Actor: Thank you.

Originally, Zhang Yimou considered many titles for this movie.

"Chrysanthemum", "Double Ninth Festival", "Chrysanthemum Killing"...

But in the end, the title "Curse of the Golden Flower" was chosen.

It is indeed more artistic than those.

Especially "Chrysanthemum Killing", if you don't know it, you might think it is some new body position or new martial arts.

"It really is a city full of golden armor!"

On the high platform of the Ming and Qing Palace Studio.

The leaders of the Olympic Committee and representatives of Hollywood film companies all stared at the large square in front of them.

At this time, more than 3,000 soldiers wearing golden armor were marching in neat steps, trotting and rushing forward.

"Card!"

"Everyone return to your positions!"

As soon as Zhang Yimou waved his hand, the executive director's voice came from the four large loudspeakers at the four corners of the square.

"One two one, one two one..."

At the same time, several guys dressed in camouflage uniforms and officers came over from all sides, holding bright red flags and shouting slogans.

Leading all the actors back to the starting point like military training.

"Okay!" The members of the Olympic Committee whispered to each other.

"Well done."

“It’s not a loss of face.”

“So spirited.”

Zhang Yimou asked the people from the Olympic Committee to watch it just to show his coordination ability.

There were more than 3000 golden-armored soldiers on the scene.

Including the staff, filming members, and the brothers who cooperated with the work, there are at least 4000 people.

This is equivalent to commanding a brigade-level unit!

As the saying goes, there are all kinds of people in the world.

Not to mention managing and dispatching thousands of people.

But the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics had a performance team of 2 people!
Among them, 15000 people participated in the performance.

The first program, Drum Array, had 2008 participants.

Without the diamond drill, I really can't do this porcelain job.

What Lao Mouzi is demonstrating now is his control over the group of thousands of people.

For this siege scene, Zhang Yimou not only mobilized dozens of photographers.

They also requested help from the General Administration of Sports and borrowed a high-speed track motion camera used in track and field events.

They even set up a truss next to it, using a racing camera that was specially designed for filming track racing and was hung in the air and could move quickly.

This is not over yet.

In those days, drones were far less advanced than they are today.

How to take aerial photos?
Zhang Yimou customized several heavy-duty aircraft models, hung cameras on the belly of the aircraft, and had them operated by dedicated personnel.

I saw several remote-controlled planes with a wingspan of nearly two meters circling in the sky.

This scene was filmed just like a war.

Not to mention the people from the Olympic Committee, even the representatives from Hollywood film producers were stunned by the scene.

When it comes to special effects green screen, I'm not good enough.

When it comes to large crowds and large occasions, you can't do it.

Zhang Yimou did give these foreigners a little shock from the millennium civilization.

The leaders of the General Administration of Sports were already very satisfied when they saw this scene.

It turned out to be the right decision to choose Zhang Yimou. Looking across the whole of China, he is the only one who can do this job.

Seeing that he was able to control the big scenes perfectly during filming, all the other staff members put their minds at ease.

No matter how good the bragging sounds, it is better to let them see it in person.

What made these leaders even more satisfied was the surprised and admiring expressions of those Hollywood foreigners.

After all, the opening ceremony was meant to showcase the country's strength and open the eyes of foreigners.

Now seeing their “innocent” look, the Olympic Committee members feel happy.

Lao Mouzi also observed back and forth, and only after confirming that both groups were satisfied did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Needless to say, the pressure from the Olympic Committee was greater than Mount Tai.

Who can take it easy when carrying the face of the country on their shoulders?

And he has also served those foreigners well these days.

Not only are food, drink, defecation and urination arranged in place, but nightclubs, clubs, and beautiful young models are also taken care of.

Although no red envelopes were given, these people were invited to give speeches at a nearby film and television school and were paid high service fees.

This is an old routine in the Lighthouse Country. You can’t take the red envelopes, but I can get paid for working for you.

Foreigners don't bribe this kind of "Yilin" story, just take a look at it.

They don't bribe directly, they use many crooked tricks.

After all, it's the same all over the world.

If these commissioners who come to visit China don’t take it, how can the people behind them take it?
If the people behind the scenes don't take it, how can Zhang Yimou make progress in Hollywood?

With such a large group of leaders and foreigners watching, the most nervous person at the scene, besides Zhang Yimou, was Jay Chou, who stood in front of thousands of extras and stood out from the crowd.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that he keeps saying “Oh,” “Not bad,” and “That’s cool” all day long and seems relaxed.

When this scene really happened, my calves started to cramp.

I have never been so nervous before, whether I was performing or appearing on a show.

"Fortunately, the movie I plan to shoot doesn't require so many people..." he comforted himself.

He has had a hard time these days.

Not only is it stressful to film thousands of people, but you also have to run back and forth all night long.

But it's not too tiring.

After practicing swordplay with Zhang Yuan a few days ago, I filmed solo fighting scenes for several days in a row.

Keep hacking at the remaining assassins, who are played by stunt actors.

This set of shots took several days to shoot.

More than a thousand prop spears were chopped off just by the tool spears!
You can imagine how many times he has to repeat the slashing action?

If not ten thousand, then at least eight thousand.

Tired!

Zhang Yuan is also working equally hard.

But he didn't swing, he pierced.

In just these few days, I've worn it at least eight thousand times, if not ten thousand times.

Tired!

Inside the room, Zhang Yuan stretched his body.

"Sister Tao, wake up."

"Sister Zi Han, stop sobbing."

"There is something I want to say." Zhang Yuan drank some water and took his bathrobe, intending to take a shower and then rest.

"What's wrong?" Liu Tao supported himself on his elbows, straightened his body and looked at him.

"Xiao Qing." She pushed Chen Zihan beside her again: "Your Guo'er has something to say."

"Oh." Guo Fu then looked at him with her big eyes wide open.

"It will just be one or two days. I will finish filming the rest of the scenes and then leave Hengdian."

"what!"

The two women spoke in unison, with long drawls, making sounds of annoyance.

"I'll be very busy after this, so we may not see each other again." Zhang Yuan expressed his meaning implicitly.

"Haha, okay, we know." Teacher Bai sat up straight and covered his chest with the quilt.

"We won't pester you."

“Everyone has their own life.”

"Uh..." Chen Zihan also stretched: "Yeah, I still have to find true love, how can I have time to answer you."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Both women are good at playing and have clear minds.

The biggest advantage of this is that you can enjoy yourself when you are together and there will be no drag when you are apart.

It's fine as long as everyone understands it.

No one will affect anyone's life.

Zhang Yuan had no intention of using the bus for personal purposes.

They have no intention of monopolizing the top spot.

This way everyone is happy.

"If you need any help in the future, you can contact me." Zhang Yuan said, looking at Liu Tao carefully.

"Anything," he added.

"Hehehe...you are so nice." Liu Tao replied with a smile.

"Okay, then if I'm bored and look for you, you can't ignore me." Chen Zihan said with a seductive look.

"Sure." Zhang Yuan didn't say much.

After that, the two of them went to wash up one after another, and then left his residence very readily.

He shook his hair without stopping.

In the entertainment industry, this kind of situation where everyone gets what they want is the norm.

The next night, Zhang Yuan treated the two of them and Teacher Pan to a big dinner as a farewell dinner.

The acting skills of these two are indeed very good, and their tone and expression are normal. Pan Yueming has not yet realized that these two have been duo-queuing with him recently.

I made an appointment with Teacher Pan that we will have the opportunity to exchange calligraphy together after returning to the capital.

The next evening.

On the set, the indoor scenes of the Double Ninth Festival are being filmed.

Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li both put on the heaviest and most expensive dragon robes and phoenix skirts, and wore accessories covered in real gold.

Fa Ge held Gong Huang's hand, and both of them held pens and wrote the four big characters "loyalty, filial piety, etiquette" on a white paper decorated with golden silk.

This is the biggest irony of the film.

The more you emphasize something, the more you lack it.

The emperor's family in this film has nothing to do with any of these words.

While the two were writing, Jay Chou and Qin Junjie stood beside them.

The prince played by Zhang Yuan was seriously injured, so he was given a seat and leaned to the side with a pale face.

"Card!"

Lao Mouzi called out, "It's over!"

"Hahaha." Fa Ge applauded himself and admired the calligraphy he wrote himself.

He practiced for a long time for these four big characters.

The result was... not very good. He was pretty anyway.

Generally speaking, shooting this kind of scene is divided into two steps.

One frontal shot and one close-up of the hands.

It’s just like shooting a scene of playing the piano, the actual operation can be replaced by hands.

Fa Ge insisted on coming by himself.

Seeing that he was dedicated to his work, Lao Mouzi agreed.

As a result, he even insisted that his handwriting be used in the main film as well, otherwise he felt that all his practice would be in vain.

Actually, I just want to show off.

Lao Mouzi disagreed at first, but then he thought about it.

The emperor in the film was born in a humble family and ascended to the throne with the help of the power of the queen's family.

It's normal that his handwriting is not good with this kind of background, but the details just match it.

So let him go.

After the scene was over, several people adjusted their positions and rearranged the camera.

"You are going to be cruel and hate me later, do you understand?" Zhang Yuan took advantage of the adjustment period to chat with Qin Junjie, who was 15 or 6 years old.

“Can you show it?”

Zhang Yuan smiled and raised his hand: "Do you want me to slap you first, so that you really hate me?"

"Hehehe, Brother Yuan, that's not necessary." Qin Junjie was so scared that he hid aside with a silly smile.

Although this kid is young, he is actually quite smart and has good insight.

So he knew Zhang Yuan was joking.

The other party won't beat him up under the pretext of filming.

As for Chow Yun Fat... this guy was a little scared because the other party was going to shoot a scene of "beating the Seven Wolves" and killing him.

He had also heard some rumors about Chow Yun Fat's filming and was always worried that the other party would really do something.

"Come on, all departments in place, ready... ACTION!"

puff!
"what!"

The camera shot from the bottom, and the tip of a metal sword pierced the prince's chest.

Zhang Yuan immediately vomited blood, and Qin Junjie, who played the third prince behind him, had a hideous look on his face.

Immediately, Zhang Yuan fell off the chair and fell on the bright red carpet.

However, the blood that flowed from his mouth was brighter than the carpet.

"it is good!"

"Zhang Yuan performed well. Come on, Li Hefa, go up and hug him."

The two superstars trotted forward and lifted him up slightly, one on the left and one on the right.

"Uh... Ou." Zhang Yuan used his tongue to push the artificial plasma that he had just put into his mouth out from between his teeth. The blood flowed into the sea and dripped from his cheeks.

Lao Mouzi nodded beside him.

Zhang Yuan's progress is so obvious, especially the feeling of being half dead and dying, he grasped it so well.

Chow Yun Fat, who was acting opposite him, was secretly muttering to himself.

His acting is so realistic, which is rare among the younger generation.

Even though the two of them didn't have a good relationship, he still admired the other's professional level.

But no one knows that the key to acting well in this kind of weak and powerless feeling is to have a life...

Given the wildness of the White Snake and the Green Snake, it would take an ordinary person a few days to drain all his gold if he fought one of them alone.

It was not easy for him to win the game on equal terms.

Zhang Yuan has made a decision. He needs to go to Zhao Decai to get some relevant attributes in case of emergency.

This shot went very smoothly and was passed in three takes.

Zhang Yuan’s job from then on was very easy, he only needed to do one thing.

Lying corpse.

His final scene just happened to be the “final scene” of his character.

Teacher Gong Li gently stroked his already silent face, with an expression of reluctance and determination.

That resolute and stern look was, of course, an act.

But there is some real reluctance in it.

"Card!"

"Congratulations to our prince on completing the filming!"

As soon as Lao Mouzi called for stop, he led the applause.

Fa Ge also smiled and clapped his hands in courtesy.

Teacher Gong Li even hugged him.

After spending several months together, we almost shared what we had with each other, so of course I felt a little reluctant.

"Here, take the red envelope." Lao Mouzi handed him a small red bag with a smile.

There was a dollar in it.

It’s not that Zhang Yimou is stingy, this is the rule.

Once a character in the film and television industry dies, the crew will give a red envelope to celebrate.

Money is not important, as long as the meaning is there.

"Please inform me when the film is promoted later."

"Okay!" Lao Mouzi was very happy to see the other party take the initiative to bring up this matter.

Teachers Ni Dahong and Chen Jin, who had no chance to act, also came to see him off and greeted him specially.

He also learned a lot from these two.

These two veteran actors are very approachable and do not have the airs of seniors at all.

Especially Ni Dahong, every time he serves lunch, he is always extra polite to the food delivery guy.

Later I found out after asking that he had suffered a loss.

While in school, he and his classmates wrote a skit that satirized the cafeteria of the Chinese Opera.

As a result, after the cafeteria boss found out, every time he went to get food, his hands would shake like he had Parkinson's disease.

For the same dish costing one dollar, other students can get half more than him.

From then on, he understood the importance of not irritating the cook.

"Teacher Ni, Teacher Chen, let's work together again if we have the chance."

"Oh, definitely."

The two seniors also liked this capable and very polite junior.

"Don't forget to get the script of your play." He came to Jay Chou again and chatted with him for a few words.

"It's in production now. After this drama is finished and my album is released, I will start working on the movie fully." Jay Chou talked to him about his work schedule.

The rest of the actors around them all sighed.

The busiest and most busy actors in the crew are these two young people.

What a terrible future!
"Remember to contact me at any time. I will prepare the funds and help you deal with matters related to mainland production."

After making an appointment with him, Zhang Yuan walked around the set and thanked all the staff he had worked with one by one.

"Are you leaving?" Li Man also came over.

"Yes, I wish you become famous." Zhang Yuan blessed.

"Oh..." This person felt a little lost.

My boyfriend came at a very bad time.

Just when I was thinking about whether to make an appointment outside the play, I was ruthlessly interrupted.

"Brother Yuan, I'm here to take you there." Zhang Tianai, who had already signed the contract, walked slowly to his side.

"Okay, remember to look more often."

"After that, I went to the crew of "I Love the Lioness of the East River". If you have any professional questions, you can ask Sister Cheng Hao. I have said hello to her for you."

"Ok!"

[Received thanks from Zhang Tianai, fashion taste +1! ]

Li Man watched Zhang Yuan chatting enthusiastically with the pretty girl, so she waited quietly by the side.

I didn't expect it and didn't get a word in.

"I'm leaving now to catch a plane."

"By the way, the company is going to hold an event in a few days, you can come too." He greeted Zhang Tianai again.

"I..." Li Man opened her mouth again, but another person came to Zhang Yuan.

"Deputy Director Liu asked you to go there before you leave Hengdian."

"Well, I'll go with you now."

"That's better."

Zhang Yuan then left the set with the people from the General Administration of Sports.

Seeing the other person's back as he left, Li Man felt so regretful!
Break up with that guy when you get back!

Who wants your sudden surprise?
It hinders my "communication" with this actor who has extensive connections.

He gets angry just thinking about his boyfriend. Isn't this hindering my progress?
Zhang Tianai glanced at the woman beside him.

Want to seduce my boss?

dream!

Zhang Tianai has been holding his head high these days.

I was very envious of Li Man, a girl of the same age as me who could play the leading role.

Now I feel that’s just the way it is.

As long as I find the right opportunity to climb into the boss' bed... I'll have it in my life!
Zhang Yuan didn't know the new employee's ambitions.

I went to the Olympic Committee.

Calling him over there is just to tell him.

The application for the torchbearer has been approved.

Normally it would take half a year for an applicant to be reviewed, but his application was submitted by the deputy director, so the approval process was extremely fast.

The temporary position assigned to him is to take over from Li Bingbing and hand over the baton to Liu Tao.

Zhang Yuan scratched his temples. I have been handing over the baton to Liu Tao recently...

Anyway, the above meaning is to get these artists together.

Of course he had no objection. It was already very difficult to have the opportunity to participate in such a big event, so what else did he need?

After expressing his gratitude, he led his assistant to the airport and flew back to the capital that night.

"The bed at home is still more comfortable!"

It was not until the second half of the night that he lay down on his mattress.

"Wang Xiaofei and Daxianqu's mattresses cost millions. I have to upgrade them if I get a chance."

He has been quite wealthy recently, with a lot of endorsements and film fees, and has a lot of money in his account.

"Forget it, it's not time to enjoy yet."

“It’s time to start spending money!”

Because soon, the belated celebration party of "Crazy Stone" will be held... (End of this chapter)