Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 82 [Farewell My Concubine is finished, the crew of Su Qier came to visit the set] Please read
"I'm sorry Director Li, it took so long. I finally got it done over there."

Ge You stepped forward with an apologetic look on his face, "I'm really sorry to have troubled the crew to wait for me for so long."

He was previously filming the TV series "Beiyang Fleet", which was a major drama led by CCTV's Film and Television Department.

The leading actors are all veteran actors who became household names later on, including Chen Baoguo, Chen Daoming, and the troupe leader "Chu Yunfei".

Li Yishu shook hands with the other party and said with a smile: "If it was someone else, I would definitely not wait, but for you, Teacher Ge, let alone waiting for half a month, I would be willing to wait even for a year."

Ge You had never met Li Yishu and didn't know what kind of person he was, so after finishing filming "Beiyang Fleet", he rushed to the crew of "Farewell My Concubine". He was prepared to be scolded. After all, he had said that it would only take half a month, but now it has been postponed for almost a month.

"Director Li, you are so polite. I watched your previous film, That Mountain. It is really an excellent film!"

Seeing that Li Yishu was so polite to him, Ge You smiled happily and said, "When someone told me that Director Li was looking for me to play a role, I thought they were lying. But later I found out it was true. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well that night. I never thought that I, Ge You, would have the opportunity to work with a Golden Lion Award-winning director in my life!"

Gong Li, who had not yet left, couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "Hey Ge You, I think I've heard this before."

Gong Li and Ge You had previously collaborated on Zhang Yimou's "Codename Jaguar", and the two are considered to be relatively familiar friends.

"Why are you here too?"

Ge You pretended to change his expression and immediately said to himself: "Oh no, oh no, I should have changed my words earlier."

The other party's unique tone, coupled with the regretful expression, made Li Yishu and Gong Li both laugh.

After such a joke, Ge You, who had just joined the crew, immediately became closer to the director and the female lead.

After chatting for a while, Gong Li went to change her clothes.

Ge You started chatting with Li Yishu about joining the crew for filming. After they agreed to join the crew tomorrow, Ge You couldn't help but ask, "Director Li, can I ask you a question?"

"Teacher Ge, please ask."

“Why did you choose me to play this role?”

Ge You looked at Li Yishu curiously.

Most of the films he has starred in over the years are comedies.

After he became famous for the comedy satire "The Troublemakers" in 89, in which he collaborated with Zhang Guoli, the crews that have asked him to act in recent years have almost all cast him in the role of a shrewd and petty-bourgeois.

Movie fans' love for him was so focused on his comedy roles that they completely ignored the fact that he also played a villain that year.

Li Yishu asked back, "Teacher Ge, has anyone ever told you that you actually have a talent for being a bad guy?"

"Bad guy talent?" Ge You was stunned.

Li Yishu nodded and said, "I've seen you in Zhang Yimou's Codename Jaguar. The role of the terrorist leader Zheng Xianping left a deep impression on me. Although you have starred in many comedy films and roles since then, I think you are more suitable for playing the role of a gentleman like Yuan Siye, a villain with a dagger hidden in his smile."

"This is really rare."

Ge You touched his face and asked, "Director Li, am I really that suitable to play a villain?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Teacher Ge, you will know after you try it out."

Many people will laugh when they see Ge You, simply because he has played many classic comedy roles, but in fact, Ge You is more vivid in playing the kind of villain who is gentle and polite but has a dagger hidden in his smile.

Zhu Hongcai, the profit-seeking and unscrupulous person in "Half a Lifelong Romance", Uncle Li in "A World Without Thieves", and Mr. Lu in "The Wasted Time".

Moreover, Ge You’s father is also a veteran actor, who is considered a professional traitor and villain. Maybe this is genetic?

"Director Li, the crew has packed up everything."

Huo Wenxi trotted over. Li Yishu said, "Well, let everyone go back early and ask Zhang Guorong and the others if they have finished removing their makeup. After they have, I will host them tonight, and it is a good opportunity to welcome Teacher Ge You to the crew."

With Gong Li and Ge You joining the crew one after another, "Farewell My Concubine" has officially entered the final shooting stage.

The following plots are the finale.

According to Li Yishu's plan, the filming should be completed before the end of March.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes.

On March 3, a real-life gun battle between police and criminals took place in Xizhimen.

In the melee between police and bandits, dozens of people were fighting together. Common knives were nothing, and even shotguns and muskets were used!
After the incident, traffic on Xizhimen Inner Street was blocked for more than two hours.

Originally this had nothing to do with the crew, but the case was too big. Not only were guns fired in front of the Imperial City, many people were injured, and the criminals even escaped. Naturally, the higher-ups had to crack down on it severely.

It lasted for seven or eight days.

The crew was able to resume normal filming. Fortunately, the parade scene had been filmed before, otherwise it would have been stopped by the relevant authorities.

This evening.

On the stage of the theater, the camera froze on the moment when Zhang Guorong drank the sword and committed suicide.

Li Yishu stood up from her chair and shouted, "Cut! Finished!"

"Director Li, the filming of this play has finally been completed."

Zhang Guorong got up from the ground swiftly. Just to shoot the suicide scene, he shot it for more than four hours, over and over again. He shot it with emotion until the end. Unexpectedly, he got it right in one take.

"Haha, thank you for your hard work, Brother Guorong."

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Everyone go and clean up. I'll treat you tonight, and we'll have a formal wrap-up party tomorrow."

"Since Director Li is treating us, I'm going to make a killing tonight."

Zhang Guorong is really tired during this period, mainly because Li Yishu is too torturous. He and Wang Jiawei are completely different. The former only wants the performance he wants, while the latter asks you to give him more performance styles to choose the best one.

After arranging for the crew to pack up the props, Li Yishu had just asked Huo Wenxi to notify the hotel that they could prepare the food when she saw Xu Lu coming over.

Xu Suo said, "Director Li, Director Chen Jiashang just called and said he would bring Zhou Xingchi, Zhang Min and others to visit the crew."

A few days ago, the crew of "The Legend of Drunken Master" went to Beijing to shoot outdoor scenes.

After Xu Lu and Gong Li learned about it, they went to visit the crew of "Once Upon a Time in China" together. One of them knew the director and the other knew Zhou Xingchi, so they happened to go together.

"Ok?"

Li Yishu frowned and said, "Why are you still visiting the set when the filming has already finished? Sister Xu, call Director Chen and ask him to go to the hotel I booked. We'll be there right away."

As he spoke, Li Yishu asked Huo Wenxi to contact the hotel and add another table.

"Okay then. I'll call Director Chen and tell them not to come over and go directly to the hotel."

Xu Lu took out the latest flip phone and contacted Chen Jiashang.

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