Actor: Thank you.

How to evoke emotional resonance in film and television works is an art.

Wolf Warrior capitalized on patriotism and national pride.

"Tiny Times" capitalizes on young men and women's yearning for the extravagant lifestyle of the "upper class".

The Ip Man series, from beginning to end, has always used a simpler approach to resonate with the audience.

That is hatred!

The history of China is characterized by glossing over a thousand years of foreign powers while giving extensive accounts of a century of humiliation.

For thousands of years, historians have written only a few words about national victories, mentioning the time, place, and how many enemies were killed. This was considered a great respect for the enemy.

Every crushing defeat in history has been recorded in such detail that it's worth down to the minute and second.

Chinese people generally don't hold grudges because those they have grudges against have already been eliminated.

Furthermore, according to the rules of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, as well as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Five Barbarian Invasions, it was truly "physical destruction," and even the bodies of the enemies were not wasted.

When Khorne arrives, everyone has to admit he's an expert.

So the good news for the Japanese was that building mounds of skulls was no longer popular in China.

This view of history is completely opposite to the Western habit of concealing defeats and writing about glorious victories.

Because of this habit, many Western scholars, and even Elon Musk, an entrepreneur who has visited China several times, have noticed it.

China doesn't actually care about external pressures from around the world; it only focuses on internal pressures.

Because all the dynasties in the Central Plains throughout history perished due to internal problems.

This introspective approach, coupled with a particular emphasis on the history of failures, has led to a cultural tradition that is extremely "petty" towards external enemies.

According to the thinking of neighboring countries, such as India, the monkey, and the Koreans, you have bullied us for thousands of years, and you can't stand being bullied for more than a hundred years?

And you've risen again.

I can't stand it, I can't stand even the slightest bit of anger.

According to Chinese tradition, if the countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance are still alive and well, then we are sorry to our ancestors.

If it were Emperor Wu of Han or Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, they would have trampled Mount Fuji with their horses, captured the Queen to dance, and performed the Fengshan ceremony in the Rocky Mountains before the matter was considered settled.

Before these goals were achieved, the collective hatred of the Chinese nation was etched in every history textbook.

This makes things simple: the Ip Man series can easily resonate with audiences by simply having an "external enemy" as the villain in each film.

When Ye Weixing and his team were designing the script, they considered whether to continue the storyline about the Japanese invaders from the first film.

Because it was so successful, the common people loved watching the battle against the Japanese.

I gave Zhang Yuan a first draft, but he wanted to reject it after reading it.

But before I could even contact them, they changed their minds.

Because of the recent easing of Sino-Japanese relations, they felt that this might create pressure to pass the review.

Zhang Yuan was relieved; it was good that he realized this.

Choosing a British person as the villain is not unusual in Hong Kong.

Old Hong Kong residents all know how despicable the British Hong Kong government was during that era.

In films like "To Be Number One" and "Lee Rock," the foreign police chief is depicted as the most corrupt of all.

However, there is also a consensus that you should never mess with foreigners.

This has created a very contradictory mentality among Hong Kong people.

They hate the Britons, but they also fear them.

Some people's fear turned into worship and longing, exhibiting a pathological mentality similar to Stockholm syndrome.

Therefore, the Hong Kong crew members were very enthusiastic when filming the scenes where Mickey Rourke played Tornado, the British boxing champion.

But when Zhang Yuan and Mickey talked badly about the British during their break, they were conflicted.

What's even more frustrating is that one is a Hollywood movie star and the other is an investor, and neither of them can be offended.

No one dared to step forward and tell them to shut up.

All I could do was listen, at most pretending I didn't understand English.

Because of this, Zhang Yuan even considered it a source of enjoyment outside of work.

I just love seeing them suffer.

If you're feeling bad, it means there's something wrong with your thinking; you're the one in the wrong.

The staff from the mainland were all very happy.

Moreover, by mocking the British, Mickey Rourke, this "anti-China" figure, was also building momentum.

He constantly increased his hatred for the British, to the point that his performance was incredibly brilliant, making them as hateful as could be.

This guy is absolutely amazing at playing villains, especially after his face was disfigured!
It's just tough on the actors who have to do the action scenes with him.

Zhang Yuan was better off; he was the most resilient and physically fit member of the entire crew.

Huang Xiaoming is in trouble.

He was filming scenes where he was being beaten up.

A boxing match was organized by senior Hong Kong government officials. When the Chinese martial arts team performed on stage, they were mocked by a tornado, which led to a chaotic brawl on stage.

Huang Xiaoming, who plays Huang Liang, is punched in the face and falls to the ground on the spot.

That's how the plot was designed.

Zhang Yuan remembered that the tornado in his previous life had a somewhat "hyperthyroid" performance style, which involved spitting saliva throughout the performance and making exaggerated, provocative gestures and expressions to provoke the Chinese people.

Although they are exaggerated, people still watch anti-Japanese war dramas, so it's not a big problem.

But Mickey Rourke is an Oscar winner; he wouldn't do something like that.

His disdainful sneer, the way he shook his neck to show his strength, the rhythm and tone of his voice—all these gestures and arrangements were incredibly sophisticated.

It created a more insane and profound villain, rather than a muscle-bound madman.

The contempt emanating from his eyes, the precision with which he captured that look—even Zhang Yuan was impressed when he saw it on the spot.

It was worth the invitation!
It not only increases the film's buzz, especially in the Western market, but also improves the acting quality.

Moreover, this guy is a real boxer, the kind of expert who earned a million-dollar annual salary in the 90s.

Once on the ring, his punches were powerful and fierce, and Zhang Yuan had to avoid his attacks.

There are also those who are clueless, like Huang Xiaoming.

Since they couldn't communicate in the language, he used gestures to explain that he had been training recently and wanted the other person to do it the real way.

Zhang Yuan didn't even try to incite him to lose face in front of the foreigners; he just offered himself up.

As a result, Mickey Rourke punched him in the face with five points of force.

Xiao Ming immediately fell to the ground, and the director exclaimed that the fall looked incredibly realistic.

But Zhang Yuan had sharp eyes and saw that Xiao Ming on the stage had already locked eyes with him and was making a "Very 6+7" gesture with both hands.

Quickly carry them to the side on a stretcher to get some fresh air.

After applying some cooling balm and pinching my philtrum, I finally recovered from the state of having my left eye on guard and my right eye on watch.

"Do you feel like throwing up?" Zhang Yuan asked, squatting down in front of him.

"No, no, nothing..." Xiao Ming covered his face, his cheeks flushed.

I don't know if it was out of shame or because I was beaten.

"It's okay if you don't feel like throwing up." Zhang Yuan was worried that he might have a concussion.

Taking a hit from a professional boxer is no joke; it's not uncommon for a weak body to be killed by a single punch.

"Sigh..." Brother Xiaoming was still covering his face.

"You're just starting out, you don't know anything about this."

"How can you take it head-on?"

“It takes skill,” Hung Kam-po also stepped forward to observe.

Zhang Yuan remained silent, because he knew that Big Brother was now showing off a bit too.

He had sparred with Mickey Rourke a few times before, and indeed, he was very fast; the foreigners were quite taken aback.

But when a fight actually breaks out, he immediately shouts "Cut!" and sits down in a chair, panting.

“Hey, Ming.” Mickey also flipped off the ring: “I’m so sorry, I might have hit too hard.”

"Oh..." Xiao Ming felt even more embarrassed.

He wanted to put on a show, but ended up making himself even more embarrassed.

That's often how things are; it's better not to pretend, because once you do, you're likely to embarrass yourself.

Because the person you're pretending to be isn't yourself, and the things you're pretending to do are beyond your capabilities.

But Brother Xiaoming always does this, including drinking and vomiting on stage.

He's a generous person, but he lacks self-awareness...

Because of this incident, Xiaoming was a bit down for the next few days and his ability to adjust psychologically was not very good.

Zhang Yuan recalls that this person later suffered from mild depression after being ridiculed by the entire internet for "Nao Tai Tao".

I'm afraid to go out on the street. If a dog barks at me while I'm walking, I feel like it's mocking me.

This made Zhang Yuan very cautious and hesitant to talk to him much.

He continued working non-stop, filming dialogue scenes during the day and action scenes with Mickey Rourke at night.

Their schedule is limited, so we have to hurry.

He didn't have time to care about Xiaoming either.

Just as he was worried that the other person's emotions would affect his work, something happened that made the other person stand up a little.

Someone came to visit the set!
The person who came was his current girlfriend, Yang Tianbao.

"Baby, you're here!" Brother Xiaoming stepped forward and hugged Ms. Yang, who had arrived at the filming location.

Zhang Yuan glanced at him sideways.

"Hiss... Ah." As soon as he was hugged, Brother Xiaoming even gave a dramatic jerk.

"What's wrong?" Yang Tianbao asked, his brows furrowing in an even more affected manner.

"pain!"

"Where does it hurt?"

"My whole body aches."

"Then let me massage it for you, okay?"

"Not only do you have to knead it, but you also have to blow on it with your mouth."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that Yang Tianbao was quite the braggart...

He also called for an assistant.

"Quickly rub it for me."

"Brother Zhang Yuan, are you injured?" The assistant checked himself.

"No, I get goosebumps." He hugged himself tightly, feeling weak.

Stop showing off your love, I'm cold. "Look what I brought you?" Yang Tianbao came to visit the set with his assistant.

He may not be a big shot, but he makes a big show of it.

He took a cake from his assistant.

It's not the kind of cream cake, nor is it the kind covered in fruit.

It was a short, stout, cylindrical yellow cake base, resembling a whole block of cheese.

Purely baked meringue, without any decoration.

"How about a sponge cake?"

"Great."

Yang Tianbao is a young model who debuted in Hong Kong and speaks Cantonese.

The Cantonese pronunciation of sponge cake is similar to "Brother Xiaoming".

Oh... Zhang Yuan understands now, no wonder their child will be called Little Sponge.

"Hurry up and massage it for me!" Zhang Yuan urged his assistant.

They even used puns, which gave me even more goosebumps.

As expected, Sisi's strategy of "separating public and private matters" and never being affectionate in public is the right one.

Showing off your love too much will lead to a quick breakup; it never ends well.

"Brother Jinbao." Yang Ying greeted her brother with an exaggerated and obsequious smile, bowing and scraping.

"Brother Zhang Yuan." She came right up to him.

"It's not big, don't call it that."

"Big, big."

Zhang Yuan: …

"Oh right, you two know each other." Brother Xiaoming was about to introduce them again, but then he realized what he meant.

"You even helped the baby get a good role in the film crew of 'The Founding of a Republic' before."

"Thank you."

[Received a thank you from Huang Xiaoming, smirking slyly +1!]

See, he should thank us.

Yang Tianbao was also laughing, but it was an awkward laugh. At the same time, he pinched Xiaoming.

Are you stupid?!
Huang Xiaoming is a kind and honest person, and Zhang Yuan felt that he shouldn't bully him.

“Oh…you know each other.” Hung Kam-pao then gave a meaningful smile.

Zhang Yuan took a look and realized that the big brother wasn't a decent person either.

He should have known that Jiang Zhiqiang and other Hong Kong tycoons sent the "Big Baby" to his side in order to quell the conflict.

"Yes, they know each other, and they're quite close," Xiaoming explained.

Whether they were familiar or not... Zhang Yuan could only smile.

All I can say is that we once set aside our disputes and jointly developed the project.

Sin, sin.

"Let's find a place to sit down and eat, and share it with everyone," Yang Tianbao suggested.

"Look at me, I specially flew all the way from Hong Kong to see you."

"And then there's my period, it's exhausting."

"You've worked hard, honey. I'll take you to the rest area now." Xiao Ming put his arm around his girlfriend's waist and walked forward.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, "Why is my aunt visiting me on set even though she's on her period?"

Do you want Brother Xiaoming to travel the dry road in his blood?

He also tried a bite; the taste was just so-so, but it was all for the sake of making it lively.

Mickey Rourke thought it was too bland; the cake had no flavor at all.

It's actually quite sweet, but he's from North America, where sugar is practically free, so his standards for sweetness are incredibly high.

After a long day of filming, I went back to my room to rest.

Yang Tianbao really does seem like a devoted girlfriend.

At this stage, she really liked Brother Xiaoming.

Although there was an ulterior motive of taking advantage of the situation, there were still feelings involved.

Xiao Ming is good-looking and comes from a good family. Like Qian Ge, both of his parents are technicians.

His status in the film and television industry is also rising steadily.

Although he doesn't hold as many shares of Huayi Co., Ltd. as Feng Xiaogang, he still has 180 million shares!

Although Huayi's stock price has fallen considerably due to cashing out, it is still over 90 yuan.

His net worth comes to at least 100 million, maybe even 200 million.

Compared to Zhang Yuan, he is naturally inferior in every way.

But compared to male celebrities of the same age, he's already quite good; he's considered a high-performing stock.

Zhang Yuan was no match for him, Yang Tianbao knew this perfectly well.

People are too lazy to play with her anymore.

But Huang Xiaoming can still control the situation.

Hmm... Yang Tianbao thought to himself as he massaged Xiaoming to help him relax.

It's better that he's not as smart as Zhang Yuan; he's easier to control.

"I see you have many injuries."

Yang Tianbao felt a pang of sympathy.

"Yes, filming action scenes every day is exhausting."

"Because I'm the male actor on set with the worst kung fu skills..." Xiao Ming's voice grew increasingly dejected as he spoke.

Although Hung Kam-po did not swear, he would occasionally show a look of disdain.

He couldn't keep up with Zhang Yuan's acting at all. Although Zhang Yuan was polite and never said anything harsh, it only made him feel worse.

I feel sorry for them.

How am I supposed to repay someone for wasting their time?

The foreigners were even worse; one punch almost killed me.

"It doesn't matter, you've worked hard."

"And shouldn't action scenes always be filmed against a green screen? Aren't they fake?" Yang Tianbao asked, staring with his empty, ignorant eyes.

"No, our crew shoots everything on location."

"No way, could it be..." This ignorant person, but loves to think.

“I’ve heard that Zhang Yuan and Hua Yi, your boss, are having a very unpleasant argument.”

"Yes, he secretly sold his shares for hundreds of millions, and the boss was very angry."

"Several hundred million!!!"

"oops!"

Upon hearing the number, Yang Tianbao's hand trembled, and he struck Xiaoming's wound on the back, causing him to wince in pain.

Yes, yes, yes, the shares can sell for hundreds of millions.

Miss Yang gritted her teeth. Such a big fish, yet it doesn't even look at me.

Fortunately, Xiaoming is doing well; he also has hundreds of millions in his hands.

As long as I hold him in my hands, it's the same as holding all this money in my hands.

"Zhang Yuan invested in this production. Do you think he might be using this as an opportunity to get revenge on you?"

"After all, I've heard that he's petty."

Zhang Yuan, who was in a room not far away, sneezed several times and rubbed his nose.

"No way, he told me that the company is the company, filming is filming, and once you're on set, you're an actor and all you have to do is act."

"Besides, he's quite generous, how could he be petty?"

Yang Tianbao: ...

You're a good person; you see everyone as a good person.

I still vividly remember how he treated me on the set of "The Founding of a Republic".

"I'm just worried you'll get taken advantage of."

"Yes, baby, I know you love me."

Zhang Yuan, who was in a room not far away, suddenly got goosebumps.

"Well then, there are some things that men shouldn't say."

"You know, men care about their pride."

"I'm here. Why don't I go ask for you? I'm a woman, it's okay." Yang Tianbao's eyes darted around a few times before he came up with this idea.

Expressing concern can please your boyfriend.

This could also serve as an excuse to chat with Zhang Yuan.

At least give a hint or suggestion, so that you don't reveal your past actions.

If something goes wrong and I lose Xiaoming again, I'll be at a huge loss.

This way, both sides can have the best of both worlds.

It was just as she expected.

"Really?" Xiao Ming rolled over and hugged her in a very "domineering CEO" manner.

"How can I leave you when you're like this?"

"Then never leave me for the rest of your life."

"Of course, definitely."

"Not only in this life, but also in the next life, and the life after that, I will never leave you."

“Ying”.

"bright!"

"..."

In a room not far away, Zhang Yuan was taking a shower. He had clearly turned the water up very hot, but he still felt a chill.

Yang Tianbao's idea was very good.

However, this seemingly perfect solution went awry in practice… (End of Chapter)