Chapter 76 A Small Gamble
Zhang Yuan walked into the hotel's private room and saw many familiar faces.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and stepped into the room.

As the number of friends in the entertainment industry gradually increased, the number of dinner parties also increased.

Since the filming of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was completed, there has been a big scene every three or four days. I wonder how busy I will be when I become famous and have a family.

"Zhang Yuan is here, please sit down!" Li Dawei greeted him immediately when he saw him coming.

Although his mother has experience, Li Dawei is relatively young, and today's group was not organized by him, so he sat in a relatively outer position.

Zhang Yuan also followed suit and sat down next to him.

At a glance, in addition to Yang Tao, Li Dawei, and Zhou Xiaowen who I met at dinner last time, there were several familiar and unfamiliar faces.

There are two familiar actors, who are also very famous.

There is Wu Yue, a “Wu Ying-level” master who just starred in “Young Huang Feihong” with Shi Xiaolong and He Zhonghua last year.

She is a well-known figure among Chinese action stars. Different from Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan who are more performance-oriented, Wu Yue, like Zhao Wenzhuo and Jet Li, is a master of practical combat.

The other one is even more amazing. He is the actor of "Son of the People", "Timely Rain" and "The Craziest Ying Zheng", Mr. Li Xuejian.

As soon as Zhang Yuan sat down, he quickly stood up and greeted the two of them.

"Let me introduce you." Li Dawei stood up and raised his hand: "This is my senior brother, Qian Yanqiu."

Zhang Yuan didn't recognize the other person's face, but as soon as the name appeared, it became a household name.

This director, who is from the same "Beijing Film Gang" as Li Dawei, Yang Tao, and Zhou Xiaowen, has directed several low-budget film and television dramas and also served as the screenwriter of "The Sequel to Journey to the West."

But the work that really made him famous and ranked among the top has not yet been released and will not be broadcast until 04.

This movie is "Detective Di Renjie"!
"Come here, this is Old Kang, Kang Honglei."

Zhang Yuan hurriedly served tea.

This man later became China's top military drama director, including "Soldier Assault" and "My Captain, My Regiment"...

Unlike Qian Yanqiu, this one is already famous. The 99 TV series "The Passionate Years" has pushed him to the altar, and the ratings on the Capital TV have reached an astonishing 17%.

"This is Zhao Jian, Director Zhao."

Zhang Yuan's mind moved, as if he had realized something.

He also noticed that the new friends looked at him in a strange way, as if they were holding back something.

He remained calm, remained expressionless, and offered tea with a smile.

After getting to know each other, Yang Tao, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke while eating cold dishes.

The filming of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber had not yet been completed, so Yang Tao came here specially after get off work.

"Zhang Yuan, you already know these people. How about this, guess why we are gathered here today?"

Director Yang's sudden question caught Zhang Yuan off guard, but also made him feel relieved.

"So you're betting on me..."

Yang Tao had just helped Brother Qian get the job, so Zhang Yuan had to give him face.

He pretended to be troubled and thought for a long time before he spoke.

"I guess we're having dinner together today because we're going to start filming a new movie."

"Then can you tell me whose play it is?" Kang Honglei leaned forward and while asking the question he deliberately glanced at the people around him.

Zhang Yuan understood that this was a trick to trick him so that he could find the answer among the people at the table.

"I guessed who it was, but he wasn't here."

"Oh!" Zhao Jian exclaimed in a low voice, looking surprised.

"I think Director Zhang Jizhong is about to start filming a new movie."

“Hahahaha…” Yang Tao, Li Dawei and Zhou Xiaowen all laughed with their shoulders hugged.

"It's what we agreed on just now. You have to drink three glasses of wine as punishment and you are not allowed to run away!" Li Dawei slammed the table and shouted.

"What did I say? This kid is smart and he will definitely guess it, but you still don't believe it." Yang Tao was the happiest and was laughing so hard that he was laughing.

Qian Yanqiu, Kang Honglei and Zhao Jian were the most helpless.

"You guys didn't collude in advance to deceive us, did you?"

Just as Zhang Yuan guessed, before he arrived, Yang Tao and a few others were praising Zhang Yuan, and Li Dawei also responded.

Qian Yanqiu and Kang Honglei were not convinced and accused them of protecting their own shortcomings, so they made a bet. They asked Zhang Yuan to guess who had a new film to shoot through the people who came, and the bet was three cups of white wine.

"Zhang Yuan, tell me, how did you figure that out?" Li Dawei showed an expression that said "Come on, Pikachu."

Everyone looked at him curiously.

"That's right, Director Kang, Teacher Li Xuejian, and Teacher Zhao Jian, the three of you have all worked on the crew of the 98 version of Outlaws of the Marsh."

"Director Kang and Director Zhao, you two were also in last year's "Swordsman"."

"And Director Zhou Xiaowen and Director Zhang have a personal relationship. I know about this."

"In this case, there is the shadow of Director Zhang Jizhong behind all of you, so I guess it's him!"

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, everyone present was stunned and couldn't believe it.

Kang Honglei glanced at Zhao Jian, then looked at Qian Yanqiu beside him, his eyes full of shock.

It's not surprising to know that Li Xuejian has acted in "Water Margin". Even the blind bears in the mountains have heard of it.

Knowing that Zhang Jizhong participated in "Water Margin" is not a big deal, and people in the industry are aware of it.

But knowing that Kang Honglei and Zhao Jian are also in the crew, that’s unusual!

It can also be associated with the fact that Zhang Da Huzi is about to start shooting a new film. This guy's observation skills are so terrifying!
Kang Honglei stared at Zhang Yuan intently, leaving this young and handsome face deeply imprinted in his mind.

Zhao Jian was also surprised, but at the same time a little proud.

Someone remember me...

The job of a martial arts director is both hard and faceless. For a movie, people can only remember the director, the leading actor, and at most the producer. Except for a few from the Yuen Clan and the Cheng Clan, most of the martial arts directors that can be remembered are unknown.

[Received thanks from Zhao Jian, action design +1! ]

Haha, this guy is quite easy to please... Zhang Yuan glanced at the attributes and looked up at Zhao Jian, a burly man from the northwest.

He is not only a director, but has also participated in many films directed by Tsui Hark. For example, in "Once Upon a Time in China", he played the rude and vulgar villain Zhao Tianba.

In fact, when Zhang Yuan just entered the room, he saw Zhou Xiaowen's long bearded face, which looked as if it was about to bloom with joy, and he knew that good things must be happening to him.

After some calculations, I realized that there was only one movie related to Zhou Xiaowen on this day.

"The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"!
Once you have the answer, you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort when you deduce the process.

Many of Zhang Da Huzi's Jin Yong TV dramas have been controversial, including "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Even if Wang Yuyan, played by Liu Qianqian, is called the most beautiful, there will still be fans of Li Ruotong who cry out in dissatisfaction.

But the role of Qiao Feng played by Hu Jun is the best in the whole show!
Even Mr. Jin admitted that Hu Jun was closest to the image of Qiao Feng in his mind.

Mr. Jin was not really complimenting Zhang Da Huzi, because he thought that Li Yapeng's Linghu Chong was a fool and Huang Xiaoming's Yang Guo was a rogue, and he didn't like either of them.

The only person I admire most is Hu Jun's Qiao Feng.

Although Huang Rihua's version of Qiao Feng is a classic, after removing the "built-in speakers", his majesty and domineeringness are far from comparable to Hu Jun's.

In fact, the rough production of the Hong Kong version of Jin Yong series is obvious to all, and it is true that it is worth remembering.

However, Zhang Yuan feels that the Hong Kong version of Jin Yong's martial arts novels has been popular for decades, and the theme song singer Zhou Huajian definitely deserves a big score!
"Swords Like Dreams", "The Hard-to-Recite Sutra", "Mythical Love Words"... The artistic conception of the lyrics and music of these theme songs is still difficult to surpass today.

"Zhang Yuan, you're right. The bearded man just found Xiao Wen to be the chief director of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!"

"Come on, don't just stand there, drink!" Yang Tao waved his hand, and several "losers" raised their glasses together, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.

"Xiao Wen, don't play dumb. You just bet that Zhang Yuan couldn't guess it. Don't think that we can let you off just because we're all from Beijing Film Academy!"

Zhou Xiaowen picked up the wine glass with a shy look on his face, and now Zhang Yuan spoke.

"Director Zhou, please don't bother with the wine."

"Hey, you're helping him?" Li Dawei was familiar with him and probably guessed what he was thinking: "What do you mean?"

"I want to use these three glasses of wine to exchange something with Director Zhou."

"What?" Zhou Xiaowen looked around in confusion.

"Exchange for an audition ticket." Zhang Yuan smiled slyly.

"Hahaha..." Zhou Xiaowen laughed heartily: "No problem."

In fact, that was exactly what he meant.

Because in this crew, he urgently needs "his own people".

(End of this chapter)