On February 11th, Xiang Nan officially reported to the set of "My Father and Mother".
There, Xiang Nan also met Zhang Ziyi for the first time.
Twenty-year-old Zhang Ziyi is really as tender as a flower, juicy and crisp, making people unable to take their eyes away after just one look.
"Hello, Miss Zhang. I'm Yuan Hua. I'm glad to be able to cooperate with you this time." Xiang Nan greeted him proactively.
"Hello, Mr. Yuan, I am very happy to cooperate with you." Facing Xiang Nan, Zhang Ziyi was somewhat humble, "To be honest, I am still your fan."
Xiang Nan is now a popular singer and well-known throughout the country. One album sells millions of copies, and there are few singers more popular than him in China.
In terms of popularity alone, he is probably the first among the entire crew.
And as far as she knew, Zhang Yimou originally chose other actors to play Luo Changyu, and one of them, Zheng Hao, had better conditions than Xiang Nan. There is no choice in image, temperament or acting skills.
However, producer Zhang Weiping strongly recommended Xiang Nan to star and said that if he starred in the film, the box office would be more secure. In the end, Zhang Yimou couldn't defeat him and adopted his opinion.
It can be seen that there is a producer behind Xiang Nan, or in other words, there is the support of millions of fans. Unlike her, an unknown little actor, it was really a blessing to be able to play the role of Zhao Dier.
"Yes, thank you." Xiang Nan smiled.
"I'm not being polite, I like to listen to your song "Fly Higher" the most." Zhang Ziyi was afraid that he would think he was being polite, so he quickly added, "I want to fly higher, fly higher. It's like a strong wind." Dance, break free from the arms... How do you hear my singing, is it not out of tune?"
Xiang Nan smiled and shook his head, "No, the singing is quite standard. You can consider releasing an album in the future."
"Stop making fun of me, I'm not good at anything." Zhang Ziyi waved his hands and smiled.
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After a brief chat with Zhang Ziyi, Xiang Nan met the young King Yan again - Sun Honglei.
Sun Honglei also graduated from the Chinese Opera Department, but he did not major in acting, but in the musical theater college class. But regardless of a hero’s origin, his future achievements will rank among the top among all graduates of the Chinese Opera.
Xiang Nan liked his roles in "Conquest", "Latent", "Halfway Couple", "Drug War", "The Righteous Path of the World Is Vicissitudes", etc., and felt that he was a great man.
"Hello, Mr. Sun, nice to meet you, nice to meet you," Xiang Nan said, holding Sun Honglei's hand.
"Farewell, farewell, it's my honor." Sun Honglei was flattered and quickly declined.
"Mr. Yuan, I am also a fan of yours. I really like your songs. I bought both of your albums and listen to them every day. I can't get enough." Sun Honglei laughed again.
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded, thinking that I am also a fan of your drama.
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After the crew gathered together, they immediately took a bus to Fengning County, Rehe.
As for the costumes, props, lighting, camera and other equipment, they are transported by trucks.
In addition, Tang Wei also drove Xiang Nan's Audi car and followed the convoy. She will stay with Xiang Nan on the dam so that she can serve him conveniently.
As for Yan Fan, she is staying in the capital to facilitate handling of affairs here.
"Mr. Yuan, does that Audi belong to you?" Zhang Ziyi was sitting next to Xiang Nan, looking at the Audi car outside the window, and couldn't help but say with envy on his face.
In the 1990s, cars were very expensive. Even small cars like Changhe, Xiali, and Alto cost tens of thousands of yuan. It may not sound like much, but in the late 1990s, workers' monthly wages were generally only a few hundred yuan.
As for BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, the prices are often in the tens or millions, which are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Yes, it's just an ordinary car." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It's okay to drive in the city, but if I drive it to the mountainous area, I'm afraid it will be dead in two months. That's fine, if it breaks down, just get another one."
Seeing that he said changing a car was easier than changing clothes, Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but look at him with envy, "Then what kind of car do you want to change to?"
"I'm going to switch to a Mercedes-Benz G-Class. It has both superior driving performance and a comfortable ride experience." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Yeah, it sounds like a good car." Zhang Ziyi said with a smile, "Mr. Yuan, I really don't know much about cars. Can you teach me?"
"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded and talked eloquently, "Buying a car is like eating. It all depends on what you need. For example, if you are a boss, you usually buy..."
Although he didn't know much about cars, he was definitely capable of bluffing a layman like Zhang Ziyi.
Furthermore, Zhang Ziyi's asking him for advice on driving was just an excuse to chat with him and get close to him. Therefore, even if Xiang Nan was talking nonsense, she would look at him with admiration and nod her head to cater to him from time to time.
Therefore, the two chatted and chatted along the way, and their relationship developed rapidly.
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In the late 1990s, the mainland's infrastructure was not very good.
Therefore, the journey that originally only took four hours in 2000 took nearly eight hours to finally reach the destination-Donggou Village, Fengning County.
By the time we arrived in the village, it was already dark, so we arranged a place to stay first.
All the cast and crew were arranged to live in fellow villagers' homes.
The theater manager had already rented a house in the village. Because he was given a lot of money, the monthly rent was only 300 yuan, so the villagers happily vacated their houses. Those who couldn't get rented out were extremely envious.
Xiang Nan was originally arranged to live in the same apartment as Sun Honglei. He lives in the east room and Sun lives in the west room. However, since Tang Wei also came with her and she had to stay by Xiang Nan's side, this arrangement was not appropriate.
"Mr. Yuan, please let her live in my room. I can live in the same room as others." Sun Honglei was sensible and said quickly when he saw this.
"Hey, no, let's do this. If you don't mind me being noisy, let's spend the night together." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "We will consider renting a house tomorrow. This village is quite big, and we should still be able to find a house."
"Okay, whatever you say is good." Sun Honglei nodded.
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After the accommodation was arranged, everyone was ready to eat.
But I don’t know how long it will take for the master chef to prepare the meal.
After all, the stove must be set up, the fire must be started, the vegetables must be cooked, and the rice must be steamed. Therefore, basically if you have the conditions, you should solve it yourself first.
"I have instant noodles in my car. Why don't we cook instant noodles?" Xiang Nan invited Sun Honglei with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll take advantage." Sun Honglei said with a smile.
Xiang Nan immediately ordered Tang Wei to light a fire and boil water.
"Yuan Shuai, how do you use this stove?" Tang Wei looked at this big farm stove and kept looking stupid. This was the first time she had seen such a stove, let alone how to use it.
Sun Honglei looked at the stove and was a little confused. He is also a kid from the city and doesn't understand this stuff.
"Forget it, I'll do it." Xiang Nan smiled when he saw this.
Then he brought firewood, poured water, lit a fire, and cooked a pot of fragrant instant noodles.
Sun Honglei and Tang Wei couldn't help but be a little stunned when they saw him doing his work skillfully.
Neither of them expected that Xiang Nan, a big star, would understand rural life so well. It was really not easy!
