Chapter 285 Stealing the show
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After watching Zhang Yuan playing with the coin, Director Feng looked at You Yong, whose fingers were covered with pulp and looked old-fashioned, and sighed in his heart.

"Yongzi is very professional, but not suitable."

"Indeed, old NG is not a big deal."

"How about a switch?"

So Director Feng looked up and waved.

"Yongzi, come here for a moment."

After calling You Yong over and waiting for him to stand still, Director Feng gave Zhang Yuan a wink.

"Come."

Zhang Yuan then re-performed the same routine that he had performed for Feng Xiaogang before.

You Yong clapped his hands after reading it.

Okay, that’s great!

It turns out we have a master here!
I should have asked him to teach me earlier. Why did I keep practicing by myself for so long?

"Xiaogang, do you mean that I should practice with him for a while before we shoot?" You Yong asked, looking up.

Director Feng glanced at Zhang Yuan and then laughed out loud.

Whenever this person encountered trouble, he would cover it up with laughter.

"No, no, no, it's too late to learn now."

"So what I mean is, you switch with him."

"Change?" You Yong raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.

"Yes, give him this detail action, and you can relax a little."

hum!
Hearing this, a white line flashed through You Yong's mind, as if an electric shock had occurred.

He is a veteran actor and reacted instantly.

"I'm being robbed of my spotlight!"

Don’t underestimate it as just a small action of playing with a coin, it can be seen from long shot, mid shot, close shot, and even a close-up of the hands.

All the shots of this little action might add up to ten or even fifteen seconds in length.

It sounds short, but this is a movie, not a TV series, and every second counts.

You Yong immediately showed a look of displeasure.

And what about Zhang Yuan?

Of course he wanted to give himself more roles!

Originally, there were not many shots of the character Four Eyes, totaling only about ten minutes, half of which were group shots.

Just like in an audition, show as much as you can to make your trip worthwhile.

"We should follow the script." You Yong said with some dissatisfaction on his dark square face.

I have known you for many years, and this guy has only known you for a short time. Why is he so ungrateful?
Besides, if I do this, it will make me look like a failure. I can't even do a simple action like playing with a coin. It's embarrassing.

Although Ge You and Li Bingbing were both sitting there, their ears were perked up.

Li Bingbing blinked at Ge You, and the other party shook his head slightly.

"It's not easy." Uncle Ge thought.

You Yong has a tough temper and is not easy to talk to.

Zhang Yuan understood what was happening and after calming himself down, he spoke slowly.

"Teacher You Yong, it's like this. Director Feng plans to give this move to me, not because I'm better at this kind of trick."

Zhang Yuan deliberately took a step back in front of this senior, calling this a "little trick", which was also a way to give the other party a way out.

After hearing what he said, You Yong felt more relieved and his expression relaxed slightly.

However, when he took a step back, he was not bowing down, but taking a step back in order to advance.

"The reason for this change is because of the character and plot requirements."

Zhang Yuan looked at Director Feng: "Director, you are right, right?"

"Is...right?" Feng Xiaogang replied hesitantly, and at the same time looked back at Zhang Yuan, wondering what he was going to say.

"Teacher You Yong, the fat guy you play is the second in command of our gang."

"And the Four Eyes I play is your little brother."

"And according to the setting, both my character and Sister Bingbing's character have not been in the industry for too long, right?"

"Yeah, and then what?" You Yong asked back somewhat impatiently.

"You are the big brother, and I am the little brother."

"Playing with coins is a little trick, firstly because it's boring, but also to exercise the dexterity of fingers."

"As a big brother, you playing with coins, firstly, it makes you look unstable, and secondly, your character is an old thief with mature skills, why do you need to practice with coins?"

“And my role is different.”

"The original setting is that he is a rookie, impatient, mentally immature, and his skills need to be honed."

"We can see this from the script, where Siyan is anxious to make a contribution, but he is no match for Wang Bo, played by Brother Hua."

When You Yong heard this, his face stiffened slightly, and then he fell silent.

He is not afraid of the other party stealing the show and making excuses, because he can make his own arguments.

The scary thing is that everything the other party says makes sense!

figure……

Teacher You Yong followed Zhang Yuan's logic and felt that the small detail of playing with coins would be more reasonable if it was done on Four Eyes' head.

If it were on myself, it would indeed seem a bit frivolous.

In all walks of life, those who are as calm as a mountain and as composed as usual are the bosses.

The same thing happened to Monkey King who followed into the Peach Garden, jumping up and down, which meant he needed to show off his tricks.

Ouch... You Yong sucked his teeth and thought for a long time, but he was completely unable to refute it.

"Xiao Gang, if that's what you meant, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Director Feng glanced at Zhang Yuan, who had just reacted and quickly replied.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes..."

Director Feng glanced at Zhang Yuan and thought to himself, you are worthy of me!

As the saying goes, people with two tongues are always right.

This guy just touched his upper and lower lips and said something dead was alive.

With this ability alone, he can make a name for himself in any circle.

"Yongzi, you understand now."

"Got it." You Yong nodded helplessly.

What they said makes sense. It's not about stealing the show, it's about adjusting the role, which is completely different in nature.

The two returned to the camera and resumed their positions.

Teacher Ge You looked at the two of them silently and thought to himself.

Zhang Yuan is really great that he was able to tame Yongzi, this stubborn guy.

Li Bingbing's eyes flickered.

She knew from the beginning that Zhang Yuan and Fan Bingbing had a good relationship.

It turned out that she thought that with Zhang Yuan's looks, he must have had an affair with Old Fan, so that's why Old Fan recommended this young actor to Sister Hua.

Actors are also human beings, especially Chinese people. When they see men and women having an intimate relationship, their first reaction is definitely that they are sleeping with each other.

This was also one of the few times that Zhang Yuan was misunderstood.

He and Fan Bingbing never got tired of each other.

Now that Li Bingbing saw how Zhang Yuan had dealt with You Yong, her thoughts changed.

You Yong is her senior, so she has to be polite when speaking to him. Even though they both have the same agent, Sister Hua, and she is obviously more famous, she still has to give him face.

If she encounters a problem, she has to be a little tolerant even if the other party is unreasonable.

But now Zhang Yuan's move really stunned her.

I added more scenes, but the other party still didn't get angry.

"I see. That's why Fan took a liking to him and wanted to win him over."

Everyone knows that Fan Bingbing is an ambitious person in the entertainment industry.

Then isn't the other Bingbing who has been fighting with her for many years also not the same? Especially at this critical moment when outsiders don't know, but both Bingbing know that the conflict between Huayi and Sister Hua is already undercurrent.

After a moment's thought, Li Bingbing understood his opponent's intention.

At this time, Zhang Yuan took the coin from the helpless teacher You Yong, raised his head, and saw Li Bingbing smiling at him and nodding slightly.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Weird... Zhang Yuan thought.

He always felt that the way Old Li looked at him seemed a little different from before.

The camera turned on again, and this time with Zhang Yuan around, things went much more smoothly.

"Four Eyes is getting old too, why don't you say anything about him?"

"I stepped on your tail!"

"Cut!" Director Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Okay."

"Change the angle of the shot."

Director Feng thought that the filming went much more smoothly after Zhang Yuan came over.

If I had known earlier, I would have asked him to come earlier, which would have saved me a lot of trouble.

[Received thanks from Feng Xiaogang, +1 for observing his words and expressions! ]

I shot it several times from different angles, and finally this shot passed.

Zhang Yuan, who had just finished working on the set of "Kung Fu", was even a little uncomfortable with it because it was too easy.

"This will be a scene between you and Yuko."

"The key is hand skills, understand?"

Before the next scene began, Director Feng reviewed the play for the two of them.

You Yong and Li Bingbing were not in the camera, so they went to the side to rest.

At this moment, Liu Ruoying and Liu Dehua had also finished their parts in another group and were running over to join in the fun.

"Hua Zai, you better watch out for a while." Martial arts director Jiang Daohai came close to Brother Hua and whispered.

"what happened?"

"You'll know after reading it."

The content of this scene was not in the original script.

This scene only happened after Zhang Yuan recommended Cao Shang Fei to Feng Xiaogang as a consultant.

What play is it?
Change your watch!
Once, the thief king Huang Tingli and the thief king of Guangdong Province gathered in Shanghai to compete with each other. He relied on this trick of "stealing the sky and replacing the day" to make his opponent convinced and admit defeat.

Director Feng was excited after hearing this little story.

This is too high-end!

Can you steal someone’s watch face to face?
He thought at the time that it must be added to the film.

It is used to show the superb abilities of Uncle Li, who is based on Huang Tingli!

He originally planned to use special effects for this scene, until... during the audition, he saw Zhang Yuan "replace" Xiao Wang's watch with his own arm.

"Come on, get ready." Director Feng called out.

"A World Without Thieves, Scene 13, Shot 3, First Time, ACTION!"

"Uncle Li, if you need anything in the future, I will do my best!" Zhang Yuan came to Uncle Li's side, leaned sideways, and leaned his head forward with his head slightly drooping.

It expresses closeness and also submission, and the tone is extremely firm and sincere.

"I hope you can make further progress in your future work." Ge You also turned sideways, gently raised his arm and made a handshake gesture.

The two men clasped hands and then shook them vigorously.

At this time, martial arts director Jiang Daohai shouted in Brother Hua's ear.

"Right now, look carefully!"

There was a crisp sound, and a shadow flashed by, then quickly moved from Ge You's arm, along the arms that were connected by the handshake, and slid towards Zhang Yuan's wrist.

"Wow, a gold watch!" Zhang Yuan lifted the sleeve of his coat, and a metal strap and a golden Rolex appeared on his wrist.

Under the bright lights at the scene, it was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.

"Wow!" Brother Hua exclaimed.

Under Director Jiang's instructions, he stared at the wrists of the two people and saw the whole process.

"Teacher Ge You is so good, is he playing a thief or is he really a thief?"

This was the first time that Brother Hua collaborated with Teacher Ge You.

I've heard before that there are several masters in the entertainment industry in mainland China, but I didn't expect them to be so talented.

"Wrong." Jiang Daohai shook his head: "It's not Teacher Ge You, it's Zhang Yuan."

"he?"

"Although this action is Uncle Li handing the watch to Siyan, if you look closely, it is actually Zhang Yuan who is leading Ge You's hand to exert force."

Brother Hua frowned and looked at the two of them again hesitantly.

"Do it again, Yuu, relax."

It just so happens that under the command of Director Feng, the two are about to be reassigned.

This time, Brother Hua looked more carefully, narrowed his eyes, and stared at the palms of the two people.

Swish!
Then Uncle Ge shook his palm vigorously and exerted force forward. Then, a watch slid onto Zhang Yuan's wrist.

"Oh!"

But this time Brother Hua saw it clearly.

It was indeed Zhang Yuanfa’s effort!

Because the previous shot only captured the palms of the two people.

But outside the camera, Ge You's arm hardly moved, while Zhang Yuan's arm was clearly shaking and exerting force.

So, although the camera shows Uncle Li giving a watch to Siyan, the actual situation is just the opposite.

"He is so powerful!" Brother Hua turned and looked at Jiang Daohai.

"Well, it was just filming a movie. He took care of the camera and he deliberately slowed down the speed."

"Hey..." Brother Hua listened, lowered his head to think for a while, then quickly raised his head again.

"How do you know he'll be faster?"

Jiang Daohai smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Because he used this trick to win over Mr. Wang from Huayi during the audition."

"I watched it twice, but I couldn't see it clearly."

"I didn't even know he did it the first time."

Brother Hua was silent. He knew Jiang Daohai's abilities. The two had worked together before in "God of Gamblers".

"I didn't even see you clearly!"

"I guess he must have found some expert to train him in this skill." Jiang Daohai felt that Zhang Yuan was scary: "In order to film a movie, he trained himself to be more cunning than the average thief."

That is.

The movie was designed based on Huang Tingli's real trick.

This move was Huang Tingli's direct kung fu that he learned from Cao Shangfei.

Not to mention ordinary thieves, even ordinary thieves can't do this.

Brother Hua thought that he had done a lot of preparation before filming this movie.

He even found an "expert" to practice the art of stealing.

He takes it so seriously because this year is his first year to "go north" and enter the mainland film market!
Before this, he was very popular and famous in mainland China, but all the works he filmed were from Hong Kong.

Now that he has seen the potential of the mainland film and television industry, he launched a series of combined attacks.

This year, in addition to "A World Without Thieves", there is another mainland-produced movie to be released, called "House of Flying Daggers".

As soon as I arrived in the mainland, I was served by two top directors, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang. What are the Four Heavenly Kings?
"I didn't expect that a junior would have a more serious work attitude than me." Brother Hua was surprised and gradually smiled.

"I understand!" Brother Hua reacted at this time.

“No wonder Jiadong was not selected.”

"With him here, Jiadong really doesn't stand a chance."

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(End of this chapter)