Chapter 94: A Stunning Leap
Zhang Yuan and Li Yu, who played the South China Sea Crocodile God, rehearsed the following fight scene on the spot.
Why did this person take the initiative to find Zhang Yuan and get to know him?
Although Li Yu is not good-looking, he is a student of the Central Academy of Drama and is still studying.
What’s even more amazing is that he comes from a famous acting family.
His father is Li Baotian, the famous performing artist who played Prime Minister Liu Luoguo and Miracle Doctor Xilaile!
So he said just now that Zhang Guoli mentioned Zhang Yuan when he came to his house for dinner, and even called him uncle.
All of this was learned from his father.
Moreover, this person's master is Li Boqing, a great storyteller from Sichuan Province, and Shen Fa is Li Boqing's sworn brother, so Li Yu and Wang Xun can be considered brothers from the same school.
Some people may say that Li Baotian is a professor at the Central Academy of Drama, and his son Li Yu must have had connections to be able to get into the academy.
This is what Zhang Yuan admires most about Teacher Li.
Li Yu applied for the Central Academy of Drama in 94 and passed two rounds of examinations. However, he was rejected in the third round.
At this time, as a professor, Li Baotian only needs to say a few words, and the other judges will definitely give him face, and Li Yu can then enter to study.
But Mr. Li didn't say a word.
So it was not until 00 that Li Yu, who had accumulated a lot of experience in the film and television industry, applied for the exam a second time and was successfully admitted to the school. There was a gap of six years in between.
What does an old artist mean? He is cruel to himself and even crueler to his son.
It is not easy to remain unscathed in the face of the intrigues in the entertainment industry.
"I heard from Uncle Guoli that you are also good at calligraphy and painting?" Li Yu came closer to him, but his outfit was so weird that Zhang Yuan almost collapsed.
"A little bit."
"You seem to know a little bit of everything." Li Yu has been learning calligraphy, painting, crosstalk, and storytelling since he was a child: "After the show, let's talk about it together when we have time."
"No problem." Zhang Yuan smiled and hooked his shoulders with the other party, then went to the side to fight.
Hu Jun, who was standing by, looked around and felt that he, the leading male actor, seemed like an outsider in the crew.
Before the filming officially started, three of the four evil men stood behind Helian Tieshu.
Zhang Yuan glanced at Teacher Shi Lan who played Ye Erniang. Although she is already 35 years old this year, she actually has the most exaggerated figure among all the women in the crew.
Those breasts and buttocks are like two volleyballs.
Moreover, Zhang Yuan recalled that the ones with better figures in the crew were almost all middle-aged older sisters.
Pang Dan, who played Qin Hongmian, won the Miss Asia title for three consecutive years while studying abroad at Dengta, and even rejected an invitation from Playboy.
The other party offered a reward of 25 US dollars and wanted to take nude photos of her to be published in their own magazine.
Ruan Danning, who played Gan Baobao, took over Jin Qiaoqiao's position after the second audition.
Li Yongyong, who played Ruan Xinzhu, even took over the role of He Saifei...but that was because He Saifei was injured and couldn't come.
Plus Gao Yuan who plays Dao Baifeng and Christy Chung who plays Kang Min...
Questioning Meng De, understanding Meng De, now Zhang Yuan wants to become Meng De.
"Did I choose the wrong role? It seems like I would be happier playing Duan Zhengchun." Zhang Yuan fell into self-doubt.
The content of this scene is that Yue Lao San provokes Nan Murong, and Duan Yu, who pretends to be Murong Fu, uses the Lingbo Weibu to tease the Crocodile God of the South China Sea.
"Zhang Yuan, jump with all your strength and pretend to jump over the chair." Yuan Bing came to his side and said with care.
"The next shot will put you on a wire and shoot the landing shot. We will cut in a piece to show the agility of your Lingbo Weibu."
Zhang Yuan nodded to show that he understood, and the sound of the clapperboard was heard, and the filming officially began.
"Murong Fu, I heard that you know all the martial arts in the world." Once Li Yu got into the state, the energy of the drama bone immediately enveloped his whole body. It was worthy of being a master with family inheritance: "Then my master's Lingbo Weibu, do you know it?"
"Just try it, Yue Laosan, come and catch me." As soon as Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he swung the fan in his hand.
I was thinking to myself, Director Yuan just asked me to do my best.
The next moment, his legs tensed up instantly and his toes touched the ground.
The leg skills he has mastered now include the Crow Step of the Natural Gate. This skill is very basic, but it is light and agile.
There are also steps that match the Yin-Yang stick, which emphasize steady and solid progress, with great force and power.
He combined the two, using the force-generating techniques of the Yin-Yang Stick Footwork and the trick of controlling the center of gravity of the Crow Step, and competing with the muscles of his calves and thighs!
Zhang Yuan rose into the air, like a roc spreading its wings, as if he was about to soar into the sky.
pat...
Before anyone could react, they heard a light sound not much louder than a smacking sound.
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yuan had already climbed over the one-meter-high chair back and landed safely.
At this moment, you could hear a pin drop.
Jin Song and Li Yu opened their mouths wide with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Xiu Ge, who was watching from the crowd, clapped his hands.
"Good leg skills!"
Born as a martial artist in a Henan Opera Troupe, leg skills, waist skills and shoulder skills are the most basic of the basics for him.
This guy can do more than ten somersaults without even taking a breath.
It can also flip down from four stacked wooden tables and still land smoothly on the ground.
Traditional art is not easy!
As for that move just now, Xiu Ge is an expert. "It's a different force technique than mine, but still good."
Traditional opera has been in decline for many years, and now even Hong Kong action movies are in decline. It has been many years since I have seen an actor, rather than a professional stuntman, perform such a beautiful jump.
The key is that the sound when it landed was very low, and I felt as light as a swallow.
Xiu Ge understood that this required a very solid foundation and proper control of strength and center of gravity.
Seeing that no one was talking and the director didn't call for stop, Zhang Yuan felt awkward and had to open the fan and start fanning himself.
"Kakaka, ka!" Zhou Xiaowen stuttered so much that he turned to look at Yuan Bing beside him.
He had an expression that said "what should I do?"
Yuan Bing coughed, cleared his throat, and thought to himself that I had underestimated this kid.
I asked him to jump with all his strength, but I didn't expect him to flip over.
That’s great, I don’t have to worry about wire work anymore.
"Zhang Yuan performed very well. We changed the plan. In future fight scenes with smaller movements, he won't have to use wires like other actors."
"Yes!" Zhou Xiaowen finally reacted.
Although I was surprised, my little brother did this to make me proud!
"Well, Zhang Yuan performed very well, let's do one more as a backup." Zhou Xiaowen spoke proudly in a deliberately loud voice.
"Brother Zhang, I saw you have this skill when you were on the set of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber." Jin Song came to his side carelessly.
Jin Song had fewer scenes in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" than him, so he left earlier.
"I dare not show off in front of Brother Jin. Compared with your real ability, this is just a little trick of mine."
"Hahaha..." Jin Song laughed in a muffled voice.
This brother really gives me face.
[Received thanks from Jin Song, physical strength +1, shooting +1! ]
This little episode attracted the attention of many crew members.
When filming started again, there were more onlookers than before.
"Zhang Yuan's moves are really cool." Chen Hao praised with a smile.
"It's indeed cool, look at his moves." Gao Hu said as he remembered that he still had fighting scenes and couldn't help scratching his head.
Liu Qianqian, who was standing by, was holding a bottle of AD calcium milk and slurping it non-stop. This was her weekly share, which was considered a "pardon from the law" by Liu Xiaoli.
Hearing the people around her exaggerating, she smiled and shook her head.
The so-called "no wire use" only refers to some small movements, such as jumping on the spot, somersaults and so on.
For real martial arts moves and big scenes, Zhang Yuan still cannot do without wire work.
Among the onlookers, in addition to the leading actor who was familiar to him, there was another person who was also observing carefully with a keen gaze.
This man named Huang Julong is the actor who plays the "Sword God" Zhuo Bufan.
This person has an ordinary appearance, a medium build, and an average temperament, but if you talk about his life experience, it is like a legend.
He started practicing martial arts at the age of 7, and won championships in four categories: Southern Fist, Spear, Cudgel, and Sword at the Guangxi Wushu Competition in 93 and 94.
Like Huang Bo later, he was admitted to the college class of Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, he participated in the national Sanda competition and won the championship in the 70kg class.
Then this person suddenly had an idea and thought that his abilities had reached the limit in the mainland and he had to go to Hong Kong to make a living!
So he raised money and smuggled himself to Hong Kong, but was discovered by the coast guard halfway. He dived into the water and used breath-holding skills to escape detection for three minutes.
When he encountered another gang fight in Hong Kong, he rescued the gangster who was being chased and became his bodyguard.
It's unrealistic to write a novel with such a plot that readers have to throw eggs at them.
Afterwards, he made a name for himself in the Hong Kong underworld with his fists, becoming a figure similar to the Double Flowered Red Sticks, and became famous in the underground circle.
But he slapped his head and said, I came to Hong Kong to film a movie!
So he changed his career and became a martial artist again.
But the Hong Kong entertainment industry was in decline, and the martial arts industry was even more so. He eventually returned to the mainland, and through an introduction, he resumed his old job as a bodyguard.
Until last year, when the famous actor named Liu who pretended to be young was imprisoned for tax issues, he had always been the big sister's personal bodyguard.
In gratitude for his protection over the years, the eldest sister introduced him to a lot of resources in the film and television industry, which led to the role of Zhuo Bufan.
The entire crew of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" used Zhao Jian, Yuan Bing, Jin Song, Zhang Yuan, and Hu Jun, the big black man who played literary roles, as cheerleaders.
If they really want to risk their lives, even if they are tied together, they are still not enough for Huang Julong to chop them all by himself.
Other martial artists are just "pretentious" in front of him. This guy is the real madman.
And he did not stop there. A few years later, he won three championships in the World Wushu Championships, including Southern Fist, Broadsword and Nunchaku, and defeated all the masters in the world.
Huang Julong looked carefully and saw Zhang Yuan in the scene running quickly between the tables and chairs.
Others couldn't see it, but he could see at a glance that Zhang Yuan was not running around randomly, he had some steps!
"Advance, retreat, advance, advance, retreat..." Huang Julong narrowed his eyes: "It seems to be the footwork of Shaolin stick."
In fact, he can use a knife, a gun, a stick, and a fist, but for some reason, he is not good at the simplest weapon, the "stick".
Perhaps it is because they are incompatible. Knives, guns, and fists are all sharp and swift, but the stick is the only one that can be used for both offense and defense, and many stick techniques are even better at defense.
Seeing that Zhang Yuan's steps came from the stick technique, Huang Julong's mind moved and he wanted to compete with him.
This person's eyes were suddenly filled with excitement.
"Find an opportunity to find out his bottom line!"
(End of this chapter)