Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 87 Suit Thug Gao Yuanyuan

A little after three in the afternoon on the 16th.

After Lao Zheng, Quan Zhixian and the assistant secretary were invited into the crew of My Love from the Star, this group of people brought a lot of gifts and gave them out to everyone they met.

After finishing a scene, Li Wenyu asked for a break before walking up to Director Zheng to give him a cigarette.

"My new movie is starting to look a bit promising. Director Zheng, do you mind if she becomes a rising star?"

Director Zheng was pleasantly surprised. "You have a direction so soon?"

How long had it been since they'd separated? If Director Li hadn't shown his accomplishments, he'd have thought they were playing him off. No...was this all part of the plan?
The original plan was to use Chinese actresses to train female action stars?
Li Wenyu nodded. "I have a general idea. It depends on whether she is willing to endure the hardship."

Before Director Zheng could say anything, Quan Zhixian nodded excitedly, "Thank you, Director Li. I'm willing to give it a try."

She is also ambitious.

Whether the actors are Chinese, or from South Korea, an island country or Europe, before the 20s, before Captain America was black, before Snow White was black.

Many, many stars have had the Hollywood dream!
Black Captain America and Black Snow White have awakened the global entertainment industry. It doesn't matter if they don't have an Oscar, they'll just be a pair.

As we all know, the greatest achievement of a Chinese actor in Hollywood? Jackie Chan!

Female action stars are also the easiest path for Asian actors to break into Hollywood.

Li Wenyu laughed, "Then you must be prepared to endure hardships."

The movie "Extreme Job" grossed 1.19 million US dollars and won a lot of film festival awards in South Korea.

He won a lot of awards in South Korea for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, etc.

To put it bluntly, it's just an excellent popcorn, police and gangster action comedy blockbuster.

The artistic depth is not that strong.

It won a lot of awards and ranked second in South Korea's box office history.

The main characters are five drug enforcement police officers.

Squad Leader Gao has arrested serious criminals time and again in his many years of police service. He has been stabbed dozens of times by serious criminals without any problems and is known as the "unkillable zombie" in the police force.

There is also a guy named Ma, who is ugly but is the South Korean judo champion and a super fighter. Another guy named Jin is a tracking expert and a retired special elite fighting expert.

The heroine is a Muay Thai master, once nicknamed Boxing King.

The last one is a pretty boy type, who grew up playing baseball and was beaten by his colleagues with baseball bats, as if he had developed an iron shield.

These five versatile and fierce masters.

The opening scene shows all kinds of funny, rustic and low-class police officers.

This action comedy is about five Hong Kong film villains like Stephen Chow, Ma Jun and Chan Ka Kui, who start out as street cops and play the fool to catch drug lords.

It's a disguised five-pig!

There are a lot of comedy scenes, not too hilarious, just a very good action comedy, about cops catching thieves.

If Li Wenyu were to shoot a localized film, he would definitely not include judo, Muay Thai, etc.

The heroine's Muay Thai champion can learn Baguazhang or Xingyiquan.

The action scenes and fighting scenes in "Extreme Job" are far less exciting than those in "SPL", "Flash Point", "Fury" and so on.

It is a weakened version of the Hong Kong action movies.

Since Quan Zhixian was willing to endure hardships, she was allowed to learn Bagua and Xingyi from Zhang Jin.

He's a little bit on par with the suit thugs in [SPL 2].

The excitement of the action scenes skyrocketed! !

The retired special forces tracking expert named Jin can imitate the grappling and joint techniques in "One Man's Martial Arts" and unleash a pleasing strength far beyond the original.

A baseball iron jersey of the pretty boy level? Let Wu Jing or Zhang Jin play it, and they can also play it beautifully.

While Li Wenyu's thoughts raced, Director Zheng and Quan Zhixian exchanged glances for a minute. Director Zheng nodded, "Director Li, it's settled then. Xiaoxian can endure this hardship."

"If she breaks into the Japanese and American markets as an action star, she really has a chance to become an international superstar."

Lao Zheng has a strong desire for control.

But during the honeymoon period, he was not tired of her and respected Jeon Ji-hyun's career development.

Li Wenyu nodded. "That's settled then. The script hasn't been released yet, but I've positioned the female character as someone who's careless and unrestrained in daily life."

"She's also a super fighter. I'll contact a martial arts instructor in a few days to help her practice Bagua and Xingyi."

If it weren't for the Korean market and to help Weibo go international more easily and successfully, they would really start filming an action comedy.

Even if a mainland version of "Extreme Job" is made, is it really a new generation of female fighters?

He thinks Zhang Ziyi is good.

That's the guy who turned the great master Ip Man into the role of Gong Erbi.

Now, in order to more smoothly build Weibo into a listed group worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, I will not consider it anymore.

Who would you choose from the remaining four fighting men who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers?

There is also a hot, cool and powerful female villain in Extreme Jobs.

Li Wenyu thought about the current Chinese film industry. There are so many options.

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The day's shooting went smoothly.

Director Zheng, Quan Zhixian and others stayed in the crew to have a box lunch dinner and returned to the hotel after nine o'clock in the evening.

Li Wenyu finished filming at around eleven o'clock, and when he returned to the hotel, he saw Pang Bing playing games on the computer.

Seeing him, Fat Bing ran over to greet him, "I heard that Quan Zhixian went to the crew to discuss cooperation? This third beauty last year, her style is quite wild."

"The South Korean entertainment industry is not just chaotic, it's even more chaotic and darker than the one Liu Jialing was accused of."

Fat Bing was originally waiting for Mars to rescue him.

Li Wenyu came to South Korea to build relationships. Since she allowed the other party to join the group for a visit and they seemed to have a pleasant chat, she didn't mind staying there for another year or two.

In a few days she will go to the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards to receive the Hundred Flowers Best Actress trophy.

The box office has set precedents one after another, winning the Golden Rooster Award this year and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress next year.

The proprietress is also very comfortable with her job and she is not in a hurry to shoot a Chinese science fiction blockbuster.

Li Wenyu laughed, "Jun Zhixian can be said to have found a great boyfriend."

After thinking for a few more seconds, he said to Fat Bing, "Contact Gao Yuanyuan and tell her that if she wants to seize the opportunity, she should practice her skills. The new project is an action comedy."

"There's a very outstanding and eye-catching female villain role that can be given to her."

At the end of Extreme Occupation, five masters who pretended to be pigs but were actually tigers easily defeated thirty or forty of the drug lord's minions.

The drug lord's female bodyguard knocked down the boss zombie in no time, and the judo master who fought very ugly was almost disfigured by her slaps and fists.

As long as he shows off his good figure conscientiously, and then spar with the heroine, and is punched by the heroine, this can also be a very outstanding role.

The female villain is more suitable for the role of a thug in a suit than the heroine. She is cool and handsome throughout the whole process and is definitely the second female lead.

In the heroine's previous story, there are too many funny and funny plots.

Da Meiyuan has no conscience. She stuffs props into the box, and acts and fights well. She can take advantage of the situation to enter the South Korean market and become popular.

Da Meiyuan rejected Zhou Zhiruo from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber for the sake of Star Girl No. 4, so she has to be given some good things.

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On October 2002, 10, My Love from the Star started filming ten days ago, and this year's mainland Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards opened in Wuhan yesterday.

At a film set in Shanghai, Li Wenyu finished filming a scene when Xiao Yang came running to report, "Brother Yu, Zhang Jin is here, waiting over there." Li Wenyu took a sip of water and nodded, "Go and invite him over, and call Gao Yuanyuan as well. Text Quan Zhixian that her action acting teacher is here, and we'll have dinner together."

Xiao Yang nodded repeatedly and ran to do his work.

Da Meiyuan quickly trotted over from the performance viewing area, "Director Li, are you really letting me play the second female lead in an action movie? It feels like a dream."

"I'm not a dancer or a performer, so I'm really worried I'll be holding you back."

The project candidates were decided at midnight on the 16th. They are already 19 years old today, and Gao Yuanyuan has been mentally prepared for a long time.

The main reason for switching to Shi Guang was that she admired Li Wenyu's talent, and her boyfriend Lao Zhang was having an affair with another talented woman, Lao Xu.

This made her very angry, and they had been in a cold war for a long time.

But here at Shi Guang, whether it's a male or female actor, as long as they have the right image and good acting skills, they can compete for various jobs without the messy unspoken rules outside.

No need to struggle through levels.

But out of nowhere, the second female lead in a big movie fell on her?

Da Meiyu was a little flattered.

Li Wenyu waved her hand, "Your acting is pretty average. Becoming an action star is a shortcut. As long as you fight well and look good, it's easier to become famous."

He took out an unopened bottle of mineral water and handed it over, explaining again, "Su Youpeng's version of Yitian has already started filming."

"If it's a big hit when it airs next year, and you turned down the role of Zhou Zhiruo for a female villain named Number Four, I'm sure a lot of people will laugh at you if that gets out."

“It requires a good project to prove that you made the right choice.”

Da Meiyuan's eyes widened, and she let out a sweet laugh. "Thank you, Director Li. I'll try my best. I didn't expect you to even consider this for me."

She debuted in an art film as a fresh little goddess.

Suddenly taking this step?
Gao Yuanyuan asked curiously again, "Director, is Yitian really that popular? But speaking of it, Zhou Zhiruo is a female hero, and she also has fighting scenes."

She hadn't thought about it that much at the time.

Li Wenyu complained, "One of the directors is Zhou Haimei, the director of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber version. He is quite capable in the field of costume dramas."

Zhang Jin came over while they were chatting and laughing, and greeted them with a bow from a distance, with a very humble attitude. Zhang Jin has only been in Yuan's troupe for a few years.

He just came out from behind the scenes and is not famous at all.

In recent years, Zhang Jin has been the stand-in for Yang Ziqiong and Zhang Ziyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and he also dressed as a woman and was the stand-in for Donnie Yen in Heroes.

Zhen Zaidan can even be a stunt double!!
With the 2003 film "Water Moon Cave", Zhang Jin's career on stage finally made a small breakthrough and he even got a wife.

After a few simple polite words, Li Wenyu smiled and said, "Zhang Jin, we at Shi Guang invited you here this time mainly to be the martial arts performance teacher for Quan Zhixian and Gao Yuanyuan."

"I'll hire you as the martial arts instructor for my next movie. If we're happy with the cooperation, we'll follow the process. I'll pay you the market price."

Zhang Jin nodded hurriedly, "Thank you, Director Li. I can do this for free."

After so many years, he knows too well the importance of building a good relationship with a big director, including a big boss.

Zhang Jin looked Gao Yuanyuan up and down and said, "At the critical moment, I can also dress up as a woman and be Miss Gao's stand-in."

Gao Yuanyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You're so much taller than me, you want to be my stand-in?"

Li Wenyu waved his hand. "It's settled. The company will issue a contract. You can practice more when you have nothing to do."

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When it came to the 20th, Jeon Ji-hyun also came to the crew with her translation assistant.

Besides filming, the two beauties were practicing Kung Fu with Zhang Jin not far away, both learning Xingyi and Bagua routines.

Jeon Ji-hyun's daily routine also includes learning to pronounce English more standardly.

It was not until the 23rd that Li Wenyu and Pang Bing returned to the crew after participating in this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards. Pang Bing won the Hundred Flowers Best Actress award, while the Golden Rooster award went to Ni Ping and Tao Hong with double yolks.

On the set of You Who Came From the Stars, the actors are still rehearsing their positions.

Li Wenyu arrived a few meters away from Gao Yuanyuan and Quan Zhixian who were practicing fancy moves. He was speechless as he watched their moves.

Li Wenyu, 21 years old.

South Korean, (9/100).

Baguazhang routine fighting style, (46/100).

Xingyiquan routine fighting style, (49/100).

……

From 19 to 23, he just watched for three or four days.

South Korean?
In addition to learning fancy moves, Quan Zhixian would occasionally call Lao Zheng or chat privately with the assistant translator, all in South Korean.

He can hear clearly from twenty or thirty meters away. This is the superhero hearing brought by 300 points of fitness.

Either I deliberately eavesdropped or I listened and guessed, and I learned a new foreign language skill.

Watching Baguazhang and Xingyiquan is the way to actively and deliberately watch and learn.

There are only three new skills, and the progress gap is so big.

The two beauties who were practicing boxing and kicking noticed him approaching, and they quickly stopped practicing because of their disordered breathing.

Zhang Jin walked over quickly. "Director Li, when is your shooting date? I need to have a rough estimate so I can plan ahead for the teaching schedule."

Li Wenyu nodded to Gao Yuanyuan and the other two girls and said with a smile, "A normal police and gangster action movie, if it's going to be released in the 2003 summer season, might even compete with Xing Ge's Kung Fu."

"It doesn't matter if there's a collision. The market is so big that one summer season can accommodate two movies. If everything goes well, we can start shooting in March or April next year. If not, we can wait until after the summer season and start shooting in June."

The filming went smoothly because someone with real kung fu background came to act.

It’s a big commercial popcorn movie that took more than a month to shoot!

No, there will be SARS next year? No matter, just practice some more fancy moves for a few months and then switch gears.

Zhang Jin breathed a sigh of relief. "That's no problem, Director Li, don't worry, I will teach you with all my heart."

Li Wenyu asked curiously, "Besides these performance routines, are there any practical training and fighting methods for Bagua and Xingyi?"

Zhang Jin nodded, "Yes, the full set is very complete, but Bagua is notoriously ruthless. In actual combat, the masters in the past often killed or maimed their opponents."

"Director Li, if you're interested, I'll have someone shoot a video tutorial for me and send it to you."

Old Li is really interested.

Otherwise, if you just watch every day, even if you can reach level 100 in a while, it will still be just a performance.

If you want to learn, you have to learn it all!
With 300 fitness points, he can climb over a two or three meter high wall as if it were flat ground, and quietly.

Learned Baguazhang and Xingyiquan?
In actual combat, he himself felt that he was a bit scary to ordinary people.

Think about it, even though it was just a performance routine in SPL 2, Zhang Jin, the thug in a suit, beat Wu Jing and another Muay Thai master so hard that they were bleeding profusely.

It may be a bad move, but the play is beautiful and practical!

As long as Zhang Jin is willing to teach, Li Wenyu doesn't mind letting him try out the role of the pretty boy policeman in the five-man team that pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger in "Extreme Job".

Is this the fourth male lead in a movie where a behind-the-scenes martial arts director jumps to the front of the stage and has a role similar to Jeon Ji-hyun's?

The male lead is an old policeman who is close to retirement, and the second male lead is an ugly man.

Once the approximate shooting date is set, the other main characters must also be quickly confirmed so that the less combative characters can learn the acting routines in advance.

There were also professional workers in his company who once again talked with IHQ's Mr. Zheng about agency distribution and negotiations for Time Media Films to get a share of the box office in South Korea.

We still need to talk slowly.

Who would the middle-aged ugly man choose? Xiong Xinxin puts on makeup to look ugly?

(End of this chapter)