Actor: Thank you.

Snapped!
On set, a blood-stained, yellowed book was discovered at the conference.

All the main actors from the "The Message" crew were sitting around the table.

This scene marks the first time the main cast has come together, each showcasing their unique personalities.

The effeminate woman, Bai Xiaonian, a famous Kunqu Opera performer and also the male favorite of the commander.

Jin Shenghuo, the head of the Military Affairs Department, was cautious.

Wu Zhiguo, the leader of the anti-bandit squad, showed his disdain.

The expertise of Li Ningyu, a specialist in electronic code decoding.

Gu Xiaomeng, a rich young lady, is innocent and carefree.

However, the personalities of both Old Gun and Old Ghost, members of the underground party, were merely an act.

The rest of the people were genuine.

The reason why Wang Tianxiangjiang and his group of secret agents summoned them to Qiuzhuang was to translate coded telegrams.

Just as everyone was arguing and complaining about wanting to go home, Zhang Yuan's character, Takeda, made his appearance.

He slammed a bloodstained master copy of a secret telegram onto the table, then stepped out of the shadows.

Chen Guofu specially arranged for overhead lighting, casting a dim, yellow light from above his head.

While enhancing his facial features, it also shrouded his eyes in darkness.

Without even saying a word, the audience can tell from this scene that the villain has appeared!
"Great, I'll take it!"

call……

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't be fooled by the simple scene of throwing down the book and stepping onto the stage; it was filmed six or seven times.

Just to find the best feel for the shot.

"Director, the way you're filming is making it exhausting for us actors," Xun Ge immediately complained.

Kao Chun-shu is an outside director, not one of Hua-Yi's own people, so she has to be careful with her words when facing Hua-Yi's top director.

But before he could speak, Zhang Yuan spoke first.

“There’s an old saying in China,” he said slowly in his Japanese accent.

"If you are as careful at the end as you are at the beginning, you will not fail."

"I believe that Your Excellency will understand Mr. Gao's good intentions."

Zhou Xun: Huh?
"One must be cautious from beginning to end in order to avoid failure." This was the Chinese translation of a quote from Wang Zhiwen, who plays Wang Tianxiang, a lackey of the Japanese.

After saying that, he nodded to Zhang Yuan.

This kid now speaks with a Japanese air about him, he's truly stuck to his word.

"You should be secretly laughing."

"Director Gao at least has a plan and knows what he wants."

"If you've ever worked on a Wong Kar-wai film, you'll understand what torture really is," Zhang Yuan said, patting Xun Ge on the shoulder.

Both Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung were moved to tears by the film.

The photos of Liu Jialing made her question her life and consider retiring from the entertainment industry.

They filmed Takuya Kimura so much that he never dared to come to China again and took on jobs with Hong Kong film crews.

Everyone who joined his film crew realized they couldn't act anymore.

Aside from Wang Fei, Wong Kar-wai tormented almost every actor he worked with to the point of madness.

Unlike other divas, nothing in life, except for playing cards, can make her angry.

Let them film it. I'll just work a day, ring the bell, and earn money.

Whatever you say, I'll do it.

Other actors would ask me, "What's good about me? What's bad about me? How should I change it? Let's rehearse our lines."

Wang Fei didn't come here; his mind was blank. He just listened to whatever you said.

There were no questions, and there was never any rebuttal.

After filming, I went home to play mahjong, and after playing mahjong, my mind went completely blank.

The diva's mental state is more than 20 years ahead of its time.

Yet, despite this, Wong Kar-wai said that Wong Fei was the most special actor he had ever worked with.

That's just how men are; the less you take them seriously, the more they take you seriously.

This is called being naturally naive and having obsessive-compulsive disorder.

When filming "2046", Wong Kar-wai and his entire crew went to Thailand and didn't start filming for 10 days.

Liu Jialing and Liang Chaowei were going crazy. They had no idea what the director was doing and were anxious all the time.

Even someone as assertive as Zhang Ziyi was completely bewildered.

Wang Fei, on the other hand, spent his days eating and drinking, going to the beach, and treating it like a vacation, which made him very happy.

Zhang Yuan glanced at Zhou Xun and thought, "You've only ever needed a Wong Kar-wai to teach you a lesson."

If you had suffered this ordeal and developed a sense of awe towards filmmaking, there probably wouldn't have been a story like "The Legend of Da Ru".

Tony Leung ate 27 bowls of wontons, said one line 27 times, and Carina Lau wiped the floor 27 times... Wong Kar-wai seems to have a particular fondness for the number 27.

However, when filming "Blossoms Shanghai" later, there was a scene that was filmed 65 times.

"But you can win awards by working with Wong Kar-wai," Xun Ge muttered, oblivious to the fact that he was being ungrateful.

“Our play might just win a major award,” Zhang Yuan said, squinting his eyes.

Otherwise, why would I be on this film set?
However, you might not be able to win the award.

Zhang Yuan has been watching all of this for the past few days.

It's not that Zhou Xun acted badly.

Her live performances are always good.

But the problem is that there's been little progress.

It seems that her writing level hasn't improved much since "The Equation of Love and Death".

in contrast.

Zhang Yuan glanced at it, and as soon as the computer stopped, he took out his notebook.

It wasn't a script yet; it was a short story I wrote about the characters. I started writing and drawing, recording my thoughts as I went.

Zhang Yuan first met Lao Li during the filming of "A World Without Thieves".

To be honest, back then, she still carried the shadow of those two witty female characters from "Clever Little Master" and "Young Justice Bao".

By the time she starred in "The Forbidden Kingdom," she was already quite mature, but she still lacked a bit of composure.

But look at her now.

I regained my composure!
Very solid.

She has completely shed her slightly naive image from her early years.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, "These two really do have a bit of a 'tortoise and hare race' feel to them."

In terms of future potential, Li Bingbing has more.

"Brother Yuan."

During the break, Li Xin cautiously called out to him.

"what's up?"

"There's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

The two went to a corner to talk privately.

Ever since Miss Li started to let loose, the two of them have tried on all kinds of stockings these past few days.

At that moment, Zhang Yuan noticed that the other person's little feet were really beautiful.

Although this analogy might leave your entire family confused.

But if you were Ma Dajiao wearing stockings, I guess only Lao Zhu would like it.

After wearing black stockings, she also has a pair of delicate little feet.

Then add black lace leg rings to the top of your thighs, oh my!

Then it's over.

It will end when you cry out in pain.

Through this experience, Ms. Li has also grown a lot.

I just like it when people play with my feet, so what?
Once a person accepts themselves, they'll be more open-minded.

Yang Yang had previously asked her to help her get Li Bingbing's autographed photo.

Li was very unhappy, but he just didn't want to help him get it.

I have feelings for you, but you're always thinking about other women.

Naturally, I felt unhappy.

It's much better now.

"Could you please get me some autographed photos of Li Bingbing? My friends want them."

"This is a small matter... alright, who else would you like to do it for?"

"Once you've asked around, I'll find them all for you, even if they're not from this production crew."

"Well, thank you."

Once you stop taking Yang Yang seriously and let go of that, you can speak more easily.

"Nobody wants my autograph?" Zhang Yuan asked after thinking for a moment.

"Your sister Yang Mi has already given it to you."

"Oh, I think that's true..."

"By the way, Brother Yuan, what's your relationship with Sister Yang Mi?" Li Xin asked nervously.

"It's a friend."

What kind of friend?

"Friends who know each other quite well."

Is it as deep as mine?

"Uh……"

People's physical conditions cannot be generalized, and I tend to be relatively gentle with young girls.

Zhang Yuan was rendered speechless by the other party's three barrage of questions.

How am I supposed to answer that?

I used it as a stocking rack.

People are using me as a reference to their first love...

These are all difficult to solve.

Seeing his somewhat guilty look, Li Xin frowned, but also found it a little funny.

Because Zhang Yuan is usually very powerful; he acts like a tyrant on set, and everyone treats him with respect.

After all, she's a big star; no one dares to offend her.

But in front of me, he showed the same expression a primary school student would when lying about not bringing their homework.

But then I thought, I can't be a mistress, I have to find out the truth.

She's overthinking it; she couldn't possibly be a mistress...

He wasn't even Yang Mi.

"Hey, you two seem to be good friends. What are you talking about?"

At this moment, Li Bingbing appeared and interrupted their conversation.

"Teacher Bingbing."

"Just call me 'sister'."

"Hey, Sister Bingbing." Li Xin relaxed her furrowed brows and quickly greeted her.

"You've come at the perfect time. Can I have some autographed photos?" "What, you, a big star like Zhang, want my photos?" Old Li teased.

"It's not that I want it, it's that she and her friends are all your fans."

"Besides, they only want yours, not Zhou Xun's."

"I'll arrange it right now!" Li Bingbing immediately waved to her assistant and told her to hurry up and print the photos.

They even asked if 100 photos were enough.

Seeing Bingbing's sudden change in attitude, Li Xin pondered for a moment and realized that Zhang Yuan's words had provoked her.

He's really amazing; he can influence such a big star's attitude with just one sentence.

"I want to discuss the next part of the play with you."

"Okay, we'll talk later if anything comes up," Zhang Yuan said to Li Xin, turning his head.

The girl nodded goodbye and quickly left, not wanting to delay their work.

"You owe me a favor," Li Bingbing said with a crooked smile.

"What do I owe you?" Zhang Yuan didn't understand.

"Hehehe, I know all your tricks."

"Judging from that girl's appearance, something must have happened between you two, right?"

"Is it that obvious?" Zhang Yuan didn't pretend any longer.

"People are practically staring at you like crazy, they're just waiting to jump on you."

"I stumped you before I came here, didn't I?"

"Hey..." Zhang Yuan scratched his head: "I know, I owe you one."

"That's more like it." Li Bingbing rolled her eyes at him. "Let's get down to business."

"How should we coordinate for the next scene?"

Zhang Yuan knew that the other party was referring to the "measurement punishment" scene he had helped arrange a few days ago.

Filming will officially begin this afternoon.

Li Bingbing is currently very conflicted and nervous.

She'll be taking off her clothes in front of the camera soon.

Although it doesn't require actually stripping naked like in the story.

After all, this is a mainstream film, not a niche art film, and it doesn't need to use nude scenes to attract attention.

But you have to take off all your clothes except your underwear and a very narrow bra.

Then, using shooting techniques and lens obstruction, they created the impression that she was naked.

"Yes, we need to talk about it. We need to clarify the boundaries first."

If it were another Bingbing, there would be no need to discuss filming this kind of scene.

Do it the way you normally would.

But Li Bingbing is still relatively conservative.

There's a difference between touching through clothes and touching without clothes on.

"Remotely, or for real?" Zhang Yuan asked first.

Old Li bit his thumbnail and hesitated for a moment: "I'm serious."

"Just start doing it."

"To what extent?"

“As long as it’s completely true, I believe you.” Li Bingbing nodded vigorously: “Although you usually play fancy tricks, you’re still quite professional.”

"It would be better if you didn't say the second half of the sentence."

After finishing their meal shortly afterward, the two arrived at the interrogation room.

Of all the people who supposedly ate, only Zhang Yuan did; Li Bingbing didn't even eat because of this scene.

I'm afraid that my belly will bulge out in front of the camera after eating, which wouldn't look good.

Inside the scene, incandescent bulbs emitted a dim light.

The temperature in the entire space was very low.

At this time, the temperature in Dalian was only around 10 degrees Celsius.

Zhang Yuan was dressed in the Japanese military uniform, which suited him perfectly.

But when Li Bingbing came out from behind the screen where she was changing clothes, she was only wearing a dark-colored cheongsam with flowers.

Before filming even started, he was already shivering with his arms around his shoulders.

I don't know if it was from the cold or from being nervous.

"Come on, let's try it out first, shoot one take."

Even though they weren't completely naked, the director tried to clear the set, leaving only essential personnel.

"Human organs."

"The length ratio of the limbs."

"They are all conveying a message."

"They are all revealing our true identities."

"To reveal your true identity, we must first destroy your spirit and your will."

Zhang Yuan put on a mask and gloves, looking like a doctor about to start surgery.

He spoke his lines entirely in Japanese.

Although they might find someone to dub his voice later, he still has to speak Japanese.

Otherwise, the lip movements won't match, which will be very obvious on the big screen in the movie theater.

He can't let the audience be distracted by his lip movements.

“Great!” Gao Qunshu glanced at Chen Guofu, her face full of pride.

Xiao Yuanzi truly lives up to his reputation as someone who came from the same production crew as me; he didn't embarrass himself.

Being able to deliver lines fluently in Japanese demonstrates that the preparation was quite thorough.

That's what you call professional!

As he recited his lines, Zhang Yuan slowly unbuttoned the buttons on Li Bingbing's cheongsam collar with his gloved hands.

I want to humiliate you, I want to use this physical punishment to break your spirit, so that I can achieve my goal.

Any interrogation technique aims to break down the psychological defenses of the person being interrogated in order to obtain the information one wants.

In this scene, Zhang Yuan is responsible for defeating the enemy, while Li Bingbing is responsible for collapsing.

As her clothes were being removed, she trembled, gritted her teeth, and her facial muscles contorted slightly.

Zhang Yuan was focused on his lines and actions and didn't have time to observe her performance.

"Card, come and take a look."

Once her cheongsam had completely slipped off her shoulders, the director called "cut."

The other person put on a large bathrobe, rubbed his hands together, and came to the monitor.

Upon seeing this, Li Bingbing frowned.

The performance did not meet expectations.

very nervous.

But it wasn't the kind of tension she wanted.

Instead, she found Zhang Yuan's performance to be perfect, which only made her look even more pathetic.

"You're too nervous, the pressure is too much," Zhang Yuan said, trying to comfort you.

"is it?"

"Why don't you try Xun Ge's method?"

"What?" Upon hearing Zhou Xun's name, Li Bingbing looked at him with ill intent.

"She often drinks strong liquor before filming intimate scenes to relax her body."

Yes, Zhou Xun not only drank after filming, but also frequently drank on set.

But she doesn't gulp it down, nor does she apply it to her face, and it really works after drinking it.

Zhang Yuan had only tried "bringing alcohol on stage" in the past when conditions on set were poor and it was too cold.

Whenever possible, he tries to regulate his body and avoids relying on alcohol.

Li Bingbing asked her assistant to buy a bottle of white liquor, a local brand called Dalian Laojiao.

Even the 53-degree strong-aroma type only costs a few dozen yuan.

It's inexpensive, and quite spicy.

After taking a sip, Old Li frowned.

"Do you feel better?"

"Well, at least I don't feel cold anymore."

That's how we started all over again.

Sure enough, she was much more relaxed when filming resumed this time.

Gao Qunshu's requirement for this scene was that the character be tense and resistant when taking off their clothes.

Some time after the execution began, Li Ningyu should have already broken down.

At this point, the character's state is not tense, but rather scattered and detached, as if most of their soul has left.

Even though it's a whole play, the characters' emotions and states still need to change.

"Cow!"

They tried the scene where they took off their clothes again.

After watching the replay, Zhang Yuan gave Li Bingbing a thumbs up.

He unbuttoned her first button, and the instant the button came undone, a tear slid down her cheek.

Impartial and unbiased, without the slightest error.

That's a coincidence, but a good one!

The director also praised that this shot only needed one take to get it right.

This kind of coincidence is what's most needed and rarest on a film set.

However, when filming the scene where she is naked and her body is examined, the charm of that coincidence is lost.

"You're still too nervous."

"The breakdown was a bit abrupt."

After filming three times, Gao Qunshu explained the character's inner feelings to Li Bingbing again.

The highly educated intellectuals were deeply humiliated and felt utterly hopeless.

It is despair about one's job, future, and the career one has undertaken.

It is a denial of one's own life.

I was born a privileged girl, envied by thousands, yet I was manipulated like a toy by a man from an island nation.

After listening, Li Bingbing even smoked another cigarette to relax and get into the right mindset.

"Do you have any other ideas?" After thinking for a while, she looked at Zhang Yuan.

"Want to have some more?"

"If I drink any more, I'll get a headache."

Zhang Yuan thought about it.

If she gets into the zone sooner, I can leave work sooner.

If I leave work early, I can go and touch those tiny feet in stockings.

It's not mainly about stockings and small feet; it's about how we should help each other when we're on set, and that's what matters.

As Zhang Yuan pondered this, a smile appeared on his face, and the smile gradually became distorted.

"I do have a solution, but you need to be mentally prepared..." (End of Chapter)