Actor: Thank you.

"Captain Wu."

"We are all on the same side."

"I'll be more careful when I do it later, hahaha..."

Inside the interrogation room set on the film set, which had been artificially aged and soiled.

Zhang Hanyu plays Wu Zhiguo, who is tied to an interrogation bed by a group of soldiers.

The iron-framed bed was already covered in bloodstains.

This scene could easily be used for a movie like "The Message" or even "Saw".

Teacher Wu Gang bowed his head and bent over, wearing a dark-colored outfit with a top hat, resembling a "traitor's uniform".

It's the kind of outfit where you wear a white cardigan underneath and a loose-fitting black silk jacket and trousers on top.

You've all seen Captain Jia's type, haven't you?

However, Wu Gang's character is a master needle user, unlike Captain Jia who has a thuggish temper.

So instead of leaving his chest exposed, he buttoned up his coat tightly.

"Relax, Captain."

"Relax, hehehe..."

His laughter echoed through the gloomy film set.

It is precisely this smiling one that is even more terrifying.

If he has a stern face, he's not so scary.

"what!!!"

As soon as the needle went in, Teacher Zhang Hanyu's rich and powerful voice immediately rang out.

It was a scene of misery, pain, and anger.

"That was a really good shot," Zhang Yuan, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but praise.

This guy, who won four Best Actor awards (two big and two small) for "Assembly", is truly a man of exceptional talent.

In addition, Wu Zhiguo is also suitable for the role of the bandit suppression captain.

Zhang Hanyu's weakness is his pickiness about roles, which is the exact opposite of Wu Gang, the teacher who is currently "torturing" him.

Wu Gang is particularly suited to playing characters who are a bit wicked and have a dark side.

Zhang Hanyu, on the other hand, is suited to strong and positive characters.

It's not that he can't play comedic or witty roles, it's just that his image and personality aren't suitable, so he falls a little short.

He also made a cameo appearance as a patient in the mental hospital at the end of "Big Shot's Funeral," but he was far less outstanding than Li Chengru's "not seeking the best, but seeking the most expensive."

"Hiss... Ouch." A nasal sound of someone gasping for air came from beside Zhang Yuan's ear.

Standing next to her is Liu Weiwei, the older sister who played Liu Huaqiang's girlfriend in "Conquest".

Her true identity is director Gao Qunshu's girlfriend.

In any country's film and television industry, it's much easier for a woman to get by if she has a powerful backer; she can avoid a lot of hardship and suffering.

Liu Weiwei secured the role of Li Ningyu, the second female lead in Huayi's TV series "The Legend of the Wind," through her connection with Gao Qunshu. This role is the same one played by Li Bingbing in the movie version.

The role of Gu Xiaomeng, who played Zhou Xun, was played by Zhang Yunyi, nicknamed "Second Sister".

She wasn't affiliated with Huayi, yet she was able to play the lead role in Huayi's productions. This was due to the recommendation of her boyfriend, Wang Zhifei, an elderly man from Beijing, and the fact that she was affiliated with Zhao Baogang. These two connections ensured her success.

The actor who plays Zhang Hanyu, the captain of Wu Zhiguo's brigade, in the TV series is Teacher Wang, who is known for not holding grudges against teachers who give calendars.

The casting was clearly inferior to that of later TV dramas.

Liu Weiwei tensed up when she saw Zhang Hanyu's shrill scream.

Because she too will be "punished" soon.

She plays a female spy who is a high-ranking official in the Wang Jingwei regime at this time. After being captured and subjected to severe torture, she still refuses to confess.

He confessed everything immediately after being subjected to needle torture.

That led to the later incident where Takeda Taijun set a trap at Qiuzhuang to lure and capture the old ghost.

She came ahead of time to observe and study.

Besides him, two other people also arrived.

One of them is Duan Yihong, who makes a cameo appearance as the traitor killed by the female special agent in the opening scene and has met Zhang Yuan several times.

Brother Duan has a pretty wide range of acting skills; he can play both good guys and bad guys, slick characters and serious ones.

The other is Zhu Xu, a top veteran actor, who played the role in the classic film "The King of Masks".

This is a highly capable person who can rival Mr. Jiao Huang on the stage of drama.

Among the many talented individuals at the Beijing People's Art Theatre, they are the most outstanding, the ones who can enter the "Hall of Fame".

Why is he so good at acting alongside Grandpa Jiao Huang?

Because of their family backgrounds, Jiao Huang's ancestry traces back to the lineage of John Leighton Stuart, a direct descendant of Peking University's elite.

Zhu Xu's father was a former subordinate of Zhang Dashuai, the "King of Northeast China," and had attended the military academy with the young marshal.

Both old men have enough life experience to truly act well. They have seen and experienced a lot, but they never forget their roots.

"Uh……"

According to the design devised by Zhang Yuan and Chen Guofu, when the first needle was inserted into the Pucan acupoint, Brother Zhang screamed and roared in agony.

When it came to the second needle at the Huantiao acupoint, the old man's performance reached another level.

First, he opened his mouth wide and howled silently, then squeezed out a dry, hoarse groan from deep in his throat.

"Card!"

Clap clap clap, Zhang Yuan led the applause.

The acting was indeed excellent; the person's entire expression was contorted.

That's skill.

I gave him a brief demonstration yesterday, and after he went back and thought about it, he was able to act to this extent.

"Brother Hanyu, you're going to win another Best Actor award."

"No, no... your performance was the best."

"There's a minor problem." But Chen Guofu poured cold water on their mutual flattery.

"Your expression just now was spot on; the veins were even showing."

"But there are still flaws."

“You screamed so horribly, your whole body was contorted, but your eyes were still bright and white.”

Everyone gathered around the monitor to watch.

The fact that the director paid attention to such small details shows his meticulousness.

"I want that ghostly feeling, like a Japanese horror movie, have you seen 'The Ring'?"

"The kind where the eyes are bloodshot."

"Tsk, that won't be easy." Zhang Hanyu stroked his chin.

Indeed, it's easy to get rid of redness in the eyes; some eye drops can do that.

In particular, several types of eye drops from island nations are remarkably effective at reducing redness in the eyes.

But getting red and swollen eyes without getting beaten or suffering isn't so easy.

“That’s easy,” Zhang Yuan said, waving his hand dismissively.

"Brother, you can do this too?" Hanyu looked at him with suppressed anger.

"Hold him down!" Zhang Yuan waved his hand, and his assistant and bodyguards immediately pressed his brother into a chair.

"What are you going to do!" Zhang Hanyu was frightened by the situation.

"Director Gao, come on."

Zhang Yuan took out a pack of cigarettes.

They called over the director, cameraman, prop master, and a few other guys who were smoking.

What should they do?
It's just smoking.

But after he finished smoking, he pried open Zhang Hanyu's eye sockets and blew smoke into his eyes.

It's uncomfortable, but it's better than getting punched.

The principle is simple: if you sit downwind while eating barbecue, your eyes will feel uncomfortable after being exposed to the smoke from the charcoal fire for a while.

You can still blink, but they've forcibly controlled you here. Zhang Hanyu can't even blink; he's completely stunned.

Within two minutes, their eyes turned as red as a rabbit's.

"Hey, you're really something, kid!" Gao Qunshu was quite pleased with himself.

The main thing is to be able to smoke on set under a reasonable excuse.

It's like if Brother Qian could smoke on stage, his comedic timing would definitely improve by another three points.

"Although it's a bit unethical," Director Gao added.

Zhang Yuan: …

I came up with a solution, but you're still complaining about it.

In fact, Zhang Yuan's words were also inspired by the scene of torture, which reminded him of an ancient form of punishment.

The punishment of being executed by hanging.

The character 矐 clearly states its meaning: to blind you...

There are many methods of torture, and the method of gouging out the eyes of Consort Qi, which Empress Lü used to turn Consort Qi into a human pig, is called torture.

Whether you use a knife or a spoon, it counts.

But there are also slightly more civilized ways.

For example, some people go blind from poisoning, while others go blind from fumigation.

Gao Jianli, a famous musician who appears alongside Jing Ke in the "Biographies of Assassins" section of the Records of the Grand Historian.

The original text reads, "Qin Shi Huang, appreciating his skill in playing the zither, granted him a heavy pardon, and then blindfolded him."

The phrase "乃矐其目" here means that the First Emperor blinded him by smoking. He was a retainer of Prince Dan and a friend of Jing Ke. Given the First Emperor's temperament, it would be considered a testament to his resilience if he wasn't forced to ride a horse at full speed.

It's a pity he was so talented, only to lose his sight; after all, one can play the piano without eyesight.

This method of blinding you involves holding your head down, prying open your eyelids, and pointing it at a burning charcoal fire.

It wasn't just about using charcoal smoke; they also poured horse urine on the charcoal to produce irritating gases.

This scene was depicted in the early film "The Emperor's Shadow" starring Jiang Wen.

Teacher Ge You played Gao Jianli.

She also had a tragic love story with Xu Qing, who played Princess Liyang, in the film.

Princess Liyang was paralyzed, but Gao Jianli slept with her once and made her stand up!

This kind of plot, which is both risqué and strange, seemingly obscure yet straightforward, is the work of the great screenwriter Lu Wei.

"Farewell My Concubine" was also a screenplay he adapted from the original work.

Later, in the 523 version of Fengshen, Lu Wei's influence was also evident in the seductive scenes involving Daji, King Zhou, and Boyi Kao, because he was the script's chief consultant.

The real torture of being blinded by fuming would take most of the day to achieve.

Zhang Hanyu was only red-faced from the smoke, so he quickly got back to acting.

That one look, with its bloodshot eyes and a face contorted in agony, perfectly met Chen Guofu's requirements.

[Received a thank you from Zhang Hanyu, recitation skills +1!]

There are also unexpected gains.

A little while later, Zhang Yuan also went to prepare for his scene and start filming.

There are a lot of Japanese people in Dalian.

At its peak, there were more than 10,000 islanders residing there.

Therefore, it is easy to find actors from island nations.

A thin, short Japanese man plays the role of Lieutenant General Kagami, Takeda's superior.

Zhang Yuan's role was to impersonate this lieutenant general in order to gather five important individuals at Qiuzhuang for interrogation.

In reality, he never obtained the necessary permits; he was merely using them to gain fame and fortune, taking risks and bluffing.

This is why Zhang Yuan envisioned this character as having a refined appearance.

Because the character of Takeda is not just a person, but also represents the entire island nation's military system and even the state of the country during World War II.

That's a barbaric tribe disguised in the guise of industrial civilization!
Since the end of the Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago, we have never seen such a barbaric and insane ethnic group in China.

Moreover, the island nation and its ally Germany follow different paths.

The Hans and his ilk were all about efficiency when it came to massacres; they either used machine guns or gas chambers.

The Japanese devils loved to torture and kill.

From this perspective, it can be seen that Germany values ​​efficiency even in killing, which is typical of the mindset of an industrialized nation.

The Japanese, on the other hand, still retained the core of the feudal era.

Ruth Benedict summarized the character of the island nation in her famous work, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword."

Warlike yet peaceful, militaristic yet aesthetically inclined, arrogant yet courteous, rigid yet fickle, docile yet stubborn, loyal yet rebellious, brave yet cowardly, conservative yet fond of novelty.

This country and this nation are inherently contradictory and distorted.

It seems that Wang Yangming's concept of "unity of knowledge and action" has not been passed down in that direction at all.

Their knowledge and actions are often completely contradictory.

Beneath their sophisticated, modern exteriors lay a heart brimming with wolfish ambition—this was the common image of the island nation's people in that era.

Or perhaps it wasn't just that era.

"Lieutenant General, please let me be in charge of investigating Old Ghost's whereabouts!"

After delivering his lines to the Japanese actor in fairly standard Japanese, Zhang Yuan bent his knees, knelt on the ground, and then prostrated himself with his forehead pressed against the ground.

"This is the first time I've seen someone from outside of Japan perform such a standard taxi dismount."

After filming this scene, the guy who played the lieutenant general praised it.

"Hi!" Zhang Yuan replied casually in Japanese.

"International friends praised your acting, but you still look a little unhappy." Director Gao also thought his performance was very good.

If you didn't know him, you might really mistake him for someone from an island nation.

Zhang Yuan was much colder than usual when praised because he was imitating the Japanese by bowing; there was really nothing to brag about.

Chinese people believe that a man's knees are worth gold, but the opposite is true in island nations and South Korea. The hierarchical culture in these two places is so strict that it is distorted, and men are often required to kneel.

That's why Haitao from Hunan TV was later criticized by the entire nation for kneeling before Koreans.

A good man only kneels to heaven, earth, his parents... and his angry wife.

After filming this scene, he had some free time, so he went to check on Zhang Hanyu.

There are some admirable aspects to how my brother displays extreme emotions and physical conditions, which are worth learning from.

"woo woo woo woo……"

Upon arriving at the location, I saw the man strapped to an electric rack in front of the camera.

"I rely on!"

"How did he do that?" Zhang Yuan stared at the man with wide eyes.

Later, Wu Jing had a famous scene, which was his performance when he was electrocuted in "I Am a Special Forces Soldier: Sharp Blade".

TV dramas are inherently inferior to movies, and given that the kung fu kid played many comedic and humorous roles in his early years, his performance was somewhat exaggerated.

Someone who didn't know better would think it was about to come out...

Later, Zhang Yi's electric torture scene in "Cliff Walkers" was significantly better than Wu Jing's.

It's so realistic that it looks painful, and the immersion is excellent.

At this moment, Zhang Hanyu's performance was even better than Zhang Yi's!

Zhang Yi's performance involved trembling all over.

Hanyu was also shaking, but not his whole body; it was just his skin shaking!

It was as if the skin had been washed by waves, and it began to twitch independently of the muscles.

That's incredibly awesome.

"Can you control your body to this extent?"

Zhang Yuan had sharp eyesight and could see from afar that Zhang Hanyu's hair stood on end.

"This is an expert; I'll have to ask him some questions later."

"It's a crime to disobey a master!"

As soon as the assistant director yelled "Cut!", director Chen Kuo-fu showed a very satisfied smile.

Just as Zhang Yuan was about to step forward to learn from the experience, the man who came down from the electric torture device started cursing.

"Who the hell actually powered it on?!"

"To make it more realistic, we made some adjustments to the props."

I deliberately didn't tell you.

"The electrician and the equipment have been tested; the current is very low, so it's not dangerous," Chen Guofu explained.

"grass!"

"Scared me."

"Who came up with this terrible idea!"

As soon as Zhang Hanyu finished speaking, all the actors watching the spectacle, including him, turned their gazes to Zhang Yuan, who was happily gossiping.

Zhang Yuan: …

He suddenly felt as if he were Duan Zhengchun.

During the Shaoshi Mountain episode, Ye Erniang and Xuzhu recognized each other as relatives, but Ye Erniang was unwilling to reveal who her father was.

Why are all these heroes and powerful figures looking at me?!
Although this is somewhat like an idea I would come up with...

But this time it really wasn't me.

"Ahem." Chen Guofu cleared his throat: "Just don't worry about who came up with the idea."

"Ultimately, everyone is doing this for the sake of filming and for the desired effect."

Seeing Director Chen's state, Zhang Yuan knew perfectly well that it was that old rascal who came up with this dirty trick.

Good grief, you're acting all righteous now, but you're just trying to pin the blame on me.

It's a grievance!

"Don't look at me, everyone."

"I swear to Mazu, it was absolutely not me who did it." Zhang Yuan raised his hand and held it next to his head.

He is not afraid of Mazu.

After all, Mazu is now an employee of his company.

Chen Guofu is from Taiwan and is a believer in Mazu.

They're silent now.

Zhang Yuan spent a long time explaining this to Zhang Hanyu, but Zhang Hanyu still didn't quite believe him.

Li Bingbing mocked him from the side, saying that this was "the shadow of a person's reputation."

"Yes, my reputation will be ruined by you Huayi actors sooner or later," he retorted defiantly.

"Do you need us to ruin your reputation?" Old Li said with a malicious smile.

Then he pointed to a spot not far away.

"You should think about how to deal with your girlfriend first."

Zhang Yuan looked back.

Li Xin was staring intently at him with a serious and focused expression... (End of Chapter)