China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 746: Details Reveal True Skills

The filming progressed quickly.

Not many days later, the scene of Mulan joining the army was filmed.

In fact, there are also bugs in the stories made up by the ancients.

In Mulan's story, Mulan's father has been on the battlefield for many years and has made many achievements.

He retired due to injury and became a reserve officer.

Given their family financial situation, if the imperial court recruited soldiers and sent them to Hua Mulan's house, they would just have to spend money to find a poor person to replace them.

There was no need for Hua Hu, who was injured, to return to the battlefield, nor was there any need for Hua Mulan to join the army in place of her father.

But these are all made-up stories. Since they are fictional stories, it is normal to have bugs.

When the imperial court came to recruit soldiers, Hua Hu put on his armor and prepared to join the army.

By the way, the actor who plays Hua Hu is a veteran actor, Zhang Zhijian.

Many people may not know his name.

But when it comes to Ming Dynasty weightlifting champions Yan Shifan and Gao Yuliang, everyone will definitely remember his face.

The reason for choosing Zhang Zhijian to play Hua Hu is firstly because of the high cost-effectiveness. It doesn't cost much to invite a veteran actor.

Secondly, Zhang Zhijian can contribute a lot of gags to the movie.

"In the Name" has been broadcast for so many years. Although it has not been rebroadcast on TV again, it is very well-known on the Internet and is still very popular. After all, who doesn't want to make progress?
After "In the Name" became popular, more people got to know these veteran actors.

Many stupid netizens also know that the actors in "In the Name" are a bunch of muscular men.

Gao Yuliang, Sha Ruijin, Yi Xuexi, Zhao Donglai...are all muscular men.

So after "Kuangbao" became popular, many people joked that Gao Qiqiang was nothing, and as long as Meng Dehai took off his clothes, he could knock him out of Jinghai with one punch.

Having Nicholas Tse play Hua Hu can also attract some discussion, which is all hot news.

At that time, some people will joke that everyone didn't see the muscles under Hua Hu's clothes. It's not that Hua Mulan joined the army to replace her father. Hua Hu could go all the way from Causeway Bay to Tsim Sha Tsui with two machetes in hand.

Some people appear to be sickly old men, but in fact they are weightlifting champions who can carry the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not Li Yu's idea to invite Zhang Zhijian, but Cao Qing's own decision.

He has followed Li Yu for so many years and has learned some of Li Yu's methods of creating hype.

However, Zhang Zhijian's arrival was obviously beyond Cao Qing's expectations.

Because Zhang Zhijian brought him a surprise.

We have just finished filming the scene where the imperial court sent people to the Hua family to issue a conscription order.

The pace of the movie is very fast, and a shot of a few seconds is enough.

Next, Zhang Zhijian, who plays Du Huahu, puts on a suit of armor with a sword and bow and arrow hanging around his waist.

Going to that station, you will see an old general who is intimidating and majestic without even getting angry.

The exciting part is here. Zhang Zhijian drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the scarecrow in the yard, and prepared to practice archery.

In ancient times, an archer who could fire a stone bow was considered elite.

Those who can shoot two or three stone bows are all super strong men of the time. If they are military generals, they will have to have an extra sentence written about them in history books.

It is said that Huang Zhong could still shoot two stone bows even when he was over sixty years old. This is what it means to be strong even in old age.

The bow in Zhang Zhijian's hand is a prop used for acting, but the micro-expression on his face when he pulled the bow gives people a feeling of great difficulty.

This is acting, details show the real skill.

He did not draw the bow either, because the purpose here was to create the image that Hua Hu was old and no longer as brave as he used to be.

If Hua Hu could still shoot an arrow through a hundred steps, why would Hua Mulan join the army to replace her father? Halfway through the performance, Zhang Zhijian's hands began to tremble.

After holding on for a few seconds, he gave up. After giving up archery, the godly performance came.

He didn't sigh, but just shook his head. Even his lost look gave people the feeling that a hero is old.

Just like a general who was invincible on the battlefield when he was young, he dared to charge head-on with his death squad even when the enemy had thousands of powerful crossbows.

He was so brave back then that he didn't care about life and death. He wouldn't even blink an eye even if his head fell off in the next second.

But now, the hero who once fought on the battlefield can't even pull a strong bow. He must be feeling sad and complicated.

These were not written in the script, and it was impossible for a storyboard to draw a small supporting character in such detail.

Zhang Zhijian used his real strength to act out so many details, as if he really was an old general who had been on the battlefield.

The next moment, Zhang Zhijian drew his sword, his eyes turned red, and he walked towards the scarecrow angrily.

His expression seemed to tell everyone that he refused to admit his age and he wanted to prove to everyone that he was still the brave hero he was back then.

Read more latest popular novels at 6.9*shuba!

With a wave of the knife, the scarecrow was cut in half under the control of the prop team. Zhang Zhijian also fell to the ground and screamed.

I can't refuse to accept my old age. I used too much force and sprained my waist.

This is a long shot, and in this long shot, Zhang Zhijian's performance is impeccable, an absolute master-level performance.

Director Cao Qing was so shocked that after the scene ended, he couldn't help but praise: "Teacher Zhang, you are so strong. Your performance just now was so amazing."

According to convention, one more line would have to be secured later, but Cao Qing knew in his heart that this one was already the peak.

It is almost impossible for the second one to be better than the first.

Sure enough, when he took the second shot, his guess was confirmed; the second shot was not as good as the first.

But the second one is used as insurance. Since the first one is good enough, isn’t it enough to use the first one?

In the next game, it was Liu Yifei's turn to appear.

Liu Yifei came out of the house after hearing his father's screams of pain. Zhang Zhijian stood up despite the pain and calmly watched the cold light of his sword under the sun. "It's okay. I just want to test whether the sword is as sharp as it was back then."

The next second, Zhang Zhijian saw his aging face in the sword again, and sighed with a double meaning: "The sword is still the same as it was back then, as sharp as it was back then. What a pity..."

"What a pity?" Liu Yifei continued.

"Nothing... nothing..." Zhang Zhijian just sighed.

I have to say that Liu Yifei's acting skills are ten blocks behind Zhang Zhijian's. He was outdone by him so much that he couldn't even see his taillights.

But no one expected Liu Yifei to be on equal terms with Zhang Zhijian.

Even if we call the famous 50-50 Huang Xiaoming, he may not be able to fight Zhang Zhijian on equal terms.

As long as Liu Yifei's performance is acceptable and doesn't distract people from the show, that's enough.

But Liu Yifei himself seemed a little dissatisfied, as Cao Qing took some close-up shots of Zhang Zhijian, such as the face reflected by the sword.

She complained to Li Yu: "It's bad. I feel like I, the protagonist, was beaten by Teacher Zhang. I just followed his rhythm."

Li Yu was very calm: "What's the big deal? He is a serious veteran actor. If we compare his acting skills, five of you put together can't catch up with him.

It is normal for others to pressure you. If you are not satisfied, let Director Cao give you another chance and shoot another take, and then you can press back."

"..."

Liu Yifei didn't dare to say a word.

She wanted to, but she just didn't have the ability.

(End of this chapter)