Actor: My Entertainment Era

"Mulan" is a piece of cake that all actresses of the right age should fight for.

In all aspects, Liu Yifei is indeed the most competitive actor.

She is 30 years old, not very old, but she became famous too early and her star is too bright. Even many actresses privately admit that as long as Liu Yifei appears at the audition site, the casting game is basically over.

How to fight?
Every requirement for the role of Mulan seems to be tailor-made for Liu Yifei.

But Liu Yifei's big fan quickly came out to refute the rumor:
"That's fake. Sissi has already been cast in that romance drama next year. Please stop spreading the rumor. Mulan is indeed a good idea, but Sissi hopes to spend more time with her family, especially her two children."

But "Mulan" is indeed a good thing. Many fans think that Liu Yifei must play Mulan. In the Disney Princess series, if she doesn't play the role now, she may never have the chance again in her life. Some even accused Zhang Yuanjun of not allowing Liu Yifei to play Mulan.

However, this voice is always in the minority and is not worth responding to.

Zhang Yuanjun stayed in Zhejiang Province for two days and two nights and returned home on the morning of the third day.

Zhang Yuanjun stayed at home with his son and daughter for a nap, and went out again after waking up.

"Where are you going again?" Liu Yifei had just finished packing the brother and sister's clothes. "Can't you sit at home for a while?"

Why does this tone sound so much like my mother's?

Zhang Yuanjun said: "The third season of John Wick will start shooting in March, so I will be training in advance."

"Training in the United States?"

"Not really. I'm training in China, and it's cheaper here." Saving money is one aspect, but the main reason is that Zhang Yuanjun can't bear to leave his child behind, and it would be a bit troublesome to take the child abroad.

There are many Chinese martial arts directors in the action team of the "John Wick" series. Many of them are from old action teams such as the Cheng family, the Yuen family, and the Hung family, so it is very convenient for them to train in China.

Two years ago, Zhang Yuanjun would say that he was a literary actor and was not good at action movies, but with the success of "John Wick", Zhang Yuanjun rarely says this now, as it is easy to get beaten if he says it out loud.

"You forced me to become an action actor." You still have to show off in front of your wife.

Liu Yifei said: "You made your debut in a martial arts film."

Zhang Yuanjun said: "That was to look cool and act like a hero. I didn't want to be an action actor at that time."

Just as he was about to leave, his son and daughter crawled over, screaming "ah ah". The brother and sister stood up tremblingly and reached out to their father to hold them.

"I can't bear to leave my father." Zhang Yuanjun was quite proud.

"Dad." The son called out.

"Okay, Dad will hold you for a minute." Zhang Yuanjun picked up his son and touched his bald head. "Mom is so annoying. She loves to shave our son's head."

If you hug your son, you naturally have to hug your daughter.

"Dad." The daughter also called him.

Zhang Yuanjun put his son down and picked up his daughter. The 11-month-old twins already had a competitive spirit. The daughter held Zhang Yuanjun's hand and asked him to touch her head.

"Okay, Daddy will touch you too." Zhang Yuanjun touched his daughter's little head.

He held the bowl of water level, touched his daughter's head, and put the little one down.

"Dad is gone and will be back in the evening. You should listen to Mom at home."

"Ah, ah." The two siblings expressed their understanding.

Zhang Yuanjun went out.

"Your dad is being coaxed around by you guys." Liu Xiaoli said with a smile.

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "Your father would be happy if you two teamed up to sell him out."

The two siblings are now practicing walking while holding onto the sofa, listening to their mother and grandmother talking. The daughter said first, "Mom."

"Are you trying to coax me again?" Liu Yifei said with a smile, and stood up to wipe the saliva from her daughter's mouth.

"Ah," the son refused to admit defeat, and after a loud shout he also said, "Mom." "Okay, okay, you are the best, just walk slowly." Liu Yifei said to her mother, "I am so coaxed to death."

"I see that you are very happy. You, like Yuanjun, also like to hear nice words." Liu Xiaoli still didn't know her daughter's pulse.

"Sister, call grandma." Liu Yifei ordered her daughter.

But her daughter looked back at her, ignored her, and continued to practice walking unsteadily.

Liu Xiaoli said: "The word 'grandma' is difficult to pronounce. I am satisfied if they can pronounce it before they are one and a half years old."

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Film critics generally gave low reviews to "Youth", but Feng Xiaogang was able to sell tickets during the Lunar New Year holiday.

As an art film, "Youth" grossed over 8 million yuan in just 6 days, which is a very, very good result.

No art film has ever achieved this box office before.

The three films released a week later performed mediocrely.

The much-anticipated "Legend of the Demon Cat" earned 7300 million on its first day, a failing number for such a blockbuster.

This result is not even higher than "Blood Steel", which had 7500 million on the first day.

Although Jackie Chan's box office appeal has declined in recent years, few of the films he starred in lost money.

He was able to bring a pseudo-sci-fi film like "Bleeding Steel" to 7500 million, which is amazing.

"Psychological Crime: City of Lights" earned less than 6000 million on the first day.

This shows Feng Xiaogang's terrifying appeal during the Lunar New Year period. Three commercial genre films, all of which were star-studded, simply could not beat his one art film with a brand new cast.

"Legend of the Demon Cat" is undoubtedly the most anticipated movie during the Lunar New Year holiday. Before its release, people were talking about how Director Kaige had built another city - for marketing. Hongdu Tangcheng cooperated very well with Director Kaige in this regard.

Several viewers will dig deeper into Tang Cheng's background.

Another focus was that a mixed-race person was invited to play Yang Guifei, and the explanation was that Yang Yuhuan had Hu ancestry, so there was nothing wrong with finding a mixed-race person to play the role.

The mixed-race Yang Guifei caused a big stir before, but after the film was actually released, the audience found that Zhang Rongrong’s performance was actually quite good.

Especially the scene of raising his eyes at the Paradise Banquet - this shot was also cut into the trailer - it was really beautifully shot.

Director Kaige is a real expert when it comes to photographing women!
His artistic skills were once again recognized by the audience.

This is the plot of "Legend of the Demon Cat". Many viewers said that the plot before and after the movie was disconnected.

But "Legend of the Demon Cat" is a good film overall, reflecting the level of director Kai Ge.

Faced with negative reviews, Zhang Yuanjun, who had nothing to do with the film, knew some inside information.

Hongdu Tangcheng is the Zhang family’s first investment in the film and television industry, and he knows something that others don’t know.

"The Chinese team made their own version of the script, but the novel's author, Yumemakura Baku, wouldn't let the screenwriter make major changes to his plot. He threatened that if he didn't listen, he would not authorize it. In the end, director Kaige had no choice but to compromise. The mixed-race Yang Guifei was also given to director Kaige by the Japanese side."

"Will Director Kaige agree?"

"What can I do if I don't agree? I've already taken their money and signed a 10-year cooperation agreement."

A very cruel fact is that no one in China wants to invest in Chen Kaige anymore because they are afraid of being cheated by him, but he still has some savings in Japan and can raise some money.

Otherwise, he would not have appeared on variety shows as a mentor so frequently. One reason was to make some money, and the other was to pave the way for his son to enter the circle.

“Actually, looking at it this way, Director Kai Ge did a good job.” Zhang Yuanjun likes “Legend of the Demon Cat”.

So, movies are full of compromises, unless you pay for it yourself. (End of this chapter)