Actor: Thank you.

Chapter 961 Full Cup
"Come on, prepare... ACTION!"

boom!
On the set, Ye Weixing directed the special effects by turning on a switch.

A blood mist burst out from Zhang Yuan's left shoulder as he stood on the wooden arena.

The prop master installed a blood pack on his body in advance.

The next scene is Li Zhao, played by Lin Jiadong, who pushed the Japanese officer and saved Ip Man's life.

Otherwise the shot would have been a headshot.

The script does not give any subsequent story about Li Zhao.

But as an interpreter, he snatched the gun from the Japanese officer, held it tightly with anger, turned the gun around and shot the officer in the head.

The result is predictable.

Death is certain, and it will be miserable.

But for the sake of the audience's viewing emotions, this evil island officer must die so that people can breathe a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, if they harm the Chinese people for a whole episode and nothing happens in the end, the audience will definitely rebel.

The character of Li Zhao also completed his character arc because of the previous foreshadowing and the final outburst.

It's just a pity that there is no second episode.

Zhang Yuan had observed him carefully on the set and there was a reason why Brother Hua valued him so much. This guy was indeed amazing and his performance was very detailed.

At this time, Zhang Yuan acted out his reaction after being shot.

Just one word, confused.

He did not adopt the multi-segment performance style commonly seen in film and television works.

Panic, pain, distortion...but maintaining the same posture throughout.

Ip Man was portrayed as a martial arts master.

The most important thing for a master is stability.

He didn't run around like a monkey after being hit by a stick.

Chen Long is good at this kind of thing, so he rarely plays the role of a master.

And at this time, Ip Man had already defeated his strong rival Miura.

Enjoying the cheers of the people around him.

What is he thinking at this moment?
We should have a deeper understanding of the "Tao" of martial arts.

The greatest heroes serve their country and their people, and can use their kung fu to inspire the masses' patriotism and spirit of resistance. Only they are worthy of being called masters.

Two of the four great Dan actresses at that time, Mei Lanfang and Cheng Yanqiu, both masters, sternly rejected the Japanese's performance invitations during the war.

At this time, Ip Man, like these two artists, used his expertise to do what he could for the country.

Hearing the people cheering and awakening, he must have been excited, and he never expected that the Japanese would launch a surprise attack at this time.

After shaking slightly, his expression did not change, but his eyes gradually became empty.

His whole body tilted to one side and fell down at an angle.

In order to capture the shocking feeling of "a giant falling to the ground", Ye Weixing designed the scene to fall directly from the stage to the audience.

With a twist of his ankle, Zhang Yuan fell toward the stage which was more than one meter high.

He could have asked for a body double, but he insisted on shooting it himself.

Because it really falls.

Moreover, it is a panoramic shot, not a partial close-up, and there cannot be cushions on the ground, otherwise it will be exposed.

Liang Xiaolong ordered his four men to wait for the right moment and throw the cushion under him before he hit the ground.

Snapped!
Just right, it hit the mat firmly.

If it was half a second off, he would have fallen to the ground.

"it is good!"

After this period of cooperation, Ye Weixing is still convinced by Zhang Yuan's work.

If it were an ordinary young actor, he would definitely have to use a stand-in.

It's not easy for him to be willing to do such dangerous scenes by himself.

Then there was another shot where he fell to the ground bleeding, and the people rushed through the Japanese blockade and rescued him.

As soon as the loud speaker shouted, the extras rushed forward like vicious dogs pouncing on their prey.

If this was the real situation, how could the Japanese soldiers with Type 38 rifles allow the civilians to rush into the quarantine area? They would have opened fire long ago.

But it’s enough for the movie to convey its meaning, as it mainly serves to show how Ip Man is deeply loved by the people.

Just like what Jin Shanzhao said when he was eating wonton noodles after he appeared on the stage.

"Hey, who's the best fighter in Foshan?"

"Of course Ip Man, could it be me?"

All noodle stall owners know that Ip Man is the best, just like Huo Yuanjia is the best in Tianjin.

"Oh……"

A large group of people lifted him up from the ground and escorted him out.

Zhang Yuan, with his eyes closed, suddenly remembered the scene where Sissi appeared in The Return of the Condor Heroes.

He had just defeated a foreign expert and was being embraced and praised by others.

Fortunately, the extras who carried him were all men, and none of them had any perverted gropes.

That is, in Shanghai. If it were in Chengdu... it would be hard to say.

"Come, congratulate our leading actor on finishing the film!"

When the extras dispersed, Hong Jinbao shouted,
We are all gentlemen, so there is no need for pretentious things like giving flowers.

Zhang Yuan waved his hands and took photos with the main creators.

"Some bastard stepped on my hand just now. It's so black!" Zhang Yuan looked at the shoe prints on the back of his hand. He couldn't tell whether it was intentional or accidental.

There really are some unsatisfactory extras on the set. If they were to get a starring role, they would be happy all day and brag about themselves for the rest of their lives.

"The rest is up to you." Zhang Yuan shook hands and talked with Ye Weixing.

He was asked to add more fleeting historical materials during post-production, especially the atrocities committed by the islanders and the famous photo of the man signing the surrender document when he was finally defeated.

This will strengthen the patriotic nature of the film.

"It's my treat tonight."

"I won't eat Shanghai cuisine, I'll just eat Cantonese cuisine."

“Let’s go for high-end Japanese food!”

"Hey!" Upon hearing this, they came rushing to follow.

The most authentic place for Japanese food in the country is basically Shanghai.

In addition to being occupied by the Japanese during the war, the reform and opening up attracted Japanese investment, and a large number of Japanese and Korean people gathered in the western part of the Magic City.

So not only is the Japanese food here authentic, but the Japanese service is also authentic.

Every night there are a large number of mamasans and kimono ladies working day and night.

It is also the best place to sell Viagra in the whole Magic City.

The bodies of Japanese and Korean people are not good either...

Zhang Yuan’s preference for sashimi is average, mainly because it’s expensive.

Because it’s expensive, you can grab it.

He wanted to grab one last wave before leaving.

It can be said that he has been doing a lot of shepherding these days.

Especially those who are close to the martial arts, it is a great improvement for me.

It greatly improved his close-range shooting accuracy.

After finishing the meal, he did not stay HAPPY.

Instead, he flew directly back to the imperial capital.

It’s still more comfortable at home!

It’s the same bed, even if it’s the same brand, it’s still a safe place to sleep at home.

He just got home and it was already midnight when Brother Qian called him.

"Where are you?"

"Just arrived in the imperial capital?"

"That's right, I came to see you."

Zhang Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Could something have gone wrong with Deyuan Society?

Otherwise, why would you look for me in the middle of the night?

As it turned out, Zhang Yuan was overthinking.

Brother Qian simply has a rich nightlife.

When his sister-in-law took the children to rest, he came out to play.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan hurried to the bedroom.

I have to change the password of the safe that used Mrs. Qian’s birthday as its password.

This time it’s Guo Qilin’s birthday…as long as no one can guess it.

Brother Qian came with walnuts on a plate.

"Do you have anything to eat here?"

"It would be great if we could eat and talk at the same time."

"It's late now. The cook is asleep. It's not appropriate to wake her up." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

"They are lucky to have a boss like you who considers his subordinates." Brother Qian said.

The two of them went to the kitchen and rummaged through the refrigerator like thieves.

Zhang Yuan had not been home for a while, and his subordinates were not in a position to enjoy rich food, so there was really nothing to eat.

After rummaging for a long time, he found a piece of pickled cabbage and a large piece of old tofu.

So, not long after...

"Eat pickled vegetables and roll tofu!"

In the small restaurant, a copper pot was steaming and the charcoal fire was burning brightly.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, it was snowing in the imperial capital, and everything was white.

The moonlit night was quiet, but the house was quite lively.

After singing a line, Brother Qian took a sip of wine.

"The emperor...is not as good as me." Zhang Yuan also followed, shaking his head.

Just cut the pickled cabbage into small pieces, chop the tofu into large chunks and stew them together, and it's done.

After all, Yu Qian is the one who has the bottle of soy sauce and sesame oil, and he can have a big meal whenever he enters the green belt. This is already great for him.

Zhang Yuan also thought it was beautiful.

I don’t think this pickled vegetable rolled tofu is any worse than the other high-end Japanese food I’ve had before.

It depends on who you eat with.

Being with others is socializing, being with Brother Qian is eating.

It is a wonderful thing to drink while enjoying the snow scenery outside the house.

"Xiao Yue is doing well recently."

"Gold is good too." Brother Qian casually chatted about the group's affairs.

"It's good, or too good."

"Hehehe..." Brother Qian chuckled when he heard him say that: "Not bad." "I'm the uncle, you're the godfather, you still have to help the child at the critical moment." Zhang Yuan continued.

Brother Qian smoked a cigarette and narrowed his eyes.

She's not his apprentice, so he doesn't want to get involved in such matters.

But since Zhang Yuan had spoken, he must have some ideas, so he nodded to show that he understood, but did not express that he would definitely support it.

"By the way, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you." After eating for a while, when both of them were choked by their tofu, Brother Qian finally spoke.

"I have made some money and saved some money over the years."

"The child is growing up and can run and jump."

"I like small animals myself, you know."

"clear."

When it comes to walking birds and playing with dogs, Brother Qian is an expert.

“So I’m going to build my own pet park.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan became excited.

May you be struck by lightning... No, Tianjingdihua Pet Paradise!

Okay, that's fun.

After all, every pony is full of Qian Ge’s hard work and blood.

"If you're interested, let's do it together. It'll be easier and bigger."

"Okay, from now on, we can have an open place to hang out during our breaks. I agree."

It's so much fun to ride a pony.

"But the expenses are quite high." Brother Qian told the truth.

Zhang Yuan knows what's going on.

As the saying goes, poor people play with cars, rich people play with watches and bitches.

Playing horses is more expensive than playing watches.

The annual cost of raising a good horse is hundreds of thousands.

Therefore, children who can play with horses, practice equestrianism, and play polo basically come from wealthy families.

With Brother Qian's ambition, he can't make less than a million, or even several million a year.

The key point is that he plans to open a horse farm in the imperial capital, and the land rental and personnel expenses alone are enormous.

"I heard that you seem to be in debt recently?" Brother Qian said this after he finished speaking.

"You are well-informed."

"I do owe a small amount of money." Zhang Yuan raised his glass and clinked it with the other party.

"how much?"

"More than 100 million."

Cough cough cough... Brother Qian choked on the wine when he heard this number.

Good guy!
You are more ferocious than most people when it comes to debt.

The key is that I am still able to eat as if nothing happened.

"Are you okay?" Brother Qian thought that it would be fine if it was a little less, but he really was powerless to give so much.

He already earns several million a year now, and one commercial performance can bring him hundreds of thousands. Add in endorsements and activities, and he makes quite a bit of money.

But even though he has the highest income in the crosstalk world, this number still seems far away from him.

I thought I would never be able to catch up with this buddy.

When others were making millions, I was only making a few hundred thousand.

When I was making a few million, others were already owing hundreds of millions...

"It's okay, they are just small things, it's not a big deal."

"It's you." Brother Qian drank with him again: "If it were any other person, they would have been worried to death."

"Do you still have the money for this park?"

"A few million is not a big deal." Zhang Yuan replied calmly.

Yu Qian: …

Okay, I’ll tolerate your showing off in private.

Zhang Yuan was not talking nonsense. "The Dragon and the Phoenix" has been released and the box office was over 20 million in the first three days, which is quite good.

The combination of Andy Lau and Fan Bingbing, and the fact that it is a romance film, quite a few couples watched it during the New Year's Eve.

Because of the sponsorship of Macau’s fourth wife, this movie is basically a sure win. It just depends on the final box office total.

It's like waiting for money to fall from the sky.

Moreover, this is the first film released after the establishment of the film industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which is a good start.

Next to the big-name movie "The Princess and the Dragon", "Night Club", which was renamed "Supermarket", has also been released.

Sure enough, the strategy of changing the name was quite successful. This movie alone had a box office of 500 million on the first day.

However, starting from the second day, the box office began to drop sharply.

On the third day, the number of screenings also dropped by half.

Some people have already started cursing on the Internet, saying that this play is not performed by the same team as "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing".

But Zhang Yuan didn't care about being scolded.

As long as you can make money, swearing is acceptable.

And they were scolding the director, Xu Zheng, not me, the investor.

Xu Zheng is a person who is not afraid of a "bad reputation" and is happy to make money.

Zhang Yuan only needs to ensure that the works that are "strongly related" to himself have a good reputation.

I had a detailed chat with Brother Qian about site selection, breeding and other planning.

Brother Qian's idea was just to create a place for his own entertainment, but Zhang Yuan suggested that it still had to have complete facilities and not be too rough.

Celebrities are all wealthy people, and if they start a trend of “playing with horses” themselves, they might even make some money.

Let Brother Qian take care of this matter, and I will feel more at ease.

He originally planned to find a piece of land of 40 to 50 acres, but Zhang Yuan's joining directly caused him to increase the budget by an order of magnitude. Now he plans to find a piece of land of hundreds of acres.

Just like Jiang Wen, Brother Qian is willing to look for him because he is straightforward in spending money and won’t settle accounts for no reason or make a fuss, thus making everyone unhappy.

But just because Brother Qian is not stingy doesn’t mean that everyone is not stingy.

After a day or two, Zhang Yuan took a plane to Hong Kong to meet "Lao Kou" again.

"Drink tea, everyone."

In a large private room of a restaurant, a group of big bosses from the film industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered in a circle.

Zhang Yuan personally held the teapot and poured tea for several Hong Kong seniors one by one.

"you are welcome."

"Just let the waiter do it."

"Yes, you are a big star, and the box office is over 3 million. We can't afford to compensate you if you burn your hand." Yang Shouchen said half-praisingly.

"Hey, Mr. Yang, you also know that his greatest strength is that he does everything himself without any airs." Jiang Zhiqiang also responded.

The seating arrangement today is quite interesting.

Yang Shouchen and Jiang Zhiqiang sat close to him.

Zhang Yuan put down the teapot and sat between the two of them.

It was obvious that the three of them were in the same gang.

So the two bosses just praised him and were also supporting him.

What we are going to talk about today is also very simple.

"Let the Bullets Fly"!
Huang Baiming and several other bosses sat opposite him, smiling as usual.

It was as if the previous matter of letting Zhen Zidan replace him had never happened.

Zhang Yuan also greeted him with a smile, pretending nothing was wrong.

But when Huang Baiming lowered his head, he found that his teacup was extremely full, almost overflowing.

The older brother raised his eyebrows, knowing what was going on.

This guy is picking on me.

70% respect, full cup is an insult.

Pouring you a full cup of tea means I'm chasing you away.

"I invited everyone here today to talk about the company's business." Zhang Yuan stood up and raised his glass: "First of all, the film "Dragon and Phoenix" is selling well now."

"It should be a good start, bringing in a lot of money for the company and even a surplus."

"Then the next question is how to use the money."

"I'm sure everyone already knows that Director Jiang Wen's new film is being prepared."

"I came here today just to listen to everyone's opinions."

The fact is, after Yang Shouchen had a discussion with Zhang Yuan, he told other people about the project investment.

The response was not very good.

The reason is that the cost is too high, and Jiang Wen has never made any money.

Most Hong Kong films are low-budget, and there are very few people like Uncle Long who are willing to spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions to make a movie.

Huang Baiming has always been making low-budget comedies, with a maximum budget of 20 to 30 million yuan.

"Zhang Yuan, we know about this play."

"Jiang Wen is very ambitious, but based on past experience, the 100 million budget he asked for this time is really too much." said the CEO of Meiya next to Huang Baiming.

"There's a saying in the north that if you take too big a step, you're likely to get hurt."

"I think he'd better not make such a big deal about it."

"Sure. We can save tens of millions in film pay by not using the leap year method. I'll find another mainland actor to replace him and ensure that his level is no lower than his." Zhang Yuan didn't spare a second and retorted directly.

Meiya remained silent.

Zhang Yuan was telling him that the high cost was also because of you Hong Kong actors.

Now, even if we replace the Hong Kong people, you’re still worried.

Several people from Huang Baiming's side noticed that Zhang Yuan seemed to be particularly aggressive today.

They all turned to look at him.

It's all your fault!

"Besides, the cost is not one hundred million." Zhang Yuan spoke again at this time.

"The filming cost is 3000 million yuan, and I expect that there will be another 5000 to million yuan in publicity and promotion costs."

"The total cost is 1.3 to 1.5 million!"

Yang Shouchen was shocked when he heard him say that.

People are worried about money, but you add more pressure.

Zhang Yuan has always adopted a conciliatory policy, hoping to make friends with these people.

But relationships require strength.

I originally wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon bullied the northerners...

Now it has come to me. If I continue to be polite, I will become a pig, waiting to be slaughtered.

So today, he came here with the mentality of "beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you"...

(End of this chapter)