Yuen Heping returned to Xiangjiang after filming "Little Li Flying Knife". The post-production of this drama has to be completed in Baodao. With Cui Chenggong in charge, he only needs to confirm the martial arts part at the end.
After all, as he got older, Yuan Heping's energy was not as good as before. He had been working hard for several months and just wanted to take a good rest.
But just a few days after returning to Xiangjiang, Yuan Heping received an unexpected phone call.
The caller was Xu Ligong, a well-known Baodao filmmaker and founder of the Golden Horse Awards.
Yuan Heping also had a relationship with the other party. Several movies previously produced by his company were successfully released in Baodao, thanks to Xu Ligong's help.
Yuan Heping always remembered this favor, so when Xu Ligong asked him to go to the mainland to serve as a martial arts director for a movie, he agreed without hesitation.
Only when we arrived did we find out that the director of this movie was actually Li An. Looking at the cast lineup that had already been decided, Yuan Heping was even more surprised.
The leading actor actually invited Zhou Runfa. You must know that since "Peace Hotel", Zhou Runfa announced his entry into Hollywood and has not participated in Chinese films in the past few years.
In addition to Chow Yun-fat, the heroine also invited the famous Chinese female movie star Yang Ziqiong.
And newcomer Zhang Ziyi has attracted much attention just because she starred in the new film "My Father and Mother" by the great mainland director Zhang Yimou. Although the film has not been released yet, it has already attracted much attention.
The remaining supporting actors include Zheng Peipei from Xiangjiang, veteran actor Lang Xiong from Baodao, and powerful mainland actors Huang Suying and Li Fazeng. The lineup is luxurious.
only……
Except for the two actresses Yang Ziqiong and Zheng Peipei, there seems to be no one who can beat them.
How to film a fight scene?
Do they all use substitutes?
"Director Li, who are you going to find to play this Luo Xiaohu?"
After briefly reading the script, Yuan Heping immediately had an idea.
"Mr. Xu recommended an actor, and I'm still considering it."
Hearing Li An say that Xu Ligong had recommended actors, Yuan Heping couldn't help but frown.
He owed Xu Ligong a favor, so naturally he couldn't argue with him.
It's just that I'm a little unwilling.
"Which one did Mr. Xu recommend?"
"Zhang Zhen, Mr. Yuan should have some impression."
Indeed, although I have never worked with him, I have heard of this actor.
At the age of 15, he was nominated for the Best Actor at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. He also collaborated with Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung in the literary film "Happy Together".
Moreover, Zhang Zhen's father Zhang Guozhu is also a well-known actor in Baodao and is very influential there.
It may not be easy to compete with this person for a role.
"In that case, why hasn't it been decided yet?"
Li An looked helpless: "I was supposed to sign the contract, but he had an accident while driving a motorcycle and broke his leg. It is estimated that it will take three months to recover, but the start time of this drama has been set. Just three months later, he had no martial arts skills and missed training, so I am still thinking about it, and now I have identified several alternative actors for this role."
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wu Qilong, and... Zhen Zidan.
After hearing Li An's introduction to several people, Yuan Heping immediately crossed out the names of Takeshi Kaneshiro and Wu Qilong.
Takeshi Kaneshiro has never made a kung fu movie. Although Wu Qilong has some taekwondo skills, he has rarely made action movies recently due to injuries.
There is only one Zhen Zidan left...
This person was also Yuan Heping's apprentice and had been highly praised by him. However, at that time, the popularity in Hong Kong was Xianxia Kung Fu movies, and Zhen Zidan's martial arts style was not pleasing to the eye.
So after staying in Yuanjiaban for a few years, Zhen Zidan returned to the United States.
Therefore, the relationship between master and disciple is not good.
"Director Li, I have a candidate. If it's convenient, can I meet him?"
Li An smiled when he heard this and said: "Of course I am interested in the people recommended by Mr. Yuan, but I haven't heard that Mr. Yuan has accepted a new apprentice recently."
Yuan Heping likes to support new people and is well-known in the circle.
Every newcomer who joins the Yuan family class will get many opportunities. Only when they prove that they are not suitable for working in front of the camera will they move to behind the scenes.
Now that Yuan Heping wanted to recommend actors, Li An naturally thought of Yuan Jiaban.
"The actor I want to talk about is not from our Yuan family class. He was the second male lead in my last drama. There is no problem with his image. The important thing is that his kung fu is very good."
Hearing what Yuan Heping said, Li An became even more curious.
Who doesn't know that Yuan Heping is the best martial artist in the world, and if he can praise him for his good kung fu and add a "special" to emphasize it, there must be something extraordinary about him.
"Mr. Yuan said so. I really want to meet him now."
Seeing that Li An had no objection, Yuan Heping immediately dialed Zhang Chu's number.
"Director Yuan!"
Fan Bingbing looked at the name displayed on the screen in Zhang Chu's hand and couldn't help but begin to doubt his life.
Did Zhang Chu get the script from Tianxuan?
Otherwise, how could he be favored by so many big shots?
First there was Liping, then Lu Feng, and now Yuan Heping. Will it be Li An, Wu Yusen, or Spielberg in the future?
"Hurry up and answer the call! If you wait any longer, we'll hang up."
As soon as Fan Bingbing finished speaking, he met Zhang Chu's playful smile.
Is this intentional for me to see?
"You... are naive!"
Fan Bingbing folded his arms and leaned back in his chair, deliberately turning his head not to look.
But his ears perked up.
"Hey, Director Yuan!"
"Have you had any time lately?"
Yuan Heping got straight to the point. There are many competitors for the role of Luo Xiaohu. Relatively speaking, Zhang Chu has no advantage at all. If you want to win this role, you can only win it as early as possible.
"have!"
The crew was given two days off, but what does that matter? He got the role of Hong Xiguan in the ring.
As long as investor Zhou Linggang doesn't open his mouth, no one can try to replace him.
"Huangshan City in Anhui Province, the sooner the better, there... there is a role here, I think it is suitable for you."
What a good thing!
Zhang Chu was just guessing just now, but he didn't expect it to be true.
"Okay, I'll ask for leave from the crew here."
As soon as Zhang Chu finished speaking, Yuan Heping hung up the phone.
So urgent?
"Did you hear that?"
Fan Bingbing's ears stood up so high that they almost touched him.
"What's there to be proud of? I'm going to join the team for filming soon."
Although she said that, Fan Bingbing also knew that the crew introduced by Yuan Heping must be a hundred times better than her grass-stage crew.
The director is a newcomer, the actors are not well-known, and the investment is even less.
If Wang Jinghua hadn't persuaded her that if she wanted to completely get rid of the symbol of "golden lock", she should try to take on modern dramas, she would have looked down upon "The Storm of Zhongguancun" at all.
The name sounds like it sells pirated tapes.
"I still have something to do. I'll have dinner with you next time."
Zhang Chu said and got up and left.
Fan Bingbing wanted to keep someone, but before she could open her mouth, Zhang Chu had already disappeared.
After coming out of the coffee shop, Zhang Chu called Wen Weiji.
Wen Weiji was about to board the plane back to Treasure Island when he received a call from Zhang Chu, which was a little strange.
etc!
Could it be that this kid was in trouble?
I heard my old friend Lu Feng say before that Zhang Chu caused a lot of trouble when he was on the set of "Little Li Fei Knife".
Did this bring the problem to my group?
"Hello!"
"Director Wen, I encountered something and would like to take a few days off."
Ask for leave?
If I remember correctly, the crew should be on vacation right now!
"Two days are not enough. I have to go to other places. If it's quick..."
Yuan Heping didn't say anything too specific, he just asked him to go there as soon as possible.
What role? What to prepare?
Not mentioned at all.
Zhang Chu didn't know how many days he would stay there.
"Seven days should be about the same."
Seven days?
"Okay, just come back in seven days."
Wen Weiji originally wanted to refuse, but Zhang Chu was the second male lead in the play. All the plots revolved around him and Fang Shiyu, played by Zhang Weijian.
Zhang Chu's absence for seven days will definitely have an impact on the crew's filming.
But this person was appointed by the investor. Wen Weji didn't know what the relationship between Zhang Chu and Zhou Linggang was, so he naturally didn't want to offend him.
Is it so pleasant to take leave?
Wen Weiji has hung up.
Zhang Chu didn't think much and stopped a taxi to go home.
The moment I got on the bus, a very familiar figure walked out of a building across the street.
Tang Wei!
She was talking and laughing with a young man at the moment.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chu's heart suddenly sank.
He had thought before that Tang Wei would suddenly appear in front of him one day.
It really appeared at this moment, but unfortunately the way it appeared really caught him off guard.
Huang Bo had told him before that he had met Tang Wei in the capital, and he probably came to take the art exam again.
"Hey! Dude, are you still leaving? If you don't leave, don't delay me from sitting down!"
"Walk!"
Zhang Chu got in the car and reported his home address.
The driver stepped on the accelerator and the taxi disappeared down the street in an instant.
"Teacher Liu, I still have something to do. I'll treat you to dinner next time...next time."
Tang Wei felt that the fake smile on his face was almost unbearable.
This person is too annoyed.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a teacher in the training class, Tang Wei wouldn't bother to talk to him at all.
Do you think you are handsome if you have long hair?
Sister, I like bald heads.
"Tang Wei, we're just having dinner together, there's no need to reject people like this, right? To tell you the truth, I just like you. As long as you are willing to follow me, I have a movie that will be launched soon, and I can introduce you to you. To the director.”
When Tang Wei heard this, he didn't even bother to put on a fake smile, and his face instantly turned cold.
"Teacher Liu, please respect yourself. Also, I want to remind you to pay attention to your identity."
After saying that, he grabbed the bag from the other person's hand and threw it hard on his shoulder, which "accidentally" rubbed Teacher Liu's face.
Then, he held his chest high, raised his head, and strode away.
"Tang Wei, if you leave, you won't be able to attend my classes from now on."
Tang Wei didn't look back: "Whatever, if you return the money to me, I won't even come to invite you. Also, it doesn't matter what you say."
Well……
Teacher Liu was frustrated and could only watch Tang Wei leave.
Turning around a street, Tang Wei, who had looked like a "very cool sister" just now, seemed to have lost all his strength.
Leaning against the door of a shop on the street, I saw the celebrity poster posted in the window, looking a little lonely.
On the poster, Xiao Jian, played by Zhang Chu, smiles like a fool.
