CEE started with Nortel lecturers

Chapter 295 Are you thinking about money, or me?

It turned out that during the filming process, Wu Jin's father-in-law and mother-in-law often came to visit the cast, because his father-in-law was a soldier before, and they were in short supply of extras during this time, so Wu Jin gave the costumes to his father-in-law and asked them to He acted as a free agent.

So during this time, the relationship between Wu Jin and his father-in-law has been getting better and better, almost like a biological father and son.

Both of them are courageous people. Xie Nan's father is a soldier, and Wu Jin has filmed many military dramas, experienced the army, and has similar interests. So when he is drunk, Wu Jin often puts his arms around his father-in-law's shoulders and calls him big brother. .

"Hello, hello, Mr. Gu, I often watch your plays."

Wu Jin's father-in-law didn't look serious, just like a middle-aged uncle you might meet at a barbecue stall. He greeted Gu Zhongyu warmly.

Gu Zhongyu naturally stood up and returned the gift. Although Xie Nan's father was careless, he was a retired cadre in the army and his rank was not low. Wu Jin also received help from Xie Nan's family in his career.

Xie Nan has a carefree and cheerful personality, also because she was born as a tiger girl in the general family. Not only was her father a soldier, but her mother also came from a military family. Her family situation is similar to that of Gu Zhongyu, but her level is not as high.

Nowadays, most of these hosts who are able to get ahead have some connections in their families, not to mention that there are many big bosses hiding behind the scenes in the TV station that no one knows about.

Zhang Xuefeng has already said that if you don't have anything at home, don't learn to work as a host, choreographer, or director. This industry is just a backyard.

"How long are you going to be filming in Jinling?"

"It's early! We have just started shooting. We still have to stay in Jinling for three or four months, and then go to Yunnan to complete the remaining scenes."

In fact, in the original version of "Wolf Warrior", due to limited investment, the crew did not go abroad or shoot scenes on the border. They were always in Jinling. The shots of vegetation in the film also show that the scenery is somewhat northerly.

With Gu Zhongyu's funding this time, we naturally had to strive for excellence. Although we didn't go to Southeast Asia for filming, we still chose Yunnan, a similar location. The location selection was already selected by the production director when the crew was preparing. Okay, the location is in a tropical rain forest in Xishuangbanna. The scenery is similar to that in the original "Wolf Warrior". There are mountains, water and jungles, but different vegetation gives people a different feel, which is very Southeast Asian style.

"Hey, then maybe when my new movie starts shooting, we can meet over there in Yunnan!"

"Teacher Gu is also going to start a new movie? Or is it going to Yunnan to shoot?" Wu Jin became interested in this, "Is it an anti-drug crime movie or a movie about literary love?"

Because of the unique geographical environment and beautiful natural environment of Yunnan, the movies that are basically shot in Yunnan are either those involving border crimes like "Operation Mekong", "Jade Goddess of Mercy" and "Border Storm", or "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles", " A humanistic drama movie like Pretend to be a Couple.

Originally, Yunnan was also very suitable for filming war films with the background of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, such as "Garland Under the Mountain". However, due to the current change in the direction of diplomacy, this subject matter has been greatly restricted. In recent years, it is the only A movie involving the Vietnam War was "Youth" by Feng Pants, but it was just a strange yin and yang that was far behind, and it was not a war movie at all.

The changes in the world situation have had a huge impact on film shooting. Just like the movie about resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1979, in order to maintain relations between the two countries, this subject has not been filmed much.

In 2000, the war drama "Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" was directed by Yang Weiguang, the former director of Yangma, which took three years, cost more than 3 million, and had hundreds of thousands of actors. When Yangma decided to film this drama, relevant The department had rejected this idea and emphasized that shooting should be done with caution.

Regrettably, in 2001, due to the occurrence of the September 911th incident and out of consideration for Sino-US relations, the schedule of "Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" was once again changed and postponed by relevant departments.

Until now, the teacher Gu Yue who played the leading role of Teacher has passed away, and this drama has been hidden in the ice. I don’t know if it will ever see the light of day again.

However, in recent years, due to changes in the external situation, relevant controls have tended to be relaxed. Gu Zhongyu had previously asked the staff of the review department if he could make a movie about resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. In the past, he directly said no, but now he says uncertain.

It is estimated that we will have to wait until the trade war starts in 16 before this type of subject matter can be completely liberalized.

"No, it's a road comedy. How about it? Do you want to make a cameo for me?"

"Another comedy? Deng Chao is also making a comedy now, and asked me and Xie Nan to guest star. Why do you guys who always like to make comedies invite me, an action actor, to guest star?"

Over the years, Wu Jin has acted or guest-starred in a bunch of comedies such as "The Treasure Box", "Roboman" and "Happy Magic", but he feels that he doesn't have any comedy in him. Why am I so serious? Are you still looking for me?

"Isn't it because, Brother Jing, you have such a great reputation that sooner or later you will become a big star in the film industry, so I can take advantage of your success in advance?"

"But pull it off, now I'm going to play a supporting role or be a villain, and people still have to pick on me!" Wu Jin shook his head and didn't take it seriously, just thinking that Gu Zhongyu was joking.

During this period, Wu Jin really gave people the impression that he was a has-been action star. When he was in Hong Kong, he almost never played any decent roles. He was either a helper or a gangster villain, none of which he liked.

He was so angry that he decided to become a director and make the action movies he wanted.

Unfortunately, the movie "Spike", which he directed and starred in with an investment of 400 million, only had a box office of 231 million in Hong Kong and 423 million in the mainland. It was a complete mess. It was a big blow to him, and he was silent for a long time.

Who would have thought that in a few years he would become the number one box-office star in domestic movies!

"But..." Wu Jin thought of something and said with a mischievous smile, "My reputation doesn't care about your reputation. I'm already here. Do I have to make a guest appearance?"

Why did I meet someone who wanted to take advantage of me again?

"I just finished my guest appearance for Deng Chao a few days ago, and now you want me to work for you for free?"

Wu Jin slapped the table: "How can this be free work? Mr. Gu, this is a play that we both invest in together, right? If you help me, you are helping yourself. Isn't that right?"

The cast members and Wu Jin's drinking buddies immediately started heckling.

"Yes, yes, Teacher Gu will keep us here for two more days~"

"There are so many big toys here. Help us in filming, and we can also teach you how to fight tanks and masturbate~"

Gu Zhongyu thought to himself: Do I still need your teaching on how to masturbate?

Gu Zhongyu had no choice but to agree to make a cameo. Wu Jin was very happy when he agreed. He finally had a big name to use as a gimmick for his movie. He and Wan Qian alone were not enough to guarantee the box office. Gu Zhongyu is different. Every movie he has starred in in the past two years has been a hit. Some people have already given him the title of the number one niche actor in Chinese films. Even if it is just a guest appearance, this has a different meaning.

You have to find a way to trick him into taking more pictures!

"Let's agree first! I will only be a guest star for three days at most. Once the three days are up, I will leave immediately!" Looking at Wu Jin, whose eyes kept rolling, Gu Zhongyu had already guessed his little plan.

Hearing this, Wu Jin's heart tightened. Damn it, have you been seen through?

In all likelihood, like Guo Fan who made "The Wandering Earth" back then, he was holding back his bad intentions!

At the beginning, Guo Fan pulled Wu Jin and said: Brother, help us make a guest appearance for three days, show your face, and support the movie!

As a result, after joining the crew, Guo Fan continued to add scenes to Wu Jin. The more filming he did, the more he filmed. He talked to Wu Jin every day and continued to show off the shining points of the Wandering Earth script.

So Wu Jin stayed longer and longer, staying for a full 31 days, changing from a guest role to a supporting role, and a supporting role to the protagonist, and he also invested million yuan...

As for the money, Gu Zhongyu doesn't care. He has already given it to Wu Jin anyway. He can add more, but people can't get involved. It's okay to want my money, but you can't worry about my body too!

Seeing Gu Zhongyu being praised by all the stars on the set, Chen Duling, who was drinking juice, felt a little envious in his heart. He wondered if he would be so popular wherever he went if he acted in the future.

Wan Qian stared blankly at Gu Zhongyu, who was changing glasses with everyone, and then glanced at Chen Duling, feeling thoughtful in her heart.

"Sister Wan, what are you thinking about?" Gan Lu, who plays one of her female staff officers, asked.

The only actresses who can be named on the cast list of "Wolf Warriors" are Wan Qian, the two actresses who played Long Xiaoyun's counselor, Ganlu and Guo Yan, both of whom have starred in "Special Forces: Fire Phoenix" and are famous So low that it can be ignored.

"Nothing. By the way, how many years have you two been in the industry?"

"I've been there for five years." Ganlu majored in Chinese drama and had a bachelor's degree in directing. Unfortunately, no one asked her to be a director after graduation, so she had no choice but to become an actor.

"I'm only a freshman. It's a pity that Teacher Gu was no longer at Nortel when I entered school last year. Otherwise, I could still be his student!" Guo Yan is the youngest at 21. She was admitted to Nortel last year because of her endorsement of the online game "Time Travel". "The Wire of Fire", has gained some fame on the Internet with the classic female warrior image of "Fox Hunter".

Although she is from the Nortel Department, she was not taught by Gu Zhongyu, so it cannot be called a real teacher-student relationship. Guo Yan just went up to say hello to Gu Zhongyu, but no one knew who she was.

She was quite envious of seniors such as Nazha and Zhu Yilong. Just because they were Gu Zhongyu's students, the treatment was obviously different. After joining Zongheng, she didn't have to worry about filming at all.

Wan Qian nodded thoughtfully and recalled: "I started debuting in 02 and worked hard for almost ten years. It was only after I met Mr. Gu that I started to get the female number one position. You have to work hard. Don't waste your time like me and reach the age of 30 before you have a chance to shine."

When Guo Yan heard this, she patted her chest and said, "Well! I will definitely work hard to hone my acting skills and strive to be as close to Sister Wan's level as possible!"

"What's the use of being close to me? Being in our circle requires more than just acting skills or good looks. Aren't there so many good-looking people who are all buried!"

"Sister Wan, if you have anything to advise us, just tell us. We will definitely learn from it with an open mind." The older Ganlu heard the implication. She didn't think Wan Qian was complaining for nothing, but she seemed to mean something.

"When the opportunity comes, you must know how to seize it!" Wan Qian said this, and then looked at the mixed-eyed people around her, "I will talk to you in detail when I go back after dinner."

……

After finishing the meal, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening. They each went back to the hotel. Gu Zhongyu lived next door to Wu Jinwanqian and other starring actors.

The movie "Wolf Warrior" itself is a men's drama. It can be said that there are very few female actors. There are only three named ones including Wan Qian.

Because there are few actresses, the treatment is pretty good. According to their status, Guo Yan and Gan Lu should have stayed in small standard rooms, but now they live in a luxurious suite connected to Wan Qian.

Afraid of bad influence, Gu Zhongyu couldn't knock on Wan Qian's door, so he could only wait and wait.

"are you asleep?"

After a long time after taking a shower, Gu Zhongyu heard a knock on the door, and then opened the door and saw Wan Qian standing at the door, wearing a military uniform, exactly like Long Xiaoyun's in the movie. This was amazing. It’s a huge boost to his XP!

"How can I think about sleeping if you don't come?"

Gu Zhongyu grabbed Wan Qian in, closed the door, kissed her passionately, and then couldn't wait to get to the point.

"Wait a minute..." Wan Qian suddenly broke away from Gu Zhongyu's affectionate behavior, grabbed his face, and panted, "We haven't seen each other for so long. Is this what you are thinking about?"

if not?

"Let's chat first."

After saying that, Wan Qian sat on the sofa. Gu Zhongyu saw that the president wanted to have some pre-event romance, so he had to pour her a glass of water, and the two of them sat on the sofa and chatted.

"Didn't you write this movie? Actually, I have a question I want to ask you." After chatting about some recent life events, Wan Qian raised a question about the movie.

"what is the problem?"

"The main theme of this drama is the military career, and it is all about military matters. Why is there not even a bit of real life in it?"

Gu Zhongyu explained to her: "Because this is a movie, not a TV series. If you want to make the plot attractive, the first thing you have to do is to have a compact plot. And since this drama is about military life, why should it be integrated into reality? What about ordinary life in society?”

"I think in modern society, the most important thing for every commercial movie is to have some element of love in it. In this case, it will be more attractive to watch."

Gu Zhongyu was a little speechless, otherwise he would ask why the male and female protagonists in domestic dramas are always in love! These actors themselves feel this way. If there is no love scene like an idol drama, it seems that it is not close to life and tasteless.

(End of this chapter)