Film set, film and television city.

After everyone from the martial arts school signed a memorandum of understanding with the crew, they took a pitiful few hundred thousand yuan in compensation, got on the bus, and headed home in shame.

As for how much of the money would end up in the hands of the injured and hospitalized students, Zhang Yuan had no control over it.

He is now settling accounts with Yu Min!

"Director Yu, look here."

"I was beaten while filming..."

Yu Min's face was hard to hold.

Were you assaulted?
The one who beat him is lying in the hospital, while the one who was beaten is alive and well here...

But he didn't dare to speak.

"The crew has to pay for the medical expenses, lost wages, nutrition expenses, and later rehabilitation expenses, right?" He counted with Yu Min while counting on his fingers.

"The current chief director of the crew is Ju Jueliang." Yu Min hurriedly distanced himself from the matter.

"But I got injured during your directing period." Zhang Yuan looked at the other person with his standard "innocent" eyes.

"You guys can't argue."

"What should I say if a reporter asks me about my injury?"

"You can't say the crew doesn't care about me at all."

Yu Min frowned, knowing that Zhang Yuan was threatening him.

Only now did he understand why Zhao Jian had told him to be careful and not to provoke Zhang Yuan.

When it comes to cheating people, this guy is not only extremely shameless and ruthless, but he also has no psychological burden at all.

"Why don't you discuss this with Producer Zhang?"

"Okay." After agreeing, Yu Min hurriedly left without looking back.

Zhang Yuan looked at his departing back and shook his head.

"I really don't know what the bearded man likes about him other than that he's obedient."

He came to Zhao Decai again and talked to him for a few words.

"Mr. Zhao, I'll pay you for today's loss."

"What are you talking about!" Fatty Zhao immediately waved his hands.

"It's just a small matter. It's my duty to support my brothers." He patted his chest.

"By the way, I just saw a pretty actress. Why don't you introduce her to me?"

"You want me to be a pimp?" Zhang Yuan scratched his head.

Even though I live in Pi Tiao Hutong, you can't make me do this job.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by pimping? This is called making friends..." Fatty Zhao immediately retorted.

"Is this friend you're talking about serious?"

"Why do you care whether I am serious or not? It's our own will."

After asking, I found out that he was not interested in any big-name actress, but the woman who played Lin Chaoying in the movie. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, was not very famous, and her characteristics were a thin waist and big breasts...which was very much in line with his taste.

He would just introduce them to each other. After all, in this circle, it is not uncommon to find rich men and money.

Just like what Fatty Zhao said, everyone gets what they need.

He is a coal boss and he just wants to sleep with an actress. What bad intentions could he have?

"It was too dangerous just now." When everything settled down, Liu Qianqian came to his side with a bitter face: "If Mr. Yu hadn't come forward, what should we do today?"

What she was worried about was that Zhang Yuan would hurt others and himself.

"Then have you ever thought of the possibility that I am the one who found Mr. Yu?"

"Ah!" Xiaolongnu finally reacted.

"You don't like this kind of fighting and killing scene?"

"I don't like it." She frowned and replied.

"Then guess, do I like it?" Zhang Yuan sat down on the curb looking extremely tired.

"You are well protected, so you don't have to face this."

"But I'm different."

Liu Qianqian also squatted beside him, pondered for a while, and spoke again: "I don't like it, but I understand you."

"This is enough."

"Hey."

At this moment, his cell phone rang.

I picked it up and saw that the caller was Stephen Chow, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

"Do you have time recently to do some promotion?"

Oh, "Kung Fu" is coming out!
He did not answer immediately, but ran to find Ju Jueliang.

"Oh, Zhang Yuan, it's a relief to have you here today." Fatty Ju had just finished complaining to the bearded man on the phone and was pulling at his clothes to cool down.

"If you hadn't brought so many people here, we would be in a lot of trouble today."

"Even if no one is hurt, the props and equipment on the set may not be saved."

[Received thanks from Ju Jueliang, Director Basics +1! ]

"We are all from the same crew, it's only natural." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile: "I treat the crew like my own family."

"Okay." Ju Jueliang was a little worried about Zhang Yuan taking Yu Min away at first, but now after this incident, he was no longer bothered.

Then he whispered again.

"Did you ask Yu Min to ask Big Beard for medical expenses?"

"Ah."

"You are so brave." Fatty Ju shook his head slightly.

I don’t know if Lao Zhang is a Pixiu.

It was the first time he saw an actor who dared to ask Lao Zhang for money, and he thought that this guy was really bold.

But it seemed like Lao Zhang couldn't do anything about him, which made people feel... very happy!

You bearded guy, so much for this day!
"By the way, Director, did I do a good job today?"

"Okay."

"Isn't it beautiful?"

"It's beautiful...what are you going to do?" Ju Jueliang asked cautiously.

"Hehehe... Nothing, I just want to take a leave." Zhang Yuan replied with a silly smile.

"doing what?"

"Go to the capital to attend the movie conference."

Fatty Ju widened his eyes.

In the crew of Big Beard, you asked for money and took leave to take other jobs... You are the first one.

Zhang Yuan’s calculation was that he and Big Beard would part ways after the filming of this movie anyway, so why should he accommodate him?

Zhang Jizhong has offended a lot of people in the circle, and he can't do anything to me, so why would I be so nervous?

Fatty Ju thought for a long time and then gave an answer.

"I'll grant you leave!"

"Approval of sick leave, I don't know what you did during your sick leave." Ju Jueliang is an old hand and doesn't know how to use a non-stick pan.

"Okay, one day is enough."

That night, he flew to the imperial capital.

"Kung Fu" will hold a film press conference there.

Another reason why Zhang Yuan dared to go was because this film was invested by Huayi.

I'm giving face to Xiao Wang, so you, Lao Zhang, won't dare to say too much.

Early the next morning, the grand banquet hall of a five-star hotel in the imperial capital was already crowded with people.

There were more than a hundred reporters attending the meeting.

The film's actors, crew executives and investors came in droves.

Not only Yuen Woo-ping and Wang Zhonglei, but even the big boss of China Film Corporation, Yang Buting, came.

He later became the deputy director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Now he is just a senior executive of China Film Group, but later he will become the chairman of China Film Group after Lao Han and Lao La, and also the chairman of China Film Overseas Promotion Company.

He has basically become one of the most influential people in the Chinese film industry, both internally and externally.

Originally, Stephen Chow’s movie “Shaolin Soccer” was released in Hong Kong before passing the review, which offended the radio, television and radio, and was banned.

It was Old Yang who stepped in to settle the matter.

So the producer of "Kung Fu" included him, as well as Da Wang and Wang Zhongjun.

"Let us welcome our director, Mr. Stephen Chow, to make his grand entrance!"

Accompanied by the host's loud voice, Stephen Chow, with his signature shy smile, took small steps and came to the back of the long table.

He picked up the microphone and said some very standard polite words in not very standard Mandarin.

"Everyone is welcome to come."

"Hard……"

“I hope the audience will like our works…”

In fact, he doesn't need to say anything. Just standing there he is very popular, with flash lights flashing non-stop to the point of blinding the eyes.

Afterwards, the leading actors appeared one by one.

“Please welcome our leading lady, Ms. Huang Sheng Yi!” Stephen Chow personally picked up the microphone and introduced her. After all, she is a contracted artist of his company.

Miss Huang wore a snow-white suit today, which made her look delicate and noble.

"Please welcome our Twelve-Rotary Tan Leg, Shi Xingyu..."

"Zhao Zhilin..."

"Dong Zhihua..."

These people came to the reporters at the call of Stephen Chow.

Unlike Miss Huang, these people all have skills.

They all showed off their characters' signature kung fu skills, which was a little surprise at the press conference. At the end, Master Xing raised his hand and shouted loudly.

"Please welcome our Axe Gang leader, Zhang Yuan!"

Deng!
Among all the actors, Stephen Chow was the first to come on stage, followed by Zhang Yuan, the two of them at the beginning and the end.

After all, he is now the most popular actor in this film, except for Stephen Chow.

Wang Zhonglei smiled and clapped his hands. He hadn't seen Zhang Yuan for a long time.

But just as Stephen Chow finished his words, the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed.

At the same time, several spotlights suddenly lit up.

Thump, thump, thump, thump…

Immediately afterwards, all the reporters heard the sound of uniform footsteps.

A group of Axe Gang members dressed in black suits, black trousers, white shirts and black ties walked to the front of the stage holding prop axes.

Master Xing smiled and stepped aside.

"Did you arrange it?" Yang Buting asked with a smile.

"Yes, let's do some tricks." Stephen Chow greeted the mainland film boss with a smile.

"Yes, publicity is very important." Yang Buting agreed with this approach and thought that Stephen Chow is still Stephen Chow after all, and he really has his way with movies.

As long as he can make money for myself, it won't be in vain to support him.

Wow!
Everyone stood still, and then the Axe Gang soundtrack from the movie started playing.

Twenty or so Axe Gang members cleared a path like Moses parting the sea.

At this time, Zhang Yuan, who played Brother Chen, walked in front of the reporters with the same dance steps as in the movie and began to lead the dance.

This dance is not difficult, it's the same one in the movie.

Anyway, it’s his play and he is very familiar with it.

Moreover, the dancers today are all professional dancers, so even if it was just a temporary collaboration, they did a good job.

“Hahahaha…ha!”

After a long time, just like in the movie, with the Axe Gang shouting, everyone raised their axes, and this strange and evil dance came to an end.

Master Stephen Chow stood up while clapping, preparing to go in front of the crowd to introduce himself.

But at this moment, a "little brother" beside Zhang Yuan accidentally dropped the axe when he raised it, and it fell to the ground.

When Stephen Chow saw this, his expression immediately stiffened.

Stage accident.

He is a perfectionist, otherwise how could he be known as the "set tyrant".

Only a top master like Uncle Tat could take him on. After Uncle Tat's death, Stephen Chow wanted to promote Lam Chi Chung, but the fat guy was far inferior to Uncle Tat.

Zhang Yuan has always believed that Wu Mengda's acting skills are among the best in Hong Kong, at the level of half a step away from perfection.

Stephen Chow gritted his teeth. There were so many reporters filming. If the footage was released tomorrow, it would not only appear that the crew was incompetent and unprofessional.

Hong Kong people believe in Feng Shui and fortune, so an accident happening at a press conference is extremely unlucky!
Zhang Yuan also caught a glimpse of it, was slightly startled, then frowned, turned around and raised his legs.

Boom!
He kicked the dancer who made the mistake to the ground.

He used his skill, and his foot slowed down the moment it touched the opponent's body. It looked like he kicked the opponent, but in fact it was more like he pushed the opponent out.

Plus, there was a red carpet on the floor, so even though he fell to the ground in surprise, he didn't actually feel any pain.

Then, Zhang Yuan came to the fallen man, looked down at him, raised the axe in his hand high, and swung it down fiercely.

Once, twice, three times!
That strength, that movement, is creepy to look at.

Many reporters' eyelids twitched when they saw this.

This guy is not really going to kill anyone, is he?

"Scream!" Zhang Yuan chopped and whispered to the man, "Scream!"

This person was also frightened and didn't react.

Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly and kicked the Huantiao point on the side of the man's thigh with the toes of his leather shoes.

"Ouch!"

"Oh!"

"what……"

This made him shout.

After chopping with the axe more than ten times, Zhang Yuan also pretended to kick a lot, and the whole person was staggering and gasping for breath.

It's so tiring to chop people, after all, he's a heavy smoker.

The other dancers nearby didn't know what was going on and looked at it sideways in horror.

After Zhang Yuan finished chopping, he returned to his original position.

His hair was messy at this time, and his eyes were still slightly red due to the previous injury.

In this state, there is no need to act, just standing there is enough to scare the children.

"Ha!" Zhang Yuan laughed loudly, returned to the crowd again, and raised the axe suddenly.

I immediately understood what kind of person Stephen Chow was and what his reaction was.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Thanks to our Axe Gang members for this little show."

He quickly pretended that everything was arranged, and came up to applaud and lead.

Zhang Yuan also stopped and helped the man up.

"Didn't it hurt you?"

"No, no...thank you."

[Received thanks from Hu Zhou, dance basics +1! ]

The dancer finally understood what was going on.

He is saving himself!
I just made a mistake at such an important press conference. Not to mention whether I can get paid today, no one will assign me work in the future.

Now he performed like this, and seeing the reporters clapping and applauding, it was obvious that they did not realize it was a mistake, so he thought it was a deliberate performance.

This is considered as letting myself get away with it.

The dancer left the stage with gratitude.

After bowing, Zhang Yuan came to the podium and sat down steadily.

Master Xing secretly gave him a thumbs up under the table.

[Received thanks from Stephen Chow, acting skills +1! ]

Next, it was time for questions, and naturally all kinds of questions were inevitable.

Following the process, the press conference ended smoothly after an hour or two.

"The skit just now was very exciting." At the meeting after the press conference, Yang Buting took Stephen Chow's hand and said.

"Especially the last part where he chopped people down. It was very unexpected. I didn't expect it. The effect was so good."

Mr. Xing laughed awkwardly: "I didn't expect that either."

"what?"

"That's not part of the plan." Star Master pointed at Zhang Yuan who was chatting with Wang Zhonglei on the side.

"It was a mistake, and he made up for it on the spot and came up with the subsequent content."

"Oh!" Yang Buting also looked at Zhang Yuan's profile.

"Then he is really amazing. His reaction was so quick that I didn't even notice it."

"Yeah, I was shocked too." Mr. Xing said thankfully.

Zhang Yuan's impromptu performance just now was a life-saver for a perfectionist like him.

"Well, then let's go over and get to know our young actor who is very quick-witted." Yang Buting immediately became interested.

"How are you doing in Big Beard's crew?" At this time, Xiao Wang was chatting with Zhang Yuan.

"It's going pretty well." Zhang Yuan replied.

"Your eyes?" Xiao Wang saw his red eyeballs.

"Just a small accident on the set..." Zhang Yuan gave a brief account of what had happened before.

Telling Xiao Wang is also a way of taking out insurance for himself. After all, the bearded man has to give Wang Zhonglei's face.

"That bearded guy!" Xiao Wang shook his head. "The lead actor can get beaten up during a filming. The management is too bad."

"Now that the director has changed, it's much better."

"It's time to change him!" Xiao Wang glared and said, "If Yu Min was my man and he was in such a state, I would have called someone to deal with him long ago!"

When Xiao Wang says "do it", he means it in the physical sense.

Wang Zhonglei was also angry.

I put aside Huang Xiaoming, who I had originally favored, and spent so much money to support Zhang Yuan, but you, you almost got into trouble.

The Wang brothers are very chivalrous people. When they like you, they will protect you to the death. Of course, when they hate you, they will also kill you.

"The box office of A World Without Thieves was good, and you performed very well." Xiao Wang smiled and said, "I hope Kung Fu can do as well this time."

"I believe in your investment vision." Zhang Yuan praised with a smile.

"Hahaha..." Xiao Wang laughed and patted his shoulder.

At this moment, Yang Buting's Star Master just came behind him.

But before the two of them could speak, another person called out to him first.

"Zhang Yuan, long time no see."

"Master Ba, long time no see."

The one who called him was the film's martial arts director Yuan Hepin.

Following behind him were his senior and junior brother Yuan Hua and Yuan Qiu.

After they greeted each other, Mr. Ba finally spoke.

"Are you free some time?"

Zhang Yuan’s mind moved.

Oh?
Mr. Ba asked me if I had time, maybe he had a movie to shoot! (End of this chapter)