Chapter 99 Entering the drama
Among the mountains and forests, Xu Huanshan and his grandson Zhang Yuan wandered in the bamboo sea.

Old Master Xu glanced sideways and found that although Zhang Yuan was following closely beside him, he was always half a step behind him and was slightly bent over with his head lowered, making his height, which was originally slightly taller than him, appear half an inch shorter.

"Senior brother is right." Xu Huanshan blinked.

As the saying goes: Before you learn a skill, you must first learn how to be a good person.

In their time, respecting teachers and elders was a young person's duty.

But in this day and age, it seems that these young people only respect money and power.

The old man has suffered from "talking", so he is unwilling to give instructions to others easily.

But Zhang Yuan was different. With Yu Wenzhong's recommendation, he would receive serious guidance.

But he has a straightforward temper and his words are not pleasant to the ears.

"I've watched your recent performances." Xu Huanshan stroked his beard and said, "I won't say anything good about you."

"Just point out the problem..."

The old man criticized him from head to toe in a very eloquent manner, and his words were much more intense than those of Yu Wenzhong who played Zhang Sanfeng.

After listening to him, Zhang Yuan felt that even a dog could act better than himself.

"Are you still confident?" Xu Huanshan's heavy voice struck his heart.

Zhang Yuan shook his cheeks and shook his head desperately.

"Hahaha, okay, that's right!" Xu Huanshan laughed, leaving him confused.

“It’s about knocking your confidence out of the equation and taking your personality out of the performance.”

"Otherwise, any role you play, regardless of the mood or scene, will have an underlying tone of confidence, which is wrong."

Zhang Yuan suddenly realized and understood.

"Maybe this is the origin of the so-called greasy acting..."

After all, he is an old wizard. Not only can he draw blood, but he also has very cruel and effective methods.

"In fact, at the end of the performance, there are only two options." Mr. Xu Huanshan raised two fingers: "Me, and no me."

“There is a type of person who, no matter what role he plays, makes the role into himself.”

“The other kind of people turn themselves into characters.”

"In our crew, Wei Zongwan, who plays Zhong Wanchou, is a master of the selfless realm. You can watch more of his performances."

Zhang Yuan nodded. Teacher Wei Zongwan was indeed an expert among experts.

The old soldier in "Sanmao Joins the Army", Sima Yi in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Gao Qiu in "Water Margin", and the cotton-fluffing in "Qiaoben Miao Tiao".

Any role played by this actor can defeat any remake with just one look.

In the later TV series "The Warlords", in the scene where the three elders sit in the court, the three veteran actors compete on the same stage, and Wei Zongwan is still the one with the richest eye changes and inner drama.

In just a few minutes of performance, he was able to completely overwhelm three Mesozoic masters, Jet Li, Andy Lau, and Takeshi Kaneshiro, and his acting skills have reached perfection.

Acting in comedies makes people laugh so hard that they will never forget it, and playing villains makes people so scared that they can't sleep all night.

When filming "Sanmao Joins the Army" that year, director Zhang Jianya knelt on one leg in order to invite this person to come out of retirement.

The old man wasn't being pretentious, he just thought it was boring.

Because in Wei Zongwan's eyes at that time, looking at the entire Chinese film and television industry, only Li Baotian could compete with him, and he was not motivated to act with others.

At the same time, Li Baotian's strength can be seen. Perhaps this is also the reason why Zhang Guoli only cooperated with Wang Gang and Zhang Tielin in the later period.

Acting with Lao Li is so tiring!
The same goes for "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". Zhang Da Huzi personally called and begged the old man to act.

But Mr. Wei said that he was not good at costume dramas and wanted to refuse...

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan finally understood why Mr. Wei had already portrayed historical figures like Sima Yi and Gao Qiu to such an extent, but he still said that he was not good at costume dramas.

How could I be confident about my performance?

Xu Huanshan was a little surprised when he saw that his brows were furrowed and his whole temperament was slowly sinking.

"Brother really didn't lie to me. This kid's comprehension ability is far beyond that of ordinary people."

After all, so many basic acting attributes are not acquired in vain.

The two walked along the way, seemingly just chatting and not discussing performance techniques.

Just like if you ask Dugu Qiubai about his sword moves, he will just spread his hands.

"The opponent stood up and was killed in one blow. What's there to say?"

For an actor of this level, skills have been integrated into his blood. Every time he waves his hand, everything is skill.

When the break was over, the old man and the young man just returned to the shooting scene.

When the two of them left, Gao Hu kept looking around.

"It was obviously me who asked the old man for advice first..."

He always feels like he is being NT.

It was the same scene as before, and everyone returned to the cliff.

"This is Master Duan from the Dali Kingdom." Bao Bu Tong introduced him to Murong Fu.

"Hello, Mr. Duan." Zhang Yuan walked forward steadily and saluted with his fists clasped.

Standing behind him, Xiu Ge, who played Feng Boye, was slightly stunned. This kid felt different from before!
After Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan met, Zhang Yuan's face turned cold, and then he flicked his sleeves and passed by the two of them and the crowd.

"Humph!"

This cold snort struck everyone's heart, and they all felt the darkness in Murong Fu's heart.

Jealousy, resentment, shame...

The cousin he loved was actually having a secret meeting with a stranger in the mill.

Moreover, the other party is the prince of Dali, the crown prince of a country.

No matter where my country is, I should be the king of it.

The comparison between the two is even more resentful.

The person that his licks-dog cousin has transferred his affection to has everything that he desires.

Both personal feelings and the burden on shoulders were deeply hurt at this moment.

Liu Qianqian, who was standing by, saw Zhang Yuan's back as he left and caught a glimpse of his cold eyes. Her heart suddenly tightened for no reason.

She has little acting experience and her understanding of the characters is still very one-sided.

But after seeing Zhang Yuan's performance, she seemed to understand Wang Yuyan's infatuation and sadness.

"Card!"

"Very good, better than the last time. Zhang Yuan has made progress!" Zhou Xiaowen was of course not stingy with his praise for his little brother.

"Everyone, be prepared for the next one."

The next scene is the one during Zhang Yuan’s audition, where Murong Fu encounters his inner demons during the game of chess.

"Ah!!!" Zhang Yuan's eyes widened, he looked crazy, with saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth.

He swung the sword in his hand wildly and without any method, as if he wanted to kill everyone around him.

"Get out, get out, all of you!!!"

Zhang Yuan was shouting at the top of his lungs, and there was no trace of the Four-square Step under his feet any longer, and everything was in chaos.

At this time, Lin Zhiying, who played Duan Yu, raised his hand and pointed, and the Six Meridians Divine Sword struck out, and the crazy Zhang Yuan fell to the ground.

"Cousin, you don't have to be so upset if you can't solve the chess game."

At this moment, Xixi knelt on the ground, her small hands tightly grasping the front of Zhang Yuan's skirt, her beautiful eyebrows drooping, her panic evident in her expression.

"What do you know!" Zhang Yuan used his left hand to push Xixi to the ground without any mercy.

Of course, he still held back, otherwise he would have pushed Liu Qianqian out into a backflip with just one palm.

Xixi fell to the ground with her butt tumbled.

"Do you know what I'm thinking?" Zhang Yuan mixed all the character's distress and anger into this line, erupting like a volcano!

Uh...

Endless grievances surged into Sissi's heart. Two sparks suddenly appeared in her eyes. Her nose felt sore, and her originally drooping eyebrows were now even more dejected like a rose hit by frost.

Oh uh...

Unable to catch her breath, Xixi began to cry as she trembled.

“Cut!” Zhou Xiaowen was extremely excited: “One take, perfect performance!” Wow…

But it's different from the relief that everyone else feels, knowing that they can finish work early today.

Liu Qianqian was still sitting on the muddy ground, tears welling up in her eyes as she began to cry.

There were occasional sobs and choking in her crying.

If he covered his face, you would have thought he was a naughty boy sobbing.

"Xixi, what's wrong?" Zhang Yuan hurried forward and wanted to help her up, but was pushed away by Xixi.

"Why did you push me?" Xixi's two lotus-colored legs kept kicking the ground, making a fuss and crying.

"Why did you push me? I was so nice to you..."

"I feel wronged, I feel sad, and my heart aches!" Liu Qianqian cried and cried, and within a minute she started to dry heave and almost vomited from crying.

Zhang Yuan understood it at a glance. This was getting into the role!

"Are you okay?" Zhou Xiaowen walked forward cautiously to check.

"It's okay, just take a break, I'm here." Zhang Yuan waved his sleeves and let everyone disperse.

The actors in the crew were also worried. After all, Liu Qianqian was young, so they didn't go far and just watched nearby.

Hiss... Huh...

After another five or six minutes, Xixi's sobs gradually subsided.

When I looked at her again at this moment, her cheeks were red and her eye makeup was already smudged.

"Zhang Yuan..." Liu Qianqian hugged her shoulders and curled up into a ball.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yuan quickly covered her entire body with the wide sleeves of his costume.

"It's all ready, let's all go."

After hearing what he said, everyone understood and left one after another.

Gao Hu, who played Xu Zhu, touched his shaved bald head and sighed inwardly.

"Zhang Yuan's performance just now was clearly half a level higher than before."

"Just by hanging out with old man Xu Huanshan for a while, he improved!"

Gao Hu bared his teeth and said, "Who is the professional?"

He even doubted the value of his diploma from the Chinese Academy of Drama.

"Liu Qianqian is a novice, and the fact that he was able to bring her into the play is enough to show that Zhang Yuan's performance is very precise and natural."

"After all, only a good actor can make his opponent immersed in the play."

Just like Huang Xiaoming, why does his acting skills always fluctuate?
That depends on who plays the supporting role. This actor is too picky about his partners and prefers a 50-50 split.

When encountering a strong opponent, you will be strong; when encountering a weak opponent, you will be weak...

Gao Hu patted the back of his head.

"It's clear in the book that Xu Zhu received the martial arts from Xiaoyaozi."

"How come in reality, Murong Fu got the upper hand?"

"Weird, weird..."

After everyone had left, Zhang Yuan finally spoke.

"Get up, there's no one here."

"I didn't, you pushed me!" Xixi turned her head away, her face flushed red, and she obviously felt that her crying just now was very inappropriate and embarrassing.

"This is a filming. Besides, this is your first time in a role."

"Yeah." Xixi replied in a baby voice.

"That means you've made progress, how great." Zhang Yuan helped her brush off the dust on her calves: "Other actors at your age can't do that. Doesn't this mean you're smart and quick-witted?"

He quickly tried to coax her with nice words.

"Hehehe..." Xixi turned her head away and laughed secretly. It was obvious that she felt very happy about the compliment. She was as happy as Crayon Shin-chan from the side.

"Get up."

"You pushed me!"

Zhang Yuan: …

Sure enough, no matter what age a woman is, she will be unreasonable when she gets angry.

"I'll secretly give you a fried chicken leg tonight?"

Sissi still didn't look back, but raised her little hand and stretched out three fingers.

"Okay, three chicken legs, but you have to give them over three days, otherwise your mother will drag you to the scale again."

Xixi stretched out her little finger, and after they made a pinky promise, she stood up.

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

No matter how noisy she is, this girl can still tell good from bad... Zhang Yuan looked at the attributes he received.

And this is the first time I got acting points from her. It seems that she has really improved.

"Sissi."

"What?"

"Remember that feeling just now."

"Humph!" Liu Qianqian stopped jumping and raised her little head: "I will remember it for the rest of my life!"

evening.

Zhang Yuan asked Huang Julong to practice martial arts with him.

During these days, he learned sword and gun techniques that he had never been familiar with before.

Of course, he also taught the other party the Yin-Yang Stick, which he was good at, in return.

It is said that all martial arts in the world originated from Shaolin, and half of them were spread by Zhang Yuan...

"Hello, Zhang Yuan, good news!" Halfway through his practice, he received a call from Zhao Decai.

"Our TV series 'Conquer' is now airing on Jinling Satellite TV!" Fatty Zhao was extremely excited.

After it was previously broadcast on International TV, the average viewership rating reached 9.1%.

This is what makes "Conquer" qualified to be broadcast on provincial TV stations.

It doesn’t matter. After three days of broadcast, the ratings have reached 6.5%.

The number of viewers for local TV stations and provincial TV stations differs by more than one level. Many films that can get over 15% viewership on local TV stations cannot even reach 3% after being broadcast on satellite TV.

It is incredible that "Conquer" can achieve this result as soon as it is aired.

"Hahahaha, because of the ratings, the DVDs of the movie are selling like crazy. The first batch of 10,000 copies were sold out long ago."

"We simply made 50,000 copies for the second batch. Channel dealers were scrambling to get them, but that was still not enough."

Zhang Yuan made a rough calculation and found that Fatty Zhao had only spent 500 million to buy this film, and now he has already made hundreds of thousands from the DVDs, and there will definitely be more to come.

It is possible that the investment can be roughly recovered just by selling CDs.

Moreover, pirated discs were rampant in those days. For every genuine copy sold, at least ten pirated copies had to be sold.

Although this will result in much less profit from the DVD sales, it will also invisibly increase the popularity of the film itself, allowing more TV stations to know about this popular drama and sell more copies to earn copyright fees.

"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations, I'll give you a big red envelope when the time comes!"

The good thing about Fatty Zhao is that he is a good friend, never beats others up after they finish reciting the sutra, and is generous when he helps others.

"Then I'll be polite... By the way, I need your help with something." Zhang Yuan said, "I need some documents and procedures to go to Taiwan. Can you help me with the procedures in the name of the company?"

Zhao Decai didn't quite understand, but he agreed anyway.

After all, the movie was a big hit and I was in a great mood.

However, not everyone is as happy as they are.

At this moment, one person's face looked very ugly.

Zhang Jizhong!
(End of this chapter)