Even after being reborn, you're still in the entertainment industry?

Chapter 155 Foreigners are like wild boars, they can't eat fine chaff.

Sheng Yunxuan turned his head slightly, looked at Zhang Jiao standing next to him, helping him carry his bag and holding his water bottle, and said with a strange expression:
"You're going to be my assistant? And then you won't be acting anymore?"

Hearing Sheng Yunxuan's words, Zhang Jiao hesitated slightly, then shook her head and said:

"The competition in this industry is too fierce; it doesn't feel right for me..."

Young women are mostly drawn to the seemingly glamorous entertainment industry.

But after experiencing it herself, she couldn't help but feel hesitant.

It's not just because it's too hard, but more because there's no hope in sight!
Zhang Jiao, who still has baby fat on her face now and didn't adopt the stage name Zhang Tianai, can only be described as having delicate features, lacking the radiant beauty she will have years later.

Even at the bottom of the entertainment industry, there are plenty of beautiful girls. Right now, she's clearly unremarkable, and making it big seems like a distant dream...

At eighteen, she was still quite confused about her future and didn't know what to do. Because of a hint of kindness shown by Sheng Yunxuan, she naturally had the sudden idea to become his assistant.

Putting everything else aside, at least it's a respectable job, and it's related to the entertainment industry she admires and aspires to, so it's not without potential...

The job of an assistant often involves doing real work.

The assistants who do the actual work for celebrities, regardless of gender, are usually quite muscular.

If a male celebrity's assistant is a young, slim, and beautiful girl like Zhang Jiao, then nine times out of ten, she has other purposes...

Sheng Yunxuan hesitated for a moment, weighing the matter carefully in his mind, before finally nodding and saying:

"Alright, you're the one!"

Of course, Sheng Yunxuan didn't have any other intentions. He agreed to keep her by his side because he thought that if he wanted to practice filming web dramas in the future, he wouldn't have to find someone else...

Seeing that Sheng Yunxuan had agreed, Zhang Jiao immediately beamed with joy and quickly said:

"Thank you, Brother Sheng!"

Sheng Yunxuan waved his hand, instructing Fang Lan to take Zhang Jiao to sign the contract.

Including the new stylist, Sheng Yunxuan's entourage had now expanded to eight people.

When they went out, it was a grand and impressive procession!

Fortunately, Ciwen is now covering the expenses for these people; otherwise, Sheng Yunxuan, who doesn't have much money in his pocket, might not have been able to afford it.

For example, if Sheng Yunxuan is going to Hengdian to continue filming a movie, the travel and accommodation expenses for his entourage will probably be more than 100,000 yuan.

If he goes out on his own when his contract with Ciwen expires, no one will be there to help him with these expenses.

So no matter what, we still need to make more money!

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In the second week after Sheng Yunxuan joined the crew, the film crew had already been shooting in the studio in Yanjing for a month.

After finishing filming the scenes that could be shot in the indoor studio, the crew quickly moved to Hengdian to continue filming.

Most of the large-scale scenes in the movie were filmed in Hengdian!
After all, in terms of extras, filming facilities, and props, Hengdian World Studios is even better than Yanjing...

In the movie, Sheng Yunxuan's role is only that of the third male lead, and he doesn't have many scenes. Especially since most of his scenes were already filmed at the Yanjing film studio.

There's really not much to film at Shengyunxuan in Hengdian, except for a scene where the king holds a family banquet on a high platform and forces the queen to drink medicine.

However, after Sheng Yunxuan finished filming, he didn't rush to leave. Instead, he stayed on set for two more days just to watch Zhang Yimou film that big scene!

Since the movie "Hero", Zhang Yimou has had a strong preference for large-scale scenes.

His favorite tactic is to create an extreme sense of oppression by intersecting human walls, evoking an atmosphere of "dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to crush it."

The film, now titled "Memories of Autumn," also follows this "grand spectacle" style, and has even gradually become somewhat perverse, pursuing a glittering, luxurious, and decadent feel.

Not only were the sets built in the previous film studios, but even the war scenes in the movie were built this way!
Thanks to the fact that the officers and soldiers have not yet undergone reforms and can come out to film and earn some funds, Zhang Yimou directly invited thousands of officers and soldiers from the vicinity to act as extras.

Clad in gold and silver armor, they stood in formation like a forest, locked in fierce combat, creating an extremely grand spectacle.

Even the scenes after the battle are equally breathtaking!

After a fierce battle, palace servants quickly appeared, washed away the bloodstains, and rearranged the ground with chrysanthemums.

All the sins and bloodshed were ultimately covered up, and beneath the dazzling extravagance lay an aura of corruption and decay...

Although it's a terrible movie, there's no denying that Zhang Yimou's shots are still quite impactful.

Not to mention the opening ceremony two years later, where Zhang Yimou, as the chief director, also delivered a spectacular opening ceremony with grand narrative shots, which is still memorable twenty years later!

It's a bit of a shame that Zhang Yimou, who's so skilled at shooting large-scale scenes, is directing murder mystery games...

Sheng Yunxuan stayed up all night on set, witnessing firsthand how Zhang Yimou directed the entire production. After filming this scene, he couldn't help but casually remark:
"The whole city is truly adorned with golden armor..."

Upon hearing this, the old strategist standing nearby was suddenly moved. His eyes widened as he turned to look at Sheng Yunxuan and said:
"The whole city is adorned with golden armor?"

Sheng Yunxuan snapped out of his daze, nodded slightly to Zhang Yimou, then pointed to the film set below and said frankly:

"The title 'Autumn Memories' is too soft. I think 'Curse of the Golden Flower' might be more suitable for the theme of our film!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt a connection.

He felt that the original name, "Memories of Autumn," was not quite right. He had discussed it with others and considered two new names: "Double Ninth Festival" and "Chrysanthemum Killing."

But now, hearing Sheng Yunxuan speak, Zhang Yimou suddenly felt that the two new names were not good either, far inferior to the one Sheng Yunxuan had chosen, "Curse of the Golden Flower"!
The cultural heritage accumulated by the Chinese nation—an idiom, an allusion, or a line of poetry—can easily evoke a variety of magnificent scenes in the minds of Chinese people!

The phrase "Curse of the Golden Flower" is also a perfect match for the movie title, both in terms of visuals and its implied meaning!

Thinking of this, Lao Zhangzi couldn't help but nod repeatedly, praising Sheng Yunxuan for really knowing how to name things.

But upon closer reflection, one can't help but feel a little regretful.

It's a pity that those foreigners who can't eat fine food obviously can't understand the charm of this name.

Zhang Yimou knew without a doubt that this movie would most likely be translated into some kind of ridiculous title like "The Curse of the Chrysanthemum"...

(End of this chapter)