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Chapter 271 Advice to Zhang Ziyi

Another day passed and the time came to June 6st.

Before Qi Wei left for Hong Kong City to hold a concert, Qi Wei took the time to call Zhang Ziyi.

"Hey! Why did you remember to call me?"

Except for those women with deep feelings, Qi Wei rarely calls other women now.

So Zhang Ziyi was very surprised when he suddenly received a call from Qi Wei.

"Why don't you want me to call you?" Qi Wei asked with a smile.

"How could it be? I've been waiting for you to call me day and night."

From the phone, it could be felt that Zhang Ziyi seemed to be forcing a smile, so Qi Wei asked: "What, did you suffer any grievances on the crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

"No, no." Zhang Ziyi denied subconsciously.

In fact, when Qi Wei asked this question, the grievances accumulated in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" suddenly came to his heart.

When filming, many directors teach actors how to film, but in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Li Yu never taught Zhang Ziyi how to act in this drama.

You must know that Zhang Ziyi is not the best student in the class in completing her acting homework. Even though she has made great progress in "My Father and Mother" because of Lao Mouzi's teachings, she is actually still at the lower level of an actor. in the learning process.

So in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", she always had a learning mentality.

Now that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has begun filming, during the filming process, Li Yu will teach other actors how to film and encourage other actors, but he will not do this to Zhang Ziyi.

Every day Zhang Ziyi can see Li Yu encouraging other actors. This kind of differential treatment will invisibly bring mental torture to Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi didn't know if her efforts were effective, which even made Zhang Ziyi question whether she was an actor.

Filming every day felt like torture. If she hadn't been mentally strong, she might have given up like other girls.

There was another girl competing with Zhang Ziyi on the set for the Jade Dragon, but that girl couldn't stand the pain on the set.

Zhang Ziyi's encounter in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was mainly due to Li Yu's dislike of her, which Qi Wei knew very well.

There is no way, the ideal candidate for the role of Jade Dragon, Li Yu is meant for Shu Qi, and Zhang Ziyi is just the spare tire among spare tires.

More importantly, Zhang Ziyi was recommended by Qi Wei and Lao Mouzi. Needless to say, Lao Mouzi, but Qi Wei's identity as an investor made Li Yu think that using Zhang Ziyi in his drama was a disservice to the investors. A compromise.

I can't do as I please, and I feel a sense of disgust in my heart. I hate Zhang Ziyi even more than later generations.

"Would you like me to change a play for you?"

Hearing Qi Wei's question, Zhang Ziyi immediately understood that Qi Wei knew and understood the injustice he suffered in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and he felt a lot better.

Coupled with Zhang Ziyi's super psychological mediation ability, he suddenly returned to his previous state of mind, and asked with a smile: "Why do you want to recommend me to star in Lao Mouzi's "Hero"?"

In any case, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over [-] million, and the only one that can compare with it is "Hero" which Lao Mouzi is preparing.

No matter how hard filming is, Zhang Ziyi doesn't want to lose this rare opportunity.

"Hero will have to wait until at least the second half of next year to start filming. It won't be too late for you to audition for the "Hero" crew after you finish filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

"So, I hope to star in "Hero"!" Zhang Ziyi asked immediately, with a rather excited tone.

At this time, Zhang Ziyi did not fully realize what starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" would bring to her, but she knew very well that if she could star in a blockbuster like "Hero" again, she would definitely become a leader among young actors. .

"Whether you can play "Hero" or not is not up to me. You have to ask Lao Mouzi."

"Okay, I know how to do it." Zhang Ziyi replied with a smile. She knew very well that Qi Wei had a high say in the "Hero" project.

As long as Qi Wei is convinced, there is absolutely no problem in starring in "Hero".

This is when Qi Wei put away his smile and said seriously: "Ziyi, you should know in your heart that there are many girls around me. Among these girls, some have deeper feelings for me and some have better talents than you, but you know that I Why did I only recommend you to Li Yu?"

These words reminded Zhang Ziyi of the "sisters" in his class. Many of these "sisters" were related to Qi Wei.

Zhang Ziyi thought of Qi Wei's new album and Zeng Li's "Chi Ling" MV.

I was wondering if my "sister" with personality had also been captured by Qi Wei, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten this resource.

The more I think about it, the more likely it is.

"Isn't it because I'm more willing to go out?" Zhang Ziyi replied with a smile.

She recalled that when she and Qi Wei were filming "My Father and Mother", she would try her best to satisfy any of Qi Wei's requests.

Even in the cold winter, even on horseback.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but blush.

Really exciting and unforgettable.

"That's not the point."

Qi Wei then explained: "Mainly because I understand your character. You are a girl with a perseverant character who refuses to admit defeat. Others may not be able to stand the hardships you are enduring now, but I believe you will be able to persevere, even if Li Yu looks at it Not as good as you, but I believe you will conquer him with your own efforts and performance, and more people will recognize you from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

Qi Wei recommended Zhang Ziyi just as he said. Of course, he also wanted to return the property to its original owner.

Qi Wei still admired Zhang Ziyi's performance in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Thank you, I will not betray your trust." Zhang Ziyi was so moved at this moment that she wished she could repay Qi Wei by throwing herself at him.

Zhang Ziyi thought of Qi Wei's concert the day before yesterday and couldn't help but sigh: "Your concert was so wonderful. I really want to go to the concert to experience it in person."

Hearing the regret in Zhang Ziyi's tone, Qi Wei smiled and consoled him: "If there is a chance in the future, maybe after you become famous, I will invite you as a guest when I hold another concert."

After all, Qi Wei and Zhang Ziyi sang a song "Love a Little" in their new junior high school.

"This is what you said, and I will keep it in mind."

Zhang Ziyi thought that she was still one of the soul singers, so she said: "I will work hard to practice singing, and I will never embarrass you." Qi Wei smiled, remembering that he gave Zhang Ziyi a slap this time The purpose of the call, so he asked: "By the way, have you been contacted by Zhang Jizhong before? He is the producer of "Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin". He is preparing "Swordsman"."

"Yes." Zhang Ziyi nodded and said truthfully: "He contacted me some time ago and wanted to invite me to play the role of junior sister Yue Lingshan in "The Swordsman", but I declined."

"Why did you refuse? I heard that he is trying his best to invite you and even offered you a salary of one million yuan. Aren't you tempted?"

When Zhang Ziyi was filming Lao Mouzi's "My Father and Mother", the salary was only 5000 yuan. Although the salary in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has increased a lot, it is only 20 yuan, which is far from the 100 million yuan salary. Very.

You must know that currently, except for Gong Li, the former "girlfriend", no other actress in the mainland has received a salary of more than one million.

Even for Xu Qing, Zhang Jizhong only offered her a salary of 40 yuan. Even if it was doubled because of Qi Wei, it still did not exceed one million.

From this we can see that Zhang Jizhong really values ​​Zhang Ziyi.

Although there is a premium for a million-dollar film, it is actually within a reasonable range.

After all, Zhang Ziyi is the new Mou girl, and Lao Mouzi takes good care of her. He is currently actively helping her win awards at home and abroad, and is working hard to build her into another Gong Li.

And Zhang Ziyi is currently filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a Chinese-Western blockbuster (most of the investment in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" came from Hollywood). In fact, many media call Zhang Ziyi Gong Li's successor.

As Gong Li's successor, if Zhang Ziyi can successfully go abroad like Gong Li, it would not be a loss to give her a million-dollar salary.

"Of course I was tempted, but Lao Mouzi asked me to refuse." Zhang Ziyi answered truthfully.

Zhang Ziyi was really excited about the million-dollar salary. She had already planned to take it on. She even happily said to her friends: "With one million, I can buy a big house in the capital. Now I have money."

But before signing the contract, Zhang Ziyi happily called Lao Mouzi, originally thinking of sharing it, but was scolded by Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi said: "What kind of TV series is this? You are not the protagonist yet. Do you think that after filming, you will gain both fame and fortune, and no one will know you in the future!"
You will be tempted by 100 million, but you can’t act even if I give you 1000 million. If you do, don’t come to me again in the future.”

"But Qi Wei is still filming TV series, why can't I." Zhang Ziyi asked aggrievedly.

"Can you and Qi Wei be the same? Qi Wei has his own film and television company, and he has no shortage of resources. Moreover, he is filming for his own company, and others will not say anything. As for you, you have such a good start and have already filmed everything. You have already finished my movie, and you are going back to make a TV series. You are sinking yourself. You have to plan your career path carefully and cherish your feathers."

In the end, Zhang Ziyi followed Lao Mouzi's advice and did not make any unauthorized claims. In the end, he declined.

"I heard that Zhang Jizhong seems to want to ask you to film his movie. He has contacted you, right? Did he ask you to persuade me?" Zhang Ziyi asked.

"Well, he did talk to me about it."

"Then what do you think? Do you think I should take this movie?" Although Zhang Ziyi thought Lao Mouzi's words were reasonable, she was still a little reluctant to part with the 100 million yuan salary.

But she needed a reason to convince herself, so Zhang Ziyi wanted to hear Qi Wei's opinion.

After understanding what happened, Qi Wei thought for a while and replied: "I can see that Lao Mouzi still has a lot of expectations for you. What he said is fine. He has positioned you as a movie star, so you should really cherish it. Feather, after all, the difference between you and me is that you are an actress."

At this time, the rise of co-productions and relevant regulations gave mainland actresses more opportunities to make movies.

Although there are more opportunities, this does not mean that there is no competition among actresses.

In fact, because most actresses have no box office appeal in movies, many female star roles are similar to vase roles and are more replaceable.

In other words, you can choose whoever you want to shoot, it doesn’t make any difference.

If others must choose you, then you must show that you are different from others and maintain your status.

Look at how many actresses like Gong Li who became famous in movies have gone back to work in TV series.

Even though Tianxian became famous for making TV series, even though she kept pursuing movies after making movies, she never looked back to make TV series for more than ten years.

This is the reason why many actors are unwilling to make TV series even if they have no movies to make, or even if they delay a few years to make stage plays.

So Qi Wei can also understand.

Zhang Ziyi also understands this truth, otherwise she would not listen to Lao Mouzi's opinions.

"You mean you don't recommend that I film this movie?" Zhang Ziyi asked again.

Qi Wei did not answer directly, but just said: "Filming TV series has the advantages of making TV series, just like Zhang Jizhong's "Swordsman", such a big drama can easily make you gain national fame.
There are benefits to making movies all the time, but it creates a sense of isolation between you and the audience.
You have to understand that there are many reasons for being famous. If you become famous, you will inevitably arouse criticism in the future, and many people will attack you because they are jealous of you. You will not let others find your mistakes, but even a small mistake will Being infinitely magnified by others, when you feel isolated from the audience, the audience will not sympathize with you, but if you film a TV series and gain national fame, it will be different, and the audience will be more tolerant of you."

The most typical example is Tianxian, who has filmed several classic TV series and is so popular that fans everywhere take the initiative to help her maintain her.

Zhang Ziyi can also understand that she has some experience in the right and wrong of being famous. In fact, there are news reports that she obtained resources through unfair means.

"Then you want me to take on this drama?" Zhang Ziyi asked.

"I'm just saying these words to remind you to be cautious, especially after you become famous. As for whether you want to take on this drama, it all depends on you. I support whatever decision you make."

Qi Wei doesn't care whether Zhang Ziyi wants to film "Swordsman".

He mainly thought of the things that happened to Zhang Ziyi in his later life, and wanted to give her a reminder. After all, she was still his woman.

Qi Wei's words made Zhang Ziyi unable to make a decision for a moment, and she didn't know whether she wanted to film this movie or not.

Zhang Ziyi pondered for a while, then suddenly thought of something, and asked Qi Wei: "Zhang Jizhong came to you, probably to film a movie with you. Do you agree?"

"We have reached an agreement. If nothing else happens, I will film this movie." Qi Wei answered truthfully.

"I see, I know what to do."

Zhang Ziyi really wanted to work with Qi Wei again, and she was also more inclined to take over the filming of "Swordsman".

Of course, Zhang Ziyi is much more mature now, and she will still call Lao Mouzi again to ask for his opinion before taking on the filming of this movie.

She knew what was important and what was more important. Only after convincing Lao Mouzi could she make this film.

"When are you coming to visit the crew? I really miss you. After all, I also need your nourishment. Do you want to hear my voice?" Zhang Ziyi said with a smile, her voice becoming seductive.

become breathless
While Qi Wei was listening to Zhang Ziyi's performance on the phone, Leslie Cheung was also auditioning for the heroine in his new play "Suspect" in the capital.

The actresses who came to audition were naturally recommended by Qi Wei.

Including Yu Feihong, Xu Qing, Zuo Xiaoqing and Zhang Tong
(End of this chapter)