During the summer, the average temperature in the capital is above 35 degrees and can often rise to 40 degrees.

In such temperatures, the old men in the capital who carried bird cages and walked their birds around everywhere all found a place to hide.

People can bear it, but birds can’t!
However, even in this temperature, the actors of "A World Without Thieves" still had to wear winter clothes and film indoors.

Brother Hua and Liu Ruoying were relatively okay, they only wore long-sleeved shirts with jackets.

Zhang Hanyu is in a tough situation. Not only does he have to wear a sweater inside, but he also has to wear a leather jacket outside.

These people basically have to touch up their makeup after every shot, and they need a lot of hydration.

After lunch, Zhang Yuan waited in the backstage for the show.

The crew must focus on filming the main characters' scenes, so supporting actors like him have to be ready at all times to coordinate with the main characters' schedules.

Small roles earn little money, and you have to wait every day. On the set, you will be ordered around by the director, producer, cameraman, and even the leading actor. You have no human rights at all. Otherwise, why would everyone want to be the leading actor?

Zhang Yuan is quite familiar with everyone, and with Feng Xiaogang's protection, no one would scold him.

I found a cool corner, hid myself, moved a stool, and sat down to memorize my lines.

On the set, there are many things that cannot be touched, such as the lighting engineer's wires, the prop master's box, the makeup artist's bag, and the actors' chairs.

The actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are particularly particular about this. Each person has one chair and they cannot sit randomly.

Brother Hua and Liu Ruoying also had their own chairs. Although they were not arrogant, Zhang Yuan was still careful.

It was not a big deal for him, but he took special care of the young man Wang Baoqiang to prevent him from breaking any taboos.

In fact, not to mention Hong Kong actors, many mainland actors also did this later.

As for Liu Qianqian, when filming "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Liu Xiaoli went to Shanghai specially and spent 3000 yuan to buy her a large imported folding chair.

Bright red fiber cloth, with an aluminum alloy frame, and then...that's it.

That was 04 yuan in 3000.

Everyone else in the crew was very envious. On the one hand, they envied the chair, and on the other hand, they envied her for having a mother who was willing to spend money on her daughter.

However, the mother and daughter of the Liu family are not like those female stars in later generations who buy expensive things just to show off their wealth. They really need them.

This chair was still in use on the set during the filming of Dreams of Splendor, so it was used for at least 17 or 18 years.

It seems that there is a reason to spend money. It has lasted for so many years, so the quality is indeed good enough.

"Brother, I'm back!" Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan, who was sitting on a plastic stool, raised his head and looked at Wang Baoqiang who was hurrying over.

During the morning filming, Zhang Yuan gave him some money and asked him to buy something.

So at this time, this man came back to him with a folding chair on each shoulder and a huge cardboard box in his hands.

"Remember, you can only sit on your own chair in the future. Don't use it wrongly." Zhang Yuan reminded again.

"I understand." Baoqiang replied, panting and sweating.

He thought to himself, luckily he had a big brother to protect him when he first came back to the big crew, so he would make fewer mistakes and suffer less losses.

[Received thanks from Wang Baoqiang, physical fitness +1! ]

I returned the plastic stool under my butt to the crew and sat on a domestic folding chair that was 1/10 the price of Liu Qianqian's special chair. It was comfortable.

Just this price made Baoqiang hesitate and he was reluctant to give it up.

The two sat side by side, reciting their lines and discussing the characters.

Not long after, when the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the carriage of the "Out of Nothing" train not far away!
"Oh my god, Sister Milk Tea fainted!"

Wow!
The crew suddenly became chaotic.

From the assistant to the executive director, everyone rushed to the carriage after the scream.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Baoqiang also jumped up from his chair and wanted to run forward with the crowd.

But he grabbed her.

"Aren't you curious? Why are you holding me? I want to go and take a look."

Baoqiang wanted to break free, but he felt his waist aching and his body going limp.

"Hey, brother, why are you poking me?"

He looked down and saw Zhang Yuan pinching his waist and abdomen with his fingers, making him unable to use any strength.

"Brother, your finger strength is so strong!" Only then did he react.

"Let's not talk about that for now. I'm not holding you back because I want you to go, but because I want you to bring your things with you."

"what?"

"Tsk, I just asked you to buy it, and you forgot about it."

The stunned boy finally reacted, picked up the full cardboard box beside him, and followed Zhang Yuan into the train carriage.

As soon as he stepped up the stairs and entered, Zhang Yuan understood how Tang Seng and his disciples felt when they were at Lion Camel Ridge.

This is a steamer!
He led Baoqiang through the crowd and walked forward.

I saw Liu Ruoying lying on the chair, his breathing was disordered and weak.

His face was pale, his lips were purple, and his eyes were closed.

A medical staff was quietly unbuttoning her costume. There were five or six assistants beside her, all holding various fans, including plastic, paper, and cattail-leaf fans, and they were all fanning her desperately.

"Brother, you guessed it right!" Baoqiang leaned over, took a look, and then looked at Zhang Yuan with eyes full of admiration.

First of all, Liu Ruoying's symptoms didn't require a doctor. Even an old rural lady would have known that she had heatstroke.

Not to mention her, even Liu Dehua next to her was panting and sweating.

too hot!
After all, Liu Ruoying is a woman, and her physical fitness is weaker, so she couldn't bear it at first.

As for Baoqiang saying that Zhang Yuan is "accurate", what exactly is accurate about him?
"Come on, move aside." Zhang Yuan said, pushing the medical staff's shoulder.

When the other person looked up, he saw him handing over a small glass bottle filled with dark brown liquid.

There are big characters written on the bottle: "Huoxiang Zhengqi Water".

This is what was in the big cardboard box that Baoqiang had been holding.

When he was filming in the morning, he found that the weather was wrong, and the environment inside the car was even more wrong.

I guess after being exposed to the scorching sun in the midday, the shooting environment in the afternoon will definitely be even harsher.

So he ordered Baoqiang to buy a whole box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.

"Okay..." After the medical staff took it, they directly opened the bottle cap, gently lifted Liu Ruoying's head, and poured the liquid into her mouth.

Within five minutes, the color on her thin face faded a lot.

She herself felt that the dizziness and nausea she had just felt had improved by about 60 to 70 percent.

[Received thanks from Liu Ruoying, acting skills +1, singing skills +1! ]

"Sister, are you feeling better?"

"It's okay, thanks to you, it's much better than before." Liu Ruoying covered his chest, his breathing still not fully recovered.

"Come on, everyone must be feeling very hot." Zhang Yuan waved at Bao Qiang, "Go and share this box with everyone."

Under his command, Wang Baoqiang began to distribute Huoxiang Zhengqi water to all crew members.

After a while, the watery "sucking" sounds became a whole lot, like a strange symphony.

Of course, Zhang Yuan also took this opportunity to reap a lot of attributes and got a lot of miscellaneous benefits.

Director Feng, Brother Hua, Ge You, and Zhang Li gathered together, all sniffing.

Cameraman Zhang Li didn't feel satisfied after drinking one bottle, so he opened another one.

"This saves my life!" Cameraman Zhang sighed after drinking it.

Speaking of hot, he was actually hotter than the actors. All those big cameras and fill lights were next to him, making this uncle very hot.

"Xiao Gang, this kid is quite clever, just in time for the rain. He can even think of this in advance."

"That's thoughtful enough."

"How about after two or three years of debut, he can become the leading role in several TV series and even act in movies?" Feng Xiaogang also glanced at Zhang Yuan standing beside him.

"He was pretty crazy when we were filming in the morning. I thought he was some kind of crazy and weird guy."

"I didn't expect that once he left the camera and put aside his burden as an actor, he actually acted like a parent and knew how to take care of others."

After hearing what he said, Director Feng looked at him who was running around like Wang Baoqiang, and thought about how Zhang Yuan was so young and yet he dared to set up his own agency, so he deeply agreed with Zhang Li's words.

"I'm afraid what he wants to do is not just as simple as being an actor..." "Baoqiang, come here." After the whole box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water was used up, he called Baoqiang to his side.

"Do you know why I asked someone to deliver the things instead of me?"

Baoqiang scratched his head and replied: "Are you lazy?"

Zhang Yuan: …

If it weren't for your talent for acting, I would have killed you long ago!
"I asked you to do this job so that you can get familiar with the people in the crew!" Zhang Yuan patted his head.

"Now that people have seen you and remember you, there's no guarantee that this little favor will save your life in the future."

Baoqiang suddenly realized what this meant.

He thought that if it were him, he would definitely not do that.

Because I can't bear to spend the money.

But many actors, especially the older generation, do this, giving extra meals to the crew every few days, even to the extras.

Many of the older generation in Hong Kong, such as Brother Wah and Uncle Tat, would do the same.

Doing so not only shows the emotion of taking care of younger colleagues and "holding an umbrella" for newcomers, but also means accumulating virtue and increasing blessings for oneself.

"When I first debuted, I was delivering water to people all day long." Zhang Yuan recalled the past events when he was on the set of "Conquer" a few years ago.

"Really?"

"Of course, be smarter and have a lively look in your eyes." Zhang Yuan tapped his forehead.

……

On the second day, the crew brought in several floor-standing air conditioners and hastily piled them in the corner of the carriage.

Because of what happened yesterday, Director Feng finally understood that air conditioning in this weather is not for enjoyment, but for saving lives.

I will turn on the air conditioner before turning on the computer, and turn it off again after turning it on, so that there is some cool air as possible.

Acting is one thing. Zhang Li also complained to him yesterday that if it gets this hot, the machines will break down.

The crew also followed suit and wholesaled more than ten boxes of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, which were piled aside for use at any time.

"Come on, all departments get ready... ACTION!"

At this moment, in a waiting room of two to three hundred square meters that had been built in advance.

Uncle Ge, wearing old-age makeup, sat steadily on the bench.

Li Bingbing standing next to her had long brown hair and a "one-size-fits-all" cut on her forehead, which was very popular in those days.

You Yong and Zhang Yuan sat opposite Uncle Li, played by Ge You.

According to the sequence, this scene should actually be the first appearance of Uncle Li's team in the film.

"Why don't you wear the hat I gave you?" Teacher You Yong was wearing a "Little Red Riding Hood" and holding a small flag that looked like a white banner in his hand.

If he changes the hat to white, according to the custom in the imperial capital, he will definitely be regarded as a filial son helping his father at his funeral.

Of course, the role he played was certainly not a filial son, but a gang of thieves disguised as a tour group.

Teacher You Yong's hometown is Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Director Feng is a down-to-earth person, so he asked him to directly shape the character in his hometown dialect.

So when he opened his mouth, he had the flavor of Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Waijiao".

"I'm not as good-looking as you." After being lectured, Li Bingbing glanced at him, laughed and replied with disdain.

Director Feng is Director Feng after all. In the first scene with several people, with just two lines, he explained the relative relationships and contradictions between the characters. His technique is extremely sophisticated.

"By the way, I'd like to say something to you guys as well."

"Once you're in the car, no one is allowed to approach Uncle Li without my permission."

Teacher You Yong said this, pointing at Li Bingbing with a small flag.

"Let me tell you something. Don't keep running into Uncle Li's room if you have nothing to do."

"Card!"

Teacher You Yong had only said half of his lines when Director Feng stopped him.

"Yongzi, have you watched the video tape I gave you?"

Director Feng and Dong Yong are very familiar with each other, so they speak very directly.

The videotape he was talking about was a teaching material that was specially sent to each leading actor before filming began.

It contains theft techniques introduced by public security personnel, as well as some magic tricks and tricks.

The original intention was to let everyone familiarize themselves with the characters in advance, but Zhang Yuan had the attributes and teaching provided by Cao Shangfei, and thought that thing was too low-level, so he just glanced at it and threw it aside.

"Looked."

"Have you practiced it?" Director Feng asked again.

You Yong scratched his head embarrassedly: "I practiced."

Why do you ask?

Because according to the setting, this scene not only has to reflect the relationship between the characters, but also the characters' abilities.

The fat man played by Mr. You Yong is the second in command of Uncle Li’s theft gang.

So in order to show his strength, martial arts director Jiang Daohai designed a trick for him to hold a small flag in one hand and flip a coin with the other hand at the same time... That is, he uses his fingers to flip the coin, letting it roll from the little finger to the index finger, and then from the index finger to the little finger. This trick shows that as the leader of the thieves, he has flexible fingers and shows his strength from the side.

But Teacher You Yong is big and strong, and his fingers are as thin as carrots.

You found the right person to ask him to pick corn, but playing with coins... is a bit too much.

"Again!"

We asked Teacher You Yong to practice for a while before starting filming again.

But after repeating it six or seven times, Director Feng was still very dissatisfied with the details of this shot.

"hiss……"

Arrangements on paper can never be perfect, and frequent incidents on site are the norm.

Director Feng was thinking, how about slowing down this scene, or using a different angle to shoot other shots first, and then finishing this one in a few days?
"Director Feng."

At this moment, Zhang Yuan walked forward and glanced at Teacher You Yong, who was still struggling with his practice and dropped a coin on average once every ten seconds.

"what happened?"

"How about I come?"

"What are you coming for?"

Under the other party's puzzled look, Zhang Yuan took out a coin from his pocket.

Flick it with your thumb!
All I heard was a crisp sound of “Cang Lang Lang”.

The coin flew into the air and reached a height of more than half a meter.

pat!

Director Feng's gaze followed the coin up and then returned to Zhang Yuan's hand as it fell.

I saw him catch the coin steadily in his hand.

"He used the back of his hand, not the palm!" Director Feng glared at the boss with his narrowed eyes.

Zhang Yuan stopped the coin steadily on the back of his hand, just like Ronaldinho stopped the ball in the World Cup two years ago.

Then he gently patted the back of this hand with his other palm, and the horizontal coin stood up with a grunt, like a teenage boy seeing a beautiful female teacher.

He tilted his hand and the coin rolled between his fingers.

Zhang Yuan's fingers moved back and forth like a gentle tide.

The coin standing on it is like a small boat on the sea, floating gently with the waves.

Judging from his movements, it didn't look like he was playing with coins, but rather like he was playing a fresh piece of music smoothly.

"Ouch!" Director Feng exclaimed.

Isn’t this the effect you want!

Director Feng glanced at the extremely clumsy You Yong, then turned back to look at Zhang Yuan's right hand.

What a difference!

"Or, let's change..." (End of this chapter)