Actor: Thank you.

When doing anything, practice makes perfect.

But at this time, Zhang Yuan felt that even if he was filmed as "sashimi", Chen Kexin did not seem to be very familiar with this shooting method.

Three full days, just this one scene.

Back and forth, shooting repeatedly.

Zhang Yuan had no choice but to put on special effects makeup and cooperate.

Chen Kexin now looks a bit like a young man in his thirties who is in love for the first time.

Every move is made with caution, for fear that if one makes a wrong step, he will lose the hard-earned opportunity to be single.

The play "The Warlords" is so important to him!

It’s an absolute transformation.

The combined cost of all the films he had made in the first half of his life is not as high as this one!

How can we not be cautious!

He was afraid that this film would fail and ruin his chance of career transformation.

Zhang Yuan has seen over the past few days that Director Chen's long hair has had several more streaks of white since the start of filming.

Sad.

The director is so worried, what else can he say?
From the first day, we have been constantly adjusting the lighting and the scenery.

I kept adjusting it, but after several hours I still couldn't get a complete shot.

I spent the whole night in meetings with the art director and the director of photography.

I tried several different color schemes for the images and scenes.

The director of photography is Huang Yuetai, the photography brother who also shot the "New Dragon Inn" and "Huang Feihong" series.

This actor has won the Best Cinematography Award at the Academy Awards three or four times, but he was still tortured by Chen Kexin.

The next day he turned hostile and said, "I don't want to record anymore!"
Can’t shoot!
We tried the scene lighting, from red, yellow, blue to orange, and even the entire rainbow, but this person just kept shaking his head.

Chen Kexin herself was a little overwhelmed and kept scratching her head anxiously.

Sometimes, women have to deal with men's affairs.

After learning about this situation, Wu Junru, who was taking care of her children at home, took a flight overnight and drove back to Huairou.

He went straight to the scene, grabbed a few people and tried to persuade them to reconcile.

First, say something nice and soft to calm them down.

Then reverse incentive.

"Hey, you're all in your forties."

"Is there any mistake?"

"The actors are so young and have been cooperating with you. Don't embarrass yourself."

Sister Wu pointed at Zhang Yuan who was tied to a wooden stake and said.

Zhang Yuan: Thank you for remembering me.

The director and the supervisor had been arguing during these three days, and he was the one who felt the most uncomfortable.

It was a scene of lingchi.

He was quite enthusiastic when he was putting on makeup the day before.

I went to Hollywood to have the silicone model custom-made, and after it was attached to my body, a makeup artist would make modifications.

After the painting was completed, the whole person looked like a "raw fried chicken rack".

"Xunzi. Youzuo" is the first work in Chinese history where the word "Lingchi" appears.

"Why can one climb a mountain a hundred feet high with a carriage on his back? Because it is too slow."

In "Xunzi", the word "lingchi" was not given such a cruel and bloody meaning.

Originally it referred to a steep slope that rises slowly.

Later it was extended to mean making the victim endure the pain slowly, wanting to die but unable to do so.

This is the worst form of torture in China.

This method is recorded in "History of Song Dynasty".

The Ming Code describes this criminal law in more detail.

It is written among them that those who "plot treason and high treason" shall be punished with this punishment.

Jiang Wuyang, played by Zhang Yuan, assassinated Pang Qingyun, the incoming Governor of Zhejiang Province, which was a conspiracy of treason.

In addition to treason, the "Great Ming Code" also states that wives and concubines who kill their husbands are also subject to this punishment.

There is another rule: those who "cut and dismember living people" will be sentenced to death by slicing.

Caisheng zhaimai means that after human trafficking, people will deliberately injure others and force the disabled, especially young children, to beg for sympathy in order to make money.

Whether other crimes should be punished by lingchi is still a matter of debate, but Zhang Yuan supports being punished by lingchi for this crime.

During the Qing Dynasty, the punishment of lingchi became more detailed.

There are different levels such as "sixteen knives", "thirty-two knives", "three hundred and sixty knives", etc.

It depends mainly on the severity of the crime, and the degree of vengeance and deterrence the superiors want.

Jiang Wuyang, played by Zhang Yuan, is definitely the highest-end, top-of-the-line PRO, maxed out, needless to say.

That’s why it becomes a “chicken rack” shape.

After the Reform Movement of 1898, the Qing rulers had to make compromises in all aspects.

Legally, lingchi was abolished in 1905.

In fact, the abolition of lingchi was also related to foreigners.

Because this punishment was too cruel, it attracted a large number of foreign soldiers and scholars who visited China at that time.

At the beginning, Qingting was very proud to show off his "art of controlling people".

Dr. Matignon, the French Minister, recorded in detail what he saw in his travel notes.

First, cut the chest muscles, then the outer arms and forearm muscles, then the legs, buttocks, and waist.

The sliced ​​sashimi is placed in a special wicker basket for display.

Moreover, the entire execution process was carried out publicly in a busy city.

A large number of people will gather to watch the lively scene.

The real people are the butchers and I am the meat.

But people's attitude towards this is as if they are watching a performance to entertain themselves.

Therefore, the two words that Mr. Lu Xun used to summarize the people of the late Qing Dynasty were "numbness".

It is really very accurate.

But who made them so numb?

In fact, most of the victims died within a few hours.

The scene with Zhang Yuan is obviously based on the story of Liu Jin, a famous eunuch in the Ming Dynasty.

This guy was stabbed 357 times in the chest in the first day or so, and he drank two large bowls of porridge after returning to the cell.

He died only after the execution continued for several hours the next day.

Because of the descriptions and records by French and German scholars, these events and processes were painted into postcards, which were even quite popular overseas for a time, with many foreign painters creating works based on this theme.

France even regards "Lingchi" as the ultimate torture in China and a representative event of its backward civilization, uncivilizedness and barbarism.

After all, in their country, even the emperor can be beheaded, so the people have a strong sense of resistance.

Only then did the Qing Dynasty feel ashamed and embarrassed, and brought disgrace upon itself abroad.

Overseas publicity was also an important factor in the cancellation of Ling Chi.

Zhang Yuan stayed in the hot sun for three days wearing this "chicken rack" outfit.

He could neither run nor move.

This makeup is for the whole body, so you need to touch it up if you move around.

He needs an assistant to help him drink water with a straw, and he needs someone to feed him when he eats.

I have to get up four hours earlier every day to put on makeup.

Zhang Yuan remembered what Liu Qianqian said to him before he came to the crew.

“I hope I don’t have to work so hard in the future.”

This is worse than being in the cast of The Return of the Condor Heroes!
So when Zhang Yuan heard Wu Junru pointing at him and talking, he was almost moved to tears.

Finally someone remembered me!

After discussing for a long time, Huang Yuetai finally adjusted a bronze-colored light, and Chen Kexin nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, Zhang Yuan had been exposed to the sun for four days.

Lingchi was acted, but exposure to the sun was real.

His lips are sunburned.

Well, later when I played a bandit, I hardly used makeup and I already looked like a bandit.

During the filming in the past few days, Zhang Yuan discovered that Xu Jinglei often came over to take a look when he had nothing to do.

At first he didn't know what he was looking at.

It was not until the day when the scene was finally finished and I was removing my makeup in the dressing room that Director Chen and the couple Junru Wu happened to come into the room.

"Wow, you have a nice figure!"

Sister Wu started working as she spoke.

Pinch on the left and touch on the right.

Zhang Yuan was stunned and turned to look at Chen Kexin.

Director Chen showed a helpless look.

"If you want to have fun, come to Hong Kong and join my party someday." Wu Junru invited with a smile.

Uh... Zhang Yuan had heard that every time this sister held a party, she would call a group of sisters to join in, and then find a group of handsome guys to take off their clothes and dance, and she had a lot of fun.

"We'll talk about it when we have a chance..."

My husband is right next to me, and Junru Wu is my senior.

It would be bad for him to agree, and it would be bad for him not to agree either.

You two have a really open relationship... Zhang Yuan looked at Chen Kexin and thought, it's you Hong Kong people who are so creative.

But he also understood that I was shirtless on the set all day, and Xu Jinglei probably came to see me. There are always women who are greedy for my body!
"You acted well."

"We didn't make the wrong choice of you." After Wu Junru praised, she looked at Director Chen.

Zhang Yuan noticed his little action and knew what was going on.

Probably because she didn't use the more familiar actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chen Kexin still felt a little uncomfortable and uneasy.

Not familiar with it, not sure how the cooperation will perform.

However, after a few days of cooperation, his uneasiness disappeared completely.

At first, Director Chen designed the scene in which Jiang Wuyang screamed at the top of his lungs after being tortured, and his roars echoed throughout the entire old street.

That’s how he performed on the first day, and he even shouted himself hoarse.

Zhang Yuan thought that this wouldn't work.

If you keep filming like this for three days, my voice will be ruined.

So I found the director.

"At this time, Jiang Wuyang lost his second brother Zhao Erhu and killed his eldest brother Pang Qingyun."

"He must be discouraged." Zhang Yuan said while eating throat lozenges.

“There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart.”

"A person who is dead in heart would not even bother to move a finger, let alone scream."

Chen Kexin was also very confused, and after hearing this she decided not to let him try.

After trying it a few times, I found that it was much better than the one who shouted.

His voice was saved.

Just pretend to tremble in pain and act with your eyes.

It was his eye acting that conquered the director couple.

Sandra Ng and Kexin Chen said that in terms of eye contact alone, Zhang Yuan is obviously better than Takeshi Kaneshiro.

Takeshi Kaneshiro has big eyes, but they look a little empty, which is his weakness.

Hong Kong directors pay particular attention to eye contact.

Liang Chaowei took advantage of this.

"Thank you for your hard work. You've been exhausted these past few days."

Knowing that he had finally completed his first scene, Brother Hua specially treated everyone to dinner in the evening.

As usual, Brother Hua treated us and the dishes were all specially customized high-quality vegetarian dishes.

It tastes no worse than meat dishes.

Besides, with this group of people, who would lack meat to eat?

"What about you guys?" Zhang Yuan asked about Brother Hua's daily shooting routine.

Liu Dehua smiled helplessly.

The shooting was divided into groups, and they were also very confused, so the progress was not very smooth.

"But you performed well, and Miss Xu also performed well." Brother Hua changed the subject and praised.

"You are very suitable for the role of Liansheng."

"Thank you." Xu Jinglei replied with a smile.

Zhang Yuan nodded without comment.

Xu Jinglei's character is called "Lian Sheng".

What is Liansheng.

Get out of the mud without dyeing, licking and not demon.

You can watch it from a distance but don't play with it.

But Liansheng was born a skinny boy, and he colluded with his eldest brother to cheat on his second brother.

This name is clearly a satire on this female character.

Liansheng was rescued from Chunlou by her childhood friend Zhao Erhu, but she always wanted to escape from Zhao Erhu.

After all, he looked down on Zhao Erhu, a rough man.

What she wants is a life of wealth, luxury and superiority.

Even being a rich man's concubine, or even a skinny horse toy, is better than being a bandit's wife.

I would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle.

This is what she really thinks.

She followed Pang Qingyun only because Pang Qingyun could meet her material and spiritual needs.

Among the people she knew, only Pang Qingyun had the potential to give him the life of a rich wife or an official wife.

She just wants to be the county magistrate's wife, and she doesn't care who the county magistrate is.

To put it simply, he is a person with a strong petty-bourgeois vibe, especially a negative petty-bourgeois vibe.

Vanity, hypocrisy, materialism, whining and other ideas that are divorced from the working class.

In the entire Chinese entertainment industry, who else but Xu Jinglei is the actress most associated with the petty bourgeois style!

Traveling, writing, painting, photography, she has all these petty bourgeois hobbies and is very good at them.

In the acting business, what you say and do in front of people and behind their backs are mostly different.

Talented woman and female intellectual are just her protective colors and the image she markets to the outside world.

In fact, this woman is very ruthless. She is a crazy woman who will not give up until she achieves her goal. She has a very clear goal and knows how to use her own advantages.

It was he who brought Wu Yifan into the imperial circle.

The later "prepared food queen" Li Gengxi was also promoted by her.

This woman, who was once known as the "Empress of the Imperial Circle", was later more like the "Empress Dowager of the Imperial Circle".

Chen Kexin also has a keen eye and can see her true nature at a glance, which coincides with the role of Liansheng.

Therefore, she was able to play this role with great ease, as it has inner conflicts and complex emotions.

When choosing actors, Chen Kexin pays great attention to "likeness".

The character of Pang Qingyun is almost a replica of Li Lianjie.

So Lao Li completely immersed himself in the role.

Later, when filming "Chinese Partners", he also discovered the innate rusticity in Huang Xiaoming very well.

Because the prototype, Lao Yu, is just a very unsophisticated person.

However, Zhang Yuan was very skeptical whether Chen Kexin and Qin Tiannan had "borrowed" from other works when they wrote the script together.

There is a famous comic in the island country called "Berserk".

Among them, Griffith, the leader of the Hawk, turned evil, sacrificed the Hawk, and raped Casca, the woman of his good brother.

His behavior was almost exactly the same as Pang Qingyun's, where he took the initiative to disband his troops after his success, abandoned his old friends, and seduced his second sister-in-law to commit adultery.

Hong Kong's film and television culture is greatly influenced by the culture of the island country. Zhang Yuan thinks this is a possibility.

During the meal, Xu Jinglei kept trying to find topics to talk about with him.

Chat about everything from hobbies to life.

Zhang Yuan didn't know whether the other party was just trying to flirt with him for fun or had other intentions.

Brother Hua noticed that he was quite cautious and laughed in his heart.

"You are quite picky. If you are not pretty enough, keep your distance..."

But Brother Hua didn’t think about it. If Zhang Yuan looked like Sun Honglei, Xu Jinglei wouldn’t bother to chat with him for no reason.

After all, this is a world where appearance matters.

"Hello." Halfway through his meal, Zhang Yuan received a call.

When he saw the caller, he immediately smiled.

It’s Fat Fan calling.

This one is fair and smooth, much better than Liansheng.

"What are you busy with?"

"Is he having a tryst with some woman again?"

The man teased with a hint of sourness.

"I'm on the set filming and working." He replied confidently.

After coming to this crew, I have to tie my belt very tightly.

"Then I'll come to visit you."

"It's up to you. You can come when you are free, but the shooting schedule is tight, so I may not be able to entertain you."

"Okay, okay, you're a busy person and a big star, I won't bother you, okay?"

After hearing what he said, Fan Ye felt that he was probably not having fun with some girl. Then she thought that she seemed to have no right to control him, and a nameless anger rose in her heart.

"I came to see you for something."

"Producer Zhang, 'Apple' is about to be released."

"Didn't you say before that you had publicity preparations?"

"Have you prepared yourself to join the crew?"

Fan Xiaopang receives a share of the film's remuneration, so naturally he cares about the box office.

"Yes, don't worry."

"I've thought about it a long time ago." Zhang Yuan was unusually calm.

"This time, I plan to use the radio and television as a propaganda tool."

After he said this, he suddenly felt the atmosphere change.

Looking around, I found that everyone at the dinner table had become quiet.

Look at him like a madman.

Taking action against the radio and television?

You are courting death! (End of this chapter)