Chapter 155: Stephen Chow's New Movie
"Master Xing has a new movie coming up?" Yuan Hua asked immediately after hearing the name.

Logically speaking, Yuan Hua is much older and more senior than Zhou Xingchi.

If we talk about the actor's profession, Yuen Wah can just call him Sing Zai or Ah Sing.

But he is a director now!

No matter how big an actor is, he is naturally inferior to the director. Even if Yuan Hua is his senior, he will politely call him Master Stephen.

Why do actors want to become directors or investors in the end?
Isn't it because you want to control your own destiny and be treated as a "master" instead of being picked and chosen like a commodity?

Once you become a director, you have the right to choose others and to call yourself the boss.

"Yes, Master Xing is going to make a new movie, it's said to be a Kung Fu movie." Yuan Bing talked in detail: "It was Brother Long who told me that Master Xing wanted him to be the assistant martial arts director."

The Brother Long that Yuan Bing mentioned is not Jackie Chan.

But it is the leader of the Seven Little Fortunes, Yuan Long, also known as the famous Sammo Hung.

Indeed, Jackie Chan is called Big Brother wherever he goes, but when he meets Sammo Hung, he must call him Big Brother respectfully, just like everyone else does.

Therefore, Sammo Hung is nicknamed Big Brother in the film and television circles.

As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, and this is also true in a drama troupe.

Half of the Seven Little Fortunes' fellow disciples had been beaten with a cane by this eldest brother.

"But you know, Stephen Chow is always dragging his feet when filming things, and we don't know when he'll start."

"So I'll go for the audition in a while, but I don't know when the filming will start."

Hong Kong film directors have always been efficient. Directors like Stephen Chow and King of Sunglasses, who like to "take their time and do fine work", are truly an exception.

"I understand. Take care of yourself."

After chatting for a while, Yuan Hua put down his phone. The audition time had not been set yet.

Although there is not even a complete script now, as long as the three words "Stephen Chow" are there, it will be a godsend opportunity.

……

"All departments are in place."

On the set, filming continues.

Li Huizhu gave the orders while holding a loud speaker.

The sweet girl fell to the ground with blood on her lips.

And Zhang Yuan stood beside him.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't Zhang Yuan who beat her like this.

According to the plot, this scene follows the previous one. After Tianniu discovered that Qiye's mother's body had been tampered with by Jin Guang, she pushed it away, but she was seriously injured by the talisman of the god of resentment on the body.

The Seven Nights Demon Lord, played by Zhang Yuan, was also completely desperate after his mother's body was nowhere to be found.

"ACTION!"

Following the director's order, Zhang Yuan, who was in the middle of the scene, stood stiffly in front of the camera.

It is even difficult for a son or daughter to fulfill their last bit of filial piety to their mother, who has already turned to ashes and not even a trace of remains left.

I never had the last meeting, the last hug, the last glance, or even the last goodbye.

He could only stare blankly, not even knowing where to look.

Tears filled his eyes and were about to fall, but they were locked firmly in his eye sockets a second before they fell.

He is Nanaya.

He is the master of the Yinyue Dynasty.

He is the world-famous Demon Lord!

How could the Demon King cry like a girl after suffering such a great humiliation?
"Good, this state of wanting to cry but not crying is good!" Li Huizhu praised in front of the camera: "After the script was changed, the character of Qiye became more full-bodied."

"Of course. He participated in the revision of the script, so he understands this role better than anyone else." Chen Shisan also nodded in agreement.

He has seen young and talented people.

He has seen people acting with all their might.

He has seen people with extraordinary talent.

But this was the first time he had seen someone as omnipotent as Zhang Yuan.

"what!!!"

At this moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly raised his head and opened his arms towards the sky.

He wanted to ask the sky and the earth why there were so many injustices in the world!

This shrill scream cut through the night sky, more miserable than the cry of a forest owl and more mournful than the cry of a ghost owl.

This loud shout made everyone's ears buzz.

The crying and wailing made the supporting actors terrified.

"What a strong explosive power!" Yuan Hua among the actors was excited.

"When we go to see Master Xing, we can take him with us." Yuan Hua thought to himself, and at the same time turned to look at Wu Jing: "We can take him with us too."

"After all, the two of them are considered outstanding among the younger generation."

Zhang Yuan's roar gradually weakened, and the set fell silent again.

He turned his head away, said nothing, and looked into the distance with burning eyes.

At this moment, the sorrow in his eyes gradually faded away, and balls of flaming anger were gushing out.

Coincidentally, Shen Xiaohai, who played the role of the leader of the Jin Guang Sect, was also watching the fun beside the director and was spotted by Zhang Yuan at first sight.

Originally he had to rely on his imagination to express his emotions, but now his mortal enemy in the play is on the scene, giving him a real target to vent his emotions.

His eyes were as sharp as torches, staring at Shen Xiaohai intently.

The camera crew just pulled in for a close-up shot of the person's face.

"hiss!"

Shen Xiaohai took a deep breath and felt as if his back was being pressed tightly by the tips of several steel knives. If he moved even a little, his skin would be broken and blood would splatter three feet away.

"He really wants to kill me..." Shen Xiaohai was frightened by Zhang Yuan's eyes and took several steps back uncontrollably. He was able to stabilize his body only after holding onto the equipment rack behind him.

"Nowadays……"

Zhang Yuan turned around and looked at the sweet teacher who had already climbed up from the ground.

Shen Xiaohai, who was being stared at, felt his shoulders relax and the pressure suddenly reduced when he realized that he had looked away.

"I will..." Zhang Yuan spoke each word steadily and loudly.

"Heavy!"

"enter!"

"magic!"

"road!"

Along with these four words comes a huge determination that can change the world and change the color of heaven and earth.

At this point, the ultimate BOSS of this film is born!

"Cut!" Li Huizhu waved her arms vigorously: "Very good, take a break first."

Zhang Yuan in front of the camera let go of his emotions as the director called for cut, and suddenly felt his body go weak.

Of all human emotions, anger is definitely one of the most draining.

After the anger, you are physically and mentally exhausted.

"Huh!" He let out a long sigh and turned to look at the other actors.

“Hmm, hmm…” Xu Xiyuan behind him walked forward slowly, twitching his nose from time to time, with a crying tone.

"You acted so badly that I was scared."

Chen Xiaodong, who was not far away, was also shocked by Zhang Yuan's performance just now.

He couldn't have that kind of intense emotional outburst.

He looked at Zhang Yuan's face. The anger he had just felt had not completely faded away yet, and there was still fatigue and haggardness between his brows.

"It's so tiring, and..." Chen Xiaodong squinted his eyes and looked carefully: "His eyes are so red."

At this moment, Zhang Yuan's eyes were red, like a bloodthirsty golem.

"He really brought this extremely miserable man to life." Chen Xiaodong sighed, feeling empty in his heart.

"It seems that not only his role will outshine mine, but even his character will outshine me."

He smiled bitterly and sighed secretly.

"Who is the protagonist?"

Due to script changes and additional plot additions, the crew temporarily added several actors.

Among them is Sheren Tang, a good friend of Chan Shisan and his wife Joey Meng, who plays Su Tianxin, the mastermind behind the whole story.

Because a new scene called "The City Without Tears" was added, which describes the story of Gan Jiang and Moye and three people in one night, that is, the past life story of the seven-lifetime resentful couple, as well as the ins and outs of the Blue Demon's love story.

So a few days later, two people Zhang Yuan was familiar with came to the crew.

Of course, one is really familiar and the other is pretending to be familiar.

The real acquaintance is "Spider" Chen Zihan, with whom he spent several months in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

The one you're not familiar with is even more interesting. Li Huizhu felt that she had treated Nie Yuan unfairly during the audition, so she asked him to play Lan Mo's husband, Zhuge Qingtian, the father of Zhuge Liuyun, played by Wu Jing.

Zhang Yuan vaguely remembered that this role with few scenes was originally played by Lu Songxian, the male lead of the Hong Kong version of "Swordsman". It seems that everything has changed because of his arrival.

"Zhang Yuan, we meet again."

Early in the morning, Chen Zihan, who had just arrived at the crew, waved at him with a smile.

"Ah!" Zhang Yuan walked forward quickly, circled around Chen Zihan three times in pretending to be surprised, and said at the same time.

"How is it possible? My sister Zi Han has become more beautiful again!"

No, do you still have some shame... Wu on the side slapped his thigh in shock.

"Hehehe." Chen Zihan was amused by her and smiled happily. She immediately stepped forward and hooked his arm.

“When the crew called me, I was still hesitant.”

"As soon as I heard you were here, I came right away."

Wu Jing:...

Is it because I am too proud that I can't handle women?
"Brother Nie Yuan, you're here too!" Zhang Yuan saw Nie Yuan chatting with Shen Xiaohai, and walked forward with Chen Zihan in his arms.

Zhu Yan was there too. When she saw him and Chen Zihan being intimate, her expression turned sour.

Of course, Nie Yuan’s face didn’t look good either.

The disaster is coming...

From being the third and fourth male lead to becoming a guest role, Nie Yuan’s “success” is all thanks to him.

If he hadn't been free recently, he wouldn't have been willing to come to the crew.

I lost to a junior, and now I have to play a small role with a shameless face. It's so painful.

He never thought that what happened to him today often happened to other actors.

He just ignored the fact that today's success was thanks to Zhang Yuan, while everyone else's success was thanks to him.

However, he could not accept the reversal of offense and defense.

After saying hello, the group dispersed.

Chen Zihan also let go of Zhang Yuan and went to put on makeup.

Nie Yuan pulled his good friend Shen Xiaohai aside and asked.

"how is he?"

"Who?"

"Tsk!" Nie Yuan winked: "That boy, how is his performance on the set?"

Shen Xiaohai cleared his throat awkwardly.

"Well..."

“I think he acted pretty well.”

"Why are you leaning your elbow outward?" Nie Yuan immediately questioned him when he heard his answer.

"This is not a question of whether it's crooked or not. If it's good, it's good." Shen Xiaohai is a down-to-earth person. He says what he thinks without prejudice.

"Besides, he is not only a good actor, but also a nice person. Everyone likes him."

Nie Yuan shook his head when he heard this: "He's a good guy, everyone likes him?"

"It seems that he is an expert in mixing in circles."

"But no matter how mixed up you are, you are still a supporting role. If you want to play the leading role, you have to rely on investors."

Hearing this, Shen Xiaohai quickly interrupted.

"No, no, no, he's not a supporting role now."

"Isn't he playing the role of the Seven Nights Demon Lord?" When Nie Yuan said these words, he felt a piercing pain in his heart.

"Yes."

"That's just a supporting role."

"No, Qiye was originally a supporting role, but not anymore." Shen Xiaohai confessed helplessly, "The script has been changed. Not only does Qiye have more scenes now, but he and Xiaoqian have become a couple."

"What!" Nie Yuan opened his mouth wide enough to fit a whole egg in it: "A pair with the leading actress!"

"Can the male lead agree?"

"Agreed." Shen Xiaohai didn't notice his friend's reaction and said happily, "Not only the male lead agreed, but also the female lead, the male second, the female second, all the main actors agreed."

Nie Yuan's heart trembled.

Nanaya...became the protagonist.

Then I would be at a greater loss!
He was already in great pain because of the loss of the fourth male lead, and now the fourth male lead has become the second male lead, or even the first male lead, and he feels like his brain is going to explode.

It was originally a small loss, but now it’s a huge loss!
"So, how much is his salary for adding so many scenes?"

"This guy is really smart. He signed a contract to be paid by the episode. According to the new script, his salary can almost double."

Woo... Nie Yuan realized for the first time that this is what chest tightness feels like.

Not only does the role have more screen time, but the money is also more.

It’s a loss to grandma’s house!

"Not only that..."

Shen Xiaohai talked as he walked, from the competition between He and Wu Jing, to the fall from the horse during a night play, to the trip to the imperial capital to rescue people.

The two of them came all the way to the filming location and just gave a brief account of everything that had happened to the crew before.

"So... Yuan, what's wrong with you? Is your jaw dislocated?"

After Shen Xiaohai finished speaking, he looked at his friend and saw that Nie Yuan's eyes were twitching and his chin was trembling, just like Wu Laoer, the man next door to Uncle Benshan who had suffered a cerebral thrombosis.

After a while, Nie Yuan took several deep breaths and exhaled heavily.

"nothing."

He shook his head slightly, his mind in a mess.

Originally he thought that Zhang Yuan had snatched away his great opportunity.

Now after listening to it, I realize that this opportunity is most likely created by others themselves!

If he were to take over, he would probably still just be male No. 4.

Nie Yuan sat down on the mounting stone by the roadside.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

He spread his arms and shouted.

He always prided himself on being the best among his peers, and for a moment he found it difficult to accept that he was being crushed in all aspects.

Seeing that his friend was still stubborn, Shen Xiaohai shook his head helplessly.

"Just get used to it."

……

(End of this chapter)