Actor: Thank you.

The next day, Zhang Yuan arrived at the film set and was silently reciting the lines he would be using that day.

"Good morning."

At this moment, Gong Li stepped forward and greeted him.

"Okay." He said, glancing up and down.

Gong Li was dressed casually and without makeup, and looked to be in her early 30s.

It's well-maintained.

Female celebrities are willing to spend money on themselves, and there's no such thing as a bad thing when it comes to spending money.

"Hey, you're dressed casually, is there no show today?"

"The scene tonight." She smiled, crossed her arms, and leaned against the wall next to him.

"So... you wanted to see me about something?" Zhang Yuan asked bluntly.

The older sister is actually quite voluptuous, so it's not like she's not good enough.

"Yes, I need to talk to you about something." Gong Li glanced at his expression and shifty eyes, and replied with interest, "It's serious business."

“Of course it’s serious business, I’m a respectable person,” Zhang Yuan quickly replied.

Gong Li has not made any statement.

When women reach a certain age, they tend to take those things less seriously.

Whether it's love or a one-night stand, it's all the same.

For her, it was just like going out to a restaurant for a nice meal; it was simply a matter of satisfying one's cravings.

After 35, especially after 40, people have a strong feeling that each day is one less to live. Once they realize that time is flying by, they either lament the passing of their youth or start to enjoy life to the fullest.

Gong Li is clearly the latter; she takes it all in stride.

"Chen Huilian chatted with me last night," Emperor Gong said bluntly, his playful gaze fading.

"Oh?"

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that he had asked her to make a phone call last night, but she hadn't.

In the end, I still had to find someone.

Gong Li is now a Singaporean citizen, while Chow Yun-fat's wife is the daughter of a wealthy Singaporean businessman.

It's relatively close to her.

This also proves that after her father passed away, this person's background was really not that great!
Otherwise, they would definitely seek out stronger connections to help them.

After a moment's thought, he became even more emboldened.

Who are you talking to?

"You had a conflict last night when I wasn't there?"

"What do you mean by conflict? It means we almost came to blows."

"Hehehe..." Emperor Gong liked his straightforward way of speaking.

"I didn't beat them up; it was purely because I was considering the project," Zhang Yuan said, cracking his neck.

"You two have quite a temper," Gong Li said after laughing for a while.

Zhang Yuan could tell that the other person was also very angry.

The other party still dares to be so angry!
"Not everyone who gets old is an old artist."

"The veteran artist was an artist when he was young."

"A rogue who gets old will only become an old rogue," Zhang Yuan complained indignantly.

"It's tough on you, being caught in the middle."

"It's not hard, and I don't have any responsibility." Gong Li showed no intention of admonishing him.

Don't try to persuade me!
She was just giving the other person face, since the other person was considered her senior.

Moreover, Gong Li was also unhappy that someone had secretly taken photos of her on the set of "Curse of the Golden Flower" and sold them for millions of dollars without even asking her permission.

Moreover, in comparison, the other side was full of complaints, constantly saying that Zhang Yuan was abusing his power and did not know how to respect his seniors.

Gong Li said that he was very respectable and served her exceptionally well; otherwise, why would she have ended up on this film set?

When it came to Zhang Yuan, he became concerned about her position, which made her feel a little better.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, I promise I won't do anything to them on this set."

"If you're going to be a coward, then act like one. Don't be so arrogant when you're actually a coward," Zhang Yuan said disdainfully.

Gong Li chuckled; this guy had seen right through the other party.

Is it because you're scared that you're talking to me?

"Don't let this affect our personal relationship. Even though you've changed your nationality, I still consider you one of my own."

"I know."

"Even after this film crew finishes, let's get together often. Next time, I'll invite you to my house for dinner."

"I cooked it myself."

"You still have this skill?"

"That's right." Zhang Yuan patted his chest. Lighter-flavored beef noodles and sweet and sour pork with glaze are my specialties.

On one hand, he complains to her, and on the other hand, he invites her to his home for dinner. Anyone with a brain knows who he should befriend.

This "small thing" actually brought the two of them closer.

Thinking about inviting Zhang Yimou to his house later, Zhang Yuan pondered how to proceed.

Looking up, I saw Jiang Wen; Ge You was filming with a group of "bandits."

He then went closer to take a look.

The scene they were arranging was the one where everyone "showed their unique skills," which followed the scene with the word "penetration."

“I’ll look at you one by one.”

“You all take turns reciting your lines, and remember to act them out to show your character’s personality.”

"Do you know what your characters are?" Jiang Wen asked, his eyes gleaming with a sly light.

"Should we know, or should we not know?" Shao Bing, who played the second brother, asked jokingly.

When making dumplings, you also need to dip them in vinegar.

Are you asking us to make dumplings or brew vinegar?
The others joined in the laughter, filling the set with a cheerful atmosphere.

Zhang Yuan also laughed.

One of the biggest "jealousies" in this drama is the identities of these "bandits".

As mentioned before, the fifth brother looks a lot like someone when they were young.

Among the seven actors playing bandits, Shao Bing and Liao Fan are both well-known actors.

Du Yihang, who plays the fourth brother, is Wah Gor's personal stunt double, and they have worked together no less than five times.

Zhang Mo is Zhang Guoli's son, so it's normal for him to take care of him.

The actor who plays the seventh brother is virtually unknown, just like the fifth brother; nobody recognizes him.

So why use it?
First of all, the actor who plays Wei Xiao is Jiang Wen's younger brother and also the scriptwriter accompanying the crew.

He was one of the editors for "The Sun Also Rises," and he was one of the editors for this show as well.

This person usually has a buzz cut and wears black-rimmed glasses.

Before filming this movie, Jiang Wen asked him to grow his hair a little longer, and he got a slicked-back hairstyle on set.

They even changed their square-framed glasses to small round-framed glasses.

It's all for the sake of looking like it!

Like the fifth brother, he looks like someone when they were young.

After Jiang Wen's modifications, it does indeed resemble the original by about 7%.

Besides resembling the shape, Jiang Wen is also worried that people won't understand it.

Just like how "criminals" are likely to return to the crime scene to investigate, they're afraid others won't know.

Therefore, he also designed a lot of lines to hint at the characters.

For example, the most obvious one...

"Smashed!"

"Smashed!"

"There's no way I'll make any money..."

After Uncle Ge left in a tantrum, Jiang Wen looked at her underlings as planned.

The first to answer was the seventh brother.

Don't look at me.

"Brother, you know me."

"I never do anything to bully others by abusing my power."

"I prefer being passive."

Zhang Yuan covered his mouth, almost bursting out laughing, but after laughing, his expression suddenly became serious.

The laughter comes from the fact that Jiang Wen practically spilled vinegar on the audience.

The sadness stems from the fact that this vinegar doesn't taste good.

What does it mean to "never do anything to bully others by abusing one's power"?

Then you need to understand what it means to bully others by abusing your power.

The Kuomintang's "bandits pass by like combs, soldiers pass by like fine brushes"—this is the greatest form of bullying by abusing power.

During the Republic of China era, it was common for the military to resell supplies, and even the bald man profited from it.

Therefore, not abusing one's power to bully others means not allowing soldiers to bully others.

In short, the military is not allowed to engage in business.

What does it mean to like being "passive"?

Is being passive a sign of liking someone?

There's nothing we can do about it!
I still vividly remember the three great humiliations of the 90s.

Ships, missiles, and airplanes.

We can't be passive any further.

What is the most important thing for a county magistrate?
patience!
This vinegar is bitter, even more bitter than Chinese medicine.

But only after the bitterness comes the sweetness.

Finally, when the third, fourth, and fifth brothers were planning to leave with Sister Hua, the seventh brother secretly ran over to tell the eldest brother.

The third brother didn't want to go back to the mountains because it was "not easy".

But the seventh brother did not go to Pudong with the three of them, nor did he go back to the mountains with his eldest brother. Instead, he embarked on his own path.

Jiang Wen is a clear admirer of librarians.

He has his own opinions on many things, and through his works, he expresses his concerns about the future.

However, he expressed a high degree of agreement with the characters in Lao Qi's story.

However, the roles of the third, fourth, and fifth sons were not completely dismissed.

Go to Pudong, go back to the mountains, follow your own path—which one is right is for the audience to judge.

In this respect, Feng Xiaogang is far inferior to Jiang Wen!

Wang Shuo said that Director Feng is just a director who is popular with the audience, while Jiang Wen is the real great director.

What's the difference?
Director Feng later created a "masterpiece" called "Youth".

This drama successfully demonstrated the "correct way to use" Huang Xuan. His appearance and temperament are similar to Mo Lihong from the Four Generals of the Demon Clan.

It used a vinegar-making method similar to that used in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".

After this drama, Huang Xuan's acting career started to take on more interesting paths.

He always plays roles that are hard to define.

In the movie "Youth," the vinegar wasn't just placed on the table; it was splashed directly in the audience's faces!

The female lead is He Xiaoping, played by Miao Miao.

During a target practice session, he accidentally fired his bullet at a target belonging to Hao Shuwen, who came from a family of Air Force leaders.

Therefore, the opponent fired ten shots, scoring 103 points.

Hao Shuwen said to He Xiaoping with great joy.

"Comrade Xiaoping, thank you for hitting the wrong target!"

In the end, the protagonists, who came from impoverished backgrounds, either went insane or became disabled.

Those with connections continue to enjoy great wealth and status.

Anyone with eyes and ears knows what Director Feng is doing.

Both are involved in vinegar making, but Jiang Wen focused on the issue, not the person, while Feng Xiaogang completely targeted the person, not the issue.

This is the difference in thinking between the two.

The reason for this is actually due to one's background.

Feng Xiaogang was the most "down-and-out" among the children of high-ranking officials.

Not only is Jiang Wen better than him, but the Wang brothers from Huayi, Wang Shuo, Ye Jing, Zheng Xiaolong and others all had better backgrounds and were more successful than him in their early years.

He could only follow behind others as a lackey.

Leaving aside those figures, let's talk about Poet Chen and Lu Chuan.

No matter how many awards Director Feng wins or how famous he becomes, will he ever get a chance to be in charge of the opening ceremonies and artistic planning for the Olympics, the World Expo, or the Winter Olympics?

impossible!
If someone of Lu Chuan's caliber can be selected, then it's impossible for him to be selected.

Because the criteria for selecting people are not just based on their abilities.

So he hated, he was angry, he was resentful.

He's going to grit his teeth and use movies to rant.

But he never imagined that he could now earn millions or even tens of millions from a single film.

The reason he reaped hundreds of millions in returns from Huayi was precisely because of those people he satirized.

You can't scold the cook after you finish eating, or beat the monk after you finish chanting sutras.

Another point is that a film as obviously cheesy as "Youth" was able to pass censorship and be released.

Later, Huang Xuan's acting career became "so stable".

It can only mean one thing.

Some people agree with Director Feng and his ilk's ideas and give him the green light.

Ultimately, however, the common people benefited, and their lives became much better than before.

Twenty years ago, the question was: who is the strongest in Asia?

The young people argued heatedly, determined to prove that China was the true civilization.

Ask the same question again 20 years later.

Young people will give you a sidelong smile and tell you it's India.

This confidence comes from the improvement of hard power.

Zhang Yuan looked at Jiang Wen, then at the "bandits" who were giving their speeches one by one.

"Brother, you know me well. I'm used to never asking for help from others."

"Brother, you know me. If it were me, no one would come alive to complain."

"Big brother, you know me well. Although I, the fifth brother, am the oldest, I am still commonly known as... a virgin."

"Don't look at me like that, brother. You know me. If I make a move, the one lying on the table will be her husband!"

"I can tell from your voices that you all possess extraordinary skills."

Watching them perform, Zhang Yuan suddenly recalled a line from the famous scene, "Full of vitality, all things flourishing."

"Right and wrong are difficult to discuss."

Let future generations tell these stories.

"Why are your eyes still wet, kid?" Jiang Wen turned around and looked at him.

"It's nothing, I just got some sand in my eyes." Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes.

"I'm going to prepare for the scene. You guys continue." He got up and left.

Jiang Wen's goal is "It's important to me even without you."

Some people, however, hate that they cannot be "you".

After taking a detour, I found Zhang Mo, who was also memorizing words.

Zhang Yuan first sniffed the air.

He smelled of smoke, but there were no other strange smells.

At least he didn't smoke anything he shouldn't have on set.

Otherwise, even without my help, Jiang Wen wouldn't let him off the hook.

"How will you get here later?"

"I'll leave it, you keep it."

“I’ll keep it, you can put it away,” Zhang Yuan said.

"We'll see," Zhang Mo replied noncommittally.

He felt a slight displeasure towards the person in front of him.

Because Zhang Yuan was the "other people's child" that his father always talked about.

This is the most critical thing!

Even if you haven't done anything or had much interaction with people, they are likely to have opinions about you.

Of course, she prefers her own biological son, but she's afraid of the mountain accent.

The older generation likes to do this, setting a goal to unconsciously motivate the child.

It was Zhang Mo who stabbed me; just seeing him makes me feel nauseous.

It's not nausea, it's tension and discomfort.

"Sixth Master, you ate two bowls of noodles, but only paid for one."

Not long after the test shoot, Zhang Yuan sat down, smiled, and looked at the other person with a predator-like gaze.

"Bullshit! I only ate one bowl of noodles!"

"The county magistrate must give our Goose City a fair chance."

"it is good!"

"What I'm asking for today is fairness."

"Stop, stop, stop..." Jiang Wen personally oversaw the situation.

"Mo, calm down."

This play is no simple task for Zhang Mo.

Because Liu Zi is a pure, straightforward, and youthful person.

His personality is quite different from his actual personality.

In addition, he was nervous because he was acting opposite Zhang Yuan, who was considered "someone else's child".

He had thought it through, but the more he thought about it, the more he went too far.

What makes Baoqiang so amazing is that no matter who he's acting with, he just acts as himself, and he does it with everyone.

This is talent.

When it comes to acting, it's better to be clumsy than clever. Sometimes, being too smart and quick-witted can lead to too many distracting thoughts.

Zhang Yuan had already heard about this from senior actors when they were filming "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

After years of hard work and frequent brain training methods such as meditation, he has improved a lot.

But Zhang Mo is a "smart person," which makes things difficult.

After turning on the computer, the worst thing is having "ideas" in your mind.

“If you do this, I’ll go with you,” Zhang Yuan said softly to the other person.

“You should be angry, take it all out on me.”

"Grasp this state."

It's quite annoying that other people's kids are giving me lessons... Zhang Mo scratched his head.

Then I heard Jiang Wu and Gong Li talking nearby.

"That's good."

"Yes, it's better than that."

“He should be able to win an award. If I were a judge, I would definitely give him a chance,” Gong Huangqu said.

I was even more annoyed.

Not only was I annoyed, I was also very embarrassed.

"Don't listen to their nonsense, they're just joking."

What upset him even more was that Zhang Yuan heard it too and even comforted him.

Doesn't that make me look even weaker?
"Why don't we talk some more? It's an audition after all."

"No need, I'll calm down by myself." Liu Zi indicated that he wanted to be quiet.

His mind was even more confused, filled with the casual remarks his father usually made.

“Look at Zhang Yuan, he puts together his own crew to make movies.”

"You need to mature too."

"Ah..." He walked to the corner and banged his head against the wall several times.

I felt pain and was very annoyed.

But soon, he didn't have time to worry about it anymore.

"Mo, come here right now!"

"I'm not ready yet."

When Jiang Wen called him, he replied.

"Stop preparing, this isn't a movie shoot, come over here and line up!"

"what happened?"

They followed the shouts and went outside.

From a distance, you can see a group of people surrounding someone as they arrive at the film set.

He couldn't see it clearly from a distance.

But as they got a little closer, Zhang Mo's small eyes suddenly widened in shock!
tension.

I'm even more nervous than when I acted with Zhang Yuan just now!
Because someone came to visit the set.

The one who arrived was none other than the seventh brother… (End of Chapter)