Chapter 95 Battle
Hiss hiss hiss…it hurts!

After the big scene between Murong Fu and the South China Sea Crocodile God was finished, Zhang Yuan removed the wire ropes, leaving several red marks on his back and waist.

Although not as serious as the first wire-aid scene in “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber” where the actor was choked to death, fighting scenes will still inevitably cause injuries to the actors, either lightly or seriously.

Those idols in later generations rely on stunt doubles and styling to shoot action scenes, which is also the result of the agency behind them considering maximizing profits.

If the rabbit is injured, it can't be sold at a good price.

In fact, before hanging on the wire, the martial arts director will help the actors put some soft cloth, sponge or other cushioning materials in the fixed position.

But Murong Fu in this scene is pretended by Duan Yu, who uses the Lingbo Weibu technique, which requires lightness and agility. The clothes he wears are also deliberately chosen to be of a flowing and chic style, and with too much padding, he would look bloated in front of the camera.

Therefore, he could only rely on his youth to resist.

"Brother Zhang, you know how to massage, don't you?" Jin Song, the dark man who looked like an iron tower, came up behind him and said, "How about you teach me some techniques and I'll help you massage."

"How dare I trouble you, big brother? Besides, it's not an injury." Zhang Yuan smiled and turned around.

I have always been the one taking advantage of other people's attributes, how can I let you learn massage techniques from me?

"Oh, it's all red!" Chen Hao, who was passing by, was shocked when she saw him lifting up the clothes on his back to "cool down".

Zhang Yuan's expression changed immediately. He bit his lips, pretending to be in great pain, yet trying his best to endure it.

"Good sister, it hurts, help me rub it."

Jin Song: ...

Didn’t you ask me to press it? And you said it’s not a big deal.

Nonsense, how can your big hands, which are as rough as 40# sandpaper, compare with Chen Hao's white, tender, smooth, and green hands?

With your strong back and powerful arms, they can easily be broken apart by me.

"You are really something. You endure the pain and tell the director." There was a hint of blame in Chen Hao's eyes, but there was also some pity hidden behind the blame.

"It's all for the effect." Zhang Yuan said righteously.

"Yeah." Chen Hao rubbed and smiled: "I didn't realize you were quite white."

"I'll take you to meet my roommate someday. He's even whiter."

The two of them chatted while pressing the button. Ma Yuke, who had been following Chen Hao frequently on the pretext of "getting to know each other better in order to become familiar with the roles", started to twitch his eyelids when he saw this.

You Tanzhi couldn't get A Zi, but A Zi was deeply in love with someone else. He felt the pain and anxiety through the scene in front of him...

"Zhang Yuan..." Liu Xiaoli also arrived at this time.

A few days ago, Zhang Yuan "caught" a paparazzi, which helped Xixi avoid a negative incident that would affect her image.

The mature woman wanted to invite Zhang Yuan to dinner to express her gratitude, but he postponed it on the grounds of work.

Now that the filming of this difficult scene has been completed, she came to invite me again.

But as soon as he arrived, he saw Chen Hao rubbing Zhang Yuan's back with her hands, and the two were talking and laughing.

Glancing sideways, there was a male actor standing next to her with a look of envy on his face.

Liu Xiaoli remained calm at the moment, but her eyes became much colder. She recalled the night when the "Three Immortals Returned to the Cave" on the set of "The Story of a Noble Family".

"Although he saved my mother and me once at the airport, and also helped Sissi on the set."

"But he is a cunning and restless person after all." Aunt Liu thought to herself: "I have to keep a close eye on Xixi."

This evaluation was already considered polite. If it had been before, she would have cursed Zhang Yuan in her heart for being shameless, flirting with other people, and being neither one nor the other...

I still accepted his kindness.

"Uh!" Liu Xiaoli cleared her throat, then said with a smile: "Zhang Yuan, are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together."

"Thank you, Auntie." Zhang Yuan turned around and put down the clothes on his back.

Chen Hao didn't feel guilty and didn't show any expression.

"But Auntie, I have a suggestion..."

In the evening, in a banquet hall of a large hotel.

"Thank you, classmate Liu Qianqian and her mother Ms. Liu Xiaoli, for inviting us to team building!" Zhou Xiaowen took the lead in raising the glass.

Liu Xiaoli accepted the blessing with a generous smile.

Following Zhang Yuan's suggestion, the thank-you banquet was changed to a thanksgiving banquet, and most of the crew members were invited.

Of course Liu Xiaoli was happy to do so. Spending some money was nothing. What was important was being able to use it to build up connections for herself and her daughter.

"The second cup is for our Gusu Murong, Mr. Zhang Yuan!" Zhou Xiaowen is addicted to alcohol and there is always a time when he doesn't drink too much.

"A few days ago, he single-handedly uncovered a paparazzi sneak shot, helping our crew to avert a public relations crisis."

Several leading actors knew about it, but it was the first time for most of the staff to hear about it.

"Ah, there are paparazzi!"

"Fuck, where's the guy? Let's beat him up."

"Didn't Director Zhou say it happened a few days ago? He's still beating me."

"That Zhang Yuan is capable of this. The paparazzi are all sneaky and hard to catch."

"You don't know, but I've heard that he helped Gao Yuanyuan block the broken sword fragments with one hand in the previous crew. He was amazing."

"Have you heard that Zhang Yuan helped Gao Yuanyuan block a knife?"

"I heard that Zhang Yuan was stabbed for Gao Yuanyuan."

"I heard that Zhang Yuan was hacked by more than a dozen people, but he was unharmed."

"Have you heard that Zhang Yuan is one of the Thirteen Great Guardians who has practiced the Golden Bell Cover and is invulnerable to swords and spears..."

Zhang Yuan's hand holding the wine glass froze in mid-air, his ears moved slightly, and he kept listening to the conversations of the staff at other tables.

"What's the matter with three people making a tiger..."

"Why are there so many gossiping and funny people here?"

He had no doubt that, with the help of alcohol, it wouldn't be long before news of him wearing his underwear outside and having an S carved into his chest spread out.

"Zhang Yuan, I'll toast you a glass."

Halfway through the banquet, Liu Xiaoli stood up, holding a glass of wine, and spoke to Zhang Yuan.

The other leading actors sitting at the main table were all shocked.

Liu Tao pushed Hu Jun's arm and said, "I remember when you toasted to Mother Liu, she was so drunk that she gave you tea instead of wine."

Hu Jun nodded vigorously. She didn't give me any face.

The others also looked at each other, wondering when Liu Xiaoli had ever taken the initiative to toast.

This kid is really prestigious.

Zhang Yuan quickly stood up and took over. The other party drank half a glass of wine in one gulp, giving him enough face.

He naturally couldn't neglect it, so he returned the glass of red wine. Liu Xiaoli was mature after all, and she understood that things should be handled in a separate way. Zhang Yuan helped catch the paparazzi, so she had to treat him with courtesy.

This is also an example for others. As long as anyone helps us, mother and daughter, we will repay them.

"Hehe..." Liu Qianqian, who was standing nearby, smiled sweetly when she saw that the relationship between her mother and Zhang Yuan had become much more friendly than before on the set.

She doesn't understand the worldliness of adults.

As usual, Zhang Yuan walked around the streets during the banquet and found Shu Chang, who was also in the crew.

She sat down to eat with the actors from the Tianshan Tonglao sub-line.

"Changchang, why don't I see you lately?" Zhang Yuan bent down beside her: "You seem to be avoiding me?"

"Ah!" Shu Chang suddenly felt his earlobe tickled by Zhang Yuan's hot breath: "I didn't."

"You're still saying no, I haven't seen you for a few days." Zhang Yuan frowned, his expression gradually becoming serious: "Did someone bully you again?"

He recalled what happened in "The Story of a Noble Family".

"If someone bullies me, I will tell Brother Yuan right away." Shu Chang said seriously, but still kept his head down, not daring to look him in the eye.

Come to think of it, she has indeed been avoiding Zhang Yuan recently.

But the reason was not that she didn't want to see Zhang Yuan, but that she didn't want Zhang Yuan to see her.

Because she felt that her appearance as the Tianshan Tonglao was too ugly!

She also didn't want Zhang Yuan to see her crazy performance.

"I'm just quite busy lately." Having said this, Shu Chang glanced at Xie Yuxing who was dining at the same table with him. Xie Yuxing, who played the role of Li Qiu Shui, was a singer by profession.

"Sister Yuxing often asks for changes to the play, so she is very busy." Shu Chang put her little mouth close to his ear and whispered.

Zhang Yuan nodded in understanding.

As mentioned before, there are three people with connections in the crew, and this person is one of them.

It is not uncommon for actors to bring in money and ask for adjustments to their roles.

It's just a pity for Shu Chang, who has the most scenes with her.

"How is she treating you?"

"Very good, and often shares preserved fruit snacks with me."

Seeing that Shu Chang didn't seem to be lying, Zhang Yuan didn't think too much about it. As long as their personal relationship was harmonious, that was all that mattered.

The banquet was over, but they hadn't drunk enough in the restaurant yet. With Hu Jun on the left hand and Gao Hu on the right hand, the three of them were flirting with each other. Following behind them were a group of leading actors. They planned to go back to the crew to set up a barbecue and start the second round.

Liu Xixi was dragged back to the hotel by her mother to rest. The look she gave when she left was like that of a puppy that made a whining sound when it saw a piece of meat bone but was dragged away.

Shu Chang went back to his room to study with self-discipline.

Most of the remaining young actors followed them to the barbecue.

In order to make the best use of his talents, Zhang Yuan simply asked Cao Jianjun and his two comrades to become barbecue chefs.

Anyway, when it comes to picnics, they are professionals as they have served in the military.

"Brother Yuan."

Cao Jianjun is older than him, but now he also calls him brother.

Bow your head in front of your boss.

"I counted our accounts this month. We sold more than 14000 copies of the five-yuan version and less than 10 copies of the ten-yuan version."

Cao Jianjun put the freshly skewered meat on the oven, wiped his hands on his apron, and reported to him.

"The estimated gross profit is around 38,000 yuan," he whispered, "but that doesn't include the commission given to Director Zhou."

Upon hearing this number, Zhang Yuan was delighted, as it was almost as much as his own salary for this drama.

"Very good, but prepare the rebate for me too. Whether they want it or not is a matter of favor, and whether we give it or not is a matter of rules."

"I understand." Cao Jianjun nodded heavily, then hesitantly came closer.

"I heard something else."

"how?"

"A few days ago, I met a guy who provided food for the leading actor. As you said, I handed him a cigarette."

In addition to selling meals, Zhang Yuan also assigned them the task of helping to inquire about the crew's situation and build a basic information network.

After all, many major events are first heard from outsiders.

"They told me that Deputy Director Ma is a very evil person."

"The main actor's meal cost 20 yuan, but he asked for a 12 yuan kickback!"

"grass……"

Zhang Yuan suddenly felt that compared to this person, he might be a saint.

"There are about a hundred leading actors in the crew, and they take 1,000 or 2,000 yuan in kickbacks a day. The money they make from side jobs in a month is more than what I earn through hard work. They can buy a house in a year..."

Zhang Yuan recalled the anecdote that Emperor Guangxu had to pay two taels of silver to eat an egg.

As expected, the Imperial Household Department was always ruthless in making money in every dynasty.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that he could only eat this meal at noon, because something bad would happen sooner or later!
"Just pretend you don't know about this. At least don't let it spread among our people. Do you understand?" Zhang Yuan said with a serious expression.

After dealing with this, Zhang Yuanqi kept the matter to himself, opened a few bottles of beer, and drank happily with Hu Jun, Jin Song and other men who had a good drinking capacity.

But when they had just drank half of the drink, a man of medium build, with bulging cheeks and bulging temples, who looked like a martial artist, came up to them and bowed to Zhang Yuan.

"Hello."

Zhang Yuan was stunned and recognized the person as Huang Julong.

"Brother Huang, why are you here so solemnly? What do you want to talk to me about?"

"I just heard that you practiced the Golden Bell Cover."

Zhang Yuan: …

"I also learned the Nine-Eyed Large Ring Knife."

Zhang Yuan: ???
"I once worshipped the old immortal, whose light power left no trace on the snow."

Zhang Yuan:!!!
Who the hell sent this to me!

I say these people are talking nonsense just because they drink two ounces of horse urine.

"I also learn martial arts. How can I miss the opportunity when I meet a master?" Huang Julong's eyes widened.

"Please give me some advice!"

(End of this chapter)