Walking beside the terraced fields, the afterglow of the setting sun infinitely lengthens the shadows of people.

Director Yu Rentai led Zhang Yuan and Sun Li to a thatched house built by the crew.

There, there was a middle-aged figure who was not tall, had a shaved head, and had some pits on his facial skin. Only the delicate features of his youth could be vaguely seen.

"JET, Sun Li is here." Director Yu shouted.

"And the guest actor introduced by Mr. Ba has just arrived as well."

Li Lianjie put down the thick stack of scripts in his hand and straightened up from the bench.

"Oh, hello, Zhang..."

Seeing that Mr. Li couldn't even remember his name, Zhang Yuan hurried forward, bent over, and shook his hand.

His attitude was sincere.

After all, whether it is Kung Fu or film and television, they are seniors, great seniors, the top seniors in China!

Looking at the entire Chinese world, he is the only one who can be compared with Jackie Chan.

"My name is Zhang Yuan, hello, Brother Jie."

"Hello, sit down."

Li Lianjie chuckled kindly.

Since he entered middle age, most of the classic characters he created are extremely vicious.

Huo Yuanjia and Pang Qingyun are both heroes full of violence.

But Lao Li can perform this kind of role perfectly.

She is just like Fu Minxia in the diving world and Wang Nan in the table tennis world. They are all geniuses among geniuses who have surpassed their generation of geniuses.

When he got the Wuying grade title, he won first place in all six subjects!

He was received by the Prime Minister in 72.

In 79, he participated in the th National Games despite being injured and won five gold medals.

Martial arts athletes of his generation had only one feeling.

despair!

Later generations of action stars such as Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhang Jin, and Wu Jing were unable to achieve his achievements, whether in the martial arts circle or the film and television circle.

Even if we look to the future, no one can be more fierce, faster, or better looking than him in action scenes.

Just by comparing his action scenes with those of other action stars, you can easily see why he is an international superstar.

He had a handsome and lively appearance when he was young, but in middle age, his face gradually became gloomy and he looked more and more like a tyrant.

The reason for this, apart from the internal injuries that Lao Li suffered from practicing martial arts, is also related to his character.

Be strong!
He is a naturally competitive person who wants to be the best in everything.

He wants to be the boss in everything from martial arts to filming and pay.

And this person is actually quite utilitarian.

In addition to his experience in Hong Kong, his agent was shot dead in the street.

If he hadn't had the dual protection of the Xiang family and Yang Dengkui from Taiwan, he would have been slaughtered like a pig long ago.

After seeing so much fame, wealth and the dark side of the entertainment industry, even the best people will have their mentality changed.

Especially in the past few years, he made a name for himself in Hollywood and became a big hit in China with "Hero". Lao Li almost surpassed his old rival Jackie Chan and firmly sat on the position of the number one.

During those years, he felt as if he had returned to his youth, full of vigor and enthusiasm.

It's crazy!
Wang Fei definitely likes this.

But now, even when facing Zhang Yuan, a junior he was not familiar with, he was very polite, just like a kind neighbor uncle.

This is clearly inconsistent with his experience and character over the years.

As the saying goes: When the weather is crazy, it will rain; when people are crazy, there will be disaster.

What God loves to do most is to give people a blow when they are proud.

In 91, Lao Li divorced his first wife, and in 92, his agent was fired.

In 01, "The Wanted" became a big hit, in 02, "Hero" was a huge hit, and in 03, he starred in two Hollywood action blockbusters, "Cradle of Death" and "Danny the Dog".

Then, having earned a lot of US dollars, Mr. Li brought his wife and children to the Maldives for vacation at the end of 04.

That was the end of 04.

He just happened to be hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami!

After rescuing his wife and children, he was trapped in the hotel by the flood.

There was no water, electricity, coal or communications, and only a few days of food supplies.

At this point, all the all-around martial arts champion, the top Chinese movie star, and the Hollywood kung fu superstar are all bullshit.

He had an epiphany and began to study Buddhism, psychology, and practice hermitage.

It was he who proposed to shoot the film "Huo Yuanjia". The character's transformation before and after the film actually, to a certain extent, also alludes to himself.

However, this person understood it, but did not fully understand it, or it can be said that his understanding was biased.

He became a Singaporean citizen in 07.

Almost the same as Gong Li.

The media was in an uproar at the time. All of China's most famous male and female superstars had immigrated to Singapore.

There are many reasons, but Singapore’s much lower taxes than in China must be one of them.

After becoming a Singaporean citizen in 07, Lao Li also started a charity foundation.

Who are the people in this foundation?

The Liu father and daughter, Wang Shi, PONY Ma, Jack Ma, the president of China Minsheng Bank, the president of Mengniu, the famous financial big V Wu Xiaobo... It was the one who said "most people are useless" on the show, full of elitist prejudice, and was later banned from the entire Internet for hyping up the domestic unemployment rate and spreading false information.

All are "heavyweights".

Moreover, Lao Liu is basically present in all these elite organizations, so you know the composition of these organizations.

"I heard from Master Ba that you know Kung Fu and you're pretty good at it?" Li Lianjie smiled warmly and invited him to sit down.

"Only a little bit." Zhang Yuan gestured to form a universe between his fingers.

"Okay, that's fine." Lao Li asked someone to bring him a bottle of water: "That's what I mean."

"Since you can fight, it will be easy."

"We have a fight scene in the play."

"We can design our own moves, and then let Mr. Ba adjust them according to the needs of the camera."

"Since he is an expert, there is no need to follow his design completely."

"Originally, your character is not a regular descendant of a certain school, but just a master of the local Miao village, so just be casual."

"No problem. I'll listen to you." Zhang Yuan agreed naturally.

"Okay, let's practice tomorrow morning." After Li Lianjie finished speaking, his assistant came up.

"Brother Jie, it's time."

"Okay, let's call it a day." He threw the script away and left the set.

The director shook his head helplessly and asked the staff to disperse.

"Wow, this guy is indeed a big shot."

Leave on time, without wasting a minute.

Mr. Li’s contract must have strictly stated the working hours.

It is estimated that one day is only eight hours, and that is counted from the time you leave the hotel. The journey to the set and the time for makeup are all counted in the eight hours of work.

The actual time available for filming is only about six hours.

He is so strong that the crew follows the actors.

Zhang Yuan was still wondering if there would be a chance to have a meal with Lao Li and get to know him better.

He just turned around and left, without even a chance to have a free meal or be invited.

"How about we go have a meal together?" He turned to look at Sun Li beside him.

Lao Li wanted her to rehearse a scene, but it was time to get off work and they had to come back tomorrow to rehearse, so Sun Li was free.

Oh, no wonder you asked me to practice tomorrow morning, it has to be counted within working hours.

Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly. This was completely different from the scene on the set of Big Beard.

We worked overtime every day while filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, and we didn’t even have enough time to eat or sleep.

There was even a period of time when, in order to catch up with the filming, the actors worked non-stop, running between three film crews, and had no chance to return to the hotel for several days.

Of course, such hard work also has its benefits, which is that it can establish the correct "perspective on performing arts" for actors.

Unlike those traffic stars in later generations, who don’t even have to memorize their lines, they go to the scene to shoot with their assistants holding up a board with inscriptions, and there are still a lot of people supporting them.

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

"Are you tired, teacher?"

"The teacher just performed really well..."

Working in this kind of environment right after debut, it is inevitable that your values ​​will be distorted, and you have no idea what professional crews and actors are like.

Then Sun Li and she had dinner at a nearby restaurant.

"The chicken soup here is good." Zhang Yuan drank several bowls and found it particularly delicious.

"The chickens here are all free-range, and they also grow local mushrooms." Sun Li eats a lot of them.

However, she has to act opposite Li Lianjie, and has been under a lot of pressure recently.

Lao Li has limited shooting time, and if he keeps doing NGs, he won’t be able to shoot many shots in a day.

This feeling of oppression made her lose a lot of weight.

"It's quite interesting. I'll buy some and bring them back to my friends to try."

Zhang Yuan thought that after his trip, he would have to go back to "Liao Zhai" to film a movie soon, so he had to bring some souvenirs with him.

This special mushroom and chicken is a good choice, affordable and practical.

I asked the assistant to leave the restaurant owner's phone number so that she could take some home when she left.

After dinner, he and Sun Li returned to the hotel where the crew was staying. Now he also asked to stay in a suite.

It’s not that I think I’m a big shot, it’s mainly because Zhao Xunxun also needs a place to sleep, and it’s more convenient to find her when I have something to do if we live together.

Before going to bed at night, he received a phone call.

"Hey, did you receive the CD I sent you?"

"Well, I saw it all. You performed very well."

On the other end of the phone was Liu Qianqian, whom I hadn’t seen for a while.

After talking about "The Sorcerer's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets", Zhang Yuan asked Warner Bros. for several sets of CDs, which were then mailed to her.

"As long as you like it."

"Hey..." Xixi responded, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's the matter?" he asked quickly.

"Zhang Yuan, I know you told me not to pay attention to those rumors on the Internet. Just ignore them."

"But recently there have been more and more rumors about my mother and godfather."

“My mother is very unhappy.”

"So my godfather wanted to arrange for me to appear on Today's Statement to investigate and clarify these things."

“I don’t know if I should go.”

“Because I think it’s useless to go.”

“So I want to hear your opinion.”

Zhang Yuan was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"After the last time we had dinner together was exposed, there are more rumors."

"not bad……"

"That's even more." Zhang Yuan rubbed his brows guiltily.

"Did it help you that time?" Xixi asked.

"of course."

"That's good." She replied with a smile.

The more she did this, the more guilty Zhang Yuan felt.

He thought about it and realized that there were mainly a few rumors about her.

Abortion, sex change, keeping a mistress, skinny horse.

Being photographed while having dinner with her was far less exciting than the above ones.

But in fact, even if she appeared on "Today's Statement", it would be useless, because the rumors would still accompany her throughout her life.

Just like the folk rumor that the younger brother of the Fan family was born to the eldest sister.

My older sister was born in 81 and my younger brother was born in 00.

If it was my older sister, then it would be another case of underage childbirth.

Of course, there are some bored people who will find evidence that Fan Xiaopang gained 30 kilograms when he first entered the Xie Jin Film and Television Academy.

In the eyes of those people, this is weight gain due to pregnancy.

In fact, they don’t understand at all that most teenage girls don’t look fat or even noticeably pregnant when they are pregnant.

The same thing happened to Sissi in later generations. When she was not working, she lived a casual life (eating whatever she wanted), but when she suddenly attended an event, she looked fat, and some people would say that she was pregnant or had postpartum weight gain.

In fact, it is obvious that the younger brother of the Fan family started practicing the trumpet because his parents saw that his elder sister left home to live alone, felt empty and lost the focus of life. Many ordinary parents would do the same.

But that’s how female stars are. If they’re a little fatter, people say they’re pregnant. If they’re a little thinner, people say they’ve had plastic surgery. There’s always something to talk about.

"Xixi, you're right. Even if it's on Today's Talk."

"The rumors that are supposed to happen will continue. They won't disappear."

"Well, I refuse then."

"No, what I mean is that you have to go to school." Zhang Yuan shook his head.

"Just like filming a movie, the only thing you can control is whether you give your best performance."

"As for how the film turns out, it's not something an actor can easily control. There are too many people and things involved."

"If you play the role well, this role will come to an end. Even if the film is not good, you can have a clear conscience."

"It's the same with this matter, just do your best."

"After appearing on the show and expressing my stance in front of the national audience, the matter came to an end and I was able to put an end to it."

"As for the outcome, it doesn't really matter, right?"

"Yeah." After hesitating for a while, Liu Qianqian replied in a positive tone: "I understand."

"Give yourself an explanation, right?"

"Hey."

"Haha, I knew you would point me in the direction." The previous hesitation was finally replaced by laughter.

"So you can tell me anything in the future."

"Of course, I will keep in touch with you."

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

Zhang Yuan chatted with her for a long time, from campus life to acting and business, all her worries were temporarily put behind her.

It was several hours later that he put down his burning phone.

"She's really good at chatting..."

Even though Liu Xixi doesn't talk much in public, she might actually chat a lot with her acquaintances in private.

"Boss Chen arranged for her to appear on this show. It was partly to clarify the situation and partly to hype her up."

"Only by having topics can we ensure the popularity." Zhang Yuan saw the other party's intention.

On the other end of the phone, Liu Qianqian kicked off her slippers, opened the door, trotted into the living room, and found her mother who was watching TV.

"Mom, I decided to go on 'Today's Talk'!"

"Oh, have you changed your mind?" Liu Xiaoli was also extremely annoyed by the recent messages.

Rumors on the Internet described her as a "madam".

Xixi told her mother roughly what she had just said to Zhang Yuan.

Liu Xiaoli touched her daughter's hair and nodded.

What he said made sense. Other people’s thoughts were not important. What mattered was whether it was helpful to Sissi herself.

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

She glanced at the girl in her arms and let out a soft sigh.

"She just listened to that boy..."

Liu Xiaoli thought to herself that this matter had both good and bad sides.

Although Xixi is very well behaved, she has reached the age of being independent and may not listen to everything her mother says.

At least now there is someone who can persuade her.

……

The next morning, next to the terraced fields on the set.

Zhang Yuan deliberately went to bed early last night and went to sleep after hanging up the phone.

Just to get enough rest for today's practice with Lao Li.

"First, show me what you are good at."

After Li Lianjie sat down, he drank his tea and said.

"Then make adjustments based on your strengths."

Lao Li is so confident.

Zhang Yuan turned and looked at his assistant Zhao Xinxin.

"What's the right thing for me to do?"

"How about trying something with local characteristics?" Zhao Xunxun replied anxiously.

"This is Yunnan, the local boxing style..."

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "So you mean to let me do a set..."

Zhao Xinxin clenched his fist and answered seriously: "Six Meridians Divine Sword!"

Zhang Yuan: …

It’s the unique skill of the Dali Duan family, right?

You should read two less martial arts novels!

Zhang Yuan was just hesitating when director Yu Rentai came over.

"Hurry up and call. It's all counted as JET's working time."

"Okay." Zhang Yuan thought about it.

In Yunnan, there are Xiangxing boxing, Zou family boxing, Dai boxing, and the Jiulong School which combines Taoist culture and focuses on self-cultivation.

He doesn't know any of these...

The Yunnan martial arts styles are relatively niche in China.

Because martial arts are actually related to economics.

The most well-known martial arts are all from economically developed coastal areas, because people there have money for publicity and there is a large population flow, making it easy for them to spread.

Zhang Yuan thought that Old Li was a very arrogant man. After all, he had been a favored child all his life.

He doesn't think highly of ordinary kung fu.

That's not as good as that.

I'll give you some fun stuff you're familiar with! (End of this chapter)