Teach others what you have learned and help others with what you have earned.

This sentence is often said by Mr. Liu Dehua, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Of course, they did it.

When Zheng Zeshi went bankrupt, he helped him pay off his debts and take on acting jobs.

When Dicky Cheung went bankrupt, he was the one who helped him pay off his debts and invest.

The reason for both bankruptcies was the financial crisis, and they had a falling out because of it.

After filming "Infernal Affairs" that year, the leading actor Andy Lau had very high authority in the crew. Not only could he influence the script to a certain extent, he even had the power to influence the film editing.

However, he did not interfere with the script, but made suggestions on the post-production editing.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't use his power to subtract time from his opponent to improve his position in the film.

On the contrary, he suggested cutting out some of his own shots!

The reason is that there is a limit on the length of the film, and he reduced his own shots in order to leave more shots for his younger brother Lin Jiadong.

It’s just like when Zhao Benshan shortened the length of “Selling Crutch” to help Pan Changjiang.

Otherwise, how could Lin Jiadong follow him wholeheartedly for so many years and always be inseparable from him?

As the eldest brother, you should hold an umbrella for your younger brothers instead of using them as an umbrella.

However, Brother Hua is not a pushover who will help everyone.

Those who catch his eye are basically brave and tough guys who dare to fight. He looks down on ordinary people.

Now, Zhang Yuan has caught his eye.

The next day, morning.

Inside the hotel where the crew is staying.

Although the crew of "A World Without Thieves" was in the imperial capital and Zhang Yuan also had a house in the imperial capital, he still stayed in a hotel with other actors.

Firstly, it’s troublesome to run back and forth every day.

Secondly, the hotel provides free breakfast, and there is no one to cook for me at home, so I might as well have some.

The hotel opened a separate restaurant for the crew, with no outsiders allowed, so the actors who had scenes to perform in the morning would gather in the restaurant and then be taken to the set by the crew's bus.

"Good morning."

There was soy milk and fried dough sticks in front of Zhang Yuan, and a scallion pancake in his hand.

Then King Liu smiled and put the plate on his table: "No one is here."

"Sit down."

Yesterday, Brother Hua saw that he had almost trained himself to be a thief in order to film a movie, and he thought that this boy was good and very dedicated.

The idea of ​​having a deeper contact arose.

He knew better than anyone that the Hong Kong film industry was in decline.

The movie "Infernal Affairs" starring him is the last ray of afterglow under this sunset.

Since he knew that the future of the film and television industry lies in the mainland, he naturally had to make plans in the mainland long ago.

It is not a bad idea to discover some outstanding new talents and introduce some resources.

"The way you changed the watch yesterday was so clever!" Brother Hua praised with a smile.

He was not arrogant and would not cook for himself like those little stars in later generations. He ate very simply.

"They are just little tricks, not worth mentioning."

"Did you practice this specifically for this film?"

"Yeah." He couldn't say that he just practiced it casually.

"Wow, you work really hard." Hua Ge became more curious about him: "What else did you learn?"

"Hua, Hua, Brother Hua." At this moment, Baoqiang came back with a pile of food. Seeing Liu Dehua sitting there, he started mumbling as before.

"Hello, Baoqiang." Brother Hua waved at him.

"Brother, eat the eggs. I saw they are fresh out of the pan. They are still hot."

Wang Baoqiang picked up a boiled egg and placed it in front of Zhang Yuan, then immediately grabbed his earlobe, which was hot.

Zhang Yuan looked at the egg, then looked at the glass in front of Brother Hua.

Liu Dehua has the habit of drinking ice water.

"Brother Hua, can I borrow your water cup?"

After saying that, he threw the boiling eggs into the ice water.

"My water..." Brother Hua looked at him with surprise.

"You asked me what tricks I could do, so I'll show you one to liven things up."

After saying that, Zhang Yuan counted a few numbers in his mind, then poured the ice water and the egg in the cup onto the plate.

With a flip of his fingers, the cup in his hand turned upside down. Then he waved his arm in the air like a dice cup and "sucked" the egg into the cup.

Then he flicked his wrist, as if by magic.

The egg keeps spinning in the cup, relying on just the right centrifugal force to keep it "suspended" and not falling to the ground for a long time.

"What is going on..." Brother Hua had just asked this question in his heart when he heard crisp sounds coming from the cup, like glass breaking or the chirping of summer insects.

"What is this sound?"

Before he had time to think, he saw a large amount of pink and white debris falling from the cup, like cherry blossom rain, better than the snow in the Forbidden City.

“Eggshell?”

Brother Hua looked carefully at the crumbs on the table before he reacted.

When he raised his head again, Zhang Yuan had already withdrawn his hand and put the cup back on its right side. At the same time, he spoke to him.

"Brother Hua, extend your hand?"

When people are in this confused situation, they will basically do whatever others say.

Just like when you make a phone call, you take what you are given.

Brother Hua obediently stretched out a hand.

Deng!
Zhang Yuan tilted the cup, and a flawless, jade-white egg slipped out of the cup and fell into his palm.

Brother Hua didn't dare to breathe, feeling the egg in his hand.

The eggs are hot, but his heart is even hotter!

"Isn't this the skill of my character Wang Bo in the script?"

"I thought this had to be done with special effects, but it turns out real people can do it!"

He didn't know that most of the confrontations between thieves in the script came from Cao Shangfei's description.

His description comes from the real experience of the thief king Huang Tingli.

Brother Hua was stunned for several seconds, then he smiled, stuffed the egg into his mouth, and started chewing it hard, while giving Zhang Yuan a thumbs up.

Baoqiang standing by was also stunned.

How's my elder brother?
Can you play with eggs like this?
Hey!
Otherwise, why is he the big brother?

His surprise gradually turned into admiration.

In fact, Liu Dehua wanted to make friends with him and get to know him better, and so did he.
Otherwise, why would you show off your skills to others?
Brother Hua is not only a rare actor in the entertainment industry who can rely on his good character, but he is also well-known in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

If we add his wife Zhu Liqian, he will be a well-known figure in the whole of Asia.

Moreover, another point is that this year Brother Hua once again fulfilled his motto "What I have learned should be taught to others, what I have earned should be used to help others". He invested 1250 million and launched a new talent support program called "Asian Rising Star Director"!

It's not about attracting investment, it's about him investing!
In other words, the more than 10 million is all his own money.

Under his leadership, several young directors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and other places will be selected for special support.

Not only does he provide money, he also helps with budgeting and promotion. What's even more commendable is that he provides funding but does not interfere with filming, nor does he add actors or change the script. Everything is handled by the selected directors themselves.

But looking at the whole of Asia, I’m afraid there won’t be another person who would do such a “stupid thing”.

He did this because he saw that the Hong Kong Chinese-language film market, which had an annual box office of over 10 billion, had shrunk to less than 4 million in just over a decade.

He wants to contribute to expanding the market so that everyone can have jobs and food to eat.

At the same time, as a member of the film and television industry, he can also gain a larger market and profits, killing two birds with one stone.

What Zhang Yuan was interested in was the "Asian Rising Star Director" program.

"You are all here." At this time, Liu Ruoying, who had a single ponytail, no makeup, and a fresh face, also came to the side of the few people.

"Wuwuwu..." Brother Hua pointed at Zhang Yuan and wanted to say something, but was choked by the egg yolk.

After a while, he recovered and shouted, "Hurry up and sit down, and watch him play with his balls!"

Liu Ruoying: !!!

"Can I not watch it?" Milk Tea Sister replied with some entanglement.

Zhang Yuan: …

what are you thinking!

Zhang Yuan patted Baoqiang on the shoulder and said, "Go get me some more water and ice." "Sister Ruoying, please sit down."

It would be fine if she didn't misunderstand, but if she did, then it would be even more serious.

He wants ice cubes and water because the eggs are very hot and need to be cooled quickly in ice water to create a temperature difference between the outer shell and the inner membrane and allow them to separate naturally, making it easier to peel.

This is a skill, but also a science.

It can also be used when peeling eggs.

Soon, when everything was ready, he did it to Liu Ruoying again.

Clap, clap, clap... Milk Tea Sister clapped her hands as she watched.

"Why are you clapping?" Hearing the applause, You Yong, with his square face, also came up to the few people.

Ten minutes later...

Li Bingbing came to the breakfast area with sleepy eyes and yawning, but found that all the crew members were gathered together and no one was eating at all.

"What to do?"

Everyone is curious, even big stars.

"change!"

"change!"

"change!"

Not only did this group of people surround him, they were also shouting in unison.

Li Bingbing came to the edge of the crowd, grabbed a person's shoulder and asked.

"What are you looking at so excitedly?"

"Look at Zhang Yuan playing with his balls."

Three people make a tiger, and gossip can melt gold!

From Zhang Yuan playing with eggs, to Zhang Yuan playing with eggs, and then to Zhang Yuan playing with his own eggs, it only took three or four people to pass the message on.

Li Bingbing: !!!

After hearing this, Ms. Li took two steps back with a stiff expression.

Then a death charge, squeezing into the crowd!
She is gathering her strength.

He dived into the crowd and stuck his head out excitedly.

"Where?"

"Where are you playing?"

Blah blah blah...

When she turned her head, she saw Zhang Yuan raising his hand high and shaking the glass with a ferocious look on his face.

Boo!
A few seconds later, a white and tender egg fell into his hands.

A staff member excitedly took the egg and immediately put it into his mouth.

"Hey, it's this egg you're playing with." Li Bingbing said with a look of disappointment on his face.

As soon as that person finished eating, the others around him shouted in unison.

"one comes!"

"one comes!"

"one comes!"

Zhang Yuan's hands holding the glass were shaking.

Good guy!
You are treating me like an animal!
In just a short while, I have peeled more than twenty eggs, and here comes another one!

"A sin!"

……

When we arrived at the set, this scene was exactly what they were filming.

Director Feng and Jiang Daohai knew what happened in the morning and wanted him to do it again.

"Director Feng, your hand is broken."

"what happened?"

"You ask them!" Zhang Yuan pointed angrily at the staff present, and they all turned their heads away.

Director Feng saw his arms hanging listlessly, so he scratched his head and said, "Okay, I'll do the close-up in a few days."

"First shoot the mid-shot and other scenes."

Brother Hua performed particularly well in this game.

Because the content was the first confrontation between him and Uncle Li.

Wang Bo peeled eggs with a cup, while Uncle Li peeled eggs with his fingernails, and they were raw eggs.

With Zhang Yuan’s performance in the morning, Brother Hua didn’t have to think at all. He simply imitated his movements and made the scene extremely realistic.

[Received thanks from Liu Dehua, singing skills +1, anti-aging +1! ]

"Zhang Yuan, can you come and do the part where you use your fingernails to crack a raw egg?" After shooting one shot, Director Feng came to him again.

"Director Feng, no one can do this job." Zhang Yuan looked at him with disdain. He really treats me like a god.

Not to mention me, even if Huang Tingli crawled out of his grave, he wouldn’t be able to come.

Uncle Li's move was obviously imagined by the screenwriter, and it already has a bit of a supernatural feel.

Not to mention peeling it off with your fingernails, even if you use tweezers to peel it off bit by bit, there is a certain chance of failure.

Director Feng shook his head in disappointment and returned to filming.

boom!
In front of the camera, a translucent peeled raw egg was placed into the beer by Ge You.

The crew tried this action eight times, and several times the egg broke as soon as it was placed in Ge Da Ge's hands.

So even though there aren’t many lines in this scene, everyone is extremely nervous.

But what you need when filming is relaxation, because when you are nervous, it is easy to make mistakes.

"You little brat, see clearly." Li Bingbing said the lines in a cocky manner: "Uncle Li is peeling his own balls!"

After Lao Li finished his lines, which were also his only lines in this shot, he was immediately stunned.

Uncle Li was peeling a raw egg...this is the correct line.

She was wrong!

It’s all the fault of those people this morning who said that Zhang Yuan was playing with his own balls. That’s what’s on my mind... Li Bingbing cursed in her heart.

She cursed others and herself in her heart.

The egg didn't break this time, but she said something wrong.

Feng Xiaogang glanced at the director and seemed fine, but the camera director Zhang Li next to him had already twitched his mouth.

Li Bingbing thought to herself, this guy is going to curse!
But at this moment, a voice was heard.

"Peel your own balls." Zhang Yuan added off-camera: "That would be so painful!"

After a few seconds of silence, the whole audience burst into thunderous laughter.

Pooh hahaha!

Hoo ho ho!
Hehehe...

Zhang Lile, who was already in a curse-like position, knocked over the fill light next to him.

Brother Hua laughed so hard that he pounded the table with his fist.

Shuang Bing was not ashamed of the old woman, and Li Bingbing also waved his hands and laughed, not caring about this dirty joke at all.

"Guoli is right, you are a good crosstalk performer." Director Feng grinned and patted his shoulder.

After about ten minutes, the laughing gradually stopped.

Director Feng held his stomach and waved his hands: "Forget it, bring another egg and reshoot."

"Bingbing, please don't say the wrong words again."

"Yeah." Li Bingbing nodded quickly.

Then he looked at Zhang Yuan standing beside him.

Zhang Yuan smiled at her and raised his chin.

Li Bingbing finally reacted.

"He just helped me out on purpose!"

Old Li also nodded at him immediately.

[Received thanks from Li Bingbing, Vocal Basics +1, Erhu Basics +1, Dance Basics +1! ]

...(End of chapter)