Actor: Thank you.

Hengdian, Ming and Qing Palace Studios.

Chow Yun-fat, wearing a suit of golden armor with dragon pattern, sits firmly in front of the camera.

Jay Chou, wearing a suit of silver armor, took two quick steps and knelt down in front of his father.

While they were filming, Zhang Yuan was the one who was tired.

At this moment he was leaning on a pillar outside the camera, yawning with his hand covering his mouth.

For this scene, Jay Chou asked him to practice with him for several days.

Because this is an important fight scene for him in the film!
The emperor will test his second son and intimidate him at the same time.

In this fight scene, Chow Yun-fat was sitting while Jay Chou was attacking from all sides, and the two had to coordinate very well.

Of course, Chow Yun Fat used a stand-in.

Most of the shots were performed by stunt doubles, with only a few close-ups.

But Jay Chou had to personally perform the big moves.

The rehearsal for this scene started a week in advance. Zhang Yimou had high requirements and Chow Yun-fat was a person who liked to leave work on time.

If you don't practice it well, it will seriously slow down the progress of the crew.

So Jay Chou would ask him to practice with him after get off work every day.

At first, Zhang Yuan refused.

I'm off work now. Wouldn't it be nice to have a good rest instead of staying here with you?

But when he found out that his partner was to play Jay Chou's father... that is, to sit on a chair and act the emperor while practicing with him, Zhang Yuan agreed.

After all, what man doesn't want to be his brother's father?

At the same time, it can be considered as doing him a favor.

Ding dong!

dang dang...

The sound of metal hitting each other was heard constantly in front of the camera.

If we put aside other things, the crew of "Curse of the Golden Flower" really has no shortage of money.

Those prop swords were real, unsharpened swords, and were extremely exquisitely crafted.

Zhang Yuan wanted to grab a few and take them home.

This is still considered good. The most amazing thing is that there is a separate safe in the crew’s warehouse.

In that life-size safe is Chow Yun-fat's custom-made dragon robe.

It is the scene of the Double Ninth Festival, and he will wear the emperor's formal attire.

The dress was made by hand by dozens of workers in half a year, and the gold foil on it is all real!

A set of clothes weighs more than 40 kilograms, and it is difficult to walk after putting them on.

This dress alone cost more than one million.

There is also Gong Li’s headdress, which is also made of 18K real gold and feels very heavy when worn on her head.

Before filming starts every day, two big brothers sent by the insurance company will personally open the safe, take out the props, and watch the actors perform the entire time.

After get off work, lock the props back into the safe intact.

Zhang Yuan felt very angry when he saw this.

"Who are you guarding against?"

"It's still anti-magnetic and fireproof."

"A C-class safe against the Heat-Slayer."

"It takes an hour or so to drill through this thing."

"In addition to the four cameras in the four corners of the room, there are also several hidden pinholes."

"There's also a motion sensor in the corner."

"It's so tight, is there any trust left in the crew?"

Every time Zhang Yuan passed by the warehouse where the safe was kept, he would cover his right hand as he walked past.

He was afraid that he would not be able to control the inheritance from the "Iron Thief Tribe".

"Cut!" Zhang Yuan was involuntarily pondering the loophole in the warehouse when he heard Zhang Yimou at the scene shouting to stop.

"Brother Fa, the action is wrong."

"Oh, sorry!" Fa Ge smiled and waved his hands.

"Jay Chou practiced well and performed very well today. It seems he has put in a lot of effort." Zhang Yimou continued to praise.

"An actor should work hard."

Zhang Yuan scratched the corner of his mouth. Zhang Yuan thought that Zhang Yimou was probably using the opportunity of praising Jay Chou to criticize Chow Yun-fat.

The young people have put in a lot of effort, but you, the highest-paid actor in the entire film, keep making the wrong moves.

How could Fa Ge not hear it? Although he still had a smile on his face, his eyes were much colder.

Zhang Yuan took a look.

Hey!
No wonder he was chosen to play this gloomy and ambitious emperor, he really fits the bill!
Taking advantage of the break, Jay Chou ran over to him.

"Well, I did well, didn't I?"

This person's personality is actually like that of a big boy, always asking for praise.

“Great!”

"Thanks for practicing with me."

[Received thanks from Jay Chou, piano basics +1! ]

"Oh, so you guys are practicing together." Fa Ge, who was standing by, smiled and nodded after hearing this: "Not bad, not bad."

He said nothing more and continued filming.

The next day, the weather was good, so Zhang Yimou took people to the location to shoot the scene where the royal family gathered at the Chrysanthemum Terrace for the first time.

This is the next scene where Gong Li leads the prince up the stairs.

"Hey, don't make too big movements when filming." After the actors were in place, each of them was preparing for the scene with the script in hand.

Fa Ge glanced at Gong Huang, who was wearing a phoenix hairpin and gorgeous clothes, then said with a smile and pointed his finger at her chest.

Like those palace maids, Gong Li's breasts were squeezed to the point of bursting out, this was the makeup of the film.

"If you move too much, it might jump out!"

“Hahahaha…” Fa Ge said in a self-proclaimed humor, and then burst into laughter.

Gong Li was stunned for a moment, then started laughing.

Seeing this, Jay Chou and the others also laughed in unison.

Even Qin Junjie, who played the third prince and was only 15 years old, smiled along with the tact.

But Zhang Yuan saw Gong Li smiling while covering his face with his wide sleeves, then rolled his eyes and muttered silently.

Obviously swearing.

The open-mouthed type should be referring to "idiot".

Many older male actors, especially those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, do have the habit of making dirty jokes all the time.

This is mainly related to the serious phenomenon of male dominance and female inferiority in those two places.

The situation in mainland China has actually improved a lot. After all, we have undergone a thorough social revolution, and women can hold up half the sky.

Seeing Gong Li cursing inwardly, Zhang Yuan did not join in the laughter with everyone else, but just lowered his head expressionlessly.

He also hated this kind of behavior and there was no need to respond to it.

"Hey, why don't you smile?" But Fa Ge suddenly spoke to him.

"Ah, I was reciting my lines. What are you all laughing at? I didn't hear it." Zhang Yuan quickly made an excuse.

At the same time, he secretly cursed this tyrant in his heart.

I can't help but laugh!
What? Do you still want to call a horse a zebra?
"You are quite focused when memorizing your lines. It takes skill to be able to concentrate on one thing without distractions." Gong Huang spoke at this time.

[Thanks received from Gong Li, performance skills +1! ]

Zhang Yuan understood immediately after hearing this. This person saw that he didn't laugh, so he made up for it.

Zhang Yuan smiled and nodded, thinking at the same time.

"It's really hard to work with these old actors who have become monsters."

"Everyone has eight hundred minds."

"What's the point of acting out palace fighting? The crew is palace fighting."

Gong Li also found it interesting. This boy is quite brave.

Not following the crowd, quite a character.

I like.

Zhang Yuan thought the matter was over.

But I didn’t expect that some people are not young at all, but they are not very smart.

This scene is about the Queen not drinking all the medicine last time, so the Emperor asks the eunuch to make up for it in public and forces the Queen to drink it.

The queen knew it was poisonous, so she naturally didn't want to.

When the situation was at a stalemate, the prince knelt down beside the queen and begged her to drink the medicine.

Zhang Yuan quickly took his position, clasped his hands together in salute, and knelt firmly beside Emperor Gong.

Although the chrysanthemum platform was covered with carpet, it was still hard and cold.

And at this moment, Fa Ge got excited.

Sometimes the hairstyle is wrong, sometimes the clothes are not good.

Not only did he say the wrong words, but his expression was not expressive enough.

While he was tossing and turning, Zhang Yuan had to kneel down again and again.

It was fine the three or five times, but by the tenth time, he knelt for more than an hour, and several people at the scene realized that something was wrong.

Zhang Yuan also reacted.

wipe!
This is just a prank on me.

He thought about it, not just because of the smile just now.

And there was the fight scene yesterday.

It was he who accompanied Jay Chou in practice, and Jay Chou performed well. However, Zhang Yimou took the opportunity to mock him.

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of Chow Yun Fat's "deeds".

He thought that it was because in this play, he did not have any action scenes with physical contact with the opponent, otherwise this person would definitely take the opportunity to attack him.

Many actresses were covered in bruises after filming with this guy, and one even became temporarily deaf after being slapped in the face. When Maggie Cheung was filming a passionate scene with this guy, he continued to kiss her after the director called out "Cut," which scared Maggie Cheung.

I struggled hard but couldn't push it open.

Big stars bully small stars, seniors bully juniors, leading actors bully supporting actors... No wonder so many actors want to change careers and become directors after becoming famous.

They don't want to be chosen by others anymore, but want to control the situation themselves.

Zhang Yuan said nothing.

But thinking in my heart.

OK, alright.

He is now the highest paid actor besides Chen Long and Li Lianjie, so he is indeed qualified to deal with people.

But when the day comes that my pay is higher than yours and my abilities are greater than yours, shouldn’t I also do something to you?

I’m afraid that by then your old arms and legs may not be able to withstand my torture.

Zhang Yuan was in a good mood and his expression did not change at all.

Anyway, there is only this one kneeling scene, so just shoot it and forget it.

He had already mastered it over the past few years and didn't take it seriously at all.

But at this time, Teacher Gong Li, who also noticed the problem, spoke up.

She thought that Zhang Yuan didn't smile at her just now, so she wanted to help him.

"Oh, I think the light is going to fail."

“We need to speed up the filming.”

"Yes, Brother Fa, the condition was good last time, just do it again according to that." Lao Mouzi also spoke up.

"The light changes after a while, and we have to start all over again."

"OK!" Fa Ge smiled and gestured.

After the leading actress and the director spoke, he stopped making trouble.

Half an hour later, the scene was finished and Zhang Yuan stood up, pretending to walk briskly.

Hey, I'm fine.

Not only can I jog, I can also jump, oh, jump!
Upon seeing this, Fa Ge returned to his own private lounge with an expressionless face.

After he left, Zhang Yuan stopped moving and came to Teacher Gong Li's side.

"Thanks for your help just now."

"It's okay." Gong Huang, who was taking off his headdress and relaxing his neck, responded casually: "We mainland actors help each other."

"You didn't smile just now."

"Some people are better left alone."

"Is your knee okay?" Teacher Gong Li turned around.

Zhang Yuan took a look and thought that what Fa Ge said might not be a complete joke, and it was indeed easy to jump out of it.

He had good eyesight and saw a barely perceptible reddish-brown tint on the edge of the front of his clothes...

"It's okay... Is your neck okay?"

"Hehe, it's okay." Gong Li replied with a smile.

Seeing her rubbing her neck reminded Zhang Yuan of Xiao Longnu.

But only the movements are similar, as for the body shape... I can only say that the old A8 is still the A8.

Go to the lounge with Teacher Gong Li.

There were quite a few rooms prepared in the temporary house, and each leading actor had his own lounge, which also served as a dressing room.

He led his assistant to his room to remove his makeup.

But just as he was about to enter the door, a handful of cigarette ash fell from the sky.

Zhang Yuan reacted very quickly, took a step sideways and quickly dodged.

If he was a second slower, his costume would at best be dirty, or at worst, there might be a hole burned in it.

After he dodged, he felt angry.

If my clothes are burned, I will be criticized.

These costumes are all custom-made, so it's very troublesome to repair them.

Then he raised his head and looked upward.

"who……"

He wanted to ask loudly.

Who the hell is so wicked!

But when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind.

"Who... would have thought that I would meet you again."

"Hey!" The man upstairs who was sticking his head out of the window smoking was also stunned, then smiled and said, "It's you!"

Why did Zhang Yuan swallow his dirty words and be so polite?

Just met this guy a while ago.

It was at the athletes' gathering funded by the Huo family.

The Deputy Director Liu who represented the General Administration of Sports.

There was no need for him to be polite to Zhou Runfa, at most they could have some contact.

But this is a real leader.

No matter how big an actor you are, you are just a younger brother in front of others.

"That's great. Come up here."

"Uh...ok, I'll change my costume."

Zhang Yuan hurried into the house, quickly took off his clothes, wiped his face with a wet tissue, then went out and walked towards the stairs leading to the second floor of the temporary building.

As for going to the second floor, it depends on where you are.

Going to the second floor of the bath center means that big things are going to happen.

And going up to the second floor here... there might be some big job.

But there may be slight differences between living and dying.

"Hey, why are you here!" Zhang Yuan just arrived at the corridor on the second floor and saw Zhang Yimou smoking.

Zhang Yi frowned and said sternly: "Didn't I tell you that actors can't go up to the second floor?"

"Come this way."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the person behind him waving at Zhang Yuan again.

When Lao Mouzi saw his leader speak, he shut his mouth and looked at the two of them curiously.

This Deputy Director Liu is the member of the Olympic Committee sent by the General Administration of Sports to coordinate the planning of the opening ceremony with Zhang Yimou.

The second floor of this temporary rest area is where Zhang Yimou and these leaders discussed the details of the Olympic opening ceremony process.

He didn't allow the actors to come because he was afraid that someone would steal information or plans. If there were saboteurs in the crew and something happened, he wouldn't be able to take the responsibility.

When Lao Mouzi saw the leader call Zhang Yuan to the second floor, he understood.

This guy might be more than just a young actor.

At the same time, at least he is someone the General Administration of Sports can trust.

Thinking of this, he followed into the meeting room.

After Zhang Yuan entered the room, he first greeted everyone in the room politely.

He didn't know most of the people in the conference room, but he knew that they were definitely not ordinary people.

Most of them are leaders of various departments and important figures of the opening ceremony team.

But there was one person he recognized.

This is a middle-aged man with half-gray hair and a medium to small build.

This person is the future Olympic torchbearer of the Imperial Capital, Li Ning.

Zhang Yuan remembers that the public statement was that the main torchbearer was not decided until one month before the opening ceremony.

In addition to Lao Li, legendary shooting athlete Xu Haifeng and diving god Xiong Ni are also important candidates.

But Zhang Yuan didn't believe this statement at all.

Because the main torchbearer has to perform an "aerial flying" show.

Only Li Ning, who comes from a gymnastics background, is most suitable for that job because he has the foundation.

Moreover, for such an important ceremony, a month of training time is definitely not enough.

What’s more, their company is the main sponsor.

Combining all these factors, plus what Zhang Yuan saw now, he was certain that the higher-ups had already decided on this person.

Moreover, in terms of seniority, he has won 106 gold medals at home and abroad, and six or seven gymnastics moves are named after him.

Among the 99 best athletes of the 25th century selected by the International Sports Federation in 20, Lao Li was the only Chinese, and was on par with Pele, Jordan, Ali and others.

Compared with this person, Guo Jingjing can only be regarded as "not achieving much".

The other candidates will not be treated unfairly either, and will all become the final torchbearers.

Those people have made great contributions to the national sports cause and deserve this award.

"Come on, don't be shy, sit down too." Deputy Director Liu pointed to a chair.

"You have made some contribution to our country's sports."

He then told the story of how Zhang Yuan took his people to Singapore and won the world championship.

After all, he is one of the people in the General Administration of Sports who supports e-sports, so we naturally feel close to him when we see him.

In addition to the previous incident, Zhang Yuan also had to keep it a secret, so he and he were in the same boat.

"Don't underestimate him because he's young. He's an actor and was on the cover of China Sports Magazine a while ago."

The person was referring to the photo of him and Xiang Zuo.

"Oh, young talent."

"amazing."

All of them started to praise him.

Zhang Yimou's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Zhang Yuan had such a connection with sports.

"It just so happens that we are discussing the Olympic torchbearers." After chatting for a while, Deputy Director Liu said.

"I think you are quite suitable for this job..." (End of this chapter)