After working all day, he finally rushed to the "Kung Fu" crew after it got completely dark.

Stephen Chow was very generous and built a replica of "Kowloon Walled City", called "Pig Cage Walled City".

However, most of the scenes are just wooden walls, and only a few are actually made into rooms and scenes.

But just one scene cost 200 million.

Compared to Zhang Da Huzi and Director Chen's approach of creating a city for each movie, Stephen Chow is already very low-key.

Of course, this also has something to do with his stinginess.

Besides being ambitious, Big Beard and Director Chen can also profit from the construction, which is all business.

By the way, this is how Zhang Yuan came to Hengdian Film and Television City, where he had just stayed for a few months.

In order to film "The Opium War", Mr. Xie Jin raised nearly 100 million yuan.

That was 95!
If it were not a gift from the country to commemorate the return of Hong Kong, such a grand event would never have been possible.

Produced by Beijing Film Studio, Emei Film Studio, China Film Group and Golden Harvest.

Ann Hui, who had won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards for "A Woman, Forty" that year, was the planner for this film.

Only someone of Xie Jin's seniority could suppress such a lineup.

In 3 months, 6 square meters of Guangdong Province streetscape was built in Hengdian, which became the foundation of Hengdian Film and Television City.

More than a year later, director Chen came here to film "The Emperor and the Assassin".

It is the version in which Mr. Li Xuejian played the madman Ying Zheng.

Director Chen spent eight months building the entire Qin Palace.

I don’t know if his level is as good as Xie Laogao, but he is definitely more stylish than Xie Laogao.

When we arrived at the hotel where the crew was staying, Chedun, like Hengdian, was located in the suburbs of Shanghai, but because of the presence of the film and television city, it had all the necessary facilities and was extremely lively even at night.

Knock, knock, knock...Zhang Yuan arrived at the designated room and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Come in."

Since the filming had already started, there was no so-called audition, but a hotel room.

However, this is not Stephen Chow's room.

According to the old imperial capital, this person is a very diverse person.

He would not let anyone go into his room.

"Oh, you're here." Stephen Chow raised his head, and when he saw it was him, he immediately grinned.

Even though half a year had passed since Zhang Yuan performed the breakdance, it was already firmly engraved in his mind and was difficult to forget.

“Hehehe…” Master Xing started laughing as soon as he saw his face and couldn’t stop.

There is an old saying in the crosstalk industry that a familiar face is a treasure.

Zhang Yuan had successfully used face recognition before and left a deep impression on the other party, so he thought of him first this time.

In addition to Stephen Chow, several screenwriters were also present.

It seems that when he was not there, Stephen Chow was discussing the script changes with them.

After all, there were a lot of changes in the crew and many plots had to be modified.

Especially the character of the Axe Gang boss.

Originally according to Sammo Hung's idea, this character should be a standard big boss in Hong Kong films.

He is vicious, arrogant, and at the same time has extraordinary kung fu skills and is extremely ferocious.

It is similar to Rong Guang’s image of a crazy gangster boss in “A Letter to Dad”.

But Stephen Chow feels that this image is too templated.

He wants to be crazy and crazy!
"Is it him?" A middle-aged man with a round head and no hair next to Stephen Chow nudged the director with his elbow.

This is Grape, Stephen Chow’s old partner and also one of the producers. No, it’s Patriarch Bodhi, or… Liu Zhenwei.

This time the crew had a falling out with Sammo Hung, so Stephen Chow quickly called him over to help calm the situation.

"Yeah."

"Is it suitable? I think he looks a bit..." Patriarch Bodhi glanced at Master Xing.

It's not appropriate to find a supporting role who is more handsome than you.

Mr. Xing did not answer, but pointed at Zhang Yuan and said, "Why don't you dance the same dance again?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head, thinking that the Mandarin of the people in Hong Kong was getting worse with each generation.

The group led by Big Brother and Big Brother all spoke Mandarin very well, and the Four Heavenly Kings also had no problems with their Mandarin. But the group that came later could not speak it well.

However, since Sammo Hung and his friends were from a Peking Opera troupe, they practiced Mandarin very carefully and spoke it in a standard and accurate manner.

There is a scene in Farewell My Concubine where the master inserted his pipe into the apprentice's mouth because the apprentice sang the wrong words, causing his mouth to be full of blood.

This passage has been analyzed by many people, who say it contains sexual innuendos and psychological theft.

But in fact, when Sammo Hung and Yuen Wah were practicing martial arts at a young age, their master Yu Zhanyuan did not allow these Guangdong kids to speak Cantonese.

Because Cantonese and Peking Opera use the tongue differently, if you speak Cantonese too much, it will be easy to pronounce the words incorrectly when singing Peking Opera.

If any of these kids dared to speak Cantonese, Yu Zhanyuan would take a wooden stick as thick as a wake-up stick and poke it in their mouths until they bled, just to make them remember.

This is almost exactly the same as the content of "Farewell My Concubine". The author was just telling the truth without exaggeration, but the class representatives analyzed it into various hints.

Zhang Yuan nodded, then relaxed his arms, especially the one that was numbed by Sammo Hung.

"Old Deng is really ruthless!"

In fact, Lao Deng is also rubbing his hands at home now.

What else can I do? Just jump.

"There is singing beside the clear water. I think my love is singing."

"Water birds fly in pairs..."

"Na-ya-ya, na-ya-ya!"

Tango is all about walking, leaping every three steps, and looking back every two steps...

"Hey hey hey..."

One laugh turned into two, and Patriarch Bodhi also started laughing.

"How about it?"

“Absolutely.”

Both great directors were enjoying themselves like idiots.

"Hey, I noticed that your dancing seems to be better than before, and your posture is more graceful."

After watching it, Stephen Chow keenly discovered this point.

“I usually practice on my own.”

No wonder!
His dancing skills have improved, all thanks to Liu Xiaoli and Liu Shishi.

Recently on the set of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", I learned a lot of dancing skills from the old lady.

Before, his breakdancing and dancing skills mainly came from Sun Honglei.

Hong Lei's dancing skills are considered good in the film and television industry.

But Liu Xiaoli is a national first-class dancer, and Liu Shishi is a professional ballet dancer who has been practicing since childhood. Their professional abilities are more than one level higher than Brother Hong Lei.

"it is good!"

Clap, clap, clap... Stephen Chow's applause rang out in the house.

He and Liu Zhenwei, the two brothers, love all kinds of weird and contrasting actors.

Just look at how Mo Wenwei's appearance was messed up in "The God of Cookery", and you'll know what this guy likes to do.

Therefore, Stephen Chow has always been dissatisfied with Xiaoyanzi, because she refused to shave her head, not even short hair, which made the bald look at the end of "Shaolin Soccer" very abrupt.

If Xiaoyanzi didn't have someone backing her up, Stephen Chow would have cursed her out long ago.

Just see if the two of them have collaborated again in the future, and you will know what Stephen Chow’s attitude is.

"The role we want you to audition for this time is not the coolie role you played last time, so your kung fu skills won't be required." Master Xing said word by word in his broken Mandarin.

"You are trying a bad guy, a gangster boss, you understand?"

"Can you play a bad guy?" Zhang Yuan scratched his head.

how to say.

Before starring in "The Untold Story", he had never played a good guy.

How can that be called knowing? That’s quite knowing!
"How bad can it be?" Zhang Yuan asked with a smile.

"As bad as it can be."

That’s Sun Honglei.

If it were to be worse, it would be Shi Zhaoqi who plays the police chief.

Zhang Yuan still had his smile on his face, but Master Xing and Patriarch Bodhi noticed that the look in his eyes had begun to change.

The kindness, humility and respect just now gradually disappeared, and were replaced by violence, arrogance and contempt.

It seemed as if he didn't take anyone present seriously.

No, it's more than that.

He didn't treat the people present as human beings at all!
With his chin slightly raised, he looked down at the few people with a condescending look.

He glanced at them one by one, and except for the two veteran screenwriters Stephen Chow and Liu Zhenwei, the other screenwriters present instinctively lowered their heads or turned their heads away, not daring to look him in the face.

Zhang Yuan walked forward slowly, getting closer and closer to Stephen Chow.

Both directors could feel the oppressive feeling coming towards them.

and……

"His steps and posture are different from usual!"

This was the second time that Stephen Chow met Zhang Yuan, so he knew it very well.

Zhang Yuan usually walks in a relaxed but orderly manner, and it seems that he has some background in opera.

But now the whole person feels loose and sagging, and the waist is crooked when exerting force.

It can be dispersed, but it has not completely dispersed. There is always a sense of tension that may explode and hurt people at any time.

Zhang Yuan came in front of Stephen Chow, bent down, and put his forehead in front of him.

At this moment, the tips of their noses were almost touching, and their eyes were only five centimeters apart.

After staring at each other for more than ten seconds, Zhang Yuan chuckled.

"Ah……"

Then he stood up straight and put his hands in his pockets and returned to his original position.

As soon as he returned to the starting position, his eyes and smile immediately disappeared, and he stood up straight again.

"He can get into the role quickly and exit it quickly, very professional!" Liu Zhenwei commented in his heart.

This was the first time he met Zhang Yuan.

When he first entered the door, he saw Zhang Yuan's appearance and age, and wondered if Ah Xing had changed his personality?

Want to use idol actors?

Because those who are young and good-looking usually have poor acting skills, this is human nature.

People like to take shortcuts. Who would want to rely on skills when they can make a living with their looks?

Chen Kun’s acting skills were not good in the early days. It was only after he let go of his idol image that his acting skills made a breakthrough improvement.

When handsome or beautiful people are filming, they always think about whether they look good in this shot or which angle looks good, rather than the character itself.

If you only think about yourself and not the role, can you act well?
But he discovered that Zhang Yuan seemed to have no idol burden at all.

The evil look just now was even more deeply rooted in people's minds.

Directors of later generations are actually very fortunate because they have not experienced the turbulent times when Hong Kong was full of gangs.

But Stephen Chow and Liu Zhenwei both came from that era.

So he knew very well what those gangsters were like.

Why is Johnnie To's "Election" so well made?

Because I have really seen the underworld!

Art must come from life, but be higher than life, but first of all, there must be life.

They don’t even know what poor people look like, which is why those ugly kids from rich families can’t play ordinary people.

In their eyes, even the poorest person has to carry an LV and drive an Audi, right?
After all, this is the configuration of my nanny.

what?
Some people can only eat Lao Gan Ma and white steamed buns.

No way, no way...

Zhang Yuan had seen gangsters, but more importantly, he had seen Sun Honglei.

When it comes to playing a gangster, Sun Honglei is basically a domestic T0-level master.

"Hiss..." Master Xing suddenly shuddered and patted the goose bumps on his arms.

"it is good!"

Just now, Zhang Yuan looked him in the face, and he was shocked!

"Not bad." Master Xing suppressed his fear of the past and asked Patriarch Bodhi.

The old ancestor kept nodding.

"Okay, not bad, but there is a small problem." Master Xing turned around with a smile.

"what is the problem?"

"Ayuan, please restrain yourself a little. I'm afraid the audience won't be able to accept your expression just now..."

He also talked to Stephen Chow about his acting experience, and he quickly made the decision.

"Kevin, give him a contract."

If it were usual, it would be difficult for Stephen Chow to choose the actors.

But now the filming has already started, and it’s too late to delay any further.

Both China Film Group and Huayi are urging us to do it.

Zhang Yuan had planted the seeds in the other person's heart long ago, and now they finally bore fruit.

"15..." Zhang Yuan looked at the contract and called it stingy.

"As expected of him."

You know, the villain in this movie, Fire Cloud Evil God, only received 50 yuan in salary.

Liang Xiaolong complained that he earned more than this in two weeks of business.

But because Stephen Chow had invited him before when he was filming "The New Fist of Fury", he declined because he was busy with business.

Now that I was invited a second time, I came here just to repay the favor and save face.

But Stephen Chow is Stephen Chow. Liang Xiaolong has been away from the entertainment industry for many years, but the role of Fire Cloud Evil God has made him famous again.

Later, the film "The Mermaid" sold 34 billion yuan, and the lead actor Deng Chao was only paid 500 million yuan.

500 million may seem like a lot, but considering Deng Chao's net worth at the time, it would be no problem for him to get 5 times the salary for a leading role.

But he is used to it. When he was filming "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" with a big beard, his pay was only 2 yuan per episode. It is not the first time that he has reduced his pay for fame.

"15 is better than nothing."

Zhang Yuan calculated that the combined monthly business of the two lunch box stalls in Hengdian and Didu amounted to this amount.

But I act in Stephen Chow's movies just for fame.

Whatever he loses here, he can make up from the next buyer.

"That's it, happy cooperation." Master Xing shook hands with him lightly.

"See you on the set tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After a night of rest, Zhang Yuan arrived at the set of "Kung Fu" the next day.

But before filming began, he had already attracted a lot of attention... (End of this chapter)