The set of "The Banquet".

Feng Xiaogang was very depressed in the next few days.

Sure enough, news came from Wang Zhonglei that there was a problem with the film’s North American copyright.

If the film doesn't make money, the bonus promised to Director Feng will definitely be gone.

More importantly, after Harvey and Hua Yi reached a verbal agreement, the Wang brothers immediately released the news for hype.

800 million US dollars in copyright fees!
What uplifting news.

This proves that even white people are optimistic about our film, so shouldn't Chinese audiences come and watch it?

As a result, it is now in a difficult situation because of its own publicity.

Look for other European and American film producers?

I will immediately let you know how ruthless the white master can be when he strikes with his knife when you beg him!

None of those companies’ quotes exceeded one million US dollars, all of them were dragon-slaying swords.

Even so, people still ignore me.

I'm so angry about Xiao Wang!
If Huo Siyan hadn't been still recuperating in the hospital, she would have been called to the lighthouse to increase the intensity of the training.

Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei were worried, but Zhang Yuan did not feel the same way at all, and was even a little secretly happy.

Since the copyright of "The Banquet" is not selling well, Huayi's cash flow will be tight.

Once his cash flow becomes tight, Zhang Yuan will have more room to operate.

At the same time, he was also very clear in his mind that whether it was "The Warring States" or "The Banquet", even if there was a loss, Hua Yi would not be seriously hurt.

They work so hard as if they are shooting a big production, but in fact, it is just to prepare financial reports for the company's listing.

As for financial reports, everyone who knows about them knows that there are so many tricks in them that even the dead can be turned into the living.

For example, LeTV in the same period.

In order to go public, this company directly listed its R&D investment as an asset in its financial report.

The company has an annual revenue of 100 million yuan and an R&D investment of 200 million yuan. Logically, it should have lost 100 million yuan.

But Boss Jia was able to turn it into an asset increase of 300 million, and the financial report was all in the red.

Are you saying that no one checks the accounts?

We are all eating at the same table, so who is checking whom?

At worst, you'll have to drink three glasses of wine as punishment.

PricewaterhouseCoopers was still confident when it was auditing Evergrande.

If all else fails, you can also turn yourself into a BBK reading machine and "click where you don't understand."

Things like fire dragons burning warehouses have happened many times in history.

There is a famous saying in the capital circle: "If the company does not go public, it will go bankrupt."

This is also one of the reasons why the A-share market has become a field of leeks.

Zhang Yuan now knows very well that he just needs to be a good actor.

There will naturally be a group of stakeholders who will worry about the appreciation of Huayi’s equity on behalf of the Wang brothers.

In front of the camera, Zhang Yuan held Zhou Xun, who was about to fall to the ground, with one hand.

The scene being filmed now is the drama that fits the title, The Night Banquet.

All the protagonists gathered together, and in the end some died and some were injured.

Queen Wan'er hid poison in her fingernails and secretly put it into the emperor's wine glass.

Yin Taichang and his son Yin Xuan figured out that the empress was planning to poison the emperor, so they took advantage of the situation and waited for the oriole to come back.

He poisoned the sword in advance, planning to rise up in rebellion and kill the empress after the empress poisoned the emperor, and then make his own family ascend to the throne in the name of revenge for the emperor.

Unfortunately, neither the Queen nor Yin Taichang and his son expected that Yin Taichang's daughter Qingnv would suddenly appear at this time and want to sing and dance for them.

The emperor didn't know that the wine was poisoned, so he gave the wine to Qingnv.

After singing a Yue song, Qingnv vomited blood and fell to the ground.

The emperor also knew that the queen was planning to poison him.

In general, in the drama "Night Banquet", Qingnv is the biggest troublemaker. Several of the Queen's plans were ruined by this love-brained idiot.

But the weird thing is that after learning that the queen wanted to poison him, the emperor played by Ge Da Ye actually drank the remaining poisoned wine and committed suicide...

From the script, everyone thought that the emperor who came to power by killing murderers, seizing his sister-in-law, and even killing the crown prince was a tyrant.

I didn’t expect that he is the one with the biggest love brain!
After knowing that Wan'er didn't love him and wanted to kill him, he became desperate.

This kind of character setting and plot is very Western and very Shakespearean.

But it obviously does not conform to the aesthetic taste of Chinese audiences.

To the Chinese people, an emperor can be decisive in killing, even bloodthirsty, harsh, and cruel, but he can never be a romantic man.

Because debauchery is one of the worst evaluations of an emperor in China.

What Zhang Yuan and Zhou Xun are performing now is the scene where Qingnv is poisoned and the prince who was hiding among the singing girls appears, hugs her and cries as she is about to die.

Both were dressed in plain white.

Zhou Xun's face was so white that the blood flowing from his mouth looked even more red.

Zhang Yuan gently lifted the back of her head and saw that Zhou Xun not only did not show any pain due to his impending death, but instead showed a miserable smile and spoke his lines softly as if a feather was caressing her ear.

When we were rehearsing the lines before filming, the script described her condition at the time with just four words, "breathless and weak", and that was it.

Zhang Yuan was still discussing with her what state we should maintain, how we should behave, and what emotions we should use.

But this old lady was holding a cigarette in her mouth and talking while she was puffing out smoke.

"What to show how."

"I can just pretend to be dying."

Then ask, "What will it look like when you die?"

Don't ask, just go with your feeling.

Zhang Yuan felt very depressed at that time.

I feel like this person is not easy to communicate with and isn't serious about acting.

Because when I was acting with Zhang Ziyi before, the two of us would discuss for a long time before filming began.

I wish I could explain the angle and strength of each movement clearly.

When it came to Zhou Xun, he just said "I go with my feeling", and Zhang Yuan was unable to do anything.

But now that filming has started, damn!

How come her feeling is so accurate!

Qingnv is a love-brained person. Even when she is about to die, she is still considering the prince's feelings rather than her own.

Even if I am going to die, I must smile in front of the prince and show my best side.

"Your Highness."

“Are you still lonely now?”

Look at the lines, he is vomiting blood, but he is still concerned about whether the prince is lonely.

Such a woman naturally could not be as intense and grief-stricken as Empress Wan was when she died.

Looking at Zhou Xun in front of him, Zhang Yuan finally understood what a talented player was.

He didn't have many plans, he just went with the flow and took on the role.

"That's right. This real person is a bit love-sick and he usually speaks and acts carelessly. It should be easy for him to empathize with this character." Zhang Yuan thought to himself.

"She is indeed talented, otherwise she wouldn't have become a top female star even though she is not a professional."

“But I feel like this is something I can’t have for my whole life.”

"So when she acts, she is actually very picky about the roles she plays, and she also depends on her state of mind."

Just like a basketball player with hot hands, he can shoot forward, reverse, undercrank, and even with his eyes closed, and every ball goes into the basket.

But what if one day your hands aren’t hot anymore?
It was the same shooting method, but every shot missed.

Perhaps, this is the transformation process from "The Story of the Palace of Great Ming" to "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace"...

The opponent was in such a hot state that it was easy for Zhang Yuan to get emotionally involved.

"Uh..." His breathing was trembling, tears welled up in his eyes but did not fall.

It was not for the sake of forbearance, but because he was afraid that his tears would stain Qingnv's face.

"Good girl..."

Zhou Xun took one last look at Zhang Yuan, his eyes flashed with the last bit of light, and then his whole body went limp, his face turned to the side, and he was completely dead.

Zhang Yuan then hugged the other person into his arms and pressed his cheek against his shoulder.

Only then did the tears flow down her face like a spring.

Zhou Xun relaxed his whole body, allowing Zhang Yuan to hold him in his arms like a rag doll, following his breathing, trembling, and swaying gently.

"Cut!" Feng Xiaogang finally called a halt: "Very good!"

"Huh..." Zhang Yuan took a breath and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

It’s really tiring to cooperate with someone who is in hot form.

He also had to mobilize all his emotions to match it, otherwise if his breath weakened, the scene would immediately become unbalanced.

"I just felt your love for Qingnv." When the two of them came to the side to rest, Zhou Xun, with a red face, said to him.

"Thank you." Zhang Yuan nodded.

After Qingnv died, Yin Xuan, the elder brother, immediately rushed over.

In the next scene, Huang Xiaoming ran all the way from a seat nearby to the stage used for geisha performances.

He pushed Zhang Yuan away and snatched his sister Qingnv from his hands.

Different from Zhang Yuan's previous movements, his movements were firm yet gentle.

Brother Xiao Ming really used all his strength to hold Zhou Xun tightly in his arms.

"Uh..." After a moment of groaning like an old cow, Xiao Ming looked up to the sky and sighed.

Zhang Yuan tried very hard to keep his expression straight, after all, he was in front of the camera. But the low sigh from Xiao Ming just now did not sound like the wailing after the death of a relative.

It sounded more like the muffled groan made when straining on the toilet after being constipated for ten days or so.

In general, it's just overdoing it.

This seems to be a common problem in Huang Xiaoming's performances.

"Card!"

Director Feng waved his hand and called for a stop: "Xiao Ming, hold back a bit."

“Don’t overdo it.”

"Oh..." Huang Xiaoming bit his lip and responded.

"You're causing me so much pain!" As soon as Huang Xiaoming let go, Zhou Xun rubbed his shoulders and complained.

"Can you be a little gentler when you hug me?"

"You are playing my brother, not my enemy."

"Sorry..." Huang Xiaoming scratched his head.

Zhang Yuan performed very well in the last game, and he also wanted to show off.

However, the stronger your desire to win is, the more distracting thoughts you will have during the actual performance, which will affect your performance.

"More." Brother Xun is still outputting.

"When Zhang Yuan hugged me just now, I felt loved."

"But when you hugged me, I didn't feel your love for me."

Zhou Xun is indeed more sensitive than the average actor.

Huang Xiaoming: ...

Isn't this telling me that I am not as good as him...

"We are brother and sister." Huang Jiaozhu was dissatisfied and quickly explained: "How can brother and sister have the kind of love feeling between Qingnv and the prince?"

"But Yin Xuan clearly loves Qingnu." Zhou Xun argued.

"We are brother and sister!" Huang Xiaoming emphasized again.

"But according to the script, Yin Xun clearly has a love for his sister Qingnv that goes beyond siblings."

"I feel it." Brother Xun stared at the other person with his big eyes wide open.

"You feel wrong, don't you?"

"Well... Actually, I also think that Yin Xuan's feelings for Qing Nu go beyond those of siblings, but he expresses it very obscurely." Zhang Yuan also said.

"Look, Zhang Yuan agrees with me, one to two." Brother Xun hooked Zhang Yuan's shoulder with some pride: "You must be wrong."

puff!
Huang Xiaoming felt like he was stabbed in the chest.

The feeling at the dinner that night came back to me again.

"What did you say?"

International Zhang also came over.

Brother Xun told the story.

"I also think that Yin Xuan has special feelings for Qing Nu." Zhang Ziyi nodded.

puff!
Huang Xiaoming felt like he was stabbed again.

"But Xiao Ming said no." Zhou Xun was still arguing.

"Teacher Ma!" Zhang Ziyi raised her hand and waved. Seeing that everyone had different opinions, she called the "old master" Ma Jingwu over.

"From my perspective." After knowing the question, Teacher Ma answered rigorously: "My character Yin Taichang loves his daughter very much."

"I have doted on Qingnv since she was a child."

"And Yin Xuan, the son, is like his father and dotes on his sister."

"See, what I said, Yin Xuan and Qing Nu are brother and sister." Huang Xiaoming let out a long sigh and said quickly.

"but!"

Huang Xiaoming: ...

"I think Yin Taichang discovered that Yin Xuan's feelings for Qing Nu have slightly exceeded those of a brother and sister, but Yin Taichang is very cunning, so he didn't point it out."

"Moreover, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was a special period in Chinese history when human ethics were completely lost and absurdities were rampant. This kind of brother-sister relationship is actually not surprising in such a special era." Zhang Yuan looked at Teacher Ma.

"Yes, I think so too."

puff!
Huang Xiaoming felt like he was stabbed again. The professors at Beijing Film Academy no longer spoke to him as a student.

"Director Feng." In order to confirm the relationship between the characters, Zhang Ziyi was called over by Feng Xiaogang again.

"Oh, you all figured it out." Director Feng was delighted after hearing this: "This is a hidden thread between the script and the movie."

“I left it very vague on purpose.”

"You can see this, which shows that everyone has studied the script very deeply."

Recognized by the acting director, everyone smiled and nodded.

But the output master Zhou Xun raised his hand and pointed.

"Xiao Ming didn't see that."

puff! ! !
Not only can it output, but it can also make up for the enemy...

Am I the only one in the entire crew who doesn't know about this?
The corners of Huang Xiaoming's mouth twitched as if he was about to have a stroke.

"Everyone has different understandings. Brother Xiao Ming believes that there is no special brother-sister relationship, so let's act it out like this."

"It just fits the character of Yin Xuan who is unwilling to admit that he has feelings for his sister that go beyond family affection."

Seeing that Huang Xiaoming's face was about to turn dark green, Zhang Yuan quickly said something to help him out.

[Received thanks from Huang Xiaoming, self-confidence +1! ]

"Yes, Xiao Ming should have this feeling of not admitting it and not knowing it." Director Feng also said.

Huang Xiaoming felt a little better when he saw Zhang Yuan helping him resolve the embarrassment.

But when he thought that he couldn't act better than the other person and had to rely on him to speak for him, his heart sank again.

It’s so uncomfortable!
After everyone left, Ma Jingwu noticed that his expression was not right, so he pulled him aside to chat for a few minutes.

"Feel uncomfortable?"

"Ah."

"You didn't do your job well and didn't read the script thoroughly. What's there to be uncomfortable about?" Teacher Ma said bluntly.

"Have you seen Hamlet?" Teacher Ma asked again.

"No..." Huang Xiaoming replied in a low voice timidly.

"At the reading session before filming began, Zhang Yuan said he had specifically watched Hamlet because it was the prototype for this film."

"It's been filming for so long, and you don't even want to watch it."

Huang Xiaoming is having a lot of fun with Hu Ke lately, they talk on the phone every night and have no time to read.

"Or maybe they understand the script better than you and act better than you."

"You have to work hard, do you understand?" Teacher Ma said angrily.

"Don't embarrass us at Beijing Film Academy."

Huang Xiaoming felt uncomfortable after hearing what he said and thought about buying books as soon as he got off work.

Teacher Ma ignored him before he finished speaking and changed his mind.

Zhang Yuan is so talented, but he has no academic qualifications.

Or I can try to win him over and get him to study at Beijing Film Academy to get a diploma.

With his development and ability, and with this skin in his body, he will definitely take care of our fellow countrymen from Beijing Film Academy.

Although Ma Jingwu has retired, he still has many connections within the Beijing Film Academy.

Do it when you think of it.

After the show, I took Zhang Yuan aside to talk about school.

Zhang Yuan was a little amused.

How can I have time to attend classes?

I’m at the peak of my career. If I suddenly stop filming to attend classes, all my previous efforts will be wasted!
Competition in the entertainment industry is fierce. If you don’t make progress, you will fall behind. If you don’t produce any works for two or three years, you will be forgotten.

If he didn't know that Teacher Ma was a good person, he would have suspected that the other party wanted to harm him.

And if I went to study at Beijing Film Academy, Liu Qianqian would be so happy.

She has to call me "Junior, Junior" all the time, and she definitely forces me to call her "Senior".

Fortunately, Xiaolongnu has some advantage in terms of seniority.

But we cannot reject Teacher Ma’s kindness and face.

Zhang Yuan tactfully said that he would consider it, but he was too busy recently.

The two left the crew, talking as they walked, all the way to the hotel.

But he didn't know that behind a bush about a hundred meters away, there was a pure white Jinbei van parked.

The car window was lowered and a telescope was quietly extended, silently observing in the direction of Zhang Yuan.

After a long time, until Zhang Yuan left the blind spot, the man in the car put down the telescope and spoke to the other people in the car in a bad mood.

"There are too many people in the crew, it's hard to start."

"Wait a minute."

"Okay." Another one replied, "There will always be a time when this kid is left alone."

"Keep an eye on him."

"understood……"

After that, the car started and drove away... (End of this chapter)