I'm not just a director

After a day's rest in the hotel, in order to save time, Zhou Xingchi took Jiang Pei'an directly to the filming set.

Because the filming was based on separate scenes, Jiang Pei'an's first stop was at the port for filming.

The movie "Kung Fu" is very interesting. Most of its scenes were shot at the film and television base in Shanghai.

But only the scene on the dock, where Brother Chen conquered Ah Xing, was arranged in Hong Kong Province.

The remaining scenes were all in the Magic City. At first, Jiang Pei'an came over because most of the crew were in Hong Kong.

After the scenes in Hong Kong are over, he will follow Stephen Chow's crew to the film and television base in Shanghai for filming.

When he rushed to the set and saw the busy staff, Jiang Peian had a very magical feeling.

In his previous life, he had seen a lot of behind-the-scenes footage of "Kung Fu".

That photo was taken in 04, although it looks full of traces of history.

But at this moment, as he stood here, he couldn't help but wonder, would there be a young man in the future who would find it interesting to watch the highlights of this scene?

"Kung Fu" is undoubtedly a very successful movie.

It is the culmination of Stephen Chow's films, a film that he devoted his whole heart to.

At the 42nd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, foreign friends who took the stage with Stephen Chow read out an acceptance speech, including one paragraph:
  Special thanks to the producer, screenwriter, starring and director of this film, Stephen Chow!
  In fact, this is also a movie where Zhou Xingchi shows off his talents.

After the movie was released, that is, this year, until more than [-] years later, Zhou Xingchi has never produced a work that can achieve both box office and reputation!
  "Kung Fu" is Zhou Xingchi's truly comprehensive work.

This film naturally extremely condenses Zhou Xingchi's own will.

The biggest star in the movie is Stephen Chow himself.

In addition, the actors are either newcomers or old people who have passed their time.

His old partner Ng Meng-tat was also kicked out of the film's cast.

In other words, Zhou Xingchi is the "king" in front of and behind the scenes of the Kung Fu movie! No one dares to compete for the top!

Outside the movie, there was a fierce battle with Hong Jinbao, the kung fu master of the generation!
  In the movie, there is a fierce battle between a small character and the Fire Cloud Evil God!
  Ah Xing, Fire Cloud Evil God, maybe these two characters are a kind of condensation or decomposition of Zhou Xingchi himself.

Ah Xing, a grassroots little guy, acquired peerless martial arts skills due to a chance encounter.

As a result, he became a great hero with a lot of honors, and finally retired.

Huo Yun, a grassroots little guy acquired peerless martial arts skills due to a chance encounter.

As a result, he was entangled in victory and defeat, and continued to darken, and finally fell into the devil's path!
  One positive and one negative, one good and one evil, are actually the portrayal of Zhou Xingchi’s character...

And Jiang Peian will witness all of this personally.

After standing there and sighing, Jiang Peian smiled and greeted Zhou Xingchi who was walking towards him:

"Good morning, Director Zhou."

"Morning, Pei'an."

"Director Jiang."

"Hello Director Jiang."

There were a lot of greetings on the set. Jiang Pei'an is also very famous in Hong Kong.

Several of his films have achieved very good results in Hong Kong Province.

However, because the Hong Kong media has portrayed him as extremely arrogant, many people have not had the opportunity to come into contact with this extremely young director.

"Director Jiang, I like you so much, I am your fan~"

Lin Zicong, who was covered in fat, trotted over, the fat on his body trembling.

It is said that although this person was fat enough before starring in "Kung Fu", he was still because of Zhou Xingchi's words:
  "Congzi, you still need to gain weight."

Lin Zicong began to eat and drink indiscriminately. By the day the machine was turned on, he had gained a total of more than [-] kilograms.

Jiang Pei'an was deeply impressed by him. One was that he had played the role of Mao Mao in "Sword and Sword 3".

The scene of cutting meat in exchange for food really made the audience cry.

The second one is Lin Zicong wearing armor and standing with a sword to endorse web games:

"If you're a brother, come and chop me down!"

This magical advertisement is simply unforgettable...

"Hello, Acong."

Jiang Peian smiled and shook hands with him.

"Haha, among all the directors in the Mainland, you are my favorite director. You also have a very strong personality and are very powerful."

Lin Zicong gave Jiang Peian a thumbs up.

As we all know, Hong Kong media has no bottom line when it comes to scolding people, and they will scold whatever is unpleasant.

Because Lin Zicong is too fat, he is often used to make trouble by the Hong Kong media, such as "He is as fat as a pig and can act?" and "Fat belly shocks Hong Kong."

This also led to Lin Zicong not having the slightest fondness for those venomous guys, and even feeling disgusted.

However, Hong Kong artists are a vulnerable group in front of the Hong Kong media, and they cannot resist even if they want to.

When he saw Jiang Pei'an bombarding the Hong Kong media, Lin Zicong was so shocked that he directly regarded him as his idol.

Seeing Jiang Peian's confused look, Zhou Xingchi next to him whispered:
  "Ah Cong hates Hong Kong media very much."

Hearing Zhou Xingchi's prompt, Jiang Peian burst into laughter.

"Okay, Pei'an, you go put on your makeup first. We'll just take the time to talk about the drama."

"Listen to you."

Jiang Peian nodded, said hello to Lin Zicong, and then followed Zhou Xingchi to the dressing room.

The makeup artist began to tinker with Jiang Pei'an's hair. In the movie, Brother Chen's oily head and long hair always give people a sloppy yet sophisticated look.

Jiang Pei'an looks better than Chen Guokun, and when he puts a layer of foundation on his face, he looks more like a pretty boy.

Zhou Xingchi looked on and shook his head, saying:

"You can't put on makeup like this. Brother Chen is the boss of the Ax Gang, although he doesn't do much.

But there is still a fierce look between his eyebrows. You have to make it heavier here and here. "

Zhou Xingchi took the powder puff and patted Jiang Peian's cheek.

Soon, Jiang Pei'an changed from the pretty boy just now to the image of a stern and cruel big brother.

Jiang Peian looked at himself in the mirror, nodded with satisfaction, and said:

"I didn't expect Director Zhou to know how to put on makeup. This is a very powerful skill."

Faced with Jiang Pei'an's compliments, Zhou Xingchi shook his head and continued to draw Jiang Pei'an's eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil.

Seeing Zhou Xingchi's focused look, Jiang Peian felt very emotional.

The films of the man in front of me have influenced several generations. His nonsensical comedy style always makes people laugh.

It’s not like no one in China tries to imitate his style, but the end result is always a bit imitative.

And he himself is very different from the image he portrays on the big screen, and can even be said to be two extremes.

Stephen Chow is probably the most mysterious superstar in the film industry. Basically, people who have interacted with and collaborated with him will always be asked on the show, what kind of person is Zhou Xingchi?
  Everyone gave a different answer.

In fact, Zhou Xingchi is a very complex person, and he is undoubtedly a unique genius.

Genius and lonely, he has few friends. According to Frog, they are just Zheng Zu, Ruhua, Li Zhishan and a few others.

He is full of childlike innocence, yet well versed in the rules of the adult world. This is a very contradictory and disconnected feeling.

It can be seen from his movies that he looks at the world from a child's perspective, which is a very absurd thing in itself.

At the same time, he also has serious character flaws, which are related to his native family and his upbringing experience.

As shown in his movies, he is lonely and at the same time shows an upright and generous side.

Just like the line in "The God of Cookery", I still can't figure you out!
  ……

"Pei'an, what do you think of the role of Brother Chen?"

Zhou Xingchi asked Jiang Peian this question when he was in the capital.

Jiang Pei'an's answer at that time made Zhou Xingchi directly determine the opportunity for him to play Brother Chen.

Now that filming is about to start, Stephen Chow asked again.

This is not necessarily a school test, but it is certainly that if Jiang Pei'an's answer does not satisfy Zhou Xingchi, there is a high probability that he will lose this role...

"He is a capable man, but also a fool!"

Jiang Peian thought for a while and replied.

"Ok?"

Zhou Xingchi looked at Jiang Peian unexpectedly.

Since the role of Brother Chen was written, Stephen Chow found no less than ten people to play it.

He would ask everyone what kind of person Brother Chen was.

There were also various answers to him. Some said he was a bad person, some said he was crazy, and some even said Brother Chen was a good person.

Afterwards, these people began to explain their opinions, and Zhou Xingchi felt like his head was spinning.

Now, Jiang Pei'an actually said that Brother Chen was a capable person but also a fool, which made him feel a little curious.

Seeing the confusion in Zhou Xingchi's eyes, Jiang Peian smiled and said:
  "Although it is described in the script, Brother Chen has a slitted mouth and you can see a smoky black tooth.

A patient with kidney deficiency who sweats profusely after just swinging an ax twice. But when we analyze through the surface, we feel that this person is not simple.

Whether it is the Ax Gang who are well-trained and uniform in their uniforms every time they appear, or whether they actually hired Tianzi No. [-] killer Huo Yunxie Shen to deal with Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu, it all shows that Brother Chen has strong leadership skills.

Being the boss sometimes doesn't necessarily mean you have to know how to fight and kill. There are many bosses in history who are not generals, but they are able to maintain a stable position. Leadership skills are very important. "

Jiang Pei'an's words may sound like nonsense to outsiders. It's just a society, what kind of management ability does it have.

However, Zhou Xingchi rarely nodded and said:

"Yes, clubs are sometimes like companies. Management and leadership skills are essential skills for a boss. I didn't do this well, so just keep talking."

Jiang Peian was stunned when he heard Zhou Xingchi's words.

I'm talking about Brother Chen, why does it reflect on you?

In fact, Zhou Xingchi is undoubtedly successful as an actor and director.

But as a boss, there is no doubt that he has failed.

Not to mention the two-year contract termination battle with Huang Shengyi and the contract termination drama with actor Zhang Yuqi.

In 94, Zhou Xingchi established a film company called Caixing Film Company.

In order to make the company famous, I came up with a story like "Journey to the West" and firmly believed that this movie would be a big hit...

What happened later was that "Westward Journey" lost money and didn't even make a profit, Cai Xing went bankrupt!

Jiang Peian cleared his throat and continued:

“Also, Brother Chen has a unique vision, and his structure and vision are extraordinary.

At the beginning of the plot, the Crocodile Gang is dominating the police station.

The boss of the Crocodile Gang is very powerful in the police station. He beats the police violently, but no one dares to question him.

Later, the leader of the Crocodile Gang told the whole story in one sentence: Your director must give our Crocodile Gang face.

The implication is that the director has already been bribed by the Crocodile Gang, so how can these little miscellaneous fish under him dare to jump in front of him.

This shows that at the level of the Crocodile Gang, they have already moved away from the pure fighting and killing route and embarked on the path of black and white.

As the boss of the Modu gang, the Ax Gang naturally surpassed the Crocodile Gang and moved to a higher level.

After all, no matter how good the Crocodile Gang is, they can only beat people in the police station, while the Ax Gang is so arrogant that they send a group of people to the West directly in front of the police station.

Without the protection of a more powerful force, he would never dare to do this.

It can be seen that Brother Chen’s tentacles have already reached a higher level in the Demon City..."

Hearing this, Zhou Xingchi looked deeply at Jiang Peian and sighed:
  "It is true that there are people above who are easy to get things done. Some people think they have the right to speak and can do whatever they want. Yes, I understand it well."

Although Zhou Xingchi's words were to praise Jiang Pei'an, Jiang Pei'an always felt that Zhou Xingchi's tone was a bit lonely.

Even a little... melancholy?
  No, did I cue you again?
  Soon, Jiang Peian realized why Zhou Xingchi was so melancholy.

It's still the same thing about Xiang's family being a monster.

During this period, when Stephen Chow was planning to film "Shaolin Soccer", Xiang Huaqiang immediately made harsh remarks in the industry:
  "Whoever dares to help Zhou Xingchi will become the enemy of the Xiang family."

Everyone in the circle stood aside and watched, fearing that the city gate would catch fire and harm Chi Yu.

Just when the movie was almost aborted, Huanyu Group boss Lin Xiaoming stepped forward, and this time there was a follow-up "Shaolin Football".

Therefore, after Jiang Peian analyzed so much just now, it happened that the cue hit Zhou Xingchi.

Absolutely!

"You just said that Brother Chen is both a capable person and a fool. That's pretty much what a capable person says. Where is his stupidity?"

After emulating for a while, Zhou Xingchi took the initiative and said.

Still want to say?
  Jiang Peian was a little afraid to say anything. According to Zhou Xingchi's sensitive mind, what if he said something again and hit him again?

Seeing Jiang Peian's hesitation, Zhou Xingchi encouraged:
  "Go on, I also want to see how well you grasp this role."

Jiang Peian thought for a while and continued:

"Okay, Brother Chen is stupid because of his stupidity. No matter how many times he fails, he always hangs himself on a tree. In fact, he can change his approach, otherwise he won't end up like that in the end..."

Jiang Pei'an did not elaborate on this statement, but only gave a rough outline.

However, Zhou Xingchi's expression is darkening at a speed visible to the naked eye...

"Okay, that's all I know about the character. Director Zhou has almost done my makeup. Let's go out and prepare for shooting."

Jiang Peian stood up quickly and said.

"Ah."

... (end of this chapter)