Actor: Thank you.

"Liu Qianqian, the director is looking for you!"

A day or two later, one morning.

Xiao Longnu had just changed into her pink and purple sportswear for training and was moving her arms and legs.

Liu Xiaoli also changed into the same style of sportswear in a different color, planning to run and exercise to keep fit while her daughter was training.

There are only three ways for women to maintain their figure.

Hungry, technology and exercise.

Most female stars do all three, but this can put a bad dent in their health.

Many female stars have bad tempers and brain problems, which is actually caused by losing weight.

If you feed her enough, she will be much more normal.

Liu Xixi now exercises a lot every day. Not to mention dieting, even eating a lot can hardly keep up with her consumption.

I feel tired all day and my arms, legs and joints are sore.

I was so tired in the first few days that I couldn’t eat.

After about a week, he began to gradually adapt and his appetite increased greatly.

Eating a lot can also indirectly prove that she is good at training.

It’s just that the old injury he suffered while filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, which was on his neck, couldn’t keep up with the intensity of the training.

At this moment an assistant director came to summon her, and she answered and asked.

"What does Director Rob want from me?"

"About the script and the characters." the assistant replied.

"Rob and Michael are waiting for you."

"Okay, I'll go right away." She opened the thermos, drank a sip of water, and adjusted her mentality.

"Xixi, do you want me to go with you?" Liu Xiaoli was afraid that she couldn't handle it alone.

"No need, Mom. I can handle everything related to the filming myself."

"That's fine, as long as you know the answer."

Liu Xiaoli took care of it again.

"Be polite to the director and Michael, answer any questions you have, don't be so sullen all the time."

"This crew is a gathering of talented people, especially the director team and the leading actors, who are all from Hollywood. Building good relationships with them will be beneficial for your future development abroad."

"Yeah." Liu Qianqian nodded.

But in my heart I don’t completely agree with my mother.

Zhang Yuan also went to Hollywood, but I didn’t see him being very polite to foreigners?

That is.

In Liu Xiaoli's eyes, this director team and leading actors are a gathering of talents.

In Zhang Yuan's eyes, it was just Rob who was in the meeting.

Except for Chen Long and Li Lianjie, the configuration of this crew is only above Hollywood's second-rate, less than first-rate, and almost at the quasi-first-rate level.

Liu Qianqian noticed the difference between Zhang Yuan and her mother in dealing with people and things, especially in their attitudes toward foreigners.

Arriving at the director's office, she knocked on the door and entered. Just as the assistant director had said, the male lead was already in place.

When Mike saw her coming, he gave her an awkward yet polite smile.

"Crystal!" The director called out Sissi's English name.

She likes crystal, so she named herself after the English word "crystal".

In fact, Chinese girls, including her, are not good at naming.

She's better.

Names like Candy, Cherry, and Kitty, which are often used by female international students, are the most common Hooker Names among white people in English-speaking countries.

It is also a common "stage name" for prostitutes.

It is equivalent to Doudou, Guoguo, Tingting, Wang Gang in Huaxia Business KTV...

You should choose an English name that sounds cultured and serious.

Just like the Chinese female Book of Songs and male Chuci, the English names have to be found in the Bible.

"Sit down." Rob pointed to the chair opposite him.

"There is a scene that Michael suggested changing, and it has something to do with you."

"So I called you over to discuss this."

"Which one?"

"It's the scene where Jinyanzi chats with Skywalker the night before he leaves for the war, and their relationship grows."

"Oh……"

Xixi understood as soon as she heard it.

She saw it when she received the script.

The script clearly states that there are hugging, kissing and pushing scenes.

She hesitated a little.

But I felt that it was much more restrained than "Lust, Caution", so I didn't dwell on it any more.

But I'm still a little nervous.

After all, we have never filmed a kissing scene.

Now that the director mentioned that this scene needed to be adjusted, she was immediately shocked.

Isn’t kissing and hugging enough? Do we need to add more “exaggerated” and “explicit” content?

"Michael said that the intimate part between your two characters in this scene is actually not very appropriate." But the director gave a directional answer.

"He said that he had pondered over the script and studied Chinese culture."

"I think that as a traditional Chinese woman, Jin Yanzi should not devote herself to a young man of a different race whom she has just met."

"besides……"

The director repeated what Michael said.

But what he didn't know was that what Maikou said was actually repeating Zhang Yuan's words.

"Like This."

I heard that the tension was not aggravated but weakened, and even the kissing scenes were deleted.

Liu Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief and naturally had nothing to complain about.

It was agreed very smoothly.

Robert praised Michael for his dedication.

After all, Zhang Yuan was too aggressive and put a lot of pressure on the people he brought with him.

Now that I see him doing well, I feel very happy.

The matter was quickly concluded, and the screenwriter and director would then adjust the storyboards and dialogues, and update this part of the script during filming.

"Maikou, you are amazing. You even studied Chinese customs."

After leaving the director's office, Liu Qianqian continued to praise him.

The white boy gave another awkward yet polite smile.

Is that my problem?
If I don’t change, I may not be able to go back to my hometown.

I guess I’ll die here!

The story goes back a few days ago.

After seeing Zhang Yuan smashing two sandbags, I saw him twisting his body joints with a clicking sound.

When Maikou saw the sandbag, he thought of himself.

"Oh!"

Her girlfriend Christine was free at the moment, so she came to join in the fun.

"Zhang, you have a great figure!"

My girlfriend even praises me.

"You can tell from the looks of it that you've been trained. Are you good at fighting like Bruce Lee?"

Zhang Yuan waved his hand cheerfully.

"Bruce Lee is a senior master. I am not that great."

"But if you can fight, you can find someone to try."

After saying that, he looked at Maikou.

The boy swallowed and glanced at Zhang Yuan, who was over 1.8 meters tall, muscular, and had eyes as sharp as a knife.

Try and die...

This guy is only 170cm tall and is still a bit short. He is an inch shorter than Liu Qianqian.

Zhang Yuan stood with him, and the scene was almost like the Human Emperor Aragorn leading Frodo out to fight in the wild.

Maikou felt that if Zhang Yuan punched him, it would hit him in the head.

He'll have to think about it.

I don't think I have ever offended him?

And he is usually very nice to me.

Yesterday, he took me and Christine out to play and eat delicious food.

But I have some reservations about the "special" snacks in the evening.

He thought about it and the only thing he thought of was the kissing scene, which the other party had mentioned but he had not agreed to.

After the morning training, Zhang Yuan took the initiative to sit next to him during lunch.

"Hey, how was your fun yesterday?"

"Very good!" Christine answered first.

"Then I'll take you to more fun places during the next break."

"That's great, but... please don't give us Imperial Capital Coffee anymore." The white girl said with a smile.

"Speaking of this..." Zhang Yuan took out an MP4.

IPAD had not yet appeared in those days and MP4 was very common.

Showed them a video.

It was just like the scene where Maikou vomited violently after eating "Capital Coffee" yesterday.

"Hahaha..." Christine laughed like Santa Claus and asked him to send the video to her email immediately.

Maikou was stunned, he took the picture of my ugly face!
If this gets spread everywhere, won’t my image be ruined immediately?
"Zhang, can this video be..." Michael asked weakly.

"I know." Zhang Yuan hooked his shoulder and said, "Don't spread it, okay?"

"Yes."

"Of course, we are friends, I certainly won't spread it... try my best."

Michael: ...

After saying that, Zhang Yuan ran away without giving him a chance to argue.

Afternoon training begins.

Michael was being trained by a coach in stick fighting.

According to the director's design, this film is based on the magically modified background of "Journey to the West", and various classic kung fu film elements are added to it.

In addition to playing the Monkey King, Li Lianjie also played the silent monk who was the incarnation of monkey hair.

This image is obviously a tribute to his most famous work, "Shaolin Temple".

Uncle Long plays Lu Yan, a half-immortal who is addicted to alcohol.

And after being seriously injured later, he was revived to full health after drinking the wine at the Peach Banquet.

This setting and character image clearly pay tribute to his classic work "Drunken Master".

The role of Sissi's Golden Swallow comes from "Drunken Master" directed by King Hu, in which teacher Zheng Peipei plays a classic role.

Robert particularly admires Bruce Lee, King Hu and other older generation Kung Fu stars, and has incorporated many of their elements into his movies.

But this is just the surface of these characters.

Because there is still the foundation of "Journey to the West".

When Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian were discussing the script, they said that these characters could actually be transformed into the roles in "Journey to the West" one by one.

Uncle Long’s Lu Yan is addicted to alcohol, which is obviously the position of Zhu Bajie.

Li Lianjie is the incarnation of monkey hair, so he must be Sun Wukong. Li Bingbing's character is the White-haired Witch, but the image is related, and the nails are so long, in fact, there is a shadow of the White Bone Demon.

His Jade Border God of War is said to be modeled after Yang Jian, but in fact he looks more like the Golden-Winged Dapeng King.

The Jade Border God of War behaved like the Golden-Winged Roc, slaughtering civilians in a vicious and cruel manner.

Liu Xixi's Jin Yanzi is a man of few words, with low fighting power and who loses in the final battle. She actually corresponds to the character Sha Seng.

The male lead, Michael, played a character named "Skywalker", which is a very Western character.

It's just like Star Wars.

But after all, he is Tang Seng.

A group of capable people helped him complete the task.

In fact, this film uses the guise of martial arts and Journey to the West to tell a Western adventure story.

Since it’s a martial arts skin, everyone has to fight.

In fact, among the main actors, the white boy has the weakest fighting ability.

Even the two female generals are actors who have filmed many fighting scenes and have action experience.

He is the worst.

In the plot setting, he uses the golden cudgel.

So his action scenes, apart from wirework and fists and kicks, mainly involve playing with sticks.

Zhang Yuan watched him practice with the stick.

Among the Shaolin stick techniques, there is one called the Fire Stick.

However, people mostly use the word "fire stick" to jokingly refer to someone using something inappropriately.

Now Maikou is really using the fire poker.

Zhang Yuan got up early at home and saw the old man sweeping the street in the alley in front of the courtyard, using a broom, which looked more beautiful than his current movements.

After thinking about it, he left quickly.

Not long after, when Maikou was practicing very hard, he saw Zhang Yuan returning with a stick that reached his eyebrows.

"what!"

After a loud shout, he started to show off.

Every stick carries the wind, every step brings a lotus.

What is the combination of hardness and softness, what is the unique way of walking, and what is the stretch and generosity.

After watching his set of stick moves, Mike's coach clapped his hands intently.

OK!

Very good!
People in the Yuan family had heard of it a long time ago, and Mr. Ba had also mentioned it.

But now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that what he said is true.

"Why don't I learn from him?" the coach muttered.

This is not over yet.

Stick techniques are the type of martial arts that Zhang Yuan is best at.

In addition to various Shaolin stick techniques, he can also turn his body into a stick.

The actresses all said it was good.

He is good at practical types.

He is better at performing types!
Because his performance-style stick techniques are more authentic than the actual combat style!
That was taken from the legitimate successor of monkey opera, Teacher Liu!
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump...diuuuuuuuu!

The coach watched Zhang Yuan's wrists flying and the stick moving back and forth between his hands, arms, waist and shoulders with extreme fluidity.

The movements are as smooth as flowing water and as fast as a whirlwind.

The coach rubbed his eyes and was confused.

It feels like watching the 82 version of "Journey to the West".

The BGM is playing automatically in my ears!
Not only the coach was stunned, the white boy was stunned too!

I go!

The stick in his hand even left an afterimage.

"open!"

After seeing that he had finished playing, this man approached cautiously.

"You were like that just now."

He pointed at the stick in Zhang Yuan's hand.

"How long have you been practicing?"

"Well, it depends on the person." Zhang Yuan replied seriously.

“It doesn’t take too long for ordinary people to train.”

"If you practice for three to five years, you will achieve some success."

Michael: ...

Another three to five years.

It's been three months since I last made it.

"But!" Zhang Yuan changed the subject: "If you master the skills, you can get it done in three to five days at the shortest."

"Teach me, teach me!" Michael raised his hand: "I am willing to learn!"

"Have you ever asked me if I'm willing to teach?"

Zhang Yuan glanced at him and said, "We Chinese have an old saying."

"Before you learn any skills, you must first learn how to be a good person."

"If you want to learn skills, you must first become a disciple."

"And after becoming a disciple, you must obey the master's orders."

"What do you mean?" Michael scratched his head.

"That is to say, if you want to learn, you must first recognize me as your master, and you must do whatever I say." Zhang Yuan put his hand on his shoulder and patted him hard.

I will do whatever you say...After hearing this, this person's eyes widened.

Although white people don't understand Chinese culture, they can still understand what people say.

Combining what had happened before, this person quickly understood.

Being obedient means helping Zhang Yuan do things.

As for what was done...it was the kissing scene.

In fact, Zhang Yuan went there for this play in the beginning.

But after being rejected, it’s no longer just a matter of drama.

He just wanted to try and see if the white man could be dealt with.

After all, I will have to go to Hollywood often in the future, and I have to find someone to be a test subject to test my methods.

In case this method doesn't work on foreigners, I have to think of a way ahead of time.

So as to avoid problems when going abroad.

Because the film crew is a small society, it is inevitable to encounter "bullying".

It’s not just in China that big shots bully small shots.

Add to that the skin color issue, and the probability of encountering it is quite high.

So he had to first understand how white people do things.

Michael is the most authentic white boy, there is no one more suitable than him!
When Maikou thought of Zhang Yuan's behavior, his face darkened.

"Zhang, I thought we were friends."

"But you're not nice to me." The boy frowned and wanted to leave.

I thought to myself, I might as well not learn it.

But just as he was about to turn around, he felt a huge force coming from his shoulder.

Zhang Yuan pinched his tendons, causing his entire left side to go numb.

"What are you going to do!" The guy was a little angry.

Isn’t it said that foreigners are the bosses in China?

But how come someone dares to attack me?

But Zhang Yuan spoke slowly.

"Your girlfriend, Christine, was born in 1990, right?"

"What does her age have to do with you?" Mike replied with a frown.

"Her age has nothing to do with me, but it does with you."

"As far as I know, in California, where Christine's hometown of Hollywood is located, women under the age of 18 are considered minors."

"And having sex with a minor will lead to jail time."

Mike: !!!
After hearing this, the white boy's hair stood up!
Zhang Yuan is right!
Yes, you are boyfriend and girlfriend.

But according to the laws of the Beacon Country, both parties are minors, so there will be no punishment.

But Michael is 20 this year and obviously an adult.

But Kristen is still underage!
At the end of this year, this girl will also be filming "Twilight".

When filming "Twilight", the director repeatedly told the male lead Robert Pattinson not to have sex with the female lead because she was legally a minor.

Although white girls look old, their age is fixed.

Robert Pattinson was even forced by the producers to swear on the Bible.

But in the end it seemed useless, so I just put it together...

Let's talk about the two of you now. You two have slept together for several nights in China. This makes sense logically, but it is not legally justifiable.

I am not afraid of gangsters knowing martial arts, I am afraid of gangsters understanding the law.

Maikou's calves felt weak.

"Master!" He clasped his fists and spoke in awkward Chinese.

If you don't report it, Mai is willing to be your godfather!

"It doesn't have to be so formal. I don't want to accept any disciples."

"Just call me big brother." Zhang Yuan released the hand that was holding his shoulder.

Haha, it seems that China’s 5,000-year-old civilization also works on foreigners.

Zhang Yuan first invited us to dinner and treated us well.

Then film him vomiting and give him "legal advice".

Finally, he "conquered people with virtue" and taught him how to use a stick.

You Americans like to play the game of extreme pressure.

But we Chinese are different. What we do is called conquering the enemy without fighting.

Use both soft and hard tactics, first use courtesy and then use force.

To put it simply, it means treating them to a meal, beheading them, and accepting them as dogs.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was tall and strong, the foreigner was convinced.

He then realized that his method seemed to be effective.

He stroked the boy's golden hair like he was petting a golden retriever.

"Go ahead. When I'm free later, I'll teach you how to use the stick."

"Yes!" The man ran away.

That's why he later went to the director, and the director asked Liu Xixi to revise the script.

"Sure enough, you have to be tougher when dealing with foreigners."

Zhang Yuan hugged his shoulders and sighed.

It’s a pity that most of my colleagues don’t understand this truth.

A few days passed like this.

One afternoon, after training, Liu Qianqian came to him with a confused and suspicious look.

"Zhang Yuan..." She touched her little face.

"Did you do something behind my back..." (End of this chapter)