After joining the team at the end of July, it only took Zhang Chu half a month to complete the filming, a full month ahead of Zhang Yimou's expectation.
"A real master would never use it so troublesomely."
Cheng Xiaodong's words clearly meant something to Zhang Yimou.
Before coming to Jiuzhaigou to shoot the battle between Wuming and Changkong, they came from Ejina in Inner Mongolia.
The crew filmed a fight scene between Feixue and Ruyue there.
can only say……
Zhang Yimou was deeply touched when he came into contact with a martial arts film for the first time.
Zhang Chu finished taking off his makeup and was saying goodbye to his colleagues.
"This is the first time I've had such a great time filming a martial arts scene. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely work together again. When the time comes, we will have a great time fighting again."
Li Lianjie spoke from his heart. He has made so many movies and collaborated with countless action actors, but Zhang Chu was the first one to make him feel this way.
There is no need for too much rehearsal or repeated communication. They only need to show the moves, and they can actually communicate with each other.
After the filming of the fight scene between the two on the first day, Li Lianjie also watched it, and he was shocked.
People used to say that the fight scene between him and Japanese actor Yasuaki Kurata in "Fist of Heroes" was the pinnacle of action movies.
However, compared with the sword and gun battle between him and Zhang Chu, it was completely insignificant.
"It's not easy to fight me again. You can do it at any time!"
Well?
Li Lianjie was stunned and immediately reacted when he saw a smile on Zhang Chu's face.
"You kid, you still haven't given up yet! You have to make me look stupid before you can do it."
Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts.
As a martial arts practitioner, Li Lianjie did not want to admit that his actual combat ability was inferior to others.
But this is the truth.
If he really let go and hit him once, Li Lianjie felt that he could not survive ten moves under Zhang Chu's hands.
There is no way, whether it is strength or speed, he is obviously far behind Zhang Chu.
Sometimes, Li Lianjie couldn't help but wonder which martial arts book Zhang Chu came from. He was not a normal person at all.
"If you want to find a master to compete with, I can recommend two to you."
Zhang Chu heard that the person who could be called a master by Li Lianjie was probably not an ordinary person.
"Have you ever heard of the Chinese Sword Master?"
Seeing Zhang Chu shaking his head, Li Lianjie didn't give in.
"I'm talking about Teacher Yu Chenghui."
Zhang Chu heard this and suddenly remembered the name.
"In the movie "Shaolin Temple" you filmed, did Wang Renze need to be in it?"
"That's right, regardless of your boxing and kicking skills, Teacher Yu's two-handed sword is definitely the best in the martial arts world."
As Li Lianjie spoke, her expression changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh! No... nothing."
It really would be a ghost if it were nothing.
However, Li Lianjie didn't say anything, so Zhang Chu didn't ask in detail.
What he didn't know was that the reason why Li Lianjie suddenly lost his composure when he thought of the two-handed sword was because he thought of his ex-wife Huang Qiuyan.
There was a real competition organized in China. At that time, Huang Qiuyan and Yu Chenghui had a two-handed sword versus two-handed sword fight.
The final result was naturally that Yu Chenghui won and Huang Qiuyan was almost injured.
"If you have a chance, you can discuss Taoism with Teacher Yu Chenghui."
We can only sit and talk. If they fight, the elderly Yu Chenghui is naturally no match for Zhang Chu.
But regarding the application of two-handed swords, Yu Chenghui may be able to inspire Zhang Chu.
"Where's the other one?"
"Teacher Yu Hai is also an actor who worked with him on "Shaolin Temple". His Seven-Star Praying Mantis Fist is so amazing that even though he is old now, ordinary people are no match for him."
Hearing Li Lianjie talk about the Seven Star Mantis Fist, Zhang Chu suddenly became interested.
He had encountered a martial artist who used this kind of boxing technique before, and he almost suffered a big loss.
"If you have the chance, you must go and see it."
Seeing Zhang Chu's eagerness to try, Li Lianjie said hurriedly.
"You kid, please don't do whatever you want. Teacher Yu Hai is over 50 this year. If you really want to fight..."
As the saying goes, boxing is afraid of young people.
If he really let go of his hands and feet to fight, Yu Hai wouldn't be able to...
"Don't worry, don't worry, sit down and talk."
That being said, it might not be the case if we meet him.
I originally thought that before I left, I could find a chance to have a fight with Li Lianjie, but I didn't expect that the Kung Fu Emperor was also very slippery, and blocked him back in just two words.
However, there is also an unexpected surprise. Unfortunately, the two masters introduced by Li Lianjie are all elderly. Even if they have the chance to meet, they can only compare their moves.
Then, Zhang Chu went to say goodbye to Cheng Xiaodong and Zhang Yimou.
"Achu, next time I will be the director and you will be my leading actor. This time it was not enough. Let's continue next time."
As a martial arts instructor, Cheng Xiaodong could not restrain his inner desire to create when meeting a master like Zhang Chu.
Many martial arts moves that could only exist in the imagination before were finally able to be completed by someone without the help of wires and other stunts.
For a martial arts instructor, there is nothing more exciting than this.
"Okay! I'm waiting for your call."
Zhang Chu is also very interested in cooperating with Cheng Xiaodong. His action design style is different from others and his imagination is very rich.
Zhang Chu was also greatly inspired by many of the actions in the battle between Changkong and Wuming.
"Zhang Chu."
Zhang Yimou looked at Zhang Chu and felt very complicated in his heart.
During this period, he almost couldn't help but call Li Feng, the screenwriter of "Hero", several times to revise the script.
It extended the story line of the character Changkong, but in the end, Zhang Yimou still held back.
He knew very well that once the role of Chang Kong was added, "Hero" would become another story.
But now that Zhang Chu is leaving the group, Zhang Yimou still feels extremely reluctant to leave.
Originally, the fight scenes and war scenes in the play only served the core of the story. Zhang Yimou did not pay special attention to them, so he chose Zhang Chu, an actor with average acting skills.
But after seeing what it means to compete with masters and the peak showdown, Zhang Yimou was also deeply shocked.
Good acting skills are indeed important, but they are not absolute.
"I believe we can work together again soon. Let me ask you a question. Do you like reading history?"
Well?
Zhang Chu didn't understand what Zhang Yimou meant and could only answer casually.
"I look at it occasionally."
Zhang Yimou nodded and didn't care.
"If you have time, read Jin Shu."
Zhang Yimou certainly didn't mean what he said, but he didn't make it clear.
"Okay, I've written it down."
After saying goodbye, Zhang Yimou and others continued to work.
Liang Chaowei, who plays Can Jian, has arrived. The decisive battle between Can Jian and the nameless lake in the play will also be completed in Jiuzhaigou.
Originally, Cheng Xiaodong wanted Zhang Chu to stay and help with action design, but Zhang Chu declined.
Wang Jinghua called two days ago and received an audition invitation for a play. Next, Zhang Chu is going to Guangzhou to meet the director.
Wang Jinghua didn't specify what type of drama it was. He only said that it was a modern fashion drama.
It seems that since Zhang Chu became an actor, this is the first time he has the opportunity to participate in a modern fashion drama.
"Brother, I think if you were the male lead, you would definitely be better than Li Lianjie."
Just after coming out of the hotel, Xiao Ma suddenly said this.
"Why did you suddenly think of talking about this?"
Xiao Ma was still aggrieved.
"I'm not wrong. If the investor hadn't appointed him to play the role and the competition was fair, he would definitely not be able to compete with you."
Zhang Chu smiled when he heard this: "Okay, there is no need to complain about me. The investors appointed Li Lianjie to play Wuming because they have data. This is an advantage."
"But, brother, if you can play Wu Ming, maybe you can become famous along with this drama. By then, no one in Hollywood will dare to look down on us."
Dare to love because of this.
That day at Warner Bros., although Xiao Ma didn't go with him, she could see the cold reception Zhang Chu received at the beginning.
"Don't worry, sooner or later they will beg me."
Zhang Chu said and looked at the time. The train was at three o'clock in the afternoon, so it was still early.
"Let's go and take you something good to eat."
Xiao Ma, a girl, can forget all kinds of troubles as long as she has delicious food.
After a hearty meal of hot pot, the two of them hurriedly arrived at the train station.
"Xiao Ma, tell me, Director Zhang asked me to read Jin's book. What does it mean?"
"Brother, you are making yourself difficult. I, Jin Shu, don't know anything."
"It's embarrassing to say that I'm ignorant. The Book of Jin is one of the Twenty-Four Histories, and it talks about the history of the Jin Dynasty."
Xiao Ma was a little unhappy at being said to be uneducated, but she still used her not-so-smart mind to help think about it.
Since it was Zhang Yimou who said it, it would definitely not be without reason.
"Brother, tell me...Does Director Zhang plan to film this...Jin Shu's story in his next movie?"
Well?
Zhang Chu thought about it carefully and felt that Xiao Ma's words made sense.
Zhang Yimou would never say something out of nowhere. He was probably preparing for his next work.
"Xiao Ma, remember this and buy me a set of Jin books when you return to the capital. I will study it carefully."
Although the history of the Jin Dynasty was not long, a lot of things happened.
The most famous one is of course the Eight Kings Rebellion, and the other ones are...
The clothes and clothes traveled south, and the five people were in chaos in China.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chu suddenly felt that he had caught something.
"Xiao Ma, do you think Ran Min is a great hero?"
"who?"
never mind!
How could this ignorant little girl know about King Wu Dao?
Of course, she is not the only one. That period of history, whether now or in the past, is the darkest chapter in Chinese history and is rarely mentioned.
Even if it is put forward, it is whitewashed.
National integration?
That's right, if the Han people were eaten by the barbarians as two-legged sheep, wouldn't they be completely integrated?
"Thinking of buying me a book."
"knew!"
After Xiao Ma finished speaking, she started tinkering with her bag again.
"Brother, would you like some drink?"
