The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 751 Shameful Child
The red carpet was star-studded.

In four years, things have changed and people have changed. Back then, Lu Yuan and the other two did not have a very high status in the industry.

But as of now, Huang Bo is the Golden Horse Award winner, Xu Zheng is a billion-dollar director, and there is no need to say more about Lu Yuan.

It was by no means an easy task to bring these three people together to make a film in 2013. The filming cost of "No Man's Land" was only 1600 million, which was not even enough to pay the salaries of the three people. Even if Lu Yuan was a guest star, his salary would have to be in the millions.

In addition, the film was labeled as a "banned film", which was enough to cause an uproar in public opinion just by the gimmick.

With the support of various factors, although "No Man's Land" is only a low-budget production, the lineup of filmmakers who came to attend the premiere is no less than that of billion-dollar blockbusters.

"Junior Brother Lu, long time no see. Congratulations on winning the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor."

"Thank you, Director Wang. Let's have tea together sometime."

When Wang Quanan brought Zhang Yuqi closer and greeted him, Lu Yuan greeted him, but seeing that Wang Quanan wanted to continue chatting, he found an excuse to turn around and leave.

He didn't have a good impression of this senior from Class 87, and he was also very clear that he was just a cameo in the film, dragged in by Ning Hao to make up the numbers. Not wanting to steal the show, he chatted with a few acquaintances for a while, and then found a seat at the back of the theater.

In less than twenty minutes, Liu Shishi came over.

"What are you doing?"

"I chatted with Yu Nan for a while."

"Yeah." Lu Yuan nodded and continued playing with his phone.

The movie started quickly, and the first thing that came into view was the desolate scene of the West. The dry and hot feeling seemed to be transmitted through the screen.

This style of painting is quite consistent with the title of the film - "No Man's Land".

In this place beyond the reach of the law, all the characters appear on the scene.

"Ouch!"

"Stimulate!!"

When Yu Nan, wearing ripped stockings and a sexy suspender, danced seductively on Xu Zheng's body, there were bursts of exclamations in the theater, and all the men were staring at her intently.

To be fair, Yu Nan's appearance is very ordinary, but she has a good figure.

Different from most female artists in the circle who consider thinness as beauty, Yu Nan is slightly plump, with a pair of long legs, thick lips and aggressive eyes. She exudes a wild sexiness from the inside out.

"She's so good at twisting!" Liu Shishi opened her eyes wide and watched very carefully.

Lu Yuan glanced at her and pinched her soft waist: "It's very simple, hurry up and learn it, and we'll try it when we get back."

"I can't." Liu Shishi shook her head.

"Why not? You at least have some dancing skills, but Yu Nan has none. Some of the moves in this dance were suggested by Huang Bo on the spot."

"Hmph, then let Huang Bo dance for you."

"Uh" Lu Yuan was speechless, and he actually subconsciously went over the scene in his mind again, and immediately got goosebumps all over the floor.

nausea! !
Seeing this fellow showing a disgusted expression, Liu Shishi covered her mouth and laughed secretly, then stretched her neck and leaned close to his ear: "Then you are not allowed to call me Ga Ga in the future."

Lu Yuan nodded immediately and muttered something under his breath.

After hearing this, Liu Shishi punched him in anger and said, "No, it's too shameful. I absolutely won't agree to it. Dream on."

Lu Yuan said nothing. He let you do as you please now, but what you say won't count when the time comes.

Liu Shishi didn't know what she would face tonight. She looked back at Yu Nan's face and asked, "I just saw a director looking for Yu Nan. The two of them were arguing and Yu Nan didn't seem very happy. What was the director's last name? He was bald. Let me think."

"Wang Quanan?"

"Yes, yes, it's him, you know?"

"Him." Lu Yuan curled his lips: "Yu Nan's ex-boyfriend, a senior from the class of 87 at Beijing Film Academy, a playboy."

"Kong Lin is the one who played Princess Yao Yue in "Little Fish and Flowerless". Wang Quanan and she were classmates and lovers in college. They were together for several years, but Wang Quanan cheated on her with Jiang Wenli, a junior from Class 88. But there are always better people than you. Jiang Wenli was stolen away by Gu Changwei."

"Wang Quanan was probably stimulated and turned to directing. He saved up a script and went back to school to find actresses to act in the film. He chose Yu Nan as his favorite heroine. The two dated for several years and Yu Nan won many awards. Who knew that when filming "White Deer Plain", Wang Quanan was hooked up with Zhang Yuqi again."

Liu Shishi was curious: "So Yu Nan broke up with him because of Zhang Yuqi's interference?"

"No." Lu Yuan shook his head: "Because he loves Park. During Yu Nan's pregnancy, he was arrested several times and refused to change his ways. And most importantly, he is not alone."

Liu Shishi opened his mouth and looked at the big bald head not far away with great contempt. A man who goes out to hunt while his girlfriend or wife is pregnant is a piece of shit.

Lu Yuan pulled her into his arms: "Okay, let's not talk about him, let's watch a movie."

"Oh." Liu Shishi agreed obediently, leaning against his chest and looking at it for a while, but she was not very interested: "They say that No Man's Land has been changed, but what has been changed?"

"Well, in quite a few places. For example, when Huang Bo killed the idiot at the gas station, you could clearly see the hammer hitting the idiot's head again and again, with blood splattering. But this part of the scene was changed to a long shot, with only a close-up of Huang Bo's face."

"There is also Yu Nan. She was also rescued in the original version, but the film ended here. It was an open ending. The film did not explain what happened to her later. In this version, Ning Hao changed it to have her go to a big city and find a pretty good job."

Liu Shishi patted his hands and said, "Oh, it's your turn. You were so dark four years ago."

"Of course not. Huang Bo and I have been in the Gobi Desert for more than a month."

On December 12, the results of "No Man's Land" were released.

On the first day of its release, the film took in approximately 3900 million yuan at the box office, becoming the top grosser of the day.

According to preliminary statistics, on December 12, the national total box office closed at 3 million. The screening rate of "No Man's Land" on that day was 7900%, and its box office contribution was nearly 32%.

Thanks to its good performance on the first day, the number of screenings of "No Man's Land" across the country will increase slightly the next day.

The film received good feedback and was generally considered to be a masterpiece that shows the complexity of human nature and self-redemption.

Of course, there were also some critical voices. Many viewers reported that Ning Hao was engaged in false propaganda and that Lu Yuan had too few roles.

But overall, the film received rave reviews.

Theater operators also believe that No Man's Land has promising box office results in the future, estimating it to start at 3 million yuan, and may become the highest-grossing film in Ning Hao's directorial career.

The day after the premiere of "No Man's Land", Lu Yuan flew to Guangzhou with Liu Shishi and Qiqi.

"Dear" officially started filming.

The reason why Kiki was brought along was because they couldn't find a suitable candidate to play Tian Peng, the abducted child of the male protagonist Tian Wenjun in the script.

It is well known that children, animals and water are the three most difficult elements to shoot in the film industry.

Because children's thinking is difficult for adults to understand.

If a child encounters a situation where a stranger wants to kidnap him or her, what would he or she say?
If a third-rate screenwriter or director encounters this problem, he will shout "Help!"

This is a very typical case of imposing adult thinking on children.

Because adults teach children to react in this way in such situations, they naturally think that children will react in this way. In fact, the child will call for his mother. He is scared, so he subconsciously calls for his mother, or keeps shouting "I don't know you" in grievance.

In addition, the child must be familiar with Lu Yuan, who plays Tian Wenjun, and Liu Shishi, who plays the child's mother.

At least the audience shouldn't see any sense of alienation. This is difficult and requires a long period of time spent together.

After much thought, I decided to let Qiqi take over. The little girl is just four years old, soft and cute, just right.

It’s just that uncle is changed to father and aunt is changed to mother.

Tian Peng in the play is divided into two stages.

The first stage is at the beginning of the story, when little Tian Peng was about four years old and still living with his father Tian Wenjun, before he was abducted.

Another stage was the three years after Tian Peng was abducted and sold, when Tian Wenjun went through untold hardships to find the grown-up version of him.

Qiqi naturally played the former.

He didn't have many scenes, no more than ten in total. As for the pay, Lu Yuan asked Liu Shishi to take him to Shenzhen Happy Valley for two days as a condition, and he couldn't wait to agree.

Sanyuanli is one of the three most famous urban villages in Guangzhou.

Because it is only one kilometer away from Guangzhou Railway Station, with its superior geographical location and cheap rent, it has become the first stop for countless migrant workers coming to Guangzhou.

There are no high-end residential housing here, only densely packed handshake buildings, and the "line of sky" is a "scenic spot" here.

A narrow alley, also known as "Heaven-chopping Evil" in Yangzhai Feng Shui, refers to a relatively narrow alley formed between two buildings. Standing in the alley and looking up, there is only a crack in the sky, as if the building was broken into two by a sharp axe falling from the sky.

"Brother Wang, move the cabinet over here. We'll set up the camera here later."

"There are bears everywhere, why are there no pictures on TV?"

"The old TV is like this, you just need to pat its buttocks twice, damn, why are you patting my buttocks, pat the TV instead."

"Bang, bang, bang. Hey, awesome. It really is."

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This is a narrow alley, damp and dilapidated, with rental advertisements posted everywhere on the telephone poles. Higher up are tangled wires, and the sunlight casts long and narrow shadows on the trash cans.

Lu Yuan was dressed the same way as in the play, which was very simple and quite old-fashioned, with a red short-sleeved shirt, grey trousers, a black leather belt around his waist, and his keychain jingling. He was squatting in front of the grocery store without any image. Next to the grocery store was a small black internet cafe.

The crew members were coming in and out, preparing for the next shooting.

The two stores were naturally rented by the crew in advance.

In order to rent this place for filming, the crew paid a lot of extra money.

Because there are various relationships that need to be settled, many people will ask the crew for money. These are still considered good. In some places, even if money is given, the situation cannot be settled.

To describe it as "a difficult little devil" is not too appropriate.

For example, the two small shops behind him had originally agreed on a price of six thousand a day.

No one expected that on the day of the filming and worshiping gods, when the store owner saw him and Liu Shishi, he realized that the crew was not simple, and he was blinded by money and raised the price. The originally agreed price of 6,000 yuan a day was raised to more than 100,000 yuan. In fact, the store's daily business was only a few hundred yuan.

You say go to another store, but you find that every store is the same, they have already communicated with each other.

Lu Yuan had also thought about not shooting in Sanyuanli.

But movies emphasize the language of the lens and optical beauty. Wen Muye decided on this place after visiting several places based on the background of the story.

Moreover, since the machine has already been started, moving it to another location will only waste more money.

In desperation, the crew had to hold their noses and find the street office. The two sides negotiated and came to a price that both sides could accept.

So what if he is a big star? The one being slaughtered is a big star.

We cannot say that the lower class people have bad consciences; this is their way of survival. They know for sure that the crew cannot afford delays and do not want to be involved in scandals, so they can only pay money to avoid disaster.

"Meow~" Lu Yuan stroked the cat at his feet, thinking about what would happen next.

In the play, he plays the role of Tian Wenjun, who comes to Shenzhen to make a living. Unfortunately, he has achieved nothing by middle age and relies on a few small shops to make a living.

As an adult, Tian Wenjun's self-esteem and unwillingness to accept reality made him indulge himself in the smoke and live a decadent life day by day.

His wife left for another man because she was dissatisfied with his condition, and the child became the only bond between them.

One wanted to take the child away, the other wanted to keep him, and in the end, the child was lost in the struggle.
"uncle!"

Lu Yuan withdrew his thoughts and saw Qiqi running back with a giggle.

Liu Shishi followed behind, wearing a blue putty coat and carrying a few bags in her hands.

Qiqi was wearing a small yellow jacket with a red striped shirt underneath, blue jeans, and red backgammon shoes. She had a conspicuous white gauze on her forehead and was holding a brown teddy bear in her hands.

"What?"

"Uncle." Qiqi rushed straight into his arms and said in a muffled voice, "There are a lot of those black people you mentioned ahead, eating children."

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and looked in the direction he was running back, only to see a few black men coming towards him, speaking fluent Cantonese.

There are many urban villages in Guangzhou, but Sanyuanli is definitely the most special one because it is where the black people are most concentrated.

Maybe he noticed the crew members coming in and out.

The black men were quite curious and stood there looking around. One of them took out his cell phone as if to take a photo, but a staff member immediately went over to stop him. The black man smiled, revealing a set of teeth that were not so white, but glowing white against his black skin.

"Wow, don't eat me, I'm not delicious, I peed on the bed, it stinks." Kiki was frightened and buried her head in his arms like a quail.

Seeing Wen Muye and others staring at him with inexplicable eyes, Lu Yuan was embarrassed and wished he could cover the boy's mouth.

It's so damn embarrassing that everyone tells everyone everything.

It was the kid's first day in Guangzhou and Liu Shishi took him out to play. Maybe he played a little too crazy and slept in his bed at night. The floodgates opened and a flood occurred, almost washing him away.

He had to get up in the middle of the night to take a shower.

At the same time, he didn't expect that the few random words he said when he came back from Mauritius would be remembered so well by the little bastard.

"Okay, they won't eat you, so stop hiding."

Lu Yuan pulled his nephew out and grabbed his shoulders: "Come on, recite your lines to me again."

Qiqi blinked her eyes and said in a serious tone: "His eldest uncle, his second uncle, they are all his uncles."

"Not bad!"

(End of this chapter)