Chapter 254 You can’t live without going crazy.
Master Xing has seen the world.

During the turbulent times in Hong Kong, many celebrities and bosses were "scammed".

Even some film and television companies and certain small circles use "flour" as a token of their allegiance.

Only when everyone holds leverage over each other can a fragile alliance be formed.

Moreover, this kind of "method" is not unique to Hong Kong, Europe, America, mainland China, and Taiwan are all no exception.

Hawking had to go to the island even in his wheelchair, which actually means the same thing.

If you want to get into the circle and make money, you have to go along with the crowd, otherwise who will trust you?
Master Xing has seen too many such incidents and too many people like this.

So, he knew very well what these drug addicts looked like.

And where is Zhang Yuan in front of him now?
His eyes were dull, his cheeks sunken, and his eyebrows and eyes drooped. He no longer looked like the young talent he had before.

What's more, he kept yawning and sniffing from time to time. That look, that state...

"I didn't ask you to really suck it!"

Mr. Xing’s head was buzzing.

This is costing your life!
I ask you to act, it would be okay if you really do it.

"I didn't inhale?" Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes and replied weakly.

"No, I smoked it," he added.

"You dare to admit it!" Master Xing was almost mad with anger.

He is very clear about the mainland's attitude towards D.

If anyone in the crew did this, the whole movie would be ruined.

"I was smoking cigarettes, why can't I admit it?"

"Can smoking cause such a problem?"

Stephen Chow showed the same expression as Luyu.

Really? I don’t believe it.

"He's telling the truth, and we can prove it."

At this time, Yuan Hua and Yuan Qiu happened to arrive at the set and heard their conversation.

Zhang Yuan's move of "getting involved himself" amazed even the three old seniors.

When they debuted, the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry was in the Shaw Brothers era. The actors of that time were all more ruthless than the other!

Of course, most of them were forced to do so.

But in this day and age, it is rare to find someone willing to be so cruel to himself.

"Really?" Master Xing still couldn't believe it.

"No, I can do a urine test on the spot." Zhang Yuan said, and started to unbutton his pants.

Huang Shengyi stuck half of his head out from the side, squinted his eyes, and looked quietly and carefully.

"Forget it, I believe it, I believe it..." Seeing him so confident, Stephen Chow interrupted him quickly.

Huang Shengyi withdrew his head with some disappointment.

The pants are half off...

Not long after, in the dressing room, Zhang Yuan changed into Brother Chen's iconic black suit again.

"Young man, you're still a little short." Zhang Yuan said to the effeminate makeup artist. It seems that in the makeup artist business, the chances of a male makeup artist making a mistake are particularly high.

"What's the difference?"

"Is such that……"

Not long after, in front of the camera, Stephen Chow waved to him.

Lin Xue helplessly lay down in the trash can again.

Zhang Yuan stood firmly facing the camera.

Stephen Chow's heart began to tremble just by looking at the monitor before filming started.

"so similar!"

"No need to act, the image of a neurotic gangster boss is already established."

"This boy is so sharp."

"ACTION!"

Zhang Yuan did the same as before, tilting his head, walking forward and smiling coldly.

"Card!"

"Come here for a moment." Mr. Xing frowned.

"In this picture, when you smile, why is there a dark hole inside your mouth?"

Star Master wondered.

Zhang Yuan didn't say anything, but just grinned.

When he smiled, a mouth full of black and yellow rotten teeth suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Your teeth..."

Zhang Yuan pried it apart with force and took it off in one piece: "It's fake. I asked the makeup artist to do it for me."

"Why..." As soon as Master Xing asked, he realized what was going on.

The rotten teeth of a drug addict!

Mr. Xing nodded slightly, then smiled and patted his shoulder: "Not bad, this detail is very good!"

He himself is a detail maniac, and Zhang Yuan's meticulous attention to details really benefits him.

[Received thanks from Stephen Chow, comedy talent +1! ]

Just to mention one thing, Zhang Yuan filmed the scene where the Axe Gang went to Pig Cage Village.

In the play, Yuan Hua, who plays the landlord, lies on the side with a broken flowerpot on his head.

Because the photo shoot could not be completed in one day, all the flowers above the heads are artificial.

And there are two sets of these artificial flowers.

Please note that it is not two pots, but two sets, two sets with different shapes.

One set is in full bloom, the other is so beautiful that it can shame the moon and the flowers.

Why does the same pot of flowers appear in two different shapes?
Because the blooming one was used before the Axe Gang came, and the closing one was used after Brother Chen arrived.

The change in atmosphere is expressed through the details of the flowers closing together. These details are hard to notice, but Stephen Chow has taken them all into consideration.

The changes and transitions of the flowers have to be done with special effects lenses.

The money from this special effects shot is enough to buy a cart of flowers.

Just be so serious about it.

Stephen Chow kept looking at Zhang Yuan in front of him, thinking that the 15 yuan he spent was well worth it!

This kid has the potential to be a drama maniac.

Wow!

A bucket of water dyed pink was suddenly poured over the heads of a mother and son actor. Both the adult and the child curled up and looked at Zhang Yuan who was pacing towards them with horror on their faces.

"Wow……"

The little actor didn't have to act at all. When he saw Zhang Yuan's current face, he was so scared that he burst into tears.

There was no arrogance on Zhang Yuan's face, only annoyance.

It's as if saying: Come out and get killed quickly, before I can stop you from going back to smoke opium.

Others regard life as worthless, but when it comes to Zhang Yuan, he doesn't even see grass as worthless.

After all, he had to step on and pull out a blade of grass, and he even found this annoying.

Just like a couple who are strangers, when they are truly and utterly despairing, they don't quarrel or make a big fuss, but become annoyed with even one extra glance at each other.

He easily grasped this feeling of indifference.

Star Master in front of the monitor nodded repeatedly.

"People who don't look arrogant but do the most heinous things are the most arrogant."

Huang Shengyi's eyes flickered.

She didn't understand Zhang Yuan's performance at all until she heard Stephen Chow muttering to himself, and then she reacted.

She felt disgusted when she thought that she couldn't even act out a designated eye expression, while Zhang Yuan, who was the same age as her, was already able to create freely.

"Card!"

"That's good, let's try it again."

Like Stephen Chow, King of Sunglasses, he never gets one take right. No matter how well an actor performs, he will ask him to perform several times and finally pick out the best one.

Of course, many times, the best time is the first time.

Otherwise, why did the movie "Ashes of Time" almost get cancelled when King of Sunglasses was filming it?

If we shoot like this day after day, the amount of film alone would be astronomical.

In the end, it was Liu Zhenwei who stepped in to mediate and personally took charge, bringing together the original crew of Ashes of Time and filming A Chinese Odyssey in 27 days to help The King of Sunglasses increase his budget.

In the end, the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" was 2200 million, while "Ashes of Time" was less than 1000 million.

But the result is that the King of Sunglasses became a god-level director, while Liu Zhenwei, who was always helping others to save the day and rush the work, and Wang Jing and his gang became the kings of bad movies.

If it weren't for these bad movie kings, where would all these great directors come from?

They filmed it over and over again, and after the 11th take, Stephen Chow finally nodded.

"pass."

"Huh..." Zhang Yuan relaxed and leaned against the wall beside him, feeling somewhat exhausted.

It's because he has a good physique. Most people would have gone into shock after such a torture.

"You are too harsh on yourself." Huang Shengyi saw this and hurriedly handed over a bottle of water.

They are the same age and both are mainland Chinese, which are rare in the crew, so they have a good relationship.

Cruel?

Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, “It depends on who you’re comparing yourself with.”

Christian Bale, a famous Hollywood tough guy, lost weight to 55 kg when he played in "The Machinist". You know, he is 183 cm tall!
The whole thing has become a skeleton.

After finishing "The Mechanic", he took on the job of "Batman". It took him half a year to increase his weight from 55 kg to 100 kg!

The body shape changed from a skeleton to a strong orc.

The director thought he was too big to wear the bat suit, so he spent another two months losing weight to 85 kilograms.

So people gave him the nickname "Rubber Man", but he also suffered from severe gout because of this. If he didn't have money, a coach and a doctor, he would have died long ago.

"It's OK." Zhang Yuan nodded to express his gratitude: "It's work."

This is his first time playing a supporting role in a big-budget movie.

In the movie "Cell Phone", he couldn't be called a supporting role, at most he could be considered a minor role or a cameo.

Since it’s the first time, we must perform at our best.

After all, these days there is a strict hierarchy and huge gap between the big and small screens, and it is very difficult to take a step forward.

Both Bing and Shuang have acted in TV dramas, but after becoming famous through movies, they have almost never appeared on the small screen again.

Only someone with Gao Yuanyuan's appeal on the big screen would jump back and forth so much.

"I brought some snacks, do you want to eat some?" Huang Shengyi asked softly.

"No, I won't be able to maintain my condition after taking it." Zhang Yuan refused.

"You're in the next scene. Have you memorized your lines?" At this time, Stephen Chow walked up with a warm smile. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with him, and even his voice was smiling.

When Huang Shengyi saw how Master Xing and Zhang Yuan were talking, and thought about how he was scolded every day, he sighed heavily in his heart.

There's no comparison!

"Of course I remember, there are only a few words in total." Zhang Yuan smiled, revealing his big yellow teeth.

Huang Shengyi on the side shook her head.

Even though his face was pale, his condition was very bad, and he had a mouth full of rotten teeth, it still couldn't completely suppress Zhang Yuan's temperament.

It was handsome before.

Now he is ugly and handsome.

"Who did it?"

"I'll count to three."

"3, 2, 1."

"It's just eight words and three numbers."

Master Xing wanted to give a few more reminders about his tone and state, but seeing his current "honorable" state, he just smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

Because it is not needed.

"Get ready... ACTION!"

"Who did it?"

Zhang Yuan stood in front of the camera and turned his neck slightly.

"He designed the moves himself." Stephen Chow saw it all.

"The gangster lives in a state of tension and high pressure all the time. In this state, the cervical spine is most likely to have problems, so he often turns his neck..."

Stephen Chow knows that this detail is very accurate.

In "A Letter to Dad", Yu Rongguang also often turns his neck.

In "Conquer", Liu Huaqiang, played by Sun Honglei, also always turns his neck.

Because these actors with real lives have discovered that no matter they are gangsters or big guys, they all make this little move.

pat!

Zhang Yuan took out an old kerosene lighter from his pocket and lit it easily with a lift of his finger.

Then his eyelids drooped, as if he was about to yawn in the next second, and his face looked exhausted.

"I'll count to three."

His tone was as calm as if he was selecting chickens and ducks in the market.

"3"

"2"

"Ah……"

Before he finished counting, he smiled contemptuously and threw the lighter away.

"Card!"

Master Xing frowned and called him to his side.

"You performed very well in the last scene, why did you forget the words here? Are you nervous?"

"You missed one 1." Stephen Chow reminded.

I was so confident just now, but I forgot everything as soon as the performance started.

Huang Shengyi on the side laughed secretly, and felt a lot more relaxed at the same time.

“It turns out he can make mistakes, too.”

Before, she felt that although she and Zhang Yuan were the same age, their acting skills and abilities were far apart.

Now I find that the other person also forgets words, and even such simple words.

It turns out that he can also make stupid mistakes!

This made her feel a lot better.

People are like this. Psychological balance often needs to be found in the people around them.

But the next second, Zhang Yuan's words broke her fantasy.

"I said less on purpose."

He replied seriously.

"Ah?" Mr. Xing put his finger on his chin and asked in confusion.

“I feel like it’s better to have one less number to say.”

Mr. Xing did not answer and hesitated for a while.

"Look, I don't care what you think, just say it again and finish the whole line."

"clear."

The director is the boss, so of course he has the final say.

Go back to the camera, get ready, and start shooting again.

"Who did it?"

"I'm counting to three."

"3"

"2"

"1"

After Zhang Yuan said this, he threw the lighter out again.

"Card!"

Stephen Chow watched the newly filmed version, and then took out the previous one and watched it again.

"It seems... the last time felt better."

"Why did you reduce the number?" Stephen Chow pulled him over and asked.

"Lazy." Zhang Yuan replied bluntly, and the staff next to him almost laughed out loud.

"But it's not me who's lazy, it's Brother Chen who's lazy."

"To him, the people of Pig Cage Village are no different from a speck of dust."

"Besides, whether anyone jumps out or not, given his personality, he would have thrown the lighter out and burned the mother and child to death."

After hearing this, Master Xing was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

This idea was not in the script, but it fits the character.

After all, Brother Chen didn't even let women go, and he deliberately deceived the other party before killing them, and ended up shooting the other party away with one shot.

"Since we are all going to kill them, reading out the numbers is just a formality. What difference does one more or one less make?"

"Besides, Brother Chen doesn't take these civilians seriously. He just wants to kill them all as soon as possible so that he can go back and smoke opium earlier."

Zhang Yuan spread his hands and spoke word by word.

Hiss... Master Xing took a breath.

Indeed, with a handful of numbers, the feeling of indifference and contempt becomes even stronger.

If you count one more number, and throw the lighter after counting to 3, it would seem too hasty.

After all, everyone in Brother Chen's Axe Gang wears suits, so he still has to pretend to be decent.

Master Xing looked at Zhang Yuan in great surprise.

Another small detail, just like the rotten teeth before.

But this detail played a big role in shaping the character.

This kid's perception is too strong!

That is, the basics of acting are not acquired in vain.

Huang Shengyi on the side was stunned.

Weird!
It turns out that there are so many implications for adding or subtracting one word.

Luckily I didn't say a word...

She looked at Zhang Yuan again, and a trace of admiration actually stretched out in her heart.

Too bad!
Stephen Chow looked at Zhang Yuan again, looking at his current temperament, the way he spoke, his eyes, and even the way he walked and stood.

This guy is not acting at all.

He is clearly Brother Chen!
(End of this chapter)