Actor: Thank you.

After getting up the next day, Fan Bingbing pulled him aside to have a good chat for a while.

We are talking about the topic of "Shinjuku Incident".

Seeing that she was asking sincerely and that she had performed well last night... Zhang Yuan told the truth.

“It’s a question of subject matter.”

"There are a bunch of people up there who really care about their reputation."

“What if they think the film is not good and don’t let me watch it?”

"Chen Long is very powerful and prestigious, but he is not omnipotent."

That's it.

He didn't force Fan Xiaopang to listen to him.

She is not the type to obey everything.

She has to make her own decision on this matter.

After all, many people are vying to play the heroine in Chen Long’s movie.

There are two actresses in this film, Fan Bingbing and Xu Jinglei.

In recent years, Miss Xu has also joined the Hong Kong circle.

Who is the first female lead and who is the second female lead among these two characters?
In fact, in terms of roles, there is no clear distinction.

But if Zhang Yuan was in the group, given his relationship with Chen Long, it wouldn't be a problem for him to help Fan Bingbing.

Even if he wasn't there, Fan Bingbing was enough to dominate the show with the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress that he had created.

You won’t suffer too much in front of Xu Jinglei.

"Do you really think so?" Fan Bingbing frowned and asked softly.

It was a good opportunity and she didn't want to miss it.

"It's just my personal feeling, it may not be 100% correct." Zhang Yuan said cautiously.

Talking is like eating. Even in front of close people, it is best to be reserved. Don’t eat too much, and don’t talk too much.

Zhang Yuan remembered that in his previous life, Er Dongsheng said that he gave up the mainland market because he was unwilling to cut out the bloody scenes.

is it possible?
Are you really so artistically minded that you would give up at least tens of millions in box office revenue for a few minutes of footage?
Besides, he is a veteran director. How could he not know what level of shots would not be approved in mainland China?
If this was really the reason, then the film would not have passed review at all. How could he have started promoting it so early and spent so much money on it?

Temporary withdrawal of films is not an isolated case in mainland China, but it is not common either.

Most of them are due to issues that go beyond the level of the film and television industry.

For example, "Monster Hunter" deliberately uses racial discrimination and carries its own agenda.

Zhang Yuan remembered that in his previous life, Fan Bingbing had a miserable life in the first few years after leaving Huayi.

The two consecutive female-led dramas "Apple" and "Shinjuku Incident" could not be released in mainland China.

If she didn't have enough announcements and other works to keep her popular, most people would have been left out.

Now that I have helped her get "Apple", I should be a good person and also help remind her of this drama.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yuan suddenly chuckled.

"What's wrong with you?" Fan Bingbing saw that he had a mean look on his face and didn't think anything good was going to happen.

"Your reputation hasn't been very good lately, right?"

"You doubt me?" Fatty Fan narrowed his eyes, "You think I was able to participate in this project because I slept my way out of it."

"That's not what I meant." Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"If you don't act in this play and vacate this position, I can help you solve some minor problems regarding reputation."

“Even if it can’t be completely eliminated, it will be a little better.”

"What do you mean?" Fan Bingbing looked at him in confusion.

"Don't worry about it. Think about it carefully." Zhang Yuan stood up and put on his clothes.

Leave the room and have breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Although Fan Bingbing socialized with the people around her very decently, it was obvious that something was on her mind.

He must be thinking about what he said.

"Uncle Long, how are we going to get there later?" Zhang Yuan said while chewing on a Japanese tofu bun.

"Are you flying to the mainland or to Hong Kong? Do you want to go together?"

Chen Long tilted his head and sighed: "I can't leave."

He pointed to the hotel entrance with his backhand: "The Yamaguchi-gumi invited us to visit Tokyo. Everything has been arranged."

"The car and the people who were waiting for me have arrived."

"I have to go. I have to stay for another day."

"Hehe, then take care of yourself." Zhang Yuan smiled and patted the steamed bun crumbs on his hands.

"You too!" Chen Long looked surprised. "Yesterday, the vice president of Mitsubishi said that his daughter likes you and wants to have dinner together."

"I've been asked to do this."

Ah...don't they say that movies are acted out?

Zhang Yuan shook his head. There really is a Japanese girl who likes me.

It is common for relatives of big business owners to abuse their power for personal gain and invite celebrities to dinner and parties.

Many companies choose their spokespersons based on the tastes of their leaders.

Of course, in later times the opposite happened.

Many company leaders have been betrayed by their subordinates.

The planning department and the advertising department are mostly composed of girls.

These people chase stars at public expense, solicit work for their idols, and offer sky-high prices far beyond their status.

There are many such things. Women are crazy about chasing stars.

Zhang Yuan has no interest in most Japanese girls.

Because the women of authentic island country bloodlines are not only not as pretty as those in anime, they also look quite "intelligent".

Just look at the royal family of the island country.

Bow legs, short stature, and crooked teeth are all characteristics of Sakura girls.

Kanna Hashimoto, who is said to be a beautiful girl once in a thousand years, is a shorty with bow legs.

Girls like Masami Nagasawa and Yu Aoi have good figures and are tall and tall, which is rare in the island country.

The so-called tall guys are no taller than 170cm.

Yui Aragaki's height is over 170cm, but she has to lie and say it's 169cm for work.

Even so, it is still nicknamed the "Little Giant of Okinawa" by Japanese media.

With this level of skill, Yang Tianbao would really kill indiscriminately if he came.

"I hope we're just eating and don't ask me to do anything else." Zhang Yuan thought to himself.

There is no harm in interacting with senior executives of large companies.

"Brother Chenlong!"

Just as several people were discussing how to deal with the island country, a tired but slightly cautious voice interrupted their conversation.

"Hey, why are you here?"

"I happened to be traveling nearby, and when I heard you were here, I came to meet you."

The person who came was none other than A-Zu.

"What a coincidence..." Zhang Yuan greeted with a smile.

Coincidence?

Zhang Yuan raised his nose and smelled a leftover smell.

Apparently spent the night on the plane.

The dark circles under the eyes and oily hair are proof that I didn’t get enough sleep last night and didn’t have time to wash up.

Haha...this is too anxious.

Wu Yan's group is Er Dongsheng's favorite.

So I discussed this play with him early on.

Now seeing Zhang Yuan and Chen Long hanging out together, and that they were in the island country where the filming was taking place, he immediately panicked.

Because although the director of this play is Er Dongsheng, the investor is Chen Long!

As a transitional work, of course you have to pay for it.

Speaking of which, Uncle Long’s wife Lin Fengjiao was against his participation in this play, thinking it was not suitable for Uncle Long.

Mrs. Long’s vision is still accurate.

Because the investor is the big brother, Chen Long has a lot of say in who to use in the crew.

"Look how scared you are." Fan Bingbing tried to hold back her laughter and whispered something in his ear.

"He scares himself."

Fan Xiaopang thought that there were not many people in the entire entertainment industry who could scare A-Zu like this.

After all, Zhang Yuan never fails, and he can definitely get the role he wants, provided that he wants it.

A-Zu is a rare honest man in the circle. Zhang Yuan felt a little sorry to see him so panicked.

But you can’t just say you don’t want to act. The role is still yours, so don’t panic.

You have to find a reason to speak up.

For the rest of the day, A-Zu joined everyone in social activities.

Uncle Long's expression was a little strange, after all, the competitors were face to face.

A-Zu was tense and cautious.

Only Zhang Yuan was very relaxed. He ate and drank as usual, without any worries at all.

I attended a social event in the evening as requested.

As expected, girls from the island countries look pretty average.

To what extent is it common?

It was just that Fan Bingbing didn't even get angry at all.

I'm sure Zhang Yuan would look down on this kind of person.

Although I didn't gain much, I did make some good friends in the island country.

It’s hard to predict what’s going on in this world, and you never know when you might need it.

After finally getting rid of the "warm hospitality" of the local gangs, everyone went their separate ways at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

"Call me when I get back." Chen Long didn't want to say in front of A-Zu that we talked about the play and the role, so he just made a phone call gesture next to his ear.

"to make."

After agreeing, Zhang Yuan came to A Zu's side.

"Nice to meet you. It's been a while since we last worked together."

"Yes." A-Zu became nervous when he saw him approaching.

"I've seen a few of your works, and they're great."

"I look forward to seeing more of your works." Then she patted him on the shoulder and walked away.

Ah Zu savored the taste and felt that the other person was obviously of the same generation as him.

But why does it sound like the leader is arranging work when we are chatting?

And whether I can have more works depends on you, right?
"What are your plans for later?"

On the flight, Fan Bingbing asked softly, twirling her hair with her fingers.

"Let's find a place to eat together, and then... go to my house?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to take a break yesterday morning?"

"I rested enough yesterday." Fan Bingbing twisted his body and came closer: "Why, you haven't rested yet."

Zhang Yuan: …

If you don't fight for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles.

He even challenged me. "Just skip the eating step. I want to see who didn't get enough rest."

"Giggle..."

With Fat Fan's chuckle, the plane landed smoothly.

Go straight to her home.

After a long time, it was the same as the previous two days at the Island Hotel.

After finishing the "business", we started talking about "business".

"Do you think you can help me solve the problem of my reputation?" she asked weakly.

"Not bad at all."

"Uh... okay, I believe you." After thinking it over, Fan Bingbing decided to follow Zhang Yuan's advice.

First of all, he had no reason to hurt himself.

The two of them are tied to each other, and he also has shares in his own company. It will not do him any good to cheat himself.

And his judgment on movies is always accurate.

The recent scandals about her have indeed affected her work and business value.

After rumors about her and the Hong Kong circle appeared, she ran for endorsements from several companies.

So these rumors include things about Huayi as well as things about her colleagues.

If your endorsement is gone, then it’s mine.

The wind borrows the power of fire, and the fire borrows the power of wind; they complement each other.

This is why once something happens to someone in the entertainment industry, there will be a lot of people who will take advantage of the situation to kick them.

Because some people always think that this world is a zero-sum game.

However, few people think about expanding the market so that everyone can benefit.

"Okay, you've made your decision, then just listen to me." Zhang Yuan rubbed his fingers.

"But you have to think about the specific process and time, especially the timing when you and Uncle Long will come clean about not performing."

"You have to think of the reasons in advance."

"I understand." Seeing how confident he was, Fan Bingbing became more and more curious about what he was going to do.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Are you free these days?"

"Please stay with me for a while. We are usually busy and don't have time to meet." Fan Ye pretended to be a little woman.

Indeed, they are both very busy people in the film and television industry, and are envied by their colleagues who have more work to do.

"Sorry, that's really not possible." Zhang Yuan said, and jumped off the bed to the ground.

"What? Are you leaving right after you've had your fun?" Fan Bingbing angrily threw clothes at me, "Are you treating me like a toy?"

"How can that be possible?"

He hooked his trousers with his foot and put them on.

"It's important."

"The Founding of a Republic has arranged a notice for me."

"I promised Han Sanpin that I would adjust the time according to the crew's schedule."

"There will be a lot of things that will require Lao Han's help in the future, so we have to give him enough face."

"Oh... okay, I won't keep you." When Fan Bingbing heard that it was such an important matter, she turned over and lay on the bed, holding her chin and looking at him.

Not everyone can take part in this play.

Because she has left Huayi, Fan Bingbing is not qualified to go.

Huayi crammed a bunch of people into the group.

Zhang Hanyu, Ge You, Huang Xiaoming, Feng Xiaogang...

He is really awesome...Fan Xiaopang thought so.

Not only can he go, but he also plays an important role.

A little tinkering after returning home.

The next day, he went straight to the shooting base of Beijing Film Studio.

For this play, Beijing Film Studio cleared out its largest studio in advance.

This is still a set.

The rest, such as Yuhuatai Mausoleum, the State Guesthouse, the Great Hall, and even the outskirts of Zhongnanhai, which has a higher security level, all got the green light and could be filmed in real scenes.

That is to say, it was because of the tribute film and with Lao Han taking the lead that we were able to receive this treatment.

A total of nearly 180 artists were brought in, and the lineup was full.

During this period, Jiang Wen came to the door again and said that she wanted to play Mao...

He is a die-hard fan of the teacher.

Old Han almost got so angry that his mouth twisted.

You keep saying shit all day and keep talking nonsense. How can you play the role of a teacher?
But this person is the type who won't give in and keeps pestering her.

"Okay, I'll let you play the character with the surname Mao."

As a result, he was assigned Mao Renfeng, one of the four major secret agents of the Military Control Commission...

His surname is Mao. He was a teacher when he was young. There is nothing wrong with him.

Jiang Wen was still the same as always, dissatisfied with this and angry with that.

But Old Han also said, Cheng Daoming plays Yan Jinwen, you two have rival scenes, and he is his superior.

Because I was filming the TV version of "The Last Emperor" that year.

At the beginning, the crew chose Jiang Wen to play Puyi.

But just before filming began, director Zhou Huan gave the role to Cheng Daoming.

The reason is that Uncle Daoming has a better image.

There was nothing wrong with what Director Zhou said, but it made Jiang Wen very angry.

Although he was angry, Jiang Wen was not petty. He even admired Cheng Daoming quite a bit.

When I heard what Lao Han said, I thought to myself, you kid is in my hands.

I have to rehearse a good scene for you on the set!
Only then did he agree.

"Uncle Guoli!" When they arrived at the set, Zhang Yuan was the first to step forward and greet Zhang Guoli, who had already shaved his head.

After all, he is going to play a bald man.

"Great, we can finally act together again." Zhang Guoli was also happy to see him coming.

For the roles of father and son, it is of course better to have someone familiar and understanding, so that the young actors won’t be unable to keep up with their pace and fall behind.

I feel relieved when he comes.

"Okay, I'll go change my clothes too."

Come to the dressing room.

This crew does not allow actors to bring their own makeup artists, all of them have to use the crew's own.

I'm just afraid that someone will play tricks on me and do something to stand out.

The requirements are very strict.

Don’t think that because this play is important and everyone pays attention to it, everyone will behave themselves.

You never know how stupid some selfish people can be and how much damage they can do.

Because I understand the little tricks of the entertainment industry so well, the pay arrangement for this drama is different from others.

It is distribution according to work with very socialist characteristics.

Regardless of the size of the star.

No matter you are one of the Four Heavenly Kings, an international superstar, or a newly debuted artist.

The remuneration is calculated by multiplying the unified salary standard by your performance time.

It eliminates all possibilities of competing for status and comparing pay from the root.

By the way, it can also save money for the crew.

Because of this method of calculating film remuneration, Zhang Yuan's salary exceeded that of many senior film directors such as Liu Dehua, Leon Lai, Jiang Wen, Xu Fan, Chen Long, Li Lianjie, and Ge You.

He is second only to Tang Guoqiang, Zhang Guoli, and several other special actors such as Liu Jin and Wang Wufu.

Zhang Yuan changed into a dark grey Mao suit.

This kind of clothing, like the Kuomintang, is Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s “legacy”.

Practical and durable.

Especially those big pockets on clothes and pants.

Zhang Yuan searched his pockets and found that he could fit at least one set of pancakes with green onions and two small wine bottles.

You won’t feel hungry when you go out, it’s so delicious.

Some luxury brands and people in the fashion industry claim that pockets on clothes should not be used to hold things, otherwise it would look tacky.

Zhang Yuan suspected that they were just pretending to be out of touch with reality in order to raise their status and sell a few more bags.

He likes the ones with pockets.

Can hold cigarettes and lighters.

There are also peanuts and melon seeds.

I took a few makeup photos, they were pretty good.

After seeing his own appearance and photos, Zhang Yuan finally understood why he had chosen Chen Kun in the first place.

This is the temperament of a gentleman but a villain that we want.

"Yeah, Brother Honglei, you're here too."

After trying on clothes, I have nothing to do, so I'm just walking around the set.

I accidentally saw a familiar figure.

Sun Honglei turned around and noticed him as well.

"You're here too. Nice to meet you."

Come forward and shake hands.

"What role do you play?" Zhang Yuan asked

"A minor character, a reporter from Central Daily News."

"What about you?"

"I'm not big either." Zhang Yuan smiled and replied, "Jiang Jingguo."

Sun Honglei: …

Isn’t that big?

Sun Honglei was a little depressed.

Back then in the crew of "Conquer", I played the eldest brother and he played the younger brother.

Now fast forward, I had to depend on him for food while filming Insidious.

That’s the boss and the investor, there’s nothing we can do about it.

I didn't expect that the situation in the same play would be completely opposite to that of that year.

He plays the big brother, and I am the little brother...

How to do?
Just hold it in, what else can you do but curse?

"I still remember the days when we were filming 'Conquest' vividly." When old friends get together, they can't help but reminisce about the past.

"Speaking of 'Conquer', Director Gao asked me to have dinner with him tonight." Brother Honglei mentioned this.

"How about you come along?"

"Okay!" Zhang Yuan was of course happy to agree: "It's been many years since we last met."

So the matter was settled... (End of this chapter)