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Chapter 579 Land Fee

The set of "The Disciples".

Zhang Yuan and Song Jia looked like humans just now, but now after putting on makeup, they look like ghosts.

However, before they finished their work, several people who looked neither human nor ghost arrived from the director's crew.

"Go away!"

"I warned you not to come here!"

Several props and lighting guys were blocking the filming equipment.

Director Derek Yee rushed to the scene of the noise to inquire.

"What do you have to ask?"

Er Dongsheng frowned.

In fact, he had roughly guessed the reason for the incident before he even arrived at the scene.

Now that I have come forward to take a look in front of others, I am even more certain of my thoughts.

I saw three or four Hong Kong losers with dyed yellow hair and wearing big gold chains... the kind that would float away in the bath and fade away.

He was wearing worn white sneakers and holding a half-smoked cigarette between his fingertips.

They have yellow waxy eyes, dark skin, narrow shoulders and long necks, and look like Qingyuan chickens.

With this kind of appearance, it wouldn't be unfair for them to be dragged out and shot one by one.

So who are these people?
Hong Kong specialty, Young and Dangerous!

"This place is not owned by your family."

"Can't we just go for a walk?"

"Just in case I accidentally pass by and knock something over, I'm sorry."

The leader, with a long, greasy face and arrogant expression, raised his chin and said.

"Heh... Bah!"

After saying that, he spat towards the camera.

"What are you doing?!"

The cameraman immediately got annoyed and rolled up his sleeves to step forward.

Er Dongsheng hurriedly stopped him.

He has been in the film and television industry for many years.

You can't go up to him at this time. If they really start fighting, they will become scoundrels and blackmail you to death.

Don’t think that it was returned in 97, and after the return, it carried out a major street cleanup.

However, the gangster culture that has formed in Hong Kong over the past few decades has not completely disappeared.

Especially extortion against the film and television industry, which is an old tradition in Hong Kong.

After all, before the return, many film and television companies were run by gang leaders.

Brother Hua had a revolver pointed at his head.

Li Lianjie's agent was shot dead in the street.

Liu Jialing was kidnapped and had nude photos taken.

Anita Mui was slapped.

Uncle Long was surrounded by fifty "sword-wielding guards" while eating.

These things are all too common.

From small stars to superstars, everyone has suffered at the hands of gangs.

In the early years, there were still a few people who kept their word.

For example, it was Chen Huimin, the 14K boss, who helped Liu Jialing to find connections and bring her back.

When Brother Hua was pointed at with a gun, he was also the one who went to say hello.

This brother joined a gang in his early years and later worked as a prison guard for many years.

In those days, his situation was very common, colluding with both black and white, and taking advantage of both.

However, after his return, he became obedient and his voice was largely lost.

A few years later, he was severely punished by his superiors and imprisoned for a few years.

Because this person not only has several guns at home, but also hundreds of bullets.

Apart from him, the only person who can settle things in the Hong Kong entertainment industry is Simon Yam.

His elder brother Yam Darong is the current Deputy Commissioner of Police.

I am in charge of personnel now, but after the transfer tomorrow, I will become the director of the Operations Department, in charge of sweeping the streets and handling major cases.

Therefore, no one will cause trouble when Ren Dahua is in the crew.

Therefore, when Johnnie To was filming a movie like "Election" that directly addressed gang issues, no one bothered him.

But the crew of "The Disciples" did not have these "bossers" involved, so naturally, some bad guys heard the news and planned to come and make some money.

Forget about the Hong Kong crew, what about the white Hollywood crew?

Later, when the crew of "Metamorphosis" came to Hong Kong to film, they were blackmailed for one million.

Not only were the crew members injured, but director Michael Bay was also injured.

Even several police officers who came to maintain order were beaten into pieces.

In Hong Kong, if a big crew like "Transformers" was beaten, a few guys would go in and stay for a few days and then come out again.

Is there still king's law? Is there still law?
Hey, really not...

In some places and with some people, the more polite and kind you are to them, the more arrogant they will become.

Just give it a good meal.

"What do you want to do?" Er Dongsheng was quite responsible and as a director he did not hide behind.

"This is the Lin family's crew. I warn you not to do anything bad."

He first reported the name of his boss, Peter Lam, CEO of Pan Asia Pacific.

It’s a pity that as soon as the old man of the Lin family left, their family’s power was no longer as strong as before.

"I don't care what your family is." The leader was still unconvinced and said, "This is our territory."

"If you want to film, you have to pay a management fee."

The so-called management fee is protection fee, which is also called "land fee" in Hong Kong.

"Well, since you're a big director, I'll give you a discount."

"Five hundred thousand, give it to me." He waved at Er Dongsheng.

Er Dongsheng was so angry that he almost laughed.

Five hundred thousand, why don't you just go and rob it?
"I tell you, not a cent."

"If you don't leave I'm calling the police!"

"Hey..." These bad guys looked like I was really scared: "We are abiding by the rule of law."

"We didn't do anything, why are you calling the police?"

"We legally charge management fees."

"If you don't want to pay it all at once, then we'll just follow you, 10,000 yuan a day, is that okay?"

The bad boy is obviously threatening Director Er.

"Director, what's wrong?" Zhang Yuan, who had just finished his makeup, walked forward.

"fine."

Er Dongsheng just wanted him to stay away.

The main reason is that I’m afraid of hurting the actors.

But these people stopped doing it for now.

The leader pointed at Zhang Yuan.

"Hey!"

"Which road are you from?"

"How dare you steal food from our territory!"

Zhang Yuan: …

Do you think I'm a colleague?

He calmed himself down and replied.

“Actually, I’m an actor.”

"You must be kidding. You look like a fanboy."

"Tell me, who is the boss?"

Seeing that his explanation was not working, Zhang Yuan turned away helplessly.

"Director Er...can you solve it?"

"You go get ready, it's okay, I'll take care of this."

He hid aside.

People are in a foreign place, and it is easy to deal with the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with the little ghosts.

Try not to cause trouble, lest the other party really pulls out a knife to cut you, which would be a big loss.

"Hehehe..." Returning to the makeup artist's side, Song Jiazheng covered his mouth and chuckled.

"What are you happy about?"

"Those gangsters all think you're in the same profession."

“They are blind.”

"No, no, no, it means that your appearance has been successfully shaped." Teacher Song praised: "It has been recognized by people in the industry."

Okay... Zhang Yuan had no choice but to nod.

"Sir, we are just eating a pineapple bun here, it's not against the law."

Soon after, two policemen arrived at the scene, and the gangsters showed an attitude of being unafraid of boiling water.

After a while of arguing, those people finally dispersed in disappointment.

However, before leaving, he glared back arrogantly a few times.

"Okay, okay, let's get to work." Er Dongsheng turned around and clapped his hands, asking everyone to get moving.

"Hurry up, a lot of time has been wasted."

He and Song Jia quickly came in front of the camera to rehearse their movements.

There are not many words in this scene and the content is quite simple.

Afen, played by Song Jia, took the initiative to come to the drug rehabilitation center to receive free drug rehabilitation drugs.

After she met A-Zu, who plays the undercover policeman Ali, she felt a ray of light appeared in her life.

This ray of light gave her hope of quitting drugs.

The appearance of Zhang Yuan will completely extinguish this thin ray of hope!

According to Er Dongsheng’s explanation last night.

He referred to a lot of information when designing the character of Afen.

Because many female fans tried drugs themselves just to help their boyfriends quit drugs, but they also became addicted.

Eventually, she was even manipulated into selling her body and became a money-making tool for her fans.

There are indeed many silly girls who always have a spirit of "sacrifice" and "dedication".

This kind of mentality is not only easy to be exploited by fans, but also by scumbags.

So... don't be a saint.

No Virgin Mary.

No Virgin Mary!

The Saintly Virgin is just courting death. When she sees a pile of shit, what she should do is not think about how to clean it up, but to quickly hide away from it.

Because there are professionals to clean up the garbage.

The drug provided by drug rehabilitation centers to relieve the symptoms of heroin is called methadone.

This stuff has some therapeutic effect on any opioid addiction.

but!

Methadone itself is addictive!
In the final analysis, it is actually fighting poison with poison, using a drug with less toxicity and weaker effect to alleviate the withdrawal reaction of heavy drug use.

Moreover, this method is actually useless.

Because according to official data, after leaving the drug rehabilitation center, the relapse rate of those drug addicts within three months is as high as over 80%.

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The relapse rate within one year is as high as 95%!

The remaining 5% may not necessarily stop smoking.

Most of them either cannot be found or have gone to other places, making it difficult to count.

Overall, the number of patients who can truly quit smoking may be less than 0.1%.

It's like eating Huaiyang cuisine after eating Chongqing's super spicy Jianghu cuisine for two weeks.

Can you still taste it?

Because the memory of your tongue and taste buds has been covered by the stimulating experience of heavy flavors, when you eat light-flavored dishes again, they will seem tasteless and not exciting enough.

Also like Huang Shengyi.

After being "developed" by Zhang Yuan, I feel bored now no matter who I look for...

What if we magnify this exciting feeling 10 times, 100 times, or 1000 times?

That’s what taking drugs is like. Your brain’s perception and nerve centers can never be restored to their original state.

In front of the camera, Song Jia took a small cup of bright blue liquid from the window.

Controlled drugs such as methadone are usually added with pigments as a reminder.

It is either bright blue or bright orange, and very eye-catching.

Of course, the crew couldn’t really use methadone, so they used blueberry-flavored Gatorade.

Song Jia picked up the cup with trembling arms and drank it all in one gulp.

"Wife..."

At this moment, Zhang Yuan appeared.

He gently leaned his head behind her and whispered in her ear.

"Ah!" Song Jia was so frightened that his body froze, then he turned around and looked at him in horror, his pupils trembling.

"Card!"

"Zhang Yuan performed very well." Er Dongsheng recalled the day of the audition.

That day and today, this kid gets into the role very quickly and there is nothing wrong with him.

"Song Jia, be more reserved and don't be so exaggerated."

After taking several shots, the two tried three or four different ways of acting.

Director Er felt that it was about time, so he asked the two of them to come to the monitor and watch the replay.

"Just follow this rhythm later."

"You run, you chase, all the way to the door."

"After I get stuck, I'll go outside and take another shot."

"Okay, this shot is like this..."

Er Dongsheng was about to say that the shot had passed, but Zhang Yuan shook his head.

“I think it’s still a little bit off.”

Director Er originally felt that there was not enough time and was afraid of delaying the afternoon show, so he wanted to move on to the next show quickly.

"I think it's OK. I have achieved my goal."

"I think it can be better." Zhang Yuan insisted.

I put so much effort into losing weight, and even ruined my image by putting on this kind of makeup.

Of course, you have to be 100% satisfied.

Er Dongsheng scratched his head.

Who is the director?

Zhang Yuan was too lazy to continue arguing with him and spoke directly.

"When I called A-Fen from behind just now, I felt there was a detail that could be adjusted."

"Now I've filmed A-Fen drinking perfect meth and then I'll scare her again."

"I think it would be better to change it to her just wanting to drink and then being scared by me."

"The drug addiction treatment pills in my hand fell to the ground."

"Take another slow-motion shot of a paper cup of medicine falling and the paraphernalia spilling all over the ground."

"This gives a hint of the shot."

“The methadone was spilled.”

"It implies that once her husband shows up, it will be impossible for Ah-Fen to quit D."

After listening to this, Er Dongsheng raised his eyebrows.

sure!
He originally thought Zhang Yuan was not satisfied with his performance.

I want more drama.

It is normal for young actors to want to express themselves.

Under normal circumstances he would give him a chance.

But those hooligans just now wasted a lot of his time, so for the sake of the shooting plan, he refused.

But I didn’t expect that people didn’t mention my performance, but the action and shot design... Isn’t this my job as a director?
It is true that many veteran actors will help new directors plan their filming.

Ke Er Dongsheng thought, I am an old director and he is a young actor, why is he still guiding me?

The key is that what he said makes a lot of sense!

And even the storyboard has been thought out.

Adding the energy of the cup spilling out can indeed better reflect the sense of fate that he wants.

The fate here is the fan girl Afen, no matter how pitiful, helpless, and innocent she is.

But once you touch drugs, the outcome is certain death.

This is what Er Dongsheng wanted to express.

"Hmm... OK, let's do it again." After urgent thought, Director Er nodded in agreement.

[Received thanks from Er Dongsheng, diving basics +1! ]

You see, a famous director is a famous director, and he still knows what is good and what is bad... Zhang Yuan glanced at the attributes.

I thought to myself, I heard this guy is quite awesome, he can do skydiving, diving, racing, and he always loves extreme sports.

Song Jiaze didn't dare to say a word.

He is younger than me, but he dared to confront the director on the set during his first scene.

Anyway, I don’t have the courage to do that.

Teacher Song had long felt that Zhang Yuan was different from others.

But this is the first time I felt it so directly on the set.

"This serious and persistent look is quite handsome." Song Jia muttered to himself.

"Otherwise he could be a boss at such a young age."

"It is indeed much more capable than the average person."

After they shot a few more shots, it was soon time for lunch.

A-Zu has already arrived here. Although their scenes have not been filmed yet, they have to put aside their scenes and film A-Zu for the time being.

Since all the extras are here, you have to pay them even if you don’t want to.

They will have to start working on the remaining scenes tomorrow.

When they had free time, Zhang Yuan would pull Song Jia aside to rehearse poems and plays.

Director Er filmed A-Zu's content as planned.

After an afternoon passed, Er Dongsheng felt a little bored.

A-Zu's performance was average, with no obvious shortcomings.

But it could not bring the same strong feedback as Zhang Yuan.

It’s not that you don’t know the goods, it’s that you compare the goods.

I worked all the way until the afternoon when I was about to finish work...

"Wow, it's been a busy day. It's been hard work!"

A vulgar voice floated over.

Those bad guys from this morning are here again!
And there are more people coming this time.

There were only three or four of them in the morning, but now there are at least more than ten people, maybe nearly twenty.

"Do you want us to help you keep your equipment?"

These rascals knew that filming equipment was expensive, so they used it as a threat.

"What are you going to do?" This time Director Er's tone was more serious.

Because he saw the pipe pliers, steel rods and other items in the other party's hands.

"This?" The yellow-haired leader smiled and revealed a mouthful of uneven rotten teeth.

"Don't be nervous, we are plumbers ourselves."

"It makes sense to carry some repair tools with you."

This kind of behavior is called "playing green pie" in the imperial capital and Tianjin area.

Thugs everywhere are actually the same.

But it's the same thing, and the people here are obviously more lawless.

Looking at the posture, it is obvious that he does not intend to return empty-handed.

Zhang Yuan stood up and pulled Song Jia to hide aside.

"If something goes wrong, run away quickly. The most important thing is to save yourself."

He said with concern.

"Hey." Song Jia replied with a frown.

But then I thought, this young boss is quite caring.

At this time, he still wants to protect me.

Song Jia had never encountered such a thing before and felt a little panicked.

But when he saw Zhang Yuan standing in front of him, he felt a lot more at ease.

However, just when the two sides were anxious, swearing, and fighting, the situation was about to break out.

A middle-aged man of medium build, who was not tall and walked with his legs spread out, shouted from a distance, shocking everyone present... (End of this chapter)

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