Xu Ke teamed up with popular young actor Zhang Yuanjun, and Liu Yifei. These three appeared in the same movie, and there was no need to send invitations to the media. The opening ceremony was crowded with reporters and fans.
But Xu Ke didn’t want to do it in a big way. Maybe he thought it would be more low-key after "Seven Swords" was launched.
The start-up ceremony was held in the open space at the ruins of the Modu Shipyard. There was a huge ship pulled over in the harbor, with "DESTINY" and its logo painted on the hull.
As a director, Xu Ke only said one sentence in the opening tent: "This is not the first time for everyone to act. We will cooperate well in the future. Thank you."
Even representatives from Shanghai Film Group Corporation, the film’s investor, did not speak.
There were no media interviews at the opening ceremony. Reporters were allowed to take photos outside the cordon, and the crew did not let anyone in.
In the previous month, I would focus on filming all the scenes except gambling games. Today, I will pick a simple one - Kaisi Cheng won the bet and got off the ship safely.
"Disperse the crowd of spectators," the assistant director commanded, "Start the filming soon."
"Actors prepare. Try to finish filming today. This boat is very expensive. It costs 100,000 to rent for a day." This boat is the most expensive prop in the whole group!
Half an hour later, everything was ready, and Xu Ke announced the start of the filming of "Animal World": "Okay, let's start."
In fact, Zhang Yuanjun is very busy in July and August, mainly with the promotion work of "Famous".
He had to be present at the two premieres in Beijing and Shanghai, and he also had to attend various promotional activities in the week before and after the release.
It can be said that Zhang Yuanjun was away from the set for almost 20 days.
Fortunately, Zhang Yuanjun informed the crew of these schedules in advance, and the assistant director also tried his best to take care of Zhang Yuanjun's schedule when making cast announcements.
There are rumors in the world that Mr. Xu is very good at training actors, especially conditional actresses.
Although "Animal World" does not require high acting skills, its selling point is the rock-paper-scissors gambling game, but Xu Ke's requirements for actors' acting skills have not been reduced because of the setting of the movie.
But Xu Ke is not a stream-of-consciousness director like Wang Jiawei. He doesn't tell the actors what kind of performance and state they want, and they have to figure it out themselves.
When Xu Ke is filming, he likes to demonstrate to the actors in person, which is a way to satisfy his acting addiction.
For example, right now, he is giving an example to Liu Yifei.
He grabbed Zhang Yuanjun's clothes and said to Liu Yifei who was wearing a nurse's uniform: "If you look at him like this, there will be tears and panic in your eyes, but don't act like this." As he spoke, he read Liu Qing's lines with trembling lips: "Can you not leave?"
"Don't act like this. I'm afraid you just graduated from the academy and using these techniques will be too fake."
"Hahahaha." It's really fun to watch the old weirdo demonstrate his acting.
"Don't shake your voice, just speak normally. As long as you take on the role, your emotions and your lines will be natural." Tsui Hark turned to look at Zhang Yuanjun, intending to demonstrate to Liu Yifei again, but suddenly asked, "Are you really 1.8 meters?"
Zhang Yuanjun nodded: "I'm really 1.8 meters tall."
"Then why are you so much taller than me!" The old man suspected that Zhang Yuanjun lied about his height.
In the past, Liu Yifei and Zhang Yuanjun seemed harmonious on camera, but when Xu Ke stood in front of Zhang Yuanjun, he felt something was wrong.
"I don't know." Zhang Yuanjun didn't take the initiative to say this.
Liu Yifei on the side revealed ruthlessly: "He underreported it by 5 centimeters."
Seeing that Zhang Yuanjun did not deny it, Xu Kecai said: "Let me tell you, how can you be so taller than me when you are 1.8 meters tall?"
Zhang Yuanjun said sheepishly: "If you don't apply less, it will be easier to take on the roles. Otherwise, people will think I'm too high and they won't film with me."
Xu Ke did not dwell on this issue and demonstrated it to Liu Yifei again: "Like this, do you understand?"
"Understood." Liu Yifei nodded.
These days I have been busy catching up on Liu Yifei's dramas. There is not much scheduling, and most of them are in the hospital.
Not to mention, the old geek is really good at teaching actresses.
Liu Yifei said that she did learn a lot under Xu Ke's guidance.
For example, she learned how to stick needles.
Liu Qing is a nurse, and Liu Yifei learned some acupuncture techniques from him.
At first, I practiced on the acupuncture teaching aids.
After practicing more, she felt that she had learned it, and she insisted on pricking real people's hands.
Huang Bo, several supporting actors, and some crew members have been stabbed by her in the past few days, and now they hide when they see her.
Zhang Yuanjun finished a scene with her that day and took a break in between.
"Come on, don't move." Liu Yifei came over with the needle.
"No, Huang Bo and the others were stabbed by you and ran away when they saw you. You still want to bring trouble to me?" Zhang Yuanjun refused to give her a hand training.
"It won't be anything, just a needle stick." Liu Yifei sat next to Zhang Yuanjun, and her red chair was placed next to Zhang Yuanjun's black chair.
"Look if there is anyone else who hasn't been stabbed by you. Go find him, in case you get stabbed by me."
"It's not like you haven't had a needle before. If it hurts, it might be damaged." Liu Yifei felt that she had practiced very well.
"They are professionals, but you are just learning."
"I've pricked more than a dozen people, and I'm a professional." Liu Yifei couldn't help but take Zhang Yuanjun's hand and put it under her arm. Zhang Yuanjun's palm was placed on her knee, "Don't move, I'll prick the wrong one if you move around." in spite of."
Zhang Yuanjun looked at it: "When the filming is over, I will definitely go to your mother to file a lawsuit against you. How can you do this to your opponent's actor? Can you be accurate?"
Liu Yifei learned the technique well. She first used a rubber band to tighten her wrists and then commanded: "Make a fist."
Then he patted the back of Zhang Yuanjun's hand, and then applied alcohol on it.
Finally get the needle.
"Okay." Liu Yifei took the needle, let Zhang Yuanjun go, and covered the needle hole with a small piece of cotton, "I said my skills are very good."
Zhang Yuanjun looked at the pinhole and saw that it was really fine.
I heard Liu Yifei say again: "If I weren't an actor, I would definitely do well as a nurse."
Zhang Yuanjun looked up and down at Liu Yifei, who was wearing a nurse's uniform, and said, "You don't look like a nurse in this outfit."
Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and ignored him.
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In the market, the release of "Superman Returns" did not have much impact on "Crazy Stone".
The total box office of "Stone" still exceeded 10 million on the 16th.
Based on the current hot performance of "The Stone", theater managers have said: "We are still optimistic about the future performance of "The Stone"...the total box office should be more than 18 million...the film schedule is still guaranteed, which is the biggest surprise for domestic films this year."
Ning Hao got what he wanted and finally became famous and made money.
Naturally, he became a guest of various film and television companies, and various invitations and banquets came one after another.
The main actors in the play also attracted the attention of the crew.
Among them, Brother Dao and Heipi are the most loved by the audience.
Liu Hua has been doing well recently, receiving many roles similar to Brother Dao.
The black-skinned Huang Bo, when I inquired about it, he went straight to heaven and acted in a Xu Ke movie, cooperating with Zhang Yuanjun, Liu Yifei, and Xia Yu.
But when I inquired later, I found out that Huang Bo's current role was decided before "Stone" was released, and it was recommended by Zhang Yuanjun.
(End of chapter)
