Actor: My Entertainment Era

"The Secret of the Dragon" was launched in New York in a low-key manner, without alerting the media.

There aren't many scenes in New York, but it was very tiring to shoot.

It was the first time to film overseas, which made Urshan extremely uncomfortable!

These foreign extras only work eight hours a day! Overtime is considered overtime, and overtime pay is huge!
The Screen Actors Guild of America sent people to supervise on the set to coordinate the relationship between foreign actors and the crew of "The Secret of the Dragon".

The New York City Government also has relevant officials on the set, and the designated shooting area cannot exceed one square meter.

Of course, it’s not just a matter of embarrassment to the production crew. There are the heads of the Actors Guild and the city government here. If the production crew has any requests, they can give them timely feedback and they will cooperate if they can.

These Ur fans were vaccinated in advance when communicating with the overseas co-production team. Now they are not used to it, but it is expected.

What he didn't expect was that the problem lay with the two leading actors.

After all his calculations, he forgot that Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei were also members of the Screen Actors Guild.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei must also abide by the rules of the Actors Guild.

What kind of truth is this!

Even if Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei are willing to work overtime for filming, they will have to pay high overtime wages!

Another difficulty was communication. Urshan's English was not very good. Every time he communicated with the local American extras, the co-production team's translator was required to be present, and the communication cost was high.

Therefore, not a single piece of material was filmed in the two days before filming started. Wu Ershan sat on the set, smoking one cigarette after another, and was almost dying of worry.

Even in China, the crew was overtime and over budget. Just renewing the film with Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei cost the crew more than 10 million. If he spent more money in New York, he wouldn't know how to explain it to domestic investors.

In this regard, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei were really helpless. The rules of the Actors Guild were very strict, and there was nothing they could do.

"MD, these foreigners are really difficult to deal with." Sun Ye, Wuershan's assistant director, lit up another cigarette and cursed.

Zhang Yuanjun also enjoyed the hardship and said: "We are on other people's territory now, and we are the foreigners."

He has long adapted to the working environment on American film sets, and the eight-hour working day is indeed comfortable.

"I now understand why the cost of American films is so high. Labor is too expensive." Sun Ye said.

I didn’t shoot a few pieces of material, and I spent a lot of money.

"However, it is worth learning from how others protect the rights of actors." Zhang Yuanjun said, "Compare the actors' unions in our domestic film and television bases with those here, they are the same as the grass-stage troupes."

Although the filming did not go smoothly, Sun Ye still had to admit that they did a good job.

"Forget it, let's call it a day." Ur slapped him and ordered the end of the work. Because in ten minutes, even if he works overtime, he can't bear to pay overtime pay.

Today, another photo was not taken.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei called it a day and went home.

In the evening, Liu Yifei had an appointment with Callum Green, the producer of "Pacific Rim" and director Toro's regular producer, for dinner.

Find out about the preparations for "Pacific Rim 2".

But Callum Green told Liu Yifei that the preparation for "Pacific Rim 2" was very troublesome. Liu Yifei was the heroine of the first film. Callum didn't mind telling her the truth: "The first film was produced by Legendary Pictures It is a co-production with Warner Bros. Now that Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. have broken up, Warner's ability to intervene in the "Pacific Rim" project is still very strong. Due to the poor performance of the first film at the box office, Warner does not want to shoot the second one. Thomas Tull and Toro are at odds with each other creatively. Crystal, I hope you understand that the second installment of "Pacific Rim" is likely to be put on hold indefinitely."

To put it mildly, Toro actually withdrew from the preparations for "Ring 2" last week.

Liu Yifei naturally heard what Callum was implying. She just complained a few words in frustration and let it go. She just hoped that Callum would consider her in future films.

"Of course, Crystal, you are an excellent actor and can bring huge returns to film companies in the Chinese market. If there is a movie suitable for you, I will definitely contact you." It's just cheap talk.

When she got home, Zhang Yuanjun asked her how the discussion was today, and Liu Yifei told the truth: "The second part is completely dead, Warner is unwilling to make it, Legendary and the director don't get along, and Universal is still unwilling to support it." Liu Yifei clapped her hands and said, "It's so bad. "It's a lie not to be lonely, but Liu Yifei won't sink in this negative energy for too long: "But it's okay. Making a movie is inherently risky, let alone a blockbuster like this with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Besides, the results of the first part were indeed not very good." Liu Yifei could figure it out.

"Okay." Zhang Yuanjun hugged Liu Yifei and sat next to him, "It's a pity not to shoot "Ring 2", but you have no shortage of movies to shoot in China, so it doesn't matter if you miss this one."

Zhang Yuanjun’s inside information was actually very limited. He knew that Wanda would restart the second film after acquiring Legend. But at that time, Toro was already preparing for "The Shape of Water", and the director, script, and screenplay were changed. As for the actor, he didn't know how he ended up looking like that.

In fact, it's really not Tiantian's fault.

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On the afternoon of the 6th domestic time, the domestic premiere of "John Wick" was held at Shijingshan Wanda Cinemas.

Zhang Yuanjun flew back from New York specially.

Wanda Cinemas cooperated with this event very much and put a huge poster of "John Wick" in the theater, as well as multiple personal posters of Zhang Yuanjun.

Although it is a batch film, it is still a small budget, but the guest lineup at the premiere is very large.

Celebrity guests such as Gu Changwei, Zhu Yawen, Li Bingbing, Wu Jing, Tang Yan, and Lu Han all appeared in the theater to support the film.

"I haven't seen a Hollywood shootout action movie starring Chinese actors in the cinema for many years. I am looking forward to watching it tonight." Gu Changwei said.

Lu Han said: "Teacher Zhang Yuanjun has always been a senior that I admire and admire, and I really want to see his grace on the screen."

Both Zhu Yawen and Wu Jing said that this is a movie made by good friends and of course they should support it.

Wu Jing also responded to the news that "Wolf Warrior" has been postponed to April: "Originally, I shouldn't talk about "Wolf Warrior" here, but you are not afraid of being late when you have a good meal. The purpose of changing the schedule is to present the best aspect of the work to the audience. "

At the beginning of the premiere, Zhang Yuanjun, wearing the cool suit from the movie and holding a prop pistol, performed a fighting scene on the stage with the extras, making a handsome appearance.

"Are you handsome?" the host asked the audience.

"handsome!!"

"John Wick" is Zhang Yuanjun's one-man show, so naturally there is no need to invite anyone else to the stage.

After Zhang Yuanjun appeared on the stage, he stayed on stage to share before the screening.

"It was very hard to film this movie. I trained for a long time on action, various fighting techniques, and the use of firearms. Because when you perform an action scene, it doesn't matter how professional you are. At least you can't make the audience think you are an amateur."

"I'm not a professional action actor, so I have to work hard to learn and practice."

"It's quite exciting. There are very few opportunities in China to play with so many guns. It was a lot of fun during training. I can now change magazines with one hand."

After the brief pre-screening sharing ended and the movie viewing session entered, Zhang Yuanjun sat back down the stage, with Gu Changwei next to him.

He had watched the video more than a dozen times and was not very interested, so he found a topic to chat with Gu Changwei:

"Director, I have a new script, can you read it?"

"Huh?" Gu Changwei wondered, "Do you still have a notebook for me to read?"

"Little Love: Getting Better" left him injured and he didn't dare to take the role easily.

"I bought a book from the United States and made some local adaptations. I think you are the most suitable for such a story."

If Zhang Yuanjun hadn't been well-known in the industry, Gu Changwei would have refused: "Send it to me, I can't guarantee I can give you any advice."

"It's okay, you can take a look, I'm sure you'll like it." Zhang Yuanjun smiled brightly. (End of chapter)