Chapter 295: Driven crazy by the investors!
Another ten minutes passed before the nanny car slowly stopped.

Liu Xiaoli tried to sit up straight. Although she was sober after the massage, she felt more tired.

She stared at Du Sheng's profile in the dim light coming through the car window, looking a little weak:
"Ah Sheng, I'll leave Xixi to you after she joins Interstellar Media. I hope you can help Xixi a little.

In the future, I hope you can help us more.”

Du Sheng opened her eyes comfortably, knowing that she had not had a easy night, and nodded:

"Don't worry, Auntie. Even if you don't tell me, I will keep Xixi's matter in mind."

Having said that, he once again placed his hand on the other person's snowy shoulders, whose clothes had slipped off, and smiled:

"But I'm not feeling well tonight, Aunt Li. You can't just leave me alone."

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him.

This guy is really a digging monster.

Even a ferocious person like her couldn't handle it.

Who else can surrender?

No wonder even though there are so many women around him, none of them complain or leave.

Considering the need to get along better with her daughter, she slowly moved over again.

"Xixi, please don't waste my good intentions..."

.........

After sending the exhausted Liu Xiaoli back to rest that night, Du Sheng rushed to the Yun Mansion without stopping.

More than half a year ago, the construction of three primary schools and water, electricity and roads donated by Huabang Charity was completed, and local leaders invited Du Sheng to cut the ribbon many times.

In less than eight months total, these things went up.

The efficiency is quite high!

In addition to the rapid loan disbursement by Huabang Philanthropy, we have to praise the speed of the Eastern Infrastructure Maniac.

As the co-founder of Huabang Philanthropy, Du Sheng must attend.

Except for Zheng Zetao who was unable to attend due to other matters, Liu Dehua also squeezed out time from his busy schedule to attend.

He had just finished his concert tour and started filming "Infernal Affairs 3".

Because the first two films were a huge success, the investors and the crew had high hopes for them.

But Liu Dehua’s time is even faster than Du Sheng’s. He comes and goes in a hurry.

He has to go back to Hong Kong to finish up "Infernal Affairs 3" and it will take a few days before he can join the crew.

That night, after dealing with local chores, Du Sheng returned to the capital again.

"Brother Sheng, look, 'House of Flying Daggers' has finally been officially announced!"

Wang Yaoyang knew what Du Sheng was going to do next and handed him the laptop.

Du Sheng took it and glanced at it.

It was an interview about the official announcement of the new drama by Xin Huamian Company.

He skipped the brief unveiling ceremony and focused on the conversation.

The interviewers lined up:

"For a while, there was a rumor online that Cheng Long was going to join House of Flying Daggers, and he himself did not deny it. Is this true?"

Zhang Weiping thought for a moment and said:

"He has indeed expressed his willingness to cooperate with us more than once, and we share the same expectations, but now we can only hope for the future."

Another media reporter asked curiously:
“Can you officially announce the cast list?
This is what fans want to know the most, after all, it is difficult to tell the truth from the false on the Internet."

"No problem. No need to keep it secret now."

Zhang Weiping smiled and no longer tried to hide it like before:

"In fact, the public's guesses are pretty accurate. The male leads are Liu Dehua and Du Sheng, and the female leads are Zhang Baizhi and Song Xinxin."

Media reporter asked:
"What did you think of casting all idol actors to play the leading roles in House of Flying Daggers?

As a commercial blockbuster, the actors’ ability to earn money is certainly important, but is that the only reason? "

Zhang Weiping naturally did not step into the trap:
“I think, in addition to market considerations, it’s also because their respective images, styles and acting skills are very suitable for the roles in the movie.

In fact, they are not only idols, but also talented actors with great acting skills.

For example, Du Sheng, this idol boxing star has irreplaceable popularity in Asia because he made it to the K1 finals, and he also won wide acclaim for starring in the "Infernal Affairs" series and "Big Man."

Southern Metropolis Daily reporter:
"Hero is about the story of 'The Assassination of Qin Shi Huang'. So which dynasty does House of Flying Daggers, which also had an investment of nearly 200 million yuan, revolve around?"

Zhang Weiping picked up the text and flipped through it:

"The Ming Dynasty, but without the emperor, tells the story of the love-hate relationship between two detectives and a blind female singer.

Zhang Baizhi plays the blind female singer, Song Xinxin plays the female knight, and Du Sheng and Liu Dehua are naturally the two detectives. "

"Hero has grossed 2.5 million yuan in China, and its commercial success is unquestionable, but it lacks in terms of storytelling."

Another reporter chimed in:
"This is also the reason why some people criticize Hero and Zhang Yimou. Can House of Flying Daggers improve on this aspect?"

Zhang Weiping patted his chest and said:

"This is Zhang Yimou's second martial arts film. He said that with the experience of the previous film, House of Flying Daggers will definitely play to the strengths of Hero and avoid its weaknesses to make it more attractive.

This is both an explanation to himself and a surprise to the audience."

Tiantian Daily reporter:
"How the Steel Was Tempered and The Gadfly were both filmed in Wu Kelan because the story background takes place in Europe, but why did a purely oriental costume martial arts film choose Wu Kelan as the filming location?"

Zhang Weiping responded:
"Zhang Yimou visited many places at home and abroad, and finally decided that the natural scenery and fresh air there were great, allowing him to give full play to his talents."

The interviewer began to ask about gossip, saying:
"I heard that Zhang Ziyi was originally scheduled to play the female lead, but later it was changed to Zhang Baizhi. Was it because of Du Sheng's strong request?"

"Ridiculous! It has nothing to do with other people. It's because of the role fit."

Zhang Weiping knew there was something fishy going on and said, "Besides, Ziyi has accepted director Wang Jiawei's 2046, so her schedule is not suitable."

Another reporter did not give up and said:
"Director Zhang previously said that there was a high probability that foreign artists would be invited to participate in the show. Why did it go away now and Du Sheng was chosen instead?"

Zhang Weiping remained unmoved and said:
"We have never publicized it. On the contrary, Du Sheng was decided by us from the beginning..."

Du Sheng smiled inwardly and didn't read any further.

It is likely that he has touched some people's cake and they are starting to get restless.

However, now that the producer has officially announced it, these criticisms are just a scratching of the head.

The next morning, after finishing a bunch of trivial matters, he was finally able to join the crew of "House of Flying Daggers" without distraction.

"Director Zhang mentions you every day and asks when you can come over."

Zhang Baizhi stepped forward and took Du Sheng's arm, smiling like a flower:
"He said if you don't come, he will be driven crazy by the boss!"

Her words revealed that Zhang Yimou was looking forward to it anxiously, but there was joy in his words.

"What about you? Are you bored during these rehearsals?"

Du Sheng smiled, and seeing that no one was looking at him, he let the girl hug him.

It can be seen that Zhang Baizhi's words all reveal that she misses him.

Zhang Yimou did not hold a start-up ceremony, but first filmed the opening scene of Mudanfang.

The focus here is Zhang Baizhi's role.

Therefore, she came from Hong Kong a week ago to rehearse the relevant scenes and water sleeve dance in advance.

This scene was filmed in the film and television city of Beijing Film Studio.

Although it is a hot summer day in the play and the girl is wearing a gauze skirt, it is already autumn and winter in the capital.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too cold inside the Beijing Film Studio, so filming didn’t make people shiver with cold.

Du Sheng had already choreographed most of the action scenes.

He also asked his master to lead the team for training.

Otherwise, Zhang Yimou might really go crazy.

Although Du Sheng had seen Zhang Baizhi wearing cheongsam, gauze dress, and nightgown before, he still found it pleasing to the eye every time he saw her.

It has to be said that Zhang Yimou is particularly particular about details and is willing to spend money.

Just for this dance, he prepared nearly ten sets of gorgeous scenes for Zhang Baizhi.

It’s all handmade and extremely luxurious.

It's much better than those TV dramas that just use green screen cutouts.

But compared to the actual layout, the cost of these clothes is negligible.

For this scene, Zhang Yimou invited a professional team, which spent forty days and several million dollars to build a real Peony House at the Beijing Film Studio.

This square has more than 200 finely carved pillars, hundreds of hand-carved windows, and dozens of palace lanterns.

In order to highlight the visual effect of Zhang Baizhi's dance, Zhang Yimou also specially made a group of exquisite steel butterflies to fly around the peonies.

Where the money is spent, there the effect is.

Props made at great expense are indeed realistic.

It is rumored that the budget investment for this drama is more than 100 million.

In this era, this is an unimaginable price.

Du Sheng walked in Mudanfang and felt as if he had traveled back to ancient times.

However, no matter how exquisite the background is, it cannot compare to a pure and pretty beauty.

When Zhang Baizhi, wearing gorgeous palace costume, danced barefoot on the Peony Stage, everything around her became dim.

According to the setting of this scene, Captain Du, played by Du Sheng, only needs to secretly be fascinated by the little sister's dance.

Such a simple performance was almost effortless for him.

He doesn't even have to try hard to get into character, he just needs to let it flow naturally.

It has to be said that Zhang Baizhi's martial arts training with Du Sheng was effective, especially after taking the body-tempering pill, she felt like she was reborn.

Flexibility, strength and coordination are on full display.

The dance steps are graceful and the posture is elegant!
When she danced gracefully and lightly like the wind, everyone at the scene turned their heads to look at her.

They are not extras, but at this moment they are better than extras.

All I can say is that everyone loves beauty.

Swish!

Two flowing sleeves crisscrossed in the air, dancing like a rainbow, endlessly.

While Zhang Baizhi swung out her sleeves, she kicked back with one leg, stretched her toes straight, and spun her body like flowing water, so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off her.

Behind the monitor, Zhang Yimou looked at the images captured by the camera and couldn't help but praise them repeatedly:

"With Bai Zhi's acting skills and foundation, she will definitely be a top actress in Hong Kong in a few years!"

"Just the harbor? It should be OK across Asia."

Du Sheng corrected Zhang Yimou's statement.

"You dare to think of anything."

Zhang Yimou was amused by this boy.

Even Gong Li doesn't dare to call herself the most popular actress in Asia, so Zhang Baizhi is still far from it.

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(End of this chapter)