Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

Jiang Lai thought that Zhang Ziyi had taken the initiative to send a text message, so he decided to ask her directly. He dialed the number, but the call was disconnected after two rings.

A short while later, Zhang Ziyi replied with a text message: "I'm filming right now, I'll get back to you when I have time."

Although it was just text and the emotions couldn't be discerned, Jiang Lai felt that Zhang Ziyi seemed different.

When the call came back at noon, Zhang Ziyi's tone returned to normal, as if they had never had a cold war. She chattered on and on about the fun things that happened on set.

They said that filming in Urho was much tougher than in Yinchuan, and they couldn't even imagine how they got through it. They said the Korean crew members were completely unsophisticated and made a big fuss over eating fruit.

Jiang found a moment to ask about the text message from last night, inquiring whether she had come to Zhuhai.

Zhang Ziyi simply said playfully, "Guess?" and then changed the subject.

Even after hanging up the phone, Jiang Lai was still completely baffled.

He thought for a moment, then called Zhou Xun again, but the short, cute girl was also vague and wouldn't say anything. In the end, she said something like, "You can guess for yourself."

A man's intuition told him that this was not a simple matter; the two women seemed to be hiding something from him.

But it doesn't matter, it's good to be back to how things were before.

Jiang Lai stopped dwelling on the matter, and the filming proceeded as scheduled.

Since having a formal conversation with Fan Bingbing, this young girl has been like a child who has received praise, and she has been working even harder to perform well.

Not only did he study the characters more diligently, but he also took the initiative to ask for extra takes during filming, and he often went to Stephen Chow to ask him for advice on acting during breaks.

Stephen Chow naturally spares no effort in imparting his experience to hardworking and ambitious actors.

Fan Bingbing did not disappoint, portraying Amei's inferiority complex, timidity, and submissiveness, as well as her later self-confidence and courageous resistance with distinct layers, which made the entire crew see obvious progress.

The advantage of this was that the filming of the scenes at the Sweetheart Steamed Bun Shop progressed very quickly.

Stephen Chow quickly instructed the assistant director to contact the Lake Bay Stadium to prepare for filming the match footage.

Late October.

Jiang Lai looked at Tang Niu, the God of Cookery, and nodded in agreement.

Choosing to play football instead of becoming a food god is perfectly reasonable.

It is well known that Stephen Chow is a big fan of Bruce Lee, and many scenes in this movie pay homage to him. However, Stephen Chow wanted a specific symbol of tribute, so this task fell to Jiang Lai.

"I don't look like Bruce Lee either," Jiang Lai asked helplessly.

"Come on, we're looking for the spirit, not just the appearance," Stephen Chow said calmly, patting him on the shoulder.

So Jiang Lai had another task: to watch many Bruce Lee movies on DVD, such as the scene of him rubbing his nose, his starting stance, and his proud and disdainful gaze.

Jiang Lai tried hard to understand and imitate these classic movements and expressions.

However, it was all for naught. Although Stephen Chow even found him a yellow tracksuit with black stripes similar to Bruce Lee's, he had no room to showcase his talent!

He only played a supporting role! And he was a goalkeeper!

The other actors were all suspended by wires, kicking a ball around in the air; it was quite a sight to behold.

Jiang Lai either doesn't get any screen time or is just a background character; he's incredibly boring.

He thought this wouldn't do, he had to add more scenes for himself, so he eagerly went to find Stephen Chow.

"Stephen Chow, you have to give me more screen time! I haven't had much of a chance to shine."

Stephen Chow pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright, Lai-zai, do you have any good ideas?"

Jiang Lai gestured and explained, "For example, I can throw the ball directly into the goal. Also, I've used the Ghost Hand technique, so shouldn't I show off some goalkeeping skills?"

Stephen Chow imagined it for a moment, then readily agreed, "OK, Lai-zai, your suggestion is great! Let's film it the way you said!"

However, it would be too wasteful to reshoot scenes that had already been filmed, so Stephen Chow planned to carefully design the scenes featuring the fourth senior brother during the filming of the semi-finals.

A few days later, Stephen Chow brought two women to the set.

One of them is Zhang Baizhi, who rose to become the latest "Jade Girl" leader thanks to Stephen Chow's "King of Comedy". The other party obviously knows Jiang Lai and greets him before Stephen Chow can introduce them.

"Hello Mr. Jiang! I hope we can cooperate more in the future."

Her tone was somewhat ingratiating, but Jiang Lai wasn't interested in her. She was pretty, but her voice made him lose interest, let alone any future relationships.

He shook hands politely in response, and seeing this, Zhang Baizhi didn't want to make a fool of himself.

"Come on, this is Mo Wenwei."

This stunningly beautiful woman, who always had a wide smile on her face, finally turned her head.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang."

Hello, hello.

After a polite nod and a polite handshake, Mo Wenwei turned her gaze back to Stephen Chow.

Jiang Lai looked on with a tsk-tsk expression, his eyes practically bulging with desire.

These two women were brought in by Stephen Chow for a cameo role, playing the Shaolin Soccer Team's semi-final opponents, the Jade-Faced Twin Flying Dragons.

When filming officially began, Stephen Chow was right; the entire film was designed around Jiang Lai.

Zhang Baizhi and Mo Wenwei were incredibly fast, dodging and weaving while suspended by wires, easily overtaking all their fellow disciples. Stephen Chow even gave several close-ups of the two girls' long legs.

Finally, when they arrived at the goal, the camera zoomed in on Jiang Lai's face. He coolly struck a pose, arms crossed, with a disdainful look on his face.

Then comes the moment to test one's conviction.

According to the shot design discussed by Stephen Chow and Ching Siu-tung, Jiang Lai imagines the ball is already in front of him, and then casually waves his hand to swat it away like a fly.

The Jade-Faced Twin Dragons kept launching powerful shots, but Jiang Lai kept making saves, deflecting the ball one by one.

Besides diving, he also had to lie on the ground and rely on the explosive power of his gluteus maximus and outer thigh muscles to spring up and make another save.

Jiang Lai just kept thrashing around on the ground, eating dust, and more dust.

He once suspected that the shots designed by Stephen Chow were not meant to showcase himself at all, but were simply torturing him.

Fortunately, Stephen Chow still designed a handsome one for him.

With his previous martial arts training and long-term fitness, Jiang Lai caught the ball and did a somersault, striking a classic Bruce Lee pose.

Immediately following was a powerful throw-in, resulting in a long-range goal.

Of course, all of this has to be edited out; he just simply throws the ball out.

Time always flies. After filming the semi-final scene, Zhang Baizhi and Mo Wenwei said goodbye to the crew. Before leaving, Zhang Baizhi was still trying to get close to Jiang Lai.

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, so Jiang Lai had no choice but to deal with it politely.

After the other party left, he suddenly remembered something: Zhang Baizhi's management company seemed to be the Xiang family.

Jiang Lai rubbed his chin, somewhat puzzled, but he decided to stop thinking about it.

The filming crew reached the final scene, and a handsome old A8 came to the crew, that was Xie Xian.