Actor: Thank you.

The Imperial Capital Olympics is considered by many to be a turning point in China's national destiny.

In fact, the country's destiny has already quietly changed, but everyone likes to use some iconic and memorable events as time nodes.

As the iconic symbol of the Olympics, the torch has always been considered an honor to be its bearer.

At the same time, it is also an excellent means of publicity.

This is why Deputy Director Liu wanted Zhang Yuan to be the torchbearer!

Zhang Yuan has become an ambassador-level figure in the Chinese e-sports community.

The photo of him holding up Li Xiaofeng is still circulating on the Internet.

For Mr. Liu in the General Administration of Sports, who supports the development of e-sports, Zhang Yuan is like half of his own.

Not only him, Li Xiaofeng is also on the candidate list for torchbearer, and was added by this person himself.

Giving them a chance to show their faces is also a way to support yourself.

Therefore, although Zhang Yuan was a little surprised by Deputy Director Liu's proposal, he quickly understood it.

Indeed, among the younger generation of actors, he is undoubtedly the top figure in terms of public image and connection with the sports world.

"Oh, welcome, welcome. Such an outstanding young actor is very suitable to be a torchbearer."

After Deputy Director Liu finished speaking, someone quickly took over and praised him.

Lao Mouzi, who had no background at all, just watched quietly.

But it is inevitable that waves of emotion arise in my heart.

"He knows the leaders of the General Administration of Sports."

“And obviously the image in the other party’s mind is positive.”

"What a coincidence... He just happened to come to my crew."

At the same time, Lao Mouzi thought about it.

He saw Zhou Runfa making things difficult for Zhang Yuan just now.

It's just that due to the other party's status, I didn't say much.

In Zhang Yimou's eyes, Chow Yun-fat is definitely more important.

Zhang Yuan was originally just Liu Ye's substitute, so he could bear some losses. As long as Chow Yun-fat is happy and doesn't make a fuss and it doesn't affect the filming, that's fine.

The crew is already full of people, and Zhang Yimou is used to it. He will only choose the method that is more beneficial to himself.

But it’s different now!

Although he was the chief director of the opening ceremony, Deputy Director Liu was still his leader.

Shouldn't you take care of the torchbearer chosen by the leader?

"Next time Brother Fa gets into trouble again, I'll have to help him." Lao Mouzi said secretly in his heart.

After the leader spoke, the people present did not react much. Most of them just thought about it for a moment and wrote down Zhang Yuan's name.

Because celebrity torchbearers are nothing rare.

In theory, torchbearer positions cannot be commercialized, let alone bought and sold.

But where there are people, there is the world.

When passing through different places, you have to give some face to the local people.

Let alone more popular artists like Zhang Yuan.

Over in Shanghai, even Xue Zhiqian, who was not as famous as he is today, got a spot as a torchbearer.

In Hunan, Li Yuchun and Zhang Liangying also got the chance to be torchbearers.

Because Zhou Bichang terminated her contract with Mango TV, she became the only one among the top three of "Super Girl" who did not become a torchbearer.

Zhang Jingying's role as a torchbearer was arranged by Hua Yi, and besides her, there was also Li Bingbing.

Huang Shengyi, Zhang Ziyi, Gao Yuanyuan and other well-known actresses who Zhang Yuan had met before also got the chance to be torchbearers.

On the other side of Hong Kong, in addition to Chen Long, other big names such as Liza Wang, Eason Chan, Kelly Chen, Andy Lau, and Jacky Cheung also became torchbearers.

And just like the crew, the job of torchbearer is the most important position.

"You live in the imperial capital, right?"

Deputy Director Liu asked.

"Yes."

"Okay, let's temporarily decide the location of the imperial capital. I'll help you apply for it."

The imperial capital is the last leg of the torch relay and is naturally the most important location.

There are a total of 208 torchbearers, half of whom are celebrities and well-known figures in the cultural and sports circles.

At the same time, because South Beauty became the designated Chinese food supplier for the Beijing Olympics, Wang Xiaofei's mother Zhang Lan also got a spot as a torchbearer.

Everyone present knows that Deputy Director Liu said personally that he would arrange a position for him, so it must be a good position.

Li Ning is no longer just an athlete, but a businessman.

Since he is a businessman, his mind must be working very quickly.

Just start speaking.

"I think Zhang Yuan has a good image and is actively involved in sports. You are a good fit for our brand."

"Hey..." Zhang Yuan was speechless for a moment.

Everyone fell silent upon seeing this.

Wow, who is this guy?
Although Lao Li gave him so much face, he looked as if he had eaten shit.

This is a direct disrespect to Li Ning!
Boss Li was also stunned. He didn't expect the other party to react like this.

"Mr. Li is right. I also admire your brand." Zhang Yuan added.

But Boss Li's expression was clearly wrong.

Lao Mouzi's eyes rolled back and forth, thinking that Zhang Yuan was quite smart, so why was he confused at this moment?

This is really offensive.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Zhang Yuan took the initiative to leave.

He is not a member of the Olympic Committee, so it is not appropriate for him to stay here all the time.

But he didn't leave, and went to eat or rest with others.

If you wait downstairs in this temporary house.

A few hours later, the meeting was over.

Zhang Yuan quietly walked up and said hello.

"Mr. Li."

Li Ning turned around and saw that it was him. He then remembered what happened just now and still felt a little unhappy.

He just asked his secretary and found out that Zhang Yuan is the spokesperson for Adidas.

He thought that this young man looked down on domestic brands.

"I'm sorry for what happened just now." Zhang Yuan said immediately.

"Actually, I have contacted your company before and wanted to discuss endorsement."

Hearing this, Li Ning was a little confused: "Huh?"

“But the people in your company’s marketing department said that I don’t fit the brand image.”

“So I took the endorsement from Adidas.”

The reason why Zhang Yuan was stunned just now was because this incident left such a deep impression on him.

Shame!
It made me feel like a dog, and I was rejected in the end.

Fortunately, he kept this a secret from Liu Qianqian, otherwise she would definitely laugh at him.

"Oh..." Boss Li understood now.

He didn't say it on the spot because he was afraid of being embarrassed in front of his leader.

If I say it, I'll probably be the one who's embarrassed.

The leader praised the person, but your company didn't like him...

[Thanks received from Li Ning, body balance +1! ]

"We will definitely cooperate if there is a chance in the future." Boss Li patted him on the shoulder, thinking that this young man had good vision.

At the same time, he cursed inwardly and decided to call the marketing department later to ask who the hell had rejected Zhang Yuan and spoke so rudely.

"Okay." Zhang Yuan stretched himself and said, "I solved a problem."

"Shall we go eat now?" the assistant asked.

"Wait a little longer."

He waited for a few more minutes, and when he saw Lao Mouzi appear, he went to meet him.

"Director Zhang."

"Hey, what's up?" Zhang Yimou was walking and talking with the staff of the opening ceremony studio he had set up. When he saw him coming forward, he immediately put on a smile.

"The day after tomorrow, my notice only includes scenes in the morning. Can I leave the crew for half a day in the afternoon?"

"Where are you going?" Lao Mouzi frowned.

"I have to go back to the capital to take care of some things." Zhang Yuan whispered, "I will be back that evening and will not delay the next day's filming."

"Fine."

Lao Mouzi thought that if it were before, he would definitely not agree.

If the scenes need to be adjusted at the last minute, it will be very troublesome if he is not there.

But now, considering that he had a good relationship with the leader just now...

"Go ahead. Our shooting schedule is very tight. You must come back on time."

"must."

The next day, it was the same scene as yesterday.

However, the filming content is a scene where the whole family sits on the chrysanthemum terrace and has a conversation.

Everyone was sitting together with the script in hand, rehearsing their lines, when Jay Chou suddenly leaned his head towards him.

"I heard you went upstairs yesterday?"

"You are well-informed." Zhang Yuan smiled back.

Upon hearing this, the others also pricked up their ears.

They don't allow us to go to that place.

Why did this guy go up there?
"What do you want to do over there?"

"I was assigned a torchbearer position," he replied honestly.

There are five "royal family members" at this table, including Zhou Runfa, Gong Li, Zhou Jielun, Qin Junjie and him.

He was the only one who could go to the second floor and served as a torchbearer.

"Congratulations!" Teacher Gong Li said happily and applauded.

"Congratulations." Jay Chou also echoed. Qin Junjie was still the same, smartly following the crowd.

Zhang Yuan looked up at Fa Ge who was speechless and indifferent.

"Brother Fa, why are you unhappy?"

“Is it inappropriate for me to be a torchbearer?”

Phew... Gong Li, who was standing by, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard this.

I thought to myself, this guy is quite bad.

Yesterday, Fa Ge asked him why he didn't smile, and today he got the chance to answer back.

Does he dare to say it's inappropriate?

This kid has a bad temper.

And he is the kind of person who will show his teeth whenever he gets the chance.

happy!

Emperor Gong has been displeased with this guy for a long time.

Of course, it will be even more unpleasant in the future.

In addition to acting, Chow Yun Fat is also a photography enthusiast.

On the set of "Curse of the Golden Flower", he often took a camera and took pictures in his spare time.

It was on this set that he took a photo of Gong Li putting on makeup.

Later, he auctioned the photo at a charity sale held by Wang Fei and Li Yapeng's Yanran Angel Fund, and donated all the proceeds of more than 300 million to the foundation.

In fact, Lao Wang paid the money himself just to support the foundation.

But the problem is that Gong Li didn't know the existence of this photo and had never agreed to him using his portrait.

He used it without even saying hello.

In the end, the money was paid by Wang Fei, the image rights belonged to Gong Li, but all the good reputation went to Chow Yun-fat.

Because of this incident, Chow Yun Fat also made headlines in many newspapers, and also promoted the then-upcoming film "Confucius".

Go back a few years.

In 07, he broke his contract for "Red Cliff" and took over "Pirates of the Caribbean".

He also made a famous shocking statement while participating in a variety show before the release, saying that he would donate all his inheritance to charity after his death.

In 08, the film "Yellowstone Child" directed by this actor was about to be released, and he packaged the premiere into his own personal charity gala.

You see, every time a movie is about to be released, this person comes out to do charity.

Anyway, the rule is that whenever a movie is about to be released, he will do charity work and reiterate that he will donate his inheritance.

After the movie promotion, when people asked him about donating his inheritance, he was vague, saying that it was still early and that his wife managed the family's money.

Anyway, talking nonsense is the number one and it doesn’t cost tax.

And every time there is a natural disaster, this person never appears on the list of celebrities donating.

In 08, this person claimed to have donated 5000 million yuan to help the Sichuan-Shu natural disaster, but he couldn't find any proof of donation...

When Fa Ge heard Zhang Yuan's question, the corner of his mouth twitched, then he put on his signature smile and applauded in congratulations.

"congratulations."

I didn’t even become a torchbearer… He thought at the same time.

He wanted to get angry, but a young mainlander dared to talk back...

But when he thought of the people on the second floor, he suppressed the thought.

Zhang Yuan felt happy.

What he liked most was the expression of others who were unhappy with him but could do nothing about it.

Come on, let's hurt each other!

"Father, I want to go to the border."

"Cut!" After Zhang Yuan finished his lines, Zhang Yimou called for a stop and the scene ended.

As soon as the camera stopped, Chow Yun Fat shook his sleeves and stood up and left.

"You are so awesome!" Jay Chou praised Fat Gor immediately when he saw him walking away.

He usually has a lot of rival scenes with Chow Yun-fat, which puts him under tremendous pressure, and he is often educated by Chow Yun-fat as a senior.

Now that I see my buddy dare to argue with him, I feel happy.

At the same time, I was also convinced.

If it were me, I would never dare to speak to Fa Ge like this.

"It's just so-so." Zhang Yuan was not afraid at all.

Because although Zhou Runfa is a big-name actor in Hong Kong, like Stephen Chow, he tends to be a lone wolf.

Both of them are money-oriented and are not deeply involved with major capital and interest groups.

"There is a big contrast between your personality and the role you play." Gong Li stood up at this time.

Emperor Gong thought that his role was that of an indecisive prince.

But I am much sharper.

There is a big contrast between the real person and the character, which means the acting is good.

"Let's have dinner together tonight. We need to get to know each other better. After all, there are a lot of mother-son scenes."

After that, Teacher Gong Li took him and Jay Chou to the lounge.

……

Another day passed, and in the morning, the same scene happened again.

It's very hard for a big director to make a movie.

A scene is polished over and over again.

This time it was Qin Junjie's turn to speak, and the others provided supporting roles.

This guy is good and hardworking, and he remembers his lines very well.

It seems that he still has some talent.

Therefore, we finished work half an hour earlier than expected in the morning.

Lao Mouzi asked everyone to go to the interior together to find positions for the subsequent scenes.

"Come a little closer."

"Come a little closer." Zhang Yimou directed Gong Li to find the best angle in front of the lights.

The exterior scenes are nothing more than skylight, with a little bit of fill light at most.

With Zhang Yimou's artistic attainments, he cannot do something like Yu Min, the lighting maniac, who creates a circle of white holy light around the character.

But interior scenes always have to be lit.

When it comes to lighting, you have to find the most beautiful angle.

Zhang Yimou is also a director who pays special attention to the camera image, after all, he is a photographer.

So he would spend a long time adjusting the actors' movements, postures and camera positions before filming began.

Doing this will waste a lot of time in rehearsal.

Therefore, a special profession was born, the light substitute.

Not a naked stand-in.

It is a lighting double who replaces the actors, finds the best light source angle and helps save time.

"Okay, that's it... take pictures and put on tape." After deciding on the position, Zhang Yimou asked the executive director to take a positioning photo and use two strips of masking tape that were easy to tear and would not damage the prop carpet to form an X shape where Gong Li was standing.

At the same time, all machines and lighting positions will not be moved to ensure that we can start shooting as soon as tomorrow.

"It's best if you come in person."

"Thank you for your hard work, let's go eat." Lao Mouzi informed them to take a break.

At the same time, he called the assistant director over and said, "Gong Li's light will help you find another one."

"The previous one didn't work. It was too different from my own lighting effect and was not ideal."

"I understand, I'll do it right away."

At the same time, Zhang Yuan hurriedly changed out of his costume and rushed to the airport with his assistant.

Five or six hours later, he landed in the imperial capital.

Then we took another bus to Xitucheng Road in HD District.

This is the Haidian campus of Beijing Film Academy.

Today, the graduation ceremony for the 02 undergraduate class is being held on campus.

Zhang Yuan had a nap in the first class cabin and felt pretty energetic, so he walked into the campus.

He put on a mask and a baseball cap as usual, put his hands in his pockets, and strolled to the open space in front of the teaching building.

But when he was halfway there, a delicate voice called him.

"Zhang Yuan?"

He turned around and saw a pretty figure with long hair parted in the middle.

"Why did you come to our school?"

Yang Mi came to him bouncing, her chest bouncing as well.

Is my disguise so unsuccessful... Zhang Yuan took off his mask.

"Are you here to find me?"

"You think too much..."

Yang Mi felt uncomfortable seeing that he was always indifferent to her.

It’s obvious that boys of the same age would get turned on by my slight teasing.

"Thank you for inviting me to the racing scene last time. It opened my eyes."

"How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

"I'm not free today, let's talk later... I have something else to do, let's talk later."

He smiled, waved his hand, and left.

Yang Mi glanced in the direction he was heading, and remembered that it was bustling there. His little brain turned and he reacted.

"He's here to look for Little Dragon Girl!"

He bit his lip and stamped his feet.

"She just has a background and money."

Then he folded his hands across his chest, weighed them, and said viciously.

"She...her figure will starve the child to death!"

After finding his own strengths, he left angrily... (End of this chapter)