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Chapter 66 Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 66 Embroidered Spring Blade
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"Xiao Gu, do you like action scenes?"

"Like it."

Gu Qing nodded and spread his hands, saying, "When I was a kid, I watched martial arts dramas and I thought the heroes in them were really cool."

"But when I actually went to act in it, I found that it was so different from what I had imagined."

"The difference... isn't that big. It's just that nowadays, many film crews either have actors who aren't dedicated or directors who are just going through the motions, so they can't produce good action scenes."

Zhou Yiwei hesitated and said, "If you want to experience a real action movie, I happen to be filming a martial arts movie soon."

"We haven't found a young actor yet to play the third male lead. You could come and have a cameo role."

"Of course, I was just saying. Your time is precious, so don't take it seriously."

In fact,
His martial arts film is not only lacking in actors, but also in funding.

Zhou Yiwei even brought his wife along for a cameo role.

Just think about it and you'll know how poor the film crew was.

"A martial arts movie? What's it called?"

Gu Qing asked curiously.

"The name... hasn't been decided yet, the director is planning to call it 'Brotherhood of Blades'."

Zhou Yiwei explained, "You might have a hard time understanding just from the name. The story it tells is about the power struggle between Wei Zhongxian and the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the late Ming Dynasty."

He also wanted to tell the story of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"The Embroidered Spring Blade?!"

Gu Qing was shocked.

During his time, this film was hailed as the best martial arts movie of the decade.

I've only heard that...

The film's box office performance was mediocre at the time, and could even be described as a flop.

"you know?"

Now it was Zhou Yiwei's turn to be stunned.

There aren't any wildly popular short video platforms right now that allow knowledge to be disseminated effectively.

Go out on the street and ask a few young people. If you mention Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Song, most of them can answer.

But if you ask more questions,
Besides these emperors, who else do you know who were talented and capable good emperors?

I'm sure many people could answer him with: 'Yang Guang'.

Not to mention the major events that occurred between dynasties, they would remain silent when asked.

This was also the period when the influence of the "Ten Philosophers of the Internet Temple" and "street vendor literature" was most severe.

"Embroidered spring knife and flying fish robe, the standard equipment of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, of course I know."

Gu Qing nodded with a smile.

In later short videos featuring ancient Chinese themes, boys' love for embroidered spring knives and flying fish robes was definitely among the top tier.

"Yes, yes, Director Lu Yang initially wanted to use this name, but we rejected it."

Zhou Yiwei became quite talkative. "Xiao Gu, do you also study history?"

Men, especially middle-aged men, often enjoy talking about history.

"It's not really research, I've just read some books. I recently bought a copy of Zizhi Tongjian and Gangjian Yizhilu."

Gu Qing talked about the history books she had asked Zhao Ya to buy for her.

With his photographic memory, he finished reading it in about an hour.

"Ah Gu, how much do you know about the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Songwen inquired.

"Most people know that Wei Zhongxian, whom Brother Yiwei just mentioned, should have lived during the reigns of Emperor Tianqi (Zhu Youxiao) and Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian) at the end of the Ming Dynasty, right?"

Gu Qing spoke truthfully.

"That's right, that's right, it's a story from this period."

Zhou Yiwei is increasingly surprising.

Gu Qing is knowledgeable about history and not illiterate. In addition, he likes action scenes, so he will definitely be able to act with ease.

The only problem is,
Is it that they're willing to act?

Zhou Yiwei himself felt there was little hope.

The female lead for this drama is 'Liu Shishi'.

She's famous and has a large following, making her a top-tier female star.

But Liu Shishi's path was all in TV dramas before this.

Having never worked in the film industry, I can't prove my box office ability.

As for the male lead and the second male lead, the actors chosen are Zhang Zheng and Wang Qianyuan, both veteran actors of the highest caliber.

Even if Gu Qing were to make a cameo appearance, the best he could hope for would be a supporting role as the third male lead.

As a currently wildly popular top influencer,
Wu and Lu, who are of similar star power, have been playing leading roles in movies so many times that they've run out of roles, and their films have easily grossed over 300 to 400 million yuan.

As for coming to their small production team and playing the third male lead, is it really a disservice?

But in fact,

Gu Qing had never received a script from the male lead of the movie.

Even if it really exists,
That was a little-known film, but it became a huge hit both critically and commercially.

The physical 'explosion'.

For traffic stars

Either your show has high ratings but bad reviews, or it has good reviews but low ratings.

Even fans can brag about it.

But it absolutely cannot be a bad show with bad reviews.

Otherwise, even the biggest stars will see their popularity halved after just one or two shows.

The Embroidered Spring Blade perfectly satisfies the second condition.

Despite its mediocre box office performance, its reputation from that time has endured for 10 years, and it is still praised by audiences as a masterpiece.

It has plenty of staying power!
Moreover, being called the "third male lead" is an insult to other top-tier celebrities.

But in Gu Qing's view, it was just right for her.

The show flopped.
The audience's criticism is not directed at the third male lead for not being able to carry the show; most of the criticism is directed at the male and female leads.

Gu Qing sees himself as someone who strives to improve little by little. He has a significant role as the third male lead, and he's paired with two award-winning actors.

If you are humble, you will definitely be able to learn useful experience.

and,

Even if he were given a top-tier male lead role now, Gu Qing wouldn't be able to act it well, nor would he dare to.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Wu and Lu are both top stars now, and every movie they star in is a box office hit.

Koubei's reputation has been completely ruined by criticism.

Explaining the audience of film and television,

Tolerance towards them has almost reached its limit; all that's needed is a trigger to set it off.

Even the most clueless and extravagant fans still have to spend real money to buy each movie ticket.

They don't have that much money to be sucked...

This debt must be repaid!
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"Brother Wei, if I were to make a cameo appearance, would it take a long time?"

Gu Qing asked the key question.

It's fine to make a cameo appearance as the third male lead, but it's unnecessary to waste two or three months of your time on it.

"No, absolutely not, your scenes will be filmed in two or three weeks at most."

Zhou Yiwei hurriedly said, "I'll call Director Lu Yang right now to communicate with him."

Before Gu Qing could reply,
He got up, took out his phone, and hurriedly dialed the director's number.

"Brother Lu, I have some good news for you..."

Lu Yang, born in 79, is three years older than Zhou Yiwei, but there is no generation gap between them.

"Gu Qing? Oh my god, you're not kidding me!"

"Is it really that Gu Qing who's recently become incredibly popular? You actually have connections like that?"

"What do you mean, looking down on me?"

"Don't even mention the third male lead, as long as Brother Gu is willing to come, I'll add more scenes for him!"

On the other end of the phone, a standard old Beijing accent rang out.

"Hello, Director Lu, I'm Gu Qing. You can just call me Xiao Gu."

Gu Qing took Zhou Yiwei's phone.

"Brother Gu, don't be so formal with me. Forget about being a director, just call me Brother Lu. You really want to come to our poor film crew?"

Lu Yang chuckled, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "As for the pay... we can't offer too much."

The highest-paid young actor right now is Lu Han, who earns 20 million yuan for a leading role in a drama.

Wu's salary was ten million, but the film's investment was even greater, and it featured many big-name stars.

Their total investment in the Embroidered Spring Knife was only 30 million.

It's neither up nor down, just awkwardly stuck in the middle.

"Brother Lu, name your price."

Gu Qing smiled slightly, glanced at Zhou Yiwei, and said, "Brother Yiwei taught me acting before and helped me a lot. I'm willing to do even a little less."

“Brother Gu, since you put it that way, I can’t be stingy. You’re playing the third male lead, so I’ll give you three million in salary, which isn’t much less than the male and female leads.”

Lu Yang was also very considerate, saying, "We will announce to the public that you are making a special appearance for free, which will not affect your future salary."

This is what the industry calls "travel expenses".

Some artists set high fees, but in order to participate in their friends' films, they claim to be acting for free.

But he acted in it for free.

You can't be so lacking in emotional intelligence as to not pay at all, so you'll usually make up for the travel expenses privately.

Although the pay isn't as high as the official salary, it's not too low either.

After discussing the specific details, they hung up the phone.

"Thanks, Xiao Gu," Zhou Yiwei said sincerely as he took the phone.

"Brother Wei, you don't need to be so polite."

"My teacher also told me that if I want to get out of character, I should immediately go and act in the next play."

Gu Qing really wanted to change her mood.

Every day, I'm running around doing commercial performances, wearing a fake smile, and I also have to be careful not to be taken advantage of.

It's much quieter to stay on set and film.