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

"Emm..." Jiang Lai looked constipated.

"What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?" Zhang Ziyi asked, a little unhappy.

Today, Zhang Ziyi was filming a scene where Jackie Chan and his partner discovered the female assassin Hu Li, who is played by Zhang Ziyi, and a street chase ensued, eventually ending up at a construction site with scaffolding.

Since it was going to be a play, makeup was required. The costume and styling designer in charge of the production team was a woman in her forties named Rita Lajac.

This person gave Zhang Ziyi a makeover, with heavy foundation and eyeshadow, stiff eyebrows, and that tacky matte red lipstick, making Zhang Ziyi look more than ten years older.

They've all been made up like this. People say that this is how Asian faces are made up in Hollywood, and they call it "cold-blooded evil woman".

Whether it's cool or not, I don't know, but Jiang Lai was immediately shriveled up when he saw that face, and his sexuality was off the charts.

After accompanying Zhang Ziyi to finish filming "The Warrior," Sister Ying went to the United States, saying she had something to do. Fortunately, Jiang Zi thought his English was pretty good, so he directly called that woman over.

"Hey! Ms. Rita!"

"What's wrong, Mr. Jiang?" Rita swayed over.

Jiang Lai pointed at Zhang Ziyi and confidently declared, "You see her face? Not beautiful at all!"

Rita was momentarily stunned by the Chinese colloquialism, but miraculously she could understand it. She waved her hand and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Jiang, Zhang is a female assassin, so she should be described this way."

Jiang Lai clicked his tongue, knowing he couldn't reason with her, and immediately tried to drag Zhang Ziyi to find the director.

"Oh, it's alright, it doesn't matter what kind of makeup you wear." Zhang Ziyi tugged at his sleeve, not wanting to bother others with this matter.

"How can it be the same? This is not good-looking and it affects the image!" Jiang Lai insisted and dragged Zhang Ziyi to the director.

The director is Brett Ratner, a guy with curly hair. After becoming famous for the "Rush" series, he has made a few good movies, so he is quite talented.

After hearing Jiang Lai's idea, the other party couldn't refuse the investor's request, so they agreed. They said, "The movie is all about Jackie Chan and that guy; the others don't really matter."

With the director's permission, Rita agreed to redo Zhang Ziyi's makeup.

But Jiang Lai also noticed that this person could only apply heavy Western-style makeup, and it didn't look good no matter how many times they tried.

Zhang Ziyi was thinking of doing it herself if it didn't work out, but fortunately, one of the art designers in the crew was Chinese and had some knowledge of makeup and costume design, so he gave her some pointers.

Jiang Lai carefully examined the finished makeup before nodding in satisfaction. He didn't care about the killer look or anything, as long as it looked good.

Jackie Chan had also finished his styling and walked over in a suit and tie.

"Come on, kid!" The older brother raised his hand in greeting. "Thank you, thank you, for being willing to play such a small role."

Jiang Lai plays Ricky Tan in the movie, a mob boss and the biggest BOSS, but his role is really small.

The movie has two male leads and no real female lead. Zhang Ziyi is already considered the female lead, with a lot of screen time and basically appearing throughout the entire film. Jiang Lai's role, in terms of screen time alone, can only be considered a major supporting character.

"Of course I have to act in Brother Cheng Long's invitation, especially since you've been helping me make money too," Jiang Lai said with a grin.

Jackie Chan nodded with a smile. For ordinary actors, acting alongside Jackie Chan, especially in a Hollywood A-list production, was a dream come true.

But Jackie Chan himself knew that he was just so-so with the person in front of him.

He invited Jiang to invest in the film partly for its release in mainland China, partly to share the risk, and partly to increase his own bargaining power. Little did he expect that Jiang would throw around 20 million dollars and ask if it was enough.

This isn't a question of whether it's enough or not. Adding those 20 million makes it a solid A-level production worth over 100 million. If that gets out, Jackie Chan will have a lot to be proud of.

Look! This guy can attract 20 million in investment with just one sentence! That's enough to prove his big brother status.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Jiang Lai, Cheng Long turned to Zhang Ziyi and said, "Ziyi, good luck later!"

"Thank you, brother! I definitely won't hold you back!"

Zhang Ziyi nodded solemnly. Now she was even more eager for success in her career and had to seize every opportunity she could.

Filming will officially begin soon.

The camera focuses on the bustling night market, where vendors line the streets.

Zhang Ziyi, a top female assassin, arrived with a group of henchmen. There was no way out, she pointed to the scaffolding.

"Go up!"

Then a group of people made a gesture as if they were about to climb.

That shot was done, it was very simple. After a few more takes, a group of people moved aside to film the shot of Jackie Chan and the guy chasing after them.

These are all simple; next, we need to get into the technology.

The crew started putting wires on each actor. Director Curly Hair said that Zhang Ziyi, being a girl, could use a stunt double. Jackie Chan also said that his stunt team had female stunt performers, and this scene of climbing scaffolding was too dangerous.

But Zhang Ziyi resolutely refused, saying that this level of difficulty was not worth being so fussy about.

After saying that, she even came over to comfort Jiang Lai, saying not to worry. Jiang Lai knew she was stubborn, so he didn't refuse. He just followed the crew to check the wire work several times.

After some fiddling, filming resumed.

Zhang Ziyi used both hands and feet to quickly climb up the scaffolding, with his other underlings following closely behind.

Seeing that the height was about right, Cheng Long chased after them even more nimbly, and a fierce battle ensued on the scaffolding outside the wall.

It's no wonder Jackie Chan is so skilled; even with wire work, Jiang was still terrified watching these thrilling scenes.

That's all for tonight's filming. The crew will wrap up soon, since Americans won't stay up all night filming with you.

Jiang Lai's scenes aren't scheduled yet; we'll have to wait.

Because of Jackie Chan's influence, the production team arranged a time with Hong Kong Airport and rushed over to prepare to film some airport scenes.

The film crew marked out a location and filmed in an orderly manner, but a gasp came from the exit of the camera.

Jiang Lai looked at the crowded people, including quite a few reporters, and curiously followed them.

"Hey buddy, what's going on?" he asked, grabbing someone.

"Are you new here? This is the cast and crew of 'In the Mood for Love' who's back from Taiwan!"

Jiang Lai recalled that at the beginning of the month, during the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won Best Film. At that time, Li An asked him if he wanted to go, but because he had to film, he and Zhang Ziyi both declined.

"In the Mood for Love" won Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and several other minor awards.

It's definitely time for them to come back.

Jiang Lai thought he should say hello to Wang Jiawei, so he prepared to walk towards the crowd. Just as he lifted his foot, he suddenly realized something.

Maggie Cheung is definitely there too!

They hadn't been in contact since that incident, and it would probably be quite awkward if they suddenly met, so he decisively turned around and prepared to run away.

"Come on, kid!"

A familiar voice rang out.

Jiang Lai turned around awkwardly and said sheepishly, "Good morning, Sister Manyu!"