Rebirth 96: Begin the life of a monster from kindergarten

After taking a break during the free time and dealing with some company matters, Zhang and his team rushed to Duolin Temple in Henan Province to continue the filming of "Zhu Xian".

As the filming location of Tianyin Temple in the TV series "Zhu Xian", Duolin Temple was not among the options at first.

However, after the news of the filming of the TV series "Zhu Xian" came out, it was Duolin Temple that took the initiative to contact the crew, hoping to set the filming location in Duolin Temple.

It has to be said that as the CEO of Dolin Group, CEO Shi has a good vision for the development of the group.

After all, the filming of "Zhu Xian" was very noisy, and Zhang Yixing participated in the production and starred in the TV series himself. Anything related to this TV series means countless traffic.

Although Zhang and his party had a general impression of CEO Shi, since Duolin Temple was willing to provide space for the crew to shoot here for free, the crew considered it comprehensively and agreed.

After all, as the most famous temple in the country, this is also a promotional point for "Zhu Xian".

It's just mutual benefit!

After Zhang and his party arrived at Duolin Temple according to the itinerary, CEO Shi personally led people to the mountain gate to greet them. In addition, there were crew members and actors who had arrived in advance, including Yu Hai, who played Puzhi, and Cao Jun, who played Fashang.

At this time, there were still tourists and pilgrims in Duolin Temple. When they saw CEO Shi making such a big show and Zhang and his party bringing people here, they were immediately excited.

"It's worth the trip. I actually met Zhang Yihang. Hey, Cao Jun is here too!"

"Zhang Yihang is here filming 'Zhu Xian'. The news was released a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be today!"

“Can I see how it was filmed?”

"Of course not. I just came out from inside. Several places have been cordoned off. Visitors are not allowed these days!"

Amid the discussions and photos of the onlookers, CEO Shi clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and greeted Zhang and his party: "Amitabha, donor Zhang is here!"

Zhang Yixing smiled and said, "Hello, Master Shi, sorry to bother you!"

The two were chatting over here. I don't know if CEO Shi did it intentionally or unintentionally, but he was almost always facing the audience, like an exhibit. Zhang and his group looked outside the venue and actually saw a monk carrying a camera. From his posture, it was obvious that he was a professional photographer.

He really is someone who understands publicity!

Actually, Duolin Temple was not a famous temple originally. It became famous all over the country because of the movie "Shaolin Temple".

Coupled with the promotion of a number of martial arts novels, Duolin Temple has become the most famous temple in the country.

The Duolin Monastery also seemed to have tasted the sweetness of the film opportunity. The CEO did his utmost to promote it, organizing global performances by the monks and even accepting many foreign disciples.

After exchanging greetings at the temple gate for seven or eight minutes, CEO Shi probably felt that he had taken a lot of promotional materials, so he led everyone into the temple.

CEO Shi led the way and said, "Donor Zhang, let's go worship the Buddha first!"

Zhang Yixing replied, “I’m sorry, Master. I’m in a hurry to shoot The Founding of a Republic to celebrate the motherland’s birthday. I really can’t waste time. So I have to quickly finish shooting the Tianyin Temple scenes in The Legend of Chusen so that I can rush to Beijing!” Seeing what Zhang Yixing said, CEO Shi didn’t know what to say. He even brought up the motherland, so could he say that worshiping Buddha is more important than celebrating the motherland’s birthday?
CEO Shi paused, laughed and let the matter go. He did not force it. After all, the fact that "Zhu Xian" could be filmed here and Zhang Yihang could come here was enough for publicity.

He led Zhang and his party directly to the circled shooting area and never mentioned worshiping Buddha again during the whole process.

Zhang Yihang was also happy to have some peace and quiet. He had no intention of worshipping Buddha, so why should he make things difficult for himself, even if the person was CEO Shi.

Speaking of which, when Zhang and his party went out traveling in their previous life, they had visited many temples and scenic spots. It must be said that temples were the places with the strongest smell of copper coins that he had ever seen.

Selling incense sticks is fine, but many temples allow users to pay by scanning a QR code on WeChat to pray and make wishes. After scanning the QR code, there is also a ranking of donation merits.

No wonder many young people in later generations want to become monks in temples after graduation!
After CEO Shi left, Zhang and his group put on makeup and joined the crew directly.

Most of the plots concerning Tianyin Temple are still related to the Dharma in other exterior scenes. As for the shots that actually need to be filmed in the temple, there are only two episodes of them.

Senior Yu Hai is already dressed like an old monk. By the way, he became famous because of the movie "Shaolin Temple" and then started his journey to become a master. He has a close connection with this temple.

Cao Jun also became famous with the TV series "The Little Monk". This time, he was invited by Zhang Yixing to play a monk again, which was also a nostalgic experience for him.

Looking at Cao Jun's shiny bald head, Zhang Yixing asked with a smile: "Hey, you will graduate next year, right?"

"Yes, it's been just one year!" Cao Jun nodded, and suddenly said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I suddenly feel that thinking about quitting the entertainment industry to focus on my studies back then was not a wise choice!"

Zhang Yixing chuckled and said, "It's not wise in the first place. I told you so long ago. You just figured it out now!"

Cao Jun touched his bald head shyly, and suddenly said solemnly: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you. In the past few years, the film and television industry has been up and down. If you hadn't dragged me to participate in a few film and television dramas, I might have really cut myself off from this circle!"

Speaking of which, actors of Cao Jun's generation, such as Shu Chang, Shi Xiaolong and others, are actually influenced by their parents' ideas.

This generation of parents still believe that their children must go to college, which is not wrong, but for these child stars who are destined to make a living in the entertainment industry, this path is not very suitable.

It's okay to study acting, but it's simply crazy to study a major that has nothing to do with acting like Shu Chang did.

"We're friends, so why thank me?" Zhang Yixing laughed and patted Cao Jun on the shoulder.

I became friends with him in the beginning mainly because of our childhood memories, but after getting to know him more, I found that Cao Jun was a good person and it was quite comfortable to have him as my friend.

"In fact, you have obvious shortcomings, but also many advantages. You have a very upright face, which is very suitable for acting in some serious dramas and period dramas! This year, I have a TV series called "Awakening Age" that is being filmed. It is produced by Shanying, so the quality is beyond doubt. After you finish filming the scenes for "Zhu Xian" here, go there again. I will ask Director Kong Sheng to reserve a role for you!"

Cao Jun chuckled. The shortcoming that Zhang Yixing mentioned was naturally that he was not tall enough.

If someone else said this, he might mind, but Zhang Yixing was his friend, and a friend who had helped him many times, so he naturally would not take his friend's teasing to heart.

"Okay, I'll go to that crew after I finish this!" (End of this chapter)