Li An's assistant searched all over Huangshan City but could not find a horse farm. Finally, through someone's introduction, he found a provincial equestrian training base in Shangrao nearby.
After a day's delay, everyone took a bus to Shangrao. At the training ground, Zhang Chu fell in love with a horse at a glance.
He immediately asked the person in charge of the base and wanted to buy the horse.
As a result, he was told that the horse was worth nearly ten million and was the only horse in China that met the requirements for international equestrian events.
Not to mention that Zhang Chu didn’t have that much money, even if he did, it would be impossible to sell it to him.
Zhang Chu was speechless as he listened. He thought he was quite rich, but in the end, poverty still limited his imagination.
A horse can actually be sold for nearly 10 million. Although I have heard about some magical horses that are hard to find, but when I actually see them, I am still surprised.
Since I can’t afford it, I can always ride it for a couple of laps, right?
But Zhang Chu's request was rejected again.
This horse is the treasure of the national equestrian team. Except for the best riders in the country, otherwise, let alone riding it, you can't even get close to it. At most, you can only take a look at it from a distance.
There is no choice, it is destined to be missed.
Zhang Chu could only choose one of the many horses at random.
When they arrived at the racecourse, Li An and others were already ready, waiting to admire Zhang Chu's smooth walking on the ground.
Snapped!
After walking around for two times, Zhang Chu also gradually became familiar with the horse. Don't ask how, the horse is actually very smart, and it actually knows who has good intentions towards it.
With a gentle pat, the horse immediately galloped away.
But……
Why didn't Zhang Chu go up?
We came to see you ride a horse, not a horse-walker.
Just when everyone was wondering, the horse had already run a circle and returned to the starting position, but its speed still did not slow down.
The moment he passed by Zhang Chu, Zhang Chu raised one hand and put it on the horse's neck. Then he jumped up and jumped onto the horse's back with the help of the inertia of the horse's forward gallop.
Shaking the reins, clamping the horse's belly with both legs, the speed was faster than before.
This hand shocked everyone again.
Yuan Heping has seen good riding skills, and there are many people who can do the galloping jump that Zhang Chu just demonstrated.
However, no one can complete it as easily as Zhang Chu, at least Yuan Heping has never seen it.
But it wasn't over yet. He ran several laps in a row, and the speed became faster and faster. Suddenly, Zhang Chu grabbed the reins, the horse neighed, and he stood upright.
"pretty!"
The person in charge of the base couldn't help but applaud when he saw this.
Then, Zhang Chu urged his horse and came to the sidelines, where there were bows and arrows prepared long ago.
When he came to Shangrao this time, Li An not only wanted to see Zhang Chu's riding skills, but also wanted to see how Zhang Chu's shooting skills were.
Luo Xiaohu in the story is a horse bandit. In addition to being good at boxing and kicking, his best thing is shooting.
Zhang Chu used a stirrup to hide, and directly took the bow and arrow in his hand.
He turned the horse's head and started galloping back and forth in the racecourse again.
"He doesn't want to shoot like this, does he?"
Yuan Heping heard Li An's question but did not answer.
Otherwise, how can you show your ability?
Whoosh!
While the horse was galloping, Zhang Chu shot an arrow and hit the bull's-eye steadily.
If the first arrow is luck, then when all the arrows in the quiver are shot and all hit the bullseye...
Seeing the bullseye densely packed with arrows, everyone was already numb.
Their feelings at the moment were the same as Yuan Heping's back then. Even if Zhang Chu suddenly flew with his sword, they wouldn't be surprised.
Many unreasonable things that are placed on other people can only be regarded as normal if they are placed on Zhang Chu.
Now Li An had nothing to hesitate.
This is the first time since he started filming that he was so excited about a kung fu actor.
Anyone who is familiar with him knows that his works have always focused on exploring human nature, especially the most famous father trilogy, which clearly analyzes everything in this world.
Being exposed to action movies for the first time, Yuan and Pingyuan thought it would be a literary movie disguised as an action movie, but they didn't expect that Li An was really going to fight this time.
Of course, Li An will not throw away what he is best at easily.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is indeed still a literary film, but this time Li An wants to add some new content in addition to his best field.
Originally, the fighting scene was regarded as embellishment, but after seeing Zhang Chu's kung fu, Li An changed his mind.
This time, he wanted to get a big one.
The group returned to Huangshan City, and Zhang Chu signed a contract with the crew that day.
The salary is 150,000, and the shooting period is 5 months.
If he had just arrived, Zhang Chu would have refused directly.
He made more than 400,000 yuan for "Little Li's Flying Knife" and more than 800,000 yuan for "Young Hero Fang Shiyu".
Moreover, the shooting cycle of the two dramas is shorter.
Now it’s only 150,000 in 5 months.
"You're not satisfied yet!"
Just after signing the contract, Zhang Chu expressed his gratitude to Zhang Ziyi as promised and invited her to have dinner at the best restaurant in Huangshan City.
During the dinner, Zhang Chu couldn't help but complain about the pay.
When Zhang Ziyi heard this, her eyes were so wide open that she almost dropped the plate.
What kind of cow and horse is this?
I'm lucky enough to be part of a film by a great director like Li An, and play an important role in it, but I still care about the pay.
Moreover, why are you not happy?
Zhang Ziyi's salary for filming this movie was only 130,000, which was not as good as her first movie.
But is this something that money can measure?
"Do you know what it means to be able to act in this play?"
Zhang Ziyi really felt that Zhang Chu should be taught a lesson.
Otherwise, if this kid gets a cramp in his head one day, he might go to Li An to argue with him.
"An Li is an influential Chinese director in the United States, let alone in Hong Kong and Taiwan."
"Acting in his works will open up the market in Hong Kong and Baodao. If you are lucky, you might even be spotted by a Hollywood producer."
Hollywood?
What is that?
Ferry?
However, although Zhang Chu didn't understand what Zhang Ziyi was talking about Hollywood, he understood another truth.
What is taken beforehand must be given beforehand.
He feels that he should be able to get more, but not yet.
Moreover, after coming to Huangshan, Yuan Heping also told Zhang Chu that he was a newcomer, and in terms of salary, not to mention the investors, even the director Li An would try his best to lower the price.
Directors want to focus their limited funds more on production rather than on actors' remuneration.
"If you really want to get a high salary, you must first have box office appeal. Then, without you opening your mouth, someone will come to you with a checkbook, slap a blank check in front of you, and fill it out casually."
Zhang Chu listened, although he felt that Zhang Ziyi's words were a bit exaggerated, but he was really looking forward to such a day.
"Like Zhou Runfa?"
How dare you think.
Zhou Runfa, Zhou Xingchi, and Cheng Long, these three people can be regarded as top-notch existences in the Chinese film industry.
Remuneration is calculated in tens of millions.
"If you want to reach his level, set a goal for yourself from now on - Hollywood. When the time comes, someone will pay you tens of millions to hire you to film."
Ten million!
Zhang Chu suddenly felt that his life was heading forward again.
"One day, I will do it."
Zhang Ziyi was stunned when she heard this. Could he be serious?
"Okay! I'm waiting for our mainland to produce an international movie star with a salary of tens of millions. When the time comes, don't forget that I have done a character analysis for you."
Of course I won't forget it.
Zhang Chu doesn't like to owe favors, so he got this role thanks to Zhang Ziyi.
Otherwise, based on his understanding of the characters, he might not have a chance to show it off at all.
But wouldn't it be too late to wait until he has received tens of millions of dollars in salary before expressing gratitude?
"How long have you been practicing swordsmanship?"
When Zhang Chu suddenly asked this, Zhang Ziyi was really caught off guard.
But thinking about the current situation, I feel a little depressed.
She has worked very hard and practiced for at least ten hours every day. She has never suffered major or minor injuries since she got here.
But after all, she had no foundation and her learning progress was very slow.
Regarding this, Zhang Ziyi could clearly feel that Director Li An was already a little dissatisfied.
Although she signed a contract with the crew, she will still be replaced at any time before filming is completed.
And she also heard that many people are still looking for Li An and want to recommend their own actors.
Investors may lack confidence in the film because of Li An's sudden change of style, but actors are still eager for the opportunity to participate in Li An's works.
Zhang Ziyi didn't want to lose this opportunity, so she could only work hard.
"More than a month, but I..."
"I'll teach you!"
Well?
Zhang Ziyi was stunned when she heard this, and then felt a burst of ecstasy. She had witnessed Zhang Chu's kung fu with her own eyes.
As the saying goes, a famous teacher makes a good disciple. Although she is not a good disciple, it would be better than now if she could have Zhang Chu, a famous teacher, to guide her.
"Are you really willing to teach me?"
Zhang Chu said with a smile: "You helped me, so I should repay you."
Zhang Ziyi immediately didn't even bother to eat, and pulled Zhang Chu to leave.
Unexpectedly, he is still impatient.
Back at the hotel, the two of them packed up and went downstairs to the badminton hall at the back.
Zhang Ziyi learned Tai Chi sword before, probably because her martial arts in the story came from Wudang.
But Wudang swordsmanship is not limited to Tai Chi.
"The Wudang swordsmanship I'm teaching you focuses on taking advantage of gaps, adapting to changes in the enemy, not sticking to established methods, following other people's style, borrowing others' strength, using stillness to stop, attacking later, striking first, avoiding the real and attacking the weak. , use the diagonal to get straight, move and spin, be light, steady, fast and fast."
Zhang Chu was talking about the tips of Wudang swordsmanship while moving his sword. In order to allow Zhang Ziyi to see clearly, he deliberately slowed down.
"It can be summed up in four words - Kit Kat is fickle!"
After Zhang Chu demonstrated it once, he suddenly accelerated his speed.
The moves of Wudang swordsmanship are not complicated. They are nothing more than drawing, bringing, lifting, blocking, striking, tapping, stabbing, collapsing, stirring, pressing, cutting and splitting. They all remain the same.
"Do you see clearly?"
What?
You're kidding me.
Even if Zhang Chu slowed down just now, Zhang Ziyi was still dazzled.
"Can you do it again? Slower."
Still slow?
No matter how slow the move is, it can't be connected.
Zhang Chu looked at Zhang Ziyi and suddenly felt regretful.
There are so many ways to repay a favor, so why should you take the blame yourself?
"Then...do it again!"
