Humboldt Village, Pingyao County, SX Province.

Now it is just January 05.

The average temperature in Shanxi has dropped below zero.

Residents in the city are better off, as there are tall buildings to block the dry and cold wind when they go out.

When I got home, the heater helped relieve my frozen body.

The situation in Humboldt Village, located on the Great Plains, was much more bleak.

Like most villages after the reform and opening up, the young and middle-aged people here gradually rushed to the coastal cities to "pan for gold", and the village gradually became deserted.

Today, half of the houses have been abandoned, making the village, which originally stood alone on the overgrown hillside, look even more desolate.

The crew of "Drawing Sword" filmed in this desolate wilderness where "there is no one living for thousands of miles".

The temperature in the city was minus three or four degrees Celsius, but out in the uncovered suburbs, it was at least ten degrees lower than in the city.

When the north wind blew, the cold and sandy air was like small knives, penetrating into people's sleeves and collars.

In a gray and dilapidated small bungalow, the two main characters of the play, Li Youbin and He Zhengjun, were sitting on a big kang and reciting lines.

It goes without saying that the two professional actors had excellent dialogue skills, but in this harsh environment, their teeth were chattering from the cold even when they were rehearsing their lines.

The crew's budget is really limited.

So the small bungalow used for filming was not rented, but "borrowed".

The two directors of the crew found some abandoned bungalows that had long been deserted, and went to the scrap recycling station to find some broken tables, chairs, and baskets. They decorated the house a little and used it as the main indoor scene.

It saves money, but it makes life hard for the actors!
The regiment commander and the political commissar were shivering in the drafty house. The only heating device they had was a torn quilt under their buttocks.

The hardships and difficulties of the old Red Army?

Why do you need to act? Just sit in front of the camera and it will happen. That’s really hard!
The leading actor, Mr. Li Youbin, even caught a cold and had a fever due to being too tired and being exposed to the cold wind while shooting on location.

He was still acting with a body temperature of over 38 degrees.

Teacher Li is now holding the script and wants to slap himself in the face!
"Why the hell would I take this role?"

In fact, the reason why Teacher Li took on this role is very simple.

Make money.

He is a well-known actor and a performing artist, but not a star.

A salary of more than 500,000 yuan is already very good for him.

What many people don’t know is that Teacher Li had family matters to attend to at that time.

He is divorcing his wife of more than 20 years.

Divorce requires even more money. Buying a new house and car and starting a new life all require money.

Before taking the course at home, Mr. Li played many roles as upright young men with somewhat monotonous images, and his acting had long reached a bottleneck.

Just like Tang Guoqiang back then, he also wanted to break through himself.

After seeing such a "bandit-like" soldier character, he became interested.

Indeed, the role of Li Yunlong ushered in a second spring in his career. His worth and status skyrocketed, and he became the most famous middle-aged actor in the country.

And several of the leading actors in this film were actually brought in by Teacher Li.

After he got the script, the crew handed it to Mr. Zhang Guangbei who played "Lü Fengxian".

But Mr. Zhang, who was directing and producing "The Dawn Is Quiet Here", refused.

But Zhang Guangbei lives downstairs from Li Youbin!

The two took a walk after dinner and when they met and chatted, they found out that the other was the leading male role. Teacher Zhang immediately adjusted his schedule and took on the role.

He Zhengjun, who played the political commissar, didn't want to act at first.

But Zhang Guangbei happened to be his classmate. After knowing that his old classmate was in the crew, Teacher He Zhengjun thought that the film was invested by Zhang Guangbei.

I thought to myself that since they were my old classmates’ crew, then why should I worry about anything, so I came.

They just pitted one person after another and brought a bunch of people into the group.

then……

Now Zhang Guangbei and He Zhengjun both want to kill Li Youbin.

What a crappy crew!

Mr. Zhang Guangbei’s most famous role is naturally Lu Bu in "The Three Kingdoms".

He had rejected the role at first.

"How can I play such a drunkard and womanizer?"

But after learning that Diao Chan was played by Chen Hong.

"Director, do you think I look like a drunkard or a womanizer?"

This guy has the same old habit: he mainly looks at the actor he's acting opposite when he takes a role.

And his character Chu Yunfei in "Bright Sword" is the commander of the Jinsui Army.

Lu Bu was born in Bingzhou and later served as the governor of Bingzhou.

Bingzhou is located in the Hetao area of ​​Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan of Shanxi, and part of Baoding area of ​​Hebei... This place is almost the sphere of influence of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, it is a reincarnation.

"Lao Li, Lao He!" The two people who were talking to each other suddenly heard a loud voice coming from outside the house.

Then, the door curtain was lifted and the assistant director walked in carelessly.

Future audiences may recognize at a glance that this assistant director is the famous "Drawing Sword" inequality.

That is: The Brigade Commander in Tianwang Laozi<Li Yunlong<Brigade Commander, who is also the actor who plays General Chen Geng in the film.

This lousy crew is so poor that everyone has to play a cameo role.

"What are you shouting for? My head hurts." Li Youbin frowned and muttered, "Hurry up and put down the door curtain. It's already cold, and you came in with the wind, making it even colder."

"It won't be cold in a while!" The assistant director smiled happily and waved his hand. Then a stage manager came into the room carrying two bundles of white things.

"What is this?"

"Electric blanket, don't you two feel cold during filming?"

"Oh, has the director found his conscience?" Teacher Li quickly stood up and asked someone to put the electric blanket under him.

After plugging in the power strip and turning on the switch, in less than five minutes, a warm current flowed from the bottom up into the frozen bodies, making the two actors feel refreshed.

"Come, bring it in!" This was not the end yet. "Chen Geng" waved his hand again, and several workers who delivered the food actually walked into the house with their backs bent, holding a golden copper pot in their hands.

"This is……"

Before the two actors could react, mutton, cabbage, vermicelli, sesame paste, pickled garlic, sauerkraut, charcoal... all kinds of items were delivered into the house one after another.

Not only these things, but also the other main actors, including Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, the monk, Yamamoto Ikki... a large group of men, young and old, came into the house and gathered around the hot pot that was already lit.

Not only is there food, but there is also wine!

Seeing five or six bottles of Jiannanchun on the table, several old men who were already craving for wine couldn't help but brighten their eyes.

However, these people also had some concerns.

We are in Shanxi, so we shouldn’t drink Fenjiu.

Slurp!
Just as these people were puzzled, there were suddenly several sounds of horse hooves and the sound of horses snorting outside the house.

The actors all looked back.

Through the window, I saw dozens of tall horses being led into the yard.

"This is..." Teacher Li Youbin asked, pointing outside the window.

"The horses used in the cavalry company scenes."

Teacher Li scratched his head. Our crew had also filmed a circus before, and there were only two skinny yellow horses. We had to rely on borrowing positions and camera language to create the effect of thousands of troops, which was really difficult.

Suddenly so many horses showed up at this moment.

Not only that, the crew’s meals were also complained about before. The food was poor and always cold.

Now it’s hot pot and good wine…

Teacher Li looked up at the assistant director and said, "We are planning to disband the show. Are we going to stop it?"

"What do you mean by not passing?" The assistant director sat down together.

"The crew has attracted new investment!"

"Ah!" The leading actors looked at each other in surprise.

Can our shabby crew get investment?
It's good enough that we can finish the filming. How can anyone actually invest money in it?

"Yes, this horse, this electric blanket, this hot pot, oh, and the crew's hotel has also been upgraded, and we've changed you all into better rooms."

Before, even for Teacher Li Youbin, the room he lived in was not much better than the guesthouse.

"By the way, the investor also said, today, not today, that's not right..."

The assistant director searched his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.

"Oh, right."

"Mr. Zhang will pay for all the expenses tonight!"

"what?"

"Our investor, Zhang Yuan, have you heard of him?" the assistant director asked with a smile.

Everyone shook their heads, except Teacher Li Youbin, who was stunned after shaking his head.

"Hey, I think I've heard of it!"

"When I was having dinner with Xue Jian before, he seemed to have mentioned this person."

"He's an actor, quite young."

"Yes, young actor!"

"Look, we old guys still have to rely on the younger generation to take care of us."

"Eat it!"

As he ate and drank, every bite of mutton entered his stomach. Teacher Li, who was suffering from a high fever, felt much better, as if a corner of a solid ice had melted.

"This wine was also sent by Zhang Yuan?"

"He is the spokesperson, internal price."

"I'm going to drink this, it's a good wine."

"Come on!" Seeing that the conditions of the crew had improved, Teacher Li felt hopeful and raised his glass despite his illness.

"Let's all pay our respects to this junior whom we have never met!"

“I wish him a bright future!”

……

On the other side, Zhang Yuan was having dinner.

[Received thanks from Li Youbin, dialogue skills and lighting basics +1! ]

[Received thanks from Zhang Guangbei, Horsemanship Basics +1, Archery Basics +1! ]

[Received thanks from He Zhengjun, mechanical design +1, drawing +1! ]

... "These veteran actors are quite conscientious." Zhang Yuan was in a good mood when he saw the income from his attributes.

He specifically asked the director of the crew to announce his name, and sure enough, he got a lot.

Zhang Yuan sold everything he had, and together with the endorsement fees he had just received, he managed to scrape together 450 million yuan to invest in this film.

It just accounts for about 30% of the market share.

He began to look for a professional lawyer. This share included a series of long-term income such as later copyrights and broadcasting revenue.

This movie broke CCTV's ratings record.

After the first broadcast became a huge success, it was rebroadcast over three thousand times, with Chongqing TV alone rebroadcasting it over fifty times!
Later, the number of views on all online platforms exceeded 10 billion!
The copyrights of TV dramas purchased by TV stations are time-limited, usually only one or two years. If they want to rebroadcast the show later, they must renew the copyright.

You can imagine how exaggerated the subsequent profits will be.

This movie is like a retirement insurance, the kind that allows you to just lie down and eat forever.

Looking at the entire Chinese TV drama circle, the only TV dramas that can reach this level are "My Fair Princess", "Journey to the West" and other old masterpieces.

"Zhao Yanmin's tone seemed to treat me as a fool."

“He’ll know after the film airs.”

"After all, most of those films that create myths were not well-received in the early stages."

He hummed a little tune while eating, and the leading actors who were dining with him all felt that he was in a good mood.

"I defeated the director and made more money. If I were in his place, I would be happy too." Zhao Hongfei thought on the side.

He thought Zhang Yuan was happy because the budget for the lunch box business had been increased and he would be able to make more money.

All I can say is that he has a small vision.

"Are you happy?" Liu Qianqian looked up and asked when she saw him so happy.

"Yeah, there's food and drink, and movies to shoot, shouldn't we be happy?"

"Yeah." After saying that, she lowered her head.

"What's wrong with you? Is your butt itching again?"

"You're the one who's tickling!" she retorted plaintively, then supported her head with one hand.

"Are you ready for the evening show?"

"Ready."

Zhang Yuan thought that in the evening they would be filming the scene where Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu were practicing double cultivation among the flowers.

In order to achieve the best filming effect, the crew prepared a large turntable for the two of them, similar to the one used to turn dishes in a restaurant.

Let them practice while turning, just like two roasted suckling pigs.

"What's wrong? Are you shy about taking off your clothes?"

“No…” Liu Qianqian’s cheeks flushed slightly.

There's nothing wrong with taking off clothes.

She also exposed her shoulders when she played Wang Yuyan. This time the setting is a naked double cultivation, but she will wear a tube top.

After all, she had been to the Lighthouse Country and had seen many things like tube tops, so she didn't think there was anything to be shy about.

It's a bit psychologically stressful to dress like this in front of Zhang Yuan.

"It's okay, let's talk about it on equal terms. You won't suffer any loss."

"Humph!"

This is what she is afraid of, and she is a little insecure.

But this was not what she was worried about.

After dinner, she followed Zhang Yuan.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"Will you...spit?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yuan cleared his throat and then exerted force.

Snapped!
A wet mark suddenly appeared on the wall five or six meters away.

"Are you talking about this?" Zhang Yuan was curious, wondering why a well-mannered girl like her would ask this.

"It's not spitting, it's spraying!" Liu Qianqian puffed up her cheeks and made an octopus shape.

At the same time, he looked at the mark a few meters away.

"He's so strong that his saliva can go farther than most people!"

"Do you know how?"

"Why do you ask?"

She then elaborated.

According to the plot, their dual cultivation scene will be interrupted by Zhen Zhibing and Zhao Zhijing who come to watch, causing Xiaolongnu to go insane.

In the original novel, Xiaolongnu just vomited blood.

In order to make it look good, Yu Min wants her to bleed!

The kind that spurts a huge mouthful of liquid toward the sky.

According to the design, she was going to raise her head suddenly and spit out a mouthful of blood into the sky.

The blood foam sparkled under the fill light and fell on the grass and trees, bright as fire.

After listening to it, Zhang Yuan felt it was exaggerated, but he also agreed with Yu Min's understanding of the camera image.

After all, he is a cameraman, so he is very good at creating this kind of sad and beautiful atmosphere.

It does make the scene of Xiaolongnu getting injured look better.

But Liu Qianqian was well protected by her mother since she was young, and she learned art that was worthy of being displayed in a respectable setting.

She really doesn't know how to spray water.

She tried it herself in her hotel room.

As a result, the front of the vest was soaked.

It's like Parkinson's eating, it all drips down his body.

Liu Xiaoli wasn't much stronger, at most she could spray a small stream of water, like Squirtle.

But it can't achieve the effect of flowers scattering from the sky.

Liu Qianqian thought that if there was anyone around her who had such "miscellaneous" skills, it would definitely be Zhang Yuan.

"Want to learn?"

"Yeah." The girl showed an expectant look.

"Call me Master first."

The girl was immediately unhappy.

She has always loved to fiddle with seniority, and now she is going to suffer a loss, so naturally she is not happy.

"It's okay if you don't shout. I can teach you mouth to mouth." Zhang Yuan said this, and led her to a sparsely populated small cliff.

"I asked you to do something serious, and I'm serious." Xixi took a step or two back.

"Oh, I see. You have no interest in life at all." Zhang Yuan knew that she was here to film a movie, so of course he was happy to help.

He took out a bottle of water, held it in his mouth, and then held a breath of Dantian Qi.

puff!
It was a sky full of stars and rain all over the ground.

That is to say, it is night now. If there is sunshine during the day, this breath will definitely produce a rainbow.

"Wow, that's great, great!" Liu Qianqian clapped her hands and was stunned.

You see, young girls are so easy to fool. Even spitting water can make her eyes light up.

In another ten years, even if Zhang Yuan performed the water-sucking dragon trick, she would... well, based on her personality, she would probably still clap her hands.

"You try it." Zhang Yuan opened another bottle of water for her.

"Pooh!"

"Grrrrrr!"

"Pooh!"

"Pooh!"

Zhang Yuan watched her play with half a bottle of water, then nodded.

"Let's go home and change clothes."

My chest is wet again.

"Hehehe..."

"How dare you laugh!" Zhang Yuan replied weakly when he saw her smile.

"Tell me, do we look like the Titanic?"

"It was the scene where Jack taught Rose to spit on the deck." Liu Qianqian suddenly felt a sense of romance under the night sky.

"Yes." Zhang Yuan agreed: "I am the one who receives the guests, and you are the one who wears the silk stockings."

“It fits our personalities very well.”

"Stop talking nonsense, hold your saliva, and take a deep breath."

"Puff up your cheeks, listen to my command, and suck as hard as you can!"

"One, two, three, let's go!"

While Zhang Yuan was directing her, he raised his hands and placed them on her cheeks, and when he heard the command, he squeezed hard.

"puff!"

This time with the help of external force, it sprayed several meters away.

“Wow, it worked!”

[Received thanks from Liu Xixi, temperament +1! ]

"Remember this feeling and try it a few more times yourself." Zhang Yuan said, and took the opportunity to rub her face a few times.

Thin, smooth and tender, it feels a thousand times better than the highest quality leather.

"Okay, I'll do it myself."

I tried it again now and it really feels much better.

She soon found the trick.

Just like when she learns other things, she learns very quickly. It's a talent.

But the disadvantage is that the ability to go deep is not strong, which is a defect.

She was having a great time playing, and Zhang Yuan was finding it very interesting to watch from the side.

A shrill cry of surprise came from the bottom of the small cliff.

"Ah, who spitted? My hair is all wet. It's so disgusting!" (End of this chapter)