Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 78 [The First Chinese Film Queen in Berlin] Please read
"Crack!"

"Let Miss Zhang get up and drink some hot water first."

From Li Yishu's perspective, the Xiaodouzi girl played by Zhang Manyu has a completely different style from Jiang Wenli.

The former is more charming, and perhaps because of the fever, her voice is a little hoarse.

At the same time, her eyes are very accurate. People with a fever will have a bit of a dazed look in their eyes, mainly because they feel dizzy, and their eyes are unnaturally blurred.

And Zhang Manyu's performance gives people a sense of seductiveness.

She performed the charm and lewdness of a prostitute who has been hanging around in brothels for years and making a living by selling her body and smiles.

Li Yishu feels it’s good, but it still depends on how it turns out in Zhao Fei’s lens.

He looked at Zhao Fei who had put down the camera: "Coach Zhao, how was that scene just now?"

Zhao Fei nodded: "Very good, the effect is very good, but you can have another one."

Hearing this, Li Yishu turned to look at Zhang Manyu, who was sitting on a stool drinking hot water, and said, "Miss Zhang, would you like another one?"

"Sure, Director Li."

Zhang Manyu heard this and quickly drank a sip of water before handing the cup to Huo Wenxi, saying, "I can continue filming."

"Then have another one."

Li Yishu saw that Zhang Manyu's face had become even redder. Her costume was relatively thin and she didn't wear much underneath, so she hurriedly asked someone to put on some makeup so that the filming could start and end earlier.

If the post-production effect is not good, just ask someone to help reshoot it. There is no need to keep wasting time here.

Ten minutes passed.

The filming was completed and Zhang Manyu was basically unconscious. Li Yishu asked Huo Wenxi to personally take Zhang Manyu to the hospital to accompany her.

Zhang Guorong didn't have any scenes today, so Li Yishu asked him to go to the hospital.

Until the afternoon.

Zhang Guorong came back from the hospital.

"How is it? Is Miss Zhang okay?"

"I'm feeling much better now after having the saline drip. She also asked me to say sorry to you, Director Li. Everything was fine before, but who knew she suddenly caught a cold and had a fever last night. But she also said that if the filming is not good, we can wait until she comes back from Berlin to shoot again."

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Ms. Zhang is too polite. I am very grateful that she rushed back from Berlin to make a cameo appearance. It is normal for people to catch a cold and have a fever. She has not been to Yanjing very often, so it is normal for her to catch a cold suddenly. When the crew finishes the filming tonight, Guorong and I will go to the hospital to see her."

The film "Ruan Lingyu" directed by Zhang Manyu was successfully shortlisted for this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which just opened yesterday. After attending the opening ceremony, Zhang Manyu flew to Yanjing overnight.

The reason why she was in such a hurry was that Zhang Manyu was worried that she would have to stay in Berlin for a long time and was afraid that it would delay Li Yishu's progress, so she thought that a guest appearance in a scene could be completed in one day, and it would not be too late to fly back to Berlin overnight.

But who could have thought that I would catch a cold and have a fever that night.

In the evening, Li Yishu finished the filming early and took Zhang Guorong to the hospital.

At this time, Huo Wenxi was still in the ward, chatting with Zhang Manyu who was lying on the bed with an IV drip.

"Director Li!"

Seeing the person coming in, Zhang Manyu wanted to get up.

Li Yishu quickly waved her hands and said, "No need to get up, Miss Zhang, just lie down."

"I'm sorry, Director Li, for delaying your filming. I originally wanted to not delay your crew, but who knew I would have to trouble you all to come and see me."

Zhang Manyu's face looked a little pale, but she seemed to be in much better condition.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Ms. Zhang, you are too polite. Not only did you come all the way from Berlin, but you also caught a cold and had a fever. If I didn't come to see you, Guorong would say that I am a cold-blooded tyrant on the set!" "Haha~"

Zhang Guorong couldn't help laughing out loud. The reason why he was called the Tyrant of the Scene was because he and Zhang Fengyi had a scene a few days ago, and the line was the classic "... not even one hour is missing"

Originally, he was full of emotions, but he failed to meet Li Yishu's requirements every time.

By the end, Li Yishu was getting a little impatient and asked Zhang Guorong to take the script and read the lines aloud a hundred times with deep emotion.

Zhang Guorong retorted at the time, and Li Yishu directly increased it to one thousand and asked for another thousand.

After adding it to ten thousand times, Zhang Guorong couldn't help but complain, "He is really like a tyrant."

Then the news spread and he got the nickname "set tyrant".

Zhang Manyu couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Haha, did Brother Guorong read it ten thousand times in the end?"

“Of course you have to read it.”

Zhang Guorong looked at him resentfully: "And you asked me to read it with deep emotion."

Hearing this, Li Yishu smiled but said nothing. It really couldn't be his fault. Sometimes when he felt stubborn, it was normal to have a bad temper.

Several people were chatting and laughing. When they learned that Zhang Manyu was going back to Berlin today, Li Yishu frowned and said, "Ms. Zhang, you are going to fly to Berlin tonight?"

"Yes, Director Guan only gave me one day."

Zhang Manyu said, also embarrassedly: "Director Li, don't worry, I will come to the crew to reshoot that scene after I return from Berlin."

"Don't worry, Berlin is more important. I remember that Miss Zhang was nominated for the Best Actress in Berlin this year?"

"Yeah, but I feel the chances of winning the prize are slim."

Zhang Manyu smiled bitterly. Who wouldn't want to win the award if they were nominated? But after she went to Berlin, she found that the competition this year was a bit fierce.

Although she didn't know most of the nominated foreign actresses, she learned from the people sent by Golden Harvest Company that there were several hot candidates for the Best Actress award.

"That's hard to say."

Li Yishu shook her head and said, "When I went to the Venice Film Festival last year, I didn't think I could win the Golden Lion. Although I haven't seen Ruan Lingyu yet, given Ms. Zhang's passion for acting, I believe you will definitely win the Best Actress award and become the first Chinese to win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress award."

Zhang Manyu was very happy to hear this. "Thank you Director Li for your good wishes. I will try my best to win the first Chinese actress award in Berlin when I go to Berlin!"

Zhang Guorong, who was standing next to him, heard this and blinked his eyes and said, "Director Li, do you think I can win the Cannes Best Actor Award for this film?"

"As long as you act seriously, you will definitely have a chance."

Secretary Li Yi remembered that Zhang Guorong was nominated for her role in "Farewell My Concubine".

That means you are only one step away from winning the award.

At that time, on the premise of ensuring that he wins the Palme d'Or, it would not be a bad idea to strive for the Best Actor trophy for Zhang Guorong.

That night.

Zhang Manyu flew away in a hurry. After resting for a day and taking several bottles of antipyretic drugs, her condition had improved a lot.

The crew's filming progress was very fast, and it was the end of February before we knew it.

Gong Li finally returned to Yanjing from Shaanxi and reported to the crew.

At the same time, good news came back from Berlin. Zhang Manyu won the Berlin Best Actress Award and became the first Chinese to win the Berlin Film Queen.

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