Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 152 "Let the Bullets Fly" Project Approval

"Where was the last time you met Geyou?"

“The premiere of The Promise!”

"What about the last time?"

"Club! Wait, don't misunderstand me!" Jiang Wen quickly explained, "It's a proper club, used for business gatherings!"

"Is there a difference between a decent club and an indecent one?" Zhen Jiecheng blinked. "Who would go to a decent club if they were decent people?"

"Are you serious?"

Hearing this, Jiang Wen subconsciously wanted to get back to business.

But after thinking about what Zhen Jiecheng said, he quickly changed his words.
"Not serious!"

"That's it!"

"I"

"What about me?" Zhen Jiecheng pointed with disdain, "You're a lowly person!"

"Shit! Can you still have a good conversation?" Jiang Wen was furious. "Is it fun to try to trick me?"

"Okay, let's talk business. Think of a place where you and Ge Yu met. It has to be elegant."

“Does the Yellow River count?”

"Okay!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded. "The Yellow River is too wide. Let's pick a landmark location, Hukou!"

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and paper and started writing:
It has been 27 days since we parted at Hukou. Spring breeze, autumn moon, willow trees swaying. Although we can't see each other, I still miss you.

"Wait!" Jiang Wen leaned in and read a few sentences, then raised his eyebrows. "Isn't this the welcome message you wrote for me when I went to Shancheng last year?"

"Me? I wrote it specifically for you?" Zhen Jiecheng was amused. "Do you deserve it?"

Ignoring Jiang Wen's rage and shouting, he continued writing:
Although there is no porn star in my brother's film, there is a foolish brother who sleeps with him. We sleep together in the autumn, and walk hand in hand in the day. Rubbing our ears together, but not breaking our arms, isn't it sexy...

Deers are calling, eating duckweed in the wild. Words cannot describe it all, I will explain it in detail when I meet them in person.

Only after he finished writing did he raise his head.

"It uses Cao Mengde's "Viewing the Sea", Qiu Chi's "Letter to Chen Bozhi", Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection", Du Zimei's "Remembering Li Bai on a Spring Day", as well as "Strategies of the Warring States" and "The Book of Songs"."

"I wrote it specifically for you? Don't flatter me, I don't have that ability!"

"Besides, don't you think this writing style combined with this gameplay is a bit pretentious?"

"Oh, right, right!" Jiang Wen nodded hurriedly, "It's good to pretend, I love pretending the most!"

"Brother, I call you brother! Let's talk about our own affairs!"

"This is just one letter. Where is the other one?"

"Brother, thank you for your hard work. Keep writing."

"Brother, do you want some tea? I'll refill your water!"

While Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen were tinkering with "Let the Bullets Fly", Brother Chen and his wife were still worried and anxious. No matter how hard they tried, they could not save the collapsed reputation of "The Promise".

It took three days to break 60 million, and eight days to break 100 million.

Although he has broken the record of the fastest domestic film to break 3.5 million yuan, and Chen has successfully become the fourth director to join the million yuan club, but facing the huge capital of million yuan, the continuously declining box office curve is far from enough to stop the bleeding.

In order to continue to create hype, Brother Chen announced that he would bring "The Promise" to the 06 Berlin Film Festival.

His behavior clearly concealed Brother Chen’s indignation and dissatisfaction: You don’t understand art, so I will find someone like Jiecheng who can understand art.

But before the news could spread, a 20-minute short film made by netizens titled "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" went viral on the Internet.

The film combines "The Promise" with CCTV's "Legal System Online" and re-edits it with perfect lip-syncing.

Then we used the theme song of "MATRIX", the "Robbery" from "A World Without Thieves", Zhang Yu's "The Moon Causes Trouble" and other songs as accompaniment.

Suddenly, a completely distorted history book “The Promise” was published:
The short film tells the story of the investigation of a series of murder cases in the style of a news documentary, and its comedy index is extremely high.

The film was praised by the media as: the true year-end special edition blockbuster of 2005!
Senior Brother Chen was furious and looked extremely excited when facing the interview with reporters.

"We've sued him!"

“We must sue!”

"And this problem needs to be resolved to the end. I don't think people can be so shameless!"

Cheng Hong's sister-in-law also responded that she would personally send a lawyer's letter to the netizen whose name is homophonic with Hu Ge's.

pity!

If Sister-in-law Cheng Hong personally acts as the lawyer, Zhen Jiecheng doesn't mind taking over the lawsuit from this netizen.

I just don't know if Sister Cheng Hong's skills are better than Cheng Hong's.

"Immediately delete the video, make a public apology, and compensate for the losses."

Cheng Hao was wearing a black business suit and her squatting posture was particularly elegant.

The plump buttocks made the short skirt look exaggerated. She tilted her head slightly, with a cold and serious look.
"Silence, huh?" His eyes were as sharp as torches, staring closely at Zhen Jiecheng.

"Tough, huh?" He glanced at her and there was something else going on.

"Then don't blame me for sending you a lawyer's letter!"

After saying this, he immediately lowered his head to work.

But even so, it did not affect her efforts to speak the emotional lines in a clear tone.

Legend has it that there was a celebrity who was born with a stutter. To train himself, he put stones in his mouth and talked to the sea every day. Finally, he developed fluent pronunciation and became a famous orator.

Today's Cheng Hao is doing the same thing.

You are truly an outstanding student of the Central Academy of Drama!

No wonder the directors at Beijing Film Academy are so fond of the Central Academy of Drama!

"Okay, okay, you are really stubborn! It's worth it for me, Cheng Hong, to come to you personally!"

"There is no director in this world that I, Cheng Hong, cannot take down, whether it's Chen Kaige, Zhen Jiecheng, or even a low-level fake online short film director like you!"

"Do you know Pentium, Weiruan and Lianxiang? Some people say that these three companies can be used to describe a man's life."

"Today I will let you experience this life in the next hour!"

"Sister, wait a moment."

Zhen Jiecheng finally spoke.

"Ah, I'm so tired!"

However, Cheng Hao didn't care. He interrupted Zhen Jiecheng and hugged him tightly, as if he had really lost his strength.

The next moment, I could clearly feel the enthusiasm of the Zhen Haos and a happy smile appeared on my face.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? So fast?"

“I didn’t even react!”

What does it mean that the wicked are the first to complain? Well, this is it!
Cheng Hao's disgusted expression made Zhen Jiecheng at a loss for a moment, and he didn't even have time to organize his words to fight back.

"Humph! It's all your fault!"

"It makes me have to spend time digging and cleaning it!"

Go into the bathroom and close the door.

Lying in the bathtub without water, with legs raised and placed on the edge of the bathtub, slightly sticking out the abdomen, and placing the pillow brought from the sofa in the living room under the buttocks.

There was a "splashing" sound from the shower head, but upon closer inspection, it was actually spraying uselessly onto the ground.

"Sister, why haven't you finished washing yet? I still need to wash!"

"Don't I have to take a shower at the same time? I also need to wash my hair!" Cheng Hao replied in a muffled voice.

"Sister, you wash your hair, so I want to wash my hair too. My hair is not sticky anymore, it's almost dry! All my hair is stuck together. Can you open the door and let me in to wash together?"

"No! I'd rather you didn't ruin me again!"

"Sister, what are you talking about?"

"What do you care about me? I'm going to take a shower by myself today, so what? Besides, are you in such a hurry?"

"Nonsense, Brother Jiahui has a flight today, and Brother Jiang and I have an appointment to pick him up at the airport. Don't you know that?"

"Then why don't you just get a basin of tap water from the kitchen, squat down and rub it, then wipe it dry with a towel?"

"Okay! I'll listen to you!"

Hearing this, Zhen Jiecheng no longer insisted.

After washing and cleaning, I put on my pants and said hello.
"Sister, I'm going out now. Please take your time washing!"

He put on his coat and went out.

First he picked up Jiang Wen, and then went straight to the airport.

……

"dududu~"

"Hey, Jiecheng, I've already gotten off the plane, where are you?"

In order to cooperate with Zhen Jiecheng's plan, Liang Jiahui asked his wife to help him put on makeup before going out. Not to mention that he was wearing a mask, even if he took it off, no one would recognize him.

"Brother Jiahui, please wait a moment, I'm stuck in traffic!"

"Oh! Then drive slowly, I'm not in a hurry! Call me when you arrive."

Having said that, Liang Jiahui hung up the phone, found a corner to squat down, and observed and imitated the guys in Beijing with great interest.

Because of the simple dress, the essence of the style was quickly imitated.

It's true, no one asked him if he wanted a taxi, but some guys looked at him in surprise:
"Hey, man, new here? Why haven't I seen you at the airport before?"

"How's business today? How much work have you pulled in?"

"Fuck! You're just wasting time. I arrived downstairs at your house at 4:50, and you didn't come out until after 5!"

"That's good. Has it delayed us?"

"What are you doing at home? Are you playing a competition with Sister Yun?"

Hearing this, Jiang Wen trembled slightly and quickly retorted,

"What nonsense are you talking about? I just took a shower and dressed up to be polite."

Can this be true?

Can it be said that Zhou Yun suddenly learned that Jiang Wen was going to welcome Liang Jiahui with Zhen Jiecheng in the evening, and in order to avoid being robbed by bad company and causing theft in her home, she simply emptied out all the inventory at once?

"That's true! After all, with your body, you can't hold on for that long."

"Shit! What the hell are you talking about? I've been good at fighting for decades, and I've conquered all the foreigners. How about you?" Jiang Wen curled his lips in disdain, "And your broken car! Damn, it's fine if it's just a van, but it's a second-hand one, isn't it shabby?"

"What's so shameful about this? Besides, didn't we agree to keep a low profile?"

Zhen Jiecheng patted the steering wheel.
"Hey, this thing is so low-key, no one would think we are sitting here!"

"Well, that's true!"

As he spoke, the airport came into view. Jiang Wen picked up Zhen Jiecheng's phone and called Liang Jiahui.

Liang Jiahui was dumbfounded!

Liang Jiahui never imagined that two big directors would drive such a car.

After a long pause, he opened his mouth.
“No wonder you’re stuck in traffic!”

"Don't even mention Mercedes-Benz or Rolls-Royce, you're not even a Ma Zida!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen laughed loudly, then pulled Liang Jiahui into the van.

Shift gears, step on the accelerator, and head straight for the highway!
"Brother Jiahui, let's go eat first. You can take a night's rest and then try out the makeup and rehearsal tomorrow."

"Why? Can't you try out your makeup or your acting today?" Liang Jiahui asked.

"That's not the case!" "Then let's try out the makeup and acting first."

"But it's almost time for dinner."

"Why don't we just order a box lunch?" Liang Jiahui waved his hand. "Business matters are more important! Oh, and give me an extra chicken drumstick!"

There is no trace of interpretation, it appears particularly natural.

Especially when compared with a certain big-name actor who asked for a film salary of "40 million" and has a luxury RV to drive even when he takes a shit.

Well, there is no comparison at all!
Hearing this, Jiang Wen hesitated slightly.
"But."

"No buts, brother." Zhen Jiecheng nodded to Jiang Wen, "Just listen to Brother Jiahui."

"When we were filming Parasite, Jiahui ate lunch boxes that we ordered from the same company the whole time. I often had to reshoot a scene many times, and Jiahui would often go hungry in order not to delay filming."

“Jiecheng, don’t praise me for this. This is what an actor should do.” Liang Jiahui waved his hand. “Besides, I’m very happy to be in the crew of Parasite!”

"The lunch boxes you ordered are of high standard, and there will be extra meals when Jielun comes later."

"It's good food and drink, and it's a good, high-quality movie!"

"For an actor, there is no happier and more enjoyable job than this!"

"Hahaha, Brother Jiahui, you're awesome! Let's go straight to the company. I'll contact the makeup artist right away." Zhen Jiecheng said, looking at Jiang Wen, "Brother, what are you still standing there for? Call!"

"Ah? Oh!" Jiang Wen reacted and quickly made a phone call.

But I have already made up my mind: as long as the makeup trial later is not a big problem, Liang Jiahui will be the leading actor!

Slick back the hair, glue on a beard, wear the old-fashioned long gown and jacket, and the old-fashioned suit!
Because of what Liang Jiahui had just said in the car, Jiang Wen was willing to believe in his professionalism.

Because of Zhen Jiecheng's strong recommendation and evidence, Jiang Wen believed even more that Liang Jiahui would gain weight in a short period of time for the role.

And based on the understanding of the movie emperor level, maintain the body shape at a perfect state.

So after the makeup trial, Jiang Wen simply closed his eyes and imagined in his mind what the costume would look like when he became plump.

After a while, he opened his eyes.

Nodding towards Zhen Jiecheng,
"no problem!"

As he said this, he handed the script to Liang Jiahui.

"Jiahui, take a look at the script, and then we'll act out a few more scenes."

"It's not that I don't believe you, but I want you to better understand what kind of person Mr. Huang, the character you play, is."

"So that in the subsequent weight gain process, you can know more clearly what body shape is most suitable."

"It's okay, Director Jiang, you don't need to explain to me." Liang Jiahui took the script and said with a smile.

"What the hell Director Jiang, are we on a film set now?" Jiang Wen waved his hands. "Please don't call me by my title when we're not at work. Just call me Jiang Wen!"

"Hahaha, okay, Jiang Wen!"

Liang Jiahui looked at Jiang Wen, then glanced at Zhen Jiecheng, and couldn't help but think of what Li Pingbin had said.

I was thinking: Good fellow, what Lao Li said is really right. These two are really half-brothers who are in cahoots with each other!
"Brother, let's just do this!"

"How about not using a body double during future filming and letting Jiahui act alone?"

"We can shoot it in two parts and then combine them together in post-production."

"Well! We can try it!" Jiang Wen nodded.

Then he looked at Liang Jiahui who was preparing, and after he had figured out the lines and background and indicated that he could audition,

"let's start!"

Hearing this, Liang Jiahui took a deep breath and his expression suddenly changed.

Condescending and bossy.

Roll up the script in your hand and place it in front of your right eye to use it as a telescope.

Then he opened his left eye, glanced to the side casually, and said casually:

“Fakes are a good thing!”

Just the first line made Jiang Wen's eyes light up.

Is it difficult to appear casual? Not difficult!
But it is damn difficult to accurately match Mr. Huang's identity and interpret the "casualness" of the Southern Bully!

Being casual is just an appearance; the temperament of a superior cultivated by long-term power is the essence.

So the casualness here can also be understood as: being calm when everything is under control.

Jiang Wen showed admiration on his face, while Liang Jiahui continued his performance.

The next second, his expression changed again.

Baring his teeth, bending over, and forcing out a humble, ingratiating smile.

Repeat lines:

“Fakes are a good thing!”

"Take a few steps!" Put yourself back into the shoes of Mr. Huang.

"Take a few steps!" Switch to the stand-in.

"Walk out with vigor and vitality!"

"Walk with all your might!"

"One step forward, one step forward!"

"A thousand miles a day!"

It can no longer be described as wonderful, but stunning.

No, more amazing things are yet to come.

I seemed to hear gunshots and subconsciously lowered my head and lowered my waist to avoid them.

The next second, as if provoked, he stood up again with a ferocious look and continued to look through the telescope at the script.

As if he was looking into the eyes of Zhang Mazi, played by Jiang Wen, he suddenly looked away and covered the lens of the telescope with one hand.

"The domineering attitude is revealed."

"court death!"

Next, from the domineering Mr. Huang who said “No hurry, just play with him”, to the stand-in who was immersed in imitation.

The "Calculate the Love" lines are repeated many times, and the identities are switched back and forth.

Each time, there are different expressions, different emotions, different pauses, and different tones.

"Clap clap clap!"

Warm applause from Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen rang out in the temporary audition room.

"Brother Jiahui, you acted well!" Zhen Jiecheng gave a thumbs up.

Seeing this, Jiang Wen was unwilling to fall behind.

So he took a few quick steps, walked straight up to him, grabbed Liang Jiahui's hand and shook it hard.

Deeply said:
"Jiahui! Great acting!"

"Please join my team, let's grow bigger and stronger together and create greater glory!"

"Where's the contract? Let's sign it now! Damn it, I forgot to get the contract. How about this, I'll draft one now."

"By the way, what's your market price? I won't bargain for a penny, just the marked price!"

"No, that thing is just for show, but it's not practical." Liang Jiahui smiled and shook his head, "Give me a discount based on the actual price!"

As he said this, he pointed to the script.

"I have only just gone through it briefly and read a few paragraphs in detail."

"The lines are really well written, it's a good script!"

"Besides, it's a collaboration between the two of you, and it's directed by you, Jiang Wen. There's no doubt that it will be a good movie!"

"It's not easy for an actor to come across a good work, so I have to thank you both!"

“Hahaha! What a bullshit discount! It’s not my investment!” Jiang Wen waved his hands. “Yinghuang and Jiecheng paid for it. It’s a waste if I don’t take the money from these wealthy guys.”

Zhen Jiecheng: 0.0
"屮!"

Liang Jiahui returned to Hong Kong the next day and politely declined Jiang Wen and Zhen Jiecheng's invitation to travel around the capital.

It was the reason for the rejection that hurt Zhen Jiecheng quite a bit.

"On the one hand, I have to go back and study the script carefully, and also gain weight. This is a good movie, and I can't let it be tarnished by inadequate preparation."

"As for the other side," Liang Jiahui glanced at Zhen Jiecheng embarrassedly, "your sister-in-law asked me to go back early because she was afraid that I would learn bad things in Beijing. No, no, no! I'm going to become a bad person!"

"Jie Cheng, you know. Women are always worried that men will become bad after they lose their restraints, especially when they are busy with work."

"Hahaha! You're right! Damn it, Jie Cheng is such a filthy guy, we must stay away from him!" Jiang Wen felt the same way, "Not only your wife thinks so, my wife feels the same way too! Birds of a feather flock together!"

"No! My wife doesn't think so." Liang Jiahui quickly retorted, "Me too, I don't either, don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh, yes, yes, just treat it as nonsense!" Jiang Wen patted Liang Jiahui on the shoulder. "Jiahui, see you on the set!"

"Yeah! See you on the set!"

After saying that, he waved goodbye to Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen, left the van, walked into the airport alone, and soon boarded a plane and flew into the sky.

At the same time, news of the launch of a commercial film project jointly launched by Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen also spread in the entertainment industry.

Many actors use their connections to inquire and strive for the role before the audition notice is released!

Cheng Kun and Hu Jun both expressed their willingness to reduce their pay or even perform for free. Zhang Guoli even called Jiang Wen directly on his cell phone for his son Zhang Mo, who had been expelled from the Central Academy of Drama.

Two big directors teamed up to make a commercial film. Is this even worth thinking about? If you grab it, you'll make a profit!
In particular, the media revealed an embarrassing incident: Zhen Jiecheng and Jiang Wen deceived both sides and tricked two movie emperors, Ge You and Liang Jiahui, into signing contracts by using a method of getting something for nothing.

The discussion became even more heated!
Two extremely elegant letters, written by two great directors who are born to be "ta-ma".

The contrast presented by the abrupt contradiction made the media talk about it with great relish, and "Let the Bullets Fly" became a big hit ahead of time.

It even overshadowed "Curse of the Golden Flower", causing Zhang Weiping, who had put a lot of effort into the pre-promotion, to curse and have a headache.

"Director Jiang, I can perform for no pay!" Cheng Kun also called Jiang Wen's cell phone.

However, what he got was Jiang Wen's hesitation and even refusal.

After all, Cheng Kun is currently viewed more as an "idol" actor rather than the future "factory flower" with the label of acting skills.

Seeing this, Cheng Kun did not give up and quickly called Zhen Jiecheng's cell phone again.

As for Jiang Wen, even turning off his cell phone did not prevent him from being disturbed.

While lying in bed at night, my daughter-in-law Zhou Yun spoke,

"Jiang Wen, Zu Feng is pretty good. I worked with him on the TV series Golden Wedding. His acting skills were superb and left a deep impression on me."

"Zu Feng? No, no!" Jiang Wen refused without thinking.

Even then Zhou Yun still did not give up and continued to fight for Zu Feng.

But Jiang Wen insisted on one thing: He is not famous, and asking him to star in a commercial film will only result in losses!

The next day, Zhou Yun ignored Jiang Wen angrily, which also failed to change Jiang Wen's mind, so he could only call Zu Feng back to apologize.

"Cheng Hao, what on earth do you think Jiang Wen is thinking? He doesn't even give me this little bit of face!"

Zhou Yun looked unhappy.
"Obviously, the people he found, such as Liao Fan and Shao Bing, were not famous. It was okay for Jie Cheng, but he agreed to consider the person recommended by others and even gave him the role directly."

"Why do you disagree with me no matter what I say? Zu Feng's acting is obviously very good, isn't this double standard?"

Hearing this, Cheng Hao was happy.

He reached out and tapped Zhou Yun's forehead.
"Are you stupid?"

"Put yourself in their shoes. If you were a man and your wife strongly recommended another man to you, what would you think?"

"Let me tell you, men can be as narrow-minded as they can be in this regard!"

　It has been deleted due to censorship. Dear readers, please forgive me for being unable to do anything.
　　
　
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