There are more than 200 countries and regions in the world.
And just like in the island country, there are only about thirty people driving right-hand drive cars.
Most of them are areas that were studied or colonized by Great Britain.
When filming, we don’t have to drive on the road, so right-hand drive is actually fine.
But the problem is that the R32 that Zhang Yuan drives is a manual transmission car.
This crappy right-hand drive car has the gearshift on the left side of the body, so you have to use your left hand to shift gears.
Moreover, although the right-hand drive car seems to be a mirror image of the left-hand drive car, it is mirrored, but not completely mirrored.
The arrangement of clutch, brake and accelerator is the same as that of left-hand drive car.
The most annoying thing is that its gear logic is the same as that of a left-hand drive car.
When driving a manual transmission in China, the first gear is in the position closest to the driver.
But here in the island country, the gearbox is not mirrored, and the first gear is at the position farthest from the driving seat.
Although Zhang Yuan doesn't have a driver's license, he can drive.
Not to mention cars, he can even drive a forklift. After all, on the construction site, God knows what temporary position you will play.
In other words, excavators and tower cranes are a bit dangerous, otherwise he would want to try them.
However, the more experienced the driver is, the stronger his physical memory is, but the more difficult it is for him to adapt to different driving directions.
Just like in island countries, Australia, and New Zealand, most of the people who get into accidents are experienced drivers from the country, while newbies adapt faster.
So, this is the situation that happened to Zhang Yuan in front of the camera.
Press the clutch, shift gears, shift into the wrong gear, enter fifth gear, lift the clutch, and turn off the engine.
Press the clutch, shift gears, lift the clutch, and turn off the engine.
Engage in gear, turn off the engine...
All I saw was an R32 in front of the camera, cricket pupae, cricket pupae...
"Hey, can you please not waste everyone's time!" Liu Weiqiang was so angry that he picked up the intercom and started cursing.
"I'm sorry. I'll need some time to get used to it and I'll be ready soon." Zhang Yuan greeted him with an apologetic look.
I have never met an opponent since my debut, but I never expected that my brilliant career would be ruined by you today... Zhang Yuan rubbed the gear lever of the car to calm his spirit.
It took two more times before he got used to the operation and the shot went through.
The content being filmed at this moment is the agreement between Nakazato Takeshi and Takahashi Ryosuke to compete for national domination.
Nakazato Takeshi happened to have "hit" Akina Mountain, so he came to the gas station to inquire about the so-called "Akina Mountain Driving God".
Zhang Yuan parked the car next to the gas pump, then got out and stepped back out of the camera.
"Hmph!" Huang Qiusheng, Du Wenzhe and others on the side sneered at him with disdain.
Such a simple shot was shot so many times...
At this time, Jay Chou, wearing a gas station work uniform, also had his first movie shot in his life!
The dialogue is just one sentence.
"Welcome, sir. What kind of oil would you like?"
It's a very common greeting line.
But I’m always afraid of the first time.
Because it’s easy to be nervous the first time.
It’s easy to be scared the first time.
The first time it was over in a flash.
Just like Jay Chou now.
"ACTION!"
As soon as the director shouted "start", he walked forward tremblingly.
“Shengsheng…”
"Card!"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Weiqiang yelled, "Zhou Shengsheng!"
Jay Chou has filmed things before, but at most they were just music videos, which are completely different from movies.
It's normal to be nervous.
Many people feel as if their hands and feet are not their own and their souls are wandering when they appear in front of the camera for the first time.
Jay Chou now feels like his feet are off the ground, as if he is stepping on cotton.
"Come again!"
"Welcome, sir..."
"Card!"
"Sir, welcome to our patronage..."
"Card!"
Just for this one line, Jay Chou said it wrong more than ten times.
Finally, I took a fifteen-minute break and drank some refreshments before I finally got through the scene when I started filming again.
Liu Weiqiang slumped in the director's chair.
"Lin Jianyue, look at the people you have brought upon me..."
"If I had used the person I had chosen, this wouldn't have happened."
Huang Qiusheng and Du Wenzhe, who were standing by, sneered at Jay Chou and shook their heads as before.
"Our Hong Kong actors are still very professional."
"Neither the mainland nor the Formosa Boulevard are acceptable."
In the rest area nearby, Jay Chou was chatting with Zhang Yuan.
"Were you nervous just now?"
"A little bit. It's my first time driving an island car." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
Jay Chou was still relatively shy at this moment. He would take the initiative to talk to Zhang Yuan. One reason was that the actors around him all spoke Cantonese and Japanese, which he could not understand.
Only Zhang Yuan spoke Mandarin, so communication was convenient.
Secondly, he saw that Zhang Yuan had also made a series of NGs just now, and he felt a sense of sympathy.
The patients exchanged ideas.
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Yuan." They were chatting when two girls from the island country enthusiastically brought cans of coffee.
"Just caught." The two Japanese women clenched their fists to cheer the two men up.
However, after serving the coffee, the two of them did not leave. Instead, they chatted for a few words and then looked at Zhang Yuan with expectant eyes.
"They are asking if you can show me how to open a can using Kung Fu." The translator Abe Riki appeared out of nowhere.
Zhang Yuan scratched his head, thinking, he was thinking, "I'm being treated as a street performer."
Forget it, if our international friends want to watch it, let them watch it.
He turned the drink in his hand over, placed his index finger at the bottom of the drink, and then exerted force!
Click!
He dug a big hole in the solid bottom of the coffee bottle!
Eagle Claw Kung Fu is no joke.
Seeing this, the two girls involuntarily clamped their legs together.
This is just like picking off a bottle, if it were to pick off a person... Yo!
Jaylen, who was standing by, was also startled, his eyes widened to their maximum… although it wasn’t a big deal.
"You, you, you have practiced it?"
"A little bit." Zhang Yuan started drinking.
"Sbarasi!"
"Si Guoyi!"
The two women exclaimed in amazement, clapping and cheering.
Jay Chou: …
hiss!
He is so good at it!
Did you tease the two girls in the same way just now?
With this little trick you can... well, I know some little tricks too.
Jay Chou felt in his pocket, trying to find a coin.
"Ready to power on!"
But at this time, the director started calling people, so he put the matter aside for the time being.
The next scene follows the previous one.
Zhang Yuan returned to the black GTR next to the gas pump. When the director shouted "ACTION", he lowered the window and then slowly got out of the car in a dragging manner.
"Excuse me, is the car god of Akina Mountain the boss here?"
He asked Jaylen with a smile.
Ok?
Jay Chou was stunned and found that Zhang Yuan seemed different from before. His whole feeling, from his temperament, expression to the way he spoke, were completely different from when they were chatting.
Liu Weiqiang standing by also raised his eyebrows.
It feels just right, just the kind of ruffian vibe I want...
"Sure enough, my feeling when I first met him was right. He has a talent for acting."
"Then what happened just now...is it really because he can't drive?"
"Sorry, I haven't heard of it." Jay Chou was stunned for a moment and then said his lines.
"Cut, Jay Chou, relax a little." Liu Weiqiang called for a stop.
Director Liu thought that when Jay Chou and Zhang Yuan stood together, the difference was too obvious.
One can hardly act at all, and the other already has the slackness of a veteran actor.
"Relax, just think of it as chatting with me." Zhang Yuan smiled and comforted Jay Chou.
"You seem to be good at acting..." Jay thought. I was just chatting with his fellow patients...
It turned out that they were much better than me, and even I, a layman, could feel it clearly.
"It's just so-so. I've just been acting so many times that I'm used to it."
"It will be fine once you get used to it."
Jay Chou nodded in confusion.
When the camera was turned on again, Jay Chou was still nervous. After reshooting four or five times, this shot was finally passed.
“Hold…Roar!”
"Look, this is what we call a car!"
In the next shot, Amu, played by Du Wenze, trotted to Zhang Yuan's car and excitedly but ignorantly commented on it. "Big rear wing, alloy wheels, racing steering wheel."
"Wow, wow, hey, how much does this car cost?" After walking around, Du Wenzhe came to Zhang Yuan.
"Is this gentleman the Akina Mountain Car God?"
Zhang Yuan ignored Du Wenzhe and asked directly to Brother B who played his father.
"I am from the NIGHT KID team from Myogi."
"My name is Nakazato Takeshi."
"I came here this time to compete with the God of Cars of Akina Mountain."
"Cut!" Liu Wei Qiang raised his hand hesitantly and called for a stop.
"It seems like there's nothing wrong."
"The lines are all correct, the state is all correct..."
Zhang Yuan's shooting was not going well just now, but this time it went so smoothly that he found it a little hard to believe that he could get it right in just one take.
Huang Qiusheng, who had no chance to show up, also twisted his mouth.
At first, he thought these two people were the same.
What Boss Lin values is their popularity in Taiwan and the mainland.
Letting them come is to sell more box office tickets.
But now it seems...
"That mainland guy seems to be much better than the Taiwan guy."
Everyone gathered in front of the monitor and watched the replay with Liu Weiqiang.
"Pride, curiosity, and a little contempt." Director Liu repeatedly reviewed Zhang Yuan's performance.
Especially after Du Wenzhe appeared.
"After the contempt, there is still a bit of disdain."
"It was as if he really looked down on Aze, but he quickly hid his emotions."
“It’s a very good performance.”
There's no need to act. I really despise him.
Both of them are only sons, he must despise them.
"Qiu Sheng, what do you think?" Liu Weiqiang turned around and looked at the Academy Award-winning actor.
"Not bad, with layers." Huang Qiusheng bit his lip and said helplessly.
"Yes, it's very close to the character of Nakazato Takeshi in my mind, almost the same."
"He's arrogant and proud. Although he looks very kind, he looks down on others deep down."
"He's very good at capturing characters."
"Hey." Brother B nudged Huang Qiusheng with his elbow: "Mainland guys are okay."
Anthony Wong curled his lips.
But Zhong Zhentao knew what was going on.
"I was wondering how he could snatch the leading role of The Return of the Condor Heroes from someone else. He must have real talent."
Jay Chou looked at the people around him who were praising Zhang Yuan and touched his nose.
"Doesn't this make me look worse..."
The rest of the scenes today will go very smoothly as long as there are no close-ups or lines of Jay Chou.
Director Liu Weiqiang also discovered that Zhang Yuan’s abilities were in no way inferior to those of several veteran Hong Kong actors.
Of course, he is not as proficient as Huang Qiusheng, but at least he is not worse than Du Wenzhe.
Director Liu looked back at Edison Cheng, who was holding a DV camera and filming the two Japanese actresses and laughing lewdly, and shook his head slightly.
"This mainland boy should be much better than Edison Chen in performance."
This was the first time that Liu Weiqiang had such a question.
Is it possible that the younger generation in Hong Kong is inferior to the younger generation in mainland China?
I finally waited until the end of work.
After all, it was the first day, so we finished work early. Before it got dark, we prepared to have a dinner together for the actors in the crew to communicate with each other.
While everyone was waiting for the bus, Edison Chen came over to share with everyone the photos and videos he took of the two Japanese girls.
Jay Chou noticed something was wrong.
Zhang Yuan was performing kung fu with the girls.
Even Edison Chen had his head photographed.
I didn't do anything!
In fact, there is not only female competition, but men sometimes also start male competition for no apparent reason.
One of them is Jay Chou now.
"They are so much faster than me in picking up girls..."
He had completely forgotten that he had never informed Zhang Yuan about their bet on picking up girls.
Zhang Yuan: I don’t know either!
Generally speaking, people who look shy are actually very reserved.
Move less, think more.
There was no expression on her face, but she might have already planned what sexual position she wanted.
Jay Chou looked around and then called his assistant over.
The assistant pulled a coin out of his bag.
He had been looking for the coin before, and now he finally got it.
"MAGIC!" He shook his wrist at the two island girls.
"Ma Jieku?" Suzuki Anne confirmed with a smile.
"Hi, hi..."
What tricks does Jay Chou have?
It's not magic!
These are the only two tricks he has.
Seeing that the remaining two people were progressing much faster than him, he decided to show off as well.
Seeing that he looked like a peacock spreading its feathers, Zhang Yuan crossed his arms and watched from the side.
"Okay, okay, I'll let you pretend..."
"Come on, Zhang Yuan, cooperate with me for a moment, I guarantee I'll scare you." Director Zhou suddenly turned around and faced him.
"My magic is very powerful."
"You will finish reading it. If you want to learn, I can teach you."
He was thinking that he had just asked Zhang Yuan for advice on acting.
Now I can make up for it with magic, which is just right and saves face.
Jay Chou is very concerned about his reputation.
Zhang Yuan: …
No.
How dare you show off your skills in front of an expert?
Just your magic...oops.
Zhang Yuan thought about it and said, "You teach me?"
Oh my god!
I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person...the rest is omitted.
I wanted to give him face.
But he wanted to show off by operating on himself.
After Zhang Yuan thought about it for a while, he agreed with a smile.
"Ok."
"Jay, get ready and look at me." On the other side, Edison Chen continued to do his "old job" and started filming them with a DV.
He was thinking, let’s take pictures of girls.
Secondly, you can also capture Zhang Yuan’s surprised expression, which will definitely be exciting.
Then you can take the opportunity to review with the girl and flirt with her again, perfect.
The two girls were also very excited and clapped in anticipation.
"Okay, go ahead and take the photo...but don't take it of me." Jay Chou warned, as he was afraid of being exposed.
"Come..." After he finished speaking, he threw the coin in his hand into the air.
Everyone looked up, their eyes following the coin.
Snapped!
As the coin fell, Jay Chou quickly slapped his right palm against the back of his left hand.
"Drive slowly..."
Then he slowly moved his right palm away, but found that the fallen coin did not appear on the back of his hand.
Jay Chou spread out his hands and let the girls look at them at will.
Still no trace of the coin.
"Oh!" The two island women have always been very supportive and immediately exclaimed.
Jay Chou showed a proud yet shy smile.
Then he quickly raised his hand, put his right hand next to Zhang Yuan's ear, and snapped his fingers.
blah blah blah!
With a crisp sound, Jay Chou clenched his right fist, slowly moved it in front of everyone, and then suddenly opened it.
call……
Just when everyone thought the coin would appear in his hand, he found that there was still nothing.
When Jay Chou saw the surprised expressions of the two girls, the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK.
"Now, witness the moment of miracle." He deliberately dragged out the tone and spoke mysteriously.
"Zhang Yuan, look at your right pocket!"
Zhang Yuan reached out and pulled out his entire right trouser pocket.
Jay Chou: !!!
Jaylen's smile froze on his face.
Because there is still nothing in that trouser pocket... (End of this chapter)