Studio City Base.
In a small corner, there was a row of benches.
Zhang Ye sat there reading the script. It contained his own lines. It was very simple, just a few sentences. The difficulty lay in the fighting scenes. This was a challenge for Zhang Ye, who was acting for the first time.
But he believed that he could do it well. Zhang Ye always knew that belief was very important. The more you felt that you couldn't do it, the less confidence you had. In the end, you would not be able to do it well. This was because you had already lost in terms of confidence. This was a very subtle thing. If you had confidence, then you could do anything! This was not an exaggeration, nor was it an alarmist. There were studies and cases of this in psychology. It's impossible for a loser to become tall, rich, and handsome? Could it only be a fantasy? It wasn't like that at all! What's wrong with being a loser? So what if he was a poor and ugly loser? As long as you firmly believe that you can succeed, as long as you firmly believe that you can do it, then I believe that one day, you will definitely become a … particularly confident, frustrated, ugly, and poor loser!
"Little Zhang!" Yao Jiancai came.
Zhang Ye closed the script. "Uh, what's the matter?"
Yao Jiancai was speechless. "Didn't you say you're a newbie?"
"But I'm a rookie." Zhang Ye blinked his eyes.
Yao Jiancai thought about it and agreed. Zhang Ye had never acted in a movie before, so he was a true rookie in the field of acting. "I just found out that you are quite famous in Beijing."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "It's just an empty reputation. I can't compare to you."
He was not being humble. He really could not compare to Yao Jiancai's fame. Don't think that he was just a supporting actor. How many movies had he acted in over the years? He had some fame in the country. Well, although it wasn't big, it was still better than Zhang Ye, who was only in the Beijing circle. At least he was "not short of legs".
"Come on." Yao Jiancai laughed, "In Beijing, there are definitely more people who know you than me. You're really something. You have a bright future and can even write poems?"
"Nonsense," Zhang Ye said.
After hearing of Zhang Ye's deeds, the more Yao Jiancai looked at Zhang Ye, the more he found him to be to his liking. He sat beside him and hugged his shoulders, "Quick, tell me in detail how you smacked the television station's Leader's face. Haha, you made all the television media in the country not want you anymore? I have no choice but to force you to act? You're really something! Too flirtatious! Not bad, not bad. You have a bit of the elegance of your Uncle Yao from back then! "
"You've done this before?"
"No."
"Then why do I look like you?"
"Hey, it's just a metaphor."
"…"
The old man and the young man were quite familiar with each other. They even exchanged phone numbers, looking like old friends.
At this moment, a burly man in his thirties walked over. He was the film crew's martial arts director. He looked very strong and it was obvious that he knew kung fu. "Which one of you is Zhang Ye?"
"I am." Zhang Ye stood up with the script in hand.
The martial arts director glanced at him speechlessly. "You're acting as Young Hero Chen?"
This was Zhang Ye's character. He nodded. "Yeah."
The martial arts director sized him up, went over to pinch his arm, and tested him a few more times. In the end, without another word, he turned around and went straight to the assistant director. "Assistant director, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? That Zhang Ye is acting as young hero Chen? He won't be able to do Young Hero Chen's character. With that small body of his, even if he were to fight, it would be all showy and impractical. We can't even get a stunt double for a supporting role. Even if we did, there wouldn't be anyone suitable. How are we going to film this? "
The assistant director looked at him. "If you don't think he can do it, then help him train him and direct his movements. The role has already been decided, so there won't be any changes. The rest is up to you."
The martial arts director said, "But even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. Let's not talk about looks, just his physical fitness is far from enough. If we film like this, it will affect the effect."
The two of them started arguing.
Zhang Ye was helpless. Damn, he was already being looked down upon on the first day of filming.
Finally, the martial arts director came back without any results. He looked at Zhang Ye with a helpless expression. "Have you filmed martial arts movies before?"
Zhang Ye shook his head.
The martial arts director asked, "Have you acted before?"
Zhang Ye shook his head again.
The martial arts director said, "Have you practiced dancing before?"
Zhang Ye still shook his head.
The martial arts director facepalmed. Damn, he was a nobody!
The investment for this movie was not small. It was considered a medium to large scale production, so the quality of the actors was very high. It was not like those low-budget martial arts movies where you could just punch or kick someone. Wouldn't that make people laugh to death? Therefore, the actors they found were mostly those who had a foundation in martial arts or had acted in martial arts movies before. Even the lead actor could not be too shabby. He had to have arms and a good figure. Besides, the lead actor could still find a stunt double, but how were they going to find a supporting actor?
The martial arts director was having a headache.
Yao Jiancai was a clown in the film crew. He could talk to anyone. "This kid is a good friend of mine. You have to take care of him."
The martial arts director said, "Uncle Yao, Young Hero Chen's role is not light. He has at least a minute and a half of screen time. There are also quite a lot of difficult moves in the film. He …"
Zhang Ye bit the bullet and said, "Why don't we give it a try?"
The martial arts director could only find a sword and pass it to him. "Swing your sword a few times for me to see."
Zhang Ye took it and immediately became high-spirited. With a flick of his wrist, he swung the sword in the air … Alright, this was a slightly artistic way of describing it. In fact, he was swinging the sword in the air. This was a real sword, but it had the characteristics of a soft sword. This swing nearly hit Yao Jiancai, who was beside him.
It scared Yao Jiancai so much that he quickly took a few steps back. "Take it easy, bro."
The martial arts director guided Zhang Ye on a few moves. But when Zhang Ye followed the instructions, he still did not match. He and the sword did not match at all. He did not display any elegance, nor did he see any bravery. Instead, he displayed the image of an "old farmer crossing the river". And it was an old farmer who did not know how to swim.
"Learn from me!"
"Alright."
"Watch me demonstrate. Like this, your wrists must be straight, your lower body must be stable, don't shake!"
"Like this? I'm okay, right? "
"Aiyah, what do you mean okay! Are you practicing aerobics? "
After a long time, the martial arts director could not take it anymore. He called for another supporting actor. This person looked like he had practiced a few moves before. The martial arts director got this actor to demonstrate for Zhang Ye, and to try out his acting with him. But Zhang Ye was really a rookie without any experience. He could not match the actor's acting. It was not that his lines did not match, but his martial arts moves were not good enough. That actor was also depressed in the end.
When the filming was over, quite a number of people noticed the commotion over here. Seeing Zhang Ye "clumsily" brandishing his knife and gun, many of them found it funny.
"Hur Hur."
"What's this?"
"He can even act like this? And he's even shooting a wuxia movie? "
"His movements are quite solid. I really couldn't tell that he had such strength? His kicks look quite strong, but … it's not very pretty. It's too ugly. "
"What's the use of being famous in Beijing? He's not made for acting."
"Don't be sarcastic. Do you think Teacher Zhang has been in this industry since he was young like all of you? Teacher Zhang is a learned person, yet you're making fun of him? Let me tell you, even if all the literary attainments of our film crew were added together, we would not be able to compare to Teacher Zhang alone! "
"That's why there are specializations in every field."
"We're not laughing at him, but we're filming a movie after all. It's not like we're competing on culture."
After the filming, there might be a change of location. Hence, the moment they took a break, more and more people gathered around. Some were here to watch the commotion, while others were kind enough to offer suggestions.
The actress who had asked Zhang Ye to take a photo with him said, "Why don't we change a few moves? The ones from before were really too difficult. Even professional martial arts actors would find it difficult to do it. "
The martial arts director sighed, "It's all set. If we change it now, we would need to redesign it. It's too late. The director said that we'll wrap it up in the next two days. Where would we find the time?"
Yao Jiancai said, "When is Zhang Ye's filming?"
The assistant director also came over to take a look, "Tonight. We'll take a bus to another location. We'll go to a temple."
"Tonight? Then we won't be able to make it even if we practice for a few days. "Yao Jiancai was also worried for Zhang Ye.
The angriest person was of course Zhang Ye himself. When had this fellow ever embarrassed himself like this? Being surrounded by so many people? Pointing and pointing at him? He was also blushing a little, but he did not feel that his actions were not up to standard. Waving his sword and kicking his legs, he did all of that very well, but that group of people did not agree with him. They felt that Zhang Ye's actions were not up to standard. Why? Because they were filming a movie. What was important was the effect, the aesthetics, and the style. The martial arts director and the other martial arts actors definitely had some basic skills, but it was at most just a little. Don't be fooled by the fact that some of them were bigger in stature, but if they really got into a fight, Zhang Ye reckoned that he would be able to take down any one of them without any problems — and this was even under the situation where he could not use Taiji Fist.
That was not a big deal.
What did Zhang Ye practice?
Taekwondo and Taiji Fist!
One was the fighting techniques of foreigners! The other was the traditional Chinese martial arts!
Regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, these martial arts were ultimately used to subdue the enemy. Every punch and kick was solid, not for show or for fun. But what did they pay particular attention to when filming martial arts? It was more about being cool and stylish. Every move had to be big and wide, as if they wanted to do dozens of somersaults in mid-air and then send the enemy flying with a kick. To them, that was awesome!
But to Zhang Ye, it was stupid!
If you had the time to do somersaults in mid-air to look cool, the enemy would have already sent you flying with a kick. There were too many flaws!
However, this was the difference in the industry. Zhang Ye did not look down on others just because he knew some kung fu. He knew that since he was in their territory and in their industry, he had to listen to them. This bunch of martial arts directors were the professionals. This was not a matter of knowing kung fu. If a master of Chinese martial arts came to guide them, who knew how the movie would end up being shot. The actions would probably not look good!
Zhang Ye still maintained his humility and followed the martial arts director to learn and practice. He tried his best to adapt to this kind of "martial arts for show" that he felt was a bit stupid.
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