Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 424 Year after year

Zhang Yuanjun has always been very popular at home because of his status as an actor.

The elders will feel that there is a big star in the family and their faces will be bright.

Peers will want to hear more entertainment gossip from him and pester him.

The younger generation, the oldest of Zhang Yuanjun’s next generation has just learned to walk and doesn’t know him yet.

However, this year, Zhang Yuanjun lost the title of "the most popular person in the Zhang family".

"Third brother, why doesn't your wife come back?"

"Third brother, won't Yifei come back with you to celebrate the New Year?"

"Third brother, do you know that I will bring Yifei back next year?"

"Can you help me get a signed photo of Liu Yifei?"

"Third brother, give me another signed photo of you. Our teacher is your fan."

A fact that I don't want to admit is that Zhang Yuanjun is very uncomfortable returning to the countryside.

It’s not a physical inadequacy, it’s a matter of relationships.

If the three elderly people hadn't still lived in the countryside, their family would rarely come back throughout the year.

Now Zhang Yuanjun is 27 years old. Many people in the village look familiar to him, but he can no longer remember who they are or how to call them.

Except for his own family, most of the other relatives in the village are known to him, but he does not know anyone else.

When others greeted him, he could only respond awkwardly.

Fortunately, the Zhang family is very busy.

The eldest son didn't get home until the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he and his mother went back to Suzhou to see my sister-in-law.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Zhang Yuanying cursed and said that he would kill Zhang Laosan next time, flew to Shanghai, and then transferred to France.

Zhang Yuanjun returned to the capital on the sixth day of the lunar month.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yuanjun had a meal with Cheng Guofu and Wang Zhonglei and expressed that he really couldn't take on "Dragon King of the Divine Capital" anymore.

"I have been too tense in the past two years, so let's relax while getting married." This is what Zhang Yuanjun said.

No matter how evil Wang Zhonglei is, he can't refute this reason.

Moreover, Zhang Yuanjun said to the two of them in a very naughty manner: "I also saved the crew a lot of money by not acting."

Wang Zhonglei also joked: "We would like you to accept this salary."

Huayi offered Zhang Yuanjun a sky-high salary of 4600 million yuan for "The Dragon King of Gods", and there is still the possibility of negotiation.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yuanjun was unmoved.

Zhang Yuanjun spent the Lantern Festival with his mother-in-law, and Liu Xiaoli told him that Liu Yifei would be able to return to China next week.

She marveled at the filming of "Pacific Rim": "I have been with many crews, but it is really rare for a crew like "Pacific Rim" to be shot almost entirely in a studio. I haven't been with a crew for several years, and now they are so advanced."

Zhang Yuanjun laughed and said: "It is better for this kind of crew to shoot less. Shooting in the studio will not do much good for the acting skills."

Liu Xiaoli was also a stage worker, and she knew that no matter how good the scenery was, it would still be fake, and that the real scenery stimulates the actors' performances in the most real and direct way.

After the Lantern Festival, the crew of People's Art Theater's "Death of a Salesman" held a press conference.

"Death of a Salesman" returns to the entertainment stage after 29 years.The male protagonist Willy is played by Ding Zhicheng, and Zhang Yuanjun plays his eldest son Biff.

It should be said that there is a thick barrier between the drama circle and the film and television circle. Zhang Yuanjun brought some attention to the crew, but after all, he has not achieved much in the drama circle, so he appeared at the press conference and failed to grab the attention. Why do you want to be in the limelight? I just got asked a few more questions.

Some smart reporters guessed that Zhang Yuanjun's drama performance in Beijing was related to the preparations for the wedding. This was also confirmed by Zhang Yuanjun: "There are indeed many things to do about the wedding. It is not convenient to shoot for three or four months as soon as I join the set."

The reporter immediately asked him how far he was preparing for the wedding and whether he could reveal the specific time and location.

Of course Zhang Yuanjun refused to answer.

After a simple group meeting, "Death of a Salesman" began intense and orderly rehearsals.

The start of construction after the new year means that the film market for the year has come to an end.

In the Lunar New Year festival in December, the first and second place were "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" respectively. Although the latter surpassed "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" in total box office during the New Year's Day holiday, when Bernard announced the good news, he took the time "December 12 Lunar New Year stalls".

Now that the competition is over, the two films have been released separately. According to data released by the Film Bureau, the two are tied, with "The Legend of the Dragon" slightly ahead of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" with 5.88 million, with 5.72 million.

Zhang Weiping claimed that "Thirteen Hairpins" cost 6 million, but according to industry estimates, the real cost was around 4 million. Even so, the 5.88 million box office was not enough to make the film return its money, and its overseas box office was basically negligible.

"Dragon Gate" spent 2 million yuan. If the water is squeezed out, the result of 5.7 million yuan can only be said to be barely enough to recover the money, or a slight surplus.

It is worth mentioning that the negative reviews of "Dragon Gate" began to ferment in the middle of its release. However, the negative reviews from the audience were not due to the actors, but to the screenwriter.

While appreciating the actors' performances, netizens criticized the script for being loosely structured and the story ending in an anticlimax.

"The wrestling and intrigue between the various parties that should have been great to watch were understated in such a long and dull way."

More professional fans pointed out that Mr. Xu sacrificed the diversity of lens language and editing techniques for 3D, which affected the immersion of the action scenes.

However, the overall score of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is still above the passing level, and it is worth the ticket price.

Bernard may not be satisfied with this result, but as the second male lead, Zhang Yuanjun is satisfied with his performance. Regarding the box office results... it is good that the film does not lose money. He, the second male lead, does not have to be responsible for the film's profits.

Domestic films defended the Lunar New Year festival, but showed a collapse trend in the Spring Festival festival.

The Spring Festival stalls champion is "Sherlock Holmes 2", "The Magician" is barely able to compete with it, while Chinese films such as "The War" and "The Rescuers" were defeated across the board.

Of course, this is also related to the current lack of emphasis on the Spring Festival in China.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, "Mission: Impossible 4" was released. It has been in theaters for two weeks and has a box office of more than 4 million, making it the best-selling film since the beginning of the year.

"Mission: Impossible 4" proves that Tom Cruise is still on the front line.

In the same way as "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", as the second female lead, Yang Mi does not need to be responsible for the blockbuster of "The New Couple" which was released on New Year's Day, but Jing Tian, ​​as the lead female lead, must be responsible for the success of "The Rescuers". 》Responsible for the results.

The film's box office estimate is no more than 400 million.After three movies, "My Beautiful Boss", "Warring States" and "The Rescuers", this girl has been labeled as box office poison by the audience.

Jing Tian naturally has a heart to be an actor, but his professional skills are indeed poor.

This girl is sincere, but she doesn't know what to order, but she also wants to improve her acting skills. After "The Rescue" was criticized, she took it upon herself to contact Zhang Yuanjun, hoping that he could provide guidance on her directing skills.

Zhang Yuanjun was surprised when he received a call from Jing Tian. The two only knew each other. Before, "White Deer Plain" was performed in Chang'an. As a native of Chang'an, Jing Tian entertained the crew for a late-night snack. Later, the two only met at some industry events. We have met each other, but in private, apart from sending group blessing text messages during New Years and holidays, we have never had any interactions with each other.

Among the actors Jing Tian could come into contact with, Zhang Yuanjun had won the most awards and was the most valuable. If he wanted to improve his acting skills, Jing Tian would think of him first.

And she knew that in order to prepare for the wedding this year, Zhang Yuanjun would only take on rehearsal tasks at the theater and would not take on any foreign dramas. He was very easy to find in the capital.

All the girls called me, and what they said on the phone was very sincere: "Brother Zhang, can you help me find out what's wrong with my acting?"

Zhang Yuanjun promised her to come to the theater the next day.

(End of this chapter)