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Chapter 592: A performance by a veteran actor, a miracle that cannot be replicated
Zhou Yutang took some time out to go to JVR to record the song "New Creation".

The filming of "Zhou Chu" went smoothly afterwards.

Wu Zhenyu joined the crew a few days late due to schedule conflicts.

One good thing about the veteran actor is that he had made sufficient preparations before joining the crew and got into the state quickly.

This is also due to Wu Zhenyu's rich experience in playing villains.

Jiang Yulang in "The Twins" did all kinds of bad things.

The hot-tempered Brother Kun in "Young and Dangerous" said he would kill someone and then bury their entire family. I believe this left a trauma in the childhood of many of our friends.

The killer Alai in "Gunfire" and Ni Yongxiao in "Infernal Affairs 2" are both classic characters in the history of Hong Kong films.

In the play "Zhou Chu", he plays Xiangjiangzai, one of the three evils that Zhou Chu wants to eliminate.

A moody, tyrannical and desperate criminal.

He regards Cheng Xiaomei, a barber shop girl played by Ke Jiayan, as his forbidden lover.

More or less a bit perverted.

Today's scene is the first test and confrontation between Chen Guilin and Xiangjiangzi in the barber shop.

When Zhou Yutang arrived at the barber shop, the meticulous Wu Zhenyu had already discovered that he was secretly spying on his life.

His eyes were as deep as a poisonous snake, staring at Zhou Yutang, emitting a cold and sharp light, revealing cruelty and tyranny.

It seemed that the razor in his hand was flashing with cold light, and it was about to fall on Zhou Yutang's throat in the next moment, and blood would splatter on the spot.

Zhou Yutang also had his gun loaded and slid it quietly into his sleeve.

Within five steps, which is faster, a knife or a gun?
Just as a fight was about to break out, the tense atmosphere was interrupted by a police officer who was checking parking at the door.

The murderous intent in Wu Zhenyu's eyes receded like the tide, leaving only a neurotic smile that looked a little creepy.

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart for working with such an actor.

Very comfortable.

Even if some aspects fail to meet the director's psychological expectations, as long as we communicate with each other and inform him of the effect requirements.

He knew what the play was about without any explanation, and then he would switch to another performance style until the director was satisfied.

This is a comprehensive reflection of the actor's talent and accumulated experience.

The crew's filming will not completely follow the plot.

The confrontation scene during the day was over, and the shooting location at night was still Xiaomei’s Barber Shop, but it was what happened the night before.

Xiang Jiangzai and his three younger brothers had just finished chopping someone up, and the house was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"That Lao Shuming, I asked him to get some goods and asked me for money. He is really a troublemaker."

Wu Zhenyu took the towel handed over by Ke Jiayan and wiped his bloody hands with a nonchalant look:

"I just fucked him a few times."

"You seem to be injured, do you want me to apply medicine for you?"

Ke Jiayan said caring words, but there was a subtle flash of disgust and fear in her eyes.

Who in their right mind would want to stay with such a demon?

But she had no choice at all.

"No, just sprinkle some water."

Wu Zhenyu wiped the blood off his hands, took out a bloody knife from his pocket and handed it over: "Help me clean it."

"What's for supper tonight?"

"Pig blood cake, duck blood, and coffin board."

At this time, Xiaomei finished washing the knife and came over to help clean up the table which was already littered with cups and plates.

A close-up of her graceful figure was pushed.

The dim light seemed to reflect the shallow valley as white as snow, and also reflected the beautiful youthful aura of the girl.

There was a very distinctive young man with white hair and tattoos standing by the table, staring around constantly.

The Xiangjiang boy sat upright with a glass of beer in his mouth, with an evil look in his eyes, and suddenly he reached out and slapped the beautiful little butt.

Snapped!
Xiaomei was like a frightened rabbit.

His eyes were filled with fear, his body was trembling, and he shrank back.

Xiang Jiangzi laughed nervously, and the white-haired tattooed henchman also laughed. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Xiang Jiangzi's venomous eyes staring at him.

The smile disappeared instantly.

The feeling of sweating profusely.

The atmosphere gradually became tense, and the other two sensible brothers slipped out of the door under the pretext of smoking.

Wu Zhenyu smiled with a fake smile, holding a beer bottle and filling the beer for the white-haired tattooed henchman, his eyes flashing with a dangerous message: "Laugh, keep laughing."

"hehe."

The white-haired tattooed boy's mouth twitched, and his second smile seemed a little forced.

"What were you laughing at?"

"No, no, boss."

"What are you thinking about that makes you laugh like that?"

"Sorry, Boss."

The handsome guy with white hair and tattoos was so frightened that his face turned pale, his body trembled, and even his voice was shaking.

"If you tell me the reason, maybe I will understand."

Wu Zhenyu tilted his head, his facial muscles twitching unnaturally, and his eyes gradually turned red: "Now you don't even dare to say it, which proves that there is something dirty in your heart. I am so hurt, what do you say I should do?"

"Crack!"

Lao Mouzi stopped the action behind the monitor and talked to the lighting technician. He said to Zhou Yutang, "Yutang, please help explain the play to them."

After saying that, he continued to talk to the director of photography about the shots, and trusted Zhou Yutang to take charge of the discussion.

According to the plot, at this time Chen Guilin was in a small house on the upper floor opposite the barber shop, secretly observing Xiang Jiangzai.

Chen Guilin is a tough guy, but not a fool.

This is in preparation for the actual site inspection.

I witnessed the situation in the barber shop and saw some scenes that were not suitable for children.
Zhou Yutang’s shot was quite simple and passed in one take.

At this moment, he was more helping Zhang Yimou to watch the on-site shooting effects. After all, he was also a film producer.

The stagehands quickly called several actors over, and Wu Zhenyu, needless to say, could not find any fault with him at all.

Zhou Yutang was mainly explaining the play to Ke Jiayan, "For Xiaomei's performance, I need you to have a little more anger."

"Angry emotions?"

Ke Jiayan stood in front of Zhou Yutang with her hands behind her back, like an obedient female student.

"Yes, because your mother is controlled by Xiangjiangzi, including the scene upstairs later, you are actually not satisfied with the current situation. In your heart, you even feel humiliated and unwilling."

Zhou Yutang spoke carefully and Ke Jiayan listened very attentively.

Wu Zhenyu also joined in the fun and gave a lot of suggestions on performance methods.

Ke Jiayan seemed to have some realization. For her, if she could interpret the role of Xiaomei well, her acting skills would definitely improve.

Seeing that she had almost figured it out, Zhou Yutang nodded: "Okay, let's do it again."

There is no doubt that Zhang Yimou has a good eye for selecting actresses.

Ke Jiayan is definitely a talented actress.

The girl's purity, coupled with a bit of pitiful brokenness, was portrayed perfectly by her.

When the audience sees her being abused by Xiangjiangzi, it will definitely arouse sympathy. The same is true from Chen Guilin's perspective, which also makes the character's motivation for behavior more reasonable.

"Ahem, um, Director Zhou." A voice as thin as a mosquito came from the corner.

"Why haven't you gone yet?"

"director."

The Hong Kong boy with white hair and tattoos scratched his head and said shamelessly: "I feel that my performance is not very good. Can you tell me if there is anything I can improve?"

He also wants to improve.

Not every actor can get the chance to be personally guided through the play by the Palme d'Or director.

"You're fine." "Huh?"

The white-haired tattooed boy was dumbfounded.

That’s not right. It’s not like this when you teach someone else’s sister.

"You performed well just now. The two smiles on Hong Kong Aberdeen's face were quite interesting."

Zhou Yutang slowly picked out a thorn: "If I must say, as a younger brother of Xiangjiangzi, the look in Xiaomei's eyes is a little bit more lustful. A gangster of your age, apart from fighting and being brave, is also interested in women."

"And then there was the nervousness of your throat moving after your eldest brother noticed it. Just a few details, figure it out yourself."

"Director Zhou, you are truly amazing."

The white-haired tattooed younger brother from Xiangjiangzi expressed his sincere admiration.

The young actor's name is Ma Yuke.

Many people may not know his name, he is Duan Kun from Tsim Sha Tsui who was eaten by Ah Wei.

However, outside the play, he is a sunny and cheerful big boy. In this play, he was hit on the head with a beer bottle by Wu Zhenyu, which was a bit too much.

After filming this scene, Duan Kun sat aside to rest.

This scene was just shot several times, and dozens of beer bottles were prepared on the scene.

The beer bottle that Xiangjiangzi used to shoot him in the head was certainly not a real beer bottle.

The real beer bottle is not as fragile as people imagine. If it is smashed down like that, it can cause a concussion.

This is a prop wine bottle custom-made by the props team of the crew using sugar. It will break if touched. It causes limited damage to the actors, but it maximizes the visual effect.

This scene was shot more than ten times. Poor classmate Duan Kun, he must have felt a little dizzy.

After the filming of "The Piano Tuner" was completed, the post-production was placed in Vision Media.

It will probably take some time to wait, because Cao Baoping has to prepare for the media conference for another project.

The crime suspense blockbuster "The Burning Sun" held a press conference in Beijing a few days ago, unveiling its mystery in front of the audience for the first time.

Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, Guo Tao and other main creators were present and answered a series of questions from media reporters on the scene.

Although it is not as popular as Starring Chow's "The Mermaid", the endorsement of Soochow Pictures is enough to attract the attention of many people inside and outside the circle.

However, just the day after the press conference ended, a big news broke out.

Gao Miao, an actor in the crew, was detained by Chaoyang Liushenmen for carrying contraband.

Recently, the authorities have stepped up their crackdown on contraband. In addition to Gao Miao, Zhang Guoli's son was also imprisoned for the second time.

"Yu Tang."

Cao Baoping was so confused that he called Zhou Yutang and asked, "How do you think we should deal with this?"

This movie was rejected several times in the early stages due to its tone.

Later, Zhou Yutang stepped in to mediate and used a lot of connections to successfully pass the review. The company held a meeting to discuss and set the release date in November.

The purpose is to seize the initiative in the Lunar New Year box office.

Before the media conference, the publicity plan had already been finalized, but we didn't expect this incident to happen.

This movie cost tens of millions of dollars to make.

But because of this one bad apple, the whole barrel was spoiled and all the original publicity plans were scrapped.

"Teacher Cao, does he have many plays?"

"Not much. The focus is on Duan Yihong and Deng Chao, but."

"Please postpone the release. We won't be able to do the promotion work."

Zhou Yutang frowned slightly, and said in a low but unquestionable tone: "Delete all his scenes, and find someone else to reshoot them."

"Yu Tang, this may increase the cost a lot."

Cao Baoping's voice sounded a little surprised.

“The cost doesn’t matter.”

Zhou Yutang said firmly.

This is not a discussion with Cao Baoping, but an informing of Cao Baoping about this matter.

He is sworn enemies of gambling and drugs, and this is not just talk.

The charity fund controlled by Zhou Yutang, in addition to providing targeted assistance to the impoverished mountainous areas of China every year, also quietly donates a lot to the families of contraband patrol officers behind the scenes.

"Teacher Cao, if you need someone, talk to Li Shuang and she will arrange it."

Cao Baoping was silent for a while, then sighed: "Okay, then I'll put the things on hand aside for now."

Ni Ni, who was listening nearby, mourned for Gao Miao in her heart for a few seconds.

He was originally considered to have a promising acting career. He would have died if he hadn't done anything stupid.

Being included in Jiangdong’s blacklist, no matter how good his acting skills are, his career as an actor is ruined.

However, it’s not all bad.

Zhou Yutang was filming in Wan Province when he received a notice from La Peikang.

The authorities organized another round of film viewing for units and organizations, and in early August, it successfully helped push the box office of "Red Ling" to over 8 billion.

This was a moment worth remembering, and the official news once again gave it a 20-second commendation report.

Various media outlets also followed suit, pushing up the heat again and making it a national hot topic.

Following "Mojin: The Last Wings", "Red Angel" was another success, officially announcing that the box office depth of the Chinese film market has entered the 20 billion era, or even higher.

"Congratulations to Director Zhou for setting a box office record."

"Congratulations, Director Zhou."

"Two films with a box office of 2 billion, he is undoubtedly the number one director in the Chinese film industry."

Ke Jiayan looked at Zhou Yutang, who was the center of attention. There was a glimmer of admiration in her dark, bright eyes.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, the box office has exceeded 2 billion, it's really amazing!"

Everyone in the crew, including Zhang Yimou, congratulated him. Eddie Peng was quite a good person and was the first to offer his compliments.

The haze brought by the bad thing "The Burning Sun" was swept away.

Li Shuang has already made arrangements, and once the subsequent reshoots are completed, the movie will be released next year in the same way.

There are many film and television dramas in the industry that have been piled up for several years.

Miracles like "Red Ling" are basically impossible to replicate.

Zhou Yutang was in a very good mood at this time. He waved his hand and arranged a big meal for the entire crew.

During the meal, I chatted with Peng Yuyan for a few more words.
"Your two dramas are both scheduled for the Lunar New Year period?"

"Well, Mr. Zhou, please give me more guidance when you are free."

"If you want to develop in the mainland in the future, practice Mandarin more." Zhou Yutang gave him some pertinent advice.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Zhou. I plan to live in the Magic City for the next few years."

Peng Yuyan nodded solemnly.

He and Hu Ge are well-known good friends, and they also bought a house and invested in opening a store in Shanghai.

"Takano said you took good care of her on the set of Fleet of Time."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "I thank you on her behalf."

Since "Fleet of Time" was mainly produced by Xiao Ma and Guang Guang, Zhou Shufang pushed Gao Ye to the position.

This is also a very good resource for Gao Ye.

"Everyone on the crew was pretty easy to talk to. Takano is a great actor and helped me a lot."

Peng Yuyan lowered his posture and said modestly: "I hope Mr. Zhou can support me in the future."

Just in this year's Lunar New Year holiday, he has two movies to be released: "Once Upon a Time in China II" and "Fleet of Time".

The previous "Huang Feihong" was a big production jointly produced by Enlight and Bonar to reboot the Huang Feihong IP.

The latter youth campus romance film, adapted from the novel by writer Jiu Ye Hui, is a cooperative project between Xiaoma Pentium and Guangxian.

A few days ago, he even took a special leave to attend the media conference for these two dramas.

but.

As one of the three young actors in the "Heavenly Banquet" promoted by Taiwan capital, Peng Yuyan was extremely respectful in front of Zhou Yutang.

(End of this chapter)