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Chapter 726: The Battle for Status

Chapter 726: The Battle for Status
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Wherever there are underworld bosses, the depth of the lake will increase exponentially.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female.

Chen Long and Li Lianjie are not only big bosses in the underworld, but also fierce tigers in the film and television industry.

Even before filming started, undercurrents were already brewing.

Now that filming has started, the undercurrent is even more overwhelming.

Before filming this movie, the two of them jointly established a company.

The purpose of establishing a company is to share profits and gain greater voice.

At the same time, they can also check and balance each other.

How to check and balance?
Their company, J&J Production, has the final editing supervision rights for "The Forbidden Kingdom".

The final editing rights are in the hands of director Rob.

But Chen Long and Li Lianjie are able to supervise the editing content.

The reason why they want this power is very simple.

What will be the outcome of the Twin Dragons, or the Top Twin Dragons?
Just look at the incident between Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhen Zidan in later life and you will understand.

Who can convince whom?
Of course, the matter between those two is not that simple, there is a third party involved.

People who practice martial arts tend to have bad tempers, and in the end, the two of them fought each other, causing unrest in the entire Chinese entertainment industry and causing widespread harm to innocent people.

Especially Shu Qi, all her early photos were leaked.

I just took it off for a while.

Are you guys going to keep holding on to this?

In response to this behavior, Zhang Yuan silently right-clicked the picture and clicked download to save it...

Chen Long and Li Lianjie's ranks are much higher than these two.

Not only is his rank and status high, but his level is also much higher.

Make preparations in advance.

We come together to make money!

And they make money from foreigners.

How can you make money if you have a falling out?

In this regard, the minds of those two are indeed not as clear as those of these two big guys.

The supervision of the final editing rights is precisely to avoid the kind of conflict that later occurred between Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhen Zidan.

The content of the supervision is the number of shots of the two people, the editing time, and the importance of their roles.

Anyway, we have to treat everyone equally.

Because many producers tricked big stars into coming and the filming took several months.

But in the final cut, there are less than five minutes left for you, and throughout the whole process you serve as a supporting role to the person whom the sponsor wants to support.

That would be a big loss.

I'm a stand-in!
If you discuss this kind of thing in advance and limit the other party's desire and opportunity to tamper with it, it will actually make the project go more smoothly.

The director team also served very carefully and had already made arrangements, and there would be absolutely no favoritism.

Considering that these two used to eat together and race cars together, they should be considered friends.

But in human society, the higher you go, the more senior you get, whether it’s individuals, groups or countries, the more blurred the boundaries between friends and enemies become.

A friend today may be an enemy tomorrow.

Even if we are friends in this matter, we will become enemies in another matter.

It is normal to shake hands one second and fall out the next.

Although Chen Long and Li Lianjie are already grown up, they still have a childish side to their characters.

What are children like?

We sit in a row and eat. If you eat two bites, I have to eat three bites.

If I eat one more bite than you, then I am better than you.

They may not have bad intentions, but their innate stubbornness will make them do some "boring" and "helpless" things.

Just like now.

Director Robert Zhangyuan gave a speech.

The first question is the location of the rest area for two people.

This kind of big guy must have his own folding stool and won’t let anyone sit on it.

If you break it, what will I do if I fall down?

So they are all fixed in place.

They both had to sit facing south.

Fight for the due south position.

Ancient emperors sat facing north and the host seat at dinner parties also faced north.

This is how the emperors sat in ancient times, so of course the emperor had to face south during these two times.

After a lot of trouble, with assistants from both sides moving things around, it was finally solved by Robert who set up two awnings, placed next to each other and facing south.

We just found out about the seats in the rest area, and after lunch, something happened again.

It is easy to feel sleepy after eating, so Liu Qianqian put down her lunch box and planned to go back to the RV to sit down and rest.

She is always drunk.

"Do you want to come together?" I asked him.

"Do you have a bed in your car?" Zhang Yuan asked curiously.

"Go away..." Xiao Longnu complained in a low voice.

"Why are you scolding me? I just want to lie down and rest for a while."

Her RV is her own, a GMC.

There is no bed, but there is a large sofa seat that can be laid flat.

These cars are all yellow licensed and are over 6 meters long.

Others may not be able to ride in an Alpha even after 10 years, but she started riding in a GMC as soon as she debuted.

"Forget it. I'm not going to joke with you anymore." Zhang Yuan said seriously.

"Don't you allow the opposite sex to get in your car?"

"You're different..." she said with pink cheeks.

"It's the same."

“Although most of the people on the scene are from the crew, there are inevitably some bad guys.”

"I got on your car and was photographed. I don't know how many essays I have to write."

"Not good for you."

"And if I don't go up, you can go to another crew and another man wants to get in your car."

"Your assistant can say: Even Zhang Yuan is not allowed to come on stage."

"Using me as an example can solve 99% of your problems."

"I know. You're doing this for my own good." Liu Qianqian smiled and waved her hand, then got into the car.

He also found a place to rest.

The contract signed by Zhang Yuan did not provide for a RV for rest.

Neither did Li Bingbing.

Huayi has always been stingy with his own people.

As soon as he sat down, he saw Director Rob walking by with a sigh.

"Director, what's wrong?"

Still old brothers.

This time it’s not about fighting for seats.

The parking space dispute has changed.

These two international superstars competed to see whose car could be parked closer to the set.

This sparked another argument.

Of course, I won’t show up.

Chen Long and Li Lianjie were drinking tea together with a smile on their faces.

On the other side, the assistant and the driver were backing the car into the garage.

Zhang Yuan held his forehead with his hand.

"Two top male stars fighting for a parking space..."

"Isn't it childish?"

Rob said this is all good.

The assistants of both of them had already contacted him regarding the rest RV.

At first it wasn’t about parking space.

It's the color of the RV.

They both want the gold pattern.

After all, gold is the color of the emperor.

Later, they replaced the cars with two identical ones, and the situation finally settled down.

Zhang Yuan remembered that Uncle Long customized a super RV a few years later.

Many Hollywood stars customize their RVs.

Uncle Long’s car weighs 15 tons and has a small meeting room and bedroom inside, which together are almost 50 square meters, which is larger than many people’s houses…

This is considered low-key.

The RVs of Will Smith, Tom Cruise and others are even more exaggerated.

Will's RV has two floors and is about the same size as a bus. It is almost 120 square meters and comes with a bathroom and a bar.

What is a world superstar?

At this moment, the RVs of the two bosses are both standard models, about the same size as the one Liu Qianqian brought with her.

"Director, how about this..."

Zhang Yuan gave a suggestion.

Not long after, the crew discovered that there was a RV parked on each side of the inside of the studio gate.

Like a door god.

There is a newly painted white frame on the ground, and the paint hasn't dried yet.

Obviously this is not a parking space, but they customized two of them.

This way, the distances are the same.

They are on both sides of the gate, how can they be different?

But a new problem arises: who is left and who is right.

If you say a man and a woman, the man can be on the left and the woman on the right.

But if there are two men, whoever is on the right will be neither male nor female.

None of them work.

Rob went straight to Zhang Yuan.

It is you who planned the parking space. Here, there is a new topic. Let’s answer it.

Zhang Yuan scratched his head.

Can you come to me with something good?
But he did come up with a plan.

After giving Rob an explanation, the man who only half understood ran over to say hello.

After a while, he ran back with a smile on his face.

"It works!"

What was his proposal?

Chen Long was born in 54, which is the Year of the Horse. Li Lianjie was born in 63, which is the Year of the Rabbit.

Rabbit and Horse.

According to the traditional Chinese time, Mao time is from 5 to 7 o'clock, and Wu time is from 11 to 13 o'clock.

If you draw a horizontal line from 3 to 9 o'clock as the axis, the birth dates of these two people correspond to their positions on the dial, which are exactly mirror images.

The crew's gate is east-west, on the line from 3 to 9 o'clock.

If other explanations don't work, they will have no objections if you explain it from the perspectives of Yin and Yang, Feng Shui, and Chinese culture.

Few people of their generation are not superstitious.

Both of them thought it was reasonable to divide them according to their zodiac signs.

Happy for Rob.

You Chinese people also have such particularities!
Zhang Yuan knew that the reason was not important. What was important was to provide a solution that satisfied both parties.

As long as it seems fair.

Anyway, as long as these two calm down, it will be fine.

And it's good for him too.

"Zhang Yuan, Brother Jie bought some fruit and said he would give you some."

After a while, Lao Li's assistant ran over and handed him a box of imported kiwis.

"Zhang Yuan, Brother Long said we should drink together tonight, you should come."

As soon as this person left, Uncle Long's younger brother came running over again.

"must!"

They are not stupid. Robert, who is half an expert on China, can't figure out a solution even if he drinks ten bottles of Melatonin.

After guessing and asking, they knew it was Zhang Yuanzhi's trick.

It never hurts to sell something well without offending either side.

But he still underestimated their ability to "make trouble".

Just one day later, when Zhang Yuan thought that the two of them had calmed down.

Only then did he realize that the other party had only temporarily stopped their actions.

The big one is yet to come!
"Zhang." Rob found him before finishing work at 6pm that day.

You white guys wouldn't do something disgusting to workers like organizing a meeting right before the end of the get off work day, would you? Zhang Yuan muttered to himself and came to Robert's office.

Not really.

It’s not that Rob has a good conscience.

It’s just that white people also have to have fun after get off work, and they don’t have time to deal with those boring things with you.

The moment Zhang Yuan saw the old man frowning, he understood.

He's seen this expression many times recently.

I was constipated and couldn't defecate, so I wanted to use a suppository to help, but I ended up getting the beauty of 502.

You can tell at a glance that these two old brothers are here again.

"Zhang, I'm in trouble again."

“And it’s a big trouble.”

Can you please stop being path dependent?

I helped you once, and now you come to me every time.

"Director, actually my main job is an actor." Zhang Yuan explained half-jokingly.

The key is that he can't get any useful rare attributes from this person, so he is too lazy to do it.

"I understand Zhang."

"But this incident is somewhat similar to what happened before."

"I think you might be able to provide some innovative solutions."

What exactly happened?

It’s really troublesome!

If it was just a small dispute before and it was harmless.

Now this is a dispute over status!
The problem is the ranking of the opening credits!
According to the custom of the movie industry, many films will have large subtitles at the beginning of the screening, introducing the list of leading actors.

The bad thing is the list of leading actors.

Who is in front!

No matter if both names are used together.

Or on both the front and rear lenses.

It must be the first one to score!
It brings us back to the question of who is in front.

The battle for status!

Whoever is in the front represents the number one kung fu superstar and has the upper hand over the other.

It is very common to have disputes over the cast list, whether it is the opening or the end credits.

The competition is as intense as the order on the red carpet and the competition for the C position in group photos.

If this matter is not handled properly, there will be a quarrel.

It will affect the shooting.

When Rob heard the two men's assistants coming to ask about this matter, he was overwhelmed.

After realizing that he couldn't solve the problem, he even called Xiao Wang, hoping that he, a representative of the investor who was also a Chinese, could come forward to act as a middleman to mediate.

The key is who are you asking to take a step back?
use money?

Who of them is short of money?
This is what we are fighting for!
The two superstars started to fight for the ranking... Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyebrows.

Hey!
Then it occurred to him.

Just like their birth signs, they have another coincidence.

Chen Long's English name is Jackie Chan.

Li Lianjie's English name is Jet Li.

The first letter of their English names is J.

This is also the origin of the name of J&J Production, the company they jointly founded.

The first letters are the same, so that's easy.

"Look, Rob, both of their names start with J."

"You can do this..."

Zhang Yuan took a piece of A4 paper and wrote and drew on it with a pen.

"Bravo!"

Soon after, Rob clapped his hands.

That's it.

If the first letters are the same, then use the same first letter, then write the English names of both people horizontally and vertically, and then put a bracket in which to write the Chinese names.

Anyway, the main market for this film is overseas, so it makes sense to use an English name at the beginning of the film.

In this way, the starting points of the two names are the same, and there is no difference in order.

"Zhang, I knew you could do it!"

"It turned out to be the right decision to choose you to join the crew!"

[Thanks received from Rob Minkoff, +1 for directing skills! ]

OK, OK, OK, you just talk but don’t give me any increase in pay.

As for you, I don't care.

It's just to give face to the two big brothers.

Rob hugged him excitedly and patted him on the back, then ran out the door, intending to inform the two of them on the spot.

Huh... Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't have to work overtime.

slip away.

Go find Xiaolongnu to learn foreign languages.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yuan arrived at the set in casual clothes.

His character's makeup and costumes are the most complicated, so he has to come an hour earlier than others to prepare in advance.

The person second only to her is Li Bingbing.

On the contrary, the main characters are pretty easy to deal with since they are all in tatters anyway.

beep, beep...

He had just sat down and the makeup artist had just taken out the powder when someone knocked on the door.

This time he also stepped up to the level.

The makeup artist was brought in-house and the crew reimbursed his wages.

The person used was an old acquaintance from the crew of "The Untold Story", named Zhou Xiaoli.

When I was putting on makeup and conning Brother Qian into buying a small courtyard house, I also asked her for help.

This time, the crew's makeup artist Zhang Yuan personally requested a major change, so he simply found one of his own to do it.

By the way, I signed a long-term contract and asked the makeup artist to follow me forever.

It is normal for actors with some fame to have their own makeup artists, and he has reached that level now.

The advantage of having your own makeup artist is that, besides being familiar with your characteristics, you will also know how to bring out the best in your appearance.

Also, you can control the quality of cosmetics yourself.

The actors wear makeup every day, sometimes for 16 hours a day for several months in a row.

The things they use are too bad. Getting acne is just a small matter, but facial ulcers are also very common.

Moreover, if the face is blemished, more cosmetics will be used to cover up the blemishes, which will aggravate the condition and form a vicious cycle.

The makeup artist ran to open the door.

Zhang Yuan looked through the light in the makeup mirror and saw that it was the director.

And there was an expression on his face that was difficult to describe.

It's like when you're vomiting and want to take some stomach medicine, but end up swallowing half a bag of cement.

Congested.

"Director, what's going on?"

"Zhang, I'm in trouble again."

"Can you not look for me?"

"No, because you Chinese have an old saying, 'have a beginning and an end.'" Robert even brought up idioms with him.

"Your plan yesterday was very good." He did not give him a chance to refuse and sat down next to him.

“But after I went and talked to those two, another small problem arose.”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan thought, isn't this perfect?