Actor: Thank you.

"This new dress I made for you is different from last year's."

In front of the camera, a carefully selected bead curtain made of silk beads slowly falls down.

Accompanied by the rustling sound of the bead curtain, Teacher Gong Li spoke steadily.

Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, was timid and submissive in front of him.

"This is so beautiful!" Chen Zihan, who was standing in the corner and craning his neck to look, said secretly, his eyes full of envy for Teacher Gong Li's gorgeous clothes.

"Wow, this scenery is so exquisite." Teacher Bai Jie carefully stroked the glazed column beside her.

Teacher Pan Yueming, who was standing next to the two women, was pretending to be calm with a stubbornness that is unique to men.

But the occasional movement of his throat and the sound of swallowing saliva undoubtedly confirmed his tense mood.

In the afternoon, I finished my work on "The Legend of White Snake".

Several people contacted Zhang Yuan excitedly.

Last night I said I would bring them to the set of "Curse of the Golden Flower". After Zhang Yuan received the call, he immediately found Zhang Yimou.

"Your friend?"

"Yes, several actors, Liu Tao, Chen Zihan, Pan Yueming, do you know them?"

"Oh, I've heard of it." Lao Mouzi nodded immediately.

Although these three are TV drama stars, they are still popular figures.

Lao Mouzi looks like an old farmer, but he is not a real farmer. Naturally, he is not so ignorant that he has never heard of these people.

Especially Pan Yueming, Zhang Yimou knows it even better.

Because he has made a lot of low-budget movies.

"Hmm." Lao Mouzi thought about it after listening.

"Okay, you can visit the set, but you have to sign a temporary confidentiality agreement."

“And it has to go through a confidentiality process.”

"I understand. If there is any problem, I will be responsible." Zhang Yuan replied seriously.

Jay Chou, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation between the two and bared his teeth in dissatisfaction.

He also asked for friends to visit the set.

After all, who doesn’t want to take a look at the working environment of China’s top directors?

But Lao Mouzi didn't agree!

"Why is it okay for his friends but not for my friends..." Jay Chou thought, why are they treated differently?

Actually, we can’t blame Lao Mouzi.

Because this set is not just a film set, there are people from the Olympic Committee living there.

Jay Chou's friends are all from Taiwan, and most of them are not working in the film and television industry.

There are quite a few people from Taiwan causing trouble in the mainland, and we have to deal with quite a few of them every year.

Lao Mouzi's identity is sensitive now. It is a small matter for the crew to leak information. But if information related to the Beijing Olympics is leaked or even used by certain people, he cannot bear the responsibility.

Before the opening ceremony of the 08 Olympics, various media entered the venue early to adjust their equipment. Wasn't it the Korean SBS TV station that leaked the rehearsal details of the opening ceremony in advance?

As a result, Zhang Yimou had to temporarily adjust the ignition plan, so that everyone can no longer see the gorgeous sound and light effects of the original version.

Although SBS apologized publicly afterwards, they also mocked them on a domestic program, saying that they could not be blamed for taking the photos, but that their security was too poor.

Moreover, it was these people from SBS who did the same thing at the last Athens Olympics, and were discovered by the Olympic Committee and received a warning.

The difference between Zhang Yuan and Jay Chou is that he was chosen by the leaders on the second floor to be the torchbearer, so he is considered "one of us".

Relatively trustworthy.

Moreover, the actors he brought were all from mainland China, so it wasn't a big problem.

Only then did he arrange for his assistant to take Zhang Yuan to the outside of the set to pick someone up.

"Coming!"

Arriving outside the big square, Zhang Yuan waved to the three people.

Zhang Yimou's assistant greeted the security guards.

"Come, sign first." Zhang Yuan handed the confidentiality agreement given by the security guard to the three people.

Not only that.

After the three of them signed, they had to hand over their cell phones, which were then put in a plastic bag, sealed, and returned to the others.

I will have to check the seal when I go out to prevent someone from taking secret photos with their mobile phone.

While they were fiddling with their phones, another security guard came up with a metal detector and scanned their bodies, fearing that someone might have brought in a hidden camera.

Of course, sometimes more than just the camera is scanned.

During the first few days of filming, a female extra entered the set and the camera started beeping. The security guard searched for a long time but couldn't find the hidden camera.

After being taken to the lounge for inspection, it was discovered that this person had a nail on his chest...

Playing tricks behind people's backs can easily lead to social failure in front of others.

After going through this whole process, all three of them were tense.

For the first time, they felt the pressure from the top crew.

Leading them to the shooting site, when they passed by a large square filled with chrysanthemums, several people exclaimed in surprise.

"These flowers are real!" Chen Zihan widened his eyes when he got closer.

"Everything nearby is real. The golden chrysanthemums were ordered half a year ago. Hundreds of acres of land are used to serve this field, and they are brought in from other places every day."

Zhang Yuan raised his hand and pointed into the distance: "Those are all fake flowers."

"But don't be fooled by the fact that they are fake. They are all top-quality silk flowers."

"For these props, the sewing machines at the volunteer service are smoking."

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Chen Zihan shook his head, thinking that the cost of these props alone would be enough for a small crew to shoot a movie.

After leading them across the square and into the room, they were all amazed.

It feels like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"Does he usually film in this kind of environment?" Teacher Pan Yueming didn't say anything, but his heart was full of emotions.

"I heard from Jia Jie that when we were filming together a few years ago, he was still a small role of the third or fourth place."

"How come he has now become part of such a magnificent and grand occasion?"

She also led them to greet Gong Li. When the three of them saw Queen Gong, they all showed expressions of helplessness like elementary school students.

Gong Li was as easy-going as usual, especially when he knew that the friends were brought by Zhang Yuan, he chatted a little more.

But I also feel that in terms of performance, these friends are much worse than Zhang Yuan.

He has never been timid when he sees me, always very open and generous.

"Is it enjoyable?" After walking around, Zhang Yuan asked as he asked the staff to put on his costume.

"Enjoyed!"

"Eye-opener!"

“The top crew is different!”

All three of them said excitedly.

[Received thanks from Pan Yueming, calligraphy basics +1! ]

[Received thanks from Chen Zihan, folk dance basics +1! ]

[Received thanks from Liu Tao, dialogue basics +1! ]

"You are so lucky to be able to work in such a crew." Liu Tao was really envious.

Seeing that he had two people serving him even when he was in costume, he felt that the treatment he received in all the dramas he filmed was child's play.

It’s not that Zhang Yuan is being arrogant and needs help even when putting on clothes.

The main fear is that these expensive costumes will be damaged or wrinkled.

And these clothes are so heavy that it’s hard to wear them.

He was still relatively lucky. It took four people working together to put on Chow Yun-fat's heaviest dragon robe perfectly.

"I'm going to work first, you guys just rest nearby."

"Don't run around, Lao Mouzi is very strict."

"Don't worry." Liu Tao assured immediately.

So the three of them carefully hid among the crowd and secretly watched him and Gong Li perform.

Teacher Gong Li's hairstyle today is quite special, with a "flower curl" on top of her head, which is much more delicate than usual.

The reason for such exquisiteness is to show the contrast.

"I won't wear it!" Zhang Yuan grabbed the royal blue robe handed to him by the queen. There was a big golden chrysanthemum embroidered on the chest of the robe.

The Queen committed adultery with the Prince, and her initial purpose must have been to take revenge on the Emperor.

But at this time, chrysanthemums were specially embroidered for the prince, and the chrysanthemum was the symbol of the golden armor soldiers.

Those who wear chrysanthemums are all our own people.

The queen did this to prevent the Jin family soldiers from hurting the prince on the night of the Chongyang Rebellion.

Logically speaking, the crown prince is actually a stumbling block on the road to her own son, the second prince, becoming emperor.

It would be in her best interest to wipe it out together on the night of the rebellion.

But she wanted to protect the prince, which meant that the queen and the prince developed real feelings for each other while they were sleeping.

"what!"

Zhang Yuan and Gong Li started arguing with each other.

The prince wanted to tear up the blue dress, but the queen wanted him to accept it and wear it.

As the two of them were tearing each other apart, they fell to the ground.

The "curls" on Teacher Gong Li's head also became scattered in the process.

From the previous exquisiteness and beauty, it became crazy and broken.

"What on earth do you want to do!" Zhang Yuan roared and held onto Teacher Gong Li's shoulders.

Then, the two looked at each other passionately, and after their eyes collided, they gradually moved closer...

In a flash, they hugged each other and kissed passionately.

"stop!"

Lao Mouzi called a halt: "Put on makeup, return to your position, and change your performance."

Zhang Yuan came to the side and was served by a makeup artist.

"Filming with Teacher Gong Li, he was so passionate, but he wasn't even stage fright." Chen Zihan secretly watched from the side: "He's amazing."

Pan Yueming nodded in a low voice.

If I were in her shoes, facing Ms. Gong Li and having to film such an intense kissing scene, I would definitely be panicked.

But he didn't seem nervous at all. "Speaking of which..." Teacher Pan thought.

If I could have a rival scene with Gong Huang on the screen, or a kissing scene at that, it would be so eye-catching!
Most of these emotional outburst scenes are not done in one take, especially for a director like Zhang Yimou who strives for perfection.

Although he has a rough idea in mind, he still has to watch the actors' performance on the spot and shoot a few different interpretations before making a choice.

So the two of them followed his request and took the previous time as a benchmark, collecting and releasing them one by one.

When it comes, it's like a dragonfly skimming the water.

When it was left there, Zhang Yuan felt that Teacher Gong Li almost gave him nothing to chew.

He was afraid that the other party would bite his lips.

Fortunately, they are professional and the thunder is much louder than the rain.

However, Zhang Yuan thought, if he had not stopped that night and had "communicated" with Gong Huang.

Judging from how aggressive she was when filming, she was probably going to meet her match that night.

"You are good in everything except your condition." Lao Mouzi advised, "Get your condition down a bit."

"it is good……"

After shooting four or five sets in a row, the two leading actors gathered around the director to discuss.

"Do you have any other states you can give me?" Lao Mouzi felt that it was about right and just one or two more would be enough, so he asked.

"I think we can be more relaxed." Gong Huang shook his hair.

"I think we can pull it back a little more, further in." Zhang Yuan pondered, "Or maybe we should just not kiss each other."

"Whether he wanted to kiss or not, the prince suppressed his temper, which further reflects his cowardice."

Zhang Yimou didn't expect that the two actors would have different opinions.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan, a junior, actually dared to express a different opinion from Gong Li.

The three people who came to visit the set were also sweating.

What level of actor is Gong Li?

If they asked themselves honestly, in front of Emperor Gong, they probably could only say "yes, yes, yes" and "yes, yes, yes" and act like yes-men.

I'm afraid that if I say something wrong I'll upset others and lose my job.

But not only was Gong Li not angry, she thought it was a good idea: "Then let's try them all."

Back in front of the camera, the two sat on the ground, and the makeup and props people came forward to help with their hair and dresses, and started again.

First, I followed what Mr. Gong Li said and tried the ultimate release version.

Not only did they kiss passionately, they also pinched and hit each other.

While kissing, Gong Huang almost sucked his mouth into a vacuum.

Zhang Yimou was watching this scene, and his mind flew back to more than ten years ago.

The passion between Gong Li and him back then is still vivid in my mind.

It made Lao Mouzi feel a little sour.

As Zhang Yuan expected, even though they were old lovers and had reconciled now, they had been together for nearly ten years and had real feelings for each other.

It would be fine if it was just a passionate scene during filming, but I wonder what he would think if he knew that I had a clash with his old lover offline.

Just like your beloved car that you have driven for ten years and maintained carefully, even if it is sold as a second-hand car, it has nothing to do with you anymore.

But seeing the next owner driving violently can easily make you feel unhappy.

It would be fine if you can't see it, but it would be even more uncomfortable if it was hanging in front of you every day.

After taking this photo, I put on makeup again.

Zhang Yuan glanced at Gong Huang who was smacking her lips intentionally or unintentionally, and thought that women of this age were really powerful. He felt that his yang energy was about to be sucked away.

I walked again according to what he said.

This time, Zhang Yuan held Gong Li's cheek with one hand, and the two looked into each other's eyes, filled with the afterimages of their past passion.

Gong Li's lips trembled.

His palms trembled.

The two of them came close to each other several times, and every time they were about to kiss each other's lips, the prince resisted his desire and backed away several times.

Until finally, his eyes became determined, and with the fear of being almost controlled by desire, he stepped back and pushed the other person to the ground.

"Card."

Zhang Yimou called for a stop again, and the two stood up to watch the replay together.

"I think..." The old man in the baseball cap said after repeated consideration: "It seems that Zhang Yuan said that it is better not to kiss."

"It better reflects the prince's cowardice."

"The back-and-forth tug and inner struggle are more in line with the emotional aesthetics of us Chinese people."

"Lee, your way of acting is a bit too Western."

"Just do as you collected it and go through it again."

"Okay." Gong Huang replied patiently.

Then he said to Zhang Yuan: "Your idea is good. You can tell me your ideas in the future and discuss them together."

Teacher Pan standing by was stunned.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan not only dared to make the proposal, but also Zhang Yimou actually adopted it.

Not only did Zhang Yimou adopt the idea, Gong Li was also very happy about it.

It was obvious that both of them were very pleased with him.

Pan Yueming thought that when his teacher Dong Jie played the female lead in a TV series, this person was playing a supporting role.

Dong Jie is still playing the female lead in TV dramas, but she has already played big roles in the film industry.

These steps are... too fast.

But why did they move so fast? Pan Yueming knew the answer after watching it today.

What he can do, I am afraid I can't do it myself.

Whether it is communicating on an equal footing with top actresses and directors.

Or performing in front of Emperor Gong without losing out.

He saw it clearly, Zhang Yuan was able to completely follow Teacher Gong Li's performance, even when the other party was extremely fierce.

"Okay, you guys call it a day!"

After doing it again, Lao Mouzi clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"I'll go remove my makeup and change my clothes, then I'll take you out and have dinner together." Zhang Yuan said to the three of them.

After about an hour, Zhang Yuan trotted up to the group.

"Sorry for the long wait. This scene requires a lot of effort to change clothes."

After leaving the Ming and Qing Palaces, we found a big restaurant and entered a private room.

The three of them kept chatting about what they had seen and heard today, and even the quiet teacher Pan kept talking.

"I have finally seen the level of Teacher Gong Li, he is really amazing!" Pan Yueming praised.

"Oh my, that costume looks expensive, I want to wear it too!" Chen Zihan was staring at Teacher Gong Li's golden phoenix costume.

"Come on, let's raise our glasses to thank Zhang Yuan for treating us." Liu Tao raised the wine glass in his hand: "At the same time, I wish him great success after this movie is released!"

Clinking, clanging, glasses clinking.

"You are now filming Zhang Yimou's movie, and you will be a big star in the future, but you can't forget us, okay?" Chen Zihan, as usual, had flushed cheeks after drinking too much. She rubbed the rim of the red wine glass with her index finger and said seductively.

“I will definitely never forget it!”

"It's okay if you forget. I'll find a way to make you remember." After saying that, he licked his lips.

The meal lasted quite a long time, and the three of them had a good chat.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, when the few of them parted ways, Liu Tao came up to him and whispered.

"I haven't thanked you for the racing yet."

"How would you like to thank me?"

"Hehehe..." This person also drank a lot and turned and left with a big laugh.

An hour or two.

beep, beep...

In the hotel room, Zhang Yuan, dressed in casual clothes, stood up and opened the door.

"coming……"

After the door opened, an enchanting figure appeared in front of him.

"Surprise?"

"Uh... a little bit." Zhang Yuan replied cautiously.

Chen Zihan, who was wearing a bright red long coat, still had the drunkenness on his cheeks, and said with a charming smile.

"I've been wanting to sit in your room for a long time."

"Is there no Little Dragon Girl to disturb us this time?"

As he spoke, he unbuttoned his coat.

The lapels spread out to the left and right like a door curtain, and the sexy dress with a red background and black edges, which was not only tight-fitting but also had most of its parts made of translucent lace, suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Yuan.

This one comes in battle robes!

"Does it look good?" Chen Zihan stepped into the room, leaned against the closed door, and showed off boldly without any shyness.

"It looks good, but..."

Zhang Yuan was just wondering what to say when the bathroom door not far behind him was pushed open.

In addition to the moist mist, a female voice was also heard from it.

"I'm done washing, go ahead."

Teacher Bai Jie, wrapped in a pure white bath towel, walked out while wiping her wet long hair.

Then he turned around and met eyes with Chen Zihan at the door.

Liu Tao: !!!
Chen Zihan:!!!

Zhang Yuan: …

Chen Zihan's face turned pale.

This time there was no Xiaolongnu to disturb.

But it won’t work even if Ah Zhu is here!

"I'm sorry... maybe I came at the wrong time." Chen Zihan said stiffly.

Zhang Yuan looked around and made up his mind.

"No, you came at the right time!" (End of this chapter)