I am currently filming "Kung Fu King" in Hengdian.
From Dunhuang Desert to Wuyi Mountain to Jiuzhaigou and then to Hengdian, the crew traveled to more than half of China in half a month.
It's very hard, but also very fulfilling.
In the past, when I was on the set, I could quickly calm down and read a book after filming, but since joining the cast of "The King of Kung Fu", I can't calm down no matter what.
I will always think about one thing, why should Zhang Yuanjun help me?
Why did he tell me that Huayi was lying to me, and why did he introduce his American connections to me?
These days, when I have time, I read reports about the Cannes Film Festival.
"Buried Alive" premiered in Cannes. Although the screening score was not high, the audience response was very good, even though Zhang Yuanjun told me that unless the sky fell, there was no way "Buried Alive" would win the award.
But I still hope he can get a consolation prize or something, and I don’t know if there is a consolation prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
He can go to Cannes, and I also have Hollywood blockbusters like "King of Kung Fu", so I should be no worse than him.
The action scenes in "The King of Kung Fu" were more difficult than those in "The Condor", especially the pipa. When I was riding a horse and running with it on my back, it always hit me on the back of the head. After a scene, I was not tired but was quickly shot by the pipa. fainted.
There is also Diao Wei Ya. After "The Condor", I haven't Diao Wia for two years. Now that I suddenly come to do this, I am really a little uncomfortable.
But our military commander said that my wire clothes are very good, they can protect the waist and spine very well, they are not strangling, and they are also breathable.
This Wei Yayi was given to me by Zhang Yuanjun in 2004. It was wrong, it was not a gift. I exchanged it for him with a chair.
The price of my chair is not low either!
I took leave a few days ago to perform in the theater's "Blind City". I had been rehearsing this play for half a month and it felt very good.
But when I premiered at Peking University, I was more nervous than any other movie I've ever filmed.
The first performance of a play, 160 minutes, completed in one go, no NG, no do-overs.
For the first time, I personally felt why everyone is talking. Drama is the art of performance.
Although I am a supporting role, the feeling of who else is on stage is so fascinating.
There was a small theater performance in school before, but it was not performed publicly, and because the actors were all unimportant bit parts, and sometimes they didn't even have words, so I didn't have a strong feeling at that time.
And in the Peking University Memorial Hall, the whole audience looked at me. That kind of excitement and nervousness was a pleasure that I couldn't feel on the set in front of the director's camera.
We performed at Peking University Memorial Hall for four consecutive days and the performance was very successful. Listening to the warm applause from the audience, I felt that I was also extremely successful as a supporting actor.
We will have the second round of performances at the People's Liberation Army Opera House on the 6th of next month, and we are very much looking forward to that day.
I heard that the crew of "Love Is Afterlife" had stopped and returned to the capital. Zhang Yuanjun said that it was because the rainy season in Yunnan Province was ahead of schedule and the crew really couldn't start production.
Although Zhang Yuanjun was very sorry about this incident, he was actually a little lucky when he told me about it. He said that he still wanted to ask for leave from Teacher Yu and return to the theater to perform "Camel Xiangzi". Now, he didn't need to ask for leave.
He also said that he would come to see my performance in June and asked me to perform well and not to disgrace the National Theater.
snort!
Why do you, a human actor, speak Chinese? I'm not trying to embarrass you. If you have time to scold me, why don't you think about how to act "Camel Xiangzi"?
As soon as I entered the theater, I was the second female lead, so why did you play a minor role?
I write a diary obviously to record my own work and life, but why do I write about Zhang Yuanjun again!
This person is so annoying. When I was in school, he liked to bump into me and make fun of me.
After graduation, he still laughed at me and made fun of me, and introduced his American agent to me. This time it’s okay. I owe him such a great favor, and I don’t think I can even repay it.
How about introducing him to a girlfriend.
He is 22 years old, has not been in love in college, and I have not heard of where he will go to have fun. According to Xiao Shu, he will die from holding it in.
He will definitely be happy to introduce his girlfriend to me, and I can return the favor.
But what kind of introduction should I introduce to him?
It's definitely not good if it's too ugly. He won't like it, and it's hard for me to introduce it.
But beautiful, he can't even look down on a beautiful girl like Zhou Yang, how can he introduce her to a more beautiful girl.
How about introducing Xiao Shu to him?
No, Xiao Shu is beautiful, but she can't do anything, let alone take care of others.
Oops, how can I repay this favor for the "King of Kung Fu" audition?
Blame him!
For making me owe such a huge favor, he can laugh at me as much as he wants in the future and I won't be able to talk back.
Why do I write about Zhang Yuanjun again?
I’m so bored that I won’t write anymore!
Liu Yifei has learned to be smart. Instead of writing a diary with pen and paper, she uses keyboard on the computer instead.
But she didn't know how to set a password for the document, so she could only adopt the stupidest method. After writing, she saved it to a USB flash drive so that no one else could see it.
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Far away in France, the Cannes Film Festival ushered in its closing ceremony.
Because there were no expectations, the crew of "Buried Alive" was extremely relaxed and attended the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the film festival and the awards ceremony that followed with a normal attitude.
"Buried Alive" has already made enough money during its trip to Cannes. Although it is not a hit, it was shortlisted for the main competition and showed its face in the world's film media.
"Buried Alive" has sold distribution and screening rights in almost all major regions around the world, and has also received invitations from several small and medium-sized film festivals, hoping that "Buried Alive" can be screened.
Just these alone, "Buried Alive" is enough to recoup the cost.
But unfortunately, the screening of "Buried Alive" in the United States encountered some resistance.
The film has only received a limited release permit and is only allowed to be released in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Whether the film will be expanded in the future depends on the performance of the film.
"Buried Alive" has been scheduled to land in North America on August 3 this year, a summer release, which is a very good schedule.
Representatives of China Film and Television and Wang Zhonglei did not enter the Film Palace after the closing ceremony, but chose to return home early.
Zhang Yuanjun and the crew sat in the middle of the right row of the Lumière Palace. They didn't pay enough attention to it and the viewing angle was average.
The awards were handed out one by one, and Zhang Yuanjun did not hesitate to applaud each winner.
In particular, this year's Best Actress award was given to Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon, making Jeon Do-yeon the first in the top three best actresses in Korean film history and the second Cannes Best Actress in Asia - the first being Maggie Cheung.
Her performance in "Dark Sun" was particularly good, and the director of "Dark Sun" Lee Chang-dong is Zhang Yuanjun's favorite Korean director.
Quan Doyeon's performance always makes Zhang Yuanjun feel like watching Zhang Manyu.
But I feel that Quan Doyeon is not that similar to Maggie Cheung.
The Palme d'Or for Best Picture went to "April, Three Weeks and Two Days" by Romanian director Mongi, who was attending Cannes for the first time.
The aesthetic preferences of this year's jury can be seen from these two award-winning films: female themes, calm temperament, no strong dramatic conflicts, but the fate of the characters is gripping.
Zhang Yuanjun also likes this kind of movie, so he sincerely applauded the winners.
(End of chapter)
