Actor: My Entertainment Era

The crew of the reality show "Internship Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" recorded an artist solo on the grassland.

"Before I came here, I thought Teacher Zhang Yuanjun must be the kind of aloof person," Huang Cancan said. "Seeing him live overturned all my previous imaginations. He is a very interesting and down-to-earth idol, and he has no airs. Where can I go? Whatever you do, just bring an assistant. ... He has super strong professional skills. I watched Teacher Zhang’s performance on the monitor in the director’s studio and was stunned. How could it be so precise and smooth? No matter what requirements you put forward in the performance, he They can all do it...and Teacher Xia Yu, Teacher Huang Bo, and Teacher Liu Yifei, I think real actors should be like them."

Fan Shiqi said this in the solo: "The day I met Teacher Liu Yifei on the day of filming, because she didn't have any scenes on the first day, she didn't make up. She was completely bare-faced and wore a hat. She was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away. With Teacher Liu Yifei even shook hands when we met. That day I said I might as well stop washing my hands.

"... I learned a lot during this time on the crew. They are all senior teachers. Zhang Yuanjun, Huang Bo, and Xia Yu are all movie stars. It is difficult to meet one of them. I can learn from them just by watching their performances on the monitor. They also personally taught me and Cancan many things and learned many practical skills."

"The Secret of the Dragon" has such a group of excellent actors and it shot very quickly. The original plan was to shoot in the grassland for about 30 days, but ended up shooting all the grassland scenes in 22 days, and the crew returned to Beijing on September 9.

On the afternoon of the filming of "Grassland", Wu Ershan and several leading actors were sitting in the director's studio. He said to Zhang Yuanjun: "The Hu Bayi you played is actually not what I thought after reading the original work. The Hu Bayi you played is a bit ruffian." I'm angry, but I know what you did is right."

This is where Zhang Yuanjun handles things differently from Chen Kun. Chen Kun understands Hu Bayi at the level of "elite youth", but Zhang Yuanjun understands Hu Bayi not only as an "elite", but also as a "person" at the elite level. "Fine" part.

A young man like Hu Bayi, who has traveled to the mountains and countryside, and even fought in wars, how could he be a White Lotus? He is undoubtedly shrewd and philistine, but if he acts shrewd and philistine, he will often attract people's disgust. Therefore, Hu Bayi, played by Zhang Yuanjun, has a bit of a scoundrel, which can also be said to be a bit "greasy".

It is precisely because of this bit of scoundrelness and greasiness that Zhang Yuanjun's Hu Bayi becomes more three-dimensional and more real - he just doesn't want to face the tragedy 20 years ago, and is not a silly Baitian who can't understand anything.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yuanjun prefers Pan Yueming's Hu Bayi. Chen Kun's Hu Bayi is still too bookish.

Fortunately, Wu Ershan did not interrupt Zhang Yuanjun's performance during this period. He knew that Zhang Yuanjun's performance was correct, but it was just a little different from what he had imagined.

Zhang Yuanjun did very detailed research on the character. He told Wu Ershan about his understanding of Hu Bayi and the social conditions he experienced that were crucial to shaping his character: "...So, Hu Bayi He hasn’t read that many books, and he has a vulgar side to his character. It’s not good to be too scholarly or too polite.”

Wu Ershan Cue was still singing in the crew's world: "Is this what you thought when you wrote Hu Bayi?"

Tian Xia Ba Chang was very clumsy in clarifying the relationship: "The author is dead, how do you understand it is none of my business."

The actors have very little time to rest and recuperate. They will return to Beijing on the 3rd and start shooting at the China Film Huairou Film and Television Base in the afternoon of the 4th.

"Finally back!" Liu Yifei threw herself on her bed, "I miss my bed so much."

After returning to the capital, the two no longer stayed at the crew hotel.

"Do you know what you look like now?" Zhang Yuanjun said to Liu Yifei lying on the bed.

Liu Yifei turned over and said, "Don't say I look like a wriggling maggot!"

"Then you are like a wriggling earthworm." Zhang Yuanjun smiled.

Liu Yifei refused to comply and acted wildly on the bed.

Zhang Yuanjun smiled: "Look, they look more and more alike now."

"I will file a complaint against you tonight. How can you say such things about your wife?" Liu Yifei said.

Zhang Yuanjun said: "You can't afford to play. You are such an adult. If you can't play, you still complain to your parents. Are you ashamed?"

The two of them are going to have dinner with Zhang's father and Zhang's mother in the capital tonight.

"Hmph!" Liu Yifei turned over and sat up, "If I want to be like an earthworm, then you will be like a dung beetle pushing a ball of dung."

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "You are my wife and I am a dung beetle. What good does it do to you?"

"Ah!!! You!" Liu Yifei was so angry that she couldn't even fight with him!

Zhang Yuanjun had had enough of teasing his wife, so he held her face and kissed her twice: "I'm going out for a while." "Where are you going? You just came back."

"Xin Yukun made an appointment with me to discuss something." Zhang Yuanjun said.

"Is it the young director you met at FIRST?"

"Yeah. I'll go see you." Zhang Yuanjun said.

Zhang Yuanjun came to a coffee shop alone. Xin Yukun was already there. When he saw Zhang Yuanjun coming in, he stood up and waved to him.

Zhang Yuanjun thought that Xin Yukun wanted to cooperate with him in filming, but in fact, Xin Yukun wanted to find a distributor for his "Funeral Coffin" and wanted to put it in theaters.

Since FIRST won two awards for Best Feature Film and Best Director, Xin Yukun and his partners have been thinking of ways to find distribution for the film and get it to theaters.

"Funeral Coffin" was filmed with his own funds, so there was no boss behind it, and he had the final say alone.

But for more than a month, many film companies have been interested in "The Coffin", but they either don't have the ability or simply don't want to put "The Coffin" into theaters.

Some want to buy the copyright and sell it to overseas film development libraries, and some want to buy it out and go directly to the video platform. They just don’t want to put a crime film directed by a newcomer with a cost of 170 million and no star in it into theaters.

Zhang Yuanjun liked "The Funeral Coffin", but he told Xin Yukun the truth: "This film won't make money even if it goes to theaters."

Of course Xin Yukun knows this truth. In the past month, countless publishers and producers have said this to him.

"It's okay, as long as it can be released in theaters, I'll be satisfied." Xin Yukun's expectations for "The Funeral Coffin" are so low.

Zhang Yuanjun is willing to take over "The Funeral Coffin", but he also has conditions: "I have a crime movie book in my hand. I will help you distribute "The Funeral Coffin" and you will help me make the film."

Xin Yukun is in a dilemma. He actually just wants to work on his own project, but currently he is not qualified to choose.

"Funeral Coffin" couldn't go to theaters and become famous, so he was not qualified to negotiate terms with investors.

Director Yang Qing stopped accepting external projects after filming "Night·Club" in 09. He has not had a single film come out in the past five years, but he is still living a comfortable life.

This is the confidence of a director with a masterpiece.

Zhang Yuanjun saw his hesitation. In fact, there are many directors in China who can make crime suspense. He didn't have to find Xin Yukun: "I don't have to do this to help you distribute "Funeral Coffin". If you don't want to be someone else, project, forget it, I won’t let you lose money on “The Funeral Coffin”, I’ll buy it out for 200 million, and I’ll definitely help you get it into theaters within two years.”

In fact, to put it another way, before he became famous, he would meet a big star like Zhang Yuanjun who asked him to make a feature film. To put it bluntly, if Zhang Yuanjun hadn't gotten married, Xin Yukun would have felt that the other person was trying to do something for him.

This is pie in the sky falling on your own head.

Xin Yukun didn't dare to read it to Zhang Yuanjun: "Can you show me your new book?"

"No problem, I'll send it to your email."

The distribution of "The Funeral Coffin" is still not fully negotiated. 200 million is not a very high price, but it can cover the debt Xin Yukun borrowed and the travel, food and accommodation expenses incurred to make this film.

But today's interview was very pleasant. At least Zhang Yuanjun is willing to help "The Funeral Coffin" be released in theaters, but his conditions need to be looked at again.

The two said goodbye. As soon as Zhang Yuanjun left, Xin Yukun couldn't wait to open his mailbox and saw an email lying in the inbox. The attachment was a PDF called "The Invisible Guest". (End of chapter)