Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 354 A Thought

After Chen Hong said those words, Li Xue was already prepared to take on the mistress's task to prove her awareness.

Unexpectedly, after Chen Hong finished speaking, she immediately got up and went to shoot the advertisement.

This made Li Xue feel like she was being torn apart; she was eager to gain Chen Hong's trust, but also worried that Chen Hong's feigned indifference was a prelude to some great test.

Is she planning to pack herself and her sister up and give them to some corrupt old man?

The thought of this possibility filled Li Xue with unease and rejection, making her absent-minded and far less efficient than yesterday.

Just as we were about to start filming the last take, someone from the park came to inform us that Mr. Zhang had arrived with his guests.

Upon hearing the news, Chen Hong immediately ordered the filming schedule to be sped up, making sure to finish this morning's work before Gong Li and the others arrived.

Everyone thought she valued Gong Li, but little did they know that Chen Hong actually didn't want to appear inferior in front of Gong Li—since giving up her acting passion and deciding to retire from acting, she had a more objective evaluation of her own acting skills.

the other side.

Zhang Yanzheng led Gong Li, Xian Qiran, and others deeper into the action scene area.

The martial arts area mainly consists of two parts: the modern battlefield and the ancient battlefield. The modern battlefield is divided into the street fighting area and the city fighting area. In addition to the street fighting area and the city fighting area, the ancient battlefield also has a martial arts special area, the main feature of which is that it is equipped with various wire-suspended auxiliary facilities.

Currently, only the city battle zone, which was the site of the modern battlefield, is open to the public. This is the place where the old and young men fought the Japanese every day.

As the group passed through the war zone, the extras playing Eighth Route Army soldiers and Japanese soldiers were sitting haphazardly in the corner of the wall, enjoying the cool air.

Only the extras playing Eighth Route Army officers, carrying a megaphone, loudly proclaimed to the tourists queuing to register that they should not act impulsively when participating in the activity, and that the Japanese soldiers opposite were also extras, and that if they were injured, they would have to pay for medical expenses and lost wages.

Xian Qiran curiously approached the extras, picked up a light prop gun to examine it, and then looked at the bundles of broadswords and red-tasseled spears next to it. Finally, he couldn't help but shake his head: "The quality of these props is too poor."

"It's good that it's not good enough."

Zhang Yan explained with a smile, "These are all practice pieces made by first-year students from the Film and Television Technology Academy. We don't dare use the better ones, for fear that tourists might take them seriously and use them without restraint."

If Director Xian wants high-quality props, the academy has experienced craftsmen from the August First Film Studio right now; their skills guarantee they'll be incredibly lifelike, but the price will be..."

"The apprentice's equipment is sufficient; anything slightly better than these will do!"

Before Zhang Yan could finish speaking, Xian Qiran quickly interrupted him. Firstly, Silver City's films hadn't been box office hits in recent years, making it difficult to raise funds for filming. Secondly, these days, Hong Kong directors were used to cutting corners on costumes, props, and sets.

After passing through the city-wide battlefield of modern times, you arrive at the area of ​​ancient battlefields.

The most noticeable changes are the addition of buildings such as arrow towers and watchtowers, and the city walls are much taller and larger than those in the modern area. There are even barbicans and moats built.

Zhang Yan led Xian Qiran to the moat and pointed to the waterway inside: "There are slots on both sides. When it needs to be leveled, just cover it with wooden planks and soil. And this city wall, you can't see it clearly from below, but actually there are hooks in many places that are the same color as the wall bricks."

"hook up?"

Xian Qiran asked in bewilderment, "What is this for?"

"There can't be no difference after the war, right?"

Zhang Yan spread his hands and said, "The film and television base has prepared canvases, and when you hang them up, you can see all kinds of war traces—these were painted by experienced teachers from the technical college leading their apprentices. Of course, if the production crew needs them, they can also find someone to paint them themselves."

Xian Qiran frowned slightly: "So, we can't do it directly on the city wall?"

"It's possible, but it will cost extra."

Zhang Yan spread his hands and said, "We are doing this to serve the people of the whole country. If every film crew could do whatever they wanted, we wouldn't be able to afford the cleaning and maintenance costs alone."

Xian Qiran then pressed on, "How is the venue fee calculated?"

No venue fee will be charged.

Zhang Yan said, "As long as the film crew pays a deposit to the management committee, they can use all the buildings and facilities in the film city for free. Of course, they must report which buildings they need to use three days in advance, and they must also explain the reasons if they need to postpone or reschedule."

In addition, the water, electricity, props, and extras provided by the film studio will be charged separately. However, if you do not want to use the film studio's people and materials, you can purchase and prepare them on your own outside.

After filming is completed, the production crew and the film studio will settle accounts, and the deposit will be refunded in full.

Upon hearing this, Sin Ki-yin couldn't help but look at the film and television base with new respect. Although they didn't have to pay to shoot 'outdoor scenes,' the fact that the film and television base was open to film crews for free was undoubtedly much more attractive than outdoor scenes. He exclaimed, "Now I'm starting to believe that this film and television base is indeed prepared for the people of the whole country—at least in the future, when film crews from Hong Kong come to the mainland to shoot, they will most likely choose this place first."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hearty laugh came from behind him: "Haha, if you ask me, even without this film and television base, Hong Kong people who go north to make money should still come and pay homage to the pier where their dreams come true."

But it was Lung Wu and Andy Lau who came chasing after them.

After exchanging pleasantries, Long Wu pointed to the city wall and said, "Most of these ingenious designs were ideas from Boss Zhang. Yesterday, I even tried hanging a few canvases on it, and they looked incredibly realistic from below without a single flaw."

A film and television base of this scale, with meticulous attention to detail and consideration for the production crew in every aspect, is probably unique not only in Hong Kong Island but also in the entire Asia.

Once I get back to Hong Kong Island, I'll have to tell everyone about what I saw and heard this time, so my colleagues there won't be so narrow-minded and self-important!

While this was deliberate flattery, it wasn't an exaggeration.

This August 1st Film and Television Base, jointly funded by multiple parties, not only has more abundant funding but also incorporates many imaginative ideas from later generations, making it far superior to the one built in Beijing during the same period in history.

It is unique even in the whole of Asia.

Xian Qiran only visited half of the site before making up his mind to film both parts of "The Hegemon-King of Western Chu" here—although there are some historical sites in Jiangsu, they are nothing compared to the August 1st Film and Television Base.

At this moment, Chen Hong, who had already finished filming the advertisement, came up to greet them with Cheng Jie and Li Xue.

Chen Hong and Gong Li became inseparable as soon as they met, making it seem like they were very close, even though they had only known each other for a few days.

Gong Li didn't know at first that Chen Hong was pregnant. When she heard the news, she was both surprised and envious, and then a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

The moment this thought popped into her head, she couldn't care less about continuing to act like sisters with Chen Hong. She immediately found an excuse to leave the group and made an international call to Zhang Yimou.

"If you think marriage is meaningless, then we can not get married and have a child first!"

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Hong Kong Island.

Zhang Yimou put down his mobile phone, his face showing a conflicted and serious expression.

Sitting opposite each other, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Jing exchanged a glance, and then Zhang Jing took the initiative to ask, "What did Gong Li say?"

Zhang Yimou stammered, "Actually, I didn't say anything."

"Hey, what's there to hide from us?"

Zhang Weiping looked unhappy.

After much hesitation, Zhang Yimou repeated Gong Li's meaning.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Weiping frowned and asked, "Why so suddenly?"

Zhang Jing frowned even more, opened her mouth towards Zhang Yimou but quickly closed it again, as if to say, "Ask me quickly."

Zhang Yimou took the bait: "Sister-in-law, just tell me what's on your mind."

"I'm just worrying unnecessarily."

Zhang Jing looked embarrassed, her fingers tightly gripping her handbag as she said, "That's right, that's right. Having a child isn't impossible, but it's best to wait a while—that wealthy businessman from Lijiapo is still in Hong Kong."

Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Weiping secretly gave her a thumbs up, but he scolded her sharply, "What nonsense are you talking about? Gong Li isn't that kind of person! Yimou, don't take it to heart, she just doesn't think before she speaks!"

Before he reprimanded him, Zhang Yimou hadn't thought too much about it, but after his sharp words and stern expression, the old strategist suddenly understood, and his face immediately turned from black to green.

Zhang Jing was clearly implying to him that if he wanted to have a child now, there was no guarantee that the biological father would be him!
You know, Zhang Jing is a fan of Gong Li and has always spoken in Gong Li's favor. Now that she's hinting at this, then this matter...

Thinking back to all the negative news that Zhang Weiping and Zhang Jing had collected for him, Zhang Yimou subconsciously clenched his fists.

This seven-year-long tug-of-war may be about to come to an end.

(End of this chapter)