HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 235 [235] The two characters "Qi Yuan" and "Yan Zu" have the same meaning.

Huang Xiaoming really enjoyed playing the role of Big B.

This was my first time filming a movie in Hong Kong, and I was playing a righteous character.

He specially bought a pair of platform shoes for today's scene.

Qi Yuan is 1.8 meters tall, and Liang Jiahui is 1.78 meters tall. Huang Xiaoming felt that he was a little shorter when he was in the same frame as these two people.

"Brother Yuan, I'm really sorry, I'm a good person, I can only watch as Brother Jia Hui takes you to the police station."

Huang Xiaoming mimicked Liang Jiahui's tone from earlier, sounding somewhat smug.

The next second, Alan Mak called Wong Siu-ming over. When Wong Siu-ming received the new script, his world collapsed.

Depend on!
How could a perfectly good person turn into a bad one?
Mak Siu-fai actually asked him to kill Leung Ka-fai?
Huang Xiaoming returned to sit down next to Qi Yuan, looking completely bewildered.

Qi Yuan replied casually, "Do you have the chance to be a good person?"

Huang Xiaoming belatedly realized, "You knew all along that I was going to turn into a bad guy? Damn! That's too much!"

Qi Yuan crossed his legs and looked at Huang Xiaoming, saying, "I participated in the creation of the script. Director Mai didn't let you see the complete script because it's for the good of the movie."

Even the actor Huang Xiaoming didn't know he was going to play a villain, wouldn't that be even more surprising for the audience? That's what makes the plot twist interesting.

If Huang Xiaoming knew beforehand that he was Han Chen's undercover agent, he would assume the role of an undercover agent and might reveal clues in the earlier scenes.

Only by keeping the audience in the dark can the unexpected twist create a truly stunning effect.

It is true that Qi Yuan participated in the creation of the script.

The script for "Infernal Affairs" was polished by Alan Mak and Chong Man-keung for several months. Don't think it was polished very finely; it was quite rough and still continued the old tradition of Hong Kong screenwriters.

For example, in the famous scene where Han Chen becomes a desktop cleaning master at the police station, Alan Mak initially designed four different storylines.

The first is Han Chen having dinner; the second is Han Chen and Officer Ren playing chess at the police station; the third is Han Chen leading his underlings to worship Guan Yu at the police station; and the fourth is pushing Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming out to face off.

Each version was more extravagant than the last, and Qi Yuan suggested that Mai Zhaohui use the first version.

And then there was that famous rooftop scene earlier, where Alan Mak originally wanted Lau Kin-ming and Chan Wing-yan to fight.

Qi Yuan and Liang Jiahui rejected the plan together, and under Qi Yuan's guidance, they eventually returned to the original route.

When Qi Yuan was making this film, writing his own lines was a routine task for him.

Sometimes the script only has one or two lines of dialogue, and the actors need to expand on them themselves.

For example, the new script that Huang Xiaoming received only mentioned that Big B was an undercover agent planted in the police force by Han Chen, and that he shot and killed Chen Yongren. He only had one line.

Don't be afraid, we're all fellow disciples.

It was Qi Yuan who helped Huang Xiaoming refine Big B's lines, and Mak Siu-fai also approved them. We'll film it like that later.

Huang Xiaoming's eyes lit up when he saw the lines Qi Yuan had designed for him.

This is absolutely amazing.

His act of blowing Chen Yongren's head off will definitely leave a deep impression on the audience.

This character is more memorable than Li Bingbing's Mary.

Seeing Huang Xiaoming diligently memorizing his lines, Qi Yuan suddenly remembered that Huang Xiaoming had later won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor twice.

So this version of "Infernal Affairs" has a cast of six Best Actor winners and one Best Actress winner, which is really amazing.

The elevator where we'll be filming will become the elevator with the highest number of Best Actor winners in the history of Chinese cinema. Three Best Actor winners are crammed into one elevator. Who else can compare?

"Three, two, one, go!"

Famous elevator scene.

Qi Yuan and Liang Jiahui performed consistently well.

Liu Weiqiang was shocked to discover that Huang Xiaoming's acting skills had also improved dramatically, actually matching the pace of Qi Yuan and Liang Jiahui. What was going on? Damn, are all actors from the Beijing Film Academy this talented?
Qi Yuan wasn't surprised. As long as it wasn't a domineering CEO drama and the other actor's acting skills were strong enough, Huang Xiaoming would definitely not drag the show down.

Not long after, he starred in "The Emperor of Han Dynasty", holding his own against Chen Daoming.

Huang Xiaoming shot and killed Chen Yongren.

Liang Jiahui was very dedicated. After being shot, he fell backward and crashed heavily to the ground with a thud.

Liang Jiahui was so impressive, and Qi Yuan's performance was equally outstanding. When he turned around, his eyes were filled with shock, confusion, anger, and despair!
If we don't kill Big B, Big B will know he's an undercover agent, and he'll live in constant fear.

Killing Big B plunges one into the deepest abyss.

No matter what he chooses, he will embark on a path of perpetual suffering and will never be a good person again.

Qi, Liang, and Huang all delivered outstanding performances.

Next, they filmed a scene where Lau Kin-ming held up his badge and said, "I am a policeman."

Then Liu Weiqiang suggested that Qi Yuan film another version with a different ending.

Qi Yuan was somewhat puzzled: "The script's ending has already been approved, so there's no need to film an ending where Liu Jianming is arrested, is there?"

Liu Weiqiang knew that Qi Yuan had misunderstood, so he explained, "This ending is not in the mainland version, but in the Malaysian version."

Qi Yuan suddenly realized.

In the past, many people believed that the ending of Lau Kin-ming's arrest was a special version for the mainland, saying that bad guys cannot be released without being brought to justice. It sounded plausible, but it was pure nonsense.

The first "Infernal Affairs" film was never released in mainland China; that version was the ending of the Malaysian version.

Movies 2 and 3 were indeed released in mainland China, even though they were more explicit.

……

After Huang Xiaoming finishes filming, Qi Yuan will still need to film for a few more days.

"Infernal Affairs" was not filmed sequentially; Qi Yuan also has some scenes.

Qi Yuan took some time to record "Not a Hero" and used it as the ending theme song for Zhang Dahuzi's "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

The theme song for this version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" is equally impressive. It's a duet of the same name, "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," sung by the Princess and Liu Huan. In terms of both theme song and ending theme, it's already reached the highest level.

Qi Yuandu is really looking forward to the broadcast of this version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

Li Erpeng's performance in the previous life was mediocre; he failed to capture Linghu Chong's essence. Compared to Lu Songxian's excellent performance, the early reception of the TV series was rather lukewarm.

Of course, we can't put all the blame on Li Erpeng. This version is quite different from the original, which has dissatisfied many fans of the original work and is also an important factor in its poor reputation in the early stages.

Apart from these two flaws, the soundtrack, location shooting, and supporting cast are all top-notch.

This version's fight scenes already far surpassed the Hong Kong version, and with the addition of Qi Yuan, Linghu Chong's fight scenes have reached an even higher level.

……

Hong Kong Warner Music.

Qi Yuan listened to Sun Yanzi recording a song while wearing headphones.

"I can't predict whether compromising will work, but I'm so reluctant to let you go, my friend is suffering so much... Happy breakup, I wish you happiness, and that you can find someone better..."

The combination of the voice of a relatively unknown singer with this song is absolutely perfect!

It's clearly a very heartwarming song, encouraging people to move forward bravely after a breakup, but the combination of melody and lyrics is very tear-jerking.

People who have just broken up with their boyfriends might burst into tears when they hear this song, especially those who are easily moved to tears.

After listening to Sun Yanzi's performance, Zhang Hao gave her a thumbs up and said, "Ah Yuan, you are a musical genius! This song is perfect for Yanzi."

　Two more chapters to go, take it slow.

　　
　
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