Actor: Thank you.

Chapter 512: Seriously!

"You're here so early?"

At around eight o'clock, Zhang Yuan appeared on the set.

My eldest brother was putting on makeup on the spot and was very surprised to see him.

"I saw Big Brother filming yesterday and was deeply inspired. I want to come and watch in advance. Is that okay?"

"Sure, sure, take a look."

What surprised Uncle Long was that didn’t he go to stay with Gao Yuanyuan yesterday?
Can you still get up today?
Shouldn’t the king stop attending court early in the morning from now on?
This is called using one’s own experience to guide others.

Uncle Long thought, is this kid in poor health?

Or maybe he just doesn't like women?
Thinking of this, Uncle Long felt that if he really didn't like women, then I had finally copied him!
So he handed the script to Zhang Yuan in advance.

“Role: Money truck driver.”

"Character personality: sissy, likes men."

Zhang Yuan: …

Forget it, just consider it as a breakthrough in image.

Just as Zhang Yuan was memorizing his lines and studying his role in advance, Teacher Gu, who doesn't eat beef, also came to the set.

"Wow, he's here so early."

"Yeah." Uncle Long shrugged.

"What role was given to him?"

The eldest brother and Gu Zai talked about it briefly.

"Isn't that the cameo role originally intended for Yanzu?"

"It's just a guest appearance, and since it was Mr. Yang who gave the order, of course I'll give it to him."

"I remember that the role he played in The Banquet was originally played by Daniel Wu." Furuta Raku looked at him from a distance.

"Really?" Uncle Long was stunned: "Didn't Yan Zu get injured and disfigured?"

"It's because of this lost role."

"Wow, he's really lucky, he got the role of Daniel Wu twice in one year."

Uncle Long looked back at Zhang Yuan and suddenly remembered the lines from "New Police Story".

"Stop it, A-Zu!"

"It's all Zhang Yuan outside..."

"By the way, don't you have a connection with him?" Uncle Long looked at Gu Zai with a smile: "You both played Yang Guo."

"Let's not talk about the past anymore." Gu Tianle obviously didn't want to mention the character of Yang Guo.

Although he became famous because of playing the role of Yang Guo.

But after the filming, I have been labeled with this label.

At the same time, because of the fire, the news that he was imprisoned for robbery when he was young was also widely reported by the media. During that time, he almost became a rat crossing the street.

As a Hong Konger, especially a celebrity, what should you do when you encounter difficulties or your career is not going well?

Go to Siam and find the White Dragon King!
After that period of time, Gu Zai suddenly got himself tanned.

The explanation she gave to others was that she found putting on makeup troublesome because she was too fair before and it took a long time to put on and take off makeup every day.

In fact, this statement is just for reference and does not make sense.

Whenever filming, everyone has to wear makeup, regardless of their skin color. No one will suddenly change their image just because of the trouble of removing makeup.

One reason he did this was that, just like Zhang Weijian shaved his head back then, he had played too many gigolo roles and wanted to transform himself to prove himself.

On the other hand, when he went to see the White Dragon King, he calculated for him and said...

"Just go to the beach and rest for a week and don't think about anything."

A week later, Gu Zai came back to see the master and asked him what to do.
"It's already done, just keep it up."

This week, he tanned himself like a roast duck on a beach in Siam.

Sure enough, not long after he returned, he received film contracts for "Criminal Investigation Files", "Legend of the Century" and "A Step into the Past".

After the movie became a big hit, he received an invitation from the Xiang family, left TVB, and switched to the film industry.

The two chatted for a while, then stopped talking and started working.

Not long after the filming started, Uncle Long discovered that the executive director was particularly busy today.

"Hey, run away!"

"Stop shooting!"

"Go away you hear me."

Uncle Long even ran over to ask.

Because there are usually a lot of reporters when they are filming, but today there are obviously an order of magnitude more than usual.

"what happened?"

The executive director pointed at Zhang Yuan, who was standing behind the director team and craning his neck to study.

“They all came to take pictures of him.”

"Oh." Uncle Long said in surprise.

"Hello, big brother." Just at this time, Ah SA also came to work.

She plays the role of Gu Zai's girlfriend in the film.

"Why are there so many reporters today?" She also noticed the cameras nearby.

"They are all filming him." Uncle Long also pointed like the executive director.

"Oh, him, he's normal!" Asa looked up.

"Do you recognize him?"

"Yes, there was a press conference two days ago, and I went there too."

"He is very famous, and all the reporters are watching him."

"And he's going to act in Zhang Yi's movie soon."

"Ah!" Chen Long already knew from Zhao Benshan's reaction yesterday that this young man was no ordinary person.

But I didn't expect him to be so powerful.

When Ah SA saw Uncle Long's performance, he thought that there were not many young people who could surprise their big brother.

"He was also rumored to be having an affair with the lead actress of the drama at Pacific Place these days, so he became even more famous."

"That girl is super pretty." Ah SA said, "But it seems her mother is prettier."

Chen Long raised his eyebrows.

This guy can do it!

Gao Yuanyuan is a pretty girl, but one is not enough because there is a younger one over there.

Uncle Long thought that this guy’s multitasking skills were quite cool, quite like me when I was young!
Uncle Long didn’t think much about it at first, but now he started to pay attention to him.

During the breaks in subsequent filming, I would occasionally pay attention to what Zhang Yuan was doing.

I found that in addition to observing the director team, he seemed to be particularly interested in his own action design.

Zhang Yuan could naturally tell what kind of look Chen Long had. He knew that he was not pretending but was really observing carefully.

When it was time for lunch at noon, Uncle Long saw Zhang Yuan, like other staff members, took the chicken leg rice and squatted on the roadside to eat.

"I'm quite popular but I don't put on airs."

"It's easy to learn...it has a bright future."

Uncle Long suddenly thought of his son, who seemed to be about the same age as Zhang Yuan.

As he thought about it, he shook his head. His son grew up in the Lighthouse Country and carried Western cultural habits with him.

He couldn't stand it.

Chinese culture emphasizes respect for elders and proper language.

He felt that Zhang Yuan behaved very appropriately and relaxed when facing two big shots, him and Benshan, during dinner yesterday.

But my own son...to be honest, in his eyes, his behavior is a bit unruly. He doesn't stand or sit properly, and he always shakes his head like a rapper when he talks.

When I encounter a problem at work, I lose my patience.

In fact, Uncle Long and Uncle Guoli are very similar.

Whether it is career achievements, attitude towards women, or education of children, they are very similar.

Of course, the two sons are more like...

Not only do they look identical, but they also behave like brothers.

Moreover, both of them were arrested in the imperial capital in 2014, only half a month apart.

So Chen Long and Zhang Guoli, like each other, couldn't help but think of their own son after seeing Zhang Yuan.

And the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel.

boom!
After dinner, Uncle Long was chatting with director Benny Chan during filming when the sound of an engine roared near the set.

A red Ferrari was parked not far away, and Mr. Xie had just arrived.

This man was wearing sunglasses and looked tired.

"What's up? Playing video games all night again?"

"It's not electric...sort of." Tingfeng was about to explain, but knowing that Uncle Long wouldn't understand, he just accepted it.

Chen Long shook his head. Another prince.

He went out in a sports car, and played so late even though he knew it was going to be the day before filming.

Uncle Long originally thought that Nicholas Tse was good because he worked very hard during filming, performed all the fighting scenes by himself, and bore the injuries himself.

Especially when comparing himself with his own son, he felt that Fourth Brother was so lucky.

But now that I have a new comparison object, I feel that Nicholas Tse is just ordinary.

"Your friend arrived this morning and has already started memorizing the script. You should hurry up too."

"Ah?" Only then did Master Xie see Zhang Yuan squatting on the side of the road reading a script.

Zhang Bozhi is away these days.

It just so happened that Cecilia Cheung went to the mainland to film a movie, which was Uncle Guoli's "The 601st Phone Call" which was rejected by Zhang Yuan. The filming had just started.

What would Mr. Xie do when his girlfriend is not around?
Going to the bar to pick up girls?
No, no, no, picking up girls is so boring.

Of course, I play games while my girlfriend is not around!
He was playing "World of Warcraft", which became a global hit as soon as it was released. He was playing on the US server and his profession was an Undead Rogue.

How can women have fun playing games!

On this point, Zhang Yuan and he had differences.

Later, when Cheung Bo-chi was pregnant, Hong Kong media could not find him for several months and speculated that he must be taking care of his wife who was about to give birth.

But in fact, he hid in his house and played for several months...

In those days, many celebrities were open fans of World of Warcraft.

Including Yao Ming, who is currently playing in the NBA, he travels to 29 cities a year.

He is not familiar with the scenery of these cities, but he knows which hotels in the 29 cities have the best internet.

He also played a thief.

Both of them have a strong sense of stealing.

After playing all night, Tingfeng, yawning, came to Zhang Yuan.

"You're here so early?" "Uncle Long's filming is so interesting, I want to watch more."

"Okay, let's rehearse our lines."

In order to stay awake, Mr. Xie smoked cigarettes one after another and drank a glass bottle of ice-cold Coke.

After a while, the crew started filming.

Their roles are very simple, Nicholas Tse drives the money transport truck and he is the security guard sitting in the passenger seat with a shotgun.

The two of them unknowingly hung a baby carriage on the back of the car and were chased by the protagonist group.

In order to make the characters more interesting, director Chen Musheng added settings for the two.

The driver Tingfeng is a stutterer and the escort Zhang Yuan is gay.

The two men changed into security uniforms, got in the car, and the show began.

They just need to pretend to drive and shoot the scenes inside the car, and the collision and racing scenes outside the car will be done by stuntmen.

"No, no, no, don't be afraid, call the headquarters and ask for support." Ting Feng spoke with a serious face.

Ok.

Zhang Yuan unexpectedly discovered that Mr. Xie's acting skills were much better than before.

At least it's not so exaggerated.

Whenever he was filming angry scenes, he felt like he was having cramps, and his head kept tilting. If you didn't know, you would think he was having a cerebral thrombosis.

"Yeah." Zhang Yuan replied shyly.

"Cut!" the director called for a stop.

"Tingfeng, why did your expression suddenly change?"

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Mr. Xie shook his head awkwardly, indicating that he was fine.

Then he looked at Zhang Yuan.

The other party's light "hmm" just now gave him goose bumps.

This is so similar to the noise a woman makes when she's acting coquettishly and pestering him!

"Headquarters, this is employee 3321, requesting backup."

The camera turned on again, Zhang Yuan spoke his lines, and continued to act out the previous scene.

"Oh?" Uncle Long was watching his performance in front of the monitor.

He was seen holding the walkie-talkie with both hands, instead of one hand like ordinary men.

"He designed this move very well. The androgynous feeling came out immediately."

This shot passed without incident.

The props team then made some rough adjustments and parked an SUV in front of the escort vehicle, keeping it close to the vehicle.

And sprinkled a lot of glass shards similar to rock candy.

This is to simulate the scene of two cars colliding.

"You, you, you hit me, and it was so, so, so satisfying." Ting Feng said, pointing at the car in front.

"I'll bump your ass!"

"Okay!" Zhang Yuan shook his body and answered excitedly.

"Card!"

"Hehehe..." Uncle Long burst out laughing while watching the replay.

"When he heard that he was going to hit the back of someone's car, his eyes lit up."

"Of course, he's gay, so of course he's excited to hear about butt bumping."

The eldest brother and the director both said with a smile.

"Wow, he caught the details very well, he's a great actor!"

"Yes, and he got into the state very quickly." The director also praised.

"But if we compare it this way, Tingfeng..."

"Oh, for Fourth Brother's sake, don't say anything." Uncle Long waved his hand.

Zhang Yuan's performance indeed exceeded their expectations. They knew at a glance that he was really capable.

"No wonder Zhang Yimou would use him..." Uncle Long thought.

But there are two people in front of the camera!

Zhang Yuan's acting is smooth and delicate, making Mr. Xie look like a greenhorn.

How could Jackie Chan not know?

Mr. Xie’s acting talent is actually average, and his singing talent is not much better than his acting talent.

But for Patrick Tse's sake, I have no choice but to support him.

Uncle Long glanced at Zhang Yuan and sighed.

“Is it true that the next generation of Hong Kong has lost its talent?”

They didn't have many scenes together, so after shooting three more sets of shots, there was only one set left to wrap up the filming.

"It's okay. The support from above came really quickly." Zhang Yuan, holding a shotgun in his hand, turned his head to look around and spoke slowly.

"It all depends on you." At this moment he turned around and looked at Master Xie, speaking very gently. At the same time, he gently placed one hand on the other's arm.

Feeling Mr. Xie's sidelong glance, goosebumps appeared again.

I felt Zhang Yuan's burning gaze, the warmth from his palms, and the extremely gentle strength.

Mr. Xie was very skeptical. Could Zhang Yuan really be that kind of person?

A Yuan, you are serious!
He suppressed the nausea in his stomach and said his last line.

"where do you come from?"

Zhang Yuan turned around, twisted his neck and looked straight ahead, and spoke in the same gentle and judging tone.

"Back to back mountain."

"Card!"

"Congratulations to Tingfeng and Zhang Yuan for finishing the filming!"

Director Chen Musheng picked up the megaphone and shouted.

Master Xie quickly jumped out of the car, anxious to stay away from Zhang.

But after taking off the stuffy costume helmet, he looked at Zhang Yuan again and found that he looked normal again.

"You performed very well just now. Let's hope we can work together again in the future." Uncle Long walked up to Zhang Yuan and gave him a thumbs up.

"Leave me your phone number." She even took the initiative to ask for his contact information.

Master Xie saw that his elder brother valued him so much... and he was really acting just now?
That was a great performance too.

I didn’t feel that way when I was on the set of “The Little Fish and the Flower”.

Mr. Xie didn't know that Zhang Yuan's mind was not on acting on the crew.

Besides, Wang Jing pays attention to efficiency when filming and does not have high requirements for performance quality.

But it's different here.

This is a movie!
Uncle Long’s requirements are still very high.

They were lucky enough as it was just a cameo appearance and there was no fighting scene.

Gu Zai was trained by Big Brother every day. One fight scene had to be shot more than ten times. It was tiring and dangerous. When he returned to the hotel at night, his whole body ached when he went to sleep.

"Don't leave yet. Let's have a farewell dinner together after the filming. It's my treat."

After saying that, Uncle Long took them to the side to rest.

There were a lot of people coming and going in the crew.

Instead of having a boxed lunch at night, Master Xie took him to a small street to eat wonton noodles and beef offal. He also took him to a small stall to eat a special snack called stinky intestines.

How do you say this thing? It's quite tasty.

The main ingredients are pig intestines, shiitake mushrooms, and a kind of leavened bread similar to steamed buns, served with red soup and chili sauce.

It’s basically a Hong Kong version of braised pork and steamed buns.

Zhang Yuan can eat, but his taste is not very good. He thinks Brother Qian would like it.

Eat and shop.

While walking and chatting, Zhang Yuan mentioned something seemingly casually.

"Tingfeng, I heard that you opened a special effects company?"

"Yes!" When Master Xie heard him mention this, he raised his head very proudly.

Although his acting and singing skills are average, he has a good eye for investment.

When he was shooting the MV for "Jade Butterfly" in 01, he spent a lot of money but still couldn't achieve the effect he wanted.

Later, it was discovered that the special effects production of Hong Kong films and television was basically monopolized by companies from Australia, South Korea, and even Siam.

The special effects companies in the Beacon Country are too expensive, and Hong Kong films generally cannot afford them.

Then I came up with the idea of ​​starting my own company.

He took out his savings and mortgaged his own house to the bank, raising a total of nearly 30 million Hong Kong dollars to start a special effects company called PO Chaoting.

Of course, having money is one thing.

He still has connections.

With Eagle King behind him and his family connections, his company will never lack work in Hong Kong.

From advertising post-production to film and television drama post-production, business is booming.

In more than a year, the number of employees has grown from a dozen to nearly a hundred.

But just like Hong Kong's film and television industry, the base is too small, with only so many people and so few films and advertisements produced.

The company soon encountered a bottleneck.

And Zhang Yuan was aiming at exactly this point.

When filming "Crazy Stone" before, the only special effects scene in the whole film was the slow-motion shot of the international thief Mike and Xu Zheng, played by him, fighting against each other with swords.

It lasted less than ten seconds in total, but it cost the crew over 100,000 yuan of its budget.

This was the discounted price he got by asking Huang Weimin for help.

And the production effect is very average. Although it cannot be said to be a 50-cent special effect, it is also fake at first glance.

So, he came up with the idea that instead of letting others make money, it would be better for him to make money from others.

But the entry threshold to the film and television special effects industry is actually very high.

Today's mainland is almost as immature as a baby in this regard.

But Zhang Yuan knows clearly that the era of domestic special effects blockbusters will soon come. Special effects production is a big business, and only by entering the market early can you seize the opportunity.

Because it is difficult and the demand is not high, few people do it.

He thought about it for a long time and decided that the best entry point would be to learn from Hong Kong and form a joint venture with them, just like the mainland film and television industry did decades ago!

After listening to Mr. Xie bragging for about half an hour about how his company was leading the way, Zhang Yuan smiled and spoke.

"Then, have you ever considered letting the company develop in the mainland..."

(End of this chapter)