Actor: Thank you.

"Is it true that Mr. Zhen Zidan withdrew from the filming of Painted Skin?"

On the set, at a specially held press conference.

Those who have been arranged to do so can raise their hands and ask questions.

"Mr. Zhen Zidan is a very good actor."

"But at the same time, he is also a very responsible husband and father."

"So he felt that he could not participate in the filming of our film because he was staying at home to accompany his wife during the birthing."

"I feel very sorry about this."

Chen Jiashang looked like a kind old man as usual.

He and Ang Lee actually have similar personalities; both are gentle and easy to talk to.

This is also why one of them is the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards and the other later became the chairman of the Golden Horse Awards.

The position of chairman is held by a strong person who is the one who makes decisions and balances the relations among all parties.

The weak ones are just puppets, speaking for the major forces behind them.

Both he and Ang Lee tend to lean towards the latter.

The major forces behind them pushed them out to do things for themselves.

So after these two came to power, both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards had "localization" problems.

During Chen Jiashang’s tenure, the “Hong Kong Awards” phenomenon emerged at the Academy Awards.

After Ang Lee took office, the Golden Horse Awards became "independent".

If you say that these things were caused by them, then you are overestimating them.

There must be someone behind this.

The same is true for Chen Jiashang who is speaking now.

The person behind him is Zhang Yuan.

He promised Huang Baiming that he would help Zhen Zidan "rehabilitate" and reshape public opinion.

Say it, do it.

The solution is to portray him as an actor who loves his family.

When the time comes, we will release a press release online, and soon people will follow suit.

After all, netizens don’t care about the facts, they just like to join in the fun.

This kind of plot reversal, which starts with depression and ends with excitement, is what they like most.

By then, there will be a group of people on forums and other places who will take the evidence that "Zhen Zidan quit the filming because of his wife" and slap others in the face.

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang Yuan, there was a rumor online that you and Mr. Zhen Zidan were not getting along."

"This is a rumor." Zhang Yuan picked up the microphone.

"I respect Brother Zhen Zidan very much."

"He is a very outstanding senior in the entertainment industry."

"I originally wanted to take advantage of this filming opportunity to learn acting and kung fu from him."

"But it's a pity, but my wife is more important."

Zhao Wei, who was standing by, felt nervous when she saw him telling the "truth" calmly.

He glanced at Zhao Wen's desk on the other side.

Just a few days later, he went to Hong Kong and kicked out Zhen Zidan, a veteran of the project and one of the first actors!

Zhao Wenzhuo was brought along as well.

Since he brought it here, we will definitely stand on his side.

This means that the entire crew has been cleaned up by him from top to bottom.

It should be called a bloodbath.

I almost got in trouble when I chased Kun away first...

After a major purge, the entire "Painted Skin" is now filled with people supporting him, and there is no second voice.

The crew's investors, Ningying and Shanghai Film, had no objections.

Because Zhen Zidan returned the money and Zhang Yuan didn't want any remuneration, the pressure on the film was much less.

The Hong Kong investors have also been dealt with, so naturally they have nothing to say.

Even Zhao Yanzi felt it was a bit scary.

Not to mention Zhao Yanzi felt scared, even Chen Jiashang was a little scared.

He was afraid that Zhang Yuan would replace him...

These two don't understand him, he would not do such a thing.

You have to grasp the scale and consider the impact.

After welcoming Zhao Wenzhuo and interviewing him, the reporter also urged Brother Zhuo to do a few more.

"We're about to start filming, and there's nothing useful here, so I won't show you today."

He refused with a smile.

In fact, he was also injured by Zhang Yuan’s punch and is still recovering.

The press conference was quite short, after all, we still had to shoot.

After the meeting, everyone held a small meeting together and made it clear that no one should speak privately and that everything regarding Zhen Zidan should be based on what the crew said.

In particular, Zhang Yuan also asked Zhou Xun.

"Sister Xun, what do you think of Zhen Zidan?"

He was worried that this person's IQ and EQ were not good enough to keep secrets.

Brother Xun was smoking the mint bursting Mont Blanc that Zhang Yuan brought from Hong Kong and answered with narrowed eyes.

"I told you before that Zhen Zidan loves his wife very much, but you didn't listen."

Zhang Yuan: …

The process is completely wrong, but the answers are all correct.

Zhang Yuan felt that he might have worried for nothing.

The king racked his brains, but was no match for the madman's sudden inspiration.

Others still need to pretend, but Zhou Xun is pure natural and harmless. She doesn't need to pretend at all because that's what she thinks.

"Congratulations on your safe return. Would you like to have dinner together tonight?"

After the meeting, Wu Jing hooked his shoulder and said.

"Brother Zhuo, would you like to drink with me?"

They all practiced martial arts and were from mainland China, so they were closer. He thought it would be fun to have more people to play with him.

Although Zhao Wenzhuo did not graduate from Shichahai Martial Arts School, he, like Wu Jing, studied at the Imperial Capital Sports University.

They are considered alumni.

"I won't drink anymore. It's for health reasons." Zhao Wenzhuo cleared his throat and looked at Zhang Yuan again.

He usually drinks, but because of Zhang Yuan's punch, he took some Chinese medicine to recuperate, so he avoided spicy food and alcohol.

Normally, if someone invites you to dinner after just meeting you, you should explain even if you don't go.

But Brother Zhuo still had his old habit of directly refusing, which seemed a bit stubborn.

"What's going on? You're not giving me face." Wu Jing looked at Zhao Wenzhuo's departing back.

"It's normal for a master to have a personality," Zhang Yuan explained.

"I'm also a master!" Wu Jing tilted his neck.

"He's at Wuying level, what's your level?" Zhang Yuan smiled sideways.

"grass!"

Wu Jing's soft spot was hit.

He is one of the few Kung Fu actors of that generation in mainland China who does not have the title of Wuying level.

"You are not at the Wuying level either!" He thought for a moment and turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

"I didn't." Zhang Yuan spread out his hands.

"But I have money, and I gave you money."

"How are the preparations for the play I paid you to shoot going?"

"Where's the script? Where's the team? The filming location? The actors? The budget? The post-production? The storyboards..."

Wu Jing: Master, stop reading!
"When talking to investors, you have to pay attention to your attitude, do you understand?" Zhang Yuan put his hands on his hips, showing his best attitude.

"Okay, okay, okay... Then investor, I'll treat you to a drink tonight."

"No, I have things to do."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved.

"Master Peng, you are here."

"This way."

Master Peng, the eldest disciple of Yip Chun, was invited to teach him Wing Chun for two weeks.

If you say you need to practice, then you need to practice.

Just like what happened with Zhen Zidan, you have to do what you say.

Besides, it is also for the subsequent filming.

None of the kung fu he learned, Zhen Zidan, was authentic; he learned a lot of different things.

Therefore, when he films Kung Fu movies, it actually has some elements of Wuxiang Gong.

It seems to be the case, but in fact there are many problems with the moves.

The problem is here too.

Master Peng also taught International Dan several times individually.

Overall, it was effective and it was enough to film the movie.

But from the perspective of boxing practice, there is still a long way to go.

But that was Zhen Zidan...he thought so.

He has been practicing martial arts for more than 20 years and Wing Chun for several months to achieve this result, which is presentable.

You guys practiced for two weeks...

Really, if you didn’t pay so much, 20,000 yuan a day, I wouldn’t want to come!

Master Peng didn't know that his master took 8% of the kickbacks.

He thought Zhang Yuan was joking with him and just wanted to put his name on it as a formality.

So when I met him, although I was polite, my smile didn't seem very sincere.

"From today on, after work every day, I will practice Wing Chun with Master Peng."

"So I won't drink with you."

"Dandan!" He called his assistant.

"Help Master Peng carry his luggage and take him to the hotel first."

After seeing this person off, Wu Jing looked around curiously.

"This man has broad hands and strong bones."

"He should be a boxing expert."

"You have a good eye." Zhang Yuan praised. After all, he is an expert and he knows a lot.

"But why do you want to practice Wing Chun?" Wu Jing was puzzled, so Zhang Yuan explained to him in detail the situation of the movie "Ip Man".

"what!"

Wu Jing opened his mouth wide after hearing this.

He was already very surprised that Zhang Yuan kicked Zhen Zidan out of the crew.

I didn't expect that not only the current road but also the future road would be taken away by others.

"Will you hurt him too much by doing this?" Wu Jing thought about it and realized that if this happened to him, he would probably be depressed for a long time.

Zhang Yuan held his shoulders.

"I plan to arrange a role for you in this play."

"What the hell!" Wu Jing's expression changed when he heard this.

"I've been annoyed with him for a long time!"

“My ribs still hurt!”

It’s none of my business if he’s traumatized.

As long as I have a role to play!

As expected, I rely on friends when I go out.

Wu Jing was glad that he was on Zhang Yuan's side and that he was very nice to his people.

Of course, they are more ruthless towards outsiders...

But the entertainment industry is a place where you are lower than me and I am higher than you, and where you have no food but I have food.

I don't care about you.

Although he didn't find anyone to drink with, Wu Jing was very excited and went about his own activities, running and jumping.

In this drama, the fighting scenes between Zhang Yuan, Wu Jing and Zhao Wenzhuo are quite heavy.

And there are more night shows.

The exorcist played by Sun Li also has to shoot a lot of fighting scenes.

In general, this film is a Chinese costume drama shot according to the Hollywood model.

Violence, sex, revenge.

None of the three elements are missing.

This is a pure commercial film, a very pure one.

Far purer than "The Warlords".

When filming, Chen Kexin still added a lot of her own understanding, and there were many complex inner dramas.

This film does not have that, it is basically straight to the point, highlighting its simplicity and efficiency.

Therefore, the performance is much easier than "The Warlords".

Wow!

Zhang Yuan, hanging on a wire, flew down from the eaves and landed in a handsome pose.

"very good."

The film's martial arts director was Dong Wei, who later became the action director of the "Changjin Lake" series.

He comes from the Peking Opera background, so his action design has a lot of flavor of stage plays.

After joining the crew, the changes caused by Zhang Yuan made him a little worried about whether the young actor would cooperate during the filming.

After all, he has seen many people who act like big shots.

Zhang Yuan's behavior of chasing Zhen Zidan away has gone beyond ordinary arrogance.

But now, when you see him performing fighting scenes, he basically does them in one take.

The moves I designed were like fish in water in his hands, and they were extremely easy. I couldn't help but sigh that he really has the skills!
The level of professionalism is commendable.

"Is it OK?" Zhang Yuanyuan asked.

"One more."

"Okay, but hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

“Okay…” Dong Wuzhi thought to himself that he was indeed a big shot, and the crew had to follow his schedule.

After doing it again, Zhang Yuan hurriedly took off the wire straps and protective clothing.

The props and costumes of this crew are obviously much worse than those of "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "The Forbidden Kingdom".

After all, the cost is there.

He doesn't even have an interest in "collecting".

There's just a piece of leather armor and a piece of chain mail. What else is there for me to take?

The Guandao used by Pang Yong in the film is made of wood.

I don't even know how to use gold to fight...

He took a box lunch from the crew, ate a few bites, and put it aside.

I still have to practice Wing Chun, so I can’t eat too much.

Otherwise, you will feel nauseous if you do strenuous exercise.

"Master Peng."

There is plenty of land in Hengdian.

Zhang Yuan asked the crew to leave an empty area in the warehouse where props were stored for him to use.

Make an appointment to meet someone here.

Master Peng prepared a wooden man in advance for him to practice the basics of Wing Chun boxing.

Anyway, no matter what kind of boxing style it is, there are usually only two basic ones.

Posture training and techniques.

Breathing techniques and medication are something you can only try after you have practiced to a certain level.

"Mr. Zhang, you are from the north."

"No matter what kind of Kung Fu you have practiced before, you must remember one thing."

"Wing Chun is a representative of southern boxing, which is completely different from northern martial arts."

This is not nonsense.

Zhang Yuan nodded in agreement.

Northern boxing, especially in the Northeast, Inner Mongolia, and Northwest China, features large and wide movements.

Southern boxing is generally more agile.

But it is not absolute.

There is also a saying that there are southern fists and northern legs.

This means that southern boxing is generally stronger, while northern leg techniques are more powerful.

This is logical.

Because there are general body size differences between the north and the south.

The average height of people in Guangdong Province and those in Northeast China differ by about ten centimeters.

My legs are shorter than others, so what’s the point of kicking?
Don’t even mention China.

The most representative martial arts of the Japanese and Korean countries are karate and taekwondo respectively.

Although karate originated from the ancient Chinese martial arts Tang Shou, taekwondo originated from karate.

But karate uses both fists and feet, while taekwondo is more focused on leg skills.

This is also because Koreans are considered a northern race and are larger in physique than Japanese.

Taekwondo is very popular in the Nordic countries.

Because the average height there is over 180cm, and the leg length is less than one meter, it is indeed suitable for practicing this.

Wing Chun is completely opposite to Taekwondo, which is a kind of aggressive martial arts.

Master Peng stood up straight and assumed a stance.

"So, you need to forget all the skills you learned before and start over."

"Let's start with the standing practice."

"In these two weeks, as long as you understand the standing practice, you will have made some progress."

After saying this, he stretched out his hands with his palms facing up, then clenched his fists, bent them back, and held them close to his sides.

At the same time, move your hips slightly backward, adjust your center of gravity, and turn your legs inward.

Point your feet slightly inward and bend your knees slightly.

The whole body's strength sinks slightly.

This is the basic stance of Wing Chun, the two-character stance of Sheep Horse.

how to say.

Compared with the Northern boxing horse stance, the two-character sheep horse stance seems a bit "stingy" and not domineering enough.

Wing Chun has been often laughed at by northern martial arts circles because of its basic stance skills.

Always saying that they are bitches...

"Watch carefully, next, just follow me..." Master Peng said and turned his head.

Then... the whole person froze.

I saw that Zhang Yuan had already displayed his same two-character sheep-clamping horse.

Whether it is the arm movements, knee angles, or center of gravity position, they are all extremely standard.

I told him to practice it in two weeks, but he did it in two seconds. What does that mean?

"You... have a basic knowledge of Wing Chun?" Master Peng walked forward slowly, looking here and there.

standard.

Too standard!

I want to learn the standard from him.

"No, zero foundation." Zhang Yuan replied.

"you sure?"

Master Peng seemed to have seen a monster.

If you have experience, it is possible to imitate it roughly in an instant.

But how is it possible to master all the tricks and key points in an instant?

"I haven't practiced Wing Chun, but I have practiced Hung Gar."

"Oh...hi!" Master Peng clapped his hands.

You should have said it earlier.

The two-character clamp sheep horse is also one of the basic standing exercises of Hung Gar.

Master Peng shook his head.

I was so scared that I thought I had met a martial arts genius that only appears once in a century.

I just want to say, how can people learn something in just one lesson?

I have never seen such a strong person in my life.

But he will see it soon... (End of this chapter)