xiao Ming, who looks like a big boy, is not easy for him to catch."
A few hours later, Zhang Yuan carried Huang Xiaoming back to the hotel.
"He also said that he is from Shandong and is particularly good at drinking..."
Zhang Yuan complained as he walked.
Huang Xiaoming also hit the gun, thinking that one pound of liquor was enough to make his opponent surrender.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan's face didn't turn red after drinking.
Brother Xiao Ming is also a very nice host.
Looking at the women he is looking for, you can tell that he is the type who is born with the temperament of a domineering CEO and needs women to be polite and smile. He is a bit chauvinistic.
How can you admit defeat in a drinking contest?
As a result, after returning to the hotel, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun captured him with a camera as he collapsed on the ground.
The next day, I printed it out and showed it to everyone during lunch.
Huang Xiaoming is happy to announce his death.
While everyone was having fun, Huang Xiaoming wanted to find a stall where he could crawl into the ground.
An unexpected phone call interrupted Zhang Yuan's remaining crew life.
"Hello, hello, this is the Sports Administration."
"You are now cordially invited to attend the business dinner to be held in three days..." (End of Chapter)